英语（江苏A卷）-学易金卷：2023年高考第一模拟考试卷附解析

英语（江苏A卷）（考试版）

英语试题

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。回答非选择题时，将答案写

在答题纸卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

第一部分听力供20题满分30分每题1.5分）

第一节：听对话（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，听每段对话前，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。

每段对话读一遍。

1.Whatdidthewomandoyesterday?

A.Shefinishedherdailyreports.B.Shetypedane-mail.

C.Shehadameeting.

2.Wheredoesthemanplantoputthepainting?

A.Inthekitchen.B.Inthelivingroom.C.Inthefronthallway.

3.Whathappenedtotheman'sson?

A.Hehadacaraccident.B.Hefellintowater.C.Hegotlost.

4.Whenwillthespeakersgotothetheater?

A.After7:00pm.B.After8:00pm.C.After9:00pm.

5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Sheisbetterthanarepainnan.B.She'llbuyanewrefrigerator.

C.Shewantstosavemoney.

第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，共22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的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5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独

白你将听两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Whendoesthepartystart?

A.At7:15pm.B.At7:30pm.C.At7:45pm.

7.Whatdoesthemanwanttoknow?

A.Theparkinglotoftherestaurant.B.Thelocationoftherestaurant.

C.Thetrafficcondition.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Wholeftthecompany?

A.Lisa.B.Steve.C.Tim.

9.Whathasthemanbeentryingtodo?

A.Giveupcoffee.B.Sleepless.C.Hirenewemployees.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10.Whatdoestheboylikedoing?

A.Walkingaround.B.Makingupstories.C.Playingballgames.

11.Whatdoestheboythinkofthewoman'sadvice?

A.Interesting.B.Reasonable.C.Unattractive.

12.Whywillthewomangointotheotherroom?

A.Togivetheboysomespace.B.Tofindaperfectseat.

C.Tocleanthewindow.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13.Howdoesthemanfeelabouthisgrade?

A.Itwassatisfying.B.Itwasdisappointing.

C.Itwasanimprovement.

14.Whatdoesthemanwanttoknow?

A.Howtodealwithstress.B.Howtowriteapaper.

C.Howtoquitschool.

15.Whatwillthemandotonight?

A.Watchamovie.B.Haveagoodrest.

C.Gotothewoman'shouse.

16.What'stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.B.Motherandson.C.Friends.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17.What'sthepurposeofthetalk?

A.Towarnpeopleofsomefood.B.Toremindpeopleofthesales.

C.Totellpeopletheshoprules.

18.Whatisincludedinthelist?

A.Potatoes.B.Beef.C.Frozenpeas.

19.What'sthetimelimitforafullrefund?

A.Withinaweek.B.Withinamonth.C.Withinsixweeks.

20.Whowillhelptheshoppers?

A.Storemanagers.B.Customerservicestaff.C.Securityguards.

第二部分阅读（共两节满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（满分37.5分共15题每题2.5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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

BestSummerJobsforHighSchoolStudents

Workingduringthesummerwhenschoolisoutofsessionisagreatopportunityforteenagerstomakemoneyandgain

valuableworkplaceexperience.

RestaurantServer

Foodanddrinkservicejobsareplentiful.Althoughaveragebasepayispoor,workerswhocartstipscandowellfor

themselves.AndsomenationalchainshavetheresourcestopaymoreStarbucksemployeescanearnabout$12perhowon

average,andmayqualifyforabenefitspackagethatincludeshealthinsurance.

GroceryStoreWorker

Grocerystorejobsarealsorelativelyplentiful.Althoughmostgroceryemployeesdon'tearntips,basepayisgenerally

abovethefederalminimumwage-about$12perhour.Jobsthatrequireworkerstooperateheavymachineryareinaccessible

toworkersunderage18.Grocerystoreemployeestypicallyworkinshifts,withpart-timerspollingfourtoeighthoursata

stretch.Peakshoppinghourstendtofallonweekendsandearlyevenings.

l\itor

Ifyou'vealreadytakenanddonewellonstandardizedtestsliketheSATorACT,youcanhelpthesestudentsandearn

decentpayasatutor.Tutorpayvariesbyspecialty,experience,andeducationalattainment.Tutorswhothemselvesarehigh

schoolstudentsorrecentgraduatesaren'tlikelytoearnmuchmorethanthenationalaveragerateofSI8perhour.

