2021-2022学年高中英语新北师大版必修第一册Unit2SportsandFitness单元测评巩固练习含解析

第二单元测评

（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.Whatdoesthewomanplantododuringthesummer?

A.Toteach.

B.Tostayathomeandrest.

C.TogotoChinaforavisit.

2.WhatdidthewomanbuyherhusbandforChristmas?

A.Abook.

B.Awatch.

C.Acaseforcoincollection.

3.Whatdoesthemanintendtodo?

A.Heintendstoputsomethingintotheboxes.

B.Heintendstoaskthewomantohelphimcarryboxes.

C.Heintendstohelpthewomancarryboxes.

4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Shedoesn,tagreewiththeman.

B.Themanshouldn,teatthefish.

C.Thefishissafetoeat.

5.Howmuchwillthewomanlendtheman?

A.$6.B.$4.C.$7.

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,从每题所给的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至8题。

6.Whatisgoingoninthedialogue?

A.Aformaltalkbetweenthebossandhissecretary.

B.Aformaltalkbetweenaprofessorandastudent.

C.Aninterviewbetweentheinterviewerandthejobapplicant（申请者）.

7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutMsJenkins?

A.Shetypeswell.

B.ShespeaksItalian.

C.Shecansaynotonlyonelanguage.

8.WhencanMsJenkinsknowtheresult?

A.In2days.B.In14days.C.In40days.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.Whoisansweringthecall?

A.Anne.B.Jean.C.Mary.

10.WhyisPatmakingthetelephonecall?

A.Totellhisfriendtoattendadiscussionmeeting.

B.Totellhisfriendtohandintheexperimentreport.

C.TotellhisfriendtoetoworkforthechemistryDepartment.

11.WhichofthefollowingdoyouthinkisTRUE?

A.PatknowsAnne.

B.JeanknowsPat.

C.Marydoesn'tknowPat.

听第8段材料，回答第12、13题。

12.WhichofthefollowingthatGeorgedidNOTdoyesterday?

A.Goingshopping.

B.Washingclothes.

C.Lookingafterthebaby.

13.WheredidGeorgeseeMary?

A.Attheoffice.

B.Attheconcert.

C.Inhissister,shome.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.TheeducationinEngland.

B.TheexaminationinEngland.

C.ThechildreninEngland.

15.Atwhatagedochildrengotoschoolthere?

A.Atsix.

B.Atfiveandahalf.

C.Atfive.

16.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Boysandgirlscanstudytogetheratschool.

B.Boysandgirlshardlygotoschooltogether.

C.Onlyboysgotoschool.

听第10段材料、回答第17至20题。

17.Whendidthefirebreakout?

A.OnthemorningofDecember24th,1996.

B.OnthenightofDecember25th,1996.

C.OnthemorningofDecember26th,1996.

18.Howoldwasthewoman?

A.Nearly90yearsold.

B.Just80yearsold.

C.Above90.

19.What/sthetroublewiththewoman?

A.Sheisblind.

B.Sheistooweaktowalk.

C.Shehaslosthersenseofhearing.

20.Whosavedtheoldlady?

A.Afireman.

B.FatherChristmas.

C.AmandressedlikeFatherChristmas.

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Howimportantisfashion?Islookingfashionablemoreimportantthanbeing

fortable?Manypeopleseemtothinkso,judgingbythethingstheywear.Butfashion

isnoteverything.Itismoreimportanttobeahealthyandgoodperson.

Peoplegotogreatlengthstobefashionable.Somepeoplethinktheyhavetohave

acertainbodytype,sotheygoonextreme,unhealthydietsinordertochangetheir

bodies.Inaddition,manywomenwearunfortablefashions,suchashigh-heeledshoesthat

createblisters（水泡），tightbodyshapersthatlimitbloodflow,andstickyfalse

eyelashes.Menandwomenalikespendtimeandmoneyonproductsthatchangetheir

naturalhaircolourandusehotironsandblowdryerstocurlorstraightentheir

hair.Somepeoplespendseveralhoursaclayinfrontofamirror.Isfashionimportant

enoughtospendsomuchtimeandeffortonchanginghowyoulooklike?

