重庆市江津中学綦江中学等六校2020届高三4月复学联合诊断性考试英语试题

重庆市江津中学綦江中学等六校2020届高三4月复学联合诊断性考试英语试题

高2020级春期高三复学联合诊断性考试 英语试题 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。考试时间120分钟，满分150分。考试结束，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。‎ 注意事项：‎ ‎1．答第Ⅰ卷时，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。‎ ‎2．选出每小题答案后，用2B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框。不能答在试卷上，否则无效。‎ 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分 听力（共20小题；满分30分）‎ 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。‎ 第一节（共5个小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）‎ 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1. When does Peter want to leave for New York?‎ A. On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Friday.‎ ‎2. What does Fred look like?‎ A. He is tall. B. He has big eyes. C. He wears short hair.‎ ‎3. What does the woman suggest the man do?‎ A. Make more copies. ‎ B. Call the technician. ‎ C. Continue his presentation.‎ ‎4. What do the speakers agree to do?‎ A. Start a hiring agency.‎ B. Look for some movers.‎ C. Do all the work themselves.‎ ‎5. What will the woman do?‎ A. Make a phone call. B. Get a new bookshelf. C. Find a phone number.‎ 第二节（共15个小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）‎ 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前, 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。‎ ‎6. What is Baja California most famous for?‎ A. Its deserts. B. Its coasts. C. Its mountains.‎ ‎7. Where is Baja California?‎ A. In Canada. B. In the United States. C. In Mexico.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。‎ ‎8. What does the man think of the food in the cafeteria?‎ A. Cheap. B. Unpleasant. C. Delicious.‎ ‎9. What is the relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Classmates. B. Colleagues. C. Brother and sister.‎ ‎10. When will the speakers have lunch together tomorrow?‎ A. At 12:15. B. At 12:30. C. At 12:45.‎ 听下面一段对话, 回答第11至第13三个小题。‎ ‎11. What does Mr. Clinton do?‎ A. An electric engineer.‎ B. A computer engineer.‎ C. An industrial engineer.‎ ‎12. What makes Mr. Clinton like his job?‎ A. Others’respect for him.‎ B. The working environment.‎ C. The chance of being a manager.‎ ‎13. Why does the woman talk to Mr. Clinton?‎ A. To give an interview.‎ B. To seek for suggestions.‎ C. To prepare a presentation.‎ 听下面一段对话, 回答第14至第16三个小题。‎ ‎14. Where did the man first know about the electric fan?‎ A. From his sister. B. From the woman. C. From a TV ad.‎ ‎15. What does the woman say about the Great Wall fan?‎ A. It is quite cheap. B. It is very popular. C. It is of poor quality.‎ ‎16. What does the man decide to do in the end?‎ A. Place an order. B. Go to another store. C. Come again tomorrow.‎ 听下面一段独白, 回答第17至第20四个小题。‎ ‎17. What is the talk mainly about?‎ A. Music and dancing in Guanajuato.‎ B. Mexican traditional dresses.‎ C. The speaker’s career.‎ ‎18. Which kind of music does the speaker like best?‎ A. Rock music. B. Pop music. C. Traditional Mexican music.‎ ‎19. What is the critical factor to be a folk dancer?‎ A. Teamwork and skills.‎ B. Hard work and practice.‎ C. Love for the culture and music.‎ ‎20. How do folk dancers get dancing dresses?‎ A. Buy them at the store.‎ B. Make them on their own.‎ C. Borrow them from their grandparents.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节, 满分40分）‎ 第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ‎ A My Favourite Books（原创）‎ Meg Wolitzer is an American novelist whose new book, The Female Persuasion, is out now, published by Riverhead Books.‎ Mrs. Bridge by Evan S.Connell I can’t count how many copies of this book I have given to friends as gifts. I consider it a perfect novel, filled with wit and human tragedy in equal measure. The novel, published in 1959, takes place in the years leading up to the Second World War, and the title character is an upper-middle-class housewife living in Kansas City‎, ‎Missouri. Connell’s brilliant and sad novel of a woman’s household life, social life, inner life, and continual need to rely on convention, is a ‎ pleasure to read.‎ The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers The heroine of this beautiful novel from 1946, Frankie Addams, is only 12 years old, a tall girl whose brother is getting married. This is a classic coming of age story that doesn’t get talked about as often as it should. Upon re-reading it, I was reminded of how much it has to say about growing up and entering the world as an individual, but it also has powerful words in it about racism, spoken by the housekeeper, Berenice.