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高二英语试卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C。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。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.WhatdidthewomanbuyforherhusbandforChrist

mas?A.Abook.B.Arecorder.C.Awatch.2.Wherewillthewomanprobablygofirst?A.Toaschool.B.Toafriend’shouse.C.Toalibrary.3.Whydoesthewoman

suggesttheshirtwithlongsleeves?A.Itislovely.B.Itiswarm.C.Itiscomfortable.4.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inagarden.B.Inaresta

urant.C.Inasupermarket.5.Howdoesthewomanfeelwhenhearingtheticketsweresoldout?A.Angry.B.Excited.C.Disappointed.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满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。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.Whywon

’tthewomanwearherownhat?A.Itisuncomfortable.B.Itdoesn’tfither.C.Itisold.7.Whatwillthewomando?A.Tryonhersister’sgloves.B.Buyapairofb

oots.C.Changeherjeans.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whydoesthemanneedtogethissuitcleanedinahurry?A.Hehasnoclothestoweartowork.B.Hewillattendapartythisevening.C

.Hewantstowearittoajobinterview.9.Whatwillthewomandoin40minutes?A.Dealwiththeman’ssuit.B.Workonajacket.C

.Cleanapartydress.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatshouldthemandowhencomingtothecrossroads?A.Walkstraight.B.Turnleft.C.Tu

rnright.11.Whichplaceisthepostofficenextto?A.Ashoestore.B.Alibrary.C.Abank.12.Whendoesthepostofficecloseaccordingtothewoman?A.At4:00.B.At4:

20.C.At4:30.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.WhatpresentJimwillgiveGranny.B.HowJimw

illcelebrateGranny’sbirthday.C.WhetherJimwillgotoGranny’sbirthday.14.Atwhattimedoesthefootballmatchstart?A.10:00.B.12:00.C.12:30.15

.HowwillJim’smumgotoGranny’stomorrow?A.Bybike.B.Bycar.C.Bybus.16.WhatcanwelearnaboutJim?A.Hewillridebackhomeafterth

ematch.B.Hewillpreparelunchforhismothertomorrow.C.Hewillstaywithsomefriendstomorrowevening.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?A.Universi

tylifeinAmerica.B.Differentclubsintheuniversities.C.Out-of-classactivitiesinuniversities.18.Ifyouwantto

formaclubyourself,whatshouldbedonefirst?A.Askthepermissionofyourschool.B.Haveanideaforanorganization.C.Findsupportfromanadvisor.19.Whoplansallthe

events?A.Schoolleaders.B.Studentmembers.C.Clubadvisors.20.Whatdoallkindsofclubsandorganizationsaimfor?A.Developingstud

ents’differentinterests.B.Enrichingstudents’universitylife.C.Makingstudentsbetterknowaboutsociety.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）ALookandfeelbetterin30days,guaranteed!Ourprovenworkoutsystemhelpsyo

ureachyourgoalsfast.ManyAmericansareoverweightforlackofphysicalactivities.Manyarestrugglingtoloseweight,butmostgiveupjustwithindays.I

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oryou.Letushelpyou:●reachyourfitnessgoalsquicklyandsafely●workoutinacomfortableenvironment●lookandfeelgreatGettheresultsyou’vebeenlookin

gforHaveyoutrieddietingandworkingout,onlytobeletdown?Doyouhavetroublepullingyourselftothegymeveryday?Ourprogramisdesignedforthe“averageJoeorJ

ane”tobeabletoloseweightandkeepitoff,withacombinationofnutrition(营养),motivationandfitness.OurfitnessmethodOurworkoutsystemwillensurethat

youloseweightandbuildmusclesquicklyandsafely.Wehavedevelopedaworkoutthattargetsalltherightmusclegroups,whileatthesametimeburni

ngunwantedfat.Ourexperiencedtrainerscanhelpyouwithnutritioninbetweenworkoutstoallowyoutoreachyourgoalsfaster.Ifworkingoutonyourow

nhasn’tproducedthetypeofresultsyouwant,that’swhywe’rehere.Jointoday!Wecharge$500foreachmembership,butpe

oplewhojoinourgymtodaycangeta20percentdiscount.Thosewhojoininthefollowingweekcangeta10percentdiscount.Formoreinformation,pleasecl

ickhere.21.Whoarethetargetreadersofthetext?A.ThosewholikephysicalactivitiesB.ThosewhowanttosavemoneyC.ThosewhoareinterestedinnutritionD.Thosewhowa

nttoloseweight22.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Itdoesharmtohealthtoloseweightquickly.B.Theworkoutsystemdoesnotapplytoeveryone.C.Nutritionisal

soanimportantpartofgettingfit.D.Somepeoplefailedafterthe30-dayprogram.23.Whereisthispassagemostprobablytakenfrom?A.Anewspaper.B.Awebsite.C.magazine

.D.Atextbook.BMyfolksboughttheirfirsthouseintheearly1940safterDadgotabetterjobinMarquette,Michigan.Welivedjustinsidethecitylimitsinwhatwasstillar

uralarea.Inthespringof1948,whenIwas6yearsold,myparentsboughtacalf(小牛)toreplaceourcow,whichhadbeenkilledtheyearbefore.

SoonedaywedrovetoalocalfarmandreturnedwithawhiteandbrowncalfwenamedTubby.Wedidn’townatruck,soTubbyrodehomeinthebackseatofDad’s

carwithmy9-year-oldbrother,Steve,andme.Asyoucanimagine,thetripwasalotoffunforuskids.Laterthatsummer,Momthoughtitwouldbecutetotakeapictureo

fmesittingonTubby’sback.AllwentwelluntilthesnapofthecamerashuttersentTubbychargingoffonarun,withmeholdingonfordearlife.Ilastedforabout30feetbeforeIhi

ttheground.Momwasquickenoughtoshootafollow-uppicture,sowehadphotosofmebothonandoffTubby!Whensummerhadpassed,thedayarrivedf

orpoorTubbytofillourfreezer.ImusthavebeensomewhereelsewithmyMomonthefatefulday,becauseIhavenomemoryofhowithappened.Al

lIknewwasthatthebarnwasempty,andthatwehadplentyofmeatfordinners.Ihadn’tlivedonafarmlikemymother,soIdidn’tunder

standthatwhathappenedtoTubbywasnotunusual.Livestockaren’tmeanttobepets,andmostfarmkidsknowandacceptthattruth.Wheneverw

ehadbeeffordinner,Iwouldtearfullyask,“IsthisTubby?”ThiswentonforacoupleofweeksuntilDadhadfinallyhadenough

anddeclared,“Nomorecows!”ThatmademefeelalittlebetteraboutpoorTubby.24.Thewriter’sparentsboughtTubbys

othat____.A.thefamilywouldhaveenoughmeattoeatB.itwouldprovidetheirchildrenwithmilk.C.theywouldhavemorecowsinthefutureD.theywouldnolongerfeello

nelyonthefarm.25.Whichwordcanbeusedtodescribetheauthor’smom?A.Serious.B.Strong-willed.C.Quick-minded.D.Careless.26.Welearnfromt

hepassagethat_____.A.StevewasnotsofondofTubbyashisyoungerbrother.B.theauthor'smomthoughtitnaturaltokillacowformeat.C.theauthorhadm

uchtroublewithTubbyinthesummer.D.theauthorwaspleasedtoseetheirfreezerfilledwithbeef.CWomenarefriendly.Butmenaremoreco

mpetitive.Why?Researchershavefoundit'salldowntothehormoneoxytocin(荷尔蒙催生素).Althoughknownasthelovehormone,itaffectsthesexesdifferently.“Womenten

dtobesocialintheirbehavior.Theyoftensharewithothers.Butmentendtobecompetitive.Theyaretryingtoimprovetheirsocialstatus,”saidProfessorR

yan.Generally,peoplebelievethatthehormoneoxytocinisletoutinourbodyinvarioussocialsituationsandourbodycreatesalargea

mountofitduringpositivesocialinteractionssuchasfallinginloveorgivingbirth.ButinapreviousexperimentProfessorRyanfoundthatthehormon

eisalsoletoutinourbodyduringnegativesocialinteractionssuchasenvy.Furtherresearchesshowedthatinmenthehormoneo

xytocinimprovestheabilitytorecognizecompetitiverelationships,butinwomenitraisestheabilitytorecognizefriendship.ProfessorRyan'srecentexperimentu

sed62menandwomenaged20to37.Halfoftheparticipantsreceivedoxytocin.Theotherhalfreceivedplacebo(安慰剂).Aftera

week,thetwogroupsswitchedwithparticipants.Theywentthroughthesameprocedurewiththeothermaterial.Followingeachtreatment,theywereshownsomevideopictures

withdifferentsocialinteractions.Thentheywereaskedtoanalyzetherelationshipsbyansweringsomequestions.Thequestionswereabouttellin

