英语卷·2018届云南省临沧市第一中学高三上学期第七次月考（2018-01）

英语卷·2018届云南省临沧市第一中学高三上学期第七次月考（2018-01）

临沧市一中2017—2018学年上学期高三年级第7次月考 英语试卷 ‎ ‎ 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。‎ 注意事项：‎ ‎1．答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。‎ ‎2．每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。‎ ‎3．二卷试题用黑色中性笔作答。‎ 第一卷（选择题 共90分）‎ 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。‎ ‎1. How many minutes does the woman think John will be late for the meeting?‎ ‎ A. 10 minutes. B. 15minutes. C. 20 minutes.‎ ‎2. What does the man think the building will probably be?‎ ‎ A. An apartment building. B. A hotel. C. A store. ‎ ‎3. How does the man feel about his present job seeking?‎ ‎ A. He is confident. B. He is tired of it. C. He is not quite sure. ‎ ‎4. What do you know about the price of meat?‎ ‎ A. It is going up every day. B. It is high everywhere. C. It is higher in other stores. ‎ ‎5. Where does the conversation most probably take place?‎ ‎ A. In the kitchen. B. In the living room. C. In the studay. ‎ 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。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ ‎6. How does the woman feel at the beginning of the conversation?‎ ‎ A. Relieved. B. Angry. C. Excited. ‎ ‎7. Which city will the art exhibition go to next week?‎ ‎ A. Los Angles. B. New York. C. Chicago.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、 9题。‎ ‎8. Where did the man live before?‎ ‎ A. In the Oak Greek apartments. B. In the dorm. C. In a house he rented.‎ ‎9. What does the man do since others do the cooking?‎ ‎ A. Cook meals. B. Do the shopping. C. Learn how to cook.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. How is the woman going to New York?‎ ‎ A. By train. B. By plane. C. By bus. ‎ ‎11. Why are the tickets cheaper?‎ ‎ A. It is slower. B. There is no place to sleep. C. It arrives at midnight. ‎ ‎12. How much will the woman pay for the tickets?‎ ‎ A. $25. B. $30. C. $50.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. When will the man arrive at the airport?‎ ‎ A. At 8:00. B. At 9:00. C. At 10:00.‎ ‎14.Which of the following is the man most likely to do in Italy?‎ ‎ A. Attend an art school. B. Lie on the beach. C. Visit art exhibitions. ‎ ‎15. How is the man going the travel in Milan?‎ ‎ A. By bike. B. On foot. C. By car. ‎ ‎16. What will the woman probably do during her vacation?‎ ‎ A. Have a relaxing time. B. Stay at home. C. Take a summer course. ‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题 ‎17. What can we learn from the speaker?‎ ‎ A. Judge everything from facts. B. People may fool you by putting up a good appearance.‎ ‎ C. Don’t judge a person’s intelligence by his appearance.‎ ‎18. What do we know about the young man?‎ ‎ A. He is stupid. B. He is a talented writer. C. He likes chatting. ‎ ‎19. What can we know from the example of the student?‎ ‎ A. The teacher is fooled by the intelligent student. ‎ ‎ B. The student is good at giving the teacher a good impression. ‎ ‎ C. The teacher knows the student’s tricks.‎ ‎20. What is the accurate suggestion given by the speaker?‎ ‎ A. Judging a book by its cover. B. Keeping a close eye on a student. ‎ ‎ C. Taking time to observe a person. ‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）‎ 第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。‎ A ‎ Living Music in the Home ‎ Living music in the Home is a Waldorf-inspired resource for parents and teachers who wish to share the joy of music with their children and student. We provide musical training for adults so they can make music in their homes and classrooms. ‎ ‎ NEW! In addition to our online offerings (see below), we are now offering in-person parent-child music classes in western Massachusetts. We invite you to come to join us for BabySong and ChildSong, offered at the Cottage Garden. ‎ CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK HERE FOR REGISTER ‎ OUR ONLINE COURSES Finding Your Inner Voice Instructor: Michelle Prindle (about)‎ Available: March 17‎ This course offers instruction in vocal (唱歌的) technique that will help parents and teachers to find their inner voice. The course removes modern misunderstandings about the voice. It offers advice on overcoming psychological boundaries to joyful singing. This is done through practical, confidence-building exercise that parents and teachers can practice in their own homes along with ‎ the videos and audio files provided. The course also