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英语试卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题;每小题1分，满分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.Howwillthespeakersgotothemovies?A.Bytaxi.B.Byunderground.C.Bybus.2.Howmuchshouldthewomanpay?A.$10.B.$15.C.$

25.3.Whoisinchargeoftheproject?A.Dan.B.Gary.C.Mary.4.Whatdoesthemansayabouttherestaurant?A.Thewaiterswerenoisy.B.Thefoodwasnothisthing.C.Theatmos

pherewasfriendly.5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Anadventure.B.Abook.C.Avacationplan.第二节（共15小题;每小题l分，满分15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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whatwillthespeakershav

etodo?A.SendfigurestoMr.Jones.B.Drawupthebudgetfornextyear.C.OrganizeanadvertisingcampaignonThursday.

7.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?A.Waitforherinhisoffice.B.GotoMr.Jones’workplace.C.MakeaphonecalltoMr.Jones.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whatisthewoman?A.Ah

ostess.B.Aproducer.C.Anenvironmentalist.9.Whyistheinterviewheld?A.Topresentastudy.B.Tofillthethirty-minuteopening

.C.Toraisepublicawarenessofenvironmentalprotection.10.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Beforetheinterview.B.Duringtheinterview.C.Aftertheinte

rview.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whatisalwaysniceaccordingtotheman?A.Helivesbythesea.B.Animalscangetmorefood.C.Greencanbeseen

allyearround.12.Whatdoesthemanhavenearhishouse?A.Trees.B.Vegetables.C.Grass.13.Whatarethespeakersdiscussing?A.Theman’shouse.B.The

effectsofglobalwarming.C.Thevegetablesontheman’sfarm.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题.14.Wheredoesthemanmostprobablywork?A.Atanai

rport.B.Atahotel.C.Atatravelagency.15.Whichairportisthebestchoiceforthewoman?A.ReaganNational.B.Dulles.C.Baltimore-Washingt

onAirport.16.WhyisthewomangoingtoWashingtonDC?A.Tostayinafriend’shouse.B.Tomeettheman.C.TovisittheWhiteHouse

.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatistheshowabout?A.Experimentsdonebyaudience.B.Youngenthusiasticexperimenters.C.Explanat

ionsforsomemysteries.18.Whatsubjectisthespeakermostlookingforwardto?A.Howtoliveagoodlife.B.Howtomeettheperfectpartner.C.Ho

wtoeatchocolatewithoutgainingweight.19.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkoftheshow?A.It’sboring.B.It’stime-wasting.C.It’sbeneficial.20.Whenwilltheshowsta

rtthisweek?A.At9:30.B.At9:00.C.At8:30.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，并在

答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHowItFeelstoFloatIfyouarelookingforamovingstorythatexploresthemesofmentalillness,grief,andlove,pickupacopyofHowItFeelstoFl

oatandfollowBizasshecomesofage.Thismovingnovelwillstaywithyoulongafteryoufinishreadingit.TwoCanKeepaSecretPutonyourcrime-solvingcapandg

etsweptawayinthisthrilleraboutagirl,aboy,andastringofunsolvedmurders.Asthreatsandcluespileup,you’llbeburningt

hemidnightoiltryingtofinishthebookbeforedawn.ForestofaThousandLanternsThefirstbookintheRiseoftheEmpressseriestak

esthebonesofatraditionalfairytale—apoorgirlfatedforpower,anevilqueendeterminedtostopher,loveforsomeonewhodoesn’tlovebackandmagic—andgivesthemarichl

yimaginedEastAsiansetting.DuneIftheStarWarsmovieshavemadeyoufallinlovewiththespaceopera,eventuallyyou’regoingtoreadFrankHerbert’smostfamo

uscreation.Thestoryofcenturies-oldpoliticalplotting—aboutwarringfactions(派系)battlingovercontroloftheextremelyvaluablepla

netArrakis—isaclassicandremainsawonderfulintroductiontothelarger,morecomplexworldofsciencefictionjustbeyondtheStarWarstrilogies.21.WhatisHo

wItFeelstoFloatmainlyabout?A.Themurderofateenagegirl.B．Agirl’sspaceadventures.C．Challengesofgrowingup.D．Apoorgirlwithspecialpowers.22．Whatki

