山东省夏津县第一中学新高考考前提分英语仿真卷及答案解析

山东省夏津县第一中学新高考考前提分英语仿真卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—WhataboutgoingtoseethelatestChinesesci-fiblockbusterTheWanderingEarth?—________.Iftimepermits,Imaygotoseemygrandmawithmymother.A．Don’tmentionit B．Itdoesn’tmatterC．Forgetit D．Itdepends2．Catherinecamehomehappily,whichsuggestedthatshethefinalexam.A．hadpassed B．pass C．wouldpass D．shouldpass3．—Bobsayshewilldrawlessonsfromhisfailureandcontinuetotry.—I’mdelightedthathe________takethatview.A．willB．mayC．shouldD．could4．Pleasedon’tmakesoloudnoise．ThenewsofthevolcaniceruptioninIndonesia____andIwanttolisten．A．isbroadcast B．isbeingbroadcastC．hasbeenbroadcast D．hadbeenbroadcast5．Tomisproudand________,neveradmittingheiswrongandalwayslookingforsomeoneelsetoblame.A．strict B．stubbornC．sympathetic D．sensitive6．—________It’sonlyaninterview!—Onlyaninterview?Onlyaninterview?WhatifIpanic?WhatifIsayasillywordbyaccident?A．Welldone!B．Comeon!C．Howcome?D．Nodoubt!7．—AreyoustillthinkingabouttheemailTonysentyouyesterday？—Oh，totellthetruth,that’smakesmefeelexcited.A．What B．how C．that D．why8．F/friendshipsfadeawayifthereisn’t___goodbalancebetweenthegiveandthetake．A．The;/ B．/;a C．The;a D．/;the9．Sopopular_____inhisadoptedhometownthathehasbeennamedhonorarycitizenofBeijing.A．StephonMarburyisB．StephonMarburywillbeC．isStephonMarburyD．willStephonMarburybe10．--Hello,Kate.Howisyourweekendathome?--Awful!YouknowitisthefirsttimeI____aloneathome,boredtodeath.A．hasleft B．hadleft C．hadbeenleft D．havebeenleft11．—Whereonearthhavetheygone?—Ihavenoidea,butIwishI.A．know B．knew C．wouldknow D．wouldhaveknown12．—Peter,youseeminhighspirits.—________Ihavebeenofferedapart-timejobintheKFC.A．Sowhat? B．Nowonder.C．Nodoubt. D．Guesswhat.13．Anotherstudyof302volunteersathospitalsinChicagofocusedonindividualdifferencesinthedegree______peopleview“volunteer”asanimportantsocialrole.A．bywhich B．towhich C．inwhich D．fromwhich14．Studentsarealwaysinterestedinfindingout_______theycangowithanewteacher.A．howfar B．howsoon C．howoften D．howlong15．Weliveinthissocietynow________literallysomeoneisalwayshelping.A．when B．whereC．that D．what16．Theathletes,especiallythewinners,shouldremainmodest________rapidprogresstheyhavemade.A．whatever B．howeverC．howmuch D．nomatter17．Youlookhappytoday.Isthereanythinggood?I’mverydelighted______asoneoftheexchangestudents.A．tochoose B．tohavebeenchosenC．choosing D．havingbeenchosen18．—Accordingtomymother,itisagoodideatohavesomechickensoupwhenyouhaveacold．—_____,scientistsagreewithher．A．SoonerorlaterB．OnceinawhileC．BelieveitornotD．Tobeexact19．_______itissohot,Iguesswecan’tdoanythinguntilafterdark.A．Incase B．Nowthat C．Evenif D．Asthough20．—________thewomanwiththebabycomeover?Wehaveaseathere.—Thankyou,sir.ActuallyIdohavemyseathere.Butmybabylikestolookoutofthewindow.A．Would B．ShallC．Must D．May第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。21．（6分）ComedyandPsychologyEarlierthisyearIdidapart-timecomedycourse.TheclasswastaughtbyRyan,aprofessionalcomedian.Ihadperformedashow,whichwasn’toriginallymeanttobeacomedy.However,theaudiencelaughedatmyfirstjoke,thencontinuedtolaughthroughouttheroutinesthatweremeanttobeserious.SoitwastheaudiencewhotoldmeIwasfunny,butIdidn’tunderstandwhyorhowtocontrolthecomic(滑稽的)moments.So,Ijoinedthecoursetolearn.“Turnoffyoureditorthatmakesyousaytherightthingandrememberhowtobeachild,”explainedRyan.“Don’ttrytobeclever.Don’ttrytoohardtobefunny…andknowingallaboutthetheoryofhumorisunlikelytohelpyoumuch.Justbehaveinasillyway.That’swhatpeoplewanttoseeonstage.”Ryanwouldhelpusloosenupbysayingthingslike,“Wanderaroundtalkingtoothers,butmakesurethatyou’retheloweststatuspersonhere.”I’dsaythatunderstandingthepsychologyofhumorhasactuallyhelped.RecentlyIcameacrossthebookInsideJokes:UsingHumortoReverse-EngineertheMind.Itsmainideaisthatanyself-directedintelligentsystemwillneedtocorrectitsownfault.There’sariskthattheoccasionalerrorwillbemade.Ifthiswasboringorburdensome,we’dbelesswillingtodoit.However,evolutionhasmadetheprocessfun.Here’sajokeinthebook:Twofishareinatank.Onesaystotheother,“Doyouknowhowtodrivethisthing?”Itworksontheprinciplethatwehavestartedtoimagineonething—thatthetankisthetypicalcontainerpeoplekeepfishin—and,justintime,thefollowingwordstellusthatourfirstassumptionwaswrong—it’saheavyvehicle.Forcorrectlyfiguringouttheerror,wearerewardedwithapleasurablefeeling.Thejokeisanefficientwayofencouragingthisnaturalreaction,andcomedianshavebecomeexpertsinslightlytouchingthismentalfunny-boneinordertomakeuslaugh.Ryanwasrightwhenhesaidthatknowingthetheoryofhumorwouldn’thelpusthatmuchasacomedy.Duringoneexerciseinthecourse,fourofusweretoldtoperformanopera.SusanandCarolinesangearnestlyoneithersideofthestage,andIbroughtHenrytothefloor,wherewewrestled(摔跤)eachotherlikeout-of-controlteenagers.Therestofthegroupwasinuncontrollablefitsoflaughter.Asaperformer,I’llneverappreciatejustwhyitseemedsofunny.ButthepointisthatIwouldneverhavewrittenthisonthepaper.Itwasajoyous,foundmoment.1、Whydidtheauthorattendthecomedycourse?A．Hewantedtoseehowthetheoriesworkedinpractice.B．Hediscoveredhehadsomenaturalabilityincomedy.C．Heworriedabouthowotherperformerswouldfindhim.D．Hegotunpleasantexperienceswhenperformingacomedy.2、Ryanrequiredthepeopleonthecomedycourseto______.A．copytheirfavoriteperformanceB．imagineotherpeople’sreactionsC．helpthemselvesfeelcomfortableD．behaveinamoreplayfulmanner3、WhatisthepurposeofthejokementionedinParagraph4?A．Todiscusswhathumorbringsaboutexactly.B．Togiveanexampleofanotherkindofhumor.C．Toprovethepointaboutpsychologyofhumor.D．Toshowwhysomepeoplearefunnierthanothers.4、Whatviewdoestheauthorputforwardintheend?A．Visualhumoriswhatappealstopeoplemost.B．Whatpeoplefindfunnyisoftenunpredictable.C．Theoriesexplaininghumortendtobemistaken.D．Learningcomicskillsprovestobeadifficulttask.22．（8分）Sittingtoomuchislinkedtochangesinasectionofthebrainthatisimportantformemory,accordingtoarecentstudybyUCLAresearchersofmiddle-agedandolderadults.Studiesshowthattoomuchsitting,likesmoking,increasestheriskofheartdisease,diabetesandprematuredeath.ResearchersatUCLAwanttoseehowsedentarybehavior(sittingforlongperiodsoftime)influencesthehealthofthebrain,especiallyregionsofthebrainthatareimportanttomemoryformation.UCLAresearchersgathered35peopleaged45to75andaskedabouttheirphysicalactivitylevelsandtheaveragenumberofhoursperdaytheyspentsittingoverthepreviouswork.Eachpersonhadahigh-resolutionMRI(热分辨磁共振成像)scan,whichprovidesadetailedlookatthemedialtemporallobe,orMTL,abruinregioninvolvedintheformationofnewmemories.TheresearchersfoundthatsedentarybehaviorisanimportantpredictorofthinningoftheMTLandthatphysicalactivity,evenathighlevels,ismilenoughtocompensatetheharmfuleffectsofsiltingforlongperiods.“Thisstudydoesnotprovethattoomuchsittingcausesthinnerbrainstructures,butinsteadthatmorehoursspentsittingareassociatedwiththinnerregions,”researcherssaid.Inaddition,theresearchersfocusedonthehoursspentsitting,butdidnotaskparticipantsiftheytookbreaksduringthistime.Theresearchersnexthopetofollowagroupofpeopleforalongerdurationtodetermineifsittingcausethetinningandwhatrolegender(性別),race,andweightmightplayinbruinhealthrelatedtosilting.“MTLthinningcanbeanindicationofcognitive(认知的)declineinmiddle-agedandolderadults.ReducingsedentarybehaviormaybeapossibletargetformeasuresdesignedtoimprovebruinhealthinpeopleatriskforAlzheimer’sdisease,”researcherssaid.1、WhatisthestudydonebyUCLAmainlyintendedtofindout?A．Whatharmsittingtoomuchcauses.B．Whysiltingtoomuchislikesmoking.C．Howtoomuchsittingaffectsbrainhealth.D．Whethertoomuchsittingcausesearlydeath2、Participantswerescannedbyahigh-resolutionMRIto.A．evaluatetheirmemorylossB．examinetheirMTLconditionsC．recordtheirphysicalactivitylevelsD．recordthelengthoflimefortheirsitting3、WhatdoUCLAresearchersthinkoftheirstudy?A．Itinagreatsuccess.B．Itislittlepracticalvalue.C．Itmusttargettheyoung.D．Itstillneedstobeimproved.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．LongSittingIsBadforYourBrainB．HowtoImproveBrainHealthC．SittingCausesManyHealthProblemD．AnEasyWaytoPreventMemoryLoss23．（8分）Asself-drivingcarscomeclosertobeingcommononAmericanroads，muchoftherhetoric（浮夸之词）promotingthemhastodowithsafety.About40，000peopledieonUSroadseveryyear，anddrivererrorsarelinkedtomorethan20percentofcrashes.Butmanyofthebiggestsupportersofautonomous（自动的）vehiclesaren'tcarcompanieslookingtoimprovethesafetyoftheirexistingproducts.Hugesupportforself-drivingtechnologiesiscomingfromSiliconValleygreatcompanieslikeGoogleandApple.Thoseofuswhohavestudiedtherelationshipbetweentechnologyandsocietytendtolookmorecarefullyatthereasonsbehindanytechnologicalpush.Inthiscase，it'sclearthatinadditiontosolvingsafetyconcerns，SiliconValleyfirmshaveastrongincentive（动机）tocreateanewplaceforincreasingtheuseoftheirdigitaldevices.Everyminutepeoplespendontheirmobilephonesprovidesdata—andoftenmoney—totechcompanies.Atpresent，digitaldevicesanddrivingareinconflict:Thereareserious，oftenfatalconsequenceswhendriversusesmartphonestotalkortotext.Regulators（管理者）andsafetysupporterslooktosolvedialconflictbybanningphoneusewhiledriving，ashashappenedinalmosteverystate.Butthetechcompaniesaretakingadifferentapproach.TheobviousanswerforSiliconValleyistocreateanautomobileinwhichcontinuouscellphoneusenolongercausesathreattoanyone.Inrecentyears,theamountoftimeadultsspendontheirmobiledeviceshasgrownrapidly.Atthemoment,it'saroundfourhoursadayfortheaverageadultintheUS.However,thatrapidgrowthislikelytoslowdownaspeoplerunoutoftimethat'savailableforthemuptousetheirdevices,unless,ofcourse,there'sanewblockoftimethatsuddenlyopensup.TheaverageAmericannowspendsabout41minutesinacareveryday,asizeableopportunityforincreasedcellphoneuse.Soasthepublicconversationaroundautonomouscarspaysattentiontothesafetyadvantages,don'tforgetthetechindustry'spowerfuldesireformoreprofits,whichgoeswellbeyondsimplysavingusfromourselves.1、WhoareresponsibleformosttrafficaccidentsinAmerica?A．Carcompanies. B．Drivers.C．Techcompanies. D．Self-drivingcars.2、WhatpushesSiliconValleytopromoteself-drivingtechnologies?A．Tomakemoremoney.B．Toreducetrafficaccidents.C．Tolimittheuseofdigitaldevices.D．Tosupportcarcompanies.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“anewblockoftime”possiblyreferto？A．Theworkingtime.B．People'ssparetime.C．Thetimespentinthecar.D．Thetimespentonmobiledevices.4、Whatcanweknowfromthepassage？A．Weshouldteachpeopletostrictlyobeytrafficrules.B．Thewritercallsonustolookatautonomouscarswisely.C．Carcompaniesaretheleadingpromotersofself-drivingcars.D．Nosolutiontotheconflictbetweenmobilephoneuseanddrivinghasbeenfoundyet.24．（8分）Christmaswasnearaseasonthatwetookseriouslyinourhouse.Butaweekorsobeforethe25th,myfatherwouldgiveeachofhischildren$20.Thiswasthe1970s,and$20wasquiteabitofmoney.ButIsawitdifferently.Myfathertrustedmetohavethesmarttospendmoneywisely.Evenbetter,hegavemethemeanstogetit.Onaverybasiclevel,myfatherwasgivingmeashoppingspree(狂欢)everyyear..Buthewasalsogivingmechargeovermyownfun,trustingmyabilitytomanagemoneyandmakingmefeellikeagrown-up.Hedidn’tbuymeSherlockHolmes,buthegavemethemeanstowalkintothebookstoreandchooseitformyself,soitfeltlikeagiftfromhim.MymotherhadagiftforgivingmewhatIneeded,usuallyrightatthemomentIneededitmost.ThiswaswhenIwas25,Ifailedatbeinganadultonmyveryfirsttry.Ihadquittedmypreviousjobbuthadnonewone.Butwhenmymotherpaidmeavisit,Iputonagoodshow,tellingherIhadstartedmyowncompany.MymotherknewthatIwastryinghardandfailingatthattime.Itwasn’tuntilaftersheleftthatInoticedatthefootofmybedanenvelopethickwithcash.SheknewhowdesperatelyIneededit.Sheknewthathadshejustshownupwithgroceries,orofferedtopaymyrent,shewouldhavemademefeelmuchworse.Thecold,hardcashmeantshewashelpingme.And,funnilyenough,thedistancewithwhichshegavethegiftfeltlikeshewasgivingmespacetofixmylifeandpreservemydignity.Mymotherandfatherbothdidthesamething.Onewasgivingmethemeanstotakemyowndecisions,andtheotherwasgivingmeasecondchancewhenthosedecisionshadcostmedearly.1、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．HisfamilyoncecelebratedChristmashappily.B．Hisfathergavetheauthorchancestomakedecisions.C．HisbestmemoriesaboutChristmaswereinthe1970s.D．Heusedtochoosebooksashisfather’sgiftonChristmas.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A．moneyofferedbyhisfather.B．fathergenerouswithmoney.C．Christmasbeingimportant.D．themeansofspendingmoney.3、Whenhewas25yearsold,theauthor.A．plannedtoopenhiscompanyB．becameinterestedinshowsC．gavehismotheragiftD．wasoutofwork4、Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor’smother?A．sensitive.B．optimistic.C．considerate.D．determined.25．（10分）Resume(简历)writingisaskill,butnoteveryoneisbornwithit.Fortunately,on,youwillfindfreeresumesamplesfordifferentjobneedsApartfromgivingyouready-madesamplesforthevariousposts;wealsoprovideinformationandtipsonhowtowriteaparticularjobresumesothatyoucandraftyourcopyonyourown.Byprovidingyouwithcareertipsandjobinformationalongwithsamplesofresumesandapplicationletters,wehavemadeanattempttomakeyouaneffectiveWriter,whocancomfortablywritehisjobsummary,skillsandexperienceinthemostappealingway.YoumaybeanAccountant,FashionDesigner,Doctororanyotherimaginableprofessional,andourwritingteamhasmadesurethatyouhavearesumethatistailor-madejustforyou.Everyjobhasdifferentrequirements,andthatmakeseveryresumedifferent.Ifyouarelookingforasampleforaspecificjob,seethecategoriesandclickontheparticularsectiontoviewtheexamplesformanagement,nursing,sales,medical,lawyer,andothers.Rememberthatcorrectandeffectiveresumeisthekeytogettingtheinterviewcall.Writingagreatresumeisfarfromfollowingspecificrulesandadviceyouhearfromothers.Somecommonbeliefslike,itshouldjustbeapagelong,aremisleading.Resumeisatooltosellyourskillstothepotentialemployer.Thus,itshouldbeappropriatetothepostappliedfor.Usethesamplesprovidedheretodescribeyourskills,personality,andexperienceeffectively.Letyourcreativityflowthroughyoutomakeyoursummaryofpersonalandprofessionalhistorylookunique.Ifyouattachabriefapplicationletteralongwithit,youcanhaveyetanothergreatsellingpointupyoursleeve!Sincearesumehasthepowertomakeorbreakyourchancesofearninganinterviewcall,youprobablywouldhavealotofquestionsinyourmind.Toeaseoutthetensionandanswerallthequestions,wehavelistedalistofFAQs,whicharesuretomakeyourlifeeasier.1、Whichofthefollowingcanhelpyougetajobinterviewaccordingtothetext?A．Previousworkingexperiences. B．Anappealingresume.C．Yourcommunicationskills. D．Yourcreativityandpersonality2、Whatdoyouhavetodowhenwritingaresume?A．Copy-pastesomepartsfromthiswebsite.B．Strictlyfollowspecificrules.C．Makeitonepagelong.D．Makesureitisappropriateandunique.3、Whatdoyouthinktheletters“FAQs”inthelastparagraphstandfor?A．frequentlyaskedquestions. B．firstaidquestions.C．factoryautomationqualities. D．fairaveragequalities.4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toeasepeopleoftheirtensioninlife.B．Tomakepeopleaneffectivewriter.C．Torecommendjob-huntersawebsiteaboutresumewriting.D．Togivejob-huntersready-madesamplesfortheirposts.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（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．26．（30分）CaliScoresaGoalItwasthelastgameoftheseason.Calihadbeenplayingsoccerallsummer.Shereallyenjoyed1aroundwiththeotherplayersinherblueuniform,chasingtheblackandwhiteballacrossthegrassyfield.Asmuchasshetried,2,Calistillhadnotscoredonesinglegoal.“Don’tgiveup,”saidhercoach.HeshowedCaliandherteamhowtopasstheballtoeachotherandtakeshotsatthegoal.Caliwasprettygoodatpassingtheball,butshecouldn’tkicktheball3thegoalkeeper.Shewonderedifsheshould4soccer.“Don’tgiveup,”saidherteammates.”Youjustneedtokeeptryingandyouwillget5.”SoCalistayedontheteamanddidherbest.“Don’tgiveup,”saidAuntLisa.Butitwashalf-time,andCaliwasfeeling6.Shewastrying!Everytimeshegota(an)7tokicktheball,itwouldgointhe8directionoraplayerfromtheotherteamwouldtakecontrolofit.Thebreakwasoverandthereferee(裁判)blewherwhistleto9thegameagain.Thetwo10walkedbackontothefield,both11towin.Caliheardherauntwhisperinherear.