四川省邻水实验学校高一英语上学期第一次月考试题

四川省邻水实验学校2022-2022学年高一英语上学期第一次月考试题说明:本试卷共两卷,第一卷和第二卷。第一卷的答案请涂在机读卡上,第二卷的答案请写在答题卷上的规定位置。交卷时交机读卡和答题卷。试卷总分为150分,考试时间为120分钟。第一卷（选择题，共100分）第一部分听力测试（共两节，满分30分）第一节听下面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。1.Whydoesn’tthewomanwanttowearthecoat?A.Thestyleisold.B.Thecolorisugly.C.Thequalityisnotgood.2.WhenisthemanflyingtoParis?A.OnFebruary5th.B.OnFebruary10th.C.OnFebruary15th.3.Whatwillthemandotomorrow?A.Gohiking.B.Stayathome.C.Seeadoctor.4.Howmuchdidthejeanscostbeforethesale? A.30dollars.B.50dollars.C.60dollars.5.Wheredoestheman’sunclelive? A.InNewYork.B.InLondon.C.InParis.第二节听下面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.WhatdidthemanstudyinuniversityinNewYork?A.Business.B.Teaching.C.Computer.7.Wherewasthemanborn?A.InLondon.B.InSydney.C.InNewYork.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whodidthemangofishingwith?A.Thewoman.B.Hissister.C.Hisparents.9.Howoftendoesthemanseehisgrandparents?A.Aboutonceaweek.B.Abouteverytwomonths.13\nC.Aboutonceayear.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Wherearethespeakers?A.Intheoffice.B.Athome.C.Attheairport.11.Whydidthemanmisshisflight? A.Hegotuplate.B.Thetrafficwasbad.C.Hiscarbrokedown.12.Howdidthemangohome?A.Bytaxi.B.Bysubway.C.Bybus.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whoisthewomantalkingwith?A.Herteacher.B.Heruncle.C.Herclassmate.14.Wheredidtheearthquaketakeplaceaccordingtothewoman?A.InNewZealand.B.InAmerica.C.InCanada.15.WhydidthewomancomebacktoCanada?A.Shegothurtintheearthquake.B.Shewantedtotakeabreak.C.Shetookanexchangeprogram.16.Whenisthewomangoingbacktoschool?A.Intwoweeks.B.Inamonth.C.Intwomonths.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.WhatwastherelationshipbetweenPeteandRuthinthebeginning?A.Shopownerandcustomer.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Schoolmates.18.WhendidPeteandRuthstartsellingfreshfoods?A.In1989.B.In1990.C.In1995.19.WhydidPeteandRuthborrowmoneyfromthebank?A.Toopenasupermarket.B.Tobuildafoodfactory.C.Tobuythemselvesahouse.20.Whoopenedacoffeeshopinsidethesupermarket?A.Pete.B.Ruth.C.Ruth’sfriend.第二部分 阅读理解（两节共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）ADidyouknowthattheposition(位置)youchoosetosleepinsayssomethingaboutwhatkindofpersonyouare?Astudyof1,000BritishpeoplehasbeendonebyChrisIdzikowski,aBritishprofessoranddirectoroftheSleepAssessmentandAdvisoryServiceintheUK.It13\nlookedatthesixmostcommonsleepingpositionsandwhichpersonalitiestendtomatchthem.Havealook:1.Fetus(胎儿)position–Thisisthemostcommonsleepingposition.About41percentoftheparticipantssaidtheysleepinthisposition.Thesesleepersmayappeartobestrongbuttheyareusuallysensitive(敏感的)andshy.Themoretheycurl(蜷缩)up,themoreworriedtheyare.2.Logposition(树干睡姿)–Thisisthesecondmostcommonposition.Peoplewhosleeplikealogareusuallystubborn.3.Yearnerposition(向往型睡姿)–Thispositionsaysthatyouareopen-mindedandeager(急切的)tofacechallenges.4.Soldierposition–Thesesleeperslieontheirbackswiththeirarmsdownandclosetothebody.Theyareusuallyreservedandquiet.5.Freefallposition–Peoplewhosleepinthispositionareoutgoing(外向的)butfeelalackofcontrolintheirlives.Thisistheleastcomfortableposition.6.Starfishposition–Peoplewhosleeplikethisaregoodlisteners,helpful,anduncomfortablebeingthecenterofattention.21.