‎ Charlotte’s Web by EB White When I think of this marvellous book, I always remember that it was the first book I ever cried over. The fact that readers mourn the death of a spider is evidence of EB White’s ability to create characters so deeply that we feel for them as if we actually know them. Charlotte’s Web is all about empathy, as seen through the friendship between a spider and a pig. ‎ 21. When was Mrs. Bridge published?‎ A. In 1959 B. In ‎1990 ‎ C. In 1946 D. In 1957 ‎ 22. Which book should have gained more attention according to Meg Wolitzer?‎ A. Mrs. Bridge B. Charlotte’s Web C. The Female Persuasion D. The Member of the Wedding 23. What kind of book is Charlotte’s Web?‎ A. an adventure story B. a fairy tale ‎ C. a love story D. science fiction B（原创）‎ As temperatures approached 90 degrees in New York City last July 4th, three police officers went into a Whole Foods Market to get something cold to drink. What they walked into was a heated human drama. ‎ Once inside, the police officers, Lt. Louis Sojo, Esanidy Cuevas and Michael Rivera, were approached by a store security guard who asked for help with a suspected thief. The woman in question didn’t have the look of a career criminal. She was obviously scared, and her cheeks were wet with tears. ‎ The police officers glanced inside her bag. “All we saw was containers of food. We didn’t see anything else,” Cuevas told CBS New York.‎ ‎“I’m hungry,” she explained quietly. ‎ Caught red-handed, the woman no doubt expected to be sent to prison for the crime of being hungry while poor. But the police officers had other ideas. “We’ll pay for her food,” Sojo told the surprised security guard. ‎ There’d been no discussion among the three men, no need to see whether they were all in. It went unsaid. Instead, they picked up the woman’s bag and accompanied her to a cash register, where each paid $10 for the food. She would not be arrested today. ‎ All the woman could do was weep in gratitude. Covering her face with a handkerchief and drying her eyes, she repeated, “Thank you, thank you.”‎ She wasn’t the only one touched by this act of compassion. “It was a very beautiful, genuine ‎ moment,” says Paul Bozymowski, who was at the store. He was so taken by what he’d witnessed that he posted a photo on Twitter for all to see. ‎ But attention was never what the officers sought. They were driven by a far more common emotion. As Sojo told CNN , “When you look at someone’s face and see that they need you and they’re actually hungry, it’s pretty difficult as a human being to walk away from something like this.”‎ 21. Why did the woman cry at first?‎ A. She was grateful to the police officers.‎ B. She was sad because she had nothing to eat.‎ C. She was happy that she would not go to prison. ‎ D. She was afraid because she was caught stealing.‎ 22. The underlined word “red-handed” in paragraph 5 can be replaced by ________.‎ A. on the spot B. with bloody hands ‎ C. in the red clothes D. with a knife 23. Why did Paul Bozymowski post a photo on Twitter？‎ A. Because he wanted to thank the police officers.‎ B. Because he was planning to seek attention from others.‎ C. Because he wanted to help the woman.‎ D. Because he was moved by what the police officers had done.‎ 24. What’s the best title for the passage?‎ A. A Crime Committed B. Trapped in the Market C. Crime and Compassion D. Poverty and Compassion C（改编）‎ Food experts say washing could spread the germs (细菌) on your turkey in the kitchen sink to nearby food. But it’s been a challenge trying to convince cooks to stop washing uncooked poultry (禽肉). Germs that can make people sick are common in the body of healthy poultry and are legally allowed to be on raw turkey and chicken. The assumption is that nobody eats their poultry raw, and that thorough cooking will kill the germ.‎ The do-not-wash raw poultry advice from the USDA is relatively new and perhaps hasn’t caught on because it goes against the common belief that washing makes things clean, said Chapman. Benjamin Chapman, a study author and food safety expert at North Carolina State University, said the natural tendency to wash raw poultry goes back at least decades when people relied more on visual clues to spot problems with poultry. Meanwhile, washing hands and surfaces are also important.‎ But food preparation is a complicated act, and germs from poultry can be spread even if it’s not washed, especially when birds are removed from packaging.‎ The USDA-funded study stresses that point. Researchers sprayed raw chicken with a harmless strain of E. coli (大肠杆菌) and watched volunteer cooks at test kitchens. Among those who washed their raw chicken, about a quarter ended up spreading the germ to their cabbage. But even some of those who did not wash the chicken got germs on the cabbage. And there are other opportunities for germs to survive on turkeys: melting and cooking.‎ To ensure a bird is thoroughly cooked, they say to use a thermometer (温度计) to check that ‎ the deepest and thickest parts of it have reached 165 degrees. Even after the meal is cooked, you aren’t out of the danger zone. To keep turkeys and other leftovers safe, experts say they should be refrigerated after two hours.‎ ‎28. People don’t accept USDA’s advice because________.‎ A. the advice is relatively new B. cooks clean the turkey before cooking it ‎ C. cleaning seems more trustworthy D. heat can kill most germs and no one eats raw food ‎29. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4?‎ A. Germs from chicken can be spread if it is washed B. Germs from poultry can be spread even if it's not washed C. Hands and surfaces are easy to get E. coli.‎ D. Multiple methods should be applied to food to get rid of germs.‎ ‎30. Which way may help to cook a turkey safely?‎ A. Use a thermometer to check the temperature of the turkey.‎ B. Keep the turkey away from the cabbage and refrigerator.‎ C. Wash hands and packages before taking out the turkey.‎ D. Wash the turkey before it is heated.‎ ‎31. Where is this text most likely from?‎ A. A diary B. A novel C. A guidebook D. A magazine D（改编）‎ Throughout history it has been the individualists, like Henry Ford and Rosa Parks, who have led nations, formed common groups, and made the greatest influence. However, people, such as the author, Michael Walzer, of Multiculturalism and Individualism, condemn the independent person as an unreliable and empty creature. This criticism of the socially unlimited human is the fearful reaction to the power that these individuals can possess. Nevertheless, strong individuals form the foundation of the world progress in technological and social fields because of their willingness to question and create.‎ Individualists have always been more involved with technological advances than the communitarian (社群主义者). It has been the person, unstopped by other people’s familiar opinion that has given the most creative and helpful of inventions. A brief look into history reveals names such as Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and, more recently, Bill Gates who have improved and contributed to the comfort of humanity. These individuals were often criticized for their self-interest work, but when the products of their imagination changed the lives of humans around the world the dissatisfied voices quieted.‎ Individualists are more socially persuasive than the faceless members of self-interest groups. History disclosed the fact that it is the individual that empowers the people. I ask you, what are ten important interest groups that had a positive influence on America in the nineteenth century? This is a difficult question. However, if the words interest groups are replaced with individuals, the answer would be relatively easy. Michael Walzer claims that individuals are just trash floating aimlessly away from every creative center. But, it is the strange individualists who have the power to create the groups and the fact is that every group is a product of individualists. So by arguing for wiping out individualistic thought a group is actually cutting their own lifeline. ‎ Individualists are the largest and most important contributors to society. The fear of change doesn’t change that fact. Society has always condemned the different, strange, and unusual person when in actuality that person is the source for the advancement of society itself.‎ ‎32. What attitude does Michael Walzer have to individualists in his book?‎ A. Optimistic. B. Objective. C. Negative. D. Positive.‎ ‎33. Why are Bill Gates and Edison more creative according to the author?‎ A. They don’t follow the traditional ideas. ‎ B. They are more constructive to the society.‎ C. They are more likely to stick to old ideas. ‎ D. They dislike the main stream society. ‎ ‎34. What can be inferred from paragraph 3?‎ A. Individualists make the majority of groups.‎ B. Most group members are usually creative.‎ C. The life of a group lies with individualists.‎ D. Individualists should be removed from groups.‎ ‎35. What’s the purpose of the passage?‎ A. To call on people to contribute to the society B. To stress the importance of individualists C. To criticize the individualists D. To tell the difference between individualists and groups 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ How to Clean Your Phone to Help Protect Against Coronavirus (原创)‎ The coronavirus is here, and it’s showing no signs of letting up. One of the best ways to protect yourself is to keep your hands clean and off your face, but it’s hard to maintain constant caution. 