湖北省2023_2024学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

这是一份湖北省2023_2024学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题，共16页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分7，15 B等内容，欢迎下载使用。
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。
例：Hw much is the shirt?
£19.15 B. £9.18. C. £9.15.
答案是C。
1. Hw des the wman want her meat cked?
A. Rare. B. Medium-rare. C. Well dne.
2. Which place might the man g t this weekend?
A. A cncert hall. B. A stadium. C. A gallery.
3. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. Plite greetings. B. Table manners. C. Bdy language.
4. What are the speakers ding?
A. Taking a picture. B. Having a haircut. C. Lking at a pht.
5. What will the man d after he gets hme?
A. Drive t a furniture stre.
B. Buy the wman a new table.
C. Brrw a truck frm the wman.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What des the wman think f electrnic music?
A. It is clever. B. It is lud. C. It is mdern.
7. Hw ld was the wman when attending a classical cncert?
A. 16. B. 17. C. 18.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why des the man turn t the wman?
A. He has t wrk late.
B. He has t get grceries.
C. He has a package t cme.
9.What is the man getting?
A. A bx f fruit. B. Sme alchl. C. Sme sprts equipment.
10. What d we knw abut the speakers’ kids?
A. They are under the age f 21.
B. They’ll return hme by 3:00 p.m.
C. They’ll practice sccer at 5:00 p.m.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Father and daughter. B. Teacher and student. C. Classmates.
12. What des the wman want t becme?
A. A security guard.
B. A cmputer security expert.
C. A cmputer science teacher.
13. What des the man suggest the wman d?
A. D well in math. B. Majr in math. C. See math as a career.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Where des the cnversatin take place?
A. At schl. B. At the z. C. At an amusement park.
15. Why is Lisa surprised?
A. Jhn was busy. B. Jhn arrived late. C. Jhn changed his mind.
16. Why did Jhn lie t Lisa?
A. He wanted t cme alne.
B. He was afraid f rller casters.
C. He wanted t give her a surprise.
17. What des Jhn say abut Lisa?
A. Cnsiderate. B. Brave. C. Reliable.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Why did the speaker buy a new umbrella?
A. His ld ne was damaged.
B. He really lved that ne.
C. He failed t bring ne.
19. What is the main advantage f the htel’s lcatin?
A. It is very clse t a bakery.
B. It is beside the Eiffel Twer.
C. It is within walking distance t Luvre.
20. Why did the speaker g t Paris?
A. T see sme artwrks.
B. T eat sme French fd.
C. T meet sme gd friends.
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。
A
Everyne has gt a plan, a gal, a target that well want t achieve. Hwever, fr many reasns we pause t take a sigh, and mst times we dn’t d anything abut them anymre. S hw can yu set gals prperly?
Reading sme gd bks abut setting gals is a great place t start. These bks shuld push yu ahead f the rest, and imprtantly, t make yu attain yur set gals.
Creating Yur Best Life
Written by Carline Miller. MAPP, she takes the standard SMART frmula fr gal setting and ges beynd that apprach. She makes a pint f giving yu specific exercises while als sharing related stries. It's a great bk t cnsider as we cnnect better with stries and can find mre mtivatin t set gals in the manner that Miller utlines in her bk.
The Magic f Thinking Big
“Yu are what yu think yu are.” writes David J. Schwartz, PhD in The Magic f Thinking Big. Exceeding yur gals is pssible when yu believe in yurself. Get ver the fear f failure and use the pwer f a psitive attitude t achieve big things.
The Bk f Mistakes
Skip Prichard is a wnderful stryteller and weaves that skill int this bk. This bk takes figurative persn wh discvers nine mistakes that highly successful peple never make.
Gals!
Authr f dzens f bks n persnal develpment, Brian Tracy explains the 12 steps necessary t accmplish gals bth large and small. The authr emphasizes self-discipline and persistence and tw keys t achieving yur gals.
21. What’s an advantage f the bks in the text?
A. They stp yu cmplaining f facts.
B. They identify the reasns fr a pause.
C. They help yu achieve yur set targets.
D. They push yu t design a grand prject.
22. Which bk stresses the imprtance f self-cnfidence?
A. Gals! B. The Magic f Thinking Big.
C. The Bk f Mistakes.D. Creating Yur Best Life.
23. Wh intrduces the detailed prcess f achieving gals?
A. Brian Tracy.B. Carline Miller.
C. Skip Prichard.D. David J. Schwartz, PhD.
B
When mst kids g t the beach, they’re t fcused n making sandcastles and splashing arund t ntice litter, but several years ag, fr 7-year-ld Cash Daniels, nticing a plastic straw sparked a lifelng passin fr saving the planet.
