西藏山南地区第二高级中学高三第三次模拟考试英语试题

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精山南市第二高级中学2017届高三质量检测英语本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。共150分，共5大页、10小页.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。注意事项：1。答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹签字笔书写，字体工整、笔记清楚.3。请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，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.作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5.保持卡面清洁，不要折叠、不要弄破、弄皱,不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力(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。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A．￡19。15.B。￡9.18。C.￡9.15。1.Whatdoesthemanplay?A。Musicalinstruments. B.Sports.C.Computergames。2。Whatwillthewomanprobablydotoday?A。Gooverherlessons。B.Eatoutwiththeman。C。Attendthewedding。3.What’stheman’smajor？A。Journalism。B.Business.C.Internationalrelations。4.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace？A.Atabusstop.B.Attherailwaystation。C。Attheairport.5。Whatdoesthemanmean？A。Hehasbeentotherestaurantmanytimes.B。HeheardabouttherestaurantfromTom.C。Heintendstotryabetterrestaurant.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。Whosaysorganicfoodtastesbetter?A。Theman. B。Thewoman。C.Thewoman'sfriend.7。Whatdoesthewomansuggestdoing?A.Tryingsomeorganicvegetables。B。Onlybuyingorganicproducts.C。AskingJoeforadviceaboutfood.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8。Whatdoesthewomanthinkofwashingclothesbyherself?A.Troublesome。B。Notabigdeal。C。Fun.9.Whywillshetakeherclothestothelaundrytomorrow？A.Shehastoomuchworktodo。B.Shejustheardaboutthelaundry。C。It'stootiringtohand—washsheets.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.WhathappenedtoTonytoday?11。Howdidhefeelaboutit？A.Sadbutnotsurprised。B.Extremelyangry。 C.Astonished.12。Whatishegoingtodo？A.Starttolookforanewjob。B。Talkwithhisbossabouthisproblems.C.Waittobecalledbacktothecompany.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13。Wheredidchopsticksoriginate？A.InJapan.B。InChina. C.InKorea。14。WhatkindofchopsticksareoftenusedbyordinaryChinesepeople?A。Jadeones.B。Plasticones.

C。Woodorbambooones。15。Whydidancientkingsandemperorsusesilverchopsticks?A.Toseeiftheirfoodwaspoisoned。B.Toshowtheirwealth.C.Toshowtheirpower.16。WhatdoChinesepeoplethinkknivesandforkssuggest？A。Gentleness。B.Violence.C。Highqualitylife。 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.WhatcourseisEnglishLiterature201?A.AcourseontheworksofWilliamShakespeare.B.AcourseonthehistoryofEnglishliterature.C。AcourseonclassicsofEnglishliterature.18.Whenwillthemidtermexambeheld？A。AfterRomeoandJuliet。 B。DuringWeek6. C.RightafterMacbeth.19.WhichofthefollowingisNOTonthelistofbooks？A.Hamlet。B.Macbeth. C.HenryVI.20。Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?A.ThelifeofWilliamShakespeare。B.Changesinhomeworkassignments.C。WilliamShakespeare’smasterpieces。第二部分阅读理解（共两节,满40分）第一节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30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，并将答案转移到答题卡上.AEachtimeChineseNewYearisapproaching,preparationsareunderwayaroundtheworld.HerearesomeChinatownsforthoseoutsideofChinawishingtomarktheday。LondonAlthoughitmaynotbeaslargeoraslong—builtasothers，havingonlybecomeacenterfortheChinesecommunityduringthe1950s,London’sChinatownisaperfectlyformedlittlefireworkthatknowshowtoseeintheyearwithabang。Decoratedwithredlanterns（灯笼）,previousyearshaveseenshowswithacrobatics（杂技)，martialarts（武术）,danceandoperanearby。SanFranciscoSanFrancisco’sChinatownisperhapsthemostfamousintheUnitedStates。Thecitywasthemainentry-pointforChinesewhohadcrossedthePacifictotheUSAduringtheearly19thcentury。BetweentheGrantAvenueandtheStocktonStreet，thishistoricareaisalocaltreasure，attractingmorevisitorsperyearthantheGoldenGateBangkokWithanabout100—year-oldhistory,theThaicapital’sChinatowncontainscomplexstreetsofferingallkindsoftastytreats,clothes，toysandantiques。Sundaymarketdaysaresuchagoodtimetogetthefullatmosphereoftheneighborhood。Theareaisalsoknownforitsgolddealers，whoseshopslinetheroad.MauritiusFoundinPortLouis,thisMauritianChinatownshowstheislandnation'srichmulticulturaldiversity。Establishedintheearlyyearsofthe20thcenturybysettlersfromChina，itstinyshopsandrestaurantsservelocalsandvisitors。DuringtheChineseSpringFestival，themostexcitingsightistheDragonDancesonRueRoyalwhenChinesemusiciansanddancersperformthetraditionalLiondancesthroughthestreets。21.Accordingtothetext，whichofthefollowinghasthelongesthistory?A.London’sChinatown。 B。SanFrancisco'sChinatown。C。Mauritius’sChinatown。 D。Bangkok’sChinatown.22.What’sspecialaboutBangkok'sChinatown？A.Itiswell-knownforitsgoldbusiness.B。ItisthemajorentrancefortheChinese.C.ItiscrowdedwithChineserestaurants.D.Itiswhereyoucanenjoyfireworks.23。IfyouwanttoenjoytheDragonDances，youcangoto______。A。theSundaymarketinBangkok.B。RueRoyalinPortLouis，C。theGrantAvenueinSanFrancisco。 D。theChinesecommunityinLondon。BMywife,daughter，andImovedintoourhomenineyearsagoandwespentalotoftimeandenergyintheyardtogetitlookinglikethewayitdoestoday。Weliveonacorner，higherthanstreetlevel,andtheentiresideoftheyardissurroundedbyaprofessionallybuiltrockwall.Thefrontofthehousethoughisanotherstorybecauseinsteadofawallalongthesidewalk，therocksappeartobejustthrownupontothedirtasifsomeonewereinahurrytofinish。 Wedidthebestwecouldwithwhatwehadtoworkwithandcalledthisareaour“rockgarden”。Wheneverwehadleftoverflowersorplants,DeniseorIwouldstickthemoutfront,justtobringsomecolortothearea。Wewoulddoalloftheyardworkonourown,eventhetiringweed-pulling。 LastsummerIhadreachedtheendoftherockgardenandfoundatinylittleplantthatIcouldnotimmediatelyidentify,IknewIdidn'tplantitandDeniseclaimedthatshedidn’teither.Wedecidedtoletitcontinuegrowinguntilwecouldfigureoutwhatitwas. WeekspassedandasImademywaybacktothemysteryplant，itappearedtobeaSunflowerwithatallskinnystalk(茎，杆)andonlyoneheadonit.Idecidedtobabyitalongandweedaroundit。AsIpulledrocksfromtheareatogettotheweeds,Inoticedsomethingunusual.TheSunflowerhadnotstartedwhereIsawthestalkbegin。Itactuallyhadbegununderabigrockandgrownunderandaroundittoreachthesun. That'swhenIrealizedthatifatinylittleSunflowerdidn’tletabigrockstandinitswayofdeveloping,wetoohavetheabilityofdoingthesamething.OnceourenvironmentbeginstoseethatwebelieveinourselveslikethatlittleSunflower,wecanattainthesamenourishment（营养)andgrowthaswell。 StandtallliketheSunflowerandbeproudofwhoandwhatyouareandtheenvironmentwillbegintosupportyou.Youwillfindawaytogounderoraroundyourbigobstacleinordertoreachyourdesires。24.Wecanknowfromthefirstparagraphthat_______。theauthor’shomeismadeofrockwallsC.D。thereisawallalongthesidewalk25.Theauthorfounditunusualthat_______。A。themysteryplantturnedouttobeaSunflowerB.theSunflowerhadatallstalkandonlyoneheadC。theSunflowerhadstartedwherethestalkwasseenD.theSunflowergrewunderandaroundabigrock26.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheSunflower?27。Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?A.Wecanachievesuccessaslongasweareself-confident。B.Theuniversaltruthmadethesunflowersurvive。D。Humanbeingsareabletoremoveobstacles.CFacialexpressionscarrymeaningthatisdeterminedbysituationsandrelationships.Forexample，inAmericanculturethesmileisingeneralanexpressionofpleasure。Yetitalsohasotheruses.Awoman’ssmileatapoliceofficerdoesnotcarrythesamemeaningasthesmileshegivestoayoungchild。Asmilemayshowloveorpoliteness。Itcanalsohidetruefeelings.weoftencausesconfusion（困惑）acrosscultures。Forexample,manypeopleinRussiaconsidersmilingatstrangersinpublictobeunusualandevenimproper。YetmanyAmericanssmilefreelyatstrangersinpublicplaces(althoughthisislesscommoninbigcities）。SomeRussiansbelievethatAmericanssmileinthewrongplaces；frequentlyusedtocoverpainfulfeelings，Vietnamesepeoplemaytellasadstorybutendthestorywithasmile.Ourfacesshowemotions（情感),butweshouldnotattemptto”read”peoplefromanothercultureaswewould”read”someonefromourownculture.Thefactthatmembersofoneculturedonotexpresstheiremotionsasopenlyasdomembersofanotherdoesnotmeanthattheydonotexperienceemotions。Rather,thereareculturaldifferencesintheamountoffacialexpressivenesspermitted.Forexample,inpublicandinformalsituationsmanyJapanesedonotshowtheiremotionsasfreelyasAmericansdo.Whenwithfriends，JapaneseandAmericansseemtoshowtheiremotionssimilarly.ItisdifficulttogeneralizeaboutAmericansandfacialexpressivenessbecauseofpersonalandculturaldifferencesintheUnitedStates。PeoplefromcertainculturalbackgroundsintheUnitedStatesseemtobemorefaciallyexpressivethanothers。Thekeyistotrynottojudgepeoplewhosewaysofshowingemotionaredifferent。Ifwejudgeaccordingtoourownculturalhabits，wemaymakethemistakeof”reading"theotherpersonincorrectly。28。WhatdoesthesmileusuallymeanintheU.S。?A。Love.B。Joy。C。Politeness.D。Thankfulness29。TheauthormentionsthesmileoftheVietnamesetoprovethatasmilecan。A.showfriendlinesstostrangersB.beusedinthewrongplacesC.beusedtohidetruefeelingsD。showpersonalhabits30。Whatshouldwedobeforeattemptingto”read”people？A。Learnabouttheirrelationswithothers.B.Figureoutwhattheywilldonext。C。Findoutabouttheirpastexperience。D。Understandtheirculturalbackgrounds。31。Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A。CulturalDifferencesB.SmilesandRelationshipsC。HabitsandEmotionsD。FacialExpressivenessDItisnotonlypraiseorpunishmentthatdeterminesachild’slevelofconfidence.Therearesomeotherimportantwaysweshapeourkids-particularlybygivinginstructionsandcommandsinanegativeorpositivechoiceofwords。Forexample，wecansaytoachild“Don'trunintotraffic!”or“Stayonthefootpathclosetome."Inusingthelatter，youwillbehelpingyourkidstothinkandactpositively，andtofeelconfidentinawiderangeofsituations，becausetheyknowwhattodo,andaren'tscaringthemselvesaboutwhatnottodo.Actually,itisallinthewaythehumanmindworks。Whatwethink,weautomaticallyrehearse（预演)。Forexample，ifsomeoneofferedyouamilliondollarsnottothinkofabluemonkeyfortwominutes，youwouldn’tbeabletodoit.Whenachildistold“Don’tfalloffthetree,"hewillthinkoftwothings:“don't”and“falloffthetree”。Thatis，hewillautomaticallycreatethepictureoffallingoffthetreeinhismind.Achildwhoisvividlyimaginingfallingoffthetreeismuchmorelikelytofalloff.Soitisfarbettertouse“Holdontothetreecarefully”。Clear，positiveinstructionshelpkidstounderstandtherightwaytodothings.Kidsdonotalwaysknowhowtobesafe,orhowtoreacttothewarningofthedangerinnegativewords。Soparentsshouldmaketheircommandspositive.“Sam，holdonfirmtothesideoftheboat”ismuchmoreusefulthan“Don'tyoudaretofalloutoftheboat?”orworsestill“HowdoyouthinkI’llfeelifyoudrown?"Thechangesaresmallbutdifferenceisobvious。32.Positivechoiceofwordshelpskidsto_________.A。builduptheirconfidenceB.learnindifferentsituationsC。improvetheirimaginationD。dothingscarefully33.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2？A.Achildwillactonwhatisinstructed.B。Onecan’thelpimaginingwhatisheard.C.Achildwillfalloffthetreewhentoldnotto.D.Onewon'tthinkofabluemonkeywhengivenmoney.34。Whichofthefollowingcommandshelpskidstobesafe？A.HowdoyouthinkI'llfeelifyougethurt？B。Don’tplaybythelake.C.Fastenyourseatbelt.D。Don’tyoudaretowalkthroughtheredlight？35。Themainideaofthepassageisthat_________。A。praisemakeskidsconfidentB。rightinstructionskeepkidssafeC。clearcommandsmakekidsdifferentD.positiveinstructionsguidekids第二节（共5小题；每小题2分,满分10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。KeepingSafeinYourHouseDuringaFireThoughyoumaynotthinkyou’lleverfallvictimtoahousefire,it’sbettertobepreparedtoavoidpanicking.Toincreaseyourchancesofsurvival，justfollowthesesteps。1。Reactassoonasyouhearyoursmokealarmgooff.Onhearingyoursmokedetectororalarmgoingoffandseeingafire，exityourhomeassafelyaspossible.362。Safelyexitthroughdoors。Ifyoudon’tseesmokeatthedoor，openitslowlyandpassthroughitaftermakingsurethedoorfeelscool。Ifthereisafirepreventingyoufromexitingtheroom，closethedoor.3。Protectyourselffromsmokeinhalation（吸入）.Getlowtothefloorandcrouchorcrawlonyourhandsandkneestoavoidthesmoke.37Coveryournoseandmouthifyouhavetowalkbyorthroughaheavilysmoke-filledroom。4。38Ifyourclothescatchfire,immediatelystopwhatyou’redoing,dropflattotheground，androllarounduntilyouputthefireout。5.Preventthesmokeifyoucan’tgetout.39Closeyourdoorandcoverallvents（通风口)andcracks（缝隙)arounditwithclothortapetokeepthesmokeout。6。Callforhelpfromasecondstorywindow.40Youcantakeasheetorsomethingelse—whitepreferably-andhangitoutthewindowtosignifythatyouneedhelpwhenthefirstrespondersgetthere.A.Ifyoucan’tescapeyourhome，don’tpanic。B。Stop,drop，androllifyourclothescatchfire.C。Youareprobablyalotsaferbyclosingdoors。D.Escapefromasecondstorywindowifyoucan。E.Smokeinhalationcausespeopletobecomeunconscious。F。Donottrytogetyourphone,valuables，oryourotherimportantpossessions。G。Ifyouaretrappedinyoursecondstoryroom,gettoanareawherepeoplecanfindyou.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；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四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案转移到答题卡上。Adventureisinmyblood.AndIhadbeenconsideringhowIwasgoingtocelebratemyhighschoolgraduation.Ididn’tjustwantasmall41inthebackyard。Istartedthinkingaboutdoingasolo(单独的)42somewhereoutoftheordinary。Itookout43anddrewthe1，500-mileroutealongwhichIwouldbe44fromthenorthernmostpointinNorwaytothesouthernmostsectionofSweden.WhenI45Ihadonlybeenawayfrommy48threedaysnow，buttherewasaninner49goingoninsideofme.PartofmewashomesickanddoubtingwhetherI50couldmakeit.Theotherpartofmewasreadyto51tomyselfandmyfamilythatIcoulddoitbymyself.AsIlistenedtomy56artistsonmyMP4player，Ipedaled(踩踏板）withmyfeet.Therewas57aroundmeformiles.58,thatwasn’tentirelytrue.Thereweremosquitoes—millionsofthem。