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 AmericasLa 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:

1. BBCCC  6. ABCAC  11. BAAAB  16. ABCCA

21-35 DDCDB  ADDBA  CCDCB

36-55 36-40: CDABD  41-45: ADBDA  46-50: CADBA 51-55: ACDBA

56-70  ACA  BCBA   ABCA   CCAD

71. real  72. criminal  73. daily  74. need  75. ways  76. devotes  77. ends  78. Law  79. separated  80. attitudes

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.

具体评分要求

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。

 

 

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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.

 


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