2022-2023学年河北省唐山市高三年级上册摸底考试英语试题听力

唐山市2022-2023学年度高三年级摸底演练

英语

本试卷共12页，满分120分。考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考生号、考场

号和座位号填写在答题卡上。

2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点

涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试卷上。

3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内

相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改

液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

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；每小题分，满分分）

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.Whatwillthemandotonight?

A.Repairacar.B.Attendaparty.C.Pickuphiswife.

2.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Agarden.B.Theweather.C.Anexperience.

3.Whereareprobablythespeakers?

A.Attheschool.B.Onthebeach.C.Inashop.

4.Howdoesthemanfeelnow?

A.Regretful.B.Nervous.C.Confident.

5.Whywasthewoman,screditcardcanceled?

A.Shehadapoorincome.B.Shegotintoheavydebt.C.Shemadelatepayments.

第二节（共15小题；每小题分，满分分）

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.WhydoesJonemakethephonecall?

A.Toaskforhelp.B.Toreportheraccident.C.Tomakeanappointment.

7.WhenwillJoneandBobmeet?

A.At7:05.B.At7:20.C.At7:25.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Acouple.B.Colleagues.C.Classmates.

9.HowdidthekidslearnEnglishfromJane?

A.Bysingingsongs..

B.Byrepeatingafterher.

C.Bytranslatinghersentences.

10.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?

A.Sharetheir'C.Gettheirpaperready,

experience.B.Takepartinaparty

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whatdoesthemanthinkofclassicalmusic?

A.relaxing.B.Complicated.C.Life-changing.

12.Whatistheman?

B.Adancer.C.Amusician.

A.Astudent.

13.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?

A.BuysomeCDs.B.Trydancemusic.C.Listentomusiconline.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Watchingagame.B.Repairingthefridge.C.Preparingsomefood.

15.Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheman'splan?

A.Doubtful.B.Satisfied.C.Interested.

16.Howmanyyearshasitprobablybeensincethemanplayedbasketball?

A.About15.B.About25.C.About40.

17.Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?

A.Loseweight.B.Findatrainer.C.Haveacheck-up.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.WhatdoesColdplayplantodobyholdingtheirlatesttour?

A.Rewardtheirfans.

B.Helptheenvironment.

C.Promoteanewrecord.

19.Whatdothefansneedtododuringtheperformances?

A.Danceonspecialfloors.

B.Singtogetherintheshow.

C.Takepartincompetitions.

20.HowdoesShawnMendestrytoreduceemissions?

A.Byreducingclothingwaste.

B.Byrecyclingsingle-useplastics

C.Bystayingineco-friendlyhotels.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题分，满分分）

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

WhatifIweretotellyouthatthereisamagicalplacewhereyoucangetpaidtoplayandchannelyour

innerchild?Thisisanopportunitytobreakfreefromtheworldofboringdayjobs.Trustme,thegrassisgreener

ontheothersideandI'mhandingyouanopeninvitationtocomeseeforyourself!Joinus,asasummer

campcounselor（辅导员）！

Duties

Typically,yourcampers'ageswillrangebetween7and17yearsold.Yourrolewouldbetoleadand

supervisechildreninbothrecreationalandeducationalactivitieswithinaresidentialarea.Yourdutiesinclude

providingchildrenwithemotionalsupportinthingslikenewlyintroducedskillsets,conflictswithothercampers,

andpotentialseparationanxietyfromhome.Yourmainobjectivewouldbetoguaranteethateveryparticipant

issafe.

Salary

Asummercampcounselor'shourlypayisonaveragearound$10.Theweeklyaveragepayis

$417.Startinglevelpayisabout$336aweek.Seniorlevelpayisroughly$567aweek.

Ifyouhavenorelatedexperiencethenyouwillstartasanassistantforatleast4weeksand

getaquarterofthestartingsalary.

Qualifications

Youhavetobe18orolderandhavegraduatedfromhighschool.Itisencouragedbutnot

requiredtohavecertificationsinlifeguarding.Traininginfirstaidisideal.Itisalsopreferredthat

youhavehadexposuretosomesortofchildcareinthepast.

Yourdaysasacampcounselorwillbeveryrewarding!

21.Whatisacounselor'smainduty?

