2019-2020学年四川省成都外国语学校高二上学期期中考试 英语 Word版

2019-2020学年四川省成都外国语学校高二上学期期中考试 英语 Word版

成都外国语学校2019-2020学年度上期期中考试 高二英语笔试 笔试命题人：刁维皓 审题人：刁维皓 注意事项：‎ ‎1、本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分。‎ ‎2、本堂考试（听力加笔试）共120分钟，听力满分100，笔试满分150。‎ ‎3、答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、学号填写在答题卡上，并使用2B铅笔填涂。‎ ‎4、考试结束后，将答题卡交回。‎ 第I卷（共70分）‎ 第一部分阅读理解 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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Welcome to Oxford University Museums Ashmolean Museum Established in 1683, the Ashmolean Museum is the oldest museum in the UK and one of the oldest in the world. It houses the University’s extensive collections of art and antiquities, ranging back over four millennia.‎ Location: Beaumont Street Tel: 01865278000‎ Open: Tue. Sun. 10: 00-17: 00. ‎ Charge: Admission is free; special exhibitions are ticketed and a charge may apply Note: For group bookings Tel:01865278015‎ Oxford University Museum of Natural History The University Museum of Natural History houses the University’s collections of zoological, entomological, paleontological and mineral specimens. With 4. 5 million specimens it is the largest collection of its type outside of the national collections.‎ Location: Parks Road Tel: 01865 272950‎ Open: 10: 00-17: 00 daily Charge: Admission is free Note: Groups must book in advance Museum of the History of Science The Museum of the History of Science is housed in the world’s oldest surviving purpose-built museum building. It contains the world’s finest collection of historic scientific instruments.‎ Location: Broad Street Tel: 01865277280‎ Open: Tue.Sun.12: 00-17:00‎ Charge: Admission is free Note: Booking required for groups of 15 or more Pitt Rivers Museum The Pitt Rivers Museum holds one of the world’s finest collections of anthropology and archaeology, with objects from every continent and from throughout human history.‎ Location: Parks Road enter via the Oxford University Museum of Natural History)‎ Tel:01865270927‎ Open: Tue. Sun. and Bank Holiday Mondays: 10: 00-16: 30‎ Charge: Admission is free Note: Groups must book in advance ‎1. If a group of 20 students want to visit the oldest museum in the UK, they should call_______.‎ A.01865277280 B.01865278015 C.01865270927 D.01865272950‎ ‎2. Which of the museums can visitors go to any day of the week?‎ A. Ashmolean Museum. B. Museum of the History of Science.‎ C. Oxford University Museum of Natural History. D. Pitt Rivers Museum ‎3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?‎ A. Ashmolean Museum is on the Broad Street.‎ B. Pitt Rivers Museum contains the world’s finest collection of historic scientific instruments.‎ C. We don’t have to book in advance if our group want to visit the University Museum of Natural History.‎ D. We can enter the Pitt Rivers Museum through the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.‎ B Vacation in the U. S. usually means slower days, and no school Teachers know, however, that vacation means students will likely fall behind, and forget things they learned during the year. Simon Vanderpool, a special education teacher in Lexington, Kentucky, decided to do something about it.‎ He started a program called Books and Barbers. Children go to the barber, choose a book and read out loud while the barber cuts their hair. The child gets a sticker and can take the book home. And there is an added bonus: money. The kids get paid to read.‎ Vanderpool says barber shops are places where kids can feel comfortable. “Once a student feels comfortable, that's whenever the brain opens up, and that they are able to start focusing on nothing but learning. ”Amir Shalash owns a barber shop. But he is doing more than cutting children's hair. He is listening to them read, and helping them with their reading.‎ Most of the children getting haircuts at barber shops are boys. Vanderpool's idea was to do more than just help them with reading and money. The teacher wants to help kids who are growing up in a home without a father like he did. “Also, I created the program in order to provide a positive mentor(指导者）for the kids that go into the barber shop, and are able to have someone that they can rely on and they can trust in, and just build a bond between the two of them.” Shalash says he and his fellow barbers like being mentors.‎ ‎“The biggest thing is that we try to influence as many kids as we can, and that was my whole intention of it. ‎ ‎4.Why did Simon Vanderpool start Books and Barbers?