1、山东省潍坊市第一中学2021届高三英语上学期期中学业水平检测试题(考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分)注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，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。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分) 做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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
2、所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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。1What is the girl going to do this weekend?ACollect empty bottles BGo on a field trip CBuy uniforms2What does the woman suggest the man do?ATry a different website BSign up to be a memberCChoose movies at home on TV3Why has the woman move
3、d the boy? AHe talks too muchBHe cant see clearlyCHe has trouble in listening4How often does the man work out now?AOnce a week BTwice a week， CEvery other day5Who is the woman probably speaking to? AHer good friend BHer doctor CHer personal trainer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，
4、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。 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。 6Where does the conversation take place?AIn an office downtownBIn an apartment downtownCIn an apartment in the East End 7What does the man want to do now?AGet to workBGo to a restaurant
5、CVisit the womans company听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题。8When did the speakersparents get married? A15 years ago B30 years ago C35 years ago9What will the speakers do for the wedding anniversary? ASend their parents on a trip BHave a little wedding ceremonyCInvite some new friends to a party10Who will send out th
6、e invitation emails?AThe man BMom and Dad CThe woman听下面一段对话，回答第11至13题。11How does the woman feel about her job?ASatisfied BUnhappy CExcited12What does the man do for a living?AHe is a doctor BHe works as a lawyer CHe owns his business13When will the woman take some time off?AIn the spring BIn the sum
7、mer CIn the winter听下面一段对话，回答第14至17题。14How does the girl spend her day? APlaying ball gamesBTalking with her friendsCSharing pictures with her friends15What best describes the mans work?ATechnological BFinancial CMedical16What is the mans main concern about Meitu?AIts making his daughter less smartBI
8、ts an old technologyCIt isnt very private17What might happen in the end?AThe girl will have to delete MeituBThe man will allow the girl to use MeituCThe man will send his daughter to a different schoo1听下面一段独白，回答第18至20题。18Which type of ski run is fit for beginners?AGreen-circle BBlue-square CBlack-di
9、amond19What do we know about Whistler Blackcomb Mountain Resort?AThere are no instructors there BVisitors can take cable cars thereCCabins there are in the center of the forest20How can visitors get the best prices?ABy calling the resort directlyBBy going to the sales deskCBy booking through the web
10、site第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(15个小题，每题2.5分，满分37.5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。AThe Costa Book Awards consistently pick winners that are both of the moment and subsequently endureIts our pleasure to confirm this years Category WinnersFirst Nove1AwardWinnerBook：Eleanor Oliphant is Completely FineAu
11、thor：Gail HoneymanEleanor is 31 years old；work finishes on a Friday and begins again on a MondayBetween，her only company will be two bottles of vodka and her own unique wisdomIt is an unexpected shared experience suddenly opens the door to possibilityChallenging reader expectations with a living，bre
12、athing character，Gail Honeymans debut is a funny and moving diamondBiography Award WinnerBook：In the Days of RainAuthor：Rebecca StottThe Exclusive Brethren were a closed community who believed the world is ruled by SatanInto this is born RebeccaHer father had been an influential Brethren MinisterAs
13、her father lay dying，he begged her to help him write the memoirHe wanted to tell the story of their family who for generations had all been members of a fundamentalist Christian sectPoetry Award WinnerBook：Inside the WaveAuthor：Helen Dunmore To be alive is to be inside the wave，always travelling unt
14、il it breaks and is goneThese poems are concerned with the borderline between the living and the deadthe underworld and the human living worldand the acutely intense being of bothChildrens Award WinnerBook：The ExplorerAuthor：Katherine Rundell，Hannah HornFour children survive their aircraft plunging
15、into the Amazon jungle，but for Fred and his friends，its only the beginning of a cruel battle for survival，Filled with adventure and a real command of character and incident，Rundell has few peers in superb childrens fiction21Which of the following tells about a family story?AEleanor Oliphant is Compl
