河北省邯郸市部分校2024-2025学年高三年级上册月考英语试卷（二）

2025新高考单科模拟综合卷（二）

英语

考生注意：

1.本试卷由四个部分组成。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

2.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷和答题卡相应位置上。

3.请按照题号顺序在各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。

4.考试结束后，将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。

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.Whatdoesthegirllikeinthehistoryarea?

A.Thefriendlypeople.B.Thequietenvironment.C.Thecomfortablechairs.

2.Onwhichdaydopeoplegoouttothankhealthworkers?

A.Tuesday.B.Wednesday.C.Thursday.

3.Howisthemanpreparingtousethetools?

A.Bylearningatwork.B.Bywatchingonlinevideos.C.Byreadingtheinstructions.

4.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheman?

A.Heisn'thard-working.B.Heisn'tstrong.C.Heisn'tpolite.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.ATVshow.B.Asportsstar.C.Amusiclesson.

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二至四个小题，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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题，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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。

6.Whatsubjectdidthemanearnhisdegreein?

A.German.B.Philosophy.C.Psychology.

7.WhydoesthemanwishhehadlearnedSpanish?

A.HelikesSpanishculture.

B.Hethinksitwouldbemoreuseful.

C.HewantstoworkinSouthAmerica.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

8.Whatwillthewomandofirst?

A.Washherhands.B.Answerthephone.C.Writeupanorder.

9.Whatdoesthemanneednow?

A.Someoil.B.Somevegetables.C.Someeggs.

10.Wherewillthewomanlookfortheitem?

A.Ontheshelf.B.Nearthestairs.C.Inthebox.

听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。

11.Whatsportisthewomangoodat?

A.Bowling.B.Football.C.Badminton

12.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Co-workers.B.Cousins.C.Teammates.

13.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.CallDave.B.SendanemailtoHenry.C.Getatickettoanexhibition.

听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。

14.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inamuseum.B.Inalibrary.C.Inastudio.

15.Whoistheman'sbiggesthero?

A.Kristal.B.Ansel.C.Ronald.

16.Whatdidthemandointhesummer?

A.HewenttoAnsel9shouse.

B.Hewentfishingwithhisfriends.

C.Hewenthikinginamountainalone.

17.Whatdoesthemando?

A.He'sadesigner.B.He'saphotographer.C.He'sateacher.

听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。

18.Whichcourseisthemostpopularaccordingtothespeaker?

A.TheStudySkillscourse.

B.TheApplicationHelpcourse

C.TheAdvancedTestingcourse.

19.Howmuchwillitcosttotakeallthreecourses?

A.$150.B.$200.C.$250.

20.Whatwillpeopledotosignupforthedeal?

A.GototheChicagooffice.B.Filloutaformonline.C.Callanadvisor,

第二部分阅读（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Summercampseverywherearefillingupfast,butopportunitiesremainopenforcampswherefunandgames

comearoundfood-growingit,thatis.Yourkidswilllearnhowtotendtovegetablesandlivestock（家畜）andalmost

certainlytastethefruitsoftheirlabor.Here'sasmallsamplingofwhat'soutthere.

Muscot,NewYork

Thisfarmoffersahalf-dayWanglerCampforkids（alivestock-centredexperience）andatwo-weeklongYoung

Farmerscampforkidsingradesonethrougheight.Campsrangefrom$150forweeklonghalf-daysessionsto$350

forfull-daysessions.

Sproutin'Up,Colorado

Anagriculturefarmwithafocusoneducation,Sproutin?Upoffersskill-buildingprogramsforteensthroughout

theyear,buttheirsummercampforkidsisallaboutturn.Inadditiontofarmactivitiesthekidsspendtimeonata

localclimbinggym.Threeweeklyhalf-daysessionsareavailablefor$200each.

Humboldt,California

LocatednorthofSanFrancisco,thissleepawaycampspreadsoutoverseveralhundredacresinthecoastalhills

ofSonomaCounty.Thelodging（住处）istent-style,withoutdoorshowers.Arangeoffarmactivitiesareavailable

throughoutthesummer.

Alegre,Georgia

Yourkidswillcleanandbrushahorse,andlearntomilkagoatatthiscamp.Three-daysessions（morningsonly）

cost$125,andparentscanattendwiththeirchildrenforanextrafee.

21.Whichcampbestsuitskidswhoenjoyclimbing?

