陕西省汉中中学2019届高三上学期第二次月考英语试卷 Word版含答案

陕西省汉中中学2019届高三上学期第二次月考英语试卷 Word版含答案

汉中中学2019届高三第二次模拟考试 英语试题（卷）‎ 命题、校对：周怡敏 注意事项： ‎ ‎1. 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。总分150分，时间120分钟。‎ ‎2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。‎ ‎3. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。‎ ‎ 第I卷 第一部分  听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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. When will the man play volleyball? ‎ A. This weekend. B. Today. C. Today and tomorrow.‎ ‎2. How much will the woman spend? ‎ A. $220. B. $250. C. $230 ‎ ‎3. What are the speakers talking about? ‎ A. European paintings. B. A book. C. A yellow coat. ‎ ‎4. What will the man probably do with the computer? ‎ A. Get a new one. B. Give it to the woman. C. Have it fixed.‎ ‎5. Why is the girl’s father special? ‎ A. He makes time for himself. B. He has an important job.‎ C. He finds time for his kids.‎ 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. When did the man start drawing? ‎ A. Five years ago. B. Six years ago. C. When he was five years old.‎ ‎7. How does the woman feel about the man’s art? ‎ A. She thinks it is great. B. She is too shy to tell him.‎ C. She likes his photography the most.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. Which countries has the woman already been to? ‎ A. Canada and Australia. B. Singapore and America. ‎ C. China and Korea. ‎ ‎9. What can we learn about Norway? ‎ A. It is always cold all over the country. ‎ B. It snows almost everywhere in winter. ‎ C. It’s very dry in summer.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. Why will the man be late? ‎ A. He didn’t make it onto the bridge in time. B. He had an accident.‎ C. He’s stuck in traffic.‎ ‎11. When is the plane scheduled to leave? ‎ A. In two hours. B. In 45 minutes. C. In 30 minutes.‎ ‎12. How does the man probably feel? ‎ A. Stressed out. B. Positive. C. Apologetic.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. Why did the man get a new job? ‎ A. His old job was too stressful.‎ B. He wanted to work closer to his house.‎ C. He wanted to make more money.‎ ‎14. What did the man probably do at his last job? ‎ A. Handle money. B. Drive a car. C. Take care of patients.‎ ‎15. Where does the man’s mother live? ‎ A. In California. B. In Chicago. C. In New York.‎ ‎16. What will the man do in a year? ‎ A. Gain more experience in the hospital. B. Move back to where his family live.‎ C. Find enough time to visit his parents.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. Where is Washington Square Park located? ‎ A. Between 6th St. and 4th St. B. In Upper Manhattan.‎ C. In the Washington Village neighborhood.‎ ‎18. What is true about Washington Square Park? ‎ A. It covers ten city blocks. B. Eating and drinking are not allowed.‎ C. Dogs have their own areas to play.‎ ‎19. Who especially likes the park’s fountain area? ‎ A. Children. B. Students. C. Artists.‎ ‎20. When was the Washington Arch built? ‎ A. In 1806. B. In 1889. C. In 1871.‎ 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)‎ 阅读下面短文，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 Happy birthday The China National Opera (CNO) will give a concert to celebrate its 50th birthday. Different generations of CNO vocalists(声乐家), like Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei, will present the concert which will feature both songs from famous operas like “The White-haired Girl” and “The Hundredth Bride”, as well as arias(独唱曲) of such Western opera classics as “Madame Butterfly”, “La Traviata” and “Rigoletto”.‎ Time/Date:7:30pm, September 7,8‎ Location: Tianqiao Theatre Tel: 65514787, 83156170‎ Tickets:60～500 yuan (US $7.3～60.2)‎ Folk music A concert will be held to feature some recently-composed traditional Chinese music works.‎ The concert, given by the Folk Orchestra of China Opera and Ballet Theatre, will include such pieces as “Memory of Childhood”, “Memorial Ceremony for God” and “Wine Song”.‎ Time/Date:7:30pm, September 13‎ Location: Concert Hall at the National Library of China Tel: 68485462, 68419220‎ Tickets:30～200 yuan (US $ 3.6～24.1)‎ Moon music A concert of traditional Chinese music will be given on the eve of the Moon Festival which falls on September 21 this year. The concert will feature a number of famous pieces centered on the theme of the moon, such as “Moonlight”, “Spring Night on a Moonlit River” and “Lofty Mountain and Flowing River”. A number of established traditional Chinese music performers, like Zhou Yaokun and Fan Weiqing, will play solos as well as collaborate(合作) with the folk music orchestra.