2018-2019学年安徽省六安市舒城中学高二下学期第二次统考英语试题 Word版

2018-2019学年安徽省六安市舒城中学高二下学期第二次统考英语试题 Word版

舒城中学2018—2019学年度第二学期第二次统考 高二英语 ‎（时间：120分钟 满分：150分）‎ 制卷： 审题：‎ 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分 听力（共两节，20小题；每小题1.5分，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. When will the film probably start?‎ A. At 11:45. B. At 12:00. C. At 12:45.‎ ‎2. What did the woman buy her husband for Christmas?‎ A. A book. B. A watch. C. A case for coin collection.‎ ‎3. Where did the man know his flight had been canceled?‎ A. At the airport. B. At the meeting. C. At the international fair.‎ ‎4. Why can’t the woman contact the man?‎ A. He just had a long phone conversation. ‎ B. His phone is out of order.‎ C. The connection on the phone line is poor.‎ ‎5. What is the man doing?‎ A. Taking an exam. B. Reading a book. C. Having a class.‎ 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 are the speakers talking about?‎ A. How to choose music for the party. ‎ B. Who will be in charge of the party.‎ C. When to start the party.‎ ‎7. What is the woman going to do?‎ A. Help to prepare for the party. ‎ B. Tell the man a phone number.‎ C. Ask Sonia for some information.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. What does the woman want to do tomorrow?‎ A. Buy something on sale. B. Repair the water heater. C. Get off work earlier.‎ ‎9. How does the man feel now?‎ A. Excited. B. Tired. C. Disappointed.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. How does the woman feel about the man’s new computer?‎ A. Amazed. B. Envious. C. Interested.‎ ‎11. What can we learn about the man?‎ A. He bought a computer for the woman a year ago.‎ B. He pays much attention to products in high technology.‎ C. He always buys expensive computers.‎ ‎12. What does the woman use her computer for?‎ A. Watching TV. B. Chatting online. C. E-mailing.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Customer and waiter. B. Manager and waiter. C. Guest and hotel receptionist.‎ ‎14. What does the woman think of the man’s work?‎ A. Just so-so. B. Awful. C. Good.‎ ‎15. Why should the man clear the plates as soon as possible?‎ A. To let people have some space.‎ B. To give people space for dessert.‎ C. To welcome the following customers.‎ ‎16. What should the man do while walking around?‎ A. Smile at customers. B. Take away empty glasses. C. Fill the water glasses quietly. ‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. Who organizes the Winter Festival舒中高二统考英语 第1页 (共12页)‎ A. The government. B. A team of volunteers. C. A group of businessmen.‎ ‎18. What is special about the art exhibition?‎ A. It will be held in a school. ‎ B. There are three opening nights.‎ C. The painters of the pictures are local students.‎ ‎19. What will be held in the Main Exhibition Hall?‎ A. A music talent show. B. An art exhibition. C. A fancy-dress party.‎ ‎20. What is the purpose of the talk?‎ A. To raise money for the festival.‎ B. To inform people of the festival.‎ C. To show some of the musical talents.‎ 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 Support Worker Do you have the ability to care for others? Can you understand how older people feel? Are you a good communicator? Do you have good listening skills? Can you work weekends?‎ If you have answered YES to the above, we would like to hear from you:‎ Contact us at careers@golden-care.com Trainee Hairdresser Full time--40 hours per week; permanent.‎ You will work 40 hours a week Monday to Saturday. Your responsibilities will include: welcoming clients, washing hair, bringing coffee and tea to customers, and keeping the salon clean and tidy at all times.‎ No previous experience is necessary.‎ Contact us at cathv@cut-above.brighton.com Writers wanted Wowee Magazine is looking for writers working 5 days a week for its website. Pay is based on the number of people who read your articles. You may also receive free tickets to events and free products to test. This is a great opportunity to get valuable work experience.‎ We want people who are: interesting, passionate, skilled.‎ Contact us at info@wowee.com Model Think you could be a model? If so, we’d like to meet you! Working as a successful fashion model isn’t easy but it is very exciting and could be a great opportunity.‎ Girls should be over 16 with a minimum height of 172cm and boys should have a minimum height of 182cm. If you are under 16 and do not yet have the required height, we would still be interested in meeting you, but you must bring a parent.‎ Contact us at info@top-model-agency.uk Work for Coffee Beans Join Britain’s number one cafe at Coffee Beans, where every cafe has the same aims: to create family-like teams and to give excellent customer service.