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盐城市部分中学2023-2024学年高二上学期12月第二次学情调研考试（期中）
英语试题
满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
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。
Why is the man talking to the woman
A. To send a letter.
B. To cancel his order.
C. To buy a computer.
2. What does the woman suggest doing
A. Selling cakes to raise money.
B. Volunteering at a hospital.
C. Helping repair a building.
3. When will the news be on
A. In 5 minutes.
B. In 15 minutes.
C. In 45 minutes.
4. What is the woman worried about
A. Losing her job.
B. Moving to another city.
C. Working with the new manager.
5. What does the man probably do
A. He’s a boxing coach.
B. He’s an athlete.
C. He’s a journalist.
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。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。
Where does the conversation probably take place
In a bank. B. On the phone. C. In a classroom.
What does the woman ask the man to do
Open a savings account.
Fill in an application form.
Have a talk with his daughter.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. When does the manager want to publish Kelly’s story
A. This evening. B. Tomorrow morning. C. Tomorrow afternoon.
9. What will the man do next
A. Send Rob an email. B. Continue his work. C. Buy some food.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Their future plans.
B. Their favorite cities.
C.Their college experiences.
11. Which place does the man want to see
A. The Louvre Museum.
B. The Forbidden City.
C. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
12. Why did Julia go to Paris
A. For study. B. For travel. C. For work.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
What does the man think of the debate
A. It was funny. B. It was exciting. C. It was confusing.
14. Why was Kevin absent from the debate
A. He was on sick leave. B. He was playing basketball.
C. He was preparing for a performance.
15. Where will the man probably go next
A. A debate hall. B. A theater. C. A gym.
16. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Classmates. B. Parent and child. C. Teacher and student.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
What does the speaker say about the club
It is only open in the evenings.
It is a small organization.
It has existed for a long time.
What do the performers do in the club
Tell funny stories. B. Sing songs. C. Do dances.
What do we know about the show Don’t Stay There
It was created by Jack Dylan.
It is a new piece of work.
It is well known.
20. What are the listeners advised to do
A. Keep quiet during the show.
B. Buy a drink in advance.
C. Join in the performance.
第二部分 阅读（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）
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。
A
Developing Children’s Persistence(毅力)
One of the most important lessons a child can learn is not to give up when faced with a challenging situation, but instead to continue and overcome it.
Invention education
As the importance of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects continues to grow due to the world’s increasing complexity, invention education has become a popular way for children to explore these fields in pleasant ways.
At Camp Invention, there are no “right” or “wrong” ways to complete each day’s set of challenges and activities. Those who take part in it are able to seek solutions that naturally interest them. For example, campers learn how to change their cars to travel across the land, and create basic theory that could help them move through the air and even underwater by using the same method shared by some of the world’s most well-known inventors!
The Innovation Mindset
Working with our national innovators whose discoveries continue to improve the lives of people everywhere, we have recognized nine basic skills that can benefit children throughout their lives. We call this the Innovation Mindset, and it influences the development of all our education programmes.
Persistence is a very important part of the Innovation Mindset because it teaches children to recover from setbacks and overcome difficulties to reach their goals. Because our programmes develop determination through a “create, test and retest” way of learning, students build the strength and confidence to take on any challenges that stand in their way.
Explore more trends in STEM
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21. How does Camp Invention develop persistence
A. By inviting famous inventors.
B. By providing interesting solutions.
C. By encouraging campers to take STEM subjects.
D. By allowing campers to solve problems in creative ways.
22. What can children learn in the Innovation Mindset
A. To face challenges bravely. B. To recognize basic life skills.
C. To build up their body strength. D. To develop education programmes.
23. Where is the text probably taken from
A. A website. B. A camp poster.
C. A science report. D. A course introduction.
B
In today’s world of fast-paced games and short videos, people are spending less and less time on things. For example, research has shown that the average visitor spends just 15 seconds on a website before moving on to other things. But the Internet is a huge and busy place, with millions of sites to choose from. You might expect people to slow down a bit more when they’re in museums full of great works of art. But you’d be wrong.
Several studies have shown that the amount of time for people to spend looking at a piece of art is ten seconds. Many people may spend more time, but not much more — the average is about 28 seconds. At the Tate Modern Museum in London, it’s even worse. People there spend an average of just eight seconds on each artwork. And in that short period of time, the visitors are also managing to do another important thing — take selfies!
