2021-2022學年高中英語新北師大版必修第一冊Unit2SportsandFitness單元測評鞏固練習含解析

第二單元測評

（時間：120分鐘滿分：150分）

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小題和閱讀下題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Whatdoesthewomanplantododuringthesummer?

A.Toteach.

B.Tostayathomeandrest.

C.TogotoChinaforavisit.

2.WhatdidthewomanbuyherhusbandforChristmas?

A.Abook.

B.Awatch.

C.Acaseforcoincollection.

3.Whatdoesthemanintendtodo?

A.Heintendstoputsomethingintotheboxes.

B.Heintendstoaskthewomantohelphimcarryboxes.

C.Heintendstohelpthewomancarryboxes.

4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Shedoesn,tagreewiththeman.

B.Themanshouldn,teatthefish.

C.Thefishissafetoeat.

5.Howmuchwillthewomanlendtheman?

A.$6.B.$4.C.$7.

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,從每題所給的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至8題。

6.Whatisgoingoninthedialogue?

A.Aformaltalkbetweenthebossandhissecretary.

B.Aformaltalkbetweenaprofessorandastudent.

C.Aninterviewbetweentheinterviewerandthejobapplicant（申請者）.

7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutMsJenkins?

A.Shetypeswell.

B.ShespeaksItalian.

C.Shecansaynotonlyonelanguage.

8.WhencanMsJenkinsknowtheresult?

A.In2days.B.In14days.C.In40days.

聽第7段材料，回答第9至11題。

9.Whoisansweringthecall?

A.Anne.B.Jean.C.Mary.

10.WhyisPatmakingthetelephonecall?

A.Totellhisfriendtoattendadiscussionmeeting.

B.Totellhisfriendtohandintheexperimentreport.

C.TotellhisfriendtoetoworkforthechemistryDepartment.

11.WhichofthefollowingdoyouthinkisTRUE?

A.PatknowsAnne.

B.JeanknowsPat.

C.Marydoesn'tknowPat.

聽第8段材料，回答第12、13題。

12.WhichofthefollowingthatGeorgedidNOTdoyesterday?

A.Goingshopping.

B.Washingclothes.

C.Lookingafterthebaby.

13.WheredidGeorgeseeMary?

A.Attheoffice.

B.Attheconcert.

C.Inhissister,shome.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。

14.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.TheeducationinEngland.

B.TheexaminationinEngland.

C.ThechildreninEngland.

15.Atwhatagedochildrengotoschoolthere?

A.Atsix.

B.Atfiveandahalf.

C.Atfive.

16.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Boysandgirlscanstudytogetheratschool.

B.Boysandgirlshardlygotoschooltogether.

C.Onlyboysgotoschool.

聽第10段材料、回答第17至20題。

17.Whendidthefirebreakout?

A.OnthemorningofDecember24th,1996.

B.OnthenightofDecember25th,1996.

C.OnthemorningofDecember26th,1996.

18.Howoldwasthewoman?

A.Nearly90yearsold.

B.Just80yearsold.

C.Above90.

19.What/sthetroublewiththewoman?

A.Sheisblind.

B.Sheistooweaktowalk.

C.Shehaslosthersenseofhearing.

20.Whosavedtheoldlady?

A.Afireman.

B.FatherChristmas.

C.AmandressedlikeFatherChristmas.

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。

A

Howimportantisfashion?Islookingfashionablemoreimportantthanbeing

fortable?Manypeopleseemtothinkso,judgingbythethingstheywear.Butfashion

isnoteverything.Itismoreimportanttobeahealthyandgoodperson.

