湖南省长沙市第二十六中学（湖南师大附中雨花学校）2025-2026学年高一下学期7月期末英语试题（含答案）

绝密★启用前2026年上学期高一期末教学质量检测英语注意事项:1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，本试卷和答题卡一并交回。一、听力选择题：本大题共20小题，共30分。1.Whatwillthemandonext?A.Haveashower.B.Cleanhisteeth.C.Shavehimself.2.Whathappenedtothewomanyesterday?A.ShebrokeLisa'steapot.B.Shecouldn'tcarrytheteapot.C.Shedirtiedthetablecloth.3.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.Themanspendsmuchonnetworkgames.B.Thewomandoesn'tlikeplayingnetworkgames.C.Thewomanwillsavealotofmoney.4.Whatwouldthemanliketoreadabout?A.Sports.B.Business.C.Localnews.5.Whatwillthewomandotomorrow?A.Haveajobinterview.B.Workinacompany.C.Gotothecollege.听下面一段较长对话，回答下列问题。6.Whatisthenovelthemanisreadingabout?A.Anastronautgoingtothemoon.B.AguycrossingthePacificOcean.C.Theauthor'sexperiencesofflyingplanes.7.Howdoesthemanfindthenovelheisreading?A.Interesting.B.Boring.C.Exciting.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。8.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheman'snews?A.Surprising.B.Enjoyable.C.Disappointing.9.Whomadethemandecidetoquittheteam?A.Histeammates.B.Hehimself.C.Hisfather.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。10.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?A.Ajobopportunity.B.Workexperience.C.Aninterview.11.WhydoesthemanwanttoworkataTVstation?A.Toearnahighwage.B.Toimprovehisstudy.C.Togainworkingexperience.12.Howwillthewomanhelptheman?A.Bygivingsomeadvicetohim.B.Bywritingaplayforhim.C.Byofferingajobtohim.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。13.HowmanycomputersdidMrWoodgivetothelibrary?A.20. B.30. C.50.14.Whathasledtoagrowthinmembershipofthelibrary?A.Thelongeropeninghours.B.Thelowmembershipfee.C.Thefreeuseofcomputers.15.Whatmightbeaddedonthefirstfloornextyear?A.Ameetingroom.B.Somebooks.C.Acafé.16.Whatisthemainpurposeofthespeaker'scall?A.ToinviteMrWoodtobealibrarymember.B.TointroduceHighbrookLibrary.C.ToexpressthankstoMrWood.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。17.HowwasBaylis'sradiopowered?A.Byelectricity.B.Bybatteries.C.Byhand.18.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutthemobilephoneinventedbyBaylis?A.Itispoweredbypeople'swalking.B.Itcontainsasmallbatteryinitself.C.Itplaysforhalfanhour.19.WhatistheeducationalbackgroundofBaylis?A.Hedidn'treceiveahighereducation.B.Hemajoredinengineeringatuniversity.C.Hewasahighschoolgraduate.20.HowdidBaylisgethisideas?A.Heworkedhardforthem.B.Theycametohimbychance.C.Otherpeopleinspiredhimalot.二、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共37.5分。ATherearemanyfun,freeactivitiesthatyoucandoasafamily.Allthatisrequiredisabitofimaginationandsometime.Andthebestpartisthatthesearethekindoffunandfamilymemoriesthatakidwillrememberforalifetime.FamilyGameNightKidsoftengetgamesforChristmasorbirthdays,andwouldlovetohaveachancetoplaywiththeirfamilyormakeupsomegamesoftheirown.Charades(猜字谜游戏)isafungamethatwillchallengekidstousetheirimagination.Dividethefamilyintoteamsandleteachteamcomeupwithwordsandtheotherhastoactout.FamilyArtTimePicksometimeforthefamilytositdownandcomeupwiththeirownart.Itdoesn’tneedtobejustadrawing—takesomeoldmagazines,letthekidscutoutpicturesandpastethemintotheirownshape.Orletthemuseleaves,branchesandwhateverelsetheycanfindtomakesomethingfromtheirimagination.FamilyPicnicTakingthefamilyforapicnicisagreatwayforsomefunthatdoesn’tcostanymoney.Iftheweatherisnice,takethemtoaparkorplaygroundandletthemhaveadayofplaying.FamilyFieldTripAfamilyfieldtripdoesn’thavetocostacent.Askanearbyfarmifyoucanbringyourkidsoutforatourandtoseesomeoftheanimals.Ortakethemtoaparktofindcertainitemsfromnature.Askalocalbusinessifyoucouldbringthefamilyforatourtoseehowthingswork—youmightbesurprisedatthenumberofpeoplewhowouldbeexcitedtosharewhattheydowithothers,anditcouldbeaninterestinglessonforkids.21.Whatarekidssupposedtodowhenplayingthegamecharades?A.Preparesomecakesforeachother.B.Bequicktofollowothers’actions.C.Singasongforeachotherinturn.D.Connectactionswithcertainwords.22.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Itcostsalottovisitaparkforafamily.B.Youmayshareyourownexperiencewithworkers.C.Youshouldaskforpermissionfromthefarmowner.D.Allthepeoplewillbeexcitedtosharewhattheyhavewithyou.23.Whomisthepassagemainlyintendedfor?A.Teachers. B.Parents. C.Tourists. D.Teenagers.BWithherfingersandwristswrappedinmedicatedtape,ZhangGuimei,founderandprincipalofthefirstfreehighschoolforgirlsinChina,waspresentedwiththeJuly1Medal,theCommunistPartyofChina’shighesthonor,in2021.ZhangmetherhusbandinDaliandworkedasateacherinalocalschool.Unfortunately,herhusbanddiedofcancernotlongaftertheirmarriage.Sadly,Zhangdecidedtoleavethisplacewithwhichshewastoofamiliar.ShevolunteeredtoteachinamiddleschoolinHuaping,apoverty-strickencountylocatedinthemountains.Overtime,Zhangwitnessedthegendergapineducationinrelativelypoorruralareas.Urbanandruralstudentsalreadyfacedunequalaccesstoqualityeducation,andthetraditionalbeliefofmalesuperiorityonlyworsenedruralgirls’situation.Shediscoveredthatmanyfemalestudentswouldjustdisappearafterstudyingforawhileandsomewereevenpulledoutofclassjustbeforethecollegeentranceexamination.Zhangcameupwithanideawhich,tomany,seemedcrazy:tofoundafreehighschoolforgirls.In2008,withthehelpofthelocalgovernmentandpersonaldonations,shefoundedtheHuapingAll-girlsHighSchool.Withthegoalofneverlettingagirlfallbehindinschooling,Zhangoftenworksovertimedespitesufferingfromseveralkindsofillnesses.Shehaswalkedtoalmosteveryhouseholddeepinthemountains,talkingtotheparentsabouttheimportanceofeducationforgirls.Theeffortspaidoff.Manyfemalestudentshavegraduatedfromthisschoolandgonetocollege."Toeducateagirlistochangethedestinyofthreegenerations.Acultured,responsiblemotherwon’tletherdaughterdropoutofschool,"Zhangsaid.24.WhatprobablymadeZhangGuimeidecidetoleavethelocalschoolinDali?A.Herhusband’sdeath.B.Herconcernforgirls.C.Herloveforteaching.D.Hereagernessforadventure.25.WhatinspiredZhangtofoundahighschoolforgirls?A.Difficultexaminations.B.Genderinequality.C.Lackofqualifiedteachers.D.Encouragementfromstudents’parents.26.