第18-頁福建省三明市第一中學2023-2023學年高一英語上學期期中試題〔考試時間120分鐘，總分值100分〕考前須知：1、本試卷由四個局部組成，一、二局部和第三局部第一節(jié)為選擇題，第三局部第二節(jié)和第四局部為非選擇題。2、答題前，先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。3、選擇題的作答時，每題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑；非選擇題的作答時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在試卷和答題卡上非答題區(qū)域的答案無效。第一局部：聽力〔共兩節(jié)，總分值20分〕第一節(jié)〔共5小題；每題1.5分，總分值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三個選項中選出最正確選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來答復有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.Whatisthewomangoingtodothisafternoon?A.Eatout. B.Seeadoctor. C.Goshopping.2.HowdoesHenryfeelnow?A.Proud. B.Tired. C.Grateful.3.WhatdidFreddo?A.HetravelledtoItaly. B. Heboughtanewcar.C.HeofferedKatearide. 4.Whatdoesthewomando? A.She’salibrarian. B.She’sabankclerk.C.She’sasalesperson.5.WhatdidPatrickdolastFriday?A.Hesoldhisoldapartment.B.Hewentoutwithafriend.C.Hemovedtoanotherplace.第二節(jié)〔共15小題；每題1分，總分值15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三個選項中選出最正確選項，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，答復第6、7題。6.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Strangers. B.Classmates. C.Co-workers.7.WhyisSaraworried?A.Shehasproblempreparingforaspeech.B.SheknowsnothingaboutBritishhistory.C.Shefailstofinishherhomeworkontime.聽第7段材料，答復第8至第10題。8.Whoarethespeakers?A.Students. B.Secretaries. C.Teachers.9.WhenwillMs.Kellyprobablygivethelecture?A.OnTuesday. B.OnWednesday. C.OnFriday.10.Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?A.Goonatrip. B.TalktoDr.Lee. C.Startaresearchproject.聽第8段材料，答復第11至第13題。11.Whatisthemandoing?A.Askingfordirections.B.Touringthecitycentre.C.Talkingtoafriend.12.Whatdoesthemandecidetodo?A.Getataxi. B.Keepwalking. C.Waitforthebus.13.Howdoesthemanfeelattheendoftheconversation?A.Excited. B.Unhappy C.Surprised.聽第9段材料，答復第14至第17題。14.Whatis“PeopleYouMeet〞?A.Anofficeparty. B.Atrainingcourse. C.Aradioprogram.15.HowmanypeopledoesMark’sofficereceiveeveryyear?A.100,000. B.200,000. C.500,000.16.WhatdoweknowaboutMark?A.Heisateamleader.B.HewasborninLondon.C.Hespeaksthirteenlanguages.17.WhatdoMarkandhisco-workersusuallydotohelppeople?A.Showthemaround.B.Plantoursforthem.C.TeachthemEnglish.聽第10段材料，答復第18至第20題。18.Howlongdidthespeakerandhisfamilyliveinthedowntownapartment?A.8years. B.10years. C.30years.19.Whatwasthereasonforthespeaker’sunpleasantchildhood?A.Strictfamilyrules.B.Toomuchschoolwork.C.Littlechancetoplayoutside.20.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofoutdooractivities?A.Colorless. B.Enjoyable. C.Dangerous第二局部：閱讀理解〔共兩節(jié)，總分值20分〕第一節(jié)〔共15小題；每題1分，總分值15分〕閱讀以下短文，從每題所給的四個選項〔A、B、C和D〕中，選出最正確選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AIt’salwaysadventurousandromantictovisitanislandcountry.Takealookatsomebreathtakinglybeautifulislandcountriesintheworld,whicheveryoneshouldvisitatleastonceinhislifetime.MaldivesIt’sbelievedthatMaldivesisoneofthemostpopularhoneymoonplacesaswellasoneofthemostbeautifulislandcountries.SituatedinthemiddleoftheIndianOcean,Maldivesismadeupofaseriesofancientcoralreefsthatgrowupalongthesidesofancientvolcanoes,withfascinatingbeaches.FijiFijihasplentyofsurprisesforanyadventuroustravelers.