2018-2019学年福建省漳平市第一中学高二上学期第一次月考试题 英语 Word版

2018-2019学年福建省漳平市第一中学高二上学期第一次月考试题 英语 Word版

‎2018～2019学年漳平一中上学期第一次月考 高二英语试题 ‎（考试时间：120 分钟 总分：150 分）‎ 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. Whose birthday is it today probably?‎ ‎ A. Sue’s. B. Jim’s. C. Tracy’s.‎ ‎2. What will the man probably take?‎ ‎ A. His own umbrella. B. The woman’s umbrella. C. The woman’s raincoat. ‎ ‎3. What do we know about the man’s vacation?‎ A. The weather was fine all the time. ‎ B. It was better than the previous one. ‎ ‎ C. It was very terrible.‎ ‎4. How many people have been to Beijing?‎ A. 1. B. 2. C. 3.‎ ‎5. What was the result of the match?‎ A. The man’s team lost. B. The man’s team won. C. It ended in a draw.‎ 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。‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8小题。‎ ‎6. Why does the woman call the man?‎ A. To attend the club. B. To invite him to a party. C. To tell him the news.‎ ‎7. Who is Amy?‎ A. Nancy’s sister. B. Bob’s girlfriend. C. Bob’s sister.‎ ‎8. What are the speakers going to do tonight?‎ A. Have dinner together. ‎ B. Meet and discuss something.‎ C. Go to a movie together.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11小题。‎ ‎9. Why is the man going to Beijing?‎ A. To find a job. B. To travel. C. To do business.‎ ‎10. How will the man go to Beijing?‎ A. By air. B. By train. C. By car.‎ ‎11. What does the man ask the woman to do?‎ A. Get his things ready. B. Buy him a ticket. C. Wish him good luck.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第12至第14小题。‎ ‎12. What are the speakers talking about?‎ A. The Browns’ plan for the trip to China.‎ B. The Browns’ trip to the USA.‎ C. The Browns’ trip to China.‎ ‎13. What did the Browns suggest the speakers do?‎ A. Book hotels in advance. B. Take warm clothes. C. Not buy souvenirs.‎ ‎14. What is cheap in China according to the conversation?‎ A. Clothes. B. Souvenir. C. Gold jewelry.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第15至第17小题。‎ ‎15. What does the woman want to do?‎ ‎ A. Keep fit. B. Promote products. C. Buy gym equipment.‎ ‎16. By whom will a plan be made?‎ A. The woman. B. The man. C. The trainer.‎ ‎17. How much will the service charge?‎ A. 300 yuan a week. B. 400 yuan a month. C. 800 yuan a year.‎ 听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20小题。‎ ‎18. Who would prefer to eat the roasted meat?‎ A. People in India. ‎ B. Eskimos in the North Pole. ‎ C. People in the desert.‎ ‎19. Where is coffee very popular?‎ A. In North America and in the east.‎ B. In Northern Europe and in the Middle East.‎ C. In South America and in the Middle East.‎ ‎20. How do people in England drink tea?‎ A. With nothing.‎ B. With sugar, milk or lemons. ‎ C. With sugar, cold milk or coffee.‎ 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）‎ A London’s transport services offer you a special experience of the city. Here’s a round-up of the transport choices available to you.‎ ‎♦ London Underground There are 11 colour-coded Underground lines. Services run regularly from around 05:00 to 00:30 (Sunday 07:30 to 23:30) on most routes.‎ Visit tfl.gov.uk/tube for more information.‎ Tip:‎ Always stand on the right when using the escalators (电动扶梯) at Tube stations. It can get hot and busy on the Tube during peak (高峰) travel times, so you may prefer to travel outside these hours.‎ ‎♦ Buses A cheap and easy way to travel around London. They generally run from 05:00 to 00:30. Night buses operate on many major routes from around midnight to 05:00, and some operate a 24-hour service.‎ It is not possible to pay for your London bus fare in cash. Instead you can pay with a Visitor Oyster card, Oyster card, Travel card or UK-issued contactless payment card. A single bus journey is £1.50 with an Oyster card or UK-issued contactless payment card.‎ To help you get home, if you don’t have enough credit on your Oyster card, you will be able to make one more bus journey.‎ After this you will need to top up the credit on your card before you use it again. If your contactless payment card has been issued outside the UK, please check tfl.gov.uk/contactless before you use your card to travel on our bus services. For any international transaction fees (手续费) that may apply, please check with your card issuer.‎ For more information visit tfl.gov.uk/buses.‎ Tip:‎ Some bus routes are especially good for sightseeing — try routes 9, 14, 15 and 22. The New Routemaster bus featured in the James Bond film Skyfall and runs on routes 9, 11, 24, 38 and 390.