江西省南昌市第二中学2024-2025学年高一上学期英语周练5

南昌二中2024-2025学年度上学期高一英语周练（五） 命题人：帅悦 马晓艳 第1部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 第1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。现在你有5秒钟的时间阅读第一小题的有关内容。 1. What will the weather be like next week? A. Rainy. B. Foggy. C. Sunny. 2. Why does the woman refuse the man’s invitation? A. She doesn’t like football games. B. She needs to take care of Sally. C. She may have to work overtime. 3. What did the speakers do last month? A. They paid a visit to a park. B. They took a trip to the seaside. C. They invited Bob over for breakfast. 4. How does the man like Catherine? A. She is unconfident. B. She is experienced. C. She is fortunate. 5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Relatives. B. Fellow students. C. Teacher and student. 第2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 does the woman ask the man to do? A. Get her some food. B. Hand in her homework. C. Go to Mrs. Peterson’s office. 7. What suggestion does the man give to the woman? A. Stay focused for the training. B. Reduce the amount of training. C. Think about something pleasant. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Why does the woman make the phone call? A. To change a reservation. B. To arrange an appointment. C. To make a complaint. 9. When will the woman check out? A. On January 18th. B. On January 19th. C. On January 21st. 10. What will the woman do next? A. Change the flight herself. B. Inform the travel agent. C. Book rooms in another hotel. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. Why did the man buy many oranges? A. He wanted to stay healthy. B. The woman liked them. C. They were on big sale. 12. Where will the speakers probably go tomorrow? A. To Lily’s home. B. To the shop. C. To the subway. 13. What will the speakers do next? A. Buy some snacks. B. Pick up Lily. C. Watch a show. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14. Where are the speakers probably? A. In an office. B. In a lift. C. In a car. 15. How soon will the man be interviewed? A. In 30 minutes. B. In 15 minutes. C. In 10 minutes. 16. Why does the woman want to get the job? A. She likes the working time. B. She likes working in downtown. C. She likes going to work by subway. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What is the speaker doing? A. Introducing the entertainers. B. Making an opening speech. C. Getting to know the audience. 18. What is Sarah Johnson known for? A. Her clever mind. B. Her energetic personality. C. Her important observations. 19. What is said about Mike Thompson? A. He has a unique stage. B. He has his own style of humor. C. He is a nice physical comedian. 20. What does the speaker remind the listeners of? A. When to enjoy the show. B. Where to book tickets. C. How to get a special calendar. 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 Renew San Francisco Zoo Spend a Saturday beautifying the Zoo and create beautiful gardens for both the animals and visitors. What can be expected? · Becoming part of the Zoo’s history · Sharing and developing new skills and interests · Weeding and clean-up to remove the need for harmful pesticides (杀虫剂) · Meeting new people of different backgrounds with shared goal of conserving the Earth’s plant and animal species Who can volunteer? Adults and children (at least 1 adult per 5 children). When can I volunteer? The second Saturday of March, June, September, and November in 2025, from 8: 00 am to 11: 00 am. We will be closing the gates at 8: 15. No late entries allowed. What do I wear? Choose something warm and comfortable that you don’t mind getting dirty. The Zoo provides tools and work gloves, but if you have work gloves, bring them just in case. Please wear tough work shoes. Sponsor a Corporate Renew the Zoo Event Groups of all sizes can sponsor a private Renew the Zoo day for their companies, when your group works together to complete Zoo projects. Apart from having fun and connecting with team members, your group receives admission to the Zoo, drinks, food and free ride. Zoo staff will help organize each event to ensure your group enjoys the day at the Zoo. To sign up, e-mail renewthezoo@sfzoo. org. 21. What are the volunteers of the Zoo expected to do? A. Collect data on new species. B. Learn about the Zoo’s history. C. Join eco-friendly gardening. D. Research gardening techniques. 22. What rule must be followed by volunteers attending the Zoo event? A. Wearing a specific uniform. B. Bringing their own tools. C. Preparing meals in advance. D. Participating on schedule. 