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西宁新华联学校2022-2023学年高一年级第一学期第一次月考英语试题考试时间：120分钟分值：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.Whenarethespeakersgoingtoplaytennisprobably?A.Rightnow.B.Tomorrow.C.NextSunday.2.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.Thetrafficwasbad.B.Thewomanmissedthecarnival.C.Theweatherwasbadforafortnight.3.WhyisAnnelate?A.Shelivesfaraway.B.Shedoesn’thaveacar.C.Shedoesn’thaveaphone.4.Howmuchwillthemanpayforthetickets?A.18dollars.B.24dollars.C.30dollars.5.Whatisprobablythewoman?A.Aclerk.B.Alibrarian.C.Awaitress.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，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
1听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.What’sthefunnyfilmmainlyabout?A.Tallcustomers.B.Ashopowner.C.Advertisements.7.Whydidthecustomerscometotheshop?A.Theyfoundthemselvescheated.B.Theythankedhimforgrowing20centimeterstaller.C.Theyfoundthattoomanypeoplesenthimmoney.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.WhydidLindagotoLondon?A.Totakeaholiday.B.Toseeadoctor.C.Forwork.9.Whowasill?A.Linda.B.Linda’smanager.C.Linda’sco-worker.10.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodotonight?A.ToleaveforLondon.B.Tohavedinnerwithafriend.C.Totakethemanager’soffice.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Atadoctor’s.B.Inashop.C.Inacollege.12.Whathappenedtotheman’sleg?A.Hehadhislegwounded.B.Hehadhislegburnt.C.Hehadhisleghurt.13.Whatisthemanworriedabout?A.Hehastostayinbedfortwodays.B.Hehastoattendanimportantmeeting.C.Hecannotplayinafootballmatch.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Wherearethespeakers?A.Onaplane.B.Onanairportbus.C.Inthewaitingroom.
214.Whatmadethewomansoworriedatthebeginningoftheconversation?A.Herbrotherhadanaccident.B.Shewouldbelateforherflight.C.Shemissedthebustotheairport.15.Whydoesthemansayyouwastetimewaitingarounddoingnothing?A.Youmaygettotheairporttooearly.B.Youmayspendalotoftimetravelingtotheairport.C.Youmaywaitforsometimeontheplanebeforetakingoff.17.Whatistheweatherlikethatday?A.Rainy.B.Cold.C.Fine.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Studentsindifferentcountriesleaddifferentlives.B.DifferencesbetweenEuropeanandAmericanuniversities.C.Differentuniversityprofessorshavedifferentteachingmethods.19.HowdoAmericanprofessorsteachinclass?A.Theyaskstudentstogivelectures.B.Theygivelecturestostudentsforthemosttime.C.Theyasktheirstudentsquestionsandencouragethemtodiscussinclass.20.Wherecanuniversitystudentsbemoreconcentratedontheirstudies?A.InEuropeancountries.B.Inclassdiscussion.C.IntheUS.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。ASummerCourses2009SanDiegoSeasideCollegeisofferingoneandtwo-weekEnglishsummercoursesforhighschoolstudentsfromallovertheworldwhowanttoimprovetheirEnglish.
