2018-2019学年江苏省大丰市新丰中学高一上学期期中考试英语试题

2018-2019学年江苏省大丰市新丰中学高一上学期期中考试英语试题

‎2018-2019学年江苏省大丰市新丰中学高一上学期期中考试英语试题 ‎ 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷 (选择题) 和第II卷 (非选择题) 两部分，共150分。考试时间120分钟。‎ 第I卷 (选择题 三部分 共100分)‎ 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 many people will visit New York for free? ‎ ‎ A. 2. B. 3. C. 5.‎ ‎2. What does the man advise the woman to do?‎ ‎ A. See Mr. Smith. B. Check the letter. C. Type the letter again.‎ ‎3. What’s wrong with Jane?‎ ‎ A. She misses her home very much.‎ ‎ B. She hasn’t received her mother’s letter.‎ ‎ C. She is worried about her mother’s health.‎ ‎ 4. What does the man want to do?‎ ‎ A. Learn to play baseball. B.Organize a baseball team. C. Find a baseball player.‎ ‎5. What does Susan mean?‎ ‎ A. She had a date then.‎ ‎ B. She will put off the meeting.‎ ‎ C. She didn’t have time to prepare the speech.‎ 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。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题。‎ ‎6. Why does the woman come to see Rick?‎ ‎ A. To say goodbye. B. To ask for advice. C. To invite him to her home.‎ ‎7. Which country would the woman like to visit?‎ ‎ A. Canada. B. France. C. Germany.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。‎ ‎ 8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?‎ ‎ A. The popularity of English.‎ ‎ B. The study pressure on students.‎ ‎ C. Attitudes towards learning foreign languages.‎ ‎9. What percentage of students are forced to learn a foreign language?‎ ‎ A. About 21%. B. About 27%. C. About 35%.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。‎ ‎10. What is the room like?‎ ‎ A. Big but old. B. Big and new. C. Small but new.‎ ‎11. What will be arranged first?‎ ‎ A. The chairs. B. The bed. C. The dressing table.‎ ‎12. Where will the chairs be put?‎ ‎ A. Close to the window. B. In front of the fireplace. C. Behind the dressing table.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。‎ ‎13. What is the relationship between the speakers?‎ ‎ A. Husband and wife. B. Father and daughter. C. Guide and tourist.‎ ‎14. Where is the bank?‎ ‎ A. Next to the coffee shop. B. Opposite the museum. C. At the end of the road.‎ ‎15. What advice does the man give to the woman?‎ ‎ A. Eating less chocolate. B. Keeping the table clean. C. Watching out for the traffic.‎ ‎16. How will the speakers go to the museum?‎ ‎ A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By bike.‎ 听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。‎ ‎17. Why did Murphy go to a doctor?‎ ‎ A. He thought his wife was deaf.‎ ‎ B. He wanted to get his hearing back.‎ ‎ C.He couldn’t make himself understood.‎ ‎18. What did the doctor tell Murphy to do?‎ ‎ A. Stand about 15 meters from his wife.‎ ‎ B. Ask his wife some serious questions.‎ ‎ C. Talk to his wife in different distances.‎ ‎19. What was his wife doing when Murphy got back home?‎ ‎ A. Watching TV. B. Cooking. C. Setting the table.‎ ‎20. How many times did Murphy ask his wife the same question?‎ ‎ A. Twice. B. Three times. C. Four times.‎ 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节：单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ ‎21. Mrs. White doesn’t believe that her son is able to make such great progress in Mathematics, ?‎ ‎ A. is he B. isn’t he C. doesn’t she D. does she ‎22. What is worth deserves with great efforts.‎ ‎ A. being done; doing B. doing; being done ‎ C. doing; to be done D. being done; to be done ‎23. When parents come to visit the school and talk to the teachers, we often play songs by students, and messages are also given in order to keep them of events such as outings and school plays.‎ ‎ A. sang; informed B. sung; informing C. sing; informed D. sung; informed ‎24. We can travel in an hour to places I believe can often attract a large number of tourists.‎ ‎ A. where B. when C. which D. what ‎25. Recently I can’t focus on my lessons. Maybe I need to see a doctor.‎ ‎ A. somewhat B. somehow C. anyway D. otherwise ‎26. We all admire and respect our English teacher because she has a gift for creating an atmosphere we can communicate freely with each other.‎ ‎ A. what B. which C. where D. when ‎ ‎27. teaching is often viewed as a hard and demanding(要求高的)job, some people are fond of it and consider it to be rewarding and worthy.‎ ‎ A. Because B. Until C. Once D. While ‎28. ---You this song all the afternoon. Take a break, honey.‎ ‎ ---Mom, you know I will take the singing contest tomorrow. I just want to practice more.‎ A. have been practicing B. are practicing C. have practiced D. practiced ‎29. Years of teaching experience as a volunteer has made him that for students’ development timely encouragement along with careful instructions .