福建省长汀一中、上杭一中等六校高二英语下学期期中联考试题(2021年整理)

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考试题
（考试时间:120分钟总分150）
第I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。

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 probably take place?
A。

In a classroom. B。

In a restaurant. C. In an Internet café.
2. What is the weather like now？
A. Stormy。

B。

Cloudy。

C。

Sunny。

3. Why did NOT the man watch the whole TV program？
A。

He fell asleep。

B. He got home late。

C. He had to meet Mr. Disney. 4。

What does the man suggest doing during spring vacation?
A. Going back home. B。

Having a trip。

C。

Looking for a job.
5。

What time is it now?
A. 9：30 a。

m.
B. 10:00 a.m。

C。

10：30 a。

m。

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。

毎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。

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。

Who paid all the travel expenses？
A. The woman。

B. The man. C。

The man’s company.
7。

What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Husband and wife.
B. Friends。

C。

Colleagues。

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8。

What did the man make the reservation for?
A。

A concert。

B. A room. C. A dinner.
9. Where probably will the woman go for her trip？
A. Europe. B。

South America。

C。

Asia.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What were the two main activities in the region?
A。

Transportation and steel。

B。

Steel and paper processing。

C。

Transportation and paper processing。

11. What does the woman say about the two activities?
A。

Getting more significant。

B. Becoming less important.
C. Completely losing their value.
12. What is the reason for the unemployment?
A。

The remoteness of the region.
B. The low local education。

C。

The lack of work training.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13。

How did the man feel about the wedding shop s’ questions?
A. Comfortable.
B. Funny。

C. Embarrassed。

14。

Where did the man have his wedding？
A. In Britain。

B。

In China。

C。

In New Zealand.
15. How much money did the man spend on his wedding？
A. About 15，000 pounds. B。

About 25,000 pounds. C。

About 35，000 pounds.
16。

What does the man say about his wedding?
A. Romantic. B。

Fashionable. C. Traditional。

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17。

When did the movie begin to show across the US？
A. On Nov. 4th, 2016.
B. On Nov. 14th, 2016。

C. On Dec。

4th, 2016。

18。

Which part of the body did Doctor Strange get injured?
A。

His head。

B. His hands。

C。

His back.
19。

What do we know about Doctor Strange?
A. He protects people from aliens.
B.He found the cure in the west.
C。

He used to be a college professor.
20。

Why did the movie sponsors choose Benedict as the hero?
A. He is familiar with the story。

B. He is famous among young people.
C. Actor Robert Downey Jr. recommended him.
第二部分阅读理解(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
Oliver and the Seawigs
by Philip Reeve
Published by OUP Press
ISBN: 978-0—192—73455-6
Oliver grew up in a family of explorers-but his biggest adventure is about to begin！
Along with his new friends， Oliver goes off to look for his missing parents.
I really like this book because it’s not one of those short stories that are over too quickly, but a longish book that takes time to read。

I recommend this book and give it 5 stars.
Ginny， age 8
Lady Lydia: Read Me a Story
by Anne Lavis
Published by A H Stockwell
ISBN: 978-0-722—34327-2
Lady Lydia is old and eccentric (古怪的), but she is never lonely. She shares her home with bats and mice and spiders， and all the animals round about are her friends too。

My lovely daughter Alice likes all the pictures of the animals in this book， but she doesn’t like it when the pages have lots of writing on with no pictures. Alice rates this book 2 out of 5.
Alice， age 4
I Am a Woolly Hat (EARLY READER）
by Salma Koraytem
Published by Orion Books
ISBN: 978—1-444-00844-9
Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books。

A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together。

This book makes my sweetheart Lucie feel lovely inside and the drawing are not as good because the colors are not bright like other books. Lucie rates this book 3 out of 5.
Lucie， age 4
A Royal Fairytale
by Ink Robin
Published by Egmont
ISBN： 978-1—405—26843-1
See Kate a nd Will’s romance develop from their studying days at Edinburgh through to their happy wedding at Buckingham Palace with the royal family, even the queen, in tow。

