2018年高考全国卷1英语教案

2018年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试

英语

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。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是C»

1.whatwillJamesdotomorrow?

A.WatchaTVprogram.B.Giveatalk.C.Writeareport.

2.Whatcanwesayaboutthewoman?

A.She'sgenerous.B.She*scurious.C.She'shelpful.

3.Whendoesthetraifleave?

A.At6:30.B.At8:30.C.At10:30.

4.HowdoesthewonarsRwr?m

A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.C.Bybike

5.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Classmates.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Doctorandpatient.

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.Whatdoesthewomanregret?

A.Givingupherresearch.

B.Droppingoutofcollege.

C.Changinghermajor.

7.Whatisthewomaninterestedinstudyingnow?

A.Ecology.B.Education.C.Chemistry.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatistheman?

A.Ahotelmanager.B.Atourguide.C.Ataxidriver.

9.whatisthemandoingforthewoman?

A.lookingforsomelocalfoods.

B.Showingheraroundtheseaside.

C.Offeringinformationaboutahotel.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inanoffice.B.AthomeC.Atarestaurant.

11.Whatwillthespeakersdotomorrowevening?

A.Gotoaconcert.B.VisitafriendC.workextrahours.

12.WhoisAlicegoingtocall?

A.Mike.B.JoanC.Catherine.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.whydoesthewomanmeettheman?

A.Tolookatanapartment.

B.Todeliversomefurniture.

C.Tohaveamealtogether.

14.Whatdoesthewomanlikeaboutthecarpet?

A.Itscolor.B.Itsdesign.C.Itsquality.

15.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthekitchen?

Alt'sagoodsize.B.Itsnewlypainted.C.It'sadequatelyequipped.

16.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?

A.Godowntown.B.Talkwithherfriend.C.Makepayment.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whoisthespeakerprobablytalkingto?

A.Moviefans.B.Newsreporters.C.Collegestudents.

18.WhendidthespeakertakeEnglishclasses?

A.Beforehelefthishometown.

B.AfterhecametoAmerica.

C.Whenhewas15yearsold.

19.Howdoesthespeakerfeelabouthisteacher?

A.He'sproud.B.He*ssympathetic.C.He'sgrateful.

2O.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?

A.Howeducationshapedhislife.

B.Howhislanguageskillsimproved.

C.Howhemanagedhisbusinesswell.

第二部分阅读理解（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

Washington,D.C.BicycleTours

CherryBlossomBikeTourinWashington,D.C.

DurationTour

Thissmallgroupbiketourisafantasticwaytoseeaworld-famouscherrytreeswithbeautifulflowersof

Washington,D.C.Yourguidewillprovideahistorylessonaboutthetreesandthefamousmonumentswherethey

blossom.Reserveyourspotbeforeavailability-thecherryblossoms-disappear!

WashingtonCapitalMonumentsBicycleTour

Duration:3hours(4miles)

JoinaguidedbiketourandviewsomeofthemostpopularmonumentsinWashington,D.C.Explorethe

monumentsandmemorialsontheNationalMallasyourguidesharesuniquefactsandhistoryateachstop.Guided

tourincludesbike,helmet,cookiesandbottledwater.

CapitalCityBikeTourInWashington,D.C.

Duration:3hours

MorningorAfternoon,thisbiketouristheperfecttourforD.C.newcomersandlocalslookingtoexperience

Washington,D.C.inahealthywaywithminimumeffort.Knowledgeableguideswillentertainyouwiththe

mostinterestingstoriesaboutPresidents,Congress,memorials,andparks.Comfortablebikesandasmoothtour

route(路线)makecyclingbetweenthesitesfunandrelaxing.z.xxk

WashingtonCapitalSitesatNightBicycleTour

Duration:3hours(7miles)

JoinasmallgroupbiketourforaneveningofexplorationintheheartofWashington,D.C.Getupclosetothe

monumentsandmemorialsasyourbikethesitesofCapitolHillandtheNationalMall.Frequentstopsaremadefor

phototakingasyourguideoffersuniquefactsandhistory.Tourincludesbike,helmet,andbottledwater.Allriders

areequippedwithreflectivevestsandsafetylights.

