亳州市普通高中2023—2024學年度第一學期高三期末質量檢測英語2.回答選擇題時,選出每小題答案后,用鉛筆把橡皮擦干凈后,再選涂其他答案標號。回答非選擇題時,將答案寫在答題卡上。寫在本試卷上無3.考試結束后,將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。做題時,先將答案標在試卷上。錄音內容結束后,你將有2分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉涂到答聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后,你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。例:Howmuchistheshirt?答案是C。A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.1.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inarestaurant.B.Inasupermarket.C.Athome.2.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Anaircraft.B.Agame.C.Awar.3.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Shopassistantandcustomer.B.Bossandemployee.C.Husbandandwife.4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Theman'srequestisunreasonable.B.Theoldwatchisofgoodquality.C.She'llbuyanewwatchfortheman.5.Howdoesthewomansound?A.Surprised.B.Depressed,C.Confident.聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前,你將有時間閱讀各個小題,每小題5秒鐘;聽完后,各小題給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料,回答第6、7題。6.Whycan'tthewomanmeetthemanonFriday?A.Shewillbebusywithherwork.B.Sheneedstovisitarelative.C.Shehastogotothedentist.7.Whatkindoftabledoesthewomanwant?A.Atablebythewindow.B.Atableinthecorner.C.Atablenearthedoor.聽第7段材料,回答第8至10題。8.Whoisthenewmanager?A.Thewoman.B.CarlJones.C.Themanspeaker.9.Whatdoesthenewmanagerwear?A.Adarksuit.B.Ablueshirt.C.Apairofgrayshoes.10.Whatdoesthewomanthinkisthemostimportantinajob?A.Educationbackground.B.Clothing.C.Personalability.11.Whatwasthewoman'spreviousjob?A.Amanager.B.Anengineer.C.Aprogrammer.12.Whatarethespeakersmainlydoing?A.Introducingeachother.B.Talkingaboutcareerchoices.C.Conductingainterview.13.Howwillthemanreachthewoman?A.Byphone.B.Byemail.C.Byletter.聽第9段材料,回答第14至17題。14.Whydoesthemancometothewoman?A.Tosendaparcel.B.Topickuphisparcel.C.Tomakeacomplaint.15.WhatistherelationshipbetweenDavidandJane?A.Strangers.B.Brotherandsister.C.Oldfriends.16.Whatdidthemanputintotheparcel?A.Somegiftsforkids.B.Somemoney.C.Someclothes.17.Whatdoesthemanworryabout?A.Thefood.B.Thesafetyoftheparcel.C.Thecostofsendingtheparcel.聽第10段材料,回答第18至20題。18.Whatis"cat"oftendescribedasinWesternculture?A.Asleepyperson.B.Alovelygirl.C.Anunkindwoman.19.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?A.What"dog"and"cat"meaninChineseandEnglish.B.Wordshavedifferentmeaningsindifferentcultures.C.Differentcountriesmayhavethesamenationalflower.20.Whatcanwelearnfromthespeech?A.TheChinesepreferdogstocats.B.Westernersregardcatsasgoodfriends.C.TheroseisthenationalflowerofAmerica.APositiveReinforcementCoursewithTerryGolsonRelationshipbuildingwithyourhorse·fromthegroundandinthesaddle（馬鞍）Learnhowto·solvebehaviorissues·communicatewithyourhorse·userewardseffectively·deepenthefriendshipbetweenyouandyourhorseWhateveryouwanttoachieve—goingoutconfidentlyinthefields,ridingafluentdressage（馴馬技術）test,orself-loadingintoacarriage—thiscoursecanhelp.Thedaybeginswithcoffeeandconversation.We'lldigintobehaviorscienceandhorseethology（thestudyofanimalsintheirnaturalenvironment）.Next,we'lldiscussyourindividualhorsesandyourtraininggoals.Then,Terrywillworkwithcoachpartnershiptouncoverwhatyourhorseisreallysayingtoyou,andhowyoureactpositivelyandproductivelysothattheneedsofboththehorseandtherideraremet.TerryGolsonisalifelonghorsewoman.She'strainedwithsomeexcellentdressageinstructors,includingJessicaRechosenandKimLitwinczak.In2015,thefirstyearofshowingherhorse,TerryandTonkacameinfirstorsecondineachoftheirtenclasses.When:Saturday,January30,8:30amto11:30amLocation:HermitageFarm,179CherryLane,DurhamCT06422Horseandownerpartnerships:$75Auditors（旁聽生）welcome:$10Ifyouwanttoknowmoreinformationafterthecourse,youcanattendourprivatelessonsintheafternoon.Pleaseclickhere.Signupat:www,21.Whatinformationcanwegetaboutthecourse?A.ItwillbeheldinTerry'sstudio.B.Itwilltakeplaceinthemorning.C.Itoffersprivatelessonsanytime.D.Itoffersfreetestsforparticipants.22.Whatisthepurposeofthecourse?A.Toteachyouhowtotreatyourhorses'illnesses.B.Toshowyouhowtobeagooddressageinstructor.C.Tointroducehowtogetalongwellwithyourhorses.D.Todisplayhowtoperformwellinaridingcontest.23.Whereisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?A.Anewspaper.B.Anartmagazine.C.Atravelguide.D.Apersonalwebsite.BAschildren,ourmotheralwaystaughtmybrotherandmethevalueofacquiringlifeskills."Itsetsyouapart,"shewouldsay.Whilemybrotherchosethepathofmasteringmusicalinstruments,Igravitatedtowardsthefieldoflanguages.GrowingupinamultilingualhouseholdwhereMandarin,Cantonese,andEnglishmixed,Ifeltitnaturaltocontinueexploringnewlinguisticpossibilities.Languagesfascinatedme.Iwasattractedbythewaywordsgracefullyrolledofftonguesandhoweachlanguageseemedtounlockadoortoanentirelynewworld,nomatterhowchallengingtheyweretolearn.EagertotrybeyondAsianlanguages,itwasmymotherwhosuggestedFrenchasasuitablestartingpoint.Theeleganceandpoeticcharmofthelanguagequicklyattractedme.Themelodicflowandthewaythewordseffortlesslydancedoffmytonguecausedathrillingfeeling,fuellingmydesiretoexploredeeperintoitscomplexity.Interestingly,despitemypassionandtalentforit,Frenchprovedtobethelanguagethattookthelongesttofullygrasp.Nevertheless,Iinsistedandneversaveupexpandingmylinguisticarsenal（寶庫）.AfterrealizingthatSpanishwasn'ttherightfitforme,IfoundmyselfaddictedtothefascinatingworldofGerman.BeingenrolledinaGerman-speakingschoolspeededmyprogress,andwhentwoyears,mycommandofGermansurpassed（超過）myyearsofstudyingFrench.Astimepassed,IaddedLatin,AncientGreek,andJapanesetomylinguisticarsenal.Itfact,speakingmultiplelanguagesisnotamereaccomplishment;itisajoyouscelebrationoftherichnessofhumanexpression.Forme,itservesasapowerfultooltodevelopconnectionswithothersonagreatlevel,wherehumanityunitesinasharedpursuitofcompassion,harmonyandmutualrespect.24.Whydidtheauthor'smothervalueacquiringlifeskills?A.Itcontributestofuturesuccess.B.Itisatraditionintheirfamily.C.Itispartofmakingaliving.D.Itmakesanindividualoutstanding.25.Hodidtheauthorfindanewlanguage?AItwidenedhisworld.B.Itwasnecessaryforhisfuture.C.Itwasavaluablepartofhislife.D.Itboostedhisconfidence.26.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor'slearningFrench?A.Heshowedlittleinterestinit.B.Hefounditchallenging.C.Heconsidereditunsuitable.D.Hequitithalfway.27.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor?A.Organized.B.Reliable.C.Creative.D.Determined.CWhatisthehappiestage?Anevaluationofover400samplesshowshowsubjectivewell-beingdevelopsoverthecourseofalifespan.Intheirstudy,theresearchersexaminedtrendsinsubjectivewell-beingoverthelifespanbasedon443samplesfromlongitudinal（縱向的）studieswithatotalof460,902participants."Wefocusedonchangesinthreecentralcomponentsofsubjectivewell-being:lifesatisfaction,positiveemotionalstatesandnegativeemotionalstates,"explainsProfessorSusanneBüeker,whoinitiallyworkedonthestudyinBochum.Thefindingsshowthatlifesatisfactiondecreasedbetweentheagesof9and16,thenincreasedslightlyuntiltheageof70,andthendecreasedonceagainuntiltheageof96.Positiveemotionalstatesshowedageneraldeclinefromage9toage94,whilenegativeemotionalstateswavedslightlybetweenages9and22,thendeclineduntilage60andthenincreasedonceagain.Theresearchersowetheslightdeclineinlifesatisfactionbetweentheagesof9and16to,forexample,changesinthebodyandinthesociallifethattakeplaceduringpuberty（青春期）.Satisfactionrisesagainfromyoungadulthoodonwards.Positivefeelingstendtodecreasefromchildhoodtolateadulthood.Isverylateadulthood,allcomponentsofsubjectivewell-beingtendedtoworsenratherthanimprove."Thiscouldberelatedtothefactthatinveryoldpeople,physicalperformanceandsocialcontactsdecrease,andhealthoftendeteriorates,notleastbecausetheirpeerspassaway,"guesstheresearchers.Thestudyhighlightstheneedtoconsiderandpromotesubjectivewell-beingwithitsvariouscomponentsacrossthelifespan,astheauthorsofthestudyconclude.Theirfindingscouldprovidesignificantguidanceforthedevelopmentofinterventionprograms,especiallythoseaimedatmaintainingorimprovingsubjectivewell-beinglateinlife.28.Whatismentionedinparagraph2?A.Thefocusofthestudy.B.Thesignificanceofthestudy.C.Theresultofthestudy.D.Thepurposeofthestudy.29.Whatmightaccountforteenagers'lifesatisfactiondecrease?A.Theirdecreasedsocialcontacts.B.Theirphysicalandsocial-lifechanges.C.Thewaveoftheiremotionalstates.D.Theinfluencefromtheirschoolperformances.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"deteriorates"inparagraph5probablymean?A.Improves.B.Maintains.C.Recovers.D.Worsens.31.Whichfieldarethefindingsmostlikelytoapplyto?A.Careerguidance.B.Intellectualdevelopment.C.Seniorhealth.D.Publiceducation.DAstheplanetgetshotter,theneedforcoollivingenvironmentsisbecomingmoreurgent.Butairconditioningisamajorcontributortoglobalwarmingsinceunitsreleasepowerfulgreenhousegasesanduselotsofenergy.Now,researchersfromMcGillUniversity,UCLAandPrincetonhavefoundinanewstudyaninexpensive,sustainablealternativetomechanicalcoolingwithrefrigerants（制冷劑）inhotanddryclimates,andawaytorelievedangerousheatwavesduringelectricityblackouts.Theresearcherssetouttoanswerhowtoachieveanewbenchmark（基準）inpassivecoolinginsidenaturallyconditionedbuildingsinhotclimatessuchasSouthernCalifornia.Asanattempt,theyexaminedtheuseofroofmaterialsthatradiate（輻射）heatintothecolduniverse,evenunderdirectsunlight,andhowtocombinethemwithtemperature-drivenventilation（通風）.Thesecoolradiatormaterialsandcoatingsareoftenusedtostoproofsoverheating.Researchershavealsousedthemtoimproveheatrejectionfromchillers.Butthereisuntappedpotentialforintegratingthemintoarchitecturaldesignmorefully,sotheycannotonlyrejectindoorheattoouterspaceinapassiveway,butalsodriveregularandhealthyairchanges."Wefoundwecouldmaintainairtemperaturesseveraldegreesbelowthecurrentsurroundingtemperature,andseveraldegreesmorebelowareference'goldstandard'forpassivecooling,"saidRemyFortin,leadauthorandPhDcandidateatthePeterGuo-huaFuSchoolofArchitecture."Wedidthiswithoutsacrificinghealthyventilationairchanges."Thiswasaconsiderablechallenge,consideringairexchangesareasourceofheatingwhentheaimistokeeparoomcoolerthantheoutside.Theresearchershopethefindingswillbeusedtopositivelyimpactcommunitiessufferingfromdangerousclimateheatingandheatwaves."Wehopethatmaterialsscientists,architects,andengineerswillbeinterestedintheseresults,andthatourworkwillinspiremorecompletethinkingforhowtointegratebreakthroughsinradiativecoolingmaterialswithsimplebuteffectivearchitecturalsolutions,"saidRemyFortin.32.Whatmightcauseresearcherstolookforanalternativetoairconditioning?A.Thesevereshortageofenergy.B.Thegreenhouseeffectofairconditioning.C.Theincreasingdangerousheatwaves.D.Theneedforcoollivingenvironments.33.Whydidresearchersexaminetheuseofroofmaterials?A.Toobtainideasfortheirresearch.B.Topreventroofsfromoverheating.C.Tofindthebestmaterialforroofs.D.Tomakeroofswellventilated.34.WhatisRemy'sattitudetowardsthenewfindings?A.Uncaring.B.Disapproving.C.Positive.D.Worried.35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.AneffectivearchitecturalsolutionB.AmajorcontributortoglobalwarmingC.AsustainablealternativetoairconditioningD.Amorecompletethinkingforcoolingmaterials根據短文內容,從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Ifyouwanttodowellinclass,studyingisoneofthebestthingsyoucandotoboostyourgrade.Thefollowingtipswillhelpyoudoyourbestinclass. 36Setasideanhourforeachofyoursubjectssoyouhavetimetoreviewthemthoroughly.Duringeachblock,onlyfocusononesubjectatatime,soyoudon'tgetinformationmixedupbetweenclasses.·Planregularbreaks.Stepawayforafewminuteseveryhoursoyoudon'tfeeloverworked.Sincestudyingtakesupalotofenergyandbrainpower,schedulein5-10minuteseveryhourwhenyoujustrelax.37Otherwise,youwon'tfeelasalertasyounormallywould.Workondifficultconceptswhenyouhavethemostenergy.Itmightsoundlikeagoodideatosavetoughsubjectsforlater,butyouwon'tfeelasmotivatedtolearnaboutthem.Instead,choosetheclassorsubjectyouhavethemosttroublewithandworkonitrightawaywhenyousitdowntostudy.·Rewriteyournotesinyourownwords.Organizingyournoteshelpsyoukeepinformationaloteasier.Gothroughallofthenotesyou'vetakenandpickouttheinformationyouthinkismostimportant.Rewritethenotesonaseparatepageorinadifferentnotebook.39?Rewardyourselfwhenyoufinish.Treatyourselftosomethingsmallwhenyoureachyourstudygoals.40Youcouldhaveasweetsnack,orbuyyourselfasmallgifttocelebrate.A.Focusonhardtopicsfirst.B.Scheduletimetostudyeveryday.C.Avoidworkingthroughthebreaksyou'vescheduled.D.Keepyourstudysessionsshortersoyoudon'tgetwornout.E.Inthisway,allofthesimilarinformationisorganizedandeasytoread.F.Findaplacewhereyouwon'thavetroubleconcentratingonthematerial.G.Giveyourselfsomethingtolookforwardtowhenyoufinishyourstudies.閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。82-year-oldWillieOrtiz,anoldsolider,hasaspecialloveforcats.Itstartedin1995,whenHe41ahungrystraycatbeggingforfood.Whilepeoplewereignoringanddrivingthecataway,Ortizinstantly42thatitneededhelp.Hestartedfeedingthecat,whichledhimtoashocking43thattherewereseveralcoloniesofstraycatsthroughoutHartfordinneedoffoodandproper44.Sincethen,Ortizhasdevotedhislifetolookingafterstraycats,Hewoulddoitregardlessoftheweather;theonly45waswhenitwassnowingsomuch.Thoughnoteveryoneunderstoodhis46,people'snegativefeedbackdidnotstophimfromdoingwhathewanted.However,the47ofthecats'medicalcareincreasedashecollectedmorecats.Tocontinuehis48,hehasledsomethingofa49life:bydayhecollectsscrapmetaltofundhiscontinuingeveningactivitytohelphomelesscats.HisfriendKathleenSchlentzsetupaGoFundMeforOrtiz'scatstohelpthekindveteranandto50hisnoblework."Ihavenevermetamore51person;Ortizunknowingly52meinsomanyways.Ifeel53toknowapersonlikehim.Knowinghimhasmademylifebetter,"wroteSchlentz.WillieOrtiz54thatthoughhehasabigandhappyfamily,hislifebecameevenmore55whenhestartedfeedingstraycats.Whilehiscallingisdifficult,thisishislife,anditbringshimjoy.41.A.sentawayB.cameacrossC.broughtupD.lookedinto42.A.agreedB.promisedC.acknowledgedD.recalled43.A.discoveryB.possibilityC.thoughtD.assumption44.A.checksB.skillsC.trainingD.care45.A.doubtB.explanationC.exceptionD.requirement46.A.decisionB.adventureC.professionD.potential47.A.incomeB.costC.marketD.risk48.A.discussionB.investigationC.exhibitionD.mission49.A.doubleB.joyfulC.familiarD.boring50.A.assessB.simplifyC.honorD.inspect51.A.talentedB.humorousC.outgoingD.committed52.A.inspiresB.comfortsC.supportsD.matches53.A.awkwardB.proudC.curiousD.nervous54.A.ignoresB.expectsC.admitsD.regrets55.A.orderlyB.meaningfulC.complicatedD.stable閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式,并將答案填寫在答題卡上。Highlandbarley（青稞）hasbeenamainfoodofXizangforthousandsofyears.Recently,ithashelpedChinesebakerswininternationalawardsinEurope.LinYeqiangandFengYingjie56（announce）asvictorsafterathree-daybaking57（compete）inMunich,Germany,lastweekknownasthe"iba.UIBC.CUPofBakers2023".TheChineseteamtookfirstprizeafter58（defeat）theotherbakersfrom12countries,includingJapan,France,GermanyandItaly,duringtheevent,59ranfromOet.22to24.TheeventwasheldattheBakingExhibitionCenterinMunich,60leadingglobalmeetingplacesince1949.Mostoftheflour61（use）worldwideinthebakingindustryusuallycomesfromdevelopedWesterncountries.Butthistime,62washighlandbarleyflourfromXizangthathelpedLinandFengbeattheirpeers."Thisshowsthathighlandbarleyhasbeenrecognizedbytheinternationalbakingindustry,andthatitprovidesanewalternativetohigh-endbakingflour,"saidWangZi,coachoftheChinesebakeryteam.Highlandbarleyhas63（gradual）gainedmorepopularityoverseasinrecentyears.Itisconsidereda64（health）food,enrichedwithnutrientssuchasdietaryfiber,beta-glucans,vitaminsandothertraceelements."UsinghighlandbarleytomakefermentedseedsintegratestraditionalChineseculturalelementswiththeirbakingandgivestheworldabetterunderstanding65theuniquecharmofChinesebaking,"Wangsaid.他定你是李華,你校將于本周六舉行剪紙比賽。請給外教Murphy寫封郵件,邀請他參加,內容包括:2.作品要求;注意:1.寫作詞數應為80個左右;2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。DearMurphy,Yourssincerely,LiHua閱讀下面材料,根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段,使之構成一篇完整的短文。DeniaEscutia,borninPajaro,dreamedofmovingtoSouthernCaliforniatolearnhowtocareforsickkidsinUniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngeles（UCLA）.Butwhenariverswallowedhertownanddestroyedherhome,shedelayedthosedreamstotakecareofherfamilyinstead.Escutia,whois18,isarecenthighschoolgraduate.InthepredawnhoursofMarch11,Escutiawokeuptofindfloodwaterinherroom,whichwasankle-deepinjustafewminutes.Ecutia'sfamily,scaredandpanicked,unpluggedappliancesandthrewanythingtheycouldontotables,countersandbeds.ButEscutia'sfamilydidn'tfeelliketheyneededtoleave.Hermomwasshockedbyelectricalcurrentsinthewater.That'swhenherfamilydecidedtoflee,escapinginwaist-deepwatertoanapartmentbuildingacrossthestreet.Afewhourslater,theycaughtarideoutofthetowninmilitaryrescuevehicles.Onthewaytohergrandmother's,EscutiawonderedifshewouldevercallPajarohomeagain.WhenshereturnedtoPajaroinlateMarch,shefoundherhousewasfilledwithmud.Aphotoofherinablueandblackdressstillhungonthelivingroomwall.Butthehousewasnotfittolivein.Leavingthehouseshegrewupin,Escutialockedthedoor.Officialshungayellowandblacksignfromthehousethatread:"Lawfulonlytoenterforpermittedcleanuppurposes."EscutiahadjustbeenadmittedtoUCLA.Shehadnotyetsharedthegoodnewswithherfamily.Aftertheflood,herhappysecretquicklytransformedintoaburden.Shecouldn'tdecidebetweenpursuingherdreaminSouthernCaliforniaandstayingtohelpherfamily."Ihaven'ttoldmyparentsyet,butIwasplanningontellingthem,"shesaidtoherteacher."AllIcanthinkaboutishowI'mgoingtobeabletohelpmyparentsthroughthis,especiallyfinancially."Escutia'smothersearchedallovertheareatofindanewhometorentbutshedidn'tfindanyinherpricerange.Thefamilywereinaseeminglyendlesssearchforaffordablehousing.