My little angel Amy likes the book. The best parts are the wedding and fireworks as she likes fireworks and the colors on the page are really bright. Amy rates it 4 out of 5.
Amy， age 4
21. Which book might an animal lover prefer?
A。

A Royal Fairytale. B. Oliver and the Seawigs。

C。

Lady Lydia： Read Me a Story. D。

I Am a Woolly Hat （EARLY READER）. 22. Who likes bright colors?
A。

Ginny and Alice. B。

Lucie and Amy。

C. Ginny and Amy. D。

Alice and Lucie。

23。

Whose book shows romance and happiness?
A. Philip Reeve.
B. Anne Lavis. C。

Salma Koraytem. D. Ink Robin。

B
I was working the overnight shift in a remote hospital in the Rocky Mountains。

Late in the evening， a young African teenager was brought into the emergency department. He lived at sea level and had never been in the mountains。

After skiing all day，he felt really ill. Everyone assumed it was altitude sickness.
He was sweating and had abdominal (腹部的） pain. His heart rate increased. We sent off his lab work, and his blood sugar came back at almost 600 — normal is less than 100。

His platelets （血小板)， necessary for stopping bleeding, came in at 10,000; they should have been over 150，000. I did an ultrasound of his abdomen, and it looked like his belly was full of blood。

This wasn’t altitude sickness. And in the short time I’d been trying to figure out what was wrong, he was get ting sicker。

The friends he was traveling with were terrified, and rightly so.
The mystery was finally solved with an old-fashioned microscope. When we looked at his blood， we saw some sickled (镰形的） red blood cells. That’s how we were able to diagnose sickle cell trait. If you have sickle cell trait — which means you got the sickle cell gene from just one parent instead of two — you have no symptoms at low altitude， but high altitude can sometimes cause the red blood cells to turn into sickle shapes and take oxygen from vital organs. This teenager didn't know he had it, but the effect of the altitude on his blood cells was so extreme that after just a short time in the mountains， he suffered great pain.
He needed platelets immediately，but we didn’t have eno ugh at the remote hospital。

And there was a snowstorm，so the medical helicopters couldn’t fly. It was a scary night. Just as we were abandoning all hope， we met an ambulance that drove halfway up from the city with blood products and transferred him to the city hospital for emergency surgery。

The story has a happy ending： He recovered fully.
24。

What do we know about the African teenager？
A。

He only skied for a short while.
B。

He lived in the Rocky Mountains。

C。

He had never heard of altitude sickness。

D. He was unaware of the danger of high altitude。

25. What was the teenager’s condition when rushed to the hospital？
A。

He was feeling cold。

B. He was bleeding continually。

C. His heart rate was going down。

D. His blood contained little sugar.
26. How did the doctor diagnose the teenager's sickle cell trait？
A。

By doing an ultrasound. B。

By examining his parents。

C. By using a traditional approach。

D. By doing a chemical experiment。

27。

Which of the following played a part in saving the teenager according to the last paragraph？
A。

Luck。

B。

Money。

C. Fame。

D。

Belief.
C
When success comes quickly， as a result of hard work meeting opportunity， one tends to forget that it may not always continue on trend.
Like me, most people do not “hit it big”. We tend to take a more circuitous（迂回的） route toward success。

Believe that great success is not always be given the lucky but those who go after it long and diligently.
Recently I have conversations with many people that are in the “success" stage，not happy where they currently are or feeling “unsuccessful”。

Society has made us confirm that we need to be wealthy in order to be successful。

I tell them not to get on the “way off track". Success doesn’t have to be financial，it could be relationships， it could be fulfilling your passions, and it could be your health level。

I know many successful people that are not wealthy but are rich in their career or spirit. The worst thing people can do is chase the “money" by any kind of means. Success is made by serving others, and in turn， you will get the rewards of financial success.
It’s not easy travelling down the roads of patience， risk and uncertainty。

