湖北2023屆高二五校聯(lián)考英語試卷及答案

那陽中學、恩施高中、沙市中學、隨州二中、襄陽三中

高二英語試卷

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第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

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三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每

段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Whatprogramsdoesthewomanprefer?

A.Talkshows.B.Sportsprograms.C.Cookingprograms.

2.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?

A.Havedinner.B.Pickupagift.C.Lookatapieceofjewelry.

3.Whatdoesthemanusuallytakewithhimonvacation?

A.Asuitcase.B.Abackpack.C.Asportsbag.

4.HowdoesAnnafeelaboutchemistry?

A.Concerned.B.Confident.C.Hopeless.

5.Whydidthemanchoosetheguitar?

A.Heneedsacheapinstrument.

B.Hewantstobelikehisfriends.

C.Hethinksitiscooltoplaytheguitar.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最

佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，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。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whyisitanimportantdayfortheman?

A.Hewillsignanagreement.

B.Hewillattendawedding.

C.Hewillpickupanimportantguest.

7.Whatcoloristhetiethemanwillwear?

A.Red.B.Blue.C.Grey.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Atarestaurant.B.Atabusstop.C.Atthetrainstation.

9.Whenwilltheman'ssisterarrive?

A.At4:10.B.At4:20.C.At4:30.

10.Howmaythemangotomeethissister?

A.Byb汰e.B.Bybus.C.Bytrain.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11.Whydoesthewomaninvitethemantothebeach?

A.Torelax.B.Toseeawhale.C.Togatherplastic.

12.Whowilldealwiththegarbage?

A.Thecommunity.B.Thegovernment.C.Arecyclingcompany.

13.Whatisthewomanlike?

A.Lazy.B.Responsible.C.Energetic.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。

14.Whichisthewoman'sfavoritehobby?

A.Workingout.B.Writingathome.C.Collectingrecipes.

15.Whydoesthewomansuggestcooking?

A.Itisacreativehobby.

B.Itisgoodtodoalone.

C.Ithelpsavoidgoingtorestaurants.

16.Whatdoesthemanprobablythinkofcooking?

A.Ifshardtolearn.

B.It'shealthytocookhisownfood.

C.Ifsafunthingtodowithhisfamily.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whenwillthefirststormarrive?

A.Today.B.Thisweekend.C.Nextweek.

18.Whichcitywillhavefog?

A.NewYorkCity.B.SaintPaul.C.Boston.

19.Forwhomwilltheicecauseproblemsaccordingtothespeaker?

A.Peopletravelingonfoot.

B.Peopledrivingontheroad.

C.Peoplecelebratingbythewater.

20.WhatwilltheweatherbelikeinChicago?

A.Sunny.B.Snowy.C.Windy.

高二英語試題第2頁共10頁

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題2.5分,滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

NeedaJobThisSummer?

Theprovincialgovernmentanditspartnersoffermanyprogramstohelpstudentsfind

summerjobs.Thedeadlinesandwhatyouneedtoapplydependontheprogram.

Notastudent?Gotothegovernmentwebsitetolearnaboutprogramsandonlinetools

availabletohelppeopleunder30buildskills,findajoborstartbusinessesallyearround.

JobsforYouth

Ifyouareateenagerlivingincertainpartsoftheprovince,youareeligible（符合條件）

forthisprogram,whichprovideseightweeksofpaidemploymentalongwithtraining.

Whoiseligible:Youth15-18yearsoldinselectcommunities.

SummerCompany

SummerCompanyprovidesstudentswithhands-onbusinesstrainingandawardsofupto

$3,000tostartandruntheirownsummerbusinesses.

Whoiseligible:Studentsaged15-29,returningtoschoolinthefall.

StewardshipYouthRangerProgram

YoucouldapplytobeaStewardshipYouthRangerandworkonlocalnaturalresource

managementprojectsforeightweeksthissummer.

Whoiseligible：Studentsaged16or17attimeofhire,butnotturning18beforeDec31

thisyear.

SummerEmploymentOpportunities

ThroughtheSummerEmploymentOpportunitiesprogram,studentsarehiredeachyearina

varietyofsummerpositionsacrosstheProvincialPublicService,itsrelatedagenciesand

communitygroups.

Whoiseligible:Studentsaged15orolder.Somepositionsrequirestudentstobe15to

24orupto29forpersonswithadisability.

