2025年人教版高考英语一轮复习综合测试卷6

综合测试卷六

（时间：120分钟满分：150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。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。

l.Whatkindofbooksdoesthewomanlikemost?

A.Booksaboutscience.

B.Booksaboutmusic.

C.Booksaboutliterature.

2.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Helpthewomantobuysomethings.

B.Gotothesupermarketwiththewoman.

C.GoonwatchingtheTVprogramme.

3.WhatisLily'sbrotherdoing?

A.SurfingtheInternet.

B.Preparinghisspeech.

C.Sleeping.

4.Whowantstoquitthejob?

A.Thewoman.

B.Theman'smanager.

C.David.

5.Whatrowarethespeakersin?

A.Thesecondrow.

B.Thethirdrow.

C.Thefourthrow.

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。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.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Customerandrepairman.

B.Husbandandwife.

C.Bossandsecretary.

7.Whencanthewomangethercomputer?

A.At2:00p.m.

B.At3:00p.m.

C.At5:00p.m.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Howmanyvacationdayscanthewomantakeoffnow?

A.25.B.35.C.40.

9.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthenewrule?

A.Unfair.B.Great.C.Boring.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

lO.Whydidn'tthewomangototheparty?

A.Shehadnotime.

B.Sheforgotaboutit.

C.Shehadnoideaaboutit.

11.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodofortheman?

A.Throwanotherparty.

B.Buyabirthdaygift.

C.Invitehimtodinner.

12.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?

A.Meetacustomer.

B.Goonabiketrip.

C.Attendameeting.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatwillthewomandoontheweekend?

A.Gotoaconcert.

B.Marksomepapers.

C.Talktotheprofessor.

14.Whatdoesthewomanplantodothisyear?

A.Focusonstudies.

B.Findajob.

C.Makesomemoney.

15.Whenwillthewomanlearnallabouttheconcert?

A.OnSaturday.

B.OnMonday.

C.OnTuesday.

16.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Schoolmates.

B.Teacherandstudent.

C.Fatheranddaughter.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.HowdidGjorgiSelkovgettoknowaboutEarthHour?

A.BywatchingTV.

B.Byreadinganewspaper.

C.BybrowsingtheInternet.

18.WhatdidSelkovdoafterwatchingtheofficialvideoforEarthHour?

A.Hecalledthelocalmedia.

B.HesentthevideotoTVstationsandwebsites.

C.Hewrotemanyarticlesaboutit.

19.WhendidSelkovbecometheEarthHourcountrymanagerforMacedonia?

A.In2011.B.In2012.C.In2013.

2O.WhatdoweknowaboutEarthHour?

A.Itcallsonpeopletoshowtheycareaboutclimatechange.

B.Itwasstartedbyajournalist.

C.Itisthebiggestglobalorganisation.

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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

SanFranciscoFireEngineTours

SanFranciscoWineryTour

Running:February1stthroughApril30th

ThisdelicioustourgoesthroughthecityonitswaytoTreasureIslandwherewewill

stopatthefamousWinerySF.Hereyoucanenjoy4poursofsomeofthebestwineSan

Franciscohastooffer.（Includedinticketprice）

DepartingfromtheCannery:Tourtimesuponrequest

Duration（时长）:2hours

Price:$90

BacktotheFiftiesTour

Running:August16ththroughAugust31st

ThistourtransportsyoubackintimetooneofSanFrancisco,smostfantasticperiods,

the1950s!EnjoyfunhistoryaswetakeyouthroughSanFranciscoforafreetasteofice

cream.

DepartingfromtheCannery:5:00p.m.and7:30p.m.

Duration:2hours

Price:$90

SpookyHalloweenTour

Running:October10ththroughOctober31st

JoinusforaridethroughthehistoricalPresidiodistrict.Authenticfiregear（月艮装）is

providedforyourwarmthasourentertainerstakeyoutosomeofthemostthrillingpartsof

SanFrancisco.

DepartingfromtheCannery:6:30p.m.and8:30p.m.

