1、崇文区20042005学年度第一学期高三期末统一练习英 语 本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。共150分。考试时间120分钟。第一卷（三部分，共115分）第一部分：听力理解（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。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。例：What is the man going to read? ( ) AA newspaperBA magazineCA book答案是A。1H
2、ow many people are there in the mans family? ( ) AThreeBFourCFive2Which subject does the man like better? ( )AChineseBScienceCMathematics3Why did the man move from Indiana? ( )AIts very cold thereBHe was tired of the life thereCHe found a job as a teacher4Whats Johns opinion about his boss? ( )ATerr
3、ibleBRudeCFair5What can we learn from the talk? ( )ACarl works in a post officeBMr Woods car has been repairedCMr Wood is going to look for his wallet第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟时间阅读每小题，听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。 听第6段材料，回
4、答第6至7题。6How does Tom listen to music besides on a cassette player(卡式录音机)？ ( )AOn a minidisk playerBOn a CD DiscmanCOn a Walkman7What does Anna offer to Tom? ( )AHer DiscmanBSome moneyCHer minidisk player听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8What club did the woman join? ( )APhotography ClubBCamera ClubCCanada Club9When
5、do the members of The Dance Society meet? ( )AAt 4 oclock every ThursdayBAt 5 oclock every ThursdayCAt 4 oclock every Tuesday10Where do the members of The Dance Society meet? ( )AIn the meeting roomBIn the school gymCIn Room 303 听第8段材料，回答第11至12题。11What is the relationship between the two speakers? (
6、 ) ATeacher and parentBTeacher and teacherCTeacher and student12What does the man teach? ( )AEnglishBMathsCP.E. 听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。13What are they talking about? ( ) AA characterBA storyCA book14What does the woman think about the characters in the story? ( )ADullBStrangeCLively15What do we learn from
7、 the conversation? ( )AGood books are hard to getBReaders feelings are mixedCBooks written by a famous writer arent always so good 听第10段材料，回答第16至18题。16How often does the boy watch TV? ( )AEvery night for about two hoursBOnly when his parents are outCAll evening17What does the boy think of watching T
8、V? ( ) AJust killing timeBA waste of timeCRelaxing18What kind of programme is Neighbours? ( ) ASerious programmeBComedy programmeCCartoon programme 听第11段材料，回答第19至20题。19What is the headline (标题) of the first radio report? ( )ABritish Prime Minister arrives in ChinaBBritish Prime Minister stays with h
9、is familyCBritish Prime Minister will go to Shanghai and Guilin20Where did Bobbie Sharon sign her name? ( ) AOn Sams shirtBOn sams armCOn her new record第二部分：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。例：Its so nice to hear from her again_, we last met more than thirty yea
10、rs agoAWhats moreBThats to sayCIn other wordsDBelieve it or not答案是D。21I like musicI like to listen to _ music after dinner before I begin studying ( )Aa fewBfewCa littleDlittle22I called Roger at nine last night, but he wasnt at homeHe _ at the library ( )Awas studyingBstudiedChad studiedDwould stud
11、y23There are four good programs on TV at eight oclockWe can watch _ you prefer ( )AwhateverBwhicheverCwhichDwhat24Alex is talking on the phoneHe _ on the phone for over half an hourHe should hang up soonLong distance is expensive ( ) Ahas talkedBis talkingChad talkedDhas been talking25Hes based in L
12、ondon, _ is the biggest city in England ( )AwhichBwhereCthatDit26Are you in _ habit of watching Chinese football? If you are, you will know Chinas football world is in _ terrible state ( ) Athe; theBthe; a Ca ; the Da; a27The teacher gave us a _ task, but we all enjoyed _ it ( ) Ademanded; to doBdem
13、anded; doing Cdemanding; to doDdemanding; doing28MrsBrown has three children, one of whom is a child of 7, _ twins of twelve ( ) AanotherBotherCthe othersDothers29Did you pass the test?No_ I studied hard, I didnt pass the test ( )AEven thoughBNow thatCSo thatDIn case30MrWhite works as a lawyer now,
14、but he _ in a company for several years ( )Awas workingBhas workedChad workedDworked31I was very shy in my childhoodWhenever a stranger came to out house, I _ in a closet( ) Awould hideBought to hideCshould hideDhad to hide32The damage of these treasures was a loss for mankind that no amount of mone
