广西专用2023年高考英语一轮复习滚动测试八含解析新人教版

滚动测试八

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,

并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话前,你都有5秒钟的时间阅读题目;听完后，各小题给出5秒

钟的作答时间。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.WhatdoesthemanthinkofBaymax?

A.Aboringfilm.B.Adyingrobot.C.Aperfect

companion.

2.Whenistheclinicopen?

A.FromMondaytoFriday.B.Duringthewholeweek.C.Atweekends.

3.Whatdoesthewomansuggest?

A.Theradiobatterieshavebeenreplaced.

B.Theyshouldgetanewradio.

C.Theydon'treallyneedtolistentotheradio.

4.Wheredoesthewomanwanttogo?

A.ToOxford.B.ToLiverpool.C.ToLondon.

5.Whosaysorganicfoodtastesbetter?

A.Joe.B.Thewoman.C.Lucy.

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，每小题将给出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.Whydoesn,tthewomantakeherdogwithher?

A.Shecan'ttakecareofit.

B.Herparentsdon,twanthertotakeit.

C.Shethinksthedogwouldn,tbehappythere.

7.Wheredoherparentslive?

A.Inabigcity.B.Inasmallvillage.C.Inanearbycountry.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inarestaurant.B.Inaschool.C.Inahotel.

9.Howlongwillthebreakfasttimelast?

A.1.5hours.B.2.5hours.C.2hours.

10.Whatcanbeusedforfree?

A.Theexerciseroom.B.Thefridge.C.ThewirelessInternet.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.What'sthemainpurposeofadvertising?

A.Tellingconsumersinformationabouttheproduct.

B.Introducingtheproducerstoconsumers.

C.Influencingandchangingpeople*slifestyles.

12.Whatdopeopleconsidermostwhenmakingapurchase?

A.Advertisements.

B.Popularity.

C.Theeconomyandconvenience.

13.Whousuallyinfluencestheman?

A.Somesportsheroes.B.Somemoviestars.C.Somepoliticians.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whydoesn,tthemantakeexerciseoften?

A.Heisn,tinterestedinit.B.Heishealthyenough.C.Hehasnotimeforit.

15.Whatcanwelearnabouttheman'slife?

A.Heeatsalotandsleepsalittle.

B.Heeatsanunbalanceddietandsleepslate.

C.Heeatsjunkfoodandsleepsearly.

16.WhatJstheman,sattitudetothewomanJswords?

A.Happy.B.Thankful.C.Impatient.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Howmanywayscanastudenthandinhishomeworkinapaperlessclass?

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

18.Traditionally,howcanateachercommentonstudents'homework?

A.Marksomethingandmakeitred.

B.Circlesomethingandwrite“spelling”.

C.Changethecolourorthesizeofthewords.

19.Whydosomestudentsdisliketheideaofhandinginhomeworkonline?

A.Theycanslipapaperundertheteacher'sdoor.

B.Theycan'tusetheaccountanymore.

C.Theycan,tgetawaywithadelayedpaper.

20.What,stheadvantageofapaperlessclass?

A.Quickergrading.B.Moreencouragement.C.Fewermistakes.

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

NationalParkAssociationofQueenslandActivities

VegetationManagementGroup

Saturday14thMarch2020

Location:Jolly'sLookoutcarpark,DfAguilarNationalPark

Leader:AngusMcElnea(0429854446)

Getyourhandsdirty!Comeandspendacoupleofhourstohelpwithlantana(a

typeoffloweringplant)controlandrevegetation(植被再造)workintheBoombanaand

Jolly'sLookoutareasofD'AguilarNationalPark,westofBrisbane.

WynnumNorthBoardwalk

Sunday15thMarch2020

Location:WynnumNorthBoardwalk

Leader:JocelynDixon(0733788486)

Fee:$5(members)$10(non-members)

Joinwithustoviewthewaterandbushbirdsofthisarea.AtrackfromWynnum

NorthRoadleadstoasecretplaceforviewingadiversemixofbirdswalkingaround

inwater.FromtherewewilltakeashortwalktotheMangroveBoardwalk.

