武昌区2022届高三年级5月质量检测英语
武昌区2022届高三年级5月质量检测
英语
本试卷共150分，考试用时120分钟。
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注意事项:
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4.考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并上交。
第一部分听力(共两节，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。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.What does the man probably want to do?
A.Talk to his staff. B. Lose some weight.C. Set up a program.
2.Which of the following is the cheapest?
A.The fridge. B. The air conditioner.C. The washing machine.
3.Who might the man be?
A.An interviewer. B. A teacher. C. A doctor.
4.What will the woman do next?
A.Have lunch. B. Wait for the man. C. Show her apartment.
5.What does the woman think of the concert?
A.Exciting. B. Special. C. Ordinary.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或读白，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至7题。
6.What makes the speakers change their plan?
A.Lack of time. B. Bad weather. C. A tight budget.
7.What are the speakers likely to do tomorrow?
A.Go to the mall. B. Clean the yard. C. Tidy the rooms.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8.Why is the other wine more expensive?
A.It's rare. B. It tastesbetter. C. It's a famous brand.
9.Why does the man buy the item?
A.To throw a party. B. To please hiswife. C. To give his new neighbors.
10.What does the man get in the end?
A.Red wine. B. White wine. C. Beer.
听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。
11.Why was the woman on the subway?
A.She was going to work. B. She was on the way home. C. She was going to the supermarket.
12.What did the woman do when the incident happened?
A.She called the police. B. She heldthe robber's knife. C. She pushed therobber to the ground.
13.Who caught the robber when he tried to escape?
A.Two policemen. B. The womanherself. C. Two other passengers.
14.What is the man's feeling in the end?
A.Regret. B. Anxiety. C. Relief.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15.When does the conversation take place?
A.On December 15th. B. On December22nd. C. On December 24th.
16.Where is the factory?
A.In Bath. B. In London. C. In Edinburgh.
17.What is the woman doing?
A.Making an invitation. B. Asking theman about his work. C. Introducing herChristmas plan.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18.How often is “bicibus” held in the Eixample area of Barcelona?
A.Every day. B. Once a week. C. Five times a week.
19.What is the best part of “bicibus” according to Pitarch?
A.It makes her ride with friends. B. Ithelps cut down on pollution. C. It getsher to do some exercise.
20.What is the parents' hope for “bicibus”?
A.It can change the way people travel.
B.It can increase time spent with their kids.
C.It can make kids spend less time on the social media.
第二部分:阅读理解(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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、 B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Now that the holiday iscoming, there is no doubt that it's relaxing to watch a movie. Here we have chosenthree exciting movies for you. Let's take a look!
ChibiMaruko Chan: The Fantastic Notebook
Anime(动画)'s favorite third-grade schoolgirlis about to make the jump from 2D to 3D. Early 2022, Chibi Maruko-chan willstar in her own feature film.
Maruko will jump out ofher everyday life and travel on a mysterious adventure in a new world offantasy, according to Sakura Production. “We delightedly expect everyone toenjoy the charming world of Maruko in the movie.'
TurningRed
This movie is a storybased on a girl Mei Lee's changing emotions. Mei is a Chinese-Canadianteenager. As she starts adolescence, an ancient curse put on her family means thatevery time she has a sudden outburst of feelings, something strange happens -she turns into a giant fluffy red panda.
The message of the movieis that you don't have to push emotions away or get rid of them to beconsidered a good girl or a good woman. The key is, to be yourself and be ableto own your emotions.
OnlyFools Rush In
The movie tells thestory of a motorcycle enthusiast living in an island town. After falling in lovewith a waitress, he approaches her and joins her drama-prone brother'smotorcycle team, competing in local races. But their lives are turned upsidedown after an accident, then, the innocent young man and his girlfriend, has togo on a motorcycle road trip to Guangzhou where they end up drifting in thecity as they struggle to deal with their difficult situation.
21.What do we know about Chibi Maruko Chan: The Fantastic Notebook?
A. It will be shown on2D version. B. It will belaunched in March, 2022.
C. The movie is about afantastic exploration. D. The leadingcharacter is a seven-year- old girl.
22.What does Mei lee' s story convey to people?
