2024年人教版高中英語選擇性必修第一冊期末綜合檢測試卷及答案

模塊過關(guān)檢測

（滿分150分，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，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有1（）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.Whatistheweatherlikethisafternoon?

A.Sunny.B.Windy.

C.Rainy.

2.WhatistheweatherusuallylikeinMay?

A.It'scolderandrainier.

B.It'scooleranddrier.

C.It'shotterandsunnier.

3.Whydidsomanyoldpeopledielastmonth?

A.Itwastoohot.

B.Itwastoocold.

C.Theyweretooold.

4.WhatwilltheweatherinArizonabelikeinthecomingweek?

A.Rainy.B.Warm.

C.Abitcold.

5.Whatrsthetimenow?

A.8：30.B.8：00.

C.9：00.

笫二節(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(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)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至7題。

6.Whatseasonisitnow?

A.Summer.B.Winter.

C.Autumn.

7.Whatdoesthemanthinktheweatherwillbelikethisweekend?

A.Hethinksit'llrain.

B.Hedoesn'tthinkit'llrain.

C.Hethinksit'llbecloudy.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8.Whatseasonisitmostlikelynow?

A.Summer.B.Autumn.

C.Spring.

9.Whydidthewomancomehere?

A.TovisitJohn.

B.Toteachskating.

C.Toattendawedding.

1().Wheredoesthemanworknow?

A.AtBankofAmerica.

B.Attheradiostation.

C.InChicago.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

A.Overthetelephone.

B.Inthewoman'shome.

C.Ataninsurancecompany.

12.Whydoesthemantalktothewoman?

A.Tomakeadamagereport.

B.Tohelpherrebuildherhouse.

C.Toshowhonestyinhisbusiness.

13.Howmanypointsweredestroyedbythestorm?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。

14.Whatdidthewomandolastweekend?

A.Shewenttothebeach.

B.Shevisitedherparents.

C.Shehadatriptothecountryside.

15.Whydidthewomancomehomesosoon?

A.Shewastired.

B.Shecaughtacold.

C.Shehadschoolworktodo.

16.Whatwastheweatherlikeattheweekend?

A.Cloudy.B.Sunny.

C.Rainy.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Howoftendomostplaceshaveearthquakes?

A.Frequently.B.Seldom.

C.Regularly.

18.WhichearthquakeisthemosttalkedaboutintheUnitedStates?

A.TheoneinAlabama.

B.TheoneinAlaska.

C.TheoneinSanFrancisco.

19.Whydoearthquakesworrypeoplesomuch?

A.Becausetheycan'tbepredicted.

B.Becausetheyhappenveryoften.

C.Becausetheykillmorepeoplethanotherdisastersdo.

20.WhatnaturaldisasterhitPakistanin1970?

A.Afloodandstorm.

B.Acycloneandtidal.

C.Atyphoon.

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。

A

BookedUp!

Expandyourhorizons（視野）withourtoppicksfromtheseason'snewbooks.

WanderersByKerriAndrews

ThinkoffamouswalkersanditismenlikeWilliamWordsworthandJohnKeatswholikely

springtomind.Butthat'sonlyhalfthestory:HereAndrewsfillsintheblankswithahistoryof

womenwalkersofthelast300years,including18thcenturywalkersElizabethCarter,AnaisNin,

NanShepherdandCherylStrayed.

WritingWildByKathrynAalto

Thiscomeswithawarning:Itwilladdmanymorebookstoyourwishlist.Itcelebrates25

womenwritingabouttheoutdoor,fromhistoricwordsmiths（語言大師）likeDorothyWordsworthto

contemporaries（同輩）likeCamilleT.Dungy.Divingintotheirlifeandwork,Aaltotravelstoihe

landstheyloved,givingwalkingandreadinginspiration.

WildAbandonByJenniferBarclay

Ifyou'relongingforsunnyislands,thisbookaboutwalkingaroundtheDodecaneseisforyou.

