河北省衡水市2019届高三第三次模拟考试英语试卷

河北省衡水市2019届高三第三次模拟考试英语试卷

‎2018-2019学年高三年级第三次质检考试 英语试题 ‎ ‎ 本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。共10页。考试结束后，本试卷自己留存，只交答题卡。‎ 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。‎ 例:How much is the shirt? A.￡19.15. B.￡9.18. C.￡9.15. 答案是C。‎ ‎1. What does the man want to do?‎ A. Take photos. B. Buy a camera. C. Help the woman.‎ ‎2. What are the speakers talking about?‎ A. A noisy night. B. Their life in town. C. A place of living.‎ ‎3. Where is the man now?‎ A. On his way. B. In a restaurant. C. At home.‎ ‎4. What will Celia do?‎ A. Find a player. B. Watch a game. C. Play basketball.‎ ‎5. What day is it when the conversation takes place?‎ A. Saturday. B. Sunday. C. Monday.‎ 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6、7题。‎ ‎6. What is Sarah going to do?‎ A. Buy John a gift. B. Give John a surprise. C. Invite John to France.‎ ‎7. What does the man think of Sarah’s plan?‎ A. Funny. B. Exciting. C. Strange.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. Why does Diana say sorry to Peter?‎ A. She has to give up her travel plan. ‎ B. She wants to visit another city.‎ C. She needs to put off her test.‎ ‎9. What does Diana want Peter to do?‎ A. Help her with her study. ‎ B. Take a book to her friend. ‎ C. Teach a geography lesson.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. Why does the man call the woman?‎ A. To tell her about her new job. ‎ B. To ask about her job program. ‎ C. To plan a meeting with her.‎ ‎11. Who needs a new flat?‎ A. Alex. B. Andrea. C. Miranda.‎ ‎12. Where is the woman now?‎ A. In Baltimore. B. In New York. C. In Avon.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. What does Jan consider most important when he judges a restaurant?‎ A. Where the restaurant is. B. Whether the prices are low. ‎ C. How well the food is prepared.‎ ‎14. When did Jan begin to write for a magazine?‎ A. After he came back to Sweden. ‎ B. Before he went to the United States.‎ C. As soon as he got his first job in 1982.‎ ‎15. What may Jan do to find a good restaurant?‎ A. Talk to people in the street. ‎ B. Speak to taxi drivers. ‎ C. Ask hotel clerks.‎ ‎16. What do we know about Jan?‎ A. He cooks for a restaurant. ‎ B. He travels a lot for his work. ‎ C. He prefers American food.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. What do we know about the Plaza Leon?‎ A. It’s a new building. B. It’s a small town. C. It’s a public place.‎ ‎18. When do parents and children like going to the Plaza Leon?‎ A. Saturday nights. B. Sunday afternoons. C. Fridays and Saturdays.‎ ‎19. Which street is known for its food shops and markets?‎ A. Via del Mar Street. B. Fernando Street. C. Hernandes Street.‎ ‎20. Why does the speaker like Horatio Street best?‎ A. It has an old stone surface. ‎ B. It is named after a writer. ‎ C. It has a famous university.‎ 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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。‎ A Great holidays in Europe!‎ Do you like the beach but want a bit more?‎ Then come on an Active Beach holiday at one of our centers in Greece, Turkey or Croatia. All the centers are near beautiful beaches and all offer sailing, windsurfing or waterskiing with our excellent instructors. For a change from the water, you can also book a short trip to a nearby village and visit the colorful markets or eat in a local restaurant. At the end of the day, relax in your hotel room or dance the night away at one of our open-air clubs.‎ Who was King Arthur? Where did he live?‎ Join us on a five-day UK Road Trip holiday. Imagine life hundreds of years ago as we visit ancient Stonehenge, Roman Bath and Tintagel Castle, the home of King Arthur. Learn the history of these interesting places from your guide as you travel in one of our famous blue coaches. In the evenings we stop at some of the best youth hostels in the country. They have everything you need you don’t even need to pack a sleeping bag!‎ Are you bored with the usual holidays? Do you want to do something you really enjoy?‎ Then Fame Camp is for you! Spend a week at Hightree House in Yorkshire and learn how to play the piano, violin and guitar! Bring your tent and stay at a campsite near the house. At the end of the week try your new skills in a live performance.‎ How many countries can you see in 21days?‎ On our Explore Europe holiday, you can see ten! Learn about them from our best guides as you watch them go past from the window of an air-conditioned coach and stay at some of Europe's top campsites on the way. Of course, we’ll also have time to do the important things such as visiting the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the historic Sistine Chapel in Vatican and eating apple ѕtrudеl іn Vіеnnа.