2018-2019学年河北省武邑中学高一上学期期中考试英语试题

2018-2019学年河北省武邑中学高一上学期期中考试英语试题

‎ ‎ ‎2018-2019学年河北省武邑中学高一上学期期中考试英语试题 ‎ 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共10页。考试结束后，只交答题卡。保存好试卷。‎ 第Ⅰ卷 注意事项：‎ 1. 答题前，考生在答题卡上务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的班级、姓名、学号、考试顺序号填写清楚 2. 各小题选出答案后，用2B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，在试题卷上作答无效。‎ 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。录音内容结束后，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，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．£9.15　　　C．£9.18 答案是B。‎ ‎1. When does the train leave for Chicago? ‎ ‎ A. At 9:10 a.m. B. At 9:20 a.m. C. At 9:40 a.m.‎ ‎2. What sport does the man like most? ‎ ‎ A. Jogging. B. Swimming. C. Basketball.‎ ‎3. What will the speakers have? ‎ ‎ A. A salad. B. Hamburgers. C. Meatballs.‎ ‎4. How many people will play poker? ‎ ‎ A. Six. B. Five. C. Four.‎ ‎5. Why will the woman buy the white car? ‎ ‎ A. Its appearance is cool. B. It’s more comfortable. C. It’s environmentally friendly.‎ 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。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ ‎6. Whom did the woman buy the sweater for? ‎ ‎ A. A friend. B. A family member. C. Herself.‎ ‎7. What will the woman do next? ‎ ‎ A. Talk to the manager. B. Show the receipt. C. Leave the store.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. What does the man want to do on Wednesday night? ‎ ‎ A. Watch a show. B. Clean the house. C. Finish his homework. ‎ ‎9. Where will the woman be on Thursday night? ‎ ‎ A. At a restaurant. B. At her apartment. C. At the Global Theater.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. Where will the vegetables be from? ‎ ‎ A. The grocery store. B. The man’s backyard. C. The woman’s vegetable garden.‎ ‎11. According to the man, who grow their own vegetables? ‎ ‎ A. Housewives. B. Old people. C. Young people.‎ ‎12. What day is the party? ‎ ‎ A. Thursday. B. Friday. C. Saturday.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. Where is the little house? ‎ ‎ A. Near a fruit farm. B. Three blocks from the ocean.‎ ‎ C. On the rainy side of the island.‎ ‎14. Why doesn’t the man consider the first place? ‎ ‎ A. There’s no TV. B. It’s too cold there. C. There’s no air conditioner.‎ ‎15. What do we know about the second place? ‎ ‎ A. It doesn’t have a dryer. B. It provides toothbrushes. ‎ ‎ C. It has a big swimming pool.‎ ‎16. What will the woman do next? ‎ ‎ A. Pack for a trip. B. Make a phone call. C. Go grocery shopping.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. Which floor did the fire destroy? ‎ ‎ A. The first floor. B. The second floor. C. The third floor.‎ ‎18. When was the building built? ‎ ‎ A. In 1718. B. In 1782. C. In 1930.‎ ‎19. What was the building used as at the time of the fire? ‎ ‎ A. A hotel. B. A history museum. C. An old people’s home.‎ ‎20. What probably caused the fire? ‎ ‎ A. The lightning. B. Old electric wires. C. A burning cigarette.‎ 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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ ‎ A Help Wanted PAINTER Must have at least 3 years painting experience. Commercial and new construction work. $10/hr. Immediate opening. Call 435-9201 with work history.‎ SECRETARY ‎ Part-time position available in friendly, busy office. Good typing and general ‎ office skills. Some weekends required. High pay. Various duties. Apply at East Side Management, 500 Park Drive, DeWitt, NY. 13214.‎ VETERINARIAN ASSISTANT(兽医助理)‎ ‎ Person needed for busy animal hospital. Some nights and weekends.‎ ‎ Apply in person to Johnson-Marks Animal Hospital, 404 Snow Road, Syracuse, NY. 13224. After ‎ ‎4 p.m. only please.‎ ‎ NURSES’ ASSISTANTS ‎ Full-time and part-time positions available for modern nursing home. High pay. Call Mrs Downes, R.N. at 534-7618.‎ COOK NEEDED Immediately. Busy downtown restaurant. Must be good and dependable.‎ Experience preferred. Weekends required. Call 324-9817.‎ SALESPERSON ‎ Experienced. Must have some knowledge of men’s clothing industry. Available to work evenings and some Saturdays. Send resume(个人简历) to: Martin’s Apparel, 237 Rockledge St. Syracuse, NY, 13224.‎ ‎ TEACHER ‎ Small private school needs English and math teachers. Must have BS degree and at least 4 years teaching experience. Send resume to: Wales Charter School 19 South 8th St. NY. 13214.‎ ‎ Hotel needs part-time FRONT DESK CLERK. No experience necessary. Excellent people and phone skills a must. Some computer skills helpful. $13/hr.Call: Mr.Jones 357-2897.‎ ‎21. If you dislike working on Sundays, being a ________ should be your best choice.‎ ‎ A. salesperson B. secretary C.cook D. veterinarian assistant ‎22. If you want to get a job at ________, you must have office skills.‎ ‎ A. Martin’s Apparel B. East Side Management ‎ ‎ C. Wales Charter School D. Johnson-Marks Animal Hospital ‎23. Which of the following statements is TRUE accordingly?‎ A. The pay you get from being a painter is higher than from a front desk clerk.‎ B. As a cook, you have to work from Sunday to Friday.‎ C. You can’t apply for the nurses’ assistant if you are a nursing school student.‎ D.Your parents or friends can’t help you for the application for a veterinarian assistant.‎ B Have you ever taken a test that you thought you could have passed easily,only to make some silly mistakes that really hurt your grade? More than a few students have done that.And some seem to do it over and over again.‎ There are several problem areas that can cause students to goof up or do poorly in a test that they could have passed.‎ Some students can become overconfident in their knowledge of the subject matter.They think they know the material better than they actually do.It is easy for students to misjudge their own knowledge, and when they realize that they don’t know the material,it is too late.‎ What happens more often,though,is that some students feel that they are smart enough to be able to guess their way through a test.So they don’t bother studying the material.They are overconfident in their ability to understand things.‎ In either case,overconfidence can result in lower grades in tests.Does this apply to you?‎ Another thing that can happen is that students underestimate the difficulty of the test.They expect an easy test,but the teacher throws in a real tough test that they haven’t prepared for.Sometimes the teacher may cover material in the test that students weren’t expecting.That can happen,especially if they weren’t paying attention in class.‎ Finally,there are students who don’t feel that getting a good grade is important to them,so they don’t bother to study or even try to do well.Such students may be ‎ trying to punish their parents,have a poor image of themselves,or are just plain foolish.Hopefully,you are not one of these students.‎ ‎24. The writer believes that many students 　　　. ‎ ‎ A. are afraid of exams B. make careless mistakes ‎ C. hate homework D. lack confidence ‎25.What does the underlined phrase “goof up” mean?‎ ‎ A. Be overconfident. B. Be nervous.‎ ‎ C. Make silly mistakes. D. Make wrong choices.‎ ‎26.According to the writer,who will be most unwilling to try his best in a test?‎ ‎ A. Edward,dissatisfied with his parents.‎ ‎ B. John,expecting an easy test for him.‎ ‎ C. Dobby, believing he is the smartest in the class.‎ ‎ D. Peter,being overconfident about his ability.‎ ‎27.What would be discussed in the paragraph that follows?‎ ‎ A. Ways to avoid goofing up a test. B.The causes of a poor self-image.‎ ‎ C. Ways to prepare for a test. D.The causes of overconfidence.‎ ‎ C I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career.‎ I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career.‎ I then found myself a job. Looking after two little girls, It wasn’t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didn’t often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.‎ One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go ‎ to school with me, I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification（资格证书）if I wanted to work with children. I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part – time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.‎ Now I’ve got a full – time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you aren’t top of the class at school.‎ ‎28．What is the author’s present job?‎ ‎ A. Working part – time in a college. B. Taking care of children for a family.