英语卷·2017届山西省重点中学协作体高三上学期期末联考（2017-01）

英语卷·2017届山西省重点中学协作体高三上学期期末联考（2017-01）

‎2017届山西重点中学协作体上学期高三期末联合考 英语试卷 题量：150分 时量：120分钟 第一部分　听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ ‎ 第一节（共5个小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）‎ ‎ 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的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 does the woman suggest the man do?‎ A. Wash fewer clothes at a time.‎ B. Use a different washing machine.‎ C. Let us use the washing machine first.‎ ‎2. What can be inferred about the woman?‎ A. She is going to drop the class too.‎ B. She doesn’t know how to swim.‎ C. It took her a long time to learn to swim.‎ ‎3. What does the doctor imply?‎ A. The man should continue using the medicine.‎ B. She’ll be away from the office for two days.‎ C. The man doesn’t need anything for his cough.‎ ‎4. What will the man probably do next?‎ A. Buy the pants the woman showed him.‎ B. Wait until the pants are on sale.‎ C. Look at pants made of a different material.‎ ‎5. What can be inferred about professor Burns?‎ A. She didn’t require any papers last semester.‎ B. She was more flexible last semester.‎ C. She grades papers very quickly.‎ 第二节（共15小题）‎ 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至8题。‎ ‎6. What is the woman good at?‎ A. Law. B. Teaching. C. Officer.‎ ‎7. How long will the girl work altogether?‎ A. 3 months. B. 3.5 months. C. Just 4 months.‎ ‎8. What can we learn from the end of the interview?‎ A. The woman will lose the job.‎ B. The woman must take another interview.‎ C. The woman will work full time.‎ 听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。‎ ‎9. Where does the conversation take place?‎ A. China. B. England. C. America.‎ ‎10. How will they go?‎ A. By plane. B. By car. C. By train.‎ ‎11. When will they probably leave?‎ A. At 8:00. B. At 12:00. C. At 6:00.‎ 听第8段材料,回答第12至13题。‎ ‎12.Where did Doug and Diane first meet?‎ A. At school. B. At a restaurant. C. At a party.‎ ‎13. How did he know where she lived?‎ A. He asked a friend for directions.‎ B. He followed her home.‎ C. He looked her up in the phone book.‎ 听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。‎ ‎14. What are they talking about?‎ A.A travel plan. B. The last vacation. C. A newspaper.‎ ‎15. How can they get the price?‎ A. Read the ad. B. Call the hotel. C. Call the travel office.‎ ‎16. What can we learn about the man?‎ A. He is not in good health.‎ B. He doesn’t want to travel at all.‎ C. He prefers to stay in the same place.‎ 听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. What’s the strongest reason why Englishmen often go to pubs?‎ A. To meet their friends.‎ B. To see respectable women.‎ C. To relax themselves.‎ ‎18. What is a woman not supposed to do if she wants to visit an English pub?‎ A. Go there alone.‎ B. Go there with her family.‎ C. Go there with a man.‎ ‎19. According to the passage, how long do pubs usually stay open?‎ A. 11 hours. B. 12 hours. C. 13 hours.‎ ‎20. What are many men dreaming of?‎ A. Telling their troubles to a pretty girl.‎ B. Retiring from their jobs and buying a little country pub.‎ C. Leaving their homes.‎ 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Unrequited love, uninterested in ‎ ‎ I couldn’t forget him since I meet him through the QQ. It is an autumn night; I talk with some senior sophomore that will take part in the entrance exams for postgraduate schools at QQ Group. ‎ ‎ In order to gain experience in  postgraduate(研究生) entrance examination and know which books should I read, I Put forward some questions in QQ Group. Soon, a senior reply to my harshly and strictly, he’s screen name is Xi Liu, saying: “you shouldn’t disturb and trouble us. Don't you know we're all busy?  If you do not know how to solve this question, please ask Internet for help, such as baidu,360,sogou.Ok?!”‎ ‎ His words really hurt me at that time as well as change my view of “Xue jie ,Xue zhang”, I feel very helpless, “If you do not want to help me, you can choose to stay silence instead saying this bad words. I’m sorry I trouble you, and I think I might join this QQ Group wrongly. Good luck to you, bye!”, said angrily and thoughtful.‎ But, when I left the group, other students give some advice to me but unfortunately I hadn’t see it. He also be left by harem master(群主),besides, he added my QQ and apologized to me. I accepted it. We became friends gradually, I accompany him during his preparing the examination, remind him to eat, give him moral support. It is beyond my expectation that he abandoned me after the exam. I know he passed the exam and got a good grade. While the dropping flowers pine for love the heartless brook babbles on unrequited love. Unrequited love, uninterested in .In that day, I cried and lost sleep, it is not sad not to tell him when you love one, it is sad for him not to know one who you love.‎ Self do, self have. However, it is an indelible memory for me. His appearance engraved on my bones and heart. Why? Because I love him simply!‎ ‎21. I meet “Xi Liu” in________.‎ ‎ A.QQ Group B. Baidu,360‎ C. postgraduate entrance examination D. university community ‎22. When did the author and “Xi Liu” have friendship?‎ ‎ A. a quarrel in QQ Group B. having been together for a long time ‎ C. after he is a graduate student D. couldn’t breathe easily ‎23. What do we know about the author?‎ ‎ A. she trends to disturb others. ‎ B. she is dirty and dangerous. ‎ C. she is infatuated with Xi Liu. ‎ D. she goes to extremes in everything.‎ ‎24. The sentence “Self do, self have” in the passage probably means________.‎ ‎ A. the author feel no regret to meet Xi Liu.‎ B. she was very sad and lost heart since then.‎ ‎ C. she was much more excited just then than any time before.‎ D. she was very happy because she had helped Xi Liu climb to the top. ‎ ‎[来源:学科网]‎ B ‎ BEIJING—Family planning officers will handle the illegal birth case of film director Zhang Yimou by following legal procedures, a government spokesman said on Tuesday, December 10, 2013.‎ When asked to comment on Zhang’s case at a press conference, Yao Hongwen, spokesman for the National Health and Family Planning Commission(NHFPC), said “Every citizen is equal before the law and nobody is allowed to have privileges(特权)to give birth to more children than allowed.”‎ Yao’s comment came after media stories claimed that Zhang had remarried and fathered a total of seven children: one with his former wife, three with his present wife, Chen Ting, and another three from two lovers.‎ ‎“The NHFPC’s attitude towards citizens’ birth violations(违法)is consistent and clear. Every Chinese citizen should obey and safeguard the seriousness of laws and regulations.” NHFPC spokesman Yao Hongwen said.‎ China’s family planning policy, introduced in the late 1970s to slow down the country’s growing population, limits most urban couples to one child and most rural couples to two. The policy was recently relaxed, allowing couples to have two children if one of them is an only child.‎ Those who break the policy face severe fines. The amount of the fine is generally several times the yearly annual income of the two spouses(配偶). Some media calculations put the fine that Zhang may face at as much as 160 million yuan(over $26 million).‎ Zhang’s birth case has caused criticism online about famous people who have more children than the policy allows.‎ In an open letter on December 1, Zhang admitted that the couple has two sons and daughter and they are willing to accept investigation and punishment according to China’s laws and regulations. He apologized to the public.‎ However, the letter denied that Zhang had lovers and was father to as many as seven children from various mothers.‎ Zhang, one of the “fifth generation” of Chinese filmmakers, made his first directorial work in 1987 with “Red Sorghum” and has won a number of award worldwide. He was chief director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games.‎ ‎25. The purpose of the news report is to_______.‎ A. claim that Zhang Yimou remarried and fathered a total of seven children.‎ B. inform us that Zhang’s illegal birth case will be dealt with by the government.‎ C. convince us that Zhang is a famous director and his case will be pardoned.‎ D. confirm that Zhang’s illegal birth case has resulted in lots of criticism online.‎ ‎26. According to Yao Hongwen, which of the following statements is true?‎ A. Every Chinese citizen should obey and safeguard laws and regulations.‎ B. Few people have the privileges to give birth to more children than allowed.‎ C. China’s family planning policy has never been relaxed since introduced.‎ D. Zhang will be fined as much as 160 million yuan for his violations.‎ ‎27. Judging from the recent relaxed policy, a couple_______.‎ A. can have as many as three children if they live in a rural area.‎ B. will definitely be fined if they have two children nowadays.‎ C. can give birth to two children if one of them is an only child.‎ D. can only give birth to two children if they live in an urban area.‎ C Music is magic! Music speaks louder than words and it is a “language” that the whole world ‎ can understand. A piece of music can produce a response in the heart and mind. Like feeling an electrical current or receiving a personal radio signal, music has a spiritual effect on a person. Different kinds of music influence people in different ways. ‎ I have listened to music all my life. When I was twelve years old, the Beatles came to America and my whole world opened up. Maybe young people today cannot understand the influence of the Beatles when they exploded across America. Their influence changed the way we dressed, looked, acted and spoke... even our culture. The Beatles arrived in America from the UK just three months after the assassination(暗杀) of President John Kennedy, which had put America into a great depression. And the freshness and lively spirit of the Beatles was exactly what the country needed to refresh itself. ‎ Music links the heart of the hearer with that of the composer. This means that it mixes the spirit of the composer with your spirit when you listen to it. And the music can take your spirit out of your body and transport you into another world. Music has a great way of touching people. Music can make you laugh, cry or shout. It's also a great source of inspiration. ‎ Try this one day and notice what happens: make yourself a cup of tea, sit on your sofa and play one of your favorite songs. Close your eyes, and soon you'll find yourself creating vivid mental images-matching the music that you are listening to. ‎ ‎28. Music has magical power because it ________. ‎ A. is a kind of language B. can be played much louder than words ‎ C. receives a personal radio signal D. can influence a person's spirit ‎29. What can we learn about the Beatles from the passage?‎ A. They were the biggest band in American history.‎ B. They are not accepted by modern American people.‎ C. They appeared at a special time in American politics.‎ D. They represented the roots of American culture.‎ ‎30. Music influences people in the following ways except ___________.‎ A. connecting the listener and the composer mentally ‎ B. transporting people from one place to another ‎ C. allowing people to express their emotions ‎ D. touching and inspiring people ‎ ‎31. What does the writer suggest people do in the last paragraph?‎ A. Relax and listen to their favorite music.‎ B. Enjoy drinking in spare time.‎ C. Create vivid pictures.‎ D. Notice everything happening around.‎ D[来源:学科网ZXXK]‎ The Way We Do Things Round Here Some years ago, I was hired by an American bank. I received a letter from the head of the Personnel Department that started, "Dear John, I am quite pleased that you have decided to join us." That "quite" saddened me. I thought he was saying "we're kind of pleased you decided to join us although I wish we had hired someone else." Then I discovered that in American English "quite" sometimes means "very", while in British English it means "fairly".‎ So the first lesson about working in other countries is to learn the language and by that I don't just ‎ mean the words people speak. It is body language, dress, manners, ideas and so on. The way people do things highlights many of the differences we see between cultures.‎ Some of these differences may be only on the surface—dress, food and hours of work—while others may be deeper and take longer to deal with. Mostly, it is just a question of getting used to the differences and accepting them, like the climate, while getting on with business.‎ Some of the differences may be an improvement. People are more polite; the service is better; you ask for something to be done and it happens without having to ask again. However, other differences can be troubling, like punctuality(准时). If you invite people to a party at 7 o'clock your guests will consider it polite to turn up exactly on time in Germany, five minutes early in the American Midwest, an hour early in Japan, 15 minutes afterwards in the UK, up to an hour afterwards in Italy and some time in the evening in Greece. I prefer not to use the word "late" because there is nothing wrong with the times people arrive. It is simply the accepted thing to do in their own country.‎ ‎32. The author was unhappy as mentioned in Paragraph 1 because he thought .‎ A. the American bank didn't think much of him B. the American bank might hire another person C. it's difficult to get used to American culture D. it's easy to misunderstand Americans ‎33. The word "highlights" in Paragraph 2 probably means .