2022屆全國高考實戰(zhàn)猜題（二） 英語試題（不含聽力音頻）

2022年普通高等學校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試英語模擬測試本試卷共150分，考試時間120分鐘。注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準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題目的答案標號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結束后，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）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，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.Whatcolorblousedoesthewomanhave?A.Red. B.Blue. C.Green.2.Whatisthewomanprobablydoing?A.Praisingtheman'scooking.B.Treatingthemantodinner.C.Showingthemanamenu.3.Wheredoesthewomanwanttogo?A.CenturyAvenue.B.GrandHotelStation.C.WallStreet.4.What'stheman'staxinumber?A.NY3028. B.NY0068. C.NY3068.5.Whatwillthewomandonext?A.Sendamessage. B.Makeacall. C.Chargeherphone.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，并標在試卷的相應位置。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.Whereisthewoman'scar?A.Inagarage. B.Onaroad. C.Atacarpark.7.Whatwillthemandoforthewoman?A.Gethercarback. B.Fixhercar. C.Pickherup.聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。8.WhydoesthewomanplantospendherholidayinSeptember?A.Tosavemoney. B.Tovisitmoreplaces. C.Toavoidbadweather.9.Whatisthewomangoingtodoonholiday?A.Gohiking. B.Drivearound. C.Playonthebeach.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10.Howoldisthebaby?A.Twodaysold. B.Threedaysold. C.Sixdaysold.11.What'sthewoman’sfather’sname?A.James. B.Michael. C.Richard.12.Whatdidthehealthvisitorsaytothewoman?A.Raisingnewbabieswasexhausting.B.Shedidagoodjobinlookingafterthebaby.C.Moretroublewillcomeasthenewbabygrows.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13.WhydidthemangotoBeirut?A.Tofindabetterjob. B.Toenjoyitsculture. C.Toteachthere.14.Whatdoesthemanwanttolearnforachange?A.Drawing. B.Teaching. C.Cooking.15.WhendidthemanbegintohaveclasseswithWayne?A.InAugust. B.InSeptember. C.InOctober.16.WhatdoesthemanthinkoftheArabiclanguage?A.Itsspellingiscomplex.B.It'sincrediblydifficulttolearn.C.Itspronunciationissimple.聽第10段材料，回答17至20題。17.WhatisPingguDistrictfamousfor?A.Itswarmbreeze. B.Itspeachgardens. C.Itsclearriver.18.WhatcanvisitorsdoinPingguDistrict?A.Goforalongwalk. B.Rideahorse. C.Drawinthepark.19.HowoldisthewhitetoweronQionghuaIsland?A.70years. B.147years. C.300years.20.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?A.ThetimetovisitPingguDistrict.B.ThewhitetoweronQionghuaIsland.C.ThepeachblossomsinBeijingBotanicalGarden.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。AFourOnlineTaiChiClassesTaiChiforEnergyTheeightvirtuallessonsincludedinTaiChiforEnergyfromDrPaulLamwillhelpyourelaxandrefresh.Dr.Lamcombinestwodifferentstylesoftaichi:ChenandSun.Chencombinescomplex,fastandslowmoves,whileSunfocusesonquickstepsandpowerfulQiGongforhealing.Ifyou’reinterested,headovertoDrLam’swebsite.TaoistTaiChiInthis13-minutefreetaichiclass,MasterMoyLin-Shindemonstratesthe108-moveset.Thenarratorpointsoutthemovesastheywalkyouthroughthepractice.Theclassgivestipsonhowtomoveandbreathe.You'lllearnabouttheflowoftaichiastheinstructorshowsyouhowtomovefromoneposturetothenextwithoutpausing.GentleLEAPServiceThefreetaichicourseshowsthreepeopledemonstratingdifferentoptionsforeachexercise,withonepersonstandingandtwoseated.Theinstructortakesthemodificationsfurtherbyhavingeachperson,includingbothseatedstudents,modifymovesfordifferentmobilitylevels,Thetotaltimefortheroutineis24minutes.Butthere'sanaturalbreakabout10minutesintotheclass.TaiChiOCThisprogramgivesyouaccesstoalibraryoftrainingvideosandcoursesontaichi.Ifyou’reinterested,youcanchoosetheeasyplan,whichconsistsof24paymentsofabout$40permonthandincludesinstantaccesstonewvideoseachmonth,orchoosetheyearplanforabout$400for12months,whichgivesyouinstantaccesstoallofYearOne'svideos.Onceyou'vecompletedYearOne,youcansignupforYearTwoinstantaccessforaround$400.21.WhatdoweknowaboutTaiChiforEnergy?A.ItisfundedbyMasterMoyLin-Shin.B.Itisintendedforoldbeginners.C.Itcombinestwostylesoftaichi.D.Itexplainsthereasonsbehindeverymove.22.HowisTaiChiOCdifferentfromtheotherthree?A.Itneedstocharge.B.Itsdurationisfairlyshort.C.Itstrainingvideosarehardtoupdate.D.Itlacksin-depthinformationabouttaichi.23.Whatdothefourtaichiclasseshaveincommon?A.Theyofferon-demand,subscription-basedprograms.B.Theyexplainthemovesthataresafetoperformforhealing.C.Theyshowthemovesthatareeasytoadapt.D.Theyareavailableforlearningonline.BDogstendtopaynoattentiontosuggestionsfrompeoplewhoarelying,indicatingthattheymightrecognizewhenapersonisintentionallymisleading.“Wethoughtdogswouldbehavelikechildrenunderage5andapes,butnowwethinkthatperhapsdogscanunderstandwhensomeoneisdeceitful,"saysLudwigHuberattheUniversityofViennainAustria.“Maybetheythink,”hispersonhasthesameknowledgeasme,andisneverthelessgivingmethewronginformation.’It’spossiblethattheycouldseethatasintentionallymisleading,whichislying.”Huberandhiscolleaguestrained260dogsofvariouspurebreedstofindhiddenfoodinoneoftwocoveredbowls.Thedogslearnedtofollowthesuggestionofapersonthey'dnevermetthe“communicator”whowouldtouchthefood-filledbowl,glanceatthedog,andsay,“Look,thisisverygood!”Dogsappearedtotrustthisnewpersonwhentheywerereliablyfollowingthesignal,saysHuber.Oncethattrustwasestablished,theteamhadthedogswitnessanotherpersonmovethefoodfromthefirstbowltothesecondone.Thecommunicatorswereeitherintheroom,andalsowitnessedthoswitch,orwerebrieflyabsentandsoapparentlyunawarethatthefoodhadbeenswitched.Ineitherease,thecommunicatorswouldlaterrecommendthefirstbowl-whichwasnowempty.“Thedogsweren’tsotrustingoflyingcommunicators-muchtotheresearchers’surprise,”saysHuber.Halfofthedogswouldfollowthecommunicator'smisleadingadviceifthecommunicatorhadn'twitnessedthefoodswitch.Butabouttwo-thirdsofthedogsneglectedacommunicatorwhohadwitnessedthefoodswitchandstillrecommendedthenowemptybowl.Thesedogssimplywenttothebowlfilledwithfoodinstead.“Theydidn'trelyonthecommunicatoranymore,”saysHuber.“Thisstudyremindsusthatdogsarewatchingusclosely,arepickinguponoursocialsignals,andarelearningfromusconstantlyevenoutsideofformaltrainingcontexts,”saysMoniqueUdellatOregonStateUniversity,whowasn’tinvolvedinthestudy.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"deceitful"meaninparagraph2?A.Respectful. B.Pitiful. C.Attentive. D.Dishonest.25.Whatisthefirststepinthestudyaccordingtothetext?A.Trainingthedogstofindoutthehiddenfoodontheirown.B.Switchingthehiddenfoodfromonebowltotheotherone.C.Showingthedogswhatfoodwashiddeninthebowl.D.Establishingthetrustbetweenthedogsandthecommunicator.26.WhatdothefindingsofthestudyshowinMonique'sopinion?A.Dogscanprocesssocialinformationproperly.B.Dogsareverydependable.C.Dogsarequitecautiousaboutstrangers.D.Dogsareemotionallyloyal.27.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.DogscantellwhereyouhidethefoodB.DogsaregoodatidentifyinghonestsuggestionsC.Dogswillignoreyouiftheyknowyou'relyingD.DogscanbetrainedmoreeasilybyanhonestpersonCWhenitcomestoremovinghuman-causedemissions（排放）ofthegreenhousegascarbondioxidefromEarth’satmosphere,treesareabighelp.Throughphotosynthesis（光合作用）,treespullthegasoutoftheairtohelptheirleaves,branchesandrootsgrow.Forestsoilscanalsosequester（使隔絕）vastquantitiesofcarbon.Earthholds,byoneestimate,asmanyas3trilliontrees.Enthusiasmisgrowingamonggovernments,businessesandindividualsforambitiousprojectstoplantbillions,evenatlionmore.Suchmassivetree-plantingprojects,advocatessay,coulddotwoimportantthinghelpbalancecurrentemissionsandalsodrawoutCO2emissionsthathaveexistedintheatmospherefordecadesorlonger.EveninthepoliticallydividedUnitedStates,large-scaletree-plantingprojectshavebrosupport.Andoverthelastdecade,adiversegardenoftree-centricproposals-fromplantingnewseedlingstopromotingnaturalregrowthofworseningforeststomixingtreeswithcropandgrassland-hascomeoutacrosstheinternationalpoliticallandscape.Trees“arehavingabitofamomentrightnow.”saysJoeFargione,anecologistwithTheNatureConservancy.Ithelpsthateverybodylikestrees.“There'snoanti-treegroup.Treehavelotsofbenefitsforpeople.Notonlydotheystorecarbon,theyalsohelpprovidecleanair,preventsoilerosion,shadeandshelterhomestoreduceenergycostsandgivepeoplesenseofwell-being.”Conservationistsareunderstandablyeagertousethisenthusiasmtodowithclimatechange.InJanuary2020,theWorldEconomicForumlaunchedtheOneTrillionTreesInitiative,aglobalmovementtogrow,restoreandconservetreesaroundtheplanet.Onetrillionisalsothetargetforotherorganizationsthatadjustglobalforestationprojects,suchasPlantfor-the-Planet'sTrillionTreeCampaignandTrillionTrees,apartnershipoftheWorldWildlifeFund,theWildlifeConservationSocietyandotherconservationgroups.28.Whataretheenthusiastsinfavorofaccordingtothetext?A.Plantingtreesonalargescale.B.Reducingcarbonemissions.C.Balancingthedistributionofresources.D.Strengtheningenvironmentalmonitoring.29.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph3?A.PeopleintheUSexpresscloseconcernoverpoliticalissues.B.Opinionsontree-centricprojectsweredividedinthepast.C.Massivetree-plantingprojectshavereceivedwidespreadsupport.D.Interplantingoftreesandcropshasbecomearecenttrend.30.WhatdoJoe'swordsfocuson?A.Thelimitationsofplantingtrees.B.Theadvantagesofplantingtrees.C.Thefunctionsoftreesusedindailylife.D.Thelinkbetweentreesandhumanwell-being.31.Whydoestheauthormentionthosefamousorganizations?A.Toshowtheirgreatcooperation.B.Tostressplantingtreesisvalued.C.Toannouncetheirachievements.D.Toprovetheirimportancetotheworld.DIfyouthink“shapeshifting”isasuperpowerthatonlyafewlikeMystiquefromthemovieX-Menpossess,thinkagain.BasedonAllen'srule,anewstudymadeouthowwarm-bloodedanimalsareadaptingtoawarmingclimate.Andtheanswerwasshapeshifting!Inthe1870s,well-knownAmericanzoologistJoelAllenworkedoutanecogeographicalrule,famouslyknownasAllen'srule.Thisrulestatesthatanimalsthatliveincoldclimaticconditionstendtohaveshorterlimbsandbodyappendages（附屬肢體）thanthoseinwarmclimates.Evento-day,scientistswidelyemploythisruletounderstandtheimpactofclimatechangeonvariousanimals.Evidencesuggeststhatthesechangesaregraduallybecomingmoreevidentamongbirdsandmammalsduetorapidwarming.Animalsevolvewithresponsetochangingclimaticconditionsinnumerousways,andthisprocesshasbeenhappeningeversincethebeginningoflifeonEarth.Thenewstudyshowsthatanimalsadopt“shapeshifting"physiologyasasurvivalstrategyagainsttherisingmercurylevels（汞含量）.Particularly，somewarm-bloodedanimalslikebirdsareshapeshiftingtoadvancefeatureslikebiggerbeaks,legs,andcarstobalancetheirbodytemperaturesparalleltowarmerclimates.Insuchasituation,whenthetemperaturesrisequickly,birdsusetheirbeaks-notcoveredwithfur-tocontroltheirinternalbodywarmth.Moreover,thelargersurfaceareaenablesthemtoreleaseheatefficiently,protectingthemfromoverheatinganddying.Dark-eyedjuncos(abird)ofNorthAmericahavealsoshowcasedsimilarshapeshiftingpatternsintheformoflargerbeaksizeslinkedtoshort-termtemperatureextremes.Someoftheotherinstancesincludeanincreaseintaillengthofwoodmice,whilebatsarechangingtohavelargerwingsizesasaresponsetowarmclimates.“Shapeshiftingdoesnotmeanthatanimalsarecopingwithclimatechangeandthatallis‘fine.’Itjustmeanstheyareevolvingtosurviveitbutwe'renotsurewhattheotherecologicalconsequencesofthesechangesare,orindeedthatallspeciesareabletochangeandsurvive,”assertsSaraRyding,theleadauthorandabirdresearcherfromDeakinUniversity,Australia,inastatement.32.WhatcanweknowaboutAllen'srule?A.Itprovedwronginthebeginning.B.ItoriginatedfromthemovieX-Men.C.It'sbeenwidelyacceptedbyscientists.D.Itremainedunknowntoalluntilthe1870s.33.Whichplaysakeyroleincontrollingabird'sinsidetemperature?A.Thebeak. B.Theleg. C.Theear. D.Theclaw.34.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?A.Howsomeanimalsdifferfromothers.B.Whatchangeshappentoclimaticconditions.C.Howsomeanimalsrespondtowarmclimates.D.Whatdeterminesanimals'shapeshifting.35.Whatmessagedoestheauthorseemtoconveyinthetext?A.Trialanderrorleadstothefindingoftruth.B.Scientiststendtobecuriousandambitious.C.Animalsareevolvingtosurviveclimatechange.D.Climatehasbeenchangingatanunheard-ofrate.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。Peoplewhoaregoodatsmalltalkalwaysavoidthesecommonmistakes.AssumingthatnobodywantstotalktoyouIfyou'reshy,Igetit.Butyou'renottheonlyone.Ifyou'reupsetthatyou'renotseemingconfidentornatural,you'remissingthepoint:Stopthinkingaboutyourself. 36.Thisway,theoneyouwanttotalktowilldefinitelybeexcited.InterruptingorcuttingintoanexistingconversationTimingiseverything.Ifyouseetwoormorepeopleenergeticallyengagedinconversation,they'reprobablynotreadyforyoutocutin.37.Thenonceyouhavesomeone'sattentionand,ideally,receiveanon-verbalgo-ahead,that'syourchance.38Ifsomeoneappearsdistantorlostinthought,movingintotheirpersonalspaceandsayingquietly“hey”ishardlyanicebreaker.Trysaying“Excuseme"andmakesureyouhaveaquestionorcommentinmindtostarttheconversation.It'sallaboutcreatingacomfortableopportunityfortheotherpersontorespond.DealingwithprivateandcontroversialtopicsIfyou'retalkingtosomeonenew,it'sgenerallybestnottotalkaboutpoliticalorpersonaltopics.Forstarters,aimforsomethingsimpleandcloseathandthatyouandtheotherpersoncanobserveorexperiencetogether. 39BeinghardtofollowOnceyou'vemadeaconnectionwitheachother,keepthatconnectiongoingbymakingyourselfeasytounderstand.40.Iftheyaskyouwhatyoudoforwork,answerinawaythatdoesn'ttakefiveminutesorusealotofworkplacewordsorexpressions.A.First,waitforatemporarypauseB.StartingatalkwithouthavingsomethingtosayC.Instead,thinkofreachingoutasanactofserviceD.Soyou'dbettermakesurethatyoudon'ttalktoomuchaboutyourselfE.BeingabletohelpothersinneedcanbringyouimmediatesatisfactionF.Maybeit'sthemusicyou'rebothhearing,orthefoodyou'rebothtastingG.Ifyouspeakdifferentlanguages,slowyourspeechandexpressclearlyandexactly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。