英语卷·2017届四川省双流中学高三下学期4月月考（2017-04）

英语卷·2017届四川省双流中学高三下学期4月月考（2017-04）

‎ 2014级高三四月月考试题 英 语 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。‎ 注意事项：‎ ‎1．答第I卷前考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。‎ ‎2．选出每小题答案前，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,再选涂其他答案标号框, 不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。 ‎ 第I卷（共100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，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 ‎1. When will the woman discuss her class project with the man?‎ A. During the man's class. B. After today's class C.Tomorrow.‎ ‎2. Where does this conversation most probably take place?‎ A. In a garden. B.In a kitchen. C. In a market.‎ ‎3. How does the woman's sister go to university ?‎ A. By bus. B.On foot. C. By subway.‎ ‎4. What was the weather like last Saturday ?‎ A. It was sunny. B. It was raining all day. C. It turned fine in the afternoon.‎ ‎5. What does the man mean ?‎ A. He knows what's wrong with the watch.‎ B. The woman needs to buy another new battery.‎ C. The clock shop can probably repair the woman's watch.‎ 第二节（共15小题）‎ 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至7题。‎ ‎6. What did the woman do last night?‎ A. She saw a film. B.She went shopping. C. She watched a football match.‎ ‎7. Why couldn't the man keep in touch with the woman last night?‎ A. The woman's mobile phone was stolen.‎ B. The woman's mobile phone was power off.‎ C. The man had something important to do.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。‎ ‎8. What is the weather like these days?‎ A. Hot. B.Cold. C.Rainy.‎ ‎9. Where is the typhoon expected to come from?‎ A. The mainland. B.The western Pacific. C. The man's city.‎ ‎10. When is the typhoon likely to come to the speakers' city?‎ A. Tomorrow morning. B.Today. C. Tomorrow evening.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。‎ ‎11. What's the relationship between the two speakers?‎ A. Doctor and patient. B. Teacher and student. C. Husband and wife.‎ ‎12. What do we learn about the man?‎ A. The man is badly ill. ‎ B. The man has caught a cold. ‎ C. The man doesn't like his job very much.‎ ‎13. What did the woman do with the man's trouble?‎ A. She prepared some hot water for him. ‎ B. She told him to go to bed. ‎ C. She telephoned the doctor immediately.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。‎ ‎14. Where does the woman want to go?‎ A. To go to the park. ‎ B. To go to the English Language Institute.‎ C. To go to the King Street.‎ ‎15. Where are the speakers?‎ A. In the park. B.In a department store. C. At the station.‎ ‎16. Which road should she take when she comes to the end of the park?‎ A. The road on the left. B. The road on the right. C. The road leading to the park.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. When will the Burj Dubai be completed?‎ A. In 2010. B. In 2009. C. In 2008. ‎ ‎18. Where is the center of the tallest buildings at present?‎ A. In Europe and the Middle East. B. In North America and Asia. C. In Asia and the Middle East.‎ ‎19. Why do people build so many tall buildings?‎ A. Tall buildings are wonderful to look at.‎ B. Tall building save more resources.‎ C. People like to live in tall buildings.‎ ‎20. What is the height of the Empire State Building?‎ A. About 400 meters. B. About 200 meters. C. About 300 meters.‎ 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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑． ‎ A ‎ After a long winter，spring is the ideal time for sightseeing and exploring London’s green spaces．‎ ‎ 1．Explore London’s parks and gardens ‎ Springtime is one of the perfect times of year to explore London’s parks and gardens，when the city’s Royal Parks will be blooming with flowers．Go and admire the rainbow of azaleas(‎ 杜鹃花)at Richmond Park or hire a deckchair in St James’s Park with a view of Buckingham Palace．‎ ‎ 2．Enjoy the entertainment at a Spring Festival ‎ There are a good many festivals and events held in London throughout spring．Make the most of the cultural exhibitions at the British Library Spring Festival．the Sundance Film Festival or the London Literature Festival；head to Shakespeare’s Globe，which hosts open-air Shakespeare performances from late April until early October．