‎ ‎ C. Helping children with their schoolwork.‎ ‎ D. Looking after children at a kindergarten.‎ ‎29．When staying with the two girls’ family, the author .‎ ‎ A. was paid for extra work B. often worked long hours ‎ C. got much help from her boss D. took a day off every other week ‎30．Why did the author leave her first job?‎ ‎ A. She found a full – time job. B. She was fed up with children.‎ ‎ C. She decided to attend a part – time course.‎ ‎ D. She needed a rest after working extra hours.‎ ‎31．What has the author learned from her own experiences?‎ ‎ A. Less successful students can still have a career.‎ ‎ B. Qualifications are necessary for a career.‎ ‎ C. Hard work makes an excellent student.‎ ‎ D. One must choose the job she likes.‎ ‎ D Kids are natural scientists. That may be why they ask so many questions.‎ Younger kids take up science and math with amazing enthusiasm, yet as they get older they often lose their excitement. Children look on scientific exploration as play, but as they get older they start to connect it with big heavy books，long ‎ worksheets and a lot of really confusing words.‎ What a tragedy! We had their attention，they were listening, they were participating，they were learning and then we lost it to boredom.‎ We need our kids to play more. More play brings up basic scientific concepts. Being familiar with basic scientific concepts brings about exploration which leads to research. Once they are researching, they are completely into the learning.‎ My boys built a small 9hole golf course next to our driveway one day. It was a great product of science. They dug out the holes and channels to guide the golf ball. They played with architecture with a series of pipes they had found in the garage. They tested speed and momentum by creating one of the holes across the driveway. They experienced biology when deciding which front yard plants could be used as a part of the course and which needed to be pulled up.‎ If I had sent them out to the yard to build a 9hole golf course, it would have never happened. It was because it was their idea that it worked. I try to tell them some of the concepts after the fact. When they ask about something, I try to relate it back to something they have built，experienced, or felt. I try to give them a vocabulary around what they already know.‎ An afternoon can change the way kids look at the world. Not bad for a day of play.‎ ‎32. What can we learn about kids' attitudes towards science from the first three paragraphs?‎ A. Kids think they are born to work as scientists.‎ B. Younger kids begin to learn science on purpose.‎ C. Older kids often link science with boring things.‎ D. Children's taking an interest in science is a tragedy.‎ ‎33.By building the small golf course，the writer's boys learnt about all of the following things EXCEP__.‎ A. speed   B. momentum    C. biology    D. agriculture ‎34.If the writer had forced the boys to build a small golf course，they might have _______.‎ A. asked her some related scientific concepts B. made a better golf course than the one they had built C. asked their friends to help them with the work D. got bored and refused to follow the writer's directions ‎35. In which part of a newspaper is the article probably included?‎ A．Architecture.    B. Education.   C．Health.    D. Sports.‎ 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ After entering high school, you must wonder how to study well. Here are some good skills for you.‎ Go to class.‎ ‎ If you want to do well at school, going to class is the first step in studying well. If you miss classes, you will miss what the teacher thinks is important; as a result, you’ll miss what is the most likely to end up on the test. 36 ‎ Take good notes.‎ ‎ Try not to write down everything. 37 Write down unfamiliar terms. After class, review your notes as soon as possible. You can fill in details that you missed and review the material while it is still fresh on your mind.‎ ‎ 38 ‎ ‎ If you are struggling in class, talk to your teacher. He or she may be able to give you more help or tutor(指导) you before or after class. Most teachers have little sympathy for students who just become worried about failing during the last few weeks of the grading period.