Peoplegotogreatlengthstobefashionable.Somepeoplethinktheyhavetohave

acertainbodytype,sotheygoonextreme,unhealthydietsinordertochangetheir

bodies.Inaddition,manywomenwearunfortablefashions,suchashigh-heeledshoesthat

createblisters（水泡），tightbodyshapersthatlimitbloodflow,andstickyfalse

eyelashes.Menandwomenalikespendtimeandmoneyonproductsthatchangetheir

naturalhaircolourandusehotironsandblowdryerstocurlorstraightentheir

hair.Somepeoplespendseveralhoursaclayinfrontofamirror.Isfashionimportant

enoughtospendsomuchtimeandeffortonchanginghowyoulooklike?

Ifthepurposeoffashionistomakeapersonfeelgood,itdoesnotmakesense

thatheorshewouldgothroughsomuchdisforttobefashionable.Fashionshouldnot

efirst.Peopleshouldprioritise（優(yōu)先考慮）beinghealthyandpositive.Whatpeople

weardoesnotindicateanythingabouttheirpersonalities.Insteadofspendinghours

choosingasuit,perhapsyoushouldcallyourfriendsanddosomethingtogether!Instead

ofgoingonstrictdietsandstarving,whynoteatsomehealthyfoodsandthen

exercise?Bydoingthesethings,youcankeepahealthylifestyleandtrulygrowas

aperson.

21.Theauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthetextisto.

A.showreadersadvantagesanddisadvantagesofdieting

B.persuadereaderstovaluehealthmorethanfashion

C.amusereaderswithastoryaboutafashion-schoolstudent

D.tellreadersofthelatestfashionstyles

22.WhichstatementbestrepresentstheauthorJsviewpoint?

A.Peopleneedtodiettoloseweight.

B.Whenyoulookgood,youfeelgood.

C.Fashionincreasesfamouspeople'sself-respect.

D.Fashioncanmakepeopledosomeunhealthythings.

23.Whichofthefollowingactivitieswouldtheauthormost1ikelyremend?

A.Goingskatingwithfriends.

B.Shoppingforbargainclothes.

C.Startingadietwithafriend.

D.Changingthehairstyleeveryweek.

B

Anewstudyof8,000youngpeopleinthejournalofHealthandSocialBehaviourshows

thatalthoughlovecanmakeadultslivehealthilyandhappily,itisabadthingfor

youngpeople.Puppylove（早戀）maybringstressforyoungpeopleandcanleadto

depression.Thestudyshowsthatgirlsbeemoredepressedthanboys,andyoungergirls

aretheworstofall.

Thepossiblereasonfortheconnectionbetweenloveandhigherriskofdepression

forgirlsis“l(fā)ossofselfn.Accordingtothestudy,eventhoughboyswouldsay“l(fā)ose

themselvesinaromanticrelationship^,this“l(fā)ossofself“ismuchmorelikely

toleadtodepressionwhenithappenstogirls.Younggirlswhohaveromantic

relationshipsusuallylikehidingtheirfeelingsandopinions.Theywon'ttellthose

totheirparents.

Dr.MarianmKaufman,anexpertonyoungpeopleproblems,says15%to20%young

peoplewillhavedepressionduringtheirgrowing.Tryingromanceoftencausesthe

depression.Sheadviseskidsnottojumpintoromancetooearly.Duringgrowingup,it

isimportantforyoungpeopletobuildstrongfriendshipandastrongsenseofself.She

alsosuggeststheparentsshouldencouragetheirkidstokeepclosetotheir

friends,attendmoreinterestingschoolactivitiesandspendenoughtimewithfamily.

Parentsshouldwatchforsignsofdepression-eatingormoodchanges-andifthey

seesignsfromtheirdaughtersorsons,theyneedtogivehelp.Thegoodnewsisthat

theconnectionbetweenromanceanddepressionseemstobeeweakwithage.Lovewill

alwaysmakeusfeelyoung,butonlymaturity（成熟）givesusachancetoavoiditsbad

sideeffects.

24.Whichofthefollowingismorelikelytohavedepression?

A.Youngpeoplewhohaveastrongsenseofselfishness.

