2019届河北省武邑中学高三上学期期末考试英语试题

河北武邑中学2018-2019学年上学期高三期末考试
英语试卷
注意事项：
1．答题前，考生务必在试题卷、答题卡规定的地方填写自己的准考证号、姓名。

考生要认真核对答题卡上粘贴的条形码的“准考证号、姓名”与考生本人准考证号、姓名是否一致。

2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

3．考试结束，考生必须将答题卡交回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

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
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 does the woman want to know?
A．If the man is thirsty．B．If the man likes Beyonce．C．If the man has heard some new music．2．What does the man probably want the woman to do?
A．Fix his pants．B．Give him his money back．C．Give him a new pair of pants for flee．
3. Who might Shelly be?
A．The man’s wife．B．The girl’s sister．C．A babysitter．
4．How does the woman probably feel in the beginning?
A．Confused．B．Satisfied．C．Disappointed．
5．What does the man mean?
A．The next dish will be really special．B．The baked potatoes are his best dish．
C．He’11 make something even better next time．
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独自后有几个小题，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。

听每段对话或独自前，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。

6．How long does the woman usually study the night before a test?
A．About an hour．B．About two hours．C．About three hours．
7．What will the man do next?
A．Talk to the teacher．B．Study with the woman．C．Take a test．
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8．According to the conversation，what does Google want to do?
A．Replace all drivers with computers．B．Research sleep patterns．C．Make trucking more efficient．9．What does the woman suggest about trucks?
A．Human drivers react quicker than machines．
B．Many jobs might disappear with self-driving trucks．
C．Many accidents involve regular trucks．
10．How does the man feel about self-driving trucks?
A．He’s a 1ittle scared by them．B．He’s excited by their speed．C．He thinks they’re safer．听第8段材料。

回答第11至13题。

11．Who created the new products?
A．Health box．B．Under Armor C．UA Record．
12．What does the woman think of the products?
A．She’s not very impressed by them．B．She thinks they’re worth the mone y．
C．They sound new and different．
13．What does the man like most about the products?
A．They can measure your body fat．B．Your heart rate can be tracked．
C．You can set goals and measure your progress．
听第9段材料。

回答第14至16题。

14．What is the woman’s advice?
A．Studying harder B．Just being honest．C．Choosing a career early．
15．What might t11e man write his essay about?
A．What he wants to major in．B．His unknown future．C．His high school experience．16．Who might Mrs．Watson be?
A．The man’s drama teacher．B．The man’s math teacher．C．The man’s English teacher．听第10段材料。

回答第17至20题。

17．Who is Fran Smith?
A．A weather reporter．B．A news host．C．A finance expert．
18．When will the rain stop completely?
A．By Thursday afternoon．B．By Wednesday evening．C．By tonight．
19．What will the weather be like next week?
A．Dry．B．Rainy．C．Foggy．
20．What time of year is it?
A．Spring．B．Summer．C．Fall．
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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A
Eco-friendly Vauban, lied in the southwest part of Germany, has everything－tree-lined streets, perfect houses－but it’s missing one urban feature of the last 100 years or so: the car. And Vauban residents(居民) don’t mind one bit. Vauban doesn’t ban cars entirely. Rather, it just tries to reduce the use of cars by creating “parking-free” and “car-free” living. In Vauban, parking spots are a no-no private property(私人财产). Cars can only be parked in public parking lots, so living without a car saves residents the cost of parking in the public lot. Cars also are prevented from using certain roads and must stick to strict speed limits. With these limitations, fewer than 20 percent of residents own cars. Without cars, bikes are almost religion in this small town. Kids pick them up even before they can ride one. Vauban is about much more than just using two wheels instead of four. In Vauban , residents ride bikes and even receive money from the electric company for selling electricity back to the power grid (电网系统). It’s an environmentally-friendly city of the future, with organically grown food, renewable energy, and carbon-neutral homes. And now, with a population of 5,500, it’s attracting attention from around the world. Can an eco-friendly city like Vauban be a model for Americans to stop their over-reliance on the cars?
Sometimes when I watch a news report what’s in the back of my mind is what isn’t being reported or stressed. While this eco-friendly city is inspiring in that it shows residents getting exercise and fresh air through the majority use of bicycles, as well as good old fashioned walking, common sense would tell you that even for a place like Vauban, Germany, it owes its existence to the cars.
Do you think that bicycles were able to transport all the construction materials that were needed to build and maintain the eco-friendly homes and businesses in Vauban? It took cars to help build this utopia. It’s one of the paradoxes of life that sometimes in order to get away from relying on something like the car, you actually have to
rely on that very thing at the beginning and into the foreseeable future to some degree.
I myself haven’t owned a car for more than 14 years, and mostly get around town running, walk ing, or using public transportation. There are times I wish I had one, since it would make many things easier, but overall I’m glad not to have to deal with the headaches of owning a car, which caused me to get rid of it in the first place. And all the walking and running has helped to keep me fit and healthy.
To get even close to being like eco-friendly Vauban, Americans will need to absolutely change the way they live. Commuting( 乘车上下班) patterns will have to change, public transportation will have to be invested in, and so on. And though ending our love affair with the car will be impossible during my lifetime, we may at least start to see more Vauban-like areas in the USA.
We can hope that Americans will consider using their feet more to get around, cutting down on pollution , and giving themselves some more exercise.
21. Why don’t over 80% of the residents in Vauban own car?
A. The streets there are very narrow
B. There are many limitations on the use of cars.
C. The government limits the number of cars.
D. Most cars belong to their public property
22. The underlined word “paradoxes” in Paragraph 3 probably means_____.
A. opposite things
B. big shortcomings
C. great strengths
D. firm bases
23. How does the writer feel of not owning a car?
A. Curious
B. Proud
C. Grateful
D. Regretful
B
Augustus Saint-Gaudens and his family immigrated to New York, America, from Dublin, Ireland, in 1848 when he was just six months old. As he grew up, Augustus liked racing his friends around the block, buying candies at the store, especially drawing—drawing pictures of the shoemakers at his father's shoe shop. At the age of 13, his father told him it was time to go to work. Augustus replied, "I should like it if I could do something which would help me to be an artist. " He began as an apprentice to a cameo cutter out of stone and shell, and carved cameos of people, lions, and even the head of Hercules from Greek mythology, when the Civil War had just begun.
At 19, with his earnings and his parents' support, he travelled to Paris and Rome for further training and artistic study. Before he left, he drew a portrait of his mother in pencil and sculpted a small bust(半身像) of his father out of clay. Then, 22-year-old Augustus opened an art studio in Rome and worked on his first life-sized sculpture, called Hiawatha. An art patron was impressed with this sculpture and promised to help Augustus "until your genius and labors shall have met with the reward to which I feel they are entitled".
In 1876, Augustus was chosen to design a monument to the Civil War hero Admiral David Farragut of the U. S. Navy. Completed five years later, when he was 33, his first major sculpture for the U. S. was unveiled at Madison Square in New York City, the sculptor's boyhood home. One art critic called it "the best monument of the kind the city has to show". Then the giant Standing Lincoln in Lincoln Park, Chicago in a setting by architect White, 1884-1887, was considered the finest portrait statue in the U. S.
However, in 1900, aged 52, his doctors told him he had cancer. Even though he was often ill, he continued to work at his home and studio in Cornish, New Hampshire.
In 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt requested that Augustus redesign American coins—to convey the strength of the nation. Augustus made lifelike pencil sketches of his coin designs. Yet, Augustus died in August 1907, two months before his l0-dollar and 20-dollar gold coins were issued. Augustus Saint-Gaudens had fulfilled his dream-and more! He was one of the greatest American sculptors not only of his day but also of all time.
24. What did Augustus like doing as a child?
A. He enjoyed selling candies at the store.
B. He enjoyed chasing after his friends at school.
C. He liked drawing pictures of his father's workers.
D. He liked going to work as a shoemaker in his father's shop.
25. How did Augustus become a sculptor?
A. He received sponsorship from an art critic.
B. He sculpted a small bust of his parents out of clay.
C. He opened an art studio in Rome and worked on Hiawatha.
D. He learned hard as an apprentice and carved many nice works.
26.When did Roosevelt request Augustus to redesign American coins?
A. At his age of 33.
B. At his age of 57.
C. At his age of 52.
D. At his age of 59.
27. What is the text mainly about?
A. The history of the Civil War.
B. The remarkable sculptor's life.
C. The comments on Augustus' works.
D. The outstanding sculptor's masterpieces.
C
Humans and many other mammals have unusually efficient internal temperature regulating systems that automatically maintain stable core body temperatures in cold winters and warm summers. In addition, people have developed cultural patterns and technologies that help them adjust to extremes of temperature and humidity (湿度).
In very cold climates, there is a constant danger of developing hypothermia (低体温), which is a