SeytonThomasisacollegestudentwithaheartofgiving.Duringthepandemic流行?。?Seyton41agroupofyoungpeopletohelpalocalcrisiscentertooffershelterandother42towomenandchildrenwhoarevictimsofdomesticabuse（家).Thecrisiscenter43volunteerstohelpthewomenandchildrentogetencouragementandabreakfrom44,butthepandemicmadevolunteer interaction45.Seytonlearnedthatthechildren46 fromactivitiesthatdistracted（分散）themfromtheirworriesandmadethemfeelspecial.Shegotthe47fromthecrisiscenterdirectortopaint48messagesonstonesandhidetheminthelawnofthecrisiscenterforthechildrento49.Theyoungpeoplecollectedstones,paintedkindmessages,andfilledtwoboxesfullof50andcolorfulstones.Thechildrenatthecrisiscenterwere51todosomethinglikethis.Theythoughthighlyofthe52aswellasthewordscomingfromcaringcommunitymemberswhotooktimetomakethemfeel53insteadofbeingignoredinadifficulttime.Later,Seyton54withthegroupofvolunteersthattheprojectwasagreatwaytobringpeople55incommunitytodosomethingforthe56ofothers.Theyalsotalkedabouthowservingotherscan57adifferenceinsomeone'slife.Totheirgreatrelief,theyare 58thatitmayseemlikethedeedisas59asastone,butthesignificant60ofservicecanbeaslargeasamountain.41.A.interviewed B.organizedC.introduced D.expected42.A.services B.meaningsC.opportunities D.activities43.A.wakesup B.waitsfor C.calmsdown D.dependson44.A.interactions B.surroundings C.stresses D.routines45.A.thrilling B.difficult C.impossible D.impressive46.A.benefited B.recovered C.separated D.escaped47.A.answerB.payment C.idea D.feeling48.A.instant B.satisfying C.sensitive D.encouraging49.A.assess B.find C.compare D.check50.A.fun B.confidence C.snacks D.clothes51.A.delighted B.surprised C.embarrassed D.frightened52.A.decision B.knowledge C.experience D.life53.A.relaxed B.excited C.abandoned D.valued54.A.reflected B.cooperate C.competed D.combined55.A.together B.accidentally C.round D.secretly56.A.honour B.expectation C.good D.future57.A.make B.tell C.cause D.hide58.A.proudB.sureC.afraidD.aware59.A.heavyB.smallC.irregularD.precious60.A.problemB.effectC.discoveryD.change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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Twoasteroids（小行星）havebeennamedafterChinesespacescientistGuoYonghuaiahiswifeLiPei,with61(approve)fromtheInternationalAstronomicalUnion(IAU)accordingtotheUniversityofScienceandTechnologyofChina(USTC).Thetwoasteroids,No.212796andNo.212797, 62 (discover)inOctober2007byChineseresearcherfromthePurpleMountainObservatoryinNanjing.“Theimagesofthetwoasteroidswerecapturedinonephoto, 63 theywerenoticedatthesametime.Suchadiscoveryis64(unusual)rare,”saidZhaoHaibin, 65discoverer.Zhaoestimatesthattheyarethesame66 size,andbothareafewkilometersindiameter.AsapioneerofmodernChinesemechanics,Guomade67(remark)contributionstomechanics,appliedmathematicsandaeronautics.Hediedinaplanecrashin1968,aged59.In1999,Guoandother22scientistswereawardednationalmedalsofhonorfortheircontributionstoChina'sfirstatomicandhydrogenbombexplosionsandsatellite 68 (launch)inthe1960sand1970s.LiPeiaccompaniedGuototeachatUSTCin1960.ShedevotedherlifetoEnglishlanguage 69 (teach)andresearch,andwashonoredas“themotherofappliedlinguisticsinChina”.In2003,LidonatedGuo’smedaltoUSTCandestablishedthe“GuoYonghuaiScholarship”.In2007,Liagaindonatedallhermoney70(save)duringherlifetimetotheuniversityandtheInstituteofMechanicstobeusedforthescholarship.Lidiedin2017attheageof99.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。Anartistsawabeggaratatrainstationoneday.Hegavehisfirstfewcoinstothebeggar.Thenhesawanotheronebeggar,andforgotwhathehadnomoneyinhispockets.Heaskedthemanhowhewouldliketohavelunchwithhim.Thebeggaragrees.Sotheyhadgoodmealtogether.Fortheend,thebeggarhadtopaythebill.Theartistfeltextremesorryforit,althoughhesaidtothebeggar,“Comehomewithmeinataxi,myfriend.AndIwillgiveyouthemoneyback.”“Noway!”thebeggarshoutedatonce.“Ihadpaidforyourlunch.I'mnotgoingtopayforyourtaxihome!”第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）近年來許多餐廳都和外賣平臺合作。人們只需要動動手指，立即有外賣員將所訂餐點送到指定地點。請針對外賣風潮寫一篇英文作文，內(nèi)容包括：1．描述外賣現(xiàn)象；2．說明自己的感想。注意：詞數(shù)100左右。2022年普通高等學校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試英語模擬測試參考答案聽力部分錄音材料(Text1)W:Lookatthiscatalog,dear.Iwanttogetthisredblouseandthisblueonelooksprettyaswell.M:Don'tyouhaveonelikethisingreen?Anddoyouneedeverycolorintherainbow?(Text2)W:Hereisyourcocktail,lettucesalad,friedchicken,Frenchfriesandicecream.Helpyourselftothechickenwhileit'shot.M:Wow!Theyaredelicious.Couldyoupassmethepepper?W:Hereyouare.(Text3)W:WhichlineshallItaketoWallStreet?M:I'mafraidthereisnodirecttrain.You'dbettertakeLine8atCenturyAvenuefirst,thentransfertoLine10ntGrandHotelStation.W:Isee.Thanks.(Text4)M:Pleasegetmentaxi.W:Yes.What'syourroomnumber,please?Andwheredoyouwanttogo?M:Myroomnumberis3028andIwillgotoSAM'SCLUB.W:Yes,sir.ThenumberofyourtaxiisNY0068.(Text5)W:What'swrongwithyourmobilephone?M:Itcan'treceivethesignalasusual.W:ThenI'llhangupandtextyoulater.(Text6)W:HiTony.It'sAlice.Mycar'sbrokendown.M:Ohno!Whereareyou?Haveyouhadyourcartakentoagarage?W:I'mwaitingforarepairmantocomeandfixit.Canyoubelieveit-I'matsometrafficlightsandI'mcausingatrafficjam!M:Don'tworry.I'llcomeandgetyou.Ineedtogotothebankanyway.(Text7)W:We'regoingtoFranceforacoupleofweeksinSeptember.Ticketsareabitcheaperthen.M:Yeah.Andtheweatherisagreeable,too.Areyoustayingonthecoastorvisitinglotsofdifferentplaces?W:Well,thevillagewe'rehopingtostayinisn'tfarfromthecoast;it'sprobablyonlyaboutathirtyminutedrive,butwethinkwe'dleavethecarbehindandgowalkinginsteadofdrivingtothebeach.M:Soundsveryhealthy.(Text8)W:Comein.M:Youarelookingwell.Whendidyougethomefromhospital?W:Twodaysago.Thenewarrivalisfinallyhavingasleep.M:Oh.isn'thetiny?Heisonlythreedaysold.Howmuchdoesheweigh?W:Hisbirthweightwas6poundsbuttheweightdropsalittleafterbirththengraduallyitisregained.M,Haveyouchosenanameyet?W.Yes,heisMichaelJames.M:That'salovelyname.Aretheyfamilynames?W:Yes,myfatherwascalledJamesbutIchosethenameMichaelwhilehisfatherpreferredRichard.M:DoesMichaelsleepwell?W:Hewakesupeverythreeorfourhoursdemandingafeed.M:Youwon'tbegettingmuchsleep!W:No.I'mnot.M:Newbabiescanbeexhaustingbutastimepasses,thingswillgetbetter.W:Thehealthvisitorcalledyesterdayandshewasgreatlyencouragingme.ShesaidIwashandlingitreallywell.(Text9)W:Howlonghaveyoubeenlivinghere?M:Aboutfivemonths.W:WhydidyouchooseBeirut?M:Because,Diana,mywife,andIhavealwayslovedArabculture.DianaisalsoanEnglishteacherandshegotajobhereinalanguageschool.W:Whydoyouwanttotakeayearoff?M:Basically,Ineedabreakfromteaching.Iloveteachingchildren,butIreallyneedachange.Also,I'vebeenintodrawingsinceIwasachild,butI'veneverreallyhadacha