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江苏省响水中学2020年秋学期高一年级第一次学情分析考试英语试题总分：150分时间：120分钟注意事项：1、本试卷共分两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题，第Ⅱ卷为非选择题。2、所有试题的答案均填写在答题纸上（请将选择题的答案直接填涂到答题纸上），答案写在试卷上无效。第一卷（选择题，

共100分）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个小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：Howmuchistheshirt？A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.答案是C。1.WhatdoesJohnfi

nddifficultinlearningGerman?A.Pronunciation.B.Vocabulary.C.Grammar.2.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Workmates.B.Brothe

randsister.C.Teacherandstudent.3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inabank.B.Ataticketoffice.C.Onatrain.4.Whatarethespe

akerstalkingabout?A.Arestaurant.B.Astreet.C.Adish.5.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofherinterview?A.Itwastough.B.Itwasinteresting.C.Itwass

uccessful.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。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.WhenwillJudygotoaparty?A.OnMonday.B.OnTuesday.C.OnWednesday.7.Whatwill

Maxdonext?A.Flyakite.B.Readamagazine.C.Dohishomework.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatdoesthemansuggestdoingatfirst?A.Goingtoaconcert.B.Watchin

gamovie.C.Playingacomputergame.9.Whatdothespeakersdecidetodo?A.VisitMike.B.Goboating.C.Takeawalk.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whichcolordocatssee

betterthanhumans?A.Red.B.Green.C.Blue.11.Whydocatsbringdeadbirdshome?A.Toeattheminasafeplace.B.Toshowofftheirhu

ntingskills.C.Tomaketheirownershappy.12.Howdoesthemansoundattheendoftheconversation?A.Grateful.B.Humorous.C.Curious.听第9段材料，回答第

13至16题。13.WhoisMacy？A.Ed’smother.B.Ed’steacher.C.Ed’sfriend.14.HowdoesEdusuallygotokindergarten?A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.C.Bybus

.15.WhatdoesEdenjoydoingatthekindergarten?A.Tellingstories.B.Singingsongs.C.Playingwithothers.16.Whatdotheteacherssa

yaboutEd?A.He’sclever.B.He’squiet.C.He’sbrave.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.AtwhatagedidEmilystartlearningballet?A.Five.

B.Six.C.Nine.18.WhydidEmilymovetoToronto?A.Toworkforadanceschool.B.Toperformatadancetheater.C.Tolearncontemporarydance.19.WhydidEmilyqui

tdancing?A.Shewastoooldtodance.B.Shefailedtogetascholarship.C.Shelostinterestinit.20.HowdoesEmilyfeelaboutstoppi

ngtraining?A.She’spleased.B.She’sregretful.C.She’supset.第二部分：语篇理解（共三节，满分70分）第一节阅读理解（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡

上将该项涂黑。AIndiahasaveryvasthistoryandheritage（遗产）.Thecountryhaswitnessedsomeofthemostimportanteventsinthepastandeveryeventha

saneffectofitsownontheculture,religion,lifestyle,andeconomyofthecountry.ThisisoneoftheleadingreasonswhytouristspreferInd

iatotravelandexplore.HistoricaltoursinIndiaprovideeverythingthatatravelerexpectsfromhis/herjourney.Thesehistoricaltoursgiveanopportunitytostudya

ndexploreIndianhistory.HistoricaltoursofIndiagenerallyconsistedoffourphases:ancient,medieval（中世纪的）,modernIndiaandcontemporar

yIndia.Someofthehistoricaltravelpackagesare:FortsandPalacesTherichculturalpastofIndiaisreflectedinthecountlessfortsandpalacesac

rossthecountry.Mostofthefortswereconstructedasadefensedevicetokeeptheenemyawayandpalacesweremadeonthenameso

fthekingsandqueens.Someofthefamousfortsandpalacesare:AgraFort(Agra),FatehpurSikri(Agra),HawaMahal(Jaipur),AmberFort(

