海南省屯昌县2022-2023学年高三英语二模统考（A）试题（Word版附答案）

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2023年海南省屯昌县高三二模统考（A）
英语 2023·2
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上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，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，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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。
例：How much is the shirt?
A. ￡19.15. B. ￡9.18. C. ￡9.15.
答案是C。
1. What will the speakers do tonight?
A. Visit Mary. B. Host a dinner. C. Go out of town.
2. How does the woman go to work this week?
A. On foot. B. By bike. C. By car.
3. What time does Dave's meeting star?
A. At 8: 30. B. At 9: 00. C. At 10: 00.
4. What is Helen going to do?
A. Buy some books.
B. Attend a history class.
C. Study in the library.
5. What is the woman's feeling now?
A. Relief. B. Regret. C. Embarrassment.
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、7题。
6.What is Tom busy doing?
A. Raising money.
B. Writing a lab report.
C. Giving classes to children.
7. Who might be able to help Tom this week?
A. Mike. B. Jane. C. Cathy.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why is Jack leaving early?
A. To avoid getting stuck in traffic.
B. To enjoy the scenery on the way.
C. To buy some gifts for his family.
9.What does Judy often do at the railway station?
A. Read books.
B. Look around the shops.
C. Call some friends.
10. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. What to do next year.
B. Where to go for vacations.
C. How to pass the waiting time.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why does Bill look troubled?
A. He is short of money.
B. He is facing a tough choice.
C. He has made a big mistake.
12. What is Bill now?
A. A college student.
B. An army officer.
C. A computer engineer.
13. What does the woman seem to suggest Bill do?
A. Learn to repair cars.
B. Ask his uncle for advice.
C. Refuse the job offer.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14.What is the woman recommending to the man?
A. A writer. B. A club. C. A course.
15. What is the woman reading now?
A. The Kite Runner. B. The Great Gatsby. C. The Beautiful Mind.
16. How much time does the man have to read the book?
A. Two weeks. B. Three weeks. C.Four weeks.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the speaker doing?
A. Reporting a study.
B. Teaching a class.
C. Chairing a meeting.
18. What should you pay most attention to when taking notes?
A. Writing. B. Reading. C. Listening.
19. What is an advantage of using symbols in note-taking?
A. It keeps information secret.
B. It makes key words noticeable.
C. It leaves space for future use.
20. What will the speaker do next?
A. Ask a few questions.
B. Make a summary.
C. Show some notes.
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
World’s Best Summer Festivals
The Governors Music Festival
A relative newcomer to the summer music festival scene, the Governors Ball offers a variety of performers and a taste of New York culture. Visitors can catch sets from rock, electronic, and performers, all while tasting food from popular New York City restaurants. To take a break from the music, festival goers can participate in activities such as Silent Disco or lawn(草坪)games.
WHERE: New York City
WHEN: June 3-5
Roskilde
Created by two Danish college students, Roskilde has developed from a hippie gathering ground to a mainstream music festival. The festival attracts an international following and features performances from more than watch their favorite artists perform inside large tents.
WHERE: Roskilde, Denmark
WHEN: June 25-July 2
Montreux Jazz Festival
Set on Lake Geneva’s beautiful shoreline, the Montreux Jazz Festival attracts a global audience. Founded in 1967 as a jazz-only festival, Montreux has since evolved into a two-week-long showcase that attracts more than 200,000 music enthusiasts.  Performances don’t end on the shore; visitors can catch themed shows from boats and train cars.
WHERE: Montreux, Switzerland
WHEN: July 1-16
Rock al Parque
Rock al Parque is proud of an attendance of 88,600 visitors a day. Most music festivals require tickets, but the participation in the three-day festival is free of charge. Festival-goers line up to watch performances from some of Latin America’s most popular artists, but the festival also offers sets from international bands.
WHERE: Bogota, Colombia
WHEN: July 2-4
21．What will you do at the Governors Ball Festival?
