2017-2018学年陕西省西安中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

2017-2018学年陕西省西安中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

西安中学2017-2018学年度第一学期期中考试 高二英语试题 ‎ (时间:120分钟 满分:150分) 命题人:‎ 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。‎ 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分 听力（共两节, 满分20分）‎ 第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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。‎ ‎1. What does the man like to play now?‎ A. Basketball. B. Baseball. C. Tennis.‎ ‎2. How many exams will the man take next week?‎ A. 3. B. 4. C. 5.‎ ‎3. What does the woman suggest the man do?‎ A. Wait until tomorrow. B. Learn to do the copying. C. Use her computer.‎ ‎4. Where are the speakers?‎ A. In a supermarket. B. At the airport. C. In a car.‎ ‎5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?‎ A. An athlete. B. A game. C. A friend.‎ 第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. What time does the movie begin?‎ A. At 6:15. B. At 6:30. C. At 6:45.‎ ‎7. How is the weather?‎ A. Fine. B. Rainy. C. Cloudy. ‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。‎ ‎8. Why does the man apologize?‎ A. He ran into the woman. ‎ B. He was late for the appointment. ‎ C. He couldn’t offer help to the woman. ‎ ‎9. What will the man do next?‎ A. Go shopping. B. Take the bus. C. Pack some bags. ‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。‎ ‎10. Where was the woman born?‎ A. In Saudi Arabia. B. In New York. C. In London. ‎ ‎11. How did the woman find her first year at The London Weekly?‎ A. Discouraging. B. Beneficial. C. Exciting. ‎ ‎12. What is the woman’s greatest strength?‎ A. She handles pressure well. ‎ B. She is honorable and easy-going. ‎ C. She is quick in learning new things. ‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。‎ ‎13. Why is the man going to Hong Kong?‎ A. To have a holiday. B. To go on business. C. To study. ‎ ‎14. What class will the man travel?‎ A. The first class. B. The business class. C. The economy class. ‎ ‎15. How much should the man pay for the ticket in total?‎ A. $830. B. $870. C. $900. ‎ ‎16. For what will the man call back?‎ A. The hotel reservation. B. The ticket information. C. The climate in Hong Kong. ‎ 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。‎ ‎17. What is Dervla Murphy?‎ A. A journalist. B. A photographer. C. A travel writer. ‎ ‎18. Who inspired Dervla to start the journey?‎ A. Her father. B. Her teacher. C. Her pen pal. ‎ ‎19. What was Dervla’s travel in the Balkans and Afghanistan like?‎ A. Enjoyable. B. Dangerous. C. Tiring. ‎ ‎20. Where would Dervla like to stay on her journey?‎ A. In a local family. B. In a hotel. C. In a camp. ‎ 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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Music Opera at Music Hall: 1243 Elm Street. The season runs June through August, with additional performances in March and September. The Opera honors Enjoy the Arts membership discounts. Phone: 241-2742. http://www.cityopera.com.‎ Chamber Orchestra: The Orchestra plays at Memorial Hall at 1406 Elm Street, which offers several concerts from March through June. Call 723-1182 for more information. http: //www.chamberorch.com.‎ Symphony Orchestra: At Music Hall and Riverbend. For ticket sales, call 381-3300. Regular season runs September through May at Music Hall in summer at Riverbend. http://www.symphony.org/home.asp.‎ College Conservatory of Music (CCM): Performances are on the main campus(校园) of the university, usually at Patricia Cobbett Theater. CCM organizes a variety of events, including performances by the well-known LaSalle Quartet, CCM’s Philharmonic Orchestra, and various groups of musicians presenting Baroque through modern music. Students with I.D. cards can attend the events for free. A free schedule of events for each term is available by calling the box office at 556-4183. http://www.ccm.uc.edu/events/calendar.‎ Riverbend Music Theater: 6295 Kellogg Ave. Large outdoor theater with the closest seats under cover (price difference). Big name shows all summer long! Phone: 232-6220. http://www.riverbendmusic.com.‎ ‎21. Which number should you call if you want to see an opera?‎ A. 241-2742. B. 723-1182. C. 381-3300. D. 232-6220.‎ ‎22. When can you go to a concert by Chamber Orchestra?‎ A. February. B. May. C. August. D. November.‎ ‎23. How is Riverbend Music Theater different from the other places?‎ A. It has seats in the open air. B. It gives shows all year round.‎ C. It offers membership discounts. D. It presents famous musical works.