雅中高2023級高一入學考試英語

本試卷分為第I卷（選擇題）和第II卷（非選擇題）兩部分。滿分150分，考試時間100

分鐘。

第I卷（滿分100）

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。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.WhereisthewomangoingtospendherThanksgiving?

A.Inhermother's.B.Inhersister's.C.Athome.

2.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Attheman'shome.B.Atthewoman'shome.C.Atacafe.

3.WhatcanwelearnaboutMr.Robert?

A.Heisstrange.B.Heisrich.C.Heisexcellent.

4.What'stheweatherlikenow?

A.Fine.B.Snowy.C.Windy.

5.Whatbookhasthewomanbought?

A.Ahistorybook.B.AnEnglishbook.C.Abookforamusiccourse.

第二節(jié)

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。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。

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

6.Whydidn'tthewomantakethiscourselastsemester?

A.Shewasbusy.

B.Shehadtakenthiscoursebefore.

C.Shedidn'tknowaboutitintime.

7.Inwhataspectsdoesthemangetalotofpractice?

A.Inspeakingandreading.

B.Inspeakingandwriting.

C.Inreadingandwriting.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

8.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Inastore.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inabar.

9.Howmuchisoneboxofmooncakes?

A.Fortyyuan.B.Twelveyuan.C.Twentyyuan.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

10.HowlongwillKingbeawayonvacation?

A.Fourweeks.B.Acoupleofdays.C.Threeweeks.

11.WhywillKingtakethevacation?

A.Torelax.B.Tbseeherparents.C.Tomeetafriend.

12.WhichcountrydoesKingcomefrom?

A.China.B.America.C.Canada.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

13.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Chattingwithherfriend.

B.Takingpartinatalkshow.

C.Havingajobinterview.

14.Whatisthewomanexperiencedin?

A.Themarketing.B.Publicrelations.C.Paperwork.

15.Howmuchdoesthewomanexpectforsalary?

A.5,000yuanamonth.B.6,000yuanamonth.C.7,000yuanamonth.

16.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?

A.Sheisanundergraduate（本科生）.

B.Sheneedsimprovingbeforesheisqualifiedfor（有資格的）theposition（職位）.

C.Shehasdonesomeresearchonthecompany.

聽下面一段獨白，回答以下小題。

17.Whatdowelearnfromthespeaker?

A.Morecanbedonetoreducethedamageofearthquakes.

B.Earthquakesalwayscauseseriousdamage.

C.Nothingcanbedonetoreducethedamageofearthquakes.

18.HowmanypeoplediedintheKobeearthquake?

A.75,000.B.Nearly310,000.C.Morethan6,000.

19.Whatisthemajordifficultyindoingmoretoreducetheearthquakedamage?

A.Engineersdonothavetheknowledge.

B.Protectionistoocostly（昂貴的）atpresent.

C.Noonetakesearthquakesseriously.

20.Howmanywaystoreducethedamagearementionedbythespeaker?

A.5.B.3.C.4.

第二部分閱讀（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。

A

Make2022yourmostadventurousyearbysigningupforoneofthesetripsofalifetime.SailtoAldabra

Atollforafascinatingjourney,hikealongthefrontiersofGeorgia,andexploredifferenthabitatsofhumanand

animals.Thesejourneysintheremoteareasareunlikeanytripyou'veevertakenbefore.

ExodusTravels

Thisonce-in-a-lifetimejourneyvisitsAldabraAtoll,oneofthemostremoteUNESCOWorldHeritagesites

ontheplanet.Hiddenawayfromtheimpactofhumans,Aldabrahasmanagedtosustainapopulationof152,000

gianttortoises.Thisisthetripforwildlifeenthusiasts.TheclearwatersoftheSeychellesarehometo850species

ofbrilliantlycoloredfishthatyou'llvisitonsnorkelanddiveexcursions（旅行）.

WildFrontiersAdventureTravel

WildFrontiersAdventureTravefsGeorgiaWalkingTourshowcasesthecountry'swildside,withplentyof

hikesintheSvanetiMountainsmixedwithculturalexperienceslikeavisittotheremotevillageofAdishi,home

tojust12families.

