江西赣州市十五县（市）2020-2021学年高一第一学期期中联考英语试卷 WORD版含答案.docx

1、9.Whydidthemanstayuplateyesterday?英语试卷第一部分：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。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.19.15.B.9.15.C.9.18.答案是B。请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。1.Whatcolordoesthewomanlikebest?A.Blue.B.Gray.C.Brown.2.Whatdo

2、esthemanaskthewomantodo?A.Parkthecar.B.Haveamealanhourlater.C.Orderthefoodquickly.3.WhatkindofadvicedidMikegivetothemanforajobinterview?A.Howtoperformwell.B.Howtoimpresshiscolleagues.C.Whatclothestowear.4.Whenwillthenextbustodowntownleave?A.At8:00.B.At8:10.C.At8:15.5.Howdidthemanthinkofhisexperience

3、inCarbbean?A.Exciting.B.Terrible.C.Wonderful.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。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whatisthewomandoing?A.Waitingforatennisstar.B.Queuingupforatennismatch.C.Watchingatennismatch

4、.7.Whatdoesthewomando?A.Atennisplayer.B.AvisitorfromLondon.C.AnEnglishstudent.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Howlongisthemovie?A.Fourhours.B.Threehours.C.Twohours.1A.Toplaygames.B.Towatchamovie.C.Toworkonhisschoolpaper.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatdoesthemansterribledaybeginwith?A.Pickinguphisdrycleaning.B.Takingabu

5、sdowntown.C.HavingbreakfastwithNina.11.Whocutthemansearwhilehavingahaircut?A.Jack.B.Nina.C.Tony.12.Intheoffice,whathappenedtothemanthatday?A.Hewasfiredbyhisboss.B.Hemissedanimportantmeeting.C.Hewastooearlyforwork.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatstherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Colleagues.B.Classmate

6、s.C.Husbandandwife.14.Wheredoesthemanexpecttogoduringtheone-monthvacation?A.ToEurope.B.Tothetown.C.Tothecountryside.15.Whenwilltheystarttheirvacation?A.Tomorrowafternoon.B.Tomorrow.C.NextMonday.16.Whatdoesthewomanremindthemantodobeforetheyleave?A.Fillthecarupwithgas.B.Checktheweatherforecast.C.Makea

7、listofthingstobring.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whenwillthefirsttripstart?A.InJune.B.InApril.C.InMarch.18.HowwillthegrouptraveltoBirmingham?A.Bytrain.B.Bybus.C.Byplane.19.Whatdoesthespeakeradvisethegroupnottotakeduringthefirsttrip?A.Theircameras.B.Theirstudentcards.C.Theirmobilephones.20.Whencanthegroupge

8、tcopiesofaninformationsheet?A.OvertheweekendB.OnFriday.C.Thisafternoon.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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWelcometoHolkerHall&GardensVisitorInformationHowtoGettoHolkerByCar:FollowbrownsignsonA590fromJ36,M6.Approximatetraveltimes:Windermere-20minutes,Ken

9、dal-25minutes,Lancaster-45minutes,Manchester-1hour30minutes.Hall&GardensGardensAdults:12.008.00Groups9.005.50ByRail:TheneareststationisCark-in-CarmelwithtrainstoCarnforth,LancasterandPrestonforconnectionstomajorcities&airports.OpeningTimesSunday-Friday(closedonSaturday)11:00am-4:00pm,30thMarch2ndNov

10、ember.AdmissionChargesSpecialEventsProducersMarket13thAprilJoinustotasteavarietyoffreshlocalfoodanddrinks.Meettheproducersandgetsomeexcellentrecipeideas.HolkerGardenFestival30thMayTheeventcelebratesits22ndanniversarywithagreatshowoftheverybestofgardening,makingitoneofthemostpopulareventsingardening.

11、NationalGardenDay28thAugustHolkeronceagainopensitsgardensinaidofthedisadvantaged.Forjustasmalldonationyoucantakeatourwithourgardenguide.WinterMarket8thNovemberThisisaneventforallthefamily.Wanderamongavarietyofshopssellinggiftswhileenjoyingalivemusicshowandnicestreetentertainment.21.Inwhichperiodcany

12、oupayavisittoHolkerHall&Gardensduringthesummerholiday?A.11am-2pm,SaturdayB.7am-9am,FridayC.1pm-3pm,SundayD.5pm-7pm,Wednesday22.Howmuchshouldatourgroupof5memberspaytovisittheGardens?A.45.00B.27.50C.40.00D.17.5023.Whicheventwillyougotoifyouwanttoenjoysomestreetperformance?A.WinterMarketB.HolkerGardenF

13、estivalC.NationalGardenDayD.ProducersMarketBItiseverykidsworstnightmare(噩梦)andsix-year-oldJadenHayeshaslivedittwice.Firsthelosthisdadwhenhewasonlyattheageoffourandthenlastmonthhismomdiedunexpectedlyinherdeepsleep.“ItriedandItriedandItriedtogetherawake,but.Ijustcouldnt,”saidJaden.Noonecouldimaginehow

14、heartbrokenJadenwas.Buttheresanothersidetohissadness.Asidehefirstmadepublicafewweeksagowhenhetoldhisaunt,BarbaraDiCola,andnowhisguardian（监护人）afterbothhisparentsdied,thathewassickandtiredofseeingeveryonesadallthetime.Andhehadaplantofixit.“Andthatwasthebeginningofit,”saidBarbara.“Thatswheretheadventur

15、ebegan.”JadenaskedhisauntBarbaratobuyabunchoflittletoysandbringhimtodowntownSavannah,Georgianearwherehelives,sohecouldgivethemawaytoanyonewhowillsmiletohim.“Imtryingto2makepeoplesmile,”saidJaden.Jadentargetspeoplewhoarentalreadysmilingandthenturnstheirdayaround.Hesgoneoutonfourdifferentoccasionsnowa

16、ndheisalwayssuccessful.Evenifsometimeshedoesntgetexactlythereactionhewashopingfor.Itisjustsooverwhelmingtosomepeoplethatasix-year-oldorphanwouldgiveawayatoy-expectingnothinginreturn-exceptasmile.“Imdependingonittobe33,000,”saidJaden.Whenaskedifhethinkshecanmakethatgoal,heanswered:“IthinkIcan.”24.Wha

17、thappenedtoJadenwhenhewas6yearsold?A.Hehadanightmareonenight.B.Hisfatherdiedunexpectedly.C.Helostbothhismotherandhisfather.D.Hismotherdiedsuddenlyinherdeepsleep.25.WhoisBarbaraDiCola?A.SheisJadensnewmother.B.SheisJadensauntandhisguardianaswell.C.SheisJadensaunt.D.SheisJadensneighbour.26.WhydidJadena

18、skBarbaraDiColatobuyhimtoys?A.TosellthemtothepeopleinSavannah,Georgia.B.Tomakesomemoney.C.Tohelpthosewhowereintrouble.D.Tomakepeoplesmile.27.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribeJaden?A.Caringandconfident.B.Richandhopeful.C.Pitifulandkind.D.Hardworkingandkind.CAlargenumberofpeopleenjoylistenin

19、gtovarioustypesofmusicwhiletheypaint,write,ordraw.Manybelievethatmusichelpscreativity.However,aninternationalstudyconductedbyEnglishandSwedishresearchersischallengingthatopinion.PsychologistsfromLancasterUniversity,TheUniversityofGvle,andTheUniversityofCentralLancashiresaythattheirfindingsshowmusica

20、ctuallyblockscreativity.Tocometotheirconclusions,researchershadparticipants(参与者)completeverbalinsightproblemsdesignedtoinspirecreativitywhilesittinginaquietroom,andthenagainwhilemusicplayedinthebackground.Theyfoundthatbackgroundmusic“badlyaffected”theparticipantsabilitytocompletetasksrelatedtoverbal

