2017-2018学年湖北省沙市中学高二下学期第二次半月考英语试题 Word版

2017-2018学年湖北省沙市中学高二下学期第二次半月考英语试题 Word版

‎2017-2018学年湖北省沙市中学高二下学期第二次半月考英语试卷 考试时间：2018年3月29日 ‎ 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ ‎ 做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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．Whose book does Suzie have?‎ A．Hannah’s． B．Her mother’s． C．Deborah’s．‎ ‎2．How will the woman go to the town center?‎ A．By train． B．By bus． C．By taxi．‎ ‎3．How many shirts will the man buy?‎ A．Three． B．Five． C．Six．‎ ‎4．Who is Jack probably talking with?‎ A．His mother． B．His teacher． C．His dentist．‎ ‎5．What will the boy probably do this weekend?‎ A．Have a picnic． B．Study math． C．Learn about science．‎ 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 many people will there be at the party?‎ A．Twelve． B．Fourteen． C．Twenty．‎ ‎7．Where will the party be held?‎ A．In a park． B．At the office． C．At a co-worker’s house．‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8．What does the man want to do?‎ A．Copy a book． B．Buy a signed book． C．Attend a book signing ceremony．‎ ‎9．What does the man say about his father?‎ ‎ A．He is an author． B．He sells old books． C．He likes the author of Secret．‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至1 2题。‎ ‎10．Why does Michael feel sorry?‎ A．He is having a lot of problems．‎ B．He hasn’t called his grandma for a long time．‎ C．He forgot his grandma’s birthday．‎ ‎11．What are the speakers mainly talking about?‎ A．Michael’s birthday． B．Michael’s grandfather． C．Michael’s busy schedule．‎ ‎12．How does Michael probably feel about going to college?‎ A．Worried． B．Confident． C．Disappointed．‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13．Where does the conversation probably take place?‎ A．At a bank． B．At a drugstore． C．At a post office．‎ ‎14．Where is the man’s mother?‎ A．In Atlanta． B．In St. Louis． C．In Memphis．‎ ‎15．Why does the man have to pay extra money?‎ A．He is paying for overnight service．‎ B．He is paying with a credit card．‎ C．He has a fragile item．‎ ‎16．What is the man giving to his mother?‎ A．A box of cookies． B．Some cash． C．A cup．‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17．How did Jane Goodall become interested in chimpanzees?‎ A．She studied them in college．‎ B．She received a gift from her father．‎ C．She raised one when she was young.‎ ‎18．Why did people criticize Jane Goodall’s research?‎ A．She named the chimpanzees．‎ B．She numbered the chimpanzees．‎ C．She lived with the chimpanzees．‎ ‎19．What was Jane Goodall interested in after she left the jungle?‎ A．Writing books． ‎ B．Saving the environment． ‎ C．Traveling around the world．‎ ‎20．When did Jane Goodall open her institute in Hong Kong?‎ A．1n 1957． B．In 1977． C．In 2002．‎ 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。‎ A The Costa Book Awards consistently pick winners that are both of the moment and subsequently endure. It’s our pleasure to confirm this year’s Category Winners.‎ First Novel Award Winner Book: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine ‎ Author: Gail Honeyman Eleanor is 31 years old; work finishes on a Friday and begins again on a Monday. Between, her only company will be two bottles of vodka and her own solitary, unique wit (机智). It is contentment, of a kind, but an unexpected shared experience suddenly opens the door to possibility. Challenging reader expectations with a living, breathing character, Gail Honeyman’s debut is a funny and moving diamond.‎ Biography Award Winner Book: In the Days of Rain ‎ Author: Rebecca Stott ‎ The Exclusive Brethren were a closed community who believed the world is ruled by Satan. Into this is born Rebecca. Her father had been an influential Brethren Minister. As her father lay dying, he begged her to help him write the memoir. He wanted to tell the story of their family who for generations had all been members of a fundamentalist Christian sect(宗派).‎ Poetry Award Winner Book: Inside the Wave ‎ Author: Helen Dunmore ‎ To be alive is to be inside the wave, always travelling until it breaks and is gone. These poems are concerned with the borderline between the living and the dead — the underworld and the human living world – and the intense being of both. ‎ Children’s Award Winner Book: The Explorer ‎ Author: Katherine Rundell, Hannah Horn ‎ Four children survive their aircraft plunging into the Amazon jungle, but for Fred and his friends it’s only the beginning of a cruel battle for survival. Full of adventure and a real command of character and incident, Rundell has few peers in superb children’s fiction.‎ ‎21. What kind of life does Eleanor lead?