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2016学年第一学期“温州市十校联合体”高二期中考试英语试题本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)第I卷1至6页,第II卷6至8页考试结束,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回第I卷注意事项
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.Whereistheman’smothernowA.Athome.B.Atabusstop.C.Inahospital.
2.WhendoesthelibrarycloseonSundaysA.At8:30p.m.B.At7:00p.m.C.At5:30p.m.
3.WhatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthespeakersA.FamilymembersB.Co-workersC.Classmates
4.WhatarethespeakersmainlytalkingaboutA.Coats.B.Shoes.C.Trousers.
5.WhydoesthemanwanttodropthebiologyclassA.Hehasdifficultygettingupearly.B.Hethinksitdifficulttolearn.C.Hegetsatighttimetable.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至7题
6.WhyisthewomanworriedA.shedoesn’tknowwhattoread.B.Shehasn’tfinishedhertask.C.Shehasnotimetowriteherbook.
7.WhatdoweknowaboutthemanA.Hehadagreattimeinthecountryside.B.Hehasforgottentowritehisreports.C.Hehasfinishedreadingallthebooks.听第7段材料,回答第8至9题
8.WhatdoesthewomanwantthemantodoA.LookafterGary.B.Attendameeting.C.Readabook.
9.HowdoesthemansoundA.Uncertain.B.Content.C.Confident.听第8段材料回答第10至12题
10.WhoisthewomanA.Acompanysecretary.B.Asalesmanager.C.AdriverfromABCcompany.
11.HowwillthemangettothehotelA.Bysubway.B.ByairC.Bycar.
12.WhathappenedtotheairportA.Ithascompletelychanged.B.ItisbiggerthanitusedtobeC.Ithasbeenrebuilt听第9段材料回答第13至16题
13.WhatdoweknowaboutauthorofthebookA.HewasaclosefriendofSteveJobsB.HeusedtowriteaboutAppleproductsC.HewrotethefirstbookaboutSteveJobs
14.WhatisthebookaboutA.SteveJobs’wholelifeB.SteveJobsandhisAppleproducts.C.SteveJobs’familyandfriends.
15.WhatsurprisesthemaninthebookA.ThatSteveJobsisveryweakB.ThatSteveJobsisalwaysstrong.C.ThatSteveJobsisverysensitive
16.HowdoesthewomanfeelaboutthebookA.Nothingspecial.B.Quiteinteresting.C.Veryhelpful.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题
17.WheredidthespeakerandKategettoknoweachotherA.Onaplane.B.Inthecollege.C.Atahotel.
18.HowdidthespeakertrytohelpKateA.BylookingforahotelforKate.B.ByinvitingKatetostaywithher.C.BytakingKatetoabusstation.
19.WhatdidthespeakforgettodoA.Bookahotelroomearlier.B.Telephoneherroommate.C.AskKateabouttelephoneinformation.
20.WhatrelationshipisKatetoSusanA.Hercollegeroommate.B.Herworkmate.C.Herneighbour.第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)第一节(共10个小题,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,并在答题卡将该项涂黑AOnefineafternoonIwaswalkingalongFifthAvenuewhenIrememberedthatitwasnecessarytobuyapairofsocks.Iturnedintothefirstsockshopthatcaughtmyeyeandaboyclerkwhocouldnothavebeenmorethan17yearsoldcameforward.“WhatcanIdoforyousir”“Iwishtobuyapairofsocks.”Hiseyesglowed.“Didyouknowthatyouhadcomeintothebestplaceintheworldtobuysocks”Ihadnotbeenawareofthat.“Comewithme”saidtheboyhappily.Hebegantohaul用力拖downfromtheshelvesboxafterbox.“HoldonboyIamgoingtobuyonlyonepair!”“Iknowthat”saidhe“butIwantyoutoseehowbeautifultheseare.Aren’ttheywonderful”Therewasonhisfaceanexpressionofjoyasifhewereshowingtomethemysteriesofhisreligion.“Myfriend”saidI“ifthisisnotjusttheenthusiasm热情thatcomesfromnovelty新鲜ifyoucankeepupthisdayafterdayintenyearsyouwillowneverysockintheUnitedStates.”Inmanyshopsthecustomerhastowaitforsomeonetoservehim.Andwhenfinallysomeclerkdoesnoticeyouyouaremadetofeelasifyouweredisturbinghim.Hedisplaysnointeresteitherinyouorinthegoodsheispaidtosell.Yetpossiblythatveryclerkwhoisnowsocoldbeganhiscareerwithenthusiasm.Astimegoesbytheenthusiasmisgraduallygone;hisonlypleasureswerefoundoutsideofworkinghours.Hebecameamechanical机械的notinspiredsalesman.IhaveobservedsuchchangeinthelivesofsomanypeopleinsomanyoccupationsthatIhavecometotheconclusionthatthefastestroadtofailureistodothingsmechanically.
