2021高考英語全國n卷真題（精校版）

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吉林、遼寧、寧夏、新疆、陜西、重慶

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閱讀四選一難度：★★★★

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2021年普通高等學(xué)校招生

全國統(tǒng)一考試（全國卷II）

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

做題時(shí)，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你

將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。

第一節(jié)（共5小題;每小題L5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。

I.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inasupermarket.

B.Inthepostoffice.

C.Inthestreet.

2.WhatdidCarldo?

A.Hedesignedamedal.

B.HefixedaTVset.

C.Hetookatest.

3.Whatdoesthemando?

A.He*satailor.

B.He'sawaiter.

C.He'sashopassistant.

4.Whenwilltheflightarrive?

A.At18:20.

B.At18:35.

C.At18:50.

5.Howcanthemanimprovehisarticle?

A.Bydeletingunnecessarywords.

B.Byaddingacoupleofpoints.

C.Bycorrectinggrammarmistakes.

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)。

聽每段對話或犯白前，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.WhatdoesBilloftendoonFridaynight?

A.Visithisparents.

B.Gotothemovies.

C.WalkalongBroadway.

7.Whowatchesmusicalplaysmostoften?

A.Bill.

B.Sarah.

C.BilTsparents.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至9題。

8.WhydoesDavidwanttospeaktoMike?

A.Toinvitehimtoaparty.

B.Todiscussaschedule.

C.Tocalloffameeting.

9.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeakers?

A.Theyarecolleagues.

B.Theyareclosefriends.

C.They'venevermetbefore.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題.

10.Whatkindofcameradoesthemanwant?

A.ATVcamera.

B.Avideocamera.

C.Amoviecamera.

11.Whichfunctionisthemanmostinterestedin?

A.Underwaterfilming.

B.Alargememory.

C.Auto-focus.

12.Howmuchwouldthemanpayforthesecondcamera?

A.950euros.

B.650euros.

C.470euros.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.WhoisClifford?

A.Alittlegirl.

B.Theman*spet.

C.Afictionalcharacter.

14.WhosuggestedthatNormanpaintforchildren'sbooks?

A.Hiswife.

B.Elizabeth.

C.Apublisher.

15.WhatisNorman'sstorybasedon?

A.Abook.

B.Apainting.

C.Ayoungwoman.

16.WhatisitthatshockedNorman?

A.Hisunexpectedsuccess.

B.Hiseffortsmadeinvain.

C.Hiseditor'sdisagreement.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whowouldliketomakesmalltalkaccordingtothe

speaker?

A.Relatives.

B.Strangers.

C.Visitors.

18.Whydopeoplehavesmalltalk?

A.Toexpressopinions.

B.Toavoidarguments.

C.Toshowfriendliness.

19,Whichofthefollowingisafrequenttopicinsmalltalk?

A.Polices.

B.Movies.

C.Salaries.

20.Whatdoesthespeakerrecommendattheendofhis

lecture?

A.Askingopen-endedquestions.

B.Fellingfreetochangetopics.

C.Makingsmalltalkinteresting.

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(gè)選項(xiàng)

中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

TheLakeDistrictAttractionsGuide

DalemainMansion&HistoricGardens

History,Culture&Landscape(景觀).Discoverandenjoy

4centuriesofhistory,5acresofcelebratedandaward-

winninggardenswithparklandwalk.OwnedbytheHasell

familysince1679,hometotheInternationalMarmalade

Festival.Giftsandantiques,plantsales,museums&

MediaevalHallTearoom.

Open：29Mar-29Oct,SuntoThurs.

Tearoom,Gardens&GiftShop：10.30-17.00(16.00

inOct).

House：11.15-16.00(15.00inOct)

Town:PooleyBridge&Penrith

AbbotHallartGallery&Museum

ThoseviewingthequalityofAbbotHalTstemporary

exhibitionsmaybeforgivenforthinkingtheyareinacity

gallery.Theimpressivepermanentcollectionincludes

TurnersandRomneysandthetemporaryexhibition

programmehasCanalettoandtheartistsfromStIves.

Open:MontoSatandSummerSundays.10.30-17.00

Sumner.10.30-16.00Winter.

Town：Kendal

TullieHouseMuseum&ArtGallerv

Discover,exploreandenjoyaward-winningTullie

House,wherehistoriccollections,contemporaryartand

familyfunarebroughttogetherinoneimpressivemuseum

andartgallery.Therearefourfantasticgalleriestovisit

fromfinearttointeractivefun,sothere'ssomethingfor

everyone!

Open:HighSeason1Apr-31Oct:MontoSat10.00-

17.00,Sun11.00-17.00.

LowSeason1Nov-31Mar:MontoSat10.00-16.30,

Sun12.00-16.30.

Town:Carlisle

DoveCottage&ThewordsworthMuseum

DiscoverWilliamWordsworth^inspirationalhome.

TakeatourofhisLakelandcottage,walkthroughhis

hillsidegardenandexploretherichesofthecollectioninthe

Museum.Visittheshopandrelaxinthecafe.Exhibitions,

eventsandfamilyactivitiesthroughouttheyear.

Open:Daily,09.30一17.30(lastadmission17.00).

Town:Grasmere

21.WhenistheHouseatDalemainMansion&Historic

GardensopenonSundaysinJuly?

A.09.30—17.30.B.10.30—16.00.C.11.15—16.00.

D.12.00—16.30

22.WhatcanvisitorsdoatAbbotHallArtGallery&

Museum?

A.EnjoyRonney'sworks.

B.Havesomeinteractivefun.

C.Attendafamousfestival.

D.Learnthehistoryofafamily

23.Whereshouldvisitorsgoiftheywanttoexplore

Wordsworth'slife?

A.Penrith.B.Kendal.C.Carlisle.D.Grasmere.

B

Someparentswillbuyanyhigh-techtoyiftheythinkit

willhelptheirchild,butresearcherssaidpuzzleshelp

childrenwithmath-relatedskills.

PsychologistSusanLevine,anexpertonmathematics

developmentinyoungchildrentheUniversityofChicago,

foundchildrenwhoplaywithpuzzlesbetweenages2and4

laterdevelopbetterspatialskills.Puzzleplaywasfoundto

beasignificantpredictorofcognition(認(rèn)知)after

controllingfordifferencesinparcnts,income,educationand

theamountofparenttalk,Levinesaid.

Theresearchersanalyzedvideorecordingsof53child-

parentpairsduringeverydayactivitiesathomeandfound

childrenwhoplaywithpuzzlesbetween26and46months

ofagehavebetterspatialskillswhenassessedat54months

ofage.

“Thechildrenwhoplayedwithpuzzlesperformedbetter

thanthosewhodidnot,ontasksthatassessedtheirabilityto

rotate（旋轉(zhuǎn)）andtranslateshapesJLevinesaidinastatement.

Theparentswereaskedtointeractwiththeirchildrenas

theynormallywould,andabouthalfofchildreninthestudy

playedwithpuzzlesatonetime.Higher-incomeparents

tendedtohavechildrenplaywithpuzzlesmorefrequently,

andbothboysandgirlswhoplayedwithpuzzleshadbetter

spatialskills.However,boystendedtoplaywithmore

complexpuzzlesthangirls,andtheparentsofboysprovided

morespatiallanguageandweremoreactiveduringpuzzle

playthanparentsofgirls.

Thefindingswerepublishedinthejournal

DevelopmentalScience.

24.Inwhichaspectdochildrenbenefitfrompuzzleplay?

A.Buildingconfidence.B.Developingspatialskills.

C.Learningself-control.D.Gaininghigh-techknowledge.

25.WhatdidLevinetakeintoconsiderationwhen

designingherexperiment?

A.Parents,age.B.Children'simagination.

C.Parents'education.D.Child-parentrelationship.

26.Howdoboydifferfromgirlsinpuzzleplay?

A.Theyplaywithpuzzlesmoreoften.

B.Theytendtotalklessduringthegame.

C.Theyprefertousemorespatiallanguage.

D.Theyarelikelytoplaywithtougherpuzzles.

27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Amathematicalmethod.B.Ascientificstudy.