offers a variety of songs for singing with children. ‎ ‎ Mood of the Fifth ‎ Instructor: Dan Prindle (About)‎ ‎ Available: March 17‎ ‎ This course begins by giving parents and teachers a solid foundation in the basics of western music theory that are necessary for understanding music in the mood of the fifth. These include the fundamentals of music theory (basics of pitch and rhythm). The course then continues to define the mood of the fifth, describe its elements and give a variety of examples. This course provides the necessary knowledge for parents and teachers to fully understand this often unclearly defined concept. ‎ ‎21. If Tome who doesn’t have a computer wants to use the resource, he can .‎ ‎ A. call Michelle Prindle directly ‎ B. take the course Finding Your Inner Voice ‎ C. join in BabySong and Childsong at the Cottage Garden ‎ D. take in-person music classes in eastern Massachusetts ‎22. What can teachers and parents learn in the online courses?‎ ‎ A. Instruction in vocal technique. B. How to breathe while running. ‎ ‎ C. Various songs suitable for adults. D. How to deal with children successfully.‎ ‎23. One can learn about western music by taking .‎ ‎ A. Mood of the Fifth B. Finding Your Inner Voice ‎ C. in-person parent-child lessons D. any of the online courses mentioned ‎24. This text is most probably taken from a . ‎ A. science journal B. travel guide C. storybook D. website ‎ B ‎ ‎ James Gross, a psychology professor at Stanford University, has a 13-year-old daughter who loves math and science. “It hasn’t occurred to her yet that’s unusual,” he says. “But I know in the next couple of years, it will.”‎ ‎ She’s already being pulled out of class to do advanced things with a couple of other kids, who are guys. And as someone who studies human emotion for a procession, Gross says, “I know as ‎ time goes on, she will feel increasingly lonely as a girl who’s interested in math and science, and be at risk of narrowing her choices in life before finding out how far she could have gone. ”‎ Gross’ concern clearly shows what has been a touchy subject in the world of science for a long time: Why are there still so few women in science, and how might that affect what we learn from research?‎ ‎ Women now make up half the national workforce, earn more college and graduate degrees than men, and by some estimates represent the largest single economic force in the world. Yet the gender gap in science persists, to a greater degree than in other professions, particularly in high-end, math-intensive fields such as computer science and engineering. ‎ According to US Census Bureau statistics, women in fields commonly referred to as STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) made up 7 percent of that workforce in 1970, a figure that had jumped to 23 percent by 1990. But the rise essentially stopped there. Two decades later, in 2011, women made up 26 percent of the science workforce. ‎ ‎25. According to James Gross, in the near future his daughter may .‎ ‎ A. become a great scientist ‎ B. feel lonely and have fewer choices ‎ ‎ C. be pulled out of class with some guys ‎ D. learn math and science better and better ‎26. We can learn from the text that .‎ ‎ A. women are cleverer than men in college ‎ B. men represent the largest single economic force ‎ ‎ C. women make up more than 50% of the national workforce ‎ ‎ D. the number of women graduating from college is larger than that of men ‎27. How does the author develop the last paragraph?‎ ‎ A. By providing examples. B. By making comments.‎ ‎ C. By following time order. D. By explaining the process. ‎ ‎28. Which of the following is the best title for the text?‎ ‎ A. Why It Is Important to Get More Women Into Science ‎ ‎ B. James Gross’ Confusion About His daughter ‎ C. Situation of Women in the Whole Country ‎ D. Future of women in the Workforce ‎ C It was close to midnight and it was unusual to see vehicles on the road. However, several trucks pulled over and workers silently unloaded camera equipment and cardboard boxes, and then carried them inside the Morgenson family home. ‎ What took place over the next eight weeks was inspired by a Hollywood movie called The Joneses about a family of marketers who move into a local neighborhood to sell their products secretly to their neighbors. The idea was to test the power of word-of-mouth marketing. By filming a ‘real’ family in unscripted (无剧本的) situations, my