重慶市渝東六校2018-2019學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期期中聯(lián)考英語試題附答案

#Text2M:Howlonghaveyoubeenlivinginthisneighborhood?W:Letmethink...ImovedherewithmyfamilywhenIjustturned18yearsold,soI’vebeenlivingherefor20yearsnow.Text3W:Hi,I’mcallingfromRoom1709.CanIorderasteakandsomeFrenchfriesthroughroomservice,please?M:Ofcourse,Ms.Hudson.We'llbringthemrightuptoyourroominabout30minutes.Text4M:Idon,tunderstandwhytheweatherisstillthishot!It,sasifsummerwasstillhere!W:Indeed!Theheatdoesn,tseemtogoaway!Iwishwintercouldcomesooner!Text5W:Canyouhelpmecarrythistableintothehouse?I,malmostthere,butI,mabouttodropit!M:Sure.I,mnotstrong,though!W:It,snotheavy.Butitishardtoholdthesidesofitbecauseofthestrangeshape.Text6W:Howareyoudoing?M:Notbad.Mywifejustgavebirthtoourbabyson,soI,vetakensometimeofffromworktobewiththemathome.W:That’sgreat!Congratulations!M:Thanks.ButIhavetosayit’salotofworktolookafterababy!W:Ofcourse.Didyouthinkitwouldbeeasy?M:Well,Ijustthoughtitwouldbealotoffun.W:Ihavetwoboysandonegirlmyself.Trustme,thefunpartdoesn,tbeginuntilthey’rearoundthree.M:Hah,that,sexactlywhatmymothersaid!Text7W:Hey,I,mplacinganorderonlineforsomevegetables.Doyouneedanything?M:Areyoudoinggroceryshoppingonline?W:Yes.Everybodydoesthatnowadays.Don,tyou?M:No.Ijustgotothemarket.Don'tyouhaveonenearhome?W:Ido.Butgoingtothemarkettakestoomuchtime.M:Exactly.Ican,targuewiththat.W:Tome,thebestthingaboutorderinggroceryonlineisthatyougettochoosewhereandwhentoreceiveyourshopping.Iusuallyplacemyorderatabout11:00beforelunch,andhaveitdeliveredtoourofficerightbeforewegetoffwork.M:Thatsoundssoconvenient!Text8W:Hi,Andy!Howhaveyoubeen?Ihaven'tseenyouforalongtime.M:Hey,Lucy!Indeed,wehaven’tseeneachothersinceIleftthecompany.Areyoustillworkingthere?W:Iam.Infact,I’moneofthechiefdesignersnow.M:That,sgreat!Congratulations!W:Thankyou.Whatareyouuptothesedays?Areyoustillinthedesignindustry?M:No,I,mineducationnow.Istartedanagencythatarrangesoverseasstudyprogramsforprimaryschoolstudents.W:Nice!Mysonwillstartgoingtoprimaryschoolnextyear.MaybeI,llsendhimtoattendyourprogram!M:Sure!W:Youmusthavetraveledalotthesedays,then.M:Yes.Actually,IjustgotbacktotheUnitedStatesfromLondonyesterday,andbeforethat,IwenttoGermanylastmonth.W:Whatabusylifeyouhave!Text9W:Wasthatyoursisterjustnow?M:Yes.Shecomesandvisitsmeatschoolsometimes.W:That,ssosweetofher!M:Iknow!Andshealwayslooksaftermeandmybrother.W:Youhaveabrotheraswell?I,vegotanolderbrother,too.M:Areyouclosetoeachother?W:Weare.He'snotverygoodwithwords,buthe'salwaysbeenagoodlistenerandIcanshareallmytroubleswithhim.M:That’snice.Mysisteristhetotalopposite.She’snotverypatientandshegetsangryeasily,butshe,salwaysnicetoeverybodyaroundher,andIreallyappreciatethat.W:Cool.Sowhataboutyouandyourbrother?M:Oh,wegrewupfightingeachotherallthetime,andwestillarguejustabouteverything.ButIlovehim,youknow.Becausenomatterwhathappens,Iknowhe'salwaysthereforme.W:That,showfamilyis,right?Eventhoughweannoyeachotherfromtimetotime,youknowthey,llalwayscareforyouandsupportyou.M:Itotallyagreewithyou.Text10Moreandmorepeopletodayaregoingbacktoschoolasolderadults.Whyarepeopledoingthis?Themainreasonisthattheyaren,tsatisfiedwiththeirpresentcareers.Maybetheyaretiredoftheirbusy,stressfullifeinbusinessandwanttobeateacher一ajobthathelpsothers.Maybetheywanttomakemoremoney.Ormaybetheywanttotrysomethingnew.Tomakethesecareerchanges,theyhavetoreturntoschooltostudyadifferentsubjectorgetmoreeducationinthefieldthey,realreadyin.Butwhatarethedifficultiesofthisdecision?Well,itcostsalotofmoneytopayforschoolperyeardependingonyourprogram.Thisisinadditiontotheeverydaycostsofhousing,food,clothing,andentertainment.Also,manypeoplewon'thaveenoughtime.Mostpeoplecannotquittheirjobsandgiveschooltheirfullatte