人教版高中英语选修6 Unit5 单元检测题

必修2Unit5单元检测题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第n卷（非选择题）两部分。

共150分，考试时间120分钟。

第I卷

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.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

A.Tolearnsomethingaboutfirstaid.

B.Tolistentoafirstaidradioprogramme.

C.Tojoinafirstaidtrainingclass.

2.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inamuseum.B.Inashop.

C.Inarestaurant.

3.Whereisthemanfrom?

A.Atlanta.B.NewYork.

C.London.

4.Whathasthemanbought?

A-Ashirt.B.Asweater.

C.Askirt.

5.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Thewomanisaclosefriendoftheman.

B.Thewomanistiredofherwork.

C.Thewomanisseeingadoctor.

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.Whatmakesthemansotired?

A・Playingthegames.

B.SurfingtheInternet.

C.Searchingforinterestingpeople.

7.Whomdidthemanchatwith?

A.PeoplefromCanada.

B.Peopleinneedofhishelp.

C.Peopleonthesameproject.

听第7段材料，回答第8〜10题。

8.Whydoesthewomanwanttobuyafarm?

A.Becauseshedislikesworkinginthefactory.

B.Becauseshewantstolivewithafarmer.

C.Becauseshelosesherjobinthefactory.

9.Whichdoyouthinkthefarmequipmentcando?

A.Cutdownthetrees.

B.Makethesoilrich.

C.Dosowing.

10.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Themanhashisownfarm.

B.Themansoldhisfarmatahighprice.

C.Thewomanhasherownfarm.

听第8段材料，回答第n〜13题。

11.Whatarethetwospeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Work.B.Health.

C.Wealth.

12.Whatistheman'strouble?

A.Hecan'tgotosleepatnight.

B.Hedoesn'tlikehiswork.

C.Hewilllosehisjob.

13.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

A.Findaneasierjob.B.Makelessmoney.

C.Takesomemedicine.

听第9段材料，回答第14〜16题。

14.Whatistheman?

A-Adoctor.B.Ateacher.

C.Astudent.

15.Whyistheboynotgoodinstudy?

A.Becausehehasnotimetostudy.

B.Becausehehasabadcold.

C.Becauseheisburiedincomputergames.

16.Whatshouldthewomangivetotheboy?

A.Attention.B.Money.

C.Time.

听第10段材料，回答第17〜20题。

17.Whoisthespeaker?

A.Hemaybeaconductor.

B.Hemaybeatravelguide.

C.Hemaybeateacher.

18.Whatcan'tyouseeinBuckinghamPalacewhenitisopentothepublic?

A.Famouspaintings.B.Thequeen*sjewelry.

C.Thequeen.

19.Howlongisthepalaceopentothepublicwhenthequeenisawayfrom

London?

A.Threeweeks.B.Threemonths.

C.Eightweeks.

20.FromwhichofthefollowingcanweknowthatthequeenisinBuckingham

Palace?

A.Whenthenationalflagisflyingonit.

B.Whenherroyalflagisflyingonit.

C.Whenherguardsarestandingnearby.

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

Fourteen-year-oldRichieHawleyhadspentfiveyearsstudyingviolinatthe

CommunitySchoolofPerformingArtsinLosAngeleswhenhetookpartinaviolin

contest.Ninety-twoyoungpeoplewereinvitedtothecontestandHawleycameout

first.

Thecontestcouldhavebeentheperfectsetupforfear,worryingaboutmistakes,

andtryingtoimpressthejudges.ButHawleysaidhedidprettywellatstayingcalm.

“Icouldn'tbethinkingabouthowmanymistakesI'dmake一itwoulddistractme

fromplaying."hesays."Idon'tevenremembertryingtoimpresspeoplewhileI

played.It'salmostasiftheyweren'tthere.Ijustwantedtomakemusic."

Hawleyisawinner.Buthedidn'tbecomeawinnerbyconcentratingonwinning.

Hediditbyconcentratingonplayingwell.

“TheimportantthingintheOlympicGamesisnottowinbuttotakepart,“said

thefounderofthemodemOlympics,PierredeCoubertin."Theimportantthinginlife

isnotthetriumphbutthestruggle.Theessentialthingisnottohaveconqueredbutto

havefoughtwell."

