2019-2020学年江西省南昌市第二中学高一上学期期末考试英语试题含

2019-2020学年江西省南昌市第二中学高一上学期期末考试英语试题含

南昌二中2019－2020学年度上学期期末考试 高一英语试卷 第 I 卷 ( 选择题 )‎ 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. What will the man buy?‎ A. A tie. ‎ B. A wallet. ‎ C. A pen. ‎ ‎2. Why does the man refuse the invitation?‎ A. To have a rest. ‎ B. To write a paper. ‎ C. To take a class. ‎ ‎3. What will the man do next?‎ A. Clean the yard. ‎ B. Watch a movie. ‎ C. Wash his clothes. ‎ ‎4. Who plays tennis best in the woman’s opinion? ‎ A. David. ‎ B. Mike. ‎ C. Steven. ‎ ‎5. What is the woman doing?‎ A. Making a request. ‎ B. Making a complaint. ‎ C. Making a suggestion. ‎ 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, 各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听下面一段对话, 回答第6和第7两个小题。‎ ‎6. Where does the man want to go first?‎ A. A cinema. ‎ B. A square. ‎ C. A hotel. ‎ ‎7. How does the woman suggest the man go to the mall?‎ A. By subway. ‎ B. By bus. ‎ C. On foot. ‎ 听下面一段对话, 回答第8和第9两个小题。‎ ‎8. What is the man going to attend?‎ A. A wedding. ‎ B. A business event. ‎ C. An anniversary party. ‎ ‎9. What does the man agree to adjust?‎ A. The color of his jacket. ‎ B. The style of his shirt buttons. ‎ C. The sleeve length of his jacket. ‎ 听下面一段对话, 回答第10至第12三个小题。‎ ‎10. What do the man’s parents want him to be?‎ A. A historian. ‎ B. A scientist. ‎ C. A doctor. ‎ ‎11. In what subject did the man get an A?‎ A. French. ‎ B. History. ‎ C. Science. ‎ ‎12. What does the woman advise the man to do?‎ A. Study medicine. ‎ B. Talk to his parents. ‎ C. Take the exam again. ‎ 听下面一段对话, 回答第13至第16四个小题。‎ ‎13. Which place did the man visit first?‎ A. A castle. ‎ B. A museum. ‎ C. A church. ‎ ‎14. What did the man like in the museum?‎ A. Old paintings. ‎ B. Old stamps. ‎ C. Old clocks. ‎ ‎15. What does the man think of the castle?‎ A. It’s dangerous. ‎ B. It’s boring. ‎ C. It’s special. ‎ ‎16. What did the man buy?‎ A. A book. ‎ B. Some postcards. ‎ C. A model church. ‎ 听下面一段独白, 回答第17至第20四个小题。‎ ‎17. Why is the speaker giving the talk?‎ A. To introduce a club. ‎ B. To invite the listeners to a party. ‎ C. To tell the listeners about a change. ‎ ‎18. Where will the party be held?‎ A. At the Irish Club. ‎ B. At the LaFleur Club. ‎ C. At the Rodolfo Club. ‎ ‎19. What do the listeners have to pay for themselves?‎ ‎ A. A buffet. ‎ B. Soft drinks. ‎ C. Wine. ‎ ‎20. How does the speaker suggest going to the party?‎ ‎ A. By bus. ‎ B. By car. ‎ C. By subway. ‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节, 满分40分）‎ 第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分, 满分30分)‎ 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。‎ A ‎ The Galápagos: Evolution in Action ‎ 11 days, 10 nights, 14 travelers ‎ Departs March 14, May 23 and November 21, 2020‎ ‎ Charles Darwin called the Galápagos Islands “a little world within itself”. This journey lets you explore the world’s most fascinating wildlife destination while traveling in comfort. Experience evolution in progress and learn more about these historic islands. Visit islands with wildlife species (物种) that exist nowhere else in the world. See giant tortoises and seabirds, and swim with sea lions.‎ ‎ Winter in Yellowstone ‎ 7 days, 6 nights, 25 travelers ‎ Departs January 10 and 24, 2020‎ ‎ Yellowstone National Park is magical, where visitors are few and wildlife viewing is wonderful. In the freezing air, see mud pots and pouring springs strangely covered in steam. The journey puts one of our greatest ecosystems on full display. View wildlife in their habitat as few see them.‎ ‎ Flying in Zero Gravity ‎ 7 days, 6 nights, 25 travelers ‎ Departs March 12, 2020‎ ‎ The fantasy of floating through the air, weightless, is one that has been realized by only a few. Now, you can experience it for yourself. Join one of the famous ZERO-G Experience flights for a true weightless experience. You’ll also learn about the frontiers in the universe scientists are seeking to control.‎ ‎ A Family Hunt for Dinosaurs ‎ 6 days, 5 nights, 25 travelers ‎ Departs June 25, 2020‎ ‎ Join this adventure to western Colorado’s red rock country, for children 8 and older and their families. Go behind the scenes at a university laboratory for a special hands-on experience to learn how fossils (化石) are cleaned, identified and preserved. Dig on your own for 250-million-year-old fossils, which you can bring home.‎ ‎21. What did Charles Darwin say about the Galápagos Islands?‎ ‎ A. It had a small population. B. It was actually a small island.‎ ‎ C. It had unique wildlife species. D. It was a rarely visited island.‎ ‎22. Which activity is suitable for space explorers?‎ ‎ A. Winter in Yellowstone. B. Flying in Zero Gravity.‎ ‎ C. A Family Hunt for Dinosaurs. D. The Galápagos: Evolution in Action.‎ ‎23. What can tourists do on A Family Hunt for Dinosaurs?‎ A. Attend a lecture about fossils. B. Learn to identify the red rocks.‎ ‎ C. Spend a week in the lab. D. Discover ancient fossils.‎ B A dog spent the last four years of his life waiting at a crossroad in the Thai city of Khon Kaen as if waiting for someone. At first people thought the dog had been abandoned, but then realized that he looked healthy, so people asked around about him. It turned out that the dog had indeed been spending most of his time around that crossroad, but a woman had been coming round regularly to bring him food and water.‎ One day, while photographing the dog everyone called Leo, a reporter met the woman who had been taking care of him. She had come to drop off some food. After learning the story about ‎ the dog and the woman, the reporter decided to share the story on social media. The post soon went viral and the photos of Leo got shared hundreds of times. And the photos reached the eyes of Leo’s old owner.‎ Nang Noi Sittisarn, a 64-year-old woman from Thailand’s Roi Et Province, almost had a heart attack when her daughter showed her a photo of the beloved dog named BonBon she had lost during a car trip. When she learned that he had been waiting for her in the same spot for the last four years, her heart melted (融化).‎ Auntie Noi told her daughter to drive her to where the dog was waiting. When she got there and called his name. BonBon, the poor dog started wiggling (扭动) his tail and came to her, but when she tried to take him home with her, he was unwilling to follow. She didn’t want to force the dog to come with her so she agreed to leave him with his new master. However, she and her daughter will come to visit him regularly.‎ ‎24. Why did the dog look healthy after separation from his former owner?‎ A. He walked around the crossroad constantly. ‎ B. He was kept at a woman’s home all the time.‎ C. A local reporter brought him food and water. ‎ D. A woman looked after him on a regular basis.‎ ‎25. What does the underlined phrase “went viral” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?‎ A. Changed surprisingly. B. Spread quickly. ‎ C. Appeared gradually. D. Fell directly.‎ ‎26. How did Nang Noi Sittisam feel about the dog’s waiting for her?‎ A. Shocked. B. Regretful. C. Touched. D. Proud ‎27. What can we mainly learn from the story about the dog?‎ A. We need to learn to be faithful and thankful.‎ B. Unbelievable success is worth waiting for.‎ C. We should appreciate everyone we meet.‎ D. No one knows the result until the last minute.‎ C The endangered pandas in Qinling Mountains might face a new threat: the loss of their food--bamboo, which makes up 99% of their meals.‎ Adult pandas spend most part of the day eating bamboo and have to take in at least 40 pounds a day to stay healthy. However, a new study published in Nature and Climate Change warned that they may soon find their food gone because most of the bamboo in Qinling Mountains might disappear by the end of the century as a result of rising temperature worldwide.‎ A team made up of researchers from Michigan State University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has studied the effects of climate change on the bamboo in Qinling Mountains. They have found that bamboo is very sensitive to climate changes. “80% to 100% of the bamboo would be gone if the average temperature increases 3.5 degrees worldwide by the end of the century.” said Liu Jianguo, one of the report’s authors. He added, “This is how much the temperature would rise by 2100 even if all countries will keep their promises in the Paris Agreement. But you know what is happening around the world.”‎ In recent years, China has been trying its best to protect the endangered pandas by setting up more and bigger natural reserves.‎ ‎“But it is far from being enough and the endangered pandas need cooperation from the rest of the world, because their future is not just in the hands of the Chinese,” said Shirley Martin from World Wildlife Fund but not a member of the team.