‎ For more information about any of these holidays, call 0845 333 4523 or visit www. comewithusuk. com.‎ ‎21. Tourists who go on an Active Beach holiday .‎ A. can do some water sports B. can cook by themselves C. will enjoy an open-air concert D. should bring their own sleeping bags ‎22. If you want to know more about Tintagel Castle, which holiday should you take?‎ A. Fame Camp. B. Active Beach. C. UK Road Trip. D. Explore Europe.‎ ‎23. What can we learn about Explore Europe?‎ A. It lasts 10 days. B. It is a coach tour.‎ C. It is a self-guided tour. D. It goes past 21 countries.‎ ‎ B Any foreigner who has tried to learn Chinese can tell how hard it is to master the tones required to speak and understand. And anyone who has tried to learn to play the violin or other instruments can report similar challenges.‎ Now researchers have found that people with musical training have an easier time learning Chinese. Writing in the online edition of Nature Neuroscience，researchers from Northwestern University say that both skills draw on the same parts of the brain that help people discover changes in pitch(音调)．‎ One of the study's authors，Nina Kraus，said the findings suggested that studying music “actually tunes our sensory system”．This means that schools that want children to do well in languages should hesitate before cutting music programs，Dr. Kraus said. She said music training might also help children with language problems.‎ Mandarin(普通话)speakers have been shown to have a more complex encoding(编码) of pitch patterns in their brains than English speakers do. This is because in Mandarin and other Asian languages，pitch plays a central role. A singlesyllable word can have several meanings depending on how it is intoned.‎ For this study，the researchers looked at 20 nonChinese speaking volunteers，half with no musical background and half who have studied an instrument for at least six years.‎ As they were shown a movie，the volunteers also heard an audio tape of the Mandarin word “mi” in three of its meanings：squint，bewilder and rice. The researchers recorded activities in their brain stems to see how well they were processing the sounds. Those with a music background showed much more brain activities in response to the Chinese sounds.‎ The lead author of the study，Patrick C．M.Wong，said it might work both ways. It appears that native speakers of tonal languages may do better at learning instruments.‎ ‎24. When learning Chinese，a foreigner will find ________.‎ A．he has a difficult time learning music at the same time B．he has an easier time learning music at the same time C．it is hard to master the tones required to speak and understand D．it is easy to use the brain to help him discover changes in pitch ‎25. Why does Chinese learning have something to do with music training?‎ A．Because there is the same difficulty in learning Chinese and music.‎ B．Because skills to learn the two make use of the same parts of the brain.‎ C．Because music training might help people with language study.‎ D．Because people who do well in Chinese study do well in music.‎ ‎26. The underlined word “intoned” in the fourth paragraph can be replaced by the word “____”．‎ A．created B．spelled ‎ C．seemed D．pronounced ‎27. What would be the best title for this passage?‎ A．Mandarin Speakers Are Smarter than English Speakers B．Skilled Ear for Music May Help Language Study C．Pitch Plays a Central Role in Chinese Learning D．Schools Need to Develop Music Programs ‎ ‎ C An idea that started in Seattle's public library has spread throughout America and beyond. The concept is simple: help to build a sense of community in a city by getting everyone to read the same book at the same time.‎ In addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit (追求) to be enjoyed by all, the program allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus, as well as promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools. The idea came from Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl who launched (发起）the "If All of Seattle Read the Same Book" project in 1998. Her original program used author visits, study guides and book discussion groups to bring people together with a book, but the idea has since expanded to many other American cities, and even to Hong Kong.