江苏省南通市海安县海安高级中学2020届高三英语模拟考试试题

江苏省南通市海安县海安高级中学2020届高三英语模拟考试试题第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20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分，满分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 color is the man's toothbrush?

A. Blue.

B. Green.

C. Red.

2. What is the man mostly worried about?

A. The noisy plane.

B. The safety of the airplane.

C. The service of the flight attendant.

3. How does the man feel?

A. Impatient.

B. Helpless.

C. Exhausted.

4. When does the girl have to go to bed?

A. At 8：00 p．m.

B. At 9：00 p．m.

C. At 11：00 p．m.

5. Where does the conversation take place?

A. At a fruit shop.

B. At a candy shop.

C. At the woman's house. 第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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、7题。

6. What's the relationship between the speakers?

A. Boss and employee.

B. Co-workers.

C. Classmates.

7. Why is Jane unhappy?

A. She forgot to answer some emails.

B. She talked to angry customers all morning.

C. She is usually the first one to take complaints.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. How much will the man pay in total?

A. $20.

B. $25.

C. $45.

9. How did the man get his shirt dirty?

A. By washing up.

B. By eating noodles.

C. By cooking vegetable soup.

10. When will the man get his shirt back?

A. On Sunday.

B. On Monday.

C. On Tuesday.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Schoolmates.

B. Brother and sister.

C. Teacher and student.

12. What just happened to Chad's shirt?

A. He got a tea stain on it.

B. He got blue paint on it.

C. He rolled in the grass with it.

13. What will Chad do after school?

A. Tell his mother what happened.

B. Ask Betty to explain for him.

C. Buy a new shirt.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. Where is the treehouse?

A. In Justin's yard.

B. In Stanley's yard.

C. In Miss Johnson's yard.

15. How will Justin get back to the treehouse?

A. By car.

B. By bike.

C. On foot.

16. Why is Justin in a hurry?

A. He is afraid of thunder.

B. He thinks it's going to rain.

C. He wants Mom to see the treehouse.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the speaker mainly talking about?

A. How to predict an earthquake.

B. How to survive an earthquake.

C. How to rescue people in an earthquake.

18. What do people need to get ready for an earthquake?

A. Shelters.

B. Cars.

C. Blankets.

19. What does the speaker advise people to do when an earthquake hits?

A. Drop to the ground.

B. Stay by the window.

C. Run towards the door.

20. What does the speaker warn people of at the end of the talk?

A. Trapped lifts.

B. Falling pieces.

C. Damaged bridges.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请阅读下面各题，从题中所给的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。

21. 5G has faster data transmission, lower delay and stronger mobility ________ the

conventional 4G.

A. in charge of

B. in contrast to

C. in defense of

D. in proportion to

22. Some experts believe that the students, once ________ to computer games, will

probably lose opportunities of progressing.

A. addicting

B. addicted

C. having addicted

D. being addicted

23. Our company suffered a continuous loss due to poor management. Hopefully the new

director is able to ________ our failing business.

A. take over

B. keep down

C. turn around

D. set aside

24. Unless you are content with what you have, you would not be satisfied even if it ________.

A. is doubled

B. would be doubled

C. will be doubled

D. were doubled

25. Do not sign any agreement until you _______ a lawyer or some other knowledgeable

person to read it.

A. will ask

B. have asked

C. are asking

D. will have asked

26. The Belt and Road Forum, ________ about 1000 experts have attended, focuses on

the goal of promoting common development and prosperity.

A. where

B. when

C. that

D. which

27. If you ________ yourself to something unpleasant, you calmly accept that it will happen.

A. commit

B. transfer

C. apply

D. resign

28. We can judge one’s character by ________ he treats whoever can do nothing

for him.

A. that

B. what

C. how

D. when

29. In order for the experiment to be valid, it is ________ to record the data

accurately.

A. essential

B. confidential

C. potential

D. definite

30. —Mr. Robert, I’d like to take a gap year to volunteer for a global anti-Aids campaign.

—Th at’s great, ________ you can afford the time.