‎ The Qinling Mountains, in the southwest of China, are home to about 260 pandas. That is about 13% of the Chinas wild panda population. In addition, about 375 are living in research centers and zoos in China.‎ ‎28. Which can be the best title for the text?‎ A. Necessity to Change Pandas’ Food B. A New Threat Faced by the Pandas ‎ C. The Disappearance of Bamboo D. Efforts Made to Save Pandas ‎ ‎29. What can we learn from the first paragraph?‎ A. Pandas have already eaten 99% of the bamboo in Qinling Mountains.‎ B. Pandas in Qinling Mountains are just threatened by the loss of food.‎ C. Lots of the bamboo in Qinling Mountains will possibly disappear.‎ D. Qinling Mountains cannot provide enough bamboo for the pandas.‎ ‎30. What does Liu Jianguo mean?‎ A. Bamboo is sensitive to the changes of temperature.‎ B. China needs more help from World wildlife Fund.‎ C. China is making great efforts to protect the pandas.‎ D. It is difficult to control the temperature rise within 3.5 degrees.‎ ‎31. How many wild pandas are there in China?‎ A. About 2,000. B. About 635. C. About 260. D. About 2,635.‎ D A new study shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops.‎ Students are increasingly using laptops for notetaking because of speed and legibility (清晰度). But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts they have been taught.‎ Researchers performed experiments that aimed to find out whether using a laptop increased the tendency to make notes “mindlessly” by taking down word for word what the professors said.‎ In the first experiment students were given either a laptop or pen and paper. They listened to the same lectures and were told to use their usual notetaking skills. Thirty minutes after the talk, they were examined on their ability to remember facts and on how well they understood concepts.‎ The researchers found that laptop users took twice as many notes as those who wrote by hand. However, the typists performed worse at remembering and applying the concepts. Both groups scored similarly when it came to memorizing facts.‎ The researchers’ report said “While more notes are beneficial, if the notes are taken mindlessly, as is more likely the case on a laptop, the benefit disappears.”‎ In another experiment aimed at testing long term memory, students took notes as before but were tested a week after the lecture. This time the students who wrote notes by hand performed significantly better on the exam.‎ These two experiments suggest that handwritten notes are not only better for immediate learning and understanding but that they also lead to superior revision in the future.‎ ‎32. More and more students favour laptops for notetaking because they can ______.‎ A. understand lectures better B. digest concepts better C. get higher scores D. write more notes ‎ ‎33. While taking notes, laptop users tend to be ______.‎ A. skillful B. mindless C. thoughtful D. tireless ‎34. The author of the passage aims to ______.‎ A. stress the benefit of taking notes by hand B. examine the importance of long term memory C. explain the process of taking notes D. encourage the use of laptops ‎35. The passage is likely to appear in ______.‎ A. a newspaper advertisement B. a computer textbook ‎ C. a science magazine D. a finance report 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。‎ Nowadays, more and more parents are using a new technology—home security systems, to keep an eye on their “home-alone” children. In the early days of home security, the systems were basically designed just to keep the bad guys out. 36 But be sure, when no adult is present, he or she knows how to do so safely.‎ Every child should memorize his or her own full name and address, and home, work and cellphone numbers of each parent. 37 If your child is too young to memorize the information, he or she may be too young to be home alone — for any time.‎ ‎ 38 If a door or window is slightly open, the child has any reason to suspect someone has been in the house that shouldn’t be, have him or her call you, then wait at the nearby home of a neighbour who’s agreed to act as a safe house.‎ ‎ 39 Besides, set a rule that he or she must never play outside the house when no one else is at home.‎ Be sure your child knows how to disarm (解除) and arm your home security system. Program your control panel (控制板) to give you a message when your child enters or leaves the house, and arms or disarms the system. 