江苏省常州市14校联盟2018-2019学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题(无听力音频有文字材料)

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常州市”14校合作联盟”
2018学年度第一学期期中质量调研
高二 英语试题
第一卷 选择题(85分)
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分20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分,满分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. When will the speakers probably study together?
A. At four o’clock. B. At six o’clock. C. At eight o’clock.
2. Which restaurant will the speakers probably go to?
A. Mario’s. B. Luigi’s. C. Gino’s.
3. What does the man want to do tonight?
A. Watch football on TV. B. Buy some books.
C. Go to a basketball game.
4. Who might Mary be?
A. The woman’s dog. B. The man’s daughter. C. The man’s neighbor.
5. What is the woman doing?
A. Working. B. Apologizing. C. Expressing her thanks.
第二节(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15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、7题。
6. What is the man doing at the start of the conversation?
A. Talking on the phone. B. Typing a text message. C. Writing an email.
7. What will the man do tomorrow?
A. Take a test. B. Travel with the woman. C. Attend an important meeting.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8. Why didn’t the man show his driver’s license(执照)?
A. He didn’t drive there. B. He left it at home. C. He doesn’t have one.
9. What do we know about the man?
A. He serves in the army. B. He is a student. C. He doesn’t have any money.
10. What will the man probably do next?
A. Go home. B. Call his mother for help. C. Open a new account.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11. How does the woman probably feel?
A. She feels that the man is strange.
B. She feels embarrassed.
C. She feels excited.
12. What will happen after the man makes the phone call?
A. He will be sent an email.
B. He will receive some money.
C. He will be given more information.
13. What will the man do next?
A. Leave for the bathroom. B. Get on a train. C. Change seats.
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
14. How does the woman describe Eleanor Roosevelt?
A. Independent. B. Humorous. C. Shy.
15. How long should the woman’s report be?
A. Five pages long. B. Ten pages long. C. Twenty pages long.
16. What is the man’s advice?
A. Include all the facts.
B. Choose only well-known facts.
C. Select the main points.
17. Where is the man’s computer?
A. In his classroom.
B. In his roommate’s room.
C. In the woman’s apartment.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18. What does the man need help with?
A. The planting. B. The harvest. C. The building.
19. What did the owner of the horse agree to do?
A. Give the man a discount.
B. Let the man try out the animal.
C. Give the man the best horse.
20. What happened in the end?
A. The man sent the horse back.
B. The man began to like the horse.
C. The man got the horse as a gift.
第二部分:单项填空(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
21. ________ me, I didn't mean to hurt you.
A. Punish B. Forgive C. Forget D. Satisfy
22. You are most _________ to _______ taking over this company if you play your cards right.
A. possible; end up B. possible; end in
C. likely; end up D. likely; end in
23. I don’t think it is teachers who ________ for giving students too much pressure.
A. are to blame B. are going to blame C. is to be blamed D. is to blame
24. Currently, some overseas universities are simply selling diplomas to Chinese students _______ their academic performance, so China should check on a regular basis.
A. on account of      B. in addition to
C. in relation to D. regardless of
25. As these new products are not selling well, the members of the board have decided to _______ production.
A. cut out B. cut down to C. cut back on D. cut off
26. I am afraid we don’t be able to go much farther, for the gas________.
A. has run out B. is using up
C. is used up D. is running out
27. He wrote many children’s books, nearly half of ________ published in the 1990s.
A. whom B. which C. them D. that
28. In the Russian media about the Olympic ceremony, there is applause for Brazil has managed to achieve on such a limited budget.
A. how B. what C. that D. when
29. Not only ______ his students to know more about modern science, but ______ hard to develop a curiosity about nature among them.
A. he wants; also he tries B. does he want; he also tries
C. wants he; he also tries D. does he want; does he try
30. — Can I ask you a few straightforward questions about yourself?
— Sure. I like _______ when people are open and direct.
A. that B. this C. it D. them
31. _______from the appearance, it is very peaceful; but in fact, a great event will break out soon.
A. Judging B. Judged C. Judge D. To judge
32. _______ there was danger ahead, the girl walked on.
A. Known not B. Not known C. Knowing not D. Not knowing
33. for more than three months, but he did his best to catch up with his classmates.
A. Being ill B. Having been ill C. Though he was ill D. He was ill
34. ________,the ship will sail for New York tomorrow.
A. Wind and weather permitted B. Wind and weather permitting
C. Wind and weather permit D. Wind and weather to permit
35. —Time is up but I haven’t finished my job yet.
—________. You must make it before the deadline.
A. Constant dropping wears away a stone B. Every minute counts
C. Hard work is the parent of success D. Cry for the moon
第三部分:完形填空(共20小题,每小题1分,满分20分)
It is every kid's worst nightmare and six-year-old Jaden has lived it—twice. First he lost his dad when he was four and then last month his mom died 36 in her sleep. “I tried and I tried and I tried to get her 37 — I couldn't,” said Jaden.
Jaden is 38 heartbroken.
“Anybody can die, 39 anybody,” he said.
But there's another side to his sadness. A side he first made 40 a few weeks ago when he told his aunt, and now guardian(监护人), Barbara DiCola, that he was sick and 41 seeing everyone sad all the time. And he had a plan to 42 it.
“And that was the 43 of it,” said Barbara. “That's where the adventure began.”
Jaden asked his aunt Barbara to buy a bunch of little 44 and bring him to downtown Savannah, Georgia near where he lives, so he could 45 .
“I'm trying to make people smile,” said Jaden.
Jaden 46 people who aren't already smiling and then 47 their day around. He's gone out on four different occasions now and he is always successful, 48 sometimes he doesn't get exactly the 49 he was hoping for.
It is just so 50 to some people that a six-year-old orphan would give away a toy— expecting nothing 51 —except a smile.
Of course he is 52 well in hugs — and his aunt says the reactions have done wonders for Jaden.
“It’s like sheer joy came out of this child,” said Barbara.
“But I’m 53 sad my mom died,” Jaden said.
This is 54 a fix, but in the smiles he’s made so far — nearly 500 at last count — Jaden has clearly found a purpose.
“I'm 55 the smiles to be 33, 000,” said Jaden. When asked if he thinks he can make that goal, he answered: “I think I can.”
I think he just did.
36. A. unluckily B. unexpectedly C. unlikely D. unhappily
37. A. asleep B. alive C. awake D. aware
38. A. understandably B. uncomfortably C. unbelievably D. unacceptably
39. A. only B. never C. often D. just
40. A. special B. secret C. public D. simple
41. A. interested in B. tired of C. used to D. amazed at
42. A. make B. fix C. try D. cover
43. A. ending B. change C. cause D. beginning
44. A. toys B. flowers C. books D. candies
45. A. give them out B. take them up C. take them out D. give them away
46. A. targets B. concerns C. relaxes D. pleases
47. A. makes B. turns C. changes D. shows
48. A. even if B. as if C. so that D. now that
49. A. praise B. honor C. reaction D. success
50. A. amazing B. shocking C. puzzling D. amusing
51. A. in turn B. in return C. in reply D. in charge
52. A. remembered B. paid C. understood D. known
53. A. never B. always C. still D. sometimes
54. A. of course B. by no means C. by the way D. in no time
55. A. agreeing on B. counting on C. taking on D. insisting on
第四部分:阅读理解(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
A
Most of us have suffered the pain of broken friendships. But most friendships can be mended. If there’s a broken friendship you’d like to mend, try the following advice.   Give your friend the benefit of the doubt.
It’s easy to assume the worst. But if a friend has hurt you, he may not even realize he’s done so. It's probably true that if someone hurts you, they should have known it better. But the fact is that we are all human and we mess things up. You need to give people the benefit of the doubt because you will need that, as well.
Take the initiative(主动性)to communicate with your friend.
If you’ve been hurt, your instinct (本能) is probably to pull away and protect yourself. But if you do this, the friendship will likely die. Both friends need to reach out and prove they are trustworthy.
Be the first to apologize.
Even if you were hurt, apologize for anything you did wrong. Give up your right to be proven right. Otherwise the conflict won’t be forgotten, as it should be.
Walk through the conflict together.
Start by trying to see things from your friend’s point of view. Talk about the problems openly but kindly.
At first, Jessica didn’t understand why Joyce stopped talking to her. Joyce finally explained that Jessica's teasing (取笑) annoyed her. But when she accepted that it was embarrassing to Joyce, she stopped. Then their friendship could heal.
Accept the fact that friendship may change.
It’s normal for friendships to change. Often two friends just drift apart. Problems come when one friend tries to hang on while the other friend lets go. If your friend isn’t willing to work things out, accept it and move on. But if you are able to make up, you’ll have a friendship that’s tried-and-true!
56. What does the underlined phrase “give your friend the benefit of the doubt” mean?
A. don’t believe in a friend who has hurt you
B. know beforehand a friend may hurt you
C. accept a friend who may hurt you unintentionally
D. realize a real friend will never hurt you
57. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. A broken friendship will never heal even with joint efforts.
B. Only one part needs to show trust when there is a broken friendship.
C. It’s unacceptable for friendships to change, for it’s abnormal.
D. You should be the first to apologize for anything you did wrong.
B
Walk into any Starbucks and you will find many people with laptops using the cafe as their own public office space.
This is not necessarily a bad thing. Anyone who has ever used a Starbucks for work purposes knows there is a special appeal about getting things done in the company of strangers and biscuits. There is a productive energy in the air, an invisible camaraderie that cannot exist in the quiet of a home office. The productivity is spreading. You may even argue that you are more creative when working or writing at a coffee shop—and science is ready to back you up on that.
① . A 2012 study from the University of British Columbia found that, a moderate(适度的) amount of background noise can actually make you more creative than the silence. ② .
③ . This conclusion resulted from a study in which researchers piped noise into a room full of students busy with tests and product brainstorms, both of which demanded focus and creativity. Students performed best and made the most creative solutions when working under noise conditions—70 decibels(分贝) of surrounding sounds. They performed worse in low noise (50 db) and poorest in high noise (85db). 70 db is about the same volume(音量) of background noise that you’d find in a crowded cafe. ④ .
What’s going on here? According to the researchers, a little distraction(分散注意力) can be a good thing thanks to a mind trick called “processing disfluency”.
While a “fluency(流畅)” mental processing speed is most helpful for highly-focused tasks, this focus can have disadvantage to abstract(抽象的) thinking—you are mentally too close to the problem to be able to think abstractly. “This is why if you’re too focused on a problem and you’re not able to solve it,” said Dr. Ravi Mehta. “You leave it for some time and then come back to it and you get the solution.”
Just like turning your focus away from the problem at hand, a moderate amount of noise can shake up your processing fluency just enough to approach ideas from a more creative, abstract position. The gentle noise of a Starbucks forces you to approach your work from a slight mental distance, increasing creativity.
58. What is the meaning of the underlined word “camaraderie” in the second paragraph?
A. Silent atmosphere. B. Exciting situation
Lovely equipment. D. Friendly feeling.
59. The following sentence can be put in the position of __________.
“It turns out there is something productive in the air in public places: namely, the sound waves.”
A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④
60. Which statement can match the main idea of Paragraph Five?
A. Reading enriches the mind.
B. No pains, no gains.
C. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
D. Heaven never helps the man who will not act.
61. What is the main idea of the passage?
The higher noise around is, the more creative you are.
Moderate noise makes people more productive.
A quiet environment makes you more focused.
Starbucks is a suitable public place to work in.
C
Six months before she died, my grandmother moved into an old people's home and I visited her there when I was in Britain. She was sitting in the living room with about fifteen other residents(居民), mostly women, half of them asleep. It was depressing. I couldn't wait to get away myself.
I was interested to read a newspaper article about a new concept in old people's homes in France. The idea is simple, but revolutionary: combining a residential home for the elderly with a nursery school in the same building. The children and the residents eat lunch together and share activities such as music, painting, gardening and caring for the pets which the residents are encouraged to keep. In the afternoons, the residents enjoy reading or telling stories to the children.
The advantages are great for everyone concerned. The children are happy because they get a lot more individual attention and respond well because someone has time for them. The residents are happy because they feel useful and needed. They are more active and more interested in life. And the staff are happy because they see an improvement in the physical and psychological health of the residents and have an army of assistants to help with the children.
Nowadays there is less and less contact between the old and the young. There are many reasons for this, including the breakdown of the extended family, working parents with no time to care for ageing relations, families that have moved away and smaller flats with no room for grandparents. But the result is the same: increasing numbers of children without grandparents and old people who have no contact with children. And more old people who are lonely and feel useless, along with more and more families with young children who desperately need more support. It's a major problem in many societies.
That's why intergenerational programmes, designed to bring the old and the young together, are growing in popularity all over the world, supported by UNESCO and other local and international organizations. There are examples of successful projects all over the world.
