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2023—2024学年度高一第一学期期末教学质量抽测英语试题本试卷分四部分，共12页。满分150分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡指定位置上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。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，你将有两分钟的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．Whatdrinkdoesthewomanordertoday?A．Hotchocolate．B．Tea．C．Coffee．2．Whatistheweatherlikenow?A．Rainy．B．Windy．C．Sunny．3．HowdoesGracegettoworktoday?A．Bybus．B．Bycar．C．Bytrain．4．Whatisthewomanprobablydoing?A．Paintingapicture．B．Buyingadress．C．Attendingaparty．5．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A．Anadvertisement．B．Aplace．C．Atrip．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，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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6．Whofoundthedog?A．Sally．B．Lucy．C．Jane．7．Whenwillthedog’sownerbecalledagain?A．Inthemorning．B．Intheafternoon．C．Intheevening．听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8．Whatkindofjobhasthemanappliedfor?A．Teaching．B．Writing．C．Sales．
9．Whatadvantagedoesthemanthinkhehas?A．Heknowstheinterviewer．B．Hehasadegreeinsales．C．Hehasrelatedworkexperience．10．Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Co-workers．B．Strangers．C．Familymembers．听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11．Whendoestheman’sstomachhurtmost?A．Beforeheeats．B．Whileheeats．C．Afterheeats．12．Whatisthemanabouttodofirst?A．Takeawalk．B．Haveacupoftea．C．Gotosleep．13．Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A．Athome．B．Atthehospital．C．Atateahouse．听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14．Whatarethespeakersdoing?A．Buyinganapartment．B．Rentinganapartment．C．Sellinganapartment．15．Howmanybedroomsarethereintheapartment?A．One．B．Two．C．Three．16．Whatdoesthewomandislikeabouttheapartment?A．Theview．B．Thecost．C．Thesize．17．Whatwillthespeakersdonext?A．Gotothefactory．B．Seeanotherapartment．C．Cookthedinnerinthekitchen．听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18．Whydidthespeakerquithislastjob?A．Thepaywaslow．B．Thejobwasboring．C．Theworkingenvironmentwasbad．19．Whatisthespeakernow?A．Acook．B．Agardener．C．Anofficeclerk．20．Whatdoesthespeakerdoatweekends?A．Hecollectscookerybooks．B．Herepairshistools．C．Hedrivestothecountryside．第二部分阅读（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共10小题；每小题3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。AMarineScienceCamps（Forcampersagedbetween8and14）What’sonatClearwaterMarineAquarium（海洋水族馆）Camp1Learnandobservehowwecareforouranimals．ParticipateinacampQ&Aperiodwithadolphincareteammemberwhilelearninghowweteachnewbehaviors．Camp2SetoutonanadventuretodiscovertheplantsandanimalsthatmakeupFlorida’scoastalecosystemsandobservedifferentecosystemsatalocalnaturepark．Camp3Jointhiscampprogramwhereyoucanlearnmoreaboutthedailyoperationsofanaquarium．Camp4Doyouhavewhatittakestobecomeanoceanprotector?Learnallaboutthemajorissuesfacingcreaturesintheoceanandwhatyoucandotohelpprotectourocean’sfuture．Price$240/person/programDuration5days,runningfrom8:30amto11:30amand1:00pmto4:00pmOtherInformation·Campgearpacks（装备包）areavailableforsaleatthecheck-in．·Eachcamperwillreceiveacampshirtandapairofshortsonthefirstdayofthecampandisexpectedtowearthemeveryday．·Lunchesmustbeboughtforthesedays．·Parentsshouldn’tfollow,attend,orvolunteerinourcampprograms．Refund（退款）PolicyIntheeventofacancellation,an80%refundwillbeissuedifthewrittencancellationrequestisreceived15daysormorebeforethefirstdayofthecamp．