2017-2018学年广西贺州市高二上学期第一次月考英语试题

2017-2018学年广西贺州市高二上学期第一次月考英语试题

‎2017-2018学年度第一学期高二第一次月考 英 语 试 题 ‎（时间：120分钟， 总分：150分）‎ 注意事项：‎ 1． 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷选择题（含听力）和第Ⅱ卷非选择题两部分。‎ 2． 作答时，务必将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷及草稿纸上无效。‎ 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ 做题时，现将答案标在试卷上，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1.5分，满分7.5分）‎ ‎ 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎（ ）1. Where does this conversation probably take place?‎ A．In a bookstore. B. In a classroom. C. In a library.‎ ‎（ ）2. At what time will the film begin?‎ A.7:20 B.7:15 C.7:00‎ ‎（ ）3. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?‎ A. Their friend Jane. B. A weekend trip. C. A radio programme.‎ ‎（ ）4. What will the woman probably do?‎ A. Catch a train. B. See the man off. C. Go shopping.‎ ‎（ ）5. Why did the woman apologize?‎ A. She made a late delivery. ‎ B. She went to the wrong place. ‎ C. She couldn't take the cake back.‎ ‎（共15小题； 每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）‎ 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6和第7题。‎ ‎（ ）6. Whose CD is broken?‎ A. Kathy's. B. Mum's. C. Jack's.‎ ‎（ ）7. What does the boy promise to do for the girl?‎ A. Buy her a new CD. B. Do some cleaning. C. Give her 10 dollars.‎ ‎ ‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8和第9题。‎ ‎（ ）8. 8. What did the man think of the meal?‎ A. Just so-so. B. Quite satisfactory. C. A bit disappointing.‎ ‎（ ）9. What was the 15% on the bill paid for?‎ A. The food. B. The drinks. C. The service.‎ ‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题。‎ ‎（ ）10. Why is the man at the shop? ‎ A. To order a camera for his wife. ‎ B. To have a camera repaired. ‎ C. To get a camera changed. ‎ ‎（ ）11. What colour does the man want?‎ A. Pink. B. Black. C. Orange.‎ ‎（ ）12. What will the man do afterwards?‎ A. Make a phone call. B. Wait until further notice. ‎ C. Come again the next day. ‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。‎ ‎（ ）13. What would Joe probably do during the Thanksgiving holiday?‎ A. Go to a play. B. Stay at home. C. Visit Kingston.‎ ‎（ ）14. What is Ariel going to do in Toronto?‎ A. Attend a party. B. Meet her aunt. C. See a car show.‎ ‎（ ）I5. Why is Ariel in a hurry to leave?‎ A. To call up Betty. B. To buy some DVDs. C. To pick up Daniel.‎ ‎（ ）16. What might be the relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Classmates. B. Fellow workers. C. Guide and tourist.‎ ‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。‎ ‎（ ）17. Where does Thomas Manning work?‎ A. In the Guinness Company. B. At a radio station. C. In a museum.‎ ‎（ ）18. Where did the idea of a book of records come from?‎ A. A bird-shooting trip. B. A visit to Europe. ‎ C. A television talk show.‎ ‎（ ）19. When did Sir Hugh's first book of records appear?‎ A. In 1875. B. In 1950. C. In 1955.‎ ‎（ ）20. What are the two speakers going to talk about next?‎ A. More records of unusual facts.‎ B. The founder of the company.‎ C. The oldest person in the world 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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。‎ A I know what you’re thinking : pizza （比萨饼）? For breakfast? But the truth is that you can have last night’s leftovers in the morning if you want to.‎ I know lots of women who skip breakfast （不吃早餐）, and they have a ton of different excuses for doing it . Some say they don’t have time. others think they’re “saving” calories （卡路里）, still others just don’t like breakfast food .‎ But the bottom line is that eating in the morning is very important when you’re trying to lose weight. “Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all,” says Katherine Brooking, R. D, who developed the super-easy eating plan for this year’s “SELF CHALLENGE”. And even pizza can be healthy if it’s loaded with vegetables, and you stick to one small piece. ‎ Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success stories. Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating later in the day. Researchers at the University‎ of ‎Southern California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of gaining weight than those who regularly have a morning meal.