Jaipur),CityPalace(Jaipur),GwaliorFort(Gwalior),MysorePalace(Mysore),RedFort(Delhi),etc.IndiaHeritageToursThemainpurposeofIndiaHeritag

etoursistomakeIndiansaswellastouristsfamiliarwiththerichIndianlegacy（遗产）.Theheritageofthecountryisatleast5000years.Someoftheher

itagetoursare:medievalheritage,Rajputheritage,GoldenTriangle,splendidGujarat,etc.SouthIndiaHistoricalToursTheSouthernI

ndiaisknownforitsdiversityandtherearemanyplaces,whichattracttourists,notonlyfromthecountrybutalsofromallaroundtheworld.Thefamoustourist

s’destinationsinSouthIndiaincludeGoa,Cochin,Kerala,Munnar,Periyar,Kottayamandthelistgoesonandon.21.Themainpurposeofthispassag

eis.A.toreportsomeimportanteventsinthehistoryofIndiaB.tohelpstudythecultureandhistoryofIndiaC.tointroducesometoursthatcanex

plorethehistoryofIndiaD.totellushowtoexplorethehistoryofIndia22.Manytouristsprefertotraveltoandexplorebecause.A.mod

ernIndiahaslittletostudyB.itscultureisgreatlyinfluencedbyitshistoryC.IndianpeoplehaveaninterestinglifestyleD.India’shi

storyislongerthanthatofanyothercountry23.Mostfortswerebuiltinorderto.A.honorthekingsB.actasapalaceforq

ueensC.attracttouristsD.keepenemiesawayBHowfitareyourteeth?Areyoulazyaboutbrushingthem?Neverfear:Aninve

ntorisonthecase.Anelectrictoothbrushsenseshowlongandhowwellyoubrush,anditletsyoutrackyourperformanceonyou

rphone.TheKolibreetoothbrushwasexhibitedattheInternationalConsumerElectronicsShowinLasVegasthisweek.I

tsenseshowitismovedandcansendtheinformationtoanAndroidphoneoriPhoneviaaBluetoothwirelessconnection.Thetoothbrushwillbeabl

etoteachyoutobrushright(don’tforgettheinsidesoftheteeth!)andmakesureyou’rebrushinglongenough.“It’skindoflikehavingadentist（牙医）ac

tuallywatchyourbrushingonaday-to-daybasis,”saysThomasServal,theFrenchinventor.Thetoothbrushwillalsobeabletotalktootherapplicationsonyourphone

,sodeveloperscould,forinstance,createagamecontrolledbyyourtoothbrush.Youcouldscorepointsforbeatingmonstersamongyourteeth

.“Wetrytomakeitsmartbutalsofun.”Severalsays.Servalsayshewasinspiredbyhisexperienceasafather.Hewouldcomehomef

romworkandaskhiskidsiftheyhadbrushedtheirteeth.Theysaid“yes,”butServalwouldfindtheirtoothbrushheadsdry.Hedecidedheneed

edabrushthatreallytoldhimhowwellhischildrenbrushed.ThecompanysaystheKolibreewillgoonsalethissummer,from$99

to$199,developingonfeatures.TheUSisthefirsttargetmarket.Servalsaysthatoneday,it’llbepossibletoreplacethebrushonthehandlew

ithabrushingunitthatalsohasacamera.Thecameracanevenexamineholesinyourteethwhileyoubrush.24.Whichisoneofthecharacteristic

oftheKolibreetoothbrush?A.Itcansensehowusersbrushtheirteeth.B.Itcantrackusers'schoolperformance.C.Itcandetectusers’fearof

seeingadentist.D.Itcanhelpusersfindtheirphones.25.WhatcanwelearnfromServal’swordsinParagraph3?A.Youwillfinditenjoyabletoseeadentist.B.Youshoul

dseeyourdentistonaday-to-daybasis.C.YoucanbrushwiththeKolibreeasifguidedbyadentist.D.You’dlikeadentisttowatchyoubrushyourteeth

everyday.26.WhatisParagraph5mainlyabout?A.HowServalfoundouthiskidsliedtohim.B.WhyServalthoughtbrushingtee

