外研版高中英语选修6 Module4模块测评

选修6Module4模块测评

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第n卷（非选择题）两部分。

共150分,考试时间120分钟。

第I卷

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.Whatdidthemandoafterhelostsomething?

A.Hestayedathome.

B.Heaskedthepoliceforhelp.

C.Hewenttolookforit.

2.WhenwillthemanbeabletovisitMr.Black?

A.OnNovember1st.

B.OnNovember3rd.

C.OnNovember2nd.

3.Whereistheconversationprobablytakingplace?

A.Inapostoffice.

B.Onthesteps.

C.Bythewindow.

4.HowwillthewomangettoNewYork?

A.Bycar.

B.Bytrain.

C.Byairplane.

5.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.Afootballmatch.

B.Today'snews.

C.Astory.

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。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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两

遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6〜8题。

6.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

A.Inarestaurant.B.Inanightclub.

C.Inasupermarket.

7.Whatkindofsnackdoesthewomanhave?

A.Pancake.B.Chips.

C.Salad.

8.Howmuchdoesthewomanpayforthethingssheasked?

A.75pence.B.1.30pounds.

C.2.05pounds.

听第7段材料，回答第9〜11题。

9.WhatdoesthemanhearabouttheBrowns?

A.Theyhavebeenill.

B.Theyhavemoved.

C.Theyhavegonetoseethedoctor.

10.Whycouldn'ttheBrownssleepwell?

A.Becauseoftheairport.

B.Becauseofthesleepingpills.

C.Becauseofthenoisefromtheplanes.

11.WherearetheBrownslivingnow?

A.Neartheairport.B.Intheairport.

C.Inthecountry.

听第8段材料，回答第12〜14题。

12.Whatarethemanandthewomanmainlytalkingabout?

A.Health.B.Food.

C.Meals.

13.Whatisthewoman'snationality?

A.American.B.Chinese.

C.Italian.

14.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Westernerseattoomuchfatandsugar.

B.VeryfewWesternerslikeChinesefood.

C.There*renoChineserestaurantsintheman'shometown.

听第9段材料，回答第15〜17题。

15.Howdidthemanknowtherestaurant?

A.Heheardaboutitfromonefriend.

B.Hefollowedoneofhisfriends.

C.Hehadbeenthereoncebefore.

16.Whatkindoffooddoesthemanorderfirst?

A.Agreensalad.

B.Mushroomsoup.

C.Chicken.

17.Whatdessertdoesthemanorder?

A.Acake.

B.Anapplepie.

C.Icecream.

听第10段材料，回答第18〜20题。

18.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasanimportantinventioninthe

humanhistory?

A.Penandpencil.B.Paper.

C.Radio.

19.Whydon'tweknowthenamesofmanyinventors?

A.Becausewehaveforgottenthem.

B.Becausetheirinventionsarenotimportantatall.

C.Becausetherewerenopensorpencilsinthepast.

20.Whatcanwelearnaboutpensandpencils?

A.Theywereinventedbyman.

B.Thousandsofyearsagopeopledidn'tknowtheinventors.

C.Theywerenotcalledpensandpencilsthousandsofyearsago.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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

HaveyoueverseenaKunquOpera,orheardthebeautifulsoundofaGuqin?

ThesetwotraditionalChineseartformsarebothincludedinUNESCO'slistof”oral

andintangibleheritageofhumanity（人类口头和非物质文化遗产）”.

Thisyear,Chinahasselectedanotherartformtocompetetojointhisspecial

group.Muqam（木卡姆）,thetraditionalfolkmusicofXinjiang'sUygurpeoplewillbe

consideredalongsideothercountries*entries.

Knownasthe“motherofUygurmusic,“Muqamhasalonghistory.Some

scholarsbelievethatitsoriginscanbetracedbacktothe"GreatWesternRegion

Melody（西域大曲）ThisdevelopedduringtheHanandTangdynasties.

Inthemid-16thcentury,theSilkRoadconnectedChinaandEurope.Xinjiang

wasatthecentreoftheculturalexchangebetweeneastandwest.Muqammusicwas

spreadacrossUygurpopulatedareasduringthattime.ThequeenofYarkantKingdom,

whosenamewasAmannisahan,wasapoetandmusician.Shedevotedallherefforts

tocollectingandsortingMuqammusic.Shefinallyworkedout12piecesofmusic,

whichbecamethefamousTwelveMuqam.

