河北省沧州运东七县联考2023-2024学年高一年级上册10月期中考试 英语

2023〜2024学年度第一学期高一年级期中考试

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：人教版必修第一册WelcomeUnit至Unit30

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。

1.Howwillthewomangotoschool?

A.Bybike.B.Onfoot.C.Bycar.

2.Whatisthemangoingtodotomorrow?

A.Prepareforanexam.B.Gotoaparty.C.Takeanexam.

3.HowmuchdidthemanpayfortheT-shirt?

A.$15.B.$30.C.$45.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.ACD.B.Theman'sbrother.C.Aguitar.

5.Whatwillthewomando?

A.Talkwithherfather.B.Givethemanaride.C.Waitfortheman.

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.Howdoesthewomanfeelnow?

A.Moved.B.Lonely.C.Excited.

7.Whereisthewomangoing?

A.Mexico.B.Argentina.C.Spain.

听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。

8.Whydoesthemanmakethephonecall?

A.Tohaveaninterview.

B.Totelltheinterviewresult.

C.Toknowaboutthewoman'shobbies.

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9.Whencanthewomanstarthernewwork?

A.ThisMonday.B.NextMonday.C.ThefirstofJune.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.WhatwillMr.Lewisprobablybedoingataboutoneo*clock?

A.Havingameeting.B.Takingabreak.C.Writingareport.

11.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

A.Leaveanote.B.VisitLewistomorrow.C.Comebacklater.

12.WhatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthewomanandMr.Lewis?

A.Doctorandpatient.B.Waiterandcustomer.C.Secretaryandboss.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhichisnearthebottomofNorthStreet?

A.Peacock's.B・Jackson's.C.AKFC.

14.What'sJackson's?

A.Asnackbar.B.Aclothesshop.C.Adepartmentstore.

15.Wherewillthewomanwaitfortheman?

A.Inthestreet.B.Inthecafe.C.Atthebusstation.

16.Whatproblemdothespeakershave?

A.Theymissedthebus.

B.Theyfailedtofindeachother.

C.Theyarguedabouttheplaceforshopping.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthespeaker?

A.Atourguide.B.Anartteacher.C.Anartist.

18.Howoftenarethetalksheldamonth?

A.Once.B.Twice.C.Threetimes.

19.Onwhichlevelcandeliciousfoodbeenjoyed?

A.Level2.B.Level3.C.Level4.

20.Whatcanvisitorsdoonthegroundfloor?

A.Buygifts.B,Watchvideos.C.Haveatalkwithlocalartists.

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。

A

Viator,atripadvisorcompany,offersavarietyoftourismprogramsnearLondon.The

followingaresomeofitsprograms.

ThamesRiverSightseeingCruise（乘船游览）withAfternoonTea（Aug.18）

WhileinLondon♦youcanaddthemomentofenjoyingBritishtraditiontoanafternoon

teacruise.YoucanhaveauniquediningexperiencewithfamilyandfriendsontheThames

River.AsyoucruisefromTowerPiertoWestminster^youcanenjoytea,freshlyprepared

cakesandsandwiches,andviewLondon'sgreatlandmarks,includingtheTowerofLondon,

St.Paul'sCathedralandtheLondonEye.

LowestPrice：$57.7

Duration：1.5hours

Kid-FriendlyPrivateTour（Aug.20）

ThistourisaprivatetouroftheTowerofLondonwithpre-bookedadmissiontickets.It

isspeciallydesignedforfamilieswithchildren,includinginterestingstoriesfromoverthe

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centuries.YoucanenjoyavisittotheCrownJewels,red-uniformedBeefeaters,andastopat

theBeastsoftheRoyalMenagerie.

LowestPrice：$309.35

Duration：6hours

WalkingTour(Aug.22)

Thisaction-packedwalkingtourcoversLondon'stwomosthistoricareas：theCityof

LondonandWestminster.Seemorethan30sights♦includingtheTowerofLondon,BigBen,

BuckinghamPalaceandsoon.

