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湖南省名校联盟2019—2020学年高二12月联考 英 语 (本试卷共 8 页,全卷满分:150 分,考试用时:120 分钟) 注意事项: 1. 答题前,先将自己的姓名、准考证号写在试题卷和答题卡上,并将准考证条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。 2. 选择题的作答:每小题选出答案后,用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上相应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 3. 非选择题的作答:用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内,写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 4. 考试结束后,将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。 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。 例:How much is the shirt? A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15. 答案是 C。 1. Where does the conversation take place? A. In an elevator. B. On a bus. C. In a taxi. 2. What will the man do in Edinburgh? A. Do business with Justin. B. Tell Justin his new address. C. Give Justin the medicines. 3. What kind of music does the man like? A. Jazz. B. Classical. C. Folk. 4. When does the conversation take place? A. In September. B. In April. C. In February. 5. Whose advice did the woman follow? A. The shop assistant’s. B. Her mother’s. C. Her sister’s. 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 和第 7 两个小题。 6. What are the speakers mainly discussing? A. Where to buy tickets. B. Where to park the car. C. Where to get a camera. 7. Where will the speakers meet? A. At the market. B. At the camera shop. C. At the sports stadium. 听下面一段对话,回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。 1. What does the man have to do now? A. Plan a trip. B. Look for a job. C. Make a decision. 2. What does the woman think of the job in America? A. Dangerous. B. Exciting. C. Boring. 听下面一段对话,回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。 3. When should students meet for the field trip? A. At 7:00 am. B. At 7:15 am. C. At 8:00 am. 4. How will the boy probably get to school today? A. Take the bus. B. Take his mom’s car. C. Take Mrs. Anderson’s car. 5. What is the relationship between the woman and Mrs. Anderson? A. Colleagues. B. Neighbors. C. Best friends. 听下面一段对话,回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。 6. What kind of people is The Knife and Talk popular with? A. Truck drivers. B. Office workers. C. Actors. 7. What does the woman like most about the restaurant? A. Quiet environment. B. Great waitresses. C. Pop music. 8. What does the man say about his favorite restaurant? A. Its tables are pink. B. It offers great food. C. It was just opened. 9. What does the man have for lunch? A. Pancakes. B. Fish pie. C. Sausages. 听下面一段独白,回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。 10. Which competition is suitable for the listeners? A. The high level. B. The middle level. C. The low level. 11. What is the topic for this year? A. Weather. B. Change. C. Travel. 12. What are the listeners advised to do to get ideas? A. Ask Maria for help. B. Read the poem called Rain. C. Borrow books from the library. 13. What will the school spend the prize money on this year? A. The library. B. The computers. C. The lab. 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分 35 分) 第一节(共 10 小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分 25 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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Back in 2012, Dylan Mayer was 19 years old. He was a few years into a new passion: scuba (水肺) diving. He says spending time under water is like visiting an alien planet full of strange creatures. Dylan grew up in Maple Valley Washington, just outside of the liberal blue bubble of Seattle. Dylan learned young how to hunt and do farm work. On October 31, 2012, he decided to marry his love of scuba diving with his desire to be self-sufficient and harvest his own food. That gray morning, the goal was to pull a giant pacific octopus from its den, wrestle it to the surface and take it home for dinner. He and a friend headed to the popular dive site at Cove 2 in West Seattle. With his bare hands, Dylan caught an 80-pound cephalopod (头足类动物). “The key is to stay calm. Once you start to panic, you’ll drown,” said Dylan, recalling his 45-minute hand-to-tentacle (触须) battle with the octopus. But when he hauled it out of the water, people nearby didn’t look very happy. Dylan and his dive partner threw the octopus in the back of their truck and quickly left the scene. Even though what Dylan did was perfectly legal and even though octopus is on restaurant menus all over the Northwest, the taking of this particular octopus touched a nerve. Adult members of the diving community that Dylan was so excited to be a part of not only roundly rejected him, but also threatened to kill him and his family. However, one diver from the Cove 2 community rose above the criticism to guide this young diver. 