Whendoingherwork,Amannisahandidnotseekmaterialsfromthefully

developedArabianandPersian（波斯的）music.Instead,sheexploitedtherich

resourcesofUygurfolkmusicthatspreadacrossthenorthandthesouthofthe

TianshanMountains.Asaresult,theTwelveMuqamhasastrongUygurflavor.

EversinceitspreadamongtheUygurs,theTwelveMuqamhasplayedan

importantpartintheirlives.Theysingsongsanddancetothemusic.KurbanMamut,

editor-in-chiefofaUygurlanguagemagazine,saysthatheoftenlistenedtothe

TwelveMuqamwhenhewasachild.66TheTwelveMuqamhelpsbringmoralideasto

theUygurchildren,andgivesthemanobleandstrongpersonality,“hesaid.

AfterNewChinawasfounded,thelocalgovernmentoftheXinjiangUygur

AutonomousRegionmadeeveryefforttopreservetheTwelveMuqam.

In1960,twovolumesofLtheTwelveMuqam

werepublished.

Overthepasttwodecades,localXinjiangculturalinstitutionshavesupported

researchprojects.AnumberofbooksabouttheTwelveMuqamhavebeenpublished.

CDs，VCDs,andDVDsofTheTwelveMuqamhavealsobeenmade.

21.WhafsTRUEaboutMuqam?

A.ItoriginatesfromtheGreatWesternRegionMelody.

B.IthasalwayshadastrongUygurflavor.

C.ItistraditionalfolkmusicdevelopedfromthemusicofWesternEurope.

D.ItisbasedontheTwelveMuqamofthequeenofYarkantKingdom.

22.WhatistheimportanceoftheTwelveMuqamtoUygurs*lives?

A.ItprovidestheUygurswithsongsandthemusic.

B.Ithelpsprovidemoralsupport.

C.Itbecomesanoralculturalheritage.

D-ItincludestherichresourcesofUygurfolkmusic.

23.Inthelasttwoparagraphsofthepassagethewriterdescribes.

A.thegovernment'spreservationtotheTwelveMuqam

B.thegreatpopularityoftheTwelveMuqaminChina

C.thereasonsforjoiningthelistofworldculturalheritage

D-thenecessityofbooksanddisksontheTwelveMuqam

24.Thesentenceinthelastbutoneparagraphmeansthefollowing

EXCEPT.

A.promotingthecultureofethnicminority

B.preservingthecultureofethnicminoritybetter

C.protectingthecultureofethnicminority

D.preventingthecultureofethnicminoritypassing

B

ToFacetheMusic

Likeeverylanguage,AmericanEnglishisfullofspecialexpressions,phrases

thatcomefromtheday-to-daylifeofthepeopleanddevelopintheirownway.Our

expressiontodayis"tofacethemusic”.

Whensomeonesays,"Well,IguessPllhavetofacethemusic.99Itdoesnotmean

thathe'splanningtogototheconcert.Itissomethingfarlesspleasant,likebeing

calledinbyyourbosstoexplainwhyyoudidthisordidthat,andwhyyoudidn'tdo

thisorthat.Sourmusicindeed,butithastobefaced.Atsometimeoranother,every

oneofushashadtofacethemusic,especiallyaschildren.Wecanallremember

father'sangryvoice,“Iwanttotalktoyou.^^Andonlybecausewedidnotobeyhim.

Whatanunpleasantbusinessitwas!

Thephrase“tofacethemusic"isfamiliartoeveryAmerican,youngandold.Itis

atleast100yearsold.Andwheredidthisexpressioncomefrom?Thefirst

explanationcomesfromtheAmericannovelist,JamesFenimoreLooper.Hesaid,in

1851,thattheexpressionwasfirstusedbyactorswhilewaitinginthewingstogoon

thestage.Whentheygottheircuetogoon,theyoftensaid,"Well,it'stimetofacethe

music."Andthatwasexactlywhattheydid一facingtheorchestrawhichwasjust

belowthem.Andanactormightbefrightenedornervousashemovedontothestage

infrontofanaudiencethatmightbefriendlyorperhapshostile,especiallyifheforgot

hislines.Buthehadtogoout.Ifhedidnot,therewouldbenoplay.Sotheexpression

“tofacethemusic"cometomean“havingtogothroughsomething,nomatterhow

unpleasanttheexperiencemightbe,becauseyouknewyouhadnochoice.^^

Otherexplanationsabouttheexpressiongobacktothearmy.Whenthemen

facedaninspectionbytheirleader,thesoldierswouldbeworriedabouthowwellthey

looked.Wastheirequipmentclean,shinnyenoughtopasstheinspection?Stillthe

menhadtogooutandfacethemusicofthebandaswellastheinspection.Whatelse

couldtheydo?

