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2021—2022学年度下学期2021级第三次周练英语试卷考试时间：2022年4月7日第一部分听力（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.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?A.Getanaddress.B.Buyamap.C.Findaplace.2.Whatwillthemandofort

hewoman?A.Giveheraride.B.Repairhercar.C.Pickupheraunt.3.WhomightMr.Petersonbe?A.Anewteacher.B.Acompanymanager.C.Adepartmenthead.4.Whatdoesthemanthink

ofthebook?A.Veryinteresting.B.Quitedifficult.C.Toosimple.5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.News.B.Clothes.C.Weather.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.WhyisHarryunwillingtojointhewoman?A.Hehasapaininhisknee.B.Heistoolazy.C.HewantstowatchTV.7.Whatwillthew

omanprobablydonext?A.Stayathome.B.Dosomeexercise.C.TakeHarrytohospital.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whenwillthemanbehomefromwork?A.At6:50.B.At6:1

5.C.At5:45.9.Wherewillthespeakersgo?A.TheGreenHouseCinema.B.TheNewStateCinema.C.TheUMECinema.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Howwi

llthespeakersgotoNewYork?A.Bytaxi.B.Byair.C.Bybus.11.Whyarethespeakersmakingthetrip?A.Forholiday.B.Forshopping.C.Forbu

siness.12.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Driverandpassenger.B.Fellowworkers.C.Husbandandwife.听第

9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inarestaurant.B.Inaclassroom.C.Inanoffice.14.WhatdoesJohndonow?A.He'satra

iner.B.He'sacollegestudent.C.He'satourguide.15.Howmuchcananewpersonearnforthefirstyear?A.$10,500.B.$12,000.C

.$15,000.16.Howmanypeoplewillthewomanhire(雇佣)?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Howlonghasthespeakerlived

inabigcity?A.Oneyear.B.Tenyears.C.Eighteenyears.18.Whatisthespeaker'sopiniononpublictransport?A.It'scomfortable.B.It'scheap.C

.It'stime-saving.19.Whatisgoodaboutlivinginasmalltown?A.It'smoreconvenient.B.It'shealthier.C.It'ssafer.20.Whatkindoflifedoesthespe

akerseemtolikemost?A.Colourful.B.Busy.C.Quiet.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。AMyFavourite

BooksJoUsmarisawriterforCosmopolitanandco-authoroftheThisBookWillseries(系列)oflifestylebooks.Hereshepickshertopreads.MatildaRo

aldDahlIoncewroteapaperontheinfluenceoffairytalesonRoaldDahl'swritinganditgavemeanewappreciationforhisstrangeanddelightfulwords.Matilda'sbattleswith

hercruelparentsandthebossyheadmistress，MissTrunchbull，areequallyfunnyandfrightening,butthey'realsoaspirati

onal.AfterDarkHarukiMurakamiIt’sabouttwosisters-Eri，amodelwhoeitherwon’torcan’tstopsleeping，andMari,ayoungstudent.Intryingtoconnecttohersister.M

aristartschangingherlifeanddiscoversaworldofdiverse“nightpeople”whoarehidingsecrets.GoneGirlGillianFyn

nTherewasabitofmethatdidn'twanttolovethiswheneveryoneelseontheplanetdidbutthehorrorstoryisbrilliant.There'stension(紧张)andanxietyfromthebeginningasNi

ckandAmybattleforyourtrust.It'sarealwhodunitandthefrustrationwhenyourealisewhat'sgoingonishorriblyenjoyableTheStandS

tephenKingThisisanexcellentfantasynovelfromoneofthebeststorytellersaround.Afteraseriousfluoutbreakwipes

out99.4%oftheworld'spopulation,abattleunfolds（展开）betweengoodandevil（邪恶的）amongthoseleft.RandallFlaggisoneofthescarie

stcharactersever.21.Whodoes"I"refertointhetext?A.StephenKing.B.JoUsmar.C.GillianFlynn.D.RoaldDahl22.Whichofthefoll

owingtellsaboutMariandEri?A.Cosmopolitan.B.Matilda.C.TheStand.D.AfterDark.23.WhatkindofbookisGoneGirl?

