四川省内江市威远中学校2023-2024学年高一上学期第二次月考英语试题

这是一份四川省内江市威远中学校2023-2024学年高一上学期第二次月考英语试题，共17页。
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3. 全部答案在答题卡上完成, 答在本试卷上无效。
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卡上。
第一节 (共5小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分1.5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 will the man d at seven ’clck tmrrw evening?
A. Phne the wman. B. Attend a meeting. C. Have supper.
2. Hw much shuld the man pay fr a dzen red rses nw?
A. 15 dllars. B. 17 dllars. C. 20 dllars.
3. When did the wman want t be a writer?
A. When she was a kid.
B. When she wrked at a bkstre.
C. When she had sme bks published.
4. Where des the smell prbably cme frm?
A. The kitchen. B. The bedrm. C. The living rm.
5. What is the pssible relatinship between the speakers?
A. Father and daughter. B. Mther and sn. C. Husband and wife.
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。
听下面一段对话, 回6、7小题。
6. What is the wman ging t d n Saturday afternn?
A. G t a festival. B. Take a part-time jb. C. Meet her friends.
7. Where are the speakers prbably?
A. In a factry. B. In a cmpany. C. In a supermarket.
听下面一段对话, 回答8至10小题。
8. Where des the man cme frm?
A. Ohi. B. Birmingham. C. Ls Angeles.
9. Hw lng will the wman stay there?
A. Tw days. B. Three days. C. Tw weeks.
10. What are the speakers prbably ding?
A. Waiting fr their friends.
B. Visiting several places f interest.
C. Spending a hliday.
听下面一段对话, 回答11至14小题。
11. Wh needs t be nursed in the man’s family?
A. His wife. B. His mm. C. His kid.
12. Why is smene in her frties preferable?
A. She likes taking care f ld peple.
B. She can live with the man’s mther.
C. She is mre patient and experienced.
13. Hw much is a live-in nursing wrker’s mnthly salary at least?
A. 3,400 dllars. B. 4,300 dllars. C. 5,000 dllars.
14. What will the man prbably d next?
A. Check the wrkers. B. Fill ut a frm. C. Meet a nursing wrker.
听下面一段对话, 回答15至17小题。
15. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. Hw t learn a language well.
B. When the curse will be finished.
C. Which curse they shuld take.
16. What might the wman d?
A. Take an advanced class. B. Get a private tutr. C. Get a part-time jb.
17. Wh are the speakers prbably?
A. Freign students in China.
B. Overseas Chinese students.
C. Experienced Chinese learners.
听下面一段独白, 回答18至20小题。
18. What did the wman’s father think f her plan?
A. It was a fantastic idea.
B. It wasn’t suitable fr her.
C. It wasn’t an interesting sprt.
19. Hw did the wman feel befre the marathn started?
A. Cnfident. B. Nervus. C. Painful.
20. What d we knw abut the wman’s father?
A. He ffended her daughter a little.
B. He knew his daughter very much.
C. He prmised t help his daughter train.
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
It is very challenging when it cmes t trying t master the English language. Hwever, there are sme things yu can d t imprve yur English learning. The fllwing bks are an excellent way fr peple trying t learn English r get better at it.
Oxfrd Picture Dictinary
This is a great bk fr thse wh like t learn things visually. Yu can use the pictures t learn many new wrds each day. There is als a bilingual versin fr thse wh want t learn using their wn native language.
Wrd Pwer Made Easy
This useful dictinary prvides ne f the best ways t learn ver 1, 000 f the wrds which are mst cmmnly used in English. The bk has many interesting activities and games, and gives tips n aviding spelling errrs.
NTC Vcabulary Builders
Students wh are mre advanced in the English language will greatly like NTC Vcabulary Builders. If yu want t build yur English vcabulary, then this bk is a gd chice.
English Vcabulary in Use Series
This is ne f the best-selling bks by Cambridge University Press. The bk is gd fr students f the English language f all levels wh want t have a wider vcabulary. Yu can chse t learn British English r American English.
Imprving yur English is ne f the best ways t make sure that yu will d great in life. It can pen many drs fr yu. Fr thse wh are nt native English speakers, these bks will cme in handy. With hard wrk, anyne can be a master f the English language.
