2005-2006学年度南通市九校（学科基地）联考英语试卷
（南通中学 南通一中 启东中学 海门中学 通州中学 如东中学 栟茶中学 如皋中学 海安中学）
本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。第一卷从第1页至第10页，第二卷从第11页至第12页。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。考试时间120分钟。
第一卷(选择题 共105分)
注意事项：
1．作答第一卷前，请考生务必将自己的姓名、考试证号用书写黑色字迹的0．5毫米的签字笔填写在答题卡上，并认真核对监考员所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、考试证号是否正确。
2．第一卷答案必须用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡上，在其他位置作答一律无效。每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。
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. How old is Jean?
A. Ten years old. B. Thirteen years old. C. Fifteen years old.
2. Where does the man want to go?
A. New York. B. Chicago. C. Atlanta.
3. Why does the man need to stay out of school?
A. He’s got a cold. B. He’s got a fever. C. He’s got flu.
4. How does the woman feel?
A. Discouraged. B. Satisfied. C. Sad.
5. What can be the result of the talk?
A. The woman can be off on Friday. B. The woman should work on Friday. C. No result.
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6～7题。
6. What food was popular during the 1500s?
A. Potatoes. B. Chocolate drink. C. Corn.
7. Who brought the potato from Peru to Europe?
A. American Indians. B. The Spanish. C. The Irish.
听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。
8. What can the woman be?
A. She is a waitress at a hotel.
B. She is the sister of Mr. Brook’s.
C. She is the assistant of Professor Johnson’s
9. How could the man get in touch with Mr. Johnson?
A. Find the Blackwood Hotel.
B. Dial 509 directly.
C. Dial 114 to find the telephone number of the hotel.
10. Why did the man ask the woman to change a dollar?
A. To pay for the information.
B. To make a phone call.
C. To get to the hotel by bus.
听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。
11. What are the man and the woman talking about?
A. Future plans. B. Studying at university. C. Part-time jobs.
12. What can we most possibly infer about the man from the talk?
A. The man’s subject is computer science.
B. The man isn’t a college student.
C. The man is her boyfriend.
13. Which of the following is NOT the man’s suggestion?
A. Studying computer.
B. Finding a part-time job.
C. Having time for fun.
听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。
14. Who is going to work today?
A. The woman. B. The man. C. Rebecca.
15. When will the two speakers meet again?
A. At 1:00. B. At 11:45. C. At 2:30.
16. Where do they probably live?
A. In the center of the city. B. Near the gym. C. Out of the city.
听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。
17. Who are the speakers?
A. A student and a professor. B. Two college students C.A parent and a student.
18. What is the man’s purpose for talking with the woman?
A. To be introduced to her professor.
B. To ask for her advice.
C. To ask her to be his teacher.
19. What is the name of the course they are discussing?
A. Classical literature. B. Basics in English. C. Problems in philosophy.
20. What does the woman think of Professor Wood?
A. A bad teacher. B. A warm-hearted man. C. His lecture boring.
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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21．—Good evening, Mr. Green . I’m sorry to bother you. But it’s the fourth of December today.
—Oh, Mrs Baxter, rent! I’m sorry it’s late. I’ll write you check right now.
A．the; the B．a; a C．a; the D．the; a
22. — May I have a glass of beer, please?
—Beer? There is ________ left, but you can have some orange juice.
A. none B. no one C. nothing D. few
23. The lion is considered to be the king of the forest as it is a (an )_______of courage.
A. sign B. mark C. example D. symbol
24. Alan, home very late from his job, found his angry wife waiting for him at breakfast table.
A．returning B．returned C．to return D．had returned
25. Oh, what a pity! It so easy for me to bring those photographs I wanted to show you, but I’ve left them at home.
A．would have been B．would be C．had been D．was
26. -- Flight 331 ______ . I'd better be on my way. Goodbye.
-- Bye. Happy landing!
A. was announced B. is being announced C. has announced D. is announced
27. He kept a little notebook, in which ________ the names and addresses of his friends.
A. wrote B. writing C. was written D. were written
28. Tom decided that he had to do something to ____ his anger.
A. let off B. give off C. give out D. send out
29. Cooper and Teller are _______ of selling $ 4,700 worth of heroin to a number of drug users.
A. accused B. accustomed C. adjusted D. accompanied
30. — Why didn’t you keep your words, Billy?
— Sorry, dear. But I really forgot where I was_______ to meet you.
A. demanded B. imagined C. supposed D. guessed
31. — What’s the matter? You really look upset.
— __________.
— Well, better luck next time.
| A. Why, I always look up to you | B. Me? I never look down upon anybody |
| C.I have a bad cold | D.I failed an important test |
32. Sometimes we just believe what we see, ________ the reality may be different.
A. even though B. as if C. since D. unless
33. It was in the very house _______ was built with stones ________ he spent his childhood.
A. that; that B. that; where C. which; that D. which; where
34.______ the problem of land erosion getting more serious, the government is searching for a way to deal with it.
A. As B. With C. When D. If
35._______ the right decisions ________ the future is probably the most important thing we'll ever do in our lives.
A. Making; concerned B. Make; concerning
C. To make; concerned D. Making; concerning
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题l.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。
“One of the most difficult things to give away is kindness, for it is usually returned.”
-----Mark Ortman.
With several major conferences in town, there was not a room to be rented anywhere. When an elderly couple walked in out of the 36 rains, the desk clerk 37 they would never find lodging(临时寄宿). In an act of 38 , he 39 them the only bed in town, his only bed.
The couple at first refused, but through 40 and kindness, he persuaded the couple to 41 his offer. When they 42 the next morning, the elderly gentleman said to the desk clerk, “You are 43 person who should manage the best hotel in the United States. Maybe 44 I’ll build one.” They chuckled (laughed quietly) about that and the elderly couple left.
The 45 and the elderly couple were forgotten by the desk clerk until two years 46 when he 47 a letter from the old man 48 he come up to New York and see him. There was a round-trip airline 49 with the letter.
The desk clerk thought, “Why not?” and took the 50 to New York. The old man met him at the airport and 51 took him to a construction site to show him an enormous structure 52 there.
“That”, said the old man, “is the hotel I’m building for you to 53 !”
The old man was William Waldorf Astor, and the hotel would 54 be known as the Waldorf-Astoria. The former desk clerk, George C. Boldt, 55 the first manager.
36. A. cool B. cold C. warm D. hot
37. A. knew B. learned C. recognized D. admired
38. A. friendship B. respect C. kindness D. mercy
39. A. supplied B. offered C. gave D. provided
40. A. cause B. thought C. argument D. reason
41. A. receive B. get C. accept D. find
42. A. checked out B. looked out C. went out D. turned out
43. A. the kind B. the next C. the very D. the clever
44. A. some time B. sometimes C. sometime D. some day
45. A. affair B. matter C. incident D. accident
46. A. then B. or so C. later D. after
47. A. heard B. posted C. received D. accepted
48. A. inviting B. requesting C. wanting D. telling
49. A. money B. ticket C. timetable D. port
50. A. ride B. lift C. voyage D. flight
51. A. proudly B. attentively C. immediately D. eagerly
52. A. being built B. being made C. being prepared D. being completed
53. A. count B. possess C. control D. manage
54. A. that way B. this way C. even D. soon
55. A. turned B. became C. designed D. practiced
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
If US software companies don’t pay more attention to quality, they could kiss their business good-bye. Both India and Brazil are developing a world-class software industry. Their weapon is quality and one of their jobs is to attract the top US quality specialists whose voices are not listened to in their country.
Already, of the world’s 12 software houses that have earned the highest rating in the world, seven are in India. That’s largely because they have used new methodologies (方法) rejected by America software specialists. For example, for decades quality specialists W. Edwards Deming and J. M. Juran had urged US software companies to change their attitudes to quality. But their quality call mainly fell on deaf ears in the US ---but not in Japan. By the 1970s and 1980s, Japan was grabbing market share with better, cheaper products. They used Deming’s and Juran’s ideas to bring down the cost of good quality to as little as 5% of total production costs. In US factories, the cost of quality then was 10 times as high: 50%. In software, it still is.
Watts S. Humphrey spent 27 years at IBM heading up software production and then quality assurance (保证). But his advice was seldom paid attention to. He retired from IBM in 1986. In 1987, he worked out a system for assessing (评价) and improving software quality. It has proved its value time and again. For example, in 1990 the cost of quality at Raytheon Electronics Systems was almost 60% of total software production costs. It fell to 15% in 1996 and has since further dropped to below 10%.
