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2016—2017学年度上学期期末检测高二英语试题(A)注意事项
1.本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分共15页,满分150分,考试用时120分钟
2.答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置
3.全部答案在答题卡上完成,答在试卷上无效第I卷(选择题,共100分)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.WhatisSummerinParisA.Afilm.B.Anewspaper.C.ATVprogram.
2.HowdoesthewomansoundA.Excited.B.Frightened.C.Calm.
3.WhatcanwelearnfromtheconversationA.ThewomanhasbeentoParis.B.ThemanlivesinParisnow.C.ThemanusedtoliveinLondon.
4.WhatisthewomanA.Ateacher.B.Adoctor.C.Astudent.
5.HowmanypeoplewillattendthepartyA.
15.B.
135.C.
150.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完每段对话或独白前,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秒钟的做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.WhathappenedtothemanA.Hisbikewashitbyacar.B.Hegotinjuredinacaraccident.C.Thewheelsofhisbikewerestolen.
7.WhendidtheaccidenttakeplaceA.Thismorning.B.Yesterday.C.LastMonday.听第7段材料,回答第
8、9题
8.WhatstheweatherlikeA.Sunnybutcold.B.Warmanddry.C.Coldandrainy.
9.WhatdidthewomanbuyforhercousinA.Asweater.B.Ascarf.C.Ahat.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题
10.WhatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakersA.Colleagues.B.Classmates.C.Friends.
11.WhatshouldthemandofirstA.Checkthedata.B.Learntousethefaxmachine.C.Getfamiliarwithdifferentnumbers.
12.WhosedictionaryisavailableA.Thewomans.B.Toms.C.Jims.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题
13.WhatdoesthemanwanttodoA.Changehisjob.B.Dropoutofschool.C.Earnmoremoney.
14.HowdoesthewomanreacttothemansideaA.Shedisagreeswithit.B.Sheagreeswithit.C.Shehasnoidea.
15.WhatsthewomansexplanationA.Youwillgainifyouhavepaid.B.Theresnotimeforthemantowait.C.Itspropertosaynotothelittlesuffering.
16.WhatsthemansfinaldecisionA.Stickingtohisformeridea.B.Rushingintohisnewlife.C.Acceptingthewomansadvice. 听第10段材料,回答第17至20题
17.HowisthebirthratenowinJapanA.Thelowest.B.Attheaverage.C.Muchlower.
18.WhatpercentofJapanspopulationarechildrenA.
12.8%.B.
19.5%.C.
25.6%.
19.WhatmighthappeninJapanin2060 A.Thepopulationwillexplode.B.TheJapaneseeconomywillbeintrouble. C.Mostyoungpeoplewillgoabroad.
20.WhatcanweknowabouthavingmorebabiesinJapan A.Itwillcometruesoon.B.Itshardtocometrue.C.Itsjustunderdiscussion.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AJohnGlennthefirstAmericanastronauttoorbittheearthlearnedhowtoflywhileattendingcollegein
1939.Duringthedayhestudiedchemistryandinhissparetimehetookflyinglessons.Shortlyafterthe1941attackonPearlHarborheleftcollegetojointheMarinesflyingfighterplanesinthePacifictheaterduringtheSecondWorldWarandlaterintheKoreanconflict.In1959thenewly-formedNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministrationorNASAputoutacallfortestpilots.Ofthe508competitorssevenmenincludingJohnGlennwerechosenforastronauttraining.TheseweretheMercury水星7America’sspacepioneers.JohnGlenndidnotgethiswishofbecomingthefirstmaninspacebuthedidbecomethefirstAmericanindeepspaceorbitingtheearththreetimesonFebruary20th
1962.Atthetimefewmembersofthepublicrealizedthedangersinvolvedinspaceflight.“Theriskswereextremelyhigh”saidthen-NASAFlightDirectorGeneKrantz.“AndyouknowwhenweputJohnGlennonboardarockethewasflyingthe6thAtlasand2oftheprevious5hadblownup.”DiscouragedbylackofflightassignmentsintheApollomoonshotprogramJohnGlennleftNASAin
1964.Forthenextdecadeheworkedintheprivateapartment.EventuallyheranfortheU.S.Senate参议院)andaftertwofailedattemptswonaseatin
1974.HewouldrepresentOhiofor24years.Andjustbeforeheendedhispoliticalcareerattheageof77hebecametheoldestpersontoflyinspaceasamemberoftheDiscoveryspaceshuttle.ThelastofAmerica’sfirstastronautshasleftusonDecember8attheageof95butmotivatedbytheirexampleweknowthatourfuturehereonEarthdrivesustokeepreachingfortheheavens.”
