英语卷·2018届福建省霞浦第一中学高二上学期第二次月考（2016-12）

英语卷·2018届福建省霞浦第一中学高二上学期第二次月考（2016-12）

霞浦一中2016-2017学年第一学期第二次月考 高二英语试卷 ‎（考试时间：120分钟； 总分：150分）‎ 命题人：韩宜金 审题人：王敏英 本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）‎ 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。‎ 第一节（共5小题；每小题1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. Where does the conversation take place?‎ A. At home. B. At a parking lot. C. At the entrance of a cinema.‎ ‎2. What does the woman mean?‎ A. She didn’t sleep well. ‎ B. She has finished her essay. ‎ C. She has difficulty with her essay.‎ ‎3. What does the woman ask the man to do?‎ A. Repair the shelf. B. Paint the shelf. C. Look for a key.‎ ‎4. What does the man say about the cars?‎ A. They are clean and practical. ‎ B. They make people’s life much easier.‎ C. They have caused some environmental problems.‎ ‎5. Where is the chemist’s?‎ A. Behind a post office. B. Beside a supermarket. C. Next to a bank.‎ 第二节 (共15小题；每小题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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ ‎6. Where does the woman want to spend the vacation?‎ A. On a beach. B. At home. C. On an island.‎ ‎7. How does the woman feel about the man’s suggestion? ‎ ‎ A. Uninterested B. Surprised C. Satisfied 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. Where are the speakers?‎ A. At a train station. B. At a hotel. C. At an airport. ‎ ‎9. What can we learn from the conversation?‎ A. It is very hot today. ‎ B. The woman is a driver. ‎ C. The man enjoyed his journey.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. Why does the man buy that newspaper every day?‎ A. It always has a lot of interesting stories.‎ B. It provides a lot of useful information.‎ C. It covers business news from all over the world.‎ ‎11. Which section has detailed reports of important stories?‎ A. News section. B. Sports section. C. World affairs.‎ ‎12. What kind of newspaper does the woman always buy?‎ A. A local evening paper. B. A national newspaper. ‎ C. An international newspaper.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. Where do the speakers need a person to run a branch office?‎ A. In Spain. B. In France. C. In Germany. ‎ ‎14. What do we know about Mr. Smith?‎ A. He has three children. B. He is good at languages. C. He has a lot of experience.‎ ‎15. When did Jeff come to the company?‎ A. Five years ago. B. Three years ago. C. One year ago.‎ ‎16. What does the man ask the woman to do this afternoon?‎ A. Give Jeff a call. ‎ B. Have a chat with Betty. ‎ C. Talk to Jeff with him.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. What is the speaker mainly talking about?‎ A. Colours’ effect on changing one’s mood.‎ B. The importance of choosing right colours.‎ C. The methods of using colours’ power.‎ ‎18. What colour of clothes does the speaker suggest wearing during a busy day?‎ A. Red. B. Orange. C. Blue.‎ ‎19. Which season does yellow put us in mind of?‎ A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Autumn.‎ ‎20. What colour can make people relaxed?‎ A. Green. B. White. C. Orange.‎ 第二部分　阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)‎ 第一节 （共15小题; 每小题2分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项 （A 、B 、C 和 D ）中，选出最佳选项 A ‎ I had been working for a company in Australia for more than ten years. I had just found a better job and I knew that the manager would be disappointed when I was leaving.‎ I recently became friends with a young man who had just migrated (移民) to Australia to escape war in his homeland. He was unskilled and was finding life difficult as he was unemployed.‎ ‎ The manager asked me to introduce someone who I thought could do the job just as well as me, so I took this opportunity to arrange (安排) an interview for my new friend. However, in the end, he was not offered the job after the interview.‎ Later, I asked the manager why my friend was turned down. The manager thought that his English was not good enough for the position, but I suggested that my friend will be a good choice for the company since I could train him. I believed that once given the time to learn, he could do the job. After a week’s training, he was employed and was happy with his position.‎ ‎ I knew how the terrible war had forced him to leave his homeland and what price he had paid for doing so. I appreciate being able to live in Australia and believe that this appreciation is best proved by offer acts of kindness to people in need of help. The smile of appreciation from this man continues to motivate (激励) me to be kind.