Itisfamousfortheworld’sbestsurfscenes,attractingmanysurfingloverstoridethegreatwaves.Well,ifsurfingisnotforyouandyoulovesittingonthebeachandrelaxing,hikingorseeingbreathtakingwaterfalls,Fijiisalsoasuitableislandcountrytovisit.MaltaMalta,abeautifulsouthernEuropeancountryintheMediterraneanSea,hasarichhistoryandculture.Thereareamazingsky-highcliffstoclimb,wonderfultemplestovisitandlotsofamazingplacestogodiving.Thereareplentyofinterestingthingstoexplorehereandeveryonecanfindsomethingtoenjoy.ThehistoricpartofMaltaisshowninitsarchitecture,greatwalledcities,andmanyundergroundtunnels.21.Whichplacewillbemostlikelytobechosenbyanewly-marriedcoupleaccordingtothetext?A.theMediterraneanSea B.Maldives C.MaltaD.Fiji22.WhatisthespecialpartaboutFiji? A.Youcanseetheworld’smostbreathtakingwaterfallsB.Itissurfinglovers’favouriteislandcountry. C.Therearesky-highcliffstoexplore.D.Youcantrytheworld’slongest.23.WhatcantouristdoinMalta?A.HikeongreenplainsB.RidethegreatestwavesC.SeebreathtakingwaterfallsD.ExploreundergroundtunnelsBWhenitcomestothemostfamous20thcenturypaintersoftheUnitedStates,GrandmaMosesshouldbementioned，althoughshedidnotstartpaintinguntilshewasinherlateseventies．Assheoncesaidtoherself："Iwouldneversitbackinarockingchair，waitingforsomeonetohelpme．"Noonecouldhavehadamoreactiveoldage．ShewasbornonafarminNewYorkState，oneoffiveboysandfivegirls．At12shelefthomeandwasindomesticserviceuntilat27shemarriedThomasMoses，thehiredhandofoneofheremployers.Theyfarmedmostoftheirlives,firstinVirginiaandtheninNewYorkState,atEagleBridge.Shehadtenchildren,ofwhomfivesurvived；herhusbanddiedin1927．GrandmaMosespaintedalittleasachildandmadeembroidery(刺繡)picturesasahobby，butonlychangedtooilsinoldagebecauseherhandsbecametoostiff(僵硬的)tosewandshestillwantedtokeepbusyandpassthetime．Herpictureswerefirstsoldatthelocaldrugstoreandatamarketandweresoonnoticedbyabusinessmanwhoboughtallthatshepainted．Threeofthepictureswereexhibited(展覽)intheMuseumofModernArt，andin1940shehadherfirstexhibitioninNewYork．Betweenthe1930'sandherdeath，sheproducedsome2,000pictures：carefulandlivelyportrayalsofthecountrylifeshehadknownforsolong，withawonderfulsenseofcolorandform．"IthinkreallyhardtillIthinkofsomethingreallypretty，andthenIpaintit"shesaid．24．WhatdoesPara2mainlytalkabout? A．MosesandherchildrenB．MosesandherchildhoodC．AnintroductiontoMoses’lifeD．AnintroductiontoMoses’marriage25．WhatdidGrandmaMosesspentmostofherlifedoing?A.embroidering B.painting C.nursing D.farming26．Theunderlinedword“portrayals〞inlastparagraphmeans________．A.directions B.descriptions C.surveys D.stages27．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage？A．GrandmaMosesandHerPictures．B．GrandmaMoses:AWomanPioneerof20thcenturyC．GrandmaMosesandHerExhibition．D．GrandmaMoses：TheBestPainterof20thcenturyCAwomanwassittingbyherselfinamovietheatre.Themovieshewasabouttoseewasamusicalversion(版本)ofaverysuccessfulbookthathadsoldamillioncopiesthatyear.Asthewomanwaswaitingforthemovietobegin,shenoticedthatthetheatrewasverycrowdedbutthetwoseatsnexttoherwereempty.Suddenlyalargemancarryingabigfurcoatwalkeddowntheaisle(走廊)andsatdown,placingthefurcoatontheseatnexttoher.Whenthelightswentout,thefurcoatbegantomove,andthewomanrealizeditwasnotacoatbutalargefurrydog.Hewassittingupintheseat,watchingthemoviescreenwithgreatinterest.Assoonasthemoviestarted,thedogbegantonodhisheadandbeathispaws〔爪〕inperfecttimetothemusic.Whenthemoviewasover,thewomanturnedtothemanandsaid,“Excuseme,sir,butI’veneverseensuchawell-behaveddoginamovietheatrebefore.Doeshegotothemoviesoften?