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沧州市第一中学2019-2020学年第二学期第三次学段检测高一年级英语试题第一部分听力(共两小节,满分30分)第一节听下面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.Whatdoesthemansuggestdrinking?A.Tea.B.Coffee.C.Coldwater.2.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A.Shewillgotoschool.B.Shew
on’tgotothelibrary.C.Sheiswillingtohelptheman.3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Onafarm.B.Inabookstore.C.Ina
supermarket.4.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Policemananddriver.B.Teacherandstudent
.C.Bossandsecretary.5.Whatdoesthemanplantodothisweekend?A.Buysomefurniture.B.Gooutwithsomefriends.C.Entertainso
mefriendsathome.第二节听下面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6~8小题。6.Whatiswrongwiththeman?A.Hefeelstiredandsad.B.Heeatslesseveryday.C.Hekeepsawakeatni
ght.7.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?A.Heisastudent.B.Heisaforeigner.C.Heisseriouslyill.8.Whydoesthewomanknowsomuchaboutculturalsho
ck?A.Sheisanexpert.B.Shehasheardaboutit.C.Shehasthesimilarexperience.听第7段材料,回答第9~11小题。9.Whatarethespeak
ersmainlytalkingabout?A.Thefirstdayatanewjob.B.Ausualdayatwork.C.Anewboss.10.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofherboss?A.Indif
ferent.B.Supportive.C.Inexperienced.11.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A.Shehasagoodovertimepay.B.Sheoftenworkslateatnig
ht.C.Shehadahardtimeatworktoday.听第8段材料,回答第12~14小题。12.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthesportscentre?A.Itwassmall.B.Itwasnoisy.C
.Itwasexpensive.13.Whydidn’tthewomanstayinthecafé?A.Itwasnotclean.B.Theservicewasbad.C.Shehadanappointment.14.Whatdoesthemansuggestdoingrightnow?A.Pl
ayingtennis.B.Goingtoaclub.C.Swimmingintheriver.听第9段材料,回答第15~17小题。15.Whatprobablyistheman?A.Adoctor.B.Alawyer.C
.Anarchitect.16.Howwillthemangettothebusstationtomorrowmorning?A.Hewillwalkthere.B.Hewillgothereinhiscar.C.Hiswifew
illtakehimthere.17.Whenwillthemantakethereturnbustomorrow?A.At6:30p.m.B.At8:00p.m.C.At9:30p.m.听第10段材料,回答第18~20小题。1
8.WhocanjointheRoadSafetyTeam?A.StudentsinJunior1and2.B.StudentsinSenior2and3.C.StudentsinSenior1and2.19.Whatcan
studentsgetfromMissMailer?A.Abook.B.Aletter.C.Apicture.20.Whatactivityistheteamalsoorganizing?A.Ashortquiz.B.A
writingcompetition.C.Aposterdesigncompetition.第二部分阅读理解第一节(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)ACoronaviruses(冠状病毒)arealargegroupofviruses.Theyconsistofacoreofgenet
icmaterial(遗传物质)surroundedbyanenvelopewithproteinspikes(蛋白棘突).Thisgivesittheappearanceofacrown.CrowninLatinisca
lled“corona”andthat’showthesevirusesgettheirname.Inthistext,we’lltakeaquicklookatwhat’scurrentlyknownaboutthevirus.Covid-2019The2019NovelCoronavir
us,firstreportedDecemberinWuhan,centralChina'sHubeiProvince,hasquicklyspreadacrossthecountryandaroundtheworld.It
initiallyoccurredinagroupofpeoplewithpneumonia(肺炎)who’dbeenassociatedwithaseafoodandliveanimalmarketinthecityofWuhan
.Intermediatehosts:TheCovid-2019mayoriginateinbats,ateamledbyrenownedChinesevirologistShiZhenglisaidearlier,whiletheintermediaryhostremains