A.Easinganxiety.B.Ensuringsafety.

vingconflicts.D.Introducingskills.

22.Howmuchcananassistantearninthefirst4weeks?

A.$336.B.$417.

C$567.D.$1,344.

23.Whichisamustforanapplicant?

A.Firstaidtraining.ci-....

“B.Experienceinchildcare.

C.Ahighschoolcertificate.c«,...

?D.Aqualirficationinlifeguarding.

B

Threeyearsintomypostdoctoral（,博士后）position,IdecidedIneededanewcareerplan.After

applyingformorethantwodozenteachingjobs,Ihadn'tlandedasingleinterview.Iwasdisappointedbut

notsurprised.Iwasapplyinginthemiddleofthe2008financialcrisis,whenmanyuniversitiescarriedout

hiringfreezes,andmypublicationrecorddidn'tstandout.

Onedayaftermyfailedjobsearch,myofficematewasamazedbywhatajournal'sscientific

illustratorhaddonetothesketches（草图）inherreviewarticlewithartistictechniques.Ithoughttomyself,

“Thatwouldbesuchafunjob.”Alongdormant（蛰伏的）dreamofbecominganartistbegantostir.

Myfamilywasburstingwithmathematiciansandengineerswhopursuedmusicandliteratureintheir

sparetime,soitfeltnaturaltohavemydailyliferevolvearoundscience,withartasmydreamylunar

companion.IhadonceconsideredgoingtoartschoolbuthadputthatideaasidewhenIdecidedtopursue

chemistryasanundergraduate.Intheyearsthatfollowed,!keptupmyinterestinartbytakingdrawingand

paintingclassesatnight.

Idecidedtotestoutanewcareerdirectionbycreatingsimilarillustrationsformyinstitute's

newsletters.Ispentnightsandweekendsreadingscientificpapersandthinkingabouthowtoillustratethe

results.Itwasafuntask-somethingthatengagedmyartistic,creativesideand

madeuseofmyscientifictraining.IfeltIwasontherightpath.

Itwasexcitingtofindacareerthatdrewonmydiverseskillset.Ididfeelasenseoflossfornot

becominganacademiceducator,andIworriedI'dbelettingdownthepeopleandinstitutionswho'd

investedtimeandresourcesinme.Butithelpedtoremindmethatmynewcareerpathwasn'tremoved

fromscience.Inowworkasavisualdesigneratabiomedicalresearchinstitute,notfarfrommyhusband's

company,andmybusinessisflying.

24.Whydidtheauthorfailtolandajobatfirst?

A.Shelackedinterviewskills.

B.Itwasaverydifficultperiod.

C.Herpublicationswereoflittlevalue.

D.Universitiesadoptedrigidhiringrequirements.

mainlyinfluencedtheauthor'schoiceofscience?

A.Herfamilyculture.B.Herchildhooddream.

C.Hertalentforscience.D.Hercolleague'sencouragement.

26.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor?

A.Romanticandcurious.B.Creativeandgenerous.

C.Humorousandhard-working.D.Science-pursuingandconsiderate.

27.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.PowerfromScienceC.ShiftfromTraditionalBelief

B.ChallengeofJobHuntingD.Take-offwithArtisticWings

C

Adultsareoftenunwillingtoaskforaid.Themomentyouaskfordirections,afterall,yourevealthatyouarelost.

Seekingassistancecanfeellikeyouarebroadcastingyourincompetence.

Newresearchsuggestsyoungchildrendon'tseekhelpinschoolforthesamereason.Theyhatehearing

irresponsiblecomments.Psychologistsassumedthatchildrendidnotstarttocareabouttheirreputationuntilaround

agenine.Thisresearchhasrevealedthatyoungstersasyoungasagefivestarttocareaboutthewayothersthink

aboutthem.Italsosuggeststhatasearlyasageseven,childrenbegintoconnectaskingforhelpwithlooking

incompetentinfrontofothers.

Ourresearcherscraftedsimplestoriesandthenaskedchildrenquestionstoallowthemtoshowtheirthinking.

