四川省仁寿县铧强中学2025-2026学年高二上学期第二次教学质量检测（期中）英语试卷（含答案含听力原文无音频）

铧强中学2024级高二（上）第二次教学质量检测英语试题试卷分为第1卷（阅读题）和第I1卷（表达题）两部分，共10页，满分150分；考试时间：120分钟第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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.WhenwillthemanbuythemagazineforJessie?A.Inthemorning. B.Atnoon. C.Intheevening.2.Howdothespeakersfeel?A.Delighted. B.Confused. C.Nervous.3.Whatisthewomandoing?A.Comfortingtheman. B.Askingforadvice. C.Havinganinterview.4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Clothesforadance. B.Theirholidayplan. C.Abirthdaygift.5.Whatkindofpetdoesthemanwantthechildrentokeep?A.Arabbit. B.Acat. C.Adog.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.Whatdidthewomanhaveinthecafe?A.Thesoup. B.Thesandwich. C.Thesalad.7.Whatdoesthemandislikeaboutthecafe?A.Thefood. B.Theservice. C.Thecolorsofthewalls.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whatisthewomangoingtodoafterwork?A.Fetchsomeoldclothes.B.Takecareofherniece. C.Dosomeshopping.9.Whatdoesthewoman’ssistersayaboutoldclothes?A.They’renotoutofdate. B.They’regoodforbabies’skin.C.They’reenvironmentallyfriendly.10.Whydidthewomanhatetowearhersister’soldclothes?A.Theydidn’tfither.B.Theywerenotherstyle.C.Theyhadhersister’ssmell.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whatmakesthemantired?A.Aday’shardwork. B.Twodays’training. C.Anoverseasbusinesstrip.12.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Colleagues. B.Roommates. C.Acouple.13.Whatwillthemandonext?A.WatchTV. B.Gotothemovies. C.Sendsomeemails.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.WhydoesKevinfeelexcitedaboutthelecture?A.He’llgetabookforfree.B.HeisinterestedintheSouthPole.C.HeadmiresMartinReaganverymuch.15.Wherewillthespeakersmeet?A.Attheschoolgate. B.Atthebookstore. C.AtSophie’shome.16.Whenshouldthespeakersarriveatthelecturehall?A.At3:30pm. B.At3:40pm. C.At4:00pm.17.WhatmeansoftransportwillKevintake?A.Bus. B.Bike. C.Subway.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Whatcanelectronicdancemusicdo?A.Calmtheanimals’mood. B.Increasechimpanzees’mathskills.C.Lowermosquitoes’desireforfood.19.Whatistheawardaimedat?A.Exploringthefunsideofscience. B.Gettingbusinessprofitfromresearch.C.Helpingusefulstudiesgetpublished.20.Wherearetheprizewinnersformedicinefrom?A.JapanandMalaysia. B.JapanandtheCaymanIslands.C.MalaysiaandtheCaymanIslands.第二部分阅读理解(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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。memoirhassold800,000copiesinChina.neverattendedschooluntilage17,yetsheeventuallyearnedaPhDfromCambridgeUniversity.Hermemoirshowshoweducationcantransformlives.Manyhighschoolshaveaddedittotheirrecommendedreadinglists.Thebooktalksmoreabouttheimportanceofcriticalthinkingandself-discovery.BillGatescalledit“remarkable.”BJFogg’sbehaviorsciencebookhassold2millioncopiesworldwide.TheStanfordprofessorrevealshowtiny,easybehaviorscancreatelastingchange.His“celebratesmallwins”methodhelpsstudentsbuildconfidencegradually.21stCenturyTeensreportsschoolsusinghis“habitrecipes”toimproveclassroomparticipation.Thebookisespeciallypopularwitheducatorsforitssimple,research-backedstrategies.JamesClear’sbestsellingself-helpbookhassoldover10millioncopiesworldwide.Itteacheshowtinydailyhabitscanleadtobigchanges.Thebookintroducespracticaltoolslikehabitgroupingandenvironmentdesign.finditespeciallyhelpfulforstudentsstrugglingwithtimemanagement.Manyschoolsrecommendittostudents.Andysci-finovelsold3millioncopies.ThestoryfollowsGrace,ascienceteacherwhowakesupaloneonaspaceshipwithnomemory.Filledwithfascinatingsciencefactsandfunnymoments,itmakescomplexconceptseasytounderstand.Thebookwonseveralawardsforitscreativestorytelling.Scienceteachersoftenuseexamplesfromittomakelessonsmoreinteresting.21.WhichbookwaspraisedbyBillGates?A.EducatedB.AtomicHabitsC.ProjectHailMaryD.TinyHabits22.Ifyouwanttoreadbooksonmakingsmallchangesforbigresults,whichonesdoyouchoose?A.Educated&TinyHabits B.Educated&ProjectHailMaryC.AtomicHabits&ProjectHailMary D.TinyHabits&AtomicHabits23.Wherewouldyoumostlikelyfindthispassage?A.Sportsmagazine.B.BookC.Foodblog.D.guide.

