第第1頁共8頁豐城中學(xué)2022-2023學(xué)年上學(xué)期高三期中考試英語試卷試卷分值：150 考試時間：120分鐘試卷范圍：高考范圍第一部分聽力（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）5ABC三個選項中選出最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。Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?Focusonthemainpointsofherlectures.Reviewthedetailsofallherlessons.withherabouthislearningproblems.Whydoesthewomanwanttogetthebluecoat?ShelikesitsB.Thepriceischeaper. C.onsaleHowdoesthemanfeelabouttheenvironment?Surprised. B.Sad. C.Optimistic.Whoregardsgardeningasplay?Thewoman. B.Theman. C.Thewife.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?Hiregraduatestudents. B.Startacomputercompany. C.Applyforajob.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）5ABC三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題,55聽第6段材料,回答第6、7題。Howdidtheeyegethurt?Herdaughterhurtit. B.Herfingernailshurtit.C.Shetookthewrongmedicine.Whatwillbetheresultoftheaccident?Theeyewillgoblind. B.Theeyesightmaybeaffected.C.Theeyehastobeoperatedon.聽第7段材料,回答第8至10題。Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?Bossandemployee. B.Chefandcustomer. C.Husbandandwife.Whichfooddoesn’tLindaliketohave?Salad. B.Chicken. C.Fish.Whatmistakedidthewomanmake?Sheforgottoinviteafriend. B.Shedidn’ttaketherecipehome.C.Shedidn’thavethephonerepaired.聽第8段材料,回答第11至13題。Howwasthelastjobinterview?Difficult. B.Disastrous. C.Hopeful.Whatkindofpeopledoesthecompanywanttohire?Freshuniversitygraduates.Managerswithworkingexperience.Salesmenwhocandrivecarsaround.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthenewjob?Doubtful. B.Confident. C.Interested.聽第9段材料,回答第14至17題。Whereisthisconversationtakingplace?Inacarrentalshop. B.Inacarrepairshop. C.Overthetelephone.Whatisthenumberofthedrivinglicense?A.FS1028. B.FS1228. C.FS2028.thedatetoday?6thAugust. B.7thAugust. C.8thAugust.Howmuchdoesthemanpayfortheinsurance?A.$70. B.$40. C.$16.聽第10段材料,回答第18至20題。Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?Howtodogardening. B.Howtogetbirdstothegarden.C.Howtotakecareofbirds.Whichofthefollowingattractsbirdsbest?Fruit,waterandinsects. B.Plants,sleepingplaceandfood.C.Varietiesofplants,foodandwater.Whatisencouragedwhenbirdsaredrinkingwaterintheyard?Changingthewaterforthem. B.Playingwiththem. C.Leavingthemalone.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。ATopFourMarathonsPortlandMarathonThemarathonwelcomes8,000peopleeveryfall.It’sagreateventforfirst-timersbecauseeveryoneischeeredonwithenthusiasmnomatterhowlongittakestocrossthefinishline.Thetimelimitforthefullmarathonisnowatapaceofminutespermile,or6hoursand33minutes,butinthepastithadanopentimelimit.Theypromiseyou’llstillreceiveyourmedalifyoufallbehindthepace,butyouhavetofinishusingthesidewalks.TCSNewYorkCityMarathonAstheworld’sbiggestmarathon,theTCSNewYorkCityMarathonattractsover50,000peopletotheBigAppleeachNovember.Thetimelimitisgenerouseightandahalfhours,butparticipantsmustmovetothesidewalksiftheydropbelow15-minutemile.Thefamouscoursesnakesthroughfiveboroughs(行政區(qū))ofthecityandcrossesfivebridgestoendinCentralPark.HonoluluMarathonThemarathonattractsover30,000participantseachDecember.TheracestartsonAlaMoanaBoulevardindowntownHonoluluandsnakesitswayalongthebreathtakingHawaiiancoastlinetothefinishlineinKapiolaniPark.Thestarttimeisat5:00amwithfinishlineservicesofficiallyopenuntil2:00pm.However,theorganizersalloweveryonetofinishandhavewaitersonhanduntil4:00pm.BostonMarathonThemarathonisheldinMayeveryyear.Forthiseventrunningisn’tallowedasthecitystreetsaren’tclosedoff.Participantsmustinsteadmaketheirwayalongsidewalksundertheguidanceofeventorganizersandcitypolice.Theeventattractsover8,000peoplewhocanchooseanythingfromthree-milewalktothefull26.2-mileBostonMarathonroute.Whereisanewmarathonrunnermostlikelytoreceiveenthusiasticcheers?A．InPortland. B．InNewC．InHonolulu. D．InBoston.22．WhatcanweknowaboutTCSNewCityMarathon?A．Itisextremelypopular. B．Ithasanopentimelimit.C．Itstartsandendsinapark. D．Itforbidsusingthesidewalk.23．Whichmarathonisheldtheearliestinayear?A．PortlandMarathon. B．TCSNewCityMarathon.C．BostonMarathon. D．HonoluluMarathon.BFlyingHighBarringtonIrvingmadehishistoricflightandfoundedaneducationalnon-profit-makingorganization.Thesecret,hebelieves,ishavingadreaminthefirstplace,andthatstartswithlearningexperiencesthatinspirekidstobuildcareers.ThemomentofinspirationforIrvingcameinhisparents’bookstore.Onecustomer,aprofessionalpilot,askedIrvingifhe’dthoughtaboutbecomingapilot.“ItoldhimIwasn’tsmartenough;butthenextdayhetookmetothecockpit(駕駛艙)ofthecommercialairplaneheflew,andjustlikethatIwashooked.”Tofollowhisdream,IrvingturneddownafootballscholarshiptotheUniversityofFlorida.Hewashedairplanestoearnmoneyandincreasedhisflyingskillsbypractisingathomeona$40flightsimulator(模擬)videogame.Thenanotherdreamtookhold:flyingalonearoundtheworld.Hefacedmorethan50rejectionsforsponsorshipbeforeconvincingsomecompaniestodonateaircraftcomponents.Hetookoffwithnoweatherradar,node-icingsystem,andjust$30inhispocket.After97days,26stopsanddozensofthunderstorms,hetoucheddowntoacheeringcrowdinMiami.“Itwasseeingsomanyyoungpeoplewatchingandlisteningthatpushedmeintogivingbackwithmyknowledgeandexperience.”Irvinghasbeendoingiteversince.Hesetuphisnon-profit-makingorganization,ExperienceAviation(航空),aimingtoincreasethenumbersofyouthinaviationandscience-relatedcareers.“Wewanttocreatechancesforstudentstoaccomplishsomethingamazing,”henotes.Themostpowerfuleducationaltoolistheexamplehisownlifeprovides.AccordingtoIrving,whatisthemostimportantinachievingsuccess?A．Meetingpeoplewhoprovideunexpectedhelp.B．Gettingachancetostudytechnicalknowledge.第第4頁共8頁C．Havingsomethingspecificthatyouwanttoaccomplish.D．Developingcommunicationwithdifferentorganizations.WhatIrvingrepliedtothepilotinthebookstoresuggestedthat .A．hefeltembarrassedtorefusetheoffer B．hewasdoubtfulabouthisownabilitiesC．heknewhiseffortswouldberewarded D．herealizedimmediatelyhowluckyhewas26．WhatcanwelearnaboutIrvinginParagraph3?Hechosetoreducehisbudgetaslowaspossible.Hewasfinallygivenenoughmoneytokeepgoing.Hegotthemostusefulflyingtipsfromhisvideogame.Hetookonafurtherchallengeafterheknewhowto27．WhydoesIrvingsetuphisnon-profit-makingorganization?A．