1、20112012学年度上学期高三一轮复习英语单元验收试题（7）【新人教】命题范围：模块7第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题15分，满分75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。1What can we conclude from the mans reply?AHe didnt see the movieBWomen are commotionalCHe is heartleas2Who is probabl
2、y Hank?AThe womans old bossBThe womans old brotherCThe womans old classmate3What do we know about Mark?AHes not feeling at caseBHes looking for a new apartmentCHes happy that his parents are coming4What are the speakers talking about?AA wedding planBA business planCA travel plan5When will the superm
3、arket be shut?AAt fiveBAt half past fiveCAt fifteen to six第二节 （共15小题；每题15分，满分225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。6What is the woman looking for?AGlassesBThe ringCThe call phone7Where did the woman l
4、eave them?AIn the living roomBBy the telephoneCBy the television听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8What did the woman do last right?AWatched a film on TVBWatched TV serialsCWatched a program about animals9Why does the man think that horses are useful to people?AThey can carry heavy thingsBThey can do a lot of farm wo
5、rkCThey can offer sports and entertainment10What are the speakers going to do at the weekend?ARide horsesBGo to a farmCGo to the zoo听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11What is Greener World?AAn environmental organizationBAn educational programCA children service12What is shown to the children at school?APollution in
6、 the seaBFishing on the seaCBeautiful scenery by the sea13Whats the aim of the woman to start the talk to the man?APersuade him to join in planting treesBFind support for what theyre doingCExplain to him the serious situation听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14Whats the relationship between the speakers?ABank clerk
7、and customerBHusband and wifeCColleagues15What is the man going to do at the beginning of the conversation?ATo open a checking accountBTo cash a billCTop draw money16Where are the speakers going next?ATo the post officeBTo the companyCHome听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17When are people easy to catch a cold?AIn
8、spring or winterBIn spring or autumnCIn autumn or winter18Why havent scientists found a cure for the common cold according to the passage?AThere are too many kinds of cold viruses for them to identityBIt is not economical to find a cure for each type of coldCThey believe people can recover without t
9、reatment19What does the speaker say about the symptoms of the common cold?AThey reveal the seriousness of the problemBThey indicate how fast the virus spreadsCThey show our body is fighting the virus20What do some scientists say about taking medicines for the common cold?AIt helps us to recover much
10、 soonerBIt actually does more harm than goodCIt causes damage to some organs of our body第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题l分，共15分） 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。21People are living in _ world where mouse clicks rule our life, so online searches have become _ mustAthe; / B/; a C
11、a; a Da; the22 You look tired YesI _ non-stop until 8 oclockAhad worked Bwork Chave worked Dwas working23Most of the roads were covered with thick snow, _ made our journey more difficultAone Bit Cwhich Dthat24You didnt tell me the truth about this matter, BarbaraAre you _ me of lying?Acharging Bcatc
12、hing Ccriticizing Daccusing25JrParkinson stood up and left the room, _ the door behind himAclosing Bclosed Cclose Dto close26The film Let the Bullets Fly _ a great success and brought in a large profit to the cinemaAwas enjoyed BenjoyedCis enjoyed Denjoys27Children are _ to meet with setbacks as the
13、y grow up, so their parents dont have to worry about itApossible Bdue Cnecessary Dbound28Exciting as its special effects are _, there is too much violence in the filmAto watch Bto be watchedCwatching Dbeing watched29The film Gone with the Wind was shot in Atlanta, the US because the novel was _ the
14、American Civil WarAlied in Btaken in Cset in Dput in30_ to change her schedule because the plane arrived late, the famous actress cancelled the appointment with the local pressAForcing BForced CTo force DBeing forced31- If he_ , he _ that food- Luckily he was sent to the hospital immediately Awas wa
15、rned; would not takeBhad been warned; would not have taken Cwould be warned; had not takenDwould have been warned; had not taken32So involved with computers _ that the leaders at the summer computer camps often had to force them to break for sportsAhas the children become Bdid the children becomeCha
16、s become the children Dbecame the children33_ computers are convenient to us in daily life, it may also cause other problemsAWhether BBecause CAs DWhile34In my opinion, _ matters is not ones looks, but ones inner thoughtsAthat Bit Cwhat Dthis35It is hard to say what kind of person he isSometimes he
17、is very friendly; at other times he _ be very coldAcan Bmust Cwill Dshall第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题l5分，共30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The Man Who Achieved Everything He CouldOnce upon a time, there lived a man who wanted to achieve everything he was capable of achievingHe was obses