‎ A. boring and lonely. B. funny and touching. ‎ ‎ C. exciting and complex. D. ordinary and happy.‎ ‎22. Why did Rebecca Stott write In the Days of Rain?‎ A. To introduce beliefs of the Exclusive Brethren. ‎ B. To help her father fulfill his last wish.‎ B. To share the life of fundamentalist Christians. ‎ ‎ D. To pass on her family traditions.‎ ‎23. For a young adventurous soul, which book seems more appealing?‎ A. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine B. In the Days of Rain C. Inside the Wave D. The Explorer B The old saying that practice makes perfect seems to make no sense when it comes to schoolwork. Many educators today are looking for evidence to support the case for homework, but are coming up empty－handed. “Homework is all pain and no gain.”, says author Alfie Kohn. He points out that no study has ever found a correlation(关联) between homework and academic achievement in elementary school.‎ Mary Jane Cera is the academic administrator for the Kino School, a private, non－profit kindergarten through 12th grade school in Tucson, Arizona, and she maintains a no－homework policy across all grades. The purpose of the policy is to make sure learning remains a joy, not a thing that discourages social time and creative activity.‎ Many supporters of homework argue that life is filled with things we don’t like to do, and that homework teaches self－discipline, time management and other non－academic life skills. Kohn ‎ challenges this popular idea; he says that if kids have no choice when it comes to homework, they’re not really exercising judgment, and are instead losing their sense of autonomy(自主)．‎ At the Kino School, Cera says children often choose to take their favorite parts of school home. “A lot of what we see kids doing is continuing to write in journals, practicing music with their friends, and taking experiments home to show their parents.”she says. Surveys of Kino graduates suggest that the early control they are given over their education continues to serve them well into college, and that they feel better equipped to manage their time and approach professors with questions than other students do.‎ One of the reasons why we continue to assign homework, Kohn says, is our obsession(着迷) with standardized tests. Even if we can agree on the importance of kids doing better on tests, he says, there is no research to suggest that homework is the ticket to success. He says the question isn’t just “How much homework is too much?” but that the quality of assignments needs to be addressed as well.‎ Wherever the homework debate goes next, it’s worth taking a moment to examine if we’re asking the right questions about our children’s education.‎ ‎24. Which of the following is Kohn’s idea?‎ A. Homework teaches students life skills.‎ B. Homework is not connected with academic achievement in elementary school.‎ C. Standardized tests are not important in education.‎ D. The quality of homework is linked to students’ interests.‎ ‎25. According to the text, Mary Jane Cera________．‎ A. believes in the connection between homework and academic achievement B. argues some homework should be assigned to students C. finds her students can’t finish their homework on time D. thinks that learning should help develop students’ creativity ‎26. What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?‎ A. Students who do more homework study better.‎ B. Students who refuse homework have better time－management skills.‎ C. Students who have control over their studies can do better in college.‎ D. Students who have better professors have better academic performance.‎ ‎27. What is the attitude of the author towards homework?‎ A. Opposed.　　 　B. Objective.　　 　 C. Indifferent.　 　　D. Supportive.‎ C A fish may not be the first creature that comes to mind when co-operation in the animal world is mentioned, but a new study has shown the caring behavior of one sea species. Scientists have found that pairs of rabbitfishes will help and support each other while feeding. While such behavior has been recorded for birds and mammals, it had formerly been thought to be impossible for fishes to exhibit the same features.‎ ‎“We found that rabbitfish pairs manage their caring activity quite firmly, thus providing safety for their partner that is looking for food,” says Dr. Simon Brandl. “in other words, one partner stays ‘on guard’ while the other feeds – these fishes just watch each others’ back,” Dr. Brandl says. “This behavior is so far unique among fishes and appears to be based on reciprocal cooperation between pair members.”