2017-2018学年湖北省荆州中学高二下学期第四次半月考英语试题 Word版

2017-2018学年湖北省荆州中学高二下学期第四次半月考英语试题 Word版

‎2017-2018学年湖北省荆州中学高二下学期第四次半月考 英 语 试 题 全卷满分150分 时间120分钟 第Ⅰ卷 ‎ 第一部分 听力（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. How did the woman get the ring?‎ A. She bought it in a street market.‎ B. Her mother bought it for her.‎ C. Her grandmother left it to her.‎ ‎2. What will the woman probably do next?‎ A. Ask the ticket seller about the umbrella.‎ B. Look for the umbrella in the theatre.‎ C. Buy a ticket for the show.‎ ‎3. What does the woman think caused the man’s headache?‎ A. Lack of sleep. B. Medicine. C. The sun.‎ ‎4. What did the speakers have in common?‎ A. They both spent time in England.‎ B. They both lived in Sally Oak.‎ C. They studied in the same school.‎ ‎5. What is Mr. Anderson?‎ A. A chemist. B. A dentist. C. A surgeon.‎ 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. Where does the conversation take place?‎ A. In a library. B. In a bookstore. C. In a classroom.‎ ‎7. Why did the man come here?‎ A. To meet his classmate.‎ B. To find a quiet place for study.‎ C. To look for some books for his history paper.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8.Why does the woman call the man?‎ A. To pick up a package.‎ B. To look for a lost package.‎ C. To ask about a late package.‎ ‎9. What will the man do next?‎ A. Bring the package to the woman.‎ B. Determine the status of the package.‎ C. Check the package tracking number.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. What does the woman think of the couple next door?‎ A. They’re busy. B. They’re boring. C. They’re noisy.‎ ‎11. What do the speakers usually do for a party?‎ A. Invite the couple downstairs.‎ B. Prepare different sorts of salads.‎ C. Ask guests to bring along drinks.‎ ‎12. What dishes will the speakers offer?‎ A. Chicken and rice with fruit and vegetables.‎ B. Different sorts of salads.‎ C. Some cakes.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. What do we know about the apartment?‎ A. There is a computer and an old fridge in it.‎ B. It is near a park and fully furnished.‎ C. It is far from the underground station.‎ ‎14. What makes the man unsatisfied with the apartment?‎ A. The kitchen. B. The bathroom. C. The environment.‎ ‎15. How much should the man pay for the apartment for the first time?‎ A. $600. B. $1,200. C. $1,800.‎ ‎16. How should the man pay the rent to the woman?‎ A. In cash. B. By credit card. C. By cheque.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. What is the speaker mainly talking about?‎ A. The image of Mickey Mouse.‎ B. The life of Walt Disney.‎ C. The history of cartoons.‎ ‎18. What did Walt Disney’s idea of Mickey Mouse come from?‎ A. A cartoon show. B. His wife’s pet. C. The field mice.‎ ‎19. What is said about Mickey Mouse?‎ A. It’s now different in every way from the early cartoons.‎ B. Its character has not changed over the years.‎ C. Its final name was given by Walt Disney.‎ ‎20. What will be probably discussed next?‎ A. Other images in American popular culture.‎ B. The voice of cartoon characters.‎ C. Walt Disney’s childhood.‎ 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 The bus was full of the sounds of laughing and yelling fifth graders. They were on their way to the zoo for a class trip. Mario was excited to see the zoo, but there was one problem. It was ten o’clock in the morning, but his stomach was already grumbling (咕咕叫). He reached down and grabbed his lunch bag. Opening it, he saw that it contained a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, an orange, and two cookies. Mario sighed. He always had peanut butter and jelly. ‎ ‎“Trade you lunches,” he said to the boy seated next to him on the bus.‎ ‎“Okay,” said Mark as he handed his brown bag to Mario.‎ Mario opened it and was hit with the smell of tuna. Mario wrinkled his nose and quickly closed the bag. He leaned forward and tapped the shoulder of the girl in front of him. “Swap lunches, Toni?” he asked.‎ ‎“Hmm, okay,” said Toni.‎ Mario smiled. This was fun. But when he looked into the bag, he frowned. What a disappointment! A ham sandwich, but no cookies! He had to have cookies.‎ Mario turned in his seat. “Want to trade lunches?” he asked Juana.‎ ‎“Definitely!” said Juana. She grabbed his lunch and tossed hers onto his lap.