62. What was the new concept that the writer read about in the newspaper?
A. Old people being allowed to keep pets
B. Bringing the old and the young together
C. Children visiting old people for lunch and birthdays
D. A nursery school replacing an old people’s home
63. Who benefits from this new type of old people’s home?
A. The staff
B. The staff and the old people
C. The staff, the old people and the children
D. The government
64. What does the writer think is a major problem in many societies today?
A. The extended family has broken down.
B. There isn’t much contact between the old and the young.
C. Old people are lonely and useless.
D. The government shows little concern to the old.
65. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Building bridges B. Healing the society
C. Taking initiatives D. Sharing activities
D
Whatever else he is, Mr. Trump is a news machine. He generates headlines every time he speaks. With other presidents, we sometimes struggled to find valuable news in an interview; with Mr. Trump we were excited. After the session on Wednesday, I have now interviewed seven presidents— some in office, some after they left —and with Mr. Trump the experience is different in almost every respect.
Bill Clinton was discursive(东拉西扯的),ranging widely over a variety of topics, whether or not they related to the day’s news. These interviews were interesting but not necessarily newsy, and pinning him down on questions was a challenge.
George W. Bush was brief and stayed on topic— generally more thoughtful and informed than he was praised for but stuck to the message he wanted to convey. He gave interviews when he had a point to make. The trick was designing a question that would surprise him and get him off the point to say what he really thought about something.
Barack Obama enjoyed the give and take of an interview, but there was more give than take. He preferred professorial answers, speaking in full paragraphs. He was smart, logical and impressive. But reporters with long lists of questions watched the clock tick and politely interrupt the world’s most powerful person in order to get to more than just a few of them.
None of these men came close to Mr. Trump in his ability to provoke (挑事). Mr. Trump has a tendency to say things that will produce shock. Mr. Trump shifted freely from on the record to off the record. Clearly he was conscious that some things would be problematic if quoted(引用), so it’s fair to conclude that the provocative(引起争论的) things he said on the record were intentionally so. When we asked more than once whether he might fire the special counsel(顾问), he very consciously avoided a direct answer. (We pressed him repeatedly to stay on the record, and the vast majority of the time he did.)
When it came to the Russia matter, he easily could have dismissed questions by saying —as have other presidents—that he could not comment on a continuing investigation. Instead, he teed off(打开话匣), probably because he wanted to.
66. What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence in the first paragraph?
A. We could hardly find any news in an interview with other presidents.
B. We could always find gold news in an interview with other presidents.
C. We sometimes have difficulty finding gold news in an interview with Trump.
D. We couldn’t find gold news in the interviews with any presidents.
67. Which of the following agrees with the author’s opinion?
A. Bill Clinton was charming and journalists loved to interview him.
B. Bill Clinton’s large information attracted journalists very much.
C. It’s hard for journalists to get valuable news they want from Bill Clinton.
D. It is a challenging job to ask Bill Clinton questions.
68. According to the third paragraph, we can infer that ________.
A. reporters like to play a trick of George W.Bush in the interviews
B. George W. Bush has never told his real thought when facing reporters
C. George W.Bush loves playing tricks on reporters when answering questions
D. when interviewed, George W.Bush always loves following his own routines
69. Why does the author say Obama enjoyed more give than take?
A. Because he answered more professorial questions than journalists asked.
B. Because he was so smart and logical that he answered questions quickly.
C. Because he answered the questions in such details as to be forced to stop.
D. Because he just answered a few questions though having prepared many.
70. The author mentions the Russia matter in order to indicate that _______.
A. Mr. Trump differs from other American presidents
B. Mr. Trump sometimes intends to say provocative things
C. Mr. Trump had trouble in dismissing questions by saying no
D. Mr. Trump could not comment on a continuing investigation
第二卷:非选择题(满分35分)
第五部分:任务型阅读(满分10分)
请认真阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。 注意:每个空格只填一个单词。
Everyone loves a rags-to-riches tale, so Cinderella is a classic story that people never get tired of. We all know that Prince Charming eventually falls for her, but is it only because of her magic glass slipper?
Disney’s live-action version of Cinderella opened in Chinese theaters on March 13. The heroine still gets to have her ball gown and glass slippers. But she has “her principles, too”, which will make people believe that “appearances don’t really matter at all”, according to The Atlantic.
Ella (Lily James) has had a happy childhood. But her once-perfect life falls apart after the death of her mother.
Her father remarries, and Ella then welcomes her stepmother (Cate Blanchett) and her daughters in. But when her father unexpectedly passes away, Ella finds herself with a jealous and cruel new family. They make her a servant girl and rename her Cinderella because she is often covered in cinders (煤灰) from sleeping by the fireplace.
Instead of giving in to despair or hatred, Ella is determined to live up to her mother’s words: “Have courage and be kind.”
Ella’s fortunes begin to change when she gets an invitation to a palace ball. She might reunite with the charming stranger she met earlier in the woods. However, her wicked stepmother forbids her from going. As in all good fairy tales, help is at hand in the form of a beggar woman who has a pumpkin and a few mice for her.
When Cinderella changes and becomes gorgeous from head to toe, viewers all know where the story is going.
The story itself is perhaps all about the power of appearances. But British director Kenneth Branagh tries to show in his movie that she is smart enough to take control of her own life instead of being “a passive victim waiting for a guy”. He makes time to “allow her to become strong, empowered, and intelligent”, as he told The Huffington Post in the US.
“It’s about kindness and forgiveness, and sticking to your life values no matter what happens,” commented The Associated Press.
Branagh believes the new movie connects with people on a deep level. “We identify with Cinderella ... Cinderella is certainly placed in challenging situations, but she chooses not to be the girl in distress and we see her make strong, positive choices,” he told Glamour magazine.

A film____71____: A powerful Cinderella
A brief ___72___ to the plot
Once upon a time there lived a happy young girl named Ella. After the death of her mother, her father remarried.
After the___73___ death of her father, her new family treated her ___74___and renamed her Cinderella.
Bearing her mother’s words in mind , Ella was determined to be ____75____ and kind to others.
Luck was smiling on Ella when she was invited to a palace ball. Her stepmother forbade her from going, but luckily Ella’s fairy godmother came to her ___76___.
When Cinderella changed and became gorgeous from head to toe, viewers all knew where the story was going.
Various ___77___ on the movie
According to The Atlantic, the heroine of the film makes people believe appearance is of no ____78____ at all.
“Cinderella is a kind girl who___79___ to her life values no matter what happens,” commented The Associated Press.
According to British director Kenneth Branagh, this new movie ___80___ the hearts of audience, who need to make strong and positive choices in challenging situations.
第六部分: (用本模块词汇表中的单词正确形式填空 5分)
81. She felt b_______ when she found out he let out her secrets to others.
82. There is great need to be p_______ about breakfast, which decides how healthy one is.
83. As is known to all, it is i_________ to hunt wildlife.
84. He felt g______ about not visiting his parents more often.
85. It is a s______ to cheat in the exam.
86. I deeply _______ (感激) your kindness in coming so far to meet me.
87. The ________(大多数) of the workers find it quite hard to live on the amount of money they earn.
88. He gave me ______(许可) to leave work early today .
89. Shanghai Disneyland fantasy fairy-tale castle, (测量) about 60 meters high, is the highest of the kind in the world.
90. Each year Americans _______(消耗) a high percentage of the world's energy.
第七部分:书面表达(满分20分)
目前,你班有些学生为了提高成绩,在中午其他同学休息时继续学习,引起了班内其他学生不满,引发了学生之间的矛盾(conflict)。如果你是班长,该如何解决由此引发的矛盾?请你谈谈你的措施。内容包括以下要点:(150字左右)
描述现象
有些学生午休时继续学习,引发矛盾
双方观点
﹡作业繁多,时间不够,基础薄弱……
﹡影响别人,影响健康,影响学习……
高二英语参考答案
听力(每小题1分,满分20分)
1—5 ABCBB 6—10 BCCBA 11—15 ACBAB 16—20 CBBBA
单项选择(每小题1分,满分15分)
21-25 BCADC 26-30 DCBBC 31-35ADDBB
完形填空(每小题1分,满分20分)
36-40 BCADC 41-45 BBDAD 46-50ABACA 51-55BBCBB
阅读理解(每小题2分,满分30分)
56-57 CD 58-61 DACB 62-65 BCBA 66-70ACDCB
任务型阅读(每小题1分,满分10分)
71. review 72. introduction 73. unexpected/sudden
74. cruelly/badly 75. courageous/brave 76. help/aid/assistance
77. comments/remarks 78. importance/significance
79. sticks 80. touches

单词拼写(每小题0.5分,满分5分)
81.betrayed 82.particular 83.illegal 84.guilty 85.shame 86.appreciate 87.majority 88.permission 89.measuring 90.consume
书面表达(满分20分)

In order to make progress in their study, some students continue to work at noon, when others are taking a rest, which disturbs the peace and annoys other students, bringing about many complaints.
Opinions on it vary from person to person. Some argue they are weak in study and don’t have enough time to finish the tasks assigned by the teacher. So they have to take advantage of the time at noon if they are to improve. On the contrary, others are convinced that the short rest at noon is so important to their health and study that it should not be disturbed at all.
