福建省三明市第一中学2023届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题（Word版附答案）

这是一份福建省三明市第一中学2023届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题（Word版附答案），共16页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，完形填空，语法填空，应用文写作，读后续写等内容，欢迎下载使用。

三明一中2022—2023学年上学期月考二
高三英语科试卷
（考试时长：120分钟；满分：150分）
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。
考生注意：答题时，请将答案写在专用答题卡上。选择题答案请用2B铅
笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案涂黑；非选择题答案请用直径0.5毫米黑色
墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内规范作答，凡是答题不规范
一律无效。
第一部分 听力理解 （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。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. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In an elevator. B. On a bus. C. In a taxi.
2. What will the man do in Edinburgh?
A. Do business with Justin.
B. Tell Justin his new address.
C. Give Justin some medicines.
3. Why does the man ask the woman to turn down the music?
A. Because it affects his work efficiency.
B. Because he wants to listen to jazz.
C. Because he doesn’t like the music.
4. What month is it now?
A. February. B. April. C. September.
5. Whose advice did the woman follow?
A. The shop assistant’s. B. Her mother’s. C. Her sister’s.
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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。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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。
听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。
6. How long did the boy spend on his English homework?
A. 35 minutes. B. 40 minutes. C. 45 minutes.
7. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Mother and son.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8. What information did the man get from the Internet?
A. It’s good for babies to drink soy milk.
B. Soy milk helps kids grow strong.
C. Milk has some side effects.
9. What do we know about the woman?
A. She makes a change in drinking milk.
B. She will limit her kids to milk.
C. She is doubtful about experts’ opinions.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. What can we learn about the restaurant?
A. It was newly opened.
B. It had a pleasant smell.
C. It offered a reasonable price.
11. How did the woman find the service?
A. Perfect. B. Just so-so. C. Disappointing.
12. What do the speakers decide to do at last?
A. Never come to the restaurant.
B. Come to the restaurant in a few months.
C. Order some meat when they settle down.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. Where did the girl see the job ad?
A. On the Internet. B. On the window. C. In the newspaper.
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14. What’s the main duty of the job?
A. To help people buy clothes.
B. To find shoppers online.
C. To teach busy people to relax.
15. What does the man say about his customers?
A. They have high expectations.
B. They are easy to be satisfied.
C. They have big families.
16. When will the man begin the interviews?
A. On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. In a few days.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. Which subject is proper this year?
A. My bedroom. B. My favorite animal. C. My hometown.
18. What is the maximum age limit to enter?
A. 8 years old. B. 12 years old. C. 15 years old.
19. What can the winners get this year?
A. Membership in the club.
B. A family trip to London Zoo.
C. Free Countryside magazines.
20. What’s the purpose of the talk?
A. To encourage children to join the club.
B. To inform children of the competition.
C. To apologize for the changes this year.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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
If you are looking for recommendations on biographies(传记) that will educate you, comedies that will make your belly ache or stories that present the unique challenges women face every day, read on.
“Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen
A classic that never gets old. Set in rural England in the early 19th century, this
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tale centers around the Bennet family, a family of five daughters and their two
parents who are desperate to find at least one of the daughters a wealthy match. Austen’s story focuses on the tension between marrying for love instead of just for power and fame, and also the unique pressure on women to find financial security by way of marriage at the time.
“Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World” by
Rachel Ignotofsky
It is a sweetly illustrated and educational book that highlights the contributions
of 50 women in the fields of technology, science, engineering and mathematics, from present day all the way back to 360 AD.
“Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls” by Elena Favilli
It tells the stories of female heroes from years ago and present day. With color portraits and biographies that are short and sweet, this book is a page-turner for anyone wanting to learn about influential women in the past and present.
“Becoming” by Michelle Obama
We wouldn’t be able to write this list without including Michelle Obama’s memoir. “Becoming” has the former FLOTUS discussing her childhood, family, motherhood, her own FLOTUS impact, the pressures of being part of the first Black family in the White House and balancing her public life now. And of course she writes all about meeting her husband and the many unique challenges they faced too.
