高三英语月考试题及答案-重点中学盟校届高三第二次联考8

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江西省重点中学盟校2013届高三第二次联考
英语试卷
主命题：宜春中学万瑛辅命题：九江同文中学刘玮贵溪一中张吟芳本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，全卷满分为150分。

考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：
1.答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的学校、班级、姓名、学号、考试科目写在答题卷上。

2.试题所有答案均答在本试卷的答题卷上。

第一卷（选择题共115分）
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。

1. What dessert will the man order?
A. Ice cream.
B. A chocolate cake.
C. Nothing.
2. What will the man do this weekend?
A. Go to the movies with the woman.
B. Celebrate his sister’s birthday.
C. Go skiing with his parents.
3. What does the man ask the woman to do?
A. Help him paint his bedroom.
B. Make lunch for him.
C. Take care of his brother.
4. Who is the woman?
A. A waitress.
B. A doctor.
C. A driver.
5. What is the man doing?
A. Having an interview.
B. Talking with his boss.
C. Writing a résumé.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What size shoes did the woman wear last year?
A. 6.
B. 7.
C. 8.
7. Why have the woman’s feet been hurting?
A. Her shoes were the wrong size.
B. She walked too much each day.
C. Her shoes were of very low quality.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Where is the woman going?
A. To her house.
B. To an appointment.
C. To West 22nd Street.
9. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The woman is in a rush.
B. It is going to rain soon.
C. The traffic is heavy at the moment.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Who are the speakers?
A. Girlfriend and boyfriend.
B. Teacher and student.
C. Director and actor.
11. How does the man appear to the woman?
A. Hurt.
B. Mad.
C. Happy.
12. What does the woman want the man to do?
A. Express his sad feelings.
B. Show more anger.
C. Take a break.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Where did the woman meet the man?
A. At the Berlin bus station.
B. At the London bus station.
C. At the woman’s apartment.
14. How long was the man’s trip?
A. An hour and a half.
B. Nine hours.
C. Nineteen hours.
15. Why did the man choose to take a bus?
A. To save money.
B. To enjoy the country view.
C. To be environmentally friendly.
16. What did the woman say about the man?
A. He didn’t look well.
B. He could have taken a faster bus.
C. He should care more about the environment.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Who is the speaker?
A. A TV host.
B. A radio host.
C. A professor.
18. What did the Harvard study find?
A. Fast readers get the best grades.
B. Parents’ education is important to kids’ success.
C. More books at home means success in school.
19. According to the speaker, what is the best part of reading?
A. It’s a fun activity.
B. It’s relaxing at bedtime.
C. It’s a great way to communicate.
20. When should parents start to read to their kids?
A. As early as possible.
B. When their kids learn to speak.
C. As soon as their kids can hold a book.
第二部分语言知识应用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。

21. —It was announced that another student in our school had won first prize for China High
School Chemistry Olympiad.
—Oh, really? . He must have put a lot of work into it.
A. That sounds fine
B. That’s quite something
C. That’s a good point
D. Get a move on
22. —Oh, my God! Our teacher is so mean!
—Calm down, my friend. Even though she is tough sometimes, she be nice if you really work hard.
A. must
B. should
C. can
D. shall
23. Investments to lower pollution levels pay off due to lower disease rates and, lower
healthcare costs.
A. however
B. though
C. therefore
D. otherwise
24. The fact is that everyone has to grow up and mature, come some growing pains.
A. with which
B. when
C. that
D. what
25. International football matches don’t always better understanding between countries.
A. stand for
B. compensate for
C. make for
D. account for
26. Don’t take it for granted that parents should show their unconditional love to you. You should
also try to understand them and be to their feelings.
A. particular
B. optimistic
C. impressive
D. sensitive
27. Low-carbon emission and energy conservation must be given , whatever job you are doing.
A. privilege
B. principle
C. priority
D. prejudice
28. I apologize if my son ______ you, but I am sure that he didn’t mean to.
A. hurts
B. hurt
C. has hurt
D. had hurt
29. What impressed me most was that in New Zealand the sky was always clear blue ____ our
heads.
A. from
B. on
C. beyond
D. over
30. — What do you think of the price of these computers?
— They are at least equal in price to, if not cheaper than, ____at the other companies．
A. it
B. ones
C. that
D. the ones
31. The boy didn’t come to ____ life and the method to start his breathing ended up as ____
failure.
A. /; the
B. the; /
C. a; a
D. /; a
32. ________ different life today is ________ what it was 20 years ago!
A. How; from
B. What a; from
C. What; from
D. How; than
33． a man’s age, he can reduce it several years by wearing a confident smile．A．Whichever B．Whatever C．Whenever D．However
34. I ____ a cake when the light went out. I had to finish it tomorrow.
A. had made
B. am making
C. made
D. was making
35. The poor child stood there, and __________ what to do, turned to his father for help.
A. not knowing
B. not knew
C. not to know
D. not know
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中选出最佳选项。

