2016年高考真題：英語試題（含答案解析）（全國I卷）

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2016普通高等學校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試（新課標I）

英語試卷類型A

第I卷

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，并標在試卷的相應位置。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。

例:Howmuchistheshirt?

A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.

答案是Co

1.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Havingabirthdayparty.B.Doingsomeexercise.

C.GettingLydiaagift.

2.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?

A.Helptheman.B.Takeabus.C.Getacamera.

3.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

A.TellKatetostop.B.CallKate'sfriends.C.StayawayfromKate.

4.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inawineshop.B.Inasupermarket.C.Inarestaurant.

5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Keepthewindowclosed.B.Gooutforfreshair.C.Turnonthefan.

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，并標在試卷的相應位置。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.Whatisthemangoingtodothissummer?

A.Teachacourse.B.Repairhishouse.C.Workatahotel.

7.Howwillthemanusethemoney?

A.Tohireagardener.B.Tobuybooks.C.Topayforaboat

trip.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Schoolmates.B.Colleagues.C.Roommates.

9.WhatdoesFrankplantodorightaftergraduation?

A.Workasaprogrammer.B.Travelaroundtheworld.

C.Starthisownbusiness.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whydoesthewomanmakethecall?

A.Tobookahotelroom.

B.lbaskabouttheroomservice.

C.Tomakechangestoareservation.

11.Whenwillthewomanarriveatthehotel?

A.OnSeptember15.B.OnSeptember16.C.OnSeptember

23.

12.Howmuchwillthewomanpayforherroompernight?

A.$179.B.$199.C.$219.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Whatisthewoman'splanforSaturday?

A.Goingshopping.B.Goingcamping.C.Goingboating.

14.WherewillthewomanstayinKeswick?

A.Inacountryinn.B.Inafive-starhotel.C.Inheraunfs

home.

15.WhatwillGordondoovertheweekend?

A.Visithisfriends.B.WatchDVDs.C.Jointhewoman.

16.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofGordon'scomingweekend?

A.Relaxed.B.Boring.C.Busy.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.WhoisWangMing?

A.Astudent.B.Anemployer.C.Anengineer.

18.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthecollegejobmarketthisyear?

A.It'sunpredictable.B.It'squitestable.C.Ifsnotoptimistic.

19.Whatpercentageofstudentjobseekershavefoundajobbynow?

A.20%,B.22%,C.50%.

20.Whyareengineeringgraduatesmorelikelytoacceptajob?

A.Theyneedmoreworkexperience.

B.Thesalaryisusuallygood.

C.Theirchoiceislimited.

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題：每小題2分，滿分30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

YouprobablyknowwhoMarieCuriewas,butyoumaynothaveheardofRachelCarson.Ofthe

outstandingladieslistedbelow,whodoyouthinkwasthemostimportantwomanofthepast100

years?

JaneAddams（1860-1935）

AnyonewhohaseverbeenhelpedbyasocialworkerhasJaneAddamstothank.Addamshelped

thepoorandworkedforpeace.Sheencouragedasenseofcommunity（社區(qū)）bycreatingshelters

andpromotingeducationandservicesforpeopleinneed.In1931,Addamsbecamethefirst

AmericanwomantowintheNobelPeacePrize.

RachelCarson(1907.1964)

Ifitweren'tforRachelCarson,theenvironmentalmovementmightnotexisttoday.Herpopular

1962bookSilentSpringraisedawarenessofthedangersofpollutionandtheharmfuleffectsof

chemicalsonhumansandontheworld'slakesandoceans.

SandraDayO'Connor(1930?present)

WhenSandraDayO'ConnorfinishedthirdinherclassatStanfordLawSchool,in1952,shecould

notfindworkatalawfirmbecauseshewasawoman.ShebecameanArizonastatesenator(參議

員)and,in1981,thefirstwomantojointheU.S.SupremeCourt.O'Connorgavethedeciding

voteinmanyimportantcasesduringher24yearsonthetopcourt.

RosaParks(1913-2005)

OnDecember1,1955,inMontgomery,Alabama,RasaParkswouldnotgiveupherseatonabusto

apassenger.HersimpleactlandedParksinprison.ButitalsosetofftheMontgomerybusboycott.

Itlastedformorethanayear,andkickedoffthecivil-rightsmovement."TheonlytiredIwas,was

tiredofgivingin,“saidParks.