Career-TrackIntern（实习）

Evenifyouhaven'tyetdecidedwhatyouwantyour"rear"careertobe,highschoolsummersoffertheperfect

opportunitytotestajobyouthinkyouHllike.Summerinternshipsareoftenunpaid,forcingstudentstoconsiderwhetherthe

opportunityisworththecost.Thafslikelytocomedowntothevalueoftheexperienceandtheconnectionsthatcouldland

youahigher-paying,career-trackjobdowntheroad.

21.Whatisthefeatureofgrocerystorejobs?

A.Noemployeesgettips.

B.Theyaretoughtoobtain.

C.Theyareforpeopleaged

D.Theemployeesdoshiftwork.

22.WhatisspecialaboutCareer-TrackIntern?

A.It'softendonewithoutpayment.

B.Itisworththebigexpense.

C.Itguaranteesyouagoodcareer.

D.Itprovidesyouwithexperience.

23.Whichjobfavorsanacademicallyexcellentstudent?

A.RestaurantServer.B.GroceryStoreWorker.

C.Career-TrackIntern.D.Tutor.

B

Theturnoftheyearistraditionallythetimeforreviewingone'slife,andperhapsformakingsomeresolutionsasto

whattoconcentrateoninthecomingyear;andformanyyearspastIhavetakenadvantageoftheholidayperiodtoreview

myowngoalandambition.

OnethingIdodecidetodothisyear,withsomeunwillingness,istogiveupwritingtheGrumpyOldBookmancolumn

inthismagazine.It?snotthatI'velostinterestinthebookworld,youunderstand.ButLeonardWoolf,husbandofwriter

VirginiaWool,usedtosaythatamanshouldchangehiscareereverysevenyears.ThoughpersonallyIwouldsaythat

changingyourwholecareersooftenisgoingabitfar,Idofind,duringmyownworkinglife,thatitactsasagreatrefresher

ifyoucanoccasionallytryanewjobwithinthesameorganizationorlineofbusiness.

Itisinfactwellover15yearssinceoureditorwrotetomeandaskedifIwouldbeinterestedinwritingaregularpiece

aboutwhatwas,eventhen,arapidlychangingpublishingscene.Heapproachedmebecausesince2004Ihadbeenwritinga

regularblogcalled,amazinglyenough,GrumpyOldBookman.

Asmymonthlysurveyofdevelopmentsinbothtraditionalanddigitalpublishingcontinued,inthismagazine,Ibegan

torealizethatwritersinthiscentury,ofbothfictionandnon-fiction,arelivinginsomethingclosetoaparadise.Once,you

struggledforyearstofindapublisher-oranagentifyouwantedone-butnowyoucanpublishyourownstuff,either

digitallyorinpaperback,withoutitcostingyouapennypiece.Amazing.

Afteraboutfiveyearsofproducingsuchcolumns,atjustunderathousandwordsatime,itoccurredtomethat,rather

thanlettheseessaysdriftawayontheseasoftime,itmightbeofvaluetopotentialreaderstopublishmythoughtsand

commentsinbookform.Hence,in2014,1publishedthefirst69GOBcolumnsinpaperbackformat,usingAmazon'sCreate

spacefacilities.Title:WritersRejoice!Amonthlydiaryofthedawnofthedigitalage,whichwasmyfirsttrial.AndnowI

sincerelywishanew2022.

24.Whydoestheauthorwanttogiveupwritingthecolumn?

A.HefollowsLeonardWoolPssuggestion.

B.Heisverykeenontryingsomethingnew.

C.Heisfedupwiththecareerlinkedtobooks.

D.He'susedtochanginghisjobeverysevenyears.

25.Accordingtotheauthor,whatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?

A.Itisablessingtoliveinthepresenttimes.

B.Publishingindustryisaprofitablebusiness.

C.Itisratherhardtopublishbooksnowadays.

D.Nowitisamazingtofindapublishereasily.

26.Whatdoyouthinkoftheauthor?

A.Purposefulandgoodatself-reflecting.

B.Dedicatedbuteasytodoubthimself.

C.Emotionalandgoodatcontrollinghimself.

D.Ambitiousbutreluctanttochangehimself,

27.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellus?

A.Givinguptimelyisanothervirtue.

B.Thebeginningofayearisanewstart.

C.Reflectioncandriveustopushforward.

D.Changingthejobmeansanewopportunity.

C

OneoftheinterestingthingsaboutChinaisthattheylovelists.TherearesortsofthingsthroughChinesehistorythat

areinlistform,suchastheFourGreatBeautiestheSevenWarringStates,andtheThreeKingdoms.Itshouldcomeasno

surprisethatthereissuchathingastheFourGreatInventions.