C.AwomanpsychologistD.Ateachingprogram.

C

Whenyouweretryingtofigureoutwhattobuyforthe

environmentalistonyourholidaylist,furprobablydidn't

crossyourmind.Butsomeecologistsandfashion（時(shí)

裝）enthusiastsaretryingtobringbackthemarketforfur

madefromnutria（海貍鼠）.

UnusualfashionshowsinNewOrleansandBrooklyn

haveshowcasednutriafurmadeintoclothesindifferent

styles.€CItsoundscrazytotalkaboutguilt-freefur-unless

youunderstandthatthenutriaaredestroyingvastwetlands

everyyear"，saysCreeMcCree,projectdirectorof

RighteousFur.

ScientistsinLouisianaweresoconcernedthatthey

decidedtopayhunters$5atail.Someofthefurendsupin

thefashionshowsliketheoneinBrooklynlastmonth.

NutriawerebroughttherefromArgentinabyfurfarmers

andletgointothewild."Theecosystemdowntherecan't

handlethisnon-nativespecies（物種）.It*destroyingthe

environment.It'sthemorus."saysMichaelMassimi,an

expertinthisfield.

Thefurtradekeptnutriacheckfordecades,butwhen

themarketfornutriacollapsedinthelate1980s,thecat-

sizedanimalsmultipliedlikecrazy.

BiologistEdmondMoutonrunsthenutriacontrol

programforLouisiana.Hesaysifsnoteasytoconvince

peoplethatnutriafurisgreen,buthehasnodoubtaboutit.

Huntersbringinmorethan300,000nutriatailsayear,so

partofMouton?sjobthesedaysistryingtopromotefur.

Thenthere9sRighteousFuranditsunusualfashion.

Morgansays,“Togivepeopleaguilt-freeoptionthatthey

canwearwithoutsomeonethrowingpaintonthem——1think

thafsgoingtobeamassivething,atleasthereinNew

York.,,DesignerJenniferAndersonadmitsittookhera

whiletocomearoundtotheopinionthatusingnutriafurfor

hercreationsismorallyacceptable.Shetryingtocomeup

withalabeltoattachtonutriafashionstoshowitiseco-

friendly.

28.WhatisthepurposeofthefashionshowsinNew

OrleansandBrooklyn?

A.Topromoteguilt-freefur.

B.Toexpandthefashionmarket.

C.Tointroduceanewbrand.

D.Tocelebrateawinterholiday.

29.Whyarescientistsconcernedaboutnutria?

A.Nutriadamagetheecosystemseriously.

B.Nutriaareanendangeredspecies.

C.Nutriahurtlocalcat-sizedanimals.

D.Nutriaareillegallyhunted.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“coHapsed”in

paragraph5probablymean?

A.Boomed.B.Becamemature.C.Remainedstable.D.

Crashed.

31.WhatcanweinferaboutwearingfurinNewYork

accordingtoMorgan?

A.It'sformal.B.It'srisky.C.Ifsharmful.D.It's

traditional.

D

Ihaveaspecialplaceinmyheartforlibraries.Ihavefor

aslongasIcanremember.Iwasalwaysanenthusiastic

reader,sometimesreadinguptothreebooksadayasachild.

Storieswerelikeairtomeandwhileotherkidsplayedball

orwenttoparties,IlivedoutadventuresthroughthebooksI

checkedoutfromthelibrary.

MyfirstjobwasworkingattheUkiahLibrarywhenI

was16yearsold.ItwasadreamjobandIdideverything

fromshelvingbookstoreadingtothechildrenforstorytime.

AsIgrewolderandbecameamother,thelibrarytook

onanewplaceandanaddedmeaninginmylife.Ihad

severalchildrenandbookswereourmainsource（來源）of

entertainment.Itwasabigdealforustoloadupandgoto

thelocallibrary,wheremykidscouldpickoutbookstoread

orbookstheywantedmetoreadtothem.

Ialwaysread,usingdifferentvoices,asthoughIwere

actingoutthestorieswithmyvoiceandtheylovedit!Itwas

aspecialtimetobondwithmychildrenanditfilledthem

withthewondermentofbooks.