‎ So eat something in the morning, anything. I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether, and have just coffee or orange juice. I say, try heating up last night’s leftovers, it may sound crazy, but if it works for you, do it! I find if I tell myself, “You can always eat it tomorrow,” I put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night. Try it…you may save yourself some pre-bedtime calories. And watch your body gain the fat-burning effects.‎ ‎21. The word “leftovers” in Paragraph 1 probably means__________.‎ A. food remaining after a meal B. things left undone ‎ C. meals made of vegetables D. pizza topped with fruit ‎ ‎22. What can we infer from the text? ‎ A. Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry. ‎ B. Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast. ‎ C. There are some easy ways of cooking a meal. ‎ D. Eating vegetables helps save energy. ‎ ‎23. According to the last paragraph, it is important to____________. ‎ A. eat something for breakfast B. be careful about what you eat ‎ C. heat up food before eating it D. eat calorie-controlled food ‎ ‎24. The text is written mainly for those_____________. ‎ A. who go to work early B. who want to lose weight ‎ C. who stay up late D. who eat before sleep B Low-Cost Gifts for Mother's Day Gift No.1‎ Offer to be your mother's health friend. Promise to be there for any and all doctor's visits whether a disease or a regular medical check-up. Most mothers always say "no need," but another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctor's visit. The best part? This one is free.‎ Gift No. 2‎ Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. Put them all in one place. Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them. "Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mother's life," Dr. Marie Savard said.‎ Gift No. 3‎ Enough sleep is connected to general health conditions. "Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep," Savard said. "We know that good sleep is very important to our health."‎ Gift No. 4‎ Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mother's Day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构) Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things -many of which are "green" - and then choose a meaningful charity from a list. When your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity.‎ ‎25. What are you advised to do for your mother at doctor's visits?‎ A. Take notes. B. Be with her. C. Buy medicine. D. Give her gifts.‎ ‎26. What can be a gift of organization for your mother?‎ A. Keeping her medical information together.‎ B. Buying all gifts for her from one company.‎ C. Making a list of her medical check-ups. ‎ D. Storing her medicines in a safe place.‎ ‎27. Where can you find a gift idea to improve your mother’s sleep?‎ A. In Gift No. 1. B. In Gift No. 2. C. In Gift No. 3. D. In Gift No. 4.‎ ‎28. Buying gifts from Presents for Purpose allows mothers to A. enjoy good sleep B. be well-organized ‎ C. get extra support D. give others help C Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on follows at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction. ‎ ‎ For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop doesn't have what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else, he offers the nearest he can to the article required. No good salesman brings out such a substitute impolitely; he does so with skill: "I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size? It happens to be the colour you mentioned. "Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is: "This is the right colour and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on." ‎ ‎ Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only "having a look round". She is always open to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the lock- out for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro, often retracing her steps, before selecting the dresses she wants to try ‎ on. It is a laborious process, but apparently an enjoyable one. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands. ‎ ‎29. According to the passage, when a man is buying clothes,____________. ‎ A. he buys cheap things, regardless of quality ‎ B. he chooses things that others introduce ‎ C. he does not mind how much he has to pay for the right things ‎ D. he buys good quality things, so long as they are not too dear ‎ ‎30. What does the passage tell us about women shoppers for clothes? ‎ A. They welcome suggestions from anyone. ‎ B. Women rarely consider buying cheap clothes. ‎ C. Women often buy things without giving the matter proper thought. ‎ D. They listen to advice but never take it. ‎ ‎31. What does a man do when he can not get exactly what he wants? ‎ A. He buys a similar thing of the colour he wants. ‎ B. He usually does not buy anything. ‎ C. At least two of his requirements must be met before he buys., ‎ D. So long as the style is right, he buys the thing. ‎ ‎32. What is the most obvious difference between men and women shoppers? ‎ A. The fact that men do not try clothes on in a shop. ‎ B. Women bargain for their clothes, but men do not. ‎ C. Women stand up to shop, but men sit down. ‎ D. The time they take over buying clothes.‎ D About twenty of us had been fortunate enough to receive invitations to a film-studio(影棚) to take part in a crowd-scene. Although our "act" would last only for a short time, we could see quite a number of interesting things.‎ We all stood at the far end of the studio as workmen prepared the scene, setting up trees at the edge of a winding path. Very soon, bright lights were turned on and the big movie-camera was wheeled into position. The director shouted something to the camera operator and then went to speak to the two famous actors nearby. Since it was hot in the studio, it came as a surprise to us to see one of the actors put on a heavy overcoat and start walking along the path. A big fan began blowing tiny ‎ white feathers down on him, and soon the trees were covered in "snow". Two more fans were turned on, and a "strong wind" blew through the trees. The picture looked so real that it made us feel cold.‎ The next scene was a complete contrast (对比). The way it was filmed was quite unusual. Pictures taken on an island in the Pacific were shown on a glass screen (幕). An actor and actress stood in front of the scene so that they looked as if they were at the water's edge on an island. By a simple trick like this, palm trees, sandy beaches, and blue, clear skies had been brought into the studio!‎ Since it was our turn next, we were left wondering what scene would be prepared for us. For a full three minutes in our lives we would be experiencing the excitement of being film "stars"!‎ ‎33. Who is the author?‎ A. A cameraman. B. A film director. ‎ C. A crowd-scene actor. D. A workman for scene setting.‎ ‎34. What made the author feel cold?‎ A. The heavy snowfall. B. The man-made scene. ‎ ‎ C. The low temperature. D. The film being shown.‎ ‎35. What would happen in the "three minutes" mentioned in the last paragraph?‎ A. A new scene would be filmed. ‎ B. More stars would act in the film.‎ C. The author would leave the studio. ‎ D. The next scene would be prepared.‎ 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。‎ Kids’ health: Four steps for fighting stress Everybody gets stressed from time to time. 36 Some ways of dealing with stress—like screaming or hitting someone—don’t solve much. But other ways, like talking to someone you trust, can lead you to solving your problem or at least feeling better.‎ Try taking these four steps the next time you are stressed:‎ ‎(1) Get support. When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. Talk to a trusted adult, such as a parent or other relatives. 37 They might have had similar problems, such as dealing with a test, or the death of a beloved pet.‎ ‎(2) Don’t take it out on yourself. Sometimes when kids are stressed and upset they take it out on themselves. Oh, dear, that’s not a good idea. Remember that there are always people to help you. Don’t take it out on yourself. 