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八中东校高一年级期中考试英语试题2020.4第一部分：听力（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。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A￡19.15B￡9.15C￡9.18答案是B1.Whatdoesthemanmean?AHeneversm

okesinthedormitory.BThewomancansmokeatanothertime.CSmokingisforbiddeninthedormitory.2.Howdoesthemanfeel?AVeryannoyedBQu

itesatisfiedCAbitdisappointed3.Whatwillthewomandoatfivetoday?AHaveapicnicBGoshoppingCWatchafootballgame4.Whatisthewomangoingt

odonextmonth?AHoldabigpartywithJohnBMarryJohnonthe14thCAttendJohn’swedding5.WhenwillthemanleaveforNewYork?ATomorrowmorningBTomorrowafternoo

nCTomorrowevening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．Whendidtherainstormstop?AAround4:30BAround5:00CAround5:307.Whatdidtherainstormdestroy?ATh

eman’sgardenBTheman’sgarageCTheman’sneighbor’sgarage听第七段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Howwilltheman’swifegotoworktomorrowmorning?AByt

axiBBybusCBycar9.Whichbuswillthemantaketomorrowevening?AA5:30busBA6:30busCA7:30bus听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.WhydoesthemansaythetrafficinItalywa

sterrible?ATheroadswerebadBThetrafficlightsweremessyCTheItaliandriverswerecrazy11.Whatdidthemandoonthatrainyday?AHewenttotheAmoRiver

BHevisitedFlorenceandtookphotos.CHeclimbedtheLeaningTowerofPisa12.WhatdoesthewomanlikeaboutFlorence?AThepaint

ingsBThebuildingsCThefood听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whendidthewomanfinishherschool?A.In2007BIn2008CIn200914.Whatd

oesthewomandonowintheadvertisingcompany?ASheisajuniordesignerBSheisaseniordesignerCSheistheheaddesigner15.Whydoe

sthewomanwanttoleavetheadvertisingcompany?AShewantstogetmoremoneyBShewantstogetmoreexperienceCShedoesn’twanttoworkonweek

ends.16.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?AShewillstarthernewjobimmediately.BSheistheyoungestchildinherfamilyC

Shedoesn’thaveauniversitydegree.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatisthewomanmostprobably?A.AreporterB.AteacherC.Awriter18.Whatistheman’sfirstopini

onabout?A.PlayingfewercomputergamesB.HavingaregulardiettostayhealthyC.Reviewinglessonsandplanningforthenewterm.19.Howc

anstudentsgainsomeexperienceaccordingtotheman?A.ByplanningaweekendtripB.Bytakingcareofourpetsforourpa

rents.C.Bycookingamealforourgrandparents.20.Whatisthemantalkingabout?A.WheretospendaholidayB.HowtospendaholidayC.Whattoprepareforthenew

term.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2.5分，满分37.5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。AIwassurethatI

wastobekilled.Ibecameterriblynervous.Ifumbled(摸索)inmypocketstoseeiftherewereanycigarettes,whichhadescapedtheirsearch.Ifoundoneandbecau

seofmyshakinghands,Icouldbarelygetittomylips.ButIhadnomatches,theyhadtakenthose.Ilookedthroughthebarsattheguard.Hedidnotmakeeyecontactwithme.Ica

lledouttohim“Haveyougotalight?”Helookedatme,shruggedandcameovertolightmycigarette.Ashecamecloseandlitthematch,

hiseyesunconsciouslylockedwithmine.Atthatmoment,Ismiled.Idon’tknowwhyIdidthat.Perhapsitwasnervousness,perhap

sitwasbecause,whenyougetveryclose,onetoanother,itisveryhardnottosmile.Inanycase,Ismiled.Inthatinstant,itwasasthoughasparkjumpedac

rossthegapbetweenourtwohearts,ourtwohumansouls.Iknowhedidn’twantto,butmysmileleapedthroughthebarsandc

ausedasmileonhislips,too.Helitmycigarettebutstayednear,lookingatmedirectlyintheeyesandcontinuingtosmile.Ikep

tsmilingathim,nowthinkingofhimasapersonandnotjustaguard."Doyouhavekids?"heasked.“Yes,here,here.”Itookou

tmywalletandnervouslyfumbledforthepicturesofmyfamily.He,too,tookoutthepicturesofhisfamilyandbegantotalkabouth

isplansandhopesforthem.Myeyesfilledwithtears.IsaidthatIfearedthatI’dneverseemyfamilyagain,neverhavethe

chancetoseethemgrowup.Tearscametohiseyes,too.Suddenly,withoutanotherword,heunlockedmycellandsilentlyledmeout.Out

oftheprison,quietlyandbybackroutes,outofthetown.There,attheedgeoftown,hereleasedme.Andwithoutanotherword,heturnedbacktowardthetown.21.Whathadhappened

tothemanbefore?A.Hehadbeenbadlytreated.B.Hehadkilledsomeone.C.Hehadbeensearched.D.Hehadbeenforbiddent

ogetintouchwithanyone.22.Whydidthemanwanttosmokecigarettes?A.Becausehewassurehewastobekilled.B.Becausehewantedtoeasehisnervousness.C.Becausehewantedt

otalktotheguard.D.Becausehewasusedtosmokingcigarettes.23.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Themanwasaheavysmoke

r.B.Themansmiledtopleasetheguard.C.Theguardsetthemanfreewithpermission.D.Themanhadn’tthoughttheguardwouldseth

imfree.24.Whatdoyouthinkfinallysavedtheman’slife?A.Thesmile.B.Thecigarette.C.Thetears.D.Thewallet.BSomepeoplethinkifyouarehappy,youareblindtoreality

.Butwhenweresearchit,happinessactuallyraiseseverysinglebusinessandeducationaloutcomeforthebrain.Howdidwemissthis?Whydowehave

thesesocialmisunderstandingsabouthappiness?Becauseweassumedyouwereaverage.Whenwestudypeople,scientis

tsareofteninterestedinwhattheaverageis.Manypeoplethinkhappinessisgenetic.That’sonlyhalfthestory,becausetheaveragepersondoesnotfighttheirgen

es.Whenwestopstudyingtheaverageandbeginresearchingpositiveoutliers—peoplewhoareaboveaverageforapositiveaspectlikeoptimi

smorintelligence—awildlydifferentpictureappears.Ourdailydecisionsandhabitshaveahugeimpactuponbothourlevelsofhappinessandsuccess.Scient

ifically,happinessisachoice.Itisachoiceaboutwhereyoursingleprocessorbrainwilldevoteitslimitedresourcesasyouprocesstheworld

.Ifyouscanforthenegativefirst,yourbrainreallyhasnoresourcesleftovertoseethethingsyouaregratefulfororthemeaningembedded(嵌入)i

nyourwork.Butifyouscantheworldforthepositive,youstarttoacquireanamazingadvantage.IwrotethecoverstoryfortheHarvardBusinessReviewmagaz

ineon“HappinessLeadstoProfits.”Basedonmyarticlecalled“PositiveIntelligence”andmyresearchinTheHappinessAdvantage,Isummarizedourresearch

edconclusion:thesinglegreatestadvantageinthemoderneconomyisahappyandbusyworkforce.Adecadeofresearchinthe

businessworldprovesthathappinessraisesnearlyeverybusinessandeducationaloutcome:increasingsalesby37%,productivityby31%,andaccuracyontasksby19%,as

wellasanumberofhealthandquality-of-lifeimprovements.25.Theunderlinedword“this”inthefirstparagraphrefersto.A.thefactthatpeoplearehappyB.

theconnectionbetweenhappinessandeducationaloutcomeC.thefactthatpeopleoftenmisunderstandhappinessD.thefactthatmostp

eopleareaverage26.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Scientistsareonlyinterestedinwhattheaverageis.B.Youcanchoosetobeh

appyornot.C.Theaveragearenothappyatall.D.Ourdecisionsandhabitshavenothingtodowithhappiness.27.Whydoesthewritermentionhisarticlesandresearch?A.Toa

dvertisehimself.B.Toarousethereaders’interest.C.Tosupporthispointabouthappiness.D.Toattractthereaderstoreadhisarticles.28.Whatistheau

thor’spurposeofwritingthisarticle?A.Toexplainwhatishappiness.B.Todescribethemisunderstandingsabouthappiness.C.Toshowpeopletheimportanceo

fhappiness.D.Tomakethepointthathappinesspromotesbusinessandeducationaloutcome.CScientistsinvestigatedwhyEbola

