鹤壁市2024届高三年级第二次模拟考试 英语试卷及答案

2024学年高三年级第二次模拟考试

英语

考生注意：

1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将考生号条形码站贴在

答题卡上的指定位置。

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡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2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.E9.15.

答案是Co

1.Whatwilltheweatherbelikeintheafternoon?

A.Sunny.B.Windy.C.Rainy.

2.WhattimedoesDave5smeetingstart?

A.At8:30.B.At9:00.C.At10:00.

3.Howisthewomanfeelingnow?

A.Relieved.B.Confused.C.Disappointed.

4.Wheredidthespeakersprobablymeetlasttime?

A.Ataconference.B.Atarestaurant.C.Atthesalesdepartment.

5.Whoisthewomanprobablytalkingto?

A.A.customer.B.Asalesman.C.Arepairman.

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.WhatisMikebusydoing?

A.Writingalabreport.B.Raisingmoney.C.Givingclassestochildren.

7.WhomightbeabletohelpTomthisweek?

A.Mike.B.Cathy.C.Jane.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A.Findsomethingtoread.

B.Checkhisreader，scard.

C.LookforhisstudentIDcard.

9.Wherecanthemanfindmusicbooks?

A.Onthe2ndfloor.B.Onthe4thfloor.(:.Onthe6thfloor.

10.Howlongcanthemankeepbooksatmost?

A.Fortwoweeks.B.Foronemonth.2.Fortwomonths.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.WhydoesBilllookanxious?

A.Heisshortofmoney.

B.Hehasmadeabigmistake.

C.Heisfacingatoughchoice.

12.WhatisBillnow?

A.Acollegestudent.B.Anarmyofficer.C.Acomputerengineer.

13.WhatdoesthewomanseemtosuggestBilldo?

A.Learntorepaircars.B.DeclinethejobofferC.Askhisuncleforadvice.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Language.B.Vacationplans.C.Culturaldifferences.

15.Whydoesn，tthewomanwanttogotoMexico?

A.She，safraidofflying.

B.Shehatesthefoodthere.

C.Shehasbeentherebefore.

16.WhatdoesthemansayaboutSpanish?

A.It5sverydifficulttolearn.

B.He'sbeenlearningitforayear.

C.Hecanonlysayafewwords.

17.Whatprobablymakesthewomanchangehermind?

A.ThebeautyofthebeachesinMexico.

B.TheopportunitytolearnsomeSpanish.

C.Thefriendlypeople.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.WhendidRitchieValensmakehisfirstrecord?

A.In1950.B.In1958.C.In1959.

19.WhatwasRitchieValens，smostfamoussong?

A.LaBamba.B.AmericanPie.C.Donna.

20.Whogotaseatontheplanebecauseofillness?

A.DonMcLean.B.BuddyHolly.C.J.P.Richardson.

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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Withthewinterholidayonthewayandtimeonyourhands,youmightbelookingforsomethingtor

ead.Thefollowingarefourgreatbooksforyou.

TheBrightSide

ChadOtisisanauthorandillustrator.Hisnewbook,TheBrightSide,isaboutfindinghopeindesp

eratesituations.Itsheroisaboywholiveswithhisfamilyinanoldschoolbusbecausetheycan'tafford

toliveanywhereelse.ThisissomethingOtisexperiencedwhenhewasakid.Hewantskidswhoaregoi

ngthroughsimilarstrugglestoknow,“Youarenotalone.Staystrong.Stayoptimistic.”

Bunheads

InBunheads,MistyCopelandtellsthestoryofhowshefellinlovewithdance.Asagirl.Copeland

wasshyandafraidoftalkinginfrontofpeople.Dancehelpedhergetpastherfears.uBalletgavemea1

anguagetocommunicateinawaythatworkedforme,“shetoldTFK."Balletallowedmetospeak...thr

oughmybody.”

LittleDaymondLeamstoEarn

LinleDaymondLearnstoEarnteacheskidsaboutmoney.It'sbyDaymondJohn,whoisoneofthe

starsofSharkTank.Withalittlecreativityandthehelpofhisfriends,littleDaymondstartsasmallbusin

ess.uEverysinglebusinessthatyoucreatedoesonething一Itfindssolutionstoproblemsinlife,“hesays.

Factsvs.Opinionsvs.Robots

What'sthedifferencebetweenafactandanopinion?Sometimes,itcanbehardtotellthemapart.

Factsvs.Opinionsvs.Robotsisanewpicturebook.Itteacheskidsaboutfactsandopinions.Thebook

usesrobotstoshowthedifferencebetweenthetwo.MichaelRexwroteandillustratedthebook,inwhich

heasksquestionsofthereader.

21.WhatisChadOtis'spurposeinwritingTheBrightSide?

A.Toteachsomelifeskills.B.Tosharehislifestory.

C.Toinspirekidsindifficulty.D.Tohelpkidstomakemoney.

22.WhatdoesDaymondJohnthinkallcompanieshaveincommon?

A.Theyputprofitfirst.B.Theylaunchnewproducts.

C.Theymakediscoveries.D.Theyfocusonsolvingproblems.

23.Whoovercamefearwiththehelpofart?

A.ChadOtis.B.MichaelRex.C.DaymondJohn.D.MistyCopeland.

B

Forthefirsttimeinthecompetitionshistory,twoathletesaresharingagoldmedalattheWorldAt

hleticsChampionships.

TheUSA，sKatieMoonandAustralia，sNinaKennedyfoundthemselvesinadifficultsituationduring

the

women'spolevault（撑竿跳）final.Theybothcleared4.90meters,butneithermanagedtoclear4.95mete

rsonanyoftheirthreeattempts.

KennedysaysshelookedatMoonandsaid,“Hey,girl,maybeyouwanttosharethis?”

“Andthereliefonherface—andyoucouldseeitonmyface—anditwasmutual（相互的）.And

yeah,absolutelyincredibletoshareamedalwithKatieMoon.Youknow,we'vebeenfriendsforsolong,

soit，ssuperspecial,“Kennedytoldreportersafterthefinal.

ThousandsoffanswereontheirfeetattheNationalAthleticsCentreinBudapest,Hungary,forDate

5ofthecompetition,whichhostsalmost2,000athletesfrom192countries.Thedramaticeventlastedtwo

hoursandtenminutes.KatieMoontoldFloTrackthatasthefinalprogressed,itbecameclearthatveryli

ttleseparatedthetwoathletes.

Asthecompetitionwasgoing.Ikeptthinking.‘Idon'twantthistogotoajump—off（力口赛），“Mo

ontoldsportsjournalistAndersonEmerole."ThiscompetitionwasthetoughestbattleI'dsaythatI'veha

d.Itwasveryemotionallydraining（消耗），andIthinkthat5swhybothofuswerefeelinglike.‘We're

notreallyfeelingthejump-offrightnow.’"

ItwasMoon'ssecondconsecutivegoldmedalattheWorldChampionships.ShealsowonanOlympi

cgoldinTokyoin2021.Withapersonalrecordof4.95meters.Moonappearedtobethefavorite.

Kennedy,however,didnotbackdown.Notonlydidshesetanewpersonalrecord,butshealsobro

ketheAustralianrecordbyeightcentimeterswhenshesailedoverthe4.90-meterhighbar.Sheheldback

tearsafterthecareer-definingleap.

“Itwasamiracletogetthegold.Ithinkamiraclehappenedtonight."Kennedytoldreporters.

24.WhatdidNinaKennedysuggestKatieMoondo?

A.Continuethecompetition.B.Takeabreakfirst.

C.Sharethegoldmedal.D.Letgoofthefear.

25.HowdidKatieMoonfeelaboutNinaKennedy，sproposal?

A.Joyful.B.Confused.C.Mixed.D.Disappointed.

26.WhatcanweinferaboutNinaKennedyandKatieMoon?

A.Theyfelttiredphysicallyandmentallywhencompeting.

B.Theydidn，ttakethecompetitionseriously.

C.Theywerelookingforwardtoajump-off.

D.Theyhadn'twonagoldmedalbefore.

27.WhatwasthepreviousAustralianrecordforthewomen'spolevault?

A.4.80meters.B.4.82meters.C.4.95meters.D.4.98meters.

C

AsthemovieNomadlandrevealedtotheworld,eversincethe2008financialcollapse,peoplehave

mowedintovehiclesasawayofsurvivingthehighcostofliving.Thepandemicalsofuelledanincreasei

nthenomadic（流浪的）lifestyle.

