英语卷·2018届福建省华安一中高二上学期期末考试（2017-01）

英语卷·2018届福建省华安一中高二上学期期末考试（2017-01）

华安一中2016-2017学年上学期高二年英语期末考试题 本试卷分第I卷(选择题）和第II卷(非选择题)两部分，全卷满分150分，考试用时120分钟。 ‎ 注意事项：‎ 1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的班级、号数、姓名填写在答题卡上。‎ 2. 第I卷每小题选出答案后，用2B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。第II卷用黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上书写作答，在试题卷上作答，答案无效。‎ 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。‎ 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. 9.5. C. 9.8. ‎ 答案:B 1. What does the woman mean ?‎ A. She likes the dinner but doesn ’ t like the soup.‎ B. She likes the soup but doesn ’ t like the dinner.‎ C. She likes both the dinner and the soup.‎ 2. What does the woman ask the boy to do after school?‎ A. Put away his school bag. B. Move the kitchen table. C. Hang up his coat.‎ 3. Where does the conversation probably take place ?‎ A. On a train. B. At a bus stop. C. At a subway station.‎ 4. What are the speakers talking about ?‎ A. A film. B. An actor. C. The man ’ s sister.‎ 5. What are the speakers talking about in general ?‎ A. A musician. B. A present for Molly. C. A CD of Johnny Holden.‎ 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6，7题。‎ 6. How did Jim get hue ?‎ A. He was kicked by a boy. B. He was hit by a football. C. He fell down on the ground.‎ 7. When can Jim play sports again ?‎ A. In 48 hours. B. In 4 days. C. In a month.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。‎ 8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?‎ A. What to do at night. B. When to get together. C. Whether to go to a party.‎ 4. What will the woman do on Tuesday night ?‎ A. See a film. B. Go back to Beijing. C. Study for the final exam.‎ 5. Why doesn ’ t the woman want to go to a disco with the man ?‎ A. She thinks it too noisy. B. She won ’ t have time. C. She can ’ t dance well.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。‎ 6. Where is the conversation taking place ?‎ A. In the room. B. In the classroom. C. In a coffee bar.‎ 7. Why does Bill sometimes get angry at the man ?‎ A. He doesn ’ t tell truth. B. He ’ s too noisy. C. He ’ s messy.‎ 8. What did Bill do during the vacation ?‎ A. He took a long trip. B. He visited the man ’ s family C. He stayed in the dorm.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。‎ 9. Why did the woman call Mr. Johnson?‎ A. To introduce a job. B. To set up a laboratory. C. To go to a college.‎ 10. How did the Job Center know Johnson was looking for a job ?‎ A. Johnson phoned them. B. Johnson e-mailed them. C. Johnson telegrammed them.‎ 16. What did Mr. Johnson decide?‎ A. To take the job.‎ B. To talk to his wife.‎ C. To go to the Job Center tomorrow.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ 17. What is being held in the new sports stadium?‎ A . A match. B. A conference. C. A concer.‎ 18. What is the disadvantage of the City Theatre?‎ A. It’s too old to look good.‎ B. Its air-conditioning doesn ’ t work.‎ C. It doesn ’ t have enough seats for big shows.‎ 19. Which place is NOT in the route of the tour?‎ A. The new sports stadium. B. The City Theatre. C. Victoria Park.‎ 20. What does the speaker advise visitors to do in the end?‎ A. Visit some shops. B. Go to the High Street. C. See animals in the city centre.‎ 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。‎ A ‎ ‎ Derrius Quarles, 19, had an unhappy childhood. But the Chicago teen didn’t give up. He tried his best and won $1 million in college scholarships (奖学金)! Now Derrius is a successful college student with a bright future.‎ ‎ When Derrius was 4, his father was killed. His mother couldn’t take care of him because of taking drugs. Derrius and his 9-year-old brother sometimes had to steal food to eat. Derrius felt different from other kids. In seventh grade, Derrius went to live in a foster home (寄养家庭). His foster parents weren’t nice to him. They told him that he’d never be anything in life.‎ ‎ Derrius didn’t do his best in school. The summer after ninth grade, that changed. Derrius had signed up for a biology class. He didn’t go to class the first day. On the second day, he showed up late. His teacher took him outside. She told him he was smart, but that he was wasting his potential (潜力). The talk inspired him and he planned to prove that he could be anything if he worked hard enough.‎ ‎ Adults at a summer program helped Derrius find out about scholarships he could earn to pay for college. In his senior year, Derrius filled out lots of applications. He told his friends, “You’re not going to see me for a long time.” Derrius’s hard work paid off. He won more than $1 million in scholarships! He has a lot to be proud of. But he’s most proud of helping others. Derrius gives speeches to teens, telling them how to find scholarships. In high school, Derrius got help buying a computer. He wanted to help others who needed them. Last year, he gave two laptops to high school students. There’s a lot of work in his future. Derrius doesn’t mind — hard work has got him where he is today. He knows it can take him anywhere.‎ ‎21. From Paragraphs 2 and 3, we can learn that Derrius _____.‎ A. always studied hard in school B. lived in the same foster home with his brother C. hated his parents very much D. was encouraged a lot by his biology teacher ‎22. The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to _____.‎ A. great success B. a scholarship C. hard work D. a computer ‎23. What kind of person do you think Derrius is?‎ A. Lazy but kind-hearted. ‎ B. Selfish and naughty.‎ C. Confident but troublesome. ‎ D. Determined and generous.‎ ‎24. What does the author want to tell us?‎ A. The way to win a scholarship to a college.‎ B. The importance of family background.‎ C. Never forget people who have helped you.‎ D. Hard work pays off sooner or later.‎ B ‎ Did you ever read the book Freckle Juice by Judy Blume? The story is about a boy who buys a method to grow freckles (雀斑)! Not everyone is as excited about having freckles. In fact, we hear from kids who want to know how to get rid of their freckles. But there’s no magic way that removes them. Kids tell us that they don’t like being laughed at about their freckles, so if you know people who have freckles, please don’t make fun of them!‎ ‎ Freckles are not harmful or the sign of a health problem. They’re just cells (细胞) that contain color. Freckles are usually tan (褐色) or light brown, flat, and very small. Sometimes they run together so they may look larger.‎ ‎ Being outside in the sun may help cause freckles or make them darker. Who’s most likely to have freckles? People, especially kids, who have fair complexions (that means their skin and eyes are light in color). People with light complexions have less melanin（黑色素） in their skin. Melanin is a chemical produced by certain skin cells; it helps protect the skin from sun damage. The more melanin you have in your skin, the more tanned you look! People with fair skin have less melanin in their skin to begin with, but they make more melanin when exposed to the sun. So instead of easily getting a tan, they sometimes get freckles.‎ ‎ Some people have freckles that disappear almost completely in the winter and return in the summer. Other people’s freckles don’t change much with or without the sun and can be seen year-round. Freckles are likely to disappear as people get older. Whether you’re freckled or not, be sure to wear sunscreen and follow other sun-safety rules.‎ ‎25. Which of the following is TRUE about freckles?‎ A. Fair people are more likely to get freckles.‎ B. Freckles can reflect one’s health condition.‎ C. There’s no way to remove freckles.‎ D. Freckles are of the same size.‎ ‎26. According to the last paragraph, ______.‎ A. freckles always change in different seasons B. sunscreen can prevent freckles C. freckles will disappear without the sun D. freckles might disappear with age ‎27. What is the text mainly about?‎ A. Don’t laugh at people with freckles.‎ B. How to get rid of freckles.‎ C. What causes freckles.‎ D. Don’t worry about freckles.‎ C Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it’s painful? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.‎ During the hours when you labour through your work, you may say that you’re “hot”. That’s true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people that peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues （自言自语）as “Get up , John ! You’ll be late for work again !” The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature—and —energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has.‎ You can’t change your energy cycle, but you can make your life fit it better. Habit can help. Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe you’re sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract （打乱）your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to . If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This won’t change your cycle , but you’ll get up steam and work better at your low point .‎ Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a yawn （呵欠）and stretch . Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine （常规的）work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy for your sharper hours .‎ ‎28. Which of the following causes family quarrels?‎ ‎ A. Not knowing each other’s energy cycle.‎ ‎ B. Familiar monologues.‎ ‎ C. A change in a family member’s energy cycle.‎ ‎ D. Attempts to control the energy of other family members ‎ ‎29. If you want to work better at your low point in the morning, you should .‎ ‎ A. change your energy cycle B. overcome your laziness ‎ ‎ C. get up early than usual D. go to bed earlier ‎ ‎30. You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will .‎ ‎ A. help to keep your energy for the day’s work ‎ ‎ B. help you to control your temper early in the day ‎ ‎ C. enable you to get your energy on your routine work ‎ ‎ D. keep your energy cycle under control all day ‎ ‎31. What’s the best title of the passage?‎ ‎ A. Change Your Habits B. Save Your Energy ‎ ‎ C. Daily Energy Cycle D. Temperature—and—Energy Peak D Most people looking for ways to quit smoking worry about weight gain, and with good reason. Smokers who quit tend to pack on an average of 5 pounds after they stop smoking cigarettes. A new study, published by the journal Science, explains why this happens.‎ The new research explains that nicotine appears to combine with appetite-regulating neurons (调节食欲的神经元) in the brain, besides the receptors (感受器) that bring about addiction. These neurons help regulate how much food gets consumed, but under the influence of nicotine, they lose their self-control. This is why when smokers quit, they tend to eat more and gain weight.‎ The researchers believe that their discovery will lead to the development of drugs that aim at nicotine receptors on brain cells that control appetite. In the future, weight gain may no longer be a reason for smokers to delay the decision to kick the habit, but that’s no reason to wait. Nicotine-replacement treatment, while not for everyone, can help. Here are a few more ways to quit smoking and stay slim.‎ Drink water. To improve metabolic (新陈代谢的) rates, make half of those glasses ice water. Juice can be too high in calories, something you’ll want to keep an eye on your journey toward being a slimmer non-smoker. Plan your snacks. Healthy snacks help keep your metabolism working, so you continue to burn calories while stopping wild hunger pain, or fake hunger.‎ Keep moving. Exercise kills two birds with one stone. It helps you burn calories and prevents you from eating when you’re not truly hungry. It’s also a feel-good stress reliever (缓解物). Focus on your fitness and how being healthy makes you feel. Make exercise a goal and think of quitting as your reward for being physically fit.‎ ‎32. Which of the following changes people’s appetite according to the new research?‎ A. Nicotine.‎ B. Appetite-regulating neurons.‎ C. The receptors that bring about addiction.‎ D. The food that has been consumed.‎ ‎33. By saying “but that’s no reason to wait” in Paragraph 3, the author means that ______.‎ A. some new drugs are going to be developed soon B. nicotine-replacement treatment cannot help everyone C. losing weight shouldn’t be an excuse for smoking D. some ways to quit smoking while staying slim are available ‎ ‎34. The author believes that ______.‎ A. ice water can improve metabolic rates B. smokers should eat fewer snacks to keep slim C. stress can lead to fake hunger D. exercise can help one eat less ‎35. The purpose of the text is ______.‎ A. to introduce the result of a new study B. to explain the reason why smokers become slim C. to prove the possibility of being a slim non-smoker D. to tell us ways to quit smoking without gaining weight 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。‎ ‎ Have you ever changed your mind, or even given up a dream because you were afraid of what someone else might think of you? If you’re often worried about what friends, family, or even strangers in the street might think, then you’re using up a huge amount of energy worrying. 36 But the steps below should help.‎ Step 1: Ask yourself what matters to you.‎ ‎ Maybe you can’t stand the gym, but your best friend works out every day. It’s natural for people around you to have different values from you. 37 ‎ Step 2: 38 ‎ ‎ The truth is that I’m not the centre of the world, and neither are you! Most of the people around you are far too busy going about their own lives to think much about you.‎ Step 3: Recognize that their opinion can’t hurt you.‎ ‎ There are a few cases where opinions will make a difference. 39 But the people who really matter are going to love you for who you are.‎ Step 4: 40 ‎ ‎ You can’t control people’s thoughts. You’ve got no idea what might go through their head, or why. You can’t please everyone all of the time, and there’s no need to try to. ‎ A. Do whatever you want to do.‎ B. This is a hard habit to get rid of.‎ C. You should make everyone around you happy.‎ D. So just be clear and honest with yourself.‎ E. Remember that they’re not all watching you.‎ F. Accept that you can’t control what people think.‎ G. For instance, your boss’s opinion is usually important to you.‎ 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。‎ Have you ever been put in a bad situation just because of other people’ s fault? If so，how do you respond to it? Here is an example.‎ The other day，I started very late in my car to my office in the morning. I was in a 41 to reach my office as my clients(客户）were waiting for me there. Unfortunately，I got 42 in a traffic jam. All the cars stood in a line，and drivers 43 blowing horns to get rid of their 44 . I got down from my car and moved forward in search of the 45 of the traffic jam. At a turning a young man was struggling hard to move forward his car，which might 46 . Everyone there was just 47 the man without coming to offer 48 to him. In the meantime，they were 49 the man for the traffic jam. The number of cars was gradually increasing. The man looked 50 as everyone put him to the scorn (奚落）for creating this public 51 . Nobody was in the mood of 52 the man for his error.‎ Seeing this，I 53 rushed to help the man，followed by other four drivers. We 54 to push the car. Very soon it started with loud sound. The man smiled in 55 the moment his car worked again. Then he thanked us and made a(n) 56 to everyone there and moved off.‎ After that I went into deep thinking over the human 57 at a time of crisis (危机）.Every human on this earth unavoidably makes errors. When other people do that we blame them，but when we are in the same condition we desire to gain 58 . At a time of crisis we should try to 59 them cooperatively instead of blaming others. Forgiving is a 60 choice，as it not only avoids conflicts further， but also spreads love.‎ ‎41‎ A hope B way C distance D ‎ hury ‎42‎ A ‎.trapped B injured C lost D ‎ fined ‎43‎ A suddenly B constantly C nervously D ‎ gently ‎44‎ A anger B delight C regret D ‎ sadness ‎45‎ A truth B witness C cause D ‎ routine ‎46‎ A break up B speed up C break down D ‎ break out ‎47‎ A comforting B directing C watching D ‎ waiting ‎48‎ A affection B approval C assessment D ‎ assistance ‎49‎ A blaming B reflecting C encouraging D ‎ participating ‎50‎ A satisfied B impatient C embarrassed D ‎ frightened ‎51.‎ A inconvenience B conflicts C absence D ‎ attention ‎52‎ A annoying B forgiving C persuading D ‎ disturbing ‎53‎ A tiredly B regretfully C purposely D ‎ immediately ‎54‎ A ‎.pretended B cooperated C permitted D ‎ promised ‎55‎ A effect B confidence C regret D ‎ relief ‎56‎ A ‎.apology B cry C promise D..‎ complaint ‎57‎ A attraction B relationship C attitude D ‎ management ‎58‎ A ‎.satisfaction B sympathy C benefit D ‎ experience ‎59‎ ‎60‎ A A ‎.devote ‎.painful B B.‎ equip wise C C Substitute urgent D ‎ D ‎ overcome common ‎ ‎ 第II卷 注意事项：用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。‎ 第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第二节:语法填空 A.阅读下面的材料，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。（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）‎ When a man is crazy about something，it means he is interested in it and wishes to know something about it. There is nothing wrong with curiosity in 61 (it) . Whether it is good or bad depends on what people are curious about.‎ Sometimes curiosity may be foolish 62 wrong. Some people with nothing to do are full of curiosity about what their neighbors are doing. They have a strong wish 63 (know) what they are bringing home or taking outside，or 64 they have come home so early or late. Such curiosity is not only foolish but also harmful. Most 65 (probable)，it may lead to a small talk which often brings harm or disrespect to others，thus 66 ( hurt) others ’ feelings.‎ However，there is 67 clever curiosity — the curiosity of wise men，who wonder at all the ‎ great things and try to find out all they can learn about them. Columbus could never have found America if he had not been curious. Watt would never have made the steam engine 68 his curiosity about the rising of the kettle lid. All the discoveries in human history 69 (make) as a result of curiosity, so the clever curiosity is never about 70 (important) things which have little or nothing to do with the happiness of the public.‎ B.完成句子：根据首字母或汉语提示，写出单词的正确形式。（每空1词，共5分）‎ ‎71.There is a growing ________ (趋势) for people to work at home instead of in offices.‎ ‎72. On the w_____, I thought the film Animals United was pretty good.