‎ ‎ A. convinced; count B. convincing; counts ‎ ‎ C. convinced; counts D. convincing; count ‎30. Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States and the first ______ native language was not English but Dutch．‎ ‎ A．that B．whose C．which D．where 第二节： 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）‎ 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ ‎“If I ran my business the way you people operate your school, I wouldn’t be in business very long!” I said before a group of angry 31 . I represented (代表) a group of business people who wanted to 32 public schools. I was a manager at an ice cream company that became 33 when People magazine chose our blueberry as the “Best Ice Cream In America.”‎ As soon as I 34 , a woman raised her hand. To my surprise, she appeared 35 and pleasant. “We are told, sir, that you 36 a company that makes good ice cream.”‎ I replied 37 , “Best ice cream in America, Ma’am.”‎ ‎“Sir,” she said, “ 38 you are standing on your receiving dock (码头) and you see an inferior (质量差的) shipment of blueberries 39 , what do you do?” Immediately, I knew the question was a trap, but I wasn’t going to 40 . “I send them back.”‎ ‎“That’s right!” she raised her voice,” and we can 41 send back our blueberries. We take them big, small, rich, poor, gifted, confident, homeless, rude, and brilliant. We take them all! And that, sir, is why it’s not a(n) 42 . It’s school.”‎ In an explosion, all 290 teachers 43 to their feet and yelled, “Yeah! Blueberries! Blueberries!” And so 44 my long transformation (转变).‎ Since then, I have visited hundreds of 45 . I have learned that a school is not a business. For one thing, schools are unable to 46 the quality of their raw (未加工过的) material.‎ Yet it doesn’t deny the 47 for change. We must change how we teach to give all children the opportunity to become 48 . But educators cannot do this 49 ; these changes can occur only with the understanding, trust, permission, and active support of the whole society. 50 , to improve public education means more than changing our schools, it means changing the whole country. ‎ ‎31. A. workers B. teachers C. parents D. leaders ‎32. A. replace B. challenge C. support D. improve ‎33. A. strong B. special C. famous D. busy ‎34. A. continued B. asked C. finished D. realized ‎35. A. polite B. shy C. confident D. honest ‎36. A. manage B. develop C. buy D. help ‎37. A. happily B. carefully C. eagerly D. proudly ‎ ‎38. A. when B. because C. although D. until ‎ ‎39. A. leave B. arrive C. disappear D. move ‎40. A. lie B. stop C. admit D. follow ‎41. A. ever B. never C. also D. just ‎42. A. blueberry B. ice cream C. business D.receiving dock ‎43. A. climbed B. fell C. struggled D. jumped ‎ ‎44. A. began B. appeared C. explained D. lost ‎45. A. schools B. companies C. countries D. groups ‎46. A. bear B. notice C. examine D. control ‎47. A. method B. need C. respect D. time ‎48. A. peaceful B. successful C. thankful D. powerful ‎ ‎49. A. silently B. secretly C. alone D. again ‎50. A. Moreover B. Besides C. However D. Therefore ‎ 第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节（共14小题；每小题2.5分，满分35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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。‎ A Saturday, March 24th We have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok. This is our first trip to Thailand（泰国）. All the different smells make us want to try the food. We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight. The hotel we are staying in is cheap, and very clean. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai in the North.‎ Tuesday, March 27th ‎ Bangkok is wonderful and surprising. The places are interesting. We visited the famous market which was on water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables. Everything is so colorful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later today we will leave for Chiang Mai. We will take the train north, stay in Chiang Mai for two days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai.‎ Friday, March 30th ‎ Our trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life—no computers or phones. They are the kindest people I have ever met. They always smile and say “hello”. Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness. I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year.‎ ‎51. Which of the following is TRUE?‎ ‎ A. Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand.‎ ‎ B. The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.‎ ‎ C. The writer is traveling alone in Thailand.‎ ‎ D. The writer will take a bus to Chiang Mai.‎ ‎52. The people in the village _______.