B.Younggirlswhoalwayshidetheirfeelingsandopinions.

C.Youngboyswhoseparentswatchfortheirbehaviour.

D.Carelessparentswhosechildrenaredeepinlove.

25.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Theolderawomanis,thelesslikelysheseemstoloseherselfinromance.

B.Lackinglovecanleadyoungpeopletogrowupmorequickly.

C.Earlylovemakesyoungpeoplekeepclosetotheirfriendsandparents.

D.Parentsshouldhelptheirchildrentobeawareofthesignsofdepression.

26.WhatJstheauthorJsattitudetowardspuppylove?

A.Confused.B.Scared.

C.Disinterested.D.Disapproving.

27.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Puppylovemaybringyoungpeopledepression.

B.Parentsshouldforbidtheirchildren'slove.

C.Romanceisatwo-edgedswordforadults.

D.Romanceisgoodforyoungpeople.

C

Earlierthisyear,myfamilyexperiencedanunexpectedtragedy,whichturnedmy

wholeworldupsidedownandalsocausedmetobeoutofworkforthreemonths.Itwas

pletelyunforeseenandIhadnotimetoputtogetheranout-of-officeplan.

I'veworkedatpreviouspanieswherethiskindoftragedywouldhavebeenhandled

professionally;Iwouldhavebeengiventhelegally-requiredmoneyandaskedto

leave.ButatSASInstitute(anAmericandeveloperofanalyticssoftware),myteam

steppedinandfilledinwithnoquestionsorhesitations.Myworkwasnotleft

undone.Myclients(客戶)werepatientwhenthosepickingupthepiecesofprojects

unrelatedtothemneededsometimetogetfamiliarwiththework.Mymanagementand

colleaguescheckedonmyfamilyregularly.Atlast,mymanager,myentireteamandHuman

ResourcesDepartmenthelpedmebacktoworkatmyownpace.Theyevenchangedmy

workspaceoveraweekendtobettersuitmypersonalneedsbefore1evencameback

towork.

Yousee,SAScreatesafamily.Thespecialattentiontoemployeehappinessand

work/lifebalancemakesthatfamilypossible.Theflexibleworkenvironmentenables

mostemployeestocreateaschedulethatbestsuitstheirpersonalneeds—whether

it'sattendingaschoolplayortakinganagingparenttothedoctor.TheWork/Life

Officehasawealthofresourcesforcollegeplanning,anger

management,sorrow,etc.But,asyoucansee,itdoesn'tstopthere.Mostemployees

believethatSASistheirfamily.Werelyoneachother.Wehelpeachothersucceed.We

celebrateteamsuccesses.Wehangoutafterwork.Ourkidsplaytogether.Welaugh

togetherandcrytogether.

Sure,wehavealotofconveniencebenefitsatSAS.But,whatreallymakesa

differencetomeistheSASculturethattheoutsideworlddoesn,talwayssee:The

balance.Thepanionship.Themanagementsupport.Thefamilyitallowsmetohave.

I'msoeagerforotherstoseethesideofSASthatIseeeveryday.

28.Afterthetragedy,theauthor.

A.changedhisjob

B.feltveryhopeless

C.wassickforthreemonths

D.turnedtohiscolleaguesforhelp

29.Whatdidtheauthor'scolleaguesdoforhimduringhisabsence?

A.Theyraisedmoneytohelphim.

B.Theyvisitedhisfamilyeveryweekend.

C.Theyaskedhisclientstowaitforhimtoreturn.

D.Theymovedhisofficedesktoaconvenientplace.

30.Bysayingtheunderlinedwords“SAScreatesafamily”inParagraph3,theauthor

means.

A.theemployeesfeelathomeatSAS

B.SASoftenorganisesfamilyget-togethers

C.manySASemployeeshavebeecouples

D.theofficesatSASaredecoratedlikefamilies

31.Theauthorwritesthetextmainlyto.