21.Thewriterwasimpressedby_______.A.theboy’syoungageB.thewaytheboyservedhimC.thebeautifulsocksintheshopD.theboy’ssellingskills
22.Accordingtothewritermanyshopclerks______.A.shownoorlittlepleasureinservingtheircustomersB.havetroubleinsellinggoodstotheircustomersC.becomeuninterestedintheirworkbecauseit’shardD.thinkitunnecessarytointroducetheirgoodstothecustomer
23.Thewriterwrotethisarticleto______.A.shareaninterestingshoppingexperienceB.tellastoryofasuccessfulyoungsalesmanC.inspirepeopletogoabouttheirworkwithgreatinterestD.encouragesalespeopletobecomemorecreativeintheirworkBTeenagersandadultshaveadifficulttimeincommunicating.Teenagersoftenthinkadultsdon’tunderstandthem.Adultsoftenthinkteenagersjustdon’tlistentoanythingtheysay.Thatcausesargumentsandconflicts.Peopleveryoftenuse“generationgap”toexplaintheproblemsbetweenparentsandchildren.Howevertheproblemofcommunicationbetweenparentsandteenagersdoesnotalllieinthe“generationgap”.Itliesinmostlyunderlyingstatementsthatarenotfullycommunicatedbetweenateenagerandaparent.Hereisanexample.Mothersays:“Pleasetakeoutthetrash.”Theteenagerreplies:“OK.”Howeveronehourlaterthemotherfindsthetrashisstillinthekitchenandsobecomesabitunhappy.“IthoughtIaskedyoutotakeoutthetrash.”Butthechildreplies:“Youdidn’tsayIhadtodoitnow.”AreyoufamiliarwithhiskindofconversationInthisconversationthemotherfeelsthattheteenagershouldknowwhatshemeansbuttheteenagerjustdoesn’t.Conversationslikethistakeplacearoundourhomeeveryday.Theycausesomeunhappinessbutaretotallynormalandcanusuallybesolvedquitesoon.Itiswhenthistypeof“lackofcommunication”getsinvolvedwiththebiggerissuesofteenagersthatlargerproblemscanbecaused.Itismoredifficulttosolvetheselargerproblemsandittakesthehardworkofbothparentsandteenagerstoovercomesuchproblems.
24.Accordingtothewriterthedifficultyincommunicationbetweenteenagersandtheirparentsliesin______.A.generationgapB.misunderstandingC.lackofcommunicationD.differentstyleofthinking
25.Theunderlinedword“underlying”inparagraph2isclosestinthemeaningto______.A.slightB.indirectC.originalD.intended
26.Thewriterbelievesthat______.A.smallincidentsathomecancauselagerproblemsB.bothparentsandteenagersshouldlearntorespecteachotherC.theproblemsbetweenparentsandteenagersareeasytosolveD.largerproblemscanbecausedifmiscommunicationarisesinbiggerissuesCLifeisfulloffunnymomentsandnotjustforhumans.Overtheyearsstudiesbyvariousgroupshavesuggestedthatmonkeysdogsandevenratsloveagoodlaugh.Peoplemeanwhilehavebeenlaughingsincebeforetheycouldtalk.JaakPankseppaprofessoratBowlingGreenStateUniversityUSsaidhewouldnotbesurprisedifpositivefeelingscouldbeproducedinsomeanimals.Dolphinsforexamplehavelongattractedanimalresearchersbecauseofthecomplex复杂的waysinwhichtheycommunicate:arichvarietyofsoundsofdifferentrhythms.AdecadeagoresearchersstudyingdolphinsattheKolmardenWildlifeParkinSwedennoticedasetofsoundsthedolphinsmadeduringplay-fighting.Theyconcludedthatthepurposeofthesoundwastosuggestthatthesituationwaspleasantandtopreventitfromarealfight.Panksepphasevenseenevidenceofjoyincrayfish小龙虾.Whengivensmallamountsofdrugssuchascocaine可卡因inacertainplacetheyappeartoconnectthatlocationwithpleasure.“Giventhechancetheywillalwaysreturntothatplaceperhapsinthehopeofgettingmore”hesays.Pankseppwasn’tsureitequalsthesamehappinessthathumansgetfromcocainebutsaidit“couldbeinthesameevolutionarycategory”.Morestudiesareneededtoreallyunderstandanimals’laughter.Strangelyenoughtheanswersmayhelpwithourowndesiresforcuresformentalillnesses.Panksepp’sexperimentsmaysoonleadtoanewantidepressant抗抑郁drugthatworksbyusingthepathwaysinthebrainbehindpositivefeelingsandjoy.Perhapspleasureandlaughterintheanimalworldwillhelpsolvethedepressioninourownspeciesoneday.
