盐城市2008／2009学年度高三年级第一次调研考试英语试题

第I卷(三部分，共85分)

第一部分：听力(共两节,满分20分)

第一节  (共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Where does the conversation take place?

  A. In a shop.           B. In an office.            C. In a restaurant.

2. How much should the woman pay for the car?

   A. 200 dollars.          B. 230 dollars.            C. 240 dollars.

3. What are they talking about?

   A. About patient.        B. About patent.          C. About parent.

4. What time is it now'?

   A. 6:15.               B. 6:45.                 C. 7:15.

5. What address is the man looking for?

   A. 615 fifth street.      B. 616 sixth street.        C. 615 sixth street.

第二节  （共15小题；每小题1 分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. Who feels disappointed?

   A. Mary.               B. Jack.                 C. Both of them.

7. How did Jack play in the game?

   A. He tried his best but he failed.                  B. He didn't to his best so he failed.

   C. He gave up trying so he failed.

8. What does Mary. ask Jack to do?

   A. She invites him to go to the playground.  B. She invites him to come to her house.

   C. She invites him to go to the coffee-house.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. What are the speakers talking about?

   A. What New York City is like.    B. What the weather in New York City is like.

   C. What the people in New York City are like.

10. What does the man think of the winter in New York City?

    A, It's perhaps the coldest place in the world.

    B. There's lots of sunshine though sometimes it's very cold.

    C. It's warm but rains a lot.

11. What makes people fee! most unbearable while living in New York City?

    A. It's extremely hot in summer.           B. The weather changes quickly and frequently.

    C. People there are cold and selfish,

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. What's the woman?

    A. A traveler.               B. A reporter.             C. A governor.

13. How does the man feel about the state of the forest?

    A. Nervous.                B. Angry.                 C. Worried.

14. What does the man want from the government?

    A. Help and advice.         B. Enough money         C. Volunteers.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What will the girl do in winter holiday?

   A. She will go and visit the Aswan Dam.

   B. She will have to stay at home to study English.

   C. She will go to an African country..

16. What do you suppose the boy's sister is?

   A. She is a passenger on the plane.                     B. She is a traveler, too.

   C. She may be a steward.

17. What do you think of the girl's feeling?

   A. She may be hurt by the boy's pride.

   B. She ma5' be feeling sorry for her failure in the exam.

   C. She may be uninterested in the boy's travel plan.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What does the speaker compare books to?

A. Close friends.   B. Experienced teachers.            C. Food for the mind.

19. What does the speaker define a classic as?

    A. A book that stays long in print.  B. A book that enlarges the experience.

   C. A book that lights the fire.

20. Who wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin?

    A. Harriet Stowe.          B. John Quincy.           C. Rachel Carson.

第二部分：知识运用(共两节，满分35分)

第一节  单项填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项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。

21. __________ latest news from Nanjing is that _____ old people can get on a public bus without paying the fare.

A. The; 不填            B. The; the             C. 不填; the           D. 不填； 不填

22. -- So far _____________.

   -- That's too bad.

     A. we received no letter from him         B. he won't send us any message

     C. nothing from him has been received      D. we won't hear from him

23. Doctors say it will be many years ___________ scientists develop an effective treatment for AIDS.

     A. when          B. since               C. before              D. as

24. The hurricane damaged many houses and business buildings; ___________ , it caused 20 deaths.

     A. or else         B. therefore          C. after all             D. besides

25. -- What will you name your baby?

    -- ____________. I haven't decided yet.

    A. What          B. Whatever           C. Which              D. Whichever

26. Xiao Lin is invited to attend the evening party, but he ____ , because he has to finish the production report in time.

A. prefers not to  B. prefers to not      C. prefers not          D. does not prefer

27. Her fluency in English gave her an edge _________ other girls when she applied for the job.

    A. than           B. in                          C. of                 D. over

28. What moves us deeply is that the seriously sick woman presents _______ gratitude _______ complaint.

A. more; than    B. no more; than          C. not more; than     D. more than; /

29. -- May I smoke here?

   -- If you _______, do it in the smoking section.

    A. need         B. must                 C. may                D. will

30. Zhaopin.com did a survey of _____ students spent on job hunt and found the expense varied from person to person.

A. how much      B. where                C. how many           D. why

31. Darwin's Origin of Species, probably ranking second only to the Bible, has ______ on Western thought.

A. taken immediate actions                B. had a great impact

C. left a deep impression                  D. produced lots of pressure

32. In an experiment, pet owners are being encouraged to take their pets to work, a move ________ can be good for both the people and the pets.

A. that some scientists say                B. in which some scientists say

C. some scientists say that                 D. some scientists say

33. -- Jack said the paper was too hard when he was asked why he failed the exam again.

   -- Well, _____________.

A. a bad penny always turns up              B. a bad workman always blames his tools

C. an early bird catches the worm            D. an apple a day keeps the doctor away

34. As parents and teachers, you should allow children the space to _________ their opinions, even if they are different from your own.

    A. announce       B. sound              C. declare             D. voice

35. ____________ to go out alone, the retired minister had to go for a walk with several policemen following him.

A. Warning not   B. Not warning          C. Warned not         D. Not warned

第二节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

       请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

An Italian philosopher once said that a great man makes his own good luck. What he means is that when good luck comes, a great man knows how to seize the opportunity and  36   advantage of it.

There is a story about Bill Gates, the   37   of Microsoft that proves this. One day an executive from a large computer company came to his   38   looking for someone who had   39   a new operating system for computers. He didn't know too much about the inventor or his operating system, and he wasn't  40   sure of the inventor's address. At that time everything in the computer business was so new and so disorganized   41   normal business procedures were almost unknown.

It   42   that the inventor lived in a home next to Gates, but he was not at home when the executive came by. He may have been   43   at a meeting or shopping for new equipment. The executive,   44   no one home, wasn't sure what to do, but he didn't want to waste his trip, so he stopped by Gates' house to ask him if he knew anything about the inventor's system and   45   it worked.

Since Gates was working on very   46   software, most other people in his place would have spoken   47   with the executive, told him that he was working on something else, and then forgotten about the whole thing. Gates, however, saw a(n)   48   and jumped on it. He told the executive that   49   he was working on his own operating system (he wasn't) and he would be   50   to discuss it with the executive in a few weeks.

After the executive   51   to a meeting to be held a few weeks later, Gates quickly went out   52   for someone who had a workable new operating system. As an engineer he had a better idea than the executive about what he needed, and when he found someone with an operating system that he liked, he made modifications(修改)  53  on what the executive told him. His meeting a few weeks later was a great   54  , and Gates' new operating system was sold to the large company and the sale became the foundation of Microsoft. Within two decades Gates was the richest man in the world. He   55   his own luck by seizing an unexpected opportunity.

36. A. take                  B. make              C. use                 D. give

37. A. discoverer           B. founder            C. organizer           D. speaker

38. A. neighborhood       B. home              C. office              D. company

39. A. worked            B. bought             C. found              D. invented

40. A. certainly             B. fairly               C. ever               D. even

41. A. as                  B. whose              C. that                D. which

42. A. found out            B. turned out         C. turned up           D. showed up

43. A. out                 B. outside             C. off                D. up

44. A. expecting            B. considering          C. looking           D. seeing

45. A. when                B. where              C. how               D. why

46. A. same                B. different            C. similar             D. exact

47. A. attentively            B. carefully            C. briefly              D. closely

48. A. choice               B. possibility           C. opportunity         D. occasion

49. A. after all             B. in fact              C. in hand             D. in addition

50. A. devoted             B. invited             C. prepared            D. welcomed

51. A. promised            B. agreed              C. admitted            D. approved

52. A. looking            B. leaving              C. caring              D. hoping

53. A. depended            B. relied              C. based              D. fixed

54. A. mistake            B. failure             C. result               D. success

55. A. enjoyed             B. made              C. took               D. missed

第三部分  阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

       请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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John had been on the road visiting clients for more than three weeks. He couldn't wait to get back to Ohio to see his wife and children. It was coming on Mother's Day, and he usually tried to make it "back home", but this year he was just too tired. He was in a small town just outside of Little Rock when he drove by a flower shop. He said to himself, "I know what I will do, I'll send Mom some roses."