A.Afairytale.B.Ahorrorstory.C.Alovestory.D.Abiography.BItwasanordinaryAugustafternoon.Afterdroppingoff

hislastpassenger,Mrs.Carey.,RichardAllenfollowedheracrosstheyard,liftingtwoheavygrocerybags.Andsoonhestoodonthestepofherhouse.Glancingup,hesawalarge

wasp（黄蜂）nestundertheroof.Allenhadheardthatwaspscanbecomemorelikelytosting(sting,sting,stung蜇)insummer.Hementionedth

istoMrs.Carey,whohadopenedthedoor.“Oh,theydon’tbotherme,”shesaidlightly.“Igoinandoutallthetime.”Anxiously,Allenlookedatthenestagain——toseethewaspsfly

ingstraightathim.“Hurry!”heshoutedtoMrs.Carey.“Getin!”Shesteppedquicklyinside.Allenranforhismini-bus.Tool

ate;theywereuponhim.Justashejumpedaboard,halfadozenredspotsshowedonhisarm,andhefeltmoreonhisbackandshoulde

rs.Ashewasdrivingdowntheroad,Allenfeltasifsomethingwasburningatthebackofhisneck,andthe“fire”wasspreading

forwardtowardhisface.Andimmediateanxietytookholdofhim.Allenknewthatstingscouldcausesomepersonstodie.Buthehadb

eenstungtheprevious（之前的）summerandtheafter-effectssoonpassed.However,whathedidn’tknowwasthatthefirststinghadturnedhisbodyintoatimebombwaitingforthenex

ttosetoffanexplosion（爆炸）.Milesfromthenearestmedicalassistance,Allenbegantofeelhistonguethickandheavyandhisheartbeatlouder.Mostfrightening,hefelthis

breathingmoreandmoredifficult.Hereachedfortheradiomike（话筒）,tryingtocallthemini-buscenter,buthiswordswerehardlyunderst

andable.Signals（信号）werealsopoorthatfarout.Heknewarescueteamwason24-hourdutyattheAmherstFireDepartment’snorthstation.Sohisbestchancewastomakear

unforit.Rushingdownthemountain,Allentriednottopanic（惊慌）,focusinghismindoneachsharpturn.Hewasalmostthroughthelastoft

hemwhenhefeltsurehewasgoingintoshock.Justthenhereachedfortheradiomikeagain.“Callfirestation,”heshouted,concentratingtofo

rmthewords.“Emergency.Beesting.Emergency.Thereintenminutes.”“Five-ten,”thecenterreplied.Holdon,Allenthought.Keepyoure

yesopen.Breathe.Keepawake.Atlasthereachedthestation.Twofiremenranout.Allenfelttheirhandsgrasp（抓住）himbeforehehittheground.Y

oumadeit,hethought.24.Accordingtothepassage,waspsaremorelikelytoattackwhen_______.A.therearehugenoisesB.strangersareapproachingC.thehot

testseasoncomesaroundD.theairisfilledwithfoodsmell25.Allendidn’tknowthatifstungbywaspsagain,hewould_______.A.havenoafter-effectsB

.surelylosehislifeC.sufferfromsharperpainD.becomemoresensitive（敏感的）26.Allenfailedathisfirstattempttosendhismessaget

othemini-buscenterbecause_______.A.hisradioequipmentwaspoorB.hewasunabletospeakclearlyC.hewasinastateofshockD.noonewasonduty27.Whichwouldbetheb

esttitleforthepassage?A.Allen,AHelplessDriverB.Wasps,BloodyKillersC.WarAgainstWaspsD.ARaceAgainstDeathCDowningthelastdropofa

nexpensivefamousbrandH2Oaswellasrememberingtothrowtheemptybottleintherecyclingbin（垃圾桶）,makesyoufeelprettygoodaboutyourself,right?It

shouldn’t.Evenwhenthebottlesarerecycled,thereareallkindsofotherconsequences(后果)ofswallowing(吞咽)bottledwater,saysMelissaPeffers,theair-qualityprogra

mmanagerforEnvironmentalDefense.Thebottlesareoftenfilledinfarawaylands,thenshippedfromabroad,andstoredinrefrigeratorsatyourl

ocalstore.Comparethatwiththeinfluenceonenvironmentofturningonyourtap,fillingaglass,anddrinkingup!Anyonewhois

choosingbottledwaterforhealthreasonsismisguided,saysPeffers,“Mostbottledwaterisjusttapwater.”Andwhatcomesoutofyourtapiscarefullymonito

red（监管）tofollowthestrictrules.Consideranotherfactthatbottledwaterissurprisinglyexpensive,especiallywhencomparedwiththealternative（替代品）,whichisa

lmostfree,anditishardtobelievethatAmerica’sdesireforbottledwaterseemsimpossibletosatisfy,reachingnearly30billionbot

tlesayear.“Myparents’generationneverhadbottledwater,”saysIsabelleSilverman,anEnvironmentalDefenselegaladviser.Shehasmadeacommi

tment（投入，信奉）togoingbottlefree.“Youdon’tneedtofetchithomefromthestore,andit’scheaper,”sheadds.Bottledwater’sroleasast

atus（身份）symbolneedstochange,Pefferspointsout.Sowhenawaiteratanexpensiverestaurantoffers“Andwhat’syourdrink?”that’snoreasontoforgetyourconv

iction（信念）.“Don’tbeafraidtosay,‘I’llhavetap.’Sayitloudenoughthattheothertablesnearbycanhearyou,”Pefferssays.“Andthen

spendthatmoneyonadessert.”28.Theunderlinedsentence“Itshouldn’t.”inthefirstparagraphsuggeststhatpeople__

_____.A.shouldn’tfeelgoodaboutfinishingthewaterinthebottleB.shouldn’tfeelpleasedwithdrinkinganexpensivebrandH2OC.shouldn’t

becontentwithdrinkingonlybottledwaterD.shouldn’tbesatisfiedwithjustrecyclingemptybottles29.Accordingtoth

eauthor,tapwateris_______.A.healthierthanbottledwaterB.morellikelytobepollutedC.assafeasbottledwaterD.lessconvenientthanbottledwater30.Theund

erlinedpart“goingbottlefree”(inPara.4)means“_______”.A.providingfreewatercontainers(容器)B.makingbottledwaterfreeC.recycl

ingusewaterbottlesD.givingupbottledwater31.WhydoesPeffersaskpeopletosay“I’llhavetap.”Loudly?A.Toadvisethemtos

etanexampleforotherstofollow.B.Toencouragethemtosavethemoneyforonemoredessert.C.Toremindthemtobeawareoftheirsocialstatus.D.Topersua

dethemtospeakconfidentlyinpublic.DThinkaboutthis:whichwouldyouprefertohavewithyouatanygivenmoment--yourc

ellphoneoryourwallet?Soonyoumaybeabletothrowyourwalletawayandpayforthingswithaquickwaveofyoursmartphoneoveranelectronicscanner(电子扫描仪).InJanuary,

Starbucksannouncedthatcustomerscouldstartusingtheirphonestobuycoffeein6,800ofitsstores.Thisisthefirstpay-by-phonepracticeintheU.S.,butwe’relikel

ytoseemorewirelesspaymentalternativesassomethingcallednearfieldcommunication（NFC）getsintoAmerica’sconsumer（消费者）electronics.LastDecember,somenewsmartp

honeswhichcontainanNFCchipwereintroducedtothepublic.AlreadyinuseinpartsofAsiaandEurope,NFCallowsshopperstowavetheirphonesafewinch

esaboveapaymentterminal（终端），acontact-freesystembuiltforspeedandconvenience.ButbeforeNFCbecomeswidelyadopted（采用）intheU.S.,afewproblemsneedtobew

orkedout,likewhowillgettocollecttheprofitabletransactionfees（交易费）.Althoughsomecreditcardprovidershavebeenexperime

ntingwithwave-and-paysystemsthatuseNFCenabledcreditcards,cellphoneserviceprovidersmaytrytomaketheirwayintothepoint-of-sale（POS

）market．Threebigcellphoneserviceprovidershaveformedajointventure（合资企业）thatwillgointooperationoverthenext15months.Itsgoalis

