辽宁省鞍山市第一中学2022-2023学年高三英语上学期第二次模拟试题（Word版附答案）

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2022-2023学年高三（23届）二模
英语科试卷
本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第 I 卷
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 (共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分)
听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. How did the man go to Canada?
A. By air. B. By train. C. In Fred’s car.
2. What does the woman think of drawing?
A. It’s meaningless. B. It’s easy. C. It’s difficult.
3. How does the woman respond?
A. She is angry. B. She is satisfied. C. She forgives the man.
4. What does the man grow?
A. Flowers. B. Vegetables. C. Fruits.
5. How does the girl probably feel about her job?
A. Bored and tired. B. Interested and excited.
C. Relaxed and relieved.
第二节(共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)
听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白仅读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第 6、7 题。
6. What time does the shop close on the weekends?
A. 8:00 p.m. B. 9:00 p.m. C. 10:00 p.m.
7. When will the sale end?
A. Tonight. B. This weekend. C. At the end of the month.
听下面一段对话，回答第 8、9 题。
8. Where does the woman spend three weeks?
A. In Italy. B. In Greece. C. In Switzerland.
9. What does the woman have to declare?
A. Rum B. Meat. C. Plants.
听下面一段对话,回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. Where most probably are the speakers?
A. In New Orleans. B. In New York. C. In Tokyo.
11. What company does the man work with?
A. A trading company. B. A newspaper. C. A bookstore.
12. How long did the woman stay in Tokyo last time?
A. Two years. B. A month. C. A week.
听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. What does the man particularly want to see?
A. Westminster Abbey. B. The British Museum. C. London Tower.
14. What does the woman suggest seeing immediately after lunch?
A. St. Paul’s. B. British Museum. C. Westminster Abbey.
15. When does the bus stop at Hyde Park Hotel?
A. At 5:30. B. At 8:30. C. At 9:50.
16. Where probably is the man from?
A. The US. B. Britain. C. Japan.
听下面一段对话，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. Who had locked the door?
A. Kim. B. Sanderson. C. The woman.
18. Who was knocked down by the stranger?
A. Ray B. Mike. C. The woman.
19. Whose was the suitcase?
A. The stranger’s. B. Tony’s. C. Sanderson’s.
20. What did the woman find in the suitcase?
A. Sonic microfilm. B. A letter. C. A camera.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节：（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Community colleges offer low tuition, job-specific training and other benefits. Whether you’re a high school student unsure of which colleges to apply to or someone considering going back to school, there are plenty of reasons to put community colleges on your list.
 Lower Costs
The most frequently cited benefit of community colleges is the relatively low cost of attendance. According to data from the College Board, community colleges cost, on average, about one-third of in-state tuition at four-year public universities.
A Path to a Four-year College
Many four-year universities have transfer agreements with local community colleges. These agreements allow students who complete specific requirements to easily transfer into a four-year program at a nearby university. Transfer students can then earn a bachelor’s degree while only having to pay two years of higher tuition.
Flexibility
Community colleges allow for flexible scheduling, making them a particularly good option for older students who are working professionals or parents. Many community colleges also allow high school students to take college-level courses during evenings or weekends.
Workforce Training
Community colleges tend to offer a wide range of career and technical education programs in fields like nursing or firefighting. The highly applied nature of these programs prepares students for entering the workforce. From culinary (烹饪) arts to automobile mechanics, community colleges offer a broad selection of professionalized coursework that four-year universities often do not.

21. Who are most likely to attend community colleges?
A. High school students facing college choices.
B. Adults planning to work at high schools.
C. College students anxious to improve themselves.
D. Professionals eager for college-level courses.
22. Which is thought to be the biggest advantage of community colleges?
A. Lower Costs. B. A Path to a Four-year College.
C. Flexibility. D. Workforce Training.
23. Which of the following can best describe the workforce training programs?
A. Interesting. B. Time-consuming. C. Practical. D. Demanding.

B
With more than 46,000 of them in the UK, convenience stores used to be a feature on almost every residential corner, but the number of corner shop is in decline. The growth of the corner shop was prevented by the cruel march of the Big Four supermarkets’ formats (格式) when Tesco bought the T&S group of convenience stores. Even more significantly, corner shops are starting to change hands as their original owners retire---so can the tradition be saved?
Sure, there’s always a way out. Far from a struggling corner shop, Wigston Fields News & Deli is becoming a lighthouse for food lovers across the region. Pratik was named Local Food Hero by the regional Great Taste Club in their annual awards in 2019 and his customers value what News & Deli offers.
“I feel proud to continue my parents’ legacy,” says Pratik. “I barely set foot in the shop until my mother passed away in 2012, but then it became important for me to continue the work she loved. I am proud to take the flag from her and continue to serve my community.”
At present, he is well on his way to achieving a commercial as well as community success. On the shop’s popular Facebook page, customers share orders for special menus of locally produced food and enjoy the wonder about Pratik’s samosa (萨莫萨三角饺) consumption. These samosas are held to be the best in the city, so the tiny shop sells nearly 900 samosas a week, up from just 50 a week 3 years ago.
“I hope our success will inspire others and show that shop-keeping is a rewarding choice, not a dead-end job,” Pratik says. “We work hard, and our customers have become like family to us, so I can’t imagine enjoying any other job quite as much.”
This is one of the independent corner shops whose fortunes are on the rise. Surely, we’ll see more in the future.

24. What does Paragraph 1 mainly tell us about corner shops?
A. Their major formats. B. Challenges they face.
C. Their complex features. D. Competitors they meet.
25. What made Pratik begin to follow in his mother’s footsteps?
A. His mother’s death.
B. His parents’ retirement.
C. His desire to serve the community.
D. His intention to continue family legacy.
26. Why was Pratik’s samosa consumption mentioned in Paragraph 4?
A. To show the consumers’ support.
B. To prove Pratik’s commercial success.
C. To promote Pratik’s successful pattern.
D. To introduce special dishes in the shop.
27. What is the author’s attitude towards the corner shops?
A. Skeptical. B. Concerned. C. Optimistic. D. Conservative.
C
Apples have always played a significant yet diverse role in history. Today apples continue to astonish in medicine, with headlines reporting that an apple a day really does have health benefits. In 2013, researchers in Oxford suggested that prescribing (开处方) either an apple a day or a statin (a drug used to lower cholesterol胆固醇) seemed to be equally successful at preventing heart attacks and strokes in people over the age of 50.
EPIC study, one of the biggest studies of its kind, involves half a million people and looks at the effects of eating fruit and vegetables on disease. Participants consuming at least eight portions a day had an astonishing 22% lower risk of heart disease, and risks of some cancers were slightly reduced. However, other cancers were unaffected, and there was no real effect on diabetes.
How might the humble apple be declaring war on heart disease and cancer, two of our biggest killers? The answer might lie in polyphenols (多酚) in apples, which is useful for protecting the fruit from disease and also giving it color and flavor. They are known to have strong antioxidant (抗氧化), and may also protect by reducing blood stickiness and cholesterol levels.
Several studies also show a reduction in blood pressure when more fruit and vegetables are eaten. Furthermore, apples contain a fiber called pectin (果胶) which sticks to cholesterol and glucose in the gut (肠道), slowing their absorption. What is clear is that the apple is a complex mix of components, working together for the good of our health. Trying to make do with antioxidant vitamin tablets just isn’t good enough, as shown by scientists in the Heart Protection Study.
But can we eat enough apples a day to keep the doctor away? Eating too many may not be a good idea, especially with a risk of lasting exposure to low levels of pesticide. Some people are even allergic to apples, and they can wear away outer layer of tooth. The Department of Health’s advice to consume “5-a-day” (including both fruit and vegetables) might be a realistic starting point.

