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高二英语测试题十一 Telephones(Unit 23)

本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分,共150分,考试时间为120分钟。

第一卷(三部分,共115分)

第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分)

第一节(共5小题,每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一小题,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,你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅一遍。

1.Where did the conversation most probably take place?

    A.On a plane.          B.In a coffee shop.      C.At a restaurant

2.How much does one shirt cost?

A.$4.5.               B.$5.                C.$9.

3.Where are the two speakers talking?

A.In the garden.         B.In the living room.     C.In the garage.

4.Which of the following is true?

A.The man didn’t like any ice cream.

B.The man wanted chocolate ice cream.

C.The man didn’t want any ice cream.

5.According to the conversation, which of the following best describes the usual weather here in May?

A.Cooler and drier.       B.Warmer and drier.      C.Warmer and rainier.

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答案。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读每个小题,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8题。

6.How long has it been since Mary and John last talked to each other?

A.More than one year.    B.Less than one year.     C.Three months.

7.Where does the man work?

A.In a food company.     B.At a university.        C.At the National Bank.

8.Which of the following is true?

A.Tom has three children, and Mary’s daughter, Sue doesn’t go to school.

B.Tom has four children, and Mary’s daughter, Sue is in Grade Threee.

C.Tom has two children, and his daughter, Sue has started school.

听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。

9.Where did the conversation take place?

A.At a restaurant.        B.On an airplane.        C.On a ship.

10.Which of the following is true?

A.The man traveled a lot on business before.

B.The man is a teacher.

C.The man was perhaps soldier during the Second World War.

11.What is the man going to do?

A.Visit his grandson.     B.Fetch his wife.        C.Travel around the world.

听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。

12.Why does the woman want to buy something for her husband?

A.It’s birthday present.

B.It’s Christmas present.

C.Her husband isn’t satisfied with the tie.

13.What did the clerk recommend(推荐) the second time?

A.A tie.               B.An electric shaver.     C.Some cosmetics(化装品).

14.Why did the woman ask the clerk to put a card into the present?

A.To tell her husband how much she paid for the gift.

B.To congratulate him in written words.

C.To post it.

    听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。

15.Where are the two speakers?

A.On a bus.            B.In the shopping district.  C.At a street corner.

16.What’s the largest building to the left?

A.The bank.           B.The department store.   C.City Hall.

17.What does the man need?

A.Clothes.             B.shoes.              C.Cigarettes.

听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。

18.Who was first rescued from the sea?

A.Mrs. Ruth Li.         B.Mrs. Li’s daughter.     C.Mrs. Li’s sister.

19.How many miles away from the sunken ship was the girl found?

A.40.                B.400.               C.4000.

20.What can we learn from the story?

A.Mrs. Ruth Li’s sister made a long voyage to New York and recognized the girl.

B.The girl’s aunt got the news about the finding of a girl in the newspaper.

C.The girl’s aunt didn’t get the news about the finding of a girl in the newspaper.

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)

    从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

21.After much       , the shop owner agreed to cut down the price by 20%.

A.trading        B.talking         C.discussing      D.bargaining

22.They spoke       to one another in class, which made the teacher very angry.

A.suddenly       B.quickly        C.silently        D.frequently

23.What he said just now       me of that American professor.

A.mentioned      B.informed       C.reminded       D.memorized

24.Your performance in the driving test didn’t reach the required standard;      , you failed.

A.in the end      B.after all        C.in other words   D.at the same time

25.—Have you ever been to the cinema       ?

    —Yes. But I went to the cinema       yesterday.

A.late; lately      B.latter; late      C.lately; late      D.latest; latter

26.This coat was half-price, a real       .

A.value          B.bargain        C.price          D.worth

27.Production at the factory was       because of lack of electricity.

A.disturbed       B.interrupted      C.stopped        D.prevented

28.People always       Macao       the Mage Temple.

A.join; to        B.connect; with    C.connect; to     D.join; with

29.I shall stay in the hotel all day       there is news of the missing child.

A.as long as      B.in order that     C.in case        D.so that

30.The government     the citizens that they should pay their income      in time.

