2020-2021学年高一年级上学期12月考英语试题（附答案）

重庆市第七中学校2020-2021学年度上期

高2023级月考（2020.12）英语试题

（满分150分，考试时间120分钟）

注意事项

1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名和准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改

动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在

本试卷上无效。

第I卷（共三部分，满分100分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；第小题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.Whatdoesthemanprefer?

A.Apples.

B.Oranges.

C.Bananas.

2.Whatwillthemandotomorrow?

A.Workathisoffice.

B.Attendabasketballgame.

C.Takethegirltoseeadoctor.

3.Whatwilltheweatherbeliketonightaccordingtothewoman?

A.Rainy.

B.Cloudy.

C.Clear.

4.Whatmealisthemangoingtoeat?

A.Breakfast.

B.Lunch.

C.Dinner.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Ameeting.

B.Firepractice.

C.Plansfortheweekend.

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。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.Howmanycatsdoesthewomanwant?

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

7.Whatcolorcatdoesthewomanchoose?

A.Black.B.Gray.C.White.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatisthewoman'sjob?

A.Anartist.

B.Adesigner.

C.Apoliceofficer.

9.Howmanypaintingshasthewomanjustsold?

A.One.

B.Two.

C.Three.

10.Wheredoesthewomandisplayherpaintings?

A.Inanoffice.

B.Inashop.

C.Inagallery.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inashop.

B.Inabank.

C.Inapark.

12.Whatcausedtheman'spooreyesight?

A.Anaccident.B.Hisage.C.Adisease.

13.Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthewoman?

A.Sheisprofessional.

B.Sheissmart.

C.Sheiskind.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Co-workers.

B.Husbandandwife.

C.Shopkeeperandcustomer.

15.Whatisinthewoman'sbasket?

A.Vegetables.

B.Chips.

C.Cookies.

16.Howmuchdoesthewomanpayfortheitems?

A.£6.B.£10.C.£12.

17.Howwillthewomanprobablygohome?

A.Onfoot.

B.Bybus.

C.Bycar.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whyisthespeakermakingaspeech?

A.Sheisretiring.

B.Shehaswonaprize.

C.Shewillsetupherbusiness.

19.Howlonghasthespeakerworkedfortheschool?

A.For12years.

B.For18years.

C.For25years.

20.Whoisthemostimportantpersonthespeakermetattheschool?

A.Herhusband.

B.Awiseteacher.

C.Astarstudent.

第二部分：阅读理解（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，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将

该项涂黑。

FouroftheMostMagicalMoviesfromYourChildhood

Whetheritwasthecharmingcharacters,thememorablescenesorsimplybecauseitwasthefirst

filmmumordadtookyouto,thesearethemoviesthathaveleftthemostlastingimpressionsover

thedecades.

WillyWonka&theChocolateFactory

loveditfbrtworeasons.First,itshowedawonderful,lovingextendedfamily.Second,inside

thechocolatefactorywaswhatallchildrendreamedof.Thewholemovietransportedmefrommy

childhoodworriesintoafairylandworld."-MargaretMcKee

Dumbo

“Forakidwhooftenfeltlikehedidn'tfitin,andwasn'tgoodatanything,itwasmagicaltosee

Dumbodiscoverhistalentandbecomelovedandcelebrated.9,——LorraineCormack

TheNeverEndingStory

“Ithastobethemostmagicalmoviefrommyera.Thestoryhaseverythingayoungkidcanask

for:agreatstory,amythicalflyingdogandaninterestingending.Ourfamilycontinuetowatchit

today.^^一AaronElliott

TheSoundofMusic

“WhenIwasyoung,therewasaspecialonethatIdidadore,andmanytimesI'vegonebackfor

more.Thesongs,thesceneryandthestorylinealwaystransportmetoanothertime.Itissucha

classicthatmymemoriesofitaresofantastic.^^—JoanneCarter

21.Whatdoes"WillyWonka&theChocolateFactory^^isabout?

A.Afantasticworld.B.Anadventuroustrip.

C.Amysteriousfriend.D.Anunexpectedincident.

22.Whichmoviemayappealtoachildlackingconfidence?

A.TheNeverEndingStory.B.Dumbo.

C.TheSoundofMusic.D.WillyWonka&theChocolate

Factory.

23.WhatdoesAaronElliottthinkof"TheNeverEndingStory”?

A.Itisfullofunrealisticthings.B.Itinfluencespeopleofallages.

