湖北省鋼城四中2018-2019學(xué)年高二英語上學(xué)期期中試題

湖北省鋼城四中20182019學(xué)年高二英語上學(xué)期期中試題本試卷分第I卷（選擇題）和第II卷（非選擇題）兩部分，共150分，考試時間120分鐘第I卷（選擇題共90分）第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)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，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。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.WhatdoesJohnfinddifficultinlearningGerman？A．Pronunciation.B．Vocabulary.C．Grammar.2.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers？A．Teacherandstudent.B．Brotherandsister.C．Colleagues.3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace？A．Inabank.B．Ataticketoffice.C．Onatrain.4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout？A．Arestaurant.B．Astreet.C．Adish.5.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofherinterview？A．Itwastough.B．Itwassuccessful.C．Itwasinteresting.聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6.WhenwillJudygotoaparty？A．OnMonday.B．OnTuesday.C．OnWednesday.7.WhatwillMaxdonext？A．Flyakite.B．Dohishomework.C．Readamagazine.聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。8.Whatdoesthemansuggestdoingatfirst？A．Goingtoaconcert.B．Watchingamovie.C．Playingaputergame.9.Whatdothespeakersdecidetodo？A．VisitMike.B．Goboating.C．Takeawalk.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10.Whichcolordocatsseebetterthanhumans？A．Red.B．Green.C．Blue.11.Whydocatsbringdeadbirdshome？A．Toeattheminasafeplace.B．Toshowofftheirhuntingskills.C．Tomaketheirownershappy.12.Howdoesthemansoundattheendoftheconversation？A．Humorous.B．Grateful.C．Curious.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13.WhoisMacy？A．Ed’smother.B．Ed’steacher.C．Ed’sfriend.14.HowdoesEdusuallygotokindergarten？A．Bycar.B．Bybus.C．Onfoot.15.WhatdoesEdenjoydoingatthekindergarten？A．Tellingstories.B．Singingsongs.C．Playingwithothers.16.WhatdotheteacherssayaboutEd？A．He’sclever.B．He’squiet.C．He’sbrave.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17.AtwhatagedidEmilystartlearningballet？A．Five.B．Six.C．Nine.18.WhydidEmilymovetoToronto？A．Toworkforadanceschool.B．Toperformatadancetheater.C．Tolearncontemporarydance.19.WhydidEmilyquitdancing？A．Shelostinterestinit.B．Shefailedtogetascholarship.C．Shewastoooldtodance.20.HowdoesEmilyfeelaboutstoppingtraining？A．She’spleased.B．She’sregretful.C．She’supset.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，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在題卡上將該項涂黑。AWanttoimproveyourwritingskills?NewWritingSouthisdirectingtheway!·TownerWriterSquad(班組）forkidsaged1317LedbyedyandTVwriter,MarianKilpatrick,TownerWriterSquadwillmeetonceamonthatthecontemporaryartmuseumfor11months,starting12October,2014.TheFREEsquadsessionswillincludeintroductionstoawiderangeofwritingstyles,frompoetrytoplaywritingandlyrics(抒情詩）toflashfiction,tosupportthedevelopmentofyoungwriters.Application&SelectionIfyouwouldliketoapplytobepartoftheTownerWriterSquad,pleasesendasamplepieceofyourwriting(about500words),respondingtothetitle‘LUNCH’，withyourname,age,addressandemailaddressto:debo@newwritingsouth.Onceallapplicationsarein,youwillbeinvitedtoanopenselectioneventon17September，45pm,atthegalleryofTowner.ThiswillbeaninformalopportunitytomeettheSquadLeader,SquadAssociateandotheryoungpeople.Youwillalsohaveachancetogettoknowthefantasticgalleryspaceandgetatasteofwhat’stoe.Deadlineforapplications:8September,2014Forfurtherinformationgoto:facebook/towneror.ukornewwritingsouthAnyquestions一feelfreetosendyouremailtoTownerWriterSquadAssociate:whame@.uk﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡·BeginnerWritingProjectforkidsaged1013Duetopopulardemand,awritingprojectwillbestartedforeagerbeginners.Starttime:6September,2014MeeteveryotherSaturday，24pm,attheTownerStudyCentre.Studyandwriteatyourownpace一youdonothavetorush一asyouhaveayeartogothroughtheproject.Practiseundertheguidanceofsomeexperiencedwritersandteacherswhocanhelpyouwithbasicwritingskills.Mostimportantly,buildconfidenceandhavefunwhilewriting!Nopreviousexperienceorspecialbackgroundisrequired.Manyothershavebeensuccessfulthisway.Iftheycandoit,whycan’tyou?Fee:￡179Formoreinformationgoto:.ukor.uk21．TojointheWriterSquad，eachapplicantshouldfirst_______.A．provideapieceoftheirwritingB．meettheWriterSquadLeaderC．offertheirfamilyinformationD．pleteanapplicationform22．ApplicationsfortheWriterSquadshouldbeemailednolaterthan_______.A．6September,2014B．12October,2014C．17September,2014D．8September,201423．Whatismostimportantforthebeginners?A．Practisingasmuchaspossible.B．Gainingconfidenceandhavingfun.C．Studyingandwritingattheirownpace.D．Learningskillsfromwritersandteachers.BWe’veallbeenthere:inalift,inlineatthebankoronanairplane,surroundedbypeoplewhoare,likeus,deeplyfocusedontheirsmartphonesor,worse,strugglingwiththeunfortablesilence.What’stheproblem?It’spossiblethatweallhavepromisedconversationalintelligence.It’smorelikelythatnoneofusstartaconversationbecauseit’sawkwardandchallenging,orwethinkit’sannoyingandunnecessary.Butthenexttimeyoufindyourselfamongstrangers,considerthatsmalltalkisworththetrouble.Expertssayit’saninvaluablesocialpracticethatresultsinbigbenefits.Dismissingsmalltalkasunimportantiseasy,butwecan’tforgetthatdeeprelationshipswouldn’tevenexistifitweren’tforcasualconversation.Smalltalkisthegrease(潤滑劑)forsocialmunication,saysBernardoCarducci,directoroftheShynessResearchInstituteatIndianaUniversitySoutheast.＂Almosteverygreatlovestoryandeachbigbusinessdealbeginswithsmalltalk,＂heexplains.＂Thekeytosuccessfulsmalltalkislearninghowtoconnectwithothers,notjustmunicatewiththem.＂Ina2014study,ElizabethDunn,associateprofessorofpsychologyatUBC,invitedpeopleontheirwayintoacoffeeshop.Onegroupwasaskedtoseekoutaninteraction(互動)withitswaiter;theother,tospeakonlywhennecessary.Theresultsshowedthatthosewhochattedwiththeirserverreportedsignificantlyhigherpositivefeelingsandabettercoffeeshopexperience.＂It’snotthattalkingtothewaiterisbetterthantalkingtoyourhusband,＂saysDunn.＂Butinteractionswithperipheral(邊緣的)membersofoursocialnetworkmatterforourwellbeingalso.＂Dunnbelievesthatpeoplewhoreachouttostrangersfeelasignificantlygreatersenseofbelonging,abondwithothers.Carduccibelievesdevelopingsuchasenseofbelongingstartswithsmalltalk.＂Smalltalkisthebasisofgoodmanners,＂hesays.24．Whatphenomenonisdescribedinthefirstparagraph?A．Addictiontosmartphones.B．Absenceofmunicationbetweenstrangers.C．Inappropriatebehavioursinpublicplaces.D．Impatiencewithslowservice.25．WhatisimportantforsuccessfulsmalltalkaccordingtoCarducci?A．Showinggoodmanners.B．Relatingtootherpeople.C．Focusingonatopic.D．Makingbusinessdeals.26．Whatdoesthecoffeeshopstudysuggestaboutsmalltalk?A．Itmakespeoplefeelgood.B．Itraisespeople’sconfidence.C．Itmattersasmuchasaformaltalk.D．Itimprovesfamilyrelationships.27．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．ConversationCountsB．WaysofMakingSmallTalkC．BenefitsofSmallTalkD．UnfortableSilence

CAwarmdrinkofmilkbeforebedhaslongbeenthebestchoiceforthosewantingagoodnight’ssleep.Butnowastudyhasfounditreallydoeshelppeoplenodoff—ifitismilkedfromacowatnight.Researchershavediscoveredthat“nightmilk”containsmoremelatonin(褪黑激素),whichhasbeenproventohelppeoplefeelsleepyandreduceanxiety.Thestudy,byresearchersfromSeoul,SouthKorea,involvedmicebeingfedwithdriedmilkpowdermadefromcowsmilkedbothduringthedayandatnight.Thosegivennightmilk,whichcontained10timestheamountofmelatonin,werelessactiveandlessanxiousthanthosefedwiththemilkcollectedduringdaytime,accordingtothestudypublishedinTheJournalofMedicinalFood.Nightmilkquickenedthestartofsleepandcausedthemicetosleeplonger.Whiletheeffectofcowsmilkharvestedatdifferenttimehasnotbeentestedonhumansuptonow,takingmelatonindrugshasbeensuggestedtothosewhoarestrugglingtofallasleepatnight.Previousstudieshavealsoindicatedthatmilkcanbeexcellentforhelpingsleepbecauseofthecalciumcontent,whichhelpspeopletorelax.Milkisalsosugarfreeandadditivefreewithnutritionistsremendingskimmedmilkasthebestchoicebeforebedasitistheleastfattening.Themorefatyoutakeinbeforebedtime,thegreaterburdenyouwillputonyourbodyatnight.28．Accordingtothetext,themicefedwithdaytimemilk_______.A．weremoreanxiousB．startedsleepmoreeasilyC．werelessactiveD．wokeuplater29．Whichofthefollowingistrueofmelatoninaccordingtothetext?A．It’sbeentestedonmicefortenyearsB．ItcanmakepeoplemoreenergeticC．ItexistsinmilkingreatamountD．It’susedinsleepingdrugs30．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．NightMilkandSleepB．FatSugarandHealthC．AnExperimentonMiceD．MilkDrinkingandHealth31．Howdoestheauthorsupportthethemeofthetext?A．Bygivingexamples.B．Bystatingarguments.C．Byprovidingresearchresults.D．Byexplainingstatisticaldata.DIfyouwanttodisturbthecarindustry,you'dbetterhaveafewbilliondollars:Momandpopcarmakersareunlikelytobeatthebiggestcarpanies.Butinagriculture,smallfarmerscangetthebestofthemajorplayers.Byconnectingdirectlywithcustomers,andbyrespondingquicklytochangesinthemarketsaswellasintheecosystems(生態(tài)系統(tǒng)）,smallfarmerscankeeponestepaheadofthebigguys.AsthecofounderoftheNationalYoungFarmersCoalition(NYFC,美國青年農(nóng)會）andafamilyfarmermyself.Ihaveafrontrowseattotheinnovationsamongsmallfarmersthataretransformingtheindustry.Forexample,taketheQuickCutGreensHarvester,atooldevelopedjustacoupleofyearsagobyayoungfarmer,JonathanDysinger,inTennessee,withasmallloanfromalocalSlowMoneygroup.Itenablessmallscalefarmerstoharvest175poundsofgreenvegetablesperhour—ahugeimprovementoverharvestingjustafewdozenpoundsbyhand—suddenlymakingitpossibleforthelittleguystopetewithlargefarmsofCalifornia.Beforethetoolcameout,smallfarmerscouldn'ttouchthepriceperpoundofferedbyCaliforniafarms.Butnow,withthebinationofabetterpricepointandagenerallyfresherproduct,theycanstayinbusiness.Thesustainablesuccessofsmallfarmers,though,won'thappenwithoutfundamentalchangestotheindustry.Onecrucialfactorissecureaccesstoland.petitionfrominvestors,developers,andestablishedlargefarmersmakesowningone'sownlandunattainableformanynewfarmers.From2004to2013,agriculturallandvaluesdoubled,andtheycontinuetoriseinmanyregions.Anotherchallengeformorethanamillionofthemostqualifiedfarmworkersandmanagersisanonexistentpathtocitizenship—thegreatestbarriertobuildingafarmoftheirown.Withfarmersovertheageof65outnumbering(多于）farmersyoungerthan35bysixtoone,andwithtwothirdsofthenation'sfarmlandinneedofanewfarmer,wemustclearthepathfortalentedpeoplewillingtogrowthenation'sfood.Therearesolutionsthatcouldlightapathtowardamoresustainableandfairfarmeconomy,butfarmerscan'tclumsilyputthemtogetherbeforeus.WeattheNYFCneedbroadsupportasweurgeCongresstoincreasefarmlandconservation,aswepushforimmigrationreform,andasweseekpoliciesthatwillensurethesuccessofadiverseandambitiousnextgenerationoffarmsfromallbackgrounds.WithanewfarmbilltobedebatedinCongress,consumersmusttakeastandwithyoungfarmers.32．Theauthormentionscarindustryatthebeginningofthepassagetointroduce.A．a(chǎn)specialfeatureofagricultureB．theimportanceofinvestingincarindustryC．a(chǎn)trendofdevelopmentinagricultureD．theprogressmadeincarindustry33．Whatdoestheauthorwanttoillustratewiththeexampleinparagraph2?A．Loanstosmalllocalfarmersarenecessary.B．Technologyisvitalforagriculturaldevelopment.C．petitionbetweensmallandbigfarmsisfierceD．Smallfarmersmaygainsomeadvantagesoverbigones.34．Whatisthedifficultyforthosenewfamers?A．Togainmorefinancialaid.B．Tohiregoodfarmmanagers.C．Tohavefarmsoftheirown.D．Towinoldfarmers’support.35．Whatshouldfarmersdoforamoresustainableandfairfarmeconomy?A．Expandfarmlandconservation.B．SeeksupportbeyondNYFC．C．BeemembersofNYFC．D．Investmoretoimprovetechnology.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。Movingintoanewhomeinanewneighborhoodisanexcitingexperience.Ofcourse,youwanttomakesurethatyoubeeanacceptableandvaluablepartofyourneighborhood.Theeasiestwaytoacplishthisistomakesureyouconductyourselfasagoodneighborshould.36．Perhapsoneofthemostimportantthingsyoucandoasagoodneighboristokeepyourproperty(房產(chǎn))neat,clean,andingoodrepair.37．Bychoosingtokeeptheoutsideofthehomeingreatshape,youwillhelptoimprovethelookandfeelofthearea.Second,taketheoverallappearanceoftheneighborhoodseriously,.Whengoingforawalk,takealongasmallgarbagebag.38．Thissmallactwillletyourneighborsknowthatyoucareaboutthearea.39．Ifaneighborisgoingtobeoutoftown,offertocollectmailandnewspapers.Ifaneighborsuffersanillness,offertodothegroceryshopping.Letthemknowyouaretheretohelpinanywaythatisacceptable,whilestillrespectingtheprivacyofyourneighbor.40．Byfollowingthebasicrulesofrespectingothers,takingcareofwhatbelongstoyou,andtakingprideintheappearanceoftheneighborhoodingeneral,youwillquicklybeeagoodneighborthateveryoneappreciates.A.HereareafewtipstohelpyouwinovereveryoneintheneighborhoodquicklyB．Agoodneighborisalsoonewholikestohelpoutinsmallways.C．Beingagoodneighborismoreorlessaboutconsideratebehavior.D.Peopletendtolakeprideinkeepingeverythingintheirstreetfreshandinviting.E.Shouldyoueacrosswastepaperthrownoutofapassingcar,pickitup.F.Sometimesneighborsmaygotothesupermarkettogethertodoshopping.G.Ingeneral,keepaneyeontheirpropertywhiletheyaregone.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)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四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填人空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。RaynorWinnandherhusbandMothbecamehomelessduetotheirwronginvestment.Theirsavingshadbeen41topaylawyers’fees.Tomakemattersworse,Mothwasdiagnosed（診斷）witha42disease.Therewasno43,onlypainrelief.Failingtofindanyotherwayout,theydecidedtomakea44journey,astheycaughtsightofanoldhikers’(徒步旅行者）guide.Thiswasalongjourneyofunaccustomedhardshipand45recovery.Whenleavinghome,RaynorandMothhadjust￡320inthebank.Theyplannedtokeepthe46lowbylivingonboilednoodles,withthe47hamburgershoptreat.Wildcampingis48inEngland.Toavoidbeingcaught,theWinnshadtogettheirtentup49andpackeditawayearlyinthemorning.TheWinnssoondiscoveredthatdailyhikingintheir50sisalot50thantheyrememberitwasintheir20s.Raynor51alloveranddesiredabath.Moth,meanwhile,afteraninitial52,foundhissymptomswerestrangely53bytheirdailytiringjourney.54,thecouplefoundthattheirbodiesturnedforthebetter,withrefoundstrongmusclesthattheythoughthad55forever."Ourhairwasfriedandfallingout,nailsbroken,clothes56toathread,butwewerealive."Duringthejourney,Raynorbeganacareerasanaturewriter.Shewrites,"57hadtakeneverymaterialthingfrommeandleftmetornbare,anemptypageattheendofa(n)58writtenbook.Ithadalsogivenmea59,eithertoleavethatpage60ortokeepwritingthestorywithhope.Ichosehope.”41．A．drawnupB．backedupC．usedupD．keptup42．A．mildB．monC．preventableD．serious43．A．cureB．luckC．careD．promise44．A．businessB．walkingC．busD．rail45．A．expectedB．frighteningC．surprisingD．disappointing46．A．budgetB．revenueC．pensationD．a(chǎn)llowance47．A．frequentB．occasionalC．a(chǎn)bundantD．constant48．A．unpopularB．lawfulC．a(chǎn)ttractiveD．illegal49．A．soonB．earlyC．lateD．slowly50．A．easierB．harderC．cheaperD．funnier51．A．rolledB．bledC．a(chǎn)chedD．trembled52．A．struggleB．progressC．excitementD．research53．A．developedB．controlledC．increasedD．reduced54．A．InitiallyB．EventuallyC．TemporarilyD．Consequently55．A．gainedB．keptC．woundedD．lost56．A．sewnB．washedC．wornD．ironed57．A．DoctorsB．HikingC．HomelessnessD．Lawyers58．A．wellB．partlyC．neatlyD．originally59．A．choiceB．rewardC．promiseD．break60．A．looseB．fullC．missingD．blank第II卷（非選擇題）第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，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。FewpeopleIknowseemtohavemuchdesireortimetocook.MakingChinese61(dish)isseenasespeciallytroublesome.Manywesterners62etoChinacookmuchlessthanintheirowncountriesoncetheyrealizehowcheap63canbetoeatout.Istillremember64(visit)afriendwho’dlivedhereforfiveyearsandI65(shock)whenIlearntshehadn’tcookedonceinallthattime.Whileregularlyeatingoutseemsto66(bee)monformanyyoungpeopleinrecentyears,it’snotwithoutacost.Theobviousoneismoney;eatingoutonceortwiceaweekmaybe67(afford)butdoingthismostdaysaddsup.Therecouldbeaneven68(high)costonyourhealth.Researchershavefoundthatthereisadirectlinkbetweentheincreaseinfoodeatenoutsidethehomeandtherisein69(weigh)problems.Ifyouarenotgoingtosufferthisproblem,thenIsuggestthatthenexttimeyougotoyourmum’shome70dinner,getafewcookingtipsfromher.Cookingfoodcanbefun.Youmightalsobegintonoticetheeffectsnotonlyonyourhealthbutinyourpocket.