Becausehehopedtobecomeapublicfigure.Becauseheexpectedtostartabusinessinotherfields.Becausehesawtherewasgreatinterestinwhathewasdoing.Becausehethoughthecouldteachmorethanflightschoolscould.CStandinginlineforthelatestiPhoneattheApplestore,queueingforticketstoWimbledonorevenjustwaitingatthepostofficemightjusthavegotaloteasier.Japanesecar-makerNissanannouncesthatithasjustthethingtorelievethepainfullegsoftiredqueuers.Thenewsystemof“self-driving”chairsisdesignedtodetectwhensomeoneatthefrontofthequeueiscalled,andautomaticallymoveeveryoneelseonestepforwardinline.Thenewinventionisshownoffinacompanyvideo,whichshowsabusyrestaurantwithcustomerswaitingoutside.Inthevideo,dinersaresittinginarowofchairs,butwillnothavetostandwhenthenexthungrydineriscalledtoatable.Instead,thechairs,equippedwithautonomoustechnologythatdetectstheseatahead,movealongapathtowardthefrontoftheline.Whenthepersonatthefrontofthequeueiscalled,theemptychairatthefrontcansenseitisemptyandsomovesoutofpoleposition.Camerasontheremainingchairsthensensethemovementandfollowautomatically.Thesystem,whichissimilartothekindusedinNissan'sautonomousvehicletechnology,willbetestedatselectedrestaurantsinJapanthisyear,Nissansaid.Itappealstoanyonewhohasqueuedforhoursoutsideacrowdedrestaurant:iteliminatestheboredomandphysicalpainofstandinginline,"Nissanadded.AlthoughTokyohassome160,000restaurants,longqueuesarenotuncommon.Chosenrestaurantsthatmeetthecriteriawillbeabletoshowthechairsoutsidetheirrestaurantsnextyear.Nissanalsoreleasedashortvideoshowingthechairsbeingusedinanartgallery,movingslowlyinfrontofthevariouspaintingstoletviewersappreciatetheartwithouttheneedtostandup.Whatcanweknowaboutthe“self-driving"chairsfromthetext?TheyareinhotdemandlikeiPhones.Theyareintendedforqueueingdiners.Theyaretheinventionofacarcompany.Theyarecompletelydifferentfromvehicletechnology.29．Whatenablesthechairstodetecttheseatahead?A．Poleposition. B．Autonomoustechnology.C．Camerasequippedonthem. D．Sensorsequippedalongthepath.30．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword"eliminates"inParagraph4?A．rids B．ignores C．steals D．hidesWhatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．QueueingisararesceneoutsideJapaneserestaurants.B．"Self-driving"chairsarethemostusefulinartgalleries.C．Japanesepeopleprefereatinginrestaurantstoathome.D．"Self-driving"chairshaven'tbeeninofficialuseinrestaurants.DBluePlanetII'slatestepisode(情節(jié))focusesonhowplasticishavingadestructiveeffectontheoceanandslowlypoisoningourseacreatures.ResearchersrecentlyalsofoundthatseacreatureslivinginthedeepestplaceonEarth,theMarianaTrench,haveplasticintheirstomachs.Indeed,oceansaredrowninginplastic.Thoughitseemsthattheworldcouldn'tpossiblyfunctionwithoutplastics,plasticsarearemarkablyrecentinvention.Thefirstplasticbagswereintroducedinthe1950s,thesamedecadethatplasticpackagingbegangainingpopularityintheUnitedStates.Thisgrowthhashappenedsofastthatscienceisstillcatchingupwiththechange.Plasticspollutionresearch,forinstance,isstillaveryearlyscience.Weputalltheseplasticsintotheenvironment,butwestilldon'treallyknowwhattheoutcomesaregoingtobe.Whatwedoknow,though,isdisturbing.Oceanplasticisestimatedtokillmillionsofmarineanimalseveryyear.Nearly700species,includingendangeredones,areknowntohavebeenaffectedbyit.Oneinthreeleatherbackturtles,whichoftenmistakeplasticbagsforjellyfish,havebeenfoundwithplasticintheirbellies.Ninetypercentofseabirdsarenoweatingplasticsonaregularbasis.By2050,thatfigureisexpectedtoriseto100percent.Andit'snotjustwildlifethatisthreatenedbytheplasticsinourseas.Humansareconsumingplasticsthroughtheseafoodweeat.Icouldunderstandwhysomepeopleseeoceanplasticasadisaster,worthmentioninginthesamebreathasclimatechange.Butoceanplasticisnotascomplicatedasclimatechange.Therearenooceantrashdeniers(否認(rèn)者),atleastsofar.Todosomethingaboutit,wedon'thavetoremakeourplanetenergysystem.Thisisnotaproblemwherewedon'tknowwhatthesolutionis.knowhowtopickupgarbage.Anyonecandoit.knowhowtodealwithit.knowhowtorecycle.canallstartbythinkingtwicebeforeweusesingle-useplasticproducts.Thingsthatmayseemordinary,likeusingareusablebottleorareusablebagwhentakencollectively,thesechoicesreallydomakeadifference.Whyisplasticspollutionresearchstillaveryearlyscience?A．