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永丰中学2020-2021学年度第一学期期中考试高一英语试卷总分：150分时间：120分钟第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节短对话（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小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Atwhattimedoestheman’sflightleave?A.9:00.B.10:15C.10:50.2.When

doesthetrainforAmsterdamstart?A.10:30.B.9:30.C.9:31.3.WhyistheEnglishoftheman’sfriendhardtounderstand?A.SheisanIndian.B.Shedidn’trecei

vemucheducation.C.ShehasjustlearnedEnglishforashortperiod.4.Whydoesn’tthewomanwanttogotowork?A.Sheisill.B.It’stoocold.C.Shedoesn’tliketh

ejob.5.Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?A.Callarepairmansoon.B.Repairitherself.C.Askthemantorepairit.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.Whatdoesthemanwanttoknow?A.Readingskills.B.Bookreviews.C.Informationaboutexams.7.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantoreadfirst?A

.Thepreface.B.Thetableofthecontents.C.Thetitleofthebook听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Howcanthespeakerscontactwitheachotheraccordingtot

hewoman?A.Bywritingtoeachother.B.BychattingontheInternet.C.Bymakingphonecalls.9.Whatwouldthemanliketobe?A.Ateacher.B.AdoctorC.Al

awyer.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Howdoesthewomanfeelnow?A.Tired.B.Worried.C.Bored.11.HowmanypeoplewillgotoEuropewiththew

oman?A.3.B.2.C.1.12.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Husbandandwife.B.Brotherandsister.C.Employe

randemployee.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inacoffeeshop.B.Inaclassroom.C.Inthedormitory.14.What

’stherelationshipbetweenthemanandEdison?A.Brothers.B.Relatives.C.Roommates.15.WhydoesthemansometimesgetangrywithE

dison?A.Heoftenputsbooksinamess.B.Hesometimesplaystheradiotooloud.C.Healwaysleavesclotheseverywhere.16.WhatdidthemanandE

disondoduringtheirvacation?A.Theytookphotosatschool.B.Theywenttotheseaside.C.Theylookedfor“Pretty”.听第10段材料，回答第

17至20题。17.HowdidthespeakerandDavebecomefriends?A.Theylivedneareachother.B.Theyhaveknowneachothersincechildhood.C.Theyusedtoplayonthesam

efootballteam.18.Whatdotheyhaveincommon?A.Theirjobs.B.Theirhobbies.C.Theirtasteinclothes.19.WhatistrueofDave?A.Heisintroubl

ewithhisgirlfriend.B.Heisn’tagoodlistener.C.Heisalwayslate.20.WhendidthespeakerandDaveplantomeetlast

weekend?A.At4:00p.m..B.At5:30p.m..C.At6:30p.m..第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分85分）第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）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，并在答题

卡上将该项涂黑。21.DriverswhoarecaughtdrivingseriouslydrunkinChinawillbeputin______prison,andLiJunjie,______25-year

-olddriver,wasthefirstone.A.the;不填B.a;aC.不填;aD.a;the22.Themanagerrequestedthatnoone______ofthedecisionbeforethenextmee

ting.A.shouldtellB.wouldtellC.wouldbetoldD.betold23.Hesaidthathewouldn’tgototheparty______hewasinvited.A.evenifB.asifC.ifD.once

24.Ashewenttothesameuniversityashisgirlfriend’s,Jimdatedhisgirlfriend______.A.graduallyB.fluentlyC.frequentlyD.sincerely25

.ItwaslastSpring______theyworkedtogether_______theybegantobecomegoodfriends.A.that,whichB.when,thatC.that,whenD.which,that26.Sh

ewasintrouble,butshehadnoone______shecouldturnforhelp.A.forwhomB.towhomC.whichD.who27.Onlythen______toanswerviolencewi

thviolence.A.wedecidedB.wediddecideC.decidedweD.didwedecide28.Heroseandsaidthatthemeetingwas______.A.intheendB.bytheendC.atanendD

.attheend29.Theaccidentcausedsome________tomycar,butit’snothingserious.A.harmB.injuryC.ruinD.damage30.Hiswholeincome________nomoret

han1000yuanpermonth.A.addeduptoB.addedtoC.isaddedupD.addedup31.Manycountriesarenowsettingupnationalparks________animalsand

plantscanbeprotected.A.whenB.whichC.whoseD.where32.Thebuilding_______windowsarebrightatnightisourschoollibra

ry.A.thatB.whichC.whoseD.ofwhich33.______childrenwhoseparentshaddiedintheearthquake________senttolivewithfamiliesinothercities.A.Agreatnumberof;wasB

.Agreatnumberof;wereC.Thegreatnumberof;wasD.Thegreatnumberof;were34.Thenewsofhissuddendeathisso______thateveryonewasverymuch_______

_atit.A.shocking;shockedB.shocked;shockingC.shocking;shockingD.shocked;shocked35.Iknowhe________inlovewit

hher,butIdon’tknowthey________inloveforeightyears.A.fell,havebeenB.is,areC.fell,fellD.is,havefallen第二节完形填空（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，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Robesonwasborninaverypoorfamily.Atsevenhehadtopickcoalinadesertedminenearhishome,andthenhe

soldeverything36hehadpickedandearnedafewcoinstohelphisparents.Hehad37schooling,forbeingsopoor,howcouldthey

38schoolfees?Whenhewasfifteen,heworked39aservantinaschool.Lookingatotherchildrenstudyingintheclassroom,hefelt40f

orhimself.Howhe41tohavethesamechance!Hedecidedtostudyby42.Inthedaytime,afterthesweepingandcleaningwasover,he43stan

dbythewindowoutsidetheclassroomtryingtocatchwhattheteachersaid.Atnight,hetriedhisbesttorememberwhathe44duringtheday.Heworked45hardathisles

sonsthathesometimeshadjustthreeorfourhourstosleep.Themorehelearned,thegreater46heshowedinhislessons.Amathsteach

erdiscoveredhimandcametolikethisdiligent(勤奋的)boyand47himtositatthebackoftheclass.Inoneexam,hewasthe48oneinthewholeschoo

lwhoreachedthehighestgrade.Hewouldhavebeengiventhescholarshipifhehadbeena49studentoftheschool.Robeson50r

oughsixlongyearswithhisstudyofmathsandwroteseveralarticleswhichattractedthe51ofsomeuniversityprofessors.Theyadmiredhistalent5

2hisdiligence.Togivehimagoodchance,theyhiredhimasalibrarianand53himfreeguidance.Robesonfelt54forhewassurethatbeforehimtherewasabroa

droad55success.36.A.whetherB.whichC.thatD.what37.A.manyB.fewC.littleD.much38.A.buyB.affordC.sendD.read39.A.asB.likeC.forD.by40.A.angryB.pl

easedC.proudD.sorry41.A.hatedB.decidedC.wishedD.regretted42.A.theteacherB.himselfC.hisparentsD.hisschoolmates43.A.canB.willC.shouldD.

would44.A.hadlearnedB.hasbeentaughtC.hasheardD.hadbeenwrittendown45.A.veryB.soC.tooD.quite46.A.joyB.

interestC.timeD.taste47.A.allowedB.agreedC.letD.refused48.A.worstB.onlyC.lastD.laziest49.A.regularB.determinedC.d

evotedD.smart50.A.learnedB.listenedC.masteredD.struggled51.A.noticeB.influenceC.eyesD.attention52.A.exceptforB.accordingtoC.aswellasD.inspiteof53

.A.taughtB.offeredC.lentD.sent54.A.surprisingB.nervousC.happyD.disappointed55.A.leadingtoB.comingfromC.madeofD.coveredwith第三部分阅读理解（共20

小题，每小题2分，共40分）ADouglasGracetalksabouthisidealcityofthefuture.Iseethecityofthefutureinthreezones(区域)——inner,middleandouter.Intheinnerzonetherewillbeno

privatecars.Publictransportwillbefreeandtherewillonlybeambulances,fireengines,taxisandpolicecars.Thisinnerzonewillb

etheresidential（住宅的）andrecreational(娱乐的)areaofthecity.Peoplewilllivethereandgoouttoenjoythemselves——tocinemasandrestaurants.Therewill

beparksandopenspaces,treesandlakes,schoolsanduniversities.Thisway,whenpeopleareathome,theycangoouteasilyandsafely.Justoutside

theinnerzonetherewillbebigcarparksforallprivatecars.Thebanksandmostoftheshopsandhospitalswillbeinthemiddlezone.Thesearethin

gsthatpeopledon’tneedeveryday.Allthefactoriesandofficeswillbeintheouterzone.Peoplewilltraveloutofthecentertowor

k,andbacktothecenterintheevenings.Theinnerzonewillbecleanerandbettertoliveinandtherewillbemorespaceforindustryontheoutside.Thisismyidealcityofthefutu

re——averybeautifulplace！ButIdon’treallythinkthingswilleverbelikethat！56.Whatdoes“fireengines”inthefirstparagraphprobablymean?________

