英语卷·2017届海南省海南中学、文昌中学高三下学期联考（2017-03）

英语卷·2017届海南省海南中学、文昌中学高三下学期联考（2017-03）

海南中学文昌中学 2017届高三联考 英 语 本试卷分第I卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分。满分150分，时间120分钟 第I卷 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，从每题所给的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 season is it now?‎ ‎ A. Summer. B. Autumn. C.Winter.‎ ‎2. For which subject does the woman fell fully prepared?‎ ‎ A. English. B. Maths. C. Physics.‎ ‎3. What might the weather be like tomorrow afternoon?‎ ‎ A. Cloudy. B.Rainy. C. Fine.‎ ‎4. When will most of the exams end?‎ ‎ A. On January 20th.. B.On January 23nd. C. On January 26th.‎ ‎5. What is the man going to do?‎ ‎ A. Give the woman some pills.‎ ‎ B. Pull out the woman’s tooth.‎ ‎ C. Make the woman fall asleep.‎ 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，从每题所给的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至7题。 ‎ ‎6. What is bothering the baby?‎ ‎ A. Her hands. B. Her eyes. C. Her skin.‎ ‎7. What does the man suggest the woman do?‎ ‎ A. Use the old powder. B. Try a new powder. C. Bathe the baby more often.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第8至9题。‎ ‎8. How long did the man’s friends stay in the apartment?‎ ‎ A. One hour. B. Tow hours. C. Three hours.‎ ‎9. Why didn’t the man clean up the mess immediately?‎ ‎ A. He didn’t want to make his friends wait.‎ ‎ B. He knew the woman would clean it up.‎ ‎ C. He didn’t realize how dirty it was.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. What kind of business are the two speakers in?‎ ‎ A. Athletic shoes. B. Sports clothes. C. Sports equipment.‎ ‎11. What is the second choice of sport in the 36-to 45 age group?‎ ‎ A. Jogging. B. Tennis. C. Skiing.‎ ‎12. In which age group are men a bit more active than women?‎ ‎ A. The 18-to-26 age group.‎ ‎ B. The 27-to-35 age group.‎ ‎ C. The 46-to-55 age group.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. Why does the man say Will is unusual?‎ ‎ A. He likes green most.‎ ‎ B. He rarely sells his paintings.‎ ‎ C. He has a narrow choice of colors.‎ ‎14. What helps Will become a good painter?‎ ‎ A. His family background.‎ ‎ B. His teaching experience.‎ ‎ C. His work for children’s books.‎ ‎15. What does Will like drawing most?‎ ‎ A. Lovely children. B. People’s faces. C. Beautiful scenery.‎ ‎16. What can people expect from Will next summer?‎ ‎ A. An exhibition. B. His first painting show. C. An online video program.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. Which room is for the Academic Test of English?‎ ‎ A. Room 204. B. Room 307. C. Room 405.‎ ‎18. Where should the students put all their belongings?‎ ‎ A. In the lockers.‎ ‎ B. On the chairs outside the testing rooms.‎ ‎ C. In the front of the testing rooms.‎ ‎19. What must the students do to use the restroom?‎ ‎ A. Go to a monitor. B. Finish their tests. C. Ask for permission.‎ ‎20. What do we know about the students?‎ ‎ A. They will take the speaking test first.‎ ‎ B. They are from different countries.‎ ‎ C. They can use their own pens.‎ 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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。‎ A When my daughter Abigail got her learner’s permit a few months ago, I was appreciative of those drivers who saw a nervous teenager behind the wheel and treated her with patience as we drove around our neighborhood and the country roads close by.‎ Her first travels around our part of the Southern End were rather slow (cars piled up behind us). So thank you, nice people.‎ But no kidding, I sincerely want to thank you“friends”, because you have taught my daughter not to take anything for granted on the roads. You deserve the credit for making her a defensive driver.‎ I warned her about “friends”like you, but your actions speak much louder than my words.‎ She’s watched you go through red lights and stop signs,turn without signaling, fail to ‎ yield(让路) at the crossroads, or hesitate at a stop sign and then pull out into her path at the last millisecond (毫秒).‎ I especially appreciated the “friends” who pulled up beside us the other night at a stop sign on a two-way road and took off quickly as Abigail just started to make her move.‎ ‎“What was that!”Abigail shouted.‎ ‎“That’s a ‘friend’!”I yelled.‎ And then there are those of you who find a slow-moving vehicle(farm machinery down our way) in your lane (车道) and swing out into the opposite lane to pass,oblivious(未察觉的）of vehicles coming in the opposite direction.‎ My daughter has learned that a tractor coming her way means there might be an impatient“friend” hiding, ready to cross into her lane.‎ That’s an invaluable lesson. Thanks.‎ And thank you to all the walkers, adults and children, who appear from between cars.“Be ready to stop” is a lesson that you have taught my daughter well. At the sane time, I have taught her the rules for yielding to walkers.‎ Teaching a teen to be a defensive driver isn’t easy. I want you to know that I couldn’t have ‎ done it without you, my “friends”.‎ ‎21. The people mentioned in the first two paragraphs were .‎ ‎ A. tolerant B. strict C. cautious D. slow ‎22. According to the text, the author’s daughter .‎ ‎ A. often turns without signaling and hesitates at a stop sign ‎ B. has made a lot of friends after she got her learner’s permit ‎ C. has learned to be careful of driver in a few mouths ‎ D. has become an experienced driver in a few mouths ‎23. What is the author’s attitude towards the drivers whom he calls “friends”?‎ ‎ A. Grateful. B.Indifferent. C. Sympathetic. D. Annoyed.‎ ‎24. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?‎ ‎ A. To express his thanks to his friends.‎ ‎ B. To warn people to obey traffic rules.‎ ‎ C. To advise teens to be careful when driving.‎ ‎ D. To explain to teens how to be a good driver.‎ B Goldfish have pretty boring lives,so maybe it’s a good thing they can only concentrate for nine seconds! But according to a new research, humans are becoming like goldfish. Our attention span(时长) is getting shorter... and it’s all because of technology.‎ ‎“We move quickly from one site to another on the web,”says Doctor Ted Selker, a computer scientist from Massachusetts, “and we are losing the ability to concentrate.” With millions of websites to choose from, the attention span of the average Internet user is just seconds. There are other digital distractions(分心) too; e-mail, instant messaging and quickie movies on websites.‎ Some people are worried about the effect on young people. “You need time to understand and think about what you read,” says Julia Wood, from London. “Young people search the net all the time and their brains become full of useless information but there is no time to make sense of it. I am trying more unusual methods to improve students’ concentration. Anne Savan, from Wales, was so worried about her students that she started playing Mozart during her science lessons. She said that it had an amazing effect: “The music made them calmer, and their concentration was much better.”‎ But not everyone believes that there is a problem. Ray Cole, an educational psychologist said: “On the web, young people learn to make quick decisions about what is and isn’t worth reading. They might look at five unhelpful websites very quickly, before stopping and reading a sixth useful website more carefully. In a world with so much information available, this is an important skill.”‎ ‎25. Why does the writer mention “goldfish”?‎ ‎ A. To analyze data. B. To introduce a topic. ‎ ‎ C. To settle problems. D. To suggest a way out.‎ ‎26. What may cause a shorter attention span according to Dr. Ted Selker?‎ ‎ A. Skipping on the Internet. B. Time to digest information.‎ ‎ C. Traditional methods of reading. D. Making decisions.‎ ‎27. What will help students overcome short attention span?‎ ‎ A. Receiving e-mails. B. Texting messages.‎ ‎ C. Reading more books. D. Watching quickie movies.‎ ‎28. What is Ray Cole’s attitude towards looking through websites quickly?‎ ‎ A. Cautious. B. Unfavorable. C. Skeptical. D. Supportive.‎ C Before one man walked upon a muddy New Jersey riverbank, baseball was a deadly game.‎ In 1938, Phillies third-base coach Lena Blackburne happened to step into a stream in the Delaware River, and realized he found a solution for one of baseball’s biggest problems.‎ Back then balls fresh from the box were slippery and hard to control. Players tried to improve their grasp with tobacco juice or shoe polish, but as the balls got dirtier, they just got harder to see. Batting helmets hadn’t been invented yet, and players were having trouble keeping their eyes on the errant(无定项的）balls. One batter was even killed.‎ So when Blackburne came across the slippery mud near his hometown fishing hole, his mind went straight to the field. The mud was gritty, with the look and feel of chocolate pudding. He brought some home and found that, sure enough, it coated the ball perfectly, improving the grasp without damaging the leather. When Blackburne showed the result to American League umpires(裁判员), they gave his mud a thumbs-up. By the 1950s, every major-league team was using it.