山东省德州市平原县实验中学2019届高三第四次模拟英语试题

英语试卷注意事项：

1本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分.满分150分.考试时间为120分钟.

2本试卷分试题卷和答题卷，第Ⅰ卷（选择题）的答案应填在答题卷卷首相应的空格内，做在第Ⅰ卷的无效.

3答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填涂在答题卡相应的位置。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共100分）

第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题l.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。

例：How much is the shirt?

A.$19.15

B. $9.18

C.$9.15

答案是C

1. What transportation did the man take?

A. The bus.

B. The taxi.

C. The subway.

2. Why doesn't the man wear his yellow shirt?

A. It's missing.

B. He doesn't like it.

C. Two buttons are off it.

3. What is Cindy's bad behavior in class?

A. Sending text messages.

B. Arguing with Mr. Jackson.

C. Talking with her classmates.

4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. Details of the report.

B. The data for the report.

C. The use of the report.

5. What will the man most probably do tomorrow?

A. Go to the party.

B. Spend time with Linda.

C. Celebrate his 22nd birthday.

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。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。

听下面一段对话, 回答第6和第7两个小题。

6. When will the students arrive at the museum?

A. At about 8:00 a.m.

B. At about 9:00 a.m.

C. At about 10:00 a.m.

7. What does the woman expect to do in Banford Park?

A. Pick flowers.

B. Work out.

C. Have a picnic.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8. What can make the woman happy?

A. Helping people.

B. Getting a good job.

C. Earning much money.

9. What does the woman want to work as?

A. A programme hostess.

B. A teacher.

C. A storyteller.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. A couple.

B. Co-workers.

C. Classmates.

11. What does the man ask the woman to do?

A. Make a shopping list.

B. Do some shopping.

C. Clean the computer.

12. What will the speakers buy?

A. Cloth.

B. Alcohol.

C. A mirror.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13. Where will the man work during the summer?

A. In San Jose.

B. In San Francisco.

C. In Mountain View.

14. What does the man plan to do?

A. Live near the office.

B. Take the train to work.

C. Study further in Stanford.

15. Who has an apartment in Paris?

A. The woman.

B. The woman's cousin.

C. The woman's grandma.

16. How will the woman spend the summer?

A. Visiting museums.

B. Working in France.

C. Taking a cooking class. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. What do we know about the band's music?

A. It is intended for young people.

B. It is easy for people to dance to.

C. It is much noisier than a disco.

18. How many people are there in the band?

A. Six.

B. Eight.

C. Twelve.

19. How did the speaker get to know the band?

A. From a friend.

B. From a newspaper.

C. From a band member.

20. What does the speaker do in the band?

A. A guitar player.

B. The band leader.

C. A singer.

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, 从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项。

A

If you are the kind of tourist who likes to visit places with outstanding landscapes and multicultural cities，then Asia is the place to go. Take a cruise (巡游) to Asia and you will not be disappointed.

The Finest Asian Cruise Explorations

Tourists who want to visit several Asian countries understand that cruising there is the best alternative. You can decide to take a two-week cruise, starting from Sri Lanka to Thailand. There’s also a three-week cruise that starts off in China all the way to Japan. A most popular voyage is one that starts from Hong Kong to Singapore.

The Best Time to Travel

When touring Asia, it’s best to understand that different cruise lines have different travelling timelines. You can be caught in the rain during your tour (October to December in Malaysia and December to February in Indonesia). Most cruises take place from December to the end of March. Booking Cruise-ship Tours

Given that you’ll p robably be taking long flights to get to South Asia and the Far East，the

budget will be large, especially if you are visiting as a family. In addition, many people tour this region, so it would be best if you book early when the prices are more appealing.

Activities

There are so many ports in Asia and this might bring a challenge if you want to get somewhere in time. Make sure you plan your day-trips in advance and follow the cruise line tours to avoid missing the boats. Apart from visiting the cities，you could also go to Borneo, Indonesia to see the orangutans ( 猩猩). You can also hop across several islands from Bali, appreciate the colorful floats as well as the cherry blossoms in Japan and visit the floating fish farms in Vietnam.