BWanZuocheng,70,startshisdayat4a.m.Heboilsalargeamountofwatereverydaytohelpthefamiliesofcancerpatientswiththeircooking.Healsopreparesmanypotsofporridge(粥).Hiswife,68-year-oldXiongGengxiang,handlesricecooking.Shecooksmorethan10potsofriceaday.Theyalsohaveaspecialkitchen,whichisasharedkitchen.WanandXiongbuymorekitchentools,somorepeoplecancookinthekitchenatthesametime.ThespecialkitchenislocatedrightnexttoJiangxiCancerHospital.Overthepast20years,ithasbecomewidelyknownasthe“anti-cancerkitchen”forprovidingpatientsandtheirfamilieswithaconvenientplacetocookmeals.Thecoupleprovidestheuseoftheirkitchentothepublicataverylowprice—only1yuanonce.Thekitchenwasoriginallyabreakfaststall(小摊).Theyusedtocookyoutiao,whichwaswell-knownintheneighborhood.Onedayin2003,ayoungcouplewalkedbyandaskediftheycouldcookfoodfortheirsoninthekitchen.Theirboywassufferingfrombonecancer.Hewantedtoeathismother’scooking.WanandXionglettheyoungmotherusetheirkitchenforfree.Later,theyhadanideathattheycouldofferthekitchentootherfamilieswhowantedtomakemealsfortheirhospitalizedrelatives.InFebruary2021,WanandXiongreceivedtheTouchingChinaAward2020,whichisanannualawardthatrecognizesthecountry’smostinspiringrolemodelsindifferentaspects.Laterthatyear,inNovember,theywerealsonamed“NationalMoralModels”.Whenaskedwhydoingthis,Wansaid,“Iwanttohelp.Iamwillingtodoit,andI’llkeepdoingitaslongasIcan.”24.Whyaretheremorekitchentoolsinthespecialkitchen?A.Todecoratethekitchen.B.ToenablemorepeopletousethematonceC.Tocookalargeamountofporridge.D.Toboilwaterwhilecookingmeals25.Whatcanwelearnaboutthe“anti-cancerkitchen”fromthesecondparagraph?A.Itsellsbreakfastatalowprice. B.ItbelongstoJiangxiCancerHospital.C.Itoffersaplaceforthosewhoneedtocook.D.Itprovidesfreeserviceforcancerpatients.26.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinmentioningayoungcouple?A.Toshowhowhelplesstheywere. B.TocomparewithWanandXiong.C.Toadmiretheyoungmother’slove. D.Totelltheinspirationforthekitchen.27.WhichwordscanbestdescribeWanandXiong?A.Kindandgenerous. B.Carefulandwealthy.C.Independentandbrave. D.CreativeandintelligentCInbothAfricaandAsiaelephantsarebeingthreatenedbychangesintheirnaturalhabitats.Peoplearemovingintotheelephants’habitatsandendangeringtheirsurvival.InthecountryofSriLanka,thereisoneplacewhereelephantsarenotonlyprotectedbutalsorespected.ItiscalledElephantHome(ETH).Setupin1995,theETHaimstoprotectandcareforbabyelephantsthatarefoundinjuredorlivingwithouttheirmothersinthewild.Everyyearabout30babyelephantsinSriLankaneedhelp.ManyarebroughttotheETH.Theretheyaregivenfood,shelter,andmedicalcare.Mostimportantly,theyaregiventhechancetobewithotherelephantsandbecomepartofaherd.AdayattheETHbeginsearlyinthemorningwhenthebabyelephantsaregiventheirfirstfeedingofmilk.Duringtheday,eachbabywilldrinkanaverageof13gallonsofmilk.Olderelephantsarefedmostlycoconutleavesandothernativeplants.Therearenointheareaforthebabyelephantsastheyhavethefreedomtowalkwherevertheywant.Thecostofcaringforthebabyelephantsishigh.TheETHspendsabout$125,000eachyearonpowderedmilkforthebabyelephants.AttheETH,workerstrytoreducehumanconnectionswiththeelephants.Theyalsotrytoincreasebonds(联系)betweentheelephants.Itusuallytakesthreeyearsforababyelephanttobesetfreeintoitsnaturalhabitat.Theelephantsaresentbacktothewildtogetherwithotherorphanswithwhomtheyhavebonded.Thisprogramhelpsthemreturntothewildasmembersofaherdthatwillcommunicatewitheachotherandtakecareofeachother.TheETHisconsideredasoneofthebestanimalprotectionsitesintheworld.Notonlyaretheelephantscaredfor,buttheyaretreatedwithrespect.Mostimportantly,theygobacktoliveinthewild,wheretheybelong.28.WhatdoweknowabouttheETH?A.Ithelpstokeepbabyelephantssafe.B.Itsaveshundredsofelephantseveryyear.C.Itaimstoprotectelephantsfromextinction.D.Itchangeselephants’habitatsforthebetter.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“boundaries”inparagraph3mean?A.Extremeclimates.B.Dividinglines.C.Limitedfoods.D.Endangeredspecies.30.Whydotheworkersreducehumanconnectionswiththeelephants?A.trainthemtostayawayfromhunters.B.providethemwithmorelivingspace.C.studythembetterinanaturalenvironment.D.helpthemmakeitinthewildasaherd.What’sthepurposeofthetext?A.showthewaysofwildlifeprotection.B.explainthethreatbabyelephantsface.C.introduceananimalprotectionproject.D.persuadethereaderstoprotectelephants.DTwoofthebiggestchallengesfacedbynewandpotentialelectricvehicle(EV)driversarerangeanxietyandthespeedofcharging（充电）.However,theseshouldn’thavetobechallengesatall.ThatisaccordingtoastudybyChalmersUniversityofTechnology,Sweden,andtheUniversityofDelaware,USA.Researchersdiscoveredthatachangeinrefuellingmindset(观念模式),ratherthanimprovingthesizeorperformanceofthebattery,couldbetheanswertotheseconcerns.Researchershavenowidentifiedthreedifferenttypesofbehaviouraroundrefuellingacar.Thefirstmodelisthemonitoringfuelgauge(测量仪器)model—thedriverrefuelswhenthefuelisrunningout.Thesecondmodelistheplanningatripmodel—thedriverplanswhenandwheretheywillstoptorefueltheirvehiclealongajourney.Thethirdmodelistheevent-triggeredmodel—thedriverautomaticallyplugsin(接通电源)assoonasarrivinghomeorwork.Thefirstmodelrepresentshowmostpeoplerefuelapetrolcar,andthethirdmodelisthebestforEVusage.ExperiencedEVusershavechosenaneventorlocationtotriggertheirplug-in;forexample,theywillautomaticallypluginwhentheycomehomeorgettowork,soitbecomespartoftheirmorningoreveningroutine,whichmakesitlessofachoretothinkaboutcharging.ThereisalotofemphasisonthetimeittakestochargeanEV,butifyoudoitovernight,itisjustthetimeittakestoplugitin.Inconclusion,formostpeople’severydaydriving,thenewstudyshowsthatyoudon’thavetothinktoomuchaboutchargingatall.Intermsofcost,itisalsoalotcheapertochargeslowlyovernightoratworkthanfastchargingonthego,anditisbetterforthehealthofthebattery.32.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyoumostlikelytoreadthetext?A.Culture. B.Technology. C.Fashion. D.Health.33.WhatdoesthetextadviseEVdriverstodo?A.Monitorfuelgaugeoccasionally. B.Thinkaboutthespeedofcharging.C.ChargeEVsatnightorduringwork. D.Plantheirtripsaccordingtotheircars.34.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Abiggerbatteryisthebestsolutiontorangeanxiety.B.It’sdifficultfordriverstoremembertochargeEVs.C.Fastchargingismuchcheaperthanslowcharging.D.ChargingisnotaconcernforthosewantingtobuyEVs.35.