gfriendshipfromcompetition.Andtheiranswersshouldbebasedongestures,bodylanguageandfacialexpressions.Theresultsindicatedthat,aftertreatmentwithox

ytocin,men’sabilitytocorrectlyrecognizecompetitiverelationshipsimproved,butinwomenitwastheabilitytocorrectlyrecognizefri

endshipthatgotbetter.ProfessorRyanthusconcluded:“Ourexperimentprovesthatthehormoneoxytocincanraisepeople’sabilitiestobetterdistinguishdiffe

rentsocialinteractions.Andthebehaviordifferencesbetweenmenandwomenarecausedbybiologicalfactorsthataremainlyhormona

l.”27.Whatcausesmenandwomentobehavedifferentlyaccordingtothetext?A.Placebo.B.ThesocialstC.Thegesture.D.Oxyto

cin.28.WhatcanwelearnfromProfessorRyan’spreviousexperiment?A.Ourbodyproducesoxytocinwhenwefeelunhappyaboutothers’success.B.Ourbodylets

outoxytocinwhenwearedeepinlove.C.Oxytocinaffectsourbehaviorinadifferentway.D.Oxytocinimprovesourabilitiestounderstandpeople’sbehaviordiff

erences.29.WhydidProfessorRyanconducttherecentexperiment?A.Toknowpeople’sdifferentabilitiestoanswerquestions.B.Toknowthedifferencesbetweenfriend

shipandcompetition.C.Totesttheeffectofoxytocinontheabilitytorecognizesocialinteractions.D.Totestpeople’sunderstandingofbodylang

uage.30.Theauthordevelopsthetextby________.A.discussingresearchexperimentsB.describinghisownexperiences

C.distinguishingsexualdifferencesD.explainingpeople’sbehaviors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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Gettingyourchildrentostudycanbealittlelikegettingthemtoeattheirvegetables.31_______Makeastudytimeandhaveitatthesametimeeveryday

.Thiswillhelpyourkidstolearntoscheduletheirdayandwillgivethemasenseofcontroloverhowtheyspendtheirtime.Allowthemtostu

dyinblocksoftime,suchasforhalfanhourwithafive-minutebreakinthemiddle.32_______ideal（理想的）studytimesareafterdinnerorright

afterschoolbeforedinner.Neverallowyourchildrentostudyinfrontofthetelevision,asthatwillencouragepassiveactivity.33_______You’l

lalsoneedtohelpyourkidsfindtherightplacetostudy.Afteryou’vesetupagoodstudytimeforlittlelearners,setupagoodplacewheretheycangetthosecreativejuice

sflowing.34_______Makesurethereisatableoradeskandacomfortablechair.35_______Thisincludeshelpingthemoutwiththeirhomeworksometimesandbeingtheref

orthemwiththeanswerstoanyquestions.Theinputyougiveyourchildrenduringstudyperiodswillhelpformabondandhelpmakestudyingenjoyable.A.Trytostopthisbadha

bitbyofferingsomesortofreward.B.Instead,useTVasatreatorarewardwhenthehomeworkiscompleted.C.Finally,spendtimewithyourkidswhen

they’restudying.D.Oneofthebestwaystoformgoodstudyhabitsforyourkidsistodesignaschedulethattheykeepto.E.Holdthemtothescheduletheycreate

forthemselves.F.PickaplacewhereyourchildrencanstudyproperlyG.Keeptheatmospherelightandofferlotsofencouragement,too.第

三部分语言应用（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，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Sixyearsago,somethingunforge

ttablehappened.Mywife,Liz,andIcelebratedour50thwedding36thatyear.Itwasalovelyevent37byoursonsforus.Manywonderfulfrie

ndsfromthepastsurpriseduswithpresentsand38.Ourgifttoeachotherwasadrivingtripoutwest.WedrovefromOntariointoAlberta,thensouthwardintoGlacierNatio

nalParkinMontana,and39toYellowstoneNationalPark.Itwasa40springday,andtheBeartoothHighwayhadopenedfortheseasonjustdaysbefore.

41theroad,therewasstillagreatamountofsnow42.Thescenerywassoimpressivethatwemadenumerousstopstorecordmemorieswithmycamera.At43the

highestpointofthehighway,Istoppedatalookouttocatchthe44views,withmywifeinthecenterofmycameralens.Therewerenotmanyvehiclesontheroad.45,carswithener

geticyoungtourists46.Andthenweheardamotorcycleinthedistance.Thedriverofthemotorcycle,inrags,47behindourcar.Ashe48us,hisonlywordswere,“Givemeyo

urcameraandgetovertherewithyourwife.”Imust49Ifeltnervousthatwemightberobbedwherewejustcreatedsomebeautifulmemories.50,hejusttookap

ictureofus,51mycameraandrodeoffbeforewecouldexpressour52.Thephotohetookisoneofthemostcherishedandprizedofourtrip.Ilearned

mylessonsomewhere.Ileastexpectedit.Godjudgesus53byourheart,soweshouldneverjudgeamanbyhis54.Ifthemotorcycledriv

erreadsthisstoryand55thesituation,wewouldliketosay“thankyou”tohim.36.A.ceremonyB.anniversaryC.traditionD.get-together37.A.dis

cussedB.enjoyedC.hostedD.reported38.A.congratulationsB.suggestionsC.messagesD.interests39.A.returnedB.slidC.withdrewD.conti

nued40.A.coldB.warmC.hotD.mild41.A.BelowB.AlongsideC.BeyondD.Above42.A.meltingB.disappearingC.remainin

gD.rolling43.A.clearlyB.certainlyC.perfectlyD.roughly44.A.plainB.amazingC.familiarD.boring45.A.ConstantlyB.Finally

C.OccasionallyD.Gradually46.A.ranawayB.setoffC.brokedownD.passedby47.A.rushedB.parkedC.circledD.fell48.A.approach

edB.protectedC.warnedD.welcomed49.A.forgetB.agreeC.admitD.refuse50.A.HappilyB.StrangelyC.DisappointinglyD.Surpri

singly51.A.handedbackB.droppedoffC.threwawayD.pickedout52.A.kindnessB.fearC.gratitudeD.regret53.A.justB.evenC.still

D.ever54.A.accentB.appearanceC.experienceD.intelligence55.A.imaginesB.clarifiesC.appreciatesD.remembers第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满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。Whenyou___56___(hurt)deeplybysomeone,youmayfeelitverydifficult___57___(remove)youranger.Butforgivingisp

ossibleanditcanbe__58___greatbenefittoyourhealth.Uptonow,aresearch__59___(show)thatpeoplewhoforgivehavemoreenergy,betterappetiteandbettersleep.“

Peoplewhoforgiveshow___60___(little)angerandmorehopefulness,”saysDr.FredericLuskin,___61___wrotethebookForgiveforGood.“Soi

tcanhelpreducethetirednessandallowpeopletofeelmore___62___(energy).”Sowhensomeonehurtsyou,cooldownfirst.Takeacoupleofbreathsandthinkofsomethingthat

givesyoupleasure.Don’twaitforanapology.“Manytimesthepersonwhohurtyoumayescape___63___(apologize),”saysDr.L

uskin.“Theymayhavewantedtohurtyouortheyjustdon’tseethingsinsameway.”Nextkeepinmindthatforgivenessdoesnotnecessarilymeanaccepting___64___

thepersonhasdonetoyou.Finally,trytoseethingsfromthatperson’sopinions.Toachieveit,justput___65__(you)inthat

person’splace.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，从网上获悉大自然保护协会(theNatureConservancy)正在全球招募环保志愿者。请你用英语写一份申请函，内

容包括1。写信目的；2。自我介绍3。希望获准。注意:1。词数100左右；2。可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearSirorMadam______________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节概要写作（满分25分）阅

读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Moststudentsexperiencealotofstresswhilepreparingforexams,asboththeirparentsandteachersexpectthemtogethighscores.S

tudentswhofeelanxiousarelikelytoexperienceproblemslikedifficultyinconcentratingwhilestudying,confusion,feelingstressedwhilelookingatdifficultq

uestions,feelingblank,sweating,sleeplessnessetc.Undersuchcircumstances,theyendupscoringlessthantheycouldhave.Therefore,it’sextremelyimportantforst

udentstolearnabouthowtoovercomefear,sothattheycantaketheirexaminationconfidently,finallyearninggoodgrades

.Hereareafewtipsonwaystoovercomeexamfear.Therearemanystudentswhotakestudieslightly,leavingeverythingtobestudiedatthe

lastminute.Asaresult,whenexamsarearoundthecorner,theyfeelscared,astheydon’tknowwheretostart,andwhattostudy

