江苏省邗江中学2019-2020学年高一下学期期中英语试题

江苏省邗江中学2019-2020学年高一下学期期中英语试题

www.ks5u.com 邗江中学高一年级英语期中考试 ‎（考试时间：120分钟； 总分：150分）‎ 注意事项：‎ ‎1、本试卷共分两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题，第Ⅱ卷为非选择题。‎ ‎2、所有试题的答案均填写在答题纸上，答案写在试卷上的无效。‎ 第I卷（选择题 共110分）‎ 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纸上。‎ 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。‎ ‎1. What is the man going to do on Sunday? ‎ A. Visit his mother. B. Do some gardening. C. Move into a new house.‎ ‎2. What does the man think the building might be?‎ A. An apartment building. B. A hotel. C. A department store.‎ ‎3. Where does the conversation take place? ‎ A. In a store. B. In a classroom. C. In a bank.‎ ‎4. When will the next bus come? ‎ A. At 6:35. B. At 6:45. C. At 7:00.‎ ‎5. When does the conversation probably take place?‎ A. At 4:30 p.m. B. At 5:00 p.m. C. At 5:30 p.m.‎ 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。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. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers? ‎ A. Friends. B. Neighbors. C. Customer and waitress.‎ ‎7. How will Bill and Mary go home? ‎ A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. By subway.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. What does the woman want to buy? ‎ A. Desks. B. Chairs. C. Computers.‎ ‎9. What discount will the woman get? ‎ A. 15% off. B. 12% off. C. 10% off.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. How did the man learn about the house? ‎ A. He heard about it from his wife.‎ B. He saw it on South Florida Street.‎ C. He read about it in the newspaper.‎ ‎11. How many bathrooms are there in the house? ‎ A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.‎ ‎12. What is the man’s main concern about the house? ‎ A. The size. B. The price. C. The location.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. What do the speakers both agree? ‎ A. People need cars to buy groceries.‎ B. Having a car can make people lazy.‎ C. Cars are bad for the environment.‎ ‎14. Why does the woman drive her car every day? ‎ A. Driving is convenient. B. Her city has no subway. C. She thinks it’s cheap.‎ ‎15. What can be said about the man? ‎ A. He spends a lot on gas. B. He gets to work by bike.‎ C. He needs to get back in shape.‎ ‎16. Where will the woman probably go next? ‎ A. To a gym. B. To the supermarket. C. To a used car market.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. How did Jim feel about going to England? ‎ A. Surprised. B. Nervous. C. Sad.‎ ‎18. Where was Shakespeare born? ‎ A. In London. B. In Cambridge. C. In Stratford-upon-Avon.‎ ‎19. What was the main job of Shakespeare’s father?‎ A. He was a writer. B. He was a tour guide. C. He was a glove maker.‎ ‎20. Why did Shakespeare write unusual plays? ‎ A. He got a free education. ‎ B. He never went to university.‎ C. He traveled around the world.‎ 第二部分 单项选择(共10题；每小题1分，满分10分)‎ 21. The final score of the basketball match was 93-94. We were only ______ beaten. ‎ A. nearly B. slightly C. narrowly D. lightly 22. The colorful design ________ sixty candles and a flag will appear on the People’s Square on ‎ Cotober 1.‎ A. consists of B. consisted of C. to consist of D. consisting of 23. One of our rules is that every student ______ wear school uniform while at school. ‎ ‎ A. might B. could C. shall D. will 21. We believe there is no independent scientific evidence that any internet dating site is ‎ beneficial to matching people together, _______?‎ A. is there B. do we C. don’t we D. isn’t there ‎25. If you are traveling _______ the customs are really foreign to your own, please do as the Romans do. ‎ A. in which B. what C. when D. where ‎26. Last Sunday he made a promise ________ he was free he would take me to Qingdao. A. if B. that C. that if D. whether ‎27. Mrs. Smith was much disappointed to see the washing machine she had had ______ went wrong again.‎ ‎ A. repaired B. it repaired C. repaired D. to be repaired ‎28. In front of our house __________ we used to swim.‎ A. a river lie that B. lies a river which ‎ C. does a river lie where D. lies a river where ‎29. More than one person ______ made the suggestion.