2022届湖北省新高考信息卷（三）英语试题（解析版）

2022年湖北省新高考信息卷（三）

英语

本试卷共12页。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、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，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，

用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷

上无效。

3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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.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.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Atschool.B.Inapostoffice.C.Ataclothingstore.

2.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Travel.B.Weather.C.Housework.

3.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A.Explainhisabsence.B.Postponethemeeting.C.Buyatrainticket.

4.Whatannoystheman?

A.Thechildren'snoise.B.Theworkchallenge.C.Hiswife'scomplaint.

5.Whereisthemangoingonholidaythissummer?

A.NewYork.B.Paris.C.London.

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。

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6.Whatdoesthemanthinkoffinishingthetask?

A.Hard.B.Boring.C.Important.

7.Whoisinhospital?

A.Jack'smother.B.Theman'sfather.C.Thewoman'ssister.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8.WhatmightbetherelationshipbetweenFredandMary?

A.Sonandmother.B.Husbandandwife.C.Fatheranddaughter.

9.Whydoesthemanfeelunhappy?

A.Hehadaninvestmentfailure.

B.Hehadaquarrelwithhisfriend.

C.Hehaddisagreementwithhiswife.

10.Whatisthewoman'sadvicefbrtheman?

A.Tosavethemoney.B.Tobuythehouse.C.TocommunicatewithMary.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

11.WhathasLianbeenbusydoingthesedays?

A.Preparingapresent.B.Writinganessay.C.Learningtocook.

12.WhathasRosybeenexpecting?

A.Ajacket.B.Ascarf.C.Acamera.

13.Whatisthemangoingtodofirst?

A.CallRosy'smother.B.Getdinnerready.C.PickupRosy'smother.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

14.Whenwillthemancheckin?

A.NextTuesday.B.NextWednesday.C.NextSaturday.

15.Whatdoesthemanwanttodointhewoman'scity?

A.Visitfriends.B.Takeatrip.C.Attendameeting.

16.Whatistheman'srequirementfbrtheroom?

A.Facingsouth.B.Havingalargetable.C.Havingaseparatetoilet.

17.Howmuchwillthemanpaythehotelintotal?

A.$300.B.$260.C.$150.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

18.Whendoesababybegintolearnaccordingtothedoctors?

A.Theirfirstdayoflife.B.Fiveorsixmonthsold.C.Oneyearold.

19.Whatdoestheagencyfocuson?

A.Thepowerofsmiling.B.Babies'healthcondition.C.Humanbeings'healthydevelopment.

20.Howdobabieslearntoconnectwithothers?

A.Bytalking.B.Bysmiling.C.Bycrying.

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。

Bridgesareoneofthebestconstructionalinventions.Youmaybesurprisedtoseethatsomeoldbridgesarestill

standingandusedbytourists.Someofthemoremodernbridges,ontheotherhand,reachbreathtakingheightsand

arenotforthefaintofheart(月旦小鬼).

TheBridgeofImmortals(China)

TheBridgeofImmortalsconnectstheHuangshanmountainrangesinsouthernAnhuiProvinceofeasternChina.

Thebridgeistemfyingtocrossbuttheviewsaredefinitelyrewardingandthephotographsareprettyspecialtoo.

Thedropbelowisprettydramaticandifyoudecidetocross,weonlyhaveapieceofadvicetoofferyoucrazy

adventurers...Don'tlookdown!

HussainiHangingBridge(Pakistan)

HussainiHangingBridgeisconsideredtobethemostdangerousbridgeintheworld.Thisropebridgeispoorly

maintainedandshakeswildlywhenyouwalkacrossit.Ifyoutakeawrongstep,you'llendupflyingintotheHunza

Riverbelow.

LangkawiSkyBridge(Malaysia)

ThiscuriouslookingbridgeinMalaysiais400feetabovethegroundandhasbeenclosedseveraltimesfor

maintenancepurposes.Itsreopeningwasdelayedseveraltimesbutitisnowopenforuse,althoughnotmanypeople

actuallywanttocross.Therewasarumor(传闻)claimingthatthebridgecanpotentiallycollapse.

SevenMileBridge(Florida)

TheSevenMileBridgecanbefoundintheFloridaKeysandconnectstheMiddleKeystoLittleDuckKeyin

theLowerKeys.Whenitwasconstructed,itwasoneofthelongestbridgesintheworld.Itwon8awardsandoneof

thosewastheExceptionalAwardforCostSavingsInnovationfromtheFederalHighwayAdministration.

