2017-2018学年浙江省名校协作体高二上学期联考英语试题

2017-2018学年浙江省名校协作体高二上学期联考英语试题

‎2017-2018学年浙江省名校协作体高二上学期考试英语试题 考生须知：‎ ‎1．本卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟；‎ ‎2．答题前，在答题卷指定区域填写学校、班级、姓名、试场号、座位号及准考证号；‎ ‎3．所有答案必须写在答题卷上，写在试卷上无效；‎ ‎4．考试结束后，只需上交答题卷。‎ 第I卷 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 woman think of golfing?‎ ‎ A. It’s expensive. B. It needs a lot of practice. C. It’s a waste of time. ‎ ‎2. How did the man try to contact Ben?‎ ‎ A. By email. B. By phone. C. In person. ‎ ‎3. What does the woman suggest doing to save more money?‎ ‎ A. Doing less shopping. ‎ ‎ B. Travelling to work by bus. ‎ ‎ C. Eating at home more often. ‎ ‎4. What books is the man looking for?‎ ‎ A. Books about the Second World War. ‎ ‎ B. Books on the American Civil War. ‎ ‎ C. Books about the Iraq War. ‎ ‎5. What does the mother want to find?‎ ‎ A. A flight ticket. B. A website. C. A tourist attraction. ‎ 第二节（共15小题,每小题1.5，满分22.5）‎ ‎ 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. How does the man learn English?‎ A. By listening to English songs. ‎ B. By playing a role in English dramas.‎ C. By speaking English whenever possible. ‎ ‎7. What does the woman think of the man?‎ A. Hardworking. B. Crazy. C. Creative. ‎ ‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. What does the man probably need most now?‎ A. A pay raise. B. An assistant. C. A meal. ‎ ‎9. What is the woman worried about?‎ A. The man’s performance. B. The man’s health. C. The man’s project. ‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. Where do Bill’s family live?‎ A. In New Zealand. B. In the USA. C. In Canada. ‎ ‎11. Who is Bill?‎ A. The man’s brother. ‎ B. The woman’s brother-in-law. ‎ C. The man’s brother-in-law. ‎ ‎12. When did Bill remarry?‎ A. Three years after Ruth’s death. ‎ B. Three years after Sarah was born. ‎ C. Three years before Jane was born. ‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. Where does the man get the information about the new job?‎ A. On the Internet. B. In the newspaper. C. On the notice board. ‎ ‎14. Why does the man want to change his job?‎ A. To get promoted in the future. ‎ B. To have a better salary. ‎ C. To enrich his working experience. ‎ ‎15. What does the woman think of the new job?‎ A. Challenging. B. Rewarding. C. Inspiring.‎ ‎16. What is the disadvantage of the new job?‎ A. Working in the evening. B. Too demanding. C. A little boredom and lower pay.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。‎ ‎17. How long was Michael missing?‎ A. For more than 3 hours. B. For more than 5 hours. C. For more than 9 hours. ‎ ‎18. Where was Michael found?‎ A. Near a river. B. In an unoccupied house. C. In a nearby kindergarten. ‎ ‎19. Who didn’t join in the search for Michael?‎ A. Local farmers. B. Fire officials. C. A rescue team. ‎ ‎20. How was Michael when he was found?‎ A. He was sleeping. B. He was having fun. C. He was frightened. ‎ 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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 Mike and I were excited about shopping for our first home, but our money was limited.‎ ‎ One agent(代理人) recommended a house. Although her description sounded wonderful, the price was beyond our range, so we refused. But she kept persuading us to have a look at least.‎ ‎ We finally did and it was love at first sight. It was Our Home, attractive, overlooking a quiet lake. Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a nice old couple, we felt the ‎ warmth and happiness of the marriage within that home. As perfect as it was, the price remained too high for us. But every day, we would sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of what it would be like to live there.‎ ‎ Days later, we made an offer — far below the asking price. Surprisingly, they didn’t laugh at us. They renewed their offer instead. It was also much more than we could afford, but far less than the former asking price.‎ The next day, we got a disappointing message that another buyer had offered a much higher price. Even so, we decided to talk with the owners directly. We made our final offer, which still was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer’s bid. We knew it, but we had to try.‎ ‎ “Sold!” said the owner. Then he explained: He’d seen us sitting by the lake all those times; he knew how much we loved the place and that we’d appreciate the years of work they had put into their home; he realized he would take a loss by selling it to us, but it was worthwhile; we were the people they wanted to live there. He told us to consider the difference in the price “an early wedding present.”‎ ‎21. Why did the writer love the house so much?‎ A. The house was large and comfortable.‎ B. The agent kept recommending the house.‎ C. The house was attractive and the owners were kind.‎ D. The price was not far from what the writer could offer.‎ ‎22. What’s the relationship between Mike and the writer?‎ A. Husband and wife. B. Brother and sister.‎ C. Close friends. D. A couple to be married.‎ ‎23. Which of the following is probably the reason why Mike and the writer finally got the house?‎ A. The owners of the house were always ready to help them.‎ B. Their agent helped them a lot when they met with troubles.‎ ‎ C. Their true love for the house was felt by the owners.‎ ‎ D. The price others offered wasn’t high enough to attract the owners.‎ B Are coral reefs “the forgotten rain forests of the sea”? ‎ All people are against the damage done to tropical rain forests and their rich resources; yet coral reefs, an equally vital resource, suffer similar damage. Some causes are natural, but human action is the main threat to coral reefs, which leads to many serious problems for life on earth.‎ The most important danger of development is eutrophication(富营养化): the buildup of nutrients in the water. The nutrients—such as chemicals found in polluted water, fertilizer, and pesticides—cause the abnormal growth of algae (藻类) that covers and chokes the corals. As a result of huge population growth of algae, nearly 90 percent of the coral reefs in South Florida are dead or dying. Experts also consider that 70 percent of all coral will be dead by the year 2050 if present trends continue.‎ While eutrophcation is the main human danger to coral reefs, tourism and fishing contributes, too. Tourists not only require more land development, but also coral reefs as souvenirs. Careless scuba divers and snorkelers cause big damage to reef, so do fishers who ignored marine ecology. In some parts of the world, people fish by pouring poison onto reefs. The poison only makes large fish unconscious but kills corals. Even if poison is not used, the disappearance of large fish endangers reef because the fish can eat algae and help keep them under control.‎ Ironically, curses always come home to roost. When fish die out from the destroyed reefs, it will also result in the loss of fishing jobs for human as there are no fish to catch any more. The coastal settlements will be hurt as well because of the dead coral. With all that the world stands to lose if coral reefs disappear, the most important effect may be the loss of medicinal benefits. If the situation continue going worse, some future medical discoveries will be impossible.‎ ‎24. What is the passage mainly about?‎ ‎ A. The rich resources coral reefs contain.‎ ‎ B. The cause and effect of the loss of coral reefs.‎ ‎ C. How to avoid damaging coral reefs.‎ ‎ D. The importance of protecting coral reefs.‎ ‎25. According to the passage, which of the following contributes most to the damage to coral reefs?‎ A. Thoughtless scuba divers and snorkelers.‎ B. The disappearance of large fish.‎ C. Great demand of land development.‎ D. The increase of nutrients in the water.‎ ‎26. What is the writer’s attitude towards the current situation of coral reefs?‎ A. Shocked. B. Delighted. C. Concerned. D. Pessimistic.‎ C I used to work with a young doctor who was impressive not only for his clinical skills but also for his devotion to patients. One afternoon I was surprised to see him at a nursing station, complaining to a nurse about one patient’s family. The patient was dying, and the young doctor had organized a meeting with the family to talk about withdrawing life-support machines and medications and starting comforting measures. The family had spent the entire meeting asking questions but then refused to make any decisions or withdraw any treatments.‎ ‎ “I spent all this time telling them we could continue to inflict (给予) pain on their loved one or we could make him comfortable,” he said, “I told them suffering or comfort---it was their decision. But in the end, they made no decision and just walked right out of the room!”‎ ‎ The way doctors and patients approach medical decisions has changed sharply over the last 50 years. For generations, these decisions were the exclusive purview（独有权限）of doctors, and patients often had little say in the final choice. But that decision-making process began to change in the late 1960s, as movements calling for patient empowerment grew.‎ ‎ For the next 40 years, young doctors, myself included, would be trained to restrain（抑制）ourselves from making anything but emergency or small decisions for patients.‎ ‎ But a new study reveals that too much physician restraint may not be all that good for the patient. Researchers interviewed more than 8,000 hospitalized patients at the University of Chicago.When it came to medical decisions, most patients---two out of three---also preferred that their doctors make the final decisions regarding their medical care. “The data says that most patients don’t want to make these decisions on their own,” said Dr. Farr А. Curlin.‎ ‎ For doctors, then, the key to preserving patient-centered care---lies not in letting patients make the final decisions alone but in respecting their opinions and shouldering the responsibility. “We have to stop drawing a circle around patients and their families,” Dr. Curlin said. “We have ‎ to stop forcing them to suffer the loneliness and burden of autonomy and instead begin standing in that circle with them.”‎ ‎27. The young doctor the author worked with complained that one patient’s family____________.‎ А. were too rude to him B. kept asking him questions ‎ C. didn’t agree with his decision D. made no decision on how to treat the patient ‎28. The underlined word “withdraw” in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by___________.‎ А. paying for B. making a change for C. considering applying D. stopping using ‎29. To preserve patient-centered care, doctors should __________.‎ А. let patients make the final decisions alone ‎ B. respect patients’ opinion and help to make decisions C. draw a circle around patients and their families ‎ D. request autonomy for their patients ‎30. What can we learn from the text?‎ А. Most patients prefer to make decisions on their own.‎ B. Letting patients make decisions by themselves is good for them.‎ C. Patients used to have little right in making decisions before the late 1960s.‎ D. Young doctors will be trained to make decisions for their patients in the future.‎ 第二节（共5个小题；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。‎ What should you think about in trying to find your career(职业)? You are probably better at some school subjects than others. ‎31 A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work. So it is important to do well at school. On the other hand, you may not have any specially strong or weak subjects but your records show a general good result. 32 Knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will have learned to remember facts and details. This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs.‎ Your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work. You may be good at metal work or cooking and look for a job where you can improve these skills.‎ ‎ 33 You may have learned how to get to work on time and get on with older workers. You may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example. Just as important, you may become interested in a certain industry or career you see from the inside in a part-time job. ‎ ‎ 34 You may be all thumbs when you deal with tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures. It is better to face any weaknesses than to pretend they do not exist. Your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background. You should not feel sorry for it. 35__‎ A. This does not have direct value for future job hunting.‎ B. These may show strengths that you can use in your work.‎ C. Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself.‎ D. Having a part-time job is a good way to find out your weak points.‎ E. Instead, you should recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work.‎ F. Although not all subjects can be used directly(直接地) in a job, they may have indirect value.‎ G. If you have had a part-time job on Saturdays or in the summer, think what you gained from it.‎ 第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 ‎：完形填空（共20个小题；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。‎ Last year I ruined my summer vacation by bringing along a modern convenience: the iPad.‎ Instead of looking at nature, I  36 my e-mail. Instead of reading great novels, I stuck to reading 37 newspapers each morning. And that was the problem: I was acting 38 I were still in the office. My body was on vacation but my 39 wasn’t. So this year I made up my mind to try something 40 : getting away from the Internet. I knew it wouldn’t be easy, 41 I’m not good at self-control. But I was 42 . I started by 43 the iPad to my wife. Then, a stroke of luck: The mobile phone 44 at our cabin was worse than in the past. I was 45 , forced to carry out my plan. Largely 46 from e-mail ‎ and my favorite newspaper websites, I had little way to 47 the world. I had no 48 but to do what I had planned to do all along: read books.  With determination and the strong support of my wife, I succeeded in my vacation struggle 49 the Internet. I finally 50 that it was me, of course, not the iPad, that was the 51 . I knew I had 52 when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi. “Don’t need it,” I said.  53 , as we return to work, a test begins: Can I 54 when I’m back at work? I don’t plan to 55 my iPad completely. But I hope to resist the temptation(抵抗诱惑) to use it every five minutes.‎ ‎36. A. received B. selected C. checked D. removed ‎37. A. online B. informal C. local D. traditional ‎38. A. so that B. as if C. now that D. even though ‎39. A. opinion B. identity C. mind D. curiosity ‎40. A. attractive B. logical C. magical D. different ‎41. A. since B. unless C. though D. so ‎42. A. excited B. shocked C. frightened D. determined ‎43. A. showing B. handing C. sending D. introducing ‎44. A. quality B. design C. signal D. technology ‎45. A. trapped B. ignored C. injured D. persuaded ‎46. A. taken out B. pulled down C. cut off D. carried away ‎47. A. rely on B. connect to C. help with D. look at ‎48. A. method B. goal C. trick D. choice ‎49. A. against B. for C. on D. to ‎50. A. expected B. realized C. permitted D. suggested ‎51. A. puzzle B. sign C. evidence D. problem ‎52. A. won B. forgotten C. suffered D. recovered ‎53. A. Somehow B. Anyway C. However D. Therefore ‎54. A. survive B. change C. escape D. continue ‎55. A. take apart B. give up C. turn to D. care about 第II卷 第二节（10个小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ Suppose you are going to Boston, and you have never visited the city before. If someone tells you about the interesting places in the city, you begin to get some ideas of 56 you will see. But you don’t have 57 clear idea of where these places are or of how to find them. ‎ However, 58 someone has a map of the city and shows you the main roads and buildings, you may say, “Oh, now I see. I can find my way with no trouble at all.” 59 (work) at math is somewhat like trying to find your way to a new city. ‎ Perhaps the words may tell you some 60 (inform) and you have already thought it over,‎ but you can’t 61 (easy) see any clear road to the destinations. ‎ Maybe 62 need to have a kind of map of the main roads in maths to help you find your way. Explore what lies 63 maths, and try your best to find the main roads. They 64 (lead) you to the answer. If you can find the “map”, the maths problems will 65 (figure) out without much difficulty.‎ 第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节：单词拼写（10个小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ 66. I will a________ it if my suggestions are adopted. Only in these ways can we succeed in protecting tigers.‎ 67. News came from the school office that Wang Lin had been a________ to Beijing‎ ‎University.‎ 68. There are many spelling mistakes in your composition. O________, you have to correct them before handing it in.‎ 69. Your arriving late for the interview yesterday left a very negative i________ on the interviewers.‎ 70. Li Hua is as s________ as a mule. Once he has made up his mind, nothing can change it.‎ 71. You’ll find this map very v________ in helping you to get round London. ‎ 72. S________ yourself with people who’ll provide you with support can be of great benefit. ‎ 73. John is a very r________ person --- if he promises to do something, he will do it. ‎ 66. This post seems very long, but reading it once is enough. Once you get the h_______ of it, it’s easy.‎ 67. The kids watched attentively as the coin s________ to the bottom of the pool.‎ 第二节：应用文写作（满分25分）‎ ‎ 假定你是校学生会主席，校学生会(Students’ Union) 要举办一次英语演讲赛。请你用英语拟一则口头通知。内容包括：‎ ‎1. 比赛时间和地点：2017年9月8日下午，学校四楼报告厅；‎ ‎2. 演讲主题：Cooperation with others； ‎ ‎3. 评委与奖项设置：五位英语老师做评委，包括外教Mr. Smith；设置一等奖1名，二等奖3名，三等奖5名；‎ ‎4. 报名办法：9月3日前到各班班长处报名。‎ 注意：1.词数120个单词左右；‎ ‎　　 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ 命题：桐乡市高级中学 杭州学军中学 参考答案 高二年级英语学科 第一部分：听力 (1.5×20=30分)‎ ‎1-5 ABCBA 6-10 CCBBA 11-15 CABAB 16-20 CBBAC ‎ ‎ 第二部分：阅读理解 (21-30：2.5×10=25分；31-35：2×5=10分)‎ ‎21-23 CDC 24-26 BDC 27-30 DDBC 31-35 BFGCE 第三部分：语言运用 第一节：完形填空 (1.5×20=30分)‎ ‎36-40 CABCD 41-45 ADBCA 46-50 CBDAB 51-55 DACDB 第二节：语法填空 (1.5×10=15分)‎ ‎56. what 57.a 58. if 59. Working 60.information ‎61. easily 62. you 63. in 64. will lead 65. be figured 第四部分：写作 第一节：单词拼写 (1.5×10=15分)‎ ‎66. appreciate 67. admitted 68. Obviously 69. impression 70. stubborn ‎ ‎71. valuable 72. Surrounding 73. reliable/responsible 74. hang 75. sank/sunk 第二节：应用文写作 (25分)‎ Possible version:‎ Attention, please. I have an announcement to make. ‎ An English speech contest will be held by the school Students’ Union in the lecture hall on the fourth floor on Sept. 8th, 2017. The topic of the contest is about “cooperation with others”. Five English teachers, including our foreign teacher Mr. Smith, have been invited to ‎ be judges. One first prize, three second prizes and five third prizes will be given to the excellent speakers. Anyone who is willing to take part in the contest, please go to your monitor and sign your name for it before Sept. 3rd. ‎ Do remember not to miss the deadline. All are welcome to be present at the contest. Thank you for your listening.‎ 一、作文评分原则 ‎1.本题总分为25分，按5个档次给分。‎ ‎2.评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。‎ ‎3.词数少于100和多于140，从总分中减去2分。‎ ‎4.评分时，应注意的主要方面为：内容要点、应用词汇和语法结构的丰富性和准确性以及上下文的连贯性。‎ ‎5.拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面，应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。英、美拼及词汇用法均可接受。‎ ‎6.若书写较差，以至影响交际，将分数降低一个档次。‎ 二、各档次的给分范围和要求 档次 描述 第五档 ‎（21～25分）‎ 完全完成了试题规定的任务。‎ ‎•覆盖所有内容要点；‎ ‎•应用了较多的语法结构和词汇；‎ ‎•语法结构或词汇方面有些许错误，但为尽力使用较复杂结构或较高级词汇所致；具备较强的语言应用能力；‎ ‎•有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑；‎ 完全达到了预期的写作目的。‎ 第四档 ‎（16～20分）‎ 完全完成了试题规定的任务。‎ ‎•虽漏掉1、2个次重点，但覆盖所有主要内容；‎ ‎•应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求；‎ ‎•语法结构或词汇方面应用基本准确，些许错误主要是因尝试较复杂语法结构或词汇所致；‎ ‎•应用简单的语句间连接成分，使全文结构紧凑；‎ 达到了预期的写作目的。‎ 第三档 ‎（11～15分）‎ 基本完成了试题规定的部分任务。‎ ‎•虽漏掉一些内容，但覆盖部分主要内容；‎ ‎•应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求；‎ ‎•有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，但不影响理解；‎ ‎•应用简单的语句间连接成分，使全文内容连贯；‎ 整体而言，基本达到了预期的写作目的。‎ 第二档 ‎（6～10分）‎ 未恰当完成试题规定的任务。‎ ‎•漏掉或未描述清楚一些主要内容，写了一些无关内容；‎ ‎•语法结构单调、词汇项目有限；‎ ‎•有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响了对写作内容的理解；‎ ‎•较少使用语句间的连接成分，内容缺少连贯性；‎ 信息未能清楚地传达给读者。‎ 第一档 ‎（1～5分）‎ 未完成试题规定的任务。‎ ‎•明显遗漏主要内容，写了一些无关内容，原因可能是未理解试题要求；‎ ‎•语法结构单调、词汇项目有限；‎ ‎•较多语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响对写作内容的理解；‎ ‎•缺乏语句间的连接成分，内容不连贯；‎ 信息未能传达给读者。‎ ‎0分 未能传达给读者任何信息：内容太少，无法评判；写的内容均与所要求内容无关或所写内容无法看清。‎ 三、试题具体要求 ‎（一）内容要点 ‎ 1.比赛时间与地点； 2.演讲主题； 3.评委与奖项设置；4. 报名办法。‎ （二） 应用词汇和语法结构的情况 ‎ 1.使用与主题相关的词汇；‎ ‎ 2.能够使用恰当的语法结构。‎ ‎（三）上下文的连贯性 按照内容要点展开写作，使用恰当的连接词或表达法使文章内容连贯。‎ 听力文稿：‎ Text 1‎ W: What do you do in your spare time?‎ M: My hobbies consist of golfing, reading novels, and watching movies.‎ W: I wish golfing weren’t so expensive. I would play golf almost every day if I could afford it. ‎ Text 2‎ M：I tried to reach Ben last night, but I didn’t get through. The line was busy all the time. Maybe he ought to get another line. ‎ W: That’s a bit strange. You may ask him in person today.‎ Text 3‎ M: How can we save more money?‎ W: We could eat at home more often. ‎ M: That sounds good and practical. ‎ Text 4‎ M: I want to find some books on the American Civil War.‎ W: Well, you may check the list of books on the second shelf. All the books available on the American Civil War are listed there. ‎ Text 5‎ W: I really want to go to China for vacation, but I can’t find a cheap plane ticket. ‎ M: Wow, you really live in the Stone Age, Mom. Go to yahoo.com and click on “Travel” and “Tickets”. There’ll be about a billion sites to look at. ‎ Text 6‎ W: Your spoken English is pretty good. Please tell me your experience in learning English. ‎ M: Uh, I don’t know what to say. What do you want to know?‎ W: What’s your method of learning?‎ M: Let me think a minutes. I think I always try to take every chance to practice. ‎ W: What if there is no chance? I mean what if you don’t have a partner?‎ M: Well, I talk to myself. That is, I play one role first, and then the other. ‎ W: That’s a good idea. You are really creative. ‎ Text 7‎ M: I’m too tired now. I’ve already been working for 12 hours without a rest!‎ W: God! Don’t you think the boss should get someone to assist you?‎ M: Yes, he was supposed to, but so far nobody’s turned up, and I have to do the work alone. This is the first break I’ve had all day.‎ W: He is really running you into the ground. Why don’t you ask for some time off? You could take a long weekend break and have a good rest. ‎ M: I’m afraid I can’t before I finish this project. ‎ W: You’d better pay more attention to your health. ‎ M: I will, thanks for your concern. ‎ W: You’re welcome. ‎ Text 8‎ W: Dad, you keep talking about family in New Zealand. Who are they?‎ M: Well, they’re your uncle Bill, his wife and their daughters, Sarah and Jane. ‎ W: Is Uncle Bill your brother?‎ M: No, your uncle Jack is my brother, and Bill is my brother-in-law, your mom’s brother. ‎ W: So his two daughters are my cousins?‎ M: That’s right. Sarah is your uncle Bill’s older daughter. When she was young, Bill’s first wife, Ruth from the USA, died. Three years later Bill married again. ‎ W: So Uncle Bill’s present wife is Jane’s mother but not Sarah’s mother, right?‎ M: Yes, she is Sarah’s stepmother.‎ W: And when are they coming to visit us?‎ M: They want to travel to Europe next year, and will visit us at the same time. ‎ Text 9‎ M: I am considering going for the new job that was posted in the newspaper yesterday.‎ W: Are you certain it’s what you want to do?‎ M: It may not be the best choice for me, but I am considering it. ‎ W: Why do you think this would be a good move for you?‎ M: I believe that there is no bigger chance to allow me to move up than this job, but it might be a little boring for me. ‎ W: Remember everything in the world has two sides. There is no exception to making a career change. ‎ M: Also, the matter of pay is a problem worrying me. ‎ W: I think the slight pay decrease might be worth it. The benefits are much better. ‎ M: Yes, sometimes giving up a little to move forward is the best choice. ‎ W: I think you should definitely apply for the position. ‎ Text 10‎ ‎3-year-old Michael, who went missing from his home for more than five hours, was reunited with his parents on Monday afternoon after a middle school student found him inside an unoccupied home in his neighborhood. ‎ Police and neighbors began searching for Michael after he was reported missing on Monday morning from a home in Greenwood. The boy’s father, who was watching him, took a nap. When the father woke up, he couldn’t find his son. The boy was last seen around 9:‎30 a.m. Safety officials arranged for a dive team to search a nearby river. The neighbors worked in teams and walked through the streets of the district in an effort to bring the missing child home safely. In addition to Greenwood police and fire officials, a highly trained search and rescue team helped ‎ with the search. However, it was the young middle school student who discovered Michael, who was alone and frightened inside the student’s home. Police said the boy walked to the nearby home and entered through an unlocked door. ‎