‎ ‎73. The area has a really bad __________ (名声) but it isn’t as bad as people think.‎ ‎74. His foot was burned by hot water and there were several ________ (water) blisters on it.‎ ‎75. We shall not let such a small matter_______(分裂) us.‎ 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）（详见答题卷）‎ 第二节书面表达（满分25分）‎ 最近，某英语报社就全球变暖这一话题向在校高中生征稿，请你根据以下表格信息，写一篇100词左右的英语短文投稿。‎ 原因 二氧化碳的排放 森林减少 大气污染、环境破坏 应对措施 减少二氧化碳排放 种草种树、保护环境 不用一次性产品 参考词汇：排放物 emissions 一次性的 disposable 注意:1、词数100左右；‎ ‎2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 ‎ 华安一中2016-2017学年上学期高二年英语期末考试题 答题卷 ‎（考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分）‎ 第一卷、选择题（ 共100分 温馨提醒：请务必将所选的选项在答题卡对应的位置涂满,否则计零分！）‎ 第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共50分）‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第二节 语法填空 A.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。（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）（温馨提醒：请务必按要求答题并对应好序号！）‎ ‎61 62 ‎ ‎63 64 ‎ ‎65 66 ‎ ‎67 68 ‎ ‎69 70 ‎ B.完成句子：根据首字母或汉语提示，写出单词的正确形式。（每空1词，共5分）‎ ‎71__________________ 72 ______________ 73 ________________‎ ‎74 __________________ 75 ______________‎ 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。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。 ‎ One afternoon in the dining hall I worked，I was serving for a table of three. Each person had ordered the different kind of fish. Two plate were already on the table when the man closest to me pointing to one plate and asked me the name of the fish on it. After I could answer him，he continued to ask me the name of the fish on the other plate. I am about to answer him when I noticed that the last plate on my tray began to fall. They fell noisily to the floor seconds later,spread its contents on the carpet. Everyone stared at me and I stood there with an embarrassing expression.‎ 第二节、书面表达：（共25分 温馨提醒：请认真审题再作答！）‎ ‎ ____________________________________________________________‎ 华安一中2016-2017学年上学期高二年英语期末考试 英语试题参考答案 第一部分：听力(共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分)‎ 1-5 CACBB 6-10 ACBAA 11-15 CCBAB 16-20CBCCA 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，每小题2分，满分40分）‎ ‎21-24 DCDD 25-27 ADC 28-31 ACAC 32-35 ADAD 36-40 BDEGF 第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节完形填空（每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ ‎41-45 DABAC 46-50 CCDAC 51-55 ABDBD 56-60 ACBDB 第二节语法填空 A.阅读下面的材料，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。（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎61.itself 62.or 63. to know 64. why 65. probably ‎ ‎66. hurting 67. a 68. without 69.have been made 70.unimportant B.完成句子：根据首字母或汉语提示，写出单词的正确形式。（每空1分，共5分）‎ ‎71.tendency 72.whole 73.reputation 74.watery 75.divide 第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节短文改错（每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 71. I worked前面加where 72. serving for去掉for 73. the different改为 a ‎ ‎74. plate 改为plates 75．pointing改为pointed 76. After改为Before ‎ ‎77. am改为was 78. They fell改为 It 79. spread改为spreading ‎80. embarrassing改为embarrassed 第二节书面表达（满分25分）‎ One possible version:‎ ‎ As is known to all, global warming has done great harm to Earth. ‎ ‎ There are several reasons for global warming. Firstly, carbon dioxide emissions are to blame. Secondly, more and more forests have been cut down. Thirdly, the air is being polluted and the environment is being damaged.‎ ‎ In my opinion, to stop Earth from becoming warmer and warmer, we must firstly try our best to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Secondly, we should plant more grass and trees and take effective measures to protect the environment. Lastly, we should not use disposable products.‎ ‎ Let’s make a great effort together to stop global warming and make Earth a better place to live in. ‎ 听力部分录音材料 Text 1‎ W: This is the best dinner I’ve ever had.‎ M: How about the soup then?‎ W: I’ve never tasted anything better.‎ Text 2‎ M: Mum, have you seen my school bag?‎ W: It’s hanging up here, with the coats. I moved it because it was on the kitchen table. Tom, remember to leave it in the living room when you come home from school. Then it won’t be in my way.‎ Text 3‎ W: Excuse me, sir. I think you dropped this on the platform back there.‎ M: Oh, thank you so much! It would have been terrible if I had gotten on the subway without my wallet!‎ W: Don’t mention it. Oh, there’s my train! See you！‎ Text 4‎ W：I hate to say it. But Jacky isn’t doing well in the film.‎ M：Well. I think he’s only playing a different type of role. My sister thinks he is still the best.