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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.Whocatchesthefis

h?A.Jason.B.Theman.C.Thewoman.3.Howmanypeoplewillgotothepark?A.2.B.3.C.4.4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.

Afestival.B.Foods.C.TVprograms.5.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?A.Buyneitherofthetwoitems.B.Savemoneyfor

abetterlaptop.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.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.Whatwillthe

speakersdointheevening?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.Se

ptember5th.11.WhyisthewomangoingtoChina?A.Tobeonbusiness.B.Totakeavacation.C.Tovisitherrelatives.12.Whatsurprisesthewoman?A.Amanda’svisi

t.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.Theinformationonbu

ilding.C.Thenearbyworkplace.14.Whataretheman’sinterests?A.Buyingandsellingthings.B.Buildingandrepairingthings.C.Repairingandcollectingt

hings.15.Whathasthemanbeendoingthisyear?A.Deliveringnewspapers.B.Helpingbuildahouse.C.Sellingadvertisingspace.16.Inwhichco

lumndoesthewomanwritedown“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.Whatisthemostimport

antinlookingforanapartment?A.Enoughtime.B.Lotsofpatience.C.Alittlepreparation.18.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestpeopledofirst?A.Sparesometime.B.Dec

idethepricerange.C.Thinkaboutthefacilities.19.Whatshouldpeopleconsiderfirstwhenpickingoutapartments?

A.Location.B.Price.C.Traffic.20.Whatmaydisappointpeople?A.Allthegreatapartmentsareexpensive.B.Itwilltakealongtimetofindape

rfectapartment.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,youmaywanttoenrollin(注册)somewell-knownrewardspro

gramsatyourfavouritestores.Herearesomeofthemostpopularrewardsprograms.TheStudentPriceCard(SPC)Thisisacardthatallteens,

aged13andup,shouldhaveintheirwallet.Itcosts$10,butyouwilleasilyearnthisbackinsavingsfromawidevarietyofretailers(零售商)including1

0%offatAmericanEagle,UrbanOutfitters,LittleBurgundy,MarbleSlabandmanymore.SCENEThisisperhapsoneofthemostpopularrewar

dsprogramsforteens,aged14andolder.It’sapitythattheSCENEprogramwasdroppedbySportChecklastfall.However,otherparticipatingretailersaremostlyrestauran

tssuchasHarvey'sandSwissChalet.Onceyoucollect1.000points,youwillreceiveafreemovie.StarbucksForstarters,theStarbucksRewardsprogramgivesyouafreed

rinkonyourbirthday.Italsooffersyoutheconvenienceofpayingwithyourphone,insteadofcash,attheregister(收银机).Youearn2starsforevery$1spentandafteryoucollect

300stars,you’llbeupgradedtoGoldStatuswhereyoucancashin125starsforfreefoodanddrink.Youmustbe15oroldertoparticipateint

heprogram.AirMilesThisprogramrecentlydroppedtheminimumagerequirementfrom18to16,whichisawinforteens,althoughsomewouldlikeitevenyou

nger.AirMilesisnowaverypopularrewardsprogram,andhasmanyparticipatingretailers.YoucanchoosetosaveupforafreeflightorusethecashoptionatstoressuchasStarb

ucks,CineplexandKernelsPopcom.21.Whichofthefollowingcardsmaya13-year-oldapplyfor?A.TheSPC.B.SCENE.C.AirMiles.D.

Starbucks.22.WhatbenefitwillteensgetfromSCENE?A.Afreeinternationalflight.B.10%offatUrbanOutitters.C.1000pointsforafreemovie.D.Afreed

rinkontheirbirthday.23.IfyouwanttobecomeaGoldStatuscustomer,howmuchshouldyouspendinStarbucks?A.$100.B.$105.C.$125.D.$150.BWhenIwasinmyfourthyea

rofteaching，Iwasalso（andamstill）ahighschooltrackandfieldcoach（田径教练）.Oneyear，Ihadastudent，John，whoenteredmyclasswhenhewasajunior.Johnc

hangedtoourschoolfromGreece，andseemedtobeinterestedinsports，soIencouragedhimtojoinourtrackteam.Iexplainedtohimthateventh

oughhehadnevertakenpartinitbefore，Ididbelievethathecoulddowellinanyevent，andthatIwouldbewillingtocoachhiminwhicheveronesinterestedhim

