河南省信陽市浉河區(qū)2022-2023學年高一年級下冊4月期中英語試題

★2023年4月26日

2022-2023學年普通高中高一下學期期中教學質(zhì)量檢測

英語

注意事項：

L答題前，務(wù)必在答題卷規(guī)定的地方填寫自己的姓名、考號和座位號。

2.答第I卷時，每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卷上對應(yīng)題目的答案標號涂黑；答第∏卷

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3.滿分150分，考試時間120分鐘。

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.Whatisthemangoingtodonext?

A.Repairthetap.B.Fixhisbrother'scar.C.Ringhisfather.

2.Whatdoesthemanprobablydo?

A.He,safarmer.B.He,sateacher.C.He'sachef.

3.WhywillLauraquitherjob?

A.Tostartherownbusiness.B.Togobacktoschool.C.Toworkforherfriend.

4.Howdoesthemanprobablyfeelaboutthefilm?

A.It'sexciting.B.It'sfunny.C.It,sdisappointing.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Acity.B.Aperson.C.Atravelexperience.

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.WhyisHenryunwillingtogoswimmingwiththewoman?

A.HewantstowatchTV.B.Hisarmwashurt.

C.Itistoocoldoutside.

7.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.Stayathome.B.TakeHenrytohospital.

C.Dosomeexercise.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Goodfriends.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Brotherandsister.

9.Onwhichfloordidthewomanbuyabottleofwinelastweek?

A.Thesecondfloor.B.Thethirdfloor.C.Thefourthfloor.

10.Whatdoesthemanfinallydecidetobuy?

A.Awatch.B.Awallet.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11.Whenisthereportdue?

A.ThisWednesday.B.ThisThursday.C.ThisFriday.

12.Whatdoesthewomanthinksheneedstodo?

A.PutofTameeting.B.GotothehospitalC.Getagoodsleep.

13.Howdoesthemansoundintheend?

A.HelpfulB.Thankful.C.Curious.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。

14.Whydoesthemanmakethecall?

A.Tochangehisreservation.

B.Toreservearoom.

C.Toaskaboutaswimmingcourse.

15.Howmuchshouldthemanpay?

A.$640.B.$570.C.$480.

16.Whereisthenearestcoffeeshop?

A.Acrossfromabank.B.Nexttoahotel.C.Besideabank.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.WhowillLiztravelwith?

A.Herneighbor.B.Herfamilymember.C.Herfriend.

18.WhichcitywillLizgotofirst?

A.HongKong.B.Shanghai.C.Beijing.

19.HowmanycitieswillLizvisit?

A.Four.B.Five.C.Six.

20.WhatdoesJanethinkofhertriptotheBahamas?

A.Satisfactory.B.Justso-so.C.Disappointing.

第二部分：閱讀理解（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，從每題所給的四個選項（A,B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

A

EnglishPoetryContestof2023

Areyougoodatwingpoetry?Enteryourpoemtojoin!Ourpoetrycontestisheldeverytwoyears.Writeapoem

abouthowthepandemichaschangedyourlife.

Prizes

Thecontestawardsonefirstplaceprizeof$2,000andafirstprizewallplaque（$1OOvalue）;twentysecondplace

prizesof$100eachandasecondplacewallplaque（$75value）；onehundredthirdplacewinnersofathirdplace

wallplaque（$25value）.

Rules

Followallrulescarefullytopreventdisqualification（取消資格）.

IMPORTANT:

☆Contestantsmustbeatleastthirteenyearsofage.

☆Onlyonepoemperpersoninafamilyisallowed.

☆Apoemnitsentiretymustbeanoriginalworkbythepersonenteringthecontest.

☆Allentriesarejudgedanonymously（匿名地）.Pleasedonotincludeyourname,address,phonenumber,etc.,

oryourentrywillbedisqualified.

Deadline:Emailyourentryby30thJune2023.

Length:42linesmax.Nominimum.Tilenotincludedinthelinecount.

Format:Entriesmustbetyped.Wedonotaccepthandwrittensubmissions

Fees:￡10perpoem.

Judging:Thejudges1decisionisfinalandnoindividualcorrespondence（通信）canbeenenteredinto.Judgesare

unabletocommentonindividualentries.Judgingisfair.

