高三英语第七次月考试题
英 语 试 题
第I卷（共115分）
第一部分 听力 (共三节, 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。
1．Where does the dialogue take place?
A．At the airport B．At home C．At a bookstore
2．On which of the weekdays does the boy have no English classes?
A．Tuesday B．Wednesday C．Friday．
3．What does the man mean?
A．The train has already arrived
B．The train is arriving very soon
C．The train is already late
4．What is the most possible relationship between the two speakers?
A．Boss and employee B．Doctor and nurse C．Teacher and student．
5．What was the length of the movie last night?
A．80 minutes B．90 minutes C．100 minutes．
第二节 (共12小题；每小题1.5分, 满分1 8分)
听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小题, 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。每段对话读两遍。
听下面一段材料, 回答第6和第7两个小题。
6．What do both of them like doing?
A．Traveling and reading B．Chatting with each other C．Going to the cinema
7．What was their final decision for the next day?
A．They would see a new movie
B．They would go traveling and swimming
C．They would see a new exhibition．
听下面一段材料, 回答第8至第1 0三个小题。
8．Why does the man get some gifts today?
A．Because it is his birthday today.
B．Because it is New Year's Day today.
C．Because it is Christmas today.
9．What was the gift from Mr. Sharp?
A．It was an ice-cream sandwich.
B．It was a CD player
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10．Who knows how to skateboard?
A．Both Mr. Jones and Mr. Sharp
B．Both the woman and the man．
C．The woman
听下面一段材料, 回答第11至第13三个小题。
11．What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?
A．Teacher and student B．Classmates C．Schoolmates
12．What is the trouble the man has in his language class?
A．He doesn't understand his teacher．
B．His partner doesn't understand him and doesn't speak any English．
C．Pair-work is very difficult for him for the first time．
13．What is the woman going to do on Saturday?
A．She's going to go shopping and sightseeing with the man
B．She's going to do some shopping in England
C．She's going to answer the man’s question
听下面一段材料, 回答第14至第17四个小题。
14．What is the man intending to do?
A．He wants to buy a flat
B．He is looking for a hotel room
C．He wants to rent a flat
15．In which part of the town is the building located?
A．In the north of the town
B．In the middle of the town
C．In the west of the town．
16．How many rooms does this flat have excluding the kitchen and the bathroom?
A．Two B．Three C．Four
17．What does the man think of the flat?
A．He thinks it’s too expensive
B．He doesn’t like it at all
C．He seems to have some interest in it
第三节(共3小题；每小题1.5分, 满分4.5分)
听下面一段材料, 将第18至第20三个小题的信息补充完整, 每小题不超过三个单词a听材料前, 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15秒钟的作答时问。本段材料读两遍。
| Time | Spring | Place | Near Nancy Brown’s farm | |
| Event | ● The heavy rain caused 18．_________________. | |||
| ● Nancy had 19．_________________ | ||||
| ● 20．_______________ saved Nancy from being drowned. | ||||
| ● A helicopter found Nancy and took her to an emergency shelter. | ||||
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, 选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child _______ he or she wants.
A．however B．whatever C．whichever D．whenever
答案是B。
21．To many people's surprise, the twin sisters have ______ in common in personalities
A．very little B．very few C．quite many D．quite much
22．James said that he'd like to work with some of the leading directors, first ______, and then hopefully _______ his own film.
A．learning; do B．learning; to do C．to learn; doing D．to learn; to do
23．一What kinds of jobs are becoming popular in your country?
一As in many countries。there’s been a big growth in anything _______computers.
A．relating B．related to C．to relate with D．to relate to
24．Our new teacher is patient, kind, fun, smart, caring, and _____ strict too. We really learn a lot from her.
A．though B．besides C．yet D．therefore
25．You know it's quite urgent, so you have to tell her the whole thing ________ you meet her.
A．the day B．the moment C．the second D．in a minute
26．The movie was filmed in Alaska and it was extremely cold but made the movie more realistic than any other set _______.
A．will have been done B．may have been done
C．should have done D．could have done
27．一Hey, Mary. How's ________ school going?
一John! Good to see you again! I’ve been really busy ________ last couple of weeks.
A．不填; the B．the; 不填 C．the; a D．不填; a
28．The peasant worker, who had been trapped on the high way for nearly 7 days, expressed his desire that help ________ as soon as possible.
