福建省莆田第一中学2023-2024学年高二下学期期初考试英语试卷（Word版附解析）

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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 is the man?
A．He is an accuntant．B．He is a teacher．C．He is an athlete．
2．What des the wman say abut her teacher?
A．He talks t fast．
B．He uses difficult wrds．
C．His prnunciatin is terrible．
3．What des the wman think f the plates?
A．They’re f pr quality．B．They’re reasnably priced．C．They’re verpriced．
4．Where are the speakers?
A．In a wine shp．B．In a supermarket．C．In a restaurant．
5．What are the speakers generally talking abut?
A．Statistics n labr market．
B．Requirements f mst bsses．
C．Decreasing ppularity f gap year．
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、7题。
6．What will cause a delay?
A．The change f the battery．
B．The replacement f the band．
C．The repairs f the watch．
7．When will the watch finally be ready?
A．On Tuesday．B．On Wednesday．C．On Thursday．
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．Wh is the wman?
A．A travel agent．B．A ticket ffice clerk．C．The man’s secretary．
9．Why des the wman call Mr. Smith?
A．T remind him f a discunt．
B．T arrange a flight schedule．
C．T check his flight time．
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．What will happen next Tuesday?
A．The teachers will mark the mid-term tests．
B．The speakers will attend the mid-term tests．
C．The wman will get the result f the mid-term tests．
11．What class des the man intend t attend?
A．Internet technlgy．B．Sftware engineering．C．American Revlutin．
12．Hw des the man prbably feel in the end?
A．Astnished and embarrassed．B．Sad and hpeless．C．Disappinted and annyed．
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．Hw did the wman knw the gym?
A．Frm a friend．B．Frm a website．C．Frm a newspaper．
14．Hw lng is the gym pen a day?
A．16 hurs．B．19 hurs．C．24 hurs．
15．What service des the gym ffer nw?
A．Nutritius meals．B．Free membership fee．C．Experienced persnal trainers．
16．What des the wman decide t d at last?
A．Pay a visit t the gym．
B．Chse a persnal trainer．
C．Apply fr a membership card．
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What was the weather like in the suth last weekend?
A．Rainy．B．Dry．C．Cludy．
18．Where is there a thunderstrm tday?
A．In Lndn．B．In Manchester．C．In Leeds．
19．What will the highest temperature be in England this week?
A．21℃．B．23℃．C．30℃．
20．What can we learn frm the talk?
A．It will be dry in Lndn until Friday．
B．It will rain tmrrw in England．
C．Temperatures will drp this week．
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
Cmmunity Vlunteers Prgram
Cmmunity Vlunteers Prgram is a brand new service pprtunity that engages vlunteers in weekly service with cmmunity-based rganizatins in neighbrhds surrunding the Bstn campus．It ffers varius vlunteer placements that will allw yu t cnnect yur skills, passins, and interests with weekly service!
826 Bstn
It is a nnprfit kids writing and publishing rganizatin empwering traditinally under-served students (age 2 t 13) t find their vices, tell their stries, and gain cmmunicatin skills t succeed in schl and in future life．
．Primary Fcus: After-schl enrichment/tutring．
．Opprtunity Type: Remte．
Family Gym Prgram
Family Gym’s gal is t prvide families with yung children (age 0 t 10) with a safe, accessible space t engage in fun, and age- apprpriate physical activity．
．Primary Fcus: Nutritin and Meal Assistance, Nutritin and Physical Educatin．
．Opprtunity Type: Virtual/Remte．
Cmmunity Servings
Cmmunity Servings actively engages the cmmunity t prvide medically-tailred, nutritius, scratch-made meals t critically ill kids (age 6 t 10) and their families．
·Primary Fcus: Fd Security, Nutritin and Meal Assistance．
·Opprtunity Type: In persn．
Hernández After Schl Prgram
HASP invlves yuth frm the Rafael Hernandez Tw-Way Bilingual Schl t prvide the highest quality f specialized services t meet the educatinal, scial, emtinal, cultural, and recreatinal needs f its students (age 5 t 12) in the surrunding cmmunities．
．Primary Fcus: After-schl enrichment/tutring fr multilingual students．
．Opprtunity Type: Remte．
21．What is the main jb f vlunteers in 826 Bstn?
A．T teach students expressive skills．
B．T prvide kids with physical training
C．T ffer teenagers scial assistance．
D．T help yuth with emtinal prblems．
22．Which prgram may prefer vlunteers with medical knwledge?
