2022届全国高考实战猜题（二） 英语试题（不含听力音频）

2022年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语模拟测试本试卷共150分，考试时间120分钟。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）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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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.Whatcolorblousedoesthewomanhave?A.Red. B.Blue. C.Green.2.Whatisthewomanprobablydoing?A.Praisingtheman'scooking.B.Treatingthemantodinner.C.Showingthemanamenu.3.Wheredoesthewomanwanttogo?A.CenturyAvenue.B.GrandHotelStation.C.WallStreet.4.What'stheman'staxinumber?A.NY3028. B.NY0068. C.NY3068.5.Whatwillthewomandonext?A.Sendamessage. B.Makeacall. C.Chargeherphone.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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.Whereisthewoman'scar?A.Inagarage. B.Onaroad. C.Atacarpark.7.Whatwillthemandoforthewoman?A.Gethercarback. B.Fixhercar. C.Pickherup.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.WhydoesthewomanplantospendherholidayinSeptember?A.Tosavemoney. B.Tovisitmoreplaces. C.Toavoidbadweather.9.Whatisthewomangoingtodoonholiday?A.Gohiking. B.Drivearound. C.Playonthebeach.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Howoldisthebaby?A.Twodaysold. B.Threedaysold. C.Sixdaysold.11.What'sthewoman’sfather’sname?A.James. B.Michael. C.Richard.12.Whatdidthehealthvisitorsaytothewoman?A.Raisingnewbabieswasexhausting.B.Shedidagoodjobinlookingafterthebaby.C.Moretroublewillcomeasthenewbabygrows.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.WhydidthemangotoBeirut?A.Tofindabetterjob. B.Toenjoyitsculture. C.Toteachthere.14.Whatdoesthemanwanttolearnforachange?A.Drawing. B.Teaching. C.Cooking.15.WhendidthemanbegintohaveclasseswithWayne?A.InAugust. B.InSeptember. C.InOctober.16.WhatdoesthemanthinkoftheArabiclanguage?A.Itsspellingiscomplex.B.It'sincrediblydifficulttolearn.C.Itspronunciationissimple.听第10段材料，回答17至20题。17.WhatisPingguDistrictfamousfor?A.Itswarmbreeze. B.Itspeachgardens. C.Itsclearriver.18.WhatcanvisitorsdoinPingguDistrict?A.Goforalongwalk. B.Rideahorse. C.Drawinthepark.19.HowoldisthewhitetoweronQionghuaIsland?A.70years. B.147years. C.300years.20.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?A.ThetimetovisitPingguDistrict.B.ThewhitetoweronQionghuaIsland.C.ThepeachblossomsinBeijingBotanicalGarden.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。AFourOnlineTaiChiClassesTaiChiforEnergyTheeightvirtuallessonsincludedinTaiChiforEnergyfromDrPaulLamwillhelpyourelaxandrefresh.Dr.Lamcombinestwodifferentstylesoftaichi:ChenandSun.Chencombinescomplex,fastandslowmoves,whileSunfocusesonquickstepsandpowerfulQiGongforhealing.Ifyou’reinterested,headovertoDrLam’swebsite.TaoistTaiChiInthis13-minutefreetaichiclass,MasterMoyLin-Shindemonstratesthe108-moveset.Thenarratorpointsoutthemovesastheywalkyouthroughthepractice.Theclassgivestipsonhowtomoveandbreathe.You'lllearnabouttheflowoftaichiastheinstructorshowsyouhowtomovefromoneposturetothenextwithoutpausing.GentleLEAPServiceThefreetaichicourseshowsthreepeopledemonstratingdifferentoptionsforeachexercise,withonepersonstandingandtwoseated.Theinstructortakesthemodificationsfurtherbyhavingeachperson,includingbothseatedstudents,modifymovesfordifferentmobilitylevels,Thetotaltimefortheroutineis24minutes.Butthere'sanaturalbreakabout10minutesintotheclass.TaiChiOCThisprogramgivesyouaccesstoalibraryoftrainingvideosandcoursesontaichi.Ifyou’reinterested,youcanchoosetheeasyplan,whichconsistsof24paymentsofabout$40permonthandincludesinstantaccesstonewvideoseachmonth,orchoosetheyearplanforabout$400for12months,whichgivesyouinstantaccesstoallofYearOne'svideos.Onceyou'vecompletedYearOne,youcansignupforYearTwoinstantaccessforaround$400.21.WhatdoweknowaboutTaiChiforEnergy?A.ItisfundedbyMasterMoyLin-Shin.B.Itisintendedforoldbeginners.C.Itcombinestwostylesoftaichi.D.Itexplainsthereasonsbehindeverymove.22.HowisTaiChiOCdifferentfromtheotherthree?A.Itneedstocharge.B.Itsdurationisfairlyshort.C.Itstrainingvideosarehardtoupdate.D.Itlacksin-depthinformationabouttaichi.23.Whatdothefourtaichiclasseshaveincommon?A.Theyofferon-demand,subscription-basedprograms.B.Theyexplainthemovesthataresafetoperformforhealing.C.Theyshowthemovesthatareeasytoadapt.D.Theyareavailableforlearningonline.BDogstendtopaynoattentiontosuggestionsfrompeoplewhoarelying,indicatingthattheymightrecognizewhenapersonisintentionallymisleading.“Wethoughtdogswouldbehavelikechildrenunderage5andapes,butnowwethinkthatperhapsdogscanunderstandwhensomeoneisdeceitful,"saysLudwigHuberattheUniversityofViennainAustria.“Maybetheythink,”hispersonhasthesameknowledgeasme,andisneverthelessgivingmethewronginformation.’It’spossiblethattheycouldseethatasintentionallymisleading,whichislying.”Huberandhiscolleaguestrained260dogsofvariouspurebreedstofindhiddenfoodinoneoftwocoveredbowls.Thedogslearnedtofollowthesuggestionofapersonthey'dnevermetthe“communicator”whowouldtouchthefood-filledbowl,glanceatthedog,andsay,“Look,thisisverygood!”Dogsappearedtotrustthisnewpersonwhentheywerereliablyfollowingthesignal,saysHuber.Oncethattrustwasestablished,theteamhadthedogswitnessanotherpersonmovethefoodfromthefirstbowltothesecondone.Thecommunicatorswereeitherintheroom,andalsowitnessedthoswitch,orwerebrieflyabsentandsoapparentlyunawarethatthefoodhadbeenswitched.Ineitherease,thecommunicatorswouldlaterrecommendthefirstbowl-whichwasnowempty.“Thedogsweren’tsotrustingoflyingcommunicators-muchtotheresearchers’surprise,”saysHuber.Halfofthedogswouldfollowthecommunicator'smisleadingadviceifthecommunicatorhadn'twitnessedthefoodswitch.Butabouttwo-thirdsofthedogsneglectedacommunicatorwhohadwitnessedthefoodswitchandstillrecommendedthenowemptybowl.Thesedogssimplywenttothebowlfilledwithfoodinstead.“Theydidn'trelyonthecommunicatoranymore,”saysHuber.“Thisstudyremindsusthatdogsarewatchingusclosely,arepickinguponoursocialsignals,andarelearningfromusconstantlyevenoutsideofformaltrainingcontexts,”saysMoniqueUdellatOregonStateUniversity,whowasn’tinvolvedinthestudy.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"deceitful"meaninparagraph2?A.Respectful. B.Pitiful. C.Attentive. D.Dishonest.25.Whatisthefirststepinthestudyaccordingtothetext?A.Trainingthedogstofindoutthehiddenfoodontheirown.B.Switchingthehiddenfoodfromonebowltotheotherone.C.Showingthedogswhatfoodwashiddeninthebowl.D.Establishingthetrustbetweenthedogsandthecommunicator.26.WhatdothefindingsofthestudyshowinMonique'sopinion?A.Dogscanprocesssocialinformationproperly.B.Dogsareverydependable.C.Dogsarequitecautiousaboutstrangers.D.Dogsareemotionallyloyal.27.