.Sotheeasiestwayofovercomingthisproblemistostartstudyingmuchbeforetheexam.Anothercommonmistakethatmanystudentsmakeisthattheydon’tmakeaneffo

rttounderstandthesubject.Whentheyhavememorizedthingswithoutunderstandingthem,thechancesofforgettingaremore.Therefore,itisvitaltounderst

andtheconceptbeforememorizingit.Inthisway,youwillneverforgetanyimportantpoint.Besides,thattheexamsarecomingdoesnotmeant

hatyouhavetositwithyourbooksfortheentireday,andstudentsshouldtakeregularbreakstorelaxandrefreshtheirmin

ds.However,theyshouldavoidwatchingtoomuchTVandaddictingthemselvestotheInternet,inwhichway,theyaremor

elikelytowastetime.Apartfromthetipsabove,herearesomepointsthatwillhelpstudentscopewithexam-relatedanxiety.Forexample,

beforetheexam,avoidstudyinganythingneworhavingconversationswithyourclassmatesaboutwhattheyhavestudiedandhowmuchtheyhavestudied,bothofwhichwillmakeyou

morenervous.Duringtheexam,ifyougetblankafterseeingdifficultquestions,ignorethemforthetimebeing,anddealwiththoseyoufi

ndeasier.Onceyouhavecompletedthem,gobacktothedifficultones._______________________________________________________________

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卷参考答案第一部分：听力（每小题1分，共20分）1-5CCBBC6-10ABCBC11-15BCCAB16-20CCBBA第四部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节A.答案：21.D;22.C;23.BB.答案：24.A;25.C;26.B;C.答案：27.D;28

.A;29.C;30.A第二节七选五答案：31-35DEBFC第五部分语言应用第一节完形填空答案：36-40BCADA41-45BCDBC46-50DBACD51-55ACABD第二节:语法填空56.arehurt57.toremove58of59has

shown60.less61.who62.energetic63.apologizing64.what65.yourself第四部分写作第一节应用文写作DearSirorMadam，I'maseniorhighschoolstudentfromChina.I'mwriting

toapplyforthepositionofanenvironmentalprotectionvolunteerthatyouhaveadvertisedontheInternet.Personally,Ithinkitcannotonlyenrichmyknowledgeandexperi

encebutalsobenefittheenvironment.Inthepastfewyears,I'veparticipatedinvarioussocialactivitiesinwhichIperformedwellandgainedrichexperience.Besides,m

yexcellentEnglishandcommunicationskillsmakemefitfortheposition.I'dappreciateitifyoucouldtakemyapplicationforthepositionintoconsideration.Looki

ngforwardtoyourreply.Yourssincerely,liHua第二节概要写作第三节【写作提示】本文指出了学生考前压力产生的原因以及克服的办法。文章包含的信息较多,概括时一定要理清重点信息,把握要点,不要被分支信息

分散了注意力。本文的要点信息较多,写概要时要尽量包括进去,不要漏掉信息。Moststudentswillexperiencestressduringexaminationperiods.(要点1)Toovercomeit,student

sshouldmakeagoodpreparationaheadoftime.(要点2)Besides,understandingwhatyouarelearninginsteadofjustmemorizingitmattersgreatly.(要点3)Learningtorelaxpro

perlybeforeexamsisofbenefit.(要点4)Itiswisenottolearnanythingnewortalkwithclassmatesaboutwhattheyhavestudiedorhowmuchthey

havestudied.(要点5)Clevermethodsduringtheexams,suchascompletingeasyquestionsfirst,alsocountindealingwithanxieties.(要点6)附

：听力原文Text1M:HaveyouboughtyourChristmaspresentsyet?W:Almost.Igotawatchformyhusband.AndI’mgoingtofindabookorareco

rderformydad.Text2M:Whyareyouleavingsoearly?W:Well,Ihavetogoandborrowsomebooksbeforepickingupthechildrenfromschool.Text3M:Ican

’tdecidewhattowear.Ilikethislovelyshirtwithshortsleeves.It’smadeofcottonandcomfortable.W:Butyoumightb

ecold.Whydon’tyouweartheshirtwithlongsleeves?M:Goodidea.Text4W:Doyouhaveapplepieonthemenu?M:Yes.W:Andwhat’syo

urspecialtoday?M:Friedfishandcheesecake.Text5M:Hi,I’mhome.W:Hi!Didyouremembertobuythetickets?M:Well,Iremember,buttheyweresoldout