Now,Iseemychildrentakingtheirchildrentothe

libraryandIlovethattheexcitementofgoingtothelibrary

livesonformgenerationtogeneration.

Asanovelist,I'vefoundanewrelationshipwith

libraries.Iencouragereaderstogototheirlocallibrary

whentheycan'taffordtopurchaseabook.Iseelibrariesas

asafehaven（避風(fēng)港）forreadersandwriters,abridgethat

helpsputtogetherareaderwithabook.Libraries,intheir

ownway,helpfightbookpiracy（盜版行為）and1thinkall

writersshouldsupportlibrariesinasignificantwaywhen

theycan.Encouragereaderstousethelibrary.Sharelibrary

announcementsonyoursocialmedia.Frequentthemand

talkaboutthemwhenyoucan.

32.Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor'srelationship

withbooksasachild?

A.Cooperative.B.Uneasy.C.Inseparable.D.Casual.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“anadded

meaning59inparagraph3referto?

A.Pleasurefromworkinginthelibrary.

B.Joyofreadingpassedoninthefamily.

C.Wondermentfromactingoutthestories.

D.Acloserbonddevelopedwiththereaders.

34.Whatdoestheauthorcallonotherwriterstodo?

A.Sponsorbookfairs.B.Writeforsocialmedia.

C.Supportlibraries.D.Purchasehernovels.

35.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Reading:ASourceofKnowledge

B.MyIdeaaboutwriting

C.Library:AHavenfortheYoung

D.MyLoveoftheLibrary

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(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處

的最住選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Emoji（表情符號）andWorkplaceCommunication

InAsia,messagingplatformsaregrowingrapidly,with

usersinthehundredsofmillions,bothatworkandplay.36.

It'sbeenreportedthat76percentofemployeesinsome

westerncountriesareusingcmojisatwork.

Writtencommunicationscanoftenreadascoldanddull.

Usingemojiscanaddhumorandfeeling,keepingintention

clear.37,encouragingbetterandmorefrequent

communication.

Inanygivenoffice,employeescanrangefromage22to

70andbeyond,andfindingcommongroundin

communicationstylecanbeachallenge.38.Whilethe

youngergenerationsprefertocommunicatevisually,for

thoseusedtoworkingwithtraditionaltoolslikeemail,it

mayfeellikealearningcurve（曲線）.Thegoodnewsisthat

it'ssimpletolearnandcanbeworththeeffort.

Thereisalsothematteroftone（語氣）.Whohasn't

receivedanemailsoannoyingthatitruinedanentireday?

39.Emojicanhelpcommunicationfeelfriendlier,andeven

aseriousnotecanbesoftenedwithanencouragingsmile.

40,andemojicancontributedirectlytothatpositive

outcome.Andwhenyouremployeesbeginaddingsmiling

cmojistotheirbusinesscommunication,youUlknowyou

havesucceededinimprovingyourworkculture.

A.Messagewithemojisfeelmoreconversational

B.Evenaformalemailcanseemcoldandunfriendly

C.Sendingsmilingfacestocolleaguesmayseemstrange

D.Thepopularityoftheseplatformsisspreadingglobally

E.Givingemployeesthetoolsenablesthemtocommunicate

honestly

F.Studiesshowthatfriendliercommunicationleadstoa

happierworkplace

G.Aneasywaytobringallworkgenerationstogetheris

withachatplatform

更多熱點(diǎn)練習(xí)可以通過英語時(shí)文閱讀，第一時(shí)間查看

國內(nèi)外熱點(diǎn)話題。

第三部分語言知識運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

ItwasjustaftersunriseonaJunemorning.t4Nicolo,,,

whoserealnamecannotbe41tothepublicbecauseof

Italy'sprivacylaws,42workingthewholenightatafactory

inTurin.Asheoftendid,hestoppedbythe“afterwork

auction（拍賣）“43bytheItalianpolicewherethings44on

thetrainsweresoldtothehighestbidder.There,among

manyotherthings,Nicolospottedtwopaintingshethought

wouldlook45abovehisdiningroomtable.Nicoloand

anotherbidder46untilNicolofinallywonthepaintingsfor

$32.