8.Which cruise is a very appealing one according to the author?

A. From Hong Kong to Singapore.

B. From Sri Lanka to Thailand.

C. Flying to the Far East.

D. From China to Japan.

9.When is the best time available on tours in Indonesia?

A. January.

B. February.

C. December.

D. March.

10.Where can you appreciate the colorful floats?

A. In Bali.

B. In Vietnam.

C. In Japan.

D. In Indonesia.

B

When Huang Lizhi took her first class in African sociology at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa in February, her professor asked her and her classmates what impresses them most when it comes to Africa.

Unexpectedly, Huang, 31, found that words like “poverty” and “safari” – negative words that were often associated with the continent in media reports – were the kind of terms her African classmates didn’t want to hear. Instead, they preferred to hear the question answered in this way: “Africa is the cradle of humankind” and “Africans are passionate and generous”.

Apparently, there are some misunderstandings between us. It’s true that with incidents like the Ebola outbreak in Western Africa and the emergence (出现) of pirates off the coast of Somalia hitting th e news, it’s easy for us to keep forgetting that Africa has one of the world’s oldest civilizations –Egypt, born by the world’s longest river, the Nile. The proof is in the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx of Giza, which are both popular among tourists. And the tombs of ancient Egypt have also become endless sources for the literature and film industries.

When it comes to the natural environment of Africa, our misunderstandings are only bigger. But the truth is that instead of being extremely hot all year and covered by desert, the continent has large areas of savannas (稀树草原) where lions, giraffes and zebras live, the snowcapped Kilimanjaro –the highest mountain in Africa –and even thick forest on the island of Madagascar.These misunderstandings are one of the reasons why the 2018 Beijing Summit of the

Forum on China-Africa Cooperation was held on Sept 3 and 4 – to understand each other better.

Indeed, only by visiting Africa herself did Huang see the convenient living conditions, the amazing natural beauty and the friendly people.In her eyes, her classmates were as hopeful about the future of their own countries as they were about Africa as a whole, and they were quick to demonstrate both their strong will and activity. “At that moment, I kne w exactly what they wanted –they wanted their culture to be respected.”

24. Which of the following best explains “cradle ” underlined in paragraph 2?

A. A small bed for babies.

B. A basket to hold something.

C. A place for people to relax themselves.

D. A place where something important

began.

25. What can we infer about Africa according to the passage ?

A. It is very hot all the year round.

B. It’s not a safe continent to live in

C. It’s different from what we imagine.

D. It is bound to have a bright future

26. Which of the following would Huang agree with ?

A. To see is to believe

B. Think twice before you do

C. A miss is as good as a mile

D. Don’t judge a person by his appearance

27. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Valuing a Culture.

B. Understanding Africa.

C. Paying a Visit to Africa.

D. Discovering a Continent.

C

We hope you've finally made your peace with Pluto being downgraded from a planet to an ice dwarf (冰矮星)，because we have some more jarring news for you: It seems your teachers may have been wrong about the number of continents on the earth，too.

Earlier this year, scientists published a report in the journal of the Geological Society of America detailing an eighth continent called Zealandia, roughly the size of India and almost completely hid itself under the Pacific Ocean east of Australia. Covering all of New Zealand as well as several nearby islands, Zealandia likely spent the best of its above-water days as part of the supercontinent Gondwana before fragmenting off Australia and Antarctica some 80 million years ago. This lost, underwater continent is just beginning to reveal its secrets, making for one of the most promising scientific discoveries this year.

While researchers have been aware of the 1. 9 million-square-mile mass for two decades，Zealandia has only recently become the object of serious study since the Geological Society paper argued that it fits all the criteria for a proper continent, including a continental crust (地壳)that's distinctly separate from the seabed in terms of elevation, thickness, and geology. A team of 32 scientists from 12 countries just completed their first visit to six dig sites around

Zealandia, where they drilled up more than 8,000 feet of sediment cores (沉积物岩心)that will help explain the lost continent's 80-million-year history.