21、creativity.Thetasksweresimplewordgames.Forexample,participantsweregiventhreewords,suchasdress,dial,andflower.Then,theywereaskedtofindasinglewordrelatedtoallthreethatcouldbecombinedtoformacommonphraseorword.Thesingleword,inthiscase,wouldbe“sun”(sundress,sunflower,etc).Participantscompletedthetasksine

22、itheraquietroom,orwhileexposedtothreedifferenttypesofmusic;musicwithunfamiliarwords,instrumentalmusic,ormusicwithfamiliarwords.“Wefoundstrongevidenceofdamagedperformancewhenplayingbackgroundmusicincomparisontoquietbackgroundconditions,”saysco-authorDr.NeilMcLatchieofLancasterUniversity.Toconclude,th

23、efindingschallengethepopularviewthatmusicencouragescreativity,andinsteadprovethatmusicconsistentlydisruptscreativeperformanceindealingwithproblems.28.Whatsthemainideaofthispassage?A.Anewideaaboutmusicwhileworking.B.Musicencouragescreativitywhileworking.C.Musicdoesharmtocreativitywhileworking.D.Wedbe

24、tternotlistentomusicwhileworking.29.Theunderlinedword“block”inthe2ndparagraphprobablymeans“_”A.liftB.strengthenC.raiseD.limit30.Howdidtheresearchersgettheconclusionaccordingtotheparagraph5?A.Bycomparing.B.Byfollowingtimeorder.C.Byanalyzingcausesandeffects.D.Bypresentingtheprocess.31.Whichofthefollow

25、ingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Whileworking,wecanlistentosomefamiliarmusic.B.Musichasnoeffectonourcreativitywhileworking.C.Toimproveourcreativity,weshouldchoosetoworkinquietbackgroundconditions.D.Musicdoesmoregoodthanharmtoourhealth.DOverthepast40years,Chinahashelpedmorethan700millionrur

26、alresidentsoutofbeingpoor,andthepovertyrate-theproportionofpeoplelivingbelowtheChinesepovertyline-hadfallenamongtheruralpopulationfrom97.5percentin1978to3.1percentattheendof2017,officialfiguresshows.Chinasachievementsinpovertyalleviation(扶贫)madetheworldlookatChinawithadmiration.“Forme,itisunbelievab

27、lethatover40years,thatis,overthecourseofoneworkinglifetime,Chinahasgonefromoneofthepoorestcountriesintheworldtoonethatisabouttoeliminate(消除)absolutepoverty,”saidCraigAllen,presidentoftheUS-ChinaBusinessCouncil.VaraprasadSekharDolla,aprofessorofChinesestudiesatIndiasJawaharlalNehruUniversity,alsospok

28、ehighlyofChinasachievementsinpovertyreduction.“Ifglobalpovertycamedowngreatlyinthelastthreeorfourdecades,itspartlybecauseoftheChinesecontributiontoreducingpovertywithinitsownnationalboundaries,”saidtheIndianscholar.IntheeyesofKhairyTourk,aprofessorofeconomicswiththeStuartSchoolofBusinessattheIllinoi

29、sInstituteofTechnologyinChicago,“manycountrieslookuptoChinatolearnfromitsexperience.”“TheChineseexperienceisbasedonbuildingamoderninfrastructure(基础设施)andthenonsettingupspecialeconomiczonesthatwouldhelpunderdevelopedcountriestobecomemoreindustrial,”headded.Inthegovernmentworkreportdeliveredattheopeni

30、ngoftheannualNPCsession(全国人大会议)onMarch5,Chinapromisestoreduceitspopulationofruralpoorbyover10millionthisyear.32.Whatsthepurposeofthenumbersgiveninthefirstparagraph？A.ToshowChinahashelpedmanyruralresidentsoutofpoverty.B.ToimplymanyChinesearesufferingfrompoverty.C.ToshowthegreatchangesofChinainthepast