28. Which of the following do the researchers most probably agree with?
A. people suffering strokes can be cured by eating apples.
B. Apples can replace medicine in some cases.
C. Eating apples works well on all participants.
D. Apples have been changing our life.
29. Why are polyphenols and pectin mentioned in the text?
A. To provide examples. B. To give advice on health.
C. To tell what apples contain. D. To clarify how apples work.
30. What can be inferred from the text?
A. An apple a day isn’t a cure-all.
B. Apples are not easy to digest.
C. Apples have limited benefits for young people.
D. Apples have better effects on keeping fit than vegetables.
31. Where is the text most likely from?
A. A nursing report. B. A biology textbook.
C. A diet brochure. D. A science magazine.
D
Researchers have developed a new method for training people to be creative, one that shows promise of succeeding far better than current ways. This new method, based on narrative (叙事的) theory, helps people be creative in the way children and artists are; by making up stories, they imagine alternative worlds, shift perspective (角度) and generate unexpected actions.
The current foundation of creativity training is the technique known as divergent thinking (发散思维), which doesn’t deliver the results that many hope for. A major issue is that this approach relies on data and information about the problems and successes of the past. It can’t come up with truly original actions. That’s where narrative method comes in, and both techniques could be used together.
The narrative method works by recognizing that we’re all creative. “We undervalue the creativity of kids and many others because we tend to think that some people are more creative than others, but the reality is that we’re just not training creativity in the right way,” said Angus Fletcher from the Ohio State University. Fletch and his colleagues successfully used the narrative approach to train members from the US Army, the University of Chicago, and several Fortune 50 companies.
The narrative method asks participants to generate stories based on assumptive situations or think from someone else’s perspective. For example, marketers might be asked to imagine a world where their competitor’s product was free and how they would respond to that, or to learn a little about how a co-worker thinks and then imagine how they would solve a specific problem.
The narrative method generates actual solutions without pressuring participants to come up with ideas that match an “appropriateness” standard. What’s more, the narrative method doesn’t depend on data to fuel outputs, so it’s useful even in never seen-before situations.

32. What does the author say about divergent thinking?
A. It is perfect for multiple tasks. B. It is suitable for creative actions.
C. It is unfit for complex problems. D. It is not enough for desired results.
33. What does the underlined word “assumptive” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. practical B. imaginary C. productive D. commercial
34. Which is one advantage of the narrative method?
A. It relies on data and past performance.
B. It prepares people for standard answers.
C. It trains people to find practical solutions.
D. It focuses on guessing the future correctly.
35. What’s the best title for the text?
A. Creative Ideas and Creative Actions.
B. Narrative Approach and Divergent Thinking.
C. Narrative Method Can Make Anyone Creative.
D. There Should Be No Prejudice Against Creativity.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分, 满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Beat the Rising Prices
A recent study by the Office of National Statistics tracked prices of essentials over a year. Pasta increased by almost 50%, bread by 16% and rice by 15%. So how do you fight against the creeping cost of your groceries?  36
Plan what you need to buy
37    . First up, meal planning is a great way to ensure you have enough food in for the whole household. Check what you already have so you can use these up and cut out food waste. Then your plan can turn into a shopping list with which you’ll avoid spending more on something extra.
38  
We’ve all got our favorite brands and supermarkets, and it can be hard to give these up for cheaper alternatives. But doing this can make a huge difference. Look for own brand items, which are often made with similar recipes but cost less. It might be that you end up just swapping one or two items—but that’s still saving you some cash.
Take advantage of deals
Special offers can be a huge help, but you do have to be careful. Many, such as Buy-One-Get-One-Free (BOGOF), are designed to make us buy more than we need. But if you are certain you’re going to use something, then buying in large amounts when they’re on offer will bring savings. 39  , from which l have benefited a lot.
Prevent food waste
Finally, you’ll save quite a lot of cash by avoiding throwing out food. There are two parts to this. On one hand, there’s forgetting you’ve got something and it’s gone off before you can use it—so keep an eye on the dates.   40   . As long as items have been properly stored, they’ll be fine to consume after the date. So don’t throw away those packs of crisps, tinned tomatoes or cans of beer just because they’ve been out of date.
A. Change what you buy
B. Remember your freezer
C. You need to check a discount really is a discount too
D. I tend to do this for toothpastes, tissue or any other products that I use everyday
E. “Best-before”, on the other hand, is just a guide to the quality of the product
F. Well, there are some simple tricks you can try that’ll reduce what you spend
G. There are a few advantages of thinking ahead before you get to the supermarket