ManyofthevillagesontheseGreekislandsnowliedesertedandBardlayspentoverfouryears

exploringtheirruins,gatheringstoriesfromthelocalpeopleforthisvivid（生動的）description.

TheWildSilenceByRaynorWinn

AnyonewhoreadsWinn'sfirstbook,TheSaltPath,aboutwalkingtheSouthWestCoastPath

withhertenninally-ill（疾病晚期）husbandMoth,willwanttoknowwhathappenednext.Thisis

thatstory-offindinghomeagainonaCornishfarm.TofollowWinnonherjourneybackto

Cornwallistoknowhowitfecktowalkyourselfintothelandyoulove.

21.Whosebookshouldyoureadifyouareinterestedinwomenwalkersinhistory?

A.KemAndrews's.

B.KathrynAalto's.

C.JenniferBarclay's.

D.RaynorWinn's.

22.Fromwhichbookcanyoulearnaboutlifeonislands?

A.Wanderers.B.WritingWild.

C.WildAbandon.D.TheWildSilence.

23.Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?

A.Theyareaboutclimbing.

B.Theyareaboutwalking.

C.Theyareaboutswimiring.

D.Theyareaboutreading.

B

Ayoungmanwasgettingreadytograduatefromcollege.Formanymonthshehadadmireda

beautifulsportscarinadealer'sshowroom,andknowinghisfathercouldwellaffordit,hetoldhim

thatwasallhewanted.

AsGraduationDayapproached,theyoungmanwaitedforsignsthathisfatherhadpurchased

thecar.Finally,onthemorningofhisgraduation,hisfathercalledhimintohisprivatestudy.His

fathertoldhimhowproudhewastohavesuchafineson,andtoldhimhowmuchhelovedhim.He

handedhissonabeautifullywrappedgiftbox.

Curious,butsomewhatdisappointed,theyoungmanopenedtheboxandfoundalovely,

leather-boundBible（圣經(jīng)）.Angrily,heraisedhisvoiceathisfatherandsaid,“Withallyourmoney

yougivemeaBible?”andstormedoutofthehouse,leavingbehindtheholybook.

Manyyearspassedandtheyoungmanwasverysuccessfulinbusiness.Hehadabeautiful

homeandwonderfulfamily,butrealizinghisfatherwasveryold,hethoughtperhapsheshouldvisit

him.Hehadnotseenhimsincethatgraduationday.Beforehecouldmakearrangements,hereceived

atelegram（電報）tellinghimhisfatherhadpassedaway,andwilledallofhispossessionstohisson.

Heneededtocomehomeimmediatelyandtakecareofthings.Whenhearrivedathisfather'shouse,

suddensadnessandregretfilledhisheart.

Hebegantosearchhisfather'simportantpapersandsawthestillnewBible,justashehadleftit

yearsago.Withtears,heopenedtheBibleandbegantoturnthepages.Ashereadthosewords,acar

keydroppedfromanenvelopetapedbehindtheBible.Ithadatag（標(biāo)簽）withthedealer'sname,the

samedealerwhohadthesportscarhehaddesired.Onthetagwasthedateofhisgraduation,andthe

words:PAIDINFULL.

Howmanytimesdowemissourgoodfortunebecausetheyarenotwrappedasweexpected?

24.Whatdidtheyoungmanthinkofhisfatherwhenhereceivedhisgift?

A.Kind.B.Caring.

C.Mean.D.Lovely.

25.Whatmadetheyoungmanreturntohisfather'shome?

A.Hisfather'sdeath.

B.Hisfather'soldage.

C.Hisfather'sbadhealth.

D.Hisfather'sgreatwealth.

26.Whatfactdidtheyoungmanfindwhenhesearchedhisfather'simportantpapers?

A.HisfatherhadboughtanothernewBible.

B.Hisfatherhaddesiredthesportscarforalongtime.

C.HisfatherhadboughtiheBiblefromthesportscardealer.

D.Hisfatherhadboughtthesportscarashisgraduationgift.

27.Whatdoesthestorytellus?

A.Donotjudgebyappearances.

B.Donotchangehorsesinmid-stream.