‎ ‎21.The reason why the manager was disappointed when the author left may be that ___________. ‎ A. they were close friends and he didn’t want him to leave B. his leaving might cause more workers to leave ‎ C. the author had never disagreed with him D. the author was an excellent worker for the company ‎22. His new friend was refused at the interview because ___________. ‎ A. he was weak at English ‎ B. they were afraid he wouldn’t work there long C. he had just migrated from another country D. he was introduced by the writer who was about to leave the company ‎23. How did the man get the job in the end?‎ A. He insisted that he could do the job well. ‎ B. The manager knew him better and had pity for him.‎ C. He showed his confidence and patience during the interview.‎ D. The author helped train him for the job.‎ ‎24. Which of the following statements might the author agree with?‎ A. The appreciation from a person you’ve been kind to is the best gift you can get.‎ B. If someone migrates to a foreign country, knowing English is important.‎ C. People who live in other countries have difficulty getting good jobs.‎ D. People should work hard and not give up when they can’t find a job.‎ B SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEKEND Captain Goodfellow Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Goodfellow will be ready to teach all these things to children of all ages at the City Theatres on Saturday morning at 10:00 Free.‎ Walking Tour of the Town Forget your worries on Saturday morning. Take a beautiful walk and learn about local history. Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9:30. Wear comfortable shoes!‎ International Picnic ‎ Are you tired of eating the same kind of food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5:00 p.m.‎ Take me out to the Ballgame ‎ It’s October, and tonight is your last chance to see the Redbirds this year. Get your tickets at the gate. It might be cold. Don’t forget sweaters and jackets.‎ Do you want to hear “The Zoo”?‎ ‎ “The Zoo”, a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first US. concert this year tomorrow night at 8 Rose Hall, City College. ‎ ‎25. If you are going on the Walking Tour, don’t forget _________.‎ A. your worries B. your beautiful walk C. your comfortable shoes D. your sweaters and jackets ‎26. You can probably eat Chinese, Italian and Arab food _________.‎ A. at Central Park on Saturday B. at the front entrance of City Hall C. at the ballgame D. at 5:00 p.m.‎ ‎27. Which of the following is NOT true?‎ A. “The Zoo” is an Australian rock group.‎ B. “The Zoo” is going to meet their Australian audience for the first time ‎ C. “The Zoo” will appear at 8:00 p.m.‎ D. “The Zoo” will perform in front of college students.‎ C It was an extremely hot day. My younger brother Walt and I had decided to go swimming in the stream behind Mr. Blickez’s house, because it would be the only way to cool ourselves down. Across his farm and through some woods was a deep swimming hole supplied by several cold springs(泉).‎ ‎ The only problem with our plan was that this farm was guarded by a huge mean Hereford bull(公牛). Mr. Blickez had told us that Elsie, the animal’s name, was the meanest bull in town, maybe even the county, and we believed in him. But the hotter it got, the more we thought there was reason to doubt about what he said. For one thing, we remembered Mr. Blickez liked telling tall tales; for another, Elsie seemed like a strange name for a bull. Finally, I talked Mom into asking permission for us to walk through the farm, and Mr. Blickez finally agreed.‎ ‎ On our way across the farm, we stopped at the fence to admire the swimming hole. The sun shone brightly across the cool waters. We couldn’t wait to get there. Suddenly, Walt shouted loudly. Elsie had run to him and was licking (舔) his back. I immediately hid under the fence. However, when I looked up, I saw that Elsie wasn’t a big mean bull at all. She was just a friendly young cow, and shewas going to keep licking my brother’s back as long as he stood still.‎ ‎ When we discovered the truth, we were so happy. We then ran to the swimming hole and jumped in. The water was just as wonderful as we had dreamed. After that day, we had many good days and we often visited our secret swimming hole guarded by the so-called “big mean bull”.‎ ‎28. The author and his brother decided to go to swim because __________.‎ ‎ A. there was no water to take a shower at home ‎ B. the weather was so hot that they couldn’t stand it ‎ C. Mr. Blickez invited them to his house for swimming ‎ D. they wanted to try their newly-found swimming hole ‎29. What was the problem faced by the author and his brother?‎ ‎ A. They didn’t know where to swim.‎ ‎ B. They had to face a very mean bull.‎ ‎ C. Their mother didn’t want them to swim.‎ ‎ D. They didn’t know how to get to the stream.‎ ‎30. What can we know about Mr. Blickez?‎ ‎ A. He often tells lies. B. He is very shy.