【英语】四川省仁寿第二中学2019-2020学年高二7月月考试题

【英语】四川省仁寿第二中学2019-2020学年高二7月月考试题

四川省仁寿第二中学2019-2020学年 高二英语7月月考试题 ‎（满分150分，考试时间120分钟）‎ 注意事项：‎ ‎1. 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，并认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号和科目；‎ ‎2. 选择题部分请按题号用2B铅笔填涂方框，修改时用橡皮擦干净，不留痕迹；‎ ‎3. 非选择题部分请按题号用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔书写，否则作答无效；‎ ‎4. 在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效；‎ ‎5. 请勿折叠答题卡。保持字体工整、笔迹清晰、卡面整洁。‎ 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）‎ 听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1. What is the weather like now?‎ A. It’s sunny. B. It’s rainy. C. It’s cloudy.‎ ‎2. What does the woman want to have？‎ A. Tea.　 B. Ice cream.　 C. Coffee.‎ ‎3. Whose paper is the woman looking at? ‎ A. John’s.　 B. Mike’s.　 C. Jack’s. ‎ ‎4.When will the woman go to see her grandparents？‎ A. This week.　 B. Next month.　 C. Next summer.‎ ‎5. What are the two speakers doing? ‎ A. Checking the modern furniture.‎ B. Talking about the price of electricity.‎ C. Bargaining about the rent of the room.‎ 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。‎ 听下面一段材料，回答第6至第7两个小题。‎ 6. What food does Mrs. Read like best? ‎ A. Fish and chips. B. Potato salad. C. Vegetable and beef.‎ ‎7. What are the two speakers doing? ‎ A. Talking about cooking. B. Having a meal. C. Preparing for a picnic.‎ 听下面一段材料，回答第8至第10三个小题。‎ ‎8. What are the speakers talking about?‎ A. Having guests this weekend. ‎ B. Going out for sightseeing. ‎ C. Moving into a new house.‎ ‎9. What is the relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Neighbors. B. Husband and wife. C. Host and visitor.‎ ‎10. What will the man do tomorrow?‎ A. Work in his garden. B. Have a barbecue. C. Do some shopping.‎ 听下面一段材料，回答第11至第13三个小题。‎ ‎11.What are the two speakers mainly talking about? ‎ A. Eco tours. B. Popular sports. C. Famous countries.‎ ‎12. Which activity in China is introduced in the dialogue? ‎ A. Mountain climbing. B. River rafting. C. Bird watching.‎ ‎13. How many countries are mentioned in the dialogue?‎ A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.‎ 听下面一段材料，回答第14至第17四个小题。‎ ‎14. Why is Dorothy going to Europe?‎ A. To attend a training program. B. To carry out some research. C. To take a vacation.‎ ‎15. How long will Dorothy stay in Europe?‎ A. A few days. B. Two weeks. C. Three months.‎ ‎16. What does Dorothy think of her apartment?‎ A. It’s satisfactory. B. It’s expensive. C. It’s inconvenient.‎ ‎17. What does Bill offer to do for Dorothy?‎ A. Recommend her apartment to Jim.‎ B. Find a new apartment for her.‎ C. Take care of her apartment.‎ 听下面一段材料，回答第18至第20三个小题。‎ ‎18. What are the tourists advised to do when touring London?‎ A. Take their tour schedule. B. Watch out for the traffic. C. Wear comfortable shoes.‎ ‎19. What will the tourists do in fifteen minutes?‎ A. Meet the speaker. B. Go to their rooms. C. Change some money.‎ ‎20. Where probably is the speaker?‎ A. In a park. B. In a shopping center. C. In a hotel.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和 D）中，选出最佳选项。‎ A After a day’s hiking, a comfortable place to bed down for the night feels like heaven. Here are four best places that offer more than just bed and breakfast. Click the websites for more if you’re interested.‎ The Old Rectory, Gwynedd At the foot of Cadair Idris mountains, the Old Rectory offers good walking around town of Machynlleth. Two of its four attractive lake-view rooms have big, free-standing baths, ideal for an end-of-walk bath.‎ Walks: An easy 2-mile trail loops around Tal-y-Llyn lake.‎ ‎• Double from £100 B&B (bed and breakfast), rectoryonthelake.co.uk Clachaig Inn, Scottish Highlands This Glencoe inn is a Highlands legend. The 23 rooms are comfortable and simple, but more appealing are the live bands and the bar. ‎ Walks: A gentle 1½-mile woodland route from the inn visits Signal Rock. An exposed ‎8-mile climb up Buachaille Etive Mòr.‎ ‎• Double from £106 B&B, clachaig.com Lee Byre, Devon This barn house has three bright guest rooms. Owners are keen hikers and can give trail advice or lead guided walks, day and night. Breakfast features fresh-laid eggs and homemade honey.‎ Walks: Make a circuit across the wetland (11 miles). Hike from Mary Tavy to Wheal Betsy (5 miles).‎ ‎• Double from £70 B&B; guided day walk £60 per person; guided star hike £30 per person; leebyre.com Cottage Lodge, Hampshire Christina Simons, owner of this comfortable hotel, has created several self-guided walking routes direct from the front door. The lodge has 16 rooms, two of which are dog-friendly.