‎ He opened the lunch bag. Pizza! He reached into the bag to grab it. Oh, no! The pizza was hard. He could hit a home run with pizza that hard.‎ Mario twisted in his seat. One last try, he told himself. “Hey, Mona! Trade lunches?” ‎ Three rows behind him, Mona seemed hesitant: Finally, she nodded. She passed her lunch forward, and he passed his back.‎ Mario took a deep breath and opened the bag. It was a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, an orange, and two cookies. The sandwich was a little squashed (挤压), and one of the cookies was broken.‎ Mario ate it anyway. And it was delicious.‎ ‎21. Why did Mario trade lunches so many times?‎ A. Each lunch he received was dissatisfying.‎ B. His curiosity was aroused with each trade.‎ C. He needed something interesting to kill time.‎ D. He preferred more food to settle his stomach.‎ ‎22. In the underlined sentence (Paragraph 9), the author is comparing the pizza to .‎ A. left-over food B. a baseball bat C. home-made bread D. a difficult game ‎23. What does the author intend to tell us?‎ A. Friends are there when you need them.‎ B. You should be content with what you have.‎ C. If you want something done right, do it yourself.‎ D. There is always something better around the comer.‎ ‎24. What might be the best title for the text?‎ A. A Class Trip B. Mario’s Funny Trick C. A Lunch Trade D. Mario’s Favorite Food B Going to the gym can be something that many people find a tiring experience. For some, there's nothing more boring than running endless miles on a treadmill or doing repeated sets in weight-related exercises. But what if there were a way to ease the boredom of exercise while still getting a good workout? Luckily for us, there’s virtual reality (VR).‎ Many VR games are played while standing. In order to play properly, the player is forced to move around swinging their arms or using their legs. After an hour of this on a regular enough basis, many people unexpectedly find themselves a little fitter. There are already a number of VR games which result in their player “getting a good sweat on” if played for enough time. For example, there’s a first person shooter which forces the player to sidestep, duck and avoid incoming objects.‎ The potential for VR to help people get fit has been noticed by one company. They want to take the whole experience into the gym. They are making a resistance machine used in combination with a VR headset. Players challenge a virtual opponent in a series of games, which results in a 30-minute full-body workout. However, the cost of the equipment is expensive and there are safety concerns to be worked out, says J. P. Gownder from the consultancy Forrester. So don’t hang up your gym shorts just yet.‎ Although it’s early days, for those of us who struggle to overcome the boredom of exercise, a new solution could be coming. And a world where a person can exercise and have ‎ fun at the same time might be something that many people would want — virtual or not.‎ ‎25. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?‎ A. Why VR games gain popularity. ‎ B. What equipment VR games need.‎ C. How VR games keep players healthier.‎ D. What health condition VR games require.‎ ‎26. What do we know about the resistance machine?‎ A. It may be unsafe to use. B. It must be unfit for outdoor use.‎ C. It provides weight-related exercise. D. It involves real-person competition.‎ ‎27. What is the author’s attitude toward VR games?‎ A. Doubtful. B. Negative. C. Objective. D. Optimistic.‎ C Food production does great harm to our environment. There are many procedures involved in the manufacture of food that result in greenhouse gases and other pollutants. Some procedures require the consumption of large amounts of fossil fuels, such as the transportation and storage of food products. Other factors that cause great damage to our environment include the overuse of fresh water.‎ The production of beef is more damaging to the environment than that of any other food we consume. Raising large numbers of cattle requires the production of large amounts of food for the animals. It's estimated that producing one pound of beef requires seven pounds of feed.‎ Land use is also a problem. If the cattle are free-range cattle, large areas of land are required for them to live on. This has led to disastrous forest cutting and the loss of rare plants and animal species, particularly in tropical rain forests in Central and South America.‎ Another problem specific to beef production is methane emissions (甲烷排放). Although many people are aware of the damaging effects of carbon dioxide, they don't realize methane's global warming potential is 25 times worse, making it a more dire problem.‎ Unfortunately, beef consumption is growing rapidly. This is the result of simple supply and demand factors. Specifically, there are two main causes of demand that are encouraging the production of more supply. First, the increase in the world population means there are more people to consume meat. The second factor is socioeconomic advancement. As citizens ‎ in developing nations become financially stable, they can afford to buy more meat. ‎ Therefore, one way to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions is for people around the world to significantly cut down on the amount of beef they eat.‎ ‎28. Which of the following is TRUE?‎ A. Raising free-range cattle is eco-friendly.‎ B. People cut down trees for animal habitats.‎ C. Producing beef can damage the environment. ‎ D. Carbon dioxide causes far more harm than methane.‎ ‎29. The underlined word "dire" in Para. 4 means _______.‎ A. Common B. urgent C. Beneficial D. avoidable ‎30. Beef production is growing rapidly because_______.‎ A. more people are in demand of beef B. developing countries raise more cattle C. more land is available to raise cattle D. the cost of raising cattle is relatively low ‎31. The author writes this article to_______.‎ A. describe the booming of the beef production ‎ B. emphasize the advantages of beef production C. criticize the cutting of the rain forest ‎ D. argue for a decrease in beef consumption D It is quite apparent that competition surrounds every aspect of human life whether in the United States or the Amazon‎ ‎Rain Forest. Without it we would not have grown into primates(灵长类动物). Or we would probably still be struggling to sharpen a bronze tool while crawling around on four legs in search of meat. Without competition, Columbus wouldn't have discovered America and Edison would never have invented the light bulb.‎ Friendship, like all relationship between two people, involves competition. It isn't competition in a traditional sense because there are no goals to be scored and no prize. Perhaps the ecological definition—the simultaneous (同时的)demand by two or more organisms for limited environmental resources, such as nutrients, living space, or light----‎ ‎- better explain it.‎ As in nature, high school life is governed by a set of laws, similar to a shortened version of Darwin's theory of evolution, overpopulation, and competition. There is an abundance of high school students and to distinguish them, ranking and categorizing(分类)take place. In high school, friendships learn to co-exist with competition even though at times the relationship is rough. In fact, in some circumstances, competition is too much of a burden for a friendship to bear, causing it to fall apart. College admission is the final high school objective. Four years of hard work is to achieve good grades, and a student's fate is determined not only by these achievements, but by the records of thousands of other seniors trying to achieve a similar recognition.‎ Nevertheless, by necessity, competition between students exists in all aspects of high school life. It sets and improves the standards in everything from sports to school work. A healthy, friendly competition can have only benefits, but when it becomes too fierce, jealousy can tear friendships apart. Yet, despite all this, without competition, we would be lost.‎ ‎32. What does the ecological definition mainly explain?‎ A. How friends compete with each other. B. How to win the competition.‎ C. What the result of competition is. D. What competition exactly is.‎ ‎33. According to the writer, what causes the high school students to compete?‎ A. The number of them is too large. B. Friendship is a burden for them.‎ C. They know the laws of nature well. D. They are divided into different groups.‎ ‎34. Which best describes the relationship of friendship and competition?‎ A. Friendship is always based on competition. ‎ B. The degree of competition is vital to friendship.‎ C. Competition is terribly harmful to friendship. ‎ D. Competition is a result of lost friendship.‎ ‎35. What does the author think of "competition"?