Anotherarmyexplanationismorecloselyrelatedtotheideaoffacingtheresults

andacceptingtheresponsibilityforsomethingthatshouldnothavebeendone,for

examplewhenamanisforcedoutofthearmybecausehedidsomethingterrible,he

isdishonored.Thebanddoesnotplay.Onlythedrumstapasad,slowbeat.The

soldierisforcedtoleave,facingsuchmusicasitisandfacingthebackofhishorse.

25.Howmanywaysdoesthephrase“tofacethemusic^^comefrom?

A.One.B.Two.

C.Three.D.Four.

26.Whafsthemeaningof"tofacethemusic”?

A.Tofacethestage.

B.Tofacethebackofone'shorse.

C.Tofaceone'sleader.

D.Tofacesomethingfarlesspleasant.

27.Whichofthefollowingisasituationoffacingthemusic?

A.Whenweareplayingbasketballintheschoolfield.

B.Whenwearemakingaspeechbeforemassesofpeople.

C.Whenwearehavingapartyateasewithourteachers.

D.Whenwearetalkingwithsomebodyinsecret.

28.Wecaninferfromthetextthat.

A.manyspecialexpressionscomeoutofpeople'slivesandactivities

B.therearejustafewexpressionslike"tofacethemusic^^inEnglish

C.Englishpeopledon'tliketomakespecialexpressionslike"tofacethemusic^^

D.Englishpeoplealwaysliketomakespecialexpressions

C

NootherbandhashadthesameinfluenceintheworldastheBeatles.Overeight

yearsandmorethanadozenalbums,fouryoungmenfromLiverpool,England一

JohnLennon,PaulMcCartney,GeorgeHarrison,andRingoStarchangedpopular

musicandcultureforever.

PeopleintheUKbecamecrazyabouttheBeatlesinlate1963.Thephenomenon

wascalled“Beatlemania（披头士狂热）“bytheBritishpress.Thetermreferredtothe

youngwomenseenscreamingattheband'sconcerts.BeatlemaniacametoNorth

Americainearly1964,andtheband'spopularityspreadacrossmuchoftheworld.

Withinfiveyears,theBeatles*musicchangedgreatlyfromtheirsimpleearlyhits

like"SheLovesYou"and"/WanttoHoldYourHand".

Thebandwrotetheirownsongs,explorednewwaystocreatemusicand

strived_forhighqualityineveryalbumtheyreleased.

However,withtheirpopularitycamecriticism.Thepresscriticizedthebandas

symbolsof1960syouthculture,whichcelebratedfreedomfromtraditionalfamily

roles.

In1970,PaulMcCartneyannouncedhewasleavingtheBeatles,andthegroup

quicklycametoanend.

Inthe70s,fanshopedforareunion,butthegroupdecidedtofollowtheirown

careerswithdifferentdegreesofsuccess.

Fanslosthopewithatragedy:JohnLennonwasmurderedinNewYorkin1980.

29.Theword“Beatlemania“referstointhepassage.

A.beingmostcrazy

B.theband'spopularity

C.youngwomen'sscreaming

D.bothAandC

30.Accordingtothepassage,theunderlinedphrase"strivedfor99inthefourth

paragraphislikelytomean.

A.criticizedB.broke

C.achievedD.transferred

31.ThepressthatcriticizedtheBeatlesmayprobably.

A.beunabletounderstandtheirmusic

B.hatefreedomtoomuch

C.envythepopularityoftheband

D.becausethebandstoodforfreedom

32.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatthewriter.

