山东省乳山一中2013届高三上学期期中考试英语试题

高三英语
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

共150分。

考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（三部分，105分）
注意事项：
1、答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目、试卷类型用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。

2、每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。

不能答在试卷上。

Ⅱ卷的座号必须填写。

3、考试结束后，学生将答卷纸和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
该部分分为第一、第二两节。

注意：回答听力题时，请先将答案标在试卷上。

听力部分结束前，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。

1. What does the woman wish to do?
A. Sell caps for small boys.
B. Exchange the cap for a larger one.
C. Make this cap a little smaller.
2. Where are they probably talking?
A. Outside a book store.
B. At an art gallery.
C. In a shop.
3. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?
A. New works.
B. Development of languages.
C. Language study.
4. How is the man?
A. He is dying.
B. He feels quite well.
C. His back hurts.
5. What is the man trying to do?
A. To buy the woman a toothpaste.
B. To sell the woman some products.
C. To praise the woman’s looks.
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至8题。

6. Where is the telegram sent to?
A. Sydney .
B. Canada.
C. California.
7. What is the man’s address?
A. Sydney .
B. Canada.
C. California.
8. When is the man arriving according to the conversation?
A. On June 15th.
B. On June 13th.
C. On June 16th. 听第7段材料。

回答第9至11题。

9. What does the man want to do?
A. Play tennis.
B. Work until 7：30.
C. Go shopping.
10. What time are the two speakers going to arrive at the court?
A. At 6：30.
B. At 7：00.
C. At 7：30.
11. Where are the two speakers going to meet?
A. At the court.
B. At a Chinese restaurant.
C. At a Mexican restaurant.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. How does the man feel seeing the woman’s clock?
A. Excited.
B. Surprised.
C. Delighted.
13. Which of the following is TRUE according to the conversation?
A. There is something wrong with the woman’s clocks.
B. The woman sets the three clocks ahead ten minutes.
C. The woman always sets the orange clock to the right time.
14. What do you know about the woman?
A. She doesn’t wake u p easily.
B. She works very hard.
C. She is fond of clocks.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What is Mr. Flynn doing?
A. Doing his homework.
B. Reading a magazine.
C. Practicing English.
16. When does the conversation take place?
A. In the morning.
B. In the afternoon.
C. In the evening.
17. Why does Carlos ask so many questions?
A. He has much trouble with his studies.
B. He misses Mrs. Flynn very much.
C. He wants to practice his English.
听第10段材料. 回答第18至20题。

18. Where did many ancestors of the English speakers in South Africa come from?
A. Britain.
B. America.
C. Canada.
19. What does “toques” mean by Canadian?
A. Barbecue(烤肉).
B. Hello.
C. Hats.
20. What does the passage talk about?
A. Grammar.
B. Vocabulary.
C. Sentence.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：语法与词汇知识（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。

例：Mr. Smith owns _______ collection of coins than anyone else I have met．
A．1arger B．a larger C．her larger D．a large
21. I crossed the street to avoid _____ him，but he saw me and came _____ towards
me．
A. to meet; to run
B. to meet; running
C. meeting; to run
D. meeting; running
22. I preferred ______ at home rather than ______ shopping．
A. to stay; go
B. to stay; going
C. staying; go
D. staying; going
23. What is Bob short ______?
A. at
B. in
C. for
D. from
24. I shall not go there any ______.
A. more
B. day
C. time
D. longer
25. China's south does not at all_______ the U.S. south.
A. similar to
B. resemble
C. resemble to
D. similar
26. Our school, known ______ its beauty, ______ 60 classes.
A. as; is consisted of
B. as; consists of
C. for; is consisted of
D. for; consists of
27. Hard work ______ his success．
A. resulted of
B. put up
C. contributed to
D. concentrated to
28. The little boy studied day and night．He was _______ for knowledge．
A．eager B．anxious C．worried D．curious
29. The murderer was brought in, with his hands _________ behind his hack．
A. tying B．having tied C．to be tied D．tied
30. It was too big a job for me to do ______．
A. lone
B. alone
C. lonely
D. lovely
31. ______ Beethoven grew older, he began to go deaf.
A. After
B. Before
C. Until
D. As
32. --- How long _______ English?
--- I _____ to study English in 2000.
A. did you study; began
B. did you study; had begun
C. have you studied; began
D. have you studied; had begun
33.After the earthquake, we can see the ______of the village.
A. ruins
B. wound
C. damage
D. destroy
34. Do you remember those days ____ we spent along the seashore very happily?
A. when
B. where
C. which
D. what
35. Old Mr. Jackson insisted ____ to the Friendship Hospital.
A. on being sent
B. to send
C. on sending
D. to be sent
第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，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。

When Jackie came to his first piano lesson, he was already 11 years old．I 36 students begin at an earlier age, but owing to his insistence, I took him as a student．_37_ Jackie tried, he lacked the sense of tone．At the end of each lesson he'd say, "My mom's going to hear me play someday．" But it seemed 38 ．I only knew his mother from a（n） _39 as she waited in her car．
Then one day Jackie stopped coming to our lessons．I thought about calling him but because of his lack of ability, I _40_ that he had decided to quit．I also was glad that he stopped coming---he was a bad 41 for my teaching!
Several weeks later I mailed to the students' homes a letter on the 42 concert．Surprisingly, Jackie received and asked me if he could be in the concert I told him that the concert was not for dropouts（辍学者）, but for 43 pupils．He said that his mom had been sick and unable to take him to piano lessons but he was still practicing．I don't know what led me to agree _44_．
The night for the concert came．The high school gym was packed with parents and friends．I 45 Jackie last in the program．I thought that any damage he would do would come at the end of the program and the negative effect would reduce to the 46 ．The concert went off smoothly. Then Jackie came up on stage. His 47 were wrinkled (有皱纹的)and his hair looked messy. “Why didn’t his mother 48 make him comb his hair for this special night?” I thought.
I was surprised when Jackie chose Mozart’s Concerto #21 and not 49 for what I heard next. 50 , he ended up so well that everyone 51 with excitement. I put my arms around Jackie in joy. “How’d you do it so well?”“Well,” he explained, “my mother had cancer and 52 this morning. And…she was born deaf so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play in heaven. I wanted to make it special.”There
wasn’t a 53 eye in the gym that evening.
How richer my life had been for 54 Jackie as my pupil. He was the teacher and I was the pupil, for it is he that taught me the meaning of __55 and love. 36．A．approve B．improve C．support D．prefer
37．A．As long as B．As far as C．As much as D．As well as 38．A．hopeless B．worthless C．priceless D．effortless 39．A．access B．distance C．imagination D．channel 40．A．guessed B．proved C．blessed D．suggested 41．A．direction B．consequence C．condition D．advertisement 42．A．coming B．easygoing C．outstanding D．outgoing 43．A．former B．temporary C. intelligent D．current 44．A．practically B．eventually C．properly D．entirely
45．A．set off B．break in C．put up D．leave out 46．A．perfection B．advantage C．minimum D．benefit 47．A．hands B．looks C．expressions D．clothes
48．A．on the whole B．at least C．in the meanwhile D．as well 49．A．prepared B．expected C．imagined D．supposed 50．A．Thus B．However C．Therefore D．Indeed 51．A．became conscious B．got annoyed
C．went wild D．grew impatient
52．A．passed away B．went out C．picked up D．took off 53．A．swelled B．dry C．widened D．damp 54．A．considering B．stopping C．taking D．refusing 55．A．insistence B．practice C．patience D．effect
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面的短文，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
It was a dark and stormy night．I was about to go to bed when I heard a tapping sound on my window．
"Who's there?" I shouted．Suddenly there was a flash of lightning; I saw a face at the window．It looked like an alien （外星人）．．．an alien that I had seen on the television show, "the X files．"
I felt very scared．I ran to my bed and pulled my blanket over my head．I started to shout for my parents but there was no reply．Then I remembered that they were at a fancy dress party．
I looked out of my blanket but it was too dark to see anything．Then I heard footsteps．They were getting louder and louder．I ran to my drawer to take out my
camera and started to take pictures in the direction of the window．Soon the footsteps died off．
The grandfather clock struck．It was 12 midnight．I went back to my bed and tried to sleep．But I could not sleep．I felt too frightened．I sat up, and my mind was full of thoughts．Time passed．．．finally, I fell asleep．
I woke up only after eight and decided to find out what it had been．I found some footprints outside my bedroom window．I measured them with a ruler and found them to be exactly the same size as my father's shoes．I then went to town to get the film developed．I didn't realize that I did not use the flash until I saw the black photos．When I reached home, I told my father the whole incident and he started to laugh．I started laughing too when he told me that he had dressed up as an alien for the party．Today, I am still amused to think I was so afraid of my own father．56．Where were the writer's parents that night?
A．Outside the window． B．In the town．
C．Outside their home． D．In the "the X files．"
57．The writer took photos _____．
A．to find out what it was B．just for fun
C．to scare the alien away D．for the party
58．What could the writer see in the photos?
A．An alien's face．B．His father's face．
C．Nothing．D．A flash．
59．Which of the following statements is true?
A．The writer was afraid of his father．
B．The writer stayed alone that night
C．The writer didn't sleep that night．
D．The writer dressed up as an alien．
60. When did the writer write the story?
A. After the writer’s father told the story.
B. The next day.
C. After the writer saw the black photos．
D. Today.
B
Outside our hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, a seemingly ancient woman waited beside the door with her hand outstretched．Every day I put my hand in hers as our eyes met．She never failed to return my smile, my grasp, and my greeting．On the last day of our visit, I found myself alone on a busy corner across the street from our hotel．Bicycles and motorbikes rushed in front of me．As I hesitated on the sidewalk, I felt a hand on my elbow and looked down to see the smile of my
small beggar friend looking up at me．She nodded her head toward the street, indicating that she would take me across．Together, we moved slowly into the chaos．Then we moved on toward the sidewalk, where she pulled my face down to hers, kissed me on both cheeks, and then left, still smiling and waving back to me．Traveling in poorer nations, I have witnessed a variety of ways to deal with beggars．The most common response of tourists faced with the poverty-stricken is to ignore them and focus their eyes elsewhere．I have seen people push away an outstretched hand in angry annoyance．A few may drop a few coins into the hand in a hurry, hoping that other ragged pursuers won’t immediately appear on the scene．For many reasons, giving money is not the best response to an outstretched hand．Many world travelers have discovered that the greatest gift they can give is their time and respect．Everyone needs recognition（认可）, to be seen as worthy of being known, to feel appreciated and loved．And I believe that everyone is worthy and worth knowing．
61．The woman beggars helped the author go across the busy street because __________．A．the author gave her material assistance
B．the author treated her kindly and friendly
C．the author would help her as a reward
D．the author was a foreigner
62．From the story, what position of the beggars in the author’s mind might be?
A．equal B．superior C．lower D．valuable
63．In common cases, people will do the following things to the beggars EXCEPT for ________．
A．pretending to see nothing B．handing out some money
C．refusing them angrily D．greeting them normally
64．According to the author, the most important things beggars really need are _________．
A．mercy and pity B．money and food
C．smile and greeting D．attention and respect
65．The purpose of the passage is to _________．
A．show how poor the beggars are in Vietnam
B．offer some advice on dealing with begging
C．express what we should offer the beggars
D．describe an experience with a beggar
C
A messaging service to send e-mails from the dead has been started called the Last Messages Club．The service allows personal notes written ahead of their death to be sent to loved ones in the future．
Important documents such as wills and insurance information can also be accessed through the service． Organizers insist The Last Messages Club is in no way frightening but eases（缓解） the stress and pain associated with the death of a loved one．A member can write up to 100 e-mails that can be sent once they die at times of their choosing, such as when a relative or loved one marries or has a child．The Last Messages Club works by giving each member a secure and private account．They are then able to create messages to be sent specifically to their chosen addresses．These messages can range from a final love letter, guidance for someone left behind, a list of instructions, information on life insurance to other financial information．
Photos, videos and documents can also be attached．
The technical adviser said, "It's strange really as it makes you face your own death in a sense．I thought at first that maybe it was a bit frightening but on consideration I think it's a great idea as it would be nice for loved ones to receive messages from me when I' m no longer here．"
"The messages are personal but most of them are humorous．It also makes you think about smaller things like making sure you remind someone to cancel your bus pass．"
Geoff Reiss, founder of The Last Messages Club, said, "No one likes to think about their coming death, but it is much better to be fully-prepared, so that there is less stress on your loved ones after you pass away．"
66．The Last Messages Club is designed to_____．
A．send e-mails for those who have just married or had a child
B．write personal notes for one who has recently passed away
C．write to a relative or loved one who marries or has a child
D．reduce the stress and pain after the loved ones passed away
67．How does The Last Messages Club do their jobs?
A．By making people face their own death before it comes．
B．By giving each member a secure and private account．
C．By writing e-mails that can be sent at a certain time．
D．By reminding someone to think about smaller things．
68. According to The Last Messages Club, getting messages from the dead is _____.
A. frightening
B. strange
C. nice
D. humorous 69．Which of the following can be included in the e-mails?
A．A final love letter． B．Guidance for someone lost．
C．A list of service． D．Information on financial insurance 70．What would be the best title of this passage?
A．Busy Messages Club B．E-mails to "Loved ones"
C．A Frightening Service D．E-mails "Sent by Dead"
D
Each Indian was supposed to keep his birth name until he was old enough to earn one for himself．But his playmates would always give him a name of their own．No matter what his parents called him，his childhood friends would use the name they had chosen．0ften it was not pleasing，such as Bow Legs or Bad Boy．But sometimes a name fit so well that the youngster found it difficult to shake it off. If he could not earn a better one from a war 1ater，he could be stuck with a name like Bow Legs for the rest of his life．
The Indian earned his real name when he was old enough for his first fight against the enemy．His 1ife name depended on how he acted during this first battle．When he returned from the war，the whole tribe(部落)would gather and hold a ceremony(仪式)in which he would be given his name by the chief．If he had done well，he would get a good name．0therwise he might be called Crazy Wolf or Man-Afraid-Of-a-Horse．So an Indian’s name told his record or described the kind of man he was．
A man was given many chances to improve his name, however．If in a later battle he was brave in fighting against the enemy，he was given a better name．Some of our great fighters had as many as twelve names——all good and each better than the last．An Indian’s names belonged to him for the rest of his life．No one else could use them．Even he himself could not give them away because names were given by the tribe，not the family．So no man could pass on his name unless the chief and the tribe asked him to do so．
Sometimes an Indian would be asked to give his name to a son who had performed a noticeable deed．I know of only three or four times when this happened．It is the rarest honor for a person-—the honor of assuming(承担)his father’s name．71．An Indian could be given the second name by ______．
A．his father
B．the enemy
C．the chief of the tribe
D．his childhood friends
72．The greatest honor an Indian could earn was ______.
A．a victory in his first battle against the enemy
B．a name given by the chief
C．a ceremony to get his real name
D．the right to use his father’s name
73．If an Indian had more than ten names, it meant that ______．
A．many people in the tribe liked him
B．he was a great fighter
C．he had a lot of friends
D．he had fought in fewer than ten battles
74．Which name is the best for a great Indian fighter?
A. The last one.
B. The first one.
C. The name given by the chief.
D. The name given by his playmates.
75. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A．The names given by the playmates were usually not pleasant．
B．The life name of an Indian was earned in battles．
C．An Indian could throw away his birth name when he was old enough to earn one for himself.
D．The Indians themselves were not allowed to give their names away．
高三英语（2012.11月）
第Ⅱ卷（计45分）
注意事项：
1.第二卷用碳素笔直接答在答卷纸上。

2.答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。

第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分45分）
第一节阅读表达：（15分）
阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的词数要求。

答案写在答卷纸上）
Types of buildings in ancient Egypt
Historians consider the ancient Egyptians to be the first builders known to mankind．It’s through the Egyptians that the modern world learned basic design in putting up buildings．Ancient Egyptian buildings were made of sun-baked bricks，straw and mud from the Nile River．Tombs and temples，which were made of stone, 1asted longer，but also deteriorated over the course of time because of earthquakes and other acts of nature．
Types
There are three kinds of ancient Egyptian architecture：buildings for the living，buildings housing the dead and religious buildings such as temples and shrines(神殿)．Some of the world’s most identifiable(可辨认)的structures come from ancient Egypt，such as the Great Pyramid，one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World．________
The region’s lack of rain and wood，coupled with much sunshine，made bricks the best building material in ancient Egypt．Nile mud，when mixed with straw，produced strong bricks．Houses were made of river mud．Stone was also used，although not as much as river mud．Stone was typically used for building temples and tombs，
while bricks were used in building royal palaces and fortresses．Because there wash’t much wood available，it was rarely a source for building materials．
The pyramids
Most historians believe the pyramids of ancient Egypt were tombs for Egypt’s pharaohs(法老)during both the Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom periods．Other theories claim the pyramids were used as sundials or giant geometric(几何学的)puzzles．The largest of the pyramids，built around 2530 B．C．, was for the final resting place of Pharaoh Khufu．Until the early 1900s，it was the largest building on Earth．Temples
Ancient Egyptians viewed their temples as homes to their gods．Temples could be either single buildings or huge complexes．The most important part of the temple was
the shrine．It was there that the image of a god was housed．Many of the temples of ancient Egypt became complex building systems．
Columns(石制圆柱)
Architecture of ancient Egypt is known for its elegant columns, which were elaborately(精巧地)decorated with colored depictions(描述)of Egyptian life．According to the TourEgypt．com website，more than 30 different column forms have been found from various time periods．
76．What does the underlined word“deteriorated” probably mean?
77. Fill in the blank with a proper title for the next part of Types．
78．Why are bricks the best building material in ancient Egypt?
79．What’s the most possible purpose for building the Pyramids? 80．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．
第二节写作：（30分）
假设你叫周阳，你收到你的澳洲朋友Frank的来信，他说他最近迷上了打网球，并建议你也开始练习这项运动。

请用英语给Frank写一封回信。

你的回信应包括下列内容：
1．Your appreciation of his letter and his suggestion；
2．Why it is impossible for you；
3．Your ways of exercise；
4．…
乳山高三英语参考答案
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第一节：阅读表达(15分)
76. Get worse．
77．Building materials
78. Because the region is lack of rain and wood，coupled with much sunshine．
79. Use them as tombs for Egypt’s pharaohs．
80. 在那里存放着一位神的雕像．
第二节：写作(满分30分) One possible version：
Dear Frank，
I’m glad to receive your letter，in which you recommended me to take exercise by playing tennis. I appreciate it a 1ot because it is really a wonderful way of keeping fit．
However, it’s impossible for me to play tennis because it's not so popular in our country and there are not many tennis courts in my hometown．Besides，most students are busy preparing for the College Entrance Exams and I have some difficulty finding partners to play with．Owing to the factors above，I rarely play tennis in my spare time．
But I have my own ways of exercise．I have taken up jogging in the morning since last year and in this way I can refresh myself quickly；meanwhile，I am fond of playing basketball．I’m convinced that I can not only build up my body and mind but develop team spirit by playing basketball
Why not share some interesting moments with me in your next letter?
Look forward to your early reply．
Best wishes，
Yours ever，
Zhou Yang
高三英语听力测试
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上。

听完每段对话后，你有都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。

(Text 1)
W: This cap is too small for my son, so I’m bringing it back for a larger one.
M: OK, ma’am. Since you bought it here, we’ll help you.
(Text 2)
M: Stop for a minute, I want to look at this display in the window. I see some books on sale.
W: Why not go inside to see if we can find something on art?
(Text 3)
M: According to Professor Thompson, language slowly but constantly develops from older forms into newer ones.
W: I couldn’t agree more. We can easily find new works and new expressions in English.
M: Perhaps that’s why new dictionaries are published about every five years.
(Text 4)
W: How are you, John?
M: Fine except for my backache. My back’s killing me.
W: Oh, I’m sorry to hear that.
(Text 5)
M: Do you care about your looks?
W: Sure. Everybody does.
M: Then you’ll want clean, healthy teeth, right? Use Zoombrite----the toothpaste for today’s women!
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，计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。

每段对话读两遍。

(Text 6)
W: Good afternoon. Western Union.
M: I want to send a telegram to Sydney, please.
W: Could I have your name, please?
M: It’s William Worth. 1521Cummings Street, Room 606, Berkeley, California, 94701.
W: Your telephone number there, please?
M: 422 3667.
W: And who is this going to, please?
M: Jennifer Liang. That’s L-I -A- N- G.
W: Yes.
M: And the address is 112 Surrey, that’s S-U-R-R-E-Y. Potts Point, that’s P-O-T-T-S, point, P-O-I-N-T, New South Wales, 2011. Australia.
W: And the message?
M: Arriving flight TE202, June 16th, Signed. William.
W: I’ll read that through for you again. That is going to Jennifer Liang, 112 Surrey Street, Potts Point, New South Wales, 2011. Australia. The message reads, arriving flight TE202, June 16th, Signed, William.
(Text 7)
W: Hi, Harry. So what’s your plan?
M: Do you feel like playing tennis tonight?
W: That’s a good idea. I haven’t played tennis for ages.
M: Great! Is 7: 00 all right?
W: OK, but could we make it a little later? I won’t finish my work until 6: 30.
M: No problem. What time can you make it?
W: I’m sure I can make it by 7: 30, but how about having dinner first? It’s really busy around here today, and I didn’t have time for lunch.
M: OK. I know a fantastic Mexican restaurant. So we can meet there, what do you think?
W: But I don’t really like Mexican food. Could we go to a Chinese restaurant instead?
M: Yeah. The Taste of Hong Kong. It is really close to the court.
(Text 8)
M: Well, Amy, you have so many clocks in your bedroom!
W: You know I just want them to wake me up in the morning.
M: But is there something wrong with your clocks? None of them has the same time.
W: I do it on purpose. I set the red clock ahead ten minutes, and the blue one back ten minutes, but
I always set the orange one to the right time.
M: It’s quite interesting. So the alarms ring every ten minutes?
W: Absolutely.
M: Why do you set them like that?
W: Because I am a heavy sleeper. I need thunder to wake me up.
(Text 9)
M: Mrs. Flynn, can you help me? I’m doing my homework, and I can’t understand this word.
W: Which one? Let me see. Oh, that’s difficult. I’m sorry, Carlos. I can’t help you now. I’m watching TV, I can help you later.
M: Oh? What are you watching?
W: I’m watching a good Western film with John Wayne.
M: Can Mr. Flynn help me?
W: Well, no, he can’t. Not now. He’s reading.
M: What’s he reading?
W: He’s reading a magazine.
M: What about Kate?
W: Oh, she can’t help you now. She’s talking on the phone.
M: Who’s she talking to?
W: I don’t know. You’re asking a lot o f questions tonight, Carlos?
M: Yes, I know. I’m practicing my English.
(Text 10)
You usually hear a British accent when a South African is speaking. Many of the ancestors of the English speakers in South Africa came originally from Britain. But in South Africa, many native language words also influence English. This may be because English is but one of South Africa’s 11 official languages.
If a South African invites you to a “braai”, you’re going to a barbecue. And if you want to meet someone at the b arbecue, introduce yourself by saying “howzit”, which means “hello”. Canadians speak English much like their American neighbors. But when the cold northern winter arrives, Canadians don’t wear hats they reach for their warm “toques” instead. And Canadians often add。