‎ In Chicago, the mayor(市长）appeared on television to announce the choice of To Kill a Mockingbird as the first book in the "One Book, One Chicago" program. As a result, reading clubs and neighbourhood groups sprang up around the city. Across the US, stories emerged of parents and children reading to each other at night and strangers chatting away on the bus about plot and character.‎ ‎ The only problem arose in New York, where local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse population. This may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities or large towns, where a greater sense of unity(一致）can be achieved. Or it may show that New Yorkers rather missed the point, putting all their energy and passion into the choice of the book rather than discussion about a book itself.‎ Ultimately as Nancy points out, the level of success is not measured by how many people read a book, but by how many people are enriched by the process or have enjoyed speaking to someone with whom they would not otherwise have shared a word.‎ ‎28. What is the purpose of the project launched by Nancy?‎ A. To invite authors to guide readers. ‎ B. To encourage people to read and share.‎ C. To involve people in community service. ‎ D. To promote the friendship between cities.‎ ‎29. Why was it difficult for New Yorkers to carry out the project?‎ A. They had little interest in reading. ‎ B. They were too busy to read a book.‎ C. They came from many different backgrounds. ‎ D. They lacked support from the local government.‎ ‎30. According to the passage, where would the project be more easily carried out?‎ A. In large communities with little sense of unity.‎ B. In large cities where libraries are far from home.‎ C. In medium-sized cities with a diverse population.‎ D. In large towns where agreement can be quickly reached.‎ ‎31. According to Nancy, the degree of students of the project is judged by ______. ‎ A. the careful selection of a proper book ‎ ‎ B. the growing popularity of the writers C. the number of people who benefit from reading ‎ D. the number of books that each person reads ‎ D Skeptics are a strange lot. Some of them refuse to admit the serious threat of human activities to the environment, and they are tired of people who disagree with them. Those people, say skeptics, spread nothing but bad news about the environment. The “eco-guilt” brought on by the discouraging news about our planet gives rise to the popularity of skeptics as people search for more comforting worldviews.‎ Perhaps that explains why a new book by Bjorn Lomborg received so much popularity. That book, The Skeptic Environmentalist, declares that it measures the “real state of the world” as fine. Of course, another explanation is the deep pockets of some big businesses with special interests. Indeed, Mr. Lomborg’s views are similar to those of some Industry-funded organizations, which start huge activities through the media to confuse the public about issues like global warming.‎ So it was strange to see Mr. Lomborg’s book go largely unchallenged in the media though his beliefs were contrary to most scientific opinions. One national newspaper in Canada ran a number of articles and reviews full of words of praise, even with the conclusion that “After Lomborg, the environmental movement will begin to die down.”‎ Such one-sided views should have immediately been challenged. But only a different review appeared in Nature, a respected science magazine with specific readership. The review remarked that Mr. Lomborg’s “preference for unexamined materials is incredible（不可信的）”.‎ A critical （批判的）eye is valuable, and the media should present information in such a way that could allow people to make informed decisions. Unfortunately, that is often inaccessible as blocked by the desire to be shocking or to defend some special interests. People might become half-blinded before a world partially exhibited by the media. That’s a shame, because matters concerning the health of the planet are far too important to be treated lightly.‎ ‎32. According to the passage, which of the following may be regarded as “skeptics”?‎ A. People who agree on the popularity of “eco-guilt”.‎ B. People who disbelieve the serious situation of our planet.‎ C. People who dislike the harmful effect of human activities.‎ D. People who spread comforting news to protect our environment.‎ ‎33. Which of the following can be a reason for the popularity of Lomborg’s book?‎ A. Some big businesses intend to protect their own interests. ‎ B. The book challenges views about the fine state of the world.‎ C. The author convinces people to speak comforting worldviews.