‎ Walks: To Lyndhurst via Standing Hat woods (7 miles), looking out for wild deer. A 3-mile walk through Keyhaven marshes, a good place to see migrating birds. ‎ ‎• Double from £75 B&B, cottagelodge.co.uk ‎21. Which place best suits walkers who enjoy lake view? ‎ A. The Old Rectory B. Cottage Lodge C. Lee Byre D. Clachaig Inn ‎22. What can we know about Cottage Lodge?‎ A. Dogs are welcome to stay in all rooms there. ‎ B. Walkers might see some wild animals during walks there. ‎ C. Walkers can join in some guided walking at the front door. ‎ D. It offers the lowest price and the most rooms.‎ ‎23. Where probably is this passage from?‎ A. A tour guide book. B. A travel website. ‎ C. A lifestyle magazine. D. A local newspaper.‎ B Jerome Kern, the father of American musical theater, was born into a middle-class family in New York City in 1885. Kern’s mother, Fanny, loved the piano. She began to teach Kern how to play when he was very young. He became quite a good piano player but not so good that anyone expected him to become a great musician. Kern’s father said his son could never make money by creating music. But he later came to believe that Kern might do better in music than in business ‎ after all. So he let the boy go to Europe to study music.‎ Jerome Kern began his career as a song writer in theaters in London and New York City. Success came quickly. By the early 1920s, Kern was a successful young composer for Broadway musical comedies. In one three-year period alone, he wrote music for nineteen shows. One of Kern’s best-loved songs is Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. Although Kern’s songs are easy to remember after being heard a few times, they are not simple. His songs are always creative, even demanding. An example is the song All the Things You Are.‎ American musical plays at that time were still usually copied from European ones. Often the stories seemed foolish and the people in them did not seem real. Songs and dances often had no connection to the story. Kern wanted to try something completely new. He wanted to do a truly American musical, with real American characters and real situations. In 1927, he found the story he wanted. It was the book Show Boat by American writer Edna Ferber. The story dealt with some unusually serious issues for a musical. It showed the hard lives of African-Americans in the South. And it showed marriage between people of different races, which was against the law at that time. Although serious in places, Show Boat was not a tragedy. The public and critics loved it. Show Boat became the greatest work of American musical theater. It was Kern’s music that made the show a great success. Music historians say he led the development of the first truly American theater music.‎ ‎24. What is Jerome Kern like?‎ A. Creative and productive. B. Honest and serious.‎ C. Humorous and talented. D. Persistent and positive.‎ ‎25. From the passage, we can learn that .‎ A. Kern’s parents were both famous musicians B. Kern became a successful composer in his late thirties C. Kern’s songs are simple and easy to remember D. Kern’s Show Boat received negative comments from critics.‎ ‎26. What can be inferred about America at Jerome’s time?‎ A. People from different races could get married legally.‎ B. Music and dances were usually closely related to the story.‎ C. There was no truly American musical before Show Boat.‎ D. African-Americans were treated well in the South.‎ ‎27. What is the passage mainly about?‎ A. Development of American musical theater.‎ B. Characteristics of modern American theater music.‎ C. Show Boat’s significance in musical theater history.‎ D. Jerome Kern’s contribution to American musical theater.‎ C When scientists study climate change, they mostly focus on the change in global average temperature, but neglect(忽视) to explore how temperature variability(易变性) has changed with climate change. It is well known that warming temperatures will cause the rising ocean and increased flooding, especially in coastal regions such as those in the United States, but what do varying temperatures mean for the changing seasons?‎ ‎“We describe, for the first time, changes in temperature variability across the globe. We’ve had a long discussion about changes in the average temperature. It has been continuing for over 30 years,” leading study author George Wang, at the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Germany, said in a statement. “It’s very clear that temperatures have shifted across the globe. It’s less clear if the variation in temperature has changed.”