C.Donothavetoomanyironsinthefire.

D.Donotpullallyoureggsinonebasket.

C

Kindergartenrepresentsacrucialenvironmentinwhichchildrendevelopschool-relatedskills

andpatternsofengagement.Theyformthebasisforthedevelopmentoflatercompetencewhichis

importantforacademicsuccess.Asforlateracademicskills,kindergartenachievementshavebeen

foundtohavegreatpredictivevalue.

Giventhelong-lastingeffectsthatkindergartenexperienceshaveonlaterschooling,itis

importanttounderstandthefactorsassociatedwithchildren'slearningandmotivationduringthis

time.Thequalityofteacher-studentinteractionhasbeenfoundtobeimportantintermsofmany

differentacademicandsocio-einotionaloutcomes.However,muchofthepreviousworkinthefield

hasfocusedonchildreninlatergradesinelementaryschoolandhasbeenconductedintheUnited

States.Fewerstudieshavebeenconductedinothereducationalenvironmentsandinkindergarten

specifically.

Someresearchersinvestigatedbidirectionallinksbetweenthequalityofteachcr-child

relationshipsandchildren'sinterestandpre-academicskillsinliteracyandmathinFinland.

Participantswere461Finnishkindergarteners(6-year-olds)and48teachers.

Theresultssuggestedthatteacher-perceived(教師感知的)conflictspredictedchildren'slower

pre-academicskillsinbothliteracyandmath.Itispossiblethatwhenchildrenexperienceconflicts

withteachers,thenegativeemotionsattachedtotheseconflictsareharmfultochildren'sengagement

inlearningandreducetheirinterestinacademictasks.It'salsopossiblethatchildrenexperiencing

conflictsaremissingoutontimeforlearningliteracyandmath,eitherbecausetheybecome

separatedfrominstructionalactivitiesorbecauseteachershavetospendmoreinstructionaltimeon

behavioralmanagement.

Thefindingsemphasizetheimportanceofkindergartenteachersbeingawareofhowtheir

relationshipswithchildrencaninfluencechildren'slaterschooling.Therefore,itwouldbeimportant

todeveloppre-serviceandin-serviceprogramsandinterventionstohelpteachers.Teachereducation

programsmayalsobenefitteachersnotonlyinacademiccontentandeducationpracticesbutalsoin

strategicsusedtobuildsupportiverelationshipswithchildren.

28.Whatdowelearnaboutkindergartenachievements?

A.They'recloselyrelatedtokids*personalities.

B.Theygreatlyaffectkids'lateracademicskills.

C.Theyenormouslydependontheteachers'competence.

D.They'remainlyaboutkids1problem-solvingabilities.

29.FromPara.2,weknowthatthequalityofteacher-studentinteractioninkindergarten

A.hasdrawnlittleattentionfromresearchers

B.hasbeenconsideredveryimportantbyteachers

C.hasresultedfromspecificeducationalenvironments

D.hasformedthebasisofmanygoodsocio-emotionaloutcomes

3().What'stheauthor'spurposeofwritingthelastparagraph?

A.Topromotetheeducationalprogramsamongkindergartenteachers.

B.lbexplainthebenefitsofcarryingouteducationpractices.

C.Tocallonkidstobuildupgoodrelationshipswithteachers.

D.Tostresstheimportanceofkindergartenteachers.

31.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.Thesignificanceofdevelopingkids*school-relatedskills.

B.Thenecessityofimprovingteachers'academiccompetence.

C.Thewaysofreducingteacher-studentconflictsinkindergarten.

D.Theinfluenceofteacher-studentinteractioninkindergartenonkids.

D

Spaceisdangerous.Buthumaninnovationhasallowedpeopletoexplorethisdeadly

environmentfordecades.Withintheprotectionofaspacestation,astronautshaveenoughair,food

andwatertocompletemissionsofayearorlonger.Butmissionstofurtherreachesofspacearea

differentmatter.EstablishingabaseonthemoonorsendinghumanstoMarsseemsjust

onihehorizon.Thatcanonlyhappenifinnovativeandsafewaysaredeveloped.

Onecompany,InterstellarLabs,believestheyhavecreatedasystemthatcansolvethefood

problem.Theyhavedevelopedanadvancedsystemthatcangrowplantsanywhere,eveninspace.

Theycalltheirartificialintelligence（AI）managedgreenhousesBioPods,andtheyarcdesignedtobe

veryefficient.Infact,InterstellarLabsclaimsthatBioPodsreducetheamountoflandandwater

neededtoproducefoodby99percent.Thatisnotanimpossibleclaim.BioPodsdon'tuseanysoilto

growplants,andthevastmajorityofwaterisrecycled.

PlantsaregrowninsideBioPodsusingaeroponics,thepracticeofhangingplantsintheairand

spmyingamistofnutrient-richwaterontheirroots.AccordingtoInterstellarLabs,BioPod-grown

plantsareupto300timesmoreproductivethantraditionallygrownplants,usingonlyasmall

amountofwater.

TheconditionsinsideofaBioPodarecontrolledbyAI,whichcanchangeanythingfromthe

lightingtothetemperatureandhumidity.Thisimprovesgrowingconditionsnomatterwhatthe

environmentis,includingtheemptinessofspace.

TheBioPodscanbebuiltinalmostanyenvironment.Thepod'sstructureismadewitha3D

printerusingrawmaterialsinliquidform.ThismeansthataBioPodcouldbebuiltrightonthe

surfaceofthemoonorMars,makingtransportingalargestructureunnecessary.

32.Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedphrase“onthehorizon,,inParagraph1?

A.Strange.B.Doubtful.

C.Easy.D.Approaching.

33.WhatcanwelearnaboutaBioPod?

A.Itisthenameofacompany.

B.Itisamoderngreenhouse.

C.Ithasbeenwidelyusedinspace.

D.It's3D-printcdwithsolidmaterials.

34.WhatisanadvantageofBioPod-grownplants?

A.Theymakethemostofsoil.

B.Theydon'tneedanynutrients.

C.Theyareofhigherproduction.

D.Theyaren'tstrictaboutconditions.

35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.TheapplicationofAIinagriculture.

B.Human'seffortsinspaceexploration.

C.Themethodsofimprovingfoodoutput.

□.Growingfoodinspacepodstofeedastronauts.

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。

Whichbodypartconveysmostabouthowwefeel?Themovementsofourhandsandarms.

Whilehandandarmgesturesaresometimesintentional,mostoftentheyoccurunconsciously（無意

識）andnaturally.36

Sayingsomethingimportant

Openhandsandarms,especiallyextended,andwithhandsupinfrontofthebodyatchest

height,indicatethatwhatyou'resayingisimportant.And,especiallywhenpeoplearespeakingin

public,apointingfingerstressesapersonalpoint.37However,researchshowsthatpeopleoften

findspeakerswhopointtheirfingersalotratherannoying.

38

Whenpeoplewanttobeopenorhonest,theywilloftenholdoneorbothoftheirhandsoutto

theotherperson.Footballerswhohavejustcommittedafoul（彳E規(guī)）oftenusethisgesturetotryto

convincetherefereethattheydidn'tdoit.

Nervousness

Ifapersonputshishandtohismouth,thiseithersuggeststhatheishidingsomething,orthathe

isnervous.39Holdingabagorbriefcaseverytightlyinfrontofthebodysimilarlyindicates

nervousness.

Feelingdefensive（戒備）

Armsfoldedtightlyoverthechestisaclassicgestureofdefensiveness,whichindicatesthatyou

areprotectingyourself.Itisoftenseenamongstrangersinqueuesorinliftsoranyv/herewhere

peoplefeelabitinsecure.Peoplealsosometimesusethisgesturewhentheyarelisteningto

someone.40Butthisgesturecansimplymeanthatthepersoniscold!

A.Toobeyordisobey

B.Opennessorhonesty

C.Thefollowingsarcwhattheyperform.