Inonestudy.theyasked576childrenagedfourtoninetopredictthe

behavioroftwokidsinastory.Oneofthekidsgenuinelywantedtobesmart,andtheothermerelywanted

toseemsmarttoothers.Bothkidsdidpoorlyonatest.Childrenwereaskedwhichofthesekidswouldbemore

likelytoasktheteacherforhelpinfrontoftheirclass.

Thefour-year-oldswereequallylikelytochooseeitherofthetwokidsastheonewhowouldseekhelp.

Butbyagesevenoreight,childrenthoughtthatthekidwhowantedtoseemsmartwouldbelesslikelytoaskfor

assistance.Whenassistancecouldbesoughtprivately,theythoughtbothcharacterswereequallylikelytoask

forit.

Ifchildrenareafraidtoaskforhelpbecausetheirclassmatesarewatching,learningwillsuffer.Teachers

couldmakethemselvesavailabletostudentsforone-on-oneconversationswhiletheirclassmatestackle

groupwork.Theyshouldalsohelpstudentsperceiveitaspositivebehavior.

Seekinghelpcouldevenbeframedassociallydesirable.Parentscouldpointouthowachild'squestion

kickedoffavaluableconversationinwhichtheentirefamilygottotalkandlearntogether.Suchresponse

sendsastrongsignalthatotherpeoplevalueawillingnesstoaskforaid.

28.Whydochildrenresistaskingforhelpinschool?

A.Toavoidjudgement.B.Tobeindependent.

C.Tohidecompetence.D.Toliveintheirownworld.

29.WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A.Whythestudywasdesigned.B.Howthestudywascarriedout.

C.Whowereinvolvedinthestudy.D.Whatthestudytoldusaboutkids.

30.Whatissuggestedforteachersasapossiblesolution?

A.Payingattentiontogroupwork.

B.Buildingaclassofpositivebehavior.

C.Havingpersonalinteractionwithstudents.

D.Warningstudentsagainstlearningdifficulties.

31.Whatshouldparentsdotohelpchildrenseekaid?

A.Lowerthesocialrisks.

B.Talktothemregularly.

C.Learntogetherwiththem.

D.Showthevalueoftheirquestions.

D

CompanieslikeGoogle,AppleandInteloffersomeofCalifornia'smostcutting-edge-and

highest-paying-jobs.Lastyear,thosethreecompaniesalonebroughtinmorethan10,000peoplefrom

othercountriestotakethosejobs.

Surelyit'dbesimplerforthemtohireclosertohome.Amongthekeyreasonstheydon'tisthattoo

fewCalifornianshavetheskills-inparticular,thedeepunderstandingofmathematics-toqualify.It's

somethingthestate'snewproposedmathframeworkseekstochange.

ThecurrentsystemofmathematicsteachingintheU.S.invitesfewstudentsintotherichnessof

thoughtandoflearning.Webluntourchildren'spossibilitiesnearlyfromthestart,tellingfartoomanyof

themataveryearlyagethatmathisn'tforthem.Sometimesthosecommunicationsareclearanddirect;

they'replantedindecisions,byschoolsordistricts,toputstudentsondifferenttracksasearlyasthirdor

fourthgradeandteachthemmaththatoftenlimitshowfartheycango.

Myfirstassignmentasamathematicsteacherwastoteach13-year-oldswhohadbeenassigned

tothelower-leveltracks.Onegirlunderstoodthemessageofthatabilitygroupingalltoowell.She

caughtmeupshortwiththequestion,“WhyshouldIbother?M

Thequestionbecameoursharedchallenge.Igavehermoredifficultworksoshecoulddowellon

thenationalmathematicsexam.Shepassedthatexam,whichallowedhertotraintobecomeasound

engineer.

Shehadbeentoldshewasnotgoodenoughformathematics-anditwasnottrue.Toomany

studentsinCaliforniaaregiventhesamemessage-anditisoneofthereasonstheU.S.hasrelatively

fewstudentswhoareproficientinmath.That'swhyCalifornia'snewmathematicsframeworkhasbeen

introduced.

32.Whatdoestheauthorintendtoshowbymentioningsomecompanies?

A.Theircompetingadvantage.B.Theirhireinforeigncountries.

C.Theirbenefitsfromhightech.D.Theirdemandforstaffqualification.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“blunt“meaninParagraph3?

A.Reduce.B.Explore.C.Test.D.Accept.

