2024-2025學年度第一學期期末質量檢測

高二英語試題

（考試時間：120分鐘試題滿分：150分）

第一部分聽力（滿分30分）

第一節（本節有5小題，每小題1.5分，共7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳

選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你將有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱

讀下一小題，每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Whohasreceivedareport?

A.Tom.B.Alice.C.Bob.

2.Wherehaveforestfiresnowbrokenout?

A.InNewSouthWales.B.InVictoria.C.InTasmania.

3.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?

A.Restarthiscomputer.

B.Readtheinstructionbook.

C.Askatechnicianforhelp.

4.Whatarethetwospeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Amagazine.B.Theman'sjob.C.Aneighbor.

5.WhyisthemantalkingtoSonia?

A.Toaskheraddress.

B.Toinvitehertoaparty.

C.Torefuseherinvitation.

第二節（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中

選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每

小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽下面一段對話，回答第6和第7兩個小題。

6.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Onafarm.B.Inarestaurant.C.Atastore.

7.Whatisthemandissatisfiedwith?

A.Theproducts.B.Theprice.C.Theservice.

聽下面一段對話，回答第8至第10三個小題。

8.WhatdoesthemanthinkofBecky?

A.Easy-going.B.Impatient.C.Quiet.

9.WhathappenedtoBecky?

A.Shequarrelledwiththewoman.

B.Shelostanimportantfile.

C.Shemisunderstoodthewomanalot.

10.Howwillthemanhelpthewoman?

A.BybringingBeckyafile.

B.Byremindingherofafile.

C.ByhavingatalkwithBecky.

聽下面一段對話，回答第11至第13三個小題。

11.WhenwillthegirlstartherafternoonclassnextThursday?

A.At2:30p.m.B.At2:00p.m.C.At1:30p.m.

12.WherewillJaneWintergivethetalk?

A.Intheclassroom.B.Inthehall.C.Inthelibrary.

13.Whatdoesthemanaskthegirltodo?

A.WriteastoryaboutJaneWinter.

B.InviteJaneWintertoherclass.

C.ShowJaneWinterherstory.

聽下面一段對話，回答第14至第17四個小題。

14.Whathasthewomanfoundaplacefor?

A.Abirthdayparty.B.Adinnerparty.C.Agraduationparty.

15.Whydidn'tthewomanchooseBrown'sCafe?

A.Itistooold.

B.Itwillbeclosedthen.

C.Ithasnofreerooms.

16.WhatdoesthewomansayabouttheGardenHouse?

A.Itisquitefar.

B.Itisnotbigenough.

C.Itisratherexpensive.

17.Wheredidthemangolastweek?

A.TotheOperaCafe.

B.TotheRiversHotel.

C.TotheUniversityHotel.

聽下面一段獨白，回答第18至第20三個小題。

18.Whendidthespeakerleaveschool?

A.Attheageof14.B.Attheageof18.C.Attheageof32.

19.Howdoesthespeakerfeelaboutherjobasasecretary?

A.Bored.B.Happy.C.Tired.

20.Whatdoesthespeakerliketodoinhersparetime?

A.Attendparties.B.Watchmovies.C.Readbooks.

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分50分）

第一節（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

Isthereanytruthbehindthesaying“Youarewhatyoueat"?Weputthistothetestbyasking

threepeopletoopentheirfridgedoorsandtalkabouttheirlifestyles.

Jenny31Teacher

MyhusbandandIavoidallproductsthatcomefromanimals.Thismeanswedon'teatmeat.We

likecookingathomeandmakeourmealsfromfresh,seasonalfruitandvegetables.Cooking

togethergivesusachancetorelaxandcatchuponeachother9sdays.Ifwehavechildren,Iwantto

bringthemupjustlikeus,butmyhusbandsaysthateveryoneshouldbeabletomaketheirown

lifestylechoices.

Ted35Constructionworker

Eachdayattheconstructionsiteismoreorlessthesame一tiring!WhenIgetbackhome,

there9snothingmoresatisfyingthanabigmeatdinner.IguessI'vealwaysbeenabigmeateaterand

inthishouse,nofamilymealiscompletewithoutsomeformofmeat.Istilldon'tthinkthatanything

canbeatmymum'shomemadesausages,though.

Mike49Chef

Withfivechildren,we'reonebigfamily!MywifeandIbothworkfull-time,solifecanget

prettybusy!LikealotofchefsIknow,Idon'treallydomuchcookingathome.SometimesIbring

homefoodfromtherestaurantwhereIwork.Onceaweek,wedoabigshopandbuyalotoffrozen

food.Iknowweshouldeatmorefreshfruitandvegetables,butreadymealsaresoconvenient.

21.WhatcanwelearnaboutJenny?

A.Shelikesreadymeals.

B.Shehaschildrentobringup.

C.Sheenjoysvegetable-freedinners.

D.Sheenjoyscookingtogetherwithherhusband.

22.WhatmightMikesay?

A.Myfridgeisfilledwithmeat.

B.Asache￡Idon'tneedsomuchfrozenfood.

C.Ifsconvenienttoeatfoodbroughtfrommyworkplace.

D.Iprovidefreshfruitandvegetablesformychildren.

23.Whatisthetypeofthetext?

A.Interviewnotes.B.Acookingguide.

C.Anadvertisement.D.Productintroductions.

B

Someofmyearliestmemoriesinvolvesittingwithmydadinhisstudyeverynightwhenhe

camehomefromtheoffice.I'dwatchasheputhispersonalitemsaway:hiswatch,wallet,comband

carkeys.Theywouldalwaysoccupythesamespotonthetableeverytime.

Dad'scombwasjadegreen.IheardheboughtitwhenhemarriedMum.Everynight,hewould

smile,handmethecombandsay,“BeagoodgirlandhelpDaddycleanit,OK?”

Iwasmorethanhappytodoit.Atagefive,thiskindoftaskbroughtmesuchjoy.Iwould

excitedlyturnthetapon,andthenbrushthecombwithausedtoothbrushashardasIcould.

SatisfiedthatI'ddoneagoodjob,IwouldproudlyreturnthecombtoDad.Hewouldsmileatme,

andplacethecombontopofhiswallet.

Abouttwoyearslater,Dadlefthissalesjobandstartedhisownwholesalebusiness.Istarted

primaryschool.Thatwaswhenthingsstartedtochange.Dad'sbusinesswasn'tdoingsowell,and

ourstablelifestartedgettingshaky.Hedidn'tcomehomeasmuchasheusedto.Andwhenhedid

comehome,itwasalwayslateandI'dalreadybeinbed.Istartedtogetmad.Whydidn'thelistento

Mumandjuststicktohisoldjob?Whydidhetaketheriskandplacethewholefamilyintrouble?

Overtheyears,Istoppedwaitingforhimtocomehome,andstoppedgoingdownstairstocheckon

him.

Now28,I'vegraduatedfromcollegeandgotajob.Dad'sbusinesshasalsostartedtogetback

ontrack.YettheuncomfortablesilencebetweenDadandmewenton.

Twodaysbeforemybirthdaylastyear,Dadcamehomeearly.Onthatevening,Ihelpedhim

carryhisbagsintohisstudyasusual.WhenIturnedtoleave,heaskedmetocleanhiscomb.I

lookedathimforawhile,thentookthecombandheadedtothesink.

Itwasthesamecomb.Aftercleaningit,IpasseditbacktoDad.Helookedatitandsmiled.But

thistime,Inoticedsomethingdifferent.Mydadhadaged.Hehadwrinklesnexttohiseyeswhenhe

smiled,yethissmilewasstillasheartwarmingasbefore.

24.Fromthefirstthreeparagraphs,wecanlearn.

A.theauthorwouldstudywithDadeveryevening

B.thepreciousgreencombofDadwasmadeofjade

C.theearliestmemorieswithDadwerefullofjoy

D.theauthorwasunwillingtocleanthecombforDad

25.WhatprobablymadeDaddecidetostarthisownbusiness?

A.Hewaseagertogeteverythingontrack.

B.Hewantedtokeephisfamilylifestable.

C.Hewaslaidoffandhadtomakealiving.

D.Hehopedtoearnabetterlifeforthefamily.

26.WhatemotionalchangesdidtheauthorexperiencewhenstayingwithDadtheseyears?

A.Cheerful^mad^warm.B.Mad-satisfied—warm.

C.Satisfied一worried一angry.D.Warm^concemed-^uncomfortable.

27.Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.MyDad'sCombB.Dad'sWholesaleBusiness

C.ChangesofMyDadD.MyEarliestMemorieswithDad

C

HealthorganizationssuchastheUK'snationalhealthservicesrecommendthatadultstake10

micrograms,or400internationalunits（IU）ofvitaminDeveryday,whiletheNationalInstitutesof

Healthadvisethatmostadultstake600IU,withbothbodiescautioningagainsttakingmorethan

4,000IUperday.HavingtoomuchvitaminDcancauseabuild-upofcalcium（鈣）intheblood,

leadingtosymptomssuchasnausea（反胃）andkidneystones（腎結石）.

ButPatrickJ.LaRicciaattheUniversityofPennsylvaniaandhiscolleaguesrecentlyfoundthat

adailydose（一齊ll）of5,000IUmayreducetheriskofinfluenza-likesymptoms.Theywondered

whetherthishigher-than-recommendeddosagemayalsohaveotherpositiveeffects.

Sotheteamasked196adultstotake5,000IUofvitaminD3everydayforaboutninemonths.

Theadults,aged47onaverage,wereawareofthedosetheywerehaving.Theresearchersalso

analyzedthedataofmorethan1,900peoplewhoweren'tgiventhe5,000IUdailydoseofvitamin

D.However,theywerefreetotakevitaminDsupplementsiftheywished.Towardstheendofthe

study,acrossthisgroup,theaveragereporteddosewas1,318IUandtheaverageagewas50.

Over10months,thoseonthe5,000IUdosehadalowerriskofbeinghospitalizedduetoany

cause,andtheyhadtovisittheemergencyroomorbeadmittedtointensivecarelessthanpeoplein

theothergroup.Noparticipantsreportedsideeffects.

However,LaRicciasaystheteamcan'truleouttheagedifferenceasapossiblecauseofthese

results,withthoseinthehigh-dosegrouppotentiallyavoidinghospitalbecausetheywereonaverage

threeyearsyounger.Thenationalitiesofpeopleinthetwogroupsalsodiffered,withfewerHispanic

andLatinopeopleinthehigh-dosegroup,whichmayhaveaffectedtheresults.

“Thefindingsarepromising,butthestudywasrelativelysmallandthestudyperiodwastoo

shorttomonitoranylong-termsafetyissuesofsuchahighdailydoseofvitaminD,“saysJoAnn

MansonatHarvardUniversity.

28.HowmuchvitaminDdoesNationalInstitutesofHealthrecommendustotakedaily?

A.Atleast10IU.B.Lessthan400IU.C.Roughly600IU.D.Over4,000IU.

29.Howdidtheteamcarryoutthestudy?

A.Byexplainingthephenomenon.B.Byreferringtopreviousdata.

C.Byusingsupportingexamples.D.Bycomparingandanalyzing.

30.HowmanyfactorsmayhaveaffectedtheresultsaccordingtoLaRiccia?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

31.WhatisJoAnnManson9sattitudetowardsthestudy?

A.Objective.B.Negative.C.Favorable.D.Uncertain.