〞“Oh,yes,〞repliedtheman.“Andheseemedtoenjoyeverythingsomuch,〞shesaid,“Itwasjustamazing!〞“Asamatteroffact,itsurprisedme,too,〞saidtheman.“Hehatedthebook!〞28.Whatkindofmoviewasthewomanabouttosee?A.AmovieaboutacleverdogB.Amovieabouttwofilm-goers.C.AmusicalmoviebasedonabookD.Amovietellingofapopularbook29.WhatcanweconcludefromPara4? A.Themanenjoyedthemovieverymuch. B.Thedogmadenoiseanddisturbedothers. C.Thewomanenjoyedthemovieverymuch. D.Thedogwasbrightenoughtoenjoythemovie.30.Whatdidthewomandowhenthemoviewasover? A.Shecommunicatedwiththemanhappily. B.Shepraisedthemanforbringinghisdog. C.Shepunishedthedogformakingnoise.D.Shecomplainedaboutthedogangrily.31.Intheend,themansaidhewassurprisedbecause________A.hedidn’tlikethemovie,buthisdogdid.B.heenjoyedthemovie,buthisdogdidn’t.C.hisdoghatedthebookbutlikedthemovieD.hisdogcouldenjoythemovielikeahumanbeing.DDoyoujumpoutofbedearly,wideawakeandreadytostartyourday？Ifso,youwouldbecalledan“earlybird〞.Perhaps,youhatethesoundofyouralarmclock〔鬧鐘〕eachmorningandhavelittleenergyuntilafternoon.Ifso,you'reprobablya“nightowl〞．Mostpeoplecanbedividedintosuchtwogroups,butwhatmakesusthisway？Andisonebetterthantheother？Therearedifferentopinions.Usually,earlyrisershavebeenpraisedashard-workingwhilethosewhoprefertogetuplateareconsideredlazy.Mostpeoplebelievetheearlybirdcatchestheworm.Yetsomescientistsnowbelieve“nightowls〞canreallyfocus(集中)longerandproducemorethanearlyrisers.Researchhasfoundthattheearlybirddoesnotalwaysgettheworm.InaBelgianstudy,both“morningpeople〞and“eveningpeople〞werewatchedduringtheirnormalasleepandawakeroutines(常規(guī))．After10hoursofbeingawake,the“eveningpeople〞becamemorealert(思維敏捷的).However,the“morningpeople〞becamesleepyandlessfocused.Researchersbelievethereasonforthisdifferenceisthatnightowlsreceivealast-minuteincreasefromtheirbrains.Thisaddedenergyallowsthemtostayalertforlongerperiodsoftime.Environment,lifestyle,activitiesandchildhoodroutinesallmayhaveaneffectonsleepinghabits,yetgenetics(遺傳學)mayplaythebiggestrole.Itispossibletochangeyoursleepinghabitsthroughregularbedtimes,earlyexerciseandbyavoidingmidnightsnacks.Butifyou'rehappyrisingearlyorstayinguplate,you'reprobablydoingwhatworksbestforyourownpersonalbodyclock.32.Theauthorintroducesthesubjectby________.A.tellinganinterestingstoryB.givingdifferentopinionsC.showingresearchresultsD.askingaquestion 33.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3reallymean?A.Thosewhogetupearlyachievetheirgoals.B.Earlytobed,earlytoriseisgoodforhealth.C.“Nightowls〞canfocuslongerthan“earlybirds〞.D.“Earlybirds〞areashard-workingas“nightowls〞.34.WhatdidtheresearchersfindinaBelgianstudy?A.Laterisersbecomesleepierthanearlyrisers.B.Earlyrisersbecomeasfocusedaslaterrisers.C.Lateriserscanthinkquicklyafterbeingawakenfor10hours.D.Earlyriserscanthinkclearlyafterbeingawakefor10hours.35.Whatopiniondoestheauthorfinallyagreeto?A.Peopleshouldgetupearly.B.Whatevertimesuitsyou,it’sOK.C.Stayinguplateisgoodforhealth.D.It’simpossibletochangeone’ssleepinghabit.