A.announced; pay                  B.announced; pay

C.is announcing; tax                D.announced to; tax

31.—I’ll have to go now. Someone is asking for me.       .

    —Bye.

A.All the best     B.All the most     C.All the better    D.Best of all

32.What they wanted to know was which companies       latest equipment.

A.were lacked                    B.was lacked

C.was lacking                     D.lacked

33.Can I have       with you? I just got       that she will be back in a few days.

A.a word; the word                 B.words; word

C.word; a word                   D.a word; word

34.I don’t like the way       she speaks to me.

A.which                         B.in that

C.不填                         D.how

35.—Maybe we can find a weekend to       for a chat.

    —That’s a good idea.

A.get up         B.get down       C.get together     D.get round

    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,从短文后36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

    My work keeps me in Hong Kong of the year, but I do try to get  36  for a month in  37  ——usually July. Now as you probably know that’s the main  38  season in Europe, the favourite places for holiday and the famous cities are usually very  39  . But I’m not seeking(寻求) the sun——I get plenty of  40  in Hong Kong——and I’m certainly not seeking the  41  . So when I go on holiday I buy a Train Pass(a sort of train ticket) that  42  me first class travel on most of the  43  of Western Europe. First class compartments(车厢) are  44  crowded and they are very comfortable. If you’re going on an overnight  45  you can take a sleeping train for some more money. There are usually dining cars in the train.

    I find that  46  travel is restful and  47  . There’s always something to see. I particularly enjoy  48  through Switzerland and Italy. You can get a very good  49  of what a country is like from a train; you don’t go too fast and you stop quite often.  50  rail travel is safe and I am never sick on a train  51  I am on a ship! Then there are always people to  52  if you feel like a chat(闲聊).

    The  53  that I seldom travel by plane is quite simple: as train stations are usually built in the city center, I don’t have to  54  transport(交通); trainsport can be a problem when arriving by  55  .

36.A.back          B.off           C.home         D.away

37.A.Hong Kong     B.Europe        C.summer       D.autumn

38.A.holiday        B.snowy         C.windy         D.rainy

39.A.quiet          B.peaceful       C.beautiful       D.crowded

40.A.moonlight      B.daylight        C.sunshine       D.money

41.A.crowds        B.people         C.help          D.city-life

42.A.shows         B.allows         C.spends        D.takes

43.A.highways      B.paths          C.roads         D.railways

44.A.hardly         B.always        C.certainly       D.much

45.A.way          B.journey        C.service        D.work

46.A.sea           B.plane          C.car           D.train

47.A.interesting      B.tiring          C.lonely         D.cheap

48.A.to travel       B.travelling       C.to drive        D.driving

49.A.idea          B.listening        C.drawing       D.painting

50.A.Also          B.Yet           C.But           D.However

51.A.when         B.while          C.as            D.then

52.A.talk to         B.talk           C.speak about     D.speak

53.A.aim           B.agreement      C.reason         D.fact

54.A.worry about    B.order          C.take care of     D.consider

55.A.ship          B.train          C.car           D.air

第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)

    阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。

A

    Within a few short years, girls in Europe have become heavier smokers than boys, for reasons experts still fail to understand, according to a British study, presented(递交) last week to an international conferences on smoking.

    People who are against smoking at the second “Tobacco or Health” conference in the Canary Islands pointed out that while grown-ups were giving up smoking in ever-growing numbers, more and more young people were taking up the habit, particularly girls.

    One 15—year—old in four is a regular smoker, according to a study made in 27 countries in Europe and the United States, Canada and Israel——Edinburgh University together with the World Health Organization.

    In Western Europe, girls were more likely than boys to smoke. In Germany or In England, one third of the girls were smokers compared to one in four boys. In Eastern Europe, the girls “still fall behind” those in the Western Europe but were “catching up” quickly, said the study.

    The study dealt with the behaviour(行为) of 15—year—old in seven European countries over four year periods between 1986 and 1998.

    The percentages of young women smoking went from 17 percent to 36 percent in Austria, from 17 percent to 28 percent in Norway, from 21 percent to 28 percent in Hungary.

    In the seven countries Austria, Finland, Hungary, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Wales—more girls smoked than boys in 1998, except Hungary.