unknown.Incubationperiod(潜伏期):usually1-14days.Infection:Virusmayspreadbeforesymptomsshow.SARS-CoVTheSevereAcuteRespiratorySyn
drome(SARS)coronaviruswasfirstidentifiedinChinain2003.Intermediatehosts:Batsaretheoriginalhost.Civetcatsserveasanimportantintermediar
ythatcarriesvirusfromthewingedmammaltohumans.Incubationperiod:2-7days.Infection:Virusspreadaftersymptomsshow.MERS-CoVThe
MiddleEastRespiratorySyndrome(MERS中东呼吸综合征)coronaviruswasfirstidentifiedinSaudiArabiain2012.Intermediatehosts:MERS-CoVwastravelledfro
mdromedarycameltohumans.Incubationperiod:2-14days.Infection:Virusmayspreadbeforesymptomsshow.21.WhatmightbetheintermediatehostsoftheCo
vid-2019?A.Bats.B.MosquitoesC.Camel.D.Unknownyet.22.Whichkindofcoronavirusesspreadsaftersymptomsappear?A.SARS-CoV.B.MERS-CoV.C.TheCovid-20
19.D.AllCoronaviruses.23.Whatcanwelearnaboutcoronaviruses?A.Batsaretoblamefortheoutbreakofallthethreecoronaviruses.B.TheCovid-2019,SARS
-CoVandMERS-CoVarealllistedascoronaviruses.C.Mers-CovwerefirstidentifiedinChina.D.SARS-Covhasalongerinc
ubationperiodthanMers-cov.BMydaughterKellyisacautiousperson.Sheneedstowarmuptosituations,andishesitanttotrynewthings.Butthishasbeenayearoffirst
sformygirlthathasfilledherwithanewsenseofconfidence.Thisyearshemovedtolaplaneinswimmingwhereshewaspre
paringforaswimteam.Thisyearshelearnedtorideabikewithouttrainingwheels.Andthisyearshecompletedherfirstkids`triathlon(三项全能).OnSaturday,withath
understormcomingsoonandmyson'sbirthdaypartylaterintheday,weallwentoutinthedarkofthemorningforKellytoparticipateinherfir
sttriathlon.Wepracticedtransitionsfromswimtobiketorunwithher,wegotalltheequipmentshe'dneed,andwekepttalk
ingabouttherace.Butaswewaitedthetwohoursfortheolderkidstofinishbeforeherturn,sheheldmylegalittleharderandtoldmesheloved
meafewtoomanytimes.Shewasnervousbuttryingtokeepittogether.Andthenitwasherturn.Fromthesecondshejumpedintothewater,myh
eartsoared.MydaughtertransformedintothemostconfidenthumanbeingIhadeverseen.Shedominatedthatswim,crushedthatbike
rideandrantothefinishwiththebiggestsmileonherface.IcanhonestlysaythatIneverfeltsoproudofsomeoneinmyentirelife.Itwasn'tbec
auseshedidasportoranythinglikethat.Itwasbecauseshewasafraidofsomethingandconqueredthatfearwithconfidenceand
afireIhadn'tseenbefore.Ikeptlookingatherwithsmile.ShemightbewearingthefinalistmedalbutIfeltlikeIwonthatday.Iwonthechanc
etoseemygirlshine.24.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A.Theracebeganintheearlymorning.B.Kellypreparedforhe
rbrother'sbirthdayparty.C.Kellywaseagerforherturnintherace.D.ThewholefamilygaveKellysupport.25.SeeingKelly'sperformanceintherace,theau
thorfelt.A.worriedandhesitantB.excitedandproudC.anxiousanduneasyD.curiousandconcerned26.InParagraph4,theunderlinedword“conquered”probablymeans___
______.A.tosucceedindealingwithorcontrolsomethingB.totakecontrolofanareaanditspeoplebyforceC.tobecomeverypopularorsuccessfulinaplaceD.todefea
tsomeoneespeciallyinacompetition27.Intheendingparagraphstheauthor“feltlikeIwonthatday"becauseKelly_________
