2020-2021學(xué)年度下學(xué)期高二3月階段測試

英語試題命題人：

本試卷分第I卷（選擇題）和第II卷（非選擇題）兩部分，共150分?？荚嚂r(shí)間120分鐘

第I卷（選擇題共90分）

第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)。滿分20分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳

選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱

讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.WhatdoweknowaboutJohn?

A.Hehadanaccident.

B.Heworksinthehospital.

C.Hesufferedfromaheadache.

2.Whyisthemanlate?

A.Heoverslept.

B.Helosthiscarkey.

C.Hehadnoalarmclocks.

3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Health.B.Education.C.Environment.

4.Howoldisthegirl?

A.6yearsold.B.9yearsold.C.15yearsold.

5.What'stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Neighbors.B.Formerclassmates.C.Workmates.

第二節(jié)（共15小題,每小題1分，滿分15分）

聽卜面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)

中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小即5秒鐘；聽完后，

各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)叵。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽卜.面一段對話，回答第6和第7兩個(gè)小題。

6.Whoneedsanewdress?

A.Jenny.B.Ann.C.Lucy.

7.Wherewillthespeakersgofirst?

A.Aclothesstore.B.TheCityLibrary.C.Abookstore.

聽下面一段對話，回答第8至第10三個(gè)小題。

8.Whatisthepartyfor?

A.Afestival.B.Abirthday.C.Ananniversary.

9.Whydoesthegirltalktotheman?

A.Toaskforpermission.

B.Tomakeaninvitation.

C.Togetsomeadvice.

10.Whatwilltheheadmasterdobeforetheparty?

A.SinganEnglishsong.

B.Sharehisresolutions.

C.Deliveraspeech.

聽下面一段對話，回答第11至第13三個(gè)小題。

11.Whatdidthemanthinkofthegirl'slastpaper?

A.Excellent.B.Ordinary.C.Poorlydone.

12.Whohelpedthegirlwithherresearch?

A.Jean.B.Mr.Smith.C.Ms.White.

13.Whatwillthegirldonext?

A.Rewritethepaper.

B.Askforsickleave.

C.Prepareforanoralpresentation.

聽下面一段對話，回答第14至第17四個(gè)小題。

14.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Getfit.B.Killtme.C.Relaxherself.

15.Whencannon-membersenjoythespecialoffer?

A.Thismonth.

B.Duringholidays.

C.Ontheirbirthdays.

16.Howmuchdoesaswimmingclasscostnon-memberseachtime?

A.$35.D.$25,C.$10.

17.Whatclasswillthewomanchoose?

A.Aweightliftingclass.B.Aswimmingclass.C.Ayogaclass.

聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答第18至第20三個(gè)小題。

18.Whydidthereaderfeellonely?

A.Shehadtroublewithherstudies.

B.Herbestfriendwasn'taround.

C.Shewasunabletolookafterherself.

19.Whatisthespeakertryingtodo?

A.Introduceaclass.

B.Shareexperiences.

C.Givesuggestions.

20.Whomisthispassagewrit:enfor?

A.Teachers.B.Parents.C.Students.

第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩部分，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)：（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每小題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)A、B、C、D中，選出一個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題長

上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

TheVitality（活力）BigHalfMarathon

TheVitalityBigHalfgetsstartedandwillseepeopledealwithvariouschallenges,

rangingfromahalfmarathontoaone-milefunrun.Itfirststartedlastyearandsawover

11,000peopletakepart,withtheaimofinspiringmorepeopletogetactiveandtakeup

running.

Whendoesthehalfmarathonstart?

TheVitalityBigHalfwillstartfrom9amtodaybylowerBridge,aswellasTheNew

BalanceBigRelay.The2.3-mileLittleHalfwillstartat12:45fronSouthwarkPark,whileThe

VitalityBigMilewillstartatGreenwichParkfrom12:30.

Whatistheroute?

TheVitalityBigHalfwillstartatTowerBridgeandrunnerswillthenfollowa13.1-mile

routethatwilltakethempastShadwellandLimehouse,beforecirclingaroundCanaryWharf.

ThemarathonrunnerswillthenfollowtheRiverThamesbacktowardsWappingandthengo

overlowerBridgeandheadtowardsSouthwarkPark.Theroutecontinuesalongthesouth

sideoftheRiverThames,circlingaroundRotherhithebeforejoiningupTheLittleHalf

runnersandtravellingthroughDeptfordtowardsthefinishlineattheCuttySark.

Howtowatchtherunners?

Youcangotovariouspointsalongtheroutetowatchtherunnersinpersonoryoucan

alsoheadstraighttoGreenwichParkwhichisrightnearthefinishlineattheCuttySark.It

willalsobepossibletowatchthehalfmarathonathomebyusingtheBBCRedButtonon

yourTVorbywatchingonline.

21.WhyisTheVitalityBigHalfheld?

A.Tomakethecitylivelier.

B.Tobuilduppeople'shealth.

C.Toencouragepeopletorun.

D.Toinspirepeopletocompete.

22.Whichisthelastplaceforrunnerstopassbeforethefinishline?

A.Wapping.B.Deptford.C.Rotherhithe.D.GreenwichPark.

23.WhatcanweknowaboutTheVitalityBigHalf?

A.Itlastsabout3hours.

B.Itisheldforthefirsttime.

C.Itstartsat12:45atTowerBridge.

D.Itcanbewatchedonline.

B

Ibelieveinthepowerofsciencefiction,notjustforitscapacitytoturndreamsinto

reality,butalsoforitspowertobondtogetherthosewhoshareacommonviewofthefuture.

Forme,that'strueformyrelationshipwithmydad.Somefathersandsonsbondoversports,

fishingorhunting,butmydadandIbondoverStarTrek.WetriedatriptoDisneyWorld,but

oneofmyearliestmemorieswasn'tMickey,butaKlingonbattlecruiser（巡洋艦）onthe

screen.

Overtheyears,nearlyeverysettingandsituationhasbecomefarawayformydadand

me.Whenit'swarmatnight,we'renotdrivingalongsomedarkstreetsinIndiana,butgoing

ataslowspeedwithstarsdimlyshining.Bothofusarethinkingofthem,withoutneedingto

sayaword.Alltheseimaginationsofotheruniverseshavetogethercreatedaprivate

universeformydadandme.

GeneRoddenberry,creatorofStarTrek,oncesaid,"Sciencefictionisawayofthinking,

awayoflogicthatbypasses（繞過）alotofnonsense.Itallowspeopletolookdirectlyat

importantsubjects."Alifetimeofsciencefictionhasinfluencedmorethanjustmy

relationshipwithmydad,buthasalsohelpedmeshapemyownhopesforthefuture.I'm

nowasciencewriter.

ComparedwithChineseyoungsters,youthsindevelopedcountriesaremorepessimistic.

Ofcoursetherearesomesocialreasonsfortheappearingof“theBeatCulture".As

urbanizationdevelopsrapidly,youthslivinginbigcitiesarefacingnewchallengesthattheir

forefathershaveneverencounteredbefore.Lonelinessandfeelingsofinsignificanceand

powerlessnessareeasytogetholdoftheyoungpeople.Withoutpropercare,theycould

threatenourmentalityandcausemanysocialproblems.Theseproblemsprobablyneedour

attentionmore.

28."TheBeatculture"includesthefollowingexamplesexceptthat

A.theyounggenerationinbigcitiesarefacingnewchallenges.

B.theyounqgenerationconsiderthemselvesdeadfish.

C.theyounggenerationdon'tfeellikedoinganything.

D.theyounggenerationenjoythesong/feellikehavingbeendrained.

29.Whichwordhasthemostsimilarmeaningwith“decadence"inParagraph2?

A.sufferingsB.lazinessC.pessimismD.loneliness

30.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Mostpeoplebelievethatwithhardwork,peoplecanhavetheirownday.

B.Thesedays,youngpeoplesuffermuchmorelonelinessthantheirparents.

C.Chineseyouthsaremorenegativethanyoungpeopleindevelopedcountries.

D.Socialdevelopmentdoesbringsomepressuretotheyoungergeneration.

31.What'sthemainideaofthetext?

A."TheBeatCulture"ispopularamongtheChineseyoungsters.

