河北省衡水市景县2017届高三英语上学期期中试题

河北省衡水市景县2017届高三英语上学期期中试题
考试时间：120分钟；
注意事项：
1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

2．答题前考生务必用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息。

3．考试作答时，请将答案正确地填写在答题卡上。

第I卷每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；第Ⅱ卷请用直径0.5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各
题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效
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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个小题；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，从每题所给的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. Why doesn’t the man want the first T-shirt？
A. It’s t oo expensive.
B. It’s too big.
C. It’s too small.
2. What will Nancy do tonight?
A. See a movie.
B. Stay at home.
C. Go shopping.
3. How will the woman travel to Beijing?
A. By air.
B. By train.
C. By car.
4. When should the man return the books?
A. By December 30th.
B. By December 13th.
C. By December 3rd.
5. What do we know about the boy?
A. His room is always messy.
B. He’s asked to clean up the room later.
C. He wants to go on a picnic first.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
请听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给出的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6、7题。

6. How much will the man pay?
A. ＄2.50.
B. ＄5.00.
C. ＄7.85.
7. What will the woman give to the man next?
A. Some envelopes.
B. His change.
C. Some airmail stickers.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What did the guy take when he climbed up the skyscraper?
A. Cups.
B. Ropes.
C. Wires.
9. What happened when he got to the top of the building?
A. He was arrested.
B. He was applauded.
C. He was fined.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What is the woman planning to do?
A. Visit the Art Museum.
B. Meet her friend.
C. Go shopping.
11. What time is it now?
A. Around 4:30 p.m.
B. Around 5:15 p.m.
C. Around 5:30 p.m.
12. Why does the man suggest the woman take a taxi downtown?
A. It’s the easiest way.
B. It’s the cheapest.
C. There’re no buses going there.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Robert’s plans after graduation.
B. The good news from the woman’s father.
C. The woman’s plans for work.
14. What is the man’s major probably in university?
A. Electronics.
B. Engineering.
C. Computer.
15. Who owns a construction company?
A. The man’s father.
B. The woman’s uncle.
C. The man’s uncle’s friend.
16. How long will the man stay in Austin?
A. For one year.
B. For two years.
C. For four days.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the talk mainly about?
A. An unusual experience.
B. A special kind of animal.
C. Fun activities in the Yellowstone Park.
18. What did the family do first when they got to the park?
A. They put up their tent.
B. They went exploring.
C. They had a rest.
19. What was Tom’s suggestion?
A. Waiting patiently for the bear to come out.
B. Putting some honey outside the tent.
C. Shouting at the bear to drive him away.
20. Where did they sleep that night?
A. In the tent.
B. In the car.
C. In a hotel.
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
As a boy, Charles Robert Darwin(达尔文) collected anything that caught his interest: insects, coins and interesting stones. He was not very clever, but Darwin was good at doing the things that interested him.
His father was a doctor, so Darwin was sent to Edinburgh to study medicine, and was planned to follow a medical career. But Charles found the lectures boring. Then his father sent him to Cambridge University to study to be a priest. While at Cambridge, Darwin’s
interest in zoology and geography grew. Later he got a letter from Robert FitzRoy who was planning to make a voyage around the world on a ship, the Beagle. He wanted a naturalist to join the ship, and Darwin was recommended(推荐). That voyage was the start of Darwin’s great life As the Beagle sailed around the world, Darwin began to wonder how life had developed on earth. He began to observe everything. After he was home, he set to work, getting his collection in order. His first great work The Zoology of the Beagle was well received, but he was slow to make public his ideas on the origin of life.
Later Darwin and Wallace, another naturali st who had the same opinions as Darwin, produced a paper together. Darwin’s great book “On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection”(《物种起源》) appeared. It attracted a storm. People thought that Darwin was saying they were descended from monkeys. What a shameful idea! Although most scientists agreed that Darwin was right, the Church was still so strong that Darwin never received any honors for his work.
Afterwards, he published another great work, The Descent of Man. His health grew worse, but he still worked. “When I have to give up observation, I shall die,” he said. He was still working on 17, April, 1882. He was dead two days later.
21. Darwin’s father sent him to Edinburgh to _____.
A. make him like natural history
B. make him become a doctor
C. let him change his hobbies
D. have him give up his collection
22. According to the passage, Charles Darwin’s whole life was changed by _____.
A. his study at Cambridge University
B. his collection of coins
C. the naturalists at Cambridge
D. the voyage of the Beagle23. The underlined part “they were descended from monkeys” probably means “_____”.
A. they gave monkeys life
B. they were different from monkeys
C. they were developed from monkeys
D. they had to live with monkeys
B
Sleep deprivation(缺失)is an important hidden factor in lowering the achievement of school pupils, according to researchers carrying out international education tests.
It is a particular problem in richer countries with sleep experts linking it to the use of mobile phones and computers in bedroom late at night. Sleep deprivation is such a serious problem that lessons have to be dragged down to a lower level to suit sleep-deprived learners, the study found. The international comparison, carried out by Boston College, found the United States to have the highest number of sleep-deprived students, with 73% of 9- and 10-year-olds and 80% of 13- and 14-year-olds identified by their teachers as being
negatively affected.
In literacy(读写能力) tests there were 76% of 9- and 10-year-olds lacking sleep. This was much higher than the international average of 47% of primary pupils needing more sleep and 57% among the secondary age group.
Other countries with the most sleep-deprived youngsters were New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Australia, England, Ireland and France. High-performing Finland is also among the most lacking in sleep. Countries with the best records for getting enough sleep include Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Japan and Malta.
The analysis was part of the huge date-gathering process for global education rankings, the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study(TIMSS)and Progress in International Reading Literacy Study(PIRLS)
“I think we underestimate the impact of sleep. Our data show that across countries internationally, on average, children who have more sleep achieve higher in maths, science and reading. That is exactly wh at our data show,” says Chad Minnich of the TIMSS and PIRLS International Study Center.
