四川省成都市五校2020學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期期中聯(lián)考英語試題

V:1.0精細(xì)整理，僅供參考日期：20xx年X月四川省成都市五校2020學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期期中聯(lián)考英語試題第一部分聽力(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分),從A、B、C個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.TohaveanXray.B.Togotothehospital. C.Tohelpthewoundedman.

2.Whereandwhenwillthemeetingbeheld?

A.Room303,3:00pm. B.Room303,2:00pm. C.Room302,2:00pm.

3.WhenwouldThomasandLilyliketoleave?

A.Tomorrow. B.NextMondayorTuesday.C.ThisMonday.

4.Whatistheman’schoice?

A.Hepreferstrainfortrip.B.Hedoesn’tliketraveling.C.Notmentioned.

5.Accordingtothewoman,whatshouldthemandoatfirst?

A.Heshouldaskabouttheflatonthephone.

B.Heshouldreadtheadvertisementsforflatsinthenewspaper.

C.Heshouldphoneandmakeanappointment.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時間閱讀各

個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6至8題。

8.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.ThewomanspeaksGermanbetterthanSpanish.

B.Tom,John’sson,isinGradeThree.

C.Themanhastwochildren.

聽第7段材料，回答第9至11題。

9.Whoarethetwospeakers?

A.Amanandhiswife. B.Amanandhissister. C.Amanandhisgirlfriend.

10.Whyisthemanunhappyabouttheirweekends?

A.Theyseldominvitefriendsover.

B.Theyseldomgooutforapicnic.

C.Theyseldomspendweekendstogether.

11.Whichaspectofthepicnicdothemanandwomandifferon?

A.Whoshouldgetthecarready.

B.Howmanyfriendstheyshouldinvite.

C.Whatfoodanddrinktheyshouldprepare.

聽第8段材料，回答第12至14題。

12.Whydoesthemangotoseethedoctor?

A.Becauseheisseriouslyill.

B.Becausehewantstoseedeath.

C.Becausethedoctorwantshismoney.

13.Whatdoesthedoctoradvisethemantodo?

A.Takemoremedicine. B.Haveaholiday. C.Givesomeofhismoneytopoorpeople.

14.Howdoyoufindtheman?

A.Heishonest.

B.Heiscarelessabouthishealth.

C.Hecaresforhismoneybeyondeverythingelse.

聽第9段材料，回答第15至17題。

15.Howhasthemanbeenfeelinglately?

A.Lonely.B.Unhappy. C.Depressed.

16.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

A.TolearnEnglish.B.Tojoinaclub.C.Todoexercise.

17.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Themanisthewoman’selderbrother.

B.Youdon’tfeelalonewhenyouhaveaclosefriend.

C.ThemancomesfromNorthAmerica.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18.WhywastheMesaVerdeNationalParkbuilt?

A.Toattractmorevisitors.

B.Toearnmoney.

C.ToprotectthecultureofancientNativeAmericans.

19.Whatlanguagedothewords“MesaVerde”belongto?

A.English.B.Spanish.C.French.

20.Howmanyruinswerediscoveredinall?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.

第二部分英語知識應(yīng)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)單項(xiàng)填空(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分),從A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

21.–I’msorryforbeinglate.Ishouldhavephonedyouearlier.

–_____.I’vejustarrived.

A.That’snotrouble.B.Youarewelcome.C.That’sallright.D.Youcannevertell.

22.Thefirewasfinallybroughtundercontrol,butextensivedamage_________.

A.iscaused B.wascausingC.hadcaused D.hadbeencaused

23.Whenandwheretobuildthenewfactory_____notdecidedyet.

A.isB.areC.hasD.have

24.._________wehavebeenclassmatesforthreeyears,shehasn’tleftmemuchimpression,soIcan’trememberheraftergraduation.

A.Since B.Although C.Because D.Unless

25.Beautifully________inaquietspotneartheriver,thehotelattractsalotofpeopletostay.

A.locatingB．liesC．situated D．a(chǎn)t

26.Formanycitiesintheworld,thereisnoroomtospreadoutfarther,_____NewYorkisanexample.

A.forwhich B.inwhich C.ofwhich D.fromwhich

27.OnlywhenIlefthometogotocollege___howmuchmymotherhaddoneforme.