‎ B Fifteen years ago, I took a summer vacation in Lecce in southern Italy. After climbing up a hill for a panoramic(全景的) view of the blue sea, white buildings and green olive trees, I paused to catch my breath and then positioned myself to take the best photo of this panorama.‎ Unfortunately, just as I took out my camera, a woman approached from behind, and planted herself right in front of my view. Like me, this woman was here to stop, sigh and appreciate the view.‎ Patient as I was, after about 15 minutes, my camera scanning the sun and reviewing the shot I would eventually take, I grew frustrated. Was it too much to ask her to move so I could take just one picture of the landscape? Sure, I could have asked her, but something prevented me from doing so. She seemed so content in her observation. I didn’t want to mess with that.‎ Another 15 minutes passed and I grew bored. The woman was still there. I decided to take the photo anyway. And now when I look at it, I think her presence in the photo is what makes the image interesting. The landscape, beautiful on its own, somehow comes to life and breathes because this woman is engaging with it.‎ This photo, with the unique beauty that unfolded before me and that woman who “ruined” it, now hangs on a wall in my bedroom. What would she think if she knew that her figure is captured(捕捉) and frozen on some stranger’s bedroom wall? A bedroom, after all, is a very private space, in which some woman I don’t even know has been immortalized(使……永存). In some ways, she lives in my house.‎ Perhaps we all live in each other’s space. Perhaps this is what photos are for: to remind us that we all appreciate beauty, that we all share a common desire for pleasure, for connection, for something that is greater than us.‎ That photo is a reminder, a captured moment, an unspoken conversation between two women, separated only by a thin square of glass.‎ ‎24. What happened when the author was about to take a photo?‎ A. Her camera stopped working. ‎ B. A woman blocked her view.‎ C. Someone asked her to leave. ‎ D. A friend approached from behind.‎ ‎25. According to the author, the woman was probably _________.‎ A. enjoying herself B. losing her patience C. waiting for the sunset D. thinking about her past ‎26. In the author’s opinion, what makes the photo so alive?‎ A. The rich color of the landscape.‎ B. The perfect positioning of the camera.‎ C. The woman’s existence in the photo.‎ D. The soft sunlight that summer day.‎ ‎27. The photo on the bedroom wall enables the author to better understand _________.‎ A. the need to be close to nature B. the importance of private space C. the joy of the vacation in Italy D. the shared passion for beauty C Londoners are great readers. They read and buy vast numbers of newspapers and magazines and of books – especially paperbacks, which are still comparatively cheap in spite of ever-increasing rises in the costs of printing. They still continue to buy “proper” books, too, printed on good paper and bound(装订) between hard covers.‎ There are many streets in London containing shops which specialize in book–selling. Perhaps the best known of these is Charring Cross Road in the very heart of London. Here bookshops of all sorts and sizes are to be found, from the celebrated one which boasts of being “the biggest bookshop in the world” to the tiny, dusty little places which seem to have been left over from ‎ Dickens’ time. Some of these shops stock, or will obtain, any kind of books, but many of them specialize in second-hand books, in art books, in foreign books, in books on philosophy, politics or any other of the countless subjects about which books may be written. One shop in this area specializes only in books about ballet!‎ Although it may be the most convenient place for Londoners to buy books, Charring Cross Road is not the cheapest. For the really cheap second-hand books, the collectors must venture off the beaten track, to Farringdon Road, for example, in the East Central district of London. Here there is nothing so impressive as bookshops. The booksellers come along each morning and pour out their sacks of books onto small handcarts. And the collectors, some professionals and some amateurs, have been waiting for them. In places like this they can still, occasionally, pick up for a few pence an old one that may be worth many pounds.‎ ‎28. “Londoners are great readers.” means that _________.‎ A. Londoners are great because they read a lot ‎ B. There are a great number of readers in London C. Londoners are readers who read only great books ‎ D. Londoners read a lot ‎29. According to this passage, Charring Cross Road _________.