2019-2020学年云南省玉溪一中高二上学期第一次月考英语试题 word版

2019-2020学年云南省玉溪一中高二上学期第一次月考英语试题 word版

玉溪一中2021届高二上学期第一次月考 英语学科试卷 注意事项：‎ ‎1. 本试卷分为第I卷、第II卷；总分150分；考试时间120分钟。‎ ‎2. 答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填涂在本试卷和答题卡相应位置上。‎ ‎ 3. 选出每小题答案后，用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，再选涂其它答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。‎ 第I卷（共100分）‎ 第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分 30 分）‎ 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 the conversation probably take place?‎ A. In an office. B. In a theatre. C. In a restaurant.‎ ‎2. How old is the man now?‎ A. About 20. B. Nearly 40. C. Over 60.‎ ‎3. What is the man going to do?‎ A. Go to the information counter.‎ B. Take a train to leave New York.‎ C. Check the price of the ticket.‎ ‎4. What do we learn about the man?‎ A. He quit his job. ‎ B. He has got two job offers.‎ C. He is doing a part-time job.‎ ‎5. What does Mr. Anderson do?‎ A. He is a teacher. B. He is a librarian. C. He is a repairman.‎ 第二节（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、7题。‎ ‎6. What is The Western Teacher? ‎ A. A story. B. A book. C. A magazine.‎ ‎7. When did the man start writing books? ‎ A. When he was at school. B. After he came to Paris. C. Since the year of 2004.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9、10题。‎ ‎8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? ‎ A. Husband and wife. B. Doctor and patient. C. Customer and waiter.‎ ‎9. What must have caused the speakers’ stomach aches? ‎ A. The fish. B. The soup. C. The apples.‎ ‎10. Where will the speakers go? ‎ A. To the market. B. To the hospital. C. To the restaurant.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。‎ ‎11. What are the speakers talking about?‎ A. New films. B. Popular cinemas. C. Film-seeing habits.‎ ‎12. What seems to bother the woman at the cinema?‎ A. The uncomfortable seat. B. The noisy people. C. The long waiting time.‎ ‎13. What do we know about the man?‎ A. He prefers seeing new films at the cinema.‎ B. He enjoys seeing films with friends.‎ C. He likes talking about new films.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。‎ ‎14. Why does David go to Professor Smith for help?‎ A. He had trouble with today’s lecture.‎ B. He missed all the classes last week.‎ C. He wanted to learn how to take notes.‎ ‎15. What should David do at the start of each class?‎ A. Have a short talk with the professor.‎ B. Look through the notes from last class.‎ C. Take down the main points of the lecture.‎ ‎16. How can David find the most important information to write down?‎ A. By remember all the details of the lecture. ‎ B. By reading the notes taken by his classmates. ‎ C. By focusing on the organization of the lecture. ‎ ‎17. How many suggestions has Professor Smith given to David?‎ A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。‎ ‎18. Who brought silk to Europe in the thirteenth century?‎ A. Napoleon. B. Marco Polo. C. Leonardo da Vinci. ‎ ‎19. What do we know about silk today?‎ A. It is used by famous dress designers. ‎ B. It is much cheaper than in the past. ‎ C. It is very popular among painters. ‎ ‎20. Why does the speaker give the talk?‎ A. To encourage people to learn designing. ‎ B. To persuade people to buy silk clothes. ‎ C. To introduce the history of silk trade.‎ 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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。‎ A Summer Camps in Season STEM Camp (July 10 to August 14, Cost: $ 180)‎ ‎90% of the jobs in the future will require STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) education. We find ways to make learning fun and exciting for students to help ensure their futures. Campers participate in fun and engaging STEM activities! ‎ Register: www. stemcamp. ca or call: 519-475-6600.‎ Kandalore (June 15 to 28, Cost: $ 2,340)‎ The finest traditional camp in Canada, providing the best of both canoe (皮划艇) adventures and in-camp activities. 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Organized by University of Toronto, DEEP is one of the most diverse pre-university engineering programs all over the world with scholarships. ‎ Register: www. outreachengineering. ca or call: 416-946-0816.‎ ‎21. When will the shortest camp start?‎ A. On July 10. B. On June 15. C. On June 25. D. On August 16.‎ ‎22. Where can you go if you are interested in the experience of adventure?‎ A. Kandalore. B. STEM Camp. ‎ C. ESL Summer Camp. D. DEEP Summer Academy.‎ ‎23. What do the STEM Camp and DEEP Summer Academy have in common?‎ A. They both offer scholarships for students.‎ B. They provide the same courses for students.‎ C. They both prepare students for their development.‎ D. They are both designed for international students.‎ B I hold a strong belief that if a child is raised with approval, he will learn to love himself and will be successful in his own way.‎ Several weeks ago, I was doing homework with my son in the third grade and he kept standing up from his chair to go over the math lines. I kept asking him to sit down, telling him that he should concentrate better. He sat but seconds later, as if he didn’t even notice he was doing it, he got up again. I was getting frustrated, but then it hit me. I started noticing his answers were much quicker and accurate when he stood up. Could he be more intent while standing up?‎ This made me start questioning myself and what I had been raised to believe. I was raised to believe that a quiet, calm child was a sure way to success. This child would have the discipline to study hard, get good grades and become someone important in life.‎ Now those same people perhaps come to realize that their kids are born with their own sets of DNA and personality traits, and all you can do is loving and accepting them. As parents, throughout their growing years and beyond that, we need to be our kids’ best cheerleaders，guiding them and helping them find their way.‎ I have stopped asking my son to sit down and concentrate. Obviously, he is concentrating just in his own way and not mine. We need to learn to accept our kids’ ways of doing things. Some way may have worked for me but doesn’t mean we need to carry it through generations. There is nothing sweeter than being individual and unique. It makes us free and happy and that’s just the way I want my kids to live their own life.‎ ‎24．At the beginning, the author tried to keep his son seated in order to make him .‎ A．finish his homework on time B．keep silent in the room C．pay more attention to his study D．get right answers ‎25．Inspired by the case of his son, the author began to doubt .‎ A．the old form of education B．the importance of parents C．the relationship between kids and their parents D．the good grades of some kids ‎26．According to the passage, which of the following statements is RIGHT?‎ A．We should help kids correct their wrong ways. ‎ B．Parents should love and accept their kids.‎ C．Parents should study their kids’ DNA. ‎ D．Kids should be taught to behave themselves.‎ ‎27．Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?‎ A．Study Hard and You’ll Be Successful. ‎ B．Be Friendly to Your Children.‎ C．Parents’ Help with Their Children’s Study. ‎ D．Children’s Success in Their Own Style.‎ ‎ ‎ C US scientists say they have poured cold water on the theory that washing hands with hot water kills more germs (细菌) than unheated water. The small study of 20 people found using water at 15C (59F) left hands as clean as water heated to 38C (100F).‎ National Health Service (NHS) recommends that people wash their hands in either cold or warm water. In this study, scientists at Rutgers University-New Brunswick wanted to find out if popular assumptions about the benefits of warm or hot water and official guidance on hot water — given to the food industry in the US — held true. They asked 20 people to wash their hands 20 times each with water that was 15C (59F), 26C (79F) or 38 degrees (100F). Volunteers were also asked to experiment with varying amounts of soap. Before they started the tests, their hands were covered in ‎ harmless bugs. Researchers say there was no difference in the amount of bugs removed as the temperature of the water or the amount of soap changed.‎ Prof Donald Schaffner said: “People need to feel comfortable when they are washing their hands but as far as effectiveness goes, this study shows us that the temperature of the water used did not matter.”‎ However, the researchers accept their study is small and say more extensive work is needed to determine the best ways to remove harmful bacteria.‎ In the UK, NHS experts say people can use cold or hot water to wash their hands. They say hands should be washed for at least 20 seconds and stress the importance of using enough soap to cover the whole surface of the hands. Their guidance focuses on rubbing hands together in various ways to make sure each surface of each hand is clean.‎ ‎28. What does the underlined phrase “poured cold water” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?‎ A. Supported. B. Disapproved. C. Created. D. Accepted.‎ ‎29. After they washed their hands with either hot or cold water, .‎ A. volunteers all didn’t feel very comfortable B. volunteers all talked about American food industry C. volunteers still had much germ on their hands D. volunteers nearly had the same amount of germ removed ‎30. How do the researchers feel about their study?‎ A. It is popular. B. It is convincing. C. It is incomplete. D. It is abstract.‎ ‎31. Which of the following is the best title for the text? ‎ A. Using Cold Water Instead of Hot Water. B. How to Use Cold Water to Wash Hands.‎ C. It Is Better to Wash Hands in Cold Water. D. Washing Hands in Cold Water as Good as Hot.‎ D Bangkok, Thailand, is known for having some of the best street food in the world. But officials have announced plans to ban food vendors (摊贩) in an effort to clean up the city. An assistant to Bangkok's governor told The Nation newspaper the move meant to improve the appearance, walkability (可步行性) and safety of city streets.‎ ‎“The street vendors have seized the pavement space for too long and we already provide them with space to sell food and other products legally in the market,” the assistant said. “So there will be no let-up in this operation - every street vendor will have to move out.”‎ Bangkok was recently named the world’s finest street food location for the second year by Cable News Network (CNN).‎ Vendors can be found in all of Bangkok’s busiest areas. They serve everyone from business people to tourists to local citizens. The chairs and tables are basic. Customers have to deal with Bangkok’s extreme heat and polluted air while they eat. But the tasty food keeps people coming back again and again.‎ Nont Nontskiul is a financial worker in Bangkok. He lives in a part of the city where street vendors will be some of the first to be removed. He told The Associated Press that, “Even people who eat at pricey restaurants every day can’t avoid street food. It’s faster, tastes better, and costs less than half the price.”‎ Critics of the street food clean-up campaign say low-income people - including food vendors and their customers will be most affected by the ban. They have called on the government to do more to help the vendors keep their businesses going in a legal way.‎ Ubolwattana Mingkwan is a coffee vendor in Bangkok. She charges 85 cents for a cup of coffee. She says she cannot afford the cost of rent required to do business in a government-approved area. “I’ve asked city officials for help and understanding,” she told The Associated Press. “All they say now is ‘No, no, no.’ They’ve already received their orders.”‎ ‎32. Why do the officials want to forbid street vendors?‎ A. To force them to leave.‎ B. To remove street food.‎ C. To keep the city in order.‎ D. To offer convenience to residents.‎ ‎33. How does the author think of the street vendors in Bangkok?‎ A. They pollute the air in the city.‎ B. They usually sell unhealthy food.‎ C. They earn too little to support themselves.‎ D. They play an important role in daily life.‎ ‎34. What’s the problem with government-approved areas for street traders?‎ A. Their rents are too high for them.‎ B. They will make food hard to sell.‎ C. They are controlled by the government.‎ D. No one will go there for food.‎ ‎35. What’s the writer’s attitude towards the move in Bangkok?‎ ‎ A. Subjective B. Objective C.Positive D. Negative 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。‎ People all have good days and bad days. And some of the bad days happen due to events beyond your control. 36 One way to increase the possibility that you have a good day is to join “gratification(喜悦)” activities, which you enjoy and you’re good at. 37 However, if you don’t have the type of job, you can take part in other activities and find the same result.