‎ ‎ 3．Get active ‎ Warmer weather means there’s no excuse for staying indoors，so go for a walking or cycling tour of London．Alternatively，walk the Thames Walkway，which follows the river all the way from central London into the countryside；make the most of London’s“Boris Bikes”，which are available for hire all around the city and are free of charge for the first half hour．If you’re really looking for a challenge，sign up for the famous London Marathon，held annually in April．‎ ‎ 4．Take to the waters Whether cruising(航行)along the Thames River，hiring a rowing boat in Hyde Park or riding a canal boat around Little Venice，there are lots of fun ways to get on the water in London．Held every year since 1829，the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race allows teams from England’s most famous universities to compete against each other，and draws huge crowds of watching people．‎ ‎21．If you are interested in British culture，you are advised to_______．‎ ‎ A．visit Richmond Park B．row a boat in Hyde Park ‎ C．attend the London Festivals D．walk the Thames Walkway ‎22．Which of the following is true according to the text?‎ ‎ A．You can see Buckingham Palace from St James’s Park．‎ ‎ B．London’s Boris Bikes are free to use for a whole day．‎ ‎ C．Outdoor Shakespeare performances are held only in spring． ‎ ‎ D．The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race has a history of over 200 years．‎ ‎23．The writer wrote the text in order to_____________. ‎ ‎ A．introduce tourist attractions in London B．stress the importance of exploring London ‎ C．suggest ways to enjoy spring in London D．show the beauty of spring in London ‎ B Imagine looking at a view of mountaintops and wondering about the name of each peak. Suddenly, above each mountaintop, a name appears on the sky. The words are not written in smoke by skywriting planes. The words are actually not in the sky at all. They come from tiny computers in contact lenses(隐形眼镜).‎ Computers have become smaller and smaller over the decades. The first computers filled houses. Transistors(晶体管) and then chips allowed computers to become small enough to fit on a desktop, then a laptop, and finally a phone. When experimenting with further reductions in size, developers often have to deal with the limits of human eyesight, which control how small the computers can be and still present visible information.‎ One new solution employs microprojectors(微型投影机) to create a readable display for tiny computers. These machines project computer information onto any surface. Though an impressive breakthrough, there are potential problems. Such public displays can lead to privacy concerns; most people do not want their information displayed on a wall for everyone to see. Besides, these projectors are extremely expensive, and their screens give users headaches. ‎ Babak Parviz, a researcher at the University of Washington, created another solution:‎ ‎ inventing a screen visible only to a person wearing a contact lens. Parviz created a computer in a contact lens that uses the wearer’s field of vision as the display. To create the display, Parviz took ordinary soft contact lenses with a wirelessly controlled system. At some point, Parviz says, it will be possible to connect the lens to a remote personal computer device such as a cellphone or a laptop. By looking in a certain direction, the wearer sends the computer visual information about what he or she sees. The device then uses this information to point out the names of peaks.‎ These contact lenses are inserted and removed in much the same way as ordinary contact lenses. In addition, the computers in the lenses won’t block the wearer's sight at all. Although now the computers are not on lenses treating eyesight problems, Parviz hopes that someday the technology will progress to that level.‎ ‎24. The contact lenses in the text can ________.‎ A. treat eyesight problems B. offer beautiful views of nature ‎ C. project information on wall surface D. show information about what wearers see ‎25. According to Paragraph 3, the microprojectors ________.‎ A. put people’s privacy at risk B. save computer information C. cause serious illnesses D. support users’ needs ‎26.What does the underlined words “that level” refer to in the text?.