‎ A.To help children kill time.‎ B.To bring children a fruitful vacation；‎ C.To reduce teachers，pressure from work.‎ D.To improve children's communication skills.‎ ‎5.What makes a barber shop suitable for Books and Barbers program?‎ A.Its collection of books.‎ B.Its quiet atmosphere.‎ C.Its relaxing environment.‎ D.Its friendly barbers.‎ ‎6.What is Amir Shalash's purpose of taking part in the program?‎ A. To offer valuable guidance to children.‎ B.To show the importance of bonding.‎ C.To tell the necessity of trusting people.‎ D.To influence his fellow barbers positively.‎ ‎7.What is the best title for the text?‎ A.What It Takes to Be a Good Barber B.What to Expect During the Vacation C.How Important Reading Is to Children D.How a Haircut Is Helping Students Read ‎ C Until the 1990s coffee was rarely served in China except at luxury hotels aimed at foreigners. When Starbucks opened its first outlet there in 1999, it was far from clear that the country’s avid tea-drinkers would take to such a different-and usually more costly- source of caffeine. Starbucks tried to attract customers unused to coffee’s bitter taste by promoting milk and sugar-heavy concoctions(调制品) such as Frappuccinos.‎ But coffee has become fashionable among the middle class in China. Starbucks now has about 3, 800 outlets in China- more than in any other country outside America. Statista, a business-intelligence portal(门户网站), says the roast coffee market in China is growing by more than 10 % a year. Starbucks and its rivals see big opportunities for expanding there.‎ So too, however, do home-grown competitors. A major new presence is Luckin Coffee, Beijing- based chain. Since its founding less than two years ago, it has opened more than 2,300 outlets. On May 17th Luckin’s initial public offering （上市发行股票） on the Nasdaq stock market raised more than $570m, giving it a value of about $4billion.‎ Luckin’s remarkable growth is sign of change. No longer do Chinese consumers see coffee as such a luxury. Most of Luckin’s outlets are merely kiosks where busy white-collar workers pick up their drinks, having ordered them online. Super-fast delivery can also be arranged through the company’s app. Independent coffee shops are springing up. The growth is striking given the country’s reputation for its tea-drinking culture where many residents like to relax in teahouses sipping tea served gracefully.‎ But the two markets are different. The teahouses tend to cater to older people who like to spend long hours playing mahjong and gossiping. At the coffee shops it is rare to see anyone over 40. Young people use them for socialising, but much of their interaction is online -sharing photos of their drinks and of the coffee-making equipment. An option on the Chinese rating app Dianping allows users to search for wanghong ("internet viral") coffee houses: ones with particularly photogenic decor(照片装饰) . ‎ ‎8. How did Starbucks try to appeal to Chinese consumers?‎ A. By reducing the price slightly. B. By introducing the benefits of coffee.‎ C. By making coffee taste not so bitter. D. By promoting its products effectively.‎ ‎9. What does Luckin Coffee’s growth suggest?‎ A. People tend to like coffee’s bitter taste.‎ B. People’s views on coffee-drinking have changed.‎ C. People in China can afford coffee now.‎ D. Tea is no longer part of Chinese culture.‎ ‎10. What does the underlined word “kiosks” in paragraph 4 mean?‎ A. Places where people can drink beer.‎ B. Restaurants where food can be taken away.‎ C. Shops aimed at people who like drinking coffee.‎ D. Small shops or stores where newspapers and drinks are sold.‎ ‎11. What is the best title for the text?‎ A. Coffee is taking off in China. ‎ B. Tea-drinking is not popular.‎ C. Coffee or tea, which do you prefer? ‎ D. Coffee has become people’s favorite in China.‎ D It is a question that has long puzzled scientists—exactly why are tigers orange? One might think it makes them more obvious-particularly against a leafy green forest background. William Blake summed it up in his famous poem known by generations of schoolchildren: “Tiger, tiger, burning bright, in the forest of the night.” But now the answer is at hand.‎ While obvious to us, computer simulations (模拟) of what the big cats look to the main animals they hunt for, deer, show a different picture. Humans with normal colour vision, can see red, blue and green colours. But deer can only pick up blue and green light, they are effectively colourblind to the colour red, like some humans. It means the tigers’ orange colouration looks green to them, allowing them to mix perfectly into the background, new research claims.‎ Dr John Fennell at the University of Bristol and his colleagues said that they used computers to estimate how noticeable a given animal was. They did this by using images of the environment in which the animal lives, and then creating images to see whether the camouflage helps the animal to mix in.‎ Dr Fennell writes that by simulating what the world looks like to animals who are “two-colour vision”—someone who cannot discover the difference between red and green—“we also identify the most suitable colours for hiding and visibility”.‎ Dr Fennell writes in the Royal Society Journal Inter face: “Considering the coat of a tiger, it has fur that appears orange to a three-colour vision observer rather than some shade of green, though the latter should be more appropriate color for an attack hunter in forests. However, when viewed as a two-colour vision observer, the tiger’s colour is very effective.”‎ The question then arises as to why tigers don’t grow green coats. Dr Fennell and colleagues write that mammals (哺乳动物) are not able to produce green fur. To do so would “require a significant change to mammalian biochemistry”. There is only one mammal known to have green fur but this is achieved through what might be considered as, well, cheating, not exactly real.‎ ‎12. Why does the author mention the poem in paragraph 1?‎ A. To arouse reader s interest in poems.‎ B. To show the authors respect to the poet.‎ C. To answer the question of the color of the tiger D. To stress the noticeable color of the tiger to us.‎ ‎13. What color doesn’t exist in the eyes of deer?‎ A. Black. B. Red. C. Blue. D. Green.‎ ‎14. What does the underlined word “camouflage” mean in paragraph 3?‎ A. The cover of something.‎ B. The images of something.‎ C. The way of hiding something.‎ D. The way of hunting for something.‎ ‎15. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?‎ A. The colour of tigers sometimes cheats people.‎ B. Getting green may prevent tigers from being extinct.‎ C. There are no mammals with real green fur in the world.‎ D. The tigers’ fur will probably evolve into green in the future.‎ 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）‎ 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。‎ Imagine that you are in a remote village somewhere with no medical clinic. 16 Once the doctors get to you, they examine you and take blood samples, but they won’t be able to help you until they take the samples back to the hospital to find out what is wrong. 17 Thanks to engineer Andy Ozcan, many people may never be in this situation. He has invented an app that turns your mobile phone into a diagnostic tool.‎ Ozcan's invention is important because it is very accurate and easy to use. In many remote places, even if doctors have microscopes and other instruments to help them make diagnoses, there may still be other problems. Many doctors, for example, don’t have enough training to correctly interpret what they see. 18 With Ozcan's mobile phone app, health workers can take a special photo of a blood sample and send it to a central computer at a hospital. The computer will thenautomatically interpret the photo and send a diagnosis back in a few minutes.‎ ‎19. His technology only requires a mobile phone and an Internet connection. As more than four billion people already have cell phones, the cost of establishing the diagnostic system is fairly low.‎ By inventing a medical tool that uses existing technology mobile phones Ozcan has developed a medical tool that is both practical and economical. Therefore, it can be effective almost anywhere. 20 ‎ A. As a result, they may diagnose illnesses incorrectly.‎ B. People are trying to reduce the cost of this new medical tool C. This tool has become much more popular all around the world D. Another reason that Ozcan s invention is important is that it is inexpensive.‎ E. You become very sick and must wait days until a mobile medical unit arrives to help.‎ F. Ozcan s simple and cost-effective tool might just save millions of lives around the world G. Even though you may only have a simple infection, you might die just because of the delay.