‎ Described in the journal Nature Climate Change, Wang and co-author Michael Dillon, with the University of Wyoming, analyzed more than one billion temperature measurements from 7,906 weather stations with data from 1926 to 2009. Monthly and yearly averages of daily temperature extremes showed that since 1950, minimum and maximum daily and average temperatures are increasing, which means what we experience over a few days now is more like temperatures we experience over a year.‎ This could be potentially changing the ecological influence of seasons. For example, the variability in temperature could potentially mean bugs survive for a longer period in non-tropical regions. The result could increase crop damage from insect pests or spread of diseases, such as malaria(疟疾) spread by mosquitoes.‎ Also, plants in some regions rely on the changing seasons to know when to produce flowers and fruits. With temperatures becoming less variable, it becomes harder for these plants to behave appropriately to the season, to the point where eventually they might not produce any fruits at all.‎ ‎28. What can we learn about climate change from Para 1?‎ A. It may keep the seasons quite different. ‎ B. It may cause floods in some regions.‎ C. It will result in the oceans being rough.‎ D. It leads to the temperatures changing slightly.‎ ‎29. According to George Wang, we can know that .‎ A. it is not clear whether the change is serious ‎ B. no one knows how the climate changed C. the climate change has been a hot topic for many years ‎ D. the change in temperature is a new topic ‎30. What did Wang and Dillon do to know of climate change?‎ A. They set up 7,906 weather stations around the world.‎ B. They adopted over one billion measurements.‎ C. They analyzed information collected for over 80 years.‎ D. They experienced different kinds of climates.‎ ‎31. If the climate change went on, .‎ A. we might have few kinds of fruits ‎ B. some bugs would die out in the future C. some plants would grow faster D. we might find it hard to live on the earth D The home-cooked meal has long been romanticized. Star food writer Michael Pollanonce wrote, “The work of cooking offered fulfillment and deserved an intelligent woman’s attention.” But while home-cooked meals are typically healthier than restaurant food, Sarah Bowen, sociologist from North Carolina State University argues that the stress that cooking puts on women may be unworthy.‎ The researchers interviewed 150 mothers and spent 250 hours observing 12 families. The mothers they interviewed had largely accepted the social message that “home-cooked meals have become the mark of good mothering, stable families and healthy citizens,” but as much as they wanted to achieve that ideal strongly recommended by foodies(美食家), they didn’t have the ‎ conditions to get there, especially for low-income mothers. Low-income mothers often don’t have regular work schedules, making it impossible to have set meal times. And they often don’t have the money for fresh agricultural products and, in some cases, can’t afford to pay for even a basic kitchen setup.‎ In addition, all women find that their own family members present a major obstacle to their desire to produce diverse meals. The women interviewed faced not just children but grown adults who were picky(挑剔的),and ungrateful for their efforts. Mothers want to try new recipes and diverse ingredients, but they know that it will cause other family members to reject the meals. Instead, they continue to make old meals. The saddest part is that picky husbands were just as much.‎ The researchers quote food writer Mark Bittman, who says that the goal should be “to get people to see cooking as a joy rather than a burden.” The researchers argue that the main reason why people see cooking mostly as a burden is that it is a burden. It’s expensive and time-consuming and often done for a bunch of ingrates who would rather just be eating fast food anyway. If we want women to see cooking as fun, then these obstacles need to be fixed first. And whatever burden is left, the unsatisfying result needs to be shared.‎ ‎32. Which of the following would Sarah Bowen probably agree?‎ A. Cooking offers women with fulfillment.‎ B. Home-cooked meals represent good mothering.‎ C. Women suffer pressure from cooking.‎ D. Both women and men should cook.‎ ‎33. From the passage, we can know that mothers often .‎ A. repeat their recipes B. buy fresh agricultural products C. complain about cooking D. choose diverse food ingredients ‎34. What does the underlined word “ingrates” in the last paragraph refer to?‎ A. Busy customers. ‎ B. Disappointed mothers.‎ C. Poor husbands and children. ‎ D. Ungrateful family members.‎ ‎35. What’s the author’s attitude towards mothers’ cooking for the family?‎ A. Negative. B. Indifferent. C. Positive. D. Objective.‎ 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。