‎ A. Further reducing computers’ size B.Creating the visual information.‎ C. Treating eyesight problems D. Blocking the wearer’s sight ‎ ‎27. What might be the best title for the passage?‎ A. Tiny Computers, Amazing Sights B. Smaller Lenses, Closer Views C. Progress towards Clearness ‎ D. Road to the Small World ‎ ‎ C ‎ Psychologists tell us that we are what we think ourselves to be. Our self-image defines for us what we believe we can and cannot do. Each of us over the years has built up beliefs about ourselves. Unconsciously, our pictures of who we are have been formed by past experiences. Our successes and failures, what others have told us and what we think people believe about us all help form impressions of who we think we are. Because self-image is so important in our growth, it is important to examine our concepts of self in order to reach our full potential.‎ ‎ A danger is that we often accept as true the wrong images of self. An example is a student who sees himself as “poor in English.” He can be heard to say, “Oh, I’ve never been good in English classes.” Chances are the student failed in an English test at one time in the past. Rather than saying “I failed a test; what can I learn from it ?” he began thinking, “I’m a failure; I’ll never do well in English.” or, perhaps his parents or friends made negative remarks to him about his grades. In this case the student became what he thought he was.‎ ‎ Changing our self-image is possible. Some psychologists suggest we begin to change our self-image by mentally picturing ourselves performing well at some task. For instance, subjects would sit quietly and imagine themselves throwing darts at a bull’s-eye (靶心) on a target. Over a period of weeks their dart game improved. That ‘poor’ English student might have found he was much better in the subject than he thought if he had tried seeing himself as a better student.‎ The point of changing self-image is not to develop an image of ourselves that is not real. To try to become something we really aren’t is just as wrong as living the unrealistic, inferior (低级的) image we may have.‎ ‎ The aim is to find the “real” self, to bring our mental images of ourselves in line with our true potential.‎ ‎ Another important part of changing self-concept is to not think too much about past mistakes. Don’t let failures do harm. Our errors or shame over mistakes are necessary steps in learning. It is all right to make mistakes. But when they have taught us what we did wrong, we should forget them and not dwell on them. Sometimes we keep remembering our failures or mistakes and feel guilty or embarrassed about them. In this way we are conquered by them, and then we develop a fear. That’s exactly what happened to the “poor” English student .‎ ‎28. What does Paragraph 2 mainly discuss? ‎ A. How a poor self-image develops. ‎ B. How people accept self-images as true.‎ C. How poor grades affect the forming of one’s self-image.‎ D. How others’ negative remarks form one’s poor self-image.‎ ‎29. The author suggests that “poor” English student should _______. ‎ A. treasure his parents’ or friends’ negative remarks about his grades B. think he failed one test and can not learn English well C. keep calm and try imagining himself performing well at the test D. remember well his failure and promise not to make mistakes again ‎30. Which phrase can best replace the underlined “dwell on” in Paragraph 5?‎ A. settle them down. B. think them over. ‎ C. depend on them. D. live on them.‎ ‎31. What is the author’s attitude towards “mistake”?‎ A. We should keep remembering mistakes.‎ B. Reflecting on mistakes helps change self-image. ‎ C. We should positively take advantage of our mistakes. ‎ D. Developing a fear of mistakes helps change self-image.‎ D About 15 years ago, I taught A Problem from Hell, a book on killing, to a group of 18- and 19-year-olds in a mid-west university in the US. In my class there was a young man who had spent his boyhood in Bosnia as NATO bombed his hometown. My other students, amazed by his connection to the killing in the textbook, asked him what it was like to grow up in a war-zone. “A pretty normal childhood as you had here,” he said. “We played cards inside a lot, and when there was no bombing we kicked a ball in the street.”