‎ ‎ C. He is an honest man. D. He is very kind to children.‎ ‎31. When Elsie saw the author’s brother, she __________.‎ ‎ A. tried to attack him B. immediately ran away ‎ C. showed her friendliness D. tried to drive him away D Imagine, one day, getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours, and then, after a full day of work, going back home to Beijing and having dinner there.‎ Sounds unusual, doesn't it? But it's not that unrealistic, with the development of China’s high-speed railway system. China has an even greater high-speed railway plan to connect the country with Southeast Asia, and finally Eastern Europe. ‎ China is planning to extend(延长) its own high-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 10 to 15 years, eventually reaching London and Singapore. ‎ If China’s plan for the high-speed railway goes forward, people could rush from London to Beijing within two days. The new system would still follow China’s high-speed railway standard. And the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour, almost as fast as some airplanes.‎ ‎ China’s bullet train(高速列车), the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou, already has the World’s fastest average speed. It covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hours. ‎ Of course, there are some technical challenges to overcome. There are so many issues that need to be settled, such as safety and maintenance(保养) of railway tracks. So, it’s important to pay attention to every detail. But the key issue is really money. China is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on longer railway construction. ‎ China prefers that the other countries provide natural resources rather than financial investment. Resources from those countries could flood into China to support development.‎ It’ll be a win-win project. For other countries, the railway network will certainly create more opportunities for business, tourism and so on, not to mention the better communication among those countries. ‎ For China, such a project would not only connect it with the rest of Asia and bring some much-needed resources, but would also help develop China’s far west. We predict that in the coming decades, millions of people will move to the western parts, where the land is empty and resources unused. With high-speed trains, people will set up factories and business centers in the west. And they’ll trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries.‎ ‎32. According to the passage, the greatest challenge to the new high-speed railway plan is . ‎ ‎ A. financial problems B. safety of the system ‎ C. technical issues D. maintenance of railway tracks ‎33. What’s the author’s attitude towards China’s high-speed railway plan?‎ A. Positive B. Negative C. Doubtful D. Critical ‎ ‎34. China’s new high-speed railway plan will be a win-win project because .‎ A. China and the countries involved will get much-needed resources ‎ B. China and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various ways C. China will develop its railway system and communication with other countries D. the foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation, business and tourism ‎35. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage? ‎ A. International Railway Network[ B. High-speed Bullet Trains C. Big Railway Dreams D.源:New Railway Standards 第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) ‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ Do you have a hobby? Something you look forward to spending your time with? Something you love to do? 36 Or making useful things out of waste materials. It could be a musical instrument(乐器) that you love playing. Or singing and dancing. ‎ There are many things that a hobby can give you, in addition to an enjoyable time. Tom was a shy boy but through his interest in model airplanes he learned the value of sticking to a task until it was finished. 37 His model airplane club brought him to get into touch with similar ‎ persons. ‎ Having a hobby helps you relax and get away from the routines of school. 38 It gives you focus, self-dependence, confidence and builds your personality and this is an opportunity to lose yourself in an interesting activity, away from the pressure of school, so at the end of it, you feel relaxed and mentally charged.‎ Your hobby defines (确定; 解释) you. 39 And it also shows you what you are good at, and how far you can go, when you devote yourself to it. ‎ ‎ 40 A hobby is: ‎ Happiness: something which you look forward to doing. Opportunity: to develop your special and unique skills and celebrate them. Belief in yourself: makes you understand your strong advantages and improves your confidence. Best in you: brings out your best – for in each one of us there is a best that is only ours. ‎ A. It could be collecting something.