江苏省扬州市高级中学2019-2020学年高二4月学情调研英语试题 18页

大桥高级中学2019-2020学年度第二学期高二学情调研（1）‎ 英 语 ‎（考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分）‎ 第一部分：听力（共20题，每题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 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 think of the movie?‎ A. It’s amusing. B. It’s exciting. C. It’s disappointing. ‎ ‎2. How will Susan spend most of her time in France?‎ A. Traveling around. B. Studying at a school. C. Looking after her aunt. ‎ ‎3. What are the speakers talking about?‎ A. Going out. B. Ordering drinks. C. Preparing for a party. ‎ ‎4. Where are the speakers?‎ A. In a classroom. B. In a library. C. In a bookstore. ‎ ‎5. What is the man going to do?‎ A. Go on the Internet. B. Make a phone call. C. Take a train trip. ‎ 第二节 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。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ ‎6. What is the woman looking for?‎ A. An information office. B. A police station. C. A shoe repair shop. ‎ ‎7. What is the Town Guide according to the man?‎ A. A brochure. B. A newspaper. C. A map.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. What does the man say about the restaurant?‎ A. It’s the biggest one around. ‎ B. It offers many tasty dishes. ‎ C. It’s famous for its seafood. ‎ ‎9. What will the woman probably order?‎ A. Fried fish. B. Roast chicken. C. Beef steak.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. Where will Mr. White be at 11 o’clock?‎ A. At the office. B. At the airport. C. At the restaurant. ‎ ‎11. What will Mr. White probably do at one in the afternoon?‎ A. Receive a guest. B. Have a meeting. C. Read a report. ‎ ‎12. When will Miss Wilson see Mr. White?‎ A. At lunch time. B. Late in the afternoon. C. The next morning.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. Why is Bill going to Germany?‎ A. To work on a project. ‎ B. To study German. ‎ C. To start a new company. ‎ ‎14. What did the woman dislike about Germany?‎ A. The weather. B. The food. C. The schools. ‎ ‎15. What does Bill hope to do about his family?‎ A. Bring them to Germany. ‎ B. Leave them in England. ‎ C. Visit them in a few months. ‎ ‎16. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Fellow-travelers. B. Colleagues. C. Classmates. ‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. When did it rain last time in Juárez? ‎ A. Three days ago. B. A month ago. C. A year ago. ‎ ‎18. What season is it now in Juárez?‎ A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Autumn. ‎ ‎19. What are the elderly advised to do?‎ A. Take a walk in the afternoon. ‎ B. Keep their homes cool. ‎ C. Drink plenty of water. ‎ ‎20. What is the speaker doing?‎ A. Hosting a radio program. ‎ B. Conducting a seminar. ‎ C. Forecasting the weather. ‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。‎ Exploit your parking space An unused parking space or garage can make money. If you live near a city center or an airport, you could make anything up to £200 or £300 a week. Put an advertisement for free on Letpark or Atmyhousepark.‎ Rent a room Spare room? Not only will a lodger (房客) earn you an income, but also, thanks to the government-backed “rent a room”program, you won’t have to pay any tax on the first £4500 you make per year. Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommateeasy.‎ Make money during special events Don’t want a full-time lodger? Then rent on a short-term basis. If you live in the capital, renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money, Grashpadder can advertise your space.‎ Live on set ‎ Renting your home out as a “film set” could earn you hundreds of pounds a day, depending on the film production company and how long your home is needed. A quick search on the Internet will bring up dozens of online companies that allow you to register your home for free—but you will be charged if your home gets picked.‎ Use your roof You need the right kind of roof, but some energy companies pay the cost of fixing solar equipment (around￡14,000), and let you use the energy produced for nothing. In return, they ‎ get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid. However, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from changing the roof.‎ ‎21. If you earn￡5000 from renting a room in one year, the tax you need to pay will be based on ____.‎ A. ￡800       B. ￡500     C. ￡4500    D.5000‎ ‎22. If you want to use energy free, you have to_____.‎ A. sign an agreement with the government ‎ B. pay around ￡14,000 for the equipment C. sell the roof to some energy companies ‎ D. keep the roof unchanged for 25 years ‎23. For whom the text most probably written?‎ A. Lodgers.       B. Advertisers. C. House owners.  