‎ ‎ 38 There are many little pleasures you can add to your life, such as tea, a warm bath, a walk in the park and so on. As long as you enjoy them, they can really brighten your every day. Laughter is also part of having a good day. That’s why it’s important to do what you can to create joy for you. 39 After all, if you are humorous, you can more easily center on fun things.‎ If you don’t have much time, one way can be used during a stressful day. 40 You should achieve this by making your plan flexible and checking that everything in your plan is necessary. Being busy is okay, but wasting time and energy on too many unnecessary things can just lead to stress.‎ A. Often, bad days come from overweight stress.‎ B. Some people experience joy and happiness at work.‎ C. Good moods enable us to notice more chances.‎ D. Life’s pleasures are also able to add a quick lift to your mood.‎ E. However, people do have power in creating better days.‎ F. It’s important-especially if you’re a busy person -to stay balanced.‎ G. Besides, developing a sense of humor also helps you have a good day. ‎ 第三部分：语言知识运用(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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ In the town of Swedesboro, New Jersey, 5th grade students are determined to make 2,000 paper cranes（纸鹤）by the end of the school year. Their 41 is to put smiles on kids’ faces.‎ The idea of 42 the paper cranes started when their 43 , Tara Milward, read them the story Sadako and the One Thousand Paper Cranes in class. Sadako was 44 with leukemia (白血病）at a very young age. She 45 folding the paper cranes along with her family and friends, 46 this was a symbol of hope for Sadako to get 47 one day.‎ The students of Harker School wanted to 48 Sadako’s story. They began buying paper, 49 paper cranes, and decided to make 2,000! They want to send the 50 1,000 cranes to Hiroshima, Japan where Sadako lived. The next 1,000 cranes are 51 to a local hospital. Wherever a paper crane is made, the students are 52 that something so simple can help someone 53 hope.‎ They are so devoted to the 54 that they work on it in every minute of their 55 time to help them towards their big goal of 2,000 paper cranes. To achieve their 56 goal, all of the students are coming together and working very 57 . They are eager to spread the hope to their friends and families, also a 58 of this extraordinary project. ‎ The students are 59 by Sadako’s story and are making their impossible dream come true. They hope to make a 60 around the globe to show that everyone can make the world a better place.‎ ‎41．A. goal B. class C. reward D. worry ‎ 42．A. selling B. finding C. making D. collecting ‎ ‎43．A. friend B. teacher C. parent D. patient ‎ 44．A. covered B. occupied C. equipped D. diagnosed ‎ ‎45．A. minded B. began C. remembered D. continued ‎ 46．A. if B. so C. because D. though ‎ 47．A. kinder B. cleaner C. older D. better ‎ ‎ 48．A. take part in B. make use of C. come up with D. think highly of ‎49．A. receiving B. adding C. folding D. packing ‎ 50．A. first B. last C. best D. most ‎51．A. returning B. turning C. flying D. going ‎ 52．A. tired B. amazed C. frightened D. bored ‎53．A. keep up B. break up C. give up D. turn up ‎ 54．A. visit B. chance C. study D. cause ‎55．A. lost B. rare C. spare D. whole ‎ 56．A. usual B. common C. early D. famous ‎ ‎57．A. hard B. gradually C. fluently D. ahead ‎ ‎ 58．A. help B. change C. part D. test ‎ 59．A. rewarded B. ashamed C. disturbed D. inspired ‎ 60．A. travel B. difference C. research D. speech 第 Ⅱ 卷（共50分）‎ 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。将答案填写在答题纸的相应位置。‎ Felicity, Miller, a 32yearold British woman, 61 has a Chinese husband, still remembers the 62 (excite) when she first learned to use the “red packet” function on WeChat in 2018. She sent and grabbed some red packets in her Chinese family’s group. The rule in her family was that the person who grabbed the 63 (high) amount sent the next.‎ Attracted by the unique way of communicating, many foreigners 64 (join) in sending and grabbing red packets so far. Usually, the money in each packet is random. Thus the amount of money one can grab 65 (large) depends on his or her luck, from 0.01 yuan to less than 200 yuan. Many foreigners get more familiar 66 Chinese culture through “red packets”. Two years ago, when Felicity Miller was sent 5.20 or 8.88 yuan red packets, she had no clue about the 67 (hide) meanings. Now, she has not only known about them, but also has sent a few.