D.Theymeanthattheydisagreewithwhatisbeingsaid.

E.Itisthesamewithahandwavingabovetheshoulders.

F.Playingwithyourfingers,liketappingthetable,alsoshowsanxiety.

G.Whenoneputsuphisbothhands,heprobablygivesintohisenemies.

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。

Ms.SalomonhadonlybeenworkingatSainsbury'sforayearwhenshewasdiagnosed（診斷）

withAlzheimer'sdisease.Beforethat,shehadbeen41toleaveherjobasabookkeeperbecause

shewasbecomingincreasingly42.

Uponbeinginformedofherdiagnosis,43,theSainsbury'sstaffersstarteddoingallthey

couldtomakesurethatMs.Salomonfeltcomfortableand44.Forthenextfouryears,

Sainsbury'sdideverythingtokeepMs.Salomonontheteam.Theychangedher45；they

stayedin46withherfamilysotheycouldprovide47onherconditionatwork;they

48retrainedher.Whenthediseaseprogressed,Sainsbury'sevencreatedanentirely49job

fbrherasa“toteboxcleaner”.

In2017,Ms.Salomon'sreceivedamedical50thatsaidherAlzheimer'shadprogressedto

theadvancedstage,andshewas51unemployable.Again,Sainsbury'skeptherontheteam.

Ms.Salomon's52finallycametoanend6monthslater,andthoughitwasanemotional

53，shewasalsorelieved.

“TherehavebeensomanytimesSainsbury'scouldhavelether54，"Ms.Salomonsson

Doronsaid."Instead,theyhavealways55her,goingaboveandbeyondtomakesureshe's

happyandfeelingvalued.Onahumanlevel,theyhaveshownsensitivity,kindnessandcarc.^^

41.A.warnedB.allowed

C.inspiredD.forced

42.A.disorganizedB.worried

C.bad-temperedD.ill-mannered

43.A.meanwhileB.therefore

C.howeverD.moreover

44.A.apprcciatcdB.interested

C.amazedD.connected

45.A.lifestyleB.hours

C.dietD.attitude

46.A.harmonyB.contact

C.agreementD.cooperation

47.A.opinionsB.suggestions

C.instructionsD.updates

48.A.rarelyB.occasionally

C.regularlyD.temporarily

49.A.traditionalB.new

C.strangeD.easy

5().A.assessmentB.program

C.paperD.certificate

51.A.madeB.proved

C.declaredD.found

52.A.fortuneB.adventure

C.employmentD.treatment

53.A.problemB.experience

C.consequenceD.departure

54.A.goB.survive

C.workD.suffer

55.A.countedonB.stoodby

C.focusedonD.droppedby

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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

AttheendofMay,eventswereheldtohonorthe110thanniversaryofthebirthofnuclear

physicistWuChien-shiung.56.(compare)withphysicistssuchasMarieCurie,Wuisnota

householdnameinChina,butshewasoneofthemostimportantnuclearphysicistsofthe20th

century,whochangedhuman'sviewof57.universe.

WuwasbornonMay31,1912,inTaicang,58.theYangtzeRiverflowsintotheEast

Sea.Herfather,WuZhongyi,59.(found)thefirstschoolforgirlsinTaicangin1913.He

aimed60.(break)theoldbeliefthatitwaswomen'svirtuetohavenotalents.Thefather,

61.(absorb)themerits(長處)ofWesternideaswhilebearingthegreatthoughtsrooted

deepinChinesecultureinmind,madearealimpact62.WuChien-shiung'slife.

ShespentmostofherlifeintheUS,butalwaysworeqipao,a63.(tradition)Chinese

dress.Workinginthescientificworlddominated(主宰)bymen,shenevergaveuporloweredher

standardsevenif64.(unequal)treated.