_A.Akindofpeople.B.Akindofvehicle(车辆).C.Ameansoftransport.D.Akindofanimal.57.Wherewillbigcarparksbe?________A.Justoutsidethemiddlezone

.B.Justinsidethemiddlezone.C.Justoutsidetheinnerzone.D.Justinsidetheinnerzone.58.Whatwillbeinthemiddlezone?______

__A.Thebanks,hospitalsandschools.B.Thebanks,hospitalsandpolicestations.C.Thebanks,schoolsandcarparks.D.Thebanks,hospitalandmostoftheshops.59.Whe

rewillthefactoriesandofficesbe?_________A.IntheouterzoneB.InthemiddlezoneC.IntheinnerzoneD.Inthemiddleandinnerzone60.DouglasGraceis

probably__________A.apainterB.abuilderC.atownplannerD.adentistBSomepeoplethinkthatasmoreandmorepeoplehavetele

visionsintheirhomes,fewerandfewerpeoplewillbuybooksandnewspapers.WhyreadanarticleinthenewspaperwhentheTVnewsc

anbringyoutheinformationinafewminutesandwithpictures?Whyreadthelifestoryofafamousmanwhenashorttelevisionprogramcantellyouallthatyouwant

toknow?Televisionhasnotkilledreading,however.Today,newspaperssellinverylargenumbers.Andbooksofeverykindaresoldmorethaneverbefore

.Booksarestillacheapwaytogetinformationandenjoyment.Althoughsomebookswithhardcoversareexpensive,manybooksareprintedtod

ayaspaperbacks(平装本),whicharequitecheap.Apaperbackcollectionofshortstories,forexample,isalwayscheaperthananeveningatthecinemaorthetheater,andy

oucankeepabookforeverandreaditmanytimes.Booksareawonderfulproviderofknowledgeandpleasureandsometypesofbooksshouldbeineveryhome.Everyhomes

houldhaveagooddictionary.Agoodencyclopedia(百科全书),thoughexpensive,isuseful,too,becauseyoucanfindinformationonanysubject.Bes

ides,youcanhavesuchbooksashistorybooks,sciencetextbooks,cookbooks,andcollectionsofstoriesandpoems.Thenfromtimetotimeyoucantakeab

ookofpoemsoffyourshelvesandreadthethoughtsandfeelingsofyourfavoritepoets.61.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat____

____.A.TVprogramsareachief(主要的)providerofknowledgeB.cinemasarethebestchoiceingettinginformationC.newspapersa

reanexpensivewaytoenjoyoneselfD.readingisacheapwayoflearningandhavingfun62.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraph“Televisionhasnotk

illedreading,however.”suggest?A.Peopleonlyneedreading,though.B.Readingismorefunthantelevision.C.Readingisstillnecessarytoday.D.Watchingtel

evisiondoesn’thelpreading.63.Whichofthefollowingismainlydiscussedinthelastparagraph?A.Typesofbooks.B.Kindsofdicti

onaries.C.Listsofhistorybooks.D.Collectionsofstoriesandpoems.64.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Fewerandfewerpeoplewillbuybooks.B.Ago

oddictionaryshouldbekeptineveryhome.C.Bookswithhardcoverssellbetterthanpaperbacks.D.MorepeoplelikeTVpr

ogramsaboutfamousmen.65.Wherecanyouprobablyseethispassage?A.InatravelbookletB.InasciencereportC.Inafashionshowmag

azineD.InaneducationnewspaperCWeknowthatmanyanimalsdonotstayinoneplace.Birds,fishandotheranimalsmovefromoneplacet

oanotheratacertaintime.Theymovefordifferentreasons:mostofthemmovetofindfoodmoreeasily,butothersmovetogetawayfromplac

esthataretoocrowded.Whencoldweathercomes,manybirdsmovetowarmerplacestofindfood.Somefishesgivebirthinwarmwaterandmovetocoldwatertofeed.The

mostfamousmigration（迁徙）isprobablythemigrationofthefish,whichiscalled“salmon”.Thisfishisborninfreshwaterbutittravelsmanymilestosaltwater.Ther

eitspendsitslife.Whenitiscold,itreturnstoitsbirthplaceinfreshwater.Thenitgivesbirthanddiesthere.InnorthernEuro

pe,thereisakindofmouse.Theyleavetheirmountainhomeswhentheybecometoocrowded.Theymovedowntothelowland.Someti

mestheymoveallthewaytotheseaside,andmanyofthemarekilledwhentheyfallintothesea.Recently,scientistshavestudiedth

emigrationofakingoflobster.Everyyear,whentheseasonofbadweatherarrives,thelobstersgetintoalonglineandstarttowalkacrosstheflooroftheocean.Nobodykn

owswhytheydothis,andnobodyknowswheretheygo.So,sometimesweknowwhyhumansandanimalsmovefromoneplacetoanother,butatothertimewedon’t.Maybething

sjustliketotravel.66.Mostanimalsmovefromoneplacetoanotheratacertaintimeto______.A.givebirthB.enjoywarmerweatherC.findfoodmoreeasilyD.findbeauti

fulplaces67.Thefishcalled“salmon”spendsalonglifein________.A.saltwaterB.riversC.freshwaterD.itsbirthplace68.ThemiceinnorthernEuropemovewhen______.A.

theygivebirthB.theweatherisbadC.theplacegetstoocrowdedD.theyhaven’tenoughfood69.Thelobstersmove_______.A.tothefreshwaterB.totheseafloor

C.atacertaintimeD.tofindmorefood70.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Animalsmoveinordertofindfoodmoreeas

ilyB.Themigrationofthefishcalled“salmon”isthemostfamousmigration.C.Livingthingsmovefromoneplacetoanotherbecausetheyliketotrave

lD.Sometimesweknowwhyandhowlivingthingsmovefromoneplacetoanother,butsometimeswedon’t.DAuniversitygraduatedescribedasa“respectab

leandintelligent”womanisseeking(lookingfor)professionalhelpafterbeingconvictedof（证明有……罪）shopliftingforthesec

ondtimeinsixmonths.AnaLuz,recentlystudyingforherPhD,hasbeentoldshecouldendupbehindbarsunlessshecancontrolthedesiretostealfromsho

ps.Luz,wholiveswithherpartnerinFitzwilliamRoad,Cambridge,admittedstealingclothesworth￡9.95fromJohnLew

isinOxfordStreet,London,onMarch9.PhillipLemoyne,prosecuting(起诉),saidLuzselectedsomeclothesfromadisplayandtookthemtothel

adies’toiletinthestore.Whenshecameoutagainshewaswearingoneoftheskirtsshehadselected,havingtakenofftheanti-theftsecuritya

larms(防盗警报装置).Shewasstoppedandcaughtafterleavingthestorewithoutpaying,MrLemoynesaid.Headdedthatshewasupsetonherarrestandapo

logizedforheractions.Luz,28,wassaidtohavebeenconvictedofshopliftingbyCambridgejudgeslastOctober,butM

oragDuff,defending,saidshehadneverbeenintroublewiththepolicebeforethat.“Sheisashamedandembarrassedbutdoesn’

treallyhaveanyexplanationwhyshedidthis,”MissDuffsaid.“Shedidn’tintendtostealwhenshewentintothestore.Sheisatalosstoexplainit.Sheisotherwiseaveryresp

ectableandintelligentyounglady.Shewenttoherdoctorandaskedforadvicebecauseshewantstoknowifthereisanythinginparticul

arthatcausedhertodothis.”JudgeDavidAzanfinedLuz￡50,andwarned:“You’vegotacriminalrecord.Ifyoucarryonlikethis,youwillendupinprison,whichwillru

inyourbrightfutureyoumayhave.”LuzachievedadegreeindesignatuniversityinhernativeSpain,wentontoafamousuniversityinBerlin,Ge

rmanyforhermaster’sdegreeandisnowstudyingforaPhDatCambridgeUniversity,UK.71.WhatisAnaLuz’snationality?A.American.B.