If I were monitor, I would rather everyone in my class took a rest at noon. Therefore, I would communicate with the student who wants to work at noon and try to convince him of the importance of the balance between work and relaxation. If he were still concerned about his study, I would offer to help him so that he could do his homework more quickly, allowing him some time to rest at noon.
听力原文
Text 1
W: Let’s study together, Shane!
M: What time? I’m busy from six to eight.
W: Let’s meet for a couple of hours before or after that.
M: Earlier is better. (1)
Text 2
M: How about if we go to an Italian restaurant for dinner tonight? How about Mario’s?
W: OK. But we always eat at either Mario’s or Gino’s. Let’s try something new and go to Luigi’s.
M: You always have the last word, my lady. (2)
Text 3
M: Hey, Flora. Do you know where I can buy tickets to the basketball game tonight? (3)
W: I never go to basketball games, but I’m pretty sure they are for sale at the same place I buy football tickets — next to the bookstore.
Text 4
W: Mr. Robinson, I need to speak to you about your daughter’s dog Lily. She keeps eating the flowers in my yard.
M: I’m so sorry about that, Kathy.
W: If you don’t do something, I will have no choice but to call the police.
M: I will ask Mary to pay more attention to her dog. (4)
Text 5
W: Jerry, I’m sorry. Please forgive me.
M: Forget it, Beth.
W: I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings. What can I do to make it right between us? (5)
M: It doesn’t matter.
Text 6
W: Hey, Tim! Are you almost ready to go? We are going to be late!
M: Almost, honey. I’ve got to finish writing this text message to my partners. (6)
W: You’ve been typing that message for almost 20 minutes.
M: Well, actually, I have been texting back and forth with Randy and Skip. We have that big meeting tomorrow, you know. (7)
W: I wish for once we could have a weekend without text messaging and emails.
Text 7
W: Good morning. Welcome to Chase Bank. My name is Emmy. How may I help you today?
M: I want to open a new account.
W: Are you a U.S. citizen? Do you have a driver’s license or any other form of identification?
M: Yes, I am a citizen, but I do not have a driver’s license. (8)
W: Well, perhaps you have a passport, social security card, or insurance card?
M: I do. But I didn’t bring any of those. Will my student ID work? (9)
W: I’m afraid it needs to be a government ID, like a driver’s license, a passport, or a military ID.
M: Well, I’ll go home and see if I can get my passport from my mom. (10)
Text 8
M: I’m going to miss my opportunity, it seems. When is this train going to leave?
W: What opportunity? Are you a businessman? (11)
M: Not exactly. It’s actually a little bit embarrassing. Last week, I received a mysterious email that said I could win a great reward by getting to Phoenix by the 13th of the month. I’m supposed to go to City Hall and make a phone call to this number and get more instructions. (12)
W: That sounds very strange. (11) Are you a spy?
M: Oh! Listen, the train is leaving! Excuse me, I need to go. (13)
Text 9
M: What are you working on?
W: I’m writing a report on Eleanor Roosevelt for my American History class. (14)
M: She was married to Franklin D. Roosevelt, right?
W: Yeah, but even though she was married to him, she is independent and she didn’t always share his opinions. (14)
M: Really?
W: Yeah. She spoke up for the poor and minorities. In fact, she has a great record of human rights achievements. President Truman once called her the “First Lady of the World”.
M: How long does your report have to be? (15)
W: It has to be ten pages long, (15) but I already have twenty pages of notes!
M: Well, you should probably figure out what major points you want to make and then only include evidence about them. (16) It’ll be too much to include everything from her life.
W: Yeah. That’s good advice… Hey, by the way, can I use your computer to write it? (17)
M: Of course. But I lent it to my roommate earlier. I think he’ll be done using it soon. I’ll go to his room and get it, and then bring it to your apartment, OK? (17
W: Thanks. I really appreciate it!
Text 10
A man woke up one day and surveyed his lands. “I need to buy another horse to help with the harvest,” (18) he said to himself. And so the man set out for the market. He looked long and hard at the animals offered for sale before finally making an agreement with the owner of an expensive horse. The man would buy the horse on one condition: the owner had
to allow the man to try out the animal before paying the money. The owner was puzzled. He had never heard of such a deal before, but he agreed to the man’s request. (19) The man walked the horse home and put him in the straw yard with his other horses. He watched the animals to see how they would behave. Almost immediately, the new animal left the others and joined the laziest, fattest, and sleepiest-looking horse under the shade of a large tree. Seeing this, the man quickly led the horse back to the market. He gave the horse back to the owner and refused to buy it. (20)
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