2021年上海市寶山區(qū)中考英語一模

2021學(xué)年第一學(xué)期寶ft區(qū)學(xué)習(xí)能力診斷卷初三英語

試卷

（滿分150,考試時(shí)間100分鐘）2016.1

PartiListening(第一部分)

I.ListeningComprehension(聽力理解)(共30分)

A.Listenandchoosetherightpicture(根據(jù)你聽到的內(nèi)容，選出相應(yīng)的圖片)(6分)

1.2.3.4.5.6.----------

B.Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertothequestionyouhear(根據(jù)你所聽到的對話和問題,

選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢?(8分)

7.A)Tothezoo.B)Tothebeach.C)Tothemuseum.D)Tothehospital.

8.A)Tents,clothesandmedicine.B)Tents,clothes,medicineandwater.

C)Water,tentsandmedicine.D)Money,clothes,medicineandwater.

9.A)TheNo49bus.B)Thetaxi.C)Theycostthesame.D)Theunderground.

10.A)Twohours.B)Threehours.C)Tenhours.D)Elevenhours.

11.A)Helen.B)Lily.C)Christina.D)Frank.

12.A)Becauseherwatchdoesn*twork.B)Becauseshewantstocatchtheflight.

C)Becauseit,s9:30now.D)Becauseherwatchislost.

13.A)Takeataxi.B)Walkhome.C)Buyacar.D)Waitforthebus

14.A)44.B)11.C)33.D)55.

C.Listentothepassageandtellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse(判斷下列句子是否符合

你聽到的短文內(nèi)容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F表示”)(6分)

15.Billworkedinarestauranttwomilesawayfromhishome.

16.Whenanewgangster(IHH)moviecameout,Billwouldwatchitmanytimes.

17.Billhadalargecollectionofgangstervideosathome.

18.Billmadethegunhimselfandpractisedshootingintheclub.

19.Billdroppedhisgunmainlybecauseofhispooreyesight.

20.FromthepassagewelearnBillhurthiskneewithhisgunintheend.

D.Listentothepassageandfillintheblanks(聽短文填空，完成下列句子。沒空格限填一詞)(10分)

21.Todoabungeejumping(蹦極)youjumpfromahighbridge,orsomeotherhighplaces,withjusta

iweyourankles(踝關(guān)節(jié)).

22.Youhangintheair,upside-down(頭朝下).Thenyouaretothebridge.

23.Peoplepay$85fortheexperience.isthatitisquitesafeifthecorrectropeisusedand

checkedregularly.

24.There'snotmuchchanceofsurvivingthefallifthishappens,andhavebeenreported.

25.Theydidthistoshowthattheyweretobecomemen.

Part2Phonetics,VocabularyandGrammar

(第二部分語音，詞匯和語法)

Part2Phonetics,GrammarandVocabulary(第二部分語音、語法和詞匯)

ILChoosethebestanswer(選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢?(共20分)

26.Whichofthefollowingwordmatchesthesound/'pearant/?

A)parentB)presentC)preparedD)pleasant

27.Thisisbookthat1promisedtolendyoulastweek.

A)aB)anC)theD)/

28.ofushastohaveourtemperaturetakenwhenwegetinschooleverymorning.

A)EveryB)EachC)A11.D)Everyone

29.ObamapaidavisittoChina.HewaswarmlywelcomedbyChinesepeople.

A)fourdaysB)four-dayC)four-daysD)four-days1

30.oftheearthiscoveredwithwater.

A)two-threeB)two-thirdC)two-thirdsD)second-three

3l.Wearegladtoseethatourcityisdevelopingtheseyearsthaneverbefore.

A)muchmorequicklyB)quicklyC)muchquickerD)mostquickly

32.A:Mum,mustIwashthedishesnow?

B:No,you.YoumaydoitafteryouwatchtheTVnews.

A)can'tB)won,tC)mustn'tD)needn't

33.Look,itisgoingtorain.You'dbetterthewindowswhenyouleavethehouse.

A)closeB)tocloseC)closingD)nottoclose

34.Manypeoplewhentheearthquakehappenedlastweek.

A)sleptB)sleepC)aresleepingD)weresleeping

35.TheShanghaiDisneylandPlanbythecitygovernment.ItwillbethefirstDisneylandAmusement

ParkinmainlandChina.

A)passedB)haspassedC)hasbeenpassedD)werepassed

36.Mostcountriesdon'tknowwiththeworldfinancialcrisis(金融危機(jī)).

A)whattodoB)wheretodoC)howtodoD)whentodo

37.1finallyfinishedthetext.Homeworkofthiskindisawasteoftime.

A)copyB)tocopyC)copiedD)copying

38.StandupandgiveyouranswerQuestionNo.8,please.

A)withB)atC)ofD)to

39.Couldyoupleasetellme?

A)whatwasheB)whomishewaitingfor

C)whatcountryhelivesinD)howlonghehadbeenaway

40.beautifulcaryouhavebought!

A)WhatB)WhataC)WhatanD)How

41A:Idon'tknowhowtousethesoftware(軟件).

B:.

A)SodoIB)SoamIC)NeitherdoID)NeitheramI

42.1willgotheretomorrowunlessitrains.Theunderlinedsentencemeans"“

A)Iwillgotheretomorrowifitrains.B)Iwillnotgotheretomorrowifitdoesn'train.

C)Ifitdoesn'train,Iwillgotheretomorrow.D)IfIgotheretomorrow,itwillrain.

43.Whenweansweratelephone,wesay”"

A)Hello,whoareyou?B)It'sme.

C)IamJane.D)ThisisJanespeaking.

44.A:TmsorryFvetakenyourbookbymistake.

B:_______

A)That'sright.B)Nevermind.C)YouYewelcome.D)Ofcoursenot.

45.IndependenceDayiscelebratedoneveryyearintheUSA.

A)June4B)July4C)August4D)July14

III.Completethefollowingpassagewiththewordsorphrasesinthebox.Eachonecanonlybeusedonce

(將下列單詞或詞組填入空格。每空格限填一詞，每詞或詞組只能填一

次)(共8分)

InYulin,Guangxi(廣西玉林)，adogmeat-eatingfestivalis___46__in

summereveryyear.Tensofthousandsofdogsarekilledandcookedevery

dayduringthefestival.Thisyear,thecontroversial(有爭議的)festivalwas

protested(抗議)byalargenumberofdoglovers.Shoulddogsbeeaten?

Peopleholddifferent___47__.Someofthelocalpeoplewanttokeeptheircustomandenjoythetraditionaldishes.

Theythinkeatingdogmeatisatraditioninmanypartsoftheworld.Itshouldnotbestoppedsimplybecausesome

people48___it.Besides,mostofthedogsarenotpetdogs;theyare_49___byfarmers.However,

somepeoplewantthefestivalinYulintobebanned(禁止).Theysaythatdogsareman'sbestfriends.Dogsmake

cutepets.Manshouldlovethemandtheywillloveus,too.Itiscruel(殘忍)tocookandeatthem.Doyou

supporttheYulintraditionthathaslastedforhundredsofyears,ordoyoubelievethiscustomshouldbestopped?

Whatisyouropinion?

Dididache(滴滴打車)isapopulartaxi-hailingapp(打車軟件).Ithas

beenusedbyalargenumberoftaxidriversinmanycitiesrecently.Theappshowsthereal-timelocations（實(shí)時(shí)

定位）oftaxisonamapbyusingtheGPStechnologyandmakesit___50___foruserstobookataxionthephone.

Theusers'request（要求）willbesenttothenearesttaxidriverswhowilldecidewhetherto__51___theorderor

not.Taxi-hailingappsareverypopularinBeijing,Shanghai,HangzhouandNanjing,havinggainedtensof

thousandsofusers.However,thecity'staxi-controldepartmentsdoubtitshelpfulnessandhavesaiditmayraise

safetyconcernsbecausemanytaxidrivershavebeenfoundcheckingtheir

phoneswhile___52___.Theapphasalsobeencriticized（指責(zé)）fordisturbingmarketorder,andcreating

difficultiesforpassengerswhodonotusetheapptobookataxi.Manyuserscomplainthattheyareonlyuseful

whenmosttaxisareidle（空駛）andbookingataxicanstillbechallengingduringbadweatherandrushhours.

Cauthisappbeinusefor__53_?Technologymightmakeagreatdifferencetoourlife.Let'swaitandsee.