3Classesareofferedatfivelevels,frombasictoadvanced（高级的）.Studentswillbetestedwhentheyarriveandplacedinthelevelappropriate(适合)totheirlanguageability.Eachclasshasamaximumof14students.TuitionFees(学费)One-weekCourse(July26—August1):$310Two-weekCourse(July26—August8):$620Thefullpaymentmustbereceivedbeforethebeginningofthecourses.Accommodations(食宿)Weprovidehousing,includingbreakfast&dinner,7daysaweek.Singleroom:$250perweekTwinroom:$160perperson,perweek.YoushouldreserveyouraccommodationsbeforeMay15andalltheaccommodationfeesmustbepaidinfullbeforeJune15.HowtoApplyFilloutanapplicationformandsendittousatesc@sdc.edu.CometoourcollegethissummerandmakeyourselfshineatEnglish.21.Theaimofthecoursesistohelpthehighschoolstudents_.A.traveltoothercountriesB.attendcollegeC.visitsomehighschoolsD.learnEnglish22.WhatarethetuitionfeesfortheOne-weekCourse?A.$160.B.$310.C.$250.D.$620.23.Ifyouwanttoapplyforthecourse,youshould.A.filloutaformandemailitB.reserveahotelroomC.checkwiththeteachersD.chooseacollegeBYoumaynotknowalotofpeoplewhenyoustartseniorhighschool.Maybeyourfriendsfromjuniorhighschoolaregoingtoadifferentseniorhighschool.Evenifyouknowotherfreshmen(—年级学生),youstillfeelanxiousthatyoudon'tknowanyupperclassmen.Howareyougoingtomakefriendsamongthisseaofunknownfaces?
4Mostseniorhighschoolsholdthefreshmanorientation(迎新会)beforeschoolactuallystarts.Itishelpfulbecauseyounotonlylearnyourwayaroundthebuildingbutalsogettomeetsomeofyourteachersandfellowfreshmen.Thatway,whenyoushowuponyourfirstdayofschool,youmayalreadyrecognizeafewfamiliarfaces.Whenyoutalktopeopleatorientation,you'llprobablyfindthatalotofthemarefeelingjustlikeyouare.They'reallnewtotheschoolanddon'tknowwhattoexpect.Talkingaboutacommonconcern(关注)withyourclassmatescanhelpyoudevelopfriendships.Theworkinseniorhighschoolissomethingfreshmenareprobablyworriedabout.Itbuildsonwhatyoulearnedinjuniorhighschool,givingyouamoreadvanced(高深的)knowledgeofmanysubjects.Soyoumayfindyouhavemoreworktodoorthatit'sabitmorechallenging.Ifyoueverfindyourworktoodifficult,teacherscangiveyouextrahelp.Seniorhighschoolalsohasmoreafter-schoolactivitiesthanjuniorhighschool,suchasclubs,musicandtheatergroupsandsportsteams.Thisisagoodtimetoexploreyourinterestsandtrynewthings.Juniorhighschooltaughtyouthebasicsoftimemanagementandsocialskillswhileprovidingyouwithalittleextrasupportandguidance.Seniorhighschoolgivesyouthechancetolearnhowtobemoreindependentandresponsible.23.Howdothefreshmenusuallyfeelontheirfirstdayofseniorhighschool?A.Proud.B.Curious.C.Excited.D.Nervous.24.Whatarefreshmenprobablyworriedabout?A.Theabilitytomakefriends.B.Thelearningtask.C.Thefreshmanorientation.D.Therelationshipwithteachers.25.Whatdoafter-schoolactivitiesmainlyhelpstudentstodo?A.Developtheirinterests.B.Developfriendships.C.Builduptheirstrength.D.Improvetheirlearningability.26.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?