Because there is no official body that formally recognizes continents, whether or not Zeal- andia ends up in future geography textbooks will come down to its acceptance by the scientific community at large, possibly with a little help from travelers like you.

11.Why does the author mention Pluto?

A.To express his or her pity.

B.To introduce the topic.

C.To go against the teachers.

D.To explain the ice dwarf.

12.What do we know about Zealandia in Paragraph 2?

A.It neighbors Australia.

B.It belongs to Gondwana now.

C.It is similar to Antarctica in size.

D.It has a history of over 80 billion years.

13.What can most probably help discover more secrets about Zealandia?

A.The sediment cores on Zealandia.

B.The wildlife in New Zealand.

C.The standard for a continent.

D.The seabed near Antarctica.

31.Where does the text probably come from?

A.A travel brochure.

B. An advertisement.

C.A geography magazine.

D. A science fiction.

D

You’ve got your fancy new suitcase and you’re ready to take it with you on your travels across the globe.

You get to the airport, quickly moving through the crowds on the uneven pavement, rushing to check in. Then, your heart sinks when you realize your new suitcase has got a serious case of the wobbles (摇晃).

Why does this happen?

Scientists from the Universite Paris-Diderot in France investigated this matter and published their findings in the science journal Proceedings of the Royal Society A. They also suggested some solutions to overcome this modern-day problem.

To learn more about the issue, they put a suitcase on a treadmill (跑步机) and observed what happened.

It was soon noted that the “wobble” was actually a result of repeated actions that caused the suitcase to sway from side to side. They discovered that if one of the wheels encountered an obstacle such as a small bump, it jumped into the air for just a moment and then banged back down to the ground. That second action caused the opposite wheel to lift off the ground and then to bang back down, causing the first to lift again and so on. This swaying increased as the luggage was pulled along.

“The suitcase is a fun way to tackle the problem, but the study w ould be the same for any trolley with two wheels or blades (桨叶),” Sylvain Courrech du Pont, lead author of the study, told BBC News. “So it will be the same for a caravan (大篷车) or maybe also for airplanes.”

Instead of slowing down when we see a rocky part of the path, the scientists recommended doing the exact opposite and speeding up. This is because going faster gives the wheels less time to rise and fall, preventing the case from swaying. They also said that reducing the angle of the suitcase by lowering its handle to the ground would help keep it steady.

“These findings could help researchers simulate and design better rolling suitcases and other pulled trolleys, such as towed trailers ,” Courrech du Pont added.

With these masterminds (智者) working on perfecting our suitcase problems, wobbly luggage may soon be a thing of history, leaving us to enjoy our travels.

32. The main purpose of the first two paragraphs is to ______.

A. show the importance of a good wheeled suitcase for travel

B. lead up to the wobbling problem of wheeled suitcases

C. describe how unstable wheeled suitcases can be

D. show that wobbling can cause wheeled suitcases to stop working

33. According to the scientists, when a suitcase meets with an obstacle, ______.

A. the swaying will stop for a moment

B. its two wheels will jump into the air at the same time

C. even a small obstacle can lead to a serious damage

D. there is a series of repeated actions leading to the swaying

34. What can be done to keep a suitcase steady on an uneven path according to the text?

A. Slow down.

B. Pull the suitcase at a faster speed.

C. Raise the handle of the suitcase.

D. Increase the angle of the suitcase.

35. According to the article, the findings could ______.

A. help improve the design of suitcases

B. solve the wobble of suitcases completely

C. be helpful in the advancement of treadmills

D. be used to develop blades for boats

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后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。

Technology can help solve the problem of bad, absent teachers

in poor country schools

The UN's Millennium Development Goals included the ambition that by 2015 all the world's children would complete primary school. This has largely been achieved: nine out of ten children are now enrolled. 36 . Even though most of the world's children go to school, an awful lot of them learn pretty much nothing there. According to a recent World Bank study of seven sub－Saharan African countries, half of nine-year-olds cannot read a simple word and three-quarters cannot read a simple sentence. 37 . The same study found that only 7% of teachers had the minimum knowledge needed to teach reading and writing effectively. When classrooms were inspected to see whether a teacher was present, half the time the answer was no.

