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65.Rooted應(yīng)用文(滿分15分)DearOliver,Howhaveyoubeen?I’mexcitedtosharethestudytour“ExploringNewRuralChina”organizedbyourschoollastweek.Thevillagewevisitedwasashiningexampleofruralrevitalization.Whatleftthedeepestimpressiononmewasthehigh-techfarm,whereadvancedtechnologiessuchasdripirrigationanddroneswerebeingutilized.Additionally,localartisansshowcasedtheircenturies-oldbambooweavingtechniques,creatingexquisiteartworksthataresoldgloballythroughe-commerceplatforms.Thiseye-openingexperiencereshapedmyunderstandingofruralChina.Irealizedthattechnologicaladvancementsarenotonlybreathingnewlifeintovillagesbutalsomntningculturalcontinuity.I’mgenuinelyproudoftheruraldevelopmentinourcountry.HopeyoucanvisitChina’scountrysidesomedaytoexperienceitsuniquecharmfirsthand!Yours,LiHua讀后續(xù)寫(滿分25分)Paragraph1:Thenextmorning,Clarauploadedanewvideo.Thistime,hercamerasweptacrosstheleatheralbum’ssketchesofTimmy’scurvedspoonandlingeredonayellowednewspaperclippingfeaturinghisiconicstrs.AsGrandfathernarratedtheirstory,shezoomedinonhishands-wrinkledyetsteady-shapingapieceofwoodintoart.Thevideoendedwithhisvoice,“Handsrememberstoriesmachinesforget.”Bynoon,commentsexploded,“Handsofalegend!”“Needthismagicinmyhome!”Sharesofthevideoskyrocketed.Amidthefloodofprse,Claraspottedamessage,“I’mcomingtoseeyousoon,Master—backtowherethemagicbegan!”HereyeswidenedatTimmy’sprofilepicturewhichjustmatchedthesamegrinfromthatfadedphoto.Paragraph2:Aweeklater,Timmy,nowafamousfurnituredesigner,walkedintheworkshop.HeembracedGrandfather,tearsglistening.“Yourspoontaughtmecurveshavesouls,”hesd,placingthecurvedspoononthedesk.Together,theydesignedasignaturechr–TimmysketchingmodernlinesonhistabletwhileGrandfatherpencilinghisclassiccurves.Claracapturedthemoment:theirfourhandsshapingamaplechrlegtogether,mirroringtheoneGrandfatherhadgluedaweekbefore.WhenTimmypostedthevideo,orderspouredin:newchrswithcurvedlegs,andevenwoodenbenchesforthetownpark.Woodshavingsdancedinthesunlightastheworkshopcamebacktolife,theorderbook’semptyFebruarypagenowfilledwithMarch’sgrowingdemands.【答案】21.C22.B23.A【解析】【導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章介紹了文學(xué)概論課程評(píng)分辦法?！?1題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章標(biāo)題“GradingPoliciesforIntroductiontoLiterature(文學(xué)概論課程評(píng)分辦法)”和Essays(60%)部分“Yourfourmajoressayswillcombinetoformthemnpartofthegradeofforthiscourse(你的四篇主要文章將構(gòu)成本課程評(píng)分的主要部分)”可知，文章介紹了文學(xué)概論課程評(píng)分辦法，可得出本文是出自一個(gè)課程計(jì)劃。故選C項(xiàng)。【22題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)黑體小標(biāo)題“Essays(60%)”、“GroupAssignments(30%)”和“DlyWork/In-ClassWritingsandTests/GroupsWork/Homework(10%)”可知，學(xué)生的最終成績由3部分組成。