山东聊城市甘泉高级中学2026-2027学年高一上学期摸底英语考试

聊城市甘泉高级中学2026级高一摸底考试 时间:90分钟 满分:150分 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1.Why can't the woman go to work today? A. She has a stomachache. B. She will visit Mr. Kennedy. C. She has to look after her daughter. 2.What is the woman doing? A. Having a meeting. B. Waiting for a plane. C. Changing her flight. 3.Why did Judy leave her old place? A. It was small. B. It was expensive. C. It was far from work. 4.What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A sports program. B. A football match. C. A trip to Birmingham. 5.What does the man mean? A. It's dangerous to camp outside. B. It isn't good to camp on rainy days. C. It's not a good idea to stay in a hotel. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。 6.What does the woman advise the man to do? A. Call Ms. Hall. B. Phone the man back. C. Give the man's number to Ms. Hall. 7.What do we know about Ms. Hall? A. She doesn't bring her mobile phone. B. She will call the guy after lunch. C. She will come in this afternoon. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8.How does the man get to school every day? A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By underground. 9.How long does it take the woman to walk to school? A. 15 minutes. B. 20 minutes. C. 30 minutes. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10.How does the girl describe the thief? A. He was very young. B. He was taller than her. C. He was wearing a black jacket. 11.What will the girl probably do next? A. Look for the thief. B. Meet the police. C. Have her class. 12.What does the man think of what the girl has done? A. Worrying. B. Correct. C. Dangerous. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13.What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Old schoolmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Customer and salesman. 14.How does the man keep healthy? A. By keeping exercising at home. B. By going to the gym regularly. C. By paying attention to the diet. 15.What does the man recommend the woman to do? A. Go on a diet. B. Find a gym near her office. C. Take some exercise before work. 16.Which sport is the woman fond of? A. Swimming. B. Running. C. Hiking. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17.Who will give reports at the first part? A. The advisers. B. The guest speaker. C. The sales managers. 18.What will the listeners do at four o'clock? A. Have a coffee break. B. Listen to another report. C. Discuss their goals for next year. 19.When is the dinner? A. At 7:00 pm. B. At 7:45 pm. C. At 8:00 pm. 20.Where will the listeners have drinks before dinner? A. In a bar. B. In a restaurant. C. In a meeting room. 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） A Sydney Tower Address: 100 Market St, Sydney Phone : 02 9333 9222 Fax: 02 9333 9203 Open time: 9:00 am to 10:30 pm( Saturdays to 11:30 pm) Ticket : $ 60( for an adult) $30(for a child) Website : www. Sydneytower . com . au How to get there : train to Town Hall Station and a short walk along Market Street How to book tickets : by phone / fax or through the web Attraction: Sydney’s best views are just the beginning ! Sydney Tower takes you to the highest point above Sydney for exciting 3600 views of our beautiful city. ( )21. If you want to book a ticket to Sydney Tower, you can’t_____ A. email sydneytower@hotmail. com B. fax 02 9333 9203 C. search www. Sydneytower. com. au D. dial 02 9333 9222 ( )22.Frank wants to go to Sydney Tower with his two children, he will pay______. A. $60 B.$90 C. $120 D. $150 ( )23. Last Saturday, Johnson went to visit Sydney Tower . He had to get down the tower____. A. after 11:30 p.m. B. before 11:30 p.m. C. at 10:30 p.m. D. by 10:30 p.m. B I have dreamt of taking a trip to Hawaii since I graduated, but the best thing always needs waiting. I took a trip with my friends to Haleakala National Park, which lies in Hawaii. When we arrived at Haleakala National Park, we were advised to watch the early morning sunrise. I was lost in the sightseeing that afternoon, so I could hardly wait to see the sunrise. In the next morning, we all got out of bed very early and got to the seaside at 3 o'clock. In the first half hour, we imagined how wonderful it would be when