Myarmsweresodottedwith59thattheylookedlikeatopographicalmap（地形图)。But，however60itwouldbe，nothingcouldstopmyadvancetowardsthedestination。Asyouknow,adventureisinmyblood。41。A。partyB.meetingC。conversationD。game42.A.tripB.interviewC。flightD。performance43.A。instructionsB.mapsC。magazinesD.newspapers44。A.walkingB。flyingC.bikingD。running45.A。changedB.comparedC.preparedD.shared46。A.sighedB。agreedC.leftD.cried47。A。spiritsB。skillsC。storiesD。hobbies48.A.hotelB。homeC。officeD.school49.A。activityB。requestC。battleD。discussion50.A.naturallyB.reasonablyC.usuallyD.really51。A.turnB.replyC。proveD.adapt52。A。bicyclistB.driverC。joggerD。pilot53.A.slowlyB。aloneC。patientlyD。worriedly54.A。humorB.directionC.satisfactionD.balance55。A。calmdownB。breakdownC。speedupD.giveup56.A。successfulB。personalC。professionalD。favorite57.A。nobodyB。everybodyC。anythingD.everything58.A。FirstlyB.ActuallyC。EventuallyD。Fortunately59。A。woundsB。cutsC.bitesD。burns60。A。boringB.confusingC.complexD.difficult第Ⅱ卷注意:将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效.第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第二节:（共10小题；每题1。5分，共15分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。SomescientistssaytherewillnotbeenoughlandforEarthinthenearfuture.Sosomeotherplacesshouldbe61(find）byustolive。Whilesomescientistsareconsidering62（build)communitiesontheMoonandMars,otherscientistsfeelindependentspacestationscouldbringmanymore63（benefit）.Sowhatiswrong64theMoonorMars？Firstly,thedistancesareaproblem.TheMoonisabout240,000milesfromEarth.Marsisover35millionmilesaway。ThejourneytotheMoontakesabouteightdays，andtheonetoMarstakesfromsixtoeightmonths.Itwillbebothtime—consumingand65(danger)togetsettlerstothesedistantplaces。Moreover，ittakesamessageupto44minutestogofromEarthtoMars,66makesfastcommunicationimpossible.However,67spacestationcirclingEarthisjustafewhoursaway。Thismakesthetripmuchcheaperandcommunication68（relative)easy.Furthermore,the69（absent)oflightatnightontheMoonandMarsisn’tagoodthingeither。Onaspacestation,however，thesun’senergycanbemadeavailable70(support)peoplelivingthere24hoursaday.第四部分写作（满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分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.改正：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仅限一词;

2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起）不计分。LastSaturday，IwenttothePeople’sParkwithmyparents。Wewerehangingoutwhilewesawanaughtyboythrowingabanana'sskincasualontheground.Justthen，anoldmanpassesbyanddidn’tnoticetheskin。Heslippedonitandfelldown.Onseethat,wehurriedlywentupandfoundthathewasinjure。SoIcalled120forhelpimmediatelyandthenanambulancesoonarrivedatandtookanoldmantothenearesthospital。However,theboyhadleftbeforeweknewit.Itwastheboy’scasualbehaviorcausedthisaccidents。It’shightimethatwemindedourmannersandbehavedus.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是高三学生李华。上个月月初你在网上买了一双鞋。但是,收到货后发现存在若干问题.请你就此给卖家写一封投诉信。要点如下:1。介绍购物情况；2。反映存在问题；3。提出解决方案。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearSir/Madam,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