第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
We are often told that we should not give up, and that all the most successful people have persistence. Usually, people who do not 41 persistence are called lazy. But laziness is not the 42 problem. More often, it is doubt and fear that make you 43 and keep you from trying. These gradually 44 your sense of self-worth, which can lead to depression. That is why it is so 45 to push ahead. Failure is a(n) 46 for us to discover what goes wrong. After all, no one 47 their goal easily. For example, it's constant 48 that makes Stephen Curry one of the greatest basketball players.
Persistence doesn't mean you should stay in a terrible situation. It's about 49 . Adversity (逆境) is unavoidable, but it doesn't mean you should give up. You just need to 50 how you reach it. Alter your plans, choose another method, or find a different 51 .
If you're 52 , persistence comes naturally. I underwent an amazing amount of 53 when I first started writing. My father opposed it. I received hundreds of rejection letters from publishers. 54 , I stuck to it. Eventually, my persistence paid off. My articles were 55 by an editor, who hired me to write articles. I endured over 10 years before seeing any success. Why? It was my love for writing that motivated me after repeated rejection and failure.
41.A. demonstrate B. enjoy C. control D. admit
42.A. special B. usual C. difficult D. only
43.A. regret B. grow C. delete D. hesitate
44.A. shape B. reduce C. raise D. construct
45.A. rough B. thrilling C. essential D. scary
46.A. excuse B. strategy C. opportunity D. measure
47.A. sets B. abandons C. adjusts D. achieves
48.A. practice B. test C. pressure D. passion
49.A. devotion B. reflection C. flexibility D. attention
50.A. accept B. insist C. plan D. change
51.A. goal B. path C. hobby D. reason
52.A. passionate B. curious C. responsible D. smart
53.A. expectation B. criticism C. hardship D. imagination
54.A. Otherwise B. Nevertheless C. Therefore D. Moreover
55.A. appreciated B. rejected C. considered D. published

第二节（共10个小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Blue talk is language or a topic not fit for polite conversation. It is 56 (typical) charactered by the use of words which are considered profane (亵渎的) and discussions of topics which are considered offensive (冒犯的). What can be considered as blue talk often changes, 57 (depend) on the culture and the company one is keeping. As a general rule, if one is not sure whether or not something will be considered offensive, it is better to remain in complete 58 (silent).
The use of “blue” to describe something profane 59 (date) from around the 1800s, but its origins are a bit unclear. 60 we know for sure is that people in the USA were certainly referencing blue talk by the 1840s and the word spread to 61 English-speaking corners of the world very quickly. As time goes by, the rules about acceptable conversation have changed greatly; at one time, for example, few women 62 (allow) to participate in 63 (politics) discussion, but currently they run for President.
Different people have different values, especially when it comes to language. Topics or words which are 64 little importance to some people may be deeply offensive to others. 65 (deal) with social situations more easily, it is necessary for us to stay sensitive all the time when talking.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作 （满分15分）
假设你是学生会主席李华。你校留学生Jim 得知你校将在下周举办科技节系列活动，不知道参加哪一个活动好，写信向你询问。 请你给他回封邮件，内容包括：
1. 推荐一个活动并进行介绍；
2. 说明你推荐这个活动的理由。
参考词汇：Science and Technology Festival
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。
Dear Jim,
How’s everything going? _________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua

第二节 读后续写 （满分25分）
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
One Saturday morning when Susan went, as usual, to Thompson’s hotel, to receive the price of her mother's washing for the guests, which amounted to five dollars, she found the hotelkeeper in the yard.
He was apparently in a bad temper with some dealers with whom he had been bargaining. He held in his hand an open wallet, full of bills. Hardly noticing the child as she made her request, except to swear(骂骂咧咧) at her for troubling him when he was busy, he handed her a bank note.
Glad to escape so easily, Susan rushed out of the gate, and then, pausing to pin the money safely in the folds of her worn scarf, she discovered that he had given her two bills instead of one. She looked around. Nobody was near to share her discovery, and her first impulse was joy at the unexpected prize.
"It is mine, all mine, " she murmured. " I will buy mother a new coat with it, and she can give her old one to sister Mary, and then Mary can go to the Sunday school with me next winter. I wonder if it will buy a pair of shoes for brother Tom, too."
At that moment she realized that the hotelkeeper must have given it to her by mistake, and therefore she had no right to it, as she was always told by her mother the Golden Rule-----What belongs to you is yours, and what doesn't belong to you should not be accepted.
But again the voice of temptation whispered, "He gave it, and how do you know that he did not intend to make you a present of it? Keep it; he will never know it, even if it should be a mistake; he had too many such bills in that great wallet, so it doesn't matter if missing one. " While this conflict was going on in her mind between good and evil, she was hurrying homeward as fast as possible.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右
2. 请按如下格式作答


Paragraph 1
Yet, before she came in sight of her home, she stopped. _________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph2
The hotelkeeper looked at Susan. ___________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________





二模英语参考答案
听力部分：1-5 CBABA 6-10 CCCAB 11-15 ACBAC 16-20 CACBA

阅读理解：21-23 AAC 24-27 BABC 28-31BDAD 32-25 DBCC 36-40 FGADE

完形填空
41-45 ADDBC 46-50 CDACD 51-55 BACBA

语法填空
56. typically 57. depending 58. silence 59. dates 60. What
61. other 62. were allowed 63. political 64. of 65.To deal

书面表达
Dear Jim,
How’s everything going? Among all these activities of the Science and Technology Festival to be held next week, I highly recommend “My New Invention”.
The activity is tailor-made for students who have a burning passion for new invention. In addition, it is definitely a fantastic chance to broaden your horizons and enrich your knowledge in science and technology. What’s more, many talented students will take part, which will offer you a precious opportunity to exchange ideas with them.
I sincerely hope my recommendation will be helpful. Wish you a good time.
Yours,
Li Hua
依据高考作文评分标准
读后续写参考范文
Yet, before she came in sight of her home, she stopped. Her eyes fell upon a bench where her mother and she occupied and had lengthy conversations. The Golden Rule her mother shared then popped into her mind. Ultimately, it was good that defeated evil in this conflict. Turning suddenly around, she hastened along the road with breathless speed until she found herself once more at the hotel's gate. Glimpsing Susan again at his side, the hotelkeeper asked impatiently," What do you want this time?" "Sir, you paid me two bills, instead of one," Susan murmured, trembling in every limb. 89
The hotelkeeper looked at Susan. His eyebrows rose in absolute astonishment. And then he stretched out his hand and tapped Susan on the shoulder gently. "Keep it! The other bill is for you as the present of your honesty." "No, sir, thank you," Susan blurted out. " I do not want to be paid for doing right." Desperate to tell her mother what she had done, Susan waved goodbye to the hotelkeeper and returned to her humble home with a lightened heart. Never would she forget this day through the course of her whole life. 90

作文按照高考评分标准批阅，以下是几点补充：
1. 高分作文值为23和13分。24分和14分可以有，但应该极少。
2. 小作文语言错误多，推荐内容不符合科技节活动，推荐理由不充分，得分应在8分以下
3. 大作文的跑题作文得分应在13分以下。
4. 大作文内容合理，语言错误很少，描写生动，字迹工整的，可以考虑给到20分以上。
5. 对于字迹差的, 小作文扣2分，大作文扣3分