‎ D. Industry–funded media present confusing information.‎ ‎34. The author mentioned the review in Nature in order to____.‎ A. voice a different opinion B. find fault with Lomborg’s book ‎ C. challenge the authority of the media D. point out the value of scientific views ‎35. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the passage?‎ A. To encourage the skeptics to have a critical eye.‎ B. To warn the public of the danger of half–blindness with reviews.‎ C. To blame the media’s lack of responsibility in presenting information.‎ D. To show the importance of presenting overall information by the media.‎ 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。‎ On December 22, 2016 I landed in the land of the “American Dream”.  36  Here is one of the things I’ve struggled with during my almost one year in the States.‎ ‎ 37  My uncle and aunt joked that I brought rain from Saigon to America. Saigon, where I come from, is the old name of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Vietnam is a tropical country where it rains most of the year. Before going to the U.S., actually, I had no idea what to expect about its weather, but the big rain on my arrival gave me the first expectation of what the weather here might be like.‎ California is known for having a great climate — more sunshine, cooler in summer and warmer in winter.  38  However, having been here for a pretty long while now, I have experienced various forms of climate in California.‎ ‎ 39  Most of the time I was living in Silicon Valley, where the weather is a bit colder than where I study in Orange County. But I was really surprised to find chill-to-the-bone weather in San Francisco — a big shift from Silicon Valley in only about an hour’s drive. How strange!‎ ‎ 40  The worst is that I get a runny nose whenever I wake up in the morning. Because I am allergic to the cold and windy weathers, I keep sneezing badly, and even more badly if I get caught in the cold. I think that my body needs more time to get used to this climate, but as many people said, I am luckier to be in California where I don’t have to fight with extreme weathers as in other states.‎ A. I am sensitive to weather change.‎ B. Such strange weather has affected my health.‎ C. So the amount of rain this year is considered unusual.‎ D. LAX airport in California welcomed me with a big rain.‎ E. So I quickly get used to the unchangeable climate in California.‎ F. The weather varies widely depending on where you are in the state.‎ G. Since then, I have discovered tons of dilemmas about life in America.‎ 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)‎ One evening, Catherine was at home as usual. As her____41____swung between what she was going to do with her life and their dinner plans for the evening, she was 1unexpectedly____42____ by an urgent call from her sister “Get over here! Turn on NBC and check these guys out. They are just like you…” One Facebook message and a phone interview later, Catherine____43____herself on a bus with 8 strangers in the middle of the sweltering desert heat of Utah, picking up trash and____44____awareness about zero-waste and climate change.‎ With a deep____45____of the environment and a desire to make a____46____, Catherine, Davey, and a group of self____47____“environmental pick-up artists” went on a coast to coast road side trash pick-up. As they walked, sometimes only____48____0.9 miles in an entire day, they ____49____ and steadily made their way across the United States for three years, picking up a total of 201,678 pounds of trash.‎ Catherine and Davey____50____with us wonderful stories of hope and inspiration that fueled their___51___to continue their journey. After spending weeks silently____52____how she would have enough____53____to fly home for their two-week spring break, Catherine found a blank, unidentified envelope____54____with $850 cash in the desert. Just enough to get her home and back. After their bus____55____outside of Denver, they unexpectedly got____56____and arrived in Yosemite National Park three weeks later, just in time for the “Yosemite Facelift” where____57____ from all over the state came together with a____58____of cleaning up trash all over the park.‎ Being at the right place at the right time became almost normal, and they realized that much of what they ___59___was more than just a coincidence. Together, their team learned to simply ‎ ‎____60____themselves to their task, and surrender to the journey.