2008年扬州市高三考前模拟试题
英 语
第一卷(三部分,共85分)
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分20分)
第一节(共5小题;每题一分,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5秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一编。
1. What does
the woman mean?
A.
The man can't smoke at all. B.
The man can smoke. C. Neither of
them can smoke here.
2. Where
does the woman want to go?
A.
Science Museum.
B. Art Museum.
C. Bus Station.
3. When and
where will the meeting be held?
A.
Room 302,3 pm, today. B. Room 303, 2 pm, tomorrow. C. Room 302, 2 pm, tomorrow.
4. What can we learn from the conversation? •
86 •
A.
John will play. B. John will be punished. C. John will read his book.
5. What does
the woman think of the acting?
A.
Excellent.
B. Just so-so.
C. Very bad.
第二节 (共15小题;每题1分,满分15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,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8题。
6. What is
the man's occupation?
A.
A doctor.
B. A researcher. C. A
news reporter.
7. Which of
the following room did the man book before he came?
A.
A warm room with a shower. B. A
single room with a shower. C. Room
523.
8. When is
the man checking in?
A.
Saturday.
B. Thursday.
C. Tuesday.
听第7段对话,回答第9至11题。
9. Why does
the woman mention the Sahara desert?
A.
She watched a TV program about it last night.
B.
She thinks it is boring to hitch-hike across the Sahara desert.
C.
She knows that the man likes foreign things.
10. What
kind of film does the woman like?
A.
Love stories.
B. Travel stories. C. Horror stories.
11. What can we learn about the male
speaker?
A.
He does not like eating lunch with the woman.
B.
He likes unusual food
C.
He gets sick of chips.
听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。
12. Who are
these two people?
A.
A boss and her employee. B. A headmaster
and a teacher. C.
A manager and her secretary.
13. What is
the problem?
A.
The man is late for work. B. The
woman doesn't trust the man.
C.
Eight thirty train was
cancelled.
14. What can
be inferred from the dialogues
A.
Students.
B. Teachers.
C. Husband
and wife.
听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。
15. What are
the man and the woman?
A.
Teachers.
B. Students.
C. Workers.
16. Does the man agree to see film together?
A.
No, he doesn't. B.
Yes, he does.
C. Yes, he doesn't.
17. What
will the woman probably do?
A.
Give the tickets to Professor Shrimp.
B.
Sell the tickets to Professor Shrimp.
C.
Go to the show with Professor Shrimp.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18. Which is the reason that so many
students ate the food from that soybean milk shop even on Saturday?
A.
Students liked the food from that shop.
B.
It was so convenient for them to get food from that shop.
C.
Many students were taking courses on Saturday.
19. Why did
the father of a girl student say that his daughter was lucky?
A.
She was sent to hospital in time.
B.
She ate only little of the food she bought from that shop.
C.
She vomited out most of the food she ate.
20. What is
NOT known so far about the accident?
A.
The cause of this food poisoning accident.
B.
The number of people hit in the accident.
C. The time
of this accident.
第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分35分)
第一节:单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
21. Generally
speaking, the breaking of _____ taboo is usually upsetting or embarrassing for
_____ person or people concerned.
A. a; / B.
/; a C.
/; / D.
a; the
22. Practical people are
most likely to have a strong _____ for taking immediate actions rather than sitting
and talking without doing anything.
A. opinion B. feeling C. idea D.
preference
23. He _____ in the U.K. for about ten years so far, but his
lifestyle differs little from _____ of his people back in China.
A. has lived; those B.
had been living; ones
C. has been living; that D.
has been living; one
24. He talked again and again to his friend about
careful driving, but _____ just turned a deaf ear to his words.
A. another B.
other C.
others D.
the other
25. After decades of
construction and development, Tibet
is _____ its best-ever time of progress and stability
A. appreciating B.
enjoying C.
winning D.
seizing
26. --It’s
_____ to rain.
-- Let’s get the work _____ before
the rain comes.
A. likely, done B.
possible, to be finished
C. probable, to be done D.
likely, to be finished
27. The time is not far away ordinary people can get on board a
spaceship and take a trip to space.