Cash, wh is nw knwn as the “cnservatin kid” has always lved nature. He grew up fishing alng the Chattanga River, after all! But nce he learned that 80 percent f all trash frm land and rivers ends up in the cean, he culdn’t sit back.
He started with cleanups alng the river, smething that quickly went frm a family affair t a cmmunity effrt with vlunteers and neighbrs. In 2019, Cash, tgether with a Canadian cnservatinist, Ella Galaski-Rssen, started a nnprfit called the Cleanup Kids. Despite living in different cuntries, they managed t create educatinal vides n their YuTube channel.“We hpe t be a really big nnprfit that eliminates plastic in the U.S. and Canada,” Cash said. “We want t infrm kids and adults in the landlcked states n hw their actins are cnnected t the water and the cean,” Cash said.
Cash was selected as ne f America’s tp 10 yuth vlunteers f 2021 by the Prudential Spirit f Cmmunity Awards. He als earned the title f Natinal Hnree, where he received a $5,000 grant t g t a nnprfit f his chice, and he became the first persn t win the Yuth Cnservatinist Award tw years in a rw frm the Tennessee Wildlife Federatin. “I want t travel the wrld, teach thers, and help them feel cnnected t the cean. Because if yu are cnnected t the cean—if yu lve it and what lives in it—yu’ll want t prtect it,”he said. “This is my fun and it becmes mre fun with every new discvery.”
24.Which can replace the underlined wrds“sit back” in paragraph 2?
A. Fall asleep. B. Lse heart. C. Lend a hand. D. Turn a blind eye.
25.What is the purpse f starting the Cleanup Kids?
A. T recycle waste plastics. B. T appeal fr cean prtectin.
C. T spread marine knwledge. D. T make instructive vides.
26.Which f the fllwing best describes Cash Daniels?
A. Ambitius and humrus. B. Initiative and talented.
C. Sympathetic and devted. D. Determined and mdest.
27.What des Cash Daniels’ stry imply?
A. Helping thers is f great fun. B. Great minds think alike.
C. Passin fuels dreams. D. Actins speak luder than wrds.

C
Many peple live with chrnic pain, and there’re cmplex reasns fr it. Nw a new study researcher Laura Case f the University f Califrnia, San Dieg, c-authring with Jennifer Baumgartner, suggests a new ptential influence n pain: feeling scially cnnected.
This new study reanalyzed measures cllected in an earlier study, in which a grup f chrnic pain sufferers had been randmly arranged an interventin shwn t reduce pain (sleeping with a heavily-weighted blanket) r t a cntrl cnditin (sleeping with a slightly-weighted blanket). After sleeping with their blankets fr a week, changes in peple’s pain levels were assessed.
In the earlier study, the pain sufferers had als reprted n their anxiety, levels f lneliness, and sense f scial cnnectedness—nt hw many scial cnnectins they had, but hw generally clse they were t ther peple and hw strngly they experienced a sense f belnging. But these hadn’t all been analyzed t see hw they related t pain and pain relief frm the blankets. That’s where the new study came in.
The new findings shwed that peple wh were mre scially cnnected experienced less pain than thse wh were less scially cnnected. After taking int accunt differences in hw much pain relief the sufferers expected and hw painful they felt in the beginning, thse wh were scially discnnected felt mre pain relief frm the weighted blanket than frm the lighter blanket, while mre scially cnnected peple received equal pain relief frm bth blankets.
These findings shw that having a sense f belnging prvides sme level f prtectin against pain. Why? Scially cnnected peple prbably feel safer and less anxius, says Baumgartner, because they knw they can depend n thers fr supprt when they’re hurting, Besides, psitive scial tuch—like receiving a friendly hug r massage—has been shwn t reduce pain feel, and peple wh’re mre scially cnnected likely experience mre f thse types f tuch, Case adds.
Their study adds t a grwing bdy f research shwing hw imprtant scial cnnectedness and scial tuch are fr ur health and happiness—smething that’s been getting mre attentin in recent years.
What did the new study mainly fcus n?
A. The participants’ pain levels.B. The effects f scial cnnectins n pain.
C. The different interventins.D. The participants’ similar sense f belnging.
29. What can be learnt frm the new study?
A. The weighted blanket benefited thse scially discnnected a lt.
B. Peple’s initial pain levels had few effects n the participants.
C. Peple having mre scial cnnectins experienced n pain.
D. Being scially discnnected wrsened peple’s pain.
30. What des Case prbably suggest peple d?
A. Cmpete with each ther.B. Hug their friends mre.
C. Avid t much tuch.D. Cntrl their feelings.
31. Frm which sectin f the newspaper is the text prbably taken?
A. Technlgy. B. Peple. C. Envirnment. D. Health.
D
Is future yu... yu? It might seem like a strange philsphical questin. But the answer t hw yu think abut yur future self culd make the difference between decisins yu ultimately find satisfying and nes yu might eventually regret.
The brain patterns that emerge n an MRI(核磁共振成像) when peple think abut their future selves are mst like the brain patterns that arise when they think abut strangers. This finding suggests that, in the mind’s eye, ur future selves lk like ther peple. If yu see future yu as a different persn, why shuld yu save mney, eat healthier r exercise mre regularly t benefit that stranger?
Despite these questins, if yu see yur distant self as mre like thse f yur present self, yu are cnsiderably mre likely t d things tday that benefit yu tmrrw. A paper in the jurnal PLS One revealed that cllege students wh experienced a greater sense f cnnectin and similarity t their future selves were mre likely t achieve academic success. Relatinships with ur future selves als matter fr general psychlgical well-being. In a prject led by Jseph Reiff, which includes 5,000 adults aged 20 t 75, he fund that thse wh perceived a great verlap(重叠)in qualities between their current and future selves ended up being mre satisfied with their lives 10 years after filling ut the initial survey.
S hw can we better befriend ur future selves and feel mre cnnected t their fates? The psychlgical mindset with what we call “vividness interventins” wrks. We have fund, fr instance, that shwing peple images f their lder, grayer selves increases intentins t save fr the lng term. Besides, yu might try writing a letter t—and then frm—yur future self. As demnstrated in in the 2020 jurnal Self and Identity, when high-schl students engaged in this type f “send-and-reply” exercise, they experienced increased levels f feelings f similarity with their future selves.
If we can treat ur distant selves as if they are peple we lve, care abut and want t supprt, we can start making chices fr them that imprve ur lives—bth tday and tmrrw.
32. What’s the functin f paragraph 2?
A. Generating further discussin.B. Analyzing a research result.
C. Shwing the prspect f the finding.D. Cncluding varius viewpints.
33. Hw des the authr prve his statements?
A. By ffering relevant statistics.B. By using qutatins.
C. By referring t previus findings.D. By making cmparisns.
34. What is paragraph 4 mainly abut?
A. Benefits f befriending ur future selves.
B. Ways f cnnecting with ur future selves.
C. Methds f changing psychlgical mindsets.
D. Pssibilities f us becming ur future selves.
35. What wuld be the best title f the text?
A. Making future plans makes a difference.
B. Our future selves lk like ther peple.
C. Getting t knw yur future self benefits.
D. Yur chice affects the fates f strangers.
第二节 (共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，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。
Hw t cmmunicate cmplex infrmatin?
Did yu ever have t read a presentatin where yu felt like yu’re lst in cnfusing terms, data and cncepts? Are yu giving thers this same experience? ___36___ But there are ways yu can simplify yur presentatin and reengage yur audience. Here’s hw yu can get cmplex infrmatin acrss.
Use interactive cntent. It gets the readers mre invlved in yur presentatin by letting them play an active part. ___37___ Beynd that, questinnaires and chatbts prvide persnalized and specific answers t readers as part f yur presentatin. Making yur presentatin interactive used t be hard, but nw yu can just use Strydc. G make yur first interactive presentatin. It’s easy as pie.
___38___ N ne will read a presentatin with a thusand wrds. D everyne a favr and use images. Images can be super effective at cmmunicating cmplex infrmatin and save yu a lt f needless text. In fact, visual representatin f data and cncepts can ften cnvey what wrds cannt. Use diagrams and images t illustrate yur pints and simplify the cmplex.
Narrate yur cntent. ___39___ Whether it’s thrugh texts r vides, centering yur presentatin arund a stry can help guide yur audience thrugh the cmplexity, making it mre digestible, engaging, and memrable.
Use examples and fables. They can help explain clearly the cmplexity f ideas fr they are what we’ve already knwn and understd. ___40___ Mre imprtantly, the real secret lies in selecting examples that are nt just familiar but als deeply relevant-thse are the nes that will truly ring with yur listeners.