A．will arrive B．would arrive C．arrive D．arrived
29．Before the meeting was over, the manager fold each interviewee to ________ a time for an interview in the next two days.
A．set up B．put up C．make up D．pull up
30．The rule is that there is no smoking allowed in the building, ________ in your own room.
A．not though B．not even C．no other than D．not even if
31．There arc emergency exits in both towers of the hotel, ________ on the other side opposite the elevators.
A．on which arc located B．where is located
C．which locate D．which arc located
32．The last few weeks, Mr. Jones ________ all the time. He _______ in Los Angeles in the morning and in New York by the afternoon, and back to Los Angeles by the evening.
A．had traveled; could be B．travels; might be
C．has been traveling; can be D．had been traveling; could be
33．I know they are always very busy, but I don't know whether they have any plans for ________.
A．the coming few weeks B．a few coming weeks
C．the few coming weeks D．a few weeks coming
34．There _____ much hope that the old lady will get well again·
A．isn't seem to be B．doesn’t seem to be
C．seems not to be D．not seems to be
35．No one can give a speech without an outline, which will give you a good structure to_______ your speech _________.
A．set; in B．keep; on C．focus; in D．base; on
第二节 完形填空 共20小题；每, 1-题1.5分, 满分30分)
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从36—55各题所绐的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中, 选出最佳选
项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was growing up I thought of my father as a hard working laborer, which he was. He ran a dairy farm. 36 crops in the field and worked as a maintenance worker in a factory. I saw very 37 of him until I was a teenager．When I was in my teens he sold the cattle and rented out the 38 . He still worked full time at his factory job. He bad a heart attack and stayed home on disability social security when I was a freshman in college.
My mom was always 39 hobbies for him to do to 40 his time because he was used to being very 41 . I was really surprised when, two Christmas, after his heart attack, all the female grandchildren received doll house furniture from my 42 . My dad had made the furniture He had found a hobby that he not only enjoyed, but was very good at. The doll house furniture was very 43 —he made tables and chairs, a sofa and beds.
My father had very large hands from working so hard during his life. It was 44 to mc that he was able to do the 45 work needed to 46 the small doll house furniture. He had seen 47 for the furniture in a magazine 48 began making the doll house furniture out of pieces of wood he had in the garage. The pieces were small to work on and the 49 took a great deal of skill. 50 the years passed, he not only made the doll house furniture for all the grandchildren, but he also started making multiple pieces to 51 at craft sales．He and my mom would travel throughout the area 52 up display tables and selling the furniture He began making the doll houses as well. He took great pride in the praise he 53 customers. I would never have guessed a hard working 54 would be supplementing his income and filling his 55 with doll houses and furniture.
36．A．feed B．collect C．put D．gather
37．A．much B．little C．often D．well
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39．A．looking for B．waiting for C．hoping for D．caring for
40．A．take B．save C．occupy D．go back
41．A．careful B．patient C．1azy D．busy
42．A．father B．mother C．bother D．sister
43．A．big B．small C．detailed D．strong
44．A．frustrating B．amazing C．interesting D．confusing
45．A．oral B．fine C．heavy D．1ight
46．A．fit into B．construct C．create D．organize
47．A．patterns B．materials C．colors D．shapes
48．A．though B．then C．so D．and
49．A．designing B．picking C．painting D．cutting
50．A．After B．As C．Before D．Since
51．A．show B．sell C．see D．appreciate
52．A．thinking B．creating C．setting D．building
53．A.received from B．gave to C．shared with D．asked for
54．A．grandfather B．gentleman C．worker D．farmer
55．A．time B．place C．room D．house
第三部分:阅读理解 (共两节, 共40分)
第一节 选择题(共17小题；每小题2分, 满分34分)
阅读下列短文, 然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Today I would like to talk about the early days of movie making in the late nineteenth and the early twenties centuries. Before the pioneering film of D．W. Griffiths, film makers were limited by several rules of the time. According to one, the camera was always fixed at a view point corresponding to that of a viewer in the theater, a position now known as the long shot. It was another mle that the position of the camera never changed in the middle of a scene.
In last week’s films we saw how Griffith ignored both these limiting rules and brought the camera closer to the actor This shot, now known as a full shot, was considered as revolutionary at the time. For love of Gold was the name of the film in which we saw the first use of the full shot.