Like Deming and Juran, Humphrey seems to be winning more praise overseas than at home. The Indian government and several companies have just founded the Watts Humphrey Software Quality Institute at the Software Technology Park in Chennai, India.
Let’s hope that US lead in software will not be eaten up by its quality problems.
56. What country has more highest- rating companies in the world than any other country?
A. Germany. B. The US. C. Brazil. D. India.
57. By what means did Japan grab its market share by the 1970s and 1980s?
A. Its products were cheaper in price and better in quality.
B. Its advertising was most successful.
C. The US software industry was falling behind.
D. Japan hired a lot of Indian software specialists.
58. What does the founding of the Watts Humphrey Software Quality Institute symbolize (象征)?
A. US determination to move ahead with its software.
B. India’s ambition to take the lead in software.
C. Japanese efforts to solve the software quality problem.
D. Chinese policy on importing software.
59. What is the writer worrying about?
A. Many US software specialists are working for Japan.
B. The quality problem has become a world problem.
C. The US will no longer be the first software player in the world.
D. India and Japan are joining hands to compete with the US.
B
My first reaction was annoyance. It was Friday afternoon, and I was within an hour of finishing my work for the week. As I was leaving, a nurse brought me one more patient message. The statement read: “Mrs. Jones called to say that she has had blurred vision (视觉模糊) ever since her medical test this morning.” I smiled. Suddenly our tests were causing eye problems.
This week my patients had questioned everything. My patient with high blood pressure had stopped coming to her treatment on the advice of an Internet chat room. A woman who had a mental problem was substituting (用……代替) St. John’s word for her medication. Now Mrs. Jones was imagining problems. I rolled my eyes.
My second reaction was worry. As I looked through her record, I tried to figure out why she would have blurred vision, but nothing in her record explained the new problem. She’s probably just anxious, I thought. Still, she wouldn’t have called if she had been all right. I picked up the phone.
What I next felt can only be described as delight. Before I made the call, the nurse ran in: Mrs. Jones called. Her vision is fine. It turned out that she picked up the wrong glasses when she left the office. The X-ray technician has been having the same problem. I let out a laughter. Mrs. Jones had been right. Her vision had been blurred. Now we know why.
Finally I felt shame. I came to realize what Mrs. Jones had taught me. I had first known she was wrong, that her anxiety had clouded her judgment. Instead, my medical training had clouded mine. Now I feel thankful that Mrs. Jones figured it out before I made a mistake about our relationship. Patients come to me for my help. They pay me to listen, diagnose , treat and talk. That suggests trust; I must remember that, and trust them too.
60. The writer smiled while reading the patient message because he knew _____.
A. Mrs. Jones would ask for more tests B. the patient was being unreasonable
C. the nurse was joking with him D. Mrs. Jones would call him
61. What has caused Mrs. Jones’ eye problem?
A. Wrong glasses. B. Medical checkup.
C. Her own imagination. D. Chatting on the Internet.
62. The underlined words “clouded her judgment” in the last paragraph probably mean “____”.
A. made her less trustful toward the doctor B. put her in control of her own feelings
C. made her less able to think clearly D. put her in a dangerous situation
C
A peer is a person who is about the same age as you. Peers affect your life, whether you know it or not, just by spending time with you.
Peers can have a good effect on each other. Maybe another student in your science class taught you an easy way to remember the planets in solar system. Maybe you got others excited about your new favorite book, and now everyone's reading it.
However, sometimes peers affect each other in another way. For example, one kid in school might try to get another to cut class with him, your soccer friend might try to persuade you to be mean to another player and never pass her the ball, or a kid in the neighborhood might want you to shoplift with him.
Some kids give in to peer pressure because they want to be liked, to fit in, or because they worry that other kids may make fun of them if they don't go along with the group. Others may go along because they are curious to try something new that others are doing. The idea that “everyone’s doing it” may influence some kids to leave their better judgments, or their common senses behind.
Peer pressure can be extremely strong and hard to get rid of. Experiments have shown how peer pressure can influence someone to change her mind from what she knows for sure is a correct answer to the incorrect answer -- just because everyone else gives the incorrect answer! That holds true for people of any age in peer pressure situations.