Duringher44-yearcareerasanuclearphysicist,Wu'sgreat65.(achievement)won

hernicknamessuchas“ChineseMadameCurie","queenofnuclearresearch"and"firstladyof

physics”.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（滿分15分）

假定你是李華，你打算下周邀請外教Steven去你們當(dāng)?shù)氐囊粋€公園游玩。請你用英語給

他寫封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：

1.詢問他的近況；

2.介紹該公園（位置、風(fēng)景等）；

3.約好見面時間和地點。

注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

閱讀下面的材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

In1945,a12-year-oldboysawabeautifulbrooch（胸針）inashopwindowthatsethisheart

racing.Buttheprice-fivedollars-wastoohighforReubenEarle.Fivedollarswouldbuyalmosta

week'sfoodforhisfamily.

Reubencouldn'taskhisfatherforthemoney.Everythinghisfathermadethroughfishingwent

tohismother,Dora.Slimandbeautiful,shewasthecenterofthehome,thegluethatheldittogether.

Thehouseworkwasneverending,andshestruggledtofeedandclothetheirfivechildren,butshe

washappyasherfamilyandtheirwell-beingwereallshecaredabout.

Nevertheless,heopenedtheshop'sweathered（風(fēng)化的）doorandwentinside.Standingproudly

andstraightinhisflour-sack（面粉袋改做的）shirtandwashed-outtrousers,hetoldtheshopkeeper

whathewanted,adding,“ButIdon'thavethemoneyrightnow.Canyoupleaseholditformefor

sometime?

“I'lltry,“theshopkeepersmiled."Peoplearoundheredon'tusuallyhavethatkindofmoney

tospendonthings.Itshouldbekeptforawhile.”

Reubenrespectfullytouchedhisworncapandwalkedintothesunlight.Hewouldraisethe

moneyandnottellanybody,forhethoughthismomwouldgetsurprisedwhenshesawthatbrooch.

Onhearingthesoundofhammeringfromasidestreet,Reubenhadanidea-hecouldraisemoney

bysellingusednailbags.Herantowardsthesoundandstoppedalaconstructionsite.Peoplebuilt

theirownhomesinBayRoberts,usingnailsboughtinbagsfromalocalfactory.Sometimestheused

bagswerethrownawayattheconstructionsite,andReubenknewhecouldsellthembacktothe

factoryforfivecentsapiece.

Thatdayhesoldtwonailbagsandhidthemoneyinarustysodatin（汽水罐）.

注意：1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；

2.請按如下格式作答。

EverydayafterschooLReubenstartedhisplan.

Finally,thelimecame!

第一部分

聽力材料：

Text1

W:Jimmy,takethisumbrellawithyou.

M:Why?It'safineday,isn'tit?

W:Yes,buttheweathermansaidit'sgoingtorainthisafternoon.

Text2

W:Whatahotday!DoyoualwayshaveweatherlikethisinMay?

M:Generallyit'smuchbetterthanthis.AndIcan'trememberwhenwehadsucharainyday.

Text3

W:Thetemperaturehasreached31℃belowzero.Ican'tbearit.

M:NeithercanI.Thenewspapersaysmanypeoplediedlastmonth,and71percentofthemwereover65.

Text4

W:Goodmorning,canIhelpyou?

M:Yes,I'dliketoknowsomethingabouttheweatherinArizonainthecomingweek.

W:Well,itwillbefairlyhotandtherewillbemuchrain.

M:Isee.Thanksverymuchforyourhelp.

Text5

M:Hello.

W:Hello.CanIhelpyou?

M:Yes,Iwanttoknowwhythere'snoelectricity.

W:Sorry,sir.There'sbeenapowercut.

M:Well,whenwillitcomeonagain?

W:ICsusuallyoffforabouthalfanhour,soweexpectitbackateightthirty.

Text6

M:Il'sabeautifulday,isn'tit?

W:Yes,niceandsunny.

M:It'smuchbetterthanlastweek.Itwastoowarmthen.

W:I'mgladsummerisover.Ilikeautumnbest.

M:SodoI.It'sneithertoohotnortoocold.Thcskyisclearandblue.

W:It'sagoodlimetohaveapicnic.Doyouwanttohaveonethisweekend?

M:I'dloveto,butIthinkit'sgoingtorain.Theweathermansaiditwill.

