英语卷·2018届山东省实验中学高三第一次模拟考试（2018-04）

英语卷·2018届山东省实验中学高三第一次模拟考试（2018-04）

山东省实验中学2015级高三第一次模拟考试 英语试题 ‎2018．04‎ ‎(考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分)‎ 注意事项： ‎ ‎1．本试卷由四个部分组成。其中，第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节为选择题。第三部分的第二节和第四部分为非选择题。‎ ‎2．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。‎ ‎3．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。‎ ‎4．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。‎ 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 Miss Jamison think Ted should do?‎ A．Drive faster．‎ B．Leave sooner．‎ C．Check the weather forecast．‎ ‎2．How often do Janet’s parents call her?‎ A．About twice a week． B．Around once a month． C．About twice a month．‎ ‎3．Where will the man probably write his paper?‎ A．At home． B．In a computer lab． C．At the library．‎ ‎4．Where does the conversation take place?‎ A．At the gym． B．At a movie theater． C．At school．‎ ‎5．What is the conversation mainly about?‎ A．Taking math class．‎ B．Borrowing notes．‎ C．Visiting the amusement park．‎ 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。每段对话后有几个小题，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 goes on the second line．in the center?‎ A． The sender’s district. B． The receiver’s address． C．The receiver’s name．‎ ‎7．What does the woman still need to buy?‎ A．A postage stamp． B．A proper envelope． C．Airmail insurance． ‎ 听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。‎ ‎8．How long does it take Jenny to write her paper altogether?‎ A．Three weeks． B．Two weeks． C．One week．‎ ‎9．Which part is the most difficult for Jenny?‎ A．Preparing an outline． B．Writing the paper． C．Doing the research．‎ ‎10．What does Stan think Jenny should do?‎ A．Borrow his outline．‎ B．Use her outline from last semester．‎ C．Make a plan before writing．‎ 听第8段材料．回答第11至13题。‎ ‎11．What field is the man probably in?‎ A．Finance． B．Engineering． C．Medicine．‎ ‎12．How does the woman travel to New York?‎ A．By car． B．By plane． C．By train．‎ ‎13．What does the woman think about New York?‎ A．She dislikes it a little bit． B．She can’t stand it． C．She feels relaxed there．‎ 听第9段材料,回答第14至l 7题。‎ ‎14．Who did the woman live with in 1940？ ‎ A．By herself．‎ B．With her husband．‎ C．With her parents and brother．‎ ‎15．Where was the woman in 1945？‎ A．In Minnesota． B．In Washington D.C． C．In California．‎ ‎16．Which job did the woman have for the longest time? ‎ A．Politician． B．Secretary． C．News reporter．‎ ‎17．What is the probable relationship between the speakers?‎ A．Neighbors． B．Teacher and student C．Grandma and grandson．‎ 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。‎ ‎18．According to the talk．what is more common in the West than in China?‎ A．Using mobile payments． B．Using cash． C．Using credit cards．‎ ‎19．How many people use Alipay or WeChat Pay?‎ A．All people in China．‎ B．Less than those who use PayPal．‎ C．Nearly everyone who has a smart phone in China．‎ ‎20．How are mobile payments described in the talk?‎ A．Easy and convenient．‎ B．Simple and free of charge．‎ C．Popular but awkward to use．‎ 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节．满分40分)‎ 笫一节(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 ‎ Britain seems to have great creativity--especially in the performing and visual arts．‎ Theatrical Tradition Theatres in Britain date back to the 16th century，and the most famous playwright is of course William Shakespeare．A company was founded in his name，with a stage．at his birthplace, Stratford-on-Avon．It has trained generations of actors．1n the 20th century．classical and more modern plays were also performed at many regional theatres，where actors and writers gained experience．‎ Film Stars The world of film-making has involved British creative talent from the beginning．Charlie Chaplin，born in poverty in London’s East End，began as a child entertainer in music halls．He then became a pioneer of silent movies in Hollywood and created many black and white classics during the First World War．British actors，who were often classically trained in theater，Laurence Oliver and Alec Guinness became house—hold names after the Second World War．