高三英语第三次模拟试题
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。
例：How much is the shirt？
A. ￡19.15 B. ￡9.15 C. ￡9.18
答案是B。
1. Where does the conversation take place?
A. At a gas station. B. In a garage. C. At a car factory.
2. Where does this conversation take place?
A. At a restaurant. B. At a bank. C. At a shop.
3. What does the man want to do?
A. He wants to have his trousers cut short.
B. He wants to have a haircut.
C. He wants to have the dishes washed.
4. How much will it cost to fill up the car?
A. 10 yuan. B. More than 10 yuan. C. Less than 10 yuan.
5. Why can't the man get the shirt?
A. Because this kind of shirt has been sold out.
B. Because they don' t sell this kind of shirt there.
C. Because the woman doesn't want to sell it to the man.
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段对话，回答第6～7题。
6. Where does the conversation possibly take place?
A. At a hotel. B. At a railway station. C. At someone' s home.
7. How much will the man pay for one night?
A. $ 45.00. B. More than $ 45.00. C. Less than $ 45. 00
听第7段对话，回答第8～9题。
8. How many beds does the man want in his room?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
9. How much will the room cost in the new wing per day?
A. $ 60. 00. B. Not mentioned. C. $ 16. 00
听第8段对话，回答第10～12题。
10. How many people will live in the room the man reserved?
A. Only one. B. Two. C. Three.
11. How long will the man stay?
A. One day. B. A week. C. Four days.
12. How much will the man pay for his stay?
A. $385. B. Less than $ 385. C. $ 55.
听第9段对话，回答第13～16题。
13. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In the library. B. In the bookshop. C. Over the phone.
14. What does the man want to do?
A. Read the book. B. Call someone. C. Read the book again.
15. What has happened to the book?
A. The book has been lost.
B. The book is still in the library.
C. The book has been lent out.
16. What has the man done to the telephone number?
A. He has lost it. B. He has left it home. C. He has written it in the book.
听第10段独白，回答第17～20题。
17. Who is Jennifer?
A. A college student. B. A housewife. C. An actress.
18. Where did Jennifer do most of her shopping?
A. In a big supermarket down the street.
B. In a shop run by an Asian family.
C. In a shop run by two teenagers.
19. What did Jennifer want to buy?
A. Some meat. B. Rice. C. Some apples.
20. Where did the boy put the tin dropped on the floor?
A. In his basket. B. Back on the shelf. C. In the inside pocket of his long overcoat
II. 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21. ---Excuse me, what time can I see you tomorrow?
---Can we _____ 8:30 a.m.?
A. fix it B. decide C. do that D. make it
22. USA Today, in _____ front-page story, also reported on Friday that the US special forces have moved into Afghanistan with _______orders to catch or kill Bin Laden.
A. the; the B. a; 不填 C. a; the D. the; 不填
23. Three months after China won the right to host its first Olympics in 2008, a 1-0 defeat of Oman in an Asian qualifier in Shenyang _____ wild celebrations.
A. put off B. took off C. set off D. broke off
24. ---Dad!
---________
---My walkman doesn’t walk. Can you repair it for me?
A. What? B. I’m your mother. C. Yes? D. Pardon?
25. Before liberation, where floods, earthquakes, fires and many other disasters struck, many people were _____ to leaving their hometown.
A. made B. intended C. reduced D. forced
26. Much new and high technology has been introduced from America, thus _____ in a great increase in production of the company.
A. resulting B. resulted C. results D. which results
27. So, ________ the government has a good system of control or can educate the people, the forests will slowly disappear.
A. if B. when C. unless D. whether
28. Radar signals and rockets ________ travel through out space are the products of our _______ scientific age.
A. are able to; fast-moving B. able to; fastly-moved
C. able to; fast-moving D. are able to; fastly-moving
29. ---Waiter! My wife takes great interest in most of the food on the menu.
---Thanks. _______
---Salad, fried fish and orange juice, please.
A. what can I do for you B. At your service C. Shall I take your order? D. Oh, what?
30. The manager has decided to put _____ he think is energetic, clever, and has good qualities in the position of the leadership of the company.