MayLongWeekendCamp

Saturday2ndMaytoMonday4thMay2020

Leader:TonyParsons(0433224544)

JoinusforalongweekendinBorderRangersNationalPark,campingatSheep

StationCreekcampground.Spendthedaysexploringthenationalpark,andevenings

aroundthecampfire.WewillhavethechancetoviewMtWarningfromthePinnacleat

sunriseandsunset.Bringyourfamilyandstayfortheweekendorcomedownfora

day.Itwillbeenjoyable.

CentralWestQldNationalParks

Saturday29thAugusttoSunday6thSeptember2020

Leader:WendyBell(0733002473)

Excitingopportunitytovisitandexploreatleastsixnationalparksinthe

comfortofabigcoachandbeaccommodated,ratherthancamping.Basiccostofthetour

is$3,400perperson.Totalcostincludesalltransport,allmeals,andactivityfees.

21.Whowillyoucallifyouareinterestedinbird-watching?

A.AngusMcElnea.B.JocelynDixon.C.TonyParsons.1）.WendyBell.

22.Inwhichoftheactivitieswillafirebebuilt?

A.MayLongWeekendCamp.B.WynnumNorthBoardwalk.

C.VegetationManagementGroup.D.Centra]WestQldNationalParks.

23.HowisCentralWestQldNationalParksdifferentfromtheotheractivities?

A.Itisaweekendactivity.B.Lotsofwalkingisinvolved.

C.Theorganiserprovidesthetransport.D.Visitorshavetobringtheirown

food.

B

Digitaldevicesaregreat,buttheycanalsobeannoyingwhenitcomestowriting

ordrawing.Mostofthetimeyoumustrelyonyourfingertipstodothetypingor

drawingforyou,andwhatyouwantedtowriteordrawmightnotcomeoutthewayyou

imagined.Anewpencalled“Phree”,createdbyIsraelicompanycalledOTM

Technologies,aimstochangethedependencythatmostofushavewhenitcomesto

writingordrawingindigitalform.

ThePhreepenlooksalotlikearegularpeninbothsizeandshape.The

differenceisthatyoucanusethePhreepentowriteonanysurface（fromatableto

awall）,andthentransferthatwritingdirectlytoyourtargetdevice.

Phreeusesasensorcalleda3Dlaserinterferometer（激光干涉仪）.Thelaserbeams

areprojected（投影）onthesurfaceandtheywillbereflectedbacktothe

interferometer.Byanalysingthesebeams'tracks,thelaserinterferometermeasures

thehandmotionwhilewriting.

ThepenconnectswithyourphoneviaaBluetooth.Phreecanbeusedtotakenotes

usingvariousapplicationsonthetargetdevice.Thenoteswillappearonthetarget

devicewheneveryouopenit.Youcanevenreceive,writeandsendtextmessagesusing

thedevicedisplay（显示装置）anditcanfunctionasanearphone.Phreecanalsobe

usedasaregularcomputermousewheneveritisconnectedtoatargetdevice.The

devicecanalsobeusedasIDequipmentasitcanpreciselyanalysethewayaperson

writes.

“WeseePhreeasastandardinputdeviceinthemobileworld,inthesamewaythe

mousebecameastandardpartofPCuse.Wealsoseebenefitstoemergingtechnologies

likeARandVRheadsets,interactiveTV,andloT(InternetofThings).”Gilad

Lederer,co-founderofOTMTechnologiessaid.

24.WhatinspirestheOTMTechnologiestocreatePhree?

A.Drawingpicturesinabetterway.

B.People'srelyingtoomuchontyping.

C.Makingdigitaldeviceslessannoying.

D.Theinconvenienceofdatainputusingfingertips.

25.HowdoesPhreemeasurethemovementofhands?

A.Bysendingoutlaserlines.

B.ByconnectingwiththeBluetooth.

C.Byanalysingthereflectionlinesoflasers.

D.Bycheckingthewritingwaysofcertainperson.

26.WhatcanweinferaboutPhreefromparagraph4?

A.Itcanidentifypeople.B.ItcanconnecttotheInternet.

C.Itcanbeusedasaremotecontrol.D.Itcanfunctionasadevicedisplay.

27.WhatwillPhreebelikeinLedererysopinion?

A.Itwillcreatemorenewtechnologies.B.Itwillbewidelyusedinmanyareas.

C.Itwillbethebesttooltowriteletters.I).Itwilltaketheplaceofthemouse

ofPC.