ThereareliterallyhundredsofinventionsthatwereoriginallyinventedinChinabeforetheywereintroducedanywhere

else.However,theFourGreatInventionsinparticularstandsoutashavinggreatlychangednotjustChinesecivilization,but

theentireworld.

However,whatmakestheFourGreatInventionssuchanoddlistforChinaisthatthelistwascreatedbysomeone

British.TheFourGreatInventionswasactuallyinventedbyBritishhistorianandsinologistJosephNeedham.Hespent

muchofhislifetravellinginChina,collectinganddocumentingexamplesofChineseinventionsandtechnology.He

publishedhisfirstbookonChineseculturein1954wherehelistedmanyChineseinventionswhichwereoriginallythought

tobeEuropeaninventions.

Inthe16*century,therewasaversionfloatingaroundcalledtheThreeGreatInventionswhichcontributedtothe

greatnessofEurope,ormorespecificallysometimesGermany.ItmighthavebeencreatedbyEnglishphilosopherFrancis

Bacon:theprintingpress,gunpowder,andthecompass.

AsexplorersbeganmorefrequentlyvisitingChina,theyrealizedthatallofthosegreatinventionshadbeenaroundin

ChinaforcenturiesbeforetheyappearedinEurope.So,aspartofhisworkandsettingtherecordstraight,Needhamcreated

theFourGreatInventionsofChina,alistthathassubsequentlygainedwidespreadapprovalfromscholarsinChinaitself.

Thefourgreatinventionsarethethreelistedbefore:theprintingpress,gunpowder,thecompass,andtheotherbeing

paper-making.

28.Whatdoesparagraph1serveas?

A.Aplot.B.Alead-in.

C.Aclue.D.Aconclusion.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sinologist“probablymean?

A.AnexpertstudyingChineseculture.

B.Apublishertryingtosellbooks.

C.Anexplorersearchingfbrtreasures.

D.AbusinessmantradingwiththeChinese.

30.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.JosephNeedhampublishedbookstolistChineselandscapes.

B.FrancisBaconwasthefirsttocreatetheFourGreatInventions.

C.TheFourGreatInventionschangedEurope,especiallyGermany.

D.AncientChinacontributedtoscientificdevelopmentworldwide.

31.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.WhoreallycomesupwiththeFourGreatInventions?

B•HowdotheFourGreatInventionschangetheworld?

C.WhatmakestheFourGreatInventionswellaccepted?

D.WhyaretheFourGreatInventionsimportanttoEurope?

D

AsakidgrowingupinasuburbofLondon.Ilovedtogolookingfortheperfectparkbench.SomeSundaymornings,

mydadcouldbepersuadedtodrivetonewparks.We'dhaveakick-aroundwithasoccerball,shareabagofDotritosand

checkoutallthebenchesinthearea,readingthewordsonthem.

Thegoodparkbenchleavesmeinastate,somewherebetweennostalgia（怀旧）andeageranticration.WhereonceI

wasexcitedbythewordscarvedonwood,Inowfind,asa10-year-old,thatI'mmoreappreciativeofeachbench'squiet

stoicism（坦然淡定），thewaytheyarewillingtowaitouttheirturnineveryweather,remainingavailabletoall-comers.

Likeagoodbookorpieceofmusic,aparkbenchallowsforasenseofsolitude（独处）andcommunityatthesametime,

whichiscrucialtolifeinagreatcity.

Partofmyrecessionwithparkbenchesisasspaceswherehistorysettles.Byplantingseedsofcuriosity,andmaking

spacefbrreflection,parkbenchesbecomedoorstothepast.Maybethat'sthegreatestpoweroftheparkbench:itsrapacity

encouragestheartofobservation.Agoodbenchcatchesusinourquietest,mostvulnerable（脆弱的）moments,whenwe

maybeopentoimaginingnewnanauvesandrevisitingoldones.Ourmasksaretakenoff,hungfromthebench'swrought

iron.Onothernearbybenches,babiesarebeingbuiped.Glancesexchanged.Sandwicheseaten.Newspapersreadit.

Lately,Fvefoundmesittingonalotofcrampedmetalbenchesofthekindthatdon'tinviteyoutolingerlong,or

nafsirtoncicueonesthatleaveyoucold.That'sbecausepublicseatingisbecominganendangeredspecies.Ourcitiesare

becomingmorelikeDisneyland,whichhasbeenquietlyremovingpublicseatingandreplacingitwithmorerestaurant

seating.Ifyouwantamoment'srestin21st-centuryAmerica,youhavetoopenyourwallet.

