高考英语二轮总复习课后习题 综合能力训练二

综合能力训练二

（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,愿从题中所给的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.£9.15.C.£9.18.

答案:B

1.Whatcolordoesthemanprefer?

A.Brown.B.Black.C.Blue.

2.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?

A.Seethedoctor.

B.Putonclothes.

C.Gotobed.

3.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Visitingacompany.

B.Havingajobinterview.

C.Makingatelephonecall.

4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Themoney.

B.Thefootball.

C.Thebirthday.

5.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Sheissupportive.

B.Sheisconfident.

C.Sheisactive.

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至8题。

6.Whereisthemangoing?

A.Thestreet.

B.Theyard.

C.Thecinema.

7.Whichturningshouldthemantake?

A.Thefirstontheleft.

B.Thefirstontheright.

C.Thesecondontheleft.

8.Howwillthemangetthere?

A.Bybus.B.Onfoot.C.Bybike.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.WheredidSarapaintthepictures?

A.Athome.

B.Inthekitchen.

C.Atschool.

10.WhatcolourarethetreesinSara'spicture?

A.Red.B.Blue.C.Green.

11.WhatareintheskyinSara'spictures?

A.Rooms.

B.Planes.

C.Sara,sfatherandtrees.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.Whathappenedtotheman?

A.Hewasgivenaprize.

B.Helosthisjob.

C.Hisbossgavehimtwoweeks'leave.

13.Howdidthemanfeelabouthisboss'sdecision?

A.Heunderstooditverywell.

B.Hethoughtitcompletelywrong.

C.Hedidn,tunderstandit.

14.Whatwasthemanunabletodo?

A.Useacomputer.

B.Useatypewriter.

C.Useaprinter.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.WhatisgoingtobeinLibertyParknextweek?

A.Anartfestival.

B.Aconcert.

C.Apicnic.

16.Howmanyartistswillshowtheirpaintings?

A.Twotraditionalpainters.

B.Twomodernartists.

C.Threebestlocalartists.

17.Whatinformationdoweknowaboutthearteeplaceandtime.

B.Theystartatdifferentplacesandtime.

C.Theywillshowpaintingsfromfiveforeigncountries.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whatdidthespeakerusetodoforaliving?

A.Heranavillageshop.

B.Heworkedonafarm.

C.Heworkedinanadvertisingcompany.

19.WhatdoweknowaboutthespeakerJslifeinthepast?

A.Itwasstressful.

B.Itwaspeaceful.

C.Itwasboring.

20.Whatmadethespeakerchangehislifestyle?

A.Thetroublewithhisfamilylife.

B.Hisdesiretostarthisownbusiness.

C.Hisdreamoflivinginthecountryside.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

（天津卷,B）

“Theytellmethatyou'dliketomakeastatue（塑像）ofme—is

thatcorrect,MissVinnieReam?”

Thedeep,gentlevoicehelpedcalmthenervousgirl.Askinga

favorofthePresidentoftheUnitedStateswasnocasual

matter,especiallyforaseventeen-year-oldgirl.

“Yes,sir,"shereplied,herdarkeyesmeetinghis."I

wouldn,thavedaredtoaskyou,butmyteacher,Mr.Mills,saysIam

ready.Iplantomakeitinanadmirablemanner.”

PresidentLincolnsmiled.^Painters,sculptors-they'veall

triedtomakethebestofthisordinaryface,butI'mafraid

thereysnotmuchhope.Whatdidyouhaveinmind,MissReam?Abust（半

身像）？”

BeforeVinniecouldsayyes,thePresidenthurriedon,ashade

ofapologyinhisvoice."Ofcourse—Ishouldn,thaveasked.A

full-lengthposewouldbemuchtoobigaprojectforayoungwoman

yoursize.”

Vinnie,sfaceturnedred.Sherealizedshelookedlikea

child,withhertinyfigure.uSmalldoesnotmeanweak,sir,she

defendedherself."IwasborninthecountryofWisconsin.I,ve

driventeamsofhorsesandcarriedwater.Makingafull-length

clay（黏土）figurewouldnoteystrength一andthatiswhatIintend

todo!”

