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北京市第四十三中学2020—2021学年度第一学期期中考试高一英语2020.11试卷满分:150分考试时间:120分钟第一部分:听力理解(共三节,30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,共7.5分)听下面5
段对话。每段对话后有一道小题,从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后。你将有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。1.Howfastcanthewomantype?A.15wordsaminute.B.45wordsaminute.C.80
wordsaminute.2.Whichprogramdoesthemanlikemost?A.Sports.B.History.C.News.3.WhichlanguagedoesMr.Whitespeakwell?A.French.B.Spanish.C
.Japanese.4.Whatwasinthewoman’smissingbag?5.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inaclassroom.B.Inalib
rary.C.Inabookstore.第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)请听下面4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至7题。6.What’swrongwiththeman?A.Hehasheadaches.B.Hehasarunnynose.C.Hehasatem
perature.7.Whendidtheproblembegin?A.Twoweeksago.B.Twomonthsago.C.Threemonthsago.听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。8.Whydidthewomanmakethephonecall?A.Tochangeherapp
ointment.B.Todiscussabusinessplan.C.Toarrangeanexhibition.9.Whenaretheygoingtomeet?A.Wednesday.B.Thursday.C.Friday.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10
.Howmucharethedoublerooms?A.From$180to$240.B.From$180to$270.C.From$270to$330.11.Whatisincludedintheprice?A.Servicecharge.B.Breakfast.C.Tax.12.Whydi
dthemanmakethephonecall?A.Toaskforanextrabed.B.Tochecktheroomrates.C.Tochangehisreservation.听第9段材料,回答第13至15题。13.Whatarethespeakerstalkin
gabout?A.Picturebooks.B.Referencebooks.C.Cookbooks.14.HowmuchisWorldwideFish?A.£12.B.£15.C.£17.15.Whichbookdoesthewomand
ecidetobuy?A.SomethingFishy.B.WorldwideFish.C.TastyFish.第三节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,共7.5分)听下面一段对话,根据题目要求在相应题号后的横线上写下回答第16至第20题的相关信息。听对话前,你有20秒钟的时间读题,听完后你将有6
0秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。STOLENPROPERTYRECORDFORM(被盗物品登记表)NameMarySmithTel.No.9532816StolenpropertyA16,PentaxDFSuperDetailsoftheStolen
PropertyColor:blackValue:£17Time:18pmPlace:inthecity19,outsideMacDonald’sonHopeAvenueSuspectDescriptionAyoungman,1
8,withshortdarkhair,wearingagreenT-shirtand20(请将第16至第20题的答案抄写在答题卡相应位置上)第二部分:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,
选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Longtimeago,therewasanoldbeggar(乞丐)inEngland.Oneday,hewenttothevillageand21atthedoorofarichmantobegfor22.Thiswa
sabighouseandintheroomwerelotsofbagsfullofrice.The23ofthehousewasamiser(吝啬鬼)andhewasknownfornever24anyone.Thebeggarknewwhatkindof25themi
serwas,butwhenthedoorwasopened,thebeggar26asked,“Willyougivemeabitofbutterormilk?”Themisersaidimpatiently,“No!27atonce!”“Perhapsyoucansweep
outformeabitofgrainorbeans,”the28beggarcontinued.“Thereisnothinginmy29!”shoutedthemiser.“Howaboutalittlebitofbread?”
thebeggar30,“Iwillbeverythankfulifyoucangivemeonlyamouthfuloffood.”“Idonothaveany31!”saidthemiser.“Howaboutsomewater?I’mreally32.”“Idon’thavewate
r.Goawayatonce!”Thebeggarthensaid33tothemiser,“Myfriend,whyareyouherenow?Youshouldgotosomekind-heartedpeopleto
34forfoodbecauseyouare35thananybodyelse.”Themiserinthis36isreallywealthyinamaterialsense,butheisextrem
elypoorinamoralsense(道德意识).Richpeoplewithout37arenotwelcomeinthesociety.Theyarelikelyto38temporary(暂时的)wealthbutno
teverlastingwealth.Soatthesametimewe39ourstomach,donot40tofeedourspirit.21.A.rushedB.knockedC.smiledD.pointed22.A.foodB.moneyC
.clothesD.books23.A.neighborB.waiterC.ownerD.worker24.A.rememberingB.visitingC.callingD.helping25.A.partnerB.personC.enemyD.student26.A.sti
llB.alsoC.evenD.never27.A.WatchoutB.ComeinC.GoawayD.Standup28.A.strongB.cleverC.rudeD.hungry29.A.mindB.houseC.villageD.factory30.A.insistedB.n
oddedC.explainedD.advised31.A.cakesB.breadC.noodlesD.eggs32.A.sickB.angryC.thirstyD.lonely33.A.carefullyB.
