四川省成都市石室中学2023-2024学年高二下学期4月月考英语试题（Word版附答案）

这是一份四川省成都市石室中学2023-2024学年高二下学期4月月考英语试题（Word版附答案），共14页。试卷主要包含了5分, 满分7等内容，欢迎下载使用。


试卷说明：
英语考试时间共120分钟，满分150分。英语试题卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。考试做答时，须将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷、草稿纸上答题无效。
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 Chris d next?
A. Drink sme cffee.B. Watch the Wrld Cup.C. G t sleep.
2. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Strangers.B. Classmates.C. Relatives.
3. What is the wman’s attitude t the man’s suggestin?
A. Favrable.B. Tlerant.C. Negative.
4. What can we learn abut Tm?
A. He’s smart fr his age.
B. He’s unwilling t study.
C. He’s difficult t get alng with.
5. What did Kevin d yesterday?
A. He went swimming.
B. He cleaned up his huse.
C. He talked with his grandparents.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Wh is arranging the meeting?
A. Peter.B. David.C. Janet.
7. When des the man prefer t have the meeting?
A. This Wednesday. B. This Friday.C. Next Mnday.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. Travel experiences.B. Vacatin plans.C. Favrite seasns.
9. What des the man want t d?
A. G t the beach.B. Find a summer jb.C. Mve t Washingtn.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What des the news say abut big nline spenders in the US?
A. The number f them grws slwly.
B. There are mre men than wmen.
C. They make up half f all shppers.
11. Hw much did Americans spend shpping nline last year?
A. $453 billin.B. $990 billin.C. $1,500 billin.
12. What did Gerge buy nline last Sunday?
A. An adventure nvel.B. A sftware package.C. A nte by Mark Twain.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What has Richard been ding?
A. Visiting a museum.B. Watching TV.C. Studying.
14. Why des Susan call Richard?
A. T ask fr help.B. T give thanks.C. T make an appintment.
15. What des Susan want t d?
A. See an exhibitin.
B. Buy a new cell phne.
C. Take pictures f the snw.
16. What will the speakers prbably d?
A. G t a park.B. Play ftball.C. Attend a party.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Where did the speaker learn abut cllege?
A. Frm the mvies.B. Frm her family.C. Frm the bks.
18. What helped change the speaker’s attitude twards study?
A. Her prfessr’s advice.B. Her graduate prgram.C. Her trip t Africa.
19. Hw des the speaker feel when she talks abut her past experiences?
A. Regretful.B. Relieved.C. Grateful.
20. Wh is the speaker prbably talking t?
A. Cnservatin wrkers.B. High schl students.C. Cllege teachers.
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
21．If yu are allergic t gluten and in shrt f vitamin and fibre, yu’d better chse _____.
A．Flur-based ckies mated with crumbs.
B．Hme-made sauce cupled with Hemp Seeds.
C．Gluten-free cakes cmbined with Almnd and Flax-seed Meals.
D．Multi-clred puddings cated with nutritius Chia Seeds.
22．Which f the fllwing can’t be put int the prcess f baking?
A．Almnd Meal B．Chia Seeds C．Hemp Seeds D．Flax-seed Meal
23．Where is the abve advertisement mst prbably fund?
A．What Dctrs Dn’t Tell YuB．Original Fd Cure Depressin
C．Where Health Meet ChemistryD．Tailred Recipe Weekly
B
The student arrived early, sat frnt and center, and std ut in my classrm in mre ways than ne. I’d say that he was abut 40 years lder than his classmates in my undergraduate cmmunicatins class. He eagerly jumped int class discussins, with his humr and wisdm f experience. And he was always respectful f the ther students’ perspectives, as if each f them were a teacher. Jerry Valencia walked in with a smile — and he left with ne t.
“These students gave me the cnfidence that I didn’t need t feel bad abut my age,” Valencia says.
One day, I sptted Valencia n campus. He said he wuld have t stp taking classes that semester and reapply fr next year. By then, he hped t have earned enugh mney and have his student-lan papers in rder. He asked seriusly whether he culd still sit in n my cmmunicatins class.
Sure, I said. But he wuldn’t get any credit.
N prblem, he said.
Sn there he was again, back at his ld desk, jumping int ur discussins n hw t find and tell stries in Ls Angeles — a 63-year-ld man with as much energy and curisity as any f the yungsters in class.
A lt f Valencia’s classmates apparently knew he culdn’t affrd that semester’s tuitin but was still ding the hmewrk. “Here he is, willingly taking a class fr the delight f it and benefit f learning,” says Jessica Espinsa, a 25-year-ld junir. Afterward, I verheard Valencia wanted t stay in schl until he earned a master’s degree, but it had taken him 12 years t finish cmmunity cllege, s he had a lng way t g.
There is smething splendidly unreasnable abut Valencia’s determinatin t get a fur-year degree and then a master’s. At his current pace, he’ll be 90 when he finally hangs all that paper n the wall. But that desn’t seem especially relevant. He’s fund all the yuthful energy and academic pprtunity stimulating. Valencia’s grade in my class this semester will nt shw up n his transcripts(成绩单). But I’m giving him an A — and in the mst imprtant ways, it cunts.
24. What made Valencia different frm his classmates?
A. He was respectful t the teacher.
B. He activated the class atmsphere.
C. He was eager t learn despite his age.
D. He ften put frward different pinins.
25. Accrding t the authr, why did Valencia cntinue t attend classes?
A. He treasured the chance f learning.
B. He wished t shw his determinatin.
C. He needed the credits t further his study.
D He desired t have an A n his transcripts.
26. Which f the fllwing best describes Valencia?
A. Mdest and independent.B. Energetic and generus.
C. Enthusiastic and mtivated.D. Cnsiderate and intelligent.
27. What can we learn frm the passage?
A. N pains, n gains.B. It is never t ld t learn.
C. Strike the irn while it is ht.D. Where there is life, there is hpe.
C
PFAS are fund in nnstick pans, water-prf fabrics and fd packaging. They’re called frever chemicals because f their ability t stick arund and nt break dwn. Nw, using a bit f heat and tw relatively cmmn cmpunds, researchers have degraded (降解) the chemical in the lab.
While sme scientists have fund relatively simple ways f breaking dwn select PFAS, mst degradatin methds require harsh prcesses using intense pressure — in sme cases ver 22 mega-pascals — r extremely high temperatures — smetimes upwards f 1,000℃ — t break the chemical bnds.
William Dichtel, frm Nrthwestern University in Evanstn, and his team experimented with tw substances fund in nearly every chemistry lab: sdium hydrxide (氢氧化钠), als knwn as lye, and a slvent (溶剂) called DMSO. The team wrked specifically n a grup f frever chemicals which cntain a large percentage f PFAS.
When the team cmbined chemicals with the lye and DMSO at 120℃ and with n extra pressure needed, the carbxylic acid (羧酸) fell ff the chemicals and became carbn dixide. “What happened next was unexpected, ” Dichtel said. The lss f the acid helped degrade the chemicals int fluride ins (氟离子) and smaller carbn-cntaining prducts, leaving behind n harmful by-prducts.
“It’s a neat methd; it’s different frm thers that have been tried,” says Chris Sales, an envirnmental engineer at Drexel University in Philadelphia wh was nt invlved in the study. “The biggest questin is hw this culd be adapted and scaled up. Understanding this mechanism is just ne step in unding frever chemicals,” Sales said.
This prcess wuldn’t wrk t deal with PFAS in the envirnment, because it requires a cncentrated amunt f the chemicals, but it culd ne day be used in wastewater treatment plants, where the pllutants culd be filtered ut f the water, cncentrated and then brken dwn.
28. What can we learn abut the previus ways t break dwn PFAS?
A. They’re ec-friendly.B. They’ve been widely used.
C. They’re difficult t perate.D. They’re regarded as useless.
29. What did the team d in their experiment?
A. They experimented with different slvents.
B. They tried tw very cmmn substances.
C. They tested every grup f frever chemicals,
D. They expsed chemicals t extreme temperatures.
30. What made the researchers mst surprised in their experiment?
A. Envirnmentally-friendly reactins ccurred.
B. The carbxylic acid became carbn dixide.
C. N extra pressure was needed fr the trial.
D. The lye and DMSO culd wrk at 120℃,
31. What can we infer frm Chris Sales’ wrds?
A. It is difficult t deal with PFAS in the envirnment.
B. This mechanism will sn be used in the envirnment.
C. The methd will be applied t different kinds f chemicals.
D. Mre research is needed befre the methd is widely used.
D
Sme late Stne Age Eurpeans may have carried make-up inside mini bttles wrn arund their necks r waists mre than 6,000 years ag.