A. provided that

B. in case

C. even if

D. so that

31. There have been widely differing ________ in the newspapers about the explosion

of the chemical works.

A. revisions

B. versions

C. dimensions

D. editions

32. Daniel has undertaken to keep the secret, so he won’t tell anyone even though ________.

A. asked to keep

B. to be asked

C. to ask

D. asked to

33. —Why didn’t you attend the meeting yesterday?

—Well I ________ anything about that.

A. didn't tell

B. haven't told

C. hadn't been told

D.

haven't been told

34. —Your little brother is watering the flowers! Why?

—Well, I’m not feeling very well today—otherwise I ________ it myself.

A. did

B. would be doing

C. had done

D. would have done

35. —Linda, would you like to come and taste the dishes I have cooked?

—Don’t ________. You even don’t know how to fry an egg.

A. rain cats and dogs

B. pull my leg

C. be all ears

D. be all thumbs 第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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 Colorado pair brings new meaning to the word “determination”. When one couldn’t walk and the other couldn’t see, they 36 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 37 an eye disease five years ago. Both living in Fort Collins, Colorado, the two met at an adaptive boxing class — and they soon 38 each other again at an adaptive rock-climbing class.

They immediately 39 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 40 to be carried on another person’s back, an unusual idea

41 to her.

42 his lost sight, he’d been able to scale a Himalayan peak, using poles and

43 directions from his companions.

They started small, but next month—with her vision and his 44 —they will trek to the top of a 14,000-foot mountain.

“It just seemed like common sense. He’s the legs, I’m the eyes! 45 , we’re the dream team.” said Knecht.

At the start of each hike, a friend lifts Knecht 46 a carrier on Hahn’s back. From that point on, she gives him oral directions to 47 the way.

Hahn said, “It made me so happy to help someone experience what I’ve been able to experience my whole life. The 48 part is being able to make her smile—that gives me 49 .”

In addition to this sense of purpose, the two share an understanding of how 50 it can be asking able-bodied or sighted people for assistance in everyday life. They get immeasurable 51 from being able to do this on their own.

While the two accept that others 52 what they’ve been able to do, they’re not looking for 53 —they just want others to encourage inclusive and adaptive 54 for their friends with disabilities. Don’t 55 them because you think they won’t be able to do something.

36. A. rose B. made C. teamed D. ended

37. A. contracted B. cured C. spread D. diagnosed

38. A. learned from B. ran into C. corresponded with D. separated from

39. A. handed B. argued C. got D. bonded

40. A. opportunity B. competence C. permission D. honour

41. A. happened B. stuck C. took D. occurred

42. A. On account of B. In spite of C. On top of D. In view of

43. A. spoken B. opposite C. confusing D. gesturing

44. A. optimism B. strength C. guidance D. wisdom

45. A. Hopefully B. Instead C. Together D. Similarly

46. A. over B. up C. off D. into

47. A. get B. make C. lead D. smooth

48. A. best B. mere C. initial D. last

49. A. relief B. courage C. reward D. purpose

50. A. convenient B. difficult C. ridiculous D. essential

51. A. suffering B. wealth C. satisfaction D. improvement

52. A. appreciate B. oppose C. dismiss D. advocate

53. A. criticism B. attention C. praise D. curiosity

54. A. adventures B. assessments C. behaviors D. solutions

55. A. convince B. exclude C. desert D. approach

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的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

56. The purpose of making an anemometer in this way is to _________.

A. measure the unknown speed of winds on a certain day

B. develop the producer’s creative thinking

C. know better about the working principle of an anemometer

D. develop the practical ability to make handcrafts

57. Which of the following is true according to the instruction above?

A. An anemometer made in this way can only measure gentle winds.

B. The wind speed put next to the mark can be obtained from local media.

C. The end of the strip is taped into a loop to add support to the paper strip.

D. The cardboard and paper strip are used for measuring gusts and slow winds

separately.

B

What would you do if you had invited friends to your house and they asked you for directions? Well, you could draw a map! And, if you did, you most likely would include your street and theirs, as well as the landmarks between the two. Using these places on the map as markers, your friends can then plan the best route to take.

