湖北省武漢市江漢區(qū)2023-2024學年高二年級上冊新起點摸底考試英語試題

江漢區(qū)2022級高二新起點摸底考試

英語試卷

江漢區(qū)教研培訓中心命制2023.8.29

本試卷共12頁，全卷滿分150分，考試用時120分鐘。

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注意事項：

1.答題前，先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在試卷和答題卡上，并將準考證號條形碼粘貼在答題卡上的指

定位置。

2.選擇題的作答：每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑。寫在試卷、草稿

紙和答題卡上的非答題區(qū)域均無效。

3.非選擇題的作答：用黑色簽字筆直接答在答題卡上對應的答題區(qū)域內。寫在試卷、草稿紙和答題卡上的

非答題區(qū)域均無效。

4.考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并上交.

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

做題時.，先將答案標在試卷上。錄音內容結束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉涂到答題卡上。

第一節(jié)（共5個小題；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小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Whatisthemanprobablydoingnow?

A.Doingbusiness.B.Havinganinterview.C.Sharinghisworkingexperience.

2.WhywasBensoninthehospitalyesterday?

A.Hisbabygotill.B.Helookedafterhisdaughter.C.Hewenttogethismedicine.

3.Whatdidthewomanwantthemantodo?

A.Tomeetherfriendwithher.B.Todothewoman'swork.

C.TomeetTonyforher.

4.Whydidn,tJackgetthebook?

A.Hewastoobusytogotothelibrary.

B.Therewasn,tsuchabookinthelibrary.

C.Hedidn,twanttoborrowthebook.

5.Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

A.LeavetheshopB.Haveanotherdrink.C.Tastesomehotchocolate.

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.Whatdidthewomanbuyasherhusband'sbirthdaypresent?

A.Atie.B.Ahat.C.Ashirt.

7.Whydidtheassistantrefusetohelpthewoman?

A.Thewomanlostthereceipt.B.Theitemhadbeenworn.C.Thewomanwasrude.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8.WhatkindofrestaurantistheLotusGarden?

A.Indian.B.French.C.Chinese.

9.Whereisthemannowprobably?

A.InBirmingham.B.InLeeds.C.InSunderland.

10.HowwillJamesgettoDurham?

A.Bycar.B.Bytrain.C.Bybus.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11.Howdidthemanfindtheapartment?

A.FromtheInternet.B.Fromanewspaper.C.Fromafriend.

12.Whatdoesthemanwantmost?

A.Abiglivingroom.B.Abigkitchen.C.Abigbedroom.

13.WhatwillthewomanprobablydothisFriday?

A.Entertainsomefriends.B.Paythemanavisit.C.Rentanapartment.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。

14.WheredoesMarkusuallyreadnewsnow?

A.Inanewspaper.B.Inamagazine.C.OntheInternet.

15.Whydidthemachinesurprisethewoman?

A.Ithasasmallglasswindow.

B.Itcanmakeapizzainashorttime.

C.Itoffersfourtypesofpizzasatatime.

16.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthemachine?

A.Itisquitenecessary.B.Itmightnotbepopular.C.Itwillcertainlysucceed.

17.Whatisanadvantageofthemachine?

A.The24-hourservice.B.Tastypizzamadebyit.C.Thelowproductioncost.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18.Whatdidthespeakerdothatmorning?

A.Headmiredthesunrise.B.Hecalleduphiswife.C.HewatchedTVnews.

19.Wherewasthespeaker,sson?

A.Inanothercountry.B.Intown.C.Inthegarden.

20.Whatisthespeakertalkingabout?

A.Hisfamilylife.B.Ahomefire.C.Anaturaldisaster.

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。

AColorRunatSchool

WhatIsaColorRun?

Theeventisusuallya5Kuntimedrun.Participantsaredoused（澆涂上）fromheadtotoeinadifferentcolored

powderateachkilometermark.ThisactivityinspiredbytheHindufestivalofHoliisperfectforpromoting

communityandhappiness.

Acolorrunisafuneventperfectforschools.Asthekidsjogthroughtheroute,theirwhiteT-shirtsturnrainbow

colors.Itisnwaytopromotehealthandactivityamongchildren.Schoolscanchoosewhethertheywanttohosta

colorrunbythemselvesorhaveoneorganizedbyaneventorganizer.

WhyShouldITakePartinaColorRun?

Takingpartinacolorrunwillhelpyouimproveyouroverallphysicalhealth.It,sagreatwaytoburncaloriesand

getout.Youwillalsobeabletomeetnewpeople.

HowtoSetUpaSchoolColorRun?

TosetupaschoolColorRun,youwillfirstneedtodecidewhattimeyouwantittostart.Then,youwillneedto

contacttheprincipalatyourschool.Theywillthentellyouifthereisenoughspaceavailableatthenamedlocation.

Youwillneedtoinformtheclassteachersandincludeinformationinthestudenthandbook.Next,youshouldcontact

theparents/guardiansofthestudentsattheschoolthroughamailedletteroremail.Witheverythinglistedabove

completed,youwillhaveyoureventorganizedandreadytogo!

21.WhatdoWeknowaboutaColorRun?

A.Itsetsnotimelimit,B.ItusedtobeapartofHoli.

C.It,sdesignedforschoolsonly.D.Itseesrunnerscoveredfromheadtotoe.

22.Whatbenefitmaykidsgetfromaschoolcolorrun?

A.Betterphysicalhealth.B.Prizemoneyfromtherace.

C.Friendshipwiththeprincipal.D.T-shirtswitharainbowpattern.

23.What,sthepurposeofthetext?

A.Toadvertise.B.Toinform.C.Toentertain.D.Tocriticize.

SmokingisevenatraditioninChinesecelebrations.Atmywedding,wehandedoutthetraditionalcandiesto

peoplewhocame.Ihadsaidtomywife,Ellen,thathandingoutpacketsofcigaretteswaswrong,asitjustencouraged

peopletocontinueadeadlyhabit.??Butit,s;traditional∕,shereplied,??PeoplewouldthinkWeweremeanifwedon't!”

OvertheyearsΓvebeengivencigarettesasgiftsandhavealwayshandedthemstraightback.Thismightmake

melookungratefulinChineseeyes,butIcan,tunderstandthelogicbehindhandingsomeoneagiftthatwillcause

themtosmellterrible,haveawfulbreath,andevenworse,killthem.

ThisyeartheuniversityIworkathastakentheboldstepofmakingtheentirecampus??smokefree”.Asmy

studentsareeitherdoctorsdoingpostgraduatesstudies,ormedicalstudentsontheirwaytobeingdoctors,Ithought

theywouldbeinfavorofsuchamove,butIwaswrong.Manyofthemhavecomplainedtomethattheyseethisas

deprivingthemoftheircivilrightsandthattheyshouldbeallowedtosmokewhenandwheretheylike.

WhenIpointedouttothemthatcigarettesdoharmnotonlytothosesmokingthem,buteventothosebreathing

insecondhandsmoke,theargumentwasdismissedwithawave.tiThosestudiesaren,tconclusivev,onedoctorreplied.

“Besides,mygrandmothertoldmethatsmokingismanly.^^Tempting（誘人的）asitwastoaskifshewasalsoa

doctor,Ilettheargumentgoandwentoffinsearchofsomefreshair.

24.Whichofthefollowingisaconsequenceofsmokingaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Itwillleaveyoubreathless.B.Peoplebelieveyouaremean.

C.Peoplethinkyouareungrateful.D.Itwillmakeyoursmellunpleasant.

25.Whatattitudedomanyoftheauthor,sstudentshavetowardstheentirecampus“smokefree,,7

A.Objective.B.Unconcerned.C.Negative.D.Positive.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“depriving"inparagraph3mean?

A.Robbing.B.Accusing.C.Informing.D.Reminding.

27.Inwhichcolumnofanewspaperisthistextprobablyfound?

A.Technology.B.Entertainment.C.Art.D.Life.

C

Robotsinspacewillbeextracting（提?。ゞoldfromasteroids（小行星）withintenyearsifanewprojectbacked

byaSiliconValleybillionairegoesasplanned.PeterDiamandis,thefounderofPlanetaryResources,saidthe

companyattemptstomaketheresourcesofspaceavailabletohumanity.

Theinitialstage,tobeachievedinthenext18to24months,istolaunchaseriesofprivatetelescopeswhichwill

orbitEarth.Thesewillbeusedtosearchfortherighttypeofasteroids.Theplanistousecommerciallybuiltrobotic

shipstoextractrocketfuelandvaluablemineralsfromtherocksthatregularlypassbyEarth.Diamandispredictsthat

theycouldhavetheirversionofaspace-basedpetrolstationupandrunningby2025.

Severalscientistsnotinvolvedintheprojectarguedthattheprojectwasdaring,difficultandverypricey.Theydo

notseehowitcouldbecost-effective.ButthefounderofPlanetaryResourceshasatrackrecordofprofitingfrom

spaceexplorationbusiness.Diamandiswasthefirstpersontosellridesintospacetotourists.uBeforeWestarted

launchingpeopleintospaceasprivatecitizens,peoplethoughtthatwasaridiculousidea,“Diamandissaid.fctThisisa

long-termproject.Butit,snotacharity.We,llmakemoney."Theideathatasteroidscouldbeminedforresourceshas

beenaroundforyears.Thereareprobably1,500asteroidsthatpassnearEarththatwouldbegoodinitialtargets.They

areatleast50meterswide,andDiamandisfigurestenpercentofthemhavewaterandothervaluableminerals.

RichardBinzel,ProfessorofPlanetaryScienceattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,says,“Theidea

mightbemanydecadesaheadofitstime.Butyouhavetostartsomewhereasitmightofferanewperspectiveof

savingtheearthfrombeingoverexplored.^^

28.Whatissupposedtobethefirststepoftheproject?

A.LaunchingrobotsintoEarthorbit.B.Sendingsometelescopesintospace.

C.Buildingaspace-basedpetrolstation.D.Usingroboticshipstoextractrocketfuel.

29.HowdidDiamandisusetomakemoneyfromspaceexplorationbusiness?

A.Byextractinggoldfromasteroids.B.Byprovidingspacetravelsfortourists.

C.Bybeingthefirstpersontorideintospace.D.Bysellingticketstoseetourists*ridesintospace.

30.WhatdoesRichardBinzelthinkoftheproject?

A.Itisrisky.B.Itiscomplex.C.Itisworthwhile.D.Itisdemanding.

31.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.MiningAsteroids.B.HumansandAsteroids.

C.SpaceExplorationinProgress.D.TheProjectofExtractingMinerals.

D

Wheredogreatmusicians,greatmathematiciansandgreatSportspeoplegettheirtalent?Fordecadesnow,We

haveassumedthatmostofthemaresimplybornwithatalentthatordinarypeopledonothave.Whenbaseballlegend

TedWilliamsclaimedthathisachievementhadnothingtodowithnaturalabilitybutweretheresultofpractice,

practice,practice,peopleassumedthathewasmerelybeingmodest.Butscientistsnowbelievethattherewasagood

dealoftruthinwhathesaid.

Throughoutthelastcentury,itwasacceptedthatweinherit（繼承）manyofourcharacteristicsfromourparents

viatheirDNA,thateachofusinheritsafixedamountofintelligence-afixedIQ,andthatmostofusaretobe

ordinary.Butnowitisacceptedthatourgenesinteractwiththeirsurroundings,gettingturnedonandoffallthetime.

44Therearenogeneticfactorsthatcanbestudiedindependentlyoftheenvironment,,,explainsMichaelMeaneyof

McGillUniversity."Andtherearenoenvironmentalfactorsthatfunctionindependentlyofourgenes.Theywork

alongsideeachother.”

Howdoesthisviewoftheroleofgeneschangeourunderstandingofindividualtalentandabilities?Doesitnow

meanthatgenesdon'tmatter,andthatweallhavethepotentialtobelike,say,LionelMessiorLebronJames?Sucha

claimfliesinthefaceofreason.Thegenesweinheritclearlymatter,asdogeneticdifferencesbetweenindividuals,

ButitisalsotruethatLionelMessiwouldnothavebecomethesuperfootballerheis,norLebronJamesabasketball

superstar,withoutputtinginthousandsofhoursofpractice.Theycouldhaveturnedoutentirelydifferentpeople.

TalentresearcherKevinRathundeagrees.uHighacademicachieversarenotnecessarilybornmuchsmarterthan

othersbutgenesdocount,,,hewritesinhisbookTalentedTeenagers,44andabovealltheyusuallyworkharderand

developmoreself-discipline.^^

32.WhatdidTedWilliamsthinkledtohissuccess?

A.Hisnaturaltalent.B.Hisfullcommitment.

C.Hismodestpersonality.D.Hisextraordinaryintelligence.

33.Whatdidwewidelybelieveduringthe20century?

