13屆高三10月月考英語試題

13屆高三10月月考英語試題

第一部分：聽力（共三節(jié)，滿分30分）

做題時，先將答案劃在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘時間將試卷上的答案

轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。

第一節(jié)”（共5小題）

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(xiàng)中選出最佳選

項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。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。

l.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.TohaveanXray.B.Togotothehospital.C.Tohelpthewoundedman.

2.Whereandwhenwillthemeetingbeheld?

A.Room303,3:00pm.B.Room303,2:00pm.C.Room302,2:00pm.

3.WhenwouldThomasandLilyliketoleave?

A.Tomorrow.B.NextMondayorTuesday.C.ThisMonday.

4.Whatistheman'schoice?

A.Hepreferstrainfortrip.B.Hedoesn'tliketraveling.C.Notmentioned.

5.Accordingtothewoman,whatshouldthemandoatfirst?

A.Heshouldaskabouttheflatonthephone.

B.Heshouldreadtheadvertisementsforflatsinthenewspaper.

C.Heshouldphoneandmakeanappointment.

第二節(jié)（共15小題）

聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)

中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨(dú)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(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6至8題。

6.Howlongisitsincetheymeteachother?

A.Morethanoneyear.B.Lessthanoneyear.C.Threemonths.

7.Wheredoesthemanwork?

A.Inafoodfactory.B.Atauniversity.C.AttheNationalBank.

8.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.ThewomanspeaksGermanbetterthanSpanish.

B.Tom,John'sson,isinGradeThree.

C.Themanhastwochildren.

聽第7段材料，回答第9至11題。

9.Whoarethetwospeakers?

A.Amanandhiswife.B.Amanandhissister.C.Amanandhisgirlfriend.

10.Whyisthemanunhappyabouttheirweekends?

A.Theyseldominvitefriendsover.

B.Theyseldomgooutforapicnic.

C.Theryseldomspendweekendstogether.

11.Whichaspectofthepicnicdothemanandwomandifferon?

A.Whoshouldgetthecarready.

B.Howmanyfriendstheyshouldinvite.

C.Whatfoodanddrinktheyshouldprepare.

聽第8段材料，回答第12至14題。

12.Whydoesthemangotoseethedoctor?

A.Becauseheisseriouslyill.

B.Becausehewantstoseedeath.

C.Becausetherdoctorwantshismoney.

13.Whatdoesthedoctoradvisethemantodo?

A.Takemoremedicine.B.Haveaholiday.

C.Givesomeofhismoneytopoorpeople.

14.Howdoyoufindtheman?

A.Heishonest.B.Heiscarelessabouthishealth.

C.Hecaresforhismoneybeyondeverythingelse.

聽第9段材料，回答第15至17題。

15.Howhasthemanbeenfeelinglately?

A.Lonely.B.Unhappy.C.Depressed.

16.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

A.TolearnEnglish.B.Tojoinaclub.C.Todoexercise.

17.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Themanisthewoman'selderbrother.

B.Youdon'tfeelalonewhenyouhaveaclosefriend.

C.ThemancomesfromnorthAmerica.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18WhywastheMesaVerdeNationalParkbuilt?

A.Toattractmorevisitors.B.Toearnmoney.

C.ToprotectthecultureofancientNativeAmericans.

19.Whatlanguagedothewordst4MesaVerde^belongto?

A.English.B.Spanish.C.French.

20.Howmanyruinswerediscoveredinall?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.

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(xiàng)（48.（：和口）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答

題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

ItdoesnothavetobeJanuary1sttogiveyourselfachancetomakethemostout

ofyourday.Everydayisanewdayandafreshstarttolearn,grow,developyour

strengths,freeyourselffrompastregretsorhurts,andmoveforwardolderandwiser.

Everydaygivesyouachancetoreinvent（重新審視）yourself.Itisnevertoolateto

changethingsthatarenotworkinginyourlife.

Eachdayisanewbeginningandapieceofblankpaper.Howwouldyouliketocreate

yourday?Whatwouldyouliketopaintonit?Ifyouwakeupinanegativemind,youare

morelikelytopaintadarkpicturethroughouttheday,andyourpicturewillnotshowhope,

happiness,andjoy.