Acharacteristicofhighperformersistheirintense,pleasurableconcentrationon

work,ratherthanontheircompetitorsorfuturegloryormoney,saysDr.Charles

Garfield,whohasstudied1,500achieversinbusiness,science,sports,arts,and

professions."Theyareinterestedinwinning,butthey*remostinterestedin

self-development,testingtheirlimits.^^

Oneofthemostsurprisingthingsabouttopperformersishowmanylosses

they'vehad一andhowmuchthey'velearnedfromeach."Notoneofthe1,500I

studieddefinedlosingasfailing,“Garfieldsays."Theykeptcallingtheirlosses

"setback9.”

Ahealthyattitudetowardssetbacksisessentialtowinning,expertsagree.

“Theworstthingyoucandoifyou'vehadasetbackistoletyourselfgetstuckin

aprolongeddepression.Youshouldanalyzecarefullywhatwentwrong,identify

specificthingsyoudidrightandgiveyourselfcreditforthem.,,Garfieldbelievesthat

mostpeopledon'tgivethemselvesenoughpraise.Heevensuggestskeepingadiaryof

allthepositivethingsyou'vedoneonthewaytoagoal.

21.Hawleywonthecontestbecause.

A.hetriedhisbesttoavoidmakingmistakes

B.hecaredmuchaboutthejudges1feelings

C.heputallhismindtohisperformance

D.hepaidcloseattentiontothepeoplearound

22.Whatiscommonamonghighperformersisthattheytendtogivepriority（优

先考虑）to.

A.gloryB.wealth

C.pleasureD.work

23.Accordingtothepassage,successfulpeopleconcentrateon.

A.challengingtheirownlimits

B.learningfromothers

C.defeatingtheiropponents

D.avoidingsetbacks

24.Thepassagetellsusthat"praise“intimesoftrouble.

A.helpspeopledealwiththeirdisappointment

B.makespeopleforgettheirsetbacks

C.makespeopleregretabouttheirpast

D.helpspeoplerealizetheirgoals

B

Whydoescreamgobadfasterthanbutter?Someresearchersthinktheyhavethe

answer,anditcomesdowntothestructureofthefood,notitschemicalcomposition

——afindingthatcouldhelpridsomeprocessedfoodsofchemicalpreservatives.

Creamandbuttercontainprettymuchthesamesubstances,sowhycreamshould

sourmuchfasterhasbeenamystery.Bothareemulsions一tinyglobules（〃、球体）of

one,liquidevenlydistributedthroughoutanother.Thedifferenceliesinwhatsinthe

globulesandwhat'sinthesurroundingliquid,saysBrocklehurst,wholedthe

investigation.

Incream,fattyglobulesdriftaboutinaseaofwater.Inbutter,globulesofa

waterysolutionarelockedawayinaseaoffat.Thebacteriawhichmakethefoodgo

badprefertoliveinthewateryregionsofthemixture."Thismeansthatincream,the

bacteriaarefreetogrowthroughoutthemixture,“hesays.

Whenthesituationisreversed,thebacteriaarelockedawayincompartments（分

隔间）burieddeepintheseaoffat.Trappedinthisway,individualcoloniescannot

spreadandrapidlyrunoutofnutrients（养料）.Theyalsoslowlypoisonthemselves

withtheirwasteproducts:"Inbutter,yougetaself^limitingsystemwhichstopsthe

bacteriagrowing,“saysBrocklehurst.

Theresearchersarealreadyworkingwithfoodcompanieskeentoseeiftheir

productscanbemaderesistanttobacterialattackthroughalterationstothefood's

structure.Brocklehurstbelievesitwillbepossibletomaketheemulsionsusedin

saladcream,forinstance,morelikethatinbutter.Thekeywillbetodothiswhile

keepingthesaladcreamliquidandnotturningitintoasolidlump.

25.ThesignificanceofBrocklehurst^researchisthat.

A.itsuggestedawaytokeepsomefoodsfreshwithoutpreservatives

B.itdiscoveredtinyglobulesinbothcreamandbutter

C.itrevealedthesecretofhowbacteriamultiplyincreamandbutter

D.itfoundthatcreamandbuttersharethesamechemicalcomposition

26.Accordingtotheresearchers,creamsoursfasterthanbutterbecausebacteria

A.aremoreevenlydistributedincream

B.multiplymoreeasilyincreamthaninbutter

C.liveonlessfatincreamthaninbutter

D.producelesswasteincreamthaninbutter

27.Theunderlinedword“colonies”（Line2,Para4）refersto.

A.tinyglobules

B.wateryregions

C.bacteriacommunities

D.littlecompartments

C

Duringtheseasonsoffineweather,kidscanplayoutside,happyandactive.But

whenwintercomesaround,itiswet,windyandcold.Sincetheycan'tgooutsideto

play,kidsgetrestlessandmiserable.

Funactivitiesforkidsareprettymuchnecessaryatthattimeofyear,andthey

needtobekeptentertained.Onewaytodothisistohaveanindoortreasurehunt,

wherechildrencanlookforcluesandthengettothetreasure.Treasuredoesn'teven

needtobemuch,becausejusttheactivityisfunenough.

Artactivitiesarealwaysfun,andifyoustartoffwithsomepaperindifferent

colours,theycandrawshapesontheback,cutthemout,andstickthemonthewhite

papertomakeallsortsofthings.Cardboardboxes,stucktogetherandthenpainted,

canbemadeintobuildingsorrobots.Youcankeepallboxesinabagintheloft.Then

youhavesomethingyoucandrawonwhentheweatherisbadandthechildrenneed

toplayindoors.

Dressingupisanotherfunindooractivity.Whynotreadabooktothemandthen

askthemtoactitforyou?Thatcankeepthembusyanddeveloptheirimagination.

Whenyouencouragechildrentousetheirimagination,youaregivingthem

confidenceinthemselves,intheirowncreativeabilities;bysuggestingtheyputona

playyouareencouragingthemtoworktogetheranddevelopteamworkskills.

Thebestwaytohelpyourkidshavefunwhenitisrainyoutsideistoletthem

comeupwithsomeideas.Whenyoufeelthattheyareoldenough,letthemwritetheir

ideasonapieceofpaperandyoucanpickanideathatyoufindpractical.Thatway

everydaycanbefun!

28.Kidsaremostlikelytobeunhappyinwinterbecause.

A.itisverycoldandwindy

B.theyleadamiserablelife

C.theylikespringverymuch

D.theycan'tenjoythemselvesoutside

29.Theindoortreasurehuntisanactivityinwhichkids.

A.wouldliketogettoomuchtreasure

B.areeagertofindsomething

C.areforcedtostayindoors

D.trytohelpeachother

30.Dressingupcanhelpkidstodeveloptheir.

A.confidence,creationandteamworkskills

B.creation,interestanddetermination

C.teamworkskills,hobbyandcreation

D.imagination,hobbyandbravery

31.Accordingtothispassage,activitiesforkidsindoorsshouldbe.

A.instructiveB.different

C.interestingD.convenient

D

AslongasIcanremember,I'vealwayslovedtodraw.Butmyinterestindrawing

wasn'tencouragedverymuch.Growingupinthe1950s,inGrandRapids,Michigan,

boysweresupposedtobeathletic.Certainpeerpressuresencouragedlittlefingersto

learnhowtoholdfootballsratherthancrayons.

Myearlylovefordrawingdevelopedintoalovefortellingstoriesthrough

pictures.Storiesbeganasfragments（片段）ofpicturesinmymind.Icreatedastory

byposingquestionstomyself.Icalleditthe“whatif9and"whatthen“approach.For

example,formybookThePolarExpress,Istartedoutbythinking“Whatifaboy

getsonthattrain?Wheredoeshego?”

FromthetimeIcomeupwiththeidea,writeandillustratethebook,anddeliver

ittotheprinter,ittakesaboutsevenmonths.First,Ibeginthinkingoftheidea.ThenI

imaginethepicturesandthestory.Agoodpicturebookshouldhaveeventsthatare

visuallyarresting.Ifirstconsiderscenesthatareexcitingtolookatandthenmy

challengeistoweaveastoryaroundthosepictures.Thenextstepisputtingthe

illustrationsandstorydownonpaper.

Whenyoufirstlookatmyillustrations,youseeordinary,everydaythings.Butif

youlookcloser,thingsmightnotseemquitesosimple.WhenI'mwritingabook,I

alwaystrytocreatesomethingstrangeorpuzzlingineachpicture.Byusingartistic

strategies,Icangivethedrawingakindofmysteriousquality.