‎ In the past few years, the world has seen a rapid increase in refugees (难民), with the number hitting 60 million. Viet Thanh Nguyen’s story collection The Refugees reminds us that literature is news that stays news. Set in the Vietnamese communities in California as well as in Vietnam, the stories do not aim to surprise us with new twists or shock us with wonderful details, as war and refugee stories could easily choose to do. Rather, like the young man from Bosnia, Nguyen’s characters tell these stories because they are the only ones known to them.‎ Included in the collection are two of the most touching pieces, both about siblings (兄弟或姊妹) separated by geography and history. In “Black-Eyed Women”, the story teller, a young Vietnamese woman, is visited by the ghost of her elder brother, who died young on the boat when the family took flight from the war. The tale of love and loss, violence and violation, may not be unfamiliar to the reader, but the determination of the brother’s ghost (he has taken decades to swim across the Pacific to reach America) and the sister’s abandoning herself to a half death make the story lasting.‎ As an echo, the closing story, “Fatherland”, explores a more complex situation between two siblings. ‎ The story teller, a young Vietnamese woman, meets her half-sister, visiting from the US for the first time. Adding to the tension is the fact that her father has named the the story teller and her siblings after his first set of children. Two sisters, one American and one Vietnamese, yet named the same by the father – it may sound strange, but isn’t it the fate many refugees have to face: a life left behind, that could have been theirs; and a life in an adopted country. ‎ The collection is full of refugees, whether from outside or from a deeper, inside conflict between even those who are closest to each other. With anger but not despair, with harmony but not unrealistic hope, and with humour that is not used to insult anyone, Nguyen has breathed life into many unforgettable characters.‎ ‎32. The first paragraph is intended to ______.‎ ‎ A. describe the boring life of war victims B. appeal to the readers to help war victims ‎ C. criticize NATO’s killing of innocent people D. introduce the story collection The Refugees ‎33. What can we know about the book The Refugees ?‎ ‎ A. It tells the stories in a new literary form. ‎ ‎ B. It tells the stories with surprising twists and plots.‎ ‎ C. It tells the stories the author experiences himself.‎ ‎ D. It tells the stories its characters experience themselves ‎34. How are Black-Eyed Women and Fatherland mainly developed ?‎ ‎ A. By giving examples. B. By making comparisons.‎ ‎ C. By providing evidence. D. By making classifications.‎ ‎35. Which of the following is the theme of The Refugees？‎ ‎ A. Despair, suffering, and regret. B. Anger, humour and hope.‎ ‎ C. Sympathy, regret, and reconciliation. D. Dream, hope, and expectation.‎ 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。‎ Do you still remember the haze(雾霾)in the winter? So many people got terribly ill during or after the haze. 36 Here is advice for you to protect yourself in hazy weather.‎ Spend less time outdoors. This is the most effective way for self-protection in such bad weather. With PM 2.5 increasing 103mg per cubic meter, residents will risk a 2.29% increase of death, which experts found out in 2013,if you have to get out, avoid riding bicycles. 37 ‎ Close your windows. Experts advise residents to avoid opening windows at home if you have to, avoid the time when smog is at its densest(浓的) 38 Besides, you can keep plants with broad leaves at home to absorb dusk, and use air purifiers.‎ Smoke less. 39 In hazy weather, smoking would be even more harmful. Smokers are advise to keep their distance from cigarettes before the weather gets better.‎ ‎____40 For example, wear special masks outside to avoid breathing in PM2.5. Then take off your coat after getting indoors and keep it away from your other clean clothes. Don’t forget to wash your face, rinse your mouth, and clean your nasal cavity(鼻腔)to clean the particulate matters(颗粒物)that fall on you. last but not least, keep off stimulating foods.