广西省梧州市2010届高三第二次模拟考试(英语)

2010年梧州市高三毕业班第二次测试
英语试卷
（答卷时间：120分钟满分：150分）
第Ⅰ卷（满分115分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。

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

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What drink does the man want to have?
A. Orange juice with ice.
B. Coke with ice.
C. Cold beer.
2. What does the woman mean?
A. She asks the man to help himself to get the dictionary.
B. She asks the man to help himself to some delicious food.
C. She asks the man to bring an English-Chinese dictionary onto the desk.
3. What is the woman’s problem?
A. She cannot find the way to her house.
B. She’s locked out her house.
C. She comes to the wrong house.
4. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The woman wants the man to smoke in her car.
B. The woman also wants to smoke.
C. The woman doesn’t allow the man to smoke in her car.
5. When did the man get married?
A. 51 years ago.
B. 50 years ago.
C. 47 years ago.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间来阅读各个
小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出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. What was the matter with the boy?
A. The boy was hurt by the arm.
B. Water got into the boy’s eyes.
C. The boy was in danger in the water.
7. What did the man do?
A. He took off his shoes.
B. He watched carefully.
C. He jumped into the water.
听下面一段材料，回答第8至10题
8. Who is good at maths?
A. Louise.
B. Roger.
C. The man.
9. What time do they fix for the maths lesson on Saturday morning?
A. 9:00
B. 8:00
C. 7:30
10. Where will they meet?
A. At the library.
B. In the classroom.
C. In the dormitory.
听下面一段材料，回答第11至13题
11. What is Lily doing?
A. She is acting as a hostess at the dinner party.
B. She is acting as a guest at the dinner party.
C. She is talking with a foreigner on an issue.
12. How is Mr. Green feeling?
A. Frightened.
B. Worried.
C. Curious.
13. What is Mr. Green likely to be?
A. A businessman.
B. A teacher.
C. A scientist.
听下面一段材料，回答第14至16题
14. What’s the man’s purpose in going to Shanghai?
A. To change his shirt.
B. To look over the hotel.
C. To meet Mr. Huang.
15. How will Mr. Smith go back to Beijing?
A. By train.
B. By bus.
C. By plane.
16. Who will show Mr. Huang around the school?
A. Xiao Fen.
B. Mr. Huang.
C. The leaders of the institute.
听下面一段材料，回答第17至20题
17. Why do Americans move so often?
A. Because they want to improve their driving skill.
B. Because they want to enjoy themselves.
C. Because they don’t like their own homes.
18. What is the advantage of job-hopping?
A. Job-hopping can help businessmen get new ideas.
B. Job-hopping can help students enter business.
C. Job-hopping can help people travel abroad.
19. What has happened in some states?
A. Only one-fifth people travel from place to place.
B. In one-fifth areas houses has been built.
C. Only one-fifth houses have been occupied for over five years.
20. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Most Americans stick to their hometown for life long.
B. Every Americans finishes their middle school in two or three cities.
C. Americans like job-hopping.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：语法和词汇知识（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. – Bad luck! I failed again in the driving test.
– You are sure to succeed if you try _____ third time. What’s more, experiencing
failures can also be _____ pleasure.
A. the; a
B. the; /
C. a; a
D. a; /
22. – Has the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed railway been put into use?
– Yes. The last train for Guangzhou _________ at seven fifteen in the evening.
A. has left
B. leaves
C. was left
D. will leave
23. It was ______ who suggested that he _______to New York in order to get a direct fight.
A. her; went
B. her; go
C. she; went
D. she; go
24. Tony, mind your manners! Don’t _______ while others are talking.
A. cut in
B. cut off
C. cut down
D. cut up
25. Sally, a shy girl, never speaks in public _______ she is asked to, never!
A. until
B. unless
C. even though
D. as though
26. The book is not popular with the youth, but ______ I think it is very good.
A. exactly
B. personally
C. possibly
D. generally
27. You can’t have finished the book yesterday, _________?
A. can you
B. have you
C. do you
D. did you
28. Today the world is paying much more attention to, obviously, ______ China says and does.
A. what
B. which
C. that
D. how
29. So narrow ______ two people couldn’t walk side by side.
A. the street was that
B. was that the street
C. was the street that
D. that was the street
30. – ________.
– With pleasure.
A. Excuse me for interrupting.
B. Is there anything that I can do for you?
C. Why not wear some flowers tonight?
D. Would you please look after my car for a moment?
31. – The clothes here are not only of poor quality but also expensive.
– Peter _____ us a wrong place.
A. introduced
B. is introducing
C. had introduced
D. introduces
32. A terrible earthquake broke out in Chile in February, _______ hundreds of people.
A. killed
B. killing
C. having killed
D. to kill
33. I don’t know why you’re worried about it. ________, it’s none of your business.
A. What’s more
B. In other words
C. After all
D. Worse still
34. In those days, he would go to Mr. Black and his family, __________.
A. where he was treated as part of them
B. for whom it was good
C. that was the most important part of his life
D. with whom he had a wonderful time
35. The factory near the seaside was closed down as a(n) ________ of the terribly bad management
and fund shortage.
A. summary
B. consequence
C. conclusion
D. effect
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When asked what was the meaning of life, Dr. Papaderos brought out a very small round mirror. And his 36 went like this:
“When I was a small child, during the war, we were very 37 and we lived in a remote village. One day, on the road, I found the broken pieces of a 38 . A German motorcycle had been broken in that place.
“I 39 to find all the pieces and put them 40 , but it was not possible, so I kept only the
largest piece and made it 41 . I began to play with it as a toy and became 42 by the fact that I could reflect light into dark 43 where the sun would never shine—in deep holes and dark closets. It became a game for me to get light into the most 44 places I could find.
“I45 the little mirror, and as I grew up, I would take it out in free moments and 46
the challenge of the game. As I became a man, I grew to 47 that this was not just a child’s game but a metaphor (隐喻) for what I might do with my 48 . I came to understand that I am not the light or the 49 of light. But light —truth, understanding, knowledge—is there, 50 it will shine in many dark places 51 I reflect it.
“I am a fragment (碎片) of a mirror whose whole design and shape I do not know. Nevertheless, with what I have I can 52 light into the dark places of this world — into the 53 places in the hearts of men—and 54 some things in s ome peop le. P erhaps others ma y see and do likewise. This is what I am about. This is the 55 of my life.”
36. A. view B. idea C. theory D. answer
37. A. rich B. good C. poor D. special
38. A. mirror B. metal C. wheel D. bicycle
39. A. managed B. tried C. went D. remembered
40. A. off B. together C. up D. back
41. A. smooth B. small C. round D. bright
42. A. fascinated B. confused C. puzzled D. moved
43. A. hearts B. closets C. holes D. places
44. A. inacceptable B. inaccessible C. remote D. distant
45. A. hid B. played with C. made D. kept
46. A. continue B. start C. complete D. stop
47. A. expect B. admit C. understand D. recognize
48. A. life B. work C. action D. words
49. A. resource B. course C. cause D. source
50. A. but B. besides C. and D. yet
51. A. as if B. only if C. even if D. if only
52. A. represent B. improve C. explain D. reflect
53. A. inside B. black C. secret D. dirty
54. A. get B. protect C. find D. change
55. A. meaning B. importance C. nature D. explanation
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
When she looked ahead, Florence Chadwick saw nothing but a solid wall of fog. Her body was
unfeeling. She had been swimming for nearly sixteen hours.
Already she was the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions. Now, at age 34, her goal was to become the first woman to swim from Catalina Island to the California coast.
On that Fourth of July morning in 1952, the sea was like an ice bath and the fog was so dense that she could hardly see her support boats. Sharks came toward her lone figure, only to be driven away by rifle shots. Against the cold water of the sea, she struggled on — hour after hour — while millions watched on national television.
Alongside Florence in one of the boats, her mother and her trainer offered encouragement. They told her it wasn’t much farther. But all she could see was fog. They urged her not to quit. She never had . . . until then. With only a half mile to go, she asked to be pulled out.
Still warming her chilled body several hours later, she told a reporter, “Look, I’m not excusing myself, but if I could have seen land I might have made it.” It was not fatigue (疲劳) or even the cold water that defeated her. It was the fog. She was unable to see her goal.
Two months later, she tried again. This time, despite the same dense fog, she swam with her faith ready and her goal clearly pictured in her mind. She knew that somewhere behind that fog was land and this time she made it! Florence Chadwick became the first woman to swim across the Catalina Channel, eclipsing (让……黯然失色) the men’s record by two hours!
56. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Keep your goals in sight.
B. Woman can be better than men.
C. How to swim across the Catalina Channel.
D. Where there is a will, there is a way.
57. Why did Florence give up swimming across the Catalina Channel the first time?
A. She couldn’t swim with the dense fog.
B. She could hardly see her support boats.
C. She was all worn out.
D. She couldn’t see the land ahead.
58. It can be inferred from the text that_______.
A. weather has little effect on swimmers
B. knowing one’s goal is very important
C. Florence had great desire to break the men’s record
D. Florence was full of energy after two months’ rest
59. Which of the following is NOT true about Florence?
A. She didn’t know only a half mile left the first time.
B. She had long distant swimming experience before.
C. The TV audience felt unsatisfied because she quit on the half way.
D. It’s dangerous for her to swim across the Catalina Channel.
Only one of the ancient wonders of the world still survives —now
history lovers are being invited to choose a new list of seven.
An original list of nearly 200 sites nominated by the public was
narrowed to 21 by the organizers and experts, including the former director general of Unesco Professor Federico Mayor.
The vote is organized by a non-profit Swiss Foundation called New 7 Wonders which specializes in the preservation (保存), restoration and promotion of monuments (纪念碑), and the results will be announced on July 7, 2009, in Lisbon.
About 20 million votes have already been lodged (提出) including many from India, for the Tai Mahal; China, for the Great Wall; Britain, for the Stonehenge; the only British landmark and from Peru, for Machu Picchu, the fortress city of the Incas.
The other original seven wonders of the ancient world were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon; the Statue of Zeus at Olympia; the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus; the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus; the Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.
Tia Viering, spokeswoman for New 7 Wonders, said: “Apart from the Pyramids, the seven ancient wonders of the world no longer exist.”
The only standard for the new list is that the landmarks were built or discovered before 2000.
V otes can be made online, at . T o vote your favorite Natural site for the selection of New 7 Wonders of the World, you will need to be a member of New 7 Wonders Campaign. For the membership form, simply go to /nature/en/vote_on_nominees and get registered with the required information and email address. After registration process is complete, you can vote your favorite sites.
60. Why does Swiss Foundation organized the vote?
A. Because they want to make money from it.
B. They want to protect the ancient landmarks.
C. They want to show their influence in the world.
D. The UN asked them to organize the vote.
61. The word “nominated” in paragraph 2 probably means _______.
A. officially selected
B. carefully chose
C. finally decided
D. formally suggested
62. Which is the only survivor of the original seven wonders?
A. The Great Wall.
B. The Stonehenge.
C. The Pyramids.
D. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
63. The passage most probably appears _________.
A. on the internet
B. in a magazine
C. in a textbook C. in a diary
Two new studies suggest that modern running shoes could increase the risk of injuries to runners.
One study involved sixty-eight healthy young women and men who ran at least twenty-four kilometers a week. The runners were observed on a treadmill machine. Sometimes they wore running shoes. Other times they ran barefoot.
Researchers from the JKM Technologies Company in Virginia, the University of Virginia and the University of Colorado did the study.
They found that running shoes create more stress that could damage knees, hips and ankle joints than running barefoot. They observed that the effect was even greater than the effect reported earlier for walking in high heels.
The study appeared in the official scientific journal of the American Academy of Physical Medicine.
The other study appeared in the journal Nature. It compared runners in the United States and Kenya. The researchers were from Harvard University in Massachusetts, Moi University in Kenya and the University of Glasgow in Scotland.
They divided the runners into three groups. One group had always run shoeless. Another group had always run with shoes. And the third group had changed to shoeless running.
Runners who wear shoes usually come down heel first. That puts great force on the back of the foot. But the study found that barefoot runners generally land on the front or middle of their foot. That way they ease into their landing and avoid striking their heel.
