2023年新教材高考英语一轮复习综合测试卷10含解析新人教版

综合测试卷十

（时间：120分钟满分：150分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听

完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.WhatdoesthemanaskMarytodo?

A.Helphermother.

B.Doherhomework.

C.Servetheguests.

2.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutthenews?

A.Worried.B.Scared.C.Angry.

3.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inasupermarket.

B.Inahotel.

C.Inapolicestation.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Anaircrash.

B.Russianculture.

C.Aterribleexperience.

5.WhodidthewomanseeinLondon?

A.Mary.

B.Mary'shusband.

C.Mary'sdaughter.

第二节（共15小题;每小题L5分,满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出

最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给

出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Partners.

B.Husbandandwife.

C.Bossandsecretary.

7.WhatwillthemandoonThursday?

A.TalktoMs.Vonn.

B.Haveameeting.

C.GotoLondon.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题.

8.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Theirjobs.

B.Theirchildren.

C.Theirneighbours.

9.WhatisJack?

A.Astudent.B.Ateacher.C.Anengineer.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatistheman'smajor?

A.Art.B.Medicine.C.Business.

11.Whyisn,tthewomanlookingforwardtograduation?

A.Shecan'tfindajob.

B.Shewillhavetoworkfulltime.

C.Shehastopaymoneybacktothebank.

12.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Thewomanhasapart-timejob.

B.Themanearnshisowneducation.

C.Thewomanisinherfirstyearofcollege.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inthehotel.

B.Attheairport.

C.Inthesupermarket.

14.Whatwillthewomandowithherlaptop?

A.Deposititthere.

B.Takeitwithher.

C.PutitintheRoom213.

15.Whatisthepriceofstoringthebaggage?

A.13dollarsperhour.

B.8dollarsperhour.

C.5dollarsperhour.

16.Whattimeisitnow?

A.7:30.B.7:20.C.6:50.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whendidanicydessertstarttobeenjoyedaccordingtopaintings?

A.Inthe12thcentury.

B.Inthe16thcentury.

C.Inthe19thcentury.

18.WhatdidCharlesdoconcerningicecream?

A.Hepublicisedtherecipe.

B.Hecutoffacook'shead.

C.Hemadealawforit.

19.Whomadeitpossibleforordinarypeopletoenjoyicecream?

A.AnAmericanman.

B.AnAmericanwoman.

C.ABritishwoman.

20.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?

A.Thepaintingsabouticecream.

B.Thepopularityoficecream.

C.Thehistoryoficecream.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

（2020•山东改编）

JenniferMauerhasneededmorewillpowerthanthetypicalcollegestudentto

pursuehergoalofearninganursingdegree.ThatwillpowerborefruitwhenJennifer

graduatedfromUniversityofWisconsin-EauClaireandbecamethefirstinherlarge

familytoearnabachelorJsdegree.

Mauer,ofEdgar,Wisconsin,grewuponafarminafamilyof10children.Herdad

workedatajobawayfromthefarm,andhermotherranthefarmwiththekids.After

highschool,Jenniferattendedalocaltechnicalcollege,workingtopayher

tuition（学费），becausetherewasnoextramoneysetasideforacollegeeducation.

Aftergraduation,sheworkedtohelphersistersandbrotherspayfortheirschooling.

Jennifernowismarriedandhasthreechildrenofherown.Shedecidedtogoback

tocollegetoadvancehercareerandtobeabletobettersupportherfamilywhile

doingsomethingsheloves:nursing.ShechosetheUW-EauClaireprogramatMinistry

SaintJoseph'sHospitalinMarshfieldbecauseshewasabletopursueherfour-year

degreeclosetohome.Shecoulddrivetoclassandbehomeintheeveningtohelp

withherkids.Jenniferreceivedgreatsupportfromherfamilyassheworkedtoearn

herdegree:Herhusbandworkedtwojobstocoverthebills,andher68-year-old

motherhelpedtakecareofthechildrenattimes.

Throughitall,sheremainedingoodacademicstandingandgraduatedwithhonors.