It can be hard to walk away from peer pressure, but it can be done. Pay attention to your own feelings and beliefs about what is right and wrong can help you know the right thing to do. Inner strength and self- confidence can help you stand firm, walk away, and resist doing something when you know better.
63. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Peers have a good effect. B. Children give in to peer pressure.
C. Peer pressure is hard to stop. D. Peer pressure.
64. The underlined word "shoplift" probably means to _______.
A. do shopping B. carry goods for shops
C. steal in the shop D. take the lift upstairs in the shop
65. The writer will NOT agree that ________.
A. only children change their correct answers to incorrect ones because of peer pressure
B. peers have an effect on each other
C. peer pressure can be got rid of
D. peers will believe in themselves if there are other peers who agree with them
66. The writer intends to ________by writing the passage.
A. warn peers to separate from each other
B. tell peers to follow others
C. show it is hard to walk away from peer pressure
D. persuade peers to do what they think is the right thing
D
Dear Flowermouse,
Thank you for your comments on how Americans and Chinese view each other. This is an important subject. Modern technology has given many nations the chance of destroying other nations. This is a cruel picture but it is a realistic one. It means that every nation should make sure that these weapons of great destruction are never used. This requires greater understanding and greater acceptance of differences among people and nations in all parts of the planet.
Your letter asks specifically about Chinese American relationships but I want to let you know my feelings on a global scale. Because China and America are the most powerful nations and I believe they have a special responsibility for promoting better understanding and for leading the way toward peaceful solutions to the world’s problems.
You ask how Chinese American people view each other. This is an important question. Because I know so little about China that I am not able to judge how Chinese view Americans. I am sure that the view differs according to individual experiences that persons might have. And it is not easy to describe America to foreigners. America is a vast mass of people and cultures. These people came from all parts of the world, from Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe and Australia. Each brought a different culture and a different set of values within a single nation.
I believe that the vast majority of Americans like the vast majority of Chinese want peace and friendship between our two nations. Both China and America have suffered through generations from war and violence in our history. And I believe that it is the special responsibility of all Chinese and all Americans to impress this need for mutual understanding on our neighbors in other countries.
So my friend, this is my response. Please know that I write to you as a private person living in America. I do feel strongly that people everywhere have more in common than they have differences. We all share the same basic needs for existence and we all depend upon the same need for the survival of this beautiful planet earth. Maybe we can begin to encourage better communication and better understanding through my columns. I hope so.
67. From the passage we can know that Flowermouse _______.
| A. loves Americans | B. has read about the writer’s articles |
| C. is American | D. knows little about Americans |
68. It is likely that the writer ______.
A. disagrees with Flowermouse
B. thinks it possible for nations to be destroyed due to modern technology
C. thinks American government share the same opinions with its people
D. believes the weapons of great destruction are never used
69. In the letter Flowermouse wrote to the writer, he may have referred to _____.
| A. American culture | B. American society |
| C. Chinese- American relationships | D. how Chinese and Americans help each other |
70. The writer’s purpose to write the passage is to ____.
| A. introduce Americans to us | B. make friends with Flowermouse |
| C. speak for the government of America | D. call in nations to understand each other |
E
The house was quiet at 5 am and Tim’s mother was asleep. Only the sound of big freezer broke the quiet. He’d dreamt of the cave last night. The purring (轻微颤动声) of the freezer had been the sea.
Tim pulled on a sweater and put some apples into his schoolbag. It was too early for breakfast, He’d eat after he’d been through the cave, sitting on the rocks and staring at the sea.
He wished he had a proper pack. His schoolbag would have to do. What else? Sandwiches - but his mother might wake up if he started pulling out bread for sandwiches, she’d want to know why he had to leave so early. He settled for some biscuits, and left a note stuck to the table: Gone to Michael’s. Back tonight. Tim
The sky was high and soft and light outside, though the sun still wasn’t up. Even the highway up the hill was quiet as he made his way down the street. The wind from the sea was fresh and sweet.
The sand hills still breathed heat from yesterday’s sun, though the top of the sand was cool. He ran down to the beach impatiently, but there was no one, just dry sand dancing in the early wind and seabirds marching up and down watching the waves.
The light changed suddenly. The first rays of sunlight stretched across the sea. The sun was pushing its way over the edge of the world.