Duration:1hourand30minutes

Price:Availableuponrequest

HolidayLightsTour

Running:December6ththroughDecember23rd

ThisattractivetourtakesyoutosomeofSanFrancisco?smostcheerfulholidayscenes.

Authenticfiregearisprovidedforyourwarmthasyougetintotheholidayspirit.

DepartingfromtheCannery:7:00p.m.and9:00p.m.

Duration:1hourand30minutes

Advancereservationsrequired.

21.WhichofthetoursisavailableinMarch?

A.SanFranciscoWineryTour.

B.BacktotheFiftiesTour.

C.SpookyHalloweenTour.

D.HolidayLightsTour.

22.WhatcantouristsdoonBacktotheFiftiesTour?

A.GotoTreasureIsland.

B.Enjoytheholidayscenes.

C.Havefreeicecream.

D.VisitthePresidiodistrict.

23.WhataretouristsrequiredtodotogoonHolidayLightsTour?

A.Takesomedrinks.

B.Setoffearlyinthemorning.

C.Wearwarmclothes.

D.Makereservationsinadvance.

B

Theconnectionbetweenpeopleandplantshaslongbeenthesubjectofscientific

research.Recentstudieshavefoundpositiveeffects.AstudyconductedinYoungstown,

Ohio,forexample,discoveredthatgreenerareasofthecityexperiencedlesscrime.In

another,employeeswereshowntobe15%moreproductivewhentheirworkplaceswere

decoratedwithhouseplants.

TheengineersattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)havetakenitastep

further~~changingtheactualcompositionofplantsinordertogetthemtoperformdiverse,

evenunusualfunctions.Theseincludeplantsthathavesensorsprintedontotheirleavesto

showwhenthey'reshortofwaterandaplantthatcandetectharmfulchemicalsin

groundwater/aWe?rethinkingabouthowwecanengineerplantstoreplacefunctionsofthe

thingsthatweuseeveryday,“explainedMichaelStrano,aprofessorofchemicalengineering

atMIT.

Oneofhislatestprojectshasbeentomakeplantsglow（发光）inexperimentsusingsome

commonvegetables.Strano'steamfoundthattheycouldcreateafaintlightforthree-and-a-

halfhours.Thelight,aboutone-thousandthoftheamountneededtoreadby,isjustastart.

Thetechnology,Stranosaid,couldonedaybeusedtolighttheroomsoreventoturntrees

intoself-poweredstreetlamps.

Inthefuture,theteamhopestodevelopaversionofthetechnologythatcanbesprayed

ontoplantleavesinaone-offtreatmentthatwouldlasttheplant'slifetime.Theengineers

arealsotryingtodevelopanonandoff“switch“wheretheglowwouldfadewhenexposedto

daylight.

Lightingaccountsforabout7%ofthetotalelectricityconsumedintheUS.Since

lightingisoftenfarremovedfromthepowersource（电源）一suchasthedistancefroma

powerplanttostreetlampsonaremotehighway一alotofenergyislostduring

transmission（传输）.Glowingplantscouldreducethisdistanceandthereforehelpsave

energy.

24.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Anewstudyofdifferentplants.

B.Abigfallincrimerates.

C.Employeesfromvariousworkplaces.

D.Benefitsfromgreenplants.

25.WhatisthefunctionofthesensorsprintedonplantleavesbyMITengineers?

A.Todetectplants,lackofwater.

B.Tochangecompositionsofplants.

C.Tomakethelifeofplantslonger.

D.Totestchemicalsinplants.

26.Whatcanweexpectoftheglowingplantsinthefuture?

A.Theywillspeedupenergyproduction.

B.Theymaytransmitelectricitytothehome.

C.Theymighthelpreduceenergyconsumption.

D.Theycouldtaketheplaceofpowerplants.

27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Canwegrowmoreglowingplants?

B.Howdowelivewithglowingplants?

C.Couldglowingplantsreplacelamps?

D.Howareglowingplantsmadepollution-free?