21.Whichtourdoyouneedtobookinadvance?

A.CherryBlossomlikeTourinWashington,D.C.

B.WashingtoncapitalMonumentsBicycleTour.

C.CapitalCityBikeTourinWashington,D.C.

D.WashingtonCapitalSitesatNightBicycleTour.

22.WhatwillyoudoontheCapitalCityBikeTour?

A.Meetfamouspeople.B.Gotoanationalpark.

C.Visitwell-knownmuseums.D.Enjoyinterestingstories.

23.Whichofthefollowingdoesthebicycletouratnightprovide?

A.Citymaps.B.Cameras.

C.MealsD.Safetylights

GoodMorningBritain'sSusannaReidisusedtogrillingguestsonthesofaeverymorning,butsheiscooking

upastorminherlatestrole-showingfamilieshowtopreparedeliciousandnutritiousmealsonatightbudget.

InSaveMoney:GoodFood,shevisitsadifferenthomeeachweekandwiththehelpofchefMattTebbutt

offerstoptipsonhowtoreducefoodwaste,whilepreparingrecipesforunder£5perfamilyaday.AndtheGood

MorningBritainpresentersaysshe'sbeenabletoputalotofwhatshe'sleantintopracticeinherownhome,

preparingmealsforsons,Sam,14,Finn,13,andJack,11.

"WeloveMexicanchurros,soIbuythemonmyphonefrommylocalMexicantakeawayrestaurant,"she

explains.HIpay£5foraportion（一份）,butMattmakesthemfor26paportion,becausetheyareflour,water,sugar

andoil.Everybodycanbuytakeawayfood,butsometimeswe'renotawarehowcheaplywecanmakethisfood

ourselves.n

Theeight-partseries（系列节自），SaveMoney:GoodFood,followsinthefootstepsofITV'sSaveMoney:

GoodHealth,whichgaveviewersadviceonhowtogetvaluefromthevastrangeofhealthproductsonthemarket.

Withfoodourbiggestweeklyhouseholdexpense,SusannaandMattspendtimewithadifferentfamilyeach

week.IntonighfsEasterspecialtheycometotheaidofafamilyinneedofsomedeliciousinspirationonabudget.

Theteamtransformsthefamily'slongweekendofcelebrationwithlessexpensivebutstilltastyrecipes.

24.WhatdoweknowaboutSusannaReid?

A.Sheenjoysembarrassingherguests.B.Shehasstartedanewprogramme.

C.Shedislikesworkingearlyinthemorning.D.Shehashadalightbudgetforherfamily.

25.HowdoesMattTebbutthelpSusanna?

A.Hebuyscookingmaterialsforher.B.Hepreparesfoodforherkids.

C.Heassistsherincookingmatters.D.Heinvitesguestfamiliesforher.

26.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph4?

A.Summarizethepreviousparagraphs.B.Providesomeadviceforthereaders.

C.Addsomebackgroundinformation.D.Introduceanewtopicfordiscussion.

27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.KeepingFitbyEatingSmartB.BalancingOurDailyDiet

C.MakingyourselfaPerfectChefD.CookingWellforLess

C

Languageshavebeencomingandgoingforthousandsofyears,butinrecenttimestherehasbeenlesscoming

andalotmoregoing.Whenthetheworldwasstillpopulatedbyhunter-gatherers,small,tightlyknit(联系)groups

developedtheirownpatternsofspeechindependentofeachother.Somelanguageexpertsbelievethat10,000years

ago,whentheworldhadjustfivetotenmillionpeople,theyspokeperhaps12,000languagesbetweenthem.

Soonafterwards,manyofthosepeoplestartedsettlingdowntobecomefarmers,andtheirlanguagestoo

becamemoresettledandfewerinnumber.Inrecentcentres,trade,industrialisation,thedevelopmentofthe

nation-stateandthespreadofuniversalcompulsoryeducation.Especiallyglbalisationandbettercommunications

inthepastfewdecades,allhavecausedmanyLanguagestodisappear,anddominantlanguagessuchas

English.SpanishandChineseareincreasinglytakingover.