27.Scientistsarealwaysinterestedindoingresearchondolphinsbecausedolphins________.A.understandhumans’soundsB.showpositivefeelingwhileplayingC.makedifferentsoundswhentheycommunicateD.makeasetofsoundsduringplay-fightinggames
28.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“ourownspecies”inthelastparagraphrefertoA.Animals.B.Humans.C.Sounds.D.Pleasure.
29.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat________.A.peoplelearntotalkbeforetheycanlaugh.B.animalshaveaverygoodsenseoflocation.C.humanshaveknowntheanimals’happinesswell.D.thereisstillmuchlefttolearnaboutanimals’laughter.
30.WhichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassageA.AnimalsFeelingJoy.B.ManandNature.C.SoundsMadebyAnimals.D.ALongWaytoGo.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WhatispersonalityHowdoesknowledgeaboutpersonalityhelpusFirstofallletustakealookatwhatpersonalitymeans.Ingeneralwhenpsychologiststalkedaboutpersonalitytheyareusuallylookingforthingsthatmakeapersondifferentfromothersorthingsthatcanexplainhowapersonisnotthesameasothers.Howeverdifferentpsychologistshavedifferentwaysofexplainingwhatpersonalityis.31Forexamplepeoplewhoarequietandliketospendmoretimeathomereadinganddoingtheirownthingsarecalledintroverts性格内向的人.Otherswhoenjoygoingoutandspendtimewithotherpeoplearecalledextroverts.32Areyouanintrovertsorextroverts33Welloneofthewaysisthatbyknowinghowpeoplebehaveandwhytheybehaveinacertainwaywecanunderstandthembetter.Thiswillhelptomakeourrelationshipwiththemstronger.Forexampleifweknowthatsomeoneisintrovertwewillunderstandwhyheorshedoesnotfeelcomfortablewhenheorsheiswithabiggroupofnewlymetpeople.34Anotherwayknowledgeofpersonalitycanhelpusiswhenwewanttoimproveourselves.Ifweknowwhatpersonalitytypewebelongtoandthereasonswebehavethewaywedowecanthentrytochangesomeofthebadthingssothattheycanbecomegood.35A.Wemaythenhelpthispersontomakefriendsandtalktoothers.B.Personalitymakesyoudifferentfromothers.C.Theyoftenuseteststoputpeopleingroupsandcomparethem.D.SecondhowcanknowledgeofpersonalityhelpusE.Personalitytypesaffectourlifeinmanyways.F.Inthiswaywecanmakeourselvesabetterperson.G.Doyouknowwhichpersonalitytypeyouare第三部分语言运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节完型填空(共20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Dadwasalwaysfullofadvicebutoneofthebiggest36hetaughtmewasabouthavingastrongworkethic道德.WhenmybrotherandIweregrowingupwemowed修剪yardsduringthesummerto37pocketchange.Dadwasour
38.Hetoldourneighborsaboutourserviceand39apricetheycouldnotrefuse.MybrotherandIgot$10peryard.Ilaterfoundoutthatourfriendswerecharging$20forthesame40ofwork.EverytimeweheadedouttomowgrassDadwasthereto
41.Hestoodsupervising监督ourwork42whenhecouldhavebeeninsiderelaxing43airconditioningandanicydrink.Onedaywewerecuttingournext-doorneighbor’syard.Shealwayswaited44thegrasswasknee-hightocallusover.45wehadanoldgrassmower.ThisparticularafternoonIwasfinishingupandwas46andsweaty.Iwasjustaboutto47thegrassmowerwhenIsawDadpointingtoonepieceofgrass.Heshouted:“You48apiece.”Ifrownedhopinghewouldletit49andletmegohome.Hekeptpointing.SotiredanddisappointedIwentbackto50thatpieceofgrass.Ithoughttomyself:“Thatonepieceisn’thurting
51.Whydoesheinsist”ButwhenIreachedadulthoodIunderstoodhis52:Whenyou’rerunningabusinesstheworkyoudo53agreatdealaboutyou.Ifyouwanttobeseenasanentrepreneur企业家with54youmustdeliveraqualityproduct.Thatsinglepieceof55meantthejobwasnotdone.