C

AccordingtotheGlobalTimes,itisreportedthattwoonlinevideosshowingchildren

tellingtheirparents“Iloveyou“havegoneviralinChina.Thefirst,filmedbyanAnhuiTV

station,showsanumberofcollegestudentstellingtheirparentstheylovethem.The

responsesaremixed/'Areyoudrunk?”askedoneparent.Inanothersimilarvideo,shotbya

ShanxiTVstation,afatherrespondedevenlesspatiently—"Iamgoingtoameeting,socut

thecrap.”

Whydon'tChinesefamiliesusethosewords?Theoriesrevolvearoundthenatureof

Confucianteaching."Theparents'responsesshowthatmanyChinesearenotgoodat

expressingpositiveemotions,99XiaXueluan,asociologistfromPekingUniversity,toldthe

GlobalTimes."'Theyareusedtoeducatingchildrenwithnegativelanguage."

Thisisn'tthefirsttimethatChinahasdonesomesoul-searchingaboutfamiliallove一

lastyearChinaDailyaskedacross-sectionofpeopleiftheysaid"Iloveyou"totheirparents,

spouses,andchildren/41haveneversaid'Iloveyou'tomyfamily,andIdon'tthinkI

willdoitinthefuture,"one56-year-oldtoldthepaper/'Sayingitaloudisembarrassingfor

me.”

Still,thatdoesn'tmeanthatlovecan'tbeexpressed.Inaseparatearticle,China

DailyspoketoZhaoMengmeng,a31-year-oldwomanwhosaidshehadnevertoldherfather

shelovedhimfacetoface("Ifinditabitodd").Sometimesactionsspeaklouderthan

words.Zhaogaveherfatheraphotoalbumfeaturingphotographsofthemtogetheronalmost

everyoneofherbirthdaysinJune2012.Thepictureswentviralonline,beingforwarded

hundredsofthousandsoftimesonWeibo.

“Ididn'tsleepthenightIheardaboutit,“herfathertoldChinaDailyafterthestory

attractedmainstreamattention?!havenowmemorisedsomeofthecommentsonthe

collectionofpictures."

28.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.ItisnotdirectforChinesefamiliestosay“Iloveyou”.

B.Chineseparentsaretooproudtoexpress“Iloveyou”.

C.Chineseparentsaregoodatexpressingpositiveemotions.

D.YoungparentsinChinaarewillingtoexpress"Iloveyou”.

29.Whydon'tChineseparentsexpress"Iloveyou“totheirchildren?

A.Becausetheycan'texpressit.

B.Becausetheyarenotinthehabitofexpressingso.

C.Becausetheythinkitunnecessary.

D.Becausetheythinkitshouldbedoneonlyamongyoungcouples.

30.ZhaoMengmengexpressed“Iloveyou^^toherfatherby.

A.givinghimanalbumcontainingtheirphotos

B.kissingherfather'sfaceandtellinghimbywords

C.speakingitoutbravelyinaTVprogramme

D.writingoutthethreewordsinaletter

31.What?stheauthorsattitudetowardsthestatementsabout“Iloveyou"?

A.Opposed.B.Objective.

C.Critical.D.Indifferent.

D

PhotosGetInteresting

BemidjihighschoolseniorJaxonAndersonisashyteenagerwhowantstobe

everyoneshero.Whenheputsonthemask,however,AndersonbecomestheAmazing

Spider-Man.

Andwhenyou'reSpider-Man,thetraditionalseniorphotoshootjustisn'tgoingto

cutit.Andersondidn'twantcheapbackgroundsordarklighting,sohewentforamovie

set-stylephotoshootasSpider-ManindowntownBemidji,MinnesotaintheUS.

“Iwasstrugglingwithwhattodoforseniorphotosandknewthiswouldmakemestand

outandhelpmebemyself,“Andersonsaid.'Ilovesuperheroes.IguessI'mjustreally

geekyinthatway.”

Spider-Man?spicturesarejustthelatestinatrendthatsomepeoplearecalling

"extreme（极端的）seniorportraits,9.66Everyonewantstodosomethingoutsideofthebox,“

saidMeganEngesethofMeganEngesethPhotography,astudio（工作室）thatisknownfor

itscreativeseniorportraits/It?satotallydifferentthingevenfromfiveyearsago.”

