2021-2022學(xué)年新教材高中英語 Unit 3 Fit for life測評（含解析）牛津譯林版選擇性必修第二冊

第三單元測評

（時(shí)間：120分鐘滿分：150分）

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(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

聽完每段對話后,你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)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.Wheredoesthewomanwanttogo?

A.Alibrary.B.Ahospital.C.Abank.

2.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthenewteacher?

A.Hedislikestheteacher.

B.Headmirestheteacher.

C.Hethinkstheteacherishumorous.

3.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Heappliedforanewjob.

B.Heranacomputercompany.

C.Heknewnothingaboutcomputers.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Family.

B.Careers.

C.Healthproblems.

5.Howdoesthewomansound?

A.Excited.B.Lucky.C.Confused.

第二節(jié)（共15小題;每小題L5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中

選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題,每小題5秒鐘;聽完后，各小題將

給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whatistheman,sholidayplan?

A.TovisitDalianwithhisparents.

B.TovisitAmericawithhisparents.

C.TovisitBeijingwithhisfriends.

7.Howlongisthewomanstrip?

A.5days.B.7days.C.8days.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.WhatwillthemandoonSaturday?

A.Shopwiththewoman.

B.Attendawedding.

C.Stayathome.

9.Whatdoesthewomanwanttobuy?

A.Adress.

B.Abicycle.

C.Abackpack.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.HowmanypeoplearethereinthewomanJsfamily?

A.13.B.23.C.30.

ILWhat'sthemangoingtodoforChristmas?

A.Gotoaparty.

B.TraveltoCanada.

C.Visithisfriends.

12.Whatdoesthemanpromisethewoman?

A.Toteachhertoski.

B.Tobringheragift.

C.Tovisitherfamily.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Whoisthepenfor?

A.Theman'sson.

B.Theman,sdaughter.

C.Theman'swife.

14.Whatcolourpendoesthemanwant?

A.Apurpleone.

B.Ablackone.

C.Ayellowone.

15.Howmuchdoesthepenwitharedleathercovercost?

A.$20,B.$23.C.$25.

16.Whatwillthemanprobablydo?

A.Buyanotherpen.

B.Returntothestoretomorrow.

C.Waitforthewoman?scall.

聽第10段材料,回答第17至20題。

17.WhenwasShakespeareandCompanyfirstopened?

A.In1919.B.In1941.C.In1951.

18.WhatservicedidMsBeach'sbookstoreoffer?

A.Givingfoodtoreaders.

B.Teachingpeoplehowtowrite.

C.Offeringbedsforwriters.

19.WhywasMsBeach'sbookstoreclosed?

A.Shefacedstrongcompetition.

B.Shedidn'thaveenoughmoney.

C.Shewasforcedtocloseit.

20.WhatdoweknowaboutMrWhitman?

A.HeusedtoworkatMsBeach'sbookstore.

B.HefollowedMsBeach'swaysofdoingbusiness.

C.HewasaregularcustomerofMsBeach'sbookstore.

第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題2.5分,滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

主題語境:人與社會語篇類型:應(yīng)用文

DubaiAquarium&UnderwaterZoo

Experience

Youwillbesurprisedattheamazingcollectionconsistingofover140species

including300sharks,raysandthelargestcollectionofsandtigersharksinthe

world.WalkalongtheRainforest,RockyShoreandLivingOceanenvironmentsatthe

UnderwaterZooandyou'11findyourselffacetofacewithdangerouspiranha,giant

catfish,playfulotters,aHumboldtpenguincolonyandmore.

Options

BasicPass:Withthisbasicpass,you,11getaccesstotheAquariumtunneland

UnderwaterZoo.

ExplorerPass:Ifyou'relookingtogetalittleclosertotheseacreatures,then

thispassisforyou.Alongwiththeexplorerpassyoualsogetaccesstothe

submersiblesimulator（潛水模擬器）&bigscreentheaterandafreerideontheglass-

bottomedboat.

VIPLineBuster:Thispassincludesallthebenefitsofanexplorerpassanda

tourguide.Andyoucangettotryyourhandatfishfeeding!

Timings

Sunday-Wednesday:10:00am-l1:00pm

Thursday-Saturday:10:00am-12:00am

ProTip

Youcansavealotbypurchasingacomboticket（套票）.Thisticketgivesyou

accesstoUnderwaterZooandAquariumTunnelalongsideticketstotheobservation

deckonthe124thflooroftheBurjKhalifa.YourgovernmentIDcardhastobe

presentedattheentrance.

