山东省淄博市桓台县第一中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷

山东省淄博市桓台县第一中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷

‎ 英语试题 ‎ 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。‎ 第I卷（满分85分）‎ 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节:（共5个小题；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，从每题所给的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 subject are the two speakers talking about?‎ ‎　　A．The convenience of city life．‎ ‎　　B．The house in the country．‎ ‎　　C．City life and country life．‎ ‎2．On which day will the man probably see Professor Kent?‎ ‎　　A．Next Tuesday． B．Next Wednesday． C．Next Thursday．‎ ‎3．What does the man ask the woman to do?‎ ‎　　A．Pack their clothes． B．Call a taxi. C．Lock the suitcase．‎ ‎4．Who was injured?‎ ‎　　A．George． B．George’s wife． C．George’s father-in-law．‎ ‎5．Why is Mary worried?‎ ‎ A．Because John will get angry．‎ ‎ B．Because John has been working hard．‎ ‎ C．Because the roof needs repairing．‎ 第二节 （共15小题；每题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，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．Which isn’t needed in the long-distance examinations?‎ ‎ A．Examination rooms. B．Examination supervisors. C．Pencils ‎ and erasers.‎ ‎7．What can we learn from the conversation?‎ ‎ A．The answers of the online test are transmitted by the Internet.‎ ‎ B．The results of the online test will be out in a long time.‎ ‎ C．Few will take part in the long-distance education in the future.‎ ‎8．How many branches do most of the net schools have?‎ ‎ A．About ten. B．Uncertain. C． About five.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。‎ ‎9．Why does the man come to the woman?‎ ‎ A．To get some information.‎ ‎ B．To register for a master course.‎ ‎ C．To inquire about the selective courses.‎ ‎10．When is the Learning Resource Center usually open?‎ ‎ A．Five days a week, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.‎ ‎ B．Six days a week, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.‎ ‎ C．Five days a week, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.‎ ‎11．Which is not a necessity for students to use the Learning Resource Center on Sundays?‎ ‎ A．Booking it from the woman.‎ ‎ B．Getting an important project.‎ ‎ C．Booking it from their tutor.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。‎ ‎12．What do the two speakers talk about?‎ ‎ A．Their trips to a foreign country.‎ ‎ B．Their dinners in a restaurant.‎ ‎ C．Their to some families.‎ ‎13．What did the man enjoy about his visit?‎ ‎ A．The dinner and the gift.‎ ‎ B．The girl and the atmosphere.‎ ‎ C．The dinner and the atmosphere.‎ ‎14．What do we know about the woman?‎ ‎ A．She is a foreign student.‎ ‎ B．She will move into a new flat.‎ ‎ C．She is familiar with the customs in this country.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。‎ ‎15．How much of the entertainment section is about stars’ affairs?‎ ‎ A．Almost 70%. B．Almost 50%. C．Almost one third.‎ ‎16．Why do some media publish untrue stores about stars?‎ ‎ A．To promote sales. B．To promote reputation. C．To mislead the public.‎ ‎17．What is the man’s opinion?‎ ‎ A．There should be more newspaper sections about aborts.‎ ‎ B．The media should report more other matters than the stars’ affairs.‎ ‎ C．The public figures should protect their privacy more carefully.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。‎ ‎18．What did the goat want to do when seeing the fox in the well?‎ ‎ A．Drink the water. B．Help the fox out. C．Run away from the well.‎ ‎19．How did the fox get out of the well?‎ ‎ A．By climbing up the wall.‎ ‎ B．By climbing onto the back and born of the goat.‎ ‎ C．With the help of her friends.‎ ‎20．What would the goat probably do in the end?‎ ‎ A．Starve to death. B．Get out of the well. C．Kill the fox.‎ 第二部分 阅读 （共两节，满分 40分）‎ 第一节（共11小题；每小题2.5分，满分27.5分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。‎ A ‎ Some of Our New Programs STEM Inventions with LittleBits In this invention workshop, students enhance their skills with a great new system of discovery called LittleBits. It’s a platform of easy-to-use electronic building blocks that empower you to invent anything, from your own remote controlled car, to a smart home device. Students will begin with several inventions designed to let them figure out how the components go together, and then they will design and create their own inventions. Ages 7—12.‎ Introduction to Computer Animation In this new program, you will have fun designing and creating your own videos. Students will learn the basic skills needed to create and animate. Whether you are making a LEGO brick film, animating in claymation or capturing a flower bloom, you can bring anything to life with computer animation. Ages 7—12.