Atpresent,theworldhasabout6800languages.Thedistributionoftheselanguagesishugelyuneven.The

generalruleisthatmildzoneshaverelativelyfewlanguages.Oftenspokenbymanypeoplewhilehot.wetzones

havelots,oftenspokenbysmallnumbers.Europehasonlyaround200Languages:theAmericasabout1,000.Africa

2400;andAsiaandthePacificperhaps3,200,ofwhichPapuaNewGuineaaloneaccountsforwellover800.The

mediannumber(中位数)ofspeakersisamere6.000,whichmeansthathalftheworldslanguagesarespokenby

fewerpeoplethanthat.z.x.xk

Alreadywellover400ofthetotalof,6,800languagesareclosetoextinction(消亡)，withonlyafewelderly

speakersleft.Pick,atrandom,BusuuinCameroon(eightremainingspeakers),ChiapanecoinMexico(150).Lipan

ApacheintheUnitedStates(twoorthree)orWadjiguinAustralia(one,withaquestion-mark):noneoftheseseems

tohavemuchchanceofsurvival.

28.Whatcanweinferaboutlanguagesinhuntergatherertimes?

A.Theydevelopedveryfast.B.Theywerelargeinnumber.

C.Theyhadsimilarpatters.D.Theywerecloselyconnected

29.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"dominant”underlinedinparagraph2?

plex.B.Advanced.

C.Powerful.D.Modem.

30.Howmanylanguagesarespokenbylessthan6,000peopleatpresent?

A.About6800B.About3400

C.About2.400D.About1-200

31.Whatistheminideaofthetext?

A.Newlanguageswillbecreated.

BPeopleslifestylesarereflectedinlanguages

C.Humandevelopmentresultsinfewerlanguages

D.Geographydetermineslanguageevolution.

D

Wemaythinkwe*reaculturethatgetsridofourworntechnologyatthefirstsightofsomethingshinyandnew,

butanewstudyshowsthatwekeepusingourolddevices（装置）wellaftertheygooutofstyle.Thafsbadnewsfor

theenvironment——andourwallets——astheseoutdateddevicesconsumemuchmoreenergythanthenewerones

thatdothesamethings.

Tofigureouthowmuchpowerthesedevicesareusing,CallieBabbittandhercolleaguesattheRochester

InstituteofTechnologyinNewYorktrackedtheenvironmentalcostsforeachproductthroughoutitslife-from

whenitsmineralsareminedtowhenwestopusingthedevice.Thismethodprovidedareadoutforhowhome

energyusehasevolvedsincetheearly1990s.Devicesweregroupedbygeneration-Desktopcomputers,basic

mobilephones,andbox-setTVsdefined1992.Digitalcamerasarrivedonthescenein1997.AndMP3players,

smartphones,andLCDTVsenteredhomesin2002,beforetabletsande-readersshowedupin2007.

Asweaccumulatedmoredevices,however,wedidn'tthrowoutouroldones.nTheliving-roomtelevisionis

replacedandgetsplantedinthekids'room,andsuddenlyoneday,youhaveaTVineveryroomofthehouse,Hsaid

oneresearcher.Theaveragenumberofelectronicdevicesrosefromfourperhouseholdin1992to13in2007.

We'renotjustkeepingtheseolddevices-wecontinuetousethem.AccordingtotheanalysisofBabbitt'steam,

olddesktopmonitorsandboxTVswithcathoderaytubesaretheworstdeviceswiththeirenergyconsumptionand

contributiontogreenhousegasemissions（排放）morethandoublingduringthe1992to2007window.

Sowhat'sthesolution（解决方案）?Theteam'sdataonlywentupto2007,buttheresearchersalsoexplored

whatwouldhappenifconsumersreplacedoldproductswithnewelectronicsthatservemorethanonefunction,

suchasatabletforwordprocessingandTVviewing.Theyfoundthatmoreon-demandentertainmentviewingon

tabletsinsteadofTVsanddesktopcomputerscouldcutenergyconsumptionby44%.

32.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofnewdevices?

A.Theyareenvironment-friendly.B.Theyarenobetterthantheold.

