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機密 ★ 啟用前               【考試時間:5月9日  15:00~17:00】

昆明市2008屆高三適應性考試

英  語 

本試卷分第一卷(選擇題)和第二卷(非選擇題)兩部分。第一卷1至10頁,第二卷第11頁?荚嚱Y束后,將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。滿分150分,考試用時120分鐘。

 

第Ⅰ卷(選擇題,共115分)

注意事項:

1.  答題前,考生務必用黑色碳素筆將自己的姓名、準考證號、考場號、座位號在答題卡上填寫清楚,并認真核準條形碼上的準考證號、考場號、座位號及科目,在規(guī)定的位置貼好條形碼。

2.  每小題選出答案后,用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑。如需改動,用橡皮擦擦干凈后,再選涂其它答案標號。答在試卷上的答案無效。

 

第一部分  聽力(共兩節(jié),滿分30分)

       做題時,先將答案標在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結束后,你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉涂到答題卡上。

 

第一節(jié)(共5小題;每小題1.5分,滿分7.5分)

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項,并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后,你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

例:How much is the shirt?

A. £19.5.                                 B. £9.15.                            C. £9.18.

答案是B。

1. What time is it now?

A. 8:40.                   B. 8:20.                      C. 9:40.

2. What does the man mean?

A. He is wealthy.               B. He is smart.                C. He is healthy.

3. Where does Jim’s mother work?   

A. In an agency.               B. In a factory.               C. In a hospital.

4. What is Betty’s opinion?

  A. Men are better teachers than women.

  B. Men are better cooks than women.

  C. Men are better workers than women.

5. What are they talking about?

  A. A new book.            B. A new film.           C. A person.

 

第二節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1.5分,滿分22.5分)

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項,并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前,你將有時間閱讀各個小題,每小題5秒鐘;聽完后,各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料,回答第6-7題。

6. What is the woman?     

A. The man’s wife.

B. The man’s daughter.

C. A worker in the hotel.

7. Does the man smoke?  

A. Yes, he does.            B. No, he doesn’t.         C. It isn’t mentioned.

聽第7段材料,回答第8-10題。

8. Where did the man work before?

A. In a bank.                   B. At a school.              C.In a government office.

9. How does the man like the work and people in the sales department?   

A. The work is tiring, and people unfriendly.

B. The work is tiring, but people friendly.

C. The work isn’t tiring, but people unfriendly.

10. What does the woman wish?

  A. The man would work hard.

  B. The man would get on well with the people.

  C. The man’s dream would come true.

聽第8段材料,回答第11-13題。

11. What’s the relationship between the speakers?

  A. A woman and her son.

  B. A woman and her husband.

  C. A customer and a shop assistant.

12. Which handbag will the woman take?

  A. The red one.               B. The cheaper one.        C. A more expensive one.

13. What is the woman’s address?

  A. 1414 Main Street.

  B. 1440 Main Street.

  C. 4014 Main Street.

聽第9段材料,回答第14-16題。

14. Why does the man often go to Tokyo?

  A. To see his friends.          B. To meet his son.        C. To do business.

15. When is the maglev train leaving today?

  A. At 2:55 pm.             B. At 10:50 am.           C. At 2:55 am.

16. How will the woman go to Tokyo?

  A. By air.                      B. By train.              C. By bus.

聽第10段材料,回答第17-20題。

17. What’s the weather like in most areas of Tibet?

  A. Very wet.                         B. Very dry.                        C. Very hot. 

18. What does “epidemic” probably mean in the passage?

  A. A kind of food.                     B. A kind of animal.              C. A kind of disease.

19. How high is the peak of Himalaya Mountains?

  A. Over 25,000 feet.           B. Over 35,000 feet.      C. Below 25,000 feet.

20. What do the sportsmen want to see?

   A. The window of the world.    B. The door of the world.      C. The roof of the world.

 

第二部分  英語知識運用(共兩節(jié),滿分45分)

第一節(jié)   語法和詞匯知識(共15小題;每小題1分,滿分15分)

    從A、B、C、D四個選項中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

21. The computer looks old, but it _________ just half a year ago.

A. has been bought      B. will be bought   C. is bought                 D. was bought

22. There will be a beautiful central park in _________ used to be a chemical plant.

    A. where                    B. there               C. what                      D. that

23. ―How do you like this hotel?

―Excellent. I couldn’t have found a _________ one.

A. good                     B. bad                C. best                      D. better

24. ―School kids will surely benefit a lot from this creative program.