34.Howdidthegirlfeelabouttheabilitygrouping?

A.Amused.B.Anxious.C.Helpless.D.Puzzled.

35.Whatwillbetalkedaboutnext?

A.Needforframeworkchange.

B.Contentsofthenewframework.

C.Commentsontheexistingframework.

0.Challengesfromtheframeworkmaking.

第二节（共5小题；每小题分，满分分）

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住选项。选项中有两项为多余选

项。

Howoftendoyouhearyourselfsayingthingslike**It'snotmyfault.Ihadnocontroloverthis.w?

Canyouacceptthattoooftenyouseemtobeblamingpeopleorcircumstancesforthingsthathappento

you?

36Inthiswayyoucanputallthefaultsandtheproblemsonothers.That'sniceandconvenient.

Actually,it'sjustanattempttorefusetotakeresponsibilityforyourownfaults,doingabsolutelynothing

aboutit.

Therereallyisnobenefitinblamingpeopleorcircumstances.Byignoringyourowncontributionto

thesituationorinsistingthatothersaretoblame,youarerefusingtotakecontrolofyourlife.37

Soit'sbettertotrytocontrolyourreactionsratherthanblameothers.38Essentiallv,youmuststop

lettingotherpeople'sactionsaffectyou.Thinkaboutyourownresponseandtakecharge.Respondby

takingactiontoaddresswhatcanbeaddressed.39

Neveragainallowyourselftosay"Ican'thelpit.Itwasn'tmyfault.wGeorgeBernard

Shawsaid,uPeoplearealwaysblamingtheircircumstancesforwhattheyare.40Iadmire

peoplewholookforthecircumstancestheywant,andiftheycan'tfindthem,makethem.”

A.Theywillblameyou,too.

B.Ihaveneverbeenblamed.

C.Idon'tbelieveincircumstances.

D.It'sveryeasytopointthefinger.

E.Youshouldrespondintherightway.

F.Onceyoudothis,youwillneverwastetimeblaming.

G.You,therefore,willfeelhelplessaboutyoursituation.

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）

阅诊下面短文，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作选项。

Iwrappedmyhandsaroundmycoffeecupandsankintomysofa,tryingtoforgetallaboutmy

troubles.41,myeyeslandedonmynails.Theywereuglyandworn-outlikemyspirits.My

diseasehadleftmedependentonpainkillers.Ieventuallyconqueredthe42,butremained

buriedindebtandshame.I'dneverfeltso43.

Maybeanothermanicure(指甲护理)wouldgivemeaIittle44.1wentintoiasalon.Annie,

theowner,choseabottleofredpolish,withoutaskingme,"Thisisforyou!LuckyRed!"She's

45mycolorforme?ButmaybeIcouldusesomegoodluckfora(n)_46

WhileAnniewas47hersupplies,IfoundmyselfstudyingthesayingonthewallDon'tlook

baek.You'remotgoingthatwayHowIwantedtoescapetheprisonofmy48!"Butit'shardnotto

lookback",Isaid.Annienodded,49metocontinue.Keepingmyvoice50,Itoldherallmy

troubles.

51loweringmyfingersintothepolishremover,shesaid,“Somethingswearenotmeant

to52vIwatchedastheflecks(微粒)oftheoldpolishfloatedaway,imaginingtheyweremy

53

Anhourlater.154myfingersandfoundmynailsshone.ExactlyhowIwantedtofeel!You

mightoweittoLuckyRed.But1knowitwasAnniewho55thewaytomybestlifeever!

第二节(共10小题；每小题分，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。

Since1990,ArtistTianKunhasbeenpreservingtheanofkanqweihua,56uniauestvleofpainting

fromherhometownintheNingxiaHuiAutonomousRegion.

Kangive/77ua57(literal)means"paintingsaroundbed".It'sakindoffolkartthatwasverypopular

duringthe1960sand1970s.Thecolorful,vividpaintingsreflectedthedailylivesofthelocalpeopleand

58(consider)atypicalhomedecorationatthetime.

Asalittlegirl,Tianlovedwatchinghermotherpaintingonthe59(wall)aroundtheirbed.From

animalsandflowerstoscenesofpeople_60(work)onthefarm,thepaintingsmirroredtheuniquecharm

andbeautyofthelifestyleinthevillages.