‎ A. The results of competition are out of control.‎ B. Competition becomes fiercer in high school.‎ C. Competition is certain to happen at schools.‎ D. Friendship is not as important as competition at schools.‎ 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。‎ There are so many things we do in our daily lives that have become a "habit". 36 How you answer the phone is a habit. The way you sit in the car when you drive is a habit. Have you ever tried to change the way you do something, after you have done it in a certain way for so long? It's not very easy to do. The minute your mind drifts to something else, you go right back to the old way of doing things. 37 It's a way of doing things that has become routine or commonplace. To change an existing habit or form a new one can be a boring task.‎ Let's pick something fairly easy to start with, like spending 15 minutes in the morning reading a book. If you want to turn something into a habit that you do every day, you have to WANT to do it. 38 Make a firm decision to do this on a daily basis.‎ Imprint it in your mind. Write several notes to yourself and put them in places where you will see them. By the alarm clock, on the bathroom mirror, on the refrigerator door, in your briefcase, and under your car keys are good places to start. ‎ After the newness wears off, then you will have to remind yourself, "Hey, I forgot to..." Keep using the notes if you have to. 39 Some people say it will take over a month to solidify it and make it something you will do without having to think about it. I tend to agree with the last statement. Two to three weeks will help you to remember, but thirty days or more will make it a part of your everyday routine. 40 ‎ A. What is a "habit" anyway?‎ B. Forming a bad habit is easy.‎ C. Brushing your teeth is a habit.‎ D. Is doing things in an old way good?‎ E. If you don't, you will find a way to do everything but that.‎ F. It takes 16 to 21 times of repeating a task to make it a habit.‎ G. That's something you won't necessarily have to think about before you do it—habit.‎ 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。‎ I went with some colleagues from my office for a dinner in a very popular local restaurant. It was 41 business time and the restaurant was packed. We 42 found a table in a corner for three of us.‎ As soon as we sat down, we heard a crash when a cleaning boy 43 the floor with all the plates he was carrying. There was 44 and no one was saying or doing anything.‎ In a flash I remembered my 45 many years ago. Once，I passed out in the airport because I had rushed there on my own on a(n) 46 stomach I was 47 and taken care of by two strangers. Now this was my chance to 48 it forward.‎ I ran to the young man's side immediately, turned him on his back and screamed for someone to ‎49 a hot drink. Soon people started asking if I was a doctor. I said I was not, 50 I was skillful at blacking out (晕厥).‎ The kid soon opened his eyes, 51 what had happened. I 52 him by saying it was OK and I had had a 53 experience. He had not eaten anything. I held the 54 drink to his mouth till he finished it and sat with him till he felt OK. By then the 55 had arrived. I asked her to give the kid something to eat. I offered to pay.‎ The manager was kind enough to refuse the 56 and agreed to make sure the kid ate before he went home. By the time all this was 57 , it was getting late for my colleagues. Since we hadn't 58 anything yet, we decided to go home.‎ I slowly walked home, not hungry any more, feeling 59 for the opportunity I pay forward the 60 I had received many years ago.‎ ‎41. A. peak B. local C. spare D. regular ‎42. A. actually B. eventually C eagerly D. gradually ‎43. A. kicked B touched C. hit D. swept ‎44. A. silence B danger C doubt D. tension ‎45. A. adventure B. flight C experience D. lesson ‎46. A. uneasy B. nervous C. empty D. bare ‎47. A. set up B. put up C held up D picked up ‎48. A. pay B. return C. take D. put ‎49. A drag B buy C. serve D bring ‎50. A. and B. so C. because D. but ‎51. A knowing B. ignoring C wondering D arguing ‎52. A reminded B comforted C answered D encouraged ‎53. A. memorable B. personal C. similar D. common ‎54. A. cool B. refreshing C. sweet D. warm ‎55. A. customer B. manager C. waitress D. doctor ‎56. A. payment B. reward C suggestion D support ‎57. A up B away C. over D. behind ‎58. A prepared B demanded C. received D. ordered ‎59. A ready B. anxious C. grateful D. comfortable ‎60. A kindness B. honor C. inspiration D. privilege 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3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ Six months ago Xie Lei boarded a plane 61 London to complete a business qualification. When she came to England，she lived with a host family, 62 members always helped her. At the beginning she had to face such difficulties of daily life 63 how to use the phone, and how to pay bus fare. 64 ，she also had to face the difficulties of learning at the university. Studying there was quite 65 (differ) from studying in China and she needed some preparation first. She had to get used to a new way of life, 66 took up all her concentration. It was 67 (benefit) as well as difficult for her to study in London. She learned how to fulfill Western academic 68 (require). Xie Lei also learned that as a student，she should not use other people’s work 69 try to express her own ideas. In other words, in her essay, she should give her own opinion and explain it by 70 (refer) to other authors.‎ 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。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(＼)划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。‎ Peru‎ is a country in the Pacific coast of South America. In the high plains area are Lake Titicaca，the most highest lake in the world. It is a beautiful lake，which boats can travel. Peru has wide variety of plants. It gained its independent from Spain in 1821. The capital of Peru is Lima，which is in the north on the coast. The ancient Inca capital, Cuzco，is a popularly tourist destination. Cuzco is a lively city which both Indian or Spanish culture and art can be seen. It is a wonderful place of you to visit.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假如你参加了你班组织的一次志愿者活动——去孤儿院献爱心。请你根据所给提示写一份关于此次活动的报告。‎ 提示：1、活动：赠送学习用品、教唱儿歌、拍照留念等； 2、你的感想。‎ 注意：1.词数120左右；‎ ‎2.可以适当增加细节，以便使行文连贯。‎ 参考词汇：孤儿 orphan; 孤儿院 orphanage 荆州中学2017/2018学年度下学期高二年级第四次考试 英语试题参考答案 听力1-5 CACAB 6-10 ACCBB 11-15 CABAC 16-20 BACBA 阅读21-24 ABBC 25-27 CAD 28-31 CBAD 32-35 DABC 36-40 CAEFG ‎ 完形填空 ‎41-45 ABCAC 46-50 CDADD 51-55 CBCDB 56-60 ACDCA 语法填空 ‎61.for 62.whose 63.as 64.Besides/Moreover/Additionally/Furthermore 65.different 66.which 67.beneficial 68. requirements 69. but 70. referring ‎ 短文改错 Peru‎ is a country the Pacific coast of South America. In the high plains area Lake Titicaca，the most highest lake in the world. It is a beautiful lake，或 boats can travel. Peru has wide 或 of plants. It gained its from Spain in 1821.The capital of Peru is Lima，which is in the north on the coast. The ancient Inca capital，Cuzco，is a tourist destination. Cuzco is a lively city both Indian Spanish culture and art can be seen. It is a wonderful place you to visit.‎ 书面表达 Last Sunday, our class organized a meaningful voluntary activity—we paid a visit to an orphanage and showed our love for orphans there. The details are as follows.‎ As soon as we arrived, they gave us a warm welcome. We presented the children with gifts such as books and pencil boxes, which we had prepared in advance. Then we patiently taught them to sing some children’s songs. Before leaving, we took pictures with them to mark the activity. When it was time for us to leave, the children waved their hands, saying that they were grateful for our kindness.‎ We made every effort to bring sunshine to the children’ life and the children’s bright smiles confirmed that it was worthwhile to do such a job.‎ 英语听力录音稿 ‎(Text 1)‎ M: That’s an interesting ring. Where did you get it? The street market?‎ W: Oh, I got this from my grandmother. It’s a real diamond.‎ ‎(Text 2)‎ W: Excuse me. Did anybody find a black umbrella after the last show?‎ M: Check the ticket counter. That’s where we turn in the lost-and-found things.‎ ‎(Text 3)‎ M: I have a bad headache. Maybe I need more sleep.‎ W: Actually, you need less sun and some medicine. And it would help if you wore a hat. The sun is too bright.‎ ‎(Text 4)‎ W: What part of England did you live in when you were a student?‎ M: A place called Sally Oak. Do you know it?‎ W: Oh, yes. I used to pass through it nearly every day when I was living there.‎ ‎(Text 5)‎ W: I’m afraid Mr. Anderson won’t be able to see you then. His appointment book is full for the next couple of weeks.‎ M: Oh, but I don’t have to see him. I’ll just leave my teeth in his office and he can look at them when he has time. They are false teeth.‎ ‎(Text 6)‎ M: You seldom come here, do you?‎ W: Well, I don’t come here to study. It’s too quiet. Next week, I have a biology paper due, so I came to look up some information.‎ M: Really? I’ve got a paper due, too, butit’s a history paper about the struggle of building the Panama Canal. Do you know Evan?‎ W: Yeah.‎ M: He is the one who told me that this library has the biggest selection of books on ‎ Panama‎. That’s why I came to be here today.‎ ‎(Text 7)‎ W: Hello, UPS?‎ M: Yes, madam. What can I do for you?‎ W: Well,I’m calling to check on a package I sent on the 7th. It still hasn’t arrived, and today’s the 13th. Can you tell me what happened to it?‎ M: I’ll certainly try madam. Do you have the number handy? I will check it for you.‎ W: Let’s see…it’s T-714-‎2009-05-07‎.‎ M: T-714-‎2009-05-07‎. OK, wait for a moment. I will check it for you in the computer now. Well, I can see that it did go out in the 7th.‎ W: Then where is it now?‎ M: Hold on, please. I’ve got to check another computer and see where it is.‎ ‎(Text 8)‎ W: Karl, have you got the list of people we’re inviting to the party?‎ M: Well, it’s the usual crowd plus the couple next door.‎ W: Oh no, not them,they are so dull.‎ M: Look, Sally, I know. But they’ll guess we’re having a party because of the noise and in any case we asked them last time.‎ W: Oh, all right. What about food and drink then? M: Well, it’s the usual arrangement. We’ll provide the food and everyone will bring along something to drink.‎ W: Sounds good to me. What’re we eating?‎ M: I don’t know. I’ve been so busy. I haven’t done anything about it yet.‎ W: How about salads—you know different sorts of salads? We can provide several kinds of cakes as well.‎ M: We did that last time. I think we should do something different this time.‎ W: What about the chicken thing we had when we were on holiday?‎ M: You mean that chicken and rice with fruit and vegetables?‎ W: Yeah, I can’t remember what it was called, but it was really nice!‎ ‎（Text 9）‎ W: Well, as you can see, it’s fully furnished. Cable TV and broadband here …all fully fitted…nice new fridge and cooker, kettle，microwave. The bathroom is through there. There’s a nice view of the park from the window too.‎ M: Perfect. But the kitchen is kind of small. How much is the rent?‎ W: ﹩‎700 a month.‎ M: It said ﹩‎500 in the advertisement.‎ W: That was for the small apartment upstairs and that’s already gone.‎ M: Well, ﹩700 is a bit too much for me.‎ W: Well, it’s a good place for the price, and I’ve had three people round today already …you know what I mean? And it is your own place… good position, near the Tube.‎ M: Yeah, but the ad said﹩500.‎ W: Take it or leave it.‎ M: Look, I can give you﹩‎600 a month.‎ W: All right.﹩‎600 a month … one month’s rent in advance, plus the deposit. The deposit is two month’s rent. The rent’s due on the first of the month. I’d like you to pay credit card, not cheque or in cash. Now let’s sit down and go through the forms.‎ ‎(Text 10)‎ W: Mickey Mouse is not Walt Disney’s first successful cartoon creation, but he is certainly his most famous one. Supposedly, Disney took his inspiration of drawing Mickey from the field mice that used to run into his old studio in Kansas City. No one is quite sure why he dressed the mouse in the now-familiar shorts with two buttons and gave him the yellow shoes. But we do know that Disney had intended to call him Mortimer until his wife Lillian started to call him Mickey Mouse. Disney planned Mickey’s first show in the short cartoon Plane Crazy. By the 1930s Mickey’s image had circled the world. He won the heart of everyone and became a superstar. Although he has received a few little changes throughout his lifetime, he has remained true to his nature since those first cartoons. Mickey is appealing because he is nice. He is both good-natured and smart. Perhaps that was Disney’s own image of himself. Why else would he have insisted on doing Mickey’s voice in all the cartoons for twenty years ?When interviewed, he would say, “There’s a lot of the mouse in me.”And that ‎ mouse has remained one of the most well-known images in American popular culture. For other images, we’ll talk about them later. ‎