.Heacceptedtheoffer，andbegantoworkhardateverypractice.Aboutamonthlater，Ihadfoundoutfromothersourcesth

atJohnwasafirst-classtennisplayer，winningvariousjuniorawardsinhishomecountry.Iwenttohimasking，“John，Ireallyappre

ciatethatyoucameoutforthetrackteam，butwhydidn'tyouplaytennisinstead？Itseemsthatwouldinterestyoualotmore，sinceyou'resogoodatit.”Johnanswered,“We

ll，Iliketennis，butyoutoldmethatyoubelievedinme，andthatyouthoughtIcoulddowellintrack，soIwantedtotryitforthatre

ason.”Fromthenon，Ioftenremembermystudent'sreply.ItoldittoafriendandshesuggestedIwriteitdowntosharesomewherewithmoreteachers.Nomatterhowcr

itical（挑别的）studentscanbeofthemselves,I'vefoundthatasimple“Itrustthatyoucandoit！”cangoalongway！24．AccordingtoP

aragraph1，whatdidtheauthorseemtothinkmoreabout？A．John'sPEmarks.B．John'sself-confidence.C．John'sstateofhealth.D．John'sin

terestinsports.25．WhydidJohntakepartinthetrackteam？A．Hehadbeenanexcellentrunner.B．Hewasencouragedbyhisteacher.C．Heli

kedrunningmorethantennis.D．Hehadnotenniscoachtotrainhim.26．What'sthepurposeofthispassage？A．Tobuildacloseteache

r-studentrelationship.B．Tointroduceanewwayofsportstraining.C．Toshowtheimportanceofencouragement.D．Toexplainthevalueofsports.27

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

alsoessentialtohaveagoodsenseofhumorjusttohelpusgetthrougheachandeverydayofourlives.Puttingasmileonsomeone's

facewhenyouknowtheyarefeelingdowninthedump,makesmefeelgoodandwarmsmyheart.Howwouldyoufeelifyoucouldnotjokearoundwith

yourwife,husband,child,co-worker,neighbor,closefriends,orevenjustsomeonethatyouarestandinginlinewithatyourcornerstore?Iamalwayssayingthingsthatmak

eotherssmileorlaugh,evenifIdon'tknowthepersonI'mjokingaroundwith.MyGrandmaalwaysfoundhumorineverythingshedid,ev

enifitwasthehardestjobanyonecouldimagine.Thisnotonlyrelievesstressinanysituation,butalsoiscommoncourtesy(礼貌)tospeaktoot

hersthatarearoundyou.Iknowofafewpeoplethatdon’thaveafunnyboneintheirbodies,astheysay.Everyonearoundthemc

ouldberollingonthefloorafterhearingagreatjokeandtheywouldsittherewithouttheslightestsmileontheirface.Theydon'tgetthejokethatmakesother

slaugh.Iambustingagutwhiletheyjustsitthere,lookingatmeasifIwerefromouterspace.Howcanpeoplenotgetareallyfun

nyjoke?Laughingisessentialtokeepyourstresslevelsundercontrol.Withouthumorwewouldfindourselveswithaloto

fpsychologicalproblems,oronalotofmedicationstokeepusfromgoingcrazy.Thereistoomuchsadnessinthispresentworld.Itdrivespeoplecrazy.Weallneedtofindaway

toignorethesadnessandbringalittlelightintoourlives.So,Ibelieveourbestmedicineistogettogetherandtellsomejokesandh

avesomefunlaughingtogether.28.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthepresentworld?A.CriticalB.PositiveC.SatisfiedD.Indifferent29.Thephrase“b

ustingagut"inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby_______.A.explainingcarefullyB.speakingloudC.keepingsilentD.laughinghard30.Accordingtotheautho

