高三英语下学期自主练习试题

位敦市安定阳光实验学校高三自主练习
英语
本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两。

考试结束后，将答题卡和答题纸一并交回。

第Ⅰ卷 (共100分)
注意事项：
2．选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动, 用橡皮擦干净后, 再选涂其他答案标号框。

不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。

第一：听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，请先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面 5 段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

例：How much is the shirt?
A.￡19.15.
B.￡9.15.
C.￡9.18.
答案是B。

1. How much should the woman pay?
A. $420.
B. $213.
C. $69.2. What is the man planning to do on Saturday?
A. Entertain relatives.
B. Go out with Mary.
C. Ski with friends.
3. What is the man doing?
A. Having an interview.
B. Buying clothes.
C. Taking
a class.
4. What instrument does the woman’s brother advise her to play?
A. The drums.
B. The piano.
C. The guitar.
5. What will the woman do tonight?
A. Go to a bar.
B. Collect her sister.
C. Buy drinks.
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. Where does this conversation take place?
A. At a clothes store.
B. At a hotel.
C. At a tailor’s shop.
7. What does the woman say about the shirts?
A. They need to be repaired.
B. They need to be sent to another place.
C. They can be cleaned and pressed on time.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。

8. Why does the woman ask to get her money back?
A. The machine is broken.
B. The coffee cups are too small.
C. The product does not make enough coffee.
9. What does the man offer to do?
A. Give the woman the money back.
B. Exchange the product for another model.
C. Repair the product in a week.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。

10. What do we know about the woman?
A. She will go on a field trip.
B. Her favorite artist was Monet.
C. She appreciated all kinds of art.
11. What does the man like?
A. Impressionism.
B. Post-impressionism.
C. Modern art.
12. What does the man think of the woman?
A. She is quiet.
B. She is wild.
C. She is strange.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。

13. What are the speakers mainly discussing?
A. Which is the best way to the island.
B. What the woman likes most about the island.
C. Whether it’s good to develop the island in a commercial way.
14. Who might the woman be?
A. A visitor.
B. A local fisher.
C. A business person.
15. Why did the man start up a ferry service between the mainland and the island?
A. To provide more chances for local people to work.
B. To make the island people live a modern life.
C. To attract more young people to the life on the island.
16. Why does the woman think the man’s idea is risky?
A. Visitors will build more houses on the island.
B. The island will be less quiet and peaceful.
C. Holiday hotels will have no shops for visitors.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。