thwasnecessary.C.HowServaltaughthiskidstobrushtheirteeth.D.WhatencouragedServaltoinventthetoothbrush.27.WhatcanweinferaboutServal'schildren?A.Theywe

reunwillingtobrushtheirteeth.B.Theyoftenfailedtocleantheirtoothbrushes.C.Theypreferredtouseatoothbrushwithadryhead.D.Theylikedbrushingtheirteethaft

erServalcamehome.CThisactivitywillmeltawaythepounds,buildyourbodyandleaveyouonanemotionalhigh.Yettheformofexercis

e,thefitnesstrend（趋势）oftheyear,doesnotrequiregymmembershiporapersonaltrainer.Allyouneedtodoiswalk."Walkingisarefreshingalternativetocomplicate

daerobic（氧）routinesandoverpricedgymmembership,"sayspersonaltrainerLucyKnight,authorofanewbookontheexercise.“Itis

free,enjoyableandalreadyapartofeverydaylife.Allyouneedtodoiscorrectyourtechnique,walkfasterandforlongerandyouwil

lloseweight?"Thereismuchevidenceofthebenefitsofwalking.ScientistsattheUniversityofPittsburghrecentlydiscoveredthatoverweightp

eoplewhowalkedbriskly（快）for30to60minutesadaylostweighteveniftheydidn'tchangeanyotherlifestylehabits.AnotherAmericanstudyfoundthatpeoplewhowalkedf

oratleastfourhoursaweekgainedlessweightthancouchpotatoesastheygotolder.ResearchersattheUniversityofMassachusettsmedicalschoolfoundthatp

eoplewhowalkedeverydayhad25percentfewercoldsthanthosewhosatalot.Bestofall,walkingmakesyoufeelgoodabo

utyourself"Forpeoplesufferingfromdepression,walkingthreetofourtimesaweekfor30minuteshasbeenshowntolifttheirmood,”saysKnight.Buthowtowalkyo

urwaytoweightlossandwellness?Healthexpertsrecommendthatweshouldwalk10,000stepsadaytostayhealthy.Actually,youwouldprobablyneedtowalkatleast1

6,000stepsadaytoloseweight."Yourworkoutplansdependonyourleveloffitness.Youshouldaimtoprogressbyincreasingyourwalkingt

imebyfiveminuteseverytwoweeks,andwalkabitfaster.Injustthreemonths,theresultsshouldspeakforthemselves,"saysKnig

ht.28.Whatisthelatestfitnesstrendaccordingtothepassage?A.Briskwalking.B.Losingweight.C.Workingoutinagym.D

.Exercisingwithapersonaltrainer.29.Theunderlinedword"overpriced"inparagraph2means.A.expensiveB.worthyC.prepaidD

.discountable30.Studiesandresearchesarementionedinthepassagetoshowwalking.A.isgainingincreasingpopularityB.benefi

tspeopleindifferentaspectsC.isanenjoyablewaytoloseweightD.involvesdifferentgroupsofpeople31.Itcanbelearne

dfromthelastparagraphthat.A.1600stepsadayisneededforweightlossesB.theeffectofwalkingisnoticeableovertimeC

.yourfitnessleveldependsonyourhealthexpertsD.changingthewalkingtimeeverydayisnecessaryDToFriendorNott

oFriendWeallloveourparentsandturntothemwhenwe'reinneed,butwouldyoulikethemtoheartheconversationsyouhavewithyourfriendso

ntheschoolplaygroundorlunchqueue?Socialnetworkingsiteshavebecomeextensionsoftheschoolhallways,sowouldyouaddyourparentsas"friends”andallowt

hemtoviewyouronlineactivitiesandconversationswithfriends?Inthepastthegenerationgapincludedatechnologygap,whe

rechildrenwereuptodatewithlatesttechnologyandparentswereleftbehind,contenttocontinuetheirdaytodaylivesastheyalwayshadbecausetheyh

adnoneedtoknowmoreabouttechnology.However,moreandmoreparentsarebeginningtorealizejusthowimportantsocialnetworksareintheirlives