Ifthepurposeoffashionistomakeapersonfeelgood,itdoesnotmakesense

thatheorshewouldgothroughsomuchdisforttobefashionable.Fashionshouldnot

efirst.Peopleshouldprioritise（优先考虑）beinghealthyandpositive.Whatpeople

weardoesnotindicateanythingabouttheirpersonalities.Insteadofspendinghours

choosingasuit,perhapsyoushouldcallyourfriendsanddosomethingtogether!Instead

ofgoingonstrictdietsandstarving,whynoteatsomehealthyfoodsandthen

exercise?Bydoingthesethings,youcankeepahealthylifestyleandtrulygrowas

aperson.

21.Theauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthetextisto.

A.showreadersadvantagesanddisadvantagesofdieting

B.persuadereaderstovaluehealthmorethanfashion

C.amusereaderswithastoryaboutafashion-schoolstudent

D.tellreadersofthelatestfashionstyles

22.WhichstatementbestrepresentstheauthorJsviewpoint?

A.Peopleneedtodiettoloseweight.

B.Whenyoulookgood,youfeelgood.

C.Fashionincreasesfamouspeople'sself-respect.

D.Fashioncanmakepeopledosomeunhealthythings.

23.Whichofthefollowingactivitieswouldtheauthormost1ikelyremend?

A.Goingskatingwithfriends.

B.Shoppingforbargainclothes.

C.Startingadietwithafriend.

D.Changingthehairstyleeveryweek.

B

Anewstudyof8,000youngpeopleinthejournalofHealthandSocialBehaviourshows

thatalthoughlovecanmakeadultslivehealthilyandhappily,itisabadthingfor

youngpeople.Puppylove（早恋）maybringstressforyoungpeopleandcanleadto

depression.Thestudyshowsthatgirlsbeemoredepressedthanboys,andyoungergirls

aretheworstofall.

Thepossiblereasonfortheconnectionbetweenloveandhigherriskofdepression

forgirlsis“lossofselfn.Accordingtothestudy,eventhoughboyswouldsay“lose

themselvesinaromanticrelationship^,this“lossofself“ismuchmorelikely

toleadtodepressionwhenithappenstogirls.Younggirlswhohaveromantic

relationshipsusuallylikehidingtheirfeelingsandopinions.Theywon'ttellthose

totheirparents.

Dr.MarianmKaufman,anexpertonyoungpeopleproblems,says15%to20%young

peoplewillhavedepressionduringtheirgrowing.Tryingromanceoftencausesthe

depression.Sheadviseskidsnottojumpintoromancetooearly.Duringgrowingup,it

isimportantforyoungpeopletobuildstrongfriendshipandastrongsenseofself.She

alsosuggeststheparentsshouldencouragetheirkidstokeepclosetotheir

friends,attendmoreinterestingschoolactivitiesandspendenoughtimewithfamily.

Parentsshouldwatchforsignsofdepression-eatingormoodchanges-andifthey

seesignsfromtheirdaughtersorsons,theyneedtogivehelp.Thegoodnewsisthat

theconnectionbetweenromanceanddepressionseemstobeeweakwithage.Lovewill

alwaysmakeusfeelyoung,butonlymaturity（成熟）givesusachancetoavoiditsbad

sideeffects.

24.Whichofthefollowingismorelikelytohavedepression?

A.Youngpeoplewhohaveastrongsenseofselfishness.

B.Younggirlswhoalwayshidetheirfeelingsandopinions.

C.Youngboyswhoseparentswatchfortheirbehaviour.

D.Carelessparentswhosechildrenaredeepinlove.

25.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Theolderawomanis,thelesslikelysheseemstoloseherselfinromance.

B.Lackinglovecanleadyoungpeopletogrowupmorequickly.

C.Earlylovemakesyoungpeoplekeepclosetotheirfriendsandparents.

D.Parentsshouldhelptheirchildrentobeawareofthesignsofdepression.

26.WhatJstheauthorJsattitudetowardspuppylove?

A.Confused.B.Scared.

C.Disinterested.D.Disapproving.

27.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Puppylovemaybringyoungpeopledepression.

B.Parentsshouldforbidtheirchildren'slove.

C.Romanceisatwo-edgedswordforadults.

D.Romanceisgoodforyoungpeople.

C

Earlierthisyear,myfamilyexperiencedanunexpectedtragedy,whichturnedmy

wholeworldupsidedownandalsocausedmetobeoutofworkforthreemonths.Itwas

pletelyunforeseenandIhadnotimetoputtogetheranout-of-officeplan.

