2020-2021学年重庆市南开中学高二下学期中试卷英语试题含答案

这是一份2020-2021学年重庆市南开中学高二下学期中试卷英语试题含答案，共22页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分7等内容，欢迎下载使用。
本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。共150分。
考试时间120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷（三部分共110分）
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上，听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。
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，从恶中所给的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思和阅读下一小题。每段对话读一遍。
1. Where is Andy nw?
A. In the U.K. B. In France. C. In China.
2. What will the wman d
A. Lk after her sick sister.
B. Have a walk with the man
C. Take care f her sister's child.
3. What is the relatinship between Clin and Mary?
A. Brther and sister. B. Father and daughter. C. Husband and wife.
4. Hw lng des the cmputer club last?
A. 15minutes. B. 30 minutes. C. 45 minutes.
5. What are the speakers mainly discussing?
A. A hairdresser. B. A barbershp. C. A girl.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. What d we knw abut the basket?
A. It is small fr a cffee pt.
B. It was bught yesterday.
C. It is f bad quality.
7. What des the wman decide t d in the end?
A. Change the basket fr anther ne.
B. Have the basket repaired.
C. Return the basket.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. Where did the wman meet Bradley Cper?
A. At a restaurant. B. At a bkstre. C. At a shpping center.
9. What did Bradley Cper d fr the wman?
A. He gave her a bk.
B. He signed a bk fr her.
C. He helped her with her English.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. When is Priceless n?
A. At 8. B. At 9. C. At 1l.
11. What des the wman think f quiz shws?
A. Bring. B. Exciting. C. Funny.
12. What prgram will the wman watch?
A. A basketball game. B. A mvie. C. A talk shw.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Wh went t England last year?
A. Ivan. B. Jim. C. Erica.
14. Where did Erica stay during her hliday?
A. In a htel. B. In a tent. C. In a flat.
15. Which means f transprt did Ann use frm Italy t Malta?
A. The plane. B. The car. C. The bat.
16. Where will the speakers prbably g?
A. T a muntain. B. T a farm. C. T a castle.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Which psitin is pen?
A. Editrs. B. Reprters. C. Website designers.
18. What can be gt frm the jb?
A. Chances t travel arund. B. Lts f mney. C. Free mvies.
19. What is the requirement fr the applicants?
A. Wrk experience.
B. Gd writing skills.
C. Access t the Internet.
20. What des the speaker talk abut in the end?
A. The deadline. B. The age limit. C. The website address.
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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Hemingway
Emest Hemingway, the man was mre interesting than the myth. A new six-hur three-night dcumentary frm Ken Burns and Lynn Nvick aims t lk beynd the bullfighting, the wildlife hunting, and the brken marriages and rmances t find the artist wh made a lasting impact n wrld literature at 27 and kept finding ways t live up t his reputatin. Begins Mnday: April 5. at 8 p. m, PBS; check lcal listings
Hme Ecnmics
The latest family situatin cmedy features Tpher Grace as ne f three adult brthers wh stay clse despite the enrmus gap in wealth that affects hw daily life plays ut in their separate Bay Area husehlds. With Caitlin McGee as the pr guy in the three, Jimmy Tatr as the yunger brther wh made a frtune, and Grace as a writer wh als wrks at the studi. Wednesday. April 7, at 8：30 p. m. n ABC
This Is a Rbbery
Thirteen empty frames hang in Bstn's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in hnr f the masterpieces that were stlen by thieves the night after St. Patrick's Day 1990. This dcumentary explres the mystery f where these great paintings have vanished t, gathering stries frm investigatrs wh have lked int Irish gangster Whitey Bulger, the lcal Italian mafia（黑手党）, and even the IRA（Irish Republican Army）. Available Wednesday, April 7, Netflix
Them
The title recalls Jrdan Peele's Us, and like that hrrr film, this new series frm executive prducer Lena Waithe unflds the terrr f racism. In 1953, a middle-class black family mves acrss the cuntry t a new hme in Cmptn, a mstly white Ls Angeles suburb. The neighbrs launch a campaign f terrr, and the huse itself seems t turn against them. Available Friday： April 9, Amazn Prime