A.tellhislifeexperience

B.introducetheSASculture

C.encouragepeopletojoinSAS

D.explaintheimportanceoffamily

D

Wecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.Butmost

mistakesareaboutpeople.DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?When1

gotthatgreatjob,didJimreallyfeelgoodaboutit,asafriend?0rdidheenvymy

luck?AndwasPaulfriendlyjustbecauseIhadacar?Whenwelookback,doubtslike

thesecanmakeusfeelbad.Butwhenwelookback,it'stoolate.

Whydowegowrongaboutourfriendsorourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesay

hidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedon'treallylistenwewillmissthefeelingbehind

thewords.Supposesomeonetellsyou,you'realuckydog.That'sbeingfriendly.But

luckydog?There,sabitofenvyinthosewords.Maybehedoesn,tseerthimself.What

hemaybesayingisthathedoesn,tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.

“Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulfor“isanotherphrase

thatsaysonethingandmeansanother.Itcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingto

getyoutoseeyourproblemaspartofyourlifeasawhole.Butishe?Wrappedupin

thisphraseisthethoughtthatyourproblemisn'timportant.stellingyouto

thinkofallthestarvingpeopleintheworldwhenyouhavenJtgotadateforSaturday

night.

HowcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeoneJswords?0newayistotakea

goodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doeswhathesays

agreewiththetoneofvoice?Hisposture（姿態(tài)）？Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.The

minuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeopletoyoumaysaveanother

mistake.

32.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.howtointerpretwhatpeoplesay

B.whattodowhenyoulistentootherstalking

C.howtoavoidmistakeswhenyoumunicatewithpeople

D.whywegowrongwithpeoplesometimes

33.Accordingtotheauthor,thereasonwhywegowrongaboutourfriendsis

that.

A.wefailtolistencarefullywhentheytalk

B.peopletendtobeannoyedwhenwecheckwhattheysay

C.peopleusuallystateonethingbutmeananother

D.wetendtodoubtwhatourfriendssay

34.Inthesecondparagraph,theunderlinedword“it"refersto.

A.beingfriendlyB.luckydog

C.abitofenvyD.yourluck

35.Whenwelistentoapersontalking,themostimportantthingforustodois

to.

A.noticethewaythepersonistalking

B.takeagoodlookatthepersontalking

C.mindhistone,hispostureandthelookinhiseyes

D.examinetherealmeaningofwhathesaysbasedonhismanner,histoneandhisposture

第二節(jié)（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。

Whyplaysports?Youmightsay“togetexercise”andyou'dberight.Tohave

fun?That?strue,too.Butthere,smore.36.AccordingtotheWomen?sSports

Foundation,girlswhoplaysportsgetalotmorethanjustfit.

Girlswhoplaysportsdobetterinschool.Youmightthinkthatplayingsports

willtakeupallyourstudytime.37.Exerciseimproveslearning,memory,and

concentration（集中；專心），whichcangiveactivegirlsanadvantageintheclassroom.

Girlswhoplaysportslearnteamworkandgoalsettingskills.38.Whenyouwork

withcoaches,trainers,andteammatestowingamesandachievegoals,you'relearning

howtobesuccessful.Thoseskillswillserveyouwellatworkandinfamilylife.

Sportsaregoodforagirl'shealth.Inadditiontobeingfitandkeepingahealthy

weight,girlswhoplaysportsarealsolesslikelytosmoke.Andlaterinlife,girls

whoexercisearelesslikelytogetosteoporosis（骨質(zhì)疏松癥）.

Playingsportsimprovesself-confidence.39.Why?Itbuildsconfidencewhen

youknowyoucanpractise,improve,andachieveyourgoals.Sportsarealsoafeel-good

activitybecausetheyhelpgirlsgetinshape,keepahealthyweight,andmakenew

friends.

