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安徽省马鞍山市第二十二中学2017届高三英语10月月考试题第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)做题时,现将答案标在试卷上,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\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.WhereisthewomangoingnowA.Tothelibrary.B.Toacoffeeshop.C.Tothesupermarket.
2.WhatdoesthemancareaboutmostA.Earningsomeextramoney.B.Keepingtheenvironmentclean.C.Helpingoutthecornershop.
3.Whenisthewoman’sbirthdayA.InMay.B.InApril.C.InMarch.
4.WhatisthemandoingA.Playingwithhisdaughter.B.Playingajokeonthewoman.C.Playingagameonhissmartphone.
5.Whyisthewoman’sFrenchsogoodA.Shehasbeenstudyingfortenyears.B.ShewasborninFrance.C.Sheworkshardatit.\第二节\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.WhoisthewomanA.Astudent.B.Aprofessor.C.Asecretary.
7.HowdoesthemanfeelaboutsittinginfrontofthecomputerA.Heenjoysit.B.Hefindsithard.C.Heneverdoesit.\听第7段材料,回答第8至10题
8.WherearethespeakersgoingA.Toaconcert.B.Toacampsite.C.Totheseaside.
9.WhatdoesthewomanwantA.Aguitartoplay.B.Extrarooms.C.Somemusictopassthetime.
10.WhatmightthespeakershavetoleavebehindA.Theguitar.B.Thetents.C.Thesleepingbags.\听第8段材料,回答第11至13题
11.WhattypeoffooddoestherestaurantserveA.Indianfood.B.Japanesefood.C.Italianfood.
12.WhomightSarabeA.Arestaurantworker.B.Theman’swife.C.Afriendofthespeakers.
13.WhenwillthemanmakeareservationforA.Mondayevening.B.Tuesdayafternoon.C.Saturdayevening.\听第9段材料,回答第14至16题
14.Whatdidthewomandoaftergettinghermaster’sdegreeA.ShegotaPhDatYaleUniversity.B.SheworkedatBankoftheWest.C.SheworkedatFirstSavingsBank.
15.WhatisthewomanespeciallygoodatA.Strongaccountingskills.B.Investingmoneywisely.C.Makingdealswithothers.
16.WhatcanwelearnattheendoftheconversationA.Themanwillnotmatchtheoffer.B.Themanwillofferthewomanajob.C.Thewomanwillhaveanotherinterview.\听第10段材料,回答第17至20题
17.WhywasthePalaceofFineArtsbuiltA.Forthemilitary.B.ForthePanama-PacificInternationalExpo.C.FortheNationalParkService.
18.AccordingtothetalkwholovestotakephotosatthepalaceA.Birdlovers.B.Peoplestudyingarchitecture.C.Peoplegettingmarried.
19.HowbigisthePalaceofFineArtsA.17acresintotal.B.33acresintotal.C.15acresintotal.
20.WhatwasoncestoredinthepalaceduringWorldWarIIA.Paintings.B.Militaryvehicles.C.Foodforanimals.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[来源:学*科*网]该项涂黑AIhadneverreallygivenheroesmuchthoughtuntilItookpartinanessaycontest.Wewereallsupposedtowriteaboutourheroes.Itriedmanyapproachesusingfirefighterspolicemenandfamouspeoplebutnothingseemedtofit.FinallyIgaveupandwenttobed.Thenextmorningmyclockdidn’tringandIwalkedoutofthedoorjusttoseethebuspassmyhouse.WithnootherchoiceIcalledmygrandfatherwhowasmorethanhappytogivemearide.Ijustsaid“Thankyou”attheschoolgateanddidn’tthinktoomuchaboutit.Thatnightthoughmymothertoldmethatmygrandfatherhadcancelledanimportantmeetingsohecouldtakemetoschool.Isuddenlyfeltreallybadfortakingthefavorsolightly.AfewweekslaterIbecamesickatschool.SincemymotherandfatherwereatworktheonlypersonIcouldcallwasagainmygrandfather.Andagainhewastheretopickmeup.Itturnedoutthathehadbeeninthemiddleofrunningerrands(办事)whenIcalledbutagainheputmefirst.ArrivingatmyhousehemadesureIwascomfortableandspenttherestofthedaylookingaftermebetweenerrands.ItwasthenthatIknewIhadatopicformyessay.Ifyouweretoaskmeforanexplanationoftheword“hero”Iwouldsaythatitissomeonewhoisthereforyouandiswillingtosacrifice牺牲himself.