Researchers have fund traces f ingredients knwn t be used in csmetic frmulatins (配方) by later civilizatins inside small bttles unearthed in Slvenia, dating t between 4350 and 4100 B.C, mre than 2,000 years earlier than previusly thught. In 2014, Bine Kramberger at the Institute fr the PCHS fund a mini ceramic bttle at an ancient site nce ccupied by peple f the Lasinja culture in arund 4350 B. C. S far, mre than 100 similar bttles have been fund.
Their purpse was unknwn, but it is thught that sme might have been children’s tys. Curiusly, mst f them have hles in their tiny handles r edges that archaelgists think peple threaded string thrugh, enabling them t be wrn arund the neck r waist. But Kramberger’s find was distinct because it cntained a slid white substance. “It was clear that it had valuable infrmatin because in such ld archaelgical sites, we rarely find cntainers that still keep remains f their frmer cntent,” he says.
Lng and thin stne tls were fund near the bttle, which culd have been used t extract the substance within. Nw, Kramberger and his clleagues have analysed the substance in the bttle and examined 13 thers frm the same perid.
The mystery material cntained a white lead mineral called cerussite, while different lead minerals were identified in tw ther bttles. The three lead-cntaining bttles als had cntents cming frm beeswax(蜂蜡) inside.
“The bttles’ cntents culd have been used fr painting,” says Kramberger. But he says it is mre likely that they were csmetics, because they cntained cmmn ingredients fr such prducts knwn frm later cultures. Cerussite pwder was very ppular amng the ancient Greeks and Rmans fr skin whitening and remedies, despite its knwn txicity (毒性).
Gaydarska says the new study supprts what archaelgists have lng thught — “that the abilities and cultures f Nelithic peple were far mre cmprehensive and cmplicated than they are ften given credit fr”.
32. Why are the small bttles unearthed in Slvenia special?
A. The time f the bttles is much earlier than previusly thught.
B. The bttles cntained sme ingredients related t the make-up.
C. Ancient peple might wear them arund their necks r waists.
D. Researchers were astnished at the number f the similar bttles.
33. Accrding t Kramberger’s finding, what is the substance cntained in the bttles?
A. String. B. White paint. C. Stne tls. D. Cerussite.
34. What can we infer frm the passage?
A. The technlgy f extracting substances was already advanced in ancient times.
B. Cerussite pwder was a perfect slutin t skin prblems fr ancient Eurpeans.
C. It’s easy fr archaelgists t find the cntainers with remains f frmer cntent.
D. The cultures f Nelithic peple were cmmnly believed t be easy and simple.
35. What des the passage mainly talk abut?
A. Peple in the Stne Age had an eye fr beauty.
B. Eurpeans may have wrn make-up in the Stne Age.
C. Bttles fund in Slvenia reveal ancient peple’s life.
D. Reasns fr ancient Eurpeans’ wearing make-up.
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。请将答案写在答题卷上。
Critical thinking is the art f using reasn t analyze ideas and dig deeper t get t ur true ptential. It desn’t mean yu’re thinking harder r lnger. 36 Here are sme tips and ideas t help yu build a fundatin fr critical thinking.
Questin yur assumptins. We make a lt f assumptins abut almst everything. It’s hw ur brain prcesses certain pieces f infrmatin, and hw we get alng in everyday life. Yu culd say they are the fundatin f ur critical framewrk. 37 Then the whle fundatin needs t be rebuilt, frm the bttm up.
Dn’t take infrmatin n authrity until yu’ve investigated it yurself. Instead f duble­checking everything anyne says, we tend t label infrmatin as either cming frm a trustwrthy r nt cming frm a trustwrthy surce. This keeps us frm duble­checking every piece f infrmatin that cmes ur way, saving ur time and energy. But it als keeps us frm getting t the bttm f things that we think cme frm a trustwrthy surce, even when they dn’t. .38
Put yurself in ther peple’s shes. Empathy can als help yu develp yur critical thinking skills. 39 Yu may find that a little understanding facilitates a deeper insight int ther peple and their behavir. The deeper yur insight int yurself and thers is, the wiser yur decisins will be.
40 There is n way t learn better than learning frm yur friends. If yu nly want t be a big fish swimming in the little pnd just because yur eg feels gd, keep this part. If yu are wndering abut hw t develp critical skills, make friends with smart peple and thrw away yur eg.
A. Actually, it’s abut thinking better.
B. Surrund yurself with peple smarter than yu.
C. Be smene that peple knw that they can cunt n.
D. Yu shuld nt judge thers until yu fully understand their situatin.
E. But what if they turn ut t be wrng, r at least nt entirely truthful?
F. The reasn is that understanding des nt always g with the right actin.
G. S what is published in a magazine r nline desn’t mean it’s necessarily true.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One Sunday mrning my mther walked int my rm. “ 41 !” she said, prudly hlding up a yellw 42 with black and white stripes. “I made it just fr yu. What d yu think?”