Copyright:WorldwidecopyrightofeachentryremainswiththeauthorhuttheBridportPrizehasunrestricted

rightstopublishthewinningandhighlypraisedpoems.

21.Whatdoweknowaboutthepoetrycontest?

A.Ittakesplacetwiceayear.B.Itfocusesonthedevelopmentofpoetry.

C.Contestantshavetopayforit.D.Itgivesfeedbuckoneachentry.

22.Howmanyentriescanasingle-parentfamilywth2childrensubmiatmost?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

23.Whichofthefollowingwon,tresultindisqualification?

A.Typingyourpoemout.B.Writingapoemof43lines,excludingthetitle.

C.EmailingyourentryonJuly30.D.Includingpersonalinformationinyourentry.

B

Theotherday,grandmagotaphonecallfromastrangewhotoldherthatshehadwonaprize,butshewouldneed

tosendinsomemoneyinordertoreceiveherwinnings.Grandmaimmediatelysmelledaratbutplayedalong.

Sheaskedcalmlyforthenameofthecallerthephonenumberandwheretosendherpayment.Hegavehersome

informationandtoldgrandmashewouldbereceivingaphonecallthenextdayandthataFedExemployeewouldcome

toherhousetocollectthemoney.

AfterthephonecallgrandmacalledtheChiefofpoliceinherownandtoldhimthatshehadgotenoughinformation

getthemjailed.Butthepolicechieftoldhertherewasnothinghecoulddoandtoldgrandmajusttoignorethesebad

peoplewhoweretryingtotakeadvantageofanelderlyperson.Grandmawasn,thappywiththisresponse.Shedecided

totakemattersintoherownhands.

Thenextday,shegotanothercallfromthescammers（騙子）,whotoldhertowriteoutacheckforseveral

thousanddollarsandwaitathomeforaFedExemployéetopickupthechecklateintheafternoon.Truetotheirwords,

theFedExemployéearrivedGrandmawastoldthatwhateverhewaspickingupwastobesentawayovemightandthe

payment,ailbasedonweight,wouldbebilledtothepartythatrequestedthepickup.

Onhearingtheinformation,agoodideahitgrandmaandthenshetookoutapackofjunk.

“CanIsendailthisstuff?”Grandmaasked.

“Sure,youcan,”theemployéesaid.“1'11justneedtogetabigbox.”

Astheemployéepackeditemsintothebox,grandmaputinsideanotesaying“Gotohell!”inbigletterswithher

nameatthebottom.Grandmasaid,withabigsmile,“Ireallyappreciateyourhelp.”WhentheFedExtruckdroveaway,

grandmasaidshefeltanunbelievableamountofjoy.Sheneverheardfromthescammersagain.

24.Whendidgrandmarecognizeitwasascam?

A.Whenshewascalledtoreceiveherwinnings.

B.Aftershegotfullinformationaboutthestranger.

C.WhenaFedExemployéecameloherhousetocollectthemoney.

D.Aftershehadatalkwiththepolicemanonthephone.

25.Whatmadegrandmadécidétodealwithscammersbyherself?

A.Herdecisionnottotroubleothers.

B.Herdesiretoshowoffhercourage.

C.Theresponsetoherrequestfromthepolice.

D.TheencouragementfromtheFedExemployée.

26.WhydidgrandmafeelgladwhentheFedExtruckdroveaway?

A.Becausesheleanedthehouse.

B.Becauseshewouldteachthescammeralesson.

C.BecausetheFedExemployéewarnedheragainstbadpeople.

D.BecausetheFedExemployerpackeditemsintothebox.

27.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribegrandma?

A.Calmandunselfish.B.Joyfulandenergetic.

C.Humorousandcareful.D.Smartandbrave.

C

ThisphototakenonFeb19,2023showsgiantpandaXiangXiangatUenoZoologicalGardensinTokyo,Japan.

PeopleflockedtoTokyo'sUenoZoologicalGarlenstoseeXiangXiangonSunday,thefinaldayforpublicviewingfor

thebelovedfive-year-oldfemalegiantpandabeforeherreturntoChina.