40 ‎ If you want to learn more about home security systems that can help parents protect their “home-alone” children, you can visit www.ProtectAmerica.com.‎ A. Also keep this information posted next to the phone at home.‎ B. Teach your child to observe things when returning to the house.‎ C. At present, the systems are only intended for home-alone children.‎ D. Warn your home-alone child never to answer the doorbell or telephone.‎ E. You and your child should work together to use the home security systems.‎ F. Now, many parents are also using them to make their home-alone children safe.‎ G. If your child forgets to rearm the system, you can call him or her with a personal reminder. ‎ 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。‎ We have spent thousands of years fighting for our survival. Yet now we have 41 that our planet is under threat. It’s time we woke up to the problems and started repairing the 42 .‎ ‎ One of the major problems is the destruction of the rainforests in South America. They are 43 to half the world’s species and to millions of people. Moreover, the rainforests 44 the air by taking in carbon dioxide and giving out oxygen. The trees are being 45 for paper or to make room for cattle farms. So birds and animals 46 their homes and die. This destruction is also bringing about 47 in the climate, air pollution and flooding. If we 48 to burn and cut down the rainforests as we are doing now, the earth will 49 be the same.‎ ‎ Another big 50 is water pollution. Factories are 51 our rivers and lakes with dangerous chemicals. Tons and tons of waste are poured into our seas. 52 , sea life is in danger.‎ ‎ 53 pollution is another important issue. The cars and factories in and around our cities are giving off 54 gases. In the past few years, more and more people than ever before have breathing problems. If we don’t do something now, our cities will become 55 to live in.‎ ‎ 56 , it is not too late to solve these problems. We have the time, the money and even the technology to prepare the way for a better, cleaner and 57 future. We can plant trees and create parks for the species in danger. We can put pressure on those in power to 58 . Together we can 59 our planet. All we need to do is open our eyes and act 60 .‎ ‎41. A. discovered B. guessed C. predicted D. forgotten ‎42. A. bridge B. image C. damage D. relationship ‎43. A. secret B. home C. hope D. belief ‎44. A. need B. heat C. clean D. produce ‎45. A. burned B. looked after C. planted D. cut down ‎46. A. find B. visit C. lose D. leave ‎47. A. changes B. recoveries C. differences D. improvements ‎48. A. fail B. start C. stop D. continue ‎49. A. still B. never C. always D. almost ‎50. A. choice B. problem C. goal D. view ‎51. A. sharing B. providing C. polluting D. connecting ‎ ‎52. A. For example B. As usual C. On the whole D. As a result ‎53. A. Air B. Noise C. Light D. Soil ‎54. A. pleasant B. unknown C. useless D. harmful ‎55. A. impossible B. illegal C. crowded D. healthy ‎ ‎56. A. Surprisingly B. Fortunately C. Interestingly D. Strangely ‎57. A. bigger B. safer C. longer D. simpler ‎58. A. take care B. take turns C. take risks D. take action ‎59. A. feed B. observe C. save D. destroy ‎60. A. immediately B. patiently C. politely D. slowly 第二节 单项选择（共10小题；每小题0.5分, 满分5分）‎ 从A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ ‎61. The house ______ an old lady is in good condition. ‎ A. belongs to B. is belonged to C. belonging to D. belonged to ‎62. My new apartment ______ painted now, so I have to wait another month to move in. ‎ A. is being B. has been C. is D. will be ‎63. Tom succeeded ______ a movie star, though he failed ______ a doctor’s degree.‎ A. in becoming; in getting B. in becoming; to get ‎ C. to become; to get D. to become; in getting ‎64. Many scientists have believed that there may be a ______ of life on the Mars.‎ A. signal B. sign C. mark D. sigh ‎65. If George keeps on working so hard, he’ll ______ sooner or later.‎ A. break off B. break up C. break out D. break down ‎66. I can’t see the words on the blackboard. Your head is ________.‎ A. on the way B. in a way C. by the way D. in the way ‎67. You should _____ your spare time better if you want to be more excellent.‎ A. take B. cost C. employ D. improve ‎68. Do take measures to protect these old traditions and customs before they _____.‎ A. die out B. die away C. die off D. die down ‎69. There is no doubt ______ they will be happy to accept the job. ‎ A. what B. that C. whether D. if ‎70. The _____ flight CA9525 for 11:30 am is to be put off due to the stormy weather.‎ ‎ A. regular B. formal C. common D. usual 第Ⅱ卷（非选择题） ‎ 第三节 课文填空（共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分）‎ 根据句子意思和所给单词，在横线上写出英语单词的完整、正确形式，使句意通顺。‎ The computer began as a calculating machine in France in 1642. But it developed very slowly and it took nearly 200 years 71. ____________ it was built as an analytical machine that could think 72. ____________ (logical) and produce an answer quicker than any person, 73. ____________ at that time was considered a technological revolution. Later, the universal machine was built to solve mathematical problems. Over time the computer 74. ____________ (make) smaller, quicker and cleverer. In the early 1960s, computers were connected by the network and brought into ordinary people’s homes to deal 75. ____________ information and help communication between people around the world. Since the 1970s, many new 76. ____________ (apply) have been found for the computer. It has even been put into space rockets and sent 77. ____________ (explore) the moon and Mars. 78. ____________, its goal is to provide humans with a life of high quality.‎ Since 79. ____________ birth, the computer has always been designed to be a 80. __________ (devote) friend and helper of the human race.‎ 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处错误, 每句中最多有两处, 每处仅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。‎ 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）不计分。‎ It was raining light when I got up yesterday. After a quick breakfast, I took a umbrella with me and went to school in a hurry. It was 15 minutes after school began. I was running quickly when I see an old man walking slowly in the rain. I stopped, wondered whether to help him or not, as I might be late for school. Then I made the decision walk him home. About 10 minutes late, we arrived at his house. He thanked for me again and again. I smiled and said it was nothing. I was late when I got to school. Hearing my story, the head teacher, that was giving his lecture, praised me before all the student.‎ 第二节 ‎ 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假定你是李华, 你校外教Smith非常喜欢中国绘画, 请你根据以下信息, 给他写封信,告诉他近期将要举办的一个画展, 并建议他去参观。‎ ‎1. 时间：2月1日到15日; ‎ ‎2. 地点：八大山人美术馆;‎ ‎3. 地址：南昌市青云谱路269号; ‎ ‎4. 内容：八大山人100多幅绘画作品;‎ ‎5. 画家简介：中国17世纪伟大艺术家, 擅长绘画, 书法, 尤其在山水画方面卓有成就。其作品个性鲜明, 并对后世画家有深远影响。‎ 注意：1.词数：100左右。‎ ‎2.可适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。‎ ‎3.参考词汇：展览：exhibition; 美术馆：gallery; 山水画：landscape painting;‎ 书法：calligraphy Dear Smith,‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ Yours ‎ Li Hua 高一英语期末考试参考答案 ‎1-5CACCB 6-10AAACC 11-15ABACC 16-20BCBCA ‎21-23 CBD 24-27 DBCA 28-31BCDA 32-35 DBAC ‎ ‎36-40 FABDG ‎41-45 ACBCD 46-50 CADBB 51-55 CDADA 56-60 BBDCA ‎61-65 CABBD 66-70 DCABA ‎71. before 72. logically 73. which 74. has been made 75. with ‎76. applications 77. to explore 78. Anyhow/Anyway 79. its 80. devoted ‎ ‎ 改错：light改为 lightly； a改为 an； after改为 before； see 改为saw； wondered改为 wondering；在made a decision后加 to； late改为 later；删除thanked后面的 for； that改为 who；student改为students One Possible Version Dear Smith,‎ ‎ I know you are keen on traditional Chinese painting, consequently I’m glad to inform you of the good news that an art exhibition will be held from February 1st to February 15th in Badashanren Gallery, where more than 100 paintings of Badashanren will be on show.‎ ‎ Located at 269 Qinyunpu Road, Badashanren Gallery is the perfect place to appreciate the works of Badashanren, a great artist of Nanchang in the 17th century. Not only did he make great achievements in painting, especially landscape painting, but his calligraphy was also well-known at his time. His works are full of his own personality and had deep and far-reaching influence on later painters including Qi Baishi. I promise you will fall in love with his works and achieve a lot once you pay a visit to the show.‎ Best wishes!‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua Text 1 ‎ M: Hey, Jenny. Tomorrow is my teacher Mr. Miller’s birthday. What do you think I should get him, a wallet, a tie or a pen? ‎ W: All teachers use a pen and it is usually easy to choose. ‎ M: OK. I’ll get one for him. ‎ Text 2‎ W: How about joining us for a cup of coffee?‎ M: I’d love to, but I’m too tired. I wrote a paper for my French class and I didn’t go to bed till 3:00 this morning. I need to get some sleep now. ‎ Text 3‎ M: I want to see the fourth movie of The Hunger Games series on the computer. Can I?‎ W: Well, you’d better wash your clothes first. And I need to clean the leaves in the yard right now. ‎ M: OK. ‎ Text 4‎ W: David is good at tennis, isn’t he?‎ M: Yes. But speaking of tennis, Mike is the best in our school. ‎ W: I don’t think so. Steven is the best because he has got many prizes in matches. ‎ Text 5‎ W: I can’t stand the people upstairs any more. ‎ M: What’s wrong?‎ W: They always stay up late at night, and they play their music so loud!‎ Text 6‎ M: ⑥Excuse me. How can I get to the Star Cinema from here?‎ W: Well, you can take the No. 382 bus and get off at the Town Hall. The cinema is just behind it. The bus ride takes about ten minutes. ‎ M: Thanks. ⑦In fact, I want to go to the Sunshine Shopping Mall, too. ‎ W: ⑦After that, you can take the subway on Elizabeth Street and get to the Garden Square. You can find it easily. ‎ M: I see. And where is the bus stop?‎ W: Oh, it’s in front of the Florist Hotel. Take the first crossing left and it’s about 50 meters on the right. You can walk there in five minutes. ‎ M: OK. Thanks. ‎ W: You are welcome. ‎ Text 7‎ W: ⑧I’m happy to hear about your friend’s wedding，sir. For your jacket，would you like a more traditional three-button or a modern two-button?‎ M: Let’s go with a two-button. I’m not as slim as I used to be，you know. ‎ W: No problem，sir. And for your white shirt? Would you like your shirt to show past your jacket sleeves? ⑨If so，we’ll have to adjust the sleeve length of the jacket by a half of an inch. ‎ M: ⑨Sure，let’s do that. I think it makes me look more fashionable. ‎ W: I completely agree. And at least this will work for anniversary parties and business events as well. ‎ Text 8‎ W: Hi, Jack. Have you got your exam results?‎ M: Yeah. But I didn’t get the grade I need in science. ‎ W: Oh, bad luck. What are you going to do?‎ M: I don’t know. I’m not sure whether to retake it or change my plans completely. ‎ W: (10)But I think you really want to study medicine. ‎ M:(10)No,it’s what my parents want me to do. ‎ W: OK. And what do you want to do?‎ M: I don’t know. I like history and French. (11)I got an A in French!‎ W: Well, you need to make the right decision, even though your parents might not like it. (12)Maybe you should have a talk with them. ‎ M: Yeah, you’re right. Thanks, Makayla. ‎ Text 9‎ W: What about your school trip to Durham?‎ M: Well, we visited three places—the church, the museum and the castle. (13)The castle opens only in the morning, so we were taken there early. After that we went to the other two places. ‎ W: Was it a good trip?‎ M: Well, not bad. In the museum, we saw old paintings and stamps, which I didn’t like very much. (14)But the guide showed us some old clocks and told us about their history. I really enjoyed them. ‎ W: And the castle?‎ M: Well, you know some are just dark and empty. (15)But this castle was different. There were a lot of things to see. However, it wasn’t very warm. ‎ W: Did you go to the church after lunch?‎ M: Yes. It was large. I wanted to take some photos there but I wasn’t allowed. ‎ W: Did you go shopping?‎ M: Yes, (16)but I only bought some postcards. The book about Durham I wanted was too expensive. Oh, one of my classmates bought a big model church. ‎ W: Sounds like a nice trip. ‎ Text 10‎ W: Good morning, everyone. May I have your attention, please? (17)I just want to tell everyone that the place of the office party has been changed. Instead of being at the Irish Pub on 6th Street, (18)it will be at the LaFleur Club. The LaFleur Club is not very far from the office. It is on the corner of 9th Street, just across from the Greenville Gallery and next to the Rodolfo Club. If anyone doesn’t know the place, you can ask me for details. It has a very nice atmosphere, and even a karaoke stage. Our company will pay for only a buffet and soft drinks, (19)so you will have to pay for wine yourself. The subway station is really far away from the LaFleur Club. And it is difficult to park your cars there during the dinner time. So as for the transportation, (20)we strongly encourage you to take the bus. See you at the party! I hope all of you will come and enjoy the party. ‎