‎ Supporting Talent Film-making creativity has been supported by two major studios．Productions at Shepperton have included Richard Attenborough’s Gandi and Ridley Scott’s Alien．Pinewood‘s most famous products must be the James Bond films．Both theater and film have their own annual festivals. including one of the biggest festivals in Scotland’s capital，Edinburgh．‎ ‎21．If you want to learn something about plays of Shakespeare, you can go to_____________．‎ A．the Shepperton Studio B．Edinburgh C．Damien Hirst D．Stratford-on-Avon ‎ ‎22．What can we learn from the text?‎ A．Theatres in Britain have a history of over 600 years．‎ B．The Shepperton Studio is known for its James Bond films．‎ C．Laurence Oliver became very famous after the Second Worid War．‎ D．Charlie Chaplin made many color movies during the First World War．‎ ‎23．Which section is this text most likely to appear in a newspaper?‎ A．Sports and fitness． B．Business and finance．‎ C．Science and technology． D．Fashion and entertainment．‎ B A slave named Androcles was so badly treated by his master that he decided to run away．He secretly left his master’s house and hid in a forest nearby He ran to a large cave, lay down in it, and soon fell fast asleep．He was suddenly awakened by a roar；and running to the mouth of the cave，he was met by a great lion，which stood right in his way, and made it impossible for him to escape!‎ Androcles expected nothing else than to be at once torn to pieces；but, to his great surprise，the lion came gently towards him，without showing any signs．of anger．It gave forth a low and mournful sound, as if it were begging his assistance．As the lion approached him．he noticed one of its feet was swollen．as if it had been wounded．‎ He then went up to the lion，and examined the wounded paw as a surgeon would examine a patient．He soon found in the ball of the foot a very large thorn （刺）．The slave pulled the thorn out and applied some herb to ease the pain．which gave the lion immediate relief．‎ Then the lion began to show his gratitude by every means．He jumped about, wagged his great tail，and licked(舔)the hands and feet of his physician．Androcles became his guest：and the lion always shared the prey of his chase with his friend． ‎ Several months later．he was seized by some soldiers and was led back to his master．He was sentenced to fight a beast in the public arena(场地)．‎ When the time came, Androcles stood in the middle of the arena with fright．A scary yell was heard, which made the audience tremble with fear too．A huge lion dashed forward upon its victim with flaming eyes and wide jaws．‎ What was the surprise of the crowd when the lion, instead of jumping upon the man and tearing him to pieces，lay submissively at his feet，and licked him like a dog!‎ The governor then ordered Androcles to explain why the lion had，in a moment，become as harmless as a lamb．‎ In reply，Androcles told the story and said that was the very lion，which stood by his side．‎ The audience were so delighted with the story，that they begged the governor to pardon Androcles．This he did and he also presented Androcles with the lion which had in this way twice spared his life．‎ ‎24．Why did Androcles end up lying in the cave?‎ A．He expected to meet a lion there．‎ B．He went to cure the lion of its wound．‎ C．He attempted to hide away from his master．‎ D．He was going to end his life there．‎ ‎25 Which of the following can replace the underlined word “submissively” in Paragraph 8?‎ A．Controllably． B．Nervously．‎ C．Cautiously D．Angrily．‎ ‎26．We can know from the text that_____________．‎ A．Androcles was set free for his bravery．‎ B．Androcles as well as the lion was finally released．‎ C．The lion followed Androcles to the public arena．‎ D．Androcles was sentenced to death by the governor．‎ ‎27．Which proverb can be used to describe the story?‎ A．No pains，no gains． B．Seeing is believing．‎ C．Actions speak louder than words． D．Kindness is repaid with kindness．