OnerecentSunday,IwanderedthroughCentralPark.TobeinCentralParkinwhatishopefullythepandemic\

twilightistoberemindedofthebeautyoflivinginacitythatstillmakesspaceforparkbenchesinthemodemcityscape.

32.Howdidthewriterleadinthetopic?

A.Bydescribingthesceneofthepark.

B.ByrevealinghispassionforLondon.

C.Byshowinghisfather'saffectionforhim.

D.Byintroducinghischildhoodexperience.

33.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewriterafterhegrewup?

A.Hewassufferinggreatfrustrationinhis40s.

B.Heenjoyedthepeaceintheparkverymuch.

C.Helikedthefeelparkbenchesbroughttohim.

D.Hewasstillcrazyaboutthewordsonthebench

34.Whichaspectofparkbenchesdoesparagraph3focuson?

A.Design.B.History.C.Location.D.Power.

35.Whyispublicseatingbecominganendangeredspecies?

A.Itisoutofdate.B.Itisuncomfortabletositthere.

C.Itiscommercialized.D.Itisusuallymadeofmetal.

第二节（满分12.5分共5题每题2.5分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。

Goodhealthcanbedefinedasphysical,mental,andsocialwellbeing,andasaresourceforlivingafulllife.But

maintaininggoodhealthdoesn'thappenbyaccident.36

Studieshavefoundthatinflammation（炎症）candamagetissue,joints,arterywalls,andorgans.Ahealthydietisrichin

fiber,wholegrains,freshfruitsandvegetables,goodorunsaturatedfats,andomega-3fattyacids.37The

Mediterraneandietmeetsallofthecriteriaforgoodhealth,andthereisconvincingevidencethatitiseffectiveatwardingoff

heartattack,stroke,andprematuredeath.

Physicalactivityisalsonecessaryforgoodhealth.Therearemanybenefitstoexercisingregularly.Theseincludealower

riskofdiseaseslikecanceranddiabetes,improvedphysicalfunction,andahigherqualityoflife.38Forexample,

pregnantwomenwhoengageinroutinephysicalactivityarelesslikelytogainalargeamountofweightorexperience

depressionaftergivingbirth,elderlypeoplewhoexerciseareatlowerriskofbeinginjuredduringafall.

Stresscanhavebothdirectandindirecteffectsthatunderminephysicalhealthandbody.Findingwaystoreducestressis

anotherstrategythatcanhelpyoustayhealthy,giventheconnectionbetweenstressandavarietyofdisorders.39

Trymeditation,mindfulness,yoga,playingonweekends,andtakingvacations.

40Ifsomethinghappenstoyourhealth,aphysicianyouknow-andwhoknowsyou-isinthebestpositionto

help.Heorsheknowshowtodealwitheverythingfromhelpingyouthroughaboutwiththeflutoback,painanddigestion

issues,touncoveringseriousillnesseslikecancerandheartdisease.

A.Therearemanywaystorelievestress.

B.Exercisingcanalsobenefitcertaingroups.

C.Aimfor150minutesofexerciseeveryweek.

D.Haveconsultationswithfamousandreliabledoctors.

E.Thesedietarycomponentscanturndowninflammation.

F.Establishagoodrelationshipwithaprimarycarephysician.

G.Itrequireswork,smartlifestylechoices,andregularcheckups.

第三部分语言运用（共两节满分30分）

第一节完形填空（满分15分共15题每题1分）

阅读下面短文;掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

StephClemencealwaysintendedtogotocollege.41whenherfatherdiedinacaraccident,leavingher

mothertosupportthreedaughtersona42income,payingforcollegebecameoutofthequestion.

43goingtocollege,Stephfoundajob,andtriedto44whattodowithalifesodifferentfromher

plan.The45camefromtwopagesfromherEnglishteacher,DorothyClark.Oneafternoonshewalkedintothe

classroomcarryingastackofpaperstitled"Mrs.Clark'sBookList."Itwasn'thomework,theteacherannounced,butit

couldbearoad46.“Someofyoumightnotgoontohighereducation,44Mrs.Clarksaid,"butyoucan

47toleam.n

“Iwasdeterminedto48mysel£”Stephsays.Shestudiedthe49andsoitbegan.Eachofthose

bookssparkedher50tolearnmore."Readingbooksislikeatreasurehunt,,,saysSteph."WhatamIgoingto

51?Howwillmyheartchange?^^Thatmadeherlookforotherbooksthatweren'tonthelist,hopingto

52herknowledge.