.W:Ohno.Iwasreallylookingforwardtoit.It’sthelastnightthattheplayison.Text6W:DoIneedtowearspecialbootsforhorse-rid

inglessons?M:Yes,everyonedoes.Youmustalsowearahat.Wehavesomegoodonesattheridingschool,sodon’tworryaboutthat.W:Oh,good.Myf

atherboughtmeahatlastweek,butit’snotcomfortable.M:Andit’salsoagoodideatowearsomegloves.W:That’sOK.I’vegotsome

gloves.Mysisterhadsomeboots,buttheydon’tfitme.I’llhavetogototheshopsandgetsome.CanIwearmyjeans?M:Jean

sarefine.Text7M:Ineedthissuitcleanedandpressedbythisafternoon.Isitpossible?W:Well,wedotakerushordersbutit’sgoingtocost

youabitmore.Whattimedoyouneeditby?M:Ihavetowearittoaveryimportantjobinterviewtoday.Canyouhaveitreadyformeby2

o’clock?W:Ihaveacoatandapartydressonrushordertoday,buttheydon’thavetobereadyuntillaterthisevening.I’llgettoyoursuitrightafterI’mfinishedwitht

hisjacketI’mworkingon.Itshouldtakemeabout40minutestogetthejobdone,soyoucancomeandpickitupanytimeafter12:00..Text8M:Excuseme,W

ouldyouhappentoknowwherethepostofficeis?Iwastoldthatitwassomewhereraroundhere,butIcan’tseemtofindit.W:Thepostofficeyou’relookin

gforusedtoberighthereinthemiddleoftheshoestoreandthebank,butitmovedtothecornerofSunsetRoadandElmStreetaco

upleofweeksago.Ifyouwanttogothere,justwalkstraightdownthisroaduntilthecrossroads.Turnright,andwalktwoblocksuntilyouseethepost

officeonthenorthwestcorner,nexttoalibrary.M:Thanksalot.And,doyouknowwhattimeitcloses,bytheway?Iheardtheclosingtimeisat4o’clock.W:Asfara

sIknow,they’reopenuntil4:30.Yes,I’msurethey’reopennow.Iwastheretheotherday,andIrememberlookingatmywatch.Itwas4:20atthetime.Text9W:Jim,let’sdeci

dewhatwe’redoingforGranny’sbirthdaytomorrow.M:WellMum,I’vegotabitofaproblem.IwasplanningtocomewithyoutoGranny’s,butJohnhasaskedmetoplay

inafootballmatch.W:Well,certainlyI’mgoing.Butyougoandseehermostweekends.I’msureshewon’tmindifyoudon’tgotomorro

w.M:ButIwanttogiveherthepresentI’veboughther----arecipebook.W:Good.She’sgoingtolikeit.Sowhattimeisthefoot

ballmatch?M:Well,itstartsatteno’clock,anditshouldbefinishedbyabouttwelve-thirty.W:Mmm...whynotcomeafterthat?W:Butaren’t

yougoingtoGranny’searly?M:Youdon’thavetocomewithme.Whydon’tyourideoverthereonyourbikeafterthematch?W:That’sagoodidea,b

utI’llbetiredafterthematch.Icouldgetthebus,though.M:OK.So,youcancomeforlunch,andthenyoucouldcomebackwithme

inthecarlateron.W:Actually,I’vearrangedtomeetsomefriendstomorroweveninginacafeintown.IcouldgostraightfromGranny’s.

W:Fine.I’llcallhernow.Text10M:HereintheUSA,collegelifecanbeasinterestingasyoucanimagine.Itistimetoexperiencenewthingsands

tudiesalonedonotsatisfythestudents.Thisiswhereout-of-classactivitiescomein.Theseactivitiesrangefromclubs,organizationsandgroupstosp

orts.Theyarealldirectedbystudentsthemselves.Eachorganizationhasanadvisor,butstudentmembersplanallacti

vitiesandevents.Inauniversitythereareasmanyashundredsofstudentorganizationsforstudentstochoosefrom.Eachstudentissuretohaveacluborgroupthatfits

hisneedsorinterests.Theclubsrangefromreligiontocommunityservice,sportsandhobbies.Forexample,thereareskiclubs,

yogaclubs,danceclubs,etc.Ifyoucannotfindaclubthatyouareinterestedin,youcanhaveanideaforanewclub,andformoneyourself.Allyouh

avetodoistopasstheideathroughtheschoolandfindanadvisorandiftheschoolagrees,you’llhaveanewstudentorganization!Clubsandorgani

zationshelpstudentsexploretheirinterests,whichmayturnintolifelonghobbiesorevenbecometheircareersinlife