happilyC.quicklyD.sadly34.A.begB.waitC.runD.act35.A.thinnerB.poorerC.tallerD.wiser36.A.playB.songC.storyD.letter37.A.kindness
B.interestC.mistakesD.knowledge38.A.wasteB.bringC.getD.send39.A.carryB.coverC.watchD.feed40.A.expectedB.beginC.askD.forget第三部分:阅读理解(共两节,30分)第一节(
共15小题;每小题2分,共30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AShakespeare’sBirthplaceandExhibitionofShakespe
are’sWorldWelcometotheworld-famoushousewhereWilliamShakespearewasborninl564andwherehegrewup.Theproperty(房产)remainedintheown
ershipofShakespeare’sfamilyuntil1806.TheHousehaswelcomedvisitorstravelingfromallovertheworldforover250years.OPENINGTIMES:20Marto19
OctMontoSat:9:00amto5:00pmSun:9:30amto5:00pm20Octto19MarMontoSat:9:30amto4:00pmSun:10:00amto4:00pm◆Ent
erthroughtheVisitors’Centreandseethehighly-praisedexhibitionShakespeare’sWorld,alivelyandfullintroductiontothelifeandworkofShakes
peare.◆StandintheroomswhereShakespearegrewup.◆DiscoverexamplesoffurnitureandneedleworkfromShakespeare’speriod.◆Enjoythetraditional(传统的)Englishg
arden,plantedwithtreesandflowermentionedinthepoet’sworks.ADMISSION:Adult£4.90Child£2.20Family£12.00(2adults+upto3children
)TheBirthplaceiswithineasywalkingdistanceofallthecarparksshownonthemap;nearestisWindsorStreet(3minutes’Walk).TheHo
usemaypresentdifficultiesbuttheVisitors’Centre,itsexhibitionHallandthegardenareaccessible(可进入的)towheelchairuse
rs.TheShakespeareCoffeeHouse(oppositetheBirthplace)41.Howmuchistheadmissionforafamilyoftwogrown-upsandtwochildren?A.£9.80.B.£1
2.00.C.£14.20.D.£16.40.42.WhereisthenearestparkingplacetoShakespeare’sBirthplace?A.Behindtheexhibitionhall.B.OppositetheVisitors’Centre.C.AtWind
sorStreet.D.NeartheCoffeeHouse.43.Awheelchairusermayneedhelptoenter______.A.theHouseB.thegardenC.theVisitors’CentreD.theexhibitionhallBOneSund
aynight,ahighschoolstudent,RoryCampbell,heardnoisesnextdoortohishomeinBonitaMews,offStAsaphRoad,Brockley.Whenhewentoutside,hesawhisneighborclimbin
goutofafrontwindowofhissecondfloorflat,whichwasonfire.Hethensawthemancoveredinblacksoot(黑灰),shoutingforhe
lp.The15-year-oldboycalledthefireserviceandtriedtocalmtheneighbor,whoisinhisthirties,untilfirefightersar
rived.Rorysaid,“Hewasshouting‘Helpme,helpme!Getaladder,getaladder!’Hewasabithysterical(歇斯底里的).Ididn’thavetimetothink.Ijusttriedtocalmhimbytelling
himthefirefighterswereontheway.”Rorywastoldbythemanthatthefirehadbeencausedbyacandlefallingover.FirefightersfromNewCross,Peckham,LewishamandForest
Hillrescuedthemanbyladderandgotthefireundercontrolwithinminutesofarriving.ThemanwastakentoasouthLondonhospitalwhereheiss
tillrecoveringfromsmokeinhalation(吸入).25%oftheflatwasdamagedbythefire.Rory,studyingmusic,added,“Asthemanwa
lkedpastme,hesaid‘Thanks’andthatmeantalottome.IdofeelgoodbecauseIhelpedsavehislife.”Anotherneighborsaid,“Iheardalotofno
isebutthoughtitwascomingfromtherailwayopposite.Icouldn’tbelieveitwhenIsawthemanhangingthere.Theboynextdoor
reallydidsavehislifebycallingthefirefighters.”44.Accordingtothepassage,whatcausedthefire?A.Rory’ssmokin
g.B.Carelesscooking.C.Thegasfire.D.Alightedcandle.45.Beforethefirefightersarrived,whatdidRorydo?A.Helightedthecandle.B.Hecalmedh