故選B項(xiàng)?！?3題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“LateWork”部分“Ifitisnotturnedinbythe4thdayaftertheduedate,itwillearnazero.(如果沒有在截止日期后的第4天上交，將會(huì)得到零分)”可知，如果在截止日期后一周才交文章，你將會(huì)得零分。故選A項(xiàng)?！窘馕觥俊緦?dǎo)語】這是一篇記敘文。作者講述了和父親一起搭建泰姬陵樂高模型的經(jīng)歷，并由此引發(fā)對(duì)生活的思考，樂高模型有明確的說明書，但生活沒有，盡管充滿不確定性，我們也要帶著信心前行。【24題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段“Wefacedthousandsoftinywhitepieces,eachpackagedwithprecisioninnumberedplasticbags,accompaniedbyathickinstructionbook.Theeveningspassedquickly,andthebuildingrosebeforeoureyes.Wecouldseeoureffortsproducinggoodresults,andasweturnedtotheboringtaskoforderingthecoloredbricksonthebuilding’sfloor,ourconversationtootookaturn.(我們面對(duì)著成千上萬的白色小零件，每一個(gè)都用精確編號(hào)的塑料袋包裝著，附有一本厚厚的說明書。夜晚過得很快，那座建筑在我們眼前升起。我們可以看到我們的努力產(chǎn)生了良好的效果，當(dāng)我們轉(zhuǎn)向訂購大樓地板上的彩色磚塊的無聊任務(wù)時(shí)，我們的談話也發(fā)生了變化)”可知，搭建樂高面對(duì)數(shù)千個(gè)小小的白色積木，可推理出這個(gè)過程是復(fù)雜的；同時(shí)因搭建的建筑物在我們眼前逐漸升起，我們能看到努力正在結(jié)出果實(shí)，即作者搭建樂高模型的經(jīng)歷復(fù)雜而有益。故選C?！?5題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段“Life,however,doesnotfittogethersoneatlyandrarelyprovidesuswithsuchclearinstructions.Wetalkedoverourrespectivelives,decisionsmade,andactionsandchoicesnevertaken.(然而，生活并沒有如此整齊地結(jié)合在一起，也很少給我們提供如此清晰的指示。我們談?wù)摳髯缘纳?，所做的決定，以及從未采取的行動(dòng)和選擇)”可知，作者從組裝樂高模型中學(xué)到了人生沒有明確的指引。故選B?！?6題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段“Inthefaceofuncertnty,wehavetomoveon,trustingbotintheprocessandtheendresult(面對(duì)不確定性，我們必須繼續(xù)前進(jìn)，既相信過程也相信最終結(jié)果)”可知，作者建議我們充滿信心地前進(jìn)來處理生活中的不確定性。故選D。【27題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段“Sometimes,onthedaysIreturnhome,IgotothespareroomtolookatthecompletedLegomodel,whichbringsforthasenseofhappinessandcomfort.Itremindsmethatlifeisbuiltslowly,withmistakes,anelementofuncertntyandnoinstructionbook.Itshowsthatconsideration,warmthandfthwillresultinalifewelllived.Lifeitselfisnotaboutwhatwemateriallycreateorleavebehind,butratherhowwelivedit.(有時(shí)，在我回家的日子里，我去空余的房間看完成的樂高模型，這帶來了一種幸福和舒適的感覺。它提醒我，生活是慢慢建立起來的，充滿了錯(cuò)誤，不確定因素，沒有說明書。它表明，體貼，溫暖和信念會(huì)導(dǎo)致一個(gè)美好的生活。生活本身不在于我們創(chuàng)造了什么或留下了什么，而在于我們?nèi)绾紊?”可知作者認(rèn)為看見完成的樂高模型，讓作者想起生活是慢慢構(gòu)建的，有錯(cuò)誤，有不確定性因素，生活本身不在于我們物質(zhì)上創(chuàng)造或留下的東西，而在于我們?nèi)绾味冗^它，可推理出對(duì)作者來說完成的樂高模型象征著人生之旅，故選C。C篇本文探討了船舶噪音對(duì)海洋生物的威脅，重點(diǎn)介紹了兩項(xiàng)創(chuàng)新技術(shù)：柔性聚合物螺旋槳和氣泡降噪系統(tǒng)，以減少船舶水下噪音，平衡人類航運(yùn)需求與海洋生態(tài)保護(hù)。28.A根據(jù)文章第二段“Withroughly90%oftraderelyingonshipping,quietingtheoceanthroughreductionsinshippingitselfisuntenable.”