C

Fivethousandsquaremetresofolddamagedcars,motorcyclesandboatsfillthis

junkyard.Foracasualonlooker,thismightbeaverysadsight.ButforAndy,it'sa

realtreasure."I'vebeenajunkhoarder(贮存者)formywholelifeandIlikefixing

upwhatshouldn,tbethrownaway.Around200oldcarsendupinthisjunkyardevery

week.Someofthemaresoldforparts,othersgetrepaired,andstillothersarebeyond

repair.n

HisfatherBobbystartedthebusinesssome50yearsagoandstillspendsevery

morningthere.Thefatherandsonhaveverydifferentapproachestotheirwork.They

gotaDeancabthatwasgettingthrownawayandthatwasthefather,sproject,which

Andydidnotwanthimtodo."HedidbasicallytheoppositeofeverythingItoldhim

andIthinkhediditjusttomakememad.Hedumpedatonofmoneyintothiscar,but

intheenditwouldn,trun,“Andysaidjokingly.

TheunusualfamilybusinessattractedtheattentionofaTVcrew.That'showthe

showJankaEmpirecametobefeaturedonanetworkoftheDiscoveryChannel.This

show,fiveyearsofshooting,fiveseasonsand60episodes（集），ispopular."Thereare

hundredsofjunkyardsthroughouttheUnitedStates.Ithinkwhat?sinterestingis

thatitisafamilybusiness.MyfatherandIstartedthebusinessandwejokevery

wellbackandforthandIthinkthat'swhatpeoplelike.Thecarsthatendupatthe

junkyardcomeoutwithendlesssurprises.See,thiswasajunkcarandwerestoredit

withablownmotor.YetIdon,tgetachancetoridearoundittoooften.Because

despiteitsshiningappearance,thenoiseoftheengineistrulydeafeningandIworry

myneighbourswillnotputupwithit.”

28.WhatdoesAndyseemtolikeabouthisjunkyard?

A.Itisverylarge.B.Itmaybeabadsight.

C.Itisamazingandvaluable.D.Itishislifedreamland.

29.Whatcanweinferfromthe"oneDeancab"case?

A.Thefatherisreadytofollowhisson,sadvice.

B.Thesonisimpatientandfedupwithhisfather.

C.Thefatherandsongetonwellwitheachother.

D.Thefatherandsonoftendisagreewitheachother.

30.WhyistheshowJankaEmpirepopular?

A.BecausetherearehundredsofjunkyardsintheUnitedStates.

B.BecausebobbyandAndyruntheirfamilybusinessinanunusualway.

C.Becausetheshowisaseriesof5seasonsand60episodes.

D.BecauseBobbyandAndycanmakethejunkcarattractive.

31.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeBobbyandAndy?

A.Devotedandcreative.B.Funnyandridiculous.

C.Gentleandrespectable.D.Economicalandwealthy.

D

Anewhigh-techmirror,designedspecificallyforcancerpatients,willonlybecome

reflectivewhenausersmilesintoit.Theplug-indevice,whichexactlylookslikea

tablet,comesequippedwithamirror,abuilt-incamera,andasmartmaterial

triggered（触发）bysomesoftware.Facialrecognitiontechnologycapturesthefaceand

instructsthesurfaceofthemirrortochangewhenasmileisdetected.Itcanhangon

awallorsitonatable,muchlikeaconventionalmirror.Unlikearegular

mirror,however,thepriceiscurrentlystandingatasurprising$2000-$3000.

Afterwitnessingaclosefamilymemberstrugglethroughcancertreatments,Turkish

industrialdesignerBerk11handecidedtofocushisworkprimarilyonproductsthat

wouldcultivatejoyandbenefitcancerpatientsdirectly.

“Shetoldmeinthefirstdaysafterherdiagnosis,itwasdifficultforherto

lookinthemirrorandacknowledgeshehadcancer."hesaid."Ourfacialexpressions

affecthowwefeel.Ifweflex（绷紧）ourfacialmusclestosmile,ourbrainsthinkthat

somethinggoodhappenedandasaresult,wefeelhappiness.”

Afterearninghismaster'sdegreeattheSchoolofVisualArtsinNewYork,11han

spentseveralweeksvisitingcancerhospitalsinTurkey,speakingtobothpatientsand

doctors.Hespenttwoyearsdesigninganddevelopingthemirror.Theideabehinditis

thatsmiling,evenwhenforced,canmakeusfeelbetter,accordingtoresearchknownas

thefacialfeedbackhypothesis.Laughterislinkedtoimprovedimmunesystem

function,andsomeresearchersclaimitcanevenincreaseourlifespans.

