兖州高二英语检测试题及答案

实用精品文献资料分享实用精品文献资料分享兖州高二英语检测试题及答案兖州高二英语检测试题本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）。第卷至页，第卷至页。满分分，考试时间分钟。考试结束后，将第卷和答题卡一并交回。第卷（共分）注意事项：.答第卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。2．每小题选出答案后，用B铅笔把答题卡上对应题号的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净以后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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、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.Whatdotheymainlytalkabout?A.Therain.B.Thejacket.C.Theweather.2.Whatcanweinferfromthetalk?A.Thewomanisonvacationnow.B.Thewomanisalittleworried.C.Thewomanisnoteagertofindajob.3.Whatdidthewomandojusatfterhighschool?A.Sheplayedinaband.B.Shestartedanewcompany.C.Sheworkedasasaleswoman.4.Howmuchwillthewomanlendtheman?A.6dollars.B.7dollars.C.4dollars.5.Whatdoesthemanoffetrodo?A.Callherataxi.B.Telephoneisa..iehis第二节（共小题；每小题.分，满分22.分5） 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、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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.What’swrongwiththewoman’sbike?A.Thewheelsareloose.B.Thebrakeisloose.C.Thechainisloose.7.WheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplaceA?.InapostofficBe..Inthestreet.C.Inagarage.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8.WhatwillthetwospeakershaveinaChineserestaurant?A.Breakfast.B.Brunch.C.Lunch.9.Whatistheweatherlikethatday?A.Cold.B.Cool.C.Warm.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10.Whatdothespeakersmainlytalkabout?A.Movieculture.B.Tonight’splan.C.Literaryworks.11.Whatarethespeakersgoingtosee?A.BlueHorizons.B.TheRedandBlack.C.GonewiththeWind.12.WhatdoesthewomansayabouStophiaBelliniandRichaErdvans?TAhe.yaresmart.B.Theyareanexcellentpair.C.Theyareoltwonerla听tOTs.段材料，回答第13至16题。 13.Whyarethetwospeakersupset?A.ItmaysnowdurintgheirvacationB..TheymaynotbeabletotaketheirvacationC..Theymayfailtojointhegraduatiocneremony.14.Whatcanwelearnabouttheirvacation?A.Theyaregoingskiing.B.Theyhavemadebookingsfortheirplane.C.Theirflighthasbeencanceled.15.Whatmadethemmisssomanyclasses?A.Theearthquake.B.Thebadwinter.C.Aterribleflu.16.Whataretheygoingtodorightnow?A.TalktoProfessoHramptonB..Speaktoalloftheotherpeople.C.Callthetravelagency.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17.Onwhichdaycanstudentosfthereadingclugbettogether?A.OnWednesdayB..OnSaturdaCy..OnThursday1.8.Howmanyclubsarementionedinthetext?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.1..Howlongwillthebikeridinglastatleast?A.Onehour.B.Twohours.C.Threehours.20.WhatdoesthespeakermainlytalkaboutA?.TheschoolclubBs..Theschoolhistory.C.Theschoolwebsite.第二部分词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节单项选择（共1小题；每小题1分，满分1分）从、、C、四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.Ihave preferenceformusicandIknowallthefamsingersin history.A.a;/B.a;theC./;theD.the;/22.Themayorwaschargedwith hispowerforpersonalbenefits.A.applyingB.abusingC.takingD.spending23.Butforthesuddenrainstorm,ourtriptoHongKong averypleasantone.A.wasB.hadbeenC.wouldbeD.wouldhavebeen24.Itistheboy’slazinessthat hisfailureintheexam.A.resultedfromB.resultedinC.ledintoD.broughtin25.Hesuggestedthatwe theplanlater,whichsuggestedthathe