virusissodeadlywhenitspreadsfromanimalstohumansandthenfromhuman-to-humancontact.TheresearchteamlookedattheZaireEbolavirusinananimalsystemt

ounderstandhowitgainsstrength.ThisvirusisresponsibleforthecurrentoutbreakinWestAfrica.Theyfoundthatinitiallytheanimalsystemswe

renotaffectedbythevirus,butsucceedingtransmission(传送)intootheranimalscausedthevirusto“hotup”andbecomemoresevere.Theteam

analyzedthevirusesatdifferentstagesandwereabletoidentifyseveralchangesinitsgeneticmaterialthatwereassociatedwithin

creaseddisease.ProfessorJulianHiscox,wholedthestudyfromtheUniversity’sInstituteofInfectionandGlobalHealth,explains:“Theworktellsust

hattheevolutionarygoalofEbolavirusistobecomemorefatal.”“Wewereabletoshowthroughgeneticanalysiswhichpartsofthevirusareinvolvedinthisp

rocess.Theinformationwehavegatheredwillnowallowustomonitorforsuchchangesinanoutbreakaswellasdevelopfuturetreatmentstra

tegies.”ProfessorRogerHewson,leadingthestudyfromPublicHealthEngland,PortonDown,said:“Ebolavirusissuchadestructiveinfectiontothepeopleaffe

ctedbythediseaseandtheeconomyofWestAfrica.”“OurunderstandingofEbolavirusbiologyiswaybehindthatofothervirusesandourcooperationshows

howwecanbringtogetherourspecialists’skillstoclosethisknowledgegap.”ProfessorMilesCarroll,aco-authorofthework,said:“Thisstudyhasallowedtheteamtob

eattheforefrontofdevelopingmethodologiestoanalyzepatientsamplesrecentlytakenbytheEuropeanMobileLaboratoryfromWestAfr

icatounderstanddiseaseevolutionduringthecurrentoutbreak.”29.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytellus?A.HowsevereEbolavirusis.B.HowEbolavi

russpreads.C.HowEbolavirusgraduallybecomesdeadly.D.WhatcontributionsscientistshavemadeonEbolavirus.30.Whichofthefollowingstatementsismentionedin

thepassage?A.Inthefirststage,thevirushurtsitsvictimsmuch.B.Asthevirusspreads,it’llchangeandbecomemor

eandmoredeadly.C.TheresearchinEbolavirusismoreadvancedthanthatinotherviruses.D.Thescientistshaveanegativeat

titudetotheresearchinEbolavirus.31.Theunderlinedword“fatal”hastheclosestmeaningto______.A.optimisticB.deadlyC.commonD.fantastic32.Whe

recanweprobablyreadthispassage?A.Inasciencereport.B.Inastorybook.C.Inanadvertisement.D.Inatextbook.DMuchmeaningcanbeconveyed,clearly,withoure

yes,soitisoftensaidthateyescanspeak.Doyouhavesuchkindofexperience?Inabusyoumaylookatastranger,butnottoolong.Andifheissensingthatheisbeings

taredat,hemayfeeluncomfortable.Thesameindailylife.Ifyouarelookedatformorethannecessary,youwilllookatyour

selfupanddown,toseeifthereisanythingwrongwithyou.Ifnothinggoeswrong,youwillfeelangrytowardothers’stareatyouthatway.Eyesdospeak,right?Lookingtoolon

gatsomeonemayseemtoberudeandaggressive.Butthingsaredifferentwhenitcomestostareattheoppositesex.Ifamanglancesatawomanformorethan10seconds

andrefusestomovehisgaze,hisintentionsareobvious,thatis,hewishestoattractherattention,tomakeherunderstandthatheisadmiringher.However,the

normaleyecontactfortwopeopleengagedinconversationisthatthespeakerwillonlylookatthelistenerfromtimetotime,inordertomakesurethatthelis

tenerdoespayattentiontowhattheformerisspeaking,totellhimthatheisattentive.Ifaspeakerlooksatyoucontinuouslywhenspeaking,asifhetriestodomi

nateyou,youwillfeeluncomfortable.Apoorliarusuallyexposeshimselfbylookingtoolongatthevictim,sincehebelievesinthefalseideathattolookstraightintheeyei

sasignofhonestcommunication.Quitethecontrary.Infact,continuouseyecontactisconfinedtoloversonly,whowillenjoylookingateachothertenderlyforalongt