‎ B. It proves your ability.‎ C. He learned to make friends for the first time.‎ D. So go ahead and develop a hobby.‎ E. It gives you a break.‎ F. Hobbies show your character.‎ G. It shows your special skills.‎ 第三部分　英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)‎ 第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、 B、C和D）中，选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。‎ Music can make us feel happy or peaceful, or move us to tears. As an orchestra conductor(指挥), Amy Anderson allows people to experience many 41 that music can give.‎ ‎ Anderson fell in love with 42 as a child. She began playing the piano at seven. She bought many videos 43_ by the world’s great orchestras and conductors and 44 listened to them for hours. During a concert, the audiences see the 45 of a conductor and the arm movements he or she uses. What audiences do not see is all the work the conductor has done before the 46 . However, a few months before a concert, Anderson studies the music by __47_ it on the piano. She listens to recording, reads about the musician’s life, and reviews some __48 events that would have influenced the musician. Her goal is to present the music as the musician 49 .‎ ‎ While conducting, Anderson uses her whole body to 50 how the music should sound and feel. Her 51 are strong when the music is 52 and gentle when the music is peaceful. As she conducts, Anderson listens out for the 53 with the balance of different kinds of instruments or voices.‎ ‎ To 54 young musicians to understand how to play the music, Anderson tells them to imagine a 55 and relaxing walk or a ship being tossed(颠簸) by waves. “It is music’s ability to 56 people that I like most,” says Anderson. She has seen audiences at her concerts clap their hands together. 57 , listeners are moved to tears by the music. After one concert in Serbia, the audiences 58 around the orchestra’s buses and showed their 59 for the musicians. Anderson is happy to be a conductor, because music can 60 people’s spirits and bring joy into ordinary days.‎ ‎41. A. feelings B. characters C. thoughts D. changes ‎42. A. painting B. art C. music D. dance ‎43. A. kept B. recorded C. praised D. directed ‎44. A. never B. gradually C. finally D. always ‎45. A. face B. head C. look D. back ‎46. A. schedule B. performance C. task D. meeting ‎47. A. putting B. beating C. playing D. repeating ‎48. A. important B. strange C. meaningless D. unpleasant ‎49. A. designed B. expected C. impressed D. ordered ‎50. A. prove B. recognize C. learn D. express ‎51. A. ideas B. accents C. movements D. voices ‎52. A. energetic B. magical C. wonderful D. lively ‎53. A. signals B. problems C. sounds D. challenges ‎54. A. encourage B. force C. remind D. help ‎55. A. short B. quick C. calm D. heavy ‎56. A. influence B. tell C. watch D. meet ‎57. A. Firstly B. Frequently C. Fortunately D. Lately ‎58. A. ran B. drove C. walked D. gathered ‎59. A. kindness B. care C. appreciation D. understanding ‎60. A. lift B. follow C. show D. bring 第Ⅱ卷 第二节　(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ There are various reasons __61_ people write poetry. Some poems tell 62 story or describe something in a way that will give the reader a strong 63 (impress). 64 try to convey certain emotions. Poets use many different forms of poems to express 65 . In this text, however, we will look at a few of the simpler forms. Some of the first poetry 66 (write) in English was nursery rhymes. Children __67__ (learn) these when they were very young. Nursery rhymes are still a common type of children’s poetry. They delight small children because they have __68__ (strongly) rhythm and rhyme and have a lot of repetition. This makes them easy to learn 69 to recite. By _70__ (play) with the words in nursery rhymes, children learn about language. ‎ 第四部分　写作(共三节，满分45分)‎ 第一节 用单词或短语的适当形式填空, 一空一词。（共10 小题, 每题1分, 满分10分）‎ ‎71. Nowadays many modern things are on _____________(展示) in the museum. ‎ ‎72. Many people expressed a strong ______________(偏爱) for the original plan. ‎ ‎73. The weather at the moment is not _______________(典型的)for July. ‎ ‎74. In only 20 years the country has been ____________(转化) into an advanced industrial power. ‎ ‎75. They set up many ____________(分公司)throughout the country. ‎ ‎76. I think it will take me some time to __________ ________ (弄清楚) its reality because the present situation is very complex, ‎ ‎77. It will _________ __________ (吸引)those who love Impressionist paintings. ‎ ‎78. My money has __________ _________(用完了), so I have to return home. ‎ ‎79. The speaker talked about sports in general and about football_______ ___________(特别 ).