‎ ‎41. A. hands B. balance C. thoughts D. position ‎42. A. blamed B. interrupted C. moved D. frightened ‎43. A. dropped B. cheered C. found D. taught ‎44. A. abandoning B. shaking C. raising D. hiding ‎45. A. pride B. trust C. fear D. love ‎46. A. difference B. promise C. mistake D. plan ‎47. A. corrected B. described C. repeated D. discovered ‎48. A. driving B. fixing C. riding D. covering ‎49. A. slowly B. secretly C. helplessly D. frequently ‎50. A. heard B. shared C. wrote D. read ‎51. A. efforts B. costs C. problems D. choices ‎52. A. worrying about B. replying to C. depending on D. meeting with ‎53. A. time B. food C. money D. room ‎54. A. equipped B. supplied C. decorated D. filled ‎55. A. set off B. broke down C. headed for D. held on ‎56. A. rest B. practice C. understanding D. help ‎57. A. members B. volunteers C. tourists D. reporters ‎58. A. purpose B. question C. decision D. lesson ‎59. A. introduced B. expected C. experienced D. examined ‎60. A. turn B. limit C. compare D. devote 第二节 语法填空 (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。‎ From the first day I arrived in Kunming, I had my understanding of China 61___ (change). Far from being narrow-minded and hostile to 62 _____ (foreign) ，people came up to talk to me the first time I went out on the street. It happened to be all in Chinese, so I didn’t understand much, 63_____ it did cause me to rethink my assumptions. ‎ As my Chinese improved, this continued throughout my stay, from my landlord introducing me to people who could help us learn Chinese to 64 ______ (get) to know the couple who ran a noodle restaurant nearby. ‎ If you’re interested in other people, their culture, and their language, they’ll be 65 ____ (friend) to you. China isn’t 66 exception. ‎ Don’t judge a country by its media coverage, 67____ (especial) some Western media, which have much prejudice. ‎ I saw a very different kind of China with my own eyes. Kunming, 68______ I lived for most of my stay, wasn’t much polluted. I had frank conversations with Chinese people about almost everything. ‎ Still China 69______ (develop) ，but the economic growth means that most people 70_____ (see) their living standards improve rapidly in the last 20 years. People I spoke with were generally optimistic about the future. ‎ 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)‎ Dear Laura, ‎ ‎ Thanks for letting us to stay at your seaside house. Now, you might have heard from your neighbors about which happened on Saturday evening. When I was out a walk, my younger son, Tom, played football before your house. He made so many noise that the neighbors got quite angrily. Even worse, Tom broke one of the window of Mr. Wilson’s house. Tom and I apologized to all the neighbors for the unhappy happenings, but promised to have the broken window repair soon. Tom said that we would not do such silly things any more. I am glad that your neighbors had forgiven us. They are really nice people.‎ ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Betty 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假设你是李华，你的美国老师Miss Morgan要求你们明天下午去听一个美国历史的讲座。你因故不能参加。请你根据以下要点，写一封短信向Miss Morgan请假。      内容要点：  1. 表示歉意； 2. 理由：去机场接从法国回来的舅舅；       3. 询问：是否有录音，以便补听讲座。      注意：1. 词数：100词左右；       2. 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。  Miss Morgan，‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Hua ‎ 第三次质检答案 ‎1-20 ACACB BBABA BACAA BCBCC ‎21-23 ACB 24-27 CBDB 28-31 BCDC 32-35 BAAD GDCFB ‎41-45CBCCD 46-50ABDAB 51-55AACDB 56-60DBACD 语法填空 ‎61. changed 62. foreigners 63. but 64. getting 65. friendly ‎ ‎66. an 67. especially 68. where 69. is developing 70. have seen 短文改错 ‎1.to stay去掉to 2.about后的which—what 3.out for a walk 4. many—much 5.angrily—angry 6.window—windows 7.but—and 8. repair—repaired 9.we—he 10.had—have ‎ 书面表达One possible version：‎ ‎ Miss Morgan,      I am so sorry that I won't be able to attend the lecture on American history tomorrow afternoon. My uncle is returning home from France, and I have promised to meet him at the airport at 3:30‎ tomorrow afternoon.      I am very much interested in American society and history. I wonder if it is possible for the talk to be recorded, and if so, could I borrow the tape? It would mean a great deal to me to listen to the tape and make up for what is covered in the talk. I would appreciate it if you could allow me to ask for a leave of absence.‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua ‎ ‎ Text 1‎ M: I’ve got my camera with me. But am I allowed to take photos here?‎ W: I think so. It doesn’t say you can’t. ‎ Text 2‎ M: I really like living here in this flat, because it’s so near the center of town.