A．Dance in local restaurants
B．Take part in relaxing activities.
C．Watch performances from boats.
D．Enjoy food from the whole country.
22．What do we know about Roskilde?
A．It lasts the longest time
B．Its contemporary Jazz is popular
C．It provides themed shows to visitors
D．Its foundation originates with two college students.
23．Which festival does not charge an admission fee?
A．Roskilde
B．Rock al Parque
C．Montreux Jazz Festival
D．The Governors Music Festival
B
It had been a “long” and hard walk from home to the subway station for teenager Mandy Chan when she first put on Hanfu in public. Chan is one of the founders of Hanfu in Hong Kong. “It was a set with a cream-colored shirt, a brown jacket in China’s Ming dynasty style and a red pleated (有褶的) skirt made by me,” she recalled recently, almost 10 years later.
It was not the looks from others but her limited knowledge on the traditional Chinese clothing that had terrified her. Chan added, “If anyone had asked what I was wearing, or the history behind it, I would have been afraid I couldn’t tell them the whole picture.”
However, her uneasiness had gradually drifted away with more deep research on traditional Chinese culture. Hanfu was the traditional clothing of China’s Han ethnic group that was formed in the main residential areas of the Han people in ancient China. The historical clothing has untold stories and ideas in every detail. The cutting and stitching (缝合) line in the middle part of Hanfu fits the spine (脊柱) of the human body and helps people to dress properly. This design, which has gone beyond itself as mere decoration, points to the qualities of the wearers as upright and easy-going individuals.
“Instead of imitating people like what I used to do, I have jumped out of my comfort zone and found the style that suits me best,” Chan said. “Through Hanfu, I have found myself and so many unexplored things in my life.” Chan added that she had found her lifelong passion through Hanfu, which is a goal and dream that has never been absent from her life. Chan found she was not alone after falling in love with Hanfu. She believes that classics will never go out of style and she herself has integrated Hanfu into her everyday life.
24．Why did Chan feel uneasy when she first wore Hanfu in public?
A．It was not proper for a long walk.
B．She didn’t like the looks from others.
C．She was asked a lot about her clothes.
D．She had a limited knowledge of Hanfu.
25．What is special about Hanfu in design according to Paragraph 3?
A．It tells special stories of its wearers.
B．It shows personal qualities of its wearers.
C．It has complex cutting and stitching.
D．It appeals to Han ethnic group especially.
26．What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A．Hanfu has a strong influence on Chan.
B．Hanfu will be a big business in China.
C．Hanfu will take the lead in the fashion.
D．Hanfu allows her to know more people.
27．In which part of a magazine may we read this text?
A．Teenagers. B．Travel.
C．Business. D．Culture.
C
The Healthy Habits Survey shows that only about one third of American seniors have correct habits. Here are some findings and expert advice.
1.How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday?
Finding: A full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day.
Step:Remove   the   300   types   of   bacteria   in   your   mouth   each   morning   with   a battery-operated(电动的) toothbrush. Brush gently for 2 minutes, at least twice a day.
2. How many times did you wash your hands or bathe yesterday?
Finding; Seniors, on average, bathe fewer than 3 days a week. And nearly 30% wash their hands only 4 times a day ─half of the number which doctors advise.
Step: We touch our faces around 3,000 times a day ─often inviting germs(细菌) to enter our mouth, nose and eyes. Use toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle. And, most important, wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds.
3. How often do you think about fighting germ？
Finding: Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should.
Step: Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge(海绵) that can carry more germs than anything else? To kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave(微波炉) for 10 seconds.
28．What is found out about American seniors?
A．All of them are fighting germs better than expected.
B．Most of them have good habits.
C．Nearly 30% of them bathe three days a week.
D．About one third of them brush their teeth only once a day.
29．Doctors suggest that people should wash their hands_________.
A．four times a day B．twice a day
C．eight times a day D．three times a day
30．Which of the following is true according to the text?