D. Online companies B The Amazon Echo, a voice-driven computer that sits on a table top and answers to the name Alexa, can call up music tracks and radio stations, tell jokes, answer simple questions and control smart appliances. Even before Christmas it was already resident in about 4% of American households. Voice assistants are being widely used in smart phones, too: Apple’s Siri handles over 2 billion commands a week, and 20% of Google searches on Android-powered handsets in America are input by voice. Dictating e-mails and text messages now works reliably enough to be useful. Why type when you can talk?‎ Simple though it may seem, voice has the power to transform computing, by providing a natural means of interaction. Windows, icons and menus, and then touch screens, were welcomed as much easier ways to deal with computers than entering complex keyboard commands. But being able to talk to computers abolishes the need for a “user interface (界面)” at all. Just as mobile phones were more than existing phones without wires, and cars were more than carriages without horses, so computers without screens and keyboards have the potential to be more useful, more powerful than people can imagine today.‎ Voice will not wholly replace other forms of input and output. Sometimes it will remain more convenient to converse with a machine by typing rather than talking (Amazon is said to be working on an Echo device with a built-in screen). But voice is sure to account for a growing ‎ share of people’s interactions with the technology around them, from washing machines that tell you how much of the cycle they have left to virtual assistants in corporate call centres. However, to reach its full potential, the technology requires further breakthroughs and a resolution of the tricky questions it raises around the trade-off between convenience and privacy.‎ Computer-dictation systems have been around for years. But they were unreliable and required lengthy training to learn a specific user’s voice. Computer’s new ability to recognise almost anyone’s speech dependably without training is the latest manifestation (证明) of the power of “deep learning”, an artificial intelligence technique in which a software system is trained to use millions of examples, usually selected from the Internet. Thanks to deep learning, machines now nearly equal humans in transcription accuracy, computerized translation systems are improving rapidly and text-to-speech systems are becoming less robotic and more natural-sounding. Computers are, in short, getting much better at handling natural language in all its forms.‎ Although deep learning means that machines can recognize speech more reliably and talk in a more natural manner, they still don’t understand the meaning of language. That is the most difficult aspect of the problem and, if voice-driven computing is truly to flourish, one that must be overcome. Computers must be able to understand context in order to maintain a coherent conversation about something, rather than just responding to simple, one-off (一次性的) voice commands, as they mostly do today (“Hey, Siri, set a timer for ten minutes”). Researchers in universities and at companies are working on this problem, building “bots” that can hold more detailed conversations about more complex tasks, from searching information to making travel arrangements.‎ Many voice-driven devices are always listening, waiting to be activated(激活)．Some people are already concerned about the implications of internet-connected microphones listening in every room and from every smart phone. Not all audio is sent to the cloud — devices wait for a trigger phrase (“Alexa”, “OK, Google”, “Hey, Cortana”, or “Hey, Siri”) before they start passing the user’s voice to the servers that actually handle the requests — but when it comes to storing audio, it is unclear who keeps what and when.‎ ‎24. According to Paragraph l, the Amazon Echo ________.‎ A. has been sold out before Christmas B. has been used by most American families C. came on the market later than Apple’s Siri D. is more useful than smart phones in dictating e-mails ‎25. What can we learn about computers’ deep learning from the passage?‎ A. It is vital to accurate identification of human voices.‎ B. It is almost the same as the computer-dictation system.‎ C. It has helped machines understand the meaning of language.‎ D. It has helped machines beat humans in accuracy and reliability.‎ ‎26. What are some users of voice-driven devices concerned about?‎ A. The devices will be in charge of their life.‎ B. The devices need to be activated before working.‎ C. They are in the dark about their data’s ownership.‎ D. Their voices can be recognized by every smart phone.