統(tǒng)考版2024屆高考英語二輪專項分層特訓(xùn)卷高考模擬沖關(guān)卷四

高考模擬沖關(guān)卷（四）

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(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話

僅讀一遍。

1.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofBob?

A.Honest.B.Helpful.C.Troublesome.

2.Howarethespeakersgoingtowork?

A.Bytaxi.B.Bybus.C.Bysubway.

3.Wherewillthewomanlivenextyear?

A.Outsidetheschool.B.Inthedormitory.C.Unknown.

4.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Husbandandwife.B.Employerandemployee.C.Waiterandcustomer.

5.Howmuchshouldthewomanpay?

A.$20.B.$72.C.$90.

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。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.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Makesomecopies.B.Buyacopymachine.C.Usethewashingmachine.

7.Howcanthewomanlearntousethemachine?

A.Byreadingapostonline.B.Bylearningfromtheman.C.Byreading

theinstructionsherself.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.WhatdoesRichardplantododuringthesummervacation?

A.Starthisownbusiness.B.Workinhisfather，sfirm.C.Washdishes

inarestaurant.

9.WhatdoesRichardsuggestthewomando?

A.Findthemissingstudents.

B.Helpchildrenwiththeirstudy.

C.Designadvertisementsforanewspaper.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whoisprobablytheman?

A.Adoctor.B.Apassenger.C.Ataxidriver.

11.Whyisthemanaskingforhelp?

A.Becauseawomanisseriouslyill.

B.Becauseawomanhasbeenattacked.

C.Becauseawomanislostonthehighway.

12.Whatshouldthemandonext?

A.Staywiththewoman.B.Asksomeoneelseforhelp.C.Movethewoman

toasaferplace.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Atagarage.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inthewoman，soffice.

14.Whereisthegaragementionedbytheman?

A.Neartheman'shome.B.Nearthewoman5sflat.C.Besidethehighway.

15.Whatdayisittoday?

A.Friday.B.Saturday.C.Sunday.

16.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Themantoldthewomanalie.

B.Theman'scarbrokedownhalfway.

C.Thewomanforgavethemanfinally.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whatdoesthespeakerdo?

A.Alawyer.B.Amovieproducer.C.Aradioannouncer.

18.WhatdidBillyWilderfirstdoafterleavingschool?

A.Hebecameareporter.B.Hebeganmakingmovies.C.Hewrotemovies

inGermany.

19.HowmanyOscarawardsdidBillyWilderwin?

A.Two.B.Six.C.Fifteen.

20.HowoldwasBillyWilderwhenhedied?

A.50.B.80.C.95.

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30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

GetHelpinFindingaYouthorStudentJob

Ifyou，reastudentlookingforajob,youcangethelpthroughthese

programs一regardlessofyourbackgroundorcircumstances.

YouthJobConnection

Youget60hoursofpaidtrainingtoprepareyourselffortheworkplace,ajob

forupto6months,jobcoachingandhelpwiththetransitionfromschooltowork,

ortoongoingemploymentoncetheprogramends.

Whoiseligible（具備條件的）：between16and29yearsold;notattending

full-timeschoolortraining.

YouthJobConnectionSummer

Youget20hoursofpaidtrainingtoprepareyourselffortheworkplace,summer

jobsthatlastforupto8weeks（part-timeandafter-schooljobsareavailableif

theydon，tconflictwithschool）,jobcoachingandhelpwithreturningtoschool

aftertheprogramends.

Whoiseligible:between18and20yearsold;ahighschoolstudentplanning

tostayinorreturntoschool,ortomoveontopostsecondaryeducation.

MARSStudio

Youareguidedtolearncriticalskillsyouneedtosolvecomplex21stcentury

challenges,buildnetworkswithpeers,coaches,andleaders,andpursueyour

innovativeideasforboldchangesinsociety.

Whoiseligible:8-monthfellowshipforyoungpeopleaged18?29.