“toleadtheU.S.paymentsindustryfromcardstomobilephone.”TheotherbigNFCmatter,apartfromhowpaymentswillbeprocessed,issecurity,Forinsta

nce,what’stostopathieffromdigitallypickpocketingyou?“We’restillnotatthepointwhereanattackercanjustbrushagainstyouinacrowdandste

alallthemoneyoutofyourphone,”saysJimmyShah.Amobilesecurityresearcher,“Usersmayalsobeabletosettransactionlimits,perhapsreq

uiringapasswordtobeenteredforlargerpurchases（购买）.”Stilluneasyaboutthisdigital-walletbusiness?Keepinmindthatifyouloseyoursmartphone,itcanbelo

catedonamapandremotelydisabled.Plus,yourphonecanbepasswordprotected.Yourwalletisn’t.32.Whatisprobablytohappenint

heU.S.?A.Thegrowingofcellphonecompanies．B.TheincreaseofStarbuckssalesC.Thedisappearanceofcreditcards．D.Thepopularityofpayingb

yphone.33.TheNFCtechnologycanbeusedto________.A.ensurethesafetyofconsumersB.collecttransactionfeeseasilyC.makepurchasemo

reconvenientD.improvethequalityofcellphones34.Threecellphoneserviceprovidersformajointventureto__________.A.strengt

hentheirrelationshipB.sellmorecellphonesC.getashareinthepaymentsindustryD.testtheNFCtechnology35.Accordingtothep

assage,whatcanusersdoiftheylosetheirsmartphones?A.Stopthefunctioningoftheirphones.B.Setupapassword．C.Getallthemoneyoutoftheirphones.D.Callo

fflargepurchases．第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。Theworstthingstodealwithwhenyou’retryingtogetworkdo

nearedefinitelyinterruptions(打断，干扰).36,thereareseveralwaystohandlethesethings.Let’stakealookatthemnow.37.Tellthepersonyou’resorryandexplainthatyouha

veamillionthingstodoandthenaskifthetwoofyoucantalkatadifferenttime.Whenpeopletrytointerruptyou,havesethoursplanne

dandletthemknowtocomebackduringthattimeorthatyou’llfindthemthen.38.Itcanhelptoeliminate(消除)futureinterruptions.Whenyouneedtotalktosomeone,don’tdoit

inyourownoffice.39,it’smucheaseiertoexcuseyourselftogetbacktoyourworkthanifyoutrytogetsomeoneoutofyourspaceevenafterexplaininghowbusyyouare

.Ifyouhaveadoortoyouroffice,makegooduseofit.40.Ifsomeoneknocksandit’snotanimportantmatter.Excuseyourselfandlettheperson

knowyou’rebusysotheycangetthehint(暗示)thanwhenthedoorisclosed,you’renottobedisturbed.A.It’simportantthatyouletthemknowwhenitisconvenien

tB.WhenyouwanttoavoidinterruptionsatworkC.Setboundaries(界限)foryourselfasyourtimegoesD.Ifyou’rebusy,don’tfeelbadaboutsayingnoE.Ifyou’reintheo

therperson’sofficeorinapublicareaF.ItmightseemunkindtocutpeopleshortwhentheyinterruptyouG.Leaveitopenwhenyou’reavailabletotalkandcl

oseitwhenyou’renot第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Manyy

earsago,IownedaservicestationandroadhouseonthemainroadbetweenMelbourneandAdelaide.Oneverycold,wetnightatabout3:30a.m.,therewasa41onthefront

doorofourhouse.Ayoungman,wetfromheadtotoe（脚趾）,explainedthathehad42outofpetrolabout30kmuptheroad.Hehadlefthispregnant(怀孕的)wifeandhistwochildren43att

hecarandsaidthathewouldhitchhike(搭便车)back.OnceIhad44acanwithpetrol,Itookhimbacktohiscarwherehistwo-year-oldand

four-year-oldchildrenwerebothcrying,sayingthattheywerecold.Oncethecarhadstarted,Isuggestedthathe45meback.Beforeleaving,Ihadturnedthe

heater46intheroadhouse,sothatwhenwewentin,itwasniceandwarm.Whilethelittleonesplayedandran47,Ipreparedbreadandbutterforthechildren,andhotchoco

lateforthe48.Itwasabout5a.m.beforetheyleft.Theyoungfellowaskedmehowmuchhe49meandItoldhimthatthepetrolpump(加油泵)had50$15.Heofferedtopay“call-outfee

