2017-2018学年河北省涞水波峰中学高二5月期中调研英语试题（Word版

2017-2018学年河北省涞水波峰中学高二5月期中调研英语试题（Word版

波峰中学 学校 姓名 班级 考场 考号 ‎ ‎ 密 封 线 内 不 要 答 题 密 封 线 2017-2018学年度第二学期5月份月考调研考试 高二英语试题 命题人：吴贤 审核人：樊健 ‎ 第I卷（共100分）‎ 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 imply?‎ A. She didn’t clean the apartment.‎ B. She’ll help the man clean his apartment.‎ C. She needs to clean the lab.‎ ‎2. What does the woman mean?‎ A. She saw the man run out.‎ B. She thought the man’s laundry was done badly.‎ C. She was sorry the man couldn’t finish his laundry.‎ ‎3. What does the man imply?‎ A. His coach didn’t help him enough.‎ B. He had no chance of winning.‎ C. He didn’t follow his coach’s advice.‎ ‎4. What does the woman mean?‎ A. She likes the new theatre in town.‎ B .She expects the theatre to close down.‎ C. She’s surprised by the news.‎ ‎5. What does the man say about the activities?‎ A. They aren’t very good because they’re so different.‎ B. He thinks they should do both.‎ C. It doesn’t matter which one they do.‎ 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 woman’s real problem?‎ A. She feels headache. B. She feels frightened. C. She feels very stressed.‎ ‎7. What food is considered as low stress food?‎ A. Apples and grapes. B. Hamburgers. C. French fries.‎ ‎8. What is the woman going to do?‎ A. To eat less. B. To eat more. C. To change her food.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。‎ ‎9. What are the man and the woman talking about?‎ A. A film. B. A real story. C. A ghost story.‎ ‎10. What’s the first name of the man they are talking about?‎ A. Tim. B. Tom. C. Smith.‎ ‎11. Why didn’t the man return home after the war?‎ A. He had been wounded in the war.‎ B. The man hasn’t told the woman yet.‎ C. He had to sell newspapers at the railway station.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。‎ ‎12. What is NOT true about the man?‎ A. Water is running down his leg.‎ B. He can’t breathe well after a walk.‎ C. He hasn’t been sleeping well because of the pain in his leg.‎ ‎13. What has caused the trouble?‎ A. The woman doesn’t know yet.‎ B. He was burnt by boiling water.‎ C. He has tired himself out in his work.‎ ‎14. What’s the woman’s name?‎ A. Doctor Cook. B. Doctor Martin. C. The conversation doesn’t tell us.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。‎ ‎15. Where are the man and the woman going?‎ A. To the bus station.‎ B. To the police station.‎ C. To the railway station.‎ ‎16. What does the woman think they should do?‎ A. Take a taxi. B. Walk slowly. C. Leave the bags with the police.‎ ‎17. What does the man find out at last?‎ A. Fifteen minutes is too long.‎ B. The traffic is moving too slowly.‎ C. He is not able to carry two bags.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。‎ ‎18. According to the passage , what were dogs trained for in the past?‎ A. For protection against other animals.‎ B. For protection against other dogs.‎ C. Just for fun.‎ ‎19. Why were dogs used for hunting?‎ A. Because they did not eat other animals.‎ B. Because they were useful for protection.‎ C. Because they always obeyed their masters.‎ ‎20. What is the most important reason for people in the city to keep dogs now?‎ A. For companionship. B. For amusement. C. For protection against robbery.‎ 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，从每题所二给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A With the Chinese language growing in popularity, the UK government plans to invest(投资) 10 million pounds to help more kids learn Mandarin(普通话). Do you think it is necessary ‎ for the UK pupils to learn Mandarin? Some people share their opinions online.‎ Ted(UK): The learning of any language can be valuable and rewarding, but it is not suitable for everyone. Chinese is a difficult language to learn and the UK has a poor reputation for teaching foreign languages. Why should they learn Chinese when most people in the world speak English?‎ Mark(US): I studied French for 2 years in high school and German for 4 years in college. I studied Mandarin informally for about 4 months before moving to China. Now I speak Mandarin every day as my wife doesn’t speak English. But it is far from being fluent. Learning additional languages is a great thing, which offers a different perspective on the world around us. Nowadays, it’s almost necessary to be able to speak more than just your native tongue. ‎ George (UK): No, unless they’re taught from a very early stage of childhood. Mandarin is so difficult. If China really is going to dominate the world, it’ll have to do so by speaking the world’s dominant language---English.