山东省枣庄市第三中学2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

这是一份山东省枣庄市第三中学2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题，共13页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分7， B等内容，欢迎下载使用。

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分.满分150分，考试用时120分钟.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目填涂在答题卡和答题纸规定的地方.
第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共95分）
注意事项：在每小题给出的四个选项中，只有一项是符合题目要求的.每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案涂黑.如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案.
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. What is the wman ging t d next?
A. Attend a meeting. B. Send the man t his ffice.C. Pick up the man’s client.
2. What’s the man’s pinin f the campus?
A. It’s a Greek campus. B. It’s beautiful. C. It’s an ancient campus.
3. What is the wman’s jb?
A. htel clerk. B. salespersn. C. A waitress.
4. What kind f bk is the wman reading?
A. Science fictin. B. Rmantic fictin. C. Hrrr fictin
5. At what time will the man prbably meet Dr. Banks?
A. At 8:20. B. At 9:20. C. At 8:50.
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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. What des the wman prbably want the man t d?
A. Be careful in his jb. B. D sme cleaning. C. Take ut the trash in turn.
7. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Mther and sn. B. Manager and new wrker. C. Brther and sister.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。
8. Which is a super fd accrding t the man?
A. Rice. B. Ndles. C. Ygurt.
9. Why are super fds healthy?
A. Because they cure sme terrible diseases.
B. Because they reduce the risks f sme diseases.
C. Because they fight against sme cancers.
10. Which fd will the wman be adding t their family diet?
A. Fish. B. Brwn rice. C. Tmates.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。
11. What was the wman ding when she heard a nise’?
A. She was ding the dishes.
B. She was plishing the table
C. She was cleaning the living rm.
12. Wh may be the man speaker?
A. A plice fficer. B. The wman’s husband. C. The wman’s friend.
13. When des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. On an early mrning. B. Arund nn. C. In the evening.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。
14. Hw did the man ntice the prblem first?
A. His bill shwed him.B. His bank called him. C. His credit card was stlen.
15. What did the bank d t fix the prblem?
A. They gave the man his mney back at nce.
B. They decided t talk t the bank’s wner.
C. They asked the man t prvide the evidence.
16. What might have caused the prblem accrding t the man?
A. Overdue debt. B. Online shpping. C. Unskilled peratin.
17. What d the tw speakers mainly talk abut?
A. Infrmatin safety. B. Shpping habits. C. Mney management.
听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。
18. What will Tdd Messegee be respnsible fr?
A. Directing a play. B. Writing a play. C. Starring in a play.
19. What will participants mainly d by the furth day?
A. Attend a lecture n acting. B. Practice the play. C. Perfrm n stage frmally.
20. What is the speaker ding?
A. Drawing up a plan fr a prgram.
B. Advertising an acting prgram.
C. Annuncing arrangements fr a play.
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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
When it was first issued in the late 1950s, Leg has becme an icnic ty, which is lved and appreciated by millins arund the wrld. Here, we’ve put tgether sme f the Leg sets that may appeal t yu.
Darth Maul Leg Head
Cst: $1, 255
If yu dn’t knw wh he is, then I suggest yu watch Star Wars: Episde I-The Phantm Menace. This Leg set cntains ver 1, 800 small individual pieces, making ne hell f a set t cmplete. If yu have the time, patience and desire t put tgether a set like this, yu can earn yurself sme serius bragging (吹嘘) rights in yur Leg scial circle!
Rebel Blckade Runner
Cst: $1, 330
One f the biggest Leg sets n the list is the Rebel Blckade Runner. It’s pretty giant, t say the least, and is made up f ver 1, 700 pieces and is frm Star Wars: Episde IV-A New Hpe. If yu’re als a Star Wars fan, yu shuld seriusly think abut adding this t yur cllectin!
Eiffel Twer
Cst: $1, 455
Breaking ut f the Star Wars is the Eiffel Twer, released in 2007. With 3, 428pieces, this is the tallest Leg set n the market and shuld nly be attempted if yu have the determinatin and patience t see it thrugh! It was built t 1: 300 scale (比例尺) frm the real twer.
