山西省忻州市2023-2024学年高三上学期1月期末英语试题

高三英语考生注意：1．本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。2．答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。3．考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。4．本卷命题范围：高考范围。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。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。例:Howmuchistheshirt?A．£19.15． B．£9.18． C．£9.15．答案是C。1．Whatisthemanprobably?A．Ateacher． B．Arepairman． C．Apoliceman．2．Howdoesthemanfeel?A．Worried． B．Delighted． C．Disappointed．3．Whatdoesthemanmean?A．Hedidn’tlikeNatalie.B．HewenttoNatalie’sparty.C．Nataliehasabadmemory.4．Whatcanwesayaboutthenewoffice?A．Itisinthedowntown．B．Itissupportedbymoststaff．C．Itisnearmostemployees’homes．5．Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?A．Buyanewphone． B．Chargeherphone． C．Makeacall．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。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．Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A．Haveaninterview． B．Invitethemanager． C．Typedocuments．7．Whenwillthemanprobablymeetthemanager?A．At4:00pm． B．At4:30pm． C．At5:30pm．听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8．Wherewillthewomangotoday?A．BuckinghamPalace． B．TowerBridge． C．TheBritishMuseum．9．Whydidthewomanfeelsorryforthesoldiers?A．Theyhadtowearuniforms．B．Theycouldn’tbetakenphotosof．C．Theywereforbiddenfrommoving．听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10．Whichsubjectprojecthasthemanfinished?A．Chemistry． B．Biology． C．History．11．Whatdoesthewomanthinkofspreadingoutpapersandprojects?A．Itcanrelievepressure． B．Itmakespeopleanxious. C．Itisexciting．12．Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Co-workers． B．Teacherandstudent． C．Classmates．听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13．Whathappenedtothewoman?A．Shewasrobbed． B．Shewasattacked． C．Shelostherphone．14．Wherewillthemango?A．Rome． B．Milan． C．Venice．15．Whatistheman’ssuggestionforthewomaninthefuture?A．Stayingclosetoherbag．B．Keepingawayfromstrangers．C．Lettingsomeonewatchherbag．16．Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A．Atatrainstation． B．Onatrain． C．Atapolicestation．听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17．Whydidthespeakerpracticeatyouthgolfcamps?A．Tojoinhisschoolteam. B．Topleasehisfather． C．Tocompeteforhisfriends．18．Wherewasthegolfgamethoughttobeinvented?A．InFrance． B．IntheUS． C．InScotland．19．HowmuchdidthespeakerwinintheUSOpentournament?A．$15million． B．$50million． C．$75million．20．Whatwillthespeakerprobablydointhefuture?A．Trainothergolflovers．B．Holdcompetitionsinpoorcities.C．Providegolfcampsforkids．第二部分阅读（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选项。AStudyEconomicsatJamesMadisonUniversityTostudyeconomicsintheUSA,chooseJamesMadisonUniversity（JMU）,thefirstmostrecommendedpublicuniversityaccordingtostudents．TheuniversityoffersaBachelorofBusinessAdministration（BBA）degreeineconomics．You’llgetbusinesseducationcomprehensively,andgainastrongfoundationofeconomictheoryandpolicythatcanleadtovariouscareerchoices,includingfinancialanalysisandtrading,economicanalysis,communicationsandpublicadministration．InternationalYearTheInternationalYearattheInternationalStudyCentergivesstudentsspecialacademicandEnglishlanguagesupport,withuniversity-styleteaching．BycompletingtheInternationalYear,you’llprogresstoyourchosenundergraduatedegreeatJMU．