2017-2018学年福建省泉州市泉港区第一中学高二上学期期末考试 英语 Word版

2017-2018学年福建省泉州市泉港区第一中学高二上学期期末考试 英语 Word版

‎ 泉港一中2017-2018学年上学期期末质量检测 ‎ 高二年级英语科试题 ‎ （考试时间120分钟 总分150分）‎ ‎ ‎ 第Ⅰ卷（满分100分）‎ 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。‎ ‎1. How long does the woman want to stay？‎ A. About seven days. B. About five days. C. About twelve days.‎ ‎2. Who could go for a drive in the man's opinion？‎ A. Only one of them. B. The two of them. C. Their whole family.‎ ‎3. Which of the following can tell the movie scared the girls？‎ A. They screamed. B. They were talking loudly C. They couldn't stop talking about it.‎ ‎4. What does the man want the woman to do？‎ A. Go home early. B. Work late. C. Leave him alone.‎ ‎5. How much is the man's telephone bill?‎ A.＄50. B.＄24. C.＄30.‎ 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. How many stops are there to Hayfield Road?‎ A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.‎ ‎7. Why does the woman think it is no trouble to show the man the way？‎ A. Because she lives there. B. Because she works nearby there..‎ C. Because she will have to go past there 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. When do they hope to send out the first shipment(发货)?‎ A. In May. B. In June. C. In August.‎ ‎9. What would the woman like to do in the meeting？‎ A. Meet some ad companies B. Go over the marketing plan.‎ C. Make some arrangements for the next week.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. What did Chinese people prefer to do to their beloved in the past?‎ A. Speak out love. B. Send something. C. Sing in front.‎ ‎11. What is people's attitude to speaking out love to beloved?‎ A. Embarrassed. B. Surprised. C. Disappointed.‎ ‎12. What is influencing young people in modern China?‎ A. Confucian(孔子) thoughts. B. Eastern thoughts. C. Western thoughts.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. What is the man going to do?‎ A. Change some US dollars. B. Change some UK dollars. C. Change some HK dollars.‎ ‎14. What is the exchange rate？‎ A. 700 American dollars to 405 pounds. B. 100 American dollars to 72 pounds.‎ C. 700 American dollars to 400 pounds.‎ ‎15. How much does the man want to change?‎ A.＄700. B.＄400. C.＄500.‎ ‎16. What kind of notes does he want？‎ A. 100, 50 and small changes. B. 20, 5 and small changes. C. 100 and small changes.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. How many Wollemi Pine do exist in the wild?‎ A. More than 100. B. 100. C. Less than 100.‎ ‎18. Where does the Taronga Zoo sit?‎ A. In the downtown. B. Far away from the downtown.‎ C. On the other side of Sydney Harbour.‎ ‎19. Where is the birthplace of modern Australia?‎ A. The Rocks. B. The shops. C. The cafes.‎ ‎20. What place is Sydney according to the text？‎ ‎ A. A place to escape summer. B. A place to escape winter. C. A place to escape sunshine.‎ 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ ‎ A ‎ ‎ Keeping a journal can not only be beneficial to you, but it can also be a benefit to your family. Do you remember the family vacation to Disneyland when you were 12 ? What about your parents’ 20-year anniversary? Or your birthday party when you turned 15?‎ ‎ A family journal is a book, or a series of books, where family members can write about any event that has taken place. It could have photos, and may also include letters, announcements and other updates from family members.‎ ‎ You can also create a family travel journal. It is packed and taken along on every family vacation. Each family member can write down their daily or weekly experiences. This is a great place to add photos of your vacation as well as other items such as addresses and phone numbers of where you stayed, names of restaurants where you ate, or other attractions you visited. You can even include other souvenirs  （纪念品）that were collected during each trip. ‎ Your family journal can include the houses in which you live. You can document your family homes throughout the years. If you never move, you can take photos of when you change the paint color. Each family member can write an annual memory of living in that home.‎ Another function of your family journal can be to record health histories of your family members. This becomes a medical journal for easy reference to past medical histories. At the same time, you can record your family tree.‎ A family journal is a wonderful project that the whole family can work on together. This is something that becomes a priceless book filled with memories that can be enjoyed for decades to come.‎ ‎21. According to the first paragraph, a journal can _____.‎ A. predict what will happen in your future life ‎ B. do a lot of good to you and your family ‎ C. remind you of your friends’ names and addresses ‎ D. help you to remember your date of birth ‎ ‎22. According to the passage, a family journal may include the following things EXCEPT _____.‎ A. special projects in your company B. health histories of your family members C. souvenirs D. photos ‎23. From this passage we can know that _____.‎ A.every family member has his or her own family journal B. a family journal can keep you happy and busy C. you can record the changes of your house in a family journal D. a medical journal can prevent many kinds of diseases ‎24. A family journal is a valuable book that all family members _____.‎ A. should try to update once a year B. must keep secret ‎ C. should read daily D. can share in the future ‎ B This is a true story of a mother’s sacrifice (牺牲) in an earthquake.‎ When the rescuers reached the ruins of a young woman’s house, they saw her dead body through the cracks. Her pose was somehow strange---she knelt (跪) on the ground like a person who was worshiping (祷告)；her body was leaning forward, and her two hands were supported by an object. However, the cold and stiff body told them that she had passed away for sure.‎ The rescuers left this house and were going to search the next collapsed (倒塌的) building. For some reason, the team leader was driven by a strange force to go back to the ruined house. Again, he knelt down to search the little space under the dead body. Suddenly, he screamed with excitement, “ A child! There is a child!”‎ The whole team worked together; carefully they removed the piles of ruined objects around the dead woman. There was a 3-month-old little boy wrapped in a blanket under his mother’s dead body. Obviously, the woman had made great sacrifice in order to save her son. When her house ‎ was falling, she used her body to make a cover to protect her son. The little boy was still sleeping peacefully when the team leader picked him up.‎ A doctor came quickly to examine the little boy. After he opened the blanket, he saw a cellphone inside the blanket. There was a text message on the screen. It said, “ If you can survive, you must remember that I love you.” Everybody that read the message cried.‎ ‎25. Why did the young woman kneel on the ground? ‎ ‎ A. To protect herself from the earthquake. B. To show respect for God.‎ ‎ C. To ask God for help. D. To protect her baby.‎ ‎26. After reading the text message, everyone felt quite ______.‎ ‎ A. shocked B. excited C. moved D. afraid ‎27. What’s the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?‎ ‎ A. To prove that a cat has nine lives. B. To show the power of a mother’s love.‎ ‎ C. To express his thanks to the rescuers. D. To give advice on how to rescue others.‎ C Winslow Homer was the second of the three sons of Henrietta Benson Homer and Charles Savage Homer. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1836 and grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His father was an importer of tools and other goods. His mother was a painter. Winslow got his interest in drawing and painting form his mother. But his father also supported his son’s interest. Once, on a business trip to London, Charles Winslow bought a set of drawing facsimiles (摹本) for his son to copy. Young Winslow used these to develop his early skill.‎ Winslow’s older brother Charles went to Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The family expected Winslow would go, too. But, at the time, Harvard didn’t teach art. So Winslow’s father found him a job as an assistant in the trade of making and preparing pictures for print media. At 19, Winslow learned the process of lithography (平版印刷术), which was the only formal training that Winslow ever received in art.‎ In 1859, Winslow Homer moved to New York City to work for Harper’s Weekly. Homer also started to paint seriously. He hoped to go to Europe to study painting. But, something cropped up that would change the direction of Winslow Homer’s artistic work. Harper’s Magazine would send him to draw pictures of the biggest event in American history since independence. It was the American Civil War between the Union and the rebel (反叛的) southern states.‎ Winslow Homer went to Washington, D. C., in 1861. He drew pictures of the campaign of Union Army Major General George B. McClellan the next year. His pictures of the war showed many ways that conflicts affect people.‎ ‎28. Who had the same interest as Winslow according to the text?‎ A. His father. B. His mother. C. His teacher. D. His brother.‎ ‎29. Why didn’t Winslow go to Harvard University?‎ A. He didn’t want to go there.‎ B. He wasn’t admitted to Harvard University.‎ C. He couldn’t learn art in Harvard University.‎ D. His family had no money to send him there.‎ ‎30. The underlined phrase “cropped up” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to “____”.‎ A. appeared B. remained C. followed D. interrupted ‎31. How does the text develop?‎ A. By comparison. B. In order of time.‎ C. By giving examples. D. By questioning the points.‎ D ‎ Phrases like “good sharing!” and “great job on the slide!” echo(回响)across American playgrounds. Coaches pass out ribbons to every participant. Scholar publishes a series called “I’m Special!” assuring readers that the ability to play with friends and sing songs makes them special indeed. We’ve been told that high self-esteem（自尊） is the key to children’s happiness and success, and we’ve been praising and protecting them ever since. But has the self-esteem movement gone too far? Many experts argue that instead of raising healthy high achievers, maybe we’re raising a generation of narcissists(自我陶醉者). “Our old concepts of self-esteem are old-fashioned, and parents need to send the concept to the trash heap（垃圾堆）of all things outdated and useless,” says Aaron Cooper, co-author of I Just Want My Kids to be Happy.‎ While experts used to blame low self-esteem for everything from bad grades to criminal behavior, research has shown that inflated(膨胀的)self-esteem is more often the criminal. An article called “Rethinking Self-Esteem” by Roy made a stir when he supposed that criminals and drug abusers(滥用者) actually had higher self-esteem than the general population. Martin and Ervin found that the modern habit of constant praise was turning kids skeptical（怀疑的） and ‎ unmotivated. And esteemed child development expert T. Barry recently wrote in The New York Times that the phrase “self-esteem” had lost its meaning. ‎ Parents just want their children to have a positive self-image. And while it’s easy to make fun of the extremes of the self-esteem movement, it’s difficult to walk the fine line between acquiring self-respect and self-centeredness. Anyway, make it clear that while you have expectations for their behavior, you love and accept them unconditionally. True self-esteem isn’t about a steady stream of applause; it develops when children know their limits and responsibilities, are given enough opportunities to challenge themselves, and feel secure that they’re loved even when they fail.‎ ‎32. What’s the purpose of using phrases like “good sharing!” and “great job on the slide”?‎ A. To attract readers’ attention. B. To introduce the topic. ‎ C. To give the author’s opinion. D. To tell readers the key to happiness and success.‎ ‎33. According to the text, which of the following statements is true?‎ ‎ A. Children with high esteem are likely to be high achievers.‎ ‎ B. High self-esteem makes kids motivated nowadays.‎ ‎ C. High self-esteem does harm to kids in a way.‎ ‎ D. In children’s development high self-esteem plays a positive role.‎ ‎34. The proper way to develop children’s true self-esteem is to .‎ A. give them constant praise unconditionally. ‎ B. let them shoulder all their responsibilities.‎ C. offer them support even though they fail. ‎ D. have high expectations for their behavior. ‎ ‎35. What’s the author’s attitude towards high self-esteem?‎ A. Objective. B. Positive. C. Subjective. D. Negative.‎ ‎ ‎ 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。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）‎ As is known to all, many things can be measured in terms of data. Sometimes data（数据） can ‎ indeed tell the truth. With the help of data we can easily know the price of a can of Coke in the supermarket or the result of a football match. Data can make our life easier and more comfortable. What is more important, data seem to be fairer than words or statements. 