‎ A. Wear masks.‎ B. Pay attention to other daily things.‎ C. Also avoid rush hours, when pollutants will be denser.‎ D. That’s because haze does harm to the health of people E. Cigarettes could cause more particulate matters, which are included in PM 2.5.‎ F. Take more fruits and vegetables instead, which are good for lung, spleen and kidney.‎ G. For residents who use air-conditioner, make sure you apartment has enough oxygen indoors.‎ 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15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)‎ 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Looking Up I can still remember the way my tennis shoes looked as I stared down at them, feeling anxious about what was about to take place. It was time for the weekly eleventh-grade volleyball game. I knew I would never be the best 41 on any team. But every week, I stared at my shoes and simply wished I wouldn’t be picked 42 . And yet I was last almost every time. No team wanted the girl who always 43 the ball, and missed the easy serves.‎ Years later I realized how much those moments of 44 had affected me. I began to expect the 45 in every situation, repeatedly telling myself that I just wasn’t good enough. I grew up staring at my 46 .‎ All that began to 47 during the summer vacation in high school. My mom’s sister Aunt Karen, offered me a part-time job. I had always admired Aunt Karen 48 she was successful and led such an exciting life. Her good manner and warm smile were totally different from the 49 way I approached the world. But that summer she taught me to look at things 50 .‎ Aunt Karen said that the secret to success comes from the inside, not the outside. I was 51 to learn her experience had been similar to mine. She hadn’t been good at 52 , either! Aunt Karen said she finally realized what other people thought of her didn’t 53 as much as what she thought of herself. She told me when she started noticing her own good qualities, she 54 being so self-critical.‎ So that summer I took her 55 to heart. I listened to what I was saying to myself and decided to focus more on the good. For example, when I misfiled an important paper, I 56 myself of all the other ones I had filed correctly. And when I was shown the dirty closet, I said to myself that I would be great at 57 it. Before long I had learned a valuable lesson. 58 thinking actually works! ‎ By the time school started that fall, I was much more 59 . I went along with people around me with a totally different attitude. When my chemistry teacher announced that we should each find a lab partner, 60 looking down at my shoes, I looked up and smiled. And do you know what happened? A very nice girl immediately asked me to be in one group!‎ ‎41.‎ A. player B. teacher ‎ C. worker ‎ D. manager ‎42.‎ A. fast B. soon C. only D. last ‎43.‎ A. liked B. dropped C. sold D. studied ‎44.‎ A. relaxation B. celebration C. rejection D. discussion ‎45.‎ A. worst B. best C. latest D. least ‎46.‎ A. hands B. shoes C. shorts D. legs ‎47.‎ A. change B. continue C. settle D. grow ‎48.‎ A. if B. unless C. until D. because ‎49.‎ A. proper B. nervous C. careless D. comfortable ‎50.‎ A. kindly B. seriously C. carefully D. differently ‎51.‎ A. shocked B. worried C. frightened D. satisfied ‎52.‎ A. chemistry B. language C. sports D. computer ‎53.‎ A. stand B. matter C. cost D. expect ‎54.‎ A. minded B. practiced C. stopped D. suffered ‎55.‎ A. steps B. plans C. time D. advice ‎56.‎ A. reminded B. rid C. warned D. accused ‎57.‎ A. repairing B. cleaning C. designing D. decorating ‎58.‎ A. Critical B. Deep C. Positive D. Creative ‎59.‎ A. confused B. careful C. cautious D. confident ‎60.‎ A. in charge of B. in spite of ‎ C. instead of D. in case of 第Ⅱ卷 第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）‎ 第二节（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。‎ China's Spring Festival, a 61 (celebrate) of the lunar year, starts on the 23rd day of the 12th month of the Lunar calendar and finishes on the 15th day of the first month. Lunar New Year are its high point. China’s 62 (grand) and most important holiday, the Spring Festival has been celebrated in diverse ways throughout the country.