1、四川省双流中学2014级高三毕业班摸底测试英 语本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。第I卷（选择题）1至8页，第II卷（非选择题）第9至10页，共10页；满分150分，考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1. 答题前，务必将自己的姓名、考籍号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。2. 答选择题时，务必使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。3. 答非选择题时，务必使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定位置上。4. 所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试卷上答题无效。5. 考试结束后，只将答题卡交回。第I卷（100分）第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节（
2、共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Old classmates. B. Travelers in England. C. Tourist and guide.2. How will the man send the machines?A. By ship. B. By air.
3、 C. By truck. 3. Where is the man going to plant the tree?A. By the front door. B. At the back of the garage.C. At the other end of the garden.4. What does the man advise Alan to do?A. Go out to work. B. Listen carefully to John. C. Be calm and patient.5. When is the man going home?A. In the evening
4、. B. In the afternoon. C. At noon.第二节(共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6. 7题。6. Why does the man want to eat out?A. He wants to celebrate his birthday. B. He has won a big prize. C. H
5、e wants to have some relaxation.7. Where will they have supper?A. At home. B. The place the man likes. C. The place the woman prefers.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Why is the man not certain of the job? A. His education is not enough. B. Others are more suitable than him. C. He does not have enough work experi
6、ence.9. According to the woman, what is important for work? A. The ability to put knowledge to practical use. B. Good knowledge with work experience. C. Strong will and hard work.10. What is the mans opinion about the interviewers? A. They have good experience. B. They are experts in the field. C. T
7、hey are knowledgeable but proud.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Buying books for their course.B. The money needed for the books.C. Sharing the books with each other.12. Why does Dr. Downs want his students to have these five books?A. These books are not expensive.B
8、. He wants his students to read more.C. He wants to discuss them in detail.13. How does the woman plan to solve the problems about the books?A. She buys three and the man buys two.B. She pays the man fifty dollars for sharing.C. They will share the total amount for the books.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. Wha
9、t subjects does the woman like to apply for next year?A. Economics. B. Engineering. C. Science.15. Whats the purpose of the woman talking with the man?A. For a good record of her studies this year.B. For a recommendation of him.C. To get some advice about the recommendation.16. What do the womans pa
10、rents think of her idea?A. They think it is a good idea.B. They think it is a bad idea.C. They think it has nothing to do with them.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How many people took part in the swimming activity?A. About 300. B. About 3000. C. About 30,000.18. Who organized the swimming activity?A. Local A
11、uthority. B. The Tourism Agency. C. The Sports Center.19. Why did they organize the swimming activity? A. To make people more aware of environmental protection.B. To get ready for a swimming competition.C. To celebrate the Dragon-boat Festival.20. What can we know from the 62-year-old swimmer?A. the
12、 river isnt as clean as it was several years ago.B. the river was very clean when he was a child. C. he often goes swimming in the river.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AWaldseilgarten is an adventure mountain holiday center that offers gu
13、ests a thrilling night in the wilderness. Nestled at the top of a mountain, daring guests can spend the night hanging off the tree tops, or over a cliff face.During the warmer months, the center hosts adventure nights out, where guests can sleep in their own portaledge, hanging several meters above
14、the ground. A portaledge is a hanging tent system that is generally used by rock climbers on climbs. At Waldseilgarten, the tents are hung from thick branches of large free-standing trees, where guests can only ascend or descend with rope assistance.Guests looking for more air and an extreme camping
15、 experience can choose to sleep on an overhanging platform, positioned among huge cliff faces measuring between 1000 and 2000 meters high. However, if thats just a little too extreme, the resort also offers easier sleeping options, including cliff platforms between 100 and 300 meters high, or tree p
16、latforms between two or four trees, with easy ways to the ground at any time.All guests partaking in an adventure night out will receive rope climbing training before spending a night in nature. Trained staff teach simple rope climbing techniques, and other useful skills for hiking and rock climbing
17、.Waldseilgarten seems to offer a camping experience you will definitely remember, however, that experience doesnt come cheap. A night sleeping in the trees in a portaledge will set you back $336 per person, while the cliff face ledges go for $1199. The cheapest option is the tree platforms, at $168
18、per person per night.21. One of the activities at Waldseilgarten is _.A. to sleep in the wildB. to make portaledgesC. to hang off the tree topsD. to climb across a cliff face22. The underlined words “ascend or descend” most probably mean “_”.A. go back and forthB. turn over and overC. climb up and d
19、ownD. move here and there23. Waldseilgarten is trying to be _.A. impressiveB. honestC. encouragingD. friendly 24. What is the main purpose of the text?A. To advertise WaldseilgartenB. To introduce a holiday center.C. To call on people to love nature.D. To describe a wonderful place for adventure. B
20、Architecture and urban design are struggling for a green fever dream: Everywhere you look, there are plans for sustainable（可持续发展）buildings and eco-cities. This year, the dreamersgoal is even bigger: eco-cities going beyond the last centurys development patterns and delivering us to a low-carbon, gre
21、en future in stylish comfort. In part, the dream reflects a push for energy efficiency, recycled materials and lower carbon emissions（排放）The dream also includes an effort to turn buildings green by covering them in plants. Green roofs appear on Wal-Marts, and green walls appear on hotels，banks，museu
22、ms-even at the mall. All of this is surely a good idea, at some level. But todays green urban dream is too often about bringing a technologically controlled version of nature into the city and declaring the problem solved, rather than looking at the deeper causes of our current environmental and urb
23、an discontents. Todays signature eco-building, Apples spaceship campus now under construction in Silicon Valley, is a good example of the shortcomings of the green dream. Though said to be sustainable and energy efficient, it is by any measure a complex, massively resource-intensive（密集的）and expensiv
24、e building, achievable only by one of the richest corporations on Earth. Projects like this are really the fulfillment of a set of blue-sky dreams. In the end, those dreams are about leaving Earth itself behind for an engineered habitat, in the sky or at least on the roof. Instead of making nature i
25、nto a feature of eco-cities, architects and planners must work to design better relationships between our cities and nature, and to promote just relationships between the people in them. This years Pritzker Prize winner, the Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena, is a case in point. He is less interes
26、ted in making technologically impressive buildings than in co-operating with residents themselves to design low-cost, efficient housing solutions for the urban working class, especially in the wake of natural disasters. It is a more productive path forward than growing plants on tall buildings.25Wha
27、ts the dreamersgoal this year? A. To create a green future in fashionable ways. B To change the former development patterns C To build sustainable and bigger eco-cities. D To provide people with low-carbon action plans26What can we know about Apples spaceship campus? A. Its an eco-building with sign
28、atures. B Its construction has been completed. C It consumes lots of money and resources. D Its the best example of the urban green dream.27. Whats the tone of the text? A. Humorous. B. Serious. C. Depressing D. Optimistic28Which statement may Alejandro Aravena agree with? