英语卷·2017届江西省于都县高三4月仿真训练（2017-04）

英语卷·2017届江西省于都县高三4月仿真训练（2017-04）

于都县2017年高考英语模拟试卷（2）‎ ‎ 第一卷（选择题 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. What are the speakers talking about?‎ ‎ A. Mending cameras. B. Painting pictures. C. Taking photographs.‎ ‎2. Where does the conversation take place?‎ ‎ A. At a hotel. B. At a library. C. At a post office.‎ ‎3. How does the woman feel about the acting?‎ ‎ A. It isn’t good. B. She loves it. C. It’s just so-so.‎ ‎4. What is the boy complaining about?‎ ‎ A. His new job. B. At a tennis court. C. Yard work.‎ ‎5. What will the speaker do next?‎ ‎ A. Move the old man. ‎ ‎ B. Call for help. ‎ ‎ C. Report to the police 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。 ‎ 请听第6段材料，回答第6和第7题。‎ 6. How much time does the woman have to go to meet the man ?‎ ‎ A. 30 minutes. B. 45 minutes. C. 55 minutes ‎ 7. How will the speakers go to the Smiths'?‎ ‎ A. Ride in a friend’s car. B. Go by bus. C. Go by bike.‎ 请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。‎ ‎8. Where does the conversation take place?‎ ‎ A. At a clinic. B. At a restaurant. C. At a pharmacy.‎ ‎9. What can we learn about the woman?‎ ‎ A. She’s allergic to seafood. ‎ ‎ B. She ate too much. ‎ ‎ C. She ran too much.‎ 请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?‎ ‎ A. Schoolmates. B. Colleagues. C. Neighbors.‎ ‎11. Where are the speakers?‎ ‎ A. In the US. B. In Vietnam. C. In Italy.‎ ‎12. What is the woman job?‎ ‎ A. A college lecturer. ‎ ‎ B. An assistant of a nurse. ‎ ‎ C. An engine mechanic.‎ 请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. Where are the speakers?‎ ‎ A. At a concert hall. B. At a snack bar. C. At a movie house.‎ ‎14. What will the woman do next?‎ ‎ A. Get some snacks. ‎ ‎ B. Get two better seats. ‎ ‎ C. Go over her lessons.‎ ‎15. What does the woman think of her last experience?‎ ‎ A. It was terrific. ‎ ‎ B. It was terrible. ‎ ‎ C. It was interesting.‎ ‎16. What can we learn from the conversation?‎ ‎ A. Many people are at the opening. ‎ ‎ B. The man is over-weight. ‎ ‎ C. The woman is careless.‎ 请听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. What caused the fire?‎ ‎ A. An irresponsible driver. ‎ ‎ B. The dry weather. ‎ ‎ C. A lightning.‎ ‎18. In which direction of Stanton is the lake?‎ ‎ A. The southwest. B. The northwest. C. The west.‎ ‎19. Who reported the serious situation to the chief fire officer?‎ ‎ A. A truck driver. B. The motorist. C. A fireman.‎ ‎20. How did the chief officer decide to stop the fire at last?‎ ‎ A. Clear an area in the forest. ‎ ‎ B. Send more firemen.‎ ‎ C. Blow down the burning trees.‎ 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中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ‎ A Want to help your little kids develop better physically and mentally? My Gym has some programs for you.‎ Little Bundles (6 weeks-6 months)‎ Our youngest My Gym students begin their first visual, audile (听觉的）and spatial exploration while they and their parents are guided through the program. The program is designed to carefully introduce music and movement in various fun ways. Baby exercises, songs, dances, baby-safe rides, unique swings, and many other Parent & Me adventures await the baby-parent ‎ team. Each week parents participate in a dialogue about their baby’s development.‎ Tiny Tykes (7-13 months)‎ As the babies gain hand, arm and body control and become mobile, we introduce new activities. Our babies and their parents are led through a variety of beginning stretches (伸展)，exercises, baby songs and dances, baby-safe rides and adventures, and balance skills during this program. A relationship to movement and physical activity begins to develop, as our babies discover their natural abilities and improve their physical and cognitive (认知的) development.‎ Waddlers (14-22 months)‎ At this age, a kid’s level of independent mobility typically progress from aggressive crawling to running. Additional motor skills developing during this stage include kicking a ball, building a block tower, riding a tricycle, and walking up stairs. Our highly trained instructors shower the children with love and caring, as they guide our kids in early social skills through interactive songs, well-designed dances, age-specific puppet (木偶）shows, special rides, and a variety of swings and other original activities.