B.Howdoes"theBeatCulture"affecttheChineseyouth.

C.TheChineseyouthsarenotthebeatgeneration.

D."TheBeatCulture"ispositivetoChineseyoungsters.

D

Anewreportconnectseatingeggstoanincreasedriskofheartdisease.Theresults

followseveralearlierstudiesthatfoundeatingeggswasgenerallyhealthy.Thestudy

collectsdatafromsixotherearlierstudies.Itshowsa6percentincreasedriskofheart

diseasewhenthenumberofeggsapersonateeachdayincreasedbyhalfanegg.

NorrinaAllen,anassociateprofessoratNorthwesternUniversitysaidthat,intheUnited

States,eggsaregenerallyoneofthetopsourcesofcholesterol（膽固醇）inaperson'sdaily

food.Peoplewithhigherlevelsofcholesterolintheirfoodareatincreasedriskofthe

developmentofheartdiseaselaterinlife.However,Allenaddedthatshewouldnotsaythat

eggsarecompletelyunhealthy.ul'mnotsayingthatpeopleshouldtakethemcompletelyout

oftheirfood,"shesaid."I'mjustsuggestingthatpeopleeattheminaproperamount."

Someexpertsbelievethenewstudydoesnotprovethateggsarecausingheart

disease."Cholesterol'sroleinthedevelopmentofheartdiseasehasbeendiscussedfor

morethan30years,"saidBruemmer,anassociateprofessorofmedicineattheUniversityof

PittsburghMedicalCenter.“Thisstudydoeshaveclearshortcomings,including

self-reportingatasingletimepoint/'headded.

Bruemmersaid,"Eggsinmoderation（適度）areprobablyacceptablefromanutritional

standpoint/'"Moderation,"headded,Hislessthanoneeggaday,includingeggsinfoods

suchasbread".

HollyAndersen,adoctorattheNewYork-Presbyterian/V</eillCornellMedicalCenter,

agreesthatthestudyhas“realshortcomings".OneproblemAndersenhaswiththestudyis

thatalotoftheegg-eatingpeopleinthestudyalsoappearedtobeeatingmuchmeatand

processedmeat.ulfyou'retakingalotofprocessedmeat,itdoesn'tmatterhowmanyeggs

you'reeating,"Andersensaid.

Also,Andersensaid,,lThestudycanonlyshowthereisarelationbetweeneggseating

andheartdisease.Butitcannotproveeggsarethecauseofthedisease.Itmayjustbethat

peopleeatingalotofeggsarealsotakingalotofbacon."

32.WhatdoesNorrinaAllenagreewith?

A.Eggsarecompletelyunhealthy.

B.Eqqsshouldbeeateninarightamount.

C.Eggscontainthemostcholesterol.

D.Eggshavenoconnectiorwithheartdisease.

33.WhatisBruemmer'sattitudetowardsthestudy?

A.Interested.B.Concerned.C.Doubtful.D.Hopeful.

34.WhatcanwelearnfromHollyAndersen'swords?

A.Processedmeatmaycauseheartdisease.

B.Eggsandmeatcannotbeeatentogether.

C.Processedmeatshouldbeavoided.

D.Thestudyissupportedbyevidence.

35.What'sthebesttitleofthetext?

A.Areeggsthetopsourceofcholesterol?

B.Doeggscauseheartdisease?

C.What'stheproperamountofeggseaten?

D.Isthecholesteroltoblameforheartdisease?

第二節(jié)：七選五（共5小題：每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題儀上將其涂黑。

選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Perhapsyouhavebeenlivingonatightbudget,butwanttogooutandenjoythe

activitiesinyourarea,feelingrestricted.36Thefollowingaresomeoptionsformoney

freeactivities.

Getoutandexploreyourareaonfoot.Thereisnobetterwaytogettoknowaplace

thanonfoot,andwalkingiscompletelyfreeandamazinglyhealthy.37Thenbranch

outtoyourlocalparksandnaturetrails.Withinourbusylivesitcanbedifficulttogetoutfor

awalk,soamoneyfreeweekendistheperfecttime.

38Notonlyislearninganewrecipemuchfun,butyouwillalsoendupwitha

deliciousmeal.Youcaninputsomeingredientsyouhaveinyourpantryandyour

smartphonewillcomeupwithrecipeideas.

Onegreatidea,whichoftendoesn'tsoundlikefun,istotakesometimetocatchupon

thosehouseholdchoresyoukeepputtingoff.39Maybeyourhomeofficehasbecome

disorganizedinthehustleandbustleofdailylife.Eachofushassomesimplehousehold

activitythatwehavebeenawaitingtoaccomplish,buthavenotfoundthetimetodo.

Thesearejustafewoftheideasthatyoucantry.40

A.Learnthatnewhobbyyouhavebeenwantingtotry.

B.Onefantasticwaytosavesomemoneyistotryamoneyfreeweekend.

C.Maybeyouwanttolearnaboutgardeningorwoodworking.

D.Comeupwithyourownideasandtrysomeactivitiesthatdon'tcostanything.

E.Maybeyouwanttocleantheroomortryrearrangingyourfurniture.

F.Startbytakingatriparoundyourownneighborhood.

G.Checkoutsomeofthefantasticfreeonlineresourcesforrecipes.

第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的

最佳選項(xiàng)。

Itwasthedaybeforemydaughter'sbirthday.I'djustcollectedherfrompreschool

whenshecautionedmeto41theelderlypersonwalkingacrossthecarpark.Iwas

struckbyher42.

Thefollowingday—herbirthday—wedecidedtobuycupcakesforher.After

we43thecupcakes,Norahwasbusystandingupinthetrolley（手推車），44waving

andhappilydeclaring,“Hi,oldperson!It'smybirthdaytoday!"BeforeIcould45her

callinghimanoldperson,thestone-facedman46toher.His47softenedashe

replied,"Well,hello,littlelady!Andhowoldareyoutoday?"They48forafewminutes,

hewishedherahappybirthday,andwewentour49ways.Afewminuteslater,Norah

askedmeifshecouldtakea50withtheoldman.Iagreed.Wefoundthemanacouple

ofshelvesover,andIapproachedhim.WhenItoldhimNorah's51,hisexpression

changedfrom52toshockedfinallytodelighted.Hetookastepback,steadiedhimself

onhisshoppingtrolley,and53hisfreehandonhischest.4,Aphoto?Withme?"he

asked.*'Yes,Sir,formybirthday!"Norahbegged.Andsohedid.I54myiPhone,and

theyposedtogether.Norahplacedhersofthandcntopofhishand.He

wordlessly55atherwithtwinklingeyesasshekepthishandinhers.Iaskedhisname,

andhetoldustocallhimDan.Wewere56othershoppers,buttheydidn'tcare.There

was57happeninginthesupermarketthatday,andwecouldallsenseit.

ThatafternoonI58thestoryandaphotoofthetwoontheFacebook.Laterthat

night,Ireceivedaprivate59fromalocalreaderwhorecognizedMr.Dan.Hetoldme

Dan'swifehadpassedawaysixmonthsearlierandhewantedtoletmeknowthathewas

certainDan'sheartwastouchedbymylittlegirlandDanwouldneverforgetthat60with

mydaughter.

41.A.spotB.stopC.delayD.mind

42.A.selflessnessB.carelessnessC.lonelinessD.thoughtfulness

43.A.pickedupB.keptupC.putupD.turnedup

44.A.anxiouslyB.excitedlyC.calmlyD.disappointedly

45.A.praiseB.admireC.stopD.avoid

46.A.referredB.turnedC.adjustedD.appealed

47.A.soundB.expressionC.handD.skin

48.A.chattedB.hesitatedC.restedD.waited

49.A.regularB.singleC.naturalD.separate

50.A.pictureB.walkC.restD.break

51.A.dreamB.requestC.commandD.suggestion

52.A.nervousB.upsetC.impatientD.confused

53.A.placedB.reachedC.touchedD.patted

54.A.turnedoffB.putdownC.pulledoutD.heldup

55.A.glaredB.yelledC.staredD.pointed

56.A.delayingB.blockingC.preventingD.interrupting

57.A.magicB.incidentC.discountD.embarrassment

58.A.readB.wroteC.postedD.printed

59.A.noteB.giftC.reportD.message

60.A.constructionB.combinationC.connectionD.contribution

第二節(jié)語法填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Itissaidthatacourse61（offer）atauniversityinEastChinawilllinkstudents'

weightloss62（direct）totheirmarksinordertolimitobesity（肥胖）.

ThecoursefromZhouQuanta,ateacheratNanjingAgriculturalUniversityinJiangsu

Province,aims63（encourage）overweightstudentstoccntroltheirdietsandincrease

theirexercise.Zhousaid60percentofastudent'sgradewill64（determine）bytheir

weightloss.Iftheymanagetoreduce7percentoftheir65（origin）weight,theycan

passthecourse.

Onestudent66isunwillingtogiveherrealnamesaidthatthestudentsrunon

treadmills（跑步機(jī)）intheschool'sfitnessroomandwalk10kilometerseveryMondayand

Fridayevening.*'Weusemobileappstorecorddailyfoodintake,"addedthestudent.Before

67（eat）,theysendphotosoftheirfoodviaamobileappfor68（suggest）from

nutritionists.*'Onlystudents69morethan30percentbodyfatorabodymassindex

（指數(shù)）of28orhighercansignupforthecourse,saidZhou.

Physicalfitnesstestdatashowedthatbetween2013and2014around13percentofthe

studentsinZhou'suniversitywereobese.Hehopesthecoursewillhelpthemloseweight

andhavemoreconfidencein70（they）daybyday.

第三節(jié)單詞拼寫（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

（要求使用選修七1單元一3爸元單詞）

71.Thestudyshowedadeepfearamongtheelderlyofbeingatothecareof

strangers.

72.Itwastimeforclass,sotheroommatesdherfromherbed.

73.Policehaveappealedfor（證人）totheaccident.

74.Her（優(yōu)雅的）dressattractedtheattentionofthosepresent.

75.Imustaskyouto（陪伴）metothepolicestation.

76.Youneedapasswordtogetatothecomputersystem.

77.Shelookedbackonhercareerwithgreat（滿意）.

78.Threeofhernovelshavebeen__（改編）fortelevision.

79.Agooddietisbtoourhealth.

80.1havenosforJan;itwasallherownfault.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題；每小題1分,滿分10分）

假定英語課上老師要求同泉之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同來寫的以下作文。文中共有

10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號（八），并在其下而寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫一橫或，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞：

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第\\處起）不計(jì)分。

DearDiana,

Thankyouforthelovelydaywehavewithyou.Itwassokindforyoutoletusbring

Anne'sfriend,Ginna.Unfortunate,theonlyproblemwasthejourneyhome.uTherehadbeen

aterribleaccidentonthehighwayand,foraresult,therewasalongtimeoftrafficforatleast

sixmile.Intheend,wedrovetoaservicestationandwaitedthereunlesstheroadwasclear.

InthecarparkhereGinnanearlygotknockedoverascardroveoutfartooquicklyfrom

behindalorry.TheyfinallydroppedGinnaoffatherparents'andmadeourownwayto

home"

Muchlove,

第二節(jié)：書面表達(dá)（滿分25分：內(nèi)容22分，書寫3分）

假設(shè)你是李華，你在2021年1月1號于一家網(wǎng)店購買了一本電子詞典，因質(zhì)

量問題用英文給該店寫一封投訴信。

要點(diǎn)：1.電池不耐用，每兩個(gè)小時(shí)需要充一次電，出門要隨時(shí)攜帶充電器；

2.電子詞典上的按鍵太小，打字很困難；

3.要求店家應(yīng)盡快予以更換或退款。

注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右：

2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行為連貫；

3.開頭語和結(jié)束語己為你寫好.