‎ ‎27. What’s the author’s attitude towards voice-driven technology?‎ A. Worried. B. Doubtful. C. Supportive. D. Objective.‎ C In a new look at the impact of long-time sitting behavior on health, a new study links time watching television to an increased risk of death. One of the most surprising findings is that it isn’t just couch potatoes who were affected. Even for people who exercised regularly, the risk of death went up the longer they were in front of the TV. The problem was the long periods of time spent sitting still.‎ Australian researchers who tracked 8,800 people for an average of six years found that those who said they watched TV for more than four hours a day were 46% more likely to die of any cause and 80% more likely to die of cardiovascular (心血管的) disease than people who reported spending less than two hours a day in front of TV.‎ Time spent in front of TVs and computers and video games has come under fire in studies in recent years for contributing to a spread of obesity in the US and around the world. But typically the resulting public-health message urges children and adults to put down the Xbox controller and remote and get on a treadmill (跑步机) or a soccer field. ‎ ‎ The Australian study offers a different view. “It’s not the sweaty type of exercise we’re ‎ losing,” says David Dunstan, a researcher at Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, who led the study. “It’s the incidental moving around, standing up and using muscles. That doesn’t happen when we are plunked on a couch in front of a television.”‎ ‎ Indeed, participants in the study reported getting between 30 and 45 minutes of exercise a day, on average.‎ ‎ The results are supported by a new field of research that shows how long periods of inactivity can affect the body’s processing of fats and other substances that contribute to heart risk. And they suggest that people can help decrease such risk simply by avoiding extended periods of sitting.”‎ ‎ Keeping such processes working more effectively doesn’t require constant intense exercise, but consciously adding more routine movement to your life might help, doctors say. “Just standing is better than sitting,” says Gerard Fletcher, a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Fla., who works standing up at his computer. “When you stand up, you shuffle around a little bit and use muscles not required when you are sitting or lying down.”‎ ‎ Simple strategies for increasing activity include combining household chores such as folding laundry with TV-watching time or getting up to change a TV channel rather than using a remote control.‎ ‎ The report, published Tuesday in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, focuses on TV watching in part because it is the main leisure-time activity in many countries, researchers said, especially in the US.‎ ‎28. One misunderstanding people might have is that ________.‎ A. regular exercise can minimize the side effect of watching TV ‎ B. TV programs can broaden your horizons effectively ‎ C. the radiation from TV may badly affect your sight D. watching TV very long is a good way to kill time ‎29. What is new about the discovery of the Australian study?‎ A. Remote control shouldn’t be used when people watch TV.‎ B. People who watch TV too long should take more physical exercise.‎ C. Sitting too long in front of TV will lead to high risk of heart attack.‎ D. Long-time sitting is bad for all people including those who exercise regularly.‎ ‎30. According to the Australian study, how can the risk of death be reduced when people watch TV?‎ A. By taking some medicine. ‎ B. By increasing simple movement.‎ C. By totally avoiding watching TV. ‎ D. By increasing sweaty type of exercise.‎ 第三部分：七选五（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。‎ How to keep yourself safe from new virus?‎ After a new-type coronavirus was detected in viral pneumonia cases in Central China's Wuhan city a month ago, more cases have been reported in recent days. _____31_____: ‎ ‎1. Wear masks outdoors ‎●Wearing a mask is one of the most effective ways to protect you from getting infected.‎ ‎●Make sure to wear it properly by tightening up the nose clip and pulling the bottom of it over your chin.‎ ‎●_____32_____, a mask is also needed to prevent you from spreading germs to others.‎ ‎2. Cover your coughs and sneeze with tissue Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, or you can cough or sneeze into your sleeve, but avoid covering with your hands directly.‎ ‎3. _____33_____ Wash your hands with soap and running water thoroughly for at least 15 seconds.