1、2005年度第一学期四校联考试题高三英语试卷第一卷(三部分,共115分)一听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5 分)请听下面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。在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。每段对话或独白两遍。请听下面一段材料,回答第1至3题。1. Whats the weather like now?A. Its very hot.B. Its raining heavily.C. Its snowing.2.
2、What happened when the man was driving? A. The car suddenly stopped. B. The car rolled down the hill. C. The car suddenly caught fire.3. What will the woman do? A. Send another car to the man. B. Ring her boss. C. Go to have a look.请听下面一段材料,回答第4至6题。4. Where does Paul probably come from? A. England B
3、. America C. China5. What do both Mary and Paul have for breakfast? A. Bread and eggs B. Bread and butter C. Ham and oranges6. What do many Chinese young couples think of the western breakfast? A. Cheap and convenient. B. Very convenient and healthful. C. Delicious but very expensive.请听下面一段材料,回答第7至9
4、题。7. How does Li Lei look according to the woman? A. Energetic. B. Tired C. Sad.8. What does the woman think of Li Leis English? A. She thinks his English is good. B. She thinks his English needs improving. C. She thinks his English is poor.9. What has Li Lei been doing recently? A. Visiting America
5、ns. B. Reviewing English C. Taking exams.请听下面一段材料,回答第10至12题。 10. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At a shop B. At a market. C. In a hospital11. What has the man brought to the woman? A. Some fruit B. Some food C. Some medicine12. Why doesnt the man want to stay too long? A. He mus
6、t go to work. B. He knows the woman needs more rest. C. The woman doesnt want to see him.请听下面一段材料,回答第13至15题。13. What can we learn from the text? A. It is necessary for people to dress like others now. B. Jeans become more and more popular. C. More and more young people go to the top fashion shops.14
7、. What does the speaker think of wearing jeans and a sweater for a job interview in the government? A. Cheerful B. Foolish C. Wise enough.15. What does this text suggest? A. Different places, different appearances B. Always being in the latest fashion C. Keeping the same appearance in different plac
8、es.第二节 听取信息 (共5小题; 每小题1.5 分,满分7.5分) 请听取下面一段对话,从听到的内容中获取必要的信息,填入答题纸标号为16-20的空格中。你将有2分钟的作答时间。本段对话读两遍。YearActivities1959Left school1960Wrote his 16._1961Went to Indonesia1965Met his 17._1970Came back to England and 18._1973Started making documentaries for TV1975Published his 19._20._Made the film Easte
9、rn Moon二单项选择(共15小题;每小题一分,满分15分21Young as he is , David has gained rich experience _ in society .Athe ; the ; Ba; 不填C. 不填;不填 D. 不填;the 22The enlarged school campus is the old one .Aas three times big as Bthree times as big as Cbigger three times than Das big as three times 23 excited us Chinese great
10、ly that Liu Xiang , a Chinese , won the Olympic champion of the 110-meter hurdle race .AWhat BThat CIt DAs 24. Lets go shopping after school _ Call for me at any timeAThat dependsBHold on, pleaseCWhat for ?DSounds good25 , Ill wait for you to have dinner together . Be back as early as possible .AHow
11、ever late it is BNo matter how it is late CHowever it is late DNo matter how late is it 26Some laid-off workers delightedly took up the work to _ patients in hospitals .Adepend on Btake on Clook on Dwait on 27 from endless homework on weekends , the students now find their own activities , such as t
12、aking a ride together to watch the sunrise .AFreed BFreeing CTo free DHaving freed 28Every year , when the peach blossoms are at their best , a festival _ at the Beijing Botanical Garden .Ais held Bwill be held Cheld Dholds 29They are just college graduates and dont realized to start and run a compa
13、ny . Awhat takes it Bwhat they take Cwhat takes them Dwhat it takes 30 life pace continues to speed up , we are quickly losing the art of enjoyment .AWith BWhen CAs DWhile 31Excuse me, I want to have my cellphone fixed, but I cant find a repair shop I know _ nearbyCome on, Ill show youAoneBitCsomeDt
14、hat 32- Im really tired out . - So am I . We the discussion for nearly 2 hours .Ahad Bhave Care having Dhave been having 33Sales of DVDs have greatly increased since the early 1990s, _ people began to enjoy the advantages of this technology .Aand Bwhen Cwhich Dbecause 34You Bob at the meeting yester
15、day ; he has been on holiday in Paris for a week .Amustnt have seen Bshouldnt have seenCcouldnt have seen Dcant have seen35Like some of my classmates , I cannot live up to my teachers expectations, I let them down .Ain other words Bafter all Cwhats more Dmore or less 三完形填空(共20小题;每小题15分,满分30分)Coming
16、home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend offBut I was 36 into stillness by what I sawMother, seated at the far end of the sofa, 37 , with the second-hand green typewriter on the tableShe told me that she couldnt type fast and then she was
