四川省某中学2023-2024学年高一年级上册入学考试英语试题

雅中高2023级高一入学考试英语

本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分，考试时间100

分钟。

第I卷（满分100）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节听下面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.WhereisthewomangoingtospendherThanksgiving?

A.Inhermother's.B.Inhersister's.C.Athome.

2.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Attheman'shome.B.Atthewoman'shome.C.Atacafe.

3.WhatcanwelearnaboutMr.Robert?

A.Heisstrange.B.Heisrich.C.Heisexcellent.

4.What'stheweatherlikenow?

A.Fine.B.Snowy.C.Windy.

5.Whatbookhasthewomanbought?

A.Ahistorybook.B.AnEnglishbook.C.Abookforamusiccourse.

第二节

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.Whydidn'tthewomantakethiscourselastsemester?

A.Shewasbusy.

B.Shehadtakenthiscoursebefore.

C.Shedidn'tknowaboutitintime.

7.Inwhataspectsdoesthemangetalotofpractice?

A.Inspeakingandreading.

B.Inspeakingandwriting.

C.Inreadingandwriting.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Inastore.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inabar.

9.Howmuchisoneboxofmooncakes?

A.Fortyyuan.B.Twelveyuan.C.Twentyyuan.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

10.HowlongwillKingbeawayonvacation?

A.Fourweeks.B.Acoupleofdays.C.Threeweeks.

11.WhywillKingtakethevacation?

A.Torelax.B.Tbseeherparents.C.Tomeetafriend.

12.WhichcountrydoesKingcomefrom?

A.China.B.America.C.Canada.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

13.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Chattingwithherfriend.

B.Takingpartinatalkshow.

C.Havingajobinterview.

14.Whatisthewomanexperiencedin?

A.Themarketing.B.Publicrelations.C.Paperwork.

15.Howmuchdoesthewomanexpectforsalary?

A.5,000yuanamonth.B.6,000yuanamonth.C.7,000yuanamonth.

16.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?

A.Sheisanundergraduate（本科生）.

B.Sheneedsimprovingbeforesheisqualifiedfor（有资格的）theposition（职位）.

C.Shehasdonesomeresearchonthecompany.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

17.Whatdowelearnfromthespeaker?

A.Morecanbedonetoreducethedamageofearthquakes.

B.Earthquakesalwayscauseseriousdamage.

C.Nothingcanbedonetoreducethedamageofearthquakes.

18.HowmanypeoplediedintheKobeearthquake?

A.75,000.B.Nearly310,000.C.Morethan6,000.

19.Whatisthemajordifficultyindoingmoretoreducetheearthquakedamage?

A.Engineersdonothavetheknowledge.

B.Protectionistoocostly（昂贵的）atpresent.

C.Noonetakesearthquakesseriously.

20.Howmanywaystoreducethedamagearementionedbythespeaker?

A.5.B.3.C.4.

第二部分阅读（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

Make2022yourmostadventurousyearbysigningupforoneofthesetripsofalifetime.SailtoAldabra

Atollforafascinatingjourney,hikealongthefrontiersofGeorgia,andexploredifferenthabitatsofhumanand

animals.Thesejourneysintheremoteareasareunlikeanytripyou'veevertakenbefore.

ExodusTravels

Thisonce-in-a-lifetimejourneyvisitsAldabraAtoll,oneofthemostremoteUNESCOWorldHeritagesites

ontheplanet.Hiddenawayfromtheimpactofhumans,Aldabrahasmanagedtosustainapopulationof152,000

gianttortoises.Thisisthetripforwildlifeenthusiasts.TheclearwatersoftheSeychellesarehometo850species

ofbrilliantlycoloredfishthatyou'llvisitonsnorkelanddiveexcursions（旅行）.

WildFrontiersAdventureTravel

WildFrontiersAdventureTravefsGeorgiaWalkingTourshowcasesthecountry'swildside,withplentyof

hikesintheSvanetiMountainsmixedwithculturalexperienceslikeavisittotheremotevillageofAdishi,home

tojust12families.

NaturalHabitatAdventures

Anine-dayadventurecenteredaroundNaturalHabitat'suniqueluxurybasecampneartheedgeofthe

Greenlandicesheet.You'llbeinoneoftheworld'smostremotelocations（withamaximumofonly11other

travelersinyourgroup）,butstillhaveaccesstohotshowersandwell-preparedmeals.You'llspendyourdays

exploringthesurroundingwaters,meetingthelocalInuitvillagers,kayaking（独木舟）,andsoon.