21. What did the Bennets intend to do?
A. To marry their daughters to rich men.
B. To lessen pressure on their daughters.
C. To help their daughters marry for true love.
D. To make their daughters financially independent.
22. Whose book will attract a teen interested in science?
A. Jane Austen’s. B. Rachel Ignotofsky’s.
C. Elena Favilli’s. D. Michelle Obama’s.
23. What do the four books have in common?
A. They are all classics. B. They are all biographies.
C. They are all related to the female. D. They are all about heroes.
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B
“My ocean is my life.”These are the powerful words of Andre Miller, a marine
(海洋的) scientist. He is also the owner of a dive shop that attaches great importance to the exploration and conservation of his hometown’s waters.
As a young child, Andre would be fascinated by tales of the sea told by his dad
who was a fisherman. When he was six years old, his mum gave him his first equipment of diving. Then, Andre spent his time diving. Andre interned (实习) at a
dive shop. With this training, the young diver was able to see new depths. But
unfortunately, he saw much damage.
After finishing his studies in marine biology, Andre got to work as a member of
the Coastal Zone Management Unit. It was here that once again he was horrified by the rapid decline of the numbers of sea creatures and the negative effects of poor
boating practices which caused havoc to the island's coral(珊瑚). Therefore, the first
mission of Andre’ s team was to repair destroyed reefs and save coral. And they have been very successful in their efforts.
One of Andre’s perfect moments was his role in the creation of the Carlisle Bay
Marine Park. The park has now become the premier dive site in his hometown. Andre describes it as “the best textbook example of how marine parks can benefit the islands”.
In 2016, Andre further promised his support of the conservation of Carlisle Bay
through his work with other projects. Through their work, Andre ‘s hometown has seen an increase in underwater clean-ups, which has made marine life increase
greatly. Andre's contagious (有感染力的) passion for marine conservation doesn’t
end here. He is always searching for more. Andre Miller is a man on a mission.
24. What made Andre interested in marine life when he was young?
A. The internship at a dive shop.
B. The tales of the sea from his father.
C. The participation in a class about marine life.
D. The information from the textbooks and the Internet.
25. What does the underlined word “havoc“ in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Damage. B. Harmony. C. Increase. D. Mess.
26. What’s the author’s attitude towards Andre’ s work?
A. Tolerant. B. Doubtful. C. Uncaring. D. Favorable.
27. Which of the following can best describe Andre?
A. Patient and brave. B. Careful and selfless.
C. Determined and creative. D. Intelligent and outspoken.
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C
When Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft launched toward the moon last week, it was carrying a time capsule. The little lunar probe carries a 30-million-page archive (档案馆) of human knowledge etched into a DVD-size metal disc.
The Lunar Library, as the archive is known, is considered a “civilization backup” to help ensure that our future generations never lose humanity’s collective wisdom, according to Spivack, co-founder of Arch Mission Foundation.
“One primary challenge that we face is amnesia (健忘症) about our past
mistakes, and the lack of active countermeasures to repeating them,” Spivack said. “For the survival of our species, we need to ensure it is shared with the people of the future.”
One small part of the archive is a collection of songs, children’s drawings and
writings about Israeli culture and history. But the rest is truly encyclopedic. Included in the Lunar Library are Wikipedia, fiction and nonfiction books, textbooks and so on. All of that information is etched onto 25 disks.
All of that content will mean nothing if the physical object doesn’t survive, so
the Arch Foundation helped develop a super-durable data-recording technology
called Nanofiche for the Lunar Library disc. “It can stand up well to sustained heat that is 10 times greater than what is experienced on the moon with no damage to the data,” Spivack said of the disc, which is made of nickel because of its extreme durability and modest cost.
“We want the archive to last longer than the moon itself,” Spivack said. “If we
place enough copies in enough places, some will make it into the distant future, no matter what happens on Earth, the moon, Mars or any other location.”
28. Why is the Lunar Library launched?
A. To display scientific progress. B. To preserve human civilization.
C. To record humans’ past mistakes. D. To encourage reading on the moon.
29. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to?