38 . It seems to bring about bigger improvements in poor countries than in rich ones. Some of the scarce resources being spent on teachers could therefore be better spent on ed-tech. That does not mean dumping computers on schools in the hope that children will understand

how to use them, a folly（荒唐事）o n which plenty of money has been wasted. 39 , that gets things right more often than the teachers do, that adjusts itself to the child's ability, that sends teachers clues about what they are supposed to be teaching and that allows the authorities to check on whether the teacher is in the classroom.

Technology is no panacea (灵丹妙药). Good traditional teachers are not outdated, and are never likely to be. 40 . But ed-tech can help greatly — by monitoring pupils and teachers alike, assisting the best teachers and, most importantly, making up for the failings of the worst.

A.The reason is terrible teaching

B.Several recent studies suggest ed-tech can help

C.Paying teachers more in the hope of employing better ones is not the answer

D.Regrettably, the figure is not as impressive as it sounds

E.Instead, it means providing schools with software that children can use without any help from an

adult

F.Devices can be taken to where there is a connection to upload or download the necessary

information

G.And authorities need to hold teachers to account

第三部分英语知识运用(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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865. His childhood 41 the harmony that was 42 of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered “little of childhood but its pain”. In fa ct, he 43 excellent taste in art from his family —both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally 44 literature, 45 drama and poetry.

Yeats had strong 46 in the coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the 47 task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s. His early theatrical experiments, 48 , were not received 49 at the beginning. He didn’t lose heart, and finally enjoyed50 in his poetical drama.

51 with his dramatic works, Yeats’s po ems attract much 52 notice. The subject matter includes love, nature, history, time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern 53 to them. As his literary life 54 , his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide 55 .

He had not 56 a major public life 57 winning the Nobel Prize in 1923. Yet, he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would probably now be 58 as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who 59 his greatest works between the ages of 50 and 75. After Yeats’s death in 1939, W.H.Auden wrote, among others, the following lines:

Earth, receive an 60 guest:

William Yeats is laid to rest.

Let the Irish vessel (船) lie.

Emptied of its poetry.

41. A. held B. lacked C. expected D. desired

42. A. typical B. special C. awkward D. capable

43. A. inherited B. developed C. abandoned D.

formed

44. A. carried on B. decided on C. put on D. based on

45. A. regularly B. instantly C. particularly D. finally

46. A. desire B. energy C. access D. faith

47. A. fresh B. stupid C. small D. difficult

48. A. therefore B. however C. besides D. furthermore

49. A. possibly B. honorably C. favorably D. doubtfully

50. A. failure B. fame C. pleasure D. success

51. A. Connected B. Occupied C. Compared D. Tired

52. A. admiring B. amusing C. amazing D. envying

53. A. potential B. sensibility C. possibility D. benefit

54. A. finished B. produced C. created D. progressed

55. A. praise B. spread C. recognition D. assessment

56. A. enjoyed B. accepted C. purchased D. taken

57. A. before B. since C. until D. after

58. A. respected B. admired C. valued D. favored

59. A. prohibits B. attempts C. recommends D. produces

60. A. appealed B. advocated C. advanced D. honored

第II卷（非选择题，共50分）

第二节（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（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。British

Prime Minister Theresa May made an 61 (office) visit to China from Jan 31 to Feb 2. She said in her 62 (speak) Jan 31 that, “with the building of the global comprehensive strategic partnership towards the 21st century between China and the UK, the relationship has 63

(deep)by people-to-people and cultural exchanges between the two countries. ”

In exchanges between China and the UK, British tea has become a cultural part that has to be mentioned. Tea, 64 the important goods of the ancient maritime Silk Road, was once an important 65 (carry) of Sino-British trade relations, and has existed for thousands of years. Through business and trade 66 has covered more than 10, 000 kilometers and 100 years, Chinese tea has officially entered every corner of Europe. The UK, however, is the European country most 67 (affect) by tea culture.