British.C.Spanish.D.German.72.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Sheisatalosstoexplainit”mean?A.Inheropinionitwasaloss

totheclothesshopswhereshestolethings.B.Shedoesn’thaveanyideawhyshehasthedesiretostealfromshops.C.Shethinksitisalossforhertoexplainwhysh

estolethingsfromshops.D.Personallyshefeelsashamedandembarrassedforhershopliftingactions.73.Whichofthefollowingbes

texplainsthemeaningoftheword“shoplifting”usedinthepassage?A.Carryinggoodsinaliftforashop.B.Takinggoodstotheladies’toilet.C.Selectingsom

egoodsfromadisplay.D.Takinggoodsfromashopwithoutpaying.74.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A.AnaLuzisalreadygotherPhDatCambridgeUniv

ersity,UKB.AnaLuzisashamedandembarrassedandknowswhysheoftendidsoC.theuniversitygraduatewillbeputinprisonifshestealsinsho

psoncemoreD.PhillipLemoyneisthe“respectableandintelligent”woman’sdefenselawyer75.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ShopliftingShameofaPhDStudentB.ApologizingfortheActionsinShopsC.SeekingProfessionalHelpfromExpertsD.Controllin

gtheDesiretoStealfromShops第II卷（非选择题，满分35分）第一节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请根据首字母或汉语提示，写出下列句子中所缺单词的正确形式，使句子意思完整。76

.Thedeadwere____________（埋葬）inthegroundaftertheterribleearthquake.77.Allthestudentswere______________(决心)togethighermarksinthenextexam.

78.Hewantedtoknowyour_______________（态度）towardsthematter.79.Notknowingasinglepersonattheparty，hefelt（忽视

）byallthepeoplepresent.80.Myfartherhasmadeafull（康复）fromtheoperation.81.Aftertwentyyears,shewastotallybeyondr_______

___.82.Althoughwearesufferingsuchaseverenaturald，wewillneverloseheart.83.Lucyisar__________girl,andyoucandependonher.84.Onarrivingth

ere，weexpressedourctohimonhissuccess.85.Thiskindofovercoatisworthbuying.Itisofgoodq___________andingooddesign.第二节根据句中所给汉语，完成下列句子（共6小题，每空0.5分，满

分10分）86.我妹妹不在乎细节。Mysisterdoesn’t____________________details.87.地理位置在方言形成上也起了重要作用。Geographyalso______________________________________

__inmakingdialects.88.事实上，曼德拉和伊莱亚斯都不喜欢暴力。_______________________________________,neitherNelsonMandelanorEliaslikedviolence.89.看到妈妈不在房间里

，这男孩突然大哭起来。Seeinghismotherwasnolongerintheroom,theboy_________into_______.90.信不信由你，世界上没有什么标准英语可言。it________not,t

hereisno_______thing_________standardEnglishintheworld.91.长谈之后，我最终说服了我固执的爷爷放弃了他的想法。Afteralongtalk,Ifinally________mystubborngrandfat

hertohisidea.第三节书面表达（满分15分）假定你是李华，你的英国好友Emma发来邮件，提到她最近生病了，而且平时总是忙于学习疏于锻炼。请你用英语给她回一封邮件，内容包括：1.表示关心；2.提出建议。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3.开头

和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。DearEmma,_______________________________________________________________________________________________

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___________________________________________yours,LiHua.永丰中学2020-2021学年度第一学期期中考试高一英语测试卷参考答案一.听力1----5CCABA6----10ACBAA

11----15CAACB16------20BBBCA二.单选21----25CDACB26-----30BDCDA31----35DCBAA三.完型36---40CCBAD41---45CBDAB46---50BABAD51---55DCBCA

四.阅读56---60BCDAC61----65DCABD66---70CACCD71---75CBDCA五.单词拼写76.buried77.determined78.attitude79.ignored80.recovery81.recogni

tion82.disaster83.reliable84.congratulations85.quality六.完成句子86.care,about87.plays,an,important,part/role88.As,a,matter,of,fact89.burst

,tears90.Believe,or,such,as91.persuadedgiveup七.书面表达DearEmma,I’msorrytohearthatyou’vebeenillandIhopeyouwillbebettersoon.Yousaidtha

tyouaresobusywithyourstudiesthatyouhavenotimetoexercise,butthatisreallyharmfultoyourhealth.Insteadofthinkingthattimespent

onexerciseiswasted,youshouldknowthatexerciseisgoodforyourhealthanditcanrefreshyourmind.Aftersomeexerciseyoucanstudybetter.Onlywheny

ouhaveastrongbodycanyoukeeponstudyingwithoutfeelingbadorill.Isuggestyoutakeatleastonehour’sexerciseeverydayfromnowon.Iwouldbehappytos

eeyouhealthyagain.Hopetohearfromyousoon.Yours,LiHua听力原文Text1M:Ann,Ineedsomebodytotakemetotheairporttomorrowmorning.W:That’snoproblem.I’lltakeyou.Wha

ttimeisyourflight?M:10:50.W:OK.We’llleaveatabout9o’clockthen.Text2M:We’dliketobeinAmsterdambefore10:30.Isthe

reatrainatabout9:30?W:Yes,thereisthe9:31.It’llarrivetherejustafter10:00.Text3W:Ifindyourfriend’sEnglishishardtounderstand.M