‎ Sam (UK): I don’t think Chinese will become as widely spoken throughout the world as English. It is too difficult to learn as a second language. To learn Chinese you completely have to devote yourself to learning how to write and read it. If you have to learn it besides other subjects you can’t be good at it. But Chinese will become more popular, and that is a good thing.‎ ‎21．What is probably Mark’s main motivation（动机） for learning Chinese?‎ A. Further education. B. Effective communication C. His frequent travel D. The official policy ‎22．What does Sam think of learning Chinese?‎ ‎ A. It’s necessary. B. It’s of little use.‎ ‎ C. It takes too much time. D. It’s not popular.‎ ‎23．What seems to be the major problem when foreigners try to learn Chinese?‎ ‎ A. Its difficulty as a language B. Misunderstanding about China ‎ C. The great popularity of English D. A lack of learning resources.‎ B ‎ It’s been just over a year since 9-year-old Zion Harvey received a double-hand transplant(移植), and now, what he really wants to do is playing football. “I feel happy about my new hands, and I don’t feel different. I like that now I can throw a football further than when I didn’t have hands,” he said.‎ ‎ The nation’s youngest hand-transplant patient has been working hard to learn how to use his new hands. He lost his hands and his feet 7 years ago after suffering from a serious infection. In August, the boy showed off his new abilities by throwing out the first ball at a baseball game. Dr. Scott Levin, team leader of Zion’s operation, said Zion was faced with the operation much braver than many adults. “I’ve never seen Zion cry,” Levin said. “He’s just an amazing boy. He has such courage and determination and gives us all inspiration.”‎ ‎ Zion said his courage came from the two most amazing people: his mom and his grandma. His mother, Pattie Ray, said, “It’s been a long journey but now I feel like I am living in my dream. It’s his dream, and it’s mine, too. I’m just living through him, and I’m just here to support him in any way and help him do whatever he wants to do.”‎ ‎ However，Zion told reporters his mom wouldn’t let him try out for football. His mom said it’s too dangerous. She also pointed out that he might be playing against little kids, not professionals, and she told him they would discuss it later. Zion tried to counter her argument. “My next goal: convince Mom to let me play football,” he said.‎ ‎24. What is Zion’s attitude towards his transplanted hands?‎ ‎ A. He likes them a lot B. He tries to ignore them ‎ C. He accepts them unwillingly D. He has mixed feelings about them.‎ ‎25. What did Dr. Scott Levin think of Zion?‎ ‎ A. He was unusually quiet. B. He was well worth praising.‎ ‎ C. He was cleverer than expected. D. He was a talented football player.‎ ‎26. Which of the following words can best describe Pattie Ray?‎ ‎ A. Sensitive and strict. B. Devoted and supportive ‎ C. Optimistic and active D. Open-minded and outgoing.‎ ‎27. What does the underlined word “counter” in the last paragraph mean?‎ ‎ A. Accept B. Prove C. Be against D. Comment C ‎ What would you like to be when you grow up? A teacher? A doctor? An astronaut? What do you need to do to achieve your dream job? Perhaps you think that studying well and then going on to work hard will get you successful career you want. We are constantly taught that our hard work will eventually pay off.‎ ‎ But a government survey has shown that hard work is not the only thing that will help you to move up the ladder. Two thirds of people believe that who you know matters more than what you know when it comes to social activity. So are the connections that you have more important than your education?‎ ‎ 76% of the people in the survey believed that family background is important in influencing your chances of success. They believe that if you are privileged from birth, you are more likely to have a successful career, especially if your family is wealthy.‎ ‎ Even if you don’t have a privileged background, the people you know can still make a difference to your career. Networking is a skill which is encouraged by many career advisers. Some companies run networking workshops to try and encourage staff to meet other people, to communicate and build relationships. It’s a valuable skill. ‎ ‎ But the survey also showed something quite interesting. Although most people believed that networks are more important than education, many people put their own career success down to talent, rather than background. 41% of the people said that their parents’ income had influenced their life, but at the same time, another 41% believed that they had achieved their own success.