Theplasticspollutionresearchistoodifficult.Plasticshaveproducedlesspollutionthancoal.Plasticshavegainedpopularitytoofastforsciencetocatchup.Theworldcouldn'tpossiblyfunctionwithoutplastics.33．HowdidtheauthorsupporthisopinioninParagraph3?A．Bycitingquotesfromleadingexperts. B.Bymakingacomparisonandcontrast.C．Bylistingexamplesfromhisownexperience. D．Bypresentingsolidstatistics.34．Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthelastparagraph?reapwhatweB．Theshortestanswerisdoing.C．AllthingsaredifficultbeforetheyareD．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.35．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?Theoceansbecomechokedwithplastic.Oceanplasticisaglobalissue.BluePlanetIIhasleftviewersheartbroken.Plasticsgaininpopularityallovertheworld.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。What'stheeasiestwaytostaywarminthesupercold？36．Atleastthat'swhatSantaClaustoldme.OverChristmas,DennisandIwenttoFinland.Webroughtbacksometipsforkeepingwarminacoldtemperature.Threelayers（層）workwonders.Startwiththebaselayer,whichsitsrightonyourskin:choosesomethingabsorbent(有吸收力的).37．Asweaterisagoodchoice.Themostimportantlayeristheouterclothes,whichshouldbewaterproof（防水的）andwindproof.38．loseheatfromeverymillimeterofuncoveredskin,whichwasthebiggestlessonIlearnedonthetrip.Mywholebodywaswellcovered.ButImissedonespot:myface.Soitoftenfeltlikethewindwasgoingtoblowmynoseoff.Exerciseanddon'tjuststandstill.Whenit'scold,exercisingmaybethelastthingyoufeellikedoing,butbesmart.39．WhenwefirstgottoFinland,wewerefreezing.Butafteracoupleofminutesjumpingaround,wefeltlesscold.Haveaheater.Youmaywanttoturnitonallthewayup,butit'sbesttokeepitbetween18and20degrees.40．Remembernottocreateahugedifferencebetweeninsideandoutside.GrowacrazybeardCovereverybitofyourskinThekeyiswhatyourlayersareThatwillkeepyoucomfortableDon'tforgettokeepyourhandsandfeetwarm,tooThemiddlelayerkeepsyourbodyheatfromgettingawayawalk,fasterthanyournormalspeed,andyouwillfeelthedifference（45分）第一節(jié)（201.530分ABCDWewentouttodinnertonighttocelebratemydaughter'sbeautifulperformance.Wedon'tdothisoftenbecauseofour41budget.Inoticedavery42momcomeinwithherthreechildren,maybeaboutage4or5.Shelookedlikeshehadjust43work.Shesatwithherchildrenquietlytakingcareofthemand44alltheirneeds.ThenInoticedassoonasthelastcourse45arrived,shetookabiteofherfoodinahurryandthenoneofthe46hadtogotothebathroom.Theyallleftthetableandshe47them—solovinglyand48—especiallyafterwhatmayhavebeenalongdayatwork.Shewasstillwearingsomekindofuniform.I49myselffromthetableandquietlywenttothehostessstand.I50$15tothehostessandsaid,“Canyouputthisanonymously(匿名地)towardsthatmomof3's51？Iamhopingitwill52atleastthechildren'smeals.”Thehostesshadsuchalovelysmileandacceptedthe53.Ididn'tstandaround54asIdidn'twantanyone—evenmyownfamily—to55whatwasgoingon.Iwantedittobecompletelyanonymous.Forthe56ofmymeal,IdidallIcouldnottopayanymoreattention57tothetable,asIdidn'twanthertosuspectthatitwasmethathad58theirdinner.Itfeelsso59toliveinthistypeofworld,fullofloveand60，insteadofanger,sadnessandself-service.41．