2023-2024学年四川省泸州市高二上册12月月考英语试题（附答案）

这是一份2023-2024学年四川省泸州市高二上册12月月考英语试题（附答案），共16页。

本试卷共8页，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上
第I卷（选择题 95分）
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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What des Lily think f eating raw fd?
A．Harmful.B．Healthy.C．Strange.
2．Hw much shuld the man pay?
A．$2.10.B．$2.30.C．$3.60.
3．What des the man suggest the wman d n Mther’s Day?
A．Eat ut.B．Stay in.C．G t the mvies.
4．What des the wman ffer t d?
A．Help the man with his study.
B．Send the man t the hspital.
C．Help the man ask fr leave.
5．What des the man mean?
A．He can g t the cinema n Saturday evening.
B．He can g t the cinema n Saturday mrning.
C．He can’t g t the cinema.
第二节（共15小题，每小题15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段长对话，回答第6、7题。
6．What d the speakers have in cmmn?
A．They bth have a dg.B．They bth are a parent.C．They live in the same area.
7．Where des the cnversatin take place?
A．In a park.B．On a dg beach.C．In a shpping mall.
听第7段长对话，回答第8至9题。
8．What des the man wrk fr?
A．An nline news agency.B．A newper.C．A TV channel.
9．Why des the man like t be a jurnalist?
A．He travels a lt.B．He earns a high pay.C．He gets jb satisfactin.
听第8段长对话，回答第10至12题。
10．What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A．Teacher and student.B．Mther and sn.C．Friends.
11．What will the man miss mst abut his wn cuntry?
A．His friends.B．His family.C．The weather.
12．Why des the man want t wrk in this cuntry?
A．It’s beautiful.B．He finished cllege there.C．The peple there are kinder.
听第9段长对话，回答第13至16题。
13．What can we learn frm the cnversatin?
A．All the classmates went t the reunin.
B．The wman sat in the wrng seat.
C．The speakers graduated last year.
14．Why did the man fail t attend the reunin?
A．He was ging n a hneymn.B．He didn’t want t see David.C．He was buried in wrk.
15．Where are the speakers?
A．At the cafe.B．At the party.C．On the plane.
16．What d the speakers plan t d?
A．Organize a party.B．Visit a classmate.C．Settle in France.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。
17．Hw lng was the family vacatin?
A．Tw weeks.B．One week.C．Fur days.
18．What did the speaker’s mther like?
A．Parties.B．New cars.C．Travelling.
19．What was Michael’s jb at that time?
A．An engineer.B．A teacher.C．A student.
20．What did the mther ask Cara t pack?
A．Umbrellas.B．Sweaters.C．Fd.
第二部分 阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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Inventins brn ut f lve
Garbage Dispsers
Jhn W. Hammes, an architect frm Wiscnsin, created the InSinkEratr in 1935. Hammes gt the idea after watching his wife spend time wrapping fd in newper and thrwing it ut. The InSinkEratr is a device, installed under a kitchen sink between the sink’s drain and the trap. The dispsal unit tears fd waste int pieces small enugh generally less than 2 mm in diameter—t pass thrugh the plumbing.
Surgical Glves
M.Dliam Stewart Halsted, M.D．(1852-1922) was a well-knwn US surgen wh is ften called the “Father f Mdern Surgery”. Knwn fr his strict adherence t sterile (无菌的) wrking cnditins. Halsted invented rubber glves that allwed his clleagues t lessen the transfer f germs during their wrk. Yet the initial reasn why he created them is mre rmantic than yu wuld think. Knwing Carline, a nurse, suffered frm a skin disease during her wrk, Halsted invented the glves especially fr her and gave them t her as a gift after their marriage.
Band-Aids
When Jsephine Knight Dicksn frm New Jersey kept cutting herself while cking fr her family in the 1920s, her husband, Earle Dicksn, stepped in. Dicksn, a cttn buyer fr Jhnsn & Jhnsn, accrding t the cmpany’s website, decided t invent a temprary adhesive bandage fr his wife. His creatin became the Band-Aid we all knw and use tday.
Magnetic (磁性的) Shirt Buttns
Maura Hrtn’s husband, Dn, was a ftball cach wh had Parkinsn’s disease. One day, after Dn struggled t buttn his shirt befre a game, Hrtn decided there needed t be a better clthing ptin fr peple suffering frm a disability. S, Hrtn designed a shirt with magnetic buttns in 2012. These buttns will finally allw everyne t dress and undress themselves efficiently.
21．What’s the functin f the InSinkEratr?
A．It can clear sink pipes.B．It can recycle kitchen waste.
C．It can extend the service life f kitchen sinks.D．It can remve fd waste easily.
22．What can we learn abut William’s surgical glves?
A．They made William knwn wrldwide.
B．They assisted in the treatment f skin diseases.
C．They were invented with the aid f William’s clleagues.
D．They were riginally intended fr William’s wife.
23．Which f the fllwing is the latest inventin?
A．Magnetic shirt buttns.B．Surgical glves.
C．The InSinkEratr.D．Band-Aids.
B
Bth f my parents wrked full­time when I was a little girl，s my grandmther wuld stay at ur huse during the day. We wuld watch game shws in the living rm. Our favrite was The Price Is Right. We wuld call ut ur answers alng with the cntestants.
When I gt lder and started ging t schl，we culdn’t watch ur game shws regularly. That was kay with me，thugh，because the ne thing I liked better than watching game shws with my grandmther was helping her bake cakes. Watching her in the kitchen was amazing：she never seemed t need the recipes（食谱）but everything she made tasted delicius.
At first I wuld just sit in the kitchen and watch，even thugh I didn’t understand what she was ding. As I gt lder，she let me help with the easy parts，such as measuring the sugar. The day she let me separate the eggs，I felt like I had fund cmplete pleasure.
At last，my parents decided that I culd take care f myself，and my grandmther stpped cming ver every day. The lve f baking，hwever，stayed with me. I started baking by myself，and even if the ckies ended up burnt smetimes，mre ften they turned ut pretty well. I tried ut new recipes，and whenever I gt t a thrny part，I wuld call my grandmther fr advice. Smetimes I wuld call her just t talk t. I felt like I culd talk t her abut anything.
My grandmther passed away ten years ag，but I still think f her every day. Last week，I fund a recipe bk she made fr me. It included her recipes fr brwnies，ckies，and my favrite，lemn pie. As I lked thrugh the pages，I thught I culd hear her vice. She was the ne wh taught me nt just abut baking，but abut life.
24．The passage is mainly develped by .
A．analyzing causesB．making cmparisns
C．fllwing the time rderD．examining differences
25．While helping her grandmther bake，the authr .
A．fund it interestingB．turned ut t be a trublemaker
C．hped t make a living by bakingD．regretted missing the game shws
26．What des the underlined wrd “thrny” in Paragraph 4 mst prbably mean?
A．Basic.B．Cmmn.
C．Special.D．Difficult.
27．What’s the authr’s purpse in writing this passage?
A．T describe her childhd memries.B．T shw her gd baking skills.
C．T remember her grandmther.D．T talk abut her happy family life.
C
When I was grwing up in America, I was ashamed f my mther’s Chinese English. Because f her English, she was ften treated unfairly. Peple in department stres, at banks, and at restaurants did nt take her seriusly, did nt give her gd service, pretended nt t understand her, r even acted as if they did nt hear her.
My mther has realized the limitatins f her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used t have me call peple n phne t pretend I was she. I was frced t ask fr infrmatin r even t yell at peple wh had been rude t her. One time I had t call her stckbrker (股票经纪人). I said in an adlescent vice that was nt very cnvincing, “This is Mrs. Tan.”
And my mther was standing beside me, whispering ludly, “Why he dn’t send me cheek, already tw weeks late.”
And then, in perfect English I said : “I’m getting rather cncerned. Yu agreed t send the check tw weeks ag, but it hasn’t arrived.”
Then she talked mre ludly. “What he want? I cme t New Yrk tell him frnt f his bss.” And s I turned t the stckbrker again, “I can’t tlerate any mre excuse. If I dn’t receive the check immediately, I am ging t have t speak t yur manager when I am in New Yrk next week.”
The next week we ended up in New Yrk. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mther, the real Mrs. Tan , was shuting t his bss in her brken English.