38 ‎ ‎(3) Try to solve the problem. After you’re calm and you have support from adults and friends, it’s time to get down to business. 39 Even if you can’t solve it all, you can solve a piece of it.‎ ‎(4) Be positive. Most stress is temporary (暂时的). Remember stress does go away, especially when you figure out the problem and start working on solving it.‎ These steps aren’t magic, but they do work. And if you can stay positive as you make your way through a tough time, you’ll help yourself feel better even faster ‎ ‎ 40 ‎ A．Ask for a helping hand to get you through the tough situation. ‎ B．Notice your friends’ feelings and find a way to help them. ‎ C．Different people feel stress in different ways. ‎ D．Ah, it feels so good when the stress is gone. ‎ E. You need to figure out what the problem is.‎ F. And don’t forget about your friends.‎ G. Then, find a way to calm down.‎ 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；每题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A farmer in Bangladesh was preparing his land for planting crops. As he dug through the soil, the 41 suddenly kept getting stuck in one place. Out of curiosity (好奇) he 42 to check out what was hidden in the ground. He continued digging the ground and 43 a big box. The farmer quickly opened the box to see what was in it, but to his 44 , there were only black stones inside the box. He decided to throw them at the 45 when they came to eat the crops at the time of 46 . ‎ Finally, the day came when the crops were 47 and the birds came to eat them. So, he started 48 the stones at the birds from where ever they 49 ‎ immediately. ‎ One day a man was walking by the field who sold 50 stones such as pearls (珍珠), diamonds and so on. Two 51 happened to fall right in front of him when the farmer ‎ threw them at the birds. The man brought the 52 stones to the farmer and asked if he was willing to 53 them to him for $50,000 each. ‎ The farmer thought that the man was 54 , so he replied, “No.” But the man insisted (坚持) on 55 $50,000 for each stone and explained that they were precious jewels. Now the farmer started 56 and said that he had only one or two stones left as the 57 were thrown away. ‎ ‎ 58 , every second of our time is very valuable. Today, we are just throwing them away here and there. But on the day of judgment (判断), we will realize how ‎ 59 they were, but it will be too 60 . Now it is the chance to use our time properly.‎ ‎41. A. equipment B. machine C. paddle D. project ‎42. A. agreed B. refused C. decided D. pretended ‎43. A. invented B. discovered C. searched D. destroyed ‎44. A. joy B. luck C. anger D. disappointment ‎45. A. chicks B. birds C. animals D. rabbits ‎46. A. planting B. watering C. harvesting D. protecting ‎47. A. ready B. gone C. missing D. grown ‎48. A. picking B. collecting C. finding D. throwing ‎49. A. lay down B. came up C. jumped out D. flew away ‎50. A. common B. ordinary C. precious D. important ‎51. A. pearls B. diamonds C. stones D. bricks ‎52. A. white B. black C. bright D. color ‎53. A. sell B. give C. buy D. lend ‎54. A. leaving B. speaking C. joking D. walking ‎55. A. borrowing B. charging C. ordering D. offering ‎56. A. laughing B. crying C. apologizing D. responding ‎57. A. rest B. part C. other D. more ‎58. A. In addition B. For example C. In fact D. After all ‎59. A. enjoyable B. comfortable C. miserable D. valuable ‎60. A. expensive B. late C. early D. cheap ‎ ‎ 第Ⅱ卷 第三部分 英语知识运用 ‎ 第二节 （共10分；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ 阅读下面句子，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。‎ ‎ Jane was annoyed because her friend Mary used her things and interrupted her by chatting online and 61 (play) music loudly while she was reviewing lessons, which made her wonder 62 she should continue their friendship or not.‎ In my opinion, 63 Mary did is too much for anyone in the world to bear. She is too self-centered and 64 (obvious) cares about nobody, which is unacceptable and harmful.‎ If I 65 (be) Jane, I would find time to have a face-to-face talk with Mary. I would tell her all about what I felt and what I thought about 66 (she). I would also tell her if she continued doing like that, nobody could put up with it and she would not have friends any more.