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2018-2019学年江苏省苏州陆慕高级中学等三校高二下学期期中考试英语试题(Word版)
2018-2019学年度第二学期期中三校联考 高二英语试卷 (总分120分,考试时间120分钟) 第I卷(选择题, 共70分) 第一部分 听力理解 (本部分共两节,共计15分) 第一节(本节共5小题;每小题1分,满分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. Why is the man stressed out? A. He is working too hard. B. He is bored with the lesson. C. He is afraid of getting a bad grade. 2. What do we know about the speakers? A. They will practise playing together. B. They will learn to play music together. C. They will exchange experience together. 3. Why was the man arrested? A. He went out for a while. B. He robbed his neighbor last week. C. He looks very similar to a criminal. 4. Why does the woman want to move? A. To experience something exciting. B. To get away from the man. C. To get a new job. 5. Why are the speakers upset? A. The neighbor’s dog barks too loudly. B. The neighbor’s dog is destroying their gardens. C. The neighbor’s dog leaves its wastes everywhere. 第二节(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分) 听下面4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,每小题将给出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 is the man’s destination? A. Helsinki. B. New York. C. Salt Lake City. 7. How many hours will it take the man to his destination? A. 18 hours. B. 22 hours. C. 23 hours. 听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。 8. Why is the man at the shop? A. To order a camera for his wife. B. To have a camera repaired. C. To get a camera changed. 9. What will the man do afterwards? A. Make a phone call. B. Wait until further notice. C. Come again the next day. 听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。 10. What is one of the purposes of the center? A. To provide work opportunities for graduating students. B. To teach students how to use English in their daily lives. C. To help international students prepare to enter institutions abroad. 11. When should one apply to the program if the fall term begins on August 30th? A. By May 30th. B. By July 30th. C. By June 30th. 12. How can one apply for the courses? A. By phoning the center. B. By filling in the application online. C. By faxing the application to the center. 听第9段材料,回答第13至15题。 13. Who is most likely speaking? A. A parent. B. A student. C. A professor. 14. What is being shown in the new museum? A. The artwork of students. B. The artwork of teachers. C. The artwork of famous artists. 15. What is the best word to describe how the speaker is feeling? A. Proud. B. Anxious. C. Confused. 第二部分 英语知识运用(本部分共两节,共计35分) 第一节 单项填空 (本节共 15小题; 每小题 1 分,满分15分) 阅读下面各题,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。 16. After graduation, many of us will eventually lose ______ touch with each other if not keeping in_______ contact regularly. A. the; / B. /; the C. /; / D. the; the 17.These fairy tales are as popular as before in that they _________ the common sense of justice and equality. A. circulate B. accelerate C. classify D. adapt 18. Mike used to work in a remote mountain village school, which is ________ only on foot. A. affordable B. accessible C. available D. acceptable 19. --- Mr Wang, I'm afraid our son is going off course. --- _________ of bad habits, he, I'm sure, will make a difference. A. Ridding B. Rid C. Having rid D. Being rid 20. It is shameful to see rubbish is thrown about ________ the Chinese pay a visit. A. to which B. where C. which D. in which 21.The percentage of minority groups distributed in China _______ from province to province, 26 of them_________ over 30% of the whole population in Yunnan. A. varies; making up B. varying; take up C. vary; setting up D. varies; turn up 22. The forest fire has set the alarm bells for safety ringing, _____________ the big explosion in the chemical factory. A. so has B. which has C. such as D. as has 23.With so many academic problems _______________, Jack is determined to ________ the holiday for more hard work . A. remaining to address; apply B. remaining to be addressed; sacrifice C. remained to address; devote D. remained to be addressed; spend 24.Considerable evidence has been found over the years ________lack of exercise is connected with increased risk of cancer. A. which B. that C. when D. how 25.Many inexperienced product managers have little, ___________, background in any sort of market research techniques. A. if not B. if ever C. if any D. if so 26. Every year Xiao Ma will return to his old school to give thanks to his teachers, without whose help he______________ in an ideal university now. A. won’t have studied B. wouldn’t be studying C. weren’t studying D. hadn’t studied 27. Steven was very _____about what he thought of Cherry's performance, though it might annoy her. A. confused B. sensitive C. anxious D. explicit 28. When was it __ the Shanghai Disneyland __ you dream of visiting was open to the public? A. which; which B. that; which C. that; where D. which; where 29. The general commanded the mission he was opposed ________ abandoned at once. A. to be B. should be C. to being D. be 30. ---I have to go and get the clothes from the laundry. --- ? I can pick them up on my way home this afternoon. A. So what B. Why bother C. How come D. Why not 第二节 完形填空(本节共 20小题; 每小题 1 分,满分20分) 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。 