W: Again? Bill, this is the third time you’ve asked me for help!
M: I know. I’m sorry, but my girlfriend’s birthday is coming, and I want to buy her a mobile phone.
W: Why are you always buying such expensive things for her? Last year, a computer, the year before last, an iPad. You are not that rich.
M: That was not a problem when I had a part-time job, you know. W: Do you mean you’ve quit your part-time job?
M: Yes. This is my last year in university and I want to focus on my studies. W: What do you plan to do after graduation? Find a job or do further study?
M: Well, my father wants me to help him on his far, but I want to spend a year traveling around the world.
W: That sounds interesting! But how do you plan to pay for your travel?
M: I might try to borrow from my friends. But I won’t worry about that right now… Right now, would you lend me just a bit of money for a mobile phone? I have 1,500 yuan, so I need just 2,000 more.
W: Sorry. I can’t help you this time. (Text 8)
M: Mrs. Green, shall we have a look at the apartment? W: Certainly, Mr. Smith. This way, please.
M: Is the fridge working well now? When I came last time, it was so noisy when I turned it on.
W: Yes, I had it repaired yesterday.
M: What about the heater? It seemed it wasn’t working at all. W: Don’t worry. I have bought a new one.
M: Great. OK. Mrs. Green, we’d like to live here for at least four years, but I think 450 dollars a month is a bit too much for us. What about 400 dollars?
W: I’m sorry, Mr. Smith, but I can’t go any lower than 420 dollars a month. M: All right — that’s fine. Would you mind it I painted the walls green? I don’t like yellow.
W: Sure. The family that just moved out painted the walls yellow last year. They had been pink for five years.
M: I see. Well, I’ll move in next week, ten days from now. W: OK, sounds good. I hope you enjoy living here. (Text 9)
M: Did you go to visit your first teacher when you went back to visit your hometown? W: Yes, I went to see Mr. Brown the first day I arrived there. I hadn’t seen him for thirty years. M: How is he now?
W: Well, he’s in his seventies. He didn’t recognize me at first, but when I told him my name and showed him an old photo, he immediately knew who I was. M: You must have had a good time talking about old memories.
W: Certainly. We talked about the things and people we remembered, especially our monitor, who donated a library to our village. M: Your teacher must feel proud.
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W: That’s true. He said his hard work paid off. One of my classmates works in the United States and invited him to visit last year. M: Your teacher has retired by now, hasn’t he?
W: Yes, but he still lives at school. He likes being with children and tells stories to children whenever possible. He is busy writing a children’s book these days. He says a real teacher never retires.
M: He should give a lecture on how to be a good teacher! (Text 10)
Mrs. Baker was very tired. She had been working all day long, but the busiest time of her day was in the evening. Her children were picked up from school by her sister, Mrs. Smith, who brought them home by five. Mrs. Baker had to cook dinner so the children could eat at six, and then start on their homework at six thirty. If they finished their work by eight, they could watch TV for an hour before bed. At nine, they were sent to bed, but that was not the end of Mrs. Baker’s work for the day. She sat down for a moment to have a rest and think about what she had to do next.
“Now I must wash the dishes and iron the children’s clothes for the morning. Peter will come back home from work at ten, and he will be hungry. The dishes will have been washed and his dinner will be ready by the time he arrives, but the ironing will not have been done by then. In fact, I doubt whether that will be done until midnight.”
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人教版2020学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题新人教版
