2019-2020 学年高二年级上册9月月考英语试卷及答案

2019-2020学年高二上学期9月月考英语试卷

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

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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。

1.WhatdoweknowaboutJohn?

A.Hehadanaccident.

B.Heworksinthehospital.

C.Hesufferedfromaheadache.

2.Whyisthemanlate?

A.Heoverslept.

B.Helosthiscarkey.

C.Hehadnoalarmclocks.

3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Health.B.Education.C.

Environment.

4.Howoldisthegirl?

A.6yearsold.B.9yearsold.C.15yearsold.

5.What'stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Neighbors.B.Formerclassmates.C.Workmates.

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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6.Whoneedsanewdress?

A.Jenny.B.Ann.C.Lucy.

7.Wherewillthespeakersgofirst?

A.Aclothesstore.B.TheCityLibrary.C.Abookstore.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

8.Whatisthepartyfor?

A.Afestival.B.Abirthday.C.An

anniversary.

9.Whydoesthegirltalktotheman?

A.Toaskforpermission.

B.Tomakeaninvitation.

C.Togetsomeadvice.

10.Whatwilltheheadmasterdobeforetheparty?

A.SinganEnglishsong.

B.Sharehisresolutions.

C.Deliveraspeech.

听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。

11.Whatdidthemanthinkofthegirl'slastpaper?

A.Excellent.B.Ordinary.C.Poorlydone.

12.Whohelpedthegirlwithherresearch?

A.Jean.B.Mr.Smith.C.Ms.White.

13.Whatwillthegirldonext?

A.Rewritethepaper.

B.Askforsickleave.

C.Prepareforanoralpresentation.

听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。

14.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Getfit.

B.Killtime.

C.Relaxherself.

15.Whencannon-membersenjoythespecialoffer?

A.Thismonth.

B.Duringholidays.

C.Ontheirbirthdays.

16.Howmuchdoesaswimmingclasscostnon-memberseachtime?

A.$35.B.$25.C.$10.

17.Whatclasswillthewomanchoose?

A.Aweightliftingclass.B.Aswimmingclass.C.Ayogaclass.

听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。

18.Whydidthereaderfeellonely?

A.Shehadtroublewithherstudies.

B.Herbestfriendwasn'taround.

C.Shewasunabletolookafterherself.

19.Whatisthespeakertryingtodo?

A.Introduceaclass.

B.Shareexperiences.

C.Givesuggestions.

20.Whomisthispassagewrittenfor?

A.Teachers.B.Parents.C.Students.

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

Wouldyouliketokeepfreee-bookshandytoreadonyourphoneor

tablet?Severalwebsitesoffere-booksyoucandownloadwithout

spendinganymoneyatall.

Amazon

Amazonisfilledwithfreee-booksyoucandownload.Amazon's

BestSellerlistisdividedintoPaidandFree.Checkoutthefreesections

indozensofgenres（种类），eachlistingtheTop100freee-bookssoyou

willhavealotofchoices.Thislistchangesconstantly,basedonhowwell

thebooksare“seUing“andwhethertheybecomeorremainfree.

OverDrive

OverDriveisane-bookservicethatworkswithlocallibrariesto

lendfreee-bookstoreaders.Itincludesawidecollectionofe-books,

fromnewsellerstoclassics.Sometimesthereisawaitforalibrary

e-book,justastherecanbeforapopularprintbook.

ProjectGutenberg

Startedin1971,ProjectGutenberghasover53,000freee-books.

ProjectGutenberge-booksareavailabletodownloadintheU.S.butmay

berestrictedinothercountriesiftheyarestillprotectedbycopyright.

Applei-Books

Youcanreadfreee-booksonyouriPhoneandiPadusingthe

i-Booksapp.HeadtotheiTunesAppStoreandclickthe“FreeBooks^^

category.Youcanseealistofthetopbestsellers.Click"Get"to

downloadthosebookstoyouriPhoneoriPad.

Audible

Audibleletsyoudownloadaudio（有声）books.Youcangetafree

audiobookwhenyousignupforamembership.Audibleiscurrently

availableforlistenersintheUS,theUK,Canada,India,andAustralia.

Finally,whenyoufindafreee-bookyouwanttoread,getitright

away.Oftentheofferisopenonlybriefly.Ifyouwaittoolong,youmay

discoverthebooknowhasapriceattached.

