2022海口四中高二上学期第一次月考英语试题含答案

这是一份2022海口四中高二上学期第一次月考英语试题含答案，共16页。试卷主要包含了15， C等内容，欢迎下载使用。

时间：120 分钟 满分： 150 分
注意事项:
1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡
2.回答选择题时,选出毎小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时,将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效
3.考试结束后,将答题卡交回，本试卷自行保留。
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。
例：Hw much is the shirt?
A.£19.15. B. £9.18. C £9.15.
答案 是C。
1. What will Lucy d at 11:30 tmrrw?
A. G ut fr lunch B. See her dentist(牙医). C. Visit a friend.
2. What is the weather like nw?
A. It’s sunny. B. It’s rainy. C. It’s cludy.
3. Why des the man talk t Dr. Simpsn?
A. T make an aplgy. B. T ask fr help. C. T discuss his studies.
4. Hw will the wman get back frm the railway statin?
A. By train B. By car. C. By bus.
5. What des Jenny decide t d first?
A. Lk fr a jb. B. G n a trip. C. Get an assistant.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，共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，从每小题所给的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5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出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 time is it nw?
A. 1:45. B. 2:10. C. 2:15.
7. What will the man d?
A. Wrk n a prject. B. See Linda in the library. C. Meet with Prfessr Smith.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. Having guests this weekend.
B. Ging ut fr sightseeing.
C. Mving int a new huse.
9. What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A. Neighbrs B. Husband and wife. C. Hst and visitr.
10. What will the man d tmrrw?
A. Wrk in his garden. B. Have a barbecue. C. D sme shpping
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题
11. Where was the man brn?
A. In Philadelphia. B. In Springfield. C. In Kansas.
12. What did the man like ding when he was a child?
A. Drawing. B. Traveling. C. Reading.
13. What inspires the man mst in his wrk?
A. Educatin. B. Family lve. C. Nature.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题
14. Why is Drthy ging t Eurpe?
A. T attend a training prgram.
B. T carry ut sme research.
C. T take a vacatin.
15. Hw lng will Drthy stay in Eurpe?
A. A few days. B. Tw weeks. C. Three mnths.
16. What des Drthy think f her apartment?
A. It’s expensive. B. It’s satisfactry. C. It’s incnvenient.
17. What des Bill ffer t d fr Drthy?
A. Recmmend her apartment t Jim.
B. Find a new apartment fr her.
C. Take care f her apartment.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20小题。
18. What are the turists advised t d when turing Lndn?
A. Take their tur schedule.
B. Watch ut fr the traffic.
C. Wear cmfrtable shes.
19. What will the turists d in fifteen minutes?
A. Meet the speaker. B. G t their rms. C. Change sme mney.
20. Where prbably is the speaker?
A. In a park. B. In a htel. C. In a shpping centre.
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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Fur Useful Prducts fr Yur Life
Electric Wine Opener
Cst: $19.89
Once yu've tried this tl, yu'll never g back t the ld fashined kind. This electric wine pener will remve the crk (瓶塞) easily within secnds, and can pen up t 30 bttles with a single charge.
Fantastic Ice Cream Spn
Cst: $14. 99
It’s always disappinting when yu're really in the md fr ice cream, but have t wait frever fr the ice cream t get t just the right sftness. Well, this heated ice cream spn exactly cnducts heat frm yur hands, and will help sften the ice cream t make it ready t eat right away.
Express Baker
Cst: $58. 99
Making yur wn bread seems like a quite difficult jb. But this baker makes it easier—within an hur. It has 12 different bread settings, and three different crust settings, s yu can make bread, pizza and mre. A quick lk thrugh the reviews shws that custmers are pretty happy with it, t.
Crn Stripper
Cst: $7.99
There's n denying that crn n the cb (棒) is delicius But eating crn n the cb and dealing with all the little bits that get stuck in yur teeth afterwards is a painful experience. This little device takes all the crns frm the cb, by letting yu strip (剥) yur crn easily, withut making a ttal mess.