‎ ‎● Before eating and after using the toilet ‎● After returning home ‎● After touching trash or garbage ‎● After contacting with animals or handling animal wastes ‎4. Strengthen your immune system and exercise regularly ‎● Exercise regularly is one of the most important ways to help you stay away from catching any infections.‎ ‎● Make sure that shared spaces have good air flow and avoid going to crowded places such as ‎ hospitals, railway stations and airports. _____34_____.‎ ‎● Seek prompt medical attention if you have symptoms of fever and respiratory infection.‎ ‎● Avoid close contact with people who have flu or cold-like symptoms.‎ ‎●_____35_____. Avoid contact with wild animals or farmed livestock without any protection.‎ A. If your hands are not visibly dirty B. Eat thoroughly cooked meat and eggs C. Wash your hands frequently and properly D. Protect yourself and others from getting sick E. Wear a mask if transport or movement is necessary F. If you’re not feeling well or have symptoms of fever G. To prevent catching the infection, here’s what you can do 第四部分： 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)‎ 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。‎ On the last day of college before graduation, our professor walked up on stage to give us a final lesson, which she called "a life lesson on the _36 of mindsets (思维模式). As she _37 a glass of water over her head, everyone 38 her to mention the typical "glass half empty or glass half full" question. 39 with a smile on her face, the professor asked, "How heavy is this glass of water I'm holding?"‎ Students shouted out answers _40 from eight ounces(盎司) to a couple pounds.‎ After a few moments of 41 answers, she replied, “In my opinion, the absolute weight of this glass doesn't __42 . It all _43 how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute or two, it's _44_ light. If I hold it for an hour _45 , my arm might feel painful. If I hold it for the whole day, my arm will feel completely numb, 46 me to drop the glass to the floor. In each _47 the weight of the glass doesn't change, 48 the longer I hold it, the heavier it 49 to me."‎ As the class nodded their heads in _50 , she continued, "Your worries, _51 and stressful thoughts are like this glass of water. Think about them for a while and _52_ happens. Think about them a bit longer and you begin to feel _53 . Think about them all day long, and you will feel completely numb, _54 to do anything else until you 55_ them.”‎ ‎36. A. origin B. trend C. standard D. power ‎37. A. picked B. laid C. raised D. pulled ‎38. A. urged B. begged C. expected D. advised ‎39. A. Instead B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. Anyway ‎40. A. coming B. ranging C. transforming D. judging ‎41. A. various B. visible C. quick D. short ‎42. A. concern B. matter C. care D. mean ‎43. A. refers to B. results in C. depends on D. mixes with ‎44. A. fairly B. exactly C. theoretically D. merely ‎45. A. only B. again C. later D. straight ‎46. A. permitting B. forcing C. encouraging D. reminding ‎47. A. section B. problem C. case D. field ‎48. A. so B. or C. for D. but ‎49. A. remains B. feels C. proves D. looks ‎50. A. agreement B. relief C. fear D. shock ‎51. A. happiness B. disappointment C. curiousness ‎ D. engagement ‎52. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing ‎53. A. pain B. terror C. sorrow D. doubt ‎54. A. unwilling B. unable C. unwise D. unlucky ‎55. A. destroy B. hide C. drop D. accept 第五部分：单项选择（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）‎ ‎56. The Defence Minister will _________ the journalists this afternoon.‎ A. address　　　 B. arrange C. appoint D. applaud ‎57.It is obvious that regular exercise is a key _________ of a healthy life.‎ A. drawback B. circumstance C. statistics D. component ‎58. There is a/an _________ increase in the numbers of Internet users in recent years.‎ A. diverse B. ample C. casual D. sharp ‎59. The written record of our conversation doesn’t ______ what was actually said. There are a lot of mistakes.‎ A. correspond with B. relate to C. look into D. compare with ‎60. The teacher stressed again that the students should not _________ any important details ‎ while retelling the story.‎ A. bring out B. let out C. leave out D. make out ‎ 第六部分：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单词或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ We are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Li Wenliang.   Dr. Li Wenliang, one of the eight “whistleblowers” who tried _____61____ (warn) fellow medics of _____62____ novel coronavirus when it first emerged in Wuhan, died early on Friday. Wuhan Central Hospital _____63____ (confirm) in a statement released on ____64____ (it) official Weibo account. “Our hospital’s ophthalmologist Li Wenliang was ____65____ (unfortunate) infected with coronavirus during his work in the fight _____66_____ the coronavirus epidemic,” the statement read, _____67____ (add) “He died at 2:58 a.m. on February 7 after attempts to resuscitate were unsuccessful.”  “After emergency treatment, Li Wenliang passed away,” the Central Hospital of Wuhan announced on Weibo, China’s version of Twitter. “We deeply regret and mourn Li’s _____68_____ (die).” Dr. Li is a hero, _____69_____ will live in our hearts forever. May God bless all the courageous doctors and nurses _____70_____ (fight) on the front line. 第七部分：（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 阅读下面句子，根据提示在空白处填入单词的正确形式。‎ ‎71.Visitors were struck by the natural scenery here, which was beautiful beyond______. (describe) ‎ ‎72. Medicine should not be placed where it is ______ (access) to children.‎ ‎73.The story is based on a Richard Matheson novel, and this is its third film_____.(adapt)‎ ‎74. The underground system ______(build) in the city will be open next year.‎ ‎75.In the film, the actor threw himself off the horse as if ______(shoot) to death.‎ ‎76. The number of the deaths _________(由...引起) from road accidents has increased greatly over the past years.‎ ‎77. He had never ___________ (牺牲) so much for the assignment that he delayed the date of his wedding.‎ ‎78. I’m ____________ (怀疑) of his ability to finish the task. He seems so careless. ‎ ‎79. We dare say a digital TV is ________ (优越) to a black-and-white one in many ways, for ‎ example, function, color, shape and so on. ‎ ‎80. More and more people, to save time, prefer _______(方便的) food to formal meals. ‎ 第八部分：概要写作（满分25分）‎ 阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。‎ Many Chinese students have studied English for approximately ten years, but most of them cannot even speak English correctly or fluently. In my opinion, there are several obstacles that have caused this to happen. The main obstacle is fear! Another is the habit of mentally translating from Chinese to English and then to change these thoughts into spoken words and sentences. Many of these difficulties are caused by the way Chinese people study and learn the language.‎ ‎ We must learn to speak as a child does. When we are learning a second language we need to remember how we learned our native language. Learning to understand and speak a language is one of the first skills a child develops. How does a child learn the language? He listens for a time and then he tries to repeat the words. Parents give great praise for the smallest effort and slightest improvement. Therefore, the child develops courage and is excited about learning. It takes a long time before he knows anything about grammar, spelling or formal sentence structures.‎ ‎ As for language teachers, they should avoid criticism and be very encouraging and generous with praise. Criticism or pointing out faults too often causes students to lose self-confidence and develop a fear of speaking. The best way to motivate a student is using praise.‎ ‎ The most important aspect of speaking is having good self-esteem（自尊）. Self-esteem is how you feel about yourself. When most Chinese people are asked how their English is, or they are told their English is very good, they immediately respond by saying, "Oh my English is very poor." If you say this to yourself often enough, you will believe it. When someone compliments（称赞）you, just say "thank you".‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 答案 ‎1、听力（30分） ‎ ‎1-5 CACBA 6-10 CABCB 11-15 BCABA 16-20 BCACA ‎2、阅读理解（25分）‎ ‎21-23 BDC 24-27 CACD 28-30 ADB ‎ ‎3、七选五（10分） ‎ ‎31-35 GFCEB ‎4、完形填空（30分）‎ ‎36-40 DCCAB 41-45 ABCAD 46-50 BCDBA 51-55 BDABC ‎5、单选（5分）‎ ‎56-60 ADDAC ‎6、语法填空（15分）‎ ‎61.to warn 62.the 63.confirmed 64.its     65.unfortunately ‎ ‎66.against     67.adding      68.death     69.who      70.fighting ‎7、单词填空（10分）‎ ‎71. description 72.accessible 73. adaptation/adaption 74. being built 75.shot ‎76.arising 77.sacrificed 78.sceptical/skeptical 79.superior 80.convenient ‎8、写作（25分）‎ Caused by their fear and way of learning, many Chinese students cannot speak English fluently even after ten-years' learning.（要点1）Actually we should learn to speak English as a child learns his native language by listening and repeating a lot.（要点2）And teachers should praise and encourage rather than criticize students, just as parents do.（要点3）Finally, having good self-esteem is of vital importance in speaking English..（要点4）‎ 听力原文：‎ Text 1‎ W: Have you seen the movie “Hangover”? We went to see it last night.‎ M: How was it?‎ W: Jason thought it was extremely amusing, but I was a bit disappointed.