17. What is the speaker?
A. A student.
B. A teacher.
C. A guide.
18. When is the first trip?
A. In June.
B. In April.
C. In March.
19. How will the group travel to Birmingham?
A. By train.
B. By coach.
C. By plane.
20. What should group members take on the first trip?
A. Their cameras.
B. Their ID cards.
C. Their tickets.
第二阅读理解（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
Income inequality was a major topic at this year's annual World Economic Forum at the Swiss ski resort of Davos. That problem seems to be as serious in the world's two largest economies of the United States and China as in other parts of the world...
A report by Oxfam, an international confederation（联盟）of 17 organizations to find solutions to poverty in the world, showed that by 2016, the top 1 percent of the world's population could own more wealth than the other 99 percent combined if the present trend of rising inequality continues.
The Oxfam study published Jan 20 showed that the richest 1 percent have seen their share of global wealth increase to 48 percent in 2014 from 44 percent in 2009. This very global elites() had an average wealth of $2.7 million per adult in 2014. And even of the remaining 52 percent of the global wealth, almost
all (46 percent) is held by the rest of the richest 20 percent of the world's population. The other 80 percent share just 5.5 percent and had
an average wealth of $3,851 per adult, or 1/700 of the average wealth
of the top 1 percent, according to Oxfam.
"In the past 12 months we have seen world leaders from President Obama to Christine Lagarde talk more about extreme inequality but we
are still waiting for many of them to walk the walk. It is time our leaders took measures to build a fairer world," Byanyima said, Oxfam International's director.
While Obama in his State of the Union address last week asked, "Will
we accept an economy where only a few of us do amazingly well? Or will
we commit(使承担义务) ourselves to an economy that causes rising incomes and chances for everyone who makes the effort?", income inequality in the US has actually worsened under Obama's six years in office when the bottom 99 percent saw their income stagnate(停滞).
21. Where does the problem of income inequality exist in the world?
A. In most of the advanced countries in the world.
B. In most of the developing countries in the world.
C. Only in the United States and China.
D. In all the countries of the world.
22. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Oxfam can find solutions to poverty in the world.
B. The top one percent own most of the global wealth now.
C. Income inequality will disappear by 2016 according to the report by Oxfam.
D. The top one percent own almost as much wealth as the other 99 percent in 2014.
23. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. The situation of income inequality has improved a lot in the past six years.
B. Obama still takes no notice of income inequality in the US.
C. Obama may take measures to solve the problem of income inequality.
D. More people became richer under Obama’s six years in office.
24. What does the underlined words “walk the walk”in Para.5 probably mean?
A. Keep one’s promise
B. Take actual action
C. Take it easy
D. Take things seriously
B
Nearly 90 percent of China's big cities failed to meet air quality standards in 2014, but that was still an improvement on 2013 as the country's “war on pollution” began to take effect, the environment ministry said on Monday.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection said on its website that only eight of the 74 cities it monitors managed to meet national standards in 2014 on a series of pollution measures such as PM2.5, which is a reading of particles found in the air, carbon monoxide and ozone(臭氧).
China said last year it would “declare war on pollution” and it has started to remove substandard industrial power and reduce coal use. In 2013, only three cities - Haikou on the island province of Hainan, Lhasa in Tibet autonomous region and the coastal resort city of Zhoushan - met the standards. They were joined in 2014 by Shenzhen, Huizhou and Zhuhai in southern Guangdong province, Fuzhou in neighbouring Fujian and Kunming in the southwest.
Beijing is not among the 10 Chinese cities with the worst air quality nor among the 10 Chinese cities with the best air quality. Of the 10 worst-performing cities in 2014, seven were located in the heavy industrial province of Hebei, which surrounds the capital, Beijing, the ministry said. The cities of Baoding, Xingtai, Shijiazhuang, Tangshan, Handan and Hengshui, all in Hebei, filled the top six places.
The ministry said the average PM2.5 reading in the
Beijing-Hebei-Tianjin region stood at 93 micrograms per cubic metre last year. The state standard is 35 micrograms but China does not expect to bring the national average down to that level before 2030.
The government has recognized Hebei as a top concern when it comes
to cutting smog, and it has set targets to reduce coal use and close polluting industrial power, but the province has struggled to find other sources of growth.
25. From the first paragraph we know _______. A. air quality in China is getting worse
B. the air quality standard in China is not the same as before
C. the war on pollution began to take effect in 2012
D. the air quality improved in 2014
26. When did China declare war on pollution? A. In 2011. B. In 2012. C. In 2013. D. In 2014. 27. How many more cities in China met the air quality in 2014? A. 3. B. 5. C. 8. D. 9.
28. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Beijing is among the 10 Chinese cities with the best air quality. B. Half of the 10 Chinese cities with the worst air quality are in Hebei Procince.
C. One of the 10 Chinese cities with the worst air quality is in Fujian Province.
D. The top six cities with the worst air quality are all in Hebei Province. C
It ’s sometimes difficult to hear people say bad things about your
country – particularl y when you know deep down that they’re mostly true.
British food is well known for being among the worst in the world – and now the US ambassador to the UK Matthew Barzun has made it known that he agrees.
Barzun said in an interview with Tatler magazine that he had been served lamb and potato “180 times” since he arrived in the UK last year, adding: “There are limits, and I have reached them.” British people are used to hearing from foreigners that our food is boring and tasteless, but to hear it from an ambassador to the UK is a step further than even we are used to.
The truth is, there is certainly good British food – fish and chips
and roast chicken dinners are good examples – but we don’t have as many dishes to show off as other countries.
Also, the most popular British dishes nowadays are almost all foreign or influenced by foreign food, like Chicken Tikka Masala, a type of curry(咖喱菜) that does not exist in India and combines Indian influences with British flavors.
What’s more, another of the UK’s most popular dishes is stir fry, a simple Cantonese dish involving noodles and fresh vegetables that most students in the UK learn how to cook when they are away from home for the first time.
So, does the popularity of foreign food in the UK show that even British people don’t like our own food? Perhaps, but a more cheerful way of looking at it could be that British food tastes reflect modern Britain – forward thinking and multicultural.
If the US ambassador wants outstanding traditional food, he might be out of luck, but that’s not one of Britain’s greatest charms anyway –perhaps he can think about it while enjoying the different cultural influences in the UK, watching a Shakespeare play, or visiting one of our world-class free museums!
29. From the passage, we can know that _______.
A. The US ambassador to the UK enjoys lamb and potato.
B. The US ambassador to the UK thinks foreign foods are not acceptable.
C. Food in Britain lacks varieties compared with other countries.
D. Th ere’s only fish and chips and roast chicken dinners in Britain.
30. According to the passage, Chicken Tikka Masala is _________.
A. a traditional Indian dish
B. a traditional British food
C. a Cantonese dish involving noodles
D. the combination of Indian influence with British flavors
31. What can we learn about today’s Britain from British food according to the passage?
A. popular and charming
B. cheerful and influential
C. outstanding and traditional
D. multicultural and forward thinking
32. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Delicious British Food
B. British Food Problems
C. Traditional British Food
D. Cultural Influences in the UK
D
I’ve known what I wanted to do with my life ever since I was in elementary school. Sure, I had many interests in things that came and went, but in the fourth grade, I discovered my one true love –acting.
I get a joy from acting that I can’t describe. It is not only fun, but it teaches teamwork and empathy (情感共鸣), things I think the world should have more of.
However, I never expected that acting would also teach me to kiss! In the first semester of my freshman year of high school, my school put on the play Frankenstein. It’s about a scien tist named Victor Frankenstein who creates a monster, and how the monster destroys the scientist’s life.
I got the lead female role of Frankenstein’s fiancée, Elizabeth.
I had been in plays before, so I was very used to the rehearsal(排练) process of memorizing lines and then developing a character with help from the director. But this play was different from any one I had ever
done before, because Frankenstein and Elizabeth had to kiss in the play a lot. The boy who played Frankenstein was very cute, I must say. There was a part when our characters shared “15 passionate(激情的) kisses”. Luckily, the director removed it. But there were still some kissing scenes.
I was used to playing characters that had boyfriends or girlfriends, but I had no idea what to expect. Would we pretend to kiss, or would we actually kiss? Our director ended up having us kiss for real, and the first few times, it was very embarrassing. My lips almost touched the boy’s. Many of the other actors and actresses laughed at us. However, one thing about stage kissing that you have to understand is that you are not being yourself. That goes for any acting. After that experience, I feel like I can handle any role. It was a big event in my journey toward becoming a better actress. I feel more comfortable being onstage and showing the audience my character’s personality. And that is important for getting the message of a play across.
33. What kind of role did the author play in the play Frankenstein?
A. Frankenstein
B. Elizabeth
C. the monster
D. Frankenstein’s brother
34. The underlined part “goes for” can be replaced by _______.
A. is true of
B. is in terms of
C. goes in for
D. consists of 35. What’s the author’s feeling after the play?
A. The author feels it very awkward.
B. She feels that she
is not being herself.
C. She thinks she can play any role.
D. She feels like the best actress.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10 分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中
有两项为多余选项。