When I was a teenager, my mther’s brken English embarrassed me. But nw, I see it differently. T me, my mther’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mther tngue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full f bservatin and wisdm. It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense f the wrld.
28．Why was the authr’s mther prly served?
A．She was unable t speak gd English.B．She was ften misunderstd.
C．She was nt clearly heard.D．She was nt very plite.
29．After the authr made the phne call, .
A．they frgave the stckbrkerB．they failed t get the check
C．they went t New Yrk immediatelyD．they spke t their bss at nce
30．What des the authr think f her mther’s English nw?
A．It cnfuses her.B．It embarrasses her.
C．It helps her understand the wrld.D．It helps her tlerate rude peple.
31．We can infer frm the passage that Chinese English ________ .
A．is clear and natural t nn-native speakersB．is vivid and direct t nn-native speakers
C．has a very bad reputatin in AmericaD．may bring incnvenience in America
D
Mdern technlgy has a strng influence n many things we d. In fact, technlgy is shaping almst every part f ur day-t-day existence, including educatin. Ashk Gel is a prfessr at the Gergia Institute f Technlgy. Every term ver 300 graduate students take his class n artificial intelligence(AI). The students never meet in persn. All f the classes take place nline—thrugh a website.
Having hundreds f students in a class means Ashk Gel has t answer thusands f questins. He has eight teaching assistants t help him. But even that is nt enugh t give all the students the help they need. S, in January, he decided t try an experiment. At the start f the spring 2016 semester, he added a new member t his teaching team: Jill Watsn. She was able t answer questins faster than mst ther teaching assistants. And she was available 24 hurs a day. It was nly at the end f the semester that Gel’s students learned Watsn’s secret: she was nt a real persn. Jill Watsn is an AI cmputer prgram. Gel says nly tw students came clse t predicting Watsn’s true identity. He was wrried abut telling his students because he thught they wuld nt like being part f the experiment. But nce they learned Watsn’s identity, they became very excited. “Then, yu knw what happened? They nt nly asked that questin abut Jill, ‘Is she an AI?’ Once the identity f Jill was revealed, they als asked if I was an AI.” he said.
Gel nw uses Watsn in tw ther classes, but still desn’t tell his students which f his teaching assistants is a cmputer prgram. He hpes this technlgy will make it easier fr teachers t create their prgrams t use in and utside the classrm.
32．Hw des Gel give his students help?
A．Thrugh bks.B．By writing t them.
C．By face-t-face teaching.D．Thrugh the Internet.
33．Why did Gel decide t try an experiment?
A．Because sme questins were difficult fr assistants t answer.
B．Because he wanted t imprve students self-study ability.
C．Because he was t tired t answer thse questins.
D．Because it was hard t answer s many students’ questins.
34．What’s the students’ respnse t Jill Watsn?
A．Being surprised.B．Being indifferent.
C．Being excited.D．Being shcked.
35．What’s the best title f this passage?
A．Technlgy Making Educatin Easier
B．Ashk Gel, a Prfessr Shaping Educatin
C．Jill Watsn: a Real Teaching Assistant
D．The Internet Has a Strng Impact n Our Life
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。
Hw t Get Higher Marks in Exams
Have yu gt an imprtant test cming up, where yu really want t stand ut? Or d yu generally want t imprve yur grades? 36 There are a number f tricks and practices which can significantly imprve yur chances f scring high n a test. This article will help yu in studying, analyzing and slving exam questins, s read n!
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The best thing yu can d t raise yur test scres is t pay attentin when yu’re suppsed t be learning the material: in class! Letting yur mind wander r nt shwing up at all are bth likely t make yu miss ut n key infrmatin that will later appear n tests.
Take gd ntes.
38 There’s n pint putting smething yu dn’t understand int yur ntes. A shrt review f yur ntes while the material is still fresh n yur mind helps yur lea rn mre. The mre yu learn then, the less yu'll have t learn later and the less time it will take.
D yur hme wrk.
Hmewrk, such as assignments and at-hme reading are where yu will find the rest f the infrmatin that will be n tests, s ding this hmewrk is imprtant. 39
D practice tests.
Ask yur teacher r g nline and print a few practice tests. And yu can take a practice test. 40 Knwing yur weak spts befre a test is vital!