‎ Now, before every major- and minor- league game(as well as many college games), an umpire or clubhouse attendant wipes a light coat of Blackburne’s magic mud on each ball used. The mud hole’s location remains a closely guarded secret to this day. Only one person, Jim Bintlitff, the mud’s farmer, knows where to find it.‎ ‎29. Before 1938, baseball was .‎ ‎ A. boring B. world-famous ‎ ‎ C. dangerous D. unpopular ‎30. The magic mud makes baseballs .‎ ‎ A. look bigger B. easier to make ‎ ‎ C. look prettier D. easier to control ‎31. What did American League umpires think of Blackburne’s method?‎ ‎ A. It might work. B. It was great.‎ ‎ C. It didn’t work. D. It could be improved.‎ ‎32. Which can be the best title for the text?‎ ‎ A. Baseball’s secret B. Baseball rules ‎ ‎ C. Baseball stars D. Baseball’s origin D Make a five-minute film and win!‎ Do you love the summer holidays but hate being bored? Then why don’t you enter the Film Street Summer Shorts Competition by making a short film this summer with your family and friends?‎ What you have to do ‎ To enter the competition, you have to make a short film that is around 5 minutes long(It can be shorter but not longer!) on a digital camera, or mobile phone.‎ Awards The best short film entered into our competition will be shown in Film Street’s Cinema and you’ll win a Cineworld Chiemas pass for yourself and more for other members of your film crew. If you have a Chicworld Cinema pass, you can watch as many films as you like for a year, for free, any Cineworld Cinema!‎ Rules ‎● We can’t show films that tell others about either your, or any other kid’s name or address.‎ ‎● We can’t show films that hurt, harm or insult(侮辱) other people.‎ ‎● We can’t show films that have bad language.‎ Copyright Checklist ‎ Getting permission to use someone else’s work in your film can be expensive, so check your film to make sure that:‎ ‎● Your film is original and you haven’t copied someone else’s.‎ ‎● There are no scenes of branding on shop signs, books, magazines or CDs.‎ ‎● There are no scenes of someone else’s artwork.‎ Address and Date Post your finished film on tape, CD or DVD by Monday, Octoberlst, 2016 to:‎ Film Street Summer Shorts Competition ‎ First Light Movies Unit 6, Third Floor, The Bond ‎ ‎180-182 Fazeley Street; Birmingham So what’s stopping you? Start making your Film Street Summer Short now!‎ ‎33. Who is the passage written for .‎ A. parents B. students C. teachers D. actors ‎34. Form the third paragraph, we can learn that .‎ A. the winner can watch films for free for one year at any Cineworld Cinema ‎ B. the competition is held by Cineworld Cinema C. the winner’s short film can be shown in any cinema D. the winner will be paid for his short film ‎35. The underlined part “original” is closest in meaning to “ ”.‎ A. interesting enough B. full of exciting moments C. good for children D. made by yourself ‎ ‎ 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。‎ Why does gratitude matter?‎ Gratitude doesn’t just feel good. 36 Like other positive emotions, feeling grateful on a regular basis can have a big effect on our lives. Brain Research shows that positive emotions are good for our bodies,minds,and brains.‎ Positive emotions help us see more possibilities and take in more information. They increase our ability to develop skills. 37 ‎ Positive emotions balance negative emotions out. People who often feel grateful and appreciative are happier, less stressed, and less depressed. Gratitude is like a U-turn on ‎ complaining or thinking about what we don’t have.‎ ‎ 38 When we feel grateful, we might also feel happy, calm, joyful,or glad.‎ Gratitude can lead to positive actions. When we feel grateful for someone’s kindness towards us, we may be more likely to do a kindness in return. 39 Thanking people can make it more likely that they’ll do a kindness again.‎ ‎ 40 When we feel and express heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to people in our lives, it creates loving bonds, builds trust, and helps you feel closer.‎ When we make it a habit to feel grateful and appreciative, it increases our awareness of good things as they happen. That set of attitude of gratitude has positive effects on our mood.‎ A. It might make you suffer a lot.‎ B. One positive emotion often leads to another.‎ C. Gratitude helps us build better relationships.‎ D. Making a habit of gratitude can also be good for us.‎ E. In addition, they help us to learn and make good decisions. ‎ F. Find out who you appreciate and what the reasons might be.‎ G. Your gratitude also can have a positive effect on someone else’s actions.‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 完型填空（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中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。‎ Many sports players have not only accomplished incredible(不可思议的）acts of athleticism, but also unbelievable acts of sportsmanship. There were some 41 examples in 2014, and I’ve 42 two that inspired me.‎ ‎ One example of sportsmanship took place in the Sochi Olympics. Russian Anton Gafarov was hobbing(蹒跚而行) along the track,far 43 the rest of the skiers. One of his skis was broken. He had tried to 44 with the damaged equipment. Canadian ski coach Justin Wadsworth was the only one who had a(n) 45 ski. Wadsworth didn't want Gafarov to finish slowly,hobbling across the line. He wanted him to finish with 46 .The Canadian skiers were already out of the race,giving Wadsworth two 47 : Leave Gafarov to hobble across the line on one ski,or ‎ give him the spare one. Wadsworth gave him the extra ski, 48 Gafarov to get second place in the quarter-finals. 49 ,he came in sixth in the semi-finals. It was Wadsworth who helped Gafarov 50 his Olympic dream.‎ ‎ The other example took place in the 2014 World Cup quarter-final match between Brazil and Colombia. The game had just ended. Brazil had won,2-1. Brazil was 51 on the sidelines,cheering and having a good time. Colombian midfielder James Rodriguez had just had his World Cup dream 52 despite scoring a record-breaking six goals in the competition. Brazilian defender David Luiz walked over to him,pointed at him,and 53 the crowd to acknowledge him. He then declared his 54 for a game well played and 55 him for his wonderful World Cup performance. It made both the crowd and Rodriguez 56 .‎ ‎ As an athlete,I know it's easy to get caught up in the 57 of a game. But I also know that 58 is just as important as winning and losing.‎ ‎ Always remember to 59 your opposing team. Play hard,but play fair. And always be nice. It's the right thing to do and it always 60 .‎ ‎41. A. amusing B. interesting C. amazing D. embarrassing ‎42. A. collected B. picked C. made D. created ‎43. A. behind B. off C. from D. back ‎44. A. walk B. go C. work D. continue ‎45. A. broken B. extra C. new D. temporary ‎46. A. respect B. kindness C. love D. pride ‎47. A. questions B. chances C. choices D. problems ‎48. A. allowing B. advising C. instructing D. wanting ‎49. A. Finally B. Specifically C. Particularly D. Gradually ‎50. A. share B. enjoy C. have D. complete ‎51. A. imagining B. reviewing C. celebrating D. training ‎52. A. turn out B. torn apart C. torn open D. torn down ‎53. A. urged B. forced C. expected D. warned ‎54. A. surprise B. doubt C. curiosity D. appreciation ‎55. A. prepared B. challenged C. recognized D. interviewed ‎56. A. shy B. happy C. crazy D. tired ‎57. A. fun B. advantage C. meaning D. competitiveness ‎58. A. sportsmanship B. friendship C. leadership D. championship ‎59. A. learn from B. fight against C. keep up with D. shake hands with ‎60. A. pays out B. pays back C. pays off D. pays up 第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15）‎ 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。‎ Wi-Fi is a word which has its own little brother in the from of a complex password which, no matter how hard you try, you can never guess. Generally, it 61 (stick) to the inside windows of cafes and hotels as 62 extra way of attracting customers. Even on public transport and in shopping 63 (center), it’s becoming more common. Last summer, I 64 (spend) four months working in France,where the company I was working for put me up in a house 65 didn’t have Wi-Fi. I was looking forward to it . I soon discovered, however,that 66 (live) in a house without Wi-Fi,‎ was easier than I had expected before. 67 I couldn’t enjoy my usual web browsing(浏览）on BBC iplayer, social media site , and keeping up-to-date with the news, I could spend more time with my housemates. I read more, I cooked for my friends and I even tidied up 68 (often). I learned how to live without Wi-Fi. I found it was easier than I had imagined. My experience this summer made me 69 (reflect) on how much we do use Wi-Fi. It’s possible not to be so dependent 70 it. Try it and see.‎ 第Ⅱ卷 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，请您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。没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：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该次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。