All houses should have a kitchen window. At least，for me，there is a lot to see in the view
from my kitchen window.
It was a spring day，and I was washing the dishes when I happened to 36 of the kitchen window into the backyard. My husband，Mike，was out cultivating the garden with a 37 . Our son，Jeremy，who was four years old at the time was right 38 him. Mike was moving the plough very 39 in order to do a good job of breaking up the soil for 40 . My son was just inches behind my husband and each time Mike took a step，Jeremy took a step. He would carefully put his own small 41 in the huge footmark 42 from my husband’s boot. He took a 43 with his right foot and then his left and then he would wait 44 for when it would be time to take the next step. Although Jeremy didn’t know it，his father had been 45 over him all the time，even when he stumbled(绊) and 46 . That view from my kitchen window has 47 in my mind until this day. In one way it is a 48 of the need of a child for a father’s good example.
It is also an illustration for all of us. How many times I have walked ahead of my father，49 to find dry and hard ground that I couldn’t 50 because it hadn’t been ploughed yet. I got into 51 because I didn’t wait for my father to go before me and 52 the way.
At other times，I became 53 of waiting for the next step and began looking around at all the rocks of the world that led me to 54 my road. Like Jere my，all I needed was to turn around and 55 my eyes on my father who had also been watching over me all the time.
36. A. turn out B. make out C. carry out D. look out
37. A. stick B. tractor C. plough D. cow
38. A. behind B. beside C. before D. above
39. A. quickly B. slowly C. eagerly D. simply
40. A. planting B. growing C. harvesting D. watering
41. A. hand B. foot C. body D. head
42. A. hit B. provided C. built D. made
43. A. walk B. rest C. step D. chance
44. A. patiently B. unpleasantly C. angrily D. honestly
45. A. staring B. glancing C. spying D. watching
46. A. sat B. fell C. cried D. shouted
47. A. entered B. pressed C. stopped D. remained
48. A. picture B. look C. play D. model
49. A. usually B. only C. generally D. surprisingly
50. A. try B. change C. stand D. manage
51. A. result B. conclusion C. trouble D. experience
52. A. quit B. protect C. prepare D. point
53. A. afraid B. separated C. worried D. tired
54. A. find B. miss C. prevent D. continue
55. A. spread B. draw C. fix D. put
第三部分阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A.B.C.D）中，选出最佳选项。