Ilhaniscurrentlyproducingthemirrorinlimitedquantitiesatthepreviously

mentionedprice.Theproduct,however,willsoonbelaunchingacampaigninwhichIIhan

hopestoraiseenoughfundstobringthepricedownto$500.Healsointendstodonate

themirrortohospitalswhenitisfinanciallypossibletodoso.

32.Whatisthepurposeofparagraph1?

A.Toadvertiseanewhigh-techmirror.B.Togiveabriefintroductionofa

mirror.

C.Toemphasisetheimportanceofsmiling.D.Tointroducefacialrecognition

technology.

33.Whatdoes“she"underlinedinparagraph3referto?

A.Acancerdoctor.B.Anindustrialdesigner.

C.Afamilymemberofthedesigner's.D.AstudentattheSchoolofVisual

Arts.

34.WhydidBerkIIhandesignthemirror?

A.Toproveatheory.B.Tomakealargeprofit.

C.Togetadoctor'sdegree.D.Tobenefitcancerpatients.

35.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.High-TechMirrorThatWorksWhenYouSmile

B.OurFacialExpressionsAffectHowWeFeel

C.High-TechMirrorVSRegularMirror

D.TurkishDesignerPromotesMirrors

第二节（共5小题;每小题2分,满分10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。

（2021•山东日照高三阶段适应性考试）

Criticismfromotherscanbedifficulttotake,especiallyiftheperson

deliveringthecriticismisn,texactlysubtle（含蓄的）aboutit.Sohowshouldwedeal

withit?36

Trytoseparatethecriticismfromtheenvironmentinwhichitwasgiven.37

However,youshouldalsotrytocalmlylookatwhatJsbeingsaidandseeifthereare

cluesforyourpersonalgrowth.Pretendthepersonisn,ttalkingaboutyou,andtryto

readbetweenthelines.

38Thisiswhereyoulistenandsay“Okay,thatmakessense,Mor"Icancome

upwithaplantodothat."Remember,haters,gonnahate,buteventheysometimeshate

forreasonsworthconsidering.Allyouneedtodoiskeepwhat'sapplicableand

ignoretherest.

Turnthoseusefulopinionsintogoals.39Ifsomeonecomplainsthatyour

writingistoolong,forexample,setato-dotoremovethefatfromyourwork.Ifyour

bosscomplainsyoualwayswaituntilthelastminutetocompletetasks,setyourdue-

datesadayearlierthanthey'rereallydue,soyougettoworksooner.

Adjustyourattitude.Youcandoallofthisandstillgetdepressedwhensomeone

tellsyouhowyoucanimprove.Attitudeisthekeyhere.40It'seasiersaidthan

done,butknowingyourstrengthsandbeingreadytohearandacceptyourweaknessesis

themostpowerfulthingyoucando.

A.Focusonthemeaningfulpartofthecriticism.

B.Lookatcriticismasachancetogrowandgetbetter.

C.Herearesomewaysyoucangetbenefitsfromcriticism.

D.Makeyourreactiontocriticismdependingonitsintention.

E.It'simportanttoneverlettheopportunityforcriticismpassyouby.

F.It'snormaltobedefensivewhencriticisedandtoreactaccordingly.

G.Onceyouhavespecific,practicaltips,turnthemintomeasurableto-dos.

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选

项。

Neverbeenonanairplane?HereJsyourchanceto41oneforjustoneUS

dollar,orevenfor42ifyoudon'thavethemoney.RetiredpilotBahadurGupta

willbehappytoshowyou43.Theplane,whichnever44,isgivingan

opportunitytopoorpeopleto45whatitisliketositinajet.

WhenGuptastartedhiscareermanyyearsago,peoplefromhistinyhomevillagein

India46askedhimwhatitwasliketobeinanaircraft.Noneofthemhadever_

47arealairplaneandtheywantedalookattheaviationindustrythroughGupta's

48.Forsecurityreasons,Guptawasnever49totakehisfellowvillagersinside

anactualaircraft.Butsayingnoalwaysmadehimfeeluncomfortableand50andhe

alwayswantedtodosomethingthatwouldgivethema51offlying.

