2019学年高二英语5月月考试题 人教新目标版

2019学年高二英语5月月考试题 人教新目标版

‎2019学年下学期高二英语5月考试卷 本试卷分为第I 卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，全卷满分150分，考试用时120分钟。‎ 第I卷（选择题）‎ 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。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1. How long has the man been waiting?‎ A. For 70 minutes. B. For 60 minutes. C. For 20 minutes.‎ ‎2. What does the woman mean?‎ A. She lost her watch. B. The performance was poor. C. She was late for the performance.‎ ‎3. What is the relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Workmates.　　　 B. Classmates.　　　 C. Strangers.‎ ‎4. Where is the man going now?‎ A. To a restaurant. B. To the editor's office. C. To his own office.‎ ‎5. Why is the man calling?‎ A. To see the woman. B. To speak to Dr Zane. C.To change his appointment.‎ 第二节：(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)‎ 请听下面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，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。‎ ‎6. What does the man think of Abby's presentation?‎ A. It is too long. B. It is well prepared. C. It is well organized. ‎ - 21 -‎ ‎7. What should Abby do to improve her presentation?‎ A. Speak clearly. B. Be more confident. C. Avoid long pauses.‎ 请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。‎ ‎8. Where was the woman born?‎ A.In Chile. B. In Australia. C. In the United States. ‎ ‎9. How old was the man when he returned to the United States?‎ A. 20. B. 17. C. 15.‎ 请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. What is the conversation mainly about?‎ A.Animal medicines. B. Rights of animals. C. Tests on animals. ‎ ‎11. How does the woman feel about the man's view?‎ A. Delighted. B. Annoyed. C. Puzzled.‎ ‎12. Why is the man unwilling to sign?‎ A. He dislikes the woman. B. He dislikes animals. C. He doesn't think her view reasonable.‎ 请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. When will the visitors come?‎ A. In March. B. In April. C. In May.‎ ‎14. How many visitors are coming?‎ A. 8. B. 6. C. 12.‎ ‎15. What will the visitors do on the second day?‎ A. Go to a party. B. Attend a lecture. C. Visit the schools.‎ ‎16. What will the visitors do on the final day?‎ A. Visit London. B. Walk along the coast. C. Visit Scotland.‎ 请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. What did the writer do one day?‎ A. He paid a visit to his friend.‎ B. He went to telephone his old friend.‎ C. He visited a friend and had lunch with him.‎ ‎18. Which of the following is TRUE according to this story?‎ - 21 -‎ A. It was very difficult for the writer to find a parking place.‎ B. The writer had no difficulty in finding a parking place.‎ C. It took him forty－five minutes to find a place to park his car.‎ ‎19. How did he look for his car?‎ A. His friend called a policeman.‎ B. He asked a passer-by for help.‎ C. He examined every car in the street.‎ ‎20. What can we know from the passage?‎ A. Traffic in the city is a headache.‎ B. Driving in the city is a pleasure.‎ C. It is joyful to find your car in the crowd.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，40分）‎ 第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，共 30 分）‎ 阅读下列短文：从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。‎ A Thousands of people spent the night outdoors after a new earthquake killed dozens of people and spread more misery in Nepal, which is still suffering from a damaging quake that killed more than 8,000 nearly three weeks ago.‎ A US Marine troops helicopter carrying six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers was reported missing while delivering disaster aid in northeastern Nepal, US officials said, although there have been no indications the aircraft crashed.‎ The ministry official Dhakal said Wednesday that army helicopters were searching the Sunkhani area, nearly 80 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of Kathmandu, for the missing helicopter.‎ Tuesday's magnitude(震级)-7.3 quake, happened between Kathmandu and Mount Qomolangma, struck mostly in the foothills of the Himalayas and led to landslides that destroyed roads to distant villages in several districts. Most of the 65 people confirmed dead by Wednesday morning were in Dolakha district, located northeast of Kathmandu, one of the district's officials Amer said. "People are terrified. Everyone is scared here. They spent the night out in the open." Amer said, asking the government - 21 -‎ ‎ to send more helicopters and supplies. He said there were many injured people trapped in villages.‎ 21. How many people were there in the US Marine troops helicopter?‎ A. 1 B. 2 C. 6 D. 8‎ ‎22. Where were army helicopters searching for the missing helicopter?‎ A.In the Sunkhani area. B. In Kathmandu. ‎ C. In Dolakha district. D. In Qomolangma.‎ ‎23. According to the last paragraph, what did Amer expect the government to do?‎ A.To search for the missing helicopter. B.To send more helicopters and supplies. ‎ C. To spend the night outdoors. D. To destroy roads to distant villages.‎ ‎24.Which is the main idea of this passage?‎ A.People are terrified. B. People trapped in villages. ‎ C. A big earthquake in Nepal. D. A US Marine troops helicopter was missing. ‎ - 21 -‎ B I had a total hip replacement surgery (髋关节置换手术) five weeks ago. In Canada, we have great health-care system. That means we get our new hips for free.‎ My hip had been hurting me for years before I went to the doctor. Of course, it was free. She referred me to a surgeon, but the earliest appointment was in 10 months. Ten months later, after some free X-rays, the surgeon told me I needed a surgery, which was about an 18-month wait, for some senior citizens had been on the operation list. Another 18 months! I dragged myself out of the surgeon’s office.‎ Walking through the hospital, I thought about the situation. As the breadwinner of a large family, I couldn’t wait that long, so I had to get to the front line. This time I really needed to fight for myself. At that very moment, in the shop window of the hospital, I saw a sign which read, “Volunteers Needed.” Suddenly, an idea occurred to me — I would get the job. Fortunately, they signed me up immediately because the average age of the volunteers at the shop was 75. They were desperate for some young blood.‎ Every Friday morning, I was at the shop. While seeing the hospital staff, I’d casually ask, “What do you do?” Then I’d tell them, “Well, I’m getting my hip replaced — in 18 months. It’s going to be so great when the pain stops.” Soon, all the staff got to know me. Naturally, in my next appointment, the surgeon recognized me. Moments later, I had a surgery date just weeks away.‎ I had to say it was actually my volunteering that got me to the front of the line. And I’m not ashamed of it, for I intend to stick with the volunteering. Also, even when I cheated the system, I did it in a way that benefits society.‎ ‎25. What can we infer from the second paragraph?‎ A. She was too painful to walk. B. She was too scared to have the surgery. ‎ C. She felt rather upset and disappointed. D. She didn’t believe what the surgeon said.‎ ‎26. Why did the writer decide to be a volunteer?‎ - 21 -‎ A. To get her new hip free of charge. B. To receive some tiny gifts from others. ‎ C. To approach the doctor for an earlier surgery. D. To donate blood to the hospital. ‎ ‎27. What did the author think of her cheating?‎ A. It was a pride. B. It was a shame. C. It didn’t matter. D. It benefited society. ‎ ‎28. Which can be the best title for the text?‎ A. How I got my new hip. B. The way to improve Canada health-care system. ‎ C. The doctor who saved my life. D. How to be a volunteer in hospital. ‎ - 21 -‎ C Imagine that you’re the creator and show runner of the newest comedy show on television. Only it isn’t so popular yet, and your live Studio audience isn’t giving you the big laughs the show deserves. Do you film the show all over again, hoping that this time the audience will laugh? Or is there another option for making a joke sound funnier than it was received?‎ Improve the sound by adding a laugh track(笑声声带)! “Sweetening,” or the addition of sound effects such as laughs, screams, and other audience-produced noises to the audio track of a TV show, has been used since the 1940s to produce the appearance, or rather the sound, of an engaged and entertained response to a show’s comedy. Laugh tracks came into existence as not only a solution, and sometimes replacement, for an unengaged live audience but also as a way to engage an at-home audience into a more-traditional, public, and theater like experience. Adding a laugh track to a television show makes the viewers at home feel much less like they’re sitting on a couch staring at the television screen and much more like they’re in a room full of laughing happy people to varying degrees of success.‎ Though the art of sweetening has risen and fallen in popularity over the past 60 years, credit for its creation and continued use is owed to laugh-track pioneer and sound engineer Charles Douglass. Douglass was the first to develop, in 1953, a machine for producing “canned laughter”, accessible at the push of a button or pull of a lever (操纵杆). Despite being artificial, sensibly edited laugh tracks are found by television studios to bring about a positive audience response, as their use is usually accompanied by higher ratings and increased audience memory. Though some television audiences may disagree with the value of the laugh track, the cheerful and repetitive sound holds a permanent place in the history and future of television comedy.