Whentheoriginallist53.shetypedupanewcopy.Andthenanother.Overtheyears,thefamilymoved

aroundalot.Throughitall,thereadinglistwasa54inSteph'slife,travelingwithherevenonvacations.Now

Stephis70,andsheneverdidgettocollege.Butshehasonlyfourbooks55toreadfromthelist.Sheexpectsto

completethemsometimein2023.

41.A.AndB.ButC.SoD.Then

42.A.modestB.highC.regularD.net

43.A.DuetoB.ApartfromC.InsteadofD.Asfor

44.A.risetoB.figureoutC.thinkofD.takedown

45.A.newsB.questionC.responseD.answer

46.A.showB.blockC.mapD.test

47.A.continueB.stopC.pretendD.afford

48.A.defendB.enjoyC.supportD.improve

49.A.homeworkB.surveyC.reportD.list

50.A.creationB.passionC.imaginationD.satisfaction

51.A.discoverB.purchaseC.saveD.bury

52.A.checkB.understandC.limitD.deepen

53.A.triedoutB.burstoutC.woreoutD.soldout

54.A.choiceB.souvenirC.constantD.vision

55.A.missingB.publishedC.finishedD.left

第二节语法填空(满分15分共10题每题1.5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。

ExploringthemoonisadreamthatweChinesehavebeenpursuingforages,andweareproudofthe56

(achieve)inthepastdecade.

OnDec2,2013,as57keypartofthesecondstepofthethree-phaselunarprobe(探测)projects,China

startedtheChang'e3missiontoexplorethemoon.Afterabout12daysoffight,theChang'e3probe58(success)

soft-landedonthelunarsoil,becomingthefirstChinesespacecraftonthemoon.AndChinaisthefirstcountry59

(reach)thisgoalinnearlyfourdecades.ItthenreleasedthefirstChineselunarrover,Yutu,whichworkedtherefornearly

1,000days,untilJuly2016.

OnDec8,2018,Chinalauncheditsfourthlunarprobe,Chang'e4,towardthefarsideofthemoon,60

alwaysfacesawayfromEarth.Twentysixdaysintoitsjourney,theunmannedspacecraftmadeasoft-landinginthesouth

basin,61(start)mankind'sfirstcloseobservationofthemoon'slittle-knownfarside.Themission'score

component-theYutu2rover_62(work)onthemoonfornearly1,400dayssofar,63(long)thanany

otherroverofalltime.

OnNov24,2020,theChang'e5roboticmission64(launch)fromWenchangandlandedonthemoonon

Dec1.Themissionbrought1,731gramsoflunarrocksandsoilback65EarthonDec17.The23-daymission

madeChinathethirdcountythathasretrieved(带回)lunarsample.

第四部分写作(共两节满分40分)

第一节应用文(满分15分)

假定你是李华，你校开设了丰富的劳动课程(LaborSkillCourse),请你给英国朋友Peter写一封邮件。内容包括：

1.课程内容；

2.你的感受；

3.询问Peter劳动课情况。

注意：I.词数80左右；

2.请按格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

DearPeter,

Yours,

LiHua

第二节读后续写(满分25分)

阅读下面材料，根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。

“Whatacrabby-lookinglady(怨妇),“thecashieratmylocalconveniencestorewhisperedtohercoworker;Iwas

grabbingsomethingofftheshelf.Ihadahalfdozenkidswaitingformeoutsideinthevan,andhere'sthething:theywere

allmyownchildren.Notimeforpolite.Nocasualconversationwiththecheckoutlady,nonodofapprovaltowardthestock

boy,nobreathing.Justgetthetoiletpaper,twogallonsofmilkandsomeFrostedFlakesandgetbacktomychildren!

Butmyinterestwasarousedbythecrabby-lookinglady.Whichonewasshe?Takingafamilypackoftoiletpaper

undermyarm,Iscannedthetinystoreforthecrabbylady.Let'ssee,there'samiddle-agedguycheckingonpork,anolder

gentlemanatthecheckoutpurchasinganeggsaladsandwichandacoffee,and...justthenIsawher,thecrabby-looking

lady.

Hereyesweresmall;herbrownhairwaspulledbackinaponytailsotightthatitlookedlikeherforeheadwoulddrop.

Hermouthwasshutserious.Thisladylookedlikeshehadsmelledsomethingreallybad.Then,Iturnedawayfrommyown

reflectionintheconvexsecuritymirror（安全反射镜）atthebackofthestore.Thecrabby-lookinglady...wasme!