15、y could _( ) Astand up toBmake up forCcome up withDput up with33MrGreen was born in ChinaIts no _ he can speak Chinese so well ( )AmatterBdoubtCwonderDproblem34It is _ he often breaks the school rules _ makes his teacher angry ( )Awhat; thatBthat; whatCthat; thatDwhich; that35Everything _ into consi
16、deration, they didnt perform too badly ( ) Ato takeBtakenCto be takenDtaking第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36 55各题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。In Marriage, Some Say Third Times a Charm(吸引力)It is likely that no man ever got down on one knee, stared lovingly into his girlfriends eyes and asked
17、, “Will you do me the honour of being my first wife?” But, given the present state of marriage and remarriage, perhaps that would be a proper 36 for marriageIn the United States, almost 50 per cent of first marriages and more than 60 per cent of second marriages 37 divorce (离婚)Official statistics (统
18、计) on follow-up marriages are more 38 to come byAre third marriages becoming as 39 as second marriages once were? And just how far has 40 come in its acceptance of people who say, “I do, I do,” and then “I do? Once more?”Fifty years ago, when the statesman Adlai Stevenson made two 41 attempts to be
19、the US president, the fact that he was divorced was 42 a major reason for his defeats 43 the time Ronald Reagan and his second wife, Nancy, came to occupy the White House in 1981, the bad image of divorce, at least in 44 life, had greatly decreased45 scientists believe that 46 life expectancy (预期寿命)
20、 has had a negative (消极的) effect on the 47 of some marriagesStaying with one person was 48 when adults died at 45 or 50People live 49 today and, thanks to medical achievements, healthy diet, and cosmetic surgery (整形手术) they feel 50 and look younger at more 51 agesMany social observers say that one d
21、ivorce is not socially unacceptable and two is no longer 52 “A third marriage makes a lot of people nervous, and definitely a fourth does,” says Nancy Etcoff, who teaches psychology at Harvard Medical SchoolBut, those who marry repeatedly are always 53 “No one would ever get married with plans to ge
22、t divorcedThese people are extremely optimistic (乐观的)They 54 love and romance and they want to get it rightEvery time they marry, they want it to 55 forever, ”says Etcoff36ArequestBsentenceCrequirementDpromise( )37Adepend on Bresult fromClead toDend in( )38AnecessaryBpreciousCdifficultDobvious( )39A
23、commonBimportantCexcitingDastonishing( )40AraceBworldCsocietyDfamily( )41AfamousBunsuccessfulCpowerfulDfair( )42AstatedBconsideredCthoughtDconcluded( )43AByBAtCInDDuring( )44ApersonalBmodernCdailyDpolitical( )45ASocialBPhysicalCLifeDMarriage( )46ArisingBincreasingCimprovingDprogressing( )47AqualityB
24、contentClengthDresult( )48Amore difficultBeasierCsadderDmore lonely( )49AlongerBhappierCfreerDharder( )50AhopefulBterribleCspecialDenergetic( )51AadmiredBadmittedCadventuredDadvanced( )52AsimpleBheart-breakingCshockingDeasy( )53AactiveBfortunateChopefulDashamed( )54AchangeBvalueChateDneed( )55Aconti
25、nueBkeepCstayDlast( )第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。A A woman whose sports car was stolen with her dog in it put up notices all over the area that made it clear getting back her pet was more important than her car “Whoever did this can keep my carPlease let Benjerman c
26、ome home,” the notice said It is not known if the thief showed any pity, but almost 30 hours after the 1 p.m. theft Friday, Kimberly Atkins of Dover and Benjerman, a 12-year-old black retriever (猎犬)，were reunited after police located them in Barrington“Hes hungry, hes dirty, but hes very happy to be
27、 home,” Atkins saidThe car was found at about 5 p.m. Saturday off Route 125 in a swampy area frequented by off-the-road cars and dirt bikesHowever, police couldnt control Benjerman, and they had to call Atkins to come get himAtkins said the thief cared for Benjerman a little by providing him with so
28、me dry cat foodShe believes Benjerman ended up drinking some muddy water in the areaShe said they have been together for nearly 11 years after she took him back from a society shelter (收容所) in Dallas, TexasBefore Benjerman was found, Atkins and several friends put up notices all over the city and in