‎ ‎ A. was B. has C. were D. have 30. Running Man of Zhejiang TV ______ a large nmuber of audiences of different ages.‎ A. turns to B. appeals to C. applies to D. adjusts to 第三部分 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)‎ 请认真阅读下列短文，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 A Snorkelling in Silfra The clear water at this UNESCO world heritage(遗产) site in Thingvellir National Park will leave you speechless. It is one of the highest rated dive sites in the world. During this journey, you will snorkel within a crack between the Eurasian and American continents. You’ll experience truly ‎ amazing views of the colorful underwater landscape, marine life(海洋生物), and geological formations. Silfra’s water is fresh and drinkable at around 2°C -- 4°C all year round. Visibility can reach more than 100 meters, and swimming often feels more like flying.‎ This trip is for anyone who knows how to swim and is up for a unique adventure. We offer transportation with a pick-up in Reykjavik, and provide you with a dry suit. The total length of the tour is approximately five hours, and includes in-water snorkelling lasting around 30 minutes. We’ll guide you through the main Silfra Big Crack, Silfra Hall, Silfra Cathedral and Silfra Lagoon.‎ Included:[来源:学科网]‎ ‎★ All necessary snorkeling equipment;‎ ‎★ Hot drinks and food;‎ ‎★ Silfra entrance fee of 1,000 ISK.‎ ‎ Availability: All year at 09:00 and 15:00. Pick-up in one hour before. ‎ ‎ Requirements:‎ ‎ Participants need to complete the Silfra medical statement before the tour.‎ ‎ Divers must:‎ ‎ ★ Be at least 18 years old (young people under 18 years old need a signature from their legal guardian), and the maximum age is 65 years old;‎ ‎★ Be able to communicate in English.‎ ‎★ Be physically fit;‎ ‎★ Not be pregnant;‎ ‎★ Not be under the influence of alcohol or drugs;‎ ‎★ Sign a medical form.‎ ‎31. What will be offered to you if you take this trip?‎ A. Cold drinks. B. Two dry suits.‎ C. Round-trip air tickets. D. Equipment for snorkeling.‎ ‎32. When is the earliest pick-up time every day?‎ A. 07:00. B. 08:00. C. 09:00. D. 14:00.‎ ‎33. To participate in the trip, one must ______.‎ A. be over 18 years old. B. be under 66 years old.‎ C. have the support of parents. D. have a high level of ability in English.‎ B Recently, I was asked to go to my students’ cross-country meet(越野赛). At first, I did not know if I should go because honestly, I am not the biggest sports fan of any kind. However, I would not never regret going there after I watched it. ‎ Although many people don’t consider cross-country a sport, I disagree. Cross-country beginners have to work out and exercise just like you do for any other sport. They run for hours and miles. In fact, many sports consider running as their punishment for bad behavior, but I wonder what the coach would do to punish a cross-country beginner.‎ Honestly, I never knew how much fun I would have watching many kids run for fun. They kept running no matter how tired they were. The public would not only just cheer for the runners they know but also cheer for all runners, fast and slow. When the students heard you cheering them on, or even just clapping(鼓掌) to encourage them, they would start sprinting and try their best to cross the finish line. ‎ My students did a wonderful job and I took many pictures of them. When they found that someone from their school came to see them, they were very exacted. Cross-county is actually pretty great and I definitely want to support cross-country later in my teaching career. What I will do next is to go the meets with my students.‎ ‎34. We can learn from the second paragraph that cross-country beginners ______.‎ ‎ A. often exercise for a short time at first ‎ ‎ B. need to train hard through running ‎ C. will not be punished because of bad behavior ‎ ‎ D. never exercise mile after mile ‎35. What is the meaning of the underlined word “sprinting” in Paragraph 2?‎ ‎ A. Taking a break B. Becoming shy ‎ ‎ C. Running as fast as possible D. Shouting as loudly as possible ‎36. How will the author support cross-country?