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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.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?A.Getanaddress.B.Buyamap.C.Findaplace.2.Whatwillthemandoforthewoman?A.Givehera

ride.B.Repairhercar.C.Pickupheraunt.3.WhomightMr.Petersonbe?A.Anewteacher.B.Acompanymanager.C.Adepartmenthead.4.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthebook?

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.Why

isHarryunwillingtojointhewoman?A.Hehasapaininhisknee.B.Heistoolazy.C.HewantstowatchTV.7.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?A.Stayathome.B.Dosomeexercise.

C.TakeHarrytohospital.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whenwillthemanbehomefromwork?A.At6:50.B.At6:15.C.At5:45.9.Wherewillthespeakersgo?A.TheGreenHouseCinema.B.TheNe

wStateCinema.C.TheUMECinema.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.HowwillthespeakersgotoNewYork?A.Bytaxi.B.Byair.C.Bybus.11.Whyarethespeakersmakingthetrip?A.Forholida

y.B.Forshopping.C.Forbusiness.12.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Driverandpassenger.B.Fellowworkers.C.Husbandandwi

fe.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inarestaurant.B.Inaclassroom.C.Inanoffice.14.WhatdoesJohndo

now?A.He'satrainer.B.He'sacollegestudent.C.He'satourguide.15.Howmuchcananewpersonearnforthefirstyear?A.$10,500.B.$12,000.C.$1

5,000.16.Howmanypeoplewillthewomanhire(雇佣)?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Howlonghasthespeakerlive

dinabigcity?A.Oneyear.B.Tenyears.C.Eighteenyears.18.Whatisthespeaker'sopiniononpublictransport?A.It'scomfortable.B.It'scheap.C.It'stime-saving.19.W

hatisgoodaboutlivinginasmalltown?A.It'smoreconvenient.B.It'shealthier.C.It'ssafer.20.Whatkindoflifedoesthespeakerseemtolikemost?A.Colou

rful.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。AMyFavouriteBooksJoUsmarisawriterforCosmopolitana

ndco-authoroftheThisBookWillseries(系列)oflifestylebooks.Hereshepickshertopreads.MatildaRoaldDahlIoncewroteapaperontheinfluenceoffairytalesonRo

aldDahl'swritinganditgavemeanewappreciationforhisstrangeanddelightfulwords.Matilda'sbattleswithhercruelp

arentsandthebossyheadmistress，MissTrunchbull，areequallyfunnyandfrightening,butthey'realsoaspirational.AfterDarkHarukiMurakamiIt’sabouttwosister

s-Eri，amodelwhoeitherwon’torcan’tstopsleeping，andMari,ayoungstudent.Intryingtoconnecttohersister.Maristartschangingherlifeanddiscoversaworld

ofdiverse“nightpeople”whoarehidingsecrets.GoneGirlGillianFynnTherewasabitofmethatdidn'twanttolovethiswhenev

eryoneelseontheplanetdidbutthehorrorstoryisbrilliant.There'stension(紧张)andanxietyfromthebeginningasNickandAmybattleforyourtrust.It'sarealwhodunitan

dthefrustrationwhenyourealisewhat'sgoingonishorriblyenjoyableTheStandStephenKingThisisanexcellentfantasynovelf

romoneofthebeststorytellersaround.Afteraseriousfluoutbreakwipesout99.4%oftheworld'spopulation,abattleunfold

s（展开）betweengoodandevil（邪恶的）amongthoseleft.RandallFlaggisoneofthescariestcharactersever.21.Whodoes"I"refe

rtointhetext?A.StephenKing.B.JoUsmar.C.GillianFlynn.D.RoaldDahl22.WhichofthefollowingtellsaboutMariandEri?A.Cosmopolitan.B

.Matilda.C.TheStand.D.AfterDark.23.WhatkindofbookisGoneGirl?A.Afairytale.B.Ahorrorstory.C.Alovestory.D.Abiography.BItwasanordinaryAugustafternoon.