ime,toshowaffectionthatwordscannotexpress.Evidently,eyecontactshouldbedoneaccordingtotherelationshipbetweentwopeopleandth

especificsituation.33.Whichofthefollowingbehaviorsisproperaccordingtothepassage?A.Totheoppositesex,stareathimorher.B.Toas

tranger,avoidlookingathimorher.C.Inaconversation,lookatthelistenerallthetime.D.Makeeyecontactdependingontherelationshipanddifferentsitua

tions.34.Iftwopersonsexchangeeyecontactgentlyforlong,whatisprobablytheirrelationship?A.Bossandemployee.B.L

overs.C.Teacherandstudent.D.Strangers35.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Don’tstareatothersB.BodylanguageisimportantC.Eyes

canspeakD.Eyecontactbenefitsyou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。(注意：E涂AB：F涂AC:G涂

AD)Theincreasingenvironmentalproblemsandneedforeco-friendlyproductsandservicesarecreatinganewjobsectionofgreen-collarjobs.3

6Itisexpectedthatby2025about25%ofthejobsindevelopedcountrieswillbeofgreen-collarjobs.Doesn’tthedatalookpromisingfor

thefuture?37Andjobswillpopupateveryincomelevel,fromenvironmentalmanagertogardener.Forexample,manycount

riesincludingtheUnitedStateshaveunderstoodthatfossilfuelshavenegativeeffectontheenvironmentwhichcanlaterbecomeaseriousdangertomankind.38Theincreasing

demandofnewerresourceshascreatedtheneedforexpertsandresearcherswhocanfindbetterwaystodealwiththeongoingneeds.Inaddition,inord

ertomeettheincreasingdemandsofenvironment-friendlyequipment,bothgreenproductdesignerandeducatedandtrainedworkersareneeded.Managementofenvironmentalo

rganizationsalsodemandsalargenumberofenvironmentalmanagers.39Internetisundoubtedlythebestwaytofindinformationonalmostanymatter.Nowada

ys,differentkindsofjobsarebeingpostedonline.Searchthroughacoupleofjobwebsitestolookforabrightfutureinenergyconversionandre

cyclingofwastemanagement.Checkregularlyandfindtherightworkforyourself.40A.Peoplewhoreadnewspaperscan

alsofinddifferentkindsofgreen-collarjobs.B.Peoplewhotakegreencareerswillbewellpaid.C.Wherecanyoufindgreen-collarjobs?D.Green-collarjobshavebecomeabr

ightcareerchancesforall.E.Manycountriesoftheworldhaverealizedtheimportanceandneedforenergy-savingproductsandservices.F.Asaresult,possibili

tiesarebeingexploredtofindalternativestosatisfydemandsinabetterway.G.Forgettheblue–collarandwhite–collarcategories.第三部分

英语知识运用（共两节，满分70分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。完形（共20小题

，每小题1.5分，满分30分）Iarrivedatmymother’shomeforourMondayfamilydinner.Motherwaspullingoutquiltafterquiltfromtheboxes,

41showingmetheirbeauties.ShewaspreparingforaquiltshowattheElmhurstChurch.Whenwebeganto42andputthembackintotheboxes,Inoticedsomethingatthe43ofonebox

.“Whatisthis?”Iasked.“Oh?”Momsaid,“That’sMama’squilt.”I44thequilt.Itlookedasifagroupofschoolchildrenhadpiecedittogether;irregu

lardesigns,childishpictures,awindinglineontheright.“Grandmothermadethis?”Isaid,45.Mygrandmotherwasamasteratmakingquilts.This46didn’tlooklikea

nyofthequiltsshehadmade.“Yes,rightbeforeshedied.I47ithomewithmelastyearandmadesomechanges,”shesaid.“I’mstillworki

ngonit.See,thisiswhatI’vedonesofar.”Ilookedatitmore48.Atthecenterofthequilt,shehadsewnapieceof49withthesewords:“Mymothermade

manyquilts.Shedidn’tgetalllines50.ButIthinkthisisbeautiful.Iwanttoseeit51.Herlastquilt.”“Oh,thisissonice,Mom,”Isaid.It52tomethat

bycompletingmygrandmother’squilt,mymotherwashonoringherown53.Irealized,too,thatIheldinmyhandsafamily54.Itstartedwiththelovinghandsofon

ewoman,and55withthelovinghandsofanother.41.A.proudlyB.franklyC.politelyD.generously42.A.pushB.liftC.coverD.fold43.A.topB.