‎ Take part in class discussions.‎ ‎ In order to learn more in class, it is helpful to take part in class discussions. Asking questions and having eye contact with your teachers and classmates can increase your participation(参与) and your focus during the class discussion. 39 This helps you make your point clear in class.‎ Form study groups.‎ ‎ 40 Make sure that everyone is familiar with the material because you do not want to spend time re-teaching material to people who do not understand it. Be careful!‎ ‎ Sometimes group sessions can become chatting sessions.‎ A. Don’t be late for your class.‎ B. Talk to your teacher if you need help.‎ C. You should write down all the new terms.‎ D. So if you want to study well, go to every class.‎ E. Get students together who want to do well in class.‎ F. All you need is to put the main points in your own words.‎ G. If the material is difficult, you’d better read it before class.‎ 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。 ‎ It was Tom's first visit to England, and he was looking forward to his first journey on London's Underground Railway. And against his friends' 41 , he was determined to travel 42 . ‎ He entered the station shortly after five o'clock in the afternoon. This is a 43 time to travel in London, .44 crowds of people go home from work at this hour. He 45 to join a long line of people waiting for tickets. When at last his 46 came, he had some difficulty in making himself understood by the ticket seller. 47 , he got the right ticket in the end and by asking people the 48 , he also found the right platform (月台).It was 49 with people.  ‎ Unfortunately, he did not 50 to get on the first train, but he was able to move nearer to the platform so as to be in a better 51 to get on the next one. When this train came in, Tom was 52 forward onto the train by the 53 of people from behind. The doors closed and the train moved off. He was unable to see the 54 of the stations where the train 55 but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth 56 along the line. When the train reached the sixth station, Tom got off, feeling 57 that his journey had been so easy. But he suddenly realized that he had come to a station he had never 58 . He explained his 59 to a man who was standing on the platform. 60 a smile on his face, he told Tom that he had caught a train going ‎ in the opposite direction. ‎ ‎41. A. thought B. advice C. relation D. favor ‎42. A. alone B. abroad C. along D. away ‎43. A. short B. certain C. possible D. bad ‎44. A. for B. and C. so D. but ‎45. A. planned B. had C. happened D. hoped ‎46. A. luck B. time C. chance D. turn ‎47. A. Thus B. Instead C. Therefore D. However ‎48. A. question B. way C. place D. condition ‎49. A. packed B. caught C. covered D. seized ‎50. A. manage B. try C. agree D. expect ‎51. A. station B. situation C. position D. seat ‎52. A. fought B. swept C. drawn D. brought ‎53. A. speed B. support C. strike D. push ‎54. A. signs B. points C. names D. numbers ‎55. A. left B. stopped C. started D. moved ‎56. A. part B. train C. stop D. position ‎57. A. tired B. sick C. sorry D. glad ‎58. A. heard of B .talked about C. thought of D. arrived at ‎59. A. result B. mistake C. difficulty D. ticket ‎60. A. In spite of B. Because of C. With D. As 第Ⅱ卷 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）‎ 第二节：语法填空(共10小题；每小题l分．满分l0分)‎ ‎ 阅读下面材料．在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为61—70的相应位置上。‎ Today we wrote this letter to you in order to congratulate you _61__ your winning the high school speaking competition about new Tangshan. Your speech ___62__ (hear) by a group of judges, all of __63_ insisted that you __64__(speak) best. Your parents and your school should be very proud of you! Congratulations again! ‎ Next month a new park __65_(lie) in the center of the city will open to honor those who died in the terrible earthquake and those who helped the __66___ (survive). We would like to have you speak to the park visitors on July 28 at 11：00 a.m. __67_ is known to us all, it is 40 years since the disaster __68__(happen). We would be __69___(extreme) happy if you couldcome. Now Tangshan has taken on __70__ new look.‎ 第四部分：写作(共三节)‎ 第一节：单词拼写(共10小题；每小题l分．