2025-2026年江西省南昌市高一英语第一学期期中试卷

这是一份2025-2026年江西省南昌市高一英语第一学期期中试卷，共12页。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后面有一个小题，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。
第一节：
What will the man prbably d in the evening?
A. Write fr a newspaper. B. Read China Daily. C. G t a cncert.
2. Wh prbably brke the rule?
A. Jack . B. Jim. C. Tm.
3. what des the man mean?
A. He is sure that Tny is OK.
B. He is wrried abut Tny, t.
C. He desn’t care abut Tny.
4. What wuld the by like t d?
A. Wrk. B. Find a jb. C. Have a walk.
5. Hw did the man knw the temperature?
A. Frm the weatherman. B. Frm the newspaper. C. Frm the wman.
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后都有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
听下面一段材料，回答第6至8题：
6. What des the man want t learn?
A. Cmputer. B. English. C. Driving.
7. Hw lng des the curse last?
A. 20 days. B. 37 days. C. 45 days.
8. When will the final exams be held?
A. Frm August 16 t 18 .
B. Frm September 16 t 18.
C. Frm July 15 t August 20.
听下面一段材料，回答第9至11题
9. Where are the tw speakers?
A. In the htel. B. In the street. C. In the theatre.
10. When des the play start?
A. At 3:00. B. At 6:00. C. At 7:00.
11. What des the man remain the wman t cnsider?
A. Their mney. B. Their health. C. Their safety.
听下面一段材料，回答第12至第14题
12. Why des the man call Ms Strng?
A. T get infrmatin abut after-sales service.
B. T make an appintment with her.
C. T get his fax machine repaired.
13. When will the wman send the material?
A. At 2:30. B. At 3:20. C. At 5:00.
14. What is the man ging t d in the afternn?
A. Repair the fax. B. Send the wman a fax. C. Call Ms strng again.
听下面一段材料，回答第15至第17题
15. Hw did the wman get int tuch with her family?
A. By letters. B. By telephne. C. By cmputer.
16. What des the man suggest the wman ding?
A. Studying wrd prcessing.
B. Visiting her friends in Italy.
C. Learning hw t use the Internet.
17. What is the man mst interested in?
A. Talking abut music. B. Sending e-mails. C. Surfing the net.
听下面一段材料，回答第18至第20题
18. What is the speaker’s natinality?
A. Canadian. B. American. C. Japanese.
19. Why was the speaker excited?
A. She liked t teach children.
B. It was her first time ging abrad.
C. She was paid t be a teacher fr the first time.
20. Hw did the speaker feel abut the students’ questins?
A. Angry. B. Mved. C. Uncmfrtable.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15 小题；每小题1 分，满分15分）
21. When he gt hme, he fund sme pages in the bk __________.
A. missed B. missing C. was missing D. disappearing
22. Finally the thief handed everything _______ he had stlen t the plice.
A. which B. what C. whatever D. that
23. _________ his return t his hme, he helped his mther d sme husewrk.
A. As sn as B. The mment C. Upn D. Immediately
24. Every tw mnths, his father asked his sn t visit the museum in rder t _______
his interest in science.
A. grw B. develp C. build D. make
25.--- Wuld yu please give me a talk n mdern science?
--- ___________, but I’m leaving fr New Yrk tmrrw.
A. It desn’t matter B. Best wishes
C. Nt at all D. I wish I culd
26. Yu shuld g t see him when he is s seriusly ill. ______, he is yur brther.
A. In all B. After all C. At all D. Abve all
27. What shuld we d t keep urselves ________ gd and _______ gd?
A. t lk; feeling B. t lk; t feel
C. lking; t feel D. lking; feeling
28. Mr Smith, _______ f the ________ speech, started t read a nvel.
A. tired; bring B. Tiring; bred C. tired; bred D. tiring; bring
29. Seeing the great man was an exciting mment, _________ I had been lking frward t.
A. what B. that C. it D. ne
30. His bss is ging t be _________ vacatin next week and the cmpany will be left _______ Mike.
A. in; in charge f B. n; in the charge f
C. n; taking charge f D. in; taking the charge f
31. Recently I bught an ancient Chinese vase, ________ was reasnable.
A. which price B. the price f which C. its price D. the price f it
32. The manager insisted that the chief engineer ________ testing the new mdel at nce.
A. start B. started C. wuld start D. had started
33.With the children ___________, they have knwn a lt abut sciety.