A.didIrealizeB.IrealizedC.hadIrealizedD.Ihadrealized

28.Atnight,plants_________carbondioxideandatthesametime_________oxygen.So,wemayputsomeinourbedroomstopurifytheair.

A.takein,giveoutB.takeup,giveoff

C.takein,giveinD.takeoff,giveup

29.Hewasseriouslyinjuredinthetrafficaccident._______isnownopossibility_____hewillmakeafullrecovery.

A.It;whether. B.It;thatC.There;whether D.There;that

30.Ididn’tlikethecolorofthecoatmymotherboughtme,soshewentbackto_______itforanotherone.

A.replace B.exchange C.afford D.measure

第二節(jié)完形填空（20小題；1.5分；30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(xiàng)AB、C和D

Thepowerofencouragementisgreat.Youmaydrawsomeinspirationfromthefollowingstory.

DanteGabrielRossetti,afamous19th-centurypoetandartist,wasonce___31___byanelderlyman.Theoldmanhadsomesketches(素描)anddrawingsthathe___32___Rossettitolookatandtellhimiftheywereanygood,oriftheyatleastshowed___33___talent.

Rossettilookedthem___34___carefully.Afterthefirstfew,heknewthattheywere

worthless,showingnottheleast___35___ofartistictalent.ButRossettiwasa___36__man,andhetoldtheelderlymanasgentlyaspossiblethatthepictureswereoflittle___37__andshowedlittletalent.Hewassorry,buthecouldnot___38__totheman.

Thevisitorwas__39___,butseemedtoexpectRossetti’s___40__.Hethenapologizedfor___41__Rossetti’stime,butwouldhejust___42__afewmoredrawings—thesedonebya(n)___43__artstudent

Rossettilookedoverthe___44__batch(一批)ofsketchesandimmediatelybecameenthusiasticoverthetalentthey___45__.“These,”hesaid,“oh,thesearegood.Thisyoungstudenthasgreattalent.Heshouldbegivenevery___46__andencouragementinhiscareerasanartist.Hehasa___47__futureifhewillworkandsticktoit.”

31.A.helped B.visitedC.respected D.requested

32.A.hoped B.madeC.had D.wanted

33.A.potential B.commercialC.official D.spiritual

34.A.up B.on C.over D.down

35.A.sign B.mark C.chance D.view

36.A.rude B.kindC.talented D.creative

37.A.help B.price C.value D.quality

38.A.speak B.apologize C.listen D.lie

39.A.disappointed B.annoyed C.delighted D.puzzled

40.A.achievement B.development C.statement D.judgment

41.A.takingup B.turningup C.makingup D.lookingup

42.A.aimat B.glareat C.lookat D.stareat

43.A.old B.young C.famous D.talented

44.A.first B.second C.third D.last

45.A.reviewed B.exposed C.showed D.rejected

46.A.help B.time C.chance D.work

47.A.charming B.surprisingC.promising D.touching

48.A.slightly B.smoothlyC.simply D.deeply

49.A.Ifonly B.OnlyifC.Nowthat D.Aslongas

50.A.insistedon B.gaveup C.headedto D.ledto

第三部分閱讀理解（滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng)AB、C和D中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

A

Inthissamevillage,anotherlittledog,whowasnotquiteashappyasthefirstone,decidedtovisitthehouse.Heslowlyclimbedthestairsandhunghisheadlowashelookedintothedoor.Whenhesawthe1,000unfriendlylookingdogsstaringbackathim,hegrowledatthemandwashorrifiedtosee1,000littledogsgrowlingbackathim.Asheleft,hethoughttohimself,“Thisisahorribleplace,andIwillnevergobackthereagain.”

Allthefacesintheworldaremirrors.Whatkindofreflectionsdoyouseeonthefacesof

thepeopleyoumeet

51.Whywasthefirstdogsurprisedwhenheenteredthehouse?

A.Becausehedidn’texpecttoseesomanyhappydogs.

B.Becausehedidn’tknowtherewere1,000mirrorsinthehouse.

C.Becausehewasalwaysinamixedmood.

D.Becausehesawsomanydogssmilingathim.

52.Whydidthefirstdoglikethehouse?

