山东省新泰市第一中学2022-2023学年高二下学期第一次大单元考试英语试题

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新泰一中2021级高二下学期第一次大单元考试
英语试题
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。
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。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 does the man buy for the woman’s birthday?
A. A pair of shoes. B. A chocolate bar. C. A coat.
2. When did the woman first experience pain?
A. On Saturday night. B. On Sunday morning. C. On Monday morning.
3. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Walk to work.
B. Go to the gym.
C. Find a cheaper parking lot.
4. What does the woman think of her scarf?
A. It’s useful to protect her from dust.
B. It’s thick enough to keep her warm.
C. It’s not that old.
5. Where were the two rabbits at first?
A. At the gate. B. At the corner. C. Behind the grasses.
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。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。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. What is garlic beneficial to according to the man?
A. The heart. B. The mouth. C. The head.
7. What kind of food is the man more concerned about?
A. The one that is cheap.
B. The one that is healthy.
C. The one that tastes great.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. Why do the speakers want to celebrate?
A. The school term is ending.
B. The woman’s birthday is coming.
C. All the students have finished exams.
9. Where is the conversation taking place?
A. In the classroom. B. In the library. C. In the canteen.
10. What does the man prefer to do for celebration?
A. Have some snacks in the cafeteria.
B. Have a party with friends all night.
C. Have a meal outside of the school.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. How to comfort Joyce after her loss.
B. How to look after Joyce’s kids.
C. How to visit Joyce’s brother.
12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Strangers. B. Colleagues. C. Neighbors.
13. What will the woman do for Joyce?
A. Buy her a pet. B. Do some gardening. C. Help her clean her house.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14. Why is the man looking for Jennifer?
A. To apologize to her.
B. To give her some curtains.
C. To talk about a project with her.
15. Where does Jennifer always stay at this moment?
A. In her office. B. In the canteen. C. In the meeting room.
16. Who might the woman be?
A. A waitress in a canteen.
B A worker in a company.
C. A salesperson in a clothing store.
17 What is the man going to do after work?
A. Go to Jennifer’s house. 、
B. Buy something in a mall.
C. Meet some clients.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
18. How much in total will be used in earthquake relief?
A. £60 million. B. £100 million. C. £160 million.
19. How can people express their willing to help the rescue team?
A. By contacting the radio program.
B. By calling a charity organization.
C. By leaving personal information at a website.
20. What is the main purpose of the talk?
A. To forecast the weather of this week.
B. To praise sponsors in the disaster relief.
C. To update information about the earthquake.
第二部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Explorers Camp
•Full day camp for kids aged 5-13.
•Monday-Friday, July 8-26, 9am-4pm.
Week 1 | July 8-12
Week 2 | July 15-19
Week 3 | July 22-26
•Register for a single week or multiple weeks.
•Fees: $365 per week.
•The last day to cancel registration and receive a full refund（退款）is June 15.
Camp Structure
The day is divided into two thematic sessions per age group. Campers have a three-hour morning class engaging with a morning theme（9am to 12 noon）and a one-hour lunch break, followed by another three-hour class engaging with an afternoon theme（1pm to 4pm）. Snack periods are held throughout the day. All campers should bring their own bagged lunch and snacks.
Camp Content
Explorers Camp organizes engaging arts, history and science-related activities in every! class, and focuses on a range of topics that emphasize active learning, exploration and, most of all, fun! All camp sessions are created with age-appropriate activities that are tailored to the multiple ways that kids learn.
Camp Staff
Campers enjoy a staff-to-child ratio ranging from 1:4 to 1:7 depending on the age group. Instructors are passionate educators who are experts in their fields and have undergone training and a background check.
21. On which of the following dates can you cancel your registration with a full refund?
A. June 12. B. June 22. C. July 19. D. July 26.
22. How are campers divided into different groups?
A. By gender. B. By nationality. C. By interest. D. By age.
23. How many hours of class will you have altogether if you register for a single week?
A. 15. B. 21. C. 30. D. 42.
B
In 1914, Ernest Shackleton and his team left England in a wooden sailing ship called the Endurance, hoping to become the first to cross Antarctica.