MountainTravelSobek

Accompaniedwithexpertguides,you'lltrackgorillasthroughRwanda'sVolcanoesNationalPark,gettinga

rarechancetoseethesemajesticcreaturesupclose.You'llalsofocusyoursearchonanotherrarecreature-the

goldenmonkey.

21.WhowillbemostlikelytochooseAldabraAtollasaperfectdestination?

A.AUNESCOofficer.B.Anexperiencedhiker.

C.Anactiveenvironmentalist.D.Apassionateanimallover.

22.WhatcanwelearnabouttheNaturalHabitatAdventures?

A.Travelerswilltakeacoldbath.

B.Travelershavetomakedinnersalone.

C.Travelerswillenjoywatersports.

D.Travelersneedtoprepareafoldingtent.

23.Whatdothesetripshaveincommon?

A.Theyareinremotelocations.B.Theyprovidewildlifevisits.

C.Theyfeaturevariousculturalactivities.D.Theyofferstayswithlocalfamilies.

B

I'maRussian.Inmynativecountry,peoplebelievethatthosewhoalwayskeepbigsmilesontheirfaces,if

theydon'thavearealreasontodoso,arenotgenuine（真诚的）.Forthelastfiveyears,I'velivedinKansas.What

broughtmetothiscountrywasmyAmericanhusband,John.Iworkinadepartmentstore,wheremycoworkers

showbigsmilestomeandpronouncemyRussiannamesosweetly.EverytimeIhearit,Ifeelasthoughmymom

isembracing（拥抱）me.

LastyearJohnencouragedmetogotoseemymombackinRussia,andmymanagerevengavemeamonth

offorthetrip.Whenyouliveanoceanapartfromyourfamily,youneedatleastamonthtovisitthem.Iboughta

planeticketandpackedmysuitcase.ThencameCovid-19.MymoodbecamegrayasIrealizedIcouldn'tgoto

seemymom.

Acoupleofweekslater,mysweetcoworkerMissDonnaaskedme,“Sowhat,shappeningwithyourtripto

Russia?^^ItoldherIhadtocancelitandIwouldn'tbeabletoseemymomthisyear.

MissDonadidn'tsayanythingatfirst.Thensheputonabigsmileandsaid,“Well,youcancometomy

homeandseemymom!”“OhmyLord!"Iwasatalossforwords.Imagineamomfbrloan（借出）！Ihonestly

don'tknowwhetherIwouldofferthesametosomeoneinneedofamother'swarmth,butmynewpeoplesurely

woulddoitforme.

Iknowthatbecauseofthevirus,youshouldn'thugfriends,butyoucanstillembracesomeone'sheart.That*s

howmyheartfeltatthatmoment:hugged.So,yes,believeme,bigsmileswithnoreasoncanbegenuine.

24.Whatcanweknowfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Theauthorbelievesbigsmilesarefalse.

B.Theauthorworkstogetherwithherhusband.

C.TheauthorseldomwearsbigsmilesinRussia.

D.Theauthorgetsalongwellwithhercoworkers.

25.Whydidtheauthorcancelhertrip?

A.Becausehermother'shomewastoofaraway.

B.Becausethemanagerdidn'tallowhertoleave.

C.BecauseCovid-19brokeoutunexpectedly.

D.BecauseshewasinvitedtoMissDonna'shome.

26.HowdidtheauthorfeelwheninvitedtoMissDonna'shome?

A.Shewashappy.B.Shewastouched.

C.Shewasconfused.D.Shewasuncertain.

27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ACanceledTripB.ImagineaMotherforLoan

C.TheOutbreakofCovid-19D.BigSmilesEmbraceMyHeart

C

Amanentersastoretobuymilk.Hewalksoutofthestorewithmilk.Thatisall-milk.Atthesametime,a

womanentersthesamegrocerystorealsotobuymilk.Shebuysit.But,shealsobuyschickenandlemonsto

makedinnerthatnight.Thensherememberstobuyfoodforhersontoeatattheschool.Shealsogetsabottleof

winefordrinkswithfriendsandabirthdaycardforherhusband'sniece.Thenshegetscoffeeforbreakfast,ice

creamfordessertandremembersstampstomailthebills.

