江苏省吕叔湘中学2021届高三上学期10月教学调研英语试卷 Word版含答案

江苏省吕叔湘中学2021届高三上学期10月教学调研英语试卷 Word版含答案

1 吕叔湘中学 2021 届高三 10 月教学调研 英语试卷 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 第一节 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. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In the hospital. B. In the office. C. At home. 2. What does the man want to do actually? A. Have his computer repaired. B.Go and buy a new computer. C. Get some rest at home. 3. When does the man think the woman should come to see him this morning? A. Between 11:30 and noon. B. Between 11:00 and 11:30. C. Between 10:00 and 11:00. 4. What is the woman probably doing? A. Painting her bedroom. B. Choosing paint. C.Recommending a color. 5. What does the article the man read say about pandas? A.They are in need of more bamboo. B. They are in danger of dying out. C. They like eating sweet things. 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有 5 秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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。 听下面一段对话，回答第 6 至 7 题。 6. What other items does the woman look for after she got almost everything? A.Some potatoes and bananas. B. Some newspapers and postcards. C. Chinese vinegar and Japanese soy sauce. 7. How much does the woman need to pay in all? A. $46.70 B. $46.10. C.$43. 听下面一段对话，回答第 8 至 9 题。 8. What does the man probably do? A. A car dealer. B. A mechanic. C. A salesman. 9. Why does the man check his notebook? A. To find his schedule. B. To have the woman sign her name. C. To tell the woman about a meeting. 听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. Why will the woman go to Brazil? 2 A. To watch the RoboCup. B. To take part in a competition. C. To take a vacation with her family. 11. What is Mark crazy about? A. Football. B. Traveling. C. Robots. 12. How many times has Mark’s team taken part in the RoboCup before? A. Twice. B. Three times. C. Four times. 听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. What is the man planning to do this summer? A. Take a job to pay his school fees. B. Spend the summer with his parents. C. Work as a volunteer in South America. 14. Which year of college will the man be in? A. The first year. B. The second year. C. The third year. 15. Why doesn’t the woman want to get a loan? A. The loan rate is too high. B. She hates to have debt. C.The procedure is complex. 16. What suggestion does the man give to the woman? A. Taking a part-time job at home. B.Asking for help with her school fees. C. Studying full-time. 听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. When can the students visit the language laboratory? A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Wednesday. 18. What lessons do the students have on Thursday morning? A. Pronunciation and vocabulary. B. Listening and current affairs. C. Writing and computing. 19. How many speaking skills lessons do the students have in a week? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. 20. How long can the students stay in the library every weekday? A. Two hours. B. Two and a half hours. C. Three hours. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 50 分） 第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 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 China has 410K 5G base stations China built 257,000 new 5G base stations in the first half of the year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology （MIIT）. Shipments of 5G phones reached 8623 million unis in China, with 5G package users hitting 66 million by the end of June, said Wen Ku, head of information and communication at the ministry. 3 To give full play to the commercialization of 5G, more policies should be implemented to boost the vitality of the market, Wen said, adding that international cooperation in 5G technology, industry and application should be strengthened. AG600 seaplane’s test flight Kunlong, China’s homegrown AG600 large amphibious aircraft, conducted its first sea-based test flight on Sunday morning, marking a new milestone in the program. The AG600 is China’s second amphibious aircraft, after the SH-5, which was developed in the 1970s for military purposes and has been retired for a long time. These specifications make it the world’s biggest amphibious aircraft, surpassing Japan’s ShinMaywa US-2 and Russia’s Beriev Be-200. Once in service, it will put an end to the absence of a large rescue aircraft in China and will be very useful in the national emergency rescue and disaster relief systems. Beidou products land abroad According to Ran Chengqi, director general of China Satellite Navigation Office, Beidou has been constantly deepening its compatibility, interoperability and cooperation with the US’ GPS, Russia’s GLONASS and the EU’s Galileo. It has also entered international organizations of civil aviation, maritime affairs, search and rescue satellites and mobile communication. BDS-based services have been successfully applied in land mapping, precision farming, digital development and smart port construction in member countries of ASEAN, South Asia, Eastern Europe, West Asia and Africa. 21. What can we learn from this passage? A. The total number of 5G phones has reached a new level. B. Kunlong, unlike SH-5, is not just for military purposes. C. Technologies mentioned above need more cooperation with others. D. BDS-based services have been provided for users in many countries. 