LECA Autmbile (LEGO Inside Tur Exclusive 2005 Editin)
Cst: $2, 350
As ne f the tp 5 mst expensive Leg sets in the wrld, it’s nt the clest r mst pretty lking Leg set. Hwever, it’s different and rare, and includes 4, 060 pieces. S, if cars are yur thing, please click here t knw mre abut it.
21. What d the Darth Maul Leg Head and Rebel Blckade Runner have in cmmn?
A. They are sld at the same price. B. They cntain the same pieces.
C. They were released in the same year. D. They relate t the same mvie.
22. What d we knw abut the Eiffel Twer?
A. It is the mst expensive Leg set. B. It is relatively easy t put it tgether.
C. It is a mini versin f the real twer. D. It is the biggest Leg set in the wrld.
23. Where can we prbably read the text?
A. In a science reprt. B. On a website.
C. In a fashin magazine. D. In a newspaper.
B
When Jenn Larsn was just 14 years ld, she tk ver keeping financial recrds fr her family’s dairy farm near Firth, Idah. She sn saw first-hand hw challenging it was fr her parents, wh lacked any cllege educatin, t prperly manage the unpredictable earnings f farming. This started a lifelng passin fr finance, and it led her dwn an unexpected path t becming a rle mdel she never had.
Yet, such ambitins ran in bvius cntrast t everything familiar t her. “I didn’t have any advisrs,” Larsn says. “I didn’t have anyne t lk up t fr a prfessinal example. All the wmen I assciated with were stay-at-hme mms.” Despite having parents wh culdn’t fully understand her ambitins, Larsn went t the BYU Marritt Schl, where she earned a business degree and fcused much f her cursewrk n internatinal finance.
Larsn wrked fr seven years as a financial representative with Nrthwestern Mutual, advising clients n imprtant financial decisins. Larsn returned t BYU Marritt in 2008 t earn an MBA, and accepted a psitin in the schl as an assistant prfessr fllwing her graduatin. Fr mre than a decade, Larsn has taught finance classes t undergraduate and MBA students. While she teaches finance, Larsn tries t help her students see hw mastering finance principles can als impact their persnal lives.
Cnstantly balancing mtherhd and wrk, Larsn makes adjustments t the way she teaches. When teaching at BYU Marritt, she was already pregnant, s at times she culdn’t help wndering what if labr might start while giving a class. During the pandemic, Larsn taught nline classes frm her dining rm table while taking care f a newbrn and ther yung children at hme.
As a female instructr in the ften male-dminated finance industry, Larsn wrks t inspire ther wmen wh seek a similar path t hers. Larsn became the rle mdel that she never had — the example that a 14-year-ld girl staring at a farming expense sheet culdn’t find. Nw, Larsn children and students will always have that example.
24. What mtivated Larsn t majr in finance?
A. Her strng desire fr cllege educatin.
B. Her experience f managing accunts.
C. The high expectatins frm her parents.
D. The heavy physical labr n her dairy farm.
25. What prblem did Larsn face when she decided t study finance?
A. She had n ne t ask fr advice.
B. She was unsure abut the cursewrk.
C. She was misunderstd by her neighbrs.
D. She was unfamiliar with everything at schl.
26. What des the underlined wrd “labr” in paragraph 4 prbably mean?
A. The wrk f lking after a baby. B. The prcess f giving birth t a baby.
C. The prcess f dealing with students. D. The wrk f adjusting teaching methds.
27. What can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. Fllwing Yur Interest B. Balancing Wrk and Family
C. Becming Yur Own Rle Mdel D. Seeking a Way t Becme a Rle Mdel
C
Have yu ever felt the urge t input critical financial infrmatin n a nt-s-familiar business's website? Wuld yu dare t entrust yur credit card details r passwrds t ptentially unsafe trading platfrms?
Researchers frm the University f Vienna have tackled this dilemma by designing an uncnditinally secure system fr cnducting trade in such situatins. This slutin is "quantum (量子) -digital payments" which cmbines crystallgraphic (加密的) methds with the prperties f quantum light.
