高考英语模拟试题(一)

..新教材高考英语模拟试题第1套说明：本套试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分,满分150分。考试时间：120分钟。第Ⅰ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’sthewoman’sopinionabouttheschool?A.Itwouldbeabetterschool.B.Itshouldbebuilt.C.Itisn’tneeded.2．WhywillMr.andMrs.WhitegotoNewYork?A.Tohaveavisitthere.B.Tocelebratetheirbirthday.C.Tocelebratetheirweddinganniversary.3．WhatdoesthewomansayaboutMary?A.Shehasn’tgonecampingforweeks.B.Shelikeslongcampingtrips.C.Ittakesheralongtimetoplanhercamping.4．Whatisthemantalkingabout?A.Thewoman’sname.B.Acustomthatisnewtohim.C.Americannames.5．WhenshouldLindagethere?A.At8∶50.B.At9∶00C.At10∶00第二节〔共15小题；每小题1.5分,满分22.5分听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟；听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6-8题。6．Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?A.Atarestaurant.B.Atthewoman’shome.C.Inthestreet.7．Whatpresentdoesthemangivetothewoman?A.Somecandies.B.Ahandicraft.C.Asmalltoy.8．Whatisitmadeof?A.Wool.B.Wood.C.Bamboo.听第7段材料,回答第9-11题。9．Whoarethetwospeakers?A.Theyarestudentspreparingforthecomingcollegeentranceexams.B.Theyarestudentspreparingforthefinalexams.C.Theyarecolleagues.10．Whatcanwetellfromtheconversation?A.Theyonlysuffermentally.B.Theyonlysufferphysically.C.Theysufferbothphysicallyandmentally.11．Whichofthefollowingisnotthereasonfortheirgoingtocollege?A.Togetmoreknowledge.B.Nottolettheirparentsdisappointed.C.Tohavetimeforsports,filmsandsoon.听第8段材料,回答第12-14题。12．What’sthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Theyarefriends.B.Theyareteacherandstudent.C.Theyarebossandemployee.13．Whatisthewomaninterestedin?A.Sheisinterestedinliterature.B.Sheisinterestedinscience.C.Sheisinterestedinphysics.14．Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?A.Studyphysicsinthefuture.B.Studyliteratureinthefuture.C.Dowhatshelikesto.听第9段材料,回答第15-17题。15．Wheredidthemango?A.Tothelibrary.B.Tothechemistrylab.C.Tothepostoffice.16．towfarisitfromthepostofficetotheschool?A.It’s13minutesonfoot.B.It’s30minutesonfoot.C.It’s13minutesbycar.17．Whycan’tthewomangothereherself?A.Shewasill.B.Shewasbusy.C.ShefailedintheEnglishexamandshewassad.听第10段材料,回答第18-20题。18．WhathappenedthefirstmorningwhenTomwasonthefarm?A.Heoverslept.B.Hegotupveryearly.C.Hewaswakedupbyanimals.19．WhydidTomfeelunhappy?A.Hefailedtohelpthefarmer.B.Thelamb’smotherhaddied.C.Hehadtoleavethefarmandtheanimals.20．WhatdoyouknowaboutTom?A.Hisfatherwasafarmer.B.Hehadagoodholidayonthefarm.C.Healwayshasholidaysonthefarm.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．Applesareusuallysoldby________weightandeggsaresometimessoldby________dozen.A.the;theB./;aC./;theD.the;a22．Althoughpunctualhimself,theprofessorwasquiteused________lateforhislecture.A.tohavestudentsB.forstudents’beingC.forstudentstobeD.tostudents’being23．Whenpeoplemovetoanothercountry,theyoftentry________thecustomsoftheirnativeland.A.tokeeponB.tokeepoffC.tokeepupD.keepingup24．—Theexperimentisofparticularimportance.—Isee.Wewillcarryonwithit________wecangetenoughmoney.A.unlessB.thoughC.whetherD.until25．Ithinkthatthismealwaswellworth________waschargedforit.A.thatB.whatC.whichD.howmany26．________alloverthehillsandaroundthelakearewildflowersofdifferentkinds.A.TogrowB.GrowingC.GrownD.Grow27．Althoughhesometimesloseshistemper,hisstudentslikehim________forit.A.notsomuchB.notsolittleC.nomoreD.noless28．ProfessorZhanggaveallthetextbookstoallthepupils,except________whohadalreadytakenthem.A.theseB.onesC.theonesD.theothers29．Doyouthinkthereason________hegaveisbelievable?A.forwhichB.whichC.whyD.what30．________heis,heseldomshowshispreciouscoinstoothers.A.Coin-collectorasB.Asacoin-collectorC.Acoin-collectorasD.Coin-collectorthat3l．Fromhis________voiceonthephoneIknoweverythingisgoingunderway.A.satisfactoryB.satisfyingC.satisfiedD.satisfaction32．—DoesBilldohisnewjobwell?—________hisoldjob.I’mafraidthere’snohopeforhim.A.NotbetterthanB.NobetterthanC.NotsowellasD.Notaswellas33．—I’msorry,Ishouldn’thavebeensorudetoyou.—You________yourtemperbutthat’sOK.A.havelostB.hadlostC.didloseD.werelosing34．—Istheexperimenteasy?—________.I’lljustdomybit.A.IthinksoB.CertainlyC.NotalittleD.Anythingbut35．Althoughheknewlittleaboutthelargeamountofworkdoneinthefield,hesucceeded________othermorewell-informedexperimentersfailed.A.whichB.thatC.whatD.where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。forthepooractorswhoarerequiredtogoonrepeatingthesane37nightafternight.Onewould38themtoknowtheirpartsbyheartand39havecausetofalter〔结巴.Yet40isnotalwaysthecase.hadbeenimprisonedinBastillefortwentyyears.Inthelastact,agaoler〔监狱长,看守wouldalwayscomeontothestagewithaletterwhichhewouldhandtotheprisoner.43thenoblewasexpectedtoreadtheletterateach44,healwaysinsistedthatitshouldbewrittenoutinfull.Onenight,thegaolerdecidedtoplayajoke45hiscolleaguetofindoutif,aftersomanyperformances,hehadmanagedtolearnthe46oftheletterbyheart.Thecurtainwentuponthefinalactoftheplayandrevealed〔使显露thearistocratsittingalonebehindbarsinhisandpresentedthelettertothearistocrat.Butthecopyhegavehimhadnotbeenwrittenoutin49asusual.Itwassimplyablanksheetofpaper.Thegaolerlookedoneagerly,50toseeifhisfellowactorhadatlastlearnthislines.Thenoblestaredattheblanksheetofpaperforafewseconds.Then,squinting〔眯着眼看hiseves,hesaid,"Thelightis51.Readthelettertome."Andhepromptlyhandedthesheetofpapertothegaoler.52thathecouldnotrememberawordofthelettereither,thegaolerreplied,"Thelightisindeeddim,sir.Imustgetmy53"Withthis,hehurriedoffthestage.Muchtothearistocrat’s54,thegaolerreturnedafewmomentslaterwithapairofglassesandthe55copyoftheletterwhichheproceeded〔继续进行toreadtotheprisoner.36．A.fortunateB.unfortunateC.happyD.unhappy37．A.linesB.wordsC.playsD.roles38．A.wantB.askC.expectD.wish39．A.alwaysB.neverC.sometimesD.often40．A.suchB.thethingC.oneD.this41．A.highlyB.highC.poorlyD.poor42．A.whereB.whatC.whichD.who43．A.BecauseB.EventhoughC.WhenD.Though44．A.playB.performanceC.roleD.case45．A.withB.inC.onD.to46．A.pagesB.jokeC.linesD.contents47．A.appearedB.disappearedC.cameoutD.camein48．A.roomB.cellC.stageD.office49．A.EnglishB.FrenchC.orderD.full50．A.wordedB.surprisedC.anxiousD.afraid51．A.brightB.dimC.darkD.out52．A.ToseeB.TofindC.SeeingD.Finding53．A.glassesB.linesC.lightD.letters54．