江西省上饶市2019届高三下学期第二次联考英语试卷

江西省上饶市2019届高三下学期第二次联考英语试卷

上饶市重点中学2019届高三六校第二次联考 ‎（上饶市一中、上饶市二中、上饶县中、玉山一中、余干中学、天佑中学）‎ 英 语 命题学校：上饶县中学 主命题人：徐金湾 副命题人：施红娣 ‎ （考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）‎ 注意事项：‎ ‎1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。‎ ‎2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。‎ 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)‎ 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。‎ 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。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. Where are the speakers?‎ A. In a supermarket. B. In a restaurant. C. At home. ‎ ‎2. What will the woman probably do tomorrow afternoon?‎ A. See a doctor. B. Meet her brother. C. Watch a movie. ‎ ‎3. How will the speakers go to the bookstore?‎ A. By bike. B. By bus. C. By taxi. ‎ ‎4. What does the woman suggest the man do?‎ A. Go to France. B. Give up the program. C. Take three months off. ‎ ‎5. What do we know about Dario?‎ A. He feels hopeless. B. He likes Coke very much. C. He was too busy to go shopping. ‎ 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。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。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ ‎6. What kind of room does the woman want?‎ A. A single room. B. A double room. C. A room for three. ‎ ‎7. How much will the woman pay per night?‎ A. $100. B. $120. C. $150. ‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?‎ A. The coming party. B. The house owner. C. The condition of a house. ‎ ‎9. What was wrong with the house yesterday?‎ A. Its pipe needed replacing. B. Its electricity went off. C. Its light was broken. ‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. Where does the conversation take place?‎ A. At Customer Service. B. At Benson Software. C. Over the phone. ‎ ‎11. Why is the man talking to the woman?‎ A. To place an order.‎ B. To have CD players repaired.‎ C. To complain about a wrong order.‎ ‎12. How many more CD players will be sent to the man?‎ A. 50. B. 100. C. 150. ‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. What does the man enjoy most about the course?‎ A. Meeting famous musicians. ‎ B. Organizing every detail of it. ‎ C. Hearing young musicians play. ‎ ‎14. How does the man advertise the course?‎ A. Through the Internet. B. Through the university. C. Through the TV show. ‎ ‎15. What is required to join the course?‎ A. Perfect performance. B. Basic English skill. C. Good looks. ‎ ‎16. Why isn't the countryside a good choice?‎ A. The cost is high. B. The space is limited. C. The transport is inconvenient. ‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. When should parents pick up their kids at the latest on Thursday?‎ A. At 1:00 pm. B. At 11:30 am. C. At 12:30 pm. ‎ ‎18. What's the advantage of ordering supplies from school?‎ A. It is very convenient. B. It has a free delivery. C. It will cost much less. ‎ ‎19. What does the community charity do?‎ A. Help people in need. B. Look for missing things. C. Donate things to the schoo1. ‎ ‎20. Who will get a call the night before school starts?‎ A. New students. B. Teachers. C. Returning students. ‎ ‎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 The Kaikoura earthquake greatly influenced the Marlborough region, but the locals who have quickly recovered and the generous industries have pulled together to diminish the adverse effects. They are determined to make the best of the situation and attract tourists who want to enjoy the fine food and wine of the area. Here are a few suggestions for accommodation and eating in the region.‎ The Bell Tower on Dog Point, Hawkesbury It is perfect for couples or a group of up to eight who want to eat tasty local cuisine and provides fine views overlooking the Wairau Valley and a pleasant walk to visit the owner's winery, Dog Point.‎ Hotel d'Urville , Blenheim This hotel has unusual but comfortable rooms in the center of town and a small newly decorated restaurant.‎ Raetihi Lodge, Kenepuru Sound ‎ Reached by boat, this elegant lodge with a fully catered dining room is a great place where you can enjoy your time alone. ‎ Arbour, Fairhall A menu sourced from local, seasonal food is created daily by the rising star chef Bradley Hornby with superb service and a fine local wine list to match at this rural restaurant. Bookings are advised.‎ The Vines Village Cafe, Rapaura You can enjoy all the clothes and gift shopping, large spreading outdoors, simple, tasty dishes, good beer selection, and Whitehaven wines on site. It's also home to Alex Fulton Design.