21.WhatisspecialaboutSummerCompany?

A,Itallowsonetoworkinthenaturalenvironment.

B.Itrequiresnotrainingbeforeemployment.

C,Itprovidesawardsforrunningnewbusinesses.

高二英語試題第3頁共10頁

D.Itoffersmoresummerjobopportunities.

22.WhatistheagerangerequiredbyStewardshipYouthRangerProgram?

A.15-24.B.15-18.C.15-29.D.16-17.

23.Whichprogramfavorsthedisabled?

A.SummerCompany.B.JobsforYouth.

C.StewardshipYouthRangerProgram.D.SummerEmploymentOpportunities.

My11-year-olddaughterEmersonhasaseriousletter-writinghabitandenjoyswritingto

herfavoritepeople,includingourmailcarrier,Doug.Ifyou'vebeenthereceiverofherhand-

decoratedlettersandenvelopes,thenIknowtheyreallymakeyourday.

AletterfromEmersonislikelytoincludesomeart,ajokeandenoughquestions.Butwhen

shewrotetoDoug,sheputsomethingnewinit."Youmayknowmeasthepersonlivinghere

whowriteslotsofletters......You'reveryimportanttome,helpingmestayintouchwithfriends.

Icheerpeopleupwithmyletters,andyoudothattoo!”Emersonwrote.

Thenextday,apackagearrivedwithtwoletters.OnewasfromDougandtheotherfromhis

boss,Sara,whosharedEmerson'sletterandbelievedmanypostmenwantedtothankEmerson.

Emersonwasoverjoyed,butitperturbedmealot——ifnoreplyfromothermailcarriersitwould

beabigblowtoher.

Surprisingly,nextdayDougcomewithtwoboxesoflettersfromaroundthecountry.These

lettersweresohuman,filledwithstoriesaboutfamily,petsandkindness.Buttherewas

somethingmoreinthem.Peoplefeltseen—someforthefirsttimeinalongtime."Iworkalone

inasmallruralpostoffice..//"Notmanypeoplethinkabouthowhardwework...”Emerson

wrotebackseriously.

I'msharingthisnotbecauseI'maprouddad,butbecauseit'srelativelyeasy,ifwetakethe

time,togiveotherslinkstheyneedtobegood.Weallwanttobeseen,knownandloved.Senda

letter.Giveacall.Takeastepofbravery,likeEmerson.

24.WhydidEmersonwriteDougaletter?

A.Toexpresshergratitude.B.Tomakefriendswithhim.

C.Tocheerhimup.D.Toshareherdailylife.

高二英語試題第4頁共10頁

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"perturbed"inParagraph3probablymean?

A.Astonished.B.Touched.C.Satisfied.D.Concerned.

26.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeEmerson?

A.Energeticandsuccessful.B.Courageousandgenerous.

C.Caringandgrateful.D.Giftedandhumorous.

27.Whichonemayserveasthebesttitle?

A.Thestoryofaproudfather.B.Themagicofwritingletters.

C.Howtobefriendmailcarriers?D.Howtowriteletterstoothers?

C

Whilesomefeelthatbookstoresarefadingaway,oneChinesebookstorehasfoundnewlife

bymarchingintorural（鄉(xiāng)村）areasinChina.

Byabsorbinglocalcharacteristics,thevillagebranchesoftheLibraryAdvantageBookstore

（LAB）chainhavechangedintoimportantplatformstodisplaylocalhistory,cultureandfolk

traditions.Thesevillagebranchesarenotjustbookstores;theyarehelpingtorelievespiritual

povertyandbecomingcentersforgatheringanddisplayingcountryculture.

Tobetterfitinthelivesoflocalpeople,eachvillagebranchhasitsowncharacteristics,like

oneinShaxi,southwestChina'sYunnanprovince.Manyofnearly20,000booksinthestoreare

associatedwiththehistory,geographyandfolkcustomsofYunnanandtheBaipeople.

“Makingmoneyisnotouronlyaim.Ourbookstorehasbecomeapublicgatheringspacefor

villagers.Theydonotbuybooks,butpasstimebyreadingorchattingthere.^^explainedLiuXia,

thebookstoreowner.