‎ A. is in the suburbs of London B. is famous for its bookshops C. contains various kinds of shops D. is the busiest street in London ‎30. In this passage, what does the underlined part “venture off the beaten track” mean?‎ A. Buy books in a most busy street. B. Move away from a busy street.‎ C. Waste time looking for books. D. Take a risk of losing one’s life.‎ ‎31. On Farringdon Road, _________.‎ A. you can find fine books for the latest books B. there are only small bookshops for the secondhand books C. you can see booksellers selling books on handcarts D. the same books as the ones in the bookshops of Charring Cross Road are sold ‎ D You must have heard of the formula E = mc2. This is still the most famous scientific formula ever worked out. It remains an important cornerstone of science, and devising it made Albert ‎ Einstein famous.‎ Before he published his calculations in 1904 that showed why E = mc2, scientists around the world strongly believed that E=l/2 mc2. Today, a high school physics student can do the calculations and understand what Albert Einstein did to become famous.‎ Albert Einstein was born into a Jewish family in Germany on March 14, 1879. He only started to speak when he was 5. Young Einstein did not do well at school because he didn’t work hard in the classes that bored him. As a result, many people thought that he was stupid. Eventually he became interested in science and tried to discover a law of physics that would explain how everything in science works.‎ In 1922, he received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics. Later, he moved to America and became a professor at Princeton University. In 1939, Einstein, together with Leo Szilard, a Hungarian-American physicist, wrote a letter to the U. S. president, F. D. Roosevelt, saying that America should develop an atomic bomb before the Germans did. This letter resulted in the development of atomic bombs that would be dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.‎ Einstein died at Princeton, New Jersey, on April 18, 1955 before he could find out exactly how the universe worked.‎ Einstein published over 300 scientific works and over 150 non-scientific works. Most of his ideas are still used by many scientists today. His name “Einstein” has become synonymous with genius.‎ ‎32. Einstein is famous mainly because _________.‎ A. he created the word “genius” ‎ B. he built the first atomic bomb ever C. he knew President Roosevelt well ‎ D. his ideas are still being used by scientists today ‎33. As a child, Einstein was considered stupid because _________.‎ A. he refused to work hard ‎ B. he thought the classes were boring ‎ C. he was born into a Jewish family D. he didn’t do well at school ‎ ‎34. Einstein helped persuade President Roosevelt to _________.‎ A. invade Japan with atomic bombs ‎ B. end World War II with atomic bombs ‎ C. invent atomic bombs ahead of Germans ‎ D. discover how the universe worked ‎ ‎35. What can we learn from this passage? ‎ A. All roads lead to Rome. ‎ B. Hard work often results in success.‎ C. Schooling is unnecessary.‎ D. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.‎ 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。‎ To someone stuck in a traffic jam, the ability to fly right over other cars seems like a dream. 36 That may be changing. Nearly a dozen companies around the globe are competing to be the first to develop a flying car.‎ One of the ideas being developed is a car with wings that unfold for flight. But, most aren’t cars at all. They are more like helicopters and are operated by a battery-powered motor. 37 Companies have to convince the government that the flying cars are safe. They will also need longer-lasting batteries. And, cities will have to figure out how to handle thousands of flying cars in the sky.‎ Still, some companies are moving forward. 38 Especially as cities grow more crowded and people spend more time being stuck in traffic. These taxis would deliver passengers to the rooftops of office buildings during rush hours.‎ ‎“In as little as 10 years, products could be on the market that revolutionize urban travel for millions of people,” said Zack Lovering. He is the leader of a project to develop a self-flying taxi for Airbus, a European company that makes airplanes. 39 Uber doesn’t have any plans to develop a flying car itself. But, the company is advising several companies that are developing them.‎ ‎ 40 Designers think that if enough people want to buy them, prices can be kept affordable.‎ A. Some flying cars are designed for human pilots.‎ B. It’s still unclear how much flying cars will cost.‎ C. They see a need for “air taxis” and personally owned flying cars.