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeZhangGuimei?A.Pessimistic. B.Generous. C.Determined. D.Modest.27.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.Afreehighschoolforgirlswassuccessfullysetup.B.Awomanwithillnessesfacesupsanddownsinlife.C.Thegendergapineducationinruralareasisbridged.D.Aneducator’sdedicationtogirls’educationfinallypaidoff.CAnyC.E.O.bookoughttodotwothings.First,itshouldbeataleofhowtheauthordidit.InBeeFearless,the10-year-oldC.E.O.MikaylaUlmer'sbook,theoriginstoryofUlmer'scompanybeginswithbeestings(蜇),afterwhichherparentsencouragehertolearnabouttheinsectsratherthanfearthem.Shedoessomeresearchandfindsoutthatbeesareindanger,whichraisedherconcern.Sothe4-year-oldsetsupalemonadestand(柠檬汽水摊)outsideherhouseinAustin,Texas.Shesweetensherlemonadewithhoney,sincebeesmakeitandit’shealthy.Shesellsitwithaninformationcardaboutbees.Herlemonadeisawfulatfirst,butaseriesofexperimentsproducessomethingbetter.Bestofallshedonatesmoneytobee-relatedorganizations.PeoplearoundAustinnoticeit.Theownerofapizzashopofferstosellthedrinksifshebottlesit.ThensheisinvitedtotheTVseries"SharkTank"andlatergoestoHollywood.SheleavesHollywoodwith$60,000andexpandsherlemonadebusiness.Sowehaveourgoodstory.Thesecondtaskisharder—foranyone,letaloneateenagersellingherstorytootherkids:Howdoyoumakepeoplebelievethattheytoocouldaccomplishsomethinglikethis?InUlmer'sbook,shedeliversthekeytokeepingincontactwithcustomerslikewritingthank-younotes.Shealsowritesaboutconnectingwiththestrangersoverabrieftrade.Manygrown-upsneverlearntheartofselling.Nearthebook'send,UlmerdescribestellingagroupofgirlsinSouthAfricato"imaginewhatitwouldfeellike"tobuythingstheywantwithouthavingtoaskothersforhelp.28.WhatfirstinspiredUlmertostartherbusiness?A.Herparents'blame.B.Herconcernaboutbees.C.Herhatredforbusinesses.D.Herdesiretohelpothergirls.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inParagraph4referto?A.Writingabookofbeeprotection.B.Sellingbeessuccessfully.C.Succeedinginachievingone'sgoal.D.Savingbeesintheirownways.30.FromUlmer'sstory,wecaninferthat______.A.afterbeestings,shebecameafraidofbeesB.herattemptonlemonadewasatotalfailureC.herbookonlyteachesgirlshowtohelpthemselvesD.shedevelopsagoodrelationshipwithcustomers31.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A.Tointroduceabook.B.Toexplainhowtostartabusiness.C.Toadvertiseadrink.D.Torecommendafamouscompany.DInNovember2022,OpenAIlaunchedChatGPT.Withintwomonthsoftheprogram’slaunch,51percentofK-12teachersreportedusingChatGPT.Fortypercentsaidtheyuseditatleastonceaweek;53percentanticipatedincreasedusethisyear.CherieShields,ahighschoolEnglishteacherinSandy,isoneofthoseteachers.RecentlyShieldsaskedChatGPTtogeneratetendifferentprojectoptionsforhersci-fiunit.Insteadofatraditionalessayassignment,theprogramsuggestedimaginativeprojectssuchascreatingandexplainingaposterofanalien(外星人).ChatGPTcanalsorewritematerialsatdifferentreadinglevels.Shieldsexplainsthatshesenttenth-gradeassignmentstoChatGPT,askingthechatbottorestructurethematerialatasixth-gradelevel.Herstudentswerethenabletofollowalongandparticipateinclasswiththeirdifferentiatedmaterial.“It’sreallyeasynowtomakedifferenttypesofassignments,”saysShields.Similarly,KimLepre,aseventh-gradeEnglishteacherinCalifornia,explainsthatwhenusedcorrectly,ChatGPTcansimplifyandimproveeducators’everydaylives.Lepreusestheprogramtocreatetestsandemailparents,savingmoretimetointeractwithstudents.“Icanjustfocusonteachingthekidsnow,”saysLepre.Forallthis,manyeducatorsfearhowitwillaffecttheirclassroom.AstheChatGPTwebsiteexplains,ChatGPToccasionallygeneratesmisinformationanduntimelyandbiased(片面的)responses.Evencreatorsacknowledgethattheprogramisnotacrediblesourceoffactualinformationandshouldnotbetreatedasanacademicsource.Thebiggestconcernischeating.Morethanone-fourthofteachershavecaughtstudentsusingthechatbottocheat,theStudy.comsurveyfound.AfloodofChatGPT-generatedworkhasleftmanyeducatorsspendingmoretimecheckingforAIplagiarism(抄袭)andupdatinglessonplanstobe“AI-proof”.“Aseducators,wehaven’tfiguredoutthebestwaytouseAIyet,”saysLepre.“Butit’scoming.Ithinkweshouldteachstudentshowtousethistool.It’skindoflikehandingakidacalculator—that’sonething,butquiteanothertoshowthemhowtouseit.That’sevenmorepowerful.”32.WhatisShields’attitudetowardChatGPT?A.Favorable. B.Dismissive. C.Doubtful. D.Unclear.33.HowdoesChatGPTbenefitLepre?A.Ithelpscreateinnovativeprojectideas.B.Itadaptsmaterialsfordifferentstudents.C.Itreducesherpressureongradingpapers.D.Itfreesheruptoengagewithstudents.34.Whatisthemainideaofparagraph5?A.ChatGPTismisused.B.ChatGPTcanbeunreliable.C.ChatGPTisbiasedagainsteducators.D.ChatGPTmakesplagiarismmoreserious.35.Whyisacalculatormentionedinthelastparagraph?A.TostresstheproperuseofAI.B.ToshowAIiseasytoaccess.C.TowarnoftheoveruseofAI.D.TosuggestAIwillreplaceteachers.三、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共12.5分。Notallgreatwritersaregreatspellers.Ifyouwanttobepublished,it’svitaltosubmitaperfect,professionallypresentedmanuscript(原稿).____36____Noeditorislikelytotolerateawriterwhodoesnottakethetroubletospellwordscorrectly.Ikeeptworeferencebooksclose-byonmydesk:dictionaryandthesaurus(同义词词典).Idon’ttrustmylaptop’sspellchecker.____37____Ofcourse,thesedaysthereareplentyofonlinedictionariesandthesauruses,butI’mold-fashionedenoughtopreferahardcoverandpagesIcanleafthroughwithmyfingers.IusetheConciseOxfordDictionaryandtheCollinsThesaurus.____38____Itshouldgiveyouaprecisedefinitionofeachword,thusdifferentiatingitfromotherwordswhosemeaningsaresimilar,butnotidentical.Itwillalsousuallyshowhowthewordispronounced.Inaddition,Ihaveanoldtwo-volumecopyoftheShorterOxfordDictionary,pickedupafewyearsagoinabookshopsaleforjust99pence.Ofcourse,withits2,672pages,it’snotexactlyshort.Itcontainsaround163,000words,pluswordcombinationsandidiomaticphrases.____39____However,ifIneedtochecktheoriginofawordortolookupexamplesofitsusage,there’snothingbetter.ForwelloverahundredyearsthemostinfluentialEnglishdictionarywasSamuelJohnson’sDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguagepublishedin1755.