Besides,thebookstoresaddagoodculturalatmosphere（氛圍）.Someturntothebooksto

findanswerstothetroublestheyface,suchasrunningabusinessorattractingtouristsfrombig

cities.Oneofthebiggestbenefitsisthatithelpsprovideahealthyenvironmentforchildren's

growth.uMykidsoftencometothestore.Theylovereadingbookshere.Theygainknowledge

andcuriosityabouttheoutsideworld/9onevillagersaid.

28.WhatisthemainaimofthevillagebranchesoftheLAB?

A.Togatherusedbooks.B.Tomakehugeprofits.

C.Tocelebratecountryculture.D.Toprovidelocalswithpass-time.

高二英語試題第5頁共10頁

29.WhydoestheauthormentionthebookstoreinShaxi?

A.Becauseitsbooksrelatetolocalcultures.B.Becauseitisthelargestbranch.

C.Becauseitteachesvillagerstoread.D.Becauseitispopularamongyoungpeople.

30.Howdothebookstoresimpactthelocalsaccordingtothetext?

A.Theyprepareoldvillagersforcitylife.B.Theyhelptheirkidslearnknowledge.

C.Theyprovidelocalswithjobs.D.Theyattracttouristsfrombigcities.

31.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Anewspaper.B.Agovernmentpaper.C.Aguidebook.D.Anadvertisement.

D

Youngkids9brainsareverysensitive（敏感的）totheirmoms9voices,sciencehasshown.

Butaskidsgrowintoteens,everythingchanges.Teenagers9brainsarenowmoresensitiveto

strangers9voicesthanthoseoftheirownmom's,newresearchshows.

Theresearchersstudiedthebrainsof7-to16-year-oldsastheylistenedtothingssaidbytheir

momsorbyunfamiliarwomen.Thewordswerepuregibberish:teebudieshawlt,keebudieshawlt

andpeebudieshawlt.Usingsuchmeaninglesswordsallowedthescientiststostudythevoices,

notwhattheyweresaying.Asthekidslistened,certainpartsoftheirbrainsbecameactive.This

wasespeciallytrueinbrainareasthathelpustofindrewardsandpayattention.

DanielAbrams,aresearcheratStanfordUniversity,saysthatyoungerkids'brainsrespond

morestronglytotheirmoms'voicesthantostrangers.However,inadolescence（青春期），we

showtheexactopposite.

“Theseareasintheadolescentbraindon'tstoprespondingtomoms'voices,“Abrams

explains."It'sjustthatunfamiliarvoicesbecomemoreworthyofattention.Here'swhy:Askids

growup,theywidentheirsocialconnectionsbeyondtheirfamily.Sotheirbrainsneedtobegin

payingmoreattentiontothatwiderworld/9

Butmom'svoicesstillhavespecialpower,especiallyintimesofstress,a2011studywith

girlsshowed.Levelsofstressdroppedwhenthesegirlsheardtheirmoms9voicesonthephone.

Thebrainseemstoadapttonewneedsthatcomewithadolescence."Aswegrowup,our

survivaldependslessandlessonourmom'ssupport,9,saysLeslieSeltzer,abiological

anthropologistattheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison."Instead,werelymoreandmoreonour

friendsandothersclosertoourownage/9

高二英語試題第6頁共10頁

“Sowhilebothteensandtheirparentsmaysometimesfeelannoyed,that'sOK,"Abrams

says.uThisisthewaythebrainiswired,andthere'sagoodreasonforit.”

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“gibberish"inparagraph2referto?

A.Question.B.Story.C.Saying.D.Nonsense.

33.Whydoteensbecomemoresensitivetounfamiliarvoices?

A.Theyneedmoreconnections.B.Theydesirerealunderstanding.

C.Theyaretiredoftheirmoms.D.Theyhavemoreenergytospare.

34.Whataremoms'voicesliketoteensaccordingtothe2011study?

A.Exciting.B.Unpleasant.C.Comforting.D.Strange.

35.WhatisDanielAbrams'opiniononteens'changeintheirvoicepreference?

A.Itdeservesscientificprevention.B.Itisdiscouragingandproblematic.

C.Itisnormalandunderstandable.D.Itnegativelyaffectstheirgrowth.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12?5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Anyonewhoknowsmewellwouldseemeasanoptimist（樂觀主義者）.36.Thiswas

thecaseformeonaparticularlycoldJanuaryday.

IfelttiredbythepainfulchallengesIwasdealingwithinmypersonallife.37——The

grayskyblockedevenasinglerayofsunlight.