In a world where comparisons happen non-stop, it is difficult to look outside yourself and to ever be __31__with who you are. There's always someone who's a bit __32__. The only solution is to reach 33 and measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick. There is no more 34 measure for comparison than who you were yesterday, last week or last decade, when you were at your 35 . Nothing useful ever comes from comparison to others. 36 you see yourself as better than someone and you get 37 , or you see someone else as better than you and you feel like all your hard work is for 38 . It is a fool's game. Not one of us is 39 alike. The only direct and honest comparison is 40 yourself. Everything else is apples to oranges. My opinion is that you are only 41 to compare yourself to someone else if their life 42 is the same as your own. Good luck finding that match. And one thing is 43 . No matter how hard you work and how dedicated you are, there will always be someone who can run a little faster, jump a little higher, score a little better or look a little nicer in a swimsuit. And if there's not, you can 44 someone is coming up fast behind you. So how can you always win in life? Become your best 45 . Having an image of your most recent past limits is the perfect thing to 46 you to the next level. If you ran 7 flights of stairs yesterday, then do 8 today. Who 47 if the guy next to you did 15? It doesn't make a bit of 48 . You are a more fit person today than you were yesterday. Your own 49 is all you need. If you commit to a slightly higher standard of yourself every day, you will always be at the top of your 50 . 31. A. patient B. content C. strict D. concerned 32. A. stronger B. wiser C. lazier D. better 33. A. out B. outside C. inside D. up 34. A. accurate B. careful C. useful D. powerful 35. A. end B. side C. best D. convenience 36. A. Either B. Whether C. Once D. If 37. A. satisfied B. inspired C. lazy D. busy 38. A. nothing B. fun C. sure D. success 39. A. really B. exactly C. fully D. actually 40. A. within B. by C. for D. to 41. A. instructed B. allowed C. suggested D. directed 42. A. principle B. position C. occasion D. situation 43. A. out of the question B. with doubt C. for sure D. in relief 44. A. bet B. conclude C. announce D. declare 45. A. assistant B. competitor C. coach D. teacher 46. A. lead B. expose C. push D. cause 47. A. cares B. says C. knows D. asks 48. A. effort B. sense C. change D. difference 49. A. benefit B. progress C. habit D. result 50. A. memory B. dream C. game D. past 第三部分 阅读理解(本部分共 10小题; 每小题 2 分,满分20分) 阅读下列三篇短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项 。 A Here’s a movie-a sharp, sugar-rush of fun that’s guaranteed to entertain the entire family. With some terrific computer-generated effects, a great cast and a fun-packed storyline, Robots is the best animated film(动画片) since The Incredibles. Yep, it really is that good. Set in a world populated by robots, Ewan McGregor plays Rodney Copperbottom, a young robot who leaves his small-town home to pursue his dream of becoming an inventor. But after arriving in Robot City, his hopes of getting a job at Bigweld Industries are destroyed when he learns the firm has been taken over by the evil Ratchet (Greg Kinnear). Egged on by his controlling mum, Madame Gasket(Jim Broadbent), Ratchet plans to reduce half on Robot City’s citizens to scrap metal by refusing to sell the spare Pans they need to survive. Instead, he wants to make a fortune selling expensive upgrades that few can afford. As he says, “Why be you when you can be new?” Aided by a few misfit robots known as the Rustles-including Robin Williams as the cowardly(胆小的) Fender (“I’m made of a metal called Afraidium”)-Rodney must track down the firm’s founder, Bigweld(Mel Brooks), and convince him to save the city from Ratchet’s plans. The first thing that’ll strike you about the movie is the thought that’s gone into creating Robot City. It’s a wondrous world full of mechanical marvels including wind-up cars and walking streetlamps. Also terrific are the special effects. This might be animated movie but at times you’ll catch yourself thinking it’s really a live-action film. Of course, there have been plenty of animated movies that looked the part but were let down by a weak storyline(see Shark Tale, for example). But Robots grips(扣人心弦)right from the start thanks to a heart-warming and thoroughly engaging plot that never bores. My only complaints are with Williams who, as usual, has a one-in-10 success rate with his jokes. Also a letdown is a romantic subplot between Rodney and a shapely robot called Cappy(Halle Berry)that doesn’t go anywhere. Complains aside, this is a mechanical marvel that’ll have you bolted firmly to your seat. BEST QUOTE(引述):Fender:“Even though you had a discouraging day, just remember there’s another one coming tomorrow. BEST BIT:Check out those amazing images. WORST BIT:Robin Williams’ character does an unfunny Britney Spears dance routine. IF YOU LIKED…Ice Age, The