江西省部分地區(qū)2023-2024學(xué)年高三下學(xué)期3月月考英語試題

高三英語考生注意:1.本試卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分。滿分150分,考試時間120分鐘。2.答題前,考生務(wù)必用直徑0.5毫米黑色墨水簽字筆將密封線內(nèi)項目填寫清楚。3.考生作答時,請將答案答在答題卡上。選擇題每小題選出答案后,用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑;非選擇題請用直徑0.5毫米黑色墨水簽字筆在答題卡上各題的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答,超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效,在試題卷、草稿紙上作答無效。4.本卷命題范圍:高考范圍。第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié),滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題;每小題1.5分,滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后,你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.Whydoesthewomancalltheman?A.Toborrowabook.B.Toaskforanaddress.C.Togetaphonenumber.2.Whenwillthespeakersmeet?A.At12:00.B.At11:00.C.At10:30.3.Whathappenedtothefamouspainting?A.Itwasburned.B.Itsframewasdamaged.C.Itsrightcornerwastorn.4.Whatmakesthewomanunsatisfiedwiththetable?A.Itscolour.B.Itssize.C.Itsshape.5.Whatwillthemanhavetonight?A.Sandwiches.B.Pizzas.C.Burgers.第二節(jié)（共15小題;每小題1.5分,滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前,你將有時間閱讀各個小題,每小題5秒鐘;聽完后,各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍,聽第6段材料,回答第6、7題。6.Whatdidthemandolastnight?A.Hehadaninterview.B.Hevisitedafriend.C.Hefixedaradio.7.Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Bossandsecretary.B.Goodfriends.C.Hostessandguest.聽第7段材料,回答第8、9題。8.WhatwillthemandoonFriday?A.Haveaholidaywithhisfamily.B.Sendhisdogtohospital.C.Goawayonbusiness.9.Whowillprobablytakecareofthedog?A.Thomas.B.Robin.C.Marina.10.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?A.Followhisworkplan.B.Studytogetherwithhim.C.Scheduleherstudyproperly.11.Whenhavethespeakersdecidedtoholdtheparty?A.OnFriday.B.OnSaturday.C.OnSunday.12.Whatwillthewomandonext?A.Dosomerevision.B.Haveabreak.C.Buysomesnacks.聽第9段材料,回答第13至16題。13.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Atameeting.B.Onamountain.C.Inanoffice.14.Howdidthewomangetintothevolunteerwork?A.Shecalledtheorganizationdirectly.B.Shegottheinformationfromafriend.C.Shecameacrossanadinanewspaper.15.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhismanager?A.Unreasonable.B.Generous.C.Strict,16.Whatdoesthemanplantodo?A.Jointhevolunteerproject.B.Visitthecompany.C.Writeanemail.聽第10段材料,回答第17至20題。17.Howmanyvillageswereaffectedbythestorm?A.2.B.7.C.14.18.Howlongdidthestormlast?A.Allthemorning.B.Morethananhour.C.Thewholeday.19.Wherewasthefarmerwhenthestormcame?A.Inthekitchen.B.Inthefield.C.Inthebedroom.20.Whatwasthewoman'sreactionwhenshesawherhouseshaking?A.Takingoutherbelongingsquickly.B.Runningoutwithherchildrenatonce.C.Tellingherhusbandtoleaveimmediately.第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié),滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題2.5分,滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。