2018-2019学年安徽省阜阳市第三中学高二竞培中心上学期期末模拟考试英语试题Word版含答案

2018-2019学年安徽省阜阳市第三中学高二竞培中心上学期期末模拟考试英语试题Word版含答案

安徽省阜阳市第三中学2018-2019学年上学期竞培中心 竞二年级期末模拟考试英语试题 ‎ 本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。‎ 注意事项：‎ ‎1.考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。‎ ‎2.选出每小题答案后，用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。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。‎ 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. ￡9.15.‎ C. ￡9.18.‎ 答案是B。‎ ‎1. What will the speakers do together next?‎ A. Celebrate a birthday. ‎ B. Study for an exam.‎ C. Get something to eat.‎ ‎2. Where did the man live as a child?‎ A. In Chile.‎ B. In Columbia. ‎ C. In Argentina.‎ ‎3. Why is the woman upset?‎ A. The flower shop is closed.‎ B. She received the wrong delivery.‎ C. Her delivery hasn’t been ready in time.‎ ‎4. How much tax should the man pay per night?‎ A. $5. ‎ B. $10.‎ C.$15.‎ ‎5. What is the man doing now? ‎ A. Borrowing a pen.‎ B. Asking about the homework.‎ C. Exchanging phone numbers with his classmate. ‎ 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. Who is the woman?‎ A. A customer. ‎ B. A bookstore clerk.‎ C. A newspaper journalist.‎ ‎7.What is the man unclear about?‎ A. The name of the book.‎ B. The location of the store.‎ C. The article in today’s newspaper.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。‎ ‎8. Why does the woman want to go outside?‎ ‎ A. She doesn’t feel well.‎ ‎ B. She wants to see the view.‎ C. She wants to take a walk by the ocean.‎ ‎9. What does the man offer the woman?‎ A. A jacket.‎ B. Something to drink. ‎ C. A camera. ‎ ‎10. When does the conversation probably take place?‎ A. In the morning.‎ B. In the early afternoon.‎ C. In the late afternoon.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。‎ ‎11. What does the woman want to teach?‎ A. Math.‎ B. Art history.‎ C. Science.‎ ‎12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?‎ A. New friends.‎ B. Workmates.‎ C. Teacher and student.‎ ‎13. What does the man imply in the end?‎ ‎ A. He’s afraid to graduate.‎ ‎ B. He’s going to miss school.‎ ‎ C. He longs to begin his social life.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。‎ ‎14. How does the man feel about living in New York?‎ ‎ A. He doesn’t want to be there for long.‎ ‎ B. He’s eager to stay there his whole life.‎ ‎ C. He’s confused about the recycling rules.‎ ‎15. Why are there three trash cans in New York?‎ ‎ A. They are used by different cleaners.‎ ‎ B. They are intended for different kinds of trash.‎ ‎ C. They help people throw away their trash quicker.‎ ‎16. What can we learn about the man’s hometown?‎ ‎ A. There were no cleaners at all.‎ ‎ B. One trash can for each house was enough.‎ ‎ C. Local people separated rubbish themselves.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. What did Milton do?‎ ‎ A. He caught a thief.‎ B. He went to a theme park.‎ C. He travelled across the country.‎ ‎18. What happened on Monday?‎ ‎ A. Some cars were stolen.‎ ‎ B. A roller coaster stopped working.‎ ‎ C. The Johnson family moved to New York.‎ ‎19. Where is Six Flags located?‎ A. In New York.‎ B. In Union City.‎ C. In Orange County.‎ ‎20. What will viewers see after the news report?‎ A. An interview.‎ B. A weather report.‎ C. Commercial ads.‎ 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Billboards are everywhere. Indoors, advertising is in magazines and newspapers, on television, and even popping up on computer screens. Outdoors, advertising means billboards. They’re in train stations and on the sides of buildings. They’re along highways in the countryside. Billboards were once large painted signs that urged consumers to buy anything from fried chicken to dish soap. Nowadays, billboards are high-tech devices that advertise the products of the modern world, from cellular phone service to perfume.‎ Billboards have changed along with technology. Originally painted directly onto wooden boards or the sides of buildings, billboards were first improved by attaching large printed strips to a structure to form an advertiser’s message. Later, mechanical billboards were developed which could display three different images. As one image changed to the next, the movement caught the eye of anyone passing by. More recently, electronic technology has produced back-lit billboards, which shine a light through an image printed on a sheet of plastic, and digital billboards that can display huge images similar to those on a television screen.