40.Playingsportscanreducepressureandhelpyoufeelalittle

happier.How?ThebrainchemicalsreleasedduringexerciseimproveapersonJs

mood.Friendsareanothermood-lifter.Andbeingonateamcreatestightbondsbetween

friends.It'sgoodtoknowyourteammateswillsupportyoubothonandoffthefield!

A.Exercisecutsthepressure.

B.Sportsteachvaluablelifeskills.

C.Infact,thereareatleast5reasons.

1）.Regularexerciseincreasesqualityoflife.

E.Girlswhoplaysportsfeelbetteraboutthemselves.

F.Playingsportsofferschildrenmorethanjustphysicalbenefits.

G.Butresearchshowsthatgirlswhoplaysportsdobetterinschoolthanthosewho

don't.

第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)（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A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最

佳選項。

Inmid-Januarytheweatherstayedclearandcoldforseveraldays.Jesshadto

41aweekofschooltostayhomeand42hisfathertomanure（給施月匕）the

fields.Thiswashisbad43,forhewouldhavetomakeuphislessonsasbestas

hecould.Itwasn't44,though.AlltheboysandgirlsatPumpkinHollowSchool

wereoftenkepthomewhentheywereneeded.

Jess45manuring,buthecouldn,tgetoutofit.Fillingthewagon（馬車）with

heavymanurewasatiring46.Withafullload（裝載），hisfatherdroveoverthe

fields;Jessstoodinthebackandspreadthemanure.

Afterseveraldaysatthisjob,bothJessandhisfathergrew47and

impatient.Itseemedasthoughlifewastoo48tostand.Theyfellintobedatnight

wornout,withnothingto49butanotherdayofthesamehardwork.Jesswaseven

50withit."WhydoesbrotherBenstayinawarmprisonwhileImyselftriedto

dohiswork?It,s51!”Jessthought.

Hismotherwatchedhim52."You'relookingthin,“shesaid.Thensheturned

toJess'sfatherandsaid,uJoseph,couldn,twehiresomebodytohelp53the

manuringisdone?”

MrWrightdidn,t54,andJessguessedwhy.Hisfathercouldn't55to

hireaman.ThehundreddollarshehadpaidforBen,sfinehadwipedoutthefamily?s

savings.Jesssaid,“No,Ma,wedon't56tohireanybody.PaandIcanmanage.57

I'mtired,andsoisPa.We'1158itinafewdays.”

The59lookhisfathergavehimforunderstandingtheproblemwasreward

enough.Whentheywenttothefieldsandweresilentlyworkingtogether,Jesswas60

he,dspokenup.

41.A.attendB.miss

C.ignoreD.continue

42.A.teachB.advise

C.helpD.ask

43.A.luckB.mark

C.habitD.decision

44.AmonB.important

C.difficultD.unusual

45.A.enjoyedB.hated

C.regrettedD.chose

46.A.dayB.item

C.gameD.job

47.A.tiredB.nervous

C.spellboundD.hopeful

48.A.longB.hard

C.lonelyD.loose

49.A.befondofBeupwith

C.lookforwardtoD.keepawayfrom

50.A.activeB.angry

C.busyD.satisfied

51.A.simpleB.unfair

C.selflessD.special

52.A.excitedlyB.proudly

C.impatientlyD.worriedly

53.A.whenB.after

C.untilD.if

54.A.answerB.refuse

C.believeD.add

55.A.failB.pretend

C.fancyD.afford

56.A.sinkB.try

C.needD.offer

57.A.InsteadB.Sure

C.SoonD.Anyhow

58.ApleteB.start

C.solveD.forget

59.A.magicalB.surprised

C.gratefulD.doubtful

60.A.shockedB.sorry

C.afraidD.glad

第二節(jié)（共10小題;每小題L5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(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Iusedtobe160pounds.Finally,I61.(lose)40poundswithintwo

years.NowItakegoodcontrolofmyweight.