5A.Whatyou'lllearninseniorhighschool.B.Whatyoulearnedinjuniorhighschool.C.Thedifferencebetweenjuniorhighschoolandseniorhighschool.D.Theimportanceofbeingmoreindependentandresponsible.CNowadayseveryoneseemstothinkthattheyknowEnglish.Manypeoplespeakitbutfewspeakitreallywell.PracticeisnecessaryinspeakingEnglishwell.ReadingisalsooneofthethingsthatwillhelpyoutospeakEnglishbetter.Readwheneveryoucanandwhateveryoulike!ReadpapersandInternetsitesthatyoulikeinEnglisheveryday.Then,youwillseethatthenumberofknownwordsisincreasingandyouareabletospeakwithmoreskills.Thenyouwillhavemadethefoundations(基础)andagoodbasisofEnglish.Itisnotgoodtostoporgetstuckthere.GoingtoEnglandoranEnglish-speakingcountryisagoodchoice,butmanypeoplecannotaffordit.Ifyoucannotgo,readingandspeakingwithyourfriendswillalsohelpyoutopracticeyourEnglish.However,IthinkitisverygoodtovisitsomeEnglish-speakingcountrytoseeandtestyourknowledgeineverydaylife.Youwillunderstandtheeverydayusageofthelanguageinitsnaturalenvironment.ThereyourlevelofEnglishisgoingtoimproveevenfaster.YourabilitytospeakEnglishisbetter.NothingcanmatchtheexcitementandhappinesswhenanativespeakertellsyouthatyourEnglishisverygood!Finally,inordertospeakEnglishwell,youmustbepersistent（有恒心）anddoiteveryday.Itislikeplayingthepiano.Pianistsplayiteverydayandsoshouldyou.IncludeEnglishinyourlifeandyouwillseewhereitisgoing.Practice,practice!Read,writeandimproveyourlanguageskillsandyouareonyourwaywhenyouwillbeabletospeakitwithmoreandmoreconfidence!24.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtoSpeakEnglishWellB.SpeakingEnglishC.HowtoImproveYourLanguageSkillsD.Practice,Practice!25.Whatdoesthewritersuggestaboutthereading?
6A.Tryingtoimproveyourvocabulary.B.Keepingonreadingwhenyouhavetime.C.StoppingwhenyouhaveagoodbasisofEnglish.D.Lookingupeveryunknownwordwhenreading.24.Themainideaofthelastparagraphisthat.A.weshouldplaythepianoeverydayB.speakingEnglishisfunandentertainingC.weshouldpracticeEnglisheverydaytoimproveourspeakingskillsD.ifwe’velearnedtoreadandwrite,we’llcertainlybeabletospeak25.Accordingtothepassage,whatmaymaketheauthorexcited?A.ReadingpapersandInternetsites.B.HavingagoodbasisofEnglish.C.Anativespeaker’spraise.D.GoingtoanEnglish-speakingcountry.DIfyou’vebeenstudyingitforawhile,you’veprobablyworkedoutthatthereismorethanonetypeof“English”.EveryoneknowsEnglishistheinternationallanguage,forexample,butdidyouknowthatIndiahasthesecondlargestnumberofEnglishspeakers,followedbyNigeria?Likemostlanguages,thetwomainfactorsthataffectthewaypeoplespeakEnglisharegeographical(wheretheyareintheworld)andsocial(thewaytheirparents,friendsandotherpeopletheytalkto).That’swhyintheUK,peoplefromLondonspeakdifferentlyfrompeoplewholiveinManchester,buttherearealsolotsofdifferentaccentswithinLondon,andtheydependonsocialclass.AustralianEnglishandSouthAfricanEnglisharegoodexamplesofhowEnglishisdifferentfromallovertheworld.Theseaccentssound“funny”tosomeotherspeakersofEnglish,becausetheyhavebeenmoreinfluencedbyotherlanguagesandaccents.Forexample,AustralianEnglishwasstronglyinfluencedbyIrishconvicts(罪犯)sentbytheBritishtoAustralia,whoalsobroughttheirslang(俚语)withthem.AustralianEnglishisalsoinfluencedbytheAboriginal(土著的)language,soit