Andthatisthedifferencebetweenthefemaleandmalebrains.Itcanbesimplyexplainedinagrocerystore.

Generallyspeaking,mendoonethingatatime.Womendomany.Doingmanythingsatatimeisoftencalled

“multi-tasking",averypopularwordthesedays.

Nowscientificresearchsupportsthistheoryaboutmaleandfemalebrains.Theyfoundthatmalebrainshave

moreconnectionsononesideofthebrain,orhemisphere（脑半球）.Inthefemalebrain,theyfoundmoreactivities

andconnectionsbetweentherightandleftsidesofthebrain.Theleftsideofthebrainisknownasthesideof

“reason”.Therighthemisphereisknownasthe“creative”side.

ReginaVermaisaprofessorattheUniversityofPennsylvania.Shesayswhenwomenareaskedtodo

somethingdifficulttheyusedifferentpartsofthebrain.Men,sheadds,generallyusejustonesideofthebrain.As

aresult,mengenerallydealdirectlywithaproblem.Women,however,mightincludeotherpartsofthebrain,like

thepartconnectedwithreasonandthepartconnectedwithsensitivity（理智）whensolvingaproblem.

28.Awomanwiththepurposeofbuyingmilkwillgotothestoreandbuy.

A.nothingbutmilkB.morethingsthanplanned

C.alotofthingsexceptmilkD.allthethingsthatshelikes

29.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Malebrainsdevelopbetterthanfemalebrains.

B.It'snecessaryfbrwomentousedifferentpartsofthebrain.

C.Menshouldusetwosidesofthebraintosolveaproblem.

D.Womenmaythinkmorewhenfindingasolutiontotheproblem.

30.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwefindthispassage?

A.SportReport.B.FanningReport.

C.HealthReport.D.EducationReport.

31.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Doonethingordomanyatime.

B.Menandwomenthinkdifferently.

C.Themaleandfemaleinterestinshopping.

D.Thestudyonthebehaviorofmenandwomen.

D

Sinceterroristattackin2019thatkilled50peopleinNewZealandwaslive-streamedonFacebook,manyof

thenegativeeffectsofsocialmediahavebeguntobeknown.Sofar,it'snotlookinggood.

Notthatsocialmediaisbadinnature.Itdoesnotnecessarilycausementalhealthproblems.Whatitis

doing,however—especiallyinyoungpeople,anewstudyargues—isincreasingthenumberofcasesofyoung

people'sdepression（抑郁）andsuicide（自杀）.

Thenewstudy,ledbypsychologistJeanTwengeatSanDiegoStateUniversity,hasresearchedtheeffectsof

technologyandsocialmediaontheteenagerbrain.Forthisstudy,Twengeandherpartnersresearcheddata（数据）

from2005to2017.Theywantedtoknowwhatagegroupssufferedmorefromdepression.Chanceofmood

disorders（紊舌L）,theywrite,"generallybecomeslesswithage."Inthisdaterange,depressivecasesincreasedby

63percentamongyoungpeopleaged12to17,and52percentamongyoungadultsaged18to25.

Therearetwotendenciesthatappeartobecausingthisproblem.

Accordingtothestudy,theincreaseduseofelectroniccommunicationanddigitalmediaduringthistime

periodmayhavechangedwaysofsocializingenoughtoaffectmooddisordersandsuicide-relatedresults.For

example,peoplewhospendmoretimeonsocialmediaandlesstimewithothersface-to-facereportpoorerhealth

andaremorelikelytobedepressed.

Tiedintoincreasedscreentime,whichcouldleadtobeingaffectedbycyber-bullying（网络欺凌），aresleep

issues.Sleepduration（时长）isdecreasingamongallagegroups,butespeciallyyoungadultsduringatimeinlife

whentheyneeditthemost.Lackofsleephasbeenlinkedtomooddisorders,suicidalthoughts,andsuicide

attempts.

Usingthetechnologyforgoodisonestepforward.Butanotherwouldbetoputthephonedownmoreoften.

Ifyou'veonlygrownupinaworldviewedthroughascreen,learningthatotherworld—namely,therealone——

existsmightseemimpossible.Therefore,somedistanceisfeelingmorenecessarydaybyday.