‎ However, the popularity of virtual red packets doesn’t stop people sending paper red packets 68 (contain) real cash during the Spring Festival. It 69 (call) lucky money. In Chinese tradition, people take giving children lucky money as 70 blessing.‎ 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、删改或修改。‎ 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。‎ Last Friday I saw the worst weather in years. In the morning, the sun was completely blocking so that I could see nothing clearly. I stayed at home, look outside. That came into sight was a flash of lightning. Seconds later, the noise of thunder broke the silent. Then a strong wind starts to blow into my room. Pieces of paper on my desk was blown high into the air and some flew out the open window. Then I closed the window when it rained hard and near broke my window. ‎ What a bad weather! I hated it, so I couldn’t go out to play. ‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假定你是李华, 你的外籍朋友Jack不久前选修了他们学校的汉语课程, 由于感觉学习起来困难很大, 他打算放弃。请你给他写一封信劝他坚持学习。‎ 要点如下：‎ 1. 学习语言遇到困难是正常的。‎ 2. 学习汉语的意义。‎ 3. 愿意提供帮助。‎ 注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 信件的开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。‎ Dear Jack, ‎ ‎ I’m sorry to learn that you want to give up the Chinese course. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Yours Sincerely,‎ Li Hua ‎ 玉溪一中2021届高二上学期第一次月考 英语学科试卷 参考答案 听力：1-5 CCABA 6-10 CBACB 11-15 CBAAC 16-20 CBBAB 阅读：21-23 DAC 24-27 CABD 28-31 BDCD 32- 35 CDAB 36-40 EBDGF 完型：41—45 ACBDB 46—50 CDACA 51—55 DBADC 56—60 BACDB 语法填空: ‎ ‎61. who 62. excitement 63. highest 64. have joined 65. largely ‎66. with 67. hidden 68. containing 69. is called 70. a 改错:‎ Last Friday I saw the worst weather in years. In the morning, the sun was completely ‎ ‎ ‎ blocking so that I could see nothing clearly. I stayed at home, look outside. That came into ‎ blocked looking What sight was a flash of lightning. Seconds later, the noise of thunder broke the silent. Then a ‎ silence strong wind start to blow into my room. Pieces of paper on my desk was blown ‎ started were high into the air and some flew out∧ the open window. Then I closed the window when it of rained hard and near broke my window. ‎ ‎ nearly What a bad weather! I hated it, so I couldn’t go out to play. ‎ ‎ a﹨ because 写作: ‎ Dear Mr. Jack,‎ I’m sorry to learn that you want to give up the Chinese course. I’m writing to try to persuade you to carry on with it. Here are the reasons.‎ To begin with, it is normal for you to have difficulty learning a foreign language at first, especially Chinese. But as the old saying goes,“Where there is a will, there is a way.”So don’t lose heart. In addition, learning Chinese well will be of great importance and use for you. Not only will it help you learn more about Chinese history and culture, but also allow you to communicate with Chinese people better. Besides, as a native speaker of Chinese, I’m more than willing to help you with it.‎ All in all, if you’re determined to learn Chinese well, I’m sure you will have a good command of it one day. I hope you can stick to Chinese learning.‎ ‎                                                        Yours sincerely,‎ ‎                                                          Li Hua ‎ 录音原文：‎ Text 1‎ W: Excuse me. Can we get a table at the non-smoking area?‎ M: Sure. But you may need to wait for a few minutes. You can have a look at the menu first in the waiting area. ‎ Text 2‎ W: So, you’ve lived in London for 40 years. Were you born there?‎ M: No. I was born and brought up in a small town, and only moved to London in my twenties when I got a job at the BBC. ‎ Text 3‎ M: Excuse me. Could you tell me when the next train to New York will leave?‎ W: Sorry, I don’t know. You can check at the information counter. It’s right down the hall.‎ M: Thank you. ‎ Text 4‎ M: I’ve just been offered two jobs just now. ‎ W: Congratulations! Which one are you going to take?‎ M: Thanks. I haven’t decided yet.‎ Text 5‎ W: Excuse me. Do you know where Mr. Anderson is?