56.According to the article, more and more       in Europe were giving up smoking.

    A.grown-ups     B.boys          C.girls          D.old men

57.The number of boy smokers is       that of girl smokers.

    A.larger than      B.as large as      C.smaller than     D.as small as

58.The country where the number of young women smokers increases fastest is       .

    A.Norway       B.Austria        C.Hungary       D.Sweden

59.The main idea of the passage is       .

    A.to introduce something about girl smokers in Europe

    B.to report something interesting happened in England

    C.to describe the present condition of European smokers

    D.to warn young people around the world against smoking

B

    There was once a captain who loved money so much that he cheated his sailor at the end of every voyage and took their wages(工资).

    On the last day of one voyage, the ship was in a small port. It was winter time, and the sea was very cold, so the captain said to his sailors, “If one of you stay in the water during whole night, I will give him my ship. But if he comes out before the sun appears, I shall get his wages.”

    The sailors had heard about the captain’s cheating, so they didn’t trust him. But then one of them, who thought that he was cleverer than the captain, said that he would do it. He got into the water, and, though it was very cold, stayed in it. When it was nearly morning, some fishermen lit a fire on the shore about half a mile away.

    “You are cheating,” the captain said to the sailor. “The fire’s warming you.”

    “But it’s half a mile away!” said the sailor.

    “A fire’s fire, “answered the captain. “I have won.”

    The sailor came out of the water, and said, “Perhaps you think that you are clever because you have won my wages, but you can’t cook a chicken.”

    “I can,” answered the captain.

    “If you cook this chicken.” Said the sailor, “I shall work for you without wages for seven years, but if you can’t, you will give me your ship.”

    The captain agreed, took the chicken and said. “Where’s the fire?”

    “There it is,” answered the sailor, on the shore.”

    “But it’s half a mile away.” Said the captain angrily.

    “A fire’s fire.” You said, answered the sailor. “If it is enough to warm me in the water, it is enough to cook your chicken.”

60.The captain got the sailor’s wage       .

    A.to buy a chicken for himself

    B.and kept the money for future use

    C.by cheating them

    D.and said he would return the money soon

61.Which of the following statements is true?

    A.All the sailors refused to get into the water because it was too cold.

    B.The captain knew that the fire the fishermen made was enough to warm the sailor in the water.

    C.The captain succeeded in cheating the sailor.

    D.It was the sailor who was clever.

62.The captain insisted that the fire was warming the sailor because he       .

    A.didn’t want to lose the bet

    B.didn’t believe the sailor’s success

    C.wanted to keep his promise

    D.wanted to show his cleverness

63.Which of the following statement is not true?

    A.The sailor didn’t trust the captain.

    B.In order to help the sailor in the water, the fishermen made a fire.

    C.The captain failed to cheat the sailor this time.

    D.The sailor didn’t get out of the water before the sun appeared.

C

    Millions of hamburgers are eaten by people in every corner of the world every day. Together with hot dogs and Coca-Cola, hamburgers have the most important American contribution to international eating habits.

    The name “hamburger” has nothing to do with ham(火腿). It is believed that the hamburger was first brought to the United States by Germans from the city of Hamburg some time in the 1850s. The first known reference to hamburgers was in a newspaper in Washington State in 1889. From then on the hamburger became a kind of popular American fast food.

    Now young people in Asia, Europe and South America have learned to eat while on the move——a hamburger in one hand and a soft drink in the other. There have been cries of anger from Italy and Spain about making the usual four——hour lunch break short. Instead, young people have discovered a lunch for which they don’t have to stop at all.

    However, there are clouds over the hamburger’s world. People who worry about health dislike the high animal fat in the hamburger. They think the time saved seems a high price to pay for poor health. The packages in which hamburgers are usually served are causing serious pollution problems in many large cities. Big hamburger companies are destroying large areas of South American rainforest to produce the cheap meat they need. So, will the hamburger celebrate(庆祝) its next century?

64.In which way do hamburgers change people’s habits?

    A.People can have their meals at any time of the day.

    B.They can be served in any restaurant.

    C.People can have them with soft drinks.

    D.Meal time can be greatly reduced.

