2017-2018学年山东省烟台市高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版

2017-2018学年山东省烟台市高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版

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。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1. Where are the speakers going this weekend?‎ A. To a zoo. B. To a museum. C. To a park.‎ ‎2. What does the mother want the boy to do?‎ A. Read a book. B. Climb the mountain. C. Wail for her.‎ ‎3. Why does the woman thank the man?‎ A. He attended her party.‎ B. He found a new school for her.‎ C. He got her known to his friends.‎ ‎4. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Coach and player. B. Boss and employee. C. Customer and seller.‎ ‎5. What was the weather like in the Lake District on their holiday?‎ A. Snowy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny.‎ 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 will the woman do at the meeting?‎ A. Talk about their equipment.‎ B. Introduce their services.‎ C. Advertise a computer.‎ ‎7. When will the meeting begin?‎ A. Monday at 2: 00 p. m.‎ B. Tuesday at 2: 00 p. m.‎ C. Tuesday after 1: 00 p. m.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. How did the man feel when he went to the zoo?‎ A. Disappointed. B. Surprised. C. Excited.‎ ‎9. What’s the woman’s usual way to see the animals?‎ A. Go to the zoo.‎ B. Watch some TV shows.‎ C. Have adventures in nature.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. Why does the man call the woman?‎ A. To tell her about her new job.‎ B. To ask about her job program.‎ C. To plan a meeting with her.‎ ‎11. Who needs a new flat?‎ A. Alex. B. Andrea. C. Miranda.‎ ‎12. Where is the woman now?‎ A. In Baltimore. B. In New York. C. In Avon.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. What does the young man like doing best?‎ A. Taking care of younger kids.‎ B. Volunteering at a food store.‎ C. Playing basketball.‎ ‎14. Why is the woman worried about the young man?‎ A. His grades are poor. B. He needs new friends.‎ C. He hasn’t been doing well in sports.‎ ‎15. What has the young man been studying for?‎ A. A scholarship. B. A lest to gel into college. C. A famous high school.‎ ‎16. How often does the man attend a study group?‎ A. Twice a week. B. Every evening. C. Every weekend.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. What does the speaker mainly talk about?‎ A. His success in acting.‎ B. His work experience.‎ C. His regret for laziness.‎ ‎18. How did the speaker feel on his arrival at Los Angeles?‎ A. Discouraged. B. Worried. C. Hopeful.‎ ‎19. How was his first performance?‎ A. He got a good role.‎ B. He was offered a small part.‎ C. He became well - known to the world.‎ ‎20. What did he decide to do in the end?‎ A. Say goodbye to movies.‎ B. Be happy with small roles.‎ C. Turn to movie management.‎ 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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Working with Kids - Volunteer in Peru!‎ Volunteers work with at - risk children in and around the historic city of Cusco, Peru. Placements include working in community centers, orphanages（孤儿院）, rural schools, and street children programs. Projects focus on providing boys and girls with shelter, food, and education. Various educational, recreational, and health projects are ongoing to support these unfortunate children. Volunteers work to help keep children off the street and to help provide them with a happy and productive childhood.‎ Depending on individual skills and interests, volunteers act as mentors（导师）, help children with their homework, organize sports and arts and crafts, and teach English. However, your care and support are the most important thing for these disadvantaged children.‎ This program is available year round and new programs begin every Monday. Volunteer programs are designed to lake place for as little as I week and up to I year.‎ NOTE: This, program qualifies for 3 - 4 university credits（学分）via our School of Record: California Suite University - Monterey‎ ‎Bay. To qualify, your program must be 4 weeks or longer.‎ Program Highlights:‎ ‎1. Earn 3-4 university credits via our School of Record: California State University - Monterey‎ ‎Bay.‎ ‎2. 2 hours/day of Spanish language classes are included in this program（optional）.‎ ‎3. Cain international volunteer experience.‎ ‎4. Improve your Spanish language skills.‎ ‎5. Earn the President’s Volunteer Service Award（U. S. citizens）.‎ ‎21. What is the program aimed to do?‎ A. To improve Cusco’s education.‎ B. To enrich the people’s life in Peru.‎ C. To support the poor families in Peru.‎ D. To ensure a better life for the needy children in Cusco.‎ ‎22. What are volunteers supposed to do in this program?‎ A. Set up new schools.‎ B. Clean the orphanages.‎ C. Give the children academic help.‎ D. Involve the children in social practice.‎ ‎23. Which of the following is not a benefit for volunteers in the program?‎ A. Earning university credits. B. Developing more interests.‎ C. Celling volunteer experience. D. Learning Spanish.‎ B How did you find out you’d been accepted to college? A thick, shiny packet（包）in the mail? Maybe an email?‎ Nolan Brown found out he’d been accepted to Butler University when he answered the front door Thursday afternoon and found a 65 - pound English bulldog on the other side. As the university’s live mascot（吉祥物）, Trip, tried to nose his way inside, representatives from Butler hand - delivered his admission packet. “We came from Butler to let you know you’ve been admitted to the Class of 2022,” said Michael Kaltenmark, Butler’s director.‎ Kaltenmark and Trip make anywhere from 40 to 100 home visits each year. Brown was just the seventh slop of the year and among the first likely Butler students to find out he’d been admitted. “These students have no idea.” Kaltenmark said, “which is really fun.”‎ It’s also really effective. Kaltenmark said students who get visited by Trip are three to four times more likely to choose Butler than students who are admitted but don’t get the personal visit. University administrators have been pleased with the results. too. “President Danko wants to done the dog and gel like 30 more,” Kaltenmark joked.‎ Nolan will wait to hear from a few other schools, but hopes he ends up in Butler’s strategic communications program. “I’ve ‎ been waiting anxiously for admissions from universities. It’s nice to know I’ve been accepted somewhere. This is the first one, and it feels good to get that monkey off my back,” he said.‎ Trip will continue to make visits throughout the college admissions season. Kaltenmark says they’ll make more stops around the Indianapolis area. “Sometimes the students already know they’ve been admitted, but Trip might make their decision easier. In those cases, we say ‘Congratulations! Here’s our dog, and we really want you to come in the fall,’” Kaltenmark said. “He’s sort of a hard face to say ‘no’ to.”‎ ‎24. The author writes the second paragraph in order to .‎ A. help students choose the right college B. suggest a new way to attract students C. introduce an unusual means of admission deliver)‎ D. prove that only excellent students can go to Butler ‎ ‎25. What docs “get that monkey off my back” in Para. 5 most probably mean?‎ A. Gel rid of the burden. B. Discover a secret. ‎ C. Be visited by the dog. D. Recover from a pain in the back.‎ ‎26. What can we infer from the text?‎ A. It is the first year for Kaltenmark and Trip to do the work.‎ H. Students find it hard to refuse the admission because of the dog.‎ C. Butler University will clone 30 dogs to help with the admission delivery.‎ D. No students knew about their admission before Kaltenmark and Trip came.‎ ‎27. What’s the beat title of the text?‎ A. Students gel personal visits from Butler’s director B. How did you find out you’d been accepted to college? ‎ C. Butler University Admission Process Goes to die Dog D. Indianapolis Seniors are Admitted to Butler University C Listed below are the stories of women you may not know about, but definitely ‎ should.‎ Hedy Lamarr Hedy Lamarr starred in many films. But her film career is far from her only noteworthy achievement; she was also a brilliant inventor. In 1942, she and composer George Antheil received a patent（专利）for a device that could change radio signal frequencies. The purpose of the technology was to keep military enemies from figuring out messages. But it did more than that - it laid a foundation for the wireless technology we use today.‎ Maria Sibylla Merian Today, children can happily explain how a caterpillar（毛虫） tums into a butterfly. But there was a time when no one knew this. Until the 1670s, scientists thought that caterpillars and butterflies were two totally different creatures. Thanks to Maria, we know the truth about these beautiful winged insects. Fascinated by insects, she began collecting, studying and drawing them as a child. It was through her study of caterpillars that she discovered the truth about their life cycles. She published two volumes of naturalist research, which provide major contributions to the field of entomology（昆虫学）.‎ Ada Lovelace Ada Lovelace, the daughter of celebrated British poet Lord Byron, wasn’t a poet herself but the world’s first computer programmer. We think of computers as a recent invention, but people were toying with the idea of “computing machines” in the mid – 19th century when Lovelace was alive. Lovelace’s mathematical genius was apparent at a young age and caught the attention of Cambridge professor Charles Babbage, who was working to design early computing machines that would be able to quickly solve math problems. Lovelace wrote some suggestions as to how to program the machines to work out numbers.‎ In addition to designing this early computer program, she was also the first to surest that these computers might be able to do more than compute. She imagined them doing almost everything, from producing images to composing music.‎ ‎28. What does the underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refer to?‎ A. The technology. B. The patent.‎ C. The device. D. The film career.‎ ‎29. Before Maria’s discovery, people thought that .‎ A. a butterfly was insect without wings ‎ B. a butterfly was turned from a caterpillar C. a caterpillar had nothing to do with a butterfly ‎ D. a caterpillar and a butterfly were insects of a kind ‎ ‎30. What can we learn about Ada Lovelace from the text?‎ A. She possessed literary talent just like her father.‎ B. She foresaw various function& of the computer. ‎ C. She received education in Cambridge University. ‎ D. She is considered to have invented the computer.‎ ‎31. What did the three women have in common?‎ A. They discovered priceless things existing in nature. ‎ B. They were entirely devoted to women’s rights.‎ C. They were expert at information technology.‎ D. They made great contributions to science.‎ D Exploring the sands on the beach, Tonya III man came across a lidless boule. She picked it up, looked inside and noticed something. She turned it upside down. Out came a damp, neatly rolled piece of paper. Tonya took it home, dried and unrolled it.‎ What caught her eye was the year field, 18 . Though at first sceptical of finding something this old so easily, she continued reading. It began with some coordinates (坐标). Below was a request in German asking the bolded finder to put down the date and location of where it was found and return it to the nearer German embassy. ‎ The Illmans took the note Rosa Anderson, a curator (馆长) at the Western Australian Museum. Soon Anderson called, saying he had been able to locate a 19th - century ship named Paula. Even more exciting was that experts in Germany were able to track down ‎ Paula’s logbooks and find a record by a “Captain O. Diekmann,” confirming that a bottle had been thrown overboard on June 12. 1886 - the date on the message. The sailor had also listed the coordinates of the ship’s location, which matched the ones on the note. Another evidence of the note’s truth was the logbook’s neat script (手稿), which paired perfectly with that of the handwritten message. The records also indicated that the bottle was one of the thousands thrown by the seamen back then as part of an experiment to track the water currents.‎ Anderson believes the note remained undamaged because it was put in a strong bottle with a narrow opening which allowed little water in, even after the lid came off. The expert guessed it had been probably washed ashore and remained buried in the thick sand. ‎ The 131 - year - old note, now lying in the Western Australia Museum, was confirmed as the oldest message in a bottle ever discovered.‎ ‎32. What’s the purpose of writing this text?‎ A. To advertise for the Western Australia Museum.‎ B. To praise the Illmans for their important discovery.‎ C. To explain how the note came to light and its value.‎ D. To describe the habits of the seamen in the 19th century.‎ ‎33. How did Tonya Illman feel when she first saw the words on the note?‎ A. Astonished. B. Doubtful. C. Optimistic. D. Overjoyed.‎ ‎34. What proved the truth of the 131 - year - old note?‎ A. The records in Paula’s logbooks.‎ B. The date and words written on it.‎ C. The location where it was found.‎ D. The sailor’s experiment to follow the water currents.‎ ‎35. The note remained in good condition probably because .‎ A. the note was handwritten B. the lid of its container came off C. the bottle had been floating in the sea D. its container had stayed buried in the sand 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。‎ ‎“Plogging” is a new fitness trend（趋势）. It is a combination of “jogging” and the Swedish phrase “plocka upp”, meaning “pick up”. It encourages people to stop while out on jogs to pick up litter. 36 .‎ Started in Sweden around 2016, plogging is now going global. 37 To advocate plogging. Swedish fitness app Lifesum allows people to record their plogging lime and track their plogging activity as part of the workout choices. According to the app, a typical user will bum 288 calories in 30 minutes of plogging, which is more or less the same as what’s burned off while jogging.‎ Like other fitness trends, there are plenty of plogging pictures and videos online. 38 Ploggers take plastic bags along with them so they can store the collected litter they find along their route（路线）. Many ploggers are surprised to see just how much trash is in parks and along running trails. They even show off their bags of trash online.‎ Plogging is a great way to encourage people to make a difference in their local environment. 39 All you need for it is a bag for trash and it empowers everyone to help create cleaner, greener and more beautiful communities.‎ ‎ 40 Anyone can do it. You can do it by yourself, with n friend or even in a large group. And it is a challenge you can truly feel good about. Why not give it a go?‎ A. They clearly show what this Irene! looks like.‎ B. Plogging is suitable for all ages and fitness levels.‎ C. If you’re not a runner, biking or walking works too.‎ D. It is appealing because it is simple and meaningful.‎ E. More and more runners are turning their jogs into plogs.‎ F. So it adds the idea of environmental protection to the sport.‎ C. Plogging isn’t the first fitness trend to connect sports with a good cause.‎ 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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ On my way back home I was stopped at a traffic light by some people who asked for help. A woman - in her attempt to 41 an ambulance - had driven her car 42 stony obstacles（障碍）that separated the bike line from the street, and had gotten her car 43 as a result. She couldn’t move the car in any 44 without damaging it. A couple of people fried to 45 the car bark but the obstacles were too high. Seeing that they couldn’t do much about it, they had no choice but to 46 . So the woman in the car tried to call for some service.‎ While 47 the other people go off, I realized the woman would be on her own and I imagined how 48 that would be if I were in her shoes. After some 49 , she invited me to sit inside her car. She called for service and was 50 that it would take about 45 minutes for someone to get there.‎ I wasn’t 51 , so I informed my family about the 52 and that I would get home 53 . Then I tried to comfort the woman who seemed to feel 54 about causing others trouble. But 55 it wasn’t too much trouble since they could still 56 , and also there wasn’t anything she could do about it anyway. We laughed and 57 that all we needed was some tea for our picnic.‎ Finally 58 came and helped her hack on the street. She thanked me and asked for my phone number so she could return the 59 , but I told her it was okay. She seemed to feel much better when we said our goodbyes. I believe that not having to face a difficult situation 60 can make a great difference.‎ ‎41. A. fit in with B. give way to C. keep track of D. break away from ‎ ‎42. A. under B. around C. over D. off ‎ ‎43. A. broken B. stuck C. abandoned D. buried ‎ ‎44. A. direction B. chance C. case D. place ‎ ‎45. A. hold B lead C. direct D. lift ‎ ‎46. A. complain B. leave C. show up D. carry on ‎47. A. watching B. making C. hearing D. feeling ‎48. A. dangerous B. shameful C. competitive D. uncomfortable ‎49. A. bargain B. argument C. talk D. discussion ‎ ‎50. A. told B. asked C. advised D. warned ‎ ‎51. A. on the spot B. out of trouble C. in the way D. in a hurry ‎ ‎52. A. schedule B. adventure C. situation D. appointment ‎ ‎53. A. later B. earlier C. on time D. right away ‎54. A. stressed B. seared C. confused D. unlucky ‎ ‎55. A. above all B. as usual C. similarly D. actually ‎ ‎56. A. wait B. pass C. relax D. follow ‎ ‎57. A. believed B. wondered C. promised D. joked ‎ ‎58. A. assistance B. the ambulance C. pedestrians D. word ‎ ‎59. A. service B. invitation C. favor D. picnic ‎ ‎60. A. together B. beforehand C. again D. alone 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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ Zhang Heshan, 62 , from Chcngziyu Village in Qinhuangdao, has been protecting a 10 - kilometer part of the Great Wall 61 (build) during the Ming Dynasty for 40 years.‎ He started to patrol (巡查) the wall in 1978 when he found considerable damage done by local villagers, 62 had stolen the bricks for their own use. He spends about four hours daily 63 (walk) along the wall to see if there is any fresh damage.‎ In the past decades, Zhang 64 (wear) out more than 200 pairs of shoes, and the 65 (distant) he has covered during the patrols could have taken him around the globe twice.‎ His perseverance（毅力）has 66 （gradual）paid off. In 2002 he became the first farmer number of the China Great Wall Society. In 2007. he 67 （award）with a national honor—Outstanding Cultural Heritage（遗产）Protector for his enthusiasm and contribution to preserving the Great Wall.‎ Thanks 68 Zhang’s efforts, more and more travelers from home and abroad have visited Chengziyu in recent years. “Travelers like the original state of the wall rather than some newly constructed parts in modem limes. This is 69 historic treasure that all generations should protect. I’ve committed myself to protecting it so that 70 （it）greatness can be seen and appreciated by future generations. Let’s all work together to preserve the original Great Wall.” Zhang said.‎ 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。每处错误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。‎ 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）不计分。‎ Dear David,‎ I’m Wang Lin, a middle school student from Beijing, China. Learned from the Internet that you will set up a photography club, I’d like to join it.‎ As the outgoing young man, I enjoy the beauty and harmony of nature and I’m crazy with photography. I used my camera to lake as many pictures as possibly whenever there is a chance. By practicing a lot, I have mastered some skills and have won quite a few prize in photography competitions. Joining the club, so I’ll share my photography experience with another members. In this way, my skills will be greatly improved. In addition, I expect to make much more friends in the club, with which I can take pictures together in our spare time.‎ Please consider my request, and I’m looking forward to your early reply.‎ Yours,‎ Wang Lin 第二节 书面表达（）（满分25分）‎ 假如你是高二一班班长李华，你班准备在学校即将举办的校园艺术作上表演英语话剧。请你给外教Mr. Brown写封电子邮件，邀请他担任你班话剧排练的口语指导老师。内容包括：‎ ‎1. 艺术节的目的；‎ ‎2. 排练中的困难；‎ ‎3. 排练的时间和地点。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1. 词数：100左右；‎ ‎2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ ‎3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数。‎ 参考间汇：推练：rehearse v.‎ Dear Mr. Brown,‎ I’m Li Hua, monitor of Class One, Grade Two. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Looking forward to your early reply.‎ Yours sincerely,‎ Li Hua 山东省烟台市2017-2018学年高二下学期期中考试 英语试题答案 第一部分　听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ ‎1—5 CACAB 6—10 BACBA 11—15 BACAB 16—20 ABCBC 第二部分　阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）‎ ‎21—23 DCB 24—27 CABC 28—31 ACBD 32—35 CBAD 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）‎ ‎41—45 BCBAD 46—50 BADCA 51—55 DCAAD 56—60 BDACD 第二节　语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎61. built 62. who 63. walking 64. has worn 65. distance ‎ ‎66. gradually 67. was awarded 68. to 69. a 70. its 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）‎ Dear David,‎ I’m Wang Lin, a middle school student from Beijing, China. Learned from the Internet that you will set up a ‎ Learning photography club, I’d like to join it.‎ As the outgoing young man, I enjoy the beauty and harmony of nature and I’m crazy with photography. I used ‎ an about use my camera to lake as many pictures as possibly whenever there is a chance. By practicing a lot, I have mastered ‎ possible some skills and have won quite a few prize in photography competitions. Joining the club, so I’ll share my ‎ prizes 删掉so photography experience with another members. In this way, my skills will be greatly improved. In addition, I expect ‎ other to make much more friends in the club, with which I can take pictures together in our spare time.‎ many whom Please consider my request, and I’m looking forward to your early reply.‎ Yours,‎ Wang Lin 第二节　书面表达（满分25分） (One possible version)‎ One possible version:‎ Dear Mr. Brown,‎ I’m Li Hua, monitor of Class One, Grade Two. I’m writing to ask you a favor. ‎ As you may know, to enrich our life, our school is to hold an art festival. All the teachers and students will be attending the grand show.‎ Our class has decided to put on a short English play. But having rehearsed several times, we’re not sure about our pronunciation and the dialogue. To make our show a success, we sincerely invite you to be our oral instructor so that we can get your ‎ specific directions. I wonder if you will be available this Sunday afternoon, when we will rehearse in Classroom 201. We’d appreciate it if you could make it there at 3 pm.‎ Looking forward to your early reply.‎ Yours sincerely, ‎ Li Hua 高二英语听力原文 ‎1. W: Mark, do you remember the picnic this weekend?‎ M: Yes. So where is the park where we’re going to have the picnic?‎ W: It’s on East Bell Street, across from the City Zoo, next to a museum.‎ ‎2. M: Every boy and every girl is going to climb the mountain tomorrow. Can I go with them, Mum?‎ W: I’m afraid not. Wait till you’ve finished reading the book, dear.‎ ‎3. W: I was afraid that it would be difficult to make friends since I’m new here at school. Thank ‎ you for having a party to introduce me to your friends.‎ M: My pleasure. Everyone was anxious to meet you.‎ ‎4. M: If you had shot the ball but not passed it to Jessie at the very last moment, we might not ‎ have lost the game.‎ W: I’m sorry, Mr. Anderson, It’s all my fault.‎ ‎5. M: Home at last! That was the last time we had a holiday in the Lake District.‎ W: It was beautiful! At least it didn’t snow.‎ M: I would have preferred snow to constant rain. We had never seen the sun there!‎ Text 6 ‎ M: I’d like to set up a meeting so you can come in and talk to us about your services in more detail.‎ W: I am available next Monday or Tuesday, and time after 1:00 p.m.‎ M: Let’s say Monday at 2:00. Do you know where our offices are?‎ W: Yes, I have been there before.‎ M: Will you need any equipment set up for your presentation?‎ W: No. I have a computer. As long as we have a conference room, we should be all set.‎ M: OK, see you Monday at 2:00 p.m.‎ W: See you then.‎ Text 7‎ M: I went to the zoo yesterday for the first time in about ten years. It was awesome!‎ W: Really? What was so great about it?‎ M: I guess it made me feel like a kid again. I just got really excited to see all these animals that I ‎ ‎ remember from my childhood.‎ W: But it’s not like you haven’t seen them in a long time or anything. Don’t you watch nature shows on TV?‎ M: Yeah, sometimes. But it’s totally different to see them up close, and to hear them and smell them…‎ W: Smell them? Yuck! Not my idea of a good time.‎ M: Oh, come on! Everyone loves the zoo.‎ W: Not me. If I want to see some animals, I’ll just turn on the Discovery Channel!‎ Text 8‎ W: Hello, this is Andrea.‎ M: Hello, Andrea, this is Alex. I have some very big news for you. Miranda was very satisfied with you and said she was very much looking forward to working with you. Isn’t that wonderful? Congratulations dear! How does it feel to be Miranda’s new assistant? How I imagine that you’ll just be delighted with this news. So let’s see, you can start on Monday, right?‎ W: Umm, well, I don’t think I can start on Monday. I am visiting my father in Baltimore. And because I don’t live in New York, I’ll need a couple of days to find a flat and buy some furniture and move my things from Avon.‎ M: Oh, well then, in that case I suppose Wednesday will be good. OK, see you then!‎ Text 9‎ W: Welcome to Pacific University. I’ve been over with your application, but I’d like to hear more about you.‎ M: Sure. I’m a senior in high school, and I love basketball. In fact, I’m hoping to get a basketball scholarship here. When I’m not playing, I volunteer at my local food bank, take care of my younger brothers and sisters, and do homework.‎ W: Wonderful! I have to tell you that we are very impressed with your basketball scores. If you come here, I’m sure you can work out a scholarship.‎ M: That’s great!‎ W: Now, your grades aren’t as high this year as they were last year, especially in math and English. Why is that?‎ M: Well, I’ve been focusing a lot more on ball than on school, but I know I can do better. I promise you that if I come here, I will take schoolwork very seriously.‎ W: The SATs are coming up. Have you been studying to be admitted to our university?‎ M: Yes. I go to a study group twice a week, and I’ve been doing practice tests on the weekends with my friends.‎ W: That’s good. Well, we really want you here; you just need to bring your grades up!‎ Text 10‎ Good morning, everyone. It’s good to see you all here today. I believe some of you once dreamed of becoming famous. I was one of you. Now I’d like to share my story with you. As a young actor, I first arrived in Los Angeles in 1984. I saw the shining lights of the city as the plane landed and I felt excited as the first step that would lead me to fortune got under way. I imagined that the development of my dream would move smoothly, and soon I would be one of the best-known faces on cinema screen throughout the world. I was confident in my first performance in 1986. I knew the lead role was perfect for me. I was anxious to become well-known. But when they offered me a small role, I saw that my plans for quick success had been ruined. Over the years I tried out for other roles, but I never got a good part. Sometimes I thought of giving up. Five years later, I found myself working in the offices of a movie company. And ‎ eventually I ended up as a manager of this company after years of hard work.‎ ‎ ‎