‎ Time/Date:7:30pm, September 20‎ Location: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities Tel : 66068888, 66069999‎ ‎21．“Madame Butterfly” is .‎ A． a Chinese opera B． a Western opera C． a piece of music D．a song ‎22．Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?‎ A．“Lofty Mountain and Flowing River” is a traditional Chinese music. ‎ B. Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei stand for the same generation of CNO vocalists.‎ C．“Rigoletto” is a famous piece on the theme of the moon.‎ D．Zhou Yaokun will play solos and Fan Weiqing will collaborate with the folk music ‎ orchestra.‎ ‎23．In which part of a newspaper will the article be published?‎ A. Culture B． Sports C． Entertainment D． News B ‎"Have you got a light?" This question is the most common between smokers. What if this question was to come from an unusual source? In May 2012, the National Health Promotion Foundation posted an anti-smoking advertisement onto YouTube. The anti-smoking ad has quickly been known as the "most powerful anti-smoking ad".‎ The anti-smoking video, called the "Smoking Kid", features children walking up to adult smokers asking for a light. The children in the ad are actors but the adults smoking are unsuspecting participants in the project.‎ The video begins with the statement "adults know that smoking is harmful, but don’t remind themselves of this fact ". Once a "smoking kid" approaches the adults, every adult asked is shocked that a child with a cigarette in hand is asking for a light. The first adult starts by saying, "I’m not giving it to you," and the video goes on to state "Every adult filmed said no and reminded the children that smoking is bad."‎ Before going away, the kid hands each adult a booklet after being turned down for a light. The booklet says, "You worry about me, but why not about yourself?" Each adult looks around for the child as their faces are filled with confusion and discomfort.‎ The video shows that a few of the smokers quickly threw away their cigarettes or put their cigarettes away, showing that this experiment was effective at that moment.‎ The most influential element in the ad isn't the use of children or the responses from the smoking adults. It comes down to something much simpler than that. Why is it that we worry about other people, forgetting to worry about ourselves?‎ ‎24．According to the text, the anti-smoking ad is ______.‎ A．unusual B．shocking C．encouraging D．influential ‎25．The underlined word "unsuspecting" in the second paragraph probably means ______‎ A．uninformed B．unwilling C．unfortunate D．unacceptable ‎26．What are the adults’ reactions to the children asking for a light?‎ A．They pay no attention to children's request.‎ B．They look around for children's parents.‎ C．They reject kids’ request and educate them.‎ D．They quickly throw children's cigarettes away.‎ ‎27．The best title of the text might be ______.‎ A．Keep away from smoking, adults B．Give up smoking, for your own sake ‎ C．Tell your children not to smoke D．Reject a child asking for a light C For busy working parents and heavily scheduled school kids, family mealtime is out of fashion. But supermarkets are trying to attract families back to the dinner table.‎ There is a cost if family members have meals apart: research shows that teenagers ‎ who don’t eat with their parents face a greater risk of drug and alcohol problems.‎ ‎“The more often kids have dinner with their parents, the less likely they are to smoke, drink or use drugs,” said Joseph Califano Jr., head of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, which did the research.‎ Stores are familiar with the idea and will start telling shoppers about the findings and encouraging them to share meals together at home, instead of separately or at restaurants. The food marketing Institute will give $25,000 to the center and help stores promote the center’s Family Day in September.‎ Many stores have grab-and-go dinners and recipe cards. Some have kiosks where people can taste a main dish, and then pick out side dishes.‎ ‎“Our members have worked hard to try to have easily prepared food either ready to eat or ready to take home,” said Tim Hammonds, the institute’s president and chief executive.