65.The hamburger, as a kind of popular American fast food,       .

    A.has a history of over one hundred years

    B.was brought to Europe in the 1850s

    C.is usually eaten with the hot dog

    D.is better served in Hamburg

66.Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?

    A.Young people in Europe don’t stop to buy hamburgers.

    B.It is suggested that hamburgers be eaten with both hands.

    C.Some people in Europe don’t like to reduce their lunch break.

    D.Young in many countries are learning how to eat in their cars.

67.The writer doesn’t believe that       .

    A.package for hamburgers are polluting many big cities

    B.hamburgers will remain popular for the following 100 years

    C.the meat in hamburgers can cause health problems

    D.cattle raising leads to the destroying of rainforest

D

    It’s interesting that the arrival of snow has a different effect(效果) on people in different countries. For some countries it is an important happening to celebrate each year, while for others it is a catastrophe(灾害) or even a wonder.

    There are countries between these extremes(极端) that normally expect snow some time over the winter months, but never receive snow regularly or in the same quantities every year. Britain is one such country, for which the arrival of snow quite simply causes problems. Withinhours of the first snowfall, however light, roads are locked, trains and buses stop in the middle of traffic. Normal communications are affected as well, telephone calls become difficult and the post immediately takes more time than usual. Almost within hours, there are also certain shortages(短缺)——bread, vegetables and other things—not because all these things can no longer store up these commodities(goods), “just for fear that something bad should happen.”

    Why then does snow have this effect? After all the Swiss, Austrians and Canadians don’t have such problems. It is simply because there is not enough planning and preparation. We need money to buy equipment to deal with snow and ice. To keep the roads clear, for examle, requires snow ploughs and machines to spread salt. The reason why a country like Britain does not buy snow plough is that they are only used for a few days in any one year, and the money could be more useful in other things such as hospitals, education or helping the old.

68.According to the writer, Britain is a country       .

    A.which has regular snow            B.which is not well prepared for snow

    C.for which snow is not catastrophe     D.for which snow is a wonder

69.After a few hours’ snowing there are often shortages of food because       .

    A.shops have closed down

    B.people buy as much as they can

    C.farmers cannot produce any more

    D.people eat more vegetables in winter

70.The main reason that the Britain do not buy snow—plough is that       .

    A.spreading salt is good enough

    B.old people need more money

    C.snow—ploughs are not used often

    D.the hospital is more important

71.The words “two extremes” in the second paragraph refer to the countries       .

    A.which have lots of snow most of the year and those which never have any snow

    B.which either have heavy snow or light snow

    C.to which snow either causes problems or no problems

    D.which either have snowploughs or no snowploughs

E

    There are different ideas about pets in different parts of the world. Usually animals have a lower position to humans beings. However, some people treat their pets like members of their families, or perhaps better. In the United States and Europe, where pets are very popular, there are special shops that sell jewelry, clothing, and best food for cats and dogs. There are shops on fashionable(上流社会所喜好的) streets in New York City, for example, that sell gold and diamond collars(项), fur jackets, hats, and so on for pets.

    In many countries of the world, there is special food for pets. It is common for big shops in many places to sell cat food and dog food. However, in Nice, France, there is a special restaurant for dogs. Dogs are the only customers. There is seating for twenty of them. On the menu(菜单), there is a special variety of dishes for the dogs to choose from. There is a sausage(香肠) dish and a turkey(火鸡) dish, among others. For sweet food, there is a variety of French cheeses and, of course, dog biscuits(饼干).

    In the United States, there is a very rich cat who can afford to go to any restaurant he chooses. His name is Kitty Cat. Kitty Cat got one hundred thousand dollars when his owner died. Besides, the owner left Kitty Cat a beautiful mansion(house) to live in. There is a person who comes to the mansion(house) every day to feed and take care of Kitty Cat.

    Of course, in most parts of the world, pets don’t live in such good conditions. There is a more practical attitude(态度) toward pets. People own cats and dogs because they keep away mice and other unwanted animals. Certainly, owners generally have some affectionate(慈爱的) feelings for their pets. However, they do not see them as equal to family members. In most places in the world, there isn’t any special clothing, or jewelry, or special food for animals. There aren’t any special restaurants for dogs. There are no rich cats who live in mansions.