18、sed with this desire - he ate, slept, and walked with one and only dream: to die, having accomplished every single thing he was able to accomplishThere were so many things he could doHe felt like the whole world could be his, 36 he set his mind to itHe knew that his 37 had no limitsHe knew that he c
19、ould accumulate 38 that would dwarf （使相形见绌） that of ancient kings; he knew that he could 39 books that would shake the minds of generations; he knew that he could 40 things that would forever change the lives of millions of peopleHe lived, constantly feeling the power within - and that power knew no
20、 boundsThere was only one problem: having such a potential, but only one 41, he had to make a choiceHe had to decide where to 42 all of his abilityMaking that decision was extremely hard, for any 43 meant cutting off some future achievementsIn the meantime, he went to school, graduated, found a job,
21、 married, and 44 childrenAnd he spent every minute of his spare time trying to decide 45 he should bring his potential into full playTime went by, and he grew 46Some roads he used to dream about became closed to himBut there was still so much he could accomplishOne day, a sudden chest pain made him
22、come home earlyHe dragged his feet to the bathroomThere, feeling 47, he looked in the mirrorA worn-out, gray-haired man stared back at himHe looked 48 into these eyes and, all of a sudden, 49 one simple truthThe next moment, the pain came again, and his heart stopped 50 foreverThe truth that came up
23、on him was rather simple: People only flatter themselves （自以为是，自鸣得意） by thinking that they could have 51 this or that if not for such-and-such circumstancesYet this is nothing but 52 You simply lack something that is 53 for achieving that goal youve never reached a talent, a skill, willpower, 54 som
24、ething elseIn fact, 55 you dont achieve is something youre not capable of achieving36Abefore Bsince Cif Dthough37Awisdom Bpotential Cworld Dfreedom38Acourage Binterest Cknowledge Dpower39Awrite Bread Cbuy Dedit40AinventBacquire Cadopt Ddestroy41Astep Blife Cchance Dcondition42Apromote Baccumulate Ci
25、ncrease Dapply43Achoice Bmistake Cfailure Deffort44Aassisted Bloved Craised Dpunished45Awhy Bwhere Cwhen Dwhether46Agreedier Bwiser Colder Dcruder47Asleepy Bweak Csatisfied Dcomfortable48Acarelessly Bsecretly Cangrily Dclosely49Arealized Bremembered Creminded Dcreated50Afueling Bstarting Cbeating Dm
26、oving51Alearned Bachieved Cundertaken Ddoubted52Areality Bhistory Cimagination Drecord53Aunimportant Bnecessary Cunbelievable Dordinary54Aand Beven Cor Das55Awhat Bwhich Cthat Dhow第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AEat to ExcelHow fit are you? Do yo
27、u look after yourself? Do you eat healthily or do you eat anything you like? Premier League football club Aston Villa are encouraging their players and local children to eat healthy foodThey know that what you eat is the key to successHow fit is a footballer?Could you run ten kilometers in 90 minute
28、s? A professional footballer canFootballers have to be strong, quick, skillful and creative in their movesEvery Premier League club makes sure it has a good coaching scheme and a well-planned fitness programThey also ensure that players have the practice and training that will prepare them for match
29、esWhat else do you think clubs pay special attention to? A good stadium? Anything else? What about the food they eat?Eating the right thingA good diet is a fundamental part of sport these daysAston Villa manager Martin ONeills sport and health experts have chosen a secret weapon - organic food （food
30、 grown without chemicals）Fitness manager Jim Henry eats with his players and said: “I chose to switch to organic food for Aston Villa because Ive read studies showing that organic food has higher levels of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants” He believes that the best way to get these is to eat the
31、very best fresh foodWhat to eat after the match Head chef at Aston Villa, lan Edge, feeds players with the best food as soon as they finish an away matchHe says: “Food is very important to sports stars and particularly after a gameThere is an hour of opportunity when they need to eat to get the best
32、 muscle strength, so I hand out meals on the coach on the way homeIf we can make one per cent difference to the players by using organic food, then it is worth it”Teaching healthy eating Everyone at Aston Villa enjoys organic food at their training groundBut the club is also worried about the unheal
33、thy diet among local children who prefer sweets and unhealthy fast foodAs part of their work in the community, Aston Villa has opened up their kitchen and invited children from local schools to come and learn how to cook with the help of the Villa head chefVilla midfielder, Nigel ReoCoker, visited t
34、he children on the opening day“The kitchen promotes healthy eating and a healthy lifestyle” he saidA final word from the kitchenHead chef Ian says: “Footballers know how important food is to their profession and nine times out of ten, they go for the healthiest option” Do you watch your diet? If you