WhenNicoloretiredandwenttoliveinSicily,he47the

paintingswithhim.Hehungthemabovethesametablehe

had48fromTurin.Hisson,age15,whohad49anart

appreciationclass,thoughtthattherewassomething50

abouttheonewithayounggirlsittingonagardenchair.It

wassigned（簽名）“Bonnato“orsohethought,butwhenhe

51it.heonlyfound“BonnardJaFrench52hehadnever

heardof.Heboughtabookandwas53tofindapictureof

theartistPierreBonnardsittingonthesamechairinthe

same54ashisfather'spainting.

“That'sthegardeninourpicture,"Nicolo'ssontoldhis

father.They55learnedthatthepaintingthey56wascalled

"TheGirlwithTwoChairs/'They57theotherpaintingand

learnedthatitwas58PaulGauguin's"StillLifeofFruiton

aTablewithaSmallDog."The59calledtheItalianCulture

Ministry;theofficialconfirmedthatthepaintingswere60

andworthasmuchas$50million.

41.A.attachedB.allocatedC.exposedD.submitted

42.A.finishedB.delayedC.consideredD.tried

43.A.attendedB.reservedC.cancelledD.run

44.A.shownB.foundC.keptD.hidden

45.A.niceB.familiarC.usefulD.real

46.A.battledB.debatedC.discussedD.bargain

47.A.heldB.leftC.registeredD.brought

48.A.chosenB.receivedC.orderedD.moved

49.A.missedB.failedC.takenD.led

50.A.concreteB.unusualC.unappealingD.natual

51.A.appreciatedB.touchedC.researchedD.witnessed

52.A.painterB.designerC.authorD.actor

53.A.expectedB.surprisedC.anxiousD.ready

54.A.roomB.kitchenC.hallD.garden

55.A.apparentlyB.confidentlyC.eventuallyD.

temporarily

56.A.ownedB.borrowedC.soldD.stole

57.A.collectedB.cleanedC.framedD.studied

58.A.suitablyB.actuallyC.rightlyD.specifically

59.A.girlB.artistC.familyD.police

60.A.copiesB.originalsC.modelsD.presents

第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題L5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。

DeoratingwithPlants,FruitsandFlowersfor

ChineseNewYear

ChineseNewYearisa61(celebrate)markingtheendof

thewinterseasonandthebeginningofspring.Thisiswhy

decoratingwithplants,fruitsandf1owers62(carry)special

significance.Theyrepresenttheearth63(come)backtolife

andbestwishesfornewbeginnings.

Thesearesomeofthemostpopularinmanypartsofthe

country:

Oranges:Orangetreesaremore64decoration;theyarea

symbolofgoodfortuneandwealth.Theymakegreatgifs

andyouseethemmanytimes65(decorate)withred

envelopesandmessagesofgoodfortune.

Bamboo:Chineselovetheir"LuckyBamboo"plantsand

youwillseethemoftenintheirhomesandoffice.66

(certain)duringtheholidayperiod,thisplantisamust.

Bambooplantsareassociated67health,abundanceanda

happyhome.Theyareeasy68(care)forandmakegreat

presents.

BranchesofPlumBlossoms(梅花)：The69(beauty)

longbranchescoveredwithpink-coloredbuds(蔣蕾)make

fantasticdecorations.Theplumtreesare70firsttoflower

evenasthesnowismelting(融化).Theyrepresentthe

promiseofspringandarenewaloflife.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（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(cuò)誤，每

句中最多有兩姓。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除

或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)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(cuò)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(cuò)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(jì)分。

Thankyouforyourletter,whatreallymademehappy.

I'mgladtoknowthatyou'vecomeChinatolearnkungfuin

aschoolinmyhometown.I'msurelyyou'llhaveagood

time.Actually,IstarttolearnkungfuwhenIwasseven

yearsold,forIhavelongbeenoutofpractice.Luckily,I

willgohomeintwoweeksforsummervacations.ThenI

cansparesometimetolearnitagain,suchthatwecan

practicetogetheroneveryday.Bestofluckwithyours

learningkungfuinChina.Seeyousooner.