21.Whichofthefollowingbridgesismostwelcomedbyphotographers?

A.TheBridgeofImmortals.B.HussainiHangingBridge.

C.LangkawiSkyBridge.D.SevenMileBridge.

22.WhyisHussainiHangingBridgeconsideredthemostdangerousbridgeintheworld?

A.It'smadeofrope.B.It'sabovetheriver.

C.Itisinpoorcondition.D.Thedropbelowisdramatic.

23.WhatisspecialaboutSevenMileBridge?

A.Itoncehadalotofhonors.B.Itreachesbreathtakingheight.

C.Itcostabigsumofmoneytobuilt.D.Itwasthelongestbridgeintheworld.

Overthepastfewyears,theamountandtypesofdataavailableontheInternetand,inparticular,thespeedat

whichwecanprocessthedata,haveincreasedtoanextentfewpeoplecouldhaveimagined.Asaresult,manynew

businessmodelshaveappeared.

Onesuchmodelisalargecorporationarrangingtohaveanothercompany,oftenlocatedinadifferentcountry,

performessentialtasks.Thisbecamepossiblewiththegrowthofreliableandsecurecommunicationsandtheability

tomovemassiveamountsofdataoverlongdistancesinaninstant.AcompanyintheUnitedStates,forinstance,first

scansallitsbills,orders,andwagepaymentsintothecomputerandsendsthedocumentstoanaccountingcenterin,

say,CostaRica.Basicaccountingactivityisthencarriedoutatthatsite.Next,thedataisreturnedviatheInternetto

theoriginalcompany,wherehigh-levelanalysisisdone.

Asecondmodelisoneinwhichworkisdividedintosmaller,morespecifictasksperformedbyindividualsin

differentgeographicallocations.Forexample,specialistslivingatagreatdistancefromeachothercanworktogether

toproduceanewsemiconductor（半导体）design.AmemberofthegrouplivinginCaliforniadoessomeinitialwork

ontheprojectanduploadstheresultontoaserver.AcolleagueinJapanmakesfurtheradditionstothedesign.Next,

someoneinIsraelaccessesitanddoeshis/herpanofthejob.FinallythegroupmemberinCaliforniadownloadsit

andgivesitafinalcheck.Thus,specialistsindifferentpartsoftheworldteamcooperatetocompleteasingleproject.

Now,moreandmorepeoplearetakingadvantageofthecareeropportunitiesthattheITRevolutionhasopened

up.Inthisway,thebesttalentintheworldcanbechosenforeachtaskwhereverheorsheis.

24.Whatfactorsaremostconsideredbythosecompaniesusingthefirstmodel?

A.Safetyandrapidity.B.Originandpopularity.

C.Locationandmaterial.D.Economyandecology.

25.Whichprojectcouldtakethesecondbusinessmodel?

A.Tosetupapethospital.B.ToholdtheOlympicGames.

C.Tocreateatravellingguidebook.D.Toorganizinganimportantexam.

26.WhatisthebenefittheITRevolutionbringsaccordingtothetext?

A.Simplifyingworkers'schedules.B.Increasingthecareeropportunities.

C.Satisfyingthedemandofcustomers.D.Reducingthecostofdoingbusiness.

27.Whichofthefollowingmighttheauthoragreewith?

A.Alltheworkcanbedonedigitally.

B.Doingbusinessreliesonlocationlessandless.

C.Specialistsdon'tneedtogotothecompany.

D.Theincreasingofspeedatprocessingthedataispredictable.

Atanyage,itisnormalforchildrentobeabletoexpressaggressionfromtimetotime,especiallyatthevery

youngage.Ascertainpartsoftheirbrainarenotdevelopedenough,theyneedadultstohelpthemtolearntobetter

controlthemselves.

Aggressivebehaviorisexplainedinchildrenbyalackofintellectualmaturitywhichdoesnotyetgivethem

sufficientcapacitiestoreasonandcommunicatewithoutviolence.Astheygrow,theyshowlessandlessphysical

aggressionbecausetheyrealizethattheycanhurtwithviolentgestures.Itisthereforeforthemameansof

communicationtoclaimmoreattentionoraffection.

Aggressioncanalsobeexpressedbymimicry（拟态）ofaggressivebehaviorbyadultsorchildren,orbeusedto

expressconcernaboutchanges,arrivalofalittlebrotheroralittlesister,separation,greatloss,changingschool...

Thisbehavior,justlikeinadults,canalsoappearincaseoffatigueafteralongperiodofplay,forexample.

Adults'behaviorinthefaceofaggressionallowsthemtohelpchildrencontroltheiremotions.Therefore,itis

criticaltoleadbyexamplebyremainingcalmandfirmandbyindicatingtohimorherthatthebehaviorisnot

acceptable.Explaintheconsequencesoftheiractionsandencouragethemtoexpressthemselvesinsimplewords

aboutwhattheyarefeeling.Youcanalsoaskhimorhertocomfortthepersontheyannoyedforexampleoraskthem

towithdrawforamomenttocalmdown.

Ifreallyafter3yearsyoustillnoticefrequentaggression,donothesitatetoconsultahealthprofessionaltobetter

understandwhatisgoingon.

28.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkaboutconcerningchildren'sbeingaggressive?

A.Thecauses.B.Thedamage.

C.Thesolutions.D.Theconsequences.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordt6fatigue^^meaninParagraph3?

A.Excitement.B.Tiredness.C.Anxiety.D.Concern.

30.Inwhichofthefollowingsituationmightachildgetaggressive?

A.Parentscareabouthimorhertoomuch.

B.Hisorherfriendjusthasalittlesister.

C.Heorshemovesintoanewcommunity.

D.Theteacherpraiseshisorherclassmatesinpublic.

31.Whatistheadvicegivenbytheauthor?

A.Parentsshouldbemoreaggressivethantheirchildren.

B.Consultaprofessionalwhenchildrenappearaggressive.

C.Childrenneedparents'helptochanneltheiraggression.

D.Severepunishmentsarenecessarytodealwithaggression.

Doyouthinktheorderofpracticepotentiallyfacilitateslearningoutcomeswithoutincreasingtheamountof

practice?Astudywasconductedtoexaminehowdifferenttrainingschedulesinfluencethrowingperformance.

Inthisstudy,elementaryschoolstudentsthrewatennisballatatargetlaidonthefloor.Theythrewtheballfrom

threethrowinglocationsatdistancesof3,4,and5metersfromthetarget.Thetargetconsistedofthecenter(20cm

wide)andninelargerouterrings.Theyservedaszonestoindicatetheaccuracyofthethrows.

Thestudentswereassignedtooneofthreepracticegroups:Blocked,Random,orCombined.Allstudentswere

instructedtouseanoverarmthrowingmotiontotrytohitthecenterofthetargetwiththeball.Onthefirstdayof

thisstudy,theyeachcompletedatotalof81practicethrows.

StudentsintheBlockedgroupthrew27timesfromoneofthethreethrowinglocations,followedby27throws

fromthenextlocation,andendedpracticewith27throwsfromthefinallocation.IntheRandomgroup,eachstudent

threwtheball81timesintheorderofthrowinglocationsthattheresearchershadspecified.Nomorethantwo

continuousthrowswereallowedfromthesamelocationforthisgroup.IntheCombinedgroup,thestudentsstarted

withablockedscheduleandgraduallyshiftedtoarandomschedule.Onthenextday,allstudentscompleteda

performancetestof12throws.

Resultsshowedthatduringthepracticeof81throws,theBlockedgroupperformedworsethantheothertwo

groups.Performancetestscoreswerealsoanalyzed.TheCombinedgroupshowedthebestperformanceamongthe

threegroups,followedbytheRandomgroupandthenbytheBlockedgroup.Itisstilluncertainifsimilarresultscan

beobtainedforadultsintrainingprogramsforotherthrowingactions,suchasthoseseeninbowling,baseball,and

basketball.Thiswillbeaddressedinthefollowingsection.

32.Whomightbeinterestedmostinthestudyresult?

A.Ballsellers.B.Sportscoaches.

C.Long-distancerunners.D.Elementaryschoolteachers.

33.Howmanythrowsdoesastudentperformintotal?

A.39.B.81.C.93.D.162.

34.WhatdowelearnabouttheBlockedgroup?

A.Variousthrowingmotionsareinvolved.

B.Thedistancefromthetargetremainedunchanged.

C.Allthrowsweremadefromthesameinitialthrowinglocation.

D.Throwerscanthrowthreetimesinarowfromthesamelocation.