I'veworkedatpreviouspanieswherethiskindoftragedywouldhavebeenhandled

professionally;Iwouldhavebeengiventhelegally-requiredmoneyandaskedto

leave.ButatSASInstitute(anAmericandeveloperofanalyticssoftware),myteam

steppedinandfilledinwithnoquestionsorhesitations.Myworkwasnotleft

undone.Myclients(客户)werepatientwhenthosepickingupthepiecesofprojects

unrelatedtothemneededsometimetogetfamiliarwiththework.Mymanagementand

colleaguescheckedonmyfamilyregularly.Atlast,mymanager,myentireteamandHuman

ResourcesDepartmenthelpedmebacktoworkatmyownpace.Theyevenchangedmy

workspaceoveraweekendtobettersuitmypersonalneedsbefore1evencameback

towork.

Yousee,SAScreatesafamily.Thespecialattentiontoemployeehappinessand

work/lifebalancemakesthatfamilypossible.Theflexibleworkenvironmentenables

mostemployeestocreateaschedulethatbestsuitstheirpersonalneeds—whether

it'sattendingaschoolplayortakinganagingparenttothedoctor.TheWork/Life

Officehasawealthofresourcesforcollegeplanning,anger

management,sorrow,etc.But,asyoucansee,itdoesn'tstopthere.Mostemployees

believethatSASistheirfamily.Werelyoneachother.Wehelpeachothersucceed.We

celebrateteamsuccesses.Wehangoutafterwork.Ourkidsplaytogether.Welaugh

togetherandcrytogether.

Sure,wehavealotofconveniencebenefitsatSAS.But,whatreallymakesa

differencetomeistheSASculturethattheoutsideworlddoesn,talwayssee:The

balance.Thepanionship.Themanagementsupport.Thefamilyitallowsmetohave.

I'msoeagerforotherstoseethesideofSASthatIseeeveryday.

28.Afterthetragedy,theauthor.

A.changedhisjob

B.feltveryhopeless

C.wassickforthreemonths

D.turnedtohiscolleaguesforhelp

29.Whatdidtheauthor'scolleaguesdoforhimduringhisabsence?

A.Theyraisedmoneytohelphim.

B.Theyvisitedhisfamilyeveryweekend.

C.Theyaskedhisclientstowaitforhimtoreturn.

D.Theymovedhisofficedesktoaconvenientplace.

30.Bysayingtheunderlinedwords“SAScreatesafamily”inParagraph3,theauthor

means.

A.theemployeesfeelathomeatSAS

B.SASoftenorganisesfamilyget-togethers

C.manySASemployeeshavebeecouples

D.theofficesatSASaredecoratedlikefamilies

31.Theauthorwritesthetextmainlyto.

A.tellhislifeexperience

B.introducetheSASculture

C.encouragepeopletojoinSAS

D.explaintheimportanceoffamily

D

Wecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.Butmost

mistakesareaboutpeople.DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?When1

gotthatgreatjob,didJimreallyfeelgoodaboutit,asafriend?0rdidheenvymy

luck?AndwasPaulfriendlyjustbecauseIhadacar?Whenwelookback,doubtslike

thesecanmakeusfeelbad.Butwhenwelookback,it'stoolate.

Whydowegowrongaboutourfriendsorourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesay

hidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedon'treallylistenwewillmissthefeelingbehind

thewords.Supposesomeonetellsyou,you'realuckydog.That'sbeingfriendly.But

luckydog?There,sabitofenvyinthosewords.Maybehedoesn,tseerthimself.What

hemaybesayingisthathedoesn,tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.

“Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulfor“isanotherphrase

thatsaysonethingandmeansanother.Itcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingto

getyoutoseeyourproblemaspartofyourlifeasawhole.Butishe?Wrappedupin

thisphraseisthethoughtthatyourproblemisn'timportant.stellingyouto

thinkofallthestarvingpeopleintheworldwhenyouhavenJtgotadateforSaturday

night.

HowcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeoneJswords?0newayistotakea

goodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doeswhathesays

agreewiththetoneofvoice?Hisposture（姿态）？Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.The

minuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeopletoyoumaysaveanother

mistake.

32.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.howtointerpretwhatpeoplesay

B.whattodowhenyoulistentootherstalking

C.howtoavoidmistakeswhenyoumunicatewithpeople

D.whywegowrongwithpeoplesometimes

33.Accordingtotheauthor,thereasonwhywegowrongaboutourfriendsis

that.

A.wefailtolistencarefullywhentheytalk

B.peopletendtobeannoyedwhenwecheckwhattheysay

C.peopleusuallystateonethingbutmeananother

D.wetendtodoubtwhatourfriendssay

34.Inthesecondparagraph,theunderlinedword“it"refersto.