注意:1.續寫詞數應為150個左右;2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應作答。Atlast,oneofEscutia'steachersinvitedherfamilytoliveinherhouse.EscutiafinallytoldherparentsthatshehadbeenadmittedtoUCLA.亳州市普通高中2023—2024學年度第一學期高三期末質量檢測英語·答案M:Goodevening,madam.Areyoureadytoorderordoyouneedafewmoreminutes?W:I'mreadynow.I'dliketheroastchickenandasideorderofcorn.Text2W:HaveyouboughtWarCraft2yet?M:Yes.I'veneverheardsuchgoodsoundandseensuchgreatcharactersinagame.W:Howaboutgoingtothemalltonight?M:I'dloveto,honey,butIhavetoworklatetonight.W:Whatapity!Wehaven'tbeenshoppingtogethersincewegotmarried.Text4M:Mom,canyoubuymeanewwatch?Myoldonerefusedtowork.W:What?Igaveittoyouonly4monthsago.It'ssuchashorttime.W:Ijustdon'twanttoplayping-ponganymore.M:Isitthatbad?It'snothingmorethanagame.W:Peterbeatmewiththeveryfirstball.M:Hello,Ava.Gladtomeetyouhere.Iplantoinviteyoutodinner.Soareyoufreethesedays?W:Oh,nicetoseeyou.I'mfreethisweekexceptFriday.M:WillyouworkovertimeagainonFriday?W:No,Igotatoothachethesedays,soIneedtofigureoutwhat'swrongthatday.M:OK.HowaboutWednesday?W:Alright.M:Whatkindofrestaurantdoyoulike?W:It'sallfinetome.ButIpreferacornertable.Thatwaywewon'tbeinterruptedbypassers-by.M:Copythat.W:We'vegotanewmanagerinourdepartment.M:Oh?Youhopedtogetthatjob,didn'tyou?W:Yes,Idid.M:I'msorry.That'stoobad.Whogotthejob?W:CarlJones.M:Hmm.Whydoyouthinktheygaveittohimratherthanyou?W:Becauseofmyworkingyears,ofcourse!I'veonlybeeninthecompanyforsevenmonths.M:Whatsortofclothesdoeshewear?W:Adarksuit.Awhiteshirt.Andheusuallywearsapairofblackleathershoes.M:Perhapsthathadsomethingtodowithit.Well...perhapsyoushouldthinkaboutit.W:WhyshouldIdothat?I'mgoodatmyjob!That'stheonlyimportantthing!M:Hello,MsJameson.I'mDavisWilson,themanagerofLCISoftware.W:Hello,MrWilson.M:Didyouknowaboutthispositioninthenewspaper?W:ActuallyIclickedonanadvertisementanditbroughtmetoyourcompany'swebsite,whereIappliedforit.M:Makessense.So,tellmeaboutyourself.W:Icompletedabachelor'sdegreeinEnvironmentalBiology.ThenIgotajobintheenvironmentalindustryasanengineer.ButIsoonrealizedIwasn'ttherighttypeofpersonforthatjobanddecidedtomovetoadifferentindustry.M:Interesting…Whatareyourstrengths?W:Mystrengthsarepersistenceandcourage.I'vealwaysdonehighqualityworkandrespectedmydeadlines.M:Okay,thanksforcomingintoday.I'llgiveyouacallwithin3days.W:Soundsgood.Ilookforwardtoit.M:Excuseme.Canyoufindsomeonetohelpme?W:Yes,sir.WhatcanIdoforyou?M:Aweekago,IcamehereandsentapackagebyairmailtomysisterinChina.Theassistantheretoldmeitwouldarriveinfivedays.ButIcalledmysisterlastnight.Shetoldmethatshedidn'tgetanynotice.W:I'msorry,sir.Letmecheckitforyou.Doyoubringtheexpresswaybillwithyou?M:Yeah.Hereyouare.W:YournameisDavidandthereceiverisJane,right?Thecomputersaystheflightwasdelayedduetothebadweather.Thereceiverwillgettheparceltonightatthelatest.M:Areyousureaboutthat?Thepackageisn'tvaluable,justsomelocalfoodandchildren'stoys.Ihopethefoodinsidewon'tgobad.W:Don'tworry.Sheisboundtoreceiveittonight.Fooddoesn'tgobadeasilyinsuchcoldweather.M:TherearedifferencesbetweenWesterncultureandChineseculture.Somedifferencesdrawpeople'sattentiontothewaywordsareused.Lookatthewordsaboutanimalsandplants.MostexpressionsinChineseaboutthedog,forexample,"amaddog""arunnin