29、 SomersworthThey also contacted (联系) animal shelters throughout southern New Hampshire and MassachusettsThe notice stated there was a reward, and also that the dog needed medicationAny caller could remain anonymous (匿名的) Atkins had parked the car outside a hardware store with the keys inside and gon
30、e in to rent a carpet cleaner“It was 10 minutes and I came out and my car was gone along with Benjerman in broad daylight,” Atkins saidThe car thief threw Atkins wallet and other personal items out of the car before escaping from the scene56What is the title of the passage? ( ) AA Car With A Dog Was
31、 Stolen BLucky Dog Was Returned To His Owner CStealing Cars: A Most Important Social ProblemDWoman Wants Dog Back More Than Stolen Car57Which of the following is in correct order according to the passage? ( )aNotices were put up saying there was a rewardbAtkins saw Benjerman againcPolice found Atkin
32、s cardAtkins took Benjerman back from a society sheltereAtkins hired a carpet cleaner in a hardware storeAd,e,a,b,cBd,e,a,c,bCe,a,d,b,cDe,a,c,d,b58What can we infer from the passage? ( )AThe dog was treated extremely badly by the thiefBCar stolen accidents happen frequently nowadaysCThe dog was foun
33、d because of the rewardDThe thief stole the car easily59Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? ( )ABenjerman was sent back immediately after Atkins put up the noticesBAtkins and her friends made a great effort to look for BenjermanCThe thief gave the dog back but kept th
34、e sports carDThe dog was back at 1 p.mon a FridayBIn the United States, it is important to be on time, or punctual, for an appointment, a class, a meeting, etcHowever, this may not be true in all countries. An American professor discovered this difference while teaching a class in a Brazilian univer
35、sityThe two-hour class was scheduled to begin at 10 a. m. and end at 12 p.m. On the first day, when the professor arrived on time, no one was in the classroom. Many students came after 10 a.m. Several arrived after 10:30 a.m. Two students came after 11 a.m. Although all the students greeted the prof
36、essor as they arrived, few apologized for their latenessWere these students being rude? He decided to study the students behaviorThe professor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and a formal situation: lunch with a friend and in a university class, respectiv
37、ely. He gave them an example and asked them how they would react. If they had a lunch appointment with a friend, the average American student defined lateness as 19 minutes after the agreed timeOn the other hand, the average Brazilian student felt the friend was late after 33 minutesIn an American u
38、niversity, students are expected to arrive at the appointed hourIn contrast, in Brazil, neither the teacher nor the students always arrive at the appointed hourClasses not only begin at the scheduled time in the United States, but they also end at the scheduled timeIn the Brazilian class, only a few
39、 students left the class at noon; many remained past 12:30 to discuss the class and ask more questionsWhile arriving late may not be very important in Brazil, neither is staying lateThe explanation for these differences isnt simple. People from Brazilian and North American cultures have different fe
40、elings about latenessIn Brazil, the students believe that a person who usually arrives late is probably more successful than a person who is always on time. In fact, Brazilians expect a person with high social position to arrive late, while in the United States lateness is usually considered to be d
41、isrespectful and unacceptable. As a result, if a Brazilian is late for an appointment with a North American, the American may misread the reason for the lateness and become angryAs a result of his study, the professor learned that the Brazilian students were not being disrespectful to himInstead, th
42、ey were simply behaving in the appropriate way for a Brazilian student in BrazilIn the end, the professor was able to change his own behavior so that he could feel comfortable in the new culture60What is the main idea of the passage? ( )ALateness is a way of disrespectBIt is important to be on time