But in 1915, the Endurance became trapped over the Weddell Sea. The ice destroyed the Endurance and later sank it. Shackleton and all of his men abandoned the ship and managed to stay alive. Although they failed to complete the expedition, the tale of their long and difficult return is one of the most famous survival stories of all time.
Much was known about the location of the Endurance. The ship’s captain kept accurate records of the ship’s position. The ship’s photographer even took pictures of it as it went down. But the ship, deep in the icy waters near Antarctica, had never been found.
Now, a search team called “Endurance22” located the ship, which was found 1.87 miles below the ocean’s surface, about four miles south of its last known position. The team reports that the ship is in excellent shape. Even though the ship is made of wood and is over 100 years old, it has survived with little damage. Scientists say that the small worms that normally break down wooden objects underwater don’t live in the cold waters around Antarctica.
The Endurance 22 is led by the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust. The team ran the project from an icebreaking ship. To locate the Endurance, the team used two underwater robots called Sabertooths which can travel by themselves deep under the sea. What makes them unique is that they can travel under the ice and go where the ship can not. Once the ship was located, the Sabertooths used highquality cameras and scanners to record the Endurance in detail.
The Endurance 22 plans to create a digital 3D model of the wreck site, using the careful scans they made. This will allow scientists to study the ship in detail without disturbing it.
24. What can we know about Shackleton?
A. He built the Endurance by himself. B. He was also a famous photographer.
C. He had a tough journey back home. D. He crossed Antarctica by the Endurance.
25. What helped preserve “the Endurance” well?
A. Fine weather. B. Cold water.
C. Wood material. D. Unique structure.
26. What is special about the Sabertooths?
A. They can repair the ship. B. They can travel under the ice.
C. They can break ice on the sea. D. They can take pictures in detail.
27. How will the scientists deal with the discovered Endurance?
A. They will let it remain untouched.
B. They will rebuild it using 3D technology.
C. They will use scanners to record its details.
D. They will do research on creating a model.
C
The “butterfly effect” may be real, which is used to describe seemingly insignificant events that can have unplanned consequences. But there might be a more literal “butterfly effect” taking place right before our eyes, scientists suggest.
According to new research, insects actually carry electrical charges which can have enormous effects on the atmosphere, potentially influencing even the weather. The findings were published Monday in the journal Science.
Before you can understand that, you have to understand how electrical charges in the atmosphere work. The Earth’s atmosphere always carries an electrical charge to a lesser or greater degree, which scientists refer to as the Potential Gradient (PG). Scientists concluded that atmospheric electricity is primarily driven by natural weather events like thunderstorms and shower clouds, though factors like human pollution also affect it. Researchers, therefore, want to know how electrical charges impact clouds.
To confirm that honeybees carry electrical charges, researchers placed an electrical field monitor near a swarm of (一群) honeybees near the University of Bristol. They also placed a control monitor in a field where there were no bee swarms. The monitor near the bee swarm picked up an increase in electrical charge whereas the control monitor detected no such effect, confirming their assumption.
Second, the researchers wanted to calculate the insects’ electrical effects on the atmosphere compared to the electrical impacts of natural weather events like clouds and dust storms. They calculated the electrical charge of three different types of insect swarms. Most surprisingly, insects’ electrical charges can have just as significant an impact on atmospheric electricity as natural weather events.
The knowledge that insects impact the atmosphere’s electricity has bigger implications for science. PG affects the “movement of aerosols (气溶胶) in the atmosphere, and leads to charging of droplets in some clouds,” according to Hunting. Insect swarms likely won’t drive weather events like thunderstorms, but they could impact the movement of these atmospheric aerosols.
Further research will dive into this previously unexplored field of scientific research and may go beyond insects, since organisms like birds and microbes also carry electrical charges.
28. What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. The background of the research.
B. The publication of journal Science.
C. The work of electrical charges in atmosphere.
D. The electrical effects of insects on atmosphere.
29. How did researchers conduct the process of experiments?
A. By using statistics. B. By analyzing causes.
C. By introducing concepts. D. By making comparisons.
30. Which has the least electrical effects on the atmosphere’s electricity?
A. Human pollution. B. Shower clouds.
C. The thunderstorms. D. The insect swarms.
31. What can we learn about the research from the passage?
A. Insect swarms are likely to drive thunderstorms.
B. Natural weather events lead to charging of droplets.
C. Both PG and insect swarms affect the movement of atmospheric aerosols.
D. Researchers have made controlled experiment between insects and organisms.
D
A machine can now not only beat you at chess, it can also outperform you in debate. Last week, in a public debate in San Francisco, a software program called Project Debater beat its human opponents, including Noa Ovadia, Israel's former national debating champion.