IV.Completethesentenceswiththegivenwordsintheirproperforms（用括號中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式完成下

列句子）（8分）

54.Thisisanewbuildingandmyofficeisonthefloor,（five）

55.Shakespearewasoneofthegreatestintheworld,（write）

56.Mondayismydayinaweek,（busy）

57.Trafficwasstoppedaftertheearthquake,（complete）

58.Whynotthediscussiontosolvethetrafficproblem?（wide）

59.PudongistoPuxibyseveralbridges,（connection）

60.1don'tseetheoftheplantodosomuchhomeworkatatime,（wise）

61.Hissmallfarmwasinworseconditionthananyfarminthatarea,（neighbour）

V.Rewritethefollowingsentencesasrequired（根據(jù)所給要求，改寫句子，62-67題每空限填一詞，68題

注意句首大寫。共14分）

62.BothofMary'sparentsworkinthishospital.（改為否定句）

ofMary'sparentsinthishospital.

63.Wecansavewaterbyfixingdrippingtaps.（對劃線句子部分提問）

wesavewater?

64.WewillbuildanewDisneylandinPudongNewArea.（改為被動(dòng)語態(tài)）

AnewDisneylandwillinPudongNewArea.

65.Don'tpicktheflowersinthegarden.（改成反義疑問句）

Don'tpicktheflowersinthegarden,?

66.Thetrainhasarrivedhere.Itarrivedheretwohoursago.（合并為一句話）

Thetrainherefortwohours.

67.Mr.Greenwassurprisedthathissondidn'ttellanyonethathewasstayingoutlate.（保持句意基本不變）

ToMr.Green's,noonewasofhisson*sstayingoutlate.

68.month,RMB600,allowance,is,myfather's,a,my,（連詞成句）

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Part3ReadingandWriting（第三部分讀寫）

VI.Readingcomprehension（閱讀理解）：（共50分）

A.Choosethebestanswer（根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢福?2分）

Thekoalaisunique（獨(dú)特的）toAustraliaandisanimportantsymbolofthecountry.Thekoalaisfoundin

openeucalypt（桂樹）forestsinsouth-eastQueensland.Evenifitiscalledkoalabear,thisanimalhasnothingto

dowiththeactualbear.Koalashavethickfurandlargeears.Theirbroad,flatnosemakesthemlookcute,similar

toteddybears.Infactkoalasaren'tcute.Theyhavesharpteethandverysharpclaws（爪）！Koalasaremarsupials

（有袋類）.Thismeansthemothercarriesherbabyinapocketwhileitdevelops,similartoakangaroo.Thebaby

koalalivesinitsmother'spocketforthefirstsixmonthsofitslife.

Thename"koala**comesfromanativeAustralianwordthatmeans“nodrink".Thekoalasgetalmostalltheir

waterfromtheeucalyptusleavestheyeat.That'swheretheygettheirfoodtoo.Koalaseatonlyeucalyptusleaves.

Theeucalyptustreesarewherethekoalaslive.It*salsowheretheysleep.Koalassleepaboutnineteenhoursaday!

Whydotheysleepsomuch?Somepeoplethinkifsbecausethey'relazy.Butkoalasaren'tlazy.Theysleepso

muchbecausethereisn'tmuchnutrition（營養(yǎng)）ineucalyptusleaves.Koalasstorehardlyanyfat,sotheymust

savetheirenergy.Onewaytodothisistomoveslowlyandsleepalot.Afteradayofsleepingtheyliketomove

aroundandeatjustaftersunset.Theylivealonemostofthetime.Koalasareveryprotectiveoftheirtrees.Ifa

koalaseesanotherkoalaeatinginitsfavoritetree,itmighttelltheotherkoalatoleaveby"barking"atit.Koalas

do"talk"toeachother.Besidesbarks,themalesmakeadeepgrunting（呼嚕聲）sound.Themothersandbabies

talkinsoftclickingsounds.Iftheygetscaredtheymayscreamlikeababy.Thekoalaisalsoan.excellent

swimmer.Theyareabletocrossriverstoescapefromheavyflooding（泛濫）.

69.Koalasmainlylivein.

A）SingaporeB）IndiaC）AustraliaD）NewZealand

70.Accordingtothearticle,howarekoalasandkangaroosalike?

A）Theybothhavethickfur.B）Theybothhavesharpteeth.

C）Theybotheateucalyptusleaves.D）Theybothcarrytheiryounginapocket.

71.Theword"koala"comesfromawordthatmeans.

A）nodrinkB）movingslowlyC）largeearsD）barkingloudly

72.Whydokoalasspendmostoftheirtimesleeping?

A）Toescapefromnaturalenemies.

B）Theygettiredfromplayingsomuch.

C）Theirfooddoesnotgivethemmuchenergy.

D）Toprotectthemselvesfromthesun.

73.Ifanadultkoalascreamslikeababy,itmayget

A）worriedB）frightenedC）hungryD）sleepy

74.Thekoalacan.

A）runveryfastB）jumpveryhigh

C）wakemostofthetime.D）swimverywell

B.Choosethewordsorexpressionstocompletethepassage（選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或詞語，完成短文）

（12分）

FormerPresidents（前任，總、統(tǒng)）intheUnitedStatescontinuetoreceivespecialgovernmentservicesandmoney

aftertheirpresidentialterm（總統(tǒng)任期）ends.Eachformerpresidentreceivesretirementpay,moneytopay

travellingexpensesandmoneytopaythepeoplewhocontinuetowork

forthem.Theyalsogetsecurity_75__fortherestoftheirlives.

Someformerpresidentsseemtohave___76___frompubliclife.Butotherscontinuetomakecontributions（做

貢獻(xiàn)）tothesociety.FormerPresidentJimmyCarteriswellknownforhisearnestdevotion（熱誠的奉獻(xiàn)）since

heleftoffice.HehelpsbuildhomesforpoorAmericansandhelpssettleinternationaldisagreement.Andhehas

writtenseveralbooks.ManypeoplehavecalledCarteranexampleofasuccessfulformerpresident.Someexperts

notethatpublicapproval（公眾的贊許）ofCarterincreasedseveralyearsafterhisdefeatinthepresidential

election（總統(tǒng)大選）of1980.

—77__theoppositehappenedtoformerpresidentRonaldReagan.Hispopularityfellafterheleftoffice.

Manypeoplecriticizedhimfor___78_anofferfromawealthyJapanesepublishertovisitJapan.Therehewas

paidabouttwomilliondollarsjusttomakeafewappearances.In1994,Reaganbegantosufferingfrom

Alzheimer'sdisease（老年癡呆癥）anddiedtenyearslater.

FormerPresidentGeorgeBushhasmadefew__79_appearancessinceleavingoffice.Recently,however,he

andformerPresidentBillClintonhavetraveledtogethertoplacesinneedofaidfollowingnaturaldisasters.

BillClintonisoneofthemostactiveformerpresidents.Hemakesspeechesaroundtheworld.Hewroteabest-

sellingbookabouthislife.And

hehassetupafoundationthatoffersvarious___80___topeopleinneed,includingprovidinglow

costmedicinesforpeoplewithAIDSaroundtheworld.

75.A）assistanceB）warningC）defenceD）protection

76.A）disappearedB）keptC）avoidedD）stayed

77.A）ThenB）JustC）HowD）Very

78.A）receivingB）acceptingC）gettingD）taking

79.A）persona]B）secretC）privateD）public

80.A）suggestionsB）plansC）supportsD）programs

C.Readthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwords（在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使

其內(nèi)容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給）：（14分）

Recentlytheunmannedaircraftwhicharecalleddrones（無人駕駛機(jī)）havecomeintouseforanumberof

businesspurposes.Basically,adroneisaflyingrobot.Theaircraft（飛彳亍器）mayberemotelycontrolledorcan

flya__81throughflightprogramsintheirsystems.Thelittleplanesusedtobeverycostly.Inthepast,they

weremostlyusedinthemilitary（軍事）.Butastheyhaved82inpricemore

peoplehavebeguntousethem.Rescueworkersandfarmersareamongthenewusers.

AcompanyinFranceisusingdronestohelpfarmersexaminetheircropsand

limittheamountoffertilizer（月巴料）theyuse.Thefastdevelopmentofcomputer

technology,imagesensingdevices（圖像感應(yīng)設(shè)備），satellitenavigation（衛(wèi)星導(dǎo)航）

andcellphoneshasledtolower-priceddrones.Researchersanddevelopershavelearnedhowtobuildsmallerand

less-costlydrones.Moviemakersareusingdronestofilmfromthesky.Historians（歷史學(xué)家）usethemwhen

theyexplorea83buildings.Rescueworkersusethemtolookforpeople.Andnowfarmersareusing

themtom___84theircrops.

