2020-2021高二英语下学期期中考试卷和答案99

第一部分听力理解（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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

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.Whatarethesetwopeopletalkingabout?

A.Athickshirt.B.Thecoolwater.C.Somethingto

wear.

2.Whatisthewoman'sjob?

A.Cook.B.Manager.C.Waitress（女服务员）.

3.Howisthemangettingtowork?

A.Bybus.B.Driving.C.Ridingabike.

4.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Thewoman'sunclewillcomeforavisit.

B.Heasksthewomantogoovertohisplace.

C.Hethinksthewomanshouldvisitheruncle.

5.WhatwilltheweatherinArizonabelikeinthecoming

week?

A.Warm.B.Rainy.C.Abitcold.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5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，并标在试

卷的相应位置。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至7题。

6.Whatlipstick（唇膏）didthewomanexpecttobuy?

A.Lyfel,pinkshade.B.Lyfel,darkshade.C.Lyfel,

brightshade.

7.Howaboutthelipstickthewomantookintheend?

A.Itscolorissuitablebutisveryexpensive.

B.Itscolorisn'trightbutitsbrandisLyfel.

C.ItscolorisrightthoughitisnotLyfelbrand.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.WhyisiteasierforthewomantolearnEnglish?

A.SheoftentalkstoEnglishpeople.

B.Shespeakstwolanguagesalready.

C.Shealwaysdoesherhomeworkrightafterclass.

9.WhyisitdifficultforthemantolearnEnglish?

A.HeistooshytospeakEnglish.

B.Hedoesn'ttalktohisEnglishteachers.

C.Therearenonativespeakersaroundhim.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Howdoesthemangetinformationaboutthe

apartment?

A.FromTVadvertisements.

B.Fromradioadvertisements.

C.Fromadvertisementsinthenewspapers.

11.Howmanybedroomshastheapartmentgot?

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

12.Howmuchwillthemanpayfortherentpermonthif

hewantstoincludemanagementandparkingaswell?

A.$450.B.$500.C.$550.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whichcountryisthewomangoingto?

A.Canada.B.Britain.C.America.

14.Whatisthewomanafraidofwhenshetakeshertrip?

A.Takingatrain.B.Takingaflight.C.Takingavoyage.

15.Whattransportationcanyouinferthemanprefers?

A.Ships.B.Trains.C.Planes.

16.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwo

speakers?

A.Friends.B.Husbandandwife.C.Teacherand

student.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhatwasMissRichards?

A.APEteacher.B.Ascienceteacher.C.Amusic

teacher.

18.WhatquestiondidMissRichardsaskherstudents?

A.Whatwaswater?

B.Whatcolourwaswater?

C.Wheredidyouwashyourhands?

19.HowdidMissRichardsfeelbeforeDickansweredher

question?

A.Excited.B.Angryandannoyed.C.Disappointedand

unhappy.

20.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.MissRichardswasratherpatient.

B.Dickwasatopstudentinclass.

C.Thestudentswereactiveinclass.

第二部分英语知识应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空格

的最佳选项。

21.It'sdelighttohavecompletedten-year

researchprojectwiththedesiredresult.

A./；theB.a；theC.the；aD.a；a

22.ThereisstillnocureforAIDStoday,caused

greatdeathofthepatients.

A.thatB.whenC.whereD.which

23.Shakespeareisconsideredasthegreatestwriterof

worldliterature.theplays,hehaswrittensome

poems.

A.ApartfromB.ExceptforC.OtherthanD.Aswell

24.Onlywhenyouridentityhadbeenchecked.

A.youareallowedinB.youwillbeallowedin

C.willyouallowinD.willyoubeallowedin

25.Ithinktheboyratherthanyouforthesilly

mistake.

A.istoblameB.aretoblameC.istobeblamedD.are

tobeblamed

26.IfyouknowitwasthatwroteGoneWiththe

Wind,raiseyourhand.

A.whomB.whichC.whoD.that

27.Thosepeoplearetryingtochangethelawtogive

dangerousdriversmorepunishment.

A.severeB.roughC.cautiousD.positive

28.MrsWhiteshowedherstudentssomeoldmaps

fromthelibrary.

A.toborrowB.borrowingC.borrowedD.tobe

borrowed

29.Hetelephonedthetravelagencytothreeair

ticketstoLondon.