由于約90%的貿(mào)易依賴航運(yùn)，通過減少航運(yùn)本身來“讓海洋安靜”是untenable，結(jié)合上下文邏輯，untenable表示“不可行的”，選項(xiàng)A.impractical（不切實(shí)際的）最貼近詞義。29.A根據(jù)文章第三段“Muchoftheunderwaternoiseashipproducescomesfromitspropeller.”可知螺旋槳的旋轉(zhuǎn)葉片產(chǎn)生低壓，引發(fā)空化現(xiàn)象并產(chǎn)生噪音。雖然空化現(xiàn)象（B）是噪音產(chǎn)生的過程，但噪音的主要來源是螺旋槳（即旋轉(zhuǎn)的葉片），因此選A。30.C根據(jù)文章第五段介紹MARIN的研究“blownbubblesontoapropeller’sblades,whichcandampentheresultingnoise”，即通過在螺旋槳葉片上產(chǎn)生更多氣泡來減少噪音，因此選項(xiàng)C與原文描述一致，C正確。31.B這篇文章主要討論船舶噪音對(duì)海洋生物的影響，以及通過技術(shù)創(chuàng)新如改良螺旋槳、使用降噪材料、氣泡技術(shù)等減少水下噪音的方法。B選項(xiàng)：將船舶水下噪音最小化的創(chuàng)新，最能夠全面概括文章主旨。D篇本文介紹一項(xiàng)關(guān)于作息類型與認(rèn)知功能的研究，指出夜貓子可能具有更強(qiáng)的腦力，且睡眠時(shí)長對(duì)腦功能至關(guān)重要，同時(shí)也引發(fā)對(duì)睡眠模式干預(yù)的討論。32.D根據(jù)文章第一段可知：傳統(tǒng)觀點(diǎn)認(rèn)為夜貓子白天效率低，但新研究指出熬夜可能對(duì)腦力有益，夜貓子可能比早睡者更敏銳。這直接挑戰(zhàn)了人們對(duì)夜貓子的普遍看法，D正確。33.D根據(jù)文章第二段提到JamesJoyce和LadyGaga是夜貓子，且前文指出“Goingtobedlateisstronglyassociatedwithcreativetypes.”晚睡與創(chuàng)造性類型密切相關(guān)，舉例是為了證明晚睡與創(chuàng)造力的聯(lián)系，D正確。34.C根據(jù)文章第三段“Wefoundthatsleepdurationhasadirecteffectonbrnfunction,andwebelievethatactivelymanagingsleeppatternsisreallyimportantforboostingandsafeguardingthewayourbrnswork.We’dideallyliketoseepolicyinterventionstohelpsleeppatternsimproveinthegeneralpopulation.”可知ProfDaqingMa強(qiáng)調(diào)睡眠時(shí)長對(duì)腦功能的重要性，并建議利用政策干預(yù)改善睡眠模式。選項(xiàng)C學(xué)校推遲上課時(shí)間以適應(yīng)青少年生物鐘屬于合理的政策干預(yù)，符合其觀點(diǎn)。35.A作者客觀陳述研究結(jié)論：夜貓子可能更敏銳、睡眠時(shí)長重要，同時(shí)指出專家JessicaChelekis對(duì)研究局限性的質(zhì)疑，未摻雜個(gè)人觀點(diǎn)，文章語氣中立，態(tài)度應(yīng)該是客觀的，故選A。【解析】這是一篇說明文。短文介紹了如何在生活中開啟新篇章?！?6題詳解】根據(jù)上文“Lifeislikeajourneywithupsanddowns.Whatmattersisthewayyoutackleeachsituation.(生活就像一段有起有落的旅程。重要的是你如何處理每種情況)”可知，選項(xiàng)承接上文說明有哪些情況以及如何去做且引起下文。故G選項(xiàng)“無論是甜蜜的愛情故事，還是嚴(yán)肅的人生掙扎，你都必須學(xué)會(huì)繼續(xù)前進(jìn)”。故選G項(xiàng)?！?7題詳解】根據(jù)上文“Thereisonecommonmistakethatmanyofusmake:whendealingwithaproblemorsituation,wetrytogothroughallofitonourown.(我們很多人都犯了一個(gè)常見的錯(cuò)誤：在處理問題或情況時(shí)，我們?cè)噲D獨(dú)自解決所有問題)”可知，選項(xiàng)承接上文說明試圖獨(dú)自解決所有問題不正確的原因。故F選項(xiàng)“然而，人類是社會(huì)動(dòng)物，我們必須相互交流。”切題。故選F項(xiàng)?！?8題詳解】根據(jù)上文Trysolutionsthatyounevereverdreamedof.(嘗試你從未想過的解決方案)”可知，選項(xiàng)承接上文說明些解決方案的作用。故D選項(xiàng)“它們可能會(huì)讓事情變得更好”故選D?！?9題詳解】根據(jù)上文“Itwascertnlytherightthingtodobutitdidn’tworkoutandthatwasn’tyourfault.Forgiveyourselfandbeginanew.(這樣做當(dāng)然是正確的，但沒有成功，這不是你的錯(cuò)。原諒自己，重新開始)”可知，選項(xiàng)承接上文說明要理解自己。故B選項(xiàng)“個(gè)人都會(huì)犯錯(cuò)”切題。故選B項(xiàng)?！?0題詳解】根據(jù)下文“Remembertoliveinrealitytomakesensibleandfavorablechoicesforyourself.Don’tfollowthepathtoangeranddestroywhatisgoodforyou.Pictureyourgoalsinyourmindandmakesensiblestepstowardsthemwitheachpassingday.Letnothingstandinyourway.