‎ Reciprocal cooperation, which requires an investment in a partner that is later reciprocated（报答）, is supposed to require complex cognitive and social skills — something that fishes had been considered not to have until now.‎ Dr. Brandl says the research shows clear support and presents interesting evidence for reciprocal support between the rabbitfish pairs. ‎ ‎“There has been a long debate about whether reciprocal cooperation can exist in animals that lack the highly developed cognitive and social skills found in humans and a few species of birds and primates(灵长类),” he said. “By showing that fishes — which are commonly considered to be cold, unsocial, and unintelligent — are able to have reciprocal cooperative systems, we provide evidence that cooperation may not be as special as earlier expected.”‎ Professor Bellwood says that our opinion of fishes as cold creatures is slowly changing. Our findings should further cause efforts to understand fishes as highly developed organisms with complex social behaviors. This may also require a change in how we study and treat fishes.‎ ‎28. What does the first paragraph imply? ‎ ‎ A. Rabbitfishes almost act like birds and mammals. ‎ ‎ B. Fishes don’t belong to the animal world at all. ‎ ‎ C. Fishes have the ability to feed each other. ‎ ‎ D. The caring behavior was thought impossible for fishes.‎ ‎29. While one rabbitfish feeds, the other one _________. ‎ ‎ A. is protecting its partner from any danger B. is carrying some food for its partner ‎ ‎ C. is looking for more food for its partner D. is hiding behind the back of its partner ‎ ‎30. What did people use to think about fishes? ‎ ‎ A. They have the same behaviors. B. They show no feelings for others. ‎ ‎ C. They have high social skills. D. They support each other all the time. ‎ ‎31. What can we infer from what Bellwood said？‎ ‎ A. We should change our way of eating fish. ‎ ‎ B. The behaviors of fishes are difficult to learn. ‎ ‎ C. More efforts are needed to understand fish. ‎ ‎ D. Our study of social behaviors should be careful. ‎ D Almost all researches in sleep explain that nightmares are a reaction to negative experiences that happen during waking hours. However, some of them believe that nightmares do have some real benefits. One 2017 study, for example, found that frequent nightmare sufferers rated themselves as more empathetic (共鸣的). They also displayed more of a tendency to unconsciously mirror other people through things like yawning. People who have constant nightmares also tend to think further outside the box on psychoanalysis tasks. Some other researches have found support for the idea that nightmares might be linked to creativity.‎ People seeking cure for nightmares were not necessarily more fearful or anxious，but rather had a general sensitivity to all emotional experience. Sensitivity is the driving force behind intense dreams. Heightened sensitivity to threats or fear during the day results in bad dreams and nightmares, whereas heightened passion or excitement may result in more intense positive dreams. And both these forms of dreams may feed back into waking life, perhaps increasing suffering after nightmares, or promoting social bonds and empathy after positive dreams.‎ The effects go further still. This sensitivity overflows over into perceptions and thoughts: people who have a lot of nightmares experience a dreamlike quality to their waking thoughts. And ‎ this kind of thinking seems to give them a creative edge. For instance, studies show that such people tend to have greater creative talent and artistic expression. And people who often have nightmares also tend to have more positive dreams than the average person.‎ The evidence points towards the idea that, rather than disturbing normal activity, people who are unfortunate in having a lot of nightmares also have a dreaming life that is at least as creative, positive and vivid as it can be distressing and terrifying. What’s more, this imaginative richness is unlikely to be limited to sleep, but also is filled with waking thought and daydreams. Even after people wake up and shake off the nightmare, in other words, a mark of it stays behind, possessing them throughout the day.‎ ‎32. What do most sleep researchers think of nightmares?‎ A. They have no advantages at all. B. They make people more empathetic.‎ C. They can promote humans’ creativity. D. They are a reflection of waking behavior.‎ ‎33. How can nightmare sufferers probably stop nightmares in theory according to the text?‎ A. Try to reduce sensitivity to threats or fear.‎ B. Be more fearful or anxious to nightmares.‎ C. Avoid excitement as much as possible.