Brilliant though it is, Project Debater has some weaknesses. It takes sentences from its library of documents and prebuilt arguments and strings them together. This can lead to the kinds of errors no human would make. Such wrinkles will no doubt be ironed out, yet they also point to a fundamental problem. As Kristian Hammond, professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Northwestern University, put it: “There's never a stage at which the system knows what it's talking about.”
What Hammond is referring to is the question of meaning, and meaning is central to what distinguishes the least intelligent of humans from the most intelligent of machines. A computer works with symbols. Its program specifies a set of rules to transform one string of symbols into another. But it does not specify what those symbols mean. Indeed, to a computer, meaning is irrelevant. Humans, in thinking, talking, reading and writing, also work with symbols. But for humans, meaning is everything. When we communicate, we communicate meaning. What matters is not just the outside of a string of symbols, but the inside too, not just how they are arranged but what they mean.
Meaning emerges through a process of social interaction, not of computation, interaction that shapes the content of the symbols in our heads. The rules that assign meaning lie not just inside our heads, but also outside, in society, in social memory, social conventions and social relations. It is this that distinguishes humans from machines. And that's why, however astonishing Project Debater may seem, the tradition that began with Socrates and Confucius will not end with artificial intelligence.
32. Why does the author mention Noa Ovadia in the first paragraph?
A. To explain the use of a software program.
B. To show the cleverness of Project Debater.
C. To introduce the designer of Project Debater.
D. To emphasize the fairness of the competition.
33. What does the underlined word “wrinkles” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Arguments. B. Doubts. C. Errors. D. Differences.
34. What is Project Debater unable to do according to Hammond?
A. Create rules. B. Comprehend meaning.
C. Talk fluently. D. Identify difficult words.
35. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Social interaction is key to understanding symbols.
B. The human brain has potential yet to be developed.
C. Ancient philosophers set good examples for debaters.
D. Artificial intelligence ensures humans a bright future.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
With gas prices rising and airport security lines snaking longer than ever, why not book your next domestic vacation on a train? Compared to other alternatives, it's comfortable and relaxing. Here is some advice on how to make a trip by rail as pleasant as possible.
Plan ahead. Most long-distance trains, especially the sleeping car accommodations, sell out very quickly. 36 But no matter when you travel, it's a good idea to make your reservations at least 90 days in advance.
Use a travel agent. Consider turning your travel plan over to a travel agent and letting him double-check all the details, make suggestions, and then handle the actual reservations. A good one can sometimes find you discounted tickets. 37 Then you won't have to walk through several cars on a moving train three times a day for your meals.
Bring a blanket. When you're riding on trains, you won't be provided with a blanket for free, even if your trip is an overnight one. 38 In the summer in particular, the air conditioning can make them quite cold.
Arrive early. Most trains operate just once a day and some run only three times a week, so missing yours can be a disaster. 39 Note: The times listed on the schedules are departure times, not arrival times.
Have fun. 40 Read a book, knit, do a crossword puzzle, or simply watch the world unfold outside the window. To calculate your speed as you do, divide 3,600（the number of seconds in an hour）by the number of seconds it takes you to travel one mile（the distance between two mileposts）. If it takes the train 53 seconds to travel one mile, you're going 67.92 mph.
A. Train trips aren't for impatient types.
B. You'll have views from both sides of the train.
C. The temperature on rail cars is often hard to control.
D. That's particularly true during busy summer months.
E. You might have to wait longer than 24 hours to catch the next one.
F. Chances are the cost will be a lot less than the cost of one bedroom.
G. He may also book you in a sleeping car that's right next to the diner.
第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Rob made ends meet for his family as a handyman, doing odd jobs around the area. But due to a financial crisis, he was ____41____.