‎ ‎ A. are friendly to others B. like to speak English ‎ C. hope to live in the cities D. live a very busy life B October 15th is the Global Handwashing Day. Activities are planned in more than 20 countries to get millions of people in the developing world to wash their hands with soap. For example, donors（捐赠者）will give 150,000 bars of soap to schools in Ethiopia.‎ Experts say people around the world wash their hands every day, but very few use soap at so-called important moments. These include after using the toilet, after cleaning a baby and before touching food.‎ Global Handwashing Day is the idea of the Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing with Soap. Partners include the United Nations Children’s Fund, American government agencies, the World Bank and soap makers Unlever and Procter and Gamble. The organizers say all soaps are working well at removing disease-causing germ(细菌). They say the correct way to wash is to wet your hands with a small amount of water and cover them with soap. Rub（揉搓） it into all areas, including under the fingernails（指甲）. Rub for at least twenty seconds. Then rinse well under running water. Finally, dry your hands with a clean cloth or wave them in the air.‎ The Partnership for Handwashing says soap is important because it increases the time that people spend in washing hands. Soap also helps to break up the dirt that holds most of the germs. And it usually leaves a pleasant smell. The Partnership for Handwashing also says washing with soap before eating or after using the toilet could save more lives than any vaccine(疫苗)or medicine. Hand washing could also prevent the spread of other diseases. When people get germs on their hands, they can infect（感染）themselves by touching their eyes, noses or mouths. Then they can infect others.‎ ‎53. What’s the best title for this passage?‎ ‎ A. Say no to washing hands in the wrong way.‎ ‎ B. Find out why washing hands carefully is so important.‎ ‎ C. Want to live a longer life?-wash your hands.‎ ‎ D. Hand washing: so important----it gets a day of its own.‎ ‎54. The word “rinse” in Paragraph 3 probably means ______.‎ ‎ A. to dry your hands B. to wash away the soap ‎ C. to rub your hands carefully D. to clean your fingers ‎55. The last paragraph mainly tells us ______.‎ ‎ A. how to wash your hands correctly ‎ ‎ B. why washing hands with soap is so important ‎ C. the dangers of washing hands without soap ‎ D. when we should especially wash our hands with soap ‎56. In which part of newspaper would you most probably read this passage?‎ ‎ A. Sports events B. Public service C. Health report D. Advertisement C Students, who date (约会) in middle school have worse study skills, are four times more likely to drop out of school and report twice as much alcohol and tobacco use than their single classmates, according to a new research from the University of Georgia.‎ ‎“Romantic(浪漫的)relationships are a trademark(标记) of teenagers，but very few studies have examined how teenagers are different in the development of these relationships,” said Pamela Orpinas, study author and professor in the College of Public Health and head of the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior.‎ Orpinas followed a group of 624 students over a sevenyear period from 6th to 12th grade. Each year, the group of students completed a survey showing whether they had dated and reported the frequency of different behaviors, including the use of drugs and alcohol. Their teachers completed questionnaires (调查表) about the students’ academic efforts. He found some students never or hardly ever reported dating from middle to high school, and these students had the best study skills according to their teachers. Other students dated infrequently in middle school but increased the frequency of dating in high school.‎ ‎“At all points in time, teachers regarded the students who reported the lowest frequency of ‎ dating as having the best study skills and the students with the highest dating as having the worst study skills,” according to the journal article. Study skills mean behaviors that lead to academic (学术的) success such as being well organized, finishing homework, working hard and reading assigned chapters.‎ ‎“Dating a classmate may have the same emotional complications of dating a coworker,” Orpinas said, “when the couple break up, they have to continue to see each other in class and perhaps see the expartner dating someone else. It is reasonable to think this could be linked to unhappiness and divert (转移) attention from studying.” ‎ ‎“Dating should not be considered a ceremony of growth in middle school”, Orpinas thought.‎ ‎57．According to the passage, students who date in middle school may ________.‎ A．have poorer academic performances B．be more likely to hurt others C．enjoy better school lives D．are less likely to use alcohol and tobacco ‎58．Study skills may include the following behaviors and qualities Except ________.‎ A．working hard B．being well organized C．being kind and helpful D．finishing assigned chapters ‎59．What can possibly happen to the school couples after they break up?‎ A．They don’t want to see each other any longer. ‎ B．Their attention to studying will be affected.‎ C．They will miss their expartners sometimes. ‎ D．They will think it reasonable to get unhappy.‎ ‎60．According to the passage, the writer’s attitude to middle school dating is that he ________.‎ A．supports B．agrees C．disagrees D．doesn’t care D Along the river banks of the Amazon and the Orinoco there lives a bird that swims before it can fly, flies like a fat chicken, eats green leaves, has the stomach of a cow and has claws (爪) on its wings when young. They build their homes about 4.6m above the river, an important feature (特征) for the safety of the young. It is called the hoatzin.‎ In appearance, the birds of both sexes look very much alike with brown on the back and cream and red on the underside. The head is small, with a large set of feathers on the top, bright red eyes, and blue skin. Its nearest relatives are the common birds, cuckoos. Its most striking feature, though, is only found in the young.‎ Baby hoatzins have a claw on the leading edge of each wing and another at the end of each wing tip. Using these four claws, together with the beak (喙), they can climb about in the bushes, looking very much like primitive birds must have done. When the young hoatzins have learned to fly, they lose their claws.‎ During the drier months between December and March hoatzins fly about the forest in groups of 20 to 30 birds, but in April, when the rainy season begins, they collect together in smaller living units of two to seven birds for producing purposes.‎ ‎61. What is the text mainly about?‎ ‎ A. Hoatzins in dry and rainy seasons.‎ ‎ B. Primitive birds and hoatzins of the Amazon.‎ ‎ C. The appearance and living habits of hoatzins.‎ ‎ D. The relatives and enemies of hoatzins.‎ ‎62. Young hoatzins are different from their parents in that .‎ ‎ A. they eat a lot like a cow B. they live on river banks ‎ C. they look like young cuckoos D. they have claws on the wings ‎63. What can we infer(推断) about primitive birds from the text?‎ ‎ A. They could fly long distances. B. They had claws to help them climb.‎ ‎ C. They had four wings like hoatzins. D. They had a head with long feathers on the top.‎ ‎64. Why do hoatzins collect together in smaller groups when the rainy season comes?‎ ‎ A. To produce their young. B. To find more food.‎ ‎ C. To protect themselves better. D. To keep themselves warm.‎ 第二节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5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。‎ During these days, the United States is full of cars. There are still some families without cars, but some families have two or more ones. 65 They are also a necessary part of life.‎ ‎ Cars are used for business. They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to get to their jobs. When salesmen are sent to different parts of the city, they have to drive in order to carry their products. 66 ‎ ‎ Sometimes small children must be driven to school. In some cities school buses are used only when children live more than a mile away from the school. 67 One mother drives on Mondays taking her own children and the neighbors’ as well. Another mother drivers on Tuesdays, another on Wednesdays, and so on. 68 Men also form car pools, with three or four men taking turns driving to the place where they all work.‎ ‎ 69 So more car pools should be formed in order to put fewer cars on the road and use less gas. Too many cars will lead to some problems such as accidents or environmental pollution. Something will have to be done about the use of cars. And the government should encourage the citizens to decrease the use of their cars as much as they can.‎ A. Too many cars are being driven.‎ B. This is called forming a car pool.‎ C. Cars are not only used for pleasure.‎ D. You can choose your car according to the use of it.‎ E. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to get supplies.‎ F. Still, it is not safe for young children to take the school bus.‎ G. When children are too young to walk too far, their mothers take turns driving them to school.‎ 第II卷：非选择题（二部分，共50分）‎ 第一部分 英语知识运用 一、单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 根据所给汉语或首字母写出空缺处单词的适当形式，使句子完整，语法正确，每空一词。