河南省郑州市八校联盟2025-2026学年高二上学期11月期中考试英语（含答案）

2025~2026学年上学期期中学业水平测试

高二英语试卷

考生注意:

1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分,考试时间120分钟。

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4.本卷命题范围:人教版选择性必修第一册~选择性必修第二册unit1。

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。

1.whatisthemanprobablydoing?

A.shopping.B.Cooking.C.Teaching.

2.wheredidthemanseeAlicejustnow?

A.IntheLostandFoundoffice.B.Inthelibrary.C.Inheroffice.

3.Howwillthespeakersgototherestaurant?

A.onfoot.B.Bybike.C.Bytaxi.

4.whenwillthemantakethemathtest?

A.onMonday.B.onFriday.C.onsaturday.

5.whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Coworkers.B.Classmates.C.Interviewerandinterviewee.

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.whatisthewomanconfusedabout?

A.Thewaterbill.B.Thehouseprice.C.Thephonebill.

7.whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A.Decoratethebathroom.B.useprofessionaltools.C.Havethewatersystemchecked.

听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。

8.whatisthewoman?

A.Anurse.B.Astudent.C.Adoctor.

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9.whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.shehasaninterestinmedicine.

B.shehasgraduatedfromcollege.

C.shelikesworkingwitholdpeople.

10.wheredoestheman’sauntworknow?

A.Inahospital.B.Inacollege.C.Inacinema.

听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。

11.whatdoesthemanlikebestaboutworkingholidays?

A.Enjoyingtastyfoods.B.Meetingyoungpeople.C.visitingamazingplaces.

12.whatdoesthemanthinkofhissummercampsinAmerica?

A.Boring.B.Tiring.C.wonderful.

13.whatdoesthemanteachatwintercamps?

A.Tennis.B.Horse-riding.C.skiing.

听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。

14.whatdoesthemanadvisedoingfirst?

A.Goingtoatown.B.Confirmingthetopics.C.Talkingtotheirteacher.

15.whatwillthespeakersdointhelibrary?

A.LookforMs.Jane.B.Learnaboutthelocalhistory.C.writeareportonclothing.

16.whywillthespeakerswritealettertointerviewees?

A.Tosharetheirideas.B.Toexpresstheirthanks.C.Toputofftheinterview.

听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17.wheredidthespeakereatlunch?

A.Inaschool.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inapark.

18.whatdidthespeakerdoat3o’clock?

A.Hewenttoagym.B.Hevisitedacastle.C.Heplayedfootball.

19.Howmanyhoursdidthespeakerspendinthetown?

A.5.5.B.7.5.C.8.5.

20.whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?

A.Abusinesstrip.B.Asportsmeeting.C.Atravelexperience.

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

HerearefourparksinAmericathatofferidealvisitingconditionsinthefall.

NatchezTraceparkway(Mississippi,Alabama,Tennessee)

Covering444milesbetweentheMississippiRiverandNashville,NatchezTraceparkwayhassomeofthe

prettiestsceneryintheentiresouth.Thefallseasonalsobringsspecialeventsalongtheparkwaylikethe

NatchezBalloonFestival(october18—19)andDancingwithTheking(october18—20)inTupelo,Mississippi.

capitolReefNationalpark(utah)

FallisaharvestseasonatCapitolReefNationalpark—apicture-perfectsettingforpicnickingwithpeaches,pears

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andapples.Forasmallfee,visitorscanself-pickthepeaches,pearsandappleswithladdersandfruit-picking

polesprovidedbytheparkservice.Afterward,theycanenjoythefruitsoftheirlaboratthenearbypicnicarea

andcampground.

whitesandsNationalpark(NewMexico)

coolertemperaturesarejustoneofthereasonstovisitwhitesandsinthefall.Anotherreasontovisitinthe

fallisimpressivefullmoonsthatbrightentheunearthlylandscapesofthisNewMexicodesertpark.whitesands

celebratestheautumnsupermoonswithranger-ledFullMoonHikes(september18andoctober16)andFull

MoonNightsthatfeatureliveoutdoormusic,specificallyajazzbandonseptember17aswellasNativeAmerican

musicianandstorytellerRandyGrangeronoctober17.