“I’m running ____42____ on money,” Rob said. So, the ____43____ handyman went to the streets with a sign that read “Handyman, 25 years’ ____44____, Need work.” Rob wasn’t asking for money but rather for an opportunity to earn his ____45____.
Rob stood on the side of the highway holding his ____46____ for a week. The temperatures were scorehing (灼热的) but he ____47____ the hot sun each day in the hopes of ____48____ work. Someone took a photo of him and ____49____ it on social media! Kyle, the owner of Greenstar Home Remodeling, saw Rob’s _____50_____ online. And he decided to offer the handyman a chance to help him get back on his feet.
Kyle brought Rob on to help with some demolition (拆除的) work. Rob didn’t even ask how much the job _____51_____. He just got down to it.
Rob _____52_____ intends to put his all into working for Kyle as long as Kyle has _____53_____ for him. After seeing Rob’s dedication and _____54_____, Kyle is willing to do all he can to help the man build a brighter future.
Sometimes all someone needs is to be given a _____55_____.
41. A. out of order B. out of work C. out of shape D. out of mind
42. A. deep B. free C. hard D. short
43. A. careless B. homeless C. unwilling D. unemployed
44. A. experience B. age C. time D. value
45. A. fame B. time C. living D. place
46 A. sign B. hand C. bag D. phone
47. A. braved B. escaped C. expected D. enjoyed
48. A. changing B. finding C. giving D. seeing
49. A. leaked B. checked C. shared D. clicked
50. A. news B. message C. photo D. work
51. A. paid B. cost C. got D. made
52. A. fully B. hardly C. possibly D. casually
53. A. places B. jobs C. salaries D. problems
54. A. drive B. honesty C. humor D. interest
55. A. lesson B. choice C. challenge D. chance
第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第二节（共10小题:每小题1.5分,满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A
It is hard to give a definition of Western art ____56____ (precise). Perhaps the best way to understand Western art is to look at the development of Western painting over the centuries. During the Middle Ages, the purpose of Western art was ____57____ (teach) people about Christianity. Next came the Renaissance, ____58____ new ideas and values gradually replaced old ones from the Middle Ages. After the invention of photography, Impressionism emerged in France.
B
As teenagers grow up, they become more independent and start making their own decisions. ____59____, during this period, it can be easy for some of them to form bad habits. These bad habits, if ____60____ (leave) unchecked, could lead to more serious ones when they become adults. For example, some of them may become involved ____61____ tobacco or alcohol abuse, which can lead to physical and mental health problems. To prevent harmful habits like these from ____62____ (dominate) a teenager’s life is essential. They must learn to recognize bad habits early and make appropriate changes.
C
There is strong and comprehensive evidence that the rise in temperature ____63____ (lead) to an increase in extreme weather and natural disasters worldwide over the past years. Continued greenhouse gas emissions will result in further warming and longlasting changes to the global climate. This requires the attention of people all over the world. We as ____64____ (individual) can reduce our “carbon footprint” by restricting the amount of carbon dioxide our lifestyles produce. ____65____ is our responsibility to seize every opportunity to educate everyone about global warming.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华,你校学生会计划在报告厅一楼组织一次中文书法展览，请根据下列提示给你校学生写一篇英文书面通知,鼓励他们踊跃提交作品。内容要点:
1.举办的目的、时间及地点;
2.参赛作品的要求;
3.参赛的奖励。
注意:1.词数 80 左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:书法展览 calligraphy exhibition; 参赛作品 entry

第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It all began when I moved to Dallasin the fourth grade, and I noticed that I was behind in my reading at School. Reading out loud, I had difficulty with half the sentences. My teacher, Mrs. Agnew, said my reading comprehension and ability to pronounce words was at a lower level than other fourth graders. I was scared every time she called on me to read aloud because, although I would try my hardest, she would always have to help me with the words. Mrs. Agnew suggested to my mother that I be tested for dyslexia (发育性阅读障碍) and seek a cure.
At first I didn’t understand why I was being tested. To be honest, I was in fear of facing failure then. Nervous and confused, I sat waiting in the hospital room, unsure of what Dr. Grady, the doctor who diagnosed developmental dyslexia, was telling my parents about the test results.