‎ 第二部分完型填空（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，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ At my heaviest I weighed 370 pounds. I had a very poor relationship with food: I used it to 1 bad feelings, to make myself feel better, and to celebrate. Worried about my health, I tried many different kinds of 2 but nothing worked. I came to believe that I could do nothing about my 3. ‎ When I was 50, my weight problem began to affect me 4. I didn’t want to live the rest of my life with this 5 weight any more. ‎ That year, I 6 a seminar（研讨会） where we were asked to create a project that would touch the world. A seminar leader shared her 7 story —she had not only 125 lost pounds, but also raised $25,000 for homeless children. ‎ ‎8 by her story, I created the As We Heal(痊愈), the World Heals 9 . My goal was to lose 150 pounds in one year and raise $50,000 0 a movement founded 30 years ago to end hunger. This combination of healing myself and healing the world 11 me as the perfect solution. ‎ ‎12 I began my own personal weight program, I was filled with the fear that I would 13 the same difficulties that beat me before. While the 14 hung over my head, there were also signs that I was headed down the right 15. I sent letters to everyone I knew, telling them about my project. It worked perfectly. Donations began 16 in from hundreds of people. ‎ Of course, I also took some practical steps to lose weight. I consulted with a physician, I hired a fitness coach, and I began to eat small and 17 meals. My fund-raising focus also gave me new motivation to exercise 18. ‎ A year later, I 19 my goal: I lost 150 pounds and raised $50,000! I feel that I’ve been given a second life to devote to something that is 20 and enormous. ‎ 第II卷（共分）‎ 一.首字母填空（每题1分）‎ ‎1. One day, Joe came home and saw Delia’s hand was w______ in a bandage.‎ ‎2. Rick p______ Ilsa to get on the plane to Lisbon with Laszlo by telling her it’s the best for all.‎ ‎3. Lin Daiyu is a s______ person who easily gets angry or sad by what others say or do.‎ ‎4. If Ilsa stays in Casablanca, she will r______ it. Maybe not tomorrow, but soon, and for the rest of her life.‎ ‎5. My grandma was a c______ person who made me feel at home when my parents were not around.‎ ‎6. After thinking it over, Huw d______ to return to Welsh, where he fell in love with Megan.‎ ‎7. In the real world, not like in schools, you aren’t always r______ only for doing things right.‎ ‎8. I caught up and g______ the man by the arm, telling him to return me the money.‎ ‎9. Molly didn’t want to u______ her father, who is a research scientist, so she chose Physics and Chemistry.‎ ‎10. When I wanted to tell my wife what had happened in the park, she i______, ‘You left the money at home!’‎ 二.单句语法填空（每题1分）‎ ‎1. I like _______ in the autumn when the sky is clear and bright.‎ ‎2. It is no use _______ (cry) over spilt milk. Put yourself together and try again.‎ ‎3. Like ancient sailors, birds can find their way _______ (use) the sun and the stars.‎ ‎4. A lot of students questioned said they _______ (force) to do that.‎ ‎5. The manager is satisfied to see many new products _______ (develop) after great effort.‎ ‎6. _______(work) for two days, Steve managed to finish his report on schedule.‎ ‎7. If they _______ (take) the other road, Lyn and Mr. Wang might have arrived here in time for the meeting.‎ ‎8. The young black slave hoped he _______ (treat) like a human someday.‎ ‎9. With so much work _______ (fill) my mind, I am about to break down.‎ ‎10. The man we were following stopped and looked as if _______ (see) whether he was going in the right direction.‎ account for by force what if set off ‎ date from dress up bump into consist of ‎ take away in case drop a line run out ‎ 三.选短语填空（每题1分）‎ ‎1.If Megan ____________ to Huw, he wouldn’t have married somebody else.‎ ‎2. The window was stuck, but father opened it ____________.‎ ‎3. We will have to turn to alternative energy because the fossil fuels (化石燃料)on Earth ___________.‎ ‎4. Exports ____________ a third of China’s total GDP last year.‎ ‎5. The ancient temple ____________ Tang Dynasty still attracts thousands of visitors per year.‎ ‎6. The suspect (嫌疑人) could ____________ as a woman and escaped from the scene.‎ ‎7. By the time I got back to the restaurant, my lost wallet ____________ and the table was clear.‎ ‎8. The ship ____________ from Qingdao is delivering tons of emergent food and medicine supplies.‎ ‎9. Not ____________ anything in the darkness, I turned on my cellphone screen.‎ ‎10. Don’t hesitate to call me ____________ you have any trouble.‎ 四.语法填空（每题1.5分）‎ The national college entrance exam in Russia, Unified State Exam, will include Chinese as ____1____ elective foreign language starting from 2019. Chinese will become the fifth elective test item for the Unified State Exam ____2___ (follow) English, German, French and Spanish.‎ The number of Chinese learners in Russia ___3____ (grow) quickly in the past decade, according to a survey ___4____ (carry) out by a linguistic research center in Russia.‎ Approaches to learning Chinese vary from person to person, ____5____ more and more people choosing university courses in Russia. The three-hour-long Chinese test will quiz students on ___6____ (they) listening, reading, and writing abilities and a fourth section will examine students on grammar, vocabulary and Chinese ____7___ (character). Some parts in the exam are even a little bit difficult for native Chinese speakers.‎ The United Nations (UN) in 2010 suggested a Chinese Language Day ____8___ falls on April 20 each year ___9____ (celebrate) cultural diversity as well as to promote using all official languages ____10____ (equal).‎ 五.短文改错（每题1分）‎ About a mile from Mark’s building is many old houses. They are all empty and going to pulled down. His father says they are dangerous and tells him to keep away from it. However, he enjoys playing there very much. One Friday on his way home to school, Mark went into one of the empty old house. He saw a door lead down into a small dark room. He went into the room to see where he could find. Just then he heard a terrible crash. The roof of the old house fell down. Mark tried to open the door, but he couldn’t. So that he had to stay here. Mark was saved three days later by a police. They used dogs to find him.‎ 六.书面表达（满分25分）‎ 你是高二学生李华，你的新外教Mr. Smith通过电子邮件咨询你的英语学习情况，并征求教学建议。请按照以下要点给他写一封回信。‎ 1. 自己的英语水平 2. 自己英语学习过程中遇到的问题 3. 对他未来教学的两点建议 注意：1. 词数100～120‎ ‎ 2. 信的开头和结尾已经给出 Dear Mr. Smith,‎ I am very happy to have you as our English teacher.‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Li Hua 高二半期英语参考答案 听力 ‎1-5 ACACB 6-10 CABCA ‎11-13 ABA 14-16 CAB 17-19 ACB 20-22 CAB 23-25 BCA ‎26-30 ABABA 31-35 ABBAB ‎36. build 37. equaling 38. significant 39. monthly 40. aside 笔试 阅读理解 ‎1.B 2.C 3. D ‎4.B 5.C 6. A 7. D ‎ ‎8.C 9.B 10.D 11.A ‎ ‎12.D 13.B 14.C 15.C ‎16～20 E G A D F 完型填空 ‎1—5 CADCB ‎ ‎6—10 AACAD ‎ ‎11—15 DABDC ‎ ‎16—20 BDABC ‎ 首字母填空 1. wrapped 2. persuaded 3. sensitive 4. regret 5. considerate ‎ ‎6. determined7. rewarded 8. grabbed 9. upset 10. interrupted 单句语法填空 1. it 2. crying 3. using 4. were forced/ had been forced 5. developed ‎6. Having worked 7. had taken 8. would be treated 9. filling 10. to see/seeing 选短语填空 1. had dropped a line 2. by force 3. are running out 4. accounted for 5. dating from ‎6. have dressed up 7. had been taken away 8. setting off 9. to bump into ‎10. in case 语法填空 1. an 2. following 3. has grown 4. carried 5. with ‎ ‎6. their 7. characters 8. which/that 9. to celebrate 10. equally 短文改错 1. is à are 2. pulled前加be 3. itè them 4. toè from 5. houseè houses ‎6. leadè leading 7. whereè what 8. 去掉that 9. hereè there 10. a è the ‎ 书面表达 Dear Mr. Smith，‎ I am very happy to have you as our English teacher. You inquired about my English learning and asked for advice about English teaching in your last E-mail, and I am writing to offer the information you need.‎ English is my favorite subject and I can speak this language pretty fluently. But it’s difficult for me to learn the words by heart and I don’t have enough time to practice speaking English. I would appreciate it if you could give me advice on how to memorize the new words and give us more time to speak in the class.‎ Li Hua I hope you can do a great job teaching us and I believe we can make much progress in English with your help.‎ 听力文本 ‎1. A: I’ve got my camera with me. But am I allowed to take photos for you?‎ B: I think so. It doesn’t say you can’t.‎ ‎2. A: I really like living here in this flat, because it’s so near to central town.‎ B: That’s true. But it gets really noisy at night.‎ ‎3. A: Hi, Maggie. I’m coming, but it’s snowing and the traffic is moving slowly.‎ B: Ok, David. Take your time. We’ll wait for you, so we can have dinner together.‎ ‎4. A: Celia, you see those girls over there? They need another player for a basketball game.