ndofbookisTwoCanKeepaSecret?A．Afairytale.B．Ascience-fictionstory.C．Alovestory.D．Adetectivestory.23．Whichbookisaboutbattl

ingforcontrolofanotherplanet?A．HowItFeelstoFloatB．TwoCanKeepaSecretC．ForestofathousandLanternsD．DuneBAnt

arctica(南极洲)’smeltingice,whichhascausedglobalsealevelstorisebyatleast13.8millimetersoverthepast40years,wasthoughttoprimarilyco

mefromtheunstableWestAntarcticIceSheet(WAIS).Now,scientistshavefoundthattheEastAntarcticIceSheet(EAIS)—consideredlargelyunaffectedbyclim

atechange—mayalsobemeltingatanunexpectedlyrapidspeed.TheWAIS,whosebaseisbelowsealevel,haslongbeenconsideredt

hemostlikelytobreakdown.Besidesgravity,adeepcurrentofwarmwaterslipsbeneaththesheet,meltingitfrombelowuntilitbecomes

afloatingshelfatriskofbreakingaway.Incontrast,extremecoldandabasemostlyabovesealevelarethoughttokeeptheEAISrelativelysafefromwarmwate

rs.Butasgreenhousegaseswarmmuchoftheplanet,drivingstrongerpolarwinds,somescientiststhinkwarmwatercarriedbyacircularcurrentwi

llstarttoinvadeEastAntarctica’sonceunassailableice.Acooperationofmorethan60scientistslastyear,publishedi

nNature,estimatedthattheEAISactuallyaddedabout5billiontonsoficeeachyearfrom1992to2017.EricRignotofth

eUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine,andcolleaguescombined40yearsofsatelliteimageryandclimatemodelingandfoundthatoverallAntarcticanowsend

ssixtimesmoreiceintotheseaeachyearthanitdidin1979,withthemajoritycomingfromWestAntarctica.ButEastAntarcticawasresp

onsibleformorethan30%ofAntarctica’scontributiontothe13.8-millimetersealevelriseoverthepast40years.“Themorewelookatthissystemthemorewerealizethisi

sfragile,”Rignotsays.“Oncetheseglaciersbecomeunstablethereisnoredbuttontopresstostopit.”Rignothopesthestudyb

ringsgreaterattentiontoapartofAntarcticathathastraditionallybeenunderstudied.HelenFricker,aglaciologist(冰川

学家)inCalifornia,agrees.“WeneedtomonitortheentireAntarcticaandwejustcan’tdothatwithoutinternationalcooperation.”24．Whatisthenewfind

ingofscientists?A．TheeastAntarcticaislosingiceatanincreasingrate.B．ThewestAntarcticaismeltingsixtimesfasterthanin1979.C．5billionto

nsoficeisaddedtoAntarcticaeachyear.D．Thesealevelhasrisenby13.8mmoverthepast40years.25．WhichfactorleadstotheEAIS’smeltingfast

?A．Abasemostlyoversealevel.B．Theforceofgravity.C．Theinvasionofawarmcurrent.D．Extremelylowtemperature.26．Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“unassaila

ble”underlinedinPara.3?A．Fragile.B．Unattackable.C．Mild.D．Unstable.27．WhichwaydoesHelenFrickerspeciallyadvocate?A．Satelliteimagery.B．Glo

balmonitoring.C．Worldwideclimatemodeling.D．Worldwidecombinedefforts.CWhilemanyofusmayhavebeenawaysomewherenicelastsummer,fewwoul

dsaythatwe’ve“summered”.“Summer”isclearlyanoun,moreprecisely,averbednoun.Waybackinourchildhood,wealllearnedthedifferencebet

weenanounandaverb.Withsuchatidydefinition,itwaseasytospotthedifference.Notsoinadulthood,whereweareexpectedto“foot”bills,“chair”committees,and“dial

ogue”withpoliticalopponents.Chancesareyoudidn’tfeeluncomfortableaboutthesightofthoseverbednouns.“Theverbingofnounsisa

soldastheEnglishlanguage,”saysPatriciaO’Conner,aformereditoratTheNewYorkTimesBookReview.Expertsestimatethat20percentofallEnglishver

bswereoriginallynouns.Andthephenomenonseemstobesnowballing.Since1900,about40percentofallnewverbshavecomefromnouns.Eventhoughconversion(转化)isquiteuni

versal,plentyofgrammariansobjecttothepractice.WilliamStrunkJr.andE.B．White,inTheElementsofStyle—theBiblefortheuseofAmericanEngli

sh—havethistosay:“Manynounslatelyhavebeenpressedintoserviceasverbs.Notallarebad,butallaresuspect.”TheChicagoManualof

Styletakesasimilarstandpoint,advisingwriterstouseverbswithgreatcare.“Sometimespeopleobjecttoanewverbbecausethe

yresistwhatisunfamiliartothem,”saysO’Conner.That’swhywe’recomfortable“hosting”aparty,butwemightfeelupsetbythetho

ughtof“medaling”insports.Soarethereanyrulesforverbing?BenjaminDreyer,copychiefatRandomHouse,doesn’tofferarule,butsuggeststhatpeop

lethinktwiceabout“verbifying”anounifit’seasilyreplaceablebyanalreadyexistingpopularverb.Makesureit’sdescriptivebutnotsi

lly-sounding,hesays.Intheend,however,styleissubjective.EasyconversionofnounstoverbshasbeenpartofEnglishg

rammarforcenturies;itisoneoftheprocessesthatmakeEnglish“English.”Noteverycoinage(新创的词语)passesintogeneraluse,butasfortryingtoendverbingaltogether

,forgetit.28．Whatcanwelearnabouttheverbingofnouns?A．Ithasn’trecentlybeenopposedbymanygrammarians.B．Itismorec

ommonlyacceptedbychildrenthanadults.C．Ithasn’tbeenararephenomenoninthepastcentury.D．Itiseasilyreplacedbyexistingver

bsinpractice29．Whatismostleadingexperts’attitudetowardsthepracticeoftheverbingofnouns?A．Cautious.B．Satisfied.C．Disappointed.D．Unconcerned.30．W

hatdoestheauthorthinkofendingtheverbingofnouns?A．Predictable.B．Practicable.C．Approaching.D．Impossible.31．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Are40

Percentofallnewverbsfromnouns？B．AreSummeringandMedalingAnnoying?C．AreYouComfortableaboutaNewVerb?D．AreThereAn

yRulesforVerbing?DMorethan30volunteersorganizedbythevillagePartycommitteewereparticipatinginagroupefforttoproducegauze(纱布)masks,a

lcoholliquidandsterilizingpowder(消毒粉)atafactoryinsouthwestChina'sYunnanProvincetohelparmthefightagainstthenovelcoronavirus(新型冠状病毒).

SomevillagersalsohadgivenawaytheirsewingmachinesfortheproductionworkatYunnanXiangshaMedicalMaterialCompanyinAnningCit

y.VolunteersaddressedthelaborshortageduringtheSpringFestivalholidayatthefactory,whichhadbeguntoproduceon.Friday.Theyreceivedbodytemperature

checksandtrainingbeforetheworkstarted,withvolunteersabletousethesewingmachinesbeingmorethan50yearsoldonaverage.Seventy-nine-ye

ar-oldChuShudong,whohad30yearsoftailoringexperience,volunteeredtorepairthesewingmachines.“I'venotdonetailoringfor20yea

rs.I'moldandmyeyesightispoor.IhopetodowhatIcanhereandmakemoremaskssothatpeopleareprotected,”hesaid.Theyoungestvolunteer,22-year-oldBiQiling,joinedth

eteam.She'savailablebecausethenewsemesteratheruniversityinBeijingwasdelayedbecauseofthenovelcoronavirusoutbreak.“Withthevolunteers,ourproductioncapa

cityishigher.Wehave65people,dividedintotwogroups,andworkontwoshifts(轮班)aday.Allthemachinesareworkingaroundtheclock,”saidHangKaijin,headofthe

factory,whichhastheabilitytoproducetwotonsofalcoholliquidand200kilogramsofsterilizingpowdereveryday.Itsentitsproductioninfor

mationtothecitygovernmentonadailybasisandtheproductswereallallocatedbythegovernment.32．Whatdidvillagersdonatef

ortheproduction?A．Rawmaterials.B．Cleangauze.C．Sewingmachines.D．Alcoholliquid.33．Whatcanweknowaboutthevolunteersf

romparagraph2?A．Theaverageageofthevolunteersabletousesewingmachineswasover50.B．ChuShudong,anexperiencedtailorattheageof78,offer

edtodosomesewing.C．Volunteershaving30yearsoftailoringexperienceshouldreceivebodytemperaturechecks.D．BiQili

ng,agirl,wasturneddownbytheuniversitybecauseofthenovelcoronavirusoutbreak.34．Howdidthevolunteerswork?A．Mostofthevolunteersworkedtwiceaday.B．Al

lofthevolunteersworked12hoursinthedaytime.C．Twogroupsofvolunteerstookturnstowork24hoursaday.D．Volunteersweredividedintotwogroups,eachworki

ng8hours.35．Theactofthevolunteersprovedthat____.A．greatmindsthinkalikeB．morehandsproduceastrongerflameC．twoheadsarebetterthanoneD．Godh

elpsthosewhohelpthemselves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。MostAmericansloveChinesefood.However,theChinesefoodser

vedinmostAmericanrestaurantsisverydifferentfromtheauthenticcuisineenjoyeddailybypeoplelivinginChina.36．ThenmanyCh

ineseimmigrantshadtroublelandingajobinAmerica.Tomakealiving,someofthemopenedrestaurants.Overtheseyears,Chinesecuisinehasbeenadaptedtoreflec

tWesterninfluences.37．TheChinesefoodfoundinWesternrestaurantsismainlycookedthroughfrying.Manydishesarecookedusingvariousfrying

methods.However,traditionalChinesefoodisrarelycookedthroughfrying.Instead,methodssuchasbaking,steaming,boilingandfermenting(发酵)aremorecommonlyus

ed.AnotherbigdifferencebetweenauthenticandwesternizedChinesefoodistheingredientsused.38．Someingredients—likecarrots,onionsa

ndtomatoes—arenotoftenusedinauthenticChinesecooking.Inaddition,whileyoucanfindsomeWesterncuisinesthatusestr

angemeats—likepigears—mostWesternculturesareprettyconservativeaboutthemeatstheyconsume.AuthenticChinesefood,incontrast,usesawi

dervarietyofproteinsources,includingtofu,snake,chickenfeet,duckbloodandmanymorethatWesternersgenerallywouldn’tchoosetoeat.39．SweetandSourChicken,fo

rexample,hasnoequivalentintraditionalChinesecuisine.Similarly,thefortunecookieisacompletelyAmericaninvent

ion.Indeed,therearenumerousdifferencesbetweenauthenticandwesternizedChinesecuisine,butWesternpalates(味觉)adapttonewflavorsea

sily.40．A.ThehistoryofwesternizedChinesefoodstartedinthemid-1800s.B.WesternizedChinesefoodfeaturesvegetablesthatarecommoninWesterncui

sines.C.TherearesomanyregionsofChina,andtheyallpreparetheirdishesalittlebitdifferently.D.Soitmayonlybeamatteroft

imebeforeauthenticChinesefoodbecomespopularinAmerica.E.ManyofthemostpopularChinesedishesintheWestarenotservedinChineserestaurant

satall.F.Deepfryingfoodisquick,whichiswhyyoucanusuallygetyourChinesefoodinjustafewminutes.G.Oneofthemaindiffer

encesbetweenauthenticandwesternizedChinesefoodliesincookingmethods.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I'vecometotheconclusionthatI'mrubbishatsaying“No”.Forexample,last

