2021-2022学年高中英语新北师大版必修第一册Unit1LifeChoices单元测评习题含解析

第一单元测评

（时间：120分钟满分：150分）

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题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatdoesthemanusuallyhaveforbreakfast?

A.Friedcakes.

B.Friedrice-noodles.

C.Noodles.

2.Whatwillthewomandofirst?

A.Withdrawsomemoney.

B.Seethedentist.

C.Gotothehistoryclass.

3.WhatisthetimebySandraJswatch?

A.2:55.B.3:00.C.3:05.

4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Fillingouttheformsisnoeasythingtodo.

B.Sheforgottofillouttheforms.

C.She,11remindthemanabouttheforms.

5.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?

A.Differencesbetweenmeatandfruit.

B.Differentideasaboutmeatandvegetables.

C.Differentkindsofmeat.

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。听每段对话或独臼前，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.Whycan'tthewomanhavethepartyonthetwenty-ninth?

A.Shewillattendameeting.

B.Shewilltraveltoanothercity.

C.Shewillseeherdoctor.

7.Howlongwillthepartyrun?

A.Fourhours.

B.Threehours.

C.Twohours.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Wheredidthemanseetheadforthebikesale?

A.OnTV.

B.Inadepartmentstore.

C.Inthenewspaper.

9.Whichbikeisthelatestmodel?

A.TheCurzon.

B.TheAderson.

C.TheInstant.

10.Whatdoesthemandecidetodointheend?

A.Buythecheapestone.

B.Gototheshoptolookatthebikesfirst.

C.Buytheoneremendedbythewoman.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.What'sthemandoing?

A.Makingaphonecall.

B.Explaininghowtousethephone.

C.Chargingthewomanforusingthephone.

12.WhatJsgoodaboutthecard?

A.Itsavesmoney.

B.It*smuchsafer.

C・It'sconvenient.

13.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?

A.Asksomeoneforchange.

B.Calltheinformationoffice.

C.Usetheman'sphonecard.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.WhatJstheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Librarianandstudent.

B.Classmates.

C.Teacherandstudent.

15.Whatdidthemanthinkofthepsychologylesson?

A.Boring.

B.Exciting.

C.Interesting.

16.WhatdoweknowaboutProfessorRivers?

A.Heaskedhisstudentsadifficultquestion.

B.HenamedsixfamouswomeninAmericanRevolution.

C.Hewasunabletoanswerastudent'schailenge.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthespeakerdoing?

Aplainingaboutsomething.

B.Warningthebusmanager.

C.Makingsuggestions.

18.HowoftenistheNumber16bussupposedtotraveltotheairport?

A.Every5minutes.

B.Every10minutes.

C.Every15minutes.

19.Howmanypassengersshouldabuscarryatthemost?

A.40.B.60.C.129.

20.WhatdidthespeakerfindoutonSaturdaymorning?

A.Thebuswasspeeding.

B.Thebuswasoverloaded.

C.Thebusdidn'teontime.

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

Inthetenthgrade,Ibeganworkingforfreeatavet'sthatwasrunbyafriend.I

wantedtogetexperienceforwhatIthoughtwouldbemyfuturejob.However,onone

particularSaturdaymorningIlearntsomethingperhapsmoreimportant.

Thehospitalwasinthemiddleofoneofthepoorersectionsofthecityandsome

peoplecouldonlypayforthemostbasictreatments.OnthisSaturday,amanandhis

youngson,whowasprobablyabout7yearsold,walkedinwithasmallcatinacardboard

box.Therewassomethingwrongwiththecat'slefteye.Butthemancouldnotafford

topayforthecostofthemedicine.Hekeptquietforawhile,andthenheaskedwhere

thenearestanimalshelterwas.Hearingthis,hissoncriedandstartedtoarguewith

him.Allofasudden,anolderwomanwhowassittinginthewaitingroomstoodup,walked

uptothecounter,andtoldthemanthatshewouldpayforthecost.Themanthanked

herandthesongottokeepahealthycat.

Ialwaysthoughtitwastherightthingtohelpoutaneedyperson,butIonly

sawpeopledoactsofkindnessonTVorinmovies.Whatthewomandidmademebelieve

thatthesethingsdohappeninreallife,andquiteoften.

Now,whenIcan'tdecidewhethertohelpsomeonewhoisinneed,Irememberthis

woman,andthenIhavethecouragetostepuptotheplate.Sometimesotherpeople

follow.