‎ Among the various stores about the origins of the Spring Festival, the one most commonly 63 (accept) tells of how Emperor Shun, legendary leader of ancient China, created it more than 4,000 years ago. On the day he 64 (succeed) to the throne(王位) and worshiped heaven and earth. Since then people 65 (consider) that occasion as the first day of the New Year and as how the Chinese lunar New Year came into being.‎ Winter is the relaxed season in China, historically 66 agricultural country. Having labored for a whole year, people take a rest at this time 67 (prepare) for the coming year. The coming New Year also signals the approach of spring, 68 grass and tree leaves start to produce new shoots. The sacrifices that people offer gods and___69 (ancestor) are prayers for 70 (favor) weather, peace, and large harvests.‎ 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限一词。‎ ‎ 2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。‎ My parents have decided to take me to pay visit to Britain. I am excited, hope to make good use of this opportunity. Firstly, I will talk to native speaker as much as l can improve my English. Secondly, there are many attractions that interested me a lot, among which is Big Ben. Besides, football, that is popular in England, is my favorite sport. I have been dreaming of watching a live football match there but now the dream will be come true. My friend Alice lives in London. I will probable meet her. However I do, I am sure l will have a good time.‎ 第二节 书面表达 （25分）‎ ‎ 假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你的英国笔友Jim在给你的邮件中提到他很想了解你的职业规划，请你给Jim回信，内容包括：‎ ‎1. 你希望从事的职业； ‎ ‎2. 你选择该职业的原因；‎ ‎3. 你打算为之做何准备。 ‎ 注意：1. 词数100左右；‎ ‎2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 ‎ Dear Jim, ‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua 双流中学高2014级高三4月考试题---英语参考答案 第一部分听力（共两节，每小题1.5 分，满分30分）‎ ‎1-5：CABCC 6-10ABABC 11-15CBABC 16-20 BCCBA 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，每小题2分，满40分）‎ ‎21-23 CAC 24-27 DACA 28-31.ACBC 32-35 DDBB 36-40 DCGEB 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；每题1.5分，满分30分）‎ ‎41-45.A DBCA46-50BADBD 51-55ACBCD56-60ABC DC ‎ 第二节语法填空（每小题1.5 分，满分15分）‎ ‎61.celebration 62.grandest 63.accepted 64.succeeded 65.have considered ‎66.an 67.to prepare 68.when 69.ancestors 70.favorable 第四部分写作 第一节短文改错（每小题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎1.pay后加a 2.hope---hoping 3.speaker--speakers 4. improve前加to 5. interested--interesting6.that is---which is 7.but --and 8.去掉come前的be 9. Probable--probably 10. However---whatever 第二节书面表达 （满分25分）‎ One possible version:‎ 写作要点：‎ ‎1.合适的开头和写信目的；‎ ‎2.你希望从事的职业；‎ ‎3. 你选择该职业的原因；‎ ‎4. 你打算为之做何准备；‎ ‎5. 恰当的结尾 Dear Jim,‎ How is everything going? I am glad to receive your e-mail, in which you asked me about my career plan for the future. Now I am writing to share it with you in details.‎ I made up my mind to be a journalist when I visited the Xinhua News Agency, the top one in China, last year. I chose it as my career based on the following two reasons. First, it is a job that ‎ can get me exposed to new things every day and thus keep me energetic and passionate all the time since I really hate to follow the same routine every day. Second, working as a journalist can help realize my childhood dream of being a hero by fighting against evil and spreading justice. ‎ To achieve this goal, I plan to apply for the Communication University of China, whose major, Journalism, has been ranked the first for many years in a row across the whole country. After getting my Bachelor Degree of Journalism, I will continue my study in a world-famous university to broaden my horizons to better fit my future post.‎ That is all about my career plan. What do you think of it? I am looking forward to hearing yours if you have got one.‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua 听力原文 ‎(Text 1)‎ W: Excuse me, Professor Carson, but I was hoping to talk to you about my class project.‎ M: I have a class in a few minutes. Why don't you come and see me during office hours tomorrow?‎ ‎(Text 2)‎ W: These tomatoes are huge! You must have watered them a lot.‎ M: Yes, I did. They ought to be ripe enough to pick by next Friday when we have our picnic.