新教材2025版高中英语单元检测卷四Unit4Exploringpoetry牛津译林版选择性必修第一册

单元检测卷(四)选择题部分第一部分听力(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，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．WhatgiftwillthewomanprobablygetforMary?A．Aschoolbag.B．Arecord.C．Atheatreticket.2．Whatwillthewomantelltheman?A．Hercompany'sname.B．Hernewaddress.C．Herphonenumber.3．Whencanthewomangetthecomputer?A．OnTuesday.B．OnWednesday.C．OnThursday.4．WhereisMarygoing?A．Home.B．Thepark.C．Thebusstop.5．Wherearethemanandthewomanprobablytalking?A．Insideabookstore.B．Outsideanartmuseum.C．Outsideasportscentre.其次节(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至7题。6．Whatmonthisitnow?A．September.B．October.C．November.7．Whatdoweknowaboutthespeakers?A．Theyarebothfootballplayers.B．Theyarebothintraining.C．Theybothenjoysports.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A．Aflighttimetable.B．ThewaytoUnionStreet.C．Hiringataxi.9．WhereisthewomangoingonSaturday?A．GardenHotel.B．Theairport.C．Thetaxicompany.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10．Whatdidthemandowithhisoldcar?A．Hesoldit.B．Herepairedtheengine.C．Herepairedthewheels.11．Howdoesthemanfeelabouthisoldcar?A．Itwasmorecomfortable.B．Itwasworththemoney.C．Itwasinbadcondition.12．Howdoesthemanfeelabouthisnewcar?A．Hethinksitisnotworththemoneyhespentonit.B．Hethinksitisworsethantheoldone.C．Hethinksitismuchbetterthantheoldone.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13．Whatdoesthespeakermainlydiscuss?A．Thehistoryofcola.B．Soft－drinkproduction.C．Usingcolaasadrug.14．Howwascolaoriginallysold?A．Asasoftdrink.B．Asamedicine.C．Asacookingoil.15．WhydidthespeakermentionJohnS.Pamberton?A．Hesoldcolatodoctors.B．Hewasadrugstoreclerk.C．Hedevelopedcolaasadrug.16．Howwasthedrugmadeintoasoftdrink?A．Bymixingitwithspecialoils.B．Byheatingit.C．Byaddingsodawater.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．Whatdoesthesentence“Behindeverysuccessfulmanthereisawoman”mean?A．Thereisawomanstandingbehindeverysuccessfulman.B．Women'ssupporttomenisamostimportantfactorofmen'ssuccess.C．Everysuccessdependsonwomen.18．Whowantstobeassuccessfulasmen?A．Allwomen.B．Everywoman.C．Noteverywoman.19．WhichofthefollowingstillexistsintheUStoday?A．Mencangetthebestjobsbutwomencan't.B．Womencan'tgetequalpayforequalwork.C．BothAandB.20．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Mensupportwomeninthewomen'sliberationmovement.B．Thegovernmentsupportswomeninthewomen'sliberationmovement.C．Womenwanttohavethesamechanceforsuccess.其次部分阅读理解(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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。APOETRYCHALLENGEWriteapoemabouthowcourage,determination,andstrengthhavehelpedyoufacechallengesinyourlife.Prizes3GrandPrizes:TriptoWashington,D.C.foreachofthreewinners,aparentandoneotherpersonofthewinner'schoice.Tripincludesround­tripairtickets,hotelstayfortwonights,andtoursoftheNationalAirandSpaceMuseumandtheofficeofNationalGeographicWorld.6FirstPrizes:ThebookSkyPioneer:APhotobiographyofAmeliaEarhartsignedbyauthorCorinneSzaboandpilotLindaFinch.50HonorableMentions:Judgeswillchooseupto50honorablementionwinners,whowilleachreceiveaT­shirtinmemoryofEarhart'sfinalflight.RulesFollowallrulescarefullytopreventdisqualification.