‎ Would you like to join them?‎ B: Seems like it’s a game for fun. Sure, I’ll be there in minute.‎ ‎5. A: I won’t have anything to wear to work on Monday unless I pick up my clothes at dry cleaners’.‎ B: Then you’d better hurry. It closes at noon on Sundays. A: Oh! I should have gone there on Saturday.‎ ‎6. A: Excuse me, Madam?‎ B: Yes?‎ A: How long can I keep the book?‎ B: For one month. Please make sure you return the book before it’s due.‎ ‎7. A: Hurry up, Jenny. It’s already seven. We’ll be late for the film.‎ B: Don’t worry dear, we still have twenty minutes. And it takes us only fifteen minutes to get there. We’ll be there just in time.‎ ‎8. A: I heard on the radio that it’ll be sunny during the holiday weekend. Maybe we can take a trip to Boston.‎ B: That sounds great. I’ll call Jean to see if she likes to join us.‎ ‎9. A: It’s nearly eight. If you want to catch the nine o’clock train, you’d better go now.‎ B: Don’t worry. I’ll drive to the station.‎ A: In that case, let me go with you. And you drop me off at the city center. I’ll go to the open market.‎ ‎10. A: I’m sorry, the cake is late. We’ll do better next time, I promise.‎ B: Well, I’m sorry too. You have to take it back. The birthday party is over and we don’t need the cake any more.‎ ‎11-13‎ A: Hello, this is Andrea.‎ B: Hello, Andrea, this is Alex. I have some very big news for you. Miranda was very satisfied with you and saidshe was very much looking forward to working with you. Isn’t that wonderful? Congratulations dear! How does itfeel to be Miranda’s new assistant? How I imagine that you’ll just be delighted with this news. So let’s see, you can start on Monday, right?‎ A: Umm, well, I don’t think I can start on Monday. I am visiting my father in Baltimore. And because I don’t live in New York, I’ll need a couple of days to find a flat and buy some furniture and move my things from Avon.‎ B: Oh, well then, in that case I suppose Wednesday will be good. Ok, see you then!‎ ‎14-16‎ A: Can I help you?‎ B: Yes. My daughter bought this camera here for my wife’s birthday. But it doesn’t work. So I’d like to change it for another one.‎ A: I see. Let me have a look. Well, we’ll be happy to change it for you. But I am afraid we don’t have another pink one.‎ B: Oh? What will I do then?‎ A: Would you like to choose a different color? We do have this camera in black and orange.‎ B: My wife doesn’t like either of those colors.‎ A: If you want, we can order another camera just like this one. There wouldn’t be any extra charge for it.‎ B: That sounds fine. Would you please go ahead and do that?‎ A: We’d be very happy to but it’ll take at least a week. Maybe ten days. We’ll call you when it comes in.‎ B: Thank you very much.‎ A: You are welcome.‎ ‎17-19‎ A: Hi, Joe! Many people in our department are leaving for Thanksgiving. What are you going to do?‎ B: I think I’ll just stay at home. I may see some friends and watch a few DVDs. And I probably would go to the Ottawa Car Show. What about you, Ariel? What’s your plan?‎ A: I am going to do some traveling with my family.‎ B: Oh, where to?‎ A: Toronto. And on our way, we’re going to visit my aunt, Valley, in Kingston.‎ B: That’s exciting. How long do you plan to stay?‎ A: Two days. I have a get-together party with my college friends on the tenth in Toronto. Oh, I’m afraid I’ve got to go now. My husband is waiting for me. And we’ll have to pick up Daniel from school. Have a nice holiday, Joe!‎ ‎20-22‎ A: Hello, Mr. Jan Erick Freedman. You’re a frequent traveler. And we also know that you eat out twice a day. How can you get so far and eating out.‎ B: When I my first job back in 1982 and started travelling. I had no other choice but eat out I found that I felt different due to what I was eating, so I tried to find places that served food that made me feel good. The secret was the quality of the food and how well the food was prepared. I made an effort to find out good restaurants as well as nice dishes.‎ A: How did you manage to make a list of 218 favorite restaurants?‎ B: I’ve lived in cities and when I moved back to Sweden from the United States, peopleasked me where to go and eat and went to the cities I know. I got a lot of ideas. Then I wrote about restaurants for a Swedish club magazine and some suggested I gather information about restaurants together since I had all the facts about the restaurants I’ve been to. I started to do that.‎ A: How do you find restaurants?‎ B: The best way is to ask the people there. I may talk to the people at the street market or take a walk and look for place for myself. I never asked hotel clerks or taxi drivers. I don’t go either restaurants or places with menus too difficult to understand.‎ ‎23-25‎ A: Bob, I’m sure you know about second-hand smoke.‎ B: Of course, I do.‎ A: But have you heard about third-hand smoke?‎ B: Third-hand smoke? I’m afraid not. What is that then?‎ A: Well, it is here in today’s paper. Parents may think they are protecting children from second-hand smoke when they smoke outside their home or only when the children are not there. But now researchers are warning about what they call third-hand smoke. When you smoke dangerous matter from cigarettes get into your hair and clothing. As babies are the weakest, when you come to a baby, you pass it to the baby and increase the chances of disease in the baby.‎ B: Is that so? In that case I have to say that I should never get close to a baby.‎ A: That’s right. Actually all smoking parents should do the same or better give it up completely.‎ ‎26-30‎ Hello everyone! I’m very happy to be invited to this program today. I’d like to share with you my impression of Paris. Actually, there’s something interesting to see in every corner of Paris: the old buildings, neighborhoods, and the historical monuments. The weather’s been great too, cool and dry. Some aspects of life here are different from those in the United States. The most obvious thing is that there is much more activity in the streets than in a typical US city. People gather together in open markets, cafés, parks, and squares. Then, of course, there’s the food. Food seems to be more important here. It’s beautifully shown in windows and markets. Everything is fresher and better tasting than at home. I’ve gained five pounds since I arrived. There are a few things that bother me though. I’m still having a hard time with the language. People speak very fast and it’s hard to get ‎ them to repeat things. People, in general, are less warm here and it’s hard to make friends. I guess that can be true in any big city in a new country, but the French do seem to be less friendly than the people back home.‎ ‎31-35‎ Good morning. This is Michael Jones here with the 10：00 News Report. Earlier this week, we heard about Milton, the dog that traveled over 3,000 miles to reunite with his family. When the Johnson family moved from California to New York，they couldn’t find their dog and they were sad to leave him behind. About a month later, Milton showed up at their doorstep in New York. We cannot believe how far this dog traveled！The family will be doing an interview in the studio tomorrow morning. In other news, there’s been an outbreak of car thefts in Orange County this week. About ten cars have been stolen from outside their owners’ homes since Monday. If you see or hear anything, please call 911. About ten people found themselves stuck on a roller coaster after it broke down at the Six Flags theme park on Tuesday in Union City. The victims swung upside down for around three minutes as staff worked to restart the roller coaster. Fortunately, no one was hurt. Six Flags has said that they check their rides very seriously, and that this was simply an unfortunate accident. That’s it for the news. When we come back from a commercial break, Michelle Smith will be here with the weather report.‎ ‎36-40‎ Not everyone knows clearly how to build personal savings, but a savings plan started on a website has helped many put away a nice tidy sum. The fifty-two week money challenge is simple and if it is maintained, it will result in 1378 dollars in your savings account each year. It starts with saving an amount equaling 1 dollar in week 1, 2 dollars in week 2, 3 dollars in week 3, and continues right through the year until 52 dollars in week 52. While these are small in significant amounts, at the end of the year, you will have enough for an emergency fund, family celebration or holiday.‎ ‎  Another simple way of building some savings is by depositing as little as two percent of your monthly income into a savings account. The key is that before bills and living expenses start to eat away your salary, you should put aside the savings portion of your pay.  Once you have reached a thousand dollars, you’ll find you probably have the motivation to continue to save even more.‎