21.WhichspeciesinthezoohasreachedtheworldJslargestnumber?

A.Piranha.

B.Giantcatfish.

C.Sandtigersharks.

I）.Humboldtpenguins.

22.Whatcanyoudoifyouhaveanexplorerpass?

A.Haveatourguide.

B.Talktotheresearcher.

C.Feedthefishinperson.

D.Seetheseacreaturescloser.

23.Whichofthefollowingisnecessaryforentry?

A.Abasicpass.

B.Acomboticket.

C.AVIPlinebuster.

D.AgovernmentIDcard.

B

主題語境:人與自我語篇類型:記敘文

APortland,Oregonman,ColinO'Brady,hasbecomethefirstpersontotravelacross

Antarcticabyhimselfwithoutreceivinganyassistance.

O'Bradycompletedthe1,500-kilometretriponWednesday.Hecrossedthecontinent

in54days.Friends,familyandotherpeoplefollowedhisprogressthroughmessagesand

picturesheleftonsocialmedia.The33-year-oldO'Bradydocumentedthetriponthe

socialnetworkingserviceInstagram.

HewroteWednesdaythathetravelledthelast129kilometresinonebig,final

pushtothefinishline.Thedistancetookoveronedaytocomplete.0?Brady

wrote.uWhilethelast32hoursweresomeofthemostchallenginghoursofmy

life,theyhavequitehonestlybeensomeofthebestmomentsIhaveeverexperienced.

Thedaybefore,hewrotethathewas“inthezone“andthoughthecouldmakeit

totheendwithoutstopping.'Tmlisteningtomybodyandtakingcareofthe

detailstokeepmyselfsafe,“hewrote."Icalledhomeandtalkedtomymum,sister

andwife—IpromisedthemIwillstopwhenIneedto.”

OtherpeoplehavetravelledacrossAntarctica,buttheyallhadsomeformof

assistance.Theyeitherhadbetter,moreplentifulsuppliesorequipmentthathelped

movethemforward.In2016,BritishexplorerHenryWorsleydiedinhisattemptto

travelaloneacrossAntarcticaunassisted.Worsley?sfriendLouisRudd,alsofrom

Britain,isnowattemptinganunaidedsolo（單獨(dú)的）journeyinhonourofWorsley.He

wascompetingagainstO'Bradytobethefirsttodoit.O'Bradyplanstostayon

AntarcticauntilRuddfinisheshistrip.

24.WhatdoweknowaboutColinO'Brady?

A.HewasthefirsttotravelacrossAntarctica.

B.HesucceededincrossingAntarcticaunaided.

C.Hecoveredonly129kilometresin54days.

D.Hemademanyfriendswhiletakingthetrip.

25.WhatdoesO'Bradythinkofhislastdaybeforereachingthefinishline?

A.Tiringbutpeaceful.

B.Boringandunlucky.

C.Challengingbutgreat.

D.Worryinganddull.

26.Whatcanbeinferredinthelastparagraph?

A.SomepeoplehavemanagedtotravelacrossAntarctica.

B.WorsleysucceededintravellingaloneacrossAntarctica.

C.LouisRuddisnowundertakingthejourneywithWorsley.

I).0,BradywillhaveafiercecompetitionwithLouisRudd.

27.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheAntarcticContinent.

B.TravellinginAntarctica.

C.TheImpossibleFirst.

D.AnIncompleteJourney.

C

主題語境:人與社會語篇類型:說明文

TheworldischangingsofastthatEnglish,perhapsthemostworldlyof

languages,isstrugglingtokeepup.

Learnersinthefuturearelikelytobemuchyounger.Youngchildrenareoften

saidtobebetteratlanguagelearningthanolderlearnersbuttheyalsohavespecial

challenges.Youngchildrendon,tusuallyhavethekindofinstrumentalmotivationand

determinationforlearningEnglishthatolderlearnersoftenhave.Englishlessons

mustthereforebefunandrewarding.

ThereasonswhypeoplelearnEnglisharealsochanging.Globalizationisbringing

togethermorepeoplethaneverwhospeakdifferentlanguagesandwhoareturningto

Englishasthemeansofcommunication.TheEnglishlearnersofthefuturemaybeless

worriedaboutsoundingexactlylikeanativespeakerandmoreconcernedabouthowto

useEnglisheffectivelyincross-culturalcommunication.Wemaybehearingmorenon-

nativespeakersindialoguesandawiderrangeofthe“NewEnglishes“nowused

aroundtheworld.