21. Which prgram shuld yu watch if yu are interested in racial issues?
A. Them. B. Hme Ecnmics. C. Hemingway D. This is Rbbery.
22. What can we learn frm the passage?
A. Yu can find brken marriages and rmances in Hemingway：
B. There are sme stries behind the mystery in This is a Rbber：
C. There is a cnflict between different scial classes in the 1950s in Them.
D. The three brthers get n well because they are all rich in Hme Ecnmics.
23. What is the purpse f the passage?
A. T prmte sme ppular sap peras.
B. T advertise sme famus TV channels.
C. T intrduce sme bks fr time killing.
D. T recmmend sme prgrams wrth watching.
B
Baseball is ne f the ldest sprts in the U. S. Mst histrians agree it happened befre 1900. Baseball was nce America's favrite game, but has nw lst that claim t basketball. It is a name that requires strength. but nt hugeness. And agility, quickness, perfect visin and quick reactin are even mre imprtant than pure strength.
What will new technlgy teach us abut baseball?
A system called PITCHf/x has been used since 2006 t track and recrd the path f a pitch and its speed. The system uses radar and cameras t track hw the ball mves after it is hit and als recrds the mvement f players n the field. The fastest runners are nly a little slwer than Olympic running champin Usain Blt. In ther wrds, sme players are very fast runners. The system als shws hw far sme players run t catch balls and hw quickly they react t batted balls. Sme players ran mre than 17 meters in under tw secnds t catch a ball. Other players shwed they culd thrw the ball ver 150 kilmeters per hur. Sme teams are using this intrmatin t prvide better treatment t their players and t cmpare players and teams.
Will yung players break the unwritten rules?
Baseball has a lt f traditins including unwritten rules f behavir. Fr example, newer players are expected t shw respect t the ther team by restraining （抑制）reactin t a great hme run lit（全垒打）. A hme run is when a player hits the ball s far that he can travel arund all fur bases in ne trip. He as well as anyne already n base can scre after it. In recent years, sme yung players have wildly celebrated their hme runs by thrwing their arms in the air r dramatically thrwing their bats t the grund. Many lder players find such behavir unsprtsmanlike while Bryce Harper f the Washingtn Natinals, ne f the best yung players in baseball, recently tld ESPN that he is tired f hearing lder players cmplain abut the yung, “There're s many guys in the game nw wh are s much fun." He said he thinks it is t bad thse players are restricted by the unwritten rules abut behavir. n the field.
24. We learn frm the passage_____________.
A. hugeness is mre imprtant than strength in baseball
B quick reactin matters mre than strength in baseball
C. baseball and basketball are amng the ldest games in US
D. baseball has always been the mst lved and ppular sprt in US
25. What des the authr tell us in Paragraph 2?
A. PITCHf/x can nly track hw the ball mves in the field.
B. The fastest runners can run as fast as the Olympic champin.
C Sme players are recrded t thrw a ball at an amazing speed.
D. The technlgy is nw nly applied t players f the hme team.
26. The unwritten rules f behavir require yung players t___________.
A. always shw respect t players f the ther team
B. bld dwn their excitement ver a great hme run hit
C. celebrate their hme runs by swinging their arms wildly
D. cnsider the feelings f lder players wh dn't make a hme run
27. Bryce Harper thinks that___________.
A. yung players' celebratins f hme runs is an amusing part f the game
B. all the unwritten rules f behavir n the field shuld be banned ever since
C. lder players have the right t restrain yung players' behavir n the field
D. bth yung and lder players shuld knw hw t restrain their true feelings
C
Insects arc t the animal kingdm what the deep sea is t Earth, We think because we knw the birds and the mammals s we've already discvered what's n this planet. In fact, we've just scratched the surface.