A.surpriseB.satisfactionC.angerD.amusement55．A.usualB.oldC.unusualD.new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。AAnexplosiononThursdaykilledoneandinjured21inabusystreetinTongren,SouthwestChina’sGuizhouProvinceThebombwashiddeninarubbishbininthecity’scommercialhub〔商业中心,wherelotsofshopsandrestaurantsareconcentrated.Theear-splittingblastwasheardaround12∶50p.m.,saidalocalnewspaper,citingwitnesses.Thepoweroftheblastshattered〔使粉碎nearbyshopwindowsandrippedthestainless〔不生锈的steelrubbishcantopieces.Onepasser-by,identified〔确认onlyasZhang,saidshewasshockedbythenoiseandsawalotofpedestrianslyingonthegroundwhenshegottothescene.Thirteenoftheinjuredweretakentoalocalhospitalaftertheexplosion.Adoctortheresaidfivewereinseriousconditionbutalreadyoutofdangerafteremergencytreatment.Theotherswerejustslightlyhurt.Thecauseoftheexplosionisstillunderinvestigation,saidanofficerwiththeTongrenpolice,butrefusedtospeculateastothecause.56．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.AlltheinjuredweretakentoahospitalB.8oftheinjuredwerenottakentoahospitalC.TherubbishbinwithabombwasinarestaurantD.Therubbishbinwithabombwasinashop57．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Onepasser-by,indentifiedonlyasZhang,sawthemanthrowingabombintoabin.B.Somecustomersinrestaurantswereinjured.C.Thewriterdidn’tgettothescene.D.Allcustomersinshopsgothurt.58．Inthelastparagraphtheunderlinedword"speculate"probablymeans________.A.tellB.guessC.discussD.talk59．Whatofthefollwingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.BombHiddeninaRubbishBinB.TheCauseoftheExplosionC.ATerribleThingD.MarketBlastKills1,Injures21BHowmanycoinsnaveyougotinyourpocketrightnow?Three?Two？Abentone？Withaphonecardyoucanmakeupto200callswithoutanychangeatall.〔1Whatdoyoudowithit?Gotoatelephoneboxmarked〔youguessedit"phonecard".Putinyourcard,makeyourcallandwhenyou’vefinished,ascreentellsyouhowmuchisleftonyourcard.〔2Nowappearinashopnearyou.NeareachCardphoneplaceyou’llfindashopwhereyoucanbuyone.They’reatbus,trainandcitytubestations〔地铁.Manyuniversities,hospitalsandclubs.Restaurantsandgasstationsonthehighwayandshoppingcentres.Atairportsandseaports.〔3Nomorebrokenpayphones.Mostbrokenpayphonesarelikethatbecausethey’vebeenvandalized〔故意破坏.TherearenocoinsinCardphonetoexcitethieves’interestinit.Soyou’renotprobablytofindavandalizedone.Getaphonecardyourselfandtryitout,orgetabiggerwallet.60．Thepassageismostprobably________.A.awarningB.anoteC.anadvertisement〔广告D.anannouncement61．Therearethreesections〔部分inthepassage.Whichsectiondoyouthinkisaboutwhyphonecardsaregood?A.Section1．B.Section2．C.Section3．D.None.62．Choosetherightorderorthestepsunder"Howdoyouuseaphonecard".a.Putinyourphonecard.b.Lookatthescreentofindouthowmanycallsyoucanstillmake.c.Gotoatelephoneboxmarked"Phonecard".d.Makeyourcall.A.a,b,c,dB.c,a,d,bC.a,d,c,bD.c,d,a,bCAfewdaysagoIaskedmysons’governess〔女家庭教师Juliatocomeintomystudy."Beseated,Julia,"Isaid,"Let’ssettleouraccounts.Iguessyoumostlikelyneedsomemoney,butmaybeyou’retoopolitetomentionit.Nowthen,weagreedonthirtydollarsamonth...""Forty.""No,thirty.Imadeanoteofit.Ialwayspayourgovernessthirty.Well,um,you’vebeenheretwomonths,so...""Twomonthsandfivedays.""Exactlytwomonths.Imadeaspecialnoteofit.Thatmeansyouhavesixtydollarscomingtoyou.TakeoffnineSundays...youknowyoudidn’tworkwithTomonSundays,youonlytookwalks.Andthreeholidays..."Juliawasbitingherfingernailnervously,herfacered,but-notaword."Threeholidays,thereforetakeofftwelvedollars.FourdaysTomwassickandtherewerenolessons,asyouwereoccupiedonlywithDick.Threedaysyouhadatoothacheandmywifegaveyoupermissionnottoworkafterlunch.Twelveandseven-nineteen.Takenineteenoff...thatleaves.hmmfortyonedollars.Correct？"Julia’slefteyereddenedwithtearswellingup.Herchintrembled;shecoughednervouslyandblewhernose,but-stillnotaword."AroundNewYear’sDayyoubrokeateacupandasaucer;takeofftwodollars.Thecupcostmore,itwasatreasureofthefamily,but-forgetit.Whendidn’tItakealoss!Then,duetoyourneglect〔疏忽,Tomclimbedatreeandtorehisjacket;takeawayten.AlsoduetoyourcarelessnessthemaidstoleDick’sshoes.Yououghttowatcheverything!Yougetpaidforit.So,thatmeansfivemoredollarsoff.ThetenthofJanuaryIgavetendollars.""Youdidn’t."sobbedJulia."ButImadeanoteofit.""Well...ifyousayso.""Taketwentysevenfromfortyone-thatleavesfourteen."Bothhereyeswerefilledwithtears.Beadsofsweatstoodonthethinprettylittlenose.Poorgirl!"OnlyoncewasIgivenanymoney,"shewhispered,hervoicetrembling,"andthatwasbyyourwife.Threedollars,nothingmore.""Really?Youseenow,andIdidn’tknowthat!Takethreefromfourteen..leaveseleven.Here’syourmoney,mydear.Three,three,three,oneandone.Hereitis!"Ihandedherelevendollars.Shetookthemandpocketedthem."Merci〔法语:谢谢,"shewhispered.Ijumpedtomyfeetandstartedpacingtheroom.Iwasovercomewithanger."Forwhat,this-‘merci’?"Iasked."Forthemoney.""ButyouknowI’vecheatedyou-robbedyou!Ihaveactuallystolenfromyou!Whythis‘merci’？""Inmyotherplacestheydidn’tgivemeanythingatall.""Theydidn’tgiveyouanything?Nowonder!Iplayedalittlejokeonyou,acruellesson,justtoteachyou...Imgoingtogiveyoualltheeightydollars!Heretheyareintheenvelopeallreadyforyou...Isitreallypossibletobesospineless〔懦弱?Whydidn’tyouprotest?Whywereyousilent?Isitpossibleinthisworldtobewithoutteethandclaws〔爪—tobesuchafool?"Embarrassed,shesmiled.AndIcouldreadherexpression,"Itispossible."Iaskedherpardonforthecruellessonand,tohergreatsurprise,gavehertheeightydollars.Shemurmuredherlittle"merci"severaltimesandwentout.Ilookedafterherandthought,"Howeasyitistocrushtheweakinthisworld!"63．WhiletalkingtoJulia,thewrierexpectedfromher________.A.aprotestB.gratitudeC.obedienceD.anexplanation64．WhatshockedthewriterwasJulia’s________.A.nervousnessinfrontofherbossB.acceptanceofinjusticeC.shynesswhentalkingaboutmoneyD.reluctancetoexpressherself65．Thewritersaid,"Isitpossibleinthisworldtobewithoutteethandclaws?"Hewasactuallytellingthegoverness________.A.tobemoreaggressiveB.tobemorecarefulinherworkC.toprotectherrightD.toliveindependently66．Attheendofthestory,thewritersaid,"Howeasyitistocrushtheweakinthisworld!"toshow________.A.hisunderstandingofJulia’sanxietyB.hisworryaboutJulia’sfutureC.hisconcernonthelivingconditionofworking-classpeopleD.hissympathyforthementalstateofthoseexploited67．