Harvard’s Daniel Lieberman led the study. He says the way most running shoes are designed may explain why those who wear them land on their heels. The heel of the shoe is bigger and heavier than other parts of the shoe, so it would seem more likely to come down first. Also, the heel generally has thick material under it to soften landings.
64. How many organizations are involved in the two studies?
A. Three.
B. Four.
C. Five.
D. Six.
65. Why do running shoes increase the risk of injuries to runners?
A. They create more stress.
B. They’re too big and heavy.
C. They can affect the way the runners run.
D. Their heels can soften landings.
66. What can we learn from the text?
A. Most running shoes are designed improperly.
B. The design of high heels is better than that of running shoes.
C. No one will run with running shoes in the future.
D. Both of the studies are done in America.
67. How did the researchers do the two studies?
A. By practising.
B. By comparing.
C. By questioning.
D. By reasoning.
D
Making group purchases of famous local products and cosmetics (化妆品) with co-workers has become a common habit for the nine-to-fivers. But if your impression of group buys is still a piece of paper being passed around the office, everyone writes their details down, or endless phone calls or faxes to the supplier, then I’m sorry to say you’re behind the times. The popular way to make such purchases today is to get on line, form a special “group” and shop together. Not only can you save money by getting the best discounts, but it’s also a great way to meet new people.
“You could cut off my clicking finger and I’d still keep shopping this way!” so goes a common comment left by customers of China’s famous e-commerce website “Taobao”. Some even refer to group purchasing as a “path of no return”, saying that “O nce you’ve tried it, you’ll get hooked!”
The origins of this new trend can be found in China’s well-known online consumers’ BBS, 55BBS, and the shopping boards. Since most BBS users are “white-collared workers and students who live in concentrated areas, buying clothes, food, and so on as a group saves on delivery costs as well as – if they mee t the seller’s criteria (标准) – earn gifts, discounts, and frequent shopper points.
Users of this online group shopping boards purchase a lot of different items, from Japanese and Korean style clothes and Ugg boots, through fake eyelashes (假睫毛), stockings, food seasonings (调味品), and kitchen knives, to cosmetic masks and online college courses. All kinds of things have people coming together in groups to buy them, and the pickups are often organized on college campuses or office buildings.
Internet observer Liu Chenxi points the purc hasing behavior that these online groups’ power creates a “team” effect. Unlike e-commerce sites driven by individuals’ purchases, sites that create this team effect have users that come together to achieve a common goal. The Internet has made this joining of forces to form group buying power possible, and it continues to snowball all around us.
68. The passage mainly deals with _________.
A. group purchases with co-workers
B. online group purchases
C. how to do shopping online
D. buying famous local products and cosmetics
69. What does the word “hooked” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. excited
B. lost
C. addicted
D. bored
70. According to the text, this kind of purchase has some benefits EXCEPT________.
A. earning gifts
B. making new friends
C. saving money
D. saving time
71. What can we infer from the text?
A. Online group shopping will become more and more popular.
B. The goods are usually delivered to each doorstep.
C. Doing shopping online is not reliable.
D. People prefer to do group purchases with their co-workers.
E
Amsterdam & Bruges coach tour – 3 days, £209. The 3-day tours are from Friday to Sunday, except Bank Holiday Weekends which operate Saturday to Monday.
Day 1
One of our most popular tours, the 3-day coach tour to Amsterdam & Bruges. Coach pick up points in London (Hammersmith, Great Portland Street, Embankment and Lewisham), Canterbury, Ramsgate and Dover. Early morning transfers are also arranged from Cambridge and Oxford to join the coach in London. From Dover we depart at 9:30 and arrive in Amsterdam in the afternoon, where we check into the excellent St. Christophers.
Day 2
After breakfast we begin the day with a morning coach trip to Zaanse Schanse, a living Dutch Museum. You will find it typical of Holland there. Windmills, Cheese-makers, Clog makers and typical Dutch dress.
We then head back to Amsterdam in time for lunch, with a free afternoon to visit Van Gogh Museum, Rijksmuseum, Heineken Brewery, Anne Frank House and Dam Square. Evening free to enjoy this unique city.
Day 3
We depart Amsterdam after breakfast for the drive to Bruges, the ‘Venice of the North’. One of Europe’s best preserved medieval (中世纪的) cities, and your chance to buy some Belgian specialties, beer and chocolate! We depart Bruges late afternoon for our return. Drop offs in Canterbury and Ramsgate between 19:30 –20:00, in London 21:00 –21:45 and in Cambridge and Oxford 23:00 – 23:30.PRICE INCLUDES:
● 3 days use of executive touring coach plus return Dover – Calais Ferry (轮渡) Crossings.
● 2 nights bed and breakfast in The Winston in Amsterdam City Centre. All rooms 3-6 bedded
ensuite. Double rooms available for a supplement of £15 per person per night.
●Walking tour of Amsterdam highlights.
●Evening Canal Cruise in Amsterdam.
●Visit and entry to Zaanse Schans.
● Visit to Bruges, the ‘Venice of the North’. ● Services of a tour guide during the tour.
72. The passage would probably be most helpful to those who ________.
A. enjoy country scenery
B. want to be guides in the future
C. have coaches
D. are interested in city life and culture
73. The tour fee does NOT cover the cost of _______.
A. breakfast
B. ferry crossings
C. double rooms
D. guide services 74. Where can visitors find typical Dutch dress ? A. In London.
B. In Zaanse Schanse.
C. In Dover.
D. In Bruges.
75. According to the passage, the tour route is ______.
A. London →Dover →Zaanse Schanse →V an Gogh Museum →Bruges
B. London →Bruges →Dover →Zaanse Schanse →Van Gogh Museum
C. London →Zaanse Schanse →Van Gogh Museum →Dover →Bruges
D. London →Dover →Van Gogh Museum →Zaanse Schanse →Bruges
第Ⅱ卷（满分 35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。

对标有题号的每一行做出判断；如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词; 此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

76. _________
77. _________
78. _________ 79. _________ 80. _________ 81. _________
82. _________
83. _________
84. _________
85. _________
Robert Burns, a famous Scottish poet, was born in the p o o r farmer’s family. Although he only recei ved two or a half years’ schooling, but he managed to read a large number of poems a n d novels in his spare time. His first collection of poems were completed in 1786. Once publishing, it attracted the attention o f readers and poets because its simple style . And soon Burns’ work stood out among the other Scottish poems at that time. Despite his short life, he wrote many poems and contributed great to the development of English literature. His poem,
A Red,
Red Rose, had been translated into many languages.
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
下图是你校2009年在水电、学生用纸、学生伙食人均费用与2008年比较的增长情况。

从图表中看出，你校2009年学生的某些行为与哥本哈根世界气候大会及我国今年三月份“两会”倡导的“低碳、节能”不太相符。

请你针对你校的情况，写一篇英语短文，发表在本校校园网络论坛上，告诉大家如何节能减排、建立“低碳”校园。

注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．短文的开头已为你写好，不计入词数； 3．内容可适当发挥，使行文连贯。

From the chart above, we can see that ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
2010年梧州市高三毕业班第二次测试
英语试题参考答案及评分标准
第一卷：
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21—25 CBDAC 26—30 BDACD 31—35 ABCDB 36—40 DCABB
41—45 CADBD 46—50 ACADC 51—55 BDBDA 56—60 ADBCB
61—65 DCADC 66—70 ABBCD 71—75 ADCBA
第二卷：
第一节：短文改错
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第二节：书面表达
One Possible Version:
From the chart above, we can see that the cost of food, paper, water and electricity increased by 10%, 8％and 15％in 2009. As high school students, what should we do to build a “low-carbon school” in the future? I think we must do as follows:
Firstly, we should form the habit of saving water and electricity. Never leave water running unnecessarily while brushing our teeth and washing hands. Meanwhile, whenever we leave classrooms or our dormitories, make sure that the lights are turned off. Secondly, we should also save every piece of paper as well as other materials by writing on both sides of the paper or using materials to be recycled. Thirdly, in order to reduce food waste, we should get our meals according to how much we can have. Besides, we should often offer to remind our schoolmates to save energy.
If we all do like this, I am sure our school will become more and more beautiful.
听力录音原文
Text 1
W: Frank, come in. It’s hot outside. Would you care for a drink?
M: That couldn’t be better. I’d like a Coke with ice.
Text 2
M: Excuse me, but can I borrow your English-Chinese dictionary, please?
W: Help yourself. It’s on the desk over there.
Text 3
M: Is this your house?
W: Yes, it is. I can’t find my key, and I want to get in.
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M: Do you mind my smoking in your car?
W: As a matter of fact, I can’t stand the smell.
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W: Are you married?
M: Yes. My wife died four years ago. She was a wonderful woman and a real friend.
W: I’m sorry to hear that.
M: Lots of wonderful memories. We were married almost fifty years. Well,
forty-seven, to be exact.
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W: What happened?
M: Well, I was lying in the sand enjoying the music on the radio, when suddenly I heard someone shouting for help. So I jumped up and saw a little boy waving his arms in the air. I took off my shirt and my watch and jumped into the water. I brought him back.
W: Was there anybody else around?
M: No, not at that moment.
W: Where were his parents?
M: They were away buying some drinks.
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M: Louise.
W: Yes?
M: I wonder if you could help me with my maths.
W: Yes, of course.
M: Will you be free sometime this Sunday?
W: Well, well. I have got an appointment with Mr. Roger at 9:00 am at the library this Sunday, and after that I have to prepare my English lesson for Monday. Would Saturday morning be all right with you?
M: Sure. I can come at about 8:00.
W: Could we make it earlier? What about seven thirty?
M: Yes, that’ll be fine. Shall I come to your dormitory?
W: No, I’ll be in the classroom, so let’s meet there.
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W: Mr. Green, this is your seat.
M: Thank you, Miss Lily. I’m really a bit nervous. I have no knowledge of your table manners.
W: Don’t worry, Mr. Green. As for table manners, you needn’t fix much attention upon them. Make yourself at home.
M: I know Chinese are hospitable.
W: Would you like some beer or other drinks?
M: Just a glass of red wine, please.
W: Yes. I’d like to propose a toast to your health and success in business!
M: And to yours, too.
W: May I get some Beijing Roast Duck for you?
M: Thanks. These dishes are all delicious.
W: I’m glad you like them. Would you like some more?
M: Thank you. This is a great feast.
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W: Good morning! I think you are Mr. Smith. I’m Xiao Fen.
M: Good morning! I’m Smith. Nice to meet you.
W: Nice to meet you too. Mr. Huang is busy this morning, so he asked me to pick you up instead. He was sorry that he could n’t come to the station.
M: It doesn’t matter, but I want to know the plan for today. I must return to Beijing tomorrow.
W: I see. Mr. Huang told me that he’s got you a sleeping car ticket for train No. 10 from Shanghai to Beijing. It leaves Shanghai at 9:30. Oh, by the way, after a long trip, do you need a room to have
a rest? Mr. Huang will meet you in his office at 9 o’clock.
M: No, I slept well in the sleeping car last night, and I’ve had breakfast on the train. Could you find a place for me to wash? I want to change my shirt.
W: Ok, our car is outside. Come this way, please. First let’s go to the hotel. Mr. Huang said he’ll show you around the school himself in the morning, and we’ll have lunch at 12:30 in the hotel.
After lunch, we can have a look around the city. The leaders of our institute will invite you to dinner in the evening. Have a good day.
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M：Most Americans enjoy moving from one place to another. They are always in constant motion. For example, they often drive their automobiles 120 to 160 kilometres away just to have dinner with a friend or even fly to Europe just for a football match.
In some states only one house in five has people living in it for more than five years. One may be born in one city, and go to school in another. He may finish his middle school education in two or three cities, and then attend a college far across the country. When he has entered into business, he may possibly move from job to job. Moving from job to job, which is called “job-hopping”, is a very common practice in the United States.
Job-hopping does good for workers, because every chance to change a job gives them an opportunity to move up to a higher position and to get better pay. And job-hopping also gives employers, bosses and managers the chance to benefit from the new ideas and skills that different people bring into their firms and factories.。