D

HydePark,oneofLondon'sbestparks,spreadsitselfoverabout360acresofneatgardens,the

vastwildernessovergrownwithgrassandsplendidtrees.Aswellasbeingafantasticgreenspacein

themiddleofthecity,it'shometoahandfulofappealingsights,andhostsliveconcertsandevents

throughouttheyear.

HydeParkwascreatedforhuntingbyHenryVM,whoobtaineditfromthechurchin1536.Itwas

enclosedasadeerparkandremainedaprivateroyal（皇家）huntinggrounduntilJamesIpermitted

limitedaccesstotheupperclasspeople.In1637,CharlesIopenedtheparktothegeneralpublic.

Theeasternhalfoftheparkiscoveredwithvastlawns（草地）,whichbecomesuperbpicnicareas

onsunnydays.Thewesternhalfremainsawildstate,withplentyoftreesandareasofwildgrass.If

you'reaftersomewheremorecolorful,headtotheRoseGarden,abeautifullylandscapedareawith

flowersyear-round.Youwon'twanttomisstheDiana,PrincessofWalesMemorialFountaineither.

Inthenortheastpartofthepark,you'llfindSpeakers1Comer,wherespeakersstepuptogive

speeches,discussionsanddebatesonvarioustopics.Thisisaninterestingandunusualplacetovisit,

whereyoucanseepeoplegathertolisten,applaudorlaughatdifferentspeakers.Speakers*Comer

becamefamousduringtheSecondWorldWar.Nowadays,itispossibletospeakpubliclyonanytopic,

aslongasthepoliceconsideritlawful.

Since2007,HydeParkhasplayedhosttotheannualWinterWonderlandevent,whichfeatures

numerousChristmas-themedmarkets,alongwithvariousridesandattractions,barsandrestaurants.It

hasexpandedtoincludethelargesticerink（溜冰場）inLondonandliveentertainment,andhasbecome

oneofthelargestChristmaseventsinEurope,havingattractedmillionsofvisitors.

32.WhoopenedHydeParktothegeneralpublic?

A.HenryVOLB.JamesI.C.CharlesI.D.CharlesII.

33.WhydoestheauthormentionDiana?

A.Tomemorizethebeautifulprincess.

B.Tointroducearelatedappealingsite.

C.Toemphasizearelevantcourtevent.

D.Toreflecttheextraordinarylandscape.

34.Howdoestheauthorarrangethepassage?

A.Byexamples.B.Bycomparisons.

C.Bydataandlists.D.Bytimeandspace.

35.Wherecanyouprobablyreadthepassage?

A.Atravelbrochure.B.Anovelcollection.

C.Ageographytextbook.D.Ascientificmagazine.

第二節:七選五（共5小題，每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選

項。

WaysToMaintainAHealthyLifestyle

Therewasatimewhenphysicalfitnessalonewasconsideredimportantinordertomaintaina

healthylifestyle.36Herearesomewaystohelpyoufocusonboth.

Keepapositiveattitude（態度）towardslife.

Ahealthylifestyleisbasedontheprincipleofself-improvement.Yourpositiveattitudetowards

lifewillgiveyouthedrivetoperformtherestofthetaskseasily.Soputyourenergyinwhateveryou

like.Butifyoufailatit,learntoacceptit.Positivityisastateofmind.37

Exerciseregularly.

Youwillbeahappypersonifyouarefreeofdiseases.Exercisingonaregularbasiswillhelpyou

tostayfit.38Ifyouwanttobuildupmuscles,thenworkoutonadailybasis.Ifyoudonot

havethetimetoexerciseeveryday,youcanlimityourdaysandincreaseyourworkouttimeinthis

case.

Maintainahealthydiet.

39Yourfoodselectionmustbewise.Includefruitsandvegetablestoyourfoodchart.Cut

downonsugarandsalt.Youshouldalsokeepaneyeonyourdailycalorieintaketoavoidovereating.