__.A.expressedlovetoherB.wonthegoldmedalC.overcamethefearD.tookpartinthesportCWe'veallbeenthere:inalift,inlineatthebankoronanairplane,surroundedbyp
eoplewhoare,likeus,deeplyfocusedontheirsmartphonesor,worse,strugglingwiththeuncomfortablesilence.What'stheproblem?It'spossib
lethatweallhavecompromisedconversationalintelligence.It'smorelikelythatnoneofusstartaconversationbecause
it'sawkwardandchallenging,orwethinkit'sannoyingandunnecessary.Butthenexttimeyoufindyourselfamongstrangers,considerthatsmalltalkiswortht
hetrouble.Expertssayit'saninvaluablesocialpracticethatresultsinbigbenefits.Dismissingsmalltalkasunimportantisea
sy,butwecan'tforgetthatdeeprelationshipswouldn'tevenexistifitweren'tforcasualconversation.Smalltalkisthegrease(润滑剂)forsocialcommunication,saysB
ernardoCarducci,directoroftheShynessResearchInstituteatIndianaUniversitySoutheast."Almosteverygreatlovestoryandeachbigbusinessdealbeginswit
hsmalltalk,"heexplains."Thekeytosuccessfulsmalltalkislearninghowtoconnectwithothers,notjustcommunicatewiththem."Ina2014study,ElizabethDunn,asso
ciateprofessorofpsychologyatUBC,invitedpeopleontheirwayintoacoffeeshop.Onegroupwasaskedtoseekoutaninteractionwithitswaiter;the
other,tospeakonlywhennecessary.Theresultsshowedthatthosewhochattedwiththeirserverreportedsignificantlyhigherpositivef
eelingsandabettercoffeeshopexperience."It'snotthattalkingtothewaiterisbetterthantalkingtoyourhusband,"saysDunn."Butinter
actionswithperipheral(边缘的)membersofoursocialnetworkmatterforourwell-beingalso."Dunnbelievesthatpeoplewhoreachouttostrangersfe
elasignificantlygreatersenseofbelonging,abondwithothers.Carduccibelievesdevelopingsuchasenseofbelongingstarts
withsmalltalk."Smalltalkisthebasisofgoodmanners,"hesays.28.Whatphenomenonisdescribedinthefirstparagraph?A.A
ddictiontosmartphones.B.Absenceofcommunicationbetweenstrangers.C.Inappropriatebehavioursinpublicplaces.D.Impatie
ncewithslowservice.29.WhatisimportantforsuccessfulsmalltalkaccordingtoCarducci?A.Showinggoodmanners.B.Makingbusinessdeals.C
.Focusingonatopic.D.Relatingtootherpeople.30.Whatdoesthecoffee-shopstudysuggestaboutsmalltalk?A.Itimprovesfamilyrelationships.B.Itraisespeople'sc
onfidence.C.Itmakespeoplefeelgood.D.Itmattersasmuchasaformaltalk.31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.ConversationCountsB.Waysof
makingsmalltalkC.UncomfortablesilenceD.BenefitsofsmalltalkDPigeonsinLondonhaveabadreputation.Somepeoplecallthemflyingrats.Andmanyblame
themforcausingpollutionwiththeirdroppings.Butnowthebirdsarebeingusedtofightanotherkindofpollutioninthiscityof8.5million.“Theproblemf
orairpollutionisthatit’sbeenlargelyignoredasanissueforalongtime,”saysAndreaLee,whoworksfortheLondon-based
environmentalorganizationClientEarth.“Peopledon’trealizehowbaditis,andhowitactuallyaffectstheirhealth.”London’spoorai
rqualityislinkedtonearly10,000earlydeathsayear.Leesays,citing(引用)areportreleasedbythecitymanagerlastyear.