bottomC.backD.front44.A.pressedB.spreadC.packedD.raised45.A.excitedB.depressedC.surprisedD.delighted46.A.a

lmostB.certainlyC.partlyD.probably47.A.robbedB.boughtC.droppedD.brought48.A.disappointinglyB.closelyC.nervouslyD.gratefully49.A.pape

rB.breadC.woodD.cloth50.A.strongB.hiddenC.straightD.bent51.A.finishedB.removedC.producedD.prepared52.A.happenedB.appearedC.occurredD.struck53.A.sk

illB.motherC.showD.quilt54.A.shameB.responsibilityC.desireD.treasure55.A.continuedB.stoppedC.declinedD.

disappeared八中东校高一年级期中考试英语试题（共55分）注意事项：考生必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔在答题纸上各题目的指定答题区域内作答，在试卷上作答无效。第一节：（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（不多于1个单词）或

括号内单词的正确形式。Thegiantpanda,also56(know)aspandabearorsimplypanda,isabearnative57southcentralChina.Inthepastmanyyears,thegiantpanda58(drive)outofthe

lowlandareaswhereitoncelivedasaresultoffarming,deforestationandother59(develop).Wildpopulationestimatesvary：oneestimateshow

sthatthereareabout1,590individuals60(1ive)inthewild,whilea2006studyestimatedthatthisfigurecouldbeashighas2,000to3,000.Somere

portsalsoshowthat61numberofgiantpandasinthewildisontherise.TheWestfirstlearnedofthegiantpandaonMarch11,1869,62theFrenchmission

ary(传教士)ArmandDavidreceivedapandaskinfromahunter.In1936,RuthHarknessbecamethefirstWesternertobringalivegiantpandanamedSuLintotheBrookfieldZooinChi

cago.Toprotectthepandas,in2012,EarthwatchInstitute,aglobalnonprofitthatteamsvolunteerswithscientiststoconductimportant63(science)resea

rch,launchedaprogramcalled“OntheTrailofGiantPanda”.Thisprogram,basedintheWolongNationalNatureReserve,all

ows64(volunteer)toworkupclosewithpandascaredforincaptivity(圈养),andhelpthem65(gradual)adapttolifeinthewild.第二节翻译：（用所给单词翻译句子，每题3分共15分）66.登山让你

聚焦于对你而言重要的事。67.她非常生气，把玩具扔在地上，把它摔成了碎片。68.我翻阅着手里的报纸，震惊地看到亚洲的飓风摧毁了一个城镇的照片。69.我既尴尬又羞愧，做什么事都无法集中精力。70.这美景给我留下了深刻的印象.第三节（满分25分）阅读

下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。AnurgentcallcameintoJimGreen’sbarthispastMarch.Anewlymarriedwomanwhohadspenttheafternoonatthebeachba

r,couldn’tfindherwallet.Shedidn’tcareaboutherID,creditcards,or$150incash—butherweddingringwasinside.Jim,42,didn’tliketheideath

atatheftcouldhaveoccurredathisplace.Sohesetouttofindthewallet.Hespenthourscheckingthevideotapesfrom16differentsurveill

ancecameras（监控摄像机）,watchingthewoman’severystepinthebaruntilshewenttositonabenchoutsideandleftwhenherridearrived.Withi

nminutes,ayoungmanapproachedthebench,quicklyputsomethinginhispocket,andwalkedoff.Jimpostedacliponthebar’sFacebookpage.“Ijustaskedifanybodyknewwhotheg

uywas,”Jimsaid.Withinhours,Jimgotatextfrom17-year-oldPeter.PeteradmittedtohavingtakenthewalletandtoldJimhe’ddoneitbecausehehadn’te

atenintwodays.Hesaidhesawtheringbutthoughtitwasfake,sohetookthemoneyandthrewthewalletoffthepublicdocksint

otheocean.Thenheboughtasandwich.Jim,unsurewhetherhebelievedPeter,toldtheteentomeethimatthedocks.There,theygottotalking,andPeterr

