山东省莱西市第一中学2022-2023学年高一英语上学期12月月考试卷（Word版附答案）

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高一英语期末月考试题
（2022.12.17）
（满分:150分 时间：120分钟）
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. What will the speakers do next?
A. Ship the goods. B. Have a meeting. C. Discuss a report.
2. How much does a buffet meal cost at 7:00 pm?
A. $ 5. B. $ 8. C. $ 10.
3. What does the man think of his work?
A. Boring. B. Satisfactory. C. Tough.
4. Whom has the man sent an invitation to?
A. Laura. B. Rosa. C. Maria.
5. What is the man doing?
A. Looking for a car.
B. Visiting a company.
C. Picking up the woman.
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。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. What are the speakers going to do after lunch?
A. See a film. B. Go shopping. C. Attend a meeting.
7. Which restaurant will the speakers go to?
A. Jim’s Café. B. Rose Restaurant. C. Seafood Palace.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8. Why does the woman make the call?
A. To arrange an exhibition.
B. To discuss a business plan.
C. To change her appointment.
9. When are the speakers going to meet?
A. On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Friday.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10. How long has the woman been unwell?
A. 4 days. B. 5 days. C. 6 days.
11. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Colleagues. B. Doctor and patient. C. Teacher and student.
12. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Look for a new job.
B. Do physical tests regularly.
C. Change her breakfast habits.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. What does the woman promise to do this Saturday?
A. Learn cycling.
B. Go swimming.
C. Teach the man skating.
14. Why can’t the woman go cycling right now?
A. She doesn’t have a bike.
B. She has homework to do.
C. She is expecting her sister.
15. When will the speakers meet?
A. At 2:00. B. At 1:30. C. At 1:00.
16. Where will the speakers meet this afternoon?
A. At a park.
B. By the lake.
C. At the man’s home.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. What was the umbrella first used for?
A. Keeping off the rainwater.
B. Showing the power of the police.
C. Protecting people against the sunlight.
18. Who first used the umbrella in Europe?
A. The English. B. The Greeks. C. The French.
19. In what way have umbrellas changed much?
A. The weight. B. The style. C. The price.
20. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The history of the umbrella.
B. The popularity of the umbrella.
C. The importance of the umbrella.

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
Dick was a twenty-year-old man. His father was a teacher and taught chemistry in a middle school and his mother worked in a shop. They lived a happy life until his parents died one night when suddenly an earthquake broke out. Luckily his sister took him to see their aunt in the city and they did not stay at home. Everything was destroyed in the earthquake and the two children got into trouble. Thanks to their aunt who was not rich enough, they grew up but they lived a hard life. His sister was so sad that she became a nun (修女). After he finished middle school, he was introduced to an owner of a hotel and began to work there.
One day the young man fell to the ground while he was cleaning a window on the second floor. He was sent to the hospital and the doctor looked him over. One of his legs was broken and he had to be in hospital. He said to the nurse, “I’m a poor man, madam. Arrange a third-class ward (三等病房) for me, please.”
“Can’t anybody help you?”
“No, madam,” “answered Dick. “I have only a sister. She’s a nun and she’s poor, too.”
“I don’t think so, ” the nurse said angrily. “Nuns usually marry God. And God is the richest in the world, you know!”
“Well, then,” Dick said with a smile. “Please arrange a first-class ward for me and post the bill to my brother-in-law.”

21. Dick’s parents died ______.
A. in an accident B. in the war
C. from the disease D. in the earthquake
22. Dick and his sister escaped from the earthquake because______.
A. they played outside B. their parents saved them
C. they were in a safe place D. the aunt saved them
23. Which of the following is true?
A. The nurse would finally arrange a first-class ward for Dick
B. The nurse would finally arrange a third-class ward for Dick
C. The nurse would finally post Dick’s bill to God.
D. Dick had a rich brother-in-law.
B
When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings (缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like ? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things ”he said.
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”
Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.