    Pets around the world live in a great variety of ways, just as people do.

72.The main idea of the passage is that

    A.dogs enjoy fine restaurants and beautiful valuable clothing.

    B.a cat may be rich enough to go to any restaurant.

    C.people in different parts treat pets in very different ways.

    D.it is stupid to have clothing and jewelry for pets.

73.We can learn from the passage that

    A.in all dogs’ restaurants, dogs have cheese for sweet food.

    B.in some parts of the world, there is special food, clothing and jewelry for dogs.

    C.some people spend more money on their pets than they could afford.

    D.New York City has a lot of fashionable shops for pets.

74.Kitty Cat is a very rich cat who

    A.can keep away all mice.

    B.has employed a servant to take care of him.

    C.lives lonely after his owner’s death.

    D.owns a lot of money and his own house.

75.It can be inferred from the passage that

    A.dogs and cats like to wear expensive furs and jewelry.

    B.many poor people visit Nice, France, to work with pets shops.

    C.people all like to buy diamonds and furs for their pets.

    D.animals in some parts of the world live better than some people do.

第二卷(非选择题,共35分)

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)

    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:

    该行多一个词: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。

    该行缺一个词: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。

    该行错一个词: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。

    In Britain the Government has recent made                 76.    

several laws to reduce noise. The Government had               77.    

spent lots of money make airports and roads quieter.              78.    

But many people think that what more laws still need              79.    

to be made. For example, there are none strict laws               80.    

to reduce noise has made by machines in Britain. When            81.    

a worker in a factory becomes deaf because too                 82.    

much noise, there is no law which states(表明) the               83.    

company must pay that. However, in Japan, Norway              84.    

and American, there are such laws.                          85.    

   

    第二节 书面表达(满分25分)

    在日常生活中,因特网起着越来越重要的作用。 请根据下表所给提示为某英文报写一篇题为On the Internet的征文稿。

英特网的主要用途

信息

看国内外新闻、获取其它信息

通讯

发e—mail、打电话

学习

上网上学校、阅读各种书籍、自学外语

娱乐

欣赏音乐、观看体育比赛、玩棋牌游戏

生活

购物

注意:1.征文稿必须包括表内所有信息,行文连贯通顺;

      2.词数100左右;

3.标题已给出,不计入总词数。

On the Internet

参考答案及听力材料

高二英语测试题十一

1—5ABACA          6—10BCABC         11—15AACBB           16—20BAACB

21—25DDCCC        26—30BBBCD        31—35ADDCC          36—40DCACC

41—45ABDAB        46—50DABAA        51—55CACAD          56—60ACBAC

61—65DABDA        66—70CBBBC         71—75ACBDD

76.recent→recently     77.had→has           78.make→making         79.去掉what

80.none→no           81.去掉has            82.because后加of        83√

84.pay后加for        85.American→America

One possible version:

On the Internet

The Internet is playing a more and more important part in our daily life. On the net, we can learn news both at home and abroad and all kinds of other information as well. We can also send messages by e-mail, make phone calls, go to net school, read various kinds of books and learn foreign languages by ourselves. Besides, we can enjoy music, watch sports matches and play chess or cards. On the net, we can even do shopping, have a chat with others and make friends with them. In a word, the Internet has made our life more colorful.

听力录音材料

Text 1:

M:Miss, is there still time for a cup of coffee on this flight?

W:Yes, but you have to drink it fast, because we’ll be landing in 10 minutes.

Text 2:

W:These are very nice shirts. How much are they?

M:5 dollars each. For two, 9 dollars. They are on sale today.

Text 3:

M:Where shall I plant these seeds, Betty?

W:Let me see. In front of the house? No, I think right here would be better.

Text 4:

W:What kind of ice cream would you like, chocolate or milk?

M:Neither, thank you. I like them both but right now all I want is some water.

Text 5:

M:Do you always have weather like this in May?

W:Generally it’s much cooler than this. And I can’t remember when we had such a rainy day.

Text 6:

M:Why, Mary Smith! I haven’t seen you for ages. How have you been?