EntryrequirementsApplicantsmustprovideproofthattheymeettheminimumEnglishlanguageentryrequirement．There’reseveralwaysyoucanshowEnglishability:·TOEFLiBTscore·IELTSscore·Duolingoscore·OtherEnglishlanguagetestscoresacceptedbytheUniversityApplicantsmustalsohavecompletedaUSsecondaryeducationandhaveaminimumgradepointaverageof2.25．Ifyoumeettheappropriatelanguageandacademicrequirements,youcanapplydirectlytoanyofouracademicprogramsatJMU．HowtoapplyToapply,filloutourapplicationformontheInternet．Onceyourapplicationhasbeenreceived,astudentenrollment（招生）advisorwillreviewitandcontactyoudirectly．Ifyourapplicationisacceptedforenrollment,you’llreceiveanofferletterandanadvisorwillletyouknowhowtopayyourdeposittosecureyourplacewithus．21．WhatmakesstudentsrecommendJMUtothoseinterestedineconomics?A．Itsvariousrelatedcourseschedule． B．Itsfreepublicservice．C．Itswell-roundedbusinesseducation． D．Itslooselearningpolicy．22．TobeadmittedintoJMU,studentsmust_______．A．achieveagradepointover2．25 B．taketheEnglishlanguagetestofJMUC．completetheInternationalYear D．reachtherequiredEnglishability23．WhatdostudentsapplyingtoJMUneedtodofirst?A．Finishanonlineapplicationform． B．Payenoughdepositsinadvance．C．Getintouchwiththeadvisor． D．Writealettertotheuniversity．BSpendingroughlyadecadepreparingforher2023bookAlive:LikeLightandSalt,writerLiaoZhihastakenacreativejourneywithhermemoriesofsurvivingthedisastrousWenchuanearthquake．Thethen23-year-olddanceteacherwasrescuedfromacollapsedbuilding,butsufferedthelossofherlegsandherchild．SelectedfromLiao’sdiaryentries,thesix-chapterbooktouchesupontopicslike“findingone’strueself”and“relationships”,revealinghowthewriterdealtwithpaintosetcareergoalsandfindthecouragetobecomeaparentonceagain．Thewritersaidherdesireforlifeseemedtohavebeenstrengthenedbythenear-deathexperienceandthatmaybewhyshetookonlylessthanayeartogetbackontrackagain．Swimming,runningmarathonandtakingpartincharitydanceperformanceswereonlyapartofLiao’sdailyagendathathelpedherseethelightagain．Alive:LikeLightandSaltisnotallaboutdealingwithdifficulties．Liaohasdevotedseveralchapterstotopicslike“becomingacommunicationexpertincloserelationships”andsharingherthoughtsonlove．LiaometCharlesWang,aprosthesis（假肢）engineer,whenshewasgettinghernewartificiallegs．Althoughshewashesitantaboutgettingremarried,Wangassuredherthatshewastheone,eventellinghisparentsthat“I’llneveragainmeetsuchagoodgirl.”“Herlife-lovingnature,herhealthymind-settowardherdisabilityandalsoherwillingnesstospeakupforpeoplewiththesameexperiencesasherself,suchthingsletmeseeadifferentsideoflife．I’vebeendeeplytouchedbyher,”saidLiao’smother-in-law．LiaosetuptheHomeofChenxing,arehabilitation（康复）studioinChongqingfordisabledpeoplein2019,andhasnowhelpedover100peoplewalkagainwithartificiallimbs（肢）．She’salsoaleaderofacharitygroupcalled“SeeingandChange”．“Societyneedstobeeducatedtoseethisparticulargroupofpeople．Werepresentapartofsociety’svalue,”Liaonoted．24．WhatdoweknowaboutthebookAlive:LikeLightandSalt?A．It’smainlyintendedforearthquakesurvivors． B．It’sinspiredbyherhusbandencouragement．C．It’sfocusedonwaystohandledifficulties． D．It’sbasedontheauthor’slifeexperiences．25．HowdidthebusylifeaffectLiaoZhiaftertheearthquake?A．Ithelpedherseethehopeoflife． B．Itpushedhertostartastudio．C．Iturgedhertowritemanybooks． D．