Ifpeoplewerebetterinformedaboutthepollutionthey’rebreathing,shesays,theycouldpressurethegovernmenttodosomethingaboutit.Nearby,onawi
ndyhillinLondon’sRegent’sPark,anexperimentisunderwaythatcouldhelp—thefirstweekofflightsbythePigeonAirPatrol.ItallbeganwhenPierreDuquesnoy,thedirect
orforDigitasLBi,amarketingfirm,wonaLondonDesignFestivalcontestlastyeartoshowhowaworldproblemcouldbesolvedusingTwitter.Duquesnoy,from
France,chosetheproblemofairpollution.“Basically,Irealizedhowimportanttheproblemwas,”hesays.“ButalsoIrealizedthatmostofthepeoplearoundme
didn’tknowanythingaboutit.”Duquesnoysayshewantstobettermeasurepollution,whileatthesametimemakingtheresultsaccess
ibletothepublicthroughTwitter.“So”,hewondered,“howcouldwegoacrossthecityquicklycollectingasmuchdataaspossible?”Droneswerehisfirstthought.Bu
tit’sillegaltoflythemoverLondon.“ButpigeonscanflyaboveLondon,right?”hesays.“Theylive—actually,theyareLondonersaswell.So,yeah,Ithoughtab
outusingpigeonsequippedwithmobileapps.Andwecanusenotjuststreetpigeons,butracingpigeons,becausetheyflyprettyquicklyandprettyl
ow.”SoitmightbetimeforLondonerstohavemorerespectfortheirpigeons.Thebirdsmayjustbehelpingtoimprovethequali
tyofthecity’sair.32.WhatcanweinferaboutLondon’sairqualityfromParagraph2?A.Londonersareverysatisfiedwithit.B
.Londonersshouldpaymoreattentiontoit.C.Thegovernmentistryingtoimproveit.D.Thegovernmenthasdonealottoimproveit.33.Duquesnoyattendedthe
LondonDesignFestivalto_________.A.entertainLondoners.B.designaproductforsale.C.solveaworldproblem.D.protectanimalslikepig
eons.34.WhydidDuquesnoygiveupusingdronestoflyacrossLondon?A.Becausetheyaretooexpensive.B.Becausetheyflytooquic
kly.C.Becausetheyflytoohigh.D.Becausetheyareforbidden.35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.CleanairinLondon.B.London’snewpollution
fighter.C.CausesofairpollutioninLondon.D.London’sdirtysecret.第二节(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)AHousewarmingPartyAhousewarmingpartyisaspecialpartytobeheldwhensom
eonebuysormovesintoanewapartmentorhouse.Thepersonorpeoplewhoboughttheapartmentorhouseormovedaretheoneswhothro
wtheparty._____36_____Italsogivespeopleachancetoseewhatthenewhomelookslike.Itisanopportunitytofillthenewspacewithloveandhopefulpresent
s.Itistraditionaltobringagifttoahousewarmingparty.____37_____Somecommonitems(物品)peoplewillputonagiftregistryincludekitchentoolslik
eknivesanditemslikecurtains.Evenifthereisn’taregistry,agoodhousewarminggiftissomethingtodecoratethenewhousewith,lik
e,apieceofartoraplant._________38_______Thisisoftenappreciatedsinceatahousewarmingpartythereisn’talotoffoodserved,u
suallyjustappetizersorsandwiches.________39______Thehostorhostessofthepartywill,however,probablygivealltheguestsatouroftheirnewhom
e.Sometimes,becauseahousewarmingpartyhappensshortlyafterapersonmovesintoanewhome,peoplemaybeaskedtohelpunpackboxes.T
hisisn’tusualthough.Housewarmingpartiesgettheirnamefromthefactthatalongtimeagopeoplewouldactuallybringfirewoodtoanewhomeasagif
tsothatthepersoncouldkeepthehomewarmforthewinter.__________40_________A.Youcanalsobringfoodordrinkstoshare.B.Different
activitiesareheldtomakeguestssatisfied.C.Thereareusuallynoplannedactivitiesatahousewarmingparty.D.Nowmosthomessubstitute(替代)fireswithcentralheat
ingtokeepwarm.E.Differentpeopleholdorattendhousewarmingpartiesforvariousreasons.F.Somepeopleregisteralistofthingstheywould
liketogiveasgiftsatlocalstores.G.Thepartyisanopportunityforfriendsandfamilytocongratulatethepersonorpeopleonthenewhome.第三部分语言知识运用(共两小节)第一节.