21.WhatisJaneAddamsnotedfbrinhistory?

A.Hersocialwork.

B.Herteachingskills.

C.Hereffortstowinaprize.

D.Hercommunitybackground.

22.WhatwasthereasonfbrO'Connor'sbeingrejectedbythelawfirm?

A.Herlackofpropertraininginlaw.

B.Herlittleworkexperienceincourt.

C.Thediscriminationagainstwomen.

D.Thepoorfinancialconditions.

23.Whomadeagreatcontributiontothecivil-rightsmovementintheU.S.?

A.JaneAddams.B.RachelCarson.

C.SandraDayO'Connor.D.RossParks.

24.Whatcanweinferaboutthewomenmentionedinthetext?

A.Theyarehighlyeducated.B.Theyaretrulycreative.

C.Theyarepioneers.D.Theyarepeace-lovers.

B

GrandparentsAnsweraCall

Asathird-generationnativeofBrownsville,Texas,MildredGarzaneverplannedtomove

away.EvenwhenherdaughterandsonaskedhertomovetoSanAntoniotohelpwiththeir

children,shepolitelyrefused.OnlyafterayearoffriendlydiscussiondidMs.Garzafinallysay

yes.Thatwasfouryearsago.Todayallthreegenerationsregardthemoveasasuccess,giving

themacloserrelationshipthantheywouldhavehadinseparatecities.

NostatisticsshowthenumberofgrandparentslikeGarzawhoaremovingclosertoadult

childrenandgrandchildren.Yetthereisevidencesuggestingthatthetrendisgrowing.Even

PresidentObama'smother-in-law,MarianRobinson,hasagreedtoleaveChicagoandmoveinto

theWhiteHousetohelpcareforhergranddaughters.Accordingtoastudyby,

83percentofthepeoplesaidMrs.Robinson'sdecisionwillinfluencegrandparentsinthe

Americanfamily.Two-thirdsbelievemorefamilieswillfollowtheexampleofObama'sfamily.

“Inthe1960swewereallalittlewildandcouldn'tgetawayfromhomefarenoughorfast

enoughtoprovewecoulddoitonourown,“saysChristineCrosby,publisherofGrand,a

magazineforgrandparents.t6Wenowrealizehowimportantfamilyisandhowimportantitistobe

nearthem,especiallywhenyou'reraisingchildren.^^

Movingisnotforeveryone.Almosteverygrandparentwantstobewithhisorher

grandchildrenandiswillingtomakesacrifices,butsometimesitiswisertosaynoandvisit

frequentlyinstead.Havingyourgrandchildrenfarawayishard,especiallyknowingyouradult

childisstruggling,butgivingupthelifeyouknowmaybeharder.

25.WhywasGarza'smoveasuccess?

A.Itstrengthenedherfamilyties.

B.Itimprovedherlivingconditions.

C.Itenabledhermakemorefriends.

D.Ithelpedherknowmorenewplaces.

26.WhatwasthereactionofthepublictoMrs.Robinson'sdecision?

A.17%expressedtheirsupportforit.

B.Fewpeoplerespondedsympathetically.

C.83%believedithadabadinfluence.

D.Themajoritythoughtitwasatrend.

27.WhatdidCrosbysayaboutpeopleinthe1960s?

A.Theywereunsureofthemselves.

B.Theywereeagertoraisemorechildren.

C.Theywantedtoliveawayfromtheirparents.

D.Theyhadlittlerespectfortheirgrandparents.

28.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestthegrandparentsdointhelastparagraph?

A.Makedecisionsinthebestinterestsoftheirown.

B.Asktheirchildrentopaymorevisitstothem.

C.Sacrificefortheirstrugglingchildren.

D.Gettoknowthemselvesbetter.

c

IamPeterHodes,avolunteerstemcourier.SinceMarch2012,I'vedone89trips-ofthose,

51havebeenabroad,Ihave42hourstocarrystemcells（干細胞）inmylittleboxbecauseI've

gottwoicepacksandthat'showlongtheylast.Inall,fromthetimethestemcellsareharvested

fromadonor（捐獻者）tothetimetheycanbeimplantedinthepatient,we'vegot72hoursatmost,

SoIamalwaysconsciousoftime.

