江苏省宿迁市高一英语下学期期末考试试题

宿迁市2015-2016学年高一下学期期末考试
英语
第一部分: 听力(共两节, 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个小题，每小题1分，共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 is the weather like right now?
A. Stormy.
B. Cloudy.
C. Sunny.
2. How much did Richard pay for his ties?
A. $40.
B. $45.
C. $50.
3. Why is the woman having trouble hearing the music?
A. Her ipod isn’t working.
B. Her earphones are broken.
C. She has a hearing problem.
4. What did the woman feed the birds?
A. Potato chips.
B. Ice cream.
C. Bread.
5. What does the man mean?
A. Mary’s ears hurt.
B. Mary doesn’t listen to him.
C. He didn’t tel l Mary about the party.
第二节(共15个小题，每小题1分，共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7题。

6.What would the woman like to study?
A. Nursing.
B. Biology.
C. Literature.
7. According to the man, what will the woman have to do?
A. Write a lot of papers.
B. Take a lot of exams.
C. Remember a lot of facts. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Why is the man upset?
A. Dan has too many parties.
B. Someone put garbage in his garden.
C. The woman’s dog ate his vegetables.
9. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. They’re strangers.
B. They live near each other.
C. They’re both friends with Dan.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.When is Carrie’s birthday?
A. Next Monday.
B. Next Tuesday.
C. Next Sunday.
11.Who is Carrie?
A. The man’s wife.
B. The woman’s sister.
C. The woman’s daughter.
12.Why did the speakers stop shopping online?
A. The computer broke down.
B. Phones are too expensive online.
C. There is a better selection in stores.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.When was the last time the woman saw her brother?
A. Ten years ago.
B. Five years ago.
C. Two years ago.
14. Where did the man go to college?
A. In Texas.
B. In Florida.
C. In California.
15. What does the woman’s brother do?
A. He sells houses.
B. He sells sandwiches.
C. He works on some oil fields.
16. What does the woman imply about the man?
A. He won’t become rich from his job.
B. He won’t be happy if he keeps his job.
C. He won’t be a ble to save any money.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What did Johnny Depp first want to be?
A. An engineer.
B. A film director.
C. A musician.
18. Who first told Depp to try acting?
A. Francis Ford Coppola.
B. Nicolas Cage.
C. His first wife.
19. How many children does Depp have?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
20. What did Depp do in 1987?
A. He moved to France.
B. He starred in a TV show.
C. He visited the Queen of England.
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. The ______ of building a village on the moon lies in the fact that it will help humans
to explore the solar system further.
A. intelligence
B. convenience
C. significance
D. independence
22. The idea ______ by our school that students will take charge of a coffee shop gives
me great
interest and pleasure.
A. put out
B. put forward
C. put up
D. put away
23. —Will the new car come into the market next month?
—Well, right now it ______ in the laboratory.
A. is developed
B. will be developed
C. is being developed
D. has been developed
24. Adding more female heroes into textbooks will ______ the girls who would like to explore
and dream without limits.
A. benefit
B. determine
C. persuade
D. attempt
25. It was Darwin’s fortune that allowed him to do his research without worrying about
______ he would have bread and cheese.
A. if
B. what
C. that
D. whether
26. Shanghai Disneyland, due to open in June, will be a famous tourist attraction ______
you can enjoy your parents’ company.
A. that
B. what
C. which
D. where
27. —What’s ______ like to live at the North Pole in winter?
—You will have to tolerate extreme cold and the long absence of sunlight.
A. it
B. this
C. that
D. one
28. Make a note of the questions you want to ask. You will forget some of them ______.
A. anyhow
B. therefore
C. otherwise
D. though
29. —I promise that she ______ get a nice present on her birthday.
—Will it be a great surprise to her?
A. should
B. shall
C. must
D. would
30. Before joining NBA, Michael Jordan was so ordinary a person that he was even ______
from the high school basketball team for lack of skill.
A. removed
B. replaced
C. recovered
D. recalled
31. —Is Tommy still angry now?
—Yes. You ______ him so hard in front of others yesterday.
A. couldn’t have blamed
B. wouldn’t have blamed
C. mustn’t have blamed
D. shouldn’t have blamed
32. To attract Chinese customers, some foreign shopping malls are selling monkey-print
T-shirts ______ the Year of the Monkey.
A. in favor of
B. in honor of
C. in terms of
D. in need of
33. —Look, Jane is performing so well on the stage!
—Yeah! She has practiced a lot and that’s why she stands on the stage, ______.
A. confident and attractively
B. confidently and attractive
C. confidently and attractively
D. confident and attractive
34. If you have been badly treated in a bank, make a complaint to the manager, either ______
or over the phone.
A. legally
B. sincerely
C. personally
D. patiently
35. —You must be very tired after such a long journey.
—______. In fact, I enjoyed it.
A. Not in the least
B. It’s up to you
C. It just depends
D. Don’t mention it
第二节：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的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。

For many people, the holidays are about helping the unfortunate. 36 than buy presents for each other, a group of friends in a snowboard (滑雪板) group like to go to their 37 homeless shelters and give people there a day to 38 . They begin preparing at the start of the snow season by 39 people who come to the mountain to 40 clothing like jackets, boots, gloves and hats. Then the group 41 the shelters to distribute (分发) the things. Jay, 18, one of the 42 , s ays “We tell them, ‘Now you guys are coming with us and we’re going to teach you how to 43 or snowboard all day for free.’ It’s wonderful to know that we are able to take the pressure in their lives 44 their minds for one day.”
For this group, working together to help the homeless makes their relation 45 . They feel like part of each other’s lives in a 46 way.
It may sound no wonder until you try it, but doing something of charity can really help you 47 better about giving. Th at’s because it benefits the 48 as well as the
receiver－you’re left with a feeling of belonging and being connected. 49 to help
an organization or group that fits with your 50 and the things you believe in. If
you love children, buy a present for a child in need. 51 animals are your thing, talk
to your local animal shelters－many distribute pet food to low-income pet 52 over
the holidays. If you 53 your grandparents and would like to spend time with the elderly, 54 ou t at a nursing home over the holidays. Or share a special skill. If you’re good with your 55 , you can help build or paint housing for people in need.
You don’t have to wait for chance to help. By using whatever you have, you can make
the world a better place to live in.
36. A. Other B. More C. Rather D. Less
37. A. favorite B. unique C. foreign D. local
38. A. remember B. forget C. forgive D. devote
39. A. ca lling off B. calling on C. calling in D. calling
for
40. A. donate B. raise C. fetch D. throw
41. A. rebuild B. consult C. recommend D. visit
42. A. designers B. neighbors C. organizers D.
observers
43. A. ski B. compete C. sail D. perform
44. A. for B. in C. off D. against
45. A. fancier B. stronger C. healthier D. purer
46. A. useful B. hopeful C. powerful D. meaningful
47. A. live B. analyze C. learn D. benefit
48. A. giver B. visitor C. conductor D. user
49. A. Promise B. Refuse C. Tend D. Choose
50. A. aims B. values C. dreams D. experiences
51. A. If B. Unless C. Once D. While
52. A. sellers B. bosses C. shopkeepers D. owners
53. A. ignore B. defend C. miss D. dislike
54. A. look B. help C. find D. send
55. A. eyes B. minds C. hands D. ideas
第三部分: 阅读理解 (共 15 小题; 每小题 2 分, 满分 30 分)
请阅读下列短文, 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。

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B. show time of day
C. monitor sleep automatically
D. set a silent alarm
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(CNN, April 21)—The Olympic torch has been lit in southern Greece,
kicking off the countdown to Rio 2016.
The Games were first held there in 776 BC and remained there for 12 centuries.
Acting the role of the high priestess (女祭司), Greek actress Katerina Lechou lit the torch using a concave (凹形) mirror to focus the sun’s rays, before placing it into a ceramic bowl. An olive branch was cut and a white dove released into the blue spring sky, both symbolizing peace.
The flaming torch, which has its own Twitter account, was handed to its first torchbearer, gold medal-winning Greek gymnast Eleftherios Petrounias, before beginning its six-day relay across the country.
Another of the runners will be a Syrian refugee (难民), who will carry the torch through the Eleonas refugee camp in central Athens－part of a conscious effort by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to highlight the hardships of refugees around the world.
For the first time in history, a team of 12 refugee athletes from multiple countries will be competing in this year’s Games. They will march behind the Olympic flag at the opening ceremony in Rio.
After its sprint through Greece, the torch will travel to Brazil on April 27 to begin a 95-day tour visiting 83 cities, 26 state capitals and 500 towns－reaching an estimated 90% of the population.
It is the first time the Games have been held in South America, but the torch-lighting ceremony comes during uncertain times for Brazil. President Dilma Roussef faces the possibility of being impeached as early as May after she broke budgetary law s.
Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, said in his speech at the torch-lighting ceremony that this year’s Games “will be a message of hope in troubled times”.
“In these difficult days that B razil is facing, the flame is a timeless reminder that we all are part of the same humanity,”he said. “May today’s lighting of the Olympic
flame be another reminder to everyone to uphold the spirit of the Olympic Games and to build a better world through sport.”
The torch’s Brazilian tour will involve an estimated 12,000 torchbearers before arriving at Rio’s famous Maracana Stadium for the Games’ Opening Ceremony on August 5.
58. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. A concave mirror can make fire by focusing the sun’s rays.
B. The Olympic torch will have a relay of six days in Brazil.
C. The Olympic Games will bring hope to today’s Brazil.
D. Brazil is the first South American country to hold the Games.
59. Why did the IOC choose a Syrian refugee to carry the torch?
A. The Syrian refugee shows great concern for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
B. Carrying the torch will bring the refugee great fame in the world.
C. The IOC aims to make people aware of the world refugee problem.
D. The Syrian refugee wants to compete with other top competitors.
60. What does the underlined “impeached” mean?
A. Cheated.
B. Reported.
C. Injured.
D. Accused.
C
Why not write in a foreign language? If people feel free to choose their profession, their religion, and even their sex, why not just decide whic h language you want to write in? Ever since Jhumpa published In Other Words in Italian, people have been asking me, “Why don’t you write in Italian, Tim? After all, y ou’ve been in the country 35 years. What keeps you tied to English?” Is it just a question of economic convenience?
Certainly economics can be important. It was the factor that pushed Conrad to abandon his Polish mother tongue. If it is not possible to publish at home, or to publish there as one would wish to publish, then one is likely to go elsewhere. And if to publish elsewhere one has to change language, then some authors are willing to take that step.
Something of the same logic has driven many writers from Africa, Asia to write in French and English in recent years. There is also the fact that people in Europe and the West are interested in the countries they grew up in. Just as in the nineteenth century, novelists like Thomas Hardy could “sell” their familiarity with peasant life to a middle-class metropolitan public, so these writers have interested us with stories that might seem common in their home countries.
There is also a real internationalism in the decision to change language. If you have “a message” and if English is the language that offers maximum spread, then it would seem appropriate to use it.
All these make sense. Critics tend to pay attention only to those who have made a success of writing in a new language. In April 2014, a New York Times article essentially listed young literary stars who had switched to writing in the main Western languages. At this point, the native English speaker almost begins to feel at a disadvantage for having been born into the dominant culture. Should we perhaps head for Paris, like Beckett or Jonathan Littell, just to be between two worlds? Or look for something more exotic (异国的) and have ourselves translated back into English afterward? However, one fact is that changing languages doesn’t always work.
I did write a novel in Italian. But after rereading it, I decided against it. My work lost power with the switch of language. My real subject matter still had to do with England and it was to my home culture that my books were addressed. The second language never seems to mean quite as much as the first. In any event, after my early experiment, I never went back to write in Italian. Changing language is not the only way to bring energy to your
writing.
61. The author writes the first paragraph to ______.
A. introduce the topic of this passage
B. provide background information
C. stress the importance of English
D. explain why he writes in English
62. Why are some writers willing to write in a foreign language?
A. They have published a lot of works at home.
B. Their works are uncommon in their own countries.
C. A new language may offer a wider readership.
D. They want to be accepted by middle class.
63. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Native English writers are at a disadvantage for writing in English.
B. Writers can’t be entirely separated from their own culture and language.
C. Writers should write in a foreign language to draw critics’ attention.
D. Any writer can succeed with the switch of a new language.
64. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Write in a foreign language
B. Write in mother tongue
C. Publish at home
D. Change language to bring energy
D
Tang Xianzu and William Shakespeare were contemporaries (同代人) , who coincidentally died in the same year.
Japanese scholar Aoki Masarut was the first to draw a link between the two in his 1943 book A History of Chinese Literary Thought. Yet, dying in the same year, 1616, is not reason enough to put them together.
Scholars who specialize either in Tang or Shakespeare are looking for similarities between the two as the anniversaries (周年) of their deaths are marked in the United Kingdom, China and around the globe.
“Tang Xianzu was not China’s Shakespeare,” said Ch en Guohua, a professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University, striking a rare discordant(不和谐的) note. “He was just China’s Tang Xianzu.Nobody in the English-speaking world can hold a candle to Shakespeare, and Tang was just one of the greats of Chinese drama. Guan Hanqing and Wang Shifu were equally skillful.”
Both Tang’s and Shakespeare’s plays were meant for the stage, but they served different audiences. Shakespeare was a professional dramatist while Tang was a civil servant who happened to pen a few plays and thousands of poems. Tang’s lines were sung mostly at family theaters at a time when noblemen and retired officials were patrons (赞助人) of the arts who owned and ran their own entertainment troupes. Shakespeare, the English Bard (吟游诗人) had to sell tickets to whoever would buy them.
That probably affect ed their writing styles. While Tang’s language is extremely difficult and the rhymes (韵律) come on like hurricanes, it is a wonder that Shakespeare’s vast vocabulary could be understood by those in the Globe Theatre back then. And given that the Bard’s subject matter runs such a wide range, most people, whatever their tastes, could take away something.
Though no one can touch the Bard in range and richness, there is one area where Tang shines, and that is in the use of dreams, not only as a plot device but also a philosophical tool. His quartet of plays (四梦) all built on dreams, often indicating that life is empty and all the demand for power eventually amounts to nothing.
In The Peony Pavilion (牡丹亭), his most famous play, Tang raised the dream to a higher level that Sigmund Freud would have recognized. It is the subconscious (潜意识) world of the major characters, especially Du Liniang, the noble young lady who whiles away her youth
in a gilded cage. It is not a traditional love story because she had not seen or known the young man.
Of all Shakespeare’s works, the dream features in A Midsumme r Night’s Dream. The forest near Athens is similar to the family garden in The Peony Pavilion, a neighboring quarter that sets free the desires of the young.
For the ending, Pavilion brings sadness that is absent from Shakespeare’s Dream. But lyricism and earthy humor are present in both plays. And both tales can be sung or danced because they lend themselves to other forms of performing arts. Pavilion, intended as an opera, has also been chang ed into plays but has been less successful.
They both represent peaks in culture, but we should stop from measuring which peak is higher and focus on what’s unique about each of them instead. And the comparison of Tang and Shakespeare can serve as a point of departure for meaningful conversations about art, literature and cultural inspirations, rather than being an end in itself.
65. What can we learn from the first three paragraphs?
A. Tang and Shakespeare died for the same reason.
B. Tang and Shakespeare were born in the same year.
C. The four hundredth anniversary of their deaths is in 2016.
D. Scholars first put Tang and Shakespeare together in 1616.
66. What Chen Guohua said suggests that ______.
A. Tang was no match for Shakespeare in plays
B. Tang was more famous than Shakespeare in China
C. Guan Hanqing and Wang Shifu were greater than Tang
D. Shakespeare was only famous in the English-speaking countries
67. Tang and Shakespeare served different audiences because ______.
A. their plays were meant for the stage
B. they were in different countries
C. the prices of the tickets were different
D. they had different cultural backgrounds and status
68. According to the passage, which of the following is Tang’s writing style?
A. His language is easy to understand.
B. His plays are full of philosophy.
C. His plays have a wide range of themes.
D. The vocabulary in his plays is vast.
69. What can we learn about The Peony Pavilion and A Midsummer Night’s Dream?
A. They were both intended as operas.
B. They got the same success as plays.
C. The forest and the family garden played the same role.
D. Sadness was present in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
70. By writing the passage, the writer mainly ______.
A. compares Tang’s life with Shakespeare’s
B. introduces the works of Tang and Shakespeare
C. calls on people to read the works of Tang and Shakespeare
D. draws readers’ attention to the features of Tang and Shakespeare
第四部分: 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）
请阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。

每个空格只填1个单词。

The public were shocked in March when the news that improperly stored vaccines (疫苗) worth millions of dollars were sold to patients all over the country.
China is trying to rebuild public confidence in vaccines after the news struck fear into the hearts of parents.
Chief government officials should be dismissed if serious vaccine violations (违规) took place in their jurisdictions (管辖区), according to a revised regulation (规定) approved by the State Council. The regulation was passed on Saturday and took effect immediately, the report said. It strengthens management rules for vaccines, including their transportation and storage, and increases punishments for violators.
The regulation requires B-class (non-compulsory) vaccines to be given out like A-class. It also requires disease control departments, hospitals and clinics to keep records of purchases and received inventory (存货清单). China will establish a system to
track vaccines, according to the regulation. Companies and user agencies must record use, so all vaccines can be tracked across their life cycle.
China will also raise the amount of compensation paid to those suffering abnormalities (反常) after receiving vaccines. Measures under consideration include the introduction of commercial insurance to improve fairness and efficiency in compensation. Commercial insurance is expected to play an important role in compensating people for any health problems connected with vaccines. In the past, responsibility for compensation belonged to vaccine producers or to the government.
Meanwhile, local authorities are trying to reduce public worries. At Zhe cheng hospital, health workers were spreading vaccine information to parents on Monday. In Northeast China’s Jilin province, authorities are pioneering a digital system that makes vaccines storage transparent to the public. In Hefei, capital of Eastern Anhui province, authorities have developed a smart phone application that shares vaccine information.
Immunization (免疫) is the most economic, effective and safest way of preventing, controlling and getting rid of communicable diseases, said Mao Qun’an, spokesperson for the National Health and Family Planning Commission. Although vaccines can provide immunization against certain diseases, they can also cause side effects and result in serious physical harm in some individuals because of a person’s health condition, although the chances of developing problems are extremely low, according to experts.
Vaccines stand for the primary means in most countries to prevent and control infectious diseases, and parents should get their children vaccinated as required by the government, said Yu Wenzhou, an expert at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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第五部分: 书面表达 (满分 25 分)
近期一些电影院开始提供VR电影体验。

请你依据下表所提示的信息，用英语写一篇介绍VR电
1）作文应涵盖所有要点，可适当发挥，注意衔接与连贯。

2）词数150词左右。

开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

3）作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

Some cinemas are offering VR experience. ▲
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高一第二学期期末考试英语答案
第一部分(共 35 小题;每小题 1 分, 共 35 分)
听力
1-5 CABAB 6-10 ABCBA 11-15 CACBC 16-20 ACBAB
单项选择
21-25 CBCAD 26-30 DACBA 31-35 DBDCA
第二部分(共 20 小题;每小题 1 分, 共 20 分)
36-40CDABA 41-45DCACB46-50 DCADB 51-55 ADCBC
第三部分(共 15 小题;每小题 2 分,共 30 分)
56-57 BA 58-60 BCD 61-64 ACBB 65-70 CADBCD
第四部分(共 10 小题;每小题 1 分,共 10 分)
71. shocking 72. nationwide 73. requirements/ content(s) 74. occurred/ happened 75. same 76. recorded
77. Introduce 78. known/ transparent 79. damage/ harm
80. represent
第五部分(满分 25 分)
One possible version
Some cinemas are offering VR experience. The technology behind it is virtual reality. Unlike traditional films, where a passive audience watches and hears what is happening on a screen, VR film puts the audience into the action and connects with people’s senses of sight, hearing, smell and touch in an active way. Individuals are required to wear special headsets to see in 3-D and hear the sound all around them.
However, the qualities of the VR headsets are varied. If the equipment doesn’t meet the requirements, the image quality will be damaged and the experience ruined. What’s more, the cost of building a VR studio is quite high.
On my personal note, on the one hand, VR films do make the users feel that they are really in a new world. On the other hand, the technology still needs improving. What’s more, the software that produces images almost like the real world is no less expensive. (150)
高一期末考试英语听力录音原文
Text 1
W: Oh, no! It’s supposed to be raining on Saturday for your birthday! We’ll have to have the party inside.
M: Raining? That’s so strange. It’s so sunny today. (1) I guess a storm must be coming in tonight.
Text 2
W: Richard, your new tie is so beautiful. Was it expensive?
M: Not really. One tie was 25 dollars. But if you bought two ties, you could save 10 dollars altogether, so I bought two. (2)
Text 3
W: I’m having trouble hearing my music on my ipod through these earphones. I think they’re broken.
M: Here, give them to me so I can listen. Oh, yes. You need to get a new pair. (3)
Text 4
M: Stop feeding those birds our potato chips!(4)They are going to bother everytone for picnic food.
W: I don’t think they will want ice cream! Look, they stop. Now they are asking those people for their bread!
Text 5
W: Didn’t you tell Mary about the party? She didn’t come tonight.
M: Whatever I said to her goes in one ear and out the other. (5)
Text 6
W: I’m thinking about going to school to study nursing. (6) I want to help people who are sick.
M: You have to learn everything about the human body and diseases. If you really like Science, then you will love it.
W: Biology was my best subject in school. I was awful in History and Literature, though. M: That’s OK. Are you good at memorizing facts? You’ll have to take many tests to show your knowledge of the body systems.(7)
W: I have a good memory, as long as I am interested in the facts I’m learning.
Text 7
M: I work hard to keep my garden beautiful. Your dog needs to stay out of the garden! Yesterday,
I saw your dog eat one of my tomatoes.(8)
W: I’m sorry! I did not know my dog was eating v egetables in your garden. I’ll watch him when he goes outside.
M: Thanks. Also, could you make sure you clean up all the garbage outside after you have
a party?
W: Our other neighbor Dan has all of the crazy parties,(9) not me! You sh ould talk to him about that!
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M: Carrie’s birthday is coming up.(10)Shall we buy her a birthday present or let her choose one for herself?
W: I think a surprise party might be even better. But I forget when her birthday is. Is it next Tuesday?
M: You are such a good mother…(11) It’s next Monday!(10)
W: Sorry. So, what should we get for her?
M: What about a cell phone? She is old enough to have one.
W: Good idea. Shall we search online to find one or go to a phone store?
M: Maybe we can try shopping for one on eBay.
W: Sure. Okay, here is the website.
M: I’m sure that Carrie would love that pink one. It’s lovely.
W: Probably. But I’ve never heard of this brand, and the price might be a little high.
Let’s find a Samsung. Oh, what happened?
M: The computer just froze. (12)
W: Oh, what a pain! We’d better go to a store later. (12)
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W: My brother is visiting tomorrow from Texas. I haven’t seen him for two years. (13) I wonder if he has changed much.
M: I had lived there for a couple years before I went to college in Florida. (14) What is he doing in Texas, anyway? And why was he gone so long?
W: He is working on some oil fields there. (15) He plans on spending ten years there, and then he will come back to California to buy a house.
M: Good idea! How did he find out about that job? Can I work there, too?
W: I don’t think you would like it. He says that he works long days in the sun, and then at night, he is so tired he just goes to sleep. He w orks and sleeps and that’s about it.
M: I guess I’ll keep my job at the sandwich shop. (16)I get up early to make the sandwiches, but I get off at 2:00 p.m. and so I have the rest of the day to have fun.
W: Yeah, but you’ll never own a house that way, even if you save all your money for five years.(16)
M: I suppose you are right.
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The famous American actor Jonny Depp was born on June 9th, 1963, in a small town called Owensboro, Kentucky. His mother was a waitress and his father was an engineer. Depp was the youngest of four children. When he was 12, his mother gave him a guitar, which led him to want to become a rock musician. (17) In 1983, Johnny married his first wife. She introduced him to Nicolas Cage, an actor who was also the nephew of the famous film director Francis Ford Coppola. Ni colas Cage encouraged Johnny to try acting. (18)In 1987, he starred in the television show 21 Jump Street. (19) Since then, he has made many famous Hollywood films, including the four Pirates of the Caribbean movies. He now has two children. (20) It is said that he is a distant cousin of the Queen of England. He spent three years or so living in France to enjoy a simpler life and to get away from Hollywood. He returned to the United Sates in 2011, where he remains to this day.。