A. Try to be good. B.Don't feel depressed. C. Never putemotions away. D. Learn to become whowe are.
23.What does the movie Only Fools Rush In mainly talk about?
A. Motorcyclists'competition. B. Common people's life. C. Love in the couple. D. Struggle among racers.
B
Sixty-six-year-oldAtsuko Oyama shares a goal held by many people a half-century younger. Shewants to get 100 kills in the first- person shooter videogame “ApexLegends".
True, she's a littlerusty (生疏的), having last foughtagainst digital enemies in a “Space Invaders" shooting game sometime inthe latter part of the 20th century. But after joining Japan's first senioresports team in September, Ms. Oyama achieved 10 kills in a month and feels herenthusiasm growing. “Watching others play, I thought I couldn't do it,” saidthe retired receptionist. “But I didn't like to be left behind, so I decided tocome here at least twice, and now I am into it.”
Esports promoters whohave seen Japan fall behind powerhouses in videogame competitions think the seniormarket might be the way to catch up. And if the over-65 set feels a little moreenergized after shooting a few rival enemies, so much the better.
Japan is the world'soldest nation, but its efforts to boost the size of its younger population havebeen mostly unsuccessful. It is, however, at the forefront of initiatives tokeep old people thinking younger.
Ms. Oyama, whose playername is Mama, tried out for the team known as the Matagi Snipers after herdaughter saw an ad recruiting players. The Matagi Snipers, named for a traditionalgroup of bear hunters in northern Japan, have been practicing since Septemberat their home base in northern Akita county. With an average age of 68, the14-person team hopes eventually to compete in professional tournaments infirst-person shooter titles such as “Apex Legends" and “Fortnite”.
Coach“Lemon”motivateshis team by telling them age is an advantage. He thought, there is a hugedifference in social experience between people who have lived only 20 yearsversus 60 years. While younger players tend to be more violent, older playerscan communicate better and lean on teamwork.
24.Which of the following best describes Atsuko Oyama?
A. Ambitious andcreative. B. Diligent and enthusiastic. C.Intelligent and responsible. D.Independent and cooperative.
25.Why do the seniors play videogames according to the passage?
A. The junior populationhas been decreasing recently.
B. The seniors arelikely to make a greater achievement.
C. The seniors may makeup for the loss of Esports market.
D. The youngsters arenot keen on it because of heavy burden.
26.What mainly contributes to the seniors' success in the game?
A. Efficientcooperation. B. Sufficient leisuretime. C. Highly focused attention. D. Previous gaming experience.
27.What is author's attitude toward the senior videogaming?
A. Supportive. B. Negative. C. Indifferent(不关心的).D. Objective.
C
Waking up dizzy neverfeels right. And how we wake up can not only affect our mood and the day's outlook,but also our cognition(认知) and mentalperformance.
In some instances, dizzinessafter waking has the potential to be dangerous several hours later, by reducingour performance in pivotal decision-making such as in health settings, emergencyresponses, security, or while driving. This cognitive state of reducedalertness is referred to as “sleep inertia”. It's a growing concern as it canhave serious consequences while performing high- risk tasks, including driving.
But when it comes tochoosing an alarm, what exactly is the best choice? A growing body of evidencesuggests different alarm sounds can positively influence human performanceafter waking.
Our systematic reviewpublished in 2020 showed temporal frequencies around 500 Hz are better at arousingyoung children than 2000+Hz varieties. Voice notifications such as a person yelling“wake up!" work better than higher frequencies. However, they are not aseffective as 500 Hz tonal beeping(哔哔声)alarms- similar to those preinstalled in most mobile phones.
Our research alsoexplores how qualities of music, and specifically melody(旋律), play a role in encouraging alertwakefulness.
We found that the way inwhich people interpret their alarms “tunefulness" also reflects how dizzythey feel after waking. Here, people who use alarms that carry a tune they willreadily sing along to will experience less dizziness than those with a standard“beeping” alarm.
With this in mind, wedeveloped a custom rhythmic melody that led to significantly better performanceupon and after waking, when compared to standard beeping alarms.
Other studies have alsofound popular music, which can be interpreted as being melodic, is good tocounteract sleep inertia after a short nap, and even more yet if it is musicthe listener personally enjoys.
28.What does the underlined word “pivotal" mean in the second paragraph?