TechnologywillallowEnglishtocometoyou,ratherthanyouhavingtogotoa

specialplacetolearnEnglish.

LearningEnglishhasalwaysinvolvedbothpainandpleasure,privateeffortand

socialactivity.Traditionallearningprovidedtake-itorleave-itmixesoftheseas

wellasofcontentbutinfuturelearnerswillbeabletochooseaplanwhichsuits

theirculturalandpsychologicaldisposition（性情），ortheirparticularneedsatthat

moment.They,ratherthantheirteachers,willdecidehow,whatandwhentheywilllearn.

Aboveall,learningEnglishisaboutcommunicationandanimportantbenefitof

learningEnglishisbeingabletoexchangeviewsandmakefriendswithpeopleall

overtheworld.Despitethegrowingindependenceoflearners,trustedinstitutionsand

brandnameswillremainimportant.

28.Comparedtoolderlearners,youngEnglishlearners.

A.aremoreactiveinlearning

B.aremorehard-workinginlearning

C.havemoredifficultiesinlearning

D.havelesslastingdeterminationinlearning

29.WhatcanwelearnaboutthefutureEnglishlanguage?

A.BritishEnglishwillbemorepopular.

B.AmericanEnglishwillbemorepopular.

C.MostpeoplewillspeakstandardEnglish.

D.ManydifferentkindsofEnglisheswillappear.

30.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.FutureEnglishlessonswillbemoreinteresting.

B.Oldpeoplewon,thavetolearnEnglishinthefuture.

C.PeoplewillpaymoreattentiontoEnglishpronunciation.

D.Teacherswillplayamoreimportantroleinone'sEnglishlearning.

31.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.LearningEnglishmeansnopaininthefuture.

B.Englishtrainingschoolswillnotbepopularwithyoungpeopleinthefuture.

C.Englishlearnerswillbecomelessindependentinthefuture.

I）.MoreattentionwillbepaidtopersonalneedsinEnglishlearninginthefuture.

D

主題語境:人與社會語篇類型:說明文

Therearemanywaysinwhichhumancloningisexpectedtobenefithumans.

DrRichardSeed,oneoftheleadingsupportersofhumancloning

technology,suggeststhatitmaysomedaybepossibletocompletelychangetheaging

processbecauseofwhatwelearnfromcloning.

Scientistsbelievethattheymaybeabletotreatheartattackvictimsbycloning

theirhealthyheartcellsandinjectingthemintotheareasoftheheartthathave

beendamaged.HeartdiseaseisthenumberonekillerintheUSandseveralother

countries.

Therehasbeenabreakthroughwithhumanstemcells.Embryonicstemcellscanbe

growntoproduceorganstorepairorreplacedamagedones.Skinforburnvictims,brain

cellsforthebraindamaged,hearts,lungs,andkidneyscouldbeproduced.Bycombining

thistechnologywithhumancloningtechnology,itmaybepossibletoproduceneeded

organsforsufferingpeoplethatwillbefreeofrejectionbytheirimmune

systems.ConditionssuchasAlzheimerysdisease,Parkinson,sdisease,heart

failure,andotherproblemscanbecuredifhumancloninganditstechnologyarenot

banned.

Thoughcurrenttreatmentsforinfertility（不生育）aregettingafairamountof

publicityinthenews,they,intermsofpercentages,arenotverysuccessful.Somedata

showsthatcurrentinfertilitytreatmentsarelessthan10percentsuccessful.Couples

gothroughphysicallyandemotionallypainfulproceduresforasmallchanceofhaving

children.Manycouplesrunoutoftimeandmoneywithoutsuccessfullyhaving

children.Humancloningcouldmakeitpossibleformanymoreinfertilecouplestohave

childrenthaneverbeforepossible.

32.AccordingtoDrRichardSeed,wecanusecloningtechnologyto.

A.producemoreanimals

B.makepeoplelivehappily

C.makepeoplelookyounger

D.curepeopleofalldiseases

33.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.cloninghasalreadybeenusedtotreatheartdisease

B.wecantreataman'sheartdiseasebycloninghearts

C.mostpeopleinindustrialcountriessufferfromheartdisease

D.morepeopledieofheartdiseasethanofotherdiseasesintheUS

34.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.Withcloninginfertilecouplescouldhavechildren.

B.Treatmentsofinfertilityarenotsuccessful.

C.Infertilecouplessufferalotphysicallyandmentally.

D.Itisdifficultforcouplestohavemorechildrennow.

35.Whatistheauthor,sattitudetowardshumancloning?

A.Supportive.B.Doubtful.

C.Cautious.D.Curious.

第二節(jié)（共5小題;每小題2.5分,滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

主題語境:人與自我語篇類型:說明文

ReasonstoTakePartin

StudentClubsandOrganizations

Manycollegestudentsdon'tknowwhattheyJremissingbynottakingpartinthe

studentclubsandorganizationsthatareofferedatmostcollegesand

universities.Takingpartinonecanbearichandrewardingexperience.36Check

themoutandseewhat'savailable.Hereareafewreasonswhyyoushouldtakepartin

studentclubsandorganizations.

Meetnewpeople.

Itcanbehardtomeetnewpeopleincollege,especiallyinyourfirstyear.37

However,inaclub,you,11findyourselfinasmallergroupofpeoplewholikelyshare

yourinterest.

Helpyourmajor.

Therearemanystudentclubsandorganizationsfordifferentmajorsand

departments.Suchclubscanbealotoffunaswellasagreatacademicresourcefor

you.Byjoininganacademicclubyouwillprobablyhaveaneasiertimetoknow

professorsinyourdepartments.38

Learnimportantleadershipskills.

Studentclubsandorganizationscanbeagoodwaytolearnimportantleadership

skillsthatwouldlookgreatonjobapplications.39Theseskillscouldbeevent

planning,financemanagement,andsoon.Findaclubthatyoulovebeingapartofand

ifyouworkhardyoumightbeabletogainsuchaposition.

40

Lastly,studentclubsandorganizationscansimplybealotoffun.Makesureto

takeadvantageofstudentclubsandorganizationstomakethemostofyourtimein

college!

A.Havefun.

B.Neverwasteenergy.

C.Classsizescanbebig.

D.Takeadvantageofyourmajor.

E.Sodon'tjustwalkpastthosetablesduringclubs'week.

F.Inaclub,youwillbeabletogainotherimportantskills.

G.Andyoumightevengetaccesstostudyskillsandotheracademicadvice.

第三部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題1分,滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

主題語境:人與社會語篇類型:記敘文

IhavebeenlookingforwardtovisitingParissinceIwasyoung.Whenmydaily

lifeinNewJerseyseemedboring,I41aboutwalkingaroundthestreetsof

Paris.Withourfinancialsituation42,Europeantravelbecamea43.

TravellingtoFrancewithmy44wasexciting,butitwouldnotbe45

withoutfacingproblemsandfiguringthemout.

Wehadjuststartedtoget46withtheParissubwaysystem.Thususingitwas

verydifficult.Wewerewalkingataslowpace47werealizedthesubwaywasabout

toleave.AssoonasI48thedoorsshutwithmymumontheotherside.Ididnot

havemycellphone,neitherofusspokeawordof49andwehadnoideahowto50

eachother.MymumandI,whowereboth51,begantopoundonthedoors.Suddenly,a

manwithapuzzledlookonhisfacewalkedovertothedoorsandsimply52

them.Mymumsteppedonandwehuggedasifwe53forthefirsttimeinyears.A

hugesenseof54washedoverus,followedbyembarrassment.

55,mymumandIwereabletocelebratethevictoriesoffinding

destinations.

41.A.talkedB.worried

C.heardD.daydreamed

42.A.improvingB.changing

C.worseningD.appearing

43.A.goalB.reality

C.habitD.routine

44.A.sisterB.husband

C.motherD.friend

45.A.beneficialB.typical

C.practicalD.complete

46.A.satisfiedB.familiar

C.boredD.popular

47.A.unlessB.until

C.beforeI),since

48.A.gotonB.speededup

C.startedoffD.fellover

49.A.EnglishB.German

C.RussianD.French

50.A.comfortB.encourage

C.remind1).connect

51.A.shockedB.regretful

C.anxiousD.embarrassed

52.A.unlockedB.destroyed

C.closedD.repaired

53.A.survivedB.reunited

C.respondedD.communicated

54.A.shameB.anger

C.reliefD.peace

55.A.GraduallyB.Eventually

C.ThankfullyD.Naturally

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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

主題語境:人與社會語篇類型:記敘文

Thousandsofpeoplehaveheadedto56.areainthewesternUnited

Statestosearchforahiddentreasure.Awealthyart57.(collect)and

businessmannamedForrestFennhidthetreasure.Thesearchersfollownineclues58._

apoemthatFennwrote.

