山东省威海市高三英语第二次模拟考试试题(威海二模)

2012年威海市高考模拟考试
英语
本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，共12页。

满分150分。

考试用时120分钟。

考试结束后，将本试卷答题卡一并交回。

注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、座号、准考证号、县区和
科类填写在答题卡和试卷规定的位置上。

2. 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；如需改
动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

3. 第II卷必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相
应的位置，不能写在试卷上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；
不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

第I卷（共105分）
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：回答听力部分时，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你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。

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. Why does the woman want to change her job?
A. To earn more money.
B. To meet more people.
C. To have more challenges.
2. What will the woman probably do this evening?
A. Go dancing.
B. Go to a concert.
C. Stay at home.
3. Where are the two speakers right now?
A. In the library.
B. In the cinema.
C. In the post office.
4. Why was the plane late?
A. The weather was bad.
B. The engine needs repairing.
C. Someone was badly ill.
5. How is the man going to Beijing?
A. By plane.
B. By train.
C. By bus.
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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。

6. What kind of table does the man want to have?
A. A table far away from noise.
B. A table near the window.
C. A table for three people.
7. What kind of soup does the woman recommend to the man?
A. Tender meat soup.
B. Fresh fish soup.
C. Just some vegetable soup.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9两个小题。

8. How often do the buses run?
A. About every fifteen minutes.
B. About every ten minutes.
C. About every five minutes.
9. What do you know about the woman?
A. She is new in New York.
B. She is on her way to Venezuela.
C. She comes from South Africa.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10. How long can the man take for his vacation in a year?
A. Two weeks.
B. Three weeks.
C. Four weeks.
11. Why does the woman say the man is lucky?
A. Because he can have a vacation at the beach.
B. Because he can swim every day and lie in the sun.
C. Because he doesn’t need to worry about finding a hotel.
12. What does the man advice the woman to do on how to spend her holiday?
A. To spend it in summer this year and in winter next year.
B. To spend it in winter this year and in summer next year.
C. To spend it separately, part in summer and part in winter.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13. What do we know from the conversation?
A. The woman will still work in the correspondence section.
B. The woman’s future work is to train new employees.
C. The woman is going to start her new job soon.
14. What is the new employee going to be?
A. To be a typist.
B. To be a secretary.
C. To be a reporter.
15. Why can’t Sylvia train the new comer?
A. Because she is not feeling well.
B. Because she is helping prepare a report.
C. Because she is preparing for a new job .
16. How is the new employee doing?
A. Very well.
B. Just so-so.
C. Rather badly.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. Who did the garden probably belong to?
A. Carlton.
B. Carlton’s friend.
C. Carlton’s neighbor.
18. What did Carlton intend to do in the garden?
A. To steal some apples.
B. To sell his ladder.
C. To have a close look.
19. How did Carlton get into the Garden?
A. From the doorway.
B. By climbing his own ladder.
C. By using the ladder of the garden.
20. What did the gardener think of Carlton’s reply?
A. He half-believed it.
B. He refused to believe it.
C. He gave up the doubt immediately.
第二部分: 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节: 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. — You bought _____house?
— No. I always had _____ idea, but the price has gone up.
A. the ; the
B. a ; an
C. the ; an
D. a ; the
22. — Can you guess what’s the front page news today?
— Of course, these days everybody _____ about the earthquake.
A. is talking
B. talked
C. has talked
D. had talked
23. You _____ eat too many desserts. I strongly urge you to change your diet.
A. wouldn’t
B. couldn’t
C. shouldn’t
D. needn’t
24. People taking the therapy learn what scientists _____ for years—laughter is
the best medicine.
A. know
B. knew
C. have known
D. had known
25. The apartment I ended up renting was really nice, _____ it was kind of small.
A. now that
B. even though
C. no matter how
D. ever since
26. Supposing I _____ your offer, would you feel disappointed?
A. turn in
B. turn off
C. turn over
D. turn down
27. — Hi, which university do you prefer?
— Well, I’ve been considering _____ to Harvard University.
A. to go
B. going
C. gone
D. being going
28. — How can I learn English well? It’s killing me.
— _____ Don’t you think English is quite interesting?
A. Why?
B. Why not?
C. Sure.
D. Kidding!
29. Hurry up, _____ we’ll miss the opening ceremony of the sports meet.
A. and
B. otherwise
C. however
D. but
30. We appreciate the new _____ to teaching English that our teacher is trying out.
A. approach
B. application
C. advantage
D. agreement
31. I’ve always wanted an iPhone and I’ve just saved enough money to buy _____.
A. it
B. this
C. that
D. one
32. — Do the Chinese observe Thanksgiving Day?
— _____. Some Chinese people even don’t know it.
A. I don’t know
B. I think so
C. I’m afraid not
D. You mean it
33. Carmen, _____ on a literary masterpiece, is a well-known classical opera in Europe.
A. base
B. to base
C. basing
D. based
34. The Imperial Palace, _____ the Emperor of Japan and his family live in, is open
to public twice a year.
A. where
B. which
C. that
D. what
35. When making a film, you’re trying to do _____ you need to do to make the best.
A. whatever
B. however
C. whichever
D. wherever
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，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。

