2018-2019学年湖北省宜昌市部分示范高中教学协作体高二上学期期中考试英语试题（Word版）

2018-2019学年湖北省宜昌市部分示范高中教学协作体高二上学期期中考试英语试题（Word版）

宜昌市部分示范高中教学协作体2018年秋期中联考 高二英语 ‎（全卷满分：150分 考试用时：120分钟）‎ 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分 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. Which sport does the man think is the most popular?‎ A. Badminton. B. Swimming. C. Table tennis.‎ ‎2. When did the meeting begin?‎ A. At about 9: 30. B. At about 11: 00. C. At about 11: 30.‎ ‎3. What will the man do next?‎ A. Check out books. B. Study in the library. C. Fetch his library card.‎ ‎4. What does the woman plan to do?‎ A. Have a trip on a bicycle. B. Take photos of the city. C. Take a bus tour.‎ ‎5. What are the speakers talking about?‎ A. An article. B. A country. C. A rainforest.‎ 第二节（共15小题；每小题1．5分，满分22．5分）‎ 请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。‎ 请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ ‎6. What will the man do first after school?‎ A Prepare for a test. B. See a film. C. Buy a novel.‎ ‎7. Where will the man meet his friends?‎ A. At the bookstore. B. At the cinema. C. At the ice cream shop. ‎ 请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. How did the man know his ankle was broken?‎ A. From the test results. B. From the bleeding. C. From the nurses.‎ ‎9. How is the man now?‎ A. He is fully recovered. B. He is still in hospital. C. He can walk normally.‎ 请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. What relation is the man to Mary? ‎ A. Her teacher. B. Her husband. C. Her father.‎ ‎11. How does Ryan usually go to school?‎ A. By car. B. By bus. C. On foot.‎ ‎12. In which aspect did Ryan do well?‎ A. Learning the alphabet. B. Tying the shoes. C. Telling time.‎ 请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. What was the man’s second destination?‎ A. London. B. Paris. C. Cairo.‎ ‎14. What was the weather like in Cairo during the man's visit?‎ A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Windy.‎ ‎15. Why didn’t the man go to Bondi Beach? ‎ A. It was a little expensive.‎ B. The weather was bad.‎ C. He was feeling bad.‎ ‎16. How many countries has the man been to?‎ A. Five. B. Six. C. Seven.‎ 请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. How many students are starting at the college this year?‎ A.430. B.520. C.970.‎ ‎18. What take place in the Robinson Building every month?‎ A. Exhibitions. B. Films. C. Lectures.‎ ‎19. Why can’t students use the Sports Centre for part of next term?‎ A. National competitions will be held there.‎ B. Some building work will start there.‎ C. Students will take exams there.‎ ‎20. What should students do after their tour?‎ A. Talk to other students. ‎ B. Return to the college hall.‎ C. Speak to their subject teachers.‎ 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。‎ ‎[A]‎ Scholastic Art: What is your job?‎ Jayson Fann: I build human-sized nests all over the world.‎ SA: Can people sit in your nests?‎ JF: Yes! People have dinner parties in my nests. They read and relax in them. Some of my nests even have several rooms. My nests are even used as hotel rooms.‎ SA: How do you make a nest?‎ JF: First, I make a design for the nest. Then I review the design with my client（客户）.‎ After the design is final, I collect wood and work with a team to build it.‎ SA: What do you use to make your nests?‎ JF：I use eucalyptus（按树）wood， which is soft and easy to bend when it is young and freshly cut. But when it dries, it becomes extremely hard. So it holds its shape and can support weight. But the structure’s strength also comes from the engineering -- how I weave the wood, and how I join major sections by bolting（用螺栓固定）them together.‎ SA: What makes a great nest design?‎ JF: Placement is important. The lines of the branches（树枝） create movement and energy, resulting in a cleaner, simpler background -- such as smooth stone or the sky -- which really fits the nest. For me, it’s all about balance.‎ SA: What skills do you need for your job?‎ JF: You have to be able to draw and use different artistic tools. But you also have to know ‎ how to speak to people -- your clients and the people who work for you.‎ SA: What inspires you?‎ IF: I love to see how other artists, like Andy Goldsworthy, take common and natural materials and make something special with them.‎ SA: What is the best part of your job?‎ JF: I get to be creative in a way that doesn’t harm the environment!‎ ‎21. Jayson Fann’s nests are .‎ A. used for different purposes B completely made of wood C. usually built at his home D. just used for exhibition ‎22. When Jayson Fann makes a nest, he usually .‎ A. builds it on his own B. places it on a eucalyptus tree C. asks his client to design it first D. takes its surroundings into consideration ‎23. Jayson Fann is actually .‎ A. an animal lover B a fashion designer C. a famous engineer D. an environmental artist ‎[B] ‎ My first impression of Miss Vicki was a highly authoritative(权威的) person towering over me. She spoke in a loud voice and the earth shook whenever she marched. That was in the first year of high school. She was a knowledgeable literature teacher then. However, during my first year in school, she struck terror into my heart(使我胆战心惊). And everyone else’s of course. Just the mention of her name made the most unruly classes silent. ‎ Nevertheless, the two years of junior high passed by rather quickly. Soon, I went to senior high class. I had worked hard and gotten the subject combination that I wished for. Together with a group of old friends, I soon settled down in class comfortably. ‎ To everyone’s surprise, she was fortunate enough to be my teacher that year. I was shocked when I heard the news. This time round, however, I decided not to hide in terror whenever she was near. I decided to face the fact that we were going to meet each other for the next 365 days. Instead of trying too hard to lick her boots, I tried my best to my natural self in front of her. ‎ Still, I could not shake off the ice-cold impression that she put in my heart. True, her jokes sometimes sent me into fits of laughter, yet at other times these jokes simply fell flat the moment she told them. My lovely class, however, was already ready to laugh at the right time of her amusing stories. After all, we would not want to run the risk of provoking(激怒) her. ‎ Unluckily, life was not to remain boring. One day we received news that Miss Vicki was to leave Singapore for the Philippines where she would take part in a voluntary teaching program for the poor. We did not know what to say actually. All of us cried at the airport. ‎ ‎24. During the first year in school, the author thought Miss Vicki was . ‎ A. proud but patient B. beautiful but strict ‎ C. scholarly but serious D. humorous but single-minded ‎ ‎25. What does the underlined phrase “lick her boots” in Paragraph 3 mean?‎ A. Win her favor. B. Embarrass her.‎ C. Argue with her. D . Follow her closely. ‎ ‎26. What can we learn from Paragraph 4 ?‎ A. Miss Vicki was a good joke teller.‎ B . Miss Vicki’s jokes were always boring. ‎ C. Students liked Miss Vicki’s class very much. ‎ D. Students pretended to laugh to please Miss Vicki.‎ ‎27. What can we infer about Miss Vicki from the last paragraph? ‎ A. She was fired by the school.‎ B . She was not accepted by the students. ‎ C. She was unwilling to leave her students. ‎ D. She had a strong sense of social responsibility. ‎ ‎[C]‎ ‎ As an oceanographer（海洋学家）， I’ve spent many years developing robots to explore the ocean, and now we’re putting that technology to use in our JASON Project, a program that’s designed to inspire students and get them interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. In theaters throughout the country, we bring kids together ‎ and send back to them on large screens our live explorations of large areas of the globe. Not only are the kids observers, but they can operate robots moving across the area while broadcasting images back to them. The kids have the sensation(感受） of really being at the site with us.‎ I believe advances in robot technology will one day be the key to a new kind of travel. In the next 10 or 15 years, people will have rooms in their houses that will be able to simulate (模拟) other environment. I like to call this rooms “home domes” -- small theaters with screens and advanced equipment that can reproduce the sights, sounds, smells, and feel of a desert. or a forest. Hand in hand with these rooms, I can see a market for travel robots located in countries around the world. You could rent (租)a robot working in a rain forest, then go into your home dome, where you yourself operate the robot’s movements. The equipment in the room will receive the sensations in the robot’s environment and simulate them for you.‎ Today, much of the world’s population never travels more than 50 or 60 miles from home. And even a person with enough time can see only a part of the earth’s sights. But this new way of travel will cost so much less in both time and money and allow people to see a lot more of the globe. And simulated travel will also help protect our planet. You can’t take large groups of tourists to look at Dian Fossey’s gorillas（大程猩）． But a small robot, with no animal smell, can get very close to a gorilla and send the sights, sounds, and smells back to a million people.‎ ‎28. The main purpose of the JASON Project is to .‎ A. design robots B. educate children C. explore the world D. improve technology ‎29. Without going outside, people in “home domes”can .‎ A. enjoy a guided trip B. get very close to nature C. develop and operate robots D. send images back to scientists ‎30. What’s the author’s attitude towards the future of robot technology?‎ A. Uncaring. B. Doubtful.‎ C. Hopeful. D. Dissatisfied.‎ ‎31. According to the text, simulated travel .‎ A. has been widely accepted B. costs lots of time and money C. is harmful to the environment D. is time-and money-saving ‎[D] ‎ ‎ Brian Greene, a professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University, has created an online science education platform. He tries to “build a bridge” with things you know about, and then “bring you across that bridge to the strange place of modern physics.”‎ Recently I had a chance to ask Greene about wormholes (a hole which some scientists think might exist, connecting parts of space and time that are not usually connected ), time travel and other mysteries of the universe. I asked him a million-dollar question: What if I went through a wormhole and prevented my parents from meeting? “Most of us believe that the universe makes sense,” Greene said. Although there are several interesting theories about time travel, he ‎ added, the laws of physics would probably prevent something so illogical from taking place. The good news is that the time paradox（悖论） is open for future physicists to solve.‎ When asked how physics could become more exciting for kids, Greene said that books by Stephen Weinberg, Leonard Susskind, and other physicists, “make it a great time for people who want to learn about big ideas but aren’t yet ready, perhaps, to learn math.”‎ When I pointed out that some students still might find physics boring, Greene said that the key is to teach them about things that are strange. “The basic stuff is important, ”Greene said. “But I think it’s really important to also describe the more modern ideas, things like black holes and the Big Bang. If kids have those ideas in mind, then at least some of them will be excited to learn all the details．”‎ Greene has followed Albert Einstein’s lead in trying to solve the mysteries of the universe. Now he wants kids to do the same. As Greene said, physics is “not just a matter of solving problems in an exam.” It’s about experimenting, showing an interest in strange phenomena（现象）-- and having fun!‎ ‎32. A million-dollar question is probably very .‎ A. direct B. difficult C. personal D. long ‎33. The books by Weinberg and Susskind .‎ A. are boring to read B. are mainly about math C. are popular science books D. are only popular among kids ‎34. According to Paragraph 4, which of the following does Greene agree with?‎ A. Modern physics is a boring subject.‎ B. Interest plays an important role in studying.‎ C. It is not necessary to learn all about physics.[]‎ D. It is easy to describe black holes and the Big Bang.‎ ‎35. In the last paragraph, Greene hopes that .‎ A. kids can love science and physics B. kids can do well in physics exams C. kids can have fun with experiments D. kids can find more strange things in life 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。‎ Exercise ‎ Exercise is a way of keeping the body healthy through being active. Another name for exercise is physical fitness. Most people exercise in their spare time. Sports are some of the most popular ways to get exercise.‎ The two main kinds of exercise are aerobic exercise(有氧运动)and anaerobic exercise(无氧运动). Sports such as football and basketball are great forms of exercises. 36 ‎ Aerobic exercise is energetic movement that lasts for a certain period of time. 37 The lungs and the heart work harder to bring in extra oxygen. Swimming, cycling, running and rapid walking are good examples of aerobic exercise.‎ Anaerobic exercise is a powerful burst of movement followed by a period of rest. During anaerobic exercise the muscles need more energy than the body can make with its supply of oxygen. After the exercise a person feels out of breath because the muscles have worked without oxygen.‎ ‎ 38 ‎ Exercise affects every part of the body in positive ways. It improves balance and ‎ coordination(协调). 39 Exercise strengthens the heart and increases the lungs’ ability to take in oxygen. Through exercise the bones and muscles get stronger, and the whole body becomes healthy and strong. ‎ ‎ 40 People who exercise generally have a more positive, happy attitude. ‎ A. This is because they combine both of these types.‎ B. Frequent and regular exercise helps prevent diseases.‎ C. Exercise also gives people a greater feeling of well-being.‎ D. It also improves posture, or the resting position of the body.‎ E. Weight lifting, jumping, and golfing are all types anaerobic exercise.‎ F. Physical exercise can contribute positively to keeping a healthy weight.‎ G. During aerobic exercise the body combines oxygen with sugar to get more energy. ‎ 第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） ‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ It’s great to be part of a happy family. It is fun to be with people who like you. It is good to feel the 41 and the love of the ones who care for you. It is fantastic when you can 42 them when you have problems.‎ ‎43 ,it is also true that things are not always easy. Young people want to 44 their own personality. Parents 45 think they know better. They find it 46 to accept that their son or daughter wants to think differently from how they used to think when they were 47 themselves. As a result, young people are often unhappy and believe their parents do not 48 them. ‎ Many of my friends would love to be 49 of their parents as soon as possible. They would love to have their own place where they can live the life they imagine must be 50 . They think that not having a 51 who tells them to tidy up their room or get up at a certain time must be paradise （天堂）.‎ How would I 52 if I were asked if I wanted to leave home? First of all, there is the ‎ financial( 财务的） situation． Having your own flat costs a lot of 53 . Secondly, being completely 54 also means a lot of responsibility. 55 , I admit I like to be reminded of urgent（紧急的） things I have forgotten to do ( 56 I would never admit that to my parents). And thirdly, if members of a family accept that everybody is an individual and needs a certain amount of 57 , life in a family can be great fun. ‎ ‎ 58 ,I would not like to be on my own too soon. I would say that I am 59 living with my family for now and I can 60 .‎ ‎41. A. need B. courage C. beauty D. warmth ‎42. A. look after B. turn to C. search for D. think about ‎43. A. Besides B. Instead C. Therefore D. However ‎44. A. change B. forget C. develop D. avoid ‎45. A. often B. still C. hardly D. never ‎46. A. interesting B. unfair C. important D. difficult ‎47. A. young B. old C. weak D. strong ‎48. A. like B. accept C. teach D. understand ‎49. A. glad B. proud C. careful D. independent ‎50. A. real B. perfect C. normal D. busy ‎51. A. friend B. parent C. teacher D. partner ‎52. A. feel B. study C. react D. prove ‎53. A. time B. money C. effort D. energy ‎54. A. in trouble B. in silence C. on your own D. on others’ side ‎55. A. As usual E. In short C. For example D. Above all ‎56. A. if B. although C. unless D. because ‎57. A. attention B. help C. freedom D. respect ‎58. A. Surprisingly B. Unluckily C. Strangely D. Personally ‎59. A. happy B. brave C. sad D. afraid ‎60. A. leave B. stop C. wait D. follow 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（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ ‎ A man was really worried about his son, 61 was sixteen years old but had no courage at all. So the father decided to call on a Buddhist monk 62 (train) his child.‎ The Buddhist monk said to the boy’s father, “You should leave your son to me. I will make him a man of 63 (brave) within three months. However, you can’t come to see him during that period.”‎ Three months later, the boy’s father returned. The Buddhist monk arranged a boxing match between the child and a(n) 64 （profession） boxer（拳击手）.‎ Each time the boxer hit the boy, he fell down, but at once the boy stood up. Several times later，the Buddhist monk asked，“ 65 do you think of your child?” ‎ ‎“What 66 shame!” the boy’s father said. " I never thought he could be so 67 ‎ ‎(easy)knocked down. I shouldn’t have left him here at all.”‎ ‎“I’m sorry that' s all you see. Don’t you see 68 each time he falls down, he stands up again instead of 69 (cry)? That' s the kind of courage you wanted him to have.”‎ If each time you are knocked down and you have the courage to stand up again, then you can be proud 70 yourself.‎ 第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。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。‎ Dear James, ‎ Thanks for your letter. I’m delight that you’re coming over and we’re all lo oking forward to see you again. I can understand you are nervous about travelling by your own. Don’t worry! We’ll pick you up at the airport. Telling me your flight number and arrival time, and we can meet you while you arrive. Kate wonders if you could bring him some of that wonderful cheese we eat in your parents’ house last month. She keep talking about it. I don’t think it should be problem bringing it into the country. Let me know as soon as you can book your flight. ‎ ‎ Love, ‎ ‎ Sandra ‎ 第二节：书面表达（满分25分）‎ ‎ 在“世界急教日”即将到来之际，你校英语报计划出版一期急救常识专刊，现面向全校学生公开征集稿件，你有意参加。请你根据下面提示内容，用英语写一篇短文，介绍在车祸现场对伤者进行急救的方法和步骤。‎ ‎1．首先确保现场的安全；‎ ‎2．询问伤者，确保其呼吸正常；‎ ‎3．检查伤口，如流血则应采取止血措施；‎ ‎4．如需急救，确保其处于康复位置。‎ 注意：1．词数100左右；‎ ‎2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ ‎3．参考词汇：康复位置 recovery position 宜昌市部分示范高中教学协作体2018年秋期中联考 高二英语参考答案 ‎1‎ ‎2[]‎ ‎3‎ ‎4‎ ‎5‎ ‎6‎ ‎7‎ ‎8‎ ‎9‎ ‎10‎ ‎11‎ ‎12‎ ‎13‎ ‎14‎ ‎15‎ ‎16‎ ‎17‎ ‎18‎ ‎19‎ ‎20‎ B A B A A A C A B B C B B C B A B C C A ‎21‎ ‎22‎ ‎23‎ ‎24‎ ‎25‎ ‎26‎ ‎27‎ ‎28‎ ‎29‎ ‎30‎ ‎31‎ ‎32‎ ‎33‎ ‎34‎ ‎35‎ ‎36‎ ‎37‎ ‎38‎ ‎39‎ ‎40‎ A D D C A D D B B C D B C B A A G E D C ‎41‎ ‎42‎ ‎43‎ ‎44‎ ‎45‎ ‎46‎ ‎47‎ ‎48‎ ‎49‎ ‎50‎ ‎51‎ ‎52‎ ‎53‎ ‎54‎ ‎55‎ ‎56‎ ‎57‎ ‎58‎ ‎59‎ ‎60‎ D B D C A D A D D B B C B C C B C D A C 语法填空：‎ ‎61. who 62. to train 63.bravery 64. professional 65. What ‎66. a 67. easily 68. that 69. crying ‎‎70.0f 改错：‎ ‎71. I’m delight that…. delight→delighted ‎ ‎72. …to see you… see→seeing ‎ ‎73. …by your own. by→on ‎ ‎74. Telling me your… Telling→Tell ‎ ‎75. …while you arrive. while→when ‎ ‎76. …bring him some… him→her ‎ ‎77. …cheese we eat… eat→ate ‎ ‎78. She keep talking… keep→keeps ‎ ‎79. …be problem problem前加a ‎ ‎80. …you can book… 去掉can ‎ 作文：‎ One possible version:‎ If there has been a traffic accident, we should first make sure that the accident scene is safe so that we won't get hurt. We should ask the injured person if he or she is OK, and see if the injured person is breathing. If not, we must try to start his or her breathing.‎ ‎ Next, we should check for cuts and wounds. If he or she is bleeding, we should try to stop the bleeding by using proper methods. Do remember: when giving first aid, please place the person in a recovery position.‎ 听力材料 ‎(Text 1)‎ W: Do many people like badminton? ‎ M: More and more people like it now. Fewer people play table tennis than before. People’s favorite is swimming, because it is fun and keeps you fit.‎ ‎(Text 2)‎ W: Excuse me? It's already 11: 00. Is the doctor still in the meeting upstairs?‎ M: Yes. He won’t come down until 11: 30, as the meeting usually lasts about two hours.‎ ‎(Text 3)‎ M: I’ve left my library card in the dorm. Can I enter it?‎ W: You’ve to have one only to take books out. You’re okay if you just read or study in it.‎ M: Well, then I’ll Just do my schoolwork. Thank you.‎ ‎(Text 4)‎ W: Did you ever take a trip on a bicycle?‎ M: No. I plan to take a two-day bus tour around the city so that I can take photos.‎ W: Wow. I’m going to take a three-day bicycle trip.‎ ‎(Text 5)‎ W: There's an article in this magazine you might be interested in.‎ M: What is it about?‎ W: It’s about Brazil. It says Brazil is the home of the world’s largest rainforest.‎ M: Really? Give it to me. I’d like to read about it.‎ ‎(Text 6)‎ W: It' s Jane’s birthday today. We are going to the cinema after school. Want to go?‎ M: After school, I have got to study for the math test tomorrow. When will the film start?‎ W: At 4:45‎ M: I think I'II stay back in school and do some review, and then I will join you.‎ W: OK. We’ll get the tickets first. You meet us at Kristy's Corner a quarter earlier before the film starts.‎ M: OK. But I still want to go to the bookstore before the film starts. There is a sale and I’ d like to get a novel.‎ ‎(Text 7)‎ W: Hi Jake. I heard you had a bad fall off your skateboard. Are you OK?‎ M: Well, not great. I didn’t realize I' d broken my left ankle.‎ W: Oh no.‎ M: The only thing I noticed was my right arm, because it was bleeding, so I went to hospital and they put a bandage on it. They did some tests and discovered my ankle was broken. The nurses were great, though.‎ W: And can you walk OK?‎ M: Not without sticks I’m afraid. It’ll be a while before I’m back on my skateboard. My doctor won’t allow me to go home now yet.‎ ‎(Text 8)‎ W: How is little Ryan doing at the kindergarten, Gary?‎ M: He is doing fairly well. It’s been a few weeks since he first started going, so Mary and I are pretty used to it now. You should have seen Mary cry when she was about to set off on first day, though.‎ W: I think that' s normal reaction for mothers to have. How does he get to the kindergarten?‎ M: Mary walks there with him every day, unless the weather is bad. If it's raining, they’ll drive or take a bus. But most days it’s sunny.‎ W: And is Ryan enjoying kindergarten?‎ M: He loves having other kids to play with. Only last week, they learnt how to tie their shoes. Ryan was the first one to get it finished.‎ W: What do the teachers at kindergarten say about him?‎ M: They said that he s starting to learn how to tell time. Step by step, he s learning the alphabet, too. They say he is very clever. ‎ ‎（Text9）‎ W: How was your trip, Dan? I d love to go round the world.‎ M: It was great. First I went to London, but only for a few days as it rained all the time.‎ W: You went to Paris next, didn’t you?‎ M: Well. Paris wasn’t at all sunny but it was better than London -- a bit cloudy.‎ W: Did you go up the Eiftel Tower?‎ M: Yes, I had a great time! I went to Cairo to see the Pyramids after leaving there.‎ W: Was it very hot?‎ M: It wasn’t as hot as in summer. It was quite windy actually.‎ W: I'd love to go there.‎ M: Yes, you' d like it. I went to Sydney next. I didn’t get to the famous Bondi Beach as there were a lot of thunderstorms. I did do some shopping there.‎ W: I bet that was expensive.‎ M: It wasn’t as expensive as here in Tokyo.‎ W: And then you went to the USA, didn’t you? ‎ M: Yes, to San Francisco. I wasn’t feeling very well that day so I missed the Golden Gate Bridge! But it was warmer than some of the other places.‎ ‎(Text 10)‎ Thank you all for coming to our college’s open evening. In a short while I’ll take you around the different departments and facilities. The college has a total of 970 students. You are among the 520 new students joining us this year. Student numbers are growing and this is an increase on last year when there were 430 new students. ‎ First, I’ll take you to the Robinson Building where some student work is on display --- including a small photographic exhibition. Every month there are lectures by professional artists. The building is also used by the Film Club and you’ll be able to pick up more information there if you are interested.‎ Afterwards I’ll take you to the Sports Centre. You’ll notice some building work going on around there. But don't worry. It’ll be finished before next term. The college has a range of sports clubs and many teams take part in national competitions. All students can use the facilities after lessons but towards the end of next term students sit their exams in the centre and it will be closed then.‎ After the tour there's no need to return here to the college hall. It's probably a good idea to go back to the departments you’re Interested in and speak to some of the students there. You’ll be able to meet your subject teachers on your first day and they will help you with any other questions that you still have.‎