21. What can peple d with Express Baker?
A. Make sme fd. B. Sften fd. C. Classify fd. D. Keep fd fresh.
22. Which f the fllwing applies the thery f heat cnductin?
A. Electric Wine Opener. B. Fantastic Ice Cream Spn.
C. Express Baker D. Crn Stripper.
23. What d the fur prducts have in cmmn?
A. They are f the same price. B. They are difficult t perate.
C. They make fd mre delicius t eat. D. They make peple's life easier.
B
Flrence Nightingale (南丁格尔)was brn in a rich family. When she was yung she tk lessns in music and drawing, and read great bks. She als traveled a great deal with her mther and father.
As a child she felt that visiting sick peple was bth a duty and a p1easure. She enjyed helping them.
At last her mind was made up. "I' m ging t be a nurse, "she decided.
“Nursing isn' t the right wrk fr a lady,” her father tld her.
"Then I will make it s, "she smiled. And she went t learn nursing in Germany and France. When she returned t England, Flrence started a nursing hme. During the Crimean War(克里米亚战争) in l854 she went with a grup f thirty eight nurses t the frnt hspitals. What they saw there was terrible. Dirt and death were everywhere t be seen and smelled. The fficer there did nt want any wman t tell him hw t run a hspita1,either. But the brave nurse went t wrk.
Flrence used her wn mney and sme frm friends t buy clthes, beds, medicine and fd fr the men. Her nly pay was in smiles frm the lips f dying sldiers. But they were mre than enugh fr this kind wman.
After she returned t England, she was hnred, fr her services by Queen Victria. But Flrence said that her wrk had just begun. She raised mney t build the Nightingale Hme fr Nurses in Lndn. She als wrte a bk n public health, which was printed in several cuntries.
Flrence Nightingale died at the age f ninety, still trying t serve thers thrugh her wrk as a nurse. Indeed, it is because f her that we hnr nurses tday.
24. What made Flrence make up her mind t becme a nurse?
A. Her father's supprt.
B. Her desire t help the sick.
C. Her educatin in Germany and France.
D. Her knwledge frm reading great bks.
25. During the Crimean War in l854, Flrence served in the frnt hspitals where
A. she earned a little mney. B. wrk was very difficult.
C. few sldiers died because f her wrk. D. she didn't have enugh fd r clthes
26. Why was Flrence hnred by Queen Victria?
A. She built the Nightingale Hme fr Nurses.
B. She wrte a bk n public health.
C. She wrked as a nurse all her life.
D. She did a great deal f wrk during the Crimean War.
27. The passage can best be described as .
A. the life stry f a famus wman B. a descriptin f the nursing wrk
C. an example f successful educatin D. the histry f nursing in England
C
Gd relatinships are definitely gd surces f happiness in life. We all want happy relatinships but if we d nt keep that relatinship alive, it can als be ne f the mst upsetting things in life. There are n hard and fast rules in making gd relatinships, as each f us has different preferences and pints f view as t what a great relatinship is. The fllwing are sme key pints in making relatinships wrk.
It is ften said that building gd relatinships is all abut cmmunicatin. Gd cmmunicatin indeed gverns (影响) a gd relatinship — knwing the right thing t say, when t say it, hw t say it, and accepting that sme things are better left unsaid. I persnally think cmmunicatin must be bradened because relatinships invlve mre decisins t make. Frm study t wrk, frm mney t entertainment and even things abut yurself r abut yur friend that yu d nt knw, cmmunicatin is essential in these aspects f the relatinships.
Of curse, being with smene is nt saying that yu ttally agree with him all the time. Yu and yur friend cme frm different family backgrunds, raised in different envirnments s there may be disagreements here and there. Hwever, it is imprtant t express disagreements withut pushing the relatinship t an end. Again, gd cmmunicatin and learning t cmprmise at times are necessary.
As the relatinship lasts lnger, yu may als discver things abut yu and yur friend that yu may nt have knwn befre. Therefre, supprting each ther n bth yur “hidden selves” can als make a gd relatinship.
Lve is an imprtant aspect f building relatinships and fr me, I always believe that lve needs pen cmmunicatin, respect, supprt and understanding in making relatinships wrk.
28.Why are there n fixed rules in making gd relatinships?
A．It's difficult t build gd relatinships.
B．Gd relatinships can be affected easily.
C．Everyne has different pinins abut gd relatinships.
D．Many factrs shuld be cnsidered t make gd relatinships.
29.What is Paragraph 2 mainly abut?
A．The methds f cmmunicatin.
B．The imprtance f cmmunicatin.
C．The experience f making decisins.