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Sleepingpositiondecidespersonality.B.Sleepingpositionreflectspersonality.C.Whatthesixdifferentsleepingpositionsarelike.D.Differentpeoplehavedifferentsleepingpositions.22.Whichofthefollowingpicturesshows“soldierposition”?A.B.C.D.23.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?A.Thosesleepinginfetuspositionarealwaysstrong.B.Thosesleepinginlogpositionchangestheirideaseasily.C.Thosesleepinginfreefallpositionusuallyfeeluncomfortableintheirlives.D.Thosesleepinginstarfishpositionmayfeeluneasywhenfocusedon.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“participants”inparagraph3mostprobablymean?A.FetusB.BritishpeopleC.PeoplesurveyedD.SleepersBAlthoughhis1-year-oldsmart-phonestillworksperfectly,LiJijiaalready13\nfeelstheneedtoreplaceit.“Therearemanybetteronesavailablenow.It'stimetoupgrade(更新）myphone.”Li’simpatienceissharedbymany.Shortlyaftertheseasonwhennewproductsarereleased（发布，发售）,manyconsumersfeeltheurgetoupgradetheirelectronicequipment,eventhoughtheonestheyhavestillworkjustfine.Asconsumers’mindsareoccupiedbyApple’snewlyreleasedproductsanddebatewhethertheGoogletabletisbetterthanthenewAmazonKindle,itmightbetimetotakeastepbackandask:“Dowereallyneedthelatestupgrades?”AccordingtoDonaldNorman,anAmericanauthor,“plannedobsolescence(淘汰）”isthetrickbehindtheupgradingcultureoftoday’sconsumerelectronicsindustry.Electronicsproducersstrategicallyreleasenewupgradesperiodically,bothforhardwareandsoftware,sothatcustomersoneverylevelfeeltheneedtobuythenewestversion.“Thisisanold-timetrick---they’renotinventinganythingnew,”Normansaid.“Thisisawastefulsystemthroughwhichcompanies--manyofthemproducingpersonalelectronics--releasepoor-qualityproductssimplybecausetheyknowthat,insixmonthsorayear,they’llputoutanewone.”Butthenewpsychologyofconsumersispartofthissystem,asNormanadmitted,“Wenowwantsomethingnew,somethingpretty,thenextshinything.”Initsmostrecentyear,Apple'sprofitmargin(利润)wasmorethan21percent.AtHewlett-Packard,theworld’sbiggestPCmaker,itwasonly7percent.Apple’sannualupgradesofitsproductscreatesalesofmillionsofunitsasownersofoneyear’sMacBookoriPhonelineuptobuythenewestversion,evenwhenthechangesareslight.AstoLiJijia,theneedforupgradinghissmart-phonecomesmainlyfromfriendsandclassmates.Whentheyareswitchingtothelatestequipment,heworriesaboutfeelingleftout.“Somegamesrequirebetterhardwaretorun,”saidLi.“Ifyoudon'tjoinin,youlosepartoftheconnectiontoyourfriends.”25.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardspeople’sgreedfornewproducts?A.Supportive.B.Optimistic.C.Critical.D.Unclear.26.Howdotheelectronicscompaniessuccessfullypromotetheirlatestproducts?A.Theymakefulluseofthe“plannedobsolescence”strategy.B.Theymakeafoolofcustomersbyrecyclingtheiroldproducts.C.Theycontrolthecustomers’wayofthinkingwhileshopping.D.TheyinventnewproductstoattracttheyouthlikeLiJijia.13\n27.WhyisAppleCompanyinterestedinproducinglatestversionofitsproduct?A.Toprovidecustomerswithbetterservice.B.TodefeatothercompetitorslikeHewlett-Packard.C.Toestablishafavorableimageofitselfamongitscustomers.D.Tomakehugeprofitsoutofitsbusiness.28.ItcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatLiJijiafeelstheneedtoreplacehissmart-phoneasaresultof____.A.newpsychologyB.peerpressureC.lifestyleD.friends'expectationCWhenmybrotherandIwereyoung,mymomwouldtakeusonTransportationDays.Itgoeslikethis:Youcan’ttakeanymeansoftransportationmorethanonce.Wewouldstartfromhome,walkingtwoblockstotherailstation.We’dtakethetrainintothecitycenter,thenabus,switchingtothetram,thenmaybeataxi.Wealwaysconsideredtakingahorsecarriageinthehistoricdistrict,butwedidn’tlikethewaythehorsesweretreated,soweneverdid.Attheendoftheday,wetookthesubwaytoourcloseststation,whereMom’sfriendwaswaitingtogiveusaridehome—ourfirstcarrideoftheday.ThegoodthingaboutTransportationDaysisnotonlythatMomtaughtushowtogetaround.Shewasborntobemultimodal(多方式的).Sheunderstoodthatdependingoncarsonlywasafailureofimaginationand,aboveall,afailureofconfidence—theproductofachildhoodnotspentexploringsubwaytunnels.Onceyoulearntheroutemapandstepwithcertaintyoverthegapbetweenthetrainandtheplatform,nothingisfrighteninganymore.Newcitiesarejustlight-raillinestobeexplored.Andyourpersonalcar,ifyouhaveone,becomesjustonemoretoolinthetoolbox—andoftenaninadequateone,limitingbothyourmobilityandyourwallet.OnTransportationDays,wemightstopforlunchonChestnutStreetorbuyanewbookortoy,butthetransportationwasthepoint.First,itwasexcitingenoughtowatchtheworldspeedbyfromthetrainwindow.AsIgotolder,mymomhelpedmeunlockthemysteriesthatwouldotherwisehaveparalyzedmyfirstattemptstodoitmyself:HowdoIknowwheretogetoff?HowdoIknowhowmuchitcosts?HowdoIknowwhenIneedtickets,andwheretogetthem?Whattrack,whatline,whichdirection,where’sthestop,andwillIgetwetwhenwegoundertheriver?I’mwritingthisrightnowonanairplane,ameanswedidn’ttryonourTransportationDaysand,wenowknow,thedirtiestandmostpollutingofthemall.MyflightroutedmethroughPhiladelphia.Mymultimodalmommetmefordinnerintheairport.Shetookatraintomeetme.13\n29.WhichwasforbiddenbyMomonTransportationDays?A.Havingacarride.B.Takingthetraintwice.C.Buyingmorethanonetoy.D.Touringthehistoricdistrict.30.Accordingtothewriter,whatwasthegreatestbenefitofherTransportationDays?A.Buildingconfidenceinherself.B.Reducingheruseofprivatecars.C.Developinghersenseofdirection.D.Givingherknowledgeaboutvehicles.31.Whichmeansoftransportationdoesthewriterprobablydisapproveof(不赞成)?A.Airplane.B.Subway.C.Tram.D.Car.DOneofthegreatestcontributions（投稿）tothefirstOxfordEnglishDictionarywasalsooneofitsmostunusual.In1879,OxfordUniversityinEnglandaskedProf.JamesMurraytoserveaseditorforwhatwastobethemostambitiousdictionaryinthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage.ItwouldincludeeveryEnglishwordpossibleandwouldgivenotonlythedefinitionbutalsothehistoryofthewordandquotations(引文)showinghowitwasused.Thiswasahugetask.SoMurrayhadtofindvolunteersfromBritain,theUnitedStates,andtheBritishcoloniestosearcheverynewspaper,magazine,andbookeverwritteninEnglish.Hundredsofvolunteersresponded,includingWilliamChesterMinor.Dr.MinorwasanAmericanSurgeon（外科医生）whohadservedintheCivilWarandwasnowlivinginEngland.Hegavehisaddressas“Broadmoor,Crowthorne,Berkshire,”50milesfromOxford.MinorjoinedthearmyofvolunteerssendingwordsandquotationstoMurray.Overthenextyears,hebecameoneofthestaff’smostvaluedcontributors.Buthewasalsoamystery.Inspiteofmanyinvitations,hewouldalwaysrefusetovisitOxford.Soin1897,MurrayfinallydecidedtotraveltoCrowthornehimself.Whenhearrived,hefoundMinorlockedinabook-linedcell（囚室）attheBroadmoorAsylum（精神病院）fortheCriminallyinsane.MurrayandMinorbecamefriends,sharingtheirloveofwords.Minorcontinuedcontributingtothedictionary,sendinginmorethan10,000submissionsin20years.MurraycontinuedtovisitMinorregularly,sometimestakingwalkswithhimaroundtheasylumgrounds.In1910,MinorleftBroadmoorforanasyluminhisnativeAmerica.Murraywasattheporttowavegoodbyetohisremarkablefriend.Minordiedin1920,sevenyearsbeforethefirsteditionoftheOxfordEnglishDictionarywascompleted.The12volumesdefined414,825words,andthousandsof13\nthemwerecontributionsfromaveryscholarlyanddevotedasylumpatient.32.Accordingtothetext,thefirstOxfordEnglishDictionary_______.A.cameoutbeforeMinordiedB.waseditedbyanAmericanvolunteerC.includedtheEnglishwordsinventedbyMurrayD.wasintendedtobethemostambitiousEnglishdictionary33.HowdidDr.Minorcontributetothedictionary?A.HehelpedMurraytofindhundredsofvolunteers.B.Hesentnewspapers,magazinesandbookstoMurray.C.Heprovidedagreatnumberofwordsandquotations.D.HewenttoEnglandtoworkwithMurray.34.Prof.MurrayandDr.Minorbecamefriendsmainlybecause_______.A.theybothservedintheCivilWarB.theyhadacommoninterestinwordsC.MinorrecoveredwiththehelpofMurrayD.MurraywenttoAmericaregularlytovisitMinor35.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.ThehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage.B.ThefriendshipbetweenMurrayandMinor.C.BroadmoorAsylumanditspatients.D.MinorandthefirstOxfordEnglishDictionary.第二节：补全对话(5小题，共10分)根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两个为多余选项。M:RememberPaulfromouroldschool?W:____36____M:Imethimatthecheckoutinthesupermarkettheotherday,andhewasqueuingrightinfrontofme.W:____37____M:Well,hestartedoutasamanagerinchargeofsales.____38____HeteachescommercialEnglishthere.W:Whydidhegetthisnewjob?____39____M:Yes.Itistiring,though.Afterall,hehasgotafamilytotakecareof.W:Isee.____40____M:Exactly!A.Isn'theworkinginacompanyasasalesmanager?B.Thenhetransferredtoworkforaninternationalgiant.C.OfcourseIdo.D.Butheendedupgettingajobatthelocaluniversity.13\nE.Isn'titinterestingtotravelaroundasasalesmanager?F.That'sagoodpoint.G.Sometimesitisapainfulchoice,careerorfamily.第三部分语言知识运用(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，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。TheTrueStoryofTreasureIslandItwasalwaysthoughtthatTreasureIslandwastheproductofRobertLouisStevenson’simagination.41,recentresearchhasfoundthetruestoryofthisexcitingwork.Stevenson,aScotsman,hadlived42formanyyears.In1881hereturnedtoScotlandfora43.WithhimwerehisAmericanwifeFannyandhisson44.EachmorningStevensonwouldtakethemoutforalong45overthehills.Theyhadbeen46thisforseveraldaysbeforetheweathersuddenlytookaturnfortheworse.Keptindoorsfortheheavyrain,Lloydfeltthedays47.Tokeeptheboyhappy,Robertaskedtheboytodosome48.Onemorning,theboycametoRobertwithabeautifulmapofanisland.Robert49thattheboyhaddrawnalargecrossinthemiddleof50.“What’sthat?”heasked.“That’sthe51treasure,”saidtheboy.Robertsuddenly52somethingofanadventurestoryintheboy’s53.Whiletherainwaspouring,Robertsatdownbythefiretowriteastory.Hewouldmakethe54atwelve-year-oldboy,justlikeLloyd.Butwhowouldbethepirate(海盗)?RoberthadagoodfriendnamedHenley,whowalkedaroundwiththe55ofawoodenleg.Roberthadalwayswantedto56suchamaninastory.57LongJohnSilver,thepiratewithawoodenleg,was58.KSo,thankstoa59SeptemberinScotland,afriendwithawoodenleg,andtheimaginationofatwelve-year-oldboy,wehaveoneofthegreatest60storiesintheEnglishlanguage.41.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.BesidesD.Finally42.A.aloneB.nextdoorC.athomeD.abroad43.A.meetingB.storyC.holidayD.job44.A.LloydB.RobertC.HenleyD.John45.A.talkB.restC.walkD.game46.A.attemptingB.missingC.planningD.enjoying47.A.quietB.dullC.busyD.cold48.A.cleaningB.writingC.drawingD.13\nexercising49.A.doubtedB.noticedC.decidedD.recognized50.A.theseaB.thehouseC.ScotlandD.theisland51.A.forgottenB.buriedC.discoveredD.unexpected52.A.sawB.drewC.madeD.learned53.A.bookB.replyC.pictureD.mindu54.A.starB.heroC.writerD.child55.A.helpB.problemC.useD.bottom56.A.praiseB.produceC.includeD.accept57.A.YetB.AlsoC.ButD.Thus58.A.readB.bornC.hiredD.written59.A.rainyB.sunnyC.coolD.windy60.A.newsB.loveC.real-lifeD.adventure第二卷（非选择题，共50分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入所需内容（不多于3个单词）或所提供单词的正确形式。IamanewstudentofSeniorHigh.Iaminterested___61_____ourschoollife.Letmetellyousomethingaboutit.EverymorningIgotoschoolat7:00.Thefirstclass____62___(begin)at8o’clock.Wenowhave__63_____(many)subjectsthaninjuniorschool,___64_____wearenotboring.Youknowwhy?That’sbecausewehavesomanygood____65_____(teacher)now.OurEnglishteacherisalways____66_____(enthusiasm)andweareveryexcitedtoworkwithher.Sometimes,wehavemisunderstandingbetweenus.Forexample,oncewe______67_____(tell)toguessthemeaningofeachword,andsowethought___68____notnecessarytorememberthesewords.Butnowwetry____69_______(keep)morewordsinmind.Ourafter-schoolactivitiesarealsocolorful.Amongsomanyactivities,Ilikeplayingbasketballverymuchwithmyclassmates____70____Wednesdayafternoons.Ibelievemyseniorlifemustbeenjoyable.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）13\n短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个符号（^），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.每句不超过两个错误；2.每处错误及其修改均只限一词；3.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Dearfriend:I’mgladtohavereceivedyouremailtome.MynameisLiuYang.I’malso16yearoldandIliveinLinshui,Sichuan.I’mthefirst-yearstudentinseniorhighschool.NowI’mwritingtotelltoyouwhatyouwanttoknow.Myfirstmemoryofschoolisthattheschoolyardhereisfulldifferentfromthoseinmyjuniorschool.MynewseniorschoolyardissuchlargeandbeautifulthatIhaveneverseenbefore.AttendthelectureinEnglishinmynewclassismyfavoriteactivity.MyfirstEnglishteachercalledMissWang,ayoungprettygirlwhojustgraduatefromuniversity.HerspokenEnglishisverygood.Mybestfriendhereismydeskmate.WeiPing,alongwithusalsoliveinthesameroom.WestaytogetherfrommorningtillnightbutIthinkshewillbemybestfriendforever.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假设你是李华，最近，你的外教Mr.Jerry给你发Email询问你校课外活动(after-classactivities)的开展情况。请你根据以下提示，写一封回信。1．学校开展课外活动的情况：20多个社团、30多门选修课；2．你参加的课外活动以及你体会到的益处（两点益处）；3．为同学选择课外活动提出建议（两条建议）。注意：1.词数100-120词左右；2.回信的开头已为你写好（不计入总词数）。3.参考词汇：社团活动clubactivity;选修课electiveDearJerry,Iamgladtohearfromyou.Inyouremail,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Sincerelyyours，LiHua13\n邻水实验学校高2022级2022年秋季学期第一次月考英语答案听力1-5ACBCC6-10CABBA11-15CABAB16-20ACBAB阅读理解21-24DBBA25-28ACBD29-31DCC32-35BADB36-40ACEDG完形填空41-45CBACA46-50BDADB51-55DCADC56-60ABDCB语法填空61.in62.begins63.more64.but65teachers66enthusiastic67weretold68it/it’s69tokeep70on短文改错1.year----years;2去掉telltoyou中的to;3.full---fully4.those----that5.such----so6.Atte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W:I’mgoinghikingtomorrow.Wouldyouliketojoinme? M:Iwouldloveto.ButIjustcaughtacold,soIplantorestathometomorrow.Text4 M:Theclothingstoreishavingabigsale.Everythingis50%13\noff. W:Really?SothosejeansthatIlikewillonlybe30dollars.That’sgreat!Text5W:IthoughtyouweregoingtoNewYorkforyourholiday.M:Iwas.ButIdecidedtovisitmyuncleinParisthistime.Ihaven’tseenhiminyearssinceheleftLondon.Text6W:Wheredidyougotoschool?M:IwenttouniversityinNewYorkandstudiedcomputer,andthenIwenttoabusinessschoolinSydneyandstayedtherefortwoyears.W:Okay.ButyougrewupintheUK,right?M:Well,kindof.IwasborninLondonbutmovedtoNewYorkwithmyfamilywhenIwassix.Mydadgotajobthere.W:Whatdidyourfatherdo?M:Hewasateacher.Text7W:Howwasyourweekend?M:Iwentfishingwithmysister.W:That’sinteresting!Whatelsedidyoudo?M:Yeah.Wealsowenttovisitmygrandparentsinanothercity.W:Howoftendoyouseethem,then?M:Well,notveryoften.Abouteverytwomonths.Weusuallydriveoverandstayfortheweekend.W:Dotheycomeoverandvisityousometimes?M:Maybeonlyonceayearnow.They’rebothinpoorhealth,soit’sdifficultforthemtotravel.Text8W:Whatareyoudoingintheoffice?Ithoughtyouwentonabusinesstripyesterday.M:That’sright.ButIgottotheairporttoolateandmissedmyflight.W:Oh,no.Whathappened?Wasitthetraffic?M:No.Mycarbrokedownontheway.W:Couldn’tyoucatchthesubwayoranything?M:Itbrokedownonthehighway,andtherewasnosubwaystationaround.W:Didyoutrytogetataxi?M:Yes,Idid.Icalledthetaxicompanyandorderedone.ButittooktoolongtogettowhereIwas.SoIjustaskedthedrivertotakemehome.Text9M:Hi,Sally.Ihaven’tseenyouinyears!Whatareyouuptothesedays?W:Goodtoseeyou,UncleJimmy.I’mplanningtogobacktouniversity.M:Aren’tyoustudyinginNewZealand?W:That’sright.Buttherewasabigearthquakeduringmythirdyear,soItookabreakandcamebacktoCanada.M:Oh,no.Didyougethurt?W:No,Iwasfine.ButIjustdecidedtocomebackforacoupleofmonths.M:Okay.Sowhenareyougoingbacktoschool?13\nW:Intwoweeks.I’mactuallyfinishingmylastyearinAustraliathroughanexchangeprogram.M:That’scool.W:Whataboutyou?WhenareyougoingbacktoAmerica?M:Inamonth.Text10PeteandRuth’sShopisoneofthemostpopularsupermarketsinthecitytoday.PeteJohnsonandRuthKellywenttocollegetogether.Theyfirstopenedalittleshopin1989.Theymainlysolddrinksandsnackstocollegestudents.Asthenumberofcustomersgrew,PeteandRuthdecidedtoaddmorethingsontheirstoreshelves.Soayearlater,theshopbegantoofferfreshfruits,vegetables,eggs,milk,andcheese,aswellasmanyotherfoodproducts.Andwhilethebusinessgrewbiggerandbigger,thesizeoftheshopalsogrew.In1995,PeteandRuthborrowedsomemoneyfromthebankandrentedthespacetoopentheirsupermarket.SuggestedbyafriendofRuth,Ruthalsoopenedacoffeeshopinsidethesupermarket.ShenameditRuth’sHouse,whichalsobecameoneofthebestcoffeeshopsinthecity.13