A.orderB.bookC.

takeD.arrange

30.cellphoneshelpusalotinourdailylife,they

havealsocausedmanysocialproblems.

A.AsB.WhetherC.ThoughD.Because

31.Alexandertriedtogethisworkinthe

medicalcircles.

A.recognizeB.recognizedC.recognizingD.to

recognize

32.Sorry,butIcan'tvisityoutomorrow.

---Comewheneveritistoyour.

A.preferenceB.pleasureC.convenienceD.connection

33.Theman,whosenameisDavid,wassuspectedof

falseevidenceincourt.

A.gaveB.giving

C.giveD.given

34.Thoughcomputerscandoalotofworkmancan't

do,theycan'tcompletelyhumanbeings.

A.replacewithB.breakdownC.takeplaceD.takethe

placeof

35.---Myfamilyusuallyholdsabigpartyformy

birthday,butIwanttotryadifferentwaythisyear.

A.Goahead.B.Comealong.C.Likewhat?D.So

what?

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和

D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Pattidiscoveredthemeaningofrunningwhenshewas

23.Atthattimeshewassmokingtwopacksofcigarettes

（香烟）adayandhad36weight-over30pounds.<ll

decidedto37shesays.Shetookaclockand

started38whatshedideveryday,andthenshe39an

houradayasa"benicetoPattihour1'."Istartedhaving

bubbleC包沫）bathswith40lit,becauseCosmopolitan

Magazine41thatthiswouldbegoodforme.ButI

got42ofthatsoon,"Pattiremembers.Shewantedto

dosomethingreallypleasant.Shefoundthat

the43timesinherlifeweretimeswhenshewas

physicallyactive.Soshetookup44.

Shedecidedtostart45thenextday.Sheranforan

hour,46atotalof7milesonherfirstrun."Icouldn't

walkfortwoweeks47Ifeltpainfulallover!"Patti

recalls（回忆）."ButIfeltsowonderful!"Pattiwasn't

crazyaboutrunningyet,butshewasin48withtheafter

effectsofrunning.

Withinsevenmonths,Pattihadrunherfirstmarathon,

qualified（有资格的）fortheBostonMarathon,andplaced

25thintheworldfor49distancerunners.Overthenext

years,she50recordsandsetstandardsforwomenin

thesport.ShewasthefirstAmericanwomantoruna2：

30marathon,andthenbroke51tworecords52an

8-monthperiod.

Patti53that,ifwecansetstandardsforourselves,we

canpullourselvesoutofthemostdifficult54andcome

outontop."Everybodyhastobeachampion

and55hasthatinthem."

36.A.lostB.earnedC.gainedD.reduced

37.A.cryB.moveC.walkD.change

38.A.strikingB.recordingC.sharingD.collecting

39.A.setasideB.setupC.setoutD.setabout

40.A.lampsB.firesC.candlesD.cigarettes

41.A.spokeB.saidC.wroteD.went

42.A.afraidB.fondC.tiredD.ashamed

43.A.saddestB.happiestC.loneliestD.luckiest

44.A.smokingB.bathingC.dietingD.running

45.A.rightB.onlyC.evenD.again

46.A.coveringB.spreadingC.passingD.overcoming

47.A.butB.althoughC.whileD.because

48.A.peaceB.lineC.loveD.touch

49.A.menB.womenC.adultsD.children

50.A.keptB.heldC.brokeD.cleared

51.A.anotherB.otherC.elseD.more

52.A.forB.onC.atD.over

53.A.believesB.imaginesC.requiresD.hopes

54.A.pleasuresB.challengesC.pitiesD.purposes

55.A.anybodyB.nobodyC.somebodyD.everybody

第三部分阅读理解（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C禾口D）中，

选出最佳选项。

A

Iwasborndisabled.Adifficultbirth,feetfirst,myhead

stuck.Bymyfirstbirthday,Icouldn'tstandorwalk.

WhenIwasthree,thedoctortolddadIhadcerebral

palsy（脑瘫）.Alossofoxygentomybrainhaddestroyed

brainsignalstotherightsideofmybody.

Butnosonofmydad'swasgoingtobedisabled.Every

morningbeforebreakfastandeveryeveningbeforebed,

mydadplacedmeonthebedroomfloortoexercisemy

rightleg.Themuscleswereshrunk（收缩）andtwisted

（缠绕）together.Backandforthupanddown,mydad

pushedandpulledthemusclesintoshape.