‎ ‎ A. By cheering on the runners B. By guiding the runners ‎ ‎ C. By attending the meets D. By running along with the runners C Throughout Europe golf has been popular for many years. A recent report says that in Great Britain alone, 700 new golf courses will have to be built over the next ten years to meet people's needs.‎ This is all good news for golf lovers, but it worries those who want to protect the environment. Their argument is that the new courses are disturbing the balance of nature. Woods, ponds and fields are being dug up to make way for the courses. The birds and animals that used to live there are being killed or forced to leave. The amount of water that a club uses to keep its courses in good condition is reducing the amount of water available for industrial and other uses. The chemicals used to control insects are sinking into the underground water. ‎ There may be some truth in this, but it is not the whole truth. The days are long past when building of any kind was allowed in beautiful places with no thought for the environment. Planning permission, nowadays, is as strict for golf courses as it is for any other type of development. Before any such project is given the go-ahead, many things are studied. It is only when it is clear no harm will be done to the area that the builders are allowed to move in.‎ A strong case can even be made that golf courses are actually good for the areas where they are built. Courses are usually built in the areas which are not areas of natural beauty. The new courses often make the area look livelier. To make holes more difficult, trees are planted and lakes are filled in around greens. Not surprisingly perhaps, it is not unusual to find that, within months of a course being completed, a lot of animals and birds have moved in.‎ Obviously, careful thought has to go into the design of the new courses. As few changes as possible should be made to the natural environment. Woods and wildlife should be also protected. But this can be, and is being, done. There is no reason why golfers and nature cannot live peacefully together.‎ ‎37. What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 2?‎ ‎ A. The rules for playing golf. ‎ B. How to protect the environment.‎ ‎ C. The disadvantages of building golf courses.‎ ‎ D. Whether golf courses should be built or not.‎ ‎38. According to Paragraph 4, golf courses ______.‎ ‎ A. may make the local area a better place B. provide more jobs for local people ‎ ‎ C. are harmful to the local environment D. waste too much water and money ‎ ‎39. What is true about building a new golf course nowadays?‎ A. It takes up too much land.‎ B. A lot of trees have to be cut down.‎ C. It is easy to get planning permission.‎ ‎ D. Many things will be taken into consideration. ‎ ‎40. Which of the following can best describe the author's attitude in the passage? ‎ ‎ A. Uninterested. B. Worried. C. Hopeful. D. Doubtful.‎ ‎ ‎ D As the first black female representative of Alabama in Congress, Terri A. Sewell said she was raised to accomplish anything she wanted. “I never saw my limitations when it came to being a woman in anything, let alone political power.” Sewell recently said to The Washington Post. But that doesn’t mean she doesn’t go through the challenges that face most women in politics. ‎ Terri was brought up in Selma. She was the first black student to have the highest grades of Selma High School. Sewell spent her childhood summers in Alabama with her grandparents. Her grandfather, a minister and farmer, guided her to acquire a love for her homeland, appreciation of hard work, and the importance of her faith. Her grandfather gave her a deep understanding of the history of black people. ‎ Sewell graduated with honors from Princeton University. During the summers while in college, she was a leader on the college campus, serving in various roles including class vice-president, class representative... Upon graduating from college, she was chosen as one of the “Top Ten College Women in America”. At the age of 25, she published her master’s paper on the election of the first black members of British Parliament (英国议会). ‎ After graduation, Sewell served as a law clerk in Birmingham, Alabama. Sewell began her legal career in 1994 at the Wall Street law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell. Sewell provided free legal services for the homeless, girls of color in NYC high schools. ‎ Sewell returned to Alabama in 2004 to assist her mother in the care of her father. As the first ‎ black female partner in a Birmingham law firm, Sewell has distinguished herself as one of the only black public finance lawyers in the State of Alabama. She served as a lawyer helping to raise money for public projects for some of the state’s most troublesome public affairs. Sewell made educational finance a particular focus ofher practice, representing the historically black colleges in Alabama, as well as other higher education institutions. ‎ Terri Sewell also served as co-chair of the Women’s Fund “Voices Against Violence” campaign, which inspired women to help women to overcome domestic violence (家庭暴力). The campaign raised more than $70, 000 in four months to fight domestic violence in Birmingham. ‎ ‎“She has always been an overachiever. ” This is what her mother said about her. ‎ ‎41. What can we know about Sewell’s grandfather?‎ ‎ A. He led Sewell to politics personally. B. He inspired Sewell to gain voting rights.‎ ‎ C. He helped shape Sewell’s life values. D. He urged Sewell to challenge herself. ‎ ‎42. What does the author focus on in Paragraph4 and Paragraph5?‎ ‎ A. Sewell’s educational background. B. Sewell’s profession as a lawyer. ‎ C. Sewell’s political achievements. D.Sewell’s social skills. ‎ ‎43. Which words can be used to describe Sewell?‎ ‎ A. Determined and modest. B. Creative and energetic. ‎ ‎ C. Caring and responsible. D. Honest and aggressive(上进的). ‎ ‎44. What does Sewell’s experience tell us?‎ ‎ A. Business is the salt of life. B. One good turn deserves another. ‎ ‎ C. Never set limitations on yourself. D. Knowledge is power. ‎ ‎45. What’s the best title for the passage?‎ ‎ A. Terri A. Sewell: a woman in power B. Racial equality: a long-term goal ‎ C. A rising star in the U. S. Congress D. The key to Terri A. Sewell’s success 第二节 短文填空 (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。‎ We shouldn’t judge a person by their appearance but we do. In fact, the experts say that when ‎ we meet someone for the first time we make a decision about what that person is like in three seconds. 46 One of the most important things we look at is clothes, but it isn't the brand of clothes that people wear that is important. The important thing is to wear the right clothes for the right places.‎ Schools have always understood this and a lot of them ask their students to wear a uniform. Why? A lot of teachers think a uniform makes students feel that they are part of their school and that their uniform helps them to be serious about their studies. 47 If all the students wear uniforms, they can't judge each other because of their clothes. It also stops gossips about who or what is fashionable.‎ ‎ 48 We all have fixed ideas about what the people in a certain job should wear. If we visit a doctor, we hope to see respectable clothes under the doctor’s white coat. 49 Police officers wear uniforms to make themselves easily identifiable to non-police officers. In fact, a lot of companies have dress codes for their staff (员工）because they know that the customers hope to see them dressed in certain types of clothes. ‎ ‎ But can our clothes really tell people what we are like? 50 When people see us in the right clothes, they think we are serious about what we are doing. Furthermore, if we are clean, smart and polite, people will believe us a lot.‎ ‎ A. Maybe not, but they can show our attitude to what we are doing at the moment.‎ ‎ B. Some of the teachers hold different opinions.‎ ‎ C. But what do we look at?‎ ‎ D. Teachers say that uniforms can help in other ways too.‎ ‎ E. Our clothes stand for our attitude.‎ ‎ F. However, it is not only schools that want people to dress in a certain way.‎ ‎ G. When we go into a bank we expect the staff to wear suits or dresses.‎ 第四部分 语言知识运用 第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5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。