IhadonetriplastyearwhereIwascaughtbyahurricaneinAmerica.Ipickedupthestem

cellsinProvidence,RhodeIsland,andwasmeanttoflytoWashingtonthenbacktoLondon.But

whenIanivedatthecheck-indeskatProvidence,theladyonthedesksaid:"Well,I'mreally

sorry,I'vegotsomebadnewsforyou-therearenoflightsfromWashington."SoItookmybox

andputitonthedeskandIsaid:"Inthisboxaresomestemcellsthatareurgentlyneededfora

patient-please,please,you'vegottogetmebacktotheUnitedKingdom."Shejustdropped

everything.Shearrangedforaflightonasmallplanetobeheldforme.re-rouled（改道）me

throughNewarkandgotmebacktotheUKevenearlierthanoriginallyscheduled.

Forthiscourierjob,you'reconsciouslyawarethatinthatboxyou'vegotsomethingthatis

potentiallygoingtosavesomebody?slife.

29.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“courier“inParagraph1?

A.providerB.deliveryman

C.collectorD.medicaldoctor

30.WhydoesPeterhavetocompletehistripwithin42hours?

A.Hecannotstayawayfromhisjobtoolong.

B.Thedonorcanonlywaitforthatlong.

C.Theoperationneedsthatmuchtime.

D.Theicewon'tlastanylonger.

31.WhichflightdidthewomanputPeteronfirst?

A.ToLondon.B.ToNewark.

C.ToProvidence.D.ToWashington.

D

Themeaningofsilencevariesamongculturalgroups.Silencesmaybethoughtful,orthey

maybeemptywhenapersonhasnothingtosay.Asilenceinaconversationmayalsoshow

stubbornness,uneasiness,orworry.Silencemaybeviewedbysomeculturalgroupsasextremely

uncomfortable;thereforeattemptsmaybemadetofilleverygap（間隙）withconversation.Persons

inotherculturalgroupsvaluesilenceandviewitasnecessaryforunderstandingaperson'sneeds.

ManyNativeAmericansvaluesilenceandfeelitisabasicpartofcommunicatingamong

people,justassometraditionalChineseandThaipersonsdo.Therefore,whenapersonfromone

oftheseculturesisspeakingandsuddenlystops,whatmaybeimplied（暗示）isthattheperson

wantsthelistenertoconsiderwhathasbeensaidbeforecontinuing.Inthesecultures,silenceisa

callforreflection.

Otherculturesmayusesilenceinotherways,particularlywhendealingwithconflictsamong

peopleorinrelationshipsofpeoplewithdifferentamountsofpower.Forexample,Russian,

French,andSpanishpersonsmayusesilencetoshowagreementbetweenpartiesaboutthetopic

underdiscussion.However,Mexicansmayusesilencewheninstructionsaregivenbyapersonin

authorityratherthanberudetothatpersonbyarguingwithhimorher.Instillanotheruse,persons

inAsianculturesmayviewsilenceasasignofrespect,particularlytoanelderorapersonin

authority.

Nursesandothercare-giversneedtobeawareofthepossiblemeaningsofsilencewhenthey

comeacrossthepersonalanxietytheirpatientsmaybeexperiencing.Nursesshouldrecognize

theirownpersonalandculturalconstructionofsilencesothatapatient'ssilenceisnotinterrupted

tooearlyorallowedtogoonunnecessarily.Anursewhounderstandsthehealing（治愈）valueof

silencecanusethisunderstandingtoassistinthecareofpatientsfromtheirownandfromother

cultures.

32.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutsilenceinconversations?

A.Itimpliesanger.B.Itpromotesfriendship.

C.Itisculture-specific.D.Itiscontent-based.

33.Whichofthefollowingpeoplemightregardsilenceasacallforcarefulthought?

A.TheChinese.B.TheFrench.

C.TheMexicans.D.TheRussians.

34.Whatdoestheauthoradvisenursestodoaboutsilence?

A.Letitcontinueasthepatientpleases.

B.Breakitwhiletreatingpatients.

C.Evaluateitsharmtopatients.

D.Makeuseofitshealingeffects.

35.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.SoundandSilence

B.WhatItMeanstoBeSilent

C.SilencetoNativeAmericans

D.SpeechIsSilver;SilenceIsGold

第二節(jié)（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，選項中有

兩項為多余選項。

Secretcodes（密碼）keepmessagesprivateoBanks,companies,andgovernmentagenciesuse

secretcodesindoingbusiness,especiallywheninformationissentbycomputer.