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.ChoosingabetterEV B.Petrolcarsorelectriccars?C.Slowchargingorfastcharging? D.Changingyourrefuellingmindset第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。Masteringnewvocabularyiscrucialforstudents,asitimprovestheirlanguageskillsandunderstandingoftheworld.Herearesomepracticalstrategiestohelpchildrenlearnnewwordseffectively.a____36____.Havingaconsistentstudyschedulehelpsinmakinglearningahabit.Thisroutinenotonlyimprovesfocusbutalsoensuresthatvocabularybuildingbecomesaregularpartofthechildren’sstudysessions.Encouragechildrentowritedownnewvocabularymanytimes.____37____.Additionally,havethemsaythewordsandtheirdefinitionsaloudtostrengthenlearningthroughhearingandverbalrepetition.____38____Helpchildrenunderstandhowtousenewwordsbycreatingsentencestogether.Usingwordsinsentencesprovidesclarity.Thisactivityhelpsthemseehowwordsfunctioninreal-lifecommunicationanddeepenstheirunderstandingofthewords’meaningsandusage.____39____.____40____.Startwithafewwordsandgraduallyincreasethenumberastheybecomemoreconfident.Regularlyreviewpreviouslylearnedwordstoreinforce(加强)theirmemories.Byintegratingtheseskillsintochildren’sstudyroutine,youcanhelpthembuildastrongvocabularyfoundationthatwillsupporttheiracademicsuccessandloveforlearning.A.Usewordsinthecontext.B.Don’tgiveoutsomuchhomework.C.partinmoreessaycompetitions.D.wordsdowncanaidinspelling.E.exposingchildrentotoomanynewwordsatatime.F.Startbysettingasideaspecifictimeforstudyingwordseachday.G.tocreatedifferentsettingsforinterestingwordlearningexperiences.第三部分语言知识运用(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。WhiletravelinginthecountrysideinSeptember2020,Imettwoyoungsisterssittinginatricyclewiththeirfather,alocaldriver.Theirbrighteyesandcheerfulsmilescaughtmyattention,andwhenIlearnedthattheirfamilycouldn’t___41___tosendthemtoschool,Idecidedtohelp.Iofferedto__42___theirschoolfeesandarrangedtomeetthemagainthenextday.Aftersomehesitation,theirfamily___43___me,andwithindays,thesisterswere___44___inschool.This___45___inspiredmetolaunch“HopeProject”,along-termwelfareprojectaimedatsupporting___46___children.Throughthisinitiative,I___47___acenterforchildrenwithhearingproblems,bothsidesofferingmaterialsupportandemotionalcompanionship.I___48___visitthechildren,bringinggiftsandspendingtimewiththemthroughgamesand___49___language.Myownchildrenare____50____too,asweencourageothersto“PayItForward”byhelpingsomeoneelseinneed.In2023,I____51____theprojectwiththe“LightsofHope”program,whichofferedneedychildrenthechancetoattendartclasses.Theircreativeartworkswereeventually____52____inaspecialexhibition.Havinglivedthereformanyyears,I’veseenfirsthandhowsmallactsoflovecanbring____53____toeventhedarkestsituations.Mygoalisto____54____thiswork,hopingthatthoseIhelpwillonedaypassonthe____55____andhopetoothers.41.A.help B.agree C.bear D.afford42.A.refund B.cover C.lend D.charge43.A.trusted B.invited C.supported D.persuaded44.A.tested B.awarded C.encouraged D.registered45.A.encounter B.example C.job D.game46.A.educated B.disabled