2017-2018学年陕西省西安中学高二上学期期末考试英语试题 Word版

2017-2018学年陕西省西安中学高二上学期期末考试英语试题 Word版

西安中学2017-2018学年度第一学期期末考试 高二英语试题 ‎ ‎（时间：120分钟 满分：150分） 命题人：侯西岐 第I卷 ‎ 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分） 第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 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 does Henry dislike doing? ‎ A. Doing some painting. B. Climbing ladders. C. Asking for help. ‎ 2. Where does the conversation take place? ‎ A. At a railway station. B. On a plane. C. In a shop. ‎ 3. What time is it now? ‎ ‎ A.11:45. B.12:00. C.12:15. ‎ 4. Why does the woman make the call? ‎ A. To have her room cleaned. B. To look for her coat. C. To check out. ‎ 5. What does the woman say about the exam? ‎ A. It was canceled. B. It wasn’t difficult. C. It was far beyond her. ‎ 第二节 （共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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 is the relationship between the speakers? ‎ A. Classmates. B. Mother and son. C. Teacher and student. ‎ 7. Why wasn’t the boy going to take the phone? ‎ A. He won’t need it. B. He is afraid of losing it. ‎ C. He plans to use Sally’s phone. 听下面一段对话，回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。 ‎ 1. What is the man doing? ‎ A. Giving suggestions. B. Making a complaint. C. Asking for help. ‎ 2. What will the speakers probably do next? ‎ A. Go to a pizza restaurant. B. Cook the dishes at home. C. Have some steak. 听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。 ‎ ‎10. What makes the speakers notice the problem at first? ‎ ‎ A. The slow speed. B. The noise. ‎ ‎11. Where do the speakers plan to stop their car? ‎ ‎ ‎ C. The hotness. ‎ ‎ A. At a garage. B. At a park place. ‎ ‎12. What’s wrong with the car? ‎ ‎ ‎ C. Near a shop. ‎ A. It needs water in the tank. B. It runs out of petrol. 听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。 ‎ ‎13. When does the conversation take place? ‎ ‎ ‎ C. It needs heating up. ‎ ‎ A. On Sunday. B. On Saturday. ‎ ‎14. Why is the man making the call? ‎ ‎ ‎ C. On Friday. ‎ ‎ A. To get help. B. To attend the party. ‎ C. To cancel an appointment. ‎ ‎15. How does the woman feel about the news? ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ A. Confused. B. Disappointed. ‎ ‎16. What does the man say about his dog? ‎ ‎ ‎ C. Sympathetic. ‎ ‎ A. She had a short life. B. She died of natural causes. ‎ C. She would get better soon. 听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。 ‎ ‎17. Where is the park located? ‎ ‎ A. In West Africa. B. In Southeast Asia. ‎ 18. What do we know about the park? ‎ A. There are over 900 types of plants. ‎ B. Visitors can’t get close to the birds. ‎ C. There’s a lot of room to walk around. ‎ 19. How high is the waterfall? ‎ ‎ ‎ C. In South America. ‎ ‎ A. 30 meters. B. 50 meters. ‎ ‎20. When does the All Stars Bird Show start? ‎ ‎ ‎ C. 100 meters. ‎ ‎ A. At 9:00 am. B. At 11:00 am. ‎ ‎ ‎ C. At 5:00 pm. ‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共 15 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ‎ A ‎ Are you looking for some new and exciting places to take your kids to? Try some of these places: ‎ ● Visit art museums. They offer some activities to excite your kids’ interest. Many offer workshops for making hand-made pieces, traveling exhibits, book signings (签名) by children’s favorite writers, and even musical performances and other arts. ‎ ● Head to a natural history museum. This is where kids can discover the past from dinosaur models to rock collections and pictures of stars in the sky. Also, ask what kind of workshops and educational programs are prepared for kids and any special events that are coming up. ‎ ● Go to a Youtheater. Look for one in your area offering plays for child and family visitors. Pre-show play shops are conducted by area artists and educators where kids can discover the secret about performing arts. Puppet (木偶) making and stage make-up are just a couple of the special offerings you might find. ‎ ● Try hands-on science. Visit one of the many hands-on science museums around the country. These science play-lands are great fun for kids and grown-ups alike. They’ll keep your child mentally and physically active the whole day through while pushing buttons, experimenting, and building. When everyone is tired, enjoy a fun family science show, commonly found in these museums. ‎ ‎21. If a child is interested in the universe, he probably will visit . ‎ ‎ A. a Youtheater B. an art museum ‎ C. a natural history