Peoplehaveusedsecretcodesforthousandsofyears.36Codebreakingneverlags（落后）far

behindcodemaking.Thescienceofcreatingandreadingcodedmessagesiscalledcryptography.

Therearethreemaintypesofcryptography.37Forexample,thefirstlettersof“Myelephant

eatstoomanyeels“Spelloutthehiddenmessage“Meetme.,,

38Youmightrepresenteachletterwithanumber,fbrexample.Let'snumberthelettersofthe

alphabet,inorder,from1to26.Ifwesubstituteanumberforeachletter,themessage“Meetme”

wouldread"135520135.”

Acodeusessymbolstoreplacewords,phrases,orsentences.Toreadthemessageofareal

code,youmusthaveacodebook.39Forexample,“bridge“mightstandfbr“meet"and“out”

mightstandfbr"me."Themessage"Bridgeout“wouldactuallymean"Meetme."4QHowever,it

isalsohardtokeepacodebooksecretforlong.Socodesmustbechangedfrequently.

A.Itisveryhardtobreakacodewithoutthecodebook.

B.Inanylanguage,somelettersareusedmorethanothers.

C.Onlypeoplewhoknowthekeywordcanreadthemessage.

D.Aslongastherehavebeencodes,peoplehavetriedtobreakthem.

E.Youcanhideamessagebyhavingthefirstlettersofeachwordspellitout.

F.Withacodebook,youmightwritedownwordsthatwouldstandforotherwords.

G.Anotherwaytohideamessageistousesymbolstostandforspecificlettersofthealphabet.

第三部分英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中選出可

以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

AHeroicDriver

LarryworkswithTransportDrivers,Inc.Onemorningin2009,Larrywas41along165

northafterdeliveringtooneofhis42.Suddenly,hesawacarwithitsbrightlightson.43

hegotcloser,hefound44vehicleupsidedownontheroad.Onemorelookandhenoticed

45_shootingoutfromunderthe46vehicle.Larrypulledover,setthebrakeand47

thefireextinguisher（滅"（器）.Twogoodburstsfromtheextinguisherandthefirewasputout.

Themanwhohadhisbrightlightson48andtoldLarryhehad49anemergency

call.They50heardawoman'svoicecomingfromthewrecked（毀壞的）vehicle._5j.

thevehicle,theysawthatawomanwastryingtogetoutofthebrokenwindow.Theytoldherto

stay52untiltheemergencypersonnelarrived,53shethoughtthecarwasgoingto

54.Larrytoldherthathehadalreadyputoutthefireandsheshouldnotmove55she

injuredherneck.

Oncefireandemergencypeoplearrived,Larryandtheotherman56andletthemgoto

work.Then,Larryaskedthe57ifhewasneededor58togo.Theylethimandthe

othermango.

Onethingis59—Larrywentaboveandbeyondthecallofdutybygettingsoclosetothe

burningvehicle!His60mostlikelysavedthewoman'slife.

41.A.walkingB.touringC.travelingD.rushing

42.A.passengersB.colleaguesC.employersD.customers

43.A.SinceB.AlthoughC.AsD.If

44.A.eachB.anotherC.thatD.his

45.A.flamesB.smokeC.waterD.steam

46.A.usedB.disabledC.removedD.abandoned

47.A.gotholdofB.preparedC.tookchargeofD.controlled

48.A.camedownB.camethroughC.cameinD.cameover

49.A.returnedB.receivedC.madeD.confirmed

50.A.thenB.againC.finallyD.even

51.A.StartingB.ParkingC.PassingD.Approaching

52.A.quietB.stillC.awayD.calm

53.A.forB.soC.andD.but

54.A.explodeB.slipawayC.fallapartD.crash

55.A.asifB.unlessC.incaseD.after

56.A.steppedforwardB.backedoffC.movedonD.setout

57.A.womanB.policeC.manD.driver

58.A.forbiddenB.readyC.askedD.free

59.A.forcertainB.forconsiderationC.reportedD.checked

60.A.patienceB.skillsC.effortsD.promise

第n卷

第三部分英語知識運用

第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬热?1個單詞)或括號內單詞的正確

形式。

Chengduhasdozensofnewmillionaires,Asia'sbiggestbuilding,andfancynewhotels.But

fortouristslikeme,pandasareitstop61(attract).