“It’s the same link for children who are lacking basic nutrition,” says Mr Minnich, based at the Lynch School of Education, Boston College. “If you are una ble to concentrate, to attend mentally, you are unable to achieve at your best level, because your mind and body are in need of something more basic. Sleep is a fundamental need for all children. If teachers report such large proportions of children suffer ing from lack of sleep, it’s having a significant impact. But worse than that, teachers are having to adjust their instruction based on those children who are suffering from a lack of sleep. The children who are suffering from a lack of sleep are driving d own instruction.”
That means that even the children who are getting enough sleep are still suffering from this sleep-related lowering.
24.What did the researchers of Boston College try to find?
A. Why children don’t get enough sleep
B. How many hours children sleep every night
C. The relationship between sleep and test results
D. The relationship between sleep and health
25. Many children suffer from sleep deprivation because _________.
A. they sit in front of the TV for too long
B. they can hardly sleep soundly and deeply
C. their homework occupies too much of their time
D. modern technological devices consume a lot of their time
26. Which of the following countries has the most sleep-deprived students?
A. Japan
B. Malta
C. Finland
D. Portugal
27. Why are children who get enough sleep also victims?
A. Because they are disturbed by sleep-deprived students
B. Because teaching is driven down by sleep-deprived students
C. Because they have to spend time helping sleep-deprived students
D. Because the teachers waste time disciplining sleep-deprived students
C
After spending a year in Brazil on a student exchange program, her mother recalled(回忆), Marie Colvin returned home to find that her classmates had narrowed down their college choices. “Everyone else was already admitted to college,” her mother, Rosemarie Colvin, said from t he family home. “So she took our car and drove up to Yale and said , ‘You have to let me in .’ ”“Impressed--she was a National Merit (全国英才) finalist who had picked up Portuguese in Brazil--Yale did, admitting her to the class of 1978, where she started writing for the Yale Daily News and decided to be a journalist,” her mother said.
On Wednesday, Marie Colvin, 56, an experienced journalist for The Sunday Times of London, was killed as Syrian forces shelled(炮击) the city of Homs. She was working in a temporary media center that was destroyed in the attack.
“She was supposed to leave Syria on Wednesday”, Mrs. Colvin said. “Her editor told me he called her yesterday and said it was getting too dangerous and they wanted to take her out. She said she was doing a story and she wanted to finish it.” Mrs. Colvin said it was pointless to try to prev ent her daughter from going to conflict zones. “If you knew my daughter,” she said, “it would have been such a waste of words. She was determined, she was enthusiastic about what she did, it was her life. There was no saying ‘Don’t do this.’ This is who sh e was , absolutely who she was and what she believed in :cover the story, not just have pictures of it, but bring it to life in the deepest way you could.” “So it was not a surprise when she took an interest in journalism,” her mother said.
28.From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1, we can infer that ________ .
A. Yale was her last choice
B. Marie Colvin was confident of herself
C. Yale must keep its promise to Marie Colvin
D. Marie Colvin was good at persuading
29.Which of the following is the corre ct order to describe Marie Colvin’s life ?
a. She was doing a story in Syria and got killed.
b. She was admitted to Yale University.
c. She studied in Brazil as an excellent student.
d. She was hired by The Sunday Times of London.
e. She began to take an interest in journalism.
A. d→e→c→a→b
B. b→c→d→e→a
C. e→d→c→b→a
D. c→b→e→d→a
30. From the last paragraph, we can know that Mrs. Colvin ________.
A. dislikes the choice of her daughter.
B. cares little about her daughter.
C. knows her daughter very well.
D. doesn’t fully appreciate her daughter.
31.What can be the best title of the text ?
A. Covering Stories in a Dangerous Conflict Area.
B. Applying for Top Universities, a Successful Case
C. Choosing Lifelong Careers Based on Your Own Interest.
D. Recalling Her Daughter, a Journalist Killed in Syria.
D
Teaching is more than leadership. Some of the teacher’s time and effort is directed toward instruction, some toward evaluation. But it is the teacher as a group leader who creates an effective organizational structure and good working environment so that instruction and evaluation activities can take place. A group that is totally disorganized, unclear about its goals, or constantly fighting among its members will not be a good learning group. The leadership pattern includes helping to form and maintain a positive learning environment so that instruction and evaluation activities can take place.
On the first day of class, the teacher faces a room filled with individuals. Perhaps a few closely united groups and friendships already exist. But there is no sense of group unity, no set of rules for conduct in the group, no feeling of belonging. If teachers are successful leaders, they will help students develop a system of relationships that encourages working together.
Standards and rules must be set to keep order, make sure of justice and protect individual rights, but do not contradict school policy. What happens when one student hurts another’s individual rights? Without clear regulations agreeable to t he students and teachers, the classroom can become chaotic. Students may break rules they did not know existed. If standards are set without participation from the class, students may spend a great deal of creative energy in destroying the class environment or finding ways to break rules.
No matter how skillful the teacher is in uniting students and creating a positive atmosphere, the task is never complete. Regular maintenance is necessary. Conflicts ari se. The needs of individual members change. A new kind of learning task requires a new organizational structure. Sometimes outside pressures such as holidays, upcoming tests or sport competitions, or family troubles cause stress in the classroom. One task for the teacher is to recreate a positive environment by helping students deal with conflict, change, and stress.
32. The underlined word “maintain” in Para.1 probably means_______.
A. keep
B. build
C. recreate
D. evaluate
33. According to the author, the teacher should _______.
A. free students from outside pressures
B. set the standards and rules on his own
C. be responsible for a well-o rganized class
D. focus more on instruction and evaluation
34. From the passage we can learn that ______.
A. rules cannot be changed once they’re formed
B. outside pressures can not cause tension among students
C. if the teacher well unites his students, he then will finish his task
D. if rules are not acceptable both to students and teachers, the classroom can be a mess
35. What is the author’s main purpose of writi ng the passage?
A. To provide information for teaching.
B. To show the importance of teaching a class.
C. To study the teacher’s behavior in the classroom.
D. To compare the teacher’s behavior with the students’ in class.
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。

Things to Remember When You’re Having a Bad Day
Even the hardest days contain lessons that will help you be a better person. Feeling down? Consider these things to remember when you’re having a bad day.
● No one promised life would be perfect.
36 Don’t base your happiness on meetin g every expectation you set for yourself. It is good to be ambitious, but you’ll never be perfect. If you expect otherwise, your life will be filled with disappointments.
● 37
Trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit. Don’t kid yourself into thinking success will come quickly. It isn’t easy to be patient, but anything worth doing requires time. 38 .
●Without hard times, you wouldn’t appreciate the good ones.
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to give up, that is strength. 39 . It is hard to find much to smile about when you fail, but how else would you improve yourself? If you look at failures as a part of your growing process, you’ll stay positive and follow your goals for as long as it takes.
●It’s OK to cry sometimes.
Do not apologize for crying. Without this feeling, we are only robots. Don’t be afraid of crying. 40 Instead, it is an acceptable way to let go of your depressed feelings. If you let those feelings build up without release, you’ll have a much harder time dealing with them later.
A.Don’t get sad if you lose.
B.It isn’t a sign of weakness.
C.Success doesn’t happen overnight.
D.It’s not OK to worry now and then.
E.Don’t compare your life with others’.
F.Remember: Rome was not built in a day.
G.If you look for perfection, you’ll never be content.
第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，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。

That holiday morning I didn't have to attend school. Usually，on holidays，Mother 41 me to sleep in．And I would certainly take full advantage of it．On this particular morning，
42 ，I felt like getting up early．
I stood by my window overlooking the 43 having nothing better to do．But as it turned out，I was soon to learn about something 44 in life．
As I watched several people go by，get into their cars and go off，I 45 an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its 46 and a basket of rags and bottles on its back-carriage．He 47 from one car to another，washing and cleaning them．From the water on the ground，it seemed that he had already 48 washing and cleaning about a dozen or
more cars．He must have begun to work quite early in the morning．
Several thoughts 49 my mind as I watched him work．He wasn’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) 50 T-shirt．The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern 51 would want to be seen riding on．But he seemed 52 with life．There he was，working hard at his small business，53 at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then 54 elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby．
There was a noticeable touch of 55 in the way he seemed to be doing things 56 the windscreen(挡风玻璃)，then standing back to admire it；scrubbing(擦净)the wheels and 57 ，standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.
It was a 58 to learn，I felt．At no age need one have to beg for a 59 if one has good health and is willing to work hard．For a while I felt 60 of myself．Young as I am just sixteen，and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon．
41．A．allows B．forces C．causes D．forbids 42．A．otherwise B．however C．therefore D．besides 43．A．bus stop B．parking lot C．school D．market
44．A．useful B．surprising C．awful D．interesting 45．A．called B．recognized C．noticed D．assisted
46．A．handle B．back C．wheel D．seat
47．A．searched B．1eft C．wandered D．moved
48．A．stopped B．finished C．intended D．started 49．A．disturbed B．slipped C．crossed D．inspired
50．A．simple B．shiny C．attractive D．expensive 51．A．repairmen B．cyclists C．drivers D．businessmen 52．A．content B．busy C．careful D．bored
53．A．1aughing B．1ooking C．waving D．pointing
54．A．about B．for C．1ike D．with 55．A．worry B．pride C．sympathy D．respect
56．A．fixing B．cleaning C．replacing D．covering
57．A．still B．again C．yet D．soon
58．A．1esson B．subject C．skill D．fact 59．A．business B．success C．1iving D．right
60．A．ashamed B．doubtful C．fearful D．tired
第II卷
注意：将答案写在答题卡上。

写在本试卷上无效。

第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
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。

One sentence from the news in Washington has remained in my mind since a trip last summer: “When you see people run against the cro wd escaping 61 the danger, they are 62 (probable) firefighters, police or journalists.”
I think this is most true for the firefighters. Whenever and wherever 63 (disaster) happen — 9/11 Attacks in New York 14 years ago or the explosion in Tianjin on Wednesday night —it is always the firefighters 64 take the lead to run to the very center, saving lives by 65 (risk) their own. I cried today near the explosion site, not because of the smoke from the ongoing fire 66 because of a short message a firefighter sent to
a trusted friend that went viral online. It reads, “If I cannot make it, my father is 67 (you) father; and please reme mber 68 (sweep) my mother’s tomb.” I was thrilled later to learn that he did make it.
“Everyone knows it’s 69 (danger) to be a firefighter. But he has always liked it and has done it for 12 years,” his father said. “He survived this time, but no one knows what 70 (happen) next time.”
第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分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。

As it is known to us, fewer and fewer students do sports regularly, what makes them weak and easily tired. There are many reasons about this. First of all, some of the students complained that they have too many homework, resulting in less time to take exercise. Beside, some of them think that it is very difficulty for them to keep doing exercise, because it
is a very hard thing.
Because lack of physical activities, many students are in poor health. I suggest that our school must take measures to encourage more students to take part in sports. For us
students, no matter what busy we are, it is necessary to spare some time to do exercise. 第二节书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是李华，你的加拿大朋友Bob 给你发了一封电子邮件，想了解一下中国高中生对于大学的选择意向，于是你在班里进行了一次调查。

请根据下表的信息，给Bob回复一封电子邮件，告诉他调查结果，并说明原因。

选择意向和比例原因
省内大学25﹪录取机会大；生活习惯相似
省外大学70﹪培养独立性；可选学校多
国外大学5﹪了解外国文化；有助于学外语
2.电子邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Bob,
Last week I did a survey among the students in my class on what university they want to choose. ______________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
2016—2017高三英语期中试题答案
选择题答案:
第Ⅰ卷
听力: 1—5CBABA 6—10ACAAB 11—15AAABC 16—20AAABB
阅读：21-25 BDCCD 26-30CBBDC 31-35DACDA 36-40 GCFAB
完型：41-45 ABBAC 46-50 ADBCA 51-55 BACDB 56-60 BBACA
非选择题答案:
第Ⅱ卷
语法填空：61. from 62. probably 63. disasters 64. that / who 65. risking 66. but 67.your 68. to sweep 69. dangerous 70. will happen
短文改错：1.删除it 2. what改为which 3. about改为for 4. complained改为complain 5. many改为much 6. Beside改为Besides 7. difficulty改为difficult 8. Because
后加of 9. must改为should或去掉 10. what改为how
作文：
Dear Bob,
Last week I did a survey among the students in my class on what university they want to choose. Now I’m writing to tell you the resu lts.
Twenty-five percent of my classmates want to choose universities in our province. They say they are more likely to be admitted if they apply to these universities. And they needn’t change their lifestyle too much. Seventy percent of them would like to choose universities
in other provinces. Being away from home, they can become more independent and there are more universities for them to choose from. The rest five percent of my classmates plan to choose foreign universities. One reason why they want to go abroad is that they can learn more about different cultures. Besides, it will be a great help to their foreign language study.
Yours,
Li Hua
评分标准：
一、内容要点:
1. 就读省内大学25﹪；录取机会大；生活习惯相似
2. 省外大学70﹪；培养独立性；可选学校多
3. 国外大学5﹪；了解外国文化；有助于学外语
二、各档次的给分范围和要求:
第五档（21〜25分）
完全完成了试题规定的任务。

1. 覆盖所有内容要点。

2. 应用了较多的语法结构和词汇。

3. 语法结构或词汇方面有些许错误，但为尽力使用较复杂结构或较高级词汇所致
4. 有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑。

5. 完全达到了预期的写作目的。

第四档（16〜20分）
完成了试题规定的任务。

1. 虽漏掉一两个次重点，但覆盖所有主要内容。

2. 应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。

3. 语法结构或词汇方面应用基本准确，些许错误主要是因尝试较复杂语法结构或词汇所致。

4. 应用简单的语句间连接成分，使全文结构紧凑。

5. 达到了预期的写作目的。

第三档（11〜15分）
基本完成了试题规定的任务。

1. 虽漏掉一些内容，但覆盖所有主要内容。

2. 应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。

3. 有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，但不影响理解。

4. 应用简单的语句间连接成分，使全文内容连贯。

5. 整体而言，基本达到了预期的写作目的。

第二档（6〜10分）
未恰当完成试题规定的任务。

1. 漏掉或未描述清楚一些主要内容，写了一些无关内容。

2.语法结构单调、词汇项目有限。

3. 有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响了对写作内容的理解。

4. 较少使用语句间的连接成分，内容缺少连贯性。

5. 信息未能清楚地传达给读者。

第一档（1〜5分）
未完成试题规定的任务。

1. 明显遗漏主要内容，写了一些无关内容，原因可能是未理解试题要求。

2. 语法结构单调、词汇项目有限。

3. 较多语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响对写作内容的理解。

4. 缺乏语句间的连接成分，内容不连贯。

5. 信息未能传达给读者。

不得分（0分）
未能传达给读者任何信息；内容太少，无法评判；写的内容均与所要求内容无关或所写内容无法看清。

附听力材料：
Text 1
M: Excuse me, how much is the T-shirt?
W: It’s 35 dollars.
M: But it’s too small for me. Do you have a bigger one?
W: Yes, here you are.
Text 2
M: Nancy, the movie Battle: Los Angeles will be showing tonight. Would you like to see it with me?
W: I’d love to, but I’m not allowed to go out at night.
Text 3
M: I heard you are going to Beijing by train.
W: Oh, I’ve changed my mind. I think flying will be faster.
Text 4
W: Your library books are due on December 13th. If you haven’t finished them then, you may renew them once.
M: Thank you very much. I only need them for a few days.
Text 5
W: Your clothes are all over the floor and your bed is unmade. And when was the last time you picked up your toys?
M: I will try to be neater.
W: Clean everything up now, and when you’re finished, we’ll all go on a picnic.
Text 6
M: I want to send this package to Australia.
W: Can you put it on the scales, please? Airmail or surface mail?
M: How much will it cost for airmail?
W: ＄7.85.
M: And how much for surface mail?
W: ＄2.50.
M: Oh, surface mail then. Can I register it?
W: Yes, but that will be ＄5.00 extra. And you’ll need to fill in a custom’s form. M: Oh, never mind. Have you got any airmail stickers?
W: Yes, sure. How many?
M: Can I take a whole sheet? Thank you.
Text 7
W: Did you hear about that guy who climbed a skyscraper?
M: I don’t think so. Was it on the TV news last night?
W: Maybe. Someone told me abou t it this morning. This guy calls himself “The Human Fly”.
He climbed up the skyscraper with nothing but some big cups!
M: I suppose he got arrested.
W: He sure did! As soon as he got to the top of the building, the policemen were there to grab him!
M: And he’ll have to pay a fine, of course.
W: In this guy’s case it looks as if he might have to go to jail, too!
Text 8
M: Where are you going, ma’am?
W: The Art Museum.
M: All right. Are you going to visit the museum?
W: No, one of my friends works there and he wants to see me. How long does it take to get there from this hotel?
M: Well, that depends on the traffic. But usually it shouldn’t be more than fifteen minutes.
What time are you supposed to meet him?
W: 5:30 p.m.
M: Don’t worry. We still have nearly o ne hour left.
W: Good. Before I forget, how can I get downtown from the museum?
M: Well, you can take a bus, but you would have to change buses a couple of times. The easiest way is to take a taxi, and it won’t be very expensive.
W: OK, I’ll think about it. Thank you.
Text 9
W: Hi, Robert. When do you plan to go home? Right after you graduate from here?
M: You don’t know the good news. My father called this morning and said I could stay another year.
W: Hey, that’s great. What are you going to do? Get a master’s degree?
M: No, I am going to work.
W: Work? You cannot work here. You have been complaining about that for four years. M: Yes, I can. I can work for a year to get practical training in my field.
W: You mean you are going to work as an engineer?
M: We ll, not exactly, but close. One of my uncle’s friends has a small construction company in Austin, and he says I could work for him.
W: Wow, I go away for a weekend and you have gotten a job and everything.
Text 10
Our family is now trying to decide where to go for our vacation this summer. Our son Tom wants to go to Yellowstone Park again to see the bears, but our daughter Susie doesn’t
agree. We went there last summer and what an experience it was! When we got there, we put up our tent and went to explore. When we returned, we saw a bear enter our tent. “What shall we do?” Susie asked. “Maybe we could make him leave if we put some honey o utside for him to eat.” Tom suggested. Then I said, “How are you going to get the honey? It’s in the tent.” So we could do nothing but wait there for the bear to come out. We could hear the bear turning over everything inside our tent. We waited and waited. It was very late and the bear still wouldn’t come out, so we decided to sleep in the car.。