A. Crucial. B. Severe. C. Cautious. D. Sensible.
29.According to the passage, a perfect alarm must sound something like this:
A. it is fast and loud B. it is a standardbeeping alarm
C. it has a melody youcan easily sing to D. it has adominant frequency around 2000+HZ
30.How does the author develop the passage?
A. By listing figures. B. By presenting studies. C. By making a comparison. D. By giving a definition.
31.What can be the best title of the passage?
A. Studies on settingwake-up sound B. Reasons forchoosing a best alarm
C. Secret to the perfectwake-up sound D. Advice on improvingcognition performance.
D
The National Academiesof Science (NAS) has released a new report looking at more than 800 scientificstudies about the effects of electronic cigarettes on users' health.
The report concludes arange of public health impacts of e- cigarettes. However, it does not concludewhether the overall impact is either positive or negative. The report paysspecial attention to the impact of e-cigarettes on young adults, who use themat higher rates than adults do. Experienced adult users of e-cigarettes can getjust as much nicotine as from regular cigarettes. Nicotine is the addictivedrug in tobacco. Most e-cigarettes contain and release a variety of substancesin addition to nicotine that could be toxic (有毒的).There is generally far less exposure to these other toxic substances frome-cigarettes than from regular cigarettes.
Using e-cigarettes canbe addictive and the severity of an addiction to e-cigarettes likely depends onmany factors, including the device, the e-liquid used in the device, and howthe user operates. The NAS report found a strong association between youthusing e-cigarettes and their likelihood of trying conventional cigarettes.Nicotine is highly addictive at any age, but is especially dangerous for youth.The US Surgeon General has criticized e-cigarette marketers for usingstrategies that target young people. Many flavors appear to be aimed atteenagers, with some popular names such as Cherry Crush and Cotton Candy. Thusyoung people buy e-cigarettes more than any other tobacco product.
American Cancer Societyexperts (ACS) acknowledge NAS report, including: an association between the useof e-cigarettes by youth and the eventual use of regular cigarettes; anevidence that e-cigarettes are not harmless, but are likely to be much lessharmful than regular cigarettes and unknown risks of long-term use ofe-cigarettes. These are similar to findings conducted by ACS researchers. Theyconclude that the overall health effects of electronic cigarettes are complex,and there is not yet agreement among the scientific community.
The US Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) is using its full authority to regulate all tobaccoproducts. It announced in 2016 that it would begin regulating e-cigarettes. Butit later delayed until 2022 the deadline for tobacco companies to apply forapproval.
32.What do we learn about the new report from NAS?
A. It focuses on theimpact of e-cigarettes on adults.
B. It states thecomprehensive effects of e-cigarettes.
C. It is based on 800scientific studies on e-cigarettes.
D. It is aimed toconvince people not to use e-cigarettes.
33.What does Paragraph 3 mainly intend to tell us?
A. How e-cigarettesimpact youth. B. What the NASreport is about youth.
C. What danger thenicotine is to youth. D. How youthbecome attracted by e-cigarettes.
34.What's the opinion shared by ACS and NAS?
A. E-cigarettes probablydo no harm to health.
B. E-cigarettes have aneverlasting impact on health.
C. E-cigarettes causethe same impact as regular cigarettes.
D. E-cigarettes probablymake youth become regular smokers.
35.What can be said about the future of e-cigarettes in the US?
A. Indistinct. B. Depressing. C. Brilliant. D. Promising.
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。
I have the bad habit ofskipping to the last pages of a book to see how it ends while I am still in themiddle of it.___ 36 .
Often my impatiencewouldn't be limited just to the books I read but also to what they were readingas well. Finally one day my daughter told me in anger, “Dad please just read abook one page at a time like everyone else!"
37 .I have also tried to skip ahead inmy own life and figure out what to do months and even years from now instead ofembracing each day as God intended. I knew that the book of my life wasn't doneyet and that I had many pages left to go. Still, that didn't stop me fromtrying to write the ending half-way through.
Time and again, I wouldfoolishly jump ahead and try to solve every imaginable problem before ithappened so I could reach that storybook happily ever after ending. 38.God loves to surprise us, and you never know what new problem, change, oropportunity each new day will bring.