满分l0分)‎ ‎71. Without ________（电），life would not be so convenient today.‎ ‎72. Doctors expect him to make a full ________(恢复).‎ ‎73. Just as PremierWen Jiabao puts it, China is__（实际上） a developing country in the world.‎ ‎74. ________（毕业生） from our school are working all over the country.‎ ‎75. _____________ （决心）that he would not come back again, he left his home alone ‎76. The boy __________(掩埋) his head in his hands when he heard the sad news.‎ ‎77. It’s wrong of you to take ______ （躲避） under the tree in the storm.‎ ‎78. We are flying at an ______(海拔高度) of 40,000 feet.‎ ‎79.They have been ____(合作者) for a long time so they know each other very well.‎ ‎80. Police are trying to discover the _______(身份) of the baby found on the road.‎ 第二节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 假如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；‎ 1. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。‎ Ten years before, I made my mind to get my law degree from London. So I moved to England all the way from my home in India. I was very exciting to live in London, too, because I had known so many good things about it. I also made rapid progresses indeed. Like many other students, I had to get a job in order that I could pay for my books. I ended up work at McDonald’s. I had to work many extra hours as if I didn’t want to be fired. I met the number of customers, that didn’t like Indians very much. They treated me very rudely. When I finally became a lawyer, I prefer to help Indians in their problems. ‎ 第三节：书面表达（20分）‎ 假设你的美国笔友John来信想了解你们学校和你在学校的学习生活情况，请给他写一封回信。包括以下要点：‎ ‎1. 对学校做简要介绍(拥有50年历史；教学质量高等)；‎ ‎2. 学校的环境设施(拥有现代化的教学楼、办公楼；学校环境优美等)；‎ ‎3. 教师们爱岗敬业、和蔼可亲。‎ 注意：词数100左右。‎ ‎1—5 ABBAC 6—10 BAABC 11—15 BACAC 16—20 BCACC ABB BCAA 56—60 DBCA 28-31 CDDB   ‎ ‎. DFBGE BADAB, DDBAA, CBDCB, CDAC on, was heard, whom, spoke, lying, survivors, As, happened, extremely, a electricity, recovery, actually, Graduates, Determined, buried, shelter, altitude, partners, identity before-ago, made后加up, exciting--excited, progresses-progress, work--working, as去掉，the--a, that-who, prefer-preferred, in--with ‎ Dear John,‎ I would like to tell you something about my school and my school life. Built 50 years ago, my school is very famous for its high-quality teaching. Every year, ‎ hundreds of students from the school are admitted into the famous universities. ‎ Located in the north of our city, it is convenient to go by bus or underground. It covers an area of 60,000 square metres. Entering the school, you will see the modern administrative buildings, teaching buildings and a library. Besides, in the east of the school, there is a modern gymnasium. ‎ The teachers here are kind, warm-hearted and devoted. They not only help us overcome the difficulty in study, but also guide us to defeat the challenge in our life. ‎ Can you tell me something about your school? I am looking forward to your reply. ‎ ‎ Yours sincerely, ‎ ‎ Li Hua 河北武邑中学2018-2019学年高一年级上学期期中考试英语听力材料 Text 1 W: Sir, I’m in a rush to get to Chicago, but I can’t see the timetable clearly.‎ M: I’ll read it for you. The 9:10 a.m. train is going to Chicago, (1) the 9:40 a.m. train is going to Boston… Oh, madam, it’s 9:20 now!‎ Text 2 W: You look pretty fit. You must be a sports fan.‎ M: Well, I often spend time jogging with my son in the morning, and I sometimes play ‎ basketball with my friends. But my favorite sport is still swimming. (2)‎ Text 3 W: I was thinking of making a salad and meatballs, but we’re out of vegetables.‎ M: I could drop by the grocery store on my way home if you want.‎ W: Let’s just have hamburgers instead. (3) We’ve got everything we need for those.‎ Text 4 M: Did you want to come play poker with us on Friday night? We need one more player to make five.‎ W: Sure, I’ll play. I’m going to bring my friend as well. He loves playing poker. (4)‎ Text 5 M: Of the two cars we have seen today, which one do you prefer?‎ W: Well, the red one is more comfortable but costs much more, while the white one doesn’t use much gas. As a lover of nature, I am surely going to choose the latter. (5)‎ Text 6 W: Hello, I’d like to return this sweater. I have the receipt right here.‎ M: OK, let me take a look… Um…so you bought this over a month ago?