‎ ‎ So which is more important, what you know or who you know? It seems that by working hard and making lots of connections, the answer may be that both are very important.‎ ‎28. Which of the following is closet in meaning to the underlined part?‎ A. Practice makes perfect B. Nothing is impossible C. Hope for the best D. No pains, no gains ‎29. According to the government survey，the most important factor to help people move up the ladder is _________.‎ ‎ A. hard work B. education C. social relationship D. social activity ‎30. From the passage we can infer that the writer writes the article to _____.‎ ‎ A. stress the importance of education ‎ B. challenge the traditional belief ‎ C. make lots of social connections ‎ D. encourage people to work hard.‎ ‎31. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?‎ ‎ A. the Way to Success B. Keep Your Dream in Mind ‎ C. A Wealthy and Smooth Career D. A Survey on People’s Dreams D ‎ Everybody loves a good wedding and I'm no exception. I've been to a load of them in my native Britain and I must say that I usually have a great time. Most recently I went to one in the mountains of Sardinia and I really enjoyed this one for the differences from those in the UK.‎ ‎ First, the two families spent three weeks before the big day preparing all the food, from wonderful ‎ home-made delicacies to simple traditional breads and pastas. In my experience, in the UK that hardest task is left to the caterers(承办酒席的人)! This particular ceremony was in a beautiful country church and afterwards the couple was driven to the reception in a wonderfully decorated classic Fiat 500, which was really similar to what happens in the UK. However, the wedding with around 500 guests is much larger.‎ ‎ The wine flowed, as did the chatter. There were the five or six courses of wonderful food, screaming kids running wild, the ceremonial cutting of the cake by the bride and groom, but no speeches! Not one. In the UK it's traditional for the father of the bride to propose(提议) a toast, followed by the groom and finishing up with that of the best man (伴郎). His speech generally has a good laugh at the groom's expense, but here the groom was spared that particular discomfort.‎ ‎ Instead there was a delightful custom which I'd never seen before, in which six or seven of the male guests pass round the hall banging trays, drums, pots, pans that make noise, selling pieces of the groom's tie which has been cut into tiny bits. The money raised was then given to the happy couple to help them set up their new life together. Finally the evening saw a lot of traditional dancing, a little disco dancing and some karaoke. Pretty much the part I like best.‎ ‎32. How did the author feel about the Sardinian wedding?‎ A. It was enjoyable.‎ B. It was very strange.‎ C. It was expensive.‎ D. It was unpleasant.‎ ‎33. As for the preparations for the wedding, which part demanded the greatest effort?‎ A. The particular ceremony.‎ B. The wedding food.‎ C. The disco dancing.‎ D. The wedding speech.‎ ‎34. What can we infer about the best man's speech at a traditional British wedding?‎ A. It is the best one of all the wedding speeches.‎ B. It is usually very traditional and sounds too flat.‎ C. It is funny but often makes the groom uncomfortable.‎ D. It is more delightful than the Sardinian ceremonial speech.‎ ‎35. Why was the groom's tie cut into small pieces?‎ A. To entertain the male guests as a wedding game.‎ B. To start the dancing evening as a special ceremony.‎ C. To get money from the guests to pay for the reception.‎ D. To celebrate the wedding and raise money for the new couple.‎ 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。‎ Writing a news article is different from wiring other articles or informational pieces, because news articles present information in a specific way. ____36_____ And additionally you can exercise your writing skills and convey information clearly and concisely.‎ ‎1. Start with the lead.‎ ‎____37____ News articles begin with a leading sentence that is meant to grab the readers’ attention and interest them. This is one of the most important parts of the piece, so start with the good stuff when writing a news article. Let your readers know what your news articles is about, why it’s important, and what the rest of the article will contain. ‎ ‎2. Give all the important details.‎ The next important step to writing news articles is including all the relevant facts and details that relate to your lead statement. Include the basics of what happened, where and when it took place, who is involved and why it’s newsworthy. __38______.