人教版高中英语选修六Unit1 Art单元练习

Unit1Art单元练习一、听力（听力）（共20小题；共20分）第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分）请听下面5段对话,选出最佳选项。每段对话仅读一遍。Whatwillthemando?Openthewindow.Findanotherroom.Gooutwiththewoman.Whenisthewoman'sbirthday?March15th.B.March11th.C.March7th.Whatdoesthemanmean?Johnhassomepersonalproblems.Theproblemiscommonforyoungmen.It'snotcommonforyoungmentoleavehome.Whatwillthemanmostprobablydo?GetsomechangefromJane.Goandlookforapayphone.UseJane'smobilephone.Whatdoesthemanmean?Itwasimpossibleforhimtogototheparty.Everybodywassurprisedbyhisattendanceattheparty.Hehadexpectedtogotothepartyforalongtime.第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或独白,选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍。请听下面一段对话,回答第6至第8三个小题。Whydoesthewomanwanttogotothelibrary?Toreturnsomebooks.Toborrowsomenewbooks.Tofindsometestpapers.Whendoesthelibraryclose?At9:00.B.At9:40.C.At10:00.Howlongdoestheconversationlast?10minutes.B.20minutes.C.5minutes.请听下面一段对话,回答第9至第11三个小题。C.Thebusstation.C.Thezoo.C.AttheageofC.Thebusstation.C.Thezoo.C.Attheageof101.Whatwasthemandoingwhenthestoryhappened?Sleeping.Swimming.Listeningtotheradio.Whathappenedtothelittleboy?Hiseyewashurtbythesand.Hecouldn'tfindhisparents.Hefellintothewater.Whatdidthemando?Hewentonenjoyingthemusic.Helookedfortheboy'sparents.Hejumpedintothewater.请听下面一段对话,回答第12至第14三个小题。Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?Teacherandstudent.Husbandandwife.Managerandsecretary.Wherearethetwospeakersgoing?Theairport.B.Therailwaystation.WhydothespeakerscallBrenda?Toaskhertochangeclothes.ToaskherwhenMotherarrives.Toaskherifshecangowiththem.请听下面一段对话,回答第15至第17三个小题。WhereisMarygoing?A.Home.B.Thepark.Whydoesn'tMarylikewalkingthroughthestreet?A.It'stoocold.Therearetoomanypeople.Itisn'tinteresting.Whendoestheconversationmostlikelytakeplace?A.Lateinthemorning.Inthelateafternoon.Earlyinthemorning.请听下面一段独白,回答第18至第20三个小题。WhendidGrandmaMosesturntopainting?A.Attheageof76.B.Attheageof39.WhatdidGrandmaMosesdobeforeshebecameanartist?Shesoldherworksforalittlemoney.Sheworkedonherfarm.Shetaughtataschool.Whatisthestorymainlyabout?AfamousAmericanartist.Makingmoneyfrompainting.Collectingpaintings.二、单词拼写（单句首字母填空）（共15小题；共15分）Thecampaignisaatincreasingpublicawarenessofthedisease.Theoldmanispoliteandkind,infact,heisatgentleman.Theyaretryingtopersuadethelocalgovernmenttoathenewplan.Richpeoplewantedtoptheirownpaintings,sotheycoulddecoratetheirsuperbpalacesandgreathouses.Afterrepeatedatheyfinallysucceeded.Somescientistsphattheearth'stemperaturewillrisebyasmuchas5°Coverthenext20years.Themoneywascollectedforasofwhathesaid.Weshouldatodohomeworkbyourselves.Wehavegreatfinthegovernments'promises.Thesunwasburninginthesky,andwedecidedtowalkinthesofthewall.Shetakesexerciseeverymorningtokeepherslimf.AcollectingofpaintingsbyDavidHockyisoneatthemuseum.Ihaveastrongpforcoffeetotea.TheweatherinEnglandislivinguptoitsrTherearenopdisplaysinthismuseumandexhibitionschangeallthetime.