LowestPrice：$19,35

Duration：5hours

NightOpen-TopBusTourwithChristmasLights(Nov.18)

YouwillseeadifferentsideofLondononanopen-topbustourthatdiscoversthebestof

thecity'sChristmaslights.SittingonthetopdeckgivesyouoverallviewsofEngland'scapital,

includingtopattractionssuchasBuckinghamPalace,thelowerofLondonandSt.Paul'sCathedral.

LowestPrice：$30,97

Duration；2hours

21.WhatcanvisitorsenjoyduringtheKid-FriendlyPrivateTour?

A.Freshlypreparedcakes.B.Christmaslights.

C.ACruiseexperience.D.Interestingstories.

22.HowlongdoestheWalkingTourlast?

A.1.5hours.B.2hours.C.5hours.D.6hours.

23.Whichofthefourprogramsstartsthelatest?

A.WalkingTour.

B.Kid-FriendlyPrivateTour.

C.NightOpen-TopBusTourwithChristmasLights.

D.ThamesRiverSightseeingCruisewithAfternoonTea.

B

Itwasearlywinterseveralyearsago.Ihadpulledoutmyoldwintercoatforanother

year'suse.Itwasstillinprettygoodshapealthoughitwaslookingdirtyfromsomany

winters*wear.Ididn'treallyneedanewonebutIwantedoneandcasuallymentionedittomy

daughteroneday.Shewassuchasweet,lovinggirlthatIshouldhaveguessedwhatwould

happennext.Afewweekslatershegavemeanewwintercoatasagift.

Iputtheoldoneinmyclosetandstartedtowearthenewcoateveryday.Eachday,

though»whenIopenedmycloset,somethingtroubledme.Itseemedashamethatmyoldbut

stillgoodcoatshouldjustsittherekeepingnoonewarmduringthecoldwinterdays.Aftera

fewweeks,Itookitoutanddrovetoalocalcharityshop.Iknewthattherewassomeonewho

couldn'taffordacoatbutcouldgetmyoldone.

Mynewcoatismyoldcoatnow.Itisgettingalittledirtyandworn,too.Ithasblack

marksonthesleeves.Itisintoobadshapetoevendonatetocharity.IwonderifIshouldbuy

anewonesoon,butIthinkIwillwaitforawhile.IdontreallyneedanewoneandmaybeI

canfindsomethingelsetogivetothecharityshopinstead.

RalphWaldoEmersononcesaid,“WantisagrowinggiantwhomthecoatofHavewas

neverlargeenoughtocover.MPerhapsthebestwaytodealwithourwantsthenistogive

instead.Love,afterall,bringsusthemostjoy.Andthemoreofityougiveaway,themore

ofityouhave.

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24.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor'sdaughter?

A.Wealthy.B.Thoughtful.C.Easy-going.D.Humorous.

25.Whywastheauthorinshamewhenseeinghisoldcoatinthecloset?

A.Itcosttoomuch.

B.Itwaslookingdirty.

C.Therewasnotenoughroomforhisnewcoat.

D.Itwasnotsenttosomeoneinneed,

26.Whatistheauthor'sdecisionafterhissecondcoatbecomesold?

A.Tellinghisdaughter.B.Buyinganewonesoon.

C.Donatingittocharity.D.Sendingsomethingelsetocharity.

27.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowinthelastparagraph?

A.Givingfillsourwants.

B.Loveisthekeytojoy.

C.Themoreyougive,themoreyoulose.

D.Acoatislargeenoughtocoverourwants.

C

Soccer♦basketball,baseball,andthelikearepopularallaroundtheworld.However,do

youlookforsomethingabitdifferent?Theremaybesomenewsportsthatyouwantto

tryout!

Oneofthenewsportsisregball.ItisaRussiansportaddingbasketball,wrestling（摔跤）and

rugby.Asinbasketball,theplayershaveaballthattheytrytoshootthroughahoop（篮筐）.

Butnobodywillbecalling"that'satravel“whilewatchingthissport,becausethereisnoneed

todribble（运球）.Playersalsowrestlewitheachotherduringthegame.