the first light came out through the thick clouds and how soft it would be when the light touched our skin, so we waited and waited. However, another half an hour later, I gradually lost my patience since there was nothing but the chilly darkness, and I felt that I was frozen to death. But my friends were still extremely cheerful. Nearly another one hour later, "Amazing!" Judy burst out and we all shouted to welcome the light, which was really unbelievable. Until today, I dare say that it is the most impressive sunrise in my life. However, waiting in the morning darkness is also one memory I cannot wipe from my mind forever. Waiting sometimes is really a hard thing for most of us as it needs patience and strong-willed determination, but what about the result after that? It might turn out to be pleasing, unbelievable and satisfying. So, it is really worthwhile to wait for the best. ( )24. What can we learn from the passage? A. The author's friends and the author took a trip to China. B. Hawaii is a good place to enjoy the sunrise. C. The author enjoyed the worst sunrise in his life. D. Sometimes, it is worth waiting for the best. ( )25. When did they see the first light of the sunrise? A. At about 3 o'clock. B. At about 4 o'clock. C. At nearly 5 o'clock. D. At nearly 6 o'clock. ( )26. What's the meaning of the underlined word chilly in Paragraph 2? A. Total. B. Cold. C. Terrible. D. Interesting. ( )27. What's the author's attitude towards waiting for the sunrise? A. Excited all the time. B. Afraid all the time. C. Firstly excited and then afraid. D. Firstly excited but then impatient. C China has accepted western fashion and technology as it has developed these years, but a lot of young people are turning to the past for their clothes choices and putting on traditional “hanfu”. As the government encourages the renaissance (复兴) of traditional culture, hunfu is getting more and more popular with the teenagers. Every year, we can enjoy different hanfu shows around the cities. These shows bring us back to the Han dynasty (汉朝). We learn more about the history, culture and beauty from them. Hanfu hasn’t been in the same style since the Han dynasty. However, this kind of clothes has something in common. They all have large soft robes (袍子), with sleeves that hang down to the knees, so the hands can’t be seen. In modern China, the hanfu lovers are from history fans, cartoon fans to clothes fans. “Clothes are the basic part of culture, so both the traditional clothes and modern clothes play the same role in culture,” said Zhang Jun, a famous reporter. “If the people and the country do not even understand our traditional clothes or don’t wear them, how can we talk about other important parts of our culture?” ( )28. Han fu is getting more and more popular with the teenagers because ________. A. China has accepted western fashion B. China has accepted western technology C. China has different hanfu shows D. the government encourages traditional culture ( )29. Who are hanfu lovers in China nowadays? A. History fans, B. Cartoon fans. C. Clothes fans. D. All of the above. ( )30. According to Zhung Jun, he thinks ________. A. clothes are not the part of culture B. it’s not necessary for us to wear hanfu C. clothes help us understand our culture better D. hanfu isn’t so important as modern clothes ( )31. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. Hanfu and Chinese culture. B. The history of Hanfu. C. The styles of Hanfu. D. Different hanfu shows. D Using AI to help write a message to a friend is not a good idea — at least if your friend finds out about the use of AI, a new study suggests. Researchers found that people in the study believed that a friend who used AI to write them a message didn’t put in as much effort as a friend who wrote a message themselves. That may be understandable, but the effect goes beyond the message itself, said Bingjie Liu, lead author of the study. “After they get an AI message, our participants (参与者) feel less satisfied with their relationship with their friend and feel more uncertain about where they stand,” Liu said. But to be fair to AI, it wasn’t just the use of technology that turned people off. “People want their partners or friends to make an effort to