英语卷·2017届河北省武邑中学高三上学期第四次调研（2016-12）

英语卷·2017届河北省武邑中学高三上学期第四次调研（2016-12）

河北武邑中学 2016-2017 学年高三第四次调研考试 英语试题 命题人：魏军霞 审阅修改人：鲍海健 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共 10 页。考试结束后，只 交答题卡。保存好试卷。 第Ⅰ卷 注意事项： 1. 答题前，考生在答题卡上务必用直径 0.5 毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的班级、姓名、学 号、考试顺序号填写清楚 2. 各小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡 皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，在试题卷上作答无效。 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 30 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 1.5 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. What will the woman do after class? A. See a teacher. B. Go to the beach. C. Talk with the man. 2. Why doesn' t the man wear a jacket? A. He forgot to bring it. B. He didn't know it would be cold. C. He didn't have any time to look for it. 3. How did the man get here? A. By train. B. By bus. C. By car. 4. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A letter. B. A village. C. A picture. 5. Where is the bar? A. Beside the performance stage. B. On the right of the theatre. C. Next to the restaurant. 第 二 节 （ 共 1 5 小 题 ; 每 小 题 1 . 5 分 ， 满 分 2 2 . 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 、 7 题 。 6 . W h a t i s t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n t h e s p e a k e r s ? A. Classmates. B. Workmates. C. Husband and wife. 7. What does the woman advise the man to do? A. Use another desk. B. Change his schedule. C. Find out where Terry is. 听 第 7 段 材 料 ， 回 答 第 8 至 1 0 题 。 8. How much has the man paid for his driving lessons? A. £400. B. £140. C. £40. 9. Why did the man fail his last driving test? A. He hit something by accident. B. He didn't park his car properly. C. He went through the red lights. 10. What do we know about the man's teacher? A. He is cheaper. B. He is young. C. He has a big car. 听 第 8 段 材 料 ， 回 答 第 1 1 至 1 3 题 。 11. Where does the man have to go first? A. To the post office. B. To his grandparents'. C. To the swimming pool. 12. What does the woman ask the man to do at the garage? A. Wash her car. B. Pick Fiona up. C. Repair her car. 13. When is the football match? A. At 12:30. B. At 1:30. C. At 2:00. 听 第 9 段 材 料 ， 回 答 第 1 4 至 1 6 题 。 14. What does the man think of the woman's father's idea? A. Reasonable. B. Interesting. C. Unbelievable. 15. What did the woman have to do at mealtimes? A. Sit silently. B. Speak French. C. Put her hands on the table. 16. What does the woman think was a good thing at school? A. Learning manners. B. Studying by herself. C. Going to church before class. 听 第 1 0 段 材 料 ， 回 答 第 1 7 至 2 0 题 。 17. Where does the speech probably take place? A. In a library. B. In a classroom. C. In a laboratory. 18. What is the speaker explaining? A. A book review. B. A weekly timetable. C. A visit plan. 19. What will the students practise on Wednesday? A. Reading and writing. B. Grammar and computer. C. Listening and speaking. 20. When is the library open every weekday afternoon? A. From 3:30 to 6:00. B. From 3:00 to 6:30. C. From 3:00 to 6:00. 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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上 将该项涂黑。 A A famous foreign company in China wanted to employ a secretary for its public relation department. A beautiful girl with a master degree became a winning candidate( 候 选 人 ) through the competition. At its last stage she faced an oral test together with another girl who was her equal not only in good looks but also in education standard. The girl we talk about was confident in herself and successful in the oral test. It seemed that she would get the chance. The examiner told her on behalf of the company that she could come to office of the company next Monday as a new employee. At last he asked her, “Have you anything else to say?” Shocked by the unexpected question, the beautiful girl was quite at a loss, saying with hesitation, “I have to talk with my parents before I give an answer.” Surprised, the examiner said calmly, “In that case, let’s wait till you are ready.” The next day the girl came to tell that her parents agreed to her beginning work next Monday. But the examiner said regretfully, “Sorry, the job position is filled by another suitable candidate. You had better have a try in another place.” The beautiful girl was surprised. She asked for an explanation and was told, “What is needed here is a person who knows her own mind.” That was how a good opportunity slipped away right under the nose of a beautiful girl. 21. It can be inferred from the passage that ________. A. the other girl who failed at the last oral test was most likely to get the job. B. other girls chosen in next test held the company. C. the company lost its best employee. D. the examiner was surprised at his first choice. 22. What did the examiner value most? A. One’s beautiful looks. B. One’s independence. C. One’s young age. D. One’s knowledge. 23. Why did the beautiful girl want to ask her parents for advice? A. She knew what to do. B. She hadn’t expected the examiner would ask such a question. C. She couldn’t answer the question. D. Her parents would scold her if she agreed without their permission. 