Fennsaiddoctorsfoundcancerinhisbodyandtoldhimheonlyhadaboutsix

months59.(live).Sohedecidedtoputsometreasuresinabronzebox

andleaveitforotherstoenjoyafterheleftthe60.(attract)

world.Luckily,Fennendedup61.(beat)cancer.

Itwasin2011thathedecidedtohidethebox."Iwantedtogivepeoplehopeand

somethingtolookforwardto,“hesaid.Speakingaboutthespot62.hehid

thetreasure,Fennonlysays,“Itisnotinadangerousplace.”

Hisbestfriend,MarcHoward,63.(search)forthehiddenboxin

thepastnineyears.Hethinksthecluesarenotashelpfulassomepeoplemight

believe.Onethinghebelievesisthatthetreasureis64.(probable)hidden

onpublicland."ForrestconsidersthepubliclandtobethelandoftheAmerican

people,“heexplained.

When65.(ask)whetherhethinkspeopleareclosetofindingthe

treasure,Fennsaidhereallyhadnoidea.

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié)(滿分15分)

假定你是李華，你的英國朋友Peter來信向你傾訴他近來對網(wǎng)絡(luò)社交媒體上癮,這已嚴(yán)重影響

了他的生活和學(xué)習(xí)。請你給他回一封電子郵件，內(nèi)容包括：

1.表示安慰；

2.提出建議。

注意:寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右。

DearPeter,

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料,根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段,使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

Onceuponatime,shopkeeperTomAlgiefacedadifficultyoverHalloween—howto

givehimselftimeoffbutwithoutdisappointinghiscustomers.Hewasthinkingabout

itallthedaysandatlasthethoughtoutanideatohelphimselfout:leavingthe

storeopenwithanhonestyboxandanote.

Thenotetoldcustomerstoservethemselvesandleavetheirpaymentintheboxhe

hadplaced.Andheaddedsomethingatthebottom:"Yes,Ihavegivenmyself,theonly

personinthestore,sometimeoff.Mayyouhaveagreattime!v

Althoughhewasworriedatthebeginning,hestilldidthatasheplanned.Hehad

promisedtoplaywithhischildren,hissonJoe,3,anddaughterBeth,6thisnightand

theyplannedtospendaqualitytimeoutside.

Hiswifeaskedhimwhyhecamebackhome.Hesaid,“Iwantedtospendsometime

withyouandourchildren,soIjustleftthestoreopen.Settleisalovelysmalltown

andtherewasneveranytroublehere.IputmyfaithinmycustomersandIthinkI

won,tbedisappointed.”

So,anyway,tohishappiness,hisplanworkedwell.WhenMrAlgiepassedbyhisstore

intheearlymorningthenextday,hefoundtheboxinhisstorehadtaken

￡187.66.Andafterhecheckedthethingsandthemoney,hefoundthattherewas

nothingleftorlesspaid.

注意:續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。

Besidesthecash,MrAlgiealsofoundsomenotesofthanks.—

AllofthesemadeMrAlgiebelievethathisideawasworthcontinuing.

參考答案

第三單元測評

附:聽力原文

(Text1)

W:Excuseme.Istherealibrarynearhere?

M:Yes.ItJsbehindthehospital.Youcanwalkalongtheroadandturnleftatthe

secondcrossing.You?11seeabankopposite.

W:Thankyouverymuch.

(Text2)

M:Iusedtohatemath,butI'veimprovedsincewegotanewteacher.

W:Idon'tlikemath,butIthinkournewteacherisfriendlyandknowsher

subject.

M:Youwillsoonfallinlovewiththesubject.

(Text3)

W:Iamsurprisedyouwouldapplyforapositionatourcompany.Ididn,tthink

youknewanythingaboutcomputers.

M:Didyoureadmyresume?Ifso,you'dseethatImajoredincomputerscience.

W:0h,I,msorry.Imusthavepickedupthewrongapplication.

(Text4)

W:Dad,IwanttobeanursewhenIgrowup.

M:Anurse?Youshouldtalktoyouraunt.She,sbeenanursefor10yearsandshe

lovesit.Shesayssheenjoyshelpingpeople.

W:Iwanttohelppeople,too.

(Text5)

W:WhenwasthelasttimeyougotcashfromanATM?

M:Maybeaweekago.

strange.Thereshouldbemoremoneyinourcheckingaccount.P11callthe

bankandfindoutwhatJsgoingon.

(Text6)

W:Doyouhaveanyplansforthecomingvacation,Tom?

M:Yes.Iwilltakeaseven-daytriptoAmericawithmyparents.

W:Soundsexciting!

M:Iknow!Willyougoanywhere?

W:MyparentswilltakemetoDalianandBeijing.

M:Dalian!WillyouvisitUnderwaterWorld?

W:Yes.1lovetolookatseacreatures.

M:Howlongisyourtrip?

W:I'mthinkingmaybefivedaysinDalianandthreedaysinBeijing.

(Text7)

W:TomorrowisSaturday.Shouldwegoshoppingintheafternoon?

M:Hmm...WhynotgoshoppingonSunday?!Jdliketorelaxathomeafteraweek's

work.

W:Allright.Let?sgoshoppingonSundaymorning.

M:Whatdoyouwanttobuy?

W:IneedadressforthatweddingI'mgoingtoattend.

M:Ishouldgoshopping,too.Ineedabackpackforahikingtripmyfriendsare

planning.

W:Great!Ifyouhelpmechooseadressthatlooksgood,I'11helpyoufinda

backpack.SeeyouSunday!

(Text8)

W:Wow,timeflies!Doyourealizeit'sDecemberalready?Christmasisnearlyhere!

M:1know!Doyouhaveanyplans?

W:Weusuallyhaveabigfamilydinner.

M:Howmanypeoplearethereinyourwholefamily?

W:30.

M:That'salotofpeople.Dotheyallcometoyourhouse?Ifso,you,11bepretty

busywithpreparing!

W:That'swhyI'msosurprisedthatit'salreadyDecember.Iwillbereallybusy

fortherestofthemonth.

M:Thatsoundsstressful.MyChristmasplansshouldbesimpler.Myparentswilljoin

meinCanadaforasmallvacation.We?11visitmyuncleandskiintheRocky

Mountains.

W:Thatsoundsfun!

M:I'mreallyexcited.I911bringyouapresent!

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W:CanIhelpyou?

M:Yes,mysonanddaughterboughtthispenformywife'sbirthday,butitdoesnyt

work.Iwouldliketoexchangeitforanewone.

W:Letmesee.Wasitdropped?

M:No,butyoucanseethatthepointisbentalittlebit.

W:Yes,itis.We'clbehappytoexchangeitforyou,butI'mafraidwedon'thave

anymorepurpleones.Weonlyhavethispeninblackoryellownow.

M:Mywifedoesn,treallylikeeitherofthosecolours.

W:Wehaveonewitharedleathercover.That'sthreedollarsmore.

M:Thechildrenworkedhardtosaveupthe20dollarsforthisone.Theywould

probablybeupsetifIpaidfortheirpresent.

W:Ifyouwant,wecanorderanotherpenjustlikethisone.

M:Couldyou?Thatwouldbegreat!Thankssomuch.

W:We'dbehappyto.Itwilltakeaweekto10days.WeJ11callyouwhenitcomes

in.

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W:Ifyoulovebooks,don'tmissShakespeareandCompanywhenyouvisitParis.It

isafamousEnglish-languagebookstoreontheleftbankoftheriverSeine.Thefirst

ShakespeareandCompanywasopenedin1919bySylviaBeach.MsBeachdidmorethan

sellbooks.Herbookstorewasalsoalibrary,andsheevenpreparedbedsforvisiting

writers.MsBeachwasnotonlykindtopeoplebutalsogoodatchoosingbooks,soher

bookstorewasoftenvisitedbywriterslikeErnestHemingwayandJamesJoyce.Butin

1941,aftertheGermanstookpowerinParis,MsBeachwastoldtocloseher

bookstore.In1951,anotherAmerican,GeorgeWhitman,openedhisownEnglish-language

bookstoreinParis.JustlikeMsBeach,MrWhitmanallowedpeopletoborrowbooksand

offeredaplaceforvisitingwriterstosleep.TorememberMsBeach,MrWhitmanchanged

thenameofhisbookstoretoShakespeareandCompanyin1964,twoyearsafte