Anotherkindofsportyoudontseeeverydayissoapboxracing.Handmadevehiclesare

pusheddownahill,andcompetitorshavetodrivetheirvehiclesthroughacoursewith

differentkindsofthingsintheirway.Notallcompetitorsareengineers,sothevehiclesare

easytobreakapart.Competitorsarejudgedfortheirsoapbox'screativity.Therefore♦speedis

noteverything,andcreativityplaysthemostimportantrole.Competitorsoftendesigntheir

vehiclesbasedonthemesfrompopcultureorhistory.Ofcourse,thecompetitorsdressupto

playtherole,too.

Cheeserollingraceisnotseenveryoften♦butitisexciting.Thisisagamethatisextremely

funnyforaudience»butpainfulforcompetitors.Duringthegame,competitorsracedownavery

steep（陡峭的）hill,chasingafteraroundofDoubleGloucestercheesethatcanweighuptonine

poundsandcantravelsome70milesperhour.Whoevergetstothebottomfirstwinsthecheese.

28.Whatcanweknowaboutregball?

A.Itmixesthreekindsofsports.

B.Itscompetitorsracedownahill.

C.Wrestlingisnotallowedduringthegame.

D.Itsrulesareexactlythesameasbasketball.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“course“inparagraph3mean?

A.Alesson.B.Atrack.C.Anaction.D.Aperiodoftime.

30.Whatisvaluedmostaboutcompetitorsinsoapboxracing?

A.Theirspeed.B.Theirclothes.

C.Theircreativity.D.Theirdrivingexperiences.

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31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Anewstudyaboutsports.

B・Apresentationofsportsskills.

C.Anintroductiontothreenewsports.

D.Thedifferencebetweentraditionalandnewsports.

D

Therearetwokindsofpeople：thosewholiketopackupleftoversassoonasdinneris

over,andthosewholetleftoverssitoutforafewhourssotheycancooldown.

However,bothleavingleftoversoutforalongperiodoftimeandaddinghotitemstothe

fridgecancauseproblems.

Whetheryoushouldimmediatelyputfoodinthefridgeorletitsitouttocooldependson

itstemperature.Dangerousbacterial（细菌的）growthhappensbetween41and135degreesF.

Potentiallyharmfulbacteriagrowsmostrapidlyatthesetemperatures.

Placinglotsofhotfoodinthefridgecanraisethetemperatureofthefridgeintothis

dangerzone.Fridgetemperaturesshouldalwaysbesetbelow40degreesF.Thismayhelpthe

foodgetoutofthedangerzoneasfastaspossible.

However,there'snoharminputtinghotfooddirectlyintothefridgeifyouneedto.If

youareaforgetfulperson,orifyouwon'tbearoundtostorethefoodafterithascooled

enough,goaheadandputitinthefridge.Yourfridgecanhandletheheatandgetthefood

cooledquickly.

Foodshouldneverstayoutatroomtemperatureformorethantwohours.Leftoverscan

becomebreedinggrounds（滋生地）fordangerousbacteriaifthey'releftouttoolongandcan

makepeoplesick.

“ItisOKtoleavethefoodcoolingoutsidebeforeyouhitthetwo-hourmark,“says

SerenaPoon,nutritionistofLeCordonBleu'sGrandDiplomatrainingprogram,"Infact,the

sooneryoucangetyourleftoversinthefridge,thebetter.n

32.Whichtemperaturemostcontributestothegrowthofharmfulbacteria?

A.Below40degreesF,B.Between39〜40degreesF.

C.Between41〜135degreesF.D.Above135degreesF.

33.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsputtinghotfooddirectlyintothefridge?

A.Unclear.B.Neutral.C.Worried.D.Unconcerned.

34.WhatdoesSerenaPoonsuggestdoingabouttheleftovers?

A.Dividingthemintosmallparts.

B.Storingtheminthefridgerightaway.

C.Waitinguntiltheycooldowncompletelyoutside.

D.Leavingthemsittingatroomtemperaturefortwohours.

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.WhentoPackupLeftoversB.HowtoPreventBacterialGrowth

C.ToCoolFoodOutsideorintheFridgeD.AGoodIdeatoStoreFoodintheFridge

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。

Thosewhohaveago-gettermentality（心态）areseenasthehighachieversofthisworld.