Cancellations14to5daysbeforethecampstartwillreceivearefundof50%ofthetotalcost．Cancellations4-0daysbeforethecampstartwon’treceivearefund．21．Inwhichcampcanwelearnabouttheprotectionofoceancreatures?A．Camp1．B．Camp2．C．Camp3．D．Camp4．22．Whatinformationcanwegetaboutthecampprograms?A．Camperscanbringluncheswiththem．B．Theyprovidecampgearpacksforfree．C．Campersshouldwearthesameclothing．D．Theyallowparentstobewithcampers．23．Howmuchrefundwillyoureceiveifyoucancelyourorder20daysbeforethecampstart?A．$240．B．$192．C．$120．D．$48．BItwasaThursdaynightinSeptember．Classesweredonefortheday,homeworkwascompleteforthenightandexcitementfortheweekendbegantostir（萌动）．Itwas9:00pmandmusicfilledthehousewiththeupstairs
hallwayusedasadancefloor．MyroommateLucyandIdancedinthehallwaywiththeboomingmusicforanhour．ItwaswithinthatonehourthatIrealizedhowtheworldaroundmehadstopped．ThoughtsofhowbusytheweekendwasgoingtobeandthehomeworkthatwasdueMondayslippedaway．Itwasjustme,myroommate,ourmusicandourhallway．Itwasn’tuntilthatnightthatIrealizedtheimportanceofdancingitoutandwhyeveryoneshouldtryit．Dancehasalwaysbeenasignificantpartofmylife．IhavelovedtodanceeversinceIwaslittle,andIhadthehonorofbeingontwocompetitivedanceteamsasateenager．Butdancingonstagefeelsdifferentfromdancinginyourlivingroomwiththevolume（音量）turnedupandnothavingacareintheworldifpeoplewalkingpastthewindowcanseeyou．Whendancinginyourhallway,imperfectionisapriority．There’snoconveyingemotionstotheaudience.There’sjustreleasingemotions．Thefeelingisfreeing．Whenyoudanceitout,it’sjustyouandyourmusic．Nooneistheretojudgeyou．Youcanliveinthemoment,notworryingaboutthefuture．Sothenexttimeyoufeelstressed,getupandturnonyourfavoritemusic．Letthemusicmoveyouandfreeyou.Sometimesinlife,whenyoudon’tfeellikeyouhavecontrolofanything,you’vetodanceitoutbecauseyou’reincontrolofthemusic．24．Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Shelovedclassicmusic．B．Sheenjoyeddancinginherprivatespace．C．Shewouldn’tdohomeworkattheweekend．D．Shewasabsent-mindedwhiledancinginthehallway．25．Whatisthebenefitof“dancingitout”accordingtotheauthor?A．Itmakesusgetcoolandsharp．B．Itencouragesustobecomeperfect．C．Itinspiresustocommunicatebetter．D．Ithelpsushavearelaxedstateofmind．26．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．FreedbyDancingB．DancingonStageC．ControlledbyMusicD．ListeningtoYourHeartCAnexperimentinvolvinghundredsofofficeworkershasfoundthatartificialintelligence（AI）toolscangreatlyhelpbutalsohurtworkerperformance．AItoolsdesignedtooperateathumanlevelshavegreatlyexpandedinpopularityoverthepastyear．Suchtoolsaredesignedtointeractsmoothlywithhumansandperformhigh-levelwritingandcreativework．Thisyear,researchersatHarvardBusinessSchoolandotherorganizationscarriedoutanexperiment．ItaimedtotesthowwellAItoolscouldhelpworkersperformtheirusualduties,ortasks．Itinvolvedmorethan700businessadvisors,calledconsultants（顾问）,fromMassachusetts-basedBostonConsultingGroup．HarvardBusinessSchoolrecentlypublishedresultsfromtheexperimentina“workingpaper”．ThemainfindingssuggestthatAItoolscangreatlyimproveworkerperformance．Forexample,researchersfoundthat,on
average,workerswhousedAItoolscompleted12percentmoretasksthantheusersthathandledtheassigned（分配的）tasksontheirown．TaskscarriedoutwithhelpfromtheAItechnologywerecompleted25percentfaster．AndtheteamfoundthequalityofworkperformedbyconsultantsusingAItechnologyincreasedabout40percent．However,thepaperalsonotedareaswheretheperformanceofconsultantsusingAItechnologydipped．OftaskstheAIwasgoodat,theexperimentshowedit“significantlyimprovedhumanperformance,”thepapersaid．ButfortaskstheAIwasnotrightfor,“humansreliedtoomuchontheAI,andweremorelikelytomakemistakes.”TheresearchersreportedthatconsultantswhousedAIfortasksitwasnotwellequippedfor“were19percentlesslikelytoproducecorrectsolutionscomparedtothosewithoutAI.”TheteamsuggestsoneofthebiggestbarrierstocompanieseffectivelyusingAIisnotknowingwhichtaskscanbecompletedbestwiththetechnology．FindingthisoutwillrequirebusinessestocarryoutthoughtfulresearchandtrainingeffortstofindtherightmixofAIandhumanwork．27．Whatispeople’sattitudetowardsAItoolsnowadays?A．Curious．B．Anxious．C．Positive．D．Doubtful．28．Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?A．Thetotalresultsoftheexperiment．B．AItechnologytakingtheplaceofhumans．C．Thespeedandqualityofthetaskcompletion．D．AItoolsgreatlyimprovingworkerperformance．29．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dipped”inparagraph5mean?A．Improved．B．Dropped．C．Changed．D．Disappeared．30．Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowinthelastparagraph?A．AIandhumanworkcanbebettercombined．B．AItechnologywillbeabarriertocompanies．C．BusinesseswillbenefitmorefromAItools．D．HumansshoulddevelopnewversionsofAL第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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。Forsomanywalkers,theadventureliterallystartsfromtheirdoorstep．Asanewwalker,maybeyouarewonderingwheretogo,howtodesignyourownwalk,andwhoyoushouldgotoforadvice．31．Hereareafewtipstogetyoustarted…AskaroundNeighbours,dogwalkers,shopkeepers-you’dbesurprisedathowmanypeopleenjoyansweringthequestion“Doyouknowanynicewalksaroundhere?”．32．Youwillknowplacesandpathsyou’veneverheardofbeforeevenifyou’velivedthereallyourlife．Nothingbeatslocalknowledge．33Theskillofthelibrarianisthateveniftheydon’tknowtheanswer,they’llhaveaccesstoresourcesthat’llhelp,suchaswalkingleafletsandguidebooks．Goonline
SimplyGoogling‘walksin…’mightleadyoutowebsiteswithideasforwalksbyothergroupsandenthusiasts.TheOrdnanceSurvey（OS）Mapsapp/websiteisatremendousonlineresourcewithwalksuggestionsalloverthecountry．34．It’sasmallamountifyouuseitalot,andyoucanpaymonth-by-monthifyoujustwanttogiveitatry．Ohyeah,andthere’sus!Howcouldweforget?EveryissueofCountryWalkinghasatleast27routes（路线）fromalloverthecountry.35．Wealsoletyouknowwhetheranyofthemislikelytobetricky（bigclimbs,toughterrain,lotsofstiles,etc）tohelpyoudecideifthewalkissuitableforyou．A．VisityourlibraryB．ReadwalkingleafletsandguidebooksC．You’llneedtopaytousethebestqualitymappingD．Theseincludestep-by-stepinstructionsandthemapsE．LocalgovernmentsnormallyprovideanumberofguidedwalksF．There’splentyofhelpoutthere,bothonlineandintherealworldG．Youmightalsobesurprisedathowmanydifferentsuggestionsyouget第三部分语言运用（共三节，满分40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。Sometimesthesimplestpresentsarethemostmeaningful．Whenmyson,Robert,was12yearsold,hegothisfirstjob,36newspapers．Hewasawakeby5:30everymorningandwentoutthedoor37therestofusevenmanagedtorise．TheweekendbeforeMother’sDay,heaskedmeifhecould38byhimself．Ithoughthehadshownasenseof39bymanaginghisfirstjobsowell,andIknewhewantedtoshopforaMother’sDaygiftforme．soI40．Acoupleofhourslater,hecamehome41．“Doyouknowhow42adozenrosesare?”hesaid,andwenttohisroom．Myfirstthoughtwasthathewaslearningthe43ofmoney．MysecondwasthatIwouldnotbegetting44forMother’sDay．Aweeklater,therewasaknockonthedoor．Itwasafloristwho,withatwinkleinhiseye,45mealong,slenderbox．Iopenedit,thinkingitwasfrommy46．Nestledamongmoundsofwhitetissuepaperwasasinglelong-stemmedredrose．Thecard47,“HappyMother’sDay．Love,Robert.”Manyyearshavepassed,andRobertisnowmarriedwithafamilyofhisown．Helivesfarawayfrommebutstill48tosendmeagiftonspecialoccasions．Ialwaystreasurehisgiftsandhave49themall,butnoneisasprecioustomeasthatrose．Althoughlonggone,itisnestled50myheart．36．A．collectingB．printingC．issuingD．delivering37．A．beforeB．sinceC．afterD．though38．A．makealivingB．goshoppingC．getaroundD．remaininbusiness39．A．belongingB．freedomC．directionD．responsibility40．A．agreedB．refusedC．smiledD．hesitated41．A．light-heartedB．bad-manneredC．empty-handedD．cold-blooded
42．A．frighteningB．impressiveC．expensiveD．magical43．A．challengeB．valueC．influenceD．pressure44．A．moneyB．newspapersC．rosesD．boxes45．A．handedB．lentC．showedD．sent46．A．sonB．husbandC．customerD．admirer47．A．indicatedB．provedC．describedD．read48．A．remembersB．intendsC．prefersD．decides49．A．decoratedB．ignoredC．hiddenD．kept50．A．farfromB．freeofC．closetoD．aheadof第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据提示完成句子，在答题卡相应位置填入一个适当的完整单词，注意所填单词的形式。51．Theinstructionsontheboxareveryc______．盒子上的使用说明令人费解。52．Hestoodverystill．s______attheruinsofhiswork．他站在那里一动也不动，呆呆地看着他残余的作品。53．Usingonlyarope,youcandevelopyourfootworkandb______．只用一根绳子，你就可以锻炼你的脚力和平衡。54．Youhavefoundthecareerthatsuitsyourt______．I’msoproudofyou．你找到了能发挥你天赋的职业。我真为你感到骄傲。55．Iknowweshouldeatmorefreshfruitandvegetables,butreadymealsaresoc______．我知道我们应该多吃些新鲜的水果和蔬菜，但是即食食品真的很方便。56．Isawthatshoeswerea______solddownstairsonthegroundfloor,notthefirstfloor．我看到鞋子实际上是在一楼卖，而不是在二楼。57．TheteacherfoundIwass______withnote-takingandtoldmetostopandjustlisten．老师发现我记笔记很吃力，让我停下来听。58．Youcouldn’thaved______JimmyoutofNewYork:hethoughtitwastheonlyplaceonearth．可你没法把吉米拖出纽约，他觉得地球上只有纽约这么一个地方。59．Allovertheworldyoucanseekidsplayingtotheirhearts’c______withaballmadeofplasticbags;justlikePeledidwhenhewasaboy．在世界各地你都可以看到孩子们心满意足地踢着用塑料袋团成的球——贝利小时候也就是那样的。60．Inanotherletter,FatherChristmasc______abouthowhecouldnotstophishelpersplayinggameswiththetoysinsteadofwrappingthemup．在另一封信中，圣诞老人抱怨说，他那些助手们非但没有把玩具包装起来，反而拿着玩具玩起了游戏，他怎么也没法让他们停下来。第三节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）根据教材内容补全下面短文，在答题卡相应位置填入一个适当的完整单词，注意所填单词的形式。Imaginemountainswrappedinsilverwater,shininginthespringsun．Summers61themountainsturnbrightgreenwithgrowingrice．Duringautumn,thesesamemountainsaregold,andinwintertheyarecoveredins62ofwhitefrost．ThesearethecoloursoftheLongjiRiceTerraces．
TheseterraceswerebuiltbythelocalZhuangandYaopeople．R63asfarastheeyecansee,theseterracescovertallmountains,oftenfromthebottomtotheverytop．Sowhydidthesepeoplego64somuchtroubletoturntheentiremountainsintoterraces?Firstly,buildingtheterracesmeantthattheycouldincreasetheareasinwhichtheycouldgrowrice．Secondly,the65terracescatchtherainwaterandpreventthesoilfrombeingwashedaway．Butperhapswhatismostsignificantisthewayinwhichpeoplehaveworkedin66withnaturetomaketheseterracesandgrowrice．Theterracesarecleverlydesigned,withhundredsofwaterwaysthat67witheachother．Duringtherainyseason,itisalongthesewaterwaysthatrainwatermovesdownthemountainsandintotheterraces．Thesunheatsthewater68turnsitintovapour．Thisformscloudsfromwhichrainfallsdownontothemountainterracesonceagain．Althoughmoderntechnologycouldhelpproducemorecrops,theseterracesstillmeanalottothelocalpeoplefor69traditionsholdmuchvalue．Today,theLongjiRiceTerracesattractthousandsofvisitorswhocometoadmirethisgreatwonderc70bypeopleandnatureworkingtogether．第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华，中国春节成为联合国假日引起了你新西兰笔友Michael的关注，他打算来中国过年，写信询问你的建议。请你写封回信，内容包括：1．表示欢迎；2．推荐传统活动；3．表达期望。注意：1．写作词数应为80左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearMichael,Yours,LiHua第二节（满分20分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Amancametoarestaurantoneeveningtohaveameal．Therestaurantownerstruckupaconversationwithhimandlearnedthathewassavingmoneytobringhisfamilytothecityforachanceatabetterlife．Hehadrecentlyarrivedinthecityandfoundworkatanearbyscrapmetal（废弃金属）site．Thismealattherestaurantwasgoingtobehisonlymealoftheday,andhecouldonlyaffordtospendafewcents．Touchedbyhisstory,therestaurantownertookhisorder,informinghimthatitwouldcost50cents．Severalyearspassed,andthemancontinuedtovisittherestauranteveryeveningtohavehisonemealofthedayandchatwiththerestaurantowner,whoalwaysencouragedhimandaskedaboutfamily,andhowhisplansweregoing．
Finally,oneevening,themanarrivedattherestaurantwithahappysmileonhisface．Hehadboughtanaverage-sizedhouseinagoodneighborhoodwithagoodschoolforhisboys,andhehadjustsentforhisfamilytojoinhiminthecity．Therestaurantownerwasoverjoyedforhimandcongratulatedhim．Themanthenmentionedthathewantedtospendanentire5dollarsonhismealforcelebrationthatevening．Therestaurantowneragreedthatitwaswell-deserved（应得的）,preparedhismeal,putitinaboxandsenthimonhiswayhome．However,whenthemangothomeandopenedhismealpackage,hewasshockedtofindthesametypeoffoodhehadbeeneatingeverydayforthepastsixyears．Hefeltdeeplydisappointedbecausehehadbeenlookingforwardtoabigandtastymealtocelebratehisbigachievement．Hewasmadattherestaurantownerandfeltrobbed（掠夺）ofhismoneyandhiscelebration．Hefelthehadbeencheatedbyhisverygoodfriend．注意：1．续写词数应为100左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Filledwithangeranddisappointment,themanwentbacktotherestaurant．
2023—2024学年度第一学期期末教学质量抽测高一英语参考答案第一部分听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）1-5CAABC6-10ABCCA11-15CBABC16-20ABBBC第二部分阅读第一节（共10小题；每小题3分，满分30分）21-25DCBBD26-30ACDBA第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）31-35FGACD第三部分语言运用第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）36-40DABDA41-45CCBCA46-50BDADC第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）51．confusing52．staring53．balance54．talents/talent55．convenient56．actually57．struggling58．dragged59．content60．complained第三节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）61．sees62．sheets63．Reaching64．to65．flat66．harmony67．connect68．and69．whom70．created第四部分写作第一节（满分15分）onepossibleversion:DearMichael,I’mgladyouareinterestedintheChineseNewYear—SpringFestival．Wewillwelcomeyouwithopenarms．SpringFestivalisoneofmostimportanttraditionalfestivalsinChina,whichisobservedwithawiderangeoftraditionalevents．ItwouldbeagoodideatomakedumplingswithusonSpringFestivalEve．Wecanputtokensinsomedumplings:candiesforasweetlifeandpeanutsforalongandhealthyone．AnotherthingIthinkyoushouldnotmissistopayaNewYearvisit．Surprisewillawaityou!Youmightreceiveredenvelopessymbolicofbestwishesforthenewyear．SpringFestivalisgoingglobalandIhopeyoucanenjoyitscharm．Lookingforwardtoyourarrival．Yours,LiHua第二节（满分20分）onepossibleversion:Filledwithangeranddisappointment,themanwentbacktotherestaurant．“Whereisyourboss?”hestormedinandgrowled．Atthatmoment,awaitercameoutfromthekitchen,handingacustomeratakeoutandcheerfullysaying,“Fivedollars．Haveaniceday.”Themansawthefamiliar50-centmealthathe’dbeeneatingforthepast6
years．Hesuddenlyunderstood．Therestaurantownerhadsupportedhimselflesslyduringhistoughesttimes．Astherestaurantownerappeared,hisfaceflushedwithembarrassment．Therestaurantownershowedanunderstandingsmile,gentlypattedhimontheshoulderandbrokethesilence,“Hopeyouenjoyyourmeal!”Hearingthis,themanhuggedtherestaurantownertightly．Withtearsstreamingdownhisface,hefelthisheartwasabouttoburstwithwarmthandgratitude．附：听力原文Text1M:Goodmorning,Alicia!CanIgetyouyourusualorder—teaandapieceofcake?Orisithotchocolatetoday?W:Ididn’tsleepwell．IthinkIneedastrongcoffee!I’llstillhavethecake,though．Thanks!Text2W:Itisabaddaytoday．It’sbeenrainingcatsanddogs．M:Ihopethisweatherwon’tstayforlong．W:Metoo．Text3M:Hello,Grace,Ihaven’tseenyouonthisbusbefore．W:Mycarisbeingrepaired．Ithoughtaboutcatchingthetraintowork,butthisseemsquicker．M:Yes,itis．Itstopsrightoutsidetheoffice．Text4W:Thiswouldbeniceforaparty,butIdon’tthinkit’ssuitableforwork．M:Whichdoyouwant,theblackorthered?W:I’llgettheblackone．ItisthetypeofdressIcouldwearforanyoccasion．Text5W:John,howdidyoulikeyourtimeinGreece?M:Well,nottoobad,butitwasn’tasgoodastheadvertisementshowed．Becausewevisitedmanyplaces,itwastootiring．W:It’sbettertovisitoneplaceatatime．Text6M:It’salovelydog,Lucy．Someonewillbemissingit．Wheredidyoufindit?W:Ididn’t．IwentforawalkafterbreakfastwithSallyandJane．ItwasSallywhonoticedit．M:Howwillyoufindtheowner?W:There’sabandaroundhisneckwithaphonenumber．Irangthismorningbutnooneanswered．I’lltryagainthisafternoon．M:Withanyluckhe’llbebackwithhisownerthisevening．W:Let’shopeso,althoughI’llmisshavinghimaround．He’sacutelittlething．Text7W:Doyouthinkyou’llgetit?M:IthinkIhaveagoodchance．W:Howmanyotherpeopleappliedforthejob?
M:Isawtwootherswaitingtobeinterviewed．W:Didyouspeaktothem?M:Yes．Neitherofthemhadworkedinsalesbefore．Onehadbeenateacherandtheotherawriter．W:Soyouweretheonlyonewithsalesexperience．M:Exactly．Ihavethatinmyfavor,althoughIdidn’tmajorinsalesbefore．W:Wouldyouearnmorethanyouearninourcompany?M:Quiteabitmore,Ithink．Text8W:IseverythingOK?Youlookabitpale．M:I’vegotastomachache．Itdoesn’thurtalot,butitjustwon’tgoaway．W:Howlonghaveyouhadit?M:SincelastWednesday,anditgetsalittleworseaftereverymeal．W:Youalwayseattoofast．M:IthinkI’mgoingtoliedown．W:Don’t．Wejusthaddinner．You’dbetterdosomeexercisetohelpthefoodgodown．Let’sgoforawalk．M:OK．CanIhavesometeafirst?W:Sure．I’llmakeitforyou．Anyway,maybeyoushouldgetahealthcheck．M:You’reright．I’lldothatsoon,andI’lltrytochangemyeatinghabittoo．Text9W:So,whatdidyouthinkoftheapartment?Therentseemedreasonable．M:Itdid,butIcan’tmakeupmymindaboutit．W:Ifeelthesame．Butithaswhatweneed-abedroomforusandoneeachforJaneandBilly．Ithasalivingroomandagood-sizedkitchen．M:Yes,inmanywaysit’sperfect．Buttheview．．．W:That’swhatputsmeoff．Idon’twanttobelookingoutatafactoryeveryday．M:Doyouthinkweshouldrefuseit?W:Maybenotjustyet．Wehaveanotheronetolookat．Let’ssaywe’llthinkaboutit．M:OK．Itdoeshavegoodpoints．Maybewecouldlivewiththeview．Atleastwewouldhaveallthespaceweneedatagoodprice．W:Let’sgoandseetheotheronebeforewemakeupourminds．Text10M:Mostpeoplemayhaveexperiencedsomebestmomentsintheirlife．Doyouknowthebestthingthateverhappenedtome?ItwaswhenIquitmylastjob．Yes,really!Youmaybesurprisedandfinditdifficulttounderstand,butitistrue．TheworkingenvironmentwasgoodandthesalarywasOK．ButIneverlikeditstuckinanofficealldaywithcomputersandatelephone．Itwasdull．Nowmyhobbyismyfull-timejob．Istartworkveryearly．InsummerIusuallyleavehomeatabout5:30inthemorning,butinwinternotuntilabout8:00．Ihaveasmalltruck,andIcarryallmytoolsinthat．It’sautumnnow,soI’mcleaningupthegardens-I’mpickingupleavesandpullingupoldsummerflowers．I’mplantingsmalltreestoo．Atweekends,mywifeandIoftendrivetothecountrysideandexplore
funthings．I’minterestedincollectingoldradiosandshelikestocollectcookerybooks．Idon’tearnmuch,butenoughformyhobby．I’maveryhappyman．