31、40decades.D.ToindicateallChinesewilleliminatepovertythisyear.33.WhatstheattitudeofCraigAllentoChinasachievementsinpovertyalleviation?A.surprised.B.interested.C.upset.D.indifferent.34.WhichisthemeaningoftheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3?A.TheglobalpovertyhascomedownexceptChina.B.Chinashouldtryitsbest

32、tohelptheworldoutofpoverty.C.Chinahasmadegreatcontributionstoworldpovertyalleviation.D.Chinahaseliminatedpovertycompletely.335.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Chinawillmakemoreprogressinpovertyalleviation.B.Chinahasdonealotinpovertyalleviation.C.Chinahasrealizeditsdreamtohelpitspeopleoutofpovert

33、y.D.TheworldspeakwellofChinasachievementsinpovertyalleviation.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。LearningaforeignlanguageismorethanjustahelptoyourCV(简历)orconvenientfortravelling.Itwillmakeyousmarter,moreperceptive(透视的)andevenbetteratEnglish.36YoubecomesmarterSpeakingaforei

34、gnlanguageimprovestheabilityofyourbrainbychallengingittorecognize,understandmeaning,andcommunicateindifferentlanguagesystems.Studentswhostudyforeignlanguageswillscorebetteronstandardizedteststhantheirmonolingual(单语的)classmates,particularlyinmaths,reading,andvocabulary.YoubecomemoreperceptiveAstudyfr

35、omSpainshowsthatmultilingual(多种语言的)peoplearebetteratobservingtheirsurroundings.Theyarebetteratfocusingrelatedinformationandeditingouttheunrelated.37IsitanysurprisethatSherlockHolmesandHerculePoirotknowseveralkindsoflanguages?YoubuildmultitaskingskillsMultilingualpeople,especiallychildren,areskilleda

36、tswitchingbetweentwosystemsofspeech,writing,andstructure.38Theresearchfoundthatpeoplewhospokemorethanonelanguagemadefewererrorsintheirdriving.39Educatorsoftencomparethebraintoamuscle,becauseitfunctionsbetterwithexercise.Learningalanguageinvolvesmemorizingrulesandvocabulary,whichhelpsstrengthenthatme

37、ntal“muscle.”Thisexerciseimprovesoverallmemory,whichmeansthatmultiplelanguagespeakersarebetteratrememberinglistsorsequences.IfyouhaventspokenaforeigntonguesinceyourAlevels,yourbrainmightnotbegainingthesebilingualbenefits.40Peoplewhobeginlanguagestudyintheiradultlivescanstillachievethesamelevelsofflu

38、encyasayounglearner,andstillgainthesamementalbenefits,too.A.However,itsnevertoolatetolearnaforeignlanguage.B.Inonestudy,participantsusedadrivingsimulator(模拟器)whiledoingseparate,distractingtasksatthesametime.C.Yourmuscleimproves.D.Belowareseveraladvantagesoflearningaforeignlanguage.E.Theyrealsobetter

39、atdiscoveringmisleadinginformation.F.Languagespeakersalsodevelopabetterearforlistening.G.Yourmemoryimproves.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Longlongtimeago,inasmallanddistant41,therewasaplaceknown42theHouseof1000Mirrors.Asmall,happ

40、ylittledoglearnedofthisplaceand43tovisitit.Whenhearrived,he44happilyupthestairstothedoorwayofthehouse.Helookedthroughthedoorwaywithhisearsliftedhighandhistail45asfastasitcould.Tohisgreat46,hefoundhimselfstaringat1000other47littledogswiththeirtailswaggingjustasfastashis.Hesmiledagreatsmile,andwas48wi

41、th1000greatsmilesjustaswarmandfriendly.Ashe49theHouse,hethoughttohimself,“Thisisa50place.Iwillcomebackandvisititoften.”Inthesamevillage,51littledog,whowasnotquiteashappyasthefirstone,wasdeterminedtovisitthehouse.He52climbedthestairsand53hisheadlowashelookedintothedoor.54hesawthe1000unfriendlylooking

42、dogsstaringbackathim,hegrowledatthemandwas55tosee1000littledogsgrowlingbackathim.Asheleft,hethoughttohimself,“Thatisaterribleplace,andIwill56gobackthereagain.”Allthefacesintheworldare57.Whenyousmileattheworld,thewholeworldwill58atyou,andviceverse(反之亦然).59,itisyouwhocanchoosetobehappyortobeupset.Andw

43、hatkindsofreflections(思考)doyouseeinthe60ofthepeopleyoumeet?41.A.provinceB.villageC.countyD.city42.A.asB.forC.inD.to43.A.decidedB.choseC.pretendedD.devoted44.A.layB.escapedC.spedD.jumped45.A.shakingB.runningC.waggingD.hanging46.A.reliefB.comfortC.joyD.surprise47.A.upsetB.happyC.scaredD.angry48.A.conc

44、ernedB.offeredC.answeredD.charged49.A.leftB.visitedC.enteredD.approached50.A.terribleB.wonderfulC.commonD.beautiful51.A.otherB.othersC.anotherD.theother52.A.slowlyB.graduallyC.immediatelyD.finally53.A.seizedB.liftedC.hungD.touched54.A.AlthoughB.IfC.WhileD.When55.A.excitedB.frightenedC.disappointedD.

45、surprised56.A.everB.alreadyC.justD.never57.A.guidancesB.magazinesC.mirrorsD.machines58.A.cryB.smileC.stareD.weep59.A.ThereforeB.BesidesC.HoweverD.Instead60.A.identitiesB.eyesC.opinionsD.faces4第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。IamAdamRouse.Ifirst61(buy)cannabis(大麻)fromamaninthes

46、treetandcontinuedtobuycannabisfromhimforsixmonthsandasaresult,Igotaddictedtoit.Oneday,themanoffered62(I)somecrackcocaine,amore63（power）addictive.WhenIwentbacktothemanformorecrackcocaine,heaskedme64alotofmoney.65(terrible),IwasinpainwhenIcouldntaffordtobuyanydrugs.66(get)money,Ibrokeintoahouseandstol

47、esomethingtosellformoney.ThemoredrugsItook,themoreaddictedIbecame.SoIhadtostealsomethingeverydaytopayforthedrugs.Oneday,I67（catch）stealingandsenttothepolicestation.Thenextday,68doctorcametoseemeandtoldmethatIcoulddie69Icouldstoptakingdrugs.Itookhisadviceandstoppedimmediately.NowIworkinacenterfordrug

48、addicts,helpingotherstostop70(take)drugs.第四部分写作第一节短文改错（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。作文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（），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。IamLiHua,thatischairmanoftheStudentUni

49、on,fromXinhuaHighSchool.Onbehalfofourschool,IdliketotellyouthatifourschoolisgoingtoorganizeseriesofEnglishClubactivitiesinthecomingsummerholiday.Tenstudentsfromyourschoolisneededtoworkasvolunteerstohelpusorganizeandcarryouttheseactivity.Throughit,wecanpromotethefriendshipamongourtwoschools.Ifyouarei

50、nterestingintheposition,pleaseapplyforit.Inmyapplication,youdbettermakeaself-introductionfirst.Additional,thereasonwhyyouwantthisjobshouldbeincluded,too.SendyourapplicationtotheStudentUnion.Ifyouhadfurtherquestions,contactusat0797-1234567.第二节：书面表达（满分25分）圣诞节即将来临，你的好友Tom正在为如何度过假期而苦恼。假如你是李华,请你给他写一封信，谈谈