Finally,in2003,Guptasoldsomeland,boughtanoldairplaneandstartedoffering

52"flights“tothepublic,chargingthemonlywhattheycould53.

Tomaketheexperience54real,the“passengers”aregivenboardingpasses

andevenshownsafety55,What56theamazingin-flightexperienceiswhenthe

kids57slidedowntheairplane'semergencylandingslide,whichmanyofthemost

frequentflyershaveluckily58experienced.

Theretiredpilotsayshehopesallhiscustomerscan59flyinareal

plane,butinthemeantimeheisenjoyingputtinga/an60ontheirfaces.

41.A.touchB.landC.boardI）,fly

42.A.nothingB.anythingC.littleD.few

43.A.awayB.outC.offD.around

44.A.takesupB.takesdownC.takesoffD.takesaway

45.A.experienceB.decideC.imagineD.introduce

46.A.fearfullyB.intentionallyC.cautiouslyD.curiously

47.A.seenB.boughtC.producedD.possessed

48.A.tasksB.eyesC.thoughtsD.windows

49.A.offeredB.allowedC.expectedD.encouraged

50.A.nervousB.fearfulC.disappointedD.careless

51.A.chanceB.tasteC.wayD.lesson

52.A.pretendB.actualC.cheapD.safe

53.A.accessB.acceptC.agreeD.afford

54.A.closetoB.oppositetoC.farfromD.differentfrom

55.A.reasonsB.concernsC.instructionsD.suggestions

56.A.belongstoB.appealstoC.leadstoD.addsto

57.A.surprisinglyB.excitedlyC.silentlyD.sadly

58.A.alwaysB.everC.neverD.seldom

59.A.smoothlyB.independentlyC.successfullyI),eventually

60.A.maskB.smileC.markD.expression

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。

Ateahouseisaspecialhousewhichprimarilyservesteaandotherlight

refreshments(点心).Itsfunctionvarieswidely61.(depend)onthe

culture.InChina,ateahouseisaplace62.peoplegathertoenjoy

tea,chatandsocialize.It63.(consider)asasymbolofChinesetea

cultureandpeople,sleisurelives.

Chineseteahousesenjoyalong-standinghistory.Theydevelopedfromtea64.

(stand)intheWesternJindynasty,tookshapeintheTangdynasty,developed65.

(gradual)intheSong,Yuan,MingandQingdynastiesandbecameboominginmodern

times.

IntheSongdynasty,teahousesexistedallovercitiesandvillages,66.

aratecomparablewiththatofrestaurants.Theownerspreferredtodecoratetheir

teahouseswithpaintingsofcelebritiesandrareandpreciousplants67.

（attract）customers.IntheMingandQingdynasties,thenumberofteahouseswent

beyondthatofrestaurants,gainingmore68.（popular）andbecomingmore

famous.Later,theacculturation（文化传入）ofwesterncultureforcedtraditional

Chineseteahousestotakeon69.newlook.Afterreformandopening-

up,withtherapiddevelopmentoftheeconomyand70.（evidence）

improvementofpeople'slivingstandards,teahousesfloweredinChina.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节短文改错（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10

处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号（八），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

WearegoingtohaveaChineselessonintheschoolbookbarnextweek.Considered

westudentsarenowbusypreparingforit,Isuggesttoreadingsomearticlesabout

TangDynastyinadvance.ThemainlyaimofourlessonistolearnthepoetryofTang

Dynasty.ThatisuniversallyacknowledgedthatthepoetryofTangDynastyisoneof

thesolidfoundationofourculture.Anumberoftalentedpoetsshowedtheirviewsthe

society.Theyalsoexpressedtheirappreciationofthebeautifulofour

motherland.Throughthelesson,wecanbroadenourhorizonsbuthaveabetterknowledge

ofourcolourfulculture.KnowingthehistoryofTangDynastyarebeneficialtoallof

us.Ifyouhavetime,welcometoourbookbarthatwewillhavetheChineselesson.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，你的朋友Terry要来中国体验传统民间艺术,请你给他写一封邮件。内容包括：

1.表示欢迎；

2.推荐一个体验项目；

3.说明理由。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

滚动测试八

1〜5CABAC6~10CBCBC

1P15ACBCB16〜20CBBCA

附:听力材料

(Textl)

W:DoyoufindthefilmBigHero6alittlebitboring?