A.introducesthebandtoreaders,bothfromtheirachievementsandfromtheir

ending

B.feelsitapitythatthereunionfailed

C.thinksthatnootherbandastheBeatleshasevercreatedpopularmusic

D.doesn'tliketheBeatles!earlyhits"SheLovesYou"and"IWanttoHoldYour

Hand"

D

Whileincomeworryisarathercommonproblemoftheaged,lonelinessis

anotherproblemthatagedparentsmayface.Ofallthereasonsthatexplaintheir

loneliness,alargegeographicaldistancebetweenparentsandtheirchildrenisthe

majorone.Thisphenomenon（现象）iscommonlyknownas“EmptyNestSyndrome

（空巢综合征）

Inordertoseekbetterchancesoutsidetheircountries,manyyoungpeoplehave

goneabroad,leavingtheirparentsbehindwithnoclearideaofwhentheywillreturn

home.Theirparentsspendcountlesslonelydaysandnights,takingcareofthemselves,

inthehopethatsomedaytheirchildrenwillcomebacktostaywiththem.Thefact

thatmostoftheseyoungpeoplehavegonetoEuropeanizedorAmericanizedsocieties

makesitunlikelythattheywillholdastightlytothevalueofdutyastheywouldhave

iftheyhadnotlefttheircountries.Whateverthecase,ithasbeennotedthatthevalues

theyholddonotnecessarilymatchwhattheyactuallydo.Thisgeographicaland

culturaldistancealsopreventsthegrown-upchildrenfromprovidingresponse（回应）

intimefortheiragedparentslivingbythemselves.

Thesituationinwhichgrown-upchildrenlivefarawayfromtheiragedparents

hasbeendescribedas“distantparentphenomenon”,whichiscommonbothin

developedcountriesandindevelopingcountries.Oursocietyhasnotyetbeenwell

preparedfor"EmptyNestSyndrome”.

33.Accordingtothepassage,thelonelinessofagedparentsismainlycausedby

A.theirearlierexperienceoffeelinglonely

B.theunfavourablelivingconditionsintheirnativecountries

C.thecommonworryabouttheirincome

D.thegeographicaldistancebetweenparentsandchildren

34.Manyyoungpeoplehavegoneabroad,leavingtheiragedparentsbehind,to

A.liveinthecountrieswithmoremoney

B.seekabetterplacefortheiragedparents

C.continuetheirstudiesabroad

D.realizetheirdreamsinforeigncountries

35.Ifyoungpeoplegoabroad,.

A.theydonotholdtothevalueofdutyatall

B.theycangivesomehelptotheirparentsbackhome

C.theycannotdowhattheyshouldfortheirparents

D.theybelievewhattheyactuallydoisright

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有

两项为多余选项O

Nofightcanend,andnofriendshipcanmoveon,untileveryonesaystheselittle

words:Pmsorry.Sometimes,though,theycanbedifficulttosay.36

It'snotaboutwinning.

Friendshipsaren'tliketheSuperBowl,andthereshouldneverbeawinneranda

loser.Whenyoustartfightingwithafriend,itmayfeelimportantthatyou"win"the

fightbyprovingyou'rerightandheiswrong,orbymakinghimbethefirstto

apologize.

37

Youmayhaveheardtheexpression"Hispridestoodintheway."Itisusually

usedtodescribeapersonwhoissodeterminedtobe“right“thatheletsanopportunity

forhappinesspasshimbyforever.38Remember:astimegoeson,weusually

forgetwhowasrightandwhowaswronginadisagreement,andonlyrememberthe

sadnessoflosingafriend.

Takethefirststep.

Areyousickoffighting?Doyouthinkthisfightisjustnotimportantenoughto

ruinyourfriendship?39Youdon'thavetotakefullresponsibilityforstartingthe

fight,orevensaythatyourfeelingswerewrong.Butyoushouldfindsomethingyou

didorsaidthat'sworthapologizingfor.Maybeyou'resorrythatyouletthefightgo

forsolong,ofthatyouoverreacted（反应过度的）tosomethingyourfrienddid.Ifyou

sayyouaresorry,it'slikeaninvitationforyourfriendtodothesame.—40

A.Thentrytobethefirsttoapologize.

B.Stopthinkingaboutyourpride.

C.It'sabouttakingsomeresponsibilityfortheargument.

D.Don'tletthishappentoafriendshipyoucareabout.

E.Herearesomethingstokeepinmind.

F.Therearesomespecialcaseswhenyoushouldn'tbetheonetoapologizefirst.

G.Onceyou'vebothsaidit,youllbothfeelamilliontimesbetter.

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以

填入空白处的最佳选项。

TheothereveningIwaswatchingmyweathermanonthelatenightnews,andhe

said,"AcoldwindiscomingdownfromCanadaandwill_41_acrosstheGreat

Plains,carrying42temperatures,snowandice.”

“Whatareyousmilingat?”mywifewondered.

“Weare43>"Isaid.

“ButpeopleintheGreatPlainsareAmericanstoo."