‎ Computer Programming with Ozobot In this exciting new program, robotics and coding will become elementary! Have fun expanding your horizons with the help of Ozobot—the tiny smart robot. There is no end to the possibilities, as you create a different landscape of adventures, games and coding with Ozobot. Students will use markers, tablets and laptops for coding. Ages 7—12.‎ Super Science STEM Challenges In this engineering camp, you will have fun integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics by building and designing a wide range of gadgets(小装置), inventive machines, towers and more. Projects include: the Great Tower Challenge, the Standing Cup Pyramid Challenge, Egg Drop Challenge and a host of other fun contests designed to bring out the engineer in you! Ages 7—12.‎ ‎21. What do students acquire with LittleBits?‎ ‎ A. The chance to have fun. B. The ability to invent. ‎ ‎ C. The power to think. D. The permit for designing. ‎ ‎22. What can we know about Ozobot? ‎ ‎ A. It is of a similar size to humans. B. It functions as a computer.‎ ‎ C. It can assist children to code. D. It can use markers, tablets and laptops.‎ ‎23. Which program is suitable if a kid is competitive? ‎ ‎ A. STEM Inventions with LittleBits.‎ ‎ B. Introduction to Computer Animation.‎ ‎ C. Computer Programming with Ozobot. ‎ ‎ D. Super Science STEM Challenges.‎ B ‎ You’ve probably heard that brick-and-mortar retail (实体零售) is in trouble. Even industry giants are closing hundreds of stores. Given retail’s gradual change to mobile and e-commerce (电子商务), you may be ‎ wondering, “What will retail look like in the future?” Nobody knows. But here are a few things you can expect to see based on current technology. ‎ ‎ Ultrafast delivery is coming. Today, the normal practice is two-day delivery. But if you’ve been paying attention, you know that’s changing. In fact, a surprisingly high 25% of consumers said that they would abandon their orders if one-day delivery wasn’t available. Of course, that’s just the beginning. Two-hour delivery is coming in the foreseeable future, and Amazon has already been trying 30-minute delivery. ‎ ‎ Your kitchen will resupply itself. You won’t have to worry about running out of essentials like coffee, pet food or snacks because your containers will sense stock (库存) levels and replace those items without you having to lift a finger. No more waking up to find your coffee store is empty or last-minute trips to the grocery store because you forgot to buy pet food. ‎ ‎ Know exactly what’s in stock and where. Have you ever gone to a store hoping to buy something, only to learn that they were out of stock? A new feature from Google Home allows people to ask Google Assistants to find in-stock products at the closest store. For example: “Google, where can I find the Nintendo Switch console?” An assistant will tell you how many stores have it right then and how close they are. Of course, it isn’t currently available for all stores in all locations, but you can already see a future when it has become standard. ‎ ‎ Convenience, experience, and options—retail will take on a new look. ‎ ‎24. How does the author develop the passage? ‎ ‎ A. By asking and answering. B. By clarifying and describing.‎ ‎ C. By analyzing and commenting. D. By comparing and concluding.‎ ‎25. What can we know from paragraph 2?‎ ‎ A. Consumers can’t get their orders in one day now.‎ ‎ B. It is possible to deliver goods within two hours in the future.‎ ‎ C. The delivery will be two days in the future.‎ ‎ D. Superfast delivery has widely been used now.‎ ‎26. According to the passage, what will happen in the future?‎ ‎ A. Retail will disappear gradually.‎ ‎ B. Industrial giants will rule the whole retail trade.‎ ‎ C. Shopping will be more convenient and effective.‎ ‎ D. People will ask Google Assistants to purchase goods.‎ ‎27. What’s the best title of the passage?‎ ‎ A. How will new technology change the world? ‎ ‎ B. How will we run the retail trade in the future?‎ ‎ C. What will retail be like in the future?‎ ‎ D. What benefits will high-tech bring in the future?