听力原文
Text 1
W: How did you go to Canada? Did you fly?
M: I was planning to, because it’s such a long trip by bus or train. But Fred decided to drive and invited me to join him.
Text 2
M: Your drawing is beautiful.
W: You really think so?
M: I do. It would take me forever to draw even one of them.
W: There’s nothing to it, really.
Text 3
M: I’m really sorry I didn’t make it to your party last night, Julie.
W: It’s all very well to say that now. We wasted half the evening waiting for you to turn up.
Text 4
M: The tomatoes in my garden are almost ripe.
W: I bet they’ll be delicious. What else do you have?
M: Besides tomatoes, I’ve got cabbage, cucumbers and broccoli.
W: You’ll be able to make your own fresh salad soon.
Text 5
M: Sally, how are you getting along with the translation work?
W: I have written and rewritten so much that l don’t know if I’ll ever get it finished.
Text 6
M: Tower Records. This is David. Can I help you?
W: Hello. What time do you close, please?
M: We close at 10:00 every day. And we open at 9:00 in the morning.
W: Oh, OK. And are you open on the weekends?
M: Same hours as on the weekdays.
W: Wow. You guys never take a break! I want to come in and have a look at your sale. Your sale is still on, isn’t it?
M: Yes, it runs till the end of the month. But things are clearing out fast.
W: OK. I’ll come down tonight. Thanks.
Text 7
M: How long have you been out of the country, miss? Where did you go?
W: I spent three weeks in Switzerland, two weeks in Italy and one week in Greece.
M: Do you have any plants, meat, or alcoholic beverages to declare?
W: I have only two bottles of rum.
M: How much did you spend on your purchases while you were away?
W: About $100.
M: Please open this small suitcase for me…OK. Give this card to the official at the read desk.
Text 8
W: Arthur! It’s been a long time! How are you doing?
M: Well, hello, Mary! Fine. Just fine. Good to see you again. How long has it been? Two years? Three?
W: It must have been at least three years since we ran into each other in that bookstore on New Orleans Road. Where have you been?
M: I've been in Japan, working for a trading company. I don’t get back to New York often anymore. And, when I do, I only have a little time. In fact, I have to be back in Tokyo tomorrow. And how about you? Are you still working at the newspaper?
W: Yes. Still at the newspaper and busier than ever. You know, I was in Tokyo just last month to get some information about the computer industry. It’s too bad I didn't have your phone number. I was there for a whole week. Maybe the next time I’m there we can get together. Do you have a card?
M: Sure. Almost everyone in Japan has a business card.
Text 9
W: May I help you?
M: Yes, I’d like to take a one-day sightseeing tour around the town.
W: We have several. Here are the brochures that describe them.
M: I particularly want to visit the British Museum. Do you have any tours that include that?
W: Yes, this one does. You visit the Tower and Westminster Abbey in the morning. Right after lunch, the tour makes a stop at St. Paul’s. Then the rest of the afternoon is spent at the museum.
M: How long does the tour take?
W: About seven hours. Where are you staying?
M: At the Hyde Park Hotel.
W: Let’s see. The bus stops there at 9:50. You should be back by 5:30 in the afternoon.
M: What is the cost?
W: It’s 80 pounds, including lunch.
M: Are there any Japanese-speaking guides?
W: I’m afraid not. But we do have this guidebook. It tells everything about the places you’ll be seeing. Please take it, free of charge.
M: Oh, that’ll be very helpful. Thank you very much.
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M: Terry, would you tell us what happened after you answered the phone call, in details?
W: Well, after the phone call, I went back to get the others at the restaurant. I told them what Detective Sanderson had told me and they were all very excited. We rushed out of the restaurant and up to the room. When we got there, the door was open, which was strange because Kim had locked it when we left. We ran into the room and found a man there. He was going through my suitcase. When I tried to stop him, he knocked me down. I hit my head against a chair when it fell. As a matter of fact, it still hurts. Ray and Mike chased him to the elevator, but he got away. The strangest part was what came next. We looked in the suitcase and found out it was Tony’s. Tony has the same initials as I do, so that was why I thought it was my suitcase. When we looked inside, we found an envelope with microfilm in it. We held the microfilm up to the light and saw what looked like blueprints on it. We're going to take it to the library tomorrow and find out what’s really on it. I think it’s a plan for a new kind of rocket. We figured out that the man who was in the room looked a lot like the man who gave us the ride over to the hotel. I wonder who he is.