三、单词拼写（根据中文提示拼写单词）（共15小题；共15分）Mybrother（立志）tobeanovelist.It'sjust（典型的）ofJacktospendmuchofhistimeontheexperimentandthenloseinteresthalfway.Scientists（预言）thatenvironmentalpollutionwillincreaseinthenexttenyears.HeisanEnglish（学者）.Whenshesawthebeautifulpainting,shewantedto（占有）it.Thecompanyisexcellent,anditscustomershave信任）inthequalityofitsproducts.Itis（明显的）thatheisnotequaltothejob.Thescientistcontributedalottotheworldandbuiltuphisr声望）.Themoneyistobeusedforone（特定的）purpose.Havingnochildrenoftheirowntheydecidedto（收养）anorphan（孤丿儿）.Heavydrinkingcancausep（永久性的）damagetothebrain.Theshow'sdirectapproachwill（吸弓丨）tochildren.Theyfailedinalltheir（尝试）toclimbthemountain.Itisa（n）（可笑的）wasteoftimeandmoney.Manypeoplechoosethetrainin（偏爱）todriving.四、适当形式填空（单句适当形式）（共10小题；共10分）Shewishesshe（travel）tothemoononeday.Iamnottired.IfIweretired,I（have）arest.Iwishshe（be）here.Ifthere（be）noelectricityinthefuture,ourlife（change）alot.We'dratherhe（pay）usthemoneytomorrow.We（have）ameetingtomorrowiftherewerenootherarrangements.Iwouldratheryou（come）yesterday.IwishI（know）whatishappeningthereinhisroom.Whatdoyouthinkwouldhappenifthere（be）nolightduringthedays?They（hear）betterifyou（speak）louder.五、翻译（根据中文提示完成句子）（共10小题；共20分）Thevillagers（恳求那位年轻的老师留在那儿）andsohedid.（词数不限）我不去旅游，一方面我没时间，另一方面我没有多余的钱。Iwon'tmakeatrip.Ihavenotime,Idon'thaveextramoney.（巧合地），oilpaintswerealsodevelopedatthistime.他希望他没讲那样的话。（say）（词数不限）Hewishedhethat.如果我有时间，我可能会去看他。（词数不限）freenow,Imightcallonhim.如果明天我有空我会和你一起去。（go）（词数不限）IfIshouldbefreetomorrow,IDon'tcometomorrow.（我宁愿）youcamenextweekend.这事很明显，无需证明。Thistootorequireproof.我要是你，我就要重新考虑他们的建议。IfIwereyou,Itheirproposal.Frick（偏爱）pre-twentiethcenturyWesternpaintings.六、单项选择（共15小题；共15分）Peoplesufferedmthedisaster,buttheydidn'tloseconfidenceinrebuildingtheirhomes.agoodmanyB.alargenumber

C.agreatvarietyD.agreatdealIfIwereyou,Ithemoney.saveB.wouldsaveC.savedD.hadsavedDistancelearningisbeinginseveralcountriestohelpchildreninremoteruralschoolsobtainhighereducation.attendedB.adoptedC.adaptedD.admittedAmanisbeingquestionedinrelationtothemurderlastnight.advisedB.attendedC.attemptedD.admittedRobertwishesthathebusinessinsteadofhistorywhenhewasinuniversity.studiesB.studiedC.hasstudiedD.hadstudiedcoincidence,wearrivedhereatthesametime.A.OnB.InA.OnB.InC.ByD.ForItisorrowmoneyfromyouruncletopayyourdebttoyourcousin.That'sjustrobbingPetertopayPaul.D.wrongD.forunitingA.absurdB.ridiculousC.strangeD.wrongD.forunitingThegovernmentappealedtothepeople.A.touniteB.unitingC.inunitingMr.Howarthgaveusveryinstructions.A.elegantB.optimisticC.specificD.gratefulTheEnglishlanguageavividsayingtodescribethissortofsituation.A.ownsB.containsC.holdsD.possessesIfInotsobusy,Iwouldgowithyou.A.amB.wasC.wereD.are82.IfIA.weretogetthemoney,IwouldsetupaHopeschoolforthechildreninthepoorareas.B.willC.wouldD./83.