D．The prcess f knwing abut yurselves.
30.What des the underlined wrd “cmprmise” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A．Help ut. B．Pull yur weight.
C．Let ff steam. D．Cme t terms.
31.Why des the authr write the text?
A．T shw the key t making relatinships wrk.
B．T shw different pinins n gd relatinships.
C．T shw the imprtance f expressing disagreements.
D．T shw frbidden rules in building gd relatinships.
D
The Internet plays a big part in human life. We use it fr wrk and pleasure. We use it t learn a new language. We find advice n it. We use it t cnnect with family and friends. We use it t stay in tuch with events we care abut. The list ges n and n.
As far as the Internet being a part f ur lives, well, that train has left the statin. There is n ging back t an Internet-free life. But can using the Internet t much be bad fr ur health? It might be, say researchers. A new study finds that heavy Internet use may be cnnected t high bld pressure in a yung grup: teenagers.
The study results shw that teens wh spend at least 14 hurs a week nly nline may cause high bld pressure, which makes their hearts and bld vessels（血管） wrk t hard. Over time, this extra pressure increases the risk f a heart attack. High bld pressure can als cause heart and ther diseases.
The Henry Frd Hspital in Detrit, Michigan did the study. 335 yung peple, frm 14 t 17 years ld, tk part in it. 134 f the teens were described as “heavy Internet users”. And researchers fund that ut f these 134 teens, 26 had high bld pressure. The researchers said the study was the first t cnnect heavy Web use with high bld pressure.
The lead researcher is Andrea Cassidy-Bushrw. She says, “Using the Internet is part f ur daily life, but it shuldn’t ruin（毁坏） us.” Ms. Cassidy-Bushrw adds that it is imprtant fr teens t stp t have a rest regularly（有规律地） frm their cmputers r smart phnes and d sme kind f physical activity. She als suggests that parents shuldn’t let their children use the Internet fr mre than tw hurs a day, five days a week.
32. What des the underlined part “that train has left the statin” mean in Paragraph 2?
A. The train has changed its curse.
B. The Internet has imprved peple’s life.
C. Life withut the Internet is nwhere t be fund.
D. The Internet brings great changes t peple’s life.
33. What can we knw abut the study accrding t Paragraph 4?
A. Over half f the teens in the study were heavy Internet users.
B. Mst f the yung peple had high bld pressure.
C. Adult peple aged abve 17 tk part in the study.
D. There was n similar study like it befre.
34. Which f the fllwing wuld Andrea Cassidy-Bushrw prbably agree with?
A. That teenagers shuldn’t use the Internet.
B. That the Internet will ruin human life in the future.
C. That smart phnes are mre harmful than cmputers.
D. That regular breaks are necessary when using the Internet.
35. What des the text mainly talk abut?
A. Heavy Internet users are mstly teenagers.
B. Hw t prevent teenagers frm using the Internet.
C. T much Internet use may be bad fr teenagers.
D. Every cin has tw sides—s des the Internet.
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, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
In a natinal spelling cntest in America, an 11-year-ld girl was asked t spell a certain wrd. But with her sft vice the judges were nt sure if she spelled the wrd with the letter A r E. 36 By nw, the girl knew she had misspelled the wrd. But instead f lying and telling the judges she had said the crrect letter, she tld the truth that she had said the wrng letter. 37
As the girl walked ff the stage, the entire audience std n their feet clapping t applaud her hnesty. Later, dzens f newspaper reprters wrte abut this 11-year-ld girl’s curage and hnesty, even when it cst her the cntest. 38
Prbably the biggest test f ur character and hnesty is what we wuld d if we knew we wuld never get caught.
This yung girl culd easily have lied, and nbdy wuld have knwn it but her. But that’s just it: She wuld knw she did wrng. 39
This yung girl was strng and smart enugh t prize her wn cnscience and character mre than the prize frm a spelling cntest. Her respect fr herself was mre imprtant than any respect thers might give her fr winning a cntest. She knew she wuld have t live with herself and the chice she made at the mment.