21.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.Tointroducesomenewbest-sellinge-books.

B.Toshowtheadvantagesofsomee-bookservices.

C.Toencouragereaderstobuymoree-booksonline.

D.Torecommendsomewebsitestodownloadfreee-books.

22.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Thee-booksonAmazonarealwaysfreetoread.

B.LibraryprintbooksareavailableonOverDrive.

C.IPhoneuserscanaccessApplei-Booksviathei-Booksapp.

D.OnlyintheUScanProjectGutenberge-booksbedownloaded.

23.WhichisamustifyouwanttodownloadaudiobooksfromAudible?

A.Profession.B.Registration.

C.Background.D.Birthplace.

B

Myfavoritebook,TheSecretbyRhondaByrne,talksaboutaformula

called"SFF"whichstandsfor''stoppingfindingfaults^^.Iusedtobea

criticalpersonandtriedtofindfaults.IguessIsomehowinheritedthis

characterfrommyfather.Actually,manygoodqualitiesofmyfatherare

worthadmiringexceptthis.

Myfatheristhepersonwhoconstantlylooksformistakesinother

peopleandhethinksnooneisperfectintheworld.Hischaractercreated

anegativeatmosphereinmyfamily.Iwasthesameasmyfather,soI

oftenfeltangry,disappointed,depressed,andlonelyinschool.

AfterIhadreadmyfavoritebookIbegantoseek“goodthings”in

otherpeople.Ithascompletelychangedmylife.NowIfeelhappier,I

havemorefriends,Ihavemoretrustinpeople,andIrealizeeveryonehas

theirownstrength!AnotherimportantlessonIgotfromthisbookisthatI

shouldalwaysbehavemyselfinapositivemanner.Let'sadmitthatwe

sometimescomplainaboutoursituation.Thafsnotgood."Believeitor

not,peopledon'tliketolistentonegativeopinions.”

OnemorevaluablelessonIgotfromthebookisthatIshouldbea

goodlistener.WhenIwasyounger,Ionlywantedpeopletopaywhole

attentiontomywordssothatIcouldshowthemhowimportantIwas.I

wasveryproudandwouldshowoffmyachievementsinschoolwithout

consideringothers'feeling.Ihadveryfewfriendsandmostpeople

consideredmeasan“arrogant“person.Now,Ifinditmusheasierto

makefriendsaftermakingsomechanges!

24.WhydoestheauthorlikethebookTheSecret?

A.Becausehe'sfoundthesecretofsuccessfromit.

B.Becausethebookuncoversthesecretsofhappiness.

C.Becausehe'slearnthisfather'scharactersfromit.

D.Becauseithelpshimchangehisattitudetowardslife.

25.Whatdoyouknowabouttheauthor'sfather?

A.Hemakeshissonfeelangryanddisappointed.

B.Helikesfindingfaultswithpeoplearoundhim.

C.Heseemsacriticalpersonbutinfacteasy-going.

D.Hecancreateanegativeatmospherewhennecessary.

26.Theunderlinedword“arrogant“probablymeans"

A.self-importantB.admirable

C.troublesomeD.cold-blooded

27.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Topersuadereaderstobegoodlisteners.

B.Tosharehispainfulchangingexperience.

C.Totellreaderstheinfluenceofabookonhim.

D.Toshowtheresultofhisfather'snegativecharacter.

C

ItseemsthattheEnglishmenjustcannotlivewithoutsportsofsome

kind.AfamousFrenchhumoristoncesaidthatthisisbecausetheEnglish

insistonbehavinglikechildrenalltheirlives.Whereveryougointhis

country,youwillseebothchildrenandgrown-upsknockingaballabout

withastickorsomething,asifinBritainmenshallalwaysremainboys

andwomengirls!Still,itcanneverbebadtogetexercise,canit?

Takingallamateur（业余）andprofessionalsportsinBritaininto

consideration,therecanbenodoubtthatfootballisatthetopofthelist.It

iscalledsoccerintheUnitedStates.Thegameoriginated（起源于）in

BritainandwasplayedintheMiddleAgesorevenearlier,thoughasan

organizedgame,or"associationfootbalF,,itdatesonlyfromthe

beginningofthe19thcentury.

