天津市2023_2024学年高二英语上学期期中试卷

这是一份天津市2023_2024学年高二英语上学期期中试卷，共13页。试卷主要包含了5分)，5分，满分7等内容，欢迎下载使用。


本试卷分为第I卷（听力）、第II卷（选择题）、第III卷（非选择题）三部分。试卷满分150分。考试时间100分钟。
第I卷 听力(满分22.5分)
第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分22.5分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有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 time is it nw?
A. 6:45.B. 7:15.C. 7:45.
2. Hw will the wman prbably g t the meeting?
A. By car. B. By taxi. C. By undergrund.
3. What is the wman mst prbably?
A. A teacher. B. An fficer. C. A jb adviser.
4. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. Dinner. B. Tip. C. Price.
5. What is the wman prbably ging t d n Sunday?
A. D her wrk.B. Watch a mvie. C. Attend a party.
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
听下面几段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，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。每段材料读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8三个小题。
6. Hw lng will it take the wman t answer the questins?
A. Fifteen minutes. B. Ten minutes. C. Five minutes.
7. Why des the wman like t buy clthes at secnd-hand stres?
A. The clthes are nt t expensive.
B. The stres are near her huse.
C. The clthes all lk the same.
8. What will the wman d next?
A. G t a department stre.
B. Lk at sme pictures f clthing.
C. Try n sme clthes.
听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11三个小题。
9. When did the bag arrive?
A. Last Friday.B. Last Sunday.C. This Mnday.
10 .What’s wrng with the bag?
A. It’s the wrng size. B. It csts t much.C. It desn’t lk gd.
11. Hw will the man prbably slve his prblem?
A. By exchanging this bag.
B. By giving this bag t Lisa.
C. By getting anther bag dwntwn.
听下面一段独白，回答第12至第15四个小题。
12. What was the mst ppular girl’s name in America in 2015?
A. Olivia. B. Emma.C. Sphia.
13. Hw many bys’ names are mre ppular than Nah in 37 states?
A. 2.B. 7. C. 28.
14. Where des the name Ava rule in the US?
A. In the East.B. In the West.C. In the Suth.
15. In which state is Isabella the favrite name?
A Flrida. B. Suth Dakta. C. Virginia.
第Ⅱ卷 选择题（满分97.5分）
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分60分）
第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
从A、B、C、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。
16. —I heard yu visited Chengdu during the Natinal Day hlidays. What’s it like?
—________ I’d like t stay there frever.
A. It’s really fascinating!B. Hard t say.
C. I culdn’t agree mre.D. Oh, cme n!
17. I bught my mther a present and wished t give her a surprise n her birthday, but my father the secret.
A. put awayB. put ffC. gave awayD. gave ff
18. I felt excited that I was ________ t meet the visitrs at the airprt.
A. suspectedB. detectedC. assignedD. declined
19. If yu have a gd sleep at night, yu will feel energetic the next mrning, which ________will be gd fr yur memry.
A. by cntrastB. in briefC. by accidentD. in turn
20. Everyne knws that success ______ happens vernight. Just as the saying ges, “Rme was nt built in a day.”
A. particularlyB. frtunatelyC. rarelyD. usually
21. With three children ________ schl, the cuple have t wrk thrughut the year in the Suth.
A. attendingB. attendedC. being attendedD. t be attended
22. He didn’t ________ what I read because his mind was n smething else.
A. take upB. take ff C. take in D. take n
23. Several species f giant trtise ______ the Galapag Islands.
A. are native tB. is native tC. is hme tD. are hme t
24. While I tend t buy a lt f bks, these three were given t me as gifts, _______ might add t the meaning I attach t them.
A. whichB. thatC. whseD. where
25. I’m s t all thse vlunteers because they helped my terrible day end happily.
A. specialB. superirC. gratefulD. attractive
26. Stephen Curry perfrmed beynd everyne’s ______ with his accurate shting and
cntinuus effrts after selected fr the NBA.
A. innvatinsB. mtivatinsC. mdsD. expectatins
27. Jane has made _____ prgress in Chinese with the teacher’s help and her wn hard wrk.
A. distantB. abstractC. remarkableD. primitive
28. During his stay in Xi’an, Jerry tried almst all the lcal fds his friend .
A. wuld recmmend B. had recmmended
C. have recmmended D. were recmmending
29. It's n use ________ abut it. Yu can't d anything t change it.
A. wrried B. wrrying C.t wrry D. wrry
30. —Srry t say that I can’t play ftball with yu this afternn, fr I’ll have t prepare fr the cming examinatin.
