2011年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试

英语（北京卷）

    本试卷共16页，共150分。考试时长120分钟，考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效，考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分：听力理解(共三节，30分)

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。

例：What is the man going to read?

A.      A newspaper.

B.      A magazine.

C.      A book.

答案是A。

1．  What color T-shirt does the man plan to order?

A．Red.     B．Blue.    C．Green.

2．Which section does the man like to read?

   A．News.    B．Sports.    C．Entertainment.

3．What job will the man probably take in summer?

   A．Lifeguard.    B．Tour guide.     C．Swinning coach.

4．Where does the woman want to go on holiday?

   A． Turkey.    B．Canada.    C．Italy.

5．What are the two speakers talking about?

   A．Shark.    B．Camera.    C．Movie.

 

第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）

听下面4段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的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5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.What test are the speakers going to take on Friday?

  A.Science               B. History           C.Music

7.Why does the woman speaker make the phone call?

  A. To discuss her maths problems.

  B. To seek help with her English reading.

  C. To ask about the homework for tomorrow.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.What does the man think is the cause of the woman’s illness?

  A.Last night’s dinner.       B. The hot weather.         C.Bottled water.

9.What is the probable relationship between the two sprekers?

  A.Husband and wife.       B.Doctor and patient.        C. Guest and receptionist.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What is the manm doing?

  A.Making an invitation.

  B.Offering information.

  C.Asking for permission.

11.What time is the woman going to see the dentist this Saturday?

  A.10.:30a.m         B.12:30p.m            C.4:30p.m

12.What is the woman going to do after seeing the dentist?

  A.Clean the house.

  B.Take a walk by the lake.

  C.Help Jim with his science project.

听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。

13.What makes shoppers tired?

  A. Queuing for electrically-driven cars.

  B. Looking for what they want to buy.

  C. Carrying shopping around.

14.What is the peoblem for building moving walkways in the store?

  A.The space       B.The redsign.         C. The technology.

15. Where will the computer system send the things shoppers buy?

  A.To the exit

  B. To the shelf

  C. To the shoppers’ homes.

第三节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）

   听下面一段对话，完成第16至第20五道小题，每小题仅填写一个词，听对话前你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有60秒钟的作答时间，这段对话你将听两遍。

Minssing Person Report Form
Time last seen	About    16        0’clock in the afternoon
Place last seen	At the       17       section of the store
Name	18
Age	Five
Appearance	Dark     19      hair,thin and small
Clothing	Blue      20    ，a pink T-shirt,a hat

 

英语（北京卷）

 

第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

 

例：It’s so nice to hear from her again.        ,we last met more than thirty years ago.

A. What’s more        B. That’s to say

C. In other words       D. Believe it or not

 

21. Experience of this kind        in both the U.S. and Europe well before the Second World War.

A. have conducted        B. have been conducted

C. had conducted         D. had been conducted

22.          Barbara Jones offers to her fans is honesty and hapiness.

A. Which   B. What   C. That     D. Whom

23.Tom        in the library every night over the last three months.

A. works     B. worked     C. has been working     D. had been working

24.—I don’t really like Janes. Why did you invite him?

—Don’t worry. He        come. He said he was’t certain what his plans were.

A. must not  B. need not     C. would not     D. might not

25. It’s important for the figures        regularly.

A. to be updated       B. to have been updated    C. to update   D. to have uodated

26. Mary was much kinder to Jack than she was to the others,       , of course, made all the others upset.

A. who     B. which    C. what    D. that

27. —That must have been a long trip.

—Yeah, it        us a whole week to get there.

A. takes     B. has taken    C. took     D. was taking

28. —Where are the children? The dinner’s going to be completely ruined.

—I wish they         always late.

A. weren’t     B. hadn’t been   C. wouldn’t be     D. wouldn’t have been

29.       volleyball is her main focus, she’s also great at basketball.

A. Since     B. Once    C. Unless    D. While

30. Maybe if I       science, and not literature then, I would be able to give you more help.

A. studied    B. would study   C. had studied     D. was studying

31. The shocking news made me realize       terrible problems we would face.

A. what    B. how    C. that   D. why

32. —Bob has gone to California.

—Oh, can you tell me when he        ?

A. has left    B. left    C. is leaving   D. would leave

33. Sit down, Emma. You will only make yourself more tired,       on you feet.

A. to keep          B. keeping            C. having kept           D. to have kept

34. The employment rate has continued to rise in big cities thanks to the efforts of the local governments to increase             .

