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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.80wordsa
minute.2.Whichprogramdoesthemanlikemost?A.Sports.B.History.C.News.3.WhichlanguagedoesMr.Whitespeakwell?A.French.B.Spanish.C.Japanes
e.4.Whatwasinthewoman’smissingbag?5.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inaclassroom.B.Inalibrary.C.Ina
bookstore.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.Hehasatemperatu
re.7.Whendidtheproblembegin?A.Twoweeksago.B.Twomonthsago.C.Threemonthsago.听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。8.Whydidthewomanmakethephoneca
ll?A.Tochangeherappointment.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.Service
charge.B.Breakfast.C.Tax.12.Whydidthemanmakethephonecall?A.Toaskforanextrabed.B.Tochecktheroomrates.C.
Tochangehisreservation.听第9段材料,回答第13至15题。13.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Picturebooks.B.Referencebooks.
C.Cookbooks.14.HowmuchisWorldwideFish?A.£12.B.£15.C.£17.15.Whichbookdoesthewomandecidetobuy?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60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,PentaxDFSuperDetailsoftheStolenProp
ertyColor:blackValue:£17Time:18pmPlace:inthecity19,outsideMacDonald’sonHopeAvenueSuspectDescriptionAyoungman,18,wit
hshortdarkhair,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!27atonc
e!”“Perhapsyoucansweepoutformeabitofgrainorbeans,”the28beggarcontinued.“Thereisnothinginmy29!”shoutedth
emiser.“Howaboutalittlebitofbread?”thebeggar30,“Iwillbeverythankfulifyoucangivemeonlyamouthfuloffood.”“Idonothaveany3
1!”saidthemiser.“Howaboutsomewater?I’mreally32.”“Idon’thavewater.Goawayatonce!”Thebeggarthensaid33toth
emiser,“Myfriend,whyareyouherenow?Youshouldgotosomekind-heartedpeopleto34forfoodbecauseyouare35thananybodyelse.”Themiserinthis36isreallywealthyina
materialsense,butheisextremelypoorinamoralsense(道德意识).Richpeoplewithout37arenotwelcomeinthesociety.Theyarelikelyto38temporary(暂时的)wealthbutnoteve
rlastingwealth.Soatthesametimewe39ourstomach,donot40tofeedourspirit.21.A.rushedB.knockedC.smiledD.pointed22
.A.foodB.moneyC.clothesD.books23.A.neighborB.waiterC.ownerD.worker24.A.rememberingB.visitingC.callingD.helpin
g25.A.partnerB.personC.enemyD.student26.A.stillB.alsoC.evenD.never27.A.WatchoutB.ComeinC.GoawayD.Standup28.A.strongB.cleverC.rudeD.hungry29.A.mindB
.houseC.villageD.factory30.A.insistedB.noddedC.explainedD.advised31.A.cakesB.breadC.noodlesD.eggs32.A.s
ickB.angryC.thirstyD.lonely33.A.carefullyB.happilyC.quicklyD.sadly34.A.begB.waitC.runD.act35.A.thinnerB.poorerC.tallerD.wiser36.A.playB.songC.st
oryD.letter37.A.kindnessB.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’sBirthplaceandExhibitionofShakespeare’sWorldWelcometotheworld-famoushousewhereWilliamShakespearewasborninl564a
ndwherehegrewup.Theproperty(房产)remainedintheownershipofShakespeare’sfamilyuntil1806.TheHousehaswelcomedvisitorstravelingfr
omallovertheworldforover250years.OPENINGTIMES:20Marto19OctMontoSat:9:00amto5:00pmSun:9:30amto5:00pm20Octto19MarMonto
Sat:9:30amto4:00pmSun:10:00amto4:00pm◆EnterthroughtheVisitors’Centreandseethehighly-praisedexhibitionShakespeare’sWorld,alivelyand
fullintroductiontothelifeandworkofShakespeare.◆StandintheroomswhereShakespearegrewup.◆DiscoverexamplesoffurnitureandneedleworkfromShakespeare’sp
eriod.◆Enjoythetraditional(传统的)Englishgarden,plantedwithtreesandflowermentionedinthepoet’sworks.ADMISSION:Adult£4.90Child£2.20Family£12.00(2adults+up
to3children)TheBirthplaceiswithineasywalkingdistanceofallthecarparksshownonthemap;nearestisWindsorStreet(3minutes’Walk).TheHousemaypre