7includeswordslike“Kangaroo”and“Billabong”(alargepoolofwaterintheoutback).So,howaChinesestudentchooseswhichaccenttouse?Well,toanAustralianlikeme,BritishEnglishsoundsmoreacademicandeducatedthanAmericanEnglish.AmericanEnglishsoundscooler,though—it’sthelanguageofpopularcultureandblockbustermovies(电影大片).Intheend,thechoiceisyours,justremembertokeepup.23.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.BritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishB.EnglishcomesindifferentformsC.HowAustralianEnglishisformedD.WhichEnglishtochoose24.WhichcountryhasthesecondlargestpopulationofspeakingEnglish?A.India.B.Australia.C.Nigeria.D.China.25.Whichcanweconcludefromthepassage?A.ThewriterspeaksBritishEnglish.B.PeoplefromLondonbelievetheiraccentsarethebest.C.SouthAfricanEnglishisthesameasAustralianEnglish.D.SocialclasscausesthedifferentaccentsinLondon.26.Accordingtothewriter,it’sgoodforaChinesestudentto.A.watchmorefilmsmadeinAmericaB.learnmoreacademicBritishEnglishC.pickupcoolerAmericanEnglishD.choosetheEnglishlanguagetohis/hertasteandsticktoit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。Ifyouwanttokeepfit,pleaserefertothefollowing:MoveMoreMakeitadailytofindwaystomoveyourbody.36Climbstairsinsteadoftakingtheelevator.Walkyourdog;playwithyourkids.Itdoesn’thavetobeanhour
8inthegymora45-minutedanceclass.Butthat’sgreatwhenyou’reuptoit.Atthesametime,movemore.QuitSmokingEversince1960whenitwasannouncedthatsmokingwasharmfultohealth,Americanshavebeenreducingtheiruseoftobaccoproducts.Justrecently,we’veseenmoreandmoreteenssmoking.CoulditbetheHollywoodinfluence?37Takecare!Warnyourchildrenagainstsmoking.38Whilerecentstudiesshowaglassofwineoronedrinkadaycanhelpprotectagainstheartdisease,morethanthatcancauseotherhealthproblemssuchasliverandkidney(肝肾)diseaseandcancer.ReduceStressEasiersaidthandone,stresscomesinmanyways.39Spend30minutesadaydoingsomethingyoulikesuchaswalkonthebeachorinapark,readagoodbook,visitafriend,listentorelaxingmusic,andwatchafunnymovie.ProtectYourselffromPollutionIfyoucan’tliveinasmog-freeenvironment,atleastavoidsmoke-filledrooms.40Exerciseindoorsinairconditioningwhenairqualityisgood.A.Exerciseoutsidewhenthesmog(雾霾)ratingislow.B.AvoidExcessive（过多的）DrinkingC.Thinkcarefullyaboutwhatyouwilldo.D.Sometechniquesgivenbyexpertsaretothinkpositivethoughts.E.KeepaPositiveMentalOutlookF.Itseemsthatthestarsineverymoviesmokecigarettes.G.Therearemanythingsyoucandotomoveyourarmsandlegs.第三部分语言应用（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,D四个选项中,选出最佳答案。
9MyfatherandIalwayshadabitoftroubleinourrelationship.It’snotthatwedidn’tloveeachother.It’sjustthatweusedtohave41opinions.Mydadisoneofthemosthard-workingmenIknow,butIwasa(n)42.Iplayedsportsasakid,but43whenIwasmakingprogress.ThenIshowedan44inmusic.Myfathergotexcitedand45meaguitarwhenIwasabouteight.ButIdidn’tlikeituntilIwasateenager.Duringthoseteenyears,Itookupmyguitarand46playingalong.ThenIwenttocollege.MyfatherthoughtIshouldfocusmoreonmy47thoughIhadmorefunplayingmusic.Idreamedtobeamusician.WhenIgrewintoayoungman,Isuddenlyfell48illonedayanditwasdiscoveredthatIhadaterriblekidney(肾)disease.Ihadtoaccepttreatments(治疗)allmylife,orgetatransplant(移植).Ifeltliketherewasaheavy49onmyshoulders.Lifebecamehardforme.ButIwasluckyenoughbecauseofmylovingparentswho50meandtookcareofme.Whiletryingto51justwhattodowithmylife,myfathergottestedtosee52hewastherightmantogivemehiskidney.Itriedtorefuse,buthe’dhear53ofit.Hesavedmylifeatlast.Twoyearsago,I54aband.Fatherhadalwayswantedtoplayinaband,but55gotthechancewhenhewasyoung.ItwasoneofthegreatestgiftsIcouldgivetohim.41.A.differentB.specialC.privateD.necessary42.A.musicianB.dreamerC.actorD.coach43.A.gaveawayB.gaveoutC.gaveoffD.gaveup44.A.introductionB.influenceC.interestD.increase45.A.expectedB.threwC.boughtD.praised46.A.meantB.regrettedC.finishedD.began47.A.studiesB.hobbiesC.skillsD.choices48.A.similarlyB.seriouslyC.hardlyD.harmfully49.A.weightB.disadvantageC.disagreementD.disbelief50.A.providedB.encouragedC.affordedD.managed51.A.buildB.behaveC.decideD.doubt52.A.howB.whetherC.whyD.what
1053.A.eachB.allC.noneD.much54.A.madeinB.madeofC.madefromD.madeup55.A.neverB.completelyC.almostD.always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。Myfirstdayatseniorhigh56.(final)arrived!IgotupearlybecauseIwasexcited57.(get)toknowmynewschool.Icametotheschoolveryearly,58.gavemesometimetoexploreit.IneverimaginedthatthefirstpersonImetwouldbemyEnglishteacher,Mr.Meng!BeforetheEnglishclassstarted,we59.(ask)togiveaself-introductiononebyone.Itriedtoorganizemywordsinmyheadtomakeagoodfirstimpression.Whenitwasmyturn,Itook60.deepbreathtokeepcalm,butIstillgotbutterfliesinmystomach.Iwassonervous61.IfoundIcouldonlysaymynameandmyhobby.What's62.(bad),assoonasIsaidmyname,everyone63.(laugh),whichthrewmeintoapanic.ItturnedoutthatMrMengandIsharedthesamename!Afterwefinishedintroducing64.(we),Mr.Mengshowedgreatunderstandingofourpressure.Headvisedustomeetourchallengesbravelyandbepreparedforthenewlife.Althoughthefirstdayseemedabit65.(embarrass),Istillfeelconfidentaboutmynewschoollife.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华，你的好友Lucy上高中已经一个月了。写信来说她觉得高中的英语学习很困难，请你用英语给她写封信提一些建议。内容要点如下：1.养成习惯每天记单词；2.正确发音，多多朗读；
111.阅读课外的英文资料。参考词汇：1.formthehabitof…养成…的习惯2.pronounce发音3.out-of-classEnglishmaterials课外的英文资料注意：1：字数80词左右；2：为使文章连贯，可适当增加细节。3.信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入字数。DearLucy,…………………………………………………………………………….Hopemysuggestionscanhelpyou!第二节（满分25分）Yours,LiHua阅读下面短文，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整的短文。WhenIwassixyearsold,Ivisitedmygrandfather’sfarminKansasandhesentmeintothewoodstogatherpecans(胡桃)forustoenjoylater.Thepecanswereaboutthesizeofaman’sthumbnail（拇指盖）andjustaboutthetastiestsnackI’deverhad.However,pecanpickingwasreallytiringandmylittlebucket（桶）wasonlyhalffullafterworkinghardforalongtime.IthoughtIwouldn’tletGrandpadown.Justthensomethingcaughtmyeye.Alargebrownsquirrel（松鼠）wasafewfeetaway.Iwatchedashepickedupapecan,hurriedtoatree,jumpeduptothetrunkanddisappearedinalargehole.Amomentlaterthesquirrelpoppedbackoutandclimbeddowntothegroundtopickupanothernut.
12Onceagain,hetookthepecanbacktohishidingplaceinsidethehollow（洞）ofthetree.
13Notsosecretanymore,Ithought.Idashedovertothetreeandlookedintothehole.Itwasfilledwithpecans!Goldenpecanswererighttherefortaking.Thiswasmychance.Handfulbyhandful,Iscooped（用手捧）allofthosepecansintomybucket.Nowitwasalmostfull!IwassoproudofmyselfthatIcouldn’twaittoshowGrandpaallthepecans.Iranbackandshouted,“Lookatallthepecans!”Helookedintothebucketandasked,“Well,well,howdidyoufindsomany?”ItoldhimhowI’dfollowedthesquirrelandtakenthepecansfromhishidingplace.GrandpacongratulatedmeonhowsmartI’dbeeninobserving（观察）thesquirrelandhishabits.Thenhedidsomethingthatsurprisedme.Hehandedthebucketbacktomeandputhisarmgentlyaroundmyshoulders.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。“Thatsquirrelworkedveryhardtogatherhiswintersupplyoffood,”hesaid.Ipickedupthatlittlebucketfullofpecansandcarrieditbacktothetree.