21. Which bk prvides ways t help yu make fewer mistakes in spelling?
A. Oxfrd Picture DictinaryB. Wrd Pwer Made Easy
C. NTC Vcabulary BuildersD. English Vcabulary in Use Series
22. What is special abut Oxfrd Picture Dictinary?
A. It is designed fr language beginners.
B. It ffers advice n language learning.
C. It prvides many pictures t help learn language.
D. It gives learners a lt f interesting daily tasks.
23. What d the fur bks have in cmmn?
A. They nly prvide English versins.B. They are all fr beginners.
C. They help yu t d great in life.D. They help t learn vcabulary.
B
I was 11 years ld standing utside in just my underwear while I watched the huse that I grew up in rapidly burn t the grund.
A few minutes earlier I had been in bed when a scream wke me up. My grandma’s bedrm was just next t mine and my brther’s. A fire had brken ut there and awakened her. Hearing her, my brther jumped int actin, running frm rm t rm quickly waking everyne in the huse. Befre we culd d anything the fire destryed it. We all had just made it utside when the flames (火焰) tk hld f every rm.
I std there shaking while the fire destryed my bks, clthes, and tys. I watched helplessly while my mm cried and my dad sighed. I wndered what was ging t happen t us because we had lst all ur things.
As I lked arund, thugh, I realized smething fr the first time: The things that mattered were nt things. I saw my brther running arund t get help. I saw my grandma and dad wrapped in each ther’s arms and my mm hlding ur little dg. I realized at that mment that we were all alive. Our lives wuld cntinue withut the “stuff” that was burning. We wuld all live t lve each ther fr many years t cme. And that was all that mattered.
24. Wh first fund the huse was n fire?
A. The authr.B. The brther.C. The grandma.D. The parents.
25. What was the authr thinking abut when seeing everything destryed?
A. He was wndering hw the fire gt started.
B. He was wrried abut their life after the fire.
C. He was mad abut lsing his clthes and tys.
D. He felt lucky that they were saved by the firefighters.
26. What des the authr mainly want t tell readers in paragraph4?
A. That their life and family matter mst.
B. That his family was lucky enugh t escape.
C. That family and pets bth meant a lt t him.
D. That the things burned in the fire didn’t matter at all.
27. Which f the fllwing qutes is the authr mst likely t agree with?
A. “Keep calm and carry n.” — the Ministry f Infrmatin, UK
B. “What desn’t kill yu makes yu strnger.” — Friedrich Nietzsche
C. “Yu'll be alive. That's what matters. Enjy what yu have.” — Richelle Mead
D. “Hme is where yu are lved the mst and act the wrst.” — Marjrie Pay Hinckley
C
Reading can be a scial activity. Think f the peple wh belng t bk grups. They chse bks t read and then meet t discuss them. Nw, the website BkCrssing.cm turns the page n the traditinal idea f a bk grup.
Members g n the site and register (登记) the bks they wn and wuld like t share. BkCrssing prvides an ID number t stick inside the bk. Then the persn leaves it in a public place, hping that the bk will have an adventure, traveling far and wide with each new reader wh finds it.
Bruce Pedersn, the managing directr f BkCrssing, says, “The tw things that change yur life are the peple yu meet and bks yu read. BkCrssing cmbines bth.”
Members leave bks n park benches and buses, in train statins and cffee shps. Whever finds their bk will g t the site and recrd where they fund it.
Peple wh find a bk can als leave a jurnal entry describing what they thught f it. E-mails are then sent t the BkCrssers t keep them updated abut where their bks have been fund. Bruce Pedersn says the idea is fr peple nt t be selfish by keeping a bk t gather dust n a shelf at hme.
BkCrssing is part f a trend amng peple wh want t get back t the “real” and nt the virtual. The site nw has mre than ne millin members in mre than 135 cuntries.
28. Why des the authr mentin bk grups in the first paragraph?
A. T explain what they are.B. T intrduce BkCrssing.
C. T stress the imprtance f reading.D. T encurage readers t share their ideas.
29. What des the underlined wrd “it” in Paragraph 2 refer t?
A. The bk.B. An adventure. C. A public place.D. The ID number.
30. What will a BkCrsser d with a bk after reading it?
A. Meet ther readers t discuss it.B. Keep it safe in his bkcase.
C. Pass it n t anther reader.D. Mail it back t its wner.
31. What is the text mainly abut?
A. A new reading habit
B. A scial activity f exchanging bks
C. A new trend f n line reading
D. A website that cnnects peple thrugh bks
D
The meaning f silence can be different amng cultural grups. Silences may be thughtful, r they may be empty when a persn has nthing t say. A silence in a cnversatin may als shw uneasiness r wrry. Silence may be viewed by sme cultural grups as extremely uncmfrtable; therefre, attempts may be made t fill every gap with cnversatin. Persns in ther cultural grups value silence and view it as necessary fr understanding a persn’s needs.