36 Nowadays, as lies exist in the world, data are expected to tell the truth. Therefore, many of us would rather believe data. ‎ On the other hand, if we judge things only by data from the so-called specific research, aren’t we a little too narrow-minded? Many people often treat the so-called specific data unwisely just to make sure that they are making the right decisions. 37 For example, how can you tell that somebody isn’t a good student just because he or she doesn’t get high marks in the final examination?‎ ‎ 38 For example, the degree of your feeling happy in your life, the depth of love between you and your friends, and the faith you have in your country. We can only feel them in our hearts but can never express them in data.‎ There is no doubt that analyzing the exact data is important to assessment of an actual event. But data should be dealt with wisely. We often get wrong data which mislead us. 39 Remember, data have no feeling but we humans have. Data do not mean much to people if we do not have the abilities to analyze the data with the knowledge and confidence to judge whether they are true or false. 40 ‎ Data are data after all. Life is much more colourful than the pale data. So give the cold data a warm heart and we’ll find that the world is far more wonderful than the pale data can describe. ‎ A. We should try our best to be wise thinkers. ‎ B. If the data are true, we don’t have to worry about being cheated.‎ C. But sometimes we may find that data aren’t everything. ‎ D. Sometimes our hearts and mind are more sensitive than data. ‎ E. Now and then the so-called specific data puzzle us very much.‎ F. The exact data should come from assessment of an actual event.‎ G. There are many things in our life which cannot be measured by data. ‎ 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，共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。‎ I always walk to my husband’s office after work, wait for him and then we drive home together every day.‎ ‎ One day, while I was waiting for him, a beautiful Cadillac（凯迪拉克轿车） 41 near me. I was busy 42 the car when I noticed the driver. 43 , she was probably the most 44 woman I had ever seen outside of a movie screen. Her eyes were as blue as the sea, and she had teeth like pearls. Minutes later, a man walked over and they drove off. Sitting there, dressed in jeans and a T-shirt, I wanted to 45 . “Why is it so 46 that some people have it all?” I thought.‎ The next week I saw her again, and after that it almost became my 47 to see her. I would 48 if she and her husband ate out a lot and where they went. I wanted her to get out of the car so that I could see her in 49 length.‎ A few weeks later, this question was 50 for me. I was waiting at my usual spot and the lady’s husband came over to their car. He opened the door. The pretty woman 51 walked around to the passenger side—leaning on a walking cane. She 52 one leg with her hands and then the other. She had an artificial limb（假肢）on her left leg and a brace on her right one.‎ As they drove away, I began to cry. When my husband arrived, I told him about what had 53 . He said that he knew her husband and that, when the lady was twelve years old, she had been 54 in a car that got stuck on the railroad tracks. Unfortunately, both her parents were killed. The rail company made a large 55 with her because the crossing had no 56 . That’s 57 she owns such a nice car now.‎ ‎ For weeks I have 58 this woman and her way of life, but now I realize how 59 I am. When you meet a person who seems to be much better off than you, don’t be fooled by 60 .‎ ‎41. A. drove in B. sped by C. pulled up D. turned away ‎42. A. cleaning B. admiring C. expecting D. taking ‎43. A. Sincerely B. Honestly C. Surprisingly D. Obviously ‎44. A. beautiful B. typical C. peaceful D. patient ‎45. A. discuss B. argue C. cry D. ask ‎46. A. unfair B. unusual C. uneasy D. unbelievable ‎47. A. chance B. routine C. regret D. wonder ‎ ‎48. A. wonder B. guess C. imagine D. doubt ‎ ‎49. A. great B. equal C. full D. standard ‎50. A. raised B. answered C. presented D. checked ‎51. A. quickly B. firmly C. slowly D. hurriedly ‎52. A. bent B. lifted C. crossed D. spread ‎53. A. happened B. changed C. passed D. hidden ‎54. A. discovered B. protected C. left D. trapped ‎55. A. promise B. exchange C. settlement D. arrangement ‎56. A. signs B. notices C. signals D. lights ‎57. A. when B. why C. because D. where ‎58. A. respected B. observed C. accepted D. envied ‎59. A. selfish B. lucky C. mature D. funny ‎60. A. glance B. beauty C. backgrounds D. appearances ‎ ‎ ‎ 第II卷（满分50分）‎ 第二节：语法填空（共15小题；每小题1 分，满分15分） ‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ ‎61.George Washington was one of the outstanding political ________(figure) of his time.