‎ C People have dreamed about driverless cars since at least the 1930s，but only in recent years have carmakers such as Mercedes—Benz and Volvo given the matter more thought，equipping test cars with the sensors and advanced software required to negotiate busy roads．Google has advanced ahead by designing a driverless car from the ground up．‎ But bringing autonomous motoring to the world proved harder than Google had predicted. It once promised it by 2017．Now it does not see production models before 2020．Tile technology is far advanced，but needs shrinking in size and cost--Google’s current test cars，Toyota and Lexus models，are said to be packed with$80,000-worth of equipment．‎ Google’s latest efforts may have as much to do with convincing the public and lawmakers as improving the technology．The firm stresses the safety advantages of computers being more likely than humans to avoid accidents．The cars will have a top speed of just 25mph and a front end made of soft foam(泡沫)to cushion(缓冲)careless pedestrians．The benefits could indeed be huge．Driving time could be given over to working，snoozing or browsing the web．Rather than suffer all the costs of owning a car，some people may prefer to call a rented one on their smartphones whenever they need it．However，the issue of responsibility in the event of a driverless car crashing has yet to be resolved． ‎ Turning cars into commodities may not be good news for traditional carmakers．But reinventing motoring as a service fits neatly with Google’s plans to become as big in hardware as in software．And unlike car firms，which talk vaguely of becoming“mobility providers”，Google has pots of cash to make that a reality and no worries about disrupting its current business．Google admits it still has“lots of work to do”．But one day Googling to the shops may be a common activity．‎ ‎28．Why did Google put off marketing its autonomous cars?‎ A．Its technology makes no progress．‎ B．Google can’t make money with it．‎ C．its technology requires improving．‎ D．The government banned driverless cars．‎ ‎29．What advantage does Google have compared with car firms?‎ A．Cost and size． B．Public acceptance．‎ C．Legal support． D．Adequate research funds．‎ ‎30．What do we know from the last two paragraphs?‎ A．You can surf the Internet while the car is moving．‎ B．Computers perform worse than humans in avoiding accidents．‎ C．Traditional car firms are determined to become mobility providers．‎ D．Some people would rather own a driverless car than call a rented car．‎ ‎31．What is the author’s attitude towards Google’s driverless cars?‎ A．Doubtful． B．Hopeful．‎ C．Uncaring． D．Opposed．‎ D An analysis of 36 years of studies by the University of Pennsylvania suggests temporarily depriving(剥夺)patients of sleep can be effective against depression in the short-term． ‎ Their research，published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry．1ooked at 66 studies on people with depression who were deprived of sleep in a clinical setting．‎ Sleep deprivation was found to temporarily improve symptoms in 50 percent of patients．The review also found that partial sleep deprivation(three to four hours’sleep，followed by 20 to 2l hours of staying awake)and total sleep deprivation(being deprived of sleep for 36 hours) were equally effective．‎ The results were the same whether or not the participants were also taking medication．Patients reported improvement in as little as 24 hours．‎ The idea that depression can be helped by sleep deprivation has a long history．‎ Nearly 200 years ago，a German psychiatrist，Johann Christian August Heinroth，successfully experimented with it as a treatment for what he described as‘melancholia’，while ‎‘wake therapy’—a combination of long periods of wakefulness interjected with long recovery‘sleeps’一is a technique used by some U.S．psychiatrists and sleep doctors to help treat chronic depression．‎ However，the researchers involved in the latest study say that it is a temporary solution and more work needs to be done to identify exactly how sleep deprivation helps depression．