河北省大名县一中高二英语9月月考试题

河北省大名县一中2022-2022学年高二英语9月月考试题第一卷第一部分听力（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，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。每段对话仅读一篇。1.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inabookstore.B.Inaclassroom.C.Inalibrary.2.Atwhattimewillthefilmbegin?A.7：20.B.7：15.C.7：00.3.Whatarethetwospeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.TheirfriendJane.B.Aweekendtrip.C.Aradioprogramme.4.Howmanystudentsarethereinthespeakers’class?A.44.B.46.C.47.5.What’stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Teacherandstudent.B.Doctorandpatient.C.Fatheranddaughter.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、7题。6.What’sthemandoing?A.Heissellinghiscar.B.Heisplanningtobuyacar.C.Heislookingforwork.7.Howlonghasthewomanownedthecar?A.12years.B.2years.C.4years.15听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatdidthemanthinkofthemeal?A.Justso-so.B.Quitesatisfactory.C.Abitdisappointing.9.Whatwasthe15%onthebillpaidfor?A.Thefood.B.Thedrinks.C.Theservice.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whydoesthemancallthewoman?A.Totellherabouthernewjob.B.Toaskaboutherjobprogram.C.Toplanameetingwithher.11.Whoneedsanewflat?A.Alex.B.Andrea.C.Miranda.12.Whereisthewomannow?A.InBaltimore.B.InNewYork.C.InAvon.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.WhatwouldJoeprobablydoduringtheThanksgivingholiday?A.Gotoaplay.B.Stayathome.C.VisitKingston.14.WhatisArielgoingtodoinToronto?A.Attendaparty.B.Meetheraunt.C.Seeacarshow.15.WhyisArielinahurrytoleave?A.TocallupBetty.B.TobuysomeDVDs.C.TopickupDaniel.16.Whatmightbetherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Classmates.B.Fellowworkers.C.Guideandtourist.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.Howlonghasthespeakerlivedinabigcity?A.Oneyear.B.Tenyears.C.Eighteenyears.18.Whatisthespeaker’sopiniononpublictransport?A.It’scomfortable.B.It’stime-saving.C.It’scheap.19.Whatisthegoodoflivinginasmalltown?A.It’ssafer.B.It’shealthier.C.It’smoreconvenient.1520.Whatkindoflifedoesthespeakerseemtolikemost?A.Busy.B.Colorful.C.Quiet.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，20小题，满分40分）第一节(共15小题，每小题2分，共30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将之涂黑。AIfyouwanttovisitonlythesightsthatyouthinkaremostinteresting,youshoulddefinitelybookoneofthemanyprivatetoursinNYC.LandmarkPrivateNewYorkToursThebestwaytomakethemostofyourvisittothetopNYClandmarksistouseoneoftheprivatetoursinNYC.NYSeeItAll:FromtravelingthroughManhattantogettingontoaboattovisitEllisIslandandtheStatueofLiberty,thisprivateNYCtourdeliverssuperiorservice.Customize(订制)yourstopsandseewhythistourisoneofthebestprivatetoursinNYC.NYLimoTour:Afterchoosingwhatyouwanttosee,thisprivatetourinNYCletsyouwritetherouteforyourday.WhetheryouwanttoseehistoricalNYCsights,moviesights,orculturalsights,itwillhelpmakeyourvisitmemorable.AerialLandmarkTour:ThisisafunandexcitingwaytoexploreNewYorkCity.Onthis20-minutehelicoptertour,you’llseetheverybestlandmarksinManhattanandtheBronx.Family-FriendlyPrivateNewYorkToursNYCisn’tjustaplaygroundofadults;thesefamily-friendlyprivateNewYorkCitytoursareidealforpeopletravelingwithkids.RevolutionaryEraWalkingTour:WhenyoubookthisinformativeNYCwalkingtour,youandyourkidswillwanderaroundManhattan’sFinancialDistrictandhearallabouttheAmericanRevolution.Withknowledgeableguides,yourkidswilllovethetourtoo.KidsGreenwichVillageTour:ThisfunNYCwalkingtourisspecificallycreatedforchildren.YouandyourkidswillvisitsomefamousGreenwichVillagesights,whilethechildren,ledbyfriendlyguides,playgamesthatrelatetomath,science,foreignlanguage,andthearts.21.WhatcanweknowaboutNYLimoTour?A.Itisaplaygroundoftheoldandyoung.B.Itprovidestouristswithhighqualityservice.C.Itmainlyfocusesonculturalsights.D.Itgivesyouhands-onexperiencesoftravelplanning.22.Whichtourisprobablymostsuitableforvisitorswithatightschedule?A.AerialLandmarkTour.B.RevolutionaryEraWalkingTour.C.NYSeeItAll.D.NYLimoTour.1523.Whatdothetwofamily-friendlytoursmentionedhaveincommon?A.Theyoffervariousentertainmentfacilities.B.Theycontainmanyuniqueoutdooractivities.C.Theycanequipkidswithsomeknowledge.D.Theyincludebothnaturalandman-madesights.24.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellinthepassage?A.WhattodowhenyoustayinNYC.B.HowtogosightseeingifyouvisitNYC.C.WheretostayifyoucometoNYC.D.HowtohavefunwhenyouliveinNYC.BMostnationshaveatleastonetypeoffoodthatpeoplefromothercountriesthinkisunusualorunacceptabletoeat.InFrance,peopleeathorsemeatandfroglegs.InSouthKoreaandpartsofChina,restaurantsservedogmeat.AndinAustralia,it’scommontocookkangaroomeatonthebarbecueanduseemueggstomakepancakes.ThekangarooandemuarenativetoAustralia.BothanimalsareimportanttothenationalimageofAustraliaandappearontheAustraliancoatofarms.They’realsocentralfiguresinthehistoryofthenativeAustralians.However,theystillhunttheseanimalsfortheirmeat,furandfat.Today,Australianpeoplecontinuetoeattheseanimals.Oneofthereasonspeopleeatkangaroomeatisthatit’shighinproteinandlowinfat,soeatingkangarooisagoodoptionforanyoneonadiet.It’salsocheapertoeatkangaroomeatthanotherredmeats.Becauseofthis,alotofuniversitystudentschoosetobuykangaroomeat.BBCNewsalsoreportedthatAustralianscientistsbelievethateatingkangaroomeatisgoodfortheenvironment--kangarooshavedifferentdigestivesystemsthancowsandsheep,meaningtheyproducelessmethane，thesecondbiggestcontributortoglobalwarming.WhileemumeatishighinironandvitaminC,mostpeopledon’tthinkittastesgood.Forthisreason,theypreferemueggs.Oneeggislargeenoughtomakesevenomelettes（煎蛋）.Andwhileit’sillegaltocollectemueggsfromthewild,theycanbeboughtfromemufarms.Ratherthancrackingthebeautifuldarkshell,it’sbettertodryitbyputtingasmallholeateachendandblowing.Afterwards,youcanevencarveadesignintotheeggshell.25.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?__________.A.Topresentdifferentcultures’meat-eatingpreferencesB.Tosuggestthatpeopletrytounderstandothercountries’dietsC.TointroducepeopleeatkangaroomeatandemueggsinAustraliaD.Tocomparedifferenteatinghabitsamongdifferentcountries26.Accordingtothearticle,thekangaroo__________.A.isnotconsideredpreciousinAustraliaB.isconsideredhealthyandenvironmentallyfriendlytoeatC.facesextinctionduetohuntingbyAboriginaltribesD.containslargeamountsofironandvitaminsinitsmeat27.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutemueggs?A.Emueggstasteterriblebutarenutritious.B.Theshellsofemueggsarenotdifficulttobreak.15C.It’scommonforAustralianstocollectemueggsfromthewild.D.Emueggshellscanbeusedtocreateart.COneeveningIwasgoingbackfromasupermarket.AsIwasapproachingmycar,Inoticedthatsomepersoncameandstoodbesideme.Hewastheonethatcouldbeconsideredasabum.Itseemedthathehadnocar,nohomeandnojob.Ithoughtthathewouldaskmeformoney,buthedidnotdothat,heonlysaid:“Yourcarisverynice”.Afterseveralmomentsofsilence,Ireplied:“Thanks”,andthentheinnervoicetoldme,“Askhimifheneedshelp”.Afterashorthesitation(犹豫)Iaskedhimifheneededanyhelp.Hisresponsewasastonishing.IwillneverforgetthosesimplethreewordsthatIheardfromhim:—“Don’tweall?”Itwasatruediscoverytome.Ineededhelp.AlthoughIhadmoneyandaplacetosleep,butIrecognizedthatIneededhelptoo.ThenIopenedmywalletandgavehimenoughmoneytogetamealandsomeshelterforaday.SuddenlyIunderstoodthatnomatterhowmuchmoneywehave,weallneedhelp.Ontheotherhand,nomatterhowpooryouareandhowmanymaterialproblemsyouhave,youstillmightofferyourhelptoothersandyoustillmightbegiving.Evenit’sjustaniceword,youcangivethatanditcanbepricelesstootherpersons.Maybethatmanwasjustahomelessstranger,buttomehewasmorethanthat.MaybehewassentbytheHighestLovingPowerpersonallytometoopenmyeyesandtoshowmethatthereisonething,amongallothervalues,whichisveryimportantandirreplaceableforeachandeveryperson.Actually,itisatruegiftanditiscalledGiving.28.Theunderlinedword“bum”inParagraph1canbeaperson_______.A.whoneedsmoneyB.whoisahomelessmanC.whoiswillingtohelpothersD.whoissentbytheHighestLovingPower29.Whydidthewritergiveenoughmoneytotheman?A.Thewriterhadenoughmoneytohelp.15B.Heneededmoneytoeatandhavearest.C.Hiswordsgavethewriterdeepthoughts.D.Thewriteriskindandalwayshelpsothers.30.Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Noteveryoneneedshelp.B.Givingisasimportantasreceiving.C.Therichshouldhelpthepoor.D.Ahelpingandtouchingwordcanhelpothers.31.Whatdidthewriterprobablygetfromtheman?A.Truemeaningofgiving.B.Truemeaningofbeingrich.C.TruemeaningofvaluesD.TruemeaningofgiftsDAccordingtoanewstudyfromCornellUniversity,aboutone-fifthoftheglobalpopulation,or2billionpeopleworldwide,willbeforcedtoresettleorgodeeperinlandby2100duetothecontinuousriseinsealevel.Thestudy,publishedinthejournalLandUsePolicy,showedthattheincreasingglobalpopulationcouldmakethematterworse.Theresearchersexpectedthatthereareabout1.4billion“climatechangerefugees(难民)”intheworldby2060andby2100thenumberofthehomelesspeopleduetotherisingsealevelcouldreachuptotwobillion.“We'regoingtohavemorepeopleonlesslandandsoonerthanwethink,”saidleadauthorCharlesGeisler,professoratCornell.“Thefutureriseinglobalaveragesealevelprobablywon’tbegradual.Yetfewpolicymakersareobservingthebarriersthatcoastalclimaterefugees,likeotherrefugees,willrunintowhentheymovetohigherground.”Forthestudy,theresearchersreviewedpotentialproblemsthatclimatechangerefugeesmayfaceiftheygodeeperinland.Theresearcherspredictedtheirlossoninlandresettlementspace.Theresearchersfoundthatsomeinlandregionswereunlikelytosupportnewwavesofclimatechangerefugeesduetotheremainsofwar,roaddevelopmentsandrarenaturalresources.15Apartfromtherisingsealevel,increasingstormweatherandtheboomingglobalpopulationarealsohavingahugeinfluenceonthenumbersofclimatechangerefugees.Stormcanpushseawaterfurtherinland.Theincreasingglobalpopulationrequiresmorelandevenastheoceanswallowsuprichcoastalzonesandtheriverdeltas.Theseforcepeopletosearchfornewplacestomovetohigherground.32.Whatwouldhappenifthesealevelweretorise?A.2billionpeoplewouldbe“refugees”by2060.B.50%ofthepopulationwouldlosetheirhomes.C.Inlandregionswouldbecomemorecrowded.D.Coastalregionswouldbepollutedseriously.33.WhatcanbeinferredfromCharlesGeisler’swords?A.Thesealevelwillgoupinalittle-by-littleway.B.Movingtohigherlandisn’tthekeysolution.C.Landandpopulationvaryaccordingtoclimatechange.D.Policymakersshouldthinkmoreforclimatechangerefugees.34.Whydoclimatechangerefugeesfailtomovetosomeinlandregions?A.Becausetheycan’tliveanormallifethere.B.Becausetheycan’tadapttotheclimatethere.C.Becausetheywillgotowar.D.Becausetheywilldestroythenaturalresources.35.Whatdoestheauthorstressinthelastparagraph?A.Inthefutureclimatewillbecomeworse.B.Theearthwillseemoreclimatechangerefugees.C.Globalwarmingisadouble-edgedsword.D.Seawillbringhumansmoredisadvantages.