‎ ‎80. —John went to the hospital alone. ‎ ‎—If he ________ ________(告诉) me about it, I would have gone with him. ‎ 第二节　短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。‎ ‎2.只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。‎ I have a good friend who’s name is Liu Mei. She is our monitor and one of the excellent student in our class. Although she is clever, but she works very hard. We have a lot on common and have a lot to talk about. One evening she told me that something happened when her parents was out. She was doing her homework one Sunday morning while she smelt something burning. She stopped to look out of the window and find a cloud of smoke coming out of her neighbour’s house. She called 119 immediate. Ten minutes later, the firemen came and put out fire. Her neighbour was very thankful for his help.‎ 第三节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 你的英语老师要求你班同学每天英语课上用英语为全班介绍一句英语谚语。假设你是李华，在明天的课上，你要为大家介绍 “Time and tide wait for no man.” (时不我待)这句谚语。请按照以下要点，写一篇发言稿。‎ 1. 你从一本中学生英语杂志上读到的这句谚语；‎ 2. 你喜欢这句谚语的理由：文字简单，容易记忆，能够激励你抓紧时间学习。‎ 3. 举出两种可能会用到这句谚语的语境。‎ 注意：1. 词数：100左右。 开头和结尾已给，不记总词数。‎ ‎ 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ ‎3.参考词汇：谚语：proverb Dear classmates,‎ Today I’d like to share with you the proverb _______________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ Thank you.‎ 班级 座号 姓名 ‎ 霞浦一中2016-2017学年第一学期第二次月考 高二英语答题卷 请在各题规定的矩形区域内答题，超出该区域的答案无效!‎ ‎ ‎ 第Ⅱ卷 第三部分　英语知识运用 ‎ 第二节　(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)‎ ‎ 61.____________ 62.______________ 63.____________ 64._______________‎ ‎ 65.____________ 66.______________ 67.____________ 68._______________‎ ‎ 69.____________ 70.______________‎ ‎ 第四部分　写作(共三节，满分45分)‎ 第一节 用单词或短语的适当形式填空, 一空一词。‎ ‎71.____________ 72.______________ 73.____________ 74._______________‎ ‎ 75.____________ ‎ ‎76.____________ ________________‎ ‎77.____________ ________________‎ ‎78.____________ ________________‎ ‎ 79.____________ ________________‎ ‎80.____________ ________________‎ ‎第二节　短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。‎ ‎2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。‎ I have a good friend who’s name is Liu Mei. She is our monitor and one of the excellent student in our class. Although she is clever, but she works very hard. We have a lot on common and have a lot to talk about. One evening she told me that something happened when her parents was out. She was doing her homework one Sunday morning while she smelt something burning. She stopped to look out of the window and find a cloud of smoke coming out of her neighbour’s house. She called 119 immediate. Ten minutes later, the firemen came and put out fire. Her neighbour was very thankful for his help.‎ ‎ ‎ 请在各题规定的矩形区域内答题，超出该区域的答案无效!‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 第三节 书面表达（共1题，满分25分） ‎ Dear classmates,‎ Today I’d like to share with you the proverb _______________________________‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Thank you.‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 霞浦一中2016-2017学年第一学期第二次月考 高二英语试卷参考答案 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）‎ ‎1-5: CBACB 6-10: BACAB 11-15: CAACB 16-20: CACBA 第二部分　阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)‎ ‎21-24: DADA 25-27: CAB 28-31: BBAC 32-35: AABC 36-40 ACEGD 第三部分　英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)‎ 第一节 完形填空 ‎ 41-45: ACBDD 46-50: BCABD  51-55: CABDC 56-60: ABDCA 第二节　(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)‎ ‎61. why　 62. a 63. impression 64. Others 65. themselves ‎66. written 67. learnt / learned 68. strong 69. and 70. playing 第四部分　写作(共两节，满分45分)‎ 第一节: 单词短语 71. exhibition 72. preference 73. typical 74. transformed 75. branches ‎ ‎76. figure out 77. appeal to 78. run out 79. in particular 80. had told 第二节:短文改错 改错：1. who's 改为whose 2. student改为students 3. 去掉but 4.on改为in ‎5. parents后加were 6. while改为when 7. find改为found ‎ ‎8. immediate改为immediately 9. fire前加the 10. his改为her ‎ 第三节 书面表达 Dear classmates,‎ Today I’d like to share with you the proverb “Time and tide wait for no man.” I read it in an English magazine for middle school students. I like it very much for two reasons. First, it is very easy to remember because all the words used are very simple. Second, this proverb always encourages me to make good use of my time to study. ‎ Next time, if you happen to meet someone who is wasting too much time playing computer games, you can say to him, “Time and tide wait for no man. Go to study now!” Of course, you can also say it to yourself when you are feeling lazy and don’t want to do anything.‎ ‎ Thank you 高二英语听力材料 听力原文 Text 1‎ W: I finally found a car park? Honey, let’s go in! The film will be on in a few minutes.‎ M: I’m waiting for you to give me the wallet. I have put the tickets in it.