Jennifersacrificed（牺牲）toachievehergoal,givingupmanynightswithherkids

andmissingimportanteventstostudy.aSomenightsmyheartwasbreakingtohaveto

pickbetweenmykidsandstudyingforexamsorpapers,“shesays.However,her

childrenhavelearnedanimportantlessonwitnessingtheirmotherearnherdegree.

Jenniferisafirst-generationgraduateandaninspirationtoherfamily-andthat's

prettypowerful.

21.WhatdidJenniferdoafterhighschool?

A.Shehelpedherdadwithhiswork.

B.Sheranthefamilyfarmonherown.

C.Shesupportedherselfthroughcollege.

D.Shetaughthersistersandbrothersathome.

22.WhydidJenniferchoosetheprogramatMinistrySaintJosephJsHospitalin

Marshfield?

A.Totakecareofherkidseasily.

B.Tolearnfromthebestnurses.

C.Tosavemoneyforherparents.

D.Tofindawell-paidjobthere.

23.WhatdidJennifersacrificetoachievehergoal?

A.Herhealth.

B.Hertimewithfamily.

C.Herreputation.

D.Herchanceofpromotion.

B

Asurveyhasshownthatwhatyoudoonaplanecanbedeterminedbywhich

nationalityislistedonyourpassport.

Accordingtotheresultsofaninternationalpassengersurvey,Australiansare

thebiggestdrinkersonboardwith36percentchoosingtodownthehatch,comparedto

35percentofAmericansand33percentofBrits.

TheAirlinePassengerExperienceAssociation(APEX)spoketoaround1,500people,

aged18andolder,whohavetravelledbyplaneatleastonceduringthelastthree

monthsandwerelivingintheUnitedStates,theUnitedKingdom,Germany,Japan,

China,Singapore,AustraliaorBrazil.

TheresultsfoundChinesetravelersaremostlikelytonodoffoncetheseatbelt

signswitchesoff.Theyarealsothefirsttotakeouttheircreditcardforsomein­

flightshoppingandthebiggestfansofgaming.Americansontheotherhandliketo

usetheirtimeintheairmoreproductively一whennotdrinking一choosingtowork

whileflyingat35,000feet.

Meanwhile,BritsandGermansarethebestatmakingchatwithrandomstrangers-

spending50percentmoretimethananyothernationality.Comparatively,Brazilians

conducttheirconversationsonlineviae-mail,messagingappsorthesocialmedia.

Despiteplanefoodhavingabadreputation,sevenoutoftenintervieweessaid

theywerehappytoeatuptheselectionofin-flightsnacksandmeals.In-flight

magazineswerealsopopularwithfouroutoffivepassengersclaimingtoreadthem.

Theinternationalflyersdid,however,expresstheirdesireforbetterin-flight

entertainment."Theindustryhasgreatlyimprovedthecomfort,entertainmentandon-

boardservice,andpassengersareacceptingthoseimprovements,“saidRussell

Lemieux,APEXexecutivedirector."Atthesametime,passengersaredemandingmore

fromtheirairtravelexperienceswhichwilldrivemoreimprovementstouchingall

aspectsofthejourney,“headded.

24.Whatcanyouprobablyseeintheflightaccordingtothepassage?

A.Brazilianschoosetodrink.

B.Germanschattokilltheirtime.

C.Americansdoin-flightshopping.

D.TheChineseswitchofftheseatbeltsign.

25.Whenonboardtheplane,.

A.mostpassengersliketoreadin-flightmagazines

B.passengersfromonenationhavelittleincommon

C.morethanhalfofthepassengersdon'tenjoyplanefood

D.mostpeopletendtousein-flighttimetohaveagoodsleep

26.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Flyerscarelittleaboutentertainment.

B.Flyersareexpectingbetterflightexperiences.

C.Flyersarenotsatisfiedwiththeimprovements.

D.Flyershavemoreandmoredemandsforairlines.

27.What'sthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Toentertainreaderswithinterestingstories.

B.Toencouragepeopletobehavewellinpublic.

C.Tocriticiseimpolitebehaviourontheplane.

D.Toinformreadersoftheresultsofasurvey.

C

（2021•全国甲）

Whoisagenius?Thisquestionhasgreatlyinterestedhumankindforcenturies.

Let'sstateclearly:Einsteinwasagenius.Hisfaceisalmosttheinternational

symbolforgenius.Butwewanttogobeyondonemanandexplorethenatureofgenius

itself.Whyisitthatsomepeoplearesomuchmoreintelligentorcreativethanthe

restofus?Andwhoarethey?

Inthesciencesandarts,thosepraisedasgeniusesweremostoftenwhitemen,of

Europeanorigin.Perhapsthisisnotasurprise.It'ssaidthathistoryiswritten

bythevictors,andthosevictorssetthestandardsforadmissiontothegeniusclub.

Whencontributionsweremadebygeniusesoutsidetheclub—women,orpeopleofa

differentcolororbelief一theywereunacknowledgedandrejectedbyothers.

AstudyrecentlypublishedbySciencefoundthatasyoungasagesix,girlsare

lesslikelythanboystosaythatmembersoftheirgender（性别）are"really,really

smart."Evenworse,thestudyfoundthatgirlsactonthatbelief:Aroundagesix

theystarttoavoidactivitiessaidtobeforchildrenwhoareureally,really

smart”.Canourplanetaffordtohaveanygreatthinkersbecomediscouragedandgive

up?Itdoesn,ttakeageniustoknowtheanswer:absolutelynot.

Here?sthegoodnews.Inawiredworldwithconstantglobalcommunication,

we'reallpositionedtoseeflashesofgeniuswherevertheyappear.Andthemorewe

look,themorewewillseethatsocialfactors（因素）likegender,race,andclassdo

notdeterminetheappearanceofgenius.Asawritersays,futuregeniusescomefrom

thosewithaintelligence,creativity,perseverance（毅力），andsimplegoodfortune,

whoareabletochangetheworld”.

28.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofvictors,standardsforjoiningthegeniusclub?

A.They'reunfair.

B.They'reconservative.

C.They,reobjective.

D.They'restrict.

29.WhatcanweinferaboutgirlsfromthestudyinScience

A.Theythinkthemselvessmart.

B.Theylookuptogreatthinkers.

C.Theyseegenderdifferencesearlierthanboys.

D.Theyarelikelytobeinfluencedbysocialbeliefs.

30.Whyaremoregeniusesknowntothepublic?

A.Improvedglobalcommunication.

B.Lessdiscriminationagainstwomen.

C.Acceptanceofvictors'concepts.

D.Changesinpeople'ssocialpositions.

31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.GeniusesThinkAlike

B.GeniusTakesManyForms

C.GeniusandIntelligence

D.GeniusandLuck

D

MinutesafterthelastmovieendedyesterdayatthePlazaTheatre,employeeswere

busysweepinguppopcornsandgatheringcokecups.Itwasascenethathadbeen

repeatedmanytimesinthetheatre*s75-yearhistory.Thistime,however,the

cleanupwasalittledifferent.Asonegroupofworkerscarriedouttherubbish,

anothergroupbeganremovingseatsandothertheatreequipmentinpreparationforthe

building'send.

ThefilmclassicTheLastPictureShowwasthelastmovieshownintheoldtheatre.

Thoughthemovieis30yearsold,mostofthe250seatswerefilledwithteary-eyed

audiencewantingtosaygoodbyetotheoldbuilding.TheatreownerEdBradfordsaid

hechosethemoviebecauseitseemedappropriate.Themovieissetinasmalltown

wheretheonlymovietheatreispreparingtoclosedown.

Bradfordsaidthatlargemoderntheatresinthecitymadeitimpossibleforthe

Plazatocompete.Headdedthatthetheatre*slocation（位置）wasalsoa

reason."Thisusedtobethecentreoftown,“hesaid."Nowtheareaismostly

officebuildingsandwarehouses.”

Lastweeksomecityofficialssuggestedthecitymightbeinterestedinturning

theoldtheatreintoamuseumandpublicmeetingplace.However,theseplanswere

abandonedbecauseoffinancialproblems.Bradfordsoldthebuildingandlandtoa

localdevelopmentfirm,whichplanstobuildashoppingcomplexonthelandwherethe

theatreislocated.

ThetheatreaudiencesaidgoodbyeasBradfordlockedthedoorsforthelasttime.

After75yearsthePlazaTheatrehadshownitslastmovie.Thetheatrewillbemissed.