43、for classCThe importance of being on time differs among culturesDPeople should learn the importance of time when they are children61Why did the professor study the Brazilian students behavior? ( )ATo make the students politeBTo make the students come to class on timeCTo understand why the students c
44、ame lateDTo change his own behavior62Which of the following is right according to the passage? ( )AMost North Americans think a person who is late is disrespectfulBFew American students leave immediately after the class is finishedCIn a Brazilian class, the students leave immediately after the class
45、 is finishedDAs a result of the study, the professor changed the Brazilian students behavior63What do you think will happen according to the passage? ( )AAn American host will feel unhappy if a guest arrives at the party 20 minutes lateBAn American student will think he is more successful if he is l
46、ate for classCA Brazilian guest will say sorry to the host if he is 20 minutes lateDA Brazilian teacher will go on with his class after the ending timeCLearning Later in LifeIts often said that we learn things at the wrong timeUniversity students frequently do the minimum amount of work because they
47、re crazy for a good social life insteadChildren often scream before their piano practice because its so boring, have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed to take examsBut when youre older? Ah, now thats a different storyOver the years, Ive done my share of
48、adult learningAt 30 I went to a college and did courses in History and EnglishIt was an amazing experienceFor starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late I was the one frowning (皱眉) and drumming my fingers if the teacher was delayed, not the other way roundIndeed, if I could persuade h
49、im to linger, it was a prize, not a troubleI wasnt frightened to ask questions and homework was a pleasure not a painWhen I passed, I had passed for me and me alone, not my parents or my teachersThe satisfaction I got was entirely personalSome people fear going back to school because they worry that
50、 their brains have got showBut the joy is that, although some parts have been dull sometimes, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since you were youngIts learnt to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one thing to another. What you lose in the dull department,
51、you gain in the maturity (成熟) departmentIn some ways, age is a positive plusFor instance, when youre older, you get more self-controlledExperience has told you that, if youre calm and simply do something carefully again and again, at last youll get the hang of itThe confidence you have in other area
52、sfrom being able to drive a car, perhapsmeans that if you cant , say , build a chair immediately, you dont, like a child, want to destroy your first pitiful attemptsMaturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there64What surprised the writer when she did her first adult learni
53、ng course? ( )AShe got on better with her tutorBShe was able to learn more quicklyCShe had a more relaxed attitude to itDShe found learning more enjoyable65The writer says that when you learn later in life, you will find _ ( )Ait boring to take lessonsBit hard to remember things easilyCit hard to gi
54、ve all your attention to studyDit different to learn from when you were younger66According to the writer, whats the advantage of adult learners? ( )AThey are able to organize themselves better than younger peopleBThey are less worried about succeeding than younger peopleCThey pay more attention to d
55、etails than younger peopleDThey have more patience than younger people67What is the writers main purpose in the article? ( )ATo emphasize the pleasures of adult learningBTo point out how easy adult learning can beCTo explain her reasons for doing adult learningDTo describe the teaching methods used
56、in adult learning68What does the underlined word linger in paragraph 2 prob bly mean? ( )AGo backBDelay goingCTeach them moreDEnd classes on timeDWe sincerely hope you had a great holiday and look forward to your stories over the summerSigning up meeting Tues 10th Sept (week 2) in JCR, Devonshire Ho
57、useThis terms trips are now listed, but full details wont be up for a few daysCheck the S.U. Bulletin Board for regular postingsCome and find us at the Freshers Squash each week (Wed 7pm).Special meeting for club monitors at the S.U. OfficeRegular outdoor news feeds now online Includes details about
58、 regular meetingsWe congratulate Mary and Jake Ashton on their marriage over the summerJake, as you may know is a long serving member of the Expedition Society and we now hope he still has the energy to join us on those long journeys!Dave James is selling a goretex jacketEmail him for more info69You
59、 can find the members regularly meeting _ ( )Aat JCR Devonshire HouseBat Freshers SquashCthe S.U. OfficeDonline70What can we get from the poster? ( )AIf you want to buy a goretex jacket, go to him directlyBPeople can get full information about this terms tripsCThis poster is put up just after the su
60、mmer vocationDPeople can have meetings online71The above poster is _ ( ) Aa notice of upcoming events for new members Binformation for members of the Expedition Club only Can advertisement for events and objects related to a club Dinformation connected with anyone with some interest in the clubE The
61、 smallest kids on Earth are much smaller than you or your baby brother or sisterTheyre even smaller than the hairs on your headThese tiny fellows are so small that 20 billion of them can fit into a jar, with lots of room to spare “We made a whole community of them,” says chemist James Tour of Rice U
62、niversity in Texas“We call them Nanoputians” Also known as NanoKids, the NanoPutians arent real peopleThey are actually tiny molecules (分子) made to look a little bit like peopleTour invented the Nanoputians as a way to teach kids about nanoscience, the study of extremely small thingsNanoscience and
63、nanotechnology have been getting more and more attention lately throughout the scientific worldResearchers are using nanotechnology to develop superfast computers, new medicines, amazing materials, and much, much moreTheyre looking to nanotechnology to help solve some of the worlds most serious heal
64、th, environmental, and energy problemsNanoscience refers to the study of things that are smaller than about 100 or 200 nanometersThe exact size is less important than the possible applications of working with such tiny things, Tour says“Nanoscience is the study and development of the small so that i
65、t will affect the large,”he saysOne of the basic goals of nanotechnology research is to control individual atomsCarbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and other types of atoms are the building blocks of the universeThey make up planets, rocks, people, trees, CDsall the stuff out thereMost things that people buil
66、d come together in a “top-down” way, Tour saysIf you want to make a table, for instance, you cut down a big tree, make wooden boards, and hammer them togetherNature, on the other hand , builds things from the bottom upWhen atoms join together, they make moleculesEach molecule has a certain shape, an
67、d a molecules structure determines what it can doMolecules can them come together to make a cellor a treeEven though nanotechnology is on the cutting edge of scientific research, studying such small things can be challengingIt can also be fun and excitingTour and his coworkers turned these molecular
68、 structures into cartoon figures and made an animated science video about the little people, set it to music, and started showing it to kids in school while talking about how exciting research on small things can beLearning about the NanoKids has opened up a world of possibility for real kids who or
69、dinarily would rather not study biology, chemistry, or physics, Tour saysWhen you look closely enough, the really small can be really cool72What does Tour mean when he says, “Most things that people build come together in a top-down way”? ( )APeople will break up big things to make small thingsBWe u
70、sually observe things from the top to the bottomCWe will find something new if we observe something upside downDSomeday in the future, we will build houses from the top to the bottom73What is the purpose of invention of NanoPutians? ( )ATo keep up with the development of the nanotechnologyBTo arouse
71、 the attention of the scientific worldCTo teach students the study of nanoscienceDTo clone two similar kids74Which of the following is wrong according to the passage? ( )AKids will be very interested in watching cartoon science videoBNanotechnology is to build things in a “top-down” wayCWe can use n
72、anotechnology to control individual atomsDNanotechnology will have a great effect on our life75If this passage is taken from a newspaper, which section is the passage probably from? ( )AEntertainmentBEconomyCEducationDScience第二卷（共35分）第四部分：书面表达（共2小题，满分35分）第一小题 情景作文（满分20分） 假如你是李华，住在北京市南城。你的澳大利亚笔友Bob来信
73、谈到了他的居住地的情况，并希望了解你所在居住地的情况。请你用英语写一封回信。回信须包括下表中的内容。自然情况位于北京南城，毗邻古老的天坛公园（北京的象征），风景优美，适合居住成 就经济发展迅速新建了不少商场、住房、街道等存在问题噪音、空气污染交通拥挤对本区发展的看法（内容由考生自己拟定）注意：1词数不少于60。信的开头已为你写好，不计入词数。2使用所给的全部信息。 参考词汇：经济economy(n.) 象征symbol(n.)Dear Bob, Its very kind of you to write to me and let me know about your beautiful to
74、wnNow Id like to tell you something about my district_Yours,Li Hua第二小题 开放作文（满分15分）请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50。An old lady living on the fourth floor of your building comes out without taking her keys and cant open the door. Worse still, her one-year-old grandson is in the room alone. She feels very worrie
75、d. Many neighbors around give her some ideas. Would you please find out at least two ways to help her._参考答案第一、二、三部分（Key to 1 75）1B 2A 3A 4C 5C 6C 7A 8B 9B 10B 11B 12A 13C 14A 15C 16A 17C 18B 19A 20B 21C 22A 23B 24D 25A 26B 27D 28C 29A 30D 31A 32B 33C 34C 35B36A 37D 38C 39A 40C 41B 42B 43A 44D 45A 46
76、B 47C 48B 49A 50D 51D 52C 53C 54B 55D 56D 57B 58D 59B 60C 61C 62A 63A 64D 65D 66A 67A 68B 69B 70C 71D 72A 73C 74B 75D第四部分：第一小题 One possible versionDear Bob, Its very kind of you to write to me and let me know about your beautiful hometownNow Id like to tell you something about my districtI live in a
77、 district, neighboring on the Temple of Heaven, the symbol of Beijing, in the south part of BeijingIt is a beautiful place for people to live inIts economy has been developing rapidly in the past ten yearsNew shopping centers, houses and streets have been builtMore parks and greenbelts are available
78、 for its peopleHowever, there are still some problems to deal with, such as noise and air pollution and heavy traffic in rush hoursIn my opinion, the district I live in should develop its economy scientificallyI also think that the growth of its population should be brought under control so that wel
79、l have a better community in futureYours,Li Hua第二小题 One possible versionFirst of all, I will comfort herThen I advise her to use my mobile phone to call 110 for help, or persuade one of the neighbours who have private cars to drive her to get the keys from her daughterSince her balcony is open, I ca
80、n get upstairs and try to get into the balcony carefully from the window next to itI am sure with the help of the police and neighbours, she can get into her room in a very short time听力录音Text 1W：How many people are there in your family?M：There are fourmy mum and dad, my sister and IText 2W：Do you en
81、joy Mathematics?M：Its all rightBut I prefer ChineseBecause Im not very good at scienceText 3M：I have just moved here from IndianaW：Pretty cold in Indiana, isnt it?M：YesThats why I movedAnd Im getting used to the life hereI love my work as a teacher in a middle schoolText 4W：What do you think of your
82、 new boss, John?M：Well, hes full of praise when you do wellBut when you make a mistake, youd better watch outText 5M：Hello, this is Carls garageI found MrWoods wallet here after he left this morningW：He has been wondering whether he has to go out to the post officeThank you for callingM：Not at allTe
83、xt 6M：Anna, whats that?W：Its my new minidisk playerM：Let me have a lookOh-cool!W：Have you got one?M：A minidisk player? No way! They are too expensiveI only have cassettesW：Really? You listen to music on cassettes!?M：I know, I knowI only have a cassette player at home, and I also have a WalkmanI list
84、en to music on headphones when Im doing my homeworkW：Do you like listening to music on cassettes?M：Not reallyI know CDs and minidisks are better, but I cant afford to buy themW：You can borrow my CD Discman if you likeM：Really?!W：Yes, of courseM：Excellent!Text 7M：Have you joined any school clubs yet?
