高三英语毕业班摸底测试试题

四川省双流中学2014级高三毕业班摸底测试
英语
本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。

第I卷（选择题）1至8页，第II卷（非选择题）第9至10页，共10页；满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：
1. 答题前，务必将自己的姓名、考籍号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。

2. 答选择题时，务必使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

3. 答非选择题时，务必使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定位置上。

4. 所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试卷上答题无效。

5. 考试结束后，只将答题卡交回。

第I卷（100分）
第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)
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’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Old classmates.
B. Travelers in England.
C. Tourist and guide.
2. How will the man send the machines?
A. By ship.
B. By air.
C. By truck.
3. Where is the man going to plant the tree?
A. By the front door.
B. At the back of the garage.
C. At the other end of the garden.
4. What does the man advise Alan to do?
A. Go out to work.
B. Listen carefully to John.
C. Be calm and patient.
5. When is the man going home?
A. In the evening.
B. In the afternoon.
C. At noon.
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. 7题。

6. Why does the man want to eat out?
A.He wants to celebrate his birthday.
B.He has won a big prize.
C.He wants to have some relaxation.
7. Where will they have supper?
A.At home.
B.The place the man likes.
C. The place the woman prefers.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Why is the man not certain of the job?
A. His education is not enough.
B. Others are more suitable than him.
C. He does not have enough work experience.
9. According to the woman, what is important for work?
A. The ability to put knowledge to practical use.
B. Good knowledge with work experience.
C. Strong will and hard work.
10. What is the man’s opinion about the interview ers?
A. They have good experience.
B. They are experts in the field.
C. They are knowledgeable but proud.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Buying books for their course.
B. The money needed for the books.
C. Sharing the books with each other.
12. Why does Dr. Downs want his students to have these five books?
A. These books are not expensive.
B. He wants his students to read more.
C. He wants to discuss them in detail.
13. How does the woman plan to solve the problems about the books?
A. She buys three and the man buys two.
B. She pays the man fifty dollars for sharing.
C. They will share the total amount for the books.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What subjects does the woman like to apply for next year?
A. Economics.
B. Engineering.
C. Science.
15. What’s the purpose of the woman talking with the man?
A. For a good record of her studies this year.
B. For a recommendation of him.
C. To get some advice about the recommendation.
16. What do the woman’s parents think of her idea?
A. They think it is a good idea.
B. They think it is a bad idea.
C. They think it has nothing to do with them.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How many people took part in the swimming activity?
A. About 300.
B. About 3000.
C. About 30,000.
18. Who organized the swimming activity?
A. Local Authority.
B. The Tourism Agency.
C. The Sports Center.
19. Why did they organize the swimming activity?
A. To make people more aware of environmental protection.
B. To get ready for a swimming competition.
C. To celebrate the Dragon-boat Festival.
20. What can we know from the 62-year-old swimmer?
A. the river isn’t as clean as it w as several years ago.
B. the river was very clean when he was a child.
C. he often goes swimming in the river.
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
Waldseilgarten is an adventure mountain holiday center that offers guests a thrilling night in the wilderness. Nestled at the top of a mountain, daring guests can spend the night hanging off the tree tops, or over a cliff face.
During the warmer months, the center hosts adventure nights out, where guests can sleep in their own portaledge, hanging several meters above the ground. A portaledge is a hanging tent system that is generally used by rock climbers on climbs. At Waldseilgarten, the tents are hung from thick branches of large free-standing trees, where guests can only ascend or descend with rope assistance.
Guests looking for more air and an extreme camping experience can choose to sleep on an overhanging platform, positioned among huge cliff faces measuring between 1000 and 2000 meters h igh. However, if that’s just a little too extreme, the resort also offers easier sleeping options, including cliff platforms between 100 and 300 meters high, or tree platforms between two or four trees, with easy ways to the ground at any time.
All guests partaking in an adventure night out will receive rope climbing training before spending a night in nature. Trained staff teach simple rope climbing techniques, and other useful skills for hiking and rock climbing.
Waldseilgarten seems to offer a camping experience you will definitely remember, however, that experience doesn’t come cheap. A night sleeping in the trees in a portaledge will set you back $336 per person, while the cliff face ledges go for $1199. The cheapest option is the tree platforms, at $168 per person per night.
21. One of the activities at Waldseilgarten is ______.
A. to sleep in the wild
B. to make portaledges
C. to hang off the tree tops
D. to climb across a cliff face
22. The underlined words “ascend or descend” most probably mean “______”.
A. go back and forth
B. turn over and over
C. climb up and down
D. move here and there
23. Waldseilgarten is trying to be ______.
A. impressive
B. honest
C. encouraging
D. friendly
24. What is the main purpose of the text?
A. To advertise Waldseilgarten
B. To introduce a holiday center.
C. To call on people to love nature.
D. To describe a wonderful place for adventure.
B
Architecture and urban design are struggling for a green fever dream: Everywhere you look, there are plans for sustainable（可持续发展）buildings and eco-cities.
This year, the dreamers’goal is even bigger: "eco-cities" going beyond the last century's development patterns and delivering us to a low-carbon, green
future in stylish comfort. In part, the dream reflects a push for energy efficiency, recycled materials and lower carbon emissions（排放）．The dream also includes an effort to turn buildings green by covering them in plants. Green roofs appear on Wal-Marts, and green walls appear on hotels，banks，museums-even at the mall.
All of this is surely a good idea, at some level. But today's green urban dream is too often about bringing a technologically controlled version of nature into the city and declaring the problem solved, rather than looking at the deeper causes of our current environmental and urban discontents.
Today's signature eco-building, Apple’s "spaceship" campus now under construction in Silicon Valley, is a good example of the shortcomings of the green dream. Though said to be sustainable and energy eff icient, it is by any measure a complex, massively resource-intensive（密集的）and expensive building, achievable only by one o f the richest corporations on Earth.
Projects like this are really the fulfillment of a set of blue-sky dreams. In the end, those dreams are about leaving Earth itself behind for an engineered habitat, in the sky or at least on the roof.
Instead of making "nature" into a feature of eco-cities, architects and planners must work to design better relationships between our cities and nature, and to promote just relationships between the people in them. This year's Pritzker Prize winner, the Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena, is a case in point. He is less interested in making technologically impressive buildings than in co-operating with residents themselves to design low-cost, efficient housing solutions for the urban working class, especially in the wake of natural disasters. It is a more productive path forward than growing plants on tall buildings.
25．What's the dreamers’goal this year?
A. To create a green future in fashionable ways.
B ．To change the former development patterns．
C ．To build sustainable and bigger eco-cities.
D ．To provide people with low-carbon action plans．
26．What can we know about Apple’s "spac eship" campus?
A. It's an eco-building with signatur es.
B ．Its construction has been completed.
C ．It consumes lots of money and resources.
D ．It's the best example of the urban green dream.
27. What's the tone of the text?
A. Humorous.
B. Serious.
C. Depressing
D. Optimistic
28．Which statement may Alejandro Aravena agree with?
A. Disaster-proof buildings are worth any cost.
B ．Architects should create user-friendly buildings．
C ．Growing plants on tall buildings is really practical.
D. A technologically controlled version of nature is a must.
C
They may have text, email, Facebook and Twitter, but young people are still lonelier than any other age group. The Loneliness in New Zealand report, published by Statistics New Zealand, shows under 30s are more likely to feel
lonely than older people because loneliness decreases with age. Loneliness and poor mental health were strongly related across all ages. Young people were not as likely to feel lonely because of financial hardship, but among older people, lack of money was a significant influence on loneliness. Women were more likely to feel lonely than men.
Philip Walker, spokesman for the General Social Survey, said because it was relatively new, it was hard to know whether loneliness among young people was a new trend. But overseas research had found that levels of loneliness in youth today are growing.
Mr. Walker said the finding needed more exploration, including looking at the role of techno logy and social media. “It could be that people’s expectations of connection have gone up, so we expect increased levels of connection,” he said. “While technology like cell phones could help young people stay connected, on the other hand for those who do get bullied, especially bullied online, it’s quite isolating. A lot of the time potentially it is a big contributor to loneliness.”
Figures from online dating website “Find someone” also confirmed more young people were looking for love. Manager Rick Davies, said younger dating hopefuls were the fastest growing group on the site.
Mr. Davies noted that since the report data was collected in 2010, there had been huge growth in smart phones, which meant people were online even more. He believed online tools, such as Skype, could help people stay connected. “People can keep in touch with a wide range of friends from all over the world much more easily now. It’s like you’re sitting in your living room having a chat with them.”
Bemardine Reid, operations committee chairwoman for Samaritans, which operates a free helpline, said many of their calls came from people who were lonely. “It might be that they’ve got some problem, just like all the things people would normally talk to a friend about, but people who are alone lack those normal contacts.”
The Statistics New Zealand report also showed people who didn’t have face-to-face contact with family and friends were more likely to feel lonely, as were those who lived alone.
29．Which of the following may Mr. Walker agree with?
A．High technology may become a reason for loneliness.
B．Social media should play an important role in helping lonely people.
C．It’s hard for people to get enough connection online as expected.
D．People shouldn’t use th e Internet to get to know strangers.
30．It can be inferred from the passage that ________．
A．high technology results in the older being lonely
B．“Find someone” is a website where you can find old fr iends
C．without technology, young people would not feel lonely
D．those cheated or hurt online tend to feel lonely
31．Form the last two paragraphs, we can conclude that___________.
A．people living alone have more connection online
B．people chatting a lot online tend to be optimistic
C．people communicating less in the real world risk loneliness
D．Internet can keep people free from loneliness
32．What is the best title of the passage?
A．Young people online．B．Loneliness around you．
C．Technology and young people．D．Young but lonely．
D
Would it surprise you to learn that, like animals, trees communicate with each other and pass on their wealth to the next generation?
UBC Professor Simard explains how tr ees are much more complex than most of us ever imagined. Although Charles Darwin thought that trees are competing for survival of the fittest, Simard shows just how wrong he was. In fact, the opposite is true: trees survive through their co-operation and support, passing around necessary nutrition "depending on who needs it".
Nitrogen (氮) and carbon are shared through miles of underground fungi (真菌) networks, making sure that all trees in the forest ecological system give and receive just the right amount to keep them all healthy. This hidden system works in a very similar way to the networks of neurons (神经元) in our brains, and when one tree is destroyed, it affects all.
Simard talks about "mother trees", usually the largest and oldest plants on which all other trees depend. She e xplains how dying trees pass on the wealth to the next generation, transporting important minerals to young trees so they may continue to grow. When humans cut down "mother trees" with no awareness of these highly complex "tree societies" or the networks on which they feed, we are reducing the chances of survival for the entire forest.
"We didn't take any notice of it" Simard says sadly. "Dying trees move nutrition into the young trees before dying, but we never give them chance." If we could put across the message to the forestry industry, we could make a huge difference towards our environmental protection efforts for the future.
33.The underlined sentence "the opposite is true" in Paragraph 2 probably means that trees .
A．compete for survival B．protect their own wealth
C．depend on each other D．provide support for dying trees
34:The underlined word "it" in the last paragraph refers to .
A．how "tree societies" work B．how trees grow old
C．how forestry industry develops D．how young trees survive
35.What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Old Trees Communicate Like Humans
B．Young Trees Are In Need Of Protection
C．Trees Are More Awesome Than You Think
D．Trees Contribute To Our Society
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。

News reports warn us that the smog is expected to stay with us for a couple of months. Air quality is 10 times worse than the World Health Organizaion’s recommended levels.
You may think that there is nothing you can do about the air you breathe. _____36_____
Wear an N95 mask
Surgical masks won’t do, my friends. You need a proper N95 mask.
_____37_____The purp ose is to filter out the little particles(颗粒)in the air that can be very unhealthy if breathed in. It’s not attractive, but our hea lth is more important than looking attractive.
Drink lots of water and stay hydrated
Hot temperature and high humidity are often connected with high smog levels. This makes it important to stay in the shade and drink lots of water to stay hydrated, especially before, during, and after exercise. _____38_____ Stay indoors
If possible, stay indoors. While you might want to visit your favourite open-air hawker stall(小贩摊档),now it’s not the time to do so. _____39_____Better still, for those at work, pack your own lunch. What’s more important, avoid exercise outdoors, especially from mid-morinnig to early evening, when smog levels are higher.
_____40_____
Often neighbors or family members smoke in the hallways or just outside of apartment buildings, which makes the air much worse. And this air still comes into the apartments. So keep the windows closed and use air purifiers to protect your home.
When your city’s smog gets bad, mow you have the tips to keep on trucking. Best of luck.
A.Protect your home.
B.Keep the windows closed.
C.If you want to go out, go to malls, and eat in enclosed spaces.
D.Consider exercising indoors in a smoke-free, air conditioned environment.
E.However, there are easy ways to protect yourself against smog and air
pollution.
F.Besides, water will not only solve your thirst, but help clear your
breathing passages.
G.Its straps should be securely fastened behind your head, to hold the mask
against your face.
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）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。

It was my sister Sandra’s first Christmas without her husband. Last Thursday, she was in the store 41 for an ideal card for her two sons and daughter. Time passed by quickly as she 42 the many choices. She wanted a card that sent something 43 to each of them, as she knew they would have a(n) 44 place in their heart this holiday season.
Finally, she found the one that expressed the 45 feeling. 46 , a sharp pain pierced (穿透) her heart when she realized that the card was 47 “mom and dad”. She stood, holding it close for a long time, unable to move from the spot. 48 began to run over her cheeks.
“Is there something I can do for you?” a 49 voice asked. She 50
to face a stranger, a woman. “Uh..oh...OH!” Sandra 51 , “I can’t give this card to my children because…because my husband died and this is the 52 card.”
The stranger’s face softened with 53 and love. She reached out and 54 my sister into her arms, giving her unspoken 55 to cry in the protection of her embrace (拥抱). She 56 held my sister until her 57 returned.
During her telling of this event I was feeling 58 that I hadn’t been there. My sister needed me and a stranger had to do my 59 . “You know,” she went on, “a friend suggested that it was like meeting with an Angel.” My guilt 60 in an instant. My sister required an Angel, and I think that is exactly what she got.
41. A. paying B. caring C. calling D. looking
42. A. left B. offered C. read D. discovered
43. A. attractive B. special C. traditional D. wealthy
44. A. unknown B. empty C. safe D. different
45. A. sad B. strange C. amazing D. perfect
46. A. However B. Therefore C. Anyhow D. Otherwise
47. A. for B. to C. from D. by
48. A. Tears B. Sweats C. Lights D. Smiles
49. A. firm B. proud C. cold D. soft
50. A. walked B. turned C. decided D. woke
51. A. responded B. demanded C. asked D. explained
52. A. delicate B. old C. wrong D. decorative
53. A. devotion B. respect C. sympathy D. responsibility
54. A. pulled B. caught C. sent D. threw
55.A. thought B. permission C. sorrow D. suggestion
56. A. quietly B. tightly C. eagerly D. seriously
57. A. confidence B. courage C. happiness D. calmness
58. A. shocked B. angry C. shy D. hopeless
59. A. task B. housework C. favor D. job
60. A. struck B. returned C. disappeared D. sank
第II卷（50分）
注意：将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

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。

How can we do something for the environment? A Dutchman will tell you.
Tommy Kleyn is an 61 (art) from Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Last year
on his way to work, he would pass by a river bank where rubbish 62 _(collect). Seeing it, he made up his mind to start to pick up the rubbish.
63 he spent 30 minutes every day filling one garbage bag with rubbish.
64 (post) the pictures onto his Facebook , he got some help 65
his friends. On his Facebook page, Tommy said, "Take 30 minutes out of your day 66 (fill)a trash bag with litter. It really makes a difference and you will
be amazed at 67 good you feel afterwards."
Now Kleyn is receiving 68 (photo) and stories of people beginning to clean their waterways from places as far as Taiwan, China. And back along the river bank, Kleyn, gets a reward 69 (expect). Birds start nesting at the river-bank he 70 (clean).
Every day is an Earth Day. What can you do for our planet'?
第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）
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。

作文
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：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：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。

Victor was traveling through a train for his parents. All the time he is glancing with joy at his new shoes what his father had bought for him. After some time, he removed his shoes to take him a nap.
After waking up, he found one of her shoes missing. He started crying unhappy. His parents tried to comfort him. His father told him it was no use cry and promised that after reaching home, he would buy him a new pair of shoes. Victor got very excited on hearing his father's words that he threw other shoe out of the train. Reaching the destination, he suddenly found his losing shoe in a basket.
How he regretted it!
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是李华，你最近做的一项调查显示有65%的中学生书写不佳。

请你就此话题从
以下几个方面以“Handwriting Matters Much”为题写一篇100词左右的英语短文向校报
英语园地投稿。

内容包括：
1.分析造成这种情况的两个原因；
2.你对书写重要性的认识；
3.给出可采取的两个改进措施。

注意：1.文章的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称。

Handwriting Ma tters Much
According to the survey I have made recently,
____________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
I appeal all the middle school students to put handwriting first and spend more
time on it every day.
四川省双流中学2014级高三毕业班摸底测试参考答案
I. 听力（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1-5 ABBCB 6-10 CCCAB 11-15 ACCBB 16-20 ABAAB
II. 阅读 (共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
21-24：ACAB 25-28：ACDB 29-32：ADCD 33-35：CAC
36-40 EGFCA
III.完型 (共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
41-45 DCBBD 46-50 ACADB 51-55 ACCAB 56-60 BDBDC
IV. 语法填空
61．artist 62．was collected 63．so 64．Having posted 65．from
66．to fill 67．how 68．photos 69．unexpectedly 70.has cleaned
V.短文改错
1.for--with
2.is--was
3.what--that/which/去掉what
4.去掉him
5.her--his
6.unhappy--unhappily
7.cry--crying
8.very--so
9.the other 10.losing--lost
VI. 书面表达
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
一、评分原则
1. 本题总分为25分，按5个档次给分。

2. 评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。

3. 词数少于80和多于120的，从总分中减去2分。

4. 评分时，应注意的主要内容为：内容要点、应用词汇和语法结构的数量和准确性及上下文的连贯性。

5. 拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面。

评分时，应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。

英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。

6. 如书写较差，以至影响交际，将分数降低一个档次。

二、内容要点
评分要点：
1. 65%的学生书写差 (2分)
2. 原因一 (4分)
3. 原因二 (4分)
4. 自己的认识 (5分)
5.措施一 (5分)
6.措施二 (5分)
三、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。

覆盖所有内容要点。

应用了较多的语法结构和词汇。

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；具备较强的语言运用能力有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑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。

虽漏掉一两个次重点，但覆盖所有主要内容. 应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。

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。

应用简单的语句间连接成分，使全文结构紧凑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。

虽漏掉一些内容，但覆盖所有主要内容. 应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。

有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，但不影响理解。

应用简单的语句间连接成分，使全文内容连贯整体而言，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。

漏掉或未描述清楚一些主要内容，写了一些无关内容. 语法结构单调，词汇知识有限。

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。

较少使用语句间的连接成分，内容缺少连贯性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。

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。

语法结构单调，词汇项目有限。

较多语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响对写作内容的理解缺乏语句间的连接成分，内容不连贯信息未能传达给读者。

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。

四、One Possible Version
Handwriting Matters Much
According to the survey I have made recently, 65% of us middle school students are poor in handwriting.
As the survey shows, two reasons contribute to this problem. First, with the growing popularity of computers and mobile phones, we don’t need to pay attention to our handwriting. Second, faced with so much homework, we have to do it in a hurry, ignoring the handwriting.
In my opinion, our handwriting matters much in our study and we should improve it by every means. So, put pens more on paper instead of using computers and mobile phones both in study and daily communications. Then, the school and all teachers should leave suitable homework so that we can do it tide and clear. (112 words)
I appeal all the middle school students to put handwriting first and spend more time on it every day.
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Text 1
W: Good morning, Hank. It is wonderful to be back in England.
M: I’m so glad to see you again. It’s over ten years now since we left university.
Text 2
M: Can I help you?
W: I’d like to order the machines we ta lked about yesterday. Can I have them within two days?
M: Sure. I’ll send them by air.
Text 3
W: Where are you going to plant the tree? By the front door?
M: No, that would be silly. It’ll grow too big. I’m going to put it at the back of the garage.
W: I thought it would be better right at the other end of the garden.
M: Oh, no.
Text 4
W: I’m really angry at John. He never listens to me.
M: Take it easy, Alan. Things will work out.
Text 5
W; Bob, are you going straight home after school today?
M: No, I hav e a class until one o’clock, and after that I’m going to spend a couple of hours at the library before going home.
Text 6
M: Hey, Let’s eat out tonight.
W: Why? You won a big prize?
M: Well, I only want to relax.
W: Really? It’s very nice of you.
M: I’ll take you anywhere you want to go.
W: Wonderful!
Text 7
W: So, how did it go?
M: Better than I had expected.
W: Didn’t I tell you that you were more fit for the job than others?
M: My education is OK. But I don’t have the experience of working on a project like this. My knowledge is mostly theoretical. That is why I am not so sure about getting this job.
W: I think what matters is that you have the ability to use your knowledge in your work.
M: I hope my interviewers feel that way.
W: Don’t you think they do?
M: I don’t know. All of them are experts in this field.
W: Don’t worry. I am sure they should call you.
Text 8
M: Did you see the list of books for this course?
W: Yes, Dr. Downs said he expected us to have the first five on the list. He is going to discuss them in detail.
M: Are you going to buy them?
W: I don’t know. These books are expensive. And I don’t have a lot of money with me.
M: How about sharing them with me?
W: Sounds good.
M: Let’s do this. I will buy three and you buy two of them.
W: I would rather do it this way: We pay fifty-fifty of the books now. And at the end of the course you can take the books you find more interesting and I will take the ones like.
M: What if we both like the same books?
W: Come on, we are not going to argue over that. Are we?
M: I was just joking. It’s definitely a better idea.
W: Then let’s get the books as soon as possible.
Text 9
M: Good morning, Lucy, Can I help you?
W: Good morning, sir. I’d like to talk with you about my studies for a minute, if you may.
M: Certainly, come in and have a seat.
W: Thank you. I have a record of my studies from last year. Would you like to see it?
M: Yes, let me see now. You are studying mathematics, aren’t you?
W: Yes, I am. But I’d like to apply for their admission to the engin eering college next year.
M: I see. Have you asked your parents for their advice about this?
W: Yes, I have. They think it is a good idea.
M: Well, your record here has been very good. I don’t think you will have much trouble.
W: I hope not. Anyway, I am going to apply. And I’d like to ask you to write a recommendation for me, if it is not too much trouble.
M: Not trouble at all. I’d be glad to do it. Is there anything else?
W: No, sir, I think that is all. Thank you very much.
Text 10
Above 3,000people swam across a river in Guangdong Province in a move to make people more aware of environmental protection for the major waterway in south China.
The swimmers including teenagers and elders in their 60s, crossed the 450-meter-wide section of the Pearl River in Guangzhou。

Local authorities organized the swimming activity to show the pollution treatment achievement on the country’s third longest river, and make people more aware of environmental protection.
A 62-year-old swimmer said the water quality had been improved in recent years and now could match the cleanness when he swam in the river in his childhood.
A mass crossing of the river was once held in the 1970s, but for many years since then, it had been impossible for a large group of people to swim across it because of heavy industrial pollution.
Guangdong government has spent tens of millions of US dollars controlling the pollution by shutting down or moving heavily polluting factories.。