museum D. a hands-on science museum 22. What can kids do at a Youtheater? ‎ ‎ A. Look at rock collections. B. See dinosaur models. ‎ ‎ C. Watch puppet making. D. Give performances. ‎ ‎23. What is special about hands-on science museums? ‎ A. Kids can design their own science games there. ‎ B. Kids can learn science by doing things there. ‎ C. Parents can show their kids how science works there. ‎ D. Parents can read science books to their kids there. ‎ B ‎ Stopping by woods on a snowy evening ‎ By Robert Frost ‎ Whose woods these are I think I know, His house is in the village though. ‎ He will not see me stopping here, ‎ To watch his woods fill up with snow. ‎ ‎ ‎ My little horse must think it queer (奇怪的), ‎ To stop without a farmhouse near, ‎ Between the woods and frozen lake, ‎ The darkest evening of the year. ‎ ‎ ‎ He gives his harness (马具) bells a shake, To ask if there is some mistake. ‎ The only other sound’s the sweep, ‎ Of easy wind and downy flake (鹅毛般的雪花). ‎ ‎ ‎ The woods are lovely, dark and deep, ‎ But I have promises to keep, ‎ And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. ‎ ‎ Robert Frost (1874-1963) is one of the most popular of all American poets. Like Walt Whitman, another famous American poet, he wanted his poetry to be read and understood by the “common man”. Frost wrote about farm and country life in early America, and his poems celebrate both the powerful force of nature and the strength and importance of human actions and choices. ‎ 24. Why did the poet stop by woods on a snowy evening? A. His horse wanted to feed on the grass. ‎ B. He was tired and wanted to have a rest. ‎ C. He was attracted to the beautiful scenery of the woods. ‎ D. He wanted to hunt as many animals as possible in the forest. ‎ 25. Why did the poet have to leave? ‎ A. It got darker and darker. B. He had to keep his promises. ‎ ‎ C. He was afraid of getting lost. D. It was noisy in the woods. ‎ 26. The poem celebrates . ‎ A. the force of nature and the strength of human choices ‎ B. the harmony between man and nature ‎ C. the power of human and common man D. the beauty of nature and country life ‎ C ‎ Imagine this: you are all by yourself in the wild. To make things worse, everyone is fighting against you. Can you survive? ‎ This is what 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen faces in the book The Hunger Games by American author Suzanne Collins. The novel has been on the USA Today’s Best-Selling Books list for two years since it was first released (出版) in 2008. ‎ The novel takes place in an imagined time. The US no longer exists. North America has become Panem, and its biggest city is called the Capitol. The rest of Panem is divided into 12 districts. ‎ Long ago, the districts started a war against the Capitol and lost. They gave up and had to send one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 to appear in a yearly TV show called The Hunger Games. ‎ The teenagers have to fight each other in a desolate (荒凉的) environment. The rules and audience may change, but one rule always stays the same: kill or be killed. ‎ Katniss lives with her mother and younger sister in District 12, the poorest district of Panem. She tries to support her family by secretly hunting beyond the border of her district. ‎ When Katniss’ sister is chosen to appear in the show, Katniss steps up to take her sister’s place. However, her friendship with the other District 12 contestant (选手), a baker’s son named Peeta Mellark, makes her situation even more complicated. In order to survive, she must choose which is more important: her own survival or humanity; life or love. ‎ The twists and turns of her adventure make it hard to put the book down. You can feel Katniss’ pain, confusion and love. This is how a novel should be: you don’t just read it – you live in it. ‎ 27. The purpose of writing this article is mainly to . ‎ A. give us an example of how to survive in the wild ‎ B. introduce to us a USA Today’s best-seller ‎ C. teach us how to win The Hunger Games ‎ D. tell us what might happen in the future North America ‎ 28. Which is TRUE according to the text? ‎ A. The Hunger Games is a televised competition held every two years. ‎ B. Katniss takes her sister’s place to compete because she loves adventures. ‎ C. The new country Panem is divided into 12 parts altogether. ‎ D. The young competitors in The Hunger Games are forced to kill or be killed. ‎ 29. The underlined word “complicated” in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to . A. difficult B. hopeless C. advantageous D. impossible ‎ 30. In The Hunger Games, Katniss faces more challenges because she has to think about . ‎ A. who can support her family instead of her ‎ A. what is the most important in life ‎ B. how she can defeat her opponent ‎ C. why she has to compete in such a violent game D ‎ Tempted by a chocolate bar? Maybe indulging (沉迷于) every so often is not a bad thing especially if it’s dark chocolate. ‎ According to a Swedish study in the journal of the American College of Cardiology that looked at more than 33,000 women, the more chocolate the women said they ate, the lower their risk of stroke. ‎ The results add to a growing body of evidence linking cocoa consumption to heart health, but they aren’t a free pass to overeat chocolate. ‎ ‎ “Given the observational design of the study, findings of this study cannot prove that it’s chocolate that lowers the risk of stroke,” said Susanna Larsson from Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, in an email to Reuters Health. ‎ While she believes chocolate has health benefits, she also warned that eating too much of it could be having the opposite of the desired effect. ‎ ‎“Chocolate should be consumed within reasonable limits as it is high in calories, fat and sugar. As dark chocolate contains more cocoa and less sugar than milk chocolate, consumption of dark chocolate would be more beneficial.” ‎ Larsson and her colleagues tapped into data from a mammography study that included self-reports of how much chocolate women ate in 1997. The women ranged in age from 49 to 83 years. ‎ Over the next decade, there were 1,549 strokes among the group. The more chocolate women ate, the lower their risk. ‎ ‎ Among those with the highest weekly chocolate intake, more than 45 grams, there were 2.5 strokes per 1,000 women per year. That figure was 7.8 per 1,000 among women who ate the least, less than 8.9 grams a week. ‎ Scientists speculate (推测) that substances known as flavonoids may be responsible for chocolate’s apparent impact on health. ‎ According to Larsson, flavonoids have been shown to cut high blood pressure, a risk factor for strokes, and improve other factors linked to heart health. Whether that theoretical benefit translates to real-life benefits remains to be proven by strict studies, however. ‎ Nearly 800,000 people in the United States suffer a stroke every year, with about a sixth of them dying of it and many more left disabled. ‎ For those at high risk, doctors recommend blood pressure medicine, quitting smoking, exercising more and eating a healthier diet, but so far, chocolate isn’t on the list. 31. The researchers who study chocolate lovers with fewer strokes are from . ‎ ‎ A. America B. Sweden C. Britain D. Spain ‎ 32. Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the passage? ‎ A. The more chocolate the women eat, the lower they may have their risk of stroke. ‎ B. Results of this study cannot prove chocolate can lower the risk of stroke. ‎ C. The more chocolate you eat, the healthier you are. ‎ D. Eating too much chocolate could be bad for health. ‎ 33. Which of the following words can replace the underlined word “intake” in Paragraph 9? ‎ A. consumption B. input C. income D. effect ‎ 34. What can we infer from the last paragraph? ‎ A. Whether eating chocolate can lower the risk of stroke has been solved. ‎ B. There are many people in the United States suffering a stroke every year. ‎ C. Doing more exercise is beneficial to health. ‎ D. Whether eating chocolate can lower the risk of stroke remains to be studied. ‎ 35. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. A study about stroke. ‎ B. Chocolate lover may have fewer strokes. ‎ C. A study about the benefit of chocolate. ‎ D. Eating more dark chocolate does good to health. ‎ 第二节 （共 5 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。 ‎ When you hear the word “recycling”, what comes to your mind? 36 ‎ What if I were to tell you there is a dark side of recycling? A type of recycling that does more harm than good. The dark side of recycling has nothing to do with the environment but rather has a lot to do with the recycling of ideas. ‎ Environmental unrest isn’t the only trouble we must face. 37 ‎ Think about it. When was the last time you read an original blog post? I’m guessing it has been quite a while. Why do you think top bloggers (博主) of today win so much respect? 