‎ W: That’s true. But it gets really noisy at night.‎ Text 3‎ M: Hi, Maggie. I’m coming, but it’s snowing and the traffic is moving slowly.‎ W: OK, David. Take your time. We’ll wait for you, so we can have dinner together.‎ Text 4‎ M: Celia, you see those girls over there? They need another player for a basketball game. Would you like to join them?‎ W: Seems like it’s a game for fun. Sure, I’ll be there in a minute.‎ Text 5‎ W: I won’t have anything to wear to work on Monday unless I pick up my clothes at the dry cleaners.‎ M: Then you’d better hurry. It closes at noon on Sundays.‎ W: Oh! I should have gone there Saturday.‎ Text 6‎ M: All right, Sarah. We know that you’re planning something big for John’s birthday. Could you tell us just what you have in your mind?‎ W: I wanted to make his birthday a very special event. John has a sister living in France, and I’ll send her a plane ticket, so that she can be here for his birthday.‎ M: Boy! What an excellent plan! That’s something special. I kind of guessed you had some secret plan and were waiting for the right time to tell me.‎ W: Well, I didn’t want to say anything until I was sure she could come.‎ Text 7‎ W: Hey, Peter. I’m sorry!‎ M: Hi, Diana. What’s wrong?‎ W: We were going to Hong Kong this weekend, but I’m afraid I can’t go.‎ M: How come?‎ W: I have a really big geography test and I have to study for it.‎ M: We can go next week instead.‎ W: No, I don’t want to ruin your weekend. You go ahead and please take the book I bought to my friend Sally. Tell her I have to study all weekend, because I can’t afford to fail the test.‎ M: OK, then I’ll go with Dan. But it’s a pity you can’t come.‎ Text 8 ‎ W: Hello, this is Andrea.‎ M: Hello, Andrea, this is Alex. I have some very good news for you. Miranda was very satisfied with you and said she’s very much looking forward to working with you. Isn’t that wonderful? Congratulations, dear! How does it feel to be Miranda’s new assistant? I imagine that you’re just delighted with this news. So, let’s see…you can start on Monday, right?‎ W: Umm, well, I don’t think I can start Monday. I am visiting my father in Baltimore. And because I don’t live in New York, I’ll need a couple of days to find a flat and buy some furniture and move my things from Avon.‎ M: Oh, well…then, in that case I suppose Wednesday would be good. Ok, see you then!‎ Text 9‎ W: Hello, Mr. Jan Erick Friedman. You’re a frequent traveler. And we also know that you eat out twice a day. How come you are so fond of eating out?‎ M: When I got my first job back in 1982 and started traveling, I had no other choice but to eat out. I ‎ found that I felt different due to what I was eating, so I tried to find places that served food that made me feel good. The secret was the quality of the food and how well the food was prepared. I made an effort to find good restaurants as well as nice dishes.‎ W: How did you manage to make a list of 218 favorite restaurants?‎ M: I have lived in many cities, and when I moved back to Sweden from the United States, people asked me where to go and eat when they went to cities I knew. I got a lot of ideas. Then I wrote about restaurants for the Swedish Club’s magazine, and someone suggested I gather the information about the restaurants together. Since I had all the facts about the restaurants I had been to, I started to do that. ‎ W: How do you find restaurants?‎ M: The best way is to ask the people there. I may talk to people at a street market or take a walk and look for a place myself. I never ask a hotel clerk or a taxi driver. I don’t go to empty restaurants or places with menus difficult to understand.‎ Text 10 ‎ M: At the beginning of the tour, we will start with the most important place in my town, which is the Plaza Leon. The Plaza Leon, which is more than 100 years old, is the gathering place for young people on Friday and Saturday nights, and for parents and children on Sunday afternoons. Four streets lead to the Plaza, which have wide sidewalks and are tree-lined. Hernandes Street, which was named after a famous writer born in the city, contains all of the food stores, fish markets, and vegetable stands. Fernando Street, which was named after an educator, is where all of the government offices are housed. Via del Mar Street, whose roads are made of stones, is the only street which still has its old surface. Finally, we come to Horatio Street, on which there are two universities. One of them is the most famous university in my country. That’s why it is my favorite street of all. ‎