A. then        B. those             C. it              D. that

35. With new technology, pictures of underwater valleys can be taken       color.

A. by              B. for              C. with           D. in

 

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

 

I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And   36    otherwise assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always    37   to sit at the back of the classroom.

All this    38    after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy   39    because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the   40   to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “   41   for  it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give it a try.

Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the    42   of it! When I first started  43   

the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much    44  what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get     45    and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid.   46    , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to    47     on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t    48   “just yet”.

I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the   49   and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive   50   in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the   51     — friends who respect my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!

With my    52    self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from   “53”   in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself,   54  

raising my hand — even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent   55   I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.

36. A. as            B. until             C. unless               D. though

37. A. hoped         B. agreed           C. meant               D. chose

38. A. continued      B. changed          C. settled              D. started

39. A. idea           B. plan             C. belief               D. saying

40. A. right          B. chance           C. ability             D. patience

41. A. going          B. looking          C. cheering             D. applying

42. A. point           B. half             C. rest               D. basis

43. A. enjoying         B. preparing        C. attending            D. watching

44. A. less             B. later           C. worse            D. further

45. A. committed        B. motivated      C. embarrassed       D. confused

46. A. Interestingly       B. Fortunately     C. Obviously         D. hopefully

47. A. focus            B. act            C. rely            D. try

48. A. want             B. do           C. support          D. know

49. A. steps           B. orders          C. rules             D. games

50. A. roles           B. part           C. mind            D. value

51. A. process         B. operation       C. movement        D. situation

52. A. expressed      B. improved       C. preserved       D. recognized

53. A. dreaming       B. playing         C. relaxing         D. hiding

54. A. by            B. for            C. with           D. to

55. A. lucky         B. happy          C. sure           D. satisfied

 

第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

 

A

“I Went Skydiving at 84!”

As a young girl growing up in the 1930s, I always wanted to fly a plane, but back then it was almost unheard of a woman to do that. I got a taste of that dream in 2001, when my husband arranged for me to ride in a hot air balloon for my birthday. But the experience turned out to be very dull. Around that time ,I told my husband that I wanted to skydive. So when our retirement community（社区）announced that they were having an essay competition and the topic was an experience of a lifetime that you wanted to have, I decided to write about my dream.

In the essay, I wrote about my desire to skydive, stating George Brush Sr. did it at age 80. Why not me? I was just 84 and in pretty good health. A year went by and I heard nothing. But then at a community party in late April 2009, they announced that I was one of the winners. I just couldn’t believe it. Inspiredby this , I decided to realize my dream, even though some of my family members and my doctor were against it

One June 11, 2009, nearly 40 of my family and friends gathered in the area close to where I would land while I headed up in the airplane. My instructor, Jay, guided me through the experience. The plane was the noisiest one I had ever been in, but I wasn’t frightened—I was really just looking forward to the experience. When we reached 13,000 feet, Jay instructed me to throw myself out of the plane. When we first hit the air, the wind was so strong that I could hardly breathe. For a second I thought, “What have I gotten myself into?” But then everything got calmer. We were in a free fall for about a minute before Jay opened the parachute（降落伞）, then we just floated downward for about five minutes. Being up in the clouds and looking at the view below was unlike anything I have ever felt—much better than the hot air balloon. I was just enjoying it.

Skydiving was really one of the greatest experiences of my life. I hope other people will look at me and realize that you don’t stop living just because you are 84 years old. If there’s something you want to experience, look into it. If it’s something that is possible, make it happen.

 

56. What happened to the author in 2001?

A. She flew an airplane

B. She entered a competition

C. She went on a hot air balloon ride

D. She moved into a retirement community

57. The author mentioned George Bush Sr. in her essay to       .

A. build up her own reputation

B. show her admiration for him

C. compare their health condition

D. make her argument persuasive

58. How did the author feel immediately after she jumped out of the plane?

A. Excited    B. Scared    C. Nervous    D. Regretful

59. What did the author enjoy most when she was skydiving?

A. The beautiful clouds     B. The wonderful view

C. The company of Jay     D. The one-minute free fall

 

 

B

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60. Before sending a manuscript to the Post, a contributor is advised to       .

A. get a better understanding of American issues

B. find out the range of the articles in the post

C. increase his knowledge in many fields

D. broaden his research focus

61.to submit nonfiction articles，a contributor must_____.