A. those who B. anyone C. whomever D. whoever
31. _______ alone in the dark room, the little boy was so frightened as to cry.
A. Leaving B. Having left C. To be left D. Left
32. I have no reason to doubt ______ all matter obeys the same law in every part of the universe.
A. that B. whether C. if D. what
33. No matter how frequently ________, the works of Shakespeare always attract large audience.
A. performing B. to be performed C. performed D. being performed
34. Students shouldn’t say “Get out” or ________.
A. some such sentences B. such any words
C. such many expressions D. any such remarks
35. ---I don’t know ______ to join the army or to find a job.
---Why don’t you ______ your parents’ advice?
A. if; take B. if; follow C. whether; ask D. whether; seek
III. 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，然后从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。
A thousand years ago Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest like the forests we now find in Malaysia and Thailand. As more and more 36 came to live in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is no forest left, 37 there are still some areas covered with trees. We call these 38 .
Elephants, tigers, monkeys and many other animals used to live in the 39 forests of Hong Kong, and there were even crocodiles （鳄鱼） in the 40 and along the coast. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the animals began to 41 out. Early farmers drained (排干) the valleys to grow rice and to keep pigs and chickens. They 42 the trees and burnt them. They needed fires to keep themselves 43 in winter, to cook their food, and to keep away from dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared because there was not enough 44 for them. So did most of the wolves, leopards (豹子) and tigers. Monkeys, squirrels and many other animals soon died out in the same 45 .
You might think that there are 46 any animals in Hong Kong, except in the 47 . You might think that there cannot be any wild animals in such a 48 place, with so many cars and buildings. But there is 49 a good deal of countryside in Hong Kong and the New Territories (新界), and there are still about thirty-six different kinds of animals living there.
One of the most interesting of Hong Kong’s 50 is the barking (吠叫) deer. These are beautiful little creatures with a rich, brown coat and a white patch (斑) under the tail. They look like deer but they are much 51 . They are less than two feet high. The male barking deer has two small horns (角) but the female has none. They make a 52 rather like a dog barking.
Barking deer live in thick shrub (灌木) country and are very good at 53 . They eat grass and shrubs, mainly in the very early morning and late afternoon and evening. This is when you are most likely to see one but you will need to be very quiet and to have very sharp 54 .
In Hong Kong the barking deer has only one 55 —man. Although it is illegal （非法的）, people hunt
and trap(诱捕) these harmless little animals. As a result there are now not many left. There are a few on Hong Kong Island but none in the New Territories.
36. A. people B. children C. ladies D. women
37. A. as B. since C. though D. because
38. A. deserts B. shades C. fields D. woods
39. A. thin B. thick C. short D. dying
40. A. rivers B. hills C. sky D. mountains
41. A. die B. look C. come D. get
42. A. planted B. looked after C. cared for D. cut down
43. A. cold B. cool C. warm D. hot
44. A. air B. food C. water D. clothes
45. A. way B. road C. street D. rail
46. A. never B. always C. no D. no longer
47. A. zoos B. shops C. kitchens D. park
48. A. free B. busy C. big D. large
49. A. no more B. nearly C. still D. hardly
50. A. animals B. plants C. fishes D. birds
51. A. greater B. larger C. smaller D. heavier
52. A. noise B. voice C. song D. living
53. A. barking B. eating C. planting D. hiding
54. A. ears B. eyes C. mouths D. noses
55. A. neighbor B. brother C. enemy D. friend
IV. 阅读理解 （共20小题，每小题2分，共30分）
A
Several days ago, a Beijing-based IT company fired about 400 people overnight. No one had expected the job cuts, which broke with traditional ways of letting go of workers in China. Moreover, what was special about this case was that the day before the 400 were fired, they all received from their boss a gift—the book “Who Moved My Cheese?”
The book—a bestseller in the US—is being used by men and women to deal with changes in their lives and work. Some large organizations, including Coca-Cola, Kodak and General Motors, ask their employees to read it in order to encourage them to be active towards changes.
Cheese is something related to everyone’s livelihood—our jobs, the Industries we work in, relationships and love as well.