A．Plan yur time carefully.
B．Pay attentin in yur classes.
C．Find ut which ways help yu learn better, and use it.
D．Needless t say, the answer t bth these questins is yes.
E．Schedule time and set aside a quiet place just fr ding it t avid being disturbed.
F．This way will help yu t figure ut hw much infrmatin yu actually dn’t knw.
G．Successful students write dwn smething understandable and rganized, and review it ften.
第三部分 语言运用（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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I have invented rbts which imprve the wrk f cars. My lve f making things began 41 I was a kid. I really became excited abut inventing after I learned abut Thmas Edisn.
One day in furth grade, ur 42 gave us a prject in class. We had t write t a cmpany and learn abut the prducts. I thught and thught. 43 I chse the Thmas A．Edisn Cmpany. Sn after, the cmpany 44 me a bk abut the life f Thmas Edisn. Hw I enjyed reading and re-reading abut his 45 ! I like the recrded sund and the electric light mst. The inventins were clearly printed n my brain.
My dad nticed my interest in inventing and 46 me. He shwed me hw t turn my ideas int 47 and then int new things. Once, I surprised my dad 48 a mdel plane I made. Later, we fund a 49 mdel plane in a stre. I learned that 50 inventrs ften invent similar things. It is nt unusual fr this t happen. I als learned that nt all great ideas 51 . Failure is a cmmn part f the inventing.
As my father and I wrked tgether, I began t 52 that my dad was quite an inventr himself. He was always 53 a better way t d a simple jb. His guiding hands, tgether with my 54 in inventing, led me t becme an engineer and an inventr. Of curse, I als thank Thmas Edisn. He is my 55 .
41．A．befreB．whenC．afterD．until
42．A．parentB．engineerC．inventrD．teacher
43．A．FinallyB．ObviuslyC．ActuallyD．Quickly
44．A．designedB．brrwedC．sentD．recmmended
45．A．lights B．prjects C．suggestinsD．inventins
46．A．cntacted B．challenged C．chseD．encuraged
47．A．cmments B．plans C．detailsD．slutins
48．A．abut B．with C．intD．frm
49．A．advanced B．similar C．suitableD．frmal
50．A．utging B．unique C．differentD．respnsible
51．A．wrk B．fail C．cmeD．quit
52．A．find B．request C．realizeD．guess
53．A．lking frward t B．lking fr C．applying frD．lking at
54．A．interest B．strategy C．habitD．cnfidence
55．A．partner B．expert C．herD．editr
第II卷（非选择题55分）
第二节（共10小题; 每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案转写到答题卡上。
In my free time, I really like surfing the Internet. When I get hme frm wrk. I tum n my cmputer, wait till it starts 56 (cmplete), and then I g nline. I usually check my email first and then write a few nessages 57 my family and friends. I smetimes scan the lcal news headlines at my favrite news Website 58 read up n the latest lcal and internatinal news. This Website ffen 59 (prvide) vide news clips yu can view nline. I smetimes rder prducts r service nline 60 (save) mney and time instead f ging t a stre and buying what I’m lking fe. Fr example, I 61 (rder) a digital camera nline the ther day and saved abut $50. Whatever I d, I realize that there are prblems with 62 (use) the Internet including scams, identify theft, and viruses, s I’m very 63 (care ) nt t give ut my persnal infrmatin. Furthermre, I dn’t dwnlad r pen files 64 I dn’t recgnize. Using the internet can be fun and a 65 (cnvenience) way f shpping and finding ut new infrmatin, but yu just need t be careful.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
66．假定你是李华，请你给你的新西兰朋友Tm写一封信，内容包括：
1. 讲述英语学习的困难；
2. 请教英语学习的方法。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tm,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）读后续写
67．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。续写词数应为150左右。
Scut culd clearly remember the night she had t leave her hme in Pland. It was the beginning f Wrld War Ⅱ and her family had t escape as sn as pssible. She quickly packed a suitcase with a few items f clthing, her diary, and her mst prized treasure, a silk scarf. Scut and her best friend, Betty, had persuaded their parents t buy them matching scarves, which they tk as a symbl f their friendship. Scut didn’t knw she was ging t America and wuld nt return.