Recently when I found myselfreturning to that bad habit of rushing ahead and living in the future again,something unexpected struck into my heart.39.When I realized it I smiled,turned the book of my life back to the right page, and thanked God for today.
40 .Each of us has to live it one pageand one day at a time. Each of us has to have faith in God to help us to writeit line by line and moment by moment. Each of us has to trust that our HeavenlyFather will bring our story to its perfect end.
A.Life, however, doesn't work like that.
B.I realized life is always going like this.
C.There is no skipping ahead in the book of life.
D.Nevertheless, her words didn't have much influence on me.
E.At times I haven't limited this bad habit to just books either.
F.Iheard a special soul gently telling me I needed to live one day at a time.
G.This annoyed first my Mom, then my friends, and finally even my own daughter.
第三部分:英语知识运用(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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和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。
I was in the middle ofthe Amazon with my wife, a medical researcher there. We did not speak the locallanguage, did not know the customs, and even did not entirely 41the food. We could not have felt more 42 .
Then one perfect Amazonian evening,with monkeys calling from beyond the village green, we played soccer.43darknesscame over the field and the match ended, the goal keeper, Juan, walked over tome and said in a matter-of-fact way, “In your home, do you have a moon too?” Iwas surprised. After I 44 to Juan that yes ,I felt a sort of awe atthe 45 that existed in his world, where theunknown and undiscovered was46 and amazing. Anything was possible.
In our society, we know that Earthhas only one moon. I can, from my computer at home, 47satelliteimages of Juan's village. There are no more moons to search for, little48to discover. Yet, as an ant biologist, Iknew that much in the world of insects remains unknown. How much, though? How49 are we? The question of what we know anddo not know 50 botherme.
I began to51 newspaperarticles about new species, and on and on they 52 .In looking into the 53of biological discovery, I also began tofind a collection of scientists, who very often focused on common phenomenamore to the point of exhaustion(筋疲力竭), and even at the riskof the54 of their peers. We used to think thatnothing lived deeper than six hundred meters. Yet, when something new55 , more often than not, we do not even knowits name.
41.A. produce B. recognize C. attain D. prepare
42.A. conservative B. familiar C. foreign D. natural
43.A.As B. If C. Once D. Although
44.A. announced B. committed C. complained D. responded
45.A. differences B. possibilities C. definitions D. expressions
46.A. suspicious B. similar C. absurd D. vast
47.A. take up B. pull up C. pick up D. make up
48.A. kept B. banned C. left D. bounded
49.A. accessible B. elegant C. ignorant D. relevant
50.A. instantly B. constantly C. occasionally D. absolutely
51.A. evaluate B. seize C. polish D. collect
52.A. appeared B. existed C. formed D. quitted
53.A. fictions B. plots C. stories D. moments
54.A. tease B. envy C. support D. admiration
55.A. updates B. settles C. develops D. emerges
第二节(共10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(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
The West Lake inHangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, is regarded as China's most56(incredible)beautiful lake. There are wonderful words and poems written 57.(describe) it, including thosewritten by Su Dongpo. Standing on its shores, one can easily understand Su's 58.(compare) the West Lake to Xizi, an ancient Chinese beauty. As thesubject and59.(inspire)of many famous literary works, the West Lake60(work) its charm onall those who visit it for centuries.
Visitors to the lakeoften spend time viewing the “Ten Scenes of the West Lake”,61collectionof ten scenic views. They are distributed around and62 theWest Lake. Each scene is unique，and when 63 (take) together, they' re said to present the essence of the West Lake scenery.
Here are the three mostwell-known tourist attractions. LeiFeng Pagoda is a symbol of the West Lakescenic spots. In64_ (it) touching story, a snake girl and ayoung man fell in love with each other, but they were separated by an evil monkwith magic powers,65 had the snake girl imprisoned. The othertwo attractions are Melting Snow on the Broken Bridge and the three PoolsMirroring the Moon.
第四部分:书面表达(共两节;满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
为了培养学生对劳动的理解和热爱，你校将在网上组织-次生活技能展示活动。假设你是学生会负责人李华，请你用英语写一则书面通知，内容包括:
1.时间与地点;
2.活动内容;
3.注意事项。
注意:
1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
NOTICE
第二节(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，使之成为一篇完整的短文。
It was just the three ofus---my parents and me. I always felt it a pity that I would never have achance to know what grandparents' “spoiling” love would be like.