1. What did Dylan Mayer decide to do on October 31, 2012? A. To get married. B. To grow his own food. C. To support himself by diving. D. To pull a giant pacific octopus. 2. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A. Dylan went to Cove 2 alone. B. Dylan spent 54 minutes catching the octopus. C. Dylan attached great importance to keeping calm. D. Dylan caught a cephalopod with some equipment. 3. What were people’s reactions to Dylan’s taking of the octopus? A. Not all people liked it. B. People nearby were very satisfied. C. Adult members of the diving community were very excited. D. Nobody liked it because they thought it was against the law. B From Mozart to Metallica, tons of people enjoy listening to various types of music while they paint, write, or draw. Many believe that music helps boost creativity, but an international study conducted by English and Swedish researchers is challenging that belief. Their findings indicate music actually stymies creativity. To come to their conclusions, researchers had participants complete verbal insight problems designed to inspire creativity while sitting in a quiet room, and then again while music played in the background. They found that background music “significantly damaged” the participants’ ability to complete tasks associated with verbal creativity. The research team also tested background noises such as those commonly heard in a library, but found that such noises had no impact on subjects’ creativity. The tasks were simple word games. For example, participants were given three words, such as dress, dial, and flower. Then, they were asked to find a single word associated with all three that could be combined to form a common phrase or word. The single word, in this case, would be “sun” (sundress, sunflower, etc). Participants completed the tasks in either a quiet room, or while exposed to three different types of music; music with unfamiliar lyrics, instrumental music, or music with familiar lyrics. “We found strong evidence of damaged performance when playing background music in comparison to quiet background conditions,” says co-author Dr. Neil McLatchie of Lancaster University. Dr. McLatchie and his colleagues theorize that music interferes with the verbal working memory processes of the brain, blocking creativity. Also, as far as the library background noises having seemingly no effect, the study’s authors believe that was the case because library noises create a “steady state” environment that doesn’t disrupt concentration. It’s worth mentioning that even familiar music with well known lyrics damaged participants’ creativity, regardless of whether or not it caused a positive reaction, or whether participants typically studied or created while listening to music. “To conclude, the findings here challenge the popular view that music strengthens creativity, and instead demonstrate that music, regardless of the presence of semantic (语义的) content (no lyrics, familiar lyrics or unfamiliar lyrics), consistently disrupts creative performance in insight problem solving,” the study reads. 1. Why are Mozart and Metallica mentioned at the beginning? A. To prove they are very creative. B. To introduce the topic of the text. C. To show the importance of music. D. To offer some background information. 2. What does the underlined word “stymies” in the first paragraph probably mean? A. Blocks. B. Boosts. C. Inspires. D. Strengthens. 3. If the participants were given the words fire, place and book during the game, a proper answer could be . A. man B. store C. work D. birth 4. What do we know about the study? A. The tasks were very difficult for participants to finish. B. All participants were exposed to two different types of music. C. Music with famous lyrics didn’t harm participants’ creativity. D. Library background noises hardly affected participants’ creativity. C Heart disease is one of the major killers in the world today. Many who suffer from it must have heart transplants. However, it’s difficult to get a suitable heart donation, and even if a patient survives the wait, his or her body often rejects the heart. But there is now new hope for sufferers of heart disease. According to a study published in the journal Advanced Science, researchers from Israel’s Tel Aviv University printed a 3D human heart on April 15. “This is the first time anyone anywhere has successfully engineered and printed an entire heart,” professor Tal Dvir told CNN. Unlike the previous 3D-printed heart structure, the new heart is complete with cells, blood vessels, chambers and other