22. Which of the following is most probably related to agriculture? A.5G phones B. BDS-based services C. AG600 seaplane D. Beriev Be-200 23. If your friend did a course in marketing management, he may choose a job in a ________. A. BDS-based project B. large amphibious aircraft C. 5G technology related market D. China Satellite Navigation Office B The other day a big,ugly,black bat found its way to the bathroom of my house and hung, upside down, over the toilet bowl. As "the man of the house", I was asked to rid the house of the awful creature. I grabbed a pillow and held the broom.I quickly opened the bathroom door and threw the pillow at the bat. It didn't move. Then that old feeling started to come over me. It was the same feeling I experienced when I was sent down the stairs in the middle of the night to see what made a noise.The feeling can be summed up in one word-trapped. All men, I think, sometimes have had that feeling of being trapped in some male role. It may be something as 4 simple as having to carve the chicken before it is served,or having to pretend that you know something about car engines when the car won't start.However,women nowadays seem to have the freedom to be themselves.They can repair cars or be fire fighters.Yet men appear to be more afraid to do something different. It's as if being a man is not what you are,but what you do and the way you do it. As I came towards the fierce and frightening bat, I wondered what would happen if I had simply told my wife that I won't do it-that she could get it out, or else call someone in the morning. But I couldn't do that! I am the man! I slowly opened the window and closed the toilet bowl cover. I then, carefully, lifted the broom over my head and swept the bat out the window. Just like that, it was gone. My wife was so pleased and in the morning,my son thought I was a hero. They asked me how I had got rid of the bat. I started to tell them-but then stopped.A man doesn't talk of such things. 24. Why does the author mention the old feeling in Paragraph 1? A. To recall the old days. B. To show his fear of darkness. C. To highlight the situation of being trapped. D. To predict his fight with the bat. 25. What does the author mean by mentioning women 's freedom in Paragraph 2? A. Men have to live up to social expectations. B. Men are forced to bear household burdens. C. Women are free to choose their jobs. D. Women are equal to men in workplaces. 26. The last sentence of the passage implies that the author A. believes silence is gold B. will do what he has to do C.feels proud of himself D. will be what he wants to be 27. How does the author sound in the passage? A. Angry. B. Humorous. C. Desperate. D. Serious. C Chemists have sped up evolution, harnessing a process that can take millions of years in the natural world and using it—in months or weeks—to make unusual molecules that today are used for everything from “green” biofuels(生物燃料) to cancer drugs. Today that speed and efficiency was rewarded with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Frances H. Arnold won half of the 2018 prize for directing evolution in a test tube, speeding up the natural selection of the most productive enzymes(酶) to drive chemical reactions. The other half of the prize went to George P. Smith and Sir Gregory P. Winter. All three scientists took Charles Darwin's idea of natural selection, in which molecules(分子) or organisms accumulate mutations(突变) in a slow, random process, and figured out ways to identify and select specific mutations that improve the ability of molecules such as proteins and enzymes. By picking and choosing enzymes with improved abilities and repeatedly refining them, Arnold ended up with one that performed 256 times better than the original. 5 “This was a revolution based on evolution，” says Claes Gustafsson, a member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry. “Now you can use these enzymes to speed up reaction and to replace poisonous chemicals.” Arnold began her line of research in the early 1990s. In a speech several years ago she said the notion of improving on the natural course of evolution was an idea that needed to come from an outsider. “Twenty-five years ago it was considered the lunatic fringe(狂热者，极端分子)，” Arnold said in 2014. “Scientists didn't do that. Gentlemen didn't do that. But since I’m an engineer and_not_a_gentleman._I_had_no_problem_with_that.” Smith's research, begun in the 1980s，used a bacteriophage(噬菌体). Genes code for proteins, and Smith got his phages to display those proteins on their outer coats. He then used antibodies to fish out the proteins he was interested in. This process is called phage display. The ability to select specific proteins, cycle their genes back through the phage, and again fish out the best ones sped up natural selection. Winter put the genes for antibodies inside phages，got the phages to produce antibodies on their coats, and used a small molecule to fish out only antibodies that had a particular kind of binding site(结合部位), so Winter had developed a way of producing highly efficient antibodies in a short period of time. Because of this, Claes says, “Now we can use antibody drugs with greater efficiency and fewer side effects.” Of the 15 most-sold drugs on the planet, she says, 11 are now made by processes based on this method. 