The Smithsnian Institutin says that "there are mre insect species that have nt been described（named by science）than there are insect species that have been previusly named. "Flies are particularly diverse: Mre than 124,000 species have been identified, but scientists suspect cuntless mre are awaiting discvery.
The Amazn is hme t at least 10 percent f the wrld's knwn bidiversity and. hundreds f thusands f insect species. But it's an uncertain time fr the rainfrest and fr insects.
A 2019 study suggested that abut a third f insect species wuld be vulnerable t extinctin in the next few decades, a result f habitat lss frm intensive agriculture, pesticide and fertilizer pllutin, and climate change, amng ther factrs. And in Brazil, President Jair Blsnar has been actively prmting develpment f the Amazn, mre than 300,000 square miles f which has been lst t industry since the 1970s.
Althugh it's cmmn fr scientists t find new insects in the Amazn, the number f unfamiliar fly species caught in the twer traps f insects was surprising. Mrever, many species appeared nly in traps set abve the grund level. Almst tw-thirds f fly diversity is present in the 8- t 32-meter traps, but nt in the sil That means quite a lt f lss when big trees are cut dwn.
Many f the mystery flies seemed t be phrids（蚤蝇）, creatures the size f a few grains f salt, sme f which lay their eggs in bees, ants, and ther insects.
Brwn, ne f the wrld's leading experts n the family Phridae, knew he needed t see these new phrid species in the wild fr himself—and as quickly as pssible. "I always feel like we're ne farmer and a machete（大砍刀）away frm lsing a whle bunch f species," he said.
28. What des the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. Insects are mysterius creatures
B. Insects are largely unknwn t scientists
C. Insects are significant t the animal kingdm.
D. Insects are hard t study because they are small
29. Frm the passage, the authr may agree that___________.
A. many f the mystery flies are f small size
B. the vast majrity f insects prefer t inhabit in the sil
C. the Amazn is the biggest and safest habitat f insect species
D. we learned as much abut insects as abut birds and mammals
30. Fr Brwn, what will mst prbably cause the extinctin f insect species?
A. Intensive agriculture B. Pesticide use
C. Fertilizer pllutin. D. Climate change.
31. Where's the passage mst likely frm?
A USA Tday B. The Ecnmist
C. Natinal Gegraphic. D. The Fall Street Jurnal.
D
Su Min, a 56-year-ld retiree frm Henan Prvince in central China, has becme famus nline because f her sl rad trip. She psted vide updates as she drve and in Octber, ne f them went viral n Duyin, the Chinese TikTk. In it, she described hw ppressed she had felt by husewrk and her husband. Millins watched the vide, sharing it with labels like "runaway wife.”
Her main appeal is nt the scenic views she captures, but her accunts f her abusive marriage, dissatisfactin with dmestic life and newfund freedm. Older wmen send her messages abut hw painfully familiar her stry feels; fr yunger wmen, she is an adviser abut marriage. "I wish my mther culd be like Auntie Su and live fr herself, instead f being trapped by life," read a cmment n ne f her vides. Her unexpected ppularity demnstrates a flurishing awareness f gender equality in China.
Ms. Su used t wrk in a fertilizer factry and she married her husband at 23. She thught marriage might be a way ut f the endless chres she shuldered. But instead she fund herself laden with even mre husewrk, as well as verbal and physical abuse She resigned herself t her unhappy life at hme. Then, in late 2019, she came acrss a vide nline f smene intrducing their sl rad trip. She remembered her childhd dream f driving—the freedm and cmfrt it had represented. Over the fllwing mnths, she devured every vide she culd find abut rad trips and made up her mind: Once her grandsns entered preschl, she wuld set ut n a trip f her wn. On Sep. 24, she fixed her tent t the tp f her Pl car and set ff frm her hme in the city f Zhengzhu.
Ms. Su jurneyed acrss the cuntry while making her vides, in which she was grateful fr her newfund freedm. In March. Net-a-Prter, the luxury shpping website, even featured Ms. Su in an advertisement fr Internatinal Wmen's Day. Still, Ms. Su blushed when asked abut her new fume and said she was nt yet qualified t be called a feminist（女权主义者）. "It tk me s many years t realize that I had t live fr myself."
32. Ms. Su has becme famus nline because____________.
A. she psts vide updates f the scenic views
B. she is the first wman t make sl rad trip
C. she makes accunts f her traditinal marriage
D. she represents wmen's awareness f gender equality
33. What des the underlined wrd "devured" in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Deleted. B. Sht C. Upladed. D. Watched.
34. The turning pint that lit her lnging fr sl travel came when___________.
A. her grandsns finally entered preschl
B. she watched a vide abut sl rad trip
C. she fixed a tent t her Pl car and set ff
D. her husband abused her verbally and physically
35. What can we infer frm the last paragraph?
A. She felt mre than satisfied t live fr herself.
B. She accepted the idea f being a feminist nw.
C. She made vides n her jurney t make mney.
D. She became a spkeswman fr a luxury shpping website
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。
Hw t Create a Study Schedule—Summer Study Rutine
Summer is here and fr a lt f peple it's a time t have a vacatin and relax. But if yu need t study. it's very imprtant t create a study schedule s yu have enugh time fr yur studies as well as time t enjy yur break. When yu're making yur wn study schedule, here are sme tips t keep in mind.
The first is t start early. Sme students leave all their wrk until the last few days f the summer. 36 As sn as yu' re able, get started with yur schedule. The sner yu start, the sner all yur wrk is dne and yu' re free t d whatever yu want during the hlidays.
The secnd tip is t create a list f everything that needs t get dne. Yu can, fr example, write everything in the rder f time and separated by subject. 37
The third tip is t plan it ut. Make a schedule using a calendar r Excel. 38 Design it t what suits yu the best and make it smething yu want t fllw. When yu're ding this, plan yur time using tw kinds f time blcks: free time and fixed time. Free time is when yu have ther summer activities and relax. Fixed time is
when yu need t d smething which yu've determined befrehand regardless f mst situatins. 39 That's up t yu t decide and depends n the gals yu've set up fr yurself.
The last tip is t stick with it. The best way t fllw yur study plan is by being mtivated t use it! Reward yurself fr cmpleting the things and crss them ff yur schedule. 40 If yu can get smething dne sner, g ahead. But if yu miss a day, dn't feel guilty abut it. Remember that this is yur break and yu dn't need t wrk 24/7.
What are yur plans fr this summer?
A. It culd be daily, weekly r mnthly.
B. Yu might need fewer hurs r mre hurs.
C. Hwever, dn't be afraid t make changes t it.
D. As a result, they panic abut nt having enugh time.
E. Yu shuld schedule ne hur f fixed time each day.
F. Where pssible, put yur fun activities in advance f study hurs
G. This way yu can see everything yu need t cver in the study plan.
第三部分语官运用（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。
A vilinist named Itzhak Perlman came n stage t give a cncert n Nv. 18, 1995. If yu have ever been t a Perlman cncert, yu knw that getting n stage is n small 41 fr him. He was diagnsed with a terrible cancer as a child. The audiences sat quietly while he 42 his way acrss the stage t his chair and began his play.
But this time, smething went 43 . Just as he finished half f the sng, ne f the strings n his vilin 44 We thught that he wuld have t stp the cncert. But he didn't. 45 he waited a mment, clsed his eyes and then 46 he cnductr t begin again. He played with such 47 and such pwer and such purity as we bad never heard befre.
Or curse, everyne knws that it is impssible t play a harmnius piece with just three strings. But that night. Itzhak Perlman 48 t Rnw that. When he finished, there was a thrugh 49 in the rm. And then peple rse and cheered. There was an extrardinary 50 frm every crner f the auditrium. He smiled, wiped the sweat frm his frehead and expressed his 51 in a quiet sacred（神圣的）tne.