Giantpandasareamongthemostlovableanimaisalivetoday.Unliketheirrelatives,suchasthepolarbear,pandas

don'teatméatbutsurviveonadietofonlybamboo.Sowhyandhowhavepandasabandonedtheirtasteforméatto

pickupavegetariandiet?

Pandastodaydon'teatmeal.However,they'vekeptmuchoftheirmeat-eatingadaptationsfromtimespast.Their

digestiveSystemshavenotchangedmuchfromtheirmeat-eatingdays.Outofthehuge12.5kgofbambootheyeatina

singleday,onlyabout17%ofitisdigested.Tosurvive,pandaseatlargeamountsofbamboowhilehavingalow-

metabolic(SWRW?ü),lazylifestyletomakeupforthepoorenergyreturn.

Thegiantpanda'sshifttoavegetariandietisinlinewiththeinactivationofaspécifiegene-Taslrl,whichprovides

themwiththeabilitytotastecertainaminoacids()abundantinméat.Itsinactivationinpandaswouldleadto

theirdietarychange.

Pandashaveevolved(jSft)toagreatdegreetocopewiththeirrelativelyrecentbamboo-eatinglifestyle.Pandas

mustseizelongandthinpiècesofbambooshoots.Tohelpwiththis,theyhavedevelopedalong“fake-thumb”(f?JGJ

fa).Sogiantpandashavesixfingersineachpawwhichprovidesbettersupportforthemtoseizeobjectssuchas

bambooinonepawquickly.Researchershavefoundthatthesurfaceofthepanda'slongueisdifferent.Whileother

bearsandmanymeal-eatinganimaishavesmoothlongues,pandashaveevolvedtinyprojectionsonthesurfaceoftheir

longueisthatservetofiledownfood.Thisisespeciallyusefulforpandasastheyremovetheoutercoverofbamboo.

Timewilltellifpandaswilladaptandsurvive,gobacktoeatingméat,ordisappearinthewild.Whateverthefuture

holds,wecanbegratefulthat,forthetimebeing,wegettoshareourplanetwiththeseadorableanimais.

28.Whyarethedatamentionedinparagraph3?

A.ToStatethevarietyoffood.

B.Torepresenttheevolutionaryruleofpandas.

C.ToshowtheineffectivenessofdigestiveSystem.

D.Todescribethechangesoflivingenvironment.

29.Whatcausedpandas'changeindiet?

A.Thelow-metaboliclifestyle.B.Theaminoacidsinméat.

C.Thesurfaceofthepanda'slongue.D.TheTaslrlgene’sinactivation.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inparagraph5referto?

A.Developingmorefingers.B.Seizingbambooshoots.

C.Thelowenergyreturn.D.Thevegetariandiet.

31.Whichaspectofpandasdoesparagraph5focuson?

A.Theevolutionaryfeatureineating.B.Thepreferenceforbamboo.

C.Theuniquelifestyle.D.Thespécialappearance.

D

Asweailknow,ailworkandnoplymakesJackadullboy.Nowscientistshavegivenusanotherwarning:spending

toomuchtieonsmartphonesorcomputersmakesyoudulltoo.

“Manyfocusonthebenefitsofdigitaldevices(ijcr?r)inéducationbutignorethecosts,”saidPatriciaGreenfield

fromtheUniversityofCalifornia,“l(fā)osingtheabilitytounderstandtheémotionsofotherpeopleisoneofthecosts.”

Greenfieldandherresearchteamdidanexperiment.Theyworkedwith105childrenwhospentabout4.5hoursinfront

ofscreensonaschoolday.Thestudentswereaskedtodescribetheémotionstowardsthepicturesofpeoplewhowere

happy,sad,angryorseared.Then,halfofthemattendedafive-daynatureandsciencecamp.Theretheyhadnosmart

phones,TV,orcomputers.Theotherhalfstayedinschoolandspentthefivedaysasusual.Fivedayslater,ailthe

childrentookthetestagain.

Studentswhohadbeenlothecampgotabout5percentmoreanswerscorrectthantheyhaddonebeforethecamp.

Buttheothergroupofstudentsdidn'tshowmuchimprovement.Thestudyisnotperfectinsomeways,saidthe

researchers.Butscientistssaythatthestudyisstillawarningforus.

“Emotionalskillsdevelopinpracticeandthebraindevelopsthroughrealinteraction.”saidProfesserTaylor,a

professerattheUniversityofSanFrancisco.

Researcherstalkedto2,000parentsofchildrenaged2-16intheUKaboutwhatactivitiestheirchildrencoulddo

confidently.Theresultsweresurprising:Theirchildrencoulduseatablet(Yfei)(59%)andworkamobilephone

(57%)moreconfidentlythantheycouldtietheirshoelaces(?^Tp)(53%)!So,spendmoretimeawayfrommobile

phonesandcomputersifyouwanttobeanunderstandingfriend,andnotamemberofwhattheDailyMailcalled

“GénérationHelpless”.

32.AccordingtoProfesserGreenfield,whatistheconséquenceofusingdigitalmediainéducation?

A.Studentsdon'tgetalongwellwithfamilymembers.

B.Studentsalwaysmakemoremistakeswhentakingexams.

C.Studentscan'tcatchupwithothersinschoolwork.

D.Studentsfailtoknowotherpeople'sémotions.

33.WhatdoscientiststhinkoftheresultsofGreenfield'sexperiment?

A.Theyarefarfromuseful.

B.Theyarealarmingforpeople.

C.Theyarequitesurprising.

D.Theyneedtobeimproved.

34.Whatcanweleamfromthetext?

A.Studentsleamedhowtodescribeémotionsintheexperiment.

B.MostoftheUKchildrencouldn'ttietheirshoelaces.

C.Studentslivingwithoutscreensdimuchbetterinstudies.

D.Overusingdigitaldevicesraisedsomeworries.

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.StayawayfromtheInternet

B.Herecornesadigitalworld

C.Screensareharmfultoémotions

D.Howpeoplebecomeaddicted

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Manypeoplemayfeelpuzzledwhenviewingart,foritisgenerallythoughttobetooabstractandprofessional.

However,itdoesn’tmeanyoucan’tviewartifyou'renotanartexpert.36

Spendtimeonart.Ifyouonlytakeamomenttoconsideraworkofart,you'llonlygeneraleamoment'sopinion.

37Artletsyouputlifeonpause.That’soncofitsgreatestaspects.Evenifit’sjustforafewmoments,stopworrying

aboutwhatyouneedtodonextorwhereyouneedtobeandreallydiveintotheartwork.

Déterminethebasics.Whenyou’refirstencounteringanartwork,identifythebasicinformationaboutit.38

Whenpossible,identifytheartist,whentheycreatedit,andwhetheritisastilllifeoralandscape.Thesesimple

observationscanhelpyougainabetterunderstandingoftheartwork.

Recognizeyourfeelings.Recognizeyourfeelingsasyoufirstviewtheart.39Isitnaturalandunintentional?

Howdoesitaffectyourfeelings?Thissubjective(é?^l?t))responseisamoreimmédiatereaction,butitisworth

regarding,becauseartisabouttheartistcommunicatingandexpressingideas.

40Artissubjective,sofindingwhatyoulikeanddon’tlikeaboutartisakeyfactortobetterunderstanding

it.Ifyoudon’tlikeacertainstyle,don’tworry—thereissomethingoutthereforeveryone,fromAbstractExpressionism

toPhotorealism.

A.Dosomehomework.

B.Findyourlikesanddislikes.

C.Istheartworkforcefulanddramatic?

D.Istherearightorawrongwayonhowtoviewart?

E.IFit'sapainting,seeifyoucanfigureoutthetypeofpaintused.

F.Themostenrichingandfascinatingartworkrequiresplentyoftimetofullyappreciate.

G.Trythesetipsnexttimeyou’reviewingartandseeifyoucantransformyourexpérience.

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landedathree-monthjobinabeautifulhouse.

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startatravelblogtosharethebeautifulbeaches.46foreveryphotoofabeautifulbeachtherewere10photos

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therubbish149andhowmuchIcould50onmydailydogwalks.Theblogwasusedtoraise51

andhighlightplastic-freetravel.

