2019-2020年高三第一次调研测试卷英语试卷

2019-2020年高三第一次调研测试卷英语试卷
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，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。

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

1. Why is the man wearing his sunglasses?
A. His eyes hurt in the light.
B. He looks cool with his sunglasses on.
C. It’s sunny outside.
2. What will the woman probably be doing tonight?
A. Enjoying herself at a party.
B. Sleeping at home.
C. Working.
3. Why is the man nervous now?
A. The woman thinks differently from him.
B. He is going to see the doctor.
C. The doctor appeared in the movie.
4. What does the woman do?
A. She is an interpreter.
B. She is a writer.
C. She is an interviewer.
5. What is the woman going to do tomorrow?
A. To leave the hospital.
B. To stay at home.
C. To see the doctor.
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。

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秒钟的答题时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第六段材料，回答6至8题。

6. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. puter programmer and boss.
B. Cook and customer.
C. Mother and son.
7. What is the man doing?
A. Working on his webpage.
B. Making jiaozi.
C. Talking to his friends on the Internet.
8. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. At an Internet cafe.
B. At home.
C. At a restaurant.
听第七段材料，回答9至11题。

9. Why is the man speaker tired?
A. He’s been bothered by someone.
B. He watched TV the whole night.
C. He has to give his bed to Susan’s brother.
10. What is the man speaker’s attitude towards Susan’s brother?
A. He does not care.
B. He likes him very much.
C. He can’t stand him any more.
11. What do we know about Susan’s brother?
A. He eats a lot.
B. He lives with Susan.
C. He sleeps very little.
听第八段材料，回答12至14题。

12. Why is the woman going to the USA?
A. To make more money.
B. To meet her family.
C. To attend university.
13. Which of the following does she think is the most important for her life?
A. Her family.
B. A good job offer.
C. English literature.
14. What does the man think about the life in the US?
A. Dangerous.
B. Changeable.
C. Better.
听第九段材料，回答15、16题。

15. Which of the following did Chen lift in the first attempt of the petition?
A. 108kg.
B. 103kg.
C. 111kg.
16. Which of the following is true about Chen Yanqing?
A. She set four world records at the Asian Games.
B. She set three world records at the Asian Games.
C. She won 4 weightlifting gold medals at the Asian Games.
听第十段材料，回答17至20题。

17. Why did the speaker’s father lose his job?
A. He didn’t devote himself to it so he was fired.
B. He wanted to go back to school.
C. His factory moved out of the USA and he was laid off.
18. What do we know about the speaker’s family?
A. They suffered a lot after the father lost his job.
B. They do not eat out any more.
C. They haven’t recovered from his father’s being laid off yet.
19. What was the response of the speaker’s mother when she first heard that he was running for Mayor (市
长)?
A. She was very encouraging.
B. She didn’t believe him.
C. She was shocked.
20. What does the speaker do with his schooling after he won the election?
A. He drops out.
B. He goes to school as usual.
C. He is going to college after his four-year term as a mayor.
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的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。

21. It is reported that a bus went out of ______ control on a highway ______ south of the city last night.
A. 不填; 不填
B. 不填; the
C. the; 不填
D. the; the
22. —Flight 302 to Paris ______ until 7:30 tomorrow morning.
—No wonder I hear so many plaints from the passengers.
A. put off
B. has been put off
C. will put off
D. had been put off
23. I don’t think this film is by far the most boring, I have seen ______.
A. worse
B. the worse
C. a bad one
D. worse one
24. —______ I book a table for dinner a few days ahead of time?
—Yes, you _____. The restaurant is always full, especially during the holidays.
A. Must; will
B. Must; can
C. Shall; shall
D. Shall; must
25. When asked the reason for moving to the USA, Beckham said, “Soccer is huge all around the world
apart from America, so that’s ______ I want to make a difference.”
A. where
B. why
C. what
D. how
26. It was _______ creative thinking that I took the course, not to get high marks in examinations.
A. developing
B. to develop
C. developed
D. to have developed
27. President Hu Jintao said China and the US have mon ______ in Taiwan.
A. affairs
B. business
C. projects
D. interests
28. The idea of the robot ______ by a Czech playwright. The word “robot” means “work” in the Czech
language and that is what they ______ to do.
A. was invented; intended
B. was invented; are intended
C. is invented; intend
D. is invented; are intended
29. For six or seven months in a year here no work can be done _______ the rainy season makes it
impossible.
A. when
B. that
C. until
D. where
30. Hearing the xx Winter Asian Games ______, all the people in Changchun Stadium burst into cheers.
A. declared to be opened
B. declaring to be opened
C. declared open
D. to be declared open
31. Of all the plays performed recently, _____ is more impressive than “Tea House” by Lao She.
A. few
B. nothing
C. no one
D. none
32. Distant education is playing a more and more important role, making it possible for people to be
educated ______they do.
A. however
B. wherever
C. whenever
D. whatever
33. With the pressure ______, she was off work for weeks because she couldn’t stand it any more.
A. picking up
B. making up
C. building up
D. putting up
34. ______ pandas, golden monkeys are in danger of dying out in our country.
A. But for
B. Except
C. As with
D. Instead of
35. —Are you going to Jane’s party tonight?
—______ I wouldn’t miss it for the world.
A. Why?
B. No problem !
C. Why not?
D. What for?
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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。