“Lookforanopportunitytogettheball.Youcandoit.”Calitookadeepbreath.12shedidn’tgetonegoalallsummer,sheknewthatshehadtriedherbest.Shedreamedshe’dleaveherteamafterthegamewasover.Suddenly,shewaswokenbysome13thatwasthesweet,happyjingleoftheicecreamtruck.Itwasdrivingrightbesidethesoccerfield,playingitsmusicloudlytoattract14.Theplayersonbothteamsturnedto15atit.Afewgirlspointedtoitandcheered.Thesoccergamehadnearlystopped.Calilookedaroundandsawthesoccerballcloseby,16bythenearestplayerfromtheotherteam.Calidashedovertotheball.Shedribbled(带球)itbetweenherfeet,movingforwardtowardthenetoftheyellowteam.Bythetimetheothergirlshad17,Caliwaspositionedrightinfrontofthenet.Thegoalkeeperwas18tooneside,lookingattheicecreamtruck.Sheturnedback19toguardthenetasCalikickedtheballhard.Thekeeper20outherglovedhand.Theballtouchedthetipsofherfingersasitswooshedpast,rightintothenet.“Goal!”1、A．running B．walking C．jumping D．hiking2、A．therefore B．otherwise C．though D．meanwhile3、A．with B．over C．for D．past4、A．quit B．remember C．change D．respect5、A．harder B．better C．faster D．easier6、A．normal B．hopeful C．calm D．upset7、A．award B．idea C．chance D．order8、A．safe B．wrong C．clear D．positive9、A．pause B．start C．cancel D．end10、A．players B．girls C．teams D．coaches11、A．satisfied B．frightened C．pleased D．determined12、A．Evenif B．Asif C．Because D．When13、A．noise B．music C．whistle D．cheer14、A．customers B．teachers C．audiences D．reporters15、A．fire B．laugh C．knock D．look16、A．found B．ignored C．protected D．pushed17、A．discussed B．recalled C．noticed D．permitted18、A．hiding B．rushing C．standing D．waiting19、A．quickly B．secretly C．bravely D．silently20、A．threw B．carried C．dragged D．reached第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）China’sindustrialoutputisexpectedtorisebyaround6.5percentthisyear,markingthebest1．(perform)since2010,2．theMadeinChina2025strategy(策略)helpstoraiseproductivityandrevenue(税收).Theincreaseis0.5percentagepoints3．(high)thanthetargetedgrowth,partly4．(drive)bystrongeffortstoincreasetheuseofnewtechnologyattraditionalenterprises(企业),MiaoWeisaidonMonday.“Thecountry’sindustrialeconomyhasmaintainedsteadyandsoundgrowththanks5．theMadeinChina2025strategy.Itpromotedthecombinationofmanufacturingandnewtechnologiessuchas6．Internet,bigdataandcloudcomputing,”Minaadded.Theministryalsopredictedthatthecountry’sindustrialoutputwouldbelikely7．(grow)byaround6percentnextyear,withrevenuefromthetelecommunications,Internet,andsoftwareandinformationtechnologyservice8．(increase)by50percent,30percentand13percent,respectively.AccordingtoMiao,thecountrywillalsopublishpolicies9．promotingthedevelopmentofdigitaleconomy.Thedatashowthatthecountry’sdigitaleconomyaddedupto22.58trillionyuanlastyear,rankingsecond10．(global)andaccountingforaround30percentofnationalGDP.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（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（∧），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限一词;2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。TheotherdayIranintoanoldschoolmateofmy,SallyBarber,whileIwasatthecashpoint、Ihadn’tseenherforage、Iwantedtocatchupwithher,soIsuggestedgoforacupofcoffee、Unfortunately,Sally’saverybusywoman,butshedidn’thavetimeforacoffee、Let’smeetlateintheweek,Isuggested、Thatisoftenthecase,Sallylookedinherdiary,andsaidwecouldgettogetherforlunchat1pmonFridayatherfavoriterestaurant、Ithoughtitwasaverymuchsmartp