A. t bring up B. t grw up C. bringing up D. grwing up
34._______ the mther, the little girl entered the rm, _________.
A. Fllwed; cried B. Fllwing; crying
C. Fllwing; cried D. Fllwed; crying
35. --- Why did yu eat yur wrds, Billy?
--- Srry, dear. But I really frget where I was _______ t meet yu.
A. hped B. deserved C. suppsed D. demanded
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36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
“Where is yur hme, by?”a little beggar was nce asked. “I dn’t have hme because I dn’t have a family,” he answered. I feel great sympathy(同情) fr him because several years ag, I als felt___36___. I’m a by frm an rdinary family which____37___t be happy. My parents lved me very much when I was a small child. They spent a lt f time playing with me even thugh they were___38__.
___39____, a big change happened when I grew lder: my parents began t fight. Every three r fur days, they wuld fight. I was___40___ frightened that I used t hide behind the dr and cry.
Every time I had t wait fr at least an hur ___41__they stpped. Then my father wuld walk ut in anger, ___42___mther crying alne. Lking at the black and blue marks n her face, I culd d ___43___ but cry with her. Such a happy family became a bad ne and I became a __44__and unhappy by.
Then, I went t the junir middle schl and had t live in the schl. Althugh it was a lng way frm hme, I ___45___stpped wrrying abut my family, particularly my mther as she cannt ___46___herself in a fight. I always stayed up at night, staring at the stars, ___47__a miracle (奇迹) wuld happen and my family culd be happy again.
One cld winter day, I gt a __48___t g hme after six mnths away at schl. The rad was cvered in snw but I __49___my family s much that I rde my bike as fast as pssible. Hwever, I started t wrry that my parents had been ___50__. All f a sudden I was hit by a car and fainted. When I wke up I was in hspital and my parents were sitting beside the bed. ___51___my sadness, I saw new scars n mther’s face. I lked at her, tears filling my eyes, and shuted ut the wrds that had been hidden in my ___52__fr years.
“When will yu stp? Have yu ever thught abut my feelings? N! Yu just care abut yurselves. This accident wuldn’t have happened___53___fr yur endless fighting!” I began crying ludly. “Yu want t knw abut my hrrible nightmare(噩梦)？I dreamed that mum was beaten up with scars and bld all ver the bdy. I felt scared! I want nthing but ___54___. Please give me a happy family!” My parents and the nurses were all stunned(震惊的)but they had tears in their eyes. And what happened next? I ___55___and my parents prmised never t fight again. S far, they have kept their prmise.
36. A. hmeless B. meaningless C. useless D. endless
37. A. said B. happened C. used D. had
38. A. tiring B. busy C. full D. hungry
39. A. Befre B. While C. Hwever D. Thus
40. A. very B. t C. s D. such
41. A. after B. if C. befre D. s
42. A. getting B. leaving C. setting D. sending
43. A. little B. hardly C. few D. nthing
44. A. nisy B. still C. jyful D. quiet
45. A. ever B. just C. even D. never
46. A. enjy B. prevent C. stp D. prtect
47. A. hping B. guessing C. cnsidering D. dubting
48. A. ticket B. little mney C. chance D. change
49. A. missed B. remembered C. reminded D. hped
50. A. quarrelling B. fighting C. trubling D. leaving
51. A. With B. Fr C. T D. By
52. A. thught B. idea C. pinin D. heart
53. A. except B. but C. nt D. withut
54. A. mney B. happiness C. family D. hme
55. A. returned B. recvered C. put thrugh D. gt thrugh
第三部分:阅读理解(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30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
Every day we g t schl and listen t the teacher, and the teacher will ask us sme questins. Smetimes, the classmates will ask yur pinins f the wrk f the class. When yu are telling thers in the class what yu have fund ut abut these tpics, remember that they must be able t hear what yu are saying. Yu are nt taking part in a family cnversatin r having a chat with friends---yu are in a slightly unnatural situatin where a large grup f peple will remain silent, waiting t hear what yu have t say. Yu must speak s that they can hear yu---ludly enugh and clearly enugh but withut trying t shut r appearing t frce yurself.