Butmydad'sexerciseofpassiondidn'tstopthere.For

my13thbirthday,hethrewmeaspecialparty.When

everybodywasgone,hebroughtmetoopenalargebox,

itwasasetofboxinggloves.Weputthemon.Mydad

keptonbeatingmemercilessly（无情地）.EachtimeI

triedtogetup,leatherkissedmynose,eyesandjaw.I

beggedhimtostop.Hesaidhebeatmetogetmeready

forthetoughworld.

Thatsameyear,Iwastheonlykidinmyneighborhood

thatwasn'tpickedforLittleLeague.Twoweekslater,

DadstartedtheSheddParkMinorLeague,andeverykid

played.Dadcoachedusandmademeapitcher（棒王求

投手）.

Thepowerofmydad'sloveguaranteedIwalkedand

more.Inhighschool,Ibecameafootballstar.

In1997,abrainsurgeoninSanJosetoldmeIdidn't

havecerebralpalsyafterall.Heexplainedhowand

wherethedoctor'sforceps（银子）atbirthhaddamaged

mybrain.

Mydadneverknewthewholetruthsincehepassedaway

yearsago.Butallthatcountsisthebottomline.Afterall

hismadness,onthisFather'sDay,likeeveryFather's

Day,Tmnolongerdisabled.

56.Whatcausedtheauthor'sdisability?

A.Afailedoperation.

B.Thedoctor'sforceps.

C.Anaccidentinagame.

D.Shrunkenandtwistedmuscles.

57.Whatdowelearnfromthepassage?

A.Theauthorhasatalentforboxing.

B.Theauthorachievedalotthankstohisfather'slove.

C.Theauthorbecameabaseballstarwiththehelpofhis

father.

D.Theauthordoesn'tthinkhisfathershouldbesostrict

withhim.

58.Paragraph3suggeststhattheauthor'sfather.

A.wouldn'tgiveuphopeeasily

B.believedhissonwasanormalchild

C.blamedthedoctorsforhisson'sdisability

D.couldn'tacceptthetruththathissonwasdisabled

59.Theauthorwrotethepassageto.

A.rememberhisfather

B.encouragedisabledchildren

C.showthedifficultythedisabledface

D.giveadvicetotheparentsofdisabledchildren

B

Agroupofswimmershasdescribedhowagroupof

dolphins（海豚）protectedthemfromagroupofwhite

sharks（食人鲨）offthecoastofNewZealand.The

lifeguardswereonatrainingswimwhentheycame

acrossagroupofgreatwhitesharksbeforethedolphins

racedintohelp.

Theswimmersweresurroundedbythedolphinsforforty

minutesbeforetheywereabletomakethemsafetyback

tothebeach.Itwasanuncomfortableexperienceas

theywerecircledbyagroupofwhitesharks,whichcame

withinacoupleofmetersofthem.LifeguardRobHowes

wasinthewaterwithtwocolleagues（同事）andhis

teenagedaughter.Hesaidaroundhalfadozendolphins

suddenlyappearedandforcedthemtogathertogether.

Themammals（哺乳动物）swamintightcirclestocreate

aprotectivewallbetweenthewhitesharksandthe

lifeguardsasthegreatwhitesharkswereunderthe

surface.

Theswimmerssaidthedolphinswereextremelyupset

andrepeatedlyslapped（拍书T）thewaterwiththeirtails

asiftotrytopreventthewhitesharksfromattacking

them.It'sadaythey'llneverforget,especiallyforone

whowasonherfirstdayasavolunteer.Theyhaveno

doubtthatthedolphinsactedonpurposetoprotect

them.Researchershavesaidthatthey'renotsurprised.

Amarinebiologistinsistedthatdolphins,whichare

consideredtobeoneofthemostintelligentmammals,

liketohelpthehelpless.

60.Howmanyswimmersareattackedbythewhite

sharks?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

61.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothe

passage?

A.Thedolphinswasforcedtosavethelifeguards.

B.Thesharkswerefivemilesawayfromthelifeguards.

C.Thelifeguardswerehurtbyagroupofwhitesharks.

D.Thedolphinssurroundedthelifeguardsforlessthan

anhour.

62.Theunderlinedwords“avolunteer"refersto

A.alifeguard

B.RobHowes

C.RobHowes'sdaughter

D.oneoftheRobHowes'sworkmates

63.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?

A.SharksProtectSwimmersfromDolphins

B.DolphinsProtectSwimmersfromSharks

C.LifeguardsProtectDolphinsfromSharks

D.LifeguardsProtectSharksfromDolphins

C

WeconsideredalistofthebestAmericanbooks-here

arefivethathelpeddefinethenationalcharacter.Most

fromacenturyorsoago,theystillentertain,teach,and

inspire：

MobyDickbyHermanMelville

Firstpublishedin1851,theadventurestoriesofCaptain

Ahabandhismonomaniacal（偏执的）pursuitofthewhite

whaledrawsusintoauniversefulloffascinating

charactersandstories.

TheEducationofHenryAdamsbyHenryAdams

AwardedthePulitzerPrizeinautobiography（自传）in

1918.Adamsprovidesinsightintohisfamily,including

hisexperienceasprivatesecretarytohisfather,minister

toEnglandduringtheAmericanCivilWar.

LeavesofGrassbyWaltWhitman

WhenWhitmanpublishedLeavesofGrassin1855,he

wantedtodefinetheAmericanexperience-singofthe

newcountryinanewvoice,reflectingthegreatchanges

intheAmericanliteraryworldthathadtakenplaceduring

hislifetime.

PoemsbyEmilyDickinson

Anenthusiasticpoetwhoseworkshavehad

considerableinfluenceonmodernpoetry,Dickinson's

frequentuseofdashes,sporadic（零星的）capitalization

ofnouns,andunconventionalmetaphorshave

contributedtoherreputationasoneofthemost

innovative（创新的）poetsof19th-centuryAmerican

literature.

ThesongofHiawathabyHenryWadsworthLongfellow

Firstpublishedin1855,thisisLongfellow'smostpopular

andmostrecognizedpoem,theheroiclifeanddeathof

amagicAmericanIndian,sentbytheGreatSpiritto

guidethenationsinthewaysofpeace.

64.WaltWhitmanwroteLeavesofGrassinorder

to.

A.showhistalentandheroiclifetous

B.givetheAmericanencouragementinanewvoice

C.reflectthegreatchangesinAmericathathadtaken

placeduringhislifetime

D.praiseAmericaandshowthegreatchangesinthe

Americanliteraryworld

65.IfyouwanttoreadastoryaboutamagicAmerican

Indian,youcanread.

A.MobyDickB.LeavesofGrass

C.PoemsD.ThesongofHiawatha

66.WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Ofthefivebooks,MobyDickwaspublishedlast.

B.TheEducationofHenryAdamsisanon-fiction

book.

C.Becausethefivebookswerefromacenturyorsoago,

theycouldn'tteachandinspireus.

D.HermanMelvillewasconsideredasoneofthemost

innovativepoetsofthe19th-century

Americanliterature.

D

“Stopcopyingme.You'reannoying（讨厌的）！“Haveyou

everhadanexpericencelikethatwithayoungerbrother

orsister?Whateveryousayordo,yoursibling（兄弟姐妹）

copiesyou.Believeitornot,thisannoyingbehaviorhas

agoodpurpose.Bycopyingwhatgrown-upsandolder

kidsdo,littlebrothersandsistersarelearningimportant

lifeskills.Thestrangethingisthathumankidswillcopy

everything,notjustactionsthathaveanobvioususeful

purpose.Psychologists（，心理学家）callthisparticularkind

ofimitation（模仿）overimitation.

"It'ssomethingthatweknowotherprimates（灵长目动

物）don'tdo,"saidMarkNielsen,apsychologistatthe

UniversityofQueensland.Achimpanzee（黑猩猩）won't

copypointlessactions.Butahumanchildwill.

!lHumansseemtoforgetabouttheresultandcopy

everythingtheysee,“headded.

Nielsenwantedtofindoutifthishumantendency（癖好）

tocopyevensomethingsillyappliedtokidsalloverthe

world.Mostpsychologicalstudiesaredonewithchildren

fromwesterncultureswhereadultsspendalotoftime

teachingtheirkidsandencouragingthemtocopy,but

notallculturesdothis.Nielsenworkedwithgroupsof

kidsfromAustraliaandacommunityinSouthAfrica.An

adultshowedhowtoopenaboxinastrangeor

complicated（复杂的）way.