Thereareafewthingsthat62.(do)bymetokeepmyweightnow.I

domymealpreparationontheweekendfortheingweek.Ikeep63.picture

oftheoldmecloseathandsothatIneverforget64.theoldmelooked

like.Igobackeverynowandthenandread65.(I)transformation(改變)

story.(Idon,twanttoevergobacktotheunhealthyversionofme).Iworkout5

daysaweekandstilldosportsseveral66.(time)aweek.AndIkeepa67.

(balance)diet80%ofthetime.

Ihopemytransformationwillencourageotherswhothinktheyaretoooldtolose

weightortoooldtochangetheirlifestyle68.(realise)thatitis

nevertoolate.MytransformationhasmademerealisethedreamsIhad69.my

20s.

Moreover,Ihavenewdreamsandgoals.AndI70.(strong)believe

thatI'11makethemetrue.

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:在錯的詞下畫一橫線,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11處起)不計分。

IliketravellingandmydreamofvisitBeijing,thecapitalcityofourcountry,e

trueduringNationalDaythisyear.InOctober1st,IwenttoTian,anmenSquarewith

myparents,whichwewatchedtheflag-raisingceremony.AsIwatchedflagrising

slowly,Isangthenationalanthem,feelingextremelyexciting.Thenwewenttosome

otherfamoustouristattraction,1iketheGreatWall.StandingontheGreatWall,Ifelt

veryproudly.Ithoughtoftheoldsayingthat“OnewhofailtoreachtheGreatWall

isnotahero."AlthoughIwastired,butIreallyhadagoodtime.

第二節(jié)書面表達(滿分25分)

假設你是紅星高三(1)班的學生李華。上周末你們班參加了高中第一次運動會。請根據(jù)以

下各圖的先后順序,用英語為?？瘜懸黄涛?介紹你班參與運動會的全過程。

參考詞匯:開幕式openingparade;看臺stand

Lastweekend,wejoinedinourfirstsportsmeetinginhighschool.

答案：

附:聽力原文

(Textl)

M:Areyouteachingthissummer?

W:No.I'mgoingtotakethesummeroff.IplantogobacktoChinaforavisit.

(Text2)

M:IlaveyougottenyourChristmasshoppingdoneyet?

W:Almost.Igotawatchformyhusband,butIcan,tseemtofindanythingformydad.He

wouldprobably1ikeabookoracaseforhiscoincollection.

(Text3)

M:Needahandwiththoseboxes?

W:ThatysOK.Icanmanage.Theyareempty.

(Text4)

M:Iboughtthisfishtocookformydinnertonight,butitdoesn,tlookallthatfresh

tomenow.Wouldyousayit'sstillallrighttoeat?

W:Let,stakealook...Oh,ifIwereyou,Iwouldn*teventhinkaboutit.

(Text5)

M:Thispencosts$11,butIhaveonly$7.

W:Pvegot$6,soI'11lendyoutherest.

(Text6)

M:Haveaseat,please,MsJenkins.

W:Thankyou,sir.

M:Well,Iydliketostartourconversationwithsomequestions.Shallwestart?

W:Sure.

M:Canyoutype,MsJenkins?

W:Yes,Ican.

M:Howmanywordsaminute?

W:Sixty.

Haveyoueverlearnedhowtooperateanofficeputer?

W:Yes,Ihave.Iworkedfortwoyearsasaputeroperatorinaschool.

M:Good.Areyoufamiliarwithothermodernequipments,thefaxmachine,theprinter,and

thingslikethat?

W:Idon'tthinkit'saproblemformetoworkonthosemachines.Youknow,sir,I've

evenlearnedshorthand.

M:Youhave?That,sgood.Andyouspeakforeignlanguages,don,tyou?

W:Yes.1speakGermanandFrench.

M:DoyouspeakItalian?

W:No,Idon'tspeakItalian.ButIspeakChinese.

M:Really?WehavebranchesinBeijingandShanghai.