Tian's61(observe)ofhermotherpaintinghasdevelopedintoherownpassionfortheart.Now

peoplecanhaveaccess62herpaintingsexhibitedatthelocalculturalcenter.63jtisnotenoughfor

herbecauseshehopestodisplaythefolkarttoa64(wide)audience.Topromotetheoldfolkartfurther,

sheistryingtocombineitwithcontemporarycraft,suchascreatingphonecasesandmousepads,65

maybemoreappealingtonewandyoungergenerations.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节（满分15分）

你校英文报"StudentLife”专栏就“周末志愿者活动”向全体同学征集建议，请你投稿，

内容包括：

1.活动项目：

2.推荐理由。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。

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。

NowthatEmilywas12,shecouldwalktoschoolwithoutherparents.Andevenbetter,shecould

gowithherbestfriend,Heidi,wholivedonthesamestreetasher.

TheonlyproblemwasthatEmilyhadtowalkthelongwayround,whichtookthemagood15

minuteslonger.Shejustcouldnottaketheshortcutthroughthepark.

ButHeidinevercomplained.Theyhadbeenhangingoutateachother'shousesforaslongas

theycouldremember.Thebesttimeswerewhentheyhadsleepoversandcouldsituplatetalking

aboutanythingandeverythingandeveryone.

SoifanyoneunderstoodwhyEmilycouldnotwalkthroughthepark,itwasHeidi.

Emilywasasweetgirlexceptthatshewasfrightenedatdogs!Soshehadtoavoidcertainplaceswhere

theymightbe.Shewasalwaysconsciousofwhereshewentandgotquitegoodatfindingwaystoavoid

encounteringanyofthem.Sheplannedaheadgoodandproperbeforesheheadedoutdoorsortoafriend's

home.Shecouldevenspotoneamileaway!

Butthestrangethingwas,shedidn'tdislikedogs.Infactshewasquitefondoftheideaofthem.

Shewasfeelingthatherfearwaspreventingherfromlivinglifetothefull.Shewasstartingtobecome

tiredofconstantlyavoidingherbigfear.Shewantedsobadlytobeabletopetadoglikeunormal"

peopledid.Shetriedtoovercomeherfear,butitusuallyendedintearsandafeelingof

disappointment.

Asherbestfriend,Heidicouldn'tstandby.ShebelievedthatpoweroffriendshipcouldhelpEmily

overcomethefear.

注意:

1.续写词数应为150左右;

OnedayHeidigotadog.

Afterseveralrestlessnights,EmilywenttoHeidi,shouseandrangthebell.

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

唐山市2022-2023学年度高三年级摸底演练

英语试题参考答案

第一部分听力

1.C2.A3.B4.A5.C6.A7.C8.C9.B10.C

11.B12.A13.B14.A15.A16.B17.C18.B19.A20.C

第二部分阅读理解

21.B22.A23.C24.B25.A26.D27.D28.A29.B30.C

31.D32.D33.A34.C35.B36.D37.G38.E39.F40.C

第三部分语言知识运用

第一节

41.A42.D43.B44.C45.A46.C47.B48.B49.D50.A

51.A52.B53.C54.A55.C

第二节

56.a57.literally58.wereconsidered59.walls60.working

61.observation62.to63.However64.wider65.which

第四部分写作

第一节

PossibleVersion

Volunteerworkpresentsuswithagreatopportunityforourfuturedevelopment.Amongso

manyvolunteeractivities,Istronglyrecommendvolunteeringinthenursinghome.Wecan

spendweekendsinthelocalnursingcommunity,offeringhelplikedoingsomecleaning,or

chattingwiththemsothattheywon'tfeellonely.

Suchanactivitycanprovideusstudentswithachancetotakepartinsocialactivitiesand

helpthoseinneed.Moreimportantly,itisawayforstudentstolearntorespecttheoldand

showconcernforothers.