21.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthattheauthor_____________.A.WasgoodatwritingessaysB.Couldn’tlistalltheheroesinhisessayC.Didn’tthinktherewererealheroesintheworldD.Founditdifficulttochoosethesubjectofhisessay
22.Theauthorfeltsadthatnightbecause_____________.A.HisclockhadbrokendownB.HehadmissedthebustoschoolC.Hethoughtnothingofhisgrandfather’shelpD.Hisgrandfatherhadmissedanimportantmeeting
23.Whowillbetheherointheauthor’sessayA.Hismother.B.Hisfather.C.HisgrandfatherD.TheauthorhimselfBThereoncelivedamanwhosoldsalt.Hehadadonkeytohelphim.Everymorninghewouldputabagofsaltonthedonkeyandgotothenearbytowntosellit.Onthewaytheyhadtowalkacrossariver.Onedaywhilecrossingtheriverthedonkeyfellintothewater.Thesaltbecamewet.Someofthesaltinthebaggotdissolved融化makingthebagonthedonkeylighter.Thedonkeyfeltveryhappyaboutthat.Fromthatdayonthedonkeyoftenfellintotheriveronpurposewhenevertheycrossedittothemarket.Onedaythemannoticedthedonkeyfallingintothewateronpurpose.Thefollowingmorninginsteadofputtingabagofsaltonthedonkey’sbackthemanputabagofcottononthedonkey’sback.Whentheycrossedthesameriverthedonkeyfellintotheriveragainhopingthatthebagwouldbecomelighter.Thecottongotwet.Butthistimewhenhegotupthebagonhisbackbecameheavier.Thedonkeywassurprisedatwhathadhappened.Themanlookedatthedonkeyandsaid“DearfriendIsawyoufallintotheriveronpurposeeveryday.Youwantedtoreducetheweightofthesaltinthisway.SoIputabagofcottononyourbacktoday.Whenitgetswetcottonbecomesheavier.Nowyouwillhavetocarryittothetown.”Thepoordonkeyhadlearnthislesson.
24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inParagraph2refertoA.Notlosingthebag.B.CarryingalighterbagC.Crossingthesameriver.D.Makingthesaltbecomewet.
25.WhydidthedonkeyoftenfallintotheriverA.Theriverwastoodeep.B.Hewantedtohavearest.C.Hewantedtolosesomesalt.D.Thebagonhisbackwastooheavy.
26.Themanchangedthebaginorderto_______.A.earnmuchmoremoney.B.teachthedonkeyalesson.C.keepthedonkeyfromtheriver.D.reducetheweightonthedonkey.
27.WhatdoesthestorymainlytellusA.Alittlelearningisadangerousthing.B.Menwhoaregratefulareusuallygood.C.Don’tcrossabridgeuntilyoucometoit.D.Cuttingcornersonlycreatesmorepaperwork.C[来源:学科网Z-X-X-K]Scientists studyit.Anincreasingnumberofself-helpbookstellusthewaytofindit.Infactthepursuitofhappinesshasbeencalledtheultimate 最终的 goalinlifebycountlesstalksTVshowsandnewspaperandmagazinecolumns.Howeverhappinessasitwasbeforeisstillhardtofind. USpsychologistEdDienerauthorof Happiness:UnlockingtheMysteriesofPsychologicalWealthmayhavetheanswer:“acombinationoflifesatisfactionandhavingmorepositivethannegativeemotions”.Thismaysoundstraightforwardenoughbutitstilldoesn’texplainwhatdeterminespeople’shappiness.AndasTheWashingtonPostarguedinanarticlelastmonthcreatingadefinitionofhappinessthatistrueforpeoplearoundtheworldcanseemasdifficultasbeinghappy. Forexamplewhoishappier:someonewhohasenoughmoneytobuyanewmobilephoneorsomeone[来源:学.科.网Z.X.X.K]whohasafamilydinnerafteryearsawayfromhome Neverthelessasmanysurveyssuggestoneofthemostimportantpartsofhappinessiswealth.TheUN’sWorldHappinessReport2015showsthatcountrieswiththehighestlevelsofhappinessaredevelopedoneswithSwitzerlandIcelandandDenmarkmakingupthetopthree.ButontheotherhandBhutanoneofthepoorestcountriesintheworldwasnamedthehappiestcountryinAsiaandtheeighthhappiestintheworldinresearchbyBusinessWeekin