life-threatening drop in core body temperature to below normal levels. The normal temperature for humans is about 37.0°C. However, differences in persons and even the time of day can cause it to be as much as 6°C higher or lower in healthy individuals. It is also normal for core body temperature to be lower in elderly people. Hypothermia begins to occur when the core body temperature drops to 34.4°C. Below 29.4°C, the body cools more rapidly because its natural temperature regulating system usually fails. The rapid decline in core body temperature is likely to result in death. However, there have been rare cases in which people have been saved after their temperatures had dropped to 13.9-15.6°C. This happened in 1999 to a Swedish woman who was trapped under an ice sheet in freezing water for 80 minutes. She was found unconscious, not breathing, and her heart had stopped beating, yet she was eventually saved despite the fact that her temperature had dropped to 13.7°C.
In extremely hot climates or as a result of uncontrollable infections, core body temperatures can rise to equally dangerous levels. This is hyperthermia. Life-threatening hyperthermia typically starts in humans when their temperatures rise to 40.6-41.7°C. Only a few days at this extraordinarily high temperature level is likely to result in the worsening of internal organs and death.
28. Why can humans keep stable body temperatures in different seasons?
A. Because their bodies are unusually efficient.
B. Because they experience different climates.
C. Because they can adjust to cultural patterns and technologies.
D. Because they have internal temperature regulating systems.
29. What does Paragraph 2 mainly discuss?
A. The dangerous effects of hypothermia.
B. The change of body temperature.
C. The survival of the Swedish woman.
D. The regulating systems of natural temperature.
30. People are unlikely to survive under the body temperature.
A. higher than 34.4°C
B. lower than 29.4°C
C. between 40.6-41.7°C
D. between 34.4-37°C
31. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Surviving in an ice trap
B. Getting to know hypothermia
C. Adapting to climate extremes
D. Changing core body temperature
D
No one likes to make mistakes. But a new study says organizations learn more from their failures than from their successes, and keep that knowledge longer.
One of the researchers was Vinit Desai, an assistant professor at the University of Colorado Denver Business School. He worked with Peter Madsen from the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University in
Utah.
They did not find much long-term "organizational learning" from success. It is possible, they say. But Professor Desai says they found that knowledge gained from failure lasts for years. He says organizations should treat failures as a learning opportunity and not try to ignore them.
The study looked at companies and organizations that launch satellites and other space vehicles. Professor Desai compared two shuttle flights. In two thousand two, a piece of insulating (隔热的) material broke off during launch and damaged a rocket on the Atlantis. Still the flight was considered a success. Then in early two thousand three, a piece of insulation struck the Columbia during launch. This time, the shuttle broke apart on re-entry and the seven crew members died. NASA officials suspended all flights and an investigation led to suggested changes.
Professor Desai says the search for solutions after a failure can make leaders more open-minded. He points to air-lines as an example of an industry that has learned from failures in the past. He advises organizations to look for useful information in small failures and failures they avoided. He also urges leaders to encourage the open sharing of information. The study appeared in the Academy of management Journal.
The mistakes we learn from do not have to be our own. We recently asked people on our Facebook page to tell us a time they had done something really silly. Fabricio Cmino wrote: Not long ago I wanted to watch TV, but it wouldn't turn on, so I did everything I could to start it. Thirty minutes later my mum showed up and, passing by, said to me "Did you try plugging it?" "I'm just dusting, Mum!" So she wou ldn’t notice how dumb I am sometimes!
Bruno Kanieski da Silva told about a time he looked everywhere for his key. It was in his pocket. He wrote: I always promise I will never do it again, but after a few weeks, where is my wallet? For sure it will be in a very logical place.
32. What we get from failure differs from that from success in that_____________.
A. what we learn from failure is more powerful
B. what we learn from success does no good to us
C. the knowledge gained from failure is important
D. the knowledge gained from failure lasts longer
33. From the passage, we can infer that___________.
A. the insulating material problem in 2002 didn't arouse enough attention
B. there were no astronauts on Columbia
C. in spite of the problem, Atlantis was considered a success
D. Columbia exploded during its launch time
34. The writer gives the last two paragraphs to show that___________.
A. many people make mistakes in the world
B. mistakes were a very embarrassing thing when found by others
C. we can also d raw a lesson from others’ mistakes
D. making mistakes was a necessity
35. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Only organizations can learn from mistakes.
B. Failure may result from faults that have been ignored.
C. Lessons from the shuttle flights are more important.
D. Leaders often lack an open mind and seldom share information.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从段问候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 wondered how the trainers at Sea World get the 19,000-pound whale to jump 22 feet out of water and perform tricks? They get that whale to go over a rope farther out of the water than most of us can imagine. 36 .
So how do the trainers at Sea World do it? The first thing they do is reinforce(强化) the behavior that they want repeated --- in this case, to get the whale to go over the rope. 37 , in a position where the whale can’t help but do what’s expected of it.Every time the whale goes over the rope, it’s given positive reinforcement and gets fed with fish. But what happened when the whale goes under the rope? Nothing —no criticism, no warning and no feedback. 38 .
Positive reinforcement is the key of that simple principle that produces such splendid results. And as the whale begins to go over the rope more often than under, the trainers begin to raise the rope. It must be raised slowly enough so that the whale doesn’t starve.
39 . Make a big deal out of the good and little stuff that we want consistently. Secondly, under-criticize. People know they need help when they mess up. 40 , people will not forget the event and usually will not repeat it.
So we need to set up the circumstances so that people can’t fail. Over-celebrate, under-criticize…and know how far to raise the rope.
A. This is a great challenge
B. And the whale stays right where it is
C. If we figure out a way to motivate the whale
D. They start with the rope below the surface of the water
E.If we under-criticize, punish and discipline less than expected
F. Whales are taught that their negative behavior won’t be acknowledged
G. The simple lesson to be learned from the whale trainers is to over-celebrate
第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节完形填空(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A、B、C和D四个选项中，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。