21.Thetextisorganizedintheorderof________.A.frequencyB.importanceC.timeD.preference
22.JohnGlennquitNASAbecause_________.A.hiswishfailed.B.heshowedinterestinpolitics.C.hehadnoflighttasktoaccomplishD.hewastoooldtokeeponinspace.
23.FromwhatGeneKrantzsaidweknowJohnGlennwas________.A.braveB.aggressiveC.fragileD.dangerousBIt’sholidayseasonandtimeforshopping.ThereareabunchofitemsonyourshoppinglistsrangingfromsmallgiftstoysandfestivedecorationstoChristmasandNewYearcards.What’syourfirstreactiontoproductslabeled“MadeinChina.”Ifyoustilltendtorelate“MadeinChina”topoorqualityyouneedtoupdateyourideas.China’sabilitytoproducehigh-qualityproductshasbeenrecognizedbyagrowingnumberofforeigners.It’samisunderstandingtoassociatelowqualitywith“MadeinChina”.CameronPurdyaWebusersaysthatjustbecauseChinamanufacturespoor-qualityproductsdoesnotmeanitcannotmanufacturehigh-qualityproducts.Heexplainsthatthepoor-qualityproductsonepurchasesintheUSforexamplearemadeinthequalitythattheAmericancompaniesaskfor.“Thepricethatyoupayfortheproducthasnorelationshiptothecostofitsmanufacturing”suggestedPurdy.Forexampleforanitempricedat$20intheUSthecostofmanufacturingitpaidbytheAmericancompanyisusuallylessthan$
1.Toguaranteetheroomforprofit利润theChineseco-manufacturerspendslessthan$1toproducetheitem.AmandaWuwholivesinShanghainotedthatmanytopbrandshavemanufacturingfactorieslocatedinChinaandthemostconvincingexampleofChina’smanufacturingqualityisAppleproducts.OnthebackoftheiPhoneonecanfindtheproductisMadeinChina–“DesignedbyAppleinCalifornia.Assembled装备)inChina.”ChineseandforeignWebuserscommentedthatsomeChineseproductswithgoodreputationsaroundtheworldareHaierLenovoGREEHuaweiandChinaRailwayHigh-speed.OntheotherhandforeignmisunderstandingscansometimesaffectChinesepeople’sminds.ForinstancewhenChinesepeopletravelabroadsomewouldstillavoidbuyingproductsMadeinChina.It’stimefortheworldtostoprelatingMadeinChinawithlow-qualityproducts.Justrememberyougetwhatyoupayfor.
24.HowdoesPurdymakehispointmoreconvincingA.Byusingquotes.B.Bymakingexperiments.C.Bymakingcomparisons.D.Bygivingexamples.
25.HowmanyChineseproductsarewellreceivedworldwideinthetextA.Seven.B.SixC.Five.D.Four.