A.Muscot.B.Sproutin'Up.C.Humboldt.D.Alegre.

22.WhatcankidsdoinAlegre?

A.Interactwithanimals.B.Havesessionsintheafternoon.

C.Sleepintentsatnight.D.Enjoythesceneryofcoastalhills.

23.Whatdothefourcampshaveincommon?

A.Theyprovidefull-daycamps.B.Theyofferfarm-themedcamps.

C.Theyarelocatedinthesamestate.D.Theyfocusonhealtheducation.

B

grewuphearingthatitisbettertogivethantoreceive,andtheolderIget,themoreIaimtotakethismessageto

heart.Nevertheless,hereIam,inthemidstoftheholiday,season,stressedoutaboutgiftsIhavenotyetpurchased.

Howdidgiftbuyingbecomeanemotionallyfraughtchore（苦差事）？Foramoment,it'seasytoquestionifit's

worthit.Butsciencetellsmethatgivingmakesusfeelgood.

“Theactofgivingactuallydoesimproveyourhappiness”,saysMichaelNorton,apsychologistatHarvard

BusinessSchool.Hehaspublishedseveralstudiesontheeffectsofgiving.

Inoneexperimentthatincludedabout700people,theresearchersrandomlyassignedparticipantstomakeeither

apurchaseforthemselves,orforastranger.Afterwards,theparticipantsreportedhowhappytheyfelt.Itturnsoutthat

givingtoothersledtoasignificanthappinessboost,whereasspendingononeselfdidn'tmovetheneedle.

“Ifyoutake$5outofyourpockettoday,thesciencereallydoesshowthatspending$5onyourselfdoesn'tdo

muchforyou,^^Nortonsays."Butspendingthat$5onsomebodyelseismorelikelytoincreaseyourhappiness.^^

“Takeascarfforexample.Ifyoubuyoneforyourself,it'sjustanotherthingyoudon'tnecessarilyneed.Butif

youbuyascarfforsomeoneelse,you'veshownthemthatthey'reimportanttoyou,“Nortonsays.Eitherway,it9sjust

ascarf."Butitcaneitherbeathrowawayobjectorsomethingthatenhancesarelationshipbetweentwopeople,9,he

says.

So,there'sevidencethatgenerositypromoteshappiness,buttheprocessofshopping,wrappingandschlepping

（搬）giftscanbetiresome-orevenextremelyannoyingconsideringallofourday-to-daydemandsandotherholiday

stressors.

Studiesalsoshowwhenpeoplearegivensomething,theyaremorelikelytogiveback.Reciprocity（互惠）isa

foundationofgoodrelationshipsandwhenwesurroundourselveswithgenerouspeople,wetendtofeelthesame.

Feelingthatspiritofgivingandtheconnectionitcanbringiswhattheholidaysareallabout.

24.WhydoestheauthormentionhisownexperienceinParagraph1?

A.Tomakeaprediction.B.Tointroducethetopic.

C.Topresentareason.D.Toclarifyaconcept.

25.HowdoesNortonillustratehisopinioninParagraphs5and6?

A.Bylistingdata.B.Bygivingexamples.

C.BymakingcommentsD.Bytellingpersonalexperiences.

26.Whyispreparingagiftsometimesanemotionallyfraughtchore?

A.It'sdifficultandexpensive.B.Ithappensfrequently.

C.It'snotvaluedbyothers.D.Itrequiresmucheffort.

27.Whatcanwelearnaboutgivinggiftsfromthetext?

A.Itisnotworththeeffort.B.Itisamusttoenhancearelationship.

C.Itbringsaboutemotionalbenefits.D.Itgainspopularityduringholidays.

C

Thescienceofwhyinsectsgatheraroundlightsatnight,hasneverbeennaileddown.Populartheoriespropose

thatmothsandotherinsectsnavigate（导航）bythemoonandmistakelampsformoonlight,orthattheinsectsfly

towardslighttoescapecomingdanger.Nowresearchersbelievetheyhaveamoreconvincinganswer:contraryto

currenttheories,insectsarenotattractedtolightfromfaraway,butbecometrappediftheyflyclosetoanartificial

lightsource.