16、etely Fine BIn the Days of RainCInside the WaveDThe Explorer22Which character in the book lives alone and like drinking?AEleanor Oliphant BGaff HoneymanCRebeccaDFred23What can we learn from the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?ARandell has written a lot of excellent childrens booksBThe Expl
17、orer is no good than other childrens fictionsCFew childrens fiction is as good as RandellsDRandell cooperates with others in writing childrens fictionBMusic is said to be a universal languageBut for Chase Burton，a deaf filmmaker from Texas，music has always been a profoundly different experience“When
18、 I was a kid，Id lie on the floor above our garage so I could feel the vibrations(震动)from my brothers band rocking out below my body，”the 33-year-old told CNN“That was one of the first times I began building a relationship with music”In 2016，his ability to experience music changed dramatically，thanks
19、 to California-based technology company Not Impossible LabsIt designed a vibrating suit that enables deaf people to“feel”music through theft skinConsisting of a body harness，ankle and wrist straps，the device translates audio into a range of vibrating pulses(脉动)that are felt at 24 contact pointsBurto
20、n has been testing the suit for four yearsThe sound hits different parts of your body，said Burton“Maybe it will strike me down in my ankles firstAnd then Ill start to feel the vibrations in my backAnd then Ill feel some pulsations in my wrist”“The creators want to extend the tactile(触觉的)musical expe
21、rience beyond the deaf communityIn 2018，they gave out 150 of the wearables at a rock concert in Las Vegas where half the audience members were deafand halfwere hearingSince then，Not Impossible Labs has been working to improve the technology and says its ready to go to market soonEventually，the creat
22、ors want the device to become a consumer product，accessible to a11The companys talent and business development director，Jordan Richardson，told CNN that the technology could be incorporated into live sports broadcasts，video games，theme parks or museum installationsThe newest digital streaming movie r
23、eleases could have built invibetrackstofeelthe movieHe said“We truly think that anything that has an audio element can also have a vibrational experience associated with it as well”24How does Chase Burton feel music with the new technology?ABy lying on the floor above theft garageBBy wearing a weara
24、ble device to feel the vibrating pulsesCBy striking different parts of his bodyDBy feeling the audio of the music25Which of the following is right?ABoth deaf and common audience experienced the device in 2018BChase Burton is a deaf music makers.CMusic always strikes Burtons ankle firstDThe device tr
25、anslates vibrating pulses into a range of audio26What can we infer from the last paragraph?AWe can buy a vibrating suit on the market nowBThe device is only aimed at deaf peopleCThe technology will be used in other fieldsDThe technology is mature and perfect27What is the best title for the passage?A
26、Music dramatically changed my lifeBWearable devices for deaf peopleCHow to feel the vibrationsDVibrating suit allows deaf people to feel musicCBalancing preservation of the land with our desire to travel is a challenge for us travelers. When seeing cities face constant resource and waste problems，I
27、couldnt help but think about how much travel can affect the envirenmentBack in my youth，I was an environmental activistBut over the years，I leave the lights onI fly a lotI drink out of plastic bottlesI eat a lot of meatAnd I love fish，especially tunaHowever，recently，Ive begun thinking harder about h
28、ow travel affects the environment and how I affect the environmentIn doing so，Ive tried to be a lot more aware of my actionsI dont know if there is an easy solution for this problemThe most environmentally friendly activity is not to travel at all，but thats unrealistic and too extremeTheres so much
29、money in travel that I dont think the government and regulation can do muchOnly when their profits are hurt will hotels，operators，and the industry as a whole begin to listenInstead，its all about the consumersThe only good way is to get people to be more environmentally conscious and make better deci
30、sions Consumers have a lot of powerWhy did Wal-Mart start selling only sustainable fish and whole milk? Consumers wanted itI think if we as travelers begin to demand more environmentally friendly practices and avoid companies with poor environmental records，we can change thingsNow，I recycle more，I u
