2019-2020学年福建省福州市八县（市、区）一中高二上学期期中联考英语试题 Word版

2019-2020学年福建省福州市八县（市、区）一中高二上学期期中联考英语试题 Word版

‎2019—2020学年度第一学期八县(市)一中期中联考 高二英语试卷 ‎ 考试日期：‎11月15日 完卷时间：120分钟 满分：150分 第I卷(共90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。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 suggest the man bring?‎ A. Milk. B. Coffee. C. Tea.‎ ‎2. What does the man like to do before an exam?‎ A. Do sports. B. Read a lot. C. Relax at home.‎ ‎3. What did the man do last night?‎ A. He held a party.‎ B. He lost his phone.‎ C. He bought something in a shop.‎ ‎4. How many people will go to the football match?‎ A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.‎ ‎5. What's the probable relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Mother and son. B. Brother and sister. C. Teacher and student.‎ 第二节 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。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. Where does the conversation take place?‎ A. At a bookshop. B. At a museum. C. At a library.‎ ‎7. Which direction does the woman point the man?‎ A. Straight ahead. B. To the right. C. To the left.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8-10题。‎ ‎ 2019-2020学年第一学期八县(市)一中期中联考高二英语试卷（第1页，共10页） 2019-2020学年第一学期八县(市)一中期中联考高二英语试卷（第2页，共10页）‎ ‎8. How did the man injure himself? ‎ A. By biking. B. By playing soccer. C. By riding his skateboard.‎ ‎9. Where will the woman take the man?‎ A. To the hospital. B. To the school gate. C. To his coach's office.‎ ‎10. What is the woman trying to do?‎ A. Comfort the man. B. Make fun of the man. C. Check the man's injury.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第11-13题。‎ ‎11. Where does the man want to go?‎ A. To his office. B. To the airport. C. To Johnson's house.‎ ‎12. Which way does the man say to avoid?‎ A. The freeway. B. The bridge. C. The small roads.‎ ‎13. How soon will the man probably get to his destination?‎ A. In 20 minutes. B. In 30 minutes. C. In 45 minutes.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。‎ ‎14. What did Helen decide to do?‎ A. Go on a business trip. B. Look for a new job. C. Start volunteering.‎ ‎15. What does the man think Helen should do? ‎ A. Have a relaxed life. B. Run her own business. C. Join a community group.‎ ‎16. What is Jessica's attitude toward Helen's decision?‎ A. Concerned. B. Surprised. C. Supportive.‎ ‎17. Where are Helen's kids now?‎ A. At primary school. B. At college. C. At work.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎18. What is the speaker mainly talking about?‎ A. All kinds of animals. ‎ B. His job as an animal doctor.‎ C. Special treatment for animals.‎ ‎19. What animals does the speaker see the most?‎ A. Rabbits. B. Cows and sheep. C. Dogs and cats.‎ ‎20. How was the giraffe's neck problem solved?‎ A. With a piece of metal. ‎ B. With a piece of plastic. ‎ C. With a piece of water pipe.‎ 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)‎ ‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的4个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。 ‎ A ‎ Forget losing weight or saving money—we suggest one simple task to add to your list of inspiring New Year's decisions: read a book. Trust us, and your brain will thank you. Not only does reading increase the amount of daily pleasure in your life, but it could also delay dementia (痴呆) and even help you live longer.‎ But still, picking the perfect novel isn't easy. Thankfully, Business Insider asked a Harvard professor to recommend the one book he thinks every student should read in 2019—and we suggest adding it to your list, too. (No time for all the books on your list? Here's a shortcut: Read the endings to some of the world's most famous books, instead.)‎ Steven Pinker, Professor of Psychology at Harvard, recommends The Internationalists by legal scholars Hathaway and Shapiro. The book makes a surprising statement that the Kellogg-Briand Paris Peace Pact (条约) of 1928, which declared war illegal, has caused a steady drop in war throughout history.‎ ‎“But in their fascinating and evidence-rich book, they make a lifelike case,” Pinker said. “And like The Clash of Civilizations and The End of History, the book presents a sweeping vision (视野) of the international scene, making sense of many developments in the news and recent history.”‎ Other professors at Harvard recommended classics like Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, as well as Just Mercy by Stevenson, The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith, and Robot-Proof by Joseph Aoun.