‎ D. Companies will also have to get permission from the government.‎ E. The Uber ride-share company sees air taxis as the future of on-call transportation.‎ F. Inventors and business people tried to make flying cars, but have never been able to.‎ G. There are many challenges that could keep flying cars from becoming part of everyday life.‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节, 满分55）‎ 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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ Since I was 12 years old, I’ve suffered from a condition called Compulsive Hair Pulling. The physical destruction was severe, but the emotional 41 was worse. When I was young, no one, 42 my doctor, knew how to help me. I was alone.‎ Growing up, I didn’t 43 anywhere and I suffered great shame knowing I’d brought this 44 upon myself. My hands seemed to have a 45 of their own. “What’s wrong with me?” I’d often wonder. Sometimes, people asked about my 46 of eyelashes(睫毛) and eyebrows. I was lonely, but I kept people at a distance. However, each night, 47 I fell asleep, I’d pray for wisdom, and for God to send someone who 48 .‎ Then when I was 25, I read a letter from a mom whose child suffered from the same illness. I could 49 believe my eyes. After all these years, I discovered I was not 50 .‎ At that moment, my journey for 51 began. I took small 52 at first — telling only a few friends. Some of them tried to understand. Then, they began to 53 their secrets with me. I learned to see 54 the way God saw me, someone 55 love.‎ One day, my 56 happened. A friend called with wonderful news. She just met a woman with Compulsive Hair Pulling — someone just like me. She gave me her phone number. I was 57 . I quickly dialed, and from the minute Christina answered, we began to chat like old friends, both thrilled to find someone who understood our pain. We 58 to meet soon, only to find we lived only two blocks away. We immediately 59 our phones, and in the ‎ dark of night, ran outside to the nearby park in our pajamas, 60 we hugged, cried and talked for hours. I felt I’d just met my long lost twin, someone who understood my pain and struggles.‎ Yes, it was true. I was not alone.‎ ‎41. A. damage B. conflict C. threat D. puzzle ‎42. A. except B. beyond C. but D. including ‎43. A. belong to B. fit in C. come up D. fall over ‎44. A. shyness B. pain C. anger D. tiredness ‎45. A. destruction B. solution C. mind D. conclusion ‎46. A. lack B. color C. shape D. recovery ‎ ‎47. A. after B. if C. though D. before ‎48. A. understood B. missed C. thought D. listened ‎49. A. hardly B. never C. seldom D. rarely ‎50. A. ill B. weak C. sad D. alone ‎51. A. healing B. praying C. searching D. longing ‎52. A. efforts B. steps C. suggestions D. walks ‎53. A. share B. betray C. sell D. keep ‎54. A. them B. everyone C. anyone D. myself ‎55.A. wasting B. deserving C. giving D. refusing ‎56. A. illness B. symptom C. prediction D. miracle ‎57. A. peaceful B. overjoyed C. surprised D. cold ‎58. A. went B. ran C. planned D. imagined ‎59. A. dropped B. dialed C. exchanged D. fell ‎ ‎60. A. when B. where C. how D. why ‎ 第II卷 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。‎ Congresses are about legacies and planning. There are many ways 61 (measure) a country’s greatness: GDP, military 62 (strong), standard of living. My favorite is education, ‎ ‎ 63 kindergartens to colleges. More than any other aspect of a society, it shows vision, foresight, ambition and caring. China has arrived 64 (economic), and its education sector is reaching out in ways that would have been unimaginable until recently. A primary engine of 65 (grow) for international higher education, China is leading the way in student recruitment, English and Chinese language programs, transnational education and short-term study abroad.‎ The Ministry of Education launched the study in China plan in 2010, with the aim of attracting 500,000 students by 2020. They are well on the way to that, with 442,773 international students 66 (study) in China last year. ‎ I write as a journalist, but speak as a father. My son is taking a degree course in Beijing. Two of his foreign friends with 67 he went to school are also taking degree courses in the capital. This suggests to me 68 challenging world, one that is offering a new horizon of opportunities to young people. New horizon? Maybe a new landscape.‎ As with any endeavor, lessons will be learned along the way, but one important lesson 69 (learn) already: China is a 70 (globe) classroom nurturing a new generation of internationally minded students.‎ 第二节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卡指定区域的横线上写出对应单词的正确、完整形式，每空只写一词。