My husband, a simple man, has a favorite saying: “A bargain is really a bargain when you don’t buy it”. 36 he sets aside his simple ways when we dine out. Unlike his relatives who enter a restaurant armed with calculators to make sure they never 37 , my husband 38 his own tip 5 percent each time the accepted standard increases. He hasn’t analyzed why he tips so generously, but I think the habit 39 from his high school years, when he worked as a busboy(饭店打杂工) and got tips from people he served.
Over the years, our growing boys would suggest that Dad let them 40 dessert rather than tip so much. He stood firm 41 their strong demands. Our sons and I have 42 to accept his habit. We recently 43 our son’s girlfriend to seafood. We chose a restaurant near Cocoa Beach. Our server, a grandmotherly woman 44 at the art of service, flew around the restaurant serving dishes and drinks 45 treating customers enthusiastically. She remembered their special 46 , likes and dislikes. She didn’t serve us 47 food. She served us the best food. She made sure the kitchen gave her fresh produce. At the end of the meal, our waitress 48 the bill, then went to 49 to the growing
crowd of other diners. My husband paid with a credit card and added her tip. When we left, “Mr. Goldsmith!” she called waving a receipt (发票) at him, “Thank you.”
“What did you give her?”I asked, wondering if he had done something 50 or made a calculation error. “She gave us great service. I just thought she deserved a big 51 in tips.” It wasn’t until later when I overheard our son retelling the story of the grateful waitress that I realized she had given my family something 52 a thank you. She showed our son the 53 of recognizing hard work. Her show of gratitude (感激之情) helped a dad earn a bit more 54 from a loving son. And it reminded me just why I married this 55 , caring man.
36. A. Therefore B. Yet C. Instead D. Besides
37. A. overtip B. overspend C. overcharge D. overwaste
38. A. adds B. supplies C. refuses D. provides
39. A. developed B. resulted C. appeared D. changed
40. A. order B. choose C. book D. ask
41. A. for B. to C. against D. with
42. A. decided B. agreed C. e D. happened
43. A. helped B. requested C. treated D. cooked
44. A. quick B. familiar C. weak D. skilled
45. A. so that B. after C. with D. while
46. A. characters B. features C. tastes D. favorites
47. A. cheap B. special C. average D. delicious
48. A. presented B. took C. delivered D. settled
49. A. turn B. talk C. wait D. attend
50. A. demanding B. ashamed C. unreasonable D. puzzling
51. A. rise B. reward C. pay D. prize
52. A. little more than B. more than C. rather than D. other than
53. A. importance B. situation C. meaning D. effort
54. A. attention B. care C. praise D. respect
55. A. easy-going B. thoughtful C. tough D. serious
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。

A
Be sure to book a table if the restaurant you choose is an expensive or a popular one. You will feel embarrassed to show up without booking and having to wait for a table, leaving very bad impression on your friend, especially your girl friend. Also, be sure to check to see if you need to be properly dressed and tell your friend ahead of time what to wear.
When your food arrives, proper dining manners make you eat at a right pace so that you have time to talk. A good measure of how fast you should eat is to count 10 seconds between each mouthful and it’s bad manners if you eat too fast and then spend the rest of the time watching your friend eat.
Don’t make noise when having soup and chewing, or chew with your mouth open.
Your napkin (餐巾) should be placed on your lap at all times. Don’t put it in any other place. If you have to get up, place it neatly on your seat.
When eating, put your fork straight in your mouth. Do n’t place your fo rk in the side of your mouth as it increases the chances of dropping your food, which could be very embarrassing. If you get food stuck in your mouth, don’t pick it out with your fingers or fork at the table. Excuse yourself and go to the restroom and get it out with a toothpick.
When dining, keep your eyes on your friend at all times and try to smile between mouthfuls. Sometimes, you should make an effort to show some interest and ask questions like, “How do you like the beef?” If she needs, you are the one who is supposed to flag down the waiter by a gentle wave of the hand until someone notices you.
56. If you want to eat in a popular restaurant, the author of the passage suggests that __________.
A. you book a table beforehand
B. you book a table beforehand and check to be properly dressed
C. you go with a friend
D. you just show up any time you want
57. Good eating manners do NOT include __________.
A. eating at a proper pace
B. making sounds to show how much you enjoy food
C. showing some interest to your friend when dining
D. placing a napkin on your lap
58. We can infer from the passage for sure that __________.
A. the writer of the passage favors those dinning manners
B. the writer of the passage is not a Chinese
C. toothpick is available in the restroom
D. toothpick is not to be found on a dinner table
59. The passage is mainly about __________.
A. dining manners
B. an expensive restaurant
C. what to dress
D. what to eat
B
C. To make Imperial College among the top 10 universities of the world.
D. To make Tanaka Business School a leading research-led business school
61. “Readers” in the 4th line mean __________.
A. school newspaper editors
B. librarians
C. senior university teachers
D. college graduates
62. Which of the following statements does NOT agree with the passage?
A. Imperial College is a business school.
B. Imperial College is a famous university in the world.
C. Imperial College is very strict with job hunters.
D. Imperial College offers good salary.
63. According to the passage, if one wants to apply for a job in Imperial College, he/she should _________.
A. post all the material before 2 April xx
B. prepare enough personal material in ink
C. write 2 essays
D. first visit
C
Last Spet.11 was an important day too. After unknown gunmen attacked aid workers from the Nobel Prize-winning Medecins sans Frontieres at a roadblock on that day, most of the international aid groups helping Darfur’s 6 million people stopped using the roads. On Dec.18, unknown gunmen attacked the southern town of Gereida. More than 70 aid workers then pulled out of the refugee (难民) camp there—Darfur’s largest, with 130,000 people—leaving only 10 Red Cross employees behind. Yet at the time no one said what had really caused the sudden pullbacks.
Damaging has bee surprisingly mon in Darfur, where 200,000 Africans have been killed and a third of the population have been sent fleeing into camps in three years of war. But the attacks on international aid workers suggested a dramatic and dangerous start—to attack on purpose those helping to keep Darfur’s millions of refugee alive. A dozen people from foreign NGOs (non-governmental organizations) have been killed in just the past six months, more than previous years. There are about 14,000 aid workers in Darfur now, the majority of them Sudanese, working for foreign NGOs and U.N. agencies and delivering $1 billion a year in aid. Just a few more terrible attacks could throw that into jeopardy. Last week 14 U.N. offices working in Darfur made a clear warning that “the humanitarian (人道主义) organization cannot possibly make certain the survival of the population in Darfur if aid workers don’t feel safe.”
64. What made Sept. 11 an important day according to the passage?
A. Two World Trade Center buildings were destroyed in the USA.
B. International aid workers were attacked in Darfur.
C. A fight happened between the international aid workers and some unknown gunmen in Darfur.
D. International aid groups stopped their help to Darfur.
65. Which of the following shows a picture of Darfur?
A.Darfur has been in war since the last Sept. 11.
B.Many people in Darfur are homeless because of the war.
C.Darfur will not get help from organizations including the UN.
D.International aid groups have never been attacked before.
66. The underlined word “jeopardy” in the last paragraph most probably means __________.
A. light
B. practice
C. danger
D. effect
67. Which of the following can be the title of the passage?
A. People in Darfur
B. International Aid Groups in Danger
C. War in Darfur
D. International Aid to Darfur
D
Mike Ingram had been a guard on the Ohio State football team in the late 1950s. I believe he may have been captain in his senior year. He is a tough-looking guy, a hero in Columbus, a brave fighter in a red-and-gray uniform.
One holiday season Jack and I had been at the F & R Lazarus department store downtown, and we saw, carrying a tall pile of boxes, someone who clearly was working in the Lazarus stockroom (仓库). It was Mike Ingram, post-Ohio State football player.
We stared—how could we help it? And Mike Ingram stopped in his track, looked right back at us, and said, with bite in his tone:” Yeah, it’s me.” Meaning: Go ahead and stare if you must.
Couldn’t really blame him. There was nothing wrong with what he was doing--- he was earning some money in the stockroom. But he was out in the world now, he wasn’t where he had been when everything was bathed in sunlight ; he was in Ohio Stadium, hearing the supporting shouts from 78,000 people who loved him and his teammates. He had moved past that first of life’s roles, as everyone does. It was his misfortune to have been famous very early; there must have been dozens and dozens of men in their twenties working in the Lazarus stockroom that holiday season, but Mike Ingram was the one sure to attract curious passers, because he was no longer who he was supposed to be.
68. When the writer met him in Lazarus, Mike was a __________.
A. salesman
B. manager
C. laborer
D. customer
69. By saying “how could we help it?” the writer means that __________.
A. he and his friend just can’t force themselves not to look at Mike
B. he wonders whether he and his friend can help Mike
C. he and his friend can’t stop looking at each other
D. he and his friend can do nothing to stop Mike carrying the boxes
70. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Mike used to be very popular when he played in the Ohio State football team.
B. Many other people would stare at Mike like the writer when they run into him.
C. Working as an ordinary worker, according to the writer, is Mike’s misfortune.
D. Some people accept what life gives them.
71. We can infer from the passage that when Mike was stared at, he looked __________.
A. nice
B. worried
C. shy
D. unhappy
E
Not even Dan Brown and his Da Vinci code-breakers (密码破译者) dared deal with the mystery of Mona Lisa’s smile. But Nicu Sebe, a puter expert at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, did. He used ‘emotion recognition’ software to process the famous painting and found Mona Lisa happy (83 per cent) and slightly disgusted (厌烦的) (9 per cent).
Faces show emotions. Psychology, puter science, and engineering researchers are joining forces to teach machines to read expressions. If they succeed, your puter may one day “read”your mood. Machines equipped with emotional skills could also be used in teaching, gaming, mind-reading, etc.
“Mind Reader”, a system developed by Rosalind Picard at MIT (the Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in the US, uses input from a video camera to do real-time analysis of facial expressions. It reports on whether you seem “interested”or “agreeable”or if you’re “confused”. The system can help people recognize others’ emotions. Picard says this means we could teach a machine to be as sensitive as a human. In fact, a machine can be even smarter than people since it can tell if a person is lying or just “performing” by analyzing one’s facial movements.
Jeffrey Cohn, a psychologist at the University of Pittsburgh, uses the Facial Action Coding System to recognize human emotions. The system sorts more than 40 action units (AUs) of the face to tell people’s real emotions. He studied a videotape of a criminal who said to be sad about the murder of several family members and tried to pin the blame on someone else. But Cohn saw no real sadness in the woman’s face.
Sadness is a group of AUs that is difficult to do at the same time. You have to pull down the corners of your lips while bringing your eyebrows together and raising them. What the woman did was raise her
cheeks to make a lip curl (撇嘴). Her brows stayed smooth.
72. The best title of this passage is “_________”.
A. The emotion on your face
B. Look at your face
C. Your face tells a story
D. Telling a lie
73. The missing sentence “This means, even though your mouth lies, your face doesn’t, and the machine
will know it all.” should be put at the end of __________.
A. Paragraph 2
B. Paragraph 3
C. Paragraph 4
D. Paragraph 5
74. How many facial emotion analyses are mentioned in this passage?
A. Four.
B. Three.
C. Two.
D. One.
75. The underlined word “it” refers to __________.
A. MIT
B. the video camera
C. one’s face emotion
D. the real-time analysis
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节对话填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下面对话，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，在答题卡右栏中标有题号的横线上，写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

第二节 书面表达（共1小题；满分25分）
今年寒假，你参加了社会实践活动，去某旅行社当业余导游。

请根据该旅行社提供的数据和你的所见所闻，用英语写一篇短文，作为寒假作业交给你的英语老师。

Number of people in City X travelling
要求：1. 简析表格，说明产生这种现象的原因；
2. 结合漫画，谈谈境外旅游出现的问题；
3. 针对所出现的问题阐述你自己的看法（至少两点）；
4. 词数120左右；
5. 参考词汇：吐痰 spit v.
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参考答案
第一部分听力
1. A
2. B
3. B
4. B
5. C
6. C
7. A
8. B
9. A 10. C
11. A 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. B 16.B 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. B
第二部分英语知识运用
21. A 22. B 23. A 24. D 25. A 26. B 27. D 28. B 29. A 30. C
31. D 32. D 33. C 34. C 35. C
36. B 37. A 38. A 39. B 40. A 41. C 42. C 43. C 44. D 45. D
46. C 47. C 48. A 49. D 50. C 51. A 52. B 53. A 54. D 55. B
第三部分阅读理解
56. B 57. B 58. A 59. A 60. D 61. C 62. A 63. D 64. B 65. B
66. C 67. B 68. C 69. A 70. C 71. D 72. C 73. D 74. B 75. D
第四部分写作
第一节
76. how 77. season 78. particularly 79. they 80. about
81. things 82. advance 83. cheaper 84. own 85. borrowed
第二节
书面表达评分标准
●评分原则
●本题总分为25分，按5个档次给分。

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

●词数少于100，从总分中减去2分。

●评分时，应注意的内容为：内容要点、应用词汇和语法结构的数量和准确性、上下文的连
贯性及语言的得体性。

●拼写和标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面，评分时，应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。

●如书写较差，以致影响交际，将分数降低一个档次。

●内容要点
1. 简析表格内容；
2. 出境旅游人数快速增长的原因，如：生活水平的提高（学生需自己发挥）
3. 漫画中的问题: 随地吐痰，乱扔垃圾
4. 个人的看法，指出这些行为是不文明的；要提倡社会公德（学生需自己发挥至少两点）
●各档次的给分范围和要求
第五档（21—25分）
完全完成了试题规定的任务。

●准确、清楚地表达了图表、漫画和要求中的内容，要点无遗漏
●应用了较多的语法结构和词汇
●语法结构和词汇有少许错误，但为尽可能使用较复杂表达方式所致；具备较强的语言应用
能力
●有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑
完全达到了预期的写作目的。

第四档（16—20分）
完成了试题规定的任务。

●比较准确、清楚地表达了图表、漫画和要求中的内容
●应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求
●语法结构和词汇方面应用基本准确，少许错误主要是因为尝试较复杂语言结构或词汇所致
●应用简单的语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑
达到了预期的写作目的。

第三档（11—15分）
基本完成了试题规定的任务。

●能说出图表、漫画和要求中的基本内容，但逻辑关系较混乱，没有写原因或自己的认看法
●应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求
●有一些语法结构和词汇方面的错误，但不影响理解
●应用简单的语句间连接成分，使全文内容连贯
整体而言，基本达到了预期的写作目的。

第二档（6—10分）
未恰当完成试题规定的任务。

●未能清楚地描述图表、漫画和要求中的内容，写了一些无关内容
●语法结构简单，词汇项目有限
●有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响了对写作内容的理解
●较少使用语句间的连接成分，内容缺少连贯性
信息未能清楚地传达给读者。

第一档（1—5分）
未能完成试题规定的任务。

●未写出短文的内容，写了一些无关内容，原因是可能未理解试题要求
●语法结构简单，词汇项目有限
●语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响了对写作内容的理解
●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内容无法看清。