35.Whatwillmostlikelybediscussednextinthisreport?

A.Trainingofunderhandthrows.

B.Youngerstudents9movements.

C.Overarmthrowswitheyesclosed.

D.Variouskindsofthrowingmotions.

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。

ElephantloverSunXiaowroteachildren'sbookSamburu,I'mBack,whichisawayforSuntoexplain

knowledgeabouttheelephantsthemselves.Thebookwaspublishedlastyearandbecamebestsellers.36____

Mostofthemweremothers,sayingthattheirchildrencriedandweremovedbytheemotionalbondbetweenthebaby

elephantsandtheirmothers.

Sunsayshehaslovedanimalssincechildhood.37Hewatched,shocked,asanadultelephantfroma

circusstoodstockstill,seeminglyignoringthepain,asitskeeperbeatitagainandagainwithastickaftertheyhad

finishedtheirperformance.Fromthenon,Sunmadeuphismindtohelpthepooranimals.

38Besides,hetriedtoraisepublicawarenessabouttheurgentneedtoprotectthemfromthepoachers

（偷猎者）.Headoptedallkindsofmethods,suchaspostinghundredsofarticleshewroteonsocialwebsites,sharing

photoshetookofelephantsandwritingchildren'sstorybooksfeaturingelephants.

SunisawitnesstothestorytoldinhisbookSaniburu,I'mBack.Hewas,atthetime,inKenyaworkingfbr

SavetheElephants,aUK-registeredcharitybasedinNairobi.InKenya,heandhispeersfoundtwobabyelephants

headingtowardthedangerousareawheretheirmotherwaskilled.39Finally,theyhadtouseatranquilizer

（镇静齐II）gunandtransportthemtoanelephantshelter.

SunstayedinKenyawiththeSTEforthreemonthstowatchelephantscloselyforhisresearch.40He

saysthatagoodelephantwatchercanrememberthenamesofhundredsofelephantsandwillrecognizeeachofthem

onsight.Aslongastheyknowwhichiswhich,theyareabletounderstandtheinteractionsandrelationsbetween

differentgroups.

A.Sunhasdevotedhimselftohelpingelephants.

B.Sunevencreatedablindelephantinthestory.

C.Theytriedtochangetheircoursebutfailedmanytimes.

D.Everydayhewouldgotothewildtoobservetheelephants.

E.Hisconnectionwithelephantsstartedonalatenightin2011.

F.It'salong-termprojectandalifelongcareerhewillneverquit.

G.Sunhasreceivedagreatdealofpositivefeedbackfromhisreaders.

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。

Itsnowedheavily.Fiveyear-oldSean,who41wenttokindergarten,wasstayinginthehouseplaying

homepoliceman.

Thistime,theplayfuland42boywasinterestedinhisbrotherFelix,who43tostudyingno

matterwherehewas.Sean44lookedinsidehisbrother'sroomfromthedoor,andshoutedtowardthe

45whereMomwasworking,uMom,Felixisn'tstudying.He'sjustwatchingafunnyvideo.^^Seanwas

46smilingathisbrother.

Felixwas47becausehislittlebrotherwas48____him.Rightthen,Momasked49

fromthekitchen,“Whatareyoudoing,Felix?^^'Tmwatchingalecturevideoformyscienceclass.^^Felix

50againstSean'saccusationand51____histongueoutathislittlebrother.

“AHright.I'msureyou'redoingyourwork."Mom52,andthensharplyaddedaquestion."Sean,

whatareyoudoing?"Sean'sfaceimmediatelybecame53,andhesaid,“____54____"Comehere,honey,

andyoucanhelpme."Seanrantothekitchenrightaway."WhatcanIdoforyou,Mom?"Hisvoicewashigh,and

Felixcouldsensethathisbrotherwasexcited.

Felixwaspleasedto55thepoliceman,andnowhecouldconcentrateonthelesson.