‎ One theory is that people with depression have disturbed circadian rhythms—the body’s‘internal clock’一and skipping a sleep cycle can reset this and temporarily relieve symptoms．‎ Commenting on the research，Dr．Nik Gkampranis，a consultant psychiatrist and sleep specialist at Spire Healthcare，says：“Many people with depression have more REM sleep—where your brain is more active and you tend to dream vividly—than those without the condition．‎ Evidence also suggests that this is only a temporary fix，so if it is carried out as a therapy，I’d advise it to be used in combination with other treatments，for example antidepressants or CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy)．”‎ ‎32．What is the main finding of the research?‎ A．Sleep deprivation can cure the patients of depression．‎ B．People with depression have disturbed circadian rhythms．‎ C．Depression can be relieved by temporary sleep deprivation． ‎ D．Sleep deprivation’s effect on depression can last a long time．‎ ‎33．The author mentions Johann Christian August Heinroth to____________‎ A．arouse readers’interest in reading the text B．compare the new findings with the old ones C．tell us that sleep deprivation has been used for a long time D．show that he was the first to use wake therapy to treat depression ‎34．What does Dr．Nik Gkampranis mean in the last paragraph?‎ A．People without depression tend to dream vividly．‎ B．Researchers have identified how the treatment works．‎ C．Brains of People with depression are more active than others．‎ D． Sleep deprivation can relieve depression by reducing REM sleep．‎ ‎35．What can we infer from the text?‎ A．The research carried out 36 studies in all．‎ B．Both partial and total sleep deprivation work．‎ C．Using sleep deprivation alone could treat depression．‎ D．Sleep deprivation could be harmful to health in the long term．‎ 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。‎ The benefits of taking on a summer internship(实习)or an overseas internship program are extensive．Not only will you gain the experience you need to carry out a full—time position，but your confidence will improve．You’ll build up your connections，and you may even land yourself a job if you are really impressive．However，simply showing your face every day is not enough 36 ． ‎ Record your experience throughout．‎ You should take the time to record your experience while interning． 37 The choice is yours．This is important for self-reflection and progression．It can also serve as a collection of your work experience for potential employers． ‎ ‎ 38 ．‎ You’re not going to become a master in your field overnight，and a lot of interns make the mistake of trying to develop as many skills as possible．Instead，focus on one or two key ones and perfect them． ‎ Ask for a reference letter．‎ You should always seek a reference letter from your internship placement．You’ll be able to use it when you apply for a job in the future． 39 ．‎ Have a positive attitude．‎ It is normal to feel nervous or even a little bit shy during your first internship．After all，you’re taking a step into the unknown． 40 ．You should be enthusiastic and willing to take on any task that is thrown your way，no matter how dull it may seem．‎ A．But it is important to be optimistic．‎ B．Choose l-2 skills you want to develop the most．‎ C．You could either keep a diary or write regular blog posts．‎ D．Besides，it’ll prove you are a good candidate for the position． ‎ E．You’II meet key individuals that can potentially help your career．‎ F．Instead，learn to be professional and stay focused on what you want to do．‎ G．You need to ensure you make the most of your internship if you’re to experience the benefits．‎ 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，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。‎ Jeff sat in the new car with his hand on the key secretly．He 41 the key into the keyhole．He knew he shouldn’t be doing this，but the 42 was too strong．Then he turned the key to“START’and the engine came to life．‎ Jeff pulled so 43 on the wheel that the back end of the car struck on the tree behind．