againstit.A.discussed;wasB.woulddiscuss;shouldbeC.discuss;wasD.shoulddiscuss;shouldbe26. thattheproblemwasmorethanhecoulddealwith,hecalledthepoliceforhelp.A.HavingbeenrealizedB.TorealizeC.RealizingD.Havingrealized27.Hedidn’tmake clearwhyhewaslateagain.A.thisB.thatC.itD.these28.Nobodyknowsforsurewhateffecttheglobalwarminghas ourenvironmentinthelongterm.A.ofB.withC.forD.on29.Thepastfivesyearshaveseena growthineconomyinChina.A.stillB.steadyC.specificD.secret30.Wearesurethatit’s impossibleforthemtofinishtheworkinsuchashorttime.A.absolutelyB.speciallyC.roughlyD.seriously31.―Haveyougotanyideaforthesummervacation?―Idon’tmindwheretogo there’ssun,seaandbeach.A.evenifB.nowthatC.aslongasD.aswellas32.There quantitiesofmilkinthebucketandtherewas applesinthebasket.A.were;anumberofB.was;quantitiesofC.was;agoodmanyofD.were;aquantityof33.―Shallwegotherebybus?―That mefine.A.fitsB.matchesC.satisfiesD.suits34. byhisgrandparents,Jimmywasn’tusedtolivingwithhisparents.A.TobringupB.BroughtupC.TobebroughtupD.Beingbroughtup35.―Howdidit thatyoumadesuchasillymistake?―Imyselfhaven’tfigureditoutyet.A.bringaboutB.comeaboutC.comeacrossD.comeon第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（、、cD）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。yfirstperformanceinfrontofanaudiencewascomingupsoon.ItriedashardasIcouldtoremaincalm,butmyheartswasracing.Istaredatmysweat-covered,shakinghands.Ilookeudpagainattheaudience,36thatthesewere37people.Theywerenotjustmymumanddad,who38say,“Goodjob!”evenifImessedup（弄乱）theentirepiece hatifIhadthewrongmusichatifIpayedthewrongnotes（音符）？ sit3 ,Iwasneverabetheseuestionsbecausethespotight（聚光灯）was1forme.Igraspedmyhandstightlytogether,dryingoffthesweat.SlowlyIwalkedtothemudbrownpianointhe42oftheroomItcontained88demandingeys（键），whichwerewaiting43tobeplayed.Iswallowetdhegolfball-silzuempinmythroatandsatdown.44,Iopenedthemusic.Next,Irestedmystillshainghandsontheivory（象牙白） eyssmyfingerspayedacrossthekeys,Iwasbecomingmore45ofmypreparationforthismoment.46thememoryofmyyearoftrainingcamefloodingback.IknewthatIhadpractisedthispiecesomanytimesthatIcouldplayitbackwardsif47.、lthoughatonepointIaccidentallyplayedtwokeysinsteadoftheintendedone,Icontinuedtomovemyfingersautomatically.Myeyesburnedholesintothepageinfrontofme.Therewasno48thatIwasgoingtolosemyconcentration.Tokeepthispromisetomyself,I eaned（斜靠） andfocusedcarefuyonthemusic5Icametotheendofthepage,awarning51insidemyhead:DON’TM、KE、MIST、KEWHENYOUTURNTHEP、GE!Needlesstomyselfwithallmyheartandmind.、nd,proudofmy“pagingturning”feat（技艺），Ifinishedthe53ofthepiece第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（、、和）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWomenhavebeenmaking（化石）thealmostcompleteskeletons（骨架）ofseveralanimalsthatnolongerexistedonearth.Shedidn’tbecomefamousforherdiscoveriesatthattimebecausesheoftensoldherfossilstogetmoneytosupportherfamily.In189a1y,oungPolishwomannamedMarieSklodowskatraveledtoParistostudyphysics.ShedidsobecauseshecouldnotgetacollegeeducationinPoland.ShebeganworkinginthelaboratoryofamannamedPierreCurie.MarieandPierreCuriegotmarriedandmademanydiscoveriestogether.TheyreceivedtheNobelPrizeforPhysicsin1903alongwithanotherscientist.MarieCuriebecamethefirstpersontobeawardedasecondNobelPrizein1911,thistimeforChemistry.MarieCuriewasoneofthefewwomenatthetimewhobecamefamousasascientist.56.Theauthorbelievesthatwomenscientists .A.havemoreopportunitiestobecomesuccessfulB.cannotgetthehighesthonorsintheworldC.gothroughdifficultiestobesuccessfulD.hadbetterpaymoreattentiontotheirfamilies57M.aryAnningwasoneofthefirstwomento .A.wintheNobelPrizeforScienceaftergettingmarriedB.makeachievementsinthestudyofancientEarthC.researchanimalsandtheirbonesD.studythemysteryofallkindsofplants58.MaryAnningfailedtobefamousforherdiscoveriesoffossilswhenshewas12because .A.nobodyrecognizedthemB.theyweren’tworthstudyingC.shedidn’twanttobeknowntoanyoneD.shesoldthemformoney59.WhatcanwelearnaboutMarieSklodowska?A.ShestudiedphysicsinPolandandgotacollegeeducation.B.ShereceivedtheNobelPrizeforPhysicsin190o3nherown.C.SheonlygotoneNobelPrizeduringherlifetime.D.Shemademanydiscoveriestogetherwithherhusbandaftershegotmarried.60.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Ancientdiscoveries.B.Womenscientists.C.Successfulmarriages.D.Differentprizes.BWhenoursecondchildwasborn,JimandIthoughtshewasperfect,butthedoctorpointedoutthatherfeetwereturnedinward.“Leftuncorrected,itwouldbeaproblem,”hetoldus.Wedecidedtodoanythingwecouldtohelpourbaby.Whenshewasonlytwoweeksold,Ibroughtherbacktothedoctor,justashehaddirected,andthedoctorputhertinyfeetintocasts（模子），herpreciousbabtoesustbarelisible.Becauseshewasgrowing,Ihadtotakeherbacktothedoctoreverytwoweekstohaveeachfootrecast.Eventualltyhecastingwasfinishedanditwastimeforcorrectiveshoesandbars.JimandIwatchedwithhopeandconcernasshestruggledtowalk.hosefirst,awkward（笨拙的）stepsmadeussoproud.thetimesheenteredpreschool,herstepshadappearedquitenormal.Encouragedbyherprogress,weexpectedhertobecomemuchstronger.Whensheturnedsix,wepersuadedhertoattendskatinglessonsandsoonshewasverygood.Ofcourse,shehadtoworkhardateverynewmovement,butshelovedtheiceandherdedication（奉献）paidoff.fifteen,shecompetedinbothpairskatingandtheladies’singleskatingatthe1988WorldJuniorChampionshipsinAustralia,winningbothevents!AttheWorldChampionshipsin1991,shewontheladies’singleskating.ThenwefoundourselvesfilledwithloveandadmirationinFrance,atthe1992WinterOlympics,asourdaughter,KristiYamaguchiwonthegoldmedal.IthoughtbacktotheearlyyearsofchallengeforKristi.Duringthoseyears,wedidn’texpectgoldmedalsandprofessionalcareeraheadofher.Werespectedherstrengthandhardwork.Inoureyes,ristihadalwaswalkedinthelifewiththegrace优美）ofatruechampion.61.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,allthefollowingsaretrueEXCEPTthat .A.Jimisauthor’shusbandB.theauthor’ssecondchildisfemaleC.theauthor’ssecondchild’sfeetwerenormalD.theauthor’ssecondchild’sfeetwereunusual62.Whentheauthor’sdaughterwenttopreschool, .A.shetriedtolearntowalkB.shecouldnotwalkatallC.shewalkedwithother’shelpD.sheseemedtowalknormally63.Paragraph5mainlytellsus .A.theauthor’sdaughterwasworriedaboutbyherparentsB.theauthor’sdaughterwashard-workingandsucceededfinallyC.theauthor’sdaughterspentalotofmoneyinlearningtoskateD.theauthor’sdaughterwasencouragedtolearntoskatebyherparents64.Theauthor’sdaughterwonthegoldmedalintheOlympicGamesattheageof .A.19B.16C.18D.1565.Fromthispassage,wecanknowthattheauthorwasvery .A.unluckyandsadB.kindandhelpfulC.happyandproudD.anxiousandhopelessCAsparentsweliketomakesurethatourchildrenareeatingwellandgettingallthenutrients（营养）theyneed.Childrenneedtwotothreekindsofvegetableseveryday.Asimplewaytogetchildrentoeatvegetablesiseatingthemourselves.Followingourexample,theymaystarteatingvegetablesthemselves.Don’tsaythingslikethat,“Ifyoueatyourvegetables,youcanhavedessert.”Thesemethodsworkforalittlewhilebutcanpossiblyleadthemtohatevegetablesmore.Givingyourchildnewvarietiesoffoodswillhelpher/himdevelopatastefortryingnewthings.Sometimesthesimplethingsjustdon’twork.Wehavetostartbecomingalittlecreativewhenitcomestomakingourchildreneatthesevegetables.Bydoingthisinthebeginningwhentheyaresmall,theywillhopefullyhelpthemleantolovevegetables.Thinkofcreativewaystomakechildreneatvegetables.Forexample,cutupvegetableslikecarrots,cucumbers,celeryandassemble（聚集）theminacreativewayonaplatewithdipforanafternoonsnack.Ortryusingcheesesauceeitherbydippingthevegetablesorbyputtingthecheeserightontopofthecookeodruncookevdegetables.Ifyouprefer,youcanalsoaddateaspoonofsugarontopofcookedgreenbeansandpeastogivethemalittlesweetertaste.Doingthisshouldn’tleadtoasweettoothaslongasyouonlygivethemasmallamount.Ifyouhaveachildthatrefusestoeatvegetables,someofthesesuggestionsI’velistedwillhelptoturnthataround.Intheend,you’renotjustgettingthemtoeatvegetables；you’rehelpingthemliveahealthierlifestyle.66C.hildrenneedtwotothreekindsofvegetableseverydaybecause .A.theirparentsliketomakesurethattheirchildrenareeatingwellB.theycangetdifferentnutrientsbyeatingdifferentkindsofvegetablesC.parentsliketomakesurethattheirchildrenarefondofeatingvegetablesD.iftheyeatthesevegetables,theycangetdessert67A.ccordintgothepassage,allthefollowingwaystogetchildrentoeatvegetablesarecreativeEXCEPT .A.makingvegetablesmuchsweeterputtingcheeseontopofvegetablesC.preparingcarrotsinanattractivewayD.dippingvegetablesincheesesaucewhileeating68.Ifyouwantyourchildrentodevelopthehabitofeatingvegetables,youshould .A.beverypatientwiththemB.setanexampletothemC.givedesserttothemasaawardD.cutvegetablesintodifferenttypes69.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Childrenneedtoeatvegetableseveryday.B.Parentsshouldhelpchildrenliveahealthylifestyle.C.Sugarcanmakechildrenkeepahealthydiet.D.Itisnecessarytothinkofcreativewaystomakechildrentoeatvegetables.70T.hebesttitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe“ ”.A.VegetablesAreImportantforChildrenB.ALotofChildrenLikeEatingVegetablesC.DifferentKindsofVegetablesforChildrenD.HowtoMakeYourChildrenEatVegetablesDDoestechnologyposeathreattothepurityofChineselanguage?ManyChineseuseinstantmessengertoolssuchasMSNorQQ,listetnomusiconMP3playersandlogontheInternetusingADSL―mostwithoutknowingtheliteralChinesetranslationoftheabbreviations（缩略语）.Buttheydon’thaveto,asmanyEnglishlettershavebecomepartofthelocallexicon.AdozenabbreviationsincludingGDP,NBA,IT,MP3,QQD,VDandCEOareamongthe5,000most-frequentlyusedwordisntheChinese-languagemedialastyear,accordingtoareportonthe2006LanguageSituationinChina,whichwasreleasedyesterdayinBeijing.ThereportsaidsomeparentsaresokeenonEnglishlettersthatacoupletriedtonametheirbaby“@”,claimingthecharacterusedinemailaddressesreflectstheirloveforthechild.Whilethe“@”isobviouslyfamiliartoChinesee-mailusers,theyoftenusetheEnglishword“at”topronounceit,whichwithadrawnout“T”soundssomethinglikeaita,or“lovehim”,toPutonghuaspeakers.Thestudycollectedmorethan1billionlanguagesamplesfromnewspapers,magazines,TV,radioandwebsites.Theannualreportisointlycompiled（编撰）bytheMinistryofEducationandtheStateLanguageCommission.“Nowadays,moreandmoreEnglishabbreviationsarebeingusedinChinese,makingthemanimportantpartofthecontemporarylanguage,”saidHouMin,aprofessoratCommunicationUniversityofChina.“Theabbreviationshavegainedpopularitybecauseoftheeaseofusage,”Housaid.Forexample,DNAismuchsimplertousethanitsChineseversiontuoyanghetanghesuan.“AsmoreChinesepeoplelearnforeignlanguages,especiallyEnglish,inrecentyears,usingabbreviationshasbecomeatrendamongeducatedpeople,”shesaid.SomelanguagescholarsfearsuchusagewillpollutethepurityofChineseandcauseconfusionincommunication.71.MSNiksiandof A_._M_P.p4layerB.instantmessengertoolC.photographymakingtoolD.videogamesoftware72T.hereportontheLanguageSituationinChinais A_._co_mp.iledbytheMinistryofEducationaloneB.sponsoredbySinaC.compiledeverytwoyearsD.compiledeveryyear73.Whydoestheauthorusetheexampleofacouplewhotriedtonametheirbaby“@”?A.ToshowChineseisbadlypollutedbyEnglish.B.Toexpressthewriter’sloveforthechild.C.Toindicate“@”isaverycommonsignamongtheemailusers.D.ToshowsomeparentsareveryenthusiasticoverEnglishletters.74W.hyaretheEnglishabbreviationsbecomingmoreandmorepopular?A.Englishisthemostcommonlanguageintheworld.B.UsingEnglishabbreviationisafashion.C.Englishabbreviationaregoodtopronounce.D.Englishabbreviationsareeasyandsimpletouse.75. isthebesttitle.A.EnglishabbreviationsbecomepopularinChinaB.SomeLanguageScholarsFeartheEnglishAbbreviationsC.LanguageSituationinChinaD.EnglishAbbreviationsMayCauseConfusioninCommunication兖州高二英语检测试题第H卷（共45分）注意事项：1．用黑色或蓝色钢笔、圆珠笔答在答题卷上，答在试题卷上不得分。2．答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。题号第一节第二节总分得分评卷人得分第四部分写作（满分45分）第一节阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，然后用英语简洁回答文后所给的五个问题。RecentstudiesshowthatmanyyoungpeopleintheUnitedStatesneverfinishhighschool.Someresearcherssayaboutfifteentotwentypercentofpublicschoolstudentsdonotcompletetheireducation.Butmanyotherexpertsandpolicymakersbelievethatforthepasttwentyyears,thedropoutratehasorLatinoandeenaroundthirtypercentblackstudents,thenumbersareevenhigher.Researcherssayalmosthalfofthemleaveschoo1.Atthesametime,almosthalfthestatesletstudentsleaveschoolbeforetheageofeighteenwithoutlettingtheirparentsknow.Findingagoodjobwithoutahighschooleducationis A_re_ce_nt.studyfoundthatthedropoutratehasorLatinoandalmosthalfofalldropoutsagedsixteentotwenty-foudridnothaveajob.Thelackofhighschooleducationcanalsoleadtootherproblems.Anestimatedtwo-thirdsofprisonersintheUnitedStatesdroppedoutofhighschoo1.Themainreasonwhymanystudentsdropoutofschoolisthattheyarefailing.Manyareboredwiththeirclassesorfeeldisconnectedfromtheirschoolandteachers.Somestudentsfeelthateducatorsplacelowexpectationsonthem.Therehavebeeneffortstoincreasegraduationratesthrougheducationreformsduringthepasttwentyyears.Somecommunitiesareworkingondropoutpreentionprogramsheseinclde@卜0皿@区其他的）highschoolstomeetspecialneeds.Inaddition,expertssuggest“earlywarningsystems”tohelpidentify（识别）yongschoolchildrenattheriskofdroppingoutofhighschoo1.Theysayschoolsshouldalsokeepregularcontactwithparents,especiallyiftheirchildrenaremissingschooloften.76W.hatisthebesttitleofthepassage?（Pleaseanswerwithin10words.） 77.Whichsentenceinthepassagecreplacedbythefollowingone?Manystudentsfeeltiredoftheirclassesordon’tfeelconnectedwiththeirschoolandteachers. 第_二_节_书_面__表_达（满分30分）假如你是李明，你跟你的朋友 聊天，他表示学习压力很大，请你给他写封信，给他提一些建议。【写作要求】1．将自己的问题告诉老师和同学，请求得到他们的帮助。2．不要总想着考试成绩，要多想想自己在哪些方面进步了，这样就会给自己自信。．3多做运动，运动可以帮助自己缓解压力，并且有助于睡眠。．4你对他的祝福。注意：词数12左0右。（同情）高二年级英语试题参考答案第一部分听力（共20小题；每小题1.分，满分30分） 1~B5CA6C~A1A0BB1C1B~A1A5B1B6B~A2C0B第二部分词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 21~25ABDBC2第二节完形填空（共小题;每小题分，满分分）36~40BBDAD41~45DCCAB第4三6部~分50阅读理解（共小题；每小题分，满分分）第四部分写作（满分分）第一节阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）76H.ighDropoutRateinAmerica’sHighSchool77.Manyareboredwiththeirclassesorfeeldisconnectedfromtheirschoolandteachers．78.verydifficult／moreandmoredifficult／moredifficultthanbefore／notsoeasyasbefore．79T.heyfeeltheeducatorsandparentsaredisappointedwiththem．Littlebylittletheybegintofeeltiredoftheirclasses．80.在过去的这二十年期间，一直努力通过教育改革提高毕业率。第二节书面表达（满分30分）Onepossibleersion:earaul,Iuite$丫山口@地6同情）withyouandunderstandthegreattroubleyouaresufferingfrom.Nomatterwhatistroublingyou,don’tblameyourselffornotdoingwell.Isuggestyoucommunicateyourtroubletoyourteachersandclassmates,astheymayhelpyououtofthetoughsituation.Youarenotsupposedtothinkaboutyourexamsallthetime,whichonlymakesyoumoredepressed.Instead,youshouldthinkabouttheprogressyouhavemadeinyourstudy,whichwillsurelyincreaseyourownconfidence.Inaddition,Iadviseyoutodomoreexerciseinyoursparetimetorelieveyourstress,becausesportswillalsohelpyousleepbetteratnight.Onlywhenyoufeelenergeticcanyouconcentrateonyourstudy.Ihopeyouwillgetoutofyourtroublesoonandlivehappily.Yourssincerely,LiMing附：听力录音文本材料稿Text1W:It’spouringoutside.Mynewjacketgotallwet.M:Takeitoffandletmehangitup.W:Thanks.Ihopetheraindidn’thurtit.It’sanewjacket,youknow.M:It’sanicejacket.Ithinkit’llbeOKwhenitisdry.Text2M:Youlostyourjobatthelibrary?Oh,no!Whatwillyoudonow?W:IthinkI’lljusttakeavacation.M:Whatwillyoudothen?W:I’llworryaboutthatlater.Text3M:Whatdidyoudoafterhighschool?W:Iplayedinabandforawhile.Weplayedfordancesaroundthecountry.M:Thenwhatdidyoudo?W:Istartedarecordingcompany.NowImakemusicandmoney.Text4M:Thispencosts11dollars,butI’veonlygot7dollars.W:I’vegot6dollars,soI’lllendyoutherest.Text5W:IfLisadoesn’treturnmycarin15minutes’time,I’mafraidwe’regoingtobelateforthebaseballgame.M:Wouldyoulikemetogetataxiforyou?Text6W:Canyouhelpme,Sir?M:Whatseemstobethetrouble?W:Thereissomethingwrongwithmybike.Brake,chainorsomethingelse?M:Oh,yourwheelsseemtohavebecomeloose.That’sdangerous.Withoutgoodwheels,accidentsaremorelikelytohappen.You’dbetterhavethemrepairedassoonaspossible.W:WherecanIfindarepairman?M:There’soneatthecornerofthestreet,justnexttothepostoffice.Itisabout150metersaway.W:Thankyou,Sir.M:You’rewelcome.Text7W:Whattimeisitnow?M:Letmelookatmywatch.Oh,it’snine-thirtyalready.W:ThoughtodayisSaturday,it’stimeforustogetup,orwe’llhaveareallylatebreakfast.M:WecanhavebrunchinaChineserestaurantforachange.W:Whatisbrunch?M:It’samealbetweenbreakfastandlunch.Manypeoplepreferbru