isneighbor.C.Hecloseddoorstostopthefire.D.Heheldaladder.46.Howwasthemanrescued?A.Hewasrescuedbyladder.B.Theboycarriedhimout.C.Hewascarr
iedbyafirefighterwhogotintotheroom.D.Hegotouthimself.47.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.A.muchoftheflatwasdestroyedB.R
orywassenttohospitalforinjuriesC.RorystudiedmusicD.Roryledanimportantpartinsavingtheman’slifeCMostofthetime,peoplewearhatstoprotectthemselves
fromharshweatherconditions.Hatsarealsoworntoshowpolitenessandassignsofsocialposition.Butnowadays,hats,espe
ciallywomen’shats,aremuchmorethanthat.Moreexactly,hatshavechangedintofashionandstylesymbolsbymanymoviestars.What’smore,peoplenow
considermanydifferentfeatures(特点)whenchoosingevenasimplehat.Manydesignerspointoutthat,whenchoosingtherighthat,it’si
mportanttoconsiderthecolorofyourskinaswellasyourhair,yourheight,andtheshapeofyourface.Firstofall,thecolorofthehatshouldmatchthecolorofyourskinand
hair.Forinstance,blackhatsshouldbeavoidedifyouaredarkskinned.Ifapurplehatisplacedontopofredhair,onewi
lllookasattractiveasasummerflower.Second,theheightofthehatisalsoanimportantpoint.Tallwomenshouldnotgoforhatswithtallcrowns,ju
stasshortwomenshouldchoosehatswithupturnedbrimstogivethelookofheight.Third,andmostimportantly,theshapeoft
hefacedecidesthekindofhatoneshouldpick.Asmall,gentlehatthatfitstheheadlooksgoodonasmallface.However,womenwithbig,
roundfacesshouldchooseadifferentstyle.Asthesayinggoes,“Finefeathersmakefinebirds.”Agoodhatcannotonlyhelpyourdressbutalsosupportyour
features,sowhynotchoosethebestpossibleonenexttimeyouwanttobeinpublic?48.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“harsh”inParagraph1probablymean?A.goodB.st
rangeC.poorD.different49.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingwomenwouldlookmostattractive?A.Abig-facedwomanwhowearsasmall,nic
ehat.B.Ashortred-hairedwomanwhowearsapurplehat.C.Atallwomanwhowearsahatwithahugeupturnedbrim.D.Asmalldark-skinnedwomanwho
wearsablackhatwithatallcrown.50.Whatdoesthelastparagraphsuggest?A.Hatsarewornontheheadtokeepwarm.B.Hatscanhelpyoulookbetterinpublic.C.Hatsarenotasi
mportantascharacter.D.Hatscanmakeyoulookmuchtaller.51.Whatisthebesttitleforthearticle?A.HowtoShowYourSocialPositionB.HowtoImproveYourFeatu
resC.HowtoChooseaProperHatD.HowtoDesignaNiceHatDBottledwaterhasbecomethechoiceforpeoplewhoarehealthyandthirsty.Bottledwaterisallovertheworld.Butsome
saytheplanet’shealth,andpeople’shealthmaybesufferingfromit.Theideathatbottledwaterissaferforhumansmaynotbe
true.TheNaturalResourcesDefenseCouncilofAmericasaid,“Thereisnopromisethatbecausewatercomesoutofabottle,itiscleanerorsafert
hanwaterfromthetap.”AnotherNewYorkCity-basedactiongroupaddedthatsomebottledwateris“reallyjusttapwaterinabott
le—sometimesmoreclean,sometimesnot.”Itisnotproventhatbottledwaterisbetterthantapwater.NickReevesfromtheChartered
InstitutionofWaterandEnvironmentalManagementsaid,“Thehighmineralcontent(含量)ofsomebottledwatermakesthemnotgoodforfeedin
gbabiesandyoungchildren.”Also,mostbottledwaterdoesn’thavefluoride(氟化物),whichcanmaketeethstronger.Kidsaredrinkingmorebo