Over the first rocks, along to the point. Tim glanced back. The beach was still empty. The sun sailed higher in the sky.
He could see the cave now, even darker in the morning light. The sand turned silver then dark gold as the water flowed away from it. He had to force himself to go closer. Why was it so much more mysterious now? But it would be silly to go back now after so much trouble. He needn’t go in all the way ...
71. What did Tim do at the beginning of the story?
A. He left the house quietly. B. He had breakfast at home.
C. He left a note on the freezer. D. He put a sweater in his schoolbag.
72. “He settled for some biscuits” (in Paragraph 3) means that Tim ______.
A. had to leave the biscuits on the table
B. liked biscuits better than sandwiches
C. had to take biscuits instead of sandwiches
D. could only find some biscuits in the kitchen
73. What made it possible for Tim to see the entry to the cave?
A. The height of the first rocks. B. The ups and downs of the waves.
C. The change in the position of the sun. D. The vast stretch of the sunlit beach.
74. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the story?
A. The sea looked like a piece of gold. B. Seabirds flew away when Tim arrived
C. Tim was the only person on the beach. D. The sky got dark as Tim reached the cave.
75. In the story, Tim’s mood (心情) changed from ______.
A. loneliness to craziness B. anxiousness to excitement
C. helplessness to happiness D. eagerness to nervousness
第二卷(非选择题 共45分)
注意事项：
请用书写黑色字迹的0．5毫米的签字笔在答题卡上指定区域内作答，在试题卷上作答一律无效。
第四部分：写作(共三节，满分45分)
第一节 单词拼写(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
76. The harder you work, the more ______________ (精力旺盛) you will become.
77. Several years ago there came a ______________（灾难）---SARS, in which many people died.
78. He is an ordinary man of ____________ (中等的) height.
79. We are thinking of _______________（扩大）our business at home and abroad.
80. One problem of young people today is their lack of ____________（雄心）.
81. My back gives me a lot of pain, so I have to c_____________ my doctor about treatment.
82. He looked very much e ______________ when he was speechless in public that day.
83. He is so fat that he had to walk through the doors s_______________.
84.Of the two doctors, the l_____________ is far better than the former.
85. I doubt whether the boy will be a ______________to the key university.
第二节 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，在该行右边的横线上画一个勾(√)；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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，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 England boys and girls usually have two months to 86. _________
rest after the final exams. Not only the riches but also factory 87. _________
workers or bus drivers can take our children to the seaside for 88. _________
their holidays. Why children like spending their summer 89. _________
holidays on the seaside? It is why they like the sand, the sun, 90. _________
the cool wind and the salt water here more than anything else. 91. _________
Of course, there were lots of new things to see, nice things to 92. _________
eat, and the exciting things to do. But it is the feelings of sand 93. _________
under one’s feet, of cool wind and salt water on one’s skin, of 94. _________
the warm sun on one’s back that makes the seaside what it is. 95. _________
第三节 书面表达（满分25分）
假如你叫李明，是一所学校的一名高三学生。高考已经临近，你最近对本年级的100名同学（男女各半）的报考择业志向做了一次调查，请将调查结果（如下图所示），用英语写一份报告给某中学英文报编辑。
注意：（1）报告应包括图表所示全部内容（不用标明数据，只概述情况）；
（2）词数100左右。
词汇提示：make a survey作调查
（3）■——boy students
□——girl students
Dear editor,
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours
Li Ming
2005-2006学年度南通市九校（学科基地）联考英语试卷
答案、评分标准及听力材料
第一部分：听力（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
1—10 CCBAB BBACB 11—20 ABCBA CBBAB
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—30 DADAA BDAAC 31—35 DAABD
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分）
36—45 BACBD CACDC 46—55 CCBBD CADDB
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
56—65 DABCB ACDCA 66—75 DBBCD ACCCD
第四部分：写作(共三节，满分45分)
第一节 单词拼写(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
76. energetic 77. catastrophe 78. medium /middle 79. expanding
80. ambition 81. consult 82. embarrassed 83. sideways
84. latter 85. admitted
第二节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
86. √ 87. riches—rich 88. our—their 89. ∧do
90.
why—because 91. here—there 92.
were—are 93.