A．separateB．previousC．embarrassingD．total42．A．depressedB．exhaustedC．gratefulD．excited43．A．quittedB．startedC．finishedD．lost44．A．practicingB．overlookingC．recognizingD．satisfying45．A．finallyB．suddenlyC．luckilyD．really46．A．customersB．brothersC．hostessesD．kids47．A．ledB．pushedC．sentD．hurried48．A．desperatelyB．naturallyC．patientlyD．silently49．A．helpedB．excusedC．forgaveD．cheered50．A．wroteB．handedC．returnedD．threw51．A．billB．menuC．tableD．price52．A．supportB．improveC．coverD．enrich53．A．invitationB．orderC．decisionD．offer54．A．moreB．longC．twiceD．a(chǎn)gain55．A．readB．proveC．knowD．confirm56．A．restB．halfC．endD．most57．A．happilyB．safelyC．calmlyD．directly58．A．paidforB．lookedintoC．preparedforD．clearedaway59．A．crazyB．perfectC．difficultD．wonderful60．A．pityB．kindnessC．wisdomD．trust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。Chinaistheworld'slargestcenterofgoods-makingandtheworld'slargestexporterofgoods.Chineseagriculturenotonlyhelpsfeed61．(develop)placesbutalsohelpsfeedothermajorworldpowers.Chinahashelpedmany62．(Europe),SouthAmericanandNorthAfricancountriesdealwiththeeconomiccrisis(危機).China,63．hasgrownfastoverthepastdecade,isnowthelargesteconomyoutsidethegroupofdeveloped64．(country).China,inparticular,isinthenewseveryGenerally,it65．(see)asoneoftheworld'smajoreconomicpowers.China'seconomyistwicelargerthanthatofBrazil,India,andRussia,with66．hugepopulation,fourtimesthatoftheUS.Overthepast20years,Chinahasgrown67．(rapid).Iamveryproud 68．(be)hereinChinaandtohaveagreatcommunityofChineseandforeigners.Ihopeone,Iwillbeabletocontribute 69．thedevelopmentoftheworld'seconomicandscientificresearch.Thisoneyearofmylifewasamazing.Ihopethecomingdayswillbemoreexcitingandateverystepofmylife,I70．(learn)somethingnewandinteresting.（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(∧),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：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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限一詞。2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分Alittlekidfellintothelakewhileshewasplayingwithherlittlefriends.Theyweretoofrighteningtoknowwhattodonext.Unfortunately,aprettyladyandamanpassedbyandsawthedrowninggirl.Themanimmediatedivedintothewaterandtookthegirltothebankatasametime.Theladycalledtheambulanceontime.Beforetheambulancecame,thelady,whoprovedtobeanurse,performingfirstaidtothekid.Afewofminuteslater,thekidsenttothenearesthospitalandfinallysaved.Thestoryisagoodexamplewherefirstaidcanmakealotofdifferences.Fromit,weknowitisnecessarytoknowbasicfirstaidskillssothatwecanbebetterpreparingforanemergency.第二節(jié) 書面表達（滿分25分）你校正在開展師生陽光體育活動(SunshineSports)。請你給校報寫一篇英語短文談?wù)勗摶顒?。要點包括:1.開展活動的目的;2.活動的內(nèi)容;3.師生對此活動的看法。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫。 _高三高三試題試題英語參考答案第一部分聽力1.A 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.C 6.A 7.B8.C 9.B 10.A 11.B 12.A 13.C 14.C15.B 16.A 17.A 18.B 19.C 20.C第二部分閱讀21．A22．A23．C24．C25．B26．D27．C28．C29．B30．A31．D32．C33．D34．B35．A37．A完型：38．F39．B40．G41．D41．C42．B43．C44．D 45．A46．D47．A48．C49．B 50．B51．A52．C53．D54．B 55．C56．A57．D58．A59．D 60．B語法填空：61．developing 62．European63．which 64．countries65．isseen 67．rapidly 68．tobe 69．to 70．