NaturalHabitatAdventures

Anine-dayadventurecenteredaroundNaturalHabitat'suniqueluxurybasecampneartheedgeofthe

Greenlandicesheet.You'llbeinoneoftheworld'smostremotelocations（withamaximumofonly11other

travelersinyourgroup）,butstillhaveaccesstohotshowersandwell-preparedmeals.You'llspendyourdays

exploringthesurroundingwaters,meetingthelocalInuitvillagers,kayaking（獨木舟）,andsoon.

MountainTravelSobek

Accompaniedwithexpertguides,you'lltrackgorillasthroughRwanda'sVolcanoesNationalPark,gettinga

rarechancetoseethesemajesticcreaturesupclose.You'llalsofocusyoursearchonanotherrarecreature-the

goldenmonkey.

21.WhowillbemostlikelytochooseAldabraAtollasaperfectdestination?

A.AUNESCOofficer.B.Anexperiencedhiker.

C.Anactiveenvironmentalist.D.Apassionateanimallover.

22.WhatcanwelearnabouttheNaturalHabitatAdventures?

A.Travelerswilltakeacoldbath.

B.Travelershavetomakedinnersalone.

C.Travelerswillenjoywatersports.

D.Travelersneedtoprepareafoldingtent.

23.Whatdothesetripshaveincommon?

A.Theyareinremotelocations.B.Theyprovidewildlifevisits.

C.Theyfeaturevariousculturalactivities.D.Theyofferstayswithlocalfamilies.

B

I'maRussian.Inmynativecountry,peoplebelievethatthosewhoalwayskeepbigsmilesontheirfaces,if

theydon'thavearealreasontodoso,arenotgenuine（真誠的）.Forthelastfiveyears,I'velivedinKansas.What

broughtmetothiscountrywasmyAmericanhusband,John.Iworkinadepartmentstore,wheremycoworkers

showbigsmilestomeandpronouncemyRussiannamesosweetly.EverytimeIhearit,Ifeelasthoughmymom

isembracing（擁抱）me.

LastyearJohnencouragedmetogotoseemymombackinRussia,andmymanagerevengavemeamonth

offorthetrip.Whenyouliveanoceanapartfromyourfamily,youneedatleastamonthtovisitthem.Iboughta

planeticketandpackedmysuitcase.ThencameCovid-19.MymoodbecamegrayasIrealizedIcouldn'tgoto

seemymom.

Acoupleofweekslater,mysweetcoworkerMissDonnaaskedme,“Sowhat,shappeningwithyourtripto

Russia?^^ItoldherIhadtocancelitandIwouldn'tbeabletoseemymomthisyear.

MissDonadidn'tsayanythingatfirst.Thensheputonabigsmileandsaid,“Well,youcancometomy

homeandseemymom!”“OhmyLord!"Iwasatalossforwords.Imagineamomfbrloan（借出）！Ihonestly

don'tknowwhetherIwouldofferthesametosomeoneinneedofamother'swarmth,butmynewpeoplesurely

woulddoitforme.

Iknowthatbecauseofthevirus,youshouldn'thugfriends,butyoucanstillembracesomeone'sheart.That*s

howmyheartfeltatthatmoment:hugged.So,yes,believeme,bigsmileswithnoreasoncanbegenuine.

24.Whatcanweknowfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Theauthorbelievesbigsmilesarefalse.

B.Theauthorworkstogetherwithherhusband.

C.TheauthorseldomwearsbigsmilesinRussia.

D.Theauthorgetsalongwellwithhercoworkers.

25.Whydidtheauthorcancelhertrip?

A.Becausehermother'shomewastoofaraway.

B.Becausethemanagerdidn'tallowhertoleave.

C.BecauseCovid-19brokeoutunexpectedly.

D.BecauseshewasinvitedtoMissDonna'shome.

26.HowdidtheauthorfeelwheninvitedtoMissDonna'shome?

A.Shewashappy.B.Shewastouched.

C.Shewasconfused.D.Shewasuncertain.

27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ACanceledTripB.ImagineaMotherforLoan

C.TheOutbreakofCovid-19D.BigSmilesEmbraceMyHeart

C

Amanentersastoretobuymilk.Hewalksoutofthestorewithmilk.Thatisall-milk.Atthesametime,a

womanentersthesamegrocerystorealsotobuymilk.Shebuysit.But,shealsobuyschickenandlemonsto

makedinnerthatnight.Thensherememberstobuyfoodforhersontoeatattheschool.Shealsogetsabottleof

winefordrinkswithfriendsandabirthdaycardforherhusband'sniece.Thenshegetscoffeeforbreakfast,ice

creamfordessertandremembersstampstomailthebills.