‎ The latest trend in billboards is interactivity. In Belgium, a billboard that looked like a pinball ‎ machine had people on the street using text messaging to answer a question the billboard sent to their cell phones. If they answered correctly, they had a chance to win a new car. In Japan, some billboards feature QR (“Quick Response”) codes, a newer version of bar codes, which can be read by specially programmed camera cell phones. When a person takes a picture of a billboard with a QR code, the advertiser’s website appears on their phone. A billboard in New York’s Times Square allows people on the street to play a video game using their cell phones, and a huge digital sign in London’s Piccadilly Circus responds when someone waves at it and displays different images depending on the weather.‎ ‎21. What’s the writing purpose of paragraph 1? ‎ A. To introduce the main topic.‎ B. To list the benefits of billboards.‎ C. To show the author’s attitude.‎ D. To describe the functions of billboards.‎ ‎22. It’s possible for people without cell phones to interact with the billboard in ________.‎ A. Belgium B. Japan C. New York D. London ‎23. What can we learn about billboards from the passage?‎ A. Billboards are the products of modern technology. ‎ B. Billboards advance with the development of technology.‎ C. The latest billboards are not primarily designed for advertising.‎ D. The more advanced the billboards, the more images they can display. ‎ B One of the most firmly established idea of manliness is that a real man doesn’t cry. Although he might shed a tear at a funeral, he is expected to quickly regain control. Sobbing openly is for girls. One study found that women cry significantly more than men do—five times as often, on average, and almost twice as long per period. ‎ Historically, however, men routinely wept, and no one saw it as shameful. For example, in the Middle Ages, knights cried purely because they missed their girlfriends. In The Knight of the Cart, no less a hero than Lancelot weeps at a brief separation from Guinevere. There’s no mention of the men in these stories trying to restrain or hide their tears. They cry in a crowded hall with their heads held high. Nor do their companions make fun of this public crying; it’s universally regarded as an admirable expression of feeling. ‎ So where did all the male tears go? The most obvious possibility is that this shift is the result of changes as we moved from an agricultural society to one that was urban and industrial. In the Middle ‎ Ages, most people spent their lives among those they had known since birth. If men cried, they did so with people who would sympathize. But from the 18th to 20th centuries, the population became increasingly urbanize, and people were living in the midst of thousands of strangers. Furthermore, changes in the economy required men to work together in factories and offices where emotional expressions and even private conversations were discouraged as time wasting.‎ Yet human beings weren’t designed to swallow their emotions, and there’s reason to believe that restraining tears can be harmful to your well-being. Research from the 1980s has suggested a relationship between stress-related illnesses and inadequate crying. Weeping is also, somewhat related with happiness and wealth. Countries where people cry the most tend to be richer and more confident.‎ ‎24. In history, people considered it ________ for men to cry in public. ‎ A. manly B. shameful C. acceptable D. ridiculous ‎25. How does the author answer the question raised in paragraph 3? ‎ A. By offering descriptions.‎ B. By analyzing effects.‎ C. By making comparisons.‎ D. By giving definitions.‎ ‎26. Who is likely to be healthier according to the passage?‎ A. Tony who lives alone and seldom expresses himself.‎ B. Emily who is outgoing but sometimes sobs in public. ‎ C. Arthur who is under great stress but never shed a tear. ‎ D. Rebecca who sometimes cries but quickly regain control.‎ ‎27. What is the best title for the text?‎ A. Men Don’t Cry. Why?‎ B. Weeping Is for Women C. Who Cry More? Men or Women?‎ D. Weeping Makes a Weak Man ‎ C Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive(欺骗)？When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can give you a false picture.‎ For example, someone might say,“I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery(彩票).It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!”‎ This guy’s a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought $200 worth of tickets, and only one was a winner. He’s really a big loser!