Aboutmidwaythroughtheday,Ileftworktogetsomelunch.Stillfeelingnegative（消極

的），Inoticedthatthesunhadcomeoutforamoment.Ibegantothinkaboutmynegative

attitudeandremindedmyselfthatIwasresponsiblefbrchoosingmystateofmind.38.Even

thoughIremindedmyselfofthistruth,Icouldn'tmakethechange.

AsIstoppedataredlight,Ilookedatthecarinfront.Thelicense（執(zhí)照）platecaughtmy

eye一Itread"SUNOUT”.Thisbroughtanimmediatesmiletomyface.39.Andinthemidst

ofthelongest,darkest,coldestwinter,thiswasablessing.Thenmyeyesmovedtothenextcar.

ThelicenseplateonthatcarreadFOOL.ThisbroughtmorethanasmiletomyfaceasIlaughed

outloud!Seeingthetwooppositelicenseplatesencouragedmetochoosemyrightattitude.

40.

Ilearnedthatdaythatwhenwe'refeelingtoodiscouragedtobringourselvesoutofan

activestate,reliefisonlyaprayeraway!

高二英語試題第7頁共10頁

A.Pessimists（悲觀主義者）thinkintheoppositeway,however

B.However,evenoptimistscansometimeslosehope

C.Itfeltlikeareminderthatthesunwasshiningafterall

D.Doyouthinkthatthesunshinewillspreadthroughoutyourlife

E.IfeltmyspiritliftedasImadethedecisiontochooseapositiveattitude

F.WhileIcouldn'tignorethepainIwasgoingthrough,Icouldchoosetothinkpositively

G.Theweatherseemedtomatchmyfeelings

第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

AsIrecentlyhadtomoveoutfrommyflat,itwasanoccasiontodiveintoallthestuffIhad

gatheredovertime.Tomysurprise,I41manyobjects,whichhadmadethemselvesforgotten

withtime.42themwerebooks,maps,bottlesofdrinks,guidebooks,cinematickets,toys,

goodies,etc.

Ratherthan43themorsellthem,Ifoundit44togivethemtothepeopletowhom

theywouldbeuseful.Aftercarefulthought,ImadeafewpilesandIknewthateachperson,

whose45stoodonthelabels（標簽），wouldhavegood46ofwhatwasthere.

Deliveringthemwasalso47,asItookafewpilesinmybackpackeacheveningand

wenttodeliverthematmyfriends9homes,likea48.Itwasreallyagreatoccasiontohangout!

Besides,I49manyclothesandsportsshoestocharityassociations,and50twobikes

tomyfriends.Ialso51high-qualitysportsequipmentatadiscountpricetowhoeverwould

liketo52them.

IcanimaginethesethousandsofdollarsthatIhave53buyingallthatstuff.Givingthem

asecond54mademeevenhappier.Itwasarealtreattomyself,andalsoa55asIfelt

lighterwhenIhadtomoveout.

41.A.coverdB.foundC.boughtD.lost

42.A.ForB.WithC.BehindD.Among

43.A.keepB.ignoreC.pileD.reach

44.A.harderB.easierC.betterD.tougher

45.A.numberB.requestC.interestD.name

高二英語試題第8頁共10頁

46.A.knowledgeB.useC.viewD.taste

47.A.profitableB.boringC.interestingD.difficult

48.A.postmanB.diverC.policemanD.beggar

49.A.sentoutB.gaveawayC.broughtbackD.handeddown

5O.A.giftedB.showedC.lentD.introduced

51.A.advertisedB.boughtC.rentedD.sold

52.A.borrowB.reviewC.takeD.check

53.A.createdB.spentC.raisedD.counted

54.A.attemptB.chanceC.lifeD.time

55.A.reliefB.loveC.pityD.success

第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。

InancientChinalivedaproudartist56.paintingswerealmostlifelike.Onedaythe

emperorcalledallgreatartiststocomeandpresenttheir57.(fine)work,sothathecould

choosethebest.Theartistwassurehewould58.(choose),butwhenhepresentedhis

masterpiecetotheemperofschiefminister,theoldmanlaughed.Thewiseoldmantoldhimto

traveltotheLiRiver---perhapshecouldlearnalittlefromthegreatestartistintheworld.

Filledwith59.(curious),theartistpackedhisbagsandleft.Whenheaskedthe

villagersonthebanksoftheriver60.hecouldfindthefamousartist,theyjustsmiled

and61.(point)downtheriver.Thenextmorninghehiredaboatandsetout62.