26.WhenabroadChinesepeopledon’tbuyChineseproductsbecauseof________.A.HighpriceB.LowqualityC.OldfashionsD.Foreignmisunderstandings
27.WhatisthemainideaofthetextA.Chineseproductsarethebestintheworld.B.HowtotellapartthequalityofChineseproducts.C.HowtoimprovethequalityofChineseproducts.D.Chineseproductsdonthavetomeanpoorquality.CIreallylovemyjobbecauseIenjoyworkingwithsmallchildrenandlikethechallengesandawardsfromthejob.Ialsothinkmyworkisimportant.TherewasatimewhenIthoughtIwouldneverhavethatsortofcareer.Iwasn’tanexcellentstudentbecauseIdidn’tdomuchschoolwork.InmyfinaltermIstartedthinkingwhatImightdoandfoundIdidn’thavemuchtooffer.IjustacceptedthatIwasn’tthetypetohaveacareer.Ithenfoundmyselfajob—lookingaftertwolittlegirls.Itwasn’ttoobadatfirst.ButtheproblemsbeganwhenIagreedtoliveinsothatIwouldbethereifmybosshadtogooutforbusinessintheevening.WeagreedthatifIhadtoworkextrahoursoneweekshe’dgivemetimeoffthenext.Butunfortunatelyitdidn’toftenworkout.IwasgettingextremelytiredandfedupbecauseIhadtoomanylatenightsandearlymorningswiththechildren.OneSundayIwasintheparkwiththechildrenandmetMeganwhousedtogotoschoolwithme.Itoldheraboutmysituation.ShesuggestedthatIshoulddoacourseandgetaqualificationifIwantedtoworkwithchildren.Ididn’tthinkIwouldbeacceptedbecauseIdidn’ttakemanyexamsinschool.Shepersuadedmetophonethelocalcollegeandtheywerereallyhelpful.MyexperiencecountedforalotandIgotonapart-timecourse.Ihadtoleavemyjobwiththefamilyandgotworkhelpingoutatakindergarten.NowI’vegotafull-timejobthere.IshallalwaysbethankfultoMegan.IwishIhadknownearlierthatyoucouldhaveacareerevenifyouaren’ttopoftheclassatschool.
28.Whatistheauthor’spresentjobA.Workingpart-timeinacollege.B.Takingcareofchildrenforafamily.C.Helpingchildrenwiththeirschoolwork.D.Lookingafterchildrenatakindergarten.
29.Whenstayingwiththetwogirls’familytheauthor________.A.waspaidforextraworkB.oftenworkedlonghoursC.gotmuchhelpfromherbossD.tookadayoffeveryotherweek
30.WhydidtheauthorleaveherfirstjobA.Shefoundafull-timejob.B.Shecouldn’tstandthechildren.C.Shedecidedtoattendapart-timecourse.D.Sheneededarestafterworkingextrahours.
31.WhathastheauthorlearnedfromherownexperiencesA.Lesssuccessfulstudentscanstillhaveacareer.B.Qualificationsarenecessaryforacareer.C.Hardworkmakesanexcellentstudent.D.Onemustchoosethejobonelikes.DVirtualrealityVRisapowerfulnewtechnology.VRsoftwareprogramsarebeingusedinmanyvideogames.Butothershavebeendevelopedforeducationtotraindoctorsandinmilitarytraining.VRgivesthepeoplewhouseitaninteractive交互式的3Dexperience.Theycanseerealisticimagesandhearsoundsthatarealmostlikethoseoneexperiencesinreallife.KhoraVirtualRealityopenedearlierthisyearinDenmark’scapitalCopenhagen.Itmaybethefirstvirtualrealitystoreintheworldwherepeoplecanlearnaboutvirtualrealityandcreateandplayit.Inthecompany’sVRgame“CityscapeRepairman”playersmusttakecareofthecity’sroadsandpublicservicestocontinueplaying.MortenHaulikisthecompany’seventmanager.“It’ssuperimportanttogivepeopletheexperienceofactuallywalkingaroundintheworld.ItcouldbetheGreatWallofChinaorthespacestationorthingslikethatbutifyoureallyneedtolearnsomethingaboutityouactuallyneedtoseeitinreallifeandtouchit.”LajboschitzCEOofKhorasaysthatiswhatstudentsattheUniversityofCopenhagenexperience.“Myfavoritethingisshowingpeoplevirtualrealityandthenwhentheytakeoffthegoggles护目镜it’slike‘WhoaIforgotthatIwasinthisspacewithwhitewallsandwithpeoplearoundme.’”ClaraLykkegaardisastudentattheuniversity.“IhavereadaboutvirtualrealitybeforeandI’veseenotherstryingitbutIhavenevertrieditmyself.Anditisabrandnewworld.It’ssomagicalbecauseyoualmostforgetwhereyouare.”Khora’sleadersbelievehelpingstudentsgetinterestedinthistechnologymightpersuadesomeofthemtoworkintheindustryandgainashareofwhatisexpectedtobeamorethan3billion-dollarmarketby
2020.