A. as B.
until C.
before D. when
28. Class regulations
require _____ is the last to leave the classroom _____ off all the lights.
A. who; should
turn B.
whom; shall turn
C.
whomever; turns D. whoever; turn
29. On March 14,
violent crimes of beating, looting and burning in Lhasa of Tibet broke out,
_____ 13 innocent people and with more than 300 _____.
A. killed; injured B.
killing; injured
C. killed; injuring D.
killing; injuring
30. --Tom
took the school bus to school this morning.
--Really? He _____ his bike. It’s comfortable
to ride a bike at this time of year.
A. could have ridden B.
should ride
C. must have ridden D.
can ride
31. To
his disappointment, little progress has been made _____ his hard work.
A. though B. as C.
despite D. instead of
32. The old album
brought out of his long-locked case ______ his happy memories of living in the USA.
A. called for B.
called on C.
called up D.
called at
33. Hearing
the shocking news, _____.
A. tears rolled down her cheeks B.
help soon came from her friends
C. her face turned pale
immediately D. she hurried to her
parents for help
34. So interested _____
in sunbathing in winter that they prefer to go to Thailand on their Christmas
holidays.
A. is the American B.
the American is
C. are the Americans D.
the Americans are
35. --How about watching
the live concert of Yangzhou Tourist Festival opening ceremony after dinner?
--______? It’s weeks since I sat and enjoyed
myself.
A. Why B.
Why not C.
What for D.
What
第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从第36至第55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A couple of years’ ago, I went to a
lady’s house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I 36 that there was an electronic keyboard on
a stand, leaning 37 the wall. Being a piano music lover and 38 , I asked if the woman played. She
nodded and added that she had been 39 lessons―at age 54! I told her that it was
very 40 that she was pursuing(追求) her 41 to play the piano.
Then she asked me the same question.
“I have been playing for 8 years now,” I
answered.
“Then you must play a song for me before
you leave,” she requested.
I 42 she was kidding and I simply smiled. At
the end of the 43 of the vitamins, she 44 me of our musical “ 45 ”. She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living
room and asked me to play a song for her. I thought 46 and decided to play David Lanz’s “Return
to the Heart”, since she had so much passion for 47 , and it was my soul-searching
song.
I played the song to the best of my 48 , and with
my emotions pouring into it as possible. She loved it. 49 I was about to step out of the door, I
heard a weak voice calling out, “Young man!”
I turned around. And there was an old
lady 50 one little step at a time with the help
of another woman. “I wanted to come out to 51 you for the beautiful song that you
played. I have been very sick, and it’s very hard for me to 52 my bed, but I really wanted to thank you
for the song. It made me feel good…” she said. With that, she turned around and
walked 53 back to her room.
I was deeply touched by her 54 and felt a deeper understanding for the
song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one’s 55 for peace and joy.
36. A.
observed B. watched C. noticed D.
caught
37. A. on B. at C. over D.
against
38. A.
player B. learner C. composer D.
starter
39. A. giving B. attending C. teaching D.
learning
40. A. interesting
B. exciting C.
aggressive D.
impressive
41. A.
passion B. interest C. hobbies D.
emotions
42. A.
found B. felt C. hoped D. thought
43. A.
charge B. purchase C. bargain D.
obtaining
44. A.
warned B. required C. asked D. reminded
45. A.
deal B. contract C.
discussion D. debate
46. A.
for the moment B. at the
moment C.
for a moment D.
at a moment
47. A.
music B. me C. the
piano D. vitamins
48. A. knowledge B.
attitude C. mind D. ability
49. A.
Since B. As C. While D. Because
50. A.
taking B. making C. having D. moving
51. A. thank B. praise C. admire D. respect
52. A.
get on B. get up C. get off D. get down
53. A.
quickly B. calmly C. happily D.
slowly
54. A.
approval B.
appreciation C. joy D.
thanks
55. A. heart B. world C. soul D.
dream
第三部分 阅读理解(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
The Olympic Flame
from the ancient games was reintroduced during the 1928 Olympic Games. An employee of the Electric
Utility of Amsterdam, lit the first Olympic flame in the Marathon
Tower of the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam.
The modern practice
of moving the Olympic Flame via a relay system from Olympia
to the Olympic venue began with the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.
The relay, captured
in Leni Riefenstahl’s film, “Olympia”, was part of the Nazi propaganda
machine’s attempt to add myth and mystique to Adolf Hitler’s regime. Hitler saw
the link with the ancient Games as the perfect way to illustrate his belief
that classical Greece
was an Aryan forerunner of the modern German Reich.
Although most of the
time the torch with the Olympic Flame is still carried by runners, it has been
transported in many different ways. The fire traveled by boat in 1948 to cross
the English Channel, and it was first transported
by airplane in 1952, when the fire traveled to Helsinki.
All carriers in the torch relay to Stockholm,
where these events were held instead, traveled on horseback.
Remarkable means of
transportation were used in 1976, when the flame was transformed to a radio
signal. From Athens,
this signal was transmitted by satellite to Canada, where it was received and used to trigger a laser beam to re-light the
flame. In 2000, the torch was carried under water by divers near the Great Barrier Reef. Other unique means of
transportation include a Native American canoe, a camel, and Concorde.
In 2004, the first global torch relay was
undertaken, a journey that lasted 78 days. The Olympic flame covered a distance
of more than 78,000 km
in the hands of some 11,300 torchbearers, traveling to Africa and South America
for the first time, visiting all previous Olympic cities and finally returning
to Athens
for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Another means of
catching attention has been the lighting of the fire in the stadium. At the 1992 Barcelona Games, Paralympic
archer
Antonio
Rebollo shot a burning arrow over the cauldron(大汽锅)from a platform at
the opposite end of the stadium. Two years later, the Olympic fire was
brought into the stadium of Lillehammer by a ski jumper.
56. The practice of the Olympic Flame has been carried on for
about_________.
A. 72 years B.
80 years C.
60 years D.
56 years
57. Which is NOT the means of Olympic flame transportation mentioned in the
passage?
A. Via a radio signal. B.
On horseback.
C. By swimming. D.
By airplane.
58. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. the lighting of the
Olympic flame in the stadium is always appealing to people.
B. the global torch
relay has been practiced since the Olympic Games were created.
C. as was illustrated by
Hitler, classical Greece was
actually part of Germany.
D. there were not
many Olympic torch carriers in the 1928 Olympic Games.
B
Gland, Switzerland ? Rivers on every continent are
drying out, threatening severe water shortages, according to a new WWF report.
The report, World's Top Rivers
at Risk, released ahead of World Water Day (22 March), lists the top ten
rivers that are fast dying as a result of climate change, pollution and dams.
“All the rivers in the report
symbolize the current freshwater crisis, which we have been signalling for
years," says WWF Global Freshwater Programme Director Jamie Pittock.
"Poor planning and inadequate
protection of natural areas mean we can no longer assume that water will flow
forever. Like the climate change crisis, which now has the attention of
business and government, we want leaders to take notice of the emergency facing
freshwater now not later.”
Five of the ten rivers listed in
the report are in Asia alone. They are the
Yangtze, Mekong, Salween, Ganges and Indus. Europe’s Danube, the Americas’ La Plata and Rio
Grande/Rio Bravo, Africa’s Nile-Lake Victoria and Australia’s Murray-Darling also
make the list.
Dams along the Danube River
― one of the longest flowing rivers in Europe
― have already destroyed 80 per cent of the river basin’s wetlands and
floodplains. Even without warmer temperatures threatening to melt Himalayan
glaciers, the Indus
River faces scarcity due
to over-extraction for agriculture. Fish populations, the main source of
protein and overall life support systems for hundreds of thousands of
communities worldwide, are also being threatened.
The
report calls on governments to better protect river flows and water allocations
in order to safeguard habitats and people’s livelihoods.
“Conservation of rivers and
wetlands must be seen as part and parcel of national security, health and
economic success,” Pittock adds. “Emphasis must be given to exploring ways of
using water for crops and products that do not use more water than necessary.”
In
addition, cooperative agreements for managing shared resources, such as the UN
Watercourses Convention, must be ratified and given the resources to make them
work, says WWF.
“The freshwater crisis is bigger
than the ten rivers listed in this report but it mirrors the extent to which
unabated development is jeopardizing nature’s ability to meet our
growing demands,” says Pittock. “We must change our mindset now or pay the
price in the not so distant future.”(373)
59.
According to the passage, which of the following is not the cause of severe
water shortage?
A. Globe warming B. Less rainfall C. Pollution D. Poor planning
60. Judging
from what Jamie Pittock says, he wants to ________.
A. make readers aware of the serious
situation of water shortage
B. warn people not to waster water
any longer
C. call on leaders to pay
attention to the problem promptly
D. analyze the causes of the
severe water shortage
61. We
can easily learn from the passage that________.
A. the fresh water crisis will be
out of control soon
B. Asia is facing the most severe
challenge of water shortage
C. to better protect river flows
and water allocations is the only solution
D. fish populations are of vital
importance to national economic success
62. The
underlined word “jeopardizing” in the last paragraph can be replaced by
________.
A. destroying B. improving C. losing D. stimulating
C
Seventeen-year-old
Randy Waldron, Jr., was shocked when he applied for his first credit card and
was denied. He was even more shocked by the reason: He failed to repay
thousands of dollars in debt.
Waldron's identity had been stolen by his
father, who left when Randy was learning to walk. From 1982 to 1999, Randy
Waldron, Sr., used his son's Social Security number to obtain credit from
various merchants and lenders, then racked up tens of thousands of dollars in
debts. He declared bankruptcy in his son's name, which resulted in default
judgments against the younger Waldron. It has taken Randy Jr., now a
24-year-old flight attendant, years to untangle the mess.
Waldron isn't alone. Identity theft is this country's fastest-growing crime --
and, increasingly, ID thieves are targeting children. Their clean credit and
absence of criminal histories make them ideal victims.
Linda Foley,
co-executive director of the Identity Theft Resource
Center in San Diego, estimates that at least 400,000
children had their identities stolen in 2005, more than double the number in
2003. Waldron's case is typical: The resource center estimates that two-thirds
of child ID thefts are committed by family members.
Some dishonest persons
use children's names and Social Security numbers to ring up massive debts;
others use children's identities in place of their own when caught committing
other crimes; still others sell identification information on the black market
to illegal immigrants, fellow criminals or even terrorists. The theft brings
its victims enormous financial and emotional trauma创伤, in part because the identity
abuse often goes undetected for years.
Dealing with child
identity theft after it happens is extremely difficult. Laws in many states are
insufficient to handle the crime's complexity, and financial institutions are
often less than helpful. Randy Waldron, Jr., has worked tirelessly for eight
years to straighten out his credit record, and he continues to deal with the
fallout. "It's been a very long and arduous battle," he says.
"Recovering my identity was really the absolute hardest part. I think a
lot of victims assume the problem will go away." (348)
63. Which
of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. Child Identity Theft
B. How to Avoid Identity Theft
C. Recover My Identity
D. Look out for Family Members
64. Why
do children easily become the targets of identity theft?
A. Because they cannot read or
write at a young age.
B. Because they have empty credit
and criminal records.
C. Because they are too young to
protect themselves.
D. Because identity theft can’t be
found in time.
65. With
the help of the child’s identity, the criminals can do the following except
________.
A. obtain credits from various
merchants and lenders
B. substitute for their own
identities when caught committing crimes
C. straighten out their own credit
record
D. sell identification information
on the black market
66. It
can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. New laws should be made to help
the identity theft victims
B. Children should never trust
their family members
C. Financial institutions should
be responsible for the identity theft
D. Identity theft is the fastest-growing
crime in the country
D
All day long he flew, and at night-time he arrived at the city.
“Where shall I put up?” he said; “I hope the town has made preparations.”
Then he saw the statue on the tall column.
“I will put up there,” he cried;
“it is a fine position, with plenty of fresh air.” So he flew down and settled just
between the feet of the Happy Prince.