‎ If you run out of credit on your Visitor Oyster card, it’s easy to add more at:‎ ‎• Touchscreen ticket machines in Tube, DLR, London Overground and some National Rail stations.‎ ‎• Around 4,000 Oyster Ticket Stops cross London (Find your nearest one at ticketstoplocator.tfl.gov.uk).‎ ‎• Travel & Visitor Information Centres.‎ ‎• London Overground station ticket offices.‎ ‎21. During the rush hour, visitors at Tube stations are advised to _____.‎ A. stand side by side B. avoid using the escalators C. take the tube at fixed times D. take advantage of off-peak hours ‎22. The underlined part “top up” can best be replaced by “_____”.‎ A. use up B. add C. think about D. balance ‎23. If a visitor wants to find the nearest Oyster Ticket Stop, he should visit _____.‎ A. tfl.gov.uk/tube B. tfl.gov.uk/buses C. tfl.gov.uk/contactless D. ticketstoplocator.tfl.gov.uk B Philo Farnsworth is not a name most people know. But his work changed the way we learn, the way we live, and even the way we think. Philo Farnsworth is responsible for one of the most important inventions of the 20th century: television.‎ Philo Farnsworth was born in America in 1906. He was interested in science and technology at an early age. When he was twelve years old, he built an electric motor for his family’s washing machine. When he was fourteen, he was already giving a lot of thought to electrons (电子). As he was driving the family’s horse-drawn plowing machine, he noticed the evenly spaced rows of the potato fields. This sight gave him the idea that electrons could scan (扫描) an image one row at a time — an idea that was the key to electronic television.‎ By the time he was twenty-one years old, Farnsworth had started his own company and had managed to build the world’s first electronic television. It was a very simple device (设备). But after years of hard work, Farnsworth was able to introduce the kind of television we now use.‎ Farnsworth was a great inventor, but he lived an unhappy life. He had a legal battle with the company, Radio Corporation of America (RCA) over who the real inventor of the TV was. He won the case, but the government stopped companies from making TVs during the war, so Farnsworth didn’t make much money from the invention.‎ When Farnsworth was young, he imagined television as a convenient way for distant audiences to enjoy lectures by famous professors, or entertainment by the best symphonies (交响乐) and ballets. When he was older, television became much more popular, but he was very disappointed in the silly programs on TV. He even told his own son, “There’s nothing on it worthwhile, and we’re not going to watch it in this household.”‎ ‎24. What can we learn about Philo Farnsworth?‎ A. He had a strong physical advantage.‎ B. He had strong powers of observation.‎ C. He had a strong interest in journalism.‎ D. He had a strong sense of responsibility.‎ ‎25. The underlined sentence showed Farnsworth was legally recognized as _____.‎ A. the real founder of RCA B. the real inventor of the TV C. the greatest inventor of his time D. the organizer of the battle with RCA ‎26. The last paragraph mainly tells us that Farnsworth _____.‎ A. didn’t like to watch TV programs B. couldn’t afford to buy a TV set C. couldn’t listen to famous lectures D. didn’t like what television became ‎27. What is the best title for the text?‎ A. How did Philo Farnsworth invent television?‎ B. What caused Philo Farnsworth to invent television?‎ C. Philo Farnsworth: the unhappy father of television D. Philo Farnsworth: a well-known scientist and inventor C Animals do amazing things. Birds travel long distances. Whales communicate across vast oceans. Honeybees remember familiar flowers. Crows can turn sticks into tools. Elephants can imitate sounds. Monkeys do simple math. Can animals also warn us if a natural disaster is about to strike?‎ A few days before the Asian tsunami which happened several years ago, a person watched thousands of ants rush away from the beach into the forest. According to other accounts, elephants screamed and ran to higher ground as many as 10 days before the disaster struck. Dogs refused to go outside.