第二節(jié)〔共5小題;每題1分，總分值5分〕根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空處的最正確選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Asisoftenthecase,youaretryinghardtokeepyoureyesopeninclassafteralatenightdoingpilesandpilesofhomework,“36” 37.Mostpeoplethinkthesameway-ifyoustayinbedlongeronSaturdaysorSundays,youwillrecoveryourmissedsleepduringtheweek. However,thisisnotcorrect.38Actually,researchershavejustdiscoveredthatsleepingduringtheweekendwillnotdoyouanygood,butrathermakeyoufeelmoretiredonMondaymorning.Ourbodykeepsaclockinside.Ittellsuswhentowakeupinthemorningandwhentofeelsleepyatnight.Butthetimeonourbodyclockcanbechangedoncewestarttakingondifferentsleepinghabits.39.ThismaymeanonMondaymorningwesometimesstruggletogetoutofbed. Ifwedecidetogetuponly20minutesorhalfanhourlater,itwon’tmatter.Thisisbecauseourbodyclockcanaccommodate(順應)adelayofuptoanhour,whichmeansthatashortlie-inatweekendsisunlikelytohaveanybigeffect,weneedn’tworryaboutitatall.40, So,whatshouldwedotobalanceandmakeupforallthesleepwe’vemissed?Scientistssaythatsimplyeighthoursofsleepwoulddothetrick,notanylonger.Youarenotalone.Ineedmoresleep!Sleepisimportantforeveryone.Sleepingisnothinglikepayingbackmoney.However,ifwesleeplongeroursleepbecomeslessefficient.Butdelaysofuptotwohoursormorecanthrowourbodyoutoforder.Thisiswhystayinginbedforlongerthanusualmightconfuseourbodyclock.第三局部英語知識運用〔共兩節(jié),總分值30分〕第一節(jié)完形填空〔共20小題；每題1分，總分值20分〕閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從短文后所給的四個選項〔A、B、C和D〕中，選出可以填入空白處的最正確選項。Weknowchildrenshouldgrowup,knowingtherightsenseofvalues.Hereisagoodexampletoteachthemagoodlesson.Oneday,ayoungmanwhowasdressedpoorlybegged41doortodooralongthestreet.42anoldwalletinhand,hewasaskingforafewcoinstobuysomethingtoeat.Hekeptcomplainingabouthisbad43andkeptwonderingwhythosewhohadsomuchmoneywerenever44andwerealwaysdesiringmore.“As45asI’mconcerned,ifIhadonlyenoughtofillmystomachandtowear,Iwouldnotwantanythingmore."JustatthatmomentGoddessFortunenoticedthebeggaramongthecrowdandgotclosetohim,greeting,“Hi,youngman,Ihavewishedto46youforalongtime.Ifyouopenyourwallet,Iwillpourmygoldintoit.ButkeepinmindthatIwilldothatonlyonthis47:Allthatfallsintothewalletwillbepuregoldbelongingtoyou;buteverypiecefallingupontheground48becomedirt,worthnothing.Areyouclear?〞“Isee.NowI’mready.〞saidthebeggarwithconfidence.“Thenyoushould49!It’sobviousthatyourwalletisa50one,sodon’tloadittooheavily,〞saidtheGoddessFortune.Theexcitedbeggarcouldhardly51tohavegold.Hequicklyopenedhiswallet,anda52ofyellowcoinswaspouredintoit.Thewalletbecameheavierandheavier.“Isthatenough?Isn’titcracking?Willyourwalletstrongenoughformore?〞warnedtheGoddess.“Never53.It’sstillstrongenoughnow〞repliedthebeggarconfidently.Thewalletwasfilledwith54manycoinsthatthebeggar’shandsbegantoshake.“Ah,ifonlythegoldenstreamwould55forever!Justalittlemore,〞saidthebeggar,“56justahandfulortwo.〞“There!It’sfull.Thewalletwill57.〞remindedtheGoddessagain,butthebeggarinsisted58,“Iknowitwillholdalittlemore,justalittlemore!