1、山东省潍坊市2007 年 高 三 统 一 考 试英 语 试 题2007.4 本试卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。共150分，考试用时120分钟。第I卷（共105分）注意事项：1答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。2每小题选出答案后，用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，再选涂其它答案标号。不能答在试卷上。第一部分：听力（满分30分）该部分分为第一、第二两节。注意：回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
2、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。1What was the hotel in the past?AThe meals were good but not the rooms.BThe rooms were good but not the meals.CThe meals and the rooms were terrible.2What time will the ship leave?AAt 6:55.BAt 7:05.CAt 9:1
3、5. 3What are the two speakers trying to do?ACall a taxi.BCatch a bus.CFind a timetable.4What did the man buy?AA briefcase.BA suitcase.CA cigarette case.5What day of the week is it?ASaturday.BSunday.CMonday.第二节 （共15小题；每题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
4、，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第68题。6How old was she when she became famous?ATwenty.BFifteen.CSixteen.7Why has the woman given up swimming?AShe cant stand the hard training.BShe cannot compete with others.CShe cannot win any international competitions.8How does she feel a
5、bout her future?AVery excited.BA bit lost.CVery discouraged. 听第7段材料，回答第910题。9Where does the conversation take place?AIn a park.BAt a restaurant.CIn an office.1,3,510What is Alice doing now?AShes looking for a new job.BShes working for a company.CShes studying a university.听第8段材料，回答第1113题。11What are
6、the man and the woman talking about?AA place where people can have a drink.BA time when people can have fun.CA friend they both like to talk with.12For how many hours is a pub usually open?AFrom morning till night.BFour to eight hours a day.CIt depends on the owner.13Who is not allowed to go into a
7、pub?AYoung people.BChildren under 14.CStudents.听第9段材料，回答第1417题。14What is Robert?AA doctor.BA director.CA retired manager.15What is the mans job?AA tennis instructor.BA physical education teacher.CA sports club manager.16How would the woman describe herself?AEasy going.BAgreeable.CUnable to handle pr
8、essure.17What can be the relationship between the man and the woman?ATeacher and student.BColleagues.CHusband and wife.听第10段材料，回答第1820题。18What does the speaker really want to do?AShe wants to give some advice to middle school students.BShe is announcing an advertisement.CShe wants to tell us how to
9、choose a university.19What is the speakers suggestion?ATo earn money after middle school.BTo go on to study.CShe doesnt know what to do yet.20Which of the following is NOT true?AThe more years of school you attend, the more money you are likely to make.BThe more educated you are, the more choices yo
10、u have.CYou can only choose colleges to study further beyond middle school.1,3,5第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分35分）第一节 语法和词汇（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。21In recent years global warming is becoming concern for people all over the world.Athe; theB不填；不填C不填；aDthe；不填22The official ticketing websi
11、te of the 2008 Olympic Games opened on March 8, which the ticket prices for each event.Awill listBis listedCis listingDlists23She had a tense expression on her face, she was expecting trouble.Aeven thoughBas thoughCso thatDnow that24This new machine is technically far to the previous type.AsuperiorB
12、juniorCseniorDequal25- When can we go to visit you? - Anytime you feel like .AoneBitCsoDthat26- I have just passed my exam. I feel so relieved now. - !ACheer upBHow awfulCWhat a pityDWell done27Premier Wens three day visit to Japan, as the “ice - melt” trip, has a positive effect on Sino Japanese re
13、lationship.Abeing intendedBintendedChaving intendedDintending28Evidence has been piled up drinking water after getting up in the morning contributes to ones health.AwhatBwhichCifDthat29Look at that old woman! She is looking around for help. She must be lost.AsociallyBaccidentallyCdesperatelyDabsolut
14、ely30The latest model of this lap top, appearance remains unchanged, works much faster than the old one.AthoughBwhichCof whichDwhose31- Were you in time for the lecture? - If I told earlier, I would have.Ahad beenBwasCwere to beDshould be32I say youre looking much better thanks to the new treatment.
15、AmustBcanCshallDmay33We are always warned not to act what will happen afterwards.Ain the event ofBas a result ofCregardless ofDin spite of34She had no idea how it that her husband met with trouble again.Acame aboutBcame acrossCcame outDcame up35To my surprise, the mayor of the American city is Chine
16、se by .AnatureBresourceCoriginDsource第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655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。1,3,5A famous scientist was asked why he was able to be so much more creative that the average person. What set him so far 36 from others?He 37 that it all came from a(n) 38 tha
17、t occurred when he was three. He was trying to 39 a bottle of milk from refrigerator when he lost hold of the bottle, spilling its 40 all over the kitchen floor.Instead of 41 at him, his mother said, “Robert, what a wonderful 42 you have made! I have 43 seen such a huge puddle of milk. Since the 44
18、is done, would you like to get down and play in the milk for a while 45 cleaning it up?”Indeed, he did. “Robert, 46 you make a mess like this, 47 you have to clean it up and restore everything to its 48 order.” And then together they cleaned up the spilled milk. His mother then said, “Robert, that i
19、s a 49 experiment in how to 50 carry a big milk bottle. Lets go out in the yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can 51 a way to carry a bottle of water without dropping it.”The scientist remarked he learned from that moment that mistakes were just 52 for learning something new, which i
20、s 53 scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesnt work” , we usually learn something 54 from it.Wouldnt be great if all 55 would respond like Roberts mother?36AawayBapartCaboveDahead37ArespondedBacknowledgedCassumedDcompromised38AexperimentBcoincidenceCexperienceDconflict39Ad
21、eliverBreturnCmoveDremove40AmixtureBwaterCliquidsDcontents41AyellingBcomingCnoddingDlaughing1,3,542AmistakeBmessCtrickDtreasure43AalwaysBoftenCrarelyDever44AdamageBbusinessCfavorDharm45AbeforeBafterCwithDwithout46AwhateverBhoweverCwhereverDwhenever47AespeciallyBeventuallyCrespectivelyDimmediately48A
22、oppositeBparticularCproperDnatural49AfailedBforbiddenCdemandedDdeserved50AabsolutelyBcomfortablyCconfidentiallyDeffectively51AdevelopBgraspCinventDdiscover52AoptionsBopportunitiesCqualitiesDprocedures53AthatBwhereCwhatDwhich54AavailableBvaluableCpracticalDaccessible55AmanagersBdirectorsCparentsDrela
23、tives第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题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。AHarvard University named historian Drew Gilpin Faust as its first female president on Sunday, ending a lengthy and secretive search to find a successor to Lawrence Summers.The seven member Harvard Corporation elected Faust, a noted
24、scholar on History of the American South and dean of Harvards Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, as the universitys 28 th president.“This is a great day, and a historic day, for Harvard,” James R. Houghton, chairman of the presidential search committee, said in a statement. “Drew Faust is an in
25、spiring and accomplished leader, a superb scholar, a dedicated teacher, and a wonderful human being.”Her selection is noteworthy given the heated debates over Summers comments that genetic differences between the sexes might help explain the lack of women in top science jobs.Faust has been dean of R
26、adcliffe since 2001, two years after the former womens college was combined into the university as a research center with a mission to study gender issues.Some professors have quietly groused that the 371 year old university is appointing a fifth president who is not a scientist. No scientist has ha
27、d the top job since James Bryant Conant retired in 1953; its last four have come from the fields of classics, law, literature and economics.Faust is the first Harvard president who did not receive a degree from the university since Charles Chauncy, a graduate of Cambridge University, who died in off
28、ice in 1762. She attended the University of Pensylvania.“Teaching staff turned to her constantly,” said Sheldon Hackney, a former president of the University of Pennsylvania and historian who worked closely with Faust. “Shes very clear. She has a sense of humor, but shes very strong minded. You come
29、 to trust in her because shes so solid.”56Which might be the best title for the passage? AHarvard named its lst female presidentBHistory of Harvard University changedCDebates on female equality endedDDrew Gilpin Faust, a famous woman historian57Which is NOT true about Drew Gilpin Faust?AShe is the 2