RomainFarouxisaFrenchbusinessmanwhostartscompanies.Hisfatherwasafarmer.Hebelieveddrones

couldhelpfarmers.Hehelpedcreateacompanythatdevelopedasmalldronethatcouldbecontrolledbypeople

ontheg___85.Theycalledit"Agridrone（農(nóng)業(yè)無人機(jī)）ItusesaspecialHopticalsensor（光學(xué)感應(yīng)器）”

toexaminecrops.

Thetechnologyusedissimilartothatusedbysmartphonesexceptithaswings.Acomputerprogramdirects

thedronetoflyoverthecrops.Thesensoronthedronerecordsfourdifferent-colored“bands”ofsunlight（太陽光）

thatarereflectedoff（反射）thecrops.

Jean-BaptisteBruggemanisafarmer.Hesaysthedronefliesoverhiscropsatdifferenttimeoftheseason.He

saysthisprovidesalotofinformationabouthiscrops.Thedronepicturesshowhimtheexactamountoffertilizer

thecropsneed.Italsoshowsexactlywherethefertilizerisneeded.

RomainFarouxsaysfarmersuseinformationg86bytheAgridronetoplacefertilizeronlyinareas

whereitwasneeded.Thissavesmoneyandreducespollution.Beforetheyusedthedrones,farmerswouldputthe

sameamountoffertilizereverywhere.Dronesalsosavetimebecausefarmerscanexamineu87to

threehectares（&t$Dinaboutaminute.

D.Answerthequestions（根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題）（12分）

Thebabyistakingphotoswithhisparents,theDukeandDNMCSS（公爵和公爵夫人）

ofCambridge.Thepicturesweretakenbytheduchess'father,MichaelMiddleton,inthe

gardenoftheirfamilyhomeinBucklebury,Berkshire.Takenearlierthismonth,they

showtheroyalcouple,PrinceGeorgeandtheirblack。?；?人卯。〃詁/（西班牙獵犬）,Lupo.

Tilly,agoldendog,belongingtotheMiddletonfamily,canbeseenlyingdownbehindthem.Thephotographsof

PrinceGeorge,whowasbomon22July,werepublishedbyKensingtonPalace.

OnMondayPrinceWilliam,givinghisfirstinterviewsincebecomingafather,toldCNN:*'Heeitherreminds

meofmybrotherormewhenIwasyounger,I'mnotsure,buthe'sdoingverywellatthemoment."

BBCreporterNicholasWitchellsaidthenewfamilylooks"unselfconscious（自然的），relaxedandhappy-

muchlikemostcouplesmightlookwiththeirfirst-bornbaby".Headded:"Ofcoursethey'reawareofwhat's

expectedofthem.Therewillbestaff-ananny（保姆tohelpinduecourse（適時(shí)地）,butforthemomentit'sall

ratherinformalandmanymightthink,refreshing."

FamousphotographerTerryO'Neillsaidhethoughtthepictureswere“absolutely

charming"."ItremindedmewhenIfirststartedphotographyformyself-1justwentforthe

light,anditwasreallyinterestinglighting（打燈光）.AsamatteroffactwhenIheard

aboutthesepictures,Ithought'Whohavetheygottodothesepictures'-andthethought

crossedmymindtheymighthaveaskedtheQueenbecauseshe'squiteagood

photographer."

TheculturalandeducationmanagerofMagnumPhotos,FionaRogers,toldRadio4'sTodayprogramthe

photographofthecoupleandPrinceGeorgewiththefamily'sdogswas"technicallynotthemostaccomplished

（技藝高超）photograph".

“It'saphotographthatanyoneofuscouldhaveinourfamilyalbums,"shesaid.

88.WhoisTilly?

89.Wherewerethepicturestaken?

90.WhenwasPrinceGeorgeborn?

91.WhatdidTerryO'Neillthinkofthepictures?

92.WhatdidFionaRogersthinkofthepicture?

93.Whatisthisreportmainlyabout?

VILWriting（作文）（共20分）

94.Insomeprimaryormiddleschools,studentsareaskedtowearschooluniforms.Doyouthinkitis

necessaryforstudentstowearschooluniforms?Writeanessayofatleast60wordsonthetopic.（W以“學(xué)

生是否要在學(xué)校穿衣服”為題寫一篇至少60詞的作文，標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號不占格，一下要點(diǎn)僅供參考）

Suggestedoutline:

1.Doyouthinkitisnecessarytowearschooluniforms?

2.Whataretheadvantagesordisadvantagesofschooluniforms?