A.IntelligencehaslittletodowithDNA.

B.Ourgenesinteractwithourenvironment.

C.Themajorityofusareofaverageintelligence.

D.OurcharacterissimplydecidedbyinheritedDNA.

34.Whydoestheauthormention??LionelMessi“andfctLebronJameS”inparagraph3?

A.Toclarifyapoint.B.Toillustratearule.C.Toofferasolution.D.Tomakeaprediction.

35.WhichstatementwillKevinRathundeprobablyagreewith?

A.Mostofusareborntobeaveragepersons.

B.Wecouldallbegeniusesifworkinghardenough.

C.Genetiefactorsaremoreimportantthanhardwork.

D.Greattalentisacombinationofgenesandpractice.

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。

Whenitcomestomoney,theworld'sluckiestwomanappearstobea63-year-oldAmericancalledJoanGinther.

Shehasmanagedtowinthejackpot（頭獎）fourtimes.36Expertssaythatthechancesofwinningthismuch

areextremelysmall.

Mrs.Ginther,sfirstwinwasin1993whenshewonhalfofthe$HmillionfirstprizeoftheTexasLOttery（彩票）.

Therestofhermoneyhascomefromscratch（刮）cards.Youscratchthesecardstoexposeifyouhaveawinning

code.Theyareverypopular,butnotmanypeoplewhobuythemwinanything.However,Mrs.Gintherwon$2

millionfromaHolidayMillionairescratchcardin2006andthenshewonanother$3millionfromaMillionsand

Millionsscratchcardin2008.37

Asaresultofthesewins,theTimesMarketinBishop,whereMrs.Gintherboughthercard,hasbecomevery

popular.38Theshopalsoreceivescallsfrompeopletryingtopurchasescratchcardsoverthephoneeven

thoughtheylivefaraway.

However,notmuchisknownaboutMrs.Ginther.39Evenherneighbourshaveverylittletosayabout

her.SheisnowrarelyseeninBishopbecauseshemovedawayandshenowlivesinLasVegas.

SunBae,theownerofTimesMarket,remembersthatMrs.Gintherboughtanewcarforoneofthetown

residents,eventhoughsheherselfdrivesaroundinanoldcar.40AndsheboughthernewhomeinLasVegas

andshedonatedheroldhomeinBishoptocharity.44Shehashelpedsomanypeople/9Mrs.Baesaid.

A.Thattime,thecardwon$10million.

B.Intotal,shehaswonover$20million!

C.Obviously,herprivatelifeisveryimportanttoher.

D.Additionally,shealsoboughtavanforthelocalchurch.

E.Sosheisperhapsasluckywithcardsaswiththelottery.

F.Heransweringmachinesays,4Tleasedonotleaveamessage.^^

G.Thereareoftenlongqueuesoutsidetheshopandalongtheroadnearby.

第三部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15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。

Ilovewildlife.Sowhenmyfriendsaidthatwehadachanceto41brownbearsintheHighTatras,I

didn,tthinktwiceaboutit,andwe42arrangementstogothefollowingweek.

Thetripwasagreat43!Wewalkedforhoursandstayedina44mountainhut（〃、屋）which

wasusuallyreservedforparkrangers.Itactuallytookussometroubleeventolocateit.AssoonasWearrived,our

guide45tousthatwewouldbefullyintegrated（融入）intotheirresearchprogrammeandwouldbetracking

the46ofbearswearingGPStransmitters.Onthefirstday,wewerewokenupatsunriseand,after47

somewarmclothes,setoffintotheforest,Ourguidewalkedvery48andwehadtroublekeepingupwithhim.

Suddenlyhe49acrossasmallhill.Hemusthavecaughtsightofabear.Wefollowedhimasfastaswecould,

butbythetimewereachedhim,thebearhad50intothebushes.Laterintheweek,though,wedidmanageto

observeseveralbearsfeedingonberries.Weweresoexcited.Yet,51hurryingtotakephotos,we52

ourbreath,stayedabout30metersawayandjustwatchedthem.Ourguideinsistedthatweshouldkeepour53

fromthebearssoasnotto54them.

Observingbearsintheirnaturalhabitat(棲息、地)wasreally55.Ihadneverexperiencedanythinglike

thatbefore.IfIhadn,thadtogobacktoschool,Iwouldhappilyhavestayedonforseveralmoreweeks.