Andthatisthedifferencebetweenthefemaleandmalebrains.Itcanbesimplyexplainedinagrocerystore.

Generallyspeaking,mendoonethingatatime.Womendomany.Doingmanythingsatatimeisoftencalled

“multi-tasking",averypopularwordthesedays.

Nowscientificresearchsupportsthistheoryaboutmaleandfemalebrains.Theyfoundthatmalebrainshave

moreconnectionsononesideofthebrain,orhemisphere（腦半球）.Inthefemalebrain,theyfoundmoreactivities

andconnectionsbetweentherightandleftsidesofthebrain.Theleftsideofthebrainisknownasthesideof

“reason”.Therighthemisphereisknownasthe“creative”side.

ReginaVermaisaprofessorattheUniversityofPennsylvania.Shesayswhenwomenareaskedtodo

somethingdifficulttheyusedifferentpartsofthebrain.Men,sheadds,generallyusejustonesideofthebrain.As

aresult,mengenerallydealdirectlywithaproblem.Women,however,mightincludeotherpartsofthebrain,like

thepartconnectedwithreasonandthepartconnectedwithsensitivity（理智）whensolvingaproblem.

28.Awomanwiththepurposeofbuyingmilkwillgotothestoreandbuy.

A.nothingbutmilkB.morethingsthanplanned

C.alotofthingsexceptmilkD.allthethingsthatshelikes

29.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Malebrainsdevelopbetterthanfemalebrains.

B.It'snecessaryfbrwomentousedifferentpartsofthebrain.

C.Menshouldusetwosidesofthebraintosolveaproblem.

D.Womenmaythinkmorewhenfindingasolutiontotheproblem.

30.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwefindthispassage?

A.SportReport.B.FanningReport.

C.HealthReport.D.EducationReport.

31.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Doonethingordomanyatime.

B.Menandwomenthinkdifferently.

C.Themaleandfemaleinterestinshopping.

D.Thestudyonthebehaviorofmenandwomen.

D

Sinceterroristattackin2019thatkilled50peopleinNewZealandwaslive-streamedonFacebook,manyof

thenegativeeffectsofsocialmediahavebeguntobeknown.Sofar,it'snotlookinggood.

Notthatsocialmediaisbadinnature.Itdoesnotnecessarilycausementalhealthproblems.Whatitis

doing,however—especiallyinyoungpeople,anewstudyargues—isincreasingthenumberofcasesofyoung

people'sdepression（抑郁）andsuicide（自殺）.

Thenewstudy,ledbypsychologistJeanTwengeatSanDiegoStateUniversity,hasresearchedtheeffectsof

technologyandsocialmediaontheteenagerbrain.Forthisstudy,Twengeandherpartnersresearcheddata（數(shù)據(jù)）

from2005to2017.Theywantedtoknowwhatagegroupssufferedmorefromdepression.Chanceofmood

disorders（紊舌L）,theywrite,"generallybecomeslesswithage."Inthisdaterange,depressivecasesincreasedby

63percentamongyoungpeopleaged12to17,and52percentamongyoungadultsaged18to25.

Therearetwotendenciesthatappeartobecausingthisproblem.

Accordingtothestudy,theincreaseduseofelectroniccommunicationanddigitalmediaduringthistime

periodmayhavechangedwaysofsocializingenoughtoaffectmooddisordersandsuicide-relatedresults.For

example,peoplewhospendmoretimeonsocialmediaandlesstimewithothersface-to-facereportpoorerhealth

andaremorelikelytobedepressed.

Tiedintoincreasedscreentime,whichcouldleadtobeingaffectedbycyber-bullying（網(wǎng)絡(luò)欺凌），aresleep

issues.Sleepduration（時長）isdecreasingamongallagegroups,butespeciallyyoungadultsduringatimeinlife

whentheyneeditthemost.Lackofsleephasbeenlinkedtomooddisorders,suicidalthoughts,andsuicide

attempts.

Usingthetechnologyforgoodisonestepforward.Butanotherwouldbetoputthephonedownmoreoften.

Ifyou'veonlygrownupinaworldviewedthroughascreen,learningthatotherworld—namely,therealone——

existsmightseemimpossible.Therefore,somedistanceisfeelingmorenecessarydaybyday.