31、se fewer water bottles，I shut off the lights，Most importantly，I use operators and stay at places that are reducing their environmental impactTravel can destroy the environment but it doesnt have toWe have the power to make things betterWe can do small things and demand more of the places we stay and
32、 visitWe can and should demand more of places，and of ourselves28Which of the following might be the best title for the text?AMy experiences of protecting the environmentBCan we balance travel and the environment?CIs there an easy way to solve environmental problems?DHow can we travel in an environme
33、ntally friendly way?29Why does the writer list his actions over the years?ATo show he is wealthyBTo tell he is fond of travellingCTo indicate he has become less environmentally consciousDTo explain his hobby30Whats the realistic way to solve the problem according to paragraph 3?APeople do not travel
34、 at a11BThe government takes effective measuresCTourism industry follows environmental rulesDConsumers become more environmentally conscious31What can be learned from the last paragraph?ATravel will surely destroy the environmentBFew things travelers can do to protect the environmentCWe can get a lo
35、t from the places we travelDWhat travelers do can make a difference to the environmentDMore than a billion people around the world have smart phones，almost all of which come with navigation(导航)apps such as Google or Apple MapsThis raises the questions we meet with any technology：what skills are we-l
36、osing? What abilities are we gaining?Talking with people whore good at finding their way around or using paper mapsI often hear lots of frustration with digital mapsNorthSouth direction gets messed up，and you can see only a small sections at a timeBut consider what digital navigation aids have meant
37、 for someone like meDespite being a frequent traveler，Im so terrible at finding my way that I still use Google Maps every day in the small town where I have lived for many yearsWhat looks like an imperfect product to some has been a significant expansion of my own abilitiesPart of the problem is tha
38、t reading paper maps requires specific skillsThere is nothing natural about themIn many developed nations，including the US，one expects street names and house numbers to be meaningful references，and instructions such as“go north for three blocks and then west”make senseIn Istanbul，in contrast，where I
39、 grew up，none of those hold trueFor one thing，the locals rarely use street namesWhy bother when a government or a military group might change them again? Besides，the city is full of winding，ancient alleys that meet newer avenues at many anglesInstructions as simple as“go north”would require a helico
40、pter or a bulldozer(推土机)Lets come back to my original questionsWhile we often lose some skills after leaving the work to technology，it may also allow us to expand our abilitiesConsider the calculator：I dont doubt our arithmetic skills might have dropped a bit as the little machines became common，but
41、 calculations that once boring and tricky are now much more straightforwardand one can certainly do more complex calculations more confidently32What does the underlined word“frustration”in paragraph 2 mean?AConvenience BAnnoyance CExcitementDExplanation33What does digital map mean to the writer?ATra
42、velling friend BAn imperfect productCA good helperDA learning too134What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?AThe skills of reading maps are importantBHow Americans name streetCAmerica and Istanbul are different in many waysDIt is necessary to use navigation maps in Istanbul35Which of the followi
43、ng will the writer agree? ATwo paper maps are better than a digital one. BCalculations become boring due to the use of calculatorsCTechnology reduces our abilitiesDWhen technology closes a door，it opens one as well第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，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。Many of us like to d
44、ine out and treat ourselves to delicious foodWe are used to choosing hearty fat-filled dishes and sugar-charged desserts，which are not easily cooked at home 36 According to Economic Daily，low-calorie，low-fat and high-fiber meals have become popular in Chinas restaurants and online delivery platforms
45、 37 According to a report released by a major online food delivery platform，the number of light meals ordered online also rose 75 percent from the previous yearHaving a light meal，however，doesnt mean eating only vegetablesDifferent from the meat-free lifestyle，a typical light dish avoids oily，salty