‎ He didn’t say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.‎ Some politicians often use this trick. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents(对手) says,“During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!”That’s true. However, an honest statement would have been,“During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.”‎ Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might say,“Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache.”It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.‎ This kind of deception happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.‎ ‎28. How much did the lottery winner lose?‎ A. One hundred dollars. B. Two hundred dollars.‎ C. Three hundred dollars. D. Four hundred dollars.‎ ‎29. We may infer that the author believes people should .‎ A. buy lottery tickets . B. make use of half-truths.‎ C. be careful about what they are told. D. not trust the Yucky Company.‎ ‎30.What do the underlined words“net gain”in Paragraph 5 mean?‎ A. Final increase. B. Big advantage.‎ C. Large share. D. Total saving.‎ ‎31.What can we know from the example of the Yucky Pill advertisement?‎ A. False statements are easy to see through.‎ B. Half-truths are often used to mislead people.‎ C. Doctors like to act in advertisements.‎ D. Advertisements are based on facts. ‎ D Emoji might not be your first choice of communication in a disaster, but researchers feel they could make a difference during emergencies, where every second counts. Now, the Emoji-quake campaign is lobbying for an earthquake emoji to be added to the Unicode set — the standard group of icons available on digital devices worldwide. The campaign aims to find an earthquake-appropriate design to be submitted to Unicode. ‎ ‎“Approximately up to one third of the world’s population are exposed to earthquakes,” explains University of Southampton seismologist (地震学家) Dr. Stephen Hicks, a founder of the campaign. “So we really want to be able to communicate to all of those regions, all of those different languages, and an emoji is an amazing way of doing that.”‎ Unlike many other weather and climate related events, where longer warning times or visible signs are available, earthquakes move incredibly quickly and are difficult to measure while they are still occurring. Populations in areas like Japan and Mexico are dependent on earthquake early warning technology, which issues an alert on digital devices and broadcast media. “You may have seconds to get under a table or to protect yourself,” explains Dr. Hicks. “That can be life saving in many cases. Naturally you don’t want too much wording in the warning message.” ‎ Pictographs (象形文字) and other visuals like emoji have a track record of being faster and easier to understand than written information. Dr. Sara McBride, a communications specialist, who is also part of the campaign, told BBC News, “Emoji can cross the boundaries of written languages, helping communicate valuable information to people who may struggle to read a certain language.”‎ The potential usefulness of emoji in emergencies could extend well beyond earthquakes. A team of designers also came up with emerji—an entire set of emoji dedicated to climate and environmental events.‎ ‎32. According to the passage, why did the campaign choose earthquakes as their target? ‎ A. Because earthquakes threaten many people in different regions.‎ B. Because earthquakes are the easiest to be expressed by an emoji.‎ C. Because earthquakes are not difficult to measure while occurring.‎ D. Because earthquakes are the most destructive disasters in the world.‎ ‎33. Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “lobby for” in the first paragraph？‎ A. Hope for. B. Enter for. C. Appeal for. D. Run for. ‎ ‎34. What can we infer from Dr. Sara McBride’s words about emoji?‎ A. Emoji benefits people with reading disability a lot. ‎ B. Emoji is being used to convey valuable information.‎ C. Emoji can cross the boundaries of written languages.‎ D. Emoji is a universal language and helpful tool in communication.‎ ‎35. The best title of the passage should be ___________________. ‎ A. Could an emoji save our life?‎ B. What can emoji do in our life?‎ C. How is emoji changing our life?‎ D. Do we really know about emoji?‎ 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。‎ Research suggests that at least 64 percent of people now spend up to four hours of leisure time daily in front of a screen. Just as TV watching has been linked to higher rates of obesity and diabetes, this extra sedentary（久坐不动的）time is bad news for our health. 36 ‎ ‎1. Choose outdoor activities over technology.‎ When you’re at home, make it a rule that you can’t be online if the sun is shining. ‎ ‎ 37 Then, after taking these healthy physical activities, you can pull out your phone or tablet, or take a seat at the computer. This rule should apply to everyone in your household.‎ ‎2. Limit social media use.‎ According to some experts, the effect of technology on human relationships is worrying as technology has become a substitute for face-to-face human relationships. And Social networks have transformed computer and mobile use for people of all ages. 38 Avoid aimless browsing and give your time spent on social media a purpose: research holidays or catch up on the news of the day. Then log off.‎ ‎3. 39 ‎ Challenge yourself to read at least 30 pages of a great book before you check your computer or mobile device. Stick to reading, and you’ll soon find you’ve discovered an enjoyable pastime.‎ ‎4. Create projects for yourself. ‎ It’s amazing how much you can accomplish when you’re not glued to the screen.‎ ‎ 40 Some suggestions are organizing kitchen cupboards, sorting through your sewing materials or cleaning your car. Then try to do one each evening. ‎ A. Set aside reading time.‎ B. Choose the suitable reading materials. ‎ C. Make a list of one-hour evening projects.‎ D. Here are some ways to stop technology addiction.‎ E. Whether it’s Facebook or Twitter, limit the time online.‎ F. The following are some ways to make better use of your leisure time.‎ G. Instead, you have to go for a walk, ride a bike, or swim for at least an hour. ‎ 第三部分 语言运用（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ The Doctor Is Out It’s a Friday morning and Dr. O’Connell is making his rounds. He might be more ‎ ‎ 41 inside the doctor’s office, but that’s not where his 42 are. He spends his days walking around where the 43 live—in parks, on streets, and under bridges.‎ More than 550,000 Americans are homeless, and many have 44 problems but no access to medical care. As one of a handful of physicians making house calls to the homeless, Dr. O’Connell 45 about 20 regular patients. He knows where most of them sleep and whom to ask if they are missing. If patients are too 46 to be on the streets, he finds them a treatment bed at the local 47 . From stitches（缝线）for an arm to surgery for the soul, O’Connell offers to do 48 . ‎ ‎“I’m a doctor. What I can do is just to 49 their suffering. But I gain a lot in the process.” O’Connell said. “ 50 , I could not find a more 51 population.” ‎ ‎“This man is unbelievable!” one of his patients remarked. “He’s like Jesus,” another 52 .‎ ‎“It needs 53 ,” O’Connell said. “When seeing somebody outside, I get them a coffee and 54 with them. Sometimes it took six months of offering a coffee 55 they would start to talk to me. 56 , once they engage, they’ll come to me anytime because they 57 me. ” ‎ When asked about how his life might have 58 had he become a highly paid doctor, O’Connell said, “I never think about it anymore.”‎ Some things are more 59 than money. Just ask the man who gets everything from patients who have nothing 60 to give. ‎ ‎41.‎ A. enthusiastic B. comfortable C. professional D. responsible ‎42.‎ A. friends ‎ B. colleagues C. patients D. students ‎43.‎ A. old B. weak C. disabled D. homeless[来源:Zxxk.Com]‎ ‎44.‎ A. health B. survival C. financial D. moral ‎ ‎45.‎ A. educates B. greets C. treats D. comforts ‎46.‎ A. poor B. sick C. lonely D. upset ‎47.‎ A. hospital B. hotel C. shelter D. nursery ‎48.‎ A. something B. everything C. operations[来源:学科网ZXXK]‎ D. consultations ‎49.‎ A. endure B. ignore C. ease D. experience ‎50.‎ A. Actually B. Similarly C. Consequently D. Accordingly ‎51.[来源:学科网]‎ A. generous B. flexible C. faithful D. grateful ‎52.‎ A. added B. argued C. complained D. explained ‎53.‎ A. ambition ‎ B. inspiration C. patience D. intelligence ‎54.‎ A. sit B. chat C. trade ‎ D. joke ‎55.‎ A. after B. before ‎ C. once D. since ‎56.‎ A. However ‎ B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Otherwise ‎57.‎ A. understand B. envy C. trust ‎ D. pity ‎ ‎58.‎ A. turned in B. turned out C. turned up D. turned down ‎59.‎ A. valuable ‎ B. reasonable C. achievable D. visible ‎60.‎ A. commercial ‎ B. spiritual C. material D. beneficial 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。