35、 do and you keep yourself fit, you can be a winner!56. Every Premier League Club provides footballers with _Aa good coach Ba fitness centerCproper practice and trainingDa delicious diet 57. According to Jim Henry, _Ahe believes the studies he has read about organic foodBhe will only eat organic food
36、 with his playersChe thinks food is especially important after a gameDhe chose organic food as a secret weapon for footballers58. We can learn from the passage that _Apeople can make one percent difference to players by using organic foodBonly a few footballers pay attention to the healthy eatingCfo
37、otballers in Aston Villa usually eat on their way to the matchDfootballers in Aston Villa usually eat some food within an hour after a match59. Why has Aston Villa invited children from local schools?ABecause they want to teach kids how to cook delicious foodBBecause they want to teach kids to play
38、footballCBecause they are fond of the kids in the communityDBecause they intend to promote healthy eatingBIt is official: Jim Parsons is the new poster child for geekdomThe actor, who recently won his first Emmy for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series for his portrayal of Sheldon Cooper on the
39、 hit television show The Big Bang Theory, is the hotness right nowParsons is a big hit on the Web as a trending topic on Twitter and has a devoted fan base who spread their adoration via Facebook and fan sitesParsons is considered by many to be a central part of the sleeper success that has been The
40、 Big Bang TheoryThe sitcom about two brilliant physicists and their group of friends started out slowly building buzz when it first appeared on CBS in 2007Since then, the show has grown into a big success for the network, even raking in fans abroad with its international distributionIn May, The New
41、York Times reported that Warner Bros, which produces and distributes the show, had entered into “what is believed to be one of the most profitable TV deals ever” with TBS and local Fox stationsAudiences just cant seem to get enough of the character of Sheldon Cooper, who is as socially dysfunctional
42、 as he is brightAdmirers take to Facebook fan pages to post their favorite Sheldon quotes, including: “Im not insane （crazy）, my mother had me tested!” and “They were threatened by my intelligence and too stupid to know thats why they hated me”Fans can visit Jim Parsons Online, and there is even a s
43、ite, SheldonShirtscom, dedicated to the many shirts worn by the character, complete with links to where to buy themMary Waring created the site because of her husbands interest in Sheldon Coopers shirtsAnd with his characters nerdy character and addiction to all things “Star Trek,” Parsons is also a
44、 hit with fan boys and fan girls60. The underlined phrase “raking in” means _Aearning the support ofBmaking fun of CclassifyingDcomforting 61. Where are you most likely to find this passage?AIn a biographyBIn a magazineCIn a talk-show programDIn a textbook62. What we can infer from the passage?APars
45、ons was dreaming about the success before the comedyBMary Waring was interested in Sheldon Coopers shirts so she set up a websiteCBefore The Big Bang Theory, Parsons was not very popularDSheldon Cooper is a character who is intelligent as well as sociable63What is the suitable title of the passage?A
46、The Big Bang Theory Catching our EyesBSheldon Cooper Adored by Vast Audiences CJim Parsons: Hot on WebD“Star Trek” loved by boys and girlsCAfter the USHouse of Representatives passed a bill aimed at retaliatory（报复的） action against China for its “significantly undervalued” currency, Treasury Secretar
47、y Timothy Geithner urged the IMF to pressure China to adopt “more flexible, more market-directed exchange-rate management”This is a coded message to China: Youre keeping on purpose your currency cheap, and the USeconomy is paying the priceSo cut it out - or elseThe normally dull IMF meeting became t
48、he latest battleground for the USto be against a fast developing ChinaOur new conventional wisdom is that Chinas policy leads to make trade deficits （逆差） greater and the loss of American jobsDozens of candidates have run ads attacking a competitor for allowing China to take advantage of usIn the ele
49、ction-year view, China grew 10% annually for the past decade while maintaining low inflation（通涨） only by taking advantage of its artificially low currencyThe idea that the USis not responsible for its own economy is a black-is-white viewIt argues that China and its currency are causing the lions sha
50、re of harmThis is an argument born of fearIt covers a fact that the economies of China and the UShave become beneficial to each otherThose trillions in reserves that China accumulates: Where do they go? Back to the USin the form of lending money to the federal governmentThose made-in-China goods tha
51、t account for the trade deficit: Whom do they benefit? China, yes, but also American consumers and companiesWithout China, American companies could not have maintained their profitability in recent yearsTake two brand names, Caterpillar and NikeBoth have their products made in China, but both also v
52、iew China as a fast-growing market for their productsGeorge Soros warned recently that a currency war could put the world into disorder more damaging than anything caused by the financial crisis of the 1930sHes rightWhether we like it or not, we live in a global systemThe zero-sum attitude toward Ch
53、ina and its currency is a relic, the remaining of an earlier time when nations defined economic lifeChina is far from perfect and seeks its own advantage, but holding it accountable for our domestic problems is beyond outdatedIt reflects a dangerous refusal to deal with the world as it isRetaliating
54、 against China over currency will not regain high-end jobs in the US, which needs more our own demandIt will not renew construction or retool the American labor forceIt will not rebuild rotting bridges or create a next-generation energy network64. Which of the following argument can be supported by
55、the writer?AChina is the winner in the Sino-US tradeBChinas rapid development over the past ten years is based on its low inflationCThe worlds economy will benefit from Chinas policy changes on its currencyDThe US will get hurt if it tries hard on damaging Chinas economy65. This passage is in a tone
56、 that is _Ain favor of ChinaBin the shoes of USCblaming Chinas low currency policyDhelping IMF solve the worlds economic problem66. The writer makes his point of view clear through the passage by using _Areasonable analysisBleaders quotationsCfigure examplesDmoving stories67. Chinas currency policy
57、_Awill help increase the demand in the USBis unable to equip the American labor force with new working skillsCcould guide the world economy for the next decadeDis to be controlled by the international currency groupsDTake a look at the following list of numbers: 4, 8, 5, 3, 7, 9, 6Read them loudNow
58、look away and spend 20 seconds memorizing them in order before saying them out loud againIf you speak English, you have about a 50% chance of remembering those perfectlyIf you are Chinese, though, youre almost certain to get it right every timeWhy is that? Because we most easily memorize whatever we
59、 can say or read within a two-second periodAnd unlike English, the Chinese language allows them to fit all those seven numbers into two secondsThat example comes from Stanislas Dahaenes book The Number SenseAs Dahaene explains: Chinese number words are remarkably briefMost of them can be spoken out
60、in less than one-quarter of a second （for instance, 4 is “si” and 7 “qi”）Their English pronunciations are longerThe memory gap between English and Chinese apparently is entirely due to this difference in lengthIt turns out that there is also a big difference in how number-naming systems in Western a
61、nd Asian languages are constructedIn English, we say fourteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen and nineteen, so one might expect that we would also say oneteen, twoteen, threeteen, and fiveteenBut we dontWe use a different form: eleven, twelve, thirteen and fifteenFor numbers above 20, we put the “deca
62、de” first and the unit number second （twenty-one, twenty-two）, while for the teens, we do it the other way around （fourteen, seventeen, eighteen）The number system in English is highly irregularNot so in China, Japan, and KoreaThey have a logical counting systemEleven is ten-oneTwelve is ten-twoTwent
63、y-four is two-tens-four and so onThat difference means that Asian children learn to count much faster than American childrenFour-year-old Chinese children can count, on average, to 40American children at that age can count only to 15By the age of five, in other words, American children are already a
64、 year behind their Asian friends in the most fundamental of math skillsThe regularity of their number system also means that Asian children can perform basic functions, such as addition, far more easilyAsk an English-speaking seven-year-old to add thirty-seven plus twenty-two in her head, and she ha
65、s to change the words to numbers （37+22）Only then can she do the math: 2 plus 7 is 9 and 30 and 20 is 50, which makes 59Ask an Asian child to add three-tens-seven and two-tens-two, and then the necessary equation（等式） is right there, in the sentenceNo number translation is necessary: its five-tens-ni
66、neWhen it comes to math, in other words, Asians have a built-in advantageFor years, students from China, South Korea, and Japan - outperformed their Western classmates at mathematics, and the typical assumption is that it has something to do with a kind of Asian talent for mathThe differences betwee
67、n the number systems in the East and the West suggest something very different - that being good at math may also be rooted in a groups culture68. What does the passage mainly talk about?AThe Asian number-naming system helps grasp advanced math skills betterBWestern culture fail to provide their chi