‎ ‎3. Follow up main facts with additional information.‎ After you’ve listed all the primary facts in your news article, include any additional information that might help the reader learn more, such as contact information, additional facts about the topic or people involved, or quotes from interviews. This additional information helps round out the article and can help you switch to new points as you move along.‎ A good news article will list facts and information. __39______ To attract your readers, you should provide enough information that anyone reading your news article can make an informed opinion, even if it contrasts with yours. ‎ ‎4. ___40_______‎ Congratulate your readers for sticking with you to the end by giving the reader something to take away, like potential solutions to the problem or challenges expressed in your article.‎ Make sure your news article is complete and finished by giving it a good concluding sentence. This is often a restatement of the leading statement (thesis) or a statement indicating potential future developments relating to the article topic.‎ A. These details are important, because they are the central point of the article. ‎ B. It’s important to convey all the important information in limited words to your targeted audience.‎ C. Conclude your article.‎ D. Begin with a strong leading sentence.‎ E Knowing how to write a news article can help you expand a journalism career.‎ F. Stick to the end.‎ G. A great news article will be connected with readers on an emotional level. ‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）[]‎ 阅读下面的短文，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。‎ I was a single mother and I have two daughters to bring up. I just moved to Chicago this year.‎ ‎　　Though I tried my best, what I 　41　 just made ends meet. I was always 　42　 of the last days of a month, during which many bills were waiting for me to pay. Now the 　43　 month was going to end. When I 　44　 the monthly bills, I saw I couldn't 　45　　what my girls wanted.‎ ‎　　I still remembered what I had 　46　 my daughters. For our first Christmas in a 　47　 state, far from the rest of our family, I wanted to get my daughters, Tiffany and Jasmine, something 　48　. “What do you want from Santa this year?” I asked them.‎ ‎“Bicycles!” they replied at once. 　49　 they had their hopes set. But after I got the monthly bills, I 　50　 the money left was not enough for one bike. What could I do to get two? I turned the matter over in my 　51　 several times：Lord, would it be fair to my landlord to be 　52　 with the rent this month?　　‎ Over the next few 　53　, I always asked myself the same question when my daughters were deep in sleep.  　54　the only voice I heard was my grandpa's: “Diane, whatever you do, always pay your rent on time,” he 　55　 to say.‎ ‎　　I guess I had my 　56　. I carefully put the rent check under the landlord's door and called the girls in. The phone rang when I was about to tell them the bad 　57　.‎ ‎　　“I want you to 　58　 something,” my landlord said. I heard the sound of paper being torn. “That was your December rent check,” he said. “It is being torn into pieces because you always pay your rent 59 . Merry Christmas to you and the girls. ”‎ Grandpa's kind 　60　,a generous landlord and some unknown reasons added up to a Christmas gift that my daughters and I will never forget.‎ ‎41. A. searched B. served C. earned D. supported ‎42. A. afraid B. fond C. proud D. bored ‎43. A. first B. second C. third D. last ‎44. A. turned in B. went over C. put away D. picked up ‎45. A. remember B. decide C. ask D. afford ‎46. A. shown B. told C. promised D. given ‎47. A. small B. beautiful C. rich D. new ‎48. A. similar B. special C. expensive D. traditional ‎49. A. Clearly B. Strangely C. Shortly D. Gradually ‎50. A. hoped B. feared C. found D. admitted ‎51. A. body B. mind C. chest D. hand ‎52. A. busy B. angry C. late D. calm ‎53. A. weeks B. years C. months D. nights ‎54. A. However B. Besides C. Therefore D. Instead ‎55. A. needed B. used C. forget D. happened ‎56. A. duty B. reason C. problem D. answer ‎57. A. news B. dream C. habit D. appointment ‎58. A. work out B. look at C. listen to D. give back ‎59. A. in trouble B. on time C. for sale D. by chance ‎60. A. advice B. help C. face D. smile 第II卷（共50分）‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 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。