A.beingfriendlyB.luckydog

C.abitofenvyD.yourluck

35.Whenwelistentoapersontalking,themostimportantthingforustodois

to.

A.noticethewaythepersonistalking

B.takeagoodlookatthepersontalking

C.mindhistone,hispostureandthelookinhiseyes

D.examinetherealmeaningofwhathesaysbasedonhismanner,histoneandhisposture

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。

Whyplaysports?Youmightsay“togetexercise”andyou'dberight.Tohave

fun?That?strue,too.Butthere,smore.36.AccordingtotheWomen?sSports

Foundation,girlswhoplaysportsgetalotmorethanjustfit.

Girlswhoplaysportsdobetterinschool.Youmightthinkthatplayingsports

willtakeupallyourstudytime.37.Exerciseimproveslearning,memory,and

concentration（集中；专心），whichcangiveactivegirlsanadvantageintheclassroom.

Girlswhoplaysportslearnteamworkandgoalsettingskills.38.Whenyouwork

withcoaches,trainers,andteammatestowingamesandachievegoals,you'relearning

howtobesuccessful.Thoseskillswillserveyouwellatworkandinfamilylife.

Sportsaregoodforagirl'shealth.Inadditiontobeingfitandkeepingahealthy

weight,girlswhoplaysportsarealsolesslikelytosmoke.Andlaterinlife,girls

whoexercisearelesslikelytogetosteoporosis（骨质疏松症）.

Playingsportsimprovesself-confidence.39.Why?Itbuildsconfidencewhen

youknowyoucanpractise,improve,andachieveyourgoals.Sportsarealsoafeel-good

activitybecausetheyhelpgirlsgetinshape,keepahealthyweight,andmakenew

friends.

40.Playingsportscanreducepressureandhelpyoufeelalittle

happier.How?ThebrainchemicalsreleasedduringexerciseimproveapersonJs

mood.Friendsareanothermood-lifter.Andbeingonateamcreatestightbondsbetween

friends.It'sgoodtoknowyourteammateswillsupportyoubothonandoffthefield!

A.Exercisecutsthepressure.

B.Sportsteachvaluablelifeskills.

C.Infact,thereareatleast5reasons.

1）.Regularexerciseincreasesqualityoflife.

E.Girlswhoplaysportsfeelbetteraboutthemselves.

F.Playingsportsofferschildrenmorethanjustphysicalbenefits.

G.Butresearchshowsthatgirlswhoplaysportsdobetterinschoolthanthosewho

don't.

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（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。

Inmid-Januarytheweatherstayedclearandcoldforseveraldays.Jesshadto

41aweekofschooltostayhomeand42hisfathertomanure（给施月匕）the

fields.Thiswashisbad43,forhewouldhavetomakeuphislessonsasbestas

hecould.Itwasn't44,though.AlltheboysandgirlsatPumpkinHollowSchool

wereoftenkepthomewhentheywereneeded.

Jess45manuring,buthecouldn,tgetoutofit.Fillingthewagon（马车）with

heavymanurewasatiring46.Withafullload（装载），hisfatherdroveoverthe

fields;Jessstoodinthebackandspreadthemanure.

Afterseveraldaysatthisjob,bothJessandhisfathergrew47and

impatient.Itseemedasthoughlifewastoo48tostand.Theyfellintobedatnight

wornout,withnothingto49butanotherdayofthesamehardwork.Jesswaseven

50withit."WhydoesbrotherBenstayinawarmprisonwhileImyselftriedto

dohiswork?It,s51!”Jessthought.

Hismotherwatchedhim52."You'relookingthin,“shesaid.Thensheturned

toJess'sfatherandsaid,uJoseph,couldn,twehiresomebodytohelp53the

manuringisdone?”

MrWrightdidn,t54,andJessguessedwhy.Hisfathercouldn't55to

hireaman.ThehundreddollarshehadpaidforBen,sfinehadwipedoutthefamily?s

savings.Jesssaid,“No,Ma,wedon't56tohireanybody.PaandIcanmanage.57

I'mtired,andsoisPa.We'1158itinafewdays.”

The59lookhisfathergavehimforunderstandingtheproblemwasreward

enough.Whentheywenttothefieldsandweresilentlyworkingtogether,Jesswas60

he,dspokenup.

41.A.attendB.miss

C.ignoreD.continue

42.A.teachB.advise

C.helpD.ask

43.A.luckB.mark

C.habitD.decision

44.AmonB.important

C.difficultD.unusual

45.A.enjoyedB.hated

C.regrettedD.chose

46.A.dayB.item

C.gameD.job

47.A.tiredB.nervous

C.spellboundD.hopeful

48.A.longB.hard

C.lonelyD.loose

49.A.befondofBeupwith

C.lookforwardtoD.keepawayfrom

50.A.activeB.angry

C.busyD.satisfied

51.A.simpleB.unfair

C.selflessD.special

52.A.excitedlyB.proudly

C.impatientlyD.worriedly

53.A.whenB.after

C.untilD.if

54.A.answerB.refuse

C.believeD.add

55.A.failB.pretend

C.fancyD.afford

56.A.sinkB.try

C.needD.offer

57.A.InsteadB.Sure

C.SoonD.Anyhow

58.ApleteB.start

C.solveD.forget

59.A.magicalB.surprised

C.gratefulD.doubtful

60.A.shockedB.sorry

C.afraidD.glad

第二节（共10小题;每小题L5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。

Iusedtobe160pounds.Finally,I61.(lose)40poundswithintwo

years.NowItakegoodcontrolofmyweight.

Thereareafewthingsthat62.(do)bymetokeepmyweightnow.I

domymealpreparationontheweekendfortheingweek.Ikeep63.picture

oftheoldmecloseathandsothatIneverforget64.theoldmelooked

like.Igobackeverynowandthenandread65.(I)transformation(改变)

story.(Idon,twanttoevergobacktotheunhealthyversionofme).Iworkout5

daysaweekandstilldosportsseveral66.(time)aweek.AndIkeepa67.

(balance)diet80%ofthetime.

Ihopemytransformationwillencourageotherswhothinktheyaretoooldtolose

weightortoooldtochangetheirlifestyle68.(realise)thatitis

nevertoolate.MytransformationhasmademerealisethedreamsIhad69.my

20s.

Moreover,Ihavenewdreamsandgoals.AndI70.(strong)believe

thatI'11makethemetrue.

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。

IliketravellingandmydreamofvisitBeijing,thecapitalcityofourcountry,e

trueduringNationalDaythisyear.InOctober1st,IwenttoTian,anmenSquarewith

myparents,whichwewatchedtheflag-raisingceremony.AsIwatchedflagrising

slowly,Isangthenationalanthem,feelingextremelyexciting.Thenwewenttosome

otherfamoustouristattraction,1iketheGreatWall.StandingontheGreatWall,Ifelt

veryproudly.Ithoughtoftheoldsayingthat“OnewhofailtoreachtheGreatWall

isnotahero."AlthoughIwastired,butIreallyhadagoodtime.

第二节书面表达(满分25分)

假设你是红星高三(1)班的学生李华。上周末你们班参加了高中第一次运动会。请根据以

下各图的先后顺序,用英语为校刊写一篇短文,介绍你班参与运动会的全过程。

参考词汇:开幕式openingparade;看台stand

Lastweekend,wejoinedinourfirstsportsmeetinginhighschool.

答案：

附:听力原文

(Textl)

M:Areyouteachingthissummer?

W:No.I'mgoingtotakethesummeroff.IplantogobacktoChinaforavisit.

(Text2)

M:IlaveyougottenyourChristmasshoppingdoneyet?

W:Almost.Igotawatchformyhusband,butIcan,tseemtofindanythingformydad.He

wouldprobably1ikeabookoracaseforhiscoincollection.

(Text3)

M:Needahandwiththoseboxes?

W:ThatysOK.Icanmanage.Theyareempty.

(Text4)

M:Iboughtthisfishtocookformydinnertonight,butitdoesn,tlookallthatfresh

tomenow.Wouldyousayit'sstillallrighttoeat?

W:Let,stakealook...Oh,ifIwereyou,Iwouldn*teventhinkaboutit.

(Text5)

M:Thispencosts$11,butIhaveonly$7.

W:Pvegot$6,soI'11lendyoutherest.

(Text6)

M:Haveaseat,please,MsJenkins.

W:Thankyou,sir.

M:Well,Iydliketostartourconversationwithsomequestions.Shallwestart?

W:Sure.

M:Canyoutype,MsJenkins?

W:Yes,Ican.

M:Howmanywordsaminute?

W:Sixty.

Haveyoueverlearnedhowtooperateanofficeputer?

W:Yes,Ihave.Iworkedfortwoyearsasaputeroperatorinaschool.

