黑龙江省大庆市铁人中学2020届高三英语考前模拟训练（一）（Word版附答案）

黑龙江省大庆市铁人中学2020届高三英语考前模拟训练（一）（Word版附答案）

铁人中学 2017 级高三学年考前模拟训练英语试题 考试时间： 2020 年 6 月 第 1 页 共 7 页 铁人中学 2017 级高三学年考前模拟训练 英语试题 试题说明：1、本试题满分 150 分，答题时间 120 分钟。 2、请将答案填写在答题卡上，考试结束后只交答题卡。 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。 1. Where does this conversation most likely take place? A. At a flower shop. B. On a hill. C. In a garden. 2. What will the man probably do? A. Go outside. B. Read a magazine. C. Listen to a program. 3. How does the girl usually get back to school? A. By car. B. By bus. C. By taxi. 4. What do we know about the woman speaker? A. She’s strict. B. She’s regretful. C. She’s caring. 5. What is the man speaker doing? A. Making a suggestion. B. Doing housework. C. Leaning a skill. 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. Why was Alice late? A. She made a call. B. She got up late. C. She set off late. 7. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Father and daughter. C. Boss and employee. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。 8. What is the weather mostly like during their camping trip? A. It’s hot. B. It’s cold. C. It’s rainy. 9. How does Linda feel about the man? A. Mysterious. B. Considerate. C. Disgusting. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. What are the speakers talking about? A. Housekeeping. B. Shopping. C. Cooking. 11. Whose price has just increased at the highest rate? A. Cheese’s. B. Bacon’s. C. Meat’s. 12. Why is the woman unwilling to buy instant coffee? A. Because it’s bitter. B. Because it’s unpopular. C. Because it’s expensive. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. What is probably the man speaker? A. A chemist. B. A dentist. C. A patient. 14. When does the woman have an appointment with Dr. Williams? A. This morning. B. At five o’clock. C. Next week. 15. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Wait for Dr. Williams. B. Be cautious about her diet. C. Go to the dentist’s directly. 16. What will the man do to help the woman? A. Give her what she wants. B. Ring Dr. Williams for her. C. Make an appointment for her. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. Where can students keep fit? A. In the recreation center. B. In a fast food restaurant. C. In the student health center. 18. What do we know about the supply of healthy food in most university restaurants? A. It’s short. B. It’s abundant. C. It’s reasonable. 19. Which of the following do students find extremely good? A. Fitness activities. B. The smoking ban. C. Medical care. 铁人中学 2017 级高三学年考前模拟训练英语试题 考试时间： 2020 年 6 月 第 2 页 共 7 页 20. What is the speaker mainly talking about? A. Convenience in exercise. B. Healthy life in universities. C. Medical care for university students. 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 Here list some biggest and best bookstores in Beijing: Wangfujing Xinhua Bookstore It is the one of the best bookstores in Beijing and largest chain bookshop in China with thousands of branches. It offers a large collection of books involving politics, economics, literature, education, art and science, with a total number nearly 200,000 books, VCDs, DVDs and digital reading materials can also be found in the bookshop. Opening Hours: 09:00-21:30 Location: No. 218, Wangfujing Street, Dongcheng District (next to Oriental Plaza) China Bookstore As one of the best bookstores in Beijing, it is not a very big one, but it offers many traditional Chinese literature works. The new books here are at an 80% discount normally, while there are some second hand books as well at much cheaper prices. Additionally, you will find an impressive selection of books on Chinese painting, calligraphy and photography. Opening Hours: 09:00-17:00 (Weekdays) Location: No. 115, East Liulichang Street, Xicheng District Beijing Language and Culture University Press Bookstore This is the best one from which to buy Chinese language learning books of all levels. There are also dictionaries, encyclopedias, linguistic books and reading materials from which to choose. Opening Hours: 09:00-17:00 (Weekdays) 09:00-16:00 (Weekends) Location: Chengfu Rd, Haidian District Beijing Book Building There is a great variety of books from which you may choose. In this biggest bookstore in Beijing, you will find books written in English in the basement, and there are many Chinese language learning materials on the third floor. The personnel in the bookshop are very helpful, and they speak English. Opening Hours: 09:00-21:00 Location: No. 17, West Changan Avenue, Xicheng District 21. Where are you most likely to find affordable new books at a lower price? A. Chengfu Rd, Haidian District. B. No. 218, Wangfujing Street, Dongcheng District. C. No. 115, East Liulichang Street, Xicheng District. D. No. 17, West Changan Avenue, Xicheng District. 22. Which bookstore has the longest opening hours on weekdays? A. Wangfujing Xinhua Bookstore. B. China Bookstore. C. Beijing Language and Culture University Press Bookstore. D. Beijing Book Building. 23. What is special about Beijing Book Building? A. It sells Chinese language learning books. B. It features the largest variety of books. C. Its staff can communicate in English. D. It has many floors and sections. B In 2011, Amy Chua put out the book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, which is her memoir(回忆 录)about the challenges of being a parent and trying to keep to the strict upbringing(养)she knew as a child. Controversy over the book arose because many readers did not get the impression that Chua was trying to be humorous about her parenting methods. There was also miscommunication about the purpose of the book. Many received it as a guide for other parents on how to use strict methods to punish and motivate their children. However, Chua has always claimed the aim of her book was only to share her successes and failures as a parent in a culturally diverse world. In the book, Chua compares Western and Chinese beliefs and methods of parenting. In general, Chinese parents believe a child's academic success is directly linked to parenting skills. It is common for such parents to take severe measures to make their children do exactly what they say. In contrast, Western parents worry more about their children's self-esteem(自尊),which drives their parenting methods. As a result, parenting methods have become less strict and children are not held to the high standards they were in the past. Interestingly, in the West, many people agree that Western parenting methods could use improvement. Some even say that the laid-back Western methods can be just as damaging as the overly strict ones Chua connects with Chinese culture because more and more children are not learning how to face and overcome challenges. However, experts also say that being too strict with children can cause rebellion(反叛), low self-esteem and poor parent-child relationships. What everyone can agree on is that there is no perfect way to parent. What's more a method that works with one child will not necessarily work with another. Parents are challenged with finding the best method that helps each child learn to be a responsible and confident person. 24. Why did Amy Chua write the book? ______ A. To share her experience as a mom. B. To tell interesting stories to children. 铁人中学 2017 级高三学年考前模拟训练英语试题 考试时间： 2020 年 6 月 第 3 页 共 7 页 C. To introduce her research on parenting. D. To help other parents educate their children. 25. What's the maid idea of Paragraph 2? ______ A. What is most important for children. B. How to help children to succeed in school. C. The importance of mastering parenting skills. D. Differences between upbringing in China and the West. 26. What result might the Western parenting method bring about? ______ A. Children's academic success. B. More positive attitudes toward life. C. Bad relationships between parents and children. D. Children's lack of experience in dealing with difficulties. 27. Which of the following may the author agree on? ______ A. One parenting method doesn't work with all children. B. A perfect way to parent is easy to find as long as parents work hard. C. Western parenting methods are better than those in China. D. Chinese parents are more worried about their children's self-esteem. C What exactly is intelligence? There aren’t any easy answers. Despite the progress that has been made in genetics and psychology, human intelligence has remained one of the most controversial areas of modern science, until now, that is, for the discovery of a gene(基因) linked to intelligence has made the experts think again. Robert Plomin of the Institute of Psychiatry in London and his colleagues in the US have been looking into genetic make-up. From their research, they have discovered that a slightly different gene is more common in those with a high IQ. Plomin analyzed DNA from two groups of 51 children aged between 6 and 15. What he found was that the first group had an IQ of 136, putting them in the top 5% of the population, while the other group had an average IQ of 103. An analysis of their genes showed that 32% of children in the higher group had the gene in question, while only 16% in the