“I have a golden bedroom,”
he said softly to himself as he looked round, and he prepared to go to sleep;
but just as he was putting his head under his wing a large drop of water fell
on him. “What a curious thing!” he cried; “there is not a single cloud in the
sky, the stars are quite clear and bright, and yet it is raining. The climate
in the north of Europe is really dreadful.”
Then another drop fell.
“What is the use of a statue
if it cannot keep the rain off?” he said; “I must look for a good chimney-pot,”
and he determined to fly away.
But before he had opened his
wings, a third drop fell, and he looked up, and saw--Ah! what did he see?
The eyes of the Happy Prince
were filled with tears, and tears were running down his golden cheeks. His face
was so beautiful in the moonlight that the little Swallow was filled with pity.
“Who are you?” he said.
“I am the Happy Prince.”
“Why are you weeping then?”
asked the Swallow; “you have quite wetted me.”
“When I was alive and had a
human heart,” answered the statue, “I did not know what tears were, for I lived
in the Palace of Sans-Souci, where sorrow is not allowed
to enter. In the daytime I played with my companions in the garden, and in the
evening I led the dance in the Great Hall. Round the garden ran a very high
wall, but I never cared to ask what lay beyond it, everything about me was so
beautiful. People called me the Happy Prince, and happy indeed I was, if
pleasure be happiness. So I lived, and so I died. And now that I am dead they
have set me up here so high that I can see all the ugliness and all the misery
of my city, and though my heart is made of lead yet I cannot choose but weep.”
“What! is he
not solid gold?” said the Swallow to himself. He was too polite to make any
personal remarks out loud.
67. The swallow wanted to put up when he
arrived at the city because ________.
A. he saw the statue of the Happy Prince.
B. he flew into a lovely golden bedroom.
C. he had a whole-day flight and wanted to sleep.
D. it was night and a rain was likely to come soon.
68. Why did the swallow feel curious when a
drop of water fell on him?
A. Because of the heavy rain though there was no cloud in the sky.
B. Because the statue couldn’t keep the rain off though made of
gold.
C. Because he thought it was raining despite bright and clear stars.
D. Because he couldn’t understand why the Happy Prince was weeping.
69. Which of the following is TRUE
according to the passage?
A. Seeing the Prince’s beautiful face, the swallow had pity on him.
B. The swallow flew away immediately he found it was raining.
C. The Prince lived happily because he didn’t know what tears were.
D. The swallow had wanted to find a good chimney-pot but failed.
70. What made the Happy Prince weep
according to the passage?
A. The high wall stopping him from going out.
B. His not being able to play with his companions.
C. His sudden death and his statue being too high.
D. The hard life of the people and his inability to help.
第四部分 任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意:每空格1个单词。
Real policemen hardly recognize any resemblance between their lives
and what they see on TV.
The first difference is that a policeman’s real life revolved round
criminal law. He has to know exactly what actions are crimes and what evidence
can be used to prove them in court. He has to know nearly as much law as a
professional lawyer, and what is more, he has to apply it on his feet, in the
dark and rain, running down a street after someone he wants to talk to.
Little of his time is spent in chatting. He will spend most of his
working life typing millions of words on thousands of forms about hundreds of
sad, unimportant people who are guilty of stupid crimes.
Most television crime drama is about finding the criminal: as soon
as he’s arrested, the story is over. In real life, finding criminal is seldom
much of a problem. Except in very serious cases like murders and terrorist
attacks, little effort is spent on searching.
Having made an arrest, a detective really starts to work. He has to
prove his case in court and to do that he often has to gather a lot of
different evidence.
A third big difference between the drama detective and the real one
is the unpleasant pressures: first, as members of a police force, they always
have to behave absolutely in accordance with the law. Secondly, as expensive
public servants, they have to get results. They can hardly ever do both. Most
of the time some of them have to break the rules in small ways.
If the detective has to deceive the world, the world often deceives
him. Hardly anyone he meets tells him the truth. And this separation the
detective feels between himself and the rest of the world is deepened by the
simple-minded ― as he see it ― of citizens, social workers, doctors, law-makers,
and judges, who, instead of eliminating crime, punish the criminals less
severely in the hope that this will make them reform. The result, detective
feel, is that nine-tenths of their work is re-catching people who should have
stayed behind bars. This makes them rather cynical(愤世嫉俗的).