You are given many opportunities in life to choose to be a victim(受
害者) or creator. 36 . “They”did things to you which caused all
of your pain and suffering. “They” are wrong and bad, and life is terrible as long as “they” are around.
37 . They know there are individuals who might like to control their lives, but they don’t let this get in the way. They know they have their weaknesses, yet they don’t blame themselves when they fail.
38 . They believe that storms are a natural part of life which can bring the rain needed for emotional and spiritual growth.
Victims and creators live in the same physical world but their experience of life is worlds apart. Victims often have anger, guilt, and other emotions that cause others—and even themselves—to feel like victims, too. 39 .
40 . One person, on losing a job or a special relationship,
may feel as if it is the end of the world and sink into terrible suffering for months, years, or even a lifetime. Another with the same experience may choose to first experience the grief, then accept the loss and soon move on to be a powerful creative force in his life.
In every moment and every circumstance, you have choice to determine the direction of your life.
A. Those who choose to be creators look at life quite differently.
B. Creators consciously choose love, inspiration（灵感）, and other
qualities which inspire not only themselves, but all around them.
C. There are both creators and victims in the world.
D. When you choose to be a victim, the world is a cold and difficult place.
E. Creators can change the world.
F. Whatever happens, they have choice in the matter.
G. In reality, all of us play the victim or the creator at various points in our lives.
第三英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