Thenextisrugby,whichiscalledttfootbalF,intheUnitedStates.Itis

akindoffootballplayedbytwoteamsoffifteenplayersthaneleven.In

rugby,anoval-shapedballisusedwhichcanbehandledaswellaskicked.

Itisaprettyroughgame.

Insummer,cricketisthemostpopularsport.Infact,ithassometimes

beencalledtheEnglishnationalgame.Mostforeignersfindthegame

rathersloworevenboring,butitenjoysgreatpopularityamongthe

British.

Tennisrateshighonthelist,too.ItwasintroducedintoEnglandfrom

Franceinthe15thcentury,butitwasfromEnglandthatitspreadto

practicallyeverycountryintheworld.

Tabletennis,or“ping-pong”,surelyisnotplayedonagreatscaleasit

isinChinaorJapan.Basketballandvolleyballwereintroducedinto

Britainduringthelate19thcenturyfromAmericaandaregaining

popularity.Horse-backriding,swimming,rowingandgolfallattractalot

ofpeople.

28.ThemainpurposeofParagraph1istotellusthatthe

English.

A.areallsportsloversB.behavelikechildren

C.liketokickaballaroundD.canremainyoungalltheir

lives

29.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabout

footballandrugby?

A.Theydifferintheshapeoftheball.B.Theyareplayedbydifferent

numbersofplayers.

C.Theybothcanbehandled.D.Theybothcanbekicked.

30.ThegamethatwasneverplayedinBritainuntilthelate19thcentury

is.

A.basketballB.tennisC.rugbyD.football

31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TheMostPopularSportsB.TheEnglishSports

C.HistoryofSportsD.SportsinBritain

D

Aftertheageofsixteen,thenumberofbraincellsbeginstodecrease

ataspeedofseveralmillionayear.Theysimplydieoff.Weknowthatin

certaintypesofactivity,thehumanbrainisatitspeak(高峰)intheearly

twenties,whenithascollectedenoughinformationtobeabletousethe

vastnumberofcellsfreelyinthemosteffectiveway.Puremathematicsis

oneofthefieldsinwhichthishappens,andweknowthatAlbertEinstein

madeallhisworld-shakingdiscoveriesbetweentheageofabout20and

25,andspenttherestofhislifetidyingthemupandarrangingthem.

Butincertainothertypesofactivity(ofwhichbeinganauthoris

perhapsone),experienceismoreimportantthansharpnessofbrain,and

thereoneusuallyfindsthatapersonreacheshisorherpeakmuchlaterin

life.

Besidessharpnessofbrainandexperience,hereisanotherthingthat

isveryimportant,andthatiswisdom.Onecanhaveaveryquick,

inventivebrainandplentyofexperience,butifoneusesthesefoolishly,

oneharmsbothoneselfandothers.Wisdomdoesnotalwayscomewith

age—thereareplentyoffoolishmiddle-agedpeopleabout—butthe

averagepersontendstolearnwisdomashegetsolder,usuallybymaking

painfulofembarrassingmistakes.

Leaningtobewiseisbasicallylearningwhatisnotpossible;and

whatispossiblebutsodifficultthatitisnotworthallthetroubleonehas

togothroughtogetthere.Mostly,itislearningabouthumannature;how

realpeoplebehaveandreact,asagainsthowonewouldlikethemto

behaveandreact.Onecanreadandhearlotofidealisticstuff（空想的东

西）abouthowtomaketheworldabetterplace,whichwouldbefoundif

itwasbasedonanaccurate（准确）observationofhumannature,but

whichisbasicallyawasteoftimebecauseitisnot.

32.Accordingtothewriter,thegreatdiscoveriesmadebyAlbertEinstein

weremainlyaresultin.

A.yearsofhardworkB.sharpnessofthebrain

C.richexperienceD.hisdeepunderstandingofthenature

33.Somepeopleachievesuccessmuchlaterinlifebecause.

A.theirworkoftenrequiresmuchexperience

B.theydonothaveachancetoshowtheirtalents

C.theyhavetolearnlessonsfromfailures

D.theyfailtorealizeearliertheimportanceofhardwork

34.Theimportanceofwisdomliesinthefactthat.

A.ithelpstoavoidvariousmistakes

B.itcontributestoone'screativity

C.itencouragesonetogoforwardinfaceofdifficulty

D.itprovidestherightdirectionofefforts

35.Thewritercametobelievethat.