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.DogscantellwhereyouhidethefoodB.DogsaregoodatidentifyinghonestsuggestionsC.Dogswillignoreyouiftheyknowyou'relyingD.DogscanbetrainedmoreeasilybyanhonestpersonCWhenitcomestoremovinghuman-causedemissions（排放）ofthegreenhousegascarbondioxidefromEarth’satmosphere,treesareabighelp.Throughphotosynthesis（光合作用）,treespullthegasoutoftheairtohelptheirleaves,branchesandrootsgrow.Forestsoilscanalsosequester（使隔绝）vastquantitiesofcarbon.Earthholds,byoneestimate,asmanyas3trilliontrees.Enthusiasmisgrowingamonggovernments,businessesandindividualsforambitiousprojectstoplantbillions,evenatlionmore.Suchmassivetree-plantingprojects,advocatessay,coulddotwoimportantthinghelpbalancecurrentemissionsandalsodrawoutCO2emissionsthathaveexistedintheatmospherefordecadesorlonger.EveninthepoliticallydividedUnitedStates,large-scaletree-plantingprojectshavebrosupport.Andoverthelastdecade,adiversegardenoftree-centricproposals-fromplantingnewseedlingstopromotingnaturalregrowthofworseningforeststomixingtreeswithcropandgrassland-hascomeoutacrosstheinternationalpoliticallandscape.Trees“arehavingabitofamomentrightnow.”saysJoeFargione,anecologistwithTheNatureConservancy.Ithelpsthateverybodylikestrees.“There'snoanti-treegroup.Treehavelotsofbenefitsforpeople.Notonlydotheystorecarbon,theyalsohelpprovidecleanair,preventsoilerosion,shadeandshelterhomestoreduceenergycostsandgivepeoplesenseofwell-being.”Conservationistsareunderstandablyeagertousethisenthusiasmtodowithclimatechange.InJanuary2020,theWorldEconomicForumlaunchedtheOneTrillionTreesInitiative,aglobalmovementtogrow,restoreandconservetreesaroundtheplanet.Onetrillionisalsothetargetforotherorganizationsthatadjustglobalforestationprojects,suchasPlantfor-the-Planet'sTrillionTreeCampaignandTrillionTrees,apartnershipoftheWorldWildlifeFund,theWildlifeConservationSocietyandotherconservationgroups.28.Whataretheenthusiastsinfavorofaccordingtothetext?A.Plantingtreesonalargescale.B.Reducingcarbonemissions.C.Balancingthedistributionofresources.D.Strengtheningenvironmentalmonitoring.29.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph3?A.PeopleintheUSexpresscloseconcernoverpoliticalissues.B.Opinionsontree-centricprojectsweredividedinthepast.C.Massivetree-plantingprojectshavereceivedwidespreadsupport.D.Interplantingoftreesandcropshasbecomearecenttrend.30.WhatdoJoe'swordsfocuson?A.Thelimitationsofplantingtrees.B.Theadvantagesofplantingtrees.C.Thefunctionsoftreesusedindailylife.D.Thelinkbetweentreesandhumanwell-being.31.Whydoestheauthormentionthosefamousorganizations?A.Toshowtheirgreatcooperation.B.Tostressplantingtreesisvalued.C.Toannouncetheirachievements.D.Toprovetheirimportancetotheworld.DIfyouthink“shapeshifting”isasuperpowerthatonlyafewlikeMystiquefromthemovieX-Menpossess,thinkagain.BasedonAllen'srule,anewstudymadeouthowwarm-bloodedanimalsareadaptingtoawarmingclimate.Andtheanswerwasshapeshifting!Inthe1870s,well-knownAmericanzoologistJoelAllenworkedoutanecogeographicalrule,famouslyknownasAllen'srule.Thisrulestatesthatanimalsthatliveincoldclimaticconditionstendtohaveshorterlimbsandbodyappendages（附属肢体）thanthoseinwarmclimates.Evento-day,scientistswidelyemploythisruletounderstandtheimpactofclimatechangeonvariousanimals.Evidencesuggeststhatthesechangesaregraduallybecomingmoreevidentamongbirdsandmammalsduetorapidwarming.Animalsevolvewithresponsetochangingclimaticconditionsinnumerousways,andthisprocesshasbeenhappeningeversincethebeginningoflifeonEarth.Thenewstudyshowsthatanimalsadopt“shapeshifting"physiologyasasurvivalstrategyagainsttherisingmercurylevels（汞含量）.Particularly，somewarm-bloodedanimalslikebirdsareshapeshiftingtoadvancefeatureslikebiggerbeaks,legs,andcarstobalancetheirbodytemperaturesparalleltowarmerclimates.Insuchasituation,whenthetemperaturesrisequickly,birdsusetheirbeaks-notcoveredwithfur-tocontroltheirinternalbodywarmth.Moreover,thelargersurfaceareaenablesthemtoreleaseheatefficiently,protectingthemfromoverheatinganddying.Dark-eyedjuncos(abird)ofNorthAmericahavealsoshowcasedsimilarshapeshiftingpatternsintheformoflargerbeaksizeslinkedtoshort-termtemperatureextremes.Someoftheotherinstancesincludeanincreaseintaillengthofwoodmice,whilebatsarechangingtohavelargerwingsizesasaresponsetowarmclimates.“Shapeshiftingdoesnotmeanthatanimalsarecopingwithclimatechangeandthatallis‘fine.’Itjustmeanstheyareevolvingtosurviveitbutwe'renotsurewhattheotherecologicalconsequencesofthesechangesare,orindeedthatallspeciesareabletochangeandsurvive,”assertsSaraRyding,theleadauthorandabirdresearcherfromDeakinUniversity,Australia,inastatement.32.WhatcanweknowaboutAllen'srule?A.Itprovedwronginthebeginning.B.ItoriginatedfromthemovieX-Men.C.It'sbeenwidelyacceptedbyscientists.D.Itremainedunknowntoalluntilthe1870s.33.Whichplaysakeyroleincontrollingabird'sinsidetemperature?A.Thebeak. B.Theleg. C.Theear. D.Theclaw.34.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?A.Howsomeanimalsdifferfromothers.B.Whatchangeshappentoclimaticconditions.C.Howsomeanimalsrespondtowarmclimates.D.Whatdeterminesanimals'shapeshifting.35.Whatmessagedoestheauthorseemtoconveyinthetext?A.Trialanderrorleadstothefindingoftruth.B.Scientiststendtobecuriousandambitious.C.Animalsareevolvingtosurviveclimatechange.D.Climatehasbeenchangingatanunheard-ofrate.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。Peoplewhoaregoodatsmalltalkalwaysavoidthesecommonmistakes.AssumingthatnobodywantstotalktoyouIfyou'reshy,Igetit.Butyou'renottheonlyone.Ifyou'reupsetthatyou'renotseemingconfidentornatural,you'remissingthepoint:Stopthinkingaboutyourself. 36.Thisway,theoneyouwanttotalktowilldefinitelybeexcited.InterruptingorcuttingintoanexistingconversationTimingiseverything.Ifyouseetwoormorepeopleenergeticallyengagedinconversation,they'reprobablynotreadyforyoutocutin.37.Thenonceyouhavesomeone'sattentionand,ideally,receiveanon-verbalgo-ahead,that'syourchance.38Ifsomeoneappearsdistantorlostinthought,movingintotheirpersonalspaceandsayingquietly“hey”ishardlyanicebreaker.Trysaying“Excuseme"andmakesureyouhaveaquestionorcommentinmindtostarttheconversation.It'sallaboutcreatingacomfortableopportunityfortheotherpersontorespond.DealingwithprivateandcontroversialtopicsIfyou'retalkingtosomeonenew,it'sgenerallybestnottotalkaboutpoliticalorpersonaltopics.Forstarters,aimforsomethingsimpleandcloseathandthatyouandtheotherpersoncanobserveorexperiencetogether. 39BeinghardtofollowOnceyou'vemadeaconnectionwitheachother,keepthatconnectiongoingbymakingyourselfeasytounderstand.40.Iftheyaskyouwhatyoudoforwork,answerinawaythatdoesn'ttakefiveminutesorusealotofworkplacewordsorexpressions.A.First,waitforatemporarypauseB.StartingatalkwithouthavingsomethingtosayC.Instead,thinkofreachingoutasanactofserviceD.Soyou'dbettermakesurethatyoudon'ttalktoomuchaboutyourselfE.BeingabletohelpothersinneedcanbringyouimmediatesatisfactionF.Maybeit'sthemusicyou'rebothhearing,orthefoodyou'rebothtastingG.Ifyouspeakdifferentlanguages,slowyourspeechandexpressclearlyandexactly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。