r,humorisusefulintheaspectthat_________.A.itmakespeoplemoreconfidentB.itcanpickuppeople’sspiritsC.itcanhelpgetridof

thecrueltyintheworldD.itcanhelppeoplegetonwellwithothers31.Inwritingthepassage,theauthormainlyintendst

o_______.A.introduceapracticalwaytogetthroughdailylifeB.convincepeopleofthepowerofhumourC.encouragepeopletobehumorousindailylif

eD.talkabouthisownunderstandingofhumorDDuringthetwentyyearstherehasbeenincreasingconcernwiththequalityoftheenvironment.Alongwithairandw

aterpollutants,noisepollutionhasbeenrecognizedasaseriouspollutant.Asnoiselevelshaverisen,theeffectso

fnoisehavebecomemoreobvious.Noiseisdefinedas"unwantedsound".Causesofnoisepollutionincludetraffic,air

craft,rockbands,barkingdogs,televisions,garbagetrucks,andnoisefromneighbors,voices,alarms,andwatercrafts.Studiesshowth

atoverfortypercentofAmericansaredisturbedathomeorlosesleepbecauseofnoisepollution.Noisehasbadeffectsonpeopleandtheenvironment.Noisecause

shearingloss,interferes（妨碍）withhumanactivitiesathomeandwork,andisinvariouswaysdangeroustopeople'shealthandwellbeing.Whenwethink,talk,listentomusi

c,orsleep,weneedquiet.Evenlowlevelsofnoisecanbeannoyingorfrustrating.Suddenincreasesinvolumecanmakesoundsannoying.Thequieterthebackgroundis,them

orepenetratinganoisecanbe.Noisecanalsomakeinstructionsorwarningunclear,resultinginaccidents.Loudernoiseburstscancausemoreproblems.Continu

edstresscausedbylivinginnoisyconditionscanleadtohighbloodpressure,whichisthemajorcauseofsomediseases.Longexposuretonois

elevelsaboveeight-fivedecibels（分贝）candamageinnercellsandleadtohearingloss.Noisecanresultintheinvoluntaryfearresponsea

ndcancauseadrenaline(肾上腺素)tobepumpedintothebloodstream,theheartratetoquicken,musclestotense,breathingtoincrease,andthedigestivesyste

mtoslowdown.Localgovernmenthastheresponsibilitytofightnoisepollution.Forexample,itcanregulatethespeedoftrainsthr

oughtheircommunity.Ontheotherhand,aresponsiblecitizenwillnevermakenoisepollutionwhereverheis.32.Whatdoestheunder

linedword"penetrating"inparagraph4mean?A.HighandexcitingB.DeepandshockingC.LoudandunpleasantD.Clearand

comfortable33.Whichofthefollowingisnotrelatedtonoisepollution?A.SlowingdownthedigestivesystemB.HavinghighbloodpressureC.Slowingdowntheheartra

teD.Breathingfast34.Inthelastparagraph,thewritersuggeststhat_____________.A.individualsandgovernmentshouldworktogethertoreducenoisepollutionB.thegove

rnmentshouldofferpeoplebettereducationonnoisepollutionC.thegovernmentshouldberesponsiblefornoisepollutionD.peoplewhomakenoisepol

lutionshouldbepunished35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Measurementofnoiselevels.B.BadeffectsofnoisepollutionC.HearingdamagefromenvironmentalnoiseD.Co

mmunityreactionstonoise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’velostyourinspi

ration?Maybetheupsanddownsoflifeandworkhaveaffectedyou.You'renotalone.Themajorityofpeopleacrosstheworldaretryingnewerandea

sierwaystogetinspired.___36___Theystartthinkingtothemselvesthattheyarenogood.Andonlyahandfulofpeoplecanstayinspiredforlife.Youcangetinsp

iredforlifeanytimeyouwant.That'sthepotentialofbeinghuman.Alonetimeisjustasimportantassocializingtime.Itisimp

ortanttostayaloneforyoutounderstandyourthoughtsandemotionsatadeeperlevel.___37___It'salwaysinsideofyou,w

aitingtobeused.Doyouhavegoals?Ifyoudon't,nowisthetimetowritethemdown.Apersonwithoutgoalshasnodirection.Andheorshecanneverknowifhe

orsheismakingprogressornot.Createyourlifegoalsandthenbreakthemdowntoyearlygoals,monthlygoals,weeklygoalsanddailygoals,You

canevengodeepertohourlygoals.___38___Whensocializing,listentothestoriesofotherpeople,You’llbehappytoreali

zehowfortunateyoureallyare.Mostofthepeoplearoundyouhavegonethroughthingsyoumightneverimagine.___39___