evealedthathewasn’tgettingalongwithhisfamilyandhadbeenlivinginthewoodsforaweek.Jim,afatheroftwo,lookedcloselyatPeter—hissmallheight,hisruddych

eeks—andsawhimforwhathewas:moreofakidthanacriminal.Buttheriskswerehigh.Thepolicewerealreadyonthecase,andbecauseofthemissingr

ing,Petercouldbefacingaseriouscrimecharge.“Ihadtohelphimsomehow,”Jimsays.ThepolicewantedJimtobringtheteend

owntothestation.Instead,Jimcalledthepoliceandtoldthem,“He’sgoingtobeatthedockswithmetomorrow.”Paragraph1Jimhiredtwolocaldiverstosea

rchthewaterswherePeterhadthrownthewallet.Paragraph2Andthenadiverpoppedup.I.听力（每小题1.5分，满分30分）1-5CABAB6-10ACCBC11-15CABA

B16-20CBCAB阅读（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）21-25:CBDAB26-30：BCDCB31-35：BADBC36-40：EDFCA完形（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）41-45:ADBBC46-50:BDBDC51-55:ACBDA

语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）56.known57.to58.hasbeendriven59.development60.living61.the62.when63.scientific64.volunteers65

.gradually翻译答案66.Climbingmountainsbringsintofocuswhat'simportanttoyou.67.Shewassoangrythatshethrewthetoyontheground,

breakingitintopieces.68.Lookingthroughmynewspaper.I'mshockedbyphotosshowingthatahurricaneinAsiahasdestroyedatown.69.Embarras

sedandashamed.Ican'tconcentrateonanything.70.Thebeautifulsceneryleftadeepimpressiononme.Onepossibleversion:Paragraph1Jim

hiredtwolocaldiverstosearchthewaterswherePeterhadthrownthewallet.Adetectivewaswaitingforthemthere.Acrowdhadgathe

redtowatchthetwodiverssearchinthestrongcurrent.Morethananhourpassed,withnosignofthering.Jimgrewworried,especiallywhenthedetectivebeganquestion

ingPeter,tryingtogethimtoadmitkeepingthering.Paragraph2Andthenadiverpoppedup.Inhishandwasthewallet,andinsidewasthering.Cheers

brokeoutinthecrowd.WhenJimcalledthewallet’sowner,sheburstintotears.ShepromptlydroppedthechargeagainstPeterforstealingthering

.Butitwasn’toverforJim.He’dbeentroubledaboutPetersleepinginthecoldwoods.JimknewhishomewasbigenoughtogivePeteraplac

etoliveinforawhile.Hetoldtheteenhecouldstaywithhisfamilyuntiltheboygotonhisfeetagain.Tapescript:(Text1)W:Whycan’tIsmokehere?M:Atnoti

meissmokingpermittedinthedormitory.W:Iknow.Justjoking!(Text2)W:HowdoyoulikethewayI’vedecoratedyournewhouse?Ittookmeawholemonth.M:I’

mfarfromsatisfiedwithit.Actually,I’mveryangry.(Text3)W:Whatafineday!Shallwegopicnicking?M:Thatwouldbegreat.Butweneedtobehomebeforesixo’clockfo

rthefootballgame.W:I’msurewecanmakeit.IwanttogoshoppingwithSarahatfive.(Text4)W:JohnandIwillcelebrateourfortiethweddinganniversarynextmonth.M:Oh,

congratulations!W:Thanksalot.Wewanttoholdabigpartytocelebrateit.M:Goodidea.Itissuretobeagreatsuccess.(Text5)W:CanIhelpyou?M:I’dliketobookatick

etonaflighttoNewYorkthatleavestomorrow.I’dalsolikeawindowseat.W:Yes,thereareseveralseatsbythewindowat7inthem

orning,5intheafternoonand11intheevening.M:That’sfine.I’lltaketheplaneat5pm.(Text6)W:I’mfromXinhuaNewsAgency.Canyoutellmewhathappenedtoyouintherainst

ormyesterday?M:Yes.Whatdoyouwanttoknow?W:Whendidtherainstormstart?M:I’mnotcompletelysure,butitwasaround4o’clock.Anditlastedhalfanhour.W:Whath

appenedduringtherainstorm?M:Iheardanoiseinthegarden.Iranoutandsawatreefallonmyneighbor’sgarage.Thentheroofofthegara

gefellin.W:Oh,that’stoobad.Howoldwasthetree?M:That’sthesadthing.It’sbeeninmygardenforabout30yearsandmanybirdsliv

edinit.W:Oh,whatashame!(Text7)M:I’dliketobuyatickettoChicago,please.W:Whendoyouwanttoleave?M:Well,tomorrowmorning,asearlyasIcan.