A
BBC London Tributes(敬意) continue to be paid at home and abroad to Margaret Thatcher after her death at the age of 87. David Cameron, the present Prime Minister, said she had been a "great Briton" while US President Obama called her a "great champion of freedom and liberty". Her funeral is expected to be held next week. Thatcher, Britain's first female premier, was in power from 1979 to 1990 and won three successive general elections. She died "peacefully"
after suffering a stroke on April 8th 2013. She will not have a state funeral but will be accorded the same status as Princess Diana and the Queen Mother. The Union Jack above Number 10 Downing Street has been lowered to half-mast to pay tributes.
“In an era in which politicians are all too often greeted with indifference, i t is easy to forget that Britain was once led by a woman who inspired passion.” says Nick Robinson, a well-known BBC political editor.
After cutting short a trip to Europe to return to London, Cameron described Thatcher as "the patriot prime minister" and "greatest peacetime" leader. While acknowledging that she had "divided opinion", Cameron said she had "taken a country that was on its knees and made it stand tall again." "Thatcher loved this country and served it with all she had," he added. Her other successors in No 10--- Sir John Major, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown --- paid tribute to her strength of character and political purpose while Labour leader Ed Miliband said Thatcher had been a "unique figure" who "reshaped the politics of a whole generation."
But critics and her opponents questioned the economic and social impact of her policies, ex-Labour leader Lord Kinnock saying her economic policies had been a "disaster for Britain" at the time. Among international reaction, Obama said "America has lost a true friend" while German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would "never forget her part in overcoming the division of Europe".
Nick Robinson said Thatcher, who had suffered poor health for several years, would always be a divisive politician but one who inspired "passion" among her critics and supporters.
She was in power when the UK won a war following Argentina's invasion of the Falkland Islands in 1982,but during her later years in office, she was increasingly at odds with other senior figures in the Conservative Party.
56. Which of the following is NOT wrong according to the news?
A. Thatcher was a member of the Labour Party.
B. There was a war between England and Argentina when Thatcher retired.
C. All the people don’t sing high praise for Thatcher’ contribution to England.
D. Thatcher ruled England for no more than a decade.
57. How many Prime Ministers have come into power up till now after her retirement?
A. Four
B. Three
C. Two
D. Six
58. Which of the following h as the closest meaning to the underlined word “successive” in
Paragraph One?
A. successful
B. competitive
C. wonderful
D. continuous
59. According to the news, we can infer that the Union Jack is _________.
A. the national flag of England
B. a very powerful and important politician
C. a working place for the Prime Minister
D. a person who works for the Number 10 Downing Street
60. Which of the following can be used as the title of the news?
A. Thatcher’ Contributions to Her Hom eland
B. The First Prime Minster of England
C. Tributes Paid At Home and Abroad
D. A Successful British Woman
B
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Tonight’s TV Hot List：Sunday January 27，2013
Grammy Awards
Beyonce and Taylor Swift are ready to take home a lot of hardware tonight as they lead all artists with ten and eight nominations．The ladies also perform，along with fellow Album of the Year nominees the Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga and the Dave Matthews Band．In addition，Bon Jovi，Green Day，Lady Antebellum，Maxwell, Pink and Zac Brown Band will also take the stage．But perhaps the most expected moment is the Michael Jackson tribute(吊唁礼物)，which features the 3—D mini-movie “Earth Song” and will be highlighted by performers Celine Dion，Jennifer Hudson，Smokey Robinson, Carrie Underwood and Usher．
Maurer
A mysterious company named Sabre, headed by an attractive，stubborn CEO(Kathy Bates)，appears out of nowhere and buys out(买断股份) Dunder Mifflin. As Michael is unwilling to follow Sabre’s new p olicies, Andy and Erin write a welcome song to greet the company．Meanwhile，Pam and Jim hope to get accepted into a desired local day-care center．Surviving Survivor
It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years since the first season of Survivor．But tonight ten of the game’s most iconic players，including previous winners Richard Hatch，Parvati Shallow and Tom Westman，discuss the series in detail and provide insights into how the game is actually played and the impact it’s had on their lives.
Private Practice
So M aya’s pregnant and wants to have the baby. What to do now? Dink(Stephen Lunsford)，the boy who did his part to get her into this mess，has a solution：he wants to marry her．You can imagine how Sam and Naomi will feel about that．And if that won’t raise the his trionic level enough for you, how about this：a couple has two dying daughters，and only one can be saved．Their choice．And Brian Benben is back，so expect more Pete -Violet-Sheldon angst. 61．Edna is crazy about pop stars, so she will most likely choose _____ to enjoy．A．Grammy Awards B．Maurer C．Surviving Survivor D．Private Practice 62．From the passage, we can learn that Dunder Mifflin is ．
A．a CEO B．a company
C．an employee in the company D. a piece of office equipment 63．According to the passage, Surviving Survivor is most probably______．
A．a musical play B．a game show C．a love story D．a cultural documentary 64．“The boy who did his part to get her into this mess” in the last paragraph refers t o the boy___.
A．who helped Maya in getting a job B．who got a job from Maya
C．who made Maya pregnant D．who always got Maya into a mess 65．The above programs_______．
A．are loved by all viewers B．are on the top list for the week
C．are broadcast on the same channel D．are accessible on the same night
C
A new study suggests that early exposure to germs(细菌) strengthens the immune(免疫的)system. That means letting children get a little dirty might be good for their health later in life.