●说明：
●内容要点可用不同方式表达。

●对紧扣主题的适当发挥不予扣分。

One possible version:
When people’s life is getting better and better, more and more people choose to spend their holidays abroad. The year xx sees a sharp increase in the number of overseas travelers pared with the year xx, when the number was already more than doubled of the year 1996. It’s a good thing that Chinese tourism is developing very fast. And yet, reports about people’s bad manners flood in. Some are even asked if all Chinese spit and litter everywhere. The poor behavior has done great harm to the image of China, which is really shameful.
China has long been regarded as a country with good manners. Everybody should keep some do’s and don’ts in their mind to guide their behavior in public, home and abroad. Win respect for yourself and our country!
听力录音稿
第一节
（Text 1）
W: Why have you got your sunglasses on? It’s not that sunny outside.
M: I know, it’s quite cool today, but I’ve got a terrible headache and my eyes hurt in the light.
（Text 2）
M: Are you ing to the party tonight?
W: No, I’m going to stay home and get some sleep. I’m really tired from work at the moment.
（Text 3）
W: What do you think of the movie?
M: It’s rather boring.
W: I feel quite differently from you though. I am frightened to death.
M: Oh e on! It’s just a movie. I am more worried about tomorrow’s doctor appointment.
W: Don’t tell me you are nervous now. Ha! The doctor should have appeared in the movie!
（Text 4）
M: Tell me a little bit about yourself.
W: Well, I grew up in New Orleans. I left there, actually, when I was a teenager. Later we moved to Texas and then I came out to California---been there for 25 years, so I’m really, at this point, a San Franciscan.
But New Orleans is always there when I write a book.
（Text 5）
M: Have you seen the doctor again?
W: Tomorrow.
M: Any idea how long they’ll keep you in?
W: They’ll let me know on Monday. They have to do lots more tests.
第二节
（Text 6）
W: What in the world have you been doing all day? You’ve left your puter only once—to go to the restroom.
M: I told you yesterday that I had to finish editing these pictures for my webpage.
W: Are those the ones you made of me making jiaozi?
M: Yeah, exactly. I want to show everyone how a master cook makes jiaozi.
W: What do you mean when you say “everyone”?
M: Um, well, I guess I mean anyone. Anyone who happens to visit my webpage.
W: I thought it was just for your friends!
M: It is for the friends who visit my webpage—in America, New Zealand, Germany.
（Text 7）
W: Hello, Jim. What’s happening? You look so tired!
M: That’s very true. Susan’s brother arrived without notice from out of town, so I offered him a bed for a few days in my home. He’s really bothering me. For one thing, he’s eating everything in our house nonstop. He remains awake until early in the morning watching television, then eats everything out of the refrigerator before he goes to bed.
W: I can’t stand people like that. Does he at least help you around the house?
M: He doesn’t do anything! I am busy cleaning up all day and he sleeps late until noon. Oh, and listen to this…then he gets on the telephone with his friends and invites them over.
W: Man. You had better do something quick or he’ll never leave.
（Text 8）
M: So, you’ll be attending the University of Chicago?
W: Yes, sir.
M: Congratulations, that’s a great school. What are your plans after graduate school?
W: Well, as you can see, I will be studying English literature at Chicago. It’s always been my dream to teach at Peking University, and so that’s my goal.
M: What if you find that life in the US is better? You can make more money, after all. Would you consider staying?
W: No sir, I couldn’t. My parents think it’s too dangerous to live in the US.
M: Well, we have our problems, but I think you’ll be safe. But six years is a long time. A lot of things can
change. You may meet someone, or you may get a teaching offer from a good US university. You might change your mind.
W: You’re right. A lot of things can change. And, sure, some things may be a little better in the US. But my parents have always taught me: “You can love money, but money can’t love you back. Only family and friends can.” I’d have to e back here to my family.
（Text 9）
W: I’ve got a superhero!
M: Who’s that?
W: Chen Yanqing!
M: So you watched her winning performance at the Asian Games?
W: Yeah, she won the 58kg women’s event and got China’s fourth weightlifting gold medal.
M: How much did Chen lift?
W: She started her first part of the petition with a lift of 103kg. She then lifted 108kg on her second attempt and 111kg on her third attempt to beat the old world record of 110kg. She set two more world records later in the second part.
M: That’s great!
（Text 10）
I’m Michael Sessions. I grew up in a small town in Michigan called Hillsdale. One day when I was 15, my dad came home from his job. He had worked in the factory for 26 years. “Our pany’s moving to Mexico,” he said sadly to my mom, my sister and me. “I was laid off.” We were shocked—how could he be fired from a job he’d been devoted to? Money was tight as dad went back to school. We had a hard time buying what we needed—no more dinners out or family vacations. Two long years later, dad finally got a job as a medical assistant.
One day after my senior year started, I was reading an article in the local paper about Hillsdale’s city elections. A lot of people in Hillsdale didn’t like the mayor at that time. Local panies were continuing to move out of town and lay people off, but the mayor didn’t do anything to make them stay. More and more families were going through the same bad things my family had just recovered from.
I know it sounds crazy, but out of nowhere I thought, WHY DON’T I RUN FOR MAYOR? When I told this to my parents and friends, my mom laughed and didn’t believe me at all. But after I persuaded her I really wanted to change things in Hillsdale, she encouraged me to go for it.。