A. The Lunar Library disc. B. Nanofiche.
C. The Arch Foundation. D. Nickel.
30. What can we learn about the DVD-size disc from the text?
A. It stores an archive of human knowledge.
B. It mainly covers Israeli culture and history.
C. It is made of expensive but lasting materials.
D. It resists heat 10 times greater than it does on the earth.
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31. What can be the best title for the text?
A. A DVD-size Disc to Survive Longer
B. Israel’s Beresheet Spacecraft Launched
C. More Lunar Libraries Set up on the Moon
D. 30-million Page Library Heading to the Moon
D
In recent years computer scientists have come up with several different ways of creating false videos of people using Artificial Intelligence (AI). These videos are usually called “deepfakes”. Some deepfakes work by putting the face of one person onto a different person in a video. Others work by taking an existing video of a
person and changing it so that the person says or does something they didn't say or
do.
At first, creating deepfakes was complex. It required special knowledge, hundreds of pictures of the person who was being faked, and lots of time. Now it's much simpler. There are websites and apps that allow almost anyone to create deepfakes. An app recently came out which allowed users to put their faces into famous movie scenes. The process takes about eight seconds, requires one picture, and can be done on a mobile phone. One group of computer scientists created a program that allowed them to edit the words coming out of someone's mouth in a video just like you might edit a document on the computer.
It's one thing to swap the faces of famous actors. But what happens if someone
puts out a fake video of a politician, for example, making it look like they broke the law? There's also the problem of the time it takes to figure out that something is fake. Even if a video is proven to be fake, it could be too late. Millions of people might have already seen and believed it. On the other hand, what happens if a video is actually real, but people don't trust it because they're told it's a deepfake?
Many deepfakes are so good that only another AI system can tell that they're
fake. Experts are working hard to create new AI tools that can identify faked videos.
Many people are confident that people can defeat deepfakes soon. However, personally, it is very challenging because this technology has always fallen behind the deepfakes.
32. What can be learnt about deepfakes?
A. They are all made by apps. B. They are improving rapidly.
C. They are mainly used to joke. D. They'll lose popularity soon.
33. What does paragraph 3 focus on about deepfakes?
A. The anxieties raised by them. B. The results caused by them.
C. The ways of making them. D. The doubts about them.
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34. What is the author's attitude to developing AI tools to recognize deepfakes?
A. Optimistic. B. Indifferent. C. Disapproving. D. Uncertain.
35. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To recommend new AI tools. B. To explain the importance of AI.
C. To describe a technology trend. D. To stress technology revolutions.
第二节 (共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。
September 23 marks the start of a new season. ____36____ In Great Britain, the third season of the year usually has only one name: autumn. But if you travel across the Atlantic, you’ll find that people use both fall and autumn interchangeably when referring to this time of year, making it the only season in the English language with two widely accepted names. ____37____
According to Dictionary.com, fall isn’t a modern name that followed the more
traditional autumn. The two terms are actually first recorded within a few hundred years, with the term fall being used even a bit earlier.
____38____ The word is of Germanic origin and meant “picking” or
“collecting”, a nod to the act of gathering and preserving crops in the field before winter. In the 1500s, English speakers began referring to the season separating the hot and cold months as either the fall of the leaf or the spring of the leaf, or fall and spring for short. ____39____ By the end of the 1600s, autumn, from the French word “automne” and the Latin “autumnus”, had overtaken fall as the standard British term for the third season.
Around the same time England adopted autumn, the first-ever British American
colonists (殖民者) were voyaging to North America. ____40____ While the former fell out of fashion overseas, it established itself in the local vocabulary by the time America won its independence. Today, using both words to describe the season before winter is still a unique American behavior.
A. The Americans prefer using fall to using autumn.
B. With them they brought the words fall and autumn.
C. So what is it about the season that makes it so special?
D. But for some reason, only spring had staying power in Britain.
E. It is time to gather apples, rice and other things for the farmers.
F. However, what exactly you should call that season depends on where you are.
G. Before either word appeared, the season between summer and winter was known as harvest.
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第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节, 满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Wang Shun became China's first Olympic champion in the men's individual medley event in Tokyo 2020. In a live chat, Wang reveals how years of struggles and setbacks ___41___ him into a world-beater.
Recalling his childhood, Wang has pleasant ___42____of the moment that raised
his initial curiosity about ___43___. After that, Wang set a great goal that he wanted to be an Olympic ___44___. He always trained seriously and often___45___ to stay in the pool for long hours.
During his training, Wang ___46___ many setbacks and difficulties, and realized
it would not be ___47___ to reach the top of swimming. In 2019, ___48___, his
performances were not ideal and he was really upset at the time about this. Then in June, he injured his ankle, which forced him to ___49___ two-week training and the recovery process was pretty ___50___ and he even thought about quitting.
___51___ , Wang has a considerate coach Zhu Zhigen, who ___52___Wang and
kept helping him improve mentally and physically. Zhu acts like parents toward his ___53___ —a level of care he displays for Wang to this day. Before the final at the Tokyo Olympics, the coach ___54___ guarded the door for Wang to ensure he slept well, because 10 athletes shared a room. With the help of his coach, Wang overcame all the ___55___ and got the first prize in Tokyo 2020.
41. A. tricked B. turned C. put D. forced
42. A. challenges B. stories C. memories D. hobbies
43.A. swimming B. running C. jogging D. skating
44. A. volunteer B. champion C. player D. coach
45. A. failed B. hesitated C. regretted D. struggled
46. A. encountered B. settled C. understood D. ignored
47. A. difficult B. suitable C. visible D. straightforward
48. A. on occasion B .in general C. on average D. for instance
49. A. give up B. stick to C. get through D. long for
50. A. slow B. tough C. smooth D. boring
51. A. Hopefully B. Eventually C. Fortunately D. Obviously
52. A. treated B. surrounded C. observed D. accompanied
53. A. pupils B. friends C. assistants D. colleagues
54. A. occasionally B. especially C. constantly D. unwillingly
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55. A. injuries B. puzzles C. barriers D. mistakes
第二节 语法填空 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个合适的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。China on October 12 ____56____ (official) announced the first group of
national parks. Home to nearly 30 percent of the key wildlife species found in China, they cover ____537____ protected land area of 230,000 square kilometers.
The ____58____ (establish) of the first group of national parks is a practical
move by China ____59____ (strengthen) its effort to promote natural ecological protection.
The Three-River-Source National Park ____60____ (locate) on the Qinghai-
Tibet Plateau — known as the world’s “third pole”. The Giant Panda National Park protects the major habitats of 70 percent of the country’s wild giant pandas. The Hainan Rainforest National Park is home to China’s largest rainforest and the Hainan gibbon. The Wuyi Mountain National Park experimental area is the only park in China ____61____ is listed as a UNESCO cultural and ____62____ (nature) heritage site. It emphasizes sustainable development between ____63____ (human) and nature, ____64____ (reflect) China’s environmental protection principle.
Commercial activities are banned in the national parks and are all put
____65____ the control of the national rules for ecological protection.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
假定你是李华。上周三你校开展了“高雅艺术进校园”的活动。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1. 活动目的；2. 活动内容；3. 活动反响。
注意：1. 词数80字左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。
第二节 读后续写（满分25分）Elegant Art into Campus

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阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
“Ugh, chicken rolls again? I hate chicken rolls!” Matt yelled. “I’m not eating this.” Matt’s mom and dad looked at each other. Matt’s outbursts had been happening at least once a week all summer long.
“You know what, Matt? We're going to let you take over dinnertime from now
on. You can pick the meals and cook them, as long as they’re healthy,” Mom said.
“Good, we’re going to eat good food every night!” Matt answered.
The next day, Dad sat down with Matt to make the meal plan so he could go grocery shopping. Matt had already been thinking about his favorite dinners. “We’re
going to have beef tonight, and spaghetti tomorrow, and macaroni (通心粉) and
cheese the next day,” Matt started.
“Woah, hold on now,” Dad said. “What else are we going to have with the beef?
We need to have at least one vegetable with each meal, and usually we have another side to go with it.”
“Oh, yeah. Um, we can have corn with the beef,” Matt said.
