高三英语模拟考试题

高三英语模拟考试题

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具体内容：高考英语复习考生一定要注意阅读能力的提高，今天，我为大

家整理了。第一卷（三部分，共115分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30）

第一节（共5小题，每小题

高考英语复习考生一定要注意阅读能力的提高，今天，我为大家整理了。

第一卷（三部分，共115分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30）

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.Whatdoesthemean?

A.Hedoesntknowwhyshecamehere.

B.HeisDr.Johnson.

C.Thedoctorwillbewiththemanshortly.

2.Wherearethespeakersnow?

A.Thespeakersareinabanktosavemoney.

B.Theyareatthepianoplaying.

C.Theyareattendingaconcert.

3.Whatisthemandoingnow?

A.Readingthemenu.

B.Waitingforthewaitresstobringhisbill.

C.Askingforaglassofbeer.

4.Whattimeisitnow?

A.9:30B.10:10C.10:00

5.Wheredidthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inarestaurant.B.Atatheatre.C.Atahospital.

第二节（共15小题,每小题L5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。听玩每段对

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，各个小

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.Whatisthemangoingtodotonight?

A.Cometothewomanshomefordinner.

B.Gotoaconcertwithwoman.

C.Gotoaconcertwithhissister.

7.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman?

A.Hethinkssheisgoodcook.

B.Hethinksshedoeseverythingveryquickly.

C.Hethinkssheisntgoodatcooking.

听第7段材料，回答第8-9题。

8.Whatisthewomanworriedabout?

A.Maryscarelessness.B.Badtraffic.C.Marysbeinglate.

9.WhatdoyouknowaboutMaryfromthisconversation?

A.Sheisagooddriverandalwaysverycareful.

B.Sheisacarelessgirl.

C.Shelikescarelessgirl.

听第8段材料，回答第10T2题。

10.Wherewilltheyhavedinnerthatnight?

A.Inthehotel.B.Attheairport.C.Inarestaurantnearby.

11.Whatkindoffoodaretheygoingtoeat?

A.Americanfood.B.Chinesefood.C.Frenchfood.

12.Howmanypeoplewillhavedinnerwiththetwospeakers?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.

听第9段材料，回答第1375题。

13.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Atschool.B.Athome.C.Intheoffice.

14.Howmanyhourswillthegirlworkaday?

A.2.B.4.C.6.

15.Howmuchcouldshegetinaweek?

A.24dollars.B.80dollars.C.120dollars.

听第10段材料，回答第16T8题。

16.Whyistherenoperformance?

A.Becausetheaudiencewantarepayment.

B.Becausetheactorsaresick.

C.Becausethereisnoelectricity.

17.Whenwillticketsbeexchanged?

A.Thisevening.B.NextTuesday.C.Tomorrowmorning.

18.Whatcanttheydoaccordingtothemessage?

A.Gettheirmoneyback.

B.Cometoseetheperformancetomorrowmorning.

C.CometoseetheperformancenextTuesday.

听第11段材料,回答第19-20题。

19.Wheredoesthesandwichcomefrom?

A.England.B.America.C.Germany.

20.Fromthepassagewelearnthat

A.thesandwichhasalonghistory.

B.thesandwichwasinventedbyAmericans.

C.thesandwichisprettynewtous。

第二部分英语知识运用［共两节，满分45分）

第一节单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

21.Excuseme!

—HowcanTgettothenearestpostoffice?

A.Yes?B.ThatsOK!C.Whatswrong?D.Pardon?

22.Ihearhehasgotabetter-paidjobrecently.

-Yes.Gettingsuchajobhasalwaysbeenhiswildest

dream.

A.underB.overC.betweenD.beyond

23.Howmuchofhisspeechdoyouthinkyouhaveunderstood?

.IwishIhadworkedharderatEnglish.

A.MostofitB.QuitesomeC.QuiteafewD.Nexttonothing

24.Youcanfindtheanswertothisphysicsproblemonpage

88.

Oh,itssosimplethatIwonderwhyIofthat.

A.didntthinkB.haventthought

C.hadntthoughtD.dontthink

25.Mr.Smithdidntcomelastnight,didhe?

No.Wehavewaitedforhim.Awholenightwaswasted.

A.couldntB.needntC.shouldD.would

26.Whatdoyouthinkofthefilm?

Wonderful.Wecouldnthaveseen.