‎ Many different kinds of people come and work with us, so start your career at Coffee Beans:‎ ‎--choose the hours you work ‎ ‎-- get management experience ‎--share your love of coffee Contact us at jobs@coffeebeans.co.uk ‎21. If you are good at communicating, you can apply to be a ____________.‎ A．support worker B．model C．trainee hairdresser D．writer ‎22. If you want to work flexible hours, you should contact___________. ‎ A．careers@golden-care.com B．cathv@cut-above.brighton.com D．jobs@coffeebeans.co.uk D．info@wowee.com ‎ ‎23. In which section of a newspaper can you find this article?‎ A．Society. B．Campus. C.Travel. ‎ ‎ D.Advertisement.‎ B One evening last summer, when I asked my 17-year-old son, Ray, for help with dinner, his response surprised me, “What’s a colander（漏勺）?” he asked.‎ I could only blame myself. Nobody’s hands went in the sauce except my own. But that night, as I explained with a touch of panic that a colander is the thing with holes in it, I wondered what else I hadn’t prepared Ray for. I felt confident that I’d raised a self-reliant boy, as we all try to do. But could he boil water? Sew on a button? Wash his clothes without turning them pink? No, no and no. Suddenly it hit me: He’d be leaving the house in a year to attend college. No way was I going to set a spoiled prince into the world.‎舒中高二统考英语 第3页 (共12页)‎ As parents, while we focus on our child’s confidence and character, we perhaps don’t always consider that we are also raising someone’s future roommate, boyfriend, husband, or father. I wanted to know that I’d raised a boy who would never ask the woman in his life, “What’s for dinner?” So I came up with a plan: I would offer Ray a private home economics course. I was delighted to find that he didn’t say no.‎ For two hours, three days a week, Ray was all mine. One day, as his tomato sauce reduced on the stove, he washed and seasoned a chicken for toasting. Then he rolled out the piecrust（馅饼皮）and filled it with apples, all while listening to my explanation on the importance of preheating an oven.‎ Three of my four grandparents were tailors, so Ray was genetically programmed to quickly master the basics, like mending a split seam or refastening a button. One day we covered Advanced Laundry, in which I taught him never to mix a red sweatshirt with white shirts or put sweaters in the dryer. I knew that he would rather have been shooting hoops in the driveway than learning to mend socks with his mother -- he tried to beg off sewing lessons, even though I insisted that one day, someone would find the sight of him fixing his own shirt very attractive -- but it couldn’t be denied that he was learning, and more than just housekeeping. “I appreciate more what you do as a mom,” he told me one day.‎ Ray now understands the finer points of cooking, and more important, he realizes there’s nothing masculine（男子气的）about being helpless. Not only can he make his own dinner, he can make it for his family, too. That’s what I call a man.‎ ‎24. Hearing her son’s question, the author felt _______. ‎ A. disappointed B. angry C. shocked D. calm ‎25. We can learn from the text that Ray ________.‎ A. preferred sewing to cooking ‎ B. made great progress in cooking C. was unwilling to take the course at first ‎ D. always thought it attractive to do housework ‎26. The underlined part “more than just housekeeping” shows that Ray _______.‎ A. acknowledges the author’s efforts B. did other work in the house C.fell in love with housework D. began to be more independent ‎27. What would be the best title for the text?‎ A. Are Women Programmed for Housework?‎ B. Should Boys Be Involved in Housework?‎ C. I’m Proud I’ve Raised a Curious Son ‎ D. A Present for My Future Daughter-in-law C In summer the extreme heat often makes people sweaty and restless. While people are annoyed by it, experts suggest summer is the best season to discharge (排放) your body’s toxins (毒素) and recover your energy.‎ One popular option is hot-stone massage (按摩). Therapists use smooth and heated stones, usually river rocks, to massage certain parts of the body, or place them on key points of the body. The warmth of the hot stones will improve blood circulation and also help relax muscles, while sweating is also believed to be good for discharging the body’s toxins.‎ Another popular option is hot-stone baths. The hot-stone bath will help the body discharge toxins and humidity that accumulated during the last winter. Summer is the best season to build a good body. Rather than use water or steam to heat and wash the body, people simply wear a coat or something comfortable, and then lie on heated stone tablets made of hot stones, which are warmed to around 45oC. The body will gradually warm up and blood circulation will also be improved. More sweat will come out quickly. The sweat is smooth and fresh, not smelly like that released after sports activities. Such baths bring a number of health benefits, such as anti-aging, improved blood ‎ circulation and stress relief. The slimming effect of dieting can even be promoted.‎ Using hot stones for healing dates back to ancient times, but the modern renewal of hot-stone massage is generally credited to Mary Nelson, a native of Tucson, Arizona, America, whose trademark is “LaStone Therapy”.‎ The therapy is gaining wide popularity with many people, especially those who have jobs in cool air-conditioned rooms. The hot-stone therapy can help cure many diseases, including back pain.‎ ‎28. What do people use to release toxins in our body according to the text?‎ A. Washing the body with cold water. B. Relaxing muscles ‎ C. Discharging lots of sweat. D. Lying on the warm beds.‎ ‎29. What can we know from the text?‎ A. Sports have greater effects on the health than hot-stone massage.‎ B. People should take ad vantage of summer to improve their health.‎ C. Using water of about 45℃ to wash the body is good for the health.‎ D. There are no toxins and humidity in the body in summer.‎ ‎30. What can be learned about the hot-stone therapy?‎ A. It was invented by Mary Nelson, an American.‎舒中高二统考英语 第5页 (共12页)‎ B. It successfully cured many people of cancer.‎ C. It is popular with people with its excellent effects.‎ D. It can help people avoid sweating too much in hot summer.‎ ‎31. Which of the following could be the best title for the text?‎ A.The amazing functions of the hot-stone therapy B. The origin and development of the hot-stone therapy C. A healthy and comfortable lifestyle D. How to live comfortably in summer D Money might not grow on trees, but it seems that furniture does! Gavin Munro, a UK-based designer, has come up with a brilliant alternative to cutting beautiful trees and changing them into furniture.‎ He first came up with the idea of growing furniture when he was working as a gardener in California and also made furniture with washed-up driftwood on the side.‎ After several attempts, he finally managed to develop a model chair using four trees. Munro is now tending to a small 2.5 acre “furniture forest” of 400 trees in a field north of Derby, England. He uses specially designed plastic frames to make young oak and ash trees into the shapes of chairs, tables, frames, or lamps.‎ A forest that grows furniture sounds like a setting right out of Alice in Wonderland, but there’s nothing magical about it, just a lot of hard work. The forest consists of rows upon rows of trees covered in blue plastic shapes, changing them into furniture as they grow. Once they take the desired shape, they are cared for until thick, mature and ready for harvest.‎ After harvesting, each piece is planned(刨平) and finished to show off the wood grain inside. “It’s an art form in itself, keeping track of everything,” Munro said.‎ The entire process takes about four to eight years, resulting in fully functional, organic, eco-friendly furniture, and more long-lasting than anything else on the market. They are grown and grafted(嫁接) into one solid piece without any joints that loosen over time. As Munro puts it, “These pieces of furniture could last for centuries.”‎ Quality isn’t an issue with forest-grown furniture, but maintenance and scalability(可伸缩性) certainly are. For now, Munro expects to grow 50 pieces a year, with the first lot of chairs available for purchase in mid-2019, priced at $3,700 each.‎ ‎32. The first paragraph mainly serves as _________.‎ A. introduction B. praise C. comment D. background ‎33. Gavin Munro thought of growing furniture ______.‎ A. while studying in California B. while relaxing at home ‎ C. while serving as a gardener D. while growing up ‎34. What plays a key role in growing furniture?‎ A. Rich imagination. B. Hard work. C. Large irrigation. D. Perfect design.‎ ‎35. The passage is probably taken from _______.‎ A. a brochure B. a diary C. a novel D. a report 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。‎ Any car accident is frightening, but an accident in which your vehicle is thrown into the water,‎ ‎ with you trapped inside, is absolutely terrifying. __36__However, most deaths result from panic，without a plan or understanding what is happening to the car in the water. By adopting a brace(支撑) position, acting decisively and getting out fast, you can save yourself from a sinking vehicle.‎ Brace yourself for impact (撞击力). As soon as you're aware that you're going off the road and into a body of water, adopt a brace position. The impact could set off the airbag system in your vehicle，so you should place both hands on the steering wheel in the “ten and two” position.