A.itisalwaysawasteoftimetomakeplansaboutthefuture

B.itishumannaturetomakeattemptsonwhatlooksimpossible

C.oneshouldalwayschallengetheimpossibletopushthesociety

forward

D.onehastousewisdomindecidingwhatisthebestthingtodo

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。

DidyoumakefinancialdecisionslastNewYear'sEve?Didtheyfall

bythewayside?Ifso,youarenotalone.36..

Makeasmartbudget

Didyouplantomakeabudgetandfailtodoso?Thisisaperfecttime

tostart,asyouareheadingintothenewyear.Youmaybeabletostop

yourselffromoverspendingifyourealizehowoverextendedyouare.If

you'vetakennootherfinancialstepsthisyear,startbysettingarealistic

budget.37..

Controlyourspending

Evenifyouhadabudget,wereyouabletosticktoit?38.

.Useitasapsychologicaladvantage—youhavelessto

spendsoyouneedtoshopharderforbargainsandresearchprices.

Impulsebuying（即兴购买）willbelesslikelytoattractyouandyour

spendingshouldbemorefocusedasaresult.

39..

Youhadasavingsgoal,didn,tyou?Ifyoudidn'thaveaspecificgoal,

itmaybewhyyoursavingseffortfailed.Setasmallersavingsgoalnow,

andusethattobuildalargersavingsgoalfortheupcomingyear.Make

surethatyouequate（使等同）yoursavingswithaspecificgoal.

Reduceyourdebt

Debtreductionisanimportantgoal,especiallyinthecaseof

high-interestdebtsuchascreditcards.It'seasytogetintoan

unrecoverableincreaseofdebtifyouhavenoplantokeepdebtincheck.

Itisalonger-termgoal,butoneyouneedtostartrightaway.40.

.Thatmaybeatalltask,whichisallthemorereasonto

startimmediately.

A.Increaseyoursavings

B.Haveacleargoalforyourdebt

C.Youwillgoonwithyournewdecisions

D.Mostotherfinancialimprovementswillfollow

E.Startsmallbysettingaspendingbudgetforyourshopping

F.Butthisyear,youcanmakesomeprogressonyourfinancialgoals

G.Attackthedebtwiththehighestinterestrate,andcontrolyour

spending

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。

Mondaysaregenerallyprettybusyforme.Ononeofthese41

Mondays,IgotreadytogotoworkthinkingaboutallthethingsIhadto

42onthatdayandwalkeddowntogettomycarscoldingmyselffor

beinglatetowork,but43thecarwasnowheretobefound.I44

rightacrossmyapartmentthepreviousnightbutitwasn'ttherethat

morning.

Thiswasat8:00aminthemorning.Imade45toallthe

towingplaces,policestationsallthetimethinkingthatitwastowedby

46.Byaround10:00am,Icouldn,tfinditanywhereandthecops

decidedthatitwas47stolen.Afterfilingareportwiththem,I

finallygottoworkthinkinghowmydaywascompletely48.

LaterinthedayIwenttopickuparentalcaratEnterprise49

torealizethatmylicensewasmissingtooalongwithmycar.Itoldthe

enterpriseguythewhole50andhewassosorryformethathe

51totakemetothenearestDMV（车管局）andgetaduplicate（副本

的）52.Iwastotallydumbstruck.Ididn'tknowwhythiscomplete

strangerwouldwantto53sometimeoffhisdaytohelpme.He

actuallytookmetoDMV,gotaduplicateandthen54meacar,I

was55thewholedaybecauseofthesequenceofeventsthat

happenedtomebutsomehowthissimpleactofkindnessfromacomplete

strangermadeitall56it.Itcheeredmeupandmademeforgetall

themisfortunesoftheday.Iwasso57bythiskindactthatthenext

dayImadesuresomeoneelsegotasimilar58.Itooksomesmiley

shapedchocolatesand59themonsomeofmycolleague'sdesks.

Thereisstillalotofgoodnessoutthereintheworld.Wejustneedto

takethetimeto60it.