team and I would document how the Morgensons’ circle of friends responded to brands and products the Morgensons bought into their lives. ‎ With the help of 35 video cameras and 25 microphones hidden in side the furniture, the operation done secretly showed something shocking. The most powerful hidden persuader of all isn’t in your TV or on the shelves of your supermarket. It’s a far more important influence that’s around you almost every waking moment: your very own friends and neighbors. There is nothing quite so persuasive as observing someone we respect or admire using a brand or product. ‎ Our analysis also found that the brands the Morgensons used went faster. About one third of the Morgensons’ friends began promoting these same brands to their friends. We also found that the brands their friends were most likely to buy at the Morgensons’ suggestion were the bigger and better-known ones. This proved my thoughts that traditional marketing and secret marketing work well together. The most persuasive advertising strategies are strengthened by word-of-mouth advertising. ‎ Whenever I meet with company managers, I tell them that the people who hold the real marketing power are mouse-clicking consumers and their wide circles of real-life friends. In other words, the people who hold the real power are us. ‎ ‎29. The author and his team went to the Morgenson family home to .‎ ‎ A. visit the Morgensons B. sell products to them ‎ ‎ C. shoot a Hollywood movie D. carry out marketing research ‎30.According to the text, people are more likely to buy a product when .‎ ‎ A. noticing an advertisement for it on TV ‎ ‎ B. the product appears repeatedly in a movie ‎ C. seeing their friends using the same product ‎ D. someone is promoting it in the supermarket. ‎ ‎31. In which part of a newspaper can you most probably read the text?‎ ‎ A. Travel. B. Business. C. Lifestyle. D. Entertainment. ‎ D Residents in the poorest counties in the U.S. face a life expectancy up to decade shorter than their counterparts in the wealthiest areas, according to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health. ‎ Researchers from East Tennessee State University wanted to better understand how socioeconomic status was associated with heath outcomes. To find out they divided the country’s 3,141 counties into 50 new ‘states’ (with 2 percent of the counties in each) based on household income as opposed to geographic proximity (接近).‎ The researchers broke down the data by county since they found state-level data may hide some ‘impact of socioeconomic differences on both the best-off and worst-off counties.’ They then examined health data from the wealthiest and poorest ‘states’ (top and bottom 2 percent) to see how residents differed on factors like smoking, clinical care and excessive drinking. Researchers found that there was nearly a 10-year gap in the life expectancy of men with an average of 79.3 years in the wealthy counties compared to 69.8 years in the poorest. For women, the difference was slightly less – 83 years in the wealthiest counties and 76 years in the poorest. ‎ The study authors caution that while they found a connection between socioeconomic status and health outcomes, they did not analyze cause and effect. But they suggest that the data shows how policy makers should not just focus on state-wide initiatives (主动性) but more targeted efforts to help those most at risk. “With limited resources, methods of pinpointing the poorest counties can assist in the allocation of resources and programs to those communities that are in the greatest need,” the study authors wrote. ‎ ‎32. How did Researchers divide the counties?‎ ‎ A. By social status. B. By income. C. By health. D. By living places. ‎ ‎33. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?‎ ‎ A. The women difference is less than the man in life expectancy. ‎ ‎ B. The wealthiest ‘state’ like hiding their wealth.‎ ‎ C. Most health data is unbelievable. ‎ ‎ D. Most poorest ‘state’ smoke and drink a lot. ‎ ‎34. What can we infer from the last paragraph?‎ ‎ A. The researchers think their study is perfect. ‎ ‎ B. People still don’t know the cause of life expectancy. ‎ ‎ C. The government should learn something from the study. ‎ ‎ D. The American resources allocation is not fair at all. ‎ ‎35. What would be the best title for the passage?