‎ Los Angeles-based Contessa Premium Foods makes frozen delicious meals, which a family can heat in 10 minutes to 12 minutes. “That’s nearly as fast as a TV dinner,” said president and chief executive John Z. Blazevich, “but is healthier and makes people feel like they actually cooked.”‎ ‎“The preparation is the hardest part, so we try to combine a variety of tastes and flavors from around the world and make it fast and easy,” he said. “Eating at home helps keep meals healthy and teaches kids how to eat right. If we can get people back to having family dinners, parents back to being engaged with their kids, it will have a surprising impact,” he said.‎ ‎28．The reasons why family mealtime is out of fashion are the following EXCEPT __________.‎ A．the parents are busy with work B．the children are not fond of family meal ‎ C．the children have less spare time D．it will take much time to cook and eat at home ‎29．The underlined word “cost” in paragraph 2 can be explained as ___________.‎ A．gains B．a sum of money C．something you lose D．advantage ‎30．According to the passage, stores are trying to attract families back to the dinner table by the following ways EXCEPT ________.‎ A．telling the parents the disadvantages of having dinner separately.‎ B．offering various prepared food to make family cooking fast and easy.‎ C．helping housewives prepare their meals at home.‎ D．taking part in Family Day activities in September.‎ ‎31．What would be the best title for the passage?‎ A．Supermarkets Urges Families to Dinner Table B．Family Day is Promoted in September C．Parents should Cook Meals for Kids D．Family Mealtime is out of Fashion D Any list of the world's top ten most famous paintings will surely include Leonardo da Vinci 's Mona Lisa．Part of the painting's attraction is its mystery．‎ Those lucky enough to have a view of the Mona Lisa at the Louvre often stare in awe, surprised by the smile that seems to flicker（忽隐忽现）．Staring at a reproduction of the work produces the same effect．Now she's smiling, but then she's not．‎ What's the deal with Mona Lisa's smile?‎ Harvard scientist Margaret Livingstone is pretty sure she's solved the puzzle．After careful studies on human brains, Livingstone reasoned that the famous painting's flickering smile is caused by the way human beings see．‎ Our eyes use two separate regions to see．One is central vision, used to see colors and pick out details such as fine print．The other is the vision around, used to observe lights, shadows, black and white contrasts．When we look at a person's face, according to Livingstone, we usually focus centrally on the eyes．Staring at Mona Lisa's eyes, our less accurate vision notices the mouth, picking up shadows from the cheekbones．The shadows play tricks, looking like a smile．But when we look directly at the mouth, our central vision doesn't see the shadows, and so the smile suddenly disappears．As our eyes observe different parts of the painting, Mona's smile seems to show up or disappear．‎ Did Leonardo da Vinci intend to create this flickering smile effect? Perhaps．In any case, he was talented enough to paint shadows so good as to puzzle viewers for centuries．Meanwhile, Mona Lisa will keep smiling．And not．‎ ‎32．Staring at Mona Lisa, people are amazed because _____．‎ A．it is one of the world's top ten most famous paintings B．the reproduction of the work produces the same effect C．they are lucky enough to have a view at the Louvre D．Mona Lisa's smile seems to disappear sometimes ‎ ‎33．The central vision is used to see ______．‎ A．lights and shadows C．black and white contrasts B．colors and pick out details D．fine paintings ‎34．While looking at a person's face, the first we focus on is ____．‎ A．eyes B．brains C．mouth D．cheekbone ‎35．What can you infer from the passage?‎ A．Leonardo da Vinci created the flickering smile effect by design．‎ B．Our eyes use many separate regions to see paintings．‎ C．The flickering smile effect is caused by the shadows． ‎ D．Mona Lisa is the most famous painting in the world．‎ ‎ 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。‎ Solutions to Boost Your Confidence ‎ 36 . Here are some tips to boost your confidence in the long run.‎ Always think positively We all have negative voices inside our head. 37 . Start out slowly and push yourself to think of three good things about yourself every morning.‎ ‎ 38 ‎ Take the time to look within yourself and assess what is possible to change and what is out of reach. It is important to focus on changing the things you have control over, because this is where you will see the most self-improvement. Make a list of three things that you would like to improve on and then under each item write a few bullet pints on how you will go about making this change.‎ Focus on the small steps for signs of improvement.‎ Be sure to focus on smaller victories. It is often harder for individuals to see their own self improvement when they are looking at the long term, but it is easier to pinpoint changes when you are focusing on daily accomplishments. 39 . Whatever it is, makes sure you follow through and then acknowledge your achievements by making a list and posting it somewhere easily in view, because small steps always add up in the end.‎ Stop comparing yourself to others.‎ One of the most common pitfalls(陷阱)that humans are guilty of is comparing themselves with each other. It is important to remember that what appears on the surface is not always what is real. If you feel like you are constantly overwhelmed by trying to keep up with others, make a marked effort to limit your usage of social media. 40 .‎ A. Try to understand body languages of others. ‎ B. Be realistic with what you can change.‎ C. Building confidence takes time and patience.‎ D. Practice being award of how you hold yourself during the day.‎ E. Start small and have a daily goal of one instance where you practice defending yourself.‎ F. The good news is that we can change these voices to only say positive things instead.‎ G. You will be surprised with all the free time you have to do other things and best of all you will have a clear, more confident self.‎ 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ People from every corner poured into the streets on the Christmas Eve. “Frosty the Snowman,” and “Jingle Bells” 41 in stores; on the pavements, the street singers performed happily. Everyone, was 42 by someone else, delighted and cheerful. I was alone.‎ As one of the 8 kids of a Brazilian family, brought up in America's crowded apartment, I'd spent several years searching for aloneness. Now, 43 , at 27, I, a college student after the 44  with my girlfriend , was indeed alone,  45 not at ‎ Christmas. My family had  46 to Brazil and my friends were 47 with their own lives. Dusk was approaching, and the fact that I had to return to my  48 home made me sad. Lights from windows blinked, and I hoped someone would  49 from one of those homes to invite me inside with a Christmas tree decorated with shiny fake snow and 50 presents.‎ At a market, I felt more  51 when people were buying lots of goods, which  52 me of the gifts we received as children. I missed my family and wanted to cry for wanting to be alone and for having achieved it.‎ Outside the church , a statue of Jesus Christ had been set  53 . I stood with others watching the scene, some of them 54 themselves, praying. As I walked home, I realized that leaving Brazil was still a painful experience as I struggled with 55  I had become in 15 years in America. I'd mourned the 56  , but for the first time, I recognized what I’d gained. I was independent,  57  and healthy. My life was still ahead, full of 58  .‎ Sometimes the best gift is the one that you give yourself. That Christmas, I gave myself 59  for what I'd obtained up to now and promise to go forward. It is the best gift I've ever got, the one that I most 60 .‎ ‎41．A. shared B.  served ‎ C. played ‎ D. held ‎42．A. employed ‎ B. accompanied ‎ C. attended D. supported ‎43．A. eventually B. extremely C. really D. usually ‎44．A. breakup B. date  ‎ C. sympathy D. concern ‎45．A. so   ‎ B. or ‎ C. and ‎ D. but ‎ ‎46．A. moved B. slipped ‎ C. returned D. came ‎47．A. pleased B. occupied  ‎ C. satisfied D. bored ‎48．A. empty  ‎ B.   shabby ‎ C. warm D. cozy ‎49．A. break in B. hang out ‎ C. go away  ‎ D. turn up  ‎ ‎50．A. dealt B. wrapped C.  discounted D. donated ‎51．A. upset B. nervous ‎ C. excited D. confused ‎52．A. reminded B. remained ‎ C. mentioned D. introduced ‎53．A. down B. aside C. up D. about ‎54．A. hugging ‎ B. bowing ‎ C.  bending D. crossing ‎ ‎55．A. what ‎ B. which C.  how ‎ D. that ‎56．A. cases B. losses ‎ C. limits D. worries ‎57．A. lonely  ‎ B. shy C.  educated D. wealthy ‎58．A. sadness B. sight ‎ C. possibility ‎ D. hardship ‎59．A. surprise B. recognition C. prize D. defeat ‎60．A. value ‎ B. select C. save D. admit 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。‎ 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。‎ The Internet is the 61 (big) source of information in the world, 62 consists of millions of pages of data. In 1969, a US defense 63 (organize) developed a way which made 64 possible for all their computers to “talk” to each other through the telephone. Thus DARPANET, a network of computers came into being. 65 , it was only used by the US army. Then in 1984, the NSF started the NSFNET network, known as the Inter- Network. Later an English scientist came up 66 the idea of World Wide Web while _ 67 (work) in Switzerland in 1989. He designed the first “web browser”, allowing computer users 68 (access) documents from other computers. From that moment on, the Internet grew 69 (rapid). Within five years, 70 number of Internet users rose from 600,000 to 40 million.‎ 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。‎ Adam Rouse started to use drugs at an age of 15. He offered crack cocaine by a stranger and soon became addictive to it. When he wanted more, he had no money to pay for drugs. He was terrible painful. In order to get money, he breaks into a house and stole a television and a video recorder. He sold it to buy some drugs. Later, he had to steal things every day for drugs. Finally he was arrested and taken to the police station, there a doctor told him that he would die though he went on taking drugs like that. After adopt the doctor’s advice, he stopped taking drugs. Now he works in a center for drug addict, helping others.‎ 第二节 书面表达(满分25分)‎ 假定你是李华，你的好朋友Amanda 将于后天乘机来北京大学做交换生，你因故不能去机场接她，请发邮件给她，内容包括：‎ ‎1.表达歉意；2.说明理由；3.表达祝愿。‎ 注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯 Dear Amanda,‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_________________________________________________________________ ‎ ‎2019届高三第二次模拟考试英语答案 听力部分： 1—5 BCBAC 6—10 CACBC 11—15AAACA 16—20 BACAB 阅读理解：‎ A篇21-23: BAC B篇:24-27: DACB C 篇: 28-31: BCCA D篇:32-35: DBAC 七选五：36-40： CFBEG 完形填空：`‎ ‎41．C 42．B 43．A 44．A 45．D46．C 47．B 48．A 49．D 50．B ‎51．A 52．A 53．C 54．D 55．A 56．B 57．C 58．C 59．B 60．A 语法填空：‎ ‎61.biggest 62. which 63．organization 64 . it 65. However ‎ ‎66．with 67．working 68．to access 69．rapidly 70．the 短文改错： ‎ ‎71. an改成the72. offered前面加 was 73. addictive改成addicted ‎ ‎74. terrible改成 terribly 75. breaks改成 broke 76. it改成them ‎ ‎77. there改成where 78. though改成if 79. adopt改成adopting ‎ ‎80. addict改成addicts 书面表达：‎ Dear Amanda,‎ I am very glad to hear that you are going to study in Peking University as an exchange student the day after tomorrow. Much to my regret, I am unable to pick you up at the airport as I have promised.‎ The reason is that I will be fully occupied with an English exam then the day after tomorrow, which is of vital importance to my future job. Therefore, I have no choice but to rearrange my plan as well as schedule and cannot make my presence at the airport on your arrival. By the way, you can take a taxi to our university directly. I will go to see you the moment I finish the exam.‎ Once again, I sincerely hope that you will accept my apology and everything goes well. Wish you have a good time on your journey!‎ Yours sincerely,‎ Li Hua 听力材料:‎ Text 1‎ M: I’m playing volleyball after school. (1) Do you want to play?‎ W: No, I’ve got tennis practice today and tomorrow. But maybe this weekend?‎ M: My younger brother has a baseball tournament then…‎ W: OK.‎ Text 2‎ W: I need a bike to get to my new job. How much does this one cost?‎ M: That bike is the cheapest one we have, and it costs $200. But this bike is much better and costs $220.‎ W: Thanks, but I’ll take the cheaper one. I also want this helmet that costs $30. (2)‎ Text 3‎ M: What exactly are you looking for?‎ W: I am looking for a collection of the 19th century European paintings.‎ M: Is it the book on your left, the one with the yellow cover? (3)‎ W: Let me see. Yeah, this is what I want. Thanks a lot. ‎ Text 4‎ W: Well, your computer is broken. It won’t turn on. How did you break it? ‎ M: I don’t know. I dropped it two weeks ago, but it was working well until yesterday. It’s seven years old, though. I think it was almost time to get a new one, anyway. (4)‎ Text 5‎ W: My father is a man who knows what’s important in life — he has a demanding job, but he still makes time for his children. (5)‎ M: That’s really special. Most people with important jobs aren’t able to do that.