‎ ‎62.Believe yourself and never let one failure (courage)you.‎ ‎63.___________(Frank) speaking，I don’t share your opinion.‎ ‎64.Although the pain was almost ___________(bear)，the patient didn’t cry.‎ ‎65.Tom and Jane ___________(be) familiar to each other long before they were colleagues.‎ ‎66.From his _________(disappoint) eye, we can see he did poorly in the interview.‎ ‎67.Playing a _________(music) intrument can help us vent the bad feelings out.‎ ‎68.Of these two countries, the _________ is developing faster than the latter.‎ ‎69.If you have ___________ solving the conflict, call the police.‎ ‎70.What __________（astonish） me most was the little girl’s complete lack of fear.‎ ‎71.Shall we put off the discussion in the ___________(present) of him?‎ ‎72.The audience burst _______ tears when they listened to the moving story by the hero.‎ ‎73.As is known to us all,wood can mainly _________(use) to build houses.‎ ‎74. This is the first time that we ____________(experience) such a nervous moment.‎ ‎75.I don’t think Jim’s advice is helpful, is _________?‎ 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（满分10分）‎ 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。‎ ‎ Dear Mother, ‎ ‎ Sorry to tell you the recent test has failed me. Here is the reasons. Firstly, the wrong belief is that led to failure. I have held the belief that it is not use doing well in school. Good grades can’t surely bring us beef. In addition to, I am lacking in hard work at learning. What’s most terrible is that I spend too many time in collecting old stamps. To do well in school in the near future, we have made a plan, hoping it will pay off. From now on, I will pay more attention to subject learning. After all , as a student, learning is of greatly importance. Only by working hard can one make progress. At same time, I will turn to my teachers and classmates for advices or help actively if I come across some problems.‎ Yours Sincerely Jenny 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假如你是李华，计划后天和其他志愿者去敬老院（nursing home）看望老人们并在敬老院举办一些活动等。请给外教露西写封邮件，邀她一同前往，内容包括：‎ ‎   1. 出发及返回时间；‎ ‎   2. 活动：送老人们食物、与他们聊天、为他们做午饭等。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1. 词数100左右；‎ ‎2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ ‎3. 开头与结语已为你写好，不计入总词数。‎ Dear Lucy,‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________‎ Looking forward to your reply.‎ ‎ Yours Sincerely ‎ Li Hua ‎ ‎ ‎ 泉港一中2017-2018学年上学期期末考试高二年级英语科试题 参考答案与听力原文 ‎ ‎ 参考答案 听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ ‎1-5 CCABB 6-10 ACCBB 11-15ACABA 16-20 BCCAB ‎ ‎21-24.BACD 25-27 DCB 28-31.BCAB 32-35 BCCA 36-40 BCGDA ‎41-45 CBBAC 46-50 ABACB 51-55 CBADC 56-60 CBDBD ‎ ‎61.figures 62. discourage 63. Frankly 64. unbearable 65. had been ‎ ‎66. disappointed 67. musical 68. former 69.trouble/difficulty 70. astonished ‎ ‎71. presence 72. into 73.be used 74.have experienced 75. it is改为 are 2. that改为what 3.not 改为no 4.去掉to 5. many 改为much 6.well改为 better 7.we 改为I 8.greatly 改为great 9.same 前加上the 10. advices 改为advice Dear Lucy,‎ I’d like to invite you to join us volunteers for a visit to the nearby nursing home the day after tomorrow. It is our tradition to respect the elderly in our culture. We will go to the nursing home, sending them some necessary food and drinks.What’s more, we will have a chat with them, listening to their good old stories. Thirdly, we will prepare a delicious lunch for them. We believe these actions will make the old feel warm and happy.‎ We should be back around 4 o’clock in the afternoon. If you are able to come with us, please let us know and we’ll wait for you at the school gate at 9 in the morning.‎ Looking forward to your reply.‎ 附录：录音原文 Text 1‎ M: Have you been here long?‎ W: Well，just five days，we arrived on the tenth.‎ M: Will you be staying for some time?‎ W: Yes，until the twenty-second Text 2‎ M: Kate，let's go for a drive somewhere this weekend W: That's a good idea M; I thought that the whole family could go together.‎ Text 3‎ W: That was the scariest move I have ever seen.‎ M: How did your friend like it?‎ W: She screamed even louder than I did Text 4‎ M: Do you think you could possibly work late this evening?