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15高一月考答案第一部分听力（每小题1.5分，20小题，共30分）1-5CBABC6-10BACBB11-15ABCAB16-20BCBCA第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（每小题2.5分，15小题，满分37.5分）21-25DBADB26-30ACABC31-35CBADD第二节七选五（每小题2.5分，5小题，满分12.5）36-40GFBDA第三部分：语言应用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（每小题1分，15小题，满分15分）41-45ABDCC46-50DABAB51-55CBCDA第二节语法填空（每小题1.5分，10小题，满分15分）56.finally57.toget58.which59.wereasked60.a61.that62.worse63.laughed64.ourselves65.embarrassing第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）第二节（满分25分）【参考范文】DearLucy,YousaidthatitwashardforyoutostudyEnglishatseniorhigh.Don’tworrysinceyouareaseniorstudentforjustonemonth.Herearemysuggestions.Firstly,pleaseformthehabitofmemorizingEnglishwordseverydaybecauseknowingmorewordsneverletsyoudown.Next,trytopronouncecorrectlyandreadaloudsothatyoucandevelopagoodlanguagesense.Finally,readtheout-of-classEnglishmaterialsasmuchaspossible,whichcanwidenyourviewandsurelyimproveyourEnglish.
16Hopemysuggestionscanhelpyou!Yours,LiHua续写“Thatsquirrelworkedveryhardtogatherhiswintersupplyoffood,”hesaid.“Nowthatallofhispecansareone,don’tyouthinkthatlittlesquirrelwillbehungrywhenitgetscold?”Grandpaaskedme.“Ididn’tthinkaboutthat,”Imurmuredwithshame,bloodrushingtomyface.Grandpatoldmeseriouslythatagoodmanshouldnevertakeadvantageofsomeoneelse’shardwork,eventhesquirrels.Idroopedmyhead,feelingashollowasthatoldtree.Theimageofthatstarvingsquirrelwouldn'tleavemymind.TherewasonlyonethingIcoulddo.Ipickedupthatlittlebucketfullofpecansandcarrieditbacktothetree.Liftingthebucketup,Ipouredallofthenutsbackintothehole,refillingitwithnotonlyallofthesquirrel’specansbutalsotheonesIhadcollectedonmyown.Ibreathedasighofreliefandreturnedhomewiththeemptybucket.Ididn’teatanyofthesweetpecansthatnight,butIhadsomethingmuchmorefilling,whichwasthesatisfactionofknowingIhaddonejusttherightthing.听力原文：Text1M:Rose,howaboutplayingtennissomeday?W:That’sagoodidea.Let’sfixitfornextSunday,shallwe?Text2W:Iwouldhavecomebackaweekearlier,buttheweatherwassobad.Wecouldn’ttravel.M:That’sarealpity.Thecarnivallastedafortnightandonlyfinishedyesterday,Text3M:Thisisthethirdtimewe’vehadtowaitforAnne.Iwishshewouldcallwhenshe’sgoingtoshowuplate.It’ssorudeofhertomakeusallwaitintherushhour.W:Iknow,butshedoeshavetodrive15milesintherushhourinordertogethere.Text4M:I’dlikesometicketsfortomorrow’sconcert.W:Ticketsfortheconcertare$6foradults,halfpriceforchildren.M:Allright.I’dlikethreeticketsforadultsandtwoticketsforchildren,please.Text5
17W:CanItakeyourcoat?M:Thankyou.W:Wouldyoulikesomethingtodrinkbeforeyouorderyourmeal,sir?M:Yes,please.CanIseethewinelist?W:Certainly.Text6M:IsawafunnymovielastWednesday.W:Really?M:Itwasaboutamanwhoownedafurnitureshop.W:Afurnitureshop?M:Yes,andheputanadvertisementinthepapersaying,“Sendme500dollarsandIguaranteetomakeyou20centimeterstaller.”W:Mygoodness!M:Hundredsofmensenthimmoney.W:No.M:Hesentthembacka20centimetershighplasticstool.Thentheyallcameroundtohisshopandaskedfortheirmoneyback.Text7W:AreyouphoningLinda?M:Yes.Buthowdoyouknow?W:Herofficeleftyouamessage.M:Whatdiditsay?W:ItsaidshehadleftforLondon.M:Whathappened?W:Themanagerattheirofficehadsuddenlyfallenill.Shehadtogoandtakehisplaceforthreedays.M:That’stoobad.W:What’stheproblem?M:Yousee,Ihadarrangedforustohavedinnerwithafriendtonight.W:Whynotinviteme,then?M:Sure,whynot?