After progressing from the long shot to the full shot, the next logical step for Griffiths was to bring in the camera still closer, is what is called the close-up The close-up had been used before though only rarely and merely as a visual stunt(特技), as for example, in Edqaed Asport’s. The Great Train Robbery, which was made in 1903. But not until 1908 in Griffith's movie called After Many Years was the dramatic potential of the close-up first exploited. In the scene from After Many Years that we are about to see, pay special attention to the close-up of Annie Lee's worried face as she awaits her husband's return.
In 1908, Griffith's close-up shocked everyone in the Biogress Studio. But he had no time for argument. He had another surprise even more extreme to offer. Immediately following the close-up of Annie, he inserted a picture of the object of thoughts, her husband casting away off a deserted isle. This cutting from one scene to another without finishing either of them brought a lot of criticism on the experimenter.
56．What kind of motion picture camera shots was generally used in the early films?
A．A fixed position which is now called long shots．
B．A fixed point as far as viewers at the theater can see．
C．A position which Was just like the one in the middle of the theater．
D．A fixed point that would not change during the course of a movie．
57．What occupation did Edqaed Asport probably have?
A．He was an actor B．She was an actress．
C．He was a film director D．He was an assistant of Griffith．
58．We know．according to the speaker, that a scene from the movie ______ was going to be shown during this lecture．
A．TheGreat TrainRobbery B．AfterMany Years
C．For Love of Gold D．Biogress Studio
59．Why was the close-up of Annie Lee followed by a shot of her husband?
A．To shock everyone in the movie．
B．To show what Annie was waiting for．
C．To explain that her husband would come home soon．
D．To indicate her husband’s staying on a lonely island alone．
B
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63．What is a must when one hopes to be a member of Dilliard’s team?
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American Thomas Schelling and Israeli-American Robert Aumann share the 2005 Nobel Prize in economics. Both men have greatly influenced the way conflict and business negotiations(谈判) are carried out. The two men are being honored for their work in developing an economic idea. It is called game theory.
Game theory began as the study of decision-making in competitive situations, like games. John von Neumann and Oscar Morgenstern linked the theory of games with economic activities more than sixty years ago.
In the 1950s, John Nash developed an idea known as the Nash equilibrium(平衡), The Nash equilibrium is the point where all sides in a competitive situation believe they have been given the best offer they will ever get. He proved this with mathematical methods. Ms Nash won the Nobel Prize in economics with two other men in 1994.
Mr. Schelling used the ideas of game theory to study real—life problems, such as the arms competition between the United States and the Soviet Union forty years ago. He was interested in what influenced negotiating groups. He showed how one side might decide to harm its interests for short period of time to make gains over a longer period. Mr. Schelling also used game theory to show how people become divided by race. He found that divided societies can result even among persons mostly willing to live near people of another race.
Mr. Aumann developed game theory mathematically so that it can be useful for different areas of study. He showed that peaceful cooperation can provide good results for all competitors in a game over a long period. This is true even among competitors with a temporary conflict of interest. Mr Aumann also considered how reasonable decisions are made among groups. He showed that knowing what competitors know is important to decision—making.
The work of both men has influenced areas of study other than economics. International negotiators, military planners, business leaders and biologists use methods developed by Mr. Schelling and Mr. Aumann.
Mr. Schelling, an American, is retired professor of the University of Maryland. Mr. Aumann is a citizen of both the United States and Israel. He is a retired professor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
64．Mr. Schelling and Mr. Aumann share the 2005 Nobel Prize in economics for ________.
A．developing “game theory” B．developing the Nash equilibrium
C．proving “game theory” D．beginning the study of “game theory”
65．Who first connected“game theory”with economic activities according to the text?
A．Mr. Schelling amd Mr. Aumann
B．Mr. Schelling and John von Neumann
C．John von Neumann and Oscar Morgenstern
D．Mr. Nash and Mr. Aumann
66．The underlined phrase “make gains” in the fourth paragraph probably refers to ________.
A．suffer loss B．improve health C．make money D．make a profit
67．According to Mr. Aumann, when we want to reach a reasonable decision among groups, we _____.