28. Why does the Nobel Prize in Chemistry go to Frances H. Arnold? A. She followed Charles Darwin's idea of natural selection. B. She found ways to use viruses to produce powerful proteins. C She developed a way of producing highly efficient antibodies. D. She directed evolution and accelerated the natural selection of enzymes. 29. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 imply? A. She was regarded as a lunatic fringe. B.She took advantage of her gender(性别). C. She dared to break through conventional idea. D. She was supported by other scientists. 30. What attitude does Claes Gustafsson hold towards the use of antibody drugs? A. Critical. B. Ambiguous. C. Favorable. D.Casual. 31. What's the best title for the passage? A. Revolution in Evolution Wins 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry B Three Scientists Speeding up the Natural Selection of the World C. Charles Darwin's idea of natural selection becoming outdated D. Scientists Finding a New Method for Wresting with Cancer D To learn to think is to learn to question. Those who don't question never truly think for themselves. These are simple rules that have governed the advancement of science and human thought since the beginning of time. Advancements are made when thinkers question theories and introduce new ones. Unfortunately, it is often the great and respected thinkers who end up slowing the progress of human thought. Aristotle was a brilliant philosopher whose theories explained much of the natural world, often incorrectly. He was so esteemed by the scientific community that even 1，200 years after his death, scientists were still trying to build upon his mistakes rather than correct them! Brilliant minds can intimidate up-and-coming thinkers who are not confident of their abilities. They often believe they are inferior to the minds of giants such as Aristotle, leading many to accept current paradigms instead of questioning them. I, like many thinkers of the past, once believed in my mental inferiority. I was certain that my parents, my teachers—adults in general—were always right. They were like a textbook to me; I didn't question what was 6 written on those pages. I respected them, and accepted whatever they told me. But that attitude soon changed. My mind's independence was first stimulated in the classroom. A stern, 65-year-old elementary-school science teacher once told me that light is a type of wave. I confidently went through years of school believing that light is a wave. One day，however I heard the German exchange student mention that light could be made up of particles. As the others laughed at his statement, I started to question my beliefs. Maybe the teachers and textbooks hadn't given me the whole story. I went to the library, did some research and learned of the light-as-a-wave versus light-as-a-particle debate. I read about Einstein's discovery of the dual nature of light and learned the facts of a paradox(悖论) that puzzles the world's greatest thinkers to this day. Light behaves as both a particle and a wave, it is both at once. I realized I had gone through life accepting only half of the story as the whole truth. Each new year brought more new facts, and I formulated even more questions. I found myself in the library after school, trying to find my own answers to gain a more complete understanding of what I thought I already knew. I discovered that my parents and teachers are incredible tools in my quest for knowledge, but they are never the final word. Even textbooks can be challenged. I learned to question my sources, I learned to be a thinker. I once believed that everything I learned at home and at school was certain, but I have now discovered to re-examine when necessary. Questions are said to be the path to knowledge and truth, and I plan to continue questioning. How many things do we know for sure today that we will question in the future? At this moment, I know that our sun will burn for another five billion years, and I know nothing can escape the gravity of a black hole. This knowledge, however, may change in the next 20 years—maybe even in the next two. The one thing we can control now is our openness to discovery. Questions are the tools of open minds, and open minds are the key to intellectual advancement. 32. In the first paragraph, Aristotle is taken as an example to show that ________. A. he is the greatest and respected philosopher of all time B. great thinkers often make mistakes and then correct them C. advancements are made when thinkers question theories D. huge influence of great thinkers may block human thought 33. What does the underlined word “intimidate” in Paragraph 2 mean? A. Strength. B. Encourage. C. Frighten. D. Persuade. 34. The author began to question his previous beliefs because ________. A. what he learned from textbooks before turned out to be wrong B. he was inspired by the different ideas from an exchange student C. he was laughed at by other students for his unacceptable statement D. he was not satisfied with his life and desperate to achieve success 35. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. Challenging yourself. B.Questioning giants. C. Following rules. D. Predicting future. 第二节（共 5 小题：每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 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 Concerts should be a fun and enjoyable occasion for everyone attending them, including the musicians. No matter what type of concert one is attending, he is still expected to follow the rules concert etiquette(礼仪）. 