The popularity of tea-drinking in Britain was first limited to the royal family. Later, when expensive teas were sold in certain cafés , women were initially not allowed to enter. It wasn’t 68 1706 that Thomas Twining founded the world’s first dry tea and coffee shop in London. The tea shop quickly became a favorite place for London women._69

(strong) promoted by those fashionable women, 70 (taste) tea gradually became popular among the upper class of Britain. In the eyes of people who love tea culture all over the world, Twinings tea has become representative of British tea.

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1分, 满分10分)

假设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处错误，每句中最多有两处错误。错误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；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

In order to encourage the seniors to take exercise and relax them, we are going to organize a mountain-climbing activity in April 10. We were to gather at the school gate and start at 7:20 a.m. by bus and get back at 7:00 p.m. We'll climb Mangshan Mountain in the morning, on which top we'll have a picnic at the noon. In the afternoon we'll be divided into group and have a free time.

Remember take photos and make notes for the photo exhibition or the essay contest to be held late at our school. Besides, taking your lunch and drinking water with you. Unless you want to join, please come to Students' Union and sign up before April 5.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假设你是李华。你的外国笔友peter打算七月来中国，特来信了解中国人的社交习俗。请你用英语回一封信，从以下几个方面作具体介绍:

1. 见面时的问候方式；

2. 对赞美的回答方式；

3. 接收礼物时的回应方式；

4. 餐宴礼节。注意：1. 词数100左右，信的开头和结束语已为你写好(不计入总词数)。

2. 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

Dear Peter,

Glad to hear from you and you’re welcome to China in July.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

英语答案

第一部分：听力（30分）

1-5. CCABB 6-10. BCABA 11-15. AACAC 16-20. ABCAC

第二部分：阅读理解（40分）

21-23 CAB 24-27 DCAB 28-31 CBDC 32-35 BDBA

36-40 DEAGB

第三部分：完形填空及语法填空（45分）

41-45. BAABC 46-50. DABCD 51-55. CABDC 56-60. ABCDD

61.have started 62. moderately 63. its 64. attended 65. being paid 66. which 67. advances 68. wireless 69. than 70. on

第四部分：短文改错及书面表达（35分）

短文改错

71.them改themselves 72.in改on

73.were改are 74. which改whose

75.删去the 76.group改groups

77.remember后加to https://www.360docs.net/doc/3a9219067.html,te改later

79.taking改take 80.Unless改If

书面表达

Dear Peter,

Glad to hear from you and you’re welcome to China in July. I’m greatly willing to introduce some significant Chinese customs to you.

Firstly, we greet each other by saying “Hello” or asking such questions as “Where are you going?” or “Are you busy?” to express our care. Secondly, when p raised, we reply with “Oh, no!”or “I’m over-praised” to show good manners. Additionally, when receiving a gift, we usually say “It’s unnecessary” as well as “Thanks” to show politeness and then put it away. Finally, at dinner parties, we talk loudly and t ouch glasses when drinking to someone’s health or success to show that we’re warm.

Anyhow, different cultures, different customs. If you do as the Romans do when in Rome, you’ll enjoy more of your stay here.

I hope what’s mentioned above might be helpful and wish you a good journey.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

听力原文

Text 1

W: Sorry, I’m late. But the buses were all full and I had to take a taxi.

M: I’m late too. There was something wrong with the underground and I was stuck there for half an hour.

Text 2

W: Why don’t you wear that yellow shirt that your sister gave you for your birthday? M: I love that shirt very much, but it’s missing two buttons.

W: What a pity!

Text 3

W: Cindy is always sending text messages in class! Mr. Jackson has talked with her about that several times.

M: I know! It drives me mad as well!