StarterCompanyPLUSProgram

Yougetguidanceonbusinessknowledgeandfundingtostart,grow,orbuyasmall

business.Toqualifyforfundingofupto$5,000,youneedtobeabletocontribute

atleast25%ofthegrantamount.

Whoiseligible:between18and29yearsold;applicantsmustnotbeattending

schoolfull-time.

21.Whichprogramissuitablefora16-year-oldstudent?

A.YouthJobConnection.B.YouthJobConnectionSummer.

C.MARSStudio.D.StarterCompanyPLUSProgram.

22.WhatisspecialaboutYouthJobConnectionSummer?

A.Itisintendedforstudentsonly.B.Itprovidesthelongesttraining.

C.Itoffersbusinessknowledge.D.Ithelpsreturntoschoolaftertheprogram

ends.

23.Whatdoalloftheseprogramsoffer?

A.Awell-paidjob.B.Paidtraining.C.Jobguidance.D.Highsalary.

B

UsainBoltisasuperstarintheworldofsports.Duetohisextraordinaryand

greatskills,hehasalsoclaimedthetitleof“TheFastestManAlive”.TheJamaican

athletewasbornonAugust21,1986,andhisparentsweregrocersinJamaica.Usain

Boltisknownasthegreatestsprinterofalltime.Thisismainlyduetohis

performanceintheOlympics,especiallyinthe100-meterand200-meterraces.

Fromearlychildhood,Boltadoredtheworldofsportsandalwayswantedtobe

partofit.Heusedtoexcelincricket（板球）andothersportswhenhewasonly

ateenagerandafterwardhedevelopeddeepaffectionforEuropeanfootballteams,

namelyManchesterUnitedandRealMadrid.Heknewrightthenhebelongedonlyto

thefieldofsports.

UsainBolthadhumblebeginnings.Hestartedhislegendasatalentatthe2002

WorldJuniorChampionshipsinAthleticsinKingston,Jamaica.Intherace,Boltwon

agoldmedal,shockinganaudienceof36,000andmakinghimtheyoungestjunior

champion.Hisroadtofamestartedfromthere.

OneofUsainBolt，sgreatestachievementsisthatheresistedhisfears

successfully.Peoplesaidthatverytallpeoplecouldn，tbegoodsprinters,butit

wasslammedwhenBoltwonvariousgoldmedalsintheOlympics.UsainBolthasmany

connections.Forexample,he，sthebrandambassadorofXoom.Apartfromthis,many

otherbrandsworkinpartnershipwithhim.

24.WhatisBoltfamousfor?

A.Running.B.Football.C.Cricket.D.Jumping.

25.HowdidBoltrisetofame?

A.HestoodoutintheOlympics.B.Hewonagoldmedalin2002.

C.Hecooperatedwithmanybrands.D.Heovercamehisfearssuccessfully.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“slammed”inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Confirmed.B.Criticized.C.Supported.D.Disturbed.

27.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeBolt?

A.Talentedanddetermined.B.Humbleandfearful.

C.Ambitiousandgenerous.D.Honestandmodest.

C

BirdloverswillwanttoflocktoanewroomdesignedforSweden5sTreehotel.

DesignedbyBjarkeIngelsGroup(BIG)incooperationwithUlfOhman,azoologist

whostudiesbirds,Biosphereisasuspendedroomsurroundedby350birdhouses.

Shelteredintothetreetops,itwillstrengthenthenaturalenvironmentby

increasingthebirdpopulationandgivevisitorsaspecialconnectionwiththese

featheredfriends.

Theroom,whichisTreehoteTseighth,opensinMayandfeaturesabold,

experimentaldesign.Eachon-sitewoodenhouseinteractswithnatureandBiosphere

isnodifferent.The3,800-square-footBiosphereisaccessedbyasuspendedbridge

andisdesignedtoinvolveguestsinthesurroundingforests.Afterspendingtime

atTreehotel,BIGfounderBjarkeIngelswantedtotaketheconceptofinvolvement

andpushitevenfurther.