36 . But cleaning your phone improperly can damage it. Here are some ways to properly clean your phone safely.‎ ‎1. The Don’ts …‎ ‎ 37 . Apple recommends that people avoid using spray cleaners or heavy-duty products. You need your phone to work, even if you want it clean. ‎ Also, don’t dip your phone into any sort of liquid or otherwise. 38 . ‎ ‎2. The Dos …‎ A gentle wipe with a product that has 70 percent alcohol will do just fine. Apple recommends Clorox Disinfecting Wipes as well as household disinfectants (消毒剂) registered by the Environmental Protection Agency. 39 . Like your phone, reusable gloves might contain virus, making them effectively useless.‎ And don’t forget your phone case. Wipe it down, in and out, through and through. Let it dry before fitting it together. 40 . AT&T suggests sharing photos through texts, instead of passing the phone around, and using devices like headphones and technology like Bluetooth to keep your phone away from your face.‎ A. Keeping your phone clean is another smart way to keep the virus off your fingertips.‎ B. You might also consider changing a bit of your behavior.‎ C. It won’t end well for either you or your phone.‎ D. Prevention is certainly the best cure in this situation.‎ E. Wear one-time-use gloves to clean and wash your hands thoroughly after you’re done.‎ F. Any sort of moisture (水分) can influence your phone’s function.‎ G. The coronavirus is said to be able to survive on the screen of the phone for several days.‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 完形填空(改编)（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Colorado pair brings new meaning to the word “determination”. When one couldn’t walk and the other couldn’t see, the 41 up to share their love of the great outdoors.‎ Melanie Knecht has to use a wheelchair to get around due to born spina bifida (脊柱裂). Trevor Hahn only recently became blind after he 42 an eye disease five years ago. Both living in Fort Collins‎, ‎Colorado, the two met at an adaptive boxing class — and they soon 43 each other again at an adaptive rock-climbing class.‎ They immediately 44 over Knecht’s lifelong hobby of camping and Hahn’s passion for outdoor sports. When she told him about her recent trip to Easter Island, where she got the 45 to be carried on another person’s back, an unusual ide 46 to her.‎ ‎ 47 his lost sight, he’d been able to climb a Himalayan peak, using poles and 48 directions from his companions.‎ They started small, but next month—with her vision and his 49 —they will start a tough journey to the top of a 14,000-foot mountain.‎ ‎“It just seemed like common sense. He’s the legs, I’m the eyes! 50 , we’re the dream team.” said Knecht.‎ At the start of each hike, a friend lifts Knecht into a carrier on Hahn’s 51 . From that point on, she gives him oral directions to 52 the way.‎ Hahn said, “It always made me so happy to help someone experience what I’ve been able to experience my whole life. The 53 part during the journey is being able to make her smile—that gives me 54 .”‎ In addition to this sense of purpose, the two share an understanding of how 55 it can be asking able-bodied or sighted people for assistance in everyday life. They get great 56 from being able to do this on their own.‎ While the two accept that others 57 what they two have been able to do, they’re not looking for 58 —they just want others to encourage adaptive 59 for their friends with disabilities. Don’t 60 them because you think they won’t be able to do something.‎ ‎41. A. teamed B. made C. rose D. ended ‎42. A. suffered B. cured C. spread D. treated ‎43. A. learned from B. ran into C. fought with D. separated from ‎44. A. handed B. argued C. got D. bonded ‎45. A. permission B. agreement C. opportunity D. honour ‎46. A. happened B. stuck C. took D. occurred ‎47. A. On account of B. In spite of C. On top of D. In view of ‎48. A. confusing B. opposite C. spoken D. gesturing ‎49. A. strength B. arrival C. guidance D. wisdom ‎50. A. Hopefully B. Together C. Instead D. Similarly ‎51. A. face B. head C. back D.leg ‎52. A. get B. make C. smooth D. lead ‎ ‎53. A. mere B. best C. initial D. last ‎54. A. purpose B. direction C. reward D. relief ‎ ‎55. A. convenient B. essential C. ridiculous D. difficult ‎56. A. pain B. wealth C. satisfaction D. money ‎57. A. promote B. oppose C. dismiss D. appreciate ‎58. A. criticism B. attention C. praise D. curiosity ‎59. A. adventures B. solutions C. communities D. assessments ‎60. A. reject B. convince C. blame D. approach 第Ⅱ卷 第二节（原创）（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(一个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ Popular Hotpot Chain Reopens in Beijing but Dining Gets Expensive Haidilao, 61 popular hotpot restaurant chain, responded in the Chinese capital last Sunday after being out of business for over two months due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.