Incredibles, Toy Story…YOU’LL LIKE THIS. 51. This piece of writing is a _____. A. commercial advertisement B. 1iterary essay C. movie poster D. film review 52. What is Shark Tale an example of? A. A great cast. B. Special effects. C. A poor plot. D. Clumsy animation. B The malls were filled with people seeking gifts for their loved ones. Some of the malls remained open around the clock, partly to satisfy our needs to buy gifts. Behind the materialistic aspect of shopping for gifts lies the idea of caring, being attentive to the desires of special people in our lives. However, to use a well-worn play on words: it is our presence, not our presents, that truly counts. Many of us, unfortunately, can be so inattentive, even in the presence of our loved ones, that we might as well not be there at all. Attention is one of the greatest gifts we can give each other. Companies around the globe spend billions every year on advertising to catch our attention for just a short moment at a time. Whole industries — media, entertainment, education — rely on the precious gift of our attention for their continued existence. A baby lacking attention for a long time is likely to be psychologically unhealthy. In earlier times, both diet and attention could be left unregulated (没人管的) without major cause for concern. There were natural checks and balances: limited availability of food meant few got fat, for example. Similarly, in bygone times we might have spent a few hours communicating with the village storyteller; today, watching an entire TV series, while speaking to nobody, is common. In traditional societies, with smaller population, everyone would get a fair deal of attention. On many issues we might go to see Grandma or Grandpa; now we have Google and Wikipedia. “She just wants attention.” people tend to think little of those doing things simply for attention. But the truth is that human beings need attention, and giving attention to each other is, to a large extent, what human civilization is based upon. This perhaps explains the runaway success of social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook. While we use such sites for “micro Hogging”, “idea voicing” and “status updates” — the reality is that we are often doing no more or less than fulfilling our basic human drive for attention exchange. I friend you, you friend me, I retweet you, you retweet me. The charming ease with which we can now get and give attention is why many people appear overly attached to their smartphones. It is also a vicious (恶性的) circle. As ever more people are busy exchanging attention online, there is increasingly less attention to be paid in the real world, which forces more people to seek their attention exchange online, or else risk attention-starvation. The very nature of attention exchange is being rapidly transformed, and there is a danger that some of us will develop unhealthy practices. Just as eating red meat every day is a bad idea, so it is with too much attention exchange. The biological consequences of our technological advancement in food production are highly visible; heart disease, diabetes and obesity. The consequences of our transformed attention exchanges will be psychological and social, and so may take longer to identify, but they will be equally damaging. Face-to-face attention is becoming rarer, and therefore more valuable. In a sense it is priceless. And it is a gift that can be given all-year-round. 53. In the first two paragraphs the author __________. A. offers advice to attention givers B. puts forward his point of view C. states the necessity of presents D. analyses the present problems 54. What can we infer from Paragraphs 6-7? A. Transformed attention exchanges do harm to society. B. The nature of attention exchange is rarely changed. C. Technological advancement contributes to all diseases. D. More people will risk attention-starvation in future. 55. The writer’s purpose for writing the passage is to __________. A. recommend some social networking sites B. analyze the necessity of attention giving C. give practical tips on attention exchange D. advocate more focus on real life attention C The man from the telephone department got off the bus, and made his way to the tea stall, wiping the sweat off his head, face, then slipping his handkerchief under his shirt to wipe his neck and back. It was a year ago that the phone line had been installed, six months later men from the public works department had come to put up the phone booth — a neat box-like structure, with a glass window, and wooden ledges, yellow in color. And days after that, a painter had taken an entire day to color in broad, black brushstrokes, the words: STD Booth, local and STD allowed. No one could tell that the last word had been misspelled. Besides, he had taken the entire day. After he had a cup of tea, he had left, waving cheerfully. And now months later, someone else was here again. Everyone watched the man as he sat on the bench. No one said a word, and soon the sound of him slurping his tea filled the hot afternoon. A few leaves fell, heavy in the heat, and sometimes a car passed, on its way to