ttledwaterandlessfluoridatedtapwater,andsomesaythat’sbehindtherecentriseinbadteeth.Storingisanotherproblem.Placednearh
eat,theplasticbottlescanproducebadchemicals(化学物质)intothewater.AccordingtotheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency,some2.7milliontonsofplas
ticareusedworldwidetobottlewatereachyear.Theplasticcantakebetween400and1,000yearstobreakdown.Intermsofenergyus
e,plasticbottlesarealsonotcheap.Onereportsaidthatifwaterandsoftdrinkbottlershadused10percentrecycledmaterialsintheirplasticbot
tles,theywouldhavesavedabout72milliongallonsofgas.So,ifyouareworriedabouttheeffectofbottledwaterontheEarth,
youcantakethefollowingsteps.●Drinkfromyourtap.Unlessyourgovernmentwarnsagainstthis,itshouldbefine.●Getacontainer(容器).Carryyourtapwaterinasteeloral
ineddrinkingcontainer,andcleanitbetweenuses.●Keepitcool.Don’tdrinkfromabottlethathasbeensittinginthesun,don’tstoreitnearchemicals,anddon
’treuseplasticbottles.●Chooseglasscontainersoverplasticifpossible.Whenfinished,recycle!52.Whatisthem
ainideaofthearticle?A.Drinkingtapwateristheonlychoiceforpeople.B.Glasscontainersarebetterthanplasticbottles.C.Plasticbottle
sareharmfultotheenvironment.D.Bottledwatermaynotbeasgoodaswethink.53.Whatcanwelearnaboutplasticbottlesfr
omthearticle?A.Theybreakdowninlessthan300years.B.Theycanbeusedformanyotherthings.C.Theyarearisktotheenvironmen
t.D.Theyarecheaptomake.54.Accordingtothearticle,wecanknowthatbottledwateris__________.A.noproblemfortheenvironmentB.moreexpensiveth
antapwaterC.alwayssaferthantapwaterD.betterforbabies55.WhichofthefollowingabouttapwaterisNOTmentionedinthearticle?A.Therearealotofprobl
emsstoringtapwater.B.Bottledwatercanbejusttapwaterinabottle.C.Itmaybebetterforyourteeth.D.Itmaycontainfluoride.第二节阅读表达(共4小题,每小题2分,共8分)阅读下面
短文和问题,根据短文内容,在答题卡相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息(不多于五个单词),完成对该问题的回答。答语要结构正确,书写工整,字迹清楚。Thesedays,peopleareconcernedaboutthegrowingnumberofkidswhoareoverweight.Then
umberofoverweightkidshasincreasedalotoverthelast30years.Today,morethan15%ofthekidsaged6to19areoverweight.InarecentstudyintheUSA,1,1
68boysandgirlswereaskedabouttheproblem.Morethanhalfofthemsaidtoomanykidswereoverweight.WhatDoes“Over
weight”Mean?Mostpeoplewhoareoverweighthavetoomuchbodyfat.Thepersonwhoisoverweightweighsmorethanishealthy.Beingoverweightcan
leadtohealthproblems,likeheartdisease.Overweightkidsalsomayfeelsadaboutthewaytheylook.Sometimestheygetlaughedatbyotherkidsan
ditisharderforoverweightkidstomakefriends.WhyAreSomeKidsOverweight?Whenaskedwhysomekidswereoverweight,manykidssaiditwas
becauseoverweightkidsdidn’texerciseenoughoreatright.Otherssaidthatkidswereoverweightbecausefastfoodrestauran
tsservethewrongfoodsorit’saproblemofgenes(基因).HowAretheKidsTryingtoLoseWeight?Plentyofkidssaidtheyhavetriedtoloseweightandtheyhavebe
entryingtodothefollowing:•goonadiet—17%•eathealthyandexercise—64%•eatoutless—14%•takemedicine—5%It’sgreatthatkidsarethinkingaboutweightp
roblemsandaretryingtosolvethem.It’slikeputtingtogetheradifficultpuzzle.Understandingthatthere’saproblemisonepiece.Understandingwhatcauseskids