W:Idon'tthinkhe'srighi.lthasn'trainedforaweek.

M:Butheisusuallyrightinhisweathernews.

W:I'msurewellhavefineweatherforourpicnic.

Text7

M:Lovelyday,isn'tit?

W:Mmm,yes,it'sreallywarm.Andit'ssupposedtogetwarmer.

M:Yes,that'strue.Youknow,though,I'malwaysalittlesorrytoseewintergo.

W:Really?

M:Well,Iloveskating.Infact*Iusedtoteachskatingforliving.

W:Oh?Thatsoundsinteresting.Butwhatdoyoudonow?

M:IworkatBankofAmerica.Howaboutyou?

W:I'mwiththeradiostation.

M:Here?

W:No,I'mfromChicago.I'mjustvisitinghereforthewedding.

M:Oh,Isee.

W:Bytheway?IguessIshouldintroducemyself.I'mKateGreen.

M:Nicetomeetyou.MynameisJohnSmith.

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M:Hello,Mrs.Milcs.l'mfromSunInsurancc.I'mvisitingquiteafewhomesinthisareaactually.Thcstormdid

alotofdamage.

W:Well,you'vebeenquick.Ionlyphonedtwodaysago.

M:Iknow.Well,let'sstarthereat(hefront,shallwe?Um,you'vegotalotoftilesmissingofftheroof.

W:Yes.Thechimneywasdamagedaswell.

M:Oh,yes.Someofthebrickshaveblownoff.Anythingelse?

W:Um,youcanseethebedroomwindowontheleftwasdestroyed.I'vejustputsomeboardsoverit.

M:OK.Let'swalkroundtotheback.

W:Hereweare.

M:Goodness,thattree'sfallerdownrightontothefence!

W:Yes.Il'sarealpity.Thalwasalovelytree.Theshedroofwasdamagedtoo,I'mafraid.

M:Isee.I'vegotallthat.I'llwriteupmyreportandwe'llletyouhaveacheckassoonaspossible.

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M:HeyKaren,itlookslikeyou'vegotsomesunthisweekend.

W:Yeah,Iguessso.Ispenttheweekendat(hebeach.

M:Oh,yeah?that*sgreat.Wheredidyoustay?

W:Somefriendsofmyparentsliveoutthereandtheyinvitedmeforaslongas1wantedtostay.

M:Sowhatareyoudoingbackherealready?

W:Oh,Ihaveapapertoworkon,andIjustcouldn'tdoanyseriousstudyingatthebeach.

M:Idon'tblameyou.Sowhatdidyoudoou((here?Imeanbesideslyingoutinthesun.

W:Iranslowlyupanddownthebeach,andIplayedsomevolleyball.YouknowIneverrealizedhowharditis

torunonsand.Icouldn'tevengetthroughawholegamebeforeIhadtositdown.

M:Didyougoswimming?

W:Iwantedto,buttheysaidthewaterisn'twarmenoughforthatuntilacoupleofmonthsfromnow.

M:1(allsoundsnice.IwishIcouldgetawaytothebeachlikethat.

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Earthquakesaresomethingthatmostpeoplefear.Therearesomeplaceswhichhavefeworno

earthquakes.Mostplacesintheworld,however,havethemregularly.Someplaces,likeIranandGuatemalahave

themregularly.Countriesthathavealotofearthquakesareusuallyquitemountainous.

ThemosttalkedaboutearthquakeintheUnitedStateswasinSanFranciscoin1906.Over500peoplediedin

it.TliestrongestoneinNorthAmericawasin1964.IthappenedinAlaska.

Earthquakesarenottheonlyactsofnaturethatpeoplefear.Floodsandtidalwavesalsocausepeopletobe

afmd.Sodobadstormsliketyphoonsandcyclones.Somctimesthesethingscauselotsofdeaths.In1970,cyclone

andtidalwavekilledover200,000inPakistan.

Thesekindsofthingsmadepeopleafraidandtheyareverydangerous.Buttheydonotw