Allofmybooksarepicturebooks,sotheyaregenerallythoughtofasbooksfor

children.ButwhenImakethem,Ithinkofthebooksasbeingforeverybody一for

peopleofallages.WhenIwasakid,IhadnoideawhatIwantedtobewhenIgrew

up,butnowI'mreallygladIbecameanartistandastoryteller.

32.WhydoestheauthormentionThePolarExpress?

A.Totellusaninterestingstory.

B.Tointroducehisfamouswork.

C.Tomakeupasentencewith“whatif9.

D.Toshowushowhedesignedhisbook.

33.Theunderlinedword"arresting”inParagraph3probablymeans.

A.frighteningB.interesting

C.satisfyingD.worrying

34.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheauthor?

A.Hedidwellwhenhewasatschool.

B.Heonlywrotesomethingforchildren.

C.Hetriedhisbesttomeetthereaders*taste.

D.Heregrettednotworkinghardatdrawing.

35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TellingStoriesbyDrawing

B.“Whatif'and"WhatThen"

C.HowtoTellInterestingStories

D.WorkingasaFamousStoryteller

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。

Bodylanguageisthequiet,secretandmostpowerfullanguageofall.Itissaid

thatourbodymovementscommunicateabout50%ofwhatwereallymeanwhile

wordsthemselvesonlyexpress7%.So,whileyourmouthisclosed,justwhatisyour

bodysaying...

Arms.36ifyoukeepyourarmstothesidesofyourbodyorbehindyour

back,thissuggestsyouarenotafraidoftakingonwhatevercomesyourway.37

ifsomeoneupsetsyou,justcrossyourarmstoshowyou'reunhappy.

Head.Whenyouwanttoappearconfident,keepyourheadlevel.Ifyouare

monitorinclass,youcantakeonthispositionwhenyouwantyourwordstobetaken

seriously.

38

Legs.Yourlegstendtomovearoundalotmorethannormalwhenyouare

nervousortellinglies.Ifyouareatinterviews,trytokeepthemstill.

Posture.Agoodposturemakesyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.—39This

makesbreathingmoredifficult,whichinturncanmakeyoufeelnervousor

uncomfortable.

Mouth.Whenyouarethinking,youoftenpurseyourlips（撅着嘴）.Youmight

alsousethispositiontoholdbackallangrycommentyoudon'twishtoshow.

40

A.Ifyouarefeelingdown,younormallydon'tsitstraight,withyourshoulders

inwards.

B.Ifyouarepleased,yourusuallyopenyoureyeswideandpeoplecannotice

this.

C.Outgoingpeoplegenerallyusetheirarmswithbigmovements,whilequieter

peoplekeepthemclosetotheirbodies.

D.Howyouholdyourarmsshowshowopenandreceptiveyouaretopeople

youmeet.

E.However,itwillprobablystillbenoticed,andpeoplewillknowyou'renot

pleased.

F.However,tobefriendlyinlisteningorspeaking,youmustmoveyourheada

littletooneside.

G.Don'tsaytoomuchwhenyou'rehappy.

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以

填入空白处的最佳选项。

ThestoryPmgoingtotelltrulyhappenedinmylife.

Theotherday,Imetamanoutsidethegymwho41amoviestar.Hewas

handsomeandsmiling.Hisupperbodywasmuscularandhe42tobeontopof

theworld.

“Howareyou?"I43_withasmile."Pmdoingreallywell,“herepliedina

cheerfulvoice.Hisenthusiasmandbigsmile44theparkinggarage.45as

hewalkedup,I46hislonglegswerethinandIsawhehadasilvercane（手杖）.

“Whydoyouneedthatcane?”Icouldn't47_thinkinghehadaminorinjury."I

haveMS（多发性硬化病），"heansweredina48voicetoo,ashisbroadsmile

49lefthisface.MultipleSclerosisisaveryseriousdiseaseandoftenpainful.I

lookedathimfrommylittleredsportscarandsaid,"You5。itverywell.You

seemlikeahappyman51MS."Withoutlosingabitofhissmilehereplied,66I

amahappyman,“andthenaddedJTdbeevenhappierifIhadthatsports52

Itwasironic（讽刺的）.Just53wespoke,I'dbeensittinginthatlittlesports

car,feelingsadaboutmypainfulshoulderoverthelast11monthsalthoughIwas

54afteranoperation.Here'samanwitha55fartougherthanmine,buthis

positiveattitudemadehimfeelno56happiness.Hewentonwithhisenjoyment

oflifeasusual,whichmovedmedeeply.