“Sophia does not like corn,” said Dad.
“Well, it’s my choice, so I’m going to make corn,” Matt replied.
“OK, but she might complain at dinner tonight. Are you ready for that?” Dad asked.
“Yeah, whatever,” Matt answered.
Matt and his dad spent the next hour figuring out the whole week’s meals and side dishes. It was a lot more work than Matt expected, and almost every time he picked something out, his dad would tell him that someone in the family wouldn’t like it. It was very frustrating. “This is impossible!” Matt said.
“Yes, it is hard. Your mother and I try very hard to make everyone happy, but
everyone has different tastes, and sometimes, we just can’t please everyone.”
“Fine, we’ll have to just go with this plan this week. Next week I’ll try to make everyone happy,” replied Matt.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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三明一中2022—2023学年上学期月考二高三英语科试卷12 (共12页)When finishing grocery shopping, it was time for Matt to make his first meal.
Two hours had passed by before the dishes were ready on the table.


三明一中2022-2023学年上学期月考二
高三英语科试卷答案
一、听力（每题1.5分，共30分）
1—5 BCCAB 6—10 AACCA 11—15 CBBAA 16—20 BCCBB
二、阅读理解（每题2.5分，共50分）
21-23 ABC 24-27 BADC 28-31BAAD 32-35 BADC 36-40 FCGDB
三、完形填空（每题1分，共15分）
41—45 BCABD 46—50 ADDAB 51—55 CDABC
四、语法填空（每题1.5分，共15分）
56. officially 57. a 58. establishment 59. to strengthen 60. is located
61．that     62．natural    63．humans     64．reflecting     65．in/under
五、应用文写作（15分）
Elegant Art into Campus
Last Wednesday witnessed the activity of Elegant Art into Campus，which was intended to make elegant art more accessible.
A group of local professional artists were invited here. In the school hall, Butterfly Lovers, a combination of Chinese and Western musical elements, was superbly played. Then came a lecture centered on basic knowledge of the universal language—music.
Both teachers and students think highly of the activity, from which they have benefited a lot and expect to have more exposure to elegant art in the future.（87W）
六、读后续写（25分）
One possible version:
When finishing grocery shopping, it was time for Matt to make his first meal. Looking at the grocery he deadly wanted to eat, Matt felt so excited and confident about the dinner to be made at first. But the reality gave him a lesson soon. When he tried to fry the beef, he didn't know how to control the fire so that the beef was burning. His parents offered to lend him a hand, but he refused it. Eventually, he made it in the fourth time with the help of the cooking video. As for the corn, he just boiled it and covered some cream on it.
Two hours had passed by before the dishes were ready on the table. Deadly exhausted, Matt felt so proud of himself and anticipated the praises from his families. To his disappointment, Sophia complained about corn. Perceiving Matt's frustration, Mom comforted him and then turned to Sophia, saying, " Sophia, just be nice. Matt worked really hard on this dinner. We should appreciate it." With moist eyes, Matt hugged his Mom tightly, apologizing for what he had done before. It dawned on him that he should treat every meal from his parents with respect and appreciation.
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了Matt对妈妈做的饭很挑剔，每周至少会发一次脾气，妈妈让Matt自己准备饭菜，Matt和妈妈开始制作饮食计划，可是每次他想出来的菜都会包括家里有人不喜欢的东西，爸爸告诉Matt自己和妈妈非常努力地让每个人都开心，但每个人的品味不同，有时就是不能让每个人都满意，Matt说这周就按照这个计划来，下周会尽力让每个人都开心。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“买完东西后，马特就开始做他的第一顿饭了。”可知，第一段可描写马特是如何做第一顿饭的。
②由第二段首句内容“两个小时过去了，菜才上桌。”可知，第二段可描写家人对马特做的饭菜的评价和马特的改变。
2.续写线索：为做饭感到激动——做饭过程——家人评价——妈妈安慰——马特道歉和改变
听力原文：
Text 1
M: At which stop will we get off?
W: We still have three more stops to go.
Text 2
M: Rosy, I’m leaving for Edinburgh on business the day after tomorrow. Would you like me to take anything to Justin?