完形填空(共20小题,每题1.5分,满分30分)Lastspring,Iwasfortunatetobechosentoparticipateinanexchangestudyprogram.Inmyapplicationletter,Iwascarefulto___41
___howmuchIwantedtoseeFrance;evidently,myexcitementreallycamethroughinmywords.OnceI___42____thatIwasgoing,a
llIcouldthinkaboutwasthefunofforeigntravelandmakingallsortsofnewand__43__friends.Whiletravelingwasinspringandmee
tingpeoplewas__44___,nothingaboutmyterminFrancewaswhatI___45____.ThemomentIarrivedinParis,Iwas____46____byaniceFrenchcouplewhowoul
dbecomemyhostparents.Myentireexperiencewasjoyousandexciting_____47_____Ireceivedsomeshockingnewsfrommyprogramc
oordinator(协调人):therehadbeenadeathinmyhostparents’extendedfamily.TheyhadtotraveloutsideFranceforseveralweeks.Thata
fternoon,Ihadto____48_____outofonefamily’shouseandintoanother.TheexchangecoordinatortoldmeI’dhavea_____49_____thistimeandaskedwhetherIcou
ldshareabedroomwithanEnglishspeaker.Toavoidthetemptation(诱惑)to____50_____mynativelanguage,Iaskednottobe_
___51____withanEnglish-speakingroommate.WhenIgottomynewroom,I____52____myselftomynewroommatePaolo,aBrazilian(巴西人)thesameagea
sI,whoIwassurprisedtofindplayingoneofmyfavouriteCD!Injustafewhours,weknewwe’dbegoodfriendsfortherestofthe___53____.IleftFrancewi
thmany____54____,sowhenpeopleaskmewhatmyfavoritepartofthetripwas,theyarealways___55____tohearmetalkaboutmyBrazilianfriendPao
loandthescoresofweekdaysinclass,weeknightsonthetown,andweekends____56_____Franceweenjoyedtogether.Ilovehowpeople____57____seemsodifferent,
butendupbeingso_____58_____.ThemostvaluabelessonIgainfromstudyinginFrancewasn’tjusttorespecttheFrenchpeopl
e____59___torespectallpeople,foryournextbestfriendcouldbejustacontinentaway.Iwouldrecommendanexchangeprogramtoanyonewho
wantstoexperienceforeigncultureandgainmeaningful___60____.41.A.discussB.expressC.announceD.argue42.A.approvedB.
knewC.warnedD.denied43.A.stubbornB.anxiousC.universalD.interesting44.A.excitingB.upsettingC.boringD.prom
ising45.A.doubtedB.likedC.expectedD.feared46.A.greetedB.witnessedC.sponsoredD.supported47.A.sinceB.whenC.untilD.while4
8.A.walkB.travelC.moveD.rush49.A.roommateB.leaderC.housekeeperD.colleague50.A.learnB.speakC.masterD.appreciate51.A.combi
nedB.placedC.involvedD.fitted52.A.addedB.adaptedC.devotedD.introduced53.A.monthB.weekC.termD.vocation54.A.storiesB.suitcasesC.presentsD.dre
am55.A.embarrassedB.disturbedC.surprisedD.concerned56.A.analyzingB.investigatingC.describingD.exploring57.A
.needB.canC.mustD.shall58.A.similarB.independentC.generousD.distant59.A.andB.soC.orD.but60.A.instructionB.dateC.factsD.friendsh
ips第二节语法填空(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。LiZiqi,29,fromSichuanprovince,startedhervideo(视频)blogsontr
aditionalfoodandcrafts(手艺)threeyearsagoaftergivingupcitylife_____61___(return)tothevillagewhereshe_____62_____(raise)byhergrandparents.Lihasalibrary
of100videosthathavebeen____63____(wide)followedbyaudiencesacrosstheworld.Shealsohasabout20millionfansonWeibo,wherea_____64___(discuss)abouth
ercontribution(贡献)wasstartedbynetworkopinionleaderLeiSilinwithanarticlethatasked:“WhyisLiZiqinotexportingculture?”“Shedisplaysahappycountrysidelifean
dsendsoutpositiveenergy,”saidoneuser.“____65____(watch)hervideosreducesmypressureandmakesmefeelcomfortableandrelaxed.__6
6____scenesinhervideosareverybeautiful.”Anotherwrotethat____67______(office)media(媒体)failedtosendoutattractivemessagesaboutChineseculture,butLi’svide
osdid.“Whetheryouquestionherornot,___68____sheshowsistraditionalculture,”theuserwrote.Othersdisagreed.“LiZiqionlyshowstheunderdevel
opedaspect(方面)ofChina__69_____foreigners,”oneusersaid.“WeChinesedon’tlivethatway.Itisanegativecultureoutput..”Statebroad
casterCCTVweighedintothedebateonTuesday.“LipromotesChinesecultureinagoodwayand____70___(tell)agoodChinastory.”