‎ M: Oh, we are repairing the classroom ceiling this week, so he is giving his class in the library instead. ‎ Text 6‎ W: Jason, would you tell us a little about how you became a writer?‎ M: Oh, I’ve written ever since I was a boy. When I was at school, I wrote stories for a children’s magazine. Later on, I wrote for The Western Teacher and various other magazines before I got into writing books. ‎ W: Did you start writing your own books after you came to Paris?‎ M: Yes. My first book was published here in 2004.‎ Text 7‎ W: Ralph, my stomach aches!‎ M: Mine too, honey. ‎ W: I think it was the fish or the meat we ate in the restaurant.‎ M: It might have been.‎ W: Or the soup.‎ M: No, it couldn’t have been the soup because I didn’t have any. Little Jimmy had some, and he’s all right.‎ W: Of course, we sat in the sun for a long time, but I suppose it couldn’t have been the sun.‎ M: That’s true. Now, what else did we both eat? Only those lovely apples I bought at the market. It couldn’t have been them. We’re used to eating apples, and you washed them.‎ W: No, I didn’t! I thought you had! ‎ M: Oh, Jenny, I didn’t wash them! I was sure you did! It must have been the apples, then. Oh, I feel worse now. Let’s go see a doctor. ‎ Text 8 ‎ M: Why don’t you like going to the cinema? ‎ W: Well, there are too many problems.‎ M: Like what?‎ W: For example, when a film is popular, the cinema is rather crowded. When the traffic is bad, it takes a long time to get there. ‎ M: Are these all the problems?‎ W: No, the worst is the people — children running up and down, people chatting endlessly, and so on. So, I’d rather stay home and wait to see the films when they are shown on TV. ‎ M: Then you may see the films a bit later than other people. ‎ W: Yes, but I’ll be more comfortable in the quietness of my living room. ‎ M: Well, I can’t stand others talking about a new film before I see it, so I prefer seeing films at the cinema as soon as they come out. ‎ Text 9‎ M: Can I talk to you for a minute, Professor Smith?‎ W: Sure, David. What can I do for you?‎ M: I didn’t get to copy down all the terms you mentioned in today’s lecture, and I know they were important.‎ W: Do you remember what parts of the lecture you had trouble with? ‎ M: Uh, not really. ‎ W: Hmm. Can I take a look at your notes?‎ M: Sure. ‎ W: Hmm, interesting.‎ M: What?‎ W: David, just by looking through your notes from today and from last week’s classes, I can tell that you’ve been missing a lot of important information from my lectures. Your notes are rather incomplete. ‎ M: What’s wrong? I thought I took good notes.‎ W: Hmm. Not exactly. I think your note-taking skills need some improvement. ‎ M: Oh.‎ W: What I suggest is that you copy down the key points that I put on the board at the start of each class. That way, you can follow along and keep up with the main ideas of the lecture.‎ M: OK.‎ W: Second, use the key points to help you fill in the details that develop each main point. Don’t worry about writing down everything I say word for word. It looks like you were trying to do that. Focus on understanding the organization of the lecture. That will help you find the most important information you should write down. ‎ M: All right. Thanks, Professor Smith.‎ W: Oh, and one more thing: you might find it useful to shorten words and use special marks. That can save you a lot of time.‎ Text 10‎ It is no secret that many famous people, including Napoleon, Catherine the Great, and even the Queen of England, loved silk clothes. In the thirteenth century, Marco Polo traveled the Silk Road and brought silk to Venice. You can be sure that Italians valued this precious material greatly. Some of the designs added into their clothing were copies of paintings by Leonardo da Vinci. Today, there are no world-class dress designers who have not used Italian cloth materials made of Chinese silk. A famous poet has said, “What diamonds do for the hand, silk does for the body.” Silk has a comfortable and expensive quality. Silk dresses and suits certainly add beauty and style to one’s clothes collection. You want to be considered as successful as those who know what quality is, don’t you? No one who is anyone should be without this special material. Come and buy a silk dress or shirt today! ‎