In2020,myco-researcherScottRankinandIlookedathowpeoplewholiveinvehiclesbalancewor

kandlife.Thisyear,Icontinuedmyresearchtobetterunderstandwhypeoplelivethisway.

Peopleofallagesandgenderstakepartinvan(面包车)living.Theaverageageofvandwellers(居住

者)was42.Afteraskingrespondentstorankthereasonswhytheychosetoliveinavehicle,rankedfrom

toptobottomare:1)freedom,2)lowcostofliving,3)adventure,4)connectiontonature,5)minimalism,

6)avoidingundesirableweather,7)startinganewlife,8)pursuingworkindifferentplaces,9)workingrem

otely,10)tobeontheirown,11)tojoinapartner,12)toleaveapartner.

Aboveallelse,vehicledwellerssoughttobefree.Whethertheywerearetirenina$100,000Mer

cedesvan,oryoungCanadiansworkingfroma$5,000van,respondentswantedtobeabletomovetheir

hometoanyplacethatwasbestforthem.Forothers,livinginavehicleminimizedtheircosts,allowingt

hemtoworklessormakethemostoftheirincomewithoutpayingrent.

Asitturnsout,vanlivingisnotafad.Whilemanyrespondentswerenewtovanliving,onaverage,

respondentsindicatedtheyhadbeenlivinginavehicleforanaverageof2.5years.Seventy-eightpercent

ofrespondentspermanentlylivedinavehicle.

Asthehousingcrisisdeepens,wemayseemorepeopleconsidervanlivingasameansofsurvivingt

hehighcostofliving.Itwillbeuptothegovernmenttoacceptthisalternativelivingarrangement,andco

nsiderhavingparkingandfacilitiestosupportthosewhochoosetolivethisway.

28.What'sthepurposeoftheauthor，sresearch?

A.Toadvocateanewlifestyle.B.Toproduceascientifictheory.

C.Tounderstandasocialphenomenon.D.Toimprovesomepeople'slivingconditions.

29.Whatdowelearnaboutvandwellers?

A.Theirtopconcernismoney.B.Theyhavedifferentmotives.

C.Theyvaluefamilymorethanwork.D.Theyaremainlyadventurouspeople.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fad"inparagraph5probablymean?

A.Somethingthatisn'tsuitableforall.B.Somethingthatisn'tlikelytolast.

C.Somethingthatispopularforlong.D.Somethingthatattractsoldpeople.

31.What'stheauthor'sattitudetovanliving?

A.Uncaring.B.Tolerant.C.Approving.D.Opposed.

D

“Theeraofglobalwarminghasendedandtheeraofglobalboilinghasarrived,“theUNsecretary

general,AntonioGuterres,saidafterscientistsconfirmedJuly2023wastheworld'shottestmonthonrecor

d.

“Humanityisinthehotseat,”GuterrestoldapressconferenceonThursday."ForvastpartsofNort

hAmerica,Asia,AfricaandEurope,itisacruelsummer.Fortheentireplanet,itisadisaster.Andfor

scientists,itisclearthathumansaretoblame.Climatechangeishere,itisterrifying,anditisjustthe

beginning.Theeraofglobalwarminghasended;theeraofglobalboilinghasarrived.”

Guterresurgedpoliticianstotakeswiftaction."Theairisunbreathable,theheatisunbearable,andth

eleveloffossilfuelprofitsandclimateinactionisunacceptable.Leadersmustlead.Nomorehesitancy,n

omoreexcuses,andnomorewaitingforotherstomovefirst.Thereissimplynomoretimeforthat.”

“Itisstillpossibletolimitglobaltemperatureriseto1.5℃andavoidtheveryworstofclimatechang

ebutonlywithdramatic,immediateclimateaction.Wehaveseensomeprogress,butnoneofthisisgoing

farenoughorfast

enough.Acceleratingtemperaturesdemandacceleratedaction.”

TheWMOsecretarygeneral,PetteriTaalas,said,“Theneedtoreducegreenhousegasemissionsism

oreurgentthaneverbefore.Climateactionisnotaluxurybutamust.”

Otherclimatescientistsconfirmedthefindings.KarstenHausteinatLeipzigUniversityfoundtheworld

wasl.5℃hotterinJuly2023thanintheaverageJulybeforeindustrialisation.

