2005—2006学年度海安、如皋第一学期高三年级期末调研考试
英 语 试 题
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。第I卷1至 8 页；第II
卷 9 至10 页。共150分，考试时间120分钟。
第I卷 选择题（三大题，共115分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
作题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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
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 mean?
A. The woman should go away.
B. He will get closer to her.
C. He can hear her very well.
2. Where is the woman going?
A. To the school. B. To her grandfather’ s. C. To the shopping center.
3. What does the man want to say?
A. Nobody can be the best.
B. Do as well as you can.
C. It’s difficult to do something important.
4. Where are the woman and the man probably?
A. In a market. B. In a hospital. C. On a crowded bus.
5. What is the problem?
A. The woman doesn’t like orange juice.
B. The man was looking for orange juice.
C. The man broke the container of juice.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. Which of the following is true about Mike?
A. He went to watch a basketball game
B. His girlfriend was angry with him
C. His girlfriend received his 1000 flowers.
7.What does the woman advise Mike to do?
A. Keep calling his girlfriend
B. Sending her girlfriend 1000 flowers
C. Get his girlfriend back
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What magazine does the man take besides Morning Post?
A. Newsweek. B. New Yorkers. C. New Scientists. 9. What’ s the price of Morning Post?
A. One dollar. B. One and a half dollars. C. Three dollars and fifty.
10. What is Morning Post?
A. A magazine. B. A press. C. A newspaper.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Which floor does Mingming live on?
A. The first one. B. The eighteenth. C. The twelfth.
12. How does he go up and down?
A. He uses the lift. B. He walks up and down.
C. He runs up and down.
13. How does Mingming go to school at times?
A. By bike. B. By bus. C. On foot.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Who is the speaker?
A. An official. B. A tourist. C. A guide.
15. When can you come if you want to see how bread was baked 200 years ago?
A. On Sunday afternoon. B. On Tuesday morning.
C. On Saturday afternoon.
16. Where did Sir Henry come from?
A. England. B. The USA. C. France.
17. How many interesting places are mentioned here?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题
18.Why can’t the man make a decision?
A.Both places are famous places for a holiday.
B.Two weeks is too short a time to go to both places.
C.He likes snow and warm weather at the same time.
19.What can the man do in Switzerland?
A.He can have a good rest.
B.He can play in the snow.
C.He can kill time in enjoyment.
20.Why does the man decide to go to Spain?
A.It’s a better place for a rest.
B.He prefers sunshine to snow.
C.The woman is going with him.
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.The success of a country in bringing education to all also ________ the economy.
A. results in B. depends on
C. drops out D. live up to
22. __________ for my illness, I would have lent him a helping hand.
A. Not being B. Without being C. Not having been D. Had it not been
23.Mary will _________ on the kids when mom is away this afternoon.
A. stick with B. keep in mind C. take into account D. keep an eye
24. His little daughter ________for more than two days, Martin reported it to the police that
started a general search for the girl at once.
A. having missed B. having been missing
C. has been missed D. had been missing
25. I cannot help ________ myself on passing the examination.
A. greeting B. congratulating C. pleasing D. celebrating
26. ___________on both sides of the street ___________excited people who wanted to see the
bride of their prince.
A. Standing; was B. Seated; was
C. Waiting; were D. Coming; were
27.—You’ve agreed to go, so why aren’t you getting ready?
—But I __________that you __________me to set off at once.
A. didn’t realize; wanted B. don’t realize; want
C. don’t realize; wanted D. haven’t realized; want
28.China has made a _________ to do all it can to help the tsunami-hit regions of Asia.
A. devotion B. commitment C. allowance D. combination
29.—Peter, you ________the window quickly.
—OK! Oh! The window ________ broken.
A. will shut; has been B. shut; is
C. are shutting; is D. have shut; has been
30. What was ________he had at school ______made him a great success?
A. that; that B. it; that C. that; which D. this; which
31. Chinese women really __________ half the sky. But at present women and men are still not
treated equally in many respects.
A. rise up B. hold up C. keep up D. turn up
32. The animals, such as dogs and snakes, _________we were in danger long before we did.
A. sensed B. regarded C. thought D. considered
33.—Is this the very paper __________?
—Exactly.
A. you are after B. which you are looking
C. after which you are D. for that you are looking
34. He _________the test, but he wasn’t careful enough.
A. could have passed B. were able to pass
C. must have passed D. might be able to pass
35.—I’m sorry to have taken your umbrella by mistake.
—_______________
A. Nothing serious. B. It doesn’t matter. C. You are welcome. D. Quite right.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The western end of the factory was now on fire. And there, at one of the windows on the fourth floor, two men could be seen. For some 36 or other they had left in the factory after the 37 of the workers had left. The thing was that they had not seen the fire approach. Now the two men stood there 38 to get down as the staircase had been 39 by fire.
Suddenly the crowd became silent. Mary and Margaret looked in the 40 where everybody was looking. They saw some men on the window of the house 41 the burning building. The window frame had been 42 out and a long ladder had been 43 out of the window, towards the burning building, 44 the Narrow Street. It was a sort of Air Bridge high above the ground.
The crowd gave a loud shout as one of the men 45 out of the Window onto the ladder and quickly went towards the burning factory. He 46 over and jumped into the other window.
“There he is 47 !” shouted the people when they saw him out on the ladder with an unconscious(失去知觉的) man on his shoulders.
“It’s Jem Wilson!” Margaret cried out. Jem moved slowly, the ladder 48 under him. The people watched him, holding their 49. At last he reached the opposite window and a loud shout went 50 from the crowd.
In the few moments the hero appeared on the ladder again. He was going over for the other worker. But on his way back he moved very slowly. Suddenly he 51 , holding the other man on his shoulders.
The crowd stood 52 with horror. Many shut their eyes so as not to see Jem 53 .
There were only four or five steps left between the brave man and the Window. Gathering all his 54 he took another step forward...another... still another. At last he 55 the window. The lives of the two men were saved.
36. A. reason B. people C. problems D. chance
37. A. plenty B. other C. most D. rest
38. A. impossible B. unable C. waiting D. eager
39. A. heated B. burning C. destroyed D. covered
40. A. direction B. place C. way D. floor
41. A. of B. above C. opposite D. behind
42. A. taken B. fixed C. worked D. burnt
43. A. longed B. pulled C. pushed D. added
44. A. on B. across C. through D. between
45. A. watched B. stepped C. looked D. appeared
46. A. flew B. climbed C. got D. crossed
47. A. brave B. silent C. nervous D. again
48. A. appeared B. shook C. moved D. broke
49. A. hands B. clothes C. arms D. breath
50. A. up B. out C. down D. over
51. A. dropped B. stopped C. shouted D. slowed
52. A. dumbfounded B. excitedly C. silent D. worried;
53. A. fall B. hurt C. sink D. disappear
54. A. courage B. spirit C. energy D. strength
55. A. reached B. arrived C. got D. left
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Although the US is so big and its people have so many different racial backgrounds, it is in some ways less varied than Europe. The English language is used almost everywhere in its American form. The American way of speaking has developed independently of English and is on the whole closer to what can be heard in Ireland.
Another instance of uniformity (一致) is in habits and ways of living. From Boston to Los Angeles it is as far as from France to Central Asia, and from east to west there are five time zones; but everywhere people get up and go to bed at about the same time, eat the same kind of food, buy in the same kind of shops, work and rest at the same time of the day and have the same pattern of holidays. In most of the things that matter there is less difference between rich people and ordinary people or between town and country, than in any single European nation.
Although the United States desires so much land and the land produces far more food than the present population needs, its people are by now almost entirely an urban society. Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture and most of the rest live in or around towns large and small. Here the traditional picture is changing; most Americans do not live in small towns any more. Half the population now live in some thirty metropolitan(大城市的) areas.
The fact that the United States has always been a single economic unit has contributed to uniformity. Modern industry favors large organization, and it is no accident that the world’s biggest commercial firms are American. The people can choose between the products of competing manufacturers but the products are all much alike.
56. In describing the uniformity in the U.S. the author does not mention that the American people ____________.
A. get up and go to work at the same time
B. spend their holidays in the same pattern
C. buy and eat the same kind of food
D. have more or less the same income
57. What can we learn from the passage about the U.S. agriculture?
A. The American farmers need more land.
B. Americans are interested in farming.
C. It is now going backward.
D. It is quite modernized.
58. The author suggests in the last paragraph______________.
A. the production size and organizational size are very big
B. it is a single economic unit that produces the same kind of products
C. there are more and more competing manufactures
D. people can choose from all kinds of products that are alike
59. The underlined part “In most of the things that matter” means _______________.
A. in most basic things such as food, clothing and houses
B. in the more expensive things such as cars, TV sets, etc
C. in their land, housing and bank savings
D. in their wealth and income
B
Not very long ago, the computer was a strange machine. Not many people understand it. Not many people said yes to it. Today, much of that is changing. The first computer system was introduced for use in business in the mid-1950s. Since then, the number of computer systems used in business, governments, and industries has grown rapidly. In September, 2000, about 30,000,000 systems were in use in the United States. This figure is growing by tens of thousands every year.
The electric computer is an important part in our lives. Each year we use computer more and more to help us to collect data (数据) and to provide us with information. At one time, people thought computers were only useful for banks, department stores and governments but today the rapidly increasing numbers of computers are used for many other purposes.
Have you ever stopped to think how you are affected by a digital computer? The clothes you wear probably made with the help of a digital computer. The newspaper, the radio and television programs are often edited and prepared by the digital computers.
Computers today are playing important roles in education, transportation and medicine. They are used to predict the weather, to examine the river or ocean and to develop defense systems. They are being used by business, governments and industries. There is no reason to think that their uses will decrease. Computers will become a greater part of our lives. The effect of the computer is very great.
The list of its uses could go on and on. Although the first computer was only introduced in the mid-1950s, computers now affect millions of people in countless ways every day.
60. From the text we can know before 1950s the computer was .
A. widely used B. no use at all
C. liked by people D. not understood by many people
61. Every year the number of computers being used has .
A. reduced B. increased fast C. not changed D. increased slowly
62. The writer thinks our lives are affected, but we .
A. don’t quite notice it B. haven’t known it clearly
C. don’t want to know about it D. don’t like it
63. Although the first computer was only introduced in the mid-1950s, computers now affect millions of people in countless ways every day. This means .
A. the writer did not like computers
B. the writer likes computers
C. the writer thought computers have developed quickly
D. the writer thought we couldn’t live without computers
C
Arabs consider it extremely bad manners to start talking business immediately. Even the busiest government official or manager takes extra time to be polite and offer refreshments (茶点). No matter how busy you are, you should make time for this hospitality.
The conference（会议）visit is a way of doing business throughout the Arab world. Frequently, you will have to discuss your business in the presence of strangers, who may or may not have anything to do with your business. Do not be surprised if your meeting is interrupted several times by people who come into the room unannounced, whisper, or speak softly to the person with whom you are talking, and leave. Act as though you do not hear, and never show displeasure at being interrupted.
Making decisions quickly is not an Arab custom. There is a vagueness (模棱两可) in doing business in the Middle East which will puzzle a newcomer. Give yourself lots of time and ask lots of questions.
When an Arab says yes, he may mean “maybe”. When he says maybe, he probably means “no”. You will seldom get a direct “no” from an Arab because it is considered impolite. Instead of “no”, he will say “inshallah”, which means, “if God is willing”. On the other hand, “yes” does not necessarily mean “yes”. A smile and a slow nod might seem like an agreement, but in fact, your host is being polite. An Arab considers it impolite to disagree with a guest.