SundayIwassittingatmydeskalone,totally41inmyownbusiness,whenacolleagueofminephonedandaskedmetogetinvolvedin42withher.Ifoundmyselfgettingallcaughtup

inherenthusiasmanddidn'twantto43her.SoIsaid“Sure,whynot？”andbeforethecallhad44,Ifoundmyselfagreeing,withoutgivingany45whetheritwasworth

doing.Wearebothwindow-shoppersand46awholedayinthestreet.Actually,IhardlyhaveanytimetosparebecauseIamverybus

y47mynormaljob-I'vealsogotabooktowrite,abusinessto48andafamilytolookafter.Andthentherearemyotherprojectsto49—myvoluntaryworkandacoupleofoth

erinterestinginvestmentsthatIwantto50.I'mgoingtohavetobemoreruthless(无情的)andnotjustagreeto51peopleaskmetogetinvolvedin.Inotherw

ords,I'mgoingtohavetoget52atsaying“No”.UsuallyIhatesaying“No”,becausehavingtodisappointsomeoneusually53me.

NowIrealize54Ihaven'tlearnedtosay“No”,I'vebeenfeelingvery55.Wehadbetterdowhatwethinkisrightandwhatweare56todo.Somet

imesitdoesnotseemthatbadto57others.IfIfocusonthethingsI58wanttobeinvolvedin,I'llreachamuchhigherstandardanddoitquite59.I'llbeenthusias

ticandmotivatedanddosomethingthatisgoodforeveryoneandeveryonewillbehappy.It'llbeawin-win60.What'snotgoodaboutthat？Sosometimes,wehavetosay“No”

.41．A．experiencedB．absorbedC．concernedD．disappointed42．A．readingB．discussionC．shoppingD．travel43．A．displeaseB．forceC．supportD．shock44．

A．explainedB．announcedC．developedD．ended45．A．thoughtB．suggestionC．ideaD．question46．A．lostB．keptC．enjoyedD．wasted47．A．becauseofB．regardlessofC．

apartfromD．insteadof48．A．visitB．runC．inspectD．invent49．A．considerB．fetchC．catchD．enlarge50．A．takeinB．workonC．turnoutD．makeup51．A

．somethingB．noneC．everythingD．either52．A．furtherB．coolerC．fasterD．better53．A．attractsB．beatsC．upsetsD．puzzles54．A．afterB．becau

seC．ifD．although55．A．impressedB．anxiousC．mercifulD．depressed56．A．likelyB．afraidC．willingD．proud57．A．joinB．refuseC．inviteD．choose58．A

．highlyB．hardlyC．suddenlyD．really59．A．patientlyB．wellC．seriouslyD．accidentally60．A．situationB．environmentC．appearanceD．spirit

第二节（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。Whatisart?Itisverydifficulttocome61．withathoroughanswer.Ton

sofpeoplehavetheirownopinionsandthinktheyknowwhatart62．(true)is.Mostpeople’sanswersaretoogeneraltodistinguis

hwhatartis.Artisacreativeformofwork,63．(design)tohaveapurposeandshowemotion.Thereisapurposetoeverypieceofartwork.Therefor

e,anartisthadtostartwith_64._uniqueidea,orreasonfor65．they’recreating.Historically,arthasmanydifferentpurposesforbeing

made.Artistshavemadeartforlogical66．(purpose)likeentertainment,communication,andsometimesjusttoexpress67．(they).ThefirsttimeImadeart

,itwasinkindergarten.Irememberaminihousegluedonpaperformyfamily.Arthastohaveaconnectionbetweentheartistandtheactualartprojectitself.Asisthe

casewiththeStatueofLiberty,andfreedom.Art’sfinalgoalis68．(stir)upsometypeofemotion.Plentyofartistsexpresstheirfeelingsi

napieceofart.Thentheartist’sfeelings69．(absorb)bytheaudience,causingthemtohave70．(emotion)reactionstothevisual.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文

改错（共10小题，每小题1分，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。错误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

错的词下面划一横线，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；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。WhenIwasyoung,IwasterriblypoorintheChinese.Being

afraidofexpressmyselfwasoneofthereasonwhyIrarelydidwellinschool.OnceIfailedinamid-termexam.WhenIgotthepapers,Irealizedthingscouldhavebeenbetteri

fIlistenedtotheteachermuchmoreattentive.SoIturnedtomyteacherforhelpandhetoldme“Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.Ifwearedevotedtol

earningChinese,you’llmakeit.”Icouldn’tagreemuch.Fromthenon,Ibegantoworkharder.Outofmyexpect,Imadegreatprogresss

oon.Today,Chineseiswhichmystrengthlies.AndI’mgratefulformyChineseteacher.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，得知美国外教Peter最近经常头痛，西