‎ D. Promote social bonds and empathy.‎ ‎34. What does the underlined word “perception” in Paragraph 3 mean?‎ A. Content. B. Awareness. C. Intelligence. D. Determination.‎ ‎35. What can be the best title for the text?‎ A. The Empathy of Nightmares B. The Solution of Nightmares C. The Benefits of Nightmares D. The Tendency of Nightmares ‎ ‎ 第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分1 0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。‎ Practical Ways to Show Respect for a Friend ‎ ●Show respect for their life choices and decisions ‎ Accept that people aren’t always going to be just like you．They will make different life choices，have different views on politics and religion，and act differently in many ways．This ‎ doesn’t mean they can’t be your friend． 36 ‎ ‎●Give them the benefit of the doubt ‎ 37 If you’re in doubt about something，ask your friend．Be respectful and give them the benefit of the doubt when you don’t do. This alone will help you stay in their good graces (好感)．‎ ‎ ●Give friends your full attention One of the best ways to show respect for someone is to listen to them fully．Allow them to pause，convey nonverbal communication clues，collect their thoughts，and get it all out．Too often friends listen with half an ear or jump in the minute their friend pauses with an even worse story． 38 When your friend is talking，pay attention．‎ ‎● 39 ‎ Treat your friends respectfully when you argue with them．Make your friendship a safe place by not embarrassing your friend or expressing your private disagreements in front of other people．Be publicly supportive and kind to your friends so they know you value your friendship with them． ‎ ‎ ●Show up，be there，and do what you say you’re going to do ‎ 40 So just show your friend the best kind of respect by being on time，keeping promises，and being the one friend they can always count on．That’s the way to truly show respect．‎ ‎ A．Assumptions can be a dangerous thing．‎ ‎ B．Consider your friendship a precious gift．‎ ‎ C．This type of behavior is very disrespectful．‎ ‎ D．Tell your friends what you think about them directly．‎ ‎ E．In fact，you can almost do nothing but accept the differences．‎ ‎ F．It means that you’ll need to take a step back，reserve judgment，and show respect．‎ ‎ G．No one likes an unreliable friend who says they’ll be there and then doesn’t show．‎ 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)‎ ‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ ‎ I went with some colleagues from my office for a dinner in a very popular local restaurant．It was ‎ ‎41 business time and the restaurant was packed．We 42 found a table in a corner for three of us．‎ As soon as we sat down，we heard a crash when a cleaning boy 43 the floor with all the plates he was carrying．There was 44 and no one was saying or doing anything．‎ ‎ In a flash I remembered my 45 many years ago．Once，I 46 in the airport because I had rushed there on my own on an empty stomach．I was picked up and taken care of by two 47 ．Now this was my chance to 48 it forward．‎ ‎ I ran to the young man’s side immediately，turned him on his back and screamed for someone to 49 a hot drink．Soon people started asking if I was a doctor．I said I was not， 50 I was skillful at blacking out(晕厥)．‎ ‎ The kid soon opened his eyes， 51 what had happened．I 52 him by saying was OK and I had had a 53 experience．He had not eaten anything．I held the 54 drink to his mouth till he finished it and sat with him till he felt OK．By then the 55 had arrived．I asked her to give the kid something to eat．I offered to pay．‎ The manager was kind enough to refuse the 56 and agreed to make sure the kid ate before he went home．By the time all this was 57 it was getting late for my colleagues．We hadn’t 58 anything yet，so they decided to go home．‎ I slowly walked home，not hungry any more，feeling 59 for the opportunity I pay forward the 60 I had received many years ago．‎ ‎41．A．peak B．1ocal C．spare D．regular ‎42．A．actually B．finally C．eagerly D．gradually ‎43．A．kicked B．touched C．hit D．swept ‎44．A．silence B．danger C．doubt D．tension ‎45．A．adventure B．flight C．experience D．1esson ‎46．A．showed up B．walked around C．settled down D．passed out ‎47．A．friends B．strangers C．colleagues D．relatives ‎48．A．pay B．return C．take D．put ‎49．A．order B．buy C．serve D．bring ‎50．A．and B．so C．because D．but ‎51．A．knowing B．wondering C．ignoring D．arguing ‎52．A．reminded B．comforted C．answered D．encouraged ‎53．A．memorable B．personal C．similar D．common ‎54．A．coo1 B．refreshing C．sweet D．warm ‎55．A．customer B．manager C．waitress D．doctor ‎56．A．payment B．reward C．suggestion D．