Police
in 71.________ world
Police
on TV
Knowledge of 72.___ law
He has to know as much as a professional
lawyer and applies it to their 73.____ work.
There is no 74.________ for them to know
about it.
Different 75.________ time spent
He 76.________ most of his working life
to collecting and providing evidence needed to prove his case in court.
Time is spent finding criminals. Once the
criminal is found, the story 77.______.
Different pressures
78.________ and the public put much
pressure on detectives and policemen.
They got no pressure from the public.
Relationship with the society
He feels 79.________ from citizens, as
they hold different 80.________ toward punishment of the criminals.
No contact with the public.
第五部分 书面表达(满分25分)
如今世界粮食短缺,价格飞涨,给部分地区造成社会动荡。假设在你校开展的研究性学习中,你们小组以“World Food Crisis”为题进行研究,现在请你代表你们小组向全体同学简要介绍你们的研究成果。主要内容如下:
造成的原因
1. 气候变化,造成粮食减产
2. 工业发展,城市化加速,耕地减少
3. 世界能源价格上涨,使用粮食生产生物燃料
应对的措施
1. 注重环保,改善生态
2. 严格保护耕地
3. 富国支持穷国,促进世界和谐
你如何做出
自己的贡献
1.……
2.……
注意:1. 内容包括以上要点,但不要逐句翻译
2. 字数150左右,文章开头已提供,不计入字数
3. 参考词汇: 城市化
urbanization
Hello,
everyone,
Now I’ll tell you something about our
research project The World Food Crisis on
behalf of our group. As you know, food shortages have hit many countries in the
world and even caused social unrest in some areas.
答案及评分标准:
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Hello,
everyone,
Now I’ll tell you something about
our research project The World Food
Crisis on behalf of our group. As you know, food shortages have hit many
countries in the world and even caused social unrest in some areas. But who is responsible for the current
world food crisis? First, annual world grains output has declined because of climate
change. Then lots of farmland has been lost due to the rapid development of
industry and urbanization. Besides, faced with the rising energy prices, people
have turned to the production of biofuels, which has worsened the severe
situation.
Then what should we do to deal with the
problem? On one hand, we should focus on the environmental protection and
improve the ecology. On the other hand, strict measures should be taken to
protect farmland. Of course, to build a harmonious world the developed
countries should take their responsibilities to help the poor ones experiencing
food shortage.
As for me, I will call on the people around
me to live thriftily. And for the moment, I think, we should study hard to
develop science and help solve the food shortage in the future.
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1.本题内容方面每个要点3分;
2.人称、单词拼写错1到2处扣1分,超过3处以上酌情处理;
3.时态、语态、主谓一致等语法、语用错误,每1处扣1分;
4、卷面不洁、难以辨认扣2分;
5.词数少于或多于20的扣2分。
附录音原文:
Text 1
M: Would you
mind my smoking here?
W: Not at all.
Text 2
W: Excuse
me.
M: Yes?
W: Does this
bus go to Art Museum?
M: No. Not
this one. This one goes to Science
Museum. To Art Museum, you
should take Bus No. 17. W: Thank you very much. M: You're welcome.
Text 3
W: Is the
meeting held in Room 302 or 303?
M: It should be 302. But I hear that it has
been put off till tomorrow. W: Really? Is it at three in the afternoon? M: No.
It will be two o'clock.
Text 4
W: Will you
please come here, John?
M: OK,
Mummy.
W: And please bring your books.
M: Oh, do I have to?
W: I won't
let you be lazy.
Text 5
W: What do you think of the film?
M: I like
it. I think it is great.
W: I like it
too. Do you like the acting?
M: Yes. It
is excellent. Do you?
W: Not
really. It is disappointing.
Text 6
W: Good
morning, Sir?
M: Good
morning. My name is Orwell. I've got a reservation, a single room with a
shower.
W: Ah, yes,
Dr. Orwell. Would you fill in this form, please?
M: Yes, of
course.