A. provide his special qualification

B. be a regular reader of the post

C. produce printed version

D. be over 45 year old

62.from the passage we can learn that the post

A. allows article submission within six weeks

B. favor science articles within 2，000 words

C. have a huge demand for humorous works

D. prefers nonfiction to fiction article

 

C

Students and Technology in the Classroom

I love my Backberry—it’s my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me . I also love my laptop computer as it holds all of my writing and thought .Despite this love of technology ,I know that there are times when I need to move away from these devices(设备) and truly communication with others.

On occasion ,I teach a course called History Matters for a group of higher education managers. My goals for the class include a full discussion of historical themes and ideas .Because I want students to thoroughly study the material and exchange their ideas with each other in the classroom ,I have a rule —no laptop ,ipads ,phones ,etc .When students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy .

Most students assume that year reasons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students misusing technology . There’s a bit of truth to that. Some students assume that I am anti-technology . There’s no truth in that at all . I love technology and try to keep up with it so I relate to my students.

The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is that I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversions and truly engage complex ideas. Interruptions by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for ideas . I want students to think differently and make connections between the course the material and the class discussion .

I’ve been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the educations reflect student satisfaction with the environment that I create .Students realize that with deep conversation and challenge , they learn at a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom .

I’m not saying that I won’t ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason for the change ,I’m sticking to my plan. a few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too give up.

 

63.some of the students in the history class were unhappy with____

A. the course material             B. others’ misuse of technology

C. discussion topics               D. the author’s class regulator

64. The underlined word “engage” in para.4 probably means ____

A. explore          B. accept          C. change           D. reject

65.according to the author ,the use of technology in the classroom may ____

A. keep students from doing independent thinking

B. encourage students to have in-depth conversations

C. help students to better understand complex themes

D. affect students’ concentration on course evaluation

66. it can be inferred from the last paragraph that the author ____

A. is quite stubborn

B. will give up teaching history

C. will change his teaching plan soon

D. values technology-free dialogues in his class

 

 

D

As the railroads and the highways shaped the American West in the past centuries, a new electrical generating(发电) and transmission(输送) system for the 21^th century will leave a lasting mark on the West, for better or worse. Much of the real significance of railroads and highways is not in their direct physical effect on the sencery, but in the ways that they affect the surrounding commuity. The same is true of big solar planrs and the power lines that will be laid down to move electtricty around.

The 19^th century saw land grants(政府拨地) offered to railroad companies to build the transcontinental railroads,  leaving public land in between privately owned land. Inmuch of the west, some of the railroad sections were developed while others remained undeveloped, and in both cases the landownership has presented unique challenges to land management, with the completion or the interstate highway system, many of the small towns which sprang up as railway stops and developed well, have lost their lifeblood and died.

Big silar plants and their power lines will also have effect far beyond their direct footprint in the west. This is not  an argument against building then, We nned alternative energy badly and to really take advantage of it we need to be able to move electricity around far more readily than we can now.

So trade-offs will have to be made. Some scenic spots will be sacrified. Some species(物种)will be forced to move, or will be carefully moved to special accommodation, deals will struck to reduce the immediate effects.

The lasting effects of these trade-off are another matter. The 21th century development of the America west as an ideal place of alternative energy is going to trow off of power and money to do a lot of good, But it is just as likely that they will be spent wastefully and will leave new problems behind, just like the railroad and highway.

The money set aside in negotiated trade-offs and instuitution that control will shape the west far beyond the immediate footprint of power planrs and transmission lines. So let’s remember the effects of the railroad and highways as we constrcut these new power plantd in the west.

67.what was the problem caused by the construction of the railways ?

A. small towns along the railways became abandoned .

B. some railroad stops remained .

C. land in the west was hard to manage .

D. land grants went into private hands.

68.what is the major concern in the development of alternative energy according to the last two paragraphs ?

A. the transmission of power                     B. the use of money and power

C. the conservation of solar energy            D. the selection of an ideal place

69.what is the author ‘s attitude towards building solar plants ?

A. cautious                  B. approving                C. doubtful                  D. disapproving

70.which is the best title for the passage ?

A. how the railways have affected the west

B. how solar energy could reshape the west

C. how the effects of power plants can be reduced

 

Public speaking and electrical thinking

What is critical thinking? To a certain degree, it’s a matter of logic（逻辑）--of being able to spot weakness in other people’s argument and to avoid them in your own. It also includes related skills such as distinguishing fact from opining and assessing the soundness of evidence.