---IwishItheplayattheLittleTheatre.---Well,ifIhadknownthat,Iwouldhavegivenyoumyticket.A.haveseenB.sawC.seeD.hadseen84.Jackisclever,butA.forastart,hemakesmistakesfromtimetotime.82.IfIA.weretogetthemoney,IwouldsetupaHopeschoolforthechildreninthepoorareas.B.willC.wouldD./83.---IwishItheplayattheLittleTheatre.---Well,ifIhadknownthat,Iwouldhavegivenyoumyticket.A.haveseenB.sawC.seeD.hadseen84.Jackisclever,butA.forastart,hemakesmistakesfromtimetotime.B.asaresultC.thatistosayD.ontheotherhand85.Themedicinewillstopyourpainforawhilebutit'sdifficulttofinda(n)reforthedisease.A.qualifiedB.permanentC.essentialD.traditional七、完形填空（共20小题；共30分）ItwastheendofmyfirstdayasawaitressinabusyNewYorkrestaurant.Mycaphadgone

away,andmyfeet86.TheplatesIcarried87tobeheavierandheavier.Tiredanddiscouraged,Ididn'tseemabletodoanything88.AsImadeoutacheckforafamilywithseveralchildrenwhohadchangedtheirice-cream89adozentimes,Iwasreadytostop.Thenthefather90atmeashehandedmemytip."Welldone,"hesaid,"you've91usreallywell."Suddenlymytiredness92.Ismiledback,andlater,whenthemanageraskedmehowI'dlikemyfirstday,Isaid,"93!"Thosefewwordsofpraisehad94everything.Praiseislike95tothehumanspirit;we96growwithoutit.97,wearenot98togiveothersthewarmsunshineofpraise.Why一whenonewordofpraisecanbringsuch99?It'sstrangehowdoubtfulweareaboutpraising.Perhapsit's100fewofusknowhowto

acceptit.It's101goodtopraisepeoplewhoseeffortscan'tget102.Anartistgetspraisedforagloriouspicture,acookfora103meal.Butdoyouevertellyourmotherhow104youarewhenthedinneraredonejustright?Infact,it105youaminutetogivepraise86.A.restedB.hurtC.brokeD.wounded87.A.wasB.lookedC.seemedD.is88.A.newB.oldC.wrongD.right89.A.orderB.priceC.materialD.chair90.A.worriedB.smiledC.criedD.yelled91.A.calledonB.lookedafterC.passedbyD.thoughtof92.A.arrivedB.wentC.disappearedD.developed93.A.OhB.WellC.FineD.Terrible94.A.madeB.changedC.foundD.improved95.A.coolnessB.warmthC.snowD.sunlight96.A.canB.ableC.likeD.can't97.A.howeverB.thusC.thereforeD.then98.A.ableB.willingC.likelyD.anxious99.A.attentionB.choiceC.pleasureD.difficulty100.A.becauseB.whenC.whatD.where101.A.finallyB.especiallyC.sillyD.fortunately102.A.noticeB.punishC.seeD.blame103.A.heavyB.lightC.perfectD.poor104.A.pleasedB.terrifiedC.embarrassedD.surprised105.A.addsB.leavesC.offersD.takes八、阅读理解（共17小题；共34分）JeanFrancoisMillet（October4,1814-January20,1875）wasaFrenchpainterwhowasfamousforhisscenesoffarmers.Afterhisfirstpainting,aportrait（肖像）,wasacceptedattheSalonof1840,MilletreturnedtoCherbourgtobeginacareerasaportraitpainter.However,thefollowingyearhemarriedPaulineVirginieOno,andtheymovedtoParis.AfterbeingrefusedattheSalonof1843andPauline'sdeath,MilletreturnedagaintoCherbourg.In1845MilletmovedtoLeHarvrewherehepaintedportraitsforseveralmonths,beforemovingbacktoParis.ItwasinParisinthemiddle1840sthatMilletmadefriendswithmanyfamousartistswhohadgreatinfluencesonhim.Thenhegraduallyrevolutionizedhispaintingstyleandcreatedhisownone.ThisisthemostwellknownofMillet'spaintings,TheGleaners（《拾穗者》）,inwhichpoorwomenandchildrenareremovingthebitsofgrainleftinthefieldsfollowingtheharvest.Awarmgoldenlightsuggestssomethingholy（神圣的）inthisdailyscenewherethestruggletosurvivetakesplace.Duringhisyearsofstudies,Milletthoughtabouthowtobesttellthesenseofrepetitionandtirednessinthepeasants'dailylives.Linestracedovereachwoman'sbacktothegroundandthenbackupagainandagain,whichmeanstheirhardlabor.Alongthehorizon（地平线）,thesettingsunoutlinesthefarmwithitsplentifulstacksofgrain,incontrasttothelargeshadowyfiguresintheforeground（前台）.Thedarkdressesofthegleanerscutstrongformsagainstthegoldenfield,givingeachwomananoblestrength.In1857,hepresentedthepaintingTheGleanerstotheSalontoanunfriendlypublic.Thepassagemainlytellsus.howMilletgainedhisfameoneofMillet'spaintings,TheGleanershowMilletbecameaportraitpainterMillet'slifeexperienceandTheGleanersWhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?Millet'snewpaintingstylewasinfluencedbyhisfriends.PeopleinMillet'spaintingsareoftenveryactive.Milletwasneverrefusedbyanyclubinhislife.Millettookthecareerasaportraitpainterallhislife.Whatdoesthewarmgoldenlightinthepaintingimply?Poorwomenandchildrenareveryhardworking.Peopleshouldgohomeandhavearest.Itisaverynicedaywhichpromisesagoodharvest.Somethingrelatedtoreligiondeservesourrespect.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"repetition"inthethirdparagraphmean?Acreativewayofdoingthings.Newhopeforthefuture.Doingthesamethingmanytimes.Disappointmentwiththehardlife.BOneafternoon,inParis,Itookatriptoanartmuseumwhilewaitingformyhusbandtofinishabusinessmeeting.Iwaslookingforwardtoaquietview（看）ofsomegreatpaintingsofexcellentartists.Ayoungcouplelookingatthepaintingsinfrontofmeweretalkingnon-stop.Iwatchedthemamomentanddecidedshewasdoingallthetalking.Infact,Iwassurprisedatthismanforputtingupwithhereverlastingspeech.Boredbytheirnoise,Imovedon.ImetthemseveraltimesasImovedthroughthoseroomsofart.EachtimeIheardhervoice,Imovedawayatonce.Iwasstandingatthemuseumgiftshopbuyingsomecardswhenthecouplewalkedtotheexit（出口）.“He'sabraveman,”saidtheshopassistant.“Mostofuswouldgiveupifwewereblindedatsuchayoungage.Butheandhiswifecomeinwheneverthere'sanewartshow.”Itexplainedthenon-stoptalk!AsuddensenseofshamecametomyheartforwhatIwasthinkingjustnow.“Butwhatdoeshegetoutoftheart?”Iasked.