A.agoodoneB.abetteroneC.thebetteroneD.thebestone

27.Anironandsteelworks,withsomesatellitefactories,

tobebuilthere.

A.isB.areC.willD.were

28.,aformmustbefilledin.

A.ToaskforthisjobB.Inordertogetthisjob

C.MakingrequestforthisjobD.Ifyouwanttogetthisjob

29.Youseemtohavehadthatcarforyears.

--Yes,Ishouldsellititstillruns.

A.beforeB.afterC.untilD.while

30.HestayedinEnglandforacoupleofyears,during

timehisspokenEnglishimprovedalot.

A.theB.thisC.thatD.which

31.Yourteacherlooksangry.

--Shewhenshesawalltheboysfighting.

A.blewupB.jumpedupC.lookedupD.drewup

32.—Areyousuretohelpmefindbedformynewhouse?

-Ofcourse,notnow,though.Imheadingforbedand

agoodnight.

A.a;aB.a;/C.the;aD.a;the

33.Sincethejobwasgoingtobedifficult,heaskedonly

hetrustedtohelphim.

A.whoB.themC.himselfD.those

34.—Wewantsomeonetodesignthenewartmuseumforus.

—theyoungfellowhaveatry?

A.MayB.ShallC.WillD.Need

35.Didyougotothepartylastnight?

Yes,andIdrather.Itwasso.

A.notgo;tiresomeB.nothavegone;exciting

C.nothavegone;boringD.go;interesting

第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Thebestadviceyoungmenandwomencanhearis“GoWest”.Those

who36tomaketheirfortuneor,atthevery37,tofindgoodjobs

haveabetterchanceofdoingsoinChinaswesternprovinces38in

theincreasinglycrowdedeasterncities.AlongtheEasterncoast,

citiesare39withnewcomerslookingforwork.Theyseek40

fromthelowest-levelunskilledjobstotheinstant-mi11ionaire

Internetchanceoflifetime.41havefoundthelatter,andfewer

ever42.

Some160yearsago,youngmenandwomenmoved43intoNewYork,

Philadelphia,BostontheUnitedStatesequivalent（相同的东西）

ofChinasShanghai,GuangzhouandBeijing.Alloftheseyoungpeople

were44forwork,forriches,forfame.Fewfoundanyofthem.The

45joinedthemassesworkinghardatlow-leveljobs46tosupport

themselvesandtheir47.

HoraceGreely,awell-knownAmericannewspapereditorofthe

periodhad48adviceforthoseseekingwork.〃Donot,〃Greelysaid,

〃49inthecities!Thereisroomandhealthinthecountry,away

fromthe50ofidlers（无所事事者）andimbeciles（foods）.West...

Inthemid-19thcentury,whenGreelycalled51peopletogowest,

Americawasjusttodevelopitswesternregions--52asChinatoday.

Outwest,theunemployedcouldfindjobs.

Onethingmoreshouldbe53toHoraceGreelysadvicetotheyouth

ofhistime.Gowestbutgo54.

Whatareyou55for?

36.A.hateB.hopeC.doubtD.refuse

37.A.pointB.momentC.mostD.least

38.A.aswellasB.besidesC.thanD.except

39.A.livingB.filledC.reducingD.satisfied

40.A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything

41.A.FewB.AllC.ManyD.None

42A.doB.willC.didD.could

43.A.slowlyB.suddenlyC.especiallyD.continuously

44.A.waitingB.meaningC.searchingD.leaving

45.A.richB.poorC.restD.luck

46.A.consideringB.managingC.tryingD.preferring

47.A.familiesB.wivesC.parentsD.children

48.A.rightB.soundC.furtherD.new

49.A.belongB.tofallasleepC.standaboutD.haveawalk

50.A.crowdsB.groupsC.teamsD.couples

51.A.atB.onC.forD.out

52.A.differentB.difficultC.muchD.little

53.A.mentionedB.toldC.increasedD.added

54.A.well-knownB.well-meantC.well-trainedD.well-found

55.A.lookingB.beggingC.headingD.waiting

第三部分阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）AWehave

recentlyheardagreatdealabouttheeffectsofcomputersonour

socialandeconomicorganizations.Inindustry,computersmean

automation,andautomationmeansunemployment.Computersinthe

UnitedStateshavealreadybeguntotaketheplaceofworkerswhose

tasksaresimple.Thevarietyofjobs,doneonlybyhumansinthe

past,whichthemachinecanperformmorerapidly,accuratelyand

economically,increaseswitheachnewgenerationofcomputers.If

wefollowthistrend,wewillbefacedwithmassunemploymentfor

allbutahandfulofhighlytrainedprofessionalswhowillbemore

powerfulandover-workedthantheyarenow.