My dad is a truckdriver, and when I was lttle, he was gone most of the time, delivering wire andother supplies around the Midwest. My mom is a devoted teacher, always busy switchingbetween looking after her only child and her many students.
We lived in a smallhouse in Brighton, Colorado, in a neighborhood of 1970s old houses. We movedthere on my third birthday. My first memory is our neighbor Arlene handing me strawberriesfrom her garden through a hole in the chain-link fence. She and her husband,Bill, lived next door.
Arlene spent a lot oftime working in the garden, and I was always talking to her from our yard. Ithink what drew me to Arlene and Bill is that they never got tired of listeningto me. I also think Arlene saw a lot of herself in me- we were both lonely,anxious-- and that may be why she always took the time to listen to me. Billtoo. It was a wonderful connection.
One day, my parentsasked Bill and Arlene whether they' d watch me while they went out. This workedwell for everyone, so it became a somewhat frequent occurrence. Arlene and Billdidn't have kids. They had a spare room in their house, which became “my"room. I had boxes of toys and books in that room. Arlene and I would do craftstogether. Bill taught me how to ride a bike and later how to fly a kite. It washis company that made father's constant absence not so unbearable.
When I was about five, Ihad an idea. My parents were watching TV when I spat it out, “what if I adoptedBill and Arlene as my grandparents?”
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。
My parents said I couldask them tomorrow.
From the day I adoptedthem, I called Bill and Arlene Grandpa and Grandma.
武昌区2022届高三五月调考英语参考答案
第一部分听力(共20小题，每小题1.5分满分30分)
1-5 BCABC
6-10 BCBAB
11-15 ABCCA
16-20 CABAA
第二部分阅读理解(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)
A篇: 21-23 CDB
B篇: 24-27 BCAA
C篇: 28-31 ACBC
D 篇: 32-35 BDDA .
第二节(共5小题:每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
36 - 40 GEAFC
第三部分英语知识运用 (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 BCADB 46-50 DBCCB 51-55 DACAD
第二节英语知识运用(共10小题:每小题1.5分，满分15分)
56.incredibly 57.todescribe 58.comparing 59 .inspiration 60.has worked/has been working 61.a 62.within/inside/in
63.taken 64.its 65.who
第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
NOTICE
Aiming to promote ourunderstanding and passion for work, our school is organizing an activity online, which is scheduled to begin on May the first and last two weeks.
Students in all gradesare welcome to attend it. No matter whether you are proud of washing dishesspotlessly clean, or you are able to do the launch fast and well, this virtualactivity presents a fabulous opportunity for you to display your excellentlabor skills. You just have to shoot a one-minute video and submit it to ourschool website via your own student's account. The participant who obtains themost “likes” will be awarded the title "Life Artist of the Year”
Please make fullpreparations for it and don't miss the deadline.
The Students' Union
May 1, 2022
第二节: (满分25分)
My parents said I couldask them tomorrow. The next day, heart pounding in my chest, I knocked on Billand Arlene's door, sat down in their living room and stammered out my question tentatively,“Will you guys care to be my grandparents?" At these words, they werepetrified with surprise and the room fell into an awkward silence. “Maybe theyare not so fond of me as I thought." I murmured to myself, doubts crowdingin on me. I was about to sneak out when my friends reached out their arms andembraced me tightly. “Of course!” they responded enthusiastically, tears of joybrimming in their eyes.
From the day I adoptedthem, I called Bill and Arlene Grandpa and Grandma. They even went to greatlengths to print out an adoption certificate, and it hung on their living roomwall proudly. Over the years, my dear grandparents supported me in all mygloomy days, encouraged me to pursue dreams regardless of numerous obstacles,and imparted their invaluable wisdom to me selflessly. I could find no words toexpress how grateful and fortunate I felt for their presence in my life.However, it was when they told me in their last days that how much joy andcomfort I had brought into their otherwise tedious life that I truly became theluckiest grandson in the world.
听力稿
Text 1
W: We are offering quitea few programs this summer. Feel free to call our staff to sign up.
M: OK. I'm curious aboutthe weight reduction program you're offering.
Text 2
W: How much did you payfor this fridge?