However, the final results showed that I did have developmental dyslexia. Knowing it, I froze. I had no idea what to do but stand still. My mother looked at me and said quietly, “Honey, don’t worry, and I’ll be with you all time. Are you going to let the obstacle get in your way? Say NO!”. Eventually, I became determined to struggle against my disability. I started to take speech treatments from doctors and some medical volunteers regularly. Dr. Grady told us to go to the hospital twice a week for treatment and my reading ability will get to normal after three years’ training.
Gradually, I even began to love reading, which I had once hated it so much. Several medical volunteers listened to me patiently and taught me patiently. I was deeply moved. Whenever I saw volunteers in white candy-striped (粉白相间条纹的) medical uniforms passing by me, I had a strong desire to give back by being a volunteer to help those like me.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
The time for retesting finally arrived.
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One day a little girl in a wheelchair asked me to read a book to her.
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英语试题答案
1-5 ABAAB 6-10 ABACC 11-15 ACBAC 16-20BBCBC
21-23 ADC 24-27 CBBA 28-31 DDAC 32-35 BCBA 36-40 DGCEA
41. B 42. D 43. D 44. A 45. C 46. A 47. A 48. B 49. C 50. C 51. A 52. A 53. B 54. A 55. D
56. precisely 57. to teach 58. when
59. However 60. left 61. in 62. dominating
63. has led 64. individuals 65. It
应用文写作
Notice
In order to enrich our after-school activities and raise our awareness of handwriting, the Student Union is to organize a calligraphy exhibition on the first floor of the lecture hall on
March 30.
It is suggested that the calligraphy works should be a poem or motto written on Xuan paper. They must be written by yourself, which can show your interest as well as talent. All entries are accepted until March 25.
Whoever stands out will be rewarded with a prize. All are welcome.
Student Union
读后续写
The time for retesting finally arrived. I had overcome my learning disability. Dr. Grady confirmed this. “I’m proud of you, honey!” My mother smiled, hugging me tightly. Dr. Grady said that my dyslexia was at a minimum. My reading ability was as normal as other teens. I was overjoyed. But even though I had conquered one of the biggest challenges in my life, I still felt like something was missing. I decided to do something for others.
One day a little girl in a wheelchair asked me to read a book to her. I read the book very slowly so that she could understand the story and the words. When it was time for me to leave, the girl thanked me for reading to her. I walked out of her room with a huge smile on my face. Without their help and encouragement, I would have hesitated in reading a book to this little girl, but now I was confident. I had overcome my disability and was helping others to overcome theirs. I am determined to help others face and conquer the challenges that I have overcome.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者四年级时被老师发现阅读理解能力和发音能力低于其他四年级学生，经过测试发现作者确实患有发展性阅读障碍，作者不知道该怎么办，但是作者的妈妈承诺将一直陪伴作者，作者开始定期接受医生和一些医疗志愿者的语言治疗，作者被医疗志愿者感动，想通过成为志愿者来帮助那些像作者一样的人。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“重新测试的时间终于到了。”可知，第一段可描写测试的结果和作者及作者的妈妈知道结果后的反应。
②由第二段首句内容“一天，一个坐在轮椅上的小女孩请我给她读一本书。”可知，第二段可描写作者给那个女孩读书，作者的感受以及作者决心要帮助他人。
2.续写线索：医生告知测试结果——妈妈的反应——作者的感受——给女孩读书——作者开心——决心帮助他人
3.词汇激活
行为类
①确认：confirm/notarize
②拥抱：hug/embrace
③下定决心：be determined/make up one’s mind
情绪类
①骄傲：be proud of/take pride in
②高兴：be overjoyed/be exultant
【点睛】[高分句型1] When it was time for me to leave, the girl thanked me for reading to her. (由when引导的时间状语从句)
[高分句型2] I am determined to help others face and conquer the challenges that I have overcome. (由关系代词that引导限制性定语从句)

听力原文：
1.W: Thank you so much for my birthday present, dear. It’s such a lovely pair of shoes. It’s a perfect match for my coat.
M: I couldn’t find your favorite chocolate bars this year. I know you look forward to them, but they must have stopped making them.
2. M: How long have you been having these pains, Miss Benson?
W: We went out for a meal on Saturday night and I felt fine, but when I woke up the next morning my stomach was hurting. Then on Monday morning it was getting worse.