(記住要生活在現(xiàn)實(shí)中，為自己做出明智和有利的選擇。不要走上憤怒的道路，毀掉對(duì)你有益的東西。在你的腦海中勾勒出你的目標(biāo)，每過一天就朝著目標(biāo)邁出合理的一步。不要讓任何事阻擋你)”可知，本段主要講做真正有效的事情。故A選項(xiàng)“做真正有效的事情”切題，為本段的小標(biāo)題。故選A項(xiàng)。【解析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。文章講述了多年前作者因水費(fèi)高昂聽取鄰居的建議決定挖井，這個(gè)過程中屢挖無果，作者幾近放棄，但因一句“艱難之路，唯勇者行”，作者堅(jiān)持下來最終成功。這一經(jīng)歷讓作者明白生活中堅(jiān)持的意義，鼓勵(lì)人們面對(duì)困難不要放棄，堅(jiān)持邁向目標(biāo)?！?1題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：作為一個(gè)住在自己房子里的單身男人，我對(duì)自己必須支付的巨額費(fèi)用感到震驚。A.formal正式的；B.ordinary普通的；C.enormous巨大的；D.extra額外的。根據(jù)上文“Yearsago,Ifacedasignificantchallengewithmywaterbills.Asasinglemanlivinginmyownhouse”可知，作者是單身，住在自己的房子里，面臨著水費(fèi)的巨大挑戰(zhàn)，由此可知，他是對(duì)巨額的水費(fèi)感到震驚，不敢相信自己一個(gè)人需要付這么多費(fèi)用。故選C?！?2題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：一位睿智的老鄰居建議我挖一口井。A.pond池塘；B.channel渠道；C.well井；D.hole洞。根據(jù)下文“inlife,we’realllikeindividualsdiggingforwells”可知，作者用挖井一事來談感想，由此可知，鄰居是建議他挖一口井。故選C。【43題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：聽從他的建議，我雇了一位工程師，他在我的土地上標(biāo)出了幾個(gè)他認(rèn)為可以找到水的地方。A.problems問題；B.records記錄；C.directions方向；D.spots地點(diǎn)。根據(jù)上文“Ihiredanengineerwhomarkedseveral”和下文“onmypropertywherehebelievedwecouldfindwater”可推知，作者所雇的工程師是在作者的土地上標(biāo)記認(rèn)為可以找到水的地方，然后開始嘗試挖掘找到水。故選D?！?4題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：然而，在挖了幾個(gè)洞都沒有成功之后，我變得非常沮喪，幾乎放棄了這個(gè)想法。A.busy忙碌的；B.upset沮喪的；C.worried擔(dān)憂的；D.tired疲憊的。根據(jù)上文“However,afterdiggingmultipleholeswithoutsuccess”可知，挖了幾個(gè)洞都沒有成功，由此可知，作者會(huì)對(duì)這件事感到沮喪。故選B。【45題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：但是，有句話突然出現(xiàn)在我的腦海里：“艱難之路，唯勇者行?！盇.sprang突然出現(xiàn)；B.adapted適應(yīng)；C.turned轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)；D.referred提及。根據(jù)上文“asaying”和下文“tomymind”可推知，此處指有句話突然出現(xiàn)在作者的腦海里，短語springtoone’smind意為“某人突然想起”。故選A?！?6題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：這激勵(lì)著我堅(jiān)持下去，所以我鼓勵(lì)工程師繼續(xù)挖掘。A.expected期望；B.forced強(qiáng)迫；C.motivated激勵(lì)；D.required要求。根據(jù)上文“Whenthegoinggetstough,thetoughgetsgoing.”可知，“艱難之路，唯勇者行”這句話可以激勵(lì)人在困難中勇敢地繼續(xù)前行，由此可知，作者是受到了激勵(lì)。故選C?！?7題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：向地下下沉了1000多英尺后，我們終于成功了。A.dropping掉落；B.searching尋找；C.falling落下；D.sinking下沉。根據(jù)作者在試圖挖井的情境，以及下文“morethan1000feetintotheearth”可推知，此處指挖井的過程中向地下下沉了1000多英尺，需注意searching是及物動(dòng)詞，后面需要加賓語，不合語境。故選D?！?8題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：這整個(gè)經(jīng)歷對(duì)我來說是一個(gè)有意義的教訓(xùn)：在生活中，我們都像挖井的人一樣，無論是在建立人際關(guān)系，追逐夢(mèng)想還是構(gòu)建未來。A.example例子；B.concept概念；C.principle原則；D.lesson教訓(xùn)。