M:Good.Areyoufamiliarwithothermodernequipments,thefaxmachine,theprinter,and

thingslikethat?

W:Idon'tthinkit'saproblemformetoworkonthosemachines.Youknow,sir,I've

evenlearnedshorthand.

M:Youhave?That,sgood.Andyouspeakforeignlanguages,don,tyou?

W:Yes.1speakGermanandFrench.

M:DoyouspeakItalian?

W:No,Idon'tspeakItalian.ButIspeakChinese.

M:Really?WehavebranchesinBeijingandShanghai.

W:YoumeanIhavethejob?

M:Wait,wait,MsJenkins.Ihavetotalktothegeneralmanagerbeforeafinaldecision

ismade.

W:Isee.WhencanIknowtheresult?

M:Inabouttwoweeks,Ithink.

W:Thankyouverymuch.

M:Goodbye,MsJenkins.

W:Goodbye.

(Text7)

W:Hello!6677567.

M:IIello!IsMarythere?

W:No.IJmsorry.Maryisnothereatthemoment.

M:Isthatyou,Anne?

W:Oh,no.I'mJean.

M:I'msorry...er...well,couldyoupleasepassMaryamessageforme?

W:Sure.Whatisitfor?

M:Well,she'swantedtoattendadiscussionmeetingat8:00tomorrowmorning.Please

tellhertoeintimewiththeexperimentreportshe'swritten.

W:Allright.Andwhereareyoucallingfrom?

M:Fromthechemistrydepartmentoffice,ZhejiangUniversity.I'mPat,Mary'sfriend.

W:Thankyouforcalling,Pat.

M:Andthankyou,Anne.

W:ButI'mnotAnne,VmJean.IJmJack'ssister-in-law.

M:Oh,I'msorry,Jean.Goodbye.

W:Goodbye.

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W:Hello.George!Iwantedtospeaktoyouyesterday,butyouweren'tatyourusual

placeforlunch.

M:No.IhadadayofffromthenewspaperofficebecauseIworkedsomuchovertimelast

week.

W:0h.Isee.Youhadaholiday.

M:Well!Istayedathomeandlookedafterthebaby.

W:What?Youtookcareofthebaby?Whosebaby?

M:0h,itwasmysister'sbaby.Shewantedtogoshoppinginthemorning,soIstayed

athomeanddidalotofusefulthings.

W:0h?

M:Yes.Imendedmyradio,washedashirtandsomesocks,andcleanedoutthedrawers

ofmydesk.

W:Idon'tcallthataholiday.1wantedtoaskyoutotheconcertlastnight.Theone

attheTownHallnearwherewelive.

M:That'sfunny!Myofficecalledmeintheafternoonandaskedmetogoandwrite

anarticleabouttheconcert.Inoticedthatyouweren,tthere,butyourfriendMary

was.

W:Wassheindeed?That,sverystrange.

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M:MayIaskyousomequestions?

W:Whatdoyouwanttoknowabout?

M:SomethingabouttheeducationinEngland.

W:OK.It'smypleasure.

M:AtwhatagedochildrenstartschoolinEngland?

W:Atfiveyearsold.

M:Doboysandgirlsgotoschooltogether?

W:Yes,theydo.

M:Whatexamsdothechildrentakefirstwhentheygotouniversity?

W:"0"leveland"A”levelfirst.

M:IIowlongdotheyusuallystayatuniversity?

W:Threeorfouryears.

M:Thankyoufortellingmesomuch.

W:Youarewele.

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M:AhouseinLiverpoolcaughtfireontheearlymorningofChristmasEve,1996.Anold

ladywholivedinthehousealonewasalreadyinherlateeighties.Asshewasvery

oldandinpoorhealth,shehadgreattroublewalkingevenwhenthingswerefine.With

herhouseonfireallaroundher,shewasunabletogoanywhere.Thesmokemadeher

choke.Thefiresoonspreadalloverthehouse,soshewouldhavediedwithoutquick

rescue.Firefightersarrivedatthehousebeforelongandsearchedthroughthe

house.Butunfortunatelytheydidn,tfindher,sotheybegantotrytoputoutthe

fire.JustthenamandressedlikeFatherChristmaswaspassingby,andheheardthe

oldladycoughingbadlyinthehouse.Atoncehethrewawayallthegiftswhichhe

wouldgivetopoorfamiliesandrushedintotheburninghouse.Afterawhilehewas

seentorushoutwiththe