‎ ‎ 62 (establish) in 1994, the restaurant group is characterized not only by the core business food, but also the cool service. Since the first batch of restaurants 63 (reopen) on March 13 , so far, Haidilao has restarted over 600 of its restaurants across China. Following a ‎ series of 64 ‎ ‎(extreme) strict social distancing measures, the restaurants have cut down the number of seats and all dining tables 65 (keep) more than one meter apart of each other now to prevent crowded situations. Although some customers expressed 66 (excite) to taste their favorite hotpot again, ‎ ‎ 67 felt worried about the rises in prices. It is for the sake of the epidemic these days in our country 68 the restaurants have limited tables and customers, increasing labor cost, hence ‎ ‎ 69 (push) up the prices of some dishes on the menu. But customers can choose the take-away option, which is expected to lower their payments. Unexpectedly, consumers are unwilling to accept the high expense in dining and question whether it is 70 (reason). ‎ 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（改编）（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ ‎ 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。‎ Last semester, my roommates and I shoot a film to observe the 70th anniversary of our motherland. The film was made of solo performances. I was one of the solo singer, and I had practiced very hard for it. Two girls designed the dance to enrich the film. Beside, our English teacher joined us, provided us with lots of help. The film’s success was true a team effort. Everyone taking part in learned a great deal from it and determined to work harder. Our country’s rapid development makes it possible of us to grow up with good living conditions. We will shoulder the responsibilities of contributing to your country.‎ 第二节 书面表达（原创）（满分25分）‎ 假定你是李华，你的英国好友Bob所在学校最近因为新冠状病毒疫情停课，他一时无法适应网上学习，感到很苦恼，发来邮件询问你如何才能有效的进行网上学习。请你写一封邮件告诉他相关的建议。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1．词数100左右；‎ ‎2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ 参考词汇：新冠状病毒：novel coronavirus 网上学习：online learning Dear Bob, ‎ How is everything going? ______________________________________________________‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Yours sincerely ,‎ ‎ Li Hua 高2020级春期高三复学联合诊断性考试 英语试题参考答案 ‎1-5 ACCBC 6-10 BCBAA 11-15 CAACB 16-20 BACCB ‎21-23 ADB 24-27 DADC 28-31 CBAD 32-35 CACB 36-40 AFCEB ‎41-45 AABDC 46-50 DBCAB 51-55 CDBAD 56-60 CDCBA ‎61. a 62. Established 63. reopened 64. extremely 65. are kept 66. excitement 67. others 68. that 69. pushing 70. reasonable 短文改错：‎ Last semester, my roommates and I shoot a film to observe the 70th anniversary of our ‎ ‎ shot motherland. The film was made ∧ of solo performances. I was one of the solo singer, and I ‎ ‎ up singers had practiced very hard for it. Two girls designed the dance to enrich the film. Beside, our ‎ ‎ a Besides ‎ English teacher joined us, provided us with lots of help. The film’s success was true a team ‎ ‎ providing truly effort. Everyone taking part in learned a great deal from it and determined to work harder. ‎ Our country’s rapid development makes it possible of us to grow up with good living ‎ ‎ for ‎ conditions. We will shoulder the responsibilities of contributing to your country.‎ ‎ our 书面表达（参考范文）‎ Dear Bob, ‎ How is everything going? I’m sorry to hear that you have found the transition from in-person learning to online learning a relatively hard one. But take it easy and now I’m trying to make some constructive suggestions.‎ In my opinion, it would be useful for you to take the following actions. To begin with, if I were you, I would create a study schedule which I’d adhere to. Maintaining a strict schedule is vital to success in an online course. In addition, it is wise of you to take notes online as you would during a physical class. Not only will handwriting notes increase your understanding of your class, but also it will help you avoid online distractions. Last but not least, I feel it will be beneficial if you take breaks as you study. After a quick break, you will find yourself feeling refreshed and recharged.‎ I hope all these suggestions will be of help to you and I’m looking forward to your good news.‎ ‎ Yours sincerely,‎ ‎ Li Hua 录音原文：‎ Text 1‎ W: Hi, Peter. We'd better book our flight for the meeting in New York. Do you prefer to ‎ take a flight on Wednesday or a flight on Thursday?‎ M: Wednesday's flight would be better. That way, we can take a short break before the meeting begins on Friday morning. ‎ Text 2‎ W: Fred is very happy. ‎ M: Which one is he?