17、out of workMy shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears was a perfect proof of how 38 I understood the pressures on herSitting beside her on the sofa , I began very 39 to understand“I guess we all have to 40 something,” Mother said quietlyI could 41 her pain and the tension (压力) of 42 the s
18、trong feeling that were interrupted by my arrivalSuddenly, something inside me 43 I reached out and put my arms around herShe broke thenShe put her face 44 my shoulder and sobbedI held her 45 and didnt try to talkI knew I was doing what I should, what I could 46 it was enoughIn that moment , feeling
19、 Mothers 47 with feelings, I understood for the first time her being so easy to 48 She was still my mother, 49 she was something 50 : a person like me, capable of fear and 51 and failureI could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions(场合) when I sought 52 in her armsA week la
20、ter Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station 53 “Its a job I can do, though” She said simplyBut the evening practice on the old green typewriter continuedI had a very 54 feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping 55 across the paperI knew there
21、was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type36AtiredBashamedClazyDshocked37AcryingBsmilingCthinkingDwhispering38AeagerlyBworriedlyClittleDmuch39AquicklyBslowlyCsuddenlyDproudly40AfailBwinCfall sickDgive in41Aknow ofBwatchCsenseDrecognize42Aholding back Bputting awayCsitting upD
22、stopping from43Alit upBcame trueCturnedDincreased44AtoBupCthroughDagainst45AtightlyBthoughtfullyCcarefullyDpolitely46Aand thatBnow thatCbut thatDso that47AhandBfaceChairDback48AcontentBbreakCfallDunderstand49AthereforeBhoweverCyetDthough50AmoreBmuchClittleDhuge51AwoundBdefeatCcutDhurt52AkindnessBmem
23、oryCcomfortDsupport53AsuppliedBofferedCpaid forDcontributed54AdifferentBhardCpleasantDserous55AoffBawayCoutDthrough四阅读理解(共20小题。第一节每小题2分,满分40分) ACriticism is judgementA critic is a judgeA judgement is to study and think about the material presented to him, accept it, correct it, or reject it after th
24、inking over what he has read, watched or heardAnother word for criticism is appreciationWhen I criticize or appreciate some objector or another, I look for its good points and bad pointsIn reading any printed or written matter, I always have a pencil in hand and put any comments in the book or on a
25、separate paperIn other words, I always talk back to the writerThat sort of critical reading might well be called creative reading because I am thinking along with the author, asking him questions, seeing whether he answers the questions and how well he answers themI mark the good passages to store t
26、hem in my memory piece of writing; where, how and why could or should I improve upon it?You might think that doing what I suggested is workYes, it is, but the work is a pleasure because I can feel my brain expanding, my emotion reacting and my way of living changeReading exercises is a great influen
27、ce on a personIf pictures, still or moving, accompany the reading, the memory will retain the material for a long timeJust as evil books can corrupt, so also can good books gradually work a change on a corrupt personLets get back to the beneficial effects of thinking while readingIt helps us to enla
28、rge our mindsWe understand more about the universe, its people and many of its wondersWe learn to think and observe in new waysWe certainly do get a feeling for the language we are readingAll good writers in any language have been readers who read critically and continuously56The writer says a criti
29、c_ Aasks what he does not understandBtalks back to the authorCunderstand the background on which the works are basedDlooks for the good and bad points of the material he has read57According to the writer, creative reading is_Araising questions and answering them for the authorBreading and giving com
30、ments on the materials one has readCthinking in the same line with the authorDstoring up facts in ones memory58By the phrase “thinking along with” in the third paragraph, the writer means_Afollowing ones thought closely B.accepting Cconsidering Dagreeing59According to the writer, critical reading_Am
31、akes a person richBenables a person to write fluentlyCbroaden a persons horizonsDgives a person extra work60We can learn from the passage that all good readers _Aunderstand more about their surrounding than othersBhave a thorough insight to the problem in lifeChave the feeling of the language they r
32、eadDhave read extensively and criticallyBShanghai- Shanghai officials are welcoming a new national water law that they say will help them protect the upper reaches of the Huangpu River and other water ways in Shanghai .The new law , which came into effect yesterday , updates a law enacted in 1988 th
33、at focused on supplying water to needy areas , but didnt pay a great deal of attention to environmental protection . The previous law , for example , gave local authorities power over waterways in these areas , but didnt pay attention to the sources of those rivers and lakes . So , Shanghai was resp
34、onsible for cleaning and protecting the lower reaches of the Chang Jiang River but had no say in how the rivers upper reaches , which feed into Shanghai , are maintained .The new law will make it easier to control the amount of waste that ends up in local rivers and reduce inefficient use of waterwa
35、ys , said Zhang Jia-yi ,director of the Shanghai Water Affairs Bureau , on the bureaus website commenting on law yesterday .Zhang said the new law focuses on the efficient use of water sources and emphasizes the harmonious development of Chinas population , its economy and environment . Zhang also e
36、mphasizes the city will crack down on companies and individuals that pollute the citys water sources . The bureau set up a special force to investigate water pollution in March .So far this year , the bureau has punished more than 3 million in fines on various polluters ,Zhang said .61The best title
37、 for the news report should be .AA New Law Is Born BA New Water Law to Protect Rivers CIts Necessary to Protect the Rivers DMake Full Use of Water Sources 62The underlined phrase “crack down on” means .Abring up carefully Bspeak highly of Cdeal with seriously Ddestroy completely 63Which of the follo
38、wing is NOT true ?AThe law in 1988 is not suitable for the new requires .BThe new law will stop waste being poured into the Chang Jiang River .CA lot of polluting units have been fined this year .DThe new law and the old one are the same in protecting the environment .64We can infer from the passage
39、 . Athe problem of protecting the water sources wasnt paid much attention to Bno laws were carried out to manage the water sources in Shanghai Cthe new law mainly emphasizes how to make use of the water sources Dcompanies or individuals that polluted the water sources didnt get fined C“BANG!” the do
40、or caused a reverberation(回声)It was just standing there, with father standing on one side , and I on the other sideWe were both in great anger” Never set foot in this house again!” stormed fatherWith tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the flat and ran along the streetThe street lights were
41、 shining rather desolately(凄凉的)I wandered aimlesslyA young father who held a child in his arms walked past meI felt as if I saw my childhood from another space: happy and harmoniousBut nowI dont know whether it is because I have grown up or because dad is getting oldWe differ in our ways of thinking
42、He always imposes his opinions and codes of behavior on meWhenever I do something wrong, he never admits itWe are just like two people coming from two different worldsIt feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be openedI wandered the streets, without a destination in mindMy heart
43、was frozen on this hot summer nightAs I walked on there were fewer and fewer people on the streets, until I had only the street lights to keep me companyWhen I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived ,I saw that the light was still onI thought to myself: “Is father waiting for
44、 me, or is he still angry with me?”In fact, it was nothingPerhaps, dad was throwing away some of his old stampsPerhaps he thought they were uselessI never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stampsI cant stand his outrageous(蛮横的)words: “I cant throw you away, let alone these old pape
45、rs ?”All the lights were off except fathersDad was always like thisMaybe he didnt know how to express himselfAfter shouting at me, he never showed any mercy or any moments of regretAfter an argument he has the habit of creeping up in my sleep and then tucking me underneath(在的下面) the coversThis was h
46、ow he always wasHe has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second natureThe light was still on“Am I wrong?” I whispered ,maybeWith the key in hand, I was as nervous as I had ever beenAt last, I decided to open the doorAs soon as I opened the door tears ran
47、down my cheeksI suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist at allLoveit second to none65Decide which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passageaI opened the door and entered the housebSadly I ran out into the streetcI reached t