In tday's payment ecsystem, custmers' sensitive data is replaced by sets f randm numbers, and the uniqueness f each trade is secured by a classical crystallgraphic methd. Hwever, cmpanies with pwerful cmputatinal resurces can break these cdes and recver the custmers' private data, and fr example, make payments in their name.
A research team led by prfessr Philip Walther frm the University f Vienna has shwn hw the quantum prperties f light can ensure security fr digital payments. In an experiment, the researchers demnstrated that each trade cannt be cpied. They replaced classical crystallgraphic techniques with a quantum prtcl(协议)using single phtns, a unit f energy. During the curse f a classical digital payment trade, the client shares a classical cde called cryptgram with his payment prvider. This cryptgram is then passed n between the custmer, businessmen, and payment prvider. In the demnstrated quantum prtcl this cryptgram is generated by having the payment prvider sending particularly prepared single phtns t the client.
The researchers successfully cnducted quantum-digital payments, cnnecting tw university buildings in dwntwn Vienna. Digital payments currently perate within a few secnds. "At present, ur prtcl takes a few minutes f quantum cmmunicatin t cmplete a trade. This is t guarantee security in the presence f nise and lsses," says Philip Walther." Hwever, these time limitatins are nly f technlgical nature. We will witness that quantum-digital payments reach practical perfrmance in the very near future."
28.What d the underlined wrds "this dilemma" in Paragraph 2 refer t?
A. Need fr financial services. B . Urge t get rid f credit cards.
C. Cncern abut false infrmatin. D. Fear f digital payment safety.
29.What is a disadvantage f the present payment system?
A. The cnvenience f payment can't be enjyed.
B. Custmers' private data may be leaked.
C. The uniqueness f trade can't be ensured.
D. Custmer payment chices are limited.
30. What des Paragraph 4 mainly talk abut?
A. Hw quantum-digital payment wrks. B. Hw digital payment prves safer.
C. Why single phtns are necessary. D. What is imprtant fr nline trade.
31. What is Philip's attitude twards quantum-digital payment?
A. Dubtful. B. Cnfident. C. Unclear. D. Cnservative.
D
If yu feel deeply mved by Edward Hpper’s Nighthawks, a painting abut depressed peple having dinner in an urban restaurant, but untuched passing by a real-wrld diner late at night, it may be because f what’s happening inside yur bdy. New research suggests that bdily sensatins (感觉) aren’t just a by-prduct f art’s emtinal impact but a key pathway fr experiencing smething as “art” in the first place.
In a study invlving 1,186 participants and 336 visual art pieces, researchers fund that the strength f emtinal experience caused by an artwrk was cnnected with the strength f bdily sensatins reprted while viewing it. Emtins were measured using subjective reprts, and viewers separately marked n a virtual human figure where and hw they felt physical sensatins. Eye tracking and participant surveys, meanwhile, evaluated viewers’ interest in the paintings and whether they cnsidered them t be art. Bdily feelings’ scale was cnnected with bth the strength f emtinal experience and the evaluatin f a piece as art. Sensatins were mst evident when participants said they felt empathy (the mst cmmnly reprted psitive emtin) and when they cited “tuching” and “mving” emtinal experiences.
Negative emtins were uncmmn, but reprts f “sadness” were als linked t “tuching” and “mving” experiences — and t a participant categrizing a wrk as art. Even the excitement frm a haunted huse (鬼屋) are ultimately experienced as psitive, as we experience ur hearts racing while we knw we are safe,” says study lead authr Lauri Nummenmaa, a researcher at the University f Turku in Finland. “Art likely emplyed similar mechanisms fr making us feel gd. It activates ur autnmic nervus system, and in the peace and quiet f an art gallery this increased bdily activity feels gd t us.”
Althugh the study used nly subjective reprts and didn’t measure bjective physilgical changes in the bdy, the data suggest that art perceptin (感知) invlves awareness f the bdy’s internal state. Art may get under ur skin t shift perceptin. Art may be in the whle bdy — nt just the eye f the viewer.