Many Native Americans value silence and feel it is a basic part f cmmunicating amng peple, just as sme traditinal Chinese and Thai persns d. Therefre, when a persn frm ne f these cultures is speaking and suddenly stps, what maybe implied (暗示) is that the persn wants the listener t cnsider what has been said befre cntinuing. In these cultures, silence is a call fr reflectin.
Other cultures may use silence in ther ways, particularly when dealing with cnflicts amng peple r in relatinships f peple with different amunts f pwer. Fr example, Russian, French, and Spanish persns may use silence t shw agreement between parties abut the tpic under discussin. Hwever, Mexicans may use silence when instructins are given by a persn in authrity rather than be rude t that persn by arguing with him r her. In still anther use, persns in Asian cultures may view silence as a sign f respect, particularly t an elder r a persn in authrity.
Nurses and ther care-givers need t understand the pssible meanings f silence when they cme acrss the persnal anxiety their patients maybe experiencing. Nurses shuld recgnize their wn persnal and cultural cnstructin f silence s that a patient’s silence is nt interrupted t early r allwed t g n unnecessarily. A nurse wh understands the healing (治愈) value f silence can use this understanding t assist in the care f patients frm their wn and frm ther cultures.
32. What des the authr say abut silence in cnversatins?
A. It implies anger.B. It prmtes friendship.
C. It depends n culture.D. It is based n cntext.
33. Which f the fllwing peple might regard silence as a call fr careful thught?
A. The Chinese.B. The French.C. The Mexicans.D. The Russians.
34. What des the authr advise nurses t d abut silence?
A. Let it cntinue as the patient wants.B. Break it while treating patients.
C. Evaluate (评估) its harm t patients.D. Make use f its healing effects.
35. What can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. Sund and SilenceB. What It Means t Be Silent
C. Silence t Native AmericansD. Speech Is Silver, Silence Is Gld
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。
Stepping ut f yur cmfrt zne (区域) helps yu t imprve yurself and becme a happy and fun persn. Yu’ll experience greater enjyment as yu try ut new experiences.
36 .
Unplug (拔掉插头)
Take a break frm tday's intercnnected wrld. 37 . Yu may feel a little uncmfrtable at first, but yu will knw that is just part f the prcess t let yu knw better abut yurself.
G t anther cuntry
Yu will experience new cultures, different custms, unique landscapes and anther language frm travel. 38 . Additinally, the excitement f explring different scenery and experiencing different cultures are lifelng treasure.
39
Try diving, skydiving r a rller caster ride. If thse are t frightening, try giving a speech r taking a dance class. Once yu vercme yur inner fear, yu will have a sense f satisfactin that cmes frm vercming it.
Talk with smene new
This desn’t have t be a cmplete stranger. Start a cnversatin with smene new at wrk, the barista (咖啡师) in yur lcal cffee shp, a neighbr r smene in the queue. 40 . By fcusing n ther peple rather than yur wn internal thughts, yu can imprve yur wn mental health.
A. D smething that is fearful fr yu
B. Becme uncmfrtable with the Internet
C. Yu can end yur cnversatin with yur friends anytime
D. Leave yur phne at hme, turn ff the TV and the Internet
E. Here are sme ways that can prbably lead yu t a new life
F. See if yu can cntinue the cnversatin fr 30 secnds r lnger
G. Besides, using cash frm different cuntries is als gd fr yur brain
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。
There are always sme persns in yur life wh tuch yur sft heart with kindness.
As a little girl, my favrite thing was 41 . And when I thught abut 42 I wanted t be when I grew up, I figured I’d be a librarian, just because the tw librarians changed my life.
At that time, the twn library limited the number f bks a persn brrwed 43 tw nce a week. I 44 the bks in just three days. S t read mre, I was 45 abut what bks t chse. The librarian, Mrs. Tnne, was a warm persn. Every time I went int the library, she greeted me, 46 . When learning abut my truble, she ften 47 sme better bks. Thanks t her help, I 48 a lt frm these bks.
Gradually, I develped an interest in writing, 49 pems. When I was in furth grade, ur schl librarian, Mrs. Ketelsen, encuraged me t write mre. When my pem was nt accepted, she 50 me with cmfrtable wrds. Once she helped 51 sme pems I’d written abut dinsaurs t Highlights magazine. It was my first published writing!
Later, at the University f Iwa, 52 I majred in jurnalism, my dream was different. I realized that I was shy abut interviewing peple, which made me 53 . When I recalled Mrs. Tnne and Mrs. Ketelsen, I made a decisin withut 54 t be devted t writing. And nw I am an editr at Reader’s Digest.
Whenever I think f the help frm them, hw 55 I am. It is their kindness that makes me what I am.
41. A. readingB. paintingC. explringD. creating
42. A. hwB. whyC. whereD. what
43. A. fB. tC. frmD. between
44. A. publishedB. editedC. presentedD. finished
45. A. in the leadB. in panicC. at a lss D. n the rcks
46. A. shutingB. smilingC. cryingD. dancing
47. A. exchangedB. recmmendC. designedD. adapted
48. A. reflectedB. devtedC. expectedD. benefited
49. A. extremelyB. frtunatelyC. especiallyD. slightly
50. A. inspiredB. challengedC. cntentedD. tricked
51. A. admitB. sendC. reviseD. settle
52. A. althughB. becauseC. whenD. since
53. A. relaxedB. satisfiedC. impressedD. upset
54. A. hesitatinB. tensinC. exceptinD. argument
55. A. cncernedB. relievedC. gratefulD. regretful
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。
Ancient China’s mst famus travel writer and gegrapher, Xu Xiake cntributes t Jiangyin’s ppularity. As 56 hmetwn f Xu Xiake, Jiangyin has made itself a mdern destinatin fr travelers frm hme and abrad. But ancient adventurer, Xu Xiake, remains the main reasn 57 peple cme there. S far, the Travel Diary f Xu Xiake 58 (read) widely.
Xu Xiake spent ver three decades travelling thrughut 16 prvinces, 59 `
(describe) his explratins in detail. His diaries belng t the categry f travel literature,
60 (knw) nt nly fr taking travel as its subject but als describing the authr’s
61 (experience).
Xu Xiake was brn t a wealthy father, wh 62 (prefer) nature t pwer, and landscapes ver fficial psitins 63 particular. Xu Xiake tk after his father. He enjyed bks n histry, gegraphy and adventure. 64 (bvius) he enjyed reading abut China’s muntains and rivers. The little child decided he wuld see the beautiful scenery 65 (he) and he finally made it when he grew up.
第四部分写作 (共两节, 满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
66. 假定你是李华, 正在为你的朋友Mark准备生日聚会。请你写一封邀请信, 邀请你们共同的朋友Jhn参加聚会。内容要求如下:
1. 聚会的时间、地点;
2. 你为Mark准备的惊喜;
3. 提醒Jhn准备一份生日礼物。
注意:
1. 词数80左右;
2. 可适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。








第二节 (满分25分)
67. 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
That night, I quarreled with my mther, then strmed ut f the huse. While n the rad, I remembered that I did nt have any mney in my pcket, I did nt even take my cell phne with me t make a call hme.
At the same time, I went thrugh a ndle shp, and I suddenly felt very hungry. I wished fr a bwl f ndles, but I had n mney!
The seller saw me standing befre the cunter and asked, “Hey little girl, yu want t eat a bwl?”
“But … but I d nt carry mney …” I shyly replied.
“Okay, I’ll treat yu.” the seller said, “cme in, I will ck yu a bwl.”
A few minutes later the wner brught me a steaming bwl f ndles. After eating sme pieces, I cried.
“What is it?” He asked.
“Nthing. I am just tuched by yur kindness!” I said as I wiped my tears. “Even a stranger n the street gives me a bwl f ndles, and my mther, after a quarrel, chased me ut f the huse. She is cruel (残忍的)!!”
The seller sighed, “Girl, why did yu think s? Think again. I nly gave yu a bwl f ndles and yu felt that way. Yur mther has been taking care f yu since yu were little, why were yu nt grateful and why did yu hurt yur mm?”
I was really surprised after hearing that.
Why did I nt think f that? A bwl f ndles frm a stranger made me feel grateful, and my mther has raised me since I was little and I have never felt s, nt even a little.
注意: 1. 续写词数应为 150 左右;
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Just at that mment, many memries came back int my mind.








When arriving hme, I saw my mther sitting at the dinner table, wrried and tired.








四川省威远中学校2026届第一学期第二次月考试题
英语答案
听力理解
1—5 CBBAC 6—10 BABBC 11—15 BCABA 16—20 CABAB
阅读理解
21—25 BCDCB26—30 ACBAC 31—35 DCADB 36—40 EDGAF
完形填空
41—55 ADBDC 46—50 BBDCA 51—55 BADAC
语法填空
56. the 57. why / that 58. has been read 59. describing60. knwn
61. experiences62. preferred 63. in64. Obviusly 65. himself
书面表达
66. Dear Jhn,
T shw ur passins fr Mark, I’m ging t thrw him a birthday party. Nw I’m writing t invite yu t jin us at 6:00 p.m. this Sunday in my hme.
There’re many activities designed fr the party. Firstly, Mark’s favrite sngs will be played t make a cmfrting atmsphere. After sme exciting shws, we’re scheduled t dine tgether. And, the mst inspiringly, we will present gifts t Mark with genersity at last.
Lking frward t yur cming at the appinted time. Dn’t frget t take yur gift.
Yurs,
Li Hua
67. Just at that mment, many memries came back int my mind. When I was ill she was always the ne taking care f me. When I had truble with my study, she never lst faith in me and encuraged me t keep ging. When I arrived hme during the weekend, she always prepared my favurite fd. All her kindness came back t me. I shuld be grateful fr all she had dne fr me. I realized that I shuld return hme immediately and say srry t my mther.
When arriving hme, I saw my mther sitting at the dinner table, wrried and tired. She must have been lking fr me everywhere. I was ready fr her anger and shuts. Hwever, befre I culd aplgize, my mther saw me and gently said: “Oh, hney, thank Gd, yu’re back! Cme inside.Yu are prbably very hungry? I cked yur favrite ndles, cme and eat while they are still ht…” N lnger able t cntrl myself, I cried in her arms. “I’m srry, mm, please frgive me.” I whispered t her thrugh tears, extremely ashamed f myself.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者因为和妈妈吵架跑了出去。之后她饿了，但是没带钱，幸运的是好心的店主给了她一碗面条，她因为感动而落泪。而店主知道后对她说，“你妈妈从小就照顾你，你为什么不感恩，为什么要伤害你妈妈？”店主的话让作者开始反思自己的故事。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“就在那一刻，许多回忆涌上我的脑海。”可知，第一段可描写作者的回忆，回忆妈妈是如何照顾作者，支持作者的。
②由第二段首句内容“到家时，我看见妈妈坐在餐桌旁，又担心又累。”可知，第二段可描写作者回到家之后妈妈的反应，妈妈没有责怪她，反而在关心作者，作者也因为愧疚向妈妈道歉，希望能得到妈妈的原谅。
2.续写线索：开始回忆——回忆妈妈如何照顾自己——意识到错了，应立刻回家——回家后妈妈的反应——向妈妈道歉，希望得到原谅
3.词汇激活（一个词汇要写出相近的表达）
行为类
①照顾：take care f/lk after/tend
②到家：arrive hme/get hme
③大叫：shut/yell
情绪类
①感谢：be grateful/shwing ne’s appreciatin/shw ne’s gratitude
②生气：anger/angry
【点睛】[高分句型1] I shuld be grateful fr all she had dne fr me.(省略that引导的定语从句)
[高分句型2] I realized that I shuld return hme immediately and say srry t my mther. (运用了that引导的宾语从句)
[高分句型3] I whispered t her thrugh tears, extremely ashamed f myself. (运用了形容词作状语)
第一部分 听力
1—5 CBBAC 6—10 BABBC 11—15 BCABA 16—20 CABAB
听力原文
【1】W: I’ll call yu up tmrrw evening t discuss the plan. Let’s make it seven ’clck.
M: I’m srry, but I’ll attend a meeting at fur ’clck. And we’ll be having dinner at that time.
【2】M: Oh, s many kinds f rses. Hw much are the red rses?
W: We always sell them at 20 dllars a dzen, but nw I can give yu a 15 percent discunt.
【3】M: Linda, what really made yu want t becme a writer?
W: I always lved reading bks when I was small. After graduating I gt a jb at a children’s bkstre. That was when I first started thinking abut making bks. Nw I have several bks published.
【4】M: Darling, I smell smething burning.