〞Onemorepiecewasaddedandthewalletsplit.The59felluponthegroundandbecamedust.Thegreedybeggarhadnow60buthisbrokenwallet.41.A.through B.outside C.from D.inside41.A.Picking B.Gathering C.Winning D.Holding43.A.fortune B.wallet C.clothes D.chance44.A.relaxed B.disappointed C.worried D.satisfied45.A.long B.far C.possible D.soon46.A.praise B.forgive C.help D.comfort47.A.situation B.principle C.outline D.suggestion48.A.shall B.would C.should D.might49.A.lookdown B.lookafter C.lookfor D.lookout50.A.large B.worn C.new D.full51.A.stand B.think C.breathe D.wait52.A.piece B.stream C.pair D.pipe53.A.ask B.request C.fear D.insist54.A.quite B.so C.tooD.as55.A.pour B.end C.dry D.freeze56.A.take B.lend C.add D.send57.A.flow B.change C.disappear D.burst58.A.firmly B.withdoubt C.angrily D.withpatience59.A.wallet B.food C.treasure D.gift60.A.nothing B.anything C.everything D.something第二節(jié)〔10小題，第小題1分，總分值10分〕閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或用括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式填空AfewmonthsagoIleftmyhometownforCanadatostudy.IfeltnervousbecauseIwasgoingto61newplacewithnewpeople.WhatworriedmyatfirstwasthatIcouldn’tspeakEnglish62(fluent),andIalsocouldn’tunderstand63(they)customs.Everythingwasdifferent64myowncountry.Ihadtodealwitheverythingalone.Itwasasadmoment65Ihadtosaygoodbyetomyfamilyandfriendsattheairport.Suddenly,Ifeltunwilling66(leave)myhometownbecauseIgrewupthereandhadwonderful67(memory)ofthefamiliarplace.However,Iknowstudyingabroadwasa68(decide)thatImademyself.Ihadtoacceptthechallenge.BynowI69(get)usedtothenewlifeherealready,thoughI’mlookingforwardto70(spend)thecomingvacationwithmyoldfriendsbackhome第四局部寫作〔共三節(jié)，總分值30分〕詞匯運用〔每空1分，總分值10分〕根據(jù)括號內(nèi)的漢語提示或所給詞的正確形式填空Atdusk,they________(bury)thedeadandhurriedtothenextvillage.(determine)toimproveoralEnglish,hekeepsreadingaloudeveryday.Iboughtthiscaryearsagoandit’snotso_______(rely)asitusedtobe.Theboy_________(dig)aholeinthewall,sohecouldseewhatwashappeningoutside.Thelawyeroffered_________(guide)toblackpeopleontheirlegalproblem.SteveJob’s_________(態(tài)度)towardsworkisasfollows:Stayfoolish.Stayhungry.I’llinvitesomeofmy_________(親戚〕totheweddingparty.Womenhopetoget_________(平等)rightstoreceiveeducation.Makesurenottoletit_________(攻擊)passers-bywhilewalkingyourdog.Hello,everyone!I’dliketo__________(祝賀)thecyclistsontheirsuccess.句子翻譯〔每空0.5分，總分值10分〕吉姆說在昨天的選舉中，他投票支持戴茜。Jimsaidhe__________________Daisyinyesterday’selection.是布朗小姐說服他參加了青年聯(lián)盟。_________MissBrownwho_________him_____jointheYouthLeague.那座廟在海拔3000米高的山上。Thetempleliesonthemountainat___________________3000metresabovethesealevel.直到那時他們才決定以暴抗暴。Onlyuntilthen_______they_____________their_______toanswerviolencewithviolence.幾秒鐘內(nèi)，無數(shù)街區(qū)被徹底摧毀，整個城市成為一片廢墟。Justinafewminutes,hundredsofblocks__________________completelyandthewholecitylay_____________.比爾在公司處于這樣的境遇：要么成認低人一等，要么馬上卷鋪蓋離開。Billwasputintoaposition_______________hehadto________accepthewaslessimportant,______packupandleaverightaway.書面表達〔總分值10分〕學校圖書館需要購置一批新書，現(xiàn)向?qū)W生征求意見。假設你是李華，請你用英語給圖書館王老師寫一封信，推薦科普類圖書〔popularsciencebooks〕和文學類圖書〔literarybooks〕，并分別說明推薦理由。 注意：100詞左右，結(jié)尾已給，不計入總詞數(shù)。DearMr.Wang,Knowingthatourlibraryisgoingtobuybooks,…I’dappreciateitifyoucouldtakemyrecommendationintoaccount.Yours,LiHua