32.Inwhatwaywasyesterday'scleanupatthePlazaTheatrespecial?

A.Itmaderoomfornewequipment.

B.Itsignaledtheclosedownofthetheatre.

C.Itwasdonewiththehelpoftheaudience.

D.Itmarkedthe75thanniversaryofthetheatre.

33.WhywasTheLastPictureShowputon?

A.Itwasanall-timeclassic.

B.Itwasaboutthehistoryofthetown.

C.Theaudiencerequestedit.

D.Thetheatreownerfounditsuitable.

34.Whatwillprobablyhappentothebuilding?

A.Itwillberepaired.

B.Itwillbeturnedintoamuseum.

C.Itwillbeknockeddown.

D.Itwillbesoldtothecitygovernment.

35.Whatcanweinferabouttheaudience?

A.TheyaredisappointedwithBradford.

B.Theyaresadtopartwiththeoldtheatre.

C.Theyaresupportiveofthecityofficials.

D.Theyareeagertohaveashoppingcentre.

第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选

项。

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选

项。

（2021•山东青岛高三5月统一考试）

Youprobablylearnedmanythingsbywatchinghow-tovideos,buthaveyouever

thoughtofmakingyourownones?Youdonotneedtoshowittoanyoneorputiton

theInternet.36

Recordingyourself,whetheronvideooraudio,isaneffectivemethodofself­

study.37Whenyourecordyourself,ithelpsyouidentifywhatyouaregoodatin

Englishandwhichareasneedimprovement.How-tovideosgiveyouthechancetodo

severalthingsatonce.Youwilltalkaboutasubjectyoualreadyenjoywhilegiving

step-by-stepinstructions,whichgivesyouachancetouseafewgrammaticalforms._

38

Now,let'sgothroughthestepsforpreparingtomakeyourvideo.First,choose

asubjectthatwillworkwellforashortvideo.Ideally,yoursubjectwillbe

somethingthatisvisuallyappealingandcanbedividedintosteps.Isthereadish

thatyouaregreatatmaking?Canyoubuildorfixsomething?Doyouhaveanartistic

ability?39Evensomethingassimpleashowtofoldafittedsheetcanbeagreat

subject.

4（）Makealistofthestepsyouthinkareimportantinmakingordoingthe

thingsyouhavechosen.YoumightnotknowtheEnglishwordsforsomeofthethings

youaredescribing.Findandpracticesayingthem.

Thelaststepistorecordyourvideo.Agreatwaytointroduceitistosayyour

nameandthensaywhatyouaregoingtoshow.

A.Anyofthesecanbethesubjectofyourvideo.

B.Then,it'stimetopreparebygatheringinformation.

C.Howdovideosshowpeoplehowtodoormakesomething?

D.WecanlearntodosomethingwiththehelpofanInternetsearch.

E.Thisisespeciallytrueifyoucannotfindsomeonetopracticespeakingwith.

F.Instead,thegoalistousethevideotoobserveyourownEnglishspeakingskills.

G.Youwillalsogetthechancetolearnandusewordsrelatedtoyourchosensubject.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Sinceourtwinsbeganlearningtowalk,mywifeandIhavekepttellingthemthat

ourslidingglassdoorisjustawindow.The41isobvious.Ifweadmititisa

door,they,11wanttogooutside42.Itwilldriveuscrazy.Thekidsapparently

knowthe43.Butourinsistingit's44awindowhaskeptthemfrom15

millionsofrequeststoopenthedoor.

Ihatelyingtothekids.Onedaythey'1146anddiscoverthateverything

they'vealwaysknownaboutwindowsisalie.

Iwonderif17shouldalwaystellthetruthnomatterthe18.Ihavea

verystrongfearthattheliewe'retellingisdoing49damagetoourchildren.

Windowsanddoorshave50metaphorical（比喻）meanings.I'mtellingthemthey

can,topenwhattheyabsolutelyknowisadoor.Whatiflaterin51theycometo

ametaphoricaldoor,likeanopportunity（机会）ofsomesort,and52openingthe

doorandtakingtheopportunity,theyjust53itandwonder,“Whatifitisn,ta

door?”Thatis,“Whatifitisn'tarealopportunity?”

