江西省南康中学平川中学信丰中学2019-2020学年高二12月月考英语试题

江西省南康中学平川中学信丰中学2019-2020学年高二12月月考英语试题

‎2019-2020学年第一学期南康中学平川中学信丰中学联考 高二年级英语试卷 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。‎ 请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。‎ ‎1. What will the speakers have for breakfast today?‎ A. Salads. B. Sandwiches. C. Noodles.‎ ‎2. Who will hold a party next weekend?‎ A. The man. B. The woman. C. The woman's cousin.‎ ‎3. What will the man probably be?‎ A. A secretary. B. A manager. C. A driver.‎ ‎4. Where is the woman from?‎ A. Italy. B. Britain. C. Australia.‎ ‎5. What is the woman doing?‎ A. Making a request. B. Giving some advice. C. Asking for help.‎ 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. What did the woman do last night?‎ A. She watched a game. B. She made a plan. C. She met her manager.‎ ‎7. Who killed the game?‎ A. No. 6. B. No. 5. C. No. 4.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?‎ A. A restaurant. B. A trip plan. C. The man’s research.‎ ‎9. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Strangers. B. Couple. C. Friends.‎ 听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. How long has the woman been thinking about her topic?‎ A. Two weeks. B. Ten days. C. One week.‎ ‎11. What was Prof. Grant’s request for the paper?‎ A. It should be about ancient China.‎ B. It should cover five to seven pages.‎ C. It should include more than one region.‎ ‎12. What does the man suggest the woman do to get the material?‎ A. Use the library. B. Talk with Prof. Grant. C. Read her books.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. What food will the speakers have at the party?‎ A. Italian food. B. Chinese food. C. Indian food.‎ ‎14. What is the party for?‎ A. The success of a project. B. The woman’s birthday. ‎ C. The founding of a department.‎ ‎15. Who will provide music at the party?‎ A. The speakers themselves. B. A live band. C. A DJ.‎ ‎16. When will the speakers meet again?‎ A. On Wednesday. B. On Friday. C. On Saturday.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. What is the speaker introducing?‎ A. The American school life. B. The schedule for today. C. The host families.‎ ‎18. Where are the listeners now?‎ A. On the seventh floor. B. On the sixth floor. C. On the second floor.‎ ‎19. How will the listeners spend the afternoon?‎ A. By touring around the city. B. By having another lecture. ‎ C. By meeting their schoolmates.‎ ‎20. What does the speaker ask the listeners to do at last?‎ A. Return to the school. B. Talk about American society. C. Call him by 5 pm.‎ 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 Drone(无人机) X Pro is a shining star on the drone market. Here’s why it has gone viral. ‎ How does DroneX Pro work?‎ Start by installing(安装) the Drone app on your smartphone(Android and iOS). It takes just minutes. After that, just load the battery into your drone and launch the app. You’re now ready to fly your DroneX Pro!‎ Why is this drone so special?‎ ‎● The drone is about the size of a large-screen smartphone. It’s so small that it fits in any pocket or handbag!‎ ‎● Here’s the best part: Flying is extremely easy. There’s no experience required to fly this drone. You can easily control and fly this drone, even if you’ve never flown a drone in your life. Flying the drone is smooth and natural as riding a bike. Our friend’s son came over to the office, and he figured out how to fly the drone in just minutes. You can’t imagine how stable and smooth his controls are!‎ ‎● Once you own this drone, you can enjoy amazing HD pictures of nature, friends and families. It’s a blast!‎ How much does it cost?‎ Now, DroneX Pro sells for $150 each online and two at a discount of 80%. It’s a great deal! If you’re not satisfied, return it and you can get your money back. ‎ Because of the easy use, portability, low price, and small size, it’s absolutely worth it! Just imagine amazing pictures and videos you’ll be taking with your new DroneX Pro. If you’ve never flown a drone before, this is the time to start!‎ Call now! 400-800-7832 or order yours from the official website www.dronexpro.com.‎ ‎21. What makes DroneX Pro different from the other drones?‎ A. It is complex to control. B. It is unnecessary to install. ‎ C. It is easy to carry. D. It is expensive to afford. ‎ ‎22. How does the advertisement prove flying the drone easy?