“Tomakedictionariesisdull(乏味)work,”wroteJohnson,illustratingonedefinitionof“dull”.____40____Afewminutesspentcastingyoureyeoverapageortwocanbearewardingexperience.A.Idon’toftenusethisdictionary.B.Ittakesnoaccountofthecontext.C.ButIstilldon’twanttoreplacethem.D.Butadictionarycanbeapleasuretoread.E.Ofcourse,adictionaryisnotonlyforspelling.F.Thatmeansgoodgrammarandnospellingmistakes.G.Dictionariesdon’talwaysgiveyouenoughinformation.四、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。ArtistMichaelChandlergaveaMiamistoreadistinctlookwithahand-paintedceramictilemural(瓷砖壁画)coveringthestore’sfrontwall.Chandlerworkedonthis____41____inhisstudio,mappingeachtilesothattheycouldbefittogether____42____inMiami.Oncethemuraltheme—TreeofLife—was____43____,Chandlerbeganthecreativeprocessthatallowedhimto____44____hisartisticability.“Ibeganwiththethicktreetrunkthatoriginatedfromthe____45____,andthen,witheachtile,slowlythinnedoutintothefinestbranchesatthetipsofthemural,”Chandlersaid.“AsIpaintedthetree,arangeofbirdsandflowers____46____insidemybrain.Itwasawonderfuland____47____processtoseewhatwouldappeareachday.”Giventhatthefinalmuralwouldonly____48____asawholeonceinMiami,Chandlerhadthedifficultjobof____49____thatthecompositionwouldremainbalanced.Nowthe1,800tilesareinstalled(安装),it’sclearthatChandler’s____50____choiceshavefittogetherbeautifully.“Ihopepeoplewhoareworkingwithspacesanddesignhavealittlemore____51____todothingsonthislevelofartistry,”heshared.“Theworlddoesn’t____52____anothergraybuilding.”____53____toseehisworkinsuchapublicsettingwhereitcan____54____someone’sday,Chandlerisexcitedaboutthedirectionhisworkistakingandhopesto____55____pushingthecreativepossibilitiesofhisworkwithceramics.41.A.researchB.relationshipC.missionD.store42.A.approximatelyB.temporarilyC.secretlyD.easily43.A.rememberedB.decidedC.ignoredD.convinced44.A.doubtB.spotC.limitD.demonstrate45.A.groundB.systemC.forestD.owner46.A.disappearedB.emergedC.waitedD.changed47.A.disappointingB.embarrassingC.excitingD.boring48.A.moveonB.dropoutC.goawayD.cometogether49.A.agreeingB.ensuringC.insistingD.discovering50.A.unconsciousB.unstableC.thoughtfulD.awful51.A.courageB.generosityC.honestyD.sympathy52.A.deserveB.createC.needD.value53.A.StressedB.FrightenedC.ConfusedD.Pleased54.A.shortenB.brightenC.weakenD.awaken55.A.continueB.delayC.mindD.miss五、语法填空：本大题共1小题，共15分。56.AnexhibitionattheJiushiArtMuseuminShanghaiisfeaturingartworkinspiredbyGo,orweiqiinChinese,__(1)__originatedinChinamorethan4,000yearsago.Goisoneof__(2)__earliestbinary-based(基于二元的)games.ThemovementsoftheblackandwhitepiecesreflectthebasicideasofEasternphilosophy,accordingtoTuNingning,whoisinchargeoftheexhibition.“TheexhibitionbringstogetherGoculture,cutting-edgetechnologyandcontemporaryart,”saysTu.“Wehope__(3)__(present)theratherabstractGogameandAIinavisualcontext,andinitiatedialogueswithminimalistart,conceptualartandexpressionism.”