‎ ‎71. He has made an important ________ (贡献) to the company’s success.‎ ‎72. Has the local government a________ (宣布) they will build a new highway?‎ ‎73. You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom ________ (令人愉悦的) and worthwhile. ‎ ‎74. What first ________ (吸引) me to her was her sense of humor.‎ ‎75. The building has been p________ (在前的) used as a hotel.‎ ‎76. We simply cannot ________ (容忍) being cheated.‎ 77. Complete projects must be ________(递交) by 10 March.‎ 78. The work is physically d________(要求高的).‎ 79. He is the m________ (轻微的；温和的) man you could wish to meet.‎ 80. The driver of the car received serious ________(伤害) to the legs and arms.‎ 第四部分 写作 (共两节, 满分35)‎ 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,每句中最多两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加: 在此处加一个漏字符号(∧), 并在其下面写出修改的词。‎ 删除: 把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。‎ 修改: 在错的词下划一横线, 并在其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11处起)不计分。‎ Dear Mr. Smith,‎ I am writing to ask for whether you are able to do me a favor. I want to have an English pen friend, hopeful a girl in her early twenty, and with hobbies similar to mine. In my mind, she is someone interesting in travelling, swimming, and playing table tennis. Beside, it is better for her to have a pet dog as I have been keeping that at home for some time. I hope I can share her my experiences in travelling, taking care of pets, or whichever we have in common. I believe I would improve my English by doing so and learn more about her country. I am looking forward to hear from you soon.‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua 第二节 书面表达(满分25分)‎ 假如你叫李华，是我校高二的学生。请你根据以下所给出的要点，给校报“英语角”写一封英文倡议信，呼吁大家合理使用共享单车，爱护公共自行车。‎ 要点提示:‎ ‎1. 使用共享单车的优点；‎ ‎2. 使用共享单车存在的几个问题；‎ ‎3. 向同学们发出几点倡议。 ‎ 注意：1. 词数100左右；‎ ‎2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文流畅； ‎ ‎3. 通知的格式已为你写好，不计入总词数。‎ 提示词：共享单车 shared bikes A LETTER OF APPEAL Dear fellow students,‎ ‎----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------‎ ‎----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------‎ ‎----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------‎ ‎----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------‎ ‎----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------‎ Sincerely yours,‎ ‎　　Li Hua 西安中学高207-2018学年度第一学期期中考试 英语参考答案 ‎【听力】 1-5 CBBCA 6-10 CAABB 11-15 ACBCC 16-20 ACCBA ‎【阅读理解】 21-23 ABA 24-27 BACD 28-31 DBBC 32-35 DDCA ‎ ‎【七选五】 36 - 40 FGCEB ‎【完型填空】 41-45 ADBBC  46-50 ADAAD  51-55 ABADB 56-60 DBCAB ‎【语法填空】 ‎ ‎61. to measure (of measuring不可以) 62. strength 63. from ‎ ‎64. economically 65. growth 66. studying 67. whom ‎ ‎68. a 69. has been learned/learnt 70. global ‎【单词拼写】‎ ‎71. contribution 72. announced 73. enjoyable 74. attracted 75. previously ‎ ‎76. tolerate 77. submitted 78. demanding 79. mildest 80. injuries ‎【短文改错】‎ ‎81. 去掉for 82. hopeful → hopefully 83. twenty → twenties ‎ ‎84. interesting →interested 85. Beside → Besides 86. that →one ‎87. Share后加with 88. whichever →whatever 89. would → will ‎ ‎90. hear →hearing ‎【书面表达】‎ Dear fellow students,‎ I’m Li Hua, a senior two student. Now I’m appealing to you to focus more attention on shared bikes, of which the popularity has been considerably increasing. ‎ Benefits of shared bicycle riding are obvious: they never produce pollution, thus ‎ encouraging low-carbon lifestyle. Convenience is also why people are in favor. Additionally, public bikes are almost free of charge while other forms, taxi for example, are quite expensive. But still, problems cannot be overlooked. The main concern is that random parking frequently bothers others a lot. Worse of all, bikes of this kind are left damaged for unknown reasons. ‎ So, considerate parking is what enables everyone to enjoy the public facility. And please keep in mind that when using, one should take good care of shared bikes rather than destroying the properties. A small action can make a huge difference. Everybody counts!‎ Sincerely yours,‎ Li Hua 听力原文 Text 1‎ W: I play basketball three times a week. What’s your favorite sport, Patrick?‎ M: I played baseball as a young kid, but I haven’t picked up a bat(球棒) in years. I’m much more into tennis these days.‎ Text 2‎ W: I have to take an examination every day next week.‎ M: I have one on Monday, another on Tuesday, and two on Friday. None on Wednesday and Thursday. I’m thankful for that.‎ Text 3‎ M: Is there anyone available to help make a copy of my DVD?‎ W: No, not until tomorrow. But you can do it yourself by following the instructions on the computer.‎ Text 4‎ W: Where shall I drop you off, sir?