A.Becausetherewere1,000mirrorsinthehouse.

B.Becausehethoughthecouldkeephimselfwarminthehouse.

C.Becausehelikedeverythingpresentedtohim.

D.Becausehefelthewaswelcomehere.

53.Theunderlinedword“growled”probablymeans______.

A.makeanunfriendlynoiseB.smileC.sayhelloD.stare

54.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.ASmallHappyLittleDogB.TheHouseof1,000Mirrors

C.TheWonderfulPlaceandtheHorriblePlace.D.TwoLittleDogs

B

RecentlyIspoketosomeofmystudentsaboutwhattheywantedtodoaftertheygraduated,andwhatkindofjobprospectstheythoughttheyhad.

GiventhatIteachstudentswhoaretrainingtobedoctors,Iwassurprisedtofindthatmostthoughtthattheywouldnotbeabletogetthejobstheywantedwithout“outsidehelp”.“Whatkindofhelpisthat”

Iasked,expectingthemtotellmethattheywouldneedarelativeorfamilyfriendtohelpthemout.

“Surgery(外科手術(shù))”,onereplied.Iwasprettyalarmedbythatresponse.Itseemsthatthegraduatesoftodayareincreasinglywillingtogoundertheknifetogetaheadofotherswhenitcomestogettingajob.Onegirltoldmethatshewasconsideringsurgerytoincreaseherheight.“Theybreakyourlegs,putinspecialextendingscrews,andslowlyexpandthegapbetweenthetwoendsoftheboneasitregrows,youcangetatleast5cmtaller!”

Atthatpoint,Iwasshocked.Iamshort,Ican’tdenythat,butIdon’tthinkIwouldputmyselfthroughmonthsofagony(痛苦)justtobeafewcentimeterstaller.Idon’tevenbothertowearshoeswiththicksoles,asI’mnottryingtohidethefactthatIamjustnottall!

Itseemstomethatthereisatrendtowardwanting“perfection”,andthatisanidealthatjustdoesnotexistinreality.

Nooneisbornperfect,yetmagazines,TVshowsandmoviespresentimagesofthin,tall,beautifulpeopleasbeingthenorm.Advertisementsforslimmingaids,beautytreatmentsandcosmeticsurgeryclinicsfillthepagesofnewspapers,furthercreatinganideathat“perfection”isarequirement,andthatitmustbepurchased,nomatterwhatthecost.Inmyopinion,skills,ratherthanappearance,shoulddeterminehowsuccessfulapersonisinhischosencareer.

55.Wecanknowfromthepassagethattheauthorworksas______.

A.adoctor

B.amodel

C.ateacher

D.areporter

56.Manygraduatestodayturntocosmeticsurgeryto______.

A.marryabettermanorwoman

B.becomeamodel

C.getanadvantageoverothersinjob-huntD.attractmoreadmirers

57.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorbelievesthat______.

A.everyoneshouldpursueperfection,whateverthecostis

B.it’srightforgraduatestoaskforotherstohelpthemoutinhuntingforjobs

C.mediaaretoblameformisleadingyoungpeopleintheirseekingforsurgery

D.itisone’sappearanceinsteadofskillsthatreallymattersinone’scareer

58.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhisheight?

A.Hehatestobecalledashortman.

B.Hetriestoincreasehisheightthroughsurgery.

C.Healwayswearsshoeswiththicksolestohidethefact.

D.Hejustacceptsitasitis

C

THYSSENELEVATORSisoneoftheleadingelevatorscompaniesintheworldwithmorethan120branchcompaniesaroundtheglobe.GUANGDONGTHYSSENELEVATORSLTD.InZhongshanproduceshigh-qualityelevators.Weareofferingthefollowingpositions:

●PlantManager

ExcellentSeniorEngineerwithexperienceinthisfieldtomanageourplantinZhongshan

●SeniorEngineers(MechanicalandElectrical)

ForproductionandEngineeringDepartment,goodcommandoftheInternet

●Juniorpositions

Forthosewhowishforsuccess

●Onepurchaser(購貨員)

Preferablywithexperienceinamechanicalengineeringcompanyandinternationalmarkets

●CostAccountant(會計)

5yearsexperienceinmechanicalfactorycosting,goodknowledgeinOffice2020,CETlevel.FortheseseniorlevelPositions,weexpectpreferablyauniversitydegreeoranexcellentjobRecord3-5yearsofexperienceonthejobandgoodcommandofEnglish.Ifyouarereadytoworkwithus,wewillofferattractivesalarypacketandbrightfuture.