JoshuaTreeNationalpark(california)

It’shardtoavoidcrowdsatJoshuaTreeNationalpark,butyoumighthaveachanceifyouvisitduringa

weekdayinoctoberorNovember.Byoctober,theaveragedaytimetemperaturehasdropped,perfectforhiking,

biking,horsebackridingthe36.5-milecaliforniaRiding&HikingTrailthatrunseast-westacrossthepark.

21.whendoestheNatchezBalloonFestivalstart?

A.onoctober16.B.onoctober17.c.onoctober19.D.onoctober18.

22.whatcanvisitorsdoatcapitolReefNationalpark?

A.Enjoybandperformances.B.pickfruits.

c.MeetRandyGranger.D.AttendDancingwithTheking.

23.whichparkoffersactivitiesrelatedtofullmoons?

A.whitesandsNationalpark.B.NatchezTraceparkway.

c.capitolReefNationalpark.D.JoshuaTreeNationalpark.

B

ckunsa,thelanguageoftheLickanantaypeoplewhohavelivedintheAtacamaDesertformorethan11,000

years,wasdeclared“extinct”inthe1950s.Anextinctlanguageisalanguagethatnolongerexistsduetothere

beingnospeakersorusers,inlinguisticsorotherwise.It’salanguagenoonebotherstostudyatall.“Idon’t

acceptthatmynativelanguageisextinct,”says50-year-oldTomisvilca,anaboriginalpersonlivinginthe

depthsofthedesert.“wearebringingitback.wearegoingtoreviveourlanguage.”

About7,000languagesarespokenworldwide,ofwhicharound1,500areindangerofdisappearingaltogetherby

theendofthiscentury.ckunsaisnottheonlyonetodisappear.Theselk’nam,anativepeoplewholivedinthe

furthestsouthernreachesofchile,spokealanguagecalledona,whichhasalsobeendeclaredextinct.Recently,

in2021,cristinacalder6n,thelastspeakeroftheyaginlanguageatthesouthernmosttipofsouthAmerica,

died.withherdeath,theyaginlanguagebecameextinct.

“Attheeducationallevel,weareworkingconstantlytoreviveckunsathroughtheschoolsubject,”said

MargaritaMakuc,headofthechileanEducationMinistry’sgeneraleducationdivision.In2018and2019,the

ministryspoketorepresentativesfromthecountry’s10nativecommunitiestobuildacurriculum(课程表)forthe

subject,whichwasapprovedandcarriedoutinJuly2020.Inoctober2021,thefirstgreatmeetingoftheckunsa

languagewasheldinanattempttoplotawayforwardfortherecoveryofthelanguage.AndinMaythisyear,a

foundationhandedout1,400minickunsadictionariestoprimaryschoolstudentsinsanpedrodeAtacama.

IliaReyesAymani,alocal50-year-oldteacher,haswrittenshortsongsinckunsatoteachcolorsand

numberstothelocalchildren.“we’retryingtoleavesomethingbehindforourchildren,muchasour

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grandparentsandancestorsdidforus,”saysReyesAymani.“Themorewespreadthewordsandteachpeople,

thefasterCkunsagrowsasalanguage.It’sgreattoseehowpeoplearetakingitup,andshowingusthatour

heritagematters.”

24.whatdoestheunderlinedword“aboriginal”inparagraph1probablymean?

A.Creative.B.Inexperienced.C.unlucky.D.Local.

25.Howisparagraph2developed?

A.Byreasoning.B.Byanalyzingresults.

C.Bygivingexamples.D.Byexperimenting.

26.whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?

A.students’performanceinChile.B.EffortstoreviveCkunsa.

C.stepsinlearningaforeignlanguage.D.Problemswithcarryingouttheproject.

