吉林省长春汽车经济开发区第六中学2018-2019学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试卷

吉林省长春汽车经济开发区第六中学2018-2019学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试卷

汽开区六中高二年级2018～2019学年度上学期月考 ‎ 英语学科 ‎ 命题人：谭畅 审题人： 张志杰 考试说明：‎ ‎1. 考试时间为120分钟，满分150分，选择题涂卡。‎ ‎2. 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。‎ ‎3. 考试完毕交答题卡。‎ 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节 （共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分）‎ 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1. What does the woman need to do this weekend?‎ ‎ A. To get her car fixed. B. To do her homework. C. To meet a friend. ‎ ‎2. What will the woman buy for the man？‎ ‎ A. Oranges and bananas. B. Apples and oranges. C. Grapes and oranges.‎ ‎3. What does the man mean?‎ ‎ A. The exam seems to be easier than it first appeared.‎ ‎ B. He thinks they made the exam difficult on purpose.‎ ‎ C. The exam is more difficult than he thought.‎ ‎4. What is the woman?‎ ‎ A. A waitress. B. A doctor. C. A teacher.‎ ‎5. What will the woman take?‎ ‎ A. A taxi. B. A bus. C. The underground.‎ 第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）‎ 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，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。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。‎ ‎6. What is the main topic of the conversation?‎ ‎ A. City life. B. Life abroad. C. The climate in California. ‎ ‎7. What does the man think of the people in the city?‎ ‎ A. Friendly. B. Hardworking. C. Humorous.‎ ‎8. Where does the man come from?‎ ‎ A. Japan. B. Canada. C. Britain.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。‎ ‎9. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?‎ ‎ A. Workmates. B. Boss and secretary. C. Manager and job hunter.‎ ‎10. Why did the woman fail to get the job according to the man?‎ ‎ A. She is a woman. B. She is improperly dressed. ‎ ‎ C. She is not fit for the position.‎ ‎11. What can we learn from the conversation?‎ ‎ A. Carl White is a good manager. ‎ ‎ B. The man thinks the woman is too proud. ‎ ‎ C. The woman thinks ability is the only important thing.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。‎ ‎12. When will the man graduate from college?‎ ‎ A. Next June. B. Next July. C. This June.‎ ‎13. What can we know about the man?‎ ‎ A. He has some experience in the job. ‎ ‎ B. He can speak several languages. ‎ ‎ C. He is good at his lessons at college.‎ ‎14. How much will the company pay the man for the first year?‎ ‎ A. $10,500. B. $12,500. C. $15,000.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。‎ ‎15. When did Tom write to his mother last time?‎ ‎ A. Last month. B. Last week. C. Yesterday.‎ ‎16. Who is Mr. Rogers?‎ ‎ A. Tom’s friend. B. Tom’s boss. C. Tom’s teacher.‎ ‎17. What did Tom tell his mother in his last letter?‎ ‎ A. He had made some money. B. He had lost his part-time job. ‎ ‎ C. He had just bought a car.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。‎ ‎18. Which coaches were derailed (脱轨) from the train D3115 in the incident?‎ ‎ A. 1 and 4. B. 4 and 15. C. 15 and 16.‎ ‎19. Which statement isn’t the cause of this bullet train（动车）crash?‎ A. Big problems in emergency and safety management.‎ B. D3115 caught fire after being struck by lightning.‎ C. Due to the signal error.‎ ‎20. Which statement is incorrect about effects of the incident?‎ A. Visitors’ enthusiasm to the bullet train travel routes decreased.‎ B. The number of people who buy travel insurance is gradually reducing.‎ C. The incident has caused a national outrage (愤怒).‎ 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）‎ ‎ 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。‎ A Family members play an important role in helping teens to become healthier. It is much easier to cook and prepare tasty and nutritious meals and snacks when everyone is working on the same goals. Here are some tips for you and your family.‎ Be a good role model. Teens are easily affected by what they see, so it is important for family members to follow a healthy lifestyle. If parents are active and eating well, teens are likely to follow.‎ Keep healthy food in the house. If nutritious foods are available，your family members are likely to make healthier choices. Fill the refrigerator and freezer with ‎ nutritious foods, such as fruits, vegetables, lowfat dairy products (yogurt, cheese and milk), and whole grains.‎ Cook and eat meals together. Learning how to cook is an important life lesson. Ask your teens to prepare healthy meals with you. Instead of fried foods, use healthier ways to prepare foods such as baking, steaming, or microwaving. Talking and connecting with your teens is an important part of family time and it will also help slow down the pace of the meal so as to prevent overeating.