C.Itmeetsallhisexpectations.D.Itisthemostmeaningfulmovie.

B

Forseveralmonths,Carahasbeenworkingupthecouragetotalktohermomaboutwhatshesaw

onInstagram.Notlongago,the11-year-oldgirldiscoveredthathermomhadbeenpostingher

photosformuchofherlifb."It'sstrangetoseemyselfupthere,andsometimestherearepicturesI

don'tlikeofmyse*'shesaid.

Likemostothermodernkids,Caragrewupundertheinfluenceofsocialmedia.Facebook,Twitter,

andYouTubewereallfoundedbeforeshewasborn.Instagramhasexistedsinceshewasatoddler.

Althoughmanykidsmaynotyethaveaccounts（账户）themselves,theirparents,schools,sports

teamshavebeenorganizinganonlineoneforthemsincebirth.Itisashocktoknowthatdetails

abouttheirliveshavebeensharedonlinewithouttheirpermissionor

knowledge.Andthishasbecomeacommonexperienceformanyteenagers.

Recentlyaparentingblogger（博主）saidthatdespiteher14-year-olddaughter'shorrorat

discoveringthathermotherhadsharedyearsofhighlypersonalinformationaboutheronline,she

simplycouldnotstopdoingit.

Butit'snotjustcrazymommybloggerswhosharetheirchildren'sinformationonsocialmedia.

Plentyofaverageparentsdothesame.There9sevenaspecialwordforit:sharenting.Almosta

quarterofchildrenbegintheirdigitalliveswhenparentsuploadtheirprenatalsonogramscans（产

前超声波扫描）totheInternet,accordingtoastudyconductedbytheInternet-securitycompany

AVG.Thestudyalsofoundthat92percentofkidsundertheageof2alreadyhavetheirown

uniqueonlineidentity（身份）.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"toddlef"inthesecondparagraphprobablymean?

A.Teenagegirl.B.Veryyoungchild.

C.Elementaryschoolstudent.D.Highschoolstudent.

25.Whal'sCara'sattitudetowardshermom'sposting?

A.supportiveB.doubtful

C.disapprovingD.uninteresting

26.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?

A.AVGisthenameofanInternetcompany.

B.About25%ofchildrenbegintheirdigitallivesbeforetheyareborn.

C.Fathersdon'tliketosharetheirkids*informationonsocialmedia.

D.Averageparentscreatedtheword“sharenting”ontheInternetrecently.

27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitlefbrthearticle?

A.GrowingupontheInternetB.ANewWordBorn

C.ParentsAddictedtoBloggingD.TheChildren\Horror

C

Atfirstglance,thereisnothingunusualaboutBingoBox'sconveniencestore-shelves

packedwithsnackslinethewalls,attractingpassers-bythroughtheglasswindows.Butupon

closerlook,BingoBoxisnoordinarystore.Thedoorunlocksonlyaftercustomersscan（扫描）a

QRcodetoenter,andthereisnocashier-justalonecheckoutcounter（柜台）inacorner.The

Shanghai-basedcompanyisoneofmanyunmannedstoreoperators（运营者）openingoutletsall

overChina,hopingtoimproveslimprofitbyreducingstaffcosts.

“Ifstaffcostsrisequickly,thatputsgreaterpressureonlow-profitbusinesseslikeconvenience

storesandsupermarkets,^saidAndrewSong,ananalystatGuotaiJunanSecurities.t4InChina,

manpowercostshavebeenrisingrelativelyquickly.^^

However,thefuturevisionofshoppingwithoutacheck-outpersonisstillaworkinprogress.

APostreporterwhovisitedaBingoBoxstoreinShanghaiwasbrieflylockedinwhentryingto

exitwithoutbuyinganything.Althoughasignneartheexitstatedthatempty-handedcustomers

canleavebyscanningaQRcode,noQRcodewastobefound.Repeatedcallstothecustomer

servicehotlinewentunanswered.

Theideaofunmannedstoresfirstcaughttheworld'sattentioninDecemberlastyear.

EquippedwithtechnologysuchasRFIDtags,mobilepaymentsystemsandfacialandmovement

recognition,suchstorescollectlargeamountsofdatathatgiveoperatorsabetterideaofconsumer

preferencesandbuyinghabits,whichcanthenbeusedtooptimize（使最优化）operationsand

makemoreefficientinventorydecisions.ForcompanieslikeBingoBox,loweroperatingcostsalso

meanitcanaffordtoexpanditsreachtoareaswithlessfoottrafficorfewerpeople,accordingto

itsfounderandchiefexecutiveChenZilin.

28.WhatmakesBingoBoxstorelooklikeanordinaryconveniencestore?

A.Nocashiertocheckout.

B.Alonecheckoutcounter.

C.Shelvespackedwithgoods.

D.EnteringbyscanningaQRcode.

29.Whyareunmannedstorespopularwithoperators?

A.Thecustomersprefermobilepaymentsystems.

B.Theunmannedstoreshelpimproveprofitwithlowerlaborcosts.

C.Theemployeesfocusonconsumerpreferencesandbuyinghabits.

D.Theoperatorscaremoreaboutoperationsandinventorydecisions.

30.Whyisthereporter\casementionedinthepassage?

A.Toshowhisangeranddissatisfaction.

B.TowarnpeoplenottogotoaBingoBoxstore.

C.TDexplainunmannedstoresstillhavealongwaytogo.

D.TocomplainthatQRcodeserviceisnotconvenientatall..

31.WhatcanweinferfromthechiefexecutiveChenZilin?

A.Nowadaysallstoresshouldbeequippedwithadvancedtechnology.

B.Theoperatorscollectdataaboutconsumerpreferencesandbuyinghabits.

C.BingoBoxmadewiserdecisionsbasedonthedatacollectedinthoseunmannedstores.

D.Theoperatorscanopenunmannedsupermarketsinmoredistantplaceswithlowcost.

D

SmartphoneBansinSchool

Today*sstudentsallovertheworldarelosinganhouraweekofproductivityduetotheir

smartphoneactivity.

ThatiswhattworesearchersfromtheLondonSchoolofEconomicsarearguingwiththeirnew

studythatexamined130,000studentsin91Britishschoolsthatemployedvarioussmartphone-use

policies.Then,theylookedathowthesestudentsperformedin16-year-olds,nationalexams.

It'snosurprisethattheresearchersRichardMurphyandLouis-PhilippeBelandfoundthatas

schools*phonepoliciesdevelopedsince2001,withsomechoosingtocompletelybansmartphones,

schooltestscoresimprovedbyanaverageof6.4percent.Theincreaseinscoresfrom

underachievingstudentswasevenmoresignificantastheysawtheirscoresincreasebyanaverage

of14percent.

“Theresultssuggestthatlow-achievingstudentsaremorelikelytobedistractedbythepresence

ofmobilephones,whilehighachieverscanfocusintheclassroomregardlessofthemobilephone

policy/*theresearcherstoldCNN.

ProfessorMurphyandBelandsaidtheirstudydoesnotmeanthatsmartphonesandother

technologyhavenoplaceinhelpinglearning.t4Thereare,however,potentialdrawbackstonew

technologies,"theytoldCNN,“suchasthetemptationtotext,playgamesorchatonsocialmedia.

Therefore,smartphoneswillnotbecompletelyoutofclassroomssoon.

Smartphoneownershipamongyoungpeopleandchildrenhasskyrocketedinthepastfewyears.

PewResearchandtheBerkmanCenterforInternetandSocietyatHarvardUniversityreported

thatasof2013,78percentofteensaged12to17ownedacellphone,47percentofwhichwere

smartphones.

InMarch,NewYorkCityMayorBilldeBlasioendedadecade-longcity-widebanon

smartphonesinpublicschoolsandleftthemtomakeuptheirownrules.

ButMurphyandBelandsaidthedecisionmaynothaveagoodresult.

“Schoolscouldsignificantlyreducetheeducationachievementgapbyforbiddingmobilephone

useinschools.Sobyallowingphonesinschools,NewYorkmayincreasetheinequalitiesof

outcomesorresults.^^

32.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheresearch?

A.Itexamined130,000underachievingstudents.

B.Itprovesthatsmartphonesarenogoodforstudents'studies.

C.Smartphoneownershipamongteensaged12to17madeupabout50percent.

D.Inschoolswithsmartphonebans,scoresofthelow-achievingstudentsincreasedby14%.

33.Whichcouldbestreplacetheunderlinedword“distracted"inparagraph4?

A.Affected.B.Interested.

C.Assisted.D.Improved.

34.Astheresearchsuggests,asaresultofsmartphoneusestudentsmay.

A.loseaboutanhoureveryday

B.relativelylosefivedaysforlearning

C.decreasetheirscoresbyanaverageof14percent

D.increasetheirscoresbyanaverageof6.4percent

35.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Somestudentsusesmartphonestoomuch.

B.Smartphonescausestudentsmanyproblems.

C.Smartphonebansinschoolsarebeneficial.

D.Heavysmartphoneusecanharmstudents*learningabilities.

第二节(共5小题：每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。

ThingsEmotionallyIntelligentPeopleDon'tDo

Herearefivethingsemotionallyintelligentpeople,asarule,avoid.

Theydon'tcomplain.

Insteadoflookingforsomeoneorsomethingtoblame,theyimmediatelythinkofhowto

constructivelycodewiththedilemma(difficultsituation).36.Sotheysearchforprivateand

effectiveways--whetherit'stakingayogaclassorsimplywritingdowntheirfeelings.

Theydon'talwayssayyes-toothersandthemselves.

37.Emotionallyintelligentpeoplearewellawarethatasecondglassofwinewillleadto

negativeresultsthenextmorning.Themoreoftenemotionallyintelligentpeopleexercisetheir

righttosayno,thefreertheyaretoconcentrateontheirambitionsandoverallwell-being.

Theydon'trelyonothersforhappinessorconfidence.

Theyareconfidentinallaspectsoflife,includingtheircontentmentandpeaceofmind.Theyhave

learnedthattodependonsomeoneelsetomakethemselvesfeeljoyfulistoputthemselvesat

riskofdisappointmentandhopelessness.38

39

Peoplewholivemoreintheirpastthanintheirpresentarelikelytosufferalotofmentaland

spiritualdissatisfaction.Emotionallyintelligentpeoplehonortheirpast---themistakestheyhave

madeortheopportunitiestheyhavemissed.Buttheycaremoreabouttheimportanceofliving

justinthepresent.

Theydon'tgossip（八圭卜）.

Emotionallyacutepeoplesidestepgossipasdeterminedlyastheyavoiddrama.Toinvolve

themselvesonshamefultalk,theyknow,istoshameanotherforasupposederror.40.

A.Theydon'tcareaboutthepast.

B.Theydon'tletgoofthepastuncomfortably.

C.Insteadtheytaketheiremotionsintheirownhands.

D.Theystartedtocomplain,butfounditdidn'thelpatall.

E.Self-controlisasuresignofanemotionallystrongperson.

F.Theyknowtheircomplaintswillaffectthosearoundthembadly.

G.Theyalsoknowwhatothersmighttreatasamistakeisanchanceforimprovement.

第三部分：英语知识运用

第一节：完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文。从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D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。

BorninAmerica,IspokeEnglish,notChinese,thelanguageofmyancestors.WhenIwas

three,myparentsflashedcardswithChinese41atmyface,butIpushedthem42,

mymombelievedIwouldlearn43Iwasready.Butthetimenevercame.

OnaChineseNewYear'sEve,myunclespoketomeinChinese,butallIcoulddowas44

athim,confused,scratchingmyhead."Stillcan'tspeakChinese?^^He45me,"Youcan't

evenbuyafishinChinatown.”

“Hey,thisisAmerica,notChina.Tilgetsome46withorwithoutChinese."Irepliedand

turnedtomymomfor47.

“Remembertoaskforfreshfish,XinXianPh,“shesaid,handingovera$20note.I48the

wordsrunningdownstairsintothestreetsofChinatown.

Ifoundthefishstandsurroundedbyaseaofcustomers.'Tdliketobuysomefreshfish,"I

shoutedtothefishman.Buthe49myEnglishwordsandturnedtoservethenext

customer.Thelaughofthepeoplebehindincreasedwiththeirimpatience.Withevery50the

breathofthedragons（龙）onmybackgrewstronger-mybloodboiling—51metocry

out."XicmShengYu,please^<4VeryXianSheng^Irepeated.Thecrowd52intolaughter.

MyfaceturnedredandIranbackhome53.exceptforthe$20billIheldtightlyinmy

pocket.

ShouldIlaughorcry?They5reChinese.Ishouldfeelrightat54.Instead,Iwasthejoke,

adisgracetothelanguage.

Sometimes,Ilaughatmyfishincident,but,intheend.thejokeisonme.Everylaughisaculture

55;everylaughismyheritage（传统）fadingaway.