Yu knw, smetimes it is the artist's task t 52 nw much music he can still make frm what he has left. Itzhak Perlman has 53 n his life t make music n a vilin f his strings, 54 all f a sudden, in the middle f a cncert, he fund himself with nly three strings; s he made music with three strings, which was even mre beautiful, mre sacred, mre 55 thin any that he had ever made befre, when he had fur strings.
41. A. errr B. change C. scale D. deal
42. A. explred B. lst C. frced D. made
43. A. smth B. wrng C. wild D. unique
44. A. wund B. swung C. brke D. lsened
45. A. Instead B. Mrever C. Hwever D. Therefre
46. A. persuaded B. recmmended C. signaled: D. rdered
47. A. passin B. difficulty C. wisdm D. hesitatin
48. A. managed B. refused C. determined D. attempted
49. A. understanding B. embarrassment C. cnfusin D. silence
50. A. laughter B. thunder C. applause D. reputatin
51. A. regret B. pride C. value D. gratitude
52. A. bring ut B. find ut C. turn ut D. let ut
53. A. sacrificed B. destryed C. prepared D. exchanged
54. A. yet B. fr C. while D. after
55. A. traditinal B. memrable C. prfessinal D. fashinable
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个恰当的单词或者括号内单词的正确形式。
Labr lay in the US falls 56 the first Mnday f September every year. It has 57 rich histry centered arund wrkers. 58 mst Americans likely cnsider Labr Day a unique American experience, in reality, Labr Day has 59 （it）rigins in Canada.
Caused by the labr cnflicts in 1870 in Trnt, a parade was held in 1872 in supprt f a strike against the 58-hur wrkweek. As a result, 24 unin leaders 60 were respnsible fr rganizing the event were arrested under anti-unin laws.
The first Labr Day celebratin in the US can 61 （trace）t Sept. 5, 1882. It
was designed t cmfrt city wrkers after numerus strikes and even 62 （vilent）in sme cases. Labr Day has been celebrated since. President Grver Cleveland declared that day Labr Day in 1894. The 63 （extend）weekend helps Americans wh chse 64 （travel）. Originating as a celebratin fr the wrking class, Labr Day has als evlved int the unfficial end f the summer seasn and fr many schl districts it has been the beginning f the 65 （academy）year again.
第Ⅱ卷（两部分共40分）
第一部分：单词填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
66. Higher educatin was riginally intended fr the rich and__________（特权阶层）.
67. The cuntry is nw__________（撕裂）apart by hatred and discriminatin.
68. Why shuld yu still cmplain when yu're__________（有幸）with a gd mind and sund health?
69. The sight f a light-rail train ging thrugh a high blck is a__________（特点）f Chngqing.
70. Many parents are nw__________（批评的）f the educatinal system f China which has made everyne feel s stressed ut.
71. The pp star was caught n the spt and taken t the plice fr__________（盗窃）.
72. I still kept n gd t__________ with my childhd friends thugh we went t different clleges in different cities.
73. Angela is a smart student, but her untidy handwriting is her Archilles' h__________.
74. The new r__________ f rubbish classificatin are t cme int frce within three years.
75. The family had t mve t a much smaller huse in rder t manage__________.
76. Ry, wh had always been very clse t his father, changed cmpletely, becming silent and__________.
77. I'm ashamed f my feelings, and I dn't want t__________ the recrding f my life.
78. Secndly, classical Chinese music is clsely cnnected t Chinese petry. s it isn't surprising that mst classical pieces have very__________.
79. They' re grateful fr this brief__________ f music as they g shpping.
80. It is clear the members f Twelve Girls Band are amng the mst gifted__________ in the wrld.
第二部分：书面表达（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Bys like t be cnsidered brave, but what kind f things can be cnsidered brave? It is nt a questin that can be answered by wrds, but by actual deeds.