32.Howdidtheteamcarryouttheresearch?

A.Bystudyingthedata.B.Bystudyingbehavior.

C.Bydoingexperiments.D.Byinterviewingpeople.

33.Whichisapossiblecauseofincreasedcasesofdepressionamongyoungpeople?

A.Tooearlybedtime.B.Face-to-facecontact.

C.GoodInternetconnection.D.Frequentuseofphones.

34.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheuseoftechnology?

A.Doubtful.B.Careful.C.Unconcerned.D.Unknown

35.Whichsectionofawebsiteisthetextmostlikelyfrom?

A.Culture.B.EducationC.Opinions.D.History.

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。

Howtodealwithyourhomework

Writeitdown.36Alwaysbesuretowritedownallthehomeworksoyouwon'tforgetanything.

Createahomeworkstation.Findsomewherecomfortableandquiettodoyourhomework.37Itwill

taketwiceaslongtogetthehomeworkdone.Shutoffyourcellphone,logoff（退出）yourcomputer（unlessyou

needitforyourhomework）andclosethedoor.

Dohomeworkasearlyaspossible.Don'tleavehomeworktothelastminute.38Theearlieryoustart

yourhomework,thesooneryouwillfinish!Doallyourhomeworkasearlyasyoucan,soyoudon'thaveapileof

（一堆）homeworkthenextday.

39Thinkabouthowlongitwilltakeyoutocompletehomeworkforeachsubject.Forexample:

English-tenminutes,science—tenminutes,math—fortyminutes,history—twentyminutes.

Treatyourself.Youcaneasilygettiredbysittingthroughanhourortwoofhomeworkwithoutstopping.

Onceyoufinishhomeworkforasubject,takeasmallbreak.Justmakesureit'sshort（nomorethan15minutes）.

DonotturnontheTV,oryoiTHnevergobackandfinishyourhomework.40

A.Useyourtimewisely.

B.Startassoonasyougethome.

C.Startwithyourhardesthomework.

D.NeverdoyourhomeworkinfrontoftheTV.

E.Youcantakeawalkorfindsomethingtoeat.

F.Aftershortbreaks,returntofinishtherestofyourhomework.

G.Keepahomeworknotebookwhereyourecordallyourhomework.

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并

在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Makingfriendsisaskill.Likemostskills,it41withpatience（耐，C?）.Ifyouwanttomeetpeopleand

makefriends,youmustbewillingto42someaction.Youmustfirstgowheretherearepeople.Youwon't

makefriendsstayinghome43.

Joiningacluborgroup,talkingtothosewholikethesamethings44youdoismucheasier.Orjoin

someone45someactivity.Manypeopleare46whentalkingtonewpeople.47all,

meetingstrangersmeansseeingtheunknown.Andifshumannaturetofeelabit48abouttheunknown.

Mostoffears（害怕）aboutdealing49newpeoplecomefromdoubtsabout50.Weimagineother

peopleare51us-findingustootallortooshort,toothisortoothat.Butdon'tforgetthattheymustbe

feelingthesameway.Trytoacceptyourself52youare,andtrytoputtheotheratease（放松）.You川both

feelmorecomfortable.

Trytoactself-confident(自信)even53youdon'tfeelthatwaywhenyou54aroomfullof

strangers.Walktallandstraight,look55atotherpeopleandsmile.Ifyouseesomeoneyou'dliketo

56.saysomething.Don'twaitfor57persontostartaconversation.

Justmeetingsomeone58doesnotmeanthatyou'llmakefriendswiththatperson.59is

basedonmutual(相互的)likingsand"giveandtake”.Theytaketimeandefforttodevelop.Andtherearethingsthat