M:Why?Itcanbeanythingbutboring.Baymaxissuchaperfectcompanion.Iamdyingto

havearobotfriendlikehimmyself.

(Text2)

M:Hello,DoctorGreen'soffice.

W:Hello,Ifdliketoknowwhattimetheclinicisclosed.

M:Westartfrom9amandcloseat7pmonweekdays.Wedon,tworkatweekends.

IV:I'dpreferalatertimethisFriday.Is6:15OK?

M:Noproblem.

(Text3)

M:Wereallyneedtoreplacethebatteriesinthatradio.

W:Whynotthewholeradio?

(Text4)

M:Letmeseeyourticket.Umm...ThisticketisforOxford.

W:Yes,that5sright.

M:Butthistraindoesn'tgotoOxford.ItgoestoLiverpool.

W:0hno!ThenI'11havetogetoffandchangeatLondon.

(Text5)

W:Let'sgetsomeorganicvegetables.MyfriendLucysaystheyreallydotastebetter.

M:Maybe,butthey'realsomoreexpensive.Joebuysorganicfood,buthissalaryismuch

higherthanmine.

W:OK,letJsdothis.We'11getsomeorganictomatoes,justtogivethema

try.Anyway,thepriceisonly20%higherthanregulartomatoesJ.

(Text6)

M:Hi,Jenny.IsittruethatyouaremovingtoLondon?

W:Yes,itis.

M:Whatmadeyoudecidetodothat?

W:Work,mainly.VmsureI'11beabletofindajobthere.

M:Youareprobablyright.Areyoutakingyourdogwithyou?

W:No,Idon'tthinkso.Myparentswilltakecareofhim,andIdon,tthinkhe'dbe

happyinthecity.

M:Youareprobablyright.Butaren'tyouafraidofmovingtosuchabig

place,especiallyafterlivinginasmallvillagewithyourparents?

W:Notreally.IthinkI'11enjoymyself.ThereJssomuchtodothere.IexpectI

won,tmissthecountrysidemuchandIcanalwayscomebackandvisit.

(Text7)

MynameisMikeAdams.Ihaveareservationheretonight.Ijustwanttocheckin.

W:0kay.Letmecheck.Well,hereJsyourkey.You'reinRoom360.Justwalkdownthis

hallandyou,11seetheliftsonyourright.

M:Whattimeisitforbreakfast?

W:From7amto9:30am.

M:Where'stheexerciseroom?IJdliketorunacoupleofmilesbeforegoingtobed

tonight.

W:It'sonthesecondfloor,andit'sopenfrom3pmtill10tonight.

M:Andonefinalquestion.DoyouhavefreewirelessInternetintherooms?

W:Yes,wedo.

M:Andeveryroomhasafridge,right?

W:Well,wecanhaveoneputinyourroomforanadditionaltendollarsanight.

M:Ithoughtsomethinglikethatwouldbeincludedinthepriceoftheroom.

W:Sorry,sir.Thefridgeisanextra.

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W:David,whatdoyouthinkthemostobviouspurposeofadvertisingis?

M:Inmyopinion,themainpurposeofadvertisingistoinformtheconsumerof

availableservices.Thatistotelltheinformationoftheproducttotheconsumer.

W:Ithinkso,too.Andthesecondpurpose?

M:Ithinkthesecondpurposeistoselltheproduct.

W:Yes,andtotheproducersthesecondpurposemightbemoreimportant.Theytryto

persuadecustomerstobuytheproductbycreatingadesireforit.

M:Butingeneral,manypurchasesarecarefullythoughtout.Peopleusuallyconsiderthe

economyandconveniencemostwhentheyarebuyingaproduct.Atothertimes,the

reasonsbehindapurchasemaynotbecleartoaconsumer.

W:Yes,consumersmaybeinfluencedbyanadvertisementonTVshowingsomesports

heroesusingtheproduct.Theymaywanttocopytheirheroesbyusingtheproductand

sotheychooseit.

M:You,requiteright.IJmalwayskeepinganeyeonmyfavouritemoviestars.1copy

theirlifestylesallthetime.

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M:I'mdoneinandmustresthere.

W:Why?Wejustwalked5km,anditisonlyhalfofthejourney.

M:Ihavenev