Text 4

W: This is more than enough data to use for our report. We don’t want to confuse everyone by focusing on too many details.

M: Don’t worry. We don’t need to use all of the data for the presentation. It’s for us to analyze, and then determine what we need and what we don’t.

Text 5

W: Jack, mom told me to tell you that you shouldn’t go to the party tomorr ow night. M: You’ve got to be kidding me. I’m 22 years old.

W: Linda’s coming tomorrow. Don’t you think you should spend some time with her? M: Really? That’s great. I miss her.

Text 6

M: Did you arrange everything for Friday’s trip?

W: Yes. The bus is picking us up here at 8:00 am, and we’ll be in the museum around 9:00. With the museum and bus fare, each student will have to pay 10 dollars. M: And what about lunch?

W: We’re going to have a picnic lunch in Banford Park, which I’m really looking

forward to—the flowers are beautiful this time of year. But as of today the forecast is looking good so I think everything will work out fine.

Text 7

M: Meg, can you tell us about your future?

W: Yes. I want to be happy. I mean, most people talk about jobs and money and that kind of thing. But I don’t think that makes anyone happy. I think I can be happy by helping people.

M: Yeah, maybe that’s true. But what about making a living?

W: I’m not sure yet，but I think I want to be a teacher.

M: Well, are you doing anything now to help you prepare for that?

W: Um, I’m a volunteer. On weekends there’s a programme where I read stories to little kids. It’s fun, and it makes me happy.

Text 8

W: Look at our room, it is in a dreadful mess. We must have a big cleaning this weekend.

M: OK.

W: But before that, we should do some preparation first. Could you please buy something after work tomorrow? Such as cloth, alcohol, and…

M: Perhaps you’d better give me a list. I don’t think I could keep them all in mind. W: OK. I will give you a list later.

M: By the way, I guess we have alcohol at home, which we bought last month, remember?

W: Oh, yes, so we don’t have to buy it now.

M: As for cloth, do you really need it?

W: Yes, it’s used to clean the screen of the computer and mirror, o f course. We should use special cloth.

M: I see.

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M: Hi, Janet!

W: Hi, Mark! What’s new?

M: Well, I just learned I’ll be spending the summer in California.

W: That’s awesome. Where in California?

M: Well, my part-time job is at Google, which is in Mo untain View… although it would be more fun to live in San Francisco or San Jose…

W: That’s true. But then you’d have to take the train to work.

M: I know. I don’t like that, you know. So, I’ll end up living as close to Google as

possible.

W: Mountain View isn’t bad. My cousin lived there when he was attending Stanford, which is in next town over. You can always take the train to the city on weekends. M: True. Hey, you should come visit me. I can show you around Silicon Valley.

W: That sounds great, but I’m actually going to spend the summer in Paris. My grandma has an apartment there.

M: Cool! Are you going to work while you’re there?

W: Nope. I’ve been saving money all year from my job at the café. So, now I’m free to spend the whole summer in museums. I’d also like to take a cooking class, but I won’t have time for it.

M: Sounds awesome. Now I wish I could come visit you!

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M: My name’s Bob, and I’ve come to tell you about the York Dance Band. Now, if you want to have a good family party, like a wedding or an important birthday, and you want all your guests to dance after dinner, then don’t book a noisy disco. Have a live band instead. We play all kinds of dance music, including songs that every age group, from teenagers to grandmothers, can dance to.

The band is made up of all sorts of different people —none of us full-time musicians. We have a doctor, two English teachers, a retired journalist and the band leader owns a hotel. The band has been together for ten years, but I only joined this year. Now the number has been increased from eight to twelve. I was looking for a band to join, and a friend of mine saw an advertisement in the local paper and persuaded me to apply.

Before I joined, the band didn’t have a separate singer, but they realized they needed one. They chose me because I’ve always enjoyed getting up and singing in front of an audience, and people say I’ve got a good voice. I’ve been in bands before. I even played the guitar rather badly in one, but this band is easily the best. I even enjoy the practices. Now, I’ll just play a little…