A．A kitchen sponge can carry more germs than a toilet.
B．There are less than 300 types of bacteria in the mouth.
C．We should keep from touching our faces.
D．We should wash our hands before touching a door handle.
31．The text probably comes from __________.
A．a book review B．a popular magazine
C．a guide book D．an official document
D
Whether you're buying a house, a car or second-hand furniture, it's likely you will need to negotiate the price, so being able to negotiate effectively could save you significant cash.
Professor Lionel Page from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) said opening offers in real-world negotiations are sometimes intended to signal the "toughness" of the buyer - but whether this strategy actually works was not known. "This experiment allowed us to study whether and how the level of the opening offer influences the beliefs of buyers and sellers, their actions and the final bargaining outcome," said Professor Page.
The researchers conducted the experiment using a bargaining game. They found that the success or failure of a negotiation depended not only on the final offer on the table but also on the emerging dynamics of the bargaining process. "The intermediary offers made during a negotiation can be interpreted as suggesting either kind and compromising intentions, or unkind and uncompromising ones," said Professor Page. "And the perception of these intentions can, in turn, influence the final outcome. Low offers are perceived as disrespectful, so sellers react negatively and can be spiteful (恼 人) in their counter-offers (还价)," he said. This means it is not the best strategy to always be as tough as possible in a negotiation.
Previously there have been two conflicting views on first offers in negotiations, said Professor Page. One view is that a low opening offer works as an "anchor" that moves the final offer in the direction of the first offer. The second is that a more reasonable initial offer achieves a better outcome because it doesn't sour the atmosphere and endanger the agreement. Professor Page said their study showed support for both these ideas.
32．What is the purpose of paragraph 1?
A．To present a problem. B．To introduce the topic.
C．To give some examples. D．To put forward a concept.
33．What did the study mainly focus on?
A．The first offer in a negotiation. B．The final bargaining outcome.
C．The beliefs of buyers and sellers. D．The intentions in the process.
34．What can we learn about the study?
A．It was carried out in a real situation.
B．Participants shared kind intentions.
C．Most negotiations ended in failure.
D．Its result supported the previous views.
35．What can be the best title for the passage?
A．Counter-offers: A Bargaining Game
B．Compromise: A Bridge to a Good Deal
C．Bargain: A Reasonable Initial Offer Matters
D．Negotiation: Process Makes a Big Difference
第二节（共5小题：每小题2. 5分, 满分12. 5分）
阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Sailing is one of the most interesting and exciting ways to enjoy large bodies of water. You can sail wherever you find enough water and a little wind. ____36____Those with less spare time only looking for a fun way to relax can enjoy sailing near the shore.
____37____Some can only fit one person and others are larger. You should choose the suitable sailboat depending on your need. Learning to sail will allow you to enjoy the year-round water, since you can still sail when the water becomes too cold for swimming or waterskiing.
When you sail, your boat is powered by the wind caught by the sail. You control the boat by using a rudder (舵) and more complicated skills. Through handling the sails, sailors can control the force of the wind. ____38____
Sailing is a rather complex art. ____39____Before you begin, you will need to become familiar with the parts of the sailboat. You must be able to swim well and you need to know first aid, so you are prepared if there is an emergency. Then you need to learn the basics of sailing. such as judging the wind and knowing handling skills.
Sailing is an amazing way to broaden your horizons. ____40____You will have some different fun. If you want to try a new sport, sign up for some sailing lessons.
A．Sailboats come in all sizes.
B．The sport of sailing has a long history.
C．The truly adventurous can sail around the world.
D．You will find new ways to enjoy water sports on a boat.
E．Thus, they can change the direction and speed of the boat.
F．You will understand why many people love to spend money on their boats.
G．The best way to learn the complexities of sailing is by taking a few classes.