Ichangedmywayoflivingandevenmy52toadapttomoreorganicfoodswithoutplasticpackaging.It's

beenoverthreeyearsnowandI53todowhatIcan.

Thisjourneyhasledmetosomeamazing54pollutedplaces,andIhaveevenorganizedsomecountry-

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42.A.comingacrossB.givingupC.turningdownD.searchingfor

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44.A.obviouslyB.generallyC.luckilyD.casually

45.A.websiteB.destinationC.customD.market

46.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.OtherwiseD.Instead

49.A.sawB.possibleC.easyD.normal

47.A.dangerousB.typeC.processD.issue

48.A.proposaiB.threwC.producedD.buried

50.A.payforB.takeoffC.pickupD.eutdown

51.A.questionsB.standardsC.moneyD.awareness

52.A.necessitiesB.dietsC.impressionD.workout

53.A.forgetB.competeC.agrééD.continue

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waitedbypilesofrubblewherefamilyandfriendsmightstilllieburied.ThenumberofdeathsinTurkiye60

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Inanearbybasketballstadium,abasketballchampionshipwasgoingon.KeiT,likehiselderbrotherTimmy,wasone

ofthebestinthecompétition;hescoredmostofhisteam'spoints,buthisteamdidnotlikethat,becauseKerrnever

passedthebail.Hiscoachalwaystoldhimthatitwasateamgameandnotaone-manshow.“Kerr,passthebailmore,”

insistedCoachTyler.

“Coach,Iamgood.1canwinthiswholetournamentbymyselfif1wantto,”respondedKerr.

“Kerr,youneedtolearntorespectthegame!”saidCoachTyler.

“Idon'tneedtorespectanything,”saidKerr.

“Okaythen,Idon'tneedyouinmyteam,Kerr.Getoutofhere!”saidCoachTyler.

“Fine!”repliedKerrangrily.

AtschoolKerr'sfriendsZack,Christopher,andAaronweretryingtocalmdownKerr,whowasstillangryabout

whathadhappenedthepreviousday.Kerrwasusuallygoodinschoolbutafterhewaskickedoutoftheteam,his

attitudechanged.Hestarteddoingpoorly;hegotintroubleandfailedclasses.Kerrtriedtojoinotherbasketballteams,

buthecouldnotbecausetheirlistwasfilledorhewastooyoungortooold.Finally,Kerrwasrecommendedateamby

Zack.

Fivemonthslater...

Kerrstartedpassingthebailmore,andhestillaveraged26.4pointspergame.Kerrenjoyedhowheplayed,buthe

didnotlikethathewascomingoffthebenchfS^I').Kerrprovedthathewasastaronthecourt,butstillthecoachsaid

thathewasbettercomingoffthebench.Coach,IthinkIhaveshownthatIcanstartthenextgame,”saidKerrcalmly.

“No,Kerr,youarenotgoodenough,”respondedthecoach.“But...”saidKerrbeforethecoachinterruptedhim.“No,

Kerr!”Kerrstartedgettingmad.“Coach,youneedtoletmestart.l’mthebestinthisteam,”saidKerrproudly.“Kerr,

howaboutyoujustleave?”shoutedthecoach.

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HisbrotherTimmynoticedKerrcamehomeangryanddepressed.

Kerrreturnedtothestadium.___________________________________________________________________________

2022-2023

Text1

W:Thetapinthekitchenisbroken.Weneedtogetitrepaired.

M:That'snotwhatwe'regoodat.1'11callmyfatherforhelp.Hecanfixanything.Lasttimeheevenfixedmybrother's

car.

Text2

M:Now,1'11showyouavideoaboutgrowingriceinthefields.

W:Whydoweneedtolearnhowtogrowrice,Mr.Smith?

M:It'shardworkgrowingrice.Ihopethatyouwon'twastefoodafterthisclass.

Text3

W:Laurawillquitherjobattheschool.

M:Really?Why?

W:SheisgoingtostartherownfirminNewYork.Andherfriendswillworkforher.

Text4

M:IregretfollowingJohn'sadviceonseeingthefilm.Thismovieshouldn'thavehadsuchahighboxoffice.