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Whileitisimpossibletolivecompletelyfreeofstress,itispossibletoprevent15stressaswellasreduceitseffectwhenitcan’tbeavoided.36◆Tryphysicalactivity37Running,walking,playingtennis,andworkinginyourgardenarejustsomeoftheactivitiesyoumighttry.◆MaketimeforyourselfScheduletimeforbothworkandentertainment.Don’tforget,playcanbejustasimportanttoyouroverallwell-beingaswork.38Gowindow-shoppingorworkonahobby.Allowyourselfatleastahalfhoureachdaytodosomethingyouenjoy.◆Takecareofyourself39Ifyougetangryeasilyandcan’tsleepwellenough,orifyou’renoteatingproperly,itwillbemorelikelythatyouwillfallintostressfulsituations.Ifstressrepeatedlykeepsyoufromsleeping,youshouldconsultadoctor.◆40Stresscanresultfromdisorganizationandafeelingthat“there’ssomuchtodo,andnotenoughtime”.Tryingtotakecareofeverythingatoncecanbetoomuchforyouand,asaresult,youmaynotachieveanything.Instead,makealistofeverythingyouhavetodo,thendoonethingatatime,checkingoffeachtaskasitiscompleted.Setouttodothemostimportanttaskfirst.A.Youshouldmakeeveryefforttoeatwellandgetenoughrest.B.Makealistofthingstodo. C.Thefollowingaresuggestionsforwaystodealwithstress.D.Youcouldsmiletoyourselfinfrontofamirroreveryday.E.Whenyouarenervous,angryorupset,tryreleasingthepressurethroughexerciseorphysicalactivity.F.Youneedabreakfromyourdailyroutinetojustrelaxandhavefun.G.Dowhateveryoulikeandwanttodo.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节,满分45分）第一节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文。从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。15ElizabethClaydecidedtogohomeandspendtheholidaywithherparents.Thenextdayshedroveheroldcarhomealongtheroad.41shefoundshegotaflat.The22-year-oldstudent42tostophercarbythesideoftheroadinthewinternightandopenedthetrunk.No43tire.Atthistime,acar44.PaulandDianetoldClayto45themtoaservicestationneartheir46.Theyarrivedtoseethatithadnosuitabletiresto47withhercar.“Followushome,”saidPaul.Thecouplecalledaroundtofindatire.No48.Theydecidedtoletherusetheirowncar.“Here,”Paulsaid,handingClaya49ofkeys,“Takeourcar.We50beusingitovertheholiday.”Claywas51.“ButI’mgoingallthewaytoSouthCarolina,andI’llbegonefortwoweeks,”she52them.“Weknow,”Paulsaid.“We’llbe53whenyougetback.Here’sournumberifyouneedto54us.”Unabletobelievehereyes,Claywatchedasthe55putherluggageintotheircarandthen56heroff.Twoweekslatershe57tofindheroldcarcleanedinsideandoutwiththreenewtiresandtheradio58.“Thankyousomuch,”shesaid.“HowmuchdoI59you？”“Oh,no,”Paulsaid,“wedon’twantanymoney.It’sour60.”Clayrealizedthatwhileitmighthavebeentheirpleasure,itwasnowherdutytopassontheir“doontoothers”spirit.41.A.SuddenlyB.FinallyC.ImmediatelyD.Fortunately42.A.affordedB.wantedC.managedD.allowed43.A.spareB.freeC.fullD.empty44.A.passedB.stoppedC.pausedD.started45.A.helpB.pushC.takeD.follow46.A.garageB.houseC.shopD.hotel47.A.agreeB.matchC.goD.deal48.A.wayB.messageC.successD.luck49.A.numberB.setC.pairD.chain1550.A.can’tB.shouldn’tC.mustn’tD.won’t51.A.satisfiedB.worriedC.astonishedD.disturbed52.A.persuadedB.advisedC.remindedD.promised53.A.happyB.hereC.awayD.busy54.A.getintouchwithB.losetouchwithC.putupwithD.comeupwith55.A.repairmenB.cleanersC.friendsD.couple56.A.sentB.shookC.watchedD.drove57.A.shockedB.happenedC.returnedD.came58.A.loadedB.fixedC.tiedD.rebuilt59.A.oweB.lendC.giveD.offer60.A.wishB.jobC.dutyD.pleasure第二卷第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第二节：（共10小题；每题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。OnesunnyMonday,Iwentforawalkandworeaspecialdiamondringthatday.It61(give)asmy25thbirthdaygiftlastmonth.AsIwaswalkinginthepark,Ifoundthediamondonmyringwas62(miss).Iwentbacktolookforit.Iknewhowsmall63chancewasoffindingit,64Istillwantedtohaveatry.AsIwassearchingtheground,Iranintoanoldgentlemanbyaccident.‘‘What’sthematter?”heasked65(nice).“Ilostsomething.I’mreallyworried.”Iexplainedandshowedhimtheholeinmyring66thediamondhadbeen.“Itakeawalkhereeveryday.I’llkeepmyeyesopenforit.”Theoldmansaid.Ithankedhim,67(expect)nothing.Afewdayslater,Imettheoldmanagain.“Guesswhat,”hesaidwithahappy68(appear).“Ifoundyourdiamond!”I15couldn’tbelievewhatIsawinhishandwhenthegentlemanhandedthediamondbacktome.Theoldmancouldkeepthediamondorsellit,buthedidn’t.Nowthankstothisman,I’llspendmoretime69somethingniceforothers.AllIhavetodoistolookatmyringandremind70(I)thattherearestillkindandgeneroussoulsoutthere.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^）。并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不记分。LastweekIwenttovisittomyformerneighbor,Mr.Yang.HeandIusedtolivingnexttoeachotherformanyyears.Abouthalfayearago,anordercamewhichtheoldbuilding,alongwithmanyothersimilarones,weregoingtobepulleddowntomakeroomforamainstreet.Sotheyhadtomoveapart.Mr.Yangnowlivesinthesuburbsnearabeautifulpark.Hisapartmentismuchbigthanbefore.Theonlyproblemisthatittookquitealongtimetogettothedowntownarea.Therefore,Mr.Yangdoesn’tseemtoworryaboutthelongdistance.Hesaysthatnewsubwaylinewillbebuiltinafewyearandheissurelifewillbebetterinthefuture.第二节：书面表达（满分25分）15假如你叫李平，是一名高中生，面对越来越多的同龄人吸烟，你倍感忧虑。因此写信给某报社JustAsk栏目的主持人Ralph，请求解决这一问题。信的主要内容如下：1.存在问题:两年前约15%的男生吸烟，如今吸烟者多达55%；有些女生也开始吸烟。2.吸烟害处:有害健康，可引起肺癌、心脏病等；浪费金钱。3.请求帮助:劝告大家放弃吸烟。注意：1.词数100左右；2．可适当增加细节，以使内容连贯。DearRalph，_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.Yourssincerely，LiPing152022—2022学年度第一学期高二月考英语答案听力：1-5CABCB6-10BBBCA11-15BABAC16-20BBCAB阅读：21-24DACB25-27CBD28-31BCDA32-35CDAB36-40CEFAB完型：41-45ACABD46-50BCDBD51-55CCBAD56-60ACBAD语法填空：61.wasgiven62.missing63.the64.but65.nicely66.where67.expecting68.appearance69.on70.myself改错:1.去掉visit后to；2.living改为live；3.which改为that；4.were改为was；5.they改为we；6.big改为bigger；7.took改为takes；8.Therefore改为However；9.new前加a；10.year改为years作文：DearRalph，I'mamiddleschoolstudentandIamworriedabouttheincreasingnumberofthestudentswhosmoke.Twoyearsago,onlyabout15percentoftheboyssmoked.Today55percentofthemsmoke,andevenafewgirlssmoke,too.Asiswellknown,smokingdoesgreatharmtoourhealth.Factshaveshownthatmanyseriousdiseases,suchaslungcancer,heartdiseases,areconnectedwithsmoking.Whenonesmokesinpublicplaces,harmisdonenotonlytohimself,butalsotoallthepeoplearound.What'smore,ifonesmokes,hehastospendalotofmoneyonit.SoIdohopeyoucangivethestudentsapieceofadvice,persuadingthemtogiveupsmokingandkeepthemselveshealthy.Yourssincerely，LiPing听力材料Text1M:Excuseme,Madam.W:Yes?M:HowlongcanIkeepthebook?W:Foronemonth.Pleasemakesureyoureturnthebookbeforeit’sdue.Text2M:Hurryup,Jenny.It’salready7.Wewillbelateforthefilm.W:Don’tworry,dear.Westillhavetwentyminutes.Andittakesusonlyfifteenminutestogetthere.Wewillbetherejustintime.Text3M:Iheardontheradiothatitwillbesunnyduringtheholidayweekend.Maybewe15cantakeatriptoBoston.W:Thatsoundsgreat.IwillcallJanetoseeifshe’dliketojoinus.Text4M:Hello,Jane.Doyouknowhowmanystudentswillbeonthespringouting?W:IheardthatthewholeclasswillgoexceptJohn.Heissick.So,that’s46students.Text5W:IthinkIhaveatemperature,andIfeelsick.M:Letmehavealookatyou.Comeintotheexaminationroom,please.Text6M:Goodafternoon.Isawyouradvertisement;youwanttosellyourcar.W:That’sright.M:MayIhavealookatit,please?W:Yes,ofcourse.M:Whendidyoubuyit?W:2yearsago.M:Thenwhydoyouwanttosellit?W:BecauseIhavejuststoppedwork,andIcan’taffordagoodcarlikeit.M:Howmuchdoesitcost?W:$30，000.M:That’salotofmoneyforasecond－handcar.W:It’swortheverypennyofit.M:Well,Ilikeit,butIcan’tdecideyet.Mywifemustseeitfirst.W:Well,womenalwayshavethelastword.Text7W:Howdidyoulikethedishes，Sir?M:Delicious.Everythingwasexcellenthere.Thankyou.W:Doyouwantsomecoffeeortea,Sir?M:No,thanks.I’mfine.I’lljusthavethebillplease.Howmuchisyourservicecharge?W:Fifteenpercent,andit’sincludedinyourbill.Thankyouverymuch,Sir.Welookforwardtoseeingyouagain.M:Sure.Goodnight.Text8W:Hello,thisisAndrea.M:Hello,Andrea.ThisisAlex.Ihavesomeverygoodnewsforyou.Mirandawasverysatisfiedwithyou,andsaidshe’sverymuchlookingforwardtoworkingwithyou.Isn’tthatwonderful?Congratulations,dear!HowdoesitfeeltobeMiranda’snewassistant?Iimagethatyou’rejustdelightedwiththisnews.Solet’ssee,youcanstartonMonday,right?W:Hmm,well,Idon’tthinkIcanstartMonday.IamvisitingmyfatherinBaltimore.AndbecauseIdon’tliveinNewYork,Ineedacoupleofdaystofindaflat,andbuysomefurniture,andmovemythingsfromAvon.M:Oh,well,theninthatcase,IsupposeWednesdaywouldbegood.OK,seeyouthen.15Text9W:Hi,Joe,manypeopleinourdepartmentareleavingforThanksgiving.Whatareyougoingtodo?M:IthinkI’lljuststayathome.ImayseesomefriendsandwatchafewDVDs,andIprobablywouldgototheArtworkcarshow.Whataboutyou,Ariel?What’syourplan?W:Iamgoingtodosometravellingwithmyfamily.M:Oh,whereto?W:Toronto.Andonourway,wearegoingtovisitmyauntBettyinKingston.M:That’sexciting.Howlongdoyouplantostay?W:Twodays.Ihaveaget－togetherpartywithmycollegefriendsonthe10thinToronto.Oh,I’mafraidI’vegottogonow.Myhusbandiswaitingforme,andwe’llhavetopickupDanielfromschool.Haveaniceholiday,Joe.M:Thankyou,youtoo.Text10M:Well,I’dlovetosharewithyoumypersonalopinionsoncitylifeandlifeinsmalltowns.IgrewupinasmalltownuntilIwas18andthenmovedtoabigcity,soIhaveexperiencedthegoodandbadsidesofboth.IneverthoughtthatIwouldlikelivinginabigcity,butIwaswrong.Aftertenyearsoflivinginone,Ican’timagineeverlivinginasmalltownagain.Surelysmalltownsandbigcitiesbothhavesomeproblemsintermsoftransport.Inasmalltown，youhavetoownacartomakelifecomfortable.Youcan’tgetaroundwithoutonebecausethereisn’tanykindofpublictransport.Bigcitiesgenerallyhaveheavytrafficandexpensiveparking,butthereyouhaveachoiceoftakingpublictransport,whichischeaperthandriving.So,ifyoudon’thaveacar,you’dbetterliveinthecity.Ialsolovetheexcitinglifeinbigcities.Icanalwaysenjoyalotoffilms,concerts,andotherwonderfulshows.However,thesethingsarenotcommoninsmalltowns.ThefinalthingIlikeaboutlargecitiesisthatyoucanmeetdifferentkindsofpeople.However,youseldomfindsuchavarietyofpeopleinasmallertown.Ithinkthatlivinginanareawhereeveryonewasjustlikemewouldquicklybecomedull.Ofcourse，safetyshouldbeconsidered,andthat’soneareawheresmalltownsarebetterthanbigcities.Still,Iwouldratherbeabitmorecarefulandliveinalargecitythantofeelsafebutdull.15