‎ ‎ A. Ways to have a long life expectancy B. Great income differences in the USA ‎ C. The health problem in the USA D. Men in richest 10 years longer in poorest ‎ 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。‎ ‎ Ways to Respectfully Disagree It’s easier to agree than disagree. 36 Unfortunately, many of us either shy away completely from disagreements or lose it when things don’t go our way. These tips can help keep disagreements constructive. ‎ Use “I’ to communicate how you feel, what you think and what you want or need. 37 For example, telling your parents “You always remind me about my housework when you know I have much homework” has a very different tone from “I’m feeling pressured because I have a lot of homework tonight. Can I do those chores tomorrow?”‎ Listen to the other’s opinion. 38 That makes it more likely that he or she will do the same for you. When the other person is talking, try to stop yourself from thinking about why you disagree or what you’ll say next. ‎ ‎ 39 This is the important thing you can do to keep a conversation on track. Of course, it’s a huge challenge to stay calm when you feel angry about something, especially if their person you’re talking to gets heated. ‎ ‎ 40 If you’ve ever been on the receiving end of someone’s put-downs (贬损的话), you know how valuable using respectful language and behavior can be. So instead of saying what you might be thinking (That’s a stupid idea!), try saying “I don’t agree, and here is why.”‎ Respect goes beyond difficult conversations, of course. Being helpful and considerate towards family members, teachers or coaches in our everyday actions helps us establish a foundation for those times when we might disagree. ‎ A. Stay calm.‎ B. Look into the other’s eyes. ‎ C. Using ‘you’ statements can sound aggressive. ‎ D. Avoid putting down the other person’s ideas and beliefs. ‎ E. Then you can calmly present your case and why you disagree. ‎ F. Being a good listener shows that you respect the other person.‎ G. But we can learn a lot from conversations where we don’t agree. ‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用 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。‎ I wasn’t prepared for the way I felt when my 18-year-old son, Dylan, left for Asia during his winter break. ‎ I was 41 the moment he first told my husband Michael and me that he wanted to use some of his 42 to travel around China. We were excited for him to explore the world. We told him that 43 was one of the best ways to spend his money and the 44 will last a lifetime.‎ On the morning of Dylan’s departure, he 45 a few more things into his bag. Before he and Michael 46 to the airport, I yelled, “Be safe, and 47 when you arrive in Shanghai.”‎ That night, 48 he was flying somewhere over the Pacific Ocean, it hit me that Dylan was really on his 49 . I woke hourly, each time 50 the clock and counting the hours before he ‎ would land the following morning. 51 my decision to let him go alone, I prayed , and thought about all the things that could go 52 . Then I heard from him. The first text said he’d arrived. The second text said his luggage didn’t 53 it. ‎ Feeling anxious, I madly attempted to 54 down his luggage. To search for lost baggage, I persuaded him to go back to the 55 and suggested he go to the airline’s office. My efforts 56 . All the while Dylan was texting me he was all right. ‎ After that, there was no more 57 about lost luggage. I knew that he’d figure it out, and that the life lessons would be 58 .‎ Several days into the trip, Dylan sent a photo from Hong Kong. “I thought I could never study abroad anywhere but Europe, 59 I could definitely do it here,” his note read. ‎ And I was 60 . ‎ ‎41. A. thrilled B. worried C. eager D. upset ‎42. A. caution B. savings C. relations D. friends ‎43. A. traveling B. learning C. driving D. purchasing ‎ ‎44. A. costs B. virtue C. items D. memories ‎ ‎45. A. put B. stuck C. reached D. knocked ‎ ‎46. A. took off B. saw off C. pulled away D. moved on ‎ ‎47. A. write B. call C. text D. email ‎ ‎48. A. since B. thought C. after D. while ‎ ‎49. A. behalf B. feet C. mind D. own ‎ ‎50. A. mending B. checking C. seeing D. winding ‎ ‎51. A. Convincing B. Doubting C. Admitting D. Denying ‎ ‎52. A. wrong B. wild C. smooth D. bad ‎ ‎53. A. arrive B. make C. manage D. deserve ‎ ‎54. A. bring B. turn C. settle D. track ‎ ‎55. A. homeland B. airport C. supermarket D. car ‎56. A. failed B. worked C. paid D. lost ‎ ‎57. A. presentation B. talk C. appearance D. rumor ‎ ‎58. A. awful B. unbearable C. deep D. worthless ‎ ‎59. A. or B. so C. and D. but ‎ ‎60. A. in despair B. at a loss C. at peace D. in reality ‎ 第II卷（共60分） (请把答案写在答题卡上)‎ 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。