46、and spicy food 38 Healthy nutrients are the theme of the light mealThese dishes are useful for keeping healthy and controlling your weight 39 Diners see it as“a great way to avoid bloating(变胖)，”wrote the TelegraphThese changes in eating behavior are connected to deeper changes in how people think ab
47、out food，says Walter Willett，chair of the nutrition department at the Harvard TChan School of Public Health，US“Diet quality，not quantity，is important for both weight control and long-term well-being，”Willett told The New York TimesSo the next time you have a party with friends，try a light meal40ATha
48、ts probably why so many people，especially millennials(千禧一代)are into themBThe country saw a rapid expansion of restaurants specializing in light mealsCPeople tend to choose the food they suit their tasteDInstead，it contains things like boiled meat，whole grains，fruits and vegetablesESo light meals hav
49、e a promising futureEIt will satisfy not only your stomachs but maybe also your heartsGThe recent rise of light meals，however，gives diners a smarter choice第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白 处的最佳选项。I was out in my fields，spade in hand，planting trees this
50、morningI feel good when I do it，knowing that long after I am gone，these trees will 41 high above the land，providing oxygen for humans not yet born and 42 the carbon dioxide from the airEach spring，as I am 43 ，my mind goes back to a 44 I have of my grandfather，walking with him on the land，listening t
51、o his 45 and learning about natureHe often told a story which has 46 in my imagination all these yearsIt was in the early 1900s，a man lost his wife and daughter to a terrible diseaseFilled with 47 he decided to take up the 48 occupation of shepherd in the hillsHe was about 55years of age at that tim
52、e，and as he 49 his sheep，he looked around and saw the land was 50Then the old man felt he needed to do something to help the land 51 ，for it had once been a splendid green forestHe collected some 52 of oak trees from other places， 53 watered them and cared for the young trees that sprouted the next
53、yearFor the rest of his life，he planted everydayNo one knew his story until he was 90 years oldYet he 54 to plant，perhaps only five trees a dayAt that time，the hill had become a green forest， 55 as far as people could see41Asurvive Btower Cshape Dreact42Aapplying Badding Creceiving Dcleaning43Athink
54、ing Bwalking Cplanting Dwondering44Aimagination Bmemory Cregret Dword45Astories Bcomplains C1aughter Dsongs46Abrought Bgot Cstuck Dput47Aanger Bsadness Cworries Ddreams48Aspecial Blonely Crewarding Dattracting49Atended Bmoved Cbought Dlost50Abroad Babandoned Ccharming Dbare51Aappear Bgrow Crecover D
55、spread52Abranches Bseeds Cflowers D1eaves53Aindifferently Bdesperately Canxiously Dlovingly54Ahad Bcompeted Ccontinued Dforgot55Aspreading out Bbringing about Cwandering about D1eading to第二节： (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，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。There is no doubt that humankind dreams of making
56、Mars our second homeHowever，sending people there will require all the skills，courage and 56 (intelligent)of the human raceWhile the Moon can be reached within days，it would take months to reach Mars，57 (travel)through dangerous solar radiationAnd even if the first settlers do reach Mars safely， stay
57、ing alive will be 58 daily challenge，but as proved by the Biosphere 2 experiment，not impossibleAs early as the 1980s，scientists were building Biosphere 2 in the Arizona desertIt consisted of a closed space 59 people，animals and plants could live togetherThe“closed” concept meant that the space was d
58、esigned 60 (function)with its own oxygen，food and water，needing nothing from the outside world 61 the two year experiment was not a successit did provide us with a better understanding of how humans might be able to live on another planetMore recently，scientists 62 (succeed)in growing a variety of p
59、lants in an environment similar to that on MarsThat 63 (definite)is a big step forwardFor now，human settlement of Mars is still 64 (decade)awayIn the meantime，scientific research shows that the planet Earth is getting 65 (warm)This change is having a terrible effect on the biosphere第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分
60、)第一节(满分15分)Someone says“like a musical symphony，life has high and low moments，and somewhere in between are those moments we call“bittersweet”。请结合这段话给你校英文报写一篇短文，介绍你高中生活中的不同时刻，并总结经过这些时刻后，你对生活的态度或认识。注意：1词数80左右；2请在答题卡的相应位置做答。第二节：概要写作(满分25分)阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。There are some important regulations p