You must stay flexible because the road to success is always under construction。

You must concentrate because someone or something will throw a roadblock in the middle of the road. So， get ready for difficulty and delays. Stop worrying about failure.
The road to success is not a straight line, it’s over mountains and down in the valleys. With persistence and belief， you will most certainly get there. Trust you will have powerful and new breakthroughs as long as you get rid of the hurdle of self —doubt and never give up。

And, even if all else fail， remind yourself that: I couldn’t wait for success, so I went ahead without it。

28。

When success comes quickly a person probably .
A. forgets it is not easy to be successful
B. forgets successful trend continues
C。

forgets success may not be always true D。

remembers success may come suddenly
29. What does the underlined phrase “hit it big” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A。

Have a big dream B. Achieve great success
C. Solve a big problem D。

Hit something heavily
30。

According to the author most people have the wrong opinion that . A。

the rich are successful B。

the poor may be successful
C。

to succeed needs money D。

success belongs to the lucky
31。

Which of the following is the best title of this passage？
A。

Success needs courage B. The road to success
C. What leads to success D。

Success is our dream
D
In a paper published in the journey Science Advance, researchers describe how Matabele ants, a species of large ant known for attacking termite colonies (白蚁群落）， will, after the battle， pick up injured fellow soldiers and carry them back to the nest where they can recover。

The paper is the latest in a growing body of research that this form of helping behavior, previously observed in some mammals and birds， may not require complex emotion， and may, therefore， be far more widespread in nature than previously thought。

“Here we have an example of an individual saving another individual,” says lead res earcher Erik Frank who conducted the research. “We can be quite certain that the ants don't know why they are doing what they are doing.”
It’s a behavior that pays off for the colony。

Our classic conception of worker ants is that they are essentially abandoned, but Mr。

Frank and his colleagues calculated that the practice of rescuing nest mates results in a colony size that is a 28.7 percent larger than it would be had the ants left their fellow soldiers for dead。

“These injured ants are able to recover f rom their injuries, " says Frank. “They are essential for the safety and the betterment of the colony。

"
When a Matabele ant is injured, as often happens during battles with termites, its body will give off two smelly chemicals that tell other ants to carry it back to the nest。

Indeed， the researchers found that using these chemicals to seek help from uninjured ants will effectively activate the rescue behavior, supporting their theory that the ants were acting on pure instinct(本能）， not more complex emotions.
“The more we study rescue behavior in ants and other animals, the more we are going to realize that it’s not j ust limited to the species we’ve observed so far，”says Karen Hollis， a professor at Mount Holyoke College， mentioning studies that found that dolphins help other injured dolphins to the surface for air， capuchin monkeys defend each other during intergroup battles， and rats free other rats that are trapped。

32. What does Frank say about Matabele ants’ helping behavior？
A. It proves they can feel sympathy. B。

It exists only in some individuals.
C. It happens only termite colonies. D。

It is something they were born with
33.How will the helping behavior benefit the ants？
A. It will expand the size of the colony.
B。

It will help them catch more termites。

C。

It will improve their fighting abilities.
D。

It will help them escape enemies’ attacks.
34.How can Matabele ants know one needs rescuing?
A。

Through its special noise。

B. Though the smell of its blood。

C。

Through its chemical signals。

D. Though the search after a battle
35.What is the main purpose of the text？
A。

To promote research on ants. B。

To describe termites’ battles。

C。

To introduce a new species. D。

To report a research result
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。

Are you ready for your exam？
So, it’s exam time again —have you done the necessary work to get good marks？Sleeping with the textbook under the pillow in the hope that knowledge will be magically absorbed into your brain as you sleep doesn’t work。

The best strategy
is to space your practice out， rather than cram（突击学习）it all together. 36 !
In an article, Tom Stafford, a lecturer in psychology and cognitive（认知的） science at the APF--University of Sheffield, advises, “If you organi ze five hours of study into one hour a day，you’ll remember more than if you study for five hours a day."
37 —get pen and paper and start working。

Students who can test themselves
in advance will be better at getting back material from their memory and learning that material in the long run。

You should start by reading a textbook using your favorite highlighter（荧光笔). ____38 _ . Instead of just reading those， you basically try to test yourself on them.
39 , but if you are still anxious， there's no harm in performing a personal ritual(仪式）。

In Japan， for example， it seems to be a tradition for students to eat Katsudon before a test. ____40 _ 。

The name of the dish reminds people of the word “katsu"，meaning“ winning”. The bottom line is that you need to study, sleep well on the eve of the test, eat a nutritious meal, drink plenty of water and believe that your efforts will pay off. Good luck in your exam。

A. Don’ t rely on memory alone
B. That means hit the books early
C. Good revision should give you confidence
D. Then make flashcards of all the important concepts
E。

They believe they could wash all the knowledge out of their head
F。

This is a warm bowl of rice topped with egg and a slice of deep-fried pork
G。

In different countries there are always those who swear by their “lucky underwear”
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45）
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。

George Springer helped his team Houston Astros win the World Series in 2017。

He was awarded the Most Valuable Player， 41 his struggle is mostly hidden。

His 42 is not in trying to hit a fastball, but in 43 it. He stutters（口吃）。

Growing up in Connecticut， Springer was the kid who would 44 raise his hand
in school， the kid 45 every time he opened his mouth。

“I was the guy who didn’t talk,’' he said. “I would 46 speaking at all costs。

'’
He was often 47 。

Sometimes he was bullied（欺侮). The phone was suffering to him。

48 were worse。

If he wanted a dish that he knew would be tough to say， he would 49 。

If he was with his family， his sister Nicole would 50 for him.
He remembers a couple of attempts at speech therapy(治疗）， but he said he was 51 with encouraging parents, an ability to 52 himself in sports, and a small group of friends who 53 .
“If therapy works for you, 54 。

But for me, I also developed my own 55 to handle it，'’ he said. “Besides, when I was around all my friends, it didn’t really seem to 56 them. If I did it， they would 57 until I was done, then finish the conversation。

'’
To help other kids 58 the same issue, Springer frequently appeared in interviews and even agreed to wear a microphone 59 during the 2017 All—Star Game. He then added “I can’t let anything in life I can't 60 slow me down or stop me from being who I want to be.’’ These 22 words proved it。

41。

A。

so B。

yet C。

and D. since
42。

A。

strength B. fault C。

goal D。

difficulty 43。

A. talking about B. dealing with C. thinking about D. playing with
44. A. even B。

sometimes C。

often D. never
45. A。

in delight B。

in fear C. in relief D. in trouble
46。

A。

forbid B。

prefer C。

regret D。

avoid
47. A。

deserted B。

scared C。

teased D. attacked
48。

A。

Classes B。

Restaurants C. Foods D. Debates
49. A。

gesture B. weep C. signal D. beg
50. A。

take B. pay C. order D. cook
51. A。

blessed B. getting along C。

provided D。

fed up
52. A. refresh B。

relax C。

enjoy D。

express
53. A. cared B。

forgave C. understood D。

approved
54。

A。

interesting B。

great C. unique D。

strange
55。

A. ways B. interest C。

habits D. taste
56。

A. amaze B。

hurt C。

aid D。

bother
57。

A. laugh B. press C。

wait D. panic
58. A。

raising B。

facing C. confusing D。

settling
59. A。

on field B. in school C。

at home D。

on stage
60。

A。

grasp B. possess C。

control D。

defend
第 II 卷
第三部分英语知识运用
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(1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式.
Chuck Wall teaches management and human relations at Bakersfield College。

He walked into class one day and told his students that their homework was to perform a simple and random act of kindness。

Not 61 （understand） the homework， the students didn’t know w hat to do。

Chuck didn’t answer their questions. 62 ， he encouraged his students to work it out by themselves.
One week later, the students entered the classroom and began sharing their stories 63 （excited)。

One reported on helping a poor dog 64 （abandon) by its owner. Another student told others about giving blankets away to the homeless。

Gradually, more and more students developed the habit of doing such kind acts, from 65 they benefited a lot.
Since then, similar kind acts 66 （perform) in schools around the world. Many schools organize a. Random Acts of Kindness Week，around November 13th，67 （celebrate） World Kindness Day。

Some schools use each day of Random Acts of Kindness Week to perform a 68 (differ） kind act, such 69 making a new friend， helping someone， doing community service or raising money for a charity。

In this way， students learn to consider other people and think about how small actions can make the world
a 70 （good） place.
第四部分写作（共两节满分 35）
第一节短文改错（10 分）
假定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，每句中最多有两处。

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.
Last year, a girl got herself stick in the sewer (下水道） and almost lost his life. Thanks the police， she was rescued in time。

This accident were caused by the girl's carelessness while walking. She fixed so much attention on her mobile phone that she didn't notice the sewer in the front of her was without a cover。

It sounds kind of ridiculous，but it’s truly and common in our daily life. Mobile life has distracted (分散）people’s attentions from face-to-face communication。

It seems what they can't live without a mobile phone. Whether waiting for the bus or
meet with friends, they will make sure that their mobile phone is at hand.
Don’t let mobile phones control your life， and you may lose yourself someday.
第二节书面表达（满分 25 分）
假如你是李华, 你校成立了一个英语俱乐部, 由外教Mr. Smith担任负责人,现在他就俱乐部的活动内容征求成员的意见和建议。

请给他写一封信，提出三点建议并说明理由。

注意：词数100左右。

Dear Mr。

Smith，
_________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________
Yours，
Li Hua
答题卷
选择题（本大题共60小题，21—40每小题2分，其它每小题1。

5分，共100分）
语法填空：（共10小题，每小题1。

5分，满分15分)
61。

62。

63. 64。

65.
66。

67. 68。

69. 70。

短文改错(10分）
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.
Last year, a girl got herself stick in the sewer (下水道) and almost lost his life。

Thanks the police, she was rescued in time。

This accident were caused by the girl’s carelessness while walking. She fixed so much attention on her mobile phone that she didn’t notice the sewer in the front of her was without a cover.
It sounds kind of ridiculous, but it's truly and common in our daily life. Mobile
life has distracted (分散) peop le’s attentions from face-to-face communication。

It seems what they can’t live without a mobile phone. Whether waiting for the bus or
meet with friends, they will make sure that their mobile phone is at hand.
Don’t let mobile phones control your life， and you may lose yourself someday.
书面表达（25分)
Dear Mr. Smith,
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________
Yours，
Li Hua
参考答案
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
1-5 BCACB 6-10 CBCAB 11—15 BACBA 16—20 CABAB
第二部分阅读理解 (共两节,满分40分）
21—25. CBDDB 26-30. CAABC 31—35。

BDACD 36-40. BADCF
第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分）
41—45: BDADB 46—50： DCBAC 51-55: ADCBA 56-60:DCBAC
61。

understanding 62。

Instead 63。

excitedly 64。

abandoned 65. which
66. have been performed 67. to celebrate 68. different 69. as 70。

better
第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错（10分）
71。

.。

got herself stick ... stick → stuck 72. ...lost his life... his→ her
73. 。

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第二节书面表达 (25分）
1.评分原则和各档次的给分范围和要求,参照2017年高考《考试说明》
2.内容要点:
⑴写信目的；
⑵活动内容；
⑶适当的结尾
One possible version
Dear Mr。

Smith,
I’ m very happy to know you are in charge of the new English Club。

I'm writing
to offer my suggestions about the activities that it’ll hold。

First, in my opinion, you can hold some English song contests ,which can not only
show our singing talents ,but also attract more students to join us。

Second, you can
offer us some famous English movies to watch and have us talk about them afterwards,
which can improve our English speaking and listening ability. Finally， we can go hiking together， which will help us get close to nature and develop our friendship。

I hope you will find these suggestions useful。

Yours,
Li Hua
附录：录音原文
(Text 1）
W： Shall I bring you the dessert now or would you rather have it after the main courses？M：I’d like it now。

(Text 2）
W： Heavy thunderstorms had poured down for days。

It's so nice that we could finally enjoy some warm sunshine today
M: Yeah。

And it would be such a waste if we didn't go hiking。

（Text 3）
W： I really enjoyed the TV special about the life of Walt Disney last night。

Did you get home in time to see it?
M： Oh ，yes, but I wish I could have stayed awake long enough to see the whole thing. (Text 4)
M： It doesn’t make any sense to go home for spring vacation now. We’ll be graduating in May。

It's the best time to pay a visit to those potential companies which might hire us。

W: Well， I don’t plan to go home， but I want to have a trip with my friends.（Text 5)
M: Up， up, up! We are going to be late for the football match！
W： What？ What’s the rush? It’s only 9:00 a.m。

The game won't start until 10：30.
M: I just found the clock is power off. Now there’s only half an hour left before the match begins。

第二节
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.
（Text 6)
W： The sky looks as if I could just reach out and touch it!
M： Reviews on the web say that this hotel has one of the best views in Switzerland。

W: It must cost a fortune！
M: You bet. 800 dollars per night for each room.
W： Wow, and your company has covered all of our expenses？
M： Yeah， as a reward for my sales performance this year.
W: I’m so glad you invited me， John。

You’re a real good buddy!
（Text 7）
M: Debbie, we’re going to be late for the reservation! Do you have any idea how hard to get a table in Maxim’s？
W： Just a second， honey…（Talking to herself）The suitcase is well –packed， and the air ticket …Oh, here。

Still need to go to the bank to get some Euros…
M： What on earth are you doing?
W: Preparing the stuff for my trip, of course。

M： Oh， you are not going until next Monday. First thing first, okay? Let’s go!（Text 8）
W：Well, the main activities in the region were historically steel and paper processing。

M： How about the status of those industries now？
W: In fact, they are less significant， but steel—related manufacturing still accounts for 44% of the industrial activity。

As for paper processing， there's still a little , though it's no longer what it once was in the region。

M： I see。

W： Still, there’s a lot of unemployment due to the geographical problem in the region。

M： Geographical problem?
W： Yeah， what I mean is the area is very hilly, mountainous in parts. So there used to be transport problems, now though there are new train links and better roads, some smaller towns remain not very well connected.
M： OK。

W： Don't be disappointed. In general, the work force in the region and the level of training and education are very good and improving.
（Text 9)
W: What was your wedding like, Nathan？
M： It was mixed. I mean, generally， the preparation for it was funny, but I was not comfortable with the questions raised by those wedding shops like “how much money are you going to spend" etc., because…
W： Because you're British， and you felt those questions were personal and kind of
awkward。

M: Exactly。

You know I wasn’t doing my wedding in England because my Chinese wife wanted to have a Chinese-styled wedding in her hometown。

There were a few things I had to get used to.
W： I wish I could have a fashionable overseas wedding, like in New Zealand maybe, but it must be very expensive…
M： Well, we didn’t spend much money, just the average, I guess. Our budget is around 25，000, but it turned out that we left about 10,000 pounds untouched when the wedding was done。

W: I see. Was it romantic？
M: Well， I can't say it was romantic, but at least it was held in a traditional way which my wife was quite satisfied.
(Text 10）
W： The latest Marvel movie Doctor Strange opened nationwide in the United States on November 4th, 2016 and has gained a lot of positive reviews from the public since then。

This is a story about how a talented, rich, but proud surgeon finds his path to becoming a savior。

Despite being one of the most skilled surgeons in the world， Doctor Strange begins his story as a regular human being.
A car accident which disables his hands has utterly changed his life. Unwilling to say goodbye to his outstanding surgical career， Doctor Strange travels the globe searching for a way to repair his hands, and finally he comes to the East and meets the Ancient One， who acts as a mentor for him and shows Doctor Strange a totally。