W: Yeah. Here’s his address. Please take it with you. And please give him these medicines when you see him there.
Text 3
M: Jane, would you mind turning down the music?
W: Why? I thought you would like to listen to some music while working.
M: Yeah, but, you know, jazz and classical are not really my thing. I prefer folk.
Text 4
W: When does the school year start in Japan?
M: In April. Do you start in September?
W: No, in my country we start one month earlier than Japan.
M: That’s next month!
Text 5
M: Wow, you wear a long coat.
W: Well, my mom said I ought to get a really warm coat, so I tried on this long one, but my sister said the short one was more fashionable and so did the shop assistant.
M: But you bought the long one in the end.
W: Yeah.
Text 6
M: Have you finished your English homework?
W: Yes. I spent forty minutes on it last night.
M: I didn’t start it until nine thirty last night, and finished it at ten five.
W: What did you do before that?
M: I had to do my physics exercises first.
W: But we have no physics lesson today.
M: That’s true. I’m weak in physics, so I have to follow our teacher’s advice.
W: You are really a good boy. No wonder you are making progress in physics.
Text 7
W: Darling, you must have forgotten to buy milk on your way home.
M: No, actually, I bought some soy milk instead.
W: Why? Was all the milk sold out before you got there?
M: No. I went online today, and some experts said milk is not always good for people’s health, because milk is high in calories and fat. So drinking too much of it may cause you to gain weight. Also, milk doesn’t actually help kids grow tall and strong.
W: Uh, so you didn’t buy any milk today? Listen, I’ve been drinking milk since I was a baby. Look at me… Am I healthy enough? Don’t believe those so-called experts. Their opinions always change.
Text 8
M: Did you enjoy the meal at the restaurant, Emma?
W: I didn’t really like it all that much.
M: What do you think the problem was?
W: Well, the restaurant is pretty new. I don’t think it was ready to open, though there were many diners there. It had the unpleasant smell of paint.
M: You are right. How did you feel about the foods?
W: The foods weren’t what we had expected. They were in such a hurry and the meat needed cooking a bit longer. Besides, it was too expensive.
M: I don’t think the service was good, either.
W: Yes, the service certainly didn’t add something good to this experience. The waiters didn’t look experienced.
M: Would you like to return to this restaurant?
W: Certainly not. Maybe we could try it again in a few months when all things have settled down.
M: I couldn’t agree more.
Text 9
M: Good afternoon. Can I help you?
W: I’m here to ask about the job you have posted on the window.
M: Yes. We are hiring personal shoppers. We posted the job on the Internet as well. Do you have any experience?
W: Well… I have a lot of experience helping people shop. I like to help people and I’m very good at finding things that they might like.
M: Who have you helped?
W: Let me see… I’ve helped my mother, my aunt, and many of my friends.
M: I see. Well, you should know that it is difficult to satisfy our customers. They are busy people who want nice clothes, but don’t have time to do a lot of shopping themselves.
W: That sounds perfect for me. I don’t mind spending my days in stores. I choose things very carefully.
M: You should know that our customers have high expectations. You may find working with them quite challenging.
W: I’m prepared for that. When will you be doing interviews?
M: Well, today is Wednesday… So, I think we’ll start them from tomorrow. If you are chosen for an interview, we’ll call you within a few days.
Text 10
M: We at the Countryside Club love the outdoors and we want young people to love it, too. That’s why, once again, we are holding a writing competition. Last year, we asked children to write about their favorite animal from the British countryside. This year, the subject is different. We want you to write about your favorite place in Britain. It could be a beach, a forest, a park or a mountain. But it must be outdoors. You can’t write about your bedroom! So, if you’re between the ages of eight and fifteen, start writing! Last year, you had to be less than 12 years old, but we decided to change it this year. You must write between 200 and 400 words. The best ones will appear in our Countryside magazine. The winners will also get a free family ticket to London Zoo. If you want to enter, please send your entry to 25 Black Street, Portland — that’s 25 Black Street, Portland. Your entry must arrive before the 14th October. We look forward to reading your entries!