:Ofcourse.ShecomesfromIndiaandspeaksquitedifferentlyfromBritishpeople.Text4W:It’stoocoldtoday.Ireallydon’tfeelli

kegoingtowork.M:Butyouhaveto,oryourbosswillfireyou.Putonmoreclothesbeforeyouleave.Text5M:Listen!Thenoi

seinyourcomputerdoesn’tsoundgood.Maybeyoushouldcallandhaveitcheckedout.W:You’reright.I’lldothatrightnow.Text6M:Mrs.Lee,howca

nIreadfasterandgetmoreinformationinsuchalimitedtime?W:ApartfromtheskillsI’vetoldyou.Ithinkpreviewingismuchmoreimportant.M:Previewing?

W:Yes,Previewingmeanslookingaheadandcheckingforinformationinadvance.Beforeyoureadabookindetail,youcanlearn

quiteabitaboutitbypreviewing.Youcanprevieworexaminespecificpartsofitfirst.M:Couldyoupleasedetailhowtodoit?W:Sur

e.Youfirstcanreadthetitleofthebookandthetableofthecontents.Andifpossible,youcanreadthepreface.Text7W:Hi,Tony.Canyoubelievewe’llgraduatein

sixmonths?M:Iknow,May.It’shardtothinkthatwemightneverseeeachotheragainaftergraduation.W:ButIthinkweshouldtrytokeepintouch.It’snotthathardtochatontheI

nternet.M:Yes,you’reright.So,whatareyourplansforaftergraduation?W:I’dliketoenterOxfordUniversity.Whataboutyou?M:IthinkI’llstudyinanormalcollege.

W:Doyouwanttobeateacher?M:Yes,I’vealwayswantedtoteach.Andyou?W:Ihopetobeadoctororalawyer.M:That’sgreat!Text8W:Ireallyneedaholiday.Iamsowornoutbywor

kingalldayandthenhavingtocleanthehouseandcookeveryevening.M:Idon’tknowifwecanaffordavacationrightnow,andI’mreallybusywithworkatthemoment.W:Oh,pleas

e,it’llbewonderful.Justyouandmetogether,withoutacareintheworld.Itdoesn’thavetobetooexpensiveeither.W

ecangotoEuropeinacar,andwecanleavethechildrenwithourparents.It’sbeenalongtimesincetheysawtheirgrandparents.M:Well,Ihavebe

ensostressedatworklately.Avacationcouldjusthelpmerelax.Text9M:Shallwegoinandordersomecoffee?W:Whynot?ButI’dprefertea.Ah...,pictures?M:Y

es,ThisinEdison.Welivetogether.W:Isthisyourroom?Somanybooks!Howdidyoumanagetoputtheminsuchgoodorder?M:Edi

sondidthis.W:Doyoulikelivinginthedormitory?M:Yes.Edisonisagoodperson.SometimesIleavemybooksandclotheslyingaroundand

hegetsangry.Sometimesheturnshisradiouptooloudandmakesalotofnoise,andthenIgetangry.Butonthewholewecangetalongwell.W:Wheredidyoutakethispic

ture?M:That’sapictureofustakenwhenwewenttothebeachduringvacation.W:Youlooksosmart.Thisisalovelydog.M:That’smydog“Pretty”

.Heisnowwithmyparents.Text10DaveCarterismybestfriend.Wemetwhenwewerefiveyearsoldbecauseourparentswerefriend

sandwewenttothesameschool.Heworksinadifferentcitynow,soIonlyseehimonweekendsandduringtheholidays.He’simportanttomebecauseheknowsm

esowell.Welaughalottogetherandweenjoythesamethings:football,goingtobars...theusualstuff.WhenI’mfeelingdownorw

henIneedtotalktosomebody,Icanalwayscallhim.Recently,Iwasintroublewithmygirlfriendandhewasabighelp—he’sareallygoodlistener.Hejustletmespeak

mymindwhilehelistened.Butheisn’tperfect!He’salwayslateandheneverapologizes!ThelasttimeIsawhimwaslastweekend.W

earrangedtomeetat4o’clocktoplayfootball,andhearrivedathalfpastsix!Itwasnearlydark!Oh,well,nobody’sperfect,right?He’sstillarea

llygoodfriend.