THYESSEN

GUANDONGTHYESSENELEVATORSLTD

LONGHCANHUANCHENG

Zhongshan(5284655)GuangdongProvince (1)Secretary

●Universitygraduate

●GoodatEnglishspeaking,writing＆translating

●GoodPCknowledgeandtypingskill

●Pleasantcharacterwithgoodpersonalskill

(2)Accountants

●Collegeoruniversitygraduate

●GoodcommandofEnglishandPCoperation

●Workexperience

(3)ProductionTrainees

●Collegeoruniversitygraduate

●Foodengineering,machineryorchemistry

●GoodcommandofEnglish

●1－2yearsexperienceinfoodfactory

●LeadershipabilityandPCknowledge

(4)Productionworkers

●Polytechnicschool(中專)graduate

●Foodtechnologyorchemistry

●KnowledgeofbasicEnglish

●1-2yearsexperienceinfoodfactory

NESTLE

DONGGUANNESTLECOMPANYLTD

59.Ifyoudon’tknowhowtouseacomputer,youhadbetteraskforthepositionof_______.

A.asecretaryinNESTLE B.aproductionworkerinNESTLE

C.aseniorengineerinTHYSSEN D.acostaccountantinTHYSSEN

60.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_______.

A.THYSSENisasuccessfulcompanywithmanybranches

B.NESTLEisacompanyonlyproducingchemicalproducts

C.NESTLEasksforgoodcommandofEnglishineveryPosition

D.THYSSENneedsaseniorsalesmanagertosellitsproductsinAsia

61.Asagraduatefromuniversitythisyear,youcanprobablygetajobas_______.

A.acostaccountantinTHYSSEN B.apurchaserinTHYSSEN

C.asecretaryinNESTLE D.anaccountantinNESTLE

D

Todayjustastechnologychangedthefaceofindustry,farmshaveundergonean“agriculturalrevolution”.Onthefarmoftoday,machinesprovidealmostallthepower.

Oneofthemostimportantbenefitswillbethefarmcomputer.Afewforward-lookingfarmersarealreadyusingcomputerstohelpthemruntheirfarmsmoreefficiently.Thecomputershelpthemkeepmoreaccuraterecordssotheycanmakebetterdecisionsonwhatcropstoplant,howmuchlivestocktobuy,whentoselltheirproducts,andhowmuchprofittheycanexpect.Manycomputercompanieshavebeendevelopingspecialcomputerprogramsjustforfarmers.Programsarebeingwrittenforhogproducers,grainfarmers,potatofarmers,anddairyfarmers.Inthefuture,farmerswillbeabletopurchasecomputerprogramsmadetotheirneeds.Becauseofthegrowingimportanceofcomputersonthefarm,studentsatagriculturalcollegesarerequiredtotakecomputerclassesinadditiontotheirnormalagriculturalcourses.Therecanbenodoubtthatfarmerswillrelyoncomputersevenmoreinthefuture.Whiletheold-timefarmdependedonhorsepower,andmodernfarmsdependonmachinepower,farmsofthefuturewilldependoncomputerpower.

Anothertechnologicaladvancewhichisstillintheexperimentalstageistherobot,areal“mechanizedhiredhand”thatwillbeabletomoveand,insomeways,thinklikeahumanbeing.Agriculturalengineersbelievethatcomputer-aidedrobotswillmakestartlingchangesinfarmingbeforetheendofthecentury.Unlikefarmersofthepresent,farmersofthefuturewillfindthatmanyday-to-daytaskswillbedoneforthem.Scientistsarenowdevelopingrobotsthatwillbeabletoshearsheep,drivetractors,andharvestfruit.Evencomplexjobswillbedonebyrobots.Forexample,inordertomilktheircows,farmersmustfirstdrivethemintothebarn,thenconnectthemtothemilkingmachines,watchthemachines,anddisconnectthemwhentheyarefinished.Inthefuture,thiswillallbedonebyrobots.Inaddition,whenthemilkingiscompleted,therobotswillautomaticallychecktomakesurethatthemilkispure.Thecompletemobilizationofthefarmisfarinthefuture,butengineersexpectthatsomerobotswillbeusedbeforelong.