A. Shw, dn’t tell.
B. Make every wrd cunt.
C. Strytelling is anther pwerful tl fr cmmunicating cmplex cncepts.
D. Cmmunicating cmplex infrmatin is a cmmn challenge in presentatins.
E. They can als make the cmplex cncepts less new and mre familiar.
F. If yu dn’t sund excited, the listeners wn’t feel excited either.
G. Fr example, allw them t chse the cntent rute they wish t take and cntrl the pace.
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 fund a wnderful picture f Malan karst cnes nline and presented it t the innkeeper. “Yu can’t g there,” the innkeeper 41 me with a smile. “The viewing platfrm has been clsed due t 42 that t many visitrs culd cause gelgical damage.”
Thugh disappinted, we 43 an alternative: a seven-hur hike thrugh the“funnel frest”. Initially, we were 44 t run the risk. Hwever, I had 45 the turism mtt in the nature reserve: “If yu dn’t d it nw, yu wn’t d it in yur lifetime.” Three f ur grup 46 decided t venture int the frest. The innkeeper respnded with a knwing 47 :“Great. Bear Grylls went there.”
The next mrning, we set ff with a lcal 48 . Rain came and went three times, and befre I actually 49 t climb ver the first muntain, I had already gt wet t the skin. I was a walking 50 f mud and water.
Our guide, in his 50s, behaved like a btanist, intrducing the lcally specific plants t us, but I was hardly in the 51 . Every step sank int the muddy, sucking grund. Every lg r rck in frnt f us was a physical 52 . “One can never reach thse places withut strng willpwer,” I murmured, reciting that millennium-ld 53 , ver and ver again.
Sinkhles and entrances t undergrund rivers kept ppping up alng ur 54 . Thinking f them leading t an unknwn wrld, I began t 55 the rad that I can cntrl even mre.
Wandering in a green chas withut any bvius landmarks is als breathtaking.
41. A. mtivatedB. tldC. fllwedD. favred
42. A. surrundingsB. mattersC. cncernsD. cnclusins
43. A. wrked utB. tk inC. pured utD. brke dwn
44. A. unwillingB. ambitiusC. bundD. mdest
45. A. anticipatedB. prmtedC. interpretedD. nticed
46. A. shrtlyB. latelyC. eventuallyD. severely
47. A. tasteB. trickC. smileD. temper
48. A. btanistB. keeperC. farmerD. guide
49. A. managedB. expsedC. subscribedD. yielded
50. A. adaptatinB. mixtureC. antiqueD. presentatin
51. A. zneB. mdC. angleD. peak
52. A. assciatinB. adaptatinC. participatinD. challenge
53. A. predictinB. lineC. traceD. cmfrt
54. A. ruteB. landmark C. platfrmD. interventin
55. A. guaranteeB. ccupyC. revealD. appreciate
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
There are certain things n the Earth that we must nt lse. The great animal migratin acrss the Serengeti Plains r the twering pyramids f Egypt are such examples. Every cuntry is prud f 56 (it) cultural r natural heritage sites, all f 57 must be prtected. We are lucky t have UNESCO t versee such 58 unique task. It sees heritage as ur legacy frm the past, what we live with tday, and what we pass dwn 59 future generatins as well as irreplaceable surces f inspiratin.
The incredible splendur f heritage sites is a 60 (remind) f the pwer f nature and the genius f man. As a nature reserve, Jiuzhaigu Valley is hme t snw-capped muntains, thick frests, impressive waterfalls and lakes. This dream-like scenery makes us realize that nature has 61 (literal) created a masterpiece. Similarly, standing in the shadw f the Brbudur Temple, as the sun rises ver this grand histric building, we 62 (impress) with the effrt and determinatin f the peple 63 (establish) it with nly primitive tls.
It is in heritage sites like this 64 we cannt help but be humbled, cme t understand ur limitatins as human beings, and knw that ur duty is t prtect them fr generatins 65 (cme).
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 （满分15分）
假定你是李华，上周末参加了学校举办的书法讲座，请你写一篇演讲稿，分享活动心得。内容包括：
1.讲座时间和地点；
2.讲座内容；
3你的感想
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。
Dear friends,









第二节（满分25分)
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
When starting my sixth-grade year, I was nervus abut many things. But nthing cmpared t the prblem that I gt t the age where my vice started changing. At first, the vice getting deep excited me. But then I learned befre getting deeper, it can crack (变嘶哑).
The first time it happened I was s embarrassed. Surprisingly, my friends didn’t make fun f me. In fact, they didn’t even mentin it. But in my self-cnscius sixth-grade mind I was certain they made fun f me behind my back. They weren’t having the same prblem.