‎ Text 2‎ M: Susan, I heard you are going to France. How long will you be staying there?‎ W: A whole year. My aunt lives there. I’m going to do a one-month course at a language school and spend the rest of the time traveling.‎ Text 3‎ M: Let’s see what drinks you’ve got for the party tonight.‎ W: Everything! Beer, wine, soft drinks like Coke, 7-Up…you name it, I’ve got it! Have you ordered the cake?‎ M: Of course.‎ Text 4‎ M: I don’t have a library card. Do I need one?‎ W: You have to have one only to take books out. You’re okay if you just sit in one of the rooms reading.‎ M: Well then, I’ll just read here. Thank you.‎ Text 5‎ W: I wish I knew the times of the trains to London. But our phone’s out of order.‎ M: Don’t worry, Grandma. I’ll find out for you on the Internet.‎ W: Thank you!‎ Text 6‎ W: Excuse me. I wonder if you could tell me how to find a place to have my shoes mended. I’m new in town.‎ M: Ah, there is a good shop not far from here. Go straight ahead and walk about three blocks. I can’t remember the name of the shop, but you’ll find it. It’s near the police station. By the way, ‎ you know about the Town Guide? It’s a thin book and has all kinds of useful information. You’ll find one in any bookstore.‎ W: Thanks a lot! You’ve been so helpful. Let’s see. Did you say the repair shop was three blocks away from here?‎ M: Exactly.‎ W: Thanks again. ‎ Text 7‎ M: I’ve been here many times. There are quite a lot of delicious dishes to choose from. What are you thinking of ordering? ‎ W: Well, I haven’t decided yet. What are you going to order?‎ M: I think I’ll have the roast chicken. They really make it well here.‎ W: I had roast chicken yesterday when I ate out with Shelly. ‎ M: Their beef steak is good, too. You can have it served with beans and mushrooms. ‎ W: But I'm not that hungry. Is the fried fish or the seafood salad good?‎ M: Never had them before. Maybe if you get the steak, we could share. ‎ W: That sounds like a good idea.‎ Text 8‎ W: Hello, Mr. White. Do you think it’s possible for us to talk sometime today?‎ M: I’d love to, Miss Wilson, but I’ve got a pretty tight schedule today. I’ve got to finish reading the yearly financial report by 10. Then I have to drive to the airport to pick up an advertiser at 11. After that, I’ll have a meeting with him over lunch. ‎ W: Can I see you after lunch?‎ M: Well, let me see…after lunch, I have to attend a senior staff meeting, which may last about two hours. Can you come at 3? We can talk for an hour before I meet my sales team at 4. ‎ W: I’m afraid an hour is too short. What about tomorrow morning?‎ M: 9 to 11, then. I’ll wait for you at the office. ‎ W: OK, see you then. ‎ Text 9‎ W: Hey, Bill. I hear they’re going to send you to Germany for the new project. ‎ M: Boy, news travels fast around here! I only got the orders a couple of hours ago. Rachel doesn’t even know…‎ W: Oh, no? So, what are you waiting for? When do you plan to tell her?‎ M: Well, she is at work at the moment. She doesn’t finish until 5. I’ll have to wait until tonight now, I suppose. ‎ W: Well, I was posted there before, back in 2008. It’s OK — a bit like England, really. At least the weather is similar, and the people aren’t much different. The only thing I didn’t like is the food, especially the sausages. What do you intend to do about the family? Are you going to take them with you?‎ M: Well, I’d like to, but I don’t know much about the situation at the moment…you know, about schools and all that. But I hope to move the family out there in a couple of months’ time. I don’t think I want to spend a year and a half out there on my own...I mean, without Rachel and the kids. I mean, I don’t see that much of them now as it is. ‎ W: Yeah. Well, that’s the way it is normally in our company, I suppose.‎ M: Yeah. Well, we’ll see. Let me pay for the coffee.‎ W: No, no. I’ll pay.‎ Text 10‎ W: Hello, everyone. Welcome to our program. I’m Jenny Jackson. The weather here in Juárez has become unbearable. With no rains for over a year, the city is suffering from unusually hot weather. Some light showers have been forecast since last month, but all of them have been effective in surrounding areas. Summer has not even started yet, but temperatures have reached 40 degrees centigrade in the past three days. And people have been warned not to go out of their homes — not if you walk on foot, at least — between 11 in the morning and 7 in the evening. Little kids and the elderly are the ones who have suffered the most from this extreme heat wave. They must drink water all the time. To help our audience have a better understanding of this extreme weather, we have invited Prof. Torres from University of Mexico to our studio this evening.‎