山东省泰安市07-08学年度上学期高三期中考试（英语）.doc

1、 山东省泰安市20072008学年度第一学期高三期中考试英 语 试 题本试卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。共150分，考试时间120分钟。第I卷（三部分，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（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

2、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。1Where are the two speakers going?ATo a restaurant.BTo a zoo.CTo a shop. 2When did the woman and Anna meet?AAt 7:53.BAt 7:58.CAt 7:57. 3What is the woman going to do this evening?AGo to dinner.BVisit her sister.CGo to the airport.4How much was the TV set?A$60.B$120.C$

3、90.5What can we learn from the conversation?AThe woman had a photo shop of her own.BThe woman developed her photos all by herself.CThe woman did part of her own film developing.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，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

4、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至8题。6What is Mr. Smith doing?AAnswering the phone.BHaving a meeting.CWorking in the office.7When will Mr. Smith return to the office?AAfter two oclock.BIn an hour.CAt three oclock. 8What can we infer from the dialogue?AThe man will take a message for Mr. Smith.BAnne w

5、ill ring the office again.CMr. Smith will ring Anne back.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9What was the weather like last week?ANice and sunny.BToo warm.CNeither hot nor cold.1,3,510What season is it now?ASummer.BWinter.CAutumn.11What does the man think the weather will be like this weekend?AHe thinks itll rain.BHe

6、doesnt think itll rain.CHe thinks itll be cloudy.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12Where is the woman?AIn First Street.BIn Main Street.CAt the bus stop.13Where is Burns Park?AAt the first crossing.BOn the other side of Main Street.CAt the corner of Lincoln and fifth.14How can the woman get to the park when she is

7、at the crossing of First Street and Lincoln Street?ATurn right and go straight.BGo along First Street for a few minutes.CTurn left and walk two blocks.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15How much does the woman pay for what she buys?A$ 215.B$ 385.C$ 170.16Why does the woman change the first overcoat?AIts too expensi

8、ve.BIts a bit small.CIts too large.17What color is the overcoat?ABlue.BWhite.CGrey.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18What is true about the school?AIt was built on the school?BIt was built in the woods.CThere were fewer than twenty pupils.19Why did the girl laugh at the speaker when she first came to school?ABeca

9、use she did not smoke.BBecause she was too young.CBecause she used her left hand.20How old is the speaker now?A60.B67.C70.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45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。21Sit on the edge of bed minute before putting your feet on the floor.A/; aBthe; theC/; theDthe; a

10、22Our psychology professor is a man of Italian .AbirthBsourceCoriginDkind23The government is trying to do something to better understanding between the two countries.AraiseBpromoteCappealDarise24Millions of people gave freely the starving peoples appeal.Ain charge ofBin case ofCin response toDin fav

11、or of25- How is she getting along with her workmates? - Quite well. She is very to other peoples feelings.AactiveBsimpleCsensibleDsensitive26His grandfather was among the first to settle in is now a famous holiday center.Awhat BwhichCwhereDthat27I would have gone fishing yesterday, but it all day.Ah

12、ad been rainingBwas rainingCshould rainDhas rained28David arrived at the meeting at ten oclock, as it was scheduled, not a minute early or late.AflexiblyBtemporarilyCapproximatelyDpunctually29- Can I ask you a favour? - .ASure, go ahead.BIts my pleasure.CIve no time.DWhat is it?30Why did you take a

13、taxi you could come here by bus?AwhileBunlessCwhenDuntil31 in a well known university is what everybody wishes for.AEducatedBBeing educatedCTo educateDEducating32Get involved in sports or other activities you enjoy you can meet people who like what you like.AwhatBwhenCthatDwhere33- Wake up, Tom. Tim

14、e to rise. - I asleep while I was reading.Ashould have fallenBmust have fallenCcould fallDmust fall34A healthy life is frequently thought to be with the open countryside and homegrown food.AassociatedBboundCrelatedDtied35Mrs. Jones didnt during the flood, but she was very frightened.Agive awayBgive

15、outCgive wayDgive off 第二节 完型填空（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3655各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项Transforming Obstacles into BenefitsA group of frogs was traveling through the woods and two of them fell into a deep pit. Immediately, all the other frogs in the group 36 the pit and watched as the 37 f

16、rogs tried to jump out. The pit was very 38 , so the frogs on top started yelling at the two frogs in the pit to give up. 39 the trapped frogs kept trying, the crowd yelled louder, “Give up. Youre 40 dead.” After a while, one of the exhausted frogs took heed to what the others were saying, and fell

17、down and died.But 41 , the second frog kept jumping as hard as she could despite the 42 remarks. Finally, with one brave leap, she 43 it out of the pit!This amazing 44 occurred because the second frog was 45 and unable to hear what the others had been saying. She thought they had been 46 her on the

18、entire time they were yelling! What she had 47 perceived (理解) as encouragement inspired her to try harder and succeed against all odds. And that made all the 48 !With a 49 mindset, and being deaf to others opinions, the second frog made use of such negativity to overcome 50 and reach her goals by us

19、ing it as encouragement. 51 , when we get round others criticism, or laughter, we can do 52 we set our minds to, just as the second frog did. But, if we are not deaf like this frog, who could not be 53 by others due to a physical condition, we need the 54 to guide us to the proper way, so as not to

20、be blindly 55 by worldly opinion.36Agathered aroundBgot roundCjumped intoDescaped from37AunconsciousBtiresomeCawkwardDimprisoned38AdangerousBshallowCdeepDsecure39ABeforeBWhenCBecauseDAlthough40Aas long asBas well asCas soon asDas good as1,3,541AfortunatelyBamazinglyCnaturallyDcheerfully42AinnocentBa

21、ctiveCnegativeDinspiring43AmadeBreachedCgotDkept44AresponseBadjustmentCreflectionDresult45AdeafBdisabledCstubbornDconfident46AflatteringBteasingCcongratulatingDcheering47AentirelyBaccuratelyCmistakenlyDconstantly48AsuccessBdifferenceCconclusionDconsequence49ApositiveBdesperateCridiculousDpassive50Al

22、onelinessBtensionCobstaclesDfear51ABesidesBHoweverCThusDEventually52AsomethingBanythingCnothingDeverything53AinformedBconvincedCpersuadedDinfluenced54AsupportBwisdomCenvironmentDconsensus55AguidedBpitiedCsuspectedDopposed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。AEven though shes

23、 just 5 years old, Cindy Smart speaks five languages. Shes a good reader. She can tell time and do simple math, including multiplication (乘法) and division. Cindy looks like an average doll, with long, blond hair, baby blue eyes, and a button nose.But loaded with some devices, Cindy is the first doll

24、 that can see, think, and do as shes told. The eagle eyed Cindy follows in the path of other breakthrough toys like Sonys barking Robot Aibo, which was the first to popularize voice command in the late 1990s. Cindy takes Aibos innovations (创新) one step beyond: she not only follows instructions but a

25、lso recognizes shapes, colors and words, and remembers. The effect is a doll that appears to be learning.The toy company which produced Cindy Smart spent a decade trying to see how much human nature it could breathe into an inanimate (无生命的) object. Its engineers began creating minibots that sense li

26、ght, sounds, and pressure. However, without the sense of sight, their toys seemed to be lacking in one of the abilities that life forms use to react to their environments.So how do the engineers make a doll actually see? In Cindys case, its a multistep process. When presented a text like “I love you

27、” and asked “Can you read this?” Cindy identifies it as one of 70 preprogrammed commands. Then the inbuilt digital camera scans a 15 degree radius (半径) in search of number or letter shaped objects. Buried in her stomach, Cindys 16 bit microprocessor compares the text with her database of 700 words.

28、If its a match, “I love you,” she says.56This passage most likely appears in a . Amedical reportBclassified adCscience journalDmusic magazine57According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE about Robot Aibo?AIt could recognize shapes and colors.BIt could respond to spoken comman

29、ds.CIt came onto the market no later than 1990.DIt was created much later that Cindy Smart.58The underlined “it” in the third paragraph most likely refers to .Athe processBthe objectCthe dollDthe company59According to the passage, how can Cindy “see”? AShe recognizes any text as “I love you”.BShe is

30、 equipped with a camera to search for text.CShe is instructed by an engineer standing next to her.DShe makes contact with the shapes of the text with her stomach.60What can we infer from this passage?ACindy can learn exactly like a human.BCindy has much more human nature than Aibo.CCindy is the firs

31、t doll that can see, think, and do as shes told.DCindy has no ability to react to her environment.BNuclear powers danger to health, safety, and even life itself can be summed up in one word: radiation.Nuclear radiation has a certain mystery about it, partly because it cannot be detected by human sen

32、ses. It cant be seen or heard, or touched or tasted, even though it may be all around us. There are other things like that. For example, radio waves are all around us but we cant detect them, sense them, without a radio receiver. Similarly, we cant sense radioactivity without a radiation detector. B

33、ut unlike common radio waves, nuclear radiation is not harmless to human beings and other living things.At very high levels, radiation can kill an animal or human being outright (全部地) by killing masses of cells in vital organs. But even the lowest level of radiation can do serious damage. There is n

34、o level of radiation that is completely safe. If the radiation does not hit anything important, the damage may not be significant. This is the case when only a few cells are hit, and if they are killed outright, your body will replace the dead cells with healthy ones. But if the few cells are only d

35、amaged, and if they reproduce themselves, you may be in trouble. They reproduce themselves in a deformed way. They can grow into cancer. Sometimes this does not show up for many years.This is another reason for some of the mystery about nuclear radiation. Serious damage can be done without the victi

36、m being aware at the time that damage has occurred. A person can be irradiated and feel fine, then die of cancer five, ten, or twenty years later as a result. Or a child can be born weak or liable (易于) to serious illness as result of radiation absorbed by its grandparents.Radiation can hurt us. We m

37、ust know the truth.61According to the author, the danger of nuclear power lies in .Anuclear mysteryBradiation detectionCnuclear radiationDradiation level62Radiation can hurt us in that it can .Aaffect the healthy growth of our children.Bdamage cells which grow into cancer years laterCkill large numb

38、ers of cells in main organs so as to cause death immediately.Dall of the above.63The word “deformed” in paragraph 3 has the similar meaning with . AunnaturalBnormalCusualDproper64What can we infer from the passage?AWe cant detect radioactivity even with modern equipment.BOnly radiation at very high

39、levels can kill an animal or human being.CIf a few cells are only damaged healthy cells will take the place of dead onesDRadiation is harmful no matter what level it is.65Whats the authors main purpose in writing this passage?ADiscussing the cause of cancer.BSolving the mystery about radiation.CEmph

40、asizing the importance of protection of radiation.DIntroducing the nuclear power.C In Western countries people have been using the installment plan since the first half of the twentieth century. Today, a large number of families in Great Britain buy furniture, household goods and cars by installment

41、s. In the U.S.A., the figure is much higher than in Great Britain, and people there spend over 10 percent of their income on the installment plan. The price of an article bought on installments is always higher than the price that would be paid by cash. There is a charge for interest. The buyer pays

42、 one quarter or one third of the price as a down payment when the goods are delivered to him. He then makes regular payments, weekly or monthly, until the full price is paid up. The legal ownership of the goods remains with the seller until the final payment has been made. Installment buying has adv

43、antages and disadvantages. It can help couples with small incomes to furnish their homes and start housekeeping. It increases the demand for goods, and in this way helps business and employment. There is, however, the danger that when business is bad, installment buying may end suddenly, making busi

44、ness much worse. This may result in a great increase in unemployment. If the people on the installment plan lose their jobs, they will probably not be able to make their payments. If great numbers of people are not able to pay their installment debts, there is a possibility that businessmen cannot c

45、ollect their debts and will therefore lose money. If businessmen lose money or fail to make a satisfactory profit, it becomes more likely to have a depression. This is why, in some countries, the government controls the installment plan by fixing the amount of the down payment and installments to di

46、scourage people from buying more than they can pay for on the installment plan66Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the installment plan?AA lot of British families use the installment plan.BMore than 10 percent American families buy things on installments.CAmericans depend more on installment t

47、han British people do.DAmericans spend one tenth of their income on installment buying.67Goods bought on installments are more expensive than goods bought by cash because .Athe buyer has to pay extra money as interestBthe delivery of the goods charges extra moneyCthe buyer has to pay a down paymentD

48、the service offered by installment plan charged extra money68What will happen to a buyer if he fails to make the full payment for an item bought on installments?AHe might lost his job.BHe will stop owning the item he has bought.CHe will have to sell what he has bought.DHe will go into debt.69The adv

49、antage of installment buying might include all the following EXCEPT that .Apurchasing power is strengthened.Bemployment might be increasedCpeople develop a good habit of saving moneyDyoung couples are able to furnish their homes70In some countries, the governments control the installment plan to .Ai

50、ncrease employmentBavoid depressionsCensure that businesses make good profitsDensure that people can pay for what they buyD A few years ago a young mother watched her husband diaper (给换尿布) their firstborn son. “You do not have to be unhappy about it,” she protested. “You can talk to him and smile a

51、little.” The father, who happened to be a psychologist, answered firmly, “He has nothing to say to me, and I have nothing to say to him.” Psychologist now know how wrong that father was. From the moment of birth, a baby has a great deal to say to his parent and they to him. But a decade or so ago, t

52、hese experts were describing the newborn as a primitive creature who reacted only by reflex, a helpless victim of its environment without capacity to influence it. And mothers accepted the truth. Most thought (and some still do) that a new infant could see only unclear shadows, that his other senses

53、 were undeveloped, and that all he required was nourishment, clean diapers, and a warm baby bed.Today university laboratories across the country are studying newborns in their first month of life. As a result, psychologists now describe the new baby as perceptive (有感知的) , with remarkable learning ab

54、ilities and an even more remarkable capacity to shape his or her environment including the attitudes and actions of his parents. Some researchers believe that the neonatal (新生) period may even be the most significant four weeks in an entire lifetime. Far from being helpless, the newborn knows what h

55、e likes and rejects what he doesnt. He shuts out unpleasant sensations by closing his eyes or looking away. He is a glutton for novelty. He prefers animate things over inanimate and likes people more than anything.When a more nine minutes out, an infant prefers a human face to a head-shaped outline.

56、 He makes the choice despite the fact that, with delivery room attendants masked and gowned, he has never seen a human face before. By the time hes twelve hours old, his entire body moves in precise synchrony (同时发生) to the sound of a human voice, as if he were dancing. A non-human sound, such as a t

57、apping noise, brings no such response.71The author points out that the father diapering his first-born son was wrong because_.Ahe thought the baby was not capable of any response.Bhe thought the baby didnt have the power of speechChe was a psychologist unworthy of his professionDhe believed the baby

58、 was not able to hear him72According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?AA new infant can see only unclear shadows.BA new infants senses are undevelopedCAll a new infant requires is nourishment, clean diapers, and a warm baby bed.DA new infant is actually able to influence his or her env

59、ironment.73What does the sentence “He is a glutton for novelty” probably mean?AThe newborn is greedy for new food.BThe newborn tends to overeat.CThe newborn always loves things that are new to him.DThe newborns desire is a constant topic in novels.74According to the passage, its unreasonable to thin

60、k that newborns prefer .Aa human face to a head shaped outlineBanimate things to inanimate onesCnourishment to a warm baby bedDhuman voice to non human sounds75What is the passage mainly discussing about?AWhat people know about newborns.BHow wrong parents are when they handle their babies.CHow much

61、newborns have progressed in about a decades time.DWhy the first month of life is the most significant four weeks in a lifetime.1,3,5第卷（共45分）注意事项： 1用钢笔或圆珠笔直接答在试卷上。2答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。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。（请注意问题后的字数要求） Money spent on advertising is money spent

62、 as well as any I know of. It serves directly to assist a rapid distribution of goods at reasonable prices, thereby establishing a firm home market and so making it possible to provide for export at competitive prices. By drawing attention to new idea it helps enormously to raise standards of living

63、. By helping to increase demand it ensures an increased need for labor, and is therefore an effective way to fight unemployment. It lowers the costs of many services. your daily newspaper would cost four times as much, the price of your television license would need to be doubled, and travel by bus

64、or tube would cost 20 percent more.And perhaps most important of all, advertising provides a guarantee of reasonable value in the products and services you buy. Apart from the fact that twenty seven Acts of Parliament govern the terms of advertising, no regular advertiser dare promote a product that

65、 fails to live up to the promise of his advertisements. He might fool some people for a little while through misleading advertising. He will not do so for long, for mercifully the public has the good sense not to buy the article bad in quality more than once. If you see an article consistently adver

66、tised, it is the surest proof I know that the article does what is claimed for it, and that it represents good value.76What is the main idea of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words.) 77Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one? All the honest advertisers will stick to

67、what they have promised in their advertisements. 78Please fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 5 words.) 79Do you think advertising necessary or not? Why? (Please answer within 30 words.) 80Translate the underlined sent

68、ence in the second paragraph into Chinese. 第二节 写作（满分30分）为了缓解交通压力，减少废气排放，保护环境，9月22日我国108个城市参加了“无车日”活动。你们学校要举行以“Is No Cars Day worthwhile?”为题的讨论会。请你就此用英语写一篇120150词的短文，发表自己的看法。 参考答案第I卷（105分）第一部分：听力部分（共两节；每小题1.5分，共30分）15 AACBC 610 BACBC 1115 ABCAC 1620 BCBAB1,3,5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

69、1分，满分15分）2125 DCBCD 2630 ABDAC 3135 BDBAC第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）3640 ADCBD 4145 BCADA 4650 DCBAC 5155 CBDBA第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）5660 CBDBB 6165 CDADC 6670 BABCD 7175 ADCCA第II卷（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）76Advertising is useful （评分要求：根据与文章整体内容的相关程度酌情给分。）77no regular a

70、dvertiser dare promote a product that fails to live up to the promise of his advertisements. （评分要求：要求准确找出以上的句子。）78Without advertisements/ If there were no advertisements. （评分要求：要求给出的答案要保持与上下文的连贯性，而且与参考答案的意思相近。）79I think advertising is necessary because they can assist a rapid distribution of goods a

71、t reasonable prices and the consumers can know of such product. （评分要求：要求给出的答案要合情合理，而且与参考答案的意思相近。）80他这样做不会维持太久，因为让人欣慰的是公众都有较好的判断力，不会第二次购买劣质产品。 （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。）第二节：写作（满分30分）One possible version: I think No Cars Day (No car Day) is a good idea that will lead many others. As we

72、know, with the development of the economy in our country, the number of private cars is increasing very quickly. In many cities at rush hour the roads are crowded with cars, causing traffic jams. Whats more, the car is one of the major problems resulting in global warming. So many European countries

73、 have already set the day, September 22nd, No Cars Day.In our country, about 108 cities participated in this campaign. Although a one day campaign can hardly generate enough long term influence to change peoples behavior, at the very least, it is start. If people are convinced they are contributing

74、to a worthy cause, they will gradually change their behavior, and it is the goal of this campaign. So I think least this campaign can raise peoples awareness, encouraging more people to travel by bicycle or public transport.一、评分原则1本题总分为30分，按5个档次给分。2评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。

75、3词数少于120和多于150的，从总分中减去2分。4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及上下文的连贯性、根据表达内容的层次适当分段及语言的得体性。5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度予以考虑。英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。6如书写潦草，从总分中减去3分；如书写较差，以至影响交际，将分数降低一个档次。各档次的给分范围和要求第一档：（2530分）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。语法结构和词汇选用恰当、丰富。语法结构或词汇方面有些许错误，但为尽力使用较复

76、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：（1924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：（1318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。应用简单的语句间的连接成分，使全文内容连贯。第四

77、档；（712分）未恰当完成试题规定的任务。能涉及到题目所提供的信息，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：（16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，影响对写作内容的理解。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；所写的内容均与所要求内容无关或所写内容无法辨认。听力录音材料Text

78、 1M : The Golden Lion sounds like a good place to eat in.W : OK. Lets go there. I hear they have good service.Text 2M : Did you and Anna really meet at exactly five minutes to eight in front of the theatre?W : No. To be exact, they got there two minutes earlier.Text 3M : If youd like to go there for

79、 dinner this evening, Ill phone the restaurant.W : Thank you, but I promised my sister Id take her to the airport.Text 4M : I suppose your second hand TV set cost about $ 60.W : Sixty? Actually it was double that price.Text 5M : Did you develop all your own film?W : Only the black and white. I had a

80、 photo shop do my color picturesText 6M : Hello.W : Is this Mr. Smiths office?M : Yes, it is.W : Is he there?M : Im sorry, he isnt. Hes at a meeting this morning.W : What time will he be back?M : Hell be back after two oclock but hell only be in the office for an hour.W : Can I reach him in the conf

81、erence room?M : Im sorry, but they arent taking any calls. Can I take a message for you?W : This is Anne Lucas in the accounts office. I would like a word with him, please.M : I can ask him to call you after the meeting. Can I have your number?W : Yes, its 488 6361. He can reach me there until three

82、 oclock.Text 7M : Its a beautiful day, isnt it?W : Yes, nice and sunny.M : Its much better than last week. It was too warm then.W : Im glad summer is over. I like autumn best.M : So do I. Its neither too hot nor too cold. The sky is clear and blue.W : Its a good time to have a picnic. Do you want to

83、 have one this weekend.M : Id love to, but I think its going to rain. The weatherman said it will.W : I dont think hes right. It hasnt rained for a week.M : But he is usually right in his weather news.W : Im sure well have fine weather for our picnic.Text 8W : Pardon me, officer. I want to go to Bum

84、s Park. Would you please tell me how to get there?M : Yes, Miss. Bums Park is about half a mile from here. Do you want to take a bus or walk? The bus stop is on the other side of the street if you want to take a bus.W : Well, Id like to walk if its within walking distance.M : All right. We are now o

85、n Main Street. Go this way along, until you come to First Street.W : I see.M : Go straight along Main Street as far as First Street. Turn left onto First Street and walk another two blocks. Then youll come to Lincoln Street?W : Lincoln Street.M : Yes, then turn right. Walk for a few minutes. Bums pa

86、rk begins at the corner of Lincoln and Fifth.W : Thank you very much, officer.M : Youre welcome. Good bye.Text 9M : Good morning, madam. Is anybody taking care of you?W : No, not yet. Could you show me that overcoat, the silver gray one in the middle.M : Certainly. Youve got excellent taste. Its ver

87、y nice and its 100 percent wool.W : I like it. Could I try it on?M : Certainly. It looks good on you, madam.W : I think so. But a slightly larger size would be better.M : Would you like to try this one on?W : This one fits me well. How much does it cost?M : Only $ 170.W : OK, Ill take it. And Id lik

88、e that blue jacket on the right. How much is it?M : Its just $ 250.W : Oh, thats too expensive. Im afraid.M : Anything else?W : No, thanks.Text 10So, here we are. As I told you, the country schoolhouse was three miles from my uncles farm. You wouldnt imagine that there would be a school in the woods

89、, would you? The house held about 24 boys and girls at that time. We attended the school once or twice a week in summer. We walked there in the cool of the morning by the forest paths, and back late in the afternoon. All the pupils brought their dinners in baskets corn cakes, milk, and other good th

90、ings. We sat in the shade of the trees at noon and ate them. Its the part of my education that I look back upon with the most satisfaction. You know how old I was when I came to this school for the first time? I was seven. I can still remember what happened that day. a fifteen year old girl stooped

91、me at the gate and asked me if I “got used to tobacco” meaning “did I smoke.” I said no. She made faces at me and made fun of me to the crowd, and said, “here is a girl seven years old who cant smoke.”Look at the wall here. Do you see all these names “Lefty”, thats me. I got the name when I was four. I used my left hand more often when I was young. Well, that was sixty years ago.