will/canlearn書面表達（參考范文）.SunshineSportshavebeenwinninggreatpopularityamongalltheteachersandstudentsinthepastfewweeks,whicharedoneinthetwointervalsinthemorningandintheafternoon.Asisknowntoall,bothteachersandstudentsaresufferingfromphysicalandmentalhealthproblemsbysittinglongbeforethedesks.SunshineSports,whichincludeplayingvolleyballorbasketball,TaiChiandjogging.arebringingsunshinetoeveryoneasthenamesays.Weallapplaudtheactivitiesbecausetheybuildusup.Also,doingsportstogetherstrengthensteamworkandpromotescommunication.聽力原文：?Text1M:HaveyoutakenMrs.Wang’sEnglishexambefore?I’mkindofnervous.W:Yes.Justconcentrateontheimportantideasshe’stalkedaboutintheclassandignorethedetails.?Text2W:Doyoulikethiscoat,orshallItaketheredone?M:Ilikebothofthem,butIthinktheblueonefitsyoubetter.I’llgettheblueone.lessexpensiveanyway.?Text3W:Haveyouseenthisarticleontheenvironment?M:Yeah,Ihadalook.Ourenvironmentissoweak.Itmakesyousadjusttothinkaboutit,doesn’tit?W:Yes,butluckily,thegovernmenthasdecidedtotakesomemeasures.?Text4M:Gardeningistoomuchlikehardworkforme.IfIhavetime,Iliketoplaytennisorgoforlongcountrywalks.Andmywifedoesn’tlikegardening,either.W:Well,Ithinkofgardeningasplay,notaswork.I’mneverashappyaswhenI’mbusyinthegarden.?Text5M:Youknowthecomputercompanyiscomingtoourcampustohiregraduatestudentsnextweek.W:Really?Whatday?I’dliketotalktothemandhandinmyCV.?Text6M:Whathappenedtoyoureye?NothingIwenttokissmydaughteronherfacelastnightandshereacheduptostopme.Whenshedidthat,herfingernailshurtmyeye.⑥Itwasn’ttoobadatfirst,butthenextmorningitreallyhurt.M:Whatdidthedoctorsay?HesaidthatitshouldbeOK,buttheremightbealittleblackspotovermyfieldofvision,somyeyescan’tseeclearly.⑦M:I’msorrytohearthat.?Text7W:I’vesentout14invitationsforourdinnerpartynextweek.⑧M:That’sgood.Nowwhatshouldwedo?W:We’vegottoplanthemenu.M:Oh,that’sright.Doyouhaveanythinginmind?W:IthinkI’mgoingtomakethechickensaladwehadatPompalasttime.RememberIaskedthecheffortherecipe?M:Yeah,butdidyouforgetthatLindadoesn’teatchicken?⑨Linda?Oh,myGosh!Iforgottoinviteher!⑩She’llbemadatme.Itjustslippedmymind.M:Well,it’snottoolateyet.I’llmakeaphonecall.Don’tworry.W:Thanks!IthinkI’mgettingold!⑧M:Lookslikeyouare!?Text8W:Hey,here’sajobthatmightinterestyou.M:Whatisit?Areyousure?Thelastjobinterviewyousentmeofftowasadisaster.?W:Well,look.Itsaystheywantasalesmanager,anditlookslikeit’sabiginternationalcompany.M:Whatkindofcompanyisit,though?W:Let’ssee.Yes,it’saclothingcompanythatseemstobringinclothesfromabroad.That’sunusual,isn’tit?Whatelse?...Theysaythatthepayisreallygood.Look!Theygiveyouacartotravelaround!M:Dotheysayanythingaboutexperience?W:No,theywantsomeoneyoungwithambitionandenthusiasm.?Ohyes,theywantgraduates,sothat’sOK,you’vebeentouniversity.Nowwhatelse?Let’ssee.M:Theremustbesomecatch.No,theonlythingisthatyouhavetotravel,butwhatthecompanycarisM:Um,perhapsI’llhaveacloserlookatthatone.??Text9W:Goodafternoon,SafetyWheelsCarRentals.HowcanIhelpyou??M:Yes,goodafternoon.I’dliketohireacarplease.W:CanIjustgetyourname,sir?M:Yes,ChandlerPotter.W:MayIhavethenumberofyourdriver’slicense?M:Justletmefindit.Oh,hereweare.FS1228.?W:Right.Whatkindofcarwouldyoulike?M:Iwasthinkingofanicefamily-sizedFord.W:Whenwouldyouwanttopickupthecar?M:Thedayaftertomorrow.That’sthe8thofAug.? we’vegotaFord.Icouldletyouhaveitat9∶00.M:OK,thecostoftheFord?W:Well,theregularpriceis$55aday,butits