48、he place where I lived and saw my house still brightly litdI thought of my fathers kindness towards meeI walked about in the street without any aimA b,e,d,c,aBb,e,c,d,aCb,e,a,c,dDb,e,c,a,d66What made the writer think of his childhood ?AThe sight of the desolate street lightsBThe sight of the empty s
49、treetCThe sight of a father with a child in his armsDThe sight of light in his own house67Why do you think the father often shouts at his son?Aperhaps the father is getting older and olderBperhaps the son has already grown upCperhaps they never agree with each otherDperhaps the father has got used t
50、o doing that 68What conclusion can you draw after reading the passage?AThe father treats his son in an unfair wayBThe father is actually kind to his sonC . The father is neither kind nor cruel to his sonDThe father is always finding fault with his son DImportant meeting today. Discussion on putting
51、on Blazing SaddlesUnion room 302, 3-4 pmNew members (both actors and non-actors, living and dead) are welcomeHistory Students AssociationProfMichael Cross of Dalhousie University will be speaking on “Unskilled Labors on Rivers and Canals in Upper Canada, 1820-1850: The Beginning of Class Struggle” a
52、t 10 amIn Peacock 230Design Mirror SaleAll types and sizes of design mirrors priced to pleaseSale today in Union room 108McGill Teaching Assistants AssociationA general meeting, for all the TasWill be held at 4 pmin Peacock 116Womens UnionImportantGeneral meeting at 6 pmUnion room 423Speaker on “Imp
53、ortance of Deciding Basic Goals of the Womens Union” Everyone, old, new and those interested, please attendFilm SocietyLast meeting of the term for all membersAll managers are required to be present6 p.msharp. Union room 434Canadian University Students OverseasCUSO presents “Guess Whos Coming to Bre
54、akfast” at 7 p.m., Newman Centre, 3848 PeelFind out about CUSO here and oversees. Everyone welcome69Where can you probably find this next ?AIn a school magazineBIn a national paperCIn a guide bookDIn a university daily newspaper70If you are interested in arts, where would you go for a visit ?APeacoc
55、k 116BUnion room 423CUnion room 108DNewman Center, 3484 Peel71Which of the following is the name of a play ?ABlazing SaddlesBGuess Whos Coming to BreakfastCImportance of Deciding Basic Goals of the Womens UnionDUnskilled Labors on Rivers ad Canada in Upper Canada, 1820-1850EMost of us are used to se
56、asonsEach year, spring follows winter, which follows autumn, which follows summer, which follows springAnd winter is colder than summerBut the earth goes through temperature cycles over much longer periods than those that we experienceBetween 65,000 and 35,000 years, the planet was much colder than
57、it is nowDuring that time the temperature also changed a lot, with periods of warming and coolingIce melted during the warm periods, which made sea levels riseWater froze again during the cold periods A new study from Switzerland, sheds light on (使某事清楚明白地显示出来) where ice sheets (冰川) inched during the
58、 ice ageIt now seems that the ice melted at both ends of the earth, rather than just in either northern or southern regions This surprised the researchers from the University of BernScientists have long assumed that most of the ice that melted was in the Northern hemisphere (半球) during the 30,000-ye
59、ar long ice ageThat belief was held because the North Pole is surrounded by land, while the South Pole is surrounded by the Antarctic OceanIt is easier for ice sheets to grow on landIf surrounded by sea the ice can easily just slip into the ocean instead of building up The researchers used a compute
60、r model to look at ways the ice could melt and how it might affect sea levelsThey compared these results to evidence of how temperatures and currents actually changed during that timeThe model showed that if it was only in the Northern hemisphere that ice melted, there would have been a bigger impac
61、t (影响) on ocean currents (洋流) and sea temperatures than what actually happenedStudies suggest that melting just in the Southern hemisphere would have been impossible, tooThe only reasonable conclusion, the scientists could make, was that ice melted equally in the North and the South It is still a my
62、stery as to what caused the temperature changes that caused the ice to melt72The North Pole is surrounded by land, while the South Pole is surrounded by the Antarctic OceanSo scientists thought that _Amost of the ice melted in the Northern hemisphereBmost of the ice melted in the Southern hemisphere