‎ ‎70. China _________ (赞成) of all couples having two children to balance population development and deal with the challenge of an ageing population. ‎ ‎71. At present, to prevent upsetting his mother with an __________ (争吵), I am allowing him his freedom.‎ ‎72. As a punishment, his father __________ (禁止)him the use of computer, which annoyed him. ‎ ‎73. Having stayed in America for 5 years, he is able to speak (流利的) English.‎ ‎74. Everyone in our class is making (准备) for the final examination. ‎ ‎75. It didn’t take a long time for him to r from the illness.‎ ‎76. At sixty five, Howard is still very e___________ and can do more than someone half his age.‎ ‎77. I warn you that my patience is at the breaking point. I won’t t__________ this behavior any more. ‎ ‎78. The radio club is great because it is r__________ by the students.‎ ‎79. Seeing the happy s________ of children playing in the park, I’m full of joy and have confidence in the future of our country. ‎ 二、词填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ ‎ Wang Kun and her sister Wang Wei had dreamt about taking a great bike trip for years. They decided 80 (cycle) along the Mekong River from its beginning to its end. Wang Wei 81 (insist) that they start in Qinghai 82 the river begins in order to see all of the Mekong River. Wang Kun said that would be very difficult. 83 Wang Wei refused to change her mind, saying that it would be 84 interesting experience.‎ ‎ The Mekong River begins at a glacier(冰川) on the Tibetan Plateau, 85 an altitude（纬度） of ‎ about 5,000 meters. The river is small at first. It moves 86 (rapid) as it passes through deep valleys. Sometimes, the river enters wide valleys and becomes a waterfall. It travels slowly through hills, low valleys and plains. The Mekong River has a length of about 4,350 km. It passes through more 87 (country) than any other river in Asia. Once it 88 (flow) out of China, it continues to flow through Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. At last, 89 enters the South China sea in Vietnam（越南）。‎ 第二部分 写作(共两节，满分30分)‎ 第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题l分，满分10分)‎ ‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。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：把多余的词用斜线(＼)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。‎ Natural disasters often cause a lot of deaths and make people shocking. Take the Tangshan earthquake for example. Actual, many strange things were happened in the city several days before the earthquake. And people did not think much of the events. Most of them were asleep as usually. It was because the earthquake happened at 3:42 am when thousands of people were killed during sleep. An earthquake nearly destroyed the whole city. Lucky，people came rescue those trapped under the ruins. The killed were buried. The injured was helped by the doctors. All hope was not lost.‎ 第二节 书面表达(满分20分)‎ 良好的学习习惯 ‎1.上课注意力集中；2.充分利用自习时间；3.独立完成作业。‎ 良好的生活习惯 ‎1.健康饮食；2.正常锻炼；3.充足睡眠。‎ 养成良好的习惯的好处 ‎（考生结合自身感受补充两点）‎ 最近，我校就同学们的习惯养成问题展开了讨论。请你根据下表所提示的信息，用英语写一篇题为A good habit, a successful life 的短文，发表在学校的网站上。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1.对所有要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译；‎ ‎2.词数120左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数；‎ ‎3.作文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等；‎ ‎4.参考词汇：自习 independent study。‎ A good habit, a successful life A habit is something that you do often or regularly almost without thinking, especially something that is hard to stop doing. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎2018-2019学年度第一学期期中考试 高一英语试题答案 听力：‎ ‎1-5CCAAC 6-10 ABCAC 11-15 BABCC 16-20 BACBC 单选：‎ ‎21-30 DCDCB CDACB 完形：‎ ‎31. BDCCA 36. ADABA 41. BCDAA 46. DBBCD ‎ 阅读：‎ A. BA B. DBBC C. ACBC D. CDBA ‎65---69 CEGBA ‎70.approves 71. . argument 72. forbade 73. fluent 74.preparations ‎ ‎75. recover 76. energetic 77. tolerate 78. run 79. scene ‎80.to cycle 81.insisted 82.where 83.But 84.an ‎ ‎85.at 86.rapidly 87.countries 88.flows 89.it 短文改错：‎ 1. shocking--shocked 2. Actual--Actually 3. 去掉were 4. And- -But 5. usually--usual 6. when-- that 7. An --The 8. came 后面加to 9. Lucky---Luckily 10. was--were 书面表达（满分 15 分）‎ One possible version A good habit, a successful life A habit is something that you do often or regularly almost without thinking, especially something that is hard to stop doing.‎ Developing good habits of learning is necessary for us. First of all, we should concentrate our attention in class, which will help us better understand what teachers say. Also, we are supposed to make the best of the time for independent study, which can improve our ability to learn by ourselves. Finally, we are encouraged to finish homework alone.‎ At the same time, good habits of living are also good for our life. Healthy eating along with regular exercise is probably the only way to become fit. What is more, a good amount of sleep every night is also important for our health, for it makes us feel energetic and well prepared for the day to come.‎ Good habits have a positive effect on our life. Once a good habit is formed, it will give us power to control ourselves and get rid of bad habits. If we insist on behaving ourselves properly, we are sure to live a successful life.‎ 听力原文：‎ Text 1‎ W: I’m so excited. M: any good news?‎ W: Jimmy and I got the chance to visit New York with another three people for free. Text 2‎ W: I think you’d better type this letter again before Mr. Smith sees it. W: Oh, dear! Is it as bad as that?‎ Text 3‎ M: what’s the matter with Jane? She has been sitting their for hours. W: a letter from her mother made her feel homesick.‎ Text 4‎ W: have you played baseball before? My husband says their team needs one more player. M: not really. But I like ball games, so I believe it will be fun to learn baseball.‎ Text 5‎ M: You should have prepared your speech for the meeting, Susan.‎ W: yes, I know. But how could I prepare with the meeting date fixed so soon? Text 6‎ W: Hello, Rick. I’ve come to say goodbye to you. M: Are you going back to your country Canada?‎ W: No, I’ll travel in Europe with my parents as this term is over. I want to go to France. But my parents prefer Germany. We’ll travel for two months.‎ M: Wow, the whole summer vacation. Wish you an enjoyable holiday.‎ ‎ Text 7‎ W: I read a report on the people who can use a foreign language, mainly English. M: Really? What’s it about?‎ W: It’s mainly about the different attitudes people have towards the foreign language learning. About 27% of the people think a foreign language is a must in their daily life.‎ M: I can’t agree more. There are more and more people learning foreign languages.‎ W: That’s true. About 35% of the people are learning or willing to learn a foreign language.‎ M: As far as I’m concerned, many people, especially students, are forced to do so because of exams.‎ W: Yes, that accounts for 21%. there are also about 15% of the people who take foreign languages to be useless and they take no interest in them at all.‎ Text 8‎ W: We have got our own home. It must be wonderful to live by ourselves. M: I have been looking forward to it since we got married.‎ W: Here I have a dressing table of my own.‎ M: Oh, the room is so small. I thought it would be a lot bigger.‎ W: So did I. After all, it’s a new one. It’s our own house. That’s what really matters. Is that right? Let’s put the chairs in front of the fireplace.‎ M: Um, but we should first consider where to put the bed. It is the biggest piece of furniture. W: Well, let’s put it over there. And the chairs near the window.‎ M: all right. Then you can draw and I can read by the window. Text 9‎ W: Dad, where are we going?‎ M: first, we will go to the city center and stop for something for drink. Then we will visit the University Museum.‎ W: where are we going to have a drink?‎ M: there is a coffee shop round the corner. Can you see that big building at the end of the road? W: Yeah, I can see it.‎ M: That is a bank. The coffee shop is opposite the bank. W: Good. I will have hot chocolate.‎ M: Samantha, stop! Wait for the lights to turn green. When crossing the road, you must always pay attention to what’s around you.‎ W: Sorry. How far is the museum?‎ M: Only three stops away. We can walk there. Here we are. You find us a table and I’ll get the drinks.‎ Text 10‎ W: One day, Murphy went to a doctor to talk about his wife. He said to the doctor, “Doctor, I think my wife if deaf because she never hears me the first time and I always have to say things again and again.” “Well,” the doctor answered, “go home and stand about 15 feet from her and say something to her. If she doesn’t answer, move about 5 feet closer and say it again. Keep doing this so that we’ll get an idea about how serious her deafness is.”‎ Sure enough, Murphy went home and did exactly as the doctor told him. He stood about 15 feet from his wife in the kitchen as she was cutting some vegetables and said, “Betty, what’s for dinner?” He heard no answer. He moved about 5 feet closer and asked again. No answer. He moved 5 feet closer and asked again. No answer. He got fed up and moved right behind her, about an inch away, and asked again” Betty, what’s for dinner?” Betty said, “ That’s the fourth time you asked me. They are meatballs.”‎