68、ldren with adequate number knowledgeCChildren in Western countries have to learn by heart the learning thingsDAsian childrens advantage in math may be sourced from their culture69. What makes a Chinese easier to remember a list of numbers than an American?ATheir understanding of numbersBTheir mother
69、 tongueCTheir math educationDTheir different IQ70. Asian children can reach answers in basic math functions more quickly because _Athey pronounce the numbers in a shorter periodBthey practice math from an early ageCEnglish speaking children translate language into numbers firstDAmerican children can
70、 only count to 15 at the age of four第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。Are you a team person? Are you at your best as part of a small, tightly united group of dedicated workers? If so, the future may hold more for you than you think 71 Thats happening in those areas of b
71、usiness and data processing where one person and a computer can replace a team of workers 72 High technology has led to a new type of teamwork in a number of fields, including advertising, scientific research, engineering design, architecture and ocean explorationThrough computer networking, scienti
72、sts, engineers, and technicians at different locations often thousands of miles apart - can work on the same project at once 73 Examples? An engineering team can now design and try out a robot system - a new manufacturing process, or an entire factory before it is builtAn architectural team can do t
73、he same with a building or a bridgeA medical team can simulate a dangerous operation before performing it on a patientOf course, computer-assisted team effort doesnt end with investigation and simulation 74 “CAD-CAM - computer-aided design and manufacture - is breaking down barriers between traditio
74、nal design and manufacturing functions” explains DrPrakash Rao, an engineering manager at General Electric“Interdisciplinary（跨学科的） teams and engineers follow a product from concept to productionEverything is interconnected like a network” 75 A team that produces robots may use them to explore space
75、and ocean depthsFor high-technology teamwork, the future seems limitlessAThey can exchange ideas, try out different designs, and test their resultsBIt now usually continues into actual design, manufacturing, and testingCIn the future, team work will be highlighted by the introduction of new technolo
76、gyDSometimes, a computer-aided effort can extend beyond productionEBut, elsewhere, teamwork is very much aliveFIt ends in the products which are extensions of the traditional designGHigh technology, some predicted, would make team work a thing of the past第卷注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节
77、 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，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（）,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，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。例如：It was very nice to get your invitation to spend/ weekend with youLuckily I was the a
78、m completely free then, so Ill to say “yes”Ill arrive on Bristol at around 8pm on Friday evening inBorn in Oct28, 1955, Bill Gates grew up in Seattle with his two sistersBill Gates attended public elementary school or the private Lakeside School, there he discovered his interest in software and begi
79、n programming computers at age 13In 1973, Gates entered into Harvard University as a freshmanIn her junior year, Gates left Harvard to devote himself to develop Microsoft, guiding by a belief that the computer would be a tool of great valuable on every office desktopHe proved to be success in the IT
80、 field 第二节：书面表达（满分25分）春节期间，很多同学收到了父母和亲戚给的压岁钱，近日，你在你班做了一个关于“中学生如何使用压岁钱”的调查,请根据以下内容和要求写一篇短文。【写作内容】1. 使用方式：1) 存入银行，养成节约的习惯；2) 购买书籍，获取更多的知识；3) 其他方式（至少写两种方式）；2 请发表你对压岁钱使用的看法。【写作要求】字数：100120字文章第一句已经给出，不计入总数。Recently, I have carried out a survey on how middle school students use our lucky money in my class
81、 参考答案听力1-5 BCACB6-10 ABCCA11-15 AABCB16-20 ABACB单选:21C 22A 23C 24D 25A 26B 27D 28A 29C 30B31B 32B 33D 34C 35A完形:36C 37B 38D 39A 40A 41B 42D 43A 44C 45B46C 47B 48D 49A 50C 51B 52C 53B 54C 55A阅读:56C 57A 58D 59D 60A 61B 62C 63C 64D 65B66A 67B 68D 69B 70C71G 72E 73A 74B 75D第一节：短文改错：Born on Oct28, 1955,
82、Bill Gates grew up in Seattle with his two sistersBill Gates attended public elementary school and the private Lakeside School, where he discovered his interest in software and began programming computers at age 13In 1973, Gates entered（去掉into） University as a freshmanIn his junior year, Gates left
83、Harvard to devote himself to developing Microsoft, guided by a belief that the computer would be a tool of great value on every office desktopHe proved to be a success/successful in the IT field第二节：书面表达参考答案Recently, I have carried out a survey on how middle school students use our lucky money in my
84、classThe majority of my classmates would like to save it in the bank to cultivate a good habit of saving money, and we can take it out when we really need itSome of us feel like buying some books on science or arts which bring us more knowledge，while some students intend to spend it on their hobbies
