2017年高考英语全国2卷(附答案)

2017年高考英语全国2卷(附答案)2017年高考英语全国2卷(附答案)PAGE-=page10*2-119--=page10*220-2017年高考英语全国2卷(附答案)学校：___________________________年_______班姓名：____________________学号：________--------密封线---------密封线---------绝密★启用前2017年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语全国II卷（全卷共14页）(适用地区：甘肃、青海、内蒙古、黑龙江、吉林、辽宁、宁夏、新疆、西藏、陕西、重庆)注意事项：答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号，回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答案卡一并交回。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题分，满分分）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。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£.B.£.C.£.答案是C。1.Whatwillthewomandothisafternoon?A.DosomeexerciseB.GoshoppingC.Washherclothes2.Whydoesthewomancalltheman?A.TocancelaflightB.TomakeanapologyC.Toputoffameeting3.HowmuchmoredoesDavidneedforthecar?A.$5,000B.$20,000C.$25,0004.WhatisJanedoing?A.PlanningatourB.CallingherfatherC.Askingforleave5.Howdoesthemanfeel?A.TiedB.DizzyC.Thirsty第二节（共15小题；每小题分，满分分）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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.WhatdoesJackwanttodo?A.WatchTV.B.Playoutside.C.Gotothezoo.7.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Athome.B.Inacinema.C.Inasupermarket.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.WhatdoesRicharddo?A.He’sanewsman.B.He’samanager.C.He’saresearcher.9.WhereisRichardgoingnextweek?A.Birmingham.B.MexicoCity.C.Shanghai.10.Whatwillthespeakersdotomorrow?A.Eatouttogether.B.Visitauniversity.C.SeeProfessorHayes.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Schoolfriends.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Librarianandlibraryuser.12.WhydoesJimsuggestMarybuythebook?A.It’ssoldatadiscountprice.B.It’simportantforherstudy.C.It’swrittenbyProfessorLee.13.WhatwillJimdoforMary?A.Sharehisbookwithher.B.Lendhersomemoney.C.AskHenryforhelp.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.WheredoesStellalive?A.InMemphis.B.InBoston.C.InStLouis.15.WhatwouldpeterandhisfamilyliketodoonBealestreet?A.Visitamuseum.B.Listentomusic.C.Havedinner.16.Whatkindofhoteldoespeterprefer?A.Abigone.B.Aquiteone.modernone.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Howmanylabsessionswillthestudentshaveeveryweek?A.OneB.TwoC.Three18.Whatarethestudentsallowedtowearinthelab?A.LongscarvesB.LooseclothesC.Tennisshoes19.Whyshouldthestudentsavoidmixingliquidwithpaper?A.ItmaycauseafireB.ItmaycreatewasteC.Itmayproducepollution20.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?A.Gradesthestudentwillreceive.B.Rulesthestudentsshouldfollow.C.Experimentsthestudentswilldo.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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AInthecomingmonths,wearebringingtogetherartistsfromallovertheglobe,toenjoyspeakingShakespeare’splaysintheirownlanguage,inourglobe,withinthearchitectureShakespearewrotefor.Pleasecomeandjoinus.NationalTheatreOfChinaBeijing|ChineseThisgreatoccasion(盛会)willbethenationaltheatreofchina’sfirstvisittotheUK.Thecompany’sproductionsshowthenewfaceof21stcenturyChinesetheatre.ThisproductionofShakespeare’sRichard=3\*ROMANIIIwillbedirectedbytheNational’sAssociateDirector,WangXiaoying.Date&Time:Saturday28April,&Sunday29April,&MarjanishviliTheatreTbilisilGeorgianOneofthemostfamoustheatresinGeorgia,theMarjanishvili,foundedin1928,appearsregularlyattheatrefestivalsallovertheworld.ThisnewproductionofAsYouLikeItishelmed（指导）bythecompany’sArtisticDirectorLevanTsuladze.Date&Time:Friday18May,&Saturday19May,DeafinitelyTheaterLondon|BritishSignLanguage（BSL）BytranslatingtherichandhumouroustextofLove’sLabour’sLostintothephysicallanguageofBSL,DeafinitelyTheatrecreatesanewinterpretationofShakespeare’scomedyandaimstobuildabridgebetweendeafandhearingworldsbyperformingtobothgroupsasoneaudience.Date&Time:Tuesday22May,&Wednesday23May,HabimaNationalTheatreTelAviv|HebrewTheHabimaisthecentreofHebrew-languagetheatreworldwide.FoundedinMoscowafterthe1905revolution,thecompanyeventuallysettledinTelAvivinthelate1920s.Since1958,theyhavebeenrecognizedasthenationaltheatreofIsrael.ThisproductionofShakespeare’sTheMerchantofVenicemarkstheirfirstvisittotheUK.Date&Time:Monday28May,&Tuesday29May,playwillbeperformedbytheNationalTheatreofChina?A.RichardⅢ.B.Lover’sLabour’sLostC.AsYouLikeItD.ThemerchantofVeniceisspecialaboutDeafinitelyTheatre?A.TthastwogroupsofactorsB.ItistheleadingtheatreinLondonC.ItperformsplaysinBSLD.ItisgoodatproducingcomediescanyouseeaplayinHebrew?A.OnSaturday28Apil.B.OnSunday29AprilC.OnTuesday22May.D.OnTuesday29MayBIfirstmetPaulNewmanin1968,whenGeorgeRoyHill,thedirectorofButchCassidyandtheSundanceKid,introducedusinNewYorkCity.Whenthestudiodidn’twantmeforthefilm-itwantedsomebodyaswell-knownasPaul-hestoodupforme.Idon’tknowhowmanypeoplewouldhavedonethat;theywouldhavelistenedtotheiragentsorthestudiopowers.ThefriendshipthatgrewoutoftheexperienceofmakingthatfilmandTheStingfouryearslaterhaditsrootinthefactthatalthoughtherewasanagedifference,webothcamefromatraditionoftheaterandliveTV.Wewererespectfulofcraft(技艺)andfocusedondiggingintothecharactersweweregoingtoplay.BothofushadthequalitiesandvirtuesthataretypicalofAmericanactors:humorous,aggressive,andmakingfunofeachother—butalwayswithanunderlyingaffection.Thosewerealsoatthecore(核心)ofourrelationshipoffthescreen.Wesharedthebriefthatifyou’refortunateenoughtohavesuccess,youshouldputsomethingback—hewithhisNewman’sOwnfoodandhisHoleintheWallcampsforkidswhoareseriouslyill,andmewithSundanceandtheinstituteandthefestival.PaulandIdidn’tseeeachotherallthatregularly,butsharingthatbroughtustogether.Wesupportedeachotherfinanciallyandbyshowingupatevents.Ilastsawhimafewmonthsago.He’dbeeninandoutofthehospital.HeandIbothknewwhatthedealwas,andwedidn’ttalkaboutit.Ourswasarelationshipthatdidn’tneedalotofwords.24.Whywasthestudiounwillingtogivetheroletoauthoratfirst?A.PaulNewmanwantedit.B.Thestudiopowersdidn’tlikehisagent.C.Hewasn’tfamousenough.D.Thedirectorrecommendedsomeoneelse.25.WhydidPaulandtheauthorhavealastingfriendship?A.Theywereofthesameage.B.Theyworkedinthesametheater.heywerebothgoodactors.D.Theyhadsimilarcharacteristics.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph3referto?A.Theirbelief.B.Theircareforchildren.C.Theirsuccess.D.Theirsupportforeachother.27.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetest?A.Toshowhisloveoffilms.B.Torememberafriend.C.Tointroduceanewmovie.D.Tosharehisactingexperience.CTerrafugiaInc.saidMondaythatitsnewflyingcarhascompleteditsfirstflight,bringingthecompanyclosertoitsgoalofsellingtheflyingcarwithinthenextyear.Thevehicle-namedtheTransition–hastwoseatswheelsandwingsthatfoldupsoitcanbedrivenlikeacar.TheTransition,whichflewat1,400feetforeightminuteslastmonth,canreacharound70milesperhourontheroadand115inthefliesusinga23-gallontankofgasandbums5gallonsperhourintheair.Ontheground,itgets35milespergallon.Around100peoplehavealreadyputdowna$10,000deposittogetaTransitionwhentheygoonsale,andthosenumberswilllikelyriseafterTerrafugiaintroducestheTransitiontothepubliclaterthisweekattheNewYorkAutoShow.Butdon’texpectittoshowupintoomanydriveways.It’sexpectedtocost$279,000.Anditwon’thelpifyou’restuckintraffic.Thecarneedsarunway.Inventorshavebeentryingtomakeflyingcarssincethe1930s,accordingtoRobertMann,anairlineindustryexpert.ButMannthinksTerrafugiahascomecloserthananyonetomakingtheflyingcarareality.Thegovernmenthasalreadypermittedthecompanytousespecialmaterialstomakeiteasierforthevehicletofly.TheTransitionisnowgoingthroughcrashteststomakesureitmeetsfederalsafetystandards.MannsaidTerrafugiawashelpedbytheFederalAviationAdministration’sdecisionfiveyearsagotocreateaseparatesetofstandardsforlightsportaircraft,whicharelowerthanthoseforpilotsoflargerplanes.Terrafugiasaysanownerwouldneedtopassatestandcomplete 20 hours of flying time to be able to fly the Transition,arequirementpilots would find relatively easy to meet.28.