32.Howdidtheteamcarryouttheresearch?

A.Bystudyingthedata.B.Bystudyingbehavior.

C.Bydoingexperiments.D.Byinterviewingpeople.

33.Whichisapossiblecauseofincreasedcasesofdepressionamongyoungpeople?

A.Tooearlybedtime.B.Face-to-facecontact.

C.GoodInternetconnection.D.Frequentuseofphones.

34.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheuseoftechnology?

A.Doubtful.B.Careful.C.Unconcerned.D.Unknown

35.Whichsectionofawebsiteisthetextmostlikelyfrom?

A.Culture.B.EducationC.Opinions.D.History.

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。

Howtodealwithyourhomework

Writeitdown.36Alwaysbesuretowritedownallthehomeworksoyouwon'tforgetanything.

Createahomeworkstation.Findsomewherecomfortableandquiettodoyourhomework.37Itwill

taketwiceaslongtogetthehomeworkdone.Shutoffyourcellphone,logoff（退出）yourcomputer（unlessyou

needitforyourhomework）andclosethedoor.

Dohomeworkasearlyaspossible.Don'tleavehomeworktothelastminute.38Theearlieryoustart

yourhomework,thesooneryouwillfinish!Doallyourhomeworkasearlyasyoucan,soyoudon'thaveapileof

（一堆）homeworkthenextday.

39Thinkabouthowlongitwilltakeyoutocompletehomeworkforeachsubject.Forexample:

English-tenminutes,science—tenminutes,math—fortyminutes,history—twentyminutes.

Treatyourself.Youcaneasilygettiredbysittingthroughanhourortwoofhomeworkwithoutstopping.

Onceyoufinishhomeworkforasubject,takeasmallbreak.Justmakesureit'sshort（nomorethan15minutes）.

DonotturnontheTV,oryoiTHnevergobackandfinishyourhomework.40

A.Useyourtimewisely.

B.Startassoonasyougethome.

C.Startwithyourhardesthomework.

D.NeverdoyourhomeworkinfrontoftheTV.

E.Youcantakeawalkorfindsomethingtoeat.

F.Aftershortbreaks,returntofinishtherestofyourhomework.

G.Keepahomeworknotebookwhereyourecordallyourhomework.

第三部分英語知識運用（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，從短文后所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并

在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Makingfriendsisaskill.Likemostskills,it41withpatience（耐，C?）.Ifyouwanttomeetpeopleand

makefriends,youmustbewillingto42someaction.Youmustfirstgowheretherearepeople.Youwon't

makefriendsstayinghome43.

Joiningacluborgroup,talkingtothosewholikethesamethings44youdoismucheasier.Orjoin

someone45someactivity.Manypeopleare46whentalkingtonewpeople.47all,

meetingstrangersmeansseeingtheunknown.Andifshumannaturetofeelabit48abouttheunknown.

Mostoffears（害怕）aboutdealing49newpeoplecomefromdoubtsabout50.Weimagineother

peopleare51us-findingustootallortooshort,toothisortoothat.Butdon'tforgetthattheymustbe

feelingthesameway.Trytoacceptyourself52youare,andtrytoputtheotheratease（放松）.You川both

feelmorecomfortable.

Trytoactself-confident(自信)even53youdon'tfeelthatwaywhenyou54aroomfullof

strangers.Walktallandstraight,look55atotherpeopleandsmile.Ifyouseesomeoneyou'dliketo

56.saysomething.Don'twaitfor57persontostartaconversation.

Justmeetingsomeone58doesnotmeanthatyou'llmakefriendswiththatperson.59is

basedonmutual(相互的)likingsand"giveandtake”.Theytaketimeandefforttodevelop.Andtherearethingsthat