41.A.unexpectedlyB.normallyC.coincidentallyD.casually

42.A.curiousB.anxiousC.cautiousD.ambitious

43.A.objectedB.committedC.appliedD.limited

44.A.continuouslyB.patientlyC.secretlyD.aggressively

45.A.bedroomB.doorC.backyardD.kitchen

46.A.naughtilyB.carefullyC.sincerelyD.narrowly

47.A.pleasedB.madC.regretfulD.embarrassed

48.A.contactingB.watchingC.inspiringD.bothering

49.A.angrilyB.loudlyC.gentlyD.vividly

50.A.protestedB.weightedC.arguedD.fought

51.A.presentedB.broughtC.stuckD.pulled

52.A.doubtedB.stressedC.followedD.replied

53.A.blackB.pinkC.redD.pale

54.A.AnythingB.SomethingC.EverythingD.Nothing

55.A.getridofB.figureoutC.dealwithD.bringin

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I个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Chinesesmartphonemakersarefocusingonfoldablesmartphonestowrapuptheyearoffiercecompetitionin

thehigh-endmarket.HuaweiTechnologiesCo.unveiled(发布)theP50Pocket,its56____(late)foldable

handset,onThursday.57(price)from8,988yuan($1,411)inChina,themodelreflectsHuawei5sintention

58(sharpen)itstechnicalandfoldabledesigncapabilities,marketinsiderssaid.

Huaweiiswellonitswaytomaintainasolidpresence.TheP50Pocket59(expect)togoupagainst

theFindN60Oppounveiledlastweek.SmartphonebrandssuchasXiaomiandVivoarealsorollingup

theirsleevesinthefoldablemarket.

ThenumberofdevicesequippedwithHarmonyOShasbeenover220millionunits.TheInternetofthings

devices(物联网设备)fromthird-party61(company)thatarepoweredbytheHarmonyOSConnecthave

exceeded100millionunitsthisyear.

Huaweilaunched____62____(it)firstfoldablesmartphonein2019.DatafromiResearch,63Market

researchfirm,showedthatHuaweiaccounted64____64percentofChina'sfoldablesmartphonemarketthis

year.Foldablesmartphonesareturning65(increasing)popularinChinaastheybecomemoreaffordable

whilefoldabledisplaytechnologiescontinuetomature.

PeteLau,chiefproductofficerofOppo,saidearlierhebelievesfoldablesmartphoneswillevolve(演变)from

beingnoveltiestonecessities.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节（满分15分）

66.假定你在英国留学，所居住的公寓来了一位新邻居，他养的狗晚上经常狂吠，影响你的休息，其他邻居

也很反感。请你给新邻居写留言，希望他能够解决此问题。要点如下：

1.自我介绍；

2.反馈问题；

3.希望对方采取行动，解决问题。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dearneighbour,

Sincerely,

Neighbour

第二节（满分25分）

67.阅读下面短文，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成-一个完整的短文。

OurGardenandtheSalad

"Christine,comeandhelpmeinthegarden.Iwanttoplantalloftheseedstoday.^^Myfatherwascallingtome.

"I'mbusy...,,Isaid.Ididn'tunderstandwhyworkinginthedirtexcitedhimsomuch.

BytheendofApril,hisplantshadcomeupinneatrows.Unfortunately,inearlyMay,myfatherwasseriously

injuredinanaccident.Hewasinhospitalforabouttwomonthsandduringthattimeheoftenaskedmeabouthis

garden.Evenafterhecamehome,hehadtostayinbedforawhile.

MymotherhadseveralbusinesstripssoIsaidthatIwouldtakecareofhisgarden.Iassumedthatthelittle

plantswouldcontinuetogrowaslongastheyhadwater,andluckilyitrainedfairlyoftensoIdidn'tthinkmuch

aboutthegarden.

OneSaturdaymorninginJuly,myfathersaidtome,"Christine,Ithinkthatthevegetablesshouldbeaboutready

tobepicked.Let'shaveasaladtoday!”Itookabowlandwentouttothegarden.Ilookedattheleavesandwasupset

toseethatmanyoftheleaveshadbeenhalfeaten.Therewerehundredsofbugs（虫子）alloverthem!Itriedtoget

themoff,buttherewerejusttoomany.Ilookedatthecarrotsnext,buttheydidn?tlookhealthy.

Igotinpanicforamoment,butthenthoughtofagoodidea.Iquietlywenttotheneareststoretobuysome

vegetables.Iwentbackhomeandcutthemuptomakeasaladformyfather.WhenIgaveittohim,hesaid,"Oh,

Christine,whatabeautifulsalad!Youmustbetakingverygoodcareofmygardcn.^^Myfatherlookedhappy,butI

feltalittlebitguilty.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Iwentbacktothekitchenwhenmymothercamehome.

Icarefullymadeasaladandtookittomyfather.

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【解析】Textl

W:I'mgoingtothepostofficethisafternoon.WhatcanwesendTonyforhergraduation?

M:HowaboutaT-shirt?Look,therearesomebeautifulT-shirtsoverthere.

Text2

M:HowIwishitwouldgetcleartomorrow!Wecan'tevengooutfbrafewhours,letaloneatrip.

W:Me,too.We'vestayedinsidedoinghouseworkforawholeday.

Text3

W:Oh,Mike!Whereareyou?

M:I'minataxiandFmstillinWashington!Thetrafficissoheavy.IamafraidIcan'tcatchthetrain.Couldyou

pleaseinformthebosssayingthatIwon'tbeabletoattendthemeetingtomorrowmorning?

Text4

M:Whatanafternoon!Ineedtoprepareformyspeechbutthekidsarekeepingshoutingloudly!

W:There'snothingwecandotostopthem.They'resoexcitedtowatchthefootballmatch.Whydon'tyougoto

youroffice?

Text5

W:Whereareyougoingonholidaythissummer?Parisagain?

M:Ihopeso.ButmywifeinsistsongoingtoLondonwherewewenttwoyearsago.

W:London?Shetoldmetheotherdaythatshe'dlikeaholidayinNewYork.

M:Well,shehaschangedhermindandIhavetoagree.

Text6

M:Whataday!I'vegottocheckallthesedocumentstoday,buthowcanIfinishthemwithinsuchashorttime?

W:YoutoldmelastweekitwasJackwhotookchargeofthedocuments.

M:Well,hehastolookafterhismotherinthehospital.ForhisfatherisnowinWashingtononbusinessandhissister

isinSanFrancisco.

W:PerhapsIcangiveyouahandafterdinner.

M:Thanks.Youarealifesaver!

Text7

W:Fred,youlooksobluetoday.What'sthematter?

M:Ihaven'treachedanagreementwithMarywhethertobuyahouse.

W:You'vebothbeenworkingforthreeyearsandIthinkyoucanaffordit.

M:Thafsnottheproblem.Iwanttoinvestthemoneyinaprojectwhichcanbringussatisfactoryinterest.

W:Youcanhaveafurtherdiscussionwithher.

M:Well,she'salwaysbeenlookingforwardtohavingahouseofourown.Shesaidweneedabetterenvironment

forourkids.

W:Talktoher!Everythingcanbesolvedthroughcommunication.

Text8

M:Rosy,somanybeautifulpresentsyou'vegotforyourbirthday!

W:Yes,Dad.IreallylikethisyellowjacketfromLucy.

M:WhatdidLianbuyforyou?Iremembershegaveyouascarflastyear.

W:Ihaven'tgotanyfromhersofar.Shehasbeenengagedinheressaythesedaysandshe'stoobusy.

M:OK.Doyouwanttoseewhatwe'vepreparedforyou?Like,acamera?

W:Oh,Dad!YouknowI'vebeenexpectingone!

M:Justgoandseeinyourbedroom.Tilgetsupperreadybeforeyourmothercomeshome.

W:ShallIcallMomandtellherTilpickherup?

M:You'dbetter.Thenshecanbebackbysixandwecancatchthemovieatseven.

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W:Hello,thisisSeashoreHotel.WhatcanIdoforyou?

M:Tdliketobookaroomforthree.We'llcheckinnextWednesday.Howmuchwouldthatbe?

W:It'sfiftydollarsperday.Whenareyoucheckingout?Ifyoucheckinonedayearlier,youcangetadiscount,then

itwillcostyouonlythirtydollarsperday.

M:WeplantocheckoutonSundaywhenwefinishourtourinyourcity.

W:Great.Anyspecificrequirementsfbryourroom,forexample,aseparatetoilet?

M:Idon'tmindthat.Tdlikeonefacingsouth,andnothingisbetterthanaTVwithalargescreen.

W:WehavesuchaTVineachroom.OK,aroomforthree,facingsouth,withalargeTVscreen.Checkinginon

Wednesday?

M:Well,we'dliketoenjoyyourdiscount.

W:Allright.Lookforwardtomeetingyouandwishyouawonderfultime.

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Doyourememberhowoldyouwerewhenyoubegantolearnthings?Sixmonths?Oneyearold?It'sreallya

difficultquestionbecauseithappenedlonglongago.Notlongago,manypeoplebelievedthatbabiesonlywanted

foodandtobekeptwarmanddry.Somepeoplethoughtbabiesw