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.ThebasicdataoftheTransition.B.Theadvantagesofflyingcars.C.Thepotentialmarketforflyingcars.C.ThedesignersoftheTransition.29.WhyistheTransitionunlikelytoshowupintoomanydriveways?A.Itcauserstrafficjams.B.Itisdifficulttooperate.C.Itisveryexpensive.D.Itbumstoomuchfuel.30.Whatisthegovernment’sattitudetothedevelopmentoftheflyingcar?A.CautiousB.Favorable.C.Ambiguous.D.Disapproving.31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.FlyingCaratAutoShowB.TheTransition’sFistFlightC.Pilots’DreamComingTrueD.FlyingCarClosertoRealityDWhenaleafyplantisunderattack，itdoesn’tsitquietly.Backin1983,twoscientists,JackSchultzandIanBaldwin,reportedthatyoungmapletreesgettingbittenbyinsectssendoutaparticularsmellthatneighboringplantscanget.Thesechemicalscomefromtheinjuredpartsoftheplantandseemtobeanalarm.Whattheplantspumpthroughtheairisamixtureofchemicalsknownasvolatileorganiccompounds,VOCsforshort.ScientistshavefoundthatallkindsofplantsgiveoutVOCswhenbeingattacked.It’saplant’swayofcryingout.ButisanyonelisteningApparently.Becausewecanwatchtheneighboursreact.Someplantspumpoutsmellychemicalstokeepinsectsaway.Butothersdodoubleduty.Theypumpoutperfumesdesignedtoattractdifferentinsectswhoarenaturalenemiestotheattackers.Oncetheyarrive,thetablesareturned.Theattackerwhoarenaturalenemiestotheattackers.Oncetheyarrive,thetablesareturned.Theattackerwhowaslunchingnowbecomeslunch.Instudyafterstudy,itappearsthatthesechemicalconversationshelptheneighbors.Thedamageisusuallymoreseriousonthefirstplant,buttheneighbors,relativelyspeaking,staysaferbecausetheyheardthealarmandknewwhattodo.Does this mean that plants talk to each other? Scientists don’t know. Maybe the first plant just made a cry of pain or was sending a message to its own branches, and so, in effect, was talking to itself. Perhaps the neighbors just happened to “overhear” the cry. So information was exchanged, but it wasn’t a true, intentional back and forth.Charles Darwin, over 150 years ago, imagined a world far busier, noisier and more intimate (亲密的)thantheworldwecanseeandhear.Oursensesareweak.There’sawholelotgoingon.32. What does a plant do when it is under attack?A. It makes noises.     B. It gets help from other plants.C. It stands quietly    D. It sends out certain chemicals.33. What does the author mean by “the tables are turned” in paragraph 3?A. The attackers get attacked.B. The insects gather under the table.C. The plants get ready to fight back.D. The perfumes attract natural enemies.34.Scientistsfindfromtheirstudiesthatplantscan.A.predictnaturaldisastersB.protectthemselvesagainstinsectsC.talktooneanotherintentionallyD.helptheirneighborswhennecessary35.whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Thewordischangingfasterthanever.B.PeoplehavestrongersensesthanbeforeC.TheworldismorecomplexthanitseemsD.PeopleinDarwin’stimewereimaginative.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。Interruptionsareoneoftheworstthingstodealwithwhileyou’retryingtogetworkdone.36,thereareseveralwaystohandlethings.Let’stakealookatthemnow.37.Tellthepersonyou’resorryandexplainthatyouhaveamillionthingstodoandthenaskiftheofyoucantalkatadifferenttime.Whenpeopletrytointerruptyou,havesethoursplannedandletthemknowtocomebackduringthattimeorthatyou’llfindthemthen.38.Itcanhelptoeliminate(消除)futureinterruptions.Whenyouneedtosomeone,don’tdoitinyourownoffice.39.it’smucheasiertoexcuseyourselftogetbacktoyourworkthanifyoutrytogetsomeoneoutofyourspaceevenafterexplaininghowbusyyouareIfyouhaveadoortoyouroffice,makegooduseofit.40.Ifsomeoneknocksandit’snotanimportantmatter.Excuseyourselfandletthepersonknowyou’rebusysotheycangetthehint(暗示)thanwhenthedoorisclosed,you’renottobedisturbed.A.Ifyou’rebusy,don’tfeelbadaboutsayingnoB.WhenyouwanttoavoidinterruptionsatworkC.SetboundariesforyourselfasyourtimegoesD.Ifyou’reintheotherperson’sofficeorinapublicareaE.It’simportantthatyouletthemknowwhenyou’llbeavailableF.ItmightseemunkindtocutpeopleshirtwhentheyinterruptyouG.Leaveitopenwhenyou’reavailabletotalkandcloseitwhenyou’renot第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题；每小题分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。