ThePresidentJseyesbrightenedathershowof

spirit.aSorry,madam,IhaveunderestimatedyouasIdidn'tknow

yourbackground.”

Buthissmilefadedasherubbedhisbeardwithbonyfingers,in

thought."MissReam,“hesighed,'Tdliketoletyoudoit,but

asyouknow,weareinthemiddleofawar.HowcouldIpossiblytake

thetimetoposeforasculpturenow?Ihardlyhaveaminuteto

myself.”

Vinnieglancedaroundandnotedthesizeofhisoffice."Iwork

quickly,“shesaid.Hervoicewassoftbutconfidentasshepointed

tothecornernearthewindows."IfIweretobringmyclayhere

andworkforthreehourseveryafternoon,Icouldcompletemostof

theprojectwhileyouareatyourdesk.”

ThePresidentseemedtoconsiderherideaseriously.Hegotup

andshookVinnie'shandwarmly,'Tveheardthatyouarea

talentedyoungwoman,andIhavefoundyoucharmingandintelligent

aswell.Icannotmakemydecisionimmediately,butyouwillhearfrom

mesoon.”

Theverynextday,Vinniereceivedaninvitationfromthe

President.

21.WhatgaveVinnieconfidencetomakeherrequestofPresident

Lincoln?

A.Heraggressivepersonality.

B.Mr.Mills'sencouragingremark.

C.PresidentLincoln,sgentlevoice.

D.Herinterestinachallengingjob.

22.HowdidPresidentLincolnfirstrespondtoVinnie,srequest?

A.Pleased.B.Thrilled.

C.Regretful.D.Doubtful.

23.Vinnieconfirmedherabilitytomakeafull-lengthstatueby

highlighting.

A.hereotherprojects

B.herinnocentchildhoodinthecountry

C.theheavylaborshehadclonebefore

D.theskillshepickedupinWisconsin

B

TheyaskedKatherineJohnsonforthemoon,andshegaveitto

them.Withlittlemorethanapencil,aslideruleandoneofthe

finestmathematicalmindsinthecountry,Mrs.Johnson,whodiedat

101onMonday,calculatedtheprecisetrajectories（轨道）thatwould

letApollo11landonthemoonin1969and,afterNeilArmstrongys

history-makingmoonwalk,letitreturntoEarth.

YetthroughoutMrs.Johnson's33yearsinNASAandfordecades

afterward,almostnooneknewhername.

Mrs.Johnsonwasoneofseveralhundredstrictly

educated,supremelycapableyetlargelyunrecognisedwomenwho,well

beforethemodernfeministmovement,workedasNASA

mathematicians.Butitwasnotonlyherseeyearsatmidcentury,the

blackwomenweresubjectedtoadoublesegregation（隔离）:Theywere

keptseparatefromthemuchlargegroupofwhitewomenwhointurn

weresegregatedfromtheagency?smalemathematiciansand

engineers.

Mrs.JohnsonbrokebarriersatNASA.Inoldage,Mrs.Johnson

becamethemostcelebratedblackwomenwhoservedasmathematicians

forthespaceagency.TheirstorywastoldintheHollywoodfilm

HiddenFigures,whichwasnominatedforthreeOscars,includingthe

bestpicture.

In,NASAdedicatedabuildinginherhonour.That

year,TheWashingtonPostdescribedheras“themosthigh-profileof

thecomputers一“computers“beingthetermoriginallyusedto

describeMrs.Johnsonandhercolleagues,muchastheword

“typewriters”wasusedinthe19thcenturytorepresent

professionaltypists.

“Shehelpedournationenlargethefrontiersof

space,"NASA'sadministrator,JimBridenstine,saidinastatement

onMonday,“evenasshemadehugestepsthatalsoopeneddoorsfor

womenandpeopleofcolourintheuniversalhumanquestto

ers.Johnsonherselfwasfondofsaying,hertenure（任期）at

Langley—from1953untilherretirementin1986—was“atimewhen

computersworeskirts”.

24.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?

A.TopresenttheApollomoonmission.

B.TostressMrs.Johnson,scontributions.

C.TohonourNeilArmstrongJsmoonwalk.

D.Tomournagreatwoman一Mrs.Johnson.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“barriers”inparagraph4refer

to?

A.Genderinequalityandcolourline.

B.Mrs.Johnson?sunrecognisedtalents.

C.Theagency'smalemathematiciansandengineers.

D.Thehardshipsbeforethemodernfeministmovement.

26.WhywereMrs.Johnsonandhercolleaguesdescribedas

“computers”?

A.Becausetheyusedcomputerstokeeptheirworksecret.

B.Becausetheyweretheagency?shumancalculators.

C.Becausecomputersystemsengagedthemdeeply.

D.Becausetheyopenedadoortoouterspace.

27.WhatcanwelearnfromMrs.JohnsonJseaynotwork.

B.Theworldawaitsourdiscovery.

C.Useknowledgetowipeoutignorance.

D.Neverbelimitedbythelabelsattachedbyothers.

C

（全国I卷,C）

Asdataandidentitytheftbecomesmoreandmorecommon,the

marketisgrowingforbiometric（生物测量）technologies-like

fingerprintscans一tokeepothersoutofprivatee-spaces.At

present,thesetechnologiesarestilleGeorgiaTechsaythatthey

havecomeupwithalow-costdevice（装置）thatgetsaroundthis

problemssmartkeyboard.Thissmartkeyboardpreciselymeasures

thecadence（节奏）withwhichonetypesandthepressurefingers

applytoeachkey.Thekeyboardcouldofferastronglayerof

securitybyanalyzingthingsliketheforceofauser'stypingand

thetimebetweenkeypresses.Thesepatternsareuniquetoeach

person.Thus,thekeyboardcandeterminepeople'sidentities,andby

extension,whethertheyshouldbegivenaccesstothecomputerit's

connectedto-regardlessofwhethersomeonegetsthepassword

right.

Italsodoesn,trequireanewtypeoftechnologythatpeople

aren,talreadyfamiliarwith.Everybodyusesakeyboardand

everybodytypesdifferently.

Inastudydescribingthetechnology,theresearchershad100

volunteerstypetheword“touch“fourtimesusingthesmart

keyboard.Datacollectedfromthedevicecouldbeusedtorecognize

differentparticipantsbasedonhowtheytyped,withverylowerror

rates.Theresearcherssaythatthekeyboardshouldbepretty

straightforwardtocommercializeandismostlymadeofinehopes

tomakeittomarketinthenearfuture.

28.Whydotheresearchersdevelopthesmartkeyboard?

A.Toreducepressureonkeys.

B.Toimproveaccuracyintyping.

C.Toreplacethepasswordsystem.

D.Tocutthecostofe-spaceprotection.

29.Whatmakestheinventionofthesmartkeyboardpossible?

A.Computersaremucheasiertooperate.

B.Fingerprintscanningtechniquesdevelopfast.

C.Typingpatternsvaryfrompersontoperson.

D.Datasecuritymeasuresareguaranteed.

30.Whatdotheresearcherseartkeyboard?

A.It'11beenvironment-friendly.

B.It'11reachconsumerssoon.

C.It'11bemadeofplastics.

D.It'11helpspeeduptyping.

31.Whereisthiste?

A.Adiary.B.Aguidebook.

C.Anovel.D.Amagazine.

D

（全国H卷D）

Whenaleafyplantisunderattack,itdoesn'tsitquietly.Back

in1983,twoscientists,JackSchultzandIanBaldwin,reportedthat

youngmapletreesgettingbittenbyinsectssendoutaparticular

smel1thatneighboringplantscanget.Thesechemicalscomefromthe

injuredpartsoftheplantandseemtobeanalarm.Whattheplants

pumpthroughtheairisamiicalsknownasvolatileorganic

compounds,VOCsforshort.

ScientistshavefoundthatailkindsofplantsgiveoutVOCs

whenbeingattacked.It'saplantJswayofcryingout.Butisanyone

listening?Apparently.Becausewecanwatchtheneighborsreact.

Someplantspunpoutsmellychemicalstokeepinsectsaway.But

othersdodoubleduty.Theypumpoutperfumesdesignedtoattract

differentinsectswhoarenaturalenemiestotheattackers.Once

theyarrive,thetablesareturned.Theattackerwhowaslunchingnow

becomeslunch.

Instudyafterstudy,itappearsthatthesechemical

conversationshelptheneighbors.Thedamageisusuallymoreserious

onthefirstplant,buttheneighbors,relativelyspeaking,stay

saferbecausetheyheardthealarmandknewwhattodo.

Doesthismeanthatplantstalktoeachother?Scientistsdon,t

know.Maybethefirstplantjustmadeacryofpainorwassending

amessagetoitsownbranches,andso,ineffect,wastalkingto

itself.Perhapstheneighborsjusthappenedto"overhear”the

cry.Soinformationwasexchanged,butitwasn,tatrue,intentional

backandforth.

CharlesDarwin,over150yearsago,imaginedaworldfar

busier,noisierandmoreintimate（亲密的）thantheworldwecansee

andhear.Oursensesareweak.ThereJsawholelotgoingon.

32.Whatdoesaplantdowhenitisunderattack?

A.Itmakesnoises.

B.Itgetshelpfromotherplants.

C.Itstandsquietly.

D.Itsendsoutcertainchemicals.

33.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“thetablesareturned”in

paragraph3?

A.Theattackersgetattacked.

B.Theinsectsgatherunderthetable.

C.Theplantsgetreadytofightback.

D.Theperfumesattractnaturalenemies.

34.Scientistsfindfromtheirstudiesthatplantscan

A.predictnaturaldisasters

B.protectthemselvesagainstinsects

C.talktooneanotherintentionally

D.helptheirneighborswhennecessary

35.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theworldischangingfasterthanever.

B.Peoplehavestrongersensesthanbefore.

C.Theworldismorecomples.

D.PeopleinDarwin?stimeweremoreimaginative.

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。

（广西北海高三一模）

Ourworldismoreconnectedthaneverbeforethanksto

technology.36Indeed,itisbecomingincreasinglyimportant

thatwealllearnhowtodealwiththispainfulfeeling.

Youshouldbedeterminedtoactivelyendyourloneliness.We

oftenenduppassivelywaitingforsomeoneelsetomakeusfeelless

lonely.Youmayfeelthatyourlonelinessindicatesthatnobodyis

willingtoconnectwithyou.Andthereisnothingyoucandoabout

it.Butthatisfarfromthetruth.37

Youshouldfindreasonswhyyouarelonely.Weallfeellonely

fordifferentreasons.Someofushavenooneelsetointeract（5

动）withonaconsistentbasisandthat'swhywefeellonely.You

mayfeelthatthepeopleinyourlifedon'tshareyourthoughts

andideas.38youneedtoidentifyit.Andyouknowexactlyhow

tohandleyourloneliness.

39Peoplewhoarelonelytendtofallintodestructive

mentalhabits.Theytrytoavoidthepainofnotbeingunderstood

andbeingdisconnectedbynotgivingpeopleanychancetounderstand

andconnectwiththem.ThatJsnotwhatyoushouldchooseto

do.Instead,youshouldshareyourthoughtsandfeelingswithothers

anddosoopenlyandfearlessly.

Youshouldfindpeoplewhoshareyourinterests.40

everybodyisinterestedinsomething.Andjustastherearemany

interests,therearemanypeoplewhosharethoseinterests.Findwhat

interestsyouandconnectwithothersonthatbasis.

A.Whateverthereasonis,

B.Whetherit'scoincollectingorvideogames,

C.Ifyouhavenoreasontoshareyourinterests,

D.Youshouldbetruetoyourselforactivelyendloneliness.

E.Youshouldbeopenaboutyourthoughts,ideasanddesires.

F.Endinglonelinessissomethingthatyoucanandshoulddo

actively.

G.However,moreandmoreofusfindourselveshavingtostand

loneliness.

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节,满分45分）

第一节（共20小题;每小题L5分,满分30分）

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可

以填入空白处的最佳选项。

（江苏卷）

Beinggoodatsomethingandhavingapassionforitarenot

enough.Success41fundamentallyonourviewofourselvesand

ofthe42inourlives.

Whentwelve-year-oldJohnWilsonwalkedintohischemistry

classonarainydayin1931,hehadno43ofknowingthathis

lifewastochange44.Theclassexperimentthatdaywasto45

howheatingacontainerofwaterwouldbringairbubbling【冒泡）

tothesurface.46,thecontainertheteachergaveWilsontoheat

47heldsomethingmorevolatile（易挥发的）thanwater.When

Wilsonheatedit,thecontainer48,leavingWilsonblindedin

botheyes.

WhenWilsonreturnedhomefromhospitaltwomonthslater,his

parents49tofindawaytodealwiththecatastrophethathad

50theirlives.ButWilsondidnotregardtheaccidentas_

51.Helearnedbraille(盲文)quicklyandcontinuedhiseducation

atWorcesterCollegefortheBlind.There,henotonlydidwellas

astudentbutalsobecamea(n)52publicspeaker.

Later,heworkedinAfrica,wheremanypeoplesufferedfrom53

forlackofpropertreatment.Forhim,itwasonethingto54his

ownfateofbeingblindandquiteanothertoallowsomethingto

continue55itcouldbefiovedhimtoaction.Andtensof

millionsinAfricaandAsiacanseebecauseofthe56Wilson

madetopreventingthe57.

Wilsonreceivedseveralinternational58forhisgreat

contributions.Helosthissightbutfounda59.Heprovedthat

it'snotwhathappenstousthat60ourlives—it'swhatwe

makeofwhathappens.

41.A.dependsB.holds

C.keepsD.reflects

42.A.dilemmasB.accidents

C.eventsD.steps

43.A.wayB.hope

C.planD.measure

44.A.continuallyB.gradually

C.gracefullyD.completely

45.A.directB.show

C.advocateD.declare

46.A.AnywayB.Moreover

C.SomehowD.Thus

47.A.mistakenlyB.casually

C.amazinglyD.clumsily

48.A.eruptedB.eptiedD.epted

C.caredD.agreed

50.A.submittedtoB.cateredfor

C.impressedonD.happenedto

51.A.fantasticB.epressiveD.catastrophic

52.A.accomplishedB.crucial

C.specificD.innocent

53.A.deafnessB.depression

C.blindnessD.speechlessness

54.A.decideB.abandon

C.controlD.accept

55.A.untilB.when

C.unlessD.before

56.A.oppositionB.adjustments

C.commitmentD.limitations

57.A.preventableB.potential

C.spreadableD.influential

58.A.scholarshipsB.rewards

C.awardsD.bonuses

59.A.fortuneB.recipe

C.dreamD.vision

60.A.distinguishesB.determines

C.claimsD.limits

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。

Onadiet?Thenconsidersittingbythewindowthenexttimeyou

eatout.

Theresearchersmeasuredandmapped61.designof

eachrestaurantandthenusedmealchecks62.

(track)whatdinersorderedandhowitrelatedtowheretheysat.

Theresultsweretelling:peoplesitting63.(far)

fromthefrontdooratethefewestsaladsand64.(be)73

percentmorelikelytoorderdesserts.Those65.(seat)

atadarktableateheavierfoodandorderedmoreofit,66.

dinerssittingathigh-topbartablesorderedmore

saladsandfewerdesserts.

Thedarkeritis,themore“invisible“youmightfeel,theless

easy67.istoseehowmuchyou'reeatingandtheless

guiltyyoumightfeel.Seeingthesunlight,68.

(passer-by)ortreesoutsidemightmakeyoumoreaware69.

howyoulook,mightmakeyouthinkaboutwalkingormightinspire

youtochooseagreensalad.

Theresearchersalsonotedthatslimdinerschewedaround15

timespermouthful,threechewsmorethanheavierdiners.By70.

（eat）moreslowly,thedinerspendslesstimeittakes

forthebraintofeelfull.

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）

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（八），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改:在错的词下画一横线，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。

Thisafternoon,Iwenthomebybusasusual.Iwaslisteningmusic

whenIsuddenlynoticedthebusstopthatIshouldgetoff.ThenI

hurriedoffabus.ButwhenIarrivedhome,Ifindthatmywalletwas

gone—somemoneyandseveralimportantcardwereinit.Eagertoget

thewalletback,soIrushedtothebuscompanyforhelp.Lucky,at

theLostandFoundoffice,Isawmywallet.Ifeltsoexcitingthat

Iwantedtothankthepersonwhohadturnedthemin.However,Iwas

toldthemanhadn,tlefthisname.Howagreatman!

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

（全国ni卷）

假定你是李华，你校将举办音乐节。请写封邮件邀请你的英国朋友

Allen参加，内容包括：

1.时间；

2.活动安排；

3.欢迎他表演节目。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考答案

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附:听力原文

(Textl)

M:BetweenthebrownandblackshirtIdecidedonthebrownone.

W:Sorry?Whichone?

M:Thebrownone.

(Text2)

M:Whatareyoudoinginyournightclothes?ItJsonlyeight

o'clock.

W:Idon'tfeelwell.Ifingoingtohaveanearlynight.

(TeynameisKennethBeareandFmcallingtoaskforinfornation

aboutthepositionadvertisedinSunday'sTimes.

W:Yes,thepositionisstillopen.CouldIhaveyournameandnumber

please?

(Tegetthatnewfootball?Hehasn'tgotanymoney.

W:Itmighthavebeenapresent.Afterall,itwashisbirthdaylast

week.

(Text5)

M:Ican,tevenpaythisweek'srent.

W:WouldithelpifIlentyousome?

M:Well,itwouldhelp,ofcourse.ButIcan'tborrowfromyou.

W:Don?tbesilly.Howmuchdoyouwant?

(Tee,canyoutel1methewaytotheCooperCinema?

W:Yougoalongthisstreet.Youtakethefirstturningonyour

left.Youwalkaboutahundredyards,andtheCooperCinemaisonyour

left.

M:Waitaminute.Igoalongthisstreet.Itakethefirstturningon

myleft.Walkaboutahundredyards,andtheCooperCinemaisonmy

left.

W:ThatJsright.

M:Thankyouverymuch.

(Text7)

M:Whatareyoudoing,littleSara?

W:Iamlookingatniypictures,Dad.Ipaintedtheminclass.

M:Showmeyourpictures,please.Oh,what,sthat,Sara?

W:It'sahouse.

M:Andwhatarethose?

W:Thosearerooms.Thisroomisthekitchen.That,smybedroom.

M:Whatarethosegreenlines?

W:Theyarenotlines,Dad.Theyaretrees.Thesetreesareintheblue

sky.

M:Isthataplane?

W:It'snotaplane,Dad.ItJsyou.Youareinthesky.

(Teybosstoldmenevertogotoworkagain.

W:Ican,tbelieveit.Why?

M:Idon'tknow.Whenhetoldmethat,Iwassoconfused.

W:Didyouusuallygotoworklate?

M:Well,Ioftendid.

W:Whenyouwereworking,didyouthinkaboutotherthings?

M:Sometimes.

W:Couldyouuseacomputer?

M:No,Icanonlyuseatypewriter.

W:Well,1thinkIknowwhy.Youdidn,tuseyourtimewell,andyou

didn,tlearnnewthings.

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W:Iwouldliketoknowmoreabouttheartfestivalnextweek.What

canIdoatthefestival?

M:Oh,youcandolotsofthings!Youcanlistentomusic,lookat

paintingsbylocalandinternationalpainters,jointhepicnicin

theparkorwatchaplay.

W:Wow!WhatpaintingscanIseeatthefestival?

M:Threeofourbestlocalpaintersareshowingtheirpaintings.Two

ofthemareverytraditionalandliketopaintlandscapes.Thethird

localpainterisamodernartistandherpaintingsshowtheworld

inadifferentway,thewaysheseesit.Youcanalsoseenewandold

paintingsfromFrance,Japan,BrazilandNorway.

W:Whenisthearte:Oh,therearetwo,actually.Thelocalpainters

wi11showtheirpaintingsat11a.m.onSaturdayandthe

internationale.onSunday.Wouldyouliketoknowwhereitis?

W:Yes,please.

M:ThelocalexhibitionisinBuilding4andtheinternational

exhibitionisinBuilding8.

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