Ifyoutakeeachdaytothinkactively,andhaveapositiveintentionforhowyouwould

liketocreateyourday,howwouldyourlifebedifferent?Whatcandailypositiveintentions

doforyou?Everydayyouwillgiveyourselfthegiftofan“attitudeofgratitude（感恩）

Eachdayisachancetolookatthingsinadifferentway.Youcanexperienceeachday

inthebeautyoftheworld—andthebeautyofyouwhoareinit!Youfindyourself

changingfrom"Ican't"to"Ican”.Withafocusonpositiveintentions,youfeelyouarefull

ofpowerandmorelikea“winner”thana“l(fā)oser”.

Youpaymoreattentiontothepresent,andwillbemorelikelytolivefullyinthe

presenteachmomentofeachday.Afterall,thepastisagreatplacetovisit,butyoudon't

wanttolivethere!Sohowaboutstartingeachdaytakingamomenttothinkofapositive

intentionfortheday?

21.Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus,

A.learningishelpfulinreinventingourselves

B.January1stisthemostimportantday

C.weshouldmakeeverydayanewstart

D.weneedn'tchangeourselvesatall

22.Ifyouhavedailypositiveintentions,youwill.

A.haveabusylifeB.getapositiveresult

C.getgiftsfromothersD.beacompleteloser

23.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat?「

A.positiveintentionsforeachdayareofgreathelp

B.thinkactivelyandyouwillbeawinner,notaloser

C.thepresentisnotwhereyoushouldliveforever

D.pastregretsorhurtscanmakeyouolderandwiser

B

Notallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbad

experiences.Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandemotional

scars.Oftentheyrelivetheseexperiencesinnightmares.

NowAmericanresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapill,whichwillhelppeople

forgetbadmemories.Thepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperience.

Theyhopeitmightreduce,orpossiblywipeout,theeffectofpainfulmemories.

InNovember,expertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrance.Thedrugstopsthebody

releasingchemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.Sofartheresearchhassuggestedthatonlythe

emotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereduced,notthatthememoriesarewipedout.Theyare

notsuretowhatdegreepeople'smemoriesareaffected.

Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofargument.Somethinkitisabadidea,whileothers

supportit.

Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldiers5troublingmemoriesafter

war.

Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.

“Somememoriescanruinpeople'slives.Theycomebacktoyouwhenyoudon'twantto

havetheminadaydreamornightmare.Theyusuallycomewithverypainfulemotions,Msaid

RogerPitman,aprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvardMedicalSchool."Thiscouldrelievealotof

thatsuffering.^^

Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatmaybethepillscanchangepeople's

memoriesandchangingmemoriesisverydangerousbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity.They

alsohelpusallavoidthemistakesofthepast.

“Allofuscanthinkofbadeventsinourlivesthatweretenibleatthetimebutmakeuswho

weare.I'mnotsurewewanttowipethosememoriesout."SaidRebccaDresser,amedical

ethicist.

24.Thepassageismainlyabout

A.anewmedicalinventionB.anewresearchonthepill-

C.awayofwipingoutpainfulmemoriesD.anargumentabouttheresearchonthepill

25.Thedrugtestedonpeoplecan

A.causethebraintofixmemories

B.stoppeoplerememberingbadexperiences

C.preventbodyproducingcertainchemicals

D.wipeouttheemotionaleffectofmemories

26.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat

A.peopledoubttheeffectofthepills

B.thepillswillcertainlystoppeople'semotionalmemories

C.takingthepillwilldoharmtopeople'sphysicalhealth

D.thepillhasalreadybeenproducedandusedbythepublicintheUS

27.WhichofthefollowingdoesRebeccaDresseragreewithinthelastparagraph?

A.Somememoriescanruinpeople'slives.

B.Peoplewanttogetridofbadmemories.

C.Experiencingbadeventsmakesusdifferentfromothers.

D.Thepillwillreducepeople'ssufferingsfrombadmemories.

C

Ithappenedtomerecently.IwastellingsomeonehowmuchIhadenjoyed

readingBarackObama'sDreamsFromMyFatherandhowithadchangedmy

viewsofourPresident.AfriendIwastalkingtoagreedwithmethatitwas,inhis

words,“abrilliantly(精彩地)writtenbook”.However;hethenwentontotalk

aboutMrObamainawaywhichsuggestedhehadnoideaofhisbackgroundat

all.IsensedthatIwastalkingtoabookliar.