AccordingtoDrSamFabian,studyco-authorandImperialCollegeLondonentomologist（昆虫学家）,mothsand

manyotherinsectsthatflyatnightevolvedtotilt（倾斜）theirbackstowhereverisbrightest.Forhundredsofmillions

ofyears,thiswastheskyratherthantheground.Thetricktoldinsectswhichwaywasupandensuredtheyflew

levelly.Butthencamelartificiallighting.Mothsfoundthemselvestiltingtheirbackstostreetlamps.Thiscausedthem

tocirclearoundthelampsendlessly,theinsectstrappedbytheirevolution.

Fabianandhiscolleaguesfilmedinsectflightpathsaroundlightsinthelab.Thevideosrevealthattimeandagain,

mothsanddragonfliesturnedtheirbackstoartificiallights,whichappearedtogreatlychangetheirflightpaths.Ifthe

lightisabovethem,theymightstartorbitingit,butifit'sbehindthem,theystarttiltingbackwardsandendupflying

incirclesordivingtowardtheground.

Researchershavelongwarnedthatlightpollutionisabigdrivingforceinthedramaticdeclineininsect

populations.Mothsandotherinsectsthatbecometrappedaroundlampsbecomeeasilycaughtbybats.Theartificial

lightingcanalsofoolthemintothinkingitisdaytime,causingthemtobeddownandskipanight'sfeeding.

Thereare,Fabianbelieves,helpfullessonsfromtheresearch.ctWhatthistellsusisthatthedirectionofartificial

lightmatters,Couldwechangelightingenvironmentstonottrapinsects?Forwe'refacingamassivedeclinein

insectsaroundtheworld,andartificiallightatnightisoneofthefactorsthatcouldpotentiallybeleadingtothis

decline,Fabiansaid.

28.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“naileddown“inParagraph1mean?

A.Popularizedwidely.B.Discussedopenly.C.Definedaccurately.D.Exploredacademically.

29.Fabian?sstudyfoundthatmothscirclearoundthelampsendlesslybecause.

A.theycan'tkeeptheirbalance.B.theyuseimproperflightattitude.

C.theylosetrackofwhichwayisup.D.theyareattractedtolightsfromfaraway.

30.Whatisthesignificanceoftheresearchfinding?

A.Itmayleadtobetterconservationofinsects.B.Naturalenemiesofinsectswillbegotridof.

C.Artificiallightingwillbegreatlyreducedatnight.D.Itmayraiseconcernsforinsects5eatingbehavior.

31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Whyinsectslosetheirabilitytoflyatnight.B.Whyartificiallightandevolutiontrapinsects.

C.Howartificiallightimpactsinsectpopulations.D.Howinsectsevolveddistinctstrategiesofflight.

D

Thehumanvoiceisadelicatething.Eachperson'sdistinctivevoiceisproducedwhenairfromthelungscauses

thevocalcords（声带）tovibrate（震颤）.Thesevocalcordscaneasilygetdamaged.Accordingtoa2005study,30%

ofthepopulationwillexperienceavoicedisorderatsomepointintheirlife.

InastudypublishedinthejournalNatureCommunicationsthisweek,agroupofbioengineeringresearchers

fromtheUniversityofCaliforniahaveputforwardanattractivesolution.Theyhavedesignedandtestedasoftpatch

（4、片）thatcanbestuckontoaperson'sneck,whereitwillpickupmusclemovementsand,withthehelpof

machine-learningalgorithms（算法）thatprocessthesignals,translatethemintospeech.

Whenapersonlosestheirvoicetoday,theeasiestfixistoturntotyping,texting,orwritingnotesto

communicate."'Typingcanbeslowandconvenient/9saysJunChen,thepaper?sleadauthor,"andwritingnotesis

onlypossibleingoodlighting.Thenewsolutionwouldthereforebeabletoclearallthesehurdles.^^

Dr.Chen'sdeviceworksonthebasisofsomethingcalledthemagnetoelasticeffect（磁弹'性效应）.Essentially,

whentinymagnetic（磁性的）bitsareplacedintosoftmaterials,theirmagneticpropertiescanchangeasthematerialis

stretched.

Whenthethroatmusclesmoveunderthesoftpatch,theresultingmagnetoelasticeffectscanbechangedinto

electricalsignals.Inatestwitheightparticipants,thevariationscanbechangedbyelectricalsignals.

Researchersrecordedthesignalsasthesubjectsspokeandmouthedfivedifferentsentences,Theythentraineda

machine-learningmodelwhichwasthenabletopredictwhichofthefivesentencestheparticipantsspoke-whether

aloudorinsilence-withmorethan90%accuracy.