62.Accordingtothepassage,computerscanNOThelpfarmersdecide_______.

A.whatlivestocktoraise

B.whethertoplantacertainkindofcrop

C.howmuchmoneytheycanearnfromtheirproducts

D.whentoselltheirproducts

63.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Farmersinthefuturewilldependtotallyoncomputers.

B.Bothcomputersandrobotshavebeeninuseontoday’sfarms.

C.Farmersmainlyusemachinesontheirfarmsatpresent.

D.Studentsatagriculturalcollegesmusttakecomputerclassesbecausetheycandonothingwithoutthehelpofcomputersontoday’sfarms.

64.Accordingtotheengineers,_______willbedonebyrobotsinthenearfuture.

A.allfarmwork B.milkingcows

C.mostofthefarmwork D.somefarmwork

65.Whatisthebesttitleforthewholepassage?

A.Computer,Farmers’BestFriend B.TheAgriculturalRevolution

C.FarmersinTheFuture D.ComputersandRobots

第四部分寫作（共三節(jié)，滿分50分）

閱讀表達(dá)（共5小題；每小題2分，共10分）

閱讀下面短文，并按照題目要求用英語回答問題（請注意問題后詞數(shù)要求）。

Overpopulationisoneofthemaincausesbehindthethreateningofpovertyonanindividuallevelaswellasasociallevel.Thisissimplemath:Iftherearemoremouthstofeedandlessincome,definitelymuchwillremainpoor.

Anothertheorywhichisusedasanexplanationforpovertyislackofeducation.Ifyoulookatanyoftheunderdevelopedcountries,youwillfindthatthelevelofeducationthereisverylow.Lackofeducationmeanslackofemploymentopportunities,thusleadingtounemploymentcoupledwithpovertyinthefuture.

Movingawayfromone’sownhomelandtoanothercityorcountryinsearchofemploymentleadstopovertytoo.Itmaytakethesepeoplealotoftimetofindjobs.Meanwhile,theyliveinbadconditions.Thecostoflivinginthecityorcountryismostofthetimetoohighforthem.

Theremaybeothercausesofpovertylikethechangeinbusiness.Forexample,inAmerica,acoupleofdecadesago,heavyindustryflourished,whichemployedalotofAfrican-Americanpeople.Butnow,thefocusismoreoninformationtechnologyandhealthcare,bothofwhichemployonlyskilledandtrainedpeople.ThishasledtounemploymentamongAfrican-Americans.

Povertyhasmanyilleffectsonsociety.That’swhystepsshouldbetakentogetridofit!

66.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“flourished”inParagraph5(

Nomorethan5words)

________________________________________________________________________.

Whyisoverpopulationacauseofpovertytoday(

Nomorethan12words)

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________.

What’sthesituationofeducationinunderdevelopedcountries(

Nomorethan8words)

________________________________________________________________________.

Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout(

Nomorethan10words)

________________________________________________________________________.

70.Inyouropinion,what’sthemostsignificantcauseofpovertytoday

Pleasegiveyourreason.(Open)

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________.

短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

下面短文中有10處語言錯誤。請在有錯誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個單詞。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每句不超過兩個錯誤；

2.每處錯誤及其修改均只限一詞；

3.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Itisbadmannersintheclassroomtolookforwhatourneighborhadwritten,ortrytosee

whatmarkhehasreceivedwithoutbeingpermitted.Itisgoodmannersforthemtohelpeach

otherifwehavethesamedesireandtheteacherallowstoit.Inexaminationsandincertain

kindsofwrittenworks,itisdishonestandfoolishlytohelportoaskhelpfromothers.When

onestudentdoesso,muchlargervaluesaredestroying.Onemaynotagreetoexamination

system,butatpresentitisbasicallytheonlymeasurethattheteacherandtherestoftheworld

candependtodecideifornoteachofusmeetstherequirement.