3.What'syourconclusion結(jié)論）?

聽力材料及參考答案

A.Listenandchoosetherightpicture

1.Pleaseturnofftherunningtap.Wecan'twastewater.

2.Fatherboughtmeanewwatchasabirthdaygift.

3.Studentsinourschoolareinterestedinreadinginthelibrary.

4.Owningaprivatecarisverypopularnowadays.

5.MaryusuallygoesshoppingatthesupermarketwithAliceatweekends.

6.ThenewDisneyParkwillbeopeninPudongin2016.

B.Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertothequestionyouhear

7.W:Mike,shallwegotothemuseumthisafternoon?

M:Kateaskedmetogotothezoo.Shehearsthepandahasababy.Wouldyouliketo

gowithus?

W:That'sagoodidea.

Q:WhereareMikeandhisfriendsgoingthisafternoon?

8..M.Hi,Jane.You'vejustbeentotheearthquake-strickenarea,haven*tyou?

W.Yes.AsavolunteeroftheRedCross,Iwenttherewithamedicalteam.

M.Howwasthesituationthere?

W.Itwasawful.Manyhousesandroadsweredestroyed.Peoplebadlyneededtents,

clothes,medicineandevenwater.

Q.Whatdidpeopleneedintheearthquake-strickenarea?

9.M.Excuseme,whichbusshouldItakeifIwanttogototheBund?

W.YoucantaketheNo.49bus.Andyoucanalsogotherebyunderground.

M.Thanksalot.

W.Theundergroundcostsyou3yuan,andtheNo.49buscostsyou2yuan.Ifyou

wanttotakeataxi,itwillbemoreexpensive.

Q.Whichwillcostthepassengertheleast?

10.M.Youvisitedsomewesterncountrieslastsummer,didn'tyou?

W.Yes.WewenttoFrance,Germanyandtwoothercountries.Ourfirststopwas

Paris.

M.DidittakeyouhourstochangeplanesattheairportinParis?

W.Yes,wearrivedthereateleveninthemorningandleftattwointheafternoon.

Q.HowmuchtimedidthewomanspendattheairportinParis?

11.M.YesterdayAuntHelengavemysister,Lily,anMp3player.It'sverynice.

W.AndLilygaveittoyouasapresentforyourbirthday.AmIright,Frank?

M.Er...Whohastoldyouaboutit?

W.Christina,yourcousin.

Q.WhohasgottheMp3playernow?

12.M.Whyareyouinsuchahurry,Alice?

W.Myplanewilltakeoffat9.30,butIhaveonlyhalfanhournow.

M:Tmafraidyourwatchisalittlefast.Youstillhave60minutes.

W.Really?Oh,yes.Thankyou.

M.Haveanicetrip.

Q.WhyisAliceinahurry?

13.M.It'ssocold.Whydon'twegetataxihome?

W.No,thebuswillcomeinfiveminutes.

M.I'mfreezing.Let'sstartwalking.

W.Ifwewalkhomenow,thebuswillcomeinaminute.

M.Yeah,youareright.Let'swaithere.

Q.Whatwilltheyprobablydo?

14.M.Doyourwork-mateshavelunchatthedining-hall?

W.Onlyone-fifthofthework-matesinmyofficehavelunchoutsideattherestaurant.

M.Howmanywork-matesarethereinyouroffice?

W.Somany.Fifty-five.

Q:Howmanyofthegirfswork-mateshavelunchatthedining-hall?

C.Listentothepassageandtellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse(?1J[??1]

?t',g

Bill,30yearsold,workedinarestaurant.Helivedinaflataboutonemilenorthof

therestaurant.Hewalkedtoandfromwork.Whenitwasraining,hetookthebus.

Billlovedgangstermovies.Whenanewonecameout,hewouldgotothetheaterand

watchthenewmoviemanytimes.Then,whenitwenttovideo,Billwouldbuythevideo

ataVideoStore.Billhadahomeover1,000gangstervideos.Oldones,newones;color,

blackandwhite;English,Spanish,Japanese-helovedthemall.Hecouldtellyouthe

nameofthemovie,thedirector,thestars,andthestory.

Billfinallydecidedthathewouldownagun,justlikethegangsters.Sohesavedhis

moneyforacoupleofyears.Thenhewenttothegunclubtopracticeshooting.Hewasin

theclubforonly10minuteswhenheunexpectedlydroppedhisgu