‎ Fun Things to Do when You’re Alone at Home Spending time on your own is one of the best things in the world. 36 And you can do all those enjoyable things that you might never do when someone is around. So here we will share with you some fun things that you would love to do when you’re alone at home.‎ Watch movies. Yes, we can understand how difficult it is to watch movies when your parents are at home. Not all parents are easy-going. So why not use this time by watching all those movies you have been dying to watch for such a long time? Moreover, this hardly requires any effort. 37 ‎ ‎ 38 In some cases, the conditions are so bad that our family members don’t allow us to sing even a single song when they are at home. Yes, if you can relate to this, then you’re not alone. But now when you’re alone at home you are free to sing your favorite songs out loud. Let your hidden talent show. Dance or sing as much as you want.‎ Call, text or video message a friend. You were once addicted to your phone, and now your parents have strictly said no to the use of cellphones. But no need to worry. 39 You can make plans for the next meeting, discuss the latest talk of the town and so on.‎ Play video games. Being alone at home is the best time to play video games. No one will be there to scold you for playing games for long hours. You can also download the latest games from the web on your PC, laptop, Mac or smartphone. 40 Obviously, with him around, you would never get a chance to do that.‎ A. Invite your friend to a concert.‎ B. Enjoy your own concert.‎ C. It is very important for us to have some private time.‎ D. Now is the best time, when you can talk for long hours with your friends.‎ E. You could also live your childhood dream of exploring your brother’s favorite collection ‎ of video games.‎ F. All you need is a laptop and a good Internet connection.‎ G. With no one around, you can totally be yourself.‎ 第三部分 语言知识运用（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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ I walked into a restaurant and after going through the menu, I ordered some food. After about 20 minutes a group of guys and ladies walked in and ordered theirs. To my disappointment, these people got 41 first. I watched as they began to eat and laugh heartily.‎ I even overheard one of them bragging(自夸) about how he’s connected to everyone in the 42 and I felt mocked(嘲笑). I decided to 43 . Unable to take it anymore, I called the 44 . He calmly told me: “Yours is a special order, being prepared by the head chef himself. Their orders were prepared 45 by students because the top chefs are busy with yours. That’s why they were served first. Please have some juice as you 46 .”‎ I calmed down and waited 47 . Shortly after, my meal was served by 6 waiters. Unknown to me, the owner of the restaurant, who 48 to be an old long lost friend of mine, saw me when I entered and decided to 49 me.‎ She 50 my simple meal to a five-star meal. The party at the other table were 51 . They couldn’t stop staring. Suddenly they were the ones murmuring, asking 52 they didn’t get that kind of service and meal.‎ Such is life! Some people are ahead of you and are eating now, 53 at you and talking about how they are smarter and better than you, how they are well 54 , have money and are enjoying life. You are waiting tirelessly 55 why it’s taking so long to break through. You put up with mockery. Maybe you’ve gone through  56 or suffered severe mental anxiety. Don’t you worry! Life has 57 you and doesn’t want you to be served a simple meal like those making a mockery of you. You’re waiting long because yours is a(n) 58 meal. It 59 time to prepare. And only head chefs prepare them. Wait for your meal and relax. When it comes that laughing 60 will be silenced for good.‎ ‎41. A. served B. presented C. prepared D. cooked ‎42. A. shop B. restaurant C. bar D. market ‎43. A. order B. leave C. eat D. stay ‎44. A. owner B. chef C. friend D. waiter ‎45. A. carefully B. slowly C. hurriedly D. terribly ‎46. A. walk B. wait C. eat D. order ‎47. A. patiently B. anxiously C. nervously D. proudly ‎48. A. seemed B. happened C. used D. proved ‎49. A. serve B. scare C. surprise D. upset ‎50. A. cooked B. made C. compared D. changed ‎51. A. shocked B. worried C. disappointed D. embarrassed ‎52. A. what B. why C. when D. how ‎53. A. staring B. waving C. laughing D. speaking ‎54. A. connected B. prepared C. loved D. lived ‎55. A. realizing B. promising C. thinking D. wondering ‎56. A. excitement B. fright C. pride D. depression ‎57. A. surprised B. served C. seen D. tricked ‎58. A. special B. expensive C. late D. enjoyable ‎59. A. spends B. has C. takes D. lacks ‎60. A. owner B. waiter C. chef D. party 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。 ‎ One of the unforgettable cultural events to Chinese people in the year 2016 was probably that the “24 Solar Terms” 61 (recognize) as a World Intangible Cultural Heritage (世界非物质文化遗产). The “24 Solar Terms” is also known as the fifth great 62 (invent) of China, coming after paper-making, printing, gunpowder and compass. ‎ It shows 63 ancient wisdom of dividing time based on the sun’s position. Among the 24 terms, the “Start of Spring”, “Start of Summer”, “Start of Autumn” and “Start of Winter” divide a year into four seasons, each of 64 is divided into six solar terms. In old days, they are important 65 (instruction) for the agricultural production as well as people’s daily lives. Even today, many farmers still rely 66 them to decide what they should do in ‎ the fields. ‎ From generation to generation, it appears that the “24 Solar Terms” has been a part of people’s life, but there is still a long way to go 67 (protect) the cultural heritage from disappearing. 68 (fortunate), many young people have involved 69 (they) in giving new life to the ancient culture. So far, measures like taking photos, drawing pictures or 70 (write) essays about it have been adopted. It is only through our efforts that the Chinese culture and the Chinese history can have longer and stronger life.‎ 第四部分 写作（共两节；满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 下面短文中共有10处语言错误，请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：1、每句不超过两个错误；‎ ‎ 2、每处错误及其修改均限一词；‎ ‎ 3、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 ‎ It was fine and sunny last Sunday, so my parents suggested go to Dawang Mountain for a picnic. As the temperature is not too high, we decided to go there by a bike. We were chatting and laughing all the way. At about 10:30 am, they arrived at the mountain foot. After a short rest, we began to have our lunch, that was very delicious. During the picnic, we sang and danced happy. At about 1:30 pm, we began to climb the mountains. We saw beautiful flowers or heard birds singing sweetly. We picked a lot of wild fruits, too. It was a wonderful experience. At the end the day, we all felt tiring but really happy. ‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假定你是李华，你校英语艺术团正面向全校招募团员，请你用英语给组委会写一封信，申请加入，内容如下：‎ ‎1. 写信目的；‎ ‎2. 个人优势；‎ ‎3. 希望获准。‎ 注意： 1．词数100左右；‎ ‎2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ 参考词汇：英语艺术团 English Art Club Dear Sir/Madame,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua ‎ ‎【参考答案】‎ 听力 ‎ ‎1. C 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. C ‎6. A 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. C ‎11. B 12. A 13. B 14. A 15. C ‎16. B 17. A 18. C 19. B 20. C ‎ 阅读理解 ‎ ‎21. A 22. B 23. B 24. A 25. B ‎26. C 27. D 28. B 29. C 30. C ‎31. A 32. C 33. A 34. D 35. D ‎36. G 37. F 38. B 39. D 40. E 完形填空 ‎ ‎41. A 42. B 43. B 44. D 45. C ‎46. B 47. A 48. B 49. C 50. D ‎51. A 52. B 53. C 54. A 55. D ‎56. D 57. C 58. A 59. C 60. D 语法填空 ‎61. was recognized 62. invention 63. the 64. which ‎ ‎65. instructions 66. on 67. to protect 68. Fortunately ‎69. themselves 70. writing 短文改错 It was fine and sunny last Sunday, so my parents suggested go to Dawang Mountain for a ‎ going picnic. As the temperature is not too high, we decided to go there by a bike. We were chatting and ‎ ‎ was laughing all the way. At about 10:30 am, they arrived at the mountain foot. After a short rest, we ‎ ‎ we began to have our lunch, that was very delicious. During the picnic, we sang and danced happy. At ‎ ‎ which happily about 1:30 pm, we began to climb the mountains. We saw beautiful flowers or heard birds singing ‎ ‎ mountain and sweetly. We picked a lot of wild fruits, too. It was a wonderful experience. At the end∧ the day,‎ we all felt tiring but really happy. ‎ ‎ tired 书面表达 One possible version：‎ Dear Sir/Madame,‎ I’m Li Hua from Class 4 Grade 2. I’ve learnt that English Art Club is in need of new members. So I’m writing to apply to join.‎ I believe I have some advantages that qualify me for membership in this club. Firstly, I’m fluent in English, for English is my favorite of all time. Secondly, born in a music-loving family, I learned to play the piano as a child and my performance on school talent show last year won me the first prize.‎ With my love for English and specialty in piano, I believe I can be a qualified member. I do hope you can consider my application. I’m looking forward to your reply.(114 words)‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua 英语听力录音材料 Text 1‎ W: Peter, how is the weather now? Is it still raining?‎ M: No, but there’s still lots of clouds. The weatherman said the sun wouldn’t come out until next week.