come up with their own message without help from AI or other people,” Liu said. “People want to know how much you want to invest in your friendship and if they feel you are cutting corners by using AI to help, that’s not good,” Liu explained. Of course, most people won’t tell a friend that they used AI to help write a message, Liu said. But she noted that as ChatGPT becomes more popular, people may start doing a Turing Test in their minds as they read messages from friends and others. Turing Test is sometimes used to refer to people wondering if they can tell whether an action was taken by a computer or a person. “It could be that people will secretly do this Turing Test in their minds, trying to figure out if messages have some AI component (成分),” Liu said. “It may hurt relationships.” The answer is to do your own work in relationships, she said. “Don’t use technology just because it is convenient. Sincerity still matters a lot in relationships.” ( )32. How did people in the study feel about receiving an AI message from their friend? A. Thankful. B. Surprised. C. Dissatisfied. D. Embarrassed. ( )33. Why do people prefer that friends write messages themselves instead of using AI? A. AI messages often have many mistakes. B. People believe AI lacks emotional depth. C. Friends who use AI are considered dishonest. D. People want to see the effort invested in the friendship. ( )34. What’s the purpose of starting a Turing Test according to Liu? A. To judge the level of ChatGPT. B. To see if AI has been used in a message. C. To test the sincerity of an online friend. D. To learn how to communicate with AI. ( )35. What is Liu’s suggestion? A. Believing in the development of technology. B. Paying attention to real-world friends. C. Being actively honest in relationships. D. Thinking twice before making a convenient choice. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 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。 Studies have shown that drinking water on an empty stomach can help increase your metabolic(新陈代谢的) rate by 30%. 36._________. You know what that means, right? -Quicker weight loss! 37._________, then you will be able to digest food faster and maintain a slim figure despite eating those extra calories. However, this doesn't warrant (使正当)biting down on all that junk food. Furthermore, you will need to add in around four litres of water into your daily routine for best results. Constipation (便秘) is the one of the most painful conditions which also results in remains of poisonous substances inside the body. But do you know that one of the other benefits of drinking water is that it helps to clear out your bowels? The colon(结肠)，which is in part responsible for bowel movements, requires water to function properly. 38._________ Drinking water on an empty stomach, especially when it's hot, can improve the health of your nervous system. In the early morning, the stomach is most receptive. At this moment, if you love coffee, which makes the central nervous system excited, your nervous system will be affected from the get-go. 39._________, it can properly supply water to your nervous system, which will help it function properly. Again, if you are likely to suffer a migraine attack, then water can help fight it off. 40._________. So just by increasing your water intake, you are basically preventing your chances from suffering another headache attack. This is especially so when you are drinking water on an empty stomach, as your body doesn't get any liquid when you are asleep. A.If your metabolic rate is higher B. If you just have a glass of warm water C. When your skin is properly containing combined water inside D. This means that the rate at which calories are burned increases by nearly one third E. So just drink a glass of water and sit on your toilet for a clean colon F. Your doctor might have already told you that headaches happen due to lack of water G. Besides, we all know that having a healthy appetite is good for overall health 第三部分 语言运用（共三节，满分55分） 第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could 41 this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous then I told my 42 I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “ 43 You are going to