24. The best title of this passage probably is ________. A．Make your Decision Quickly B．Seize your Chance in Time C．Have your Own Judgment D．Hesitation Leads to Failure B Some of the world’s most significant problems never hit headlines. One example comes from agriculture. Food riots and hunger make news. But the trend lying behind these matters is rarely talked about. This is the decline in the growth in yields(产量) of some of the world’s major crops. A new study by the University of Minnesota and McGill University in Montreal looks at where, and how far, this decline is occurring. The authors take a vast number of data points for the four most important crops: rice, wheat, corn and soybeans. They find that on between 24% and 39% of all harvested areas, the improvement in yields that took place before the 1980s slowed down in the 1990s and 2000s. There are two worrying features of the slowdown. One is that it has been particularly sharp in the world’s most populous countries, India and China. Their ability to feed themselves has been an important source of relative stability both within the countries and on world food markets. That self-sufficiency cannot be taken for granted if yields continue to slow down or reverse. Second, yield growth has been lower in wheat and rice than in corn and soybeans. This is problematic because wheat and rice are more important as foods, accounting for around half of all calories consumed. Corn and soybeans are more important as feed grains. The authors note that “we have preferentially focused our crop improvement efforts on feeding animals and cars rather than on crops that feed people and are the basis of food security in much of the world.” The report qualifies the more optimistic findings of another new paper which suggests that the world will not have to dig up a lot more land for farming in order to feed 9 billion people in 2050, as the Food and Agriculture Organization has argued. Instead, it says, thanks to slowing population growth, land currently ploughed up for crops might be able to revert to forest or wilderness. This could happen. The trouble is that the forecast assumes continued improvements in yields, which may not actually happen. 25. What does the author try to draw attention to? A. Food riots and hunger in the world. B. News headlines in the leading media. C. The decline of the grain yield growth. D. The food supply in populous countries. 26. Why does the author mention India and China in particular? A. Their self-sufficiency is vital to the stability of world food markets. B. Their food yields have begun to decrease sharply in recent years. C. Their big populations are causing worldwide concerns. D. Their food self-sufficiency has been taken for granted. 27. What does the new study by the two universities say about recent crop improvement efforts? A. They fail to produce the same remarkable results as before the 1980s. B. They contribute a lot to the improvement of human food production. C. They play a major role in guaranteeing the food security of the world. D. They focus more on the increase of animal feed than human food grains. 28. What does the Food and Agriculture Organization say about world food production in the coming decades? A. The growing population will greatly increase the pressure on world food supplies. B. The optimistic prediction about food production should be viewed with caution. C. The slowdown of the growth in yields of major food crops will be reversed. D. The world will be able to feed its population without increasing farmland. C Just one bite of cake that is made with eggs is enough to make John feel very sick. Susan gets a terrible rash(皮疹)whenever she eats anything containing seafood, and David nearly died when he first ate a cookie that included peanuts. David had trouble breathing after he ate the cookie, but his mother knew what to do and she quickly gave him medicine that helped him feel better almost right away. The body's reaction to certain foods can be quite severe, resulting in breathing problems, as in David's case, or loss of consciousness for some. There are many things we eat may cause our bodies to react badly if we have a food allergy(食物过敏). The most common food allergies seem to be related to milk, soy, eggs, wheat flour, peanuts, nuts, and seafood. In fact, these kinds of foods account for 90% of food allergies． According to some studies, the number of children who have a food allergy is growing. But some people now argue that test results might not actually be accurate, so food allergies are not really as common as they may appear． There are three typical ways that doctors test for food allergies. Probably the most accurate way is for a doctor to give a child a ¨food challenge", For this, the doctor watches the child eat small amounts of certain foods to see if the child has an allergic reaction or not. This method is very time consuming so it is used less often than the other two methods: skin tests and blood tests. In a skin test, a doctor puts very small amounts of the parts of the foods that the child may be allergic to under the child's skin, then watches to see if the child's skin reacts to the allergens(过敏 原). In a blood test, doctors take some of the child's blood and add possible allergens to it and then look for chemicals in the blood that indicate a possible allergic reaction． A problem with both the skin test and the blood test is that neither will show how severe an allergic reaction might be. If a test result is positive, the child may have a severe reaction by eating this food, but the child might just as likely only have a slight rash. The test will not show which of these might be the case． Dr. Jennifer Chafen of Stanford University studied 10 years' worth of allergy research to check how accurate the tests are. She found a surprising fact. Skin tests or blood tests given to patients who visited their doctors for treatment of rashes or stomachaches showed that these patients were allergic to certain foods. However, later tests showed that although these patients tested positive, fewer than 50 percent of them actually had blood allergies. So were the results false and can we rely on these test results? The problem might be food intolerance rather than a food allergy. While food allergies are mainly related to a person's immune system, food intolerance is related to a person's digestive system and the reaction is usually less severe. One of the most common kinds of food intolerance is related to people who have trouble digesting the sugar in products like milk, cheese, and ice cream． Doctors are not sure why the number of cases of food allergies is rising. One factor that may explain part of the problem is our cleaner environment. Most children are exposed to fewer germs these days and some researchers think that for some people, their body's immune system makes work for itself by reacting as if certain foods are harmful． While allergy test results may show false positive results, the tests are still useful and can save lives. Some children lose their food allergies as they get older, so even though doctors do not have a cure for food allergies, sometimes the body finds its own cure． 29. What is the passage mainly about? A. Different kinds of allergy tests． B. A new allergy test that works very well． C. When children should be tested for allergies． D. The environmental factor in the rise in allergies. 30. According to the passage, which test gives the most accurate results? A. The blood test． B. The food challenge． C. The common allergen test． D. The skin test． 31. What do skin tests and blood tests NOT show? A. Whether a certain food will produce a rash or not． B. Whether test results are positive or not． C. Whether a person is allergic to a certain food． D. Whether allergic reactions are severe or not． 32. Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage? A. About half of the people with food allergies are also milk intolerant. B. Allergies affect the digestive system more than the immune system. C. Food intolerance is usually not as serious as food allergies. D. Sugar is a very common allergen for many people. D More modest consumer appetites might not only save money but also reduce the amount of crime. At least that’s the conclusion of a leading British criminal behavior expert. Dr. Keith Hayward, a lecturer at the University of Kent, says antisocial behavior results from a need to experience new sensations. And, stealing a car to ride around in it offers young people the same thrill as shoppers get from buying goods. That desire is encouraged among young people by advertisers who use “pleasure-seeking experience” to sell their products. Advertisements teach young people that they must have the next desirable consumer item to feel good, Hayward said. If that need is not met, then they feel that something is missing. Some young people then use “the exciting possibilities offered by criminal activities” to fill the expectation gap. Hayward has written a book called City Limits：Crime, Consumer Culture and the Urban Experience. He says a consumer society teaches young people that their needs must be met instantly. Apart from shopping, he claimed, crime was an easy way for that desire to be fulfilled. “The current generation of youngsters,” he said,“ is getting far more advertising messages than any other group of children in history.” This makes them dissatisfied with their lives and hungry for more thrills. The main motivation for street crime was not poor parenting, poverty of social exclusion, Hayward argued. It’s “a desire for style, excitement and self-expression” created by the way a consumer society works. Hayward said young people were repeatedly told that the purpose of their lives was to consume. However, he said, they rarely question what role this “language of seduction(诱惑)”plays in shaping their everyday lives. The government failed to understand the problem, he added. It should be bringing in law to stop advertisers targeting young people. 