MarinaRomanello,aclimateandhealthresearcheratUniversityCollegeLondon,said,“Wehavedata

showinghowtheveryfoundationsofhealtharebeingunderminedbyclimatechange.Butwestillhaveti

metodaytoturnthetideandtoensurealiveablefutureforusandourchildren.”

32.WhatmadeGuterresfeelworried?

A.Globaleconomy.B.Naturaldisasters.

C.Seriouspollution.D.Risingtemperatures.

33.WhydidGutemesusethephrase“globalboiling???

A.Toappealtoquickaction.B.Tochangepeople5sconcept.

C.Tofrightenthegeneralpublic.D.Tomakehisreportvivid.

34.Howdoestheauthordevelopthetext?

A.Byanalyzingsomefacts.B.Byquotingsomeexperts.

C.Byofferingstatistics.D.Bygivingexplanations.

35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.GlobalBailing:ItIsTimetoAct.

B.GlobalBoiling:WhoIstoBlame?

C.GlobalBoiling:ItIsn'tThatSerious

D.GlobalBoling:WhatMeasurenShouldBeTaken?

第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项

为多余选项。

Nomatterhowfriendlyyourtoneisorhowhoney-sweetyouareinaconversation,whenyoustarty

oursentenceswithoneofthesewords(orboth),themessagetoyourrecipientis“Youarewrong."36

_Theyare"No"and"But”.

Thesewordsdon'tsay,"Let'sdiscussthis"or"I'dlovetohearwhatyouthinkaboutthis“topeopl

e.Theysay."YouarewrongandIamright.”Ifyourconversationcompanionisalsoeagertowinatan

ycost,youwillhaveapotentialbattleonyourhands.Theresult?37

Areyouinterestedinalittletesttoseehowcompetitiveyourco-workersare?Trythis.Foroneweek,

keepascorecardofhowmanytimeseachpersonuses"No"or"But”tostartasentence.38An

d,ifyoudrillalittledeeper,you'11seepatternsemerge.Forinstance,somepeopleusethesewordstog

ainpower.You'11seehowmuchpeopledislikeit,consciouslyornot,andhowitkillsratherthanopens

updiscussions.

39Practicallywithouteventhinking,Ikeepcountoftheiruseofthesetwolittlewords.It'ss

uchanimportantindicator!Ifthenumberspileupinaninitialmeetingwithaclient.V11interrupthimor

herandsay."We'vebeentalkingforalmostanhournow,anddoyourealizethatyouhaveresponded

17timeswitheither'No'

or？”

Stoptryingtodefendyourpositionandstartmonitoringhowmanytimesyoubeginremarkswith“No”

or"But”.40Forexample,"That'strue,but…”（Meaning:Youdon'treallythinkit'strue

atall.）Anotherexpressionis“Yes,but...”（Meaning:Preparetobecontradicted.）

A.Whydopeoplelikesayingthis?

B.Iusethistechniquewithmyclients.

C.Whataretheseconversationstoppingwords?

D.Nothingmorecanhappenthatwillbeproductive.

E.It，shumannaturetolikebeingacceptedandrecognized.

F.Youwillbeshockedathowfrequentlythesewordsareused.

G.Paycloseattentiontowhenyouusethesewordsinsentences.

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，并在答

题卡上将该项涂黑。

AboyinFloridacalled911butdidn'thavearealemergency.Instead,hewantedahugfromanoffi

cer,andtherespondingofficerunderstood.

Footage（镜头）fromthehome'sdoorbellcamera41theofficerScottPrachtrespondingandtalki

ngtotheboy'smom.

“Wehada911call,“Practsaysinthevideo.

“Wecantalktomyson."themothersays.

Heryoungson42thedoorwithhiscellphoneandwhenaskedifhecalledthepolice,hesays,

“Well,Iwantedtogivehimahug."ThentheboyrunsouttohugPracht43,whoembraceshim

back.

Afterhuggingtheboy,Pracht44that911isforthosewhoneedhelp."Youneedtobe45

whenyoucallthatnumber."hetellstheboy.“Onlywhenyouare46.Andifyou'rehurt,or

someoneisdoingsomethingthey'renot47todo,giveusacall,okay?”Theboy48,andP

rachttellshimnottoworryaboutit.

ScottPracht，soffice49thevideoonFacebookonThursday,whereitwas50nearly10,

OOOtimes.Inastatement,HillsboroughSheriff（警官）ChadChronistersaidthey“deeplyappreciatethe___

51shownbythisyoungchild.”