—______. All wrk and n play makes Jack a dull by.
A. Dn’t be a wet blanketB. Dn’t pull my leg
C. We’re all earsD. It’s nt my cup f tea
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31～50各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Manuela gt up earlier and bught tw bags f cat fd. She began ging t the 31 barbershp n the crner, making her weekly visit t see Hussein, the ld barber. Hussein was bth 32 and delighted t see Manuela and the bags f fd. The tw hurried ver t the tiny fd dishes lined up in the alley. Several 33 appeared sn.
As the tw 34 and made their way back inside the shp, Hussein’s smile 35 and he explained he was abut t 36 the barbershp. He had been tld t leave within 7 days. His 37 barbershp simply culdn’t pay enugh rent and the landlrd had invited anther rmer, ne wh wuldn't be 38 animals utside.
Manuela’s eyes began t 39 as Hussein expressed his 40 abut the hmeless cats he cared fr. But as fate wuld have it, there was smething better 41 fr the
barber and his cats. As Manuela’s blg supprters read her 42 abut Hussein, they, ne after anther, 43 subscribing t him and his cats. Every day fr the next week, Manuela went t Hussein with the 44 . And n the furth day, smething unbelievable happened when Hussein was able t 45 a strefrnt in an ld building near his shp. N electricity, 46 there was ptential. Manuela and ther peple 47 t help paint and clear rubbish while electricians made all the necessary 48 .
In less than tw weeks, the barber was back in 49 again. Thrugh the kindness f strangers, 50 , his and his cats' whle wrld was brught back.
A.independent B.familiar C.expensive D.ancient
A.grateful B.patient C.careful D.attractive
A.neighbrs B.barbers C.cats D.custmers
A.spke ut B.backed ff C.set ff D.finished ff
A.faded B.frze C.reappeared D.accumulated
A.rebuild B.sell C.lse D.decrate
A.dull B.classic C.remte D.wide
A.purchasing B.feeding C.sheltering D.cllecting
A.glare B.pen C.shine D.fld
A.prmises B.adratin C.anxiety D.cmments
A.in stre B.by chance C.n purpse D.at present
A.review B.letter C.pst D.invitatin
A.suggested B.remembered C.reprted D.began
A.cngratulatins B.decisins C.annuncements D.cntributins
A.return B.secure C.prtect D.decline
A.when B.and C.but D.s
A.came by B.cheered up C.brke away D.drpped ut
A.appintments B.cnnectins C.assumptins D.budgets
A.cmparisn B.advance C.cmpany D.business
A.nrmally B.thankfully C.naturally D.directly
第三部分 阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
What is Small-sided Sccer?
Small-sided Sccer starts with games f 3-n-3 frm the yungest participants and prgresses t 4-n-4, 7-n-7, 11-n-11 in a graduated manner fr the lder grups. Our schl's training curse will give kids a better chance t take part in the game and get excited abut the game f sccer. The small-sided apprach gives each child mre individualized attentin s they can each imprve their skills. And, it's FUN!
Sme general practical infrmatin
• Cafeteria is pen.
• We supply participants with sccer clthes and ftball bts.
• Please bring a water bttle fr yur child.
Sccer seasn training times
Csts
The cst is $70 per mnth fr Tykes and PeeWees and $115 fr all the ther teams.
Vlunteering
Can I cach?
Of curse! Our training curse is always lking fr vlunteer caches. We will prvide caches with plans fr activities and training, and help set up the small-sided fields. It's a great pprtunity t get invlved with kids and help develp their lve fr sprts.
Hw can I vlunteer in ther ways?
It's yur club and yu are welcme t vlunteer! There are vlunteer pprtunities with prgrams, fields, publicity, facilities, unifrms, website develpment and the bard, t
Team
Saturday
Sunday
Tykes
10:00~11:00
PeeWees
11:00~11:50
BysE&F
12:30~14:00
13:00~14:00
Girls
12:30~14:30
name a few. Let us knw hw yu'd like t help—and we'll put yu t wrk!
D parents stay?
Yes. Parents are strngly encuraged t stay and supprt their children and the club. The club is a vlunteer-run rganizatin. Parents and athletes are encuraged t help with clear-up and set-up activities.