Anditseemsthatmyfriendisnottheonlyone.Approximatelytwothirdsof

peoplehaveliedaboutreadingabookwhichtheyhavenl.IntheWorldBook

Day's"ReportonGuiltySecrets”,DreamsFromMyFatherisatnumber9.The

reportliststenbooks,andvariousauthors,whichpeoplehaveliedabout

reading,andasI'mnotonetolietoooften(I'dhatetobecaughtout),riladmit

hereandnowthatIhaven'treadtheentiretopten.ButIampleasedtosaythat,

unlike42percentofpeople,Ihavereadthebookatnumberone,George

OrwelPs1984.Ithinkifsreallybrilliant.

TheWorldBookDayreportalsohassomeotherinterestinginformationinit.It

saysthatmanypeoplelieabouthavingreadJaneAusten,CharlesDickens,

FyodorDostoevsky(Ihaven'treadhimzbuthaven'tliedaboutiteither)and

HermanMelville.

Askedwhytheylied,themostcommonreasonwasto“impress“someonethey

werespeakingto.Thiscouldbetrickyiftheconversationbecamemore

in-depth!

Butwhenaskedwhichauthorstheyactuallyenjoy,peoplenamedJ.K.Rowling,

JohnGrisham,SophieKinsella(ah,thebigsellers,inotherwords).Forty-two

percentofpeopleaskedadmittedtheyturnedtothebackofthebooktoread

theendbeforefinishingthestory(I'llcomeclean:Idothisandamastonished

that58percentsaidtheyhadneverdoneso).

28.Howdidtheauthorfindhisfriendabookliar?

A.Byjudginghismannerofspeaking.

B.Bylookingintohisbackground.

C.Bymentioningafamousname.

D.Bydiscussingthebookitself.

29.Whichofthefollowingisa“guiltysecrefaccordingtotheWorldBookDay

report?

A.CharlesDickensisverylowonthetop-tenlist.

B.42%ofpeoplepretendedtohaveread1984.

C.Theauthoradmittedhavingread9books.

D.DreamsFromMyFatherishardlyread.

30.Bylyingaboutreading,apersonhopesto.

A.controltheconversationB.appearknowledgeable

C.learnaboutthebookD.makemorefriends

31.Whatistheauthor'sattitudeto58%ofreaders?

A.Favorable.B.UncaringC.DoubtfulD.Friendly

D

ThesurprisingexperimentIamabouttodescribeprovesthatairisallaroundyouandthatit

pressesdownuponyou.Airpressureisapowerfulforce.Whenyouswimunderwater,youcan

feelwaterpushingonyourbody.Theairallaroundyoudoesthesame.However,yourbodyisso

usedtoitthatyoudonotnoticethis.Thepressureiscausedbyalayerofaircalledtheatmosphere.

ThislayersurroundstheEarth,extendingtoaboutfivekilometersabovetheEarth'ssurface.

Thefollowingexperimentisaneasyonethatyoucandoathome.Butmakesurethatyouare

supervised,becauseyouwillneedtousematches.Nowfortheexperiment!

Whatyouneed

?Ahard-boiledeggwithouttheshell

?Abottlewithaneckslightlysmallerthantheegg

?Apieceofpaper

?Amatch

Method

Checkthattheeggwillsitfirmlyontheneckofthebottle.

Tearthepaperintostripsandputthestripsintothebottle.

Lightthepaperbydroppingaburningmatchintothebottle.

Quicklysittheeggontheneckofthebottle.

Result

Astonishingly,theeggwillbesuckedintothebottle.Yourfriendswillbeamazedwhenyou

showthemtheexperiment.Butbecarefulwhenyouhandlematches.

Whyithappened

Asthepaperburns,itneedsoxygenandusesuptheoxygen（air）inthebottle.Theeggactsasa

sealintheneckofthebottle,sonomoreaircangetinside.Thisreducestheairpressureinsidethe

bottle.Theairpressuremustequalize,somoreairfromoutsidemustenterthebottle.Theoutside

airpressesagainsttheeggandthentheeggispushedintothebottle!Thisprovesthatairisall

aroundandthatitispressingdownonus.

32.Whyistheretheneedtotakecarewhenyouaredoingtheexperiment?

A.Thebottlecouldbreak.B.Youneedtolightthepaperwithamatch.

C.Theeggneedstobeshelled.

D.Theegghastobeperfectlyplacedontheneckofthebottle.

33.Intheexperiment,theburninginsidethebottlecan.

A.equalizetheairpressureinsideandoutside

B.makeasealintheneckofthebottle

C.finishuptheoxygeninsidethebottle

D.Producemoreoxygeninsidethebottle

34.Howdidtheegggetintothebottle?