SeytonThomasisacollegestudentwithaheartofgiving.Duringthepandemic流行病）,Seyton41agroupofyoungpeopletohelpalocalcrisiscentertooffershelterandother42towomenandchildrenwhoarevictimsofdomesticabuse（家).Thecrisiscenter43volunteerstohelpthewomenandchildrentogetencouragementandabreakfrom44,butthepandemicmadevolunteer interaction45.Seytonlearnedthatthechildren46 fromactivitiesthatdistracted（分散）themfromtheirworriesandmadethemfeelspecial.Shegotthe47fromthecrisiscenterdirectortopaint48messagesonstonesandhidetheminthelawnofthecrisiscenterforthechildrento49.Theyoungpeoplecollectedstones,paintedkindmessages,andfilledtwoboxesfullof50andcolorfulstones.Thechildrenatthecrisiscenterwere51todosomethinglikethis.Theythoughthighlyofthe52aswellasthewordscomingfromcaringcommunitymemberswhotooktimetomakethemfeel53insteadofbeingignoredinadifficulttime.Later,Seyton54withthegroupofvolunteersthattheprojectwasagreatwaytobringpeople55incommunitytodosomethingforthe56ofothers.Theyalsotalkedabouthowservingotherscan57adifferenceinsomeone'slife.Totheirgreatrelief,theyare 58thatitmayseemlikethedeedisas59asastone,butthesignificant60ofservicecanbeaslargeasamountain.41.A.interviewed B.organizedC.introduced D.expected42.A.services B.meaningsC.opportunities D.activities43.A.wakesup B.waitsfor C.calmsdown D.dependson44.A.interactions B.surroundings C.stresses D.routines45.A.thrilling B.difficult C.impossible D.impressive46.A.benefited B.recovered C.separated D.escaped47.A.answerB.payment C.idea D.feeling48.A.instant B.satisfying C.sensitive D.encouraging49.A.assess B.find C.compare D.check50.A.fun B.confidence C.snacks D.clothes51.A.delighted B.surprised C.embarrassed D.frightened52.A.decision B.knowledge C.experience D.life53.A.relaxed B.excited C.abandoned D.valued54.A.reflected B.cooperate C.competed D.combined55.A.together B.accidentally C.round D.secretly56.A.honour B.expectation C.good D.future57.A.make B.tell C.cause D.hide58.A.proudB.sureC.afraidD.aware59.A.heavyB.smallC.irregularD.precious60.A.problemB.effectC.discoveryD.change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。Twoasteroids（小行星）havebeennamedafterChinesespacescientistGuoYonghuaiahiswifeLiPei,with61(approve)fromtheInternationalAstronomicalUnion(IAU)accordingtotheUniversityofScienceandTechnologyofChina(USTC).Thetwoasteroids,No.212796andNo.212797, 62 (discover)inOctober2007byChineseresearcherfromthePurpleMountainObservatoryinNanjing.“Theimagesofthetwoasteroidswerecapturedinonephoto, 63 theywerenoticedatthesametime.Suchadiscoveryis64(unusual)rare,”saidZhaoHaibin, 65discoverer.Zhaoestimatesthattheyarethesame66 size,andbothareafewkilometersindiameter.AsapioneerofmodernChinesemechanics,Guomade67(remark)contributionstomechanics,appliedmathematicsandaeronautics.Hediedinaplanecrashin1968,aged59.In1999,Guoandother22scientistswereawardednationalmedalsofhonorfortheircontributionstoChina'sfirstatomicandhydrogenbombexplosionsandsatellite 68 (launch)inthe1960sand1970s.LiPeiaccompaniedGuototeachatUSTCin1960.ShedevotedherlifetoEnglishlanguage 69 (teach)andresearch,andwashonoredas“themotherofappliedlinguisticsinChina”.In2003,LidonatedGuo’smedaltoUSTCandestablishedthe“GuoYonghuaiScholarship”.In2007,Liagaindonatedallhermoney70(save)duringherlifetimetotheuniversityandtheInstituteofMechanicstobeusedforthescholarship.Lidiedin2017attheageof99.