college(大学).” I was very 44 when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.” Two days later, 45 took my to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends 46 together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I 47 I had watched too many movies as a teenager. When we 48 the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard (门户) and one minute later we were 49 .I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was 50 .I ran back to my father and said,” I want to go home.” He asked me,” What do you think of the 51 ? “Too bad,” I answered. “And marriage is even 52 !”he said. I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard 53 I could get into a good college. I 54 studying English so I decided to major in (主修)languages at college. Thanks to my father and our 55 to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory! ( )41. A. say B. do C. receive D. find ( )42.A.teacher B. friend C. father D. husband ( )43.A.Yes! B. No! C. Really? D. OK? ( )44.A.angry B. tired C. nervous D. surprised ( )45.A.he B. she C. it D. they ( )46.A.working B. studying C. singing D. farming ( )47.A.guess B. mean C. say D. hope ( )48.A.looked at B. returned to C. arrived at D. left for ( )49.A.outside B. inside C. back D. away ( )50.A.terrible B. wonderful C. funny D. special ( )51.A.workers B. guard C. building D. factory ( )52.A.better B. harder C. worse D. easier ( )53.A.but B. if C. so D. or ( )54.A.enjoyed B. stopped C. disliked D. minded ( )55.A.way B. idea C. plan D. trip 第二节 单句语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 56.There are three ________ (box) on the desk. 57.This story is ________ (interesting) than that one. 58.She ________ (teach) English for ten years. 59.The ________ (nine) student on the list is my deskmate. 60.He often ________ (walk) to school. 61.Look! The children ________ (play) football on the playground. 62.The girl ________ is standing there is my cousin. 63.This is the factory ________ my father used to work. 64.________ (they) new house is much bigger than ours. 65.I still remember the day ________ we first met. 第三节 单词拼写（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 66. Don’t p________ when you meet unexpected difficulties.(惊慌) 67. Her e________ to learn new knowledge made her ask many questions.(渴望) 68 We will o________ a class meeting to discuss the summer plan.(组织) 69. I am c________ about the secret behind the old story.(好奇的) 70. What i________ did he leave on you?(印象) 第四部分 应用文写作（满分15分） 71．假设你是李阳，你的英语老师Ms. Smith让同学们分享自己的初中生活，并谈谈对高中学习的计划。请你根据以下要点写一篇短文： 1. 初中最难忘的一件事； 2. 高中打算如何学习英语； 3. 对高中生活的简单期望。 词数80左右。 Dear Ms. Smith, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Yang 高一摸底考试答案 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 1-5：CBABB 6-10:ACCAA 11-15:CBACB 16-20:ACBCA 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） 21-23：ACB 24-27:DCBD 28-31:DDCA 32-35:CDBC 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 36-40:DAEBF 第三部分 语言运用（共三节，满分55分） 第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 41-45:BCBDA 46-50: AACBA 51-55：DCCAD 第二节 单句语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 56.boxes 57.more interesting 58.has taught 59.ninth 60.walks 61.are playing 62.who / that 63.where 64.Their 65.when 第三节 单词拼写（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 66.panic 67.eagerness 68.organize/organise 69.curious 70.impression 第四部分 应用文写作（满分15分） 【答案】Dear Ms. Smith,     I’d like to share my junior high life. The most unforgettable thing was winning the English speech contest last year. It built up my confidence and made me love English more. For senior high, I plan to improve English by listening to BBC news and reading more English novels so that I can expand my vocabulary. I also hope to make new friends and learn to be more independent in the coming three years. I’m really looking forward to my new journey because it will be a fresh start where I can explore unknown possibilities and become a better version of myself. A篇（悉尼塔） 21. A【详解】细节理解题。根据A篇信息“How to book tickets : by phone / fax or through the web”，订票方式：电话、传真、网页，文中没有提供邮箱email，因此不能发邮件预订。 22. C【详解】数字计算题。成人$60，儿童$30。Frank1位成人+2个孩子：60+30+30 = 120。 23. B【详解】细节理解题。原文“Open time: 9:00 am to 10:30 pm( Saturdays to 11:30 pm)”，周六营业到晚上11:30，必须在11:30 pm之前下塔。 B篇（夏威夷看日出） 24. D【详解】主旨理解题。文章最后一段“So, it is really worthwhile to wait for the best.”点明主旨：有时候，为最好的事物等待是值得的。A地点错误夏威夷；C不是最差日出；B只是细节不是主旨。 25. C【详解】推理计算题。3点到达海边；先等半小时；又半小时失去耐心；又将近一小时看到日出。3+0.5+0.5+1 = 5点左右。 26. B【详解】词义猜测题。后文“I felt that I was frozen to death”我感觉快要冻死，说明环境很冷，chilly含义为Cold寒冷的。 27. D【详解】细节理解题。第二段一开始作者满怀期待激动；后面“I gradually lost my patience”逐渐失去耐心。所以态度：一开始兴奋，之后变得不耐烦。 C篇（汉服与中国文化） 28. D【详解】细节理解题。第二段“As the government encourages the renaissance (复兴) of traditional culture, hanfu is getting more and more popular with the teenagers.”因为政府鼓励传统文化复兴，汉服在青少年中越来越流行。 29. D【详解】细节理解题。第四段“In modern China, the hanfu lovers are from history fans, cartoon fans to clothes fans.”汉服爱好者包括历史迷、动漫迷、服饰迷，以上全部。 30. C【详解】细节理解题。最后一段记者Zhang Jun观点：服饰是文化基础，如果不理解传统服饰何谈文化其他部分，说明服饰帮助我们更好理解文化。A错误衣服是文化一部分；B、D与原文相反。 31. A【详解】主旨大意题。全文介绍汉服流行，汉服样式，汉服承载的中国文化，主题为汉服和中国文化。B汉服历史、C汉服样式、D汉服演出均只是局部细节。 D篇【导语】文章主要介绍一项新研究：用人工智能代写朋友消息会降低对方对友谊的满意度、破坏人际关系，研究者解释背后原因并建议人际交往应依靠自身真诚付出，不要单纯贪图便利使用AI。 32. C【详解】．细节理解题。根据第二段“After they get an AI message, our participants (参与者) feel less satisfied with their relationship with their friend and feel more uncertain about where they stand(参与者收到AI生成的消息后，会对自己和朋友的关系感到更不满意，也对彼此的关系定位更加迷茫) ”可知，收到朋友AI代写消息的人会感到不满。 33. D【详解】推理判断题。根据第四段““People want to know how much you want to invest in your friendship and if they feel you are cutting corners by using AI to help, that’s not good,” Liu explained.(Liu解释道：“人们想知道你愿意为这段友谊投入多少心血，如果他们觉得你借助人工智能敷衍了事，那就会让人心里不舒服。”)”可知，人们更喜欢朋友自己写信息，而不是使用人工智能，因为人们希望看到对方在友谊中付出的努力。 34. B【详解】细节理解题。根据第五段“Turing Test is sometimes used to refer to people wondering if they can tell whether an action was taken by a computer or a person.(图灵测试在这里指人们分辨一段内容是电脑还是人写出来的)”以及第六段“It could be that people will secretly do this Turing Test in their minds, trying to figure out if messages have some AI component (成分)(人们会在心里悄悄进行这种图灵测试，试图判断消息里是否有人工智能参与创作的成分)”可知，人们做心里的图灵测试是为了分辨消息是否使用了AI。 35. C【详解】细节理解题。根据最后一段““Don’t use technology just because it is convenient. Sincerity still matters a lot in relationships.”(“不要仅仅因为方便就使用科技，真诚在人际关系中依然十分重要。”)”可知，研究者建议人们在交往中保持真诚、脚踏实地用心对待关系。 七选五（空腹喝水的好处） 36. D【详解】前一句“drinking water on an empty stomach can help increase your metabolic(新陈代谢的) rate by 30%.”空腹喝水新陈代谢提升30%。D选项“This means that the rate at which calories are burned increases by nearly one third”这代表卡路里燃烧速率提升近三分之一，对上句做同义解释。 37. A【详解】后句“then you will be able to digest food faster”那么你消化食物会更快。A“If your metabolic rate is higher”如果你的新陈代谢速率更高，构成条件状语逻辑。 38. E【详解】本段主题喝水帮助肠道排便。E“So just drink a glass of water and sit on your toilet for a clean colon”所以喝一杯水，帮助结肠排便，承接上文结肠需要水才能正常工作。 39. B【详解】前文早上不要喝咖啡；后文“it can properly supply water to your nervous system”它可以给神经系统补水。B“If you just have a glass of warm water”如果你喝一杯温水，it指代一杯温水。 40. F【详解】下句“ So just by increasing your water intake, you are basically preventing your chances from suffering another headache attack.”增加喝水可以预防头痛。F“Your doctor might have already told you that headaches happen due to lack of water”医生告诉你头痛由缺水导致，引出头痛和水的关系。 41. A. say（说） B. do（做） C. receive（接收） D. find（找到） 42. A. teacher（老师） B. friend（朋友） C. father（父亲） D. husband（丈夫） 43. A. Yes!（是的！） B. No!（不！） C. Really?（真的吗？） D. OK?（好吧？） 44. A. angry（生气的） B. tired（疲倦的） C. nervous（紧张的） D. surprised（惊讶的） 45. A. he（他） B. she（她） C. it（它） D. they（他们） 46. A. working（工作） B. studying（学习） C. singing（唱歌） D. farming（务农） 47. A. guess（猜测） B. mean（意思是） C. say（说） D. hope（希望） 48. A. looked at（看着） B. returned to（回到） C. arrived at（到达） D. left for（前往） 49. A. outside（外面） B. inside（里面） C. back（回来） D. away（离开） 50. A. terrible（可怕的） B. wonderful（精彩的） C. funny（有趣的） D. special（特别的） 51. A. workers（工人） B. guard（门卫） C. building（建筑） D. factory（工厂） 52. A. better（更好的） B. harder（更难的） C. worse（更糟的） D. easier（更容易的） 53. A. but（但是） B. if（如果） C. so（所以） D. or（或者） 54. A. enjoyed（喜欢） B. stopped（停止） C. disliked（不喜欢） D. minded（介意） 55. A. way（方式） B. idea（主意） C. plan（计划） D. trip（旅行） 翻译：当我还是个在法国长大的青少年时，我想离开学校，过自己的生活。我唯一能这样做的方式是在我家镇的造纸厂工作，或者结婚。当我告诉我父亲我想辍学时，我非常紧张。我以为他会说：“不！你要上大学。”当他说”好吧，我们去造纸厂看看吧”时，我非常惊讶。 两天后，他带我去造纸厂。我想象每个人都是朋友一起工作、一起玩乐。我甚至想象会有音乐和歌唱。我的意思是，我青少年时期看了太多电影。 当我们到达工厂大门时，我父亲和门卫说了几句话，一分钟我们就进去了。我在工厂里四处走动，看着那些建筑、工人们，聆听着噪音。太可怕了。我跑回父亲身边说：“我想回家。” 他问我：“你觉得这个工厂怎么样？” “太糟了，我回答说。 “而婚姻甚至更糟！”他说。 第二天我回到学校，想着努力学习所以我能考上好大学。我喜欢学英语，所以我决定在大学主修语言。感谢我父亲和我们去造纸厂的旅行，现在我联合国有工作，我父亲为我感到非常骄傲。我嫁了一个很好的人，我的生活比在工厂工作要好得多！ 听力原文： (Text 1) W: Mr. Kennedy? It's Becky. I'm sorry, but I can't make it into work today. I'm at the hospital. M: Are you all right? W: It's my daughter. She woke up with stomach pains this morning. (Text 2) W: Excuse me. What time is the next plane to Milan? M: It should leave at 7:15 but it's an hour late today. W: If it doesn't leave until 8:15, I'll be one hour late for my meeting. (Text 3) W: Did you hear that Judy has moved to a new apartment? M: No, I didn't know that. Why did she move? Her old place was comfortable and not that expensive. W: Well, she said she needed a bigger place. But now she lives further from work. (Text 4) W: I went to the game with Alan on Saturday afternoon. M: How was it? W: Terrible! In the first half Birmingham only kicked the ball three or four times! Really bad. (Text 5) W: Maybe this is the night for us to stay in a hotel. M: I think so, too. Camping is fun but not in the rain. (Text 6) M: A man on the phone wanted to speak to Ms. Hall, and it sounded important. W: But she's not coming in till after lunch today. Why don't you call her on her mobile phone? M: That's what I was going to do, but the caller hung up and didn't leave his number. W: Well, that's that. I guess if it's really important he'll call again, but you should call Ms. Hall anyway, just to let her know. (Text 7) W: So, how do you get to school every day? Do you take the bus? M: The bus is too slow. It takes thirty minutes to get to school from my place. I take the underground. It's fast. It takes about 20 minutes to get to school. W: Yeah, I know what you mean. M: How about you? W: Oh, I walk—my apartment is close—about a mile from school. It's just a fifteen-minute walk. M: Wow, that's great. My place is far from school—about ten miles. So, I can't walk... W: Yeah, that's about a three-hour walk! (Text 8) M: Jen, I'm sorry to hear that. Do you remember what the thief looked like? W: Well, he wasn't more than 15. He was the same height as me. M: Could you see what color his hair was? W: No, I couldn't. He was wearing a black hat and a gray jacket. And he was wearing blue jeans. M: You'll need to give a statement to the police. Just tell them all you can remember. W: I don't know what else I can tell them, but I'll do my best. M: How are you feeling now? Are you ready to go back to your class? W: Yes, I'm fine. M: You did the right thing by coming to see me immediately. Don't worry. Everything will be all right. (Text 9) M: Christina, is that you? W: Andy? I haven't seen you for ages. Wow, you look great! You've hardly changed since we graduated. In what way do you stay so fit? M: I've been watching what I eat. But I don't take so much exercise as I used to. W: Good for you. I can't do exercise regularly, either. M: I see. But you can try to find a gym close to your office so you can work out after work. W: Great idea. M: And maybe we could go running or hiking together some day. W: Um... I hate running and hiking. I'd much rather go swimming. M: Well, maybe we could go swimming sometime, then. W: That's so great! (Text 10) Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the 7th Annual International Sales Conference. It's great to see so many of you. As we all know, Annual International Sales Conference has been held for six years, and it's a success for each time. So, I do believe that it'll be a big success this time, too. Now I will tell you about today's schedule. We're going to have a very busy day as usual, but I'm sure you will enjoy it. As soon as I finish, we'll begin with our first part, in which our sales managers are giving their reports for their own countries. They may talk about everything about their countries, for example, the culture, the people, and the industry. That will be interesting, so don't miss it. Then, after we've had lunch, there will be a coffee break. After that, we're going to divide into groups and discuss our goals for next year and how to reach them. At four o'clock we'll come back together again when Amy Carter, our guest speaker, gives her report. Then the advisers will give short reports on their findings. Dinner this evening is at eight o'clock. 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $