南通市2016届高三第三次调研测试英语

PAGEPAGE5南通市2016届高三第三次调研测试英语2016.05本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。满分120分，考试时间120分钟。第Ⅰ卷(选择题共85分)第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分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.Wherewillthewomango?A.Astore.B.Theschool.C.Thestadium.()2.Whyisthemanexcited?A.Heboughtnewclothes.B.Hegetsastorediscount.C.Thewomaninvitedhimtoshop.()3.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?A.Dosometests.B.Takeexercise.C.Visitheratweekends.()4.Whatdidthemandobeforethephonecall?A.Helookedupanumber.B.Heaskedhissisterforanumber.C.Hedidanonlinesearch.()5.Howmuchdidthewomanpayfortheshoes?A.$475.B.$522.5.C.$550.第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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、7题。()6.Whatdoesthewomando?A.She'sawriter.B.She'sapolicewoman.C.She'sareporter.()7.Whatcanwelearnabouttheman'slatestbook?A.It'sasciencefictionnovel.B.It'stheauthor'sfirstbest－seller.C.It'sbasedonatruestory.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。()8.Howmuchsunlightdoestheplantneed?A.Alot.B.Justalittle.C.Noneatall.()9.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheplant?A.It'sveryexpensive.B.It'stoodifficulttokeepalive.C.It'sbeautifulandperfect.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。()10.Whatdoesthemanplantodo?A.Moveoutofthecity.B.Findanewjob.C.Buyahouseinthecity.()11.Whatannoysthemanabouttheirlocation?A.Theneighbors.B.Thenoise.C.Theairpollution.()12.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutmoving?A.Sheiseagertomove.B.Shepreferstomovetoanothercity.C.Shedoesn'treallywanttomove.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。()13.WhatmusicofMadonnamakesthemanwanttodance?A.Holiday.B.The80smusic.C.Newmusic.()14.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?A.Makenewmemories.B.Teachhersomethingdifferent.C.Learnfromhermistakes.()15.Whatdoesthewomanthinkaboutschool?A.Studyingiscomplicated.B.It'sfuntodowell.C.Gettinggoodgradesisimportant.()16.Whatdoesthemanmeanintheend?A.Hewillforgetthepast.B.Thewomanisright.C.Hewillgiveuphistory.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。()17.WhatisTaskRabbit?A.Aservicecompany.B.Anoldcompanywithnewideas.C.Asuccessfulmagazinethatoffersmanyservices.()18.WhatcouldaTaskRabbitworkerdo?A.Findyouajobtodo.B.Lendyoumoneyforrent.C.Helpyoumoveyourfurniture.()19.WhofoundedthecompanyTaskRabbit?A.LeahBusque.B.Sally.C.Neighbours.()20.WhatinspiredthefounderofTaskRabbit?A.Makingmillionsofdollars.B.Findingwaystohelptheelderly.C.Connectingneighborstohelpeachother.第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。()21.—Isometimescallmysonabroad,butit'sexpensive.—Whydoyouwastemoney________youcouldeasilyuseWechatorQQ?A.whileB.unlessC.untilD.when()22.Alicewentfishinginthecompanyofherfatherearlyinthemorningandshe________lifelessonsalongtheway.A.waslearningB.haslearnedC.islearningD.hadlearned()23.Educationistochangetraditionally－mindedindividuals,typicallythosewhoarenotpreparedto________，andtoencouragecriticalthinking.A.compensateB.accumulateC.investigateD.innovateB.getyourpermitpreparedbeforeyoustarttoclimbC.hirelocalguidestohelpyoutotrainforclimbingD.chooseDarwinglaciertoskionasanintermediateskierBAreportreleasedthismonthfoundthatgroupingchildrenbyabilityisontheriseagain—teachingstudentsingroupsofsimilarabilityhasimprovedachievementforfastandslowlearnersalike—andwhowouldn'twantbrightkidstobeabletomoveahead,orstrugglerstogetthehelptheyneed?Butformostkids,labels(标签)appliedearlyinlifetendtostick,eveniftheyarewrong.Sortingschoolchildrenbyabilityhaslongbeencontroversial.Insomecountries,especiallyinAsia,school－widetracking(分流)remainsnormal.Childrenaretestedandplacedindifferentschoolsthatdirectthemtowardprofessionalorvocationalcareers.Movementbetweenthetracksisrare.School－widetrackingdecreasedinU．S.schoolsinthe1960sand1970s.Itneverdiedout,though.Sortingstudentsintoseparatetracksformathataboutjuniorhighschoolagecontinuestobecommon,andotherformsoftrackingpersistaswell.Unliketracking,whichmeanssortingstudentsintoseparateclassrooms,abilitygroupinghappenswithinclassrooms.Whendoneaccordingtothelatestresearch,ithasproventopromoteachievement.Abilitygroupingischangeableandtemporary.Withinclassrooms,studentsmightbedividedintodifferentlearninggroupsdealingwithmaterialsofdifferentlevels.Anystudentswhomasterconceptscanmoveupwardbetweengroups,andthestudentgroupsmightlookdifferentfromsubjecttosubjectandunittounit.Forinstance,astudentwhostandsoutinlanguageartsmightbeatanaverageorslowerlevelinmath.Astudentwhofliesthroughmultiplicationtablesmightneedextrahelpwithfractions.Studentswholaginreadingcanbepulledoutoftheclassroominsmallgroupsforpracticewithatutoruntiltheirreadingimproves.Researchshowsabilitygroupingwithinclasseshasmorepositivebenefitsthantracking.However,thatmustbeweighedagainstthechallengesinvolved.Inmanyregularclassrooms,thedifferencesbetweenstudentabilitylevelsareverybig.Thatpresentschallengesforteachersandlow－performingstudentstoconstantlycomparethemselveswithstudentswhoseemtoflythroughschoolwithease.Therigidabilitygroupsandtrackingofthepastarestillwithusinmanyschools.Likely,labelsareappliedwithmorecautionthaninthebadolddayswhensometeachersgavereadinggroupsnot－so－secretcodenameslike“Bluebirds”“Robins”“Crows”and“Buzzards”.Butkidsstillknow.()58.Whyisgroupingchildrenbyabilitybecomingpopularagain?A.Becausemostteachersdonotlikeslowerlearners.B.Becausegroupingchildrenshouldbedoneearlyinlife.C.Becauseitisacademicallybeneficialtodifferentlearners.D.Becausefastlearnerscanmoveaheadwithoutteachers'help.()59.Bysaying“Movementbetweenthetracksisrare.”inParagraph3,thewriterreallymeans________．A.trackingchildrenisnormalinAsiaB.school－widetrackinghasdecreasedinUSC.professionalandvocationalcareersareunrelatedD.sortedstudentscanhardlychangeschools()60.TheexamplesinParagraph6areusedmainlytoillustrate________．A.agoodlanguagelearnerpromisestobegoodatmathsB.astudentmightjoindifferentgroupsfordifferentcoursesC.abilitygroupingbenefitsgiftedstudentsmorethanslowonesD.abilitygroupingpresentsnochallengeforthoseslowstudents()61.Whatmightbethechallengeinregularclassroomsforteachers?A.Students'differentlevels.B.Students'lowperformance.C.Constantself－comparison.D.Applicationofnot－so－secretcode.CMicrosoftjustfinishedathree－monthexperimentoperatinganunderwaterdatacenter.Aserverrack(服务器支架)withthepowerofabout300PCswasplacedintoawater－tight(防水)steelcontainerandloweredintotheoceanoffthecoastofcentralCalifornia.Theunusualexperimentwaslaunchedbecausecurrentdatacentersareunpleasantlyinefficient.They'rebuiltwhereenergyandlandarecheap(notclosetowherepeopleactuallylive).Andtheywastesomuchenergycoolingtheirmassivecomputers.Theoceancansolvethoseproblems.Thecoldoceanfloorsufficientlycoolsthecomputingcomponentsinsidethepod.Andsincemostpeopleliveneartheocean,placingdatacentersunderwatercouldpotentiallyincreasethespeedatwhichcustomerscouldaccesstheinformationstoredinMicrosoft'scloud.TheexperimentwassosuccessfulthatMicrosoftoperatedtheunderwaterdatacenterfor75dayslongerthanithadplannedto.Thenextstepistogetalargerpod,withaboutfourtimesthecomputingpower,undertheoceanfortesting.Unlikethefirstexperiment,thenextpodwillalsobeequippedwithturbines,whichwilltransformtheocean'scurrentsintoelectricity.It'snotclearwhen,ifever,underwaterdatacenterswillbecomeapossibleproduct.“Ourfirstexperimentwaslikedippingourpinkietoeinthewater,andnowwe'regoingforthebigtoe，”saidLee,corporatevicepresidentofMicrosoftResearch.Microsoftisstillanalyzingtheenvironmentalimpactsofthestudy.Datacentersarebothhotandloud,whichcouldhavedamagingeffectsonoceanlife.Microsoftfoundthatthenoiseitsunderwaterdatacenterproducedwasdrownedoutbynearbyshrimpandcrabs.Thedatacentersarealsobuiltfromrecyclablematerials,andMicrosoftbelievesthatthetotalcarbonfootprintofunderwaterdatacenterswillbe“dramaticallylower”thancurrentland－basedcenters.Giventhegrowthinthecloud,industryanalystsbelievethatmostoftheworld'sdatacentershaveyettobebuilt.Butbuildingadatacentertakesatleasttwoyears—aneternityinthefast－developingtechindustry.Asaresult,Microsoftbuildsitsdatacenterswiththefutureinmind,installingfarmorecomputingpowerandspacethanitcurrentlyneeds.Leebelievesthatgoingunderwatercanshiftthebuildingofdatacentersfromconstructionprojectstomanufacturingjobs.“Whatifwecouldmass－producethesepodsonanassemblyline？”hethought.“Wecoulddeliveradatacenter,fromconceptiontooperation,in90days.That'sdramaticallydifferentthanwhat'shappeningtoday.”()62.Whatistheadvantageofanunderwaterdatacenter?A.Itcanbeloweredtotheoceanflooreasily.B.Itcancoolcomputingcomponentsautomatically.C.Itcanbebuiltclosetotheplacewherepeoplelive.D.Itcanmakeinformationeasilyaccessibletopeople.()63.Wecaninferthattheunderwaterdatacenters________．A.causelittleharmtotheoceanlifeB.aremoreenvironmentallyfriendlyC.changethecourseofoceancurrentsD.areeasytobuildinlargequantities()64.Theunderlinedword“eternity”inParagraph5means“________”．A.anextremelylongtimeB.anextendedperiodC.aseeminglyshorttimeD.afruitfulperiod()65.Thepassagetriestoinformreadersthat________．A.anexperimentwasmadeinoperatingadatacenterB.Microsoftwillmass－producepodsonanassemblelineC.MicrosoftsucceededinputtingadatacenterunderwaterD.underwaterdatacentersaremoreefficientthanland－basedonesDMyfather'sfamilyisnotamusicalfamily.Theyareafamilyofwords.Mybrotherhasmyfather'sdarkhair,hisloveofagoodargument.Itakeaftermymother.FromherIinheritedacuriousnature,asenseofadventure,brightredhair.Ididnot,contrarytoherhopes,inheritatalentforthepiano.Thatfactwasestablishedbeyonddoubtafterunsuccessfulattemptstodrawmusicfromme.ThepianolessonsbeganwhenIwasfour.MymotherwasconvincedthatIwouldbeachildMozart.Shefoundtheidealteacher—MadameOblenka,astrictRussianwoman,whosepursedlipswereenoughtofrightenawildhorseintosubmission.MadameOblenka,whoexpectedalittleMozart,wasnotverydelightedtofindalittlegirlbangingherfists(拳头)onthekeys.Itriedtopleaseher.“Feelthemusic，”sheurged.I“felt”itandwinced(退避)myears—forwhatismoreunpleasantthanaseriesofwrongnotesplayedcontinuously?She“felt”mymusic,too,whichiswhyshealwaysleftwithanangrierexpressionthanwhenshecame.Once,whenIwasten,Imanagedtorecordoneofmyownrehearsals(练习).Inordertoescapemypracticesessions,Iwouldclosemyselfbehindthedoorofthepianoroom,putonthetaperecording,andreaduntilthetapehadfinished.Thatmethodworkedforaweek,untilmymotherbegantowonderwhyIalwaysmissedthesameB－sharp.Sheknockedonthedoor,and,receivingnoanswer,cameintocheckonmeandfoundthatIhadfallenasleepwhilethetapeofmyperformanceplayedonandon.Iwastwelvewhenmyparentsfinallyacknowledgedthatmyhiddentalentwasnotabouttoemerge(显现)anytimesoon.Mymother,refusingtoadmitdefeat,toldmetopickanotherinstrument.“Chooseanythingyouwant,Honey，”shesaid,assumingthatfreedomofchoicewouldinspiredevotion.Ithoughtlongandhardandchosethedrums.Myparents,sensitivetonoise,wouldbelessthanoverjoyedbyadailybombardmentofplaying.Iimaginedmyfatherinhisstudy,cottonwadsinhisears.Iworkedmywaythroughseveralotherinstrumentsbeforemymotherhitonanotheridea.MaybeIwasn'tmeanttobeaninstrumentalist.Realizingthatdramamightbemoresuitedtomytalents,Momtookmetoadramateacher.However,heputmebackstage,paintingscenery.OnceIrecoveredfrommysenseofinjury,Irealizedthewisdomofhischoice.Ilovedtheactive,practicalbackstageworld,andIdiscoveredthatIhadaknackforconstructingandpainting.Ilovedthechallengeoftakingourscanty(贫乏的)suppliesandusingthemtomakesomethingbeautiful.Imaginingasceneandthenseeingitemergebeforeme—this,tome,wasclosetomagic.I'masculptornow,andeverydayIexperienceafreshthejoyofbeingfullyabsorbedintheactofartisticcreation.It'sawonderful,blissful(乐而忘忧)feeling.Irealizethatmyparents,intheirmisguidedattemptstointerestmeinmusic,weretryingtogivemethisfeeling.AndnowIfeelgrateful.Perhapstheywentaboutitinthewrongway,buttheirheartswereintherightplace.()66.MadameOblenkaalwaysfeltangrybecause________．A.theauthorwastooyoungtoplaythepianowellB.theauthoroftenpointedoutthewrongnotesofherC.theauthorkeptbangingonthekeysunconsciouslyD.theauthor'sperformancewasfarfromsatisfactory()67.Whichofthefollowingbestrevealstheauthor'sattitudetowardspianopractice?A.Shetriedtomakethepianoteacherpleased.B.Sherecordedherperformanceforimprovement.C.Sheplayedtherecordinginsteadofpractising.D.Sherepeatedthesamemistakeinpractising.()68.Whydidtheauthorchoosethedrumsasamusicalinstrument?A.Shewaseagertofreeherselffrompianolessons.B.Shewasreluctanttoplayaninstrument.C.Shewasconfidentofhandlingthem.D.Shewasfondofbeatingdrums.()69.Theauthor'smothercanbebestdescribedas________．A.devotedandstubbornB.encouragingandindependentC.helpfulandconsiderateD.hardworkingandgenerous()70.Wecanlearnfromthepassage________．A.parentsshouldencouragetheirchildrentocreateartB.theordinarybackstageworkcanhelponesucceedC.youcanonlygetbetteratsomethingifyoupracticeD.artshouldbetreatedasajoyratherthanaburden第Ⅱ卷(非选择题共35分)第四部分：任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。SocialNetworkingandItsEffectSocialnetworkinghasbecomeanunquestionablepartofoureverydaylives.ThosewhohavealifeontheInternetdonotalwaysrealizethattheyarelosingtheirconnectionswiththerealworld.Nowadays,areputationonlineismoreimportant.Someareevenfindingawaytomakealivingonline.Socialmediaseemstohavequitetheimpact,especiallyonteenagers.Yearsago,beforesocialnetworkingexisted,friendswouldgooutandhaveagoodtime,andpopularityinhighschoolwouldbesomethingofimportancetoalotofpeople.Today,popularitymeanshavingalotoffollowersonTwitterorTumblr.Tumblrhasitsownwayofcreating“celebrities”.Usersareconsidered“Tumblrfamous”iftheyhaveahighnumberoffollowers.Websitesmakeusthinkthatgreatnessisachievedjustbecausethousandsofstrangersarefamiliarwithyourface.Popularityisnotabouthavingalotoffriendsanymore;itisjustaboutbeingknownforabsolutelynothing.Socialnetworkinghasitspositives,consideringitallowsustoconnectwithfriendsandfamilyinamatterofseconds.Althoughthisisextremelyuseful,itisalsodestroyingourabilitytomakereallifeconversations.PeopleareattackedovertheInternet,butdonotsayawordtoeachotherinperson.Socialmediaispreventingusfromstandingupforourselvesthewayweshouldbe.Facebooklimitsourconversationsthatwehavewithpeople,whichiswhyitisalwaysbettertostrikeupaconversationinpersoninsteadofthroughacomputerscreen.Socialnetworkingdestroysthetruemeaningofhumaninteraction.Teensarefindingnewwaystomakealivingoutofadvertisementsthattheypostontheirsocialnetworkingpages.Socialnetworksallowthemtomakemoneywithoutevengettingupoffthecouch.Beingoutintherealworldandworkingcreateswaystocommunicateandisacrucialpartoflife,butthatwillbedestroyedifyoungteensthinkitisokaytojustmakemoneythroughsocialmedia.Socialnetworkingmakesthingseasier,butthatdoesnotalwaysmeanthatitmakesthingsbetter.Socialnetworkingaffectsyounglivesandcausesteenstogrowupdifferentlyfromhowtheirolderrelativeshave.Theyrelyontheirblogsandpagestocommunicatewithpeople,keepupwiththelatesttrendsandenjoytheirseparatelittleworld.Socialmediahasruinedhowlifeshouldbe:fun,adventurousandexciting.Instead,ithasturnedmostteenagersintoanti－socialcouchpotatoes.Thereneedstobeabreakfromsocialnetworkingsoyoungpeoplecanonceagainliveareallifeintherealworld.Title:SocialNetworkingandItsEffectIntroductionOurdailylivesare(71)______connectedtosocialnetworking,whichhasgreatimpactindifferentaspectsPopulairtyonline●Forhighschoolstudentstoday,popularityis(72)______bythenumberoffollowerstheyhaveonTwitterorTumblr●Popularityonlineconcernsnothingbutthe(73)______The(74)______effectsofsocialnetworking●Online(75)______occursamongpeoplewhoactuallydonotknoweachother●Facebookmakesit(76)______likelyforpeopletocommunicateinpersonTheimpactsonteenagers●Socialnetworkingallowsteenstomakemoneyby(77)______online●Teensmakemoneywithoutcommunicatingintherealworld,whichisnotnecessarilya(78)______thing●Teens(79)______themselvesfromsociety,addictedtoavirtualworld●Socialnetworking(80)______teensfromlivingafun,adventurousandexcitinglife第五部分：书面表达(满分25分)请阅读下面文字及图表，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。Since2014,thegoalofbuildinga“nationofreaders”hasbeenincludedintheannualReportontheWorkoftheGovernment.JustaheadofWorldBookDay,theChineseAcademyofPressandPublicationhasissueditsfindingsinasurveyofChinesereadinghabits.Chinesepeoplereadonaverageabouteightbooksintheyear2015,aslightincreasecomparedwiththatinthepreviousyears.However,thingsarequitedifferentamongteenagers.BelowisachartwhichshowsthenumberofbooksreadbyChineseunderage17intheyearsof2014and2015respectively(分别地)．【写作内容】1.用约30个字单词概述上述文字及图表的主要内容。2.结合上述信息，简要分析可能导致青少年图书阅读量下降的原因。3.结合自身实际，就如何提高青少年的图书阅读量提几点建议(不少于两点)。【写作要求】1.写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句。2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。3.不必写标准。【评分标准】内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。____

2016届高三模拟考试试卷(三)(扬州、南通)英语参考答案及听力材料听力1～5ABBAA6～10CCBCA11～15BCAAC16～20BACAC单项填空21～25DADCA26～30CBACC31～35CDBAB完形填空36～40BCBAD41～45CDADB46～50DABAC51～55CBBCD阅读理解56～57BA58～61CDBA62～65DBAC66～70DCBAD任务型阅读71.closely/tightly72.determined/decided73.face74.negative75.violence/attack76.less77.advertising78.good79.shut/separate/withdraw80.discourages/prevents/stops/keeps/blocks书面表达Onepossibleversion：DespitethefactthattheChinesegenerallyreadmorebookscomparedwiththepreviousyears,thepastyearwitnessedasignificantdeclineinthenumberofbooksreadbythoseunderage17,especiallythemiddleschoolstudents.Quiteafewthingsgiverisetotheproblem.Duetothefiercecompetition,theloadofstudyformiddleschoolstudentsgetsheavierandheavierastheirgradeadvances,leavinglittletimeforreading.What'sworse,electronicdevicesandvariousformsofentertainmenthavetakenwhatlittlethereisoftheirsparetime.Todealwiththeproblem,weourselvesshouldknowthesignificanceofreadingforourgrowthanddevelopagoodreadinghabit.Forme,Iwilltrytotakepartinvariousreadingactivitiestoenhancemyenthusiasminreading.Moreover,Iwillmakeplansforreadingonthemonthlybasis.OnlyinthiswaycanIreadandenjoymorebooks.听力材料Text1M:Wouldyouliketodropbythefootballstadiumandwatchagamewithme?W:Sorry,Ialreadyhaveplans.I'mtakingabreakfromschooltocheckoutanewshopwithafriendofmine.Maybeanotherday.Text2M:IjustgotajobatMacy's!W:Really?M:Itdoesn'tpaymuch,butIgeta40%storediscount.Now,Icanbuysomenewdesignerclothes.Doyouwanttogoshoppingwithme?Youaresostylish,soyoucanhelpmepickthingsout.W:I'dloveto!I'llbeyourpersonalshopper.Text3M:I'vebeenveryworried,andIdon'tknowwhyI'vebeensosick.W:Don'tworry.Dosomerunning,seemeinaweek,andletmeknowifthingschange.I'llrunsometestsonyouifyou'restillnotfeelingwell.Text4W:Hello,thisisSusanSpears...M:Oops,I'msosorry.ImusthavecalledthewrongSusanSpears.Mysister－in－lawisAmerican,notBritish.I'llhavetocheckthephonebookagain.Text5W:HowdoyoulikemyJimmyChooshoes?Theywereonly$475,andsinceIpaidwithmyMacy'screditcard,Isavedanextra10%!M:Thosearetoopricey.I'veonlyheardaboutpeopleonTVwearingthem.Okay,yousaved10%,butyoustillspentalmost$500!Text6W:Goodmorning.I'mfromTheNewYorkTimesBookReview.CouldIaskyousomequestionsaboutyourlatestbook?M:Sure.TakeaseatWhatwouldyouliketoknow?W:First,I'veheardthatyourlatestbookisbasedonatruestory.M:That'scorrect.It'samurdermysterybasedonactualmurdersthattookplaceinFloridaseveralyearsago.Themaincharacter—apoliceofficer—isbasedonthemanwhotriedtosolvethecase.W:Ireallylikeyourbooks.I'vejustfinishedthisone.Ireaditfromcovertocoverinasingleday.Congratulationsonmakingthebest－sellerlistyetagain!M:Thankyou.Text7M:Thisisaveryspecialandexpensiveplant.It'sfromBrazil.W:It'ssobeautiful.IthinkI'mgoingtobuythisplant.Howmuchsunlightdoesitneed?M:Putitnearawindow,butdon'tputitindirectlight.Also,whentheplantgrowsflowers,makesureyoudon'tletitgettoocold!W:Iamnotverygoodattakingcareofplants,butthisonelookssoperfectthatI'mgoingtobeverycareful.Text8M:I'msickoflivinginthecity.Itseemslikethereisalwaysacaralarmgoingoffthroughthestreets!It'ssonoisy!W:Iknow,butIstilllovelivinghere.Icanwalktowork,thestore,andmyfavoritecaféeveryday.Everythingissoclose!Wouldyougivethatupjustforlessnoise?M:I'mbeginningtothinkso.Anotherthingthatannoysmeisparkingthecar.SometimesIhavetodrivearoundfor30minutestofindaspot!W:Iwishyourjobwascloser.Thenwecouldjustgetridofthecarandnotworryaboutparkingit.M:Anditisgettingexpensivetorentanapartment.Iheardthatrentswillcontinuetoincreaseinthenextseveralyears.Wecouldbuyabighouseandsavemoneyinthelongrunifwemov