■Writeapoemusing100wordsorfewer.Yourpoemcanbeanyformat,anynumberoflines.■Writebyhandortypeonasinglesheetofpaper.Youmayuseboththefrontandbackofthepaper.■Onthesamesheetofpaper,writeortypeyourname,address,telephonenumber,andbirthdate.■MailyourentrytousbyOctober31thisyear.21．Howmanypeoplecaneachgrandprizewinnertakeonthefreetrip?A．Two. B．Three.C．Four. D．Six.22．Whatwilleachofthehonorablementionwinnersget?A．Aplaneticket. B．AbookbyCorinneSzabo.C．AspecialT­shirt. D．AphotoofAmeliaEarhart.23．Whichofthefollowingwillresultindisqualification?A．Typingyourpoemout. B．Writingapoemof120words.C．Usingbothsidesofthepaper. D．MailingyourentryonOctober30.BJustsixmonthsafterthebirthofmyfirstdaughter,Ifacedthemostdifficultdecisionanymotherhastomake.Asmyhusbandwasn'tabletoadjusthisscheduletoallowemploymentofapart­timebabysitter,Iwasgiventhechoiceoffindinganotherfull­timenannyorquittingmyjobasawriterandproduceratamajorChicagoradiostation.AllofasuddenIwasfacingthekindoflife­changingdecisionthatRobertFrostwroteaboutin“TheRoadNotTaken”.AndlikethecharacterinFrost'spoem,Iendedupchoosing“theroadlesstraveled”forawomaninthe1970s.Inthedawnofthewomen'sliberationmovement,womenwhostayedhometoraisechildrenwereviewedasintellectuallyandsociallyinferior.Evenmensawworkingwomenassuperior.WhenItoldmybossattheradiostationthatIwasquittingtostayhomewithababy,hedidn'tbelieveIwasserious.Ittookawhiletoconvince(使信服)himthatIwasn'tseekingabetterassignment.Thelossofincometurnedouttobetheleastofmytroubles.SinceIwasnolongeraworkingjournalist,Ihadbecomeanobodyinthetruestsenseoftheword.ThatfactwasdrivenhometomewhileattendingabureaumeetinginWashington.IwastalkingwiththeLosAngelesbureauchiefatapartywhenshesuddenlyaskedmeforwhatpublicationIworked.ItoldherIwashomeraisingachildandwiththatsheturnedandwalkedaway,leavingmesostunnedthatmymouthdroppedopen.IcameawayfromthatincidentrealizingIhadtodevelopanentirelynewpersona(角色)—thatofhelicoptermom!Eventhoughbeingastay­at­homemotherplacedmeintheminorityformygeneration,Idiscoveredotherwomenonthesamepath.24．Whatkindofchallengedidtheauthorfaceafterherdaughter'sbirth?A．Shewasinexperiencedintakingcareofababy.B．Herhusbanddidn'twanttotakeonapart­timebabysitter.C．Afull­timenannywasdifficulttofindatthattime.D．Shehadtostopworkingtolookafterherdaughter.25．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．RobertFrostofferedtheauthorvaluableadvice.B．WorkingwomenareregardedassuperiorintheUnitedStates.C．Theauthorwasgreatlytroubledbythelossofincome.D．Theauthorwasfondofwritingpoems.26．Whatdidherbossthinkwhentheauthortoldhimshewasquittingherjob?A．Theauthorwouldstayhomeraisingherchild.B．Theauthorwasnottellingthetruth.C．Theauthormeantwhatshesaid.D．Theauthorwantedtobesuperior.27．AfterthetalkwiththeLosAngelesbureauchief,theauthor____________．A．regrettedhavingleftherworkpositionB．realizedonlyworkcanbringhappinessC．decidedtogobacktoworkimmediatelyD．