AHerearetheDisneymoviesrecommendedbyBrandonDammitforthisweekend.Fantasia2000Budget:$80millionScore:75%IrememberdislikingFantasia2000intheatersasayoungchild,butIhavedevelopedamuchdeeperappreciationforthefantasticmusicasanadult.Disneyhasemployedadvancedsoundtoolstoproduceamoviethatwasunder-appreciatedatitsfirstappearance.Pete'sDragonBudget:$65millionScore:60%IloveDisneyasmuchastheyoungergeneration.Butit'sdisappointingtoseeflavorlessremakeslikeTheLionKingandBeautyandtheBeastharvestbillionsattheboxofficewhilemoresoulfulremakeslikePete'sDragonislargelyignored.TheRescuersDownUnderBudget:$38millionScore:70%Iwon'tlietoyou,kindreader.TheRescuersDownUnderistheonlymoviethatI'veneverseenhereandmyhonorwon'tallowmetopretendotherwise.AccordingtoDisney,it'sabouttheworld'sbravestmice,BernardandBianca,whoracetoAustraliatosaveaboyandararegoldeneaglefromacruelhunter.So,youknow,normalDisneystuff.TheGreatMouseDetectiveBudget:$14millionScore:72%Picturethis:ayoungmousenamedOliviaiscommittedtodiscoveringthetruthofherfather'sdisappearancein1897London,andshegotthehelpfromhisfriends,Dr.DawsonandToby.It'sbasicallyDisney'sSherlockHolmes.21.WhatdoesBrandonDammitlikeaboutFantasia2000?A.Theplot.B.Thedialogue.C.Themusic.D.Theactors.22.WhichremakeshouldreceivebetteracceptanceaccordingtoBrandonDammit?A.TheLionKing.B.Pete'sDragon.C.BeautyandtheBeast.D.TheRescuersDownUnder.23.HowmuchhasDisneyspentontheGreatMouseDetective?A.$14million.C.$65million.B.$38million.D.$80million.BSaraDykmanisona10,000-milebiketrip,followingthemonarchbutterflyfromMexicothroughtheUnitedStatesandCanadaandbackagain.Thepurposeofherjourneyisnotjusttomarkthebutterfly'smigrating（遷徙）road,buttowarnaboutthethreatitfaces—andwhatwecandotohelpit.WhenIreachedDykmanbyphone,shewasbikingthroughIowacornfields.Shesaidshefeelsmoreupsetthanusual,becauseofwhatsheisseeing—ornotseeing—onhertravels:Fewerbutterfliesandmilkweed."Inthelasttwodecades,thebutterflypopulationhasdeclinedbyabout90percentasaresultofthelossofmilkweed,anativeplantthatthebutterfliesneedaspartoftheirlifecycle,"shesaid.Butterfliesgothroughafour-stagelifecycle.InFebruaryandMarch,theadultmonarchbutterfliescomeoutofwintersleeptolookforamate.Thentheymigratenorthandeasttolaytheireggsonmilkweedplants.Ittakesaboutfourdaysfortheeggstohatch.Thenthebabycaterpillars（毛毛蟲）spendmuchoftheirtimeeatingmilkweedinordertogrow.Abouttwoweekslater,thefullygrowncaterpillarswillattachthemselvestoplantbranchesorleavestochangeintobutterflies.ButDykmanisnotintotaldespair.Asolution,shesays,existswithinthereachofeveryonewhoownsahome;simplyplantingsomemilkweedintheyardstohelpthebutterfliesontheirjourney.Dykmanlivesalifeassimpleandrootlessasthebutterfliessheloves.Shedoesn'townahouseorcaroreatoutatrestaurants.Shecarriesonlywhatsheneeds;asleepingbagandclothing.Peoplehelpalongthewaybyprovidingaplacetostayandameal."Ihavefailedateverythingnormal,butI'mprettygoodatdoingthelessnormalthings,"sheadmitsinhernewbookCyclingWithButterflies."Butthistripisaboutsolutions,andit'sabouthelpingpeopleseetheconsequencesoftheiractions,"shesaidonthephone.24.WhatisthemainpurposeofSaraDykman'sbiketrip?A.Tolive-streamthemigratingbutterflies.B.Toaskpeopletogrowmorenativeplants.C.Towarnabouttheenvironmentalproblems.D.Toencouragepeopletoprotectthebutterflies.25.Whatcanbelearnedfromparagraph3?A.Babycaterpillarsareveryharmfultovariouscrops.B.Milkweedplaysavitalroleinabutterfly'slifecycle.C.Non-nativeplantsaregrowingtoofastinIowacornfields.D.Adultbutterfliescomeoutofwintersleeplaterthantheydid.26.WhatcanwelearnaboutSaraDykman?A.Sheisadeterminedconservationist.B.Sheisagoodbread-earner.C.Sheisacompetentemployee.D.Sheisacomfortseeker.27.Whatisthetext?A.Adiaryentry.B.Abookreview.C.Aninterview.D.Anewsreport.CBaidu,aChinesesearchengineandartificialintelligencefirm,announceditslatestelectricautonomousdrivingvehicle,ApolloRT6,onThursday.Thenewvehicleisafullyelectricvehiclewithasteeringwheel（方向盤）thatcanberemovedwhennotrequired.Itwillcost￥250,000perunit."Thesteering-wheel-freedesignallowsmorespaceforextraseatingorotheradditionsandthemassivecostreductionwillenableustoputtensofthousandsofautonomousvehiclesintooperationacrossChina,"RobinLi,co-founderandCEOofBaidu,saidatthefirm'sBaiduWorldConferenceThursday."Wearemovingtowardsafuturewheretakingarobotaxiwillbehalfthecostoftakingataxitoday."BaidualreadyrunsApolloGoandApolloMoon,taxiservicesusingself-drivingrobotaxiswithsafetystaffseatedinthedriverorpassengerseat.TheyhavebeeninoperationinbigcitieslikeBeijing,Shanghai,ShenzhenandGuangzhou,althoughtheserviceislimitedtospecificareas.Thenewvehiclewillsoonjointhoserobotaxis.TheRT6hasreachedtheindustry'sLevel4outoffivepossiblelevelsoftechnology.Thatmeansitssystemscanoperatewithoutadriverbutmustbepre-loadedwithadetailedmap,thuslimitingtheareaswherethevehiclescanoperate.Lowerlevelsofself-drivingtechnologyhavebeenavailablefordecades.Forexample,manyLevel-3vehiclesallowhands-freehighwaydriving.Otherkindsofself-drivingrobotvehiclesarealreadywidelyusedinfactorieswarehousesandothertightlycontrolledsettings.Comparedtopreviousgenerationswherethetechnologywasmainlyusedonconventionalvehicles,theApolloRT6wasdesignedspecificallywithfullyautonomousdrivinginmind.Baiduisbestknownforitssearchengineandonlineadvertisingservices,butinrecentyearsithasinvestedheavilyinautonomousdrivingandartificialintelligencetechnology,includingautomatedpersonalassistantsandAIchips.28.WhatcanweknowaboutApolloRT6?A.Itisfreetoruninanyarea.B.Ithastooperatewithadriver.C.Itwillbecheapertooperate.D.Itcanworkwithoutadetailedmap.29.Thetechnologyofafullyself-drivingvehicleshouldreach__________.A.Level2B.Level3C.Level4D.Level530.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inthelastparagraphreferto?A.Apersonalassistant.B.Acompany.C.Asearchengine.D.Afullyautonomouscar.31.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.AnIntroductiontoBaidu'sLatestVehicle:ApolloRT6B.Baidu'sFuturePlanforItsElectricVehicle:ApolloRT6C.LimitationsoftheLevel-4Self-drivingElectricVehiclesD.TheGreatMarketPotentialforFullyAutonomousVehiclesDOnMonday,alawsuit（訴訟）intheUSgothugeheadlinesaroundtheworld.Itdealswithatruly21stcenturyissue—whetherhumangenes（基因）maybepatented.MyriadGenetics,abiotechnologycompany,discoveredtwogenes—BRCA1andBRCA2—thatarehighlyrelatedtobreastcancer.Myriadpatenteditsdiscoveriesandagroupofresearcherschallengedthatthepatentwasillegal.TheUSpatentlawprotectsthetemporaryeconomicrewardsinventorsgetfromtheirinventions.Butitalsosaysaproductofnatureoralawofnaturecan'tbepatented.Forexample,Einsteincouldn'tpatentonhisdiscoveryofE=mc2.Anduntilrelativelyrecently,manyofthemedicalresearchersvoluntarilygaveuppatentsontheirinventions.WhenDr.JonasSalk,theinventorofthepoliovaccine（小兒麻痹癥疫苗）,wasaskedin1955whetherhehadapatentonthevaccine,hereplied,"Couldyoupatentthesun?"MyriadGenetics,however,saysthatthegenesitidentifiedarenotlikethesun.Itnotesthatthereare20,000genesinthehumanbodyandthatithassortedthroughallthosegenesandfoundthetwothatarecloselyrelatedtobreastcancer.Notso,saythosechallengingthepatent.Humangenesareproductsofnature.Theyarejustapartofthehumanbody."AllMyriaddoesistakethepartoutofthebody,"saysthechallengers'lawyer,ChristopherHansen."Canthepersonwhofirsttakestheheartoutofthebodypatentonhearts?"RochelleDreyfuss,apatentexpertwhoisnotassociatedwiththiscase,isalittlemoredowntoearth."Atsomelevelitisaboutmoney,"hesays,"becausemedicinedoesn'thappenforfree.Thepatentsystemisveryimportanttoencouragecompaniestospendmoremoneyonscientificresearchanddevelopment."Thenhowdoothercountrieshandlethistrickysituation?Mostcountriesapprovepatentsongenes,buttheyalsoallowotherscientiststousethegenesfreelytodoresearchanddevelopnewmedicinesandtestingmethods.32.WhichofthefollowingcanbepatentedaccordingtotheUSpatentlaw?A.Thelawofgravityforce.B.Auniqueorbitfoundinspace.C.AnewmedicinebasedonBRCA1.D.Thebasicworkingprincipleofplanes.33.WhatisChristopherHansen'sargumentagainstthepatent?A.Aproductofnaturecan'tbepatented.B.Publicinterestsshouldbeputbeforeprofits.C.Itisunacceptabletotheothercountriesintheworld.D.Theconnectionbetweengenesandcancersisnotobvious.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"downtoearth"inparagraph7mean?A.Angry.B.Rude.C.SmartD.Practical.35.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.Theconsequencesofthelawsuit.B.Othercountries'solutiontothecase.C.Thepublicreactionstothenews.D.Somescientists'supportforthepatent.第二節(jié)（共5小題;每小題2.5分,滿分12.5分）閱讀下面短文,從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項,It'sOKtodoalittlecomfortshopping,especiallyinthesetoughtimes.36.Hereareafewwaystostartcontrollingthatstress-spendingandstartsavingalittlesmarter—today.Makeabudget.Don'tjustthinkaboutitinyourhead.Youhavetowriteitdown.Ifit'snotwrittendown,thenit'snotabudget.Onceyou'vetakenintoaccountthenecessitieslikefood,shelterandsavings,don'tforgettoputasidesomemoneyforfun.Whetheryourfunbudgetis$5aweekor$50aweek,it'simportanttosetthatmoneyaside.Moneyisnotjustmeanttoberesponsiblewith.37.Beforeyoureachforthefun-budgetmoney,makesurethatwhatyouarebuyingisalove,athingthatwillbringyoulastingjoy.38.Likesareshort-termjoy.Itmeansyou'llforgetthesethingsinlessthanayear.Wantsarejustinstantsatisfactionandyou'renotgoingtobeinterestedinsuchthingsevenadaylater.Soundfamiliar?Wehaveallpurchasedsomewants—whetherit'saT-shirtorabagthatarenowgatheringdustinthecloset,39,becausenotonlyyou'respendingmoneythatyoudon'thave,butyou'reactuallymakingyourlifelessenjoyable.40.It'samusclethatyoujustneedtopractisebycreatingasavingaccountthatisdisconnectedfromyourmobilephone.Soitisn'tconvenienttostress-spendthathard-earnedmoney.A.ThesethingsmaygiveyoulastingjoyB.ThesewantsareparticularlydamagingC.Don'tworryifitdoesn'tcomeeasilyatfirstD.BecautiousaboutthingsyoujustlikeorwantE.You'realsosupposedtouseitasatooltomakeyourlifeenjoyableF.Butdon'tletstress-spendinggetinthewayofyourlong-termsavinggoalsG.Imagingyourfutureselfisajoyfulwaytothinkaboutsavingforyourfuture第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題1分,滿分15分）第三部分語言運用（共兩節(jié),滿分30分）閱讀下面短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Bornintoafamilyofmotorcyclists,BridgetMcCutchenwasabletowitnessfirsthandthe41andexcitementthatridingamotorbikecouldbringfromaveryearlyage.Buttheideaofridingaroundtheworldhadn'tever42heruntilherolderbrotherpointedoutthatshewasstillyoungenoughtobeattheworldrecordfortheyoungestpersontocirclethe43onamotorcycle.McCutchen,whoselongestroadtriphadbeenfromWisconsintoWashington,saysshe44theideaatfirst.Butitkeptcomingbackintoher45.After46asmuchmoneyasshecould,McCutchen47inAugust.Shehasbeenrecordingher48online,stressingthatthere'sahugedifferencein49theworldbetweentravelingbycarandona50.However,travelingbymotorcycleon51roadscomeswithitsdangers.McCutchenhas52fromthemotorcycleonafewoccasionsandnearlycrashedintotrucksaroundblindcorners.Ofcourse,ifsheissuccessfulinbreakingthisparticularrecord,thelikelihoodisthatsomeoneeven53willcomealongandsetanewrecordoneday.However,McCutchenisn't54aboutthisatall.Infact,shesaysshe'll55helpanyonewho'skeentodoso,evenifitmeansthattheybeathertoit.41.A.mysteryB.pleasureC.varietyD.intelligence42.A.belongedtoB.turnedtoC.occurredtoD.relatedto43.A.countryB.backyardC.schoolD.globe44.A.dismissedB.forgotC.likedD.remembered45.A.houseB.faceC.officeD.mind46.A.spendingB.savingC.losingD.investing47.A.checkedinB.brokedownC.setoffD.ranout48.A.dreamsB.mistakesC.conversationsD.travels49.A.understandingB.changingC.seeingD.ruling50.A.bicycleB.planeC.trainD.motorbike51.A.unfamiliarB.quietC.mainD.safe52.A.escapedB.fallenC.startedD.died53.A.slimmerB.happierC.youngerD.richer54.A.worriedB.curiousC.carefulD.hopeful55.A.barelyB.gladlyC.creativelyD.suddenly第二節(jié)（共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分）閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。EnthusiastsofChinesecultureinMaltacannowlearnallabouthanfu,thetraditionalstyleofclothing56（wear）bytheHanpeople,thankstoanewculturalplatformcalledthe"HanfuCostumeSociety"which57（launch）attheisland'sChinaCulturalCenteronFriday."Theinitiativeisexpected58（enhance）culturalexchangebetweenChinaandMaltaandshowthe59（rich）oftraditionalculture,"YuanYuan,directoroftheChinaCulturalCenter,saidatthelaunchevent.Hanfuisknownforitsuniquedesign,exquisite（精致的）craftsmanshipandculturalsignificance,withmoreandmoreyoungChinesechoosingtowearit.YuCheng,60haslivedinMaltafornearlyfiveyears,decidestoshareherexquisitecollectionofhanfuwhenevertheChinaCulturalCenterhostshanfu-themedactivities,allowing61（participant）totravelthroughtimeby62（try）onsomeofher40-plustraditionalclothing."Thisismyopportunitytoparticipatein63spreadofChineseculture,andtoallowmorepeopletounderstandandfallinlove64itthroughthecharmoftraditionalChineseclothing,"saysYu,whoisresponsibleformanagingthehanfusociety."65（gradual）,moreandmorepeoplerealizethattraditionalChineseclothingisrichandbeautiful.Manypeopleareattractedtoit,andIfeelveryproud."