Fromthestory,wecantellthatJulia’semployerwas________.A.greedybuthonestB.ill-temperedbutwarm-heartedC.strictbutforgivingD.noneoftheaboveDWantaglanceofthefutureofhealthcare?Takealookatthewaythevariousnetworksofpeopleaboutpatientcarearebeingconnectedtooneanother,andhowthisnewconnectivityisbeingexploitedtodelivermedicinetothepatient-nomatterwhereheorshemaybe.Onlinedoctorsofferingadvicebasedonnormansymptoms〔症状arethemostobviousexample.Increasingly,however,remotediagnosis〔远程诊断willbebasedonrealphysiologicaldata〔生理数据fromtheactualpatient.AgroupfromtheUniversityofOthermedicaltechnologygroupsareworkingonapplyingtelemedicinetorural〔countrysidecare.Andatleastoneteamwantstousetelemedicineasatoolfordisasterneed-especiallyafterearthquakes.Onthewhole,thetrendistowardsprovidingglobalaccesstomedicaldataandexperts’opinions.Butthereisoneproblem.Bandwidth〔宽带isthelimitingfactorforsendingcomplex〔复杂medicalpicturesaroundtheworld,—CUphotosbeingoneofthebiggestbandwidthusers.Communicationsatellitessaybeabletodealwiththeshort-termneedsduringdisasterssuchasearthquakesorwars.Butmedicineislookingtowardsboththesecond-generationInternetandthirdgenerationmobilephonesforthefutureofremotemedicalservice.Doctorshavemettodiscusscomputer-basedtoolsformedicaldiagnosis,trainingandtelemedicine.Withthefallingpriceofbroadbandcommunications,thenewtechnologiesshouldstartanewtimewhentelemedicineandthesharingofmedicalinformation,experts’opinionsanddiagnosisarecommon.68．Thewriterchieflytalksabout________.A.theuseoftelemedicineB.theon-lineddoctorsC.medicalcareandtreatmentD.communicationimprovement69．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Patientsdon’tneeddoctorsinhospitalsanymore.B.Itisimpossibletosendapatient’ssignsoverthetelephone.C.Manyteamsusetelemedicinedealingwithdisastersnow.D.Broadbandcommunicationswillbecomecheaperinthefuture.70．The"problem"inthefourthparagraphreferstothefactthat________.A.bandwidthisn’tbigenoughtosendcomplexmedicalpicturesB.thesecond-generationofInternethasnotbecomepopularyetC.communicationsatellitescanonlydealwithshort-termneedsD.thereisnotenoughequipmentforspreadingthemedicalcareESolongasteachersfailtodistinguishbetweenteachingandlearning,theywillcontinuetoundertaketodoforchildrenthatwhichonlychildrencandoforthemselves.Teachingchildrentoreadisnotpassingreadingontothem.Itiscertainlynotendlesshoursspentinactivitiesaboutreading.Douglasinsiststhat"readingcannotbetaughtdirectlyandschoolsshouldstoptryingtodotheimpossible".Teachingandlearningaretwoentirelydifferentprocesses.Theydifferinkindandfunction.Thefunctionofteachingistocreatetheconditionsandtheclimatethatwillmakeitpossibleforchildrentodevisethemostefficientsystemforteachingthemselvestoread.Teachingisalsopublicactivity.Itcanbeseenandobserved.Learningtoreadinvolvesallthateachindividualdoestomakesenseoftheworldofprintedlanguage.Almostallofitisprivate,forlearningisanoccupationofthemind,andthatprocessisnotopentopublicscrutiny.Ifteacherandlearnerrolesarenotinterchangeable,whatthencanbedonethroughteachingthatwillaidthechildinthequest〔探索forknowledge?Smithhasoneprincipalruleforallteachinginstructions."Makelearningtoreadeasy,whichmeansmakingreadingameaningful,enjoyableandfrequentexperienceforchildren."Whentherolesofteacherandlearnerareseenforwhattheyare,andwhenbothteacherfulfilthemappropriately,thenmuchofthepressureandfeelingoffailureforbothiseliminated.Learningtoreadismadeeasierwhenteacherscreateanenvironmentwherechildrenaregiventheopportunitytosolvetheproblemofleaningtoreadbyreading.71．Theproblemwiththereadingcourseasmentionedinthefirstparagraphisthat________.A.itisoneofthemostdifficultschoolcoursesB.studentsspendendlesshoursinreadingC.readingtasksareassignedwithlittleguidanceD.toomuchtimeisspentinteachingaboutreading72．Theteachingofreadingwillbesuccessfulif________.A.teacherscanimproveconditionsatschoolforthestudentsB.teacherscanenablestudentstodeveloptheirownwayofreadingC.teacherscandevisethemosteffcientsystemforreadingD.teacherscanmaketheirteachingactivitiesobservable73．Theunderlinedword"scrutiny"mostprobablymeans"________".A.inquiryB.observationC.controlD.suspicion74．Accordingtothepassage,learningtoreadwillnolongerbeadifficulttaskwhen________.A.childrenbecomehighlymotivatedB.teacherandlearnerrolesareinterchangeableC.teachinghelpschildreninthesearchforknowledgeD.readingenricheschildren’sexperience75．Themainideaofthepassageisthat________.A.teachersshoulddoaslittleaspossibleinhelpingstudentslearntoreadB.teachersshouldencouragestudentstoreadaswidelyaspossibleC.readingabilityissomethingacquiredratherthantaughtD.readingismorecomplicatedthatgenerallybelieved第Ⅱ卷〔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,在错的词下划一个横线；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。Awarm-heartnurseonherfirstday’sworkcameto76．__________________apatient.Sheaskedhimshecoulddoanythingfor77．__________________him,andheonlywavedhishandsandsaidsomething78．__________________shecouldhardlyunderstand.Sheaskedhimagain79．__________________andhejustkeptsayingthedifferentwords,but80．__________________inamorelowervoice,beforeclosinghiseyes.She81．__________________felthispulseandfoundhimdeath.Sherushedto82．__________________repeattothedoctorsoundsshehadheard."My83．__________________deargirl,"saidthedoctorafterlistencarfullyto84．__________________whatsherepeats,"hewassayingyou’restandingonmyoxygenpipe."85．__________________第二节书面表达〔满分25分请根据下列提示的要点,以Whatwilllifebelikewithoutanimals为题,介绍保护珍稀〔rare动物的意义及必要性。1．动物是人类亲密的朋友,尤其是珍稀动物的存在使整个世界变得丰富多彩；2．最近听到甚至动物园里的珍稀动物都遭到人为伤害,深表震惊。事件的发生源于有些人对保护动物认识不够及对动物漠不关心；3．牢记保护珍稀动物是我们每个人的职责,我们应学习宣传〔publicize其意义,并采取积极有效措施。要求：1．内容必须包括所有要点,可适当发挥；2．词数100左右。

参考答案第一部分：听力1－5．BCBBA6－10．BBCACll－15．CBACA16－20．BBBCBText1M:Thecitygovernmenthasdecidedtobuildanewhighschool.W:It’sabouttime!Idon’tknowwhyittooksolong.Text2M:Mr.andMrs.WhitehaveengagedaroomatoneofthebesthotelsinNewYorkandthey’11staythereforaweek.W:Yes,they'regoingespeciallytocelebratetheirweddinganniversary.Text3M:Maryisfondofcamping,isn'tshe?W:Yes,sheoftengoesforweeksatatime.Text4M:IwishIcouldgetusedtotheAmericancustomsofusingfirstnames.W:Weusuallycallgoodfriendsbytheirfirstnames.Text5M:Lucy,canyoutellmewhenLindawillgethere?W:I'mnotsure,butsheissupposedtobehereattentonine.Text6W