Thereisawaytogoyet,fornowthedevicecanonlyrecognizethefivephrasesitwastrainedon.Plus,tomakeit

practicalatscale,theresearcherswillneedtocollectalotmoredata.

32.InParagraph1,theauthormainlywantstotellusthat.

A.lungsareeasilydamagedB.thehumanvoiceisunique

C.vocalcordsvibratetoproducesoundD.voicedisordersareaproblemworthyofattention

33.Whydoestheauthormentionthemagnetoelasticeffect?

A.Toexplaintheworkingprinciple.B.Topresentasolution.

C.Tointroducethechallenge.D.Tomakeacomparison.

34.Whatisthefunctionofthesoftpatch?

A.Predictingfivedifferentsentences.B.Destroyingthebackgroundmagneticfield.

C.Slowingthemovementsofthroatmuscles.D.Helpingturnmusclemovementsintoelectricalsignals.

35.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.PredictingtheImportanceofVoiceRestoration

B.UsingAlgorithmsinBioengineeringResearch

C.OvercomingVoiceLosswithanInnovativePatch

D.FindingthePrincipleofCommunicationDevices

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分,满分12.5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。

KindnessMayKeepYouHealthy

IfyouaredrivingintheUnitedStates,youmayseeacommonbumper（汽车保险杠）stickeronpassingvehicles

thatreads:36Thesayingismeanttourgepeopletobehaveinagentle,caring,andhelpfulwaytowardsothers

withoutthinkingorplanningahead.

37Inoneexperiment,BrianHare,ananthropologist（人类学家）atDukeUniversity,askedagroupof

peopletoperformthreeactsofgenerosityforotherindividualseachweek.Theseactscouldbesmall,likeopeninga

doorforsomeone.Thepeoplewhowerecaring,gentleandfriendlytowardsothersreportedexperiencingcontentment,

satisfactionandhappiness.

However,beingkindisnotjustemotionallybeneficial.Lyubomirskystudiedagroupofpeoplewiththedisease

MultipleSclerosis（多发性硬化）.38Herresearchalsopointedoutthatpeopleshowingkindnesstoothershad

lessinflammation（炎症）intheirbodies.Andinotherstudies,Lyubomirskysaidmoreanti-viralgeneswerefoundin

peoplewhoextendedahelpinghandtootherpeople.

39Inonestudy,researchersgavepeoplealistofvalues-suchaskindness,creativity,ambition,tradition,

security,seekingsocialjustice,andseekingpower.When,askedtopickthemostimportant,kindnesswon.

“Thebasicreasonwhypeoplearekind,^^OliverCurry,explained,theresearchdirectoratKind-labthatisa

non-profitorganization,a4isthatwearesocialanimals.Kindnessisasmuchapartofusasouranger,griefordesire.^^

40

A.Performrandomactsofkindness.

B.Actsofkindnessareverypowerful.

C.Inotherwords,wearedesignedtobekind.

D.Shefoundthattheyfeltbetterphysicallywhenhelpingothers.

EResearchshowsthatdoingkindthingscanmakeusfeelbetter.

F.Hefoundthatbeingkindmakespeoplefeelbetteremotionally.

G.Otherresearchhasshownthatmanypeopleprizekindnessaboveothervalues.

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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Everymorningat4:30a.m.,YangHe,a64-year-oldphotographer,wakesupinthe41hoursanddrivesto

thebanksoftheYangtzeRiverinYichang,Hubeiprovince.Uponarrival,hepatientlywaitsthereforfinlessporpoises

(江豚)tocomeoutfromthewater,hopingto42theirbeauty.

Asadevoted43offinlessporpoises,Yanghastakenmorethan100,000vividphotosofthe44

speciesinthepastsixyears.t4Iknowthisgroupoffinlessporpoisesvery45.Theyarejustlikemychildren,he

says.

YangtzefinlessporpoisesaresoconnectedtotheYangtzeRiverthatanychangeinthehealthofitcansupportor

threatentheir46."Ifirst47afinlessporpoiseasateenagerwhentherewerefarfewerboatsontheRiver.I

would48seethempursuingboatsastheymadetheirwaydowntheriver,Yangsays,addingthatashuman

activityincreased,theybecomerare.

Overthepastfewdecades,however,significantmeasureshavebeen49tochangethefateofthisspecies.

In2017,Yangwasfortunateenoughtospotafinlessporpoiseafteralong50.Overthelastfiveyearsalone,the

populationofYangtzefinlessporpoiseshasincreasedto1,249,markinga51of23.4percent.Today,groupsof

thesecreaturescanonceagainbe52leapingabovethewater'ssurface.

“IwillcontinuetotakemorebeautifulphotosofthemaslongasIamableto53acameraandkeepa(n)

54onthem,^^Yangsays,addingthathewillmakeithislife'smissionto55theseremarkablecreatures.

41.A.officeB.smallC.bigD.rush

42.A.reflectB.inquireC.photographD.justify

43.A.admirerB.specialistC.keeperD.subscriber

44.A.motivatedB.endangeredC.occupiedD.caged

45.A.furtherB.slightlyC.littleD.well

46.A.comprehensionB.weightC.survivalD.vision

47.A.picturedB.trainedC.reservedD.encountered

48.A.frequentlyB.rarelyC.occasionallyD.never

49.A.calledoffB.carriedoutC.putasideD.gotacross

50.A.referenceB.inquiryC.gapD.inference

51.A.declineB.tendencyC.shareD.rise

52.A.justifiedB.expectedC.observedD.dominated

53.A.holdB.abandonC.deserveD.polish

54.A.paceB.earC.secretD.eye

55.A.advocateB.documentC.transformD.donate

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下列材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

ItisbelievedthatChineseknotting,alsoknownaszhongguojie,originatedforrecordinginformationand

exchangingmessages56writingwasinvented.Overthepastthousandsofyears,knots57(play)an

importantpartinthelifeofChinese.58(initial),Chineseknotsactedasgood-luckcharmstodriveawayevil

spirits.Today,Chineseknotsarewidelyusedtodecoratehomesduringfestivities.

AmajorcharacteristicofChineseknotsisthattheyareoftentiedfromasinglecontinuouslengthofstring.The

knotsarecommonlynamed59theshapeittakes.Chineseknotsarecreatedina60(various)ofcolors

suchasgold,green,blue,orblack,thoughthemostcommonlyusedcolorisred,61symbolizesgoodluckand

prosperity.

CraftingtheChineseknotisathree-stepprocess62（involve）tyingknots,tighteningthemandaddingthe

finishingtouches.Theknots63（pull）tightlytogetherandarestrongenoughtobeusedforbindingorwrapping,

makingthemverypractical.

Today,mostofsuchknotsareoftenmassmanufacturedinfactories,Skilledknotartistsweavecomplexknots

thatyoumightsee64（sell）assouvenirsthatyoucantakebackwithyou.Ifyouhavetime,whynottryyour

handatit?Perhapstheseage-oldcharmscanadd65touchofgoodlucktoyourdailylife?

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

近期将有一批英国的高中生来你市科技馆（MuseumofScience&Technology）参观，为此该馆外事办公室

在全市内招募一名志愿讲解员。请你以中学生李华的名义给该馆外办张主任（Mr.Zhang）写一份英文申请信,

内容包括：L表达意愿;2.个人简介;3.希望获准

注意：1.词数80左右;2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

第二节（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。

Igrewupinalargefamilyoftwelvesiblings（兄弟姐妹）.Weweren'tpoorbymoststandards,butthingswere

definitelystretched（缺乏的）forus,Myparentsneversharedtheirfinancialworries,insteadchoosingtoletushavea

carefreechildhood.Butdespitetheirdiscretion（审慎），Iknew,aschildrenoftendo,thatthereweretimestheywent

withoutsomethingtheylovedandthatcertainthingswouldn'tbeavailable.

Backinthosedays,hotlunchwasaluxuryforthekidsfromordinaryfamilies,andhot-lunchbuyerssat

separatelyfromthestudentswhobroughtcoldlunch.MysiblingsandIbroughtlunchfromhomeeveryday:thick

slicesofhomemadebreadhidingonesliceofsausage,threecookies,andasmallapple.Wewouldlookonlongingly

astherichkidsproudlysatdownwiththeirsteamingplatesoffriedchickenorfishsticksandpotatoes,boxesofcold

milk,peachesandasliceofcake.

Ineversaidanything,butmyfirstgradeteacher,MrsCaruso,musthaveseenthelonginginmyeyes.Oneday

shequietlypressedanoteintomyhandandwhispered,t6Givethistoyourmother”.