30、8th president of Harvard University.BShe is a famous scholar from the American South.CShe isnt a graduate from Harvard University.DShe was head of Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.58Lawrence Summers held the view that .Awomen cannot achieve as much as men in managementBwomen cannot hold import
31、ant positions in societyCwomen can match men in science jobsDfew women make top scientists owing to genes59The underlined word “groused” in the 6th paragraph means . AapprovedBcommentedCcomplainedDindicated60This passage probably appears in a .AbiographyBpersonal letterCresearch paperDnewspaper repo
32、rtB Room for Revolution: George Washington and His PhiladelphiaFriends March 16,2007 August 30,2007 Charles Willson Peales George Washington at Princeton is on view at the Museum which was lent from a private collection. This visually striking and finely made life size portrait (肖像) records Washingt
33、ons 6 foot 2 inch figure in a pose highlighting strength, composure, and elegance. It is put up in a room neighboring to the Powel House parlor, a period room from one of Philadelphias greatest eighteenth century private homes, where Washington was frequently entertained by his friends, Samuel and E
34、lizabeth Powel. Both spaces contain important examples of furniture by Philadelphias finest craftsmen, such as ThomasAffleck and John Aitken. Among these is a side chair specially ordered by the Washingtons when living in Philadelphia.Painted in Philadelphia in 1779, Peales painting was immediately
35、sent to Europe to promote Washingtons reputation as a leader and the cause of the American Revolution, then in progress. Later, during Europes Napoleonic Wars, a Spanish duke with strong sympathies with American Revolution owned the picture. At that time he added the complicated carved caption to it
36、, which describes Washington as “a liberator of his country who abandoned absolute power.”Curators American Art Department Staff, website commentary by Carol Soltis1,3,5LocationGalleries 286 and 287, second floor61This passage is mainly about .Athe cause of the the American RevolutionBthe informatio
37、n of a portrait on viewCthe description of the life of George WashingtonDthe friendship between Washington and his friends62What is the name of the portrait?ARoom for RevolutionBCharles Wilson PealeCGeorge Washington at PrincetonDGeorge Washington and His Philadelphia Friends63What happened in the P
38、owel House parlor? AWashington entertained his friends.BWashington made a chair on his own.CCharles Wilson Peale finished the portrait.DSamuel and Elizabeth Powel met Washington a lot.64According to the passage, Washington .Alived between 1741 and 1827Bordered the portrait painted in 1779Cwas sympat
39、hized by a Spanish dukeDwas a great man not greedy for power 65The passage tells us that .Awhen the portrait was finished, America was at warBthe portrait was originally hanging in Samuels roomCthe portrait was sent to Europe to gain support from NapoleonDthe caption of the portrait was carved by Ph
40、iladelphias finest craftsmenC Like many men at some point, I dream about opening a bar. I plan to call it Work Out. It will cater to married women in need of a little fun. On Friday nights, they will be able to come here and enjoy themselves.See, I have a gift for business. I am, as my wife Zsa Zsa
41、likes to note, “A man with a million ideas, none of them very good.” Speaking of Zsa Zsa, she is fed up with this plain little life Ive made for us too many kids, too many chores, mind numbing debt. The other day, she said she thought we needed a new family car. “Sure. How about an 87 Lincoln?” I sa
42、id, and saw my dear Zsa Zsa age about 20 years, and become her mother right before my eyes.Yes, money is our madness. Last year, we thought we had found a little cushion when I published a book about the life here in suburban America. It sold 12 copies six of them to my mother. Four other copies wen
43、t to various aunts and uncles, who used them for martini coasters, then sold them at yard sales. The two remaining copies went to perfect strangers. (I think I own you dinner, whoever you are. Call me, OK? Well arrange something.)When the book didnt take off, I wrote a TV show. Then I penned a short
44、 novel based on the earlier TV idea that didnt sell. Currently, I am at work on a set of encyclopedias. In a month, I plan to sell them door to door.Such is the life of a writer, sending off the most personal thoughts possible to his hard drive. I am a writer, but also the breadwinner in my family.