Scut kept that special silk scarf fr many years. One day she decided t give it t her granddaughter, Eliza, t wear t her first jb interview fr gd luck. Scut was afraid that Eliza wuld lse the scarf, but the granddaughter prmised, “Dn’t wrry, Grandma. Nthing’s ging t happen t yur scarf. Yu’ll see that it’s ging t bring bth f us luck.” And with that, Eliza kissed her grandmther and left fr the interview.
Leaving the interview, Eliza felt cnfident that she had gt the jb s she decided t celebrate by ging t a restaurant. Sitting at her table, Eliza felt an elderly wman staring at her fr a lng time.
“I’m srry. D I knw yu?” Eliza asked.
“I’m srry, dear, but yu remind me f my best friend,” the ld wman replied. “She lked like yu and used t wear a scarf just like yurs.” Eliza listened carefully, with her eyes and muth wide pen. She had heard stries f her grandmther’s best friend and knew the meaning f the scarf. Culd this wman be Betty, her grandmther’s childhd friend?
Paragraph 1:
Then the ld wman intrduced herself,
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Paragraph 2:
The ld wman agreed.
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英语试题答案：
一．听力部分
1．C 2．A 3．A 4．A 5．A 6．B 7．A 8．A 9．C 10．B 11．B 12．C
13．B 14．C 15．C 16．B 17．A 18．C 19．C 20．B
二．阅读部分
21．D 22．D 23．A 24．C 25．A 26．D 27．C 28．A 29．B 30．C 31．D
32．D 33．D 34．C 35．A 36．D 37．B 38．G 39．E 40．F
三．完形填空
41．B 42．D 43．A 44．C 45．D 46．D 47．B 48．B 49．B 50．C 51．A
52．C 53．B 54．A 55．C
四．语法填空
56．cmpletely 57．t 58．and 59．prvides 60．t save 61．rdered 62．using 63．careful 64．which/that 65．cnvenient
五．书面表达
66．Dear Tm,
Hw are things ging with yu? It’s been a while since we wrte t each ther, and I’m writing fr advice abut ne thing that has been trubling me. While I’ve tried, I still can’t make much prgress in my English study. What frustrates me mst is that I can’t seem t memrise thse new wrds, which simply keep escaping my mind. It ccurs t me that yu, as a native f English, can give me sme advice abut hw t learn it well, which I’ll treasure.
Lking frward t yur reply.
Yurs,
Li Hua
67．Paragraph 1:
Then the ld wman intrduced herselfD.C.y name is Betty. I’m riginally frm Pland, but left there when I was thirteen. And I have been living here in Washingtn, D.C. in America ever since.” Eliza culd nt believe it, stries f her grandmther’s best friend flating in her mind. She assumed that the ld wman must be her grandmther’s best friend. She said, “Betty, wuld yu mind cming with me right nw? I need t shw yu smebdy.”
Paragraph 2:
The ld wman agreed. Sn they left the restaurant after dinner. Arriving at Scut’s hme, the ld wman eagerly rang the dr bell. The mment Scut pened the dr, she was amazed t see her childhd friend standing in frnt f her. Hw magical! The scarf indeed brught them gd luck. Excited and mved, bth f them were in tears. They hadn’t seen each ther fr many years and had many things t share.
听力原材料
Text1：
M: Did yu have a gd time in Japan, Lily?
W: Yes, I have visited many beautiful places and met many interesting peple, but I still culdn’t understand why they eat raw fd.
Text2：
M: Hw much are these?
W: Let me see. Tw pens are $1.50 and a ntebk is 80 cents. Yu need t pay $2.30.
M: Wait a minute. Isn’t the price f the ntebk 60 cents?
W: Oh, I’m srry. Yu’re right.
Text3：
M: What d yu like t d n Mther’s Day? See a mvie?
W: I usually just stay hme and rest.
M: Why dn’t yu eat at a restaurant with yur kids?
W: Well, I’m busy all year being a mther. I deserve my rest n Mther’s Day.
Text4：
M: Hi, Cathy.
W: Hi, Tm. What’s wrng with yu? Yu lk pale.
M: Just a little stmachache.