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、刪改或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（Λ），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。ItwasMondaymorning,andthewritingclasshadjustbegin.Everyonewassilent,waittoseewhowouldbecalledupontoreadhisandherparagraphaloud.Someofuswereconfidentandeagertakepartintheclassactivity,otherswerenervousandanxious.IhaddonemyselfhomeworkbutIwasshy.Iwasafraidthattospeakinfrontofalargergroupofpeople.Atthatmoment,Irememberedthatmyfatheroncesaid,"Theclassroomisaplaceforlearningandthatincludelearningfromtextbooks,andmistakeaswell."Immediate,Iraisedmyhand.笫二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）假定你是李華，剛剛獲得全校英語演講比賽的一等獎，請你給你的外教寫一封英語感謝信，要點如下：表示感謝；回顧Jack對你的幫助和指導(dǎo)；你的寶貴經(jīng)驗。注意：詞數(shù)120左右?？蛇m當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。20182019高二上學(xué)期期中考試英語答案聽力15CCBAB610BCACC1115AAACC1620ABCAA閱讀理解2123ADB2427BBAC2831ADAC3235ADCB七選五3640ADEBC完型填空4145CDABC4650ABDCB5155CADBD5660CCBAD語法填空61.dishes62.who/that63.it64.visiting65.wasshocked66.havebee67.affordable68.higher69.weight70.for改錯書面表達(dá)DearJack,I’mwritingtotellyougoodnewsthatIhavewonthefirstprizeinourschool’sEnglishSpeechContest.Ireallyappreciateyourguidanceandgreathelp.Lookingbackontheprocessofpreparingforthecontest,IwillneverforgetthegreatprogressImadewithyourhelp.Notonlydidyoucorrectthemistakesinmypronunciation,butyoualsoremendedwonderfulEnglishspeechvideosformetoimitate.What’smore,itwasyourconstantencouragementthatinspiredmetobeconfident,whichplayedavitalroleinwinningthecontest.Throughthecontest,I’verealizedthatonlywhenwesetagoalandworkhardtowardsitcanwegainsuccessintheend.Manythanksagainforyourgreathelp.Yourssincerely,LiHua聽力錄音稿Text1W:So,howisyourGermanclassgoing,John?M:Well,notbad.Thepronunciationisfinewithme.AnditsvocabularyissimilartoEnglish,butI’mfindingthegrammarawful.W:Well,ittakesawhiletogetitright.Text2W:IhopeyoucanetothepartyonSaturday.M:Ididn’tknowIwasinvited.W:Sureyouare.Everyoneinourofficeisinvited.Text3W:MayIhelpyou?M:Yes.WhenisthenexttraintoLondon?W:Oh,letmecheck.Itleavesintwentyminutes.M:Oneticket,please.Text4W:Charlie,doyouknowarestaurantcalledBravo?M:Bravo…Iknowthename,butI’mnotsurewhereitis.W:It’sonGeorgeStreet.Thefoodthereisexcellent.Text5W:Brian,Ijusthadaninterview.Theysaidtheywouldmakeadecisionsoon.M:Whatareyourchancesofgettingthejob?W:Quitegood.Ithinktheinterviewwentverywell.Text6M:Let’sgokiteflying,Judy.It’ssuchalovelyday.W:Okay,butletmefinishmychemistryhomeworkfirst.Wouldyoumindwaitingforhalfanhour,Max?Thereareafewsportsmagazinesonthetable.M:Isn’tthechemistryhomeworkduenextWednesday?W:Yeah,butIhaveafulldayofclassesonMondayandabirthdaypartytoattendonTuesday.M:Allright,then.Yougoahead,andI’llcatchuponsomesportsnewswhilewaiting.Text7W:We’vebeenontheputerallthetimelately.Whydon’twedosomethingdifferentSundayafternoon?M:Well,wecouldgotoaconcert.W:ButIdon’tthinkwecangettheticketsthislate.M:Thenwhataboutplayingaputergame?There’sareallycoolnewonewecoulddownload.W:Hmm.Idon’tknow.IfeellikeIneedtodosomeexercise.Wecouldprobablyjustwalkbythelake.AndI’llaskMi