”,butIwouldn’tacceptit.Aboutamonthlater,Ireceiveda51fromInterstate,alargebuscompanythatwehadbeentryingto52tostopoffatourroadho

useforalongtime.It53outthattheyoungfellowIhadhelpedwasitsgeneralmanager,themostpowerfulpersoninthecompany.Inhi

sletter,hethankedmeagainand54methat,fromthenon,alltheirbuseswouldstopatmyservicestation.Inthis55,alittlebitofkindnesswasrewarde

dwithahugeamountofbenefits.41.A.tipB.hitC.kickD.knock42.A.drivenB.usedC.comeD.run43.A.awayB.behindC.overD.out44.A.filledB.pouredC.equippedD.su

pplied45.A.allowB.ringC.followD.lead46.A.onB.offC.inD.over47.A.insideB.aroundC.nearbyD.along48.A.driversB.guestsC.adultsD.customers49.A.g

aveB.paidC.offeredD.owed50.A.shownB.exhibitedC.seemedD.appeared51.A.callB.letterC.checkD.notice52.A.hopeB.forc

eC.requireD.get53.A.turnedB.pointedC.workedD.found54.A.praisedB.persuadedC.informedD.benefited55.A.lessonB.businessC.caseD.opinion第二节(

共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。In1863thefirstundergroundpassengerrailwayintheworldopenedinLondon.Itallowedpeopletoavoidterribl

e56(crowd)ontheroadsaboveastheytravelledtoand57work.Ittookthreeyearstocompleteandwasbuiltusinganinterestingmet

hod.Thisincludeddigginguptheroad,58(lay)thetrackandthenbuildingastrongroofover59top.Whenallthosehadbeendone,ther

oadsurfacewasreplaced.Steamengines60(use)topullthecarriages(车厢)anditmusthavebeen61(fair)uncomfortableforthepasssengers,withallthesmokeandno

ise.However,therailwayquicklyprovedtobeagreatsuccessandwithinsixmonths,morethan25,000peoplewereusing62everyday.Later,engineers63(manage)t

obuildrailwaysinasystemofdeeptunnels(隧道）,whichbecameknownastheTube（地铁）.Thisdevelopmentwasonlypossiblewiththe64(introduce)ofelectric-poweredenginesand

lifts.ThecentralLondonRailwaywasoneofthemost65(success)ofthesenewlines,andwasopenedin1900.Ithadwhite-paintedtunnels

andbrightredcarriages,andprovedextremelypopularwiththepublic.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文（满分15分）假定你是李华，从互联网上得知一个国际中学生组织将在新加坡(

Singapore)举办夏令营，欢迎各国学生参加。请写一封电子邮件申请参加。内容主要包括:1.自我介绍(包括英语能力);2.参加意图(介绍中国、了解其他国家);3.希望获准.注意：1、词数为100左右；2、信的开关和结尾已为你

写好（不计入你所写词数）；DearSirorMadam,YoursLiHua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。Thepassengersonthebuswatchedwithsympath

y（同情）asSusanmadeherwaycarefullyupthesteps.Shepaidthedriverandthen,usingherhandstofeeltheseats,settledin

oneofthem.IthadbeenayearsinceSusanbecameblind.Astheresultofanaccidentshewassuddenlythrownintoaworldofdarkness.Susan’shusbandMarkwatchedh

erstepintohopelessnessandhehadmadeuphismindtouseeverypossiblemeanstohelphiswife.Finally,Susanfeltreadytoreturntoherjo

b,buthowwouldshegetthere?Sheusedtotakethebus,butshewasnowtooscaredtogetaroundthecitybyherself.MarkofferedtotakethebuswithSusaneachmorningand

eveninguntilshecouldmanageitbyherself.Fortwoweeks,Markaccompanied（陪同）Susantoandfromworkeachday.Hetaughtherhowtorely（依靠）onherothersen

ses,specificallyherhearing,toknowwhereshewasandhowtoadapttohernewsurroundings.Paragraph1：Atlast,Susandecidedthatshewasreadytot

rythetriponherown.Mondaymorningarrived.Paragraph2：OnFridaymorning,asshewasgettingoffthebus,thedriversaid,“Miss,Isureenvy(羡慕)you.”Curious,Susanaske

dthedriverwhy.高一下4月周练参考答案听力：1-5CABAC6-10CBCCB11-15CBCBA16-20ABBCA阅读：21-23BDB24-27CBBD28-31DCDA32-35DCCA36-40BDAEG完型：41-45DDBAC46-5

0ABCDA51-55BDACC语法填空：56.crowds57.from58.laying59.the/its60.wereused61.fairly62.it63.managed64.introductio

n65.successful应用文参考：DearSirorMadam,IamkeenlyinterestedintheSingapore-basedSummerCampprogramadvertisedonyourwebsiteandI’mwritingtosubmitmyapplica

tion.TheopportunitypresentedisreallytemptingforIamcravingtoparticipateintheprogramwitheveryintentiontoexposemyself

toforeignculturesaswellasintroduceChineseculturetotheworld.Moreover,myEnglishfluencyandpreviousexperienceininternationalcampprogramscontrib

utetomycompetitivenessasacandidate.Ontopofthat,Iconsideritagreatchancetoexpandmyhorizonsandboostmylanguageproficiencyaswellassoc

ialskills.Thankyouforyourtimeandconsideration.Ilookforwardyourreplyatyourearliestconvenience.续写参考：Paragraph1：

Atlast,Susandecidedthatshewasreadytotrythetriponherown.Mondaymorningarrived.Beforesheleft,shehuggedherhusbandtightly,hereyesfilledwithtearsofgr

atitude(感激).Shesaidgood-byeand,forthefirsttime,theywenttheirseparatedways.Eachdaywentperfectly,andawildexcitementtookholdofSusan.S

hewasdoingit!Paragraph2：OnFridaymorning,asshewasgettingoffthebus,thedriversaid,“Miss,Isureenvy(羡慕)you

.”Curious,Susanaskedthedriverwhy.“Youknow,everymorningforthewholeweek,afine-lookinggentlemaninamilitaryunifor

mhasbeenstandingacrossthecornerwatchingyouuntilyouenteryourofficebuildingsafely,”thebusdriversaid.TearsofhappinesspoureddownSusan’scheeks.Shewasso

luckyforhehadgivenheragiftmorepowerfulthanlove.Thatisthegiftoflovethatcanbringlightwherethereisdarkness.听力录音稿：Text1W:Excuseme.Thisistheaddress.Howdo

Ifindit?M:Right.You'llneedastreetmap.Here'sone,andI'llshowyouwhereitis.Text2W:Ohmy!Mycarbrokedown,andIhavetomeetmyaunta

ttherailwaystationbeforenoon.M:You'relucky.Icandropyouoffonmyway.Text3W:DidyouhearthatMr.Petersoniscomin

gnextweek,Gordon?M:Yes,soIcalledallthedepartmentheadstomyofficethismorning.Weneedtogivehimreportsonourprogram.Text4W:Ihopeyoulikethe

bookIlentyou.Iwasn'tsureifyou'dbeinterested.M:Ihadthesamedoubtatfirst.ButonceIstarted,Isimplycouldn'tputitdown.Te

xt5W:Whatisgoingon?It'sMay,andwestillhavetowearwarmclothes.M:Well,there'ssomegoodnewsontheradio.Youprobablycanwearshortstomorrow.Text6W:Harry,let'

splaysomeping-pongtoday.M:I'dlovetoplayasetortwo,butmyrightarmhurts.I'vedecidedtostopplayingping-ponguntilitfe

elsbetter.W:Well,howaboutgoingskating?M:I'dliketo,butmykneehurts,too.W:Harry,stopmakingexcuses!You'rejustlazy.M:

No,I'mnot!Youknow,there'sabasketballmatchonTVtoday.Let'sjuststayhomeandwatchit.W:OK.Youstay,andI'llplay

withHelen.Text7W:Whatdoyouwanttodotonight?M:Howaboutgoingtothecinema?Ishouldbehomefromworkat5:45.Thenwecan

gooutandeatbeforeweseeafilm.W:Whatdoyouwanttosee?M:There'sagoodartfilmattheGreenHouseCinema.W:Let'ssee…itstartsat6:15.Idon'tthinkw

ecangetthereintimetoseethebeginning.HowabouttheactionfilmattheNewStateCinema?Itstartsat6:50.Perhapsthe7:00oneatthe

UMECinemaisevenbetter.ItstarsJackieChan.M:OK,that'sfine.Ilikehim,too.Text8M:Hey,Lucy.Doyouhavesometimetotalkaboutnextweek'stripwithme?W:Sure,Da

ve.M:OK.So,we'releavingonMondayfromHartsfieldInternationalAirport,andreturningonFriday.Dowetakeourselvestotheairport?

Maybeweneedtobookataxi,orjustgobybus.W:No,wedon'thaveto.Thecompanycarwillpickusupandtakeusthere.M:Oh,that'sgood.When?W:Ourflightleavesat1

1:00a.m.,sotheyshouldpickusupbetween8:00and9:00a.m.Besides,thecompanypaysforourtrip,includinghotelandfood.M:Howmuchwillthatbe?W:Well,NewY

orkisaprettyexpensivecity.So,eachofuswillget$200aday.M:Oh,OK.Thanksfortellingmethat.W:You'rewelcome.Text9W:Pleasesitdown.Let'ssee…you

'reMr.Smith.Isthatcorrect?M:Yes.JohnSmith.W:Andyou'reinterestedinthisjob?M:Yes,Iam.I'llgraduatefromcollegethecomingJ

une.MymajorisChinese.W:Isee.Haveyoueverdoneanyworkinthisfield?M:Yes,IusedtobeatourguideforChinesetravellers.W:Good.Now,howmuchmone

ydoyouexpecttohaveforayear?M:FromwhatI'veread,itseemsthatastartingpaywouldbearound$12,000ayear.W:Here,youwouldstartat$10,500forthefirstyear…akindoft

rainingperiod.Thenyouwouldgoto$15,000.M:Thatsoundsfairenough.Whatdoyouthinkarethechancesformetogetajobhere?W:Well,I'mtalkingtothreepeopletod

ayandfourtomorrow.We'llbehiringtwopeople.You'llhearfromussometimenextmonth.Goodluck!Andthanksforcomingintoday.Text10M:Well,I'dlovetosharew

ithyoumypersonalopinionsoncitylifeandlifeinsmalltowns.IgrewupinasmalltownuntilIwas18andthenmovedtoabigcity,soIhave

experiencedthegoodandbadsidesofboth.IneverthoughtthatIwouldlikelivinginabigcity,butIwaswrong.Aftertenyearsoflivinginone,Ican'timagineeverlivingi

nasmalltownagain.Surelysmalltownsandbigcitiesbothhavesomeproblemsintermsoftransport.Inasmalltown,youhavetoownacartomakelifecomfortable.Youcan'tgetar

oundwithoutonebecausethereisn'tanykindofpublictransport.Bigcitiesgenerallyhaveheavytrafficandexpensiveparking,butthereyouhaveachoiceofta

kingpublictransport,whichischeaperthandriving.So,ifyoudon'thaveacar,you'dbetterliveinthecity.Ialsolovetheexcitingli

feinbigcities.Icanalwaysenjoyalotoffilms,concerts,andotherwonderfulshows.However,thesethingsarenotcommoninsmalltowns.ThefinalthingIlikeabou

tlargecitiesisthatyoucanmeetdifferentkindsofpeople.However,youseldomfindsuchavarietyofpeopleinasmallertown.Ithinkthatlivingi

nanareawhereeveryonewasjustlikemewouldquicklybecomedull.Ofcourse,safetyshouldbeconsidered,andthat'son

eareawheresmalltownsarebetterthanbigcities.Still,Iwouldratherbeabitmorecarefulandliveinalargecitythantofeelsafebutdull.获得更多资源请扫

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