It was the afternoon of December 24, the day before Christmas；and as the newest doctor in our office, I had to work. The only thing that 36 my day was the beautifully decorated Christmas tree in our waiting room and a 37 sent to me
by a fellow I was dating — a dozen long-stemmed red roses.
Then I was told a lady 38 needed to speak with me. As I stepped out, I noticed a young, tired-looking woman with a 39 in her arms. Nervously, she 40 that her husband — a prisoner in a nearby prison — was my 41 patient. She told me she wasn’t 42 to visit her husband in prison and that he had never seen his 43 . Her request was for me to let the boy’s father sit in the waiting room with her as 44 as possible before I called him for his appointment. I agreed. 45 ,
it was Christmas Eve.
Her husband arrived —with chains on his feet and hands, and two armed guards. The woman’s tired face 46 like our Christmas 47 when her husband took a seat beside her. After almost an hour, I called the 48 to my office.
At the end of the 49 , I wished him a Merry Christmas — a(n) 50 thing to say to a man headed back to prison. He 51 and thanked me. He also said he felt 52 by the fact he hadn’t been able to get his wife anything for Christmas. On 53 this, I was inspired with a wonderful idea.
I’ll never forget the look on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful 54 . I’m not sure who experienced the most joy — the husband in giving, the wife in 55 , or myself in having the opportunity to share in this special moment.
36.A. darkened B. brightened C. shortened D. worsened
37.A. report B. patient C. gift D. message
38.A. urgently B. strangely C. regularly D. unreasonably
39.A. dog B. box C. quilt D. baby
40.A. explained B. learned C. realized D. insisted
41.A. first B. last C. best D. next
42.A. shown B. allowed C. persuaded D. forbidden
43.A. wife B. doctor C. son D. victim
44.A. soon B. close C. long D. quietly
45.A. After all B. Above all C. In addition D. Sure enough
46.A. went red B. lit up C. clouded over D. turned aside
47.A. day B. cake C. party D. tree
48.A. prisoner B. woman C. guard D. others
49.A. preparation B. celebration C. appointment D. punishment
50.A. rude B. difficult C. proper D. easy
51.A. cried B. shouted C. disagreed D. smiled
52.A. amused B. frightened C. saddened D. encouraged
53.A. hearing B. seeing C. realizing D. considering
54.A. clothes B. roses C. pictures D. decorations
55.A. winning B. meeting C. borrowing D. receiving
第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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
A winter wonderland on the outskirts of Quebec City has become one of Canada's hottest attractions and most sought out accommodations. Guests stay close for warmth in sleeping bags on beds of ice, hats pulled over their ears to prevent frostbite, while sipping cocktails (鸡尾酒) in glasses also made of ice.
A cool place to host a memorable wedding or for a romantic getaway, the Quebec Ice Hotel has attracted 600,000 curious tourists, including 30,000 who stayed overnight, since opening seasonally 11 years ago. Like Victoria and Jeremy Martin, dozens of couples will exchange vows (誓约) this winter in a temporary church next to the hotel, sculpted entirely from blocks of ice with seats covered in furs.
Average temperatures fall below minus 20 degrees C (minus four F) in winter, but inside the hotel's 36 rooms it is relatively cozy. Thick walls of packed snow and ice act as an insulator, trapping body heat inside. Each room is uniquely decorated, using designs created by Quebec architecture students. Two hotel bars also sell special cocktails in ice glasses.
First-time guests of the hotel, however, are recommended to stay only one night as sleeping in sub-zero temperatures is not very refreshing. This year for the first time the ice hotel has teamed up with a bricks and concrete Quebec City hotel to offer packages for one-night accommodations at each. Prices for one night only at the ice hotel start at 200 US dollars per person.
The 3,000-square-metre (32,300-square-feet) buildings take six weeks starting in December to build, using 15,000 tonnes of snow and 500 tonnes of ice, at a cost of some 750,000 US dollars. Eleven weeks after its seasonal grand opening, the hotel will close on March 27 and then melt away with the arrival of spring.
56. What is true with the ice hotel?
A. 630,000 people have visited it.
B. 30,000 people visit it each year.
C. It has stayed open for many years.
D. Wedding ceremonies are often held there.
57. The underlined word “insulator” in Paragraph 3 possibly refers to something that _____.
A. stops heat passing through it
B. collects and reflects light and heat
C. makes things become very cold
D. works like an air-conditioner
58. What can we learn about the hotel rooms?
A. It can be -20°C inside.
B. The temperature is always
below 0°C.
C. The rooms all look alike.
D. Each room costs $200 per night.
59. First-time guests are advised to stay there only one night because _____.
A. they may not be able to stand the cold
B. their other night is with an ordinary hotel
C. new guests have less advantages over old ones
D. the first-day service is just for a test run
60. If you choose to visit the ice hotel during the Christmas season, you’ll find _____.
A. it doesn’t exist at all
B. it is just being built
C. most of its rooms are vacant
D. it is crowded with guests
B
As an English teacher, one of the most common problems I’ve found with my students is their lack of confidence with speaking, and difficulty in understanding native speakers. Another problem could be that a foreign language taught in schools can sound quite different to what native speakers actually use.
There are a few English words and expressions that I’d never heard until I came t o China. The most common one in my experience is “How are you? I’m fine, thank you, a nd you?”
I appreciate that although this greeting is much too formal for everyday use –it’s easy to learn and helps build confidence. However, it can be a hard habit to break. I’ve seen many parents correct their kids if they don’t use that exact phrase, as if simply replying “I’m fine” would somehow be rude. In fact I’m banning my students from saying that in the classroom, insisting a simple “I’m fine, thanks” is good en ough.
“Seldom” is another one that I find interesting. The first time a student told me “I seldom watch TV”, my initial reaction was a stupefied look, followed by “H uh?” I then reali z ed the student used “seldom” when it’s more common for us to use “rarely.”
I was just as confused when I first heard a toilet referred to as a WC (water closet), another English term I’d never heard of back in Australia. Of course, my students know the other names for it like bathroom, toilet, washroom etc. so to prefer that name is an interesting choice.
I don’t mind that my students have substituted familiar English words with their own, far from it. It reminds me how creative they can be with not only their language, but with mine as well. It’s healthy for English to evolve (进化) and change and I’m happy to add these new words to my vocabulary.
One important lesson I’ve learnt is that textbooks can only help you so much. For further improvement you’d better practice with native speakers.
61. What does the article mainly tell about?
A. Learning English needs confidence.
B. Native speakers are hard to understand.
C. Chinese-English has something different.
D. Chinese students are more creative.
62. The problem with the reply “I’m fine, thank you, and you?”is that it is _____.
A. too long to remember
B. not popular with native speakers
C. sometimes misunderstood
D. considered impolite by native speakers
63. The writer mentioned parents correcting their kids to show that in China _____.
A. speaking English at home has become a habit
B. the exact reply has been trained into a habit
C. some parents are not qualified to teach English
D. children don’t always obey their teachers
64. It’s possible for us to hear an Australian say “We _____ use the term ‘_____’for a toilet.”
A. seldom; bathroom
B. rarely; washroom
C. seldom; WC
D. rarely; WC
65. What is the writer’s attitude towards his students using Chinese-English?
A. He’s tolerant.
B. He’s angry.
C. He feels uncomfortable.
D. He pays no attention.
C
Many people think it is safe to use a cell phone while they are driving. Yet Scores of studies suggest that real multitaskers –those who can carry out multiple (多个的) tasks equally well, make up just 2 per cent of the population. More surprisingly, the so-called “supertaskers” actually have differently structured brains to the other 98 percent.
The brain areas that make supertaskers differ from the rest of the population are the same parts that are most different between humans and nonhuman primates (灵长类), according to David Strayer, director of the applied cognition lab at the University of Utah. Scientists are unsure of the reason why some brains are different. In fact, we could all benefit from doing just one task at once.
In most of us, scientist s have located a “bottleneck in the brain” that may explain why we find it hard to do two things at once.
The problem appears to be caused by a logjam of nerve messages. Faced with two almost simultaneous (同时的) tasks less than 300 milliseconds apart, the brain's ability to deal with the second one slows down. The neural (神经的) response to the second task was postponed until the response to the first was completed. This means that with e-mails, phone calls, text messages and online social media all competing
for our attention, often against a background of television, radio or music, our brains can reach information overload.
Scientists made the discovery after scanning the brains of volunteers attempting to multitask on a computer. The task was deliberately designed to involve the use of different senses and motor responses.
Dr Rene Marois, one of the neuroscientists who carried out the experiment at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, said: “Our research offers neurological evidence that the brain cannot effectively do two things at once.”The next step, the neuroscientists say, is finding out “why these areas cannot process two tasks at once."
66. How many people can drive equally well while using a cell phone?
A. Nobody.
B. Everybody.
C. 2 in 100.
D. 98 in 100.
67. The researchers tried to find out the difference between _____ brain structures.
A. different supertaskers’
B. supertaskers’and ordinary people’s
C. humans’ and nonhuman primates’
D. supertaskers’and nonhuman primates’
68. We can infer from the article that the brain takes 300 milliseconds to _____.
A. make a neural response
B. get ready for a response
C. complete a task
D. finish two tasks
69. If we _____, our brains may reach information overload.
A. serf the Internet after listening to music
B. use a cell phone against a background of television
C. complete all kinds of tasks within the same day
D. have lots of tasks queuing for responses
70. From the dictionary explanations, choose one for the underlined word “motor”in Paragraph 5.
A. having an engine
B. relating to vehicles with engines
C. relating to nerves that make muscles move (control body movement)
D. the part of a machine that makes it move
D
Two graduates from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom found themselves about to graduate, yet with loans (贷款) to pay off. The pair decided to begin a strange, year-long project to battle their debt.
The men, Ross Harper and Ed Moyse, set up the site . last October as a way to get rid of the $80,000 they shared as student loans. The idea behind
the project was to earn money by selling their faces as advertising space every day for a year. Each day, they advertise a different business on their site by painting the brand's logo (商标) or name on their faces and including a link to the company’s site. After they paint their faces and publish them on the site, Harper and Moyse go out to highly populated areas such as music festivals and theme parks to maximize their faces’ exposure.
At this time, Harper and Moyse have advertised their faces for over four months without skipping a day and they're more than halfway to their goal. Though they first started charging a minimum of about USD $1.60 per company, the prices have risen as their popularity increased. For advertising space during the remainder of April, they range between USD $250 and $750.
Terri L. Rittenburg, associate professor of marketing at the University of Wyoming, said she had heard of people tattooing (纹身) logos on themselves before, but this idea is much better. According to her, at first the idea would be new and novel and attract attention, but she is unsure how long it would last.
At least for now, companies that have bought Harper an d Moyse’s faces have written positive comments on the pair’s website. “We had a three percent increase in website traffic (流量) on the very day and for two days more afterwards,” said an alcoholic beverage company.
71. Which of the following was most possibly taken from the website .?
A. B. C. D.
72. At , you can _____ of the company being advertised for.
A. click to enter the website
B. download product pictures
C. get in touch with the staff
D. read a brief introduction
73. Harper and Moyse go to highly populated areas to _____.
A. have fun
B. make friends
C. show their faces
D. find new customers
74. We can infer from the article that the two men _____.
A. must have earned more than $40,000
B. aren’t getting on well with their project
C. may close their site next month
D. always work hard except on holidays
75. The men’s idea of advertising has proved to work because _____.
A. many people visit their website
B. their faces have become well-known
C. their customers get more attention
D. an expert has highly praised them
第II卷（共45分）
第四部分书面表达（共两节，满分45分）
第一节阅读表达
（第76、77题每题2分，第79题3分，第78、80题每题4分，满分15分）阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的词数要求）。

[1] You’ve known your best friend for many years and shared many precious moments together, they have always been there for you and have been your rock to lean on when you were down. Now someone is making you send them away, and you may never see them again. How do you feel?
[2] This is how many Harbin citizens are currently feeling as a new policy has recently been passed banning large dogs from being kept in urban areas. Sadly then, all current owners have to __________________. Understandably this is heartbreaking.
[3] The animals are being forced away from the city under the banner(旗号) of public safety and cleanliness. It’s understandable that city officials want to create a safe and clean environment for the people of Harbin, but is the ban reasonable? Are big dogs that much of a danger and dirtier than smaller dogs? I can understand the cleanliness issue: there’s nothing worse than walking in dog wastes and having to clean it off your shoes. It’s disgusting! But smaller dogs create just as much mess, so the problem will still be lying around.
[4] Cities in other countries have no policies dictating what kind of dog one can own. But their streets are still clean and people aren’t getting chased around by crazy dogs. Dog owners should be educated properly in how to look after their animals and be punished for breaking the laws. The dog doesn’t break the law by using the sidewalk as a toilet; the owner does for not cleaning afterwards. Maybe more severe punishments for the few offending owners will be a better solution, because many dog owners do clean up after their animals.
76. What does the first paragraph have to do with the dog-losers, in other words,
in what way is it related to them? (within 8 words)
——————————————————————————————————————77. Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 2. (within 5 words)
——————————————————————————————————————78. What are the two reasons for larger dogs being forced out of the city? (within
10 words)
① _______________________________ ②___________________________________
79. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 3? (within 10 words)
——————————————————————————————————————80. What are the writer’s suggestions on how to deal with the situation? (within 18 words)
——————————————————————————————————————
第二节写作（满分30分）
假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Paul将作为交换生来华学习。

他在给你的邮件中希望你能就如何在中国交朋友提些建议。

请根据以下要点给Paul回一封电子邮件：
1.解释中国人比较矜持但骨子里热情好客的性格特点；
2.建议了解中美文化差异，增加相互理解；
3.建议多参加社交活动。

注意：1. 词数：120-150；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

英语参考答案及评分标准
一、听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1~5 CCCBA 6~10 ACCAB 11~15 CCCAB 16~20 ACABB
二、语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21~25 DACCB 26~30 DBABA 31~35 DCDBA
三、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
36~40 BCADA 41~45 DBCCA 46~50 BDACB 51~55 DCABD
四、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
56~60 DABAB 61~65 CBBDA 66~70 CBADC 71~75 DACAC
五、阅读表达（第76、77题每题2分，第79题3分，第78、80题每题4分，满分15分）
76. It tells about their feelings. / It shows how they feel.
(评分标准：写出关键词feelings/feel即可得1分；如表达不完整扣0.5分。

)
77. send their dogs away / give up their dogs / give their dogs to others
(评分标准：使用sell, kill等能表达“送走、处理掉”的词汇也可以。

)
78. ① They are dangerous. ② They make the environment dirty.
(评分标准：每个要点2分；写出关键词dangerous，dirty可得1.5分；使用动名词Being dangerous; Being dirty表述可得满分；使用street, sidewalk等类似词代替environment 也可以。

)
79. The ban is unreasonable. / Is the ban reasonable? / Larg(er) dogs and small(er)
dogs cause the same problems.
(评分标准：Discussions/Arguments on whether the ban is reasonable./The new policy won’t solve the problem. 也可以。

如以本段的第一句话为主题大意则不得分。

) 80. Dog owners should be educated (should look after their dogs) properly and be
punished for breaking the laws.
(评分标准：本题有两个要点：be educated 和 be punished，各2分；用look after their dogs proper来表述第一个要点可得2分。

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六、写作（满分30分）(open)
Tapescript:
Text 1
M: What’s your job?
W: I’m a secretary for an architect.
M: That sounds like a pretty good job. Why do you want to change your job?
W: It’s hard to tell, but generally speaking, I want to meet more challenges. Text 2
M: Hey, Susan. Would you like to go to the concert with me to night?
W: I’d love to but I’m just getting o ver a very bad cold.
M: Well, take a good rest, then.
Text 3
M: Excuse me, madam. I need to send an express mail.
W: Will you go right to the fourth window, please?
M: Ok. Thank you so much.
Text 4
M: Where have you been? It’s already 4 o’clock. I expected you back this morning. W: My plane was late and I had to wait for ages.
M: Why was it so?
W: We had to come down at Frankfurt because they said that there was something wrong with one of the engines.
Text 5
M: Hi, Jane. I’ve come to say goodbye.
W: Where are you going?
M: I’m flying Beijing for a visit.
W: Well, have a nice trip.
Text 6
W: May I show you to a table, Mr. Taylor?
M: Yes. I want a quiet table today. I feel tired. Also, I’m not very hungry. W: Perhaps a sandwich and some soup?
M: That’s a goo d idea. Please bring me a menu.
W: Of course. Here it is.
M: The ham sandwich looks good. Do you have rye bread?
W: Yes. Would you like lettuce and tomato on your sandwich?
M: Please. And I want the bread toasted. And a little butter, too.
W: A ham sandwich on rye toast with lettuce, tomato, and butter. Would you like something else?
M: Yes, a glass of iced tea.
W: Our soup of the day is vegetable soup. Would you like to try it?
M: Yes, please. What do you have for dessert today?
W: We have apple pie, blueberry pie, ice cream, and chocolate pudding.
M: Bring me a piece of apple pie with ice cream on top of it. Also, bring me a cup of coffee, please.
Text 7
W: Excuse me, do the buses stop here?
M: Yes, they all stop at this corner.
W: I want to go to Broadway and 62nd Street. Can I take any bus that come along? M: You can take any bus except the No. 4. The No. 4 turns off at 72nd street and goes down Tenth Avenue.
W: How often do the buses run?
M: They run about every five minutes. There will be one along in a few minutes. In fact, here comes one now.
W: Fine. How long does it take to get to 62nd Street?
M: About fifteen minutes. It’s not far. Are you a stranger in New York?
W: Yes, I am. I arrived only three days ago from South America.
M: What country do you come from?
W: I come from Venezuela—from Caracas.
M: How do you like New York City?
W: I like it very much, but it’s a little confusing to me. I sometimes get mixed up when I have to travel around the city alone.
M: You’ll soon get used to it. It’s not very difficult. Well, here’s the bus. Fortunately, it’s not full.
W: Thank you for the information.
M: Don’t mention it.
Text 8
W: When is your vacation going to start?
M: I’ll be leaving on the fifth of August.
W: Oh, that’s only a few days from now! How man y weeks are you going to be taking? M: I’m taking two weeks now, but I want to save the other week and take it sometime during the winter.
W: Where are you going now?
M: To the beach.
W: Have you made your hotel reservation yet?
M: Oh, I don’t need to do that. I’ll be staying with friends.
W: You’re lucky. It’s hard to find a place to stay at the beach in August.
M: Just think, in a few days I’ll be swimming every day and lying in the sun and just taking it easy.
W: Don’t tell me about it! It sounds too goo d.
M: What about you? When are you planning to take vacation?
W: I don’t know. I should be thinking about it, I guess.
M: What do you like to do?
W: All the things that you are going to be doing. But that’s the trouble. I like both summer and winter sports.
M: Well, take part of your vacation now and the rest of it in January or February. Text 9
M: What are you doing now in the correspondence section?
W: I’m still working here.
M: What about your transfer? When are you going to start your new job in the new section?
W: I’m going to start a week from Monday.
M: Not until then? What’s the delay?
W: Sylvia wants me to train my replacement.
M: What’s Sylvia doing? She always trains all the new employees.
W: She is too busy to do it this week.
M: What’s she doing?
W: She is helping Mrs. Devore prepare the report.
M: What’s the new typist’s name? I haven’t met her yet.
W: Her name is Laurie Fisher.
M: Are you checking all her work?
W: Yes, I am. I’m showing her all the different forms.
M: How is she doing?
W: Very well. She is going to learn everything very quickly.
Text 10
There was a big garden near Carlton’s house, and it had a lot of fruit trees in it. One day Carlton saw some beautiful apples on one of them. He went home and got a ladder, put it against the high wall of the Garden and climbed up. Then he pulled the ladder up, put it down on the other side, and climbed down into the garden. Just then a gardener came round the corner and saw him. “What are you doing there?” he shouted. Carlton thought quickly and then said, “I’m selling my ladder.” “Selling your ladder? In somebody else’s garden? Do you think I believe such a stupid story?” said the gardener and came towards Carlton with a stick. “It’s my ladder,” said Carlton, “and I can sell it where I like. You needn’t buy it if you don’t want to.” And he took his ladder and climbed over the wall.。