‎ ‎“When I was a kid, we were out and about all the time, playing with our friends, in and out of each other 's houses, sandwich in pocket, making our own 51 . Our parents 52 saw us ‎ from morning to night. We didn't have much stuff, but we came and went as we liked.” This is roughly what you will 53 if you ask anyone over 30 about their 54 in a rich country.‎ Today such children will spend most of their time 55 , often with parents rather than with friends, be supervised( 监管) more closely, be driven everywhere 56 walking or cycling ,take part in many more 57 activities, and probably engage with a screen of some kind . All this is done with the best of 58 . Parents intend to protect their offspring from traffic, crime and other dangers, and to give them every opportunity to 59 .‎ The children themselves seem fairly 60 with their lives. In a survey across the OECD, 15- year-olds were asked to 61 their satisfaction with their life on a scale from zero to ten . The 62 score was 7.3, with Finnish kids the 63 , at nearly 7.9, and Turkish ones the gloomiest（灰暗的)，at 6.1.‎ ‎ 64 , that is not surprising. 65 parents these days, especially in America, invest a huge amount of time and money in their children to ensure that they will do 66 as well as the parents themselves have done, and preferably better. Those 67 and extra tutoring, musical lessons and educational visits, together with lively discussions at home have proved effective at securing the good 68 that will open the doors to top universities and well-paid jobs. But working class parents in America, for their part, 69 the means to engage in such intensive parenting. As a result, social divisions from one generation to the next are set to 70 . A recent report by the World Bank showed that intergenerational social mobility in America is now among the lowest in all rich countries.‎ ‎51. A. plans B. schedule C. decisions D entertainment ‎52. A. often B. hardly C. willingly D reluctantly ‎ ‎53 A. say B. cite C. hear D mention ‎ ‎54. A. study B. hobby C. family D. childhood ‎55. A. alone B. socially C. indoors D. outdoors ‎56. A. instead of B. regardless of C. due to D next to ‎ ‎57. A. casual B. desired C. organized D physical ‎ ‎58. A. rewards B. intentions C. guidance D. discipline ‎ ‎59. A. risk B. fail C. relax D. succeed ‎ ‎60. A. happy B. bored C. familiar D. unsatisfied ‎61. A. rate B. predict C. anticipate D. connect ‎62. A. final B. average C. minimum D. maximum ‎63. A. lowest B. poorest C. funniest D. sunniest ‎ ‎64. A. However B. Therefore C. Unluckily D. Hopefully ‎ ‎65. A. Rich B. Poor C. Kind D. Strict ‎ ‎66. A. at most B. at last C. at first D. at least ‎ ‎67. A. dull B. limited C. endless D. meaningless ‎ ‎68. A. fame B. grades C. positions D. identity ‎ ‎69. A. deny B. lack C. possess D. require ‎ ‎70. A. appear B. shorten C. disappear D. broaden ‎ 第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共40分）‎ 第四部分 语言知识运用 第二节 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)‎ 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ However, 71 I came out of my teacher’s office, I told myself: “Smile! It’s not so serious.”‎ I smiled a big smile and 72 worked a little, really. ‎ Everyone gets 73 (frustrate) sometimes. I used to be always influenced by pressure and I was often in low spirits. But one day I came 74 a sentence in the Bible: “Do not be anxious about tomorrow, 75 tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day’s own trouble be sufficient for the day.” It suddenly struck me: “ 76 (worry) about a problem doesn’t help. Why not just give a big smile and face up 77 the trouble?”‎ Now every time I want to cry, I remind 78 that laughter is better than tears and anger. I 79 (convince) that there’s something magical about a smile. A smile helps me recover confidence and gives me 80 courage to move on. ‎ Remember, whenever you’re faced with a setback, whenever you’ve been treated unfairly, all it takes is determination and you can feel happy again. Smile at life, and it will shine on you. ‎ 第五部分 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）‎ 根据首字母或中文提示写出单词，并注意所填单词的适当形式。 ‎ ‎81. With spring a , the weather becomes warmer and trees turn green.‎ ‎82. Our budget is n near enough.‎ ‎83. Fresh air and good food are b to the health.‎ ‎84. I’m fully o with my office work and have little time for the housework..‎ ‎85. I p when I saw smoke coming out of the engine.‎ ‎86. Susan worked in the studios （志愿地）, to gain experience.‎ ‎87. He （协商，商议）with his business partners about the matter.‎ ‎88. Speech （区分）human beings from animals.‎ ‎89. Some characters have been （简化） and others have been made more difficult over time. ‎ ‎90. In the back of our classroom stand some book shelves with various classics and magazines on them, making reading materials more （易得到的，易使用的）to the students.‎ 第六部分 完成句子（共5题；每空0.5分；满分5分）‎ ‎91.The desert was once a green land with huge trees, but they were cut down and that resulted in the city ________ ________ by sand.（导致城市被砂石埋没）‎ ‎92. The Chinese language ________ ________ (与......不同)Western languages in that it uses characters which stand for ideas, objects or deeds.‎ ‎93. We must not ______ ________ (上当)this kind of trick.‎ ‎94. There are lots of different ways to ________ your message ________(使被理解) when you are putting together an ad campaign.‎ ‎95. Now she wanted to run, but fear ________ her ________.（使僵住）‎ 第七部分 书面表达（满分20分）‎ ‎96. 假定你是李华,你正在某国外中学作交换生,该校校报的“外国文化”栏目拟介绍中国传统文化,校报编辑Peter给你写信,咨询你的意见。请你给Peter写封回信,要点如下:[来源:学§科§网]‎ ‎1.你认为最能代表中国文化的是什么?请说明理由;‎ ‎2.我们应该如何更好地推广中国文化?(至少两点)‎ 注意:‎ ‎1.词数80左右;‎ ‎2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;‎ ‎3.开头语和结尾已为你写好。‎ Dear Peter,‎ Your letter reached me with pleasure.I’m so happy that the “Foreign Cultures”section in our newspaper will recommend traditional Chinese culture.‎ ‎ __________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎  ‎ I’ll be glad if I could help you.‎ Best wishes.‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua ‎ 邗江中学高一年级英语期中考试 高一英语试卷答案 听力 ‎1—5 BCBBA 6—10 ABCAC 11—15 ABCAB 16—20 BACCB 单选 ‎21-25 CDCAD 26-30 CCDBB ‎ 阅读理解 ‎31-33 DBB 34-36 BCC 37-40 CADC 41-45 CBCCA ‎ 七选五 ‎ ‎46—50 CDFGA ‎ 完形填空 ‎51-55 DBCDC 56-60 ACBDA 61-65 ABDAA 66-70 DCBBD ‎ 语法填空 ‎71. after/when 72. it 73. frustrated 74. across 75. for /because ‎ ‎76. Worrying 77. to 78. myself 79. am convinced 80. the 单词拼写 ‎ ‎81. approaching 82.nowhere 83.beneficial 84.occupied 85.panicked ‎ ‎86.concerned 87.consulted 88.distinguishes 89.simplified 90.accessible 完成句子 ‎91. being buried 92. differs from 93. fall for 94. get across 95. held still 作文 Dear Peter, ‎ Your letter reached me with pleasure.I’m so happy that the “Foreign Cultures” section in our newspaper will recommend traditional Chinese culture. ‎ From my perspective,there is no denying that Confucius is the most representative symbol of Chinese culture.As a philosopher,Confucius not only represents the traditional Chinese culture,but has been influencing us Chinese people since ancient times.‎ As a country with a long history,China is rich in civilization and culture.To promote Chinese culture,we are supposed to provide various cultural exchange activities.What’s more,establishing Confucius institutes all over the world is also a good idea.Meanwhile,attracting more foreign visitors to China to experience Chinese culture will have a far-reaching impact.‎ I’ll be glad if I could helelp you. ‎ Best wishes. ‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua ‎ 听力原文 Text 1 ‎ W: My husband and I are going to visit his mother on Sunday. She just moved into a new house. How about you?‎ M: I’m going to work in my garden since the weather is nice. (1)‎ Text 2 ‎ W: Have you seen that huge new building going up near the market?‎ M: Yes. I can’t see what it’s going to be. Not an apartment building…not a hotel…probably a department store. (2)‎ Text 3 ‎ W: OK, class. We’re about to start our tests. (3) Please clear your desks except for your pencils. Any questions?‎ M: Can we use our calculators?‎ W: No, you may not use a calculator on this exam. Let’s begin!‎ Text 4 ‎ M: Excuse me, ma’am? Do you know when the No.15 bus comes? I need to be at the theater by 7:00.‎ W: Oh, the next bus won’t come until 6:45, (4) so you won’t make it on time. You should call a taxi.