‎ ‎29. The author uses the first paragraph to .‎ A. point out a way of making comedies B. seek solutions for the problem - 21 -‎ C. introduce the topic “sweetening” D. arouse readers’ interest in comedies ‎30. What effect does a laugh track produce?‎ A. Communication among TV viewers. B. The creation of a show. ‎ C. More engaged live audience. D. Funnier sound in a show.‎ ‎31. What’s the author’s attitude towards the use of the laugh track?‎ A. Positive. B. Negative. C. Doubtful. D. Indifferent.‎ ‎32. What does the passage mainly talk about?‎ A. The brief history of laugh tracks. B. The benefits of using laugh tracks.　‎ C. The development of TV comedies. D. The way to improve television shows.‎ - 21 -‎ D A parent might place his daughter’s drawing on the fridge out of a love for his child rather than for the wonderful image, but for many people, that children art is actually quite amazing. In fact, adult artists were often inspired by children’s drawing. For the museum-goers out there who tend to point to a piece of modern art and say, “My kid could have made that !”It’s worth remembering that often, that’s actually just what the artist had in mind.‎ For many kids, drawing is exciting not because of the final product it leads to, but because they can live completely in the world of their drawing for a few minutes. Even children are scribbling(涂鸦), they’re representing through action, not through pictures. Liane Alves, a prekindergarten teacher, recalled a student who presented her with a drawing featuring a single straight line across the page. Alves assumed the child hadn’t given too much thought to the drawing until he explained that the line was one of the stems from The Princess and the Pea, one of the fairy tales they read in class.‎ Maureen Ingram, who’s a preschool teacher at the same school, said her students often tell different stories about a given piece of art depending on the day, perhaps because they weren’t sure what they intended to draw when they started the picture. “We as adults will often say, ‘I’m going to draw a horse, ’and we set out. . . and get frustrated when we can’t do it,” Ingram said. “Children seem to take a different approach, where they just draw, and then they realize, ’it is a horse.’”‎ And what about those odd or scary-looking drawings? Does that mean kids are telling themselves stories that are odd or scary? It’s hard to say, but it’s rarely a good idea to over-interpret it. Ellen Winner, a psychology professor, pointed to parents who worry when their kid draws a child bigger than the adults. What’s most important to remember is that “children’s art has its own logic,” Winner said. “Children are not being crazy. ”‎ ‎33. The author gives the example of Liane’s student to prove that ‎ - 21 -‎ A. not all the children like drawing in the classroom.‎ B. simple scribbles from children are meaningful.‎ C. children’s drawing is too complicated to understand.‎ D. teachers often find it hard to teach children drawing.‎ ‎34. What is most important for children while they are drawing?‎ A. Drawing process. B. The ending of story. C. The best image. D. A copy of real things.‎ ‎35. What should parents do if their children draw things odd or scary?‎ A. Help the children to draw the picture again. ‎ B. Ask teachers to show the children how to draw.‎ C. Take it easy and listen to the story behind the picture.‎ D. Invite other children to have a discussion about the drawing.‎ 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。 ‎ The Art of Slow Reading If you are reading this article in print, chances are that you will only get through half of what I have written. And if you are reading this online, you may not even finish a fifth. ___36___They suggest that many of us no longer have the concentration to read articles through to their conclusion.‎ So are we getting stupider? Actually, our online habits are damaging the mental power we need to process and understand textual information. Round-the-clock news makes us read from one article to the next without necessarily engaging fully with any of the content. Our reading is frequently interrupted by the noise of the latest email and we are now absorbing short bursts of words on Twitter and Facebook more regularly than longer texts.___37___But we are gradually forgetting how to sit back, think carefully, and relate all the facts to each other.