‎ W: Work late?‎ M: I'm afraid there's some work we really must finish this evening. I can't possibly do it myself.‎ W: I suppose so，if you really think it's necessary.‎ Text 5‎ W: OK，John. How much do you pay for electricity and telephone services?‎ M: My electricity bill is about＄50 a month，and my telephone bill is usually＄24 a month.‎ W: How much do you pay for transportation?‎ M: ＄30 a month.‎ Text 6‎ M: Excuse me. Will you tell me when I get to Hayfield Road，please?‎ W: No problem It's only three stops from here. I'll tell you when we get there-it's my stop，too.‎ M: Thank you. That is very kind of you.‎ W: Don't mention it. Do you see those traffic lights ahead? We'll turn left when we get ‎ to them Hayfield Road is the next stop after that Why do you want to get off there?‎ M: I want to go to the new Technical College.‎ W: Oh? You won't find it easily if you go down there alone. I'll show you where it is.‎ M: Thank you very much. But I don't want to put you to any trouble.‎ W: Oh. It is no trouble at all. I have to go past there anyway. We are almost there now. ‎ Hurry up，or we will miss the stop. Now，let's get off.‎ Text 7‎ W: Rodger，I have good news！I just received a telex from Tokyo. Kojima has given final approval to the deal.‎ M: Great！How soon can we expect to receive the first shipment?‎ W: I'm not sure，but they hope to be able to send it out some time in August M: Then it should be possible to have it on the market by May or June.‎ W: Good. I'd like to set up a meeting with some of the people from advertising and sales to go over the marketing plan. See if you can arrange something for next week M: All right I'll also get in touch with the ad agency.‎ W: Good idea We'll be discussing all about advertising: brochures，ads，radio，and TV.‎ ‎ I'm particularly interested in hearing the ideas about the use of television.‎ M: I'll take care of it Text 8‎ ‎ W: I often find that Chinese people are shy to speak their love to their beloved. Instead，they prefer to do other things to please the beloved ones.‎ ‎ M: But I am wondering what they would like to do. OK，they send you something rather than say“I love you" in front of you because speaking out one's love is considered “embarrassing” in some people's minds. Even if somebody says the words to their beloved ones，they can not accept it W: Why? Don't you often say that to your close friends，lovers or parents?‎ ‎ M: No. Because we are educated not to show off our feelings publicly.‎ ‎ W: What will a girl do if she loves a boy?‎ ‎ M: She will tell him she loves him by writing or sending messages but hardly by saying the three words.‎ ‎ W: Perhaps nowadays some young people are romantic enough to speak out“I love you！”to their friends.‎ ‎ M: Right. In fact in modern China，more and more young people are influenced by the western thoughts. We can feel western culture from movies，TV plays，books and even school education，so，maybe one day，Chinese people will get used to saying “I love you” every day.‎ Text 9‎ W: What can I do for you?‎ M: I'd like to change some US dollars，please.‎ W: Cash or check?‎ M: Cash. Urn... What's the rate of exchange?‎ W: The rate is 100 American dollars to 72 pounds. How many do you want to change?‎ M: 700 American dollars. Oh，just a moment. Here you are.‎ W: Thank you. That comes to 504 pounds. How would you like it?‎ M: Could I have 400 in twenties，and the rest in fives and small changes，please?‎ W: Here you are.‎ M: Thank you.‎ Text 10‎ Outback in the city ‎ In Sydney，you needn't go to the“outback" to find Australian wildlife. The Royal Botanic Gardens located near downtown contains many local plant species. Make sure to see the rare Wollemi Pine. Less than 100 of this ancient tree species exist in the wild. ‎ On the other side of Sydney Harbour sits the Taronga Zoo. Take a cable car to the hilltop entrance. The zoo offers views of koalas，kangaroos and other Australian animals in their recreated habitats. Don't forget to take a picture with a koala！‎ Australian Culture ‎ Head back to the city and visit some of Sydney's many museums，shops and restaurants. Some of these can be found in The Rocks，the birthplace of modern Australia. The Rocks was originally a penal colony. Its historic buildings now house trendy shops and cafes.‎ ‎ If you want to escape winter，sunny Sydney is the place to run to. So put on some sunscreen and enjoy the Australian summer.‎