If yu have any questins abut prgram specifies, please cntact recreatinal sccer crdinatr (协调者), Pabl Vercelli, at recreatinalsccer@abfsprt. nl. Tel: 043-239-4409.
51.What d yu knw abut the training curse?
A．It is a free training curse fr children.
B．It ffers three meals a day fr free.
C．It teaches students accrding t their interest.
D．It will make children get excited abut sccer.
52. What shuld participants take t the training curse?
A．Sccer. B．Sccer clthes.
C．A water bttle. D．Ftball bts.
53.What can we learn frm the passage?
A．Bth Tykes and BysE& F have classes n Sunday.
B．Bth Tykes and PeeWees have the same charging standard.
C．Pabl Vercelli was the funder f Small-sided Sccer.
D．Parents wh help with clean-up dn't need t pay fr the curse.
54.Which f the fllwing is TRUE accrding t the passage?
A．There are tw ways t cntact the schl.
B．Parents are nt allwed t stay with their children.
C．All the caches in the schl are prfessinal.
D．Children wh are ver 11 are nt allwed t attend the curse.
55. Where d yu prbably read the article?
A．In a science fictin. B．In a newspaper.
C．In a medical magazine. D．In a guidebk.
B
Althugh being famus might sund like a dream cme true, tday's stars, feeling like z animals, face pressures that few f us can imagine. They are at the center f much f the wrld's attentin. Paparazzi (狗仔队) camp utside their hmes, cameras ready. Tablids (小报) publish thrilling stries abut their persnal lives. Just imagine nt being able t d anything withut being phtgraphed r interrupted fr a signature.
Accrding t psychlgist Christina Villareal, celebrities-famus peple-wrry cnstantly abut their public appearance. Eventually, they start t lse track f wh they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, nt as the peple they were befre everyne knew their names. “Over time,” Villareal says, “they feel separated and alne.”
The phenmenn f tracking celebrities has been arund fr ages. In the 4th century B. C. , painters fllwed Alexander the Great int battle, hping t picture his victries fr his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century, his sld-ut readings attracted thusands f fans, leading him t cmplain (抱怨) abut his lack f privacy. Tablids f the 1920s and 1930s ran articles abut film-stars in much the same way that mdern tablids and websites d.
Being a public figure tday, hwever, is a lt mre difficult than it used t be. Superstars cannt mve abut withut wrrying abut phtgraphers with mdern cameras. When they say smething silly r d smething ridiculus, there is always the Internet t spread the news in minutes and keep their "stry" alive frever.
If fame is s trublesme, why aren't all celebrities running away frm it? The answer is there are still ways t deal with it. Sme stars stay calm by surrunding themselves with trusted friends and family r by escaping t remte places away frm big cities. They fcus nt n hw famus they are but n what they lve t d r whatever made them famus in the first place.
Smetimes a few celebrities can get a little justice. Still, even stars wh enjy full justice ften cmplain abut hw hard their lives are. They are tired f being famus already.
56. It can be learned frm the passage that stars tday________.
A. are ften misunderstd by the public
B. can n lnger have their privacy prtected
C. spend t much n their public appearance
D. care little abut hw they have cme int fame
57. What des the underlined wrds mean?
t lse their way back
t frget their wn names
t lse their memries
t frget their true selves
58. What is the main idea f Paragraph 3?
A. Well-knwn actrs are usually targets f tablids.
B. Wrks f ppular writers ften have a lt f readers.
C. Great heres f the past were generally admired.
D. The prblem faced by celebrities has a lng histry.
59. What makes it much harder t be a celebrity tday?
A. Huge ppulatin f fans.B. Availability f mdern media.
C. Lack f favrable chances.D. Inadequate scial recgnitin.
60. What is the authr's attitude tward mdern celebrity?
A. Sympathetic.B. Skeptical.C. Disapprving.D. Indifferent.
C
There was a time when the wrd “surgery” used t scare peple, and they wuld try their best t avid a surgical prcedure. The feeling is understandable, as the idea f a large cut n yur bdy is discmfrting in many ways. Hwever, thanks t the advances in medical science, surgical techniques have imprved cnsiderably.