The study involved laboratory mice. It found that adult mice raised in a germ-free environment were more likely to develop allergies, asthma(气喘) and other autoimmune disorders. There are more than eighty disorders where cells that normally defend the body instead attack tissues and organs．
Richard Blumberg，who led the study，is a professor at Harvard Medical School in Boston，Massachusetts. He says，in 1989，medical researchers who sought to explain these diseases, first discovered that the increasing use of antibacterial soaps and other products, especially early in life, could weaken immune systems.
Now, Dr. Blumberg and his team have what is the first biological evidence to link early exposure to germs to stronger adult immune systems. They say this exposure could prevent the development of some autoimmune diseases.
In the adult germ-free mice, they found that inflammation(发炎)in the lungs and colon(结肠) was caused by so-called killer T cells. These normally fight infection. But they became overactive and targeted healthy tissue—an autoimmune condition seen in asthma and a disease called ulcerative colitis(溃疡性结肠炎).
Dr. Blumberg says the mice raised in a normal environment did not have the same reaction. He says their immune systems had been “educated” by early exposure to germs.
Rates of autoimmune disorders are rising worldwide, but mostly in wealthier, industrialized countries. According to Dr. Blumberg, it might be high time that people were warned to be more careful with the early use of antibiotics(抗生素) and the prescription from their doctors.
Rob Dunn is a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. He says the new study does not mean people should stop washing. “Wash your hands , but don’t do it wit h antibacterial soap. Let your kids play in a reasonable amount of dirt and get outside and get exposed to a diversity of things”, says Rob Dunn.
66. Who first found immune systems might get harmed by overly using antibacterial products?
A．A professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.
B．A professor at Harvard Medical School in Boston.
C．Medical researchers who tried to explain autoimmune disorders．
D．Medical researchers who tried to treat autoimmune disorders.
67. To keep healthy in the future, children had better _____________.
A．play in a dirty environment once in a while B．live in a germ-free environment
C．use plenty of antibacterial soaps D．stay in under developed countries 68. Why are germ-free mice easy to develop lung inflammation?
A．Because their T cell fight bacteria effectively．
B．Because their T cells attack the healthy tissues.
C．Because their lungs become abnormally active.
D．Because their lungs have weaker tissues.
69. It can be inferred from the text that _______________．
A．washing hands is no longer a good habit for children
B．antibiotics will be forbidden in children’s hospitals
C．exposure to dirt helps build children’s character
D．the abuse of antibiotics may be condemned(谴责)
70. Where does this text most probably come from?
A．A teacher’s handbook． B．A story book．C．A science magazine． D．A travel journal．
D
Looking for a new weight loss plan? Try living on top of a mountain. Mountain air contains less oxygen than air at lower altitudes, so breathing it causes the heart to beat faster and the body to burn more energy. A handful of studies have found that athletes training at high altitudes tend to lose weight. Doctor Florian Lippl of the University Hospital of Ludwig-Maximilians-university Munich wondered how the mountain air would affect overweight individuals if they weren't doing any more physical activity than usual.
Lippl and his colleagues invited 20 overweight men to an environmental research station about 300 meters below the summit of Zugspitze, a mountain around 2,970 meters near the Austrian border. They were allowed to eat as much as they liked. The men also gave blood so that researchers could test for hormones linked to appetite and fatness. At the end of the week, the men, whose mean weight starting out was 105kg, had lost on average about l5kg. The men's blood pressure also dropped, which the researchers believed was due to weight lost.
Exactly what caused the weight loss is uncertain. Loss of appetite is common at higher altitudes, and indeed the men ate significantly less than usual—about 700 calories fewer per day. Lippl also notes that because their consumption was being recorded, they may have been more self-conscious about what they ate. Regardless, eating less accounts for just l kg of the l5 kg lost, says Lippl. He thinks the increased metabolic（新陈代谢的）rate, which was measured, also contributed to weight loss but cannot separate the different effects with the given data.
Appetite loss at high altitudes could certainly be key, notes Damian Bailey, a physiologist at the University of Glamorgan, UK, who recently lost 11 kg during a 3-month expedition to the Andes in Chile.
Unfortunately, for the average person there is no treatment that can resemble living at high altitude, says Lippl. The only alternative is hypobaric chamber, which exposes subjects to low oxygen and isn’t practical as a treatment. He says, half- jokingly, “If fat people plan their holidays, they might not go to the sea, but maybe to the mountain.”
71. What contributes the most to one’s heart rates according to the first paragrap h?
A. our bodyweight
B. the amount of oxygen provided
C. the rates of our breathing
D. the consumption of energy
72. Hormones are tested in the research because they can affect .
A. one’s bodyweight
B. one’s blood pressure
C. one’s way of living
D. one’s metabolic rate
73. What was found about the 20 overweight men in the process of the research?
A. They controlled what to eat self-consciously．
B. They lost appetite because of lack of physical activity.
C. They took in much fewer calories than usual.
D. They were provided with a healthier diet than before.
74. Why does Damian Bailey agree with the idea of appetite loss at high altitudes?
A. He lost much weight in the high altitude Andes.
B. He found no other reasons for his loss of weight in the Andes.
C. He researched the related subject in the Andes.
D. He experimented with the new weight loss plan in the mountain of Zugspitze.
75. In what manner does Lippl talk about the way of losing weight by spending holidays on
mountains?
A. casual
B. inaccurate
C. uncertain
D. confident
第二卷（非选择题满分35分）
第四部分书面表达（共两节，满分35分）
第一节阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到题后的横线上(请注意问题后的词数要求)。