‎ How would you feel if you woke up and found your entire computer’s contents – including your photos, your recent documents – no longer 61 (access)? What if you found out that they had 62 (wipe) from your computer, leaving you with nothing but heartache?‎ Guess what? It happens to people every single day. Every day, people across the country head into their local Apple store in 63 (tear), broken computer in hand, praying as they wait in line that 64 expensive repair might, just might, recover 65 priceless, irreplaceable files. A few get lucky. But for the rest, there’s nothing anyone can do 66 (help).‎ Hasn’t happened to you? If your computer 67 (remain) unprotected, it will, and it’s only a matter a time. But thanks to recent breakthroughs in computer backup technology, you now have a number of options to prepare, and if you’re smart, when your computer 68 (crash), you shouldn’t have any problem 69 (get) 100% of your files back that same day. I’m not talking about an external hard drive. I’m talking about an online backup 70 (solve) that runs quietly in the background on your computer. If you have one installed, when your computer crashes, you’ll be just one click away from bringing your files back to life. ‎ 第四部分：写作（共三节，满分50分）‎ ‎ 第一节：词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎71. （curious）killed the cat. ‎ ‎72. The company is trying to (创造) an even better system.‎ ‎73. Sarah lives with er husband and children in a flat in (center) London.‎ ‎74. My job at the hospital is purely (volunteer).‎ ‎75.The technology has been (简化) so that anyone can use it. ‎ ‎76. I was at a (lose) to understand what had happened. ‎ ‎77.He placed the brochure on his desk as a (remind).‎ ‎78.The wedding (邀请) went out yesterday. ‎ ‎79.Not all competition is of (利益) to the consumer. ‎ ‎80. Our class president went up to Cambridge at the age of 15 to study (化学).‎ 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。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l1处起）不计分。‎ ‎(见答题卡)‎ 第三节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假设你是李华，你校外教Mr.Brown 春节期间看到邻居房门上的福字是倒贴的，感到很好奇，写信向你询问此事。请给他回一封信，介绍福字倒贴的原因和这一传统的寓意，同时邀请他在高考后来你家过端午节。‎ 注意 1. 词数120左右;‎ ‎ 2. 可以适当增加细节，已使行文连贯。‎ ‎ 参考词汇: 福字 the character Fu 高考：the College Entrance Exam ‎ 临沧市一中2017—2018学年上学期高三年级第7次月考 ‎ 英语试卷 参考答案 听力 BCABA AABBA CCBCC ACBBC 阅读 （A） CAAD (B) BDCA (C ) DCB (D) BACD (E) GCFAD ‎ 完形 ABADA CCDDB BABDB ABCDC ‎ 语填 61. accessible 62. been wiped 63. tears 64.an 65.the ‎ ‎66.to help 67. remains 68.crashes 69.(in) getting 70.solution ‎ 词汇 71 -75. Curiosity, create, central, voluntary, simplified ‎ ‎76-80. loss, reminder, invitations, benefit, chemeistry 改错 When talked about my dream, I recalled my childhood, which I started learning to sing. At that time it was my ‎ talking when interest led me to sing. Hard although I learned, I was happy then. And with time going on, I ‎ that though/as ‎ have gradually realized sing is my whole life. I like it or enjoy it. I want to stand on an even big ‎ ‎ singing and bigger stage to sing where not only will my dream be come true but also I can send my beautiful song to all the audience. I want to transfer happy and encouragement to the audience by singing , letting us ‎ ‎ happiness them cheer up. ‎ 参考范文：‎ Dear Mr. Brown,‎ I’m really glad to receive your letter. As you have seen, many Chinese choose to stick the character Fu on the door upside down during the Spring Festival. This actually expresses their best wishes for the new year. In Chinese, the character for “upside down” sounds the same as the character “to arrive” so this means that happiness is arriving. Quite interesing, isn’t it?‎ By the way, I’d like to invite you to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival with my family after the College Entrance Exam. It’s a day in memory of the great poet Qu Yuan and we usually eat Zongzi and enjoy dragon boat races. It’ll be a good opportunity to experience Chinese culture and tradition. ‎ Look forward to your reply. ‎ ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Hua 听力原文 Text1 ‎ M: Where’s John? He should be here by 8:00 for the meeting. ‎ W: His wife said he left at 7:30. I think he’ll be here at 8:15.