51、你的看法。要点如下：1.你的建议：旅行等。2.你的理由.注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。英语参考答案听力1-20：BCACBBCBBAABCACBCAAB阅读理解21-40：CBA;DBDC;CDAC;AACD;DEBGA完形填空41-60：BAADCDBCABCACDBDCBAD语法填空61.bought62.me63.powerful64.for65.Terribly66.Toget67.wascaught68.a69.unless.70.taking短文改错：that改为who;删除if:series前加ais改为areactivity改为activities

52、;among改为between;interesting改为interestedmy改为your;Additional改为Additionally;had改为have.书面表达：ApossibleversionDearTom,LearningthatyouareworriedabouthowtospendyourholidayforthecomingChristmas,Imnowwritingtogiveyoumyadvice.IfIwereyou,Iwouldprefertogotravelling.Herearemyreasons.Firstofall,travellingisagoodwa

53、ytorelaxyourself,whichisbeneficialbothtoyourhealthandyourstudy.Besides,youcanmeetandmakefriendswithpeopleofdifferentcolorsandraces.Lastbutnotleast,itcanreallybroadenyourhorizonsandenrichyourknowledge.Forexample,youwillhaveabetterunderstandingofthehistoryandculturesoftheplacesyouhavevisited.Inaword,i

54、tiswellworthspendingyourholidaytravellingbecauseyoucanbenefitalotfromit.Hopemysuggestionswillbehelpfultoyou.Yours,LiHua听力原文(Text1)M:Wouldyouliketoseethosetrousersinbrownandnavyblue?Thesetwocolorsarecominginthisseason.W:Oh,actuallygrayismyfavoritecolor,andIprefersomethingmadefromcotton.(Text2)W:Imnot

55、surewhatIshouldorder.Burgersorsandwiches?Theyarebothreallygoodhere.M:Themoviestartsinonehour.Andwestillhavetogettothecinemaandpark.Sojustmakeaquickdecision.(Text3)M:Ineedsomehelpgettingreadyforajobinterviewtomorrow.W:Doyouneedtipsonhowtoperformwellintheinterview?M:IvealreadygotsometipsonthatfromMike

56、,butImstillnotsurewhattoweartoit.(Text4)W:Excuseme,whendoesthenextbustodowntownleave?M:Letssee.Onejustleftat8:00.Theschedulesaysthatbusleaveseveryfifteenminutes,soW:Uh-oh;itsalready8:10.Idbetterhurry.M:Ihopeyoucanmakeit.(Text5)W:IheardyouwenttotheCaribbeanlastmonth.Howwasyourtimethere?M:Idontevenwan

57、ttotalkaboutit.Iveneverhadsuchatripinmylife.AssoonasIarrivedattheCaymanIslands,therewasaterriblestorm.Iwasreallyscared.W:Thatsawful.Sodidthestormlastthewholetimeyouwerethere?M:Yes,allbutoneday.Idefinitelylearnedmylesson.NexttimeIgosomewhere,Illdefinitelychecktheweatherforecasttherefirst.(Text6)M:Exc

58、useme.WouldyoumindansweringafewquestionsforLondonSouthFM?W:Yeah,ofcourse.M:Howlonghaveyoubeenwaitinghere?W:Ihavebeenwaitingheresince7:00thismorning.Ididntknowtherewasalongqueue.M:Youmustbearealtennisfan!W:Ah,so-so.IamastudentofEnglish.IvebeeninLondonforfourweeks,andIthoughtitwasagoodideatocometoWimb

59、ledonbeforeIgobacktoBerlin.M:Doyouthinkyoullgetin?W:Ihopeso.(Text7)W:Youlooktired.M:Yeah,Iamwornout.Istayeduplatelastnight.Ireallyregretit.W:Wereyoudoingschoolworkorjustplayinggames?M:Neither.Iwasgoingtoworkonmyschoolpaper,butafriendrecommendedamovietome,soIwatchedit.Itwasareallylongmovie.Ididntfini

60、shituntil1:00am.W:Whendidyoustartwatchingit?M:At10:00pm.Ijustwantedtowatchhalfofit,butitwassothrillingthatIjusthadtofinishit.W:Sowhatsyourplanfortoday?Doyouwanttogoforacycleride?M:Icantgoanywheretoday.IhavetofinishwhatIdidntfinishlastnight.(Text8)W:Hello,Joe.Wow,youreinhereearlytoday.Youlookunhappy.

61、Whathappened?M:Well,itstartedoffintheusualway.Youknow,breakfastwithNinaandthekids,andthenanicerelaxingridedowntownonthebuswithPeterandtheneverythingstartedtogowrong.W:Hmmlikewhat?M:Like,OKIstoppedtopickupmydrycleaningandtheyhadruinedmyjacket.W:Oh,no.M:Yeah.ThenIwenttohaveahaircutIgotoTonysyouknowTon

62、y,dontyou?Well,Tonywasaway.SomeotherguywasthereIthinkhisnamewasJackorsomething.Anyway,thisguyendedupcuttingmyearandbadly.YouknowhowearsaresoIhadtogotheclinic.Iendedupspendingoveranhourthere.So,anyway,thenIamlateforwork,right?SoIgettotheofficeandmybosswasthere.SothenIgetyelledatformissingthebigmeetin

63、g.W:Wowterrible!(Text9)M:Hi,darling!Ihaveaone-monthvacationsavedup.HowaboutatriptoEurope?Wehaventbeentherebefore.W:Icouldgoforthat,butImafraidourbudgetisalittletightthisyear.M:Iknow,butIreallyneedachangeIneedtogetoutofthistownforawhile.Workingdayafterdayhaswornmeout.W:Howaboutavisittothecountryside?

64、Therearemanyinterestingplacestoseethere.M:Ithinkthatsagreatidea.Whencanwemakethishappen?W:TomorrowIhaveanappointmentwithmydentist.WhataboutnextMonday?M:Perfect.IlltrytoarrangemyworksothatIcanhaveacoupleofdaysoffnextweek.Ifweregoingtodrive,Illneedtofillupthetank.W:Noneed.Ithinkitsstillplentyfull,andI

65、dactuallyrathertravelbybusortrain.Itwouldcostmuchlessthandriving.M:Wecantakethetrain.Itwillbefaster.Illbooktheticketstomorrowafternoon.W:Great!Oh,onemorething,dontforgettochecktheweatherforecastbeforewego.Idhatetoheadoutforavisittothecountrysideandthenhavenothingbutrain.M:Noproblem.Imreallylookingfo

66、rwardtothecomingweek.W:Me,too.Illmakealistofwhatweneedtotakewithus.(Text10)Righteveryone!SomeimportantinformationaboutthethreecollegetripsbeforetheendofJune.Firstly,wereallgoingtoBirminghamtoseetheInternationalAthleticsChampionships.ThatstheonlytripweveplannedduringMarchbecauseIknowthatAprilissuchab

67、usytimeforstudents.Wellbeleavinghereearlyandwevedecidedtogobytrainthistimeandnothireacoach,becausewegotdelayedintrafficjamswhenwewenttoBirminghambefore.Ihopeeveryonespleasedaboutthat.Next,someoneaskedmewhattotake.Firstly,whatnottotake!Leaveyourcamerasbehindbecausetakingphotosisnotpermitted,butyoumus

68、thaveyourstudentcardswithyouasweveboughtagroupticket.MobilephonesareOK,butyoumustkeepthemsilentorturnthemoffduringtheevent.Asforourtrip,Idonthavethefinaljourneytimesyet,butIwillbythisafternoon.SoIthinkIwillwriteaninformationsheetwithanswerstoallyourquestionsonit.YoullgetcopiesofthisonFriday,soyoucanreadthrougheverythingovertheweekend.Rightthesecondtripwill