After my first vice crack experience, I was determined t make sure it wuldn’t happen again. At least nt in public. S, except fr strategic times I said, “cl” and “yeah”, I didn’t talk. My lgic was, “If l dn’t use my vice, it cannt crack.” Hwever, I culdn’t g withut talking frever. I needed a new slutin.
l began clearing my thrat befre speaking, which actually seemed t help. Limiting hw much I spke and clearing my vice made me much less stressful. This was great but there was a larger prblem. I was much mre scared abut having a vice crack during class. My class had many new kids I’d never spken with. I didn’t want their first impressins f me t be based n a vice crack.
Unfrtunately, ne day my cncern came true. It was abut tw mnths after the beginning f the term. On the day it happened everything was the same as always until I gt int the classrm. I nticed that we had a substitute teacher and immediately started thinking abut hw he wuld take attendance. My permanent teacher never had t, since he already knew each student, I panicked. S many thughts rushed thrugh my mind that I culdn’t think straight. I calmed myself dwn by telling myself that I nly had t say ne wrd “Here”. “Easy enugh, right?” I thught s until my name was called. I did my rutine—cleared my thrat, tk a breath, and said, “Here.” The nly prblem was that while saying this, I had the wrst vice crack in the histry f vice cracks.
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。
2023年秋荆州中学高二期末考试
英语试题答案
第一部分听力
1~5：BCBCA 6~10: BACBA 11~15: ABACC 16~20: BACAA
阅读21~23: CBA 24~27: DBCC 28~31: BABD32~35: ACBC
36~40: DGACE 41~45: BCAAD 46~50: CCDAB 51~55: BDBAD
its; 57. which; 58. a; 59. t; 60. reminder
61.literally; 62. are impressed; 63. establishing; 64. that; 65. t cme
应用文
Dearfriends，
In a bid t deepen ur understanding f Chinese traditinal culture, a lecture n traditinal Chinese calligraphy was held in the schl hall by ur schl calligraphy club.
The lecture fell n last Saturday, lasting frm 8 p.m. t 11 p.m., during which time a renwned calligrapher narrated the develpment histry f traditinal Chinese calligraphy and shared sme significant masterpieces with us. In additin, an n-the-spt teaching f the use f brush was given, frm which participants can get the hang f brush calligraphy. S meaningful was this lecture that it gave us fascinating insights int traditinal Chinese calligraphy as well as prvided a platfrm fr us t experience the exceptinal charm f calligraphy first-hand.
Having benefited frm this lecture a lt, I’m lking frward t mre glden pprtunities t expse myself t mre traditinal culture. Thanksfrlistening.
读后续写
Versin 1:
The whle class turned t lk at me. My face burned with embarrassment as I felt each pair f eyes fixed n me. The substitute teacher’s puzzled expressin nly added t the awkward mment. I wished the grund wuld pen up and swallw me whle, but all I culd d was shift uncmfrtably in my seat. The whispers that fllwed were like knives t my self-esteem. When the bell finally rang fr the break, I rushed ut f the classrm, feeling utterly humiliated. It seemed like the whle schl nw knew abut my vice crack.(87 wrds)
“Yu knw, the vice prblem yu met in class is nrmal,” a classmate came t me and said. His reassuring wrds caught me ff guard. As he shared his wn similar experiences, I realized I wasn’t alne in this struggle. Knwing that thers were ging thrugh the same thing made me feel seen and understd. His empathy sparked a sense f team spirit and supprt that I hadn’t anticipated. Gradually, I let g f the fear f judgment and started t embrace my vice cracks as a natural part f grwing up. This newfund sense f cnfidence and self-acceptance transfrmed my interactins at schl, making me feel mre at ease and cnnected with my peers.(97 wrds)
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The whle class turned t lk at me. I felt my face turning red and wished the grund wuld pen up and swallw me whle. The embarrassment was unbearable, and I culdn’t even bring myself t meet anyne’s gaze. After what felt like an eternity, the substitute teacher finally spke up, breaking the awkward silence. He chuckled and said, “Well, that’s quite a lvely yung vice!” The class laughed friendly alng with him, and I managed a weak smile, wndering whether they were just trying t make me feel better. Finally, the bell rang and I walked ut t have sme fresh air. (94 wrds)
“Yu knw, the vice prblem yu met in class is nrmal.”a classmate came t me and said.“Everyne ges thrugh it. It happens t mst f us during this stage f life.” He explained hw he had als experienced vice cracks and hw he had learned t embrace them as a natural part f grwing up. I lked at him in surprise, grateful fr his reassurance. My initial embarrassment and cncern gave way t gratitude and cnfidence. My classmates were understanding and supprtive, just as my friends had been frm the beginning. With their encuragement, I gradually became mre cnfident in using my vice, accepting the changes that came with puberty withut fear r shame. (98 wrds)
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M:Hw wuld yu like yur meat cked, ma’am? We can d anything frm rare t well dne.