.Thisrealizationhasgivenmanyparentsthemotivationtoeducatethemselvesaboutsocialnetworkingsites.Thesedaysmanypeopleareattractedtosocialne

tworkingsitesbecausetheycanchoosewhotheyhavearoundthem;there'salsoacertainamountofcontroloverprivacythatw

edon'tgetinreallife.Sometimeswefeelthatprivacyisviolatedwhenwemustaccepta"friend"requestfromaparentorfamilymember.It'sadifficultchoicewh

etherornottoallowaparenttobecomeapartofouronlinelives.Ontheonehandwedon'twantto"reject"theirrequestbecausethatmighthurttheirfeelin

gsormakethemfeelyouhavesomethingtohide.Ontheotherhandifyoudoaccept,thenyoucouldhaveasenseofbeingwatcheda

ndnolongerfeelfreetocommentorcommunicatethewayyoudidbefore.Arecentsurveysuggestedthatparentsshouldn'ttakeit

personallyiftheirchildignorestheirrequest:"Whenateenignoresaparent'sfriendrequest,itdoesn'tnecessarilymeanthattheyarehi

dingsomething,butitcouldmeanthatthisisonepartoftheirlifewheretheywanttobeindependent."Perhapstalkingwithparentsandgivinge

xplanationswouldhelpsoftentheblowifyoudochoosenottoaddthemtoyourfriendslist.32.FromParagraph2,welearnthat.A

.parentsfeelsecureabouttheprivacyonlineB.socialnetworkssuccessfullyfillthegenerationgapC.parentshave

realizedtheimportanceofsocialnetworksD.socialnetworksofferaplatformforparentstocommunicate33.Teenagersmayrefuseaparent'sfri

endrequestbecause.A.theyhidesomethingfromtheirparentsB.theyareunwillingtobewatchedbyparentsC.theirparentstendtofallbehindintechnologyD.t

heirparentsmakenegativecommentsonthem34.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.Parents’friendrequestsB.socialnetworksC.privacyonlineD.thegenerationgap35.Thepassag

eiswrittenmainlyfor.A.teachersB.parentsC.teenagersD.researchers第二节完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给

的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Ayoungmanwasgettingreadytograduatefromcollege.Formanymonthshehadlovedabeautifulsportsca

rinadealer’sshowroom,andknowinghisfathercouldwell36it,hetoldhimthatwasallhewanted.As37drewnear,theyoungmanexpected38thathisfatherhadbough

tthecar.Finally,onthemorningofthespecialday,hisfathercalledhimintohisstudy.Hisfathertoldhimhow39hewastohavesuchafineson,andhowmuchh

elovedhim.Hehandedhissonabeautifulwrappedgiftbox.Curious,butalittlebit40,theyoungmanopenedtheboxandfoundalove

ly,leather-boundBible.Angrily,heraisedhis41tohisfatherandsaid,“IsaBible42youcangivemewithallyourmoney?”Hethenstorm

edoutofthehouse,leavingtheBible.Manyyears43andtheyoungmanwasverysuccessfulinbusiness,but44hisfatherwasveryold,hethoughtperhapshe45goto

seehim.Hehadnotseenhimsincethatgraduationday.46hecouldmakethearrangements,hereceivedatelegramwhich47him

ofhisfather’sdeath,andallthepossessions(财产)lefttohim.48arrivingathisfather’shouse,suddensadnessandregretfille

dhisheart.Hebeganto49throughhisfather’simportantpapersandsawthestillnewBible,justashehad50ityearsago.Withtears,heopenedtheBibleandbeganto5

1.Ashewasreading,acar52droppedfromthebackoftheBible.Howmanytimesdowe53blessingsbecausetheyarenotwrappedasweexpected?Donotspoil(搞糟)whatyouhaveb

ydesiringwhatyouhavenot;butrememberthatwhatyounowhavewasonce54thethingsyouhopedfor.Whatmayappearasbadluckmay55bethedoorthatisjustw

aitingtobeopened.36.A.offerB.payC.buyD.afford37.A.hisbirthdayB.graduationdayC.sportsmeetD.examinationday38.A.signsB.notesC.warningsD.marks39.A.