27.whatdoesReyesAymanithinkofhispresentwork?

A.Itisbeneficialtofuturegenerations.B.Itearnshimalargesumofmoney.

C.Itmakeshimfeelanxiousandstressed.D.Itgetshimtoknowmorefamouspeople.

C

Indiahasbeenoneoftheworld’slargestproducersandconsumersofwheatandrice.“weusedtoknow

whenitwouldrainandforhowlong,andweplantedourseeds(种子)accordingly,”saidP.RavinderReddy,a

formerIndiansoldierwhoturnedtofarmingonhisfamily’sland16yearsago.“Now,manytimestheseedsdon’t

groweitherbecausethere’stoomuchrainorit’scompletelydry.”

somearetakingtowhatiscallednaturalfarming—techniqueslikeplantingcropsalongsidetreesandother

plantsthatcanprotectcropsfromwindandsomeextremeweather—todealwithclimatechange.Butthatcan

meanreducedyields(产量),soIndia’sgovernmentispromotingtheuseofnewvarietiesofriceseedsthatdon’t

decreaseyields.

AccordingtoaunitedNationsreportreleasedearlierthisyear,morethan700millionpeoplewenthungry

lastyearandoverathirdoftheglobalpopulationisunabletoaffordahealthydiet.ApartfromIndia,other

programsincludingaunitedstatesgovernmentprogramandprivatelyfundedprojectsarehelpingdevelopnew

seedsthatcanadapttoclimatechangeinAfrica,CentralAmericaandotherAsiancountries.

“wereallyneedtheseseedstodealwiththesemultipleissuescreatedbyglobalwarming,”saidAshok

kumarsingh,formerdirectorofNewDelhi-basedIndianAgricultureResearchInstituteandascientistwho

specializesinplantgeneticsandbreeding.singhhasoverseenthecreationofmultiplesuccessfulricevarietiesto

resistvariousplantdiseases.Andhisorganization,withfundingfromthegovernment,hasreleasedmorethan

2,000seedvarietiesinthelastdecade.

“Ensuringthatfarmersknowaboutsuchseeds,canaffordthemandaretrainedtousethemproperlyisas

importantascreatingtheseeds,”saidAditiMukherji,directorforclimatechangeadaptationandmitigationat

theConsultativeGrouponInternationalAgriculturalResearchandanauthorofseveralunitedNationsclimatereports.

28.whatcanwelearnfromP.RavinderReddy’swords?

A.Hehasbeenasoldierforsixteenyears.B.Hehasanapproachtohelpingseedsgrow.

C.ItiseasytopredictwhenitwillraininIndia.D.TheclimateinIndiahasbecomeextreme.

29.whatisaconsequenceofapplyingnaturalfarming?

A.yielddecrease.B.Energyshortage.

C.Landloss.D.Environmentalharm.

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30.whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbymentioning700millionpeople?

A.Therisingpopulationaroundtheworld.B.Therightwayofkeepingahealthydiet.

C.Thenecessityfordevelopingtougherseeds.D.TheimportanceofaunitedNationsreport.

31.whatisAditiMukherji’ssuggestionforthegovernments?

A.Trainingtheirfarmers.B.Creatingmorejobs.

C.Raisingthepriceofseeds.D.Ensuringpersonalsecurity.

D

Amysteriousphenomenonfirstobservedin2013inaremotepartofthepacificoceanappearedsounbelievable.

sensorreadingsseemedtoshowthatoxygenwasbeingmadeontheseabed4,000metersbelowthesurface.

