福建省莆田第一中学2020届高三10月月考英语试题

福建省莆田第一中学2020届高三10月月考英语试题

莆田一中2019-2020学年度上学期10月月考试卷 高三 英语 命题人 审核人： ‎ 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 does the man want to do?‎ A. Watch films. B. Visit his brother. C. Have dinner with the woman.‎ ‎2. Where does the conversation take place?‎ A. At a shop. B. At a restaurant. C. At a concert.‎ ‎3. How many pieces will the man eat?‎ A. Six. B. Four. C. Two. ‎ ‎4. How has the bar changed?‎ A. It is cleaner. ‎ B. It has new owners.‎ C. It doesn’t serve sunflower seeds.‎ ‎5. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers? ‎ A. Husband and wife. B. Salesman and customer. C. Interviewer and interviewee.‎ 第二节 (共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)‎ 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ ‎6. What is the man mainly talking about?‎ A. Silences. B. Japanese culture. C. Interesting facts.‎ ‎7. How does the woman feel in the end?‎ A. Annoyed. B. Satisfied. C. Curious.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. What does the woman plan to do?‎ A. Rent an apartment. ‎ B. Have a business meeting. ‎ C. Meet her wedding organizer.‎ ‎9. How late will the woman be for her appointment?‎ ‎ A. Five minutes. B. Ten minutes. C. At least fifteen minutes.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. What will the woman do? ‎ A. See a doctor. B. Post some letters. C. Withdraw some money.‎ ‎11. Where is the doctor’s office?‎ A. Near the bank. B. Near the post office. C. Near the supermarket.‎ ‎12. What is the woman happy about?‎ A. Going downtown. B. Finishing some tasks. C. Spending time with the man.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. What will the woman have for breakfast?‎ A. Juice and bacon. B. Noodles and fruit. C. Just coffee with no sugar.‎ ‎14. What information is on the container?‎ A. The low amount of fat. ‎ B. The amount of real juice. ‎ C. The percent of vitamin C.‎ ‎15. How much sugar should women have per day? ‎ A. Twenty grams. B. Twenty-five grams. C. Forty grams.‎ ‎16. What food might the man like best?‎ A. Yogurt. B. Vegetables. C. Noodles and bread.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. What is the main purpose of the loud noises?‎ ‎ A. To warn people outdoors to get inside.‎ B. To get people’s attention inside their homes.‎ C. To inform people without radios about danger.‎ ‎18. Who decides to turn on the system?‎ A. Local media. B. Local officials. C. The national weather service.‎ ‎19. Where does the speaker advise people to go after hearing a warning?‎ ‎ A. To a window. B. To a public shelter. C. To the middle of a building.‎ ‎20. What is the main topic of the talk?‎ A. A weather report. ‎ B. A warning system. ‎ C. The safety steps in bad weather.‎ 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的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。‎ A The Chinese Language and Culture Summer Camp in China Shanghai is the city which will present you how modernization meets tradition, and how western culture dances with eastern civilization. So it is a good idea for you to participate in the Chinese language and culture summer camp.‎ Interactive Chinese Lessons Our Chinese courses focus on developing speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in a well-balanced way, while each has its own focus. The teaching materials we use, offering 12 levels of classes, are written specially for our program. For beginners, speaking and listening abilitieswill be stressed while for advanced level students, the course will develop in depth their skills on Chinese characters recognition, long ‎ paragraph reading and writing as well as fluent conversations.‎ Small-sized Classes Our students come from all over the world, mostly between 11 and 17 years old, having different Chinese levels. They will accept level assessment on the first day of the camp, and be placed into different groups according to their language fluency. In a small-class setting each student can receive individual attention from teachers and achieve best studying result.‎ Traditional Culture Courses We provide various culture courses to help students to develop interest in traditional Chinese culture, which will benefit their language learning. The culture courses include calligraphy, traditional brush painting, Chinese kung fu, tai chi and paper-cutting.‎ Day Camp Day camp is designed for participants who have a host family in Shanghai. Day camp runs from Monday to Sunday between 8: 30 and 17:00.‎ Day camp package includes:‎ ‎• Chinese classes in the mornings ‎ ‎• Lunch ‎•Culture courses,field trips and sports activities in the afternoons ‎•Others: Textbooks, studying materials, camp life souvenirs Day camp package NOT includes:‎ ‎• Accommodation ‎ ‎•Daily pick up and drop off ‎ ‎•Breakfast, dinner The field trip is optional.‎ ‎21. What is one of the summer camp’s features?‎ A. Its teaching materials are regular and common textbooks.‎ B. Every participant in the camp has to finish 12 levels of classes.‎ C. Beginners attend the class stressing characters recognition.‎ D. Students are placed in groups that meet their language fluency.‎ ‎22. The summer camp’s traditional culture courses don’t include____________. .‎ A. traditional brush painting B. Chinese kung fu ‎ C. traditional Chinese cooking D. paper cutting ‎23. Which of the following descriptions about the day camp is TRUE?‎ A. Everyone who attends day camp will receive a camp life souvenir.‎ B. Participants in day camp can have breakfast, lunch and supper there.‎ C. The field trip is an activity that everyone is supposed to participate in.‎ D. Day camp is designed for participants who live in the summer camp.‎ B Women are friendly. But men are more competitive. Why? Researchers have found it’s all down to the hormone oxytocin (荷尔蒙催生素). Although known as the love hormone, it affects the sexes differently.‎ ‎“Women tend to be social in their behavior. They often share with others. But men tend to be competitive. They are trying to improve their social status,” said Professor Ryan.‎ Generally, people believe that the hormone oxytocin is let out in our body in various social situations and our body creates a large amount of it during positive social interactions such as falling in love or giving birth.‎ But in a previous experiment, Professor Ryan found that the hormone is also let out in our body during negative social interactions such as envy.‎ Further researches showed that in men the hormone oxytocin improves the ability to recognize competitive relationships, but in women it raises the ability to recognize friendship. Professor Ryan’s recent experiment used 62 men and women aged 20 to 37. Half of the participants received oxytocin. The other half received placebo (安慰剂).‎ After a week, the two groups switched with participants. They went through the same procedure with the other material. Following each treatment, they were shown some video pictures with different social interactions. Then they were asked to analyze ‎ the relationships by answering some questions. The questions were about telling friendship from competition. And their answers should be based on gestures, body language and facial expressions.‎ The results indicated that, after treatment with oxytocin, men’s ability to correctly recognize competitive relationships improved, but in women it was the ability to correctly recognize friendship that got better.‎ Professor Ryan thus concluded: “Our experiment proves that the hormone oxytocin can raise people’s abilities to better distinguish different social interactions. And the behavior differences between men and women are caused by biological factors that are mainly hormonal.”‎ 24. What causes men and women to behave differently according to the text?‎ ‎ A. The gesture B. Oxytocin C. Placebo D. The social status ‎ ‎25. What can we learn from Professor Ryan’s previous experiment?‎ ‎ A. Oxytocin affects our behavior in a different way. ‎ ‎ B. Our body lets out oxytocin when we are deep in love. ‎ ‎ C. Our body produces oxytocin when we feel unhappy about others’ success. ‎ ‎ D. Oxytocin improves our abilities to understand people’s behavior differences. ‎ ‎26. Why did Professor Ryan conduct the recent experiment? ‎ ‎ A. To test people’s understanding of body language.‎ ‎ B. To know people’s different abilities to answer questions.‎ ‎ C. To know the differences between friendship and competition.‎ ‎ D. To test the effect of oxytocin on the ability to recognize social interactions.‎ ‎27. The author develops the text by____________. ‎ ‎ A. explaining people’s behaviors B. describing his own experiences ‎ ‎ C. distinguishing sexual differences D. discussing research experiments ‎ C If you live in Shanghai, you might have to take a “lesson” in sorting garbage, as the city recently introduced new garbage-sorting regulations. It’s now required that people should sort garbage into four categories, namely recyclable, harmful, dry and wet waste.‎ ‎ However, if people fail to sort their garbage properly, they can be fined up to 200 yuan. More cities are introducing similar regulations, following the practice in Shanghai. By the end of 2020, garbage-sorting systems will have been built in 46 major Chinese cities, including Beijing and Shenzhen, reported People’s Daily.‎ According to a study by the Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy, under the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, over 90 percent of the public believe that garbage sorting is important for the protection of the environment. However, garbage sorting is still a big problem in China. Only 30 percent of participants said they think they are adequately sorting their trash, the study noted.‎ According to Xinhua News Agency, it’s partly because many people lack the willingness to sort their own waste. In the past, some previous garbage regulations didn’t give clear fines for people who failed to sort garbage. “It’s a must to have a legal guarantee to promote garbage sorting.” Liu Jianguo, a professor from Tsinghua University, told China Daily. He also added “the importance of the new regulations in Shanghai is to change the past voluntary action into compulsory action for everyone”.‎ Aside from China, many other foreign countries have also introduced garbage-sorting regulations. In Japan, waste sorting has become a basic survival skill, reported Xinhua. There is a fixed time for disposal of each kind of garbage and littering can result in high fines and even jail time. In Germany too, people are asked to sort waste into specific categories, reported HuffPost. For example, in Berlin, people have yellow bins for plastic and metals and blue bins for paper and cardboard.‎ 28. What can we learn from paragraph 1?‎ A. Poisonous waste belongs to four categories in sorting.‎ B. People will be fined not less than 200 yuan.‎ C. All the cities use the same regulations as Shanghai.‎ D. Shanghai works as a pioneer in garbage sorting.‎ 29. Which statement is true according to the passage?‎ A. Garbage-sorting system have been built in 46 major cities.‎ B. Not all the public attach importance to garbage sorting.‎ C. People aren’t fined clearly if they fail to sort garbage now.‎ A. People may be put in prison because of littering in Germany.‎ 28. What can be inferred from Liu Jianguo’s words?‎ A. He thinks highly of the legal regulations in garbage sorting.‎ B. The sorting action should be changed from compulsory to voluntary.‎ C. Legal guarantee is a must to promote garbage sorting.‎ D. There is a growing concern over garbage sorting worldwide.‎ 29. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?‎ A. Shanghai Puts Garbage-sorting Into Practice B. Regulations Are of Great Importance C. Garbage Is Hard to Recycle Appropriately D. Cities Get Serious About Waste D I recently came in contact with celebrity magazines. My family isn’t one to give money for pictures of skinny, drunk celebrities with paragraphs about their relationships and shopping cart times. Thus, I was excited to finally get a chance to read about other people’s attractive yet troubled lives.‎ Right away I noticed how each magazine seemed to be a copy of the other. They had headlines and pictures that were almost the same. Still, the pictures of perfectly constructed faces with cute designers outfits going on with their daily lives made me read on.‎ Wait, celebrities taking their dogs for walk? Spending an afternoon at a park? All of these things seemed so ordinary—things my own family and I do together often. I suddenly realized how unextraordinary the people in these magazines were. They are simply normal people who happen to have a cool job and much money. For some reason, pictures of them doing things like buying milk at the store appeal to millions of readers. Then, when these regular people mess up, their mistakes is painted onto hundreds of newspapers and internet sites.‎ What if every time we made a mistake, it was made public? Have you ever failed a test? Imagine seeing pictures of you on the front of a newspaper with headlines like,‎ ‎ “Regular Schooling Isn’t Enough”. You’d be embarrassed. Now, I’m not necessarily taking the celebrity’s side. I’m more realizing the fact that these people we were crazy about are just ordinary human beings with many photographs following them around. Role models? I’d think not. Personally, I’d rather look up to people in any community who have accomplished a lot instead of an ordinary person walking his dog in Berverly Hills.‎ 28. What do we know about the author’s family?‎ ‎ A. They admire celebrities very much.‎ ‎ B. They often buy celebrity magazines.‎ C. They are curious about the life of celebrities. ‎ ‎ D. They are not interested in celebrities.‎ ‎33. What does the author think of celebrities?‎ ‎ A. They live happy life.‎ ‎ B. They seldom do usual things.‎ ‎ C. They are just ordinary people like us. ‎ ‎ D. They deserve people’s admiration.‎ ‎34. Who is most likely to be the author’s role model?‎ ‎ A. Celebrities who live ordinary live.‎ ‎ B. Common people who do great things.‎ ‎ C. Extraordinary people who accomplish a lot.‎ ‎ D. People who make great contributions to communities.‎ ‎35. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?‎ ‎ A. To describe the actual life of celebrities.‎ ‎ B. To ask us to be realistic about other’s mistakes.‎ ‎ C. To show people’s different attitudes towards celebrities.‎ ‎ D. To advise us to have a right attitude towards celebrities.‎ 第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）‎ 根据短文内容，从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。 ‎ How to Excel in Poetry Writing ‎ If you are serious about your poetry, then you should consider the suggestions presented here.‎ ‎ 36. __________ Many poets have also used these tips to make poetry publishing possible in their life.‎ ‎ Write Every Day. It is important that all writers write every day. 37. __________You should remove all distractions so that you can be focused during this time. Many writers will set realistic goals for themselves as to how many words they will write each day or at least a specific amount of time when they have to write. You don’t have to write about anything specific as long as you are writing something.‎ ‎ Join a Writing Group. You can fine-tune your craft even more by joining a writing group or community. 38. __________ There are thousands of writing communities that you can join. You should get involved in writers’ discussions and should trade your work with other writers for review and critique. By doing this you will receive valuable feedback and will also learn a lot by reviewing the work of other writers.‎ ‎ Challenge Yourself. One of the best things that you can do and that can actually help you greatly with poetry publishing, is taking part in contests that are designed for novice poets. 39. __________ You can easily find these contests online and can commit yourself to taking part in them.‎ ‎ Most of these contests have a strict structure and rules that must be followed. A challenge like this is a great way to truly push yourself as a writer. 40. __________Some contests offer cash prizes while others offer publication of the winning pieces of poetry in the contest.‎ A. With the use of the Internet this is an easy task.‎ B. Many of these poetry contests even offer prizes!‎ C. You can turn to others for help in writing poems.‎ D. Read your poetry after finishing it in no time.‎ E. Set aside a specific amount of time for writing.‎ F. These ideas have assisted many writers in getting serious about writing.‎ G. There are thousands of poetry contests conducted every year. ‎ ‎ ‎ 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，从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。‎ Mark is leaving, and I’m feeling kind of sad. He’s been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years, 41 good professional skills with a sweet and 42 personality. ‎ And now he’s moving on to an exciting new professional 43 . It sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetime, and we’re 44 pleased for him. But that doesn’t make it any 45 to say goodbye to a dear friend and trusted 46 .‎ Life has a way of throwing these curve (曲线) balls 47 us. Just when we start to get 48 with a person, a place or a situation, something comes along to change the recipe.‎ Our ability to cope with 49 determines happiness in life. But how do we do that? A friend of mine reminds us that “survivability depends upon 50 .” And then there’s Chris the California surfer, who once told me that the answer to life’s problems can be summed up in four words: “Go with the flow.”‎ I think life is a series of 51 — both good and bad. No matter how excellent your organizational skills, there will always be life-influencing factors over which you have no 52 . The truly successful person is prepared to 53 adjustments should the need arise. ‎ That doesn’t mean you don’t keep trying to make all your 54 come true. It just means when things come up that aren’t 55 in your plan, you work around them — and then you move on. ‎ ‎“Change, indeed, is painful, 56 ever needful.” said philosopher Thomas Carlyle. “And if memory has its force and worth, so has hope.” We’re going to 57 Mark. But rather than stay on the 58 of our parting, we’ll focus on our hopes for ‎ a brighter future — for him, and for us. And then we’ll go out and 59 everything we can to make that future happen 60 our plans change again.‎ ‎41. A. associating B. comparing C. combining D. replacing ‎42. A. fragile B.gentle C. special D. split ‎ ‎43. A. separation B. destination C. expectation D. opportunity ‎44. A. sincerely B. ridiculously C. absolutely D. secretly ‎ ‎45. A. nobler B. ruder C. easier D. fairer ‎46. A. colleague B. roommate C. teacher D. leader ‎47. A. on B. with C. in D. at ‎48. A. autonomous B. sunburnt C. comfortable D. dynamic ‎49. A. change B. challenge C. choice D. chance ‎50. A. adaptability B. confidence C. accommodation D. competence ‎51. A. accidents B. barriers C. events D. records ‎52. A. control B. access C. advantage D. priority ‎53. A. take B. make C. get D. have54. A. decisions B. promises C. dreams D. solutions ‎55. A. mostly B. accidentally C. eventually D. exactly ‎ ‎56. A. yet B. also C. even D. still ‎57. A. assist B. accompany C. miss D. forgive ‎58. A. complaint B. attention C. sadness D. sympathy ‎59. A. do B. demand C. face D. seize ‎60. A. if B. until C. when D. after 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ When Harmony OS, the Chinese self-developed operating system for Huawei mobile devices, 61. ____________ (release) on Aug 9, it quickly became a hot topic on social media. Many believe it not only represents the rise of the country 62.____________ a tech power, but also shows respect for classical Chinese culture by 63.____________(name) the system “Hongmeng” in Chinese.‎ Besides “Hongmeng”, Huawei has also registered many of its 64.____________ (product) under the names of legendary creatures from Chinese mythology. For example, the company’s server chip is called “Kunpeng”, a mythical creature 65.____________changed from a fish into a giant bird.‎ In fact, Huawei is not alone in using 66.____________ (tradition) culture for modern enterprises. 67.____________(base) on the well-known work of classical Chinese mythology The Investiture of the Gods, Ne Zha is shown as a rebellious underdog, who has to overcome hardship and his dark fate to become a hero, 68.____________(like) his attractive heroic character in previous cinematic works.‎ As Global Times put 69.____________, “ancient mythology has the power to stimulate contemporary imagination in young people”. After all, imagination is 70.____________ beginning of creation.‎ 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。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。‎ Li Ming is a friend of mine. I’m glad he changed greatly in the past two years. I clearly remember he was quite fat two years before. He got tired so easy that he couldn’t take exercise, that made him very upset. Later, he realized unless he went on like that, he would end up achieve nothing. So he made up his minds to make a change. He went running every morning and played the basketball every afternoon. Besides, he followed a diet of more vegetables or less meat. Gradually he began to lose weight. He is now an energetic boy in good health. So when faced with problems, we should overcome it with great determination and strong willpower.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ ‎ 假设你是李华，上周你校为高三学生隆重地举行了 “成人礼”。你以 前的外教Kate得知这消息后很感兴趣。请你给她写封信，描述这一盛事。 要点包括：‎ 1. 活动时间：上周五上午9:00-11:30‎ 2. 活动地点：学校大礼堂 3. 活动内容：齐唱国歌、父母表达期望……‎ 4. 活动意义：感恩、奉献……‎ 注意：‎ 1. 词数100左右。‎ 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ 3. 开头和结束语已为你写好。‎ 参考词汇：成人礼 coming-of- age ceremony Dear Kate,‎ I’m so glad to learn that you show great interest in the coming-of-age ceremony ‎ held by our school recently.___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ‎ ‎ Yours, ‎ ‎ Li Hua 莆田一中2019-2020学年度上学期10月月考试卷 高三 英语答案 第一部分 听力 ‎1-5 ACAAB 6-10 AACCB 11-15 BBABA 16-20 BABCB 第二部分 阅读理解 第一节 ‎21—23 DCA 24-27 BCDD 28-31 DBAD 32-35 DCBD 第二节 ‎36-40. F E A G B 第三部分 语言知识运用 第一节 完形 ‎41-45: CBDAC 46-50 ADCAA 51-55: CABCD 56-60: ACCAB 第二节 语法填空 ‎61. was released 62. as 63. naming 64. products 65. that/which ‎ ‎66. traditional 67. Based 68. unlike 69. it 70. the ‎ 第四部分 写作 第一节 短文改错 ‎1. changed前面加has 2. before改为ago 3. easy 改为easily ‎ ‎4. that改为which或者在that前面加and 5. unless 改为if ‎ ‎6. achieve 改为achieving 7. minds改为mind 8. basketball前的the去掉 ‎ ‎9. or改为and 10. it改为them 10. ‎ ‎ ‎ 第二节 书面表达（范文）‎ Dear Kate,‎ I'm so glad to learn that you show great interest in the coming-of-age ceremony held by our school recently. Now let me tell you about it in great detail.‎ It was carried out in the great hall of our school between 9: 00 and 11: 30 a.m. last Friday. At the beginning of the activity, all the students present sang the national song together. Then followed the blessings and wishes from the elders. Meanwhile, the parents also expressed their high expectations of their children. Afterwards, the student representative delivered a speech on the stage. Finally, the school headmaster concluded the whole event.‎ The coming-of-age ceremony is significant and meaningful. Through this activity, the students, being adults, have a stronger sense of responsibility and gratitude. They ‎ have realized they should learn to serve the people and make contributions to society in the near future.‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua ‎ ‎ 听力录音稿 Text 1‎ M: Would you like to go to the movies with Lois and me on Friday?‎ W: I wish I could, but I'm having dinner at my brother's house.‎ Text 2‎ M: Why is everyone still screaming and clapping? I thought it was over.‎ W: They are cheering so the singer will come out and give one last performance. Keep clapping!‎ Text3‎ M: I've just ordered a pizza. There are eight pieces, so we can have four pieces each.‎ W: I'm not that hungry, so I'll only eat two. You can have the rest. ‎ M: Good, because I’m very hungry!‎ Text 4‎ M: Wow, they really changed this place! It looks like a whole new bar!‎ W: It's the same bar, with the same owners. You're just not allowed to throw sunflower seeds on the floor anymore. And you can only buy them here.‎ Text 5‎ M: Just the pants and the blouse? I can always grab you a few different sizes if you would like.‎ W: It would be great if you can get me the pants in a smaller size. And I've already tried on the blouse. It's perfect for my afternoon interview.‎ Text 6 ‎ M: You know what I like about you? We can just sit here, and enjoy each other's company. We don't need to fill every moment talking. Right? ‎ W: Well, I usually don't talk much when I’m studying. ‎ M: Do you know that in Japanese culture, they feel strange when no one is talking? So they laugh instead.‎ W: Interesting.‎ M: I mean, here are times when it isn’t polite to talk, or not to talk. But you know you really have a connection with someone when you just… get it.‎ W: Mm...‎ М: Весаuѕе thеrе аrе tіmеѕ whеn... ‎ W: Cameron! I'm studying! ‎ Техt7‎ W: Excuse me, sir. This is 2247 Reindeer Way, right? ‎ M: Yes, it is. Are you looking to rent the apartment?‎ W: I'm here to meet Joy Wang. She is my wedding planner. Have I come to the right place?‎ M: The address is correct, but there is no one here by that name. The only business here is the print shop on the second floor.‎ W: I must have gotten the numbers mixed up.‎ M: Well you can't be too far. You're on Reindeer Way. There is a police station just up the road a bit. They will be able to direct you.‎ W: How far away is it? I’m already ten minutes late for my appointment.‎ M: It's two blocks up, on this side of the street. It should take you five minutes. ‎ Text 8‎ W: I need to do some things around town today. Would you like to go with me?‎ M: Sure. I don't have anything else to do today. What are we going to do? ‎ W: Well... I need to go to the bank and put some money into my bank account. Then I need to stop by the post office and mail some letters. Finally, I need to go shopping at the supermarket for a few things. ‎ M: Okay. I can help you with all of that. Can we also go to the doctor's office? I need to pick up my medicine.‎ W: No problem. The doctor's office is just five minutes’ walk from the post office. Maybe we can also stop and eat lunch together at a restaurant downtown. There's a new Mexican restaurant that I think you would like.‎ M: That sounds great! I'm happy to be able to spend the day with you. And I love going downtown no matter what we do.‎ W: Thanks. I'm just happy to be able to cross a few things off my to-do list. ‎ Text9‎ W: What would you like to eat for breakfast? I've made some eggs, bacon, and orange juice. ‎ M: I'll skip orange juice. But if you have some coffee, I'll take that instead. No sugar, please. I'm trying to lose weight,‎ W: Really? I can’t imagine drinking my coffee without sugar in it. And what's wrong with orange juice?‎ M: It has a lot of sugar.‎ W: But it says 100% pure orange juice on the container, and it's a great source of vitamin C.‎ M: It's true that orange juice has vitamin C, but look at the nutrition facts on the side.‎ W: Let's see....thirty grams of sugar. That's not that much, is it?‎ M: Well, for men, the recommended daily amount is thirty grams of sugar per day. So, that is almost all the sugar I should have, and that's just one cup of juice.‎ W: I didn't know that. Is it different for women? ‎ M: Yeah, about ten grams less. Plus, there is no vitamin D in it, and vitamin D is very important. Men need about forty grams, and women around twenty-five grams.‎ W: What is a good source of vitamin D?‎ M: Plant foods and natural fruit. Stay away from noodles and bread, though.‎ W: Well, I don't want this food to go to waste. I’ll eat it. How about some low-fat yogurt and blueberries for you?‎ Text 10‎ Thank you for attending this public hearing on our new Severe Weather Warning System. I’m Helen Dunley. First, I’d like to remind everyone that the main purpose of a weather warning system is to tell people outdoors to move inside. Now, it's important to remember that we will test the system every Saturday at noon, so don't worry about the noise at that time. It's a good idea to go outside and listen when we test the system and make sure you can hear them in your neighborhood. Remember that the loud noise is only one part of the warning system. The loud noises are activated by city officials after we receive warnings from the national weather service. In other words, you might hear a warning on the national news before you hear a warning here. If you do hear one, what should you do? First, take cover. Our city doesn't have public shelters, so go to the inside of any building, away from windows. Second, wait for reports on local media. Finally, stay indoors until you hear the all-clear signal.‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