第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié),滿分40分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）假定你是李華,你的好友Susan想約你周末聚餐,但你因故不能前往。請你給她寫封郵件,內(nèi)容包括:1.表示歉意;2.解釋原因;3.另約時間。注意:1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80個左右;2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)（滿分25分）閱讀下面材料,根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段,使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。AsIrushedoutoftheoffice,thoughtsofbillsandresponsibilitiescloudedmymind.Theweightofthemonth'sfinancialstrugglespressedheavilyonmyshoulders.Ihadtwohungrymouthstofeed,andtheabsenceofapaycheckonlyaddedtothestress.Cominghomelatefromwork,Ihurriedtocollectmytwochildren,sincetheywerealreadywaitingforme.AsIwalkedthroughthebusystreets,myheartsankwhenIreceivedthenews—nosalaryagain.Panicsetin.HowwouldImanagethemountingbills,thegroceriesandmychildren'sneeds?Thefutureseemedhopeless.Withaheavyheart,Iturnedtowardtheschool,mymindracingthroughdesperatecalculations.That'swhenIsawit—awalletlyingonthesidewalk.Itwasasiffatehadgivenmealifeline.HoperosewithinmeasIapproachedit.Thewalletwaslarge,andwhenIopenedit,myeyeswidenedindisbeliefatthesightofasubstantialamountofcashneatlyputinside.Ihesitatedforamoment,tornbetweentheimmediatereliefthismoneypromisedandthemoralityofkeepingit.Curiosityledmetodiginthewallet,buttheonlyotherthingsitcontainedwereaworn-outphotoandabusinesscard.NomatterhowmuchIwantedtotakethecontents,mymoralprinciplesandinnervoicetoldmenottodothis.Thedecisionbecameclear:Icouldn'tkeepthismoney.Itwasn'trightfullymine.Iwentthroughthewalletandpickedoutthebusinesscard.Thenameandnumberwerethere.Withadeepbreath,Idialedthenumberandexplainedmyfindtothevoiceontheotherend.Thevoicewascompletelyemotionless,sayingthathewouldstopby.Thismademeabitannoyed.Atsomepoint,Ievenregrettedmydecision,butmyconscience（良心）didnotallowmetogobackonmychoice.Ihadtoldthevoicewherethewalletcouldbepickedupandwenttogetmychildren.注意:1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150個左右;2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。Shortlyafterwearrivedhome,alargeblackcarpulleduptoourhouse.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________HewantedtorepaymeasIwasabletoprotectsuchanimportantphotographfromloss._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

高三英語參考答案、提示及評分細(xì)則聽力部分錄音稿（Text1）W:Hello,Jack!ThisisSarah.DoyouhappentoknowJohn'sphonenumber?M:Yes,butIdon'thaveitathand.IcanlookitupforyouinmyaddressbookwhenIgethome.（Text2）W:Hi,Tim.IsaidI'dmeetyouateleven,butsomething'scomeup.Mylittlebrother'sbrokenatoothandIshouldtakehimtoseethedentistattenthirty.So,couldwemeetabitlater?M:Sure.Sayattwelve?W:OK.（Text3）M:Luckily,thefamouspaintingSimpson'sMotherescapedthefireatthemuseum,W:Butthewatersystem,whichcameonautomatically,leftalargemarkinthebottomright-handcorner.Actually,theframewasbrokenwhenitwasbeingtransported.Fortunately,thepaintingitselfdidn'ttear.