‎ Marlborough Farmers' Market A visit to the Marlborough Farmers' Market, which opens on Saturday mornings at Blenheim's A&P Showgrounds, is recommended.‎ ‎21. What do people in the Marlborough region think of the earthquake? ‎ A. It is an opportunity for development. B. It wholly destroyed their hometown.‎ C. It gets the locals and industries desperate. D. It made the region world-famous. ‎ ‎22. Where should one go if he doesn't want to be disturbed?‎ A. Hotel d'Urville, Blenheim. B. Raetihi Lodge, Kenepuru Sound.‎ C. The Vines Village Cafe, Rapaura. D. Marlborough Farmers’ Market.‎ ‎23. What can people enjoy at Arbour? ‎ A. Free local wine. B. Seasonal dishes.‎ C. Menus tailored to their needs. D. Superb service from movie stars.‎ B It's a tragedy that could be avoided: every year, more than 400 people in Britain die while waiting for a replacement organ for their bodies. Although organ transplants have been saving lives for more than 60 years, the right body part is often not available at the right time simply because not enough people choose to be donors. Should people therefore be required to allow their organs to be used by others after death?‎ The British Medical Association (BMA), which represents doctors in Britain, says yes. A system of "presumed consent ( 默许) " would automatically make everyone over the age of 16 an organ donor .Individuals would be allowed to opt out, that is to say, decide not to be an organ donor, if that's what they prefer. The BMA points to much higher organ donation rates in countries that have opt-out systems, such as Spain, Belgium, Austria and the Czech Republic.‎ England's chief medical officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, also wants to change the organ-donor ‎ system from opt-in to opt-out. All of this sounds like very good news for the 7,500 people in the UK who are waiting for transplants of critical organs, tissues, skin and bones.‎ Britain's National Health Service (NHS) recently counts 14.3 million organ donors on a list which began in 1994. Not everyone wants to participate, however, according to the NHS, 90 percent of the British strongly support organ donation, but only 23 percent are on the organ-donor list.‎ Why the discrepancy(差异)? One reason is that organ donation is a personal matter. Another reason may be indecision: when families are not sure about a dead relative's wishes, 40 percent decide not to donate his or her organs. Interestingly, religion has little to do with a decision not to donate. All six of the main religions in Britain support organ donation and transplantation.‎ The government decided in 2018 how the system of organ donation should work--- without a policy of presumed consent. Opinion among members of parliament (议会) continues to be divided; but the tragedy goes on: as things are now, one in 10 Britons in need of an organ will never get one.‎ ‎24. What does the tragedy in Para.1 refer to?‎ A. People are required to be organ donors.‎ B. Organ transplants could save lives for more than 60 years.‎ C. More and more donors' organs are not proper for operation.‎ D. Many patients have to die because of no replacement organ.‎ ‎25. The underlined words "opt out" in Para. 2 mean"_______".‎ A. criticize on donating their organs B. accept organ transplants operation C. persuade their parents not to donate D. choose to be out of the organ donors ‎26. According to Para. 4, most British people______.‎ A. support organ donation without action B. want to participate in organ donation C. are willing to donate their organs D. don't like NHS' activity ‎27. What' s the main idea of the passage?‎ A. Analyzing the tragedy of organ donation.‎ B. Persuading people to support organ donation.‎ C. Praising those people who donate their organs.‎ D. Listing government' s measures on organ donation.‎ C When she was studying to become a scientist, Megan Strauss rode in a small airplane to study giraffes. While a pilot flew over the Serengeti in Tanzania, Africa, the researchers looked down carefully and counted giraffes.‎ ‎"I am always amazed how easily we can spot warthogs and other small animals, yet we sometimes have trouble seeing giraffes. Giraffes are slender in shape, and they may not throw a good shadow, " says Dr. Strauss, who has since become a wildlife scientist.‎ The Serengeti is about the size of Vermont, a state in the northeastern US, so the scientists could not study the entire area. Instead, they surveyed three areas where giraffes were studied in the 1970s. As they expected, they saw far fewer of these animals.