41.A.huntB.feedC.protectD.track

42.A.madeB.changedC.cancelledD.quit

43.A.dealB.dangerC.successD.regret

44.A.safeB.comfortableC.remoteD.beautiful

45.A.recommendedB.explainedC.admittedD.reported

46.A.habitsB.leftoversC.photosD.movements

47.A.throwingonB.tidyingupC.pavingforD.takingoff

48.A.cautiouslyB.rapidlyC.steadilyD.casually

49.A.movedB.wanderedC.pacedD.dashed

50.A.disappearedB.lookedC.brokenD.turned

51.A.duetoB.insteadofC.apartfromD.asfor

52.A.drewB.heldC.releasedD.caught

53.A.intentionB.fearC.braveryD.distance

54.A.attackB.trainC.disturbD.feed

55.A.fascinatingB.boringC.exhaustingD.challenging

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?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。

Yearsago,theauthorsconductedhuman-wildlifeconflictsurveysintheTibetAutonomousRegion,scounties,

56(locate)intheTAR,sremoteChangTangregion.Thesesurveysshowed57previouslyundocumented

andgrowingproblemofhuman-snowleopardconflict.Next,snowleopardtelephoneinterviewswereconductedwith

TibetForestryBureaustaff,58(result)inanadditionalnewconflictandsightinglocationrecords.Thisnew

locationinformation,togetherwithrecordsprovidedbyotherobservers,59(collect)tomakeasnow.leopard

distribution(分布)map.

Thiseffortgreatlyexpandedknowledgeofthesnowleopard,sdistributioninthisregion,60remainsone

oftheleastunderstoodofthesnowleopard'skeyrangeareas.NewknowledgeonsnowleopardintheChangTang

willhelpidentifyhuman-snowleopardconflicthotspotsandinfluencedesignofhuman-snowleopardconflictrelief

andconservationstrategiesfornorthwestTibet.Nevertheless,muchfieldworkwillalsoberequired61

(describe)snowleoparddistributionintheChangTang.

Importantly,inthepastfewyears,anumberofmajortransportationinfrastructure(基石出設施)projects62

(make)theChangTangmoreaccessible.Thishasledtoa63(great)increasednumberoftouristsvisiting

westernTibet,Mt.KailashandLakeManasarovar64particular.Allthesedevelopmentshavealargepotential

tocausedisturbancetosnowleopardsandtheirpreyspecies,includinginfluencingtheirmovements65

destroyingtheirhabitat.

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Teresa,agentle,soft-spokenwomanofseventy,hadalwaysmanagedtoviewtheworldwithachild’ssenseof

wonderment.Shegreetedthedawnofeachnewdaywiththebrightnessofthesunitselfandfoundjoyinthesmallest

ofthings.

OnedaywhileontCrossingtheroadinfrontofherhome,Teresahadbeeninjuredinahit-and-run.Thedriverleft

thewomaninseverepain,Whenthemailmanfoundherunconsciousnearlyanhourlater,herinjuredleghadbeen

bleedingheavily.She’dmadeittothehospitaljustintimeandlater,thedoctorhadtoldTeresashewasluckytobe

alive.

Returninghome,Teresadidn'tfeelsolucky.Beforetheaccident,theelderlywomanhadalwaysbeengratefulthat

shewashealthyforherage.Nowjustgettingthedailymailrequiredahugeeffort.Anoldwomanwithnothingtodo

andnowheretogo,Teresafeltfrightened,aloneanddefeatedforthefirsttimeinherlife.

WhenTeresa’sfriendVeracametopickherupforhercheckupatthemedicalcenter,shehardlyrecognizedher

oldfriend.Teresa’ssoftbrowneyesheldadeepsadness.

TheywerealittleearlyforTeresa’sappointaient,sototrytocheerupTeresa,Veratookalonger,morescenic

route.TheywerestoppedataredlightwhenTeresasuddenlyshoutedinterror.“Lookatthatcat!It’stryingtorun

acrosstheStreet!”

Veralookeduptoseeasmallblack-and-whitecatbounding(ii'Jè)outintothemiddleoftraff?c.Bothwomen

screamedastheysawonecar,thenanother,andfinallyathird,hitthecat,Thecatlaywithoutmoving,itssmallbody

flung()intothegrass.Carsslowed,butnoonestoppedtohelp.

“Wemustsavethatpoorcréature,”saidTeresa.