keepanewfriendshipfrom60

41.A.producesB.improvesC.movesD.races

42.A.takeB.makeC.doD.carry

43.A.lonelyB.yourselfC.aloneD.withyou

44.A.asB.thatC.whichD.what

45.A.withB.inC.onD.to

46.A.nervousB.excitedC.pressed(緊迫的)D.worried

47.A.AtB.ForC.InD.After

48.A.unhappyB.unusualC.uncomfortableD.unlucky

49.A.withB.toC.forD.on

50.A.yourselfB.himselfC.yourselvesD.ourselves

51.A.talkingB.sayingC.judging(判斷)D.laughing

52.A.likeB.asC.whatD.that

53.A.whenB.ifC.asD.what

54.A.comeB.goC.enterD.step

55.A.upwards(朝上)B.directlyC.bravelyD.happily

56.A.speaktoB.talkaboutC.saytoD.callup

57.A.otherB.theotherC.anotherD.others

58.A.oldB.youngC.newD.little

59.A.RelationB.FriendshipC.ConnectionD.Feeling

60.A.growingB.livingC.goingD.happening

第n卷（滿分50）

第三部分英語知識運用

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。

HiAlice,

MynameisZhaoMingandI'dliketobeyourpenfriend.Tm16yearsold.Ihavetwolittlebrothers.They're

very61(love).Ioftenhelpmyparentslook62theminmysparetime.Mymother63

(work)inatoyshop.Sheloves64(she)job.Andmyfatheris65engineer.Heisbusyeveryday,

66hetriestospendmoretimewithus.

I'mintheschoolbasketballteam.Weusuallyplay67(match)onSaturdaymornings.Lastweek,we

playedagainstanotherschool.Theyran68(fast)thanus.However,wehadbetterteamwork.Finally,we

69(win)!Howhappywewere!Thisisthe70(eight)timewebeatthem.

Couldyoutellmesomethingaboutyou?

Best,

ZhaoMing

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（八），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僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

DearTom,

Howareyougettingon?Idon'tthinkthisagoodideatotravelalotandvisitasmanyplacespossible.Last

JulyBellpayavisittoEurope.Europeisverybeautiful,buthisholidaywasn'tverynicely.Hevisitedseveral

country,andwasineachofthecountriesforonlythreedays.Hevisitedagreatmanyofplacesofinterest,and

wasalwaysinahurry.WhenhereturnedfromEurope,hewasverytiring.SoIsuggestyouspentyourholidayin

adifferentway.You'dbettertravelledwithafriendtoonecountryandvisitonlyonecity,thatwilldogoodto

yourbodyandmind.

Yours,

LiHua

第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）

12月9日，星期天上午，你們班同學到學校附近的會師園組織了一次環(huán)?；顒?。請根據(jù)下表內(nèi)容，寫

一篇日記發(fā)表你對此次活動的看法。

1組掃除：清理廢紙，煙蒂，塑料袋等廢棄物

2組宣傳：樹立標牌，告訴游客要愛護花木

3組演講：向游客宣傳“白色污染'’的害處以及保護環(huán)境的重要性

你的看法...

注意：

1.日記必須包括表內(nèi)所有的內(nèi)容，可以適當增加細節(jié)，使內(nèi)容連貫；

2.日記格式及首句已給出，不列入總詞數(shù)；

3.詞數(shù)100左右。

參考詞匯：煙蒂cigaretteend

December9,SundayFine

ThismorningourclassorganizedanenvironmentalprotectionactivityinthenearbyHuishiPark.

2023級高一入學考試答案

聽力：1-5BBCAB6-10CBACC

11-15BACAA16-20CACBC

閱讀理解：21.D22.C23.A24.D25.C

26.B27.D28.B29.D30.C

31.A32.A33.D34.B35.C

七選五：36.G37.D38.B39.A40.F

完形填空：41.B42.A43.C44.A45.B

46.A47.D48.C49.A50.D

51.C52.B53.B54.C55.B

56.A57.B58.C59.B60.A

語法填空：61.lovely62.after63.works64.her65.an

66.but67.matches68.faster69.won70.eighth

改錯：7Lthis改為it/it、72.possible前力口as；73.pay改為paid

74.nicely改為nice；75.country改為countries；76.去掉of；

77.tiring改為tired；78.spent改為spend；

79.travelled改為travel；8O.that改為which

作文：【參考范文】

December9,SundayFine

ThismorninuourclassorganizedanenvironmentalprotectionactivityinthenearbyHuishiPark.On

arrivingthere,weweredividedintothreegroups.Thefirstgroupcollectedtherubbish,suchasthewaste

paper,cigaretteends,plasticbagsandsoon.Thesecondgroupsetupseveralboardstoremindthevisitors

totakecareoftheflowersandtrees.Thelastgroupgaveaspeechtothevisitorsonthedangerof“white

pollution9'andtheimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.