There was a businessman who was deep in debt and could see no way out.
He sat on the park bench, head in hands, 41 if anything could save his company from bankruptcy(破产).Suddenly an old man appeared before him. “I can see that something is 42 you,” he said.
After listening to the businessman’s troubles, the old man said, “I believe I can help you.”
He asked the man his name, wrote out a 43 , and pushed it into his hand saying, “Take this money. Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can pay me back at that time.”
Then he turned and disappeared as 44 as he had come.
The businessman saw in his hand a check for $500,000, 45 by John D. Rockefeller, then one of the richest men in the world!
“I can 46 my money worries in an instant!” he realized. But 47 , he decided to put the uncashed check in his safe. Just knowing it was there might give him the 48 to work out a way to save his business, he thought.
With renewed 49 , he negotiated better deals. Within a few months, he was out of debt and making money once again.
Exactly one year later, he returned to the 50 with the uncashed check. At the 51 time, the old man appeared. But just as the businessman was about to 52 the check and share his success story, a 53 came running up and grabbed the old man.
“I’m so delighted I 54 him!” she cried. “I hope he hasn’t been bothering you. He’s 55 escaping from the rest home and telling people he’s John D. Rockefeller.”
And she led the old man away 56 the arm.
The businessman just stood there, 57 . All year long he’d been buying and selling, 58 he had half a million dollars behind him.
Suddenly, he realized that it wasn’t the money, real or 59, that had turned his life around. It was his 60 self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.
41. A. wondering B. suspecting C. estimating D. hesitating
42. A. attacking B. disturbing C. interrupting D. amusing
43. A. number B. note C. letter D. check
44. A. calmly B. quietly C. quickly D. proudly
45. A. signed B. handed C. drawn D. deposited
46. A. lose B. remove C. face D. ignore
47. A. instead B. therefore C. rather D. meanwhile
48. A. weakness B. belief C. urge D. strength
49. A. creativity B. permission C. optimism D. curiosity
50. A. hospital B. company C. street D. park
51. A. advanced B. appointed C. announced D. delayed
52. A. hand back B. give out C. put out D. turn over
53. A. policeman B. banker C. nurse D. guard
54. A. beat B. cheated C. pushed D. caught
55. A. never B. seldom C. always D. occasionally
56. A. on B. in C. by D. at
57. A. exhausted B. astonished C. disappointed D. excited
58. A. convinced B. informed C. reminded D. warned
59. A. created B. imagined C. discovered D. donated
60. A. long-lost B. non-existent C. ever-lasting D. newly-found
第II卷（非选择题共50分）
第二节语法填空（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（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