“Ourofficersaremorethan52toshareahugandspreadlovetochildreninourcommunity.

However,it?s53foreveryonetorememberthat911isalifeline,“hesaid."We54par

entsandeducatorstoteachchildrenaboutthe55useofemergencyservices.”

41.A.analyzesB.guidesC.showsD.explores

42.A.breaksB.fixesC.approachesD.locks

43.A.tightlyB.secretlyC.accidentallyD.awkwardly

44.A.agreedB.explainedC.complainedD.realized

45.A.humbleB.gratefulC.patientD.careful

46.A.underprotectionB.onvacationC.introubleD.onduty

47.A.supposedB.requiredC.remindedD.proposed

48.A.refusesB.cheersC.apologizesD.suspects

49.A.selectedB.postedC.recognizedD.completed

50.A.exchangedB.examinedC.collectedD.viewed

51.A.kindnessB.wisdomC.independenceD.curiosity

52.A.activeB.seriousC.generousD.happy

53A.vitalB.difficultC.possibleD.sufficient

54.A.allowB.encourageC.trainD.warn

55.A.flexibleB.creativeC.appropriateD.occasional

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，并将答案填写在答题卡上。

AdeliverymanwhojumpedoffabridgetosaveadrowningwomaninJuneinHangzhou.ZhejiangPr

ovince,56(award)afirst-classmeritcitation(一等功)onNovember13.

Thehonoristhe57(high)thattheHangzhougovernmentbestows(授予)onpeoplewhohave

actedbravelywithoutconsideringtheirownsafety.

PengQinglin,a31-year-oldfromZhangjiajie,HunanProvince,58(deliver)hisfirstorderof

thedayatthattimealongXixingBridgewhenheheardacallforhelp.Withoutmuchhesitation,hejump

edoffthe12-meter-highbridge59crossestheiconicQiantangRiver,beforeswimmingtothedrow

ningwomananddragginghertosafety.

Avideocapturing(拍摄)Peng'sheroicswentpopular60instantitappearedonChinesesocial

media,61(make)himgetmuchattentionfromthepublic.

“Thereareplentyofunsung62(hero)inHangzhou,“saidPeng."Ijusthappenedtobetheo

newhogotnoticed.”

Forhis63(brave)andselflessness,HangzhoupoliceauthoritiesearliergavePengthetitleof

“GoodSamaritan“andacashprizeof30,000yuan.64addition,thedeliverycompanythatPeng

worksforgavehimacashawardof50,000yuanaswellastheopportunity65(study)incollegef

orfree.

Peng'scourageousnessisquitetouchingandmorepeoplewilllearnfromhimandextendahelpingha

ndwhenothernneedit.

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，你的加拿大好友Chris正在准备中文水平考试(HSK),他感觉听力部分很难，请给他写一封

邮件、内容包括：

1.就如何提高中文听力水平提出建议；

2.视他考试成功。

注意：1.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。

DeadChris,

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。

ItwasatypicalMondaymorning.Myformteacher,MrsTan,wasgoingthroughourexamquestions.

Ipotdownsomenotesanddidmycorrections.

“Riiiiiiinnnngg!”Ahigh-pitchedsoundpiercedthroughtheairlikeaknife.Coveringmyearsinann

oyance,realizationdawnedonme.Itwasthefirealarm!WhileIencouragedotherstoremainascoolas

acucumber,itwasinvain.Myclassmateswereallscreamingandrunningaroundlikecrazy.

“Calmdown,everyone!Pleasequeueupinanorderlymanner!Wehavepractisedthisinthefiredr

ills!”instructedMrsTan,soundinganxious.

Theclassignoredherandcontinuedscreamingatthetopoftheirvoices.Onestudentevenbrokedo

wninafitofpanic.Irushedaroundtheclass,askingallmyfellowstudentstosettledownwhilewaiting

forfurtherinstructions.

Aseriousvoicesoonannouncedfromthespeakersineveryclass,drawingourattention."Allstudent

saretofollowtheirteachersandevacuate（撤离）thebuildinginacalmandorganizedmanner.Thefirem

ayhavebeencausedbyagasexplosioninthecanteen;donotgonearthere!”