85、W：Yes, I haveIm really interested in photography, so I joined the Camera ClubM：Thats interestingWhere do you have your meetings？W：In Room 303M：RightHow often do you meet? Every week?W：Yes, we meet every Thursday at 4 oclockM：Every Thursday at 4 oclock? Thats the same day that my club meets! But the
86、time is differentW：Oh? Which club do you belong to?M：The Dance SocietyWe meet at 5 oclockW：Where do you have your meetings? I guess you need a big placeM：Yes, we practice in the school gymW：The school gym? That should be big enough, I guess!Text 8M：Hi, JaneHow are things?W：Fine, thanks, SimonHows ev
87、erything with you?M：Not badIve just had a difficult class, thoughW：Oh, what is the problem?M：I have a couple of lazy students in my classTake a look at this homeworkIts terribleW：Youre rightIts very badM：I expect students to listen carefully and work hard, but these two kids just dont want to do any
88、 work at allW：Do they behave badly in other lessons or is it only in English classes?M：Their maths teacher says they dont work in her lessons eitherOnly the P.E. teacher is pleased with themW：Why dont you speak to the headmaster about them?M：Id rather deal with the problem myselfW：Well, its up to yo
89、uBut I suggest you speak to their parentsMaybe they need extra helpM：Perhaps youre rightIll consider talking to their parentsText 9M：Whose book is this?W：Its mineWhy do you ask?M：Could I borrow it?W：Certainly, but I warn youIts not as good as they sayM：How come?W：Well, for one thing the story is poo
90、rly constructedAnd the characters in the story are more like paper dolls than living thingsM：Thats strangeUsually that writer does a good jobIve read four of his books and thought they were all well doneW：Ive enjoyed reading his books, but he failed this timeM：What did the reviewers sayW：They were m
91、ixed-some good, some badMy review, bad!Text 10W：Do you have a television in your home?M：Sure! Weve got two, one in the sitting room and a small one in the kitchenW：Really! How often do you watch it?M：Watch the box? I watch it every night for about two hoursAnd sometimes, when my parents are out, I w
92、atch it non-stop all evening, Im afraid to sayI love it, its the way I relaxW：Do you watch a lot of films on television?M：I watch films all the time at the weekendIts one of the most relaxing things you can do when youre tired or boredW：I see! How often do you change channels in an evening?M：Quite a
93、 lotIf were all watching, we often argue about which programme we want to watchMy parents like serious programmes like the news, but I prefer comedy programmesW：Whats your favourite TV programme?M：I love watching NeighboursEveryone in it acts so brilliantlyI have to find out whats happening to the c
94、haractersThey seem so real!W：So whats on TV tonight? Anything good?M：Absolutely! Neighbours!Text 11This is the BBC newsThe British Prime Minister landed at Beijing Airport at nine oclock yesterday morning at the start of a five-day visit to ChinaHis wife and son were with him“This is my first visit
95、to China,” he said, “and Im delighted to be hereNow that I have made this first visit, I hope I can come many more times” The Prime Minister is also planning to visit Shanghai and GuilinAmerican singer Bobbie Sharon was in London yesterdayShe went to the Channel 16 TV studio, where she sang Sometime
96、s, a song from her new recordWhile she was waiting for a taxi outside the studio, she met 16-year-old Sam Parrish, who was two meters tall“Im your biggest fan,”said Parrish“Well, you are my tallest fan,”replied Sharon“Could I possible have your autograph on my arm?”asked Sam“As you have asked me so nicely,”said Sharon, “Id be delighted to sign on your arm”