Generally speaking, a map is an illustration of the earth’s surface, and a person who draws maps is called a cartographer. But how are maps made? In prehistoric times, hunters would sometimes draw their hunting territories on cave walls. In the millennia that followed, maps would have been painted by hand on various materials, including clay, ivory, and even the hide of an animal.

Fast forward to modern times. With the invention of such tools as compasses, telescopes, and sextants, cartographers were able to define and show distances much more accurately. Today, aerial photography, satellite images, and computer software such as Geographical Information Systems (GIS) have made mapmaking even more precise. For example, mapmakers are now able to illustrate the physical features of our earth. Using satellite images, they can create three-dimensional maps that exceptionally correct.

Do all maps show the same contents? No! There are many different types of maps. Physical maps give us views of the earth’s continents, mountains, forests, and waterways. Political maps identify countries and their boundaries. Economic maps offer information about the agricultural products or minerals found in a certain region. There are also maps that detail the climate or the population density in a particular location.

Of course, there are maps that offer details other than those connected with land masses. Nautical maps, for instance, are important tools for ship captains. They include information about the depth of the water, land formations along the coastline,

navigational dangers, harbors, and bridges. They also provide data on tides and currents, as well as the earth’s magnetic field. Aeronautical maps help airplane pilots to determine position and altitude, and assist ground controllers in airport towers with planning and deciding the best route to a particular destination. In emergency situations, aeronautical maps can help responders locate an alternative landing area.

Today, people who have no special map training can observe the world from above without having to leave their homes. Most likely, you have used software such as Google Earth or Google Maps. Thanks to satellite images, we can now easily spot the smallest details of our house and environment by using the Internet. Not everyone, however, is fond of these tools, because their easy access may lead to violations of privacy. Lawmakers around the world are presently addressing this issue.

58. The author mentions inviting friends to your house at the beginning to indicate

that ________.

A. details in maps matter more than land masses

B. maps have a significant place in our life

C. planning routes is the key to reaching destinations

D. it is necessary to get satellite images accurately

59. Which of the following maps mainly focus on details?

A. Aeronautical maps.

B. Political maps.

C. Climatic maps.

D. Economic maps.

60. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To underline the importance of drawing maps.

B. To compare prehistoric maps and modern maps.

C. To appeal to address the issue of violations of privacy.

D. To introduce the development and functions of maps.

C

I came home one day recently and, for reasons I don’t quite und erstand, my living room smelled like my grandmother’s house. Suddenly I felt as if I were 12 years old,

happy and relaxed, sitting in her kitchen. I can remember what her house looked like, though it was sold 20 years ago – her three-level plant stand, the plates lining the walls, the window over her sink –but these visual memories don’t have the power that smell does. The funny thing is, I can’t even begin to describe the odor(气味) that was so distinctively hers. The best I can do is this: “It smelled like my grandmother’s house.”

It’s a common experience, and a common linguistic(语言学的) problem. In cultures worldwide, people have powerful olfactory memories. This odor-memory link is also called “the Proust phenomenon,”after Marcel Proust’s famous description of the feelings aroused by a cake dipped in tea in “Remembrance of Things Past.”

Olfactory memories seem to be more closely bound up with emotions than are visual or auditory ones. Not all these memories are pleasant, of course, and smells can also trigger feelings of pain.

It is surprisingly hard for English-speakers to describe the odors that occasion such strong emotions, however. English possesses almost no abstract smell words that pick out links or themes among unrelated aromas(芳香).

We have plenty of these in the visual field. “Yellow,” for example, identifies a characteristic that bananas, lemons, some cars, some flowers, old book pages, and the sun all share.

But for odo rs, we don’t have many more than the vague “musty” (smells old and stale) and “musky” (smells perfumey). We usually have no choice but to say that one thing smells like another – like a banana, like garlic, like diesel fuel.