32. Hw d the researchers measure participants’ strength f bdily feelings?
A. By tracking their eye mvements. B. By analyzing their persnal reprts.
C. By tuching their different bdy parts. D. By cmparing their sensatins with previus surveys.
33. Why des the authr mentin a haunted huse in paragraph 3?
A. T intrduce categries f artwrks. B. T stress the imprtance f bdily emtin.
C. T shw hw art makes us feel gd. D. T explain hw negative emtins are prduced.
34. What can we learn abut art perceptin frm the last paragraph?
A. It changes the view pint f participants.
B. It is cntrlled by peple’s expressins.
C. It refers t the visual impact f the paintings.
D. It is related t what’s happening inside the bdy.
35. In which sectin f a website might yu read the text?
A Technlgy. B. Health. C. Space & Physics. D. Mind & Brain.
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可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
___36___ With ur upright psture (姿势), flexible jints, and strng leg muscles, ur bdies were literally designed with walking in mind, which is what makes it such perfect exercise. Why nt fcus n walking with a purpse?
T get started, sit dwn with a map and make a plan. Ask yurself what yu want t get ut f walking aside frm health benefits. ___37___ See new places? Explre a city? Knwing yur pririties helps decide n the type f walk yu want.
If making friends and scializing is yur gal, call up yur friends and schedule walks with them. G nline and lk up yur lcal mall (购物中心), which has grups that cme daily t “walk the mall” and are always happy t include ne mre walker. Similarly, at yur lcal park, yu might find pen grups f dg walkers wh cnduct diverse grup hikes. ___38___ In mst cities, such walks are ging n almst every weekend in supprt f cancer research and ther humanitarian causes.
If lne walks are what yu’re after, ask the lcal turist authrity abut lcal hikes that get yu ut f twn and int the wilderness r cuntryside. Thanks t the Rails t Trails prgram, railways acrss America are being transfrmed int scenic walking paths. ___39___
Headed t a new city? Then tie n yur walking shes and prepare t get t knw it frm the grund up! Many histric cities ffer detailed and well-planned walking turs. ___40___ And small twns generally have a scenic rute that will carry yu past its best shps and cafes.
A. D yu want t meet ther peple?
B. Sme turist ffices even prvide free maps.
C. Humans were made fr walking:
D. D yu expect t get fit and stay in great shape?
E. They’re a perfect way t explre new territry.
F. Science uncvered a link between sciability and wellness.
G. But remember t stay n the lkut fr charity walks.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分25分)
第一节 完形填空(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ABCD四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Last week we encuntered a minr water crisis at ur hme. A water pipe (管子) had been leaking ___41___ within a bathrm wall, which my husband and I ___42___ fr lng. Cnsequently, we wke up ne mrning t a pl f water n the bedrm flr. We __43___ the bedrm sfa that shares the same wall and lcated the ___44___: Water had spread frm a break between the wall and the flr.
I gt dwn t clearing up the __45___. Initially, I used twels t absrb the water. When seeing the break was nt huge, I tried ___46___ back the water with a mp (拖把). But the ___47___ quickly became bigger, making mre water cnstantly well ut. This was a sign that smething deeper within the wall needed ur ___48___.
We acted decisively, ___49___ the main water line, pening up the wall and beginning the chatic wrk f ____50____ the brken pipe. Despite quite a bit f wall repair and painting t d, we were ____51____ that it was n lnger leaking and ur water supply was back n track. Later, we were tld by an architect friend that such a small leak can becme a ____52____ break and eventually d serius structural damage t ur hme.
Big prblems usually start small. I’ve been reflecting: Hw many times we dn’t bther t ____53____ small issues that demand ur attentin until they grw int big nes that almst ____54____ ur life. With mre care and earlier actin, we can save urselves much time and ____55____.