ToNielsen'ssurprise,allofthekidscopiedthestrange

step,evenkidswho'dhadachancetoplaywiththebox

firstandfigureitoutontheirown.ulwasgobsmacked,"

Nielsensaid.Overimitationisaworldwide,universal

humancharacter,andonethatmaybethereasonfor

ourcomplex（多元的）cultures.Becausehumansfocus

onthespecificwaythingsgetdoneratherthantheresult,

wecandevelopculturaltraditionswithnoclearresult,

suchasshakinghands.

Nexttimeyoursiblingcopieseverythingyousay,youcan

tellhim,"G。ahead.Keepuptheoverimitation.It's

goodforthedevelopmentofyourculturalmind."Maybe

he'llbesoconfusedandhe'llleaveyoualone!

67.WhatdoesMarkNielsenthinkofchimpanzees5

copying?

A.It'sfriendly.B.Ithasapurpose.

C.It'smeaningless.D.Itfocusesonfun.

68.MarkNielsenmadeanexperimentwithaboxto.

A.seewhethercopyingisinallchildren'snature

B.teachkidshowtoopenaboxindifferentways

C.explainwhyadultsshouldencouragekidstocopy

D.showpeople'sattitudetocopyingindifferentcultures

69.Theunderlinedword“gobsmacked"inthefourth

paragraphprobablymeans.

A.movedB.amazedC.annoyedD.disappointed

70.Theauthorthinksthatthroughoverimitation,human

beings.

A.learnimportantlifeskills

B.paymoreattentiontotheresult

C.havedevelopedcomplexcultures

D.havedevelopedmorescientificmethods

—第II卷（满分45分）

第四部分写作（共三节，满分45分）

第一节：补全句子（共10小题；每小题1分，后五小题每

空0.5分，满分10分）

根据首字母或中文提示完成下列句子，使句意完整通顺。

71.Hedecidedthathewouldn'ta_herweddingeven

ifhewasinvitedto.

72.Youmustbeverycarefultoh_suchadifficult

situation.

73.Beingetosunlightfortoomuchtimewilldo

harmtoone'sskin.

74.IntheAnti-JapaneseWar,theChinese

仔丁败）theJapaneseinvaders.

75.HarvardUniversityisworld-famousand（吸

弓I）lotsofstudentsallovertheworld.

76.Whydon'tyou（省去）thepart

thatismeaningless?

77.However,thesouthernpartofIrelandwasunwilling

and（脱离）to

formitsowngovernment.

78.Theopinionthathasjustbeen

（提出）atthemeetingisverynew.

79.Itseemedthatwhathesaidno

（讲得通）.

80.Anotherrescueteam（由...

组成）twentymemberswassentto

thedisaster-hitareayesterday.

第二节：短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提

示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词,

并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意

义准确，拼写正确。

Nowadaysstudyingabroadhasbeenpopular.Moreand

more

middleschoolstudentsaregoingabroadforfstudy.

Thereare81.

manyadvantagesinstudyingabroad.studentscan

knowmore82.

aboutdifferent（文彳匕）.Secondly,theycangetmore

knowledge83.

ofandtechnologyfromforeigncountries.Thirdly,

theycan84.

learnforeignlanguagesmorequickly.However,there

aresome.85.

Thestudentsaretooytolivealone.Besides,beingfar

fromtheir86.

home,theymayfeel_（孤独）andhomesick.Also,the

costis87.

higherthantathome.Inmyopinion,asstudents,we

should88.

（奉献）ourtimetostudying.Sowhenthechance

tostudyabroad89.

arrives,wecangraspitandmakefulluseit.90

第三节：书面表达（满分25分）

假设你是李华，你的新西兰笔友Nick将于八月来四川旅游,

特来信询问有关旅游景点情况。请根据下表所提供的要点，

写一封回信，并表示盼望他的到来。

许多世界著名的风景名胜，如：

旅游景点

九寨沟（海子；清澈见底；色彩斑斓）；

都江堰水利工程（2,000多年历史；仍在发挥

作用）；

其他相关

位于中国西南部，气候适宜，交通方便.....

信息

''JZ±L.