:Comeinandsitdown.M:Thankyou.HereI’vegotasmallpresentforyouforChristmas.W:Howniceofyou!Let’sopenitrightnow.Oh,howlovelyitis!M:Thissmallbasketwillbejustrightforcandyandsomeotherlittlethings.W:Wheredidyougetit?M:It’sfromChina.Twomonthsago,IwenttoChinawithmyparentsandIboughtitforyouinBeijing,thecapitalofChina.W:FromChina?Thankyousomuch.Nowonderit’ssolovely.China’sfamousforitshandicrafts.Letmeseewhatitismadeof.M:It’swovenofbamboo.W:Really?Howskillfullyit’sdone!I'llgetitrighthere.Everybodycanseeitwhencomingin.M:I’mverygladyoulikeit.Text7W:Hello,Bob.Longtimenosee.Howareyougettingalongwithyourpreparationsfortheentranceexam.M:Well,Ireallycan’ttell.Anyhow,I’mdoingmybest,workingnightandday.W:SoamI.Sometimes,Ifeelverytired,bothphysicallyandmentally.M:Ifeelthesame.Ioftensufferfromheadachesandgeneralweakness.Notenoughtimeforsleeping.Idon’tknowwhatwillbecomeofmeifitgoesonlikethisforlong.W:Andnotimeforsports,evenmusic,nottomentionfilmsandTVprograms,Allwecanseeisexercises,exampapersandthissortofthings.M:Itseemsthattogotocollegeistheonlyfuturewehave.W:Certainlynot.Evenifwecan’tgotocollege,wecantakeupmanyotherjobsanddoourbitsforthesocietyaswell.M:Quiteright.Butwe’11getmoreknowledgeafterstudyingseveralyearsatcollege.Thatmeanswecanworkbetterforourcountryandpeopleaftergraduation.Inadditionourparentslaygreathopeonus,weshouldn’tletthemfeeldisappointed.Text8W:Hi,Mr.White.Doyouknowme?M:Ofcourse,Whodoesn’t?Ann,themostoutstandingstudentatourschool.WhatcanIdoforyoutoday?W:CanIspeaktoyouforafewminutes?M:Yes.Goahead.W:Theentranceexamsarecoming.I’vesomequestionsaboutwhattostudyinthefuture.M:Whatdoyoulike?W:I'minterestedinliterature,especiallyworldliteratures.Butmyparentswantmetostudyphysics.Theysaidphysicswasmoreusefulthanliterature.What'smore,itwouldbeeasierformetofindajobaftergraduation.M:It’stooearlytothinkoffindingjobsnow.Andphysicsandliteraturearebothsciences,althoughquitedifferent.Literatureisasusefulasphysics.Thereremanyoutstandingscientists.There’realsomanygreatwriters.Youcan’ttellwhoaremoreimportant.Allofthemhavemadegreatcontributionstotheircountriesandtothewholeworldandmankindaswell.W:Yes.Howniceitwouldbeifonlymyparentscouldseethingsthisway!Text9W:Hi,Fred.Wherehaveyoubeen?M:I'vebeentothelibraryandborrowedsomeEnglishbooks.Whydoyouask?W:Ithoughtyou'dbeentothepostoffice.DidyoufindthemoneyIleftonthedesk?M:Yes,10altogether.ButIdon'tknowwhatitisfor.W:Didn’tyouseethenoteIlefttoyouwiththemoney?M:Note?Whatnote?Idon'tseeanynote.W:Really?It’sverystrange.IleftthemoneywithanotesayingIwantedyoutogotothepostofficeandgetsomeenvelopesandstampsforme.Ialsoputtheinkbottleonthemincasetheymightnotdrawyourattention.M:Iseenow.Whycan’tyougoandgetthemyourself?Thepostofficeisonlyabout30minutes’walkfromhere.Weoftenwalkthereaftersupper.W:OfcourseIknowhowfaritisfromourschool.Ican’tgotheremyselfbecauseI’mverybusydoingsomechemicalexperimentsinthelab.Andwhat’smore,IhavetoprepareformyEnglishexam.YouknowIfailedinthelastone.IfIcan’tpassthistime,ahardtimewillbewaitingforme.Text10Tomwasalittleboyfromatownandhewouldspendtheholidayonafarm.Hehadneverbeentoafarmbefore,andthiswasthe