（Text4）W:I'mlookingforanewtableformydiningroom.Itneedstoseatatleastsix.M:Doyouhaveaparticularstyleinmind?Wehavethisbeautifulbrownsquaretableonsale.W:ButI'dpreferaroundone.（Text5）M:Hello!MayIordersuppernow?W:Sorry,I'mafraidtherestauranthasclosed,butthebardoesburgersandpizzasuntilmidnight,Orwecanbringsandwichestoyourroomifyouprefer.M:Fine,Idon'twanttoeatburgersorpizzasatnight.（Text6）W:Barry,Icalledyouaround10lastnight,butIcouldn'tgetthrough.M:Iwasbeinginterviewedinaradioprogramthen,soIcouldn'tusemyphone.W:Ididn'tknowthat.Whatdidyoudointheprogram?M:ItalkedabouthowIbecameadesigner.Sowhydidyoucallme?W:Iwantedtoknowifyou'dhavetimetoclimbamountainwithusthisafternoon,Lisa,DavidandIwantsometimeoutdoors.M:Metoo.（Text7）M:Marina,couldyoudomeafavor?w:What'sgoingon,Austin?M:Youknow,mywifeisgoingonholidaywithmydaughter,andIhavetogotoRomeonbusinessthisFridaymorning.Couldyoupleasetakecareofmydog—feedhimtwiceadayandwalkhimonceaday?W:Oh,I'mafraidIcan'tdothat.I'msoscaredofdogs.M:HowaboutyourhusbandRobin?W:Hehasbeenworkingovertimerecently.MaybeThomascangiveyouahand—helovesdogsandisfreethesedays.M:OK,I'llaskhimifhecanhelpme.（Text8）M:We'vegotexamssoon!Haveyoudonemuchrevision?W:Well,I'vebeenstudyingfortwoweeks.IjustfinditboringandIgetsotired.M:Youcoulddotherevisionacoupleofhoursinthemorningandthendotherestlaterintheday.Personally,Iprefertodoitallintheevenings,butthatdoesn'tsuiteveryone.W:Goodidea,Anyway,thistimenextmonth,theexamswillbeover.Shallweorganizeaparty?M:Sure.Wecouldhaveitatmyplace.Myroommateswon'tmind.HowaboutonFriday25?W:Butthat'stheverylastdayoftheexams.IthinkSaturdaywouldbebetter-givingustimetorecover.M:You'reprobablyright.OnSunday,somepeoplemightgoawaythenorhaveotherplans.W:We'lltalkaboutfoodandmusicnearerthetime—Ihavetogoandreviewnow!（Text9）M:Hey,Connie!Goodtoseeyoubackintheoffice,W:Greattoseeyouagain.M:Well,youweregonefortwoweeks.I'mstillnotclearwhyyouleft.W:Oh,Iwenttodosomevolunteerworkinmountainareas.M:Sohowdidyouevengetintoit?W:Acollegefriendputmeintouchwithalocalorganization.Youknow,alotofyoungpeoplearelookingforwaystogivebacktosociety.M:Great.Buthowdidyougetourmanagertoapprovetheleaveofabsence?He'sstrictwithtimeoff.W:AsforAnderson,hegrewupinapoorareaaswellandhereallyseesvalueinthiskindofproject,Exactly,thisexperiencewillbeofbenefittomycurrentworkaswell.M:Yeah.Itmustbeinterestingbuttiring.Iwanttodoso.HowcanIparticipate?W:Oh,I'msendingyouanemailabouttheorganizationsothatyoucanjoinus.M:Great.Ican'twaittoreadit.（Text10）W:Backtothenews.LastFridayastormhittwovillagesdestroyingfourteenhouses.Sevenothersweresobadlydamagedthattheirownershadtoleavethem,andfifteenothershadbrokenwindows.Onepersonwaskilled,andninewerebadlyinjuredandtakentohospital.Anumberofotherpeoplereceivedsmallinjuries.AltogetherovertwohundredwerelefthomelessasaresultofthestormAfarmersaidthestormbeganearlyinthemorningandlastedoveranhour.Hewasinthekitchenwithhiswifeandhischildrenwhentheyheardaloudnoise.Afewminuteslater,theirhousefelldownontopofthem.Theymanagedtoclimbout,butthenhesawthatoneofhischildrenwasmissing.Hewentbackinsideandfoundhimsafebutveryfrightened.Awomansaidthatherhusbandhadjustleftforworkwhenshenoticed