‎ W: He's short with big glasses, but actually his eyes are a bit small. He is in front of Lily with short brown hair. Look, there. Lily is the tall girl with long hair. ‎ M: Oh. I see him. ‎ Text 3‎ M: This copy machine broke down again! I'm worried because I need to make copies for my presentation tomorrow morning. ‎ W: Don't worry. Why don't you keep preparing for your presentation? I'll call the technician about fixing it. ‎ Text 4‎ M: I think we need to hire several part-time workers to help us move the office. ‎ W: You're right. We can't do all the preparation work ourselves. Let me search for a hiring agency to find us some people as soon as possible. ‎ Text 5‎ M: I need to confirm the position of the bookshelf first so that we can have the books placed correctly. But the library director hasn't come in yet. Do you know his mobile phone number?‎ W: Actually I have his business card in my car. I'll go and get it. ‎ Text 6‎ W: Tony, can you tell me why Baja California is popular for vacations?‎ M: ⑥It has coasts on the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortez, so tourists can enjoy sea life such as dolphins, whales, and unusual fish. Its beautiful mountains and deserts are also excellent for hiking and sightseeing. ‎ W: Can anyone own a home in Baja California?‎ M: Yes. ⑦You don't have to be a Mexican citizen to own property here. Many vacation homes belong to people from other countries, especially Canada and the United States. ‎ Text 7‎ W: Mike, let's go to the cafeteria for lunch tomorrow. ‎ M: All right. But why the cafeteria? You know, ⑧I don't really like the food there. It's awful. ‎ W: Well, my brother and I usually eat there. I can show you my favorite cafeteria foods. I know what's OK to eat and what not to eat. ‎ M: Sure. That would be great. ‎ W: I mean, it is cheap. And we can eat there pretty quickly, ⑨so we won't be late for our afternoon class. ‎ M: That's true. When will we be there? At 12:30?‎ W: How about 15 minutes earlier? ‎ M: Sounds good. See you tomorrow. ‎ W: See you then. ‎ Text 8‎ W: So Mr. Clinton, could you tell us what an engineer does every day?‎ M: Well, there are many kinds of engineers, such as computer engineer, software engineer or electric engineer, but I'm an industrial engineer. I look at our processes here at the factory, and I search for any problems. ‎ W: What do you do if you find a problem?‎ M: I give a presentation to my managers. We have a meeting, and I explain the problem to them. We try to find ways to solve it. ‎ W: What happens next?‎ M: They usually follow my suggestions.‎ W: So the managers here have a lot of respect for you. ‎ M: Yes, I believe they do respect me. It's one of the reasons I like my job. ‎ W: Well. Thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedule today to give us this interview.‎ Text 9‎ W: Good morning, sir. Can I help you?‎ M: Yes, I want to buy an electric fan. ‎ W: We have many brands. What kind are you looking for?‎ M: That's the Great Wall fan advertised on TV recently. And my sister has just bought one. It looks like it is a good-quality fan that will work even if I run it all the time. ‎ W: I'm terribly sorry, sir. The Great Wall electric fans are sold out. You can choose some other brands which are much cheaper. ‎ M: That's a pity. Well, when will you have some more of this kind?‎ W: We're expecting some new ones tomorrow. And you can order one today. You know it's quite a popular brand. ‎ M: Then I'll have to come again tomorrow. ‎ W: I'm sorry you took the time to come here. By the way, if you need one badly, you might be lucky at our other store on Main Street. ‎ M: Thank you. I'll go and have a look. ‎ Text 10‎ W: Hello, everyone. My name is Alicia, and I live in the state of Guanajuato in central Mexico. Today, I'd like to tell something about my hometown and people here. Here in Guanajuato, music and dancing are a big part of life. There are a lot of festivals here, and many kinds of music. Many young people like rock or pop music but my favorite kind of music is traditional Mexican music, which is the kind of music my grandparents and great grandparents listened to. I don't know why but I'm just crazy about it. ‎ I'm a folk dancer, and I love to perform at special events, which give my chances to enjoy myself. To be a folk dancer, you have to love the culture and the music here. That's the most important thing, but we also need to work hard and practice a lot. We dance in groups, and every person has to know the steps. And we can't buy traditional folk dancing dresses at the store, so we have to make our own. We wear traditional dresses that only come from this part of Mexico. ‎