tobeoverweightisanother.Andknowingthateatinghealthyandexercisingarethebestwaystofixtheproblemisaveryimportantpiece
.回答下面问题,在答题卡相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息(不多于五个单词)。56.Whatkindofproblemscanbeingoverweightleadto?57.Howdooverweightkidsfeelaboutthewaytheylook?58.Som
ekidshavetriedtoloseweight.Whathave64%ofthembeentryingtodo?59.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?第四部分:语言知识运
用(共四节,52分)第一节语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,共15分)AMydictionaryexplains“happy”as“lucky”or“fortunate”,60Ithinkabetterexplanationofhappinessis“theabilitytoenjoy
something”.Themorewecanenjoywhatwehave,the61(happy)weare.It’seasyforusnottonoticethepleasurewegetfromlovin
gandbeingloved,thecompanyoffriends,thefreedomtolovewhereweplease,andevengoodhealth.Nowadays,withsomanychoicesandm
uchpleasure,wehaveturnedhappinessintoonemorethingwehave.Wethinkweowntherighttohaveit,62makesusextremelyunhappy.BPaul,abasketball63
(love),wasonly1.6meterstall.HisidolwasTyroneBogues,ashortNBAplayer.Paulthoughtthatifhepracticedmore,hecouldalsomakeit.However,hewasn’table
togetachanceuntilhisteamhadamatchagainsttheBears,ateam64recordwasperfect.Aplayeronhisteamwashurtandtheywouldlosethegame.Someonesugg
ested65(give)Paulashotandthecoachagreed.Itwas66(he)timetoshine!Paulhelpedhisteamwinthegame.Thecrowdcouldn
’tstopcheering.Paulearnedhisplaceandpeople’srespect.COneofmyfavourite67(hobby)ishiking.WhenIgohiking,Iwillwearproperclothingandhikingshoesforth
ecurrentweatherconditions.AndIwillletmyfamilyandfriendsknowwhereIwillgoandwhenIwillreturn.Also,Iwillcarr
yacompassandGPSunit,68canguidemeandlocatemyposition.What’smore,Iwilltakeenoughfoodandwater69(keep)meenergetic,andemerg
encysuppliestosurvivedangeroussituations.第二节用所给词的正确形式填空(共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)70.Whenyouare________________,
youdon’tneedtothinkittwice.(satisfaction)71.Hisspeechwas________________,whichtouchedmyheart.(inspire)72.Beforeyousetyourtargets
,makesurethattheyare________________.(achieve)73.Themusicfestivalisheld________________inShanghai.(annual)74.Ireadsome______
_________onlineabouthowtoreducetheachesafterworkingout.(tip)75.Tomygreat________________,shedidn’tgiveupbutkeptrunningt
illtheend.(relieve)76.Thebookisacomplete________________toallthebestIndianfilms.(introduce)77.Iwasbeginningtofeel________________sleepy.(amazing)
78.Tonyfeelsmore________________afterashorttimeofrest.(energy)79.Theuniversityhopesto________________itstieswiththelocalcommunity.(strengt
h)第三节翻译句子。(共5小题,1-3题,每题2分,4、5题,每题3分,共12分)80.我觉得听音乐非常放松。(find)81.请提醒我寄信。(remind)82.我要喝茶不要喝咖啡。(prefer)83.所有的努力将会在你考试的时候得到回报。(payo
ff)84.这是我读过的最有趣的故事之一。(定语从句)第四节书面表达(共15分)85.假设你是红星中学高一学生李华,你的英国好友Jim在给你的邮件中提到他长跑测试不合格,向你咨询有关长跑的事情,请给他回复邮件,内容包括:1.长跑的好处;2.有关练习长跑的建议。注意:1.词数不少于50
;2.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。DearJim,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
______Yours,LiHua高一英语期中考试试卷参考答案2020.11听力:1-5CABBC6-10ACACC11-15BBCAA16.camera17.38018.2:3019.centre/cen
ter20.glasses完形:21-25BACDB26-30ACDBA31-35BCDAB36-40CACDD阅读:41-43BCA44-47DBAD48-51CBBC52-55DCBA阅读回答问题:56.