keepanewfriendshipfrom60

41.A.producesB.improvesC.movesD.races

42.A.takeB.makeC.doD.carry

43.A.lonelyB.yourselfC.aloneD.withyou

44.A.asB.thatC.whichD.what

45.A.withB.inC.onD.to

46.A.nervousB.excitedC.pressed(紧迫的)D.worried

47.A.AtB.ForC.InD.After

48.A.unhappyB.unusualC.uncomfortableD.unlucky

49.A.withB.toC.forD.on

50.A.yourselfB.himselfC.yourselvesD.ourselves

51.A.talkingB.sayingC.judging(判断)D.laughing

52.A.likeB.asC.whatD.that

53.A.whenB.ifC.asD.what

54.A.comeB.goC.enterD.step

55.A.upwards(朝上)B.directlyC.bravelyD.happily

56.A.speaktoB.talkaboutC.saytoD.callup

57.A.otherB.theotherC.anotherD.others

58.A.oldB.youngC.newD.little

59.A.RelationB.FriendshipC.ConnectionD.Feeling

60.A.growingB.livingC.goingD.happening

第n卷（满分50）

第三部分英语知识运用

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。

HiAlice,

MynameisZhaoMingandI'dliketobeyourpenfriend.Tm16yearsold.Ihavetwolittlebrothers.They're

very61(love).Ioftenhelpmyparentslook62theminmysparetime.Mymother63

(work)inatoyshop.Sheloves64(she)job.Andmyfatheris65engineer.Heisbusyeveryday,

66hetriestospendmoretimewithus.

I'mintheschoolbasketballteam.Weusuallyplay67(match)onSaturdaymornings.Lastweek,we

playedagainstanotherschool.Theyran68(fast)thanus.However,wehadbetterteamwork.Finally,we

69(win)!Howhappywewere!Thisisthe70(eight)timewebeatthem.

Couldyoutellmesomethingaboutyou?

Best,

ZhaoMing

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。

DearTom,

Howareyougettingon?Idon'tthinkthisagoodideatotravelalotandvisitasmanyplacespossible.Last

JulyBellpayavisittoEurope.Europeisverybeautiful,buthisholidaywasn'tverynicely.Hevisitedseveral

country,andwasineachofthecountriesforonlythreedays.Hevisitedagreatmanyofplacesofinterest,and

wasalwaysinahurry.WhenhereturnedfromEurope,hewasverytiring.SoIsuggestyouspentyourholidayin

adifferentway.You'dbettertravelledwithafriendtoonecountryandvisitonlyonecity,thatwilldogoodto

yourbodyandmind.

Yours,

LiHua

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

12月9日，星期天上午，你们班同学到学校附近的会师园组织了一次环保活动。请根据下表内容，写

一篇日记发表你对此次活动的看法。

1组扫除：清理废纸，烟蒂，塑料袋等废弃物

2组宣传：树立标牌，告诉游客要爱护花木

3组演讲：向游客宣传“白色污染'’的害处以及保护环境的重要性

你的看法...

注意：

1.日记必须包括表内所有的内容，可以适当增加细节，使内容连贯；

2.日记格式及首句已给出，不列入总词数；

3.词数100左右。

参考词汇：烟蒂cigaretteend

December9,SundayFine

ThismorningourclassorganizedanenvironmentalprotectionactivityinthenearbyHuishiPark.

2023级高一入学考试答案

听力：1-5BBCAB6-10CBACC

11-15BACAA16-20CACBC

阅读理解：21.D22.C23.A24.D25.C

26.B27.D28.B29.D30.C

31.A32.A33.D34.B35.C

七选五：36.G37.D38.B39.A40.F

完形填空：41.B42.A43.C44.A45.B

46.A47.D48.C49.A50.D

51.C52.B53.B54.C55.B

56.A57.B58.C59.B60.A

语法填空：61.lovely62.after63.works64.her65.an

66.but67.matches68.faster69.won70.eighth

改错：7Lthis改为it/it、72.possible前力口as；73.pay改为paid

74.nicely改为nice；75.country改为countries；76.去掉of；

77.tiring改为tired；78.spent改为spend；

79.travelled改为travel；8O.that改为which

作文：【参考范文】

December9,SundayFine

ThismorninuourclassorganizedanenvironmentalprotectionactivityinthenearbyHuishiPark.On

arrivingthere,weweredividedintothreegroups.Thefirstgroupcollectedtherubbish,suchasthewaste

paper,cigaretteends,plasticbagsandsoon.Thesecondgroupsetupseveralboardstoremindthevisitors

totakecareoftheflowersandtrees.Thelastgroupgaveaspeechtothevisitorsonthedangerof“white

pollution9'andtheimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.

Ithinkitisveryimportantforustoprotecttheenvironment.Forthesakeofpeople'shealthand

happiness,measuresshouldbetakentocontrolandpreventpollutionandeveryoneshouldmakea

contributiontoit.