38 With each recycled idea the online world becomes much more polluted. Used content contributes to the ever-increasing mass of digital smog. ‎ ‎39 When you stop recycling, you will then be forced to take up the task of creating from your own ideas. When you recycle an excellent idea, it soon becomes good. When you recycle a good idea, it soon becomes just OK. The chain continues until the key part of what used to make the idea good is saturated (饱和), leaving you nothing but a pile of mess. ‎ In order not to pollute, your ideas must go beyond “just recycled”. 40 For your voice and talent to be heard and seen, you must go far beyond the standard copy of your neighbors’ ideas. ‎ A. Let your ideas develop and flow. ‎ B. Your ideas must stand out from the pollution of the web. ‎ C. The web environment is becoming worse and worse. ‎ D. Idea pollution is quickly becoming widespread across the online world. ‎ E. The first step to reduce pollution is simple: stop recycling. ‎ F. Do you think they recycle their ideas? G. The color green or global warming? ‎ 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ‎ Back in the fifteenth century in Nuremberg lived a family with eighteen children. They were so poor that two children, who wanted to pursue their talent for 41 knew their father would never be 42 able to send either of them to Nuremberg to study at the Academy. ‎ So they tossed (掷) a coin. Albrecht Durer, the younger, 43 the toss and went off to Nuremberg. Albert went down into the dangerous 44 and for the next four years, financed his brother, who did so well that his works were even better than those of most of his 45 . By the time he graduated, he was beginning to earn 46 fees by drawing for wealthy people. When the young artist returned home, at dinner he drank a 47 to his beloved brother for the years of 48 that had enabled him to fulfill his 49 . He said, “Albert, my blessed brother, now it is your 50 to go to Nuremberg to pursue your dream, and I will take care of you.” ‎ With tears in his eyes, Albert held his hands close to his right cheek and said, “No, brother, I cannot go. Look... look what four years in the mines have done to my 51 ! The bones in every finger have been 52 at least once. Lately I have been suffering from arthritis (关节炎) so badly in my right hand that I cannot even hold a 53 to return your toast, much less make delicate lines with a pen or a brush. No, brother, for me it is too 54 .” ‎ Deeply moved, Albrecht painstakingly drew his brother’s 55 hands with palms ‎ ‎(手掌) together and thin fingers stretched skyward. He called his powerful drawing 56 “Hands”, to which the entire world immediately opened their hearts and later they 57 it “the Praying Hands”. ‎ The next time when you see a copy of that 58 creation, take a second look. Let it be your 59 , if you still need one, that no one ever makes it 60 ! ‎ ‎41. A. maths B. art C. expression ‎ D. singing ‎ ‎42. A. widely B. frequently C. financially ‎ D. flexibly ‎ ‎43. A. won B. lost C. ended ‎ D. started ‎ ‎44. A. mountains B. oceans C. deserts ‎ D. mines ‎ ‎45. A. classmates B. colleagues C. professors ‎ D. brothers ‎ ‎46. A. small B. huge C. fixed ‎ D. usual ‎ ‎47. A. beer B. drink C. drop ‎ D. toast ‎ ‎48. A. selfish donation B. no education C. hard work ‎ D. rich experience ‎ ‎49. A. attempt B. dream C. appointment ‎ D. task ‎ ‎50. A. turn B. time C. place ‎ D. hope ‎ ‎51. A. health B. body C. mind ‎ D. hands ‎ ‎52. A. injured B. strengthened C. sharpened ‎ D. used ‎ ‎53. A. knife B. spoon C. glass ‎ D. pen ‎ ‎54. A. urgent B. unnecessary C. messy ‎ D. late ‎ ‎55. A. overused B. dark C. wide ‎ D. fragile ‎ ‎56. A. seriously B. simply C. carefully ‎ D. gently ‎ ‎57. A. sold B. bought C. found ‎ D. renamed ‎ ‎58. A. longing B. touching C. challenging ‎ D. disturbing ‎ ‎59. A. reminder B. aid C. guide ‎ D. coach ‎ ‎60. A. along B. aside C. alone ‎ 第II卷 ‎ 注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节 语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分） ‎ D. aware ‎ 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。 ‎ In the past few years, quite a number of men and women have chosen to do something 61 (little) competitive. They are afraid that the pressure of work will rob them of joy and 62 (happy) and do them harm both physically and mentally. ‎ ‎ In fact, 63 , pressure isn’t the bad thing that 64 often supposed to be. Above all, 65 it gets out of control, a certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and challenge, and to give purpose and significance to 66 otherwise meaningless, idle life. Moreover, people under pressure tend 67 (express) their full range of potential and to realize their own 68 (person) values — the very aim of a human life. ‎ Pressure is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. 69 we can do is to develop our adaptive abilities to deal with it rather than to escape 70 it. 第四部分 写作（共三节，满分45分）第一节 单词拼写 （共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语或英语提示词，在答题卡指定区域的横线上 写出对应单词的正确、完整形式，每空只写一词。 ‎ 71. Foreign (交换) students get the chance to learn more about a culture and its people. ‎ 72. The New York City Transit Authority has (ban) begging on the subway. ‎ 73. We decided to find out from some women what they find most (令人烦恼的) in men. ‎ 74. ‎(quantity) of cash have been withdrawn from the bank. ‎ 75. This advertisement is a (典型的) example of their marketing strategy. ‎ 76. The students (panic) when told that final exams were less than a week away. ‎ 77. The man carelessly threw a lighted (香烟) in the litter bin and started a fire. 78. I (absolute) believe in miracles, and believe that they are all around us, every day. ‎ 79. My ambition is to work for a firm that develops computer (软件) when I grow up. ‎ 80. My (prefer) is that we should challenge the other groups to a friendly competition. ‎ 第二节 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。 ‎ When I was a child, I hoped to live in the city. I think I would be happy there. Now I am living in a city, but I miss my home in countryside. There the air is clean or the mountains are green. Unfortunately, on the development of industrialization, the environment has been polluted. Lots of studies have been shown that global warming has already become a very seriously problem. The airs we breathe in is getting dirtier and ‎ dirtier. Much rare animals are dying out. We must found ways to protect your environment. If we fail to do so, we’ll live to regret it. ‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分 25 分） ‎ 某英文报社组织题为“我喜欢的英语谚语”征文活动,你有意参加。请从下面两 句谚语（① A friend in need is a friend indeed. ② Where there’s a will, there’s a way. ）‎ 中任选一句作为标题写一篇英语作文,内容须包括： ‎ ‎ 1.该谚语的含义； ‎ ‎2.体现该谚语含义的个人经历。 ‎ 注意： ‎ ‎1.词数:120左右； ‎ ‎2.文中不得透露个人姓名和学校、班级名称。 ‎ 参考词汇：谚语 proverb ‎ 西安中学2017-2018学年度第一学期期末考试 高二英语参考答案 听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）‎ ‎1-5 BBCBC 6-10 BBBAB 11-15 BABCC 16-20 BBCAC 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）‎ ‎21-23 CCB 24-26 CBA 27-30 BDAB 31-35 BCADB 36-40 GDFEB 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ ‎41-45 BCADC 46-50 BDCBA 51-55 DACDA 56-60 BDBAC 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎61. less 62. happiness　63. however 64. is 65. unless　66. an　67. to express 68. personal　69. What 70. from 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎71. exchange 72. banned 73. annoying 74. Quantities 75. typical 76. panicked 77. cigarette 78. absolutely 79. software 80. preference 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ When I was a child, I hoped to live in the city. I think I would be happy there. Now ‎ thought I am living in a city, but I miss my home in∧countryside. There the air is clean or the ‎ the and mountains are green. Unfortunately, on the development of industrialization, the ‎ with environment has been polluted. Lots of studies have been shown that global warming has already become a very seriously problem. The airs we breathe in is getting dirtier ‎ serious air and dirtier. Much rare animals are dying out. We must found ways to protect your ‎ Many find our/the environment. If we fail to do so, we’ll live to regret it.‎ 书面表达（满分25分）‎ A friend in need is a friend indeed I have two friends, whose names are Tom and Jim. Tom often asks me to eat out with him. When I am busy and can’t go, he feels very angry with me. And then Jim, he always asks me to tell lies to the teachers whenever he makes mistakes. ‎ ‎ In my opinion, a person without friends can never be happy. Our life is full of joys and sorrows which we need people to share with. Faced with difficulties, we need friends to give us comfort and help. Just as a proverb goes, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”‎ ‎ If you do want to be my friends, there are two important things to remember. Firstly, always be honest. Tell the truth whatever happens. Secondly, be helpful. Always be willing to help.