40

Thebrainneedsproperresttoperformfully.Long-termsleeplessnesscanmakeyouless

productiveandyouwouldnotbeabletoenjoyahealthylifestyle.Followapropersleeproutine.This

helpsthebodytoworkwellduringthedayandsleeppeacefullyatnight.

A.Takearestnowandthen.

B.Completeyoursleepcycle.

C.Itcanalsokeepyouactiveandyoung.

D.Abalancedhealthydietisakeytogoodhealth.

E.Trainyourmindtoseeonlythegoodandforgettherest.

F?Actually,listeningtoyourbodyandmindequallyisimportant.

G.Tomaintainahealthylifestyle,youshouldkeepabalanceineverything.

第三部分英語知識運用（共兩節，滿分30分）

第一節完形填空（共15小題；每題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出適合填入空白處的最佳選項,

并在答題卷上將該選項涂黑。

TheSpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalforChinese.Thisyear,Idecidedtoparticipate

inalltheactivitiesorganizedfor41studentstocelebratetheSpringFestival.

Thepreparationbeganamonthago,42ourroomswithSpringFestivalcouplets（對聯）

andNewYearpaintings.Laterwe43anactivitytowriteSpringFestivalcouplets.WhenI

sawmyteacherbringaspecialkindofpen,Ibecame44toknowwhatitwascalled.In

addition,weweregoingtouseabrushto45Chinesecharactersonredpaper.Besides,there

wasanother46thingcalledink.After47thetoolsneededforSpringFestival

couplets,westartedour48journey.Theteachertaughtushowtoholdawritingbrush.Itried

toholdit,49itintheink,andstartwritingcarefully,butthe50ofthepenwastoo

softandIcouldn't51itatall.IwasdisappointedbutIdidnotgiveup.Icarefullystudied

theteacher9s52.Afterseveralattempts,IwrotealineofwordsAtthistime,Ifoundthat

mysleeves（袖子）werealreadyfilledwithinkasIwastoofocusedon53.

EvensoIwasveryhappy,becauseIfeltthatIhadlearnedthe54ofwritingcalligraphy,

thatis,toholdthepeninthecorrect55.ThenIrealizedsometimesIhavetoexperience

somethinginordertounderstandit.

41.A.minorityB,foreignC.localD.low-income

42.A.cleaningB-decoratingC.designingD.building

43.A.wonB,describedC.launchedD.restricted

44.A.curiousB?miserableC.upsetD.ashamed

45.A.learnB.carveC.drawD.write

46.A.magicalB.globalC.affordableD.useless

47.A.usingB.mixingC-recyclingD.understanding

48.A.repetitiveB.easyC.creativeD.effective

49.A.dipB.hangC.coverD.set

50.A.figureB.materialC.inkD.tip

51.A.correctB.makeC.acceptD.solve

52.A.goalB.methodC.reactionD.course

53.A.improvingB.readingC.practisingD.listening

54.A.difficultyB.formC.meaningD.way

55.A.postureB.emotionC.attitudeD.habit

第二節語法填空（共10小題；每題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的內容（1個單詞）或括號內單詞的正確形式。

Theskinisanessentialpartofyourbody,56_actsasabarrieragainstdisease,toxins,and

thesun'srays.Gettingburnedcanlead57_veryseriousinjuries.Givingfirstaidisthefirstand

mostimportantstepinthe58(treat)ofburns.Bumscan59_(cause)byavarietyofthings

likehotliquids,acids,orotherchemicals.Theyaredividedintothreetypes,dependingon6Q

depthofskindamage.First-degreeburnsaffectonlythetopoffew6L(millimeter)ofskin.

Second-degreeburnsaffecteverylayeroftheskin,andsometimesthetissueunderit.Ifyouget

62_(burn),firstplaceburnsundercoolrunningwater.Thendrytheburntarea63_(gentle)

withacleancloth.Removeanyclothes64(use)scissorsifnecessary.Covertheburntareawith

aloosecleancloth.Ifthevictimissufferingfromsecondorthird-degreebums,thereisanurgentneed

65(take)him/hertothehospitalatonce.