36.A.suggestionsB.lessonsC.viewsD.courses
37.A.earnB.gainC.achieveD.expand
38.A.hostB.managerC.assistantD.saver
39.A.convincedB.offeredC.declaredD.appointed
40.A.amountB.qualityC.numberD.yard
41.A.assistB.examineC.watchD.confirm
42.A.intheheatB.inthedistanceC.intheairD.intheway
43.A.byB.withC.underD.throughout
44.A.whenB.beforeC.untilD.unless
45.A.IngeneralB.WorseStillC.InadditionD.Aboveall
46.A.contentedB.exhaustedC.amusedD.inspired
47.A.turnupB.putoutC.cutoffD.carryon
48.A.lostB.blockedC.ignoredD.missed
49.A.flowB.goC.standD.grow
50.A.cutB.searchC.approachD.check
51.A.everyoneB.anyoneC.itselfD.others
52.A.functionB.reactionC.hopeD.message
53.A.circulatesB.performsC.showsD.explains
54.A.considerationB.honestyC.respectD.intelligence
55.A.grassB.workC.determinationD.failure第Ⅱ卷注意将答案写在答题卡上写在本试卷上无效第二节(共10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WhenImovedtoMelbournemynewcityseemedsobigandunfriendly.AfteramedicalexaminationI56tellthatIhadtogotothehospital.NothavingacarorknowingthecitywellIwasdepending57acoupleofbusestogetmefromoneplacetoanother.AlthoughI’dleftmyselfplentyoftimeitwassoonclear58IwasgoingtobelateasIhadtakenawrongbusthatwastakingmein59oppositedirection.60getoffthebusIstoodonthefootpathnotknowingwhattodo.Ilookedatastrangerwhowastryingtogetpastme.61surpriseshestoppedtoaskifIwasOKinsteadofmovingon.Istartedtoexplainmysituationandtearsstartedrunningdownmyface.Thekindwomanpointedatabusstopacrossthestreet62abuswouldtakemeback.SittingtherewaitingIfeltgratefulthatsomeonehadbeenwillingtohelp.ThenhearingahornnearbyIlookeduptoseeacarandmynewfriendwaswavingatmetogetin.Shehadreturnedtodrivemetothe
63.Suchunexpected64kindfromastrangerwasalovelygifttoreceive.AsIclimbedoutofthecaratthehospitalandturnedtothank65shesmiledandtoldmenottogiveupforallthingsarepossible.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
66.你班新来了一位年轻的美国外教Brendan,他希望同学们给他的课堂教学提些建议,如上课的内容,上课方式,作业布置等你给他写一封建议信,信的内容包括
(1)欢迎他来你班任教,同学们对外教课很期待;
(2)提出你的建议并作简要说明注意
(1)词数80左右,信的开头已给出,不计入总数
(2)请适当加入细节,使行文连贯DearBrendanWearesoexcitedtohaveyouteachusthisterm.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Ihopetheadvicewillhelpandenjoyyourlifehere.YoursLiHua第二节书面表达共1题;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Carllosthisjob.Hetriedtofindanotheronebutitwasn’teasy.Asaresultthepoorfellowcouldn’tpayhisbillsandhecouldn’tevenfindanybodytolendhimany. Carlspentmostofhisdaysathome.Sometimeshelookedoutofthewindowandwatchedhisneighbor’shouse.Anoldprofessorlivedtherealone.Strangelyhehardlytalkedtohisneighbors.Carlcouldseeintotheprofessor’shousebecauseheneverdrewthecurtain.Theroomswerefullofantique古董furnitureandvases.Carlthought“IfIgotanantiquevaseIcouldsellitforalotofmoney.” EverydayCarlsawtheprofessor.Heleftat10o’clockinthemorningandcamebackhomeat4o’clockintheafternoon.Hehadadog.Carloftenwenttothefenceandplayedwithitorgaveitapieceofmeat. OnedayCarlthought“Iwillgointotheprofessor’shouseandstealavase.Iwillbreakthewindowandclimbin.Thedogisnotaproblem.” Therewasanoldguninthecellar.Ithadbeenhisgreatgrandfather’sfavoritethingalongtimebefore.Carldidn’twanttousethegunbuthethought“Anythingcouldhappen.” Hewantedtohidethegununderhiscoatbutitwastoolongsohehadtocuttheendoffwithasaw. Thenextmorninghewatchedtheprofessorleavinghomeat10o’clock.Carlclimbedoverthefence.ThedograntohimandCarlgaveitabigbone.Hethrewapieceofstonethroughthewindowwhichbroke.Itwasn’thigh.Hecouldclimbintothehouseeasily.Helookedaroundinside.Therewerepaintingsonthewallssmallfiguresandvasesontheshelvesandthefloor.Carldidn’tknowmuchaboutarts.Hecouldn’tchoose.Hereachedhishandstowardsabigvasewhenheheardanoise.Thefrontdooropenedandsomeoneenteredthehouse.注意
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语;
3.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头已为你写好;
4.续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语Paragraph1:Itwastheprofessor.Hehadforgottentotakeanimportantdocumentwithhim._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2:Theprofessorwasscared._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2016学年第一学期“温州十校联合体”期中联考答案与评分标准高二英语第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)1-5CCBBA6-10BCBAB11-15CBBAC16-20BABCA第二部分阅读理解(每小题
2.5分,满分25分)21-23BAC24-26CBD27-30CBDA第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)31-35CGDAF完型填空(共20题,每小题
1.5分,满分30分)36-
40.BABBA41-
45.CABCB46-
50.BCDBA51-
55.BDCBA语法填空(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
56.wastold
57.on
58.that
59.the
60.Getting/Havinggot
61.surprisingly
62.where
62.hospital
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65.her第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第1节应用文写作(满分15分)DearBrendanWearesoexcitedtohaveyouteachusthisterm.IhavebeenexpectingyourlessonsandIamsurewe’llhaveagreattimetogether.AsformyadviceforyourlessonsIwouldlikeyoutobringyourAmericanteachingmethodstoourclassbecausewereallywanttoknowhowclassesgoandhowstudentslearninAmerican.MeanwhileAmericanteenagers’dailylifewouldinterestusalot.Wedon’treallyliketohavehomeworkbutsomeafter-classtalksortopicdiscussionsinEnglishwillbegreat.Ihopetheadvicewillhelpandenjoyyourlifehere.YoursLiHua第2节读后续写(满分25分)Itwastheprofessor.Hehadforgottentotakeanimportantdocumentwithhim.Carlbecamesoafraidthathepulledoutthegunwithoutthinking.Theprofessorcameintotheroomandsawhim.“Whatareyoudoinginmyhouse”heaskedsurprisinglyandangrily.“Ihaven’tstolenanything.JustletmegoorIwillshoot”criedCarlpointingthegunattheprofessorwithhistremblinghands.Theprofessorwasscared.Suddenlyheburstintolaughter.“Withthatgun”askedtheprofessor.Strangelyhedidn’tseemfrightenedofCarlanymore.Hecontinued“Youcan’tshootwiththatantiquegun.Youshouldhaveputitinthemuseumactually.”“Isthisreallyanantiquegun”askedCarl.“Howmuchisitworth”“Itwasworthabout17000dollars”saidtheprofessor.“Butnowyoucangetonly100dollarsforit.”“Why”askedCarl.Theprofessorreplied“Becauseitsendismissing.”附听力原文Text1)W How’syourmothernowIheardshehadanoperationlastweek.M Sheismuchbetter.Thankyou.Butshestillneedstostaytherefortwomoreweeks.Text2)M Excuseme.CouldyoutellmethelibraryhoursW:Sure.Weopenat8:30a.m.andwedon’tclosetill7:00p.m.exceptonSundayswhenwecloseat5:
30.Text3W:Wehaven’tseenmuchofyoulatelyinthecompany.HaveyoubeenawayonbusinessM:NoI’vebeenawayonholiday.I’vegotacousininCanada.Text4M:WhichattractyoumoretheredoneortheblueoneW:ImustsayIhaveapreferencefortheblueones.Theylookprettydon’ttheyM:Yesreally.Buttheymakeyourfeetlookbigandtheydon’tmatchyourcoatandtrousers.Text5M:ProfessorStansfieldI’vedecidedtodropmybiologyclass.Itjustmeetstooearlyinthemorningforme.W:Doyoureallythinkthat’sagoodreasonMarkText6W:HowareyouM:I’mOK.AndyouCarolW:Ohbusy.I’vebeenworkingonthosebooksforages.M:Metoo.HaveyoufinishedreadingthebooksW:Ihaven’t.AndI’msoworried.WhataboutyouM:Ialreadyhave.Butwritingisgoingsoslowly.IfeellikeIhavetoreadallthebooksagain.I’msoforgetful.W:ReallyWellehwhatareyougoingtodoafteryou’refinishedM:Idon’tknow.IhopeIcangotothecountrysideandrelax.Text7W:MaxIneedyourhelp.Garyissick.WillyoufillinforhimM:Imightbeabletodothat…W:Great!Wehaveameetingthisafternoon.It’satthreeinmyoffice.You’llbeabletomakeitrightM:It’spossibleI’llbeabletocome…W:OhanddoyoustillhavethatbookaboutofficerulesWe’llneedtolookatthatduringthemeetingsobringit.M:Imightstillhaveit…W:Youdon’tseemveryconfident.Youaregoingtobetherethisafternoonaren’tyouM:Idon’tthinkIcansaythatforsure.Text8W:Excuseme!AreyouMr.JohnsonM:YesIam.W:HowdoyoudoMr.JohnsonI’mAmythesalesmanagerofABCcompany.Icametopickyouupanddriveyoutoyourhotel.M:Thankyouverymuch.Youareverykind.W:HowwasyourtripM:NotverygoodI’mafraid.Igotairsick.W:DoyoufeelbetternowM:YesbutIfeelverytiredbecauseitwasalongtrip.W:Welllet’sgetyoutoyourhotel.Ourcarisintheparkinglot.M:Ok…AmytheairportlooksdifferentfromthelasttimeIwashere.W:Yes.Inthepasttwoyearstheairporthasexpandedquitealot.You’llseemorechangeselsewhere.Text9M:HeyIjustfinishedreadingagreatbook.It’saboutSteveJobs!W:ReallyButtherearesomanybooksabouthimnow.WhatmakestheoneyoureadspecialM:WelltheoneIreadisbyWalterIsaacson---it’sdifferentfromtheothersbecauseSteveJobshimselfaskedWaltertowriteit.W:HmmweretheyfriendsorsomethingM:WelltheykneweachotherwellbecauseWalterusedtowriteaboutAppleproducts---butitwasmostlybusinessrelationshipIthink.W:Sowhat’sthebookaboutM:Ohhisentirelife.There’salotpersonalinformationaboutStevenJobsbecausesomanypeopleincludinghiswifekidsandclosestfriendsagreedtobeinterviewedonlyforthisparticularbookW:Itsoundsinteresting.DidyoulearnanythingthatreallysurprisedyouM:IalwaysknewhewasastrongpersonbutIwasamazedathowsensitivehewas.Heactuallycriesalotinthebook.W:ReallyWowIshouldtakealook.Text10W:It’sreallycrazyhowKateandIbecamefriends.AbouttwoyearsagoIwasonaplanefromNewYorktoLosAngelesforwork.ThenImetKate---thewomansittingnexttome.Wetalkedtheentiretrip.ButUnfortunatelytheflighthadbeendelayedinNewYorkbybadweatherandwhenwegottoLosAngelesshefoundshehadmissedhernextflighttoMonterey.SoIinvitedhertostaywithmeinmyhotelinLosAngelesbuttheairlinehadalreadypromisedtogiveheraroomattheairporthotelandshehadtocatchareallyearlyflightthenextday.WetalkedandtalkeduntilherhotelbuscamebutasherbusdroveawayIforgottentogethertelephonenumber!WellthreemonthslateroneofmyfriendshadmanypeopleoverforapartyandIstartedtalkingtoawomannamedSusanthere.ShetoldmeshehadjustgotmarriedafewmonthsagoinMonterey.IrememberKatesaidshewasgoingtoaroommate’sweddinginMontereysoIaskedherifshehadaroommateincollegenamedKate.Shewasverysurprisedandsaidshehad.ThenItoldherallaboutmeetingKateontheplane.FromSusanIgotintouchwithKateandwe’reallgoodfriendsnow.。