Let'slearnwaysonhowtoachieveago-getterattitude.

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36

Bite-sizedgoalsareimportant.Theyallowyoutoexperienceachievementandtherefore

allowyoutorewardyourself?finallycontributingtotheimprovementofyourmotivationand

drivingyoutoachievemore.

Haveaclearideaandbeintentional（有心的）

37,havingdetailedgoalsinmind,writingthemdown,anddescribingthemaresome

ofthefirststepstobesuccessful.Beingintentionalistobewillingtotrynewthingsandlook

forsolutions.Thereisnopointindoingsomethingifyou'renotintentionalaboutwhatyou

do.38,evenasmallstoneinyourpathwillstopyou.

Lookatyourmistakesasopportunities

It'salsoimportanttolookatyourmistakesaschancestoimproveyourself.39.If,

forexample,youworkonaprojectthatreceivesunpleasantcomments,usethosecommentsto

improveyourprojectandpresentitagain.

Findthecouragetopushyourselftowardsgoals

Allowyourselftobearoundbyactivepeoplewhobelieveinandsupportyou,including

thosewhohavepushedthroughchallengesandachievedtheirgoals.Takeencouragement

fromthem.Also»youcanlookbackandremindyourselfofwhatyou'vealreadyachieved»and

don'tundervalueanyofthem.40.

A.Followyourinterests

B.Setupbite-sizedgoals

C.Theyproveyoucandoit

D.Knowingwhereyouwanttogo

E.Ifyoudon'twanttoachievesomething

F・Whenyoucomeacrosspeoplewhoaresuccessful

G.Learnfromthemandquicklyputthelearningintoaction

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。

ThismorningIwasreadingabookoutsidemyfavoritebeachsidecoffeeshopwhenan

18-year-oldboysatdownnexttomeandsaid,“The41inyourhandsisgreat.isn'tit?"I

closedthebookandwestarted42.

Hetoldmehewasgettingreadyto43highschoolnextweekandthenstartedhis

collegelifeinthefall.Buthehadno44whathewantedtodowithhislife.

Heaskedmemanyquestions,andI45themaswellas1could,tryingtogive46

advicewiththetimeIhad.Andafterahalf-hourconversation,hethankedmeandweparted

ways.

ButonmywayhomeIrealizedthe47Ihadwiththat18-year-oldboywas48

quitenostalgic（令人怀念的）.Hemademe49thetimewhenIwashisage,morethan

twentyyearsago.Ihadsomany50backthen.So,Istartedthinkingabouthisquestions

again,andIbeganrememberingallthehelpfullittlethingssomeonetoldme51Iwas18.

The52isthatyou（dbetterdoyourbest,one53，notallatonce.Andaboveall.

laughwhenyoucan,apologizewhenyoushould,andletgoofwhatyoucan't54when

everythingdevelops.Lifeisshort,yet55.Enjoytheride!

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41.A.bookB.magazineC.radioD.newspaper

42.A.readingB.dancingC.chattingD.singing

43.A.graduatefromB.giveupC.gettoD.lookfor

44.A.rightB.ideaC.excuseD.money

45.A.avoidedB.refusedC.doubtedD.answered

46.A.properB.strictC.humorousD.wrong

47.A.competitionB.experimentC.argumentD・conversation

48.A.angrilyB.sadlyC.actuallyD.bravely

49.A.forgetB.rememberC.wasteD.discuss

50.A,chancesB.choicesC.questionsD.challenges

51.A.whenB.untilC.howD.though

52.A.reasonB.truthC.silenceD.cause

53.A.ontimeB.atatimeC.intimeD.fromtimetotime

54.A.volunteerB.imagineC.changeD.cheat

55.A.similarB.strangeC.difficultD.amazing

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。

“Hello”,56alwaysmakesapointabouttheimportanceofhowwegreet(问候)

others,isaverycommonwordinourdailylife.Thewordwechoosesetsthe57(begin)

forthewholecommunication,andinturn,shapesthefutureof58(we)relationshipwith

others.Attimeswemayusesomethinglikeaformalugoodday“incertainsituations♦anda

moreinformaluheyMor“hi"inothers.Knowinghow59(say)helloindifferentlanguages

isalwaysthefirststepwhenit60(come)tobecomingmorecommunicativewiththerest

oftheworld.“HeHo"is61(important)thananyotherwordforyoutorememberwhen

you'relearninganewlanguage.Nowlet'slearnsomedifferent62(form)of“hello”in

differentlanguagesaroundtheworld：inEnglish-Hello；inChinese-Ninhdo；inFrench-

Bonjour；inSpanish——Hola.Isn'tit63(interest)togetyoureadyforsomesituations?