Listentotheirstoriesandhowtheysettledtheirproblems.Youcanalsoreadaninspiringbookorwatchamovietogettheinspirationyounee

dtomoveforward.___40___Ifyou’relostyourinspiration,youcanputtopracticethesetipsanytime.It'stimetostartlivingwithpassion.A.Insp

irationcomesfrominside.B.Inspirationalsocomesfromyoursuccess.C.Buttheygiveupalongthewaygradually.D.And

theretheyarestandinginfrontofyou.E.Everyoneneedsinspirationtosucceedinlife.F.Buttheyalwayskeeptheirexperiencesasecr

et.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),andtheoldheadmasterwasgivingthestudentsaspe

echaboutimportantthingsinlifeandabout41ourselvestowhatisimportanttous.Thisis42thestorywent:AnoldmanlivedinacertainpartofLondon,andhe43wake

upeverymorningandgotothe44,wherehegotthetrainrighttoCentralLondon,andthensatatthestreetcorner,45.Hedidthiseverys

ingledayofhislife.Hesatatthesamestreetcornerandbeggedforalmost20years.Hishousewasdirty,anditsmelled46.Th

eneighborscouldnot47thesmellanymore,sotheyaskedthepoliceofficersto48theplace.Theofficersknockeddownthe49andcleanedt

hehouse.Thereweresmallbagsof50alloverthehousethathehad51overtheyears.Thepolicecountedthemoney,andtheysoonrealizedt

hattheoldmanwasa52.Theywaitedoutsidehishouseexpectingtosharethegoodnewswithhim.Whenhearrivedhomethat

evening,hewasmetbyoneoftheofficerswhotoldhimthattherewasnoneedforhimtobeganymore53hewasarichmannow.Hesaid54a

tall;hewentintohishouseandlockedthedoor.Thenextmorninghewokeupasusual,wenttothestreetand55tobeg.56,thisoldmanhadnog

reatplans,dreamsoranythingimportantforhislife.Welearnnothingfromthisstoryotherthanstaying57thethingsweenjoydoing.Weshouldremaintruetoourcour

se,whichmaymeandevotingyourselvestothingsthatpeoplearoundyoumaydisapprove(不赞成).Letnothingdistractusfrombeinghappy,letnothingelsedete

rmineourfate(命运),but58.Whatmakesushappyiswhat59intheend…notwhatweacquire(获得).Thisparticularstoryisonesuchlessont

hatIwillneverforget.EverytimeIdon’tfocusoncourses,Iget60ofthisstory.41.A.attractingB.agreeingC.devotingD.be

lieving42.A.whyB.howC.whereD.when43.A.mightB.wouldC.shouldD.must44.A.streetB.factoryC.airportD.subway45.A.beggingB.waitingC.at

temptingD.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.gentl

emanC.millionaireD.gift53.A.asB.unlessC.untilD.though54.A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything55.A

.determinedB.soughtC.managedD.continued56.A.ActuallyB.ObviouslyC.SurprisinglyD.Generally57.A.focusedonB.calledonC