‎ A. By providing some data. B. By presenting a vivid picture. ‎ C. By stating its operating steps. D. By giving a specific example.‎ ‎23. How much should you pay to purchase two such drones online?‎ A. $300. B. $240. C. $150. D. $120.‎ B At times my mom has been uncomfortable seeing these qualities in me. For example, when I was 12, I went to Puerto Rico all by myself to stay with my grandmother for the summer. My mom was extremely nervous about it. She kept telling me how things were different in Puerto Rico, to always put on sunscreen, not to wander away from my grandmother, and other warnings. She helped me pack and did not leave the airport until she saw my plane take off.‎ But despite her worries, she let me go on my own. As I moved into my teens，she continued to give me space to grow and learn, even when it might have been difficult for her. When I reached my senior year, I decided to move away for college. Once again I found that I differed from my peers: While many of them wanted to stay close to home, I couldn’t wait to be out in the world on my own. While my mom may not have been happy at the thought of my going away, she was supportive and excited for me.‎ One big thing I realized during my senior year, as my mom granted me more freedom, was that she actually believes in me and trusts me. That means a lot. Most of my life, ‎ and especially when I was little, the main person I tried to impress in my schoolwork or other things was my mother. I knew she expected nothing but the best from me. Sometimes it was hard to live up to her standards: getting a single B on my report card would make me feel bad because I knew she wanted me to have all A’s.‎ I know that her high standards have helped me stay focused on what’s important, like education, and made me who I am. I am thankful for her support and involvement in my life. Most of all I respect her. She is the strongest woman I know and that’s why I have turned out so strong and independent.‎ ‎24. When the author decided to go to Puerto Rico, his mother________.‎ A. wanted to go with him B. worried about his safety C. didn’t allow him to do so D. asked his grandmother for advice ‎25. Why did the author decide to move away for college? ‎ A. He wanted to be different from his peers.‎ B. He planned to keep away from his mother.‎ C. He intended to make his mother unhappy.‎ D. He wanted to be independent in the outside world.‎ ‎26. We can learn from Paragraph 3 that the author’s mother________. ‎ A. was too strict with him B. cared little about his learning C. had a high expectation of him D. used to expect nothing from him ‎27. What does the author mainly want to tell us in the text?‎ A. His mother’s deep love for him.‎ B. His long way to become independent.‎ C. His good relationship with his mother.‎ D. The importance of his mother’s trust and support.‎ C A recent university study found that current electric cars could be used for 87% of daily car journeys in the US. That figure could rise to 98% by 2020.‎ One hurdle to the widespread adoption of electric cars has been “range anxiety” ‎ ‎— drivers’ concerns about running out of juice on a journey. While petrol stations are conveniently located across national road systems, the necessary network of electric charging stations is still being developed. In fact, charging points are becoming increasingly common throughout the USA.‎ Attitudes towards electric vehicles have changed quite considerably over the last few years. Not that long ago, electric cars met with doubt, and their high price drove customers away. Thanks to improvements in battery capacity (电池容量), recharging times, performance and price, the current generation of electric cars is starting to persuade critics.‎ As well as progress on the road, electric vehicles are taking to the sea and sky. Electric boats are among the oldest electric vehicles, having enjoyed several decades of popularity from the late 19th to the early 20th century before petrol powered outboard motors took over. Now, the global drive for renewable energy sources is bringing electric boats back. Steps towards electric planes are also being made, with Airbus and NASA among the organizations developing and testing battery powered planes. The experiments could soon make electric flight a reality.