‎ ‎ A positive attitude is very important as it will make our life easier. In life, not everything goes as 61 (smooth)as we want. There will be times when we will face problems and difficulties. The most 62 (challenge)part is 63 we react when we experience problems and difficulties.‎ ‎ Instead of being discouraged, those who have a positive attitude 64 (treat)each failure as a lesson. And they will be inspired 65 (achieve)the goal. 66 ,those who do not have the positive attitude will se problems and difficulties in a different way. With different attitudes, the result will be quite different. Since every one of us 67 (possess)the same amount of time, why don’t we just make good use 68 the same amount of time with a positive attitude? Life itself is already hard. It will be much 69 (good)if we have a positive attitude which will make our life happier and easier.‎ ‎ If you learn to see the bright side of life when you 70 (surround)by difficulties, you’ll be building your positive attitude fast.‎ 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：在错的词下画一横线，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。‎ ‎ As a Senior Two student, my favorite sport is football. I was a member of our school football team. We practice for three times a week and often watch football match on TV or on the Internet together. Play football not only makes us grow tall and strong but also give us a sense of fair play and team spirit. We must keep in minds that we play for the team instead ourselves. Also, sports teach us the important of obeying the rules in a match. Each player must listen to thecaptain, which is the leader of the team. And they must not break the rules too often if we want to win the game.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假如你叫李华，现在给住在北京的Green先生写一封感谢信，Green先生曾经是你校的外教，曾花了很多时间辅导你英语口语，使你在全市英语口语竞赛中获得冠军。你对此非常感激。这次听说Green夫妇要回到你校访问，你很高兴。‎ 注意：‎ ‎ 1. 文章包括上述内容，可适当增加细节，使全文连贯；‎ ‎ 2. 词数：100 左右（开头已给出，不计入总字数）。‎ Dear Mr. Green,‎ ‎ How is your stay in Beijing? I am writing to tell you ‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Your sincerely,‎ ‎ Li Hua 英语答案 听力： 1~5.ACCBC 6~10.CACBA 11~15.BAACC 16~20.ACACA 阅读理解 :‎ A篇 21-23 BCA B篇 24-27 ABBC C篇 28-31 DCBA D 篇 32-35 ABCD 七选五 ：36—40 36-40 EDAGC 完形填空 ： 41 -45 CADBD 46 -50CDBAC 51- 55BCDAB 56 -60DACBA 语法填空 ： 61. smoothly 62. challenging 63. how 64. will treat 67. to achieve ‎ 66 However 67. possesses 68. of 69. better 70. are surrounded 改错：As a Senior Two student, my favorite sport is football. I was a member of our ‎ ‎ am school football team. We practice for three times a week and often watch football match on TV or ‎ ‎ 删掉for matches on the Internet together. Play football not only makes us grow tall and strong but also give us a ‎ ‎ Playing gives sense of fair play and team spirit. We must keep in minds that we play for the team instead ∧‎ ‎ mind of ‎ ourselves. Also, sports teach us the important of obeying the rules in a match. Each player must ‎ ‎ importance listen to the captain, which is the leader of the team. And they must not break the rules too often if ‎ ‎ who we we want to win the game.‎ 书面表达范文 Dear Mr. Green,‎ ‎ How is your stay in Beijing? I am writing to tell you a piece of good news. I won the first place in the spoken English Competition of our city. The achievement that I gained is owed to your kind help. When you worked in our school, you spent so much time in helping me with my spoken English that I make rapid progress. During the competition, I remembered your advice --- Speak slowly and clearly with smile on your face. I am grateful ‎ to you for your help.‎ ‎ I hear that you and your wife will come back to visit our school before long. I’m very glad and looking forward to seeing you.[‎ ‎ Your sincerely,‎ ‎ Li Hua ‎【听力材料】‎ ‎(Text 1)‎ M: Your apartment always looks so good, so spotless and mine is such a mess.‎ W:I’ve been at the lab all the week.t is my roommate’s doing.‎ ‎(Text 2)‎ M:I am running out of coins doing my laundry.‎ W:That’s too bad.‎ ‎(Text 3)‎ M: It’s a shame that you didn’t win your tennis match.‎ M:I might have won if I listened to my coach.‎ ‎(Text 4)‎ M:The Variety Theatre finally went out of business.‎ W:Well,that’s not a surprise. It was the worst one in town.‎ ‎(Text 5)‎ M: Shall we run around the park or go for a bike ride?‎ M: It makes no difference to me. They are both good activities.‎ ‎(Text 6)‎ W: I feel terrible. I really need to relax. Do you know any good ways to fight stress?‎ M: Yeah, in fact, I read in a health magazine that you should drink two cups of lemon tea every day to fight stress.‎ W: Lemon tea?‎ M: That’s right. Lemon tea makes you feel more relaxed. And also, you should eat low stress foods like apples and grapes.