18Text8W:CanIhelpyou?M:Yes,Iwonderifyoucanlookatmyleg.W:What’sthematterwithit?M:Oh,terrible!Itwasburntinafire.W:Hadyoudoneanythingbeforeyoucametome?M:No,nothing.Ididn’tknowwhattodo.W:OK,putithigher.Letmeexamineitandputsomemedicineonit.M:Ah,Ifeelagreatpainhere.Wouldyoumindmylyingdown?W:Ofcoursenot.Luckilyitisnotbadlyburnt.M:ButIfeelsobad.W:JuststayinbeduntilnextFriday.Don’tmoveabit.M:ButI’mgoingtoplayinafootballmatchnextweek.W:No,youcan’tdothat.Takethesemedicinethreetimesaday.M:Oh,terrible!Ihatethat.W:Calm,please.Youwon’tbewellunlessyoutakethem.Text9W:Excuseme,isthatseattaken?M:No.It’sfree,Ithink.W:Right.I’lltakeit.HereIam.IthoughtI’dnevercatchit.M:What?Catchingtheplane?W:Yes.Mybrotherinsistedondrivingouttotheairport.Thetrafficwasterrible,therebeinganaccidentorsome-thing.M:Ialwaystravelontheairportbus.Iknowyouwasteacertainamountoftimewaitingarounddoingnothing,butatleastyou’recertainthatyou’llbeontimefortheplane.W:You’reright.Betterlatethannever.Butofcourse,betterneverlate.Itriedtomakeitatexactlyeleveno’clock.That’swhenmyplaneissupposedtotakeoff.M:See?Theyarestartingtocheckontheseatbelts.Isupposeitwon’tbelongnow.W:Thetake-offistheonlyinterestingthingaboutflight,inmyopinion.M:Well,Idon’tknowlandingcanhaveitsmomentespeciallywhentheweatherisbad.W:Oh,thatremindsme.Theweatherreportthismorningsaidsunnyandwarm.Idon’tseeany
19clouds,sowe’llbefine.Text10M:EuropeanuniversitiesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStatesdifferinmanyways.First,EuropeanstudentsenrollinfewercourseseachtermthanUnitedStatesstudentsdo.Second,Europeanstudentsseldomliveonauniversitycampus.Instead,theyliveathomeandtraveltoclasses.Third,mostEurope-ancoursesareforthemosttimelecturesgivenbyprofessorswhileprofessorsintheUnitedStatesspendmuchlesstimelecturing;instead,theyoftenasktheirstudentsquestionsanddividetheirstudentsintodiscussiongroups.What’smore,atmostAmericanuniversities,socialactivitiestakeupalargepartofthestudents’time;butinEurope,unlikeintheUnitedStates,auniversityismainlyaplacetostudy.Aboveall,Europeanstudents’finalexaminationsareusuallyoral,whereasAmericanstudentstakemorewrittenfinalexaminations.