‎ M: I’m going to the airport. But please stop at the Carrefour Supermarket. My wife is waiting for me there. We’re going to America together. ‎ Text 5‎ M: I think he deserved his gold.‎ W: Did you see his last dive?‎ M: Yes, it’s perfect!‎ W: He’s diving for the gold.‎ Text 6‎ W: I must go now. ⑥It’s already half past six. The movie begins in fifteen minutes.‎ M: Don’t forget to bring along an umbrella. I’m afraid it’s going to rain.‎ W: ⑦But Dad, there are stars in the sky.‎ M: But I heard thunder a moment ago.‎ W: Dad, that was not thunder. It was just some big noise from outside.‎ Text 7‎ W: Oh, dear!‎ M: I’m sorry. I do hope I haven’t hurt you.‎ W: Oh, no. I was just a little scared. That’s all right. It’s quite all right.‎ M: But it isn’t all right. ⑧I made you drop your shopping bags. Let me pick these bags up.‎ W: You must have been in a great hurry. Never mind.‎ M: I was only going to catch the bus. I’m afraid I wasn’t looking where I was going. I hope nothing was destroyed.‎ W: Oh, no. Thank you very much.‎ M: I do apologize.‎ W: Don’t worry about it. There is no need to apologize. Look! ⑨Here comes the bus. You’ll catch it if you run.‎ M: ⑨Oh, so I shall.‎ Text 8‎ M: Now, Miss Childs, first I’d like to get a little bit of an idea of your background.‎ W: Well, as you can see from the resume I’m 27.⑩I was born and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. Our family moved to London when I was quite young, at around 16.My Father was in the oil business before he retired so we also spent a number of years in Saudi Arabia too.‎ M: Okay, now tell me about your last job. I see you spent almost four years at The London Weekly, is that right?‎ W: Yes, that’s right. (11)To be honest, the first year was quite tough for me. I was really just treated more like an intern(实习学生). I didn’t have many responsibilities and I found it quite frustrating. Well, slowly but surely I proved myself, and the new editor liked me so he promoted me to features writer. I spent 3 years in that position, but to be honest I just felt that the paper couldn’t offer me any new opportunities. I really needed a more challenging role.‎ M: I see. So what are your strong points?‎ W: Well, I’m very good with people. I’m honorable. I work hard. I work well under pressure. And I’m patient.(12)My greatest strength, I suppose, is that I’m a quick learner.‎ Text 9‎ W: Hello! Dolores speaking…‎ M: Ah yes, hello. I’d like to enquire about flights to Hong Kong from Kennedy airport in New York, please. (13)I’m off to a conference at the end of the month—Thursday 22nd until Tuesday 27th. Could you tell me about the flight availability and prices?‎ W: Certainly. Do you want to go economy, business or first class?‎ M: Well, I’d like to go first class, but unfortunately (14)I’ll have to go economy—company rules, you see.‎ W: Yes, sure, I understand. How many of you will be traveling?‎ M: Ah, it’s just me.‎ W: Okay, so that’s one seat …economy … New York—Kennedy to Hong Kong Airport.‎ M: And how much will that be?‎ W: Let me see… Well, (15)that’ll be$830.‎ M: (15)Right, and does that include airport tax?‎ W: (15)No, tax is another$70 on top of that.‎ M: Okay. And I’d like to book a hotel room too, for the full five nights. Could you check if the Regency Hotel has any rooms free?‎ W: Yes, they do.‎ M: And is there a discount rate for conference delegates(代表)?‎ W: Yes, there is. (16)I think it’s 10% but I can check that for you.‎ M: Okay. (16)Do you mind if I book it provisionally(暂定) for now and I’ll call you back later to confirm? I just need to check one or two details.‎ Text 10‎ M:(17)In 1963 the legendary travel writer Dervla Murphy began her career with a transcontinental(横贯大陆的) journey. Setting out on a bicycle she named Rocinante—after Don Quixote’s horse—and with only a small gun for protection, Dervla Murphy began a journey that would shake up travel writing forever. (18)It was 1963.She was 31 years old, and inspired by memories of corresponding with(通信) a pen pal. She set out to bike from Ireland to India. (19)She would end up being attacked by wolves in the Balkans and seriously injured in Afghanistan. But when her journey was complete, she’d filled her diary with enough notes to inspire her first book—Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle.‎ The journey shaped her perspective on travel writing from then on. (20)Murphy would never want to stay in hotels—certainly not “glamorous(特别富有魅力的)” ones—preferring instead to accept the hospitality of locals. On subsequent（随后的） travels she’d journey to Tibet, Laos, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Madagascar and Peru.‎ ‎ ‎