36 7 Classical music concerts are often events where concert etiquette is considered to be very important. One should generally arrive a few minutes before the show starts, so he can be in his seat at the beginning of the first musical performance. If he arrives late, it may be considered rude to walk in and take his seat in the middle of a musical performance.37 In this way, he will not influence other audiences while the music is being played. 38 Take jazz concerts for example. People are usually not criticized for making a small amount of noise, as long as it is not troubling other audiences. For example, they may talk quietly during a performance. Rock and heavy metal concert etiquette is very relaxed. 39 However, audiences are still expected to show some good manners during a performance. Also, rock concerts are often very crowded, particularly in the areas surrounding the stage.40 But one should still pay attention to his surroundings. Stepping on someone's foot repeatedly may cause a fight as well. A.This will usually be announced before the concert begins. B.Concert etiquette for other types of concerts is usually a little more relaxed. C.Rock concert goers, on the other hand, can usually get a little louder. D.In large groups of people like this, it is not unusual to touch others at times. E.People are not usually discouraged from talking at these types of concerts. F.Instead, he should wait for one song to end before taking his seat. G.And the concert etiquette can be different, depending on what type of concert it is. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分） 第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。 The bond between mother and daughter is irreplaceable. One of the most famous women scientists of the 20 th century, Marie Curie,worked___41___ her daughter Irene in the field of radioactivity, each of them ___42___ earning their own Nobel prizes. Today, there are more___43___ mother-and-daughter pairs showing what happens when ___44___ works together. In April 2020, Dr.Cynthia Kudji and her daughter Dr.Jasmine Kudji have become the first mother and daughter to ___45___ from medical school at the same time and be placed in the same hospital. Cynthia Kudjiput put her dream of becoming a __46___ on hold when she became pregnant(怀孕)at 23. She worked as a nurse for almost a decade __47___ making the decision to attend medical school at the University of Medicine and Health Sciences. 8 __48___, her daughter Jasmine attended Louisiana State University School of Medicine. At first, it was___49___ for them to live and study so far apart from one another. “I think initially it was hard because my mom and I have always been really__50___so I had to get used to the ___51___,”Dr.Jasmine Kudji explains to AfroTech. Although the experience was difficult, it also had __52___ results. “Sometimes people struggle to find someone who ___53___ their struggles , so for that person to be my mom was extremely helpful,” she adds. After years apart, both Cynthia and her daughter earned their M.D. Then on "Match Day" when recent med school graduates ___54___ the results of their residency(实习)applications, Cynthia and Jasmine learned that they were both ___55___at LSU Health. This mother and daughter proves that family can do anything together. 41. A. under B. alongside C. for D. around 42. A. constantly B. eventually C. permanently D. occasionally 43. A. shocking B. moving C.inspiring D. satisfying 44. A. family B. community C.team D. class 45. A. escape B. skip C. graduate D.quit 46. A. nurse B. doctor C. student D. scientist 47. A. before B. upon C. after D. with 48. A. Therefore B. Furthermore C. Meanwhile D.Afterwards 49. A. natural B. boring C. difficult D. important 50. A. close B. nervous C. successful D. rigid 51. A. role B. journey C.distance D. relationship 52. A. mixed B. apparent C. lasting D. beneficial 53. A. relates to B. appeals to C. adapts to D. corresponds to 54. A.confirmed B. announced C. discovered D. submitted 55. A. rejected B. ranked C. praised D. placed 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。 Food production is the course of changing raw ingredients into prepared food products.Food production includes industries56____take raw food products and change them into items that can be sold in the market. Home food production includes 57_______(change)into forms for long-term storage. 9 The food production industry takes fruits, vegetables and grains directly in their harvested farms and 58________(make)these food into the types of food products that are available for sale in supermarkets. Food production includes both simple processes, such as cleaning and packaging, 59 ______complex processes like adding different ingredients and artificial things. Food production processes create products with 60________(long)shelf lives than raw food ingredients. Some food production skills, like smoking and salting meats for long-term storage, go back 61 ______prehistoric times. In the 19th century, canning 62___________(become)a popular method food production. Home cooks sometimes use traditional food production skills 63______(produce)food for their families. Food production skills make food products have long shelf lives, they also have disadvantages. During high-temperature processing, for example, raw foods lose nutrients. Food production industries also add artificial colors to make food 64_______(attract). Although governments test all these artificial things, many people question 65______ it is totally safe to use them too much in food. 