第三节单词拼写(用必修四第一二单元单词填空,共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)71.Thelittleboyisinterestedinstarsandoften_________________(观察)thesky.72.Thehostesswas_______
___________(考虑周到的)andshehadgoteverythingreadyfortheguests.73.Roughseascausedmuch________________(恶心)amongthepassengers.74.Ihavean__________
______(争论)withheronsuchadangerousjourney.75.It’svery__________________(令人不安的)thatmanystudentsarecrazyabouttheInternet.76.Thestreetswere_____
____________(拥挤的)withhundredsofpeople.77.Don'twalkaroundwithoutasunhatwhenyoutravelinSanya,oryouwillget__________
______(晒黑的).78.Thekidsbehavedquitewell,and_______________(因此)itwasworthwhiletopraisethem.79.Theoldclassroomwil
lbe____________(配备)withanewcomputernextweek.80.Peopleinthisareawerehitby___________(饥饿)andpoverty.第四部分书面表
达(满分25分)假定你是李华,下周五你校将有一批英国友好学校的师生到访,现需要几名留学生做志愿者去机场接机。请写一封邮件请正在你校学习的交换生George—同前往,内容包括:1.请George做志愿者的原因2.出发时间及交通方式。注意:1.词数100左右;2.可以适当増加细节,
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_____________________________________________________5月份月考英语答案听力(共20题,满分30分)1-5CBCAC6-10ABCAB11-15ABACB16-20CBCBC阅读(共15
题,满分30分)DABDBACBDCDBCDB七选五(共5题,满分10分)36-40GFACD完形填空(共20题,满分30分)BBDACACCABBDCACDBADD语法填空(共10题,满分15分)61toreturn62wasraised63widely64discussion65Watc
hing66The67official68what69to70tells单词拼写(共10题,满分10分)71.observes72.considerate73.sickness74.argument75.disturbing76.crowded77.sunburnt78.therefore79.e
quipped80.hunger作文Onepossibleversion:(共1题,满分25分)DearGeorge,Asyouknow,agroupofteachersandstudentsfromBritainarecomingtovisitourschool.Sovolunteersar
eneededtopickthemupintheairport.I'mwritingtoaskifyou'dliketojoinmetoworkasavolunteernextFriday.First,Iwantyout
ojoinmebecauseit'sagoodchanceforustodovoluntaryworktogether.Thereissuretobealotoffun.Moreover,youhavenodifficulty
communicatingwithourguests,whichwillsurelymakethemfeelcomfortablewhentheyarrive.Ifyouarewillingtogo,weshallmeetatthesc
hoolgateat9inthemorning.Theschoolbuswillpickusupandgototheairport.Lookingforwardtoyourreply.YoursLiHua听力原文:Text1W:Shallwehavesometeaorcoffee?
