2018年高考全國卷1英語教案

2018年普通高等學(xué)校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試

英語

注意事項：

1.答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。

2.回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑。如需改動，用橡

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3.考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

做題時，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡

上。

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。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.

答案是C?

1.whatwillJamesdotomorrow?

A.WatchaTVprogram.B.Giveatalk.C.Writeareport.

2.Whatcanwesayaboutthewoman?

A.She'sgenerous.B.She*scurious.C.She'shelpful.

3.Whendoesthetraifleave?

A.At6:30.B.At8:30.C.At10:30.

4.HowdoesthewonarsRwr?m

A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.C.Bybike

5.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Classmates.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Doctorandpatient.

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.Whatdoesthewomanregret?

A.Givingupherresearch.

B.Droppingoutofcollege.

C.Changinghermajor.

7.Whatisthewomaninterestedinstudyingnow?

A.Ecology.B.Education.C.Chemistry.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whatistheman?

A.Ahotelmanager.B.Atourguide.C.Ataxidriver.

9.whatisthemandoingforthewoman?

A.lookingforsomelocalfoods.

B.Showingheraroundtheseaside.

C.Offeringinformationaboutahotel.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inanoffice.B.AthomeC.Atarestaurant.

11.Whatwillthespeakersdotomorrowevening?

A.Gotoaconcert.B.VisitafriendC.workextrahours.

12.WhoisAlicegoingtocall?

A.Mike.B.JoanC.Catherine.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.whydoesthewomanmeettheman?

A.Tolookatanapartment.

B.Todeliversomefurniture.

C.Tohaveamealtogether.

14.Whatdoesthewomanlikeaboutthecarpet?

A.Itscolor.B.Itsdesign.C.Itsquality.

15.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthekitchen?

Alt'sagoodsize.B.Itsnewlypainted.C.It'sadequatelyequipped.

16.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?

A.Godowntown.B.Talkwithherfriend.C.Makepayment.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whoisthespeakerprobablytalkingto?

A.Moviefans.B.Newsreporters.C.Collegestudents.

18.WhendidthespeakertakeEnglishclasses?

A.Beforehelefthishometown.

B.AfterhecametoAmerica.

C.Whenhewas15yearsold.

19.Howdoesthespeakerfeelabouthisteacher?

A.He'sproud.B.He*ssympathetic.C.He'sgrateful.

2O.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?

A.Howeducationshapedhislife.

B.Howhislanguageskillsimproved.

C.Howhemanagedhisbusinesswell.

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

Washington,D.C.BicycleTours

CherryBlossomBikeTourinWashington,D.C.

DurationTour

Thissmallgroupbiketourisafantasticwaytoseeaworld-famouscherrytreeswithbeautifulflowersof

Washington,D.C.Yourguidewillprovideahistorylessonaboutthetreesandthefamousmonumentswherethey

blossom.Reserveyourspotbeforeavailability-thecherryblossoms-disappear!

WashingtonCapitalMonumentsBicycleTour

Duration:3hours(4miles)

JoinaguidedbiketourandviewsomeofthemostpopularmonumentsinWashington,D.C.Explorethe

monumentsandmemorialsontheNationalMallasyourguidesharesuniquefactsandhistoryateachstop.Guided

tourincludesbike,helmet,cookiesandbottledwater.

CapitalCityBikeTourInWashington,D.C.

Duration:3hours

MorningorAfternoon,thisbiketouristheperfecttourforD.C.newcomersandlocalslookingtoexperience

Washington,D.C.inahealthywaywithminimumeffort.Knowledgeableguideswillentertainyouwiththe

mostinterestingstoriesaboutPresidents,Congress,memorials,andparks.Comfortablebikesandasmoothtour

route(路線)makecyclingbetweenthesitesfunandrelaxing.z.xxk

WashingtonCapitalSitesatNightBicycleTour

Duration:3hours(7miles)

JoinasmallgroupbiketourforaneveningofexplorationintheheartofWashington,D.C.Getupclosetothe

monumentsandmemorialsasyourbikethesitesofCapitolHillandtheNationalMall.Frequentstopsaremadefor

phototakingasyourguideoffersuniquefactsandhistory.Tourincludesbike,helmet,andbottledwater.Allriders

areequippedwithreflectivevestsandsafetylights.