21.ForwhatpurposedidthewriterworkatthevetJs?

A.Tohelphisfriend.

B.Tomakesomepocketmoney.

C.Togainsomeworkexperience.

D.Tolearnmoreaboutsociety.

22.Whatwouldthemanprobablydowiththecatifthewomandidn,thelphim?

A.Takeithomewithouttreatment.

B.Giveittosomeoneonthestreet.

C.Giveittothewoman.

D.Giveituptotheanimalshelter.

23.Wecanlearnfromthispassagethat.

A.themandoesn,tlikekeepingacat

B.theolderwomanoftenhelpspeopleout

C.theman'ssondidn,tagreetotheman'sfirstdecision

D.thehospitaloftenasksfortoomuchmoney

B

Manylittlegirlslikeflowers,watchingbutterfliesandridingsmallhorses.A

lotofthemalsolikecars,robotsandspaceships.Butmostgirls'clothingonlyhas

picturesofflowers,butterfliesorhorses.

Twomothersdecidedtomakeclothesthatincludeallthethingsthatlittlegirls

doandlove.

Six-year-oldBellalovestoplaywithcars.Soherdresshaspicturesofcarson

it.

uWehaven?tfoundthistypeofdressinthestore,vCathy,Bella,s

mother,says.

Thecardressisfromanewgirl'sclothinglinecalledPrincessAwesome.Rebecca

Melskysetupthebusiness.Shesaysitsproductsforgirlshavesomedesignsnormally

foundonboys'clothes.

ItallstartedtwoyearsagowhenRebeccawashopingtobuyclothingforher

two-year-olddaughter,wholikedrobots,trucksandspaceships.

“OnedaywhenIwalkedthroughagirls,store,IthoughttomyselfIwishthey'd

makeoneofthosebeautifuldressesthatalsohavearobotonitbecauseshewill

lovethat.AndIthoughtsomeoneshoulddothat.MaybeIshoulddothat."Rebeccasaid.

HerfriendEvaSt.Clairbelievedsheshould,andtheirbusinesswasborn.Thewomen

soldthefirst70dressestheymadeatamarket.Sotheydecidedtoexpandtheirbusiness

online.Theirproductssoldverywellthere,too.

“Theysoldoutsofastthat1couldnotmakethemfastenough.Wedecideditwas

timetothinkaboutafactory,“Rebeccasaid.

SotheystartedtoraisemoneyfrompeopleovertheInternet.Thewomenraised

morethan$215,000withindays,farmorethanthe$35,000theyexpected.

“Ourbiggestproblemisgoingtobehowweexpandasrapidlyaspeopleseemto

wantusto,“Rebeccasaid.

ThewomenhopePrincessAwesomewillexpandintoproductsforgirlsofallages

andallinterests.

24.Bella,sclothingisspecialbecauseithaspicturesof.

A.flowersB.horses

C.carsD.butterflies

25.PrincessAwesomewasstarted.

A.byCathyandRebecca

B.becauseofsix-year-oldBella

C.withthehelpofagirls'store

D.tomakeunusualclothingforgirls

26.ThedressesmadebyRebeccaandherfriend.

A.soldbetteronlinethanatthemarket

B.helpedthemgetajobinafactory

C.werepopularamonggirls

D.weresoldexpensively

27.WhatisthemostdifficultthingRebeccaandherfriendwillface?

A.Meetingtheneedsofallgirls.

B.Howtomakeinterestingproducts.

C.Raisingenoughmoneyfortheirbusiness.

D.Howtoexpandtheirbusinessaspeopleexpected.

C

Humansweredesignedtostandupright.Andyetinthismodernworld,toomanyof

usspendourdayswithourheadsloweredforasimplereason:werestaringatthe

tinyscreenofasmartphone.

Peoplespendanaverageof2to4hourseachdaywiththeirneckbentwhileshooting

offemailsortexts.That/s700to1,400hoursayear.Thesuccessofsocialmedia

hasledtoarapiddevelopmentofbadsmartphoneposture.

Theaverageadultheadweighs10to12poundswhenit'sintheupright

position.However,becauseofthegravity,bendingyourheadatamere15degreeputs

27poundsofpressureonyourspine（脊椎）;a30degreeneckbendcouldequal40pounds

ofpressure;a45degreebendaddstheforceof49pounds,accordingtotheresearch

fromDr.KennethHansrajfromNewYork.Thesestressesmayleadtomanyproblems.