.turnedtoD.actedout58.A.othersB.usC.someD.ourselves59.A.considersB.mattersC.achievesD.faces60.A.remindedB.permitt

edC.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___(traditio

n)Chineselunaryeardividestheyearinto24solarterms.OnthefirstdayofWinterSolstice(冬至),theNorthernHemisphere(半球)

experiencesthe___62___(short)dayintheyear.TheWinterSolsticealso___63___(mark)thearrivalofthecoldests

easonintheyear.Therewasasaying___64___ancienttimes,“TheWinterSolsticeisasimportantastheSpringFestival.”AsearlyastheZhouDynasty,peopleworshipped(崇拜)

thegodsonthefirstdayoftheWinterSolstice,___65___alsowasthefirstdayofthenewyear.TheWinterSolstice___66___(become)awinterfe

stivalduringtheHanDynasty.___67___(celebrate)wereofficiallyorganized.Onthisday,bothofficialsandcommonpeoplew

ouldhave___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。Todaythe

numberofthenetizens(网民)inourcountryhaveincreasedrapidly,manyofwhichdonotpayenoughattentiontotheirfam

ily.ThereisnodoubtwhetherwecanlearnmuchknowledgeandadvancedtechnologytheInternet.Foranexample,it'seasyforustogetthein

formationsweneedandcommunicatewithourfriendsandrelatives.Besides,itcanhelpuslearnwhatwashappeningbothathomeandabroad.However,nomatterhowattracti

velytheInternetis,weshouldn'tbeseparatedfromourlovedones.Justforamoment,weshouldstopsurftheInternetandenjoythe

timewithourfamilywhenyouaretogether.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21-23ACD24-27DBCA28-31ADBC32-35CCAB七选五36-40CAGDE完型41-45CBBDA46-50CACBC51-

55BCACD56-60BADBA语法填空61.traditional62.shortest63.marks64.in65.which66.became67.Celebrations68.a69.as70.tooffer改错：Todaythenumberofthenetizen

s(网民)inourcountryhaveincreasedrapidly,hasmanyofwhichdonotpayenoughattentiontotheirfamily.Thereisnodoubtwhetherwhomthatwecanlearnmuchknowledgeandadva

ncedtechnology∧theInternet.Foranfrom/on删去anexample,it’seasyforustogettheinformationsweneedandcommunicatewithourinformationfriendsandrelati

ves.Besides,itcanhelpuslearnwhatwashappeningbothathomeisandabroad.However,nomatterhowattractivelytheIntern

etis,weshouldn’tbeattractiveseparatedfromourlovedones.Justforamoment,weshouldstopsurftheInternetsurfingandenjoythetimewithourfamilywhenyouaretogether

.we作文:DearJack,Gladtoreceiveyourletter.AndI’mamazedthatyouhaveexperiencedtheChinesespringfestivalinChinatownforthefi

rsttimeandyouareinterestedinitstradition.HereI’mwritingthisletterItosharewithyousomethingaboutthetradition.TheSpringFestivalisoneofthemymostimpor

tanttraditionalfestivalsinChina.ItfallsonthefirstdayofthefirstmonthintheChineselunarcalendar.Beforetheday,peoplearebusypreparingforitandtheystickNewy

earcoupletsonthedoors.OntheEve,thewholefamilyusuallygettogethertohaveafeast.Thentheystayup,watchingwonderfulprogramsonTVuntilmidnight,towe

lcomethenewyearwithfirecrackers.Inthedaytime,peopledressedinnewclothesgotovisitfriendsandrelativeswithgoodlucktoeachother.It’sdifficulttosayallt

hethingsaboutthefestival.IhopeyoucancometoChinanextspringfestival.I’msureyouwilllikeitmore.Yours,LiHua听

力材料Text1M:Hey,Lucy.Iwanttogoswimmingthisweekend.Doyouwanttocomewithme?W:JackandIplannedtogoforahikeinthe

mountains.Text2W:Doyouhavetocleanthefishafteryoucatchthem?M:MaybeJasoncancleanthem.W:OK.Youcatchthefish,

Jasoncleansthem,andIeatthem!Text3W:Tom,ifyoudon’tmindspendingthedaywithtwogirls,youcancomewithustothenational

park.M:I’dloveto!Thanks!Text4W:MyfamilyhaddinnertogetheronChineseNewYear’sEve.Weatemanyspecialfoods.M:Whatelse

didyoudo?W:Afterdinner,wewatchedTVandplayedgames.Text5M:IwanttobuyalaptopandaniPhone6.ButIcan’taffordboth.Ican’tdecide.W:

Thendon’tbuyanything.Saveyourmoney!M:Maybeyouareright.Text6W:What’sthematter?Yourbikeisinbadshape.M:Itwashitbyacaryesterday.W:Oh,werey

ouhurt?M:Notintheleast,becauseIwasn’tridingonit.Thebikewasinfrontofmyhouse.Bothwheelsweredamaged.They’rebeingrepairednow.W:Itwasluckyyouwer

eallright.M:Thanks.Butmyweekendhasbeenwasted.Text7W:Hello,Tom!Whereareyougoing?M:Hello,Julia!I’mgoingtomyaunt’s.W:Isthatbo

xheavy?M:No,it’slight.W:Butit’sfilledwithbooks!CanIhelpyou?M:Ofcourse.Couldyouopenthedoor,please?W:OK.M:Thanks.Bytheway,Ihav

etwoticketsherefortonight’sfilm.Wouldyouliketogowithme?W:That’sgreat!Text8W:Jack!Youarehere!I’mgoingtoChinasoon!Iamexcitedaboutmytrip

.M:I’mexcitedforyoutoo.Amandaisbusy.SoIambringingyouyourtickets.W:Thankyou!M:ArethetraveldatesOK?W:IflytoChinaonAugu

st27th.Thatleavesmetendaystogetready.IcomebackonSeptember5th.Thesedatesaregreat!M:Didyouaskyourbossabouttho

sedates?W:Yes.Heisgivingmethosedaysoff.I’msoglad!Ireallyneedavacation!M:Areyouplanningyourtrip?W:Yes.IhavesometravelbooksaboutChina.M:Canyoulookat

yourticketsagain?W:Sure.Isthereaproblem?M:No.Amandahasasurpriseforyou.W:Ilovesurprises!Wow!I’mtravelingf

irstclasstoChina!Thisissoexciting!Text9W:Tofindoutwhichareasofworkmightbebestforyou,Ineedtoaskyousomequestions.Allright?M:S

ure.W:First,yourinterests.Whatdoyouliketodoinyourfreetime?M:Well,Iliketobuildthings,likefurniture.AndIfixthings,likeTVs

ets.W:Soyouhaveaninterestinstudyandcreation.Wouldyouconsiderengaginginforeigntrade?M:Yes,Iwould.Butsalesinterestsmetoo.Icanusuallypersuadep

eopletobuythings.W:Isee.Youhaveanabilityinsales.Soyou’recreativeandyoulikesales.Anyexperienceinthesefields?M:Well,onesummerIhelpedsomefriendsbuildah

ouse.AndthisyearI’vebeensellingadvertisingspacefortheschoolnewspaper.That’sbeenfun.Ienjoyaskingbusinessestobuyspaceinourpa

per.W:OK.I’llmark“creation”and“sales”inthe“Experience”column.Text10W:Findinganapartmentistime-consuminganddisappointing,butwithalittlepreparat

ionandmostimportantly,alotofpatience,you’llgetwhatyouwant.Thefirstthingyouneedtodoistomakesometimeinyourschedul

e.Ifyouaregoingtofindtheapartmentthatfitsyourrequirements,thenunlessyou’rereallylucky,youaregoingtohavetospendalotoftimehu

nting.Thenextthingistodecideexactlywhatyouwantandhowmuchyoucanafford.Thinkaboutwhatcitiesorneighborhoo

dsyou’dliketoliveinandwhatyou’dlikeforyourlocalneighborhood.Writedownwhatfeaturesareimportanttoyou,suchasparking,publi

ctransportationandsecurity.Thenyoustarthunting.Searcheverywebsiteyoucanfind,andstartgoingthroughtheads.Itispr

obablybesttostartbypickingoutalltheapartmentsthatarewithinyourpricerangeandthencheckthelocationandtraffic.Thenmakethecall—butprepare

yourselffordisappointment.ApartmentsthatlookgoodontheInternetoftenturnouttobedisappointing.Andofcourse,

youfindthatallthereallygreatapartmentshavejustbeentaken.