A．don’t have to be informed what our competitors think
B．must have a good understanding of what our competitors know
C．need only think about how we can make the most of our own interests
D．needn’t peacefully cooperate with our competitors to make a profit
D
Desertification (沙漠化) in the dry United States is very serious. Groundwater supplies beneath vast stretches of land are dropping rapidly. Many rivers systems have dried up. Hundreds of thousands of previously irrigated cropland have been abandoned to wind or weeds. Several million acres of natural grasslands are overused at unnaturally high rates. All told about 225 million acres of land are undergoing severe desertification.
Federal governments provide financial support to encourage the use of dry hmd resources. Low-interest loans for irrigation and other water delivery systems encourage farmers, industry, and cities to mine groundwater. Federal disaster relief and service program encourage dry-land farmers to make use of natural grassland to plant crops such as wheat and, especially, cotton. Federal grazing (放牧) fees which are well below the free market price encourage overgrazing of the commons. The market, too, provides powerful incentives(鼓励)to make use of dry land resources beyond the limits.
The incentives to use dry land resources are greater today than ever. The government is now offering huge new money support to produce artificial fuel from coal as well as alcohol fuel from crops. Moreover, goods prices are on the rise; and they will provide farmers with powerful incentives to overuse dry land resources. The existing federal government cost-share programs designed to help finance the protection as soil, water, and vegetation are pale in comparison to such incentives.
In the final analysis, when viewed in the national outlook, the effects on agriculture are the most troublesome aspect of desertification in the United States．For it comes at a time when we are losing over a million acres of rain-watered crop land per year to “higher uses”—shopping centers, industrial parks, housing development, and waste dump—regardless of the economic need of the United States to export agricultural products or of the world’s need U.S. food and cotton. Today the dry West accounts for 20 percent of the nation’s total agricultural output. If the United States is, as it appears, well in its way toward overdrawing the dry land resources, then the policy choice is simply to pay now for the appropriate solutions or pay for later when productive benefits from dry land resources have been both realized and largely finished.
68．Which of the following is not mentioned as a result of severe desertification?
A．A drop in the supply of ground water.
B．A quickly decreasing production of crops.
C．A large area of overused grassland.
D．A number of dried up river systems.
69．From the second and third paragraphs, we learn about _________.
A．more money is being used to protect lands from desertification now in the U.S.
B．1ess money is being invested in making use of large area of existing dry land
C．the federal government of the US favors farmers a lot over workers in companies
D．huge amount of effort has been made by the government to make use of dry land
70．The underlined word “pale” (1ine 5, paragraph 3) most probably means “__________”.
A．white in color B．small in amount
C．equal in amount D．huge in amount
71．Why the “higher uses” are criticized by the author?
A．Because both America and the world need the land for agricultural production.
B．Because Americans do not need that many shopping centers and apartments.
C．Because those higher uses create a large amount of waste of resources.
D．Because industrial parks and waste dumps are seriously polluting the environment.
72．The author’s attitude towards the present way of using the dry land is _________.
A．supportive B．unconcerned C．confused D．disapproval
第二节 简答题 (共3小题, 满分6分)
阅读下面短文, 根据第73至第75小题的具体要求, 简要回答问题。
Revenge is one of those things that everyone enjoys. People don’t like to talk about it, thoug. Just the same, there is nothing more satisfying or more rewarding that revenge. The purpose is not to harm your victims but to let them know that you are upset about something that they are doing to you. Careful plotting can provide you with relief from bothersome co-workers or gossiping friends. Co-workers who make comments about the fact that you are always 15 minutes late for work can be taken care of very simply. All you have to do is get up extra early one day. Before the sun comes up, drive to each co-worker’s house. Reach under the hood of your co-worker’s car and disconnect the center wire that leads to the distributor cap. The car will be unharmed, but it will not start, and your friends at work will all be late for work on the same day. If you’re lucky, your boss might notice that you are the only one there and will give you a raise. Gossiping friends at school are also perfect targets for it is a simple act of revenge. The way to trap either male or female friends is to leave phony message on their lockers. If the friend that you want to get is male, leave message that a certain girl would like him to stop by her house later that day. With any luck, her boyfriend will be there. The girl won’t know what’s going on, and the victim will be so embarrassed that he probably won’t leave his home for a month.
A well-planned payback does not have to hurt anyone. The object is simply to let other people know that they are beginning to bother you.
73．Find in the passage a word closest in meaning to the underlined word “revenge” in the first paragraph.