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词。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。Anartistsawabeggaratatrainstationoneday.Hegavehisfirstfewcoinstothebeggar.Thenhesawanotheronebeggar,andforgotwhathehadnomoneyinhispockets.Heaskedthemanhowhewouldliketohavelunchwithhim.Thebeggaragrees.Sotheyhadgoodmealtogether.Fortheend,thebeggarhadtopaythebill.Theartistfeltextremesorryforit,althoughhesaidtothebeggar,“Comehomewithmeinataxi,myfriend.AndIwillgiveyouthemoneyback.”“Noway!”thebeggarshoutedatonce.“Ihadpaidforyourlunch.I'mnotgoingtopayforyourtaxihome!”第二节书面表达（满分25分）近年来许多餐厅都和外卖平台合作。人们只需要动动手指，立即有外卖员将所订餐点送到指定地点。请针对外卖风潮写一篇英文作文，内容包括：1．描述外卖现象；2．说明自己的感想。注意：词数100左右。2022年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语模拟测试参考答案听力部分录音材料(Text1)W:Lookatthiscatalog,dear.Iwanttogetthisredblouseandthisblueonelooksprettyaswell.M:Don'tyouhaveonelikethisingreen?Anddoyouneedeverycolorintherainbow?(Text2)W:Hereisyourcocktail,lettucesalad,friedchicken,Frenchfriesandicecream.Helpyourselftothechickenwhileit'shot.M:Wow!Theyaredelicious.Couldyoupassmethepepper?W:Hereyouare.(Text3)W:WhichlineshallItaketoWallStreet?M:I'mafraidthereisnodirecttrain.You'dbettertakeLine8atCenturyAvenuefirst,thentransfertoLine10ntGrandHotelStation.W:Isee.Thanks.(Text4)M:Pleasegetmentaxi.W:Yes.What'syourroomnumber,please?Andwheredoyouwanttogo?M:Myroomnumberis3028andIwillgotoSAM'SCLUB.W:Yes,sir.ThenumberofyourtaxiisNY0068.(Text5)W:What'swrongwithyourmobilephone?M:Itcan'treceivethesignalasusual.W:ThenI'llhangupandtextyoulater.(Text6)W:HiTony.It'sAlice.Mycar'sbrokendown.M:Ohno!Whereareyou?Haveyouhadyourcartakentoagarage?W:I'mwaitingforarepairmantocomeandfixit.Canyoubelieveit-I'matsometrafficlightsandI'mcausingatrafficjam!M:Don'tworry.I'llcomeandgetyou.Ineedtogotothebankanyway.(Text7)W:We'regoingtoFranceforacoupleofweeksinSeptember.Ticketsareabitcheaperthen.M:Yeah.Andtheweatherisagreeable,too.Areyoustayingonthecoastorvisitinglotsofdifferentplaces?W:Well,thevillagewe'rehopingtostayinisn'tfarfromthecoast;it'sprobablyonlyaboutathirtyminutedrive,butwethinkwe'dleavethecarbehindandgowalkinginsteadofdrivingtothebeach.M:Soundsveryhealthy.(Text8)W:Comein.M:Youarelookingwell.Whendidyougethomefromhospital?W:Twodaysago.Thenewarrivalisfinallyhavingasleep.M:Oh.isn'thetiny?Heisonlythreedaysold.Howmuchdoesheweigh?W:Hisbirthweightwas6poundsbuttheweightdropsalittleafterbirththengraduallyitisregained.M,Haveyouchosenanameyet?W.Yes,heisMichaelJames.M:That'salovelyname.Aretheyfamilynames?W:Yes,myfatherwascalledJamesbutIchosethenameMichaelwhilehisfatherpreferredRichard.M:DoesMichaelsleepwell?W:Hewakesupeverythreeorfourhoursdemandingafeed.M:Youwon'tbegettingmuchsleep!W:No.I'mnot.M:Newbabiescanbeexhaustingbutastimepasses,thingswillgetbetter.W:Thehealthvisitorcalledyesterdayandshewasgreatlyencouragingme.ShesaidIwashandlingitreallywell.(Text9)W:Howlonghaveyoubeenlivinghere?M:Aboutfivemonths.W:WhydidyouchooseBeirut?M:Because,Diana,mywife,andIhavealwayslovedArabculture.DianaisalsoanEnglishteacherandshegotajobhereinalanguageschool.W:Whydoyouwanttotakeayearoff?M:Basically,Ineedabreakfromteaching.Iloveteachingchildren,butIreallyneedachange.Also,I'vebeenintodrawingsinceIwasachild,butI'veneverreallyhadacha