‎ Undo your seat belt. __37__ Unfasten the children, starting with the oldest first. Forget the cell phone call. Your car isn't going to wait for you to make the call.‎ ‎__38__ Leave the door alone at this stage and concentrate on the window. A car's electrical system should work for up to three minutes in water, so try the method of opening it electronically first. Many people don't think about the window as an escape option either because of panic or misinformation about doors and sinking.‎ Break the window. If you aren't able to open the window, or it only opens halfway, you'll need to break it with an object or your foot. It may feel counter intuitive (有悖常理的) to let water into the car.__39_‎ Escape when the car has equalized. If it has reached the dramatic stage where the car cabin has been filled with water and it has become balanced, you must move quickly and effectively to ensure your survival. __40__While there is still air in the car, take slow，deep breaths and focus on what you're doing.‎ A. Surviving a sinking car is not as difficult as you think.‎ B. It takes 60 to 120 seconds for a car to fill up with water usually.‎ C. Such accidents are particularly dangerous due to the risk of drowning.‎ D. In conclusion, if you know what to do in the water, you will be safe.‎ E. This is the first thing to attend to, yet it often gets forgotten in the panic.‎舒中高二统考英语 第7页 (共12页)‎ F. But the sooner the window is open, the sooner you can escape directly through it.‎ G. Open the window as soon as you hit the water.‎ 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, 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’s a family tradition to go to dinner at my grandmother’s house for all major holidays．After the meal，the youngest children go to the basement to play games，___41___ the remainder of my family withdraw to the living room．For several years，I’d remain at the ___42___ dinner table，reading whatever book had caught my interest．I’ll never forget the day when this all ___43___．My aunt came into the dining room and said，“___44___ that book and talk to me before I hit you with this fork!”‎ I’d been content to remain the attentive listener，___45___ nothing，but hearing everything．Then came the ___46___ that I was antisocial，to which I ___47___ with a silent smile．There was a time when I foolishly believed my family would accept my preference；___48___，they seem to believe that they should encourage me to ___49___．In my opinion， I’m the only one that has adapted well to the familiar talkativeness．What would be the ___50___ of all these voices if there weren’t someone to shut up and ___51___?‎ My ___52___ isn’t the only thing my family finds puzzling．I would scream “No!” at 2 a．m．___53___ a character was horrifically killed．I become active at night in summer so I can listen to music，read，and write without the ___54___ of my brothers and sisters，who seem to think if I want to be ___55___ they should come near me and make as much ___56___ as possible．‎ My family doesn’t completely ___57___ all of my actions．They’re well aware of what makes me ___58___ is reading while sitting in one of the black comfortable chairs．I’ve ___59___ that reading a book of any great length would make it extremely ___60___ for my parents to get me from the chair．Fortunately they have learned to accept my actions．‎ ‎41. A. if B. until C. though D. while ‎ ‎42. A. high B. small C. dusty D.empty ‎43. A. changed B. happened C. failed D. improved ‎44. A. Burn B. Finish C. Shut D. Hide ‎45. A.saying B. accepting C. following D. mixing ‎ ‎46.A. evidence B. comment C. plan D. secret ‎ ‎47. A. celebrated B. linked C. responded D. supplied ‎48. A. however B. therefore C. meanwhile D. besides ‎49. A. learn B. speak C. practice D. paint ‎ ‎50. A. harm B. cause C. point D. beauty ‎51. A.listen B. watch C. work D.agree ‎52. A. pain B. dream C. silence D. curiosity ‎53. A. unless B.or C. because D. but ‎54. A. idea B. criticism C. presence D. help ‎55. A. careful B. alone C. kind D. independent ‎56. A. room B. money C. progress D. noise ‎ ‎57. A. miss B. forget C. avoid D. misunderstand ‎58. A. surprised B. puzzled C. delighted D. frightened ‎59. A. imagined B. realized C. reported D. guessed ‎60. A.funny B. difficult C. dangerous D. easy 第Ⅱ卷 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45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（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ Most of us in China are accustomed to 61 (pay) for everything with our phones. But for foreign visitors who aren’t familiar with this method, it may seem strange.‎ At least, this was the case for Lim Swee Say from Singapore, 62 found his first experience with Chinese payment methods quite impressive. Lim was waiting in line to buy nuts at a street stall(货摊) in Shanghai and saw other customers show their phone and take the nuts without giving cash. Soon after, he realized that the customers were using WeChat Pay.‎ It seems that Singapore falls 63 in mobile payments. Some Chinese tourists find it 64 (convenience) when they have to use cash in Singapore.‎ The 65 (popular) of Chinese mobile payments has pushed some foreign companies to accept them. According to Xinhua News Agency, many countries now accept mobile payment services for Chinese tourists, with WeChat Pay 66 (use) in 13 overseas countries and regions and Alipay over 200. It’s now common 67 (see) the familiar green or blue logos in tourist destinations around the world, from a tiny shop in the Scottish Highlands 68 a huge ‎ department store in New York.‎ Mobile payments are now舒中高二统考英语 第9页 (共12页)‎ a normal part of life in China, and the trend 69 (sweep) other nations. According to Forrester Research, in America, mobile payments rose by 37 percent in 2018. Still, Chinese mobile payments were nearly 50 times greater than 70 in the US.‎ 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35）‎ 第一节 ‎ 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：把缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词; 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。‎ I prefer my English class to being taught in English only. As we all know it, a good learning environment is vital if we want to study English well. Classes teaching in English provide students with such an environment. When English is the only language used in the classroom，students have more opportunities to practice listening and speaking. Therefore，they will be able to learn more quickly. Besides，there are also some problems for this teaching method. As we haven’t mastered enough words， sometimes we may find this difficult to follow the teacher. Slow learners may even lose interests in English.‎ Practice makes perfect. To learn English well require a lot of practice. Therefore，I like my English classes to be taught complete in English.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 观察下图，并根据你对该图的理解写一篇英语短文，内容包括：‎ ‎1.简要描述图片，并说明该图片所揭露的现象；‎ ‎2.分析造成该现象的原因(至少两点)；‎ ‎3.提出自己的看法。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1.词数100左右；‎ ‎2.开头已给出，不计入总词数。‎ The Internet has long been regarded as a wonderful tool that allows students to gain insight to useful resources and information. However，this is not always the case.‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎______________________________________舒中高二统考英语 第11页 (共12页)‎ _______________________________________________‎ 舒城中学2018-2019学年第二学期高二第二次月考 英语试题参考答案 第一部分 听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ ‎1—5 CBACA 6—10 ABABA 11—15 BCBCA 16—20 CBCAB 第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分, 满分40分） ‎ ‎21-23 ACD 24-27 CBAD 28-31 CBCA 32-35 ACBD 36-40 CEGFB 第三部分 英语知识应用 第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分, 满分30分）‎ ‎41-45 DDACA 46-50 BCABC 51-55 ACCCB 56-60 DDCBB 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分, 满分15分）‎ ‎61.paying 62.who 63.behind 64. inconvenient 65. popularity ‎ ‎66.used 67.to see 68.to 69.is sweeping 70.those 第四部分 写作 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分）‎ ‎1. being 改为be 2. it去掉 3. teaching改为taught 4. students 后加 will ‎ ‎5.Besides改为However 6.for改为with 7. this 改为it 8. interests 改为interest ‎9. require改为requires 10. complete改为completely 第二节 书面表达 （满分25分）‎ The Internet has long been regarded as a wonderful tool that allows students to gain insight to useful resources and information. However，this is not always the case.‎ As is vividly shown in the picture，a boy is happy with the fact that he can depend on the Internet to finish tasks without any difficulty. It mirrors that students tend to make use of the Internet to gain information nowadays.‎ There are some reasons accounting for it. First，students find it convenient to surf the Internet for useful information. Second，the pressure to succeed also causes students to turn to computers for accurate answers. Consequently，it’s likely that students will lose interest in studying，which is not beneficial to their overall development.‎ In my opinion，it is vital that students gain confidence in themselves and their abilities while doing tasks. Besides，teachers and parents should encourage students to be creative. Finally, doing tasks independently is of great significance.‎ 听力材料 Text 1 W: We are running out of time. It’s 12 o’clock.‎ M: Don’t worry. The film will start in 45 minutes.‎ Text 2‎ M: Have you gotten your Christmas shopping done yet?‎ W: Almost. I got a watch for my husband, but I can’t seem to find anything for my dad. He would probably like a book or a case for his coin collection.‎ Text 3‎ M: Have you heard that all the international flights have been canceled because of the weather?‎ W: No, I’ve been in the meeting-hall all day.‎ M: Unfortunately, I found it out while waiting for the flight to New York.‎ Text 4‎ M: Hello?‎ W: Hi, David. You are very difficult to reach. I called you several times. But I kept getting a busy signal. Is your phone out of order?‎ M: No, not out of order. But we seem to have a bad connection on the phone line. I can’t hear you clearly.‎ Text 5‎ W: Would you close your books now? Please remember to write down your name and school number.‎ M: How long do we have?‎ W: 90 minutes. If you finish the paper earlier, you can leave the room.‎ Text 6‎ W: Have you chosen the music for the party yet?‎ M: I was going to just let people bring their own.‎ W: Oh, I don’t think you should do that. One person needs to be in charge. Otherwise people will start disagreeing. Sonia’s really good at music. You could ask her.‎ M: OK, have you got her number?‎ W: Yeah, it’s on my mobile. I’ll text it to you.‎ Text 7‎ W: You know, if we’re going to buy a water heater, we should talk about it. We could go to the mall tomorrow. They’re having a sale.‎ M: Could we talk about this tomorrow?‎ W: Well, I’m just trying to plan my day.‎ M: Please honey, I have worked for 12 hours today. I want to go to sleep now.‎ Text 8‎ M: Hey, come and see my new computer. Look how fast it is.‎ W: Wow! I can’t believe it. I thought your other computers were fast!‎ M: Yeah. But this one is like lightning. And the picture’s so clear.‎ W: Yeah. You always have the latest, don’t you?‎ M: You bet. This machine is right on the cutting edge of technology. You wouldn’t believe how much I can do. Apart from checking e-mails and chatting, I can watch TV on it while surfing. And it’s not that expensive to upgrade, either. Uh, speaking of computers, how’s yours? Still like it?‎ W: Yeah, it’s fine. Thanks!‎ M: I know I gave you a good deal. It was only a year old. Still, are you sure it meets all your needs? Maybe you should think about upgrading.‎ W: You know me — the only things that I need a computer for are e-mails and word processing. I don’t think I’ll need a new one anytime soon.‎ Text 9‎ W: OK. They were the last customers, so we’re done for the evening. How did you find it?‎ M: I enjoyed it.‎ W: Oh good. I think it went really well on the whole and you’re very friendly and natural with the customers. And you serve the dessert quickly.‎ M: Thank you.‎ W: Well, there’re just a few little things. First, once people at the table have finished, can you just make sure you clear the plates as soon as possible? This way they can have a bit of space and have some time to just chat a bit.‎ M: OK. I’ll make sure I do it next time.‎ W: And um, it’d be really good that you could just try to keep the water glasses filled. Just fill them if you notice that they’re empty as you’re walking around or when you’re taking orders.‎ M: Oh, I thought if I do that, probably I’ll just interrupt them.‎ W: No, it’s fine if you can just very quietly go over and fill them. However, it gets easier as you go on. The first night’s always the most difficult one. You did really well.‎ Text 10‎ M: Attention please! Now I will give you a brief introduction to the Winter Festival. It is a free event for all people to enjoy, and is organized by a team of volunteers. The first Winter Festival was introduced the year before last. Sadly due to a lack of money no festival was held last year. This year the government may provide $15,000 to the festival. They also persuaded the businessmen around the town to offer the rest $5,000. There will be a free art exhibition on Friday 18th, Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th December in the Center Park of the town. The opening hours are from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and there is an opening night only on Friday, from 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Different from other exhibitions, this art exhibition is really a special one because the public will have the chance to watch the paintings which are from the town’s school. And all the paintings are created by the students.‎ It is great that the Festival is going to host a wonderful sound of music in the Main Exhibition Hall this year. This program aims to show some of the musical talents that we have in town. Everyone watching the ‎ performance had better not wear formal clothes, but fancy dress. And in the program, you will hear classical music, pop music, rock music and operas.‎