‎ Eat at home most of the time. Fast food is higher in fat, salt and calories than most meals prepared at home. What’s more, portion sizes（套餐）at fast food and other restaurants are usually too large, and can lead to weight gain.‎ Make small behavior changes. Permanent（永久的） changes in health happen with small steps, not with strict dieting. Focus on making small changes, such as drinking less regular soda and juice, eating more fruit and vegetables which are rich in Vitamins, or eating less fast food. Making small changes as a family can lead to great health benefits.‎ Click here for more information.‎ ‎21. What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage?‎ A. To tell parents some ways of helping teens form healthy lifestyle.‎ B. To give housewives advice on how to cook tasty food.‎ C. To offer advice on how to attract teens to eat at home.‎ D. To advise family members to do exercise to lose weight.‎ ‎22. Weight problems can result from ________ according to the passage.‎ A. having milk regularly B. eating outside frequently C. chatting over meals D. eating enough whole grains ‎23. We can learn from the passage that ________.‎ A. drinking regular soda is good for losing weight B. kids usually don’t like following their parents’ lifestyle C. you must follow strict dieting if you want to keep fit D. healthy food contains less fat and salt but more vitamins ‎24. Where is the passage probably taken from?‎ A. A magazine B. A textbook C. A website D. A newspaper ‎ B The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single—engined aeroplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter（高度表）failed and she didn’t know how high she was flying. At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times, her plane nearly plunged（冲）into the sea.‎ Just before dawn, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames（火焰）coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope. In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she returned to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous.‎ What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty—six minutes. In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion（时刻）she set a new record for flying time. Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation（航空）and that air travel was useful.‎ ‎25. When Amelia Earhart saw flames coming from the engine, what did she do?‎ A. She did nothing but pray for herself.‎ B. She continued flying.‎ C. She changed her direction and landed in Ireland.‎ D. She lost hope of reaching land.‎ ‎26. According to the passage, what was Amelia Earhart’s reason for making her flights?‎ A. To show that aviation was not just for men.‎ B. To set a new record for flying time.‎ C. To be the first woman to fly around the world. ‎ D. To become famous in the world. 27. Which of the following statements was NOT mentioned?‎ A. She was the first woman who succeeded in flying across the Atlantic Ocean alone.‎ B. She showed great courage in overcoming the difficulties during the flight.   ‎ C She was warmly welcomed in England, Europe and the United States.‎ D. She made plans to fly around the world. 28. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?‎ A. Amelia Earhart—First Across the Atlantic.‎ B. A New Record for Flying Time.‎ C. Amelia Earhart—Pioneer in Women’s Aviation.‎ D. A Dangerous Flight from North America to England.‎ C When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation（住所）. I suggested that they should stay at ‘bed and breakfast’ houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.‎ ‎“We didn’t stay at bed and breakfast houses,” they said, “because we found that most families were away on holiday.”‎ I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought ‘VACANCIES’ meant ‘holidays’, because the Spanish word for ‘holidays” is ‘vacaciones’. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said ‘VACANCIES’, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said ‘NO VACANCIES’, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels!‎ We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word ‘DIVERSION’ means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word ‘DIVERSION’ on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead,‎ ‎ the road ended in a large hole.‎ ‎  English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris, when someone offered me some more coffee, I said ‘Thank you’ in French. I meant that I would like some more. However, to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that ‘Thank you’ in French means ‘No, thank you.’‎ ‎29. My Spanish friends wanted advice about ________.‎ A. finding places to stay in England B. learning English ‎ C. driving their car on English roads       D. going to England by car ‎30. I suggested that they stay at bed and breakfast houses because ________.‎ A. it would be much cheaper than staying in hotels B. they would be able to practice their English C. it would be convenient for them to have dinner D. there would be no problem about finding accommodation there ‎31. “NO VACANCIES” in English means ________.‎ A. free rooms      B. not away on holiday     C. no free rooms   D. holidays ‎32. When someone offered me more coffee and I said ‘Thank you’ in French, I ________.‎ A. didn’t really want any more coffee       ‎ B. wanted them to take the coffee pot away C. wanted to express my politeness ‎ D. really wanted some more coffee ‎ D You get anxious if there’s no wi-fi in the hotel or mobile phone signal up the mountain. You feel upset if your phone is getting low on power and you secretly worry things will go wrong at work if you’re not there. All these can be called “always on” stress caused by smart phone addiction（上瘾）.‎ For some people, smart phones have freed them from the nine-to-five work. Flexible working has given them more autonomy（自主权）in their working lives and enabled them to spend more time with their friends and families. For many others, though, smart ‎ phones have become cruel masters in their pockets, never allowing them to turn them off and relax.‎ Pittsburgh-based developer Kevin Holesh was worried about how much he was ignoring his family and friends in favor of his iPhone. So he developed an app — Moment — to monitor his usage. The app enables users to see how much time they’re spending on the device（设备）and set up warnings if the usage limits are broken. “Moment’s goal is to promote balance in your life,” his website explains. “Some time on your phone, some time off it enjoying your loving family and friends around you.”‎ Dr. Christine Grant, an occupational psychologist at Coventry University, said, “The effects of this ‘always on’ culture are that your mind is never resting, and you’re not giving your body time to recover, so you’re always stressed. And the more tired and stressed we get, the more mistakes we make. Physical and mental health can suffer.”‎ And as the number of connected smart phones is increasing, so is the amount of data. This is leading to a sort of decision paralysis（瘫痪）and is creating more stress in the workplace because people have to receive a broader range of data and communications which are often difficult to manage. “It actually makes it more difficult to make decisions and many do less because they’re controlled by it all and feel they can never escape the office,” said Dr. Christine Grant.‎ ‎33. What’s the first paragraph mainly about? ‎ A. The popularity of smart phones. ‎ B. The progress of modern technology.‎ C. The signs of “always on” stress. ‎ D. The cause of smart phone addiction.‎ ‎34. Kevin Holesh developed Moment to_______.‎ A. research how people use their mobile phones B. help people control their use of mobile phones C. make people better use mobile phones D. increase the fun of using mobile phones ‎35. What’s Dr. Christine Grant’s attitude towards “always on” culture?‎ A. Confused. B. Positive. C. Doubtful. D. Critical.‎ 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。‎ If you think your vocabulary is weak, a little effort every day over six to nine months can go a long way in improving it. Here are some tips for increasing your vocabulary.‎ ‎__36__. You may be comfortable reading a particular part of the newspaper but make an effort to read different articles on every page. The editorial（社论的）page is highly recommended not only for vocabulary but also for structuring and presenting thoughts. ‎ Make it a habit to read a new book every week. __37__. You can consider becoming a member of the local library. Make a list of new words and look up their meanings in the dictionary.‎ Watch English movies and television shows. It’s an interesting way to enrich your vocabulary. __38__.‎ Use vocabulary cards. Vocabulary cards are used by students who are trying to learn many words in a short time. You can make your own cards by writing the word on one side and the meaning on the other side of a piece of paper. __39__. ‎ Use the Internet. The Internet is an unlimited resource for reading material. __40__. You will come across plenty of material to read. The Internet will also introduce you to new words. Be sure to look them up in a dictionary.‎ A. Read the newspaper every day.‎ B. Everyone has his own way of choosing books.‎ C. Vocabulary is important for you to learn English well.‎ D. Pick up a topic you like and search for articles about it.‎ E. Besides, by doing this you can learn the correct pronunciation as well.‎ F. Flash cards are a convenient tool to use to learn new words in your free time.‎ G. It is not surprising that those who read a lot of books develop good vocabulary. ‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分） ‎ 第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分 ）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ It’s great to be part of a happy family. It is fun to be with people who like you. It is good to feel the 41 and the love of the ones who care for you. It is fantastic（极好的）when you can __42 them when you have problems.‎ ‎ 43 , it is also true that things are not always easy. Young people want to 44__ their own personality. Parents 45 think they know better. They find it 46 to accept that their son or daughter wants to think differently from how they used to think when they were 47 themselves. As a result, young people are often unhappy and believe their parents do not 48 them.‎ Many of my friends would love to be 49 of their parents as soon as possible. They would love to have their own place where they can live the life they imagine must be __50 .They think that not having a 51 who tells them to tidy up their rooms or get up at a certain time must be paradise（天堂）.‎ How would I 52 if I were asked whether I wanted to leave home? First of all, there is the financial（财务的）situation. Having your own flat costs a lot of 53 . Secondly, being completely 54 also means a lot of responsibility. 55 , I admit I like to be reminded of urgent（紧急的）things I have forgotten to do ( 56 I would never admit that to my parents). And thirdly, if members of a family accept that everybody is an individual and needs a certain amount of 57 , life in a family can be great fun.‎ ‎ 58__, I would not like to be on my own too soon. I would say that I am 59 living with my family for now and I can 60 .‎ ‎41. A. warmth B. courage C. beauty D. need ‎42. A. look after B. turn to C. search for D. think about ‎ ‎43. A. Besides B. Instead C. Therefore D. However ‎44. A. change B. forget C. develop D. avoid ‎45. A. often B. still C. hardly D. never ‎46. A. interesting B. unfair C. important D. difficult ‎47. A. young B. old C. weak D. strong ‎48. A. like B. accept C. teach D. understand ‎49. A. glad B. proud C. careful D. independent ‎50. A. real B. perfect C. normal D. busy ‎51. A. friend B. parent C. teacher D. partner ‎52. A. feel B. study C. react D. prove ‎53. A. time B. money C. effort D. energy ‎54. A. on your own B. in silence C. in trouble D. on others’ side ‎55. A. As usual B. In short C. For example D. In all ‎56. A. if B. although C. unless D. because ‎57. A. attention B. help C. freedom D. respect ‎58. A. Surprisingly B. Unluckily C. Strangely D. Personally ‎59. A. happy B. brave C. sad D. afraid ‎60. A. leave B. stop C. wait D. Follow 第Ⅱ卷 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 阅读下面短文，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。‎ ‎“Can I have a glass of hot water?” This is a very common question for Chinese customers in a restaurant. But ____61____ you go abroad, you may find that meals in ‎ the West tend to come with tall glasses of ice water. For most Chinese people, ____62____ (drink) hot water is part of everyday life. It is believed that water of a warm temperature (25-30℃) is good for people’s health, ____63____ (especial) for the stomach. But for many Western people, they drink cold water even in winter. One possible reason is ____64____ in Western countries people can drink water directly from the tap, rather than having to boil ____65____. And it’s also normal to jump into a cold shower after exercise, ____66____ (bring) the heart rate down. However, there is one common thing ____67____ (encourage) in both the East and the West: One ____68____ cool down by drinking a hot drink in summer. Because sweating is a good way to cool off in summer, hot drinks make you hotter and you begin to sweat. Of course, it doesn’t matter if you drink hot ____69____ cold water. The more comfortable your body feels, the ____70____ (good) it is.‎ 第四部分 写作（共三节，满分40分） ‎ 第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 根据中文提示写出单词的正确形式。‎ ‎71. He had not _________（预见，预知）this, so he made further investigations. ‎ ‎72. John Snow _________（怀疑）that the second theory was correct but he needed evidence. ‎ ‎73. England is the largest of the four countries, and for convenience it is divided _________ （粗略地）into three zones.‎ ‎74. This is similar to the “jet lag” you get from flying, but it seems you keep getting flashback from your _________（早先的，在前的）time period. ‎ ‎75. At first my new surroundings were difficult to _________（容忍，忍受）. ‎ ‎76. At the entrance of the museum, you can find many stone _________（雕像）.‎ ‎77. We discussed the problem many times, and finally drew a _________（结论）.‎ ‎78. Being _________（暴露）to sunlight for too much time will do harm to your skin.‎ ‎79. A new supermarket has been built for the _________（方便）of the people nearby. ‎ ‎80. _________（组成）of 12 doctors and 20 nurses, the medical team was sent to the fire scene immediately .‎ 第二节 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，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ ‎ 增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号 (∧), 并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ ‎ 删除: 把多余的词用斜线 ( ) 划掉。‎ 修改: 在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎ 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。‎ Family is a most important part in my father’s life. He usually helps my mother do housework if he has any free time. Although he is a busy businessman, but he spends a lot of his free time hang out with my brother and me. He always supports my education. He sent me to the best schools and allow me to study abroad when I was 18. And he always listens to my idea even though they are stupid sometime. My father has a warm heart, whom is famous in our community. Most of my neighbors know my father because his kindness. Every time he sees the homeless in the street, he stops to give him some money. At weekends, he provides free rides for old people of our community.‎ 第三节 书面表达（满分20分）‎ 假如你是李华，请你给在外地读书，正在生病的朋友王鹏写一封说服性信函，说明锻炼的重要性和好处，鼓励他积极锻炼身体，从而为更好地学习打下基础。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1. 词数100左右；‎ ‎2．开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。‎ Dear Wang Peng,‎ I am sorry to hear that you have been ill for days and hope you have got better now._____________‎ ‎_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Best wishes ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Hua ‎ ‎ ‎2018-2019学年度上学期 高二年级月考考试 英语试题答案 听力 ‎1-5 ABCAB 6-10 BACAB 11-15 CACAC 16-20 BCCBB ‎ 阅读 ‎21-24 ABDC  25-28 BA DC 29-32 ABCD 33-35 CBD ‎ ‎36-40 AGEFD 完形填空 ‎41-45 ABDCA 46-50 DADDB 51-55 BCBAC 56-60 BCDAC ‎ 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎61. when 62. drinking 63. especially 64. that 65. it ‎66. bringing 67. encouraged 68. can 69. or 70. better ‎ 单词拼写 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)‎ ‎71. foreseen 72.suspected 73.roughly 74.previous 75.tolerate ‎ ‎76. statues 77. conclusion 78. exposed 79. convenience 80. Consisting ‎ 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)‎ ‎1. a---the 2. any --- some 3. 去掉but 4. hang---hanging 5. allow---allowed 6. idea---ideas 7. sometime---sometimes 8. whom---which 9. 加of 10. him---them 作文 20分 Dear Wang Peng, ‎ I am sorry to hear that you have been ill for days and hope you have got better now. You have been so absorbed in study that you have had no time for exercise. But it is really harmful to your health. I feel it would be more beneficial to your health if you could take more exercise in future.‎ In fact, exercise can contribute to your health and fresh your mind. After one or two hours of exercise you can study better. Only when you have a strong body can you keep on studying without feeling bad or ill. Otherwise, your study will be interrupted from time to time by sickness.‎ In a word, exercise is as useful and important as your study. So I put forward ‎ a suggestion that you take at least one hour’s exercise every day from now on.‎ I would be more than happy to see you have a stronger body.‎ Best wishes ‎ Yours，‎ Li Hua 听力材料 Text 1 ‎ M: Why can’t we go for a trip this weekend?‎ W: First, I’m busy this weekend. I need to get my car fixed. Second, you have a lot of homework to do.‎ Text 2‎ W: I’m going to the supermarket. What would you like me to buy for you?‎ M: Well, please buy some oranges and apples for me.‎ Text 3‎ W: You said you’d be finished in an hour or two, but you’ve been working since noon.‎ M: This exam isn’t as easy as it appears.‎ Text 4 ‎ W: May I take your order now, sir?