W: Oh, dear. I frgt t turn ff the gas.
M: We’re lucky that yu didn’t set the whle huse n fire.
W: I knw! I was cking when the telephne in the living rm rang.
【5】M: Can yu tell me what this wrd is?
W: Let me take a lk! These wrds are being printed smaller and smaller, aren’t they?
M: Abslutely right. I can hardly get thrugh this newspaper. Hney, where are my glasses?
W: Our daughter put them in the study befre she went t wrk
【6】M: Hi, Mary. Are yu ging t the culture festival n Saturday?
W: N, I can’t. I have a part-time jb in the afternns. Hw abut yu?
M: I can’t, either. I wrk part-time, t.
W: That sunds tiring. What d yu usually d n Saturday nights?
M: Uh, I usually meet my friends wh wrk in a cmpany. What abut yu?
W: I’m usually pretty tired after wrking in this factry.
M: S what d yu d after yu finish wrk here?
W: I just relax at hme in the evening. I get up early n Sundays, d the cleaning and g t a supermarket.
【7】M: S many peple. Is it s crwded here all the time?
W: I’m nt sure. Actually, this is my first time here.
M: Me, t. I think this is a great place fr a hliday. Where are yu frm?
W: Ohi. Hw abut yu?
M: I’m frm Birmingham, England.
W: Hw lng will yu stay here?
M: Fr abut tw weeks. I have been t Ls Angeles. I want t visit Hustn, t. I’ll prbably visit that city n Mnday.
W: Ah, it lks like yu are having a great time.
M: Yes, I am. Hw lng will yu stay here?
W: I’ll stay here fr 3 days. My kids have wanted t cme t this city fr a lng time.
M: That’s great.
W: My friend is waiting fr me. I hpe yu enjy yur stay in America.
【8】W: Gd mrning. What can I d fr yu?
M: Well, I am lking fr a nursing wrker t take care f my mther. She needs lng-time help.
W: D yu need a live-in r ne that nly cmes during the day?
M: One that lives in wuld be perfect. We have a place fr her t stay. My jb requires me t travel ften and I wrk late as well. My wife is very busy, t.
W: D yu have any request fr her age?
M: Smene in her frties wuld be preferable. She is mre patient and understanding with much experience in taking care f ld peple.
W: N prblem. I have taken it all dwn.
M: Hw abut the salary?
W: The salary will be higher, at least 3,400 dllars a mnth. Smene might get 4,300 dllars a mnth. But they dn’t get mre than 5,000 dllars unless they have sme medical skills.
M: That sunds reasnable. When d I see her?
W: Yu will hear frm me in a week. We will arrange that. Nw please fill ut this frm.
【9】W: I’ve been meaning t ask yu what yu are ging t d when ur Chinese curse is finished.
M: I dn’t knw. I think I might take a mre advanced class.
W: Oh, is there a chance f yu ding that?
M: Maybe, but I’m nt quite sure. If I dn’t take a mre advanced class, I may get a private tutr. What d yu think I shuld d?
W: Well, I dn’t knw. As fr me, a part-time jb will be beneficial t my Chinese study.
M: Practice in daily life can make the language mre lively.
W: Yes, in that case, I can cmmunicate with the lcal Chinese speakers t imprve my Chinese.
M: That’s interesting. Will yu really d that way?
W: Yes, I feel it makes sense. I can have a chance t practice Chinese in the cmpany where I wrk part-time.
M: I wuld like t jin yu, if it is cnvenient, please fill in the applicatin frm fr me, t.
W: With pleasure.
【10】W: My senir year f cllege seemed a perfect time t run my first marathn. At the age f twenty-ne, I had already cmpleted a few half-marathns. I had the blind ptimism f yuth.
When I tld my dad, a lifelng runner, f my plan, he replied that marathns aren’t fr me. What a shame! I said t myself as I began training in July. I began t dubt myself nly when I felt extremely tired during a particularly hilly twenty-tw-mile training run in the ht weather. The marathn tk place n a perfect Nvember day. Thugh I started ut prmisingly and cnfidently, I culdn’t keep up with my running partners. Clse t the twenty-mile mark I felt a sharp pain in my knee. My friend jined me fr the last part, t ffer encuragement.
I finished with a time just ver five hurs. At the finish line I walked slwly tward my father and fell int his hug, n lnger ffended by his statement. Frm then n, I realized that marathns are nt fr everyne.