第四部分寫作(共兩節，滿分40分)

第一節(滿分15分)

假定你是李華，你最近收到了美國朋友Eric的來信，下學期他打算來中國做交換生。但

是，由于文化差異，他擔心無法與中國同學友好相處，希望你能給他一些建議。請你根據以

下提示給他寫一封回信。

內容包括：

1.表達理解；

2.提出建議（至少兩條）。

注意：

1.寫作詞數應為80詞左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。

DearEric,

Yourstruly,

LiHua

第二節：讀后續寫（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。

OnepleasantNew-yearmorning,Edwardrose,washedanddressedhimselfinahurry.He

wantedtobethefirsttowishahappyNewYeartohisfamily.Heturnedupateverydoorofthe

house,andshoutedthewordsof“HappyNewYear“inanexcitedvoice.Afteraquickbreakfast

hehoppedalongthestreetlikeahappybird,greetedandrepeatedthewordstothosehe

met.Whenhecameback,hisfathergavehim50dollars,sayinghecouldbuywhateverhehad

beenwishingfor.Hisfacelightedupashetookthem.Hehadwishedforalongtimetobuysome

interestingbooksthathehadseenatthebookstorelocatedneartheriverthroughthecity.He

thankedhisfatheranddancedoutofthehouseagainwithalightheart,intendingtobuythose

books.Asherandownthestreet,henoticedapoorfamily,thefather,themother,andthree

childrenshiveringwithcoldinthewinterwind."IwishyouahappyNewYear^criedEdwardas

hewashappilypassingon.Themantookalookatthehappyboyandshookhishead

sadly.Edwardstoppedandsaid,“Itseemsthatyoudonotbelongtothiscountry."Themanagain

shookhishead,aconfusedexpressionflashedoverhisface,forhecouldnotunderstandorspeak

English.Butthepoormanpointedtohisdrymouth,andtothechildrenwithhungrylooks,asif

tosay,“Theselittleoneshavehadnothingtoeatforalongtime."Edwardquicklyrealizedthat

thesepoorpeoplewereindistress（貧困）.

注意：1.續寫詞數應為150左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。

Hetookouthisdollars,andgavethemalltotheman.

Mydearboy,“saidhisfather,uHereareadozenofbooksforyou.^^

高二英語期末聽力材料

(Text1)

M:Alice,didyoureceivethereportthatMr.Smithsentyouyesterdaymorning?

W:Yes,Tom,Idid.ItwasonmydeskwhenIcamein.

M:Good.MaybeyoucouldpassitontoBob,too.Heneedstoknowaboutthis.

(Text2)

W:Hi,Jim,thenewspapersaystheforestfiresinthestatesofNewSouthWalesandVictoriahave

finallybeenstopped.

M:ButfireshavenowbrokenoutintheforestsinthenorthofTasmania.

(Text3)

M:Mycomputerkeepsfreezing.Itjustwon'tdoanything.

W:Didyourestartit?

M:Yes.AndIhavereadtheinstructionbookbutI'mnotsureIunderstandit.

W:Oh,Idon'tunderstandeither.Maybeyoushouldcalltechnicalsupport.

(Text4)

W:John,doyouworkforamagazinenow?Iheardyourneighborrecommendedyou.

M:Yeah.Althoughifsabittiring,myworkmatesareveryfriendly.Ifsnicetoworkwiththem.

(Text5)

M:Thanksfortheinvitationtoyourparty,Sonia.I'dliketogobutI'mnotsureoftheaddress.

W:OK.Ilivenearthebusstation.Soit'stheeasiestwaytogethereonaNo.5bus.

(Text6)

W:Thesecarrotsarecompletelynatural.

M:Whataboutyoureggs?Aretheyfresh?

W:Ofcourse.Alloureggscomefromlocalfarmsdaily.

M:Yousellfruits,don'tyou?