85、Some are so warm-hearted as to offer their lucky money to the children in the remote district to get educationOthers prefer to spend money on stamp collecting, music, sports and so onPersonally speaking, different persons may have different choices on how to spend his or her lucky money, but we shou
86、ld never waste it just eating junk food or playing electronic games听力材料Text 1W: The movie we saw tonight was very touching, dont you think so?M: Perhaps its true for women, but not for meText 2W: Good morning, HankIt is wonderful to be back in xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = urn:schemas-microsoft-co
87、m:office:smarttags /EnglandM: Im so glad to see you againIts over ten years since we left universityText 3M: Whats wrong with Mark? Hes been acting very strangely latelyW: Come on, with his parents coming to visit next week-right after hes moved into a new apartment-hes just got a lot on his mindTex
88、t 4W: On the first day, you will leave Beijing for Hong Kong on the morning flightM: How many nights shall I stay there?W: TwoYou will then go to Macao by ship on the third dayYou will stay one night thereM: That sounds greatText 5M: Hurry upThe supermarket will be shut in fifteen minutesW: What tim
89、e is it?M: Its fifteen past fiveText 6W: Have you seen my glasses?M: No, where did you leave them?W: Right here by the telephoneM: Are you sure?W: Yes, Im sure! I saw them here five minutes agoM: Maybe you left them in the living roomW: No, I put them hereM: Well, they are not there nowW: Maybe some
90、one took themText 7W: I watched a documentary on TV about people and dogs last nightIt was very interestingM: I love dogsNowadays, they are often used to find illegal drugs and bombs by the police and customs officersW: The documentary also pointed out that they are used by shepherds to round up she
91、ep and by rescuing workers to find people trapped under rubble or snowM: Horses are useful to people tooWe use them for sports and recreationW: Dont forget that horses are still used in many countries to pull ploughs and cartsM: Can you ride a horse? W: Yes, I canHow about you?M: Me tooPerhaps we co
92、uld go horse riding together at the weekendW: What a good idea! Text 8W: Excuse me, would you like to make a contribution to Greener World?M: SureWhat are you working on right now?W: Well, were developing educational programs for schoolsWe want to show children how the oceans are being polluted by i
93、ndustrial wasteAnd we want to tell them about how fish supplies have been reduced to almost nothing through over-fishingM: I think what you are doing is terrific; tell me a little more about itW: Weve been active in this area for almost 5 years nowAre you aware of some of our other local projects?M:
94、 No, I dont think I amW: Well, one of the things weve been doing is planting treesWe are trying to get as many trees planted as possible to help clean the air and also to help lower the temperature during the summerM: That sounds smartText 9M: I have to cash a thousand-dollar bill before we get back
95、 to the officeItll just take a few minutesI hope you dont mindW: No, I dont mindPaul, are you crazy?M: Why?W: Carrying around all that cash is dangerousDo you always have that much cash on you?M: UsuallyW: Dont you have a checking account?M: Opening a checking account is such a boring thingI hate st
96、anding in lineW: Well, no one enjoys itBut, Paul, opening a checking account is the easiest thing in the worldM: Oh, Im used to using cash for everythingW: But isnt going to the post office or bank for a money order inconvenient? And dont you have to stand in line for thatBesides, nowadays they have
97、 those automatic teller machines around townM: Oh, I suppose youre rightCarrying around all this cash is silly, isnt it? W: It sure is! Well then, while youre here, you might as well open a checking account right nowLets go over and see one of those officers sitting right there and you can fill out
98、the application formText 10W: Many people catch a cold in the spring time or fallIt makes us wonder if scientists can send a man to the moonWhy cant they find a cure for the common cold? The answer is easyTherere actually hundreds of kinds of cold viruses out thereYou never know which one you will g
99、et, so there isnt a cure for each one, your body works hard to get rid of it when a virus attacks your bodyYou feel terrible because you cant breathe well, but your body is actually eating the virusYour temperature rises and you get a fever, but the heat of your body is killing the virusYou also hav
100、e a running nose to stop the virus from getting into your cellsYou may feel miserable, but actually your wonderful body is doing everything it can to kill the coldDifferent people have different remedies for coldsIn the United States and some other countries, for example, people might eat chicken so
101、up to feel betterSome people take hot bath and drink warm liquidsOther people take medicines to relieve various symptoms of coldsSome scientists say taking medicines when you have a cold is actually bad for youThe virus stays in you longer, because your body doesnt develop a way to fight it and kill it