‎ C ‎ Scientists have discovered a new material that can hold the key to unlocking the potential of hydrogen-powered vehicles. ‎ ‎ As the world looks towards a gradual move away from fossil-fuel-powered cars and trucks, greener alternative technologies are being explored, such as electric-battery-powered vehicles. Another “green” technology with great potential is hydrogen power. However, the major obstacles have been the size, complexity, and expense of the fuel systems—until now. ‎ ‎ An international team of researchers, led by Professor David Antonelli of Lancaster University, has discovered a new material that offers a solution. The new material would be used to make molecular sieves within fuel tanks—which can store the hydrogen and work alongside fuel cells in a hydrogen-powered “system”. It makes the design of tanks far smaller, cheaper, more convenient and energy-denser than existing hydrogen fuel technologies, and significantly outperform battery-powered vehicles. ‎ ‎ The cost of manufacturing this new material is so low, and the energy density it can store is so much higher, that the hydrogen fuel cell systems cost five times less than ordinary batteries as well as providing a much longer range—potentially enabling journeys up to around four or five times longer between fill-ups. ‎ ‎ The new material makes the cooling system unnecessary. This is crucial because it means cooling equipment does not need to be used in vehicles, resulting in systems with the potential to be far more efficient than existing designs. ‎ ‎ Although vehicles, including cars and heavy goods vehicles, are the most obvious application, this material can also be used in portable devices such as drones or within mobile chargers so people could go on week-long camping trips without having to recharge their devices. It could also be used to run a house or a remote neighborhood off a fuel cell. ‎ ‎28. What can we infer from paragraph 2?‎ ‎ A. Fossil fuel will soon run out. ‎ ‎ B. It is impossible to conserve fossil fuel. ‎ ‎ C. Electric cars will replace gasoline cars. ‎ ‎ D. It is not economic to use hydrogen power now. ‎ ‎29. Which of the following best explains the underlined word “outperform” in ‎ ‎ paragraph 3?‎ ‎ A. Lose control of. B. Take the place of. ‎ ‎ C. Break away from. D. Perform better than. ‎ ‎30. What do we know about the new material? ‎ ‎ A. It’s too complex to make. B. It simplifies the cooling system. ‎ ‎ C. It’s cheaper and more efficient. D. It can be used only for vehicles. ‎ ‎31. In which section of the Internet can you probably find this text?‎ ‎ A. Style. B. Science. C. Life. D. Biology. ‎ 第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ Communication Skills for Workplace Success The ability to communicate effectively with superiors, colleagues, and staff is essential. 　32　. These are four communication skills that can help you impress your boss, teammates, and clients. ‎ ‎1. Listening ‎　33　. No one likes communicating with someone who cares only about putting in her two cents’ worth and does not take the time to listen to the other person. If you’re not a good listener, it’s going to be hard to ‎ comprehend what you’re being asked to do. ‎ ‎2. Nonverbal Communication Your body language, eye contact, hand gestures, and tone of voice all color the message you are trying to convey. A relaxed, open stance (arms open, legs relaxed), and a friendly tone will make you appear approachable and will encourage others to speak openly with you.‎ ‎　34　. You want to look the person in the eye to demonstrate that you are focused on them and the conversation. (However, be sure not to stare at the person, which can make him or her uncomfortable.) ‎ ‎3. Clarity and Concision Good verbal communication means saying just enough—don’t talk too much or too little. 　35　. Say what you want clearly and directly, whether you’re speaking to someone in person or on the phone. ‎ ‎4. Friendliness Through a nice tone, a personal question, or simply a smile, you will encourage your co-workers to engage in open and honest communication with you. It’s important to be nice and polite in all your workplace communication. 36 .  ‎ ‎ A. Try to convey your message in as few words as possible ‎ B. Also, pay attention to other people’s nonverbal signals while you are talking ‎ C. People will be more open to communicating with you if you focus on their ideas ‎ D. It will help you get hired, land promotions, and be a success throughout your career ‎ E. This is important in both face-to-face and written communication ‎ F. Eye contact is also important ‎ G. Being a good listener is one of the best ways to be a good communicator 第三部分 语言运用 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ ‎ Last year, I received a special present. My children 　37　 me a stainless steel coffee machine for my birthday. I love drinking coffee every morning and couldn’t 　38　 to use it. But 　39　 I poured my first cup, the coffee spilled (洒出) all over the table. Thankfully, no one was around to see my 　40　 face! I kept trying, but each morning I 　41　 be seen wiping up the coffee. Then I realized if I poured very 　42　, there could be no spilling. My normal 　43　 was to rush through breakfast to get on with my day. But eventually I learned not only to pour but to 　44　 the experience: the taste and the stillness of a new day. ‎ ‎ It promoted me to 　45　 upon whether I was rushing through in other areas of my life. So I started to appreciate even the most 46 moments. When shop owners apologized for keeping me waiting, I’d say, “Not a problem. I’m not 　47　.” I even enjoyed sitting in front of my house talking with 　48　 and sharing our own stories, 49 we had known each other for a long time. It seemed that the world around us slowed to a 　50　 we could handle. ‎ ‎ Stillness not only slows the pace of life, but also 　51　 the soul, helping us to enjoy the world’s small pleasures and realize the truth of life. ‎ ‎37. A. lent B. offered C. gifted D. asked ‎38. A. help B. wait C. know D. complain ‎39. A. since B. before C. as D. until ‎40. A. disappointed B. delightful C. amused D. astonished ‎41. A. would B. should C. must D. need ‎42. A. quickly B. casually C. slowly D. patiently ‎43. A. promise B. practice C. tradition D. standard ‎44. A. possess B. clarify C. realize D. enjoy ‎45. A. react B. decide C. reflect D. respond ‎46. A. difficult B. ordinary C. special D. awkward ‎47. A. in difficulty B. in trouble C. in a hurry D. in danger ‎ ‎48. A. colleagues B. friends C. relatives D. strangers ‎49. A. only if B. as if C. if only D. if ever ‎50. A. pace B. stage C. point D. occasion ‎51. A. explains B. inspects C. inspires D. feeds 第Ⅱ卷(共65分)‎ 第二节 单句填空（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）‎ ‎（1-17小题：结合语境，根据所提示汉语写出恰当形式的英语，每空一词，注意要用到选修七M1-M3的词汇。18-25小题：根据所学的语法专项填空，每空不超过三个单词。）‎ ‎1. Just now Tom came to ________(道歉) to his boss for his absence from work for no reason, but the boss didn’t forgive him.‎ ‎2. To everyone’s joy, the famous doctor was __________ (任命) mayor of the city.‎ ‎3. I work hard and I think I ____________(应得,值得) to be well paid.‎ ‎4. If you _________(犯罪,犯错) a crime you can never escape being punished. ‎ ‎5. How many people __________(参加，出席) the meeting in all yesterday?‎ ‎6. Their real ______________ (动机) is to make a profit.‎ ‎7. Traditional Chinese medicine enjoys great _______________(流行,普及) with many people.‎ ‎8. I don't have anything _________________(适合的) to wear for the party.‎ ‎9. People wear helmets which can give adequate _____________(保护) to their heads.‎ ‎10. The football player howled loudly in pain and fell, with his nose______________________(bleed）.‎ ‎11. Teenagers are supposed to ___________________(培养,发展) a habit ‎ of reading from an early age. ‎ ‎12. We wonder who will be ______________(选举) president of the new government.‎ ‎13. There are too many magazines ___________________(竞争) to attract readers.‎ ‎14. The delegates were _______________(招待) with a wonderful meal. ‎ ‎15. Tom had a narrow _____________(逃跑) in the terrible fight in the Second World War.‎ ‎16. These measures are strongly ___________(支持) by environmental groups.‎ ‎17. He was the last man to be _________________(绞死) for murder in this country.‎ ‎18. ___________ is known to us all is that the 2020 Olympic Games will be postponed.‎ ‎19. ______________ (realize) that he has wasted too much time, the boy is determined to pay more attention to learning.‎ ‎20. The house_____________ (face) to the south belongs to Mr. Smith.‎ ‎21.______Wuhan of 2020 saw the COVID-19 at the beginning of the year.‎ ‎22. This is the third time that I___________ (visit) the beautiful town located in Zibo.‎ ‎23. The koala was lucky that it just missed _____________ (catch).‎ ‎24. With many problems _____________ (solve), he stayed up last night.‎ ‎25. We should have the belief that it will not be long before the world _________ (defeat) the virus.‎ 第四部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)‎ 第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）‎ ‎ 假设你是校学生会主席李华，学生会要做一场关于中国茶文化的专题报告，你校英国外教Steve一直对中国的茶文化很感兴趣，请你写一封邮件邀请Steve参加报告会，邮件内容包括：‎ ‎1. 询问是否愿意参加；‎ ‎2. 报告会时间、地点；‎ ‎3. 报告会主要内容。‎ 注意:‎ ‎1. 词数80左右;‎ ‎2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;‎ ‎3. 结束语已给出，不计入总词数。‎ Dear Steve,‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ Looking forward to your reply.‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Yours, ‎ Li Hua 第二节(满分25 分)‎ 阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。‎ ‎ Another disappointing day was passing, and he was driving his beat-up old car home. He was out all day looking for a job. It was getting dark and light snow was coming down, so he almost didn’t see the old lady standing on the side of the road. It was clear that she needed help. He pulled up in front of her obviously brand new and expensive car and got out. ‎ ‎ While nobody had stopped to help for the last hour and there was a smile on his face, she was worried when he approached her. He didn’t look safe. He looked poor and hungry.