A few languages, though, do have a rich odor vocabulary. Linguist Asifa Majid has found that the Jahai, the Semaq Beri, and the Maniq, hunter-gatherer groups in Malaysia and Thailand, employ a wide range of abstract smell words and can identify aromas as easily as we can colors. The Jahai have a word, for example, that describes “the seemingly dissimilar smell of petrol, smoke, bat poop, root of wild ginger and wood of wild mango.”

Last year my cat got sprayed by a skunk(臭鼬), and the vet told me to wash its face with coffee to cover the bad smell. Until then, I had never realized that coffee,

which I find delicious, smells remarkably like skunk spray, which I do not.

Science has identified the chemicals that both share. They are called mercaptans (硫醇). But in oral English, we have no word for the underlying note that connects these two odors. If the Jahai drank coffee and encountered skunks, I bet they would.

61. The opening paragraph is mainly intended to _________.

A. express the writer’s affection for his grandmother

B. direct the readers’ attention to a linguistic problem

C. tell us the odor of the grandmother’s house stayed the same

D. prove smell has a greater power than visual memories

62. Which of the following is related to olfactory memories?

A. Forming an image in mind after seeing the word “injury”.

B. Feeling sympathetic when seeing a sick cat.

C. Dancing to the music upon hearing it played.

D. Missing fried eggs with garlic cooked by mum.

63. The example of the Jahai suggests that ___________.

A. the Jahai don’t have many words in the visual field.

B. English possesses many vague words like “musty” and “musky”.

C. the Jahai has more abstract smell words than English.

D. skunk and coffee have the same smell, but different functions.

64. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The author feels pity about the limitation of his language.

B. English has a wide range of visual and odor vocabulary.

C. Olfactory memories can bring nothing but pleasant feelings.

D. Cultures worldwide always collide with each other.

D

A few weeks ago, a 71-year-old man pulled his car to the roadside in Northwest Portland and stopped. He rolled down the window, turned off the engine and stared at a house.

The place, distinguished by three gables, is partially hidden by hedges and trees. Most people who pass by would never notice it. And if they did give it a glance, they’d probably think it’s a nice house in a nice neighborhood. Nothing more.

The house, in the 2500 block of Northwest Westover Road, is known as the Bessie & Louis Tarpley House. Built in 1907, it’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The current owner is Barbee Lyon, 79.

He and his first wife took possession in 1975. When they divorced, he bought out her share.

A retired lawyer, Lyon learned Lo uis Tarpley, the home’s first owner, had also been a Portland lawyer. Setbacks in Tarpley’s life led to the house auction(拍卖) in the late 1920s.

“I’m only the fifth owner of the home,” Lyon said.

A previous owner was Frank Masco.

He and his wife, Esther, and their nine children had lived across town in a tiny house needing constant repairs. In the mid-1950s, the elder Masco wanted to move to a bigger house and one closer to work. A docker (码头工人), he was on-call 24 hours a day and had to quickly get to the Willamette River docks.

He found a home on Westover Road. At the time, many people wanted to live in new construction in the suburbs. The Westover house was offered at a deep discount.

And later the family moved on several times, finally living in Vancouver.

One Sunday in July 2019, Charley Masco drove to Portland for an appointment at a computer store. When it ended, he traveled the familiar route to Westover Road, pulled over and looked at that home.

He decided to do something bold. He got out of his car and walked up the steps and rang the doorbell. He waited. No response. Nervous, he thought it was a mistake to do this and considered turning around and walking back to his car.

Barbee Lyon opened the door and saw a stranger.

“I’m not selling anything,” Masco said quickly. “I just want you to know I once lived here.”

Lyon opened the door wide.

“Come in.”

And for the first time since 1966, Masco stepped into his childhood home.

Every room looked as Masco had remembered it: The built-in china hutch in the dining room, the hanging lights above the table and, in the kitchen, a massive wood-burning stove where his mother used to cook family meals. It was as if he had walked into his own museum.

Lyon told Masco he’d never done major structural remodeling, which mea nt Masco knew his way around the home.

It was as if he had never left.