Whatcanwedoaboutit?Itisfoolishtodreamofmakinghistory

backwards.Wecannotpasslawsforbiddingtheadvancementofscience

andtechnology.Thecomputingmachinesarehere,ardtheywillgrow

becauseengineerswanttobuildthem,andpoliticianswanttheir

helpintheprocessofgovernment.Inshort,theywilldevelopand

becomepopularbecausetheyenableustocompletetasksthatcould

neverbeforehavebeendone,nomatterhowmanyunskilledlaborers

wemighthavesettowork.Computerswillcontinuetoincreaseour

intelligenceforjustthesamereasonthatenginescontinueto

strengthenourmuscles.Thequestionwemustaskisnotwhetherwe

shallhavecomputersornothavecomputers,butrather,sincewe

aregoingtohavethem,howwecanmakethemosthumaneand

intelligentuseofthem.

56.Whichkindofthefollowingpersonswillbethefirsttobe

employedifcomputerscontinuetodevelop?

A.Skilledworkers.B.Highlytrainedprofessionals.

C.Ordinaryengineers.D.Governmentofficials.

57.Inthearticle,theauthorbelievedthatcomputerwill

continue.

A.todevelopinthefutureB.tocausemassemployment

C.tohavebadeffectsonsocialorganizations

D.tohavegoodeffectsonsocialorganizations

58.Thearticlesuggeststhatthecomputerwillcontinuetogrow

because.

A.wehavelostcontrolofitB.nolawscanforbiditsdevelopment

C.enginescanstrengthenourmusclesD.itcanbeandhasbeen

puttogooduse

59.Whatisthemainpointthewriteristryingtomakeinthe

lastparagraph?

A.Computersshouldbebetterusedinmorereasonableways.

B.Weareabletobuildmuchbettercomputers.

C.Computershavecausedindustrialloss.

D.computersareneededbymorepeople.BThecostisgoingupfor

justabouteverythingandcollegetuitionisnoexception.According

toanationwidesurvey（调查）publishedbytheCollegeBoardsScholar

Service,tuitionatmostAmericanuniversitieswillbeonanaverage

of9percenthigherthisyearthanlast.

Thebiggestincreasewilloccuratprivatecolleges,heavily

subsidizedbytaxfunds,willalsoincreasetheirtuition,butthe

increasewillbeafewpercentagepointslowerthantheirprivately

sponsoredneighbors.

Asafollowup,theUnitedPressInternationaldidtheirownstudy

atseveralprivatecolleges.AtIvyLeagueschools,mostadvisors

recommendedthatstudentshave$16,800availableforoneyears

expenses,including$11,200fortuition,$4,800forroomandboard,

and$800forbooksandsupplies.Tenyearsagothetuitionwas

$5,300.Toputthatanotherway,thecosthasclimbedmorethan

200percentinthelastdecade.

Anadditionalburdenisplacedonout-of-statestudentswhomust

payextrachargesandforeignstudentswhoarenoteligible（有资

格的）forscholarshipsatstate-fundeduniversities.

Onthebrighterside,thesurveyrevealed（显示）thatcollege

graduatesareenteringthebesthobmarketsincethemiddle

1960s.Joboffersareup16percentfromlastyear,andsalariesare

good,atleastfirgraduatesintechnicalfields.Forexample,a

recentgraduateinpetroleumengineeringcanexpecttomakeasmuch

as$40,000peryear.Astudentwitha1iberalartsdegreemight

expecttomakeabouthalfthatsalary.

60.Whatisthemainsubjectofthestory?

A.IncreaseintuitionandfeesatAmericanuniversities.

B.ThecostofattendingIvyLeagueschools.

C.Thefinancialburdenforout-of-stateresidentsandforeign

studentatAmericanuniversities.

D.Thejobmarketforrecentgraduates.

61.WhatistheaverageincreaseintuitionexpensesatAmerican

universitiesthisyearoverlast?

A.Averagetuitioncostsincreasedby9percent.

B.Averagetuitioncostsincreasedby20percent.

C.Averagetuitioncostsincreasedby90percent.

D.Averagetuitioncostsincreasedby200percent.