Afterdroppingoffhislastpassenger,Mrs.Carey.,RichardAllenfollowedheracrosstheyard,liftingtwoheavygrocerybags.Ands

oonhestoodonthestepofherhouse.Glancingup,hesawalargewasp（黄蜂）nestundertheroof.Allenhadheardthatwaspscanbec

omemorelikelytosting(sting,sting,stung蜇)insummer.HementionedthistoMrs.Carey,whohadopenedthedoor.“Oh,theydon’tbotherme,”she

saidlightly.“Igoinandoutallthetime.”Anxiously,Allenlookedatthenestagain——toseethewaspsflyingstraightathim.“Hurry!”heshoutedtoMrs.Carey

.“Getin!”Shesteppedquicklyinside.Allenranforhismini-bus.Toolate;theywereuponhim.Justashejumpedaboard,halfadozenredspotsshowedonhisarm,andhefe

ltmoreonhisbackandshoulders.Ashewasdrivingdowntheroad,Allenfeltasifsomethingwasburningatthebackofhisne

ck,andthe“fire”wasspreadingforwardtowardhisface.Andimmediateanxietytookholdofhim.Allenknewthatstingscouldcausesomeper

sonstodie.Buthehadbeenstungtheprevious（之前的）summerandtheafter-effectssoonpassed.However,whathedidn’tknowwasthatthefirststinghadturnedhisbodyint

oatimebombwaitingforthenexttosetoffanexplosion（爆炸）.Milesfromthenearestmedicalassistance,Allenbegantofeelhistonguethickandh

eavyandhisheartbeatlouder.Mostfrightening,hefelthisbreathingmoreandmoredifficult.Hereachedfortheradiomike（话筒）,tryingtocallthem

ini-buscenter,buthiswordswerehardlyunderstandable.Signals（信号）werealsopoorthatfarout.Heknewarescueteamwason24-hourdutyattheAmh

erstFireDepartment’snorthstation.Sohisbestchancewastomakearunforit.Rushingdownthemountain,Allentriednottopanic（惊慌）,focusinghismindoneachsharpturn

.Hewasalmostthroughthelastofthemwhenhefeltsurehewasgoingintoshock.Justthenhereachedfortheradiomikeagain.“Callfirestation,”heshouted,concentrati

ngtoformthewords.“Emergency.Beesting.Emergency.Thereintenminutes.”“Five-ten,”thecenterreplied.Holdon,Allent

hought.Keepyoureyesopen.Breathe.Keepawake.Atlasthereachedthestation.Twofiremenranout.Allenfelttheirhandsgra

sp（抓住）himbeforehehittheground.Youmadeit,hethought.24.Accordingtothepassage,waspsaremorelikelytoattackwhen____

___.A.therearehugenoisesB.strangersareapproachingC.thehottestseasoncomesaroundD.theairisfilledwithfoodsmell25.Al

lendidn’tknowthatifstungbywaspsagain,hewould_______.A.havenoafter-effectsB.surelylosehislifeC.sufferfromsharperpainD.becomemoresensi

tive（敏感的）26.Allenfailedathisfirstattempttosendhismessagetothemini-buscenterbecause_______.A.hisradioequipmentw

aspoorB.hewasunabletospeakclearlyC.hewasinastateofshockD.noonewasonduty27.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage

?A.Allen,AHelplessDriverB.Wasps,BloodyKillersC.WarAgainstWaspsD.ARaceAgainstDeathCDowningthelastdropofanexpensivefamousbrandH2Oaswellasre

memberingtothrowtheemptybottleintherecyclingbin（垃圾桶）,makesyoufeelprettygoodaboutyourself,right?Itshouldn’t.Evenwhenthebottlesarerecycled,th

ereareallkindsofotherconsequences(后果)ofswallowing(吞咽)bottledwater,saysMelissaPeffers,theair-qualityprogrammanagerfo

rEnvironmentalDefense.Thebottlesareoftenfilledinfarawaylands,thenshippedfromabroad,andstoredinrefrigeratorsatyourloca

lstore.Comparethatwiththeinfluenceonenvironmentofturningonyourtap,fillingaglass,anddrinkingup!Anyonewhoischoosingbottledwaterforhealthreasonsism

isguided,saysPeffers,“Mostbottledwaterisjusttapwater.”Andwhatcomesoutofyourtapiscarefullymonitored（监管）tofollowthestrictrules.Consi

deranotherfactthatbottledwaterissurprisinglyexpensive,especiallywhencomparedwiththealternative（替代品）,whichisalmostfree,andi

tishardtobelievethatAmerica’sdesireforbottledwaterseemsimpossibletosatisfy,reachingnearly30billionbottlesayear.“Myparents’generationneverhadbott

ledwater,”saysIsabelleSilverman,anEnvironmentalDefenselegaladviser.Shehasmadeacommitment（投入，信奉）togoingbottlefree.“Youdon’tnee

dtofetchithomefromthestore,andit’scheaper,”sheadds.Bottledwater’sroleasastatus（身份）symbolneedstochange,Pefferspointsout.Sowhenawaiteratanexpensivere

staurantoffers“Andwhat’syourdrink?”that’snoreasontoforgetyourconviction（信念）.“Don’tbeafraidtosay,‘I’llhavetap.’Sayitloudenoughthattheothertablesnearby

canhearyou,”Pefferssays.“Andthenspendthatmoneyonadessert.”28.Theunderlinedsentence“Itshouldn’t.”inthefirstparagraphsuggeststhatpeople______

_.A.shouldn’tfeelgoodaboutfinishingthewaterinthebottleB.shouldn’tfeelpleasedwithdrinkinganexpensivebrandH2OC.shouldn’tbec

ontentwithdrinkingonlybottledwaterD.shouldn’tbesatisfiedwithjustrecyclingemptybottles29.Accordingtoth

eauthor,tapwateris_______.A.healthierthanbottledwaterB.morellikelytobepollutedC.assafeasbottledwaterD.lessconvenientthanbottledwat

er30.Theunderlinedpart“goingbottlefree”(inPara.4)means“_______”.A.providingfreewatercontainers(容器)B.makingbottledwaterfreeC.recyclingusew

aterbottlesD.givingupbottledwater31.WhydoesPeffersaskpeopletosay“I’llhavetap.”Loudly?A.Toadvisethemtosetanexampleforotherstofollow.B.Toenco

uragethemtosavethemoneyforonemoredessert.C.Toremindthemtobeawareoftheirsocialstatus.D.Topersuadethemtospeakconfident

lyinpublic.DThinkaboutthis:whichwouldyouprefertohavewithyouatanygivenmoment--yourcellphoneoryourwallet?Soonyoumaybeabletot

hrowyourwalletawayandpayforthingswithaquickwaveofyoursmartphoneoveranelectronicscanner(电子扫描仪).InJanuary,Starbucksannouncedtha

tcustomerscouldstartusingtheirphonestobuycoffeein6,800ofitsstores.Thisisthefirstpay-by-phonepracticeintheU.S.,butwe’relikel

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

omenewsmartphoneswhichcontainanNFCchipwereintroducedtothepublic.AlreadyinuseinpartsofAsiaandEurope,NFCallowsshopperstowavetheirphones

afewinchesaboveapaymentterminal（终端），acontact-freesystembuiltforspeedandconvenience.ButbeforeNFCbecomeswidely

adopted（采用）intheU.S.,afewproblemsneedtobeworkedout,likewhowillgettocollecttheprofitabletransactionfees（交易费）.Althoughsomecreditcardprov

idershavebeenexperimentingwithwave-and-paysystemsthatuseNFCenabledcreditcards,cellphoneserviceprovidersmaytrytom

aketheirwayintothepoint-of-sale（POS）market．Threebigcellphoneserviceprovidershaveformedajointventure（合资企业）that

willgointooperationoverthenext15months.Itsgoalis“toleadtheU.S.paymentsindustryfromcardstomobilephone.”

TheotherbigNFCmatter,apartfromhowpaymentswillbeprocessed,issecurity,Forinstance,what’stostopathieffromdigitallypickpocketingyou?“We’re

stillnotatthepointwhereanattackercanjustbrushagainstyouinacrowdandstealallthemoneyoutofyourphone,”saysJimmyShah.Amobilesec

urityresearcher,“Usersmayalsobeabletosettransactionlimits,perhapsrequiringapasswordtobeenteredforlargerpurchases（购

买）.”Stilluneasyaboutthisdigital-walletbusiness?Keepinmindthatifyouloseyoursmartphone,itcanbelocatedonamapandremotelydisabled.Plus,yourpho

necanbepasswordprotected.Yourwalletisn’t.32.WhatisprobablytohappenintheU.S.?A.Thegrowingofcellphonecom

panies．B.TheincreaseofStarbuckssalesC.Thedisappearanceofcreditcards．D.Thepopularityofpayingbyphone.33.TheNFCtechnolog

ycanbeusedto________.A.ensurethesafetyofconsumersB.collecttransactionfeeseasilyC.makepurchasemoreconvenientD.i

mprovethequalityofcellphones34.Threecellphoneserviceprovidersformajointventureto__________.A.strengthentheirrelationshipB.sellmore

cellphonesC.getashareinthepaymentsindustryD.testtheNFCtechnology35.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanusersdoiftheyl

osetheirsmartphones?A.Stopthefunctioningoftheirphones.B.Setupapassword．C.Getallthemoneyoutoftheirphones.D.Callofflargepurchases．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’retryingtogetworkdonearedefinitelyinterruptions(打断，

干扰).36,thereareseveralwaystohandlethesethings.Let’stakealookatthemnow.37.Tellthepersonyou’resorryandexplainthatyouhaveamillionthingstodoandthenaskift

hetwoofyoucantalkatadifferenttime.Whenpeopletrytointerruptyou,havesethoursplannedandletthemknowtocomebackduringthattimeorthatyou’llfindthemthen.38.

Itcanhelptoeliminate(消除)futureinterruptions.Whenyouneedtotalktosomeone,don’tdoitinyourownoffice.39,it’smucheaseiertoexcusey

ourselftogetbacktoyourworkthanifyoutrytogetsomeoneoutofyourspaceevenafterexplaininghowbusyyouare.Ifyouhav

eadoortoyouroffice,makegooduseofit.40.Ifsomeoneknocksandit’snotanimportantmatter.Excuseyourselfandletthepersonknowyou’r

ebusysotheycangetthehint(暗示)thanwhenthedoorisclosed,you’renottobedisturbed.A.It’simportantthatyouletthemknowwhenit

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

reintheotherperson’sofficeorinapublicareaF.ItmightseemunkindtocutpeopleshortwhentheyinterruptyouG.Leaveitopenwhenyou’reavailableto

talkandcloseitwhenyou’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.,therew

asa41onthefrontdoorofourhouse.Ayoungman,wetfromheadtotoe（脚趾）,explainedthathehad42outofpetrolabout30kmuptheroad.He

hadlefthispregnant(怀孕的)wifeandhistwochildren43atthecarandsaidthathewouldhitchhike(搭便车)back.OnceIhad44acanwithpetrol

,Itookhimbacktohiscarwherehistwo-year-oldandfour-year-oldchildrenwerebothcrying,sayingthattheywerecold.Oncethecarhadsta

rted,Isuggestedthathe45meback.Beforeleaving,Ihadturnedtheheater46intheroadhouse,sothatwhenwewentin,itwasniceandwarm.Whilethelittleonespla

yedandran47,Ipreparedbreadandbutterforthechildren,andhotchocolateforthe48.Itwasabout5a.m.beforetheyleft.Theyoungfellowaskedm

ehowmuchhe49meandItoldhimthatthepetrolpump(加油泵)had50$15.Heofferedtopay“call-outfee”,butIwouldn’tacceptit.Aboutamonthlater,Ireceive

da51fromInterstate,alargebuscompanythatwehadbeentryingto52tostopoffatourroadhouseforalongtime.It53outthattheyoungfellowIhadhelp

edwasitsgeneralmanager,themostpowerfulpersoninthecompany.Inhisletter,hethankedmeagainand54methat,fromthenon,alltheirbuseswouldstopatmyser

vicestation.Inthis55,alittlebitofkindnesswasrewardedwithahugeamountofbenefits.41.A.tipB.hitC.kickD.knock42.A.drivenB.usedC.comeD.run43.A.awayB.be

hindC.overD.out44.A.filledB.pouredC.equippedD.supplied45.A.allowB.ringC.followD.lead46.A.onB.offC.inD.over47.A.insideB.aroundC.nearbyD.along4

8.A.driversB.guestsC.adultsD.customers49.A.gaveB.paidC.offeredD.owed50.A.shownB.exhibitedC.seemedD.appeare

d51.A.callB.letterC.checkD.notice52.A.hopeB.forceC.requireD.get53.A.turnedB.pointedC.workedD.found54.A.praisedB.persuadedC.in

formedD.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。In1863the

firstundergroundpassengerrailwayintheworldopenedinLondon.Itallowedpeopletoavoidterrible56(crowd)ontheroadsaboveast

heytravelledtoand57work.Ittookthreeyearstocompleteandwasbuiltusinganinterestingmethod.Thisincludeddigginguptheroad,58(lay)thetrackandthenbuildingast

rongroofover59top.Whenallthosehadbeendone,theroadsurfacewasreplaced.Steamengines60(use)topullthecarriages(车厢)anditmusthavebeen61(fair)uncom

fortableforthepasssengers,withallthesmokeandnoise.However,therailwayquicklyprovedtobeagreatsuccessandwithinsixmonths,more

than25,000peoplewereusing62everyday.Later,engineers63(manage)tobuildrailwaysinasystemofdeeptunnels(隧道）,whichbecameknownastheTube（地铁）.Th

isdevelopmentwasonlypossiblewiththe64(introduce)ofelectric-poweredenginesandlifts.ThecentralLondonRailwaywasoneofthemost65(success)ofthesenewli

nes,andwasopenedin1900.Ithadwhite-paintedtunnelsandbrightredcarriages,andprovedextremelypopularwiththepu

blic.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。Thepasse

ngersonthebuswatchedwithsympathy（同情）asSusanmadeherwaycarefullyupthesteps.Shepaidthedriverandthen,usingherhandstofeeltheseats,settledinoneofthe

m.IthadbeenayearsinceSusanbecameblind.Astheresultofanaccidentshewassuddenlythrownintoaworldofdarkness.Susan’shusbandMark

watchedherstepintohopelessnessandhehadmadeuphismindtouseeverypossiblemeanstohelphiswife.Finally,Susanfeltread

ytoreturntoherjob,buthowwouldshegetthere?Sheusedtotakethebus,butshewasnowtooscaredtogetaroundthecitybyherself.Markof

feredtotakethebuswithSusaneachmorningandeveninguntilshecouldmanageitbyherself.Fortwoweeks,Markaccompanied（陪同）Susant

oandfromworkeachday.Hetaughtherhowtorely（依靠）onherothersenses,specificallyherhearing,toknowwhereshewasandhowtoadapttohernewsurroundings.P

aragraph1：Atlast,Susandecidedthatshewasreadytotrythetriponherown.Mondaymorningarrived.Paragraph2：OnFridaymorning,asshewa

sgettingoffthebus,thedriversaid,“Miss,Isureenvy(羡慕)you.”Curious,Susanaskedthedriverwhy.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：41-45DDBAC46-50ABCDA51-55BDACC语法填空：56.crowds57.from58.laying59.the/its60.we

reused61.fairly62.it63.managed64.introduction65.successful应用文参考：DearSirorMadam,IamkeenlyinterestedintheSingapore-basedSummerCampprogram

advertisedonyourwebsiteandI’mwritingtosubmitmyapplication.TheopportunitypresentedisreallytemptingforIamcravingtoparticipateintheprogramwitheveryin

tentiontoexposemyselftoforeignculturesaswellasintroduceChineseculturetotheworld.Moreover,myEnglishfluencyandpreviou

sexperienceininternationalcampprogramscontributetomycompetitivenessasacandidate.Ontopofthat,Iconsideritagreatchancetoexpandmyhorizonsandboost

mylanguageproficiencyaswellassocialskills.Thankyouforyourtimeandconsideration.Ilookforwardyourreplyatyourearl

iestconvenience.续写参考：Paragraph1：Atlast,Susandecidedthatshewasreadytotrythetriponherown.Mondaymorningarrive

d.Beforesheleft,shehuggedherhusbandtightly,hereyesfilledwithtearsofgratitude(感激).Shesaidgood-byeand,forthefirsttime,theywenttheirseparatedways.

Eachdaywentperfectly,andawildexcitementtookholdofSusan.Shewasdoingit!Paragraph2：OnFridaymorning,asshewasgettingoffthebus,thedriversaid,“Miss,Isur

eenvy(羡慕)you.”Curious,Susanaskedthedriverwhy.“Youknow,everymorningforthewholeweek,afine-lookinggentlemaninamilitaryuniformhasbeenstandingacros

sthecornerwatchingyouuntilyouenteryourofficebuildingsafely,”thebusdriversaid.TearsofhappinesspoureddownSusa

n’scheeks.Shewassoluckyforhehadgivenheragiftmorepowerfulthanlove.Thatisthegiftoflovethatcanbringlightwherethereisdarkness.听力录音稿

：Text1W:Excuseme.Thisistheaddress.HowdoIfindit?M:Right.You'llneedastreetmap.Here'sone,andI'llshowyouw

hereitis.Text2W:Ohmy!Mycarbrokedown,andIhavetomeetmyauntattherailwaystationbeforenoon.M:You'relucky.Icandropyouoffonmyway.Text3W:Didyou

hearthatMr.Petersoniscomingnextweek,Gordon?M:Yes,soIcalledallthedepartmentheadstomyofficethismorning.Weneedtogivehimreportsonourprogram

.Text4W:IhopeyoulikethebookIlentyou.Iwasn'tsureifyou'dbeinterested.M:Ihadthesamedoubtatfirst.ButonceIstarted,Isimplycouldn'tputitdown.Text5W:Whatisg

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

ing-pongtoday.M:I'dlovetoplayasetortwo,butmyrightarmhurts.I'vedecidedtostopplayingping-ponguntilitfeelsbetter.W:Well,howaboutgoingskating?M:I'dl

iketo,butmykneehurts,too.W:Harry,stopmakingexcuses!You'rejustlazy.M:No,I'mnot!Youknow,there'sabasketballmatchonTVtoday.Let'sjuststayhomeandwatchit

.W:OK.Youstay,andI'llplaywithHelen.Text7W:Whatdoyouwanttodotonight?M:Howaboutgoingtothecinema?Ishouldbehomefromworkat5:45.Then

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

'tthinkwecangetthereintimetoseethebeginning.HowabouttheactionfilmattheNewStateCinema?Itstartsat6:50.Perhapsthe7:00onea

ttheUMECinemaisevenbetter.ItstarsJackieChan.M:OK,that'sfine.Ilikehim,too.Text8M:Hey,Lucy.Doyouhavesometimetotalkaboutnextwe

ek'stripwithme?W:Sure,Dave.M:OK.So,we'releavingonMondayfromHartsfieldInternationalAirport,andreturningonFriday.Dowe

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

Ourflightleavesat11:00a.m.,sotheyshouldpickusupbetween8:00and9:00a.m.Besides,thecompanypaysforourtrip,includinghotelandfood.M:Howmuchwilltha

tbe?W:Well,NewYorkisaprettyexpensivecity.So,eachofuswillget$200aday.M:Oh,OK.Thanksfortellingmethat.W:You'rewelcome.Text9W:Pleasesit

down.Let'ssee…you'reMr.Smith.Isthatcorrect?M:Yes.JohnSmith.W:Andyou'reinterestedinthisjob?M:Yes,Iam.I'llgraduatefromcollegethecomingJune.M

ymajorisChinese.W:Isee.Haveyoueverdoneanyworkinthisfield?M:Yes,IusedtobeatourguideforChinesetravellers.W:Good.Now,

howmuchmoneydoyouexpecttohaveforayear?M:FromwhatI'veread,itseemsthatastartingpaywouldbearound$12,000ayear.W:Here,youwouldstartat$10,50

0forthefirstyear…akindoftrainingperiod.Thenyouwouldgoto$15,000.M:Thatsoundsfairenough.Whatdoyouthinkarethechancesformetogeta

jobhere?W:Well,I'mtalkingtothreepeopletodayandfourtomorrow.We'llbehiringtwopeople.You'llhearfromussometimenextmonth.Go

odluck!Andthanksforcomingintoday.Text10M:Well,I'dlovetosharewithyoumypersonalopinionsoncitylifeandlifeinsmalltowns.Igrewupinasmalltownun

tilIwas18andthenmovedtoabigcity,soIhaveexperiencedthegoodandbadsidesofboth.IneverthoughtthatIwouldlikelivinginabigcity,butIwaswrong.Aft

ertenyearsoflivinginone,Ican'timagineeverlivinginasmalltownagain.Surelysmalltownsandbigcitiesbothhavesomeproblem

sintermsoftransport.Inasmalltown,youhavetoownacartomakelifecomfortable.Youcan'tgetaroundwithoutonebecausethereisn'tanykindofp

ublictransport.Bigcitiesgenerallyhaveheavytrafficandexpensiveparking,butthereyouhaveachoiceoftakingpublictransport,whichischeaperthandriving.So,ify

oudon'thaveacar,you'dbetterliveinthecity.Ialsolovetheexcitinglifeinbigcities.Icanalwaysenjoyalotoffilms,c

oncerts,andotherwonderfulshows.However,thesethingsarenotcommoninsmalltowns.ThefinalthingIlikeaboutlargecitiesisthatyoucanmeetdifferentkinds

ofpeople.However,youseldomfindsuchavarietyofpeopleinasmallertown.Ithinkthatlivinginanareawhereeveryonewasjustlikemewouldquicklybecomedull.Ofcour

se,safetyshouldbeconsidered,andthat'soneareawheresmalltownsarebetterthanbigcities.Still,Iwouldratherbeabitmorecarefula

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