Thereareevenmorewaystosayhelloineverylanguage.Thewayofgreetingsomeonecan

changedepending64thetimeoftheday,oryourrelationshipwiththepersonyou*re

sayinghelloto.Beyondthewords,peoplealsouseamixtureofbodylanguageandphysical

(身体的)touchtogreeteachother,fromhandshakestohugsorcheekkisses.Learningtogreet

someoneisallaboutmakingaconnection,sohave65tryanddoyourbest.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是李华，你的英国朋友William来信询问你校社团情况。请你回信，内容包括：

1.介绍学校主要社团；

2,你加入的社团及活动情况。

注意：L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。

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DearWilliam,

Yours,

LiHua

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。

Onemorninginspringfourstudentswerewalkingtoschool.

Therehadbeenarain,andthegroundwasverysoft.Waterwasdroppingfromthe

trees,andthegrasswaswet.

Thefourstudentswalkedalong,onebehindanother,becausethepathwaywasnarrow

andthemud（泥）oneithersideofitwasdeep.Theywalked,talkedandlaughed.

Astheywerepassingthroughsomesmalltrees,theyheardagreatfluttering（拍翅膀）

overtheirheadsandaweakchirping（鸣叫）inthegrassbytheroadside.

“Tweet!Tweet!Tweet!”camefromtheleafybranchesabovethem.

“Cheep!Cheep!Cheep!”camefromthewetgrass.

“Whatisthematterhere?”askedthefirststudent,whosenamewasSpeed."Oh,there

aretwoyoungbirds.Maybethestormhasblowntwoofthelittleonesoutofthenest.They

aretooyoungtofly,“saidthesecondstudent,whosenamewasHardin.

“Whatapity!They'lldiedownthereinthegrass,“saidthethirdstudentMartin.

“Oh,well!Westillneedtohurrytoschool.We'regoingtobelate,“saidSpeed."Why

shouldwebother?”AfterSpeed'swords»thefirstthreestudentswalkedon,talkingand

laughingasbefore.

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。

Butthefourthstudent,whosenamewasDavid,stopped.

AllweresurprisedtofindthatDavidwasnotwiththemwhentherollcall（点名）was

made._______________________________________________________________________

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2023〜2024学年度第一学期高一年级期中考试・英语

参考答案、提示及评分细则

听力部分录音稿

{Text1)

W：Dad,canyoudrivemetoschool?

M：Sorry.Imtoobusy.Whyclontyougoonyourbikeorwalk?Youneedtheexercise.

W：IthinkI'llcycle.Ihaven'tgottimetowalk.

(Text2)

M：I'msorry.I'mafraidIcannotgotothepartytonight.

W：Howcome?

M：Ihavetostudytonightforanexamtomorrow.

(Text3)

W：Sowhatdidyoubuy?

M：AT-shirt.Itwasarealbargain.Igotithalfprice,savingfifteendollars.

(Text4)

W：Who'sthatmanwithlonghairinthepicture?

M：Itismybrother.Hehasplayedtheguitarfor10years.HeevenhashisownbandcalledTheSwingers,and

theyjustproducedtheirCD.

W：Really?Atalentedyoungman*

(Text5)

M：Areyoufreenextweekend?

W：Yeah,butImighthavetogivemydadaridetothetrainstation.Idon'tknowtheexacttimeyet.

M：Whydon,tyouaskyourfathernow?Justcallmewhenyoufindoutforsure.

W：OK.

(Text6)

M：Iheardyou'regoingtobeawaynextyear.

W：Yeah.I'llleavenextweek.Fmsoexcited.