第四部分：写作（共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节：应用文写作（满分 15 分） 假定你是高三（7)班学生李华，上周日你班部分同学到阳光儿童福利院开展志愿者活动。 请你为校英语报写一篇报道，内容包括： 1.时间、地点、参与者； 2.活动内容； 3.简要评论。 注意： 1.词数 80 左右（文章标题已给出，不计入总词数）； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Volunteering in the Sunshine Children's Home 第二节：读后续写 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 Jenny was a pretty eight-year-old girl. One day when she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store, Jenny saw a plastic pearl necklace, by which she was totally defeated. How eagerly she wanted it! But when she saw the price, her heart sank a little. She gathered up her courage and asked her mother if she would buy it for her. Her mother said, “Well, it is a pretty necklace, but it costs an awful lot of money. I can buy you the necklace, but when we get home, we should make up a list of housework that you can do to pay for the necklace.” 10 Jenny agreed immediately, feeling a burst of joy. So her mother bought the pearl necklace for her. Jenny worked on her housework determinedly and earnestly every day. Soon Jenny paid off the pearls. Jenny had a very loving Daddy. When Jenny went to bed, he would read Jenny her favorite story. One night when he finished the story, he said, “Jenny, do you love me?” “Oh, yes, Daddy, you know I love you.” the little girl said delightedly, with a broad smile on her face. “Well, then, give me your pearls.” Hearing that, Jenny froze there, an anxious expression twisting her face. “Oh! Daddy, not my pearls! But you can have Rosy, my favorite doll. Remember her? You gave her to me last year for my birthday. Okay?” “Oh no, darling, that’s okay.” Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss, gently and calmly. “Good night, little one.” A week later, her father once again asked Jenny after her story, “Do you love me?” “Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you.” the little girl murmured softly, trying to escape from her father’s eyes. “Well, then, give me your pearls.” “Oh, Daddy, not my pearls! But you can have Ribbons, my toy horse. Do you remember her? She is my favorite.” The little girl begged. “No, that’s okay,” her father said, smiling broadly and sweetly and brushed her cheek again with a kiss. “God bless you, little one. Sweet dreams.” 注意： 1. 所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右； 2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好； Paragraph 1： Several days later, when Jenny’s father came in to read her story, Jenny was waiting anxiously for him on the bed. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2： Holding the plastic pearl his daughter offered, the father dragged out a blue box. ______________________________________________________________________________________ 11 吕叔湘中学 2021 届高三 10 月教学调研答案 听力（共两节，每题 1.5 分，满分 30 分） 1-5 BBABC 6-10 CABAC 11-15CBACB 16-20AABCB 第二部分: 阅读理解：（共 20 题 每题 2.5 分 满分 50 分） 21-23 DBC 24-27CABB 28-31 DCC A 31-35 DCBB 36-40:GFBED 完型（1*15=15）：BBCAC BACCA CDABD 语法填空（1.5*10） 56. that/which 57.changing 58.makes 59.and 60.longer 61.to 62.became 63.to produce 64.attractive 65.whether/if 四、写作 第一节 应用文写作（满分 15 分） Volunteering in the Sunshine Children's Home Last Sunday,some students from Class 7,Senior 3 went to the Sunshine Children's Home for voluntary work. On arrival,they presented the kids with gifts.Then they involved the kids in activities. Some taught the older to draw pictures.Others told stories to the younger.Later they held a party,playing games,singing and dancing together.All day the kids were immersed in happiness. Voluntary work of this kind is significant.Not only does it enrich students' life experiences, but it inspires their social responsibility .（86 words) 第二节 读后续写（25 分） Paragraph 1： Several days later, when Jenny’s father came in to read her story, Jenny was waiting anxiously for him on the bed. When listening to the story, Jenny was totally absent-minded, with her hands holding the necklace tightly and firmly. When the story came to an end, unexpectedly, Jenny offered her beloved necklace to her father, with her fingers trembling automatically. No one knew what the necklace meant to 12 her. She whispered to her father, softly and gently, “Daddy, you know I love you more than the necklace.” Then, the necklace slid into her father’s hands determinedly. Paragraph 2： Holding the plastic pearl his daughter offered, the father dragged out a blue box. Much to Jenny’s amazement, a beautiful real pearl necklace lay peacefully in the box, which set her heart racing. Jenny froze there, a thrilled expression twisting her face. Before Jenny was able to say something, her father brushed a warm kiss on her face and gathered her into his arms. Holding the genuine necklace in her hand, Jenny lifted her lip, tears beginning to blur her vision. 