It'snosecretthatcorrectpostureisbetterforyourback.Accordingtothe

researchers,goodpostureisdescribedastheearsaligned（成一条直线）withthe

shoulders.Inproperalignment,spinalstressdisappears.Itisthebestpositionfor

thespine.Standingtalldoesn,tjustmakeyoulookbetter;itimprovesyour

health,too.Otherstudieshavefoundgoodposturehasevenbeenconnectedtowaysof

behaving.Peoplewhohavepoorerpostureoftenhavepoorerphysicalandemotional

health.

Theresearchersdescribebadpostureas“theheadinaforwardpositionandthe

shouldersdroppingforwardinaroundedposition”.Badposturehasbeenconnected

tomanymedicalproblems,includingheadaches,depression,heartdiseaseandother

problems.ThisiswhyHansrajsaidit'simportanttobemindfulofyoursmartphone

posture.Whileitisnearlyimpossibletoavoidthetechnologiesthatcausethese

problems,peopleshouldmakeanefforttolookattheirphoneswithacorrectposture.

28.ThroughtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2,theauthorwantstoshow

that.

A.thesocialmediahaveitsbadside

B.thesocialmediahavemadeagreatsuccess

C.peoplehavetousesocialmediaunavoidably

D.moreandmorepeopleareusingsmartphones

29.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytellus?

A.It*shealthytobendyourbackregularly.

B.Yourbackisgettingexerciseasyoubendit.

C.Theaverageweightofanadultheadalwayschanges.

D.Themoreyoubendyourneck,theheaviertheheadbees.

30.Whatisthecorrectposture?

A.Bendyourheadwithin15degrees.

B.Raiseandloweryourheadinturn.

C.Dropyourheadforwardinaroundedposition.

D.Keepthepositionsoftheearsandshouldersinaline.

31.Wheredoesthetextmostprobablyefrom?

A.Atextbook.

B.Ahealthreport.

C.Aresearchplan.

D.Abookreview.

D

Emailhasbroughttheartofletterwritingbacktolife,butsomeexpertsthink

theresultingspreadofbadEnglishdoesmoreharmthangood.

Emailisaformofmunicationthatischanging,fortheworse,thewaywewrite

anduselanguage,saysomemunicationresearchers.Itisalsochangingthewaywe

municateandbuildrelationship.Theseareafewoftherecentlyrecognisedfeatures

ofemail,sayexperts,whichshouldcauseindividualsandorganisationstorethinkthe

waytheyuseemail.

“Emailhasincreasedthespreadofcarelesswritinghabits,“saysNaomiBaron,a

professoroflinguistics（语言学）atanAmericanuniversity.Shesaysthepoor

spelling,grammar,punctuationandsentencestructureofemailreflectagrowing

unconcernaboutthewaywewrite.

Baronarguesthatweshouldn,tforgiveandforgetthepoorwritingoftenshown

inemail."Themoreweuseemailanditstastelesswriting,themoreitbeesthenormal

wayofwriting,wtheprofessorsays.

Otherssaythatdespiteitspoorwriting,emailhasfinishedwhatseveral

generationsofEnglishteacherscouldn't:ithasmadewritingfashionableagain.

“Emailisacriticalnewmunicationtechnology.,,saysIanLancashire,a

professorofEnglishatTorontoUniversity."Itfillsthegapbetweenspokenlanguage

andtheformalmethodsofwritingthatexistedbeforeemail.Itisthepurestform

ofwrittenspeech.”

Lancashiresaysemailhasthemysteriousabilitytogetpeoplewhoareusually

scaredbywritingtogettheirthoughtsflowingeasilyontoablankscreen.Hesays

thisisbecauseofemail?sclosesimilaritytospeech."It'slikeacircleoffour

orfivepeoplearoundacampfire,“hesays.

Still,heacceptsthatthisnew-foundfreedomtoexpressthemselvesoftengets

peopleintotrouble.Emailssentinadayalmostexceed（超过）thenumberofletters

mailedinayear.Butmorepeoplearerecognisingthecontentofatypicalemailmessage

isnotoftenexact.

32.FromwhatBaronsaysinthethirdparagraphwecanseethat.

A.carelesspeopleuseemailmorethancarefulpeople

B.emailrequirespeopletochangetheirnativelanguage

C.professorsinuniversitiesdon'tneedtouseemail

D.peoplemunicatebyemailwithmanymistakes

33.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutemailaccordingtothepassage?