W:Yes,they'rerightnexttothenutsoverthere.

M:Yourthingslookgreatbutunreasonablyexpensive.

W:Well,wesellonlythebestandthepurenatural.

(Text7)

W:Mark,canIhaveawordwithyou?TmveryimpatientwithBecky.

M:Whyisthat?I'vealwaysfoundherveryeasytogetonwith.

W:Well,that9snottheproblem.She'salovelypersonbutwheneverIaskherforsomething,she

neverseemstoknowwheretolook;ittakesagestofindwhatIneed.Nowsheseemstohavelosta

reallyimportantfilethatIgaveherlastweek.

M:OK.rilhaveaquietwordwithher——Iknowshe'sbeenabitoverworkedrecently,butitsounds

likesheneedstosortherselfoutabit.

W:ThanksMark,Iappreciateit.

M:Noproblem.

(Text8)

M:WehaveaspecialvisitorcomingtotheschoolnextThursday.

W:Whoisit?

M:JaneWinter.

W:Really!She'smyfavoritewriter.WillIgettomeether?

M:Yes.She'scomingforthewholeday.From9till12she'sgoingtovisitsomeclasses.Theninthe

afternoonshe'sgoingtotalktothewholeschoolabouthernewbook.

W:ButIhaveScienceonThursdayafternoonfrom2to3:30.

M:IfsOK.We'llstartafternoonlessonslaterthanusualat2:30,soshecantalktousat1:30foran

hour.

W:Ohgood.Wherewillthetalkbe一inthelibrary?

M:No,it'stoosmall.There9smorespaceinthehall.Itwillholdmorepeople.

W:Ican'tbelieveshe'sreallycominghere!

M:There'sonemorething一shewantstolookatsomeofthestudents9storiesandIwouldlikeyou

togiveheroneofyours.

W:Me?!Oh,I'dloveto.Thankyou.

(Text9)

M:Haveyoufoundaroomforyourbirthdaypartyyet,Rosie?

W:Yes,attheUniversityHotel.It'soldbuttheroom'sniceandbig.

M:Didyoulookatanyotherplaces?

W:Yes,five.Andtherewassomethingwrongwithallofthem.

M:Whydidn'tyoulikeBrown'sCafe?

W:Iloveitbutthey'reputtinginanewkitchensotheywon'tbeopenfortwomonths.

M:Oh.AndtheRiversHotel?ItwasverycoldwhenIwenttherelastyear.

W:It'squitewarmnowbutit'snotveryclean.

M:Pity!WhatabouttheBridgeRestaurant?Mybrotherhadagraduationpartytherelastmonth.Isit

farfromyourhome?

W:No,buttheproblemisnoneoftheirroomsisfreeonmybirthday.

M:Andit'sveryexpensive.

W:Notreally,buttheGardenHouseis.

M:Ohyes,Iknow.HowabouttheOperaCafe?Ihadagreatdinnerpartytherelastweek.

W:It'sfineforadinnerbutit'snotbigenoughforaparty.

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W:Goodmorning,everybody.MynameisJaneBrown.TodayI'dliketotalkaboutmyself.I'm32

yearsoldandIhavejustfinishedmyfirstweekatuniversity.Aswellasattendinglecturesregularly,

Ihavehadtolearntoreadbooksquicklyandwritelongpapers.Idecidedtogotouniversityafter14

yearsawayfromthehigh-schoolclassroom.Asasecretary,althoughIwasearningareasonable

amountofmoney,IwasboredwithdoingsomethingwhereIhardlyhadtothink.Iwantedtobeone

ofthestudentsatthelocaluniversity,wholookedhappyandfullofhope.However,nowthatI've

actuallybecomeastudentIfindithardtomixwithyoungerclassmates.Unlikemosteighteen-year-

olds,Imuchpreferaweekendwithmybookstooneoutpartying.Thentherearethenormalstudent

benefitsoflongholidaysandthea