第二部分 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全科试题免费下载公众号《高中僧课堂》。
My mother turned ninety. I knew I needed to find a senior ___41___ center. Not for her — for me. If I were at her age, I would want to stay in shape to ___42___ life, getting a lot of pleasure. Yes, walking in local parks was my ___43___, but I wasn’t so active as before.
I called a nearby center, “Do you have aerobics (有氧运动) classes ___44___ for seniors?” “Sure. Come and check us out! We start at 10 am,” the receptionist (接待员) replied and ___45___. The next morning, I went there. One part of me was ___46___ that the class was too easy, not doing me any good. The other part feared it was too hard for me to ___47___.
When I came into the room, a woman ___48___ me, “Oh, you’re new. Welcome.” Then the music started. The hour-long workout woke up the muscles I didn’t often ___49___ in daily walks, suiting me fine. I became a member there. My classmates ranged in age from fifty to ninety. Most gave the exercises their own ____50____, doing as much or little as they could. ____51____ no one kept score. Soon I learned physical well-being wasn’t the only ____52____ there. During breaks, people chatted happily. Whenever some people were ____53____ we asked around. Were they busy? Were they in hospital? Moreover, we signed cards for those who were ill.
I ____54____ to be in good shape now as I’ve hoped. Still, I’m grateful for things more valuable from the class — close friendships and new social ____55____.
41． A．leisure B．fitness C．community D．learning
42．A．change B．remember C．wait D．enjoy
43．A．routine B．aim C．challenge D．plan
44．A．attached B．familiar C．appropriate D．vital
45．A．comforted B．invited C．promised D．welcomed
46．A．sure B．disappointed C．anxious D．hopeful
47．A．make up for B．look down on C．get down to D．keep up with
48．A．greeted B．recognized C．helped D．introduced
49．A．relax B．stretch C．strengthen D．use
50．A．improvement B．agreement C．interpretation D．conclusion
51．A．Fortunately B．Consequently C．Naturally D．Surprisingly
52．A．problem B．contribution C．standard D．focus
53．A．lonely B．absent C．unhappy D．tired
54．A．fail B．manage C．attempt D．continue
55．A．backgrounds B．connections C．skills D．duties
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。
Trees, plants and flowers are all around us and we enjoy their beauty every day. However, we are so used to them _____56_____ we may even take them for granted without  _____57_____(realize) how much inspiration they have given us. In fact, nature has inspired many of the most  _____58_____(fascinate) designs around us, including those in architecture. Nature _____59_____ (present) in various architectural designs.
Today, architects continue to explore ways _____60_____ (capture) the beauty of natural forms, to mimic the way nature works or even to make natural organisms part of a building. ArtScience Museum, Singapore was designed to show the _____61_____ (connect) between nature and the modern city environment in which it sits. Visitors are often amazed to find themselves in an urban building that so _____62_____(true) captures the beauty of natural forms. Harare's Eastgate Centre is _____63_____ superb example of biomimicry（仿生学）. To use biomimicry is to create structures _____64_____(base) on natural forms and processes. Creating buildings such as these enables us to live ______65______ closer harmony with our environment.
第三部分 写作（共两节, 满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
66．假定你是李华，你的笔友Lee来邮件说，因学习忙、锻炼少，最近经常生病，影响学习。请根据提示回复一封英文邮件。
要点包括：1. 锻炼的重要性； 2. 锻炼有利于学习； 3. 提出锻炼建议。
要求：1. 80词左右； 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Lee,
Sorry to hear that you have been sick for days and hope you are better now.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sincerely yours,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
The family had just moved to Rhode Island, and the young woman was feeling a little sad on that Sunday in May. After all, it was Mother's Day—and 800 miles separated her from her parents in Ohio.
She had called her mother that morning to wish her a happy Mother's Day, and her mother had mentioned how colorful the yard was now that spring had arrived. As they talked, the younger woman could almost smell the tantalizing aroma of purple lilacs (紫丁香) hanging on the big bush outside her parents' back door.