C.Theycostmoretouseathome.D.Theygooutofstylequickly.

33.WhydidBabbitt'steamconducttheresearch?

A.Toreducethecostofminerals.

B.Totestthelifecycleofaproduct.

C.Toupdateconsumersonnewtechnology.

D.Tofindoutelectricityconsumptionofthedevices.

34.Whichofthefollowingusestheleastenergy?

A.Thebox-setTV.B.Thetablet.

C.TheLCDTV.D.Thedesktopcomputer.

35.Whatdoesthetextsuggestpeopledoaboutoldelectronicdevices?

A.Stopusingthem.B.Takethemapart.

C.Upgradethem.D.Recyclethem.

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。

Colorisfundamentalinhomedesign------somethingyou'llalwayshaveineveryroom.Agraspofhowto

managecolorinyourspacesisoneofthefirststepstocreatingroomsyou'lllovetolivein.Doyouwantaroom

thafsfulloflife?Professional?Orareyoujustlookingforaplacetorelaxafteralongday?36coloristhe

keytomakingaroomfeelthewayyouwantittofeel.

Overtheyears,therehavebeenanumberofdifferenttechniquestohelpdesignersapproachthisimportant

point.37theycangetalittlecomplex.Butgoodnewsisthatthere5rereallyonlythreekindsofdecisions

youneedtomakeaboutcolorinyourhome:thesmallones,themediumones,andthelargeones.

38.They5rethelittlespotsofcolorlikethrowpillows,mirrorsandbasketsthatmostofususetoadd

visualinteresttoourrooms.Lesstiringthanpaintingyourwallsandlessexpensivethanbuyingacolorful

sofa,smallcolorchoicesbringwiththemthesignificantbenefitofbeingeasilychangeable.

Mediumcolorchoicesaregenerallyfurniturepiecessuchassofas,dinnertablesorbookshelves

39Theyrequireabiggercommitmentthansmallerones,andtheyhaveamorepowerfuleffectonthe

feelingofaspace.

Thelargecolordecisionsinyourroomsconcernthewalls,ceilings,andfloors.Whetheryou5relookingat

wallpaperorpaint,thetime,effortandrelativeexpenseputintoitaresignificant.40

A.Whileallofthemareuseful

B.Whateveryou'relookingfor

C.Ifyou5reexperimentingwithacolor

D.Smallcolorchoicesaretheoneswe'remostfamiliarwith

E.It'snotreallyagoodideatousetoomanysmallcolorpieces

F.Soitpaystobesure,becauseyouwanttogetitrightthefirsttime

G.Colorchoicesinthisrangeareastepupfromthesmallonesintwomajorways

第三部分语言知识运用（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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Duringmysecondyearatthecitycollege,Iwastoldthattheeducationdepartmentwasofferinganfreencourse,

calledThinkingChess,forthreecredits.I41theideaoftakingtheclassbecause，afterall,whodoesn'twantto

42afewdollars?Morethanthat,Tdalwayswantedtolearnchess.And,evenifIweren't43enoughaboutfree

credits,newsaboutour44wasappealingenoughtome.Hewasaninternationalgrandmaster,which45I

wouldbelearningfromoneofthegame's46.1couldhardlywaitto47him.

MauriceAshleywaskindandsmart,aformergraduatereturningtoteach,andthis48wasnogameforhim:

hemeantbusiness.Inhisintroduction,hemadeit49thatourcreditswouldbehard-earned.Inorderto50

theclass,amongothercriteria,wehadtowriteapaperonhowweplanto51whatwewouldlearninclasstoour

futureprofessionsand,52,toourlives.ImanagedtogetanAinthat53andlearnedlifelessonsthathave

servedmewellbeyondthe54.

TenyearsaftermychessclasswithAshley,Pmstillputtingtousewhathe55me:"Theabsolutemostimportant

56thatyoulearnwhenyouplaychessishowtomakegood57.Oneverysinglemoveyouhaveto58a

situation,processwhatyouropponent（对手）isdoingand59thebestmovefromamongallyouroptions/These

wordsstillringtruetodayinmy60asajournalist.