W:I'd like it medium-rare with spicy sauce n the side, please.
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W:I thught yu were ging t that cncert this weekend. Shuldn't yu be n yur way t the stadium by nw?
M:That's next weekend. This weekend I will enjy an art exhibitin with my mm in twn.
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M:Bbby,can yu stp talking when yur muth is full? And can yu sit up in yur chair, please?
W: And hw many times have yur father and I tld yu? Dn't eat with yur hands!
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W:Grandpa,hw cme yur hair lks s different in this picture?
M:Well, because I was a lt yunger then. Yu see, when yu get lder, yu start lsing yur hair. Dn't wrry, thugh.It's different with girls.
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W:I need yur help mving my new table int the apartment this weekend.
M:I'll be back at my place n Sunday. Will we need t pick it up with my truck?
W:Yes.They're hlding it at the furniture stre where I bught it frm.
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W:Why d yu listen t that music? Why nt listen t classical music?
M:Classical music is the music f the past and this is the music f the present.
W:But can't yu turn it dwn? It hurts my ears.
M:It's electrnic music.We live in an electrnic age. I d like sme classical music.Sme f it is very clever.
W:I dn't understand yur music.
M: When yu were 18, yu prbably liked the music f yur time. Things change.
W:When I was 16, a year yunger than yu, I attended a classical cncert.I've lved that music ever since.
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M:Are yu ging t be hme at 3:00 p.m. tday,r are yu staying late at wrk?
W: I'm nt staying late, but I'm ging t stp by the grcery stre n my way hme. Why?
M:I have smething being delivered arund 5:00 p.m., and I want t make sure smene is there t receive it.
W:Oh,kay. I can be hme by 5:00 p.m.,but the kids will bth be hme frm sccer practice by then. One f them culd sign fr it.
M: N, they can't, because it is a bx f wine. The delivery persn will need t see identificatin t make sure the persn signing is ver 21 years ld.Our kids are nt ld enugh yet.
W:Fine.I will hurry hme befre the wine arrives.
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W:I think I want t becme an expert n cmputer safety,but the schls that I want t apply t dn't have that majr. I knw that there are sme private clleges that ffer it.Shuld I send applicatins t thse places, t?
M:I dn't think that's a gd idea, hney. Yu can cnsider that as a career，but I think yu shuld study a brader subject in schl.
W:Like what?
M:Well,what wuld be a learning requirement fr a cmputer security jb?
W:Cmputer science!
M:Definitely. But let's g even further. D yu knw what yu shuld learn well in rder t be gd at cmputer science?
W:Math?
M:Yes!
W: dn't knw if I want t majr in math. It seems like it wuld be s hard!
M:It's kay,hney. Yu dn't have t nly study math. But yu d need t have a slid backgrund in it. Chsing cmputer science as yur majr is gd,but yu shuld als take plenty f math classes. N matter what yu plan t d,I'm behind yu, my little girl.
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M:Hey, Lisa. I am glad I catch yu befre yu g in. Nw we can g in tgether.
W: Hey,Jhn.I'm surprised t see yu here. What made yu cme tnight? I thught yu said yu were busy when I asked yesterday. Did yur plan t g t yur grandparents' huse change?
M:Well,I did say that riginally. Hwever, I want t be hnest nw and tell yu that I lied t yu. I really wanted t cme tnight but I was scared. I have never been n a rller caster befre.
W: Dn't aplgize fr that.I'm srry that I put yu int that psitin. I wuldn't have invited yu if I had knwn yu were scared. I never meant t make tnight stressful.
M: N, it's my fault. I really never had the pprtunity t fix my prblem befre,s I didn't knw what t d. But I came tnight t face my fears directly!
W:That is very brave f yu. I'm glad t be here with yu while yu d that. Besides,the twn's hliday celebratins have much smaller rides. It is a gd place t start. Let's buy sme tickets and enjy the celebratins.
M:Thank yu fr being s understanding. Yu are a really great friend. Let me buy the tickets fr us t thank yu.
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