A.Theoxygeninsidethebottlesuckedtheeggin.

B.Itbecamesoftwithouttheshell.

C.Theneckofthebottlewaswideenough.

D.Theoutsideairpressureforceditintothebottle.

35.Theexperimentiscarriedouttoprove.

A.waterpushesonyourbodywhenyouswimunderwater

B.theearthissurroundedbyalayerofaircalledtheatmosphere

C.thepressureofairaroundushasapowerfulforce

D.theairpressureisnotequalizedaroundus

第二節(jié)七選五（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多

余選項(xiàng)。（將答案涂在71-75）

HowtoLoveYourParents

Evenifyouthinkthatyourparentsaremean-spiritedattimes,lovingyourparentsisa

normalandfulfillingpartoflife.Youlovethemforthefactthattheycreatedyou,raised

you,andareinpartasourceofwhoyouare.Herearesomewaystoloveyourparents.

36Agentle“goodmorning"and"Iloveyou"willwarmacoldestheart.

Rememberthattheybroughtyouintothisworld.Withoutyourparents,wemightstill

wanderatanunknowncornerinanunknownworld.

Respectthemmoreandcherishthesemoments.Youcanusethesemomentstolearn

fromthemforwhenyou'reoffonyourown.It'sOKtogetangrybutangryactionsdon*t

helpyouoryourparents.Actcalmly,cooloff,journalaboutyourfeelings,ortalktoa

friend.37

Obeytheirrequests.Itwillmakeyourattitudebetterandearnyoumorerespectfrom

them.Itmayseemlikeyouaregoingthroughhellwhenyoudon'tgetwhatyouwantor

youhavetoclean.However,youhadbetterremembertheykeeparoofoveryourhead

whenit'scold,raining,snowing,ortoohot.Understandthatparentsarehumanbeingsand

makemistakes.38Sinceyoucanforgiveyourfriends,whynotforgiveyourparents?

Keepcompanywiththem.DothingswithyourparentslikewatchingTV,orgo

somewherewiththem.39Listentotheiroldstoriesandlearnfromthem.Youwill

findtheyareyourteachersinthiswayoranother.

Somepeoplesimplymaynotbeabletolovetheirparents.40Seekhelpifyou

arebeingabusedinanyway.Parentsdonothavearighttoharmyou.

A.Forgivenessisthekey.

B.Tellthemyoulovethemeverymorning.

C.Parentswillinturnexpresstheirlovetoyou.

D.Afterthis,shareyourfeelingswithyourparents.

E.Pleaserememberparentsareasimportantasfriends.

F.Anyway,spendasmuchtimewiththemasyoucan.

G.Therecanberealisticreasonsforthis,familyviolenceforexample.

第三部分英語知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分55分）

第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題兩分，滿分40分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A,B,C,D）中，選出可以填入空白處

的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Iwenttoagroupactivity,^SensitivitySunday”,whichwastomakeusmore

41theproblemsfacedbydisabledpeople.Wewereaskedto"42a

disability^^forseveralhoursoneSunday.Somemembers,43,chosetouse

wheelchairs.Othersworesound-blockingearplugs（耳塞）orblindfolds（眼罩）.

Justsittinginthewheelchairwasa44experience.Ihadneverconsidered

beforehow45itwouldbetouseone.AssoonasIsatdownmy46made

thechairbegintoroll.Itswheelswerenot47.ThenIwonderedwhereto

putmy48,Ittookmequiteawhiletogetthemetalfootrestinto49.I

tookmyfirstuneasylookatwhatwastobemyonlymeansof50forseveral

hours.Fordisabledpeople,"adoptingawheelchair"isnotatemporary(臨時的)

51.

Itriedtofinda52positionandthoughtitmightberestful,53kindof

nice,tobe54aroundforawhile.Lookingaround,I55Iwouldhaveto

handlethethingmyself!MyhandsstartedtoacheasI56theheavywheels.

Icametoknowthatcontrollingthe57ofthewheelchairisnotgoingtobea

(an)58task.

Mywheelchairexperimentwassoon59.Itmadeadeepimpressiononme.

Afewhoursof^disability"gavemeonlyatasteofthe60,bothphysicaland

mental,thatdisabledpeoplemustovercome.

41.A.curiousaboutB.interestedinC.awareofD.carefulwith

42.A.cureB.preventC.adoptD.analyze

43.A.insteadB.strangelyC.asusualD.likeme

44.A.learningB.workingC.satisfyingD.relaxing

45.A.convenientB.awkwardC.boringD.exciting

46.A.heightB.forceC.skillD.weight

47.A.lockedB.repairedC.poweredD.grasped

48.A.handsB.feetC.keysD.handles

49.A.placeB.actionC.playD.effect

50.A.operationB.communicationC.transportationD.production

51.A.explorationB.educationC.experimentD.entertainment

52.A.flexibleB.safeC.startingD.comfortable

53.A.yetB.justC.stillD.even

54.A.shownB.pushedC.drivenD.guided

55.A.realizedB.suggestedC.agreedD.admitted

56.A.liftedB.turnedC.pressedD.seized

57.A.pathB.positionC.directionD.way

58.A.easyB.heavyC.majorD.extra

59.A.forgottenB.repeatedC.conductedD.finished

60.A.weaknessesB.challengesC.anxietiesD.illnesses

第n卷

第三部分英語知識運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)

第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面材料?，在空白處填人適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Manyofuswereraisedwiththesaying"Wastenot,wantnot."Noneofus,however,can61

(complete)avoidwasteinourlives.

Anykindofwasteisthoughtless.Whetherwewasteourpotentialtalents,ourowntime,our

limited62(nature)resource,ourmoney,63_otherpeople'stime,eachofuscanbecomemore

awareandcareful.Thesmallestgoodhabitscanmakeabig64(differ).It'sagoodfeelingto

knowinourheartswearedoingourbestinaworld65isinserioustrouble.Byfocusingon66

(save)oil,water,paper,food,andclothing,weareplaying67partincuttingdownonwaste.

Wemustkeepreminding68(we)thatitiseasiertogetintosomethingthanitistogetout

ofit.Actually,severedamage69(do)toourlandisfairlyrecentinthehistoryofourevolution.

It'stimeforustosaynotowastesothatourgrandchildren^children70(be)abletodevelopwell.

Wecan'tsolvealltheproblemsofwaste,butwecanencouragemindfulness.

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(人)，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（從每11處起）不計(jì)分。

Nearlyfiveyearsbefore,andwiththehelpbyourfather,mysisterandIplantedsome

cherrytomatoes（圣女果）inourbackgarden,sincethen-foralltheseyear--wehadbeen

allowingtomatoestoselfseedwheretheyplease.Asresult,theplantsaregrowingsomewhere.

Thefruitsaresmallinsize,butjuicyandtaste.Therearesomuchthatweoftensharethemwith

ourneighbors.Althoughweallowtomatoplantstogrowinthesameplaceyearafteryear,butwe

haveneverhadanydiseaseorinsectattackproblem.Wearegrowingwonderfullytomatoesaton

cost!

第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

假如你將參加一場題為"Twoheadsarebetterthanone"的英語演講比賽。請你

準(zhǔn)備一份演講稿。內(nèi)容須包括：

1.你對這句話的理解；

2.生活中的具體例子。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)120左右；

2.文章的開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總次數(shù)。

LadiesandGentlemen,

It'smygreathonortogiveaspeechhere,

Thankyou.

【聽力材料及答案】

（Text1）

M:Ouch,itreallyhurtsterriblyhere,becauseIfelloverheavilyjustnow.

W:IthinkyouneedanXray.ShallIhelpyougettothehospital?

M:No,thanks.

(Text2)

M:IsthemeetingheldinRoom302or303?

W:Itshouldbe302.ButIhearthatithasbeenputofftilltomorrow.

M:Really?Isitatthreeintheafternoon?

W:No.Itwillbeattwo.

(Text3)

M:HaveThomasandLilysetadateforleaving?

W:No,theyhaven^.ButThomassaidthey9dliketoleavenextMondayorTuesday.

M:Tdliketoseethemoffattheairport.Willyougowithme?

W:Sure.

(Text4)

W:Whiletraveling,whichdoyouprefertotake,rtrain,shiporplane?

M:Itdepends.Differentpeoplehavedifferentreasonsfortheirchoice.

(Text5)

M:Iwanttofindasmallflat.WhatshouldIdo?

W:Well,firstlyyoushouldreadtheadvertisementsforrflatstoletinthelocalnewspapers.Then

youshouldphoneandmakeanappointment.IfitseemsOK,youshouldgoandseeit.

(Text6)

M:Why,MarySmith!Ihaven?tseenyoufbrages.Hqwhaveyoubeen?

W:John,JohnBrown!Ithasbeenalongtime,hasn'tit?Itmustbeatleastayear.

M:No,wetalkedattheJohnsons'ChristmaspartylastDecember.Don?tyouremember?

W:That'sright.Well,howareyou?Stillworkingfbrthefoodcompany?

M:No,Ichangedjobsthreemonthsago.FmwiththeNationalBanknow.Howaboutyou?

W:Tmstillteachingattheuniversity,butImovedfromtheGermanDepartmenttotheSpanish

Department.WeiI,howisyourfamily?Arethechildrenallinschoolnow?

M:No,Billyisstillathome.TomisinthethirdgradeandJane'sinthesecond.

W:Ourtwochildrenhaven'tstartedschoolyet,either.Buttheywillgointhefall.

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M:Whatshallwedothisweekend?

W:Didyouhavesomethingspecialinmind?

M:No,notreally.Ijustthoughtitmightbefuntodosomethingnew.

W:Doingsomethingforachange,youmean?

M:Yes,somethingdifferent.!needachange.

W:Iusuallygoshoppingandhavemyhairdoneduringtheweekendandyouusuallywatchthe

footballgamesonTV.

M:Yes,youoftenhaveteawithyourfriends.AndIsometimesplaycardswithmyfriends.We

seldomdoanythingtogether.It'squiteunlikewhenwewerefirstmarried.

W:NowI'vegotanridea.AutumnisthebestseasoninBeijing.Whydon'twegoforapicnicthis

weekend?You,IlinviteyourfriendsandI'llinvitemine.WeUlgotogether.

M:Goodidea!Tdseeaboutthecarandyou'llpreparethefood.Butareyousureyoureallywantall

ourfriendstocomealong?

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M:Doctor,isiteasytoseedeath?

W:Well,itseemsit'snotsoeasyformetotellyouaboutdeath.

M:Tellmethefact,please.rmnotafraid.

W:OK.Iguessyou'reonthewaytoseedeath.

M:Ibelieveyou'reright.ButIwanttohavealonglife.Helpme,please.

W:OK.Listen.Itlooksasifyouhavetoomuchmoney.

M:Oh?

W:Itseemsthatthemoremoneyyouhave4heworseyourhealthis.Youmusthaveworriedtoo

muchaboutthesafetyofyourmoney.

M:Yes,that'squitetrue.

W:Whynotgivesomemoneytopoorpeople

M:Noway!Moneyismylife.

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W:Howareyoudoing,Andrew?

M:Notwell.Tvebeenfeelingprettylonelylately.

W:Butyouhavesomanyfriends!Howcouldyoubelonely?

M:Youknowwhattheysay:afriendtoallisafriendtonone.Idon'tfeellikeIreallyknowanyof

myfriends.Infact,Ishouldprobablycallthemacquaintances,notfriends.

W:Whataboutme?I'myourfriend.

M:Iknowyouare,butyou'remygirlfriend.IwishIhadaguyfriendtohangoutwithsometimes.

W:Iknowwhatyoumean.Ifinditdifficulttomakenewfriends,too.It'snotaseasyasitwas

whenwewereyoung,isit?

M:Notatall.

W:TvemadealotofnewfriendssinceIstartedlearningEnglish.Maybeyoucouldjoinaclubor

takeaclasstomakesomenewfriends.

M:That9sagoodidea.

W:Whatkindofqualitiesdoyoulookforinafriend?

M:I'mnotsure.IguessFdliketomeetsomepeoplewhohaveapositiveattitudeandwanttohave

agoodtime.

W:PeoplewhoplayultimateFrisbeehaveapositiveattitude;maybeyoushouldjointheultimate

Frisbeeclub.

M:That'sapossibility.Thanks!

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AlargeNationalParkhasbeenbuilttoprotectthecultureofancientNativeAmericans.ltiscalled

MesaVerde.ltwascoldthatdayin1988insouthwesternColorado.RichardrWetherillandhis

brotherinlawweretryingtofindsomemissingcattle.TheywereuponMesaVerde.Spanish

explorershadnamedthearea.Thehigh,flatmountaintopiscoveredwithbushesandpinetrees.lt

lookslikeahugegreentable,whichis4tmesaverde^inSpanish^Thetwomencametothee