In boad sense, criitical thinking is focused, organized thinking—the ability to see clearly their relationships among ideas.        71        the greatest thinkers, scientists and inventors have often taken information that was readily available and put it together differently to produce new ideas. That, too, is critical thinking.

     72     As the class goes on , for example, you will probably spend a good deal of time organizing your speeches. While this may seem like a purely mechanical（机械的）exercise, it is closely connected with critical thinking. If the structure of is loose and confused, chances are that your thinking is discovered and confused. If, on the other hand, the structure is clear, there is a good chance your thinking is too. Organizing a speech is not a matter of arrangeing the ideas your already have.     73   

What is true of organization is true of many aspects of public speaking.     74      As you work on expressing your ideas in clear, accurate language, wou will inprove your ability to think clearly.       75    As you learn to listen critically to speeches in class, you will be better thinker in many circumstances. This is one reason speaking has been regarded as a vital part of education since the days of ancient Greece.

A. Rather, it is an important part of shaping the ideas themselves

B. This may seem like a lot of time, but the rewards are well worth it.

C. It may also help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech

D. It has often been said that there are few new ideas in the world, only reorganized ideas.

E. If you are wondering what this has to do with your public speaking class, the answer is quite a lot.

F. The skills you learn in your speech class can help you become a more effective thinker in a number of ways

G. As you study the role of evidence and reasoning in speechmaking ,you will see how they can be used in other forms of communication as well.

 

第四部分：书面表达（共两节，35分）

第一节 情景作文（20分）

 

假设你是红星中学高二（1）班的学生李华。下面四幅图表述了近期发生在你们班的一个真实故事，请根据图片的先后顺序，为校刊“英语园地”写一篇短文，次数不少于60。

 

（请务必将情景作文写在答题卡指定区域内）

 

第二节 开放作文（15分）

请根据下面提示，写一篇短文，词数不少于50.

In your spoken English class, your teacher shows you the following picture. You are asked to describe the picture and explain how you understand it.

 

（请务必将开放作文写在答 题卡指定区域内）

 

 

 

2011年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试

（北京卷）英语 参考答案

第一部分：听力理解

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）

1.C 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.C

第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）

6.A 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.A 11.B 12.C 13.C 14.B 15.A

第三节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）

每小题每小题1.5分，如拼写错误不计分，单复数错误口0.5分；如每小题超过一个词不计分。

16.4/four 17. vegetable 18.Melissa/MELISSA 19. brown 20. shorts

第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）

21.D 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. A  26. B 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. C 31. A 32. B 33. B 34. C 35. D

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

36.C 37. D 38. B 39. A 40.C 41. A 42. B 43. C 44. A 45. D 46. B 47. A 48. D 49. C 50.B 51. A 52. B 53. D 54. D 55.C

第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）

56. C 57. D 58. D 59. B 60. B 61. A 62. C 63. D 64. A 65. A  66. D 67. C 68. B 69. A 70. B

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

71. D 72. E 73. A 74. F 75. G

第四部分：书面表达（共两节，35分）

第一节 情景作文（20分）

一、内容要点

1.老师滑到

2. 学生送老师看病

3.学生看望老师

4. 老师回班上课

二、One possible version:

 Last Monday, we were having our Chinese class when the teacher suddenly slipped and fell. We were all worried about her. One of the boys carried her on the back, with the help of some othors, to the clinic immediately. It turned out that her right leg was broken and she had to stay in the hospital. The following day, we went to visit her with flowers and fruit. Seeing her lying in bed with her leg wrapped in bandages, we felt sorry for her and hoped that she would recover soon. This Thurday she returned to the class on a wheelchair to give us lessons, we were all deeply moved and proud of having such a responsible teacher.

第二节 开放作文

In the picture, there stands a tree full of fruit on one side of the stream. Across the stream, a man is trying to reach out on the edge of the bank for the fruit with a net attached to a pole. Not far away there is a bridge that can lead him to the tree for more fruit.

The passage conveyed in the picture is clear. In pursuing a dream, we might focus on only one way of making it come true, forgetting that there may be alternatives. As indicated in the picture, if the man is willing to look for other possibilities, he can find a better and more rewarding way to achieve his goal. All he has to do is to turn around cross the bridge and walk to the tree.

北京2011年高考英语听力试题原文

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　　W: Normally, we supply 3 colors only, black, blue and red.

　　M: But we really want green ones.

　　W: In that case, it will be more expensive.