‎ W: That’s right. It was a birthday present for my niece. (6)‎ M: I’m sorry, ma’am. But if it has been over a month, we can’t return your money.‎ W: Are you kidding me? I haven’t even opened the package, my friend!‎ M: Well, that is just our store rule. ‎ W: There must be something you can do. ‎ M: I’ll talk to my manager. (7)‎ W: I’d like to talk to him myself! (7)‎ Text 7 M: Hi, Monica! W: Hi, Peter!‎ M: What are you doing on Wednesday night? There will be a great show at the Global Theater. Would you like to go with me? (8)‎ W: Wednesday night? Oh, sorry, I’m planning to finish my composition. ‎ M: Oh, well. Never mind. How about Thursday? (9) Why don’t we go out to dinner?‎ ‎ Just you and me.‎ W: That sounds like a good idea, but I might have to help my roommate clean up the apartment. (9)‎ M: Well, that means you’re going to be busy on Thursday night, too?‎ W: I’m afraid so.‎ Text 8‎ M: What are you going to bring to the party tonight? (12) I was thinking about going to the grocery store to pick up some vegetables.‎ W: Oh, there’s no need to do that. I have a vegetable garden in my backyard. We can just pick some from there. (10)‎ M: I thought that was something only old people did. (11) What kinds of vegetables do you have?‎ W: I have carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, and lettuce. ‎ M: Perfect. How long have you been growing your own vegetables?‎ W: For the last couple of years. More and more young people are doing it now. It’s not just a thing for housewives. ‎ M: Can you come over tomorrow and help me get started on a garden? (12)‎ W: I’m busy on Friday, (12) but I’ll come the day after that.‎ Text 9‎ W: OK, I think we have two choices of where we can spend our vacation. The first place is a little house. (13) It’s located on a fruit farm. But it says there’s no air conditioner.‎ M: That’s OK. It’s on the rainy side of the island. (13) It’s cooler there. ‎ W: You’re probably right. But there’s no washing machine or dryer…not even a TV!‎ M: Oh, no! No TV? That’s terrible! (14) What’s our second choice? (15) ‎ W: It’s on the opposite side of the island, a very nice place with a big swimming pool. (15) It’s only three blocks from the ocean. And the pool area also has a beautiful garden.‎ M: Wow, it does have everything: washing machine, dryer, TV, refrigerator... All we need is our toothbrushes. Let’s go with the second choice. I can’t wait to ‎ go!‎ W: OK. I’ll call them right now and book it. (16)‎ Text 10‎ Now, back to the news! An early morning fire damaged the historic Geller House today. It destroyed the third floor of the building, (17) but firefighters saved the first and second floors. There were only a few elderly people living in the building. (19) And they were carried out to safety, so no one was hurt. The Geller House was built in 1718 and was used as a hotel for over 150 years. (18) George Washington stayed here in 1782. The Geller family owned the building until the 1930s. Then they sold it to the Mills family. Five years ago, it was made into a building for the old. (19) All the electric wires in the building were checked and most of them were changed then. Several fire departments were called to the scene. When we asked Fire Chief Andrew Barnes how the fire started, he answered that a burning cigarette most likely caused it. (20)‎ Keys 1—5 ABBAC 6—10 BAABC 11—15 BACAC 16—20 BCACC 书面表达 Dear John,‎ I would like to tell you something about my school and my school life. Built 50 years ago, my school is very famous for its high-quality teaching. Every year, hundreds of students from the school are admitted into the famous universities. ‎ Located in the north of our city, it is convenient to go by bus or underground. It covers an area of 60,000 square metres. Entering the school, you will see the modern administrative buildings, teaching buildings and a library. Besides, in the east of the school, there is a modern gymnasium. ‎ The teachers here are kind, warm-hearted and devoted. They not only help us overcome the difficulty in study, but also guide us to defeat the challenge in our life. ‎ Can you tell me something about your school? I am looking forward to your reply. ‎ ‎ Yours sincerely, ‎ Li Hua ‎