41. A. rapidly B. heavily C. slightly D. widely
42. A. expected B. ignred C. discussed D. cnsidered
43. A. ccupied B. remved C. changed D. abandned
44. A. apprach B. resurce C. item D. fault
45. A. mess B. dubt C. bjects D. memries
46. A. pushing B. drawing C. shipping D. blwing
47. A. flr B. leak C. pipe D. wall
48. A. attentin B. service C. mentin D. sympathy
49. A. breaking thrugh B. putting aside C. taking apart D. shutting dwn
50. A. arranging B. preserving C. fixing D. distinguishing
51. A. curius B. anxius C. shcked D. relieved
52. A. sharp B. mental C. majr D. temprary
53. A. address B. highlight C. admit D. pstpne
54. A. cure B. direct C. ruin D. dminate
55. A. space B. truble C. argument D. water
第II卷（非选择题 共55分）
注意事项：请将答案写在答题纸的相应位置，写在本试卷上无效。
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。
In China, there is a unique and time-hnred architectural traditin that ___56____ (date) back t the Zhu Dynasty. Since ancient times, several types f architecture have been __57 __(traditinal) built by the Chinese. Each f these kinds f cnstructin has different features.
The wden architecture has distinctive features __58__changed little frm the Zhu Dynasty. The buildings __59__ (cnstruct) strng enugh t survive natural disasters and were easier t rebuild. A __60__(ntice)feature f the wden buildings was rfs with wide eaves(屋檐)and slightly upturned crners. The builders cnsidered __61__imprtant t cver wden buildings with __62__(verhang) rfs. This was t prtect the building frm weathering since wd gt damaged much faster when it was wet.
Anther feature is the suth facing rientatin(方向).When curtyards were built with taller buildings in the nrth __63__shrter walls facing east and west in the suth, it allwed the maximum amunt f sunlight __64__ (warm) the building during the winter mnths. This was __65__ the dr and windws f the main building faced suthwards and pened ver the inner curtyard.
第四部分 写作（共两节,满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
你校英文报“Schl Times”刚刚创刊。请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括:
1.喜爱的版块;
2.建议增加的栏目。
注意:
1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.适当增加细节使行文连贯。
第二节（满分25分）
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。
I really had a tugh time in Grade 1, meeting new faces everywhere. Since I was an Indian girl, nbdy wanted t talk t me. Every spare minute was spent alne, and n classmates wuld grup with me fr prjects.
Feeling lnely and sad, I was in desperate need f clse friends, with whm I hped t share my happiness and srrw. A girl named Fatin, wh was cute, clever and talented, appealed t me deeply. Hwever, she seemed t be aviding me as well. Being nly six years ld, I didn’t understand why peple treated me like that, I pened up t my mther abut all this, almst crying my eyes ut.
Mm smiled, patting me n the shulder and cmfrting me until I calmed dwn. She lked int my eyes and encuraged me, “Hney, dn’t wrry. They’re just nt familiar with yu. Try t bring ut the best in yu. They’ll befriend yu as lng as they see yur excellence.” At that time, I didn’t believe her, but Mm was right.
One day, my teacher, Miss Bibiena, annunced that there was t be a speech cmpetitin. My heart punded wildly. I really enjyed participating in speech cmpetitins. Actually, I was quite gd at them. The nly prblem was that the whle schl wuld be watching me and I knew nne f my audience.
Hwever, I was determined t d it. I gathered all my curage, marched up t the teacher and said, “Miss Bibiena, I want t jin in the speech cmpetitin.” She stared at me fr such a lng time that I started t feel uncmfrtable, but then I saw a gentle smile spreading ver her face. She handed me an applicatin frm.
The next day, I arrived at schl early t submit my frm t the teacher. Taking the frm, Miss Bibiena said encuragingly t me, “Fr a new student, yu have lts f curage. D yur best, Sneha!” Rarely did Miss Bibiena praise anyne. On my way t class, I smiled at her remark, which lifted up my spirits that day.