Thatnight,Icried.Iwasthecrabby-lookinglady!Me!Thegirloncevotednicestsmilebyherhighschoolclass!

Thingsmustgetchanged!RightthenandthereIresolvedtodoonethingoverthenextyear.Onesimpleresolution:tosmile.

Ididn'tneedtowaitforJanuary1st—Iwouldstartrightnow.

Iresolvedtosmileatanyoneandanything,eventhoughtheywouldletmedown.AndIalsoresolvedtomakea

consciousefforttosmile,atleasttentimesaday.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Thefirstdayof“MissionSmile“Ipracticedsmilingasplanned.

Afterpracticingamonth,unexpectedly,somethingdifferenthappened.

英语（江苏A卷）（考试版）

英语试题

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。回答非选择题时，将答案写

在答题纸卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

第一部分听力供20题满分30分每题1.5分）

【答案】听力：1—5CCBBC6—10CABCB11—15CABAB16—20CACAB

听力原文

Text1

M:Haveyoudoneyouryesterday'sdailyreport?

W:No,Ihaven't.Ihadtoattendthemeetingdiscussingrightsofwomenalldaylongyesterday.Tildoitrightaftertyping

thise-mail.

Text2

M:DoyoulikethispaintingIbought?Iwanttoputitinthefronthallway.

W:Ilikeit,butIthinkitmightlookbetterinthekitchenorthelivingroom.

Text3

W:Iheardyoursonhadaterribleaccidentlastweekend.

M:Yeah.MyfamilywentswimmingwithMr.HenrylastSaturday.Whenwegotthere,mysonranoffbyhimselfandwent

overtothepool!Thenextthingweknewwasthathewasinthewater.

Text4

M:Themovietheateropenstonightat7:00.Doyouwanttogo?

W:Youwanttoseethe007movie,Specter?

M:Ofcourse!Inevermiss007movies.Itisstartingat9:00pm.

W:Mymomarriveshomeat8:00pm,soaftershearrives,wecango.

Text5

W:Lendmeahand,willyou?

M:Don'ttellmeyou'retryingtofixthatrefrigeratoryourself.Weneedtocallinarepairman.

W:DoyouhaveanyideawhattheyHlcharge?

Text6

W:Whattimeisit?We'regoingtobelate.

M:It'saquarterafterseven.We'reontime.Don'tpanic.

W:ButIthoughtwehadtobeattherestaurantby7:30forthesurpriseparty.We'llnevermakeittherewithallthisevening

traffic.

M:Surewewill.Rushhourisalmostover.Anyway,thepartystarts30minuteslater.ButIdoneedhelpwithdirections.

Canyoucalltherestaurantandaskthemwhereweparkourcar?

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W:Goodmorning,Tim.Howareyoufeeling?

M:Goodmorning,Lisa.Ididn'tsleepmuchlastnight.Tmfeelingverytired.Coffeedoesn'tevenhelp!

W:Youalwayslooktiredthesedays.What'sgoingon?

M:Well,therehasbeensomuchworktodointheofficesinceSteveleftthecompany.Ican'tkeepupwithit.Ican'teven

goforarunbecauseIgethometoolate.

W:Whydon'tyouemploysomeonenew?

M:I'vealreadytalkedtosixdifferentpeople,butIdon'tlikeanyofthem.

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W:Whatareyoudoing,Bob?

M:Justlookingoutofthewindow.

W:Whatdoyousee?

M:Oh,justthecity.Buses,cars,people,birds...

W:Dreamingagain?

M:Yeah,youknowIlikemakingupstoriesinmymindaboutwhatIseeoutthere.

W:Whydon'tyougooutforawalk?Wouldn'titbeeasiertoseemorethings?

M:Ilikeituphere,farabovethestreets.Ifsnicetoliveinatallbuildingthathaslargewindows.Ihaveaperfectseatfor

mystories.

W:Daydreamingiswhatitis.Ishouldmakeyougooutthereandplaysportswithotherkidsyourage!

M:Aw,Mom!Nottoday,please!

W:Don'tworry.Iknowhowmuchyoulikeyourtimealone.Tilbeintheotherroomifyouneedme.

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M:WhatwouldyousayifItoldyouIwasgoingtoquitschool?

W:rdsaythinktwiceaboutit.Well,youarenotgoingtoquitschool,areyou?

M:Idon'tknow.1failedmyexam.

W:Whatdidyouget?

M:B.

W:That'snotbad.

M:But