‎ Washing machines are heavy. That’s 61 there’s an average of 25kg of concrete inside them to stop them moving around when they’re on a spin cycle. And that means they’re not only difficult 62 (move) around in your home, they also cost a lot to transport. ‎ ‎ 63 all this could be about to change, thanks to a simple 64 (invent) by a team at the UK’s Nottingham Trent University. Professor Amin hit on the 65 (brilliant) simple idea of replacing some of the concrete with 66 sealable plastic container which can be filled with water once the machine is in place. 67 doing this, the weight of a washing machine can 68 (cut) by a third. In the UK alone, this could mean a saving of around 45,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions a year when the machines are transported, 69 is really a piece of good news to the environment. “Everyone thinks the idea must have been thought of before,” says Dylan Knight. “No one can really believe it. But it will definitely work when 70 (put) into use.”‎ 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（满分10分）‎ ‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。‎ 修改：在错词下面划一横线，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。‎ Last week, we watched an excited basketball match in our school. It is between Grade 1 and Grade 2 students. During the match, the players from all teams played very hardly. Grade 2 was a more stronger team. However, for our surprise, Grade 1 won at last. The players jumped and hugged to celebrating their success. Just then, the players from other team approached and said “Congratulations！” to them. They wore smiles on their face and you couldn't tell from their expressions that they lost the match. We were touched by the scene and felt what important a role sport plays in daily life.‎ 第二节 书面表达（共25分）‎ 假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Tom准备组织一个“Hi China”的活动，他写信请你帮忙策划一下活动内容并介绍一下有中国特色的元素，以便让他的同学更好地了解中国。请你用英文写一封回信。‎ 要求：1. 100字左右；2. 需包括至少两个中国元素。3. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ 英 语 答 案 ‎ 第一部分 听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ ‎1-5 CACBC ‎6-10 BBABC ‎11-15 AACCB ‎ ‎16-20 BCABC 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分30分）‎ ‎21-23 ADB ‎24-27 CCBA ‎28-31ACAB ‎ ‎32-35 ACDA 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）‎ ‎36-40 DGEAC 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ ‎41-45 BCDAC ‎46-50 BABCA ‎51-55 DACAB ‎55-60 ACBAC 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎61. because ‎ 62. to move ‎63. But ‎ ‎64. invention ‎65. brilliantly ‎66. a ‎ ‎ 67. By ‎ ‎68. be cut ‎ ‎69. which ‎ ‎70. put 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 改错：（10分）‎ ‎1.excited改成exciting 2.is 改成was 3.all改成both 4.hardly改成hard ‎5.删掉more 6.for 改成to 7.celebrating改成celebrate 8.other前加the ‎9.face 改成faces 10.what 改成how 第二节 作文 （25分） ‎ Dear Tom,‎ I’m glad to know that you are launching a campaign “Hi China” aimed to introduce your peers to a thriving China.‎ From my perspective, the activities may range from Chinese calligraphy competitions to paper cutting, martial arts, appreciation of Beijing Opera and so on. As for Chinese elements, the Great Wall with a long history symbolizes the national fighting spirits while high-speed railway representing the cutting-edge technology takes the lead in the world. ‎ By the way, mascots like pandas and Monkey King will enjoy great popularity among participants.‎ Wish your campaign a success.‎ Yours, ‎ Li Hua 听力原文：‎ Text 1‎ W: Why are you so happy?‎ M: I got an A on my test! I studied so hard and it paid off. I feel great!‎ W: Congratulations! I’m very proud of you. Let me take you out for ice cream to celebrate. (1) ‎ Text 2‎ W: I have two weeks off at the end of August. I’m thinking of traveling to Argentina.‎ M: That sounds great. I grew up in Chile, (2) so my parents took me all around South America. You should go to Columbia if you get a chance. It’s beautiful.‎ Text 3‎ W: I just can’t believe this. I told them I needed the flowers this morning. Are they really going to deliver them tomorrow? (3)‎ M: I tried to help. I even went to the shop to see if they could do a rush order. I’m sorry.‎ Text 4‎ M: I’d like to check out.‎ W: Just a moment, please. I’ll draw up your bill for you. The room rate will be $100 per night, not including 10% tax and 5% service charge. (4)‎ Text 5‎ M: Let’s exchange phone numbers. That way, if one of us is absent, we can call each other for the homework.‎ W: That’s a great idea. My number is 555… (5)‎ M: Wait a second, this pen just died. Let me get another one.