W:Ican’tagrééwithyou.It'sfunnythoughitdoesn'thaveexcitingplots.

Text5

W:HasBobgotbackfromLondon?

M:Yes.1'11callhimtoaskifhewouldliketotraveltoCaliforniawithus.

W:OK,heknowsCaliforniawell.

M:Yeah,heoftengoessightseeingthere.

Text6

W:Henry,let'sgoforarunintheparknow.

M:Butit'ssohot.l'vedecidednottoruntoday.

W:Well,howaboutgoingswimming?

M:fdliketo,butmyarmhurts.

W:Oh,Henry,stopmakingexcuses.

M:l'msorry.Ijustwanttodosomethingrelaxing.Youknowthere'satalkshowonTVtoday.Lefsstayathomeand

watchit.

W:l'mnotinterestedinit.1'11runwithLinda.

Text7

M:Esther,IwanttobuyagiftformyfatherforFather'sDay.

W:That'sgood.Doyouhaveanyideas?

M:Hmm,howaboutawatch?

W:Oh,watchesaresodonthesecondfloor.Wecangoandhavealook.

M:OK.Well,didyoubuyagiftforyourfather?

W:Yes.Helikeswine.Iboughtabottleofwineonthethirdfloorherelastweek.

M:Thatsoundsnice.LastFather'sDay,Iboughtmyfatherawallet.Butitwassocommon.

W:Yousaidthereissomethingwrongwithyourfather'sphone.Whydon'tyoubuyhimanewone?

M:Whydidn't1thinkofthat?Hewillbeverypleased.Thanks.Let'sinovetothefourthfloor.

W:OK.

Text8

M:Youlookpale,Jessica.What'swrong?

W:Ihaveabadheadache.Ithinkthat'sbecauseIhaven'tgotenoughsleepinthepastfewdays.

M:Haveyouseenadoctor?

W:No,Idon'thavetime.Ihaveareportduetomorrow.Mr.PetersonneedsitforanimportantmeetingnextMonday.

M:Well,todayisWednesday.Whydon'tyoutalkwithhimandaskifyoucanpostponethereporttoFriday?Heisright

inthecompanynow.Ithinkyouneedtogotothehospital.

W:Maybe1canhaveatry.But1guess1justneedagoodsleep.

M:Well,ifyouneedanyhelpwithyourreport,feelfreetocallme.

W:OK,thanks.

Text9

W:Hello,GreenTreeH?tel.WhatcanIhelpyouwith?

M:Hi,canImakesoinechangesformyréservation?

W:Sure.MayIknowyourname,sir?

M:JoeGalsworthy.

W:OK.Howwouldyouliketochangeyourréservation?

M:Well,canyouchangethesingleroomtoadoubleroom?

W:OK,1canchangethatforyou.Butthedoubleroomis$190pernightinsteadof$160.

M:That'sOK.And1wanttochangemyroomfromfournightstothreenights.1willcheckinthisTuesdayandcheckout

thisFriday.

W:OK,there'saroomavailable.Anythingelse?

M:Iwanttoknowifthere'saswimmingpoolintheh?telandacoffeeshopneartheh?tel.

W:Wehaveaswimmingpool.Andthenearestcoffeeshopisnexttoabank,acrossfromtheh?tel.

M:OK.Thanks.

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W:Liz.isexcited.SheisgoingtoAsiawithhermom.NeitherofthemhadevertraveledoutsideoftheUnitedStates

before.TheyaregoingtoflytoHongKong.AfterstayinginHongKongforthreenights,theywilltravelontheircruise

shiptoShanghaiandBeing.“Beijingisaninlandcity,sowehavetotakeaboutatwo-hourbusridetogettherefrom

theportAnyway,we'regoingtoseetheGreatWall,theTiananmenSquareandtheForbiddenCity.Ifsgoingtobeso

cool!”LiztellsherneighborJane.

FromChina,thecruiseshipwillgotoPusan,andfinallytoTokyo.FromTokyo,theywillcatchaflightbackto

LosAngeles.

“Ihopeyourtripismorefunthanmine,”saysJane.“ItookacruisetotheBahamas,butalmostailthepassengers

gotsick.Icaughtsomekindofvirusthatmademet