Itenabledhertowalkagain．26．WhyareLiao’smother-in-law’swordsmentioned?A．TointroduceLiao’sachievements． B．ToconfirmLiao’sgoodqualities．C．TothinkhighlyofLiao’smarriage． D．Toaskpeopletoexperiencelife．27．Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph?A．Charityshouldbemadeinternational．B．Thedisabledcreatemoresocialvalues．C．Liaoisdevotedtohelpingthephysicallydisabled．D．Societyowesanapologytotheparticulargroup．C“Haveadream．Don’tbeafraidtowantsomething.”That’stheadvicefromFlorenceBergeron,associatedirectorofknowledgemobilization（动员）fortheStudentsCommissionofCanada．Thegrouporganizedthecountry’sannual“TakeOurKidstoWorkDay”initiativeonNovember1．AcrossCanada,ninth-gradestudentshadthechancetovisittheworkplaceofaparent,relativeorfriend.Bergeronsaidover450,000peopleparticipatedthisyear．Theinitiativebeganin1994．“Theprinciplewastobringtheirownchildrenintotheworkplacesotheycouldseewhattheirparentsweredoingandpreparefortakingonthatsamerole,”Bergeronexplained．Thepurposeofthedayhaschangedovertheyears,asmanykidsnowfollowcareersdifferentfromtheirparents’．AccordingtoDorotaPeacock,whoisthedistrictcoordinatorforcareereducationintheSurreySchoolDistrictinBritishColumbia,theeventisbeneficialinvariousways．“It’svaluableforexposingstudentstowhatpeopledointheadultworkforcethattheynormallywouldn’tsee,”Peacocksaid．“Theygettoaskquestionsanddecidewhat’sinteresting.”Peacockaddedthatstudentsalsolearnedwhattheywereloathtodo,whichwasjustasvaluable．ThatwasthecaseforthreeninthgradersfromEcoleSalishSecondarySchoolinSurrey．MiaKim,RithiMurugaselvam,andEljieSalimbagatsaidthattheyenjoyedvisitingtheirparents’workplaces,butrealizedthatthey,themselves,wouldlikelyfollowdifferentpaths．Rithi,14,whovisitedadaycarecenterwherehermotherworked,saidthat“muchpatienceisrequiredforworkingwithkids.”Allthreestudentsagreedthatlearningtosocializeisessential,nomatterwhatcareerpathyoufollow．“Ilearnedthatforalotofjobs,youneededtolearnhowtocommunicatewithotherstobesuccessful,”saidMia,13．PeacockhopedthattheeventinspiredCanada’sninthgraderstohaveadeeperappreciationfortheirparents.“Theyaresmart,productivepeople,andnotjustpeoplewhocomehomeandhelpwithhomeworkandmakemeals,”Peacocksaid．“They’reanactualpersonintheworlddoingreallycoolthings.”28．Whatwasthepurposeoftheinitiative?A．Toexposechildrentothebusylife． B．Topreparestudentsfortheircareeroptions．C．Toimproveparent-childrelationships． D．Toeducatechildrenonpossiblechanges．29．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“loath”inparagraph5mean?A．Unwilling． B．Nervous． C．Ready． D．Eager．30．Whichofthefollowingisamustinallcareersaccordingtothethreestudents?A．Theabilitytoadapt． B．Theadventurousspirit．C．Thesenseofsuccess． D．Thecommunicationskill．31．WhatdoesPeacockprobablywanttosayinthelastparagraph?A．Familycountaboveallelse． B．Parents’workismuchmoremeaningful．C．Childrenshouldadmiretheirparents． D．Childrenlackappreciationforhousework．DOnlyaroundacoupledozenpeoplehavebeentothedeepestpartoftheoceanfloor,aplaceknownasChallengerDeep．OneofthemismarinegeographerDawnWright,achiefscientistoftheEnvironmentalSystemsRescarchInstitute．She’salsopartofaglobalracetomaptheentiretyoftheworld’soceansby2030．ChallengerDeepisabout11,000metersbelowthesurfaceofthePacificOcean．InJuly2022,WrightandpilotandoceanexplorerVictorVescovosankinasubmersible（潜水器）．