64. The main purpose of this article is to explain _____________.
A. why you need extra time when you visit Arab countries
B. how to be polite when doing business in the Arab world
C. why Arabian officials are so busy
D. what Arabs say when doing business
65. According to this article, which of the following would be considered polite?
A. You leave angrily because of interruptions.
B. You demand an immediate decision
C. You refuse a cup of tea and show pictures of your product right away.
D. You look out of the window while a stranger comes in to speak with your host.
66. From this article we know that _____________.
A. when an Arab wants to say yes, he often says “maybe ”
B. an Arab seldom disagrees with a guest to his face
C. when an Arab agrees, a smile and a slow nod will be given
D. “inshallah” is an English word
67. The writer of this article has probably ________________.
A. had bad experiences in the Arab world B. worked in the Arab world
C. been against Arab customs D. liked Arab customs
D
Nowadays more and more foreign enterprises and companies are no longer relying on interviews for employment. Years of studying interviewing have made clear that it is not a very objective process. Personnel officers often hire the person they like best, or even the one they think most physically attractive. Looking good is no guarantee of doing the gob well, however. Uglies or those who are aesthetically (审美地) challenged, lose heart.
To get a more objective view, many companies are also using psychological tests to hire both for relatively routine jobs and for positions at senior levels of management. It is impossible to say how many employers use tests, but estimates of test sales in the UK for 1993 were over 1 million.
The basic reason employers use tests is clear: tests claim to be scientific and objective. A large body of research has shown that interviews by themselves are not very reliable as a method of selection. People’s judgments are often very subjective: whether they like the look of someone counts for more than almost anything else. But reliable and valid tests can offer rapid and more objective information about a would-be employee. If a candidate talks well in an interview but his test results suggest that he is a careless person who cannot concentrate, an employer is likely to think twice about hiring him.
Taking a serious test for a job is rather different from taking a game-like test. You can spend just a little in answering questions of that kind of test, and you deny the answers and say they are not accurate. But you cannot go to a serious test without enough preparation since you can not afford to be denied and removed again and again.
68. In the past, who would be sure to be employed after an interview?
A. The person who was well educated.
B. The person who had great abilities.
C. The person who was physically attractive.
D. The person who was appreciated by the personnel officer in a certain aspect.
69. According to the passage, “ those who are aesthetically challenged ”(Para. 1) refer to those who are ____________________.
A. good-looking B. guarantee of doing the job well
C. not attractive judging from appearance D. given the job of interviewing the candidates
70. Many companies use psychological tests ________________.
A. to take the place of interviews
B. just to select common clerks
C. to make the employment more difficult for candidates
D. to get really reliable and fair information about candidates
71. “that kind of test ”( Para. 4 ) refers to ________________.
A. an interview B. a serious test C. a game-like test D. an objective test
E
HANOI—A 15-month-old girl and a man are the latest suspected cases of bird flu infection in Vietnam, a senior health official said on Wednesday as attention turned to pigs as possible carriers for the illness. Both patients are suspected of contracting avian influenza strain A, also known as H5n1, Dau Ngoc Hao, deputy director of the Agriculture Ministry’s Veterinary Department in Hanoi, said. They were among 15 people who fell ill with influenza in Hanoi and surrounding provinces. Twelve, most of them children, have died. The World Health Organization said on Tuesday tests conducted by a Hong Kong laboratory had confirmed that bird flu killed three of the 15.
Hao suspected pigs were playing a role in the transmission of bird flu to humans. “It is possible that the bird flu virus spreads from chickens to pigs before jumping to humans,” he said, but did not elaborate (详细描述). Local officials said ducks and pigs were also dying in southern provinces. “By Wednesday, the situation in southern Vietnam is still very complicated,” Hao said. Peter Cordingley, a spokesman for the WHO’s Western Pacific headquarters in Manila, said: “ We are worried that the virus will latch on to a normal human influenza virus, which is extremely contagious (传染性的) and then we’ll have a big problem.”
Cordingley stressed there was “no evidence of human-to-human transmission” among the Vietnam flu victims.
“While there are people falling sick inside families, it’s more likely that the transmission---if it comes from anywhere---comes from the chickens,” he said. Hanoi declared last week that it had been struck by a fast-spreading bird flu that has hit other countries nearby, which have a vast poultry (家禽) industry.