Maybeit'sanunreasonablefear.Butthe54isthatIshouldn,tlietomy

kids.Ishouldjustacceptrepeatedlyhavingtosay,“No,Wecan'tgooutsidenow.w

Thenwhentheycometootherdoorsinlife,betheyrealormetaphorical,theywon't

55toopenthemandwalkthrough.

41.A.reliefB.target

C.reasonD.case

42.A.graduallyB.constantly

C.temporarilyD.casually

43.A.resultB.danger

C.methodD.truth

44.A.merelyB.slightly

C.hardlyD.partly

45.A.reviewingB.approving

C.receivingD.attempting

46.A.winoutB.giveup

C.wakeupD.standout

47.A.parentsB.twins

C.colleaguesD.teachers

48.A.restrictionsB.explanations

C.differencesD.consequences

49.A.physicalB.biological

C.spiritualD.behavioral

50.A.traditionalB.important

C.doubleD.original

51.A.lifeB.time

C.replyD.history

52.A.bycomparisonwithB.inadditionto

C.regardlessofD.insteadof

53.A.getholdofB.stareat

C.knockonD.makeuseof

54.A.safetyruleB.comfortzone

C.bottomlineD.topsecret

55.A.hurryB.decide

C.hesitateD.intend

第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Iwaslivingalifeinmyscreenandhardlynoticedwhat56.(be)

aroundme.Iwasalwayscheckingthetimeandthinkingoffuture57.

(plan).Mythoughtwas:“Who'sgoingtotextme?WhatwillIdonext?”Mybedtime

routinewasusuallycentred58.onething:myphone.59.I

wenttosleep,Ibrowsedthroughnewswebsitesandcheckedmye-mails.WhenIwokeup

inthemiddleofthenight.Ididthesamething.TheproblemwiththiswasthatI

feltanxiouseverynight.

Sowhenmyfriendsinvitedme60.(go)foralongweekend

campingwithoutthecellservice,Ithoughtthiswas61.(exact)whatI

needed.Here'show62.(keep)awayfrommyphonefor48hourschangedme

andmywayoflife.

Withoutmyphone,I63.(fall)asleeplisteningtothesongsoffrogs

andcrickets.Inthemorning,Iwokeupenergetically.Sittingbytheriver,ridinga

bike,orsingingtheoldsongs,I64.(true)enjoyedwhatIwasdoing.

Ifeltfreewithoutmyphoneattheweekendcamp,65.changedme

completely.Ilistenedtowhatmybodywantedinsteadofwhatmyphonewastellingme

todo.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是李华，你的英国笔友David寒假期间想来你所在的城市学习汉语，让你帮他选择培

训学校。请用英语给他写一封电子邮件，推荐一所理想的培训学校，并告知他学习时间、课程内

容、食宿、交通及学费等情况。

注意：

1.词数80左右;

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

DearDavid,

You'rewelcometoourcitytolearnChineseduringthewintervacation._

I'mlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.

Yours,

LiHua

第二节（满分25分）

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写词

数应为150左右。

Amonthago,IreceivedanadmissionletterfromBerkeleyUniversity,America,

whichmademywholefamilyexcited.Verysoon,it'stimeformyleaving.Onan

unforgettablemorning,mysistercametoseemeoff.Wearrivedattheairportjust

intimeformyflight."Well,hereweare,“mysistersaidwithasigh.AsIwatched

herunloadmyluggage,Icouldseethesadnessinhereyes.Wehadbothbeenfearing

thismomentforthepastweek.Afteronelasthugandafinalgoodbye,Iwouldbeon

mywaytoanewlifeabroad.

Ididn,tputmybagintheoverheadlocker;instead,Ijustplaceditonmylegs.

ThedeparturemeantIcouldnotseemydearsisterforquitealongtime.Iwaslost

inthought,recallingthehappymomentsmysisterandIhadspenttogether.Growing

up,mysisterandIwoulddoeverythingtogether.OnesunnysummerdayIwasplaying

outsidewhenshecameuptomeandsaid,“Wanttocometotheattic（阁楼）？"Weboth

knewthattheanswertothatquestionwasalways“Yes”.Wewerefrightenedofthe

atticbutalsofascinatedbyitssmellsandsounds.Wheneveroneofusneeded

something,theotheronewouldcomealong.