In1973,Iwasteachingelementaryschool.Eachday,27kids41“TheThinkingLaboratory.”Thatwasthe42studentsvotedforafterdecidingthat“Room104”wastoo43.Freddywasanaverage44,butnotanaverageperson.Hehadtherarebalanceoffunandcompassion（同情）.Hewould45theloudestoverfunandbethesaddestoveranyone’s46.Beforetheschoolyear47,Igavethekidsaspecial48,T-shirtswiththewords“VerbsAreYour49onthem.Ihadadvisedthekidsthatwhileverbs（动词）mayseemdull,mostofthe50thingstheydothroughouttheirliveswillbeverbs.Throughtheyears,I’drunintoformerstudentswhowouldprovide51onoldclassmates.IlearnedthatFreddydidseveraljobsafterhis52fromhighschoolandremainedthesame53personImetfortyyearsbefore.Once,whileworkingovernightatastore,heletahomelessman54inhistruck.Anothertime,he55afriendmoneytobuyahouse.Justlastyear,Iwas56aworkshopwhensomeoneknockedattheclassroomdoor.Awoman57theinterruptionandhandedmeanenvelope.Istoppedteachingand58itup.Insidewerethe“Verbs”shirtanda59fromFreddy’smother.“FreddypassedawayonThanksgiving.Hewantedyoutohavethis.”Itoldthestorytotheclass.Assadasitwas,Icouldn’thelpsmiling.AlthoughFreddywastakenfromus,weall60somethingfromFreddy.41.A.builtB.enteredC.decoratedD.ran42.A.nameB.ruleC.brandD.plan43.A.smallB.darkC.strangeD.dull44.A.scholarB.studentC.citizenD.worker45.A.speakB.singC.questionD.laugh46.A.misfortuneB.disbeliefC.dishonestyD.mistake47.A.changedB.approachedC.returnedD.ended48.A.lessonB.giftC.reportD.message49.A.friendsB.AwardsC.MastersD.Tasks50.A.simpleB.uniqueC.funD.clever51.A.assessmentsB.commentsC.instructionsD.updates52.A.graduationB.retirementC.separationD.resignation53.A.daringB.modestC.caringD.smart54.A.waitB.sleepC.studyD.live55.A.paidB.chargedC.lentD.owed56.A.observingB.preparingC.designingD.conducting57.A.regrettedB.avoidedC.excusedD.ignored58.A.openedB.packedC.gaveD.held59.A.pictureB.billC.noteD.diary60.A.choseB.tookC.expectedD.borrowed第二节（共10小题；每小题分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。In1863thefirstundergroundpassengerrailwayintheworldopenedinLondon.Itranforjustundersevenkilometersandallowedpeopletoavoidterrible__61__(crowd)ontheroadsaboveastheytravelledtoand___62__word.Ittookthreeyearstocompleteandwasbuiltusinganinterestingmethod.Thisincludeddigginguptheroad,____63___(lay)thetrackandthenbuildingastrongroofover___64___top.Whenallthosehadbeendone,theroadsurfacewasreplaced.Steamengines___65__(use)topullthecarriagesanditmusthavebeen___66__(fair)unpleasantforthepassengers,withallthesmokeandnoise.However,therailwayquicklyprovedtobeagreatsuccessandwithinsixmonths,morethan25,000peoplewereusing___67__everyday.Later,engineers____68___(manage)toconstructrailwaysinasystemofdeeptunnels(隧道）,whichbecameknowntothetube.Thisdevelopmentwasonlypossiblewiththe___69___(introduce)ofelectric-poweredenginesandlifts.ThecentralLondonRailwaywasoneofthemost___70___(success)ofthesenewlines,andwasopenedin1900.Ithadwhite-paintedtunnelsandbrightredcarriages,andprovedextremelypopularwiththepublic.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）假定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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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。Mr.andMrs.Zhangallworkinourschool.Theylivefarfromtheschool,andittakesthemaboutahourandahalftogotoworkeveryday.Intheirsparetime,theyareinterestinginplantingvegetablesintheirga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达（满分25分）假定你是李华，想邀请邀请外教Henry一起参观中国剪纸（paper-cutting）艺术展。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：1.展览时间、地点；2.展览内容。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。2017年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语全国II卷参考答案第一部分听力1.B2.C3.A4.C5.B6.A7.C8.C9.B10.A11.A12.B13.C14.A15.B16.B17.A18.C19.A20.B第二部分阅读理解21.A22.C23.D24.C25.D26.A27.B28.A29.C30.B31.D32.D33.A34.B35.C36.B37.A38.E39.D40.G第三部分语言知识运用41.B42.A43.D44.B45.D46.A47.D48.B49.A50.C51.D52.A53.C54.B55.C56.D57.C58.A59.C60.B61.crowds62.from63.z&laying64.the65.wereused66.fairly67.it68.managed69.introduction70.successful第四部分写作第一节第二节（略）听力原文：Text 1 M: Let’s go for a nice walk into the country this afternoon. W: I certainly could enjoy the exercise, but I’ve agreed to go with Alice to buy some clothes. Text 2 W: Hello, Mr. Smith. I’m afraid Dr. Brown won’t be able to see you today. He’s still waiting for a flight out of New York. He said he would meet you tomorrowafternoon. Is it OK? M: Sounds good. Thank you for calling.Text 3 W: David, have you saved enough for the car? M: I have $20,000 now, and the car cost 25,000. My parents said they would like to help, but I don’t want to use their money. Text 4 W: Dr. Block, I need to take a few days off because my father is coming over to visit. And I need to show him around the city. M: OK, Jane. But be sure to come back to work next week. Text 5 M: Amy, my head is spinning. It must be a touch of the sun.  W: You’d better lie back still for a while. Take is easy for the rest of the day and stay in theshade. It’s too hot today. Text 6 M: Mum, this is going to take forever. Animal World will be on in twenty minutes. It’s myfavorite program. You know I can’t miss it.  W: I know, honey, but we have to wait in line to pay for these things we need. M: You promise we’d be home in time.  W: Be a little patient, Jack. We’ll get out of here soon. Text 7 M: Hi, Samantha, do you have a minute?  W: Hi Richard, come in, please. M: I’ve been trying to get hold of you all afternoon. W: I was at the weekly managers’ meeting. How were things? M: Oh, splendid. I have some news? W: Good news? M: Wonderful news, to me, anyway. I’ve been offered a job for three years as an assistant to Professor Hayes from Birmingham University. I’ll join him in Mexico City. What do you think about that? W: Wonderful, Richard. Just what you’ve always wanted, isn’t it? Doesn’t mean that you’ll leave soon? M: Next week. But before I go, I’d like to invite you out for dinner. Just thank you for all the help you gave me during my three months research work here. Would tomorrow evening be a goodtime for you? We can go to the Shanghai Restaurant in Chinatown. W: Fine with me. Text 8 M: What’s that book you just picked up, Mary? W: The one Professor Lee uses in his course. M: Oh, I see. You’d better have it if you want to pass that course. W: But it costs $30. I simply can’t afford it. M: Did you check the used-book section here? Maybe they have it. W: No, they don’t. I asked. M: Why don’t you get it from the library? W: I’ve been trying for a month and it’s always out. There are over 50 students in the course, and every single one wants the book.  M: Listen, you know my roommate, Henry, don’t you? He took the same course last year. And I remember he owes a copy. I can borrow it from him for you. W: Oh, that would be great. Thank you, Jim. Text 9 W: Hello. M: Hello, Stella. This is Peter. W: Hi, Peter. Fancy hearing your voice. How are you? M: Couldn’t be better. I’m planning a trip to Memphis with my family this summer.  W: Great, I’d love to host you here. When are you coming? M: We’ll leave Boston on June 20th. Stay in St Louis Missouri for a week, andthenflytoyour city. We’d probably stay for five days with you and come back. For it’s a two-week vacation. W: Is there anything special you’d like to do here? M: We’d love to explore Beale Street, the official home of the blues, where we’d listen to livemusic. We’d also like to visit Graceland, the popular museum in memory of Elvis Presley. But above all, we want to spend some time with youand your family.  W: Of course, it’s been ages since we met last time. Let’s have a dinner party in my garden. M: Lovely. Oh, could you find for us a hotel near where you live? It doesn’t have to be big, but I can’t stand noisy at bedtime. W: Sure.  M: Thank you. See you soon. Text 10   Hello everyone. My name is John. I’m the teaching assistant for this lab session. Let me explain a little about it. As you may know already, it’s required meeting once a week. I expect you to do all the experiments and keep the results in your lab notebook. I’ll collect the notebooks every twoweeks. You’ll be graded on lab notebooks and quizzes. But the most important information I want to give you now is about safety. First of all, you must wear