Soitwasagreathonourtobeinvitedbackstageatthenot-for-profitPandaBase,whereticket

moneyhelpspayforresearch,I62(allow)togetupclosetothesecuteanimalsatthe

600-acrecentre.Fromtomorrow,IwillbetheirUKambassador.Thetitlewillbe63

(official)giventomeataceremonyinLondon.Butmyconnectionwithpandasgoesback64

mydaysonaTVshowinthemid-1980s,65IwasthefirstWesternTVreporter66

(permit)tofilmaspecialunitcaringforpandasrescuedfromstarvationinthewild.My

ambassadorialdutieswillinclude67(introduce)Britishvisitorstothe120-pluspandasat

ChengduandothersataresearchinthemistymountainsofBifengxia.

Onmyrecentvisit,Iheldalivelythree-month-oldtwinthathadbeenrejectedby68(it)

mother.Thenurseryteamswitcheshimeveryfew68(day)withhissistersothatwhileone

isbeingbottle-fed,70otheriswithmum—sheneversuspects.

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)

第一節(jié)短文改錯(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作

文。

文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、

刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(八)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第II處起）不計分。

MyuncleistheownerofarestaurantclosetothatIlive.Thoughnotverybig,butthe

restaurantispopularinourarea.Itisalwayscrowdedwithcustomersatmealtimes.Somepeople

evenhadtowaitoutside.Myuncletellsmethatthekeytohissuccessishonest.Everydayhe

makessurethatfreshvegetablesorhighqualityoilareusingforcooking.Myunclesaysthathe

neverdreamsbecomingrichintheshortperiodoftime.Instead,hehopesthatourbusinesswill

growsteady.

第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）

假定你是李華，暑假想去一家外貿公司兼職，已寫好申請書和個人簡歷（resume）。

給外教MsJenkins寫信，請她幫你修改所附材料的文字和格式（format）。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，已使行文連貫。

2016年普通高等學校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試新課標I卷

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試卷總評：2016年高考英語新課標I卷試題整體難度與往年大體相同。其中，閱讀理解體

裁多樣，有記敘文、說明文等，側重考查學生的細節(jié)理解能力和推理判斷能力，缺少了歷年

來的應用文閱讀。完形填空仍是夾敘夾議文，著重考查實詞在語篇中的準確運用，難度適中。

語法填空和短文改錯涉及到動詞，形容詞，名詞，等常見考點，充分考查了學生對篇章解讀

以及對語境和語法知識的掌握。書面表達是學生熟悉的書信文體，話題接近學生生活，人人

有話可說，有感而發(fā)。給考生提供了充分的拓展空間，具有開放性，難度較低。

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第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題：每小題2分，滿分30分）

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第二節(jié)（共5小題：每小題2分，滿分10分）

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第三部分英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題：每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

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第二節(jié)英語知識運用（共10小題：每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

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66.permitted67.introducing68.its69.days70.the

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)短文改錯（共10小題：每小題1分，滿分10分）

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第二節(jié)書面表達（滿25分）略

DearMsJenkins,

I'mLiHuafromyourEnglishwritingclasslastterm.Tmwritingtoaskfbryourhelp.

I'mapplyingfbrapart-timejobataforeigncompanyinmycityduringthesummer

vacation,andIhavejustcompletedmyapplicationletterandresume.However,Iam

notquitesureofthelanguageandtheformatI'veused.Iknowyouhaveaverybusy

schedule,butI'dbeverygratefulifyoucouldtakesometimetogothroughthemand

makenecessarychanges.Pleasefindmyapplicationletterandresumeinthe

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2016高考江蘇卷英語聽力原文及答案解析

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W:WhatarewegoingtogetforLydia'sbirthday?

M:Howaboutapairofrunningshoes?

W:Youknowshehatesdoingexercise.

M:ThenIguesswecanbuyherabirthdaycake.

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M:Excuseme.Doyouhavetimetohelptakeapictureofus?

W:Oh,Tmsorry.Tvegottocatchabus.

M:ThafsOK.

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M:ItreallyannoysmewhenKatecallsherfriendsduringofficehours.

W:IfIwereyou,Iwouldtellhertostop.

M:Maybeyou'reright.Iwilltalktohersometime.

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M:Here'sthemenu,Madame.Wouldyoulikesomethingtodrink?

W:Yes,please.MayIseethewinelist?

M:Certainly.Hereyouare.

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M:Weneedtohavesomefreshair.Doyoumindmyopeningthewindow?