structures a heart needs to function normally. But scientists still have more to figure out before the 3D-printed heart can be fitted into the body. For one thing, the experimental heart is only the size of a thumb. And, although it can contract like a muscle, it cannot pump out blood like a real one. At present, the heart prototype is like a tiny airplane that has all of the right parts, but can’t fly. However, the development is still regarded as a major breakthrough in medicine. In the experiment, the researchers turned human fat tissue into human heart tissue with stem cell technology. The tissue was then turned into “bio-ink” for a 3D printer to ensure that tissue in the heart came from the patients themselves. So ideally, if it were to be placed in the body of someone in need of a transplant, there would be less risk of organ rejection. “Patients will no longer have to wait for transplants or take medications to prevent their rejection,” researchers told USA Today. “Instead, the needed heart will be printed, fully personalized for every patient.” But the scientists think that 3D printing can be used to create other human organs. They foresee a time when the 3D printing of organs will be an everyday medical practice. “Maybe, in 10 years, there will be organ printers in the finest hospitals around the world and these procedures will be conducted routinely,” Dvir said. 1. Why do scientists have to do further research before fitting the 3D-printed heart into the body? A. Because the heart is incomplete. B. Because the heart can’t pump out blood. C. Because the heart is an airplane that can’t fly. D. Because the heart can’t contract like a muscle. 2. What can we infer from the last two paragraphs? A. The needed heart will be printed to meet every patient’s need. B. The 3D printing of organs will be an unusual medical practice. C. Dvir has a negative attitude towards the future of organ printers. D. Patients will need medicines to stop their rejection for their heart transplant. 3. What can serve as the best title for the passage? A. Organ printers in the hospitals. B. How to get a suitable heart donation. C. Heart disease: one of the major killers. D. A 3D-printed heart: new hope for heart disease sufferers. 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。 How to keep screens from ruining your vision Laboratory studies have shown that prolonged exposure to high-intensity blue light damages retinal (视网膜的) cells in mice. But epidemiological (流行病学的) studies on real people tell a different story. So, 31 Human eyes are different from rodent (啮齿动物) eyes. We have protective elements, such as macular pigments and the natural blue-blocking ability of the crystalline lens (晶状体). 32 Just because blue light isn’t harming your retina doesn’t mean your electronic devices are harmless. Because of its wavelength, blue light does disrupt healthy sleep physiology. Mounting evidence suggests that 33 It also robs you of restorative rapid-eye-movement sleep, dulls focus, and diminishes brain activity the next day. 34 First, turn off your electronic devices before bed. Outside of the bedroom, when you do look at your screens, lower the brightness. Second, follow the “20-20-20” rule. The American Optometric Association defines this rule as taking a 20-second break every 20 minutes to look at something 20 feet in the distance. This will allow your eyes to blink and relax. Third, 35 This way will reinforce the body’s natural tears and keep the eye’s surface hydrated. A. why does it damage our human retinal cells? B. These structures absorb blue light before it reaches the delicate retina. C. why is there difference between blue light’s effects on rodent eyes and human eyes? D. screen time before bed increases the time it takes to fall asleep. E. There are ways to make your screen viewing more comfortable and more conducive to sleep. F. use lubricating eye drops before extended computer use. A. we should decrease screen time before bed. 