3. W: Parking in the city is difficult. Even if I find a parking lot, it often costs a lot.
M: You don’t live so far from work. Why not go on foot? Thus, you could keep fit and save on gym fees.
4. M: Is it so cold outside that you need a scarf?
W: No, but there’s a lot of dust in the air, so I put it over my mouth and nose. It’s an old one that I nearly threw away.
5. M: There are rabbits everywhere… Look, there’s a couple at the corner.
W: I can’t see them. They must move fast. Oh yes, I can see them now.
M: They run to the gate. And I often see three or four together behind the grasses.
6.M: I was reading today that garlic is very good for the heart.
W: Well, I’m happy to hear that because I love garlic.
M: A lot of people avoid it because they say it gives them bad breath.
W: I really don’t care. It makes food taste great and it’s healthy as well.
M: I read a lot about food recently. But I pay more attention to the food that doesn’t cause cancer or horrible illness.
W: You’re smart. Many things that people enjoy are bad for them. What we need is actually more information about the tasty things that are also healthy.
7.W: How are you, Barry? Have you got your final exams out of the way?
M: Yes, I had my last one this morning. How about you?
W: I finished mine yesterday afternoon.
M: This calls for a celebration for the end of this school term.
W: What did you have in mind?
M: A party that starts in the evening might be good. We can play with friends all night.
W: Trouble is, some friends are still preparing for their exams. They wouldn’t be able to come.
M: You have a point. What do you suggest?
W: We could buy some snacks and eat them here in the cafeteria.
M: To celebrate the end of the term? That’s a bit boring, isn’t it? Let’s go out for a meal.
8.W: I’m so sad for Joyce.
M: Yes, it’s awful that her two dogs died. She was accompanied by them for so long.
W: How will she handle it on her own? They used to be together all the time.
M: Does she have children?
W: I’ve never seen any children going to her house.
M: What about other relatives?
W: I know she has an older brother but he lives far away.
M: She must be all alone. Do you think we should do something to help her?
W: Of course. She’s such a nice person. Perhaps we should ask if the others in the community would also like to be with her.
M: We should — but how?
W: We could help her with some housework. She’ll probably be glad of that.
M: Good idea. You could help take care of her garden and I could clean the house with her. She will be happy.
W: Agreed.
9. M: Excuse me, Mandy. Have you seen Jennifer in our office?
W: Not today, Phil. Why?
M: I said something really stupid that hurt her feelings I just wanted to say sorry to her.
W: It must have been bad.
M: Where can I find her?
W: She’s usually in the meeting room talking with clients around this time, and in the canteen at noon.
M: I’ve been to those places already but she’s not there.
W: What on earth did you say to get her so angry? You two are usually such good friends.
M: Well, she was wearing a new dress. I happened to say that my parents had once had some curtains in a similar material.
W: That wasn’t a nice thing to compare her new dress to a pair of old curtains.
M: But I didn’t get a chance to say it was nice. I loved those curtains.
W: Why not talk to her tomorrow morning? I’m sure she’ll come earlier tomorrow, as she has a meeting with me every Friday morning.
M: You’re right. What else can I do?
W: How about buying her a little gift?
M: Great. I’ll go to the shopping mall after work.
10. This is Bruce Ogilvy with the noon news update for City Radio. President Barry Jeffries has announced that the government will provide £60 million in relief to communities that suffered from the effects of the weekend earthquake. Hundreds of people who lost homes have been housed in hotels, the homes of volunteers and schools. Some of the money promised by the President will be used to help repair roads and bridges which were badly damaged by the disaster. Caroline Crawford, a spokesperson for the President, said the £60 million was just the first payment. Then another £100 million was to be given from the fund for rebuilding the broken houses. The earthquake is so far known to have cost ten lives. However, there was one piece of good news this morning. A ten-year-old boy found his anxious parents after being lost in the chaos. The rescue team also needs more medical workers to join. If you want to help, please call our local Red Cross. For more news and information on the efforts, visit our website at www.citynews.com. We’ll be providing updates every hour or whenever an important story breaks. This has been Bruce Ogilvy with the news. Stay tuned for a full weather update.