62.HowmuchdidtuitionincreaseatIvyLeagueschoolsovera

ten-yearperiod?

A.By$200.B.By$5,300.C.By$5,900.D.By$1,120.

63.Accordingtothereporter,whatisaproblemforforeign

studentsatstateuniversities?

A.Thattheymustpaymorethanout-of-statestudents.

B.Thatonlyafewareaccepted.

C.Thattheyarenoteligibleforscholarshipsatstate

universities.

D.Thattheirscholarshipsareverysmall.

64.Whichwordbestdescribesthetoneifthistalk?

A.Critical.B.Persuasive.C.Informative.D.Defensive.C.Asthe

worldwatchedthetwintowersoftheWorldTradeCentercomeunder

attack,acommonphrasewasrepeatedItlookslikeamovie.”

Butthistimetherewasnosupermantosavethepeopleorthefamous

building.Theattackdestroyedoneoftheworldshignestskyscrapers

andleft5,000peopledeadormissing.

MoviefanshavebecomeusedtosucheventsafteryearsofHollywood

filmsshowingdisasters,terrorismanddanger.TheEmpireState

Building,theWhiteHouse,NewYorkCityandeventheAmerican

presidenthimselfhaveallbeenthreatenedbyterroristattacksin

theseexcitingfilms.

Thefilm"Truelies”,releasedin1994isconsideredtobeagood

exampleofthiskindofmovie.Thespecialeffects,including

explosionsandmissiles,maketheactionlooklikearealthing.

^IndependenceDay/Zin1996tookthistypeofmovieonestepfurther

byblowinguptheWhiteHouse.Thissciencefictionmovieisabout

awarbetweenhumanbeingsandaliensfromanotherplanet.Inthe

movie,theWorldTradeCentertowersaredestroyed.

ViolencehasbecomeamajorpartofHollywoodraovies.Andthis

isthatpeopleenjoy.Soonaftertheattacks,manyfamousfilm

companiesstoppedtheplannedreleasesofsomeoftheirnewmovies,

especiallyiftheirfilmsshowedterroristattacksorplanecrashes.

“Swordfish"wastopoftheAmericanboxofficeinJune.Butthemovies

storywasfrighteninglysimilartotheSept.11disaster.Thefilm

wouldhavebeenstoppedinAmericanandBritishcinemasafterthe

attack.

ButitsunlikelythatHollywoodwillstayquietforlong.Itis

alreadywaitingforthefeelinginAmericatocalmdown.

65.Whatisthemainsubjectofthenewspaperarticle?

A.TherelationshipbetweentheSept.11attackandHollywood

films.

B.TheeffectoftheSept.11attackonHollywoodfilms.

C.TheresponseHollywoodmadetotheSept.11attack.

D.TheresultofHollywoodfilmsshowingviolenceanddisaster.

66.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Hollywoodmadealotofmoneyoutofthefilm"Swordfish"in

June.

B.Hollywoodstoppedmakingfilmsshowingterrorismanddisasters

aftertheSept,llattack.C."Swordfish“wasnotallowedtobeshown

aftertheSept.11attack.

D.TheWorldTradeCenterwasdestroyedbecausenosupermancame

tosaveit.

67.Fromthisarticleweknowthat_________.

A.Hollywoodisafilmmakingcentermakingfilmsofviolenceand

disasters

B.toomanyHollywoodfilmsshowingterrorismanddisasters

resultedintheSept.llattack.C.peoplewhowereusedtothe

HollywoodfilmswerenotshockedattheSept.11attack

D.infact,theSept.11attackdidnthavemuchtocowithHollywood

filmsDTheinterviewhasbeengoingonforabout20minutesand

everythingseemstobegoingwell.Then,suddenly,theinterviewer

asksanunexpectedquestion,“Whichismoreimportant,lawoflove?”

Jobapplicants（求职者）increasinglyfindthemselvesasked

strangequestionslikethis.Andthesignsarethatthisisbeginning

tohappeninChina.

Employerswantpeoplewhoareskilled,enthusiastic（热情的）and

devoted.Sothesearethequalitiesthatanyreasonably

intelligent（智能的）jobapplicantwilltrytoshownomatterwhat

hisorheractualfeelingsare.Inresponse,employersare

increasinglyusingquestionswhichtryandshowtheapplicantstrue

personality.

Thequestioninthefirstparagraphcomesfromatestcalledthe

KierseyPersonalitySorter.Itisanattempttodiscoverhowpeople

solveproblems,ratherthanwhattheyknow.Thisisoftencalled

aptitudetesting.