support ‎57．A．up B．away C．over D．behind ‎58．A．prepared B．demanded C．received D．ordered ‎59．A．ready B．anxious C．grateful D．comfortable ‎60．A．kindness B．honor C．inspiration D．service 第Ⅱ卷 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。‎ Dragon Heads-raising Day, 61 falls each year on the second day of the second lunar month, is one of the Chinese traditional festivals as the proverb goes: “The dragon is awake, 62 (raise) his head.” On this day, dragons, a prominent totem (图腾) in Chinese culture, raise 63 (they) heads with the sound of thunder. Around this time, the earth 64 (burst) with life—grass and trees are beginning to shoot up. In ancient China, people 65 (pray) the dragon god beside a river or a lake for the precious spring rain to breed their crops. 66 (tradition), food eaten on this day was renamed after parts of the dragon. For instance, wontons (馄饨) were called “dragons’ eyes”. The special 67 (food) usually eaten on this day include dragons’ scales, popcorn and pigs’ heads.‎ In Shanxi, people have their hair 68 (cut) in a symbolic move to remove the old and embrace the new. In 69 countryside in Hebei Province, people would fetch water from a well at dawn. It was believed 70 on this day the well was full of dragon eggs which would bring the collectors good harvest.‎ 第四部分 写作（共两节 满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（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。‎ It’s three months since I hear from you last time. Now I want to tell you impressive story happen in my first lesson. On hearing the bell, the students ran into the classroom as quick as they could. And Li Ming stood outside of the classroom, crying silently. He told me that his mother was ill and he had to buy some medicine for him. At the same time, he apologized to me for his lateness. I praised him for his deeds and asked the students to sing a song naming Mother together. That I experienced that day has become one of the most unforgettable memory.‎ 第二节 书面表达（共25分）‎ 假设你是华华，你的英国笔友汤姆来信说他正在研究中国古诗词。他遇到两首和春雨相关的诗句：《春夜喜雨》中的“好雨知时节，当春乃发生” 和《清明》中的“清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂。”，不太明白其中的意思。请你给他回一封电子邮件解释一下。‎ ‎ 要点： 1、这是两首关于春雨的经典古诗词；‎ ‎ 2、通过春雨润物细无声和清明节的活动及意义解释两首诗的意境；‎ ‎ 3、希望加深对两国经典文化的交流和沟通。‎ 注意：1、可适当增加情节，词数为120词左右；‎ ‎ 2、参考词汇：清明节： Qingming Festival 参考答案 ‎ 听力: 1-5 CABAC 6-10 BABCB 11-15 CACBA 16-20 CBABC 阅读理解：A 篇阅读 21 -23 DBD B篇阅读 24 -27 BDCB ‎ C 篇阅读 28 -31 DABC D 篇阅读 32 -35 DABC 七选五： 36-40 FACBG 完型填空：41-45 ABCAC 46-50 DBADD 51-55 BBCDB 56-60 ACDCA ‎ 语法填空：61.which 62.raising 63.their 64.is bursting 65.would pray/prayed 66.Traditionally 67.foods 68cut 69.the 70.that 第二节 短文改错 ‎71. hear-heard　 72. impressive story 前加an 　 73. happen-happening ‎74. quick-quickly 　 75. And-But 　 76. 去掉of 　77. him-her ‎78. naming-named 　79. That-What 　 80. memory-memories 第二节 书面表达 Dear Tom，‎ I am very happy to hear from you and know that you are so interested in our traditional Chinese poems. Both of the poems you mentioned in your last letter are famous classical poems concerning spring rain from Ancient Tang Dynasty, which are read from one generation to the next. ‎ The first poem you put forward is written by Dufu, in which he wants to convey the message that the rain in spring benefits people secretly without informing us. From this poem, we can feel the likes and appreciation from people for the timely rain. While the second poem you said belongs to Dumu, where he expresses his sadness and regret for not going back to pay respect to his ancestors at their tombs. It is widely acknowledged that Qingming Festival is one of the most important festivals in China. People will visit their ancestors’ graves and clear the weeds there, burn incense, mourn the dead and remember the past days. Although they describe totally different happiness and sorrow from two aspects, these two poems are popular from the past to the present.‎ I hope you can understand the poems correctly by my explanation and continue studying Chinese poetry. I would like to have more deep communication with you about our cultures. Looking forward to hearing from you soon.‎ ‎ Yours sincerely, ‎ ‎ Huahua ‎ 听力原文：‎ Text 1‎ M: Where did you get that book, Suzie? Did mom get it? I don’t remember buying it for you.‎ W: Deborah lent it to me. Everyone’s reading it. I have to give it to Hannah when I finish reading it. ‎ Text 2‎ W: Should I take a taxi or a bus to the town center?‎ M: You can take either, but the train goes directly there. It’s cheaper, too.‎ W: Thanks. I’ll do that instead.‎ Text 3‎ M: I’ll take six of these shirts: two red shirts, one blue shirt, and three green shirts.