山南市第二高级中学2017年高三质量检测英语参考答案和听力录音稿参考答案第一部分：B2.A3。B4.C5.B6。C7。A8.B9。C10.C11。A12。A13。B14。C15。A16.B17。A18。B19.C20.B第二部分: 21.B22。A23。B24。C25。D26。C27。A28。B29。C30.D31.D32.A33。B34.C35。D36。F37.E38.B39.A40.G第三部分：41。A42.A43。B44。C45.D46.B47。A48。B49.C50.D51.C52.A53。B54。C55。D56.D57.A58.B59.C60。D61。found62。buiding63.benefits64。with65。dangerous66.which67.the68。relatively69.absence70。tosupport第四部分：第一节短文改错LastSaturday，IwenttothePeople’sParkwithmyparents。Wewerehangingoutwhilewesaw⑴whenanaughtyboythrowingabanana'sskincasualontheground。Justthen，anoldmanpassesbyand⑵casually⑶passeddidn'tnoticetheskin。Heslippedonitandfelldown。Onseethat，wehurriedlywentupandfound⑷seeingthathewasinjure。SoIcalled120forhelpimmediatelyandthenanambulancesoonarrivedatand⑸injured⑹tookanoldmantothenearesthospital。However，theboyhadleftbeforeweknewit。Itwasthe⑺theboy'scasualbehaviorcausedthisaccidents。It’shightimethatwemindedourmannersand⑻that⑼accidentbehavedus。⑽ourselves第二节书面表达DearSir/Madam,Iamoneofyourcustomers.IorderedapairofshoesformymumasagiftonWomen’sDay.Tomydisappointment，therearethefollowingproblems.Tobeginwith，itdidn’tarriveonschedule，whichmissedtheWomen’sDay.Besides,notonlyisitthewrongsizebutitisalsoofwrongcolor。Whatbothersmemostisthequalityoftheshoes.Theyarenotmadeofgenuineleather，whichgiveoffbadsmell.Iamnotsatisfiedtohavereceivedsuchpoorservice，andIamqualifiedtoaskyoutohandleit.Ihopeyoucaneitherreturnmymoneyordeliveranewpairtome.Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiHua听力原文材料Text1W:Doyouplayanymusicalinstruments？M：Uh,no.Ionlyplaysports.Text2M：Wouldyouliketogotomyfriend’sweddingwithme?W:Totellyouthetruth,Ireallycan’tgoanywherebecauseI’mgoingtohaveafinalexamtomorrow。Text3W:Whatkindofnewsdoyouusuallyfollow?M:Internationalnews，becauseIamnowstudyingbusinesssoIneedtoknowwhat'sgoingonintheworld.Text4W：It’ssonicetohaveyouhere。M:IhopeIhaven’tkeptyouwaitinglong.W：No。Howwastheflight？M:Itwasquitesmooth。Text5M:Thisrestaurantseemsgood,doesn’tit?W:So,you’venevereatenhereeither?Whydidyoubringmeherethen?M:Tomrecommendedthisplacetome.Hesaidhehadeatenheremanytimesandhadneverbeendisappointed。Text6W:Let’sgetsomeorganicvegetables.MyfriendLucysaystheyreallydotastebetter.M：Maybe,butthey'realsomoreexpensive。IwastalkingtoJoeatworkaboutthis。Imean，yeah,hebuysorganicfood，buthissalaryissomuchhigherthanmine.W：OK,let’sdothis.We’llgetsomeorganictomatoes,justtogivethematry。Thenwe’llseehowwelikethemandgofromthere.Anyway，thepriceisonly20%higherthanregulartomatoes’。Text7M：Whydon’tyoutakeyourclothestothelaundry?W:Goodidea。Whereisit？M:It’sabout500yardsfromherebytheshortcutthroughthesquare.You'veneverbeentherebefore？W：No.Ialwayshand—washmyclothes.Ifyouwashthemeverydayit'snotmuchtroubleatall。Buttomorrow,I’llhavetochangemysheets.M:DoyouknowtheplaceImean？W：Ithinkso.It'sjustnextdoortothetailor’s。M：That’sright。Besuretotakesomequartersalong。W:Iwill。Oh，I’msosleepy.Goodnight。M:Goodnight。Text8M:Oh,Ijustgotsomebadnewstoday.W：Whathappened,Tony？M:Todaythebosscalledmeintohisofficeandtoldmetheyhadtolaymeoff.ThatmeansI’moutofwork。W:Oh！Iamsosorry。Youreallylikedworkingthere。M:Yeah,well,it’snotallbadnews。There’sstillasmallchancethatthecompanywillcallmebackinthesummeriftheworkpicksup。Youneverknowwhat'llhappen。Theymightneedmethen。W:Oh,thisissosudden,isn’tit?M：Well，sortof.Twootheremployeeslosttheirjobslastmonth。IhadafeelingImightbethenextinline.Youknow。I’veonlybeenworkingtherefortenmonths.Ifthey’regoingtolaysomeoneoff，it’salwaysgoi