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Dearschoolmates,

Wecan’tdenythatitiscommontoseesomeuncivilizedpracticesinourschool,suchasspeakingloudlyina

libraryoraclassroomandwastingfood.

Therefore,Iwouldliketoadvocateacampaignagainstsuchbehavior,becausetougherrégulationsinpublic

areasmightencouragestudentstobehavethemselves.Itwouldalsobesensibletoputupmorebannerstoencourage

gooddeeds,whichmightpromptstudentstoadoptmorebénéficiaihabits.Asteenagersofthenewera,let’sact

togethertomakethegloryofcivilizationshineineverycornerofourschool.

“Wemustsavethatpoorcréature,”saidTeresa.TeresaandVerasprangintoactionuponseeingtheinjuredcat.

DespiteTeresa'sownpain,sheapproachedthepoorcréaturewithacompassionateheart.Together,theycarefully

liftedtheinjuredcatandbegantransportinghimtoanearbyanimalclinic.Teresa’sempathyforthecatinspiredherto

staybyhissideduringthejourney,whisperingsoothingwordsofcomfort.Whentheyarrivedattheclinic,thestaff

immediatelytendedtothecat'swounds.TeresaandVeraanxiouslywaitedfornewsonthecat’shealingprocess.

Theirpersistencewasrewardedwhentheveterinarianinformedthemthatthecatwouldsurvive.

Whilethecatwasattheanimalclinic,Teresacheckedonhimeveryday.Afterspendingseveraldaysatthe

animalclinic,Teresadecidedtotakethecat,whomshehadnamedLucky,backtoherhometofinishhisrecovery.As

Luckygrewstronger,Teresa’sowninjurybegantoheal,thefeelingofbeingaloneanddefeatedgraduallyfading

away.Thetwocametoformaspécialbond,onethatwasbornoutofasharedexpérienceofpainandhealing.

Lookingbackonthatfatefuldaywhenshehadbeeninjuredinthehitandrunaccident.Teresarealizedthatthe

accidenthadledhertoLucky,andthroughhim,toarenewedsenseofpurposeandjoy.

Text1:

W:Pleasetellmesomethingaboutyourself.

M:MynameisJohnand1haveovereightyearsofexpérienceinthisindustry.Mystrongpointsincludebusiness

developmentandtraining.IhopeIhaveopportunitytofurtherdeveloptheseskillsinyourcompany.

Text2:

W:Zachary,youknowwhat?IsawBensoninthehospitalyesterday.Doyouknowwhat’swrongwithhim?

M:Oh,hisdaughterjusthadababy.Hewastakingcareofher.

Text3:

W:Couldyoudomearealfavor,please?

M:Yes,ofcourse.

W:l’vearrangedtomeetmyfriendTony,butl’mreallyengagednow.1waswonderingifyoucouldgoandmeet

himforme.

M:Oh,yes,certainly!

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W:Jack,haveyougotthebookIaskedyoutoborrowtheotherday?

M:Sorry,Ihaven’t.

W:Howcorne?

M:1couldn’tfindtimetogotothelibrary.

Text5:

M:Wouldyoulikesomchotchocolaté?It’sgoodtowarmyouup.

W:No,thanks.1havetowatchmyweight.

M:Whatashame.Hotchocolatéintheshopisveryfamous.

W:Ihaveasecondthought.Maybeitwon’tkillmeifIjusthaveataste.

Text6:

M:CanIhelpyou?

W:Yes,well,Iboughtthistielastweekformyhusband’sbirthday,ander...wellhedoesn’tlikeit.CouldIchangeit

forsomethingelse,suchasashirtorahat?

M:Certainly,madam,providedthatithasn’tbeenwom,andifyouhavethereceipt.

W:Yes,hereitis.

M:OK,er...thistielooksasifitwereworn.Tmafraid1can’tputthatbackontheshelf.

W:Oh,that’sapity.

Text7:

M:It’sAlan.l’mphoningaboutourparty.Haveyouanyideasaboutwheretomeet?Atarestaurant?

W:Well,wheredoyoufancy?Indian?French?OrChinese?There’sthatreallygoodChineserestaurantweusedtogo

toinDurham.

M:Oh,yes.What’sitcalled?

W:TheLotusGarden.

M:That’sright.1willdriveoverfromBirmingham.SoIshouldbeinDurhamatabout5pm.1'11stayintheCountry

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