41.A.putforwardB.jumpedatC.triedoutD.turneddown

42.A.wasteB.earnC.saveD.pay

43.A.excitedB.worriedC.movedD.tired

44.A.titleB.competitorC.textbookD.instructor

45.A.urgedB.demandedC.heldD.meant

46.A.fastestB.easiestC.bestD.rarest

47.A.interviewB.meetC.challengeD.beat

48.A.chanceB.qualificationC.honorD.job

50.A.attendB.passC.skipD.observe

51.A.addB.exposeC.applyD.compare

52.A.eventuallyB.naturallyC.directlyD.normally

53.A.gameB.presentationC.courseD.experiment

54.A.criterionB.classroomC.departmentD.situation

55.A.taughtB.wroteC.questionedD.promised

56.A.factB.stepC.mannerD.skill

57.A.gradesB.decisionsC.impressionsD.comments

58.A.analyzeB.describeC.rebuildD.control

59.A.announceB.signalC.blockD.evaluate

60.A.roleB.desireC.concernD.behavior

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。

Accordingtoareviewofevidenceinamedicaljournal,runnerslivethreeyears61(long)thannon-runners.

Youdon'thavetorunfastorforlong62(see)thebenefit.Youmaydrink,smoke,beoverweightandstillreduce

yourriskof63(die)earlybyrunning.Whilerunningregatesalstlycann'tmakeyouliveforever,thereview

saysit64(be)moreeffectiveatlengtheninglife65walking,cyclingorswimming.Twooftheauthorsof

thereviewalsomadeastudypublishedin201466showedamerefiveto10minutesAdayofrunningreduced

theriskofheartdiseaseandearlydeathsfromall67(cause).

Thebestexerciseisonethatyouenjoyandwilldo.Butotherwise...it*sprobablyrunning.Toavoidknee

pain,youcanrunonsoftsurfaces,doexercisesto68(strength)yourlegmuscles(肌肉),avoidhillsandgetgood

runningshoes.Runningischeap,easyandit'salways69(energy).Ifyouaretimepoor,youneedrunforonly

halfthetimetogetthesamebenefitsasothersports,soperhapsweshouldallgive70atry.

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(A),并在其下面写出该加的次。

删除：把多余的用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，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。

Duringmylastwinterholiday,Iwenttocountrysidewithmyfathertovisitmygrandparents.Ifindachange

there.ThefirsttimeIwentthere,theywerelivinginasmallhousewithdogs,ducks,andanotheranimals.Last

winterwhenIwenthereagain,theyhadabigseparatehousetoraisedozensofchicken.TheyalsoIwenthere

again,theyhadabigseparatehousetoraisedozensofchicken.Theyalsohadasmallpond,whichtheyraisedfish.

Mygrandpasaidlastsummertheyearnedquitealotbysellthefish.Ifelthappilythattheirlifehadimproved.At

theendofourtrip,ItoldmyfatherthatIplannedtoreturnforeverytwoyears,butheagreed.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，你的新西兰朋友Terry将去中国朋友家做客，发邮件向你询问有关习俗。请你回复邮件。

内容包括：

1.到达时间；

2.合适的礼物；

3、餐桌礼仪

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearTerry,

Howareyoudoing?Inyourlastletter,youaskedmeaboutbeingaguesttoaChinesefriend^home.Now,I

amwritingtoinformyouofsomerelevantdetails.

Tobeginwith,accordingtoourtradition,youaresupposedtoarriveearly,sothatyoucanhelpthefamily

preparethedinner,whichisnotonlymeaningfulbutalsointeresting.Besides,you'dbetterbringsomegifts,such

asabookoraChineseknot.Whafsmore,whenyouareenjoyingthemeal,youneedtoavoidmakingnoiseswhile

chewingfood.

Hopefully,thesesuggestionswouldbehelpfulforyou.Ihavetheconfidencethatyouwillhaveagreattime.I

amlookingforwardtoyourgoodnews.

Bestwishes!

Yours,

LiHua

2018年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语答案

2018高考英语听力（全国I卷）

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Text1

W:James,you'vebeenwatchingTVforthewholeevening.Whafson?