“Itoldmystudentstoputthesensorsbackinthebox.weshippedthembacktotheproducerandgotthem

testedbecauseIthoughttheyhadgivenusnonsense,”saidAndrewsweetman,aprofessoratthescottish

AssociationforMarinescience.“Andeverysingletimetheproducercameback:6They’reworkingaccurately.》”

photosyntheticorganisms(光合生物)suchasplantsandalgaeusesunlighttoproduceoxygenthatcycles

intotheoceandepths,butpreviousstudiesconductedinthedeepseahaveshownthatoxygenisonlyconsumed,

notproduced,bytheorganismsthatlivethere.Now,theteam’sresearchwaschallengingthislong-held

assumption,findingoxygenproducedwithoutphotosynthesis.

sweetmanfirstmadetheunexpectedobservationthat“darkoxygen”wasbeingproducedontheseafloor

whileassessingmarinebiodiversityinanareathat’susedforminingpotato-sizepolymetallicnodules(多金属结核).

Metalscontainedinthenodulesareinhighdemandforuseinsolarpanels,electriccarbatteriesandothergreen

technology.

Theteamtooksomeofthesamplesofpolymetallicnodulesbacktostudyinthelabtotrytounderstand

exactlyhowoxygenwasbeingproduced.workingwithscientistsatNorthwesternuniversity,Dr.sweetman

discoveredthatthenodulesproduceasmallamountofelectricity.whenthenodulesareclosetogether,they

createenoughelectricitytoproducetheoxygen.

Thediscoveryraisesmoreconcernsaboutdeep-seamining.CraigsmithfromtheuniversityofHawaiisaid

hefavoredapauseonminingthenodules.Earlyattemptsatminingeffortsinthezoneinthe1980sprovideda

warning.“In2016and2017,marinebiologistsvisitedsitesthatwereminedinthe1980sandfoundnoteven

bacteriahadrecoveredinminedareas,”saidsmith.“Inunminedregions,however,therearemanyspeciesofsealife.”

32.whydidsweetmansendthesensorsbacktotheproducer?

A.Hebrokethembyaccident.

B.Hedidn’tneedthemanymore.

C.Hewantedtoreplacethemwiththelatestones.

D.Hethoughttheywereoutoforder.

33.Accordingtothetext,theteamsucceededin.

A.inventingelectriccarbatteriesB.producingoxygeninthedeepocean

C.provingthelong-heldassumptionwrongD.creatingpolymetallicnodulesinthelab

34.whatisCraigsmith’sattitudetodeep-seamining?

A.Favorable.B.opposed.C.unconcerned.D.unclear.

35.whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.NewResearchontheIndianoceanB.DarkoxygenwasFoundontheseafloor

C.ItIsImportantforustoprotectsealifeD.AMysteriousstudyonGreenTechnology

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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。

Anyonewithastorytotellcanwriteabook,eitherfortheirownenjoymentortopublishforalltosee.The

followingaresometipstohelpyou.

understandwhyyou’rewritingabook.Beforeyoustartwritingoreventhinkingaboutyourbook,be

honestwithyourselfaboutyourreasonsforwritingit.36?Ordoyousimplyhaveagreatstorythatyou

wanttosharewiththeworld?

37.There’snooneidealworkspaceforeverywriter.somepreferaquietroom,whileothersworkbest

inacoffeeshop.Also,makesurethattheplaceyouchooseworkswithyourpreferredwritingmedium.Ifyou

wanttowriteonadesktop,makesuretohaveasuitabledesknearby.38.That’sbecauseit’seasytolose

focusifyourbackaches.

Establishdailyandweeklywritinggoals.Insteadofhopingtoproducetenpagesatatime,trysettingagoal

towriteonepageeachday.setyourwritinggoalbasedonyourwritingspeedandanyspecificdeadlines.39.

Getfeedbackoften.Youmighthaveagroupoffellowwriters,friendsorfamilymemberswithwhomyou

canshareyourworksinprogress.Itislikelythatyou’llgothroughmanyroundsoffeedbackandrevisionsbefore

yourbookispublished.40—it’sallpartoftheprocessofwritingthebestbookyoucan!

A.Don’tgetdiscouraged

B.Chooseaworkspacethatworksforyou

C.Isitnecessarytofurtheryoureducation

D.Andtrynottochangeitafteryou’vesetit

E.Breakyourbigideaintomanageablepieces

F.Doyoudreamofseeingyournameonabookcover

G.Atthesametime,remembertopickasupportivechair

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。

RakuInoueisatalentedartist.Hespecializesin41arrangingflowers,leavesandotherplantpartsto

42popculturecharacters,animals,andprettymuchanythingelseyoucanthinkof.

Inoue’sjourneyintopainstakingfloralart43onewindydayin2017.HewasinhisMontrealhome

watchingthestrongwind44dozensofpinkflowersfromarosebush(花丛)inhisbackyard.seeingthese

beautifulflowersonthe45,hethoughttohimself“whata46!”andwenttopickthemup.

Lookingatthese47,theartistcameupwiththeideato48themtocreateart.Hearrangedthemin

the49ofabeetle(甲虫)withsmalltreebranchesforlegs,andhislittleprojectturnedoutsogoodthathe

50it.

Afterthatveryfirstfloralartwork,the51artiststartedaddingseeds,leaves,andotherplantpartsto

his52.Andhegotbetteratarrangingthemwitheach53day.soon,hewas54torecreateallsorts

ofinsects.Thenhemovedontorealistic-looking55liketigersandmonkeys,andiconiccharacterslike

Nintendo’ssuperMarioandpeach.

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41.A.carefullyB.helplesslyC.secretlyD.kindly

42.A.replaceB.rescueC.recreateD.reconsider

43.A.changedB.beganC.endedD.disappeared

44.A.improveB.testC.formD.shake

45.A.marketB.beachC.waterD.ground

46.A.wasteB.surpriseC.chanceD.difference

47.A.treesB.flowersC.projectsD.characters

48.A.paintB.sellC.useD.help

49.A.caseB.historyC.middleD.shape

50.A.keptatB.waitedforC.complainedaboutD.referredto

51.A.qualifiedB.giftedC.open-mindedD.strong-willed

52.A.gardensB.storiesC.designsD.foods

53.A.puzzlingB.drinkingC.frighteningD.passing

54.A.nervousB.ableC.expectedD.guided

55.A.insectsB.plantsC.animalsD.houses

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。

AsChinaentersautumnwiththe56(arrive)ofthesolartermliqiu,whichmeanstemperaturesacross

mostof57countryhavestartedtocoolgradually,peopleareaddictedtovariousfoodstocelebratethe

seasonalchange,hopingforhealthandabetterlife.

Duringliqiu,peopleinnorthernChinatraditionallyjoininapractice58(know)astieqiubiao,acustom

ofeatingmorefood,especiallymeat,tomakeup59thelossofweightduringthehotsummer.

Businesses,especiallyrestaurantsandstoressellingmeat60istraditionallyeatenduringliqiu,have

preparedtomeetthedemand,withsalesofmeat61(dish)inmanyrestaurantsinBeijingincreasing62(great),

creatingabustling(熙熙攘攘的)marketscene.

Thereisastoreoftime-honoredfoodbrandDaoxiangcuninBeijing’sChangpingdistrict.onwednesday

morning,customerspouredintothestore63(buy)ready-to-eatfoodssuchascookedpork,friedfishandsausages.

storemanagerLiuJianjun64(express)hissatisfactionwithrecentsalesandsaid,“Inrecentdays,customers

havebeenwaitingoutsidethestoreevenbefore65(open)hours,withthestaffworkingtirelesslyfrommorning

tillafternoon.”

第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是校英语社社长李华,你社计划举办以“MyFavoriteChineseFestival”为主题的短视频展播活动。请

你给在你校工作的外教Mr.smith写一封邮件,邀请他参与录制一段短视频。内容包括:

1.说明邀请目的;

2.介绍视频主题与要求(如时长、语言等)。

注意:1.写作词数应为80个左右;

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

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DearMr.smith,

Bestregards,

LiHua

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。

In2005Newyork,wesatonabenchintheoutdoorholdingareawithotherstudioaudiencemembers,

waitingtoenterTheGuYTalkprogram—thiswasanearlymorningshowfeaturingmalesubjects,corresponding

tothefemale-focusedshowThecoffeechat.Itshostsincludedmyfavorite,JakeMiller.showinterns(实习生)

handedoutboardswithquestionnaires,alltiedtotheday’stopic:datingdisasters.IsatbetweenmynieceEmma

andbestfriendsophia,coachingthemonhowtoanswer.