‎ Text 2‎ M: How are you getting on with your essay?‎ W: Well, after two sleepless nights, I’m finally through with it.‎ Text 3‎ M: I can’t find the key to my car.‎ W: I’ll look for it later. Right now I want you to fix the shelf before I paint it.‎ Text 4‎ W: Are you interested in cars?‎ M: I’m not really much of a car fan. I prefer bicycles. They’re clean and practical.‎ W: Cars have greatly changed the world since they appeared.‎ M: But they also produced some bad effects, such as pollution and global warming.‎ Text 5‎ W: Excuse me, can you tell me where the chemist’s is, please?‎ M: Mm, just a moment. Oh, yes! Walk until you see a bank and then turn left. It’s past the post office, next to a big supermarket. ‎ W: Is it far from here? ‎ M: No, just two minutes’ walk. ‎ Text 6‎ M: I’ve just asked my boss for a vacation. Where would you like to go?‎ W: I was thinking of just staying at home and getting some things done around the house.‎ M: That’s boring! Let’s go somewhere where we can sit on the beach and read books.‎ W: Where would you like to go?‎ M: We could go to Hawaii. There are beautiful islands.‎ W: You always want to go places. But you know, we never spend any time at home after we married. And I’m not one for beach holidays.‎ Text 7‎ W: Hello, Mr. Brown. I’m Elsie from Planet Industries. I’m here to take you to our company. ‎ M: Thank you. That’s very kind of you. ‎ W: This way, please. How was your flight, Mr. Brown? ‎ M: It was long and tiring. I couldn’t sleep. Well, how will we get to your company?‎ W: I have a car outside with a driver. It’s not far and we can take freeway, so we’ll be there in about 20 minutes. ‎ M: Wow. ‎ W: It’s about 35 degrees today. Shall we go and get something cold to drink first?‎ M: Thanks! By the way, what do you do at Planet Industries, Elsie?‎ W: I work in the sales department. ‎ Text 8‎ W: Do you buy that newspaper every day?‎ M: Yes, I do. I find it very useful. It always has plenty of articles from reporters all over the world and the business section is very useful too.‎ W: Is there a Sunday edition of that newspaper?‎ M: Yes, there is. It has several sections. There’s the news section, the entertainment section, sports, business, and world affairs. So it’s quite a read! It usually takes me a few hours to read it on Sunday morning.‎ W: What’s in the world affairs?‎ M: World affairs? Oh, they look at the most important stories in more detail. I find it fascinating. Do you buy a daily paper?‎ W: I buy a national newspaper sometimes, but I nearly always buy a local evening paper. I find the local news more interesting than national or international news.‎ M: Undoubtedly.‎ Text 9‎ W: The boss wants a decision this week on whom we plan to send to run the branch office.‎ M: Well, let’s have a look at them again. I still think Betty is the best choice. She’s the only one who can speak Spanish.‎ W: True, but she’s only been with us a year …‎ M: Well, Mr. Smith has been with us for five years, but he can’t move overseas very easily. He has two children in school here. His wife works here.‎ W: Hmm, I see your point. Well, that leaves Jeff. He can’t speak Spanish, but he’s good at languages so he can learn. He already speaks French and German very well. He isn’t married and he doesn’t have kids.‎ M: So he can move. He has three years’ experience with us. That’s good.‎ W: So Jeff it is, then. How soon can he move?‎ M: I don’t know. I’ll give him a call and ask him to come and have a chat this afternoon. Can you come here too? Say 2 o’clock?‎ W: Yeah. See you then.‎ Text 10‎ W: How many colours do you know? What are they? Do you know the colours effects? Wouldn’t it be great if changing your mood was as easy as changing your clothes? Well, according to psychologists, it is when you use the power of colour. Today we have Dr Henry with us. He’ll tell us something about colour. Welcome, Dr Henry. ‎ M: Thank you. Here’s how it works: When you see a colour, your brain sends a chemical message to your body. So, for instance, if you wear red, a colour the brain finds exciting, it sends a signal which puts you in the mood for love. Blue has a calming effect on the nerves. It is peaceful, so wear blue if you want to keep yourself cool during a busy day playing with the children or dealing with much complicated work. By contrast, orange creates a joyful atmosphere and focused activity. Also, yellow is a cheerful colour reminding us of summer days, and it aids in decision-making. White, however, increases brain power and a reflective mood. Green is a relaxed colour of spring leaves on trees. Like springtime it also makes tired muscles alive.‎ W: That’s very interesting. I’m afraid time is up. Thank you for sharing with us.‎ M: You’re welcome.‎