江苏省盐城市2015-2016学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

2015/2016学年度第二学期高一年级期终考试
英语试题
第一卷（选择题，共85分）
第一部分听力（共两小节，满分20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分，满分5分）
听下面5段对话。

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

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does the woman think of her dress?
A. It’s cute.
B. It fits her very well.
C. It’s a little small for her.
2. How will the speakers go to the hospital?
A. By bus.
B. By bike.
C. On foot.
3. Where are the speakers?
A. In Paris.
B. In Blackpool.
C. In Manchester.
4. How much does the ticket cost?
A. $10.
B. $7.
C. $3.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. The weather.
B. A football match.
C. Their weekend plans.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
听下面5段对话或独白。

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

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，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 will meet the woman at the airport?
A. The man.
B. The man’s brother.
C. The man’s workmate.
7. What does Mark look like?
A. He always wears a brown cap.
B. He has red hair.
C. He’s very thin.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Why does the man want to move?
A. He can’t afford the rent.
B. He dislikes his roommate.
C. He wants to be far away from campus.
9. What’s the man’s opinion of Andrew?
A. He is hard to get along with.
B. He always gets good grades.
C. He is unwilling to help others.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What’s the relationship between the speakers?
A. Husband and wife.
B. Boyfriend and girlfriend.
C. Customer and shop assistant.
11. What do we know about the man?
A. He hates shopping.
B. He often comes to this store.
C. He is very poor.
12. Which dress does the woman like?
A. The red one.
B. The blue one.
C. The white one.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What does the woman dislike?
A. Getting up early.
B. Driving home late.
C. The sun setting early.
14. At what time does it get dark now?
A. Around 6:30 p.m.
B. Around 5:00 p.m.
C. Around 10:00 p.m.
15. What do we know about the man?
A. He works north of downtown.
B. He drives to work in the dark.
C. He wakes up at 7:00 in the morning.
16. Which season does the woman probably like most?
A. Winter.
B. Fall.
C. Summer.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Why did the girl go into the woods?
A. To pick flowers.
B. To find some food.
C. To find the children’s house.
18. How did the girl get into the house?
A. She climbed through the window.
B. She walked through the front door.
C. She went through the kitchen door.
19. Which cake did the girl eat all of?
A. The chocolate cake.
B. The blueberry cake.
C. The red cake.
20. What did the girl do right after she ate the cake?
A. She ran away.
B. She went upstairs.
C. She fell asleep at the table.
第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
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. —Where on earth did you get the book?
—It’s from Mary, if you ________ know.
A. should
B. could
C. must
D. may
22. There is no doubt, from my point of view, ________ what matters is not what happens to you,
but how you remember it.
A. that
B. what
C. whether
D. which
23. I believe she has some influence over the manager—she might ________ him.
A. replace
B. defeat
C. inform
D. persuade
24. Jim spent three months studying abroad. His wife, ________, took care of the children on her own.
A. otherwise
B. meanwhile
C. anyhow
D. besides
25. —Always lock your bicycle ________ you are away for just a minute.
—I will, Mom.
A. as if
B. even if
C. now that
D. in that
26. —Do you know Marie Curie was the first woman ________ the Nobel Prize?
—Yes, and she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner.
A. winning
B. won
C. to win
D. having won
27. Not only ________ given to people to find jobs, but medical treatment will also be provided
for people who need it.
A. will be help
B. help will be
C. will help be
D. help be will
28. So just let us know your schedule, and we can get together to go sightseeing at your ________.
A. best
B. service
C. request
D. convenience
29. I think a good organizer should act as a(n) ________ reminder of what the team needs to
achieve.
A. confident
B. constant
C. innocent
D. independent
30. Teachers in our school are ready to employ all available tools to ________ English teaching
for the benefit of us students.
A. promote
B. fancy
C. escape
D. observe
31. —Have you ever explored the British Museum?
—Yes. When I was in London, I ________ it twice.
A. had visited
B. would visit
C. visited
D. have visited
32. I am sorry to say that the music is too old-fashioned to ________ people any longer.
A. pay back
B. glance at
C. deal with
D. appeal to
33. The best thing for us to do is live a life that is worth living, one ________ we do what we want
to do.
A. where
B. that
C. which
D. when
34. Cats can make great pets because they are quiet and easy ________.
A. being looked after
B. looking after
C. to be looked after
D. to look after
35. —Mr. Smith, look at the printer. We need a new one.
—________. We bought it only a month ago!
A. You don’t say
B. You said it
C. You bet
D. You deserve it 第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Last Sunday morning I took Miley along with my two smaller dogs to PetSmart to get something. For some reason, Miley was 36 and jumped out of the cart. She started 37 around in the parking lot and then toward U.S. 31. I was in 38 .
With my other two dogs in the cart, I watched 39 and got into a state of panic. I 40 my two smaller dogs and my handbag, all in the cart, in the 41 of a complete stranger as I began to run 42 Miley. Several people began to chase Miley when they saw what was 43 .
When I reached the east side of the road, a man 44 his car, jumped out with it still running and 45 Miley as her journey took her across the very 46 road. He was able to finally catch Miley as she 47 ran toward the Baxter YMCA.
I took off across the road and saw him coming toward me 48 my 55-pound scared dog. He handed her to me, 49 we went back to the parking lot to get her in the cart. It’s 50 that she didn’t get hit crossing six lanes (车道) of traffic on U.S. 31!
Thank you to all of the 51 that stopped to let us back across U.S. 31! Thank you to all the complete 52 in the PetSmart parking lot who stopped what they were doing to not only 53
to help catch her but went with me as we tried to chase her down and also took care of my other two smaller dogs the entire time!
I can 54 express enough thanks for everything that those complete strangers did for me! I knew 55 of them, yet they stopped everything they were doing to help catch Miley.
36. A. scared B. tired C. satisfied D. disappointed
37. A. walking B. looking C. running D. wandering
38. A. excitement B. shock C. peace D. silence
39. A. aimlessly B. helplessly C. carelessly D. speechlessly
40. A. forced B. sent C. found D. left
41. A. care B. face C. shape D. comfort
42. A. at B. into C. over D. after
43. A. going B. happening C. arriving D. coming
44. A. started B. repaired C. stopped D. washed
45. A. protected B. chased C. caught D. prevented
46. A. quiet B. empty C. busy D. lonely
47. A. fearfully B. gratefully C. hopefully D. painfully
48. A. dragging B. grasping C. carrying D. lifting
49. A. but B. for C. yet D. and
50. A. worrying B. interesting C. annoying D. amazing
51. A. vehicles B. cars C. buses D. lorries
52. A. friends B. drivers C. strangers D. owners
53. A. refuse B. try C. pretend D. regret
54. A. ever B. even C. also D. never
55. A. none B. all C. neither D. both
第三部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
The term Internet Plus has been around for a while, but
it’s more than some highfalutin concept (浮夸的概念) that
businessmen like to throw around. It’s a real aspect of
modern life, as evidenced by the rise of the profitable online
teaching business.
Some tech-savvy teachers are making a fortune without
stepping out of their homes. Xie Mingbo, who quit his job
as a classroom teacher, now teaches writing skills online
and helps his online students prepare for the college
entrance exam. He earned more than 1 million yuan last
year, reported China Daily.
There have been huge leaps in online education since
2015. Ac cording to a report on China’s Internet
development released in January, 110 million Chinese
Internet users tried online education in 2015.
A separate investigation, conducted by Beijing-based
Tianto Info Consulting, predicted that the online education
industry will expand by 28 percent year-on-year in 2016.
56. What does the term Internet Plus refer to when used in education?
A. Concept of modern life.
B. Profitable online teaching business.
C. More tech-savvy teachers.
D. Education combined with the Internet.
57. What online courses are most popular with digital learners?
A. V ocational training, Future planning and Hobby.
B. Language, Vocational training and IT skills.
C. Hobby, Language and Higher education.
D. Higher education, Hobby and Future planning.
B
In 1921 Charles William Paddock was regarded as the “fastest human being” in the world. In the 1920 Olympic Games in Belgium Paddock won the gold medal in the 100-meter dash and a silver medal in the 200-meter dash.
One day Paddock visited a school in Cleveland, Ohio and spoke to the students. A young black child listened attentively as this famous athlete talked. “What do you want to be?” Paddock asked. “You name it and then you will become just that,” he said. That young man decided that he too wanted to be the fastest human being on earth.
He shared his dream with Charles Riley, his junior high track coach. Coach Riley said to him, “It’s great to have a dream, son, but to achieve your goal, it is necessary to build a ladder (梯子) to it. On the ladder you must have steps that will support the weight of all you hope to achieve. The first step on your dream ladder must be determination and the second dedication. The third step is discipline! The fourth is attitude!”
However, the possibilities were against this young man. He was a poor black man who received no scholarship to college. When traveling with his team he slept and ate in “black only” hotels and restaurants. He won eight individual NCAA championships at Ohio State University but he was not allowed to live on the college campus.
In spite of cruel racial prejudice (种族歧视) and many other difficulties, he kept on working hard. In 1936 at the Berlin Olympics he won four gold medals. He made such an impression on Germany that even Adolph Hitler rose and waved his hand at this great runner. He was chosen for
the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1970; he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1976 by Gerald Ford and the Congressional Gold Medal by George H. W. Bush on March 28, 1990. In 1984 a street in Berlin was renamed for him. Two U.S. postage stamps have been issued in his honor. His name? Jesse Owens.
58. When did the boy decide to become the fastest human being?
A. Before Paddock came to visit his school.
B. While he was listening to Paddock’s speech at his school.
C. When he was watching Paddock running in the Olympics.
D. After he talked to Charles Riley, his junior high track coach.
59. When the boy shared his dream with his coach, the coach .
A. did n’t think much of it
B. considered it impossible for him to realize it
C. offered him some useful advice
D. listed some difficulties that he might meet with
60. To the boy, the greatest difficulty in achieving his dream might be that .
A. he didn’t have a strong ladder
B. he couldn’t get support from his coach
C. he couldn’t afford the training
D. he was looked down upon as a black
61. What can we learn about Jesse Owens from the passage?
A. Gerald Ford gave him freedom in the year of 1976.
B. The name of a street in Berlin was changed to honor him.
C. Two German postage stamps have been issued in honor of him.
D. Adolph Hitler awarded him a gold medal at the Berlin Olympics.
C
Do you think telling lies, whether a little or a lot, isn’t that big of a deal? Well, that depends on the situation. If someone asks, “Does this dress make me look fat?” we might all lie somewhat. We might say, “Of course not. You look great.” Lying to spare someone’s feelings is one thing. Lying to destroy someone’s character or fame is another.
“What’s really terrible is that you can’t undo a big lie,” says a minister we’ll call Morgan. “I promise if you go house to house to say, ‘I feel terrible I wrongly accused my neighbor of stealing,’ the lie will spread like a fire fueled by gasoline. You can’t call back a lie very easily.”
Morgan goes on to say that lies have hurt people more than guns.
“We have a grandfather in our church whose former son-in-law told people the man treated his own children cruel ly,” Morgan says. “To this day, we don’t know whether it is true or not. I would tend to doubt it, but I can’t take a chance, especially if he is working with young people in our church.”
Disarming someone who lies is tough. It’s like disarming someone who’s prepared to fire. That’s why our society is full of people who are forced to cover up the lies of other people.
“I worked with a man who was stealing money from our employer,” says a man we’ll call Fred. “He was so goo d at lying and doctoring the books (做假账) that it would have taken an FBI agent to stop him. I worried, ‘If I turned him in, and he got out of the trouble, my career at our company would come to an end.’”
Fred says he came up with a plan to drop hints (暗示) to the company owner. “I found printed materials on monitoring possibly dishonest employees. I started mailing them to the company owner without leaving my name. Then one day, over lunch, I told my boss he should have the books checked carefully. He go t the hint.”
Fred told us that when the books were checked, the dishonest co-worker tried to blame him for the errors. However, Fred told the company owner he had been dropping hints for some time. The boss got the picture. Fred kept his job. The dishonest guy was fired.
Figuring out how to make a liar public takes work. It can be done, but you might have to move at the pace of a turtle. The slower you move, the more control you will have. You have to give others time to take in the truth.
62. The underline d phrase “spare someone’s feelings” in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by .
A. destroy someone’s feelings
B. avoid hurting someone
C. put someone in a bad mood
D. express someone’s ideas
63. Which of the following can be used to conclude Paragraph 2?
A. It’s no use crying over spilt milk.
B. Every man has his faults.
C. There is no smoke without fire.
D. Pride goes before a fall.
64. How does the author develop this passage?
A. By listing numbers.
B. By making comparisons.
C. By giving examples.
D. By following order of time.
65. What can we know from the passage?
A. It was true that the grandfather treated his own children cruelly.
B. It is not difficult to persuade a dishonest man into telling the truth.
C. Fred’s boss believed the dishonest employee’s words and fired Fred.
D. To make a liar public, we should figure out effective ways in advance.
D
There are four pearl dealers in our town of La Paz. About a week after my father had cut the pearl, the four men came to our home. They came early in the afternoon, dressed in their best black suits and carrying a scale and calipers (卡尺) and their money in a bag. When word got around that the dealers were going to buy the great black pearl, a crowd followed them and stood outside our gate.
The four men wore serious faces and they put their scale and calipers on the table and their brown bag as well. They sat down and folded their hands and said nothing. Then my father said. “The bag is very small, gent lemen. I doubt that it holds enough money to buy the great Pearl of Heaven.”
The four dealers did not like this. One of them, named Martin, was big and shaped like a barrel and had small white hands. “I have heard that the pearl is the size of a grapefruit,” he said, “If so, we have more money than we need. For as you know, the large ones are of little value.” “They do not live long, these monsters,” said Palomares, who was as fat as Martin. “They often die or become dull before a year passes.” “And so do many of the small ones,” my father said. “Like the pink one Palomares sold us last month.” Palomares shrugged his shoulders.
“Before I show the Pearl of Heaven,” my father said, “I will tell you the price. It is twenty thousand pesos, no more and no less.”
My father went out of the room and came back with the pearl wrapped in a piece of white velvet. He laid it on the table in front of the four dealers. The great pearl caught the light, gathered it and softened it into a moon of dark fire. None of the dealers spoke for a moment or two.
Then Martin said, “It is as I feared, more like a grapefruit than a pearl.” “It’s a monster all right,” Palomares said. “The kind that often has a brief life and is very hard to sell.” One of the dealers who had not spoken clea red his throat and said, “But still we will make an offer.” The other dealers nodded seriously. “Ten thousand pesos,” said Martin. Palomares grasped the pearl and studied it. “I think that I see a flaw (瑕疵),” he said after a long time. “Ten thousand is too much.” The great pearl was passed around to the other dealers and they all turned it in their hands. As last Martin used the calipers and placed the pearl on the scale. “His readings were the same as I had made almost. Eleven thousand pesos,” he said. My father answered, “In your lives you have never seen a pearl like this one, nor will you.” “Twelve thousand,” said Palomares.
For most of an hour the price the dealers offered went up two hundred and fifty pesos at a time until the figure reached the sum of fifteen thousand pesos.
“Then,” said my father, “I shall take the great pearl to Mexico City and ask twice that amount and sell it to dealers who know its true worth.” Palomares picked up the pearl and put it down. “If you remember,” he said, “you made th e long journey to the City of Mexico once before. And what did you find there? You found that the dealers are not so generous (慷慨的) with their money as we are here in La Paz. And you came home after the long journey with your tail between your legs.”
My fa ther stopped pacing and signed to me. “Go to the church,” he said, “and bring Father Gallardo. Whatever he is doing, see that he comes. Go quickly.”
Everybody fell silent as we came in. Then my father turned to the priest and bowed. “Here is the Pearl of H eaven,” he said. “My son and I give it to you so that you may give it to the Madonna, our beloved Lady-of-the-Sea, to hold and keep forever.”
66. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Martin felt fearful the moment he saw the shape of the great Pearl of Heaven.
B. Martin held the opinion that the larger the pearl was, the more value it would have.
C. My father would accept somewhere around twenty thousand pesos for the great pearl.
D. My father didn’t believe the four dealers had brought enough money for the great pearl.
67. What did the writer’s father mean by saying that he would take the pearl to Mexico City?
A. He and the dealers in Mexico City had agreed on a certain price.
B. He wanted to trick the four dealers into accepting what he had charged.
C. He knew that the great pearl would show its true worth in Mexico City.
D. He didn’t know the true value and would turn to dealers in Mexico City.
68. From the underlined sentences by Palomares, we can infer that .
A. my father had never been to the City of Mexico before
B. the dealers in Mexico City bought the rare pearl at a high price
C. the dealers in Mexico City were more generous than those in La Paz
D. my father once took a rare pearl to Mexico City but the long trip was a failure
69. What might happen following the last paragraph?
A. The church got the great Pearl of Heaven for free.
B. Madonna offered the highest price and got the pearl.
C. Four dealers got the pearl after offering what my father had charged.
D. The priest offered the exact money my father had asked for the great pearl.
70. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
A. Four Generous Dealers
B. A Successful Seller
C. The Pearl and the Dealers
D. Bigger Pearl, Lower Price
第二卷（非选择题，共35分）
第四部分综合填空
根据短文内容和所给词语，在空白处填入一个最恰当的单词。

（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
Dear Max,
Your mother and I don’t yet have the words to describe the hope you give us for the future. Your new life is full of promise, and we hope you will be happy and (71) ▲ (health) so that you can explore it fully. You’ve already given us a reason to reflect (72)▲ the world we hope you live in. (73) ▲ all parents, we want you to grow up in a world better than ours today.
(74) ▲ headlines often focus on what’s wrong, in many ways th e world is getting better. Health is improving. Poverty is shrinking. (75) ▲ (know) is growing. People are connecting.
We will do our part to make this happen, not only because we love you, but also (76) ▲ we have a moral responsibility to all children in the next generation.
As we become parents and enter this next chapter of our lives, we want to share our deep appreciation for everyone who (77) ▲ (make) this possible.
And we can only focus on (78) ▲ (serve) this community because we are surrounded by loving family, supportive friends and amazing colleagues. We hope you will have such deep and inspiring relationships in your life too.
Max, we wish you a life (79) ▲ (fill) with the same love, hope and joy you give us. We can’t wait to see (80) ▲ you bring to this world.
Love,
Mom and Dad
第五部分完成句子
根据句子意思和所给汉语完成下列句子。

（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）81. I thought he would feel angry at my failure, but ▲ (恰恰相反), he encouraged me to try again.
82. ▲ (令他父母欣慰的是), the boy got home, safe and sound.
83. Tu Youyou will ▲ (载入史册) because of her achievements in medicine.
84. The enemy soldiers were fleeing ▲ (朝各个方向), but few of them could escape.
85. The television is big, has an excellent picture, and ▲ (最后但同样重要的是), it is cheap.
86. Some people think that smoking is cool, but they are ▲ (没有意识到) the damage it
does to their health.
87. Many new employees will ▲ (从……中获益) the training programs offered by the
company.
88. Over half of mothers in Britain believe that they have less time to themselves ▲
(与……相比) their own mothers.
89. The weather may not be good enough tomorrow, ▲ (如果那样的话) we’ll have to
put the sports meet off.
90. New evidence of water existence is reported ▲ (已被发现) on Mars by American scientists.
第六部分书面表达 (满分15分)
91. 假设你叫李华，你的美国笔友Tom听说你将参加高中英语读写大赛(a
Reading-to-Writing competition)，来信询问大赛的基本情况、你为参赛所制定的计划以
注意：
1. 对所有要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

2. 词数150左右。

开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。

3. 作文中不得提及有关个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。

Dear Tom,
I’m glad to hear from you.
Yours truly,
Li Hua
2015/2016学年度第二学期高一年级期终考试
英语试题参考答案及听力录音稿
第一部分听力
1—5 CCBBA 6—10 BCABA 11—15ACCAB 16—20 CABCB
第二部分英语知识运用
第一节单项填空
21-25 CADBB 26-30 CCDBA 31-35 CDADA
第二节完形填空
36-40 ACBBD 41-45 ADBCB 46-50 CACDD 51-55 ACBDA
第三部分阅读理解
56-57 DA 58-61 BCDB 62-65 BACD 66-70 DBDAC
第四部分综合填空
71. healthy 72. on 73. Like 74. While/Though/Although 75. Knowledge 76. because 77. makes 78. serving 79. filled 80. what
第五部分完成句子
81. on the contrary
82. To his parents’ relief/To the relief of his parents
83. go down in history/be recorded in history
84. in all directions/in every direction
85. last but not least
86. not aware/conscious of /unaware/unconscious of
87. benefit from/by
88. compared to/with/in comparison to/with
89. in which case
90. to have been discovered/found
第六部分书面表达
One possible version:
Dear Tom,
I’m glad to hear from you. You asked me about the coming Reading-to-Writing competition that I signed up for.
Aimed at arousing students’ interest in reading and improving our writing skills, a Reading-to-Writing competition is to be held this October. Any senior high school student in our city can participate in it. Firmly believing that reading can broaden my horizons and writing can sharpen my mind, I, a second language learner, always attach great importance to polishing reading and writing skills.
In preparation for the competition, I have made several plans for this summer vacation. Firstly, I mean to read more magazines and newspapers. Can you recommend some suitable ones to me? Secondly, when coming across amazing sentence patterns, I will take notes and try to recite them. Does it make sense if I want to better my writing? Last but not least, I intend to write more articles and e-mail them to you. Would you please help me correct them?
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours truly,
Li Hua
听力录音材料
Text 1
M: Kathy! You look so cute in this red dress!
W: Really? Don’t you think it’s a little small for me? (1) It fit me well last year, but I gained ten pounds this summer.
Text 2
W: How are we going to the hospital to help sick people this Sunday? By bus or by bike?
M: Neither. We should walk there, I think. (2)
Text 3
M: I can’t believe it, A shley. This may look like Paris,but we’re in Blackpool, (3)a town in northwest England. It’s only an hour’s drive from Manchester.
W: Yes, that’s right. I love the beach, the sunshine, and the fish and chips here.
Text 4
W:Here’s a ten-dollar bill. Giv e me one ticket for tonight’s show, please.
M: Sure.Here’s your ticket and your three dollars change. (4)
Text 5
W: It’s been raining a lot these days. Do you like the rain, Brent?
M: I don’t like it when it always rains like this. I enjoy it if it rains once a week…but never on the weekends! (5) You know we have to cancel our football match again.
Text 6
W: So, you can’t come to get me?
M: Sorry, but I have to attend an important meeting with my workmate that day. Don’t worry. My brother Mark will meet you at the airport. (6)
W: Uh, well, what does your brother look like?
M: Well, he’s very tall, he has short light brown hair, and he’s pretty thin. (7) He usually wears a white baseball cap with crazy-looking red shoes. I mean, you can’t miss him.
W: All right.
Text 7
M: Helen, I want to move into the dormitory(宿舍).
W: What’s wrong? You don’t want to get along well with Allen anymore?
M: No, it’s just that the house rent is going up and I can’t afford it anymore. (8)What’s more, campus is a little far from here.
W: Well, who will be your new roommate?
M: Andrew. He’s easy-going and always does well on his exams. (9) I can ask him for help with my classes.
Text 8
M: What do you think of this clothing store?
W: I love it! The only problem is that it’s extremely expensive.
M: Don’t worry. I’ve decided that for your birthday, I’m going to take you shopping for a new
dress here.
W: Really? The last time we did that was before our wedding. (10)I thought you hated shopping. (11)
M: I do, (11)and that’s why you should appreciate this gift!
W: That’s really nice of you! Let’s go in and try some things on.
M: How about this red dress? I think it would really suit you.
W: I don’t think this color is quite right for me. Do they have the same dress in white in a size 8?
(12)
M: Let’s see…they’ve got one in blue, pink, black…and white. Here you are.
W: This is perfect!
Text 9
W: It’s getting dark very early these days. Summer is certainly long gone. (13)
M: You’re right, and it’s just going to keep getting darker as the days get shorter.
W: In the summer, it stayed light out until almost 10:00 p.m., but now the sun sets around 6:30 every night. (13) (14) I don’t like it. (13)
M: I get up at 5:00 every morning and the sun doesn’t rise until 6:00 a.m. I drive to work in the dark and then I drive home in the dark, too. (15)It makes me feel like there’s never any sun at all.
W: That sounds terrible. At least I get to wake up at 7:00 in the morning. I get home around 5:00 p.m., so it’s still light for about an hour and a half.
M: I heard that in some places in the far north, it’s dark for twenty out of twenty-four hours a day in the late fall!
W: I could never live in a place like that.
Text 10
One day, a girl walked into the woods to pick flowers and got lost. (17) After a while, she came upon a house where three children lived. The front door was open, so she went inside. (18) As soon as she walked into the kitchen, she smelled something wonderful. On the table were three pieces of cake. One was chocolate, one was blueberry, and one was red. The girl, feeling very hungry, sat down at the table. First, she tasted the piece of chocolate cake, but it was too sweet. Then she tried the blueberry cake, but it was too plain. Finally, she tried the red cake and it was perfect, so she ate it all. (19) After she was done, she became tired, so she went upstairs and soon fell asleep. (20) She awoke to voices coming from the kitchen. “Someone has eaten my cake!” two little girls said. Then a boy shouted, “Someone has eaten my whole cake!” The girl got scared, so she jumped out the window, landed in the grass, ran away, and never went back to the woods again.。