M：Itcouldbekindofscary,though,livingbyyourselfinaforeignplace.Andyoumightfeellonely.

W：Iknow.Ayearisalongtime.Butit'sreallytheonlywayI'mgoingtoimprovemySpanish.

M：Well*it'scertainlythebestwaytolearnalanguage.Bytheway,areyougoingtoArgentina?

W：No,Mexico.I'llbelivingnearthecapital.MexicoCity.

(Text7)

M：MsLee.FmcallingtoletyouknowabouttheresultoftheinterviewyouhadwithusonMonday.I've

gottenthewordfromniybossthatthepositionisyoursifyou'restillinterested.

W：Ofcourse.Iamstillinterested.

M：That'sgreat.Whendoyouthinkyouwillbeabletostartyournewwork?IsnextMondayOK?

W：I'msorry.but1haven'thadachancetotellmybossaboutmyleavinghere,andIthinkIhavetogivehim

atwo-weeknoticetofindareplacement.HowaboutthefirstofJune?

M：That'sOK.

(Text8)

M：Hi,I'mwonderingifMr.Lewisisintoday.Ineedtoseehimaboutsomething.

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W：I'msorry,he'stakinghislunchbreakatthemoment.Hewontbebackuntilaboutoneo'clock,butthenhe

hasameetingstartingrightawayatthattime.Hewon'tbefreeuntillaterintheday.IstheresomethingIcan

helpyouwith?

M：Actually,no.IneedhimtosignthisexpensereportbeforeIhanditin.Ithastobedonetoday.

W：Canyoucomebackafterfour?HismeetingshouldbefinishedbythenandI'llleavehimanotesothathe

willbeexpectingyou,

(Text9)

M：Hi,Tracey.It'sJustin.It's4o'clock.Whereareyou?

W：I'moutsidethedepartmentstore.Areyouinside?

M：No,I'moutsidetoo.Imstandingnexttothefrontdoor.

W：Ican'tseeyou.I'mbythefrontdoortoo.ImoppositeabigadvertisementforCocaCola.

M：That'sfunny.Ican'tseethat.ThereisaKFCnearby.Andcanyouseethetrafficlights?

W：Therearen'tanytrafficlightshere.

M：Right.Ivejustthoughtofsomething.What'sthenameofthedepartmentstore?

W：Peacock's.ItsnearthebottomofNorthStreet.Whereareyou?

M：I'moutsideJackson's.

W：Jackson'sisn'tadepartmentstore!Itisaclothesshop.Anyway,we,reatdifferentendsoftown.Oneofus

willhavetogetabus.

M：Youwaitthere.I'llgetabus.

W：OK.Look,Illwaitinthecafeinsidethestore.Youmightbeages.Idon'twanttostandinthestreet.

M：Fine.IllcallyouwhenIgetthere.

W：OK.Seeyoulater!

M：Bye.

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W：Welcometothe()racleArtCenter.I'mpleasedtoshowyouaroundthiswonderfulcenter.Thereisalarge

collectionofmodernarthere.Therearealsoexhibitionsthroughouttheyearbydifferentartists.

ExhibitionsareheldonLevel2ofthecenterandusuallylastbetweentwoandfourmonths.Therearealso

regularvideosshownatweekends.Andthatsnotall；Weholdtalksbylocalartists.Thesearegiventwice

amonthinRoom5onLevel3.Andifyou'dliketodoacourseinpainting,localartistsoftencometothe

centerandteachpeopleofallabilities.Foralistofdatesofeventsandcoursesthroughtheyear,pleaseask

atreception.Theycanofferinformationabouttimesandticketsaswell.TheOraclerestaurantisonLevel4

andisopenformorningcoffee,lunchandafternoonteadaily.ItisalsoopenfordinneronFridayevenings.

Youmightliketovisitthegiftshopafteryouhavelookedattheexhibition.Theshophasagreatselection

ofbooksandislocatedonthegroundflooroppositethereceptiondesk.Therearealsohundredsofpostcards

andpostersoffamouspaintingsaswellasgiftsandartmaterials.That'sallfornow,solet'sbeginthe

lour.