‎ Gymsters (23 months-2 l/2 years)‎ During this program, the youngsters are happy as they sing, dance, swing, play games, take turns on special rides, and have “Surprise Time”. Our kids feel great about themselves as they learn gymnastics: in a constantly changing program with fresh activities and new equipment each week.‎ ‎21. What does Little Bundles require parents to do once a week?‎ A. Take an adventurous trip.‎ B. Design a program for kids.‎ C. Talk about their kid’s growth.‎ D. Share learning skills with others.‎ ‎22. In which program can babies watch puppet shows?‎ A. Little Bundles. B. Tiny Tykes.‎ C. Waddlers. D. Gymsters.‎ ‎23. What can we learn about Gymsters?‎ A. It isn’t as fun as the other three programs.‎ B. Kids can do new activities every week.‎ C. It requires plenty of parents’ participation.‎ D. The activities it involves remain unknown.‎ ‎24. What is the purpose of this text?‎ A. To advertise some programs at My Gym.‎ B. To show what activities kids are interested in.‎ C. To tell parents how to help their kids develop.‎ D. To encourage readers to do exercise at My Gym.‎ B Two teachers are sitting in a laboratory, their dirty hands buried in grass. Mary Richmond is a sixth grade science teacher at Cache LaPoudre Middle School in Laporte, Colo. Jolene McDowell teaches high school biology at Great Mills High School in Maryland. The two women have spent the past week doing science as part of the Research Experience for Teachers Program at the Toolik Field Station, only 188 kilometers south of the Arctic Ocean. Armed with the research ‎ experience, they will be excited to head back to share their stories with their students about science in the Arctic in a few weeks.‎ For their two-week experience, Richmond and McDowell are living in a tent. So far, they have helped to set up a laboratory, processed soil samples and mounted other samples onto microscope slides.‎ ‎“As teachers in the classroom, I think it’s important for us to get out and do science, Richmond says. This experience has rekindled (重新点燃）her enthusiasm for science, she says. Richmond is looking forward to taking it back to the classroom. “If I’m excited about it, the kids are more likely to be excited about it,’’ she notes. And in her sixth grade classroom, enthusiasm is important.‎ ‎“It’s also important to show students that you want to learn and you’ re willing to put yourself out there and be uncomfortable,” explains McDowell. “I’ve never been this far north before. This is a location where you don’t even flush (冲）your toilet paper. But I’m willing to be here to learn and experience something new,” she adds.‎ The Toolik research station brings in a different number of teachers each year. Openings are generally posted in March and can be found on the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory website.‎ After their stay, the two teachers, along with others at research sites around the United States, will have a year to translate their experience to something for the classroom. They can add to their curriculum, make a presentation or come up with a class activity.‎ ‎25. Why are the two teachers at the Toolik Field Station?‎ A. They’ve been there doing science.‎ B. They’ve been invited to hold lectures.‎ C. They’re planning to set up a laboratory.‎ D. They’re volunteering to experience life.‎ ‎26. What do the two teachers probably think of their two-week experience?‎ A. Relaxing and exciting.‎ B. Challenging but useless.‎ C. Dangerous but beneficial.‎ D. Unforgettable and beneficial.‎ ‎27. What would be the best title for the text?‎ A. Teachers teach science at the Toolik Field Station B. Teachers inspire students to do science in class C. Teachers experience difficulties in the Arctic D. Teachers get to do cool science in the Arctic C Chocolate is the “food of the gods,’’ a sweet treat for many across the world, and an increasingly popular industry worth an estimated $110 billion a year. But chocolate lovers, your beloved snack may have just been saved by another sweet treat: mangoes (芒果).Scientists may have found a way to solve a possibly coming shortage of cocoa, which could affect future chocolate production, by using mangoes in place of cocoa to make chocolate, according to a study. “Wild mango is one of the so-called Cinderella (灰姑娘) species whose real value is unrealized,’’ says Akhter, the study’s senior author.