M:Ifsascienceprogramontheoriginoftheuniverse.Tilgiveapresentationonitinmyclasstomorrow.

Text2

M:Hello!DoyouhavethebestofMozart?

W:Er...sorry.We'vejustsoldout.Butwecanorderoneforyou.Ifyougiveusyournumber,we'llcallyouwhen

theCDarrives.

Text3

W:We'dbetterbegoingnow.Orwe'llbelateforthetrain.

M:Norush.It?s8:30now.Westillhavetwohours.

Text4

M:Iamsotiredoftryingallthosehourstowork.

W:Yeah,Iknowwhatyoumean.Iusedtodrivetwohourstoworkeachway.ButnowIlivewithinwalking

distanceofmyoffice.Idon'tevenneedabike.

Text5

W:Hi,Andy.Ididn'tseeyouinProfessorSmith'sclassyesterday.Whathappened?M:Well,Ihadaheadache,soI

calledhimandaskedforsickleave.

Text6

W:ThebiggestmistakeImade...eh...wasleavingcollegeinmylastyearandnotcompletingmyeducation.SoI'm

thinkingofgoingbacktoschool.

M:School?tostudywhat?

W:Ecology,I'minterestedintherelationshipbetweenhumansandnature.

M:Cool!Isitwhatyoustudiedyearsago?

W:No,Imajoredinchemistrythen.

Text7

M:Goodmorning,madam,I'myourguidefbrthistrip.

W:Howlovely!CouldyoutellmeaboutthehotelI'mgoingtostayat?

M:Yes,ofcourse!TheGrandHotelopenedin1990,anditsitsontheseasidealongtheSouthCoastHighway.Ifs

themostbeautifulhotelhere.

W:Thatsoundsgreat!

M:Andtherearesomerestaurantsoutside.Soatdinnertime,you'dhavealotofchoices.

W:Thafsreallynice.Iliketohavesomelocalfoodswhiletraveling.Whataboutthesceneryaroundit?

M:ThehotelhasthebestviewsofthePacificOcean.

W:Oh,IthinkIwilllovethishotel.

Text8

W:Hi,Mike.

M:Hi,Alice.Nicetoseeyou.Youdon'toftencomehere.

W:Iusuallyhavefastfooddeliveredtomyoffice.Ijustcomehereforachangetoday.M:Theenvironmenthereis

good,cleanandrelativelyquiet.

W:Yeah.AndIheardthefoodistasty.Bytheway,areyougoingtotheconcerttomorrowevening?

M:Yes,areyou?

W:Yeah!Catherinewassupposedtogowithme,butshemayhavetoworkextrahourstomorrow.Doyouknow

anyonewhomightliketogo?

M:No,butifyoulike,Icanaskaround.Eh.Joanmightwanttogo.

W:Oh,yes,sheisagreatfanofclassicalmusic.Tilgiveheraringafterlunch.

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W:Hi.I'veonlyjustarrived.

M:Oh,good.Now,herearethekeys.Lefsgoin.Therearetwoapartments.Theoneforrentisontheright.Do

comein.

W:Thankyou.Ilikethecarpet.Thecolorisnice,isn'tit?

M:Yes,andthisapartmentisingoodcondition.Hereisyourlounge.

W:Wherewouldweeat?

M:Thereisthiscomerhere,oryoucanuseyourkitchen.Comeandsee.

W:Thekitchenisquitesmall.

M:Yeah,butithaseverything:cooker,fridge,evenadish-washer.

W:Andtherearelotsofcupboards.

M:Letmeshowyouthebedrooms.Thisisthesmallerone.

W:Ifsagoodsize,though.

M:Nowcomeintotheotherbedroom.Youcanseethebathroom,too.

W:Yes,itisverynice.ButI'llhavetoaskmyfriendfirstandwewillcometogether.Iunderstandit's$800a

month.

M:Yes,butafewblocksdowntownwouldbemuchmoreexpensive.

W:Well,thankyou.Iwillbeintouch.

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M:Thankyouverymuch.Thankyou,DoctorJohnson.Well,itisreally