32.WherecanyoumostprobablyexperienceVRA.AthomeB.AtschoolsC.InChinaD.Inspacestation
33.MortenHaulikbelieves_________A.showingpeoplevirtualrealityishisfavouritepart.B.actualexperienceisamusttolearnsomethinginreallife.C.over3million-dollarmarketwillbegainedinthenearfuture.D.KhoraVirtualRealityisthefirstvirtualrealitystoreintheworld.
34.ThosewhofirstattemptedVRmayfeel_______.A.addictedB.frightenedC.strangeD.awkward
35.WhatisthepurposeofthetextA.ToraisetheinterestofreadersinVRtechnology.B.TopersuadereaderstouseVRinlife.C.TointroduceaVRgametoreaders.D.ToadvocatebuyingVRgoggles.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YouvedecidedongettingagoldfishGreat!36Usethetipsinthisarticletodeterminewhichfishisrightforyouandhowtokeepithealthy.Getyourtank. Whenkeptinhealthyconditionsgoldfishcangrowtobeanywherefromfivetotenincheslongeveniftheyarehalfaninchwhenyoubuythem.37Ifnotyouwillhavetocontinuebuyinglargertanksthroughoutthefishslifetime.38Therearemanyvarietiesoffishoutthere;CometsFantailsBlackMoorsPearlscalesOrandasandhundredsmoreranginginpricefromthirteencentstotwo-hundreddollars.Dosomeresearchtopickonethatissuitableforyourtank.Buyfromafishingstore. Trynottobuythemfrompetstores.Thefishstoresoftenhavefishinbetterconditionandaremoreknowledgeableaboutfishcare.Don’tsavesomecashtobuyathirteencentfeederfish.39Observeandchooseafish. Doesithavewhitespotsonitsbody40IfitisfloatingupsidedownorswimmingawkwardlyIftheanswertoanyoftheseisyes donot choosethatfish.Afishshouldbeswimminguprightatarelaxedpace.A.AreitseyesabnormallyswollenB.Buythelargesttankyoucanafford.C.Somefishcanoftenbeshippedtoyou.D.Knowwhattypeofgoldfishyouwant. E.Thesefishareoftenunhealthyandofpoorquality.F.Dontpickafishthathasbeenlivinginatankwithsickfish.G.Owningapetgoldfishcanbearewardingexperienceforfishkeepers.第三部分英语知识运用共两节,满分40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OnedaylastmonthafterIreceivedmysalaryIwentshoppingwithmylittleson.41inthecrowdedstoreIhadmypocket42andmywholesalarywasgonewithit.IwassoangrythatIalmostlost43ofmyself.WhatcouldIdoWewerenotvery
44.Themoneywasreallynotasmallsumformyfamily.Itwould45ourlifegreatly.HowcouldItellmywifeIfeltverysadandeven46forlosingthemoneywhenIgothome.Tomakeupformy47mistakeIgatheredallmystrengthtogiveourhouseathoroughcleaningandthen48awonderfulmealandcookedaspecialdishmywifelovedto49her.WhenshecamehomeI50asmiletogreether.Shewas51toseetheneathouseandthe52meal.Wesatatthetableandbegantoeat.Itoldmystory
53.Shedidnotrespondimmediately.Itwasasifshehadnotheardmywords.“I’ve54mysalary”Imurmuredtoheragain.“Isee”shedidnotshoutatmeasIhad
55.Shedidn’tloseher
56.SoIwasafraidshewastryinghardto57heranger.Amomentlatermywifewasstill58andseemedtobeenjoyingherfavoritedish.AtlastIcouldnothelpasking“I’velostmymoney.Whynotshoutatme”She59hereyeslookingatmeandsaid“OhonthecontraryI’mthinkingabouthowtocomfortyou.It’sthe60whoistoblame.”