23. What is a benefit of sponsoring a Renew the Zoo day for a company? A. Strengthening fellowship among members. B. Developing connections with local businesses. C. Receiving training in animal protection. D. Getting discounted price on future visits. B Verena Mohaupt and a handful of colleagues were trapped on floating sea ice while the bear gazed at them, smelling the air -- a dangerous sign. As a colleague fired into the sky as a warning shot, Mohaupt radioed their research ship a few kilometers away, whose helicopter luckily arrived quickly and Mohaupt didn’t have to use the gun that was hanging over her shoulder. Keeping a lookout for bears was a regular duty for Mohaupt, the logistics coordinator (后勤协调员) for a year-long mission known as MOSAiC----the largest Arctic research exploration in history. The project, consisting of roughly 300 people, including scientists and coordinators, has collected massive measurements that will help better forecast how warming will transform the globe in the coming decades. For months, the exploration operated in constant darkness while polar bears wandered nearby, storms rocked the ship and the ice shifted and cracked. Tasked with the security of the mission, Mohaupt designed an extensive training course for the participants in which they learnt how to avoid the danger, like storm-rocking and ice-cracking. They jumped into a Norwegian channel in their survival suits and climbed out of the freezing waters using only their ice picks. They learnt how to escape from a crashed helicopter. And they discussed the psychological effects of being far from home. Mohaupt brought knitting equipment, a yoga mat and an accordion(手风琴) for her own mental health----although having been prepared for the isolation. Mohaupt didn’t expect a career in polar regions. However, all the scientists agreed that without her, the project could not have achieved so much. “She was there to make sure that we were protected,” said one of them. “Mohaupt is certainly the champion in the field.” 24. How does the author introduce the topic in the first paragraph? A. By making a list of facts. B. By presenting arguments. C. By describing a scene. D. By making a comparison. 25. What do we know about MOSAiC? A. It is the largest ever research exploration. B. It is made up of about 300 scientists. C. Its working conditions are quite tough. D. Its duty is to keep a lookout for bears. 26. Which of the following best describes Mohaupt? A. Ambitious and courageous. B. Passionate and humorous. C. Honest and generous. D. Professional and responsible. 27. What is the attitude of the scientist towards Mohaupt? A. Doubtful. B. Appreciative. C. Dissatisfied. D. Jealous. C According to the statistics shared by UNESCO, at least 43% of the total languages being spoken across the world are in danger of extinction. Moreover, many languages around the world have less than 1,000 speakers now. Linguists and researchers believe that by the end of the century, at least half of the world’ s languages will have died. Language activists and people who speak these endangered languages spare no effort to fight back. Scientists believe that digitalization might be our only hope to preserve some of these quickly disappearing languages in the online world. For example, Oxford University Press launched Oxford Global Languages a few years ago, advocating “digitally underrepresented (代表性不足的)” languages. They are focused on promoting languages that might have close to a million speakers worldwide, but have little or no online presence. Therefore, they have been creating digital dictionaries as a fundamental (基础的) building block to help preserve them. There have been countless other projects like this with the same aim. Another is the Rosetta Project, which aims to create a handheld digital library that will carry more than 1,500 languages. It will be appropriately sized to fit nicely into our hands, and will come with around 13,000 pages of information. Projects like these have as their main goals to ensure the preservation of local languages long after their speakers have died. Countless languages will continue to perish as the remaining speakers die. Of course we cannot only rely on digitization to deal with worldwide languages loss. However, it is a step in the right direction. These digital tools offer endangered languages many opportunities to bounce back and survive. 28. What does the data in Paragraph 1 mainly show? A. Many languages are endangered. B. Culture determines language development. C. Human activity has an influence on languages. D. Many linguists attempt to protect threatened languages. 29. What does Oxford Global Languages try to do? A. Promote online courses of local languages. B. Publish paper dictionaries of global languages. C. Increase dying language speakers to a million. D. Make certain languages available in digital form. 30. What can we learn about the digital library to be created by the Rosetta Project? A. It is portable but very expensive. B. It is sponsored by Oxford University Press. C. It provides protection for linguistic diversity. D. It contains automatically updated information. 31. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “perish” in the last paragraph? A. be enriched. B. be lost. C. be acquired. D. be invented. D This week, Google researchers published a paper describing results from an AI tool built to create music. The tool, called MusicLM, is not the first AI music tool to be launched. But the examples Google provided demonstrate musical creative ability based on a limited set of descriptive words. Several different music examples produced by MusicLM were published online. Some of the generated music came from just one-or-two-word descriptions, such as “jazz”, “rock” or “techno (高科技舞曲)”. The tool also created other examples from more detailed descriptions containing whole sentences. In one example, Google researchers included these instructions to MusicLM, “It is a soundtrack of a game. It is fast-paced and upbeat, with a catchy electric guitar riff (反复乐节). The music is repetitive and easy to remember, but with unexpected sounds...” In the resulting recording, the music seemed to keep very close to the description. The team said the more detailed the description was, the better the system could attempt to produce it. The MusicLM model operates similarly to the machine-learning systems used by ChatGPT. ChatGPT and MusicLM both require powerful computers to operate complicated machine-learning models. The San Francisco-based company OpenAI launched ChatGPT late last year. ChatGPT has recently received a lot of attention because of its ability to generate complex writings and other content from just a simple description in natural languages. Such tools can produce human-like results because they are trained on huge amounts of data. Many different materials are fed into the systems to permit them to learn complex skills to create realistic works. However, the MusicLM researchers said there were some risks linked to the new tool. One of the biggest issues the researchers identified was biases (偏好) present in the training data. A bias might be including too much of one side and not enough of the other. The researchers said this raised a question about appropriateness for music generation for cultures underrepresented in the training data. 32. What can we learn about MusicLM? A. It is the first AI music tool to be launched. B. It requires detailed descriptions of full sentences. C. It creates music based on simple descriptive words. D. It generates complex writings from a simple description. 33. What is the similarity between ChatGPT and MusicLM? A. They can take the place of musicians. B. They have gained commercial success. C. They don’t have any practical use in life. D. They are based on huge amounts of data. 34. Which of the following is an issue of the MusicLM model? A. Being difficult for some people to use. B. Requiring too much training data. C. Creating music with strong biases. D. Producing music works with no creativity. 35. What would be the best title for the text? A. The Future of Humans with AI B. A New AI Tool to Make Music C. Music Created by Some AI Tools D. AI and Its Function in Culture Development 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。 In today’s rapidly evolving world, the importance of critical thinking cannot be overstated. 36 It not only helps students analyze information and solve problems but also prepares them for the complexities of the future workplace. This essay will discuss the necessity of critical thinking in modern education and its various benefits. Critical thinking promote intellectual curiosity and a love for learning. When student are encouraged to question and analyze, they develop a deeper understanding of the subjects they study. 37 . Meanwhile, this leads to a more engaged and motivated learning experience. Critical thinking skills are essential for making informed decisions. In an age where information is readily available but often unreliable, the ability to evaluate sources and distinguish facts from fiction is important. Students must learn to evaluate information critically and make informed decisions based on that evaluation. 38 39 When students are not afraid to challenge conventional wisdom and think outside the box, they come up with novel solutions to complex problems. This ability to think critically and independently is what sets humans apart from other animals and machines. This fosters an environment of creativity and innovation, which is vital for progress and development in any field. In conclusion, the inclusion of critical thinking in modern education is not just a nice addition but a necessity. 40 It prepares students for the challenges of the future and equips them with the skills they need to succeed in an increasingly complex world. A. Critical thinking promotes creativity and innovation. B. People hold different views on almost everything because of this. C. As a result, students will be better equipped to navigate the complexities of life. D. Without these skills, students may fall victim to misinformation and make poor choices. E. Therefore, adding critical thinking to educational curricula is extremely important. F. This encourages them to explore new ideas and concepts, expanding their knowledge base. G. Critical thinking is the ability to analyze, evaluate, and reason about information in a logical and objective manner. 第三部分 语言知识运用（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四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Sending a help message in a bottle would not typically be considered a sensible strategy. However, it 41 for three hikers from California. In June, Curtis Whitson and his family went backpacking along central California’s Arroyo Seco River. Whitson had 42 for the group to rappel down (绕绳下滑) the side of a 40-foot waterfall along the river. However, when the hikers 43 the waterfall, Whitson realized that the water currents(水流)were strong and the rope he was expecting them to 44 was missing. Since the area was slippery and just too 45 to risk, they decided to stay for help. Whitson knew his friends would find him lost, but he was concerned that they, not realizing the 46 , would wait a day or two before calling the  47 . With food running low and no cellphone service to call for help, he began  48 other strategies to draw attention to their situation. Whitson 49 a “GET HELP” message on the side of his water bottle and threw it downstream. He also put a 50 inside the bottle. Sometime after midnight, the three 51 were rescued by a helicopter. The family discovered that two hikers had 52 their water bottle and, upon seeing the message, reported the issue to the police. Whitson says, “They didn’t 53 their name or phone number. They just did what was right in their heart, and took it 54 . I can’t thank them enough.” The Whitsons hope that they will have an opportunity to express their 55 in person. 41．A．lasted B．remained C．worked D．flowed 42．A．planned B．waited C．paid D．allowed 43．A．crossed B．created C．ignored D．reached 44．A．buy B．use C．design D．throw 45．A．amazing B．thrilling C．dangerous D．fantastic 46．A．development B．similarity C．advantage D．emergency 47．A．hotel B．police C．hospital D．team 48．A．learning from B．coming up with C．suffering from D．hearing of 49．A．carved B．judged C．received D．described 50．A．picture B．poster C．note D．invitation 51．A．adventurers B．researchers C．passers-by D．law-breakers 52．A．skipped B．tended C．targeted D．spotted 53．A．change B．own C．check D．leave 54．A．safely B．seriously C．regularly D．equally 55．A．apology B．concern C．thankfulness D．satisfaction 第二节 语法填空（每空1.5分，总共15分） 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。 In February 2022, I began learning Chinese with the 56 (intend) of enjoying Chinese culture. Almost a year later, I found myself in Beijing, the capital of China. Before coming here, I 57 (attend) Chinese classes, and I could sense my progress in the language. As 58 matter of fact, studying for just one year wasn’t enough to claim fluency. But full proficiency in the language is not necessary to lose 59 (you) in and enjoy many attractions of life in China. The one thing that truly makes me feel comfortable is making friends and participate 60 conversation. At Tsinghua University, 61 I pursued my studies in China, I made friends with many Chinese young people and 62 (invite) to have meals or leisure activities with them, such as going to KTV, which is a popular entertainment among Chinese youth. I felt that connecting with my Chinese peers through a shared passion, such as singing, was 63 (incredible) enjoyable and beautiful. During breaks from study, I frequently travels across China. I’ve explored cities like Shanghai, Chongqing, and Changsha in Hunan province, among others. Though I have experienced traveling on overnight trains for over 12 hours several times and explored 64 (familiar) cities, I never felt fearful or unwelcome as a foreigner. Chinese people are warm and welcoming to foreigners, and eager 65 (offer) help. 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，你校将举办英语节“戏剧之夜”（Drama Night）活动，并且进行网络直播（live-stream）。请你给英国好友David写一封电子邮件，邀请他观看。 内容：1. 活动介绍； 2. 观看时间和方式。 注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右； 2. 可根据情况，适当增加内容。 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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。 