‎ ‎ He could see she was frightened, standing out there in the cold. He said, “I’m here to help you, ma’am. Why don’t you wait in your car to keep warm? My name’s Bryan.”‎ ‎ A tire was flat. Bryan fetched tools from his own car to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt. As he was tightening her car’s nuts, she rolled down the window, said thanks and asked him how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She had already imagined all the awful things that could have happened without his help.‎ ‎ Bryan never thought twice about the money. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed. He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home. ‎ ‎ Soon the lady saw a small restaurant. She went in to grab a bite to eat and warm up before she made the last leg of her trip home. The waitress came over with a sweet smile and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair. The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant(怀孕的). Although the waitress looked tired and walked painfully due to the pregnancy, she still served the lady.‎ Paragraph 1:‎ ‎ After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a one-hundred-dollar bill._________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Paragraph 2:‎ ‎ That night when the waitress got home from work, she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written. ______________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ 网上测试英语试题 答案（2020.04）‎ ‎ ‎ 听力： 1-5 CCBCA 6-10 CABAC 11-15 ACCAB 16-20 ABABA 阅读理解：21-23 BCD 24-27 ABCC 28-31 DDCB 七选五： 32-36 DGFAE 完形填空：37-41 CBCAA 42-46 CBDCB 47-51 CDBAD 单句填空：‎ ‎1. apologize/apologise 2. appointed 3.deserve 4.commit 5. attended ‎ ‎6. motivation 7. popularity 8.suitable 9.protection 10. bleeding ‎ ‎11. develop 12.elected 13.competing 14.served 15.escape ‎ ‎16. supported 17.hanged 18. What 19. Realizing 20. facing ‎ ‎21. The 22.have visited 23.being caught 24. to solve 25. defeats 应用文：（15分）‎ Dear Steve,‎ ‎ I’m Li Hua, chairman of the Student Union. Knowing that you are interested in Chinese tea culture, I will tell you a piece of good news. ‎ ‎ There will be a special report on Chinese tea culture at 3 o’clock this Friday afternoon in the lecture hall of our school. The history and development of Chinese tea culture will be introduced. Then it will be followed by a tea party and you can taste different kinds of tea while chatting with us. I wonder if you’d like to participate in it. I'm sure it can leave a wonderful impression on you! Your attendance is greatly expected. ‎ ‎ Looking forward to your reply.‎ Yours, ‎ Li Hua 读后续写(满分25 分)‎ Paragraph 1:‎ ‎ After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a one-hundred-dollar bill. The waitress quickly went to get change for her hundred-dollar bill, but the old lady had driven off. She was gone by the time the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady did so. Then she noticed something written on a napkin. There were tears in her eyes when she r ead what the lady wrote: “You don’t owe me anything. I have been there too. Somebody once helped me out the way I’m helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: do not let this chain of love end with you.” Under the napkin were four more hundred-dollar bills. ‎ Paragraph 2:‎ ‎ That night when the waitress got home from work, she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written. She was wondering how the lady knew she and her husband were in need. With the baby to be born next month, life was going to be hard. She knew how worried her husband was, and now everything is going to be all right. Knowing what had happened, her husband, Bryan, shed tears of joy and gratitude. （共165词）‎ 听力原文：‎ Text 1‎ W: Living in the city is very convenient.‎ M: I think so, but I often think of living in the country. It’s peaceful and quiet.‎ W: But don’t you think houses in the country can be cold in winter?‎ M: I don’t think so.‎ Text 2 ‎ M: May I see Professor Kent, please?‎ W: I’m sorry, he’s been ill since last Friday.‎ M: When can I expect to see him then?‎ W: I think he’ll be back for his regular office hours next Thursday, but you might telephone Tuesday or Wednesday to make sure.‎ Text 3 ‎ W: Is there anything I can do before we go?‎ M: I can’t think of anything else. I have turned off the electricity and finished packing our clothes. You had better telephone a taxi while I am locking the suitcase.‎ Text 4‎ W: I had hoped that I could see George here today.‎ M: He was planning to come, but his wife’s father fell down some stairs and they had to take him to a doctor.‎ Text 5‎ M: Mary, that’s beautiful. How is John?‎ W: Thank you. He’s fine.‎ M: You look down. What happened?