‎ Text 5 ‎ W: How may I help you, sir? ‎ M: I’m wondering if anyone has turned in a train ticket. I just lost my ticket to London leaving this afternoon at 5:00, and I’ve only got half an hour before boarding. (5)‎ Text 6 (第6题为推断题)‎ M: Is it really 11:00? Where did the time go? Mary and I had such a wonderful dinner in your new home, but I’m afraid we’ve missed the last bus.‎ W: Do you want me to drive you home, Bill? It’s no trouble.‎ M: No, thanks. I know you have to work tomorrow. We don’t want you to be tired on your first day at work, Sue. We’ll call a taxi. (7)‎ Text 7 ‎ W: Excuse me. Do you sell office equipment here? ‎ M: Yes. We have all kinds of office desks, chairs, computers and other equipment.‎ W: Well, I’d like to buy some computers for my company. (8)‎ M: Certainly. We have a variety of computers on sale here.‎ W: Well, if we place an order now, how soon could you deliver them?‎ M: Well, I cannot give you an exact date, but we promise to deliver them as soon as possible.‎ W: Good. I’ll buy ten computers then.‎ M: Ten? That’s good.‎ W: So, I was wondering if we could get 15% off. (9)‎ M: Well, we usually only offer 12%.‎ W: I know that. But we’re buying ten...‎ M: Well. OK, we’d be happy to do business with you. (9)‎ Text 8 ‎ M: Hello. Are you the person who has a house for sale?‎ W: Yes, I am. ‎ in the neighborhood of: 大约 The painting is worth something in the neighborhood of $3000.‎ 这幅画大约值3000美元。‎ M: Well, the ad in the newspaper says that it has four bedrooms and three bathrooms…just what I need for my family of five. (10) (11) May I ask how much you want for it? (12)‎ W: I prefer not to mention a price over the phone, but let’s say it’s in the neighborhood of $500,000. I would also require $100,000 in the beginning. Why don’t you come by and take a look?‎ M: Well, I’m not sure I’d be able to pay so much at once, (12) but I guess it wouldn’t hurt to see the house. If you can tell me how to get to Churchill Avenue from South Florida Street, my wife and I will be there right away.‎ Text 9 ‎ M: How do you usually get to work? (13)‎ W: I drive. (13)‎ M: I wish people would ride bikes more. Can you imagine how good that would be for the environment? (13)‎ W: I know what you mean. (13) But it’s just so convenient to drive. (14) Every day, I think I should take the subway, but I always end up driving. ‎ M: Yes, but when everyone does that, it causes pollution. ‎ W: Well, maybe if I sold my car, I would be able to change my habits. And think of all the money I could save on gas, insurance, and repairs.‎ ①in shape: 健康状况良好 I was feeling totally in shape.‎ 我感觉身体状况很好。‎ ②used car market: 旧汽车市场，二手汽车市场 He works in a used car market.‎ 他在旧汽车市场工作。‎ M: Yeah, and you could get some exercise. I always ride my bike to work. (15) I feel so healthy now that I needn’t go to the gym. ‎ W: It would be good to get back in shape. I’m so lazy now; I never walk anywhere.‎ M: Let’s go to the used car market. I’ll bet we could get a good price for your car.‎ W: Sounds good. But I have to drive to the supermarket for my weekly grocery shopping. Let’s go after that. (16)‎ Text 10 ‎ 埃文河畔斯特拉特福（Stratford-upon-Avon）是英国英格兰中部的一个集贸城市，位于距离伯明翰东南35公里的埃文河畔。英国著名剧作家和诗人莎士比亚出生于此。‎ Jim was surprised when his high school class traveled to England to learn about the life of William Shakespeare, one of England’s most famous writers. (17) He knew Shakespeare was born in a small town, but until he visited Stratford-upon-Avon, Jim couldn’t really imagine the place where Shakespeare spent his childhood. (18) During his visit, Jim learned that Shakespeare’s father was a glove maker. (19) He also helped the city government in his spare time so his son could go to school for free. Sadly, when Shakespeare was only 15, his father died while traveling back from Cambridge. He had to leave school and could not go to university. But the tour guide told Jim’s class that it was good that Shakespeare did not go to college. Nobody taught him how to write his plays, so he was free to write in a new way. (20) His plays were different and interesting, and he became famous in London. Now, his name is known all over the world.‎