医疗效不佳。请你给他写一封电子邮件，推荐中医治疗，简介中医的优点（如副作用小、价格低等），愿意提供帮助，并期待他早日康复。注意：1.词数120左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearPeter,I’msorrytolearnthat…_________________________

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BBA16—20CCBCA21-25CDDAC26-30BDCAD31-35BCACB36-40AGBED41-45BCADA46-50DCBAB51-55CDCBD56-60CBDBA61.up62．truly63．de

signed64．a65．what66．purposes67．themselves68．tostir69．areabsorbed70．emotional短文改错：1.Chinese前the删掉2.express→expressing3.reason

→reasons4.Ilistened之间加had5.attentive→attentively6.we→you7.much→more8.expect→expectation(s)9.which→where10.for→to书面表达：DearPeter,I’msorrytolea

rnthatyouhavebeensufferingheadaches,whichpreventyoufromperformingwellinyourwork.Worsestill,youhaven’tgotbetteraftertakingmedicine.

ThereforeI’mwritingtorecommendChinesemedicinetoyou.Frommyperspective,Chinesemedicineissuperiortowesternmedicineinasense.Ittreatsthebodyasawholea

ndproducingfewersideeffectsistypicalofChinesemedicine.Iftimepermits,patientscanrecovercompletelybecauseChinesemedicinealwaysfindsthecauseofthedisea

seandtreatthattoclearitupforgood.Inaddition,Chinesemedicineislessexpensive,soyoudon’tneedtoworryaboutyourbudget.Ibelievethetreatmentisagreatchoicefor

you.Hopeyouwillrecoversoon.IfthereisanythingIcandoforyou,pleasedon’thesitatetoletmeknow.Yours,LiHua听力原文：Text1M:Weshoulddiscussourplansforthemovie.Si

nceitstartssosoonafterwork,gettingtheremightbeaproblem.W:I’mnotreallyfamiliarwiththeunderground.Whydo

n’twetakeataxiorbus?M:No,wemightbelateifwerunintotraffic.Don’tworry.Iknowwellabouttheunderground.Text2W:Hello,Iwanttoordertwolargepizzas.I

’dlikethemfordelivery.Myaddressis14WalnutDrive.M:Thepizzais10dollarseachandyouneedtopay5dollarsfordelivery.Itshouldtak

eaboutforty-fiveminutestogettoyourplace.Text3M:IheardyouweregoingtoattendthemeetingonWednesday,Mary.Ididn’tknowyouwouldgo.W:

Yes,Gary.Iamresponsiblefortheprojectnow.ItookDan’splacesincehehadtobeonsickleave.Text4W:Areyousatisfiedwiththerestaurant?

M:Well,Ihavetosayit’snotmything.Thefoodwasfine,buttherestaurantwastoocrowdedandthewaiterskeptshoutingallthetime.Ithoughttheyshouldbeworkinginaquiete

randfriendlierway.Text5W:Haveyoureadthisnewbest-sellerbyMikeBrooklyn?M:No,Ihaven’t.Idon’treallyenjoy

fiction.W:Ithinkyou’dlikethisone—it’saveryfastpacedadventure,andBrooklynhasareallywildimagination.M:Really?MaybeI’lltrytoreaditwhenI’monv

acation.Text6W:HasMr.Jonessentyouthefiguresfornextyear’sadvertisingcampaignyet?M:No,Ihaven’treceivedanythingfromhim.Ifwedon’tgett

hosefiguresbytomorrowmorning,wewon’tbeabletodrawupnextyear’sbudgetontime.W:WehavetosetthebudgetuntilThursday,somaybeyoushouldcallhimand

findoutwhathappened.M:IthinkIwill.IfIdon’thearfromhimbyfour,I’lltrycallinghisoffice.Text7W:Thankyouformeetingme,Dr.Freeman.M:It’smypleasure.I