‎ Once in my dormitory, there was a boy who acted like Marry too. Other 67 ‎ ‎(roommate) took the same attitude to him as Jane to Mary, but I decided to solve the problem by communicating actively 68 him. I helped him realize that his behavior was improper and 69 (accept). Then he changed and now we ‎ 70 (live) together happily. It is active communication that helps solve problem. ‎ 第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)‎ 第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)‎ ‎ 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。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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Λ)，并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ ‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。‎ ‎ 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：‎ ‎ 1．每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。‎ One day, little Tony went to a shopping center with his parent. It was very crowded. Tony saw a toy on a shop window. He liked it so very much that he quickly walked into the shop. After looks at the toy for some time, he turned around and found where his parents were missing. Tony was scared and begun to cry. A woman saw him crying and talking him to wait outside a shop. Five minutes later. Tony saw parents. Mom said,‎ ‎ “How nice to see you again! Dad and I were terrible worried.” Tony promised her that this would never happen again.‎ 第二节 书面表达 (25分)‎ 假设你是贺州市某高中学生李华，请为你的英国笔友Jane写一封电子邮件，介绍贺州市的情况以及一些著名的景点，希望Jane来贺州旅游。主要内容包括：‎ ‎1. 贺州市位于广西的东部，交通便利，气候宜人。‎ ‎2. 旅游景点很多，如：姑婆山，黄姚古镇。‎ ‎3. 姑婆山以她的自然风景和清新的空气而闻名，每年吸引大量的游客。‎ ‎4. 黄姚古镇是一个有900多年历史的古镇，2005年黄姚古镇被评为“中国最值得外国人去的50个地方之一”。‎ 注意：1. 词数100左右。开头和结尾已为你写好，但不计入总词数。‎ ‎ 2. 不要逐句翻译。可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。‎ 参考词汇 姑婆山—— Gupo Mountain 黄姚古镇—— the ancient town of Huangyao 气候宜人—— pleasant climate Dear Jane,‎ ‎ Welcome to my hometown, HeZhou.________________________________‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ I am looking forward to your arrival.‎ Yours sincerely Li Hua ‎2017-2018学年度第一学期高二第一次月考答案 一、听力 ‎1-5 CABCA 6-10 CBBCC 11-15 ABBAC 16-20 BAACA 二、阅读理解 ‎21-24 ABAB 25-28 BACD 29-32: CABD 33-35 CBA ‎36-40 CFAED 三、完形填空 ‎41-45 ACBDB 46-50 CADBC 51-55 CBACD 56-60 BACDB 四、语法填空 ‎61. playing 62. whether 63. what 64. obviously 65. were ‎66. her 67. roommates 68. with 69. unacceptable ‎70. are living 五、短文改错 ‎ 71. parent改为parents 72. on改为in 73. very去掉 ‎74. looks改为looking 75. where改为that 76. begun改为began ‎77. telling改为told 78. a改为the 79. saw后加his ‎80. terrible改为terribly 六、书面表达 Dear Jane,‎ ‎ Welcome to my hometown, HeZhou. Located in the east of Guangxi province, HeZhou has convenient transportation and pleasant climate.‎ ‎ HeZhou is rich in tourist attractions such as the Gupo Mountain, the ancient town of Huangyao. Gupo Mountain is well-known for its beautiful scenery and fresh air, which attracts many people to visit there every year.‎ ‎ Another famous site is the ancient town of Huangyao. It is not only very beautiful but also has a long history of 900. When you walk along the stone street, you can think of many happy stories happening in the ancient town. In 2005, the ancient town of Huangyao is considered one of top 50 Chinese places to visit for foreigners.‎ I am sure you’ll have a good time in HeZhou. I am looking forward to your arrival.‎ Yours sincerely Li Hua 听力原文 第一节：‎ Man: Excuse me, Madam?‎ Woman: Yes?‎ Man: How long can I keep the book?‎ Woman: For one month. Please make sure you return the book before it’s due.‎ 第二节：‎ Man: Hurry up, Jenny. It’s already seven. We’ll be late for the film.‎ Woman: Don’t worry dear, we still have twenty minutes. And it takes us only fifteen minutes to get there. We’ll be there just in time.‎ 第三节：‎ Man: I heard on the radio that it’ll be sunny during the holiday weekend. Maybe we can take a trip to Boston.‎ Woman: That sounds great. I’ll call Jean to see if she likes to join us.‎ 第四节：‎ Woman: It’s nearly eight. If you want to catch the nine o’clock train, you’d better go now.