‎ To find out if lions had been killing more giraffes in recent years, the team looked at the survival of young giraffes. Lions kill more young giraffes than adults, but the team found no decrease in young giraffes' survival after they are born, compared with the 1970s.‎ The team then looked at whether too many giraffes were being killed by parasites(寄生虫）.The researchers counted parasite eggs in giraffe droppings, and they found too few to harm the giraffe population.‎ They looked into whether poachers (盗猎者)were killing too many giraffes. Two of the areas they studied are where giraffe meat is sometimes sold in local markets. Poachers catch more adult males than other giraffes. Researchers spotted too few males compared with females in those two areas, a sign of poaching.‎ When the food supply is short, the environment supports fewer giraffes and the females have fewer young giraffes. A lot of new trees have grown in the Serengeti, but many are a type that giraffes do not like to eat. The researchers found fewer young giraffes today than in the 1970s compared with the number of adult females, a sign that food was in short supply.‎ Dr. Strauss is working on an environmental education program for Tanzania including books for students. These materials will educate Tanzanians and help them to help giraffes. As knowledge grows and changes are made, they hope the giraffe population will increase.‎ ‎28. What did Dr. Strauss find while studying giraffes in the Serengeti?‎ A. It was too costly to study giraffes.‎ B. It was hard to spot giraffes from the air.‎ C. The number of giraffes had increased slowly.‎ D. Giraffes lived in smaller areas than in the 1970s.‎ ‎29.How did the team study the lion-giraffe relationship?‎ A. By analyzing giraffe droppings. B. By comparing young giraffes with adults.‎ C. By comparing male giraffes and females. D. By surveying the survival of young giraffes.‎ ‎30.What are the causes of a reduction in giraffes population in the Serengeti?‎ ‎ A. Lions and parasites. B. Lack of food and poaching.‎ ‎ C. New trees and local markets. D Illegal hunting and natural enemies ‎31.What is Dr. Strauss doing to help giraffes?‎ A. She is founding a national park in Tanzania.‎ B. She is counting giraffes in the entire Serengeti.‎ C. She is educating students to write about giraffes.‎ D. She is raising environmental awareness in local people.‎ D It began as a game: High school and college students studying computer technology figured out they could use personal computers to break into telephone company computers and make free, long-distance telephone calls. These young computer talents soon gained the name "hackers".‎ Police arrested a few hackers, but many went on to even more complex hacking. One of them was arrested for making illegal telephone calls and later he used a phone to change a police officer's credit records to get back at the officer for arresting him. He also used a computer to change his college records to give himself better grades.‎ As hackers gained experience, they began invading computers at banks, airlines and other businesses. In one case a hacker instructed an airline' s computer to give him free airplane tickets.‎ The U.S. government is worried that hackers may break into its networks of defense computers. The government's secrets are easily attacked because thousands of government computers are connected by telephone lines that hackers can get into.‎ In November 1988, a college student entered a U.S. Defense Department computer network called Arpanet. The hacker injected a computer program that made copies of itself throughout Arpanet. Some hackers use viruses to destroy all the data in a computer. But in this case, government officials shut down the network before the program reached every computer in the system. Shutting down the system angered many researchers who were using the computers. The hacker turned himself in to the police and he was charged with a crime.‎ The incident put the spotlight on computer hacking in the United States. Many companies have hired experts to protect their computers from hackers, and many computer experts now advise companies on how to protect their computers.‎ The U.S. government believes foreign governments have hired hackers to try to break into top-secret defense computers.‎ Experts disagree over whether a computer network can ever be safe from hacking. But in the ‎ future, some of the most outstanding minds in the U.S. will be working to frustrate the attempts of computer hackers.‎ ‎32. What did the first hackers do?‎ A. They broke into government computers. B. They destroyed airplane ticket systems.‎ C. They played computer games. D. They made free phone calls.‎ ‎33. Why can U.S. government computers be easily hacked into?‎ A. They have no defense systems. B. They are connected by telephone lines.‎ C. They are partly accessible to the public. D. They lack complex processing programs.‎ ‎34. What happened to the government computers in November 1988?‎ A. They lost all of the important data. B. They were shut down by researchers.‎ C. They were invaded by a college student. D. They got totally ruined by a computer program.‎ ‎35. What did companies decide to do to protect their computer systems?‎ A. Employ computer talents. B. Build secret defense systems.‎ C. Ask the government for help. D. Collect and analyze the data of hackers.‎ 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。‎ New Year's Traditions Around the World There are many traditions around the world to celebrate the New Year. Here's a look at a few of them.‎ Drive off bad luck Many cultures have traditions meant to scare off bad luck. This often involves using fire or loud noises in the form of fireworks! In Scotland, for example, people hold bonfire celebrations. Men from villages walk through the streets swinging giant burning fireballs over their heads. 36 .‎ Food for good luck ‎ 37 . In the southern part of the United States , people often eat black-eyed peas and pork for good luck in the New Year. In Spain, as the clock strikes midnight, people eat 12 grapes, which represent the 12 months of the year. It guarantees that the year will be filled with good luck.‎ Clothing traditions Many people like to wear new clothing to start the New Year. In Romania, there is a tradition that involves dressing up in a bear costume . 38 ,if this won't! In Brazil, some people wear colorful underwear on New Year's Eve. The most popular colors are red and yellow. 39 . Yellow is supposed to bring you money.‎ ‎ 40 .‎ Many use the start of New Year as a time to try something new or change something about themselves. The New Year is a perfect time to change yourself for the better. That is why many people have the tradition of making a New Year's resolution. It is usually about living healthier or having more success in life. ‎ These are just a handful of traditions. Tell us about a New Year's tradition in your culture!‎ A. Learn something new B. I don't know what will scare off evil spirits C. Make a New Year's resolution D Red is supposed to bring you love E. Food plays an important role in people's life F. And these fireballs are supposed to clean the coming year G. Many cultures have certain diets that are said to bring good luck 第三部分 语言知识运用（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, 选出最佳选项填入空白处。‎ ‎11-year-old TJ had just jumped off the scooter(滑板车)as his neighbor Kim, aged 7, and her sister Julie, 9, looked on. That was 41 a man with messy hair appeared. Without a word, he picked Kim up and 42 walked away.‎ He held her like a baby. 43 , the calm way the man held Kim made TJ believe he must have been a 44 . But eventually something was not 45 . TJ could see Kim's face—she was scared. Her fear turned into 46 , then begging for help. She began kicking and trying to 47 the man's arms." What are you doing?" Julie 48 .But the man, undisturbed, walked along the block until he reached an alley and 49 .‎ TJ's first 50 was to follow them. But how could an 11-year-old kid 51 a grown man? So he ran to his grown-up neighbors' home and shouted，" A man 52 picked up a little girl and took her into the alley!" Then instantly TJ was gone, back on the street 53 his little friend. ‎ Once TJ 54 the alley, he recognized the man, standing in front of an abandoned house. He was pushing the 55 girl through a window. Fortunately, Julie and other neighbors, the police and the mother of the victim soon arrived 56 to save the girl. Kim dashed into her mother's 57 arms, and the two cried and hugged. Meanwhile, officers 58 the man. ‎ That news came as no 59 to TJ's mother. She thinks this is exactly his 60 . And his first thought is not of himself. It's always of others.‎ ‎41.A. how B. when C. why D. where ‎42.A. hurriedly B. secretly C. calmly D .anxiously ‎43.A. On purpose B. After all C. In consequence D. In fact ‎44.A. father B. relative C. stranger D. neighbor ‎45.A. right B. common C. harmonious D. reliable ‎46.A. eagerness B. cheers C. sobs D. silence ‎47.A. get free of B. throw away C take hold of D. deal with ‎48.A. reminded B. warned C. begged D. yelled ‎49.A. resisted B. survived C disappeared D. returned ‎50.A. idea B. impression C. action D. target ‎51.A. prevent B. attack C. follow D. threaten ‎52.A. yet B. already C. even D. just ‎53.A. waiting for B. running after C. playing with D. staring at ‎54.A. found B. walked C. missed D. reached ‎55.A. sensitive B. worried C. panicked D. hopeless ‎56.A. behind time B. against time C .over time D. in time ‎57.A. warm B. safe C. comfortable D. welcome ‎58.A. shot B. arrested C. defeated D. fined ‎59.A. surprise B. prediction C. sense D. reason ‎60.A. duty B. hobby C. character D. identity 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1个适当单词的或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ Scientists found that air pollution may be responsible 61 a big reduction in 62 ‎ ‎ (intelligent). Research showed that air pollution led to big falls in test 63 (score) for languages and mathematics. The study called "The influence of air pollution on cognitive (认知的）performance" 64 (conduct) over four years ago. Researchers analyzed speaking and mathematics tests 65 (take) by 20,000 people of all ages. They said, "Polluted air may do harm to cognitive ability as people become older. "‎ The study is a warning to the rest of the world , 66 (particular) those in cities. Over 91 percent of the world population live in areas with polluted air, 67 is the fourth biggest cause of global deaths. Researchers discovered that the 68 (long) people were exposed to polluted air, the greater their cognitive ability went down. They said air pollution caused a year' s worth of lost education. For those aged over 60, this could be several years. A researcher warned, " 69 is no shortcut to solve this issue. Governments really need to take effective measures 70 (reduce) air pollution. " ‎ 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。‎ This evening I was about to pay for that I had chosen in the shop when I found I didn't have enough money. When I began to remove some item, another shopper hands me a twenty-yuan note. Having been refused by me, the man told me story. His mother was serious ill in hospital. Every day he visited her and brought herself several flowers. This morning he went to there as usual but his mother got angry with him for spend too much money on flowers. She demanded he did something more meaningful with that money. I finally accepted his offer and thanked the man and his mother for their kind.‎ 第二节：书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假如你是李华，你的美国朋友Trevor对中国俗语很感兴趣，前些天给你发了一封邮件，向你请教 ‎“良言一句三冬暖，恶语伤人六月寒”的含义，请你结合以下要点给他回封邮件：‎ ‎1.该俗语的含义;‎ ‎2.你从中得到的启示。‎ 注意: 1.词数100左右; ‎ ‎2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;‎ ‎3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。‎ Dear Trevor,‎ Glad to receive your email and willing to explain to you the saying you mentioned in your email.‎ ‎ ‎ Hope my explanation will be helpful to you.‎ ‎ Yours, ‎ ‎ Li Hua 上饶市重点中学2019届高三六校第二次联考 英语参考答案及评分标准 ‎1--5BCAAC 6--10 CABAC 11--15 CBCAB 16--20 CCAAC ‎21--25 ABBDD 26—30AABDB 31--35 DDBCA 36—40FGBDC ‎41--45 BCDBA 46—50CADCA 51—55 ADBDC 56—60 DBBAC 语法填空：‎ ‎61.for 62.intelligence 63.scores 64.was conducted 65.taken 66.particularly 67.which 68.longer 69.There 70.to reduce 短文改错:‎ ‎71....pay for that... that →what ‎72....remove some item... item→ items ‎73....another shopper hands... hands→ handed ‎ ‎74....told me story... story前加a ‎ ‎75....was serious ill.. serious →seriously ‎76. ...brought herself several... herself→ her ‎77....went to there... 去掉to ‎78....for spend too... spend→ spending ‎79....demanded he did... did→ do ‎80....for her kind... kind →kindness 书面表达 One possible version:‎ Dear Trevor,‎ The saying is meant to tell us the power of words. Put simply, a good word can make people warm in winter while a bad word can make them feel cold in summer. Of course it means more than that. It reminds us that simple but warm words can lift up a person who loses heart and make him through the day while destructive words to someone can be what it takes to kill him. ‎ ‎ Therefore, we should be cautious about our words in daily life and always say positive words to those who we come across and never hurt people by using mean words.‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua 录音原文 Listening Test Text 1‎ W: So, what do you think of the lamb?‎ M: It’s pretty good, but I think the lamb you make at home is better. ‎ W: You’re sweet to say that. Oh, can you get the waiter’s attention for me?‎ Text 2‎ M: Do you have any special plans for tomorrow? If you’d like, I can treat you to the movies tomorrow afternoon. ‎ W: Well, I have a doctor’s appointment at noon, and I’m going to have dinner with my brother at six. I could probably enjoy a movie in between, since it’s your treat. ‎ Text 3‎ M: Would you like to go with me to the new bookstore tomorrow morning?‎ W: I’d love to. But only if we go there by bike rather than by bus or by taxi. ‎ M: No problem. We can use mobike.‎ Text 4‎ M: Should I accept this exchange program and head off to France for three months?‎ W: Are you serious? Everyone I know is lining up to go there and you are actually considering not going. ‎ Text 5‎ W: I feel hungry, Dario. Do you have any food in your fridge?‎ M: I think there is only a bottle of Coke in the fridge. ‎ W: You are hopeless. You can’t survive on Coke. ‎ M: I know, but work was so busy last week that I didn’t have time to go to the supermarket. ‎ Text 6‎ W: Hello, it’s Emma MacDonald here from AB Electronics. I’d like to book a room for the 25th please. ‎ M: Certainly. Would you like a single or a double room?‎ W: ⑥A room for three please.‎ M: The rooms for three are$150 per night, including breakfast. ‎ W: Oh… I see, but my company uses the hotel regularly. We normally get a discount. ‎ M: Oh sorry, ⑦that will be$100 per night then, $120 with breakfast. ‎ W: ⑦Oh, I don’t want breakfast. ‎ Text 7‎ M: Hey, Susan, how’s it going?‎ W: Terrible. I’m really unhappy at Pat, the house owner. When I came home yesterday, the front door was wide open; the cat was hiding in the closet, and there was Pat. ⑨He came to change the pipe, but he didn’t even tell me that he was coming. He does this all the time. Last month, one day I was throwing a dinner party for eight people. When I went out for a minute to buy some wine, Pat came to repair the broken light in my bedroom. I nearly had a heart attack when I walked in and found him there. ‎ M: At least he fixed the light. ‎ W: But it’s terrible not knowing when Pat is going to show up. ‎ Text 8‎ W: Hello, Benson Software. You’re through to Customer Service. ‎ M: Hello, this is Mike Williams from Smiths Retailers. (11)I’m phoning about the CD players you sent last week. Um, I’m afraid you don’t seem to have sent us enough. ‎ W: Oh dear. I’m sorry about that. How many did you receive?‎ M: Well, we received fifty, but I’m pretty sure we ordered a hundred and fifty. ‎ W: Just a moment. I’ll check your order. Well, according to our records, you seem to have ordered fifty. ‎ M: Really? Oh, perhaps there’s been a mistake. I feel certain we have ordered a hundred and fifty. ‎ W: Sorry about the misunderstanding. (12)We’ll get the extra hundred to you as soon as possible.‎ Text 9‎ W: My guest today is Tim Jones, who organizes an international summer course for young musicians. Tim, tell us all about it. ‎ M: Well, I’m lucky to have such a great job. Basically, young musicians come from all over the world and learn to play together to have a concert tour. By the end of the eight-week course, they’re really good, (13)and hearing them play is what gives me most pleasure. Unfortunately, I don’t get to know them all that well, as organizing every single small thing of the course keeps me busy. ‎ W: So, how do you find the young musicians?‎ M: (14)We advertise online. Anyone between the ages of 16 and 20 can complete the application form and e-mail it to us. We’re not looking for perfect performance or the good-looking stars of tomorrow. (15)But the course is in English, so a basic level of spoken language is necessary. ‎ W: Where is the course held?‎ M: Mostly in a university during the summer holidays. They have halls for practicing, and plenty of bedrooms and dining rooms, which is a low cost for us. (16)And of course, convenient transport is a must, so somewhere in the quiet countryside is no good, even though it is more spacious there. ‎ Text 10‎ W: Dear students, please pay attention to the following items: ‎ Thursday, July 15 is the last day of school. Students will be dismissed by 11:30 am. (17)Please remind your parents to pick you up no later than 12:30 pm, and the school will be closed at 1:00 pm. ‎ ‎(18)Supplies for next year: in the school e-mail you’ll find information on ordering all the ‎ supplies you need. Of course, it’s optional, but it’s a convenient way to start your next school year. Order now to guarantee delivery. If you don’t buy the supplies from the school, you must make sure you have them by September 1st. ‎ Lost and Found: please check the school Lost and Found and take the things belonging to you back home by this Friday. (19)Anything left will be donated to our community charity to support people who need our help. ‎ Tuesday, September 1st is the first day of school for 2017-2018. School begins for all students at 8:00 am. New students will meet in front of the office. (20)Returning students will receive a phone call the night before school starts to learn who their teacher is and the classroom number. ‎