sentdifficultiesbuttheVisitors’Centre,itsexhibitionHallandthegardenareaccessible(可进入的)towheelchairusers.TheShakespeareCoff
eeHouse(oppositetheBirthplace)41.Howmuchistheadmissionforafamilyoftwogrown-upsandtwochildren?A.£9.80.B.£1
2.00.C.£14.20.D.£16.40.42.WhereisthenearestparkingplacetoShakespeare’sBirthplace?A.Behindtheexhibitio
nhall.B.OppositetheVisitors’Centre.C.AtWindsorStreet.D.NeartheCoffeeHouse.43.Awheelchairusermayneedhelptoenter______
.A.theHouseB.thegardenC.theVisitors’CentreD.theexhibitionhallBOneSundaynight,ahighschoolstudent,RoryCampbell,hear
dnoisesnextdoortohishomeinBonitaMews,offStAsaphRoad,Brockley.Whenhewentoutside,hesawhisneighborclimbingoutofafrontwind
owofhissecondfloorflat,whichwasonfire.Hethensawthemancoveredinblacksoot(黑灰),shoutingforhelp.The15-year-oldboycalledthefireserviceand
triedtocalmtheneighbor,whoisinhisthirties,untilfirefightersarrived.Rorysaid,“Hewasshouting‘Helpme,helpme!Getaladder,getaladd
er!’Hewasabithysterical(歇斯底里的).Ididn’thavetimetothink.Ijusttriedtocalmhimbytellinghimthefirefighterswereontheway.”
Rorywastoldbythemanthatthefirehadbeencausedbyacandlefallingover.FirefightersfromNewCross,Peckham,Lewi
shamandForestHillrescuedthemanbyladderandgotthefireundercontrolwithinminutesofarriving.ThemanwastakentoasouthLondonhospitalwhereheisstillrecoveri
ngfromsmokeinhalation(吸入).25%oftheflatwasdamagedbythefire.Rory,studyingmusic,added,“Asthemanwalkedpastme,hesaid‘Thanks’andthatmeantalottome.I
dofeelgoodbecauseIhelpedsavehislife.”Anotherneighborsaid,“Iheardalotofnoisebutthoughtitwascomingfromtherailway
opposite.Icouldn’tbelieveitwhenIsawthemanhangingthere.Theboynextdoorreallydidsavehislifebycallingthefirefi
ghters.”44.Accordingtothepassage,whatcausedthefire?A.Rory’ssmoking.B.Carelesscooking.C.Thegasfire.D.Alightedcandle.45.Beforethefirefightersa
rrived,whatdidRorydo?A.Helightedthecandle.B.Hecalmedhisneighbor.C.Hecloseddoorstostopthefire.D.Hehelda
ladder.46.Howwasthemanrescued?A.Hewasrescuedbyladder.B.Theboycarriedhimout.C.Hewascarriedbyafirefighterwhogotintoth
eroom.D.Hegotouthimself.47.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.A.muchoftheflatwasdestroyedB.Rorywas
senttohospitalforinjuriesC.RorystudiedmusicD.Roryledanimportantpartinsavingtheman’slifeCMostofthetime,peoplew
earhatstoprotectthemselvesfromharshweatherconditions.Hatsarealsoworntoshowpolitenessandassignsofsocialposit
ion.Butnowadays,hats,especiallywomen’shats,aremuchmorethanthat.Moreexactly,hatshavechangedintofashionandstylesymbolsbymanymovies
tars.What’smore,peoplenowconsidermanydifferentfeatures(特点)whenchoosingevenasimplehat.Manydesignerspoin
toutthat,whenchoosingtherighthat,it’simportanttoconsiderthecolorofyourskinaswellasyourhair,yourheight,andthesh
apeofyourface.Firstofall,thecolorofthehatshouldmatchthecolorofyourskinandhair.Forinstance,blackhatsshouldbeavoidedifyouaredarkskinned.Ifapu
rplehatisplacedontopofredhair,onewilllookasattractiveasasummerflower.Second,theheightofthehatisalsoanimportantpoint.Tallwomenshouldnotg
oforhatswithtallcrowns,justasshortwomenshouldchoosehatswithupturnedbrimstogivethelookofheight.Third,andmostimportantly,theshapeofthefacedecidesth
ekindofhatoneshouldpick.Asmall,gentlehatthatfitstheheadlooksgoodonasmallface.However,womenwithbig,roundfacesshouldchooseadiffer
entstyle.Asthesayinggoes,“Finefeathersmakefinebirds.”Agoodhatcannotonlyhelpyourdressbutalsosupportyourfeatures,sowhynotchoosethebestpossibl
eonenexttimeyouwanttobeinpublic?48.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“harsh”inParagraph1probablymean?A.goodB.strangeC.poorD.
