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河北定州中学2016届高三上学期第二次月考英语试题第I卷第一部分听力（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.Whattimeisitnow?A.6:40.B.6:30.C.6:20.2.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Theyhaveleftfortheairport.B.Theyareonthewaytotheairport.C.Theymaybelatefortheplane.3.Whatkindofmusicdoesthewomanlike?A.Popularmusic.B.Jazzmusic.C.Classicalmusic.4.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?A.Takesomemedicine.B.Drinkmorewater.C.Goonadiet.5.Whatdoesthemantellthewoman?A.Thereisanothercatlikehis.B.Heneverloseshisdogatall.C.Shehasmistakenitforhisdog.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。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6.7题6.Howsoonwillthemanfinishhisbook?A.Inseveralmonths.B.Inafewdays.C.Intwomonths.7.Whatisthemangoingtodo?A.Hewillmarkethisbookhimself.B.Hewillaskhisfriendstoadvertisethebook.C.Hehasn’tmadeadecision.听第7段材料，回答第8.9题8.WhenisAlice’sbirthday?A.Thenextday.B.Thedayaftertomorrow.C.Thedaytheyhadthetalk.9.WhatwillthemanandthewomanbuyforAlice?A.Arecord.B.Someflowers.C.Aboxofchocolates.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题10.Whatdoesthewomansayabouttherestaurant?A.Itisveryold.B.Thefishthereisfresh.C.Thebeefthereisdelicious.11.Whatdoweknowabouttherestaurant?A.ItservesroastdinnersonSundays.B.Itdoesn’tservevegetariandishes.C.Itopensfrom7:00p.m.to11:00p.m.onSundays.12.Whatwillthemandonext?12
A.Bookatable.B.Checkthemenu.C.Callthewoman’ssister.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题13.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Theirownparents.B.Theirownchanges.C.Theirlong-lostrelatives.14.WhatdoesthemansayaboutAuntGertrude?A.Sheislookingsoold.B.Sheissothinnow.C.Shehaslonghair.15.WhatdoesCousinEmilywear?A.Anorangedress.B.Ayellowdress.C.Awhitedress.16.WheredoesAuntJanelivenow?A.InBoston.B.InChicago.C.InAtlanticCity.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题17.HowwilltheadventurerscrosstheAmazonRiver?A.Bytrain.B.Byboat.C.Bybike.18.WhatwilltheadventurersdointherainforestsofBrazil?A.Seethesunrise.B.Lookatavarietyofanimals.C.Takeaboattothebaseofthefalls.19.Wherewilltheadventurersgointhesecondweek?A.TotheMountFuji.B.TotheNiagaraFalls.C.TotheAmazonRiver.20.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutthetemplesinThailand?A.Theyareincredible.B.Theyareunforgettable.C.Theyareindescribable.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHereisacollectionofsomeoftheeccentric(古怪的)lawsintheworld.Wecanlaugh,wecangasp,wecanonlywonder……1.ThinkbeforeyouchewInSingapore,chewinggumisprohibited.Thisrulewasintroducedbecauseofthehighcostanddifficultyinremovingstuckchewinggumfrompublicpremises.Inparticular,chewinggumstuckontheMassRapidTransittraindoorsstoppedthetrainfrommoving.Ithappenedafewtimesandthosewereafewtimestoomany.2.LightenupDriversinDenmarkaresupposedtodrivevehicleswiththeirheadlightson.You’dthinkthislawwouldapplytonightdrivingbutitdoesn’t.Itisconsideredessentialduringthedayaswellortheymayfaceafineofupto﹩100.StudieshaveshownthatthishashelpedalottoavoidroadaccidentsinDenmark.3.Tofail﹥tojailInBangladeshi,children15andoldercanbeputinjailforcheatingontheirfinalexaminations.Everyyear,Bangladeshigovernmenttakesstrongmeasurestostopcheatingandcarriesoutamassivemediacampaigntoforewarnstudentsthroughprintandtelevision.4.Sue(控告)thempants!InFrance,itisstillagainstthelawforwomentowearpants.Thelawreportedlyhasbeenonthebookssince1800.Itwasamendedseveraltimes:oncein1892toallowwomentosporttrouserswhileridinghorsesandagainin1909topermittheladiestowearpantswhileonbicycles.12
5.ThelawwithaflawInGeorgianobicycleshallbeequipped,modified,oralteredinsuchawayastocausethepedalinitslowermostpositiontobemorethan12inchesabovetheground,norshallanybicyclebeoperatedifsoequipped.Thequestionis:Whowouldridesuchabike?6.OneTwoThreeGo!InMassachusettsatawake(守丧),mournersmayeatnomorethanthreesandwiches.Itisoneofthoselawsthatwaswritteninbooksandneverremovedsincethen.Badmanners,onemightconsiderit,butinMassachusettsitisacriminaloffense.21.Howmanylawsarementionedinthepassage?A.TwoB.ThreeC.SixD.Five22.Inwhichcountryischewinggumnotallowed?A.SingaporeB.AmericaC.FranceD.China23.WhichisNottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.InBangladesh,children15andyoungercanbeputinjailforcheating.B.InGeorgianobicycleshallbeequipped.C.InFranceitisstillagainstthelawforwomentowearpants.D.DriversinDenmarkaresupposedtodrivevehicleswiththeirheadlightson.BNotallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandemotionalscars.Oftentheyrelivetheseexperiencesinnightmares.NowAmericanresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapill,whichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.Thepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperience.Theyhopeitmightreduce,orpossiblywipeout,theeffectofpainfulmemories.InNovember,expertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrance.Thedrugstopsthebodyreleasingchemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.Sofartheresearchhassuggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereduced,notthatthememoriesarewipedout.Theyarenotsuretowhatdegreepeople’smemoriesareaffected.Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofargument.Somethinkitisabadidea,whileotherssupportit.Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldiers’troublingmemoriesafterwar.Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.“Somememoriescanruinpeople’slives.Theycomebacktoyouwhenyoudon’twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmare.Theyusuallycomewithverypainfulemotions,”saidRogerPitman,aprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvardMedicalSchool.“Thiscouldrelievealotofthatsuffering.”Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatmaybethepillscanchangepeople’smemoriesandchangingmemoriesisverydangerousbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity.Theyalsohelpusallavoidthemistakesofthepast.“Allofuscanthinkofbadeventsinourlivesthatwereterribleatthetimebutmakeuswhoweare.I’mnotsurewewanttowipethosememoriesout.”SaidRebccaDresser,amedicalethicist.24.ThepassageismainlyaboutA.anewmedicalinventionB.anewresearchonthepill-12
C.awayofwipingoutpainfulmemoriesD.anargumentabouttheresearchonthepill25.ThedrugtestedonpeoplecanA.causethebraintofixmemoriesB.stoppeoplerememberingbadexperiencesC.preventbodyproducingcertainchemicalsD.wipeouttheemotionaleffectofmemories26.WecaninferfromthepassagethatA.peopledoubttheeffectofthepillsB.thepillswillcertainlystoppeople’semotionalmemoriesC.takingthepillwilldoharmtopeople’sphysicalhealthD.thepillhasalreadybeenproducedandusedbythepublicintheUS27.WhichofthefollowingdoesRebeccaDresseragreewithinthelastparagraph?A.Somememoriescanruinpeople’slives.B.Peoplewanttogetridofbadmemories.C.Experiencingbadeventsmakesusdifferentfromothers.D.Thepillwillreducepeople’ssufferingsfrombadmemories.CWitharound100studentsscheduledtobeinthat9:00amMondaymorninglecture,itisnosurprisethatalmost20peopleactuallymakeittotheclassandonly10ofthemarestillawakeafterthefirst15minutes;itisnotevenasurprisethatmostofthemarestillintheirpyjamas(睡衣).Obviously,studentsareterribleatadjustingtheirsleepcyclestotheirdailyschedule.Allhumanbeingspossessabodyclock.Alongwithotheralerting(警报)systems,thisgovernsthesleep/wakecycleandisthereforeoneofthemainprocesseswhichgovernsleepbehaviour.Typically,thepreferredsleep/wakecycleisdelayedinadolescents,whichleadstomanystudentsnotfeelingsleepyuntilmuchlaterintheevenings.Thistypicalsleeppatternisusuallyreferredtoasthe“nightowl”scheduleofsleep.Thisisopposedtothe“earlybird”schedule,andisakindofdisorderwheretheindividualtendstostayupmuchpastmidnight.Suchapersonhasgreatdifficultyinwakingupinthemornings.Researchsuggeststhatnightowlsfeelmostalertandfunctionbestintheeveningsandatnight.Researchfindingshaveshownthatabout20percentofpeoplecanbeclassifiedas“nightowls”andonly10percentcanbeclassifiedas“earlybirds”——theother70percentareinthemiddle.Althoughthisisclearlynottrueforallstudents,fortheoneswhoaretruenightowlsthisgivesthemanexcellentexcuseformissingtheirlectureswhichunfortunatelyfallbeforemidday.28.WhatdoestheauthorstressinParagraph1?A.Manystudentsareabsentfromclass.B.StudentsareverytiredonMondaymornings.C.Studentsdonotadjusttheirsleeppatternswell.D.StudentsarenotwellpreparedforclassonMondays.29.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoParagraph2?A.Moststudentsprefertogetuplateinthemorning.B.Studentsdon’tsleepwellbecauseofalertingsystems.C.One’sbodyclockgovernsthesleep/wakecycleindependently.D.Adolescents’delayedsleep/wakecycleisn’tthepreferredpattern.12
30.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“classified”?A.CriticizedB.GroupedC.OrganizedD.Named31.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.Functionsofthebodyclock.B.The“nightowl”phenomenon.C.Humanbeings’sleepbehaviour.D.Theschoolscheduleof“earlybirds”.DThesurprisingexperimentIamabouttodescribeprovesthatairisallaroundyouandthatitpressesdownuponyou.Airpressureisapowerfulforce.Whenyouswimunderwater,youcanfeelwaterpushingonyourbody.Theairallaroundyoudoesthesame.However,yourbodyissousedtoitthatyoudonotnoticethis.Thepressureiscausedbyalayerofaircalledtheatmosphere.ThislayersurroundstheEarth,extendingtoaboutfivekilometersabovetheEarth’ssurface.Thefollowingexperimentisaneasyonethatyoucandoathome.Butmakesurethatyouaresupervised,becauseyouwillneedtousematches.Nowfortheexperiment!Whatyouneed●Ahard-boiledeggwithouttheshell●Abottlewithaneckslightlysmallerthantheegg●Apieceofpaper●AmatchMethodCheckthattheeggwillsitfirmlyontheneckofthebottle.Tearthepaperintostripsandputthestripsintothebottle.Lightthepaperbydroppingaburningmatchintothebottle.Quicklysittheeggontheneckofthebottle.ResultAstonishingly,theeggwillbesuckedintothebottle.Yourfriendswillbeamazedwhenyoushowthemtheexperiment.Butbecarefulwhenyouhandlematches.WhyithappenedAsthepaperburns,itneedsoxygenandusesuptheoxygen(air)inthebottle.Theeggactsasasealintheneckofthebottle，sonomoreaircangetinside.Thisreducestheairpressureinsidethebottle.Theairpressuremustequalize,somoreairfromoutsidemustenterthebottle.Theoutsideairpressesagainsttheeggandthentheeggispushedintothebottle!Thisprovesthatairisallaroundandthatitispressingdownonus.32.Whyistheretheneedtotakecarewhenyouaredoingtheexperiment?A.Thebottlecouldbreak.B.Youneedtolightthepaperwithamatch.C.Theeggneedstobeshelled.D.Theegghastobeperfectlyplacedontheneckofthebottle.33.Intheexperiment,theburninginsidethebottlecan.A.equalizetheairpressureinsideandoutsideB.makeasealintheneckofthebottleC.finishuptheoxygeninsidethebottleD.Producemoreoxygeninsidethebottle34.Howdidtheegggetintothebottle?A.Theoxygeninsidethebottlesuckedtheeggin.B.Itbecamesoftwithouttheshell.C.Theneckofthebottlewaswideenough.12
D.Theoutsideairpressureforceditintothebottle.35.Theexperimentiscarriedouttoprove.A.waterpushesonyourbodywhenyouswimunderwaterB.theearthissurroundedbyalayerofaircalledtheatmosphereC.thepressureofairaroundushasapowerfulforceD.theairpressureisnotequalizedaroundus第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。FalseFearofBigFishManypeoplebelievesharksaredangerousandwillalwaystrytohurtorevenkillhumans.36AsharkexhibitionattheNationalAquarium(水族馆)inBaltimore,US,provesthis.Visitorscantouchyoungsharks,seetheireggsdevelopandwatchadozendifferentspeciesswimsmoothlyaroundahugetank.Mostpeoplefailtorealizethatattacksdon’thappenveryoften.Humansaremorelikelytobekilledbylightningthanbyashark.37There,kidscanlearn,fromanearlyage,nottofearsharks.“Peoplefearwhattheydon’tknow,”saidNancyHotchkiss,anorganizeroftheexhibition.“Sharkshavebeenaroundfor400millionyearsandplayanimportantroleintheocean’sfoodchain.Wewantpeopletodiscoverthatsharksareamazinganimalsthatneedourrespectandprotection.”38Astudy,publishedinJanuaryintheUSmagazine,Science,foundthatalmostallrecordedsharkspecieshavefallenbyhalfinthepast8to15years.ThousandsofsharksarehuntedinAsiaforspecialfoods,suchassharkfin(鱼翅)soup.Andmanyothersgetcaughtinnets,whilefishermenarehuntingotherfish.39“Somefishingmethodsareactuallycleaningouttheoceanforsharks,”saidDaveSchofield,themanageroftheaquarium’soceanhealthprogram.40A.Theycanwatchthemdevelopinsidetheireggsandfeeltheskinoftheolderswimmers.B.Ashocking100millionsharksarekilledeveryyeararoundtheworldbyhumans.C.Infact,94percentoftheworld’s400speciesareharmlesstohumans.D.Itisaworryingsituationandsomeareashaveputmeasuresinplacetoprotectthesespecialfish.E.Andtomakethispointclear,themuseumhassetupaspecialtouchingpoolforchildren.F.Morethanhalfofthesharkscaughtaresmallerthanonemeterlong.G..Sharkscansmellandtasteblood,andtraceitbacktoitssource.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。Myhusband,Tom,hasalwaysbeengoodwithanimals,butIwasstillamazedwhenhebefriendedafemalegrouse(松鸡).It’s41foragrousetohaveanycontactwithpeople.Infact,they’rehardtospot,42theyusuallyflyoffwhentheyhearhumansapproaching.Thisgrousecameintoourlivesin43.Tomwasworkingoutinthefieldwhen12
he44herwalkingaroundattheedgeofthefield.Shewas45unafraidandseemedtobe46aboutwhathewasdoing.Tomsawthe47birdseveraltimes,andshegotmorecomfortablearoundhim.Wequicklygrew48ofthebirdanddecidedtocallherMildred.Oneday,asTomwasworking,Mildredcamewithinafewfeetofhimtowatch.Tom49hedidn’tseeherandkeptworkingtoseewhatshewoulddonext.Apparently,shedidn’tliketobe50.She’drunupandpeckatTom’shands,then51offtoseewhathewoulddo.Thiswentonforabout20minutes,untilMildredbecametiredofthe52andleft.Asspringwentandsummercame,Mildredstartedto53moreandmoreoften.54MildredfeltcomfortableenoughtojumpuponTom’slegandstaylongenoughformetogeta55ofthetwoofthemtogether.Thisfriendlygrousesoonfelt56notjustwithourfamily,butwithanybodywhowalkedordroveby.Whenhuntingseasonopened,weputa57attheendofourdrivewayasking58nottoshootourpetgrouse.Myfather,wholiveddowntheroad,59warnedpeoplenottoshoother.60,hunterswouldstopandtakepictures,becausetheyhadneverseenanythinglikeher.41.A.impossibleB.unusualC.interestingD.reasonable42.A.unlessB.untilC.thoughD.because43.A.autumnB.winterC.springD.summer44.A.noticedB.imaginedC.gotD.kept45.A.normallyB.surprisinglyC.naturallyD.certainly46.A.concernedB.cautiousC.crazyD.curious47.A.friendlyB.elegantC.shyD.awkward48.A.fondB.sickC.carefulD.tired49.A.hopedB.pretendedC.supposedD.realized50.A.amazedB.disturbedC.ignoredD.observed51.A.setB.takeC.putD.back52.A.placeB.manC.gameD.work53.A.turnoverB.flybyC.giveupD.comeout54.A.ConstantlyB.PresentlyC.EventuallyD.Suddenly55.A.pictureB.senseC.chanceD.dream56.A.anxiousB.familiarC.comfortableD.guilty57.A.gunB.loudspeakerC.lanternD.sign58.A.huntersB.touristsC.driversD.farmers59.A.thusB.alsoC.justD.yet60.A.OnthecontraryB.BythewayC.InfactD.Forlong第II卷第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Manyofuswereraisedwiththesaying“Wastenot,wantnot.”Noneofus,however,can61(complete)avoidwasteinourlives.12
Anykindofwasteisthoughtless.Whetherwewasteourpotentialtalents,ourowntime,ourlimited62(nature)resource,ourmoney,63otherpeople’stime,eachofuscanbecomemoreawareandcareful.Thesmallestgoodhabitscanmakeabig64(differ).It’sagoodfeelingtoknowinourheartswearedoingourbestinaworld65isinserioustrouble.Byfocusingon66(save)oil,water,paper,food,andclothing,weareplaying67partincuttingdownonwaste.Wemustkeepreminding68(we)thatitiseasiertogetintosomethingthanitistogetoutofit.Actually,severedamage69(do)toourlandisfairlyrecentinthehistoryofourevolution.It’stimeforustosaynotowastesothatourgrandchildren’schildren70(be)abletodevelopwell.Wecan’tsolvealltheproblemsofwaste,butwecanencouragemindfulness.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（︿），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从每11处起）不计分。Lastnight,Ihaveastrangebutinterestingdream.Onthewaybackhome,Icameacrosschildfromanotherplanet.Hisclothesseemedtobeshiningandlookedbeautifully.AsIgotclosetohim,helookedfrighteningandturnedhisbacktome.ThoughIcouldn’tspeakhislanguage,Iusedhandgesturestotalkabouthim.Awhilelater,hetoldmelotsofamazingthingonhisplanet,whichmademelaughing.Butsuddenly,hebegantocry,andthenheexplainedhehadlosthiswaybutcouldn’tfindhishome.Seeingthat,Iwasofferedtohelphim.Hishomehadatelephonenumberlikeours,soIaskedhimtocallhisparentsusingmyphone.Soonbeforemakingthecallhedisappeared.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假设你是李华，你的加拿大朋友Bob给你发了一封电子邮件，想了解一下中国高中生对于大学的选择意向，于是你在班里进行了一次调查。请根据下表的信息，给Bob回复一封电子邮件，告诉他调查结果，并说明原因。选择意向和比例原因省内大学25﹪录取机会大；生活习惯相似省外大学70﹪培养独立性；可选学校多国外大学5﹪了解外国文化；有助于学外语注意:1.词数100左右；2.电子邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearBob,LastweekIdidasurveyamongthestudentsinmyclassonwhatuniversitytheywanttochoose.12
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河北定州中学2016届高三上学期第二次月考英语试题听力答案1～5.ACCBC6～10.BABAB11～15.ACCBA16～20.CBBAC阅读理解21-23CAA24-27DCAC28-31CDBB32-35BCDC36-40CEBFD完形填空41-60BDCABDAABCDCDCACDABC语法填空61completely62natural63or64difference65that/which66saving67a68ourselves69done70willbe短文改错71have-had72child前加a73beautifully-beautiful74frightening-frightened75about-with76thing-things77laughing-laugh78but-and79wasoffered中去掉was80before-after写作答案:DearBob,LastweekIdidasurveyamongthestudentsinmyclassonwhatuniversitytheywanttochoose.NowI’mwritingtotellyoutheresults.Twenty-fivepercentofmyclassmateswanttochooseuniversitiesinourprovince.Theysaytheyaremorelikelytobeadmittediftheyapplytotheseuniversities.Andtheyneedn’tchangetheirlifestyletoomuch.Seventypercentofthemwouldliketochooseuniversitiesinotherprovinces.Beingawayfromhome,theycanbecomemoreindependentandtherearemoreuniversitiesforthemtochoosefrom.Therestfivepercentofmyclassmatesplantochooseforeignuniversities.Onereasonwhytheywanttogoabroadisthattheycanlearnmoreaboutdifferentcultures.Besides,itwillbeagreathelptotheirforeignlanguagestudy.Your,LiHua12
【听力材料】Text1W:What’sthetimebyyourwatch?M:6:30.Butmywatchistenminutesslow.Text2W:Justamoment.Ihaven’tfinishedpackingmysuitcase.M:Hurryup.It’shightimeweleftfortheairport.Text3M:Whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?W:Ilikeclassicalmusic.Doyou?M:Notverymuch.Classicalmusicsendsmetosleep.Text4M:What’swrongwithyou?W:Ihaveaheadacheandlosemyappetite.DoIhavetogoonadiet?M:Notnecessary.Keepwarmanddrinkmorewater.Text5W:Isthatyourdog?Hehasbeendiggingupmyflowersandchasingmycat.M:It’smydog,butyoumustbemistaken.Wekeephiminthehouseallthetime,exceptwhenwewalkhiminthepark.Theremustbeanotherdogthatlookslikehim.Text6W:Hi,Jack.It’sseveralmonthssinceIlastsawyou.M:Hi,Sue.I’vebeenbusywithmybook.W:Haven’tyoufinishedityet?M:Iwillhaveinafewdays.W:Areyougoingtoadvertiseityourself?M:Hmm,somefriendssuggestedIshould,butI’mstillintwomindsaboutit.W:IfIwereyou,Iwould.M:Thankyouforyouradvice.IthinkI’llmarketit.Text7M:It’sAlice’sbirthdaytomorrow.W:Areyousure?Ithinkitshouldbethedayaftertomorrow.M:Well,letmesee.Oh,I’msorry.You’reright.Itisthedayaftertomorrow.Shallwebuyherapresent?W:Yes,ofcourse.Shallwegivehersomeflowers?M:Flowersarelovely.ButIthinkit’sbettertobuyheraniceboxofchocolates.W:Alicedoesn’tlikesweetthings.Didn’tyouknowthat?M:You’reright.Er...Iknow.Wecangiveherarecord.Shelovesmusic.W:That’sagoodidea.Let’sgotothemusicshopandchooseoneforher.Text8W:John,lookatthisadforthenewrestaurantinGarstangRoad.Whydon’twego?M:Oh,youmeanTheRoebuckInn?Ohyes,thatwouldbenice.I’veheardtheydodelicioussteakandchickendishesthere.W:Andtheyalsohavefreshfishspecials.M:Hey,maybewecaninviteyoursistertoo!W:Greatidea!Right,I’llcalltherestaurantrightnow.WhattimeshallIbookthetablefor?M:Waitaminute!That’sMondaytoSaturday.OnSundaysitonlyopensfrom7p.m.to9p.m.fortraditionalSundaydinner.Yummy!Iloveroastdinners!12
W:Yeah,metoo.That’snogoodformysisterthough.She’savegetarian!M:Ohyes,Iforgot.Iwonderiftheyservesomevegetariandishes,too.W:Theydo!Look,itsays“vegetariandishesavailable”.M:Great!I’llcallJillandseeifshecancomeatonce!Text9W:Hi,you’reRick,aren’tyou?M:Yes,that’sright.AndyouareSue?Ihaven’tseenyousincewewerekids!W:Oh,Iknow.Gosh,Ihatetothink...itmusthavebeen,oh,twentyyearsago.M:Atleast.W:Youknow,wehavepeopleherefromallovertheplace.Doyourecognizeeveryone?M:Hmm,Ithink...Waitaminute.Who’sthatintheyellowdress?W:Intheyellow...oh,that’sAuntGertrude,fromChicago.M:She’ssothinnow.Who’sthatwomanovertherewiththelonghair?W:Longhair,letmesee...Oh,youmeanintheorangedress?That’sCousinEmily.Youhaven’tevermether.SheliveswithherfamilyinBermuda.Sowedon’tseeheroften.M:AndAuntJane.Sheislookingsoold.W:That’snottoosurprising.Shemustbeinhereightiesbynow.M:Wow.DoesshestillliveinBoston?W:No.ShemovedtoAtlanticCityafewyearsago.M:Well.It’sbeengreattalkingtoyou,butIguessIshouldgonowandmeetsomeoftheselong-lostrelatives.W:OK.Greattoseeyou.Text10OverthenextmonthonTravelAdventures,we’llbegoingtofourverydifferentplacesintheworld,andtakingalookatfourout-of-this-worldadventures.Inthefirstweek,we’lltakeyoutotherainforestsofBrazil,andwewillbetakingaboatdowntheAmazonRiver.We’lltakealookattheincrediblevarietyofanimals,andvisitsomeoftheamazingpeoplethatliveintheforest.ThehighestmountaininJapan,MountFuji,isactuallyavolcano,buthasn’teruptedfor300years.Inweektwoofthisserieswe’llclimbtothetopofthisbeautifulmountain,andseethestunningviewsatsunrise.Inweekthree,we’retravelingtotheborderoftheUnitedStatesandCanada,wherewe’llseethepowerofNiagaraFalls.We’lltakeaboattothebaseofthefalls,wherewe’llseethisnaturalwonderupclose.Then,inweekfour,we’reofftoThailand.We’llwanderaroundthiscountry,andlookatsomeoftheindescribabletemplesandruinsthatstillremaininthisbeautifulplace.12