upsetB.crazyC.comfortableD.proud40.A.excitedB.disappointedC.worriedD.satisfied41.A.handB.headC.voiceD.sound42.A.allB.thatC.allwhatD.thatall

43.A.pastB.goneC.passedD.spent44.A.learningB.realizingC.hearingD.understanding45.A.couldB.wouldC.shouldD.ought46.A.Aft

erB.BeforeC.SinceD.Until47.A.informedB.requiredC.reportedD.introduced48.A.ByB.OnC.AsD.At49.A.putB.pushC.searchD.pass50.A.keptB.boughtC.leftD.expecte

d51.A.turnoverB.turnonC.turnupD.turndown52.A.pictureB.modelC.keyD.toy53.A.missB.meanC.forgetD.avoid54.A.ofB.amongC.betweenD.

along55.A.surelyB.actuallyC.mainlyD.naturally第三节七选五（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。Evenifyouth

inkthatyourparentsaremean-spiritedattimes,lovingthemisanormalpartoflife.56.▲Herearesomewaystoloveyou

rparents.Tellthemyoulovethemeverymorning.Agentle“goodmorning”and“Iloveyou”willwarmacoldestheart.Rememberthattheybroughtyouintothisworld.57.▲

Respectthemmoreandvaluethemomentswiththem.Youcanusethesemomentstolearnfromthem,preparingyourselfforwhenyou’reoffonyourown.It’sOKtogeta

ngrybutangryactionsdon’thelpyouoryourparents.58.▲Afterthis,shareyourfeelingswithyourparents.Obeytheirrequests.Itwillmakeyourat

titudebetterandearnyoumorerespectfromthem.Itmayseemasifyouaregoingthroughhellwhenyoudon'tgetwhatyouwant.59.▲Understandthatpar

entsarehumanbeingsandmakemistakes.Forgivenessisthekey.Sinceyoucanforgiveyourfriends,whynotforgiveyourparents?60.▲Dothingswithyourpa

rentslikewatchingTV,orgosomewherewiththem.Anyway,spendasmuchtimewiththemasyoucan.A.Keepthemcompany.B.Parentswil

linturnexpresstheirlovetoyou.C.Youlovethembecausetheycreatedyouandraisedyou.D.Actcalmly,writedownyourfeelings,ortalkwithyourfrien

ds.E.Pleaserememberparentsarethedearestpeopleforusintheworld.F.However,youshouldrememberitisyourparentswholoveyouandprotectyou.G.Withoutyourparents

,wemightstillwanderatanunknowncomerinanunknownworld.____________________________第二卷（非选择题，共50分）第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分25分）第一节语法填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分1

5分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的适当形式（可多词）。John:Youlook61.▲(extreme)tiredtoday.Didyounotsleepwelllast

night?Carl:No.Iworkeduntiltwointhemorningandsleptalittle.John:Areyouthatbusyatwork?Carl:Yeah,wearereallybusy.Ourgroupjustgo

taproject62.▲isveryimportantforthecompany,sowehavebeenspendingthelastfewdays63.▲(look)forthebestplan

.John:Itdoesn’tmatterhowbusyyouare.Youshouldtakegoodcare64.▲yourself.Carl:Iwanttoresttoo,butIjustdon’thavetime.Iamsobusy65.▲Idon

’tevenhavetimetoeat.Ijusthavefastfoodforlunch66.▲(save)time.John:Oh,mygosh!67.▲weknow,breakfastisthe68.▲(imp

ortant)mealoftheday.Youmakemeso69.▲(concern)aboutyour70.▲(healthy).第二节根据所给的首字母或中文提示写出适当的单词，每空一词（共10题；每题1分，满分10分）71.Areyouquite▲(独立的)ofyourp

arentsnow?72.MayItakethis▲(机会)tothankyouforallyourhardwork.73.Takingr▲forsomethingthatwentwrongisamarkofgreatmaturity(成熟).74