DearsirorMadam,

Yours,

LiHua

2020-2021學(xué)年度下學(xué)期高二3月階段測試英語答案

一.聽力（20分）

1-5AACCB6-10CAABC11-15CACCA16-20CCBCC

二、閱讀理解（40分）

21-23CBD24-27DCBA28-31ACDC32-35BCAB36-40BFGED

三、完型填空（30分）

41-45DDABC46-50BBADA51-55BDACC56-60BACDC

四、語法填空（15分）

第二節(jié)

61.offered62.direcily63.toencourage64.bedetermined

65.original66.who/that67.eating68.suggestions

69.with70.themselves

五、單詞拼寫（10分）

71.abandoned72.dragged73.witnesses74.elegant75.accompany

76.access77.satisfaction78.adapted79.beneficial80.sympathy

六、改錯(cuò)（10分）

1.have-had2.for—of3.Unfortunate—Unfortunately

4.for?as5.mile—miles6.unless——until/till

7.here—there8.car前加a9.They—We10.to去掉

七、寫作（25分）

【參考范文】

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聽力材料

Text1

W:DidyouhearJchn'sinthehospitalwithheadinjuriesandAbrokenarm?

M:Yes.Apparentlyhewasstruckbyanothervehicleandturnedcompletely

over.

Text2

W:You'relateagain.Didyourcarbreakdown?

M:No,Iforgottosetmyalarmclock,soIsleptovertime.

Text3

M:Iwonderifourchildrenwillstillbeabletobreathecleanair,drinkcleanwater

andseeabluesky.

W:Yes.Ithinkit'stimemanlearnedtoliveinharmonywiththeearthinsteadof

destroyingit.

Text4

M:Youareagoodpianoplayer.Howlonghaveyoubeenplayingthepiano?

W:I'vebeenplayingthepianosinceIwas6yearsold.About9yearsago.

M:Really?Thafsalongtime.Tmalsoplanningtolearntoplaythesedays.

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W:Gary,hello.Howareyou?Youlooktallerandstrongerthanbefore.I

rememberlittleGary,thebeststudentintheclass.

M:No,youwereabetterstudentthanIwas,butIrememberalittlegirlwith

glasses.You'redifferent,too.

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M:Lucy,areyougoingout?

W:Yes.IneedanewdressforJenny'sbirthdayparty.

M:I'mgoingdowntown,too.Couldyougivemealift?

W:Sure.Bytheway,doyouhaveamembershipcardforthePrettyGirlsStore?

M:Yes.IoftenbuydressesforAnninthatstore.Icangeta20percentdiscount

oneverythingthere.

W:Great.Couldwegotherefirst?Iwanttouseyourcard.

M:Whynot?It*sstill2:00.Tilstillhaveenoughtimetochoosesomebooks.

W:SoyouaregoingtotheCityLibrary,aren'tyou?

M:No,I'mgoingtobuysomebooksforAnn.Shelikesreading.

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W:Hi,Mr.Smith.Iwonderifyou'refreeonNewYear'sEve.We,dlikeyouto

cometoourNewYear'sparty.

M:Thankyou.Tdlovetocome.Wherewillitbe?

W:Inourclassroomat6:00pm.Bytheway,couldyousingasongforusatthe

party?

M:I'mafraidI'mnotthatgoodatsinging,butI'lltry.HowaboutanEnglishfolk

song?

W:Thatwouldbewonderful.Ourmonitorhasbeenwantingtoaskyoutosing.

Wellalsoinviteseveralotherteacherstotheparty.Eachofthemwillperform

somethingforus,andIthinktheheadmasterw川giveaspeechbeforetheparty.

M:Soundsgreat.Ihopetherew川besomefungamesattheparty.

W:Oh,ofcourse,andwellallshareourNewYearresolutionsattheendofthe

party.

M:I'msureifllbeagreatparty.

W:Yes,Ihopewellallhaveawonderfultime.

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W:Mr.Smith,mayItalkwithyouforamoment?

M:Ofcourse.Comein,please.

W:Tvecometotalktoyouaboutmygradeonmylastpaper.Iwanttoknowwhy

Iwasgivenan"F”.

M:Well,yourswassosimilartothatofanotherstudentintheclass,andIthink

thatyou'dnotdoneityourself.

W:IdidworkcloselywithmyroommateJean,butletmeexplainwhy.Aweek

beforethepaperwasdue,Iwastoosicktodomyresearch.Jeanagreedtohelp

me.Butitwasreallyonmyown.

M:Well,you'dbeengivenamonthtoworkonthe