‎ He jumped out of the car hurriedly and found a dent(凹痕)with the 44 paint gone．‎ ‎ 45 ，Jeff got into the car and carefully drove it back to the original place．Then he walked slowly into the house， 46 about what he would tell his father．At that moment，his mother came back and told Jeff she would 47 his father in their new car．His heart 48 ! ‎ After all he wouldn’t admit his fault．‎ Half an hour later Jeff heard the door of the car opened and his father shouted angrily as he 49 into the house，“Call her up．Tell her what she did!”Jeff asked his mother what was the matter．She told him his father 50 it was Mrs Kline’s car that hit their new car when she backed．To his 51 ，Jeff thought this is a 52 chance to escape the blame．‎ Jeff’s father insisted on calling Mrs．Kline for the 53 immediately．Jeff's mother was about to pick up the phone 54 Jeff shouted nervously，“Mom，it wasn’t Mrs Kline 55 I did it．”Jeff’s mother looked at him with a(an) 56 look．His father tried not to shout，“You’re going to pay for the car for your 57 ．”“But how? I don’t have a part-time job．”asked Jeff．“Well，you’d better find 58 ．I’ll take the money you earn to 59 the car and pay for the 60 for you in case you run into more trees．”‎ ‎41．A．threw B．slipped C．arranged D．squeezed ‎42．A．feeling B．creativity C．desire D．enjoyment ‎43．A．hard B．gently C．firmly D．seriously ‎44．A．expensive B．ruined C．ugly D．shiny ‎45．A．Eagerly B．Patiently C．Sadly D．Surprisingly ‎46．A．talking B．thinking C．arguing D．complaining ‎47．A．pick up B．pick out C．pack up D．put up ‎48．A．beat B．hurt C．broke D．sank ‎49．A．climbed B．1ooked C．burst D．moved ‎50．A．accepted B．suspected C．felt D．pretended ‎51．A．relief B．credit C．disappointment D．regret ‎52．A．terrible B．risky C．good D．magic ‎ ‎53．A．comfort B．conversation C．excuse D．compensation ‎54．A．while B．when C．as D．until ‎55．A．but B．nor C．and D．so ‎56．A．amusing B．exciting C．embarrassing D．questioning ‎57．A．task B．duty C．fault D．attitude ‎58．A．one B．it C．this D．that ‎59．A．buy B．fix C．hire D．decorate ‎60．A．safety B．confidence C．adventure D．lessons 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。‎ Mao Xuelei is a young designer who views the dining table 61 a stage for art．For her，being 62 (interest)in art began when she was very young．At first，she was fascinated by colors．While studying movies and stage plays in college，she 63 (attract)to stage art deeply．After graduation，she chose to go to Saint Martin Institute to study modern art．It’s an“obsession with art”that keeps her 64 (move)forward on this road．‎ Before founding her own brand specializing in dining table art，Mao Xuelei was in charge of public relations and marketing for a top French silverware luxury brand in China. It was her love and passion for this job that drove her 65 (develop) an interest in dining table art.‎ ‎ Mao believes that the dining table can be a stage—a collection of pieces that are the perfect 66 (explain)of one’s home style．“The ultimate purpose of the dining table art is awakening a human’s love for life and gratitude to life．”Mao said in an interview．“People say that the universal language of the world is music．In fact，I think that there might be a day 67 the dining table art can also become 68 universal language in the world，”she added．‎ ‎ In the past years。Mao Xuelei and her studio 69 (combine)the design concept of dining table with various forms of visual art 70 (work)．Her studio has more than 50 world—famous cooperative brands，including Mercedes Benz，Christofle，and Lane ‎ Crawford．‎ 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短文。短文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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：在错的词下画一横线，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。‎ A week before Earth Day，posters were put up around our school，called upon us to join in the activities for a greener earth． ‎ Our class came up the idea to make a better use of used materials．We bring to our classroom worn-out clothes，pieces of cardboard and empty plastic bottle，and turned those into dolls，handbags，tissue boxes and small vases．