Itwasalsoawonderfulreminderofthatold57,"IcriedbecauseIhadno

shoes.ThenImetamanwhohadnofeet?958yourproblems,justkeepin59

thatnoneofusgoesthroughlife60andlikethemanwithMS,makethemostof

whatyouhave.Countyourblessings.

41.A.staredatB.talkedabout

C.agreedwithD.lookedlike

42.A.conductedB.appeared

C.performedD.pretended

43.A.questionedB.advised

C.complainedD.greeted

44.A.litupB.putup

C.heldupD.keptup

45.A.SoB.And

C.ButD.Though

46.A.diagnosedB.noticed

C.examinedD.checked

47.A.wantB.set

C.waitD.help

48.A.cheerfulB.sad

C.lowD.painful

49.A.sometimesB.regularly

C.neverD.always

50.A.needB.handle

C.demandD.deal

51.A.inspiteofB.inreturnfor

C.thankstoD.butfor

52.A.trainingB.coach

C.coatD.car

53.A.whenB.until

C.beforeD.since

54.A.recoveringB.suffering

C.repairingD.benefiting

55.A.directionB.location

C.situationD.position

56.A.fewerB.less

C.furtherD.more

57.A.storyB.news

C.sayingD.lesson

58.A.WhateverB.However

C.WhicheverD.Whenever

59.A.headB.brain

C.heartD.mind

60.A.completelyB.easily

C.hardlyD.lightly

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的

正确形式。

Woman:Goodmorning.

Man:Goodmorning.Er...Tmlookingforaplace61(rent)nearthe

university.

Woman:Whatareyoulookingfor,ahouse,aflat,62aroom?

Man:Well,wewantaflatifthat'spossible.Therearethreeofuslookingall

together.Wethoughtwemightshareitifwecanfindsomething63(suit).

Woman:Sosomethingneartheuniversity?

Man:Yes.Weareallstudents,soitwouldbegoodifwecouldfindsomething

64walkingdistanceofthecampus._65_ofushasacarandwedon'twantto

havetotakeabus.

Woman:Well,everybodywantsthatofcourse.Areyouhereforyourfirstyear?

Man:No.I66(be)hereforayearalready.Lastyearwealllivedon

campus.

Woman:Ok.Soletmehavealookandconsider67wehavegot.Well,

there'sathree-bedroomflat.That's400dollarsaweek一quite68(reason).I

think.

Man:Oh,That'stoo69.

Woman:Ok.Illtryagain.Oh,hereisanotheroneneartheSunshineBookstore.

It's70quietplace.Only150dollarsaweek.It'squitecheap.Wouldyouliketo

havealook?

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便条，请你修改同桌写的以下作

文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、

删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（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n处起）不计分。

Asisknowntoallthatwestudentsoftodayhavetofixourattentiononour

lessons,soweknowfewofsociety.Aholidayisthebesttimeandthebestchanceto

makeupforthat.Takeapart-timejobisagoodformofsocialpractice.Thatwehave

learnedinbooksandinclasscan'thavethesameimportanteffectusaswhatwehave

learnedthroughpersonalpractice.Insocialpractice,wecansurelymakeaprogressin

bothknowledgeorpracticalability.Beside,whenwetakeapart-timejob,wemaygot

paidmoreorlesstohelpourfamily.Thus,Iwillsayseniorschoolstudentsshould

takepart-timejobsintheirholidays,ifpossibly.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假设你是王平，你的笔友汤姆给你写信说他最近要来中国游玩。你想邀请他

来你的家乡桂林，请根据以下要点给他写封回信。

要点：1.象鼻山因酷似一只站在江边伸鼻豪饮漓江水的巨象而得名。

2.漓江是世界上风光最秀丽的河流之一。

3.桂林是一个少数民族聚居地。

注意：1.词数100—120。

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3.开头和结尾已为你写好。

参考词汇：象鼻山ElephantTrunkHill

漓江theLiRiver

少数民族minority

DearTom,

IamdelightedtoknowthatyouaretravellingtoChina.