21.Whichtourdoyouneedtobookinadvance?

A.CherryBlossomlikeTourinWashington,D.C.

B.WashingtoncapitalMonumentsBicycleTour.

C.CapitalCityBikeTourinWashington,D.C.

D.WashingtonCapitalSitesatNightBicycleTour.

22.WhatwillyoudoontheCapitalCityBikeTour?

A.Meetfamouspeople.B.Gotoanationalpark.

C.Visitwell-knownmuseums.D.Enjoyinterestingstories.

23.Whichofthefollowingdoesthebicycletouratnightprovide?

A.Citymaps.B.Cameras.

C.MealsD.Safetylights

GoodMorningBritain'sSusannaReidisusedtogrillingguestsonthesofaeverymorning,butsheiscooking

upastorminherlatestrole-showingfamilieshowtopreparedeliciousandnutritiousmealsonatightbudget.

InSaveMoney:GoodFood,shevisitsadifferenthomeeachweekandwiththehelpofchefMattTebbutt

offerstoptipsonhowtoreducefoodwaste,whilepreparingrecipesforunder￡5perfamilyaday.AndtheGood

MorningBritainpresentersaysshe'sbeenabletoputalotofwhatshe'sleantintopracticeinherownhome,

preparingmealsforsons,Sam,14,Finn,13,andJack,11.

"WeloveMexicanchurros,soIbuythemonmyphonefrommylocalMexicantakeawayrestaurant,"she

explains.HIpay￡5foraportion（一份）,butMattmakesthemfor26paportion,becausetheyareflour,water,sugar

andoil.Everybodycanbuytakeawayfood,butsometimeswe'renotawarehowcheaplywecanmakethisfood

ourselves.n

Theeight-partseries（系列節(jié)自），SaveMoney:GoodFood,followsinthefootstepsofITV'sSaveMoney:

GoodHealth,whichgaveviewersadviceonhowtogetvaluefromthevastrangeofhealthproductsonthemarket.

Withfoodourbiggestweeklyhouseholdexpense,SusannaandMattspendtimewithadifferentfamilyeach

week.IntonighfsEasterspecialtheycometotheaidofafamilyinneedofsomedeliciousinspirationonabudget.

Theteamtransformsthefamily'slongweekendofcelebrationwithlessexpensivebutstilltastyrecipes.

24.WhatdoweknowaboutSusannaReid?

A.Sheenjoysembarrassingherguests.B.Shehasstartedanewprogramme.

C.Shedislikesworkingearlyinthemorning.D.Shehashadalightbudgetforherfamily.

25.HowdoesMattTebbutthelpSusanna?

A.Hebuyscookingmaterialsforher.B.Hepreparesfoodforherkids.

C.Heassistsherincookingmatters.D.Heinvitesguestfamiliesforher.

26.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph4?

A.Summarizethepreviousparagraphs.B.Providesomeadviceforthereaders.

C.Addsomebackgroundinformation.D.Introduceanewtopicfordiscussion.

27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.KeepingFitbyEatingSmartB.BalancingOurDailyDiet

C.MakingyourselfaPerfectChefD.CookingWellforLess

C

Languageshavebeencomingandgoingforthousandsofyears,butinrecenttimestherehasbeenlesscoming

andalotmoregoing.Whenthetheworldwasstillpopulatedbyhunter-gatherers,small,tightlyknit(聯(lián)系)groups

developedtheirownpatternsofspeechindependentofeachother.Somelanguageexpertsbelievethat10,000years

ago,whentheworldhadjustfivetotenmillionpeople,theyspokeperhaps12,000languagesbetweenthem.

Soonafterwards,manyofthosepeoplestartedsettlingdowntobecomefarmers,andtheirlanguagestoo

becamemoresettledandfewerinnumber.Inrecentcentres,trade,industrialisation,thedevelopmentofthe

nation-stateandthespreadofuniversalcompulsoryeducation.Especiallyglbalisationandbettercommunications

inthepastfewdecades,allhavecausedmanyLanguagestodisappear,anddominantlanguagessuchas

English.SpanishandChineseareincreasinglytakingover.