W: Oh, excuse me. I catch a cold. You' re a
doctor. You can give me something for it.
M: Give you
something for it, for your cold, you mean. I am not that kind of doctor.
W: Oh, aren't you?
M: No, I am
a psychologist.
W: Ah, you
are a psychologist. Oh I see.
M: Is that all right?
W: Yes.
Would you like a newspaper in the morning?
M: Yes. The
Times.
W: OK, Sir.
Your room is 523, and how long would you stay?
M: Four
days. I'll be checking out Saturday morning.
W: And how
would you pay?
M: By credit
card. Would you like to see it?
W: Yes, please, and here is your key, Sir.
Text 7
W: Did you
see the late night film on television yesterday?
M: The one on Channel 8?
W: No, on
Channel 5. It was about a couple who hitch―hiked across the Sahara
desert.
M: No. I didn't. Was it any good?
W: Well, it
was quite good, I suppose, but all those miles of sand did get a bit boring
after a while. I think I prefer horror films to travel stories or love stories.
M: I went
out for a meal with my friends, They took me to a Greek restaurant.
W: Sounds
unusual! What was the food like?
M: Actually,
I quite liked it.
W: I'm not
keen on foreign food myself. I'd rather stick to roast beef or just fish and
chips.
M: Yes. I
notice you always eat chips! Don't you ever get sick of chips?
W: No,
never. In fact, I'd rather eat chips than bread.
M: Well, I
prefer trying new food to eating the same old things day after day.
W: I see, So
you won't be coming to the cafe at lunch time with me, then. You'd rather eat
on your own, right?
M: Well...
Text 8
W: And what
time do you call this then?
M: look, I'm
sorry, Mrs. Miller...
W: Ten o'clock is a fine time to roll
into work, isn't it?
M: Yes, I
know I'm a bit late, but...
W: A bit
late! Listen to that! A bit late, he says.
M: Please,
Mrs. Miller, my train. . .
W: Oh, don't
tell me .... your train was late.
M: No, it
wasn't, it.. .
W: Well,
what’s your excuse this time then, George?
M: The eight thirty train was cancelled so I
had to wait for the next train.
W: Cancelled,
was it?
M: Yes, they
said it had engine trouble.
W: Well, that's rather strange. Harry got
here all right. He didn't seem to have any problem with the eight thirty!
M: Oh…er…
which machine shall I start on? This blue car, Mrs. Miller?
Text 9
W: I've got
tickets for the film of Romeo and Juliet tonight. Do you want to come?
M: Oh, er,
well actually...
W: You don't
have to come if you don't want to. You can stay in and write your essay on
insects if you prefer!
M: No, it
isn't that, but you see I've to help organize Jill's party tonight so I'm
afraid I can't come to the show. Tell you what I thought? Why don't you come to
the party instead?
W: Can I? Do
you think Jill would mind if I did?
M: No. I'm
sure she wouldn't. You have to bring a bottle of course, but it doesn't have to
be expensive.
W: I hope not! I'm completely broke! The first
thing I'll have to do is get rid of these tickets in order to pay for some
wine. Who do you think...oh, look, there's Professor Shrimp. He likes
Shakespeare's plays. See if he would like tickets.
Text 10
More than
200 people, mostly middle-school students and workers at a Nearby construction
side, fell violently ill after eating breakfast from a soybean milk shop on
Saturday in Nanjing,
and several dozens died.
The shop
supplies breakfast to the nearby boarding middle school, as well as selling
food to walk-in customers. Although it was the weekend many students were
taking additional courses, and boarders stayed on the campus.
The victims
were sent to 10 local hospitals for emergency treatment. "It is really
unbearable to see the young children dying right before my eyes and their
parents crying desperately," said one doctor at the rescue site. Another
doctor said that conditions of most patients were basically stable.
A father of
a victim said that his daughter bought two rile cakes and ate most of them on
her way to school. Soon she felt sick and collapsed. "Luckily, she
vomited the stuff out on the way to hospital. So the doctors said she was not
among the seriously poisoned, "the father said.
More than
500 medical specialists are helping in the rescue work and Public Security
authorities are still looking into the case.