24. What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint?
A. He told her not to pay any attention to her enemy
B. He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.
C. He told her to pay attention only to the things that were true.
D. He refused to take the list and have a look at it.
25. The writer felt________ when she did the things as her father had told her.
A. shocked       
B. angry       
C. disappointed       
D. sad
26. Which of the following is true?
A. What her “enemy” had said was mostly true.
B. The father was so angry with his daughter’s “enemy”.
C. The father was so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings.
D. About 50% of the enemy’s words were true.
27. Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?
A. Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend B. My enemy with bad words
C. Best friends say bad words D. My enemy

C
A California family drives a car that could help protect the environment. When Jon and Sandy go to the store or to their daughters’ soccer games, they drive in high-tech style. They drive a $1 million, fuel-cell-powered car. It may be the world’s most expensive car and one of the most environmentally friendly cars. The FCX is the first fuel-cell-powered car to be used by a family anywhere in the world. The FCX uses hydrogen and oxygen for fuel. Car makers have been working to develop vehicles that are better for the environment. They are developing cars that use fuel other than gasoline.
And then what is fuel cell technology? Fuel cell technology works by changing the chemicals hydrogen and oxygen into water. This process produces electricity, and water vapor which comes out of the exhaust pipe. Most cars release dangerous gases such as carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. Many scientists say these gases are major contributors to global warming. “The FCX is driven just like any other vehicle on the road, but without the gases which pollute the environment,” scientists say. Fuel cell technology has been around since the 1800s, but scientists have yet been to perfect it. They say it may take years before the technology is ready for widespread use. Another earth-friendly car is already on the market. Hybrid cars use both gasoline and an electric motor. They are becoming more popular with customers because they cut pollution and improve fuel efficiency.

28.Which of the following about the FCX is not true?
A. It lets out dangerous gases to pollute the air.
B. It may be the most expensive car in the world.
C. It is one of the most environmentally friendly cars.
D. It uses hydrogen and oxygen for fuel other than gasoline.
29.According to the passage, what is the major cause for global warming?
A. gases from FCX. B. gases from cars.
C. hydrogen and oxygen. D. water vapor from cars.
30.From the passage, we know that fuel cell technology _______.
A. works by water B. works by electricity
C. has been widely used since the 1800s D. has a history for over two hundred years
31.What can we infer from the passage?
A. there will be no gasoline for cars.
B. global warming has been stopped.
C. people can’t afford to buy cars in the future.
D. future cars will be environmentally friendly.
D
Sea turtles are one of several species that have temperature-dependent sex determination. The number of female babies increases when nests are made in warmer sands.
A recent study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, California State University and Worldwide Fund for Nature Australia examined two genetically distinct populations of green sea turtles living in the Great Barrier Reef. The study found that a group of about 200,000 turtles living in the northern part of the reef was almost entirely female.
While the southern population was 65 to 69 percent female, females in the northern group accounted for 99.1 percent of young turtles and 86.8 percent of adults.
After combining their results with temperature data, the scientists in charge of the study found that the northern green turtles have been producing mainly females for more than two decades and that the complete feminization（雌性化）of this population is possible in the near future.
The temperature at which the turtles will produce male or female babies can be passed on to the turtles' children. Most sea turtle populations are now producing offspring above the most suitable temperature, making it clear that climate change causes a serious threat to the survival of these populations.
The chief executive Of World Wildlife Fund Australia, Dermot O'Gorman, said this is another sign of the impact of climate change, following recent research that shows that coral bleaching (珊瑚白化) events are occurring far more frequently than in the past.
"We've had two years where we've had mass bleaching events on the Great Barrier Reef, " he told Guardian Australia. "That's a very visible sign of the impact of climate change. But this is a quiet change. We can't see the impact it's having on a turtle population until a study like this shows some long-term trends. "
The lead author of the paper, Dr Michael Jensen, said the findings represent a major environmental conservation issue.
O'Gorman said more urgent action on climate change is clearly needed, adding that some conservationists have already taken practical measures, such as using shade cloth on turtle nesting beaches to lower the sand temperature, and reducing bycatch(误捕) in the fishing industry.
"Shade cloth can be used in certain places, but there's a limit to the scale you can do that, " he said. "Now every large male who can reproduce is going to be even more important.
32. According to the research on Great Barrier Reef's green sea turtles, __________.
A. about 65 to 69 percent of northern turtles are female
B. 86.8 percent of southern turtles have grown up to adults
C. the feminization of green sea turtles could become worse
D. adult green Sea turtles can change their sex in warmer places
33. Why did O'Gorman mention coral bleaching?
A. To suggest that climate change poses more risks to coral than turtles.
B. To compare the living environments of turtles and coral.
C. To urge people to take practical measures to fight climate change.
D. To stress this discovery about green sea turtles is very valuable.
34. Conservationists are taking action to __________.
A. keep the sea turtles' nests cool
B. stop the illegal fishing of green sea turtles
C. expand the size of the green sea turtles' nesting places
D. build special nests for turtles to produce offspring
35. Which would be the best title for the article?
A. How climate change affects ocean creatures
B. Invisible change caused by global warming exposed
C. Necessity of protecting green sea turtles and their habitat
D. Global green sea turtle populations in greater danger