___________________________________________________________________
74．What mustn't we do when we take our revenge on our co-workers or friends? (回答词数不超过5个)
___________________________________________________________________________
75．For what had we better take revenge on our co-workers or friends? (回答词数不超过l0个)
___________________________________________________________________
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第四部分 书面表达 (共两节, 满分35分)
第一节 填空 (共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分)
阅读短文, 根据所读内容在文后76~85的空格里填上适当的单词或短语, 并将答案转写到答题卡上。注意：每空不超过三个单词。
Tourism probably started in Roman times. Rich Romans visited friends and families who were working in another part of the Roman empire. But when the empire broke down, this kind of tourism stopped.
In the early 17th century, the idea of the “Grand Tour” was born. Rich young English people sailed across the English Channel. They visited the most beautiful and important European cities of the time, including Paris in France, and Rome and Venice in Italy. Their tours lasted for two or four years and the tourist stayed a few weeks or months in each city．The “Grand Tour” was an important part of young people’s education--bat only for the rich.
In the 18th century tourism began to change. For example, people in the UK started to visit some towns, such as Bath to “take the wasters”. They believed that the water there was good for their health. So large and expensive hotels were built in these towns.
In the 19th century, travel became much more popular and faster. When the first railways were built in the 1820's, it was easier for people to travel between towns, so they started to go for holidays by sea. And some started to have holidays in the countryside as cities became larger, noisier and dirtier.
Traveling by sea also became faster and safer when the first steamships were built. People began to travel more to faraway countries
The 20th century saw cars become more and more popular among ordinary people Planes were made larger, so ticket process dropped and more people used them.
| 76．__________ | Main Tourists | Places | 83．_______________ |
| 77．______________ | 79．______________ | In Roman empire | Visit friends and families |
| 17th century | Rich young English people | Beautiful and important European cities | 84．_______________ |
| 78．______________ | People in the UK | 81．______________ | 85．_______________ |
| 19th century | 80．_____________ | 82．______________ | Enjoy the beauty of nature |
| 20th century | Ordinary people | Faraway countries | Not mentioned |
第二节 写作 (满分25分)
据报道, 海南渔民张某为自己八岁的女儿设计了一个疯狂的“夏令营”计划: 用56天跑完3, 588公里, 从三亚跑到北京。请根据下列信息用英文写一篇短文, 并说明自己的观点。
| 张某的观点 | 媒体的观点 | 你的观点 |
| 1. 坚信女儿是幸福的； 2．表达对北京奥运会的良好祝愿； 3．培养女儿, 争取在2016奥运会拿金牌。 | 1．与奥运精神背道而驰；与孩子的意愿不符； 2．为了自己出名, 摧残孩子的身心； 3．政府应当干预, 以保护儿童权益。 | ？ |
注意：1．文章的开头已经写好
2．词数：110左右。
In Zhang’s opinion, ____________________________________________________
参考答案
第I卷 答案
| 题号 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 答案 | A | B | C | C | B | B | C | A | B | C | C | B | A | C | A |
| 题号 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 答案 | B | C | A | D | B | C | B | D | A | C | A | B | |||
| 题号 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 |
| 答案 | D | C | A | B | D | C | B | D | A | C | D | A | C | B | B |
| 题号 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 |
| 答案 | C | A | D | D | B | B | C | A | D | A | A | C | B | D | D |
| 题号 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| 答案 | A | B | C | A | C | D | B | B | D | B | A | D |
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19．an accident
20．An old cow
73．Payback
74．We mustn’t hurt/ harm them.
75．To let them know/ realize they’re beginning to bother us/ making/ make us upset.
第II卷 答案
第一节 填空
76．Time 77．Romans times
78．18th century 79．Rich Romans
80．Ordinary people 81．Some towns
82．Towns and countryside 83．Purposes
84．Educate young people 85．Take the waters
第二节 写作
One possible version：
In Zhang’s opinion, his daughter is happy with the plan being carried out. On the one hand, the running shows their best wishes to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. On the other (hand), this kind of training will contribute to her winning a gold medal in the 2016 Olympic Games.
However, some reporters believe the parents are trying to be famous at the cost of their daughter’s physical and mental health. What’s more, it is against the Olympic spirits as well as the will of the child. Therefore, they believe the government should stop such a crazy action and protect the rights of children.