A．826 Bstn．B．Family Gym Prgram．
C．Cmmunity Servings．D．Hernandez After Schl Prgram．
23．What d the fur prgrams have in cmmn?
A．They advcate healthy diets．B．They fcus n educatin．
C．They feature nline service．D．They center arund children．
B
When Schauna Austin was 20 years ld, she lst her husband in a car crash．Unable t raise a baby alne, she made a difficult decisin during pregnancy-t place her baby fr adptin．She gave birth t a child she named Riley, and held him fr 72 hurs straight．“It was perfect,” Austin said, hlding her new baby．“I knew I wuld have him fr a shrt time, s I made every minute cunt．I didn’t sleep fr three days until the time came t let him g．”
Her Riley became anther family’s Steven．Like mst clsed adptins, a firewall went up between Austin
and Steven’s new parents一n cmmunicatin whatsever．But that nly lasted abut a week．Adptive mther Jennifer Schebinger and her husband, Chris Schebinger, said they had n interest in excluding the birth mther．“Yu knw, yu can’t have t many peple lving yu, right? Why culdn’t he be bth f urs?” Chris Schebinger said．
S, year after year, they sent Austin piles f pictures and bund bks detailing Steven’s every majr and minr milestnes．The Schebingers said they did this s that when Austin and their sn were ready, they culd pick up right where they left ff．The tw reunited when Steven was 7 years ld．Austin taught him hw t fish, and they have kept in cntact ever since．Austin felt blessed beynd wrds, and Steven felt he gt the best f bth wrlds．
Steven is nw 26, married, and with a baby by f his wn．Much t the delight f Austin, he named the child Riley．“I think the lessn we learned is that smetimes we create barriers where barriers dn’t need t be．And when we pull dwn thse barriers, we really find lve n the ther side,” Chris Schrbinger said．
That lve n the ther side has cntinued t grw．The families spend Thanksgiving as ne, and will f curse be getting tgether again in the days ahead．
24．What des the underlined sentence in the secnd paragraph mean?
A．The less peple lve yu, the better．
B．There are t many peple wh care abut yu．
C．Being lved by many peple is desirable．
D．It’s a burden t be cared abut by t many peple．
25．What was Austin’s attitude twards reuniting with her sn?
A．TlerantB．GratefulC．UneasyD．Angry
26．What can we learn abut the Schebingers frm the passage?
A．They did nt give birth t any children．
B．They cntacted Austin as sn as they tk Steven in．
C．They felt blessed beynd wrds when Austin taught Steven hw t fish．
D．They believed it better t get the bilgical mther invlved．
27．What des the authr want t cnvey mst thrugh the passage?
A．Bilgical parents are crucial t a child’s grwth．
B．Peple create barriers where barriers dn’t need t be．
C．Adptive parents and bilgical parents shuld raise children tgether．
D．Lve is fund when we pull dwn unnecessary barriers．
C
Imagine yu’re ut fr an evening strll (闲逛) in a freign city, lking t find a restaurant fr dinner．Yu will lk fr the busiest restaurant with the mst diners because its ppularity is bund t reflect n the quality f fd and service．But is this true?
In turist areas, which lack regular, lcal custmers, the number f diners is unlikely t hld infrmatin abut the quality f the meal．In this case, fllwing the example f thers culd have led t a sub-ptimal (次佳的) dinner chice in an vercrwded restaurant．
Spntaneusly (不由自主地) cpying ther peple’s thughts r chices r simply ging with the crwd is ften referred t as “Herd behavirs”．It is a frequent ccurrence amng humans as well as many ther animals, a cmmn example being sheep．
Herding can appear t make a lt f sense．Average judgements f large grups f peple ften utperfrm individual chices．Furthermre, fllwing the crwd appears t ffer prtectin and cmfrt一after all, there’s “safety in numbers” —while helping t maintain a favurable reputatin．Finally, fllwing the herd reduces the effrt needed t make a persnal r unique decisin．
Herd behavirs, while cmmn and easy t explain, can have many harmful effects．Blindly fllwing the herd can have grave cnsequences when trying t escape frm danger．As seen in examples during earthquakes, herding may result in the entire crwd rushing fr the same dr, even if ther exits are available．This unavidably affects evacuatin (撤退) effrts and may result in avidable injuries r even deaths．
Psychlgy research suggests that it’s surprisingly difficult t resist the influences f the herd．In an experiment invlving financial decisin making, researchers fund that warning messages abut the ptential errrs f the crwd were surprisingly ineffective in helping custmers make better chices．It appears there is n quick and easy fix．Instead, it is advisable t invlve individuals adpting mre critical appraches twards peers’ pinin, and questining thers’ behavirs as ppsed t blindly fllwing them．
28．What des the authr want t tell us by the restaurant example?
A．Undesirable utcmes f herding．
B．Wise dinner chices f mst custmers．
C．Practical ways f aviding herding．
D．Pr cnditins f ppular dining places．
29．What des paragraph 4 mainly tell us abut herding?
A．Its applicatin．B．Its disadvantages．
C．Its definitin．D．Its benefits．
30．What des the authr suggest readers d in the last paragraph?
A．Send warning messages．B．Fllw peers’ pinins．
C．Stp behaving critically．D．Have ur wn judgments．
31．Which is the best title fr the text?
A．Why can’t yu find the reasns fr herding?
B．Why shuldn’t yu fllw the crwd blindly?
C．When shuld yu avid influences f herding?
D．Hw can yu discver wisdm f crwds?
D
On January 22, a massive iceberg brke ff frm Antarctica’s(南极洲的) Brunt Ice Shelf．Scientists say the iceberg was expected t break ff and the event isn’t cnnected t climate change．But the size f the iceberg is hard t imagine．This iceberg cvers an area f abut 600 square miles．That’s abut twice the size f New Yrk City．
Antarctica is cvered with a layer f ice and snw that’s rughly 1.2 miles thick．As snwfalls, it piles up in the center f Antarctica in a huge layer f ice．Overtime, the weight f this ice and snw creates slwly mving rivers f ice called glaciers, which push ut tward the sea．
When the glaciers reach the sea, they slwly push ut beynd the edge f the land, frming huge “ice shelves”．These are massive sectins f ice that spread ut ver the sea, flating n the water belw．Frm time t time, the edges f the ice shelves break ff．This is a natural prcess, called “calving(冰裂作用)”．Thugh calving events are a nrmal part f the ice shelf in Antarctica, ne expert describes huge calving events like this are “quite rare and exciting”．
This is the secnd time in tw years that a huge iceberg has calved frm the Brunt Ice Shelf．Thugh this calving event had nthing t d with the climate crisis, the wrld’s rising temperatures are definitely affecting Antarctica’s sea ice．
Unlike an ice shelf, sea ice isn’t attached t Antarctica’s land．It’s a layer f ice that flats n the surface f the sea．The sea ice is there year-rund．It grws larger in the cld winters, and smaller as it begins t melt in the summers．It’s nw summer in Antarctica, and scientists say the sea ice is disappearing “unusually” rapidly．Last year, with temperatures warmer than nrmal, Antarctica set a recrd fr the lwest amunt f sea ice ever recrded．Scientists say Antarctica’s sea ice culd set a new recrd lw again this year．
32．What des the authr intend t tell us in paragraph 2?
A．Hw bad the temperature in Antarctic is．
B．Hw slwly-mving glaciers are frmed．
C．Why s much snw and ice are in Antarctic．
D．What causes the glaciers t mve slwly．
33．What des a specialist think f this calving event?
A．Unpredictable．B．Incredible．C．Disastrus．D．Beneficial．
34．What can we infer abut the Antarctica sea ice frm the last paragraph?
A．It is fixed n Antarctica’s land．B．N seasn can change its size．
C．Scientists wrry abut its size．D．It will return t nrmal next year．
35．What can be the best title f this text?