different49.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingwomenwouldlookmostattractive?A.Abig-facedwomanwhowearsasmall,nicehat.B.Ashortred-hai
redwomanwhowearsapurplehat.C.Atallwomanwhowearsahatwithahugeupturnedbrim.D.Asmalldark-skinnedwomanwhowearsablackhatwithatallcr
own.50.Whatdoesthelastparagraphsuggest?A.Hatsarewornontheheadtokeepwarm.B.Hatscanhelpyoulookbetterinpublic.C.Hatsarenotasimportanta
scharacter.D.Hatscanmakeyoulookmuchtaller.51.Whatisthebesttitleforthearticle?A.HowtoShowYourSocialPositionB.HowtoImproveYou
rFeaturesC.HowtoChooseaProperHatD.HowtoDesignaNiceHatDBottledwaterhasbecomethechoiceforpeoplewhoarehealthyandthirsty.Bottledwaterisallovert
heworld.Butsomesaytheplanet’shealth,andpeople’shealthmaybesufferingfromit.Theideathatbottledwaterissaferforhumansmaynotbetrue.TheNat
uralResourcesDefenseCouncilofAmericasaid,“Thereisnopromisethatbecausewatercomesoutofabottle,itiscleaner
orsaferthanwaterfromthetap.”AnotherNewYorkCity-basedactiongroupaddedthatsomebottledwateris“reallyjusttapwaterinabottle—sometimesmorec
lean,sometimesnot.”Itisnotproventhatbottledwaterisbetterthantapwater.NickReevesfromtheCharteredInstitutionofWatera
ndEnvironmentalManagementsaid,“Thehighmineralcontent(含量)ofsomebottledwatermakesthemnotgoodforfeedingbabiesandyoun
gchildren.”Also,mostbottledwaterdoesn’thavefluoride(氟化物),whichcanmaketeethstronger.Kidsaredrinkingmoreb
ottledwaterandlessfluoridatedtapwater,andsomesaythat’sbehindtherecentriseinbadteeth.Storingisanotherproblem
.Placednearheat,theplasticbottlescanproducebadchemicals(化学物质)intothewater.AccordingtotheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency,some2.7mil
liontonsofplasticareusedworldwidetobottlewatereachyear.Theplasticcantakebetween400and1,000yearstobre
akdown.Intermsofenergyuse,plasticbottlesarealsonotcheap.Onereportsaidthatifwaterandsoftdrinkbottlershadused10percentrecycledmaterialsintheirpla
sticbottles,theywouldhavesavedabout72milliongallonsofgas.So,ifyouareworriedabouttheeffectofbottledwaterontheEarth,youcantakethefollo
wingsteps.●Drinkfromyourtap.Unlessyourgovernmentwarnsagainstthis,itshouldbefine.●Getacontainer(容器).Carryyourtapwa
terinasteeloralineddrinkingcontainer,andcleanitbetweenuses.●Keepitcool.Don’tdrinkfromabottlethathasbeensittinginthesun,don’tstoreitnearchemicals
,anddon’treuseplasticbottles.●Chooseglasscontainersoverplasticifpossible.Whenfinished,recycle!52.Whatisthemainideaofthearticle?A.Drinkingtapwate
ristheonlychoiceforpeople.B.Glasscontainersarebetterthanplasticbottles.C.Plasticbottlesareharmfultotheenvironment.D.Bottledwatermaynotbeasg
oodaswethink.53.Whatcanwelearnaboutplasticbottlesfromthearticle?A.Theybreakdowninlessthan300years.B.Theycanbeusedformanyotherthings.C.Theya
rearisktotheenvironment.D.Theyarecheaptomake.54.Accordingtothearticle,wecanknowthatbottledwateris__________.A.noproblem
fortheenvironmentB.moreexpensivethantapwaterC.alwayssaferthantapwaterD.betterforbabies55.Whichofthefollowingab