Later, when she mentioned to her husband how she missed those lilacs, he popped up from his chair. “I know where we can find you all you want,” he said. “Get the kids and come on.” So off they went, driving on the country roads of northern Rhode Island. Eventually, he stopped the car.
“Come with me,” he said. “Over that hill is an old cellar hole, and there are lilacs all around it. Go pick a few.”
There, on the top of the hill, were the towering lilacs bushes. While the man examined the cellar hole and tried to explain to the children what the house must have looked like, the woman had been cheered up, drifting among the lilacs. Carefully, she picked some out. She was in no hurry, admiring each blossom as a rare and delicate treasure.
Finally, though, they returned to their car for the trip home. When they were almost home, she suddenly shouted to her husband: “Stop the car. Stop right here!”
In a second, the woman was out of the car and hurrying up a nearby grassy slope with the lilacs still in her arms. At the top of the hill was a nursing home and, because it was such a beautiful spring day, the patients were outdoors, walking with relatives or sitting on the porch (走廊).
注意：（1）所续写短文的词数应为l50左右；（2）至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语：（3）续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；（4）续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1: The young woman went to the end of the porch, where an elderly patient was sitting in her wheelchair, alone.
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Paragraph 2: Curiosity was aroused among the kids and the husband.
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2023年海南省屯昌县高三二模统考（A）
英语科试题参考答案 2023·2
第一部分：听力部分（共两节，满分30分）
1-5 BCBCA 6-10 ACABC
11-15 BACBA 16-20 ABCBC
第二部分 阅读及语言文字应用部分
21．B    22．D    23．B
24．D    25．B    26．A    27．D
28．D    29．C    30．A    31．B
32．B    33．D    34．D    35．D
36．C    37．A    38．E    39．G    40．D
41．B    42．D    43．A    44．C    45．B    
46．C    47．D    48．A    49．D    50．C    
51．A    52．D    53．B    54．A    55．B
56．that    57．realizing    58．fascinating    59．is presented    
60．to capture    61．connection    62．truly    63．a    64．based    65．in
第三部分 写作（共两节, 满分40分）
66．Dear Lee,
Sorry to hear that you have been sick for days and hope you are better now. You have studied so hard that you have had no time to do any exercise, which does harm to your physical and mental health. It would be of great benefit to your health if you could take more exercise.
Time spent on exercise is not wasted. Actually, exercise can improve your physical conditions and ease your mind. Only when you are in good health can you carry on studying and increase your study efficiency.
Therefore, I suggested that you take at least one hour's exercise every day. I would be very pleased to see you have a stronger body.
Sincerely yours,
Li Hua
67．Paragrah 1: The young woman went to the end of the porch, where an elderly patient was sitting in her wheelchair, alone. Across the porch railing went the flowers, into the lap of the old woman. She lifted her head, and smiled. For a few moments, the two women chatted, both faces brightening up, and then the young woman turned and ran back to her family. As the car pulled away, the woman in the wheelchair waved, holding the lilacs tightly.
Paragrah 2: Curiosity was aroused among the kids and the husband. "Mom, "the kids asked, "who was that? Why did you give her our flowers?" Mother explained that she didn't know the old woman. But it was Mother's Day, and she seemed so alone, and who wouldn't be cheered by flowers? "Besides, "she added, "I have all of you, and I still have my mother, even if she is far away. That woman needed those flowers more than I did." This satisfied the kids, but not the husband, who was plotting a plan to plant some lilacs around their own yard for another beautiful spring.




听力部分录音原文
Text 1
M: Who will join us for dinner tonight?
W: Bob and Candy. I also invited Mary, but she is out of town.
M: What a pity! I was hoping she would come.
Text 2
M: If I were you, I’d just walk to work. It would take you about 20 minutes. Riding a bike is a good choice, too.
W: I agree. But this week my husband is away on business, so I have to drive my kids to school before I go to work. I’m pressed for time, you know.