根據(jù)下文“inlife,we’realllikeindividualsdiggingforwells,whetherit’sinbuildingrelationships,chasingourdreams,orconstructingourfutures”可推知，作者是從這個(gè)經(jīng)歷中得到了有意義的教訓(xùn)，從挖井一事延伸到生活中很多的事。故選D?！?9題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：有時(shí)候，我們可能會(huì)覺得我們投入了所有的時(shí)間、精力和精力，卻沒有看到任何明顯的結(jié)果。A.Instead相反；B.Sometimes有時(shí)；C.Therefore因此；D.Regularly定期地。根據(jù)下文“wemightfeellikewe’reputtinginallourtime,effort,andenergywithoutseeingany___50___results”可推知，這是描述生活中有時(shí)候會(huì)遇到的糟糕的情況。故選B?！?0題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：有時(shí)候，我們可能會(huì)覺得我們投入了所有的時(shí)間、精力和精力，卻沒有看到任何明顯的結(jié)果。A.unusual不尋常的；B.necessary必要的；C.obvious明顯的；D.remning剩余的。根據(jù)上文“However,afterdiggingmultipleholeswithoutsuccess”可知，作者挖了幾個(gè)洞都沒有成功，從挖井類比到生活中其他的事，此處指投入時(shí)間、精力和精力，卻沒有看到任何明顯的結(jié)果。故選C?！?1題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：然而，如果我們堅(jiān)持下去，繼續(xù)挖掘，我們可能會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)，我們離我們一直努力爭取的祝福和回報(bào)只有一會(huì)兒之遙。A.stick堅(jiān)持；B.agree同意；C.conflict沖突；D.compare比較。根據(jù)下文“keepdigging”可知，此處是假設(shè)堅(jiān)持下去，繼續(xù)挖掘的情況。故選A?！?2題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：即使遇到困難也不要放棄。A.wrong錯(cuò)誤的；B.hard困難的；C.ready準(zhǔn)備好的；D.possible可能的。根據(jù)上文“afterdiggingmultipleholeswithoutsuccess”可知，作者挖了幾個(gè)洞都沒有成功，遇到了困難，從挖井類比到生活中其他的事，此處是勸告即使遇到困難也不要放棄。故選B。【53題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：當(dāng)你最終達(dá)到目標(biāo)時(shí)，慶祝你的成功，讓每個(gè)人都認(rèn)可你的價(jià)值。A.challenge挑戰(zhàn)；B.recognize認(rèn)可；C.reveal揭示；D.dominate統(tǒng)治。根據(jù)上文“Andwhenyoufinallyreachthem,celebrateyoursuccess”可知，當(dāng)你達(dá)到目標(biāo)時(shí)，應(yīng)慶祝自己的成功，相應(yīng)的是讓他人認(rèn)可自己的價(jià)值。故選B?！?4題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：繼續(xù)前進(jìn)，你會(huì)找到你想找的水。A.saving節(jié)?。籅.buying購買；C.drinking喝；D.seeking尋找。根據(jù)上文“Followinghisadvice,Ihiredanengineerwhomarkedseveral___53___onmypropertywherehebelievedwecouldfindwater.”可知，作者用挖井類比生活中我們所進(jìn)行的事情，水是挖井所尋找的目標(biāo)，此處指會(huì)找到你想找的水，即實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)，seeking和上文的find呼應(yīng)。故選D?！?5題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：記住，每一次下降都很重要，你所做的每一次努力都是邁向最終目標(biāo)的一步。A.effort努力；B.decision決定；C.judgment判斷；D.promise承諾。根據(jù)上文“everydropcounts”可知，挖井過程中每一次的下降都是找到水的關(guān)鍵一步，這些下降就是為實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)而付出的努力。故選A。