W: Cme n. I think yu shuld ask the teacher fr leave and g t the dctr. Later I’ll send yu my class ntes.
Text5：
W: Will yu g t the cinema this Saturday, Bb?
M: I’m afraid I can’t. I’ll have my music lessns then.
W: I didn’t mean in the mrning r afternn. I meant in the evening.
M: Oh, that’s quite a different thing.
Text6：
W: Yu lk familiar. D yu live arund here?
M: N, but I cme t this park smetimes t take the dg fr a walk. Since they clsed the dg beach by my huse, there aren’t many pen areas fr her t play.
W: Actually, I’m thinking abut getting a dg. My kid keeps asking me abut it.
M: I knw what that’s like. My sn is already asking fr anther ne.
W: Well, I have t g shpping. Maybe next time I see yu, yur dg will have smene t play with.
M: She’d appreciate that. She lves making new friends.
Text7：
W: What d yu d fr a living?
M: I’m a jurnalist.
W: Really? I have great respect fr yu guys. D yu wrk fr a newper r a televisin channel?
M: I wrk fr an nline news agency.
W: Great. When I was in cllege, I was keen n becming a jurnalist, but my parents didn’t supprt me. They felt that jurnalism was a risky field t be in, thugh they are well-paid and d a lt f travelling.
M: Yes, jurnalists have t take a lt f risks and challenges. Smetimes we risk ur wn lives in ur quest t find the truth. But the satisfactin we get is huge. Actually, that’s what keeps us in this jb.
W: Yu are right. Jb satisfactin is far mre imprtant than jb safety.
Text8：
M: I think I will stay in this cuntry when I finish cllege. I like the life here.
W: Will yu be able t find a jb?
M: I think s. My teachers say there are lts f jbs here fr peple with my qualificatin.
W: We will miss yu s much.
M: I will miss yu and dad, t, mre than anything else in ur cuntry.
W: Our cuntry is beautiful, and it has mre chances fr peple t succeed. Why can’t yu g back?
M: Peple are friendlier here. It’s relaxed, plus we dn’t have the cnstant rain yu have in ur cuntry.
W: OK. D yu mind if we visit yu smetime?
M: Of curse nt. I want yu t cme ften. Yu can even cme and live with me if yu like.
Text9：
M: Excuse me, ma’am. But I think yu’re in my seat.
W: Oh, I’m srry. Hey! Ian! What a surprise! It’s me, Alice. We were classmates in high schl.
M: Alice! Fancy meeting yu here. Lng time n see.
W: Yeah, it’s been ages. I haven’t seen yu since graduatin. Yu lk very different nw. I almst didn’t recgnize yu.
M: Really? Well, yu haven’t changed a lt, but yu lk mre elegant than befre.
W: Thanks. By the way, yu didn’t shw up at ur 10-year high schl reunin last year. We all thught it was a pity.
M: I was abrad n a business trip and culdn’t make it. Was I the nly ne absent frm the party?
W: N. Actually Mark and Helen didn’t attend the party, either. They were n their hneymn.
M: What? I can’t believe they gt married.
W: Yes. Ian, wuld yu like t see ur mnitr David after we get ff the plane? He lives in Paris nw. I’ve arranged t meet him at the cffee shp. I’m sure he’ll be glad t see yu.
M: OK.
Text10：
It was the first day f ur tw-week family vacatin t Eurpe. A year ag when my mm’s 43th birthday was cming,she said t us, “What abut travelling in Eurpe?” She wasn’t interested in parties, new cars r celebratins. She wanted t travel.
Of curse, my brther Michael and I were excited when she put frward the idea. Michael, 23, was finishing up an engineering degree. And I had already brrwed a lt f mney fr my cllege educatin. We weren’t ging t be able t have a trip like this n ur wn fr quite sme time. Obviusly, we thught this was the best idea ur mther had ever had.
sweaters.Yuved phne calls and emails frm my mther every day as the date f travelling was near. “Dn’t frget t make cpies f yur passprts.” “Make sure t call the bank.” “And seriusly, Cara, pack sweaters.Yu’re ging t be cld.” It had been seven years after I left hme. And except during the hlidays, my brther and I hadn’t spent much time tgether with ur family fr a lng time.