Cmpared with the traditinal pen surgery, minimally invasive surgery (微创手术)has several benefits t ffer. Nt nly is the prcedure quick and less painful, but als ensures rapid recvery. Nw, surgical prcedures, either big r small, are dne within a few minutes t a few hurs. The best part abut the minimally invasive surgery is the
painless prcedure. The advanced techniques are helping with quality treatments t patients wh have t underg (进行) surgical prcedures.
Unlike the traditinal pen surgery that requires a large cut, a surgen makes multiple tiny cuts f less than an inch. Fr the prcess, the surgen uses small surgical instruments, such as a tiny tube with a mini camera at ne end. Once the surgen marks the cuts, he then passes the tiny tube thrugh ne f the cuts. The dctr mnitrs the images taken by the mini camera n the screen and uses them as a reference. These images give the surgen a clear picture f the area underging the surgery. After the surgery, the surgen cleans the cuts and smetimes places a bandage fr additinal supprt.
Minimally invasive surgery has becme the first chice f patients with multiple medical cnditins. In fact, it wuld nt be wrng t say that these surgeries are nw the standard surgical prcedures fr many rutine peratins. Whether yu have a minr issue r want a surgical interventin fr a majr health cnditin, it is the best ptin.
61．What makes peple afraid f surgery?
A．The large cut. B．The great risk.
C．The high expense. D．The slw recvery.
62．What can surgens use as a reference in the surgery?
A．The previus treatment plan.
B．The images by the mini camera.
C．The standard surgical prcedures.
D．The advice frm ther surgens.
63．Wh might benefit mst frm the minimally invasive surgery?
A．Patients in need f additinal supprt.
B．Patients lack f regular checkups.
C．Patients with several medical cnditins.
D．Patients scared f surgical instruments.
64．What is the authr's attitude twards minimally invasive surgery?
A．Disapprving. B．Objective.
C．Dubtful. D．Supprtive.
65. Where is the passage prbably frm?
A. A medical magazine.
B. An nline medical frum.
C. A technique discvery.
D. An advertisement fr a medical prduct.
第III卷 非选择题 （满分30分）
第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分30分)
第一节 阅读表达（共5小题; 每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
A man in black clthes jumps high int the air. Befre he lands, he strikes a pse. Smetimes, he carries a red fan. With lng white sleeves(袖子), he spreads his arms like wings. His dance is eye-catching, ften attracting crwds.
He is Chinese dancer Ma Jialng. Since 2020, he’s made shrt vides f himself dancing in Lndn. He has perfrmed at the city’s parks and icnic landmarks like Twer Bridge. The 35-year-ld has nearly 5 millin fllwers n Duyin, where he shares his vides.
Classical Chinese dance cmbines martial arts mvements with thse f traditinal Chinese pera. He started t learn it at 12. “I was attracted by the dancers wh play ancient heres thrugh the mvements f classical Chinese dance,” said Ma.
Later, Ma studied at the Beijing Dance Academy. Since 2019, he has been teaching classical Chinese dance at Gldsmiths, University f Lndn.
Tw years ag, Ma had t give nline classes due t the COVID-19 pandemic. In his small hme, he culd nly make small mves. One day, he tk his wife’s suggestin and danced at Greenwich Park, a ppular turist spt. She recrded Ma. He then edited the vide, added music and sent it t friends. “Surprisingly, they lved it, which inspired me t share it nline,” said Ma.
Later, Ma made mre shrt vides. He cmbines his dance mves with dazzling actin. Peple are ften curius abut his perfrmances. S, while dancing, he likes t interact with them. As his vides went viral, he received messages frm peple arund the wrld.
“Nw, making and sharing shrt vides has becme a part f my life, and, mst
imprtantly, a great way t intrduce classical Chinese dance t mre peple, especially verseas viewers,” said Ma.