‎ Where there’s a will, there’s a way A proverb is a simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated, which expresses a truth, based on common sense or the practical experience of humans. Let me tell you one of my experience.‎ ‎ A few weeks ago, my father took me to climb Mount Tai. Although I was sweating all over and became very tired, I was still struggling on the steep mountainside, because I knew that I would see the sunrise the next morning.‎ ‎ The experience reminds me of our studies. Although there are many “steps” ahead of us, there is still hope like the sunrise in our hearts. So long as we hold fast to our ideals and never give up, we are bound to achieve success. As a proverb goes, “Where is a will, there is a way.” Our efforts will pay off in time.‎ 听力原文 Text 1‎ M: Did Henry paint the whole house himself?‎ W: He doesn’t like climbing ladders, so he asked somebody for help.‎ Text 2‎ W: Excuse me, sir. All the passengers need to turn off their electronic products for taking off. Please turn off your laptop.‎ M: OK. I will.‎ Text 3‎ W: Oh, no! The shop’s closed for lunch from twelve to one. Excuse me, what’s the time now, please?‎ M: It’s a quarter past twelve.‎ Text 4‎ M: This is Housekeeping. May I help you?‎ W: Yes, this is room 804. I can’t find my coat. I was wondering whether it’s in the lost and found.‎ M: I can check it for you. What does your coat look like?‎ Text 5‎ M: Was the exam very difficult?‎ W: It was worse than difficult — it was absolutely impossible.‎ Text 6‎ W: Remember to keep your phone with you today — in your pocket, because I’ll need to call you to let you know who’s going to pick you up from school — me or Dad.‎ M: I wasn’t going to take it with me today — I’ve left it up next to my bed.‎ W: Why? The idea is that you keep it with you so we can get in touch if we need to.‎ M: I know, but my classmate Sally had her phone stolen from her bag last week and I don’t want to lose mine.‎ Text 7‎ M: Onions, onions…there is onion in everything tonight.‎ W: It helps me lose weight and it’s good for my heart.‎ M: Even so, you don’t need to put it in all three dishes.‎ W: I need to eat as many onions as I can. I wanna get slim as quickly as possible.‎ M: Look, we eat onions at every meal. It’s too much for you and for me. How about we go for something different tonight, like steak?‎ W: No. Pizza is as far as I can go.‎ M: Pizza it is. Let’s go.‎ Text 8‎ W: Frank, do you hear that strange noise?‎ M: Yes, I have noticed it for a while. It seems to be coming from the motor.‎ W: What shall we do?‎ M: I don’t know. Perhaps if we slow it down we can stop at next park place and check what is the matter.‎ W: OK. Let’s do it.‎ M: Oh, it is burning hot. We have run out of the water.‎ W: How is the motor itself? Is it OK?‎ M: I think it’s all right. Let’s wait till it cools down a bit.‎ Text 9‎ M: Hi, Sara.‎ W: Hey, Jimmy. What’s up? I never thought you’d be home on a Saturday night!‎ M: I’m just calling to tell you that I won’t be able to make it to your party tomorrow. My dog died today.‎ W: Oh, I’m so sorry to hear that! What happened?‎ M: I’m not exactly sure. I came home from work tonight and she wasn’t moving. I took her to the hospital and they said her heart had stopped.‎ W: That’s awful. Don’t worry about coming to the party. I completely understand.‎ M: Thanks. She was 15 years old, so at least she had a good, long life. I think she simply died of old age. I just need a few days to myself, but I should be feeling back to normal pretty soon.‎ W: Of course. If there’s anything you need, just give me a call. I can make you some food, or come spend some time with you if you want me to.‎ M: Thanks. You’re a good friend. Have fun at the party.‎ Text 10‎ W: Jurong Bird Park is Southeast Asia’s largest bird park. It’s home to over 5,000 birds from all over the world. Jurong Bird Park is one of the most famous places to view birds. The birds live in areas within the park that are just like their natural environments. Located at the west end of Singapore, the park has a lot of room for visitors to walk around. This way, guests have a good opportunity to see the birds. In one area of the park, there is a 30-meter-high waterfall and over 100 types of plants. Visitors can enjoy getting close to the birds during several different daily feeding time and shows. One, called Breakfast with the Birds, runs from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. Another is the All Stars Bird Show. It happens in the evening, from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm.‎