2012. Perhapsthebiggestproblemishowtheideaof“happiness”variesindifferentculturesandlanguages. AsTheWashingtonPostnotedtheword“happy”canrefertodifferentthingsinEnglish.Itmightmeanabriefmoodyoufeelwhensomeonesurprisesyouwithagiftoryouthinkoffriendsandfamily.Oritcouldrefertosatisfactionwithyourlife.Butnotalllanguagesrefertohappinessthesameway.InDanishforexamplehappinessisoftentranslatedas“lykke”atermthatcandescribeeverydaywell-beingthatmightcomefroma nicecupofcoffeeorasliceofbreadwithcheese. InChinesethewordforhappinessisxingfuwhichisusedtodescribeagoodlifeoracircumstance境遇thatmakespeoplefeelfreefromworry.Foragoodmoodhoweverkuaileisusedmoreoften. Anotherdifferenceinthe view ofhappinessasTheWashingtonPostputitisthatWesterncountriestendtohavequitean“individualisticviewofhumanlife”.InChinaandmanyotherAsiancountriessocialrelationshipswithfamilyinparticularareoneofthemostimportantfactorsinaperson’swell-being. SoareyouhappyAndwhatmakesyouhappy
28.WhatisthemainpurposeofthearticleA.Toexplorewhyitishardertofindhappinessthanever.B.Topointoutfactorsthatbringpeoplehappiness.C.TopromoteUSpsychologistEdDiener’sbookonhappiness.[来源:Z-x-x-k.Com]D.Toexplainwhyit’shardtogiveauniversaldefinitionofhappinessacrosstheworld.
29.Whatdoesthetranslationof“happiness”inDanishmeanaccordingtothearticleA.Beingwealthy. B.Beingsuccessful. C.Everydaywell-being. D.Alifewithmeaning.
30.HowdoChinesepeopleandpeoplefromWesterncountriesviewhappinessdifferentlyA.WealthisregardedasthemostimportantsourceofhappinessinWesterncountries.B.Familybondsarebelievedtobecloselyconnectedtoaperson’swell-beinginChina.C.Socialinteractionplaysamoreimportantroleinaperson’swell-beinginWesterncountriesthaninChina.[来源:学*科*网]D.ChinesepeoplegetmorehappinessfromtheirpersonalachievementsthanpeoplefromWesterncountriesdo.
31.HowisthearticlemainlydevelopedA.Throughexamples. B.Throughcauseandeffectanalysis.C.Byfollowingtheorderoftime. D.Bypresentingresearch findings. DThehatedmobilephoneroaming(漫游)chargesthatgreatlyaffecttourists’tripsaroundEuropearesettobeendedbutyou’llhavetowaituntil2017forittohappen.TheagreementannouncedonJune30willendthefrustration(懊恼)ofEuropeanUnioncitizensonholidayorabroadforbusinesswhofacetoomanychargesforusingtheirphonesforcallsandInternetbrowsingwhenintheEUbutoutsidetheirhomecountry.“ComingintoforceonJune152017thedealmeansyoucanuseyourmobilephonewhentravelingintheEUandpaythesamepricesasathome”theEuropeanCommissionsaidinastatement.“Ifyoupayforamonthlyvolume(月套餐)ofminutesSMSanddatainyourcountryanyvoicecallSMSanddatasessionyoumakewhiletravelingabroadintheEUwillberemovedfromthatasifyouwereathomewithnoextracharges”itadded.Thedealwasreachedfollowingdiscussionsdatingfrom2013butstillneedsformalapprovalbytheEuropeanParliamentand28governments.“Thisistheendofalongprocessandwe’redelightedwemanagetoproducearesultthatwillmeanspecificimprovementforcitizensinthesinglemarket”EuropeanCommissionspokesmanMargaritisSchinassaid.[来源:学科网Z-X-X-K]CommentingontheagreementGautamSrivastavaamobilephoneexpertatMoneySuperMarketsaid“TheendofroamingchargesintheEUisagreatwinforcustomersbothintheUKandinEurope.”“FromJune2017onyou’llbeabletouseyourmobilephoneintheEU---sonomoreworryingaboutdatalimitsormakingandreceivingcallswhenyou’reonyourholidays”addedGautamSrivastava.
32.Thetextismostprobably___________.A.atravelguideB.anewspaperadC.anewsreportD.aculturalresearch
33.WhatdoweknowabouttheagreementA.Ithasbeenputintoeffectsince
2013.B.ItallowsEUcitizenstopaylessabroadthanathome.[来源:Z-x-x-k.Com]C.Onehastopayfirstforamonthlyvolumetobenefitfromit.D.Ithasn’tbeenofficiallyapprovedsofar.
34.WhatisexpertGautamSrivastava’sattitudetowardstheagreementA.NegativeB.PositiveC.UncertainD.Unconcerned
35.WhatdoesthetextmainlytellusA.PeoplewillnotpaymobilephoneroamingchargesinEU.B.EUwillsetalimittoitsmobilephoneroamingcharges.C.EUcitizenswillusemobilephonesabroadfreeofcharge.D.EUwillcancelmobilephoneroamingchargesforitscitizens.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HaveyoueverheardtheoldsayingThegrassisalwaysgreenerontheothersideofthefence.”Perhapsyoufeellikeit’strue.36______________Theyseemtobedoingsomuchbetterthanyou.They’vegotagreatjob.Lotsofmoney.Ahappyhomelife.Theyseemtohaveitall.Andyoucan’thelpwishingthatyoudidtoo.Butnoneofuseverreallyknowwhatit’sliketolivesomeoneelse’slife.Noone’slifeisperfect—whateveritlookslikefromtheoutside.Plusit’ssafebetthatsomeofyourfriendsarelookingatyourlifeandthinkingverysimilarthings.37_______________Youjustneedtorecognizethemagain.Oneofthebestwaystoloveyourcurrentlifeistowritealistofthingsyou’regratefulfor.Itdoesn’tmatteriftheyseemsmallorinsignificant.38______________Doasfollows:
1.39______________----yourfamilyfriendshousematesco-workers...
2.Listtreatswhichyouenjoy---thesmelloffreshcoffeethetasteofdarkchocolatealongbathafterahardday...
3.40_______________---thedishwasheronlinegroceryshoppingfastInternetaccessatwork...
4.Listanythingspecialwhichyou’vegrownaccustomedyo---yourweddingringyoursmartphoneafavouratecoat...A.Littleeverymomentsofhappinesscount.B.Thinkofpeoplewhoyouareagainst.C.Putdownthingswhichmakeyourdayeasier.D.Butnooneisperfect.E.Whateverstateyourlifeisinyou’vegotalotofgoodthings.F.Thinkofpeoplewhoyou’regratefulfor.G.Youlookatotherpeople’slivesandyouenvythem.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Inasmallvillageinthevalleytherelivedamanwhowasalwayshappyandkind.Healwayssmiledandhadakindand41wordtosaywhenevernecessary.Everyonewhomethimleftfeelingbetterand
42.Peopleknewtheycould43himandregardedhimasagreatfriend.Oneofthevillagerswascurioustoknowwhathis44was.Onceuponmeetinghiminthestreetheaskedhim“Mostpeopleareselfishandunsatisfied.Theydonot45asoftenasyoudo;46aretheyashelpfulorkindasyouare.Howdoyouexplainit”“Whenyoumakepeacewithyourselfthenyoucanbeinpeacewiththerestofthe
47.Youwillfinditnaturaltobekindandwelldisposedtoall.Ifyourthoughtsareunderyour48youwillbecomestrongandfirm.”“Butalotofworkis
49.Goodhabitshavetobe
50.Theabilitytoconcentrateandtocontrolthe51hastobestrengthened.Therearemanywallsthatneedtobe
52.Itisnotaneasytask”saidthevillager.“Donotthinkaboutthe
53.Justtrytostayinthispeace.”“Iwilltrytorememberyourwords”saidthevillagerandhecontinued“ThereisanotherthingthatIam54about.Youdonotseemtobe55bytheenvironment.Youhaveakindwordtoeveryoneandarehelpful.56peopledonotexploit利用yourgoodnessandtheytreatyouwell.”“Goodnessandbeingkinddonotnecessarilypointto
57.Whenyouaregoodyoucan58bestrong.People59yourstrengthanddonotimposeon欺骗you.Goodnesscanalsogowith60andstrength;itisnotasignofweaknessassomepeopleerroneously错误地think.”“Thankyouverymuchforyouradvice”saidthevillagerandwentawayhappyandsatisfied.
41.A.interestingB.encouragingC.thankfulD.frightening
42.A.cautiousB.worseC.happierD.anxious
43.A.turnoffB.aimatC.headforD.counton
44.A.secretB.adviceC.attentionD.mood
45.A.quarrelB.smileC.argueD.worry
46.A.eitherB.neitherC.hardlyD.also
47.A.worldB.neighborsC.lifeD.village
48.A.controlB.reliefC.breathD.arm
49.A.impossibleB.necessaryC.possibleD.unnecessary
50.A.treatedB.abandonedC.developedD.judged
51.A.conceptsB.thoughtsC.ideasD.senses
52.A.touchedB.climbedC.followedD.enjoyed
53.A.surprisesB.complaintsC.difficultiesD.expectations
54.A.anxiousB.pleasedC.curiousD.satisfied
55.A.attractedB.supportedC.educatedD.influenced
56.A.ThoughB.BecauseC.UntilD.Yet
57.A.hesitationB.strengthC.weaknessD.conflict
58.A.alsoB.neverC.evenD.often
59.A.senseB.promiseC.explainD.imagine
60.A.attitudeB.powerC.wealthD.Health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(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式Passingthenewcollege-levelphysicaltestcanbe 61_ difficultybutworkingoutwithfriendscanhelp.Manycollegestudentsencourageeachother __62 _ improvetheirphysicalstrengthbyengagingincreativeandinteresting _63 __ activity.StudentsfromCentralSouthUniversityforinstancehaveformedaglowrunteam.Theyrunseveralthousandmeterseachnight _64 _decoratewithneonlights.“It’ssocoolwhenyoucanexercisebyrunningwithyourpeersandatthesametimetakeglowingphotos” saidWangJian _65_ 19-year-oldEnglishmajorandparticipantinthenightlyruns.AtNanjingAgriculturalUniversitysomestudentschoosetotakeanewsportsclass 66__ offersthemthechancetoloseweightandgaincoursecredits.Howtheclassassessesitsstudentsisalsocreative:Highermarks _67_ handouttothosewholosethemostweight.Accordingto TeacherZhouQuanfuthestudentswhotaketheclassareoftenthosewhohavedifficulty _68_ passthephysicaltest.Allofthemhaveabodymassindexof30orhigher.Inaddition _69 _ joggingtheclassrequiresstudentstodoother exercises includingtheplankandsits-ups.“Weenjoylosingweight” saidFanXianfeioneofZhou’sstudents. “Wealsohada5-kilometermini-marathontogetherwithZhou.Allofthestudents _70 _crossthefinishlinebecauseweall encouragedandsupportedeach other.”第四部分 写作 (共两节,满分35分)第一节短文改错(10分)文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两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\划掉修改在错的词下画一横线,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(从第11处起)不计分LastweekendIwenttothezooandsawthepandatheanimalthatIlikebest.ThepandawasnotonlythesignofrareanimalsbutalsoasignofChina.Pandasaresolovelythatalmostallpeoplearelikethem.Butasthebalanceofnatureisdestroyingpandasbecomeless.Theymainlyliveonbambooandeachpandaneedstoeatalotbambooeveryday.Theareaofbambooisbecomingsmallerformanydifferencereasonssopandashavelesslandtoliveon.Pandasdon’thavemanybabiesandbabypandasoftendiethatmakesthesituationmoreserious.Howeverourgovernmentisworkinghardlytosavethemandmanynewplanshavebeenmadetoincreasethenumbersofpandas.Ihopethattherewillbemoreandmorepandasliveinthewild.第五部分书面表达假定你是校园网站“交流”栏目的主持人Tom,你校高二年级同学Jack发来电子邮件,叙述因新学期文理分科他离开了原来的许多朋友,来到了一个新的班级,一直感到闷闷不乐,担心从此他们的友谊会消失请你根据以下提示发一封邮件100词左右给Jack,提出合理化建议
1.Jack的看法不完全正确
2.相约周末一起活动,多交流,珍惜友谊
3.尽快适应环境,互相鼓励,共同提高HiJackIhavereadyoure-mail.Ithinkwhatyouareworryingaboutisnotabigproblem._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2016-2017学年高三第一次模拟考试英语答案第一部分1—5ABAAC6—10ABBCA11—15CCABC16—20BBCAB第二部分21-23DCC24-27BCBD28-31DCBA32-35CDBD36-40GEAFC第三部分41-60BCDABBAABCBBCCDDCAAB
61.difficult
62.toimprove
63.activities
64.decorated
65.a
66.that/which
67.arehanded
68.passing
69.to
70.crossed第四部分
1.【第二句】was→is
2.【第三句】去掉are
3.【第四句】destroying变成destroyed
4.【第四句】less→fewer
5.【第五句】alot后加of
6.【第六句】diffence→different
7.【第七句】that→which.
8.【第八句】hardly→hard
9.【第八句】numbers→number.10【第九句】live→living.或live前加that.[来源:Z-x-x-k.Com书面表达.Onepossibleversion:HiJack Ihavereadyoure-mail.Ithinkwhatyouareworryingaboutisnotabigproblem.Whenstudentsmovebetweenclassesoldfriendshipsoftensufferasnewonesseemtotaketheirplace.Butitisn’talwaysthecase.Ifyoutrulyvaluethefriendshipyoushouldbeabletomakeanefforttopromoteit.Thereisnothingtostopyouspendingtimewithyourfriends.Youcanarrangemoretimetogatherontheweekendscommunicatingwitheachother.At[来源:学科网Z-X-X-K]thesametimeyoucanexplainthatyouaregrowingapartbutyoualltreasurethefriendship.Moreimportantlyyouallshouldkeeptherelationshipandencourageeachother.Thusyoucanadjusttonewclassesasearlyaspossibleandgetimprovedtogether.Theworstthingisjusttoworryaboutsomethingbutdonothingtomakeitright.Trytakingsomeaction!Goodluck!Yours英语听力模拟试题
(十八)Text1W:WhereareyougoingM:Tothesupermarket.YouwanttogowithmeW:NoIhavetogotothelibrary.1Butlet’sgetcoffeelater.M:OKsoundsgood!Text2M:Givemethosebottles.I’llgotothecornershoptorecyclethem.W:Allright.Butyouprobablywon’tgetmuchforthem.M:That’sOK.Protectingtheenvironmentisthemostimportantthing.2Text3M:HowoldisyoursonCarrieW:HejustturnedtwoinApril.HissisterwasbornthemonthbeforeandIwasbornthemonthafter.3M:That’salotofspringbirthdays!Text4W:CouldyouplayadifferentgamewithourdaughterpleaseM:Butshelikesit.4SeeShe’ssmilingandlaughing.W:Yesbutcellphonesaren’ttoysandsheshouldn’tputitinhermouth.Text5M:YourFrenchissogood.YouraccentsoundslikeyouwereborninParis.I’vebeenstudyingFrenchforadecadeandIcanbarelyholdaconversation.What’syoursecretW:Practicepracticepractice!5Text6M:Howonearthdidyoumanagetowritea30-pagetermpaperinthreedaysIttookmetwoweekstowritemine.W:Iworkedaroundtheclock.M:Mygoodness!Icouldneverdothat.Sittinginfrontofthecomputerevenforthreehoursisapainfulthingforme.7W:Ihadnochoice.I’mtakingfivecoursesthissemester.Theexamsandtermpapersaredrivingmecrazy.6Text7M:Wehavetofindawaytopackallthethingsforthecampingtripbeforeweleavetomorrow.8W:WehaveourcarandGeorge’struck.Weshouldbeabletofiteverythinginthetwovehicles.M:YeahIthinkweshouldputthetentsinhistruckandthesleepingbagsinourcar.W:Wecouldputthesleepingbagsinthetrucktoo.Thatwaywe’llhaveroomtotakethestereo.Ifwearegoingtobeinthemountainsforaweekwe’llneedsomemusictolistento!9M:Yeahbutifwecan’ttakethestereoI’lltakemyguitar.I’mlookingforwardtoplaying!W:UmbutBrianbrokeyourguitaryesterday.Sorry.10Text8M:HaveyoutriedthatnewrestaurantdowntownItlooksfancy.W:NoIhaven’tbeenthereyet.WhattypeoffooddotheyserveM:Ithinkit’sItalian.11W:Idon’tlikeItalianfoodverymuch.IpreferJapaneseorIndianfood.ButIguessIcouldgiveitatry.M:Icancallandmakeareservationforsomenightthisweek.W:Okay.MondayandWednesdayworkbestformebecauseI’moffworkearlyonthosedays.M:I’llseeiftheycantakeuseitherofthosedays.WhataboutFridayorSaturdayW:SaturdaycouldworkbutIthoughtwehadSara’spartytogotothisweekend.Wehaven’tseenherinalongtime—notsinceherwedding!12Isn’therpartyonSaturdayM:Yeahyou’reright.ThenMondayisprobablythebestbecauseIhaveanearlyworkmeetingandwillbehomebytheafternoon.13W:YeahMondayisthebestformetooactually.13IliketogotothegymonTuesdaysafterworkanyway.Text9M:WelcometoBlueRibbonCorporationMs.Wilson.DidyouhaveanytroublefindingusW:NoMr.Bradley.IusedtoworkatFirstSavingsBankacrossthestreetsoI’mveryfamiliarwiththearea.M:Wonderful.SoIcanseefromyourrésuméthatyouhavealotofexperienceinthebankingsector.BeforeFirstSavingsyouwereatBankoftheWestright14W:YesthatwasrightafterIgraduatedfromYaleUniversitywithamaster’sdegreeinfinance.14IlearnedalottherebutIwasofferedahigherpositionwithabettersalaryatFirstSavings.M:AndnowwhyareyouhereImeanitseemslikeyouhaveagreatpositionandagoodsalary.WhatdoyouthinkyouwilladdtotheBlueRibbonfamilyW:Myparticularskillshavemoretodowithnegotiatingdealsratherthanaccounting15andthere’sonlysomuchroomforthatatabank.MoneyisnottheissueasI’malreadyquitewealthy.RatherI’mlookingforadifferentsetofchallengesandanewsetofpartners.M:IthinkthebusinessenvironmentherewouldsuityouverywellMs.Wilson.Whencanyoustart16Text10ThePalaceofFineArtswasoneofthe10palacesbuiltin1915forthePanama-PacificInternationalExpo.17SetwithinaparktheRoman-stylearchitecturedrawsmanytouristsespeciallyweddingpartieswhouseitasabackdropfortheirphotos.18Whilesittingonabenchorlyingonablanketonthegrasspicnickingispossible.Butyou’llhavetoshareyourspacewiththosewholivetherenamelyducksseagullspigeonsandswans.Evenfromashortdistanceawayfromthepalaceitselfyou’llbeabletoseeitstallcolumnsandroundtowerthatlooklikenothingelseinthecity.Locatedon17acresat3301LyonStreetinSanFrancisco19thepalaceiswithinwalkingdistancetotheformermilitarybaseofthePresidio.OddlyenoughduringWorldWarIItheU.S.Armyusedthepalacetostoremilitarytrucksandjeeps.20In1994thePresidiowastransferredtotheNationalParkServicemarkingthefinalchapterinthearea’suseasamilitaryfacility.Thehappytouristsandevenhappierbirdsseemtoappreciatethis!TomThePalaceofFineArts:艺术宫位于美国加州旧金山海港区,是一座建于1915年的纪念性建筑物,最初是为了在巴拿马太平洋万国博览会中展示艺术作品而建造的这是博览会少数仅存且唯一保留于原址的建筑物PAGE17。