.Mymotheralwaysgetsabit▲(焦虑的)ifwedon’tarrivewhenwesaywe’ll.75.Putsimply,p▲isyournaturalabilitythatcanbedevelopedwhenyoutryhardenough.76.IadmireEdis

onalotbecausehemadeagreatc▲totheworld.77.Themoviewas▲(拍摄)inHangzhou.78.Inourchildhood,wewereoftenr▲byGrandmatopayattentiontoourtable

manners.79.Itisimportanttomaintaingood▲(精神的，思想上的)health.80.Ofe▲importancearegoodhabits,usefulskillsandapositiveattitude.第四部分

：写作（共一节，满分25分）第一节书面表达（共1题；每题25分，满分25分）你们学校门口在上学和放学时间经常出现交通拥堵,给全校师生和路人带来了不便。为了确保学校门口正常的交通秩序,你校向全校师生征集解决交通拥堵的良策。假如你叫李华，是一名高一的学生。现在,请你用英语给校长写一封电子邮件。

【写作内容】1.说明写信的目的2.分析学校门口拥堵的原因;3.提出2-3点建议【写作要求】1.词数120左右;2.不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。注意：1.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dearheadmaster，IamLiH

ua,astudentfromSenior1.I’mwritingto▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲Yourstruly,LiHua江苏省响水中学2020年秋学期高一年级第一次学情分析考试英语参考答案第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）1-5CABAC6-10BB

ACC11-15ABABC16-20ABCCA第二部分：语篇理解（共三节，满分70分）第一节阅读理解（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）21-23CBD24-27ACDA28-31AABB32-35CBAC第二节完形填空（共20小

题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）36-40DBADB41-45CACBC46-50BABCC51-55ACABB第三节七选五（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）56-60CGDFA第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分25分）第一节语法填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分，

满0分15分）61.extremely62.which/that63.looking64.of65.that66.tosave67.As68.mostimportant69.concerned70.health第二节根据所给的首字母或中文提示写出适当的单词，每空一词

（共10题；每题1分，满分10分）71.independent72.opportunity73.responsibility74.anxious75.potential76.contribution77.shot78.reminded79.m

ental80.equal第四部分：写作（共一节，满分25分）第一节书面表达（共1题；每题25分，满分25分）Dearheadmaster，I'mLiHua,astudentfromSenior1.Iamwritingtodiscussthetraff

icproblemnearourschoolgate.Withsomanyparentscomingtopickuptheirchildren,trafficjamsarefrequentneartheschoolgate,causingmuchinconvenien

cetousandpassers-by.Inordertoavoidtrafficcongestion,Istronglyrecommendsomeeffectivemeasuresbetaken.First,weshouldencoura

gestudentstorideabicycleorwalktoschoolbythemselvesinsteadoftakingacar,whichwillnotonlyhelpreducethejam,butbenefitstu

dents'health.ItisalsoagoodideatoallowthestudentsofSenior1toleaveschool10minutesearlierthanothers,whichwillsurelymak

ethestreetlesscrowded.Besides,carsshouldnotbeallowedtoparkneartheschoolgate.Idohopetherewillbefewertraf

ficjamsnearourschoolgate.Yours，LiHua听力原文Text1W:So,howisyourGermanclassgoing,John?M:Well,notbad.Thepronunciationisfinewithme,and

itsvocabularyissimilartoEnglish.ButI'mfindingthegrammarawful.W:Well,ittakesawhiletogetitright.Text2W:IhopeyoucancometothepartyonSaturday.

M:Ididn'tknowIwasinvited.W:Sureyouare.Everyoneinourofficeisinvited.Text3W:MayIhelpyou?M:Yes.WhenisthenexttraintoLondon?W:Oh,letmeche

ck.Itleavesintwentyminutes.M:Oneticket,please.Text4W:Charlie,doyouknowarestaurantcalledBravo?M:Bravo...