Remember, t, that it is the same if yu are called t an interview whether it is with a prfessr f yur schl r a gvernment fficial wh might meet yu. The persn yu are seeing will try t put yu at yur ease but the situatin is smewhat different frm that f a rdinary cnversatin. Yu must take special care that yu can be heard.
56. When yu speak t the class, yu shuld speak ________.
A. as slwly as pssible B. in a lw vice C. ludly D. frcefully
57. Usually, when yu speak t the class, the class is ________.
A. nisy B. quiet C. having a rest D. serius
58. If yu are having a cnversatin with an fficial, the mst imprtant thing fr yu is____.
A. t shw yur ability B. t be very gentle
C. t make sure that yu can be heard D. t put the fficial at ease
59. The main idea f this passage is _______.
A. that we shuld talk in different ways in different situatins
B. that we must speak ludly
C. that we must keep silent at any time
D. that we must talk with the class
B
Parents ften believe that they have a gd relatinship with their teenagers (青少年). But last summer , Janna and Henry nticed a change in their lder sn : suddenly he seemed t be talking far mre t his friends than t his parents . “ The dr t his rm is always shut .” Janns nted .
Tina and Mark nticed similar changes in their 14-year-ld daughter . “She used t cuddle up (蜷伏)with me n the sfa and talk ,” said Mark . “Nw we jke that she des this nly when she wants smething , Smetimes she wants t be treated like a little girl and smetimes like a yung lady . The prblem is figuring ut which time is which .”
Befre age 11, children like t tell their parents what’s n their minds . “In fact , parents are first n the list .” said Michael Riera, authr f Uncmmn Sense fr Parents with Teenagers . “This cmpletely changes during the teen years .” Riera explained . “They talk t their friends first , then maybe their teachers , and their parents last .”
Parents wh knw what’s ging n in their teenagers’ lives are in the best psitin t help them . T break dwn the wall f silence , parents shuld create chances t understand what their children want t say , and try t find ways t talk and write t them . And they must give their children a mental break , fr children als need freedm , thugh yung . Anther thing parents shuld remember is that t be a friend , nt a manager , with their children is a better way t knw them .
60．“The dr t his rm is always shut” suggests that the sn .
A．is always busy with his studies
B．desn’t want t be disturbed
C．keeps himself away frm his parents
D．begins t dislike his parents
61. What trubles Tina and Mark mst is that .
A．their daughter isn’t as lvely as befre
B．they can’t read their daughter’s mind exactly
C．they dn’t knw what t say t their daughter
D．their daughter talks with them nly when she needs help
62.Which f the fllwing best explains “ the wall f silence” in the last paragraph ?
A．Teenagers talk a lt with their friends .
B．Teenagers d nt want t understand their parents .
C．Teenagers d nt talk much with their parents .
D．Teenagers talk little abut their wn lives .
63.What can be learned frm the passage ?
A．Parents are unhappy with their grwing children .
B．Parents have suitable ways t talk with their teenagers .
C．Parents shuld be patient with their silent teenagers .
D．Parents shuld try t understand their teenagers .
C
A year ag, I paid n attentin t English idims, thugh my teacher emphasized(强调)the imprtance again and again. But sn, the imprtance f English idims was shwn in an amusing experience
One day, I happened t meet an Englishman n the rad, and sn we began t talk. As I was talking abut hw I was studying English, the freigner seemed t be surprised . Gently shaking his head, shrugging his shulders, he said, “Yu dn’t say!” “Yu dn’t say!” I was puzzled. I thught , perhaps this is nt an prper tpic. “Well, I’d better change the tpic. “ S I said t him, “Well, shall we talk abut the Great Wall? By the way, have yu ever been there?” “Certainly, everyne back hme will laugh at me if I leave China withut seeing it. It was wnderful.” He was deep in thught when I began t talk like a turist guide. “The Great Wall is ne f the wnders in the wrld. We are very prud f it.” Sn I was stpped again by his wrds: “Yu dn’t say!” I culdn’t help asking, “Why d yu ask me nt t talk abut it ?” “Well, I didn’t ask yu t d s,” he answered, greatly surprised. I said, “Didn’t yu say ‘yu dn’t say’?” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed t tears. He began t explain, ‘Yu dn’t say.’actually means ‘really’! It is an expressin f surprise. Perhaps yu dn’t pay attentin t English idims.” Only then did I knw hw flish I had been. Since then I have been mre careful with idimatic expressins. Remember: what the English teachers said is always right t us students.
64. A year ag, I paid n attentin t English idims because ____.
A. English idims were nt imprtant.
B. I was nt careful with English idims
C. My teacher didn’t emphasize the imprtance f them
D. I had n interest in them
65. At first, n hearing “Yu dn’t say”, I thught the freigner meant____.
A. He was nt interested in the tpicB. He was nly interested in the Great Wall
C. I had talked t muchD. I had t stp talking
66. After the Englishman explained the idim, _____.
A. I thught the Englishman had made me a fl.
B. The Englishman became a real fl.
C. I felt very flish
D. I became mre careful in everything.
D
The average 15 year ld rises at 6:00 a.m. t g fr a jg. He then dresses, eats breakfast, and arrives at high schl in time fr classes at 7:40. After schl, there are always activities and things t d, such as ftball practice and hmewrk. He usually falls asleep by 10:00 p.m., but still the next day he feels tired during his mrning classes.
On nearly eight hurs sleep a night, ften regarded as the required amunt, sme experts still say it is nt enugh. They argue that teens naturally like t g t bed later, but that their bdies’ bilgical changes mean that they need at least nine t ten hurs a night. Sme American high schls have even begun starting classes later in the day t deal with the prblem. Lack f sleep damages md and affects perfrmance the next day, s it ften explains the extreme md swings f teenagers.
The Natinal Sleep Fundatin (NSF) in Washingtn USA reprted that the ttal average sleep time during the schl week decreases(下降) frm 7 hurs and 42 minutes fr 13 year lds t 7 hurs and 4 minutes fr 19 year lds.
The prblem is that we live in a very fast-pace sciety where parents themselves skimp(吝惜) n sleep.
S it’s hard t expect ne’s wn children t turn ff the cmputer r TV and g t bed if that’s the family’s lifestyle.
67. Many experts in the field f the health think__________________
that missing a few hurs sleep has n effect n a teenager’s health at all
that eight hurs sleep a night fr a teenager is mre than enugh
that teenagers need nine r mre hurs sleep a night
that teenagers need less sleep than adults
68. Accrding t the passage, the average 15 year ld wh falls asleep by 10:00 r 11:00 ’clck_____________
is wide awake the next mrning at schl
still feels tires the next mrning at schl
always gets t schl n time
is never at schl n time
69. We can safely say_______.
the average nightly sleep time increases between the ages f 13 t 19
lack f sleep damages a teenager’s md and cncentratin(注意力)
teenagers need less sleep than adults
the average teenager gets t much sleep
70. Teenagers need mre sleep than adults, because ____________________
they wrk harder than adults
they like sleeping mre than adults
they want t be taller than adults
f the bilgical changes in their bdies

第二卷
第四部分 单词拼写: 满分10分
1．Our family is ne where bad behavir cannt g u__________.
2. His stry was s t_________ that everyne present was mved t tears.
3.The e ___________ f his lab was t ld and tk time and energy. I think it’s nt s helpful.
4.I r________ nt having taken yur advice, therwise I wuldn’t have failed in the cmpetitin.
5.His s________ that I shuldn’t spend s much time in cmplaining is crrect.
6.After the disease, he has t g t hspital and have him examined r__________(定期).
7. But yu must get yur rm _________ (收拾) up befre yu g ut tday.
8. When I saw her , I felt a little ___________(尴尬) fr misunderstanding her.
9．He didn’t __________(赞成) f the idea that music culd be played during break times.
10.My cusin is ___________(考虑) ging abrad fr further educatin.
第五部分 完成下列句子: 一空一词，满分10分
1.There used t be a gym in the centre f the city, ________ _______(是不是)?
2.I still_______ ________ yu ________(认为……是)my best friend at present.
3.He is a selfish man. Yu can’t _______ _______ ______ ______(太多的指望) him.
4.She was very tired and ______ ________ _______(想要有) a nice sleep.
5.He tld us that the best way t _______ ______(赢得尊重) frm the schl was t wrk hard and _______ _______ ________（获得高分）.
6.Basketball , vlleyball and ftball are all gd team sprts and will help yu ________ ______ (增强)yur strength.
7.--- Is that the small twn yu ften refer t?
--- Right, just the ne ________ yu knw I used t wrk fr years.
第六部分 书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是李华，Teenagers Nw 栏目的编辑，请你给青少年写一封信。先简单叙述他们的烦恼：
成年人对他们要求苛刻，态度粗鲁；
经常熬夜做乏味的家庭作业，好像是没有假期的机器。
然后针对这些给他们提一些建议：
最好不要做成人禁止的事情，做一些能给他们带来惊喜的事情；
经常与他们谈心以取得他们的信任，处理好与他们之间的关系。
给他们一些合理的理由，告诉他们你们需要有自己的时间。
注意：1.词数：100左右 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
Dear teenagers,
I am an editr f the ‘ Teenagers Nw’ clumn. _____________________________
I hpe the advice will be helpful t yu teenagers.
Yurs truly,
Li Hua
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高一英语答卷纸
I. 听力 II. 单项选择 III. 完形填空 IV. 阅读理解
1. _________ 21. _________ 36. ________ 56. _________
2. _________ 22. _________ 37. ________ 57.__________
3._________ 23. _________ 38. ________ 58._________
4._________ 24. _________ 39. ________ 59. _________
5._________ 25. _________ 40. ________ 60.__________
6._________ 26._________ 41.________ 61.__________
7._________ 27._________ 42.________ 62.__________
8._________ 28._________ 43.________ 63.__________
9._________ 29._________ 44.________ 64.__________
10.________ 30._________ 45.________ 65.__________
11.________ 31._________ 46.________ 66.__________
12.________ 32._________ 47.________ 67.__________
13.________ 33._________ 48.________ 68.__________
14.________ 34._________ 49.________ 69.__________
15.________ 35._________ 50.________ 70.__________
16.________ 51.________
17.________ 52.________
18.________ 53.________
19.________ 54.________
20.________ 55.________
V. 单词拼写
1.____________ 2._______________ 3._______________
4.____________ 5._______________ 6._______________
7.____________ 8._______________ 9._______________
10.____________
VI. 完成下列句子: 一空一词，满分10分
1.There used t be a gym in the centre f the city, ________ _______(是不是)?
2.I still _______ ________ yu ________ (认为……是)my best friend at present.
3.He is a selfish man. Yu can’t _______ _______ ______ ______(太多的指望) him.
4.She was very tired and ______ ________ _______(想要有) a nice sleep.
5.He tld us that the best way t _______ ______(赢得尊重) frm the schl was t wrk hard and _______ _______ ________（获得高分）.
6.Basketball , vlleyball and ftball are all gd team sprts and will help yu ________ ______ (增强)yur strength.
7.--- Is that the small twn yu ften refer t?
--- Right, just the ne ________ yu knw I used t wrk fr years.
VII. 书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是李华，Teenagers Nw 栏目的编辑，请你给青少年写一封信。先简单叙述他们的烦恼：
成年人对他们要求苛刻，态度粗鲁；
经常熬夜做乏味的家庭作业，好像是没有假期的机器。
然后针对这些给他们提一些建议：
最好不要做成人禁止的事情，做一些能给他们带来惊喜的事情；
经常与他们谈心以取得他们的信任，处理好与他们之间的关系。
给他们一些合理的理由，告诉他们你们需要有自己的时间。
注意：1.词数：100左右 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
Dear teenagers,
I am an editr f the ‘ Teenagers Nw’ clumn. ___________________________
I hpe the advice will be helpful t yu teenagers.
Yurs truly,
Li Hua
答案
听力：
1-5 ACBCA 6-10 BBABC 11-15 AABCB 16-20 CABCC
单选：
21-25 BDCBD 26-30 BDADB 31-35 BADBC
完型填空：
36-40 ACBCC 41-45 CBDDD 46-50 DACAB
51-55 CDBBB
阅读理解：
56-60 CBCAC 61-65 BCDBA 66-69 CCBBD
单词拼写：
1. unpunished 2. tuching 3. equipment 4. regretted 5. suggestin
6. regularly 7. tidied/ cleaned 8. embarrassed 9. apprve 10. cnsidering
完成句子：
1. used/didn’t there 2. think f/ lk n… as 3. expect t much f/frm
4. felt like having 5. earn respect; achieve high grades 6. build up 7. where
书面表达：
One pssible versin
Dear teenagers,
I am an editr f the ‘ Teenagers Nw’ clumn. I knw yu teenagers are very upset because the adults wh are hard n yu are rude smetimes. Yu have t stay up t finish the hmewrk as thugh yu were machines withut any vacatins.
I can give sme advice as fllws: firstly, yu’d better nt t d the things the adults frbid, and try t d smething that can surprise them and make them happy; secndly, chat with them as ften as pssible and let them trust yu; thirdly, if yu want t have yur wn valuable spare time, give them sme reasnable explanatins patiently. Remember nt t argue with them and d all yu can t deal with the relatinship between each ther.
I hpe the advice will be helpful t yu teenagers.
Yurs truly,
Li Hua
听力录音稿：
第一节
Text 1:
W: Will yu g t the cncert tnight with me?
M: T the cncert? But I’ll have t write a reprt fr China Daily.
Text 2:
W: Is Tm back, Jim?
M: N, nt yet. D yu knw why, Lucy?
W: I’m afraid he brke the rule. That’s what Jack tld me just nw.
Text 3:
W: I’m beginning t wrry abut Tny. N ne has seen him all day.
M: It isn’t like Tny t miss his classes.
Text 4:
M: Mum, I feel like ging ut fr a walk.
W: G ahead, please. But remember t be back befre nine.
Text 5:
W: Cld, isn’t it? I’m freezing.
M: Yes, it’s even clder than yesterday.
W: What’s the temperature?
M: Tw belw zer, the weatherman said.
第二节：
Text 6:
M: Excuse me, Miss. I’d like t get sme infrmatin abut the summer curse at the English Training Centre.
W: Sure. What can I tell yu?
M: Can yu tell me the starting and finishing times f the curse, please?
W: Yes. The curse begins n July 15 and runs until August 20.
M: Right, and what curses can we study?
W: Well, yu have a variety f curses. Yu have listening and speaking curses, reading
and writing. There are als classes in audi-visual training and chances t use the language labratry as well.
M: Right. D yu have a time table?
W: I’m srry. My wrkmate isn’t here at the mment, s I can’t get a timetable fr yu yet.
M: That’s OK. When will the final exams be held?
W: At the end f the term. They begin n August 16 and run until August 18.
Text 7:
W: What d yu want t d nw?
M: I want t be back at the htel.
W: But it’s nly three ’clck.
M: I’m wrn ut. We’ve dne a lt f sightseeing.
W: we still have plenty f time t d shpping. The stres wn’t clse until six ’clck.
M: N, I want t rest fr a while. We ’re ging t the theatre tnight, yu knw.
W: Of curse, I knw. The play starts at seven ’clck. When we finish shpping, it will prbably be just after six.
M: Then where shall we have ur supper? And in that case, shall we have enugh time t get t the theatre by undergrund railway?
W: N, but we can take a taxi. It’s mre expensive, but it’s a lt easier.
M: Will ur mney see us thrugh ur tur if we spend mney like that?
W: Oh, srry. I didn’t think f that.
Text 8:
W: Hell, Strng Cmputers. May I help yu?
M: Yes. This is Jack Krdell frm Hunter’s ffice. May I speak t Elain Strng, please?
W: I’m srry. But she’s nt in right nw.May I take a message?
M: Yes.Ms Strng didn’t send any infrmatin abut the after-sales service f yur cmputers.
W:Oh,I’m srry.Wuld yu like me t fax that t yu?
M:Yes.But ur fax is being repaired at the mment, and it wn’t be wrking until arund 2:30. Hmm…culd yu try sending that infrmatin arund 3:30? That will give me time t lk ver the material befre I call Ms Strng, say, arund 5:00.
W: Sure. Culd I have yur name, telephne number, and fax number, please?
M: Yes. Jack Krdell, k--r-d-e-l-l, and the phne number is 560-1287. And the fax number is 560-1288.
W: All right. I’ll be sure t send yu the fax this afternn.
Text 9:
M: Well, yu culd use e-mail t keep in tuch with yur family and friends back in Italy…
W: I knw, I knw…but t tell yu the truth, I’d rather talk t them by phne. It’s much mre persnal that way.
M: But seriusly, Anna, there are lts f ther things yu can d with a cmputer besides wrd prcessing and e-mail.
W: Yes, like what?
M: Well, first f all, there’s the Internet, f curse.
W: Yes, I knw, yu seem t be nline all the time. What d yu d? Surf the net?
M: Smetimes. But mstly I use the Internet t get infrmatin abut things I’m interested in and talk with peple all ver the wrld abut music. Yu knw, I’m a member f a discussin grup. Well, it’s kind f club, except that it meets n line, and uh, anyne wh’s interested can jin the club. If yu are a member, yu can g n line at any time yu want and read messages sent in by ther members, and f curse yu can als reply t any messages yu want. Um, here, lk, there are twenty-five different discussin grups and live chats. Yu can cmmunicate with peple frm all ver the wrld in real time.
W: That sunds like fun! I’d better buy a cmputer.
Text 10:
W: I taught in Tky, Japan, and I thught I had prepared myself pretty well with the necessary travel bks and my helpful Japanese-Canadian rmmate. I was really excited abut teaching because it was my first paid jb. I began each class by intrducing myself. I culd see the excitement in my students’ faces as they had a real American girl. Their warm welcme made me feel cmfrtable, and s I let them ask me sme questins. T my surprise, I was asked questins like “Hw ld are yu?”
“Are yu married?” “ Why aren’t yu married?” “Why did yu cme t Japan?” I was really surprised. I culdn’t believe that the students culd ask such persnal questins and expect hnest answers. After this happened in several classes, I stpped giving the students chance t ask me these questins. I later fund ut that these questins are acceptable in Japan, and that is nt infrmatin that is cnsidered t persnal. Once I realized that the students didn’t mean t be implite and actually cared abut me, I felt much mre cmfrtable abut my first experiences.