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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1

0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.Wh

oisinchargeoftheproject?A.Dan.B.Gary.C.Mary.4.Whatdoesthemansayabouttherestaurant?A.Thewaiterswerenoisy.B.Thefoodwasnothisth

ing.C.Theatmospherewasfriendly.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.Whatwillthespeakershavetodo?A.SendfigurestoMr.Jones.B.Drawupthebudgetfornextyear.C.OrganizeanadvertisingcampaignonThursday.7.Wh

atdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?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.Ahos

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

environmentalprotection.10.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Beforetheinterview.B.Duringtheinterview.C.Aftertheinterview.听第8段材料，

回答第11至13题。11.Whatisalwaysniceaccordingtotheman?A.Helivesbythesea.B.Animalscangetmorefood.C.Greencanbeseenallyearround.12.Whatdoesthema

nhavenearhishouse?A.Trees.B.Vegetables.C.Grass.13.Whatarethespeakersdiscussing?A.Theman’shouse.B.Theeffects

ofglobalwarming.C.Thevegetablesontheman’sfarm.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题.14.Wheredoesthemanmostprobablywork?A.Atanairport.B.Atahotel.C.Atatravelag

ency.15.Whichairportisthebestchoiceforthewoman?A.ReaganNational.B.Dulles.C.Baltimore-WashingtonAirpo

rt.16.WhyisthewomangoingtoWashingtonDC?A.Tostayinafriend’shouse.B.Tomeettheman.C.TovisittheWhiteHouse.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatisth

eshowabout?A.Experimentsdonebyaudience.B.Youngenthusiasticexperimenters.C.Explanationsforsomemysteries.18.Whatsubjectisthespeakerm

ostlookingforwardto?A.Howtoliveagoodlife.B.Howtomeettheperfectpartner.C.Howtoeatchocolatewithoutgainingweight.19.Whatdoesthespeaker

thinkoftheshow?A.It’sboring.B.It’stime-wasting.C.It’sbeneficial.20.Whenwilltheshowstartthisweek?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。AHowItFeelstoFloatIfyouarelookingforamovingstorythatexploresthemesofmentalillnes

s,grief,andlove,pickupacopyofHowItFeelstoFloatandfollowBizasshecomesofage.Thismovingnovelwillstaywithyoulongafteryoufinishreadingit.Two

CanKeepaSecretPutonyourcrime-solvingcapandgetsweptawayinthisthrilleraboutagirl,aboy,andastringofunsolvedmurders.Asthreatsandcluespileup

,you’llbeburningthemidnightoiltryingtofinishthebookbeforedawn.ForestofaThousandLanternsThefirstbookintheRiseoftheEmpressseriestakesthebonesof

atraditionalfairytale—apoorgirlfatedforpower,anevilqueendeterminedtostopher,loveforsomeonewhodoesn’tlo

vebackandmagic—andgivesthemarichlyimaginedEastAsiansetting.DuneIftheStarWarsmovieshavemadeyoufallinlovewiththespaceopera,eventuallyyou’r

egoingtoreadFrankHerbert’smostfamouscreation.Thestoryofcenturies-oldpoliticalplotting—aboutwarringfactions(派系)battlingov

ercontroloftheextremelyvaluableplanetArrakis—isaclassicandremainsawonderfulintroductiontothelarger,morecomplexworldofsciencefictionjustb

eyondtheStarWarstrilogies.21.WhatisHowItFeelstoFloatmainlyabout?A.Themurderofateenagegirl.B．Agirl’sspaceadv

entures.C．Challengesofgrowingup.D．Apoorgirlwithspecialpowers.22．WhatkindofbookisTwoCanKeepaSecret?A．Afairytale.B．Ascie

nce-fictionstory.C．Alovestory.D．Adetectivestory.23．Whichbookisaboutbattlingforcontrolofanotherplanet?A．HowItFeelst

oFloatB．TwoCanKeepaSecretC．ForestofathousandLanternsD．DuneBAntarctica(南极洲)’smeltingice,whichhascausedglobalsealevelsto

risebyatleast13.8millimetersoverthepast40years,wasthoughttoprimarilycomefromtheunstableWestAntarcticIceSheet(WAIS).Now,scientistshavefoundthat

theEastAntarcticIceSheet(EAIS)—consideredlargelyunaffectedbyclimatechange—mayalsobemeltingatanunexpectedlyrapidspeed.TheW