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
Culture means any human behavior that is learned in human society. All of the meaningful parts of a culture are passed on to different generations through tradition or social learning. 36 Culture exists in agricultural as well as industrialized societies.
Culture is necessary for the survival and existence of human beings as human beings. Practically everything humans know, think, value, feel, and do is learned through taking part in a sociocultural system. 37  Here is one of the cases of children growing up apart from human society. In the province of Midnapore in India, the director of a children’s home was told by local villagers that there were “ghosts” in the forest. Upon looking into the case, the director found that two children, one about eight years old and the other about six years old, appeared to have been living with a group of wolves in the forest. 38 In his diary, the director describes his first view of Kamala (as the older child was named) and Amala (the name given to the younger child):
Kamala was a terrible-looking being, the head, a big ball of something covering the shoulders. 39 Their eyes were bright and sharp, unlike human eyes. They were very fond of raw meat and raw milk. Gradually, as they got stronger, they began going on all fours, and afterwards began to run on all fours, just like squirrels.
Children learn human language in the same way they learn other kinds of human behavior--by taking part in a cultural community. 40

A. From this viewpoint, all human groups have a culture.
B. These children were the ghosts described by the local people.
C. This statement is well supported by some well-written cases.
D. Human beings can only develop human abilities by the local people.
E. Culture refers only to the high art and classical music of a particular society.
F. Close at its heels there came another terrible creature exactly like the first, but smaller in size.
G. They learn a certain human languages as well as certain kinds of human behavior through their membership in a certain cultural community.

第三部分 英语知识运用
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,掌握其大意,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。
We’ve heard it before－we’ve heard it on the news, from teachers, from parents－children and teenagers today are growing up too fast. There are not too many people that will __41___with that statement. Teenagers are faced with serious problems and decisions at an early ___42___. In fact most teenagers’ daily schedules are as __43__ as those of an adult’s.
I have been working since I was thirteen, and always in __44__ in which I was working with adults. I have had to learn to think and __45__ like an adult to be taken seriously. So, I count myself as one who has grown up too fast. I just graduated from high school, and have recently spent some time reflecting (反思) on the __46__ eighteen years-thinking about myself, what I have gained, and what __47__ I have yet to achieve.
We are expected to work hard, get excellent __48_ , be in a good relationship, and know what we want to do __49__. The list goes on and on. But the _50___ is clear: We live in a society today that is __51__ our childhood. We no longer have many years to be careless and fancy-free. We are expected to __52__ the strict school rules and to excel(擅长) in everything we do. I’ve known these things for a long time, and knew that they __53__ me. But, I never really admitted it until last night, when I learned a _54___ lesson, taught to me by my boss where I work. We had finished a job at a remote site. It was about 11:30 at night, and we had __55__ to his house. We were talking about the improvements he had been making to his home. One of the things he said was “I fixed my basketball hoop (篮圈).” Then he threw a basketball to me. I hadn’t held a basketball in five years.
We proceeded to shoot hoops for about 40 minutes. Both of us were terribly bad at it, but we spent the whole time laughing away like children. Then I realized something: I am still a child. Oh, the law says I’m an adult. But, we are still really and truly children. We all need to have fun once in a while.
41.A. argue B. disagree C. satisfy D. discuss
42.A. age B. stage C. year D. grade
43.A. certain B. busy C. careful D. perfect
44 . A. companies B. places C. positions D. offices
45 . A. study B. speak C. work D. act
46.A. last B. other C. rest D. coming
47.A. purposes B. success C. goals D. jobs
48.A. textbooks B. grades C. teachers D. schools
49.A. in life B. in time C. for ages D. forever
50.A. information B. message C. notice D. idea
51.A. ruining B. correcting C. envying D. shortening
52.A. respect B. accept C. learn D. follow
53.A. inspired B. disappointed C. affected D. frightened
54.A. valuable B. serious C. important D. useful
55 . A. walked B. flown back C. gone back D. driven

第二节 语法填空 (共10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（不多于1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
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。
Since China’s TV series Nirvana in Firewas on show in Argentina, the viewers there have been excited about the story.
56. ________（base） on a historical novel of the same name, it tells the tale of a young man who sets out to fight for 57. ________（he） family’s honor in sixth-century China.
It is the first time that Argentina 58. ________（show） a program that is “so different” from the common content of the network, and it has been so well-received by 59. ________ public. Nirvana in Fire has got hundreds 60. ________ comments（评论） on social networks, not only from members of the Chinese community, 61. ________ from many Argentineans. The series offers a window into Chinese customs, lifestyles and ways of thinking.
Angie Behrmann, an Argentine painter 62. ________ specializes（专门从事） in Chinese calligraphy（书法）, said she watched the series 63. ________（practice） her Chinese, but was attracted by the story and the way it was told. “The story is 64. ________（actual） well written. Everything that takes place is so exciting,” she said. The painter added she has learned more about Chinese culture and got to know 65_____________(vary)of places in China thanks to the series.

第三节 完成句子（10分）
66.I’ll never forget _______to China.
我永远不会忘记自己的第一次中国之旅
67 I __________ to take a bite and was amazed to find it wasn’t so bad.
我还是鼓起勇气咬了一口，结果惊奇地发现味道还不错
68People say that one man’s meat______
but I feel at home with food from both my cultures.
人们常说，一个人的美食是另一个人的砒霜(萝卜青菜各有所好)，但中英两种文化中的食物我都喜欢。
69Can you guess which fridge______ which person?
你能猜出哪个冰箱属于哪个人吗？
70Cooking together gives us a chance to relax and _______.一起做饭给了我们放松的机会，也让我们聊聊彼此日常的情况。
71Once a week, we do a big shop and buy a lot of_______
我们每周一次大采购，会买很多速冻食品
72There are five of us _________.
我们五个人共住一间学生公寓
73When I get back home, there’s nothing_____ than a big meat dinner
回家后，什么都比不上一顿肉食大餐更让人满意了。
74Mum says we’d better not eat too much roast food as it may make us ______ inside our bodies,according to traditional Chinese medicine
妈妈说最好不要吃太多烧烤食物，因为根据传统中医的说法，这会引起上火。
75It ________ blue cheese, a similarly strong smelling type of food you either love or hate.
它的味道让我想起了蓝纹奶酪，一种类似的有着浓重气味的食物你要么你爱上它，要么会恨死它
第四部分 写作
应用文写作（满分15分）
假如你们学校英语爱好者俱乐部对“良好饮食习惯”这一话题进行讨论，请根据下列提示，用英语写一篇发言稿。内容要点应包括：
部分同学的饮食习惯
良好的饮食习惯
个人看法
不吃早餐
爱吃零食
偏食
饮食过度
饮食多样化
饮食定时定量
重要性；有助于身体健康
注意：
1. 发言稿必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥；
2. 发言稿开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；
3. 字数：80 左右
4. 参考词汇：偏食 be particular about food 零食 snack
Dear friends,
As we all know, we are what we eat. Therefore, it’s very important for us to form healthy eating habits.
_____________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
That’s all. Thank you!