W:Asamatteroffact,Tmfeelingabitcold.

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M:Guesswhatrilbedoingthissummer?

W:What?

M:I'mgoingtoworkattheRiversideHotel.

W:Whatexactlywillyoubedoing?

M:Let'ssee.Tilbedoingsomesmallrepairsinsideandoutsidethehotel.Filbecuttinggrassand

takingcareoftheflowers.

W:Soundsinteresting.Whafsthepay?

M:Well,uh...aboutfifteendollarsanhour,fivehoursaday,andSundayfree.

W:Thafsgoodmoney.Whatareyougoingtodowithit?

M:Tilpayforthetextbooksfornextterm.

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M:Hi,Sue.How'sitgoing?

W:Oh,hi,Frank,justfine.Howareyourclasses?

M:Prettygood.Fmgladthisismylasttennhere,though.

W:Whyisthat?1thoughtyouwereenjoyingschool.

M:Iwas.ButnowI'mgettingtiredofit.Fmreadyfortherealworld.

W:Whatareyouplanningtodowhenyougraduate?

M:First,Iwanttogetajobasacomputerprogrammer,andthenafterfiveyearsorso,I'dliketo

startmyownbusiness.

W:Soundsgood.IstillhavethreetermstogountilI'mdone.

M:You'llmakeitforsure.Well,seeyoulater.

W:Bye!

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M:Hello,MiltonHotelReservations.HowmayIassistyou?

W:Hi,I'mcallingtomakesomechangestoanexistingreservation.

M:Certainly.Doyouhavethereservationnumber?

W:Sure,it5s219.

M:That'sareservationforSallyMenkel.Isthatright?

W:Yes,that'sright.Tdliketochangethecheck-indatefromSeptember15toSeptember16.

M:Certainly.Icanmakethatchangeforyou.Isthattheonlychange?

W:No,thecheck-outdatewillalsochangefromthe23rdtothe24th.

M:Noproblem.Wehaveyouanivingonthe16thofSeptemberandleavingthe24thof

September-altogether,eightnights.Willtherebeanythingelse?

W:Yes.Insteadofacourtyardroom,I'dlikearoomwithaview,preferablyonanupperfloor.

M:1cancertainlychangethatforyou,buttherewillbeachangeintheroomrate.Thenewrateis

$199pernight,insteadoftheoriginal$179.

W:That'sOK.Theseareallthechanges.Thankyouverymuch.

M:You'rewelcome.Haveaniceday!

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W:Gordon,I'mgoingtoKeswickintheLakeDistrictthisweekend.

M:Really?

W:Yeah,fiveofus.Whydon'tyoujoinus?We'regettingtoKeswickonFriday.Thenwe're

goingboatingonSaturday.AndonSunday,we'regoingtodosomeshopping.ThenIwilltake

sometimetovisitmyauntLucy.

M:You'renotgoingtocamp,areyou?Isn'titabitcold?

W:No,we'renot.Itisabitcold.We'restayinginacountryinn.Ifsnotlikefive-starhotelsor

anything.Butit'sreallycomfortable.

M:Hmm,soundsinteresting.Youknow,it'stheboatingthatIdon'tlike.

W:Well,whatareyouupto?

M:SitonmysofaallweekendandwatchtheDVDsI'vejustbought.Andthatwillbeabusy

weekend.ImayfinishwatchingFriends.

W:Idon'tknowhowyoucandothatallweekend,Gordon.Tdgetbored.

M:Iknow,Iknow.ButthafsreallywhatIwanttodo.

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M:Hello.Welcometotheprogram.InAmerica,MayandJunearethetraditionalmonthsfor

graduations.AlistenerinChina,WangMing,whoisabouttogetanengineeringdegree,wantsto

knowhowAmericancollegegraduatesfindjobs.Rightnow,theansweris:notveryeasily.Alatest

studyonthecollegejobmarketshowedthatemployerswantedtohire22%fewergraduatesthis

yearthanlast.Thestudyalsoshowedthatjust20%ofthosewholookedforjobsbeforegraduation

havefoundonebynow.Thisiscomparedtohalfofstudentswhohadlookedforajobbythistime

twoyearsago.Butonedifference:fewerofthisyear'sgraduateshavestartedtosearchforjobs.

Engineeringgraduatesweremorelikelytohavestartedtheirjobsearchalready,andtohave

acceptedajob.Thisisamongthebest-pai