the main city farther away. When the man had finished, he made to pay but the tea shop owner who sat behind his steaming kettle and the washed upturned cups, waved him away. “You are our distinguished guest here.” So the man took his handkerchief out again and wiped his face. They crowded around him as he shut himself up in the phone booth. When the children pressed their nose against the glass, he shooed them away, as he took out a shiny black instrument and placed it on the narrow shelf. A sigh of satisfaction passed through everyone that soon changed to an excited yell as they saw him dial a number, pressing a finger into the ringed dialer of the phone and letting it go all the way in a half-circle. A while later, they hear him say into the mouthpiece, “Hello.” “Hello,” the children around the booth took up the cry, the teashop owner broke into a smile and the men waiting for a bus smiled and said hello to each other. The sadhu(印度的僧人) who sat under the banyan tree nodded wisely. As the sound carried, more hellos were heard. The women winnowing grain giggled as they tried the word tentatively, the shepherds feeding their flocks called out to their sheep, laughing as they used the word. “It‘s a big occasion,” said the headman, in an awed(敬畏的)voice. “It is,” agreed those around him. The telephone man emerged and handed over a small chit of paper to the headman. “This is the telephone number”. The headman looked at it reverently as if it were a mantra(符咒). The others around him read out the numbers slowly, digit-by-digit. The telephone man was now too tired to notice the cheering around him. He knew he had to wait long before the bus to take him back arrived. As he sipped his second cup of tea, he remembered something else. “Oh, you can’t start using the phone now. The minister will come next month and inaugurate (举行仪式)it.” No one said a word. No one was surprised. They had waited so long; a month more did not really matter. 56. A misspelled word on the booth __________. A. was a joke shared by the painter and the local people B. made the painter miss his tea break C. kept everyone occupied for an entire day D. went unnoticed by the local people 57. When the man from the telephone department arrived, __________. A. he was greeted like a regular customer B. the hot afternoon was filled with quiet expectation C. there was a sudden rush of activity in the village D. he learned about the village while having a nice drink 58. What can be inferred from the story? A. It was a distant village free from modern technology. B. Only the minister had the authority to make the first call. C. The man from the telephone department had a mentally demanding job. D. Few of the local children went to school for education. 59. The examples of the children, the teashop owner, the men waiting for the bus, the women and the shepherds are given to illustrate __________. A. the ignorance of the local people B. the local people’s enthusiasm for English learning C. the local people’s curiosity for the new thing D. the popularity of the man from the telephone department 60. What words can be used to best describe the local people? A. Innocent and creative. B. Curious and respectful. C. Patient and competent. D. Independent and admirable 第II卷 (非选择题,共50分) 第四部分: 任务型阅读 (本部分共 10小 题; 每小题 1 分, 满分 10 分) 请阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。 注意: 请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。 每个空格只填一个单词。 It doesn’t matter if books are delivered in print or by smart phone; the main thing is to get lost in reading them. Reading books is vital for human development. Why should we read a book? All children say this occasionally. Many of the 12 million adults in Britain with reading difficulties repeat it to themselves daily. In a world of accelerating technology, increasing time poverty and decreasing attention, should they invest precious time sinking into a good book? The discovery that our brains are physically changed by the experience of reading is something many of us will understand instinctively (本能地), as we think back to the way an extraordinary book had a transformative effect on the way we viewed the world. This transformation only takes place when we lose ourselves in a book, abandoning the emotional and mental chatter of the real world. That’s why studies have found this kind of deep reading makes us more sensitive to the inner lives of others. Rationally, we know that reading is the foundation stone of all education, and therefore an essential basis of the knowledge economy. So reading is – or should be – an aspect of public policy. But perhaps even more significant is its emotional role as the starting point for individual voyages of personal development and pleasure. Books can open up emotional, imaginative and historical landscapes that equal and extend the corridors (走廊) of the web. They can help create and strengthen our sense of self. If reading were to decline significantly, it would change the very nature of our species. If we, in the future, are no longer wired for self-reflection and creative thought, we will die out. However, technology throws up as many solutions