C.gifted D.homeless47.A.setup B.competedwith C.partneredwith D.calledup48.A.immediately B.finally C.accidentally D.regularly49.A.code B.target C.sign D.mother50.A.allowed B.protected C.praised D.involved51.A.expanded B.compared C.completed D.evaluated52.A.submitted B.displayed C.created D.discussed53.A.light B.success C.faith D.peace54.A.finish B.continue C.improve D.receive55.A.wisdom B.gratitude C.kindness D.courage第二节：(10个小题每小题1.5分，满分15分)语法填空：Chinesemightbeheardwhenyoutakearideonthestreet.totheright,youseeaSichuan-stylerestaurant.After___56___(walk)intoastore,youseethatHuaweismartphonesareonsale.Butyou'renotinChina—you'reinManchesterinBritain.___57___fact,youmightseesimilarthingsinmanyothercities.Chineseproductshavebeengoingglobal.countries___58___(enjoy)Chinesefoodforalongtime.Chineserestaurantshavemadesomechangestothedishes___59___(meet)localpeople'stastes.SomeChinese___60___(brand)arealsobecomingmorepopular.InmanycitiesinEurope,storessellTCLtelevisions,Haierfridges___61___Lenovocomputers，reportedReuters.They'renotsimplymadeinChina,but___62___(design)inthecountry.Inthepast,mostpeoplethoughtChineseproductswerecheapbutnot___63___(rely).Thingshavechangedgreatly,though.Forexample，Huawei.___64___isoneofChina'smajorsmartphonemakers,overtookAppleinworldwidesmartphonesalesforthefirsttimeinJuneandJuly,behindonlySamsung.“Theyare___65___(beauty)andsomeuniquefeaturesAmericanphonesdon'thave”CNNoncesaidaboutChinesesmartphones.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是某一中学的学生李华。你在美国的交换生朋友，刚刚转到一所新学校，由于不擅长交流，没有新朋友，且感到孤独。现在给你写信，向你求助，希望你在交朋友方面，给他提供一些建议。内容包括：1.表达你难过的心情；2.注意：1.词数100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，使之成为一篇完整的短文。Timwasaseniorhighschoolstudentwholovedgivingnicknames(绰号)tohisclassmates.However,almostallthenicknameshecameupwithweremeanttomock(嘲笑)hisclassmates.Forexample,hecalledLisa“BigGlasses”justbecausesheworethick-framedglassestoseeclearly.Mike,whowasalittleheavierthanothers,wasgiventhenickname“Fatty”byTim.Theclassmatesdidn’tlikeTim’sbehavioratall.LisaoncetoldTimsadly,“Pleasedon’tcallme‘BigGlasses’anymore.Itreallyhurtsmyfeelings.”MikealsowarnedTim,“Ifyoukeepcallingme‘Fatty’,Iwon’ttalktoyou.”ButTimpaidnoattentiontotheirwords.Hethoughtitwasallingoodfunandoftenlaughedwhenhecalledothersbythosenicknames.Gradually,noonewantedtohangoutwithTim.Duringbreaks,whileotherstudentswerechattingandplayingtogetherintheclassroomorontheplayground,Timalwayssataloneinhisseat.Sometimeshetriedtojoinagroupofclassmates,buttheywouldsimplydriftaway.Timfeltabitlonely,buthestilldidn’trealizethathishabitofgivingbadnicknameswasthereason.Oneafternoon,Timstayedintheclassroomtofinishhismathhomework.Sam,whomTimregardedashisgoodfriend,cameinwithtwootherboys.Timdidn’tmakeasound,sotheydidn’tnoticehim.HeheardSamsay,“Timissoboring.Heonlyknowshowtogivefoolishnicknamestoothers.Icallhim‘NicknameFreak’behindhisback.”Theotherboyslaughed.Tim’sheartsank.Hefinallyunderstoodhowhurtfulthosenicknameswereandhowimpoliteanddisrespectfulhisbehaviorwas.注意：（1）续写词数应为150左右；（2）请按如下格式在答题纸相应位置作答。Thatnight,Timcouldbarelysleep. AfterTimapologized,somethingnicehappened.