AIS,whosebaseisbelowsealevel,haslongbeenconsideredthemostlikelytobreakdown.Besidesgravity,adeepcurrentofwarmwaterslipsbeneaththesheet,meltingitfro

mbelowuntilitbecomesafloatingshelfatriskofbreakingaway.Incontrast,extremecoldandabasemostlyabovesealevelarethou

ghttokeeptheEAISrelativelysafefromwarmwaters.Butasgreenhousegaseswarmmuchoftheplanet,drivingstronger

polarwinds,somescientiststhinkwarmwatercarriedbyacircularcurrentwillstarttoinvadeEastAntarctica’sonceunassailab

leice.Acooperationofmorethan60scientistslastyear,publishedinNature,estimatedthattheEAISactuallyaddedabout5billiontonsoficeeachyearfrom1992to2017.Eri

cRignotoftheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine,andcolleaguescombined40yearsofsatelliteimageryandclimatemodelingandfou

ndthatoverallAntarcticanowsendssixtimesmoreiceintotheseaeachyearthanitdidin1979,withthemajoritycomingfromWestAntarctica.ButEastAntarcticaw

asresponsibleformorethan30%ofAntarctica’scontributiontothe13.8-millimetersealevelriseoverthepast40years.“Themorew

elookatthissystemthemorewerealizethisisfragile,”Rignotsays.“Oncetheseglaciersbecomeunstablethereisnoredbuttontopresstostopit.”Rignothopesthes

tudybringsgreaterattentiontoapartofAntarcticathathastraditionallybeenunderstudied.HelenFricker,aglaciologist(冰川学家)inCalifornia,agre

es.“WeneedtomonitortheentireAntarcticaandwejustcan’tdothatwithoutinternationalcooperation.”24．Whatisthenewfind

ingofscientists?A．TheeastAntarcticaislosingiceatanincreasingrate.B．ThewestAntarcticaismeltingsixtimesfasterthanin197

9.C．5billiontonsoficeisaddedtoAntarcticaeachyear.D．Thesealevelhasrisenby13.8mmoverthepast40years.25．WhichfactorleadstotheEAIS’smeltingfast?A．Abasem

ostlyoversealevel.B．Theforceofgravity.C．Theinvasionofawarmcurrent.D．Extremelylowtemperature.26．Which

ofthefollowingbestexplains“unassailable”underlinedinPara.3?A．Fragile.B．Unattackable.C．Mild.D．Unstable.27．

WhichwaydoesHelenFrickerspeciallyadvocate?A．Satelliteimagery.B．Globalmonitoring.C．Worldwideclimatemodeling.D．Worldwidecombinedeffort

s.CWhilemanyofusmayhavebeenawaysomewherenicelastsummer,fewwouldsaythatwe’ve“summered”.“Summer”isclearlyanoun,more

precisely,averbednoun.Waybackinourchildhood,wealllearnedthedifferencebetweenanounandaverb.Withsuchatidydefinition,itwaseasytospott

hedifference.Notsoinadulthood,whereweareexpectedto“foot”bills,“chair”committees,and“dialogue”withpoliticaloppo

nents.Chancesareyoudidn’tfeeluncomfortableaboutthesightofthoseverbednouns.“TheverbingofnounsisasoldastheEnglishlan

guage,”saysPatriciaO’Conner,aformereditoratTheNewYorkTimesBookReview.Expertsestimatethat20percentofallEnglishverbswereo

riginallynouns.Andthephenomenonseemstobesnowballing.Since1900,about40percentofallnewverbshavecomefromnouns.

Eventhoughconversion(转化)isquiteuniversal,plentyofgrammariansobjecttothepractice.WilliamStrunkJr.andE.B．White,inTheEleme

ntsofStyle—theBiblefortheuseofAmericanEnglish—havethistosay:“Manynounslatelyhavebeenpressedintoserviceasverbs.Notallare

bad,butallaresuspect.”TheChicagoManualofStyletakesasimilarstandpoint,advisingwriterstouseverbswithgreat

care.“Sometimespeopleobjecttoanewverbbecausetheyresistwhatisunfamiliartothem,”saysO’Conner.That’swhywe’recomfortable“hosting”apar

ty,butwemightfeelupsetbythethoughtof“medaling”insports.Soarethereanyrulesforverbing?BenjaminDreyer,copychiefatRandomHous