W:YoumeanIhavethejob?

M:Wait,wait,MsJenkins.Ihavetotalktothegeneralmanagerbeforeafinaldecision

ismade.

W:Isee.WhencanIknowtheresult?

M:Inabouttwoweeks,Ithink.

W:Thankyouverymuch.

M:Goodbye,MsJenkins.

W:Goodbye.

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W:Hello!6677567.

M:IIello!IsMarythere?

W:No.IJmsorry.Maryisnothereatthemoment.

M:Isthatyou,Anne?

W:Oh,no.I'mJean.

M:I'msorry...er...well,couldyoupleasepassMaryamessageforme?

W:Sure.Whatisitfor?

M:Well,she'swantedtoattendadiscussionmeetingat8:00tomorrowmorning.Please

tellhertoeintimewiththeexperimentreportshe'swritten.

W:Allright.Andwhereareyoucallingfrom?

M:Fromthechemistrydepartmentoffice,ZhejiangUniversity.I'mPat,Mary'sfriend.

W:Thankyouforcalling,Pat.

M:Andthankyou,Anne.

W:ButI'mnotAnne,VmJean.IJmJack'ssister-in-law.

M:Oh,I'msorry,Jean.Goodbye.

W:Goodbye.

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W:Hello.George!Iwantedtospeaktoyouyesterday,butyouweren'tatyourusual

placeforlunch.

M:No.IhadadayofffromthenewspaperofficebecauseIworkedsomuchovertimelast

week.

W:0h.Isee.Youhadaholiday.

M:Well!Istayedathomeandlookedafterthebaby.

W:What?Youtookcareofthebaby?Whosebaby?

M:0h,itwasmysister'sbaby.Shewantedtogoshoppinginthemorning,soIstayed

athomeanddidalotofusefulthings.

W:0h?

M:Yes.Imendedmyradio,washedashirtandsomesocks,andcleanedoutthedrawers

ofmydesk.

W:Idon'tcallthataholiday.1wantedtoaskyoutotheconcertlastnight.Theone

attheTownHallnearwherewelive.

M:That'sfunny!Myofficecalledmeintheafternoonandaskedmetogoandwrite

anarticleabouttheconcert.Inoticedthatyouweren,tthere,butyourfriendMary

was.

W:Wassheindeed?That,sverystrange.

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M:MayIaskyousomequestions?

W:Whatdoyouwanttoknowabout?

M:SomethingabouttheeducationinEngland.

W:OK.It'smypleasure.

M:AtwhatagedochildrenstartschoolinEngland?

W:Atfiveyearsold.

M:Doboysandgirlsgotoschooltogether?

W:Yes,theydo.

M:Whatexamsdothechildrentakefirstwhentheygotouniversity?

W:"0"leveland"A”levelfirst.

M:IIowlongdotheyusuallystayatuniversity?

W:Threeorfouryears.

M:Thankyoufortellingmesomuch.

W:Youarewele.

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M:AhouseinLiverpoolcaughtfireontheearlymorningofChristmasEve,1996.Anold

ladywholivedinthehousealonewasalreadyinherlateeighties.Asshewasvery

oldandinpoorhealth,shehadgreattroublewalkingevenwhenthingswerefine.With

herhouseonfireallaroundher,shewasunabletogoanywhere.Thesmokemadeher

choke.Thefiresoonspreadalloverthehouse,soshewouldhavediedwithoutquick

rescue.Firefightersarrivedatthehousebeforelongandsearchedthroughthe

house.Butunfortunatelytheydidn,tfindher,sotheybegantotrytoputoutthe

fire.JustthenamandressedlikeFatherChristmaswaspassingby,andheheardthe

oldladycoughingbadlyinthehouse.Atoncehethrewawayallthegiftswhichhe

wouldgivetopoorfamiliesandrushedintotheburninghouse.Afterawhilehewas

seentorushoutwiththe