South Korea, which has already culled（收集）nearly 2 million chickens and ducks, reported last Tuesday the first new case of avian flu in more than a week, dashing hopes that the outbreak was subsiding (平息). Hundreds of people living in affected areas have been given blood tests, although a health official said no one had shown symptoms of the disease, Japan reported its first bird flu outbreak in years on Monday.
72. We can infer that the bird flu ________________.
A. is a deadly disease to people B. is not infected by people
C. is only infected by birds and chickens D. suddenly broke out in Europe
73. Which of the following areas is seriously struck by the bird flu?
A. Africa B. Asia C. America D. Europe
74. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The bird flu can be found out by testing a person’s blood.
B. The bird flu is most likely to be infected through direct person-to-person contact.
C. In South Korea, only one person has been infected with the avian flu recently.
D. The avian flu is a disease that both human being and animals suffer from.
75. It is possible that human beings are infected with the avian flu __________.
A. by eating pork B. by killing chickens and pigs
C. by hunting wild animals D. by catching a cold in cold weather
2005—2006学年度海安、如皋第一学期高三年级期末调研考试
英 语 试 题
第II卷 非选择题（一大题两小节，共35分）
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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1.5分，满分15分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
I was used to be a loser and everything I did always 76.____________
went wrong. During that time, I was extreme 77.____________
disappointed with me. I couldn’t do everything 78.____________
well no matter easy it was. In the meantime, an 79.____________
old friend of me encouraged me to stand up again 80.____________
and told me that he was still young enough to try 81._____________
more time. I took his advice and made a great 82.____________
effort to achieve something. Then I found I could do 83._____________
things much more better. Now I no longer think I am 84.____________
a person who often loses things but I can do things well. 85.____________
第二节： 书面表达（满分25分）
外国友人Smith先生到中国来旅游，看到北京2008年奥运会吉祥物(mascots) 福娃（friendlies）非常感兴趣，但他却不知其含意，请你用英语向Smith先生作一简单的口头
介绍。内容要点如下：
福娃是2008年北京奥运会的吉祥物，是由一组（5个）布娃娃(rag doll)组成：
贝贝(Beibei)—代表世界的繁荣。贝贝是水上运动的高手。
晶晶(Jingjing)—大熊猫，充满力量，是人与自然和谐的象征(symbol)。
欢欢(Huanhuan)—福娃中的大哥哥。传递 更快、更高、更强的奥林匹克精神。
迎迎(yingying)—驰骋如飞的藏羚羊(Tibetan antilope)，展现绿色奥运。他身手敏捷，是田径好手。
妮妮(NIni)---展翅飞翔的燕子（swallow），把春天和喜悦带给人们，将在体操赛中闪亮登场(turn up)。
五个福娃的名字组成一句话，北京欢迎你。表达了中国人民对世界人民的友好情意。
词数：100左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Friendlies are the mascots of the 2008 Olympics, which are made up of five rag dolls.
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2005—2006学年度海安、如皋第一学期高三年级期末调研考试
英 语 试 题(2006.2.)
选择题答案：
1-5 CCBBC 6-10 BCBAC 11-15 CACCC 16-20 AACBA
21-25 BDDBB 26-30 CABBB 31-35 BAAAB
36-40 ADBCA 41-45 CACBB 46-50 CDBDA 51-55 BCADA
56-59 DDDA 60-63 DBBC 64-67 BDBB 68-71 DCDC 72-75 ABBA
非选择题答案：
76. was去掉 77. extreme-extremely 78. everything –anything 79. ^ how 80.me-mine 81. he-I 82. time-times 83. 正确 84. more去掉 85. but-and
书面表达:
Friendlies are the mascots of the 2008 Olympics, which are made up of five rag dolls. Beibei represents the prosperity of the world. He is the top player on the water. Jingjing is a panda, who is full of energy and he is a symbol in harmony with nature. Huanhuan is the eldest of the five. He shows the Olympic spirit of swifter, higher, and stronger. Yingying is a Tibetan antilope, which is a representative of green Olympics. He is good at games in track and field. Nini is a flying swallow. It brings pleasure and joy to people. It will turn up in the game of gymnastics. The five names read: Welcome to Beijing. They will help to express the friendship between Chinese people and the people all over the world. (116 words)
听力材料:
听力原文及答案
Text 1
W: If I speak this way, could you hear me clearly?