故事续写：（15分）
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
注意:续写词数应为80左右。
School mornings were always busy. The first sentence I usually heard was, “It's time to rise!” It was Mum's loudest voice and there was no way I could pretend not to hear it or hide from it.
“Okay, Mum. I’m getting up and dressed! ”I would manage to call back. Mum spoke loudly
again as she announced, “Breakfast is ready!”
By then, I couldn't get to the kitchen fast enough. In fact, it was a race between my sister, my
brother, and me. We usually seated ourselves at the same time, sometimes knocking each other out of our places. After breakfast, we all rushed to the bus stop as we took our lunch bags that contained a sandwich, fruit and dessert.
Then, one day, much to my surprise, there was no dessert in my lunch! What could have
happened to it? Did Mum forget to make or buy it? “Oh, well, ”I thought. “It’s no big deal.” But, for the next few days, my lunch contained no dessert! So one day, after school, as soon as I got home, I asked, “Mum! Why haven't you been putting a dessert in my packed lunches?"
Mum answered, “Why, Eugene, I have been including a dessert in your lunches. If you’re not
getting your dessert, then who is?”
So then we thought of my activities and what I did with my lunch each day. As soon as I arrive at school, I always put my lunch in the classroom closet(储物间)along with all of the other lunches. And that brought us to Carl, the bad boy of the third-grade classroom. The teacher didn’t like him in class and would send him to the closet, where he would spend most of each day.
Carl lived in a group of foster home(集体寄养之家).He was loud and somewhat of a thief, and he would take almost anything that wasn’t fastened down, so he wasn’t welcome at school. Mum and I concluded that with nothing else to do Carl was probably going through the lunches and eating what he liked.
Mum and I talked about ways to solve the problem. Overwhelmed with irritation, I insisted that we should play a trick on Carl to teach him a good lesson. However, so tolerant and considerate was my mum that she said in a tender voice that we should protect his pride rather than criticize him relentlessly. Therefore, the following weeks, I took two desserts in my lunch bag with a note saying, “Should you be in need of aid, please let us know.”
Another day, Carl asked me if he could come to my house and meet my mum. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________















高一英语期末月考试题
参考答案

听力：1~5 BCBAC 6~10 ABCCA 11~15 BCCBA 16~20 CCBAA
（听力原文见最后）

阅读：
A篇： D C B B篇： CA D A C篇：A B D D D篇：CDAB
七选五：
36-40 A C B F G

完形填空：
41-45 B A B C D
46-50 A C B A B
51-55 D D C A C

语法填空：
56.】Based57.his58.has shown59.the60.】of61.】but62.【who/that63.to practice64.】actually 65.】varieties
66.my first visit to 67.gathered all my courage68is another man’s poison69 belongs to70 catch up on each other’s days. 71. frozen food.72.living in our shared student house 73. more satisfying
74.suffer from heat 75. reminded me of

参考作文：
As we all know, we are what we eat. Therefore, it’s very important for us to form healthy eating habits. However, bad eating habits are still very common among us students. Some of us often go to school without breakfast ; some like to have snacks; some others are particular about food, and still some eat or drink too much. All these bad habits will surely do harm to our health.
To keep fit, we should have a healthy diet, which generally includes proper amounts of fish, meat, vegetables, fruits as well as main food, Besides, we’d better have meals regularly.
In my opinion, we should try to develop healthy eating habits to build up a strong figure. Only in this way can we have enough energy to study better.
That’s all. Thank you!