’mgladtobehere.W:Sorryfortheshortnotice,butwe’rehopingtoairthisstoryontonight’seveningnews.Theproduceralreadybriefedyouaboutourint

erview,right?M:Yes,shetoldmewe’regoingtodiscusstheresearchresultsofourstudy.W:Yes,hopefullytheresultswillencou

ragemorepeopletorecycleandcarefortheenvironment.Theinterviewshouldtakeaboutthirtyminutes.Areyoureadytobegin?M:Sure,let’sstart.W:Goodeveni

ng.TodaywithmeisDr.Freeman.Andyouknowheis…Text8W:So,Eric,howislifeinGreenlandthesedays?M:Oh,youknow.Wintersarelong.Il

iveonthecoast,though,soIgettoseetheoceaneveryday.That’salwaysnice.W:IheardthatwintersinGreenlandaresomewhatshorter

thantheyusedtobe—globalwarming,Iguess?M:Yes,that’strue.They’recallingit“thegreeningofGreenland”.W:The“greening”?Whatdoesthatmean?M

:Well,theaveragetemperatureinGreenlandisrisingtwiceasfastasinotherplaces.So,nowIhaveafewtreesnearmyhouse.Treesd

idn’tusetoexistinGreenland,youknow!Andwe,um,peoplearegrowingsomevegetablesnow—cabbage,potatoes,andthi

ngslikethat.Andfarmerscangrowmoregrassfortheiranimals.Text9W:Hello,thisisTina.Ihaven’tbookedmyflighttoDCyet,butIwaswonderingifyouhaveany

adviceonhowtobestgettoyoufromtheairport?M:Yes,well,ifyou’reflying,ReaganNationalistheclosest.Youcantaketheundergroundr

ightinfromthere.Dullesisfurtherawayandataxiisprobablytheeasiest.AndthenBaltimore-WashingtonAirportconne

ctstoatrainthatyoucantakerightintothemaintrainstationintown.W:OK,cool,IthinkReaganshouldbethebest.Anddoyouprettycentrallyliei

nDC?Like,nexttoallthesightsandeverything?Myfriendaskedmetostayinherhouse,butIdon’tthinkitwouldbeveryconvenient.M:Yep.We’reintheDupont

Circlearea,prettycentraltoDC.YoucanwalkdowntotheWhiteHouse.Theundergroundisrightaroundthecorner.W:Doyouincludebreakfast?M:Yes,madam,andweals

oofferdinnerifyoulike.W:OK.Thatsoundsgood.Thankyou.I’mgoingtothinkaboutitandonceI’vegoteverythingbooked,I’llgiveyoua

call.M:OK.Haveagoodday.Text10W:I’vejustdiscoveredafantasticnewshowcalledHowDoTheyDoThat?.Theideaissimple.Takeatopic—l

iketravel,forexampleandthenthinkoflotsoflittlemysteriesthatcouldbeexplained.Howdoplanestakeoffandland?That

sortofthing.Thengettwoyoung,enthusiastichostsinalabtodolotsofexcitingexperiments.Addsomepicturestoexpl

aintheprocesstotheaudienceandthat’stheshow.Gettheidea?Eacheditionlooksatadifferentsubject.Aswellastravel,topicsthathavealreadybeencoveredincludeeduca

tion,thebody,thingsaroundthehouseandmagic—myfavoritesofar.Stilltocomearepersonalfinances,thenaturalworld,

sports,andlifeandhowtoliveit.TheoneI’mpersonallylookingforwardtothemostishowtomeettheperfectpartner.Butsomeofmyf

riendswouldliketoknowhowtoeatchocolatewithoutputtingonweight.WhatIlikemostabouttheshowisthatit’sfunandyoulearnsomethingatthesametime,soyoudon

’tfeelsoguiltyaboutspending60minutesinfrontoftheTVeachweek.Soifyouaren’talreadywatchingHowDoTheyDoThat?,Istron

glyrecommendthatyoumakethetime.You’llneverthinkitboring.It’soneveryTuesdayat9p.m.butthisweek’seditionwon’tbeshownuntilhalfa

nhourlaterbecauseoftheliveinternationalsoccergame.Getwatchingandstartlearning!