33. Stealing a car and buying heavily-advertised goods are similar in that_____. A. They both need a big decision. B. They can offer a new experience to people. C. They both can satisfy people’s desire for a thrill. D. They are both adventurous. 34.Dr. Hayward would most probably agree that_____. A. such language as pleasure-seeking experiences shouldn’t be used in an advertisement B. the government should have more control on advertising. C. Young people themselves should resist improper advertisements. D.A desire for new thrills makes the present consumer society work. 35.What would be the best title for the passage、 A. Misleading Advertising B. What Causes Crime C.A New Trend in Consuming D. Taste for New Thrills CanLead to Crime 第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，共 10 分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 _____36_____ Gone, for the most part, are the ankle-hugging high-tops that are supposed to help protect players from injury. _____37___Strangely, though, Steven Nash and Kobe Bryant, two of the most talented players with the Los Angeles Lakers, aren’t worried. Nash has worn low-tops all his life. Bryant’s switch to low-tops last year prompted at least four of his teammates to follow suit. ____38____ Even though the NBA doesn’t release any data on what its players wear on their feet, team officials and shoe companies say high-tops peaked about eight years ago and have been losing ground ever since. ____39___ In an article in the British Journal of Sports Medicine in 2008, University of Newcastle researcher Craig Richards found no evidence that hip-top sneakers limited injuries. His research actually found that high-top basketball sneakers could even cause players to run slower and jump lower. It’s been almost a century since the release of the Converse All-star, the first shoes designed specially for basketball players. _____40__ Now the contest has become a war. Companies like Adidas, Nike, Converse and Reebok are all fighting to create the next “Air Jordon” and win the next battle. A. One of the reasons why high-tops are not popular any more, according to players and injury experts, is that they were never really very good at protecting feet. B. They greatly affected the life of the players before Nike appeared on the market. C. The shoes practically owned the sneaker market until 1973 – when Nike agreed to send shoes to NBA players. D. The change over the last few years to low-top sneakers seems to go against traditional wisdom. E. The reason why low-tops are popular with the basketball players is that it can effectively prevent injuries. F. They have helped to quicken the “death” of high-top sneakers, one of the most famous symbols in the history of modern basketball. G. The next time you watch NBA playoff ( 季后赛) action on TV, take a close look at the shoes that many players are wearing. 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，选出可以填入空白处的 最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 I’ve heard the saying, “The best gift parents can give to their children is to love each other.” From as far back as I can remember my Mom and Dad were a team, a great family __36__.They were more than just a partnership, as if they were one person. Sure, they 37 , but there was never any doubt in our minds that any 38 would be worked through and resolved. They began their married life 39 , but they worked hard and, 40 the years, built a very successful business. They each had their strengths and weaknesses, but the 41 they worked together, you never saw the weaknesses, just the strengths. The biggest lesson about love and marriage that my mom and dad taught us kids was how to talk "about" your partner. Have you ever heard husbands and wives, when speaking to others, make 42 remarks about their spouses? It's one of those things people just seem to do. Sure, they're "only kidding," or maybe they are not. But words 43 . And words teach, whether positively or negatively. Dad always speaks of Mom in positive terms. 44 does she of him. One day we were getting carpet fixed in our home. The crew boss said, "This is an expensive job. Women will really spend your money, won't they?" Dad 45 , "Well, they were right there with you before you had any money, it's a 46 to do anything for them you possibly can." This wasn't the answer the carpet installer expected to hear. He was looking for negative things about wives which, to him, was natural. He 47 again, "But, they'll really play off that and spend all they can, won't they?" Dad replied, "She's the best that ever happened to me. I'd do anything to make her happy." I was trying not to 48 . I knew he wanted Dad to 49 just a little bit and say, "Yeah, I guess that's true." But it wouldn't happen... not in a million years! Mom and Dad are now retired and enjoying their life together, just 50 out, reading, and visiting their children and grandchildren. They recently celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary. Throughout the years, 51 Mom would remind me that I should be looking to get 52 , I'd say, "Ma, I have plenty of time." She'd 53 reply that I don't have "that" much __54___. My Dad would then look at me and say, "Hey, you take all the time you need. If you marry someone just half the woman your mother is, you'll have a great __55__." I should only be so lucky. 36. A. team B. couple C. pair D. partnership 37. A. fought B. argued C. shouted D. agreed 38. A. problems B. worries C. disagreements D. discomforts 39. A. poor B. rich C. happy D. young 40. A. after B. for C. during D. over 41. A. day B. time C. way D. moment 42. A. uncomfortable B. unkind C. unlikely D. unsuitable 43. A. help B. hurt C. matter D. work 44. A. With B. It C. Such D. So 45. A. talked B. nodded C. remarked D. responded 46. A. duty B. burden C. pleasure D. change 47. A. tried B. said C. asked D. questioned 48. A. shout B. cry C. forget D. laugh 49. A. give in B. give away C. give up D. give over 50. A. staying B. hanging C. setting D. giving 51. A. as B. though C. whenever D. however 52. A. worried B. married C. changed D. promoted 53. A. seriously B. jokingly C. angrily D. happily 54. A. time B. choices C. events D. trouble 55. A. energy B. patience C. hope D. life 第Ⅱ卷 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分） 第二节：语法填空(共 10 小题；每小题 l.5 分．满分 l5 分) 阅读下面材料．在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将 答案填写在答题卡标号为 61—70 的相应位置上。 It’s estimated that 300 million people in China are studying, or __61____ (study), English. That’s an __62_____( impress) number and I can’t think of any other country in the world ___63___ one quarter of the population is so devoted to ___64___ (learn) a second language. But some people are questioning whether this “craze” for studying English is worthwhile. Professor Zhang Shuhua of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences says that too much emphasis is placed on learning English and that it is ___65__ waste of education resources as well as a threat to the study of Chinese. He says that having English as a compulsory course in university “has distracted much of ___66___(student) attention from specialized subjects,” and that some students have been denied access __67____postgraduate education because they failed English. Others have admitted that ___68____(study) so much English has made them poorer Chinese speakers. I agree with Professor Zhang on one point, though. English should not be a compulsory subject in university. For most, passing the CET is just the endless drudgery of memorizing word lists. There is little emphasis ____69__(place) on communication. And if you can’t communicate in English after years of study in primary school, middle school and high school, a few more years in university ___70____(probable) won’t help. 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） 假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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（∧），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。 Almost 400 years ago, an Italian scientist names Galileo(伽利略) began to question Aristotle’s（亚 里斯多德） theories of falling objects. He was not ready to believe anything just because Aristotle said so. He decided to do some experiments test Aristotle’s theory. Galileo lived in a city of Pisa, which there is a leaning tower about 180 feet in height. From the top of the tower Galileo dropped a light ball and a heavy ball at exact the same time. They both fell at about the same speed and hit the ground together. As we know it now, heavy objects and light objects fall at the same speed if air holds them back. A feather falls slower than a stone only because the air holds the feather back more than it did the stone. 第二节：书面表达（25 分） 每年的 10 月 31 日是联合国确定的“世界勤俭日”。假设你是李华，你最近给你在美国的 朋友 Mike 的一封 e-mail 中专门讨论了“勤俭”的问题。你的 e-mail 内容应包括:1）指出校园 内中学生花钱如水，没有节约的概念.2）分析产生这一现象的原因（独生子女；生活水平的 提高；追求时髦）.3）你对“节俭”的看法。 注意：1、字数：100 左右。 2、开头和结尾已写好，不计入总字数。 3、参考词汇：世界勤俭日：World Thrift Day； 花销：expenditure； 现象：phenomenon； Text 1 M: We planned to go to the beach after class. Want to come? W: I’d love to. But Professor Jones wants to speak to me. Text 2 W: Aren’t you cold? Why aren’t you wearing a jacket? M: I overslept this morning, so I ran out of the house without listening to the forecast. Text 3 W: Have you had a busy day at the office? M: Yes, sorry I’m late. I didn’t get the bus because Peter offered me a lift. But the motorway was closed because of an accident. I’ll be even later tomorrow with the train strike. Text 4 M: Look, Sandra. I got this really nice postcard from my aunt. W: Oh, what a pretty village and it’s right by a river. Is it in the mountains? M: Yes. But you can’t see them in the picture. W: Perhaps they’re behind those tall trees. Text 5 M: Excuse me. I’m looking for the bar, please. W: Yes, sir. It’s inside the restaurant next to the performance stage. Turn left out of the lift, and the bar is just there, on your right. Text 6 M: Is this desk available? I need to find some work space. W: Let me think. That’s Terry’s spot but I think he’s working from home today. M: That’s where Terry sits? Then I can’t work there. I just saw him in the parking lot. W: Oh, that’s right. Terry’s working from home on Monday and Wednesday this week — his schedule’s always changing and I can never keep track of it. But why don’t you try over where Gordon sits? There’s an extra desk over there. Text 7 W: Peter, you’re learning to drive, aren’t you? Do you go to the AA Driving School? M: Actually it’s called the ABC Driving School. W: Is it expensive? M: I’ve had ten lessons already and each one is fourteen pounds. W: I see. And is the teacher’s car new? M: Yes, and it’s not a big car so parking is easy. W: When are you going to take your driving test? M: I failed it last week. W: Did you hit something or … M: The traffic lights were red but I didn’t see them and I couldn’t brake in time. W: Never mind. You can take the test again. Tell me about your teacher. Is he friendly? M: He’s OK. He’s quite young and interesting to talk to, but my father will give me my next lessons. He’s cheaper. Text 8 W: Chris, remember at 11:00 this morning you have to call your grandparents. And at 12:00, can you take Fiona to the swimming pool in my car? She’s meeting a friend there. M: OK. I wanted to watch some TV but it can wait. W: Can you get some stamps too? The post office closes at 1:00, but you’ll be there at 12:30 if you go straight from the pool. M: OK. Anything else? W: There are some library books to return, but I’ll do that on Monday. Can you wash the car? If you do that at the garage at 1:00, you’ll be back here at lunchtime. M: All right. So I’ll see you at 1:30 and we’ll eat then. At 2:00 there’s a football match — it’s a really important game. After that, can I use the car to visit some friends? W: Yes, OK. Text 9 M: So how were your schooldays when you were a child, Joan? W: Well, from seven to twelve I went to a school in Belgium. M: In Belgium? How come? W: It was my father’s idea. One of his friends was sending his daughter, and my father wanted to impress his friend so he decided to send me, too. M: Just to impress a friend? It’s hard to believe. So what was it like? W: We had to get up early and go to church before class. And at mealtimes we just had to sit silently with our hands folded in our laps. And I wasn’t allowed to speak English at all. I had to learn French but nobody taught me. I just had to sit in the lessons and try to understand. M: It’s awful for a child of seven! W: And they were terribly strict about manners! I suppose that was one good thing. I had the most beautiful manners when I left. Text 10 W: Hello, everyone. Welcome to Language International. Could you please turn to page five? Now, you see that lessons begin here every weekday at 9:00 a.m. The first class every Monday is grammar practice, followed by a visit to the language laboratory. After a break you have a double lesson of speaking skills. Tuesday morning begins with a reading skills lesson and after the break, vocabulary development. In the afternoon you’ll go to the library, where you can read, watch a video or practise grammar. On Wednesday morning you have listening skills, and then what we call current affairs. You’ll listen to the news on the radio and discuss what’s going on. After the break it’s another double lesson of speaking skills. Thursday morning begins with pronunciation, then a special “Life in Britain” class. After the break is grammar practice once again. Finally on Friday morning in the first lesson you will practise writing skills, followed by a lesson in the computer room. After the break is the weekly review period, where your teacher will help with any problems you may have. Oh, and don’t forget you can study on your own in the library every weekday from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. as well, if you wish! Thank you. 1—5 ABCCA 6—10 BABCB 11—15 CACCA 16—20 ABBCA Dear Mike, How’s everything going? As you know, World Thrift Day falls on October 31. So this time I’d like to discuss thrift with you. In recent years, the monthly expenditure of middle school students has been on the sharp rise. Many of them spend money like water and have no concept of thrift in their minds. This phenomenon is caused by the following factors. First of all, nowadays most of students are the only children of their families. Naturally they get more care and pocket money. Secondly, with the improvement of living standard, parents can afford higher expenditure of their children. Thirdly, some students like to pursue fashion and trends, which tends to need more money. From my point of view, middle students should learn to be thrifty. We should limit our expenditure in our daily life. The habit of thrift can help us form right values and is favorable to our future development. How about your point about thrift? Best wishes! Yours faithfully Li Hua 21-40 ABBC, CADD, ABDC, CBD, GDFAC 41-60 DBCAD, CBCDD, CADAB, CBBAD have studied, impressive, where, learning, a, students’, to, studying, placed, probably names-named, theories—theory, anything-something, test 前 加 to, a-the, which—where, exact—exactly, it 去掉，if-unless, did-does