第一个the
94. ∧and 95. makes—make
第三节：书面表达(满分25分)
Dear editor,
I’m a senior 3 student. My name is Li Ming. Recently I have made a survey among 50 boys and 50 girls. The result of the survey is as follows: What the boys like to do is to become businessmen and scientists. Only a few boys want to be teachers. It is interesting that the number of boys and girls who want to become doctors is equal. As for lawyers, more boys expect to have this job. However, there are still students who are not clear about their future.
Yours
Li Ming.
听力材料：
Text 1.
M: How old is Jean?
W: He’s two years older than Maggie.
M: How old is Maggie then?
W: She is 13.
Text 2.
M: You can change planes in either Chicago or Denver
W: You mean there’s no direct flight from New York to Atlanta?
Text 3.
M: How long will I have to stay out of school?
W: About a week. You still have a fever.
Text 4.
M: Cindy, how are you getting along with the translation work?
W: I have written and rewritten so much that I don’t know if I’ll ever get it finished.
Text 5.
W: Mr. Rice, I wonder if I could be off on Friday.
M: Do you really have to? It’s a bit difficult with so many people away on holiday, you know.
Text 6.
In the last 500 years nothing about people-not their clothes, ideas, or languages has changed as much as what they eat. Chocolate drink was first made from the seeds of the cacao tree by South America Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became popular. In London, shops where chocolate drinks were served became important places. Some still exist today. The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the years of 1845～1846, and thousands more were forced to go to live in America.
Text 7.
W: Excuse me, Mr. Brook. I almost forgot there was a phone message here for you. A Professor Johnson called and asked you to call him back.
M: Where is he now, do you know?
W: He’s staying in the Blackwood Hotel, Room 509.
M: Thank you. Do you happen to have the number of the Blackwood Hotel?
W: I’m sorry, I don’t. But you can get it from Information. Just dial 114.
M: Oh, and could I trouble you to change a dollar?
W: All right. Here is your change. By the way, the pubic phone is over there on your right.
M: I see. Thanks.
Text 8.
W: I can’t decide whether to go to university or get a job. What do you think?
M: Well, if I were you. I’d go on studying.
W: But I don’t even know what so study.
M: If I had the chance again, I’d study computers. You’re good at science subject.
W: That’s what my parents want me to do.
M: You should take their advice. They know what’s the best for you.
W: But my friends will have jobs and lots of fun while I spend all my time studying.
M: But if you go to university, you’ll still have time for fun.
W: Umm. What you say makes sense. But, you know, I still have to ask my parents for pocket money and I hate to do so at this age.
M If you try to find a part-time job, you will have some money, too,
W: You’re right. Thank you for the advice.
Text 9.
W: What time is it, Steven?
M: Uh, it’s 7:30. Aren’t you going to finish your breakfast?
W: I don’t have much time. I’ve got a lot to do downtown today.
M: If you’re coming into the city, we may have lunch together.
W: OK. Let’s say one o’clock. I’ll go to the gym. I have an aerobics class until 11:45. Oh, and it will have to be someplace quick.
M: How come?
W: I have a hair appointment at 2:30.
M: Oh, OK. What else are you doing today?
W: I’m meeting Rebecca to do some shopping at 5:30 pm..
M: Tough day!
W: Well, it is my day off, you know!
M: OK, OK. Enjoy your morning. I’ll see you later.
W: You’d better get going, too. You’re not even dressed yet.
M: Don’t worry about me. I’ll get to work on time.
Text 10.
W: What kinds of questions have you got?
M: You took and English class from Professor Wood, didn’t you?
W: I sure did.
M: Well, I’ve heard lost about him and I’m thinking about his classical literature in English class next term.
W: Don’t do it.
M: What do you mean? You didn’t like the class?
W: The class was interesting enough, but Professor Wood is one of the most difficult teachers I have ever had. He expects a great deal from his students, so if you plan to take the course, be prepared to work very hard. I remember doing homework for at least thr5ee hours a day, just for his class. It was very tiring because I still had to do the work for all my other classes.
M: What about the man himself? Is he reasonable?
W: Yes, he most definitely is. He loves his students and is very understanding of our problems. He was always available before, during, and after classes to help us with any ideas we couldn’t understand. He was always open to differing points of view and was willing to listen to whist we had to say. I really liked him as a person. I just hated all the reading we had to do in classical literature.
M: Well, I happen to like classical literature.
W: Then, you’ll love the class.