Healthproblems.57.Sad./Theyfeelsad.58.Eathealthyandexercise.59.Overweight./Overweightproblem.语法填空:60.but61.happier62.which63.lover64.whose6
5.giving66.his67.hobbies68.which69.tokeep选词填空:70.satisfied71.inspiring72.achievable73.annually74.tips75.relief76.introduction77.amazingly
78.energetic79.strengthen翻译句子:80.Ifindlisteningtomusicveryrelaxing.81.Pleaseremindmeofpostingtheletter
.82.Iprefertearatherthancoffee.83.Alltheeffortswillpayoffwhenyoutaketheexam.84.Thisisoneofthemostinterestingstories(that/which)I
haveeverread.作文:Apossibleversion:DearJim,It’sgreattohearfromyou.KnowingyouareworriedaboutyourPEexam,I’dliketogiveyousomeadvice.Asweallknow,anyexerc
iseisbetterthannone,butlong-distancerunning,inparticular,hasalotofbenefits.Tobeginwith,everybodyissuitabl
eforrunning,includingbeginners.Andyoudon’tneedanyspecialequipment.Justapairofgoodrunningshoeswilldo.Moreover,runningwillhelpyougetf
itandpreventdiseases.Itwillgiveyougoodupperandlowerbodystrength.Likeanyotherexercise,runningincreasestheflowofbloodandoxygentoyourbrain.Itmakesyourhe
artstrongerandallowsmorebloodtoflowaroundyourbody.Apartfromthat,italsostrengthensyourimmunesystemandreducestheriskofserioushealthproblems,
aswellasmorecommonillnesseslikecolds.Besides,anybodywho’sfeelingdowncangoforaruntocheersthemselvesup.Evenathirty-minuterunwillproviderelieffromach
esortensionthatyoumaybesufferingduetostress.Inaword,Istronglysuggestyoutrylong-distancerunning,foritwillhelpyoutogetridofill
nessaswellaspassP.E.exams.Ifyouhaveanyotherquestionsrelatedtorunning,feelfreetocontactme.Ihopethiswillhelp!Justletmekno
wifyouneedmoreinformation.Yours,LiHua听力原文Text1Canyoutype?W:Yes,about80wordsaminute.Ihavebeenworkingasatypistfo
r15years.M:That'sgreat.Ican'ttypemorethan45.Text2WhichisyourfavoriteTVchannel?M:IliketowatchthesportschannelESP
N.W:Don'tyouwatchanyotherchannels?M:SometimesIalsowatchdiscovery,historyandsomenewschannels.Text3Mr.Whiteisfluen
tinSpanishandnowheisgoingtolearnFrench.M:I'veheardhealsoknowsalittleJapanese.Text4Wasthereanythingvaluableinthemissingbag,madam?W:Yes,my
purseandmykeys.Luckily,Iwasusingmymobilephoneatthetime.M:Anythingelse?W:No,nothingelse.Text5W:I'dlikethistextbook,butthecover
isdamaged.Doyouhaveanyothercopies?M:Ifthatistheonlycopyontheshelf,I'llgiveyouadiscount.Text6What'sthematterwithyou?M:I'vebeenhavinghead
aches.W:Howlonghavetheybeenbotheringyou?M:Theystartedabouttwomonthsago.Oh,no,itmusthavebeenaboutthreemonthsago.Atfirst,Itho
ughtifIhadflubecauseIhadarunningnoseandabitoftemperature.W:Isee.Anddotheheadachescomeoninaparticulart