41.A.typicalB.ordinaryC.strangeD.pleasant

42.A.makeB.explainC.accomplishD.arrange

43.A.excitedlyB.surprisinglyC.interestinglyD.hurriedly

44.A.stayedB.lookedC.walkedD.parked

45.A.callsB.tripsC.surveysD.contributions

46.A.copsB.doctorsC.thievesD.officials

47.A.normallyB.eventuallyC.actuallyD.finally

48.A.madeupB.tookupC.putupD.messedup

49.A.stillB.evenC.quiteD.only

50.A.messageB.secretC.storyD.process

51.A.declinedB.offeredC.hesitatedD.approved

52.A.licenseB.cardC.paperD.ticket

53.A.spendB.leaveC.takeD.get

54.A.lentB.presentedC.purchasedD.rented

55.A.delightedB.annoyedC.disappointedD.amused

56.A.worthB.worthyC.personalD.special

57.A.movedB.changedC.turnedD.appealed

58.A.honourB.respectC.alarmD.surprise

59.A.forgotB.threwC.leftD.exposed

60.A.makeB.achieveC.liveD.discover

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。

Lastweek,asurvey61(carry)outbyawebsiteaboutthe

commonviewonstudentswhograduate62PekingUniversity.

Only28%ofthe63(interview)companiesthinkthattheyare

satisfiedwiththegraduatesfromPekingUniversity.Thegraduatesin

theircompanieshaveawiderangeof64(know)andtheylearn

thingsveryquicklyandeasily.65,mostofthecompaniesdon't

think66(high)ofgraduatesfromPekingUniversity.Intheir

eyes,thegraduatesalwaysstick67theirownopinionsandlack

theteamworkspirit.Besides,theymaynotbesatisfiedwiththeirjobs

evenwithbigcompanies,andtheyusuallyhavemany68

（complain）.Asaresult,34%ofthecompaniesinsistthatitisnot

necessary69（employ）graduatesfromPekingUniversity.

Inbrief,societyandeventhestudentsthemselvesexpecttoomuch

fromgraduatesfromPekingUniversity.That's70agraduate

claimsthathehimselfisrubbish.

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

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）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。

Newcollegelifeisapproached.I'mgladtohearthattherewillbe

sixclubsformetojoinin.Amongthosesixclubs,thedrawingclubismy

favoriteone,thatI'dmostliketochoose.Ontheonehand,Ihavebeen

learningtodrawforseveralyears,butIhopetheclubcangivememore

chancetoshowmytalent.MaybeIcanhavemyownexhibitionsand

becomeafamouslyartistoneday.Onotherhand,Iexpecttomakemore

friendswhohasthesamehobbies.IthinkIwouldhaveawonderful

collegelifeifIcanbeamemberoftheclub.I'mlookingforwardto

them.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假设你是某外国语学校的学生会主席。最近，为了弘扬雷锋精神，

你校决定开展多项志愿服务活动。请用英语写一篇倡议书，发表在校

英语报上，号召同学们加入本校的志愿者俱乐部。内容包括：

1.陈述当志愿者的好处；

2.向同学们发出几点倡议。

注意：

1.词数120左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头已给出，但不计入总词数。

Dearfellowstudents,

Volunteeringhasapositiveeffectonourcommunity.

Students'Union

参考答案

第一部分听力

1-5AACCB6-10CAABC

11-15CACCA16-20CCBCC

第二部分阅读理解

第一节

A篇21-23DCB

B篇24-27DBAC

C篇28-31ACAD

D篇32-35BADD

第二节

36-40FDEAG

第三部分语言知识运用

41-45ACBDB

46-50ACDDC

51-55BACDB

56-60AADCD

61.wascarried62.from63.interviewed64.knowledge65.

However

66.highly67.to68.complaints69.toemploy70.why

第四部分写作

第一节

Newcollegelifeisapproached.I'mgladtohearthattherewillbesixclubsformetojoin出.

approaching去掉in

Amongthosesixclubs,thedrawingclubismyfavoriteone,thatI'dmostliketochoose.Onthe

which

onehand,Ihavebeenlearningtodrawforseveralyears,butIhopetheclubcangivememore

and

chancetoshowmytalent.MaybeIcanhavemyownexhibitionsandbecomeafamouslyartist

chancesfamous

oneday.OnAotherhand,Iexpecttomakemorefriendswhohasthesamehobbies.IthinkI

thehave

wouldhaveawonderfulcollegelifeifIcanbeamemberoftheclub.I'mlookingfonvardtothem.

willit

第二节

Dearfellowstudents,

Volunteeringhasapositiveeffectonourcommunity.Itcanbenefit

usinseveralways.Firstofall,volunteeringcanhelpuslearnmoreabout

societyandgainvaluableexperience.Secondly,volunteeringprovidesus

withagoodopportunitytoputwhatwehavelearnedtogooduse.