1～5CBAAC 6~10BCABA 11~15CBACA 16~20BBCAC21-40ADBBCDAABDCBCDDFDAGE41-55DBADABCDCDABABC语法填空答案：56.walking57.In58.haveenjoyed59.tomeet60.brands61.and62.designed63.reliable64.which65.beautiful小作文：Dear，I'mverysorrytohearthatyoufeellonelyandanxiousbecauseyouhavejustmovedandstudiedinanewschoolButyouneedn'tworryforitisquitenormaltohavesuchafeelingincompletelynewsurroundingsIhavesomesuggestionsforyouonhowtomakenewfriends．Firstly,youshouldbekindandfriendly.Then,nomatterwhereyouare,youmustcareothersmore，whichisalsoveryimportant.What’smore,youshouldavoidconflictingwithfriendsalthoughthereissomedisagreement.Bepatientandtrytodiscusswiththem.Ibelieveyouwillsoonbecomeadaptedtoeverythinginthenewschoolandbecomehappyagain!，LiHua第二节参考范文：Thatnight,Timcouldbarelysleep.HekeptthinkingaboutwhatSamhadsaidandthesadfacesofhisclassmateswhenhehadnicknamedthem.Earlythenextmorning,Timmadeadecision:hewouldchange.Whenhegottotheclassroom,Lisawasreadingabook.Insteadofsaying“BigGlasses”,Timsaidpolitely,“Hi,Lisa.”Lisalookedup,surprised.ThenMikecamein,andTimgreetedhim,“Morning,Mike.”Mikewasalsoshocked.Timtookadeepbreathbeforesayingtobothofthem,“I’msorryforgivingyoubadnicknamesbefore.Iwon’tdothatanymore.”AfterTimapologized,somethingnicehappened.Lisasmiledandsaid,“It’sokay,Tim.We’regladyourealizedthat.”Mikenoddedandadded,“Yeah,let’sbefriendsagain.”Soon,otherclassmatesheardaboutTim’sapology.Duringthebreak,somestudentscametotalktoTim.Theychattedabouthomeworkandhobbies.Timfelthappybecausehewasnolongerlonely.Daybyday,Timalwayscalledhisclassmatesbytheirrealnames.Healsolearnedtocareaboutothers’feelings.Intheend,Timbuiltapositiveandrespectfulrelationshipwithhisclassmates,andhetrulyunderstoodtheimportanceofmutualrespect.听力材料Text1W:Canyouhelpmebuythesportsmagazinewhenyou’reoutforlunch?M:I’mnotgoingoutatnoon,Jessie.It’stoohot.I’llgetitforyouaftersupper.W:OK.Text2W:Whatonearthdoesthismean?I’vegotamessagesayingsomebricksaregoingtobedelivered.Ididn’torderanybricks.Didyou?M:Bricks?Whatwouldwewanttodowithbricks?No,Idon’tknowanythingaboutthat.Text3W:Don’tworry.I’msureyou’lldobetternexttime.M:Ididn’trealizeitwassodifficult,thoughIknewIwasalwaysparticularlynervousduringinterviews.Canyoutellmehowtoimprovemyself?W:There’snosecretatall.You’llsucceedaslongasyoupracticemore.Text4M:Whatdoyouplantowear,honey?W:HowabouttheeveningdressIboughtformybirthday?M:Perfect.MatchitwiththepinkscarfyouworelastChristmas.You’llimpresseveryoneattheball.Text5W:Mike,thechildrenwantapet.Jenniferwantsarabbit,whileJasonwantsacat.Neitherofthemwantstogivein.M:Iwantneitherofthem.I’lltalkwiththemtonightandtrytopersuadethemtohaveaStandardPoodle.Itisloyalandveryloving.Besides,itcanencouragethemtomovemore.Text6M:Ifinallyhadachancetotrythatnewcafedownthestreet.W:And?M:Apartfromthosewildcolorsthey’vepaintedonthewalls,Iactuallyenjoyedmylunch.Greatsoup,andthesaladwasreallyfresh.W:Oh,I’dliketotrythesoupnexttime.Ihadthesandwichofthedayanditwasn’tbadatall.M:Yeah,atleastthey’vegotthefoodpartright.Butthosewalls!Hey,wouldyouliketogivetheplaceanothertry?Tomorrowmaybe?W:Sure,tomorrowworksforme.Text7M:Whydidyoursistercallyoujustnow?W:Oh,sheaskedmetopickupsomeofmyniece’soldclothesformydaughterafterwork.Shesaidthatoldclothesaregoodforbabies’skin.Hmm…Ihatedtowearhand-me-downswhenIwasakid.M:That’sunderstandable.Everykidlikesnewclothes.Andoldclothesmaybeoutofdate.What’smore,someoldclothesstillhavetheowners’smellevenafterbeingwashed.W:Actuallythosearenotthereasons.It’sbecausemysister’sclothesarealwaysabitlargeforme.Youknow,sheiseightyearsolderthanme.M:Haha.Wouldyoustillmakeyourdaughterwearhand-me-downs?W:Whynot?Theyarefree.Andmostimportantly,theyareenvironmentallyfriendl