41.A.contextB.gamesC.languageD.characters

42.A.aheadB.asideC.alongD.around

43.A.whenB.beforeC.unlessD.until

44.A.aimB.jokeC.stareD.nod

45.A.caredaboutB.laughedatC.arguedwithD.debatedwith

46.A.fromnowB.rightnowC.attimesD.intime

47.A.decisionB.permissionC.informationD.consideration

48.A.spelledB.reviewedC.repeatedD.stressed

49.A.guessedB.forgetC.doubtedD.ignored

50.A.secondB.effortC.desireD.movement

51.A.forcingB.allowingC.persuadingD.leading

52.A.whistledB.pretendedC.eruptedD.shocked

53.A.open-mouthedB.empty-handedC.tongue-tiedD.heart-broken

54.A.serviceB.homeC.riskD.root

55.A.thrownB.dividedC.lostD.reflected

第H卷

第三部分：英语知识运用

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

WeChat,China'smostpopularmessagingandmobilepaymentapp,addednewemojis

56itsexistingsetonNovember18.Fromlefttoright,thenewemojispicturedabovedescribe

boredom,awesome,letmesee,sigh,hurtandbroken.

Amongthesenewemojis,“broken“ortcsplit-off,isstraightfromChineseslang（俚语），which

couldbeused57（show）disappointment.Nowintwo58（half）,theoldsmileyface's

“couldn't-be-bothered"meaningis59（strong）byacracktosuggestamseriouslybothered

nowthatmysmileisbrokenbutstillhanging^^.

Thenewemojis60（become）atrendingtopiconWeibosincetheywerereleased（发布）.

Somenetizensthinkthenewemojisare61perfectdescriptionofalaborer'sday62

othershopeWeChatcancontinuetointroducenewemojissuchasasplitdog.

Astheinfluenceofthose63werebornafter1995expandsonline,GenerationZhasinjected

newenergyandenthusiasmintotheInternet.Theyaremastersofonlinelanguage,64（prefer）

touseemojistoexpresstheiremotionsandcreatingnewdefinitions（定义）forthem.65.

learningthenewmeaningsofemojishasbecomea"compulsorycourse”（必修课）fortheolder

generationtocatchupwiththetrend.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

66.Thegovernmenthasdeclared（宣布）astateofefollowingtheearthquake.

67.Unexpectedlyahurricanesthemid-westofAmerica,causinggreatlosses.

68.Thehouseswhichhadbeendinthehurricanewererepaired.

69.Thegovernmentputtherofeconomyasthefocusofitsworkafterthecovid-19

pandemic.

70.TheNeuschwansteinCastleisoneofthemostpopulardinEurope.

71.Wemusttake（积极的）stepstodealwiththeproblem.

72.Roseisoften（比作）toloveinpoems.

73.OnMarch8,thethree-foot-tallrobotmadeitsfirst（送货）tosomeresidentsin

Brisbane.

74.Hewasspeakingtoan（观众）ofabout300studentsatthelecturehall.

75.IntimesofgreatdisasterstheChinesepeopledealwithchallengesanddifficulties

（沉着）byunifyingalltheforces.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，你刚刚得知你的外教老师Mr.Zuckerberg因为过度肥胖导致生病住院。请

你用英语写一封电子邮件给他。

要点包括：

1,表示关心。

2,就如何保持健康生活给出自己的建议。

3,祝愿早日康复。

注意：（1）词数不少于100；

（2）开头和结尾己给出，但不计入总词数；

（3）可适当补充细节，使内容充实，行文连贯。

DearMr.Zuckerberg,

Howareyounow?________________________________________________________

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

重庆市第七中学校2020-2021学年度上期

高2023级月考（2020.12）英语试题答案

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66-75emergency,struck,destroyed,revival,destinations,positive,compared,delivery,audience,

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（66-75：每小题1.5分，总分15分）

76.作文（总分25分）

录音原文

Text1

W:Doyoupreferapplesororanges?Ireallylikeboth,butifIhadtodecide,Iwouldsayitis

applesthataremyfavorite.

M:Iactuallydon'tlikeeither.Myfavoritefruitisbananas.

Text2

W:Willyoucomewithmetomydoctor'sappointmenttomorrowafterschool?Ihurtmylegfrom

basketballpracticeyesterday.

M:Sure,Iamoffworktomorrow.Iwillpickyouupfromschoolandtakeyoutothedoctor's

office.

Text3

M:Doyouthinkwe'llbeabletoseethebrightstarstonight?Ihearditwassupposedtorain,butit

looksfine.

W:Idon'tthinkitwillrain,buttherewillbemanycloudsinthewaytonight.

Text4

W:Ihaveeverythingplannedoutforlunchanddinnertoday.Iwentshoppinglastnight.

M:Well,Iknowyourparentswon'tbeheretillnoon,butIjustwokeupandneedsomethingtoeat.

WhatcanIusetomakebreakfast?

Text5

W:Whereiseveryone?IsthereameetingIhaven'tbeeninvitedto?

M:Actually,weneedtogooutside.We'repractisinghowtogetoutincaseofafire.

Text6

M:Myco-workerhasthreebabycatstogiveaway.Doyouwantone?

W:IsthatallIcanhave?I'dliketohavethemall.

M:Otherpeoplemaywantone,butyoucanhavefirstchoice.There'sablackone,agrayoneand

awhiteone.

W:Itissaidthatblackcatsbringgoodluck,butIthinkI'llgofbragraycat.

M:OK.Ifyoucanhaveanotherone,Tilbringtheblacktoyouaswell.

W:Let'shopenooneelsewantsthem.

Text7

W:Doyouwanttoseemypaintings?

M:Iknowyouareapoliceofficer,butIdidn'tknowyouwereanartist.

W:Ifsjustahobby.SomethingIdojustinmysparetime.

M:Itmusttakeyourmindoffwork.

W:Yes.I'mnotlikeyou.Beingadesignermustinvolvelotsofartisticskills.

M:Yeah,youcouldsaythat.Lefsseeyourwork.

W:Ionlyhavetwofinishedpaintings.FmstilldoingoneandEvejustsoldthree.

M:Youmustbegood.

W:Peopleseemtolikethem.

M:Doyoushowthemingalleriesorinshops?

W:Ihangthemupintheofficeandpeopleoftenaskiftheycanbuyone.

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W:Excuseme,sir.Isthisyourwallet?Itwasonthefloor.

M:Oh,thankyou,younglady.IknewIhaddroppeditbutIcouldn'tseeit.Mysightisfailing.

I'm92yearsold,youknow.

W:Really?Whydidn'tyougetsomeoneelsetocomehereforyou?

M:Thebankneedsmysignature,soIhadtocomebymyself.TmOK.It'sjustmyeyesightthatis

bad.Myageismakingmysightfailing.IcouldhaveseenaneyedoctortoimproveitifIwas

younger.

W:Youaredoingitverywellnow.

M:Yes,it'sjustage.IstilldoallmyownshoppingandgardeningandIhaven'thadanyaccidents

yet.

W:CanIdoanythingforyou?

M:No,thankyou.Iwishallyoungpeoplewereaskindasyou.

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M:Thatlookslikeahealthybasketofshopping-vegetables,fruitandnotacookieorachipin

sight.

W:Well,Iliketokeepthefamilyingoodshape,Mr.Jones.Ifsmydutytolookafterthem.How

muchdoIoweyou?

M:Hmm,letmesee.Thegrapesare£2.The2watermelonsare£4.Andthevegetablescometo£6.

Sothat'satotalof£12.

W:Butthewatermelonsareonoffer—2forthepriceofone.

M:Ofcourse,I'msorry.Tilknock£2offthetotal.That's£10.

W:OK,thankyou.

M:I'mlikeyou.Iliketoeathealthily.

W:Ifindit'susuallycheaper,andittastesnicer,too.

M:Doyouneedanyhelpwiththatbag?

W:No,it'sOK.Myhusbandisinthecaroutside.

M:Isn'theworkingtoday?

W:No,hehasadayoff.

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Goodmorningtoyouall—parents,studentsandmyfellowteachers.Thankyouforcoming

alongtosaygoodbye.Iknowweallhavetoretiresoonerorlater,butitdoesfeellikeasad

occasiontome,becauseIhavehadsomanyhappyyearsatthisschool.Itfeelslikejustyesterday

thatIwasleavingmypreviousjobtojointhisschool.Mylast25years'workingforthisschool

havepassedsoquickly.PerhapsitisbecauseIhavebeeninsuchagoodschool.Fromthe

12-year-oldsinthefirstyear,tothosewhoarenow18andreadytoleaveforuniversityorajob,1

haveenjoyedworkingwithyouall.Icanhonestlysaythatgettingthisjobwaslikewinninga

prize.Ihavemetsomeamazing,wisepeople—starstudents,greatfriends.