Yourstruly,

WangPing

参考答案

第一部分听力

1-5CBAAC6-10BAACA

11-15BAABC16-20ABCCB

听力材料

Text1

M:WherecanIlearnsomethingaboutfirstaid?

W:Ilearneditfromaradioprogramme,butyoucantryjoiningaclass.

Text2

W:Hello,canIhelpyou?

M:It'sOK.thanks.Pmjustlooking.

W:OK.Askmeifyouneedanyhelp.

Text3

W:Whereareyoufrom?

M:IamfromAtlanta,butIliveinNewYorknow.

W:IliveinWashingtonDC.

Text4

W:HaveyougotMary'sbirthdaypresentyet?

M:Yes,Igotashirt.

W:ButItoldyoutogetheraT-shirtoraskirt.

M:Iknow.Butthisshirtisverynice.Look!

Text5

M:Hello,Mrs.White,whatcanIdoforyou?

W:Idon'tknowwhat'sthematterwithme?I'malwaysfeelingtired.I'musually

wornoutattheendoftheday.

Text6

W:Youlooktired.

M:Yeah,I'mwornout.I'vebeensurfingtheInternet.

W:Wereyoudoinghomeworkorplayinggames?

M:Well,IwantedtogetsomeinformationaboutCanadaformyproject,butI

foundareallyinterestingchatroomwithpeoplefromthatcountryandstarted

chatting.

W:Didyougettheinformationyouneeded?

M:Yes.Butthenwespentalotoftimechattingaboutotherinterests.

Text7

W:Iwanttobuyafarm.IthinkI'dliketogrowwheat.Isthegroundheregood

forthat?

M:No,Idon'tthinkit'sgoodforfarming.

W:Howdoyouknowthatsowell?

M:Iownafarmhere,butfarmingisveryhardwork.

W:Butmodernfarmequipmentcanmakefarmingeasier.

M:Yes,butyoushouldcutdowntrees,clearalotoflandandmakethesoilrich.

W:Idon'tmindhardwork.Ijustwanttogetawayfrommyfactory.

M:Youcanhavemyfarmatalowprice$200,ifyouwantit.

W:Allright.You'regivingmethefarm,aren'tyou?

Text8

W:Well,there*snothingverymuchwrongwithyou,I'mgladtosay.You're

workingtoohardandworryingtoomuch.Doyouoftentakeexercise?

M:No,doctor.Ineverhavetimeforexercise,Igotoworkveryearlyinthe

morningandcomebackverylate.ThenIcan'tgotosleep.Canyougivemesome

medicinetohelpmesleep?

W:Ican,butPmnotgoingto.Youdon'tneedmedicine.Youneedadvice.Don't

worksohard,becausetoomuchworkisbadforyou.Andit'snouseworryingabout

yourwork.Takeexerciseeveryday.

M:ButImaylosemyjob,doctor!It'shardtogetajoblikemine.

W:Thenfindaneasierone,evenifyoucanmakelessmoney.Whichdoyou

thinkismoreimportant,healthorwealth?

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M:Sitdown,please,madam.WeinvitedyoutoourschoolbecauseIwanttotalk

aboutyoursonwithyou.

W:Thankyou,sir.Whatisthematterwithhim?Didhefightwithhis

classmates?

M:Ofcoursenot.Heisgettingonwellwithhisclassmates.Buthisstudyisn't

goodrecently.

W:Sorry.Idon'tknowthis.Youknow,Iambusywithmyworkandoftengoon

business.

M:Althoughyouhaveyourownwork,youshouldpayattentiontoyourson.Itis

moreimportant,Ithink.

W:Youareright.Iwillhaveatalkwithhimafterschool.

M:Ihavetalkedwithhim.Iknowheburiedhimselfincomputergamesthis

term.

W:Iamabadmother.Ididn'tknowitatall.Ithoughthewasalwaysworking

hardwithhisstudy.

M:Don'tworry,madam.Ithinkyoursonisagoodchildandifyoupaymore

attentiontohim,hecangiveitup.

W:Thankyoufortellingme.Ifitisconvenienttoyou,IhopethatIcanhavea

talkwithyouoften.

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