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,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Can you imagine being able to remember every single experience of your life and every word in your favorite book? That’s 36 Becky’s life is like. Three years ago, Becky was reading a newspaper article which mentioned that it was 37 for people to 38 the details of their life in the first three years. “What 39 !” she thought, because she could 40 remember her life all the way back to when she was just 12 days old. Her parents had carried her to the driver’s seat of their car and 41 her down for a photo. But it wasn’t nonsense. She was just one of only 80 known people 42 a mysterious condition called HSAM. Becky’s unusual 43 was shown on a program called 60 Minutes, where reporter Allison 44 her ability by asking her about her favorite book series, Harry Potter. Allison would pick up a 45 and open a page and read her a line. 46 Becky would name the book, chapter number, chapter name and could recite every word 47 Allison told her to stop. Being able to remember every little 48 is great, but as every HSAM sufferer will tell you, it’s also 49 to deal with it. We always 50 things to get over sad experiences in our lives, but it’s something that people like Becky can’t do. Even walking on the street and lightly 51 somebody can bring back 52 memories from Becky’s childhood. Also, like Becky, people with HSAM 53 do well in school, because they have problems picking up the important information from what they’ve learnt. Becky’s great brain could help scientists find a 54 for terrible mental illnesses like Alzheimer. Her condition could hold the secret to treating or even 55 Alzheimer. 36. A. what B. which C. that D. where 37. A. possible B. impossible C. necessary D. important 38. A. forget B. think C. imagine D. remember 39. A. fun B. interest C. meaning D. nonsense 40. A. clearly B. naturally C. hardly D. surprisingly 41. A. knocked B. placed C. lay D. pulled 42. A. going through B. getting over C. suffering from D. bringing back 43. A. thing B. matter C. problem D. case 44. A. tested B. recognized C. knew D. proved 45. A. film B. book C. magazine D. chapter 46. A. Probably B. Slowly C. Immediately D. Gradually 47. A. when B. if C. unless D. until 48. A. detail B. information C. message D. moment 49. A. fresh B. great C. tough D. easy 50. A. reject B. forget C. mention D. discover 51. A. knocking at B. talking with C. knocking into D. coming across 52. A. happy B. wonderful C. rapid D. bad 53. A. never B. ever C. always D. often 36. A. way B. cure C. solution D. suggestion 37. A. suspending B. researching C. preventing D. studying 第二节(10 个小题;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(一个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 For many of us, cold drinks 56. (consider) to be one of the necessities for summer. Who can resist the 57. (please) of drinking an ice-cold Coke after playing a basketball game on a hot day? However, a recent study 58. (conduct) by the professors from the University of Ottawa, found hot drinks such as teas and coffees might actually be more 59. (effect) to cool you down in dry conditions. According to Smithsonian Magazine, when you drink some hot drinks, you 60. (start) to sweat more. It will remove excess heat by converting (转化) 61. water from a liquid to a vapor. As long as you are able to sweat, you can cool down quickly. But that also means 62. you’re in a hot, humid room, or you are wearing long sleeves and trousers, hot drinks are 63. (probable) not going to work. 64. that case, Jay suggests the opposite course of action: “Hot drinks still add a small amount of heat to the body, so if 65. (sweat) more is going to be a problem, go for a cold drink.” 第四部分 写作(共两节,满分 40 分) 第一节 应用文写作(满分 15 分) 假设你是李华,你非常喜欢看英文电影,认为这是一个学英语的好办法,但是你的家长并不支持,于是你写信给外教Joyce,征求她的意见。 内容包括: 1. 说明你的想法; 2. 家长反对的理由; 3. 征求老师的意见。注意: 1. 词数 80 左右; 2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。 第二节 概要写作(满分 25 分) 阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇 60 词左右的内容概要。 Scientists have announced that they have cloned the first human embryo. This has caused much debate round the world. On the one hand, some scientists point out that if you clone an embryo, you can produce valuable human tissues—such as bone or lung tissue—that could be used to save human lives. On the other hand, many people, including some scientists, disagree and are afraid that, if mankind toys with nature in this way, we may be on our way to producing a real-life Frankenstein’s monster. Cloning is producing an exact copy of a plant or an animal using its cells. The first mammal to be cloned successfully from an adult cell was Dolly the sheep. She was born in 1996 and died in early 2003, at a much younger age than normal. When she was born, many people were worried that cloning would lead to more diseases in the animal world. However, in general the scientists were praised for their wonderful scientific advance. Ian Wilmut, the Scottish scientist who created Dolly, is shocked that some scientists are now considering cloning human beings. Although he researches cloning, his intention has never been to create copies of humans. Instead, he thinks research efforts should concentrate on creating new tissues and organs that can be used to cure diseases like cancer. However, some people believe that cloning human embryos with the intention of destroying them shows no respect for human life. Even though human cloning is causing a lot of anxiety, it is good news for Faye Wilson, a 41-year-old saleswoman who cannot have a baby. “I am anxious to have a child of my own,” she says. “I don’t want to adopt someone else’s child—if I had the chance, I would have a cloned baby right now.” While cloning human embryos is not legal in many countries, some scientists are already pushing ahead with research in order to produce a cloned human baby. Severino Antinori, an Italian physician, has declared that he wants to be the first to clone a human being. 