e,doesn’tofferarule,butsuggeststhatpeoplethinktwiceabout“verbifying”anounifit’seasilyreplaceablebyanalreadyexistingpopularverb.Makes

ureit’sdescriptivebutnotsilly-sounding,hesays.Intheend,however,styleissubjective.Easyconversionofnounstoverbsh

asbeenpartofEnglishgrammarforcenturies;itisoneoftheprocessesthatmakeEnglish“English.”Noteverycoinage(新创的词语)passesintogenera

luse,butasfortryingtoendverbingaltogether,forgetit.28．Whatcanwelearnabouttheverbingofnouns?A．Ithasn’trecentlybeenopposedbymanygrammarians.B．Iti

smorecommonlyacceptedbychildrenthanadults.C．Ithasn’tbeenararephenomenoninthepastcentury.D．Itiseasilyreplacedbyexi

stingverbsinpractice29．Whatismostleadingexperts’attitudetowardsthepracticeoftheverbingofnouns?A．Cautious.B．Satisfied.C．Disappointed.D．

Unconcerned.30．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofendingtheverbingofnouns?A．Predictable.B．Practicable.C．Approaching.D．Impossible.31．Whatisthebest

titleforthetext?A．Are40Percentofallnewverbsfromnouns？B．AreSummeringandMedalingAnnoying?C．AreYouComfortabl

eaboutaNewVerb?D．AreThereAnyRulesforVerbing?DMorethan30volunteersorganizedbythevillagePartycommitteewereparticipatinginag

roupefforttoproducegauze(纱布)masks,alcoholliquidandsterilizingpowder(消毒粉)atafactoryinsouthwestChina'sYunnanProvin

cetohelparmthefightagainstthenovelcoronavirus(新型冠状病毒).SomevillagersalsohadgivenawaytheirsewingmachinesfortheproductionworkatYunnanXiangshaMedica

lMaterialCompanyinAnningCity.VolunteersaddressedthelaborshortageduringtheSpringFestivalholidayatthefactory,whichhadbeguntoproduceon.

Friday.Theyreceivedbodytemperaturechecksandtrainingbeforetheworkstarted,withvolunteersabletousethesewingmachinesb

eingmorethan50yearsoldonaverage.Seventy-nine-year-oldChuShudong,whohad30yearsoftailoringexperience,volunteeredtorepairthesewingmachines.“I'veno

tdonetailoringfor20years.I'moldandmyeyesightispoor.IhopetodowhatIcanhereandmakemoremaskssothatpeopleareprotected,”hesaid.Theyoungestvolunteer,2

2-year-oldBiQiling,joinedtheteam.She'savailablebecausethenewsemesteratheruniversityinBeijingwasdelayedbecauseofthenovelc

oronavirusoutbreak.“Withthevolunteers,ourproductioncapacityishigher.Wehave65people,dividedintotwogroups,andworkontwoshifts(轮班)aday.Allthema

chinesareworkingaroundtheclock,”saidHangKaijin,headofthefactory,whichhastheabilitytoproducetwotonsofalcoholliquidand200ki

logramsofsterilizingpowdereveryday.Itsentitsproductioninformationtothecitygovernmentonadailybasisandtheproductswereallallocatedbytheg

overnment.32．Whatdidvillagersdonatefortheproduction?A．Rawmaterials.B．Cleangauze.C．Sewingmachines.D．Alco

holliquid.33．Whatcanweknowaboutthevolunteersfromparagraph2?A．Theaverageageofthevolunteersabletousesewingmachin

eswasover50.B．ChuShudong,anexperiencedtailorattheageof78,offeredtodosomesewing.C．Volunteershaving30yearsoftailoringexperi

enceshouldreceivebodytemperaturechecks.D．BiQiling,agirl,wasturneddownbytheuniversitybecauseofthenovelcoronavirusou

tbreak.34．Howdidthevolunteerswork?A．Mostofthevolunteersworkedtwiceaday.B．Allofthevolunteersworked12h

oursinthedaytime.C．Twogroupsofvolunteerstookturnstowork24hoursaday.D．Volunteersweredividedintotwogroups,eachworking8hours.

35．Theactofthevolunteersprovedthat____.A．greatmindsthinkalikeB．morehandsproduceastrongerflameC．twohead

sarebetterthanoneD．Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves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.Howeve

r,theChinesefoodservedinmostAmericanrestaurantsisverydifferentfromtheauthenticcuisineenjoyeddailybypeopl

elivinginChina.36．ThenmanyChineseimmigrantshadtroublelandingajobinAmerica.Tomakealiving,someofthemopenedrestaurants.Overtheseyears,Chinesecuisinehas

beenadaptedtoreflectWesterninfluences.37．TheChinesefoodfoundinWesternrestaurantsismainlycookedthroughfrying.Manydishesa

recookedusingvariousfryingmethods.However,traditionalChinesefoodisrarelycookedthroughfrying.Instead,methodssu

chasbaking,steaming,boilingandfermenting(发酵)aremorecommonlyused.AnotherbigdifferencebetweenauthenticandwesternizedC

hinesefoodistheingredientsused.38．Someingredients—likecarrots,onionsandtomatoes—arenotoftenusedinauthenticChine

secooking.Inaddition,whileyoucanfindsomeWesterncuisinesthatusestrangemeats—likepigears—mostWesternculturesareprettyconservativeabout

themeatstheyconsume.AuthenticChinesefood,incontrast,usesawidervarietyofproteinsources,includingtofu,snake,chickenfeet,duckbloodandmanymorethatWe

sternersgenerallywouldn’tchoosetoeat.39．SweetandSourChicken,forexample,hasnoequivalentintraditionalChinesecuisine.Similarly,thefortunecook

ieisacompletelyAmericaninvention.Indeed,therearenumerousdifferencesbetweenauthenticandwesternizedChinesecuisine,butWesternpalates(味觉)a

dapttonewflavorseasily.40．A.ThehistoryofwesternizedChinesefoodstartedinthemid-1800s.B.WesternizedChinesefoodfeature

svegetablesthatarecommoninWesterncuisines.C.TherearesomanyregionsofChina,andtheyallpreparetheirdishesalittlebitdifferently.D.

SoitmayonlybeamatteroftimebeforeauthenticChinesefoodbecomespopularinAmerica.E.ManyofthemostpopularChinesedishesintheWestarenotservedinChineser

estaurantsatall.F.Deepfryingfoodisquick,whichiswhyyoucanusuallygetyourChinesefoodinjustafewminutes.G.Oneofthemaindifferencesbetweenauthenticand

westernizedChinesefoodliesincookingmethods.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,lastSundayIwassittingatmydeskalone,totally41inmyownbusiness,whenacol

leagueofminephonedandaskedmetogetinvolvedin42withher.Ifoundmyselfgettingallcaughtupinherenthusiasmanddidn'twantto43her.SoIsaid“Sure,whynot？

”andbeforethecallhad44,Ifoundmyselfagreeing,withoutgivingany45whetheritwasworthdoing.Wearebothwindow-shoppersand46awholedayinthestreet.

Actually,IhardlyhaveanytimetosparebecauseIamverybusy47mynormaljob-I'vealsogotabooktowrite,abusinessto48andafamilytolookafter.Andthentherearemyother

projectsto49—myvoluntaryworkandacoupleofotherinterestinginvestmentsthatIwantto50.I'mgoingtohavetobemoreruthless(无情的)andnotjustagreeto51peopleaskm

etogetinvolvedin.Inotherwords,I'mgoingtohavetoget52atsaying“No”.UsuallyIhatesaying“No”,becausehavingtodisappointsomeoneusually53me.NowIrealize5

4Ihaven'tlearnedtosay“No”,I'vebeenfeelingvery55.Wehadbetterdowhatwethinkisrightandwhatweare56todo.Somet

imesitdoesnotseemthatbadto57others.IfIfocusonthethingsI58wanttobeinvolvedin,I'llreachamuchhigherstand

ardanddoitquite59.I'llbeenthusiasticandmotivatedanddosomethingthatisgoodforeveryoneandeveryonewillbehappy.It'llbeawin

-win60.What'snotgoodaboutthat？Sosometimes,wehavetosay“No”.41．A．experiencedB．absorbedC．concernedD．disappointed42．A．readingB．discu

ssionC．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．in

spectD．invent49．A．considerB．fetchC．catchD．enlarge50．A．takeinB．workonC．turnoutD．makeup51．A．somethingB．noneC．eve

rythingD．either52．A．furtherB．coolerC．fasterD．better53．A．attractsB．beatsC．upsetsD．puzzles54．A．afterB．becauseC．ifD．although55．A．im

pressedB．anxiousC．mercifulD．depressed56．A．likelyB．afraidC．willingD．proud57．A．joinB．refuseC．inviteD．choo

se58．A．highlyB．hardlyC．suddenlyD．really59．A．patientlyB．wellC．seriouslyD．accidentally60．A．situationB．environmentC．a

ppearanceD．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?Itisverydifficultto

come61．withathoroughanswer.Tonsofpeoplehavetheirownopinionsandthinktheyknowwhatart62．(true)is.Mostpeople’sanswersaretoogeneral

todistinguishwhatartis.Artisacreativeformofwork,63．(design)tohaveapurposeandshowemotion.Thereisapurposetoeverypieceofartwor

k.Therefore,anartisthadtostartwith_64._uniqueidea,orreasonfor65．they’recreating.Historically,arthasmanyd

ifferentpurposesforbeingmade.Artistshavemadeartforlogical66．(purpose)likeentertainment,communication,andsometimesjusttoexpress67．(they

).ThefirsttimeImadeart,itwasinkindergarten.Irememberaminihousegluedonpaperformyfamily.Arthastohaveaconnecti

onbetweentheartistandtheactualartprojectitself.AsisthecasewiththeStatueofLiberty,andfreedom.Art’sfinalgoalis68．(stir)upsometypeofemotion.Pl

entyofartistsexpresstheirfeelingsinapieceofart.Thentheartist’sfeelings69．(absorb)bytheaudience,causingthemtohav

e70．(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。WhenIw

asyoung,IwasterriblypoorintheChinese.BeingafraidofexpressmyselfwasoneofthereasonwhyIrarelydidwellinschool.Onc

eIfailedinamid-termexam.WhenIgotthepapers,IrealizedthingscouldhavebeenbetterifIlistenedtotheteachermuchmoreattenti

ve.SoIturnedtomyteacherforhelpandhetoldme“Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.IfwearedevotedtolearningChinese,you’llmakeit

.”Icouldn’tagreemuch.Fromthenon,Ibegantoworkharder.Outofmyexpect,Imadegreatprogresssoon.Today,Chineseiswhichmystrengthlies.AndI’mgrateful

formyChineseteacher.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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6-60CBDBA61.up62．truly63．designed64．a65．what66．purposes67．themselves68．tostir69．areabsorbed70．emotional短文改错：1.Ch

inese前the删掉2.express→expressing3.reason→reasons4.Ilistened之间加had5.attentive→attentively6.we→you7.much→more8.expect→expectation(s)9.w

hich→where10.for→to书面表达：DearPeter,I’msorrytolearnthatyouhavebeensufferingheadaches,whichpreventyoufromperformingwellin

yourwork.Worsestill,youhaven’tgotbetteraftertakingmedicine.ThereforeI’mwritingtorecommendChinesemedicinetoyou.Frommyperspective,Chinesemed

icineissuperiortowesternmedicineinasense.IttreatsthebodyasawholeandproducingfewersideeffectsistypicalofChinesemedicine.Iftimepermits,patientscan

recovercompletelybecauseChinesemedicinealwaysfindsthecauseofthediseaseandtreatthattoclearitupforgood.Inaddition,Chinesemedicineislessexpensive,soyou

don’tneedtoworryaboutyourbudget.Ibelievethetreatmentisagreatchoiceforyou.Hopeyouwillrecoversoon.Ifthe

reisanythingIcandoforyou,pleasedon’thesitatetoletmeknow.Yours,LiHua听力原文：Text1M:Weshoulddiscussourplansforthemovie.Sinceitstar

tssosoonafterwork,gettingtheremightbeaproblem.W:I’mnotreallyfamiliarwiththeunderground.Whydon’twetakeataxiorbus?M:No,wemightbelateifwer

unintotraffic.Don’tworry.Iknowwellabouttheunderground.Text2W:Hello,Iwanttoordertwolargepizzas.I’dlikethemfordelivery.Myaddressis

14WalnutDrive.M:Thepizzais10dollarseachandyouneedtopay5dollarsfordelivery.Itshouldtakeaboutforty-fiveminutestogettoyourplace.Text3M:Ihe

ardyouweregoingtoattendthemeetingonWednesday,Mary.Ididn’tknowyouwouldgo.W:Yes,Gary.Iamresponsiblefortheprojectnow.ItookDa

n’splacesincehehadtobeonsickleave.Text4W:Areyousatisfiedwiththerestaurant?M:Well,Ihavetosayit’snotmything.Thefoodwasfine,buttherestauran

twastoocrowdedandthewaiterskeptshoutingallthetime.Ithoughttheyshouldbeworkinginaquieterandfriendlierway.Text5W:Haveyoureadthisnewbest-sel

lerbyMikeBrooklyn?M:No,Ihaven’t.Idon’treallyenjoyfiction.W:Ithinkyou’dlikethisone—it’saveryfastpacedadventure,andBrooklynhasareallywildimagination