61、arents can take to make sure their kids use cell phones in a safe and responsible wayWhen kids know what the consequences are when rules arent followed，that makes life more predictable for themMost kids are not paying for their cell phones or their cell phone plans，so if you pay for it，you own it，wh
62、ich means you have the fight to take it away anytime if they disobey the rules you set up earlierAfter a kid has a cell phone，suddenly parents discover data runs out half way through the monthThis can get expensive and your kids need to know how to monitor their useAlso，teen cell phone addiction sho
63、uld be limitedGenerally，its a good idea to have no cell phone policy while they are doing homework and at bedtimeCome to agreement in advance about what they are and arent allowed to download on their cell phoneThere are some really bad apps for kids that you dont want on their phonesMake sure your
64、kids understand how to set up their privacyTalk with them about why guarding their privacy is so importantMany teens truly have no concept about everything that a cell phone can share about them including personal information and their location.You want to cover what is and isnt appropriate to share
65、 via a cell phoneThis definitely means photos and language used in emails and on social mediaBut dont forget simpler things like providing their address，their age or what school they go to online.Lastly，there are times and places when using ones cell phone is not appropriate. In movie theaters or du
66、ring class time at school the phone should be on silent and put awayAdditionally，when someone is having a face to face conversation with them，they need to be looking at the person，not their phone20202021学年度第一学期第一学段模块检测高三英语参考答案第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）1-5: AAAAB 6-10: CBCBC 11-15: BCCCA 16-20: CAABC第二部分 阅读
67、（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）21-23: BAC 24-27 : BACD 28-31: BCDD 32-35: BCDD第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）36-40 : GBDAF第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）41-45 :BDCBA 46-50: CBBAD 51-55 :CBDCA第二节：（共10小题，每小题15分，满分15分）56. intelligence 57. travelling 58. a 59. where 60. to function61. Althoug
68、h 62. have succeeded 63. definitely 64. decades 64. warmer四写作（满分40分）第一节（满分15分）参考范文The bittersweet momentsHow time flies! Im now in senior year. Looking back on the senior school life, I have high and low moments. However, the bittersweet moments impress me most. The bittersweet moments are when I fi
69、nish the homework, when I have a heat-to-heart talk with my close friend, when Im back home seeing my parents and when I sit through all the exams. It is through those bittersweet moments that I grow up. And I gradually take a positive attitude toward life.评分细则（格式错扣1分）：1.极优档 (15分)：书写规范；覆盖所有要点，内容充实；词
70、汇丰富，行文流畅，有修辞意识。2.优秀档 (12-14分) ：漂漂亮亮紧扣主题，覆盖所有要点，内容充实；语法结构多样，词汇丰富，行文较为流畅，显示出较强的语言运用能力，允许有个别语法错误，但不影响语言表达。3.良好档 (9-11分)：清清楚楚紧扣主题，覆盖所有要点，内容较充实，语言有少量错误，但基本不影响意思表达。4.一般档 (6-8分)：马马虎虎紧扣主题，基本覆盖所有要点，能够表达基本内容，语言错误已影响了部分意思的表达，但多数句子基本正确。基本达到预期的写作目的。 5.较差（3-5）：稀里糊涂内容不完整，要点不全，行文不连贯，语言错误（尤其是大错）较多，多数句子基本正确。 6.差（1-2分
71、）：一塌糊涂内容混乱，或主要内容偏离主题，能够写出少数与内容相关的可读句。 7.极差（0分）：一塌糊涂只能写出与内容相关的词语，没有有效信息，抄写其他文章，或只写出与作文无关的内容。 第二节（满分25分）参考范文Parents can make rules to guide their kids to use cell phones safely and responsibly. (要点1) First, parents have the right to determine how to use cellphones because they own them. (要点2) Besides,
72、 parents should teach kids to use cell phones wisely. (要点3) Lastly, it is important to make sure they know how to protect their privacy. Meanwhile, when and where to use cell phones should also be told. (要点4)评分原则1. 本题总分为25分，按5个档次给分。2. 评分时，先根据所写概要的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量、确定或调整档次，最后给分。3. 词数少于40的和多
73、于80的，从总分中减去2分。4. 评分时，应主要从以下四个方面考虑： （1）对原文要点的理解和呈现情况；（2）应用语法结构和词汇的准确性；（3）上下文的连贯性；（4）对各要点表达的独立性情况。5. 拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个重要方面，评分时，应视其对交际的程度予以考虑。6. 如书写较差以致影响交际，可将分数降低一个档次。各档次给分范围及要求:第五档：（21-25）理解准确，涵盖全部要点;能准确使用相应的语法结构和词汇;有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使所完成的概要结构紧凑;完全使用自己的语言。第四档（16-20）理解准确，涵盖绝大部分要点;所使用的语法结构和词汇可能有些许错误，但完全不影响
74、意义表达；比较有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使所完成的概要结构紧凑;有个别整句抄自原文。第三档（11-15）理解较为准确，涵盖绝大部分要点;所使用的语法结构和词汇可虽有些许错误，但不影响意义表达；应用简单的语句间的连接成分，使上下文内容连贯;出现两句以上整句抄自原文现象。第二档（6-10）理解有误差，仅涵盖半数要点;有些语法结构和词汇方面的错误，影响了意义的表达；较少使用语句间的连接成分，全文内容缺少连贯性;出现两句以上整句抄自原文现象。第一档（1-5）没有理解原文，造成概要内容与原文主题不符;有较多语法结构和词汇方面的错误，严重影响了意义的表达；缺乏语句间的连接成分，全文内容不连贯;多个句子
75、抄自原文。0分白卷、内容太少无法评判或所写内容与所提供内容无关。录音原文Text 1M: We need to raise money for our school field trip. This weekend, I need everyone to collect and return empty bottles from around your neighborhood.W: Sure. Ive done that before for my soccer team. We made $200 and spent the money on uniforms.Text 2M: I hat
76、e signing up for these movie websites. Why is it necessary, if they are free?W: You know, there are other free websites to choose from. They dont require you to be a member.Text 3M: Mrs. Lane? Why has my seat been moved to the front row? Everyone else is sitting in their original seats.W: If you cho
77、ose to talk in class instead of listening, your seat will be moved closer to me so I can see you better. Text 4M: I think Im ready to start working out more. Once a week is just not enough.W: Why dont you start with two days a week for now? Eventually, you will be able to manage every other day.Text
78、 5M: Well, your blood pressure seems to be fine, and your blood sugar is at a normal level. Have you been going to the gym often? W: Yes, I have my own personal trainer, and she is very helpful. Actually, weve become very good friends.Text 6M: Wow! Nice place! Ive never been to this part of town bef
79、ore.W: Thanks. This areas called the East End. It isnt very central, but I chose it because l could afford more space here.M: Yeah, you have a whole extra room! W: I know! I use it for work.M: I thought you worked in an office downtown.W: My company lets me work one day a week from home.M: Lucky! Yo
80、uve got a great boss and a great apartment. Im so happy for you! Lets celebrate! Let me take you to dinner.Text 7W: Mom and Dads 35th wedding anniversary is coming up. M: Is it? When?W: Its on the 15th of December. I think we should do something special for them.M: Like what?W: We could have a surpr
81、ise party for them and have a little wedding celebration, or we could send them to a bed and breakfast for a weekend.M: What do you mean by little wedding celebration? W: Its when you invite all the people who were at their first wedding celebration to watch them say everything again. I went to one
82、like this once, and everyone had a good time.M: Sounds great! We can do this. Do you think we could organize it by December?W: It cant be that hard. Mom organized my wedding for me in a month!M: You re right. Who should we invite?W: I can copy Moms address book and send out some emails. Im sure some
83、 of Mom and Dads friends would be willing to help us.M: OK, lets talk to the others tonight at dinner about it.Text 8M: Long time no see. You must be busy lately. I heard you were changing jobs.W: I was going to leave my job, but they promoted me instead. At first I was excited, but now I think I ma
84、de the wrong decision.M: Why is that?W: Since my pay raise, they have been making me work longer hours.M: Thats why I work for myself. I set my own schedule, and I dont answer to anyone. You can always come work for me selling cars.W: I should have become a doctor like my father. They are much more
85、respected than lawyers.M: Well, I respect you. You know what? You should plan a trip for the summer. It will give you a chance to relax.W: I would love to, but I am saving up all my vacation time for Christmas.Text 9W: Look at this! Dont I look cute?M: You look like an anime character.W: No, I dont!
86、 I look prettier, though. You can edit your selfies with this MeituPic app. Do you want to try it?M: So thats Meitu? I heard my co-workers talking about it. No, I dont want to try it. You should stop playing with it, too.W: Why? Whats wrong with it?M: First of all, you spend too much time looking at
87、 your phone anyway. You should be out playing with your friends.W: But my friends are also using Meitu. We send each other pictures all day.M: Whatever happened to playing ball games? Or board games? Or just sitting around talking? I think your generation isnt as smart as it should be. But there is
88、another reason I dont want that app on your phone.W: Really, Dad? Do I have to delete it?M: Its a safety reason, dear. You know I work in an Internet security firm. My colleagues are getting more concerned about the apps their children use. They say people use their phones to store too much informat
89、ion. Meitu is the newest one theyre worried about.W: But everyone else is using it!M: Im just worried for my little girl.W: Sometimes I wish you were a doctor or a banker.M: Listen, Ill find another photo-editing app for you to use. one that is more private and secure.Text 10M: Welcome to Whistler B
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