He went into the small shop and saw a young man talking to the clerk. "How many roses can I get for six dollars, madam?" the boy asked. The clerk was trying to explain that roses were expensive. Maybe the young man would be happy with carnations.

"No. I have to have roses." He said, "My mom was sick so much last year and I didn't get to spend much time with her. I want to get something special. It has to be red roses, because that's her favorite." He was firm.

The clerk looked up at John and was just shaking her head. Something inside of John was touched by the boy's voice. He wanted to get those roses so badly. John had been blessed in his business, and he looked at the clerk and silently mouthed he would pay for the boy's roses.

The clerk looked at the young man and said, "OK, I will give you a dozen red roses for six dollars." The young man almost jumped into the air. He took the flowers and ran from the store. It was worth the extra thirty-five dollars just to see that kind of excitement.

John ordered his own flowers and had the clerk be sure that delivery would include a note telling his mother how much he loved her. As he drove away from the shop, he was feeling very good. He caught a light about two blocks from the shop. As he waited at the light, he saw the young boy walking down the sidewalk. He watched him cross the street and enter a park through two huge gates. Suddenly he realized it wasn't a park. It was a cemetery(公墓. He could see the young man turn there by gate and walk along the fence.

The light changed, and John slowly crossed the crossing. He pulled over and on an impulse(冲动之下) got out and began to follow the boy down the fence line. John was on the sidewalk, thirty or forty steps behind the boy, who walked inside the cemetery fence. The young man stopped by a small monument and went on his knees. He carefully laid the roses on the tomb and began to sob. John felt like an intruder but he couldn't leave. He stared at the little boy's trembling body and listened to his silent crying.

As he cried, he heard the young man speak, "Mommy, oh Mommy, why didn't I tell you how much I love you? Why didn't I tell you one more time? Jesus, please, find my mommy. Tell my Mommy I love her."

John turned, tears in his eyes, and walked back to his car. He drove quickly to the flower shop and told her he would take the flowers personally. He wanted to be sure and tell his mother one more time just how much he loved her.

56. The young boy actually spent _____ getting the rose flowers.

    A. 6 dollars       B. 35 dollars            C. 41 dollars     D. more than 6 dollars

57. The underlined word "carnations" in the second paragraph probably _____________.

    A. is a kind of tree                B. is a kind of flower

    C. means solutions                  D. is a souvenir

58. From the passage, we can infer _____________.

    A. John would drive home in person to see his mother with the flowers

    B. John wanted to spend 35 dollars buying the roses for the young boy

    C. The young boy would have Jesus find his mommy

    D. The young boy would turn back to thank John

59. On the clerk's approval of giving the flowers, the young boy was wild with joy because _________.

    A. he knew he wouldn't have got the flowers without John's help

    B. the clerk was very kind to help him

C. he was able to show his love to his mother with the flowers

D. he was successful in saving some money

60. The best title for this passage may be __________________.

    A. Celebrate Mother's Day                          B. Buy flowers

C. Deliver the roses                                   D. Tell Mum I love her

An Iraqi reporter called President George W. Bush a "dog" and threw his shoes at him on Sunday, staining a farewell visit to Baghdad which was meant to mark greater security in Iraq after years of bloody conflict, Reuters reported. "It's like going to a political assembly and have people yell at you. It's a way for people to draw attention," Bush said. Bush joked, saying that all he can report was that it was a size 10 shoe, then calmly took questions.

A new United Nations report says nearly two million children die each year because they have no access to clean water. The 2006 Human Development Report, released Thursday in South Africa, says most of the deaths are caused by diarrhea and dysentery brought on by dirty water.

The report's leading author, Kevin Watkins, said that the reason behind the water crisis is not a shortage of water, but a lack of will On the part of governments to provide water to people: The report calls on the international community to do more to help solve the problem by doubling annual contributions for water and cleanness.

Indian police say they have found four bombs on a train in the eastern city of Kolkata (formerly known as Calcutta). Authorities described the bombs as crude(土制的). They were discovered during a security check before the train was scheduled to leave for the holy Hindu town of Tarakeswar. There has been no claim of responsibility for the explosive devices.

The U.S. Navy is warning ships to stay away from the coast of Somalia after a series ot pirate (海盗) attacks there. The U.S. Maritime Liaison Office in Bahrain says that, although ships belonging to U.S. are operating in the area, they cannot control every ship that passes the east coast of Somalia. The office is urging merchant ships to stay at least 200 nautical miles off Somalia. Pirates have attacked at least eight ships in the area this year. On Saturday, pirates tried but failed to hijack(劫持) a boat carrying food to Somalia for the United Nations World Food Program. The United Nations is calling for international action against the rampant(猖獗的) piracy off Somalia's coast, saving it threatens further aid deliveries to the country.

61. From the news above, we can say that the United Nations wants _____________ .

    A. to launch a war against Somalia

    B. to call for more international contributions for water and cleanness in Africa

    C. to take actions to assure the security in India

    D. Bush not to visit Iraq again for the security

62. But for the careful security check, _______________ might have happened.

    A. a bomb explosion on a train in India

    B. two million children's death

    C. the Somalian pirates' rampant piracy

    D. the Iraqi reporter's behavior of throwing shoes at Bush

63. Which of the following is NOT the fact, according to the news?

    A. Nearly 2 million children die because of the shortage of clean water.

    B. All the organizations haven't claimed responsibility for the explosive devices on an Indian train.

    C. An Iraqi reporter considered George W. Bush a "dog".

D. The U.S. Navy is aimed to help keep the passing ships in that area in safety.

Clearly if we are to participate in the society in which we live, we must communicate with other people. A great deal of communicating is performed on a person-to-person basis by the simple means of speech. If we travel in buses, buy things in shops, or eat in restaurants, we are likely to have conversations where we give information or opinions, receive news or comment, and very likely have our views challenged by other members of society.

Face-to-face contact is by no means the only form of communication, and during the last two hundred years the art of mass communication has become one of the main factors of current society. Two things, above others, have caused the extreme growth of the communication industry. Firstly, inventiveness has led to advances in printing, telecommunications, photography, radio and television. Secondly, speed has revolutionized the transmission(传输) and reception of communications so that local news often takes a back seat to national news, which itself is often almost eclipsed(失去优势) by international news.

     No longer is the possession of information confined(局限于) to a privileged minority. In the last century, the wealthy man with his own library was indeed fortunate, but today there are public libraries. Forty years ago, people used to go to the cinema, but now far more people sit at home and turn on the TV to watch a program that is being channeled into millions of homes.

     Communication is no longer merely concerned with the transmission of information. The modern communication industry influences the way people live in society and broadens their horizons by allowing access to information, education and entertainment. The printing, broadcasting and advertising industries are all involved with informing, educating and entertaining.

     Although a great deal of the material communicated by the mass media is very valuable to the individual and to the society of which he is a part, the vast modern network of communication is open to abuse. However, the mass media are with us for better, for worse, and there is no turning back.

64. In the first paragraph the writer stresses the ________ of face-to-face contact in social setting.

    A. performance        B. usefulness         C. limitation         D. means

65. It is implied in the passage that ____________.

    A. local news used to be the only source of information

    B. local news still takes a significant place

    C. national news is becoming more popular

    D. international news is the fastest transmitted news

66. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

    A. To possess information used to be privileged.

    B. Public libraries have replaced private libraries.

    C. Communication means more than transmission.

    D. Information influences ways of life and thinking.

A moment later I heard my uncle calling me, and found the two men on the road together. The captain then addressed me as if I was his equal, which was very pleasing to a young fellow like me.

"Sir," said he, "Mr. Balfour tells me great things of you, and I like your looks. I wish I was staying here longer so that we might become friends. But we'll make the most of the short time that we have. You must come on board my brig(双桅船) for half an hour and have a drink with me."

Now, I cannot describe how eager 1 was to see the inside of a ship. But I was not going to put myself in danger, and I told him my uncle and I had an appointment with a lawyer.

"Yes," said he, "he told me of that. But, you see, the boat will set you on shore farther along, near Rankeillor's house." And here he suddenly leaned down and whispered in my ear: "Take care; the old devil(恶魔) has evil plans. Come on board till I can have a Word with you."

Then, passing his arm through mine, he continued aloud, as he set off towards his boat: "Now what can I bring you from Carolina? Any friend of Mr. Balfour can ask for what he likes. A roll of tobacco? Indian feather work? A wild beast's skin? A stone pipe? A mocking-bird that cries just like a cat? Make your choice and give your order."

By this time we were beside his boat and he was helping me in. I did not dream of refusing. I thought (like a fool) that 1 had found a friend and helper, and I was looking forward to seeing the ship. As soon as we were all in our places the boat was pushed off and began to move over the water. I was so delighted with this new experience that I hardly understood what the captain said, and must have answered him without thinking.

As soon as we were alongside, Hoseason ordered a rope and chair to be sent down, declaring that he and I must be the first to go on board. I was lifted into the air and set down again on the deck(甲板), where the captain stood waiting for me and immediately slipped his arm under mine. I stood there, rather confused and perhaps a little afraid, but delighted with the strange things all around me, while the captain pointed out some of the strangest and told me their names and uses.

And then I saw that my uncle was not with us.

I felt I was lost. With all my strength, I tore myself out of the captain's grasp and ran to the side of the ship. Yes, there was the ship being rowed back to the shore, with my uncle sitting in it. I gave a wild cry-so loud that it rang out over the harbor, and my uncle turned around and showed me a face full of cruelty and terror.

That was the last thing I saw. Already strong hands had been pulling me back fromthe ship's side, and now lightning seemed to strike me. I saw a great flash of fire, and fell unconscious.

67. This passage is most probably taken from _________.

    A. a voyage magazine                       B. a literature novel

    C. a science fiction                         D. a newspaper report

68. Rankeillor, in the fourth paragraph, is perhaps ___________.

    A. a lawyer           B. a devil            C. a captain      D. a house

69. After reading the last two paragraphs, we can see that _________ .

    A. the author's uncle had an ugly face

    B. the author fell unconscious because of the flash of lightning

    C. the uncle most probably had participated in the evil plan

    D. the author got wild and mad in the end

70. From the whole passage, we can know that ______ .

    A. the author was actually kidnapped(绑架)

    B. the author finally found a friend and helper

    C. the author was very eager and pleased to get on board the ship

D. the author's uncle was terribly unwilling to leave him behind

第Ⅱ卷(共35分)

第一节  任务型阅读(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

    请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填一个单词。

A record 2.3 billion passenger trips will be taken in China during the upcoming Lunar New Year period, the country% most important holiday, Chinese media said on Thursday.

A record 188 million people will take to the nation's railway system, 2 billion road trips will be taken and 24 million will take holiday-related flights in January and February, the China Daily said, in what is the world's biggest annual migration.

The yearly migration is marked by chaotic scenes as masses of Chinese desperate to return home overcrowded the nation's transport system, AFP said.

The official Chinese New Year holiday for 2009 falls on January 26, earlier than most years .

However, the travel rush usually begins up to two weeks before that, and will last 40 days beginning from Jan 11 to Feb 19.

Earlier this year, the chaos was dramatically mixed with unusually serious winter ice storms that spread suffering across a huge land of the country just as the migration was getting under way.

Citing(引述) the government's main economic planning agency, the China Daily said 2009 could see more chaos as this Chinese New Year follows closely after the Western New Year on January 1. Many college students and other people typically travel just before or after the Western New Year and the upcoming holidays could see both migrations overcrowding the transport system at the same time, it said.

People's Daily Online launched an online survey titled "What problem are you most concerned about for the upcoming 2009 Spring Festival railway transport peak season?" on December 9. By 8:00 pm that day, a total of 17,496 netizens had participated in the survey, and. 14,403 of them chose "buying train tickets is difficult, it is almost impossible to get one," accounting for 82.3% of the total number of participants.

The National Development and Reform Commission also warned local governments to take steps to cope with the expected crush, particularly in coastal manufacturing regions.

According to the China Daily, the weather forecast during the Spring Festival is that most of the country will experience normal temperatures for that time of year, but heavy snows were expected in some regions.

Extension of the season

It begins from Jan. 11 and ends on Feb. 19, (71)   ▲   40 days.

Reasons for the peak season

The upcoming 2009 Spring Festival transportation peak season of China is also regarded as the world's biggest (72)   ▲   migration, because this Chinese traditional New Year comes soon after the (73)   ▲   New Year, and migrations of many college students and other people will swamp the transport system at the same time.

Transportation

(74)   ▲ 

188 million people will go on their trips by (75)   ▲   , though it is not (76)   ▲   to get train tickets, as netizens surveyed thought; 2 billion will take buses or cars; and 24 million will (77)   ▲   home or for their holidays.

(78)   ▲ 

Earlier this year, the unusual winter ice storm (79).    ▲      large areas of the country, causing the migration to be badly held up.

information

This Spring Festival transportation peak season will see normal temperatures, in (80)   ▲   of heavy snows in some regions.

第二节  书面表达(满分25分)

    假设你是学生李明，你的一位英国朋友罗伊(Roy)听说中国大陆和台湾已经实行两岸直航，便向你了解情况。请根据列表内容用英语给Roy回信。

过去

现在

概  况

60年前台湾切断两岸正常通航；2008年7月启动周末包机。

每日通航，月航班数达60个以上；启动直航第一周，两岸有12家航空公司申请了101个航班，为4个台湾城市和12个大陆城市提供服务。

航  线

客航向南绕行香港；货轮向北绕行日本冲绳岛。

从台北等城市可以直航大陆的上海等10多个城市。

优  劣

用时长，成本高。

用时短，成本低。

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要求：1、要点全面，语句连贯；

      2、词数150个词左右，信的开头和结尾已给，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：周末包机weekend charter flights，货轮cargo ships，冲绳岛island of Okinawa

Dear Roy,

I'm very glad to receive your letter, and I feel it a great honor to introduce briefly to you something about the direct flights between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan. ________________

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___________________________That's what I can tell you at present. Maybe I'll have some more information for you not long time later.

                                                                   Yours, Ming

盐城市2008―2009学年度高三年级第一次调研考试

Text 1

W: Can I help you?

M: No, thanks. I'm just looking.

W: OK, ask me if you need any help.

Text 2

M: Cars Rental Company. What can I do for you?

W: I want to rent this one. How much is it?

M: 30 dollars a day, and 200 dollars a week. How long do you want to keep it?

W: 8 days.

Text 3

M: Good morning, I haven't seen you for a long time.

W: Yes. I'm thinking of applying for a patent, but I have no experience.

M: Don't worry. I have read some books on the matter. Maybe I can help you!

Text 4

W: There is only thirty minutes. I've got an appointment of a quarter past seven.

M: I'll give you a lift if you like.

Text 5

M: Is this 615 sixth street?

W: NO, it's 616 fifth street.

Text 6

W: I'm very sorry you didn't win, Jack.

M: So am I. What a disappointment.

W: Come on, cheer up !

M: No. I feel terrible, Mary. And our classmates...

W: But you tried your best, didn't you?

M: Yes, I did.

W: You won't give up trying, will you'?

M: No. I won't. I'll do better next time.

W: I'll help you. We can practice together.

M: That would be great.

W: Then don't look so sad, Jack.

M: I'll try to cheer up.

W: You'll get over it.

M: I know. Thanks a lot, Mar3,.

W: Come on. I'll buy you a coffee.

M: Okay. Let's go.

Text 7

W: Tell us something, Mr. Smith, about New York City, about the weather, for example. You have lived in New York for many years. Do you like the weather?

M: New York is a wonderful city, without doubt the most interesting city in the world today, but I'm afraid the weather there is not very good.

W: Is it very cold in New York, Mr. Smith'?

M: Sometimes it's very cold, and sometimes it's very warm. On some days in winter it seems that there is no colder place in the world, because the air is always wet.

W: And in summer it's very hot?

M: Very hot. It's a large city, and there is little wind. The air in summer is often damp and heavy.

W: But why do so many people live there'?

M: Most people grow accustomed to the weather, but there are many others who complain about it all the time.

W: Is the weather always unpleasant?

M: Oh, no. On the contrary, there are many beautiful days in New York, especially in spring and in autumn. The sun shines; the sky, is clear and blue; the people walk along the streets or sit in the parks in the sun. The really unpleasant part, I suppose, is that the weather in New York changes often and so suddenly. One day it's warm, and the next day it's cold. One day it rains, and the next day it's clear and sunny. There is a story which says that when a visitor to New York complains about the weather, the New Yorker always answers, "Don't you like our weather? Then wait a minute! It'll change."

Text 8

W: Welcome to the program. This afternoon I'm standing in the middle of the northern Black Forest, with Rainer Sanger.

M: Good afternoon, Sarah.

W: Rainer, you're very concerned about this area of the forest, are you? Can you tell us why?

M: Well, much of the forest was wiped out in the terrible storm last winter, as you can see. Many of the trees are dead, and more are dying because of the damage. We believe that the government isn't doing enough right now to make this beautiful forest get into its former state.

W: I see. But have you spoken to the government about this?

M: We have tried, trot each time they say that they haven't got enough money. They are always using money as the excuse. It's getting really disappointing!

W: But it's not just an excuse, is it? They clearly don't have enough money for everything and the storm was an unexpected occurrence.

M: Of course, we appreciate that, and the point is that actually we aren't asking for much money. We would just like their guidance--we can provide volunteers to work on the forest.

Text 9

M: How time flies! Winter holidays are coming next week.

W: Yes, do you have any plan?

M: Certainly. I want to go to Egypt. What about you'?

W: I'm afraid I can go nowhere. I failed my English exam. You know my parents are so strict with me.

M: Bad luck!

W: I say, is Egypt an Asian country? Is it far?

M: Yes, quite far. And it's not in Asia, it's all African country.

W: Oh, yes. I've heard of not only the Pyramids but the Aswan Dam. Do you want to see?                                         

M: Of course. I'll go there by boat in the Nile.

W: That'll be wonderful and interesting. How will you get there?

M: By air―by light No. CA808! My sister works on it! And then I'll be treated as a king!

W: Don't be so proud. I'll be off now. I wish you a good trip.

M: Oh, sorry. I didn't mean that. I don't want to hurt you...

Text 10

Read for life, all your life. Nothing ever invented provides such food for the mind, such infinite reward for time spent, as a good book. Read to your heart's content. Let one book lead to another. They nearly always do.

Take up a great author and read everything he or she has written. Read about places you've never been: sailing down the Mississippi with Huckleberry Fin, or wandering in the streets in St Petersburg with Anna Karenina. Read books that changed history: Tom Paine's Common Sense, Harriet Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring.

Read those books you know you're supposed to have read and imagined as dry or uninteresting. A classic may be defined as a book ::hat stays long in print, and a book stays long in print only because it's outstanding. Why exclude the outstanding from your experience? And when you read a book you love―a book you feel has enlarged the experience of being alive, a book that "lights the fire"―then spread the world.

To carry a book with you wherever you go is old advice and good advice. John Adams urged his son John Quincy to carry a volume of poetry. "You will never be alone," he said, "with a poet in your pocket".

1―5 ABBBC       6―10 BACBA     11―15 BBCAB  16―20 CACAA

21―25 ACCDB    26―30 ADABA  31―35 BABDC

36―40 ABADD    41―45 CBADC  46―50 BCCBC     51―55 BACDB

56―60 ABACD    61―65 BABBD  66―70 BBACA

71. lasting            72. annual        73. Western      74. means     75. train/railway

76. easy/convenient    77. fly          78. Weather      79. hit/struck   80. spite

Dear Roy,

I'm very glad to receive your letter, and I feel it a great honor to introduce briefly to you something about the direct flights between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan. Six decades ago, Taiwan put a ban on the regular links between the two sides. But Last July saw the starting of weekend charter flights. Now both sides are even enjoying daily direct flights, which numbers up to monthly 60 at times. When the direct flights began in the first week, twelve air companies from the two sides applied for 101 flights, providing services between four Taiwan and 12 mainland cities.

Originally, the passenger planes were required to fly south by way of Hong Kong, and the cargo ships had to sail around the Japanese island of Okinawa north of Taiwan. Now the flights and cargo ships from Taipei and other main cities can directly reach more than 10 cities of the mainland, like Shanghai, which has taken much less time and greatly reduced the shipping costs.

The direct flights, I think, have opened a new era of direct air and shipping services, and brought new vigor to economic and trade ties between the two sides.

That's what I can tell you at present Maybe I'll have some more information for you not long time later.

Yours,

Li Ming