[1] He skips classes and talks back to teachers but he’s still smart and talented—this is the type 24-year-old Jaki Tan played in the movie Mark of Youth(全城高考), and it has won him raging popularity among teenagers. The movie tells the story of four Senior 3 students in the days leading up to the College Entrance Examination. Tan starred as Qin Peng, who is mischievous but outstanding at music and writing.
[2] “Tan brings alive this type of student who seems to exist in every class, an d he makes the character so lovely,” said his fan. Just like how his big-screen character works harder on the basketball court than in the classroom, the 2010 Happy Boys fourth-place winner was not a typical good student. But when it came to music, he had passion and fresh ideas.
[3] After finishing his Senior 1 year in Shenzhen, Tan went to study in Canada. At 15, he picked up the guitar by accident when a friend invited him to learn the instrument with him. His friend __________ halfway, but Tan persisted. Throughout high school, he wrote folk songs inspired by his life experiences and performed them for students from around the world. In one song, Tan thanked his school for all the things he didn’t like about it, such as required uniforms, rules against skipping classes and how teahcers made him write letters to his family about his mistakes. “Growth comes with conflicts,” he once said in an interview with Hunan TV.
[4] “For his listeners, Tan’s lyrics and melodies always bring them back to their happy mem ories of hot summers and carefree youth,” Happy 8 commented. As a student at University of Toronto, Tan often performed his songs in bars or on busy streets. While many people might be too shy to perform in the street, Tan believes that experience helped build up his confidence. “Don’t be afraid of losing face. It’s always better to lose face while you are learning than to lose face for life by not improving yourself,” he told Sohu Entertainment, calling this his personal motto.
76. What’s the main idea of this passage? (no more than 6 words)
_______________________________________________________________________
77. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words. (no more than 3 words)
His friend _______________ halfway, but Tan persisted.
78. In Jaki T an’s opinion, what does he benefit from performing in the street? (no more than 4 words)
_______________________________________________________________________
79. List at least two things that Jaki Tan hated when he was in high school. (no more than 16 words)
_______________________________________________________________________ 80. What does the word “them” (Line 1, Paragraph 4 ) probably refer to? (no more than 2 words)
_______________________________________________________________________
第二节写作（25分）
“贫困对于儿童是最好的教科书”，但是有些家长的心情十分的矛盾。