“Almostinstantly,theideaofnotonlythehumanvisitorsbutalsotheresident

birdandbatpopulationtolivetogetherinaglobe-shapedgroupofnestscameto

life,“Ingelsshares.

BIGworkedcloselywithOhmantocreatebirdhousesofdifferentsizestoattract

differentbirds.Thesebirdhousesstickoutfromtheabove,creatingdifferent

levelsandallowinglighttoenterthespacewhilepreservingtheview.Ohmanhopes

thattheinitiativewillinspireotherstobuildtheirownbirdhousesandprovide

newhabitatsforthedecreasingbirdpopulationinnorthernSweden.

InsideBiosphere,thespaceisdividedonasplitlevel.Theplanhasalower

livingareaanduppersleepingarea.Therichdarkinsideandorganicmaterialsare

inspiredbythesurroundingforestinanefforttostimulatevisitorstolookoutward

andenjoythelandscape.

WithBiosphere,Treehotelhasaccomplisheditsgoalofhavingroomsdesigned

byarchitectsfromeveryScandinaviancountry.SnohettaandInredninGsgruppenare

justtwoofthefirmsthathavealsodesignedincrediblewoodenhousesforthehotel,

whichopenedin2010.

28.WhatisBiosphere?

A.Abirdnest.B.Atreetopgarden.

C.Aroomofahotel.D.Abird-watchingshelter.

29.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Thedesignconcept.B.Thespecificoutlook.

C.Theuniquestructure.D.Thenaturalsurroundings.

30.WhatmightguestsinBiosphereexperience?

A.Stayinginbrightrooms.B.Designingwoodenbirdhouses.

C.Collectingorganicmaterials.D.Gettingengagedwithbirds.

31.WhatkindofcompanyisBIG?

A.Initial.B.Innovative.C.Multinational.D.Non-profit.

D

Whenpeoplethinkoffarmingtoday,theyusuallypictureatractor（拖拉機(jī)）

ratherthanhorsesinthefarmland.That，sbecausetractorsthatreliedonengines

revolutionizedfarminginthelate1800s.Nowanewtypeoftractorcandothesame

inthe21stcentury.

Agriculturehasbeenchangingdramaticallyinthelastfewdecades.Thepush

forinnovationisfedbytheneedtoproducelargeramountsoffoodforagrowing

worldpopulation.Automatictractorsmaybethekeytosolvingthischallenge.They

canbeusedtocarryoutlabor-intensive（勞動密集型的）farmingwhileallowing

farmerstodootherwork.Abigplusisthattheycanincreasecropoutputwhile

reducingcostsbecausetheautomaticmachinescanworkinallweatherconditions

withoutanyrest.

Partofthepushforautomationisashortageoffarmworkersduetopeople,s

desiretohavehigher-payingjobswithbetterworkingconditions.Farmownersare

competingagainstcompaniesandrestaurantsthatareraisingwagestoattract

workers."Withlaborshortagesandtheincreaseinthehourlywagesthathaveto

bepaidinordertobecompetitive,allofasuddenautomationseemslikeamore

reasonabledecision,“saidDavidSwartz,aprofessoratPennStateExtension.

Manybelievethetimeisripeforanautomaticrevolutionbecauseroboticsis

alreadyinuseinagriculture.Onecompanythatisworkingtobringautomatic

tractorsintomainstreamfarmingisBlueWhiteRobotics,anIsraeliagricultural

technologycompany,whosemissionistomakeafullyautomaticfarm.Thecompany

releasedanautomatictractorkitinFebruary2021thatcanbefixedonanyexisting

tractor.Thekitincludescameradetection,speedcontrols,aswellasananti-crash

system.ThekitisbeingusedbythegrowersoftheWestCoastintheUS.Itmay

sooncometoafarmnearyou.

32.WhatcontributestotheagriculturalrevolutionaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Theurgetofeedmorepeople.B.Theextremeweatherconditions.

C.Theneedtoreducefarmingcosts.D.Thedesireforautomaticfarming.

33.WhatisSwartz'sattitudetoautomation?

A.Critical.B.Negative.C.Supportive.D.Tolerant.

34.WhatcanbeinferredaboutBlueWhiteRobotics，kit?

A.Ithasbeenwidelyused.B.Itcanbemadeinmanyfirms.

C.Itcanimprovesafetyoftractors.D.Itwilldetectthewayoffarming.

35.Whatmaybeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.AutomationistransformingagricultureB.Bigcompaniesaremakinga

difference

C.DriverlesstractorsareworthinvestingD.Traditionalfarmingisfalling

outofdate

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余

選項。

HowtoDetermineDirectionUsingtheSun

Knowingthedirectioninwhichyouaretravelingisvitalwhenyou'relostin

thewilderness.36.Luckily,travelershavefiguredoutdirectionwithaglance

atthesunsinceancienttimes.

Makeasunrod.

37.Itshouldbeasstraightaspossibleandonemeterlong.Thentakeit

toalevelplacethatreceivesgoodsunlight.Driveyourrodintotheearthsothat

itformsa90-degreeangle（L-shape）withtheground.Thisisthefirststepto

identifydirection.

38.

Togetanaccuratereadonyourdirectionusingshadows,you'11needtofirst

waitforthesuntoset.Whenthesunrisesinthemorning,markthespotwhereyour

sunrodcastsitsfirstshadow.Thisshadowwillpointdirectlywest,nomatterwhere

youareonearth.

Drawyoureast-westline.

Wait15minutesandmarkthenewpositionoftheshadowofyoursunrod.39.

Markthisnewshadowonthegroundandthendrawastraightlinebetweenyourtwo

marks.Thislinewillpointapproximatelywestinthedirectionofyourfirstmark,

andapproximatelyeastinthedirectionofyoursecondmark.

Locateyourselftothenorth.

Standonthelineyouhavedrawn,withyourfirstmarkonyourleftandthesecond

markonyourright.Youshouldforma90-degreeanglewiththelineconnectingthese

twopoints.40.Followingthelinedirectlybehindyou,oppositethenorth,the

directionwillbethesouth.

A.Findastick,pole,orbranch

B.Observethepositionofthesun

C.Peoplecan，tlivewithoutthesun

D.Marktheshadowcastatfirstlight

E.Itcancausethedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath

F.Itshouldhavemovedafewcentimetersatthispoint

G.Inthisposition,youwillbefacingapproximatelynorth

第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的

最佳選項。

ShuaiXiaoyunisa41-year-olddoctorinQituovillageinApengjiang,Southwest

China，sChongqing.Andshehas41thehealthandwell-beingofthelocals

foralmosttwodecades.

Thevillagewasalwayshitbyaheavysnowfall,whichresultedinlayersof

42snowandicecoveringtheroads.Shuaiknewthiswouldtroublethoseseeking

43,soshevisitedherpatientsonfootandofferedher44doortodoor.

“Icannot45thevillagers，illnessesjustbecausetheroadishardto

46,“saidShuai.

AgraduatefromajuniorcollegeofWesternmedicinein1995,Shuai47

workedawayfromQituoatapharmacy(藥店)inthecityofChongqing.Asshefelt

48overtheyears,sheeventuallydecidedto49toApengjiangshe

misseddayandnightand50asmallshopinherhometown.Afterlearninghow

51itwasforthevillagersofQituoto52propermedicaltreatmentdue

tothelackofdoctors,Shuaiwantedtohelptheplacewhereshe53withher

medicalexpertise.Puttingher54intoaction,shebecameamaternalandchild

healthcareworkerforall963villagersin393households.

Overtheyears,Shuaihasdroppedinateverycornerofthevillage.She55

theheartsofthevillagerswithherenthusiasmandprofessionalismandthey56

herastheirowndaughterandsister."ShuaiXiaoyunisquite57everytime

askingaboutillnessesindetail.Weallloveherverymuchandtreatherlikea

58，“saidZhangYugui,aresidentofQituo.

“Wearenotfamilybybloodbutweareascloseasafamily.Thereisa59

betweenus,“saidShuai,“Iwillcontinueworkingandprovidetreatmentswhenever

aneedis60

41.A.guardedB.recordedC.investigatedD.proved

42.A.flyingB.softC.deepD.thin

43.A.methodsB.treatmentsC.opportunitiesD.profits

44.A.materialsB.invitationsC.rewardsD.services

45.A.predictB.denyC.ignoreD.prevent

46.A.walkonB.jumpoffC.rideonD.escapefrom

47.A.occasionallyB.secretlyC.finallyD.initially

48.A.exhaustedB.homesickC.contentD.challenged

49.A.signalB.referC.returnD.turn

50.A.operatedB.donatedC.decoratedD.advertised

51.A.fantasticB.boringC.relaxingD.tough

52.A.refuseB.offerC.seekD.quit

53.A.grewupB.calledatC.hungoutD.escapedfrom

54.A.theoriesB.thoughtsC.promisesD.assumptions

55.A.brokeB.openedC.followedDwon

56.A.missedB.consideredC.raisedD.educated

57.A.nervousB.directC.patientD.proud

58.A.graduateB.visitorC.customerD.relative

59.A.bondB.dealC.barrierD.date

60.A.avoidedB.shownC.satisfiedD.accepted

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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

AsaNorwegian,whatwenevermisseveryyearisthecelebrationfeast.Allthe

61.(grown-up)includingnannies(babysitters)andallthechildrensitdown

aroundthebigdining-roomtable62.theafternoonofourarrival.Forthe

greatannualcelebrationfeastwithmygrandparents,thefoodwereceivenever

63.(vary).ThisisaNorwegianhousehold,andforNorwegiansthebestfood

intheworldisfreshfish.Iagreewiththemthattheproperwaytopreparefish

is64.（boil）,nottoroastit,andthatis65.theydowiththe

finestspecimens.Norwegians,bytheway,alwayseattheskinofthefish,which

theysayisthe66.（tasty）ofall.

So67.（natural）thisgreatcelebrationfeaststartswithfish.Large

whitepiecesofthefisharecarvedoutandputontoourplatesandwithitwehave

saucesandcookednewpotatoes.Nothingelse.Itisdelicious!Assoonastheremains

ofthefishareclearedaway,abighome-madeicecreamwill68.（carry）

in.Apartfrombeingthecreamiesticecreamintheworld,theflavoris69.

（forget）.

Thegreatfeastisinterruptedby70.smallspeechofwelcomefrommy

grandfatherandalladultswillraisetheirwineglassesandsay“Bestwishes”

manytimesthroughoutthemeal.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共

有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（八），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：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第n處起）不計分。

Iwillbe18yearsold,andthepersonIwanttoexpressmydeepestgratitude

ismydad,aconstructionsiteworker.Inordertosupportthewholefamily,she

alwaysworksveryhard,andneverfeelsdiscouraging.Inasense,mydadtellsme

indirectlytobetheoptimisticperson.Inotherwords,hehastaughtmetoenjoy

whatlifehasbeenofferedtousinsteadofcomplainaboutit.Inaddition,nomatter

wheneverIencounterunpleasantthings,healwayscomfortsmepatient.Heoftenhelps

mefindafewusefulsolution.Becauseofmydad,Ihavebecomealovingpersonthat

Iwasnow.

第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

假設(shè)你是李華，請你給你的英國筆友Henry寫一封郵件，郵件里需要介紹垃圾分類的益

處，并向他咨詢他所在學(xué)校的一些做法。

參考詞匯：垃圾分類garbageclassification；殘羹剩飯leftovers

注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

DearHenry,

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

高考模擬沖關(guān)卷（四）

第一部分

聽力材料

Text1

M:Sue,whatdoyouthinkofournewmonitorBob?

W:Tobehonest,thoughheisverybusy,healwayshelpsuswheneverwearein

trouble.

Text2

W:Oh,no.We'regoingtobelateforwork.

M:Don，tworry.We511takeataxi.It'sfasterthantakingthebusorthesubway.

Text3

M:Haveyoudecidedwhethertorentaroomoutsidenextyearortostayinthe

dormitory?

W:Wearestilltalkingaboutit.

Text4

W:Pleaseshowmethemenu.

M:OK,hereyouare.CanItakeyourordernow?

W:Yes,rdlikeanItaliansouptostartwithandthensomefriednoodles.

Text5

W:Howmuchistheshirt?

M:It's90dollars.

W:Canyougivemeadiscount?

M:20percentisthebestdiscountIcanoffer.

Text6

M:WhatcanIdoforyou?

W:Iwouldliketousethecopymachine.

M:Themachineisoverthere.

W:DoIhavetopaytousethemachine?

M:Yes.

W:Howmuch?

M:Youneedtopaytencentsforacopy.

W:Couldyoushowmehowtouseit?

M:Theinstructionsarepostedonit.It'seasyforyoutouseafterreading.

W:Thankyou.

Text7

W:Richard,whatareyougoingtododuringthesummervacation?

M:IthinkIwillworkinthefamilybusiness.Myfatherrunsasmallbuilding

firm.

W:Youarelucky.Ihaven，tfoundajobyet.

M:Findingaproperjobisbecomingmoreandmoredifficult.

W:Iftheworstcomestotheworst,IthinkI'llbeadishwasher.

M:Youcanteachchildrenhowtostudyandhelpthem.

W:HowcanIdothat?

M:Youcanputanadvertisementinthelocalnewspapertofindsomepupilsor

highschoolstudents.

W:OK,I511try.

Text8

W:Hello.Thisistheemergency911operator.

M:Help!Help!Pleasehelpme!

W:Yes,sir.Pleasecalmdownandexplainexactlywhatishappening.

M:Mycar'sparkedonthehighway.Ihavealadypassenger,andshe，sseriously

ill.Ithinkshe，ssufferingaheartattack.

W:Relax,sir.Canyoutellmeexactlywhereyouare?

M:rm...rmonthesouthlineofthe3rdHighway,about15milesfromthe

MoonlightAvenueexit.Hmm,IseeMcDonald's.

W:OK.Pleasetellmeyournameandyourpassenger，s.

M:rmDon,andIhavenoideaofthewoman.She'snotconsciousenoughtotell

me.

W:rvejustsentanambulancetoyourlocation.Itshouldbetheresoon.

M:IsthereanythingIcandowhilewaitinghere?

W:Yes,juststaywithheranddon'tmoveher.

Text9

M:rmterriblysorrythatI'mlate.

W:I'vebeenwaitingforyouforoveranhour.Mytimeisn，treallyimportant,

isit?

M:Justletmeexplain.ItriedtogethereontimebutjustafterIlefthome,

thecarbrokedown.

W:Thecarbrokedown?

M:Yes,and...well,luckilythereisagaragenearby.Andittookawhileto

repairthecar.

W:Whydidn，tyouphoneme?

M:Ireallywantedto!ButIforgottotakemycellphoneandIdon，tremember

yourphonenumber.

W:Isee.Whichgarage,bytheway?

M:Uh...theonenearmyflat.Youknow,LewisBrothers，.

W:Yes,Iknowthegarage.It'stheonlyonenearyourflat.

M:Hmm.Wellnow,let'sordersomethingtoeat.

W:Apity.ItisSunday.

M:Whatdoyoumean?

W:ThatgarageisclosedonSunday.

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