A by with the name Henry gave us a gd example. Rnny and Henry were friends in the same class. They always played tgether and went hme tgether. One day as Rnny and Henry were ging hme after schl, they saw sme peple fighting in the street crner. Rnny said excitedly, "Sme peple are fighting! Let's g and have a lk!" But Henry said, "It's nne f ur business. We'd better g hme and I dn't want them t wrry abut me."
"Yu are a cward（懦夫）," said Rnny, and f he ran t the spt with sme ther bys. Henry had t g hme alne and didn't think abut it anymre.
But Rnny thught Henry was a cward and tld all the bys. They laughed at him a great deal. Frm then n, they lked dwn upn and didn't want t play with him.
Henry was sad but he wasn't angry with Rnny fr his rude behavir because he had learned that true curage was shwn mst in bearing misunderstanding when it was nt deserved, and that he ught t be afraid f nthing but ding wrng. Thus, he just ignred the ther bys' laughter and cntinued t stick t his thught, g t schl and study. Hwever, Rnny didn't invite Henry t g hme with him anymre. Instead, he had his new friends wh als thught Henry was a cward. Every day after schl, they didn't g hme directly but went t the river t bathe and had lts f fun.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按照如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
参考答案
重庆南开中学高2022级高二（下）期中考试
英语答案
听力：1-5BCABC 6-10CAABA 11-15ABBAC 16-20 BBCCA
阅读理解：21-23：ABD 24-27：BCBA 28-31：BAAC 32-35：DDBA
七选五：36-40DGABC
完形填空：41-45DDBCA 46-50 CABDC 51-55DBCAB
语法填空：56. n 57. a 58. While/Althugh/Thugh 59. its 60. wh
61. be traced 62. vilence 63. extended 64. t travel 65. academic
单词填空：66. privileged 67. trn/split 68. blessed 69. characteristic
70. critical 71. theft 72. terms 73. heel 74. regulatins 75. financially
76. mdy 77. rewind 78. petic· 79. interval 80. musicians
写作：
A few days later; smething terrible happened t Rnny. That afternn after schl, Rnny was bathing happily with sme f his new friends in the river. All f a sudden, he was stuck in the weeds and culdn't get ut. He struggled with all his effrts but he still gt trapped. He screamed fr help, but all in vain. The bys were terrified and gt ut f the water as fast as they culd. S scared were they that they didn't even try t help and fled in panic.
At that mment, Henry happened t pass by. He heard the screams and rushed t the river. Seeing Rnny fluttering in the water and almst drwned, Henry tre ff his clthes, kicked ff his shes and jumped int the river withut the slightest hesitatin. He reached Rnny just as he was sinking and lsing cnsciusness. With all his might, Henry brught Rnny t the shre in time. Henry felt pleased t save his friend and prve t him what real curage is by his actual deeds, thugh he was stupefied with exhaustin.
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M: Andy is a reprter frm Chicag and he travels abrad all the time. And he has already been t the U.K. and China.
W: Really? Where is he nw?
M: He has gne t France. He's cming back next Tuesday.
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M: D yu feel like having a walk with me?
W: I'd lve t, but I have t g t my sister's. She is ill and I have t lk after her child.
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M: S tell me mre abut yur family. I knw yu have a little brther and a little sister.
W: Yes, Clin and Mary. They are twins. They are lts f fun.
M: And yu live with yur mum.
W: I used t, but I mved ut with my husband after we gt married.
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W: Excuse me, Mr. Lea. When des the cmputer club finish this afternn?
M: At 4:15, Jane. And yu must all be in the cmputer rm by 3:45.
W: I see. S l will be able t catch the 4:30 bus.
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W: Lk at Christine. She's been t the hairdresser's. She always likes t have a smart haircut.
M: The girl with shrt hair?
W: Yes. She lks angry. Perhaps they cut ff t much.