‎ M: Yes, a cup of milk and two pieces of bread, please.‎ W: OK. Just a moment.‎ Text 5‎ M: If you are in a hurry, you can take the underground. If you want to go sightseeing, take a bus.‎ W: Now I want to go sightseeing.‎ Text 6‎ W: Michael, I’d like to ask you some questions about your life in our country.‎ M: Sure, what do you want to know?‎ W: You have stayed here for five months. What’s your impression of the city?‎ M: You see, people are nice. They are warm-hearted and they always lend their hands to me when I’m in need. It’s a nice city.‎ W: It’s very kind of you to say so. Now since you come from London, don’t you mind the fire, earthquakes and the sunshine in California?‎ M: Not really. I used to be out on business a lot.‎ W: Great! Many strangers often say that they can’t stand those things.‎ M: I just feel at home here. California is suitable for me.‎ Text 7 ‎ W: We’ve got a new manager in our department. ‎ M: Who is it? Who got the job, I mean?‎ W: Someone called Carl White. He’s been with the company only two years. I’ve been here longer. And I know more about the job, too!‎ M: Hmm, why do you think they gave the job to him but not to you?‎ W: Because I’m a woman, of course.‎ M: By the way, what sort of clothes does he wear?‎ W: A dark suit, white shirt and a tie. Why?‎ M: Perhaps that had something to do with it.‎ W: You mean I didn’t get the job because I come to work in jeans and a sweater.‎ M: Yes.‎ W: Do you really think I should wear different clothes?‎ M: Well, you should think about it.‎ W: Why should I do that? I’m good at my job! That’s the only important thing!‎ M: Hmm, but it isn’t. Not in our company.‎ Text 8‎ W: Please sit down. Let me see. You are Mr. Reagan, right?‎ M: Yes, I’ll graduate from college next June.‎ W: Have you ever done any work in this field?‎ M: No, nothing. I just did some practice work in class.‎ W: You seem to be doing well at college, as Mr. Thomas said. What kind of pay are you hoping to get?‎ M: From what I’ve read in your advertisement it seems that the pay at the beginning will be around $12,500 a year.‎ W: Here we’ll start at $10,500 for the first year, a kind of training period. Then you will get $15,000. After that your raises depend on how well you work.‎ M: That sounds fair enough. What about the other things, such as vacations and medical insurance?‎ W: Those are explained in this paper. You can take it along and look at it at home.‎ M: Thank you, bye.‎ Text 9‎ W: What are you doing, Tom?‎ M: I’m writing to my mother.‎ W: But you wrote to her only yesterday.‎ M: Yes, but I have something new to tell her.‎ W: Something new?‎ M: Yes. I am telling her I’ve decided to take up a part-time job as a shop assistant.‎ W: What do you mean? You’ve been working at that shop nearly three months. Have you been fired by Mr. Rogers?‎ M: No. My mother doesn’t know I have a part-time job.‎ W: You mean you didn’t tell her before?‎ M: No. I didn't want her to worry about my study.‎ W: But why are you telling her now?‎ M: I don’t want her to worry about my life here. You see, I told her that I’d just bought a car in my last letter.‎ Text 10 ‎ At 8: 34 pm July 23, a deadly train accident occurred at the section of Xiao Shuangyu town near Wenzhou. The incident has confirmed total of six coaches were derailed(脱轨), the first four coaches of D301 and the 15th and 16th coaches of ‎ D3115. The death rose to 40 until July 29.‎ What caused such a terrible incident? Ministry of Railways confirmed that the cause of the accident after their preliminary investigation, it was due to the train D3115 suffered a power failure after being hit by lightning and stopped on the track, then the train D301 ran into it from behind and caused the derailment. On July 28, an investigation team plenary meeting held by the State Council. The Shanghai Railway Bureau said the accident caused by the wrong signaling. State Administration of Work Safety Member, Chief Engineer, spokesman Huang Yi attended People’s Strong Nation Forum, indicate that the 7.23 bullet train accident definitely not a natural disaster, it was a serious and avoidable railway accident. The accident has revealed big problems in emergency and safety management.‎ After this train accident, visitors’ enthusiasm to the bullet train travel routes decreased. Journalists learned yesterday, passengers who still travel with bullet trains began to purchase travel insurance. The accident has leaded outrage across the country. There are many bloggers pray for the victims of this terrible disaster via micro blog, wish the dead of all the best!‎