高二英语 答案解析 1—5 BCCCB 6—10 BBCBB 11—15 CBBAB 16—20 BCBBA 21. C 从第二段 he decided to marry his love of scuba diving with his desire to be self-sufficient and harvest his own food 可知答案为C。marry...with...将„„与„„结合起来。 22. C 从第三段中The key is to stay calm 可知答案。 23. A 从最后两段可以推出答案。 24. B 从下文可知作者举例是为了引出话题。 25. A 从第一段 but 转折可以看出研究结果发现音乐会阻碍创造力,在倒数第二段中也出现了blocking creativity。 26. C 在第二段中可以得知参加者需要找一个能与所给三个单词都能组成合成词的一个单词,因此选 work,分别组成 firework, workplace, workbook。 27. D 从倒数第二段as far as the library background noises having seemingly no effect 可以得出答案。 28. B 从第三段 although it can contract like a muscle, it cannot pump out blood like a real one 可以得出答案。 29. A 从第五段最后一句话得出答案。 30. D 根据全文可以得出答案。 31. C 承上启下的一个句子,从下文的解释可以得出答案。 32. B 从上文的such as 举例和答案中的these structures 可以得 出答案。 33. D 从后文的It also robs you of 可以得出答案。 34. E 从下文的First...Second... Third 可以得出答案。 35. F 从下文可以得出答案。 36. A 句型 what be like。 37. B 从后文的语境中可以得出答案。 38. D 从下文的remember 可知,原词再现。 39. D 从下文的But it wasn't nonsense 可以得出答案。 40. A 从语境中可知她能清晰地记得。 41. B 她父母把她放下来拍照。 42. C 遭受„„之苦 suffer...from 从下文的sufferer 可知。 43. D 例子,案例。 44. A 通过问„„来测试她的能力。 45. B 从下文可知。 46. C 用immediately 能很好地体现她的记忆超强。 47. D 直到叫她停下来。 48. A 从上文the details of their life in the first three years.可知。 49. C 从上文的“great” “but”可知应该要用tough。 50. B 通常我们可以忘掉以前的事情来克服不好的记忆。 21. C 对于记忆超强的人来讲,在街上轻轻地撞别人一下都会清晰地记得,带来不好的记忆。 22. D 同上 23. A 从下文的because they have problems picking up the important information from what they've learnt.可知答案。 24. B a cure for 治愈„„的方法。 25. C 治疗甚至是预防的秘诀,故用preventing。 26. are considered 根据句意“被认为”,谓语是被动,主语是复数。 27. pleasure 作resist 的宾语,用please 的名词形式。 28. conducted 非谓语动词作定语,study 与conduct 是被动关系,用过去分词。 29. effective 根据上下文意思,热饮比冷饮更有效。 30. will start 从句为一般现在时,主句一般将来时。 31. the 特指上文的hot drinks。 32. if 分析句子成分,if 引导的是宾语从句中的条件状语从句。 33. probably 副词,很可能地 34. In 固定短语,意思是“在那种情况下,如果那样的话”。 21. sweating 动名词作主语。 应用文写作One possible version Dear Joyce, I’m writing to seek your help because my parents and I are unable to agree on how to learn English. I’m keen on watching English movies, which I consider a good idea to use different media for study. However, my parents are strongly opposed. They think the language is informal, which might affect my English study. Worse still, it is a waste of my study time since it requires a large amount of energy to have a thorough understanding of a movie. Should I follow my parents’ advice or stick to my own idea? I’d really appreciate your advice. (99 words) Sincerely, Li Hua 概要写作One possible version There is a worldwide debate over human cloning.(要点一) Some people are in complete agreement with it, while others think it wrong.(要点二) Like Dolly, it can benefit mankind but still lead to some worries. (要点三) Human cloning not only satisfies Faye Wilson who cannot have a baby, but also excites Severino Antinori who desires to clone a human.(要点四)However, Ian Wilmut believes researchers should focus on creating new tissues and organs to cure serious diseases instead of copies of humans. (要点五)(78 words) 概要写作( 25 分) 评分标准 (一)评分原则 1. 本题总分为25分,按5个档次给分。 2. 评分时,先根据所写概要的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次, 然后以该档次的要求来衡量、确定或调整档次,最后给分。 3. 词数少于40的和多于80的,从总分中减去2分。 4. 评分时,应主要从以下四个方面考虑: (1) 对原文要点的理解和呈现情况; (2) 应用语法结构和词汇的准确性; (3) 上下文的连贯性; (4) 对各要点表达的独立性情况。 5. 拼写与标点是语言准确性的一个重要方面,评分时,应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。 6. 如书写较差以致影响交际,可将分数降低一个档次。 (二)各档次的给分范围和要求 档次 描述 第五档 (21—25) —理解准确,涵盖全部要点。 —能准确使用相应的语法结构和词汇 —有效地使用了语句间的连接成分,使所完成的概要结构紧凑 —完全使用自己的语言 第四档 (16—20) —理解准确,涵盖绝大部分要点。 —所使用语法结构和词汇可能有些错误, 但完全不影响意义表达。 —比较有效地使用了语句间的连接成分, 使所完成的概要结构紧凑。 —有个别整句抄自原文。 第三档 (11—15) —理解较为准确,涵盖大部分要点。 —所使用语法结构和词汇方面虽有些错误, 但不影响意义表达。 —应用简单的语句间的连接成分,使上下文内容连贯。 —出现两句以上整句抄自原文现象。 