答案解析

听力文本：Textl

M:HaveaniceThanksgiving!

W:Thesametoyou!

M:Areyougoinganywhere?

W:Ithoughtaboutgoingtomysister's.Howaboutyou?

M:Oh,I'llprobablyjuststayathome.

Text2

M:Thankyouverymuchforthemeal.

W:Notatall.Tmgladyoucouldcome.

M:Youmustcomeandhaveamealwithmesometime.

W:Yes,thatwouldbenice.

Text3

M:ThisuniversityisluckytohaveaprofessorasgoodasMr.Robert.

W:He'soneinamillion.

Text4

M:Beautifulday,isn'tit?

W:Yes,it'snotlikewhattheradiosaidatall.

M:Iwishitwouldstaythiswayfortheweekend.

W:Aslongasitdoesn'tsnow!

Text5

M:Haveyouboughtyourbooksyet?

W:I'vegotmyEnglishbook,butthemathandhistorybooksweresoldout.Wedon'thaveabookforourmusic

course.

Text6

M:Hi.Areyounewinthisclass?

W:Yes,Iam.Ireallydon'tknowanyone.

M:Didyoujustarriveinthiscountry?Youlookalittlenervous.

W:No.I'vebeenheresincelastsemester,butIdidn'tfindoutaboutthiscourseintime.SoI'mtakingitthis

semester.

M:Itookthiscourselastsemester,too.NowIamtakingitagain!

W:Howisit?Doyoulearnanythinghere?Whyareyoutakingitagain?

M:Wow,youhavealotofquestions!Ilearnedalot.Infact,that'swhyIamtakingitagain.Igotlotsofpracticein

speakingandalsoinwriting.Tmsureyou'llbegladyoutookthiscourse.Tilevenhelpyoustudyifyoulike.

W:That'sjustwhatIneed.Thankssomuch.You'vebeenabighelpalready.

Text7

M:WhatcanIdoforyou,madam?

W:I'dliketobuytwoboxesofChinesemooncakes.

M:Allright.WehavetheGuangdongstyleandtheSuzhoustyle.Whichonedoyouwant?

W:TheSuzhoustyle.

M:OK.Anythingelse?

W:Letmesee.Ah,yes!Iwantsomebananas.

M:Sorry,bananasareoutofseasonnow.Butwehavesomegoodoranges.Theyarejustinfromthecountry.

W:Good.Illtakethesetenoranges.Howmuchwouldthatcometo?

M:Justamomentplease.Fortyyuanforthemooncakesandsevenyuanfortheoranges.That/llbeforty-seven

yuaninall.

W:Hereyouare,sir.

M:Thankyou.Here'syourchange.

W:Thankyou.Goodbye.

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W:Morning,Hunter.

M:Hi,King.WhatcanIdoforyou?

W:Well,Tmplanningtohavethreeweeks'leaveinJanuaryandIwanttousemyvacationdaysfbrthisyear.

M:Goingabroad,Isuppose?

W:Yes,IwanttogotoseemyparentsinChina.

M:Goodidea.ButithappenedthatDonaldwantedtogetawayinJanuary,too.Andyoucan'tbeawayatthesame

timeasDonald.

W:Whycan'twebothgowhenwewant?

M:Becausetheremustbesomeonetokeeptheworkgoing.

W:Isee.SowhenI'maway,Donaldhastostandinfbrme.

M:Yes,andviceversa.

W:Well.Youknow,IhaveagoodreasonforchoosingJanuary.

M:Whafsthat?

W:BecausewecelebratetheSpringFestivalinJanuarythisyear,andifsourtraditiontohaveafamilyreunionthen.

M:Allright.Tildomybesttomeetyourrequest.

W:That'sverykindofyou,Hunter.Thankyouverymuch.

M:Noproblem.

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M:Whatisyourworkingexperience?

W:IhaveworkedforIBMfor3years.

M:Howwillyourexperiencesbenefitthiscompany?

W:Iknowthemarketingfromloptobottom.Icandevelopanewmarketforyou.Thatwillincreaseyourprofit

marginandkeeptheshareholderssatisfied.

M:Areyouawareoftheaspectsofthispositionanddoyoufeelyouarequ