‎ Despite decades of research, scientists don’t know how to predict earthquakes and tsunamis. Maybe animals can do better. Some people say that animals have a special kind of power for sensing the future. They call it a “sixth sense”, above and beyond the five senses we normally talk about — taste, smell, touch, sight, and hearing. “The scientific evidence for an animal’s sixth sense, however, is slim,” says John Caprio, a neurobiologist at Louisiana State University. “If reports about animals escaping from danger are actually true,” Caprio says, “the animals must be responding to real senses, rather than using some mysterious type of sense.” ‎ ‎“When it comes to sensing earthquakes and tsunamis, feeling the shakes they create in the earth is probably the key,” says Joel Greenspan, a colleague of John, “Animals are always in direct contact with the ground,” Greenspan says. “We don’t do that any more. We have shoes and clothes. We pay attention to other people, sights, and sounds.” That way, if an animal is standing or lying around, it can sense the footsteps of its enemy coming its way. Perhaps the animals in Asia mistook the earthquake and the tsunami for a monster coming to eat them. In response, they ran in the opposite direction and ended up saving themselves.‎ Even though scientists are far from knowing everything about why animals behave the way they do, most scientists are sure there must be reasonable explanations.‎ ‎28. What did animals do before the Asian tsunami?‎ A. They refused to move long distances.‎ B. They didn’t communicate with each other.‎ C. The elephants ran to higher ground in advance.‎ D. They all rushed away from the beach into the forest.‎ ‎29. Why can’t we humans feel as animals do, according to Joel Greenspan?‎ A. We don’t lie down until night. ‎ B. We don’t have the sixth sense.‎ C. We aren’t in direct contact with the ground .‎ D. We don’t believe the existence of monsters.‎ ‎30. According to Joel Greenspan, how did elephants sense the coming of the tsunami?‎ A. They saw the tsunami first. ‎ B. They could feel the shaking in the earth.‎ C. They were using a mysterious type of sense. ‎ D. They have the sixth sense that humans don’t have.‎ ‎31. What would be the best title for the passage?‎ A. Animals, Sense of Danger B. The Amazing Animal World C. The Great Effect of Tsunamis D. The Discovery of Sixth Sense D In a new move, doctors are using feature films in order to encourage their patients to talk more freely about their problems. Supporters of “film therapy (疗法)” say that discussing characters and plot lines from a proper film can help people to understand their feelings better.‎ One of those using the method is Bernie Wooder, a doctor from Elstree, who charges £45 for a one-hour “film therapy” session. He said, “I was treating a woman who had been badly let down in a relationship, and who was experiencing such strong feelings that it was difficult for her to speak about them. I told her that her situation reminded me of On the Waterfront, when Marlon Brando’s character realizes his brother is dishonest and he feels a great sense of betrayal (背叛). My patient identified so easily with him that she started to cry. Watching and discussing the film unlocked all the feelings she had buried. Each time she watched and cried, she felt better.”‎ Mr. Wooder admits that film therapy does not work for everyone, but says he has used it successfully with about a third of his clients. “Through the films’ characters, plots and even music, it allows people to face their problems.” He said that Falling Down, in which Michael Douglas plays the part of an unemployed man who is so frustrated (沮丧的) that he uses violence, was an example of the dangerous implications (后果) of not letting anger go. “I used this film with a patient who was very upset because he was holding on to a lot of the anger he felt towards people who had frustrated him,” said Mr. Wooder. “We talked about Michael Douglas’s character and the disastrous path he takes, and my patient then realized that he needed to let go of his feelings more regularly so as not to erupt (爆发) like a time bomb.”‎ ‎32. What can we learn about Bernie Wooder?‎ A. He used to be an actor.‎ B. He likes to review different films.‎ C. He is good at sharing his feelings.‎ D. He is in support of “film therapy”.‎ ‎33. Why did the patient cry when she watched On the Waterfront?‎ A. She missed her brother. B. She was moved by the film.‎ C. She realized she had been cheated. D. She thought of her sufferings.‎ ‎34. After discussing Falling Down with Mr. Wooder, the patient decided to _____.‎ A. let go of his anger B. stop his acts of violence C. forget those who hurt him D. learn from Michael Douglas ‎35. What does the text mainly tell us?‎ A. Film stars have problems too.‎ B. Films can help unlock feelings.‎ C. Watching films can help you relax.‎ D. The public should pay more attention to films.‎ ‎ ‎ 第二节：阅读下列短文,从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。‎ 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。‎ Smartphones store a lot of personal data. These devices know our names, the names of our friends，our addresses and where we are right now. 36 A weather app needs to know where a person is to report the local forecast, for example.‎ Many smartphone apps don’t cost anything to download and use. But don’t be fooled. There’s still a price. 37 Those same apps may often send data on to advertisers as well. Those advertisers will pay well to know how people behave and live. Once your data leave a device, you can’t get them back. And that data theft may not be harmless. However, those data may tell when someone leaves home and when they get back. 38 Social media sites often have access to a user’s images and posts.‎ Recently a new online tool has been developed to track the misuse of private data. 39 It tells people when their apps are sending data, which can help spot misuse. SPEProxy identifies the misuse of data using an approach that has already been used to diagnose illness.‎ In the clinical field, a medical software is used to collect data from a patient. Then it compares them to those typical of many possible illnesses to make a diagnosis.‎ Right now, people can only track data with the new tool by going to a website. 40 It’s also a bit awkward to use. People may not want to go to the trouble of getting online to track their data. A more convenient version that people could install on their phones is in urgent need.‎ A. It is called SPEProxy.‎ B. That means it’s limited.‎ C. It is more than convenient to use in computers.‎ D. Your privacy is what’s paying for it.‎ E. Some apps use those data to do their job.‎ F. Some apps may charge you much money to operate.‎ G. They can show how and where people spend their days.‎ 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分55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，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ Lifelong learning is the idea that it’s never too soon or too late for learning, a way of   41  that many different organizations now believe in. Albert Einstein, the famous scientist,   42   this way of thinking when he said, “Learning is not a product of schooling, but the lifelong effort to gain it.”‎ Lifelong learning provides adults with   43   opportunities at all ages and in various   44  : at work, at home and through leisure (休闲) activities, not just through   45   channels such as school and higher education. In recent years, participation (参与) in adult education has   46   in most European countries. In Britain,  47  , 44 percent of    48   participated in adult education programmes in 2004,   49   40 percent in the year 2000.‎ Lifelong education is a form of teaching often   50   through distance learning or e-learning, continuing education, or home schooling. It includes postgraduate programmes for those who want to  51   their qualifications (资历), bring their skills up to date or retrain for a new line of work. In-company training has   52  goals.‎ One of the reasons why   53   education has become   54  is the rapid development of science and technology.  55   the length of primary, secondary and higher education has been increased, the knowledge and   56   gained there are usually not   57   for  a professional (专业的) career over thirty or forty years. As an American educator has said, “Learning prepares us for change.”‎ More importantly, lifelong learning is about a(n)  58   — that you can and should be open to   59   ideas, decisions, skills or behaviours. Lifelong learning does not   60   the saying “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.”‎ ‎41. A. living B. experiencing C. thinking D. working ‎42. A. concluded B. suggested C. reported D. changed ‎43. A. job B. learning C. business D. showing ‎44. A. places          B. cultures C. fields D. situations ‎45. A. normal       B. formal    C. indirect D. suitable ‎46. A. disappeared   B. doubled C. increased D. dropped ‎47. A. for example   B. of course C. in addition D. in fact ‎48. A. teachers       B. students C. workers D. adults ‎49. A. lessened by   B. compared with C. reduced to D. connected with ‎50. A. carried out     B. passed on C. picked out         D. made up ‎51. A. show         B. improve  C. hold D. judge ‎52. A. main         B. common  C. simple D. similar ‎53. A. high           B. public C. lifelong                 D. free ‎54. A. difficult          B. international C. expensive D. important ‎55. A. Because       B. If    C. After D. Although ‎56. A. skills         B. strength C. thoughts D. advice ‎57. A. necessary     B. practical C. broad D. enough ‎58. A. journey       B. process  C. attitude D. method ‎59. A. traditional   B. new   C. clear D. bad ‎60. A. refuse         B. mind    C. accept D. doubt 第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎61. It is greatly __________ your credit that you gave back the money you found.