‎ ‎___38___A desperate bunch of academics want us to take our time while reading, and re-reading. They ask us to switch off our computers every so often and rediscover both the joy of personal engagement with printed texts, and the ability to process - 21 -‎ ‎ them fully. What’s to be done then? Most slow readers realize that total rejection of the web is extremely unrealistic. They feel that getaway from technology for a while is the answer.___39___ ‎ Personally, I’m not sure whether I could ever go offline for long. Even while writing this article, I am switching constantly between sites, skimming too often, absorbing too little. Internet reading has become too rooted in my daily life for me to change. I read essays and articles not in hard copy but as PDFs. I suspect that many readers are in a similar position.___40___ You can download a computer application called Freedom, which allows you to read in peace by cutting off your Internet connection. Or if you want to avoid being disturbed by the Internet, you could always download offline reader Instapaper for your iPhone. If you’re still reading my article, that is slow reading.‎ A. The Internet is probably part of the problem.‎ B. Now some campaigns are advocating slow reading.‎ C. These are the two findings from the recent research projects.‎ D. But if you just occasionally want to read more slowly, help is at hand.‎ E. Slow reading can help connect a reader to neighborhood and become popular.‎ F. Because of the Internet, we have become very good at collecting information.‎ G. Some of them have suggested turning their computers off for one day a week.‎ 第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节；满分45分）‎ 第一节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ My daughter brought her four dogs over to my house though I keep two of my own. For a few hours then the house was full of ___41___. There was running, barking and growling. Toys were chased after, laps were __42___ on and faces were licked. Now that they have thoroughly ___43___ themselves out, all six dogs are napping ___44___ and the cat finally came out of hiding again.‎ I have had dogs as my ___45___ for almost all of my life here. They have given me a ___46___ and friendship that no amount of money could ever __47___. Of course, they have had their flaws too. Their breath hasn’t ___48___ been the best, Nor has their body ___49___. They sometimes have defecated(排便) on my floor, or have thrown - 21 -‎ ‎ themselves up on my ___50___. They have woken me up far too ___51___, far too often. Their sudden barking has made my ___52___ ring and my heart rate jump. They have stolen my covers and ___53___ on my pillows. They have covered my clothes and carpets in __54___. What is worse, they have ___55___ my shoes and sometimes my furniture. And I have seen them eat things that I won’t dare ___56___ here. Still, I have loved them all unconditionally ___57___ they have all loved me unconditionally.‎ In this ___58___ moment with them all napping around me, I can’t help but think what this world would be like ___59___ we all loved each other as unconditionally as our dogs love us.‎ Would there be a(n) ___60___ to war, hunger, hate, and fear? I expect that we will be able to create a peaceful world for all the people on it.‎ ‎41. A. hope B. expectation C. trust D. noise ‎ ‎42. A. jumped B. brought C. caught D. turned ‎43. A. held B. worn C. taken D. carried ‎44. A. apparently B. anxiously C. peacefully D. possibly ‎45. A. guides B. applicants C. companions D. colleagues ‎ ‎46. A. reward B. loyalty C. punishment D. entertainment ‎47. A. recommend B. remind C. charge D. buy ‎48. A. never B. still C. always D. sometimes ‎ ‎49. A. smell B. size C. height D. length ‎ ‎50. A. bathroom B. yard C. pool D. bed ‎51. A. late B. quickly C. soon D. early ‎ ‎52. A. bells B. eyes C. ears D. phones ‎53. A. slept B. played C. read D. climbed ‎ ‎54. A. leaves B. fur C. feathers D. dust ‎ ‎55. A. chewed up B. taken in C. cast down D. swallowed down ‎56. A. convey B. describe C. promote D. deliver ‎ ‎57. A. because B. when C. after D. though ‎ ‎58. A. important B. fairly C. quiet D. lonely ‎59. A. whether B. if C. as D. since ‎ - 21 -‎ ‎60. A. change B. support C. solution D. end 第II卷（非选择题）‎ 第二节：语法填空（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（不多于1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ China has once again showed its ability to change the world with its“new four great ___61___ (invent)”—high-speed rail, electronic payment, shared bicycle, and online shopping.‎ China’s new-generation high-speed train, the Fuxing, is now one of ___62___ fastest trains in the world, which can travel ___63___ a speed of 350 km/h. Besides this, China ___64___ (improve) people’s lives in many other aspects over the last decade.‎ Bike sharing, for example, is not new ___65___(it). But China has made it much more convenient and popular both in China___66___overseas. Chinese bike-sharing companies Mobike and Ofo are now operating in foreign countries such as Singapore and Britain.‎ And back in China, when riding a shared bike, you can stop to buy and eat whatever you want ___67___ (simple) with a tap of your phone. You could easily pay with your smart phone by __68___ (scan) the seller’s QR code. Cashless payment has grown into a __69___ (choose)for Chinese people.‎ Besides, the four “inventions” of life are most appealing to youths from 20 countries ___70___(participate) in The Belt and Road Initiative, and they wish their countries would catch up with China.‎ 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英语作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每行中最多两处错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：在此处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出增加的词;‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉;‎ 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词。‎ - 21 -‎ 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（从十一处起）不计分。‎ Last week, my friends and me went to watch Jay Chou’s performance in Guangzhou. There are crowds of cheerful fans there, most of who came from other cities. Jay began her performance with one of his most famous song. We all cheered and shouted out his name, and some even cried with joy. When Jay began to sing to the seventh song called Sunny Day, it started to rain. Therefore, the concert was not interrupted and we got even more exciting in the rain. At last, Jay finished the concert with a speech, thank his fans for always supporting him. What memorable experience!‎ 笫二节书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假设你是李华，你的好友Richard今天上午来你家找你陪他练习汉语口语。你因临时有急事外出，让他扑了个空,下午你才得知此事。请根据以上情景，给Richard写一封信。‎ 内容如下：‎ ‎1. 表示歉意；‎ ‎2. 解释具体原因，并希望他能谅解；‎ ‎3. 告诉他下次练习的时间、地点及话题。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1.词数100左右；‎ ‎2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ ‎3. 书信的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。‎ Dear Richard,‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________‎ - 21 -‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua ‎2019学年下学期高二英语第二次月考答案 ‎1-5 ABBAC 6-10 CCBBC 11-15 BCABC 16-20 BAACA ‎21-24 DABC 25-28CCDA 29-32 CDAB 33-35 BAC 36-40 CFBGD ‎ ‎41-45 DBACC 46-50 BDCAD 51-55 DCABA 56-60 BACBD ‎ ‎61. inventions 62. the 63. at 64. has improved 65. itself ‎ ‎66. and 67. simply 68. scanning 69. choice 70. participating 短文改错 Last week, my friends and me went to watch Jay Chou’s performance in Guangzhou. There are crowds ‎ I were of cheerful fans there, most of who came from other cities. Jay began her performance with one of his ‎ whom his most famous song. We all cheered and shouted out his name, and some even cried with joy. When Jay ‎ songs ‎ began to sing to the seventh song called Sunny Day, it started to rain. Therefore, the concert was not ‎ However interrupted and we got even more exciting in the rain. At last, Jay finished the concert with a speech, ‎ excited thank his fans for always supporting him. What memorable experience!‎ - 21 -‎ thanking a 第二节 书面表达 （满25分）‎ Dear Richard,‎ I am terribly sorry that I couldn’t practice spoken Chinese with you this time. I should have told you in advance, but something happened beyond my expectation. My teacher called me to send his computer to his office. Unfortunately, my mobile phone got a flat battery after 1 received the call. Worst of all, I was caught in a traffic jam on my way back.‎ Next Saturday afternoon, I’d like to meet you at three o’clock at the gate in the park near our college. We will talk about Chinese table manners. If possible, would you please be familiar with the topic before our practice?‎ Once again, I’m sorry for any inconvenience caused. Hope to see you soon.‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua - 21 -‎ 听力部分录音材料 ‎(Text 1)‎ W：Sir, could you please wait for another 20 minutes and we'll serve you soon.‎ M：Another 20 minutes? It was only 6 o'clock when I got here, but it's 7：10 now.‎ ‎(Text 2)‎ M：So how was yesterday's performance? Did I miss out on anything good?‎ W：Hardly, I kept looking at my watch the whole night.‎ ‎(Text 3)‎ W：How wonderful to see you here! I wonder where you have been after graduation.‎ M：I have been abroad for ten years. What about you?‎ W：Me? Still in our college, I became a teacher.‎ ‎(Text 4)‎ M：It's already 12：30. Let's go for lunch.‎ W：Can you wait for me a few minutes? I'll be through with my report right away.‎ M：I'm afraid I can't, because I have to go to the editor's office in half an hour.‎ W：Then you go first.‎ ‎(Text 5)‎ W：Good morning, Dr Zane's office.‎ M：This is Mr Hill. I have a ten o'clock appointment, but I'm running a little late. Do you have any openings this afternoon?‎ W：Sorry we don't. Can you come in tomorrow morning?‎ ‎(Text 6)‎ - 21 -‎ W：Now that Abby has finished her presentation, let's evaluate her speech. Jason, what do you think of her presentation?‎ M：She spoke loudly and clearly and she seemed quite confident.‎ W：OK. What else?‎ M：Her speech was well organized. Her conclusion reminded me of all the important points she had made.‎ W：Good. Now, what about some things that Abby might work on for next time?‎ M：There were some long pauses when she was trying to think about what to say next.‎ W：True. Perhaps practicing a few more times before her speech would help her not to pause as much.‎ ‎(Text 7)‎ M：Hi. I don't think we've met. My name's Tom.‎ W：Hi, Tom. Nice to meet you. My name is Juanita, but everybody calls me Jenny.‎ M：Nice to meet you, Jenny. So, where are you from?‎ W：Well, I was from Australia, but we moved to the United States when I was about five years old. My parents now live in Chile. That's where they first met. How about you, Tom?‎ M：I was born in California, and we lived there until I was seven.‎ W：Oh yeah? Where did you go after that?‎ M：Well, we spent a total of ten years in Germany and Japan, and then we returned to the States, but I think my parents would have stayed in Japan, let's say, another 20 years had it not been for my education.‎ W：Wow. It sounds like you've had an interesting life. So, what do you do now?‎ M：I'm a student at Purdue University.‎ ‎(Text 8)‎ - 21 -‎ W：Hi, Jim.‎ M：Hi, Alice. What's that?‎ W：It's my protest, that is, some suggestions to the government. Do you want to sign it?‎ M：A protest? Who for?‎ W：It's against doing tests on animals. I'm going to send it to all the companies that test medicines on animals.‎ M：What? Are you pulling my leg?‎ W：No, I'm not Jim. This is serious. Do you want to sign it?‎ M：Yes, I do.‎ W：Well then, sign!‎ M：Hold on. They need to test medicines and drugs, don't they? They can't give them to people without testing them.‎ W：Look, Jim. There are lots of other ways to cure illnesses without using drugs.‎ M：I don't know about that. Anyway, people are more important than animals.‎ W：Animals have rights too, you know.‎ M：Of course, they do. But people have more rights.‎ W：Jim! I can't believe my ears! Don't you like animals?‎ M：Of course I do, but ...‎ ‎(Text 9)‎ M：Now Cathy, do you know when the visitors from India are coming?‎ W：We offer them three choices: the end of March, the middle of April and the beginning of May. They've chosen the earliest one which is good actually with exams coming up in May.‎ M：And how many are coming? Did you say about 12?‎ - 21 -‎ W：Yes, they said 12 at first, but reduced to the half this morning.‎ M：Good, we have eight weeks to prepare, here are my suggestions. On the first day, a welcome party, then they can visit the schools in the district on the second and third days.‎ W：We forgot that this group wants to look at how computers are being used in the classroom.‎ M：Exactly, so I want to ask Mr Goodman to give them a talk on this on the afternoon of the third day.‎ W：That will be very nice.‎ M：And on the last day, they would do some sightseeing, we could take them on the tour of London but many of them may have already been, and Scotland will be too far away.‎ W：Why not take them for a walk along the coast, it should be interesting.‎ M：Good idea! Cathy, I'm sure they'll like it.‎ ‎(Text 10)‎ Some time ago, a friend of mine who worked in a part of the city I didn't know very well, invited me to call on him. It took me hours to get there and I took great trouble to find a proper spot to park my car. As I was already three－quarters of an hour late, I parked my car quickly.‎ At noon, just as I was leaving my friend's office, it suddenly struck me that I had no idea where I had parked my car. I could hardly go up to a policeman and tell him that I had lost a small green car somewhere! Walking down street after street, I examined each car closely and was very happy to see a small green car just behind an old car. But how disappointed I was to discover that though the car was exactly like my own, it belonged to someone else! Feeling quite tired now, I went off for lunch. Some time later, I left the restaurant and walked down the street. Turning the corner, I nearly jumped for joy: my car was right in front of me, and there was no problem this time.‎ - 21 -‎ To tell the truth, driving in crowded cities is far from being a pleasure and it is much easier to walk than to drive.‎ - 21 -‎