M: Go ahead.
Text 2
M: Do you need much time at the shopping center?
W: Not really. I want to buy a tie for my grandfather’s birthday and a few things for the
school.
Text 3
W: I don’t think the job has to be done perfectly.
M: Maybe not, but it’s important that you do your best.
Text 4
W: Frankly speaking, I’m very disappointed. The doctors are not so friendly in treating their patients.
M: It’s also very dirty and noisy here.
Text 5
W: I just bought some orange juice but now I can’t find it. Do you know where it is?
M: I broke the bottle. Didn’t you hear the crash?
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至7题。
W: Mike, you should have called her to tell her that you were going to be late!
M: I know, but I didn’t think it was necessary.
W: Mike! She made you dinner, canceled her Backstreet Boys concert tickets, and wore her best evening dress. You must have known she was going to do something special for your birthday.
M: Maybe I ought to send flowers and apologize.
W: Send 1000 flowers! You have to apologize as soon as you can.
M: But she won’t even return any of my phone calls. She ought to at least return my phone calls.
W: Just keep trying. You have to keep trying if you are going to get her back.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
W: Good morning, sir! Can I help you?
M: Yes, good morning! I’d like to buy a copy of today’s Morning Post.
W: Yes, here it is.
M: Thank you! How much is it?
W: Morning Post! It’s one dollar.
M: One dollar. OK! And I’m also looking for the New Yorkers. Do you have that?
W: Yes, certainly, sir! Here it is. The latest issue.
M: How much is that?
W: That’s two dollars and fifty cents.
M: Two dollars and fifty cents. OK! I’ 11 take both of them.
W: One newspaper and a magazine, that’s three dollars and fifty cents. Thank you very
much, sir!
M: Thank you!
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
M: Hello, Alice!
W: Hello, Mingming! Where do you live?
M: Look, in that tall building.
W: What tall building is it?
M: There are eighteen floors in the building, and I live on the twelfth floor.
W: How do you go up and down?
M: I use the lift.
W: It is about 3 kilometers from your home to our school.
M: Here is the nearest bus stop. I go to school by bus, but sometimes I walk there.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to our tour. This morning, we’re going to take you to some points of historical interest in the city. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. If you look out of the window on your right, you’ll see the Grange. One of the oldest buildings in the city, it was built for our first mayor 200 years ago, and still has most of the original furniture. Perhaps the most interesting thing is that every Saturday afternoon, you can come and watch them bake bread the way it was done 200 years ago.
On your left is University College. This university building is just 125 years old. We’ll be stopping in a moment at Bridgeton Castle. This castle was built by Sir Henry Pellat for his young wife. He bought almost all of the building materials from England. Notice the beautiful glass windows. Unfortunately, Sir Henry’s young wife became ill and died before the castle was completed. Sir Henry became so unhappy that he left the castle and returned to England. No family members ever live there.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题
M: Susan, can you help me make a decision?
W: What kind of decision is that?
M: You see, I am going to take a two-week holiday next January, and I wonder if I should go to Spain or Switzerland.
W: Hmm, that is a difficult decision. Both are great places.So, let’s see what you want to do then.Do you like snow?
M: Yes, very much, and that’s why I am thinking of going to such a place as Switzerland.
W: Right then, do you want to get away from the cold weather here?
M: That’s also my wish, so I also think of going to Southern Spain.I sound very strange, don’t I? I like to play in the snow, but then I don’t want the cold weather.
W: That’s why you find it difficult to decide, as you have enough reason to go to either place.Well, let’s come to this basic question then.Why do you take a holiday? To kill time, to have some enjoyment or what?
M: Well, I think I need a rest after several months’ hard work.
W: That’s easy then.If I were you, I would go to the seaside place in Spain.I wouldn’t go to a cold place for a rest.Think of the warm sunshine and the beach and sand.What a fine place for a rest! And think of going to sleep to the sound of the waves.
M: You’ve talked me into it. Thank you for helping me make the decision.
W: It’s OK.