Atpresent,theworldhasabout6800languages.Thedistributionoftheselanguagesishugelyuneven.The

generalruleisthatmildzoneshaverelativelyfewlanguages.Oftenspokenbymanypeoplewhilehot.wetzones

havelots,oftenspokenbysmallnumbers.Europehasonlyaround200Languages:theAmericasabout1,000.Africa

2400;andAsiaandthePacificperhaps3,200,ofwhichPapuaNewGuineaaloneaccountsforwellover800.The

mediannumber(中位數(shù))ofspeakersisamere6.000,whichmeansthathalftheworldslanguagesarespokenby

fewerpeoplethanthat.z.x.xk

Alreadywellover400ofthetotalof,6,800languagesareclosetoextinction(消亡)，withonlyafewelderly

speakersleft.Pick,atrandom,BusuuinCameroon(eightremainingspeakers),ChiapanecoinMexico(150).Lipan

ApacheintheUnitedStates(twoorthree)orWadjiguinAustralia(one,withaquestion-mark):noneoftheseseems

tohavemuchchanceofsurvival.

28.Whatcanweinferaboutlanguagesinhuntergatherertimes?

A.Theydevelopedveryfast.B.Theywerelargeinnumber.

C.Theyhadsimilarpatters.D.Theywerecloselyconnected

29.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"dominant”underlinedinparagraph2?

plex.B.Advanced.

C.Powerful.D.Modem.

30.Howmanylanguagesarespokenbylessthan6,000peopleatpresent?

A.About6800B.About3400

C.About2.400D.About1-200

31.Whatistheminideaofthetext?

A.Newlanguageswillbecreated.

BPeopleslifestylesarereflectedinlanguages

C.Humandevelopmentresultsinfewerlanguages

D.Geographydetermineslanguageevolution.

D

Wemaythinkwe*reaculturethatgetsridofourworntechnologyatthefirstsightofsomethingshinyandnew,

butanewstudyshowsthatwekeepusingourolddevices（裝置）wellaftertheygooutofstyle.Thafsbadnewsfor

theenvironment——andourwallets——astheseoutdateddevicesconsumemuchmoreenergythanthenewerones

thatdothesamethings.

Tofigureouthowmuchpowerthesedevicesareusing,CallieBabbittandhercolleaguesattheRochester

InstituteofTechnologyinNewYorktrackedtheenvironmentalcostsforeachproductthroughoutitslife-from

whenitsmineralsareminedtowhenwestopusingthedevice.Thismethodprovidedareadoutforhowhome

energyusehasevolvedsincetheearly1990s.Devicesweregroupedbygeneration-Desktopcomputers,basic

mobilephones,andbox-setTVsdefined1992.Digitalcamerasarrivedonthescenein1997.AndMP3players,

smartphones,andLCDTVsenteredhomesin2002,beforetabletsande-readersshowedupin2007.

Asweaccumulatedmoredevices,however,wedidn'tthrowoutouroldones.nTheliving-roomtelevisionis

replacedandgetsplantedinthekids'room,andsuddenlyoneday,youhaveaTVineveryroomofthehouse,Hsaid

oneresearcher.Theaveragenumberofelectronicdevicesrosefromfourperhouseholdin1992to13in2007.

We'renotjustkeepingtheseolddevices-wecontinuetousethem.AccordingtotheanalysisofBabbitt'steam,

olddesktopmonitorsandboxTVswithcathoderaytubesaretheworstdeviceswiththeirenergyconsumptionand

contributiontogreenhousegasemissions（排放）morethandoublingduringthe1992to2007window.

Sowhat'sthesolution（解決方案）?Theteam'sdataonlywentupto2007,buttheresearchersalsoexplored

whatwouldhappenifconsumersreplacedoldproductswithnewelectronicsthatservemorethanonefunction,

suchasatabletforwordprocessingandTVviewing.Theyfoundthatmoreon-demandentertainmentviewingon

tabletsinsteadofTVsanddesktopcomputerscouldcutenergyconsumptionby44%.

32.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofnewdevices?

A.Theyareenvironment-friendly.B.Theyarenobetterthantheold.

C.Theycostmoretouseathome.D.Theygooutofstylequickly.

33.WhydidBabbitt'steamconducttheresearch?

A.Toreducethecostofminerals.

B.Totestthelifecycleofaproduct.

C.Toupdateconsumersonnewtechnology.

D.Tofindoutelectricityconsumptionofthedevices.

34.Whichofthefollowingusestheleastenergy?

A.Thebox-setTV.B.Thetablet.

C.TheLCDTV.D.Thedesktopcomputer.

35.Whatdoesthetextsuggestpeopledoaboutoldelectronicdevices?

A.Stopusingthem.B.Takethemapart.

C.Upgradethem.D.Recyclethem.

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。

Colorisfundamentalinhomedesign------somethingyou'llalwayshaveineveryroom.Agraspofhowto

managecolorinyourspacesisoneofthefirststepstocreatingroomsyou'lllovetolivein.Doyouwantaroom

thafsfulloflife?Professional?Orareyoujustlookingforaplacetorelaxafteralongday?36coloristhe

keytomakingaroomfeelthewayyouwantittofeel.

Overtheyears,therehavebeenanumberofdifferenttechniquestohelpdesignersapproachthisimportant

point.37theycangetalittlecomplex.Butgoodnewsisthatthere5rereallyonlythreekindsofdecisions

youneedtomakeaboutcolorinyourhome:thesmallones,themediumones,andthelargeones.

38.They5rethelittlespotsofcolorlikethrowpillows,mirrorsandbasketsthatmostofususetoadd

visualinteresttoourrooms.Lesstiringthanpaintingyourwallsandlessexpensivethanbuyingacolorful

sofa,smallcolorchoicesbringwiththemthesignificantbenefitofbeingeasilychangeable.

Mediumcolorchoicesaregenerallyfurniturepiecessuchassofas,dinnertablesorbookshelves

39Theyrequireabiggercommitmentthansmallerones,andtheyhaveamorepowerfuleffectonthe

feelingofaspace.

Thelargecolordecisionsinyourroomsconcernthewalls,ceilings,andfloors.Whetheryou5relookingat

wallpaperorpaint,thetime,effortandrelativeexpenseputintoitaresignificant.40

A.Whileallofthemareuseful

B.Whateveryou'relookingfor

C.Ifyou5reexperimentingwithacolor

D.Smallcolorchoicesaretheoneswe'remostfamiliarwith

E.It'snotreallyagoodideatousetoomanysmallcolorpieces

F.Soitpaystobesure,becauseyouwanttogetitrightthefirsttime

G.Colorchoicesinthisrangeareastepupfromthesmallonesintwomajorways

第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)完形填空（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。

Duringmysecondyearatthecitycollege,Iwastoldthattheeducationdepartmentwasofferinganfreencourse,

calledThinkingChess,forthreecredits.I41theideaoftakingtheclassbecause，afterall,whodoesn'twantto

42afewdollars?Morethanthat,Tdalwayswantedtolearnchess.And,evenifIweren't43enoughaboutfree

credits,newsaboutour44wasappealingenoughtome.Hewasaninternationalgrandmaster,which45I

wouldbelearningfromoneofthegame's46.1couldhardlywaitto47him.

MauriceAshleywaskindandsmart,aformergraduatereturningtoteach,andthis48wasnogameforhim:

hemeantbusiness.Inhisintroduction,hemadeit49thatourcreditswouldbehard-earned.Inorderto50

theclass,amongothercriteria,wehadtowriteapaperonhowweplanto51whatwewouldlearninclasstoour

futureprofessionsand,52,toourlives.ImanagedtogetanAinthat53andlearnedlifelessonsthathave

servedmewellbeyondthe54.

TenyearsaftermychessclasswithAshley,Pmstillputtingtousewhathe55me:"Theabsolutemostimportant

56thatyoulearnwhenyouplaychessishowtomakegood57.Oneverysinglemoveyouhaveto58a

situation,processwhatyouropponent（對手）isdoingand59thebestmovefromamongallyouroptions/These

wordsstillringtruetodayinmy60asajournalist.

41.A.putforwardB.jumpedatC.triedoutD.turneddown

42.A.wasteB.earnC.saveD.pay

43.A.excitedB.worriedC.movedD.tired

44.A.titleB.competitorC.textbookD.instructor

45.A.urgedB.demandedC.heldD.meant

46.A.fastestB.easiestC.bestD.rarest

47.A.interviewB.meetC.challengeD.beat

48.A.chanceB.qualificationC.honorD.job

50.A.attendB.passC.skipD.observe

51.A.addB.exposeC.applyD.compare

52.A.eventuallyB.naturallyC.directlyD.normally

53.A.gameB.presentationC.courseD.experiment

54.A.criterionB.classroomC.departmentD.situation

55.A.taughtB.wroteC.questionedD.promised

56.A.factB.stepC.mannerD.skill

57.A.gradesB.decisionsC.impressionsD.comments

58.A.analyzeB.describeC.rebuildD.control

59.A.announceB.signalC.blockD.evaluate

60.A.roleB.desireC.concernD.behavior

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。

Accordingtoareviewofevidenceinamedicaljournal,runnerslivethreeyears61(long)thannon-runners.

Youdon'thavetorunfastorforlong62(see)thebenefit.Youmaydrink,smoke,beoverweightandstillreduce

yourriskof63(die)earlybyrunning.Whilerunningregatesalstlycann'tmakeyouliveforever,thereview

saysit64(be)moreeffectiveatlengtheninglife65walking,cyclingorswimming.Twooftheauthorsof

thereviewalsomadeastudypublishedin201466showedamerefiveto10minutesAdayofrunningreduced

theriskofheartdiseaseandearlydeathsfromall67(cause).

Thebestexerciseisonethatyouenjoyandwilldo.Butotherwise...it*sprobablyrunning.Toavoidknee

pain,youcanrunonsoftsurfaces,doexercisesto68(strength)yourlegmuscles(肌肉),avoidhillsandgetgood

runningshoes.Runningischeap,easyandit'salways69(energy).Ifyouaretimepoor,youneedrunforonly

halfthetimetogetthesamebenefitsasothersports,soperhapsweshouldallgive70atry.

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(A),并在其下面寫出該加的次。

刪除：把多余的用斜線(\)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.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。

Duringmylastwinterholiday,Iwenttocountrysidewithmyfathertovisitmygrandparents.Ifindachange

there.ThefirsttimeIwentthere,theywerelivinginasmallhousewithdogs,ducks,andanotheranimals.Last

winterwhenIwenthereagain,theyhadabigseparatehousetoraisedozensofchicken.TheyalsoIwenthere

again,theyhadabigseparatehousetoraisedozensofchicken.Theyalsohadasmallpond,whichtheyraisedfish.

Mygrandpasaidlastsummertheyearnedquitealotbysellthefish.Ifelthappilythattheirlifehadimproved.At

theendofourtrip,ItoldmyfatherthatIplannedtoreturnforeverytwoyears,butheagreed.

第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）

假定你是李華，你的新西蘭朋友Terry將去中國朋友家做客，發(fā)郵件向你詢問有關(guān)習(xí)俗。請你回復(fù)郵件。

內(nèi)容包括：

1.到達時間；

2.合適的禮物；

3、餐桌禮儀

注意：

1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

DearTerry,

Howareyoudoing?Inyourlastletter,youaskedmeaboutbeingaguesttoaChinesefriend^home.Now,I

amwritingtoinformyouofsomerelevantdetails.

Tobeginwith,accordingtoourtradition,youaresupposedtoarriveearly,sothatyoucanhelpthefamily

preparethedinner,whichisnotonlymeaningfulbutalsointeresting.Besides,you'dbetterbringsomegifts,such

asabookoraChineseknot.Whafsmore,whenyouareenjoyingthemeal,youneedtoavoidmakingnoiseswhile

chewingfood.

Hopefully,thesesuggestionswouldbehelpfulforyou.Ihavetheconfidencethatyouwillhaveagreattime.I

amlookingforwardtoyourgoodnews.

Bestwishes!

Yours,

LiHua

2018年普通高等學(xué)校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試英語答案

2018高考英語聽力（全國I卷）

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Text1

W:James,you'vebeenwatchingTVforthewholeevening.Whafson?

M:Ifsascienceprogramontheoriginoftheuniverse.Tilgiveapresentationonitinmyclasstomorrow.

Text2

M:Hello!DoyouhavethebestofMozart?

W:Er...sorry.We'vejustsoldout.Butwecanorderoneforyou.Ifyougiveusyournumber,we'llcallyouwhen

theCDarrives.

Text3

W:We'dbetterbegoingnow.Orwe'llbelateforthetrain.

M:Norush.It?s8:30now.Westillhavetwohours.

Text4

M:Iamsotiredoftryingallthosehourstowork.

W:Yeah,Iknowwhatyoumean.Iusedtodrivetwohourstoworkeachway.ButnowIlivewithinwalking

distanceofmyoffice.Idon'tevenneedabike.

Text5

W:Hi,Andy.Ididn'tseeyouinProfessorSmith'sclassyesterday.Whathappened?M:Well,Ihadaheadache,soI

calledhimandaskedforsickleave.

Text6

W:ThebiggestmistakeImade...eh...wasleavingcollegeinmylastyearandnotcompletingmyeducation.SoI'm

thinkingofgoingbacktoschool.

M:School?tostudywhat?

W:Ecology,I'minterestedintherelationshipbetweenhumansandnature.

M:Cool!Isitwhatyoustudiedyearsago?

W:No,Imajoredinchemistrythen.

Text7

M:Goodmorning,madam,I'myourguidefbrthistrip.

W:Howlovely!CouldyoutellmeaboutthehotelI'mgoingtostayat?

M:Yes,ofcourse!TheGrandHotelopenedin1990,anditsitsontheseasidealongtheSouthCoastHighway.Ifs

themostbeautifulhotelhere.

W:Thatsoundsgreat!

M:Andtherearesomerestaurantsoutside.Soatdinnertime,you'dhavealotofchoices.

W:Thafsreallynice.Iliketohavesomelocalfoodswhiletraveling.Whataboutthesceneryaroundit?

M:ThehotelhasthebestviewsofthePacificOcean.

W:Oh,IthinkIwilllovethishotel.

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W:Hi,Mike.

M:Hi,Alice.Nicetoseeyou.Youdon'toftencomehere.

W:Iusuallyhavefastfooddeliveredtomyoffice.Ijustcomehereforachangetoday.M:Theenvironmenthereis

good,cleanandrelativelyquiet.

W:Yeah.AndIheardthefoodistasty.Bytheway,areyougoingtotheconcerttomorrowevening?

M:Yes,areyou?

W:Yeah!Catherinewassupposedtogowithme,butshemayhavetoworkextrahourstomorrow.Doyouknow

anyonewhomightliketogo?

M:No,butifyoulike,Icanaskaround.Eh.Joanmightwanttogo.

W:Oh,yes,sheisagreatfanofclassicalmusic.Tilgiveheraringafterlunch.

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W:Hi.I'veonlyjustarrived.

M:Oh,good.Now,herearethekeys.Lefsgoin.Therearetwoapartments.Theoneforrentisontheright.Do

comein.

W:Thankyou.Ilikethecarpet.Thecolorisnice,isn'tit?

M:Yes,andthisapartmentisingoodcondition.Hereisyourlounge.

W:Wherewouldweeat?

M:Thereisthiscomerhere,oryoucanuseyourkitchen.Comeandsee.

W:Thekitchenisquitesmall.

M:Yeah,butithaseverything:cooker,fridge,evenadish-washer.

W:Andtherearelotsofcupboards.

M:Letmeshowyouthebedrooms.Thisisthesmallerone.

W:Ifsagoodsize,though.

M:Nowcomeintotheotherbedroom.Youcanseethebathroom,too.

W:Yes,itisverynice.ButI'llhavetoaskmyfriendfirstandwewillcometogether.Iunderstandit's$800a

month.

M:Yes,butafewblocksdowntownwouldbemuchmoreexpensive.

W:Well,thankyou.Iwillbeintouch.

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M:Thankyouverymuch.Thankyou,DoctorJohnson.Well,itisreally