Iskippedhomeandgavemymomthenote.Shereaditandsmiled.t4Well,MrsCarusosaidbecauseofallyour

hardwork,shewantstobuyyoulunchtomorrow.9,Thenextday,Iproudlycarriedmychickenacrossthecafeteriaand

tookmyseatatthehot-lunchtable.Honestly,thefoodwasn'tasgreatasIhadimagined,butIwaspleasedtobethere

andfelthonoredtobeapartofthegroup.

MrsCarusobecamemorethanjustateacherorakind-heartedwomanwhoboughtmehotlunch.Shebecamea

friendtomyfamily.Wevisitedheroften,andmysiblingsandIwouldplayinherbackyardwhileourparentschatted

withherovercoffee.Shetaughtushowtofeedthekoifish（锦鲤）andwewouldwatchinamazementastheyswam

uptothesurfacetoeat.

注意：

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Onerainyday,MrsCarusoaskedmetostayafterschool.

Idon'tknowwhyMrsCarusotookashinetomyfamily.

2025新高考单科综合卷（二）

英语•参考答案

听力部分录音稿

Text1

M:WhenI'minthelibrary,Ilikesittingatthelongtablesinthereferencesection.It9squietthere.

W:Iprefertoreadinthechairsinthehistoryarea,Theymakemerelaxed.

M:Butthere9realwaystoomany,peopletalkingthere

Text2

M:EveryThursday,at8:00p.m.,peoplegooutintothestreetandclap.Theydoittosaythankyoutohealthworkers.

W:Yes,IreadaboutthatonTuesday.Shallwejoinintomorrow?

Text3

W:Doyouknowhowtousethosepowertools?Idon'twantyoutogethurt.Pleasereadtheinstructions.

M:Ihavebeenwatchingvideosonthiswebsite.Don'tforget,Iusedtoworkwithaprofessional.Heshowedmeall

thesetools.

Text4

M:Howmuchdoyouweigh?Itcan'tbealot.Ybulookprettylight,butyou'realsoverystrong.I'veseenyoulifta

lotofweight.

W:It'srudetoaskaladyhowmuchsheweighs!Ithinkyouneedsomelessonsinmanners.

Text5

W:IfyouwereonthisTVshow,whattopicwouldyouanswerquestionson?Ithinkyou'dbegreatatJamesBond.

M:No,Ihaven?tseentherecentonespastthe1990s.I'dbeuselessatmusictoo.Probablysport.

Text6

W.WhatdidyoustudywhenyoulivedinLondon?

M:Ihaveadegreeinpsychology.ButwhenyoustudyintheUnitedKingdom,youneedtostudythreesubjectsto

beginwith

W.Whatwereyourothertwo?

M:PhilosophyandGerman.It'sgoodformyfuturecareerifIcanspeakalanguage,butIwishI'dlearnedSpanish

instead.

W.Whyisthat?

M:IlikeGermanculture,andI'vebeenthereafewtimes,butalotmorepeopleintheworldspeakSpanish.

W:ItwouldbeusefulifyoueverworkedinSouthAmerica.

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M:Canyouanswerthephoneifsomeonecalls?Ineedtowriteupthisorder.Itisgoingtotakemeafewminutes.

W:Sure,butletmegotowashmyhandsfirst,Iwasjustcuttingupsomehotpeppers.

M:OK.Sinceyouaregoingdownstairs,canyoubringmeupsomevegetableoilfromtheshelf?Iforgottogetit

beforewhenIbroughtuptheeggsandflourfromthecupboard.

W:Sure.Butsincewemovedeverythingarounddownthere,Idon'tknowwhereitis.Woulditbeontheshelfstill?

M:No.Imovedmostthingsfromtheshelfupintothekitchen.Nowthatwehavetheextraspace,Ithoughtit'dbe

easier.Theoilshouldbenexttotheboxesonthefloor.Theyarerightbythestairs.

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M:HeyBarbara,mybowlingteamisaplayershortforatournament.Doyouwanttojoinus?

W.I'mnotreallygoodatbowling.Ifitwasbadminton,I'dbetherightperson.

M:Well,weneedsomeone.Otherwise,wewillloseourplace.

w:riltellyouwhat,rildoitifyoucannotfindanyonebetterthanme.

M:Well,thetournamentistomorrownightat7:00p,m,Notsureifwewillfindanyoneelsebythen.

W:LetmeaskaroundMycou