Oncethepairsankabout800meters,theylostsunlightandsawworms,jellyfishandanglerfishthatcouldcreatetheirownlight．WrightandVescovowerefocusedontestingaspecialmappingdevice,thusmakingamap．Mappingthebottomoftheoceanisformanythings．Forinstance,installing（安装）underwatercablesstretchingbetweencontinents,whichaccountforthevastmajorityofourInternettraffic,requiresamapoftheseafloor,andoffshorewindfarmdevelopersalsoneedtoknowthecompositionoftheseafloortofixturbines（涡轮机）．Historically,satellitedatahasbeencriticaltomappingtheocean,butWrightsaysthesemapsaretoouncleartoseefinedetails．Whatisthesolution?It’susingsonarmapping,meaninganinstrumentsendspulsesofsoundfromtheoceansurfacedowntowardtheseafloorandwaitsforittocomebackup．Basedontheamountoftimeittakesforthesoundtoreturnandfactorsliketemperatureandsaltcontent,scientistscangetaspecificdepth．Onlyabout25%oftheworld’sseaflooriscurrentlymappedindetail,butaninitiativecalledSeabed2030aimstogetto100%injustoversixyears．Tocompletethepicture,oceanmappersareexpectingindustriestofillinsomeofthegaps．“Thehopeisthatwecanveryquicklygetto40%ifwecangetalotofthesecompaniestoreleasetheirdataandtomakeitpublic,”saysWright．32．WhydidWrightandVescovogotoChallengerDeep?A．Tostudyoceancreatures． B．Tomaptheseafloor．C．Totestthesubmersible． D．Toenjoythemselves．33．Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A．Thebenefitsofmappingtheseafloor．B．Theneedtobuildoffshorewindfarms．C．ThewaytheInternettrafficworks．D．Thesimilaritiesamongcontinents．34．WhatdoesWrightprobablysuggestcompaniesdointhelastparagraph?A．Collectmoreinformation． B．Learntousesonarmapping．C．Map40%oftheworld’sseafloor． D．Sharetheirdatawithoceanmappers．35．Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．SeafloorMappingIsNowaHotTopicinScienceB．ScientistsCooperatetoMaptheEntireSeafloorC．MappingtheSeafloorIsChallengingButEssentialD．TheEntireSeafloorWillBeMappedSuccessfullySoon第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Friendshipisoneofthemostimportantthingsinlifeandauniversalvalue．Herearefivewaystobeabetterfriend．36．Plansareimportantinfriendship．Youshouldlearntomakeplansforbetterfriendship．Insteadofjustsayingsomethinglike“weshouldgettogethersometime”,makespecificplanswithatime,dateandplace．Inaddition,sticktoget-togetherplans,andletfriendsknowthattheyarevalued．Beanempathetic（有同理心的）listener．Attentiveandempatheticlisteningisvalidating（认可的）toothers.37．Todevelopthem,listentoyourfriendswithoutjudgmentorinterruption,andtrytoseetheworldfromtheirperspective．Behonest．Peoplevaluehonesty．38．Ifafriendmakesadecisionthatmayleadtonegativeconsequences,letthemknowhowyoufeelaboutitinadirectway．Celebratedifferences．Notbeingayes-manmeansthatfriendsdon’thavetoagreeonallinterests．Friendscanhavedifferenthobbiesanddifferentthingsthattheylikeanddislike．Takesometimetoexploreyourfriends’interests,butdon’tworryiftheydon’tinterestyouaswell．Differentinterestssometimesneedcelebrations．39．Rememberdates．Whenitcomestofriendship,thedetailsmakethedifference．Rememberingfriends’birthdaysorotherimportanteventsintheirlivesshowsfriendsthattheyarevalued．40．Then,whentheynear,sendatextorcalltowishyourfriendscongratulationsorgoodluck．Beingagoodfriendrequireseffortandpractice,butit’sworthit．A．GettogetherwithfriendsB．MakeplansandsticktothemC．GoodlistenersarebadlyneededintheworldD．TheyareusuallyattractedtopeoplewhoaregenuineE．Fortunately,empatheticlisteningskillscanbeavailableF．CelebratingdifferencesisanimportantcomponentoffriendshipG．Keepthesedatesinacalendarandevensetanalarmasareminder第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。SalvadorQuijadaisnowaneighth-grademathteacheratPhilip’sAcademyCharterSchool．Whenhe41hisownjourneyintomaths,hegivescreditstoonehighschoolmathteacherwhopushedhimtotakeonAPcalculus（微积分）．Quijadasaidhisteacher’sbeliefthathecouldsucceedallowedhimtochallengehimselfinwayshemightnothaveotherwise42．Now,Quijadabringsthat43intohislessons．Lastyear,seeingmanystudentswhodidwellinmaths,hethoughttheymightneedan44pushintermsoftheirmaths．Sohewantedtobringanacceleratedversionoftheeighthgradecurriculum（课程）forthemto45moreeasily．Hebroughtupthe46toPhilip’sheadmaster,YasmeenSampson,whoencouragedhimtomoveforwardwithit!Thankstotherightcurriculumhefound,thestudentswere47enjoyingtheclass．Theywerecooperating,48andworkinghardduringtheclass．They’renowmakinggreat49．Whenaskedwhathehasdoneasateacherthathe’sespecially50of,“Icreateaclassroomenvironmentthat51respectandlearning,”hereplied．“Ialwayswantmystudentstofeelcomfortableand52,evenwhenmakingmistakes．Inmyfirstyearasateacher,Ihadastudentwhoalways53meandmadeitdifficulttoteach．Ihadtoreallylearnhowtoworkwithhim．OnceIwasabletobuilda54withhim,itbecamemuch55toteachhim．Now,sevenyearslater,Istillkeepintouchwithhim.”41．A．comesupwith B．looksforwardto C．makesupfor D．thinksbackon42．A．considered B．refused C．watched D．thrown43．A．energy B．luck C．service D．positivity44．A．equal B．additional C．obvious D．initial45．A．succeed B．exist C．agree D．work46．A．method B．report C．idea D．truth47．A．unusually B．seemingly C．impatiently D．skillfully48．A．fighting B．singing C．cheating D．discussing49．A．pace B．sense C．progress D．room50．A．aware B．proud C．careful D．sure51．A．invents B．commands C．encourages D．prefers52．A．safe B．suitable C．awkward D．tense53．A．followed B．challenged C．blamed D．admired54．A．humor B．wonder C．theory D．bond55．A．funnier B．harder C．easier D．duller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。Theillustrators（插图画家）ofChinesechildren’sbooksremainamongthemostinternationally56（award）artiststhankstotheirconsistentuseofuniqueandtraditionalstylesofartisticexpression,accordingtoZuzanaJarosova,generalcommissioneroftheBiennialofIllustrationsBratislava（BIB）．ChineseillustratorChenXunru,57bookBullKingFestivalwasverypopular,receivedtheGoldenAppleawardatthe29theditionoftheBIBinSlovakia,whichstartedonOct．4andranuntilDec．3．ChenistheseventhChineseillustratortohavereceivedsuch58award．Jarosovasaysthejurors（评定人）arealwayslookingforartistswhoareauthenticandoriginalwhile59（keep）theirdeepconnectiontoculture,traditionsandthemasteryofoldtechniques．“Illustrationsinchildren’sbooksplayakeyroleintheirmentaldevelopment,asagoodillustratorcan60（nice）improvethestoryandbuildadditionalfloorsofthearchitectureof61（imagine）,thuskick-startingthesmallreaders’fantasy,”Jarosovanotes．AninternationaltourexhibitionofpicturebooksfromChina62（hold）asanaccompanyingeventatthisyear’sBIBfromSept．28toOct．14．Theexhibitionwaswellreceivedandforthefirsttime,peoplehadtheopportunity63（see）interestingillustratorsfromChina64agreatextent．“IwilldoeverythingIcanformorecooperationtocontinueandimprove65（far）,”Jarosovasays．第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）校英文报正在组织英语作文比赛，请你以“AboutOnlineNewsMedia”为题写一篇短文投稿。内容包括：1．人们对网络新闻媒体的喜爱；2．网络新闻媒体的优缺点；3．你的建议。注意：1．写作词数应为80个左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。AboutOnlineNewsMedia_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。IgrewupinNewYorkCity．Overtheyears,myfamilyhaveexploredmanynotablelandmarks,includingtheStatueofLibertyandTimesSquare．However,theoneweneverattendedwastheChristmasSpectacularatRadioCity．Myfatherworkedasabaker,sopurchasingticketsforsixofuswasconsideredatoohighexpense．HowIwishIcouldseetheshow!IwasalwaysattractedbythelonglineofRockettesthatwoulddanceacrossourtelevisionscreen,soIdecidedI’dseetheiconicshowinpersononeday．ThenIfoundmyselfattheageoftwenty-eightheadingtoRadioCitytobuyticketstotheshowonChristmasday．MyhusbandJaywasdrivingthecar．HissisterandIweresittinginthebackseat．IprayedtoGod,justasIalwaysdid,thateverythingwouldgowell．Ourplanwastoparkthecarandheaddirectlytotheboxoffice．Afterparkingourcar,weenjoyedthewalktoRadioCity．Bythetimewegotthere,therewerelonglinesandpeopleeverywhere．Iwenttowaitinoneofthoselonglines．Isawpeoplewalkingawaydisappointedinfrontofme,butItoldmyselfthatitwasprobablytooexpensiveortheshowwasatthewrongtimetofitinwiththeirplans．Finally,Ireachedthecashier．“Goodmorning,”Igreetedhercheerfully．“I’dliketobuythreeticketsforthenextshow.”“Idon’tevenneedtolook．Thelastsevenpeopleaskedmethesamething．They’resoldout,”sheresponded．“OK,sohowabouttonight’sshow?”Isaid．“Um…girl,they’resoldoutforthisday,thisweekandthismonth．ImightbeabletogetyouinthemiddleofJanuary,”shereplied．Iwasshocked．ItwasworsethanIcouldhaveimagined．Istoodaloneinthebuilding,notknowingwhattodo．Ievenwantedtotryfromthescalpers（票贩子）．注意：1．续写词数应为150个左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Atthatmoment,amanapproachedme,askingme,“Areyoulookingfortickets?”_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Ilookeddownatthepaper,wonderingwhyhegavemetheticketsforfree．____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________高三英语参考答案、提示及评分细则听力部分录音稿（Text1）M:Goodafternoon．CouldIpleaseseeyourlicense?W:Oh,no!Isthereanissue?I’msureIwasdrivingunderthelimit．M:Nothingserious,butitlookslikeyourtaillightisout．（Text2）M:I’mnotsureifIcandothis．Whatifpeopledislikemyperformance?W:Youneedtostopgettingsoupset!Stopworryingaboutwhatpeoplethinksomuch．（Text3）W:Hey,youwereatNatalie’sparty,weren’tyou?M:Iwas,actually．Ihaveforgottenaboutthat．Youmusthaveagoodmemory．W:IlikeNatalie．Ihadagreattimethatnight．（Text4）W:Don’ttellanyoneinthecompany,butwe’veboughtanewofficespacedowntown．M:Thatisfarfrommostemployees’homes．Willtherebepayincreases?W:Onlyforseniorstaffmembers．We’llaskemployeestobeunderstanding．（Text5）W:Myphonebatteryisflatagain．ThisalwayshappenswhenIneedtomakeanurgentcall．There’snowheretochargeit．It’shightimethatIboughtamoremodernone．M:Don’tpanic．Myphoneisfullycharged．Here,makeyourcall．（Text6）M:MynameisPeterJensen．Ihavea4:00pmappointmentwiththehiringmanager．W:Sorry,Mr.Jensen．We’requitefulltoday,butyouaren’tonourlist．M:Theremustbeamistake．I’vebeenorganizingdocumentsforthisinterviewforweeks．W:AsIsaid,manypeopleareinterviewing．Doyouhavetherightday?M:Oh,no!You’reright．IbookedforFriday,notThursday．I’msosorry．IsthereanywayIcouldhavetheinterviewtoday?W:I’dno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