‎ Electric vehicles do not produce any emissions(排放物). Were the US to act on the study’s findings and replace 87 percent of its cars with electric vehicles, it would reduce the national demand for petrol by 61 percent. However, because of the production processes and the generation of electricity required to charge these vehicles, they cannot claim to be completely emission free. Even so, as many countries continue to increase their use of renewable energy sources, electric vehicles will become even cleaner.‎ ‎28. The underlined word “hurdle” refers to ______.‎ A. limit B. step C. result D. aim ‎29. Why were not the electric cars popular with many people in the past?‎ A. They were not widely improved. B. They were very poorly made.‎ C. They were not good value. D. They couldn’t travel at a high speed.‎ ‎30. What is the purpose of Paragraph 4?‎ A. To show why more people have interest in electric cars. ‎ B. To describe different ways electric vehicles can be used. ‎ C. To introduce the history of electric vehicles D. To explain why the world needs more electric cars.‎ ‎31. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?‎ A. Driving into the Future. B. Problems with Petrol Cars.‎ C. My Dream Car. D. History of Electric Cars.‎ D Men are spending more and more time in the kitchen encouraged by celebrity(名人) chefs like Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver, according to a report from Oxford University.‎ The effect of the celebrity role models, who have given cooking a more manly picture, has combined with a more general drive towards sexual equality and men now spend more than twice the amount of time preparing meals than they did in 1961.‎ According to the research by Prof. Jonatahn Gershuny, who runs the Centre for Time Research at Oxford, men now spend more than half an hour a day cooking, up from just 12 minutes a day in 1961.‎ Prof. Gershuny said. “The man in the kitchen is part of a much wider social trend. There has been 40 years of sexual equality, but there is another 40 years probably to come.”‎ Women, who a generation ago spent nearly two hours a day cooking, now spend just one hour and seven minutes — a great fall, but they still spend far more time in the kitchen than men.‎ Some experts have named these men in aprons(围裙) as “Gastrosexuals (men using cooking skills to impress friends)”, who have been inspired to pick up a kitchen knife by the success of Ramsay, Oliver as well as other male celebrity chefs such as Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Marco Pierre White and Keith Floyd.‎ ‎“I was married in 1974. When my father came to visit me a few weeks later, I was wearing an apron when I opened the door. He laughed,” said Prof. Gershuny. “That would never happen now.”‎ Two-thirds of adults say that they come together to share at least three times a week, even if it is not necessarily around a kitchen or dining room table. Prof. Gershuny pointed out that the family meal was now rarely eaten by all of its members around a table — with many “family meals” in fact taken on the sofa in the sitting room, and shared by family members. “The family meal has changed a lot, and few of us eat — as I did when I was a child — at least two meals a day together as a family. But it has survived in a different format.”‎ 32. What is one reason behind the trend that men spend more time cooking than before?‎ A. The improvement of cooks’ status.‎ B. The influence of popular female chefs.‎ C. The change of female's view on cooking.‎ D. The development of sexual equality campaign.‎ ‎33. What does the author think about the time men and women spend on cooking?‎ A. Men spend more time cooking than women nowadays.‎ B. Women spend much less time on cooking than before. ‎ C. It will take 40 years before men spend more time at the stove than women. ‎ D. There is a sharp fall in the time men spend on cooking compared with 1961.‎ ‎34. How did Prof. Gershuny see the family meal according to the passage?‎ A. It has become a thing of the past.‎ B. It is very different from what it used to be.‎ C. It shouldn’t be advised in modern times.‎ D. It is beneficial to the stability of the family.‎ ‎35. Which is the best title for the passage?‎ A. The Changes of Family Meals. B. Equality between Men and Women.‎ C. Cooking into a New Trend for Men. D. Cooking﹣a Thing of the Past for Women.