continuedtostayathomeraisingherbabyCAnyonewhopassesregularlythroughbusypublicspacesknowsthatonevictimofourobsession(痴迷)withdigitaldevicessuchassmartphoneshasbeensmalltalk.Withoureyesfocusedonoursmartphones,fewerofusmakeconversationwithstrangers.Butarewemissingsomethinginthislossofrelaxingsmalltalk?Agrowingbodyofresearchsuggeststhatsmalltalkhassurprisingbenefits.Inastudypublishedin2014inthePersonalityandSocialPsychologyBulletin,researchersfoundthatdailyinteractionswithcasualacquaintances(泛泛之交)cancontributetoday­to­daywell­being.Participantswereaskedtorecordtheirdailyinteractionswithpeopleconnectedtothemby“strongties”(familyandfriends)and“weakties”(acquaintances).Ondayswhenparticipantshadmore“weak­tie”interactionsthanusual,theyreportedagreatersenseofbelongingandhappiness.InastudypublishedintheJournalofExperimentalPsychologyin2014,anothergroupofresearcherslookedatinteractionsamongstrangers.Theyinvited118commuters(通勤者)ataChicago­arearailwaystationandgavethemthreechoices:tostartaconversationonthetrain,toavoidanyconversationandenjoythelonelinessortodowhatevertheynormallydoontheircommute.Insurveyscompletedafterwards,thosewhowereinstructedtomakeconversationwithstrangersreported“notablymorepositive”commutersthanthosewhorodeinloneliness.“Talkingwithastrangermaynotofferthesamebenefitsastalkingwithaclosefriend,butweunderestimate(低估)itsimportancetous，”saysthestudy'sco­author,NicholasEpley,aprofessorofbehaviouralscienceattheUniversityofChicagoBoothSchoolofBusiness.DrEpleytradedhisownsmartphoneforanoldfeaturelessphone,whichhasmadehim,hesays,moreopento“wonderful,shortconversationwithstrangers”．Peopleoverestimtethesocialrisksinvolvedinsmalltalk,addsDrEpley,“Mostpeoplenotonlywanttotalktoyou,butthey'lltellyousecretthingstheymaynoteventellafamilymember.”28．Thefirststudygotthefindingsfromtheparticipantsbycomparingtheir____________．A．strong­andweak­tieinteractions B．casualandcloseacquaintancesC．privateandpublicinteractions D．familymembersandfriends29．Whatdidthestudydoneonthetrainfindout?A．Peopleliketorideinlonelinessonthetrain.B．Fewcommutersliketochatwithstrangers.C．Therearethreekindsoftraincommuters.D．Chatswithstrangersbringjoytopeople.30．WhichofthefollowingwouldDrEpleyprobablyagreewith?A．Itisnicertotalkwithstrangersthanfriends.B．Smartphonesmaykillsmalltalkwithstrangers.C．Peoplefailtorealizetheimportanceoffriendship.D．Moststrangersprefertospendtimeontheirphones.31．Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?A．Theinteractionswithstrangers. B．Thelossofrelaxingsmalltalk.C．Theinfluenceofsmartphones. D．Theimportantroleofsmalltalk.DThatannoyingkidbrotherorsisterwhobrokeyourstuffandgotyouintroubleallthetimemayhaveactuallydoneyouafavour:Anewstudysuggeststhatyoungersiblings(弟弟妹妹)mightbegoodforyourhealth.Childrenwhodidn'twelcomeababybrotherorsisterintothefamilybeforefirstgradehadalmostthreetimesthelikelihoodofobesity(肥胖)comparedwithkidswhoexperiencedthebirthofasiblingwhentheywerearound3to4yearsold,thestudyfound.“Itispossiblybecausewhenthereisayoungersiblinginthefamily,achildmightbecomemoreactive—example,runningaroundmorewiththeiryoungersibling，”saidJulieLumeng,apublichealthresearcherattheUniversityofMichigan.“Maybefamiliesaremorelikelytotakethekidstotheparkwhenthereisayoungersibling,ormaybethechildrenarelesslikelytosit,watchingTV,whenthereisayoungersiblingtoaskthemtojoinmoreactivepretendplay，”sheadded.Mealtimesmightalsobedifferentwithasecondkidatthetable.Parentsofonlychildcanoftenfocustoomuchonwhattheirkideatsandwhichcanleadtobadeatinghabits,somepreviousresearchsuggests.“Whenparentsuserestrictiveorpressure­to­eatfeedingpractices,childrenhaveanincreasedriskofbeingoverweight，”saidJerieaBerge,aresearcherattheUniversityofMinnesota.“Whenanewchildisintroduced,parentsmayrelaxtheirfocusontheolderchild'seatingbehaviours,makingitpossiblefortheolderchildtoself­regulatetheireating，”saidBerge.“Thisself­regulationmayleadtoahealthierweightforthechildwithasibling.”Fortheirstudy,Lumengandhercolleaguesfollowed697USchildrenfrombirththroughage6.However,theauthorsacknowledgedthattheirstudylackedobjectivelymeasuredbirthweightsandinformationoneventssuchasadivorce,amoveorajoblossinthefamily—allofwhichcaninfluencetheodds(可能性)ofchildrenbecomingobese.32．Comparedtochildrenwithyoungersiblings,anonlychildmay____________．A．becomeselfish B．becomeoverweightC．haveahealthierlifestyle D．getbetterparentalguidance33．Howmaychildrenchangewhentheyhaveayoungersibling?A．Theymayrefusetoplayathome.B．Theymayfeelannoyedandunhappy.C．Theymayhavemorephysicalactivities.D．Theymayspendmoretimewiththeirparents.34．Forparents,whichofthefollowingmaybegoodfortheirchildren'shealth?A．Allowingkidstocontroltheireating.B．Usingsomerestrictivefeedingpractices.C．Payingmoreattentiontokids'eatinghabits.D．Lettingtheolderchildregulatethedietoftheyoungerchild.35．Whatwasthelimitationofthestudy?A．Itwasbasedonotherresearchers'studies.B．Itusedanold­fashionedresearchmethod.C．Itdidresearchonlyondozensoffamilies.D．Itfailedtoincludeotheraspectsinfluencingchildren'shealth.其次节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)依据短文内容，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。HobbiesHobbiesplayanimportantroleinourlife.Mostpeoplehavealotoffreetimeavailablebutseldomuseitgainfully.__36__Therearemanyhobbiesfromwhichyoucanpickandyoucanchooseonethatsuitsyourtalents.Onceyouhavedecidedtostartahobby,itwillbewisetogothroughalistofpopularhobbiesandchooseonethatisclosetoyourheartandcanmakeyoufeelconfident.Someofthemostpopularhobbiesthatpeoplegenerallytaketoarereading,listeningtomusic,gardening,fishing,sports,exerciseandcomputer­relatedactivities.__37__Onceyoustart,youseldomthinkofgivingitup.Learninganewhobbyisreallyawonderfulexperience.Asyouprogress,youwillbelivinginanewworldandlearningnewskills.Youwillbegintodiscoveryourhiddentalentsthatyoudidn'tknow.Youwillstartreadingmoreaboutyourhobby,meetingotherhobbyistswithsimilarinterests,exchangingviewsandbuildingfriendcirclesbothnearandfar.__38__Inthesegamesyouwillgettheopportunitytomeetothersonaregularbasisanddevelopgreatrelationships.__39__Theycanhelpyoukeepgoodhealthandremainfit.Ontheotherhand,ifyouareyoungandtakeagreatinterestinsports,youcandevelopyourskillsandfinallygetfinanciallyrewardedtoo.Similarly,gardeningprovidesthehobbyistswithenjoyablepastimeandopportunityforrelaxation.Atthesametimetheygettherewardsoftheirlabour.Peopletakeuphobbiesforinterest,enjoymentandrelaxation.Overaperiodoftime,youmightdevelopoutstandingskillsandgetfinanciallyrewarded.__40__A．Eachofthesehobbiescangiveyougreatbenefits.B．Thiswillchangewhenyouplaygameslikegolf,basketballortennis.C．Mostimportantly,havingahobbywillhelpyougetpersonalsatisfaction.D．Physicalhobbieslikesportsandgardeningcanbeveryrewarding.E．Thiswillbemoresoifyoutakeupgameslikegolf,basketballortennis.F．Althoughthesehobbiescanbenefityoualot,youmaynotkeepthemforever.G．Theywouldratherchatwiththeirfriendsthanusetheirtalentsandstartahobby.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。Californiaofficialsarepraisingworkersforrescuinga13­year­oldboywhofellintoariverofsewage(污水)inLosAngeles.Theboy,JesseHernandez,__41__morethan12hoursinthecity's__42__undergroundsewagesystem.Itisfilledwithrefuseliquidsandotherwastematerials,someofthem__43__.Jessehadbeenplayingatapublicparkwithother__44__duringafamilygatheringonSunday.Atonepoint,thechildrenwere__45__piecesofwoodthatcoveredanopeningleadingtothesewagesystem.Oneofthewoodenboardsbroke.Theboyfellabouteightmetresdownand__46__infast­movingsewage.Theotherchildren__47__toldadultswhathadhappened.Theadultsthencalledanemergencytelephonelineforhelp.Rescuersimmediatelybegan__48__Jesseunderground.Withthehelpofcamerastheyfloateddownthepipes,rescuerseventuallylocatedJesseafterseeingimagesofhandprintsononeofthem.Acrewofsanitation(环境卫生)workershurriedtothe__49__andopenedamanhole(检查井).Thefirstthingthey__50__was“Help”.Theirpatienceandoptimismpaidoff.ThecrewlowereddownalongropetoJesse.Theboyheldontotheropewhileworkers__51__himup.BythetimeworkersfoundJesse,about700metresofpipeshadbeen__52__duringa12­hourperiod.Jessewasspottedlessthantwokilometresfromwherehe__53__.Hewastakentohospitalforafullphysicalexaminationandtobereunitedwithhis__54__.Morethan100peoplecontributedmuchtirelesslytothe__55__ofJesse.Jessewasluckytofindasmallareaofbreathableairandwaitedthereuntilhewasfound.41．A.wasted B．tookC．spent D．arranged42．A.shallow B．largeC．deserted D．temporary43．A.dusty B．unusualC．useless D．poisonous44．A.children B．visitorsC．strangers D．parents45．A.below B．behindC．over D．on46．A.swam B．landedC．suffered D．fought47．A.seriously B．eventuallyC．quickly D．exactly48．A.searchingfor B．caringaboutC．turningto D．calmingdown49．A.system B．areaC．dustbin D．water50．A.saw B．feltC．feared D．heard51．A.pulled B．packedC．picked D．waked52．A.judged B．selectedC．removed D．inspected53．A.dived B．screamedC．disappeared D．escaped54．A.friends B．familyC．class D．relatives55．A.struggle B．adventureC．survival D．existence非选择题部分第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)其次节(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Thedictionaryseemsprettysimple.Words56.________(list)inorder,andyousimplyturntotherightpageandfindthewordyou'relookingfor.But57.________(actual),there'ssomethingyoumightnotknowaboutthedictionary.Wethinkofdictionariesaslargeheavy58.________(book)thatincludeeverything.Buttherewerenotanysimple,commonwordsinearlyEnglishdictionaries.Inthe16thand17thcenturies,thanks59.________theRenaissance's(文艺复兴的)influence,Englishdoubleditsvocabularyby60.________(borrow)wordsfromotherlanguages.Throughoutthe17thcentury,manyEnglishmenpublishedlistsofhardwordsandpeopleturnedtothedictionary61.