―Exactly, we are looking forward to seeing it _________ soon.

    A. carrying out           B. carried out      C. to carry out            D. to be carried out

25. The bus has gone. You _________ have been here earlier.

A. should                   B. must             C. need                     D. can

26. ―Could you tell me the way to Edward Clinic?

    ―Sorry, but I’m afraid there is not _________ Edward Clinic nearby.

    A . /                           B. the                        C. a                           D. an

27. ―I heard some students trying _________ best to practise an English song again and again.

    ―You know, they are preparing for the school art festival.

    A. they                      B. them               C. his                         D. their

28. It was _________ the weather was terribly bad that we had to put off the sports meet.

    A. because                  B. since               C. for                               D. as

29. ―Can I help you, Madame?

    ―Oh, thanks, but I can _________ it myself.

    A. help                      B. support           C. see                               D. manage 

30. ―We have failed, all in vain.

    ―Don’t be so upset. _________ try it again.

    A. Let’s                      B. Let us             C. Have                     D. Have to

31. English, as a foreign language, _________, will be of little use, no matter how hard you work at it.

    A. when not learned properly               B. when not learning properly  

C. not when learned properly               D. not when leaning properly

32. ―I found my mom not feeling well this morning. I’m afraid she is ill.

―_________.

A. Don’t worry too much                            B. It’s nothing at all

C. I’m sorry to hear that                       D. Take it easy

33. Our Chinese teacher and head teacher, whose experiences _________ like a poem, can always inspire us to spare no effort in our study.

A. sounds                   B. sound             C. is sounded              D. are sounded

34. Alice changed her mind at the last moment, _________ really made her friends not know what to do.

A. which                    B. what               C. that                       D. it

35. It is widely concerned that this kind of species are _________ rapidly.

A. dying out               B. dying down     C. dying away            D. dying back

   

第二節(jié)        完形填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分,滿分30分)

閱讀下面短文, 從短文后所給的各題四個選項 (A、B、C和D) 中, 選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項, 并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was    36    and he became upset when the child tried to       37    a box to put under the Christmas tree.    38   , the little girl brought the    39    to her father the next morning and said, "This is the gift for you, Daddy."

The man was    40    by his earlier overreaction (過度反應), but he    41    angry again when he found out the box was    42  . He yelled at her, adding, "Don't you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be    43    inside?" The little girl    44    at him with tears in    45    eyes and cried, "Oh, Daddy, it's not empty at all. I blew    46    into the box. They're all for you, Daddy."

The father was    47   . He put his arms around his little girl, and he    48    for her forgiveness.

Only a short time    49   , an accident took the life of the child. It is also told that ever since then her father kept that    50    box by his bed for many years and,    51    he was discouraged, he would take out a(n)   52    kiss and remember the    53    of the child who had put it there.

In a very real sense, each one of us, as human beings, has been given a gold    54    filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is    55    no possession, anyone could hold, more precious than this.

 

36. A. poor                       B. rich                      C. tight                     D. loose

37. A. decorate                  B. furnish                   C. finish                          D. complete

38. A. Otherwise                B. Nevertheless            C. Finally                   D. Truthfully

39. A. tree                       B. notebook               C. book                     D. box

40. A. delighted               B. angry                    C. ashamed                D. happy

41.A. began                        B. got                            C. appeared                D. found

42.A. full                        B. fill                               C. empty                    D. dull

43. A. anything                  B. something               C. everything              D. nothing

44. A. looked down                  B. looked into             C. looked out              D. looked up

45. A. its                           B. his                      C. her                               D. their

46. A. kisses                      B. luck                       C. joy                               D. delight

47. A. embarrassed             B. shocked                        C. interested               D. disappointed

48. A.wanted                     B. moved                   C. excused                  D. begged

49. A.before                     B. after                      C. later                              D. ago

50. A. iron                       B. silver                     C. copper                   D. gold

51. A. wherever                  B. whenever               C. whichever               D. however

52. A. imaginary                       B. wonderful              C. actual                     D. movable

53.A. honour                     B. likeness                  C. memory                        D. love

54.A. cup                            B. container                C. case                       D. room

55.A. simply                   B. normally                C. mostly                   D. hardly

 

第三部分 閱讀理解(共20小題;每小題2分,滿分40分)

閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

A

A ticket for the Titanic's ill-fated voyage that belonged to the last survivor with memories of the disaster was sold to a collector from the United States at a British auction (拍賣) Saturday.

Lillian Asplund, who died in 2006 at the age of 99, was 5 years old when the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank during its maiden voyage from England to New York in 1912. Her father and three siblings (同胞) were among the 1,500 people who died.

She was the last American survivor of the disaster and the last with memories of it. There are at least two alive survivors who had been too young at the time of the sinking to recall their experience.

Asplund's ticket was sold for $65,772, auctioneer(拍賣商)Andrew Aldridge said.

Another key item sold from Asplund's collection was her father's pocket watch, which reportedly stopped at the exact moment the ship sank.

Aldridge said the hands of the watch were stopped at 2:19 a.m., when Asplund's father Carl fell into the North Atlantic and seconds before the Titanic disappeared beneath the waves.

The watch was bought by a Swedish collector for $61,786, Aldridge said.

He said most of Asplund's collection of 364 items ― which included rare photographs of the Titanic and post cards printed to mark the voyage ― had been sold at Saturday's auction.

The lots(拍賣品)were previously kept at Asplund's home in Massachusetts and had never been seen before in public, he said.

Asplund's parents, Carl and Selma, and their five children were traveling on the Titanic as they headed from their home in Sweden to the U.S. to make a new life in Worcester, Massachusetts, Aldridge said.

Lillian, her youngest sibling, Felix, and their mother, Selma, all survived the sinking.

 

56. We can learn from the passage that ___________.

A. the ticket and the watch were sold for $61,786.          

B. Asplund’s parents wished to make a new life in America.

C. Lillian was the only child in the family.                  

D. Lillian was then too young to remember the experience.

57. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. Lillian Asplund was the last survivor who could remember the disaster.            

B. Lillian Asplund was the last survivor of the disaster.

   C. All of Asplund’s collection had been sold.         

D. The Titanic sank beneath the waves before 2:19 am.

58. What happened to Asplund’s collection before the auction?

A. An American collector bought the Titanic ticket.

B. They were exhibited in the museum.

C. They were kept secretly at Asplund’s home.

D. Nobody wanted to buy all the collection.

59. The passage is mainly about ___________.

A. the Titanic belongings of the last US survivor were sold.        

B. Asplund’s ticket was sold for $65,772.

C. Lillian survived the sinking with her mother and her little brother.  

D. Lillian had some rare photographs of the Titanic and some post cards.

 

B

In our life, we have rarely expressed our gratitude to the one who lived those years with us. In fact, we don't have to wait for anniversaries(周年紀念日)to thank the ones closest to us and the ones so easily overlooked. If I have learned anything about giving thanks, it is this: give it now! While your feeling of appreciation is alive and sincere, act on it. Saying thanks is such an easy way to add to the world's happiness.

Saying thanks not only brightens someone else's world, it brightens yours. If you're feeling left out, unloved or unappreciated, try reaching out to others. It may be just the medicine you need. Of course, there are times when you can't express gratitude immediately. In that case, don't let embarrassment sink you into silence and speak up the first time you have the chance.

Once a young minister, Mark Brian, was sent to a remote parish(教區(qū))of Kwakiutl Indians in British Columbia. The Indians, he had been told, did not have a word for thank you. But Brian soon found that these people had unusual generosity. Instead of saying thanks, it is their custom to return every favor with a favor of their own, and every kindness with an equal or superior kindness. They do their thanks. I wonder if we had no words in our vocabulary for thank you, would we do a better job of communicating our gratitude? Would we be more responsive, more sensitive, more caring?

Thankfulness sets in motion a chain reaction that transforms people all around us ?including ourselves. For no one ever misunderstands the melody(旋律)of a grateful heart. Its message is universal; its poems transcend(超越)all earthly barriers; its music touches the heaven.

 

60. Who do we easily forget to express our thanks to according to the writer?

   A. Friends not meeting for a long time.    B. Former teachers and friends.

   C. People we want to get close to.        D. Our family members and good friends.

61. When we say something for what others do for us, it ___________.

   A. benefits to people who do something for us

   B. is good for both us and people who help us

   C. waste our and our friends’ time at the same time

   D. does harm to both us and people who help us

62. What does the writer mean in the third paragraph?

   A. The only way to thank others is to express by your own words.

   B. The best way to thank others is to do something for them.

   C. We can thank people who help us in various ways.

   D. We can thank people who help us in two ways.

63. The way to make us feel happy is ___________ when we think we ourselves are forgotten in the world.

   A. to help and appreciate others           B. to ask others to help us

   C. to remind others of our helping them     D. to ask someone to help others

 

C

Due to our rapid development, Yew Chung International School of Shanghai, an international school officially recognized by and registered with the Chinese government, is looking for caring, compassionate (熱情) and qualified teachers to help our students to be global citizens and to appreciate the culture of East and West.

WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR

ECE Teacher for age 1-5 / Secondary Math Teacher / Primary Music Teacher

Special Needs Teacher / Head Librarian / IC Teacher

QUALIFICATIONS

1. A native English speaker with excellent oral and writing skill.

2. Possess a Bachelor Degree in Education or equivalent (同等) qualifications.

4. Having a positive attitude and flexibility when dealing with work and people.

5. Head librarian is preferred to be one who can speak Chinese as well.

6. A team player.

For more information, please visit our website at www.ycef.com

Or you can email your CV (簡歷) to lindap@sh.ycef.com

………………………………………………………………………

Bridgehead Media is in search of a Fashion Editor who will lead an editorial team to create a cutting edge and stylistic publication that will be distributed to over 300,000 readers in China. This position will be based in Shanghai and requires some travel throughout the country.

REQUIREMENTS

Fluent in English

Previous (以前的) experience in journalism of writing with a preference in fashion

Understanding the fashion market and trends of the industry

RECRUIT FASHION EDIOR

Please send resumes (簡歷) to Jimmy.yang@bridgeheadmedia.com and

include any writing samples as well.

                            

64. You can get more information about qualifications at ___________.

   A. lindap @sh.ycef.com                              B. Jimmy.yang@bridgeheadmedia.com

C. www.ycef.com                      D. www.edu.bridgeheadmedia.com

65. An applicant speaking two languages is helpful if he wants to be ___________.

   A. an ECE Teacher                                     B. a Secondary Math Teacher

C. a Primary Music Teacher                         D. a Head Librarian

66. What Bridgehead Media wants is an editor ___________.

   A. who is in charge of the section            B. who likes fashion

   C. who is sensitive to fashion                 D. who is good at fashion

67. Which of the following is NOT the ability demanded by Bridgehead?

   A. Speaking fluent English.              B. Experience in media.

C. Knowing related market well.          D. Wearing fashion clothes.

                                 D

Failure is part of the human condition. Most parents work hard at either preventing failure or protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed. One way is to lower levels. A mother describes her child's quickly making table as "Perfect"!  Even though it shakes on unbalanced legs. Another way is to shift (轉嫁) blame. If John fails science, his teacher is unfair or stupid. The trouble of doing such things is that children are not well-prepared for life in the real world. The young need to learn that no one can be best at everything, no one can win all the time, and that it's possible to enjoy a game even when you don't win. The young should be allowed to experience disappointment and be helped to master it.

Failure is never pleasurable. It hurts adults and children. But it can make a positive contribution to your life once you learn to use it. Ask yourself what you did wrong, how you can improve. Success, which encourages repetition of old behavior, is not nearly as good a teacher as failure. You can learn from a disastrous(失敗的)party how to give a good one, from an ill-chosen first house what to look for in a second. Even a failure that seems definitive can produce fresh thinking, a change of direction. After 12 years of studying ballet (芭蕾舞) a friend of mine was turned down. "Would further training help?" she asked. The ballet master shook his head. "You haven't the body for it."

In such cases, the way to use failure is to learn the lesson quickly, asking “What have I left? What else can I do?" My friend put away her toe shoes and moved into dance treatment, a field where she is both competent (能力強) and useful. Failure frees one to take risks because there's less to lose.

68. The writer shows a(n) ___________ attitude to the behaviors of most parents.

   A. positive                    B. neutral                 C. negative           D. passive

69. In the second paragraph, the writer describes the contribution of failure from ___________ aspect(s ).

   A. one                     B. two                  C. three            D. more than three

70. According to the passage, we can learn something useful based on ___________.

   A. what we love                            B. what we can do

C. what we experienced                         D. what we have achieved

71. The best title of the passage is “___________”.

   A. The More Failure, the Better                B. Learning from Failure

C. Failure Is an Experience of Life             D. Failure Is Our Mother

 

E

Dressage (盛裝舞步) rider Liu Lina is the first Chinese rider to have qualified for an equestrian (馬術) event at the Games.

   “We got the letter from the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) this week saying Liu’s result (in March) has been approved and she is the first Chinese rider to qualify for the Olympics,” the country’s equestrian chief Cheng Qing said.

    Liu’s qualification has made the host’s dream of providing an athlete for every sport at the Games come true.

    As the host country of the Olympics, China was given six equestrian berths (名額)―four in jumping and one in both dressage and eventing. Riders only needed to meet the minimum qualification standards to participate in the Game.

    The 29-year-old rider from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is certainly the best dressage rider in the country, having won several national titles.

    Supported by the local sports bureau (體育局), since 2006 she has been training in Germany, one of the sport’s powerhouses (體育強國). And it is estimated(估計)a rider needs to spend around 2.5million to compete in the Olympics.

    “She has made great progress there thanks to world-class training facilities(設施) and training methods,” Cheng said. “Her results were much better than the Olympic qualification standards.”

    Liu will continue her preparations in Germany before the games to further enhance her skills. Five Chinese riders and their horses have been registered with FEL, the sport’s governing body, in order to make their way to Hong Kong, where the equestrian events are to be held.

 

72. How long will Liu Lina have been trained abroad by the time of the games?

A. Less than one year.         

B. One year.

C. More than two years. 

D. Less than two years.

73. From the passage we know that equestrian events will be held in __________.

   A. Beijing           B. Hongkong       C. Shanghai       D. Xinjiang

74. The underlined word “enhance” in the last paragraph refers to ___________.

   A. improve           B. create            C. construct       D. inspire

75. We can conclude from the text that ___________.

A. Chinese athletes will participate in all the sports

B. Five Chinese riders all have been trained abroad

C. Liu Lina has been trained in China since 2006

D. Liu Lina is the only Chinese dressage rider athlete

 

 

 

 

 

 

機密 ★ 啟用前               【考試時間:5月9日  15:00~17:00】

昆明市2008屆高三適應性考試

英  語 

第Ⅱ卷(共35分)

注意事項:第二卷共1頁,用黑色碳素筆將答案答在答題卡上。答在試卷上的答案無效。

 

第四部分:寫作(共兩節(jié),滿分35分)

第一節(jié):短文改錯(共10小題,每小題1分,滿分10分)

    此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤。對標有題號的每一行作出判斷:如無錯誤,在該行右邊橫線上畫一個勾(√);如有錯誤(每行只有一個錯誤),則按下列情況改正:

    該行多一個詞:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉,在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞,并也用斜線劃掉。

    該行缺一個詞:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧),在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。

    該行錯一個詞:在錯的詞下劃一橫線,在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。

注意:原行沒有錯的不要改。

After a final examination, I got a letter from my best           76.              

friend and his parents live on a farm. They invited me                77.                

stay with them for several weeks. I was so excited                   78.                

that I could sleep all night. When I got to their home,                      79.                

I was warm received. I lived in a big and nice room.               80.                

I enjoyed the life there very much. Every morning             81.                

we got up early and walk on the farm where we could               82.                

enjoy the fresh air or beautiful scenery. We gathered             83.                

some flowers here and there, and I found it filled                 84.                

of funs. In the afternoon we did our homework. I did               85.                

have a good time.

第二節(jié)   書面表達(滿分25分)

假定你是李華,你的朋友 Peter今年要來你們家鄉(xiāng)旅游,并打算買一件紀念品,他來信詢問你買什么好,請按以下內(nèi)容要點給他寫封回信。

1.       名稱;

2.       產(chǎn)地、價格;

3.       理由。

注意; 1.詞數(shù)100字左右;

2.可以適當增加細節(jié),使行文連貫;

3.開頭語已為你寫好。

Dear Peter,

   I’m very happy to receive your letter in which you asked me to introduce a typical souvenir made in my hometown..

                                                 

Yours,

Li Hua

昆明市2008屆高三適應性考試

1 ―5  ACCBA  6 ―10 CCBAC  11―15 CBBCA  16―20 BBCAC  21―25 DCDBA

26―30 DDADA  31―35 ACBAA  36―40 CABDC  41―45 BCBDC  46―50 ABDCD

51―55 BADBA  56―60 BACAD  61―65 BCACD  66―70 ADCBC  71―75 BDBAA

76. a→ the

77. live → living

78. stay前加to

79. could→couldn’t

80. warm→warmly

81. √

82. walk→walked

83. or→and

84. filled→full

85. funs→fun

One possible version:

Dear Peter,

   I’m very happy to receive your letter in which you asked me to introduce a typical souvenir made in my hometown. In my opinion, Puer Tea may be your best choice. First of all, Puer Tea,which is mainly produced in Puer, has a long history. Secondly, Puer Tea not only is well known in China but also is becoming more and more popular with Chinese people. Thirdly, you can benefit a lot from drinking it. For example, it can prevent you from many diseases, and it can keep you fit and healthy. Drinking it regularly can help you lose weight and even lower your blood pressure.

The price is reasonable, which ranges from 50 to 1000 yuan per jin according to its quality. I think it is worthy of your consideration.

                                                      Yours,

                                                       Li Hua

 

附聽力原文:      

(Text 1)

M: The meeting will begin at 9 o’clock. Let’s hurry.

W: Don’t worry. There’s still 20 minutes to go.   

(Text 2)

W: Why don’t you exercise more?

M: See …I’m in great shape and I seldom see a doctor. So I don’t need to. 

 (Text 3)

W: Is your mother a lawyer, Jim?

M: No. She’s a doctor.    

(Text 4)

M: Do you think men are better teachers than women, Betty?

W: Sorry, I’m not sure. But maybe men are better cooks than women.  

(Text 5)

W: Is the latest Harry Potter novel out yet?

M: Yes, it came out last week.

W: Have you read it?

M: Sure, it’s great!           

 (Text 6)

W: Red Star Hotel. Can I help you?

M: Yes. I’d like to book a single room for my daughter for next Monday and Tuesday.

W: Smoking or non-smoking?

M: Non-smoking, please.           

(Text 7)

W: How are you doing, Wilson? Are you happy with your new job in the sales department?

M: Not really. To tell you the truth, I wish I hadn’t taken it.

W: Why?

M: Because the work is very tiring and the people in that section are unfriendly.

W: That’s too bad! I’m sorry to hear that. What do you plan to do?

M: Well, I think teaching is still my favorite job. I hope the school is willing to take me back.

W: Is that likely?

M: I don’t know.

W: Well, I hope things will be O K..

M: Thanks.

 (Text 8)

M: May I help you, madam?

W: Yes. I’m looking for a handbag for my mother-in-law. How much does the red one cost, please?

M: That one is $ 49.90.

W: Oh, that’s too expensive.

M: Here’s a nice white one for $ 18.20. We sell a lot of these.

W: Yes, it is nice. I’ll take it.

M: Anything else?

W: No, that’s all, thank you.

M: Cash or charge account?

W: Charge. I have an account here. But I don’t have my card with me.

M: That’s all right. Your name?

W: Mrs. Molly White.

M: Your address?

W: 1440 Main Street.

(Text 9)

W: I’m going to Tokyo, but I’m not sure whether I should take a maglev train or fly there. Do you know what time the train is going?

M: Well, that’s interesting. I’m going to Tokyo, too. I go there often.

W: Oh, really?

M: Yes, for business. So actually I do know the maglev train timetable.

W: Good! That’s very handy. I’m on a trip in Japan now and I have to meet my son in Tokyo. He’s going to an international conference.

M: Oh, I see. Well, what time is it now?

W: It’s 10:50.

M: 10:50. Well, the train to Tokyo is at 2:55 this afternoon, and you’re also thinking about flying, aren’t you?

W: Yes, I think it may be faster.

M: Well, there’s a flight on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, But… today is Tuesday, so there’s no flight today. If you want to go by air, you have to wait until tomorrow afternoon.

W: Oh. I suppose I should take the train today then.

M: Yeah. I think so. There’s a train every day and it’s fast, too.

W: Ok, great. Thanks a lot.

M: Not at all.

(Text 10)

    Now, I would like to say something about one of China’s provinces Tibet. First of all, the climate in most areas of Tibet is very dry. And it is good thing too. For example, grain can be stored for more than half a century, and it won’t spoil. Butter and dried meat will keep for at least one year. And what is more, epidemics, such as SARS, bird flu, are almost unknown there. Secondly, much of Tibet is a cold, windswept and grassy high land with the bluest sky and whitest clouds above . Although it has an average altitude of 15,000 feet and a dry climate, it is the source of all the major rivers of Asia. The icy waters from there support the people and life along these rivers. And thirdly, the highest point of the planet is there. The highest peak of the Himalaya Mountains is about 29,140 feet high. At this altitude the air is very thin. So the climbing is very difficult. Sportsmen take great pride in getting to the summit. They want to see the legendary roof of the world.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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