41.A.SeriouslyB.SecretlyC.GenerallyD.Unfortunately
42.A.pickedB.cleanedC.robbedD.moved
43.A.heartB.controlC.interestD.confidence
44.A.happyB.busyC.healthyD.wealthy
45.A.enrichB.affectC.improveD.end
46.A.ashamedB.boredC.guiltyD.worried
47.A.carelessB.unforgivableC.simpleD.unbelievable
48.A.choseB.servedC.providedD.prepared
49.A.comfortB.pleaseC.shockD.meet
50.A.forcedB.pretendedC.foundD.attempted
51.A.upsetB.movedC.angryD.surprised
52.A.mainB.properC.balancedD.appealing
53.A.gladlyB.nervouslyC.calmlyD.excitedly
54.A.lostB.wastedC.donatedD.spend
55.A.hopedB.wantedC.expectedD.planned
56.A.wayB.mindC.mindD.temper
57.A.hideB.expressC.keepD.show
58.A.doubtfulB.cheerfulC.silentD.disappointed
59.A.widenedB.wipedC.openedD.raised
60.A.storeB.policemanC.societyD.thief第II卷非选择题,共50分第三部分英语知识运用共两节,满分40分第二节(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10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Onthelistoflife’smostimportantquestions“WhatshouldIeattoday”61beprettyhighupthere.Evenwhenwehaveafridgefullofchoicestryingtodecidewhat62makefordinnerisalmostaschallengingastryingtodecidewhattowatchonNetflix.Butluckilyforusanewappistryingtomakethatdecisionmuch63easy.JustEatafoodorderingappwillsoonbeabletoreadyourmindtodeterminewhatyoushouldeat64baseonyourmood.UsingafacemappingtechnologyJustEatscansyourfacefordifferent65emotion.Forexampletheappdetermineswhetheryou’resadhappyangryfearful66surprised.Thenitsuggestsfoodsthatmaybegoodforyou67particulardependingonwhateveryourmoodisatthatmoment.A68growbodyofevidencestatesthatyourmoodcangreatlyaffectyourtasteandsmell.Inturnfoodcanhaveanumberofeffects69yourmood.Theappfocusesonthewaysnutritioncanimproveyourmoodsuchastellingsomeonewho’sfeeling70stresstoeatfoodsthatcontainmagnesiumlikenutsanddarkchocolateorsomeonewho’sfeelingexcitedtoeatfoodsthat’llcontrolbloodsugarlevelslikelegumesandwholegrains.第四部分写作(共三节,满分40分)第一节单词拼写(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)根据下面句子中首字母和汉语提示写出单词的正确形式,每空只填一词
71.Weshookhandsande__________交换businesscards.
72.Somefortune-tellerssaythattheycanp___________预测futureevents.
73.Stayingm___________精神上healthyisnotalwayseasyespeciallyduringtoughtimes.
74.Tomydelightmycousinhasbeenawardedas___________奖学金tostudyatHarvard.