South Korea is dealing with increasing amounts of waste from electronic devices(设备). These useless or 41 parts are often called "e-waste."
Tons of old computers, telephones and other waste 42 are often taken to landfills and 43 under the ground. The old products may 44 poisonous chemicals.
Now, some local governments in South Korea are starting special
e-waste recycling 45 . The city of Seoul throws out about 10 tons of 46 each year. About 20 percent of that 47 to the Seoul Resource Center, also known as the SR Center. There, electronic devices are taken apart so that 48 metals like gold or copper can be obtained and 49 .
Ji Un-geun is the chief executive officer of the SR Center. He says reusing electronic parts is not only about earning 50 . He says the goal is to 51 the environment and about 90 percent of what is brought to the center will be used on other 52 .
The 53 of e-waste is not only a concern in South Korea. The United Nations says millions of tons of e-waste 54 up in developing countries. Poisonous materials like lead and mercury(汞) can create a severe 55 risk to the local population.
But some 56 groups say not enough is being done to 57 the amount of electronics sent to landfills. South Koreans keep buying more and more 58 devices. Ji Un-geun says that 59 South Korean cities need to start their own recycling programs to 60 the
increasing amount of e-waste.
41. A. useful B. unwanted C. dangerous D. enough
42. A. televisions B. screens C. equipment D. tables
43. A. buried B. crowded C. brought D. locked
44. A. leak B. keep C. lead D. treat
45. A. products B. apartments C. farms D. programs
46. A. money B. e-waste C. polluted water D. rubbish
47. A. turns B. leaves C. goes D. enters
48. A. cheap B. valuable C. beautiful D. poisonous
49. A. reused B. replaced C. required D. removed
50. A. fame B. success C. consequences D. profits
51. A. defend B. destroy C. protect D. pollute
52. A. products B. telephones C. people D. food
53. A. reduction B. increase C. advantage D. disadvantage
54. A. end B. put C. set D. bring
55. A. sport B. ecology C. work D. health
56. A. official B. local C. social D. environmental
57. A. add B. limit C. store D. have
58. A. powerful B. tropical C. electronic D. atomic
59. A. more B. less C. many D. some
60. A. begin with B. compare with C. keep up with D. end up with
第II卷（共50分）
注意事项：
第II卷共2页。

考生必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔在答题纸上各题目的指答题区域内作答，在试卷上作答无效。

第二节：（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

W: Tom, as the manager of a company 61 (sell) green products, you’re now quite a successful businessman. When did you know you
wanted to have your own company?
M: My family left Budapest in 1986 and settled in Canada, 62 a lot of my friends’ parents were highly 63 (success). It
seemed so cool! So, in high school, I started a web design company and learned a lot from that experience.
W: How 64 you find the money for your present company, then?
M: We’ve raised 18 million dollars from about 50 people. We’re 65 (final) making money. I own six percent 66 the company, and all employees get their shares.
W: By the way, what aspects of your life are green?
M: I’m only mildly(稍微地) green. I do simple things, and I’m 67 huge biker. I biked across Canada.
W: Do you think you have ever done anything wasteful?
M: We’re always doing something wrong, but then, that’s what allows us 68 (learn) and grow. When I first started out, we made all the products ourselves. But that was a mistake. Now, we work with other 69 (company). We provide the materials, the product
development, 70 the design. They make the products.
第四写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每最多有两处。

每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I am longing to join this activity as an exchange student to Britain, because of I think it’s a good opportunity for me to improve my English or I can learn more about British history and its culture.
I have many hobby, for example, I like surfing the Internet and do sports. Besides, I am good at drawing and I like listening music.
If I am luckily enough to have the chance, I hoped to live in a family that are friendly to me and are willing to take me to visit around often.
I am sure I can get along good with my host family. I would appreciate it whether you could help us achieve my dream.
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
高考结束之后，有的同学想去旅游，有的想在家休息, 也有的想趁这个机会体验一下社会生活。

请你用英语写一篇短文简述以上内容，并谈一下你的打算。

注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

______ ______ 高三自主练习 答案
听力（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1-5: CAACB 6-10: BCCBB 11-15: CACAA 16-20: BBCAB
阅读（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
21-25: DDCBD 26-30: CBDCD 31-35:DBBAC 36-40: DAFBG
完形（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
41-45: BCAAD 46-50: BCBAD 51-55: CABAD 56-60:DBCAC
语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
61. selling 62. where/ in which 63. successful 64. did
65. finally
66. of 67. a 68. to learn 69. companies 70. and 或
as well as
短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
I am longing to join this activity as an exchange student to Britain,
because of I think it’s a good opportunity for me to improve my English
or I can learn more about British history and its culture.
and
I have many hobby, for example, I like surfing the Internet and do sports.
Besides, I am good at
hobbies doing drawing and I like listening∧ music. to
If I am luckily enough to have the chance, I hoped to live in a family that are friendly to me
lucky hope
and are willing to take me to visit around often. I am sure I can get
along good with my host
well
family. I would appreciate it whether you could help us achieve my dream.
if me
书面表达：（满分25分）
One possible version:
After the college entrance examination, some students would like
to have a trip, because they can enjoy the blue sky and the charming
scenery. Some others prefer to stay at home watching TV to get relaxed.
And also there are some students who intend to observe and learn from
real life. They consider that they will really step into society after
passing the college entrance examination. As for me, I plan to learn a skill such as driving, which I think will be useful in the future.
What’s more, I will als o plan a trip to a scenic spot I have been longing
for.
一、评分原则
①本题总分为25分，按5个档次给分。

②词数过多或过少（80-120词为合理区间），减2分。

③评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确或调整档次，最后给分。

评分档次的确在内容符合题目要求的前提下侧重于语言的表达。

④评分时，注意的主要内容为：内容切题，语言表达准确、多样、连贯、得体。

⑤拼写与标点符号是语言表达准确的一个方面，评分时，视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。

英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。

⑥如书写太潦草，以至影响辨认，将分数降低一个档次。

二．各档次的给分范围和要求
第五档（21-25）：
完全完成了试题规的任务，所有内容与提示吻合，用了较丰富的语法结构和词汇，语法结构与词汇用准确，虽有个别错误，但不影响意义的表达；具备较强的语言运用能力；恰当使用了语句间的连接成分，全文结构紧凑，完全达到了预期的写作目的。

第四档（15-20分）：
完成了试题规的任务，主要内容与提示吻合，用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求，语法结构与词汇用基本准确，个别错误对意义的表达有一影响，较恰当地使用了语句间的连接成分，全文结构较紧凑，达到了预期的写作目的。

第三档（10-14分）：基本完成了试题规的任务，主要内容与提示比较吻合，用的语法结构和词汇能基本满足任务的要求。

有一些语法结构与词汇的错误，对意义的表达有较大影响，基本能使用语句间的连接成分，全文结构比较松散。

整体而言，基本达到了预期的写作目的。

第二档（5-9分）：
仅完成试题规的任务，主要内容与提示基本吻合，语法结构单调，用词汇有限，有较多语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响了意义的表达，语句间的连接成分运用不当，缺少连贯性，信息未能清楚地传达给读者。

第一档（1-4分）
未完成试题规的任务，主要内容与提示不太吻合，语法结构单一，用词汇十分有限，有较多语法结构或词汇方面的严重错误，严重影响了意义的表达，缺乏语句间的连接成分，内容不连贯，信息未能传达给读者。

0分：未能传达给读者任何信息：内容太少，无法评判；写的内容均与所要求内容无关或所写内容无法看清。

听力原文
(Text 1)
W: I want to send this small parcel to Canada.
M: By airmail or surface mail? Your parcel weighs 420g. So it’s $213 by air, or $69 by sea.
W: By sea, please.
(Text 2)
W: We’re going skiing this weekend. Can you and Mary come along?
M: I don’t think we’ll be able to make it. My brother’s family is coming on Saturday.
(Text 3)
W: Do you have any experience in sales?
M: Well, during college I worked as a part-time clerk in the school store and I also worked a summer as a sales assistant at a local clothing store.
(Text 4)
M: Hi, Mary. Is your brother John still playing the drums?
W: He still plays. He quite likes it. I’m learning the piano.
M: Really? Perhaps you can play in our band one day.
W: Can I? John says the guitar’s a better choice because all bands have guitar players.
(Text 5)
M: Jane, would you like to join us for drinks tonight?
W: I’d love to, but I’m afraid I have to pick up my sister.
(Text 6)
M: Could you clean and press these two shirts and repair this jacket?
I have a meeting in the morning and really need them before 11 o’clock.
W: ⑦I’m sure we can have the shirts ready,but unluckily we won’t be able to get the jacket to you before tomorrow. ⑥All repairs have
to be sent out of the hotel.
(Text 7)
W: Excuse me. I bought this coffee machine the other day and I’m not satisfied with it. I’d like to get my money back
M: I see. What seems to be the problem?
W: ⑧It’s too small for my family. It says it can make six cups, but they must be very small ones.
M: I’m afraid that because it has been used, we can’t give your money back, but since it was bought less than a week ago, ⑨we can allow you to exchange it for a larger model.
(Text 8)
W: It was the best, most memorable field trip I have ever had.
M: Was it really?
W: Yes, you kn ow that I’m into Impressionism.
M: True. ⑩I forgot that your favourite artist was Monet. But as for me, I’m into modern art.
W: Those great works took my breath away.
M: They sure did.
W: OK, I’ll stop. I wish you were into the Impressionists so we could share this together.
M: Well, I appreciate all kinds of art and artists. It’s just that the Impressionists are not my favourites. They’re just too soft for me.
W: That’s what I like about them. They calm me down.
M: That really fits into your personality. A s you can see, I’m wild. That’s why I like modern art more.
W: Good explanation. I don’t think I’ll ever be into modern art with my personality. I’m sure I’m going to love Impressionism all my life. I’ll probably even go to museums more often.
(Text 9)
W: This is such an unusual place because there’s no public transport to the island. I came here in your fishing boat. The result is a great place — rich sea creatures, beautiful countryside. Yet you want to let the world in —you’ve started up a ferry servic e from the mainland. Why?
M: There isn’t enough work to support our population. If visitors come to the island — we have a lot to offer them — preparing food for them would create employment.Also it’ll be easy for our young people to work on the mainland.
W: Isn’t it risky? These beaches could be covered with holiday houses and hotels; your visitors will complain because there are only a few shops. And a ferry service won’t be enough. People will want to fly here, and you will have to build an airport. No more quiet and peace! M: We can build a small airport without affecting our quality of life here.Our shops can provide enough food and drinks for more people
on the island.
W: I hope you’re right.
(Text 10)
W: Right everyone! Some important information about the three college trips before the end of June. Firstly, we’re all going to Birmingham to see the International Athletics Championships. That’s the only trip we’ve planned during March because I know that April is such a busy time for students. We’re going on the 15th. For those of you who haven’t heard of this event before, it’s the largest single sports competition in Britain, so we’re really pleased that we’re going. 140 different national teams will take part, which means you will see 520 world-class sportsmen and women there, and you’ll be among thousands of other fans. The stadium seats 17 thousand! We’ll be leaving here early and we’ve decided to go by train this time and not hire a coach, because we got delayed in traffic jams when we went to Birmingham before. I hope everyone’s pleased about that. Next, someone asked me what to take. Firstly, what not to take! Leave your cameras behind because taking photos is forbidden, but you must have your ID card with you as we’ve bought a group ticket, and you may need to show it. Mobile phones are OK, but you have to turn them off during the event, so it’s probably better not to take them. As for our trip, I don’t have the final journey times yet, but I wil l。