outtapwaterisNOTmentionedinthearticle?A.Therearealotofproblemsstoringtapwater.B.Bottledwatercanbejusttapwaterinabo
ttle.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.Thenumb
erofoverweightkidshasincreasedalotoverthelast30years.Today,morethan15%ofthekidsaged6to19areoverweight.I
narecentstudyintheUSA,1,168boysandgirlswereaskedabouttheproblem.Morethanhalfofthemsaidtoomanykidswereoverweight.WhatDoes“Overweight”Mean?Most
peoplewhoareoverweighthavetoomuchbodyfat.Thepersonwhoisoverweightweighsmorethanishealthy.Beingoverweightcanleadtoh
ealthproblems,likeheartdisease.Overweightkidsalsomayfeelsadaboutthewaytheylook.Sometimestheygetlaughedatbyotherkidsan
ditisharderforoverweightkidstomakefriends.WhyAreSomeKidsOverweight?Whenaskedwhysomekidswereoverweight,manykidssaiditwasbecauseoverweightkid
sdidn’texerciseenoughoreatright.Otherssaidthatkidswereoverweightbecausefastfoodrestaurantsservethewro
ngfoodsorit’saproblemofgenes(基因).HowAretheKidsTryingtoLoseWeight?Plentyofkidssaidtheyhavetriedtoloseweightandthey
havebeentryingtodothefollowing:•goonadiet—17%•eathealthyandexercise—64%•eatoutless—14%•takemedicine—5%It’sgreatthatkidsarethi
nkingaboutweightproblemsandaretryingtosolvethem.It’slikeputtingtogetheradifficultpuzzle.Understandingthatther
e’saproblemisonepiece.Understandingwhatcauseskidstobeoverweightisanother.Andknowingthateatinghealthyandexercisingarethebestwaystofixt
heproblemisaveryimportantpiece.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.Howd
ooverweightkidsfeelaboutthewaytheylook?58.Somekidshavetriedtoloseweight.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”,60Ithinkabetterexplanationofhappin
essis“theabilitytoenjoysomething”.Themorewecanenjoywhatwehave,the61(happy)weare.It’seasyforusnottonoticethe
pleasurewegetfromlovingandbeingloved,thecompanyoffriends,thefreedomtolovewhereweplease,andevengoodhealth.Nowadays,with
somanychoicesandmuchpleasure,wehaveturnedhappinessintoonemorethingwehave.Wethinkweowntherighttohaveit,62makesusextremely
unhappy.BPaul,abasketball63(love),wasonly1.6meterstall.HisidolwasTyroneBogues,ashortNBAplayer.Paulthoughtthatifhepracticedmore,hecouldalsomakei
t.However,hewasn’tabletogetachanceuntilhisteamhadamatchagainsttheBears,ateam64recordwasperfect.Aplayeronhisteamwashurtandtheywoul
dlosethegame.Someonesuggested65(give)Paulashotandthecoachagreed.Itwas66(he)timetoshine!Paulhelpedhisteamwinthegame.Thecrowdcouldn’tstopcheering.Pa
ulearnedhisplaceandpeople’srespect.COneofmyfavourite67(hobby)ishiking.WhenIgohiking,Iwillwearproperclothingandhikingshoesforthecurrentweatherc
onditions.AndIwillletmyfamilyandfriendsknowwhereIwillgoandwhenIwillreturn.Also,IwillcarryacompassandGPSunit,68canguidemeandlocatemyposition.Wha
t’smore,Iwilltakeenoughfoodandwater69(keep)meenergetic,andemergencysuppliestosurvivedangeroussituations.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________________,whicht
ouchedmyheart.(inspire)72.Beforeyousetyourtargets,makesurethattheyare________________.(achieve)73.Themusicfestivalisheld______
__________inShanghai.(annual)74.Ireadsome_______________onlineabouthowtoreducetheachesafterworkingout.(tip)75.Tomygreat________________,shed
idn’tgiveupbutkeptrunningtilltheend.(relieve)76.Thebookisacomplete________________toallthebestIndianfilms.(introduce)77.Iwasbeginningtofeel__
______________sleepy.(amazing)78.Tonyfeelsmore________________afterashorttimeofrest.(energy)79.Theuniversit
yhopesto________________itstieswiththelocalcommunity.(strength)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。(payoff)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。Dea
rJim,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________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/center20.glasses完形:21-25BAC
DB26-30ACDBA31-35BCDAB36-40CACDD阅读:41-43BCA44-47DBAD48-51CBBC52-55DCBA阅读回答问题:56.Healthproblems.57.Sad./Theyfeelsad.58.Eathealthyandexer
cise.59.Overweight./Overweightproblem.语法填空:60.but61.happier62.which63.lover64.whose65.giving66.his67.hobbies68.w
hich69.tokeep选词填空:70.satisfied71.inspiring72.achievable73.annually74.tips75.relief76.introduction77.amazingly78.energetic79.strengthe
n翻译句子:80.Ifindlisteningtomusicveryrelaxing.81.Pleaseremindmeofpostingtheletter.82.Iprefertearatherthancoffee.83.Alltheeffortswillp
ayoffwhenyoutaketheexam.84.Thisisoneofthemostinterestingstories(that/which)Ihaveeverread.作文:Apossibleversion:DearJim
,It’sgreattohearfromyou.KnowingyouareworriedaboutyourPEexam,I’dliketogiveyousomeadvice.Asweallknow,anyexerciseisbetterthannone,butlong
-distancerunning,inparticular,hasalotofbenefits.Tobeginwith,everybodyissuitableforrunning,includingbeginners.Andyo
udon’tneedanyspecialequipment.Justapairofgoodrunningshoeswilldo.Moreover,runningwillhelpyougetfitandpreventdiseases.Itwillgiveyougoodupperandlowerbo
dystrength.Likeanyotherexercise,runningincreasestheflowofbloodandoxygentoyourbrain.Itmakesyourheartstrongerandallowsmorebloodtoflowaroundyourbody.Ap
artfromthat,italsostrengthensyourimmunesystemandreducestheriskofserioushealthproblems,aswellasmorecommoni
llnesseslikecolds.Besides,anybodywho’sfeelingdowncangoforaruntocheersthemselvesup.Evenathirty-minuterunwillpro
viderelieffromachesortensionthatyoumaybesufferingduetostress.Inaword,Istronglysuggestyoutrylong-distancerunning,fo
ritwillhelpyoutogetridofillnessaswellaspassP.E.exams.Ifyouhaveanyotherquestionsrelatedtorunning,feelfreetocontactme.Ihopethiswillhelp!Justletmeknowi
fyouneedmoreinformation.Yours,LiHua听力原文Text1Canyoutype?W:Yes,about80wordsaminute.Ihavebeenworkingasatypistfor15years.M:That'sgreat.Ican'ttypemore
than45.Text2WhichisyourfavoriteTVchannel?M:IliketowatchthesportschannelESPN.W:Don'tyouwatchanyotherc
hannels?M:SometimesIalsowatchdiscovery,historyandsomenewschannels.Text3Mr.WhiteisfluentinSpanishandnowheisgoingtolearnFrench.M:I'veh
eardhealsoknowsalittleJapanese.Text4Wasthereanythingvaluableinthemissingbag,madam?W:Yes,mypurseandmykeys.
Luckily,Iwasusingmymobilephoneatthetime.M:Anythingelse?W:No,nothingelse.Text5W:I'dlikethistextbook,butthecoverisdamaged.Doyouhaveanyothe
rcopies?M:Ifthatistheonlycopyontheshelf,I'llgiveyouadiscount.Text6What'sthematterwithyou?M:I'vebeenhavingheadaches.W:H
owlonghavetheybeenbotheringyou?M:Theystartedabouttwomonthsago.Oh,no,itmusthavebeenaboutthreemonthsago.Atfirst,IthoughtifIhadflubecauseIhadarun
ningnoseandabitoftemperature.W:Isee.Anddotheheadachescomeoninaparticulartime?M:Theyareusuallyworseinthemorning,especiallydu
ringthepasttwoweeks.W:Nowletmecheckifthereisanythingserious.Text7M:Hello,Robertspeaking.W:Hi,it'sEmma.Iamgladyouarethere.It'sabouto
urappointmentonWednesdaymorning.IamafraidIcan'tmakeitnow.M:Oh,that'sashame.W:Iamsorry.Therewasachangeinmybusinesspartner'splan
andWednesdayistheonlydaysheisabletoseeme.M:That'sOK,butweneedtofindanotherdate.W:IcouldmanagesometimeThursd
ay.Howaboutyou?M:Sorry,I'vegotanimportantmeetingallday.WhataboutFriday?W:I'llgotoanexhibitioninthemorning,butIcouldcometoyourofficeafterthat.M:G
reat,lookforwardtoseeingyouthen.Bye.Text8Text9W:Goodmorning,PlazaHotel.CanIhelpyou?M:Hello,Iamjustcheckingthero
omrates.Howmuchofasingleroom's,please?W:Well,sir.,thesinglesarenowfrom180to240dollars.M:Andthedoubles?W:Thedou
bleroomsarenow270to330dollars.M:ThatincludestaxIsuppose.W:No,butthepricedoesincludebreakfastandservicechargeisextra.M:Th
ankyouverymuch.IthinkI'vegotthat.That'ssinglesfrom180to240dollars,doublesto270dollars.W:No,thepriceofdoublesisfrom270to330dollars.M:Oh,Isee.Andcan
Igetanextrabedifweneedone?W:Yes,ofcourse.Anextrabedis45dollars.M:OK,that'sfine.Thankyouverymuch.W:You'rewelcome.Text1
0Somanybookshere.WhichonedoyouthinkKatewouldlike?M:Noidea.HowaboutTastyFish?It's15poundsandit'sgotsomanycolorpicturesinit.W:Sodoes
thebookSomethingFishy.It'salsogotmanyinstructionsforcooking.M:Itseemstobeverytraditional.HowaboutWorldwideFish?W:Oh
,itlooksmorelikeareferencebookthanacookbook,alotofreadingandnotmanypictures.M:It'sinterestingthough,thewayit'sorgani
zed,fishbyfish.W:That'strue.Howmuchisit?M:12pounds.W:AndtheoneIpickedupfirst?M:SomethingFishy?Oh,hereitis.That's17pounds.W:Hmm,well
,thisonehasanicecombinationofpicturesandinstructions.Anyway,wecan'tspendalldayhere.Iamgoingtotakethis.Text12W:Please,please,ca
nyouhelpme?Someonejuststolemycamera!M:Calmdown,madam.Now,yousaidyourcamerawasstolen?W:Yes.ItwasaPentaxDFSuper.M:Colour?W:Black.M:Andhowmuch
wasitworth?W:Ionlyboughtitlastmonth.Itcost380pounds.M:Right.Wherewasitstolen?W:Inthecitycenter,outsideMacDonald'sonHope
Avenue.M:Whattimewasthis?W:Abouttwothirty.M:Anddidyougetalookatwhoeverstoleit?W:Itwasayoungman,maybearo
undeighteen,withshortdarkhairandglasses.HewaswearingagreenT-shirt.M:Andwerethereanyotherpeople?W:Lotsofpeopl
eweretherebut...Oh!theicecreamseller.Hewasstandingonthecorner.M:OK.Anicecreamseller.Now,what'syourname?W:MarySmith.M:Andyourtele
phonenumber?W:9532816.M:OK.Well,MsSmith,that'sallwecandoforyounow.We'llphoneyouifwehaveanynews.W:OKthen.Thanky
ouverymuch.