‎ W: As a matter of fact, I’m a little worried. I think John will raise the roof as soon as he sees the bills for this month’s expenses.‎ Text 6‎ M: Martha said students can cake examinations online?‎ W: This is a part of the long-distance education. It’s widely used now, and it’s convenient. Most of the net schools have their branches nationwide, which are in charge of arranging the examinations.‎ M: You mean that long-distance examinations also need examination rooms and supervisors?‎ W: Commonly it’s like this, but the questions and answers of the test are transmitted by the Internet.‎ M: I see. Thus students can take examinations at any place convenient for them.‎ W: Yes, some courses give out the results on the Internet as soon as the tests are over.‎ Text 7 ‎ M: Good afternoon.‎ W: Good afternoon.‎ M: I will soon start my study here for a master’s degree, so I am quite concerned about what resources and support services are available.‎ W: Good questions. May I know your major?‎ M: Bioengineering.‎ W: I see. The university is well-equipped. Especially the school you are in owns a Learning Resource Center which provides facilities for personal study and small group work.‎ M: Fantastic. When is it open?‎ W: It opens five days a week, usually 9:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m.‎ M: You mean students don’t have access to the center at weekends?‎ W: Well, it may be open at weekends for students if they work on an important project. However, you need to ask your tutor to book it in advance.‎ M: Thanks a lot.‎ W: Not at all.‎ Text 8 ‎ W: Did you enjoy your visit or not, Jack?‎ M: I did, not only the dinner but the atmosphere as well. What about yours, Linda?‎ W: I did, too. The Tylers like to invite foreign students to visit them, and so do their friends.‎ M: The family I visited was quite large: Mr. Selby, his wife, two little boys, a baby girl, and their grandmother.‎ W: Should I send both a thank-you note and a gift of some sort?‎ M: No, not both. A thank-you note is usual, but a gift isn’t.‎ W: Then I’ll probably either send a note or call them up.‎ M: Do the Tylers have a house or a flat?‎ W: A flat, with two bathrooms and a view of the city.‎ M: I bet you saw the whole flat.‎ W: On the contrary, I didn’t even see the bedrooms or kitchen. I was afraid to ask to see them.‎ M: But in this country people like to show you their homes.‎ W: Thanks for that information. Next time I’ll be more familiar with these customs.‎ Text 9 ‎ W: What are you reading, Tom? You look so attentive.‎ M: I am reading the Entertainment Section of the newspaper. Oh, do you ‎ believe that nearly half of the section is taken up by some stars’ affairs. I wasted money to buy such rubbish news.‎ W: In almost every form of media, a great deal of attention is paid to the personal lives of the stars. It seems that the public cannot get enough of this kind of news.‎ M: The practice leads people to pay more attention to these matters than they otherwise would.‎ W: The media should respect the privacy of every individual, including public figures. They may have chosen to be in the public eye, but that does not give the public the right to know everything about them.‎ M: Yes, you are right. And many stories about famous stars are untrue. They are only gossip reported to increase the sales of magazines and other media.‎ W: They are unfair to the famous and mislead the public.‎ M: I believe that the media should pay more attention to matters other than the private lives of public figures.‎ W: In this way, they can appeal to a wider audience and encourage people to develop other interests.‎ M: I completely agree with you.‎ Text 10 ‎ ‎ One day a thirsty fox fell into a well as she was getting a drink of water. She could not find a way to climb back up. After a short time, a ‎ thirsty goat came to the edge of the well, seeing the fox below him, then he asked if the water was safe to drink.‎ Thinking quickly, the fox said the water was pure and delicious and suggested that the goat come down to have a drink. The goat immediately jumped into the well. After he had enough to drink, he asked the fox how he could get back up and out of the well. The fox replied, “I have a plan. Put your front legs against the wall, and hold your horns up. I will climb up your back, onto your horns and then I will jump out of the well. Once I’m out, I’ll help you get out.”‎ The goat agreed, and the fox quickly got out of the well. The goat called out to her, “Oh, Ms. Fox, you said you would help me get out of the well.” The fox called down to the goat, “Friend, if you had half as many brains as you have hairs on your chin, you would not have jumped into the well without first thinking about how you would get out.”‎