as it does challenges: for every door it closes, another opens. So the ability, offered by devices like e-readers, smart phones and tablets, to carry an entire library in your hand is an amazing opportunity. Publishers need to use every new piece of technology to embed (使融入) long-form reading within our culture. We should concentrate on the message, not worry about the medium. We must also get better at using the ability of the Internet to inform readers, and potential readers, about all the extraordinary new books that are published every year, and to renew their acquaintance with the best of rich literary tradition. The research shows that if we stop reading, we will be different people: less complicated, less considerate, less interesting. There can hardly be a better reason for fighting to protect the future of the book. Reading Introduction Reading books plays a vital role in human development, whether they are 61 or electronic. Against reading People are at a 62 as to the meaning of reading. Several factors affect reading including reading difficulty, accelerating technology, 63 of time and poor concentration. Deep reading enables us to better 65 others’ inner lives. A good book will transform our world 64 when we get lost in it. All education is 66 on reading, which will bring economic benefits indirectly. Books can advance personal development and bring us emotional 67 as well. Reading can promote the development of human species through self-reflection and creative thought. It 68 readers to more books, so we should make better 69 of the Internet to serve readers. Reading 70 us a lot so it is essential to protect the future of the book. For reading Role of technology in reading Conclusion 第五部分:单词拼写(本部分共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分) 请阅读下列各小题,并根据上下文语境和所给首字母或汉语提示,写出下列各句空格中的单词,请将答案的完整形式写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每空只填一个单词。 71. The workers are told that under no c____________ should they use the phone in the office for private use. 72. We’d better consider all the p________ and minuses of buying a house before we take a leap. 73. Jack is late again. It is t____________ of him to keep others waiting. 74. I was so excited at the news that I was admitted to the university that I could hardly c__________ my feelings in words. 75. I've got a very t_____________ schedule today so I can't see you until tomorrow. 76. Judging from the smog weather, the air pollution is _____________ (无法置信) heavy now. 77. All kinds of ________________ (现象) concerning climate changes have been worrying people greatly. 78. ________________ (理论上), acupuncture is connected with blocking signals from reaching the brain and producing chemicals reducing the pain. 79. The lost car of the Lees was found ____________ (抛弃)in the woods off the highway. 80. As the girl walked off the stage, the entire audience stood on their feet, ____________ (鼓掌称赞)her wonderful performance 第六部分:选词填空(本部分共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分) wind up withdraw from drop out for good measure try out correspond with be sceptical of subscribe to swell up be specific about addict...to be beneficial to 请根据语境,选择框内的短语用正确的形式填空(12选10),并将答案写在答题卡相应题号的横线上。 81.The environmentalist said,” Making money is blameless, but I can`t _____________ unnecessary killing of wild animals for that purpose.” 82.The colors of the windows failed to ______________ those of the decorations. 83. Going over what we have learned regularly ______________ raising our test grade. 84. __________________ what you want us to do next or we will get confused. 85. As a general rule, a new medicine should _______________ before its mass production. 86. After the tragedy, the movie star broke down and _________________ the public focus. 87.It is widely acknowledged that students __________________ online games tend to lack concentration on class and fall behind. 88. The little boy’s arm _______________ where the bee had sung him. 89. It is said that Gu Tianle has donated a lot of money to help children _____________ because of poverty return to school. 90.Students are encouraged to ______________ the reference answers and consult their teachers when they have any doubt. 第七部分:书面表达(满分20分) 【写作内容】 1. 用约30个单词描述上面图片的主要内容; 2. 点明其现象并举例说明学生带手机进校园的不利之处(至少两点) ; 3. 你有什么合理建议(至少两点) 4. 150 字左右,第一句已经给出,不计入总词数。 From the picture we can see that_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 2018-2019学年度第二学期期中三校联考 高二英语答案及听力原材料 听力:1-5 CACAB 6-10ABCBC 11-15 CBCAA 单项:16-20 CABBB 21-25ADBBC 26-30BDBAB 完形:31-35 BDCAC 36-40 ACABA 41—45 BDCAB 46-50 CADBC 阅读:51-52 DC 53-55 BAD 56-60 DBACB 任阅:61. printed 62. loss 63. lack/shortage 64. view/outlook 65. understand 66. based/dependent 67. pleasure 68. exposes 69. use 70. benefits/profits 单拼:71. circumstances 72. pluses 73. typical 74. convey 75. tight 76. unbelievably 77. phenomena 78. Theoretically 79. abandoned/deserted 80. applauding 选词填空:81. subscribe to 82. correspond with 83. is beneficial to 84. Be specific about 85. be tried out 86. withdrew from 87. addicted to 88. swelled up 89. dropping out 90. be sceptical of 书面表达: From the picture we can see that a teacher is having a lesson while the boy student is sending a text message using a mobile phone. It is obvious that some students are using mobile phones to kill time in class. It is quite impolite and irresponsible for it not only influences their own study but also distracts other students’ attention. Once the teacher is aware of that, it will certainly ruin his mood, interrupting the whole class. Worse still, once students are addicted to playing mobile phones, they tend to cheat in the exams by surfing the Internet. Measures should be taken to deal with this situation. On the one hand, schools can provide more public phones on campus for emergency. On the other hand, parents should be strict with their children. Do not give whatever they want and cooperate with the teachers if their children are caught using phones in an improper way. After all, we should not be slaves to mobile phones.(158字) 听力原材料: Text 1 M: I don’t understand why he’s being such a strict teacher. W: He just wants you to work hard. M: I know. But the harder he grades, the more stressed out I get. I’m afraid I will fail his class. Text 2 W: Do you play any instruments? M: Yes, I have played the piano since I was a child. I love the sound of the piano. W: I play the violin. We should play together sometime. M: I would love that! Text 3 W: Where were you last night? I was worried sick! M: I was arrested. But I didn’t do anything, I promise. I just look very similar to a man who robbed a bank last week. There are pictures of him all over the town. I think it’s best if I don’t go out for a while. Text 4 M: Why do you want to move away? W: I just need a change. I’ve lived here all my life, and I’m so tired of doing the same thing every day. I want adventure! M: Well, I like it here. I would never move. But I’m happy for you. Text 5 W: I hate my neighbor. He always lets his stupid dog run all over my garden. That animal ruins everything! M: I know what you mean. That dog jumps over my fence almost every day and destroys my plants. That dog should be chained. W: I agree. We should go talk to him. This can’t go on! Text 6 W: OK. That’s Flight 1070 from Salt Lake City to New York, Kennedy Airport, transferring to Flight 90 from Kennedy to Helsinki. M: And what are the departure and arrival times for each of those flights? W: It leaves Salt Lake City at 10:00 am, arriving in New York at 4:30 pm, then transferring to Flight 90 at 5:30 pm, and arriving in Helsinki at 8 am the next day. M: Alright. Text 7 W: Can I help you? M: Yes. My daughter bought this camera here for my wife’s birthday. But it doesn’t work. So I’d like to change it for another one. W: I see. Let me have a look. Well, we’ll be happy to change it for you. But I am afraid we don’t have another pink one. M: Oh? What will I do then? W: Would you like to choose a different color? We do have this camera in black and orange. M: My wife doesn’t like either of those colors. W: If you want, we can order another camera just like this one. There wouldn’t be any extra charge for it. M: That sounds fine. Would you please go ahead and do that? W: We’d be very happy to but it’ll take at least a week. Maybe ten days. We’ll call you when it comes in. M: Thank you very much. W: You are welcome. Text 8 W: English Language Center. May I help you? M: Yes. I’m calling to find out more information about your program. For example, what kind of courses do you offer? W: Well, first of all, the purpose of our program is to provide language learning opportunities to this area’s community, whether a student’s goal is to master basic functional language skills, let’s say, for his or her job, or to study to enter a US college or university. M: Great. What are your application deadlines for the next term? W: Well, we ask applicants to apply no later than two months before the term begins. This gives us time to process the application. M: Alright. What is the tuition for a full-time student? W: It’s $2030. M: And how does one apply? W: Well, we can send you an application and you can mail it back to us, or you can fill out our application that’s online at our web site. M: Great. Thank you for your help. Text 9 Ladies and Gentleman, it is an honor to be the first to welcome you to the opening night of our new university museum. The museum will feature a wide variety of art that has all been created by our very own students. First, I would like to thank all of you parents for your support. You’ve raised such great children, and we’re honored to have them at our school. It has been an absolute pleasure helping them realize their dreams. I’d also like to thank all the great professors in our wonderful art department, of course. None of this would have been possible without all of your hard work. You are truly inspiring to all of us. But our students are the ones I’d like to thank most of all. You went above and beyond, working tirelessly in order to share your talent through the beautiful works we are about to see. I am very excited to see all of your paintings, drawings, sketches, and sculptures. But before we go in, let’s have another round of applause for our incredible students!查看更多