第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

上周末，你和同學(xué)參加了一次采摘活動(dòng)。請你為班級

英語角寫一篇短文，介紹這次活動(dòng)，內(nèi)容包括：

1.農(nóng)場情況；

2.采摘過程；

3.個(gè)人感受

注意：

1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.題目已為你寫好。

題目：MyWeekend

參考答案

錄音原文

Text1

M:Excuseme,howcanIgettothenearestsupermarket?

W:It'sonPenny'sRoad.Gopastthepostoffice,andit'son

yourleft.

Text2

W:Idon'tknowhowyoudidit,Carl.ButtheTVworks

beautifullynow.Youshouldgetamedalforyourwork.

M:Itwasn'thardatall.Itwasmucheasierthanpreparing

forthetest.

Text3

M:Goodmorning,madam.WhatcanIdoforyou?

W:Well,thesleevesofthisjacketaretoolong.Canyou

makethemshorter?

M:Letmetakealook.OK.Icandoitfor20dollars.

Text4

W:Excuseme,couldyoutellmewhattimeFlightAF35

getsin?

M:Well,it'sdueinat6:20pm,buttheannouncementsaid

justnowtherehasa30-minutedelaybecauseofthebad

weather.

Text5

M:MissMiller,couldyoutellmehowIcanimprovethis

article?IgotB+.

W:It'squitegoodactually.Thelanguageuseisgoodand

themainpointiscovered.There'sjusltoomuch

repetition.Youcouldhavesaideverythingwithintwopages.

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W:So,Bill,whatdoyouusuallydoontheweekend?

M:IoftengotomovieswithfriendsonFridaynight.How

aboutyou,Sarah?

W:Well,IloveseeingmusicalplaysonBroadwaywithmy

friends.Haveyoubeentomany?

M:Notreally.IsawonewhenImovedtoNewYorkand

anotherwhenmyparentscametovisit,butnoteversince.

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W:Hello,HelenSmithspeaking.CanIhelpyou?

M:Hello,thisisDavid.CouldIspeaktoMike,please?

W:I'mafraidhe'snotavailableatthemoment.Wouldyou

leaveamessage?

M:Yes,I'mcallingtocancelthemeetingwescheduledfor

thisafternoon.

W:OK.Letmetakethisdown.CouldIhaveyourname

again?

M:Certainly.It'sDavidStone.

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W:CanIhelpyou,sir?

M:Tdliketobuyacamera.

W:Right.Wehaveordinarycameras,moviecamerasand

videocameras.Theyarealldigital.

M:Well,I'mthinkingofavideocamera.

W:Let'ssee.Howmuchdoyouwanttospend,sir?

M:Oh,Iamnotreallysure.Whatistheprice?

W:Well,thatdependsonthemodelandanythingelseyou

wanttohavewithit.

M:Isee.

W:Howaboutthisone?Ithasoneofthenewmemorydiscs

andaprotectedcaseforfilmingunderwater,soyoucantake

itwhenyougodiving.

M:Itdoesn'thaveauto-focus.

W:No,itdoesn't.

M:That'sOK.Theunderwaterfilmingisimportantforme

actually.Howmuchisthis?

W:Itcosts650euros.

M:Oh,that'sabitexpensiveforme.Haveyougotanything

similarbutlessexpensive?

W:Well,hereisthesaleoftheweek.Ifsexcellentforthe

price,only170eurosanditincludes...

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W:Abigdogcelebratesabigbirthdaythisyear.Clifford,

thebigreddog,firstappeared50yearsagoalongwith

EmilyElizabeth,alittlegirlwholoveshim.Today,wehave

NormanBridwell,totalkwithNPR'sreporteronhisdog's

50thbirthday.So,Norman,tellushowitallstarted.

M:Well,itwas1962,andIwasastruggling,notvery

successfulartistinNewYork.MywifesuggestedthatItry

myhandatpaintingforchildren'sbooks.SoIdidten

paintingsandtookthemtopublishers.Iwasturneddown

everywhere,exceptatonepublisher,whereayoungwoman

toldmeIwasn'tverygood.SoifIwantedtopaintfora

book,rdneedtowri