‎ Dear Sir,‎ I am a student from Yucai School in Xi’an, Shannxi Province. Informed that you were looking for a student to serve as a spokesman for pandas, I am very exciting. I hope that I can get the opportunity to do something else for pandas. I have been the panda lover since my childhood. Pandas are so lovely that they bring us comfortable and pleasure. They are regarded as a treasure of our country’s Unfortunately, such a lovely species is now facing with the danger of becoming extinct(灭绝的). That I am eager to do is raise people’s awareness of protect pandas. I would appreciate if I could be chosen as a spokesman.‎ ‎ Yours sincerely,‎ ‎ Li Hua 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假定你是校学生会主席李华，你校的一位外教Tom想在你市寻找一套公寓居住。几日前，你在四季花园小区（Seasonal Garden）内看到一处，下面是小区位置及周边情况简图。请用英语给他写一封E-mail，介绍相关情况。‎ 内容包括：‎ ‎1. 小区的地理位置；‎ ‎2. 小区的地理优势。‎ 注意：1. 词数100词左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ Dear Tom,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Hua 海南中学文昌中学 2017届高三联考 英 语 一、听力 ‎1-5 BACAB 6-10 CABAA 11-15 CACAB 16-20 ACACB 二、阅读 A篇 21.A 22.C 23.D 24.B B篇 25.B 26.A 27.C 28.D C篇 29.C 30.D 31.B 32.A D篇 33.B 34.A 35.D 三、篇章结构 ‎ 36.D 37.E 38.B 39.G 40.C ‎ 四、完形填空 ‎41-45 CBADB 46-50 DCAAD 51-55 CBADC 56-60 DBADC 五、语法填空 ‎61. is stuck 62. an 63. centers 64. spent 65. which/that ‎66. living 67. Although/Though 68. more often 69. reflect ‎ ‎70. on ‎ 六、短文改错 ‎ Dear Sir,‎ I am a student from Yucai School in Xi’an, Shannxi Province. Informed that you were looking for a student to ‎ ‎ are serve as a spokesman for pandas, I am very exciting. I hope that I can get the opportunity to do something else for ‎ ‎ excited pandas. I have been the panda lover since my childhood. Pandas are so lovely that they bring us comfortable and ‎ a comfort ‎ pleasure. They are regarded as a treasure of our country’s . Unfortunately, such a lovely species is now facing with ‎ country ‎ faced ‎ the danger of becoming extinct(灭绝的). That I am eager to do is raise people’s awareness of protect pandas. I would ‎ ‎ What protecting appreciate ∧if I could be chosen as a spokesman.‎ ‎ it ‎ ‎ Yours sincerely,‎ ‎ Li Hua 七、书面表达 ‎【参考范文】‎ Dear Tom,‎ You wrote in your letter that you wanted to rent an apartment in our city. Recently I happened to find a flat that might be suitable for you.‎ Located at the crossing of Chuangye Street and Minzu South Road, Seasonal Garden is the best community i would like to recommend to you. Around it there exists a supermarket, a hospital, a school as well as a bank standing across the street I figure these life facilities are bound to make your stay convenient and comfortable. Besides, public transportation is also within your easy reach. Buses can take you everywhere you want to go on our city. What’s more, behind the community is a beautiful park, where you can go jogging to have good relaxation after a day’s work.‎ Are you satisfied with it? If so, I will arrange it for you.‎ ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Hua ‎◆附听力原文◆‎ ‎（Text 1）‎ W: I just love it when the leaves of the trees change colors like this!‎ M: Yes, and it’s not as hot as it is in summer and not as cold as it is in winter.‎ ‎（Text 2）‎ M：Emily, do you think you’re prepared for the coming mid-term examination?‎ W: Oh, I think so, except for maths and physics. You know it’s just impossible for me to do as well in them as in ‎ ‎ English. ‎ ‎(Text 3)‎ W: What’s the forecast for tomorrow?‎ M: I think it said it’s going to be quite dark and cloudy in the morning, but it might brighten up later.‎ W: Well, so long as it doesn’t rain. I’m going on a picnic tomorrow with Judith and Peter.‎ ‎(Text 4)‎ M: Mom, which day do you think would be the best day for me to plan a charity dinner party? The term’s nearly ‎ ‎ over-it ends on January 26th.‎ W: Well, when will the last examination be held?‎ M: Most of the exams finish this Friday, but there are some music exams that go on until the 23rd. That’s next ‎ ‎ Monday.‎ W：I think you’d better wait until after that.‎ ‎(Text 5)‎ W: Aaaagh!‎ M: What are you shouting for? I haven’t given you the injection yet.‎ W: Could you just give me some pills? I hate injections. They usually hurt and then they make me fall asleep.‎ M: Oh, this won’t make you fall asleep. This will just freeze the area around the tooth so that you cannot feel any ‎ ‎ pain while I am pulling it out. That’s all.‎ ‎(Text 6) ‎ M: Okay. Let’s have a look at her.‎ W: All right.‎ M: Ah, yes. I see ... well, it’s very uncomfortable for the baby, and it certainly explains why she’s been crying more ‎ ‎ than usual, but this is very common for babies.