40
A. S she wn the cntest.
B. As a result, she lst the cntest.
C. The judges wanted t give her anther chance.
D. It’s been said, “If yu cheat, yu make yurself cheap.”
E. It’s s true that the chices yu make tday make what yu are tmrrw.
F. They talked it ver and finally decided t simply ask her what she had said.
G. But the fact is that she wn the biggest cntest that day: the cntest f her character.
第三部分 语言运用 (共两节,满分30分)
(共15题；每题1分，共15分)
阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A US bus driver is being praised fr the way she helped a passenger get sme needed assistance（帮助）. In Octber, bus driver Natalie Barnes started talking with a passenger named Richard. He tld her he had been 41 fr a week, since there was a big fire in the place where he had been living and his huse was 42 .
When he asked if he culd 43 alng fr the night t stay ut f the 44 , she agreed. “At sme pint in ur lives, everybdy needs help,” Barnes said, “I want t d what I culd t help Richard in sme way.” At ne pint during her shift, she tk a 45 , at the University f Wiscnsin-Milwaukee and ffered t get her passenger smething t eat. Richard was 46 . “Nw I dn’t knw what t say but t say thank yu,” he said t Barnes and prmised t 47 her back smehw.
She refused, saying,“I want t help yu.” But ne act f kindness wasn’t 48 fr Barnes. During anther break, she turned t a friend fr help, wh helped get Richard int temprary（临时的） 49 .
Barnes and Richard became 50 during that six-hur bus ride. Nw he has her cellphne number, and they keep in 51 .
Helping thers cmes secnd nature fr Barnes, wh has received lts f praise fr 52 service since she wrked in the MCTS tw years ag. She 53 takes peanut butter and jelly sandwiches n the bus t share with peple in 54 .
In fact, Barnes did what we all need t d t 55 hmelessness: t lk ut fr each ther, t care fr each ther and t wrk tgether.
41. A. hmeless B. careless C. hpeful D. helpful
42. A. set up B. cleaned up C. brken int D. burned dwn
43. A. drive B. walk C. ride D. wrk
44. A. mn B. sun C. air D. cld
45. A. break B. lk C. risk D. chance
46. A. satisfied B. cncerned C. cnfused D. mved
47. A. take B. pay C. call D. turn
48. A. suitable B. imprtant C. special D. enugh
49. A. schls B. space C. husing D. cars
50. A. visitrs B. classmates C. friends D. c-wrkers
51. A. tuch B. mind C. check D. line
52. A. excellent B. interesting C. grateful D. peaceful
53. A. gradually B. usually C. finally D. actually
54. A. need B. public C. rder D. sight
55. A. research B. challenge C. ignre D. fight
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(不多于3个单词)，并将答案写在答题卡上。
Are yu facing a situatin that lks impssible t fix?
In 1969, the pllutin was terrible alng the Cuyahga River near Cleveland, Ohi.
It 56 （be）unimaginable that it culd ever be cleaned up. The river was s plluted that it 57 (actual)caught fire and burned. Nw, years later, this river is ne f 58 mst utstanding examples f envirnmental cleanup.
But the river wasn't changed in a few days 59 even a few mnths. It tk years
f wrk 60 (reduce ) the industrial pllutin and clean the water. Finally, that hard wrk paid ff and nw the water in the river is 61 (clean)than ever.
Maybe yu are facing an impssible situatin. Maybe yu have a habit 62 is driving yur family crazy. Pssibly yu drink t much r dn't knw hw t cntrl yur credit card use. When yu face such an impssible situatin, dn’t yu want a quick fix and smething t change immediately?
While there are 63 (amaze)stries f instant transfrmatin, fr mst f us the 64 (change)are gradual and require a lt f effrt and wrk, like cleaning up a plluted river. Just be 65 .(patience)
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Lucy 刚刚转入新的学校，一时无法适应新的环境。她在邮件中向你询问如何尽快融入新环境。请你给她回一封电子邮件。内容包括：1.多跟同学交流沟通;
2.积极参加学校活动;
3.向老师寻求帮助。
注意：1.词数80左右; 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
3.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Lucy,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
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。
Jenny was a pretty eight-year-ld girl.
One day when she and her mther were checking ut at the grcery stre, Jenny saw a plastic pearl necklace, by which she was ttally defeated. Hw eagerly she wanted it! But when she saw the price, her heart sank a little. She gathered up her curage and asked her mther if she wuld buy it fr her. Her mther said, “Well, it is a pretty necklace, but it csts an awful lt f mney. I can buy yu the necklace, but when we get hme, we shuld make up a list f husewrk that yu can d t pay fr the necklace.” Jenny agreed immediately, feeling a burst f jy. S her mther bught the pearl necklace fr her. Jenny wrked n her husewrk determinedly and earnestly every day. Sn Jenny paid ff the pearls.