‎ Text2‎ W: Have you seen that huge new building going up near the market?‎ M: Yes. I can’t figure out what it’s going to be. Not an apartment building. Not a hotel. Probably a department store. ‎ Text3‎ W: How about your job seeking?‎ M: I couldn’t feel much better about it. I’ve already taken part in a written test, an oral examination and an interview. I ‘m sure I’ll learn how I did the day after tomorrow. ‎ Text 4‎ M: Have you noticed the price of meat? It’s gone up again. ‎ W: I know. That’s why I’m busying some fish. I thought it was just this store, but the situation is the same everywhere. ‎ Text5‎ M: What’s the terrible smell?‎ W: Oh, I forgot about the chicken! Look! It must be burning!‎ M: Well, we can’t eat that for dinner. ‎ Text6‎ W: I finished my last exam this morning, and I finished my two term papes. I finally feel I can see the light. ‎ M: Great. I’ve got two tickets for the new modern art exhibition downtown. The exhibition was in New York last sumer and in Chicago after that. And next week it goes to Los Angeles. Do you want to go with me?‎ W: Why not?‎ Text7‎ W: Hi, Kurt. It’s been a long time since I last saw you. Don’t you live in the dorm any more?‎ M: No, I moved to the Oak Greek apartments. I’m sharing a unit with three other people, one from Brazil, one from Japan, and one from Hong Kong. ‎ W: Then how are you getting along with your rooommates?‎ M. Fine, at least up to now. They all share the cooking and I do the shopping since I have a car. I’m really enjoying my mealtimes!‎ W: How nice! I’d love to come over and meet your roomates sometime. ‎ M: OK. How about coming for dinner?‎ Text8‎ M: Next, please. ‎ W: How much does a ticket to New York cost?‎ M: $40. ‎ W: That’s really expensive. Are there any other trains going to New York?‎ M: Well, there’s one late train that arrives in New York at midnight and then contines on to Boston the next morning. ‎ W: How much is that?‎ M. $30 in all from the beginning to the end. So yours will be $25. ‎ W: That sounds better. I’d like two tickets, please. ‎ M: OK, here you are. Have a nice trip!‎ Text 9‎ M: Hello, Sue! I’m leaving tomorrow on cacation to Italy. ‎ W: How nice! Are you driving to the airport, or taking a coach?‎ M: I will drive. The plane takes off at 10 o’clock and I will be there an hour earlier.‎ W:What are you going to do in Italy? Lie on the beach and get nice sunshine?‎ M: I enjoy that, but this holiday is going to be a bit different. It’s more of a cultural holiday. I hope to visit some museums, art exhibitions, taste a bit of the food and drinks, and experience the lifestyle of Italy.‎ W: Sounds pretty interesting. ‎ M: Yeah, I’ve got a whole list of museums and art exhibitions. In fact, I’m hiring a car in Milan so that I can drive around a bit. ‎ W: That’s a good idea. Hiring a car makes it easier to see the city. Well, actually I’m going to have a holiday which is rather different from yours. ‎ M: Where are you going then?‎ W: Haven’t decided yet. I may go to the beach and stay in a small hotel where I can see the sea. I just want to take it easy, you know. ‎ M: I understand. You’ve worked too hard this year. A bit of rest will do you good. ‎ W: That’s true. Oh, Gosh! I’ve got to go now. Have a nice holiday!‎ M: Thanks. You, too! Bye. ‎ Text 10‎ ‎ Have you ever heard the old saying “Never judge a book by its cove”? This is a good rule to follow when you are trying to judge the intelligence of others. Some people have minds that shine only in certain situations. A young man with an unusual gift in creative writing may find himself speechelss in the presence of a pretty girl. He awkwardly searches for words and does not talk smoothly. But don’t make the mistake of thinking him stupid. With a pen and paper he can express himself very well.‎ Other people may fool you into over valuing their into over valuing their intelligence by putting up a good appearance. A student who listens attentively and takes notes in class is likely to make a favorable impression on his teachers. But when it comes to exams, he may score near the bottom of the class. ‎ The main idea is that you can’t judge someone by their appearances. The only way to determine a person’s intelligence is to get to know him. Then you can observe how he reacts to ‎ different situations. The more situations you observe, the more accurate your judgment is likely to be. So take your time. Don’t judge the book by its cover. ‎