‎ So, go ahead and give (at least) one of these books a read in 2019! And while you're at it, you should add the following 20 books you really should have read by now to your list, too…‎ 21. Which has the closest meaning to the underlined word “shortcut” in the 2nd paragraph?‎ A. A time-saving way to read books.   ‎ B. A lazy person's way to read books.‎ C. A quick way to know about endings of books.‎ D. A wise way to deal with too many books to read.‎ 22. What or who has reduced the number of wars throughout history?‎ A. The Paris Peace Pact.       B. The Internationalists.‎ C. Hathaway and Shapiro.      D. A wide vision of the international scene.‎ 23. What may be written in the next or last paragraph of the passage?‎ A. More advice on reading books.    ‎ B. The names of the 20 books recommended.‎ C. The main contents of the 20 books recommended.‎ ‎ 2019-2020学年第一学期八县(市)一中期中联考高二英语试卷（第3页，共10页） 2019-2020学年第一学期八县(市)一中期中联考高二英语试卷（第4页，共10页）‎ D. The brief introduction of the 20 books recommended.‎ B Failure is an unavoidable part of life. Though science has named some life skills that promise success, we're told over and over again that no great success was ever ‎ achieved without failure -- or many failed attempts. One of life's most important lessons, therefore, has to be how to handle failure best. But what is the message?‎ For starters, ignore advice from anyone that tells you, “Don't beat yourself up about it,” no matter how well-meaning they are. According to the new research from the University‎ of ‎Kansas, we absolutely should be beating ourselves up when we fail. Marketing professor Noelle Nelson and her team found that the more emotional a person's response is to failure, the more likely they are to achieve better results the next time they deal with a related task.‎ The researchers carried out two experiments in which undergraduate students were required to perform specific tasks. In one experiment, they were asked to search online for a squeezer and report the lowest price they could find with the possibility of winning a $50 cash prize. However, the task was controlled, and all participants were told (by a computer) that the lowest price was $3.27 less than their reported price. Consequently, no participant won the cash prize. When the results were announced, some participants were asked to focus on their emotional response, and others on their cognitive (认知的) response. During the next similar task, participants who focused on their emotional response to failure made more effort than those who focused on a cognitive response.‎ Everybody has their own unique challenges, responsibilities, duties, and projects, but these findings are related to all of us. Your personal failure may be a cake that fails to rise, a presentation that goes wrong, or a deadline that gets missed—it doesn't matter. What matters is how you react to it. Instead of thinking about the failure, let yourself feel bad about it. Then follow this advice on how to bounce back after your failure.‎ 21. What's the relationship between failure and success?‎ A. Failure promises success. B. Failure is the key to success.‎ C. Failure does damage to success. D. Well-handled failure is good for success.‎ 22. Why does the writer support beating oneself up when failing?‎ A. It's a well-meaning suggestion for failure.‎ B. It's been proved by the study of a university.‎ C. Being emotional is good for his future success.‎ D. It can make people less emotional about failure.‎ 23. Which can be the best title for the passage?‎ A. Personal Failure Is a Cake That Fails to Appear ‎ B. The Most Productive Way to Handle Any Failure C. Different Methods to Change Failure into Success ‎ D. The Reason Why Failure Is the Mother of Success ‎ C Would you buy a car that released calming smells into the air when you are stuck in heavy traffic? Would you buy a robot that smells like a human being?‎ Many people have seen the 3-D computer-made environments of virtual (虚拟的) reality (VR). Now these virtual worlds will not just look and sound real. Researchers have created VR environments that even smell like the real things. With the new ‎ technology, users open a virtual door and step into a new environment, like a rainforest. After they enter this virtual world, special equipment releases forest-like smells into the air to make the experience seem more real.‎ Suzanne Fisher-Murray said, “It is a really wonderful experience that you have because you reexploring this environment and you have smells with it.”‎ In the United States, Smell-O-Vision was designed to provide smells during the showing of a movie. The Smell-O-Vision system was once popular in the 1960s. Now, Emanuela Maggioni says it is close to becoming popular again. “People will be impressed by the connection with emotions, memories, and ... the sense of smell,” Maggioni said. “It is unbelievable what we can do with technology.”‎ The uses for smell technology are not just limited to films and the performing arts. Researchers showed a computer program where users could imagine themselves driving a car. The system included a special smell-spraying machine. Dmitrijs Dmitrenko said, “We want to deliver the smell of lavender (薫衣草) every time the person drives over the speed limit. We choose lavender because it's a very calming smell.”‎ Scientists are experimenting with smell instead of sounds or image-based warnings on telecommunications equipment. And businesses are already using smell to influence people's behavior. “Not only...in stores... But on the other side, you can create and stimulate (刺激) immediate buying,” Maggioni said. “So you're in a library and you smell coffee and actually you are unconsciously having the need to drink a coffee.”‎ 21. Using smell technology, researchers make VR environments ________. ‎ A .have a smell of a rainforest B. even smell like real ones C. look like a 4-D environment D. impress people with a virtual world 22. The example of Smell-O-Vision proves that ___________. ‎ A. smell technology has been tried before ‎ B. America is the first to use smell technology C. cinemas are the most suitable for smell sense D. it was out of date to use smell-spraying devices 23. How is smell technology used by businessmen?‎ A. To make buyers understand salesmen better.‎ B. To remind people of their unrealistic buying.‎ C. To help customers choose their favorite goods.‎ ‎ 2019-2020学年第一学期八县(市)一中期中联考高二英语试卷（第5页，共10页） 2019-2020学年第一学期八县(市)一中期中联考高二英语试卷（第6页，共10页）‎ D. To encourage people to buy something suddenly.‎ 24. What is the main idea of the passage?‎ A. The advanced smell-spraying machines.‎ B. The developments of smell technology. ‎ C. A major breakthrough of smell technology.‎ D. The sense of smell in human communication.‎ 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）‎ To an outsider, any culture can seem confusing. And the UK's got a thing or two that raises a few eyebrows. However, understand the reasons and things might be less ‎ puzzling. 36 .‎ ‎ In a world where 61% of nations drive on the right, Brits drive on the left. Why? Most people think it goes back to Medieval (中世纪), maybe even Roman times. 37 when you remember that right-handed people wear a sword on their left side. Travelling on the left allowed you to keep your weapon arm toward your opponent (对手), who would be on your right. This practice continued until the 18th century when a law was passed requiring all traffic crossing London‎ ‎Bridge to keep to the left.‎ ‎ Visitors to the UK that have just washed their hands in an old-fashioned sink(水槽) might be wondering why one tap is only for hot water, the other cold. 38 . So, why? It relates to a time when hot and cold water were kept separate to prevent pollution. Drinkable cold water came from a main supply, but hot water came from tanks and was not considered suitable for drinking. So they were kept apart.‎ ‎ Millions of people drink tea worldwide, but the Brits put milk in theirs. Why? This mysterious practice relates to the quality of china cup used in the 18th century when tea was first imported. For the majority of Brits, the cups available couldn't stand the heat of the boiling water and would break, so milk was added first. 39 . And this practice soon became a national habit.‎ ‎ 40 . As you can see, Brits have perfectly clear reasons for left-hand driving, two-tap sinks and tea with milk. Even if they still seem strange, at least now you're in the know.‎ ‎ A. This makes it difficult to improve ‎ B. There is a method to the madness ‎ C. This unusual behavior makes sense ‎ D. You can know the origins of the practices ‎ E. Either can make washing very uncomfortable ‎ F. This cooled the cup enough to resist the boiling water ‎ G. Here are the reasons for three of Britain's more puzzling practices 第三部分：完形填空(共20小题；每小题l．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，并标在答题卷的相应位置。‎ I'm a 43-year-old mother of three young kids with a Master of Science degree. I also ‎ ‎ 36 pizzas for a living. I started doing it after 37 home with my children for four years. Caring for your kids all day is a 38 opportunity for many women, but it wasn't right for me. I began suffering from 39 and decided to get a job so I'd have more of my own identity. Now I work nights when husband is home so we don't have to 40 child care.‎ After I learned the basics of pizzas delivery—like getting the 41 together and not getting lost—I began my new "career". Being 42 and organized by nature, I studied the tipping patterns of the town.‎ Our community had a small, expensive liberal-arts 43 full of students who ordered lots of pizzas. Most of the kids were friendly and polite. 44 Friday and Saturday nights, some of the dorms had huge parties. 45 the stairs were sticky from beer and the music was so loud they couldn't 46 me knock on the door, the crowds of happy students shouting, "Pizza! Pizza!" always let me through.‎ The first few days of each month, one of us drivers would take 47 turn covering the public-housing developments. These customers did not always tip well, 48 I always liked seeing the children and adults sitting outside and 49 the evenings when the weather was nice.‎ I also deliver to multimillion-dollar homes now, but the 50 I make in tips has stayed the same. As I 51 to these beautiful houses, it's easy to fantasize about a 52 tip. The person who answers the door always 53 young and, like the members of my own family, 54 educated. All I usually get is a brief "Thank you" and a dollar or two.‎ People might say I'm crazy to waste my education, but I have 55 most of them don't: a job I love.‎ ‎36.‎ A. buy B. wait C. turn D. deliver ‎37.‎ A. staying B. cleaning C. coming ‎ D. going ‎38.‎ A. bad ‎ B. fantastic ‎ C. dull ‎ D. terrible ‎39.‎ A. depression ‎ B. satisfaction ‎ C. expression ‎ D. education ‎40.‎ A. call for B. depend on C. learn about D. know of ‎41.‎ A. goods ‎ B. news ‎ C. books ‎ D. orders ‎42.‎ A. competitive ‎ B. lazy ‎ C. changeable ‎ D. quiet ‎43.‎ A. bar ‎ B. college ‎ C. company ‎ D. house ‎44.‎ ‎ 2019-2020学年第一学期八县(市)一中期中联考高二英语试卷（第7页，共10页） 2019-2020学年第一学期八县(市)一中期中联考高二英语试卷（第8页，共10页）‎ A. On ‎ B. In ‎ C. At ‎ D. Of ‎45.‎ A. After ‎ B. When ‎ C. Though ‎ D. If ‎46.‎ A. have ‎ B. make ‎ C. notice ‎ D. hear ‎47.‎ A. our ‎ B. their ‎ C. your ‎ D. my ‎48.‎ A. thus ‎ B. but ‎ C. even ‎ D. then ‎49.‎ A. describing ‎ B. enjoying ‎ C. considering ‎ D. expecting ‎50.‎ A. amount ‎ B. number ‎ C. degree ‎ D. weight ‎51.‎ A. pick out B. make out C. drive up ‎ D. show up ‎52.‎ A. generous ‎ B. honest ‎ C. friendly ‎ D. modest ‎53.‎ A. sees ‎ B. watches ‎ C. looks ‎ D. stares ‎54.‎ A. high ‎ B. highly ‎ C. deep ‎ D. deeply ‎55.‎ A. who ‎ B. which ‎ C. what ‎ D. that 第II卷（共60分）‎ 第一部分 单词拼写（每小题1分，满分10分）根据汉语、首字母或语境提示写出单词。‎ ‎56. The social media company has previously provided French Courts with data related to people __________(怀疑) of terrorism and violent acts.‎ ‎57. Always read the i____________ on the bottle carefully and take the right amount of medicine.‎ ‎58. What first ____________(吸引) me to her was her sense of humour. ‎ ‎59. The car should cost r___________ 50,000 pounds but I'm not sure. ‎ ‎60. Almost all job applicants are determined to leave a good i___________ on a potential employer.‎ ‎61. Teachers have to ____________(持续) update their knowledge in order to maintain their professional.‎ ‎62. I promised him to go, but the heavy rain really places me in a d___________. I'm not sure whether I will go or not.‎ ‎63. The US State Department is requiring that visa applicants' information on their social media accounts be _____________(提交).‎ ‎64. Pressure ___________(应用) to the wound will stop the bleeding. ‎ ‎65. More and more people choose to shop in a supermarket as it offers a great v_________ of goods.‎ 第二部分 根据所给的汉语提示完成句子。（共20空；每空0.5分，满分10分）‎ ‎66. 约翰斯诺得出一个结论，是受污染的水携带病菌。‎ John Snow drew that it was the water ________ carried the germs.‎ ‎67. 让他高兴的是，他找到了一个有家具的公寓。‎ ‎ , he found a apartment. ‎ ‎68. 因为缺乏适当的交流，凯瑟琳总感到自己被人遗漏。‎ For proper communication, Catherine often feels herself .‎ ‎69. 尽管他们已经提前被告知隐藏的危险，他们依然没有改变计划。‎ Though the hidden danger time, they didn’t change their plan. ‎ ‎70. 周五或周六去对我没有任何影响。‎ It me whether I should go on Friday or Saturday.‎ 第三部分 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。‎ The world's longest sea bridge has opened. It links Hong Kong and Macau 71 mainland China. The bridge 72 (call) the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge and is 55 kilometres long. The bridge took over a decade 73 (construct). Builders had to make some islands in the Pearl River Delta to provide the supports for the bridge. There is also 74 6.7-kilometre underwater tunnel in the middle of the bridge. This is to allow ships to sail through the Delta. The bridge will 75 (great) cut the time 76 takes to travel from mainland China to Hong Kong and Macau. The journey time to Macau has been cut from over three hours to just 30 minutes, 77 (make) the cities in the Pearl River Delta into a whole. A trade and tourism expert said, “This makes Hong Kong a lot 78 (convenience) for goods, passengers and trade, 79 is a benefit from the motherland.” The bridge will be open to tourists to drive across it. However, car owners will not be able to cross the bridge unless officially 80 (approve). Most drivers will take a shuttle bus to make the journey.‎ 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节 单句改错（10分）‎ 以下10个句子，每个句中只有一处错误。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（∧），并在符号下面写上该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。‎ ‎ 2019-2020学年第一学期八县(市)一中期中联考高二英语试卷（第9页，共10页） 2019-2020学年第一学期八县(市)一中期中联考高二英语试卷（第10页，共10页）‎ 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ ‎81. The efforts she had made contributions to improving prison conditions.‎ ‎82. You'd better get your eyes examining as soon as possible. ‎ ‎83. He likes to lock himself in the study, quiet and cosy, absorbing in a good book.‎ ‎84. The United Kingdom, consisted of four countries, has a population of about 67 million.‎ ‎85. The train moved on smoothly as we lay relaxing and dreaming. ‎ ‎86. The instantly the teacher entered the classroom, all the students stopped talking. ‎ ‎87. He is always working hard at English every time when I see him.‎ ‎88. Never before I found such a beautiful place in my hometown.‎ ‎89. When talked about the changes in China, he felt so excited.‎ ‎90. The doctor will try to save the little boy even if he knows how it takes to do it. ‎ 第二节 书面表达（20分）‎ 假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Jack想要了解中国的科学家。你决定用英文向他介绍2015年获得诺贝尔医学奖的屠呦呦，因为她发现了青蒿素，为人类防治疟疾做出了巨大贡献。请根据以下要求，写一封回信。‎ 内容：1. 屠呦呦简介 ‎2. 对你的影响 要求：1. 100词左右；‎ ‎2. 可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。 ‎ ‎3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。‎ 提示词：malaria疟疾；artemisinin青蒿素 Dear Jack,‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Hua ‎2019-2020学年度第一学期八县(市)一中期中联考 高中 二 年 英语 科试卷参考答案 听力：(共两节，满分30分) ‎ ‎1-5 CAABB 6-10 CACBA 11-15 BABCA 16-20 CBBCC 阅读理解：(共两节，满分30分）‎ ‎21-23 DAB 24-26 DCB 27—30 BADB 31—35 GCEFB 完形填空：(共20小题；每小题l．5分．满分30分)‎ ‎36-40 BCBDA 41-45 DCBDA 46-50 CABDB 51-55 CADAC 单词拼写：（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎56.suspected 57. instructions 58.attracted 59.roughly 60.impression ‎61. constantly 62. dilemma 63. submitted 64. applied 65. variety ‎ 完成句子：（每空0.5分，共20空，满分10分）‎ 66. a conclusion polluted that 67.To her delight furnished ‎ ‎68. lack of left out 69. informed of ahead of ‎70. makes no difference to 语法填空：（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎71.to或with 72. is called 73. to construct 74. a 75. greatly ‎76.it 77. making 78. more convenient 79. which 80.approved ‎ 单句改错：（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 81. contributions 改为contributed 82. examining改为examined ‎ ‎83. absorbing 改为 absorbed 84.consisted改为consisting ‎85. relaxing改为 relaxed 86. instantly改为instant ‎ ‎87. 删掉when 88.before后加have 89. talked改为talking 90. how 改为what 书面表达：(20分）‎ ‎【参考范文】 ‎ Dear Jack,‎ I’m glad to know that you are interested in Chinese great scientists. I am more than happy to introduce to you my favorite scientist, whose name is Tu Youyou.‎ Tu Youyou, a great chemist and scientist, devoted most of her time to finding the cure for malaria. In 2015, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering artemisinin, which is the key to the treatment of malaria. So great is her contribution to the world that she has become an idol of many people, including me. Behind her success were numerous failures and setbacks, but never did she give up. Inspired by her story, I decided to study harder so as to realize my dream. ‎ I hope her story can also have a positive effect on you. Looking forward to hearing from you. ‎ ‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua 录音原文：‎ Text 1 ‎ M: I like drinking tea, but Max only has coffee and milk whenever we visit him. ‎ W: You can bring some with you. I’m sure he won’t mind.‎ Text 2 ‎ W: People say you should do lots of reading the day before an exam, but I think the best way to do well in an exam is relax the day before.‎ M: Well, everyone has different opinions. I like to exercise.‎ Text 3‎ W: I lost my phone yesterday. That’s why I didn’t get your message. I hope I won’t have to buy a new one.‎ M: That’s too bad! I had a party last night and wanted you to come. ‎ Text 4‎ W: Do you want to come to the football match? I have a spare ticket. My friend was going to come but he’s ill.‎ M: I already have a ticket. Could I bring my sister? She’d love to see the match.‎ W: Sure.‎ Text 5 ‎ W: Get up quickly! It’s Sunday! ‎ M: Don’t open the curtains! Can’t I sleep in today? We don’t need to go to school.‎ W: Not a chance! It’ s mom’s birthday, remember? We have a lot to do before she wakes up. ‎ Text 6‎ M: Excuse me? I’m looking for On the Origin of Species. Do you know anything about it?‎ W: Of course. It’s Charles Darwin’s most famous work, and one of the most important contributions to science in human history. You’ll find it in the history section. I believe we still have one copy left.‎ M: This is my first time here. I’m afraid I’ll have difficulty finding it. Could you point me the right direction?‎ W: Certainly. Just walk straight to the back wall. It’s just on your right.‎ M: Thanks for your help.‎ Text 7‎ W: Jack, your ankle!‎ M: Well, I fell off my skateboard just now.‎ W: Let me take you to the school gate. Mrs. Bee will call an ambulance.‎ M: Oh, man! Coach Jackson is going to kill me. I won’t be able to play soccer!‎ W: Don’t think about that now. Just take a deep breath. ‎ M: How bad is it? It’s bad, isn’t it?‎ W: Well, it’s not good. Hey, remember that time I fell off my bike into the mud? ‎ M: Yeah, that was pretty funny.‎ W: Do you remember what you called me?‎ M: The mud monster, ha-ha! Thanks, I feel better already.‎ Text 8‎ W: Hello. Are you David? ‎ M: Yes, I called you about 20 minutes ago. Sorry to keep you waiting.‎ W: That’s OK. Where to?‎ M: I’ve got a 3:15 flight to catch and I’m running late. Do you think we can make it? I need to be there an hour ahead of time. Otherwise, I’ll probably miss it.‎ W: Hmm…let’s see. I could probably take…‎ M: Don’t take the freeway. It’s backed up to Oak Street.‎ W: I know. If I take the side roads all the way to Johnson’s Bridge, I can get past all the heavy traffic. I think I can get there in 30 minutes.‎ M: Really? I’ve never made it there in less than 45 minutes.‎ W: I’m a taxi driver. I do this for a living.‎ M: OK, then. If you can make it, I’ll give you an extra $10 tip.‎ W: You’ve got yourself a deal!‎ Text 9 ‎ W: My sister Helen is starting a volunteer organization to help poor primary school students!‎ M: Really? How come?‎ W: Well, she has always loved helping others. But her husband often had to travel for work, so she stayed at home to raise their three kids. Now that they’re all grown up, she has time to do other things.‎ M: So, she wants to start a community group?‎ W: Yeah, it’s a kids’ center, actually. She has been thinking about it forever.‎ M: It’s great that she can make her dream come true. But Jessica, I think people should slow things down as they get older. Running a new business and finding volunteers might be a lot for her to take on.‎ W: Yeah, but she already told her husband about it, and he loves the idea. So do I. We’re definitely going to help, and her kids are excited to volunteer when they come home from college every vacation.‎ M: Well, that’s great. Good luck with everything. ‎ Text 10 ‎ As an animal doctor, I meet many kinds of animals. You may think that an animal doctor mainly sees animals that are very sick or badly treated, but that is not always the case. People who bring their pets to see an animal doctor are usually animal lovers and care greatly for their pets. In fact, it is a pity we do not get to see more animals that are really in need of treatment. Of course, most animals that I often see are cats and dogs, with a few rabbits. I treat kangaroos and snakes at the local zoo sometimes. Perhaps my biggest and strangest challenge was treating a giraffe for neck problems. It is normally quite easy to fit something to an animal to stop it bending its neck. Obviously, for a giraffe this is a big problem. I tried various pieces of plastic and metal until I came up with a solution — a very long water pipe. My work also takes me to farms where I look after cows, sheep and so on. I think my job is very important and I like my job.‎