It was a perfect day for the beach. My brother and I were meeting our friends on the northeast side of the island, a beach we seldom visited due to the strong currents. Dad dropped us off an hour before everyone was to arrive. I watched my brother take off into the blue ocean. He was a body surfing enthusiast. I decided not to wait for our friends either because the water began to rise, forming a perfect wave. I held my breath and dove through the wave. I was under the surf, with my eyes wide open, the water like silk flowing over my body. It was cold, like liquid ice waking up my senses. I pulled my body to the surface, allowing fresh air to fill my lungs, and then went back under. I pretended to be a fish, a dolphin, anything that lived under the sea. After a while, I thought it might be a good idea to head back in and see if our friends had arrived. I looked toward the beach and realized I had gone farther out than I should have. I was the only one this far out. I was not too worried though. I was a pretty good swimmer. But, as I tried to swim in, I realized I was making no progress. After what felt like a long while, my body began to feel heavy, and my arms grew tired. However hard I tried to swim, I was not moving any closer to the beach. Worn out, terrified and desperate, I cried for help loudly. 1. 续写词数应为150个左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 I began to think I might drown out there. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A moment later, I regained my consciousness. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 答案 听力1-5 CCABC 6-10 ACACB 11-15 ABCBA 16-20 BACBA 阅读理解 21-23 CDA 24-27 CCDB 28-31 ADCB 32-35 CDCB 36-40 GFDAE 完型填空 41-45.CADBC 46-50 DBBAC 51-55. ADDBC 语法填空 56. intention 57 had attended 58 a 59 yourself 60 in 61 where 62 was invited 63 incredibly 64 unfamiliar 65 to offer 应用文 Dear David, I hope this email finds you well ! I’m excited to invite you to watch our live-streamed Drama Night,which is scheduled at 7 p. m. ( Beijing Time ) next Friday . The event will feature a range of performances by my fellow students, from classic plays to some adapted pieces, providing a fantastic platform where we can showcase passion and talent. You’ll surely enjoy experiencing our creativity and seeing how we interpret English drama from a different perspective . You can watch it on the school’s official website. I’ll send you the link as soon as it’s available. Hope you can join us online ! Yours, Li Hua B篇 【语篇导读】本文是记叙文。文章讲述了Mohaupt 作为一个北极科研团队中的后勤人员却发挥着巨大的作用。 24.C。作者通过描述Mohaupt及同事的工作场景来引出主题。 25.C。根据第二段中的“Keeping a lookout for bears was a regular duty for Mohaupt, …MOSAiC----the largest Aretic research exploration in history.”以及“The project, consisting of roughly 300 people, including scientists and coordinators, has collected...”"等描述确定A,B、D为错误答案。由“For months, the exploration operated inconstant darkness while polar bears wandered nearby, storms rocked the ship and the ice shifted and cracked."得知该组织的工作条件很艰苦。 26.D。从倒数第二段中的“Tasked with the security of the mission, Mohaupt designed an extensive training course for the participants in which they learnt how to avoid the danger, like storm-rocking and ice-cracking.”以及最后一段中的""She was there to make sure that we were protected, ‘said one of them. ‘Mohaupt is certainly the champion in the field.’”的描述得出Mohaupt是很专业而且很负责任的人。 27.B。由最后一段科学家的评价可以得出,他们对Mohaupt的态度是赞扬,感激的。 读后续写 文章梗概： 这篇文章描述了作者和兄弟去岛上东北侧海滩的经历，由于强水流，他们很少去那里。作者在等待朋友们到来之前就下水游泳，享受海水带来的刺激。不久后，作者意识到自己游得太远，尝试返回时发现自己被困在了海流中，无法前进。尽管作者擅长游泳，但最终体力不支，开始恐慌并呼救。在绝望中，兄弟和朋友冒着危险将他救回岸边。这次经历让作者深刻体会到了海洋的力量，以及朋友和家人之间深厚情谊的重要性。 伏笔： 文章开头提到了海滩的东北侧由于强水流很少被访问，为后文作者遇险埋下伏笔。 作者描述了自己在水中的自由和愉悦，与之后在水中挣扎形成对比，增加了紧张感。 回应： 当作者意识到自己可能溺水时，之前对海滩的描述和在水中的自由体验得到了回应，转变为对死亡的恐惧和对救援的渴望。 兄弟和朋友的及时救援是对作者在水中挣扎和绝望呼救的直接回应，体现了亲情和友情的力量。 文章结尾作者对这次经历的反思和感悟，回应了文章开头对海滩的描述和中间的遇险经历，完成了从冒险到求生再到深刻领悟的情感和认知转变。 续写要点： 段落一：挣扎与绝望 · 描述作者在意识到自己可能溺水的危险时的心理活动，感到恐慌和无助。 · 叙述作者在海中挣扎求生的艰难，以及对周围环境的感知逐渐模糊。 段落二：救援与重生 · 讲述兄弟和朋友如何发现作者的险境，并迅速采取行动进行救援。 · 描述作者在被救上岸后的身体和心理状态，以及对救援者的感激之情。 · 反思这次经历给作者带来的教训和对生活的新认识，特别是对自然力量的敬畏和人际关系的珍视。 I began to think I might drown out there. The realization hit me like a punch to the gut一记重击. Panic started to set in as I continued to struggle against the merciless current. My limbs felt like lead, and the once dynamic cold water now seemed to be my enemy, chilling me to the bone. I could see the distant figures on the shore, but my cries for help were swallowed by the sound of the crashing waves. In that moment, I felt utterly alone, my connection to the world slipping away with each weakening stroke. A moment later, I regained my consciousness. I found myself on the beach, the sun beating down on my face, and the sound of my brother's voice in my ear. He had seen my struggle and, risking his own safety, had swum out to save me. My friends had joined in, forming a human chain to pull us both to safety. Exhausted but grateful, I looked around at the concerned faces, realizing how lucky I was to have such brave and caring people in my life. The experience was an obvious reminder of the power of the sea and the importance of never underestimating it. It was also a testament to the bond of friendship and family, which had pulled me back from the edge of death. 