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M: Gd mrning. may I help yu?
W: Yes, I bught this picnic basket here abut a week ag. The quality is terrible.
M: Oh? What's wrng?
W: Nw lk at this bttm. I went n a picnic yesterday. The bttm drpped when I was carrying the basket and the cffee pt in the basket brke. I'd like t knw whether I can return it.
M: Well, but I'm afraid we dn't give mney back n prducts n sale. Maybe yu'd like t chse smething else fr the same price?
W: Well, if s, I'd like a new ne f better quality.
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M: Have yu ever met a famus persn?
W: Yes, I have. Bradley Cper.
M: Really? When and where?
W: It was last summer. My friends and I were n vacatin in LA. We were walking ut f a restaurant and talking abut ging shpping when he walked in.
M: Did yu say anything t him?
W: Yes, I did. I asked him fr a signature.
W: Did he give yu ne?
W: Yes, he is really nice. I didn't have any paper with me, s he signed a bk that I was carrying.
M: What bk was it?
W: It was my English textbk, believe it r nt. I had it with me t help me with my English.
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M: What d yu want t d tnight? D yu want t g ut?
W: Nt really. I'm tired. Is there anything gd n TV?
M: I dn't think s. Let me see if I can find the prgram guide nline. There is Priceless n at 8 p.m.
W: I dn't really like quiz shws. They' re a bit bring fr me. Is there a talk shw n?
M: N, all gd talk shws are late at night. But there is an exciting basketball game n at…
W: N way! Hw abut a mvie?
M: There's a cuple t chse frm. There's ne called By Tmrrw, and it desn't start until 11 p. m.
W: That's t late t watch it.
M: Or there is anther ne called Let Him G that starts at 9 p. m. I think it's a cmedy.
W: Sunds gd. Let's make a deal. I let yu watch the first half f the game, then we watch the mvie tgether.
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M: Bella, I've gt a week's hliday in July. Why dn't we g t the muntains and take the tent?
W: Oh, n! My friend Ivan slept in a tent last July and it rained all week.
M: But I like the rain.
W: Dad! Jim and his friends flew t England last year. They fund a flat in the city center.
M: N, yu knw I dn't really like cities.
W: I was talking t Erica yesterday. She said they stayed in a small family htel in a little village in France. It was just like hme! Why dn't we g there?
M: I'm nt sure. What abut yur friend, Ann?
W: Oh. yeah! She stayed with her family in a castle n Malta. They drve t Italy and tk a bat t Malta frm there.
M: That sunds like a lt f driving! Any ther ideas?
W: I knw! Linda's family went t Stantn's Fan and it was great fun. We culd take ur bikes and g cycling.
M: Nw that's a gd idea.
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W: I'm here t tell yu abut an interesting website. Last year, sme friends and I started a website called Traveling Reprters. It's a yuth news site with interesting articles written by yung peple in the cmmunity. We write articles fr ur website n a regular basis. We als write reviews and interviews. We are nw trying t find a new team f traveling reprters t write abut lcal events and things f interest t yung peple in their area. This is a great chance fr yung peple wh are interested in giving writing fr the Internet a g. Yu'll get lts f supprt frm ur editr, s n experience is necessary.
Yu wn't be paid fr the wrk but there are benefits t being a traveling reprter. Fr a start it's a wnderful way t develp yur writing skills. Yu'll als have the pprtunity t meet and wrk with ther yung peple frm arund the cuntry. And f curse it's a great way t get sme free CDs. mvies and bks.
If yu'd like t apply yu'll need t be at least 15 and n mre than 19 years ld. Once yu apply, yu'll need t attend tw days f training befre yu start. Yu als need t be familiar with the Internet and have regular access t it.
Fr mre infrmatin please visit ur website at www:travelingreprters.cm.
Yu need t apply by 12th April, s dn't waste any time.
A few days later, smething terrible happened t Rnny.
At that mment, Henry happened t pass by.