I was traveling in a small place in New York. That place had no taxi for a short ___61___(distant). One had to take a rickshaw(人力车).
I called out for an old man in the waiting line. Before I got on the rickshaw, I ___62___(automatic) asked how much he would charge to take me across to the Mall. I ___63___(tell) "10 dollars". Then I started bargaining. He just gave a hard smile and said, "Whatever you feel like, please give me. It is not necessary64(bargain) on this small amount."
I was a bit ashamed at myself and kept quiet while he continued, "65(like) those taxis, my vehicle does not run on petrol or diesel(柴油) or even gas;66runs on my sweat. So please give it to me67a smile, for the money has to feed so many___68(hunger) mouths at home."
When we reached the Mall, I gave him the money and the smile69requested and added a gentle pat on his back. He smiled back as if to give me a receipt and I would preserve his smile for70long time.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小题l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；
1.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

2.Dear Jim,
I am writing tell you more about the new form of bike-sharing mentioning in your latest letter. It’s very
much convenient to use if you have a smartphone. That you need is to find the nearest Mobike through the APP. Then you scan the QR code on the bike, but enjoy your trip. Compared with other form of bike-sharing, the greatest advantage of Mobike is that you can easily found one and will never worry about where to park it. It is becoming the new trend as a means of transportation. It relieves the traffic pressure and does better to the environment as well.
Hope to ride a Mobike with yourself in China.
Yours, Li Hua 第二节书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华, 你的笔友Tom想来中国旅游, 体验中国高铁, 请根据以下内容回一封电子邮件。

1、对于他此行表示欢迎。

2、鉴于中国地域辽阔、人口众多的特点, 简单介绍高铁在中国大城市的施建以及其相比较其它交通方式所
点的优势。

参考词汇：高铁ERH或high-speed train.
注意：1、词数100左右；
2、可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