45、Im at the keyboard at 6 almost every morning, hoping to tap out one idea just one that will take us up the hill, to the mountain, to the top.66According to the passage, the authors life is indeed .AhardBeasyCpoorDwealthy67By saying “Sure. How about an 87 Lincoln?”, the author means .Ahe really wante
46、d to buy that carBhe was showing of their fortuneChe thought his wife would like itDhe was joking about their economic situation68What was the result of the book the author mentioned in the 3 rd paragraph?AHe sold it door to door.BIt didnt sell well at all.CHe made a lot of money from it.DIt was rea
47、lly a cushion for his family.69Which of the following statements is true about the author and his wife?AHe has a real gift for business.BHe isnt serious enough about life.CHe is a hard working writer.DHis wife is satisfied with their plain life.70The author writes the passage in a tone.AregretfulBhu
48、morousCpersuasiveDgratefulDEveryone agrees that its necessary to reduce carbon emissions (排放物) around the world. There is less agreement overexactly how nations should go about achieving a more carbon free planet. Thus, the environmental equivalent: cap and trade carbon emissions, or place a carbon
49、tax on all users?With cap and trade programs, governments limit the level of carbon produced by an industry. Companies that hold their emissions below the cap can sell their remaining allowance on a carbon market, while companies that go beyond their limit must purchase credits on that market. Carbo
50、n taxes are more straightforward: a set tax rate is placed on the consumption of carbon with the idea that raising the price will encourage industries and individuals to consume less. At the moment, cap and trade has the upper hand, but doesnt defeat the tax just yet.Supporters of the tax argue that
51、 a cap and trade system would be too difficult to administer and too easily gamed by industries looking to sidestep emissions caps. Cap- and trade advocates contradict that like all other flat taxes, a carbon collection would relatively burden lower income families, who spend a greater percentage of
52、 their income on energy than rich households.So which system will have a larger effect on carbon consumption? A 10% carbon tax might reduce the demand for carbon about 5 % or less, according to an analysis by the Carbon Tax Center, an environmental advocacy group. That may not be enough. Businesses
53、and governments havent figured out how the two competing systems can work together, but in the end, the world may need both.71The passage focuses on .Aprograms of collecting taxesBsystems of reducing carbon emissionsCreasons for reducing carbon emissionsDcontradictions between the two systems72Accor
54、ding to the cap and trade program, companies .Aare forbidden to produce carbon emissionsBare allocated the same amount of carbon consumptionCcan sell their remaining allowance within their limitsDcan sell the extra amount of carbon at a higher price73Carbon taxes work by .Aburdening well off familie
55、sBencouraging industries to consume carbonCraising the price for carbon consumptionDlimiting the carbon consumption of industries only74The underlined word “cap” in the second paragraph most likely refers to .AlimitBcreditClevelDrate75We can learn from the passage .Acarbon taxes are difficult to car
56、ry outBcap and trade plays a greater role at presentCcap and trade will be preferable in the futureDcarbon taxes will be preferable in the future1,3,5第卷（共45分）第四部分 书面表达（共两节，满分45分）第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。（请注意问题后的词数要求）Slow down, multitaskersThink you can walk, drive, take phone ca
57、lls, e mail and listen to music at the same time? Well, New Yorks new law says you cant. And youll be fined $ 100 if you do it on a New York City street.The law went into force last month, following the conclusion of a recent research that a shocking number of accidents are relevant to people using
58、electronic gadgets (小玩意儿) when crossing the street.Whos to blame? Scientists say that our multitasking abilities are limited. “We are under the impression that our brain can do more than it often can,” says Rene Marois, a neuroscientist in Tennessee. “But a core limitation is the inability to concen
59、trate on two things at once.”The young are often considered the great multitaskers, but a research suggests this perception is open to question. A group of 18 to 21 year olds and a group of 35 to 39 year olds were given 90 seconds to translate images into numbers, using a simple code. The younger gr
60、oup did 10 percent better than the older group .But when both groups were interrupted by a phone call or an instant message, the older group matched the younger group in speed and accuracy.It is difficult to measure the productivity lost by multitaskers. But it is probably a lot. Jonathan Spira, chi
61、ef analyst at Basex, a business research firm, estimates the cost of interruptions to the American economy at nearly $ 650 billion a year. The estimate is based on surveys with office workers. The surveys conclude that 28 percent of the workers time was spent on interruptions and recovery time befor
62、e they returned to their main tasks.76Whats the purpose of writing this passage? (Please answer within 15 words.) 77Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one? People take it for granted that young people are good multitaskers, however, the idea needs to be further proved, a
63、research says. 78Please fill in the blank in the 4th paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.) 79Are you a multitasker? Whats your opinion of New Yorks new law? (Please answer within 30 words.) 80Translate the underlined sentence in the 2nd par
64、agraph into Chinese. 第二节 写作（满分30分）近日，各种媒体广泛关注兰州女子杨丽娟追星事件。杨16岁时见到刘德华的照片，心生爱慕，于是便辍学在家“专职”追星，十几年来无所事事，其间其家人也倾力相助。中学生追星族也不乏其人。请根据上述提示，并结合杨丽娟事件与生活实际，用英语写一篇短文，谈谈你的认识和感悟。注意：1、生词：偶像idol2、词数：120 150 参考答案第卷（共105分）第一部分：听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）1 5 CBBAC 6 10 BCBAB 11 15 ACBBA 16 20 CBABC1,3,5第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35
65、分）第一节 语法和词汇（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21 25 CDBAB 26 30 DBDCD 31 35 AACAC第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）36 40 BACDD 41 45 ABCAA 46 50 DBCAD 51 55 DBCBC第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）56 60 ABDCD 61 65 BCDDA 66 70 ADBCB 71 75 BCCAB第卷（共45分）第四部分 书面表达（共两节，满分45分）第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）76To inform readers not to be mu
66、ltitaskers./To tell readers about the danger of being multitaskers. （评分要求：依据与文章整体内容的相关程度酌情给分，关键词：inform/tell/warn/remind, danger, multiaskers）77The young are often considered the great multitaskers, but a research suggests this perception is open to question.（评分要求：要求准确找出以上的句子）78when (they were) not
67、interrupted.（评分要求：要求给出的答案能保持与上下文的连贯性，而且与参考答案的意思相近）79No, Im not. I think the new law is necessary, because it is too dangerous to multitask on the street.（评分要求：回答Yes./No，即可得1分；能对作出的选择进行合理的解释可得2分）80根据最近的研究结果，（交通）事故数量让人触目惊心，这与人们在过马路时使用这些电子玩意儿有关，因此纽约的这项法律于上月开始实施。（评分要求：要求在准确、全面的基础上，翻译成较为通顺的汉语，并表达出作者的思路。翻
68、译如不符合汉语习惯，扣1分）第二节 写作（满分30分）One possible version:Yang Lijuan has done nothing but admire and follow her idol for more than ten years. Even her family helps her to achieve her “goal” at all costs. Obviously, she has gone too far as a crazy fan.Actually, many middle school students have their idols. As
69、 far as Im concerned, having an idol itself isnt a bad thing, but the point is : we should act in a proper way. On one hand, we should first of all focus our attention on our own work. Its very important for us to have our own career. And we are asked to take responsibilities for our family and soci
70、ety. On the other hand, remember: no pains, no gains. Our idols have gained their fame through hard work as well. Being diligent, they have set a good example to us. Instead of worshipping them blindly, we should learn from them.写作评分标准A评分原则本题总分为30分，按5个档次给分。评分时，先根据文章的内容和语方初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整
71、档次，最后给分。词数不少于120或多于150的，从总分中减去2分。评分时，应注意的主要内容为：内容要点、应用词汇和语法结构的数量和准确性、上下文的连贯性、根据表达内容的层次适当分段及语言的得体性。拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面，评分时，应视其对交际的影响程序予以考虑。英、美拼写与词汇用法均可接受。如书较差，以至影响交际，将分数降低一个档次。B内容要点1描述杨丽娟事件。2表述个人观点（观点无正误之分）。3表达自己的感悟。C各档次的给分范围和要求第一档：（25 30）很好地完成了试题规定的任务。对题中所提供的信息进行了恰当的描述，清楚地表达了自己的观点并进行了充分合理的论证。语法结构和词汇选
72、用恰当、丰富。语法结构和词汇方面有些许错误，但为尽力使用较复杂结构或较高级词汇所致；具备较强的语言运用能力。有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑。第二档：（19 24分）较好地完成了试题规定的任务。对题中所提供的信息进行了描述，表达了自己的观点并进行了论证。应用的语法结构和词汇能基本满足任务的要求。语法结构或词汇方面应用基本准确，些许错误主要是因尝试较复杂语法结构或词汇所致。应用简单的语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑。第三档：（13 18分）基本完成了试题规定的任务。能描述题目中的信息，表达了自己的观点并尝试进行论证。应用的语法结构和词汇方面的错误，但不影响理解。应用简单的语句间的连接
73、成分，使全文内容连贯。第四档：（7 12分）未恰当完成试题规定的任务。能涉及题目所提供的信息，体现了对问题的看法及其原因。语法结构单调，词汇知识有限。有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响了对写作内容的理解。较少使用语句间的连接成分，内容缺少连贯性。信息未能清楚地传达给读者。第五档：（1 6分）未完成试题规定的任务。很少涉及题目中所提供的信息，个人观点表达不清，而且没有阐述原因。语法结构单调，词汇项目有限。较多语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响对写作内容理解。缺乏语句间的连接成分，内容不连贯。0分 信息未能传达给读者。未能传达给读者任何信息：内容太少，无法评判；所写的内容均与要求内容无关或所写内容无