Ithinkitisveryimportantforustoprotecttheenvironment.Forthesakeofpeople'shealthand

happiness,measuresshouldbetakentocontrolandpreventpollutionandeveryoneshouldmakea

contributiontoit.

答案解析

聽力文本：Textl

M:HaveaniceThanksgiving!

W:Thesametoyou!

M:Areyougoinganywhere?

W:Ithoughtaboutgoingtomysister's.Howaboutyou?

M:Oh,I'llprobablyjuststayathome.

Text2

M:Thankyouverymuchforthemeal.

W:Notatall.Tmgladyoucouldcome.

M:Youmustcomeandhaveamealwithmesometime.

W:Yes,thatwouldbenice.

Text3

M:ThisuniversityisluckytohaveaprofessorasgoodasMr.Robert.

W:He'soneinamillion.

Text4

M:Beautifulday,isn'tit?

W:Yes,it'snotlikewhattheradiosaidatall.

M:Iwishitwouldstaythiswayfortheweekend.

W:Aslongasitdoesn'tsnow!

Text5

M:Haveyouboughtyourbooksyet?

W:I'vegotmyEnglishbook,butthemathandhistorybooksweresoldout.Wedon'thaveabookforourmusic

course.

Text6

M:Hi.Areyounewinthisclass?

W:Yes,Iam.Ireallydon'tknowanyone.

M:Didyoujustarriveinthiscountry?Youlookalittlenervous.

W:No.I'vebeenheresincelastsemester,butIdidn'tfindoutaboutthiscourseintime.SoI'mtakingitthis

semester.

M:Itookthiscourselastsemester,too.NowIamtakingitagain!

W:Howisit?Doyoulearnanythinghere?Whyareyoutakingitagain?

M:Wow,youhavealotofquestions!Ilearnedalot.Infact,that'swhyIamtakingitagain.Igotlotsofpracticein

speakingandalsoinwriting.Tmsureyou'llbegladyoutookthiscourse.Tilevenhelpyoustudyifyoulike.

W:That'sjustwhatIneed.Thankssomuch.You'vebeenabighelpalready.

Text7

M:WhatcanIdoforyou,madam?

W:I'dliketobuytwoboxesofChinesemooncakes.

M:Allright.WehavetheGuangdongstyleandtheSuzhoustyle.Whichonedoyouwant?

W:TheSuzhoustyle.

M:OK.Anythingelse?

W:Letmesee.Ah,yes!Iwantsomebananas.

M:Sorry,bananasareoutofseasonnow.Butwehavesomegoodoranges.Theyarejustinfromthecountry.

W:Good.Illtakethesetenoranges.Howmuchwouldthatcometo?

M:Justamomentplease.Fortyyuanforthemooncakesandsevenyuanfortheoranges.That/llbeforty-seven

yuaninall.

W:Hereyouare,sir.

M:Thankyou.Here'syourchange.

W:Thankyou.Goodbye.

Text8

W:Morning,Hunter.

M:Hi,King.WhatcanIdoforyou?

W:Well,Tmplanningtohavethreeweeks'leaveinJanuaryandIwanttousemyvacationdaysfbrthisyear.

M:Goingabroad,Isuppose?

W:Yes,IwanttogotoseemyparentsinChina.

M:Goodidea.ButithappenedthatDonaldwantedtogetawayinJanuary,too.Andyoucan'tbeawayatthesame

timeasDonald.

W:Whycan'twebothgowhenwewant?

M:Becausetheremustbesomeonetokeeptheworkgoing.

W:Isee.SowhenI'maway,Donaldhastostandinfbrme.

M:Yes,andviceversa.

W:Well.Youknow,IhaveagoodreasonforchoosingJanuary.

M:Whafsthat?

W:BecausewecelebratetheSpringFestivalinJanuarythisyear,andifsourtraditiontohaveafamilyreunionthen.

M:Allright.Tildomybesttomeetyourrequest.

W:That'sverykindofyou,Hunter.Thankyouverymuch.

M:Noproblem.

Text9

M:Whatisyourworkingexperience?

W:IhaveworkedforIBMfor3years.

M:Howwillyourexperiencesbenefitthiscompany?

W:Iknowthemarketingfromloptobottom.Icandevelopanewmarketforyou.Thatwillincreaseyourprofit

marginandkeeptheshareholderssatisfied.

M:Areyouawareoftheaspectsofthispositionanddoyoufeelyouarequ