Jenny had a very lving daddy. When Jenny went t bed, he wuld read Jenny her favrite stry. One night when he finished the stry, he said, “Jenny, d yu lve me?” “Oh, yes, Daddy, yu knw I lve yu.” the little girl said delightedly, with a brad smile n her face. “Well, then, give me yur pearls.” Hearing that, Jenny frze there, an anxius expressin twisting her face. “Oh! Daddy, nt my pearls! But yu can have Rsy, my favrite dll. Remember her? Yu gave her t me last year fr my birthday. Okay?” “Oh n, darling, that’s kay.” Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss, gently and calmly. “Gd night, little ne.”
A week later, her father nce again asked Jenny after her stry, “D yu lve me?” “Oh yes, Daddy, yu knw I lve yu.” the little girl murmured sftly, trying t escape frm her father’s eyes. “Well, then, give me yur pearls.” “Oh, Daddy, nt my pearls! But yu can have Ribbns, my ty hrse. D yu remember her? She is my favrite.” The little girl begged. “N, that’s kay,” her father said, smiling bradly and sweetly and brushed her cheek again with a kiss. “Gd bless yu, little ne. Sweet dreams.”
注意： 1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
3.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1：
Several days later, when Jenny’s father came in t read her stry, Jenny was waiting anxiusly fr him n the bed. _________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Paragraph 2：
Hlding the plastic pearl his daughter ffered, the father tk ut a blue bx.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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答案
第一部分 听力(共两节， 20小题, 每小题1.5分，满分30分)
1-5 BCACB 6-10 ACABC11-15 BACAC16-20 BACAB
第二部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)
(共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
21-25ABDBB 26-30 DACBD 31-35ACDDC
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）36-40 FBGDE
第三部分 语言运用 (共两节,满分30分)
(共15题；每题1分，共15分)
41-45ADCDA 46-50 DBDCC 51-55AABAD
第二节 (共10小题; 每小题1.5分,满分15分)
56.was 57.actually 58.the 59.r 60.t reduce
61.cleaner 62.that/which 62.amazing 64.changes 65.patient
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
【参考答案】
Dear Lucy,
I’m srry t hear that yu are having difficulty in getting used t the new envirnment at yur new schl. Such prblems are quite nrmal. Perhaps the fllwing suggestins may be helpful.
Firstly, I think yu may need t cmmunicate with yur classmates as much as pssible. Only in this way will yu get t knw each ther better. Secndly, it might be a gd idea fr yu t take part in mre activities, which are gd fr develping friendly relatinship. Last but nt least, faced with sme tugh prblems, yu might ask yur teachers，wh can usually ffer yu sme sensible suggestins.
I sincerely hpe my advice will be f sme help t yu. In shrt , I hpe yu will fit in the new envirnment and be happy every day.
Best wishes!
Yurs，
Li Hua
第二节(满分25 分)
【参考答案】
Paragraph 1：
Several days later, when Jenny’s father came in t read her stry, Jenny was waiting anxiusly fr him n the bed. When listening t the stry, Jenny was ttally absent-minded, with her hands hlding the necklace tightly and firmly. When the stry came t an end, unexpectedly, Jenny ffered her belved necklace t her father, with her fingers trembling autmatically. N ne knew what the necklace meant t her. She whispered t her father, sftly and gently, “Daddy, yu knw I lve yu mre than the necklace.” Then, the necklace slid int her father’s hands determinedly.
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Hlding the plastic pearl his daughter ffered, the father tk ut a blue bx. Much t Jenny’s amazement, a beautiful real pearl necklace lay peacefully in the bx, which set her heart racing. Jenny frze there, a thrilled expressin twisting her face. Befre Jenny was able t say smething. her father brushed a warm kiss n her face and gathered her int his arms. Hlding the genuine necklace in her hand, Jenny lifted her lip, tears beginning t blur her visin.
英语听力原文
Text 1 M: Lucy, wuld yu like t have lunch with me tmrrw?
W: Oh, I’d really lve t, but I have an appintment with my dentist at 11:30. Thanks fr inviting me.