Personally, I think we should above all make sure that our children are happy and healthy.
附： 听力材料
Text l
W：Have I got time to buy a sports magazine to read on the way?
M：No, our plane is about to take off.
Text 2
W：How many English classes do you have at school each week?
M：Five There is one on Monday, one on Tuesday, two on Thursday and one on Friday.
Text 3
W：The train is supposed to arrive at nine 0’clock．
M：Nine 0’clock?But it’s already nine thirty．
Text 4
W：Here is your homework back．Now, Tom, why didn’t you give me yours?
M：Well, very sorry, I didn’t do it, but I have a bad headache, then．
Text 5
w：Did you enjoy the movie last night?
M：No, because when We got to the cinema, we were thirty minutes late. So we only saw two thirds
of the movie．
Text 6
W：Sorry, Tom．I don’t want to go to the folk concert．
M：How about going to the theater?
W：I hate going to the theater．
M：Well, what do you like doing?
W：Traveling and swimming．And you?
M：I like painting, sailing, watching football games and chatting with you．
W：I also like chatting with you．
M：Do you like going to see exhibitions? There is a new one at the Tate Gallery tomorrow．
W：That’s a good idea．Let’s do that．
Text 7
W：Jack open your presents．Here is one from Mr．Jones．
M：OK. wow! A basketball and a bat．Thank you, Mr．Jones．
W：Come on, Jack．Here is one from Mr. Sharp．He has gone to Washington on business．He told
mc this would be a great surprise for you．I wonder if it is a big ice-cream sandwich．
M：Oh, boy! A CD player! I'll go and buy some more CDs．I wish it were my birthday every day!
W：Me, too．Jack, this is from me．I hope you like it．
M：Oh, what a beautiful skateboard! This is what I have been dreaming of since last Christmas．
W：You are welcome I can teach you how to skateboard．
Text 8
M：Rosa! Do you like your new class?
W：I'm not sure. The teacher is good, but the course book is very easy．
M：Don’t worry! The first lessons in course books are always very easy．I'm sure your book will get more difficult．
W：Well, how about your class?
M：I like it when the teacher's speaking, but there's too much pair-work．
W： What's pair—work?
M：It's when you practice your English by speaking to the person next to you.
W：But that's good! All the students have more speaking time!
M．It isn't good for me! The student next to me reads his dictionary all the time. He looks for
words to say．but he says nothing．When I speak to him, he doesn't understand me!
W：Don't worry! Pair-work is very difficult the first time．Tomorrow it will be very easy!
M：Don't make fun of me! You’re a very bad person, so I'm only going to ask you one more
question．
W：What?
M：I'm alone here in England．Would you like to go shopping and sightseeing with me on Saturday?
W：I'm a very bad person, so the answer to your question is yes!
Text 9
W：Hello．
M：Hello．I'm calling about the flat．
W：Yes?
M：What's the location, please?
W：It's in the north of the town．
M：Which floor is it on?
W：The 15th floor．It has a 1ovely view．
M：How many bedrooms does it have?
W：It has two bedrooms, a bathroom and a kitchen．
M：Is the living room large?
W：No, it's not very large．
M：How much is the rent then?
W：40 pounds a week
M：So it cost more than 160 pounds a month!
W：Believe me, that's the lowest rent of this kind of flat in this district．
M：OK, I'd like to have a think about it, and then let you know tomorrow Thank you．Good—bye．
W：You're welcome．Bye．
Text l0
A Life-Saving Cow
Six days of spring rain had created a river running by Nancy Brown's farm. As she tried to get her cows to higher ground, she slipped and hit her head on a fallen tree trunk. The fall knocked her out for a moment or two. When she came to, Lizzie, one of her oldest and favorite cows, was beside her. The water was rising. Nancy got up and began walking slowly with Lizzie. The water was now waist-high. Nancy's pace got slower and slower. Finally, all she could d0 was to throw her am around Lizzie's neck and try to hang on．About 20 minutes later, Lizzie managed to successfully pull herself and Nancy out of the swift water and onto a bit of high land, a small island now in the middle of the white water
Even though it was about noon, the sky was so dark and the rain and lightning so bad that it took rescuers another two hours to discover Nancy. A helicopter came and took her to the school gym, where the Red Cross had set up an emergency shelter.