‎ 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。‎ A simple life means getting rid of many of the things you do so that you can spend ‎ more time with people you love and do the things you love. 36 It’s often a journey of two steps forward and one backward.‎ Evaluate your time. 37 What things do you do from the time you wake up to the time you go to sleep? Make a list, and evaluate whether they’re in line with your priorities. If not, remove them and focus on what’s important. Redesign your day.‎ Limit your communications. Our lives these days are filled with a vast flow of communications: email, cell phones, paper mail, Twitter, forums, and more. 38 Instead, set a limit on your communications: only deal with emails at certain times of the day. Limit phone calls to certain times too. It is the same with other communications. Set a schedule and stick to it.‎ Try living without a car. OK, this isn’t something I’ve done, but many others have. 39 Walk, bike, or take public transportation. It reduces expenses and gives you time to think. A car is also very complicated, needing not only car payments, but insurance, maintenance, repairs, gas and more. ‎ ‎ 40 If you rid your home of stuff, you might find you don’t need so much space. I’m not saying you should live on a boat (although I know some people who happily do so), but if you can be comfortable in a smaller home, it will not only be less expensive, but easier to maintain, and greatly simplify your life.‎ A. Consider a smaller home.‎ B. Have a place for everything. ‎ C. How do you spend your day?‎ D. It’s something I would do if I didn’t have kids.‎ E. They can take up your whole day if you let them be.‎ F. However, getting to simplicity isn’t always a simple process.‎ G. Most people don’t know what “enough” is, and thus they keep buying more.‎ 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，选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。‎ Many years ago, when we first went to Canada, we were driving through Montana to Colorado with our two children. We thought we would ‎41 a motel(汽车旅馆) on the way. However, as it was getting 42 we started looking for one, only to find out that it was the holiday time in that part of the country, and all the motels were 43 . ‎ Finally, around 9 pm, we 44 at a gas station and filled up with gas. My husband asked a 45 there for a phone book and told her what we were trying to do. She told us it would be 46 . He tried for 15 more minutes. When he was 47 , the woman, Linda, said she and her family lived nearby and would be 48 if we spent the night at her home. My husband was greatly 49 at her offer of help and didn’t know what he should say. She called her son to 50 us, since she had to work at the gas station till 51 . ‎ Soon a pick-up truck 52 and we followed it. When we reached their mobile home, her husband greeted us. He invited us to have coffee and chat while we 53 his wife. She went back past 12 o’clock. We asked if we could leave early in the morning so as not to cause them 54 . They said we were now guests and we would have to have 55 with them. ‎ The next morning, we ‎56 a table set for breakfast. After the large breakfast, my husband asked if he could give them some money. They 57 it and insisted we were their guests. We were 58 by their spirit of hospitality. We were amazed that they would take in a family of total 59 from a different country. Later, we also 60 them to come to our home and we kept in touch for many years.‎ ‎41. A. recognize B. run C. find D. change ‎42. A. late B. well C. around D. there ‎43. A. offered B. bought C. booked D. painted ‎44. A. knocked B. stared C. pointed D. stopped ‎45. A. customer B. woman C. driver D. tourist ‎46. A. important B. unnecessary C. interesting D. impossible ‎47. A. serious B. unfortunate C. helpful D. unsuccessful ‎48. A. happy B. thankful C. afraid D. satisfied ‎49. A. amused B. puzzled C. surprised D. frightened ‎50. A. direct B. teach C. visit D. support ‎51. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. midnight ‎52. A. passed B. arrived C. speeded D. started ‎53. A. talked about B. looked for C. worried about D. waited for ‎54. A. harm B. trouble C. pain D. displeasure ‎55. A. breakfast B. lunch C. cakes D. coffee ‎56. A. went on with B. put up with C. woke up to D. looked forward to ‎57. A. accepted B. doubted C. refused D. threw ‎58. A. attracted B. moved C. influenced D. protected ‎59. A. strangers B. relatives C. neighbours D. friends ‎60. A. allowed B. invited C. expected D. advised 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。‎ The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military book 61 (date) from the 5th century BC. 62 (write) by the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu (“Master Sun”, also spelled Sunzi), the book consists of 13 chapters, each of 63 is devoted to one aspect of warfare. It is 64 (common) thought of ‎65 a great work on military strategy and tactics(战术). It 66 (place) at the head of China’s Seven Military Classics in 1080 by emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, 67 it has long been the most influential strategy text in East Asia. It has had 68 influence on Eastern and Western military thinking, business tactics, legal strategy and beyond. ‎ Its first complete English translation was completed and published by Lionel Giles in 1910. 69 (leader) such as Mao Zedong, General Vo Nguyen Giap, General Douglas MacArthur and so on have drawn 70 (inspire) from the work.‎ 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。‎ Union is strength no matter when you’re facing difficulties or in a dilemma. Cooperation plays an important part in getting you out of trouble.‎ There was a time when I was too proud that I overlooked my classmate, refusing to work together with them. Therefore, it was no doubt that I was left alone, suffering from loneliness and failure. Unfortunately, a teacher impressed on me the value of cooperation. From then on, I learned to help others and turn to my friends for the help whenever I had difficulty finish a task on my own. Surely cooperation made a great difference. Now I am getting well with my friends.‎ My experience has teach me that only if we attach great importance with cooperation can we go beyond ourselves. As the saying go “United, we stand; divided, we fall”.‎ 第二节: 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假设你是李华，你得知你的英国笔友Jack最近经常熬夜学习。请你用英语给他发一封邮件，劝他改掉这个不良习惯。‎ 注意：1.词数100左右；‎ ‎2．邮件的开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。‎ Dear Jack,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Hua ‎2019-2020学年第一学期南康中学平川中学信丰中学联考 高二年级英语参考答案 一、听力 ‎1-5 CAACB 6-10 BABCA 11-15 BCBAB 16-20 CBCAA 二、阅读理解 ‎21—23 CDB 24—27 BDCD 28—31 ACBA 32—35 DBBC ‎ ‎36—40 FCEDA 三、完形填空 ‎41-45 CACDB 46-50 DDACA 51-55DBDBA 56-60 CCBAB ‎ 四、语法填空 ‎61 dating 62 Written 63 which 64 commonly 65 as ‎66 was placed 67 and 68 an 69 Leaders 70 inspiration 五、短文改错 ‎71 too改为so 72 classmate改为 classmates ‎73 it改为there 74 Unfortunately 改为Fortunately ‎75去掉the 76 finish改为 finishing ‎77 get 后加 on /along 78 teach 改为taught ‎79 with改为to 80 go 改为goes 参考范文：‎ Dear Jack，‎ I learned that you often stay up very late studying these days. I'm writing to persuade you to give up the bad habit.‎ Staying up late at night is harmful to your health. It may cause headaches and even make you ill. What's more, you may find it difficult to concentrate on your studies at school. As a result, you'll soon fall behind with your school work.‎ Therefore, you should make a good daily work plan. Finish your daily work on time and don't leave it until night. After all, it's most important to keep healthy, isn't it?‎ I hope you'll consider my suggestions.‎ ‎ Yours，‎ ‎ Li Hua ‎（听力材料）‎ ‎(Text 1)‎ M: What are we having for breakfast today?‎ W: We usually have salads or sandwiches, but today I boiled noodles.‎ ‎(Text 2)‎ M: Hey, Kate! Did you get those messages about my birthday party next weekend?‎ W: Oh, yeah. I’d love to go, but my cousin is coming over next Saturday, and I think it’s best that I stay with her.‎ ‎(Text 3)‎ M: I got the job! It’s with a small moving company. They have ten trucks.‎ W: And what’s your job?‎ M: Answering phones, typing letters and keeping records.‎ W: Sounds good. Let’s celebrate and go out for dinner.‎ ‎(Text 4)‎ M: Hello. I’m Paul. Are you new here?‎ W: Hi, Paul. Yes, it’s my first day here. I’m Emily.‎ M: So where are you from, Emily?‎ W: Australia. What about you?‎ M: Well, I’m British, but my family came from Italy.‎ ‎(Text 5)‎ W: Let’s go to English Corner this Sunday morning!