听力录音稿 Text 1 W: Honey, you’d better leave the laundry. The clothes will take ages to dry on such rainy days. M: OK. Maybe I’ll do it another day then. The weather forecast said it will be clear next week. Text 2 M: I’ll go to the city stadium to watch a football game this Friday evening. Would you like to go with me, Jane? W: I’d love to, but Sally and I have a very tight schedule of our work. Text 3 M: Jim, what about going to Banff National Park like last month? W: Mum, let’s do something different this time. Bob invited us to go to the seaside with his family after breakfast this morning. Why not go with them? Text 4 M: Julia, congratulations! You found a new client online at such short notice. W: Thanks. l just got lucky. But I am not confident enough to talk with a client face to face. M: Don’t worry. Catherine knows the ropes. She is competent to deal with different people. Text 5 W: My mom helped me with my homework and I got all the questions right. M: Well, your mom was wrong. Answer the questions again on your own. I set this exercise for my students, not their parents. Text 6 W: Hi, Brian. Could you do me a favor and buy me lunch at the canteen? I just found my English homework in the desk drawer. I have to take it to Mrs. Peterson’s office immediately. M: No problem. What would you like to have? W: Any set meal is okay. M: Got it. You look really tired. W: The sports meeting is drawing near. I want to add a new title to my list of achievements. I need to stay focused. M: Take it easy. Imagine something pleasant and be positive. W: Ha-ha. My coach told me to cut back on training. Text 7 M: Hello, Grand Hotel. How can I help you? W: Hello. l booked a single room in the name of Susan Green for two nights. But now I have to put off my check-in time until four days later. M: Let me have a check first. OK, Ms. Green, you intended to check in on January 14th, right? W: Yes, and now I have to change the time, because I failed to get a plane ticket for the 14th. And I’ll fly there on the 18th. M: Um, sorry, Ms. Green. No room for the 18th. But there’s a double room available on the 19th. Is that OK with you? W: No problem, still two nights. I’ll call the travel agent to change my flight date. Text 8 W: Wow, there are a lot of oranges! Do we really need that many? M: I read an article today. It said one glass of orange juice in the morning would be effective in fighting a cold. W: Yeah, didn’t you know that before? M: I did. But this winter I’m extremely concerned about my health. W: Okay. I’m not sure we have an electric juicer though. M: Don ‘t worry, I’ve ordered one online. It was on sale. By the way, l also noticed good knives on sale in the nearby store. Should we get a new set of kitchen knives? W: Oh, yes. M: Great, I’ll get them tomorrow on my way back from Lily’s school. W: Could you also pick me up? I want to choose them myself. M: OK. I’ll finish work at 5;00 p.m. So be ready by 5 :30. W: Okay. Oh, the TV show starts in a minute. I’ve prepared some snacks for us. Let’s go. Text 9 W: Morning. M: Good morning. Which floor shall I press? W: Fourth please. M: Ah, same as me. W: You’re not here for the interview, are you? M: l am, indeed. W: Ha-ha, so maybe we shouldn’t be talking to each other, then. M: I don’t think it’s likely to make much difference. When is your appointment? W: Let me see... in exactly 10 minutes. M: Oh, you’re before me. Mine will begin in half an hour. W: Looks like you got here too early. M: Well, l didn’t want to leave anything to chance. I could have been stuck in traffic or something like that. By the way, what made you apply for the job? W: I like the idea of working in the city center. There are some good shops around here. M: Yes, but parking the car might be expensive. W: well, I’ll be coming on the subway if I get the job, so that won’t matter. M: What’s that sound? W: Oh, it’s my phone. Excuse me, I’ll have to take this call. Text 10 Get ready for an evening full of laughter and screams. We have lined up an incredible list of talented comedians for you. Let’s take a look at three of our featured performers. First up, we have Sarah Johnson, famed for her important observations about everyday life. Prepare yourselves for a large amount of clever humor that will have you rolling in your seats. Next, we have energetic Mark Anderson, a master of physical comedy who will bring life to the stage. Get ready for an experience that will have you laughing out loud. Finally, we have Mike Thompson, who is famous for his unique style of humor. Laughter is the best medicine, and this event promises to be a fantastic opportunity to relax and enjoy a night of pure joy. Make sure to mark your calendars for Saturday, June 25th at 8:00 p.m. It’s going to be an evening of smiles you won’t want to miss. I’m sure you will never be disappointed with your ticket purchase. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$null