‎ Man: Don’t worry. I’ll drive to the station.‎ Woman: In that case, let me go with you. And you drop me off at the city center. I’ll go to the open market.‎ 第五节：‎ Woman: I’m sorry, the cake is late. We’ll do better next time, I promise.‎ Man: Well, I’m sorry too. You have to take it back. The birthday party is over and we don’t need the cake any more.‎ 第六节：‎ Woman: Oh, it’s broken! Jacky is not going to be happy when he sees this. It’s his favorite CD! He’ll tell mum.‎ Man: Please Kathy, can I borrow ten dollars? I’ll buy him a new one and I will clean up your room.‎ 第七节： ‎ Woman: How did you like the dishes, Sir?‎ Man: Delicious. Everything was excellent here. Thank you!‎ Woman: Do you want some coffee, tea, sir?‎ Man: No. thanks, I’m fine. Ah, just have the bill, please. How much is your service charge?‎ Woman: Fifteen percent and it’s included in your bill. Thank you very much, sir. We look forward to seeing you again.‎ Man: Sure, good night.‎ 第八节： ‎ Woman: Can I help you?‎ Man: Yes. My daughter bought this camera here for my wife’s birthday. But it doesn’t work. So I’d like to change it for another one.‎ Woman: I see. Let me have a look. Well, we’ll be happy to change it for you. But ‎ I am afraid we don’t have another pink one.‎ Man: Oh? What will I do then?‎ Woman: Would you like to choose a different color? We do have this camera in black and orange.‎ Man: My wife doesn’t like either of those colors.‎ Woman: If you want, we can order another camera just like this one. There wouldn’t be any extra charge for it.‎ Man: That sounds fine. Would you please go ahead and do that?‎ Woman: We’d be very happy to but it’ll take at least a week. Maybe ten days. We’ll call you when it comes in.‎ Man: Thank you very much.‎ Woman: You are welcome.‎ 第九节： ‎ Woman: Hi, Joe! Many people in our department are leaving for Thanksgiving. What are you going to do?‎ Man: I think I’ll just stay at home. I may see some friends and watch a few DVDs. And I probably would go to the Ottawa Car Show. What about you, Ariel? What’s your plan?‎ Woman: I am going to do some traveling with my family.‎ Man: Oh, where to?‎ Woman: Toronto. And on our way, we’re going to visit my aunt, Valley, in Kingston.‎ Man: That’s exciting. How long do you plan to stay?‎ Woman: Two days. I have a get-together party with my college friends on the tenth in Toronto. Oh, I’m afraid I’ve got to go now. My husband is waiting for me. And we’ll have to pick up Daniel from school. Have a nice holiday, Joe!‎ Man: Thank you. You too!‎ 第十节：‎ Where can you look if you want to know how tall the tallest person in the world is, or who the oldest person in the world is? There is only one place where you’ll find all these information, and that’s in the Guinness Book of World Records. This morning we have someone from the Guinness Company that produced that famous book, Thomas Manning. “Welcome to the program, Thomas!” “Thanks, Sue. It’s a pleasure to be here.” “Perhaps you could start by telling us where the idea for the book came from.” “Well, it was first suggested in the early 1950s. Sir Hugh Beaver, the managing director of Guinness, was out shooting birds with some friends. A bird flew away so quickly that no one was able to shoot it. Sir Hugh wondered whether this bird was the fastest bird in Europe, and if it wasn’t the fastest, he wondered what was.” “So I suppose he went to the nearest library to look for the information and he ‎ couldn’t find it?” “Yes, that’s exactly what happened. And this made Sir Hugh think there must be other people in the same situation who wanted this kind of information. He thought that, like himself, people would be interested in finding facts of all records to satisfy their curiosity.” “So the idea for a book of records was born. And when did the first book come out?”“A few years later, in 1955. So, to ask your first question: the tallest person in the world is 231.7cm tall. And the oldest person is Jeanne. L. Calment, who was born in February, 1875.” “There are also some rather strange records, aren’t there, Thomas?” “Yes ,that’s right. Did you know, Sue, that the shortest time it is taken …”‎