Ihopemoreandmorestudentswilljointhevoluntaryclubofour

school.Lefsexpressconcernsfortheoldanddisabledpeoplearoundus

andofferahelpinghand.Lefscleantheparksnearourhome.Lefsgoto

nursinghomestobringlovetothoseinneed.

Remember,wecanmakeadifferencetosocietyifwearewillingto

lendahelpinghand,solefstakeaction.

Students?Union

听力材料

Text1

W:DidyouhearJohn'sinthehospitalwithheadinjuriesandabroken

arm?

M:Yes.Apparentlyhewasstruckbyanothervehicleandturned

completelyover.

Text2

W:You'relateagain.Didyourcarbreakdown?

M:No,Iforgottosetmyalarmclock,soIsleptovertime.

Text3

M:Iwonderifourchildrenwillstillbeabletobreathecleanair,drink

cleanwaterandseeabluesky.

W:Yes.Ithinkit'stimemanlearnedtoliveinharmonywiththeearth

insteadofdestroyingit.

Text4

M:Youareagoodpianoplayer.Howlonghaveyoubeenplayingthe

piano?

W:I'vebeenplayingthepianosinceIwas6yearsold.About9years

ago.

M:Really?Thafsalongtime.I'malsoplanningtolearntoplaythese

days.

Text5

W:Gary,hello.Howareyou?Youlooktallerandstrongerthanbefore.I

rememberlittleGary,thebeststudentintheclass.

M:No,youwereabetterstudentthanIwas,butIrememberalittlegirl

withglasses.You'redifferent,too.

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M:Lucy,areyougoingout?

W:Yes.IneedanewdressforJenny'sbirthdayparty.

M:I'mgoingdowntown,too.Couldyougivemealift?

W:Sure.Bytheway,doyouhaveamembershipcardforthePrettyGirls

Store?

M:Yes.IoftenbuydressesforAnninthatstore.Icangeta20percent

discountoneverythingthere.

W:Great.Couldwegotherefirst?Iwanttouseyourcard.

M:Whynot?It'sstill2:00.Tilstillhaveenoughtimetochoosesome

books.

W:SoyouaregoingtotheCityLibrary,aren'tyou?

M:No,I'mgoingtobuysomebooksforAnn.Shelikesreading.

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W:Hi,Mr.Smith.Iwonderifyou5refreeonNewYear'sEve.We'dlike

youtocometoourNewYear'sparty.

M:Thankyou.Tdlovetocome.Wherewillitbe?

W:Inourclassroomat6:00pm.Bytheway,couldyousingasongforus

attheparty?

M:I'mafraidI'mnotthatgoodatsinging,butriltry.Howaboutan

Englishfolksong?

W:Thatwouldbewonderful.Ourmonitorhasbeenwantingtoaskyouto

sing.We'llalsoinviteseveralotherteacherstotheparty.Eachofthem

willperformsomethingforus,andIthinktheheadmasterwillgivea

speechbeforetheparty.

M:Soundsgreat.Ihopetherewillbesomefungamesattheparty.

W:Oh,ofcourse,andwe'llallshareourNewYearresolutionsattheend

oftheparty.

M:Tmsureifllbeagreatparty.

W:Yes,Ihopewe'llallhaveawonderfultime.

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W:Mr.Smith,mayItalkwithyouforamoment?

M:Ofcourse.Comein,please.

W:I'vecometotalktoyouaboutmygradeonmylastpaper.Iwantto

knowwhyIwasgivenan"F".

M:Well,yourswassosimilartothatofanotherstudentintheclass,andI

thinkthatyou'dnotdoneityourself.

W:IdidworkcloselywithmyroommateJean,butletmeexplainwhy.A

weekbeforethepaperwasdue,Iwastoosicktodomyresearch.Jean

agreedtohelpme.Butitwasreallyonmyown.

M:Well,you'dbeengivenamonthtowork