‎ W: It seems that we have to put off the picnic to next Saturday.‎ Text 2‎ M: Would you like some hot coffee or tea?‎ W: In fact, I do like them both. But today I’d rather have something cold and sweet.‎ Text 3‎ W: Mike, look at your math exercise. They are full of mistakes. You usually don’t make any mistakes like Jack.‎ M: Let me see. Oh, Miss Jane, they are not mine, but John’s.‎ Text 4‎ W: I usually go to see my grandparents during the summer holiday. This week I will go to their farm and visit them.‎ M: So when will you come back this time?‎ W: Next month.‎ M: Have a good time with your grandparents.‎ Text 5‎ M: For such a small room, I have to pay you 300 pounds a month. Don’t you think it’s a little expensive?‎ W: Well, but it’s a nice room with new furniture and an air conditioner and a fridge. And what’s more, the rent includes electricity.‎ M: I see. Anyway it costs too much.‎ Text 6 ‎ W: Come and sit down, Wang Ling.‎ M: Thank you very much, Mrs. Read.‎ W: Today we’ll have real English food.‎ M: Really? English food? What is it?‎ W: It’s my favorite, fish and chips.‎ M: Oh good! It looks very nice.‎ W: Would you like a vegetable salad or a potato salad?‎ M: A potato salad, please!‎ W: Would you like some more beef?‎ M: Only a little. I’ve had enough.‎ W: Help yourself to some tea, please.‎ M: Thank you.‎ Text 7 ‎ W: Harry, guess what? I’ve just received an email from Pamela. She and Peter are coming down to see us this weekend.‎ M: Oh, that’s good news! We haven’t seen them for ages.‎ W: Yeah. The last time we met them was at our wedding three years ago. ‎ M: Yeah. To be honest, I miss them very much. Did Pamela mention how long they’ll stay?‎ W: About one week.‎ M: Great! I can’t wait to show them around our new house.‎ W: Me too. If the weather is fine, we can have a barbecue in the garden.‎ M: Good idea. I’ll go to the market tomorrow to buy all the things we’ll need for the barbecue.‎ W: I’d like to go with you.‎ Text 8‎ M: Welcome to our program “Eco tour”. Today, we are honored to invite Hannah to be our special guest. She is an experienced tour guide. Welcome, Hannah.‎ W: Thanks. Today I’m going to suggest some amazing eco tours to you.‎ M: Ok. First of all, can you tell us what countries are well-known for eco tours？‎ W: Actually there are lots of countries. For example, Brazil, Australia and China are some of the popular destinations nowadays.‎ M: Well, what can tourists do in these countries？‎ W: Quite a lot of activities. For example, we can go dolphin watching in Australia and mountain climbing in China.‎ M: Mountain climbing, terrific!‎ W: Yes, you know many famous mountains are located there. We can also go river rafting in Brazil or bird watching in the USA.‎ M: Wow, it sounds great, Hannah. Thanks for your kind introduction.‎ W: You’re welcome.‎ Text 9‎ M: You must be pretty excited about your trip to Europe, Dorothy. When are you leaving?‎ W: In just two weeks, and as you know, I am really thrilled. I’ve been looking forward to this training program for a long time. But there are still a few things I need to do before I go.‎ M: Like what?‎ W: Like renewing my passport and figuring out what to do with my apartment while I’m gone.‎ M: You are not going to give it up, are you?‎ W: No way! I’ll never find another apartment like it around here. But I don’t like the idea of paying three months for an empty apartment, either. So, I’m looking for someone to take it while I’m away.‎ M: Um, let me think. Oh, I know just a person. An old colleague of mine, Jim Thomas. He is coming here to do some research this summer, from June to August.‎ W: Well, that’s exactly when I’ll be away!‎ M: I’ll be calling Jim late this week anyway, so I’ll mention it to him.‎ W: Well, thanks, Bill. You are so kind.‎ Text 10 ‎ W: I hope I’ve given you a clear idea of the schedule for your London weekend. And, before I finish, let me just give you some pieces of advice which should make your stay more enjoyable. Firstly, please do remember to put on some comfortable shoes. London is a big place, so whatever you do and wherever you go, you’ll find yourself doing quite a lot of walking. Therefore, comfortable shoes are really necessary. And secondly, please look after your money. Keep it safe at all times, and then you will not have any unpleasant accident, which could unluckily ruin your whole weekend. You’ll find a copy of your weekend’s schedule in your room. Take a look at it, and make sure that you’re clear about everything. Well, that’s all from me for now. Go and leave your luggage in your rooms. I’ll be seeing you here again in fifteen minutes. Goodbye for now!‎