“Theyare44toit,“Ireplied."Thiskindofweatherissofttothem.^^

Theweathermanwaswavinghishandsalloverthe45."Astormnowover

thePacificwill46sixinchesofraininSouthernCaliforniaandArizona."

u47themright!”Isaid."Theyarealwayssayinghow48theirweather

isandifstimetheygota49ofnature."

Theweatherman50>"RecordlowtemperatureswillbebroughttoTexas."

“Don'tcry51Texas,“Isaid.

"Kentucky,TennesseeandGeorgiacan52freezingrainbecauseofthishigh

pressuresystemcomingupfromMexico,“theweathermanwenton.

Isaid,"Sothe53oftheirrosegardens!”

Mywifewasangry,youarebeingvery54.

“Look,“Isaid,“theonlyreasontheytellyou55theweatherislikeinother

partsofthecountryisthatpeoplewhoaren'taffectedbyitcan_56it.Badnewsis

goodnewsifitdoesn't57you.^^

Theweathermanwentonsaying,"Andwecanexpecttwoinchesof58in

theWashingtonareabytomorrow'srushhour.^^

IcouldnotbelievewhatIhadjust59，andlookeduptothesky,“Why

60?

41.A.driveB.bring

C.jumpD.sweep

42.A.highB.cool

C.hotD.freezing

43.A.tiredB.strong

C.luckyD.upset

44.A.stuckB.used

C.reducedD.belonged

45.A.mapB.screen

C.cityD.country

46.A.experienceB.push

C.produceD.have

47.A.TeachB.Put

C.SendD.Serve

48.A.greatB.bad

C.exactD.bitter

49.A.experimentB.smell

C.accidentD.taste

50.A.continuedB.lasted

C.keptupD.remained

51.A.toB.in

C.forD.outof

52.A.expectB.hope

C.guessD.believe

53.A.beginningB.end

C.returnD.robbery

54.A.cruelB.kind

C.healthyD.busy

55.A.whatB.how

C.whenD.which

56.A.catchB.see

C.measureD.enjoy

57.A.addupB.happento

C.putoffD.tryon

58.A.riverB.wind

C.snowD.badweather

59.A.heardB.listened

C.seenD.watched

60.A.usB.them

C.youD.him

第n卷

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的

正确形式。

Wendy:Goodmorning,MrSmith.IamareporterfromTheScreen.Iwonder

61youcansparemeseveralminutes.

MrSmith:Well,Icangiveyouthreeminutes,butnomore.Ihavetopractisemy

newsongsandmycar62(wait)outside.

Wendy:Thanks.Whatisthenameofyournewdisc?

MrSmith:ItsnameisForever.Andit63(contain)twelvenewsongs.

Wendy:OK.Areyougoingtoget_64(marry)thisyear?Everyfancares

aboutthequestionverymuch.

MrSmith:Itis65secret,andIcannottell66aboutit.

Wendy:AreyougoingtomarryLindaBranny?

MrSmith:No67(many)questionsaboutmymarriage.Andthe68

question.

Wendy:Sorry,sir.69—youtellmewhichsonginthenewdiscisyour

favourite?

MrSmith:Well,Ienjoyeverysongverymuch.ButIlikeRomance70

(well).Bye-bye.

Wendy:Lastquestion,MrSmith,thelastone!OK,bye-bye,MrSmith.

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)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改便条，请你修改同桌写的以下作

文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、

删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(A),并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第n处起)不计分。

Onelateafternoon,onmywaybackschool,Isawastrangemanwithapairof

blackglassesstoodbesideahousewhenIwentbyastreetcomer.Isensesomething

wrongsoIhidmebehindatreetoseewhatwouldhappenedtohim.Afterawhile,the

manlookedaboutandfoundnoonearound.Hekickedthedoorofthehouseopenly

andcameintoit.ImmediatelyIrealizedthatIshouldcallthepolice.Fiveminuteslate,

apolicecarcameandtwopolicemangotoff.Theyhurriedoverintothehouseand

soonthemanhascaught.SeeingthisIfeltveryhappyandhurriedhome.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假如你叫李平，在当地一家公园工作。公园下周要举办一次艺术节，你的朋

友Sharon给你写了一封信，想要了解更多有关艺术节的情况。请你用以下信息

用英语给她回封信，介绍艺术节的情况。

星期六星期日

上午九点：古典音乐会上午九点：京剧表演

上午十一点：本地著名艺术家的作品展，

上午4^一点：午餐

第四展厅

下午一点：流行音乐会下午三点：世界艺术作品展，第八展

下午五点：野餐厅

晚上七点：摇滚音乐会下午六点：民歌音乐会

票价（元/人）

一天：成人一¥25未满十八岁一¥15团体一¥10

两天：成人一¥35未满十八岁一¥25团体一¥15

注意：1.词数120左右；

2.参考词汇：京剧PekingOpera；

3.信的开头和结尾已给出（不记入总词数）。

DearSharon,

I'mgladtoreceiveyourletter.ThelocalparkwhichIworkforishostinganart

festivalnextweek.______________________________

Bestwishes.