(find)thewell-knownpainter.Asthesmallboatmoved63.(gentle)alongtheriverhe

wasleftspeechlessbythemountainssilentlyreflectedinthewater.Hepassedmilkywhite

waterfallsandmountainsinmanyshadesofblue.Andwhenhesawthemistsrisingfromthe

riverandthesoftclouds64.(surround)themountaintops,hewasreducedtotears.The

artistfinallyfoundthegreatestartist65.earth,MotherNature.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（滿分15分）

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內容包括：L表達祝賀；2.你的閱讀經(jīng)歷；3.提出建議。

注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應為80左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

高二英語試題第9頁共10頁

DearEditor-in-Chief,

Yourstruly,

LiHua

第二節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。

IwasmovingasfastasIcould,steppingfromrocktorockalongtheunevenjetty（棧橋）.

Farahead,Icouldseethebackofmybrother'shairandthebrightorangeofhisshorts.

“Tooslow,sister!9,1heardSamyellashejumpedwithease.

'Tilshowhim,“Ithought,andattemptedadoublejump.Whatamistake!uOuch!^^My

shoewasstuckbetweentworocks.IbentdownandthafswhenIsawit:ashiny,squareshaped

stone,attachedtoaglitterygoldchain.Itwasjustlyingthereonthewetsand,andafew

secondslateritwasinmypocket.

Samstoppedwaitingforme.CouldhetellIwashidingthemostperfectdiscoveryofthe

summer?Ikeptturningthetreasurearoundinmypocket.Iwasdizzy,butIdidn'twantSamto

notice.Helikedtotelleverybodymybusiness.

“Ryansavedtheminicolabottlefromthecarnival!”

“Ryanwastedherpocketmoneyonsaltandpeppershakersfromtheyardsale!”

Myfamilycallsmetheir"littlecollector”.Somemeankidsatschoolcallme“trashgirl”.

SamandIwalkedalongthemainstreet.Throughthewindowofthecandyshop,Icould

seecolorfuljellybeans.Asignonthewindowcaughtmyattention:Lost:Goldandblue

necklace.Veryspecial.Iffound,callChrissyat555-9924.

Chrissyhaddrawnacrayonversionofthenecklaceatthebottomoftheposter:The

necklacelookeddifferentfromtheoneinmypocket,Idecided.Rounder,bluer.Theposter

appearedoldandweathered.Itmusthavebeenputupmonthsago.Wecontinuedtowalk,andI

noticedfourmoreposters.Someonemusthavereturnedthatnecklacebynow,Ithought.

Paral

Oncehome,Iplacedthenecklaceinmyspecialspotforspecialthings,lostinthought.

Para2

Fifteenminuteslater,IwassittingacrossfromChrissyinthecandyshop.

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Heartycongratulationsonthe5thanniversaryofGlobalEnglishfromLiHua,aregularreaderof

yourmagazine.Howtimeflies!

IfellinlovewithGlobalEnglishthefirsttimeImetherinabookstore.Sincethenshehasbeen

sparkingmyinterestinEnglish,broadeningmyhorizons,sharingwithmetheupdatednewsathomeand

abroad,nottomentionaccompanyingmethroughthemanygraydays.Ofallthecolumns,IlikeWestern

Worldbest.Thosearticlesneverfailtointroducemetocharmingforeigncultures.ThankstoGlobal

English,Tmwell-informedandopen-minded.

Asadevotedreader,Iwonderwhetheryoucanaddanewcolumnwhereweteenagerscanvoice

ourfreshopinions.WishGlobalEnglisharosyfuture!

Sincerelyyours,

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beenmanythingslikeminicolabottlesandshakers.Istaredattheshinybluestone,whichputother

thingsinshade.°Sobeautiful!”Imurmured.Butsoonaflowofquestionsarose:CoulditbeChrissy*s?

Wasitveryspecial?ShouldIreturnittoher?...Ipacedbackandforthinmyroom,notknowingwhatto

do.Havingstruggledforalongtime,Idialedthenumberontheposter,toldChrissythatIhappenedto

spotagoldnecklacebytheseaandmadeanappointmentwithher.

Fifteenm比“teslater,IwassittingacrossfromChrissyintheca/?@shop.Lookingattherecovered

bluestoneinherhand,Chrissyburstintotears.Afterawhile,shecalmeddownandtoldmethenecklace

wasagiftfromherdeargrandmawhodied10yearsago."Thankyou.NevercanyouimaginehowsadI

waswhenIlostit,"shesobbed.,,Itistheonlyreminderofthehappyolddaysbetweenus."Shethanked

meagainandgiftedmeabagofcandies.Onmywayhome,Icongratulatedmyselfonmakingtheright

choice.Well,Iwas“atreasuregirl"asChrissynicknamedmeinsteadof"atrashgirl"calledbythemean

kidsatschool.

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Text1

M:Fmcrazyaboutsportsandtalkshows.Iftheyareon,IcouldbeinfrontoftheTVforhours.What

aboutyou?

W:Imostlywatchthenewsandcookingprograms.

Text2

W:Richard,comedownstairs.Dinnerisready.

M:Justaminute,dear!I'mlookingatapieceofjewelryonline.IwanttomakesureIgettherightgift

foryourbirthday.

Text3

M:Haveyoupackedforyourholiday?

W:Notyet.Mysuitcasehandlebroke,soIneedsomethingnewtoputallmystuffin.Ihaveabig

sportsbag,butifstooold.

M:IalwaystakeabackpackwhenPmonvacation.Youcancarrymorethatway.

Text4

M:It'salmosttimeforexams.Areyouready,Anna?Fvebeenstudyingforhours.ButIstillfeel

stressed.

W:Me,too!ButI'mconfidentaboutmyEnglishtest.TmgoodatEnglish.ButIamworriedabout

chemistry.Ineedtostudymynotesmore.

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M:Idecidedtolearntheguitar!Fvealwayswantedtoplaymusic,andtheguitarisinteresting.

W:Cool!Butwhydidyoupickthatinstrument?

M:Allmyfriendsplaytheviolin,andIwanttobedifferent.Thepianosoundsgoodbutistoo

expensive.Theguitarisperfect!

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M:Where'smyredtie,dear?TheoneIworeatAnn'swedding.

W:Idon'tknow.Allyourtiesareinthedrawer.Lookforitthere.

M:Ifoundit!Itwasinmybag.

W:Youlooknicetoday.Whyareyouwearingthatredtie?Anotherwedding?

M:No.Animportantguestiscomingtoourcompany.@We9Ilhaveabusinessmeetingandsignan

agreement.Ifsabigdayforme.

W:It'sindeedimportant.⑦Butthattiedoesn'tgowiththatgreysuit.Ilikethisblueone.Tryiton.

M:⑦Hmm,itlooksmuchbetter.

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W:Hi,John.⑧Whatareyoudoinghere?

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M:⑧I'mwaitingforthebus.

W:Whereareyougoing?

M:⑨I'mgoingtothestationtomeetmysister.Hertrainarrivesat4:30,butifs4:10now.Ihave

only20minutestogetthere!

W:⑩HowoftendoestheNo.lbusrun?

M:⑩Every10minutes.Imissedone5minutesago,andthenextonehasn'tcomeyet!MayIborrow

yourbike?

W:Sorry,IhavetomeetMikeatarestaurant.

M:Oh,whatshouldIdo?

W:WhynottaketheNo.15bus?Italsogoestothestation,andit'scomingrightnow.

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W:@Cevin,lefsgotothebeach!

M:Thebeach?I'mtoolazytogothere.Whydon'twegosomewhereelse,Betty?

W:(g/rhereissomecommunityworktobedonethere.Wecancleanupthebeach.@Vecan

collectalotofplasticgarbage,too.

M:Whatfor?It'sthegovernment'sresponsibility.Besides,whyshouldwecollectalloftheplastic

garbage?

W:Kevin,youdon'tknowtheharmtheplasticdoestotheocean.Plasticcanpollutetheoceanand,in

turn,harmfishandotheroceanlife.Weshouldcareaboutwhathappenstotheocean.Didn'tyou

hearaboutthatdeadwhale'sstomachthatwasfullofplasticgarbage?

M:Oh,yes.Iheardaboutthat.Butwhatwillwedowiththeplasticgarbagewecollect?

W:@Vewilltakealloftheplastictoacompanythatcanrecycleit.

M:Isee.

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M:Iwantanewhobby.ButFmnotsurewhattodo.Doyouhaveanyinterestinghobbies?

W:Ihavealotofhobbies!Iamawriteran