W:John, John Brown! It has been a long time, hasn’t it? It must be at least a year.

M:No, we talked at Johnson’s Christmas party last December. Don’t you remember?

W:That’s right. Well, how are you? Still working for the food company?

M:No, I changed jobs about three months ago. I’m with the national Bank now. How about you?

W:I’m still teaching at the university, but I moved from the German department to the Spanish department.

M:Don’t tell me you speak Spanish, too.

W:Sure, I grew up in Spain, you know. German was what I studied in college, but my Spanish is much better.

M:All I’ve managed to learn is a little Chinese.

W:Well, how is your family? Are the children all in school now?

M:No, Billy is still at home. Tom is in the third grade and Jane’s in the second.

W:Our two children haven’t started school yet either. But Sue will go in the fall.

Text 7:

W:Yes, sir. You rang?

M:Yes, I wonder if you could bring me another bottle of beer.

W:Certainly. Would you like anything else?

M:Well, my grandson is supposed to meet me in London at the airport. Do you like he’ll be able to find me?

W:I’m sure he will. You don’t have to worry about that. Are you going to be visiting him?

M:Yes, I’ve never seen my grandson.

W:I think you’ll have a wonderful time in London. It’s beautiful. Is this your first time abroad?

M:No, I saw quite a lot of Europe before. Rome, Berlin, Paris, places like that, but never London.

W:Oh, then you have flown before, too.

M:No, that was during the Second World War and I went on a large ship carrying soldiers.

W:Things are quite different in Europe nowadays.

M:I’m sure they are. I’m really anxious to get there.

W:Well, it’s 4:00 now and we’ll be there at 6:00. Will you be staying long?

M:I plan to stay five weeks. I was a teacher but I have stopped working. My wife is dead and so I can go when I want.

W:I think you’ll have a good time. I’ll go and get your beer for you. Be back in a minute.

Text 8:

W:Could you help me, please? I’m looking for something for my husband’s birthday next week and I just can’t seem to think of anything to buy.

M:Certainly, madam. You don’t have anything special in mind?

W:Right. I just don’t know……

M:How about a nice silk tie? We have some handsome ties that just arrived from Italy.

W:Not a tie. I gave him one for Christmas and he’s never worn it. He hates ties.

M:What about this? He can use it after he shaved himself.

W:I don’t know. My husband has never used that kind of thing very often. He might not care for that either. Can you think of any other thing?

M:I believe I have just the thing. This wallet is something any man would be proud to own. It has a very deep money pocket.

W:That does sound nice. Please wrap it. Would you put this card in with it?

M:Certainly, Madam. I will take just a few minutes.

W:All right. I’ll wait.

Text 9:

M:There’s a lot of traffic on the street. Is this the shopping district?

W:Yes, it is. There are a lot of stores, office buildings and theatres near here.

M:What is the largest building on the left?

W:That’s a department store. It sells clothing, furniture, food—almost everything.

M:Do you buy everything in the same store? That’s very handy, isn’t it? It saves a lot of time. I need some clothes.

W:There’s a men’s clothing store next to the bank building on the right. There are also some good stores on Lincoln Street.

M:That’s a beautiful theatre on the corner. What do the signs in front of it mean?

W:There’s a new play there tonight. The building next to it is a hotel.

M:Is that the post office across the street?

W:No, that’s the City Hall. The post office is between the bus station and the Richmond Hotel.

M:Is that far from here?

W:No, It’s just three blocks straight ahead.

Text 10:

Mrs. Ruth Li, a Chinese woman living in Hong Kong, was on a ship with her baby girl. The Japanese were attacking Hong Kong, but their ship sank during their voyage. Mrs Li placed her six-year-old daughter on a bit of floating wood. Later the mother was rescued, but her little girl could not be found. Many months later four thousand miles away, a group of American soldiers found a Chinese girl who was half dead. No one could tell how she had got there. She refused to talk or give her name after she came to life. When The New York Times told about the finding of the girl, Mrs Ruth Li’s sister, then in New York read the news and wrote to her sister about it. Could the girl be the lost child of Mrs. Ruth Li? The mother made the long voyage to find out. The little girl was indeed her own daughter.