Iknowthename.ButI'mnotsurewhereitis.W:It'sonGeorgeStreet.Thefoodthereisexcellent.Text5W:Brian,Ijusthada

ninterview.Theysaidtheywouldmakeadecisionsoon.M:Whatareyourchancesofgettingthejob?W:Quitegood.Ithinktheinterviewwentverywell.Text6M:Let'sgokiteflyin

g,Judy.It'ssuchalovelyday.W:Okay,butletmefinishmychemistryhomeworkfirst.Wouldyoumindwaitingforhalfanhou

r,Max?Thereareafewsportsmagazinesonthetable.M:Isn'tthechemistryhomeworkduenextWednesday?W:Yeah,butIhaveaf

ulldayofclassesonMondayandabirthdaypartytoattendonTuesday.M:Allright,then.Yougoahead,andI'llcatchuponsomesportsnewswhilewaiting.Text

7W:We'vebeenonthecomputerallthetimelately.Whydon'twedosomethingdifferentSundayafternoon?M:Well,wecouldgotoaconcert.W:ButIdon'tthinkw

ecangettheticketsthislate.M:Thenwhataboutplayingacomputergame?There'sareallycoolnewonewecandownload.W:Hmm,Idon'tknow.

IfeellikeIneedtodosomeexercise.Wecouldprobablyjustwalkbythelake,andI'llaskMiketojoinus.W:Thatsoundslikefun.Let'sdoit!Text8W:Welcometoourprogram,DrP

eterson.Let'sseewhatquestionswe'vegotforyoutoday.Here'sone:Cancatsseecolor?M:Sortof.Inthewild,manycatshuntatnightbecausetheireyesare

designedforlowlight.Yourcatcan'tseebrightcolorssuchasredandgreen.Butitpicksupmoreshadesofblue,yellow,andgreythanhumansdo.W:Andwhy

docatsgivedeadbirdstotheirowners?M:Whenyourcatdropsadeadbirdatyourfeet,sheisn'tbringingyouapresent.Mostcat

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nmaybringthese"treats"toherownerinstead.Youmaynotlikethem,butatleastyoudon'thavetowriteherathank-younot

e.Text9W:HowislittleEddoingatthekindergarten,Jack?M:Oh,he'sdoingfairlywell.It'sbeenthreeweekssincehef

irststartedgoing,soMacyandIareprettyusedtoitnow.YoushouldhaveseenMacycrywhenEdwasabouttosetoffonthefir

stday,though.W:Ithinkthat'sanormalreactionformothers.Youlivequiteclosetothekindergarten,don'tyou?Howdoesheget

there?M:Macywalkstherewithhimeverymorningunlesstheweatherisbad.Whenitrains,they'lldrive.W:AndisEdenjoyingkindergarten?M:

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uthim?M:Theysaidhe'sbright,andthathe'sstartingtolearnhowtotelltime.Isn'tthatfantastic?W:Thatisfantastic.Itsoundslikeeverythinggoeswell.Text10Mynameis

Emily.Ihadbeenadancerforquitealongtime.IstartedstudyingballetwhenIwassixyearsold.BythetimeIwasnine,Iwasdancingfivedaysa

week.WhenIwaseighteen,IdecidedthatIreallypreferredcontemporarydanceandthatIwantedtodoitprofessionally.SoIappliedsuccessfullyf

orthetrainingprogramattheschoolofTorontoDanceTheatre,andmovedtoTorontotoattendtheprogram.ThatwastheperiodoftimeIenjoyedmostinToronto.Igraduat

edonscholarshipanddancedprofessionallyfortenyears.Butafterallthoseyears,Ifoundthatdancewasgraduallybecomingsomethingthatfeltlikemoreofaburdenthan

ajoy.Ifoundmyselfincreasinglyunwillingtodragmyselftodanceperformances,soIquit.Idomissdanceoften.Butitmakesmehappytoth

inkthatI’llneverhavetogotoanothertrainingsessionagain.