‎ A. encourages B. helps to narrow C. increases D. draws attention to ‎34. According to the author, what should we do with most cultural differences?‎ A. Ask the native people for help.‎ B. Understand and accept them.‎ C. Do things in our own way.‎ D. Do in-depth research.‎ ‎35. When invited to a party the people who are usually punctual are .‎ A. Italians B. Greeks C. Germans D. the British 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。‎ Easy Ways to Keep Your Brain Sharp ‎    Everyone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit and that can be a very annoying thing. ___36____ Read on for some techniques worth trying.‎ ‎1.____37__    ‎ People who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent reduced chance of Alzheimer's disease (早老性痴呆症), according to a recent study._38____Something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do. There's evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or short-term goals appear to do better. In other words, keep your brain looking forward.‎ ‎2.Go for a walk.‎ Mildly raised glucose (葡萄糖) levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels. In fact, exercise ‎ produces chemicals that are good for your brain.____39___‎ ‎3. Learn something new.‎ Take a Spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards. A study found t hat mental stimulation (刺激) limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind. But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time. _40_____ or go dancing with your friends.‎ A. Focus on the future.‎ B. This can be especially harmful to the aged.‎ C. It should be something like learning gardening.‎ D. So take a few minutes each day to do some reading.‎ E. But don't worry if your schedule isn't filled with life-changing events.‎ F. Luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments.‎ G. In other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain.‎ 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。‎ It was already half past seven and I was running late again for the dinner appointment with my wife, Eleanor. We had 41 to meet at the restaurant at seven o’clock. I felt a little uneasy, but to my 42 I had a good excuse: A business meeting had 43 and I’d wasted no time getting to the dinner.‎ When I arrived at the 44 I apologized and told Eleanor I didn’t mean to be late. She screamed, “You never mean to.” Well, I 45 tell she was angry. “I’m sorry but it was not 46 ,” I said. Then I told her about the business meeting. 47 , my explanation seemed to make things worse, which started to drive 48 mad as well.‎ Several weeks later, when I 49 the situation to my friend Ken Hardy, he smiled, “You 50 a classic mistake. You’re stuck 51 your own way of thinking. You didn’t 52 to be late. But that’s not the point. What is 53 in your communication is how your lateness affected Eleanor.” He pointed out that I focused on the intention 54 Eleanor focused on the result. Thus, 55 of us felt misunderstood and crazy.‎ Thinking more about Ken’s words, I 56 recognized the root cause of such disagreement. It’s the result of the action that really 57 . I should have started the conversation by expressing 58 my actions affected Eleanor and 59 the discussions about my intention for later, much later and even never.‎ Later on, after talking to Eleanor and really 60 her experience of the results of my lateness, I’ve managed to be on time a lot more frequently.[来源:Zxxk.Com]‎ ‎41. A. started B. agreed C. continued D. managed ‎42. A. relief B. surprise C. regret D. sorrow ‎43. A. broken out B. closed down C. faded away D. run over ‎44. A. house B. room C. restaurant D. supermarket ‎45. A. could B. must C. will D. might ‎46. A. movable B. comfortable C. acceptable D. avoidable ‎47. A. However B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Otherwise ‎48. A. her B. him C. me D. them ‎49. A. spread B. wrote C. translated D. described ‎50. A. knew B. made C. found D. took ‎51. A. in B. beyond C. for D. against ‎52. A. need B. prove C. pretend D. intend ‎53. A. funny B. important C. possible D. simple ‎54. A. while B. after C. until D. unless ‎55. A. all B. none C. both D. neither ‎56. A. usually B. merely C. hardly D. gradually ‎57. A. inspires B. matters C. improves D. challenges ‎58. A. how B. why C. when D. what[来源:学§科§网]‎ ‎59. A. compared B. reported C. finished D. saved ‎60. A. interesting B. satisfying C. understanding D. destroying[来源:学&科&网Z&X&X&K]‎ 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。‎ Just as I began a new job in New York, I had another important job: father. I was a businessman. At the office I had three new  61  (project) and at home I had a young son who was growing fast and  62  (need)me. I was puzzled and didn’t know how to deal with the relationship between job and family until one day, during my business trip in Chicago, I came  63  an old family friend Dan,  64  was once a patient of my father. He told me something about my father.   65   was my father that helped him go through the cancer. When Dan knew he got cancer, he was very upset and wanted  66  (give) up, but my father, his doctor, encouraged him to go on  67   (fight) against the cancer. My father said to him, “You have   68  wonderful life and three fine children. Take some time with them. It is family that we live for----not just ourselves. Think of that   69  you will know life’s worth the fight.” His words touched me, and I  70  (sudden) realized that family is the most important in the world. I should spend more time staying with them.‎ 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：把多余的词作斜线（）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。‎ College students have few ways to pay their college fees. Many students have their parents ‎ to pay for them. Some students may apply to a bank loan and others will try to find part-time jobs ‎ in and out of the campus. Beside, many good student can win a scholarship, in which way ‎ they can pay at least part of the fees. As to me, I will let my parents pay half of their fees because ‎ they are very rich. Apart from my study, I will take up a part-time job by teach some high school ‎ students math, physics, chemistry and English, as I was very good at these important subjects. Of ‎ course I will also work very hard at my lessons in order to I can easily win a scholarship.‎ 第二节　书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，介绍你和家人在去年9月3日观看国庆阅兵活动的过程，并以“An Unforgettable Day”为题，给校刊“英语角”写一篇英文稿。‎ 注意： 1. 词数不少于60；2. 短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数。 ‎ 提示词：阳台 balcony 朋友圈 WeChat Moments An Unforgettable Day On September 3, a military parade was held to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the victory of World War II.‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎2017届上学期高三期末联考参考答案 第一部分: 听力（满分30分）‎ ‎1~5.ACACB 6~10.ABCCB 11~15.BCAAC 16~20.AAACB 第二部分: 阅读理解 （满分40分）‎ ‎21---24 ABCA 25---27BAC 29---31ADBC 33---35 BCDA ‎36---40 FAEGC 第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 完形填空（满分30分）‎ ‎41---45 BADCA 46---50 DACDB 51---55 ADBAC 56---60 DBADC 第二节 语法填空（满分15分）‎ ‎61. projects     62. needed     63.  across    64. who         65. It ‎66.to give      67. fighting     68.  a        69.  and       70. suddenly     ‎ 第四部分：写作（满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（满分10分）‎ College students have∧few ways to pay their college fees. Many students have their parents ‎ ‎ a to pay for them. Some students may apply to a bank loan and others will try to find part-time jobs ‎ ‎ for in and out of the campus. Beside, many good student can win a scholarship, in which way ‎ ‎ besides students they can pay at least part of the fees. As to me, I will let my parents pay half of their fees because ‎ ‎ my/the they are∧very rich. Apart from my study, I will take up a part-time job by teach some high school ‎ ‎ not teaching students math, physics, chemistry and English, as I was very good at these important subjects. Of ‎ ‎ am course I will also work very hard at my lessons in order to I can easily win a scholarship.‎ ‎ that ‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ Dear Tony,‎ How time flies! It has been almost a year since your last visit. How’s everything going with you and your family? My parents and I miss you very much.‎ I’m happy to tell you that I will join in a two-week camp to visit some of the famous universities in the UK this summer vocation. It’s scheduled that we will stay in London from August 16th to 18th. We’re planning to have a tour of London on the first two days, when we’ll visit some popular tourist attractions such as the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace and so on. ‎ I’m eager to see you, for this is a very good opportunity. I am wondering if we could make it on the afternoon of August 18th at Wellington Hotel, where we’ll be staying. We won’ t have any planned activities then. Please let me know if it is convenient for you.‎ Looking forward to your reply.‎ ‎【听力材料及答案】‎ ‎（Text 1）‎ M:I can’t get that washing machine downstairs to work.Do you have any suggestions?