A．It’s Urgent t Prtect Antarctica
B．The Climate in Antarctica is Warmer
C．Massive lceberg Breaks Frm Antarctica
D．Antarctica’s Sea Ice Grws Larger in Summer
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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Hw t Be Mre Present
Many peple have a tendency t live in the past r the future．They cnstantly think abut the past and wrry abut the future, and thus find it difficult t enjy the gd things in life in the here and nw．Yu might unfrtunately be ne f these peple． 36 Here are sme tips that might help yu．
Ntice Yur Surrundings
One way t be in the present mment is by nticing yur surrundings．Hw ften d yu take time ut f yur day t actually lk arund and see what’s ging n? Nw clse yur eyes and take a deep breath． 37 When yu d, it’s easier t be mre present in the mment．
Be Grateful fr What Yu Have Nw
38 If yu are cnstantly fcused n things yu dn’t have, yu aren’t taking the time t appreciate what yu have at this mment．One way t practice gratitude is t write a list f things yu are grateful fr and review that list n a daily basis．Try t write at least three things yu are grateful fr in yur life right nw．
Shw Acceptance
If yu want t learn hw t be mre present, yu need t let g f hw yu think things shuld be and accept them fr what they are． 39 Smetimes life is ging t be different than hw yu want it t be．Practicing acceptance will help yu let g f the things in yur life that are ut f yur cntrl．
Find Psitive Scial Supprt
The kind f scial supprt yu have in yur life can als play an imprtant rle．Surrunding yurself with psitive, supprtive peple will increase yur wn psitivity and happiness levels． 40
A．Then pen them and really take in where yu are．
B．Yu shuld fcus yur attentin n ne thing at a time．
C．Yu cannt cntrl everything that happens arund yu．
D．This is ne way t distance yurself frm what yu are enjying．
E．In turn, this will allw yu t fcus n what is ging n right nw．
F．Part f living in the present mment is t appreciate what yu have nw．
G．S learning hw t live in the mment can greatly imprve yur well-being．
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。
Valentina Dminguez, a nine-year -ld frm Texas, was travelling with her parents and her dll, Beatrice．After finishing their 41 in Bali, Indnesia, they stpped ver in Tky befre 42 their flight back hme．
Hwever, upn arriving hme, they 43 that Beatrice was missing．Only then did they realize they hadn’t seen her since they were n the airplane．Valentina’s family was extremely 44 at lsing the dll．Her father expressed his sadness．The family reached ut t the airprt and airline but weren’t able t 45 Beatrice．Withut lsing hpe, they tk t scial media．
First Officer James Danen, an American Airline pilt saw the pst and lcated the missing dll in Turkish Airlines’ Lst and Fund．Since Danen’s flight rutes ften included Tky, he realized that he culd help ut Valentina．“It’s my 46 ．I like helping peple,” he explained．
And that’s hw First Officer Danen ended up 47 the dll t her hme in Texas．The New Yrk Pst 48 that he tk pictures f the dll in the airprt．He als brught alng Japanese treats and a map shwing Beatrice’s 49 ．“Was she well behaved n the flight?” Valentina asked．“Very well behaved,” Danen answered．
Valentina is 50 t be reunited with Beatrice．Valentina shared, “She brings me 51 and she’s my best friend．When she was missing, I felt like my heart was brken．”
First Officer Danen culd 52 have verlked the scial media pst wing t s many n it．But, instead he tk the time t 53 smene else．This heartwarming stry serves as a reminder f the 54 a simple act f kindness can have．That kindness knws n 55 is the message cnveyed in the stry．
41．A．stryB．taskC．vacatinD．trial
42．A．bardingB．bkingC．cnfirmingD．arranging
43．A．fearedB．discveredC．rememberedD．assumed
44．A．nervusB．upsetC．ashamedD．annyed
45．A．pick upB．take inC．get dwnD．track dwn
46．A．ruteB．basisC．natureD．spirit
47．A．cnnectingB．guidingC．bringingD．linking
48．A．sharedB．declaredC．advertisedD．claimed
49．A．newsB．actinC．behavirD．jurney
50．A．shckedB．entertainedC．thrilledD．interested
51．A．happinessB．prideC．challengeD．desire
52．A．bviuslyB．easilyC．cnsequentlyD．finally
53．A．changeB．rescueC．cnsiderD．assist
54．A．prfitB．impactC．cnsequenceD．interest
55．A．harbrsB．airprtsC．statinsD．brders
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。
Yung Chinese are fighting against sciety thrugh a simple act f resistance: lying dwn．Examples f the “tangping” r “lying flat” 56 (include) nt getting married, nt having children, and refusing t wrk extra hurs r t hld a jb at all．“I stay at hme and sleep and watch televisin series．” said Zhang, wh described herself as “lying flat” fr the last tw weeks 57 leaving her jb in the film industry in Wuxi．
“Tangping” 58 (emerge) ver the last few mnths．Sme cmpare them t the 1950s Beat Generatin in the United States． 59 (ther) call their behavir a frm f nnvilent resistance．The term develped after 60 April pst n the Tieba frum, whse authr described a lw-effrt, lw-cst lifestyle cnsisting f just a few mnths’ wrk ut f the year．
“Lying flat is my mvement．” he 61 (write), referring t the Greek philspher Digenes, wh was knwn fr living in a large cntainer．He psted a picture f himself lying in bed in the middle f the day with the curtains 62 (draw)．
But as “tangping” gained 63 (ppular), it als brught a level f dishnr．Nanfang Daily called the philsphy “shameful”．But fr Zhang in Wuxi, lying flat is nt abut giving up r withdrawing frm sciety．“Many peple want t lie dwn because 996 is t 64 (tire),” she said, referring t the cnstant hurs cmmn in tech industry, 65 the staff are expected t wrk frm 9 a.m．t 9 p.m．, six days a week．The philsphy is als abut giving neself a break．
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
注意：78-80题填入括号内词的正确形式(1-3个词)
66．Each ______ (器官) des a particular jb in the bdy, and is made up f distinct tissues．
67．Peple living near the nuclear pwer statin have been suffering frm diseases related t the ______ (辐射) leak．
68．I felt the cldness arund my back and it temprarily ______ (缓解) the intense pain．
69．When yu’re alne and chking, yu can perfrm the self-Heimlich by pushing as hard as yu can in a quick ______ (运动) straight int yur stmach．
70．The gvernment plans t establish a new hspital in the ______ (郊区) t meet the needs f peple．
71．Learning basic first aid ______ (技能) can help yu deal with an emergency befre prfessinal help arrives．
72．We ______ (urgent) need the prducts in less than ne week in rder t get ready fr the selling seasn．
73．Never apply water t a burn frm a(n) ______ ______ (触电) while the victim is still in cntact with the electric current．
74．With chking victims, ______ ______ ______．(每一分钟都非常要紧)
75．We shuld always d what we can t take care f the elderly and any thers wh might be ______ ______．(需要帮助)
76．If yu feel like yu’re having truble breathing while exercising, yu culd be ______ ______ ______．(健康状况不好)
77．Using bth hands and arms, turn the baby, ______ ______ (脸朝上), s she is nw resting n yur ther arm．
78．If a persn is bleeding, always wear glves and prtective eyewear when ______ (give) first aid care．
79．Students f first aid curse leave ______ (feel) cmpletely cnfident and prepared t make a difference in emergency situatins．
80．When yu prvide basic medical care t smene ______ (experience) a sudden injury r illness, it is knwn as first aid．
第二节（满分25分）
假设你是晨光中学的李华，你的英国好友Peter最近给你来信，询问你对自己未来职业的规划。请你给他回信，内容要点包括：
1．梦想中的职业；
2．选择此职业的原因；
3．如何为实现梦想努力。
注意：1．词数80词左右；2．可以适当增加细节。
Dear Peter,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs
Li Hua
2023-2024学年莆田一中高二期初考英语科试卷参考答案
第一部分 听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1-5 ABBCC6-10 BCAAC11-15 CAABC16-20 AABCC
第二部分 阅读（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）
21-23 ACD24-27 CBDD28-31 ADDB32-35 BBCC36-40GAFCE
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）
41-45 CABBD46-50CCADC51-55 ABDBD
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56．include57．after58．has emerged59．Others60．an
61．wrte62．drawn63．ppularity64．tiring65．where
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
66．rgan67．radiatin68．eased69．mtin70．suburb
71．techniques72．urgently73．electric shck74．every minute cunts
75．in need76．ut f shape77．face up78．giving79．feeling
80．experiencing
第二节（满分25分）
范文
Dear Peter,
I’m glad t hear frm yu．In yur letter, yu asked me abut my future career plans．First f all, thank yu fr yur cncern．
My dream career is t be a life-saving dctr．I have had this ambitin since I was a child, especially during the current epidemic, when I saw thse medical wrkers leaving their families and children behind t g t the frnt line at the risk f persnal safety, which inspired my determinatin t becme a dctr．
In rder t realize this dream, I must study hard and be admitted t the ideal medical university with excellent results．
Yurs
2023—2024学年莆田一中高二期初考听力原文
(Text 1)
W: Hw d yu like yur jb, Jim?
M: Fine．This week I have been reading the financial reprts and studying the bks．Next week | will prbably start t handle sme f the accunts．
(Text 2)
W: It’s difficult fr me t understand what my teacher is saying．
M: Is it his prnunciatin that makes it difficult?
W: N．It’s just the wrds he uses are t big．I have t always pull ut my dictinary．By the time I lk up the wrd, he’s saying anther ne．
(Text 3)
M: I really like the clr f these plates, but $45 seems a little expensive．
W: Well, it is a set f 4, s it’s nly a little mre than $11 per plate．And they’re pretty heavy．Heavy means quality．
(Text 4)
M: Hi, can I get yu smething t drink?
W: Can I see the wine list?
M: Yes, f curse．Let me grab it fr yu ……I wnder if yu’re interested in ur special this evening．It ges really well with the steak．
(Text 5)
W: I’ve just seen sme statistics that shw that the number f graduates taking gap year is falling gradually．
M: I think they’re fcusing their effrts n the career rather than taking the chance t see smething f the wrld．I knw sme are wrried abut what ptential bsses wuld think．
(Text 6)
M: Hi．My watch has stpped and I need t replace the battery．Als I need a new watch band．
W: Well, we can replace the battery, but I’m nt sure we have this mdel band in black．We can rder ne fr yu tday．Are yu in a hurry?
M: I’m ging ut f twn n Wednesday mrning, s culd I pick it up n Tuesday?
W: Well, we can change the battery by this afternn, but if yu want us t replace the band, I’m afraid we wuldn’t have that until Thursday．
(Text 7)
W: Gd mrning Mr．Smith．This is Jenny calling frm Backpack Travel．I was wndering if yu were still interested in the discunted tickets fr the flight t Seul．Tday is the last day they’re n sale．
M: Right, thank yu fr calling, Jenny．But yu knw what? I’m really busy at the mment, s can I get back t yu in the afternn t talk abut that?
W: Of curse．I’ll be at my ffice until 5 p.m．Be sure t call tday, because tmrrw, the ffer will be gne．
M: I will．I’m definitely interested．Yu’ll hear frm me arund 3 p.m．
(Text 8)
M: Srry．Srry, excuse me．I’m just…… just cming t sit ver here．Phew．Hey, what have I missed?
W: Nthing．He just started arund five minutes ag．
M: Did he say anything abut the mid-term?
W: What?
M: Abut the mid-term tests．Did he say anything abut when he was ging t hand them back?
W: He’s almst finished marking them, he said．We’ll get them next Tuesday．
M: OK．Gt it．Srry．What page are we meant t be n?
W: Page 34．M: OK．Srry again．What des SEO mean?
W: Search engine ptimisatin．Hw t appear n Internet searches．He explained it befre yu gt here．
M: Oh．Right．One mre questin．What des this have t d with American Revlutin?
W: What?
M: I dn’t get it．Why is he talking abut search engines in a curse n American Revlutin?
W: What are yu talking abut? This is a class n sftware engineering．
M: Yu mean, it’s nt Early American Histry?
W: Yu’re in the wrng class．
(Text 9)
M: Gd mrning．Shake it Off Fitness．Hw can I help yu?
W: Hell．A friend f mine saw yur advert n Daily News website．She tld me that yu have the best budget membership in the city．Is that right?
M: Oh, yes．If yu find a better rate, then we’ll match it．And we dn’t have any sign-up fees r cancellatin fees．
W: That’s useful t knw．Umm, what times d yu have?
M: We pen at 5 a.m．and clse at midnight．
W: Nt 24 hurs then．
M: N．Almst, thugh!
W: OK．Anther questin: d yu have trainers?
M: Sure we d．We have many experienced persnal trainers．He r she will design an exercise plan and prvide the nutritin advice right fr yu．It csts extra thugh．
W: Hmmm, yeah．Um, OK．M: Listen, here’s a free day pass．Why dn’t yu drp by and see fr yurself? That way yu can talk t ther members, see the facilities and ur staff．
W: OK, I’ll d that．Thanks very much!
(Text 10)
W: Gd mrning! Well, we’re ff t a gd start in the suth this week, as mst f the rain frm the weekend has disappeared- just a few cluds and maybe sme shwers here n the east cast．They’ll all clear up by lunchtime, thugh．Over the next day r s, Lndn and the area arund Kent will be mstly dry thrugh until Thursday．It’s nt such gd news fr the nrth-west this week, I’m afraid: mre wet weather, and nt a lt f sunshine．Sme f tday’s shwers will be heavy一and even thundery in Manchester．Leeds will escape the thunderstrms, with light rain nly thrughut the rest f the day and tnight．Elsewhere it becmes dry tday, but with the sea fg twards Wales．In England, tmrrw mrning will see a dry, bright start in mst places．We might see ne r tw shwers appearing as the week ges n, with the highest temperature at 30℃and the lwest 23℃．By the weekend, unfrtunately, the dry weather will make way fr mstly cludy skies and rain．The rain will mve frm Sctland, dwn twards the nrth and reach the suth cast by Saturday afternn．Temperatures, at least, will stay mstly warm at arund 21℃ fr the weekend．It might feel like a nice change frm the high twenties and early thirties we’ll see in the week．