________(learn)thesewords.AlthoughNoahWebsterwasn't62.________firstAmericantoproduceadictionary,hisnamewascloselyconnectedwiththeAmericandictionary.Tofullyresearchwords,Websterlearned26languagestowritehisdictionary,63.________iscalledTheAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage.64.________(publish)in1828,ithadover70，000words.AfterWebsterdiedin1843,GeorgeandCharlesMerriam65.________(buy)therightstorevise(修订)Webster'sdictionary.Theireffortspaidoffinthefallof1847andthebooksoldwell.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Peter发来邮件说他对中国古诗很感爱好，请你给他举荐一本学习中国古诗的书籍并给他回一封邮件。内容包括：1．举荐的书及缘由；2．如何购买。留意：1．词数80左右；2．可以适当增加细微环节，以使行文连贯；3．信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。DearPeter，I'mdelightedtoknowyouareinterestedinclassicalChinesepoetry.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours，LiHua其次节读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面材料，依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。Marinawasextremelyafraidofthedark.Whenthelightswentout,everythingandeveryshadowappearedtoherasthemostterriblemonsters.Herparentsexplainedtohereverydaywithgreatpatiencethatthesethingswerenotmonsters.Marinaunderstoodherparents,butshecouldnotstopfeelinganawfulfearwheneveritwasdark.OnedayherauntValeriecametovisit.Valeriewasanincrediblewoman.Shewasfamousforhercourage,andhadbeentomanyjourneysofadventure,someofwhichhadbeenmadeintobooksandmovies.Marinawantedtoconquerherfearofthedark,sosheaskedheraunthowshebecamesobrave,andwhethershehadeverbeenfrightened.“Agreatmanytimes,Marina，”answeredheraunt.“IrememberwhenIwassmallandIwasterriblyafraidofthedark.Icouldn'tstayinthedarkforevenamoment.”Marinabecameveryexcited.Howwasitpossiblethatsomeonesocourageouscouldhavebeenafraidofthedark?“I'lltellyouasecret,Marina.Itwassomeblindchildrenwhotaughtmehowtobebrave.Theycan'tsee,soiftheyhadneverdiscoveredthesecretofhownottobeafraidofthedark,theywouldhavebeenforeverfrightened.”“It'strue！”saidMarina,intrigued.“Canyoutellmethatsecret?”“Ofcourse!Thesecretistochangeyoureyes.Sinceblindchildrencan'tsee,theirhandsaretheireyes.Allwhatyouhavetodotoconqueryourfeariswhattheydo.Closetheeyesofyourfaceandopentheeyesofyourhands.Let'smakeadeal:tonight,whenyougotobedandputoutthelight,ifanythingmakesyouafraid,closeyoureyes,carefullygetoutofbed,andtrytoseewhatitisthat'smakingyouscared.Butdoitusingyourhandsaseyes...andtomorrowtellmehowyou'regettingonwiththefear.”留意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2．请按如下格式作答。Marinaaccepted,butshewasratherworried.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Whenherparentstookhertobed,sheherselfputoutthelight.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________单元检测卷(四)第一部分听力材料：Text1W：Haveyougotanyideaaboutwhatyou'llbuyforMary'sbirthday?M：Well,I'llgetheraverynewschoolbag.AndIpromisedtotakehertoafilm.Whataboutyou?W：Oh,Ihaven'tdecidedyet.Iprobablybuyheranewmusicrecordasshelikesitsomuch.Text2W：Don'tforgettowritetome，Jason.M：Iwon't.ButletmemakesureIhavetherightaddress.Isit42EastDrive,Birmingham?W：That'sright.Bytheway,myofficenumberhaschangedsinceIbegantoworkatMorrison.M：Hasit?Andtellmewhatitis,then.Text3W：Now，canwegetthecomputersbeforeWednesday?M：Well，itdepends.Ifitislessthan10kilometres,wecandeliverthemonTuesday.Butifit'sfartheraway,it'llbeonThursday.Whereisyouroffice?W：Justaroundthecorner.Text4M：Hello,Mary.Whyareyoustandinghereinthecoldwind?W：I'mwaitingforabus,butthebusesarefullatthistimeoftheday.M：Whereareyougoing?Thisisn'tyourhome.Youmusttakeabusfromtheothersideofthestreettogohome.W：I'mnotgoinghomenow.I'mgoingforawalkinthepark.Ialwayslikegoingforawalkbeforelunch.M：Thenaren'tyougoingthereonfoot?Itisn'tveryfar.W：Oh,no,Bill.Itisn'tveryinterestingtowalkthroughthestreets.Infact,it'sveryboring.SoIalwaystakebusNo.3.Text5W：Theadmissionpriceofthegalleryistendollarsperperson.Ithinkthat'sveryexpensiveforasingleexhibit.M：Butifwehavestudentcards，wecangetinfortwo.W：Really?Let'shaveatry.Text6M：Hi，Martha.Iseeyou'reworkingout,too.Howmanymileshaveyourunsofar?W：Well,I'vebeenaroundthetrackfourtimes.That'stwomiles.M：Areyougettinginshapeforanyparticularsport?W：Yes,I'vesignedupfortheschoolvolleyballteam.M：That'swonderful.I'mgoingtoplayfootball.W：Whendoyoustart?M：Intwoweeks,atthebeginningofNovember.W：We'rehavingourfirstvolleyballpracticetomorrowafternoonandourfirstgamenextweek.M：Great.I'llbesuretocomeandcheerforyou.Text7M：Goodmorning,CityTaxi.W：Goodmorning.I'dliketobookataxitotheairportforSaturdaymorning,please.M：Wherefrom?W：I'matGardenHotelonUnionStreet.Therewillbethreeofussharing.Howmuchwoulditbe?M：Aboutsixtydollars.W：Sixtydollars?Eachorallofus?M：That'salltogether.Whattimedoyouwanttoleave?W：Seveninthemorning.M：Right.We'llpickyouupatyourhotelatseventhen.Thankyouverymuch.Goodbye.Text8W：Whydidyousellthecar?M：Itgavemetoomuchtrouble.Iwasspendingtoomuchmoneyonit.Iwas...er...spendingmoremoneythanitwasworth.Unfortunately,ofcourse,whenyouactuallysellthecar,you'vealreadyspentthemoneyonit,soyoulosebothways.W：Well，whatwasthetroublewithyouroldcar?M：Theengineneededalotofrepairsandthewheelsweregivingtroublenowandthen.WhenIsetoffonajourney,itgavemeasortoffeelingthatImightnotgettotheotherend,soIdecidedtochangeit.W：Isthenewcargood?M：Yes,it'snewer，morecomfortable，andithasn'tgivenmeanytroubleatall.WhenIsetoff,I'mquitesurethatI'llbeabletogettotheotherendsafely.Text9HowmanyofyoudrinkCoca－Cola?Nearlyeverybody.Didyouknowthatcolastartedoutnotasasoftdrink,butasacureforheadachebackinthelateeighteenhundreds?JohnS.Pamberton,adoctorfromAtlantahadexperimentedformanymonthstofindacureforthecommonheadache.Heworkedathishomemixingandheatingoilswithothermaterialsuntilhefoundonemixturethatseemedtohavegoodeffectonheadache.Hebegantosellthemixtureindrugstores.Thecustomershadtomixitwithwaterbeforedrinking.Then，howdidcolachangefromadrugtoasoftdrink?Thatcameaboutquitebyaccident.Onedayapatientwhowassufferingfromheadachecameintoadrugstore.Heaskedforabottleofcola.Hewantedtotakeitrightaway，soheaskedtheclerktomixthemedicinewhilehewaited.Itsohappenedtherewasnoboiledwateratthestore.Theclerksuggestedmixingthedrugwithsodawater.Thecustomeragreed.Afterdrinkingit,thecustomersaidittastedwonderful.Theclerkcontinuedofferingthemixture，andcolagraduallybecamepopular.Text10Peopleusedtosay“Behindeverysuccessfulmanthereisawoman.”Somewomenstilllikemakingtheir