‎ Text 5‎ M: Did you get a present for Molly’s birthday? ‎ W: Yes, she loves to listen to Johnny Holden’s music. And she’s got all his CDs. Then I saw this book that introduces Johnny Holden’s life, so I got her this. ‎ M: Great idea! ‎ Text 6‎ W: Did you get the injury playing football, Jim? ‎ M: Yes. One of the boys kicked my foot instead of the ball. ‎ W: The best thing for you to do is to rest your leg for 48 hours. ‎ M: When can I go back to school? ‎ W: You can go back in 4 days, but you’ll need to avoid sports for a month. ‎ Text 7‎ M: I heard that you’re going back to Beijing soon.‎ W: That’s right, and boy, I’m really busy!‎ M: I can imagine. But listen … I’d love to get together with you before you go. Would you like to go out for dinner one night?‎ W: That’s a great idea. Let’s see … on Monday night I have to study for that final exam.‎ M: Me, too, but I’m free on Tuesday. How about going out that night?‎ W: I’m afraid I can’t. I’m watching a movie with Nancy at 7:00.‎ M: Are you going to the last class party on Friday night? Let’s go out for dinner at 6:30 before the party. It doesn’t start until 8:00.‎ W: There will be a dinner at the party. I love to eat, but I can’t eat two dinners.‎ M: There’s always Saturday night. Are you busy then?‎ W: No … Saturday night I’m free.‎ M: I’m going to a disco with a group of friends. Do you want to join us? We can dance together.‎ W: I’d really like to have a quiet dinner instead. Oh! Can I call you back? Someone’s at the door.‎ M: Sure. I’ll be home all afternoon.‎ Text 8‎ W: Let’s go in here and order some coffee while we look at your pictures. ‎ M: Good idea. We both like coffee. OK, here is one of my roommates—Bill. I took this picture right after we arrived at school this fall. We have just met in fact. And this was our room in the dorm while we were unpacking all of our things. What a mess!‎ W: You certainly had a lot of boxes. How did you ever find room for everything?‎ M: In the beginning we thought we’d never get it all arranged. But now we are very comfortable. Luckily, Bill keeps his things neat. ‎ W: Do you like living in the dorm?‎ M: It’s not bad. Sometimes Bill turns his radio up too loud and makes too much noise. Then I get angry. Sometimes I leave my books and clothes lying around and he gets angry. But usually we get along well. Here is a picture of him taken when we went to visit my family during the vacation. ‎ W: And this last one?‎ M：That’s my dog, Alexander. ‎ Text 9‎ W: Hello, may I speak to Mr. Johnson, please?‎ M: Speaking. Who’s calling, may I ask?‎ W: This is the Town Job Center. We’ve received your e-mail and we have a job you may be interested in.‎ M: Can you tell me about it? What kind of job? Where?‎ W: Well, a college wants to hire some laboratory assistants. It’s the kind of job you would like to do, according to your e-mail.‎ M: Yes, I did put that in my e-mail.‎ W: Yes. They also want a person who knows how to operate computers, so we think you are just the right person for the position.‎ M: What about the pay and the hours?‎ W: Let me check that. The pay they are offering is quite satisfactory, but the work hours are a bit irregular. Sometimes early in the morning, and sometimes late in the afternoon.‎ M: Well. I am still interested in it, but I need some more details so that I can talk it over with my wife.‎ W: Why don’t you come here tomorrow?‎ M: OK, I’ll do that. See you tomorrow morning then. Bye!‎ Text 10‎ ‎ W: Welcome everybody to our city. I hope you’re having a good time here. Our tours usually last about one hour.‎ ‎ The bus is now turning into Queens Road. From this road we can see a very modern building. This is the town’s new sports stadium. All the big matches happen there but at the moment, an international company is using it for a conference.‎ ‎ Now look to your left. We’re now passing the City Theatre. This building is one hundred years old. It’s very pretty, as you see, but it doesn’t have enough seats for big shows. We’ve got a new entertainment centre in Victoria Park. We don’t pass it on the bus, but you may be interested to know it’s got a cinema and a concert hall. Most people prefer it because it’s got air-conditioning. Now, on your right, is the High Street. This bus normally goes along the High Street into the Market Place. But at the moment some musicians are practicing for an outdoor concert there. We’re driving round a different route because the roads into the Market Place are closed. The market was an important local trade centre until about 1970. Farmers bought and sold their cows and sheep there. However, we don’t see animals in the city centre these days. The market area’s got some good shops. Why don’t you have a walk round there later on?‎