63、CThe North Pole is colder than South PoleDThe South Pole is colder than North Pole73We can infer from the passage _ Athe ice can easily just slip into the ocean Bvolcanoes caused the ice to melt Cmelting just in the Northern hemisphere would have been impossible Dresearchers often use the computer m
64、odels to help their research work74The scientists are not sure _ Ahow long the ice age lastedBwhere ice sheets melted during the ice age Cwhat caused the temperature changes Dwhat the earth is made up of75Which of the following is the best title? AA computer model BStudies show ice melted equally in
65、 the North and the South during the ice ageCMost of the ice melted in the Northern hemisphere (半球) during the 30,000-year long ice ageDA survey result答 卷听力 获取信息: 16. _ 17. _ 18. _ 19. _ 20. _第二卷一短文改错(共10小题,每小题1分;满分10分)In the past my hometown was used to be a beautiful place76_Thick trees and green g
66、rass could be seen in everywhereIn77_order to build house and grow more crops, people cut down78_more and more treesWith time went on, the whole forest79_was almost destroyedGradually the green hills have changed into 80_wastelandAs a result, sandstorms struck us now and then, from81_which we suffer
67、 a lotHowever, I do hope all the people should82_realize the terribly result of not caring about our environment83_Whats more, they should take good care of the forests and plant84_trees instead cutting them down to improve our living conditions 85_二 书面表达(满分25分)你们班会的讨论主题是“上大学是高中生唯一的出路吗?”请你根据下面图表及汉语提
68、示,写一篇短文,并阐述你的个人观点注意:(1)词数:100-120左右;(2)开头语已为你写好(词数不计入)参考要点: (1)、增长学识,提高素养,利于择业(2)成功的路不只一条(3)、学费高,就业难参考词汇和句型: tuition n学费 qualities n素养 Is It The Only Way Out To Go To College ?We had a discussion about whether it is the only way out for senior students to go to collegeViews vary _2005年度第一学期高三英语期末考试题
69、参考答案I. Listening :(每题1.5分) 15 BACAA 610 BBABC 1115 ABBBA 16. first novel 17. wife 18. bought a farm 19. second novel (or: Gold Earth) 20. 1978黑体字是中心词,每个中心词1分,次词0.5分;单词中有一个字母错误或大小写字母错误扣0.5分II. Multiple choice: (每题1分) 2125 CBCDA 2630 DAADC 3135 ADBCAIII . Cloze test: (每题1.5分)36-40 DACBA 41-45 CACDA 46
70、-50ADBCA 5155DCBABReading : (每题2分)A. 56-60 DBACD B. 6164 BCDA C. 65-68 BCDB D. 6971 DCA E. 72-75 ACCB短文改错 (每题1分。 左右边都正确才给分,任何一边错误都不给分)76去掉was 77去掉in 78house改为houses 79With改为As或went改为going 80正确。 81struck改为strike 82However 改为So83terribly改为terrible 84they改为we 85instead后加of第二卷作文参考答案 (25分)one possible ve
71、rsion :Is It The Only Way Out To Go To College ? We had a discussion about whether it is the only way out for senior students to go to collegeViews vary from person to person.The majority / Sixty percent of us consider it very necessary to go to collegeThey think it can widen their knowledge and imp
72、rove their qualitiesOnly in this way can they find better jobs after graduationVery few students / Ten percent of the students think it no use going university, because the tuition is too high for their family to affordWhats more, its rather hard for college graduates to seek satisfactory jobsThirty
73、 percent of the students, however, believe “All roads lead to Rome” Therefore it doesnt make any difference whether they go to college or notIn my opinion, we can receive a better education at college so that we can serve our motherland作文评分(一) 评分原则1、 本题总分为25分,按五个档次给分。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
74、档次的要求来衡量,确定或调整档次,最后给分。3、 词数少于80扣除2分,多于120的酌情处理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,上下文的连贯性及语言的得体性。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、美拼写及词汇均可接受。6、 如书法较差以至影响交际,将分数降低一个档次。(二) 各档次的给分范围和要求第五档(很好):2125分 完全完成了试题规定的任务覆盖了所有内容要点应用了较多的语法结构和词汇语法结构和词汇方面有些许错误,但未尽量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
75、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(好):1620分 完全完成了试题规定的任务虽漏掉1、2个次重点,但覆盖了所有内容要点应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求语法结构和词汇方面应用基本准确,少量错误主要是因尝试较复杂结构或词汇所致应用简单的语句间的连接成份,使全文结构紧凑达到了预期的写作目的 第三档(适当):1115分 基本完成了试题规定的任务虽漏掉一些内容,但覆盖了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成份,使全文内容连贯整体而言,基本达到了预期的写作目的 第二档(较差):610分 未恰当完成试题规
76、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、词汇项目有限有一些语法结构和词汇方面的错误,影响了对写作内容的理解较少使用语句间的连接成分,内容缺乏连贯性信息未能清楚地传达给读者第一档(差):15分 未完成试题规定的任务明显漏掉主要内容,写了一些无关内容,原因可能是未理解试题的要求语法结构单调、词汇项目有限较多语法结构和词汇方面的错误,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,无法评判写的内容均与所要求的内容无关或所写内容无法看清听力材料(Test 1)W: What is the problem, sir
77、?M: Well, my cars just stopped. I was driving along and the engine cut out and it just stopped, and I cant start again.W: Is the battery working?M: Well, I mean I think so. The lights are working and the radios on and Ive looked at it and it looks OK. I think.W: Hmm. Has it been raining?M: Yes. Its