W:There’sabuseverythirtyminutesstartingat5:30am.M:Then,I’dliketoleaveatthattime.Wait…mywife’sgoingtodropmeoffhereonherwaytowork.Couldyougivemea6:30ti

cketinstead?W:Sure.Willthatbeone-wayorround-trip?M:Oh,Iprobablyshouldbuyaround-tripticketnowbecauseI’l

lbehometomorroweveningaround7:30.W:Inthatcase,youcantakea6:30bus.M:Okay,I’lltakethat.Itoldmywifethatw

e’dgoseeamovieat8:30.(Text8)M:Mary,doyouwanttoseethepicturesofmyvacationinItaly?W:Sure,whatwasyourholidaylike?M:Oh,itwasgrea

t.Thefoodwasgreat.Thewinewasgreat!Butthetrafficwasterrible!W:Whywasitsobad?M:ThoseItaliansarecrazydrivers!Idon’twanttothinkaboutit!W:OK,OK.Let

’sreturntothegoodparts.M:Yes,sohere’sapictureoftheLeaningTowerofPisa.W:Hownice!M:Itwasrainingthatday,butitwasstillwonderful.Weclimbe

dtothetop!W:Andwhat’sthis?M:That’saphotooftheAmoRiver.Oh,therestarepicturesofFlorence.W:WhatwasFlorence

like?Howdidyoulikeitthere?M:Itwasveryinteresting.Therewerebeautifuloldbuildingsinthecity,andlotsofwonderfulmuseums.W:That’snice.Ishould

havegonewithyou!Ilikethepaintingsverymuch.(Text9)M:Canyoutellmealittleaboutyourself?W:Yes.Ifinishedschoolin2008.ThenIworkedasavol

unteerduringtheOlympics.Sixmonthslater,Istartedworkingforanadvertisingcompany.M:IseethatyoudidwellintheCollegeEntranceExaminations.Whydidn’tyougotou

niversityafteryougraduated?W:MyparentshavethreechildrentobringupandIamtheoldest.Soatthattime,Iwantedtogetajobtosupportmyfamilytolightenmy

parents’financialburden.M:Iseeyouarenowajuniordesignerinthecompany.Canyoudesignposters?W:Sure,Ihavedesignedquitealotofindividualworks

.Myheaddesigneradmiredthemverymuch.M:Whydoyouwanttoleaveyourjobthere?W:I’dlikeajobwhereIcangetmoreexperienceandlearnaboutdifferentkindsofwork

.M:CanyouworkonSaturdaysorSundaysifweneedyou?W:Yes,Ican.M:Ifweofferyouajob,whencanyoustart?W:Imustgiveamonth’snoticebefore

Ileavemypresentjob.M:Isee.Pleasefillinthisformnow.Ifanythingturnsup,I’llcontactyou.(Text10)W:Hello,boysandgirls.Withthesum

merholidaydrawingnear,ourclasshashadaheateddiscussionabouthowtospendameaningfulholiday.Johnny,let’slistentoyouropinions.M:W

ell,first,Ithinkthatweshouldmakefulluseofthetimetoreviewourlessonsandmakeaproperplanforthenewterm.Secondly,itisawasteoftimetopla

ycomputergamesallday,andtheyareverybadforus.Thirdly,aregulardietisverynecessarytokeephealthy.Also,itisagoo

dideatotakeanactivepartinusefulactivitiessothatwecangainvaluableexperience.W:Whatdoyoumeanby“valuableactivities”?M:Oh,suchasmakingplansfo

raweekendtrip,helpingourparentstakecareofourbrothersandsisters,orvisitingourgrandparentsinthecountryside.W:Verygood.A

nythingelse?M:Yeah.Don’tspendtimeonwhathasabadeffectonoursociety.Inmyopinion,asstudents,weshouldstudyhardaswellasenjoyingourselve

sandspendingameaningfulsummerholiday.W:I’msureyouwillhaveameaningfulholiday.Thankyou.