一方面，家长们想为孩子们创造舒适的生活和学习环境。

另一方面，又怕如此娇生惯养，孩子被宠坏，缺乏好
素质，将来没出息。

要求：
1.请以“Hard life is good for children”为题，讲述“吃苦”的好处，给出一些建议，帮助家长消除疑虑。

2.词数：120左右（不包括已给出的短文开头）
Hard life is good for children
Nowadays, quite a lot of parents are in a dilemma. On one hand,
江西省重点中学盟校2013届高三第二次联考英语试卷
参考答案
听力
1—5 ACACA 6—10 BAACC 11—15 ABACC 16—20 ABCCA
单选
21-25 BCCAC 26-30 DCCDD 31-35 DABDA
完形填空
36-40 DCABA 41-45 BDCAD46-50 BDABD51-55 CCDBC
阅读理解
56-60 CADAC 61-65 ABBCD 66-70 CABDC 71-75 BACAA
阅读表达
76. Growth comes with conflicts. / Jaki Tan, a music talent. / The growth/experience of Jaki Tan. （Key words: growth /experience /talent /Jaki Tan）
77. gave up
78. Building up his confidence.
79. Required uni forms; rules against skipping classes; teahcers’ making him write letters to his
family about his mistakes. (选择其中两项)
80. His listeners
写作
One Possible Version:
Nowadays, quite a lot of parents are in a dilemma. On one hand, they want to provide comfortable living and learning conditions for their children. On the other hand, what worries them is that too cozy conditions might lead to spoiled children without good qualities like perseverance, determination, and so on.
I firmly believe that hard life is good for children. Children from poor families are usually independent and have a strong will. Hard life makes them understand that their future lies in their own hands. They are grateful to whatever is given to them by their parents. They seldom complain because they know complaints can only result in disappointment. Therefore, most of them are determined to change their present situation through hard work.
With the fast development of China's economy, people's living standards are greatly improved. However, I strongly recommend that parents should create chances for children to experience hard life, thus letting them realize the importance of valuing the present life and make good use of every minute to be prepared for the future.
附：听力材料M: Man W: Woman
Text 1
M: I think I’ll have ice cream for dessert. What would you like to have?
W: The chocolate cake looks delicious to me. But I want to lose weight.
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W: Do you have any plans for this weekend, John?
M: I’m actually supposed to go out of town with my parents. It’s my dad’s birthday, and they
invited my sister and I to go skiing with them.
W: Oh, that sounds nice! I was going to ask you if you wanted to go to the movies with me.
M: How about next weekend?
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M: Josie, would you mind helping me paint my bedroom tomorrow? My brother was going to help me, but he broke his arm yesterday. I will make you lunch... what do you say?
W: Of course I will help you, Oliver. I am sorry to hear about your brother’s arm. I hope he feels better soon.
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M: How do you figure out the fare?
W: Well, the first five kilometers are $5, and every extra kilometer costs you $3.
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W: Do you have any experience doing this kind of work, Mr. Jacobs?
M: I’m afraid I don’t, madam, but I’ve always been inte rested in this type of work. And I have a lot of other experience, as you can see from my résumé.
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M: Hello, madam. What can I do for you?
W: My feet hurt. I think I need some new shoes.
M: What size do you wear?
W: The last time I bought new shoes was about a year ago, and at that time, I was a 7.
M: Well, once you get to be in your twenties, your feet stop growing, so you are probably still a 7. But let’s measure them just in case.
W: OK… so, what does it say?
M: Well, it looks like you’re an 8. No wonder your feet have been hurting you. You’ve been wearing shoes that are one size too small!
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W: Whew! Thanks for stopping. Sometimes it can be impossible to get a cab in the rain.
M: No worries. Where to?
W: I’m going to Fifth Avenue and East 22nd Street. No rush at all, though.
M: Well, that’s good because it looks like we’re not going to be able to move more than a few feet per minute!
W: Well, that’s what happens when it starts to rain during rush hour. I’m one of the lucky ones. Usually, I would have an appointment around this time, but today I get to go home early!
M: That’s great, madam. I’ll try to get you home as early as possible.
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