ime?M:Theyareusuallyworseinthemorning,especiallyduringthepasttwoweeks.W:Nowletmecheckifthereisanythingserious.Text7M:Hello,Robertspeaking.W
:Hi,it'sEmma.Iamgladyouarethere.It'saboutourappointmentonWednesdaymorning.IamafraidIcan'tmakeitnow.M:Oh,that'sashame.W:Iamsorry.Therewasachangeinmyb
usinesspartner'splanandWednesdayistheonlydaysheisabletoseeme.M:That'sOK,butweneedtofindanotherdate.W:IcouldmanagesometimeThursday.Howaboutyou?M:Sor
ry,I'vegotanimportantmeetingallday.WhataboutFriday?W:I'llgotoanexhibitioninthemorning,butIcouldcometoyourofficeafterthat.M:Gre
at,lookforwardtoseeingyouthen.Bye.Text8Text9W:Goodmorning,PlazaHotel.CanIhelpyou?M:Hello,Iamjustcheckingtheroomrates.Howmuchofasingle
room's,please?W:Well,sir.,thesinglesarenowfrom180to240dollars.M:Andthedoubles?W:Thedoubleroomsarenow270to330dollars.M:ThatincludestaxIsu
ppose.W:No,butthepricedoesincludebreakfastandservicechargeisextra.M:Thankyouverymuch.IthinkI'vegotthat.That'ssinglesfrom180to240dollars,doublesto270
dollars.W:No,thepriceofdoublesisfrom270to330dollars.M:Oh,Isee.AndcanIgetanextrabedifweneedone?W:Yes,ofcourse.Anextrabedis4
5dollars.M:OK,that'sfine.Thankyouverymuch.W:You'rewelcome.Text10Somanybookshere.WhichonedoyouthinkKatewouldlike?M:Noidea.
HowaboutTastyFish?It's15poundsandit'sgotsomanycolorpicturesinit.W:SodoesthebookSomethingFishy.It'salsogotma
nyinstructionsforcooking.M:Itseemstobeverytraditional.HowaboutWorldwideFish?W:Oh,itlooksmorelikeareferencebookthanacookbook,alot
ofreadingandnotmanypictures.M:It'sinterestingthough,thewayit'sorganized,fishbyfish.W:That'strue.Howmuchisit?M:12pounds.W:AndtheoneIpickedupfirs
t?M:SomethingFishy?Oh,hereitis.That's17pounds.W:Hmm,well,thisonehasanicecombinationofpicturesandinstructions.Anyway,wecan'tspendalldayhere.Iamgo
ingtotakethis.Text12W:Please,please,canyouhelpme?Someonejuststolemycamera!M:Calmdown,madam.Now,yousaidyourcamerawasstolen?W:Ye
s.ItwasaPentaxDFSuper.M:Colour?W:Black.M:Andhowmuchwasitworth?W:Ionlyboughtitlastmonth.Itcost380pounds.M:Right.Wherewasitstolen?W:Inthecitycenter,ou
tsideMacDonald'sonHopeAvenue.M:Whattimewasthis?W:Abouttwothirty.M:Anddidyougetalookatwhoeverstoleit?W:Itwasayou
ngman,maybearoundeighteen,withshortdarkhairandglasses.HewaswearingagreenT-shirt.M:Andwerethereanyotherpeople?W:Lotsofpeopleweretherebu
t...Oh!theicecreamseller.Hewasstandingonthecorner.M:OK.Anicecreamseller.Now,what'syourname?W:MarySmith.M:Andyourtelephonenumbe
r?W:9532816.M:OK.Well,MsSmith,that'sallwecandoforyounow.We'llphoneyouifwehaveanynews.W:OKthen.Thankyouver
ymuch.