‎ Text 6 ‎ W: Wow, I had no idea you were such a good artist! When did you learn to paint?‎ M: I started studying one year ago. But I’ve been drawing since I was five years old. (6) I’ve also been taking pictures for six years, when my dad gave me my first camera for my birthday. I think photography has really helped me with my painting. ‎ W: Your art is great! (7) Why don’t you tell people you’re an artist?‎ M: I’m too shy to tell anybody about my art. ‎ Text 7‎ M: Which countries have you been to?‎ W: I’ve been to most of the countries in Europe, several countries in Asia — China, Japan, Korea, and Thailand — and to the United States and Canada. (8)‎ M: I thought you had been to Australia too.‎ W: No, but I’m planning on visiting Australia and New Zealand soon. Which is the most beautiful country you’ve been to?‎ M: I think I’d say Norway. ‎ W: Isn’t it really cold there?‎ M: Well, the north of Norway is almost always cold, but farther south, it can be fairly warm in summer. It’s a wet country, so there’s snow almost everywhere in winter. (9)‎ Text 8 ‎ M: Hey, I’m calling to say that I’m running late to the airport. Can you make sure that the plane doesn’t take off without me?‎ W: I’ll try. ‎ M: Thank you. I’m just sitting here in traffic. (10) There must be an accident or something. I’ve been here for 30 minutes, and I’ve barely made it onto the bridge.‎ W: Oh, that’s not good. ‎ M: This traffic is really stressing me out. (12) I don’t want to have to take a later flight!‎ W: I’m sure you’ll be able to make it. The plane doesn’t leave for another 2 hours. (11)‎ M: Yes, but Google Maps is telling me that I won’t be at the airport for another hour and 45 minutes, which means I’ll only have 15 minutes to check my bags, get through security, and arrive at the gate. That’s impossible!‎ W: You can ask to skip to the head of the line in security. They’re usually pretty good about that when you think you might miss your flight.‎ M: I hope so. ‎ Text 9 ‎ M: Mom, I am going to work at a bank in downtown Chicago. I’m going to move there from New York in two months.‎ W: That’s great! I thought you liked your old job. Why did you get a new job?‎ M: I liked my co-workers, but working in a hospital was a very stressful job. (13) (14) I had to work long hours and I am scared of blood! Plus, I had to drive almost an hour to the hospital every morning. (14) ‎ W: Will you make more money working at the bank?‎ M: No, I will make a little less. But if I work hard, I will get promoted. ‎ W: I thought you were going to look for a new job in California, where your family live. (15) We miss you, and you never have enough time to visit us. Why can’t you work at a bank in California?‎ M: I am going to work at this bank for a year. Then I will try to transfer to a branch in California near you and dad! (16) I really want to move back to California, but I can’t just pick up and leave. Working at this bank will give me some good experience.‎ Text 10 ‎ Here, we have Washington Square Park, which is one of the most famous New York City public parks. It has played a central role in every major cultural movement in ‎ New York City for the last 100 years. As you can see, it is located between 6th St. and 4th St. in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan. (17) The park covers eight city blocks, or just under ten acres. Surrounding the park on all sides is New York University; those brick buildings covered in dark green plants have been around since 1871, when the park first opened. Many of those buildings used to serve as homes and studios for artists, and the benches in the park are popular places for painters, poets, dancers, and singers to get together. The park’s fountain area has long been one of the city’s most popular spots for residents and tourists, and children love to skate and play games around the fountain. (19) There are two special areas for dogs to run around, (18) and during the hot summer months, many food and drink stands are set up inside the park. One of Washington Square Park’s most recognizable features is the Washington Arch, which was built in 1889. (20) It was modeled after the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, which was built in 1806.‎