聽力原文Text1M:Ohno,thecarwon’tstartagn!Thisisthethirdtimethisweek.Ithinktheengineneedsseriousattention.W:Youshouldgetitcheckedbyamechanictomorrow.Let’snotwastetime.Howabouttakingataxitothecinema?M:Thatsoundslikeagoodidea.Text2W:Theweatherforecastsaysit’llbesunnytomorrow.Shallwegotothebeach?Wehaven’tbeenthereforalongtime.M:Sure!Let’spreparesomefoodathometonightsowecanleaveearlyinthemorning.W:Whataboutorderingsomefoodonline?I’mtootiredtomakefoodtoday.Text3M:Sarah,areyougoingtoseeChristinawithustomorrow?W:I’dloveto,butIpromisedmygrandparentsI’dvisitthemthisweekend.M:Oh,that’ssweetofyou.Maybenexttime.Text4W:So,whatdoyouthinkaboutJackfortheteamleaderposition?M:Well,he’sveryskilledtechnicallyandgetsalongwellwithothers,butI’mnotsureifhehasenoughexperience.W:Hmm,Iseeyourpoint.Maybeweshouldassignhimasmallerprojectfirsttoseehowheperforms.M:That’sprobablyagoodidea.Text5W:Hi,isthiswheretheyogaclasstakeplace?M:Yes,you'reintherightspot.Butitstartsinabout20minutes.You'reabitearly.W:Oh,yes,it'sonlytwentytothreenow.I'lljustgograbadrinkandcomeback.M:Goodidea!Text6M:Susan,wehavethefinalpresentationwiththeclientonFridayafternoon.Haveyoureceivedtheupdatedschedule?W:Yes,David.We'remeetingthemat3PM,right?M:Correct.Butit'snolongerinConferenceRoomA-nowit'sinRoomC.W:Gotit.I'llmakesureourteamknows.Anythingelse?M:Couldyoupleasesendthemaquickemlnow,justtodouble-checkifthetimestillworksforthem?W:Sure,I'llhandlethatrightaway.Text7W:Hi,John.SorryI'mlate.IjustcamebackfromSarah's.M:Oh,howisshedoing?1heardshehasn'tbeenfeelingwelllately.W:That'swhyIwenttoseeher.She'srecovering,butshe'sstillfeelingabitweak.M:Well,I'mgladshe'sgettingbetter.Didyoustayforlong?W:No,Ididn't.Ijustdroppedoffsomesoupandhadaquickchat.Ihavetopreparefortheimportantmeetingwiththeclienttomorrowmorning.M:Theoneaboutournewmarketingproposa1?W:Yes.Ineedtofinalizethepresentationtonight.IthinkSarahwouldhaveledthediscussionifshewerehere,butI'llhavetotakeoverforher.M:Thatmakessense.Bytheway,IamgoingtoseeSarahtomorrow.Doyouthinksendinghersomeflowerswouldbeagoodidea?W:That'snice.You'resothoughtful.Text8M:Lisa,didyougrowuplearningtoplayanyinstruments?W:Yes.IstartedlearningtheguitarwhenIwaseleven.I'djustmovedtoanewschoolanddidn'tknowanyone.Joiningtheschoolbandseemedlikeanicewaytomakefriends,andtheyhappenedtoneedsomeonetoplaytheguitar.Whataboutyou?M:I'vebeenlearningtheviolinsinceIwassix.Mygrandfatherusedtotakemetoclassicalmusicconcerts,andIwassoinspiredthatIbeggedmyparentstoletmestartlessons.W:That'sgreat!Doyoustillplaynow?M:Ido,butIwishI'dpracticedmorebackthen.Instead,Ispentalotoftimehangingoutattheparkwithmyfriends.W:Icanunderstandthat.Forme,playingtheguitarismoreaboutteachingnow.M:Isee.Forme,Idon'tregretchoosingtheviolin,especiallysincemostkidsIknewatthetimeweremoreintorockmusic.Text9W:Daniel,congratulationsonyourrecentexhibition!ItmusthavebeenexcitingtoexhibityourartworkinapublicgalleryinNewYork.M:Thanks,Emma.Itwasindeedawonderfulexperience.It'salwaysamazingtoseehowpeopleinterpretmyart.W:Couldyoutellusaudiencewhatinspiredyour