1、荆、荆、襄、宜四地七校考试联盟2017届高三第一次联考英语试题命题学校：荆州中学 命题人：高三英语备课组 审题人：孙同艳本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。考试时间120分钟，共150分。祝考试顺利注意事项: 1、答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。用2B铅笔将答题卡上试卷类型A后方框涂黑。2、选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3、非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均
2、无效。4、考试结束后，请将答题卡上交。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. Where does the woman want to go?A. To Oxford. B. To Liverpool. C. To London.2. How many people will go to the tennis game
3、?A. 2. B. 3. C. 4.3. What does the woman ask the boy to do after school? A. Put away his school bag. B. Move the kitchen table. C. Hang up his coat.4. What do we know about Linda Rivera?A. She went traveling.B. She started a company.C. She was fired.5. What does the man mean?A. He prefers cold weath
4、er. B. He has had a difficult week.C. The temperature was good last week.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、7题。6. How will the man choose the music?A. By letting a person decide
5、on it.B. By asking people for their advice.C. By allowing everyone to bring a piece.7. What is the woman going to do?A. Help prepare for the party.B. Tell the man a phone number. C. Ask Sonia for some information.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What will the woman do first?A. Wash a car. B. Go shopping. C. Do her
6、 homework.9. When does the conversation take place?A. On Monday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Colleagues. B. Schoolmates. C. Brother and sister.11. What does the woman think of the show?A. Inspiring. B. Unusual. C. Cool.12. Which
7、part did the woman like best about the show?A. Designer wear. B. Clothes recycling. C. Live models.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. French music. B. French clothes. C. French teens.14. What does Veronique like to do in her spare time?A. Collect albums. B. Visit musi
8、c stores. C. Enjoy French songs.15. What does Veronique usually have for lunch?A. Hamburgers. B. Sandwiches. C. Chips.16. Why does Veronique like the silver jacket?A. Its up-to-date. B. Its classic and lovely. C. Its unique.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is being held in the new sports stadium?A. A matc
9、h. B. A concert. C. A meeting.18. What is the disadvantage of the City Theatre?A. It has limited space. B. Its too old to look good. C. Its air-conditioning doesnt work.19. Which place is normally out of the route of the Cititours bus?A. Victoria Park. B. The City Theatre. C. The Market Place.20. Wh
10、at does the speaker recommend visitors do in the end?A. See animals in the city centre.B. Go to the High Street.C. Visit some shops.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。APoteet Strawberry FestivalPoteet, Texas, USAApril 11 - April 13Description:The
11、Poteet Strawberry Festival is one of the oldest, most popular events in the state and is recognized as the largest agricultural festival in Texas as well as one of the most exciting, dynamic festivals in the Greater Southwest. The 100-acre site, which is located on Hwy. 16, 20 minutes south of San A
12、ntonio, offers free parking, clean public restrooms, handicapped accessibility, complete RV facilities, and tent covered activities during the fun filled Festival Weekend.The Poteet Strawberry Festival includes fourteen areas of continuous, family entertainment featuring concerts with nationally kno
13、wn Country Western and Tejano stars, dancers, gunslingers, clowns, puppets, regional bands, various contests, and rodeo performances. These activities are included in the price of a $10.00 admission ticket. Children aged 12 and under are admitted free of charge as well as active, reserve and retired
14、 military with proper ID.Performers:Craig Morgan, Pam Tillis, Rick TrevinoLocation:Poteet, TexasDirections: 30 miles south of San Antonio on Hwy. 16Times:The Festival Grounds will open at 6:00 pm Fri. and at 10:00 am both Sat. & Sun. Admission:Adult $10.00Children 12 & under / active, reserve, and r
15、etired military personnel with proper ID are admitted FREE Website: Telephone: 830-276-3323Email: nitaharvey21.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. The position of Poteet Strawberry Festival.B. The open time of Poteet Strawberry Festival.C. The price of parking cars.D. The price
16、 of taking a train there.22. Jack, a soldier, together with his two children (one is 10, the other 18) wants to take part in the activity. How much should they pay?A. 10 dollars. B. 5 dollars. C. 30 dollars. D. 20 dollars.23.The passage most probably comes from _.A. the news report in a newspaper B.
17、 the advertisement in a newspaperC. the entertainment section of a magazine D. the program of a radioBAbout 150 years ago, a village church priest, Patric Bronte, in Yorkshire, England, had three lovely, intelligent daughters but his hopes fell entirely on the only male heir, Branwell, a youth with
18、remarkable talent in both art and literature.Branwells father and sisters saved their pennies to pack him off to Londons Royal Academy of Arts, but if art was his calling, he dialed a wrong number. Within weeks he hightailed it home, a penniless failure.Hopes still high, the family landed Branwell a
19、 job as a private tutor, hoping this would free him to develop his literary skills and achieve the success and fame that he deserved. Failure again. Still, the selfless sisters squelched their own goals, farming themselves out as teachers and governesses in support of their increasingly indebted bro
20、ther, convinced the world must eventually recognize his genius. As failure multiplied, Branwell turned to alcohol, then opium, and eventually died as he had lived: a failure. So died hope in the one male but what of the three sisters?During Branwells last years, the girls published a book of poetry
21、at their own expense (under a pen name, for fear of reviewers bias against females). Even Branwell might have laughed: they sold only two copies.They didnt give up. Instead, they continued in their spare time, late at night by candlelight, to pour out their contained emotion, writing of what they kn
22、ew best, of women in conflict with their natural desires and social condition, in reality, less fiction than autobiography! And 19th century literature was transformed by Annes Agnes Grey, Emilys Wuthering Heights, and Charlottes Jane Eyre.But years of sacrifice for Branwell had eventually ruined th
23、eir health. Emily took ill at her brothers funeral and died within 3 months, aged 29; Anne died 5 months later, aged 30; Charlotte lived only to age 39. If only they had been nurtured instead of sacrificed.No one remembers Branwells name, much less of his art or literature, but the Bronte sisters tr
24、agically short lives teach us even more of life than literature.24. According to the passage, what can we learn from the story of Branwell?A. Gift is not necessarily a guarantee of success.B. Gift is a burden for a person.C. A persons success is largely due to the support of his family.D. Too many c
25、hoices may lead to success in none.25. What might lead to the tragedy of the three Bronte sisters?A. That to be a writer was a really tough road to go.B. The social prejudice against women in those days.C. Their poor family.D. The failure of their brother. 26. Which word is the closest in meaning to
26、 the underlined word “squelched”in paragraph 4 ?A. carried outB. lived out C. set asideD. stuck to27. Were Patric Bronte alive, what might he regret most?A. Not taking good care of his children.B. Intending his son for an artist or a writer.C. Putting all of his eggs in one male basket.D. Sacrificin
27、g too many pennies for his son. CThe wallet is heading for extinction. As a day-to-day essential, it will die off with the generation who read print newspapers. The kind of shopping, where you hand over notes and count out change in return, now happens only in the most minor of our retailers (零售商),
28、like buying a bar of chocolate or a pint of milk from a corner shop. At the shops where you spend any real money, that money is increasingly abstracted. And this is more and more true, the higher up the scale you go. At the most cutting-edge (前沿的) retail stores, Victoria Beckham on Dover Street, for
29、 instance, you dont go and stand at any kind of cash register when you decide to pay. The staff are equipped with iPads to take your payment while you relax on a sofa.Across society, the abstraction of the idea of cash makes me uneasy. Maybe Im just old-fashioned. But earning money isnt quick or eas
30、y for most of us. Isnt it a bit weird that spending it should happen in half a blink (眨眼) of an eye? Doesnt a wallet, that time-honored Friday-night feeling of pleasing, promising fatness, represent something that matters?But Ill leave the economics to the experts. What bothers me about the death of
31、 the wallet is the change it represents in our physical environment. Everything about the look and feel of a wallet, the way the materials wear and tear and loosen with age, the plastic and paper and gold and silver, and handwritten phone numbers and printed cinema tickets, is the very opposite of w
32、hat our world is becoming. The opposite of a wallet is a smartphone or an iPad. The rounded edges, cool glass, smooth and unknowable as a pebble. Instead of digging through pieces of paper, we move our fingers left and right. No more counting out coins. Show your wallet, if you still have one. It ma
33、y not be here much longer.28. What is happening to the wallet?A. It is disappearing. B. It is becoming costly.C. It is being fattened. D. It is changing in style.29. How are businesses done in big modern stores?A. Individually. B. In the abstract.C. Electronically. D. Via a cash register.30. What ma
34、kes the author feel uncomfortable nowadays?A. Saving money is becoming a thing of the past.B. The pleasing Friday-night feeling is fading.C. Earning money is getting more difficult.D. Spending money is so fast and easy.31. What can we infer from the passage about the author?A. He is resistant to soc
35、ial changes.B. He is against technological progress.C. He feels reluctant to part with the traditional wallet.D. He feels insecure in the ever-changing modern world.DWeve been judging people based on the way they look for thousands of years. The ancient Greeks turned it into a science, “physiognomy”
36、. As early as 500 BC, the mathematician Pythagoras would look carefully at young mens faces to determine if theyd make a good student, not long after Aristotle wrote how large-headed people were mean. It was widely believed at the time that the animal a person resembled was a good judge of character
37、.By the Middle Ages it was well and truly mainstream. Professionals coined the phrase “stuck-up” to refer from the belief that those with upturned noses had an air of superiority, “high-brow” to refer to the high foreheads of nobles and “low-brow” to the less educated foreheads of the lower classes.
38、Back in 2016, were still doing it. We view those who resemble Labradors (拉布拉多犬) as warm, while those who resemble lions as more of a ruler. We think of those with “resting moody face” as more aggressive, those who are less attractive as sick and expect people who look familiar to share our values. M
39、any of these judgments occur in as little as 50 milliseconds.To get to understand and find out why having a babyface is so great, first we need to know what happens when we recognize an actual baby.In fact, the features of babies and those universally considered “cute” are nothing more than a series
40、 of developmental accidents. Our eyes are already fully grown by the time were born but our heads arent. Similarly, our bodies do a lot more growing later on than our heads. Babies have more body fat than adults, chubby (肥嘟嘟的)cheeks, for example. The list goes on.And regardless of whether youre very
41、 maternal (慈爱的) or find babies really annoying, were unconditionally to respond to their features by turning into gentle baby-talking fools. Most importantly, gazing into their innocent faces makes us less aggressive and more generous and helpful.So there you have it. Next time you find yourself sta
42、ring affectionately into the eyes of a baby-faced friend, colleague or date, just remember, you may be the latest victim in a long-running systematic evolutionary trick.32. Whats the passage mainly talking about?A. The features of faces.B. The science of judging people by face.C. The trick of faces.
43、D. The importance of judging people from their looks.33. Whats the meaning of the underlined word “coined” in paragraph 2?A. made upB. looked up C. picked outD. figured out34. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. It is absolutely wise to judge people by the way they
44、look.B. “Stuck-up” refers to the high foreheads of nobles with an air of superiority.C. People make judgments of life-and-death importance in as little as 50 milliseconds.D. Its believed that the features of babies are universally considered cute.35. What message does the last paragraph suggest?A. Y
45、ou are sure to be easily cheated by a babyfaced friend, colleague or date.B. Unconsciously, you cant help showing affection towards one with a babyface.C. Many babyfaced people like to play tricks, which is obviously a result of evolution.D. Staring into the eyes of a babyfaced friend may make you a
46、 victim of a trick.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。 How long can human beings live? 36 However, 110 years is probably the longest that anyone could hope to live if he or she is extremely healthy and lucky. Some scientists even say we can live as long as 130 year
47、s! 37 They wear out, and as a result, we get old and eventually die.Even though we cant live forever, we are living a longer life than ever before. In 1900, the average American life-span was only 47 years, but today it is 75 years! 38 Sixty-five may be out-of-date as the dividing line between middl
48、e age and old age. After all, many older people dont begin to experience physical and mental decline until after age 75.People are living longer because more people survive childhood. 39 Now that the chances of dying young are much lower, the chances of living long are much higher due to better diet
49、s and health care. 40 The changes in our population will have lasting effects on our social development and our way of life. Some people fear such changes will be for the worse, while some see chances, not disaster. Many men and women in their “golden years” are healthy, still active, and young in m
50、ind if not in age. With long lives ahead of older citizens, they need to stay active and devoted.A. When does old age begin then?B. On the whole, our population is getting older.C. As the society grows old, we need the contributions of our older citizens.D. Yet, the cells in the human body simply ca
51、nnot continue to reproduce endlessly.E. A recent research shows that cancer cells can multiply themselves like crazy at all times.F. Most scientists studying old age think the human body is designed to live no longer than 120 years.G. Before modern medicine changed the laws of nature, many children
52、died of common childhood diseases.第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 45） 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Over the last 15 years, as a doctor, I have had heart-to-heart conversations with countless patients near the end of their lives. The most common
53、 emotion they express is 41 . And thats 42 I came up with a project to encourage people to write a(n) 43 letter to their loved ones. Its a lesson I learned years ago from a memorable 44 patient.He was a retired 45 , who had lived on a staple diet of Semper Fi (永远忠诚) and studied silence all his life.
54、 He, a proud and reserved man, was admitted to the hospital for unbearable pain from widely spread cancer. Every day, his 46 spent many hours at his bedside watching him watch television. She explained to me he had never been much of a 47 in their 50-plus years of marriage.But he seemed quite 48 to
55、share his ideas with me, especially when it became clear his days were 49 . He spoke of his deep regret for not having spent enough time with his wife, whom he loved very much, and of his great 50 in his son, who had joined the Navy in his fathers footsteps.One afternoon, when I mentioned these 51 t
56、o his wife and son, they looked disbelievingly at each other and then 52 at me. They thanked me for being so kind but 53 my patient was unlikely to express such feelings. To make sure his family could actually hear his 54 , I took my huge family video camera with me the next morning and with the pat
57、ients 55 , recorded an open letter from him to his family. When I gave them the 56 letter, both his wife and son were moved to tears.The experience 57 an idea that has grown into the Stanford Friends and Family Letter Project, which can help people complete their life review tasks: remembering treas
58、ured moments; apologizing to those we may have hurt; 58 those who have hurt us and saying “I love you”. It may take tremendous courage to write a life review letter. For some people, it 59 deep and troubling emotions. 60 it may be the most important letter you will ever write.41. A. gratitudeB. regr
59、etC. apologyD. affection42. A. becauseB. whyC. whenD. how43. A. longB. shortC. lastD. important44. A. dyingB. weakC. unconsciousD. silent45. A. merchantB. workerC. officialD. soldier46. A. familyB. daughterC. sonD. wife47. A. husbandB. loverC. talkerD. companion48. A. willingB. disturbingC. embarras
60、sedD. delighted49. A. numberedB. shortenedC. endedD. done50. A. satisfactionB. prideC. concernD. complaint51. A. commentsB. reflectionsC. explanationsD. promises 52. A. attentivelyB. excitedlyC. skepticallyD. unreasonably53. A. deniedB. disbelievedC. insistedD. realized54. A. sorrowB. anxietyC. wish
61、D. love55. A. recognitionB. permissionC. requestD. assistance56. A. tapedB. wrappedC. writtenD. unopened57. A. raisedB. inspiredC. provedD. welcomed58. A. acknowledgingB. forgettingC. hurtingD. forgiving59. A. calls forB. calls offC. calls inD. calls up60. A. SoB. ForC. YetD. Otherwise第II卷 第三部分 英语知识
62、运用（共两节 满分 45分） 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（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。In recent years, stress has been regarded as a cause of medical problems. 61 , like so many other things, it is only too much stress 62 does you harm. It is high time that you 63 (consider) that if there were no stress in yo
63、ur life, you would achieve a little. If you are stuck at home with no stress, then your level of performance will be low. Up to a certain point, the more stress you are under, the 64 0 (good) your performance will be. Beyond a certain point, though, further stress will only lead to exhaustion, illne
64、ss and finally a breakdown. You can tell when you are over the top and on the downward slope, by asking yourself a number of questions. Do you feel that too much is being expected of 65 , and yet find it impossible to say no? Do you find yourself easily 66 (become) impatient or annoyed with people o
65、ver unimportant things? If the answer 67 all those questions is yes, you had better control your stress, as you probably are under more stress than is good for you.To some extent, you can control 68 amount of stress in your life. Doctors have worked out a chart showing how much stress 69 (involve) i
66、n various events. If the total stress in your life is more than you can stand, you are twice as likely 70 (get ) ill.第四部分 写作 （共两节，满分 35） 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作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），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：在错的词下划一横线
67、，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11处起）不计分。Recently the students in our class have had a heated discussion on if people should keep pets at home in cities. We have two different opinions.Some students thought its a good idea to keep pets because many old people who will live alone
68、at home can get some comfort from them. Besides, get along well with animals will make our life interesting. However, other students are against the idea. In their opinions, if too many people keep pets at home, its harmful for the environment. What is worse, pets may make too many noise and even at
69、tack people.As for me, Im in favor of the former. I dont think its bad for us to keep pets at home. But you must take some measures to prevent them from serious polluting our environment.第二节 书面表达 （满分25分）假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Peter给你来信，想向你了解有关酒泉卫星发射中心神州十一号升空的情况。请你写一封100词左右的回信，向他介绍情况。要点： 1. 发射时间：2016年10月17日； 2
70、. 运载两名航天员：景海鹏和陈冬；3. 飞行时间：33天；4. 飞行任务：与天宫二号完成对接；开展有关科学实验;5. 你的感受。注意： 1. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 2. 开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。参考词汇：神州十一号 Shenzhou manned spacecraft; 发射launch;天宫二号 Tiangong space laboratory; 对接dock withDear Peter,How are things going? Im more than pleased to learn you are interested in what has happene
71、d recently in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center._Best wishes! Yours, Li Hua荆、荆、襄、宜四地七校考试联盟2017届高三第一次联考试题参考答案与解说英 语第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）1-5 AB ABC 6-10 ABABB11-15 ABCCB 16-20 CCAAC第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）21-23 DAB 24-27 ABCC 28-31 ACDD 32-35 CADB 36-40 FDAGB第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 45） 第一节 完形填空（满分30分）41-45 BBC
72、AD 46-50 DCAAB （45题D有个单词拼写错误，改时都给分）51-55 ACCDB 56-60 ABDDC第二节 语法填空（满分15分）61. However 62. that 63. considered / should consider 64. better 65.you 66. becoming 67. to 68.the 69. is involved 70. toget第四部分 写作 （共两节，满分 35）第一节 短文改错（满分10分）Recently the students in our class have had a heated discussion on if
73、 people should whetherkeep pets at home in cities. We have two different opinions. Some students thought its a good idea to keep pets because many old people thinkwho will live alone at home can get some comfort from them. Besides, get along getting well with animals will make our life interesting.
74、However, other students are theagainst the idea. In their opinions, if too many people keep pets at home, its harmful for opinion tothe environment. What is worse, pets may make too many noise and even attack muchpeople. As for me, Im in favor of the former. I dont think its bad for us to keep pets
75、at home. But you must take some measures to prevent them from serious polluting ourwe seriouslyenvironment. 1. if-whether2. thought-think3. 去掉 live前的will4. get-getting5. 在other前面加上the6. opinions-opinion 7. for-to8. many-much9. you-we10. serious-seriously 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）One Possible VersionDear Peter
76、, How are things going? Im more than pleased to learn you are interested in what has happened recently in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center . Now I will tell you something detailed about it. After years preparations, the Shenzhou manned spacecraft, carrying two male astronauts, Jing Haipeng and Chen D
77、ong, was launched into space on Oct.17, 2016. The mission, which will last 33 days, aims to dock with the TiangongSpace Laboratory, where a series of scientific experiments are to be conducted. The two astronauts will work and live in the lab for a month, making it Chinas longest space stay ever. Yo
78、u cant imagine how excited I was for it means much to us. The milestone success lays a strong foundation for Chinas future exploration and more importantly, it will open a new chapter for Chinas space industry. Best wishes.Yours,LiHua各档次的给分范围和要求第五档（21-25分）完全完成了试题规定的任务。覆盖所有内容要点。应用了较多的语法结构和词汇。语法结构或词汇方
79、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。有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑完全达到了预期的写作目的。第四档（16-20分）完成了试题规定的任务。虽漏掉一两个次重点，但覆盖所有主要内容。应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。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。应用简单的语句间连接成分，使全文结构紧凑。第三档（11-15分）基本完成了试题规定的任务。虽漏掉一些内容，但覆盖所有主要内容。应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，但不影响理解。应用简单的语句间连接成分，使全文内容连贯。整体而言，基本达到了预期
80、的写作目的。第二档（6-10分）未恰当完成试题规定的任务。漏掉或未描述清楚一些主要内容，写了一些无关内容。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。第一档（1-5分）未完成试题规定的任务。明显遗漏主要内容，写了一些无关内容，原因可能是未理解试题要求。语法结构单调，词汇知识有限。较多语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响对写作内容的理解。缺乏语句间的连接成分，内容不连贯。信息未能传达给读者。0分未能传达给读者任何信息，内容太少，无法评判；所写内容均与所要求内容无关或所写内容无法看清。附：听力录音
81、稿Text 1M: Let me see your ticket. Umm This ticket is for Oxford.W: Yes, thats right.M: But this train doesnt go to Oxford. It goes to Liverpool.W: Oh no! Then Ill have to get off and change at London.Text 2W: Hi, Luke. Pad and I are going to watch the tennis game this evening. Do you want to come?M:
82、 Great! I know Thomas really enjoys watching tennis. Can he join us? W: Well, Im afraid I dont have an extra ticket for him.Text 3M: Mum, have you seen my school bag?W: Its hanging up here, with the coats. I moved it because it was on the kitchen table. Tom, remember to leave it in the living room w
83、hen you come home from school. Then it wont be in my way.Text 4M: I havent seen Linda Rivera for a long time. Has she been away on a holiday?W: Oh, you havent heard. She set up her own travel agency.Text 5W: I cant believe how hot it is here today.M: If you think this is bad, you should have been he
84、re last week.Text 6W: Have you chosen the music for the party yet?M: I was going to just let people bring their own.W: Oh, I dont think you should do that. One person needs to be in charge otherwise people will start disagreeing. Sonias really good at music. You could ask her.M: OK, have you got her
85、 number?W: Yeah, its on my mobile. Ill text it to you.Text 7 M: Tracey, I want some new shoes for the party tonight. Shall we go and buy some later?W: OK, but I promised to help my granddad wash his car today.M: Why dont you do that immediately? Well go as soon as youre finished.W: OK. And I suppose
86、 I can do my homework when we get back. Im surely doing that before we go to the party I dont want to do it tomorrow!M: Yeah, I dont like doing it till the last day of the weekend, either. So I finished all my homework after school yesterday.Text 8M: That was a cool exhibition.W: I knew youd like it
87、! I believe itll help us with our school cloth project. Ive got lots of ideas now.M: I was really interested in the designer wear section. Its totally special.W: Yes, itd be great to wear something so special. But what impressed me most was the part that showed you how to recycle clothes.M: Yeah, bu
88、t I cant see myself wearing any of my dads old things just now! I didnt expect the show to be so interesting.W: I enjoyed seeing the live models, though Im not sure whether it lived up to my expectations.Text 9M: Veronique, when you are not studying, what do you like to do?W: I like listening to mus
89、ic by French singers. Go into any French music store, and youll find the top 10 albums by US, German and English artists. Its good to have variety, but I love French music.M: Do French teens like fast food, you know, hamburgers, chips, and things like those?W: Well, we dont really like that. We usua
90、lly have quick breakfast, sandwiches at lunch and a family dinner at around 8 to 8:30 in the evening. The younger teenagers like to eat hamburgers at McDonalds.M: Paris is well known for popular clothes, so Im sure it offers French teens the most up-to-date clothes to choose from.W: Exactly. I like
91、to wear clothes by Agnes B, a popular French designer. I think Agnes B clothes are kind of classic, but they can also be very lovely. One of my favorites is a silver jacket because it came from one of the shows and most importantly there is no other like it.Text 10 W: Welcome everybody to this Citit
92、ours bus. I hope youre having a good time here in the West of England. Our tours usually last about one hour.The bus is now turning into Queens Road. From this road we can see a very modern building. This is the towns new sports stadium. All the big matches happen there but at the moment, an interna
93、tional company is using it for a conference.Now look to your left. Were now passing the City Theatre. This building is one hundred years old. Its very pretty, as you see, but it doesnt have enough seats for big shows. Weve got a new entertainment centre in Victoria Park. We dont pass it on the bus,
94、but you may be interested to know its got a cinema and a concert hall. Most people prefer it because its got air-conditioning. Now, on your right, is the High Street. This Cititours bus normally goes along the High Street into the Market Place. But at the moment some musicians are practicing for an
95、outdoor concert there. Were driving round a different route because the roads into the Market Place are closed. The market was an important local trade centre until about 1970. Farmers bought and sold their cows and sheep there. However, we dont see animals in the city centre these days. The market areas got some good shops. Why dont you have a walk round there later on?