“Hiswifedescribeseachpaintingsohecanseeitinhishead.”AtthatmomentIrealizedwhatispatience,courageandlove.Isawthepatienceofayoungwifedescribingpaintingstoapersonwhocan'tseeandthecourageofahusbandwhowouldnotallowblindnesschangehislovetowardsart.AndIfeltthelovesharedbythetwoasIwatchedthemwalkingawayholdingeachother'shands.Howdidthewriterfeelinthebeginningwhenhearingthewoman'stalking?SurprisedB.BoredC.ExcitedD.HappyWhatcanweinfer（推断）fromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1?ThewriterwaswaitingforsomebodyThewriterwasasilentpersonThewriterwaslookingforsomegreatpaintingsThewriterwantedttoenjoysomegreatpaintingsquietlyandcarefullyThewomankepttalkingwhilesheandherhusbandwereenjoyingtheartshowbecauseshewastooexcitedtokeepsilentshepreferredtalkingtolisteningshehadtoexplaineverythingtoherblindhusbandshelikedtoshowoffinfrontofothersWhatdidthewriterthinkofthewomanatlast?ThewomanwastoonoisyThewomanwaspatientandloving

ThewomanwasblindThewomanwasbraveThepassagemainlyshowsusB.howtowatchpaintingsD.atripB.howtowatchpaintingsD.atripC.howartchangedpeople'slifeMaraChagallMarcChagallwasbornonJuly7,1887inVitebsk,Russia.In1932hemovedtoFrance.HispaintingstylesareExpressionismandCubism（立体主义）.Inhispaintings,heoftenpaintedviolinistsbecauseheplayedtheviolin,sodidhisuncle.HewasalsofamousforhispaintingsofRussian-Jewishvillages.SalvadorDaliSalvadorDaliwasborninSpainin1904.Whenhewasachild,heshowedstrangebehaviorandofteninterruptedhisclassinschool.Ashegotolder,hestartedtopaintpicturesthatcamefromhisdreams.Hisdreamsandhispaintingswerescaryandunreal.SalvadorDalidreweverydayitems,butchangedtheminoddways.Forexample,oneofhispaintingsisofmeltingclocks.LeonardoDaVinciIn1452,LeonardoDaVinciwasborninItalia.HelivedintheRenaissance,wheneveryonewasinterestedinart.EvenifDaVinciwasagreatartist,hebecamefamousbecauseofalltheotherthingshecoulddo.Hewasasculptor,ascientist,aninventor,amusician,andamathematician.Whenhewas20,hehelpedhisteacherfinishapaintingcalledTheBaptismofChrist.Whenhewas30,hemovedtoMilanwherehepaintedmostofhispictures.DaVinci'spaintingsweredoneintheRealiststyle.PaulKleePaulKleewasborninSwitzerlandin1887.Helovedcats.Hehadatleast8,926worksofart.Intheseworksofart,heusedsimplelinesandstrongcolors.Healsousedsimpleshapestomakeimportantpartsofthepainting.Kleepaintedinmanystyles,butalotofthemwereinthePrimitiveandSurrealist（超现实主义）styles.WhydidMaraChagalloftenpaintviolinists?Becausehisuncleencouragedhimtodoso.Becausehewantedtoappealtothepublic.Becausehelovedplayingviolinverymuch.BecauseRussian-Jewishvillagerslikedviolin.Theunderlinedword"odd"inparagraph2mostprobablymeans"A.strangeB.beautifulC.scaryD.uglyWhatcanweknowaboutLeonardoDaVinci?Helikedartmorethanmusic.Hehadabroadinterestbesidesart.TheBaptismofChristishisgoodwork.Hispaintingswereallbasedonrealstories.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat.SalvadorDaliwastoofoolishtostudyallofMaraChagall'sworksareaboutviolinistsstrongcolorsareusedineveryPaulKlee'spaintingPaulKlee'spaintingsaremostlyfromsimpleshapesDGermanartistHASchultisanunusualartistwhousestrashtomakesculptures（雕塑）."Wearelivinginthetimeofgarbage（垃圾）,"saysSchult."Icreatedathousandsculpturesofgarbage.Theyareamirrorofourselves."Here,Schultwastalkingabouthis1,000trashsculpturesintheformofhumans.Hefirstexhibitedthemin1996inthewesternGermanstateofNorthRhine-Westphalia."Theyaresocialsculptures,"heexplains."Theyarenotonlysculpturesfortheeyes.Theyaresculpturestospreadtheideathatweliveinatimeofgarbage."Sofar,Schult'ssocialsculptureshavebeenonshowinParis,inMoscow'sRedSquare,ontheGreatWallofChina,andinthedesertnexttotheGizaPyramidsnearCairo.HASchult'sworkisunforgettable.Althoughhisworkhashadabiginfluenceontheartworld,Schultremainshumble（谦虚的）abouthiscreations:"Artistshavetolearneverytime.Wearenotimportant.Allthatisimportantisthetimeinwhichweareliving."Trasharthasbeenaroundforyears.Butitseemsthatonlythepopularartistsareregardedastrueartistswhenworkingwithtrash.Whycan'tcommonpeoplebeconsideredartistswhentheyusethesamethingsandchangethemintosomeformofpersonalart?Maybeit'sbecauseweallhaveourownpreset（预先设置的）ideasofwhatartisandisn't,orwhoartistsareorshouldbe.YoucanbeanartistlikeSchultifyoutry.Lookatusedmetalcans.Whatmightbedonewiththem?Imaginetheminanynumberofnewuses,orimaginethemsimplyasanartform.Whataboutboxesorclothing?Boxescanusuallyserveasnewstoragecontainersandhousesforpets.Andclothing?Imaginetakingoldclothesandturningthemintohatsorhangingorganizers（悬挂收纳盒）.WhatdoweknowaboutSchult'ssculptures?TheywerefirstshowninParis,France.Theyshowpeopletheproblemoftrash.Theyaremainlyaboutsocialrelationship.Theyaredesignedintheshapeofgarbage.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeHASchult?A.Careful.B.Humorous.C.Notproud.D.Notconfident.AccordingtoParagraph4,theauthormightagreethat.trashartisnotarealartformitisdifficulttobeatrueartisttheordinarycanalsobetrashartistspresetideasareimportanttoartistsWhichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?CouldYouBeaTrashArtist?WhatAreSocialSculptures?DoYouKnowAboutTrashArt?HowCanWeDealwithUsedCans?九、短文7选5（5选5等）（共5小题；共10分）Youoftenfindsomebodywhoworksaroundyoucomplainingallthetime,don'tyou?About70%ofAmericanssaybeingaroundnonstopcomplainerssometimeshasabadinfluenceonthem.Luckily,hereare4tipstohelpformpositivepatterns.Self-awareness.Whenanegativethoughtpopsintoyourmind,immediatelycorrectit.Insteadoftellingyourself"That'saniceshirt,butIcan'taffordit",changethemessageto"ThatwilllookgreatwithmyblackpantswhenIcanaffordit".124.Ofcourse,everyonecomplainssometimes.Butthelessfrequentlyyoucomplain,thebetteryouwillfeel.Distanceyourself.125,Excuseyourselfandgosomewherequiet,somewhereoutdoorsinthefreshair.Thinkofsomethingpleasantbeforereturning.Youhavetotakethisseriouslybecausenegativepeoplecanandwillpullyouintothequicksand（困境）.Don'ttrytochangecomplainers.Ifyoufindyourselftrappedinagroupofcomplainersinameetingoratasocialevent,simplychoosesilence.Lettheirwordsbounceoffyouwhileyouthinkofsomethingelse.Attemptingtostopthecomplainingcanmakeyouatarget.126,Ifsomeonesays,"IhateMondays,weekendsaretooshort,"trytothink,"I'mgladIrestedupovertheweekend,soI'mreadytomakesomeimprovementonthatbigproject."Whensomeoneisshoutingatyouangrily,throwtheresponsibilitybackatthembyasking,"Sowhatdoyouintendtodoaboutit".Inmostcases,complainersdon'treallywantasolution.Theyjustwanttospeakthemout.Ifyoumakethemawarethattheythemselveshavetofindthesolutions,theywillleaveyoualoneandfindsomeoneelsetocomplainto.Ifso,youwillbehappy.Findsolutions.Changeresponsibility.Youhavegotalotofcompany.Bydoingthis,itwillleadtopositivebehaviors.Butyoucanredirectthediscussioninyourownmind.Wheneverpossible,escapefromnegativeconversations.Youwillneverknowwhattheyaregoingtotalkabout.十、补全短文（共10小题；共10分）Picasso,an128,artist,wasconsideredtobethegreatestwesternartistofthetwentiethcentury.Hepaintedobjectsandpeople,withdifferent129.ftheobjectorpersonshowingatthesametime.130,AmericanartistRoyLichtensteinisaworld-famousexampleofpopart,whichwasanimportantmodernartmovement,that131.toshowordinarytwentiethcenturycitylife.QiBaishi,oneofChina'sgreatestpainters,followedthe132.Chinesestyleofpaintingthatisknownforitsbrushdrawinginblackinksandnaturalcolours.Youcan133,bythestyleatfirstsightbecausehe134,theworldofnatureverycarefullyandhisworksarespecial.AnotherChinesebest-knowntwentieth-centuryartist,XuBeihongpaintedinthetraditionalChinese135,,too.Hebelievedthatartistsshouldshow136,,butnotjust137.it.Heismostfamousforhislivelypaintingsofhorses.答案CD、听力（听力）1.A2.A3.B4.C5.B6.B7.C8.A9.C10.C11.C12.B13.A14.C15.B16.C17.A18.A19.B20.A听力原文Text1M:Excuseme,butit'sabittoohothere.IsitOKifIopenthewindow?W:Finewithme.Ifeelalittlehot,too.Text2M:WhenisSimon'sbirthday?W:March11th,justfourdaysbeforemine.Text3W:John'sroomwasinamess.Itseemedthathehadnevercleanedit.M:Thisproblemwasnotuncommonforayoungmanawayfromhome.Text4M:Hi,Jane,doyouhavesomechange?Ihavetomakeacallonthepayphone.W:Payphone?Whynotusemymobilephone?Hereyouare.Text5W:Nobodyexpectedthathewouldbeabletocometotheparty.M:Buthedid.Text6W:Whattimeisitnow?M:Itishalfpastnine.W:Itissaidthatourlibraryhasgotsomenewbooks.Iwanttogoandhavealook.DoyouthinkI'llhaveenoughtimetogettherebeforeitcloses?M:Ican'ttell.Whattimedoesitclose?W:About10o'clock.M:Canyoumakeitinhalfanhour?Anyhowit'snotfarfromhere.Bytheway,canyoureturnsomebooksforme?W:OK,noproblem!Doyouknowwhatthenewbooksareabout?IneedsomebooksaboutEnglishwritingformytermpaper.M:IheardthatmostofthenewbooksareaboutEnglishgrammarandwriting.Allofthemarethelatestpublications.Iamsuretherearesomeyouneed.W:That'sgreat.Oh,it'salready9:40.Thereareonly20minutesleft.I'dbettergetgoing.Seeyou!M:Seeyou!Text7W:Whathappened?M:Well,IwaslyinginthesandenjoyingthemusicontheradiowhensuddenlyIheardsomeoneshoutingforhelp.SoIjumpedupandsawalittleboywavinghisarmsintheair.Itookoffmyshirtandmywatchandjumpedintothewater.Ibroughthimback.W:Wasthereanybodyelsearound?M:No.Notatthatmoment.W:Wherewerehisparents?M:Theywereawaybuyingsomedrinks.Text8W:WhattimedoesMother'splanearrive?M:I'mnotsure,but