‎ W: I’m sorry. We are out of the blue ones.‎ M: OK. I guess I’ll just take the two red ones and the three green ones. ‎ Text 4‎ W: Jack, have you brushed your teeth?‎ M: No, I already brushed them this morning. I’m busy playing my X-Box! ‎ W: Jack, you know you have to brush them twice a day. Dr. Brunswick said so. Don’t talk back. Just go do 1‎ Text 5 ‎ M: Finally! I’m done with this math test. I’m going to make the most of my free time. ‎ W: So, you’re going to Henry’s picnic?‎ M: No, I’m going to visit the library. I’ve reserved a study room, and there are science experts available there all weekend. ‎ Text 6 ‎ M: Good morning. I’d like to buy a cake.‎ W: No problem, sir. We have many cakes here. What size would you like?‎ M: Well, it’s for my co-worker’s birthday. There are fourteen people in the office. ‎ W: Well, this cake feeds twelve people, and this one behind it feeds twenty.‎ M: I’ll take the bigger one… It’s better to have too much than not enough.‎ W: Sounds good. Do you want it delivered?‎ M: Yes. Can you deliver it to my office? The birthday party will be after work, at a park near the office. ‎ Text 7 ‎ M: Hello, I heard from my friend that you carry hard-to-find books. He strongly recommended your bookstore for these books. Do you carry a copy of Secret signed by the author? ‎ W: Yes, I know the title, but only one is available now, and it’s not signed. If you need it soon, I recommend buying that. Otherwise, I can search online to find a signed copy. It could take some time, though, and of course, it will cost more.‎ M: I understand that, but what really matters is the signature. I’m giving my father the book as a gift. He was a fan of the author’s. ‎ W: I see. If you give me your phone number, I’ll inform you when I find something. ‎ Text 8 ‎ M: Hi, Grandma! I’m calling to say happy birthday. I hope you’re having a good day.‎ W: Thank you, Michael! It’s great to hear from you. It’s been a while since we’ve talked. ‎ M: I know, Grandma. I’m sorry. I’ve been so busy with school and activities lately. I’m captain of the basketball team this year. And I’m also applying to colleges for next fall.‎ W: Oh, Michael, I’m so proud of you! You’re a very accomplished young man. Do you know where you want to go to college?‎ M: I really want to go to the University of Southern California, but they might not let me in! It’s a very good school, and it’s very difficult to be accepted there. ‎ W: Well, I’m sure they will take you, honey. You’re a special young man. You’ve really made your grandfather and me so proud.‎ Text 9 ‎ W: I can help the next person in line. ‎ M: That’s me. Hi! I need to mail this package. ‎ W: Okay, great. Where is it going?‎ M: It’s going to St. Louis, Missouri. And I need it to get there as fast as possible. It’s my mother’s birthday present, and her birthday is tomorrow. I don’t want it to be late.‎ W: Okay, sir. I can do that. We’ll have to deliver it overnight, which will cost extra money. Let’s see…it will be $32.50 to get the package there tomorrow. Will you pay with a credit card or cash?‎ M: I have cash. And please mark “FRAGILE” on the box. ‎ W: What is in here, sir? Is there anything dangerous? Any liquids or chemicals?‎ M: No, there is just a box of chocolates and a cup. But I don’t want the cup to break.‎ W: Okay, sir. We will have it leaving Atlanta and arriving in St. Louis tomorrow, by way of Memphis. Here’s your receipt, and have a great day! ‎ Text 10 ‎ ‎ Have you heard of Jane Goodall? She is a famous scientist who lived with and studied chimpanzees for many years. A chimpanzee is an intelligent African animal that is like a large monkey without a tail. When Jane was young, her father gave her a toy chimpanzee. And she became interested in these animals. In 1957, her love for animals led her to call Dr. Louis Leakey, a famous scientist, who offered her a job as an assistant. Even though she had no college degree, he asked her to become a researcher. She lived with the chimpanzees for over thirty years and wrote down what they did. She published her research. Some people criticized her research. They said she should have given the chimpanzees numbers instead of names. After she left the jungle, she became interested in saving the environment. She opened the Jane Goodall Institute in 1977 to educate people about the environment. She has written many books and still travels around the world, helping children understand the natural world. In 2002, she opened a Jane Goodall Institute in Hong Kong, China. Everywhere she goes, people ask her about her research on chimpanzees.‎