M: Oh, over 700 dollars,plus tax.
W: Wow. It's much moreexpensive than our washing machine.
M: But it's not nearlyas much as our air conditioner.
Text 3
W: How long do I have towait for the result?
M: About a week. We willkeep you informed by email if you are accepted.
Text4
W: Excuse me, would itbe possible to tour your spare apartment now?
M: Could you please waitfor 20 minutes? I'm right in the middle of lunch.
W: OK.
Text 5
M: This concert isimpressive. Don't you like it?
W: It's not that.
M: What do you mean?
W: I mean it's good, butis it really that good? Personally, it's nothing special.
Text 6
W: Mom left a notetelling us what to do while she and Dad are not at home this weekend.
M:⑦Let me see- clean the rooms and theyard.
W: What shall we dotoday and what shall we do tomorrow?
M: My plan is to cleanthe rooms today and the yard tomorrow.
W: Wait. Look at thenewspaper. Read the report on the front page.
M:⑥Hmm... Sunny today, probably heavyrain tomorrow.⑦Then we work outsidetoday and inside tomorrow.
W: Yep. Let's getstarted. But I'd like to go to the mall now. We have an adequate budget.
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M:⑧Why does this bottle cost f15 andthe other one f100?
W:⑧Because that one is 10 years old.
M: I can't tell thedifference.
W: I think you will.⑧w ine improves with age.
M: I'm a beer drinker,but my wife told me to get a good wine.⑨We'reholding a dinner party tonight to welcome our new neighbors.
W: Beer tastes a littlestrange to me.
M: Well, tll me whichwine tastes better, red or white?
W: It's a matter ofpersonal preference. 10As far as I'm concerned, I prefer white wine.
M: 10I believe you havegood taste. Then that's it. I'd like to pay in cash.
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M: Your coat got verydirty. Did you fall down?
W: Yes.?I had a horribleexperience on the subway when I was on the way to the office. A man came up tome and took out a knife.
M: Oh, no! Are you allright?
W: Yes. He did nothingbut grab my handbag.
M: Then what happened?
W:②I caught hold of his knife, and hepushed me to the ground.③Thenhe ran away.
M: Why did you do that?That's dangerous!
W: I was frightenedthen. 13Fortunately, two men ran after the robber and held him down. Someonecalled the police. And then two policemen came and took the robber to thepolice station.
M: What a horriblestory!④Thank God. You are allright.
W: I think I dare nottake the subway anymore. I'm going to the supermarket to do some shopping bytaxi after work.
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M: Hello, Adam isspeaking.
W: Hi, Adam. This isLisa. How are you doing?
M: Not bad. What's up?
W:①⑤I'm calling to ask if you wouldlike to come to my party on December 22nd. That is a week from now.
M: I'm not sure. Y ouknow, Christmas is around the corner and I'm fully occupied. 16I have a clientfrom Bath coming to London tomorrow and then I'll have to take him to Edinburghto visit our factory. When do I have to decide?
W: Well, the sooner thebetter.
M: OK. If everything issettled, I'll call you back. When will it begin?
W: At 7:30 p.m. at my house.
M: All right.
W: Hope to see you then.
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M: In Spain, childrenand their families are riding bikes to school together in large groups. The programis called “bicibus” or bike bus.
⑧This fall, children in the Eixamplearea of Barcelona have a new way to get to school on Fridays- -they ride theirbikes. In September, a group of five children began biking to school with theirparents on Fridays. Soon the group grew to 150 or more. Most kids ride theirbikes, but others ride scooters or use skates. Instead of riding in bike lanes oron sidewalks, the bicibus takes up the entire street. With music playing andbike bells ringing, the bicibus feels like a party. Being able to ride with abunch of kids is a big part of the fun. 19Nine-year-old Maria Pitarch says,"The best part of the bicibus is that we ride along and pick up ourfriends and we ride together.” 2Parents are hoping that the bicibus will helpchange ideas about how people can get around in the city. They want the city tocreate wider, kid-friendly bike lanes that are separate from car traffic. Theypoint out that the bicibis also helps cut down on pollution. Recently, picturesand videos of the Eixample bicibus got a lot of attention when they were postedon the social media. Many people pointed out what a simple idea it is, and howeasy itis to get started.