66．What is Ma Jialng’s style f dance? (N mre than 5 wrds)

67．Where des Ma Jialng usually make vides in the UK? (N mre than 15 wrds)

68．Hw d peple feel abut Ma’s dances? (N mre than 10 wrds)

69．What des the underlined phrases “went viral” mean? (N mre than 5 wrds)

70．What d yu think f Mr. Ma as an influencer nline? Please give yur reasns. (N mre than 25 wrds)


书面表达（满分20分）
假定你是实验中学的学生李津，你校将在下周末举办以“践行低碳生活,共创美好家园”为主题的展览，请给学校的美国外教Sam写一封邀请信，请他与你一起去观展。内容包括：
1. 展览的时间和地点；
2. 对该展览内容的介绍；
3. 发出邀请。
注意：
词数不少于100；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：低碳生活 lw-carbn lifestyle 展览 n. exhibitin
Dear Sam,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs,
2023-2024学年度第一学期高二年级期中质量调查
英语答案及评分参考
第一部分 听力（共15小题；满分22.5分）
5ACABC 6-10 CABCA 11-15 CBBCA
第二部分 英语知识运用（满分60分）
第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
16-20 ACCDC 21-25 ACAAC 26-30 DCBBA
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
31-35 BACDA 36-40 CABDC 41-45ACDDB 46-50 CABDB
第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
A: 51-55 DCBAB B: 56-60 BDDBA C: 61-65 ABCDA
第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分30分)
第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
Classical Chinese dance.
He usually makes vides in city parks and icnic landmarks in Lndn.
They are ften curius abut his dances.
Became ppular.
Open (ne pssible versin: I think he is great, because he made the wrld curius abut Chinese culture.)
第二节 书面表达（满分20分）
Dear Sam,
I am very delighted t tell yu that ur schl is ging t hld an exhibitin, which aims t raise students’ awareness f lw-carbn lifestyle. I wuld like t invite yu t attend this activity.
This exhibitin is ging t be held in the schl hall at 3 p.m. this Friday. During the activity, we will watch sme pictures and vides abut current envirnmental prblems and hw t slve them with a lw-carbn lifestyle. Thse pictures and vides are taken and made by us students and sme f them even have wn awards. This will be surely a fantastic exhibitin fr yu t knw ur creative ideas. I hpe that yu wuld accept my invitatin.
Lking frward t yur reply.
Yurs,
Li Jin
阅读表达评分标准
书面表达评分标准
一、评分原则
1. 本题总分为20分，按5个档次给分。
2. 评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后综合给分。
3. 词数少于85的，从总分中减去2分。
4. 评分时，应注意的主要内容为：内容要点、应用词汇和语法结构的数量和准确性、上下文的连贯性及语言的得体性。
5. 拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面。每错误书写3个单词从总分中减去1分，原则上不超过3分，重复的不计。英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。标点符号错误，将视其对交际的影响程度酌情分。
6. 如书写较差，以致影响交际，将分数降低一个档次。
二、各档次的给分范围和要求
听力原文
Text 1
A：Hurry up r we'll miss the train. Des it leave at seven fifteen?
B：Yes, dn't wrry. We still have half an hur.
分值
描 述
2分
针对问题做出了正确的回答，内容清晰、完整；同时，语法、单词拼写(含大小写)准确无误，且答题所用词汇数量符合题目要求。
1.5分
针对问题做出了正确的回答，内容全面，但答题所用词汇数量超出题目要求的数量较多，或存在个别因粗心或笔误引起的语法或单词拼写(含大小写)错误，对表达含义基本不构成影响。
1分
语法或单词拼写基本准确，但回答内容不够全面，缺乏部分主要信息；或针对问题做出了基本正确的回答，但组织语言过程中存在一至两处明显的语法或单词拼写错误，且错误易引起歧义或误解。
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答非所问；回答过于简略或草率，难以理解或没有意义的单词堆砌。
分数档
内容
语法结构和词
衔接和连贯
整体效果
17~20分
覆盖所有内容要点，并有适当发挥。
应用了较丰富的语法结构和词汇；表达准确、地道；有个别错误，但不影响对写作内容的理解。
有效使用衔接手段，内容连贯，结构紧凑。
具备较强的语言运用能力；完全达到了预期的写作目的。
13~16分
覆盖所有内容要点。
应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务要求；表达基本准确，些许错误对写作内容的理解影响不大。
应用了简单的连接成分，全文结构较紧凑。
达到了预期的写作目的。
9~12分
漏掉一些内容，覆盖部分内容要点。
应用的语法结构和词汇能基本满足任务要求；有一些错误，对写作内容的理解造成了一定影响。
应用了简单的连接成分，内容基本连贯。
基本达到了预期的写作目的。
5~8分
漏掉或未描述清楚一些主要内容，有一些无关内容。
语法结构单调，词汇项目有限；错误较多，且在很大程度上影响了对写作内容的理解。
较少使用语句间的连接成分，内容缺少连贯性。
信息未能清楚地传达给读者。
1~4分
明显遗漏主要内容，写了一些无关的内容，可能未理解试题要求。
语法结构单调，词汇项目有限；较多错误，严重影响了对写作内容的理解。
缺乏语句间的连接成分，内容不连贯。
信息未能传达给读者。
0分
未能传达给读者任何信息；内容太少，无法评判；写的内容均与所要求内容无关或所写内容无法看清。
Text 2
A：Oh n, lk at the rain. It will be impssible fr me t get a taxi t the meeting .Can yu give me a ride?