AccordingtoMarkBaldwinofalliancemanyjobapplicantsinChina

arefindingthistypeofquestionsdifficult.WhenaChineseperson

fillsoutanaptitudetest,heorshewillthinkthereisrightanswer

andtheymaywellfailbecausetheytrytoguesswhattheexaminer

wantstosee.

Thisissometimescalledtheprisonersdilemma（窘境）.Applicants

aretryingtoactclever!yintheirowninterest.Buttheyfai1

becausetheydontunderstandwhattheinterviewerislookingfor.

Rememberthatinanaptitudetest,thecorrectanswerisalwaysthe

honestanswer.

68.Thewriterwrotethepassageto.

A.giveyouapieceofadviceonajobinterview

B.tellyouhowtomeetajobinterview

C.describeanaptitudetest

D.adviseyouhowtofindagoodjob

69.Theunderlinedword，zaptitude，zisclosestinmeaningto

A.dutyB.abilityC.fashionD.imagination

70.Accordingtothewriter,inanaptitudetesting,Chinesejob

applicantsshould•

A.nottellthetruthB.learntotellwhattheyreallythink

C.bemoreenthusiasticD.trytofindoutwhattheexaminerreally

wantstoknow

71.Fromthepassageweknowthat.

A.jobapplicantsarealwaysaskedsuchquestions

B.moreChineseapplicantsfailtofindajob

C.applicantsshouldactasreasonablyasaprisoner

D.aptitudetestingisbecomingpopularinChinaEManypeople

believetheglarefromsnowcausessnowblindness.Yet,withdark

glassesornot,theyfindthemselvessufferingfromheadachesand

wateringeyes,andevensnowblindness,whenexposedtoseveralhours

o"snowlight”.

TheUnitedStatesarmyhasnowdeterminedthatglarefromsnow

doesnotcausesnowblindnessontroopsinasnow-coveredcountry.

Rather,amanseyesfrequentlyfindnothingtofocusoninabroad

spaceofsnow-coveredwithout-grassland.Sohisgazecontinually

movesandjumpsbackandforthovertheentirelandscapeinsearch

ofsomethingtolookat.Findingsomething,hourafterhour,the

eyesneverstopsearchingandtheeyeballsbecomessore（疼痛的）and

theeyemusclesache.Naturemakesupforthisdiscomfortby

producingmoreandmorefluid（液体）whichcoverstheeyeball.The

fluidcoverstheeyeballinincreasingquantityuntilitmakeseyes

difficulttoseeclearly,andtheresultistotal,eventhough

temporary,snowblindness.

ExperimentsledtheArmytoasimplemethodofovercomingthis

problem.Scouts（侦察兵）aheadofthetroopsaretrainedtoshake

snowfromevergreenbushes,creatingadottedlineastheycross

completelysnow-coveredlandscape.Eventhescoutsthemselvesthrow

lightweight,darkcoloredobjectsaheadonwhichtheytoocanfocus.

Themenfollowingcanthenseesomething.Theirgazeisarrested.

Theireyesfocusonabushandhavingfoundsomethingtosee,stop

searchingthesnow-blanketlandscape.Byfocusingtheirattention

ononeobjectatatime,rhemencancrossthesnowwithoutbecoming

hopelesslysnowblindorlost.Inthiswaytheproblemofcrossing

acontinuouswhitelandisovercome.

72.Topreventsnowblindnesscausedbythestronglightfromsnow,

wearingglassesornot

A.dependsonwhetherthesnowiswhiteenough

B.dependsonwhetherthesnowisthick

C.makesnodifference

D.makesmuchdifference

73.Whentheeyesaresore,tearsflowout.

A.toclearthevisionB.tomakethevisionunclear

C.toproducemoreandmoreliquidD.tomaketheeyesstop

searching

74.Snowblindnesscanbeavoided.

A.byprovidingtheeyeswithsomethingtofocuson

B.bymovingonesgazebackandforth

C.bymakingupforthediscomfortofoneseyes

D.bywalkingaheadandkeepinglookingaround

75.Thescoutsshakesnowfromevergreenbushes.

A.tomakethefollowingmenseenothingbutfallingsnow

B.topreventthefollowingmenfromlosingtheirway

C.toshowthefollowingmenlinedifferentfromsnow

D.totellthefollowingmenwheretheyaremarching

76.Howtounderstandthesentence"Theirgazeisarrested'7?