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。
Until the cmpetitin day, I practised my speech whenever pssible.________________________________
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As I went ff the stage, I heard smene call my name.___________________________________________
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枣庄三中2023～2024学年度高二年级期中质量检测考试
英语答案
第一部分 听力(共两节，每小题 1.5 分满分 30 分)
1.B 2.B 3. A 4.C 5.B 6. A 7.B 8.C 9.B 10.B
11.B 12.A 13.B 14.A 15.C 16.B 17.A 18.A 19.B 20.B
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节, 满分 50 分）
A 篇 21. D 22. C 23. B
B 篇 24. B 25. A 26. B 27. C
C 篇 28. D 29. B 30. A 31. B
D 篇 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. D
第二节 （共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分）
36. C 37. A 38. G 39. E 40. B
第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分 25 分)
第一节 完形填空(共 15 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)
41. C 42. B 43. B 44. D 45. A 46. A 47. B 48. A 49. D 50. C
51. D 52. C 53. A 54. C 55. B
第二节 语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
56. dates 57.traditinally 58.which/that 59.were cnstructed 60.nticeable 61.it
62.verhanging 63.and 64.t warm 65.why
第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分 40 分）
第一节 （满分 15 分）
Schl Times has deepened my interest in English and bradened my hrizns. Of all the Schl Times clumns, I like Glbal Visin mst. It enables me t keep pace with the latest news at hme and abrad. Written in simple but authentic English, the articles intrduce glbal sciety and culture t me.
As an English learner, I wish Schl Times prvides articles abut English learning fr us, s that I can have a gd cmmand f the language. Finally, I hpe that Schl Times will becme mre and mre ppular.
第二节（满分 25 分）
One pssible versin:
Until the cmpetitin day, I practiced my speech whenever pssible. I even designed the necessary hand gestures and did repeated practice in frnt f a mirrr. Then came the big day. When my name was called, I went up t the stage cnfidently and started presenting my speech with full enthusiasm. As I had expected, it was a real hit. The mment my speech ended, I was greeted with a standing vatin frm the audience. Finally, I was declared the winner f the first prize and awarded the title f Best Speaker.
As I went ff the stage, I heard smene call my name. Turning arund, I fund Fatin, the girl I admired, waving t me. She apprached me and said cheerfully, “Hey, Sneha! Yu gave us such an amazing speech. Never had I expected yu t be s great! Wuld yu like t be friends with me?” “Sure, Fatin.” I happily accepted her friendship invitatin withut any hesitatin. Since then, the tw f us have supprted and inspired each ther thrugh thick and thin. S take up yur curage and shw yur best t the wrld. Sme day yu can achieve what yu initially dreamt f.
听力原文
Text 1
M: Oh dear, I’m late. I have t be in the ffice by 8:00 am. There is an imprtant meeting with a new client.
W: OK. Wait a minute. I can give yu a lift.
Text 2
W: Ww! I d like this campus: the green lawns, and the ld buildings with tall clumns. It’s really beautiful.
M: It sure is. The architecture f these buildings is in the Greek style. It was ppular in the eighteenth century here.
Text 3
M: Hell, can yu ask smene t send sme new twels t my rm, please? By the way, I’d like t make a dinner reservatin at 7:00 tnight.
W: Yes, we will make every effrt t meet yur needs.
Text 4
M: D yu still have that bk I lent yu, Mary?
W: It’s just here Mark. I’m still partway thrugh reading it. Nrmally I read science fictin r lve stries but this is fascinating!
M: I’m glad yu like it. I’m nt a fan f hrrr fictin but I thught it was great.
Text 5
W: Please give me a secnd. I’ll see whether Dr. Banks is available.
M: OK.
W: Srry, he’s with a patient right nw. It’s prbably ging t be abut anther 30 minutes. Wuld yu mind waiting a little lnger?
M: I’ve been waiting since 8:20 and it’s been half an hur.
Text 6
W: We care abut quality here, nt just abut ding enugh wrk t get by. When yu wrk at Trader Je’s, yu’re mre than an emplyee. Yu’re like family!
M: In my family, we usually argue ver things like whse turn it is t take ut the trash. We als cmplain a lt when there’s n dessert. Is wrking here like that?
W: OK... Let me give yu a better idea. Wrking here is like being in a family in sme ways. Yu knw hw children get punished when they dn’t clean their rms, r when they g ut with friends befre they finish their hmewrk?