MrsTanfinallymanagedtocalmthepanickyclassdown.Inastrictvoice,shetoldusthatwewere

tousetheevacuationroutetoGate6.Shearrangedthepupilsquicklyinneatstraightrowsandledusou

toftheclassroom.

Upontakingmyfirststepoutoftheclassroom,Itookadeepbreathinstantly.Thesurroundingswere

hazy（模糊的）asthicksmokecamefromthecanteen.Choking,Iunconsciouslycoveredmynose.Tom

akemattersworse,theashfromthesmokysurroundingshurtmyeyes.Coughinganxiously,Itriedtosee

myteacherinthelead,buttheairwastoohazyformetoseeanythingclearly.Withinlessthanaminute,

Ilostsightofmyclassandwasleftalone.

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。

Awaveofanxietywashedoverme.__________________________________________________________

Justthen,thefigureofMrsTanwavingatorchlightappearedfromthesmoke.

英语-答案

听力原文:

Text1

W:Itisverywarmthismorning,isn，tit?

M:Yes,thesunisshining,butthewindisstrong.Theradiowarnedusofheavyrainintheafternoon.

Text2

W:It's8:30,Dave.You'regoingtobelateforthemeeting.

M:Oh!Ijusthavehalfanhourleft.Ican'tbelieveIsleptfor10hours.

Text3

W:Thankgoodness!You'restillhere.

M:What'sup?

W:Ineedyoursignatureforthisdocument.It'surgent.

Text4

M:Doyourememberme?I'mFrank,,•FrankHudson.

W:Err.......Oh,yes,Frank,wemetatthatsalesconference.How'sitgoing?Areyoustillinchargeatthesa

lesdepartment?

M:No,rvestartedmyownbusiness.Vveopenedarestaurant.

Text5

W:Hello,isthatAdamsAutoRepairShop?

M:Yes.CanIhelpyou?

W:Yes.ThisisAmanda.I'mcallingyouaboutmycar.WhencanIpickitup?

M:I5mmendingitrightnow.It，11bereadyat2:00thisafternoon.

Text6

W:Areyouallalone,Tom?WhynotaskMiketohelpyoucollectmoneyfortheChildren，sCentre?

M:Well,he'sworkingonhislabreport.Willitbeconvenientforyoutocome?

W:rdloveto,butIwon，tbeavailableuntilnextweek.IthinkJanewillhavesomefreetimethisweek.Do

youwantmetopassonamessage?

M:Thatwouldbenice.Thanks,Cathy.

W:Noproblem.

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W:Goodmorning.WhatcanIdoforyou?

M:Goodmorning,Miss,ifsmyfirstvisithere.IwantsomebooksandIneedyourhelp.

W:Haveyougotareader5scard?Letmehavealook.

M:I5mafraidnot,butIhavemystudentIDcardwithme.Isthatallright?

W:Yes,thatisenough.Whatkindofbooksareyouinterestedin?Herearesomepopularbooks.

M:Ipreferartandmusic.

W:Well,letmesee.Nowweareonthe2ndfloor.Youneedtoclimbtwomorefloors.Therearealotofm

usicbooks,

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especiallyacollectionofclassicalmusiccomposedbyBeethoven,MozartandBach,whichIthinkyoumus

tlike.

M:Thankyou.Bytheway,Ialsowanttolookforsomemagazinesandnewspapers.

W:Magazinesareonthe6thfloor.Youcanlookthroughtheopenshelves.Andnewspapersarejustnexttot

hem.Youcankeepbooksfortwomonths,butmagazinesandnewspapers,onlyfourweeks.

M:Good.Thankyou.

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W:Hi,Bill.Youlookworried.What'sthematter?

M:Hi,Grace.Ihaveabigdecisiontomake.Myuncleofferedmeajobastheleadengineerathisservices

tation,andwithgoodpay.

W:That'swonderful,butareyougoingtoquitcollege?

M:That5sexactlytheproblem.Onesideofmesays,“Oh,goahead!Youcangobacktocollegeanytime.W

hatjobcouldyougetaftercollegethatwouldpayyou$15anhour?”

W:Andthen?

M:Andthen,theothersidesays,“Holdit,notsofast!Forallthoseyearsyouwereinthearmy,youplann

edtogotocollegesothatyouwouldhavemanyjobpossibilitiestochoosefrom.You，veplannedyourwho

lelifearoundgoingtocollege.Andnow...”

W:Icanseeit.It'struetha