‎ ‎(Text 3)‎ M: How does your sister go to university every day? Does she take a bus or underground or maybe the train?‎ W: Oh, she always walks—because she lives quite close.‎ ‎(Text 4)‎ M: How was the weather for your hiking trip last Saturday?‎ W: It rained a little in the morning, but got sunny in the afternoon.‎ M: Did you have a lot of fun?‎ W: Sure.‎ ‎(Text 5)‎ M: Lily, do you have the time?‎ W: Oh, my watch stopped again. And I just got a new battery.‎ M: Why don't you take it to the clock shop? They can check it for you, and the price is pretty reasonable.‎ ‎(Text 6)‎ W: Why didn't you come to the cinema last night? I waited for you for a long time.‎ M: I'm sorry, but I had something more important to do yesterday evening, so I wasn't able to come.‎ W: But why not tell me?‎ M: I did. I called you many times, but you had your mobile phone power off.‎ W: Oh, I didn't bring it with me because I left it recharging at home.‎ M: I'm really sorry to have missed the film.‎ ‎(Text 7)‎ W: Why is it so hot these days?‎ M: The weather report says another typhoon is forming in the western Pacific and is moving ‎ towards the mainland.‎ W: That's why it's burning hot these days. By the way, will our city be hit by the typhoon? M:I'm afraid so. It will hit our city on its way towards the mainland.‎ W: When will it arrive?‎ M: It is expected to arrive here tomorrow evening.‎ W: So we must be prepared for it.‎ M: Yes. The government has warned the fishermen not to go fishing too far out to sea, and told all citizens not to stay out when the typhoon arrives. I'm afraid it will cause a serious damage. We'll have to be careful.‎ ‎(Text 8)‎ W: Shall I phone and tell your secretary you're not coming today?‎ M: Yes, please, dear. Tell her I've got a cold and a headache, but I hope to be back in a day or two. You'd better say I'm staying in bed.‎ W: But you're not in bed! Do you want me to tell a lie?‎ M: Oh, it's only a very little one, dear. I'm not making a false excuse. I really have a bad headache.‎ W: Then put the cigarette out. It's very foolish of you to smoke when you've got a cold.‎ M: Very well, dear. You're quite right.‎ W: Look, here's some boiling water. Do as I tell you now. I've put something in the water that'll do you a lot of good. Put your nose over the water. That's right. Breathe in deeply. It'll do you a lot of good.‎ M: It smells nice.‎ ‎(Text 9)‎ W: Excuse me. Do you live here?‎ M: Yes.‎ W: Oh, well, do you know where the English Language Institute is?‎ M: Ah, yes. I think I know where it is. Do you have a car?‎ W: No, I'm on foot.‎ M: Well, as you go out of the station, just continue along the road until you come to the second crossing and then turn left into King Street.‎ W: Yes.‎ M: Then walk down the street just a bit and take the first turning on the right. And keep walking until you come to the park.‎ W: A park, yes.‎ M: Well ,let's see. Walk through the park. As you get to the end of the path you will see two small roads. Take the road on the right and the English Language Institute is at the end of the road. You can't miss it.‎ W: Thank you so much.‎ ‎(Text 10)‎ Skyscrapers have become very common in Europe. Cities such as Frankfort, Madrid, Valencia, Malmo and Paris, all have very tall buildings under construction. However, the center of the world for skyscrapers is neither Europe nor America. The tallest buildings in the world are being built in Asia and the Middle East. At more than 500 meters tall, the tallest building in the world is Taipei 101 in Taipei, Taiwan. However, when completed in 2008, the Burj Dubai in the United Arab Emirates will rise 162 stories and more than 800 meters. Another building in Dubai is planned to ‎ be over 1,200meters tall. That's about three times as tall as the Empire State Building. Skyscrapers are part of our future for many reasons. For one, they require less land to build and use less electricity and other resources. Plus, people who live in cities with high rises are less likely to own a car. In New York and London, for example, the majority of residents do not drive. Still, a lot of people think that really tall buildings ruin the look of a city. What do you think?‎