Highschoolseniorsnolongerwanttograduatewitharegularyearbookpicture.While

moststilltakeatraditionalheadshotforMumandDad,theywanttherestoftheirphotosto

reflecttheirtruepersonalities.Andtheywantthephotoshootexperiencetomakethemfeel

likeafamousperson-orasuperhero——foraday.

Thegoalformanyseniors-especiallythegirls-istoendupwithanimpressivesetof

picturestobesharedandlikedonsocialmedia.WithmillionsofpicturesontheInternet,the

barishigh.

“YouseetheseincrediblephotoseverywhereontheInternet,andyouwantsomething

reallyuniqueanddifferentfromeveryoneelse,"saidMadyJohnston,asenioratSt.Croix

CentralHighSchoolinHammond,WisconsinintheUS.

Photographersaretakingnotesofthesenewexpectationsandaretryinghardtocreate

unforgettablemomentsforstudents.MinneapolisphotographerLisaSlotsvelayinthesnow

totakepicturesofaskier?sjumpsandwenthikingatTaylorsFallstophotographahiker.

“Thisgenerationrealisesthattheperfectlivesthatsurroundthemonsocialmediaare

notreal,“Engesethsaid."Insteadofbeingthekidwholeans（倚靠）againstthetree,theywant

somethingthatwilltrulyshowthemandstillstandout.”

32.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Andersonsuniqueseniorportraits.

B.Thetrendof"extremeseniorportraits”.

C.Thesuccessofaphotographystudio.

D.Theinfluenceofsocialmediaonseniors?yearbooks.

33.Theunderlinedphrase"cutit“inparagraph2probablymeans"

A.besatisfactoryB.beunacceptable

C.savemoneyD.beeasytodealwith

34.Creativeseniorportraitshootsarebecomingpopularmainlybecause.

A.seniorsbelievetheycouldmakethemfamousonsocialmedia

B.theyareeasierandcheaperthantraditionalseniorphotoshoots

C.seniorswanttosetthemselvesapartfromothers

D.seniorswanttoshowanunknownsideofthemselvestoothers

35.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.Boysseemtobemoreinterestedinextremeseniorportraitsthangirls.

B.Traditionalheadshotshavebeenconsideredold-fashionedsinceadecadeago.

C.Evenifseniorswanttheirseniorportraitstobeimpressive,theystillwantthemtobetrue

tothemselves.

D.Themostimpressiveseniorphotosarethosethatshowastudentsperfectlife.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项

为多余选项。

TakeTestsLikeaBoss

Thisguidewillhelpyousurvivethetoughestpartoftheschoolyearwithoutlosingyour

cool.

Rulel:Takesleepseriously.

Nomoredenyingit:36Usethesetipstofallasleepfaster.

NOONCutoffyourcoffee.Itmayhelpyouwithsportsorhomework,butevenifyou

consumeithoursbeforebedtimeitcankeepyouup.

AFTERSCHOOLGetmoving!37Anditwillhelpyoufallasleepmoreeasilyand

sleepmoredeeply.

9P.M.Shutdownyourscreens.

10P.M.Bedtime!

Rule2:Don5tskipbreakfast.

Admitit:You'vecomplainedaboutyourlackofexamstamina(耐力).Theonlything

youneedtokeepyougoingisaproperbreakfast.

Rule3:Learnthissecretstretch(伸展).

Duringatest,itwill:(a)getoxygenflowingtowakeupyourbrain;(b)makeyoufeel

moreconfident.38

l.Sittowardthefrontofyourchair.

2.Reachyourarmsbacktoholdthesidesofyourchair.

3.Liftyourchestandsqueezeyourshoulderstogetherbehindyou.

4.Repeatafewtimes,breathingasyoudoit.

Rule4:TrytheSTOPapproach.

Somestressisgood:Itmotivatesyoutotryyourbest.39Sohowcanyoustopa

mid-testmeltdown?TrytheSTOPapproach:

Stopandtakethreedeepbreathsslowly.40You'reOK.Nowthatyou'vecalmed

yourbodyandmind,yourbraincanconcentrateagain!

A.Andyoucandoitwithoutleavingyourdesk!

B.Everyoneappearstoberacingthroughthetest.

C.Findoutbeforetestdaywhetheryourexamistimed.

D.Alittleexercisewillhelpyoude-stressandtireyouout.

E.Closeyoureyes,andrecognisethatyou'renotindanger.

F.Testscoreshavebeenscientificallyproventobenefitfromsleep.

G.Butwhenyougettoostressed,youhavedifficultyfocusingonatest.

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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最

佳选项。

Therearemanyanimalswaitingpatientlyinshelterstogetadopted.Thoughwemayfall

inlovewithonesweetdog,it's41topayattentiontoalltheloyalanimalswishingfor

ahome.DariusBrown,aneleven-year-oldboy,decidedtohelpanimalsget42and

adoptedatafasterrate.

DariusBrownusedhis43tocreateapositiveinfluenceafterhearingofthe

disastrouseffectofHurricaneHarvey.Animalsacrossthecountrywereleft44homes,

andalackofresourcesand45atanimalsheltersmeantthey'dfacedifficulties.

Dariuswantedtoencouragepeopletoadoptthesepets,sohefoundedhisowncompany,

which46fashionablebowtiesforpets.Althoughmuch47thanhis

entrepreneurial（富于企业家精神的）peers,Darius48understoodthevalueofgiving

back.He49hisbowtiestoanimalsheltersacrosstheUS.

Darius'fantasticpetmakeovershavebeen50inseveralTVshowsin2018.A

president51theentrepreneurwithaletterof52,wherehepraisedhimforhis

contribution:

“Fromfoundingthecompanytoliftingupthelivesofthosearoundyou,it'sclearthat

youaredoingyour53tolookoutforyourfellowcitizens.54youcareaboutthe

worldaroundyou,continuelookingforwaysto55othersandnevergiveup,I'm

confidentourfuturewillbebright.

41.A.excitingB.natural

C.improperD.difficult

42.A.noticedB.understood

C.treatedD.cleaned

43.A.willB.potential

C.talentD.hobby

44.A.withoutB.at

C.forD.outside

45.A.equipmentB.space

C.careD.nutrition

46.A.designedB.collected

C.orderedD.transported

47.A.smarterB.younger

C.richerD.tougher

48.A.seldomB.finally

C.accidentallyD.already

49.A.deliveredB.donated

C.attachedD.introduced

5O.A.featuredB.posted

C.announcedD.appointed

51.A.rewardedB.assisted

C.suppliedD.honoured

52.A.recognitionB.appointment

C.admissionD.congratulation

53.A.dutyB.exercise

C.partD.performance

54.A.IncaseB.Onlyif

C.EvenifD.Aslongas

55.A.rescueB.help

C.praiseD.delight

第二节（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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Manypeoplehavethehobbyofcollectingthings,e.g.stamps,postcardsorantiques.In

the18thand19thcenturies,56.(wealth)peopletravelledandcollectedplants,

historicalobjectsandworksofart.Theykepttheircollectionathomeuntilitgottoobig57.

untiltheydied,andthenitwasgiventoamuseum.The80,000objectscollected

bySirHansSloane,forexample,58.(form)thecorecollectionoftheBritish

Museum59.openedin1759.

Thepartsofamuseumopentothepublic60.(call)galleriesorrooms.

Often,onlyasmallpartofamuseum'scollection61.(be)ondisplay.Mostof

itisstoredawayorusedforresearch.

Manymuseumsarelivelyplacesandtheyattractalotofvisitors.Aswellaslookingat

exhibits,visitorscanplaywithcomputersimulations(模拟)andimagine62.

(they)livingatadifferenttimeinhistoryor63.(walk)througharainforest.At

theJorvikCentreinYork,thecity'sVikingsettlementisrecreated,andpeopleexperience

thesights,soundsandsmellsoftheoldtown.Historical64.(accurate)is

importantbutsoisentertainment.Museumsmustcompete65.people?sspare

timeandmoneywithotheramusements.Mostmuseumsalsowelcomeschoolgroupsand

arrangespecialactivitiesforchildren.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是李华，你市将于世界粮食日(10月16日)承办以“节约粮食”为主题的文化

节,你将在该活动中担任志愿者，你的好友Jack得知此事后,写信询问相关信息,请你给

他写一封回信。

内容包括：

1.文化节的地点；

2.活动内容(举办主题画展、邀请专家开展讲座等)；

3.活动的意义。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，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。续写词数应为150左右。

（2021.新高考I）

AMOTHER'SDAYSURPRISE

Thetwinswerefilledwithexcitementastheythoughtofthesurprisetheywereplanning

forMothersDay.HowpleasedandproudMotherwouldbewhentheybroughther

breakfastinbed.TheyplannedtomakeFrenchtoastandchickenporridge.Theyhadwatched

theirmotherinthekitchen.Therewasnothingtoit.JennaandJeffknewexactlywhattodo.

Thebigdaycameatlast.Thealarmrangat6a.m.Thepairwentdownthestairsquietly

tothekitchen.Theydecidedtoboiltheporridgefirst.Theyputsomericeintoapotofwater

andleftittoboilwhiletheymadetheFrenchtoast.Jeffbroketwoeggsintoaplateandadded

insomemilk.Jennafoundthebreadandputtwoslicesintotheeggmixture.Next,Jeffturned

onthesecondstoveburnertoheatupthefryingpan.Everythingwasgoingsmoothlyuntil

Jeffstartedfryingthebread.Thepanwastoohotandthebreadturnedblackwithinseconds.

Jennathrewtheburntpieceintothesinkandputintheothersliceofbread.Thistime,she

turneddownthefiresoitcookednicely.

ThenJeffnoticedsteamshootingoutofthepotandthelidstartingtoshake.Thenext

minute,theporridgeboiledoverandputoutthefire.Jennapanicked.Thankfully,Jeffstayed

calmandturnedoffthegasquickly.Butthestovewasamessnow.JennatoldJefftocleanit

upsotheycouldcontinuetocooktherestoftheporridge.ButJeff'shandtouchedthehot

burnerandhegaveacryofpain.Jennamadehimputhishandincoldwater.Thenshecaught

thesmellofburning.Ohdear!Thepieceofbreadinthepanhadturnedblackaswell.

Asthetwinslookedaroundthemindisappointment,theirfatherappeared,

Thetwinscarriedthebreakfastupstairsandwoketheirmotherup.

答案：

附:听力原文

(Text1)

M:Whatkindofbooksareyouinterestedin?

W:Iaminterestedinbooksaboutanimals,science,music,andsoon,butIlikebookson

literaturemost.

(Text2)

W:I'mgoingtothesupermarket.Doyouwantmetobuysomethingforyou?

M:Atoothbrush,atowelandsomecookies.Oh,forgetit.Iwilldoitmyselfafterwatching

thisTVprogramme.

(Text3)

M:Lily,whatisyourbrotherdoingnow?IshesurfingtheInternetorsleeping?

W:Heispreparinghisspeech.

(Text4)

W:Hello,David.Longtimenosee.Iwanttoquitmyjobbecauseitisboringandthesalary

isverylow.

M:Well,Icanrecommendyoutomymanagerashealsograduatedfromourschool.

(Text5)

W:Itisgoodtositinthefourthrow.Wecanenjoytheperformanceverywellfromthere.

M:You'reright.It'sbetterthanthesecondorthirdrow.

(Text6)

M:Whendoyouneedtousethiscomputer?

W:Assoonaspossible.TherearesomedocumentsIneedfortomorrow?smeeting.Sohow

longdoyouthinkit'11taketofixit?

M:It'shardtosay.Sometimeswecanfindtheproblemrightawayandsometimesitmay

taketwoorthreehours.

W:ShouldIwaitorcomebacklater?

M:Asyoulike.Butit'sprobablybetterforyoutocomebacklater.

W:Well,whenwillitbeready?

M:Well,weshouldhaveitreadyforyoubyfive,butyou'dbettercallusbeforeyoucome.

W:Okay.Thanksalot.

