扬州市2005-2006学年高一年级下学期期末统测试题
英 语
本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分
说明：第I卷（选择题）答案请涂在机读答题卡相应位置上，其中听力第17-20题答案请写在第II卷（非选择题）部分的答案纸上，答题卡第17-20题为空。
第一卷（三部分，共105分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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 may Robert do next Friday?
A. He may probably go to the woman's party with his wife.
B. He may stay at home.
C. He may hold a little party.
2. What can we learn from the dialogue?
A. The woman dialed the wrong number.
B. The woman dialed the number correctly.
C. The man was wanted on the phone.
3. What does the woman mean?
A. She will not stay at home.
B. It is too late.
C. It looks like rain and she will not have a swim.
4. Where did Sam work before he got the new job?
A. In an advertising firm. B. In a school. C. In a library.
5. What time does the train arrive?
A. At 10: 15. B. At 10: 00. C. At 8:45.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6. What are the two speakers talking about?
A. A book. B. A story. C. A character.
7. What does the woman think about the persons in the story?
A. They are poor. B. They are active. C. They have no life.
8. What does the man think about the books he read written by that writer?
A. Good. B. Bad. C. Some good, some bad.
听第7段材料，回答第9至10题。
9. What should the students do before morning reading?
A. Do morning exercise. B. Hand in homework. C. Do their homework.
10. When can they buy something to eat before lunchtime?
A. At about 9: 00. B. At about 9: 40. C. At about 10: 30.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is the man going to do this Friday night?
A. To go on a journey. B. To go to the concert. C. To work as a writer.
12. Why is the woman buying the tickets?
A. Because the man doesn't have much money.
B. Because the man left his money at home.
C. Because she is the man's boss.
13. What can we know from the conversation?
A. The conversation happens at the end of the term.
B. The man gets a part-time job while studying.
C. The two speakers think the concert is fun.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What is the dialogue mainly about?
A. American TV is not interesting.
B. Some of the shows are pretty violent.
C. People like newspapers because they are interesting.
15. What does the woman think of the people she met?
A. They are like the people in the shows.
B. They are different from the people on TV.
C. They are not as kind as those on TV.
16. What kind of newspaper attracts people?
A. Newspapers with much violence.
B. Newspapers with much exciting news.
C. Newspapers with traditional culture about the Old West.
听第10段材料，用恰当的词填空，完成第17至20题。（答案写在第二卷答案纸上）
| There’s a 17 area called the Bermuda Triangle (百慕大三角), and people have been mad about it for years because of its 18 disappearance of many ships and planes in the area. Most people said its 19 point may stretch (延伸) as far as the coast of Africa. A few researchers 20 the northern point to be in the Boston area. |
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21．At _______ dawn we started, but we didn’t get to our destination after sunset, so we had to feel our way in ______ dark.
A. /, the B. the, the C. / , / D. the, /
22. -- Are you familiar with the music?
-- Yes. There was a time _______ this kind of music was quite popular.
A. that B. when C. with which D. about which
23. ________ hearing the good news, they jumped with joy.
A. For B. In C. Upon D. At
24. We ____________ the news that the sports meet will be put off till next week.
A. informed of B. have been informed C. had informed of D. have been informed of
25. ----Tom, you feed the rabbit today, ________?
----But I fed it yesterday.
A. do you B. will you C. didn’t you D. don’t you
26. The news that the manned-spaceship Shenzhou VI landed safely came as no surprise to me, for I _____ it earlier.
A. hear B. heard C. have heard D. had heard
27. The result of the experiment was very good, ______ we hadn’t expected.
A. when B. that C. what D. which
28. Are you serious? Don’t pull my leg. Which of the following phrases can replace the underlined part?
A. have fun B. listen carefully C. joke with me D. stand in the way
29. His hard work has _____ his success.
A. been due to B. resulted in C. affected D. resulted from
30. The conference has been held to discuss the ______ of tourism ____ the wildlife in the area.
A. affect; in B. effort; on C. effect; on D. afford; in
31. The journey that _________ change Toby’s life started in July that year.
A. would B. was going to C. was about to D. was to
32. _____ I have to walk all the way, I’ll still go there.
A. Even B. Even though C. As though D. Now that
33. It was _______ to see so many ________ people in a small town.
A. amazing; amazing B. amazing; amazed
C. amazed; amazed D. amazed; amazing
34. I won’t see the film tonight. I am busy. ______, it is raining cats and dogs.
A. Beside B. However C. Besides D. As well as
35. The person who is ____ of the factory has ______ ill since last week.
A. in charge; been B. in the charge; fallen
C. taking charge; fallen D. in charge; fell
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36——55各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
It was my birthday last Thursday. I decided to 36 by inviting a few friends out to
supper. I chose a restaurant in a 37 part of town. It is one of my favorite restaurants be-
cause the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It is 38 ever crowded, because not many people know about it, so it is not usually 39 to book a table. In any case, Thursday is not a busy evening 40 .
When we entered the restaurant, we were surprised to find it completely 41 . I looked around but not 42 table was free. One of the waiters recognized me. He came across and explained the situation. "A party of tourists came in about half an hour ago.” he said. "It was like an invasion(侵略). Suddenly the place was full! We can hardly 43 "
The waiter then pointed to a table in the corner. "The people there are about to 44 "
he said, "Just hold on and you'll _ 45 a place there." He was right. Fifteen minutes later,
the people 46 the corner table paid their 47 , got up and left. I led my friends across
and we all sat down.
48 our table was almost out of sight. We tried to call the attention of the waiter
49 sent us there, but he, like all the other waiters, 50 the party of tourism. They ordered lots of food. At last, an hour later, the tourists were finishing their meal and looking very
51 with life. The waiter now very tired, appeared at our table. I advised my friends about
the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our 52
A few moments later he returned to our table. We could tell from his face that he had
53 for us. 54 a little sorry he told us that there was 55 left. "All we can offer you" he said, "is an omelet(煎蛋卷) !"
36. A. remember B. celebrate C. memorize D. congratulate
37. A. quiet B. calm C. busy D. silent
38. A. hard B. often C. hardly D. always
39. A. necessary B. possible C. important D. certain
40. A. as before B. as a matter of fact
C. as usual D. as is known to all
41. A. empty B. full C. free D. quiet
42. A. all B. an empty C. a single D. a double
43. A. watch B. look after C. try D. manage
44. A. start B. leave C. end D. pay
45. A. find B. find out C. wait D. see
46. A. by B. beside C. at D. near
47. A money B. bill C. food D. drinks
48. A. Luckily B. Fortunately C. Generally D. Unluckily
49. A. whom B. which C. he D. who
50. A. were kept busy B. was busy with C. kept busy with D. were busy with
51. A. exciting B. tired C. pleased D. disappointed
52. A. dishes B. food C. order D. menu
53. A. good presents B. good news C. bad news D. bad presents
54. A. Looking B. Seeing C. Looked D. Found
55. A. no meat or fish B. no meat and fish C. meat and fish D. not meat or fish
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，共40分）
阅读下列短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A，B,C，D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Tourism wasn’t as important as it is today. In the past, only people with a good deal of money could travel on holidays to other countries. More people travel today than in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of the world; that is to say, people now have more money for travel. Special plane fares(费用) for tourists make travel less expensive and more attractive than ever before. One person doesn’t travel for the same reason as another. But most people enjoy seeing countries that are different from their own. They also like to meet new people and to taste new food.
Tourism causes many changes in a country and in people’s lives. People build new hotels and restaurants and train native men and women as guides to show visitors interesting places. There’re new nightclubs and other amusements. International tourism is clearly a big business.
56. In the old days _________ could travel to other countries.
- boys and girls, men or women, young or old
- either kings or queens
- both the poor and the rich
- nobody but those who had money
57. More people travel today than in the past because______________.
- people have become interested in traveling
- traveling today is easier the in the past
- people now have spare money for travel
- great changes have taken place in the world
58. What makes travel more attractive than before?
- Travel by air to other countries is much cheaper today.
- More guides are being trained to show beautiful spots.
- Modern telegraph lines make travel less expensive.
- New hotels and restaurants have been built.
59. Which of the following statements is true according to the article?
- Tourism won’t bring any changes in people’s minds.
- People have some trouble in making journey.
- With the development of tourism, great changes have taken place in many parts in the world.
- Tourism causes only some changes in clothing.
60. What is the best title of the passage?
A. The Change of Tourism B. Tourism
C. The Importance of Tourism D. The Cause of Tourism Change
B
Did you know that a turtle（乌龟）can lay 12 eggs in one minute? A large sea turtle lays
around
150 eggs at a time. She lays all these eggs in just a few minutes.
Large sea turtles live in the warm seas of the world. Except for when they lay
their eggs, they
spend their whole lives in the water. When it is time to lay their eggs, the females swim to land.
They usually return to the place where they themselves were born. How they find their way back
there is
unknown.
When they reach shore, the big, heavy turtles crawl slowly up to the high water
mark. Using
their flippers, they pull themselves along the sand. They must struggle like mountain climbers.
When
they finally reach dry sand, they rest before beginning the difficult task of
laying eggs.
The turtles lay the eggs in deep holes and cover them with warm sand. The sand
protects the
eggs from harm. Then the females leave them. After a few weeks, if you happened to be walking
along the beach, you might see the sand begin to shake. You may see tiny black balls coming out
of the sand. The tiny heads of baby turtles!
61.
Which sentence expresses the main idea?
A. Sea turtles have interesting life habits.
B. Sea turtles swim to shore to lay their eggs.
C. Large sea turtles lay their eggs in special ways.
D. Sea turtles enjoy staying in the sand.
62. The
first sentence lets us know that this passage is about __________.
A. turtles
B. oceans
C. time D. speed
63. Turtles
bury their eggs to protect them from ____________.
A. deep water B. danger C. heat D. bad
weather
64. We
can conclude from this passage that ___________.
A. many turtles die while swimming to shore
B. female turtles protect their babies
C. once turtles land, they never return to the sea
D. the job of laying eggs takes great strength
65. The
writer compares turtles to climbers ___________.
A. because they lay their eggs in mountain areas
B. to give you a picture of how hard they work
C. to tell you that they like to climb
D. to show that mountain climbers are as slow as turtles
C
Having returned from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. “The railway owes me ￡12,” she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the office . “You sold me a ticket for May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost me ￡12.”
Harry was worried. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. “Come into the office, Madam,” he said politely. “I’ll just check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd.”
The woman and her little girl followed him inside. She was quite right, as Harry soon discovered. There was no sailing on May 22nd. How could he have made such a careless mistake? He shouldn’t have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child. “You look sun burnt,” he said to her. “Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?”
“Yes,” she answered, shyly. “The beach was lovely. And I can swim too!”
“That’s fine,” said Harry. “My little girl can’t swim a bit yet .Of course, she’s only three…”
“I’m four,” the child said proudly. “I’ll be four and a half.”
Harry turned to the mother. “I remember your ticket, Madam,” he said. “But you didn’t get one for your daughter, did you?”
“Er, well—” the woman looked at the child. “I mean… she hasn’t started school yet. She’s only four.”
“A four-year-old child must have a ticket, Madam. A child’s return ticket to Jersey costs …let me see…￡13.50. So if the railway pays your hotel, you will owe ￡1.50. The law is the law, but since the fault was mine…”
The woman stood up, took the child’s hand and left the office.
66．Harry was worried because ___ .
A．the woman was angry with him B．he had not done his work properly
C．the Jersey timetable was wrong D．the little girl didn’t have a return ticket
67．Harry started talking to the little girl .
A．because he was in difficulty and did not know what to do
B．because he had a little girl about the same age as this girl
C．because he wanted to be friendly to the little girl who looked so nice
D．when he suddenly realized that he could find a way out from the little girl
68．When Harry said, “The law is the law, but since the fault was mine…” he meant that .
A．they must follow it without other choice ,even though the fault was his
B．he had to be strict with the woman because of the law ,although he didn’t want to
C．the woman had to pay him ￡1.50 and the railway would pay her for the hotel
D．she should pay ￡1.50, but he had made a mistake, she could go without paying
69．The woman left the office without saying anything because .
A．she wanted to go home and get money for the child’s ticket
B．she was so angry that she didn’t want to have anything more to do with the young man
C．she was moved by Harry’s kindness
D．she knew she would have to pay the railway if she insisted
70. How did the woman feel when she left the office?
A. angry B. peaceful C. embarrassed D. nervous
.
D
How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.
Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child — things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known. But a child has his parents. He is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is continually being told not to do things or being punished for what he has done wrong.
When the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society.
71. According to the second paragraph, the writer thinks that __.
A. life for a child is comparatively easy
B. a child is always loved whatever he does
C. if much is given to a child, he must do something in return
D. only children are interested in life
72. After a child grows up, he __.
A. will have little time playing
B. has to be successful in finding a job
C. can still ask for help in time of trouble
D. should be able to take care of himself
73. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. People are often satisfied with their life.
B. Life is less interesting for old people.
C. Adults are free to do what they want to do.
D. Adults should no longer rely on others.
74. The underlined word "responsibilities" in the second paragraph means__________.
A. duties B. jobs C. suggestions D. desires
75. The main idea of the passage is _________ .
A. life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains
B. young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard
C. childhood is the most enjoyable time in one's life
D. one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life
第二卷（共45分）
第四部分：写作(共四节，满分45分)
第一节：根据所给信息写出单词，注意使用正确形式。(共10小题，每小题0.5分，满分5分)
76. The team of exploration _________ (清空) the tomb of everything it contained.
77. He had a lot of interesting ___________ (经历) while traveling in Africa.
78. We must leave ____________ (马上)
79. He gave some excuse or other for not having been at the party but it wasn’t very _______ (令 人信服的).
80. They claimed that _______ (质量) of life is more important than a big salary.
81. I was provided no ___________ (解释) of how the camera worked when I bought it.
82. Babies are __________ (好奇的) about everything around them.
83. He ________ （捐赠）a lot of food and clothing to the poor last year.
84. There are 200 people ___________ （出席的） at the meeting.
85. We will be ________ (搜查) the mountain for Yetis next month.
第二节：用方框中所给词的正确形式填空 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
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86. The government _______________ the support for the farmers next year.
87. By the time he was forty, his hair ___________________.
88. He promised to come but he ____________________ (not) yet.
89. Our time __________________. We have to hurry.
90. He is considering _______________late for tomorrow’s examination.
91. He is excited because the possibility that he has got a cancer _________________.
92. She __________________ (always) teachers since she started school.
93. The fire ________________ when the firefighters arrived.
94. Do ______________ spelling mistakes when you check your English composition.
95. The students were required _________________ dialogues according to the passage.
第三节：根据所给中文意思补充句子。(共30空，每空0.5分，满分15分)
96. 我不想听你不做家庭作业的理由。
I won’t listen to ______ ______ _______ you didn’t do your homework.
97. 你最好带把伞，以防下雨。
You’d better take an umbrella, ________ _______ _______ rain.
Bring a map in case you get lost.
98. 在你离开后不久，有个男人到办公室找你。
________ ________ ________ _________, a man came into the office looking for you.
99. 既然我们不会说法语，那我们到巴黎该用什么语言呢？
Since we can’t speak French, what language ______ ______ _______ _______ use when we get to Paris?
100. 罗伯特先生不止是我们的老师，他还是我们的朋友。
Mr Robert is ________ _________ our teacher. He is a friend.
101. 听说这次英语考试不难。
______ ______ _______ _______ the coming English exam is not difficult.
102. 医生建议我多运动。
The doctor suggested that I _______ ________ ________ more.
103. 是他的幸运鸟把他带到那个地方去的。
_______ _______ his lucky pet bird _________ led him to the place
104. 我刚要出去，这时电话铃响了。
I _____ ______ ______ go out _______ the telephone rang.
第四节：书面表达（满分15分）
春节将至，我班学生就“春节燃放烟花爆竹”进行了社会调查。以下是调查情况和数据分析，请写一份英文调查报告。报告包括：1. 调查分析 2. 结论 3. 合理建议
| 赞成理由 | 反对理由 |
| 传统风俗 增加节日气氛 | 空气、噪音污染 引起人身、财产伤害 |
注意：1. 报告开头已经写好.
2. 词数：80左右（开头部分不包括在词数以内）
3. 参考词汇: 燃放烟花爆竹set off fireworks 传统 tradition 财产 property
A report on setting off fireworks in the Spring Festival
Recently students in our class have made a survey on people’s attitude towards setting off fireworks in the Spring Festival.
In the survey,
答 案
一卷 (每题1分)
1—16 AACCA ACABB BAABB 17.strange 18. mysterious 19. eastern 20. prefer
单选（每题1分）
21 – 35 ABCDB DDCBC DBACA
完形（每题1.5分）
36 – 55 BACAC BCDBA CBDDB CCCAA
阅读（每题2分）
56 – 65 DCACA CABDB
66 – 75 BADDC ADAAD
二卷
单词（每题0.5分）
76. emptied 77. experiences 78. immediately 79. convincing 80. quality
81. explanation 82. curious 83. donated 84. present 85. searching
动词正确形式填空（每题选对词0.5分，形式0.5分）
86. will be stepping up 87. had fallen out 88. hasn’t showed up
89. is running out 90. staying up 91. has been ruled out
92. has been always looking up to 93. had gone out 94. look out for 95. to make up
完成句子（每空0.5分）
96. the reason why 97. in case of 98.Shortly after you left
99. are we supposed to 100. more than 101. It is said that
102. should work out 103. It was that 104. was about to when
参考作文：
A repot on setting off fireworks in the Spring Festival
Recently students in our class have made a survey on people’s attitude towards setting off fireworks in the Spring Festival.
In the survey, 40% of them think that setting off fireworks causes air and noise pollution, and what’s worse, it sometimes causes terrible accidents to us and to our property. But 60% of the people believe that setting off fireworks certainly adds pleasure and joy to the festival. Therefore, it is a wonderful tradition.
From the survey, we can see that most people are for setting off fireworks in the Spring Festival. So I suggest that a certain area should be chosen for setting off fireworks.
(83 words)
评分原则：
1． 本题总分为15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70和多于90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、上下文的连贯性及语言的得体性。
5． 拼音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、各档次的给分范围和要求：
内容要点：
1．40%的人反对燃放鞭炮。2。引起人身和财产伤害 3。引起空气、噪音污染
4。60%的人赞成燃放鞭炮。5。传统风俗 6。增加节日气氛 7。结论 8。建议
第五档（很好）， （13-—15分）
完全完成了试题规定的任务。
——覆盖所有内容要点。
——应用了较多的语言结构和词汇。
——语言结构或词汇方面有些许多错误，但是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。
——有效使用了语句的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑，完全达到发预期的写作目的。
第四档（好）； （10——12分）
完全完成了试题规定的任务。
——虽然掉1、2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 句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑，达到发预期的写作目的。
第三档 （适当）； （6——9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。
——应用简单的语句间的连接成分，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 （较差） （3——5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，词汇项目有限。
——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 （差） （1——2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。
听力录音原文：
Text 1
W: Good morning, Robert. I wonder if you and your wife would like to come to a little party at my place next Friday.
M: That sounds very nice.
Text2
W: Hello. Could I speak to John Hart please?
M: Hart? There’s no Hart. I’m afraid you’ve got the wrong number.
Text3
M: Shall we go swimming this afternoon?
W: Swimming? Look at the clouds! I’d rather stay at home.
Text4
M: Have you heard Sam’s got a new job? He’s going to do something in advertising.
W: Really? How interesting! What a change after his work in the library.
Text5
W: Excuse me. Has the train from Beijing arrived yet?
M: Actually you are three quarters earlier. It’s only 9:30.
Text6
M: Whose book is this?
W: It’s mine. Why do you ask?
M: Could I borrow it? I’ve been wanting to read it.
W: Certainly, but I warn you. It’s not as good as they say.
M: What’s the matter with it?
W: Well, for one thing, the story is poorly constructed. And the characters in the story are more like paper dolls than living people.
M: That’s strange. Usually that writer does a good job. I’ve read four of his books and thought they were all well done.
W: I’ve enjoyed reading his books, but he failed this time.
M: What did the review say?
W: They were mixed---- some good, some bad. My view, bad.
Text7
W: Hello, Ben. You’re getting ready for tomorrow’s lessons, aren’t you?
M: Yes, but I’m a bit nervous. I have no idea what’ll happen in class and how I’ll get along with my classmates.
W: I understand how you’re feeling. Just take it easy. You’ll make a lot of friends very soon.
M: Thank you. I’ll try my best to get used to my new school life as soon as possible. By the way, what time does the first class begin?
W: At 8 o’clock. But before that we have 10 minutes to hand in homework and then 20 minutes for morning reading.
M: So we must get to school before 7:30, right?
W: Right.
M: How long does each class last?
W: 45 minutes, I think, with a 10 or 15 minutes’ break.
M: Well, I hear that lunchtime is nearly 12 o’clock and I will be starving by then.
W; Don’t worry. During the break after the second class, we can buy something to eat.
M: That’s good.
Text 8
M: Hey, Ellen, How are you?
W: I’m fine, Bob. Aren’t you glad it’s a holiday again?
M: Yes, are you going to the concert this Friday night?
W: I haven’t thought much about it , are you ?
M: Sure, would you like to go with me?
W: Sounds like fun!
M: You have to buy your own ticket, though.
W: Are you short of money again? Shall I buy your ticket?
M: Wow, where did you come into so much money?
W: You know I work as a waitress at the student centre. Anyway, now that final exams are over, I’d love a night out. If you like, let’s buy the tickets now.
M: OK, let’s go.
Text 9
M: Shall we watch TV for a while?
W: I don’t like American TV. People keep hitting each other and shooting each other.
M: Some of the shows are pretty violent. Is the life here full of violence?
W: I don’t believe it. The people I’ve met here are very kind.
M: So are the people I know. But look at the newspapers. There’s a lot of violence in very newspaper. Most of the news seems to be about crime.
W: Maybe nice people aren’t interesting enough.
M: You’re probably right. People won’t buy newspapers unless there’s exciting news in them.
W: Is that why there is so much violence on TV? Won’t people watch a show unless violent things happen?
M: I don’t know. A lot of people like shows about the Old West, with cowboys and Indians attacking each other. I don’t like them myself.
W: Neither do I.
M: They don’t show how people really lived in the Old West.
W: Of course not.
Text 10
There is a strange area in the Atlantic Ocean called the Bermuda Triangle (百慕大三角洲). People have been mad about it for years because of the mysterious disappearance of many ships and planes in the area. There is hardly any agreement about the cause of these disappearances. In fact, it is difficult to find any agreement about how far away it spreads. Yet most people say that the triangle’s furthest northern point is Bermuda, its furthest western point is up to Florida, and its eastern point may stretch out as far as the coast of Africa. A few researchers prefer the northern point to be in the Boston area.