“Theywantpeoplewho’llmakegoodTV,”Iexplained.“Thinkofyourfunniestdatingdisaster.”

Myown“disaster”involvedaguywho’dpulledupoutsidemyhouse,honking(发出响声)insteadofcoming

tothedoortowalkwithme.“Hecompletelyruinedthemoment,”Iwrote.“Mymomwassupposedtoopenthe

door,invitehimin,andsayI’dberightdown—he’dtakenawaythebigwelcomingceremonythatIwassupposed

tobeheld.”

Isawtheinternsmileasshecollectedmyboardandlookedthroughmywords.AllIknewwasI’dsoonseeJake

Millerinperson,maybeeventalktohimoncamera.Iturnedupmyenthusiasm,likeIwasatanaudition(试镜).

otherwomenwereinterviewed,too,hopingJakewouldtalktothem,butIwassureit’dhappenforme.Iimagined

it:Jakeapproachingwithamicrophone,andItalkedabouttherudedate,laughingalongwiththeaudience.perhapsmy

storymightbeincludedinthehighlightscollectionoftheprogram.

whenwefiledintothestudio,Isweatedeventhoughitwasfreezing—IrealizedIhadstagefright.Aswe

tookourseats,Icaughttheeyeoftheinternwho’dsmiledearlier;shesmiledagain.Iturnedtosophiaandsaid

“They’regoingtointerviewusontheshow.”

“Howdoyouknowthat?”sophiaasked.

注意:1.续写词数应为150个左右;

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

“Ijustknow,”Iwhispered,lookingattheinternwho’dsmiledtwicebefore.

Aftertheshowended,theinternwalkedstraighttomewithmyboard.

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参考答案、提示及评分细则

听力部分录音稿

(Te父t1)

M:Ok.WhatshouldIdonow?

W:keepmixingthesugarandthebutter,andslowlyaddtheeggs,oneatatime.

(Te父t2)

W:WhereisAlice?shewasoutoftheofficeallmorning.

M:IsawherintheLostandFoundofficejustnow.shesaidshefoundabackpackinthelibrary.

(Te父t3)

W:Let’swalkortakeabiketotherestaurant.Itisnotfarfromhere.

M:Look,itseemsthatit’sgoingtorain.Let’stakeataxi.

W:Ok.

(Te父t4)

W:Jack,areyougoingtoJim’spartythisFriday?

M:No,Ihavetostudyformymathtestonsaturday.ThetestisonMonday.Whowillbegoing?

W:Well,Iguessthataround10peoplewillbethere.

M:cool.

(Te父t5)

W:peter,let’stalkaboutthepositionweneedtofill.Ithinkshirleylookspromising.

M:Butshedoesn’thavemuchexperience.

W:Itshouldn’tbeanissue.she’llreceiveon-the-jobtraining.

M:Ok.ButIshouldtalktoourdepartmentheadbeforemakingafinaldecision.I’lldothatnow.

(Te父t6)

W:David,wasyourwaterbillhigherthanusualthismonth?Minewas,andIcouldn’tfigureoutwhy.Ithoughttheremightbea

problemaffectingeveryoneinthebuilding.

M:No.Maybethere’sanissuewithyourwatersystem.Youshouldhavesomeonecheckit.

W:Goodidea.I’llneedtofindsomeonewhowillgivemeafairprice,though.Itcouldbeabigjob.

M:ThepersonwhoIaskedtoworkonmybathroomwasveryprofessional.Icangiveyouhisphonenumber.

(Te父t7)

M:Whatareyougoingtostudyincollege,Wendy?

W:Medicine.

M:Why?Doyouwanttobeadoctor?

W:No,Idon’tthinkso