I 43 my tngue. Hw culd I tell Mm it was the mst hideus ne I had ever seen? “It’s perfect fr 44 ,” my mther cntinued. “Hw I wish smene had made such a stunning piece fr me!”
T small yu can’t wear it, I thught. But I knew Mm had spent a lt f time n the dress. Only the wrld’s mst 45 daughter wuld refuse. Reluctantly, I put it n.
All thrugh church I prayed, Lrd, let me get ut f here 46 anyne seeing me. Especially Dennis Pearce, the by I had a crush n. He was ne f the cutest guys at Neptune High. Althugh we were in sme f the same classes, Dennis had 47 taken any ntice f me.
At the end f the service I 48 fr the dr. But I had t wait n the steps while my parents chatted with their friends. Just a little while Then ut f the crner f my eye I saw the Pearce’s appraching. 49 I culd escape, Dennis was right beside me.
I started gabbing(闲聊) a mile a minute, hping if I kept it up he wuldn’t 50 my hrrible dress. “I am ging t cllege in September,” I said.
“That’s great,” Dennis replied. “I gt admitted t the plice academy.” Smehw I kept the cnversatin ging. Sn we were walking t the parking lt tgether. The next thing I remembered was that Dennis asked me 51 . We curted thrugh cllege, and eventually 52 . Mnths after ur wedding, I asked Dennis if he remembered the day when he had first asked me ut.
“Yu bet I d,” he said. “Yu were always 53 in schl, almst standffish (cld-hearted). I didn’t think yu’d be much fun. But yu were s animated when we talked n the church steps, sparking my 54 in getting t knw yu better.” Maybe that 55 dress wasn’t what I wuld have chsen, but that day it was the perfect dress fr me.
41. A. Strange B. Surprise C. Interesting D. Puzzled
42. A. dress B. cat C. skirt D. hat
43. A. beat B. cut C. held D. caught
44. A. party B. church C. schl D. sprt
45. A. unreasnable B. ungrateful C. unwise D. uncertain
46. A. beynd B. against C. n D. withut
47. A. never B. smetimes C. nce D. ever
48. A. headed B. hid C. escaped D. walked
49. A. Until B. After C. Nt until D. Befre
50. A. dislike B. judge C. verlk D. ntice
51. A. my number B. my address C. ut D. in
52. A. succeededB. marriedC. graduatedD. persevered
53. A. quiet B. calm C. silent D. still
54. A. sincerityB. necessityC. curisityD. hspitality
55. A. lace-trimmedB. yellw-sptted C. zebra-striped D. heart-shaped
第Ⅱ卷
第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Ging against the tide f flcking t well-knwn yet generally jam-packed turist destinatins n vacatin, a 56 (grw) number f hlidaymakers in China tend t spend their leisure time at lesser-knwn resrts t seek unique, relaxing hliday experiences.
In recent years, reverse turism 57 (emerge) as a new trend amng yung hlidaymakers in China. During the week-lng public hliday, which ended n Oct. 7, large numbers f vacatiners, especially yung prfessinals wh lng t escape frm busy city life, .58 (avid) ppular hliday destinatins in rder t get the beaten track and enjy sme peace and quiet. Accrding t data frm nline travel agency Qunar, the number f rms 59 . (bk) at htels in less-traveled cities during the hliday was 30 percent up year-n-year. Besides crwds, sme vacatiners chse less-traveled places t save n the cst f trips t ppular destinatins, .60 ften invlve expensive tickets, meals and htel stays. In additin, lesser-knwn attractins are nt 61 “cmmercial” and “standardized” as develped nes and are able t ffer mre authentic experiences and natural encunters. And 62 (like) ppular destinatins, sme underexplred places with little nline 63 (expse) can ffer mre surprises.
Jiang Han, 64 senir researcher at the Beijing-based public plicy think tank Pangal, has said that reverse turism will becme ne f the future directins fr the market .65 . is an pprtunity fr ecnmic grwth.
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，你在美国友好学校交流期间认识的朋友Smith因为家乡遭遇了飓风，心情低落。请你用英语给他写一封电子邮件，要点包括：
表示关心；
介绍同学们可以提供给灾区的帮助；
鼓励他振作起来重建家园
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Smith,
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Yurs,
Li Hua
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两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
My family mved frm Taiwan t a small twn in central Gergia, where my dad gt a visa fr his family and a jb. I had just learned English, and frm what little I culd gather frm my friends, Santa Claus wuld cme dwn ne’s chimney and put tys in ne’s stcking n Christmas Eve! What a great cuntry, I thught. After I lked up “stcking” in my Chinese-English dictinary, I knew what I had t d and always expected that day.
Finally, the big day came. On that wnderful night, after everyne went t bed, I sneaked ut f bed, tk my lngest, cleanest knee sck and attached it t a nail already n the mantel (壁炉). Obviusly, the previus wners f this huse were n strangers t this Santa character. Gazing at the sck and imagining the delicately-packed gift in it, I culdn’t help giggling (咯咯笑). Fr the first time, I fund it hard t fall asleep.
And fr the first time, I wke up befre everyne else in the early mrning. Then I headed straight t the fireplace and was even ready fr what t say after seeing the gift. Hwever, what happened next was the least thing I wanted t mentin. On the nail was the empty and lnely sck. I was hit with the reality f the empty sck and the biggest lie ever tld. I tried my best t hld back my tears but failed. Bursting int tears, I quickly tk dwn the sck and stuffed it in the back f a drawer.
Every December since then, the tpic f Christmas memries wuld unavidably cme up, and I wuld amuse my friends with my pr-little-me stry. I had t make it as funny as pssible, r else I wuld cry nce again. I didn’t knw whether any f my audience ever nticed the sparkling tears hidden in my eyes.
Hw culd I knw that Santa was just late? Nine years ag, n Christmas Eve, I heard a knck n the dr when I was watching TV. Unwillingly, I dragged my feet and pened the dr.
注意：
1. 所续写短文词数为 150 左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已写好；
Paragraph 1：
Outside the dr std an ld man with a white beard and a red cap, hlding a well-packed bx._____________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
Thrugh tear-blurred eyes, I recgnized the handwriting n the card. _____________________
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成都石室中学2023-2024学年度下期高2025届四月月考考试
英语参考答案
听力：1-5 AACBC 6-10 CBBAB 11-15 ACBAC 16-20 AABCB
阅读：21-23 CBA 24-27 CACB 28-31 CBAD 32-35 BDDB
七选五：36-40 AEGDB
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56.grwing57. has emerged58. avided59.bked60.which
61.as/s62.unlike63.expsure64.a65.and
应用文参考范文：
Dear Mr. Smith,
I was shcked at the news abut the hurricane in yur hmetwn. It’s understandable that yu sink int sadness.
Upn hearing the news, all the students in ur schl vlunteer t lend a helping hand. We have raised sme mney, which will be put int yur bank accunt. Besides, we have als cllected sme basic necessities, such as clthes and tents fr the victims. We hpe ur small deeds can be f sme help.
Great damage as the hurricane has caused, I firmly believe things will get better. Cheer up and pick up yur curage t restre peace and harmny t yur family. Anyway, there will always be a silver tint in the cluds f grief!
Yurs,
Li Hua
读后续写参考范文：
Outside the dr std an ld man with a white beard and a red cap, hlding a well-packed bx. Wearing a radiant smile, the man reached ut his hands, passed the bx t me and grinned. “Christmas gift fr yu”. Shcked at the unexpected guest and gift, I was at a lss what t say. The mment he blended int the darkness, I untied the ribbn with heart thumping wildly. Inside the bx lay a teddy bear I had lnged fr with an attached card. Once again, I culdn’t cntain my tears.
Thrugh tear-blurred eyes, I recgnized the handwriting n the card. It was a friend f mine and I later discvered that the man was her father. She was ne f the audience f my sad stry. The card read: “Srry, I’m late. Merry Christmas.” I wiped away tears, held the bx tightly and felt a surge f warmth. Christmas memries f this year wuldn’t be a bitter jke but a miracle which witnessed a healed heart. S nw I believe Santa is real. This Santa desn’t cme dwn ur chimneys, but lives inside gd and thughtful peple wh really listen t friends, and then plan deliberate acts f kindness.
听力文本：
(Text 1)
W: Hey, Chris, are yu alright?
M: Yeah, I’m just a bit sleepy. The Wrld Cup final last night, yu knw.
W: Sure. Want sme cffee?
M: I wuldn’t say n.
(Text 2)
W: Excuse me, culd yu pssibly mve yur car frward a bit s I can get mine ut?
M: Just a secnd. Is it kay nw? D yu need any help?
(Text 3)
M: Ww! These dgs are s adrable. Can we take ne? My friend Jy has a cat.
W: N, Bill. I’m afraid we can’t. We live in a small apartment.
(Text 4)
W: Well, is Tm ding well in schl these days?
M: Oh, well. Like bys at his age, yu knw, I can’t get him t d his hmewrk withut a struggle.
(Text 5)
W: Hi, Kevin. I didn’t see yu at the pl yesterday. What happened?
M: Oh, my grandparents came ver t my place fr a visit. I gt the idea t interview them, and I saw hw much they lved being listened t.
(Text 6)
W: Peter, I dn’t knw if Janet has tld yu, but Wednesday afternn’s sales meeting is cancelled.
M: Oh, yeah? When is ur next meeting then?
W: Either this Friday mrning r next Mnday afternn? Janet is checking David’s schedule.
M: Why dn’t we have it this Friday? I’ll be away n a business trip next week.
(Text 7)
W: I just bught a ticket t New Yrk. I’m s excited t see the city.
M: Gd fr yu. When are yu leaving?
W: Next week. I’m taking the red-eye flight. It’s cheaper.
M: New Yrk City is a magical place. Yu’ll have s much fun.
W: I hpe s. I’ll stay fr a week and then take the train dwn t Washingtn, D.C.
M: That sunds like a great vacatin. I’m lking frward t a week at the beach fr my summer vacatin. I just want t relax.
(Text 8)
W: Hi, Gerge. I just heard the news. Americans are nt just shpping nline, they are buying expensive prducts n the Internet. Nearly three ut f ten nline shppers in the United States have bught a prduct that csts a thusand dllars r mre. Thse big nline spenders are much mre likely t be men than wmen.
M: I’m nt surprised. Yu knw, men are usually the early adpters when it cmes t technlgy.
W: I can't imagine that back in the 1990s, nline shpping wasn’t just awkward, it felt risky. Peple were afraid t give ut their credit card numbers. They wrried if prducts didn't arrive in time.
M: But nw peple are talking abut the explsin in Internet shpping.
W: Yes, indeed. Last year, U.S. shppers spent $453 billin in shpping nline, and many f them went big. What did they buy? Just abut anything.
M: Well, I am n exceptin. Last Sunday, I purchased a shrt nte that Mark Twain had written regarding a missing package, and I paid abut $1,500 fr it.
W: Yu’re really a mre adventurus nline shpper than me.
(Text 9)
W: Hi Richard, this is Susan.
M: Hi Susan.
W: What are yu ding?
M: Just watching TV. Pretty bred. Yu?
W: Well, I was planning t g t the science museum tday with Elaine, but it snwed.
M: I hpe it snws all night because I dn’t want t g t schl tmrrw.
W: D yu knw anyne wh has a camera? I left mine at hme. I want t take pictures f all this snw.
M: N, I dn’t. But why dn’t yu use yur cell phne t take pictures?
W: Well, I dn’t think cell phnes d a gd jb. I want t take sme really nice pictures f this wnderful snw scene. Yu knw, the cllege is preparing a phtgraphy exhibitin next mnth. I hpe my pictures will be selected. Oh, I knw nw. Have yu seen Sarah tday? She has a camera.
M: N, she hasn’t been arund lately. But d yu knw Mike? He has a camera. In fact, I knw he’s interested in phtgraphy.
W: Mike? Yu mean that tall by, captain f ur schl ftball team? Okay, let’s ask him t g with us.
M: Well, I dn’t mind ding smething interesting. We can g t Waterl Park, a gd place t take pictures.
(Text 10)
Hey, everyne. I’m really excited t be here t share my experiences since graduatin. When I was leaving here abut 10 years ag, I decided t g t cllege, which, when I think abut it, is a little strange, because I cme frm a family where n ne had ever gne t cllege. Everything I knew abut cllege came frm the mvies. Once in cllege, I gt a classic case f t much fun and t little class time. At the end f my secnd year, my majr prfessr warned me, yu're never ging t graduate unless smething big changes. But it wasn't until I entered my graduate prgram in cnservatin eclgy that I felt I was n the right path.
My cnservatin wrk has brught me jy, excitement, and adventure. I’ve dne sme research in the remte muntains f Califrnia. I’ve had dinners with imprtant pliticians. I’ve even stepped ver snakes in Africa. But mst imprtant f all, it gave me smething bigger than myself t fight fr. When I lk back, I feel frtunate t have chsen cllege, and particularly science, thrugh which I have rediscvered myself and achieved liberatin. And I'm sure yu all can d the same.