74、法辨认。听力录音原稿（Text 1） M : I hear this hotel has got a new manager.W : Thats why the rooms and the meals are better now.（Text 2） M : The ship leaves in twenty five minutes.W : Oh, its only six forty now.（Text 3） M : Hurry, I see it coming!W : We must make it. If we miss this one, well have to wait for a
75、nother ten minutes.（Text 4） W : Did you buy anything when you went to Paris?M : Yes. I bought a briefcase.W : Whats it like?M : Its a large, leather one.（Text 5） M : I went to the art gallery the day before yesterday, but it was closed. I wonder why?W : Oh, its always closed on Saturday, but it stay
76、s open on Sunday.（Text 6） M : It is true that you dont swim at all now?W : Im afraid so. Im too old.M : But youre only twenty!W : Thats too old for a swimmer. If I swam in an international competition now, I wouldnt win. So Id rather not swim at all.M : But dont you enjoy swimming?W : I used to, whe
77、n I was small. But if you enter for big competitions you have to work very hard. I used to get up at 6 a. m. to go to the pool. I had to train before school, after school and at weekends. I swam 35 miles every week.M : But you were famous at fifteen. And look at all those cups.W : Would you like to
78、polish them? Its true that I have some wonderful memories. I enjoyed visiting other countries, and the Olympics were very exciting. But I missed more important things. While other girls were growing up, I was swimming. What can I do now?（Text 7） W : Oh, its a fine day, isnt it? And the food smells n
79、ice. Its a perfect day for a picnic.M : Yes, it is. Im glad it didnt rain. My names Mike Gattes, by the way.W : Oh, hi! Im Alice. Nice to meet you.M : Im studying medicine.W : Really? Where?M : At Harvard. What about you?W : Im working for IBM.M : Oh, are you? That sounds interesting.W : Yeah. I lik
80、e it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.（Text 8） M : What are pubs?W : Pubs in England are friendly and warm places where you can have a drink and usually a simple meal.M : What kind of drinks do people get?W : You can get wine in most pubs. Many also serve coffee. You go to the counter to order
81、and pay for your drink.M : When do people go to the pubs?W : Pubs are not open all day. They can decide when to open. Most open for 3 or 4 hours at lunchtime and again from about 6:00 p.m 11:00 p.m. In busy areas, pubs may stay open from 11:00 a. m 11:00 p.m. Are there pubs in China?M : Yes. Most of
82、 the goers are young people. They like to stay with their friends after work and have a fun time.W : It is against the law in England to go into a pub if you are under the age of 14. So many pubs provide a special room for children.（Text 9） M : Hey, have you heard? Robert is retiring.W : Oh, really?
83、 Well, maybe youll be made sports director? Keep your fingers crossed.M : Oh, I hope not, whoever they choose is fine as long as its not me. Im the wrong person for that job!W : Why do you say that? I mean, what kind of person does it take?M : Someone with a more easy going personality.W : Oh, come
84、on. You seem like someone who could handle anything.M : Me? Youve got be kidding. That job would make me much too nervous. Besides, Im happy with things the way they are. I consider teaching tennis a challenge. Its a chance to get people interested in sports.W : So you really dont think youre cut ou
85、t for it?M : No, I really dont. I just cant imagine myself managing a staff and worrying about finances. I dont handle pressure too well.W : You know, thats not the impression I have of you at all. Thats how Id describe myself.（Text 10）Its okay if you dont know what you want to do yet, but plan ahea
86、d for college it just makes sense. Why is college a good idea?Because education is the key to your future. It provides knowledge and skills that you can use for the rest of your life. Education can help you get and keep your dream job. Here are more reasons why education will be an important part of
87、 your future:The more you know, the better you understand the world around you.The more educated you are, the more choices you have about what to do with your life.The more years of school you attend, the more money you are likely to make.There are many opportunities for education beyond high school, including state and private colleges and universities, local community colleges, and technical schools. Think about what is available and what is right for you.