/王忌•

1.信的内容应包括表格里的所有信息，可适当发挥或增加

细节；

2.词数120左右（信的格式及开头已写好，不记入总词数）；

3.参考词汇：省份一province海子一lake

九寨沟一Jiuzhaigou

都江堰水利工程一DujiangyanIrrigationProject

Nick,

I'mgladtohearthatyou'recomingtoSichuaninAugust

and

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

参考答案

听力理解（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1-5CCBCB6-10BCBAC11-15ACABC16-20ABACA

单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21-25BDADA26-30CACBC31-35BCBDC

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

36-40CDBAC41-45BCBDA46-50ADCBC51-55

ADABD

阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

56-59BBAA60-63CDCB64-66DDB67-70BABC

补全句子（共5小题10空；每空1分，满分10分）

71.attend72.handle73.exposed74.defeated75.

attracts

76.leaveout77.brokeaway78.putforward79.made,

sense80.consistingof

短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

81.further82.Firstly83,cultures84.science85.

disadvantages

86.young87.lonely88.that89,devote90.of

书面表达（满分25分）

Onepossibleversion:

Nick,

I'mgladtohearthatyou'recomingtoSichuaninAugust

andIwouldliketooffersomerelatedtouristinformation.

SichuanProvinceliesinsouthwestofChina,whichisa

goodplaceforpeopletoenjoymanyworld-famous

placesofinterest,suchasJiuzhaigouandDujiangyan

IrrigationProject.Jiuzhaigouiswellknownforits

beautifullakes,ofwhichthewaterisclearandlooks

colorfulallaroundtheyear.Anotherattractionis

DujianyanIrrigationProject,whichwasbuiltover2,000

yearsagoandisstillplayinganimportantparttoday.

What'smore,therearemanybeautifulmountains,like

MountEmei,andyoucangetbreathtakingviewsfrom

thetopofthemountains.

Besides,theniceweatherandconvenienttransportation

herecanmakeyourtripmoreenjoyable.Inmyopinion,it

isawisechoicetotravelinSichuan.

I'mlookingforwardtoyourcoming.

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

附：听力原文

Text1

W：Whatkindofdressareyoulookingfor?

M：Sinceit'sgettingwarmer,Iwantsomethingtowearat

thistimeofyear.

Text2

M：Imustsay,Miss,thefoodwasgreatandI'venever

hadbetterservice.

W：Well,thankyou,sir.Tilpassyoupraiseontothecook

andthemanager.Andthanksforthetip.

Text3

W：I'vetogotoWashingtonthisafternoon,butI'mtoo

tiredtodriveandthebusissouncomfortable.

M：Noproblem.I'llsaveyouthecostofataxibycarrying

youtothetrainstationinmycaronmywaytowork.

Text4

W：Ihavebeenthinkingaboutmyunclealotthesedays.

M：Whynotgooverforavisit?

Text5

W：Goodmorning,canIhelpyou?

M：Yes,Tdliketoknowsomethingabouttheweatherin

Arizonainthecomingweek.

W：Well,itwillbefairlyhotandtherewillbemuchrain.

M：Isee.Thanksverymuchforyourhelp.

Text6

M：MayIhelpyou?

W：Ihopeso.Iwantalipstick.

M：WehavedifferentkindsofLyfellipsticks.MayIknow

whatcoloryouusuallywear?

W：Pink.Buttoday,Tmthinkingofbuyingoneinadark

shade.

M：Isee.Howdoyoulikethisone?

W：Nottoobad.MayIhaveatry?

M：Certainly,Miss.

W：Mmnn…It'sstilltoobright.Anydardershades?

M：Howaboutthisone,then?

W：OK.ItscolorisrightthoughitisnotLyfelbrand.

Text7

M：it'ssohardformetolearnEnglish.Whyisitsoeasy

foryou?

W：Maybeit'seasierformebecauseIalreadyspeaktwo

languages.

M：Well,Ialwaysdomyhomeworkandgotoclasses.

Whatelsedoyouthinkwouldhelp?

W：Well,youmighttryreadingnewspaper.AndIalways

talktoAmericanswhenIgetachance.

M：But,howdoyoumeetAmericans?Ionlyknowother

foreignstudents.

W：HowaboutsittingnexttoanAmericanatlunch,or

haveyoueverthoughtofaskingsomeoneovertoyour

housefordinner?

M：Thosearegoodi