‎ Global cocoa production has gone down in recent years — due to a handful of factors including changes in climate and crop failure — while the demand for cocoa has been on the rise. Cocoa producers in the past also have been accused of unfair labor practices, including employing child laborers and underpaying farmers. Wild mango butter may be chemically and physically similar enough to cocoa butter to act as a replacement, which makes researchers and food producers excited and hopeful.‎ The study’s authors also believe the potential business benefits of the fruit could be a boon to protection efforts. “Going beyond the use to industry, wild fruits like mangoes are an important source of food, medicine and income for rural people, but are in decline due to factors such as deforestation,’’ said Morag McDonald of Bangor University, another of the study’s authors. Adding value to underused products through processing for products that have market value can bring about a valuable motivation for the conservation of such species, and help to bring about alternative income sources and reduce household poverty.‎ ‎28. Why is the mango called Cinderella species?‎ A. It often appears in fairy tales.‎ B. It is especially suitable for girls.‎ C. Its importance fails to be recognized.‎ D. It looks common but is very popular.‎ ‎29. What is stressed in Paragraph 2?‎ A. The hard life of cocoa farmers.‎ B. The great demand for chocolate.‎ C. The reasons for chocolate’s popularity.‎ D. The reasons for replacing cocoa with mangoes.‎ ‎30. What makes mangoes a replacement for cocoa?‎ A. Similar output.‎ B. Similar nutritional value.‎ C. Similar growth conditions.‎ D. Similar processing method.‎ ‎31. The underlined word “boon” in Paragraph 3 can best be replaced by_______ .‎ A. disagreement B. gift C. challenge D. barrier D In the year 1963, animal experimenter Clarence Little and his team carried out an experiment on more than 100 rats. The group of scientists used products such as cigarettes to test for lung cancer, and they were trying to find a cure.‎ They could not find any product to produce lung cancer or anything compared to the extremes that humans go through on the rats. Medical professionals are still insisting that they need to test on animals to cure cancer and other diseases. However, if rats can’t contract the same diseases, it means there is no real point in testing them.‎ Since 1963, scientists have slowly been realizing that using animals in their experiments is not important. Medical advances have even been delayed due to experimenting on animals. Some data from U.S. Food and Drug Administration show that 92 percent of drugs which pass animal ‎ trials are found to be unsafe or ineffective in human trials and never reach the market.‎ Animal experimentation is less efficient and reliable than many non-animal methods of experimentation. The most hated and known practice of animal experimentation is “pound seizure” which is where animal shelters sell animals to some labs and companies to test their products.‎ It’s shocking that some countries still allow testing on animals. There are many products that have not been tested on animals and they work even better than the products that have been. So the need for animal experimentation is zero; there are so many ways to get around it. Stopping animal experimentation could be easily done in a few steps: reducing the number of animals being tested, reducing the types of animals that are tested, making sure the outcome will be actually used and needed, and finally replacing all animals with non-living models.‎ ‎32. Why did scientists do an experiment on rats in 1963?‎ A. To look for a treatment for lung cancer.‎ B. To improve the quality of some medicines.‎ C. To find out how people suffered from cancer.‎ D. To look for the cause of an unknown disease.‎ ‎33. What is a negative effect of using animals in experiments?‎ A. Animals can easily become extinct.‎ B. Medical advances are slowed down.‎ C. A disease is easily spread among the animals.‎ D. Medicines used on animals are not accepted by men.‎ ‎34. What do we know about “pound seizure”?‎ A. It’s widely used.‎ B. It’ s a non-animal test.‎ C. It helps stop animal testing.‎ D. It’s reliable but not efficient.‎ ‎35. Which of the following does the author agree with?‎ A. Non-living models reduce the cost of experiments. .‎ B. The government is to blame for medical tests.‎ C. It’s easy to find a better way to test medicines.‎ D. There is no need to test medicines on animals. ‎ 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。（注意：将答案转涂到答题卡时，若选A, B, C,D则直接涂在机读卡上，若选E则同时涂A, B，若选F则同时涂B, C,若选G则同时涂C, D。）‎ Anyone who keeps a garden knows that most plants bend towards the sun to catch as much sunlight as they can. This is called “solar tracking”.‎ ‎ 36 If you observe a sunflower in the early morning, you will find it turning its face eastward; at sunset, on the other hand, its face will turn towards the west.‎ ‎ 37 In other words, what happens if you take a sunflower out of the garden bed and keep it in a completely dark room?‎ Surprisingly, the sunflower will continue its solar tracking without sunlight. It will bend, just as it did outside, eastward at sunrise and westward at sunset, even if there is not a single ray of light inside the dark room. This is a classic example of what scientists call a circadian rhythm ‎ ‎(昼夜节律).What does it mean? 38 It’s not directed by the environment.‎ Sunflowers do follow the sun, but they don’t just “seek” sunlight. 39 Although sunflowers don’t bend with any purpose in mind, some scientists think they have evolved their solar tracking system over millions of years. According to this theory, the evolution helps sunflowers catch light more effectively, and the ones that catch light best are most likely to survive. As a result of this natural selection, we now have sunflowers that bend automatically. 40 After a certain stage sunflowers stop following the sun and only face east.‎ A. Sunflowers are a well-known example of this.‎ B. Sunflowers are also an important source of food.‎ C. Wild sunflowers seen on roadsides don t follow the sun.‎ D. It is a daily cycle of behavior that is inside of living things.‎ E. However, that only happens when sunflowers are young plants.‎ F. But what if there’s no sun for the sunflower to guide its solar tracking?‎ G. This is clear from the fact that sunflowers in darkness bend just as well.‎ 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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ One Sunday, I drove my wife to work. On my 41 she asked me to do some shopping at the local shopping centre. Outside I noticed a(n) 42 guy. He sat on the floor with a small cup asking for 43 and a little dog at his side, keeping 44 .‎ The shoppers walked past, 45 him on such a very cold day without any mercy. I 46 my pockets. £1.50 was all the change I had and I 47 it in his cup and said to him to treat himself. 48 I left him, I thought to myself: Is that really a treat? Leave this guy in the cold and 49 throw him £1.50! I knew this wasn’t 50 .‎ I collected my shopping and as I made my way back, I thought what I could do to help this guy. So I went into a bakery and bought some 51 for him. But what about his 52 ? Again, I went to a shop, grabbing some doggy chocolate treats.‎ Coming 53 ，I sat down, introduced myself and gave him the food. He was 54 and couldn’t believe it, but he kept shaking my hand and 55 me. Then I left. As I returned to my car, I 56 . The guy was eating his food and filling a bowl of water for his dog.‎ Christmas is about 57 and helping others. 58 everything you have, for example, the rich food in your fridge over the Christmas period and your sofa. On the contrary, this guy had 59 of these. I’ve helped him for a day or two and hope that you may 60 a thought next time you see someone on the street.‎ ‎41. A. return B. Travel C. business D. celebration ‎42. A. homeless B. Strong C. annoying D. intelligent ‎43. A. treat B. Water C. money D.respect ‎44. A. company B. Balance C. peace D. silence ‎45. A. helping B. Watching C. pushing D. ignoring ‎46. A. checked B. Filled C. picked D. shook ‎47. A. collected B. Shot C. moved D. placed ‎48. A. Since B. As C. If D. Unless ‎49. A. even B. Yet C. just D. still ‎50. A. right B. Common C. special D. clever ‎51. A. bowls B. Pots C. material D. food ‎52. A. cat B. Dog C. son D. daughter ‎53. A. forward B. In C. out D. down ‎54. A. honored B. Astonished C. frightened D. satisfied ‎55. A. questioned B. Paid C. comforted D. thanked ‎56. A. looked around B. looked out ‎ C. looked up D. looked back ‎57. A. giving B. Suggesting C. accepting D. abandoning ‎58. A. Store B. Consider C. Show D. Donate ‎59. A. many B. All C. few D. most ‎60. A. express B. Spare C. share D. Bear 第II卷 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ In many places today, children start primary school at around the age of six. However, because it is more likely now that both parents work, children have little opportunity 61 (stay) in their own home up to that age. Instead, they will probably go to a nursery school when they are much 62 (young).‎ While some people think this may be damaging to children’s 63 (develop), or to children’s relationship with their parents, in fact there are many 64 (advantage) of experiencing school early.‎ First, children will learn to interact with a lot of different people. They are 65 (general) more confident and independent than those who are not used to strangers or new situations. Such children may find their first day at school at age of six very 66 (frighten) and this may have a negative effect on how they learn.‎ Another advantage of going to school at 67 early age is that children develop faster socially. They make friends and learn how to get on 68 other children of their age. This is not often possible at home because they are the only child 69 because their brothers or sisters are older or younger. ‎ So overall, I believe that 70 (attend) school from a young is good for most children. They still spend plenty of time at home with their parents, so they can benefit from both environments. ‎ 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，每句中至多有两处。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。‎ ‎ When my parents told me that we will go to Wuhan for holiday by air, I really felt a little nervous. After all, it was my first time ever to take plane. We got on the plane after check in. Everything was so very strange to me that I didn’t dare to touch anything. But my nervousness didn’t last long due to the help of the hostesses. With their patient explanations, I soon got familiar to the environment. Thing went smoothly and I was enjoying the flight when suddenly we were warning to fasten the seat belt for the coming strong air flow. I became scared at the news, but they turned out to be a small incident during the whole journey. The plane soon became steadily and we landed safely at Wuhan Tianhe Airport one hour ago.‎ 第二节：书面表达(满分25分）‎ 假定你是李华，本学期你校开设了英语写作课，由来自美国的外教Shelly来授课。由于你在英语写作方面感到很困难，故打算写一封电子邮件向她求助，要点包括：‎ ‎1.告诉她你的困难；‎ ‎2.寻求帮助：如何提高写作技能,如何扩大词汇量，希望推荐写作书目。‎ 注意： 1. 词数100左右(开头已给出，但不计入总词数)；‎ ‎2. 可以适当增加内容，使内容充实、行文连贯。‎ Dear Shelly,‎ I’m Li Hua, one of your students in the writing class. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ _ ‎ 于都县高考英语模拟试卷（2）参考答案 听力理解1-5 CBACB 6-10 ACABC ‎ ‎11-15 ABCAB 16-20AABCA ‎ 阅读理解 21-24 CCBA 25-27 ADD 28-31CDBB 32-35 ABAD ‎ ‎36-40 AFDGE 完型填空41-45 AACAD 46-50 ADBCA ‎ ‎ 51-55 DBCBD 56-60 DABCB 语法填空61.to stay 62. younger ‎ 63. development 64.advantages ‎ 65. generally 66.frightening 67. an 68.with ‎ ‎ 69.or 70.attending 短文改错 第一句will-would, 第二句plane前加a, 第三句check-checking, 第四句去掉very，第六句to-with, 第七句Thing-Things,warning-warned,‎ 第八句they-it, 第九句steadily-steady, ago-later 书面表达One possible version:‎ Dear Shelly: ‎ ‎ I’m Li Hua, one of your students in your writing class. I’m writing to seek help from you. ‎ I find English writing really difficult because my vocabulary is too small. Before high school, I was studying in the countryside, where teachers didn’t have many English books to read. I was wondering whether you could help me improve my writing skills and enlarge my vocabulary. Would you please also recommend some books on writing to/for me so that I can read them by myself to improve my writing?‎ I would be grateful if you could give me a hand. ‎ 听力原文 Text 1‎ W: Do you let people know when you are taking picture of them?‎ M: I try not to. You know, any picture of a person who poses for a camera would look dull and unnatural Text 2‎ M: I’d like to check out these books.‎ W: May I see your card?‎ M: Here How long can I keep them?‎ W: three weeks. You can even renew them over the phone.‎ Text 3 ‎ W: What do you think of the film?‎ M: I like it. I think it is great.‎ W: I like it too. Do you like the acting?‎ M: Yes. It is excellent. Do you?‎ W: Not really. It is disappointing.‎ Text 4‎ M: Mom, why do I have to do all this work.‎ W: Because you're the only son I’ve got M: That's not a reason. I hate mowing the lawn W: Well, if you can do a nice job, someone may want to hire you this summer.‎ Text 5‎ W. Look! An old man was knocked down. Let’s go and carry him to safety.‎ M: No. Don’t move him. He's badly hurt. we should call the First Aid Center first.‎ Text 6 ‎ M: I’d like to pay a visit to the Smiths at 3:30 p. m. Will you go with me, Mary?‎ W: I’d love to, but I won’t be off work until 4:00. How about 4:15? I’ll be free then, Jack.‎ M: Let’s meet at the bus stop at 4:30 and take the No.5 bus to go there.‎ W: Why not go by bike? The bus would be crowded at that time.‎ M: But my bike is broken.‎ W: You can use your sister’s new bike, can’t you?‎ M: Yes. I’ll wait for you at 4:30 in front of the bookstore opposite the cinema.‎ Text 7‎ M: What seems to be the trouble, Ms. Lee?‎ W:I have a terrible pain in my stomach.‎ M: I see. How long has this pain been occurring?‎ W: Since late last night.‎ M: I see. Let me have a look, shall I? What did you eat yesterday?‎ W: We went to an American seafood restaurant, and then we went to cat Chinese food. After that, we had a lot of Italian things such as…‎ M: Did you throw up, or did you have the runs?‎ W: Both.‎ M: Well, that could be an upset stomach from overeating. Allergic to any drugs?‎ W: No.‎ M: All right. Take the medicine every six hours and stay in bed today.‎ W: Thank you doctor.‎ Text 8 ‎ M: Did you just move in next door?‎ W: Yes, we did. Have you lived here long?‎ M: Me? I guess so. I've lived here for about 6 years now. Have you lived in America very long?‎ W: No, not really. When we left Vietnam and came to America we lived with a cousin in Dallas for 2 years. Where do you work, Jim?‎ M: I teach mathematics at Willow Springs Community College. What do you do?‎ W: I’m a nurse’s assistant at Whitfield County Hospital.‎ M: What about David?‎ W: He’s a mechanic at Allied Diesel. He repairs truck engines.‎ M: Well, Alma, it was good to meet you. I have to go now. I’m teaching a class this evening and I need to get to the college.‎ W: It was good to meet you too.‎ M: See you around!‎ W: Good-bye, Jim!‎ Text 9 ‎ M: Wow, look at the line! It's worse than I expected. We're lucky we got here an hour early. Or else we would definitely have had problems getting good seats. I’m glad we made the effort to come early.‎ W: Me too. I learned my lesson the last time I went to an opening. I didn’t arrive early enough and ended up with a terrible seat all the way in the front row! Believe me, it was one of the worst movie experiences ever.‎ M: Yeah! I hate sitting in the first row.‎ W: By the way, it was really thoughtful of you to get the ticket for me. Why don't I show you a bit of appreciation by getting you some popcorn and a drink?‎ M: That would be great!‎ W: OK. What kind of soda do you want?‎ M: Let me see ...I’ll take a large Coke. As for the popcorn, medium size will do. Thanks a lot.‎ W: I’d better get going. You hold my place and I’ll be back real quick. Oh …I almost forgot. ‎ M: I’d better hold on to my ticket in case you get let in before I get back. If that happens, just save me a seat and I’ll meet you inside.‎ M: Okay.‎ Text 10‎ W: Now a report about a forest fire. Last Saturday morning a careless motorist threw a lighted cigarette out of his car ten miles west of the small Canadian town of Stanton. The forest at the side of the road was dry because there had been no rain for many days. Within a few minutes, the bushes and trees were on fire.‎ A truck driver saw the fire when he was on his way to Stanton. As soon as he reached the town he told the police about the fire. Soon firemen were hurrying westwards. When they reached the fire they saw that it was very big. It could not spread to the north because of a lake. But a west wind was carrying the fire towards Stanton and the firemen could not stop it. When they realized this, one of the firemen sent a message back to the town by radio. The chief fire officer and hundreds of people hurried to a place about half a mile west of the town. There they used a powerful explosive to blow down the trees and to clear a wide path through the forest. When the fire reached the break, it began to die down because there was nothing left to burn.‎