‎ ‎62. I wish you to keep every member ________ (inform) of how things are going along.‎ ‎63. If I feel stressed, I find taking a bath is often __________ (relax).‎ ‎64. ________ (announce) of births, marriages and deaths appear in the local newspaper.‎ ‎65. Yesterday we __________ (impress) by her good deeds ‎66. An island is a small piece of land __________ (surround) by water.‎ ‎67. The girl I met was __________ (rough) the same height as me.‎ ‎68. We spent a(n) __________ (enjoy) evening talking about old times.‎ ‎69. It seemed that the water was __________ (blame)‎ ‎70. The school cannot __________ (tolerant) cheating on exams 第三节：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。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。‎ Yesterday I was watching television at home while I suddenly remembered that it was my father’s birthday the next day. I put my coat on me, and ran outside in the hurry to catch a bus. I went into a music shop, but I couldn’t remember which CD his dad wanted, so I didn’t buy something. After that I decided go to the bookshop. I wasn’t sure what to get and I stayed there for ages try to choose a book. By the end I bought him a book about racing cars. Finally, I went home and tell my mum about the present. She looked at me strange for some time, and then said, “But your father’s birthday is next month!”‎ 第四节：书面表达 (满分25分)‎ 为了使同学们重视并改善英语书写，你校学生会英语俱乐部将举办“‎ 高二年英语书写比赛”。你是班长李华，请根据以下要点用写一则英语书面通知。‎ ‎1. 时间：2018年10月10日（星期三）晚上7:00—8:00‎ ‎2. 地点：学校阶梯教室（lecture theater）‎ ‎3. 参加对象：自愿报名者 (Those who volunteer to sign up).‎ ‎4. 注意事项：提早到俱乐部报名并准时参加比赛；自带水笔（fountain pen）；遵守比赛规则。发出通知的时间是2018年10月8日。‎ 词数：100左右。‎ Notice The English Handwriting Contest for Senior Grade Two _____________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ The Students’ Union ‎ October 8，2018‎ ‎2018～2019学年漳平一中上学期第一次月考 高二英语试卷答案 第一部分：听力(每小题1.5分，满分30分) ‎ ‎1—5 BBCCA 6—10 CABAB 11—15 CCBCA 16—20 CBCBB 第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分)‎ ‎21—23 DBD 24—27 BB DC 28—31 CCBA 32—35 DDAB ‎ ‎36—40 EDGAB 第三部分 ‎ 第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ ‎41—45 CABDB 46—50 CADBA 51—55 BDCDD 56—60 ADCBC 第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎61. to 62. informed 63. relaxing 64. Announcements 65. were impressed ‎66. surrounded 67. roughly 68. enjoyable 69. to blame 70. tolerate 第三节：短文改错 （共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎71. ... while I suddenly ... while → when    ‎ ‎72. ... put my coat on me ...  去掉me        ‎ ‎73. ... in the hurry ... the → a             ‎ ‎74. ... his dad wanted ... his → my     ‎ ‎75. ... didn't buy something. something → anything ‎76. ... I decided go ... go前加to ‎77. ... try to choose ... try → trying ‎78. By the end ... By → In ‎79. ... tell my mum ... tell → told ‎ ‎80. ... looked at me strange ... strange → strangely 第四节 书面表达(满分25分)‎ One possible version:‎ Notice The English Handwriting Contest for Senior Grade Two will be held by the English Club of ‎ Students’ Union in the school lecture theater，between 7 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct 10th.2018. The aim of the contest is to get us students to attach importance to English handwriting and improve it gradually. Those who volunteer to sign up can take part in the contest. If you want to attend it, first of all, you are to sign up ahead of time in the English club. Besides, you are supposed to be on time. Furthermore, you should take your fountain pen with you and lastly, you must observe the rules for the contest. Why not participate in it now?‎ ‎ The Students’ Union ‎ October 8，2018‎ 听力原文 Text 1 ‎ M: Whose birthday is it today? ‎ W: You can guess, Jim.‎ M: Sue’s, Sam’s or Tracy’s?‎ W: When were you born?‎ Text 2‎ W: John, it’s raining outside. Take the umbrella with you.‎ M: But it’s yours. What will you use if I take it away.‎ W: Never mind. I can use the raincoat. Besides, I won’t have to go out today.‎ Text 3‎ W: How was your vacation? Did you go away?‎ M: Yes, we went to Maine. Unfortunately, the flies and mosquitoes were bad and it rained most of the time. It’s too bad because I used to enjoy going there.‎ Text 4‎ W: Where have you been these days?‎ M: I have been to Beijing.‎ W: Who did you go with?‎ M: My parents.‎ Text 5‎ W: What did you do yesterday afternoon?‎ M: We had a basketball match.‎ W: What was the result of the match?‎ M: All of us have tried our best, but we had bad luck.‎ Text 6‎ W: Hello, Bob? This is Nancy speaking. I’m so glad I’ve got hold of you at last.‎ M: Were you trying to get in touch with me? If I’m not at home, you can usually reach me at club here.‎ W: That’s good to know. Listen, Bob. ⑥I’ve got news for you.‎ M: What is it?‎ ‎⑦My sister Amy is coming back from the States.‎ M: That’s great. When is she coming back?‎ W: Next weekend.‎ M: Next weekend? OK. ⑧ Let’s get together tonight and plan a party for her.‎ W: All right.‎ Text 7‎ W: ⑨Where are you going to look for your job?‎ M: ⑨How about Beijing? It is the place I'm always dreaming of.‎ W: Good. It is the place full of opportunities as well as competitions. When are you going to leave?‎ M: ⑩Tomorrow morning, the 8:45 train.‎ W: Then you’d better go back and get all of the things ready. By the way, have you got the ticket?‎ M: Not yet. ⑩I plan to buy it tomorrow when I get to the railway station.‎ W: Then you probably won’t have a seat on the train. Shall I give you a ride? You know I bought a car last month.‎ M: No, thanks. I can manage myself. Trust me. And there will be more things to handle by myself in the future.‎ W: Of course I trust you. Then is there anything I can do for you?‎ M: Yes, just cross your fingers for me.‎ Text 8‎ M: Did you talk to the Browns about their trip to China?‎ W: Oh, yes. They came back three days ago.‎ M: What did they say the weather was like?‎ W: They said it was very very cold. They suggested we take some warm clothes.‎ M: Did they say something about the hotels there?‎ W: It seems they are excellent, and not very expensive. ‎ M: And did they have any language problems there?‎ W: They told me only few people there speak English, but those working in the hotel do, and they are very helpful and friendly.‎ M: Well, that’s good. And did they buy much while they were in China?‎ W: Just some souvenirs. They said clothes were much more expensive than in the USA. But they told me you could get gold jewelry for very little.‎ M: I see.‎ Text 9‎ M: Good afternoon, madam. How can I help you?‎ W:Well, I am a little bit out of shape. I think I should get some exercise to keep fit. What kind of service do you offer?‎ M: First of all, we’ll work out a plan according to your physical conditions and your personal needs.‎ W: How can you get that done?‎ M: Well, we give each of our customers a qualified personal trainer. The trainer will give you a fitness assessment and then come up with the plan.‎ W: What else?‎ M: Since everyone is different, your personal trainer will help you find out all the exercise equipment that is suitable for your fitness level. Then you'll be taught all the necessary techniques.‎ W: Sounds pretty good. How much do you charge?‎ M: That depends. We offer membership for one month, half a year and one year.‎ W:Perhaps one month. I’ll just have a try at first-‎ M: Wise decision That is 400 yuan, You’ll find it’s totally worth it. ‎ W: OK.I’11 take it.‎ Text l0‎ M: What would you like to eat? In fact people in different parts of the world have very different ideas about what is good to eat or drink If you were all Eskimo in the North Pole, you would enjoy the raw meat from sealsIf you live in the desert, you would prefer the roasted meat of sheep and goats. Americans cook the meat of many different animals. Perhaps their favorite meat is steak. Americans also eat a lot of chicken as well as fish, or other food from the sea. Some people in India do not eat fish or meat at all.‎ Among the most popular hot drinks are coffee and tea.Coffee is popular in Northern Europe and in the Middle East. Some people put cream and sugar in the coffee. But in the United States, many people drink their coffee black that is without cream or sugar. Tea is the national drink in China. In the east, people drink tea without sugar. But in England where it is almost a national drink, many people use both sugar and hot or cold milk in their tea, and others use lemons.‎