‎ W: Really?‎ M: Yes. A baby’s skin is extremely sensitive. Tell me, have you changed brands of any of your baby products ‎ ‎ recently? You know, shampoo, soap, baby powder ... anything like that?‎ W: Uh ... well, I did start using a different baby powder a couple of weeks ago.‎ M: Hmm ...well, maybe you should try going back to the old one.‎ W: Okay .‎ M: And I’ll give you some cream to put on her each time you bath her. That should clear up her spots. Just don’t let the cream get in her eyes, and try to keep her from touching her skin with her hands.‎ ‎(Text 7)‎ W: I’m really angry with you.‎ M: Why?‎ W: I got back from my trip last night, and the apartment was a total mess!‎ M: I’m sorry if you’re upset. My friends came over at 7:00, and we left at 9:00 to go a bar. I planned on cleaning up ‎ ‎ when I got back, you’d already cleaned everything up.‎ W: I got back at one. I don’t know why you didn’t clean up before you left. You know I can’t stand being in a dirty ‎ ‎ apartment.‎ M: Honestly, I don’t see the harm in leaving it for a while. My friends and I were a bit drunk, and it seemed wrong to ‎ ‎ make them wait for me to clean. I’m sorry.‎ ‎(Text 8)‎ M: Jane, could you review the results of the survey on sporting activities again? I’m planning out ‎ our proposal for ‎ ‎ today’s business meeting. I think we should consider expanding our line of athletic shoes. Maybe we consider ‎ ‎ developing a new market--targeting sports clothes or equipment.‎ W: Sure, Sam. I’ve summarized the results, broken down by consumer age groups and sporting activities. The survey ‎ ‎ was carried out among people between the ages of 18 and 55, and the results have been organized in term of the ‎ ‎ following age groups: 18 to 26, 27 to 35, 36 to 45, and 46 to 55.‎ M: Okay.‎ W: People in these two groups reported jogging as their favorite recreational sport followed by skiing, tennis, ‎ ‎ swimming, and cycling.‎ M: What about these groups broken down by gender?‎ W: Thanks for bring that up. Men appear to be slightly more active than women in the 18-to-26 age group, but ‎ ‎ women seem more active in the other three groups.‎ M: I see.‎ ‎(Text 9)‎ M: Hi, Sara! Where are you going?‎ W: To the library. The professor told us to do some research for an art project today. The project is about a young ‎ ‎ artist called Will Scorsby, so I want to look up some in formation on the library computer. ‎ M: Wow, I know him. He’s a friend of my cousin, and I met him once at my cousin’s home. He is an unusual artist. ‎ ‎ He doesn’t use many different colors. You see green in all his paintings but the color he likes most is orange.‎ W: Who taught him to paint?‎ M: His mum was his first teacher. She draws pictures for children’s books. Will’s grandfather is an artist too. I’m sure ‎ ‎ will learned a lot from him, too.‎ W: Where does Will work?‎ M: He’s got his own room at home to work in. He draws and paints people’s faces more than anything else. There’s ‎ ‎ an online video where you can watch him paint a picture of his own face. ‎ W: And does he sell his paintings?‎ M: Yes. He sold his first painting last winter but lots of people are buying them now. Next summer he’ll have a big ‎ ‎ exhibition in the USA. I think he’s going to be very famous.‎ ‎(Text 10)‎ Good morning! Before the exam begins, I’d like to go over some information with you. First of all, this is the Academic Test of English for International Students, and this is Room 405. If you are here for the SAT, please go to Room 204. If you are here for the GRE, go to Room 307. Okay, then, the rest of you are here for the English test.‎ So, to begin with, you many not take anything with you into the testing rooms. That means mobile phones, MP3 players, iPods, pens, paper, pencils, etc. You will each be given a locker and a key. You should put all of your belongings in the locker. You may, however, wear your coats to the testing rooms since the hallways are very cold at this time of the year. You must place your coals on the chair outside the testing room before you go in, though. You may not wear your coats in the testing room.‎ Then, the bathrooms... The men’s restroom is located at the east end of this hallway. The women’s is at the west end. While you are waiting to be called for your speaking test, you may ask one of the monitors for permission to use the restroom. Only one female and one male candidate will be allowed to use the facilities at a time. Also, once your name and number have been called, you must go directly to your testing room. ‎