A.Theycantseefreely.B.Theygetsomethingtolookat.

C.Theireyesareclear.D.Theycanonlylookatonespot.

第二卷（两部分，共35分）

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）

Inthepastmyhometownusedtobebeautifulplace.76.

Thicktreesandgreengrasscanbeseeneverywhere.77.

Inordertobuildhousesandgrowmorecrops,peoplecut

78.downmoreandmoretrees.Withtimegoneby,the

whole79.

forestwasalmostdestroyed.Gradually,thegreenhill80.

havechangedintowasteland.Asaresultof,sandstorms81.

struckusnowandthen,fromthatwesufferedalot.82.

SoIdohopedallthepeopleshouldrealizetheterrible83.

resultofcaringaboutourenvironment.Whatsmore,84.

weshouldtakegoodcareoftheforestsandplantmoretrees

soastoimproveourliveconditions.85.

第二节书面表达（共1小题，满分25分）

众所周知，电视自问世以来已成为生活的重要一部分，人们可以通过

看电视获取知识、信息等，还可以看电影、戏剧、球赛等等。但它确实也

有些负面的影响，例如，过多地看电视会影响一个人的视力，打打杀杀对

儿童有不良影响。因此我们应该好好利用电视，看些有意义的节目。请你

以〃IsWatchingTVGoodorBad?〃为题，写一篇100词左右内容的短文。

Text1W:Excuseme.IwastoldIcouldfindDr.Johnsonhere.

M:Andyouhave.Text2W:Thepianosoundsterrible.

M:IwishIcouldaskmymoneyback.Thisperformanceisreally

abadone.Text3W:CanIhavemybill?

M:Yes,sir.Onemoment,please.Text4W:Icancometoseeyouagain

inhalfanhour.Isitallright?

M:Good.Thatmeansyou11behereattenforty.Text5M:Excuse

me,doyouknowifthisseatistaken?

W:Idontthinkso.Thefellowwhowasherefinishedhislunch

andleft.第二节Text6

W:Whencanweexpectyoufordinner?Canyoucometonight?

M:Nottonight.Ipromisedtogotoaconcertvzithmysister.

W:Well...HowaboutFridaythen?

M:Thatsoundsfine.

W:Good.Shallwesaysevenoclock?

M:Illbethere!Yourestillawonderfulcook,arentyou?

W:Thatwillbeforyoutodecide.IhavegotanewdishthatT

wanttotryoutonyou.

M:Iamready.IthinkIwillfastalldayFriday!Text7W:There

isagoodchancethatMarywillgethometoday.

M:Yeah.Ihadaletterfromherfriend,Susan,yesterday,and

shesaidthatMarywouldprobablyarrivetoday.

W:Well,Ihopeshedrivescarefully.Youknowhowthetraffic

isthistimeofyear.

M:Oh,Maryisagooddriverandprettycareful,too.Idontthink

weneedtoworryaboutherbeingcareless.

W:True,but,nonetheless,thatdoesntmeanthatalltheother

driversarecareful.Therearealotofwilddriversoutthere.

M:IhaveconfidenceinMary.Sheisverygoodaboutdriving

carefully.Text8W:Wehavebeenhavingourmealsatthehotelall

thetime.Howaboutgoingoutfordinnertonight?

M:Whatawonderfulidea!

W:Whatkindoffoodwouldyouliketoeat,ChinesefoodorAmerican

food?

M:WeareusedtoChinesefood,butasweareinEngland,wewould

liketohavesomethingEnglishfordinner.Whataboutyou?

W:Pleasedontworryaboutme.Ok,letshaveAmericanfoodfor

dinner.Thereisaveryfamousrestaurantnearbywhichservesvery

goodfood.Isthatallrightwithyou?

M:Thatisfinewithme.

W:TodayisSaturday.Therestaurantsareusuallyverycrowded

andalwaysfullintheevening.Iamgoingtoorderatableforfive

rightnowandwillbebackinafewminutes.

M:Itisverykindofyou.Text9M:Haveyoueverworkedbefore,

Ruth?

W:No,Thavenevergotajobbefore.

M:Howoldareyou?

W:Twenty.

M:Areyouinterestedinapart-timejob?

W:Yes,Iam.

M:Itisverybusyhereintheevening.Youhavetoworkveryfast

andthereisalotofpressure