‎ W: Sounds very strange, I guess hamburgers and French fries cause stress, right?‎ M: Yep. Hamburgers are high stress food.‎ W: Well, I guess I need to change my diet.‎ ‎(Text 7)‎ W : Do you know Tom?‎ W: Tom what?‎ M: Tom Smith.‎ W: No. But I know a Tim Smith.‎ M: Oh, yes, you are right. It was Tim Smith I meant. You know what happened to him the other day?‎ No, what happened then?‎ M: Well, he told me he saw his dead grandfather in London.‎ W: Oh, come on. You are not telling a ghost story, are you?‎ M: But he told me it was true. You see, his grandfather used to be an army officer during the war. And because he didn’t return home after the war, everybody thought he had been killed in the war.‎ W:But then, he suddenly appeared alive, like in those films.‎ M: Exactly. Tom, oh no, Tim, told me that by chance he saw an old man at the railway station selling newspapers. And he was surprised to see someone like his grandfather in a picture he had seen. So naturally he went to the man and asked him whether his name was Smith. And the man ,I mean, his grandfather, said yes, and after that everything happened just like a film.‎ W: Amazing. But why didn’t the old man go back to his hometown after the war?‎ M: Well ,that’s another long story. I’ll tell you later.‎ ‎(Text 8)‎ W: Now, Mr. Martin. I’ve just read your own doctor’s report. So you haven’t been feeling very well lately, is that right?‎ M: It’s...it’s my leg, doctor. My right leg . I keep getting a strange pain in it.‎ W: Could you tell me what the pain is like?‎ M: It’s like....like boiling water running down my leg. It’s been getting worse lately, too. I’ve been losing sleep .‎ W: You mean the pain’s been keeping you awake?‎ M: Yes, that’s right. It’s been keeping me awake.‎ W: Now, tell me, how long have you had this trouble?‎ M: The pain? For about a year now .‎ W: Hmm...Have you been getting tired lately after you have had a walk? For example, have you been getting a big short of breath, perhaps?‎ M: Why, yes! Yes, I have, doctor!‎ W: Hmm...I think we’d better give you a few tests here in the hospital.‎ M: Do you think it’s serious, doctor?‎ W: Probably not.‎ But...Doctor Cook, my local doctor, thinks it’s only that I’ve been working too hard lately.‎ W: That could be the reason. Don’t worry, we’ll find out soon.‎ ‎(Text 9)‎ W : Why do we have to walk to the station? And where is it?‎ M: It’s just down that road...I think.‎ W: Look! There’s a policeman! Ask him the way.‎ M: All right. I’ll go and ask him.‎ ‎( pause for 6 seconds)‎ W: So, what did he say?‎ M: Well, we have to walk down this road, take the first turning on the left. Then walk until we come to the river and...‎ W: The river ?‎ M: Yes. It’s over there, and there’s a bridge. Across the bridge, we will be able to see some road signs which will tell us the way.‎ W: But how far is it? How long does it take to walk there?‎ M: About fifteen minutes, if we walk quickly.‎ W: Fifteen minutes! We may be late for the train. And with these heavy bags, too! I think we ought to take a taxi.‎ M: Not at this hour. Look at the traffic. It’s moving very slowly. We can get there just as quickly on foot.‎ W: Well, I can’t possibly carry this bag any farther.‎ M: All right. Let me take it, then.‎ W: Don’t be silly. You can’t carry two bags at the same time.‎ M: Yes, I can. The bags aren’t that heavy...hmm!‎ W: You see! They’re heavier than you thought!‎ M: Perhaps it’s not such a bad idea after all.‎ W: What isn’t such a bad idea? What do you mean?‎ M: Taxi! Taxi!‎ ‎(Text 10)‎ When you take a walk a in any of the cities in the west, you often see a lot of people walking with dogs. It is still true that the dog is the most useful and faithful animal in the world .But the reason why people keep a dog have changed, In the old days ,people used to train dogs to protect themselves against the attacks by other beasts. And later they came to realize that the dog was not only useful for protection but willing to obey their master. For example, when people used dogs for hunting the dogs would not eat without permission what they caught. But now people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks of animals. Why do they keep dogs then? Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery, but the most important reason is for companionship. For a child, a dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with; for a young couple, a dog is their child when they have no children; for old couples, a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up. So the main reason why people keep dogs has changed from protection to friendship.‎