75.Iaskedhertoc___________传达mybestwishestohermother.第二节短文改错共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(从第11处起)不计分Iaman18-year-oldmiddleschoolstudent.Ihavebeenbusywithmystudyandseldomhelpedmyparentsinthehousework.FeelquitesorryforthatIbegintothinkabouthowtodotohelp.LastSundaywhenmyparentswentoutshoppingIsuddenlycomeupwithanidea:whynotgivetheroomsathoroughlycleaningFirstlyIcollectedallthebooksnewspapersandotherthingsintheroomsbutputtheminplace.ThenIwipedthedustoffallthefurnitures.AfterthatIsweptandmoppedthefloors.Atthisverymomentmyparentscamebackandwerequitesurprisingtoseealltheroomstidyandfloorsshining.MymothergavemebighugandIcouldseesatisfactioninhereyes.TiredasifIwasIfeltveryhappy.第三节书面表达满分25分)假设你是李华,你的好友Susan前不久随父母去了美国,她写信告诉你她很不适应美国的校园生活,感到很孤独请你根据以下要点用英语给她写一封电子邮件1.学好英语,从而增加和别人交流的机会;2.多交一些朋友,友情会使她忘记孤独;3.积极参加各种活动,使自己的生活更加有趣注意
1.词数100左右;
2.可适当增加细节DearSusan______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________BestWishes!YoursLiHua高二英语试题(A)参考答案第一部分听力(共20小题;每题
1.5分,满分30分)1-5ABAAB6-10ABCCA11-15CBBAA16-20CAABB第二部分阅读理解共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分21-25CCADC26-30DDDBC31-35ABBCA36-40GBDEA第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分40分)第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题
1.5分,满分30分)41-45DABDB46-50CBDBA51-55DDBAC56-60DACDD第二节语法填空共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分
61.is
62.tomake
63.easier
64.based
65.emotions
66.or
67.in
68.growing
69.on
70.stressed第四部分写作(共三节,满分40分)第一节单词拼写(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)
71.exchanged
72.predict
73.mentally
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75.convey第二节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)in改为with;Feel改为Feeling;how改为what;come改为came;thoroughly改为thorough;but改为and;furnitures改为furniture;surprising改为surprised;增加a;if删除第三节书面表达满分25分)DearSusanI’msorrytohearthatyouarehavingtroubleadaptingtoyournewschoollifeinAmericabutthissituationcanbeeasilychangedifyoutakemyadvice.FirstyoushouldworkhardatEnglishwhichcangiveyoumoreopportunitiestocommunicatewithothers.SecondlywhynotmakesomefriendsTheycanhelpyoutoforgetyourloneliness.Thirdlyitwouldbeagoodideaifyoutakeanactivepartinallkindsofactivitieswhichwillhelptomakelifemoreinteresting.Bydoingsoyouwillbehappierwithyournewlifesoon.Ihopeyouwillfindtheseideasuseful.Bestwishes!听力录音稿Text1W:Let’slookatthenewspaper.MovieprogramsareusuallyonPageFive.M:Hereitis.SummerinParisstartsateighto’clockintheevening.Text2M:Don’tthinkaboutitanymore.You’llgetovertheshockgradually.W:Itwassuchaterribleexperience.M:Iknow.Buteverythingisoveranddonewith.You’llbeallrightagainsoon.Text3M:HiJane.You’vebeentoParishaven’tyouW:Yes.AsamatteroffactIusedtoliveinParisbeforeIwenttoLondon.Text4M:HiMissGreen.Sorry.IfailedyoursubjectagainbutIreallytriedmybest.W:Nooneissuretosucceedeverytime.Cheerupyoungman.Youwillhavemorechances.M:ThankyouMissGreen.I’lltryhardernexttime.Text5M:HowmanypeoplewillbecomingtothepartyonSaturdayW:Wehadtocrossofffifteennamesfromouroriginallistofonehundredandfifty.Text6W:What’sthematterYourbikeisinbadshape.M:Itwashitbyacaryesterday.W:OhwereyouhurtM:NotintheleastbecauseIwasn’tridingonit.Thebikewasinfrontofmyhouse.Bothwheelsweredamaged.They’rebeingrepairednow.W:Itwasluckythatyouwereallright.M:Butmyweekendwaswasted.Text7W:GoodmorningStan.M:Thisisnotagoodmorning!Ihatethisweather!It’scoldandrainy!Ilovesunnydays.W:Iknow.Winterisnotmyfavoriteseasoneither.ButIlovewinterclothes!M:You’renotfreezingW:No.Lookatmynewsweaterandscarf.M:YoulookgreatbutIdon’tcareaboutbeingfashionable.Ijustwanttostaywarmanddry!W:HeyIjustboughtthishatformycousin.Putiton!M:WillIbewarmifIwearitW:Yessoputiton!Em…Verynice!SeeYoucanbewarmandlookgoodatthesametime.M:Maybebutwinterweatherisstillterrible!Text8W:Iamveryhappytohaveyouasmynewpartner.Ilookforwardtoworkingwithyou.M:That’sverykindofyou.I’mnewhere.InfactIdon’tevenknowhowtousethefaxmachine.W:That’snotabigdeal.Anyoneintheofficecanhelpyouwiththat.M:OK.WhatshouldIdofirstthenW:Beforecheckingthedatayoushouldbecomefamiliarwiththevariousnumbers.Thatcouldtakesometime.M:YeahIthinkIneedthedictionarytolearnthemnow.ButIhaven’tgottimetobuyone.W:IlentmydictionarytoJimyesterday.YoucanuseTom’s.He’snotusingitrightnow.M:Isee.Thankyou.Text9M:MomIhavesomethingtotellyouandyou’renotgoingtolikeit.W:WhatisitM:I’mdroppingoutofcollege.Iwanttogetoutintotherealworldandgetajob.I’mwastingtimeinschool.W:You’llgetabetterjobifyoustayinschoolandgraduatewithadegree.You’llhavemoreearningpowerandbetterlong-termprospects.M:I’msickofschool.Allofmyfriendsareearningmoneybuyingcarsandlivinglife.W:Yourfriendsdidn’tgotocollegeandgotajobrightoutofhighschool.M:That’sright.There’snothingwrongwiththat.W:Nothereisn’t.Andrightnowtheyseemtobelivingthehighlife.Theydon’thaveanyresponsibilitiesandcanblowtheirpaychecksonhavingfun.Withadegreeyou’llout-earnthemrightoutofthegatewhenyougraduateintwoyears.M:Idon’twanttowait.W:Thisisallaboutdelayedgratification.Alittlesufferingnowwillpayoffinthelongrun.Trustme.Twomoreyearsandyou’llbedone.M:YeahmaybeIcanstickitoutfortwomoreyears.Text10M:ThenumberofchildreninJapanisthelowestever.Japan’sgovernmentreleasedfiguresthedaybeforethecountry’sChildren’sDayholidayonMaythe5th.Theyshowthatthenumberofchildrenfellby160000fromthepreviousyear.Itisthe33rdyearinarowforthebirthratetodrop.Thereare13millionfewerchildreninJapantodaythantherewerein
1950.Of30countrieswithapopulationofover40millionJapanhasthesmallestpercentageofkids.Childrenmakeupjust
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9.5percent.Whilethenumberofchildrenisgoingdownthenumberofoldpeopleisincreasing.Theover-65snowmakeuparecord
25.6percentoftheJapanesepopulation.Thegovernmentsaidthiswillcontinueformanydecades.Theover-65scouldbe40percentofthepopulationin
2060.ThiswillmakelifeinJapanhardforyoungpeople.Theywillpayhighertaxestosupporttheover-65s.TheJapaneseeconomywillbeintroublebecausetherewillnotbeenoughyoungpeopletowork.Japanhastriedmanythingstogetpeopletohavemorebabiesbutnothingisworking.。