A.Itischangingthewayofmunication.

B.ItisusedmorethanlettersintheUS.

C.Ithelpsuswritebetter.

D.Itmakeswritingpopularagain.

34.InLancashireysopinion,emailisawonderfultechnologybecause.

A.itcanbeusefulallovertheworld

B.itisthefastestwaytomunicate

C.wecanexpressourselvesinafreeway

D.wecansavealotofpaper

35.Thispassagemainlyshowsusthat.

A.peopleshouldstopusingemailtomunicate

B.expertsholddifferentopinionsaboutemailwriting

C.Americansonlyuseemailtomunicate

D.emailmakespeopleloseinterestinEnglish

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。

Maybeyouareanaveragestudent.36Thisisnotnecessarilyso,however.Anyone

canbeeabetterstudentifheorshewantsto.Here'show.

Planyourtimecarefully.Whenplanningyourwork,youshouldmakealistofthings

thatyouhavetodo.Aftermakingthislist,youshouldmakeaschedule（时间表）ofyour

time.First,yourtimeforeating,sleeping,dressing,etc.Thendecideagood,regular

timeforstudying.37Aweeklyschedulemaynotsolveallyourproblems,butitwill

forceyoutorealisewhatishappeningtoyourtime.

Findagoodplacetostudy.Lookaroundthehouseforagoodstudyarea.Keepthis

space,whichmaybeadeskorsimplyacornerofyourroom,freeofeverythingbutstudy

materials.Nogames,radios,ortelevision.Whenyousitdowntostudy,concentrateon

thesubject.

Makegooduseofyourtimeinclass.38Listeningcarefullyinclassmeansless

worklater.Takingnoteswillhelpyourememberwhattheteachersays.

Studyregularly.Whenyougethomefromschool,gooveryournotes,reviewthe

importantpointsthatyourteacherisgoingtodiscussthenextdayandreadthat

material.39Ifyoudothesethingsregularly,thematerialwillbeemore

meaningful,andyou'11rememberitlonger.

Developagoodattitudetowardstests.Thepurposeofatestistoshowwhatyou

havelearntaboutasubject.Theyhelpyourememberyournewknowledge.Theworldwon,t

endifyoudon'tpassatest,sodon'tbeoverworried.

40Youwillprobablydiscoverthemafteryouhavetriedthese.

A.Thereareothermethodsthatmighthelpyouwithyourstudying.

B.Don'tforgettoarrangeenoughtimeforentertainment.

C.Makefulluseofclasstimetolistentoeverythingtheteachersays.

D.Noonecanbeeatopstudentunlessheorsheworkshard.

E.Youprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.

F.Makefulluseofclasstimetotakenotesofwhattheteachersaysinclass.

G.Thiswillhelpyouunderstandthenextclass.

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节供20小题海小题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。

uHi!Howareyou?”Awomansmiledasshetooktheseatbesideme.Shehadtolower

herselfslowly,squeezingherfatbodyintotheseat,41allavailablespace.I42

alittletowardsthewindow,feelingworriedsilentlyaboutthelonghoursof43

Iwasgoingtoexperiencewiththismonsterbesideme.

Shesaid,“MynameisLaura.I'mfromBritain.Ifwe'regoingtospendsixhours

sidebysideonthis44,we'dbetterbefriends."Thenshestartedaconversation

withmeanddidn"t45myunfriendlyreactions.Shetalked46aboutherself

andhertriptoHongKong.

Igaveherone-wordanswerstoherquestionsaboutme.Notaffectedbymy_

47__,shenoddedasshemade48aboutmyanswers.Shewaswarmandconsiderate,

49thatIhadroomtostretchinmyseat.

Icouldn,thelpbutletdownmy50slowly.Laurawasaninteresting

conversationalist.Duringourconversation,Laura51tomakeeverycrewmemberon

theplanewho52uswalkawaylaughingatherjokes.

IaskedLaura,“Haveyouever53losingsomeweight?”“No.Idon'ttrust

theadvertisementsfromslimmingcentresatall.”“Aren'tyouworriedaboutthe

diseasesthatewithbeing54?”“Notatall.Youonly55thediseasesif

you'reworriedaboutyourweightallthetime.Ieat56andwalkregularly;IJm

thissize57IwasborntobebigiThereismoreto1ifethanworryingaboutweight

alldaylong."Shedrankherwine."Besides,IhavesomuchhappinessthatIneed

a58bodytoholdallofit!WhywouldIloseweighttolosemyhappiness?

59byherunusualreasoning,Ismiled.Isuddenly60thatLaurawasthe

mostbeautifulwomanIhadevermetinmylife.

41.A.findingB.making

C.fillingD.clearing

42.A.walkedB.turned

C.movedD.backed

43.A.noiseB.disfort

C.silenceD.tiredness

44.A.busB.train

C.flightD.ship

45.A.lookintoB.takenoticeof

C.lookforD.takecontrolof

46.A.nervouslyB.angrily

C.sadlyD.excitedly

47.A.coldnessB.disappointment

C.doubtD.disbelief

48.A.notesBments

C.predictionsD.conclusions

49.A.findingoutB.believingin

C.makingsureD.feelinglike

50.A.attentionB.attitude

C.ideaI),guard

51.A.managedB.pretended

C.forgotD.failed

52.A.chargedB.blamed

C.servedD.warned

53.A.sufferedfromB.caredabout

C.benefitedfromD.thoughtabout

54.A.overweightB.critical

C.embarrassedD.anxious

55.A.controlB.get

C.ownD.remove

56.A.slowlyB.hardly

C.healthilyD.probably

57.A.ifB.because

C.thoughD.until

58.A.biggerB.thinner

C.lowerD.longer

59.A.WorriedB.Upset

C.SurprisedD.Frightened

60.A.provedB.imagined

C.realisedD.remembered

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。

Travellingisfunanditgetsmore61.(interest)whenwetakealong

tripforthefirsttime,allalone.

Formyvacation,itwasdecidedthatIwou1dvisitmygrandparentswithmy

parents.Butsince62.unexpectedjobcameupformyparents,Ichose63.

(travel)alone.FromthenonIwasnervousandexcitedabout64.thetrip

wouldgo.

65.thedayofthetrip,mymumpackedmybags,preparedfoodforme

andthen66.(give)mea30-minutelessononbeingcarefulandstaying

awayfrom67.(strange).ShealsotoldmethatIshouldphoneheratevery

stationthatIwentthrough.Throughoutthejourney,Iwasnot68.(sleep)

atall.Ikeptreadingmybookand69.(watch)people,anddidn'tsaymuch

toanyoneaskingmequestions.

Ikeptphoningmymumateverystation.70.(final),Ireachedmy

destinationafterthethree-hourjourney.There,mygrandparentswerewaitingto

collectme.Iwasveryhappytohavepletedmyfirsttripaloneandlovedit.

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I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。

Theteenageyearfrom13to19werethemostdifficulttimeforme.Theywerealso

thebestandworseyearsinmylife.Atthefirst,IthoughtIkneweverythingandcould

makedecisionsbyyourself.However,myparentsdidn'tseemtothinksuch.Theyalways

tellmewhattodoandhowtodoit.Atonetime,Ievenfeltmyparentscouldn,t

understandmesoIhopedIcouldbefreelyfromthem.IshowedthemIwasindependent

bywearstrangeclothes.NowIamleavinghometocollege.Atlast,Iwillbeonmyown,I

stillwanttohavemyparentstoturntowheneverIneedhelp.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是张明,你的好朋友Jim在面对即将到来的考试时感到焦虑不己,晚上睡眠不好，

严重影响了生活和学习，为此他写了一封电子邮件向你求助。请根据以下要点,用英语给他回

一封电子邮件。

1.表示理解；

2.制定复习计划，树立信心；

3.坚持锻炼身体;睡前喝点牛奶，保持好的睡眠；

4・・・・

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearJim,

Iamsorrytohearthatyoufeelsonervousbeforetheingexamthatyoucan't

sleepwellatnight._

Yours,

ZhangMing

答案：

附:听力原文

(Textl)

W:Whatdoyouusuallyhaveforbreakfast?

M:Friedcakes.ButsometimesIhavefriedrice-noodlesforachange.Whataboutyou?

W:Ioftenhavenoodlesforbreakfast.

(Text2)

W:I?mgoingtothedentist's,thenthebank,andafterthatIhavetopreparea

presentationforthemeeting.

M:You,11haveabusyafternoon.

(Text3)

M:Sandra,whatJsthetimebyyourwatch?Mineisalwaysfast.ItJsalready3:00.

W:I'mafraidnot.Yoursisfiveminutesslow.

(Text4)

M:Haveyoufilledoutyourfinancialaidformsyet?

W:DonJtremindmeaboutthem!Theyaresoplicated.

(Text5)

M:Youprefermeattovegetablesandfruit,don,tyou?

W:Yeah.Ithinkdifferentkindsofmeattastebetterthanvegetables,andtheyaremore

nutritious.

M:Idon'tquiteagreewithyou.Meatismoredeliciousthanvegetables,butitisnot

morenutritiousthanvegetables.Eatingtoomuchmeatwilldoharmtoyourhealth.

(Text6)

M:MrsMontgomery?1vebeentryingtofigureoutwhenweshouldhavetheNewYear's

party.Couldyoutakealookatthesedates?

W:Sure.Thetwenty-ninthisout.I'11beoutoftheofficealldayforameeting.Either

thetwenty-eighthorthethirtiethisfine.

M:Well,whydon'twemakeitthethirtieth?Wecanhaveitfromthreetofive.That

way,everybodycanjustgohomeafterwards.

W:Soundsgoodtome.Youmaketheinvitations.IJvegottorun.Vvegotameeting

infiveminutes.

(Text7)

W:Hello,February?sDepartmentStore.CanIhelpyou?

M:Yes.YouradvertisementintheDailyPapersaysyouhavesomebicyclesonsale.I'm

reallyinterestedinbuyingone.

W:Isee.Butwehavethreedifferentbrandsavailable,Curzon,Aderson,and

Instant.Whichonewouldyouprefer?

mnotquitefamiliarwiththosebrands.Couldyouremendoneforme?

W:Well,thatdependsonwhatkindofbicycleyouwant.TheCurzonisthecheapest

one,only60dollars;theAdersonisanewestmodel;theInstantismorefortablethan

theothertwo,butitisthemostexpensiveofall,85dollars.

M:Oh,yes,itisreallyhardtodecide.IthinkI'11eoverandtakealookatthem.Thank

yousomuch.Seeyoulater.

W:Seeyou.

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W:Charles,doyouknowhowthistelephoneworks?Thesignsaysyoucanuseitfor

long-distancecalls,butIdon,tknowwheretoputthemoney.

M:Oh,well,thiskindofphonedoesn,ttakecoins.Youhavetobuyaspecialcardto

putitindownthereatthebottom.

W:I,veneverheardofthatbefore.

M:Here,Ihaveonemyself.

W:Wheredidyougetit?

M:Attheinformationofficeoncampus.Itcoststendollars.Ithinkyoucangetone

directlyfromthephonepany,too.

W:Doyousavemoneybyusingthecard?

M:No,notreally.Butit'sprettyconvenient.

W:IguessI'11goovertotheofficeandgetonenow.

M:IIere,justtakemine.

W:Thanks.Areyousureyoudon'tmind?

M:Yes,ofcourse.

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W:Hey,John,riseandshine.

M:Whattimeisit?Sheila?IhavenoideahowlongI'vebeenhere.

.Thelibraryistooquiet.Youneedaplacethat'sniceandnoisytostudy.

M:Youhavegotapoint.IalwaysmeantostudyhardbutIquicklynodoff.It'sjust

tooquiethere.

W:MaybeyouwerethinkingofCarlson*spsychologylesson.

M:Yeah,he'saniceguy,buthejustcan'tseemtoedowntoearth.Thewholetime

heseemedtobetalkingtohimself.That,sasgoodasasleepingpill.

W:YoushouldhavebeeninmyhistoryclasswithProfessorRivers.Whatatrip!One

studentgotupandchallengedhimtonamesixwomenwhocontributedtotheAmerican

Revolution.Hewasspeechless.

M:Theclassmusthavebeenbuzzing.

W:Especiallywhenthestudentstartedtellinghimoveradozennames.Shewasnota

foolandshewasn'tgoingtolethimoffthehook.

M:SeemslikeshegaveProfessorRiversagoodlecture.

W:Yeah,althoughIfeltthatsheshouldhavegivenhimachancetosaveface.After

all,Idoubtwhethermanypeoplecannameevenmore.

M:That'strue.Isuretheycan't.

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M:Hi,I'dliketotalktothemanageraboutsomething.1havetotraveleverydayfrom

SoukRoadtotheairport.OnlytheNumber16bustravelsalongthisroad.Yourtimetable

isthere.ItshowsthattherearebusesfromSoukRoadtotheairporteveryten

minutes.Ifthisisso,whydoIhavetowa