Text 3
W: It’s 8:30, Dave, and you’re going to be late for the meeting.
M: Oh, my! I just have half an hour left. I can’t believe I slept for 10 hours!
Text 4
M: Hi, Helen. Where are you off to?
W: To the library. I’ve got a history paper due next week, and need to do some reading.
Text 5
W: Thank goodness! You are still here.
M: What’s up?
W: I need your signature for this document. It’s urgent.
Text 6
W: Are you all alone, Tom? Why not ask Mike to help you collect money for the Children’s Centre?
M: Well, he’s working on his lab report. Could you come?
W: I’d love to, but I won’t be available until next week. I think Cathy will have some free time this week. Do you want me to pass on a message?
M: That’d be nice. Thanks, Jane.
Text 7
W: Are you leaving for the railway station now, Jack? It’s so early.
M: Just avoiding the rush hour traffic. I don’t want to be late.
W: So you have to wait for about two hours? I don’t think there’s scenery to look at.
M: Don’t worry! I’ll take a book with me.
W: It’s too noisy to read in the railway station. I would usually look around the shops while waiting for the train.
M: But I’ve already got all the gifts for my parents and sisters. I don’t need to buy anything. If I really can’t focus on the book, I may phone up some friends I haven’t talked to in a while.
W: That’s a nice idea. Betty told me last time that she often spent the waiting time writing a to-do list so that she’d not miss anything in the days to come.
M: That’s an awesome idea.I’ll surely do that. Thank you, Judy. See you next year.
W: Bye!
Text 8
W: Hi, Bill. You look troubled. What’s the matter?
M: Hi, Grace. I have a big decision to make. My uncle offered me a job as the lead engineer at his service station, and with good pay.
W: That’s wonderful, but are you going to quit college?
M: That’s exactly the problem. One side of me says, “Oh, go ahead! You can go back to college anytime. What job could you get after college that would pay you $15 an hour? That’s $30,000 a year!”
W: And then?
M: And then, the other side says, “Hold it, not so fast! For all those years you were in the army, you planned to go to college so that you would have many job possibilities to choose from. You’ve planned your whole life around going to college. And now…”
W: I can see it. It’s true that with your experience in the army, you could do excellent work repairing cars if you accept the job. But you are doing very well now. Just think of the future. You will get better jobs.
Text 9
W: Hey, John. Can I talk to you for a minute?
M: Sure, what’s up?
W: I wanted to let you know about a book club I joined a few months ago. I know you do a lot of reading, so I thought you might want to come with me next month.
M: Oh, that sounds like fun. When does the group meet?
W: Usually the last Saturday of the month at 7:30 in the evening. Is that too late for you?
M: No, I think that’s okay. What do you talk about in the group?
W: Well, every month we choose a new book. And then during the next meeting, we discuss it.
M: What books have you read?
W: Quite a lot. Recently we have read The Beautiful Mind and The Great Gatsby. Now we are reading The Kite Runner.
M: The Kite Runner? I’ve heard that’s a good book. What’s it about?
W: It’s about a boy who grows up in Afghanistan during the 1980s.
M: That sounds interesting. I’d love to come.
W: Great! The next meeting will be held in two weeks, so you still have time to read the book.
Text 10
W: Today, let’s begin with note-taking techniques. Note-taking is an important skill not only for taking classes, but also for doing your job in the future. I’d like to draw your attention to certain points about taking notes. First, remember that note-taking should be 75% listening and only 25% writing, so don’t try to write down every single word the teacher says. Ignore what is unimportant and write in phrases, not complete sentences. Second, leave spaces and lines between main ideas. You may want to add some information later. I find that some of you are very good at making use of color, mapping web, and symbols such as arrows, circles and boxes. I highly recommend these tools to all of you, because the use of them makes the outline more easily readable and interesting than the blocks of text. It also makes sure that important words stand out. Here are some examples.