BeforeIknewit,theplanetookoff.Butwhileitwasgoingup,theplaneshook

heavilyandthebagonmylegsfellonthefloor.Myaspirin,hairbrushandabookI

plannedtoreadwerespreadonthefloor.Iwasabouttobenddowntogatherthemup

whenIsawanunfamiliarlittlebookinthemiddleofmybelongings.Itwasnotuntil

IpickeditupthatIrealisedthatitwasadiary.

Inunediatelylrecognisedmysister'shandwriting.

Ireturnedhometwoyearslater.

答案：

附:听力原文

(Textl)

M:Whatamess!Mary,giveyourmotherahand.Theguestsarecoming!

W:Iknow,butI'mdoingmyhomework.

(Text2)

M:Ihavetotellyouthatyourdoggotreallysicklastnight,andIfoundhimdead

thismorning.

W:Whydidn,tyoutakehimtohospitalintime?

M:I'mverysorry.IwassotiredthatIdidn,twakeupuntilthismorning.

(Text3)

W:CanIhelpyou,sir?

M：Yeah.Iseemtohavelostmyroomkey.

W:Inthatcase,youneedtogotothefrontdesktogettheirhelp.

(Text4)

W:HaveyouheardabouttheRussianplanecrashinEgypt?

M:Yes,it'sterrible.224peoplelosttheirlives.

W:Whatapity!Tobehonest,Ialwaysfeelalittlenervouswhiletravellingby

planenow.

(Text5)

M:DidyouseeMarywhenyouwenttoLondonwithyourdaughterlastmonth?

W:No,Ididn,t.Idroppedbyherhouseandherhusbandtoldmethatshehadgoneto

Spainonbusiness.

M:Whatapity!

(Text6)

M:Goodmorning,Ann.

W:Goodmorning,MrJones.

M:Howaboutacupofcoffee?

W:Iwillmakeitnow.

M:AndcanyoutellmewhatmeetingsIhavethisweek?

W:Iwillbringthediary.Okay,thisafternoonyouhaveameetingwithyour

accountantat5p.m.OnWednesday,youaregoingtoLondon.Don'tforgetyourtrain

leavesat9:30a.m.

M:Okay,whattimeismymeetinginLondon?

W:At11:30a.m.AndonThursdayMs.Vonnwantstotalktoyou.

(Text7)

M:Hi,Linda.Howwasyourweekend?

W:Itwasgreat.Wewenttocampintheparknearmyhouseandhadapicnicthere.

M:Soundswonderful.Hey,haveyouseenthefamilywhohavejustmovedinnextdoor?

W:Yes,Ijustmetthemalloutside.Themanisateacherandhiswifeisanengineer.

Theyarepolite.

M:That'sinteresting.Didyoutalktothechildren?

W:Ispoketothetwogirls.Theywereveryfriendly.Theytoldmetheyhavea

brothernamedJack.Heisstillstudyingatschool.Ihopewecanmeethimsoon.

M:I'mlookingforwardtomeetingthewholefamily.

(Text8)

M:Iwonderifthisisgoingtobeaninterestingclass.

W:Yeah,metoo.So,what'syourmajor?

M:Well,Iwasquiteinterestedinart,butmyparentssaidIshouldchoosebusiness.

ButatthelastmomentIdecidedonmedicine.

W:Ah,that'swhathappenedtomeinmyfirstyear,too.

M:Oh,sowhatyearareyouinschool?

W:Ifminmylastyear,andIonlyhavetotake10morecreditstograduate.But

onceIgraduate,Ihavetostartrepayingmoneytothebank.SoI'mnotlooking

forwardtothat.

M:Butdidn,tyourparentshelpyououtwithyourcollegefees?

W:No,mydadthoughtIshouldearnmyowneducation,soIworklikecrazyinthe

summerandpart-timetocovermostofmycosts.

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M:Goodevening!WelcometoStorage!WhatcanIdoforyou,madam?

W:Yeah.Iwanttohavemybaggagedeposited.

M:OK.Howmanypiecesofbaggagedoyou