　　2

　　M: Are you finished with the newspaper, Mary?

　　W: Almost. Here, you can take the news section. And the entertainment section is in the living room.

　　M: Oh, I just want to read the sports section.

　　3

　　M: I need a summer job that will give me some exercise.

　　W: How about being a lifeguard?

　　M: Life guards don’t swim that much. They usually just sit.

　　W: Well then, you could become a swimming coach, or a tourguide.

　　M: Tour guide is a good idea. I’d walk all day.

　　4

　　M: Are you going on holiday with your brother again this year?

　　W: Yes. He’s coming home from Canada tomorrow.

　　M: Where are you going?

　　W: I’ve already booked a hotel in Turkey, but my brother wanted to go to Italy, so I hope he doesn’t mind.

　　5

　　W: I thought it was a great movie. So visually exciting and the sharks look really scary at times.

　　M: I hated to admit it, but it made me jump a bit of times too. I guess recent advances in camera technology helped.

　　6-7

　　M: Hello, 6632278.

　　W: Hi, Jack. It’s me, Ann. I wasn’t at school today. Have we got anyhomework to do for tomorrow?

　　M: Let me see. Well, we got to do the math problems on page 40 in our textbook.

　　W: All right. I’ve got it.

　　M: Then, we have to go on with our reading for English. The history teacher wants us to read the chapter on the History of London for tomorrow, and write down the most important dates and events in that chapter.

　　W: Anything else? Ah…music?

　　M: No, we haven’t any music homework, but the science teacher is giving us a test on Friday, so we have to study for that.

　　W: Oh no. I’m so bad at science. I hate it. Thanks, Jack.

　　M: Don’t mention it. See you tomorrow.

　　8-9

　　M: Still feeling ill?

　　W: Yes. That medicine hasn’t helped. Not a good start to our vacation, I’m afraid.

　　M: Do you have any idea what caused it?

　　W: Well, I thought it might be last night’s dinner.

　　M: But I’m fine. Could it be the heat? It’s enough to make anyone ill.

　　W: I know. But we’ve been here a week now. Anyway, I’ve been careful in the sun and I’ve been drinking bottles of water.

　　M: Then we’d better stay in the hotel today.

　　10-12

　　M: Well, do you have anything planned for the Saturday?

　　W: Eh, I’m kind of busy. Why do you ask?

　　M: I was wondering if we could get together and do something, like going to a concert or taking a walk by the lake.

　　W: I’d love to, but I’m really busy this weekend.

　　M: That’s too bad.

　　W: I have promised to help with the cleaning of the house at 10:30 in themorning. And then, I have an appointment with the dentist at 12:30pm.

　　M: How about after the dentist’s appointment?

　　W: Then, I have to meet Jim at 4:30pm to help him with the science project due on Monday morning.

　　M: OK, then, maybe some other time.

　　13-15

　　Well, we are now looking at ways to make shopping less tiring. You know, a day at the shops wears people out. And we considered a number of ideas. Carrying shopping around is very tiring, and we looked at ways to avoid that. We thought of hiring out small electrically driven cars to shoppers, but we came up against problems of space. There just isn’t enough room. We also thought about those moving walk ways, like the ones you see at the airports. We decided it against then though, because they require a major redesign of the whole center. What we have actually come up with is a new technology where you but what you want and then just leave it on the shelf. That way, you don’t need to carry your heavy shopping around with you all day. When you want to go home, our computer system automatically sends everything you’ve bought to your exit point, and you pick it up there.

　　16-20

　　W: Good morning, Sir. Can you help me?

　　M: What’s wrong?

　　W: My daughter is missing. I can’t find her anywhere.

　　M: OK, calm down. I’m going to help you to find her. How long ago did shego missing?

　　W: About one hour ago. At 4 o’clock, perhaps. I’ve been looking for herfor almost an hour now.

　　M: And where did you last see her?

　　W: We were just shopping in the vegetable section. I turned around and she was gone.

　　M: What’s her name?

　　W: Melissa. M-E-L-I-S-S-A. She’s only five. She doesn’t speak Spanish.

　　M: OK. What does she look like?

　　W: She has dark brown hair. She’s thin and small for her age.

　　M: OK. What is she wearing today?

　　W: Blue shorts and a pink T-shirt. She has a hat on too, I think.

　　M: Don’t worry. Everything is going to be OK.

　　W: What should I do?

　　M: Stay right at the front of the store in case she is looking for you.We will start looking for her now.