高一英語半期考參考答案1-20CBBACBACABAABCCABACB21-23BBD24-27CDBA28-31CDAD32-35DACB36—40BADGF41-45CDADB46-50CBADB51-55DBCBA56-60CDACA61a62fluently63their64from65when66toleave67memories68decision69havegot70spending71buried72Determined73reliable74dug75guidance76attitude77relatives78equal79attack80congratulate81votedfor82It’s;persuaded,to83analtitudeof84did;makeup,minds85weredestroyed;inruins86inwhich;either,orDearMr.Wang,Knowingthatourlibraryisgoingtobuybooks,I’mwritingtogivesomesuggestions.Whatweneedmostarepopularsciencebooks.Usuallypopularsciencebooksexplainbasicprinciplesofnatureinasimpleandinterestingway.Theyhelpusunderstandsciencesubjectsbetterandarouseourcuriosityaboutscientificdiscoveries.Inadditiontoreadingforknowledge,wereadforfunandinspiration.ThatiswhyIrecommendanothergroupofbooks：literarybooks.IthinkClassicworkswrittenbymasters,presentgreatthoughtsthroughinterestingstoriesandlanguage.Theynotonlyofferusjoyandexcitement,butalsoencourageustothinkcritically.I’dappreciateitifyoucouldtakemyrecommendationintoaccount.Yours,LiHuaText1 M:Sorryaboutthebrokenplate,Mary.Iwassocarelessjustnow.W:It’sokay.I’mgladyoudidn’tgethurt.We’llgetsomenewonesatthesupermarketthisafternoon.Sodon’tworryaboutit.Text2 W:Hi,Henry.Iheardyou’vetravelledalotrecently.M:Yeah,IjustcamebackfromAfrica.W:Well,Ireallyenvyyou.M:Youwon’tifyouknowhowtiringitwas.Now,Ijustwanttotakeabreak.Alongbreak.Text3W:Hi,John.What’snew?M:Hi,Kate.Nothingtoomuchwithme,butyououghttoseeFred’snewcar.W:So,hefinallygotthatItaliansportscar…M:Hesuredid.Icanhardlywaittogoforarideinit.Text4 M:Hi,I’dliketoapplyforacardtoborrowbooks.W:Okay,pleasefilloutthisform.M:Allright...Alldone.W:Well,nowpleasesignthecard.Text5W:PatrickmovedoutlastFriday.He’snowlivinginaniceandquietneighborhood.M:Yes,Iheardaboutit.Iwonderifhe’spayingmoreforthenewapartment.Anyway,hemustbeverygladtolivethisnoisyplace.Text6 M:Hi,Sara.How’syourspeechforProfessorGrey’sclassnextMonday?W:Actually,I’mabitworried.M:Whyshouldyou?What’sgoingon?W:Youknow...whatIchosetotalkaboutisBritishhistory.M:Really?Thatisabigtopic.W:Yes.Therearesomanythingstocover.Ijustcan’tseehowtodoitinathree-minutespeech.Text7 M:Polly,Ms.Kellyhasagreedtocomeandgiveatalkaboutinternationalrelationsnextweek.Whendoyouthinkwecanfitherlecturein?W:That’sgreat,Nick.WhataboutFridayafternoon,then?M:I’mafraidsomestudentsareplanningtogoonatrip.MaybewecanhaveitonWednesdayafternoon.W:No,that’snotpossibleeither.Moststudentsarehavinggroupactivitiesfortheirresearchprojects.Well,Ihaveanidea.IhaveaclassonTuesdayafternoon,andprobablyMs.Kellycanusemytime.M:That’spossible.ButIhavetospeaktoDr.Liaboutthat,andyoushouldalsotalktothestudentsaboutthechange.W:Oh,yes.I’llcertainlydothat.Text8 M:Excuseme,I’mtryingtogettotheSpringW:SpringM:Isit?Oh,no!Someonetoldmeitwasthisway.W:No,no.It’snotthisway.Youwanttogodownthere.M:Yes,okay…downthere.W:Yep.Then,turnleft,okay?M:Left...W:Yep,thenright—firststreetonyourright.M:Right.W:Thenstraighton,keepwalking…M:Oh,I’mlost!Itsoundsreallydifficult.Um,couldIgetataxianywherenearhere?W:It’snotsofar.Youjustwalktothecornerofthestreetoroverthenextblock.Therearebusesthatcantakeyouthere.M:Well,it’sstartingtorain.IthinkI’llgetataxi.Thanks,anyway.W: