荆州市2016届高三年级质量检查试 题 英语
第一卷（选择题，满分100分）
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小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What does the man think of Baymax?
A. A boring film. B. A dying robot. C. A perfect companion. 2. When is the clinic open?
A. From Monday to Friday. B. During the whole week. C. At weekends. 3. What does the woman suggest? A. The radio batteries have been replaced. B. They should get a new radio.
C. They don’t really need to listen to the radio. 4. Where does the woman want to go?
A. To Oxford. B. To Liverpool. C. To London. 5. Who says organic food tastes better? A. Joe. B. The woman. C. Lucy.
第二节（共15小题；每题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，每小题将给出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. Why doesn’t the woman take her dog with her? A. She can’t take care of it.
B. Her parents don’t want her to take it. C. She thinks the dog wouldn’t be happy there. 7. Where do her parents live?
A. In a big city. B. In a small village. C. In a nearby country. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a restaurant. B. In a school. C. In a hotel. 9. How long will the breakfast time last? A. 1.5 hours. B. 2.5 hours. C. 2 hours. 10. What can be used for free?
A. The exercise room. B. The refrigerator. C. The wireless Internet. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What’s the main purpose of advertising?
A. Telling consumers information about the product. B. Introducing the manufacturers to consumers. C. Influencing and changing people’s lifestyle.
12. What do people consider most when making a purchase?
A. Advertisements. B. Popularity. C. Economy and convenience. 13. Who usually influences the man? A. Some sports heroes. B. Some movie stars. C. Some politicians.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14. Why doesn’t the man take exercise often? A. He isn’t interested in it. B. He is healthy enough. C. He has no time for it.
15. What can we learn about the man’s life? A. He eats a lot and sleeps a little.
B. He eats an unbalanced diet and sleeps late.
C. He eats junk food and sleeps early.
16. What’s the man’s attitude to the woman’s words? A. Happy. B. Thankful. C. Impatient. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How many ways can a student hand in his homework in a paperless class? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. 18. Traditionally, how can a teacher comment on students’ homework? A. Highlight something and make it red. B. Circle something and write “spelling”. C. Change the color or the size of the words.
19. Why do some students dislike the idea of handing in homework online? A. They can slip a paper under the teacher’s door. B. They can’t have access to the account any more. C. They can’t get away with a delayed paper. 20. What’s the advantage of a paperless class?
A. Quicker grading. B. More encouragement. C. Fewer mistakes.
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，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
As the boat came closer to land, the waves got bigger and more violent. At last, a large wave climbed into the air and fell on the small boat with great force.
The boat turned over as the men jumped into the sea. The water was like ice. The reporter was tired. But he swam toward the beach. He looked for his friends.
He saw Billie, the sailor, in front of him, swimming strongly and quickly. The cook was near him. Behind, the captain held on to the overturned boat with his one good hand. Soon, the reporter could swim no longer. A current was carrying him back out to sea. He thought, “Am I going to drown?”
But the current suddenly changed and he was able to swim toward the shore. Then he saw a
man running along the shore. He was quickly taking off his shoes and clothes.
As the reporter got close to the boat, a large wave hit him and threw him into the air over the boat and far from it. When he tried to get up, he found that the water was not over his head, only half way up his body. But he was so tired that he could not stand up. Each wave threw him down, and the current kept pulling him back to sea.
Then he saw the man again, jumping into the water. The man pulled the cook to the shore. Then he ran back into the water for the captain. But the captain waved him away and sent him to the reporter. The man seized the reporter's hand and pulled him to the beach. Then the man pointed to the water and cried, “What’s that?” In the shallow water, face down, lay Billie, the sailor.
The reporter did not know all that happened after that. It seems that immediately the beach was filled with men with blankets, clothes and whiskey. Women brought hot coffee.
But a still and dripping shape was carried slowly up the beach. And the land’s welcome for the sailor’s body could only be its final resting place. 21. We can learn that the people on the boat________. A. all survived the big waves in the sea B. lost their way and drowned in the sea C. were competing against one another D. were struggling to reach the shore 22. Who was the first to get to the beach?
A. The cook. B. The sailor. C. The reporter. D. The captain. 23. What happened to the sailor Billie in the end? A. He was too tired to get up in the water. B. He lost his life after trying hard. C. He played a dangerous joke on himself. D. He received a warm welcome.
B
The New Year in South Africa brings thousands of residents to the streets for a colorful minstrel (艺人) parade. Brightly-costumed marching choral groups celebrate a unique aspect of
South Africa’s multiracial history.
Cape Town’s musical New Year’s tradition dates back more than a century, to the days when Dutch colonists brought slaves here from Southeast Asia. The slaves served as dockworkers, farm laborers and household servants. And, they were given one day off per year.
“This music comes from the slave culture. And the tradition started when the slaves were given off on the second of New Year. So on the second of January every year that was the free day for slaves, they would go around in the streets and march and play instruments,” said Bruinders, professor at the University of Cape Town.
The slaves copied European and American minstrels who visited the Cape. Eventually, a typical South African sound developed. Bruinders explains that the beat and harmonies of the music still reflect where it came from. “It’s a poor community. They don’t have new shiny instruments. It’s not perfect, they were not taught. They were all handed down from father to son,” she said.
Today the minstrels are a holiday tradition among Cape Town’s mixed-race or “colored” residents, many of whose ancestors are slaves. A downtown parade involves thousands of participants. Dozens of minstrel groups practice throughout the year, one of which is called The Pennsylvanians, named after American singers from the state of Pennsylvania who influenced the Cape minstrel tradition.
“Well, it may look like neighborhood choral groups, but you will be amazed to see the academically qualified people—music instructors, marching instructors, people from the navy— that are behind the scenes,” said Ahmed Ismail, The Pennsylvanians’ musical director. The minstrels dress up in face paint and colorful satin （绸缎）costumes with fancy hats. One elder, Zane Ibrahim, says it is a moment for members of Cape Town’s colored community to honor their roots. “There is a time where you have to celebrate the very fact of being alive. And when you see these people, when they’re wearing satin, you see a totally different human being. You see a spirit that belongs to us,” he said.
The minstrel carnival remains an annual social high point especially for the working class, who continue to celebrate their tradition by singing-in the New Year.
24. The tradition of Cape Town’s New Year minstrel parade develops from ______. A. western minstrels B. Dutch colonists
C. the slaves from southeast Asia D. American singers 25. The Pennsylvanians is a minstrel group ______.
A. whose members come from the navy B. that is made up of American artists C. that involves well-educated people D. whose ancestors are all slaves 26. People go to the streets for the yearly minstrel parade because_______. A. they want to remember the special South Africa’s history B. They want to celebrate the slaves’ freedom from their masters C. They can wear all kinds of colorful but funny clothes and hats D. They expect to do more for the poor people’s living conditions 27. The best title for this passage is _______.
A. The New Year in South Africa B. South Africa’s Multiracial History C. A Typical South African Sound D. Cape Town’s New Year Parade
C
Australia has promised to introduce the most comprehensive （全面的） carbon trading program outside Europe in 2010. The government in Canberra plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions (排放) by at least five percent by 2020, but it could make bigger reductions if other countries agree to tougher targets.
The Australian government warns that without tough environmental measures the country could lose key industries and jobs. Climate Change Minister Penny Wong says the economy is under threat and decisive action is needed.
Central to the government’s climate change plan is a carbon emissions trading program that will be introduced within two years. It would involve one thousand of the nation’s biggest companies and would cover about three-quarters of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions. Many scientists believe that greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, contribute to global warming. Many of them are released by burning fuels such as coal and oil.
Companies will be required to buy permits for each ton of carbon they emit, although big polluting exporters will receive up to 90 percent of their carbon licenses free.
Many business leaders want the government to delay the plan because of the current global financial crisis, which is slowing the Australian economy. Peter Anderson from the Australian
Chamber of Commerce and Industry says it is irresponsible to bring in a carbon trading plan now. Environmentalists, on the other hand, say Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has not properly addressed the threat of climate change. Activists had sought a minimum emissions cut of 25 percent.
Instead, the Rudd government aims to cuts carbon emissions by at least five percent of 2000 levels by 2020. That amount could rise to 15 percent, if future global agreements set such a target. Ray Nias of the environmental group WWF says Australia will pay the price for low targets. “This is a deeply, deeply disappointing target,” Nias said. “It commits Australia to long-term climate change. It will make Australia’s ability to negotiate (协商) global agreements very, very difficult. It is much lower than even we had imagined.”
Australia has one of the highest per-person greenhouse emissions rates in the world because of its reliance on coal for electricity.
Some scientists warn that the vast, dry Australian continent, which has been suffering a series of droughts in recent years, could be one of the region’s hardest hit by global warming. 28. Which group supports to cut carbon emissions by at least 25%?
A. Environmentalists B. The government C. Business leaders D. Scientists
29. Who most probably agrees to a higher goal of carbon emissions?
A. Penny Wong B. Peter Anderson C. Kevin Rudd D. Ray Nias
30. Many business leaders are against the Australian program because________.
A. they believe the program will only benefit the big companies B. they believe the program will cause the global warming C. they don’t want to pay extra money for carbon emissions
D. they don’t think carbon emission will surely cause the global warming
31. The underlined sentence means_________.
A. The Australian government will be blamed for the low target
B. Australia will suffer a lot from climate change caused by carbon emissions C. The Australian government will have to spend lots of money on carbon emissions D. Many Australian companies will close down because of the low target
D
There was good news last week for people who struggle to get eight hours of sleep a night: They may not need so much shut-eye after all.
Researchers from UCLA and elsewhere looked at sleep habits of remote hunter-gatherers in Tanzania, Namibia and Bolivia — groups with pre-industrial lifestyles whose sleep patterns are believed to reflect those of ancient humans. The researchers found that, on average, members of each group sleep a bit less than six and a half hours a night.
The study, published in the academic journal Current Biology, indicates that “natural” sleep is less than eight hours a night and that modern society’s numerous electronic distractions (分心) aren’t necessarily to blame for people getting just six or seven hours of sleep.
“The story that often gets out is that if you sleep for less than seven hours, you’re going to die early,” he told me. “That’s not true.”
Yet Americans are addicted to getting more sleep — and on turning to medical shortcuts to help them.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, as many as 70 million U.S. adults suffer from sleep disorders or sleeplessness. Only a third of Americans get the government’s recommended seven to nine hours of sleep a night.
About 9 million American adults use sleeping pills to help get a good night’s rest, the CDC found. Siegel said the number of people relying on medicines “has gone up rather rapidly since then.”
Industry consulting firm GlobalData estimates that worldwide sales for sleeplessness medicines will run about $1.4 billion next year and reach $1.8 billion by 2023, recovering from lower sales in recent years because of cheaper generics(仿制药) hitting the market.
Dr. Roy Artal, a sleep specialist in West Los Angeles, said it’s understandable that busy people in today’s go-go world would turn to medicines to speed up the sleep process. But all they’re doing is building a reliance on powerful drugs for relatively little improvement.
“There’s no magic pill that makes us sleep when we want and wake up when we want,” Artal said. “The effects of sleeping pills tend to bemodest.”
He and other experts say the answer to sleeplessness isn’t to be found in a pill bottle. It’s in what’s called “sleep hygiene (保健).”
32. The research on sleep habits of remote hunter-gatherers in Tanzania, Namibia and Bolivia shows that ________.
A. They have a lack of sleep because of their bad lifestyle B. “natural” sleep may be less than eight hours a night C. Modern electronic products cause the sleeplessness D. Pre-industrial lifestyles will be helpful to a better sleep
33. Jerome Siegel believes that ________.
A. We need to take sleeping pills to improve sleep B. Modern electronic products do harm to a good sleep C. Those who sleep for less than 7 hours will die early D. There is nothing wrong with a 6 or 7 hours’ sleep
34. The underlined word “modest” probably means ________.
A. obvious B. awful C. small D. large
35. The main idea of this passage is that_________.
A. People may not need eight hours of sleep a night. B. people need sleeping pills to have a good sleep
C. sleeping pills have a long way to go for sleep improvement D. Sleeping pill industry will suffer great losses from the new discovery
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。
Nowadays, in an ever tighter job market, great importance has been attached to an
interview by both the employer and the applicant. 36 On the one hand, the interviewer can take advantage of the occasion to learn about the candidates, such as their work experiences, education and their personalities, so as to pick out the right candidates for the company. 37 .
Important as it is, the job interview is far from fearful. Well begun, half done. 38 . But how can one succeed in it?
First of all, the interviewee has to pay attention to his or her appearance. 39 .
Secondly, good manners are equally important. The interviewee has to be neither too proud nor
too shy. Just be courteous (谦恭的). Thirdly, the interviewee must express himself clearly and confidently when showing his talents and skills for the job and knowledge about the job-related areas. Last but not least, the interviewee ought to be honest about his or her personal as well as academic background, for honesty is the best policy.
To sum up, the job interview is indeed important. 40 If the interviewee has
made full preparations for it and given a fairly confident and honest performance, his or her success can be ensured.
A. If you want better results on your job interviews, follow the steps below. B. However, there is no need to be nervous.
C. The interview, so to speak, has become quite necessary for getting a satisfactory job. D. Practicing speaking confidently in front of people is helpful to your job interview.
E. Though we can never judge a person by his appearance, the first impression is
always where we start.
F. On the other hand, the interviewee can make use of the opportunity to get to
know the job he is going to take up, and the working conditions as well.
G. Excellent performance in it will enable the would-be employee to get the job successfully.
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，从短文后各题所给出的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可
以填入空白处的最佳选项。
He came on stage and bent to the audience before he began his performance. If you
have ever been to his concert, you know that getting on stage is no small 41 for him. He was 42 with a serious disease as a child, and so he walks with the aid of two walking-sticks. The audience sat quietly 43 he made his way across the stage to his chair and began his play. But this time, 44 went wrong. Just as he finished the first few pieces, one of the strings on his violin 45 . We thought that he would have to stop the concert. But he didn’t. 46 , he waited a moment, closed his eyes and then 47 the conductor to begin again. The orchestra began and he played with such 48 and such power as they had never heard before. Of course, anyone knows that it is 49 to play a harmonious work with just three
strings. I know that, and you know that, but that night the violinist 50 to know that. When he finished, there was a(n) 51 silence in the room. And then people rose and cheered. There was an extraordinary outburst of 52 from every corner of the auditorium. He 53 , and then said in a quiet tone, “You know, sometimes it is the artist’s task to 54 how much music you can 55 make with what you have left.”
This powerful 56 has stayed in my mind ever since I heard it. Perhaps that is the 57 of life — not just for artists but for all of us.
He had 58 all his life to make music on a violin of four strings, but 59 , in the middle of a concert, he found himself with only three strings; so he made music with three strings, and the music he made that night was more beautiful, and more memorable.
So, perhaps our 60 on the stage of life is to make music, at first with all that we have, and then, when that is no longer possible, to make music with what we have left. 41. A. shame B. pleasure C. privilege D. achievement 42. A. stricken B. suffered C. survived D. impacted 43. A. while B. before C. unless D. although 44. A. nothing B. everything C. something D. anything 45. A. lost B. bent C. broke D. stretched 46. A. Instead B. However C. Therefore D. Moreover 47. A. ordered B. signaled C. prevented D. promised 48. A. pride B. despair C. passion D. stress 49. A. strange B. probable C. important D. impossible 50. A. seemed B. refused C. pretended D. attempted 51. A. inspiring B. embarrassing C. tiresome D. awesome 52. A. anger B. laughter C. scream D. applause 53. A. wept B. smiled C. sighed D. whispered 54. A. find out B. show off C. get through D. turn out 55. A. just B. even C. still D. yet 56. A. note B. figure C. impression D. line 57. A. routine B. definition C. adventure D. incident 58. A. prepared B. devoted C. scheduled D. accustomed
59. A. naturally B. generally C. suddenly D. hopelessly 60. A. way B. state C. task D. program
第二卷（非选择题，满分50分）
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）
阅读下面的材料，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。
When does one penny equal 170 million pennies? In Time for kids, Suzanne Zimbler reports that a 1943 U.S. penny that 61 (make) at the Denver Mint has sold for $1.7 million. That single coin is thought to be the only copper coin made in Denver that year. Only a 62 (hand)of copper pennies were made at the other mints (造币厂) that same year.
Pennies were made 63 steel in 1943 because copper was in short supply for use in equipment to help fight World War II. That was 64 only year that Lincoln pennies were not made of copper.
A wealthy coin 65 (collect) was eager to pay the huge sum for the coin 66 he already had a 1943 copper penny from each of the other two U.S. mints in Philadelphia and San Francisco.
You might be surprised 67 (learn) how much some of your own coins are worth. The 68 (rare) any collectible item is, the higher the value tends to be. It’s not likely, but 69 is possible that you might have a small fortune 70 (sit)in your pocket right now! 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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。 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。
My friend Mike has benefited great from humor. He is kind but overweight, that brings him a lot of problems. Once one of my classmates laughed him, “Why are you so fat?” We all stopped to stare at Mike, wonder how he would answer the question. He just said in the calm voice, “Well,because of my size must be large enough to hold my heart of love.” Hearing his word, we all burst into laughter. Not only does Mike take the joke, but he also managed to cope with the embarrassed situation. What an important part humor plays in ours daily life!
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，你的朋友Mark假期想来中国旅游，你向他推荐来荆州游玩。请你根据以下信息，写信向他介绍荆州。要点如下：
1. 荆州地处长江中下游，素有“鱼米之乡”的美誉；
2. 荆州有2000多年的历史，是楚文化的发祥地，有很多的历史遗迹; 3. 荆州古城墙保存完好，是著名的历史文化古城；荆州博物馆藏品众多。 注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯; 3. 开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。 Dear Mark,
I’m delighted at the news that you will come to China. Yours,
L
i Hua
英语试题参考答案
第一部分：听力(共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分) 1-5 CABAC 6-10 CBCBC 11-15 ACBCB 16-20 CBBCA 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，每小题2分，满分40分） 21-25 DABCC 26-30 ADADC 31-35 BBDCA 36-40 CFGEB 第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节 完形填空（每小题1.5分，满分30分）
41-45 DAACC 46-50 ABCDB 51-55 DDBAC 56-60 DBACC 第二节 语法填空（每小题1.5分，满分15分）
61. was made 62. handful 63. of 64. the 65. collector 66. because 67. to learn 68. rarer 69. it 70. sitting 第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（每小题1分，满分10分）
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第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
Dear Mark,
I’m delighted at the news that you will come to China. I do hope you can visit
Jingzhou during the time.
Jingzhou is a beautiful city located in Hubei Province. The Yangtze River flows
through the city, making it abundant in fish and rice. Besides, Jingzhou is an ancient city with a history of more than two thousand years. The city is the cradle of Chu culture, which left extremely valuable cultural relics. When visiting Jingzhou, you’ll be deeply impressed by the large collection of the Jingzhou Museum and the ancient city wall remaining as good as before. Dotted with peaceful and historical sites, the city is really a good place to visit.
You can’t afford to miss it! I’m looking forward to your visit. Yours, Li Hua
书面表达评分基本标准：
1. 本题总分为25分，按5个档次给分（具体参加下面各档次说明）。
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 100字，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、上下文的连贯性、根据表达内容的层次适当分段及语言的得体性。
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、美拼写和词汇用法均可接受。
6. 如书写较差，以至影响交际，将分数降低一个档次。
7. 内容要点可用不同方式表达，对紧扣主题的适当发挥不予扣分。
各档次的给分范围和要求： A档：优秀档 (21-25分)
紧扣主题；覆盖所有要点，内容充实；语法结构多样，词汇丰富；衔接自然，结构紧凑。显示出较强的语言运用能力，完全达到了预期的写作目的。语言小错不超过5个。 B档：良好档 (16-20分)
紧扣主题；覆盖所有要点，内容比较充实；语言有少量错误，但是基本不影响表达，达到了预期的写作目的。 C档：一般档 (11-15分)
紧扣主题；基本覆盖所有要点，能够表达基本内容；语言错误已经影响了部分意思的表达，但是多数句子基本正确，基本达到了预期的写作目的。 D档：较差档 (6-10分)
内容不完整，要点不全面，行文不连贯；语法结构单调、词汇项目有限；语言错误（尤其是语言大错）较多，信息未能清楚地传达给读者。 E档：差档 (1-5分)
内容混乱或主要内容偏离主题，能够写出少量与内容有关的可读句，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。
听力录音稿 Text 1
W: Do you find the film Big Hero 6 a little bit boring?
M: Why? It can be anything but boring. Baymax is such a perfect companion. I am dying to have a robot friend like him myself.
Text 2
M: Hello, Doctor Green’s office.
W: Hello, I’d like to know what time the clinic is closed?
M: We start from 9 am and close at 7 pm on weekdays. We don’t work at weekends. W: I’d prefer a later time this Friday. Is 6:15 OK? M: No problem.
Text 3
M: We really need to replace the batteries in that radio. W: Why not the whole radio?
Text 4
M: Let me see your ticket. Umm … This ticket is for Oxford. W: Yes, that’s right.
M: But this train doesn’t go to Oxford. It goes to Liverpool. W: Oh no! Then I’ll have to get off and change at London.
Text 5
W: Let’s get some organic vegetables. My friend Lucy says they really do taste better.
M: Maybe, but they’re also more expensive. Joe buys organic food, but his salary
is much higher than mine.
W: OK, let’s do this. We’ll get some organic tomatoes, just to give them a
try. Anyway, the price is only 20% higher than regular tomatoes’.
Text 6
M: Hi, Jenny. Is it true that you are moving to London? W: Yes, it is.
M: What made you decide to do that?
W: Work, mainly. I’m sure I’ll be able to find a job there． M: You are probably right. Are you taking your dog with you?
W: No, I don’t think so. My parents will take care of him, and I don’t think he’d be happy in the city.
M: You are probably right. But aren’t you afraid of moving to such a big place, especially after living in a small village with your parents?
W: Not really. I think I’ll enjoy myself. There’s so much to do there. I expect I won’t miss the countryside much and I can always come back and visit.
Text 7
M: Hi. My name is Mike Adams. I have a reservation here tonight. I just want to
check in.
W: Okay. Let me check. Well, here’s your key. You’re in Room 360. Just walk
down this hall and you’ll see the elevators on your right. M: What time is it for breakfast? W: From 7 am to 9:30 am.
M: Where’s the exercise room? I’d like to run a couple of miles before going to
bed tonight.
W: It’s on the second floor, and it’s open from 3 pm till 10 tonight. M: And one final question. Do you have free wireless Internet in the rooms? W: Yes, we do.
M: And every room has a refrigerator, right?
W: Well, we can have one put in your room for an additional ten dollars a night. M: I thought something like that would be included in the price of the room. W: Sorry, sir. The fridge is an extra.
Text 8
W: David, what do you think the most obvious purpose of advertising is?
M: In my opinion, the main purpose of advertising is to inform the consumer of
available services. That is to tell the information of the product to the consumer. W: I think so, too. And the second purpose?
M: I think the second purpose is to sell the product.
W: Yes, and to the manufacturers the second purpose might be more important.
They try to persuade customers to buy the product by creating a desire for it.
M: But in general, many purchases are carefully thought out. People usually
consider the economy and convenience most when they are buying a product. At other times, the reasons behind a purchase may not be clear to a consumer.
W: Yes, consumers may be influenced by an advertisement on TV showing some
sports heroes using the product. They may want to copy their heroes by using the product and so they choose it.
M: You’re quite right. I’m always keeping an eye on my favorite movie stars. I
copy their lifestyles all the time.
Text 9
M: I’m done in and must rest here.
W: Why? We just walked 5 km, and it is only half of the journey. M: I have never walked such a long distance for several years. W: How often do you take exercise?
M: I can’t remember when the last time I took exercise is. And I always hurry on
with my bus in the morning. I have no time for doing it.
W: Oh, you should take exercise regularly and should have a well-balanced diet.
I know you always go to bed after midnight, even later. This is not a good habit. M: You seem my mother at this moment.
W: No, I talk to you because I know that having good health is an important
condition that you c an compete with others in your work.
M: OK, let’s go on. I don’t want to sit here and listen to your long speech.
W: Hey, come on. I just can’t stand your lifestyle. Taking exercise for an hour
every day is good for your health.
Text 10
A paperless class means that teachers don’t use paper in or after class. All of the
students’ assignments are posted on a web page, so for each of their papers or essays they have to write, students can just go online and read the descriptions of the assignment and all their
requirements, and then they can type them up and e-mail them. They can also type them up directly on the web. In this way, a teacher can do all the grading for the papers online. It’s easier for teachers because they can just highlight something and make it red or whatever. It’s much quicker than the traditional way of circling it and writing “spelling”. Once teachers get into the habit of doing it with a mouse, it goes very quickly, and they can also make comments by changing the color or the size of the words, and type directly. Most of the students like it, but there is a small minority who don’t. When they are late, or whenever they want to just slip a paper under the teacher’s door, they can’t do that, because if their paper is late, the computer doesn’t lie. The delayed papers will be honestly marked out.
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