.M:Really?MaybeI’lltrytoreaditwhenI’monvacation.Text6W:HasMr.Jonessentyouthefiguresfornextyear’sadvertisingcampaignyet?M:No,Ihaven’treceivedanything

fromhim.Ifwedon’tgetthosefiguresbytomorrowmorning,wewon’tbeabletodrawupnextyear’sbudgetontime.W:WehavetosetthebudgetuntilThursday,somaybey

oushouldcallhimandfindoutwhathappened.M:IthinkIwill.IfIdon’thearfromhimbyfour,I’lltrycallinghisoffice.Text7W:Thankyouformeetingme,Dr.Freeman.M:

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epeopletorecycleandcarefortheenvironment.Theinterviewshouldtakeaboutthirtyminutes.Areyoureadytobegin?M:Sure,let’sstart.W:Goodevening.Todaywith

meisDr.Freeman.Andyouknowheis…Text8W:So,Eric,howislifeinGreenlandthesedays?M:Oh,youknow.Wintersarelong.Ili

veonthecoast,though,soIgettoseetheoceaneveryday.That’salwaysnice.W:IheardthatwintersinGreenlandaresomewhatshorterthantheyusedtobe—globalwarm

ing,Iguess?M:Yes,that’strue.They’recallingit“thegreeningofGreenland”.W:The“greening”?Whatdoesthatmean?M:Well

,theaveragetemperatureinGreenlandisrisingtwiceasfastasinotherplaces.So,nowIhaveafewtreesnearmyhouse.Treesdidn’tusetoexis

tinGreenland,youknow!Andwe,um,peoplearegrowingsomevegetablesnow—cabbage,potatoes,andthingslikethat.Andfar

merscangrowmoregrassfortheiranimals.Text9W:Hello,thisisTina.Ihaven’tbookedmyflighttoDCyet,butIwaswondering

ifyouhaveanyadviceonhowtobestgettoyoufromtheairport?M:Yes,well,ifyou’reflying,ReaganNationalistheclosest.Youcantaketheundergroundrig

htinfromthere.Dullesisfurtherawayandataxiisprobablytheeasiest.AndthenBaltimore-WashingtonAirportconnectstoatrainthatyoucantakerightintothemaintrai

nstationintown.W:OK,cool,IthinkReaganshouldbethebest.AnddoyouprettycentrallylieinDC?Like,nexttoallthesigh

tsandeverything?Myfriendaskedmetostayinherhouse,butIdon’tthinkitwouldbeveryconvenient.M:Yep.We’reintheDupontCirclearea,prettycentra

ltoDC.YoucanwalkdowntotheWhiteHouse.Theundergroundisrightaroundthecorner.W:Doyouincludebreakfast?M:Yes,madam,andwealsoofferd

innerifyoulike.W:OK.Thatsoundsgood.Thankyou.I’mgoingtothinkaboutitandonceI’vegoteverythingbooked,I’llgiveyouacall.M:OK.Haveag

oodday.Text10W:I’vejustdiscoveredafantasticnewshowcalledHowDoTheyDoThat?.Theideaissimple.Takeatopic—liketravel,forexa

mpleandthenthinkoflotsoflittlemysteriesthatcouldbeexplained.Howdoplanestakeoffandland?Thatsortofthing.Thengettw

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ea?Eacheditionlooksatadifferentsubject.Aswellastravel,topicsthathavealreadybeencoveredincludeeducation,thebody,thingsaroundthehouseandmagic—my

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uttheshowisthatit’sfunandyoulearnsomethingatthesametime,soyoudon’tfeelsoguiltyaboutspending60minutesinfrontoftheTVeachweek.Soifyouaren’talreadywatc

hingHowDoTheyDoThat?,Istronglyrecommendthatyoumakethetime.You’llneverthinkitboring.It’soneveryTuesda

yat9p.m.butthisweek’seditionwon’tbeshownuntilhalfanhourlaterbecauseoftheliveinternationalsoccergame.Getwatchingandstartlearning!