‎ W: Here, take my pencil.‎ Text 6‎ W: Thank you for calling Ellen Jay’s Bookstore. What can I do for you? (7)‎ M: Hello, I’d like to buy the newly released book Back to Nature. It was reviewed in today’s newspaper. I don’t remember how to get to your store, though. (6) Is it on 14th Street or 16th Street? I’m going to stop by your store on my way home.‎ W: Neither. We’re located on 17th Street, and you need to walk three blocks down. However, we’re closing in five minutes. You will have to come tomorrow instead. We’re open at 9:00 a.m.‎ Text 7‎ M: Where are you going?‎ W: I’m heading out for some fresh air. I feel lightheaded all of a sudden. (8)‎ M: Are you okay? Would you like some water? (9)‎ W: I’m fine. I think I just got too hot.‎ M: I’ll come take a walk with you. Let me grab my jacket.‎ W: Okay.‎ M: It’s chilly out here!‎ W: It feels really nice. I was sick last week, so I’m just not feeling like myself.‎ M: Do you want to walk down by the water? Some sea air would be good for you.‎ W: Sure. Which way is it?‎ M: It’s just straight ahead. You’ll see the ocean soon. Maybe we’ll even catch the tail end of the sunset. (10)‎ W: I should have brought my camera.‎ Text 8‎ W: What are you going to major in?‎ M: I’m thinking of majoring in art history, but I also love biology. What about you?‎ W: I’m a math major. I want to become a high school math teacher. (11)‎ M: I was thinking of becoming a science teacher, but I don’t think I’d be very good in the front of a classroom.‎ W: I think you just get used to it. When I was a little kid, I was really shy. But then I took a public speaking class in high school, and it really helped me. We had to speak in front of a group every week. (12)‎ M: Yeah, I guess practice makes perfect. What year are you in school?‎ W: I’m a junior. How about you?[来源:学_科_网]‎ M: I’m still in the second year. Wow, so you only have a year left after this one?‎ W: Yeah. It feels strange. I’m not ready to graduate yet.‎ M: Maybe you’ll feel differently next year.‎ W: I doubt it. I’m really going to miss college.‎ M: Really? I can’t wait to get out into the real world. (13)‎ Text 9‎ W: Hello, Mike. How do you like living in New York? ‎ M: It’s really amazing. I’m happy to get the chance to be here for a month. However, I still don’t completely understand the recycling rules. (14)‎ W: Yes. It always takes time to get used to the way of life in a new place. Do you litter?‎ M: Of course not. I even throw my cigarettes in the trash when I’m done smoking. How about you?‎ W: It is easier for me, because I don’t smoke at all. But I am glad you throw your trash away.‎ M: However, I have three trash cans. I am confused. You know, in my old town, I only needed one trash can. (16) You have been here much longer than me. Can you help me?‎ W: Sure. First, you should know that only one type of trash goes into each can. One can is for paper products, one is for plastic, and one is for glass. (15)‎ M: But in my hometown, there were people who would separate the trash for me. Don’t you think it’s a better way to save us time and energy?‎ W: But it’s a heavy burden for the cleaners. In order to keep the city clean and recycle the resources efficiently, you must separate your trash yourself. That is the rule.‎ M: Thanks a lot. I understand now. ‎ Text 10‎ Good morning. This is Michael Jones here with the 10:00 News Report. Earlier this week, we heard about Milton, the dog that traveled over 3,000 miles to reunite with his family. (17) When the Johnson family moved from California to New York, they couldn’t find their dog and they were sad to leave him behind. About a month later, Milton showed up at their doorstep in New York. We cannot believe how far this dog traveled! The family will be doing an interview in the studio tomorrow morning. In other news, there’s been an outbreak of car thefts in Orange County this week. About ten cars have stolen from outside their owners’ homes since Monday. (18) If you see or hear anything, please call 911. About ten people found themselves stuck on a roller coaster after it broke down at the Six Flags theme park on Tuesday in Union City. (19) The victims swung upside down for around three minutes as staff worked to restart the roller coaster. Fortunately, no one was hurt. Six Flags has said that ‎ they check their rides very seriously, and that this was simply an unfortunate accident. That’s it for the news. When we come back from a commercial break, (20) Michelle Smith will be here with the weather report. ‎