英语听力试题原文 Text 1 W: You look terrible. I’m afraid you need to see a doctor or go home to rest. I’ll go and get my car. M: Thanks, but I can’t go to the hospital now. I haven’t finished my work yet. Text 2 W: What do you plan to do this weekend? M: My computer has been breaking down quite often recently. I really cannot stand it any longer. I think it’s time for me to get a new one. Text 3 W: Can I see you at 10:00 this morning, Professor Brown? M: Sorry. I will be teaching from 10:00 to 11:30. You can come here after my classes are over, but I usually take a break at noon, so I can spare at most half an hour for you. Text 4 M: What color do you want your bedroom to be painted? W: I’m not sure yet. What color do you recommend? M: What about pink or light blue? These two colors are the most popular in our store. Text 5 M: Linda, do you know what pandas eat? W: Bamboo. Now pandas are at risk of dying out because they can’t get enough bamboo in the wild. M: I read an article saying that pandas don’t just eat bamboo. It says they also have a sweet tooth. They like apples, sweet potatoes and even mooncakes. W: Really? In that case, we can feed them other things. Text 6 W: Fish, pork, rice, broccoli, potatoes, onions, bananas… 6I’ve got all I need here, except a bottle of Japanese soy sauce and a bottle of Chinese vinegar. Where do you keep those, sir? M: They’re on the shelf right behind you. 13 W: Oh, I didn’t look this way … good, just my favorite brands … here we are. How much is everything altogether? M: 7That’s $43 even, plus $3.10 tax. Will there be anything else? W: Oh, yes. I’ll have a copy of today’s New York Times. 7That’ll be another sixty cents. Here’s my credit card. M: Thanks, and you can get a postcard for free today. Have a nice day. Text 7 M: So, what seems to be the problem, ma’am? W: 8It keeps on making this strange noise every time I start it. It’s like a “shh shh shh” sound, and it disappears as soon as I drive about one block. M: How long has it had this problem? W: I guess it’s been about a month. M: Well, I can’t tell you much without taking a closer look, 9but I’m afraid we’re fully booked for the rest of the morning. Is there any way you can bring it back this afternoon? W: Hmm, I don’t think so. I’ve got a meeting on the west side of town at three. Could I bring it back tomorrow? M: Let me check my notebook. Just a moment… Text 8 M: Anna, I heard you’re going to Brazil. The World Cup is already over. Why are you going there? W: 10I’m going there for a vacation with my parents. My parents don’t like watching football games, but they like Brazil, so we’ll go there this summer. M: I heard Mark is going there, too. What is he going to do there? W: He’s going there to take part in a competition. M: A competition? What is it? W: Have you heard about the RoboCup? M: No. What is it? W: The RoboCup is for people who love creating robots. During the event, some teams of robots will play football in a game. M: Really? That sounds amazing. I had no idea that Mark creates robots! W: 11He’s crazy about robots. 12Actually, his team has taken part in the RoboCup three times. M: Will you go and watch it? W: Yes. I’ll go and cheer for Mark’s team. Text 9 W: 13Are you going to find a job this summer? M: 1314Yes, of course. Otherwise, how am I going to pay the school fees for my third year in college? W: I am thinking of working too, but my parents insist I have to spend some time with them during the summer. You know, I haven’t seen them for two years. M: Why haven’t you been home for so long? W: My parents were volunteering in an organization in South America for the last couple of years. 14 M: In that case, it’s probably more important for you to visit them this summer. W: That’s true, but I didn’t want to spend the whole summer at home. I want to make some money and pay off my tuition fees too. M: Well, you can always get a loan. The rate is not high and the procedure is easy. W: 15Loan? I hate the idea of borrowing. I would rather make my own money and pay it off. M: I know, but it’s common for people to pay their school fees once they’ve graduated. W: Yes, but that’s exactly what I didn’t want to get myself into. So what do I do about money? M: Well, why not do both? 16You can work a part-time job when you are at home. W: I was thinking about that but my parents think I should be at home with them full-time. M: Well, I think you have to make a decision then. Text 10 W: Welcome to Language International. Could you please turn to page five? Now you see the lessons here begin every weekday at 9 a.m. 17The first class every Monday is grammar practice, followed by a visit to the language laboratory. 19After a break you have a double lesson of speaking skills. Tuesday morning begins with a reading skills lesson and after the break, vocabulary development. In the afternoon you’ll go to the library, where you can read, watch a video or practice grammar. Wednesday morning begins with pronunciation, then a special “Life in Britain” class. After the break is grammar practice once again. 18On Thursday morning you have listening skills, and then what we call current affairs. You’ll listen to the news on the radio and discuss what’s going on. 19After the break it’s another double lesson of speaking skills. Finally on Friday morning in the first lesson you will practice writing skills, followed by a lesson in the computer room. After the break is the weekly review period, where your teacher will help with any problems you may have. Oh, 20and don’t forget you can study on your own in the library every weekday from 3:30 to 6 p.m. as well, if you wish! Thank you.