With China’s official entry into the WTO, the whole nation will face more changes and challenges. So what should we do once this “cheese” on which we are so dependent is moved?
Whatever challenges and changes we meet, we should face up to them bravely, Jiang Hengwei, a civil servant said after reading the book.
Professor Zhang Yang in Renmin University of China agrees. “We should change our way of thinking. The coming competitive foreign companies and products provide us with great chances to learn from them and improve our own products to meet international standards and be more competitive.”
“With hardwork and wisdom, we will create a much larger and better piece of cheese.” Zhang smiled confidently.
56. The whole passage is about ____ .
A. people’s opinions about a bestseller of the US
B. what people think about China’s entry into the WTO
C. the change in people’s attitude towards changes and challenges
D. how a book influences the Chinese
57. The company in Beijing gave each of the 400 fired workers a copy of “Who Moved My Cheese” in order to ____ .
A. be more competitive with foreign firms B. find an excuse for their job cuts
C. let the workers make a living on their own D. encourage the fired workers
58. The word “cheese” in the passage can refer to ______
A. something we depend on for a living B. a most important kind of food
C. change or challenge D. way of life
59. From what Hengwei and Professor Zhang Yang said, we can know that ____ .
A. they have different opinions on changes and challenges
B. people are not afraid of competition from foreign companies
C. the Chinese people are ready to face any changes and challenges
D. they are both greatly encouraged by the book
B
Japanese Direct Investment(投资) in Asia, 1951～1990(US＄million)
| Country Or Area | Manufacturing | Resources Development | Commerce and Services | Other | Total |
| A B C D E | 722 2049 2937 3657 716 | 38 4 12 6813 84 | 8952 571 3630 1209 1952 | 137 107 101 12 71 | 9849 2731 6680 11691 2832 |
The chart above shows Japanese direct investment in five Asian countries or area (A, B, C, D, E) from 1951 till 1990. The value of Japanese investment in manufacturing (制造业) was roughly the same in Hong Kong and in China, but in commerce (商业) and services. Hong Kong was over China by seven billion dollars(=7 000 million dollars).In resources development, Japan didn't show great interest in Singapore and even smaller attention was paid to Taiwan, which received exactly one third as much money as Singapore. In total the biggest investment by Japan was made in Indonesia.
60. In total, Japan invested______ more in Hong Kong than in Singapore.
A. about 3.2 billion dollars B. about 7.1 billion dollars
C. about 8.7 billion dollars D. about 4.1 billion dollars
61.______ attracted Japan most in terms of resources development.
A. China B. Hong Kong C. Indonesia D. Singapore
62. Which is right according to the passage?
A. In total, Japan invested more in Taiwan than in Singapore.
B. Japan’s investment in commerce and services in Singapore was about three times that in Indonesia.
C. Regarding Indonesia, Japan invested more than twice as much money in resources development as in manufacturing.
D. in the field of “other”, Hong Kong ranked second.
C
Ethanol (乙醇):Clean and Cheap Fuel
Many Americans concerned about air pollution are demanding cleaner supplies of energy. The demand has resulted in increased research about ethanol fuel. Ethanol is an alcohol that can be mixed with gas. It bums up most of the pollutants (污染物) in gas. It replaces some of the chemicals that are known to cause cancer, and it can be produced in the United States.
Some experts say that in the future ethanol will replace some of the oil imported into America. Today ethanol is less than one percent of total American fuel supply. The head of the National Corn Growers Association, Kieve Hard, says ethanol will provide twenty-five percent of the fuel supply by 2010. The organization is involved in the production of ethanol because it can be made from corn.
One company in the American Midwest says it is starting to produce ethanol because of demands from people and from the government. The Congress approved the Clean Air Act in 1990. The company says this means the market for ethanol will expand. The company is a major producer of corn starch(淀粉) that can be used to make ethanol.
At Texas A and M University Professor Mark Holzapple produces ethanol from materials found in solid waste. He has developed a way to turn materials like paper into simple sugar. He then uses yeast (酵母) to turn the sugar into ethanol. Professor Holzapple says two hundred liters of ethanol fuel can be produced from one ton of solid waste.
A professor at the University of Arkansas, John Geddie, is exploring another way to make ethanol. He is using acids (酸) on paper material. He says a large factory could produce ethanol from waste paper at a cost about the same as the cost of producing gasoline.
Environmentalists support the use of ethanol because it turns solid waste into a useful product. Professor Holzapple says law makers in industrial nations need to support the development of this clean, less expensive fuel of the future.
63. Why does the interest in ethanol fuel increase in the United States according to the passage?
A. Ethanol products are known to cause cancer.
B. Ethanol can remove some harmful pollutants from gas.
C. The production of ethanol is protected by law.
D. Ethanol-fueled automobiles are cheaper than gas-fueled ones.
64. Kieve Heard predicts that ethanol will ______ .
A. completely take the place of oil in the next century
B. also involve a series of environmental problems
C. play an increasingly important role in the future fuel supply
D. reduce the supply of grains used to produce food
65. In this passage, what is the significance of the Clean Air Act passed by American Congress in 1990?
A. It will increase the consumers’ (消费者) demand for ethanol as a fuel.
B. It may increase the cost of producing gas.
C. It reflects the view of the government on automobile production.
D. It limits the ethanol production of one company in the American Midwest.
66. The author mentions all of the following resources for making ethanol except_____ .
A. corn starch B. natural gas C. waste paper D. solid waste
67. What does Professor Mark Holzapple think of the development of ethanol fuel in industrial countries?
A. It needs the cooperation of many chemists.
B. It associates with the use of advanced equipment.
C. It will improve the use of heat from exhaust gases.
D. It requires the support of the government.
D
One evening after dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Tisich called a family meeting. “We’ve had to make a difficult decision,” Mr. Tisich announced．“You see, your mother has been offered a post as co-director of a television station in Chicago．Unfortunately, the station is not here．After thinking long and hard about it, we’ve concluded that the right decision is to move to Chicago.”
Marc looked shocked, while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they’d be moving．“It’s surprising, but exciting! ” she said．Marc simply said, “We can’t go—I can’t leave all my friends．I’d rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons! ”
The Tisichs hoped that by the time they moved in August, Marc would grow more accustomed to the idea of leaving．However, he showed no signs of accepting the news, refusing to pack his belongings．
When the morning of the move arrived, Marc was nowhere to be found．His parents called Tommy Lyons’s house, but Mrs. Lyons said she hadn’t seen Marc. Mrs. Tisich became increasingly concerned, while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so irresponsibly．
What they didn’t know was that Marc had started walking over to Tommy’s house, with a faint idea of hiding in the Lyons’s attic(阁楼)for a few days．But something happened on the way as Marc walked past all the familiar landscape of the neighborhood: the fence that he and his mother painted, the tree that he and his sister used to climb, the park where he and his father often took evening walks together．How much would these mean without his family, who make them special in the first place? Marc didn’t take the time to answer that question but instead hurried back to his house, wondering if there were any moving cartons(纸板箱)the right size to hold his record collection．
68. The conflict in this story was caused by _______．
A. Marc and Rachel’s different tempers
B. a quarrel between Tommy Lyons and Marc
C. Marc’s disagreement with his parents about their move
D. Mr. and Mrs. Tisich’s remark of Marc’s irresponsibility
69. Marc and Rachel’s reactions to the move were similar in the way that both were _______．
A. surprised B. angry and upset
C. anxious for more details D. worried about packing
70. The reason for Marc’s going home was that _______．
A. he did not want to be left behind B. he realized his family was essential to him
C. he hoped to reach an agreement with his parents D. he wished to be a more responsible person
71. What would most likely happen next?
A. Marc would bring his records over to the Lyons’s house．
B. Mr. and Mrs. Tisich would call the police．
C. Marc would join his family for house moving．
D. Mr. and Mrs. Tisich would start searching for Marc
E
Olaf Stapledon wrote a book called First and Last Men, in which he looked millions of years ahead. He told of different men and of strange civilizations(文明), broken up by long ‘dark ages’ in between .In his view, what is called the present time is no more than a moment in human history and we are just the First Men. In 2,000 million years from now there will be the Eighteenth or Last Men.
However, most of our ideas about the future are really very short-sighted. Perhaps we can see some possibilities for the next fifty years .But the next hundred, the next thousand, the next million? That’s much more difficult.
When men and women lived by hunting 50,000 years ago, how could they have even begun to picture modern life? Yet to men of 50,000 years from now, we may seem as primitive （原始的）in our ideas as the Stone-Age hunters did to us .Perhaps they will spend their days gollocking to make new spundels ,or struggling with their ballalators through the cribe . These words, which I have just made up, have to stand for things and ideas that we simply can’t think of .
So why bother （困扰）even to try imagining life far in the future ? Here are two reasons .First ,unless we remember how short our own lives are compared with whole human history ,we are likely to think or own interests are much more important than they really are .If we make the earth a poor place to live to because we are careless or greedy （贪婪）or quarrelsome, our grandchildren will not bother to think of excuse for us.
Second, by trying to escape from present interests and imagine life far in the future ,we may arrive at quite fresh ideas that we can use ourselves. For example, if we imagine that in the future men may give up farming, we can think of trying it now .So set your imagination free when you think about the future .
72. A particular mention made of Stapledon’s book in the opening paragraph .
A. serves as a description of human history B. serves as an introduction to the discussion
C. shows a disagreement of view D. shows the popularity of the book
73. The text discusses men and women 50,000 years ago and 50,000 years from now in order to show that .
A. human history is extremely long B. life has changed a great deal
C. it is useless to plan for the next 50 years D. it is difficult to tell what will happen in the future
74. The underlined words in the third paragraph are used in the text to refer to .
A. the tools used in farming B. the ideas about modern life
C. the unknown things in the future D. the hunting skills in the Stone Age
75. According to the writer of the text, imagining the future will .
A. serve the interests of the present and future generations
B. enable us to better understand human history
C. help us to improve farming
D. make life worth living
V. 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
Dear Kang Li,
I haven’t heard you for a long time. How 76._______
are you? I had just finished the exams. Now I’m 77._______
glad I have time to write for you. Our teacher 78._______
tells us that China is a big country has the 79._______
most population in the world. It’s on the other 80._______
side of the world. Now the sun is shining bright 81._______
here and perhaps you’re sleeping in the dark 82._______
night . I wish to know anything more about the 83._______
Chinese way of living. I wonder at if you can 84._______
tell me about it in next letter. Please write soon. 85._______
VI. 书面表达（满分25分）
请根据提示的信息以“The Sea around China Is Rising”为题，写一篇100词左右的短文，分析海水水位上涨的原因。
1．沿海城市大量开采地下水导致水位降低，海水入侵。这是很危险的，因为有些城市高于海平面不足一米；
2．人类向海洋倾倒大量的垃圾、废水，导致某些海域水位上升，某些沿海城市深受其害。中国正在尽最大努力减少工业废水污染；
3．受全球气候的影响，中国海域水位在过去的50年里，上涨得很快，尤其是在1998-2000年。以上海为例。
近些年上海及全球海平面变化对比
2004年河南镇平高三英语第三次模拟试题答案
1------5: ABBAA 6---10: AABAB 11---15: BAABC 16---20: CABBC
21---25: DBCCC 26---30: ACCCD 31---35: DACDD
36---40: ACDBA 41---45: ADCBA 46---50: DABCA 51---55: CADBC
56---60: CDACA 61---65: CBBCA 66---70: BDCAB 71---75: CBDCA
76. heard后加 from 77. had---have 78. for---to 79. has前加that 或which
80. most---largest 81. bright---brightly 82. and---but 83. anything---something
84. 去掉at 85. √
One possible version:
The Sea around China Is Rising
It’s reported that the sea around china is rising. In my opinion, there are three reasons for the seawater level rising.
First, excessive pumping underground water in a number of seaside cities has lowered ground water levels and caused land to cave in. It makes it easy for seawater to enter sea land. It is dangerous because some seaside cities are very low-lying, at less than one meter above the sea level.
Second, a great deal of waste water from factories into the sea has resulted in a rapid increase of sea level in certain areas. Some seaside cities all suffer from it, where there is too much waste water. China has been making continuous efforts to reduce the industrial waste water into the sea.
The sea levels around Chinese regions have risen fast over the past 50 years. In 1998, the sea level-in Shanghai reached 100 millimeters higher than the average world level between 1975 and 1986. Although the sea level was lower in 2000, it is expected to be 76 millimeters above the average.
听力部分录音稿
第一节 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。
例如：现在你有5秒钟的时间看试卷上的例题。你将听到以下内容：
M: Excuse me. Can you tell me how much the shirt is？
W: Yes, it’s nine fifteen.
你将有5秒钟的时间将正确答案划在试卷上。衬衫的价格为9磅15便士，所以你选择B项，并在试卷上将其标出。现在，你有5秒钟的时间阅读第1小题的有关内容。
(Text 1)
M: Fill it up with the oil, please.
W: All right.
M: How much is it?
W: $10. 00.
(Text 2)
M: I’d like to change these dollars, please.
W: How do you want them?
M: It doesn’t make any difference.
(Text 3)
W: How do you want it?
M: Cut it short all over.
W: Would you like it washed?
M: No, thank you. It’s OK.
(Text 4)
M: Fill it up with regular gas, please.
W; All right.
M: How much is it?
W: 10.00 yuan, please.
(Text 5)
W: Is anyone taking care of you?
M: No. I’d like a shirt.
W: I think we’re out of your size.
M: Well, can you get me one?
W: I think so. Check back next week.
第一节到此结束。
第二节 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7两个小题。现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。
(Text 6)
M: Do you have any rooms available?
W: Yes, we have a nice room on the fourth floor.
M: How much is it?
W: $45. 00 a night, plus tax.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9两个小题。现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。
(Text 7)
M: Do you have a double room with twin beds?
W: I can let you have a room in the new wing.
M: How much is it per night?
W: $60. 00.
M: Could you show me something less expensive?
W: Yes, of course. Right this way, please.
听下面一段对话回答第10至第12三个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。
(Text 8)
M: Can I book a double room with a single bed for next week?
W: You can have a room, facing the ocean.
M: How much would it be?
W: $55.00 a day, including tax.
M: Could I have a look at the room?
W: Sure. Come this way, please.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。
(Text 9)
W: Excuse me. Are you looking for something?
M: Yes, I need a book about Walt Disney.
W: You can ask the woman with long hair over there. She will help you.
M: I did, but I couldn’t find anything.
W: The book must be out, then.
M: When will it be back? I need it right away.
W: Do you want to read it again? Do you think that it was so interesting?
M: No, but when I was taking it home, I met a girl on the bus, and I wrote her telephone number in the book. I want to call her.
W: Oh, I see.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。
(Text 10 )
Jennifer got off the bus from the university and began walking towards the flat. She had to buy some food and stopped in one of the shops in the street. It was run by an Asian family, and although the prices there were a little higher than those in the big supermarket further down the street, she did a lot of her shopping there. Mr. Smith, the owner of the shop, was checking through a list, but smiled, when he saw her come in. She picked up a basket and walked towards the back of the shop, where the rice was kept. There were only two other people there. They were two teenage boys. She looked at them as she passed. They were both wearing long overcoats and they looked rather ridiculous because the coats were too big. But such things were popular with some teenagers at the time. “Watch out,” she heard one of them whisper to the other. She walked on to the next aisle and found the rice she was looking for. Then she heard something else. It sounded like a tin dropping on the floor. She looked through a gap in the shelf and saw one of the boys bending down. She saw him pick up a tin of food. But instead of putting it in the shopping basket, he dropped it into the inside pocket of his long overcoat. Jennifer looked back down the aisle. She could see Mr. Smith still checking through his list. Then she looked through the gap in the shelf again. The boys still had their backs to her. Come on. Let’s get out of here, she heard one of them say. At the same time, she saw one of them put another tin in his overcoat pocket. They moved away from her.
第二节到此结束。