“InaGogame,eachmoveshouldservealong-termgoal.Youtrytoleadtheopponentintoyourtrapandforcethemtofollowyour‘__(4)__(guide)’tilltheylose,”explainsWangWei,aGoplayeramongthevisitorstotheexhibition.“Theplayers’personalities__(5)__(reveal)duringthegame,andone’sweaknessesareexposedtotheopponent,”sheadds.“Adecentwinneralways__(6)__(try)tobeattheopponent__(7)__nomorethanoneortwopointsasagesture(姿态)ofrespectfortheotherside.”Tusaysthatthebalancebetweentheblackandwhitepieces,thebeautyinthe__(8)__(strategy)placementofthepieces,__(9)__theenergyflowfollowingeachmoveinspiredartiststocreateoilpaintings,sculptures,__(10)__(digital)generatedpicturesandsilk-screenprintsfortheexhibition.六、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共15分。57.假如你是红星中学高三学生李华。在第16个全国防灾减灾日到来之际，你们学校开展了一次以“安全进校园”为主题的教育活动。你校国际部交换生Jim对此很感兴趣，发来邮件询问。请你用英文给他回复，内容包括：1.活动目的；2.活动安排。注意：1.词数100左右；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。提示词：全国防灾减灾日—NationalDisasterPreventionandReductionDayDearJim,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua七、任务型读写：本大题共1小题，共25分。58.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。MyfriendMikeisverypoor.ButIthinkheistheluckiestboyI’veeverknown.Hehasalargeandhappyfamily.Onehotday,weweregoingtotheballfieldforabiggame."Howhotitistoday!"Isaid."Itistoofartowalktotheballfieldonadaylikethis.We’dbettertakeabus.""Yes,itishot,"saidMike."Solet’sgobybus.Ithinkitisallrightformetotakeadime(十美分硬币)forthebus."Ifollowedhimintohishouse.Heputhishandintoasmallbaghangingonthedoor.Thenhebroughtoutsomemoney.Aftertakingonedime,heputtherestofthemoneyback."Whoownsthemoney?"Iasked."Isitallrightforyoutotakemoneyfromthebag?""Yes,"hesmiled."Thismoneybelongstoeveryoneofusinthefamily.Whenwechildrenearnmoney,weputitintothebag.Fatherputsinthemost.Thenwhenweneedmoney,wecantakeitfromthebag.ThemoneybagisMother’sidea.Shethinksitwillteachustospendmoneycarefullyandtoknowitsrealvalue.""Doesn’tanyoneknowhowmuchyoutake?"Iasked."Oh,no,"saidMike."Mymothersayswemusttrusteachother.""Butcouldn’tyoutakeoutmorethanyouneedforthebus?"Iasked."Icould,"answeredMike."ButthentheremightnotbeenoughmoneyforJaneandFred.Someoneinourfamilyisalwaysneedingsomething.IfItakemorethanIneed,therewon’tbeenoughtogoaround."注意：(1)续写词数应为150个左右；(2)请按如下格式作答。"Andhowdoyouchildrenearnmoney?"Iasked.________________________________________________________________________Aswewerewaitingforthebus,IkeptthinkinghowluckyMikewas.________________________________________________________________________2026年上学期高一期末教学质量检测答案和解析【答案】1.C2.A3.A4.A5.A6.B7.C8.A9.B10.A11.C12.A13.B14.A15.C16.C17.C18.A19.A20.B21.D22.C23.B24.A25.B26.C27.D28.B29.C30.D31.A32.A33.D34.B35.A36.F37.B38.E39.A40.D41.C42.D43.B44.D45.A46.B47.C48.D49.B50.C51.A52.C53.D54.B55.A56.