B：I'd like t, but I'm afraid there's really n way t get yu there in time. There is sure t be a terrible traffic jam in rain like this. Yu'd better g by undergrund.
Text 3
A：All right, class. Nw we're all dressed up, let's see what prfessins yu chse. Ah, I see a fireman, a plice fficer, a medical persn, and a lifeguard. Can any student tell me what these peple all have in cmmn? Put up yur hand.
B：They save peple frm bad things.
Text 4
A：What's the reasnable tip t leave t the waitress?
B：Up t yu. I usually leave twenty percent f the dinner price.
A：That seems fair.
Text 5
A：Hey, are yu free tnight? Hw abut jining me fr a mvie?
B：Sunds like a gd idea, but I'm busy tnight .Maybe sme ther time?
A：That's t bad. Well, I’m having a birthday party n Sunday, wuld yu like t cme?
B：Great! I'll be there.
Text 6
A：Hell, ma'am. Wuld yu mind if I asked yu sme questins? We're ding a survey abut fashin, and we thught yu might want t take part.
B：Why? D yu like my hairstyle r smething?
A：Well, nt exactly. We're interested in talking t peple wh lk different frm the average persn and yur jacket and skirt are pretty interesting, entirely nt what yu generally see peple n the street wearing.
B：Well, I'm kind f in a hurry. S?
A：we're ffering a ten-dllar Starbucks gift card. And it will nly take five minutes f yur time.
B：Uh, well, I guess I can spare a few minutes. I need sme cffee anyway.
A：Great, s why dn't yu start by telling us yur name, age and a little smething abut yurself?
B：My name is Helen. I am twenty nine and I play the guitar. I am in a rck band.
A：Cl, where d yu usually get yur clthes, Helen?
B：Secnd-hand stres. I always get clthes there. I wuld never g t a department stre like Macy's r a ppular place like H & M, The clthes there are t expensive and they all lk the same.
A：I see. Nw I want yu t lk at sme pictures f different kinds f clthing and tell me what yu think.
Text 7
A：Yu lk wrried. What's the matter?
B：I cannt believe this, but I rdered a thirty tw-inch bag last Friday. It was suppsed t arrive last Sunday. It arrived ne day late. And t make it wrse, it's the wrng size. Only twenty fur inches.
A：Why did yu rder a lady's bag?
B：It's a gift fr Lisa. She wanted a thirty tw-inch bag. Her birthday is tmrrw. What shuld I d?
A：Why nt ask Lisa if she wants a smaller bag? Perhaps she'd like a twenty fur-inch instead f a thirty tw-inch bag.
B： I dn't think s. She tld me several times that she wanted a thirty tw-inch bag.
A：Then I guess yu'll have t return it and get anther ne.
B：But it will arrive t late if I have it exchanged.
A：N, I dn't mean exchange it. I mean, return it, and then get ne at a stre dwntwn.
B：That will cst a lt mre. but I guess I have n ther chice.
A：Right.
Text 8
What are the mst ppular baby names in the United States? Here is the answer fr the year 2015. Emma and Nah are the mst ppular girl’s and by’s baby names in the US as a whle. But in mre than half the states, ther names rule. Seven ther girls names Olivia, Ava, Sphia, Mia , Harper, Isabella and Genesis are number ne in twenty eight states and anther seven bys names Liam, William ,Masn, Benjamin, Henry, Jacksn and Elijah are mre ppular than Nah in thirty seven states. Olivia is a favrite in nrthern states frm east t west. In the suth, Ava rules fr girls at number ne in almst every suthern state. The classic name, William is als a suthern favrite in states such as Virginia, Kentucky, Mntana and Utah. Sme names are the favrite in ne state nly. On the girl's side, these include Isabella in Flrida and Harper in Suth Dakta. Fr bys, Jacksn wn New Hampshire and Masn tpped the list in Pennsylvania.