答案：Another day, Carl asked me if he could come to my house and meet my mum. Aware that he had read the note, I nodded with a smile and his face lit up. Much to my surprise, Carl really turned up in my house after school, looking nervous and timid. “Welcome to my house and make it your home,” said mum, giving Carl a tight hug. Tears of gratitude welled up in his eyes. “It is your desserts that teach me how sweet the world is,” he said. Casting admiring glances at him, I came to realize that tolerance is a kind of virtue, making a great difference to the world.
听力材料
Text 1
W: See you upstairs in a few minutes.
M: Oh, no! I completely forgot about the meeting. I’m too busy with the shipping report.
Text 2
M: How much does a buffet meal cost in this restaurant?
W: If you eat before 5:00 pm, you have to pay 8 dollars. After that, it’s 10 dollars.
Text 3
W: Jack, you look tired.
M: Yes, I’ve got a pile of work to do, but it gives me a great sense of achievement.
Text 4
W: Have you sent an invitation to Laura?
M: Rosa? No. You haven’t asked me to invite her.
W: No. I said Laura, not Rosa. Laura, Maria’s sister.
M: Yes. I’ve done that. But should we also invite Maria?
Text 5
M: Excuse me. Are you Mrs. Brown from London?
W: That’s it. I am Anne Brown.
M: Welcome to the Big Apple, Mrs. Brown. I’m Calvin Smith. My company arranged me to pick you up here. My car is over there.
Text 6
M: The meeting came to an end at last. So, Mary, what would you like to have for lunch?
W: I’d like to go to the Seafood Palace. It’s next to the shopping mall.
M: Well, you’ll have some nice ocean views, but we don’t have much time. ⑥The movie will begin in forty minutes.
W: Oh, you’re right. So what about Jim’s Café?
M: Er, it’s also a little far. ⑦I think Rose Restaurant is perfect for today, and the steak there is wonderful.
W: ⑦Sounds great. I’m definitely going to have one!
Text 7
M: Hello, Robert speaking.
W: Hi, it’s Emma. I am glad you are there. ⑧It’s about our appointment on Wednesday morning. I am afraid I can’t make it now.
M: Oh, that’s a shame.
W: I am sorry. There was a change in my business partner’s plan and Wednesday is the only day she is able to see me.
M: That’s OK, but we need to arrange another date.
W: I could manage sometime Thursday.
M: Sorry, I’ve got an important meeting all day. ⑨What about Friday?
W: ⑨I’ll go to an exhibition in the morning, but I could come to your office after that.
M: ⑨Great, see you then. Bye.
Text 8
M: Good afternoon. Have a seat, and tell me what’s wrong.
W: I’ve had a stomachache for a long time. It started Friday morning.
M: You’ve had a stomachache for four days. Why are you only just now coming to my office? Why did you wait so long?
W: I didn’t think it was serious.
M: And do these stomachaches happen at any particular time?
W: Yes, every morning, just before lunchtime.
M: Have you changed your morning routine recently?
W: Well, I have a new job, and I’ve been skipping breakfast and drinking more coffee.
M: That’s probably why your stomach has been bothering you. Let’s order some tests, and I’ll examine you. But you should consider changing your breakfast habits.
Text 9
M: What sports do you do, Jenny?
W: I go skating every Saturday. I practice for hours.
M: I like skating, but I can’t do well. I’m wondering if you can teach me skating this Saturday.
W: No problem. We can meet by the lake. What sports can you do well, Clark?
M: I can run very fast. I often go swimming. I love cycling, too.
W: I can’t swim fast. And I haven’t got a bike, so I never go cycling.
M: Do you want to go cycling now? You can use my sister’s bike.
W: Oh, that’s great! But I can’t go right now. I’ve got homework. Can we go at 1:30?
M: Er, I will be practicing on the piano at that time. Maybe half an hour later is good for me.
W: OK. Let’s say…meet at the park?
M: That’s not a good idea. You know, I can’t go to the park with two bikes!
W: Oh! Of course not. So I’ll go to your house first.
M: Sounds good.
Text 10
W: Today I’m going to talk about the umbrella. We all know that we put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But the umbrella was not invented as a protection against rain. It was first used as a shade against the sun. Nobody knows who first invented it. But the umbrella was used in very ancient times. When it first appeared in Egypt, it was used only by the rich as a symbol of their power. In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella. During the middle ages, however, the umbrella almost disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the 16th century and later in France and in England. Gradually, most European countries began to use the umbrella. During all this time, umbrellas have not changed much in style, but they do become much lighter.