M:Ithinkaglassofcoldwaterwouldbebetter.Thereisnothinglikeitwhentheweatherissohot.Text2M:Wouldyoupleas
edropthisbookoffatthelibraryformewhenyougotoschool?W:IwouldifIweregoing,butIhavetoworktoday.Text3W:Excuseme.Couldyoupleasetellmew
herethecheeseis?Iwanttobuysomecheese.M:Sure.It’snexttothemilk.Overinthedairysection.Text4M:Excuseme,Miss.Youcan’tparkhere.W:Bu
tit’sonlyforafewminutes,sir.I’mwaitingforafriend.M:Thisisataxipark.Youcanparkinthecarparkroundthecorneroverthere.Tex
t5W:Howisyournewapartment?M:It’sgreat.Iliveonthetopfloorofasix-storybuilding.AndIjustboughtthefurniture.W:I’dloveto
seeit.M:Noproblem.I’llinviteyouandotherfriendsoverfordinnerthisweekend.Text6W:Youlookalittledown.AreyouOK?M:I’mnotsure.I’malways
tired,butIsleepalot.W:Howlonghasthisbeengoingon?M:Aboutamonth.I’minlowspirits,too.W:Areyouhavingfunwithfriends?M:No,
Idon’tfeellikegoingout.W:Youknow,youmighthavecultureshock.M:What’sthat?W:Whenyouliveinanothercountry,itcanbeabigshocktoyoursystem.Peoplegetdiffere
ntsymptoms.Forexample,somepeopleeatalot,somepeopledon’teatenough.M:Howdoyouknowsomuchaboutit?W:IgotitwhenImovedtoHongKong.Butitwentawa
yafterafewmonths.Text7M:Hey,Laura.Howwasyourday?W:Ihadagreatday.Thiswasmyfirstdayatmynewjob.Ithoughtitwasgoingtobeadullplace,buti
twasfun.M:Good.Howwerethepeople?W:Well,Iwassurprisedthatmybosswasactuallysupportiveandreallynice.Infa
ct,allthepartnersthereseemedtobeverynice,andtheywelcomedmein.Iwasworriedthattheymightgivemeahardtimebec
auseI’mnewandI’minexperienced,buttheydidn’t.M:Oh,that’sgreat.Areyoulookingforwardtogoingbacktomorrow?W:Ireallyam.I’mworkinglate
tomorrownightandtheydopaygoodovertime,soI’llmakeabitmoremoney.M:That’sterrific.Text8M:Whatdidyoudoyest
erday,Sophie?W:Iwentswimmingatthesportscentrebecauseitwassohot,butitwastoonoisyforme.Therewerealotofpeopleinthepool.M:Sowasit
difficulttofindaspaceinthecarparkthere?W:Yes!It’snotbigenough.M:Didyougotothecafé?W:Yes,foracolddrink.ButIdidn’tstay.Thetablesandfloorweren’tclean.
M:Ugh!ButIheartheyhaveagoodfootballclubthere.W:That’sright.Mybrotherwantedtogotherebutitstartstoolateintheeveningforhim.It’sapitybecauseit’snotane
xpensiveclub.M:Canyoulearntennisthere?W:Icalledaboutlessonsbuttheycosttoomuch.M:I’llteachyoutennis,butnottoday.It’stoohot.Let’sgoforac
oldswimintheriver.Text9M:Hi,Anna.I’dliketobuyatickettoChicago,please.W:Oh,whattimedoyouwanttoleave,MrRobinson?M:Well,tomorrowmorning,asearlyasI
can.I’vegottoseeaclientandappearincourtbeforenoon.W:There’sabuseverythirtyminutesstartingat5:30a.m.M:Then,I’dliketoleaveatthattime.W
ait...mywife’sgoingtodropmeoffhereonherwaytowork.Couldyougivemea6:30ticketinstead?W:Sure.Willthatbeone-wayorround-trip?M:Oh,Iprobably
shouldbuyaround-tripticketnowbecauseI’llbecomingbacktomorrowevening.W:Doyouknowwhattimetomorrowevening?M:Uh,doyouhave
abusthatcomesaround8:00?W:Yes,there’soneat8o’clock.M:Okay,I’lltakethat.Itoldmywifethatwe’dgotoseeamovieat9:30.Text10Goodmorning.Here’sana
nnouncementaboutourSchoolRoadSafetyTeam.Theteamwassetupfiftyyearsagoandit’slookingfornewmembers.Ifyou’reinSenior1and2,you’rewelcometojoin.Theteam
hasmeetingseveryFridaybetweenthreeandfour.Ifyou’reinterested,pleasegotoMissMailerduringlunchtimetodayandgetaletterforyour
parentstosign.Thereareonlytwentyplaces.Theteamisalsoorganizinga“RoadSafetyPosterDesignCompetition”.Youmusthandinyourworkbythefifteenth.Tof
indoutmore,pleasereadtheinformationontheRoadSafetyTeamnoticeboard.Thisistheendoftheannouncement.Thankyou.