M: Yes, I can relate t that.
W: Well, that’s mre like hw it is t wrk at Trader Je’s. The emplyees are the children ... and I’m the mther.
M: Are yu the nly parent at this stre? I think I’d rather be adpted by smene else...
Text 7
M: I was reading abut superfds tday. They are fruits, vegetables and ther fds that are suppsed t be extra healthy.
W: That’s interesting. Which fds are they? I suppse rice is high n the list. We certainly eat a lt f that here in China.
M: N, it isn’t. Nr are ndles. But ygurt, fish and tmates are there.
W: Oh well, I suppse we eat plenty f them. Why are these fds s healthy?
M: It’s said that they can reduce the risks f high bld pressure, heart disease and certain cancers.
W: Maybe I will start including them in ur meals. Are there any fds n the list that we dn’t have yet?
M: Nuts and greens are smething we already eat plenty f. And althugh ur type f rice—the white kind—isn’t n the list, brwn rice is.
W: Then I think we will switch t that t keep the family healthy. Superfds sund like a very tasty way t keep fit.
Text 8
M: Can yu tell me what happened this mrning, Mrs Jnes?
W: Well, 2 hurs ag, that was arund 10:00 in the mrning when I was ding the dishes. Then, sn after that, I was plishing the table. I thught I heard a nise, but I was really cncentrating n the plishing, s I didn’t take much ntice.
M: What happened next?
W: I was cleaning the living rm, arund 10:15, when I heard smene upstairs. It sunded like they were lking fr smething in my cupbard. Abut tw minutes later, smene ran dwn the stairs. I ran t the windw. A man was getting int a car. Then he was driving away.
M: What time was this, Mrs Jnes?
W: 10:20. Then I called the plice.
Text 9
M: I can’t believe this. I have been n the phne with my bank all day and they still haven’t fixed my prblem.
W: Is it a credit card prblem?
M: Yes. My credit card infrmatin was stlen. When I gt my bill in the mail, I saw there were many unfamiliar purchases n it.
W: That’s terrible. Did they take a lt f mney?
M: Yes, and I am very upset because the bank is nt helping me quickly. I have talked t many different managers already.
W: Desn’t the bank’s wner need t make the decisin t give yu yur mney back?
M: N. I just have t prve that these purchases were nt made by me.
W: I hpe yu can fix this prblem sn. Smething similar happened t my husband’s mther recently. She was tricked int giving away sme imprtant infrmatin ver the phne.
M: I think the persn wh stle my infrmatin gt it frm the Internet. I bught a cllectin f mvies recently. I wn’t be ding that again unless the website is sure t be safe. It’s hnestly my fault fr being careless.
W: Yu can never be t careful. Well, yur prblem is inspiring me t lk int prtecting my accunt better. I think I can pay my bank mre t help me.
Text 10
Nw we have a prgram fr thse wh lve acting. This prgram gives yung actrs the experience f develping cmplex characters and perfrming a full-length prductin while receiving tp-level training. Each actr will receive a rle and will be given time t shine n the stage at the end f the week. Children aged between 13 and 18 can take part in the prgram.
The play is written by Lisa Nanni-Messegee. Tdd Messegee will be the directr. On the first Mnday we meet, actrs act fr sme time t find a suitable rle in the play. By the end f the day, they begin develping characters and learning abut the play. This cntinues thrugh mid-week, alng with fcus n specialty skills that may be needed in the prductin. On these days, they’ll receive sme training n acting. By Thursday, the actrs are running the shw ff-bk and memrizing their material. By Friday, the whle grup is perfrming n stage, in a recrded perfrmance. A digital cpy f the perfrmance will be shared with actrs after the prgram is cmplete. This is a very exciting challenge fr any actr! It’ll begin n July 26th and end n 30th. Practicing time is frm 9:00 am t 4:00 pm every day. Only ten will be admitted. If yu’re interested, cntact us early. Due t safety restrictins, space is extremely limited in each age grup. Registering early is recmmended. Register by June 5th fr $10 ff.