Text 1 听力原文 town. You’re lucky to have a choice. A lot of people don’t. Text 8 M: Oh, no. Is it almost 7:00 am? Why didn’t my alarm work? W: What’s wrong? Your class starts at 8:00 am. You have plenty of time, don’t you? M: No, ⑩today is my school field trip. I need to be at school by 7:15 am. W: Oh, yeah, that’s right. You asked me to pack your lunch box last night. M: Can you drive me there right now, Mom? I would be late if I took the bus. W: Sorry, sweetie. I haven’t taken a shower or gotten dressed. I need at least 20 minutes. M: No way. I will be in big trouble. W: Oh. (11)(12)Look out the window! Seems like Mrs. Anderson will drive her son, Billy, to school right now. How about you go with them? Billy is your best friend. I’m sure Mrs. Anderson wouldn’t mind taking you with them, right? M: You’re brilliant, Mom. Text 9 M: At which stop will we get off? W: We still have three more stops to go. Text 2 M: Rosy, I’m leaving for Edinburgh on business the day after tomorrow. Would you like me to take anything to Justin? W: Yeah. Here’s his address. Please take it with you. And please give him these medicines when you see him there. Text 3 M: Jane, would you mind turning down the music? W: Why? I thought you would like to listen to some music while working. M: Yeah, but, you know, jazz and classical are not really my thing. I prefer folk. Text 4 W: When does the school year start in Japan? M: In April. Do you start in September? W: No, in my country we start one month earlier than Japan. M: That’s next month! Text 5 M: Wow, you wear a long coat. W: Well, my mom said I ought to get a really warm coat, so I tried on this long one, but my sister said the short one was more fashionable and so did the shop assistant. M: But you bought the long one in the end. W: Yeah. Text 6 W: ⑥Where shall we park our car? M: I’ll park near the sports stadium. There are always spaces round there. W: But I want to go to the camera shop so the sports stadium isn’t very convenient for me. Is it possible to park along the street? M: No way. We’ll get a ticket. I’ll drive through the camera shop and you can get off. ⑦I’ll walk back to the camera shop after I’ve parked the car. W: OK. ⑦I’ll see you there. Then we can go to the market together. Text 7 M: ⑧I’ll have to make a choice soon about next year. I’ve been offered a job to work in America, but I’ve also passed the public servant exam to work in the government of my hometown. W: Wow, America? How could you say no? M: Well, believe it or not, I don’t have a burning desire to see the world. I’d much prefer just to stay at home. Anyway, it’s hard to decide. W: ⑨Well, I would strongly advise you to think of the future. Working abroad is much more exciting than working in a small M: Lily, where do you like to eat? W: (13)Well, my favorite restaurant is The Knife and Talk. It’s very near the city center. (13)At lunch it’s full of office workers, but I like to go before that, in the middle of the morning. I go there and order big breakfast and take one of their newspapers and just relax for an hour or so. Their pancakes are delicious. (14)They don’t have a TV in there, which I love most. They just have some jazz music, very quiet, nothing too loud. What’s your favorite restaurant? M: Well, it’s just a very simple restaurant. There are only about six tables in there. A couple of waitresses wear ugly pink uniforms. (15)But the food is great, very tasty, and cheap too, which is important, of course. There are some truck drivers sitting at the counter drinking coffee and eating sausages every morning. (16)I always have pancakes in the morning and their fish pie for lunch. That restaurant has been open for many years. They say the actor James Dean eats there sometimes, but I don’t think that’s true. Text 10 M: Now could everyone sit down, please? I’ve got an important announcement to make. As you know, the national school poetry competitions that we usually enter are starting soon. The competitions are sorted into three levels: the high level, the middle level and the low level. The high level is for 17-to-19-year-olds, and the middle level is for 14-to-16-year-olds. (17)But the one for people of your age, the low level, is the one we’d like you to go for. We hope all of you will try. As some of you may remember, the topic for last year was “Weather”. (18)This time the judges have chosen the topic “Change”, and that could cover a lot of things. A new school, a different house, for example. (19)So if you want to enter the competition but you’re stuck for ideas, have a look at last year’s winning poem called Rain on the competition website. You may know the girl who wrote it—Maria from our school. She also got a little book of her poem called Traveling published as part of her prize. Maria won some money for the school. (20)If anyone in the school wins, we’d like to use the money for the library, as we feel that’s the right way for it to be spent. Maria’s prize money last year was spent on the computers and the lab. OK, that’s all from me. For more information, please visit our school’s website.查看更多