‎ W:Try washing just half of the normal load.‎ ‎（Text 2）‎ M:I’m thinking of dropping my swimming class.I am just not catching on.‎ W:Stick with it.I did and I learned how to swim eventually.‎ ‎（Text 3）‎ M:Doctor,this cough medicine doesn’t seem to be helping.Can you give me a different prescription?‎ W:Let’s give it another day or two to see how you are doing then.‎ ‎（Text 4）‎ W:Would you like to see those pants in another color? They also come in brown and Navy.‎ M:Actually the gray is fine but I prefer something in wool.‎ ‎（Text 5）‎ W:Professor Burns seems to think that there is only one way to write paper and that’s her way.‎ M:No kidding,she sure wasn’t like that the last semester.‎ ‎（Text 6）‎ M:Well,Mary,I see from your resume that you’ve had a lot of experience in the law field.‎ W:Yes,I used to work during my break to get more experience.‎ M:How long are you able to work for us?‎ W:Not more than 4 months.‎ M:When does the semester end and when does next semester begin?‎ W:We will end on May 14th and September 1st will be the starting date for the next semester.‎ M:I see.Are you able to work full-time or only part-time?‎ W:I would prefer full-time.‎ M:When would you like to start?‎ W:Will May 16th suit you?‎ M:OK.I’m looking forward to your joining our office staff.‎ ‎（Text 7）‎ M:How would you like to come to New York with me over the spring break,Julia?‎ W:I’d love to,John,but where shall we stay?‎ M:At a friend’s house.I always stay with him and there is room for you too.‎ W:OK.He won’t mind?‎ M:Of course not.He’s looking forward to meeting you.‎ W:Will we drive to New York?‎ M:Yes,it takes about six hours.We can leave at about noon and get there by supper time.‎ W:What’s the climate like?‎ M:It may be cold and rainy.Better bring a jacket and good walking shoes.‎ W:Well,when do we leave?‎ M:How about Thursday?Can you be ready by noon?‎ W:No problem.‎ ‎（Text 8）‎ M:Uh,hi there Diane.Nah,okay.Uh...Hi,what’s up,Di? Okay,here we go...‎ W:Uh,hi.It’s David,right?‎ M:No,Doug.Remember? We met at Gary’s party last Friday night.‎ W:Oh,yeah.Now I remember.You were standing all alone...uh,oh,I mean...I mean,you...you know.We started talking about school and stuff.Uh,how did you know I lived here?‎ M:Well,I just live around the corner,and I asked Gary if he knew how I could contact you,and...‎ W:And?‎ M:Well,I was just wondering if you’d like to go out this Thursday night.Well,there’s this realgreat movie playing downtown at the theatre,and I thought...well.well,we can’t use my carbecause I was in an accident with this wild animal driving this BMW,so I’ve already checked the bus schedule,and...‎ W:Uhhem Well,David.Oh yeah.Doug.I’m sorry,but I have to work that evening.‎ ‎（Text 9）‎ W:What part of the paper are you reading?‎ M:Travel.‎ W:Are you thinking about our vacation already?‎ M:Yes,it’s not so far away.I’ve been looking at some of these ads.‎ W:Why don’t we just go to the same place we went to last year?‎ M:I won’t stay at that hotel again.There wasn’t enough to do.‎ W:Do you have a better idea for this year?‎ M:Yes,I do.Look at this ad.It looks like a good vacation to me.‎ W:“Three weeks.” “Ten exciting ports.”“Use the ship as your hotel.” How much does it cost?‎ M:We’d have to call the travel office to get the price.‎ W:It must be expensive if they don’t give the price in the ad.And besides,I’d rather we stayed in one place.‎ M:I don’t want to sit on the same beach and eat the same food and look at the same walls every day for three or four weeks.‎ W:You know the doctor said you shouldn’t try to do too much.‎ M:He didn’t say that I had to sit in the same chair all day long.‎ ‎（Text 10）‎ The word “pub”is the short form for“public house”in Great Britain.It is supposed to be the Englishmen’s favorite meeting place,where they can get together with friends over a pint of beer and talk about football,horse racing,or business.Pubs are usually open from 11 a.m. to midnight.You may notice that the pub is the Englishmen’s meeting place.It is not quite respectable for a woman to go into a pub alone.She must have a man to go with her.Perhaps that’s partly the reason why pubs depress me—they are intended mainly to provide for male interests.Most Englishmen have their favorite local pubs,where they can escape from the pressure of family life or work,and if they are lucky they tell their troubles to a pretty bar-girl.Indeed,many men dream of retiring from their 9 to 5 jobs and buying a little country pub,where they imagine they always be the host of a week-long party.‎