‎ M: Oh, I’d rather not. I’m not good at speaking English, you know. I get nervous speaking English in front of many people.‎ W: I think you should go. If you don’t practice, you’ll never get better at it.‎ M: Maybe you’re right. I’ll think about it.‎ ‎(Text 6)‎ M: Susan, did you watch the football match last night?‎ W: No, I didn’t. I was busy with the business plan. Our manager called and told me he would need it for the meeting this afternoon. It was an exciting game, wasn’t it?‎ M: Yes, it was wonderful.‎ W: Really? Who won?‎ M: Our city team. Actually, both teams were very strong, and the score was close, 5-4. By the end of the match, No. 6 made a beautiful shot, and it turned out to be the winning goal.‎ W: Wow! That’s amazing!‎ M: Yes, everyone shouted and cheered excitedly.‎ ‎(Text 7)‎ M: What a lovely restaurant!‎ W: Yeah. No matter where we are sitting, we can see the waterfall.‎ M: So what have you been doing with yourself?‎ W: Nothing special. How about you?‎ M: Well, my wife and I are planning a trip to South America next month.‎ W: That sounds wonderful! What are the plans?‎ M: We’re hoping to go for at least 5 weeks. We want to go to as many countries as we can.‎ W: Really big plans!‎ M: Yes. Right now both of us are researching the places we want to visit.‎ W: When do you plan to leave?‎ M: Probably on July 20; so we still have plenty of time to work out the details.‎ W: Our waiter is coming over. Why don’t we order first and you can tell me more about this fantastic trip?‎ M: Absolutely.‎ ‎(Text 8)‎ M: Jane, you’ve been visiting the library so often these days. Have you had any luck finding a topic for your paper?‎ W: Not yet. Prof. Grant told us to write about something on Asian Culture. Two weeks are passing, and finally I know it’s too broad.‎ M: Well, why not write about ancient China?‎ W: But there still is too much material to cover. I’d be writing forever, and Prof. Grant only wants five to seven pages.‎ M: So, you can limit it to one region of China. I remember you spent ten days in China traveling around last summer. Which city was your favorite?‎ W: Xi’an, because I love the historical sites there.‎ M: A paper about Xi’an’s historical sites is not a bad idea.‎ W: I also brought a few books back with me from the trip.‎ M: That would be great resource material.‎ W: Thank you for your suggestion, Alex.‎ M: My pleasure.‎ ‎(Text 9)‎ W: Can you help me plan next Thursday’s department party, Ben?‎ M: Sure. What do you need the most help with, the food or entertainment?‎ W: I need help with the food.‎ M: OK. We have a choice of Chinese food or Italian food. Which one should we have?‎ W: I myself would prefer Chinese food, but maybe we should try something new. What about Indian food?‎ M: Not bad, but Karen and Betty cannot eat Indian food. So that leaves only Chinese food. What about music? Should we have a live band or a DJ?‎ W: I think we should hire a live band, since it would be a celebration for our success in the recent project. After all, none of us is familiar with that.‎ M: I know a perfect band. They performed at my cousin’s birthday party last Wednesday.‎ W: OK then. Well, I will work on my part and get back to you with my progress on Friday.‎ M: How about the following day? I have to attend an important meeting that day.‎ W: That’s a deal.‎ ‎(Text 10) ‎ Hello, everyone. Welcome to New Hope Language School. I am John Baker, headmaster of the school. I’m really pleased that you’ve taken this opportunity to experience real American life with a host family for a month.‎ Well, it’s already 9 am, so I’ll quickly describe your timetable for today. And then you will meet your host families. After that, you will have a short break for about fifteen minutes. Your lecture will last from 9:30 to 11:30. It will be in Room 7108 downstairs. Attention! It’s not on the seventh floor, but the first floor. ‎ It will consist of a brief introduction of the American education system. After the lecture, your host family will pick you up for lunch. You will stay with them all afternoon. They will show you around the city until 5 pm. After that we will all meet back here. If you have any problems with your host family, please come and tell me at that time. I really hope that you will have a good time with your host families and learn how to make friends in American society.‎