【小题1】which【小题2】the【小题3】topresent【小题4】guidance【小题5】arerevealed【小题6】tries【小题7】by【小题8】strategic【小题9】and【小题10】digitally57.DearJim,Howiseverythinggoing?Knowingthatyouareinterestedinthe"SafetyEducationintoCampus"event,Iamgladtoshareitwithyou.Inresponsetothe16thNationalDisasterPreventionandReductionDay,ourschoolorganizedactivitiestoraiseourawarenessofself-protectioninthefaceofemergencies.First,anexpertfromaprofessionalrescueteamdeliveredalectureonhowtoreactwhendisastersstrikeus,suchasfiresandearthquakes,equippinguswithbasicsofevacuation.Besides,wemadebrochuresconcerningthepracticaltipsondealingwithdisastersandhandedthemoutoncampustofurtherspreadthesafetyknowledgeamongstudents.IhavepreparedanEnglishbrochureforyou.Hopeitwillhelp.Yours,LiHua58."Andhowdoyouchildrenearnmoney?"Iasked."Wehavemanywaystoearnmoney,"hesaid."Wegetupearlytosellnewspapersonthestreetsonweekends,orworkinthestoresintheneighbourhoodafterschool.Sometimeswegetpaidbylookingaftertheneighbours’childrenwhentheparentshavetobeawayfromhome.Besides,wehaveasmallgardenwherewegrowvegetablesalltheyeararound,andwecangetmoneybysellingsomeofthem."Aswewerewaitingforthebus,IkeptthinkinghowluckyMikewas.Hehadahappyfamilyinwhichthefamilymembersgotonsowell,trustingeachother,andcaringforeachother.Moreover,hehadagreatmother.Herideaofthemoneybagtaughtthechildrennotonlytherealvalueofmoney,butalsothetruemeaningofit.Mostimportantly,ittaughtthemhowtobeapersonofgoodcharacter.Thatday,Ialsolearntalotfromthemoneybag.听力原文1.W:Hurryup,Jack.IneedtohaveashowerbeforeIgotowork.Areyouwashingyourhair?M:No,I’vejustcleanedmyteeth.Iamjustgoingtohaveashave.2.M:What’sthematter?W:Lisainvitedmeoverforteayesterday.Whenwefinished,IwascarryingLisa’sheavyteapotandItripped.M:Oh,no!Wasthetableclothwet?W:No.Worse.Idroppedtheteapotanditbrokeintolittlepieces.Thecarpetwasdirtyaswell.3.M:Iamdeterminedtogiveupplayingnetworkgamesfromnowon.W:Really?Ifso,youcansavealargesumofmoney.4.M:Haveyoualmostfinishedreadingthepaper,Liz?W:Yes.Here,youcantakethis.Thelocalnewstodayisreallyamazing.Butthereisnothingspecialinthebusinesssection.M:Ijustwanttoknowsomethingaboutthelastbasketballgame.5.W:WhatshouldIdotomorrow?M:Youshouldtalkaboutyoureducationalbackground,achievement,workingexperienceandincomeexpectation.W:ButIdon’thaveworkingexperience.M:Thenmentionyourexperienceincollege.6~7.W:What’sthebookyou’rereadingabout?M:It’sanovelbyoneofmyfavouritewriters.Alotofhisbooksarebasedonhisexperiencesofflyingplanesaroundtheworld.Thisone’ssetatsea--aguywhocrossesthePacificOceanonhisownandallthechallengeshehastodealwith.I’veheardhe’sworkingonanewoneatthemomentaboutanastronaut,whogoestothemoonandcan’tgetback.Itsoundsinteresting.Anyway,thisone’sreallyexciting.W:Soundscool.I’malsoreadinganovelatpresent,butit’sabitboring.8~9.W:Hi,Ben!Howwasbasketballpracticetoday?Youlooklikeyouhadagoodgame.M:Idid,butI’mnotonthebasketballteamanymore.Iwaspractisingwiththetennisteamtoday.W:Really?You’reverygoodatbasketball,andgotalongwellwithyourteammates.Ithoughtitwasyourfavouritesport.Whyaren’tyouonthebasketballteamanymore?M:Well,it’smyfault,actually.EventhoughIdowellonthecourt,Idon’treallyenjoyplayingbasketball.Itwasmyfather’sdreamtohaveasonwhoisgoodatthatsport.Iusedtolikethegamebecausemyfatherloveditsomuch,butIcan’tforcemyselftodosomethingIdon’tenjoyanymore.Italkedtomyfatherabout