In recent years museums have been working to change this behavior. Today, over 170 museums around the world are celebrating “Slow Art Day”. They are asking their visitors to spend at least 5-10 minutes looking at just one work of art. Slow Art supporters believe that when visitors spend more time looking at and studying the work of art, they admire it more. Studying a work of art for more time can also help people get a better understanding of the artist’s ideas and what the artist went through to create the work.
Most of the museums taking part in Slow Art Day are choosing just a few works for their visitors to see. Some of the museums are offering chances for visitors to talk about the artworks and share their ideas.
Generally speaking, people spend ______________ on each piece of art in a museum.
8 seconds B. 10 seconds C. 15 seconds D. 28 seconds
What do the underlined words “this behavior” refer to
A. Taking selfies in museums busily. B. Looking at each artwork hurriedly.
C. Admiring each artwork thoroughly. D. Celebrating “Slow Art Day” widely.
26. Why is “Slow Art Day” created
A. To stop visitors from taking selfies inside
B. To attract more people to visit the museums
C. To make people spend more time on each artwork
D. To give visitors an opportunity to relax themselves
27. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage
A. Slow Art Day: a Fruit of Museums!
B. Museums on the Rocks: Please Advise!
C. Museums: Slow down to Admire more!
D. Museums: an Escape from the Fast-paced Life!
C
Curiosity is a familiar feeling among people. But as soon as we examine that feeling, curiosity reveals itself to be a complex emotion indeed. Just ask yourself: is curiosity a positive feeling or a negative feeling Is it more like frustration or more like hope Is it a painful reminder of what we don’t (yet) know, or an exciting signal towards what we might soon discover
Actually, curiosity can be all of these things. But the object of curiosity’s desire is information. Of course, not all feelings of curiosity are the same. Curiosity can be more or less pleasurable, more or less aggravating. So what accounts for this variation
Once we recognize that curiosity has many faces, we can consider what affects the nature of our experience in a given case. The paper by Noordewier does just this for the dimension of time. The researchers ask: is the experience of curiosity more likely to be positive when we expect that our curiosity will be satisfied sooner rather than later
To answer this question, the researchers conducted three studies with over 200 participants. In each study, the researchers first stimulated a state of curiosity by telling people that they would later watch a video that contained “something with different shades of brown.” Half the people were told they would watch the video after a short delay of only one minute, and half were told that there would first be a 30-minute delay during which they would complete other tasks.
The key finding was that while both groups reported equal levels of curiosity, the curiosity was accompanied by more negative feelings for those participants facing a long versus a short delay. The finding shed light on the two faces of curiosity. When our curiosity will not be satisfied anytime soon, we focus on not knowing, on the information gap itself, which is largely sick. But when our curiosity is about to be satisfied, we focus on almost knowing, or the expected settlement, which is a more positive experience. On this view, the two faces of curiosity reflect different mixtures of not knowing versus almost knowing.
28. Why do people have curiosity
A. To get pleasure. B. To get information.
C. To become positive. D. To become hopeful.
29. What does the underlined word “aggravating” in paragraph 2 mean
A. Joyful. B. Exciting. C. Unpleasant. D. Frightening.
30. Why did researchers conduct the experiment
A. To satisfy the curiosity of the public.
B. To prove their previous assumptions.
C. To recognize the different faces of curiosity.
D. To study how time affects curiosity experience.
31.What is the main idea of the text
A. Curiosity is a common emotion.
B. Curiosity is a positive motivator.
C. Curiosity can be satisfied by completing tasks.
D. Curiosity can be a positive or negative feeling.
D
No one likes interruption. We are born to seek balance and order. No matter what it is that you are doing, being interrupted involves a forceful stop midway and then having to re-enter your previous state, sometimes with great difficulty.
Popular belief has it that interruption breaks the flow of your thinking and affects productivity negatively, and so it is advisable that you have an uninterrupted session of intensive work before your next break.
However, a Russian psychologist, Bluma Zeigarnik, might tell you otherwise.
The connection between interruption and memory came to her attention when she was dining in a restaurant. She noticed how the waitresses had an amazing memory of the detailed orders yet to be paid for, but scarce memory of the orders that were already completed.
Back in her laboratory, she conducted studies in which subjects were required to complete various puzzles. Some of the subjects were interrupted during the tasks. All the subjects were then asked to describe what tasks they had done. It turns out that adults remembered the interrupted tasks 90% better than the completed tasks, and that children were even more likely to recall the uncompleted tasks. In other words, uncompleted tasks will stay on your mind until you finish them!
In comparison to tasks that were already finished and ones that we haven’t even started, half-done projects are given the priority in the mental to-do list our brains sketch out for us. Zeigarnik described this finding in her doctoral thesis (论文) in the late 1920s, which was later called Zeigarnik effect.
One possible explanation is that with interrupted tasks, we are desperate for their closure to reclaim a sense of balance. Finishing them also means that we can finally clear up the mental backlog (积压的工作) and give the space to more upcoming tasks.
Zeigarnik’s effect can be found everywhere, especially used in media and advertising. Have you ever wondered why cliffhangers work so well or why you just can’t get yourself to stop watching that series on Netflix
Ernest Hemingway once said about writing a novel, “It is the wait until the next day that is hard to get through.” So next time, when you are interrupted, appreciate it and take advantage of it to promote your productivity.
32. What is a common practice to finish a task
A. Working in a focused period. B. Working with a stop midway.
C. Working with occasional breaks. D. Working in an interrupted session.
33. What is the finding of the Zeigarnik’s experiment
A. Interruption recalls details. B. Interruption betters memory.
C. Interruption disturbs balance. D. Interruption reduces productivity.
34. Which of the following is an example of the application of Zeigarnik’s effect
A. TV series. B. Talk shows. C. Online news. D. Fashion shows.
35. What is the possible reason behind Zeigarnik’s effect
A. The upcoming tasks. B. The outside pressure.
C. The physical backlog. D. The desire for balance.
第二节 (共5小题：每小题2. 5分, 满分12. 5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。
Have you ever heard someone say, “breakfast is the most important meal of the day”, or give you advice about why it’s vital to start the day with a healthy breakfast 36 Is it really that important In a sense, it really matters.
Energy restoration
The word “breakfast” comes from “breaking the fast” — the idea of ending the period in which we didn’t eat during the night. The regeneration process that takes place while we sleep consumes some of our natural food reserves to heal our bodies. 37 So, in that way, a healthy breakfast makes sense.
Weight management
There are also many often-quoted studies which seem to link a state of obesity with skipping breakfast. 38 In a US study, 50,000 people were monitored over seven years, and those who ate a healthy breakfast were found to have a lower BMI, which seems to suggest that breakfast may indeed help people maintain a healthy weight.
Better brain function
39 Breakfast is also associated with improved brain function, including concentration and language. A review of 54 studies found that eating breakfast can improve memory, though the effects on other brain functions were inconclusive. However, one of the researchers says there is reasonable evidence that breakfast does improve concentration.
What’s most important is what we eat for breakfast. High-protein breakfasts have been found particularly effective in reducing food cravings and consumption later in the day. However, studies found that there is no agreement on what type of breakfast is healthier. 40
Breakfast helps us refill the exhausted stores.
Weight-loss is likely to cause them health problems.
Breakfast has been found to affect more than just weight.
Breakfast types don’t matter as much as simply eating something.
Thus, it is suggested that a healthy breakfast can regulate and lose weight.
Many people are recommended to manage their weight by skipping meals.
It seems that this feast, for many of us, is necessary for our day to start well.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（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 can remember the first time it happened. Class was getting out of hand. Our teacher, after quieting us six times as she tried to keep our 41 on the task at hand, finally gave up and informed we could take a rest. Instantly, the classroom erupted with students 42 their seats, laughing and talking.
And then there was me. I sat 43 in my chair. I finished the activity and then worked on a project, completely content. I didn’t associate what I was doing with 44 behavior; I just had no desire to be loud and crazy.
As parents started to arrive, our teacher. 45 the chattering children with a half-hearted smile. But when my mother 46 , she commented, “Your daughter is such a nice girl in class. She’s a 47 .” And there it was: my first “nice”.
Whether or not I knew it, a 48 had been set for my future behavior, though my teacher probably didn’t mean it.
As years passed, I became 49 in the art of nice. But as much as I loved praise, I was too 50 to dare be anything but nice.
People rarely see the Real Me, because the Real Me is 51 . She doesn’t clean her room as often as she should. She’s 52 at making decisions. Nice became a shelter I 53 my real feelings behind.
“It’s like living a 54 life,” I thought. I am 55 with being nice. I want to be the best of myself, not the nicest.
A. sight B. focus C. spirit D. preference
A. moving B. changing C. adjusting D. leaving
A. excitedly B. hopelessly C. quietly D. nervously
A. positive B. normal C. complex D. strange
A. picked out B. handed over C. showed off D. drove away
A. arrived B. demanded C. followed D. insisted
A. treasure B. legend C. talent D. celebrity
A. plan B. style C. standard D. goal
A. poorly-adapted B. well-trained C. annoyed D. confused
A. active B. honest C. eager D. scared
A. shy B. perfect C. messy D. unique
A. terrible B. quick C. wise D. careful
A. managed B. shared C. expressed D. hid
A. simple B. comfortable C. double D. busy
A. familiar B. tired C. confident D. pleased
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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The extinction of the Chinese paddle-fish (白鲟) and wild Yangtze sturgeon (野生长江), announced by the international Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), started 56 wave of comments on china’s social media recently, 57 (demand) more environmental protection.
The IUCN’s latest list of threatened species showed that 100% of the world’s remaining 26 sturgeon species are now 58 risk of extinction, up from 85% in 2009. “The 59 (assess), based on new calculations, shows their decline over the past three generations is sharper than previously thought,” the organization said, adding that the reassessment had also confirmed the extinction of the Chinese paddle-fish. Both the Chinese paddle-fish and the Yangtze sturgeon were common species in the Yangtze river basin, 60 have been troubled by heavy shipping traffic, overfishing and water pollution.
The Chinese paddle-fish was one of the biggest freshwater fish species in the world 61 could grow up to 7 meters in length. The IUCN ranked 62 among “critically endangered” for the first time in 1996 63 (warn) people of the possibility of its extinction. The Yangtze sturgeon could grow up to 8 meters. Its meat was considered 64 (amazing) delicious in China. As a source of caviar (鱼子酱), it 65 (catch) in great numbers and was purchased at a high price.
第四部分 基础知识（共两节, 满分15分）
第一节 从方框中选出合适的单词，并用其正确的形式填空，其中有两个词是多余的 (每小题1分，共5分)
evaluate possess visible predict identify deny fundamental
66. There is no ▲ that such ratings might bring convenience to consumers.
67. They are trying ▲ what is wrong with the present system.
68. You cannot legally take ▲ of the property until three weeks after the contract is signed.
69. ▲ , there are two different approaches to the problem.
70. You can see the stars on a clear night, but in the daytime they are ▲ .
第二节 完成句子（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）
71. Do you think it’s a bit ▲ (不公正的，伤人的)what they’re doing
72. Every coin has tow sides, so everything needs to be ▲ (正确客观地看待).
73. A host of independent coffee shops ▲ (突然兴起、迅速出现)in this small town in the past few years.
74. All this technology does not come ▲ (在牺牲/损害......情况下) fashion.
75. The wind was blowing grains of sands from the tops of the dunes, the sun ▲ (强烈照射，曝晒) hard and bright, and the sky was a deep shade of blue that I had never seen before.
76. If these costs keep ▲ （增加，上升), I don’t know how we’ll be able to keep the business running.
77. Think about your favourite one. What makes it special And what message is it meant ▲ (被传达，被理解).
78. Alcohol can also damage the liver and do great harm if consumed ▲ (大量，大批).
79. Hopefully, the experiment ▲ (使进一步了解)the Earth’s climate and lead to better lightning protection.
80. You have been working ▲ (处于最前列) developments in virtual reality for many years.
第三节 单句语法填空（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）
81. Acupuncture have discovered that the treatment helps with mental problems like depression and ▲ (anxious) too.
82. Fears grew ▲ the number of deaths could reach 5, according to figures released by emergency services.
83. In addition to making people aware of a product or service, a successful advertisement will also create a desire ▲ (buy), thus boosting business.
84. In the distance, elephants were eating grass, ears ▲ (flap) lazily as they moved slowly over the plains.
85. Since sport is an ▲ (separate) part of day-to-day life, there are lots of sports idioms that have found their way into everyday language.