(Text7)

W:Thereseemstobesomethingwrongwithmyrecord.ItsaysIhavetwenty-fivevacation

days,butIknowIhaveatleastforty.

M:That'simpossible.Youcan'thavefortyvacationdays.Themostanyonecanhaveis

twenty-five.

W:ButIhaven'ttakenmorethantendaysoffinthepasttwoyears.

M:InJanuarywegotanotice.Ifyouhadmorethantwenty-fivevacationdays,youhadto

takethembeforeJune30th,oryouwouldlosethem.SoIguessthat'swhathappenedto

you.

W:ButIearnedthosedays.It'sreallynotfairtome.

M:Youknow,it'stherule.Youcan'tbeagainstit.

W:OK.Isee.

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W:Wait,Ben!DidyousayyouhadapartyonSaturday?

M:Yeah.Youdidn'tknowaboutit?Itwasmybirthday.

W:No,Ididn,t.

M:Oh,Iinvitedyou.Isentyouanemaillastweek.Youdidn'tappearatthepartyandI

thoughtyouforgotit.

W:Areyousure?Ididn'tgetit.Oh,youknowwhat?Ididn'ttellyouIhaveanewemail

address.Oh,Iamsorry.

M:That'sOK,butIwaskindofupsetthatyouweren,tthere.

W:Really?Iwasupset,too,andthebiketripwasjustawful.Listen!Iknowit'stoolateto

buyabirthdaygift.Howaboutgoingoutfordinnerthisweek?

M:OK.That'sreallyniceofyou.So,anyway,Ihavetogonow.Ihaveameetingat9:30.

W:Oh,Ihavetomeetacustomeratten.Seeyoulater,andhappybirthday.

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M:Youmentionedthatyouareafanoflivemusic.IguessIdon'thavetotellyouaboutthe

concertoncampusonSaturday.It"ssupposedtobethebestshowoftheyear.

W:Iknow.IwishIcouldbethere,butI'vealreadypromisedProfessorJonesthatI'd

haveallofthepapersgradedbyMonday.I'mafraidI'mgoingtobestuckinmydormall

weekend.

M:Whydidyouoffertodothat?Didyouforgetabouttheconcert,ordoyoureallyneedthe

money?

W:Actually,Ireallyneedtoconcentrateonstudiesthisyear.IfIwanttogetintothe

educationprogramme,IwillhavetoprovethatIamseriousaboutbeingresponsible.Idon't

workforthemoney.OftenIdon'tgetpaidmuchconsideringallofthehoursIputin.

M:Well,it'sapitythatyou'regoingtomisstheconcert.

W:Yes.Ican'thelpfeelingabitjealous.SometimesIwishIwerestillinmyfirstyearof

studies.

M:Well,I'11bebusywithmypaintingcontestonMonday,soI911tellyouallaboutthe

concertonTuesday.

W:OK.

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M:In2011,amannamedGjorgiSelkovwatchedavideothatchangedhislife.Hewasat

homebrowsingtheInternet.ThenhecameacrosstheofficialvideoforEarthHour.Hewas

shockedbytheideathatmillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldcoulduniteforthesame

purpose-thatbyturningofftheirlightsforonehour,theycouldshowtheycared.He

immediatelythoughthiscountryofMacedoniashouldbeapartoftheevent.Butpeopleand

mediacompaniesthroughoutthecountryhadneverevenheardofEarthHour,letalone

participatedinit.SoSelkovstartedsendingthevideotoTVstationsandwebsites.Eventually

themediabeganwritingarticlesaboutEarthHour.Theywantedtocallonpeopletojointhe

movementandbeapartofclimateaction.Thefollowingyear,theEarthHourGlobalteam

tooknoticeofSelkov?sactions,andaskedhimtobecometheEarthHourcountrymanager

forMacedonia.Hehappilyaccepted.Withanewtitle,Selkovaimedatnotonlypromoting

EarthHour,butalsoarrangingeventsandactivitiesthroughoutthecountry.Hewantedto

raisepublicawarenessaboutclimatechange.Ittookawhile,buteventuallythegovernment

buildaparkas