第二节读后续写

评分原则

1.本题总分为25分，按5个档次给分。

2.评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，

确定或调整档次，最后给分。

3.所续写短文的词数应为150左右（词数少于130的，从总分中减去2分）。

4.阅卷评分时，主要从以下四个方面考虑：

（1）与所给短文及段落开头语的衔接程度；

（2）内容的丰富性；

（3）应用语法结构和词汇的丰富性和准确性；

（4）故事发展的合理性和上下文的连贯性。

5.拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面。评分时，应视其对交际的影响程度予以考

虑。

6.如书写较差以致影响交际，可将分数降低一个档次。

各档次给分范围及要求

第五档（21-25分）

一与所给短文融洽度高，与所提供各段落开头语衔接合理；

一所使用语法结构和词汇丰富、准确，可能有些许错误，但完全不影响意义表达；

一有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使所续写短文结构紧凑。

第四档（16-20分）

一与所给短文融洽度较高，与所提供各段落开头语衔接较为合理；

一所使用语法结构和词汇较为丰富、准确，可能有些许错误，但完全不影响意义表达：

一比较有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使所续写短文结构紧凑。

第三档（11-15分）

一与所给短文关系较为密切，与所提供各段落开头语有一定程度的衔接；

一应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求，虽有一些错误，但不影响意义的表达；

一应用简单的语句间的连接成分，使全文内容连贯。

第二档（6・10分）

一与所给短文有一定的关系，与所提供各段落开头语有一定程度的衔接；

一语法结构单调、词汇项目有限，有些语法结构和词汇方面的错误，影响了意义的表达；

一较少使用语句间的连接成分，全文内容缺少连贯性。

第一档（1・5分）

一与所给短文和开头语的衔接较差；

一语法结构单调、词汇项目很有限，有较多语法结构和词汇方面的错误，严重影响了意义

的表达；

一缺乏语句间的连接成分，全文内容不连贯。

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Text1

W:Daddy,canIborrowyourcar?Erichasinvitedmetohisbirthdaypartytonight,butmycaris

underrepair.

M:I'msorry,butIneedthecartopickupyourmother.

Text2

W:Quiteagardenyouhavethisyear,Mr.Brown.

M:Yes.Well,we'vehadperfectweatherforitthisyear.

W:Yeah.Ithinkyourtenyears'experienceisequallyimportant.

Text3

W:Whatareyoudoinghere?Yousaidyouweregoingtobuysomethingsforschool.

M:Well,Uh,Mom.IhadboughtthembeforeIcameheretoenjoytheseaview.

Text4

W:Howwasyourjobinterview?

M:IwishIhadpreparedbetterforit.

W:Maybeyouwerejustnervous.

M:Yeah.Ishouldhavebeenmoreconfident.

Text5

W:Mycreditcardwascanceled.Ihaveafull-timejobwithagoodincome,andIdon'thaveany

outstandingdebt,sowhatcouldbetheproblem?

M:Didyoualwaysmakeyourpaymentsontime?

W:Well,no.

M:Thenthatisyouranswer.

Text6

W:Hi,Bob,thisisJone.

M:Hi,Jone.Howareyoudoing?

W:Notverygood.MycarbrokedownatthegasstationontheSunsetRoadwhileIwasonmy

waytowork.

M:That'stoobad.CanIgiveyouahand?

W:Yeah.Wouldyoumindgivingmearideonyourwaytothecompany?

M:Sure.Noproblem.Nowit's7o'clock.Illleavein5minutes.Itwilltakeabouttwentyminutes

togetthere.

W:Thanksalot!

Text7

M:Hi,Jane.I'vebeenlookingforyou.Ourtermpaperisdue.Wherehaveyoubeen?

W:Ispentthewholedaywithdozensoflittlechildrenandpracticedwhatwe'velearntinclass.

M:Thatsoundslikefun.Wheredidyoumeetallthesekids?

W:Attheprimaryschooldownthestreet.Ivisitedoneoftheirclassesinthemorningwhenthey

weresinging.ThenItaughtthemsomesimpleEnglishintheafternoon.

M:Whatdidyouteachthem?

W:Iwrotesomesentencesandshoutedthem.Thenthekidsshoutedthembackatme.They

wereverycute,thoughsometimestheirpronunciationdidn'tmakesense.

M:That'sgreat.Ithinkwecanaddsomereflectionsontheexperiencetoourpaper.

W:Goodidea.Letscompleteourpapertoday,sothatwedon