There, on the top floor, was the window he and his siblings quietly opened to sneak out at night and return before their parents knew they were gone. The loft where friends daydreamed about the future. The living room – no TV ever allowed –where the family gathered to share music, play cards or just talk with each other.

Then they all walked to the basement.

In the far corner, Masco saw his father’s old wooden workbench. And above it, baby food jars. Masco had forgotten about them.

He explained that his father had nailed lids from the jars to a rafter, filling the glass with different size screws, nuts and bolts, and then screwing the jars back into the lids to give him easy access while working.

Masco thought about his father, his mother and three of his siblings who have died. He thought about his father, tinkering in the basement, while his mother was in the kitchen preparing dinner.

He thought about the 71-year-old man he was and the boy he had once been.

Kruse, Lyon’s wife, reached up and unscrewed a jar. She handed it to Masco, believing it belonged to this stranger.

Masco thanked her.

He clutched the small bottle to his chest.

“My dad,” he said quietly. “This is my dad.”

65. Why did Charley Masco come to visit the Westover house?

A. He wanted to review his past and hold memories.

B. He attempted to buy back his childhood house.

C. His friend invited him to be a guest at his newly-bought house.

D. He came to the house where his father lived to seek roots.

66. What made Frank Masco decide to buy the house?

A. The house’s owner had been a Portland lawyer.

B. The house was auctioned at a very low price.

C. He desired to improve his family’s living conditions.

D. The house was equipped with a basement.

67. What do we know about Barbee Lyon?

A. He bought the house from Louis Tarpley.

B. He took possession of the house at about 35.

C. He lived in the house with his first wife Kruse.

D. He disliked being disturbed by strangers.

68. Why did Charley Masco feel nervous when he rang the doorbell?

A. He knew the house owner was a bad-tempered man.

B. He thought it was improper to pay an unexpected visit.

C. He might not hold back his feelings when he went in.

D. He feared the house owner would take him for a salesman.

69. After Masco entered the house, he found that ________.

A. every room was not as he had remembered it

B. the house had experienced great structural changes

C. the childhood home was where his heart was

D. he couldn’t recall anything about baby food jars

70. What can be a suitable title for the passage?

A. Collision of Two Hearts

B. Experiences of Two Families

C. An Unexpected Meeting

D. The Harbour of the Heart

第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个

．．最恰当的单词。

注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。

Social anxiety is a type of anxiety problem. People with social anxiety can usually interact easily with family and a few close friends. Instead of enjoying social activities, they might fear them and avoid some of them altogether. Like other anxieties, it is a fear reaction to something that isn't actually dangerous, although the body and mind react as if the danger is real. Because the physical sensations that go with the response are real and sometimes quite strong the danger seems real. With social anxiety, a person's fears and concerns are focused on the social performance whether it's a major class presentation or small talk at the lockers. People tend to feel embarrassed and uncomfortable about being noticed or judged by others.

Social anxiety might prevent someone from chatting with friends in the lunchroom, joining an after-school club, going to a party, or asking someone on a date. It might keep a person from volunteering an answer in class, reading aloud, or giving a presentation. It might prevent someone from acting the school play, being in the talent show, trying out for a team, or joining in a service project. It also prevents them from making the normal, everyday mistakes that help people improve their skills still further.

Social anxiety develops because the genetic features from parents and other relatives can influence how the brain senses and controls anxiety, shyness, nervousness, and stress reactions. Meanwhile, some people are born with a shy character and tend to be cautious and sensitive in new situations and prefer what's familiar. Naturally a person's shy character can be influenced by what he or she learns from role models. If parents or others react by overprotecting a child who is shy, the child won't have a chance to get used to new situations and new people. If people born with a cautious nature have stressful experiences, social anxiety can make them even more cautious and shy. Feeling pressured to interact in ways they don't feel

ready for, being criticized or insulted, or having other fears and worries can make it more likely for a shy or fearful person to develop social anxiety.

Sometimes, but not always, medicines that reduce anxiety are used as part of the treatment. Family or friends are especially important and the right support from a few key people can help those with social anxiety gather the courage to go outside their comfort zone and try something new. Dealing with social anxiety takes patience, courage to face fears and try new things, and the willingness to practice.