Dear Tom,
______________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________
Faithfully yours,
Li Hua
英语试卷参考答案及评分标准
第一部分：
1-5 CBCAA 6-10 BACCA 11-15 BACBB 16-20 CBAAC
第二部分：
第一节：21-23 BAC 24-27 CDBB28-31DABC 32-35 DACB
第二节：36-40 ADFGE
第三部分：
41-45 .ABDCA 46-50 .BADCD 51-55 .BACDC 56-60. CBABD
语法填空：
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第一节：
Last Saturday I had a trip to a new opened park called Grangfulin Relics Park. When I got there I
newly
found the environment was perfect and that there was various birds flying around. That attracted me
were What
most was the strange building. It looked like a flooding house, the roof of which was above the water,
a flooded
and indeed it’s“body” was under the water. People could get there by going down the stair. In the
its stairs
building there was an exhibition which was very much great, for there were plenty ∧architectural
of
models and exhibits.
In a word, this park is a place worth visited again.
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书面表达
Dear Tom,
Welcome to China! You can’t imagine how delighted I feel when I know that you are traveling in China on
CRH. I’m honored to have the chance to introduce CRH to you.
As you know, China is developing in a “high-speed”, CRH has developed rapidly these years due to Chinese vast area and large population.In many cities CRH stations are much closer to our living area, which makes it more convenient to transport people and goods. Compared to buses and planes, people prefer CRH because of its high speed, comfort and safety. So CRH is the best means of transportation in China. It’s wise of you to choose CRH when you travel in China, and you can book a ticket online in advance.
Hope you will enjoy your trip on CRH.
Faithfully yours,
Li Hua
听力材料
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W：Have you heard the new Beyonc6 album? It’s called Lemonade．(1)
M：No，I haven’t listened to it yet．Speaking of lemonade．I could really use something to drink!
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M：I need to return this pair of pants．They have a hole in them．
W：Okay，sir．I can give you 50％off a new pair．
M：Just 50％? It’s not my fault that they have a hole．I just want a refund．(2)
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W：I need help with my homework．Dad．
M：I’m running out the door to meet your mother．Shelly should be here to help you soon．She’s staying until 9：00 tonight and also making dinner for you and your sister．(3)
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M：Are you even listening to me?Do not go in that room!
W：What are you talking about?This is my room…(4)Oh，you planned me a surprise party!You’re so silly．Thank you!
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W：Wow,I didn’t know you were such a great cook These baked potatoes are to die for!
M：I've been taking cooking lessons．And you haven’t seen anything yet．You’re going to love the main course! (5)
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M：Can you help me with this math problem?
W：Actually,I don’t know how to do it，either．You should probably just ask the teacher．
M：I thought you always got 1 00％on all your math tests
W：I usually do，but sometimes I need help．too．
M：How long do you usually study for a test?
W：About two hours the night before，(6)and then an hour or so earlier in the week．
M：I need to study more．Maybe we can study together．
W：Sure．I’d be happy to help you．
M：I'm going to ask the teacher about this problem．(7)I’11 let you know what he says．
W：Sounds good to me．
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M：Would you consider buying a self-driving car?
W：I do n’t know．I guess I’d have to research a bit more about them before making that decision
M：It will probably be a while before we are able to buy them,anyway．We might be seeing self-driving trucks on the road pretty soon，though．Google wants to change the commercial trucking industry．Right now,there are over three million truck drivers in the U．S., so adding self-driving trucks would likely take away a lot of jobs．But many drivers might stiff be able to accompany their trucks，and get a full night’s sleep in th e process．(8)
W：Truck drivers cause a lot of accidents on the freeway,(9)so I think I'd like to see self-driving trucks．It would make me．feel safer on the road．
M：Really?I think it might make me feel less safe．A human driver is much more likely to react quickly to something unexpected．(10)
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M：Have you heard of the UA Healthbox?
W：No．What’s that?
M：It was created by the company Under Armor．(11)It’s a new set of three smart devices-a wristband，a scale，and a heart—rate monitor．They all record information about you when you exercise，which is then collected in the app，UA Record．
W：I like that all of the information goes into one app．but it doesn’t sound very different from other products that are already out there．(12)
M：Check this out，though：you can touch the screen of the wristband to signal that you're starting or ending。