That weekend，we went to a nearby neighborhood and gave it away to the people there．All was very happy with those unexpected gifts，especially little kids and elderly people．We did so well as we were invited to share our ideas or experiences with all the students of our schoo1．‎ We all feel very proudly and firmly believe we can do more for a better world．‎ 第二节：书面表达(满分25分) ‎ 假定你是李华，你校正在评选Top 10 Fluent Chinese Speakers，请你用英语写一封电子邮件,邀请在你校学习的交换生Robert参加。要点如下：‎ ‎1．简要介绍该活动；‎ ‎2．提出参赛建议；‎ ‎3．表达期望和祝愿。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1．词数100左右；‎ ‎2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ 山东省实验中学2015级高三第一次模拟考试 ‎ ‎ 英语试题答案 2018. 4‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 听力答案：1—20 BCBCB BAABC BCACB AACCA 阅读理解：21—40 DCD CABD CDAB CCDB GCBDA 完形填空：41—60 BCADC BADCB ACDBA DCABD ‎ 语篇填空：‎ ‎61. as 62. interested 63. was attracted 64. moving 65. to develop ‎66. explanation 67. when/that 68. a 69. have combined 70. works 短文改错：‎ 以下情况不得分：‎ ‎1、改正的单词偏离所划线的； 2、单词写在上面的； 3、划掉的斜线划错方向的；‎ ‎4、用汉字标注改错情况的； 5、涂抹严惩影响识别的； 6、书写不规范影响识别的；‎ ‎7、其它不规范答题的。‎ ‎ ‎ A week before Earth Day, posters were put up around our school, called upon us to join in ‎ ‎ calling ‎ the actions for a greener earth. ‎ Our class came up∧the idea to make a better use of used materials. We bring to our ‎ ‎ with brought ‎ classroom worn-out clothes, pieces of cardboard and empty plastic bottle, and turned those into ‎ ‎ bottles dolls, handbags, tissue boxes and small vases. That weekend, we went to a nearby neighborhood and gave it away to the people there. All was very happy with those unexpected gifts, especially ‎ ‎ them were little kids and elderly people. We did very well as we were invited to share our ideas or ‎ ‎ that and experiences with all the students of our school.‎ We all feel very proudly and firmly believe we can do more for a better world. ‎ ‎ proud ‎ ‎ 书面表达 要求：要点齐全、流畅自然、漂亮美观 ‎1、要点：（1）活动介绍；（2）参赛建议；（3）期望祝愿。‎ ‎ 缺少一个及格分（15分）以下；有要点但表达不清或表达错误，据情每要点扣1-3分；‎ ‎2、语言：根据语言的流畅、逻辑的通顺、符合表达习惯等情况，将答卷定为相应档次；‎ ‎3、书写：（1）凡使用修整液、修正带涂改的，按照高考要求按作标记处理，判为0分；‎ ‎ （2）书写不规范、勾划、涂抹根据情况降低档次；‎ ‎ （3）字数明显较少（少于80词）或较多（多于120）的在总分中扣2分。‎ ‎4、档次：‎ ‎ （1）1类卷：22—25分（要点齐全、流畅自然、漂亮美观）‎ ‎ （2）2类卷：18—21分 ‎ （3）3类卷：14—17分 ‎ （4）4类卷：9—13分 ‎ （5）5类卷：0—8分 听力录音稿原文 ‎ Text 1‎ W: Late again, Ted? This is getting to be a habit. I’d be surprised if you were on time.‎ M: Sorry, Miss Jamison. Did you see the fog on the weather report? It was dangerous to drive too fast.‎ W: Maybe you should leave home earlier… (1)‎ Text 2‎ M: How often do you call your parents, Janet? I call mine every Saturday and every Sunday.‎ W: I call my parents once a month. But they call me every two weeks. (2)‎ Text 3‎ M: Oh, no! My computer is not working! I have a paper due tomorrow morning, and the library is already closed.‎ W: Why don’t you use the computer lab on campus? They’re open until midnight.‎ M: Really? OK. I’d better run. Thanks for the tip! (3)‎ Text 4‎ M: I’ve got two more classes today. I’ll call you after classes.‎ W: Cool! I have to go to the gym out of school anyway, (4) so let’s just meet at the biggest movie theater of our city.‎ M: That sounds perfect. See you again later!‎ Text 5‎ M: Did you take notes in math class? If so, can I borrow them? (5) I wasn’t there because I was at an amusement park.‎ W: I do have some notes, but I am reading them right now. Maybe you should ask another one for help.‎ Text 6‎ W: I’m sending a letter to my friend by airmail. It’s not insured or anything, but how do I address it, again?‎ M: Well, obviously you have to write the name of the person or business in the center of the envelope.‎ W: Okay. What next?‎ M: On the second line, you write the address you are sending it to. (6) Good, like that. ‎ W: I got it now. On the last line, I write the city it’s going to and the district, right?‎ M: Don’t forget to write the return address in the upper-left corner in the same manner as the sending address.