1.地震造成的重大損失;

2.大家紛紛獻(xiàn)出愛心;

3.作為學(xué)生我們該做些什么？Dearclassmates,

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

ClassCommittee

成都市“六校聯(lián)考”高20級第二學(xué)期期中試題

完形填空

31—35BDACA36—40BCDAD41—45ACBBC 46—50:ACDAB

閱讀理解

51—54:ADAB55—58:CCCD59—61:BAC62—65:ACCB

任務(wù)型閱讀developed(quickly)

Becausethere’remoremouthstofeedandlessincome.

Thelevelofeducationisverylow.

Maincausesofpovertyintheworldtoday.

Lackofeducation.Peoplewithoutgoodeducationcan’tadapttosociety,sothey’remuchlikelytosufferfrompoverty.(Openanswers.)

改錯

71.for→at72.had→has73.them→us

74.\toit75.works→work76.foolishly→foolish

77.destroying→destroyed78.to∧→the

79.∧todecide→on80.if→whether

書面表達(dá)(Onepossibleversion)

Dearclassmates,

April5,2020,amagnitude-5.3earthquakeattackedYongshanCountyofYunnanProvinceunexpectedly.Itdidgreatharmtothecounty.Asaresultoftheearthquake,atleast25peoplewereinjured;about68,600peoplewereaffected,andwhatwasworse,manymorepeopleweremadehomeless.Aftertheearthquake,thetrafficwasblockedandthesupplyofwaterandelectricitywascutoff.Itisurgenttorebuildtheirhomesandtheyarebadlyinneedofhelp.

Afterthenewswasreported,peoplealloverthecountryshowedtheirloveandcareindifferentways.

Asstudents,weshouldgiveahandtothosepeopleintrouble.Soofferyouronlypocketmoney,andlet’shelptofilltheworldwithlove.

ClassCommittee

【聽力材料及答案】

(Text1)

M:Ouch,itreallyhurtsterriblyhere,becauseIfelloverheavilyjustnow.

W:IthinkyouneedanXray.ShallIhelpyougettothehospital?

M:No,thanks.

(Text2)

(Text3)

M:HaveThomasandLilysetadateforleaving?

W:No,theyhaven’t.ButThomassaidthey’dliketoleavenextMondayorTuesday.

M:I’dliketoseethemoffattheairport.Willyougowithme?

W:Sure.

(Text4)

W:Whiletraveling,whichdoyouprefertotake,train,shiporplane?

M:Itdepends.Differentpeoplehavedifferentreasonsfortheirchoice.

(Text5)

M:Iwanttofindasmallflat.WhatshouldIdo?

W:Well,firstlyyoushouldreadtheadvertisementsforflatstoletinthelocalnewspapers.Thenyoushouldphoneandmakeanappointment.IfitseemsOK,youshouldgoandseeit.

(Text6)

M:Why,MarySmith!Ihaven’tseenyouforages.Howhaveyoubeen?

W:John,JohnBrown!Ithasbeenalongtime,hasn’tit

Itmustbeatleastayear.

M:No,wetalkedattheJohnsons’ChristmaspartylastDecember.Don’tyouremember?

W:That’sright.Well,howareyouStillworkingforthefoodcompany

M:No,Ichangedjobsthreemonthsago.I’mwiththeNationalBanknow.Howaboutyou?

W:I’mstillteachingattheuniversity,butImovedfromtheGermanDepartmenttotheSpanishDepartment.Well,howisyourfamilyArethechildrenallinschoolnow

M:No,Billyisstillathome.TomisinthethirdgradeandJane’sinthesecond.

W:Ourtwochildrenhaven’tstartedschoolyet,either.Buttheywillgointhefall.

(Text7)

M:Whatshallwedothisweekend?

W:Didyouhavesomethingspecialinmind?

M:No,notreally.Ijustthoughtitmightbefuntodosomethingnew.

W:Doingsomethingforachange,youmean?

M:Yes,somethingdifferent.Ineedachange.

W:IusuallygoshoppingandhavemyhairdoneduringtheweekendandyouusuallywatchthefootballgamesonTV.

M:Yes,youoftenhaveteawithyourfriends.AndIsometimesplaycardswithmyfriends.Weseldomdoanythingtogether.It’squiteunlikewhenwewerefirstmarried.

W:NowI’vegotanidea.Autumnisthebest