Text 2 W: Peter, hw is the weather nw? Is it still raining?
M: N, but there’s still lts f cluds. The weatherman said the sun wuldn’t cme ut until next week.
Text 3 M: I’m srry I was late fr class tday, Dr. Simpsn.
W: Well, I’ll let it g this time. But yu saw it disturbed the rest f the class.
M: Yes, I realized that. I wn’t let it happen again.
Text 4 W: Hi, Mike. Listen, I’m cming back this afternn, and I’ll take a bus frm the railway statin. S, yu dn’t need t cme and pick me up.
M: OK, take care, and see yu sn.
Text 5 M: Jenny, there’s an pening fr an assistant manager in ur cmpany. Yu shuld give it a try.
W: Thank yu Gerge, but I’ve decided t travel a bit befre finding anther jb.
Text 6 M: By the way, d yu knw what time it is?
W: Well, it’s a quarter t tw.
M: Oh, I’ve gt t g.
W: See Linda in the library?
M: N. Actually I’m ging t meet with Prfessr Smith at ten past tw. Yu may cntinue ur prject discussin with Michael.
W: All right.
Text 7 W: Harry, guess what? I’ve just received an email frm Pamela. She and Peter are cming dwn t see us this weekend.
M: Oh, that’s gd news! We haven’t seen them fr ages.
W: Yeah. The last time we met them was at ur wedding three years ag.
M: Did Pamela mentin hw lng they’ll stay?
W: Abut ne week.
M: Great! I can’t wait t shw them arund ur new huse.
W: Me t. We haven’t had any guests since we mved in here. If the weather is fine, we can have a barbecue in the garden.
M: Gd idea. I’ll g t the market tmrrw t buy all the things we’ll need.
Text 8 W: Hell, everyne. Welcme t ur prgram. Tday, we are frtunate t have a special guest with us. Sme f yu may have heard f him befre. He’s an artist. His wrks have received many prizes and have been shwn in ver ne hundred exhibitins acrss the cuntry — Ls Angeles, New Yrk, Philadelphia, t name just a few. His name is Chris Cucksy . S Chris, tell us a bit abut yurself.
M: Well, I was brn in Springfield, Missuri, and grew up in Kansas. I didn’t cme frm a family with wealth r psitin, but I did manage t get a master’s degree in fine arts.
W: When did yu first start t make art? And what was the turning pint in yur life that made yu an artist?
M: I always liked drawing as early as I can remember, s right frm then, I knew what I was ging t be: an artist.
W: What is it that always inspires yu t create?
M: Nature is the biggest inspiratin. I’m always inspired by things f beauty and harmny.
Text 9 M: Yu must be pretty excited abut yur trip t Eurpe, Drthy. When are yu leaving?
W: In just tw weeks, and I am excited. I’ve been lking frward t this training prgram fr a lng time. But there are still a few things I need t d befre I g.
M: Like what?
W: Like renewing my passprt and figuring ut what t d with my apartment while I’m gne.
M: Yu are nt ging t give it up, are yu?
W: N way! I’ll never find anther apartment like it arund here. But I dn’t like the idea f paying three mnths fr an empty apartment, either. S, I’m lking fr smene t take it while I’m away.
M: Um, let me think. Oh, I knw just a persn. An ld clleague f mine, Jim Thmas. He is cming here t d sme research this summer, frm June t August.
W: Well, that’s exactly when I’ll be away!
M: Tell yu what: I’ll be calling Jim late this week anyway, s I’ll mentin it t him.
W: Well, thanks, Bill.
Text 10 W: I hpe I’ve given yu a clear idea f the schedule fr yur Lndn weekend. And, befre I finish, let me just give yu sme advice which shuld make yur stay mre enjyable. Firstly, please d remember t put n sme cmfrtable shes. Lndn is a big place, and whatever yu d, yu’ll find yurself ding quite a lt f walking. S, cmfrtable shes are really necessary. And secndly, let me ask yu t please lk after yur mney. Keep it safe at all times, and then yu will nt have any unpleasant accident, which culd ruin yur whle weekend. Yu’ll find a cpy f yur weekend’s schedule in yur rm. Take a lk at it, and make sure yu’re clear abut everything. Well, that’s all frm me fr nw. G and leave yur luggage in yur rms. I’ll be seeing yu here again in fifteen minutes. Gdbye fr nw!