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xx-2019学年高二英语上学期期初考试试题II注意事项
1.答第Ⅰ卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上
2.选出每小题答案后,用2B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不能答在本试卷上,否则无效第一部分听力(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.WhyisthemangoingtoFloridaA.Tobuyacat.B.Totakeyogaclasses.C.Toattendabusinessmeeting.
2.HowdoesthemanprobablyfeelnowA.Excited.B.Depressed.C.Surprised.
3.WhatdothespeakersprobablydoA.Theyareperformers.B.Theyareteachers.C.Theyaremovieproducers.
4.WhatarethespeakersmainlytalkingaboutA.Ajacket.B.Atie.C.Aninterview.
5.WherearethespeakersA.Inarestaurant.B.Inabank.C.Inasupermarket.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2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题;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.WhatwasthemanlookingforA.Acoloredpencil.B.Abook.C.Somepaintings.
7.WheredidthewomanfinditA.Onthetable.B.Underthesofa.C.Inacorner.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题
8.WhydoesAnnemakefunofChristinaA.Christinaisabadstudent.B.Christina’sEnglishisn’tverygood.C.Christina’sclothingisfunny.
9.WhatdoweknowaboutChristinaA.ShewillmovetoSpainsoon.B.SheislearningSpanish.C.Sheisadaptingtoanewenvironment.
10.Whatistheprinciple’smaingoalduringtheconversationA.HewantsAnnetofeelaccepted.B.HewantsAnnetoimproveherEnglish.C.HewantsAnnetorespectpeople’sdifferences.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题
11.WhoisonabananadietA.Theman’ssister.B.Theman’sneighbor.C.Theman’scousin.
12.HowdoesthemanknowtheeggdietisharmfulA.Hereaditsomewhere.B.HesawitonTV.C.Hewastoldbythewoman.
13.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofthesteakdietA.It’sbadfortheteeth.B.It’sgoodfortheheart.C.Itcoststoomuchmoney.听第9段材料,回答第14至16题
14.HowdoesthemansoundA.Worried.B.Angry.C.Excited.
15.What’stherelationshipbetweenthespeakersA.Fatheranddaughter.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Bossandemployee.
16.WhatisthepunishmentforSusanA.Shewillbelockedinherroom.B.Shewillhavetodomorehousework.C.Shewon’tbeallowedtouseherelectronics.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题
17.WhatistrueaboutMargie’shitsingleHoldMyHeartA.Ithassoldfivebillioncopies.B.Margiewroteitattheageofsix.C.Itwasreleasedthismonth.
18.WhatkindofmusicdidyoungMargielikeA.Rock.B.Country.C.Jazz.
19.WhatwasMargie’shighschoollifelikeA.Shefocusedonhermusic.B.Shehadanactivesociallife.C.Shedidpoorlyinherschoolwork.
20.WhatdoesthespeakerthinkofMargieA.Shehasabrightfuture.B.She’dworkharder.C.Sheistooyoungtobefamous.第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)第1节(共10小题;每小题
2.5分,满分25分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑ATheCostofHigherEducationIndividuals个人shouldpayfortheirhighereducation.Ingeneralauniversityeducationisofhugeanddirectbenefittotheindividual.Whethertheyaremajoringingeographygeometryoranyothersubjectgraduatesearnmorethannon-graduates.Meanwhilesocialmobilityisevermoredependentonhavingadegree.Howeveronlysomepeoplehaveit.Sotheindividualnotthetaxpayersshouldpayforit.Therearepressingcallsontheresources资源ofthegovernment.Usingtaxpayersmoneytohelpsmallnumberofpeopletoearnhighinesinthefutureisnotoneofthem.Fullgovernmentfunding资助isnotverygoodforuniversities.AdamSmithworkedinaScottishuniversitywhoseteacherslivedoffstudentfees.Heknewandlookeddownupon18th-centuryOxfordthegranduniversityhavingmuchglorywheretheacademicslivedfortablyofftheinereceivedfromthegovernment.GuaranteedsalariesSmitharguedweretheenemyofhardworkandwhentheacademicswerelazyandinpetentthestudentsgrewsimilarlylazyinagradualway.IfstudentshavetopayfortheireducationIguesstheynotonlyworkharderbutalsodemandmorefromtheirteachersandhaveabettergraspofthesubjects.Andtheirteachershavetokeepthemsatisfied.Ifthatmeanstakingteachingseriouslyandgivinglesstimetotheirownresearchintereststhatissurelysomethingtocelebrate.Manypeoplebelievethathighereducationshouldbefreebecauseitisgoodfortheeconomy经济.Manygraduatesclearlydocontributetonationalwealthbutsodoallthebusinessesthatinvest投资andcreatejobs.Ifyoubelievethatthegovernmentshouldbegenerousenoughtopayforhighereducationbecausegraduatesareeconomicallyproductiveyoushouldalsobelievethatthegovernmentshouldpaypartofbusinesscosts.Anyonepromisingtocreatejobsshouldreceiveagiftofcapital(资金)fromthegovernmenttoinvest.Thereforeitistheindividualnotthegovernmentwhoshouldpayfortheiruniversityeducation.
21.Theunderlinedword“them”inParagraph2refersto.A.taxpayersB.pressingcallsC.collegegraduatesD.governmentresources
22.Theauthorthinksthatwithfullgovernmentfunding___________.A.teachersarelesssatisfiedB.studentsaremoredemandingC.studentswillbeemorepetentD.teacherswillspendlesstimeonteaching
23.TheauthormentionsbusinessesinParagraph5inorderto_____________.A.argueagainstfreeuniversityeducationB.callonthemtofinancestudentsstudiesC.encouragegraduatestogointobusinessD.showtheircontributiontohighereducationBSittingisanartthatisntgettingpassedalong.Peoplethesedaysfeelasthoughtheyhavetobedoingsomething.Iftheyarenotworkingtheyarejoggingorplayingtennisorgolftoguardagainstillnessesortakingcoursestoimprovetheirmindsorbodies--ortheyareparkedinfrontoftheTV.SittinginfrontoftheTVisntsitting--itswatching.Peopleusedtositawholelot.Youwouldwalkdownthestreetordrivedowntheroadandtheretheywouldbeoutonthedoorstepssitting.Youcouldgotothegrocerytobuysomegarlicorsomefruitsandvegetablesandsitonthebenchoutfrontmthesummeroraroundthefireinthewinter.Youcouldgodowntothestoretobuyanoutergarmentanelectricgrilloranythingelse.Thereweresittingbenchesoutinthetownsquare.Atthegaragetherewerestraight-backedchairs.Thereamongtheoilcansandtiresandsparepartsyoucouldkickbackandsit.Housesusedtohavesittingroomswherethegrown-upswouldgoafterSundaydinner.MomandDadGrandpaandAuntRubywouldgatherroundsitanddigest消化thefriedchickenandtalkaboutAuntEthel’sillnessandhowwelltheministerdidtoday.Theymayjusttalkaloadofgarbageandevengesturewiththeirhandswhentheybeeexcited.Outsidetheyoungergenerationthechildrenwouldplayonthegroundandtheafternoonwouldpassbyinafortablehaze(悠闲的氛围.Thatsortofthinglookslikedoingnothing.Arechargingbattery正充电的电池doesntlookasifitsdoinganythingeither.Sittingrestoresyoursoul.Ifyouwanttoenjoyatrulyfulllifedontjustdosomething--sitthere.
24.WhatmessagedoestheauthortrytogetthroughtousA.Peopleshouldmakebetteruseoftheirsittingroom.B.PeopleshouldspendlesstimewatchingTV.C.Peopleshouldpassdowntheirgoodhabits.D.Peopleshouldtakethingseasyfortheirowngood.
25.Wecanlearnfromthesecondparagraphthat__________.A.peoplelivedamorerestfullifeinthepastB.townswerebuilttomakelivingconvenientC.smalltowngarageshadalottoofferD.peopleenjoyedgoingoutforadrive
26.Thesittingroommentionedinthetextusedtobeaplacefor___________.A.eatingfoodB.watchingTVC.gatheringtogetherD.playingwithchildren
27.Fromthetextweknowthewriterbelieves____________.A.sittinghasagoodspiritualeffectB.sittinghelpspeoplerememberthepastC.asittingroommayhavedifferentpurposesD.asittingroomisimportantfortheoldCWehavetoadmitthatmanycitiesaroundtheworldtodayareheavilypolluted.Carelessmethodsofproductionandlackofconsumerdemandforenvironmentfriendlyproductshaveactuallycontributedtothepollutionproblem.Oneresultisthatmillionsoftonsofglasspaperplasticandmetalcontainersareproducedandthesearedifficulttogetridof.Howevertodaymoreandmoreconsumersarechoosing“green”anddemandingthattheproductstheybuyshouldbesafefortheenvironment.Beforetheytakeactiontobuyaproducttheyaskquestionslikethese“Willthisshampooadddamagetotheenvironment”“Canthismetalcontainerbereusedorcanitonlybeusedonce”Arecentstudyshowedthattwooutoffiveadultsnowtaketheenvironmentalsafetyofaproductintoaccountbeforetheybuyit.Thismeansthatpaniesmustnowadjustthewaytheymakeandselltheirproductstomakesurethattheyare“green”thatisfriendlytotheenvironmentOnlyafewyearsagoitwasimpossibletofindgreenproductsinsupermarketsbutnowtherearehundredsofthemadvocatinggreen.Inadditionsomesupermarketproductscarrylabels标签toshowthattheproductisgreen.Somepanieshaveadoptedthemanufacturing生产ofcleanandsafeproductsastheirmainsellingpointandemphasizeitintheiradvertising.Theconcernforasaferandcleanerenvironmentismakingpaniesrethinkhowtheydobusiness.Nolongerwillthepublicaccepttheoldattitudeof“Buyituseitthrowitawayandforgetit.”Thepublicpressureisonandgraduallybusinessiscleaningupitsact.
28.Itbeesclearfromthetextthatthedrivingforce动力behindgreenproductsisA.publiccaringfortheenvironmentB.paniesdesireforbiggersalesC.newwaysofdoingbusinessD.rapidgrowthofsupermarkets
29.WhatwouldbethebesttitleforthetextA.BusinessandPeopleB.BusinessGoesGreenC.ShoppingHabitsAreChangingD.SupermarketsandGreenproducts
30.Theunderlinedwordit”inthefourthparagraphreferstoA.asellingpointB.thepanynameC.agreatdemandforhealthfoodsD.themanufacturingofgreenproducts第2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RightnowyouarereadingEnglish.Thatmeansthatyouareusingyourbraininaveryactiveway.Readingisaveryactiveprocess.
31.Whenyoureadatextyouhavetodosomeorallofthese:●Imagineasceneinyourhead●Understandclearlywhatthewriteristryingtosay●AgreeordisagreewiththewriterTherearealsomanyadvantagesassociatedwithreadingincluding:32Youwillusuallymeetwithnewwordswhenyouread.Iftherearetoomanynewwordsforyouthenthelevelistoohighandyoushouldreadsomethingsimpler.Butiftherearesayamaximumoffivenewwordsperpageyouwilllearnthisvocabularyeasily.Youmaynotevenneedtouseapocketdictionarybecauseyoucanguessthemeaningfromtherestofthetext.33AmodelforwritingWhenyoureaditgivesyouagoodexampleforwriting.Textsthatyoureadshowyoustructures结构andexpressionsthatyoucanusewhenyouwrite.Seeing“correctlystructured”EnglishWhenpeoplewritetheyusuallyuse“correct”Englishwithapropergrammaticalstructure.34_________________.SobyreadingyouseeandlearngrammaticalEnglishnaturally.
35.Youcanreadasfastorasslowlyasyoulike.Youcanreadtenpagesin30minutes.ortakeonehourtoexplorejustonepage.Itdoesntmatter.Thechoiceisyours.Youcannoteasilydothiswhenspeakingorlistening.Thisisoneofthebigadvantagesofreadingbecausedifferentpeopleworkatdifferentspeeds.A.WorkingatyourownspeedB.Learningvocabularyincontext语境C.ThisisnotalwaystruewhenpeoplespeakD.FocusingonexactlywhatyouwanttolearnE.YoushouldwritedownunknownvocabularyinwholesentencesF.NotonlydoyoulearnnewwordsbutyouseethembeingusednaturallyG.Itistruethatthewriterdoesalotofworkbutthereaderalsohastoworkhard第三部分语言运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节完型填空(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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑WhenIfirstentereduniversitymyauntwhoisanEnglishprofessorgavemeanewEnglishdictionary.Iwas___36___toseethatitwasanEnglish-Englishdictionaryalsoknownasamonolingual只用一种语言的dictionary.___37___itwasadictionaryintendedfornon-nativelearnersnoneofmyclassmateshadone___38___tobehonestIfounditextremely___39___touseatfirst.Iwouldlookupwordsinthedictionaryand___40___notfullyunderstandthemeanings.Iwasusedtothe___41___bilingualdictionariesinwhichthewordsare___42___bothinEnglishandChinese.Ireallywonderedwhymyauntgavemesuch___43___tomakethingssodifficultforme.NowafterstudyingEnglishatuniversityforthreeyearsI__44___thatmonolingualdictionariesare___45___inlearningaforeignlanguage.AsIfoundoutthereis___46___oftennoperfectequivalence对应betweentwo___47___intwolanguages.Myauntevengoessofarasto___48___thataChinese“equivalent”cannevergiveyouthe___49___meaningofawordinEnglish!___50___sheinsistedthatIreadthedefinition释义ofawordinamonolingualdictionarywhenIwantedtogetabetter___51___ofitsmeaning.___52___Ihaveetoseewhatshemeant.Usingamonolingualdictionaryforlearnershashelpedmeinanotherimportantway.Thisdictionaryusesan___53___numberofwordsaround2000initsdefinitions.WhenIreadthesedefinitionsIam___54___exposedtothebasicwordsandlearnhowtheyareusedtoexplainobjectsandideas.___55___thisIcanexpressmyselfmoreeasilyinEnglish.
36.A.worriedB.sadC.surprisedD.nervous
37.A.BecauseB.AlthoughC.UnlessD.If
38.A.butB.soC.orD.and
39.A.difficultB.interestingC.importantD.practical
40.A.thusB.evenC.stillD.again
41.A.newB.familiarC.earlierD.ordinary
42.A.explainedB.expressedC.describedD.created
43.A.appreciationB.courageC.adviceD.promise
44.A.imagineB.remendC.predictD.grasp
45.A.naturalB.betterC.easierD.convenient
46.A.atbestB.infactC.attimesD.incase
47.A.wordsB.namesC.ideasD.characters
48.A.hopeB.declareC.doubtD.tell
49.A.exactB.basicC.translatedD.expected
50.A.RatherB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Instead
51.A.understandingB.practiceC.expressionD.consideration
52.A.LargelyB.GenerallyC.GraduallyD.Probably
53.A.extraB.averageC.totalD.limited
54.A.repeatedlyB.nearlyC.immediatelyD.anxiously
55.A.AccordingtoB.InrelationtoC.InadditiontoD.Becauseof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(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式Silenceisunnaturaltoman.Hedoesallhecan56makeanoiseintheworldandhefearssilencemorethananythingelse.Evenhisconversationisanattempttopreventafearfulsilence.Ifhe57introducetoanotherpersonandanumberofpausesoccurintheconversationheregardshimselfas58failureandisfullofenvyoftheemptiest-headedchatterbox喋喋不休的人.Heknowsthatninety-ninepercentofhumanconversation59meannomorethanthebuzzingofaflybutheisanxioustojoininthebuzzandtoprovethatheisamanandnotawaxworkfigure蜡塑人像.Theaimofconversationistokeepupthebuzzingsound.Thereareitmustbeadmitteddifferentqualitiesofbuzz;thereisevenabuzzthatisas60annoyasthecontinuousnoisemadebyamosquito蚊子.Butatadinnerpartyonewouldratherbeamosquito61aquietperson.Mostbuzzingfortunatelyispleasanttotheear.andsomeofitispleasanteventothemind.Those62hatetopickuptheweatherasa63conversationopeningseemtomenottoknowthereasonwhyhumanbeingswishtotalk.Veryfewhumanbeingsjoininaconversationinthehopeof64learnanythingnew.Someofthemarecontentiftheyare65______mereallowedtogoonmakinganoiseintootherpeoplesears.第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)假定你是光明中学学生李明你在ChinaDaily上读到一则招聘中学生兼职记者的广告,你有意应聘这份工作请写一封申请信,信的内容包括:
1.表述申请意愿
2.自我介绍以及申请理由注意
1.词数80左右,开头和结尾已为你写好,不计人总词数;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯DearSir/MadamThankyouforreadingmyletterandImlookingforwardtoyourreply.SincerelyyoursLiMing第二节读后续写(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“IfmumfindsoutthatImgoingtothebeachIllbeinbigtrouble.”Isaidtomyselfsoftlyinalowvoice.Iwentdownstairsslowlyandtriedtowalkcasuallyintothekitchen.AsIwaswalkingtowardsthebackdoormumaskedwithoutlookingupfromher“dish-washing”“Whereareyougoing”Iansweredbackwithouthesitation“Iamgoingtothegardentoplay.”AfterIgotoutofthekitchenIbreathedasignofrelief.Myplanhadworkedoutfinesofar.IclimbedthefenceandjumpedontothemuddyfieldnexttomyhouseandstartedrunningtowardsthebusstopattopspeedAfterhalfanhourIwasatthebeachscanningthecrowdformyfriendsJimmyandBobby.Twoyoungmenwereracinginthecanoes独木舟.AfterawhileIsawthemnearacoconuttree.Irantowardsthemandgotintomyswimmingtrunk游泳裤.Foraboutanhourweplayedvolleyballhappily.SuddenlyBobbyhittheballtoohardandtheballfellintothesea.JustasBobbywasgoingtopickuptheballthetidecameinandcarriedtheballfurtherandfurtherawayfromtheshore.IwantedtoshowoffmyswimmingskillssoIdeclaredtohelpgettheballforthem.Idivedintothewaterandstartedswimmingatasteadypace.AfterswimmingforabouttenminutesIbecametiredbutwhenIsawthattheballwasonlyafewfeetawayfrommeIputinanextraburstofspeed.HoweverjustasIwasgoingtogettheballaverystrongcurrentswepttheballfurtherawayfromme.Atthatmomentastringofweed(海草)tangled缠绕upwithmyfeetandIcouldnotswimproperly.Istruggledtokeepafloatbutitwasnouse.“IfIhadlistenedtomyparentsthiswouldneverhavehappened”Ithoughtsilently.Paragraph1FinallyafterstrugglingforaminuteortwoIstillgotpulledunderwater.Paragraph2WhenIwokeupIwasinanemptyroomlyingonabed.________________________________xx开学考高二英语试题参考答案及听力原文第一部分听力1-5CBABA6-10BCBCC11-15BACBA16-20CCBAA第二部分阅读理解21-23BDA24-27DACA28-30ABD31-35GBFCA第三部分语言运用第一节完形填空36-40CBDAC41-45BACDB46-50BABAC51-55ACDAD第二节语法填空
56.tomake
57.isintroduced
58.a
59.means
60.annoying
61.than
62.who
63.conversational
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65.merely第四部分写作第一节应用文写作DearSir/MadamImastudentfromGuangmingMiddleSchool.Ivereadyouradvertisementinyournewspaperforapart-timereporterandIamwritingtoapplyforit.IthinkIamfitforyourjob.FirstofallIamoutgoingandgiftedinmunicatingwithpeople.BesidesIcanspeakfluentEnglishthankstomyvolunteeringexperiencesinaninternationalorganization.MostimportantlyIhaveanosefornewswhichmighthelpmetogetascoopifIamofferedthejob.ThankyouforreadingmyletterandImlookingforwardtoyourreply.SincerelyyoursLiMing第二节读后续写Paragraph1FinallyafterstrugglingForaminuteortwoIstillgotputtedunderwater.ItoldmyselfIshouldnevergiveup.ThenIpulledtheweedagainwithgreatefforts.Theweedfinallybroke.Iswambacktothesurfacetotakeadeepbreath.Isawtwoyoungmenincanoesracingeachother.Iwasexhaustedandshoutedforhelp.Thetwomensawmeandracedtowardsme.BythetimetheyreachedmeIhadbeenalreadyunconscious.Paragraph2WhenIwokeupIwasinanemptyroomlyingonabed.ItwasnotuntiladoctorcameintotheroomthatIrealizedthatIwasinahospital.JimmyandBobbytoldmethetwoyoungmenbroughtmetotheshoreandsentmetothehospital.Afterafewminutesmyparentswithhalfangryandhalfworriedfaceswalkedin.MyparentsscoldedmeforrunningoutofthehousesecretlybutwerealsogladthatIwasnotseriouslyinjured.Iwillneverforgetthatterrifyingexperience.NeitherwillIeverwanttoshowoffagain.附听力录音原文Text1M:WillyouwatchmycatformenextweekendIhavetogotoFloridaforabusinessmeetingandIdon’tknowwhoelsetoask.W:SureTodd.I’llpickhimuponmywayhomefromyoga.Mykidswillbesoexcited!Text2W:What’sthematterTomYoulookasifyoulostyourbestfriend.M:Ohnothing.W:Youcan’tfoolme.Iknowsomething’sbotheringyou.I’veneverseenyoulookingsodownbefore.Text3M:WillyouhelpmememorizemylinesTracyThisnewdramaclassisalotharderthanIexpected.W:SureJason.FormeIthinkithelpstopracticeyourscenesoutloud.Itmakesthelinesreallystickinyourhead.That’swhatIalwaysdobeforeIhaveaperformance.Text4M:HowdoyoufeelaboutthistiehoneyDoesitgowithmyjacketallrightIwanttolooksmartonmyfirstinterview.W:PersonallyIliketheblueoneabitmore.Itreallybringsoutthebeautyofyoureyesbutthat’sjustme.Text5M:Excusemewhat’sthisitemforW:ForthreebottlesofTsingtaoBeer.M:Butweonlyorderedtwobottles.W:OhI’msorry.Letmegobacktothecashier’stohaveitchanged.Text6M:Idon’tunderstandhoworwhybutTheRedandtheBlackseemstohavedisappeared.W:Butyoujustreaditthismorningdidn’tyouM:YesandIwasbeingverycarefulnottomisplaceit.W:HaveyoucheckedalltheusualplacesM:Theusualandunusual.W:WellwhenIgetfinishedhereI’llgiveyouahandandlookforit.M:ThanksI’dreallyappreciatethat.W:Hey!LookwhatIfound!M:That’sit!WhereonearthwasitW:Ithadfallenoffthetableintothecorner.Text7M:HelloAnne.DoyouknowwhyyourteachersentyoutoseemetodayW:NoPrincipalHopkins.WhatdidIdoAmIintroubleM:YourteachertoldmethatyouweremakingfunofChristina’saccentinclasstoday.ApparentlyChristinawasveryupset.W:Wellheraccentisfunny.M:AnnewhatyousaidreallyhurtChristina’sfeelings.W:Ididn’tmeantohurtherfeelings.Itwasjustajoke!M:ChristinaandherfamilyjustmovedherefromSpainonemonthago.It’sprobablyveryhardforhertoadjusttoanewschoolandtoanewculture.AndsheisstillintheprocessoflearningEnglish.CanyouimaginebeinginherpositionW:Yes.Ididn’trealizehowhurtfulIwasbeing.Ireallydidn’tmeantohurtherfeelings.Iwillapologizetoher.M:Good.Iwantyoutomakeherfeelweleandaccepted.Itisveryimportanttoberespectfulofpeople’sdifferences.Text8W:Everyoneseemstobeonadiet.HaveyounoticedthatM:Everyoneisatleasttalkingaboutbeingonone.Aneighborofmineisonabananadiet.Sheeatsabananaforbreakfastoneforlunchandtwofordinner.W:That’sbadforherteethandhealth.HasshelostanyweightM:Shedoesn’tlookanythinner.Mysistereatseggstoloseweight.Onlyeggsforbreakfastlunchanddinner.W:That’sbadforherheart!Somethingsineggsaregoodforlosingweightbuttoomanyeggsarebadfortheheart.M:I’vereadthattoo.ThenwhataboutasteakdietOneofmycousinsdoesn’teatanythingbutsteakevenforbreakfast.W:That’sbadforthebankaccount.Thebestwaytoloseweightistoeatlessandexercisemore.LookI’monmywaytothetenniscourt.Text9M:SusanhaveyoudonewhatyourmothertoldyoutodothismorningW:NotyetIhaven’thadtime.I’llgettodoit.Don’tworry.M:WorriedYourmotherandIaren’tworriedyounglady.Wearetiredofallyourexcuses.Thisisthethirdtimethisweekyou’vebeenaskedtodosomethingandyouhaven’tdoneit.W:IplannedtodoitbuteverytimeIwasgoingtodoitsomethingcameup.I’msorry.M:Sayingsorryisn’tgoodenoughanymore.Itmighthaveworkedthefirstcoupleoftimesbutnomore!Fromnowonyouwon’tbedoinganythinguntilyouhavedonewhatyourmotherorIhaveaskedyoutodo.Youareonrestrictionforthenexttwoweeks.Thatmeansnomobilephonenochattingtextingorblogging.Youwillgotoschoolandestraighthome.Yourputerwillbemovedtothediningroomsoyoucandohomework.Whenyouhaveprovedthatyoucanbetrustedtodowhatwe’veaskedyouwillearnbacktherighttouseyourthings.W:But…M:Nobuts.We’vedecided.Sohandoveryourphoneandputer.Now!Text10Goodmorningandweletoourprogram.TodaywehavepopstarMargieFlynnjoiningusinthestudio.HerhitsingleHoldMyHearthasbeenatthetopofthechartssinceitwasreleasedearlierthismonthandhassoldoverfivemillioncopiesworldwide.MargiegrewupinBatonRoughLouisianaandhasbeenabigfanofcountrymusicsinceshewasasmallchild.WhenMargiewasonlyfiveyea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