second group did. However, there is a lot more research to be done, and Plomin himself is cautious at this early stage. He suggests that there are probably many genes that contribute to intelligence, rather than just one. Several studies have shown a strong link between IQ and career success, although some psychologists remain unconvinced about this. Professor Michael Rowe, who has written a book called Genius Explained, is one of these. “The people with the highest IQs are not usually the ones who do best in their careers.” Many psychologists now believe that when it comes to intelligence, IQ isn’t everything. Many alternative views have been put forward recently. One example is the idea of multiple intelligences, which was developed in the 1980s by Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner. This offers a much broader view than the IQ theory, including creativity and communication skills as relevant factors(因素) in intelligence. Tony Buzan, brain expert and author of Master your Memory, is enthusiastic about this belief, arguing that true geniuses(天才) do indeed appear to combine high levels of each type of intelligence. He lists Alexander the Great, Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein as examples. At the same time, Buzan believes that everyone can develop their intelligence, only if they take the trouble to exercise their brain. Perhaps there’s hope for us all! 28. What is the topic of the passage? A. The relationship between genes and intelligence. B. IQ benefits a lot from high intelligence. C. How to develop intelligence. D. What makes intelligence. 29. Why does the author use data in Paragraph 2? A. To make a suggestion. B. To draw a conclusion. C. To prove an idea. D. To give an example. 30. What can we learn from the passage? A. Robert Plomin confirms genes have something in common. B. Howard Gardner thinks intelligence includes various factors. C. Michael Rowe approves of a strong link between IQ and career. D. Tony Buzan agrees geniuses exercise brain to improve intelligence. 31. What does the underlined word "This" in Paragraph 4 refer to? A. The development of intelligence. B. The idea of multiple intelligences. C. IQ isn't everything for intelligence. D. Alternative views have been put forward. D Some of the most powerful companies in the world have co-founders, for example, Google (Sergey Brin and Larry Page), Apple (Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs), and Microsoft (Bill Gates and Paul Allen) and so on. Having partners can help to deal with the pressure and the failures that come with running a business. No matter how down on your luck you feel they may provide emotional support. They may have extra skills, and be on hand to help out with the day-to-day problems. And an alternate point of view may help to broaden your mind and aid the risk of mistakes being overlooked. Everybody knows Samsung's Galaxy Note 7.When the phone was launched in 2016, customers praised it for its storage, design and usability, and it may well have been a hit if it weren't for the fact that it occasionally caught fire and exploded. It was soon banned immediately from flights, and Samsung had no choice but to recall the entire model. The shortcoming reportedly cost the company ﹩1 billion, and a further ﹩17 billion in lost sales. But remember, based on the lesson, the Galaxy Note 8 and the Galaxy Note 9 are well received in the world! Now we know that failing is part of business success. One thing that all great companies have in common is that they have failed many times-and luckily, they bounced back. Take Sarah Blakely, founder of shapewear brand Spanx for example. She credits her business success specifically to her failures. "I'd get kicked out of buildings all day long," she 铁人中学 2017 级高三学年考前模拟训练英语试题 考试时间： 2020 年 6 月 第 4 页 共 7 页 remembered." People would tear up my business card in my face. But my friends and I knew I could sell and I knew I wanted to sell something I had created. I learned that ‘no' doesn't always mean ‘no', and that you may get 30 nos before you get the one yes. People told me no with Spanx for two years." Spanx is worth just over $1 billion-it was a company that Blakely who took a degree in a law school started with just $5 000! 32. What can we learn from the examples in Paragraph 1? ______ A. Two heads are better than one. B. Constant dropping wears the stone. C. God helps those who help themselves. D. All things are difficult before they are easy. 33. Why does the author mention Samsung's Galaxy Note 7,8 and 9? ______ A. To suggest customers should follow the new trends. B. To prove Samsung is responsible for customers. C. To show Samsung paid for its product failure. D. To explain that failures don't spell the end. 34. What mainly contributed to Sarah Blakely's success? ______ A. Her friends'help. B. Her will power. C. Her good luck. D. Her education background. 35. How does the author develop the passage? ______ A. By making contrast. B. By making classification. C. By giving examples. D. By giving numbers. 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。 You're growing up. That means you're probably experiencing lots of changes, all at once. Your body is changing. It might even seem as if your entire self is changing. It can be confusing and even scary. __(36)__ And it's good! Growing up means that you can do more, learn more, and start to make your mark on the world. In order for that to happen, your body produces chemicals called hormones that help both body and mind grow. Hormone levels change constantly, rising and falling. __(37)__ But it's partly to blame for intense emotions, surprising reactions, and mood swings. Because of the way your brain develops, it is somewhat ruled by emotion now and through your teen years. As a result, growing up can seem like an emotional roller coaster! __(38)__ ◆ Take care of yourself. If you eat right, sleep enough, and get good exercise, your brain will be much more able to deal with the stress. ◆ __(39)__ When you feel your moods swinging or you're upset, or confused, some quiet time will allow you to gather your thoughts and get calmer. ◆ Practice relaxing your body and deep breathing when you wake up and when you go to bed. __(40)__ Plus, when stuff happens during the day, you'll be able to calm yourself quickly with a deep breath or two before you react. Your body is changing. A. Take a time-out. B. But the truth is, it happens to every teen. C. Work out regularly to keep physically fit. D. This changing is needed for your body's development. E. It will help you fall asleep—and start the morning right. F. Here are a few things you can do to make the ride smoother. G. Usually, these feelings settle down when you realize what is going on. 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分） 第一节（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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳 选项。 My wife and I moved into our home two years ago. We had a yard with a lot of _(41)_ . Very often when we have flowers, Denise or I would plant some between the rocks, just to add some _(42)_ to the area. Last summer, I found a tiny little _(43)_ in the yard that I could not immediately identify. I knew I didn't plant it and Denise said she didn't either. We decided to let it _(44)_ growing until we could find out what it was. Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the _(45)_ plant, it appeared to be a sunflower. I decided to _(46)_ the weeds around it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something _(47)_ .The sunflower had not _(48)_ where I saw it begin. It actually had begun under a big _(49)_ and grown under and around it to reach the _(50)_ . That's when I _(51) that if a tiny little sunflower didn't let a big rock stand in its _(52)_ of developing, we too have the ability of doing the same thing. If we _(53)_ ourselves like that little sunflower, we can reach where we _(54)_ to go and get what we need for growth. We need to believe in ourselves knowing we have the _(55)_ to achieve our goals. Like the _(56)_ , it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had _(57)_ in itself that it would succeed. Stand tall like the sunflower and be _(58)_ of who and what we are, then the environment will begin to _(59)_ us. We will find a way to go under or _(60)_ any "rocks" in order to reach our goals. 41. A. flowers B. insects C. rocks D. vegetables 42. A. color B. water C. fertilizer D. shape 43. A. weed B. plant C. seed D. rock 44. A. continue B. stop C. improve D. escape 45. A. strange B. weak C. lonely D. pretty 铁人中学 2017 级高三学年考前模拟训练英语试题 考试时间： 2020 年 6 月 第 5 页 共 7 页 46. A. collect B. tend C. watch D. remove 47. A. wonderful B. terrible C. unusual D. valuable 48. A. passed B. started C. left D. died 49. A. tree B. rock C. table D. wall 50. A. air B. top C. sun D. house 51. A. hoped B. doubted C. regretted D. realized 52. A. place B. way C. course D. process 53. A. fill in B. put in C. believe in D. worry about 54. A. forget B. aim C. hate D. wait 55. A. ability B. wish C. plan D. idea 56. A. summer B. yard C. home D. sunflower 57. A. energy B. faith C. virtue D. courage 58. A. aware B. proud C. afraid D. tired 59. A. forgive B. affect C. upset D. support 60. A. around B. into C. through D. from 第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 If you always hate certain vegetables, you may be more than a picky eater. Instead, you might be a "super-taster", a person (61)_______ bitter genes (苦味基因). Those people who have the "bitter genes" are 2.6 times more likely to eat (62) _______ (few) vegetables than others, according to a new study (63) _______ (present) at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association. "We don't get the taste of food equally," said professor Duffy, an expert in the study of food taste." It could explain some of the differences in our food (64) _______ (prefer)." About half of us can taste bitter and sweet, so we are not especially sensitive to bitter food. Another 25% are called "non-tasters", to (65) _______ bitter food might actually be a bit sweeter. The rest of us are (66) _______ (extreme) sensitive to the bitterness that some (67) _______ (plant) develop to keep animals from eating them. Food scientists are trying to develop ways (68) _______ (reduce)the bitterness in veggies, in the hope that we can keep super-tasters from rejecting vegetables. In fact, some vegetables we grow today (69) _______ (be) much sweeter than before. We might also try to use various cooking methods, either by adding some fat, sweetness, strong flavors like garlic (70) _______ roasting them, to improve the taste of the vegetables. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 35 分） 第一节 短文改错（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分） 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（╲）划掉。 修改：在错的词下划一横线，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。 Dear David, I am very happy to know what you are coming to visit my city on next Wednesday. Having been in touch with you by writing for years, I can’t wait to see you. Therefore, I am sorry to tell you that I can’t meet you at an airport that day. My sister falls ill and was taken to hospital, so I have to take care of him there. But don’t worry. I’ve asked my best friend, Li Lei, to pick you up and take you to the booking hotel instead. What’s more, I have recommended some places of interest in the attachment, which I think you may be interested. Of course you can also visit other tourist attraction by yourself. Meanwhile, I will call you the moment I am available. I’m expecting your arrival and hope you will enjoy your stay here sincere. Yours, Li Hua 第二节 书面表达（满分 25 分） 假设你是晨光中学的高三学生李津，最近你美国的笔友 Brown 来信说他的学校利用网络辅助老师 教学和学生学习，深受师生欢迎。他想了解你的学校是否也有这样的网络教学。请你给他回一封信， 主要内容如下： （1）学校有一个叫 SmartPage 的网站； （2）师生如何利用网站以及对这种学习方式的看法（如：是否有助于学习等等）； （3）自己的体验和感受。 注意： ①词数不少于 100； ②可以适当增加细节使内容充实、行文连贯； ③文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数． Dear Brown, __________________________________________________________________________________ 铁人中学 2017 级高三学年考前模拟训练英语试题 考试时间： 2020 年 6 月 第 6 页 共 7 页 __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Jin 铁人中学 2017 级高三学年考前模拟训练 英语试题 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 1-5 ACBBA 6-10 CAABA 11-15 CBACB 16-20 BAACB 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分） 21-23 CAC 24-27 ADDA 28-31 DCBB 32-35 ADBC 36-40 BDFAE 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分） 完型填空： 41-45 CABAA 46-50 DCBBC 51-55 DBCBA 56-60 DBBDA 语法填空： 61. with 62. fewer 63. presented 64. preference 65. whom 66. extremely 67. plants 68. to reduce 69. are 70. or 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） 1 将 what 改为 that； 2 将 on 删除； 3 将 Therefore 改为 However； 4 将 an 改为 the； 5 将 falls 改为 fell； 6 将 him 改为 her； 7 将 booking 改为 booked； 8 将在 interested 后面加 in； 9 将 attraction 改为 attractions； 10 将 sincere 改为 sincerely. 第二节 书面表达（满分 25 分） Dear Brown, I am very delighted to receive your letter, asking about whether we have Internet Assisted Teaching. 【高分句型一】 Now, I'd like to share with you some detailed information about it.(点明主题) Actually, we do have a specially designed website called Smartpage for both teachers and students. Teachers are able to do some office work on it, including assigning homework, and carrying out tests while students have free and easy access to the digital resources of the library, which seems very convenient and beneficial to their academic work.(介绍本校的网络教学) By taking full advantage of it myself, I have been making great progress in my studies, especially in English and Chinese, which brings me a lot of hope and confidence.【高分句型二】 I really hope more teachers and students can make full use of Smartpage to improve their work and studies.(自己的体验和感 受) Yours, Li Jin 听力材料 Text 1 M: Excuse me. I’d like to buy some flowers for my friend. W: Let me see, these fresh roses are very nice. Text 2 M: Hi, Maria. What are you up to? W: Not much. I’m just reading a magazine. M: Uh huh… Can I turn on the radio? W: Sure, go ahead. Text 3 W: I took the wrong bus again! I wasted all afternoon trying to get back to school. Why did they cancel the No 15 Bus? M: The new bus schedule is confusing at first. But why didn’t you call me to ride you back? Or just took a taxi? Text 4 铁人中学 2017 级高三学年考前模拟训练英语试题 考试时间： 2020 年 6 月 第 7 页 共 7 页 W: You’ll never guess what my mother did! She took my cellphone. M: Why would she do a thing like that? W: She said she wanted to teach me a lesson. I always complain wasting too much time on the net. But I never did a thing about it. Text 5 W: My housemate is really messy. She always leaves a mess and won’t do any housework. M: You’d better point it out to her or just learn to live with it. Text 6 M: Why are you late, Alice? W: Sorry, Mr. Harrison. I missed my train. M: How come? W: Because I left home a little late. M: Did you get up late or something? W: No. My aunt called me at the last minute. M: Tell her not to call you in the morning. W: I will, Mr. Harrison. I’m really sorry for being late. M: If you are late again, I can’t let you pass this class. W: Oh, please. Text 7 M: Hi, Linda, would you like to get away from the city and come to Lake Benjamin with my family next week? W: I’d love to. Do I need anything? M: Well, the first thing is a sleeping bag and a tent. W: I don’t get it. What do I need them for? M: For sleeping in, of course. W: Do you mean this is a camping trip? M: That’s right. So you need an extra set of warm clothes. W: Why do I need those? It’s the middle of summer. M: Just in case it rains or suddenly turns cold. W: Good thinking. Text 8 M: And do you find it hard to make your housekeeping money go around? W: Yeah, you’re absolutely right. I’m losing ground all the time because the prices go up and up and up. It’s beyond reason. M: Mmm. What do you think has gone up most lately? W: Well, meat of course. M: Mmm. What about fish? W: Fish is just as dear or perhaps even dearer than meat. And we have to buy sausages and eggs. Eggs are a little bit cheaper because of the time of the year, but bacon is very dear. M: What about things like butter and cheese? W: Cheese is very dear indeed. Butter and tea have come down a little. We’d rather not buy instant coffee which doesn’t agree with most of us. I used to buy ordinary coffee, but now it’s so expensive. Text 9 W: Could you give me something for the pain? I didn’t get to sleep until three o’clock this morning. M: Aspirin is the strongest medicine I can give you without a prescription. W: That isn’t strong enough, and I don’t have an appointment with my dentist until next week. M: Who is your dentist? W: Dr. Williams. M: Doesn’t he have his office on the corner? W: Yes, he does. M: Are you a regular patient? W: Yes. M: Oh. Then I can call him if you like. Dr. Williams will give me a pain prescription over the phone. W: I’d appreciate that very much. Do you think that he’ll still be in his office? M: Sure. It’s only four-thirty. He should be there until five. W: Good. M: Too bad you can’t get an appointment sooner. W: I know. Dr. Williams is always booked up though. M: In the meantime, be careful not to eat or drink anything too hot or too cold. W: I really don’t feel like eating or drinking anything at all. M: Well, I’ll give Dr. Williams a call and we’ll see what we can do for you. Text 10 It is really difficult for American university students to develop good health habits, but many students do manage to live a very healthy lifestyle. Most schools offer plenty of opportunity for exercise through organized teams or classes in yoga, soccer, volleyball and other fitness activities, or by providing recreation centers where students can exercise, swim, work out or play different sports. Finding healthy food to eat in the schools can be more of a challenge. However, as American society becomes more educated and concerned about health problems, even some fast food restaurants offer healthy alternatives such as salads, soups and low-fat sandwiches. There are strict restrictions on smoking in most schools too. In addition, schools usually include a student health center where students can seek medical attention. This is really a bonus for the students, because a simple doctor’s appointment can cost a hundred dollars, and a short hospital stay will cost thousands.