Yours,

LiPing

参考答案

第一部分听力

1-5.BCACB6-10.ACCBC

11-15.CBBAA16-20.BBAAA

听力材料

Text1

W:Whatdidyoudoafteryoulostsomething?

M:Iwenttothepolicestationforhelp.

Text2

M:MayIseeMr.Blackthedayaftertomorrow?

W:Letmesee...Er...it'sNovemberthefirsttoday...Oh,sorry.Youcan't.But

whatabouttomorrowafternoon?

M:That'sOK.Thankyou.

Text3

M:Ineedsomestampsandsomeenvelopesaswell.

W:Willyousteprightovertothesecondwindow,please?

Text4

M:IhearyouaregoingtodrivetoNewYorkthisweekend.

W:Oh,I'vechangedmymind.

M:What?

W:Ithinkflyingwillbemorecomfortable.

Text5

W:What'sinthenewstoday?

M:There'sastoryaboutafootballmatch.

W:Isthereanythingelseinteresting?

M:No,nothingmuch.

Text6

W:Goodmorning,Sir.Whatwouldyoulike?

M:rdlikearedwine,please.

W:Anythingelse?

M:Whatsnackshaveyougot?

W:Themenuisontheboardoverthere.There'spancake,Greeksalad,steakand

chips...

M:IlltrytheGreeksalad,please.DoIpaynow?

W:Oh,yes,ifyouwould.That's75centsforthewineand1.30forthesalad.

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M:Haven'tyouheardabouttheBrowns?

W:No,what'shappened?

M:They'vemoved.They'dbeenlivingintheirnewhouseforonlytwomonths,

whentheydecidedtheycouldn'tstanditanylonger.

W:Why?

M:Well,youknowtheairportwasverynear.Theycouldn'tsleepbecauseofthe

noisefromtheplanes.Mr.Brownhadbeentakingsleepingpillseverynight,untilthe

doctortoldhimthatheshouldn't.

W:Wherearetheylivingnow?

M:They'veboughtahouseinthecountry.

W:I'msureMrs.Brownisveryhappy.She'dbeenwantingtoliveinthecountry

foryears.

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M:Itseemsthatquiteanumberofrestaurantsserveforeignfood.

W:Yes,American,FrenchandItalianfoodsarequitepopularinChina.

M:MaybeChina'sopeningtotheoutsidehashelpedtochangeyourdietand

taste.

W:Maybe.Butforeignfoodishighinfat,sugarandsalt.They'renotgoodfor

people'shealth.ArethereanyChineserestaurantsinyourhometown?

M:Plenty.Themealsareverygood.ManywesternerslikeChinesefood.

W:MostoftheChinesepeoplelikevegetablesandfruitbecausethey'rerichin

fibreandlowinsugarandfat.Ithinkahealthydietshouldcontainsomefat,some

fibreandalittlesalt.

M:You'reright.Westernerseattoomuchfatandsugar.Thafswhymanyofthem

becomefat.

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W:Goodmorning,sir.Howmany?

M:Justone.

W:Thisisthefirsttimeyou'vebeenhere,isn'tit?

M:Yes.Iheardaboutitfromoneofmyfriends.

W:Thisisanicerestaurant.Fmsureyou'regoingtolikeit.Followme,please.

M:OK.Pdlikeadrinkbeforedinner.Um...aCoke,please.

W:Whatwouldyouliketoeat,sir?

M:rdliketostartwithmushroomsoup.

W:Yes.Andtofollow?

M:Agreensalad.AndIllhavechickenforthemaincourse.

W:Allright.Mushroomsoupfollowedbyagreensaladandchicken.Anything

else?

M:Whatdessertsdoyouhave?

W:Wehavecakes,pies,icecream,andfreshfruit.

M:IthinkIllhaveanapplepie.Thatsall.