78、pouring down.W: Well, it could be the distributor. Have you had a look at that?M: Oh, no. Im not sure where that is. I never touch things like that. Is it serious?W: No, not really, dont worry. Well come out and have a look.(Text 2)M: Mary, what do you usually have for American breakfast?W: I usuall
79、y have bread, fried eggs, a bowl of porridge for it, What about you, Paul?M: I like to have ham and eggs, bread and butter, vegetable salad and orange, a usual English breakfast.W: More and more young couples in China have come to like the western breakfast. They think its very convenient and good f
80、or health.M: Having western food for breakfast is good for ones health. In England since most people begin working early in the afternoon, they often have fast food for lunch such as sandwiches, apple pies and beef noodles.W: We often have lunch in a dining hall.M do you have the habit of drinking a
81、fternoon tea with cakes?W: No, we usually wait for dinner. Its the biggest meal of the day. All the members of the family come home and sit together, enjoying dishes with cooked rice.(Text 3)W: Hi, Li Lei, havent seen you for quite a while. How are you?M: Really fine. How about yourself?W: Could be
82、better, but not bad.M: Thats good.W: Seems you have burned yourself out.M: Pardon? Im afraid I didnt quite catch you there.W: You look tired. You must have overworked yourself.M: Yes, a little bit Ive been hitting the books.W: Why have you been studying so hard?M: I need to review my English.W: So t
83、hats what keeps you so busy recently.M: Yes, Ive been tied up with my studies. Now, what worries me is my English.W: Your English is very good.M: Youre just saying that to be nice.W: No. Im telling the truth. As an American, I understand you quite well.(Text 4)M: Hello, Mrs. White. I hope you are fe
84、eling better today.W: Oh, yes. Thank you. Im feeling much better now. The doctor gave me some medicine. I think the fever is almost gone.M: Thats good and youre looking well. By the way, how do you find the hospital here?W: Both the doctors and nurses are very nice indeed.M: Glad to know that. Are y
85、ou allowed to have some fruit? Ive brought you some oranges.W: Thats very kind of you.M: Where is Mr. White?W: He is not here at the moment. But he has been staying with me for the last two days.M: Is there anything at all I can do for you?W: No, I dont think so. Thank you.M: All right. Id better no
86、t stay too long. You need more rest. Ill come again tomorrow.W: Please dont. Im much better now. I know you are very busy.M: If you need anything, please do let me know.W: I will. Thank you for coming and for the oranges too.M: Dont mention it, Goodbye and take care of yourself.W: Bye-bye.(Text 5) T
87、oday, society is much freer and easier than it used to be. It is no longer necessary to dress like everyone else. With no reason, you can dress as you like or do your hair the way you like instead of the way you should just because it is fashion. The popularity of jeans and the “untidy” look seems t
88、o be reaction against the increasingly expensive fashions of the top fashion shops. At the same time, appearance is still important on certain occasions and then we must choose our clothes carefully. It would be foolish for us to go to interview for a job in the government wearing jeans and a sweate
89、r, and it would be considered impolite if we visited out elderly relatives looking as if we were going to a disco party or the beach. However, you need never feel depressed if you dont look like the latest fashion photo. Look around and youll find that nobody else does either.听取信息W: Now lets go back
90、 to your first novel, Rag Doll. When did you write it?M: Rag Doll, yes. I wrote it in 1960, a year after I left school.W: How old were you then?M: Um, eighteen? Yes, eighteen, because a year later I went to Indonesia.W: Mm. And of course it was your experience in Indonesia that inspired your first f
91、ilm Eastern Moon.M: Yes, thats right, although I didnt actually make Eastern Moon until 1978.W: And you worked in television for a time too?M: Yes, I started making documentaries for television in 1973, when I was thirty. That was after I gave up farming.W: Farming?M: Yes, thats right. You see, I st
92、ayed in Indonesia for eight years. I met my wife there in 1965, and we came back and bought a farm in the west of England, in 1970. A kind of experiment, really.W: But you gave up three years later.M: Well, yes. You see it was very hard work, and I was also very busy working on my second novel, the Cold Earth, which came out in 1975.W: Yes, that was a best-seller, wasnt it?M: Yes, it was, and thats why only two years after that I was able to give up television work and fix my attention on films and that sort of thing. And after that.19