‎ W: Now I just need to get a proper postage stamp. (7)‎ Text 7‎ W: Stan, you’ve already finished your essay? I’ve been working on mine for two weeks, and I’ll need another week before it’s finished. (8)‎ M: I know, Jenny, (9) it’s a huge project — researching, thinking of an argument and then finding details that show the argument is true. ‎ W: That part only took me one week. But writing and rewriting, and then deleting and writing again…that’s killing me! (9)‎ M: That part didn’t bother me. ‎ W: What’s your secret? (10)‎ M: I write an outline: a basic plan of what I’m going to say. (10) And then I fill it in with topics for each paragraph. After that, I put notes about what details to include.‎ W: That sounds hard.‎ M: It’s easier than you think, and when it’s time to write, everything goes really smoothly. (10) I have an outline from last semester that I could show you, if you’re interested.‎ Text 8‎ W: Are you packing for another trip?‎ M: Yeah. On Saturday, I’m flying to Toronto.‎ W: Is this another engineering conference for work? (11)‎ M: No. I’m meeting with friends. But I earned so many miles by traveling for work that the ticket was free.‎ W: That’s impressive. You fly a lot. I’ve only been on a plane a few times.‎ M: Really? Don’t you travel with your dad?‎ W: No. He travels a lot because he is a banker, and he has an office in Japan. When he’s working in New York, we take the train to visit him. (12)‎ M: Oh, I thought you drove.‎ W: No, my mom dislikes driving in the city. Besides, the train is super relaxing.‎ M: What does your mom do for work?‎ W: She’s a nurse. But she gets the weekends off.‎ M: I see. Does she like New York? (13)‎ W: Actually, neither of us likes it that much. (13) But we love spending time with my dad there.‎ Text 9‎ M: Thanks for agreeing to this interview, Mrs. Rogers. My teacher wants me to interview someone who lived during the 1940s. ‎ W: Of course, Joey. What’s your first question?‎ M: Well, where were you living in 1940? (14)‎ W: In Minneapolis, Minnesota, where I was born and raised. (14)‎ M: Did you live with your family? (14)‎ W: Yes, with my parents and my younger brother. (14) In 1943, I moved to Washington D.C. by myself. I got a job as a typist for a newspaper.‎ M: What was D.C. like?‎ W: It was an exciting time to be living there. I got my interest in politics from being in the nation’s capital. When I moved to California, I went straight to Sacramento and got a job working for a state lawmaker.‎ M: Were you in California when the war ended?‎ W: No, I was still in D.C. I met my husband there, and we moved the following year, in 1946. (15)‎ M: How long did you work for the lawmaker?‎ W: Well, I was a secretary for that politician for two years. Then I had my two girls and stayed home for a few years. But as soon as they were old enough, I ran for office myself. (16)‎ M: Really? Did you win?‎ W: I did. I spent the next 20 years as a local politician. (16)‎ M: Wow. I’ve lived next door for years, (17) and I didn’t even know that!‎ Text 10‎ Ten years ago, everyone in China carried around a lot of cash with them. Credit cards were still not common, and most sellers did not have machines to accept bank cards. Nowadays, credit ‎ cards are still not as common as they are in the West, (18) but China has advanced past the Western world in one respect: nearly everyone who has a smart phone in China also has an account with Alibaba.com or WeChat. (19) Alibaba.com and WeChat are two of China’s largest and most successful Internet companies. Alipay and WeChat Pay can be linked to a bank account. (19) (20) Sending and receiving money is as simple as a few touches on a phone. (20) And China is rapidly becoming a cashless society. Using your phone as your wallet is much safer than carrying a lot of cash with you, and it’s easier to keep track of how much you spend. (20) It is only a matter of time before WeChat Pay and Alipay begin to challenge the American company PayPal for customers outside China. At least for now, China is setting a pretty good example.‎ ‎ ‎