86. One ▲ (true) unique scenic spot in Canada is the mighty Niagara Falls with water rushing over its edge in a splendid display of sights and sounds.
87. It’s a luxury to eat fresh food, because fresh produce such as fruit and vegetables can only ▲ (deliver) to the space station from the Earth every couple of months.
88. Should we restrict our use of this technology ▲ the treatment and prevention of diseases
89. For over a century, people from ▲ (diversity) backgrounds have made joint efforts to help realize Coubertin’s dream.
90. As we become more and more dependent on computers, some scientists are urging
us to think about the dangers ▲ (pose) by the advances in AI.
第五部分 写作（满分25分）
阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
We were three thousand miles away from home on a Random Acts of Kindness and Volunteerism Road Trip. Our funds were running low, so we had two goals today. Firstly, try out our new “Smile!” signs and see how much kindness and joy we could spread. Secondly, raise a pitiful $20 a piece by doing street performances. Singing, drawing cartoons, storytelling... as long as it is enough for the trip to Portland.
We weren’t sure how people would react to our signs. I nervously raised one up and shouted “Hi there!” to a young couple. They looked over, momently confused, then read my sign and broke into smiles. It worked.
Before long, our signs were popular. Strangers stopped to ask us about them. The signs are more than an invitation to “Smile!”. They’re an excuse to connect with strangers and to remember this world is full of good people. We got so wrapped up in our “Smile!” project that we forgot our other goal. Before we knew it, the sun was setting, and we had no money for our trip to Portland.
Then we noticed that a blind musician was playing guitar when suddenly a passing crowd kicked over his change jar. Change and cash scattered everywhere. Before we could run over, another man rushed to collect all the money for him. And we met the do-gooder, Jared. “We want to praise you on your good deed,” I said. Jared looked at my signs curiously. We told him about our road trip, which reminded him of something similar he did when he was young. He seemed moved.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Para 1:
We sat down to watch the musician play the guitar while we thought about our second goal.
Para2:
Our little band of five attracted a large audience.盐城市部分中学2023-2024学年高二上学期12月第二次学情调研考试（期中）
英语试题
参考答案
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
1-5 BABBC 6-10 ABACA 11-15 BCBAC 16-20ACACC
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 阅读理解
21-23 DAA 24-27 DBCC 28-31 BCDD 32-35 ABAD
第二节 七选五
36-40 GAECD
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）
41-45 BDCAB 46-50 AACBD 51-55 CADCB
第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
56. a 57. demanding 58. at 59. assessment 60. which
61. and 62. it 63. to warn 64. amazingly 65. was caught
第四部分 基础知识（共两节, 满分15分）
第一节 从方框中选出合适的单词，并用其正确的形式填空，其中有两个词是多余的 (每小题1分，共5分)
66. denying 67. to identify 68. possession 69. Fundamentally 70. invisible
第二节 完成句子（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）
71. below the belt 72. kept in perspective
73. have sprung up 74.at the expense of
75. was beating down 76. mounting/shooting up
77. to get across 78. in large quantities
79. will cast new light on 80. at the forefront of
第三节 单句语法填空（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）
81. anxiety 82. that 83. to buy 84. flapping 85. inseparable
86. truly 87. be delivered 88. to 89. diverse 90. posed
第五部分 写作（满分25分）
We sat down to watch the musician play the guitar while we thought about our second goal. It seemed that it was tough to achieve. Now we didn't have much time to lose. Surprisingly, Jared stood up and walked straight toward the musician and asked him to do us a favor. To our great delight, the musician agreed to form a band with us and enthusiastically volunteered to support our money project. With an empty hat on the ground in front of us, we began our performance.
Our little band of five attracted a large audience. We received a storm of applause. A gentleman in his fifties was the first to put some change into our hat. His act of kindness was soon followed by more donations. A little boy, holding his mom's hand, carefully dropped a coin and gave us the most beautiful smile in the world. Before it was dark, we were sure we had made it. The amount of money gathered totaled $92.What a sweet victory! We thanked the musician and went on with our journey. In the depth of my heart, I would keep these heartwarming moments forever.
听力材料
Text 1
M: Hello. I bought a computer online yesterday, but I no longer need the item. So I’d like to cancel the order please. W: All of our orders from yesterday have already been sent off. You can return it to us once you have received it.
Text 2
M: The children’s hospital is hoping to raise money for a new building. I think we should do something to help them. W: I agree. Why don’t we make cakes and sell them in the town center this weekend
Text 3
M: Hey, Jane. I know you are watching cartoons, but I’d like to watch the news at 5:00 p.m. W: Okay, Dad. It’s 4:45 p.m. now. Can I watch the cartoon for a few more minutes Then we can change the channel.
Text 4
M: Our manager announced that our company is opening another branch in Chicago this morning. Did you hear about it W: Yes. I’m worried that some of us will be arranged to move there. I prefer to work in New York.
Text 5
M: Megan, you are now the female heavyweight boxing champion of the world. How does it feel W: I’m really excited! I couldn’t have got here without my dad and my coach. They have always supported me during my sporting career. M: Well. Once again, well done!
Text 6
M: Excuse me. I’m looking to open a savings account for my daughter. W: Certainly, sir. How old is your daughter M: She just turned 11 and will be in junior high in a few weeks. W: Well, children under 13 can open our Kid’s Saver Account as long as an adult is named on it too. And are you already a customer of our bank M: Not yet. But I’d like to open an investment account in your bank today. W: Perfect. In that case, you have to complete an application form. Please come this way, I’ll tell you more details about that.
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M: Kelly, are you going to finish your story about the car theft that happened this morning W: Of course, it’s not due until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. I thought I could finish it by 7:00 p.m. M: I’m afraid our manager needs it for the evening newspaper. You should have received an email from Rob. W: I haven’t had any emails from him. M: I’ll need to feed that back to him. When is the earliest you could have it finished W: I could finish it by 4:00 p.m. today if possible. I’ll need to work through lunch. M: That’s so nice of you. I’ll go buy you a sandwich in the shop downstairs. What else would you like W: A cup of coffee, please. M: Okay. I’ll be back soon.
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M: Laura, do you have any dreams for the future, like starting a family and supporting parents W: Well, those are necessary things. But I’m wondering about some personal goals and dreams. M: Like what W: For example, traveling the world and seeing famous artworks. M: Perfect! I’ve mainly studied global history in college for several years. So, I’d like to visit the historic sites like the Forbidden City in Beijing. W: Interesting. I’ve learned most about art and geography. I’d prefer to visit the most famous museums in the world. M: Oh, nice! I once went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art here in New York. W: Yeah. That’s the largest art museum in the US. M: But the most visited museums in the world may be in Paris and Beijing. I know it because my cousin Julia visited the Louvre Museum in Paris while she’s on a business trip. W: That sounds great. The Louvre Museum has been on my wish list for quite some time.
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M: Hey, Jill. You’re a member of the debate club, right W: Yeah. Did you see the debate between Clare and Mark last night M: That’s what I was just about to ask you. It was such a heated debate. W: I know. I found Clare’s performance surprising because she’s always shy and quiet in our class. M: You said it. She just looks like a shining star when she’s in a debate. W: Exactly. Debating is a lot like acting in a theater. You not only need to remember some difficult facts and figures, but also know when to say them. M: I agree. Do you know if someone filmed the debate Kevin was off sick and went to see the doctor yesterday, but I’m sure he’d love to see it. W: Maybe you can ask Sarah for that. She recorded it on her phone. M: Great. Do you know where she is right now W: Yes. She’s the captain of the women’s basketball team. They are in the gym practicing just now.
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M: Hello, everyone. This is Steven Bruce. Welcome to Jokers Comedy Club. I’m glad you could all be here tonight. We are one of the oldest comedy clubs in the capital, and we have entertained people with funny stories since the early 20th century. At this club we do things simply. There is neither fancy singing nor wild dancing –– a small microphone is what our performers will be armed with! And that’s how we like it. Hoping to give you pleasure this evening, we prepared four wonderful performances. I’m sure you’re going to love them all. First, Jack Dylan will bring the classic show –– Don’t Stay There. Of course, most of you have known it from the television for many years. It was created by David Anderson in 1980! But the other three will be a new experience for all the audience –– don’t let those fool you. Now, settle down at your tables, grab a free drink, and get ready to enjoy an evening of fun and laughter. You are encouraged to get involved in the performance. Now please make some noise and welcome our first funnyman, Jack Dylan!

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