第五部分：书面表达（满分25分）

81. 请阅读下面有关我国短视频收入的柱状图及相关文字，按照要求写一篇 150词左右的文章。

The short video industry experienced explosive growth in 2018，with its market value reaching 11.8 billion yuan，up 110 percent. It is estimated that the figure will hit 35 billion yuan by 2020.

There are several ways for short video posters to make a profit：from advertisements，virtual gifts sent by fans which can be converted into cash，selling products online or charging viewers for the content.

Some of the main video sharing platforms such as Douyin，also known as TikTok，and Kuaishou have launched campaigns cooperating with local governments to help some rural residents out of poverty. In the past year，over 16 million vloggers gained income on Kuaishou， of which 3.4 million people came from areas in poverty but with rich resources.

【写作内容】

1．用约30个单词概述柱状图信息的主要内容；

2．短视频流行的原因有哪些，简要谈谈你的看法（原因不少于两点）；

3．谈谈你对如何规范短视频的建议。

【写作要求】

1．写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；

3．不必写标题。

【评分标准】

内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。

参考答案及听力原文

1-5 ABAAC 6-10 BCBBC 11-15 ABCCA 16-20 BBCAC

21-25 BBCDB 26-30 DDCAA 31-35BDCBB

36-40 CABDA 41-45 DBABC 46-50 DCADB 51-55 CACDB

56-60 CBBAD 61-65 BDCAA 66-70 CBBCD

71. features/characters/signs/symptoms 72. society 73. reaction(s)/response(s) 74. friendship 75. skills 76. Cause(s) 77. behavior(s) 78. experiences 79. hospital 80. supported

81. One possible version:

As a huge potential market, Chinese short video industry experienced explosive growth in 2018, with its market value reaching 11.8 billion, up over 110 percent compared to that in 2017. The increase in short videos can be attributed to a number of factors. On one hand, short videos have enabled Internet users to express themselves, giving full play to their personalities. On the other hand, by watching short videos, not only can people enjoy relaxation and entertainment but also they can acquire information and knowledge.

In spite of the rapid growth, the short video industry is also faced with problems like unhealthy content, and piracy. So a regulation should be strengthened to require online short video users to register using their real names and all short videos to be examined by the platforms before they are streamed. Meanwhile, as watchers, we should have the ability to distinguish right from wrong.

听力原文

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M: Who's been using my toothbrush?

W: Not me, Dad. I use the blue one every morning, and mom uses the green one. M: I knew it! Cassandra! Yours is red, not blue!

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M: Is this airline safe? What's that clicking noise? Do you hear it?

W: Oh, the flight attendant is doing that. They count the passengers as passengers enter the plane with a little silver machine. The machine clicks every time they count someone.

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M: This is ridiculous! I've been waiting for my meal for more than half an hour. W: I know, But you see, the restaurant is full and we are short-handed today.

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W: What time do you have to go to bed every night, Craig?

M: In the summer, I go to bed at 11：00. But when school starts, I'll have to be in bed by 9 o'clock.

W: I knew it! My 8：00 bedtime is unreasonable!

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M: This pillow smells like strawberries. When did you wash it?

W: I didn't wash it. I think my little girl was eating candy on that bed. I'm so sorry. M: No problem. I think it smells good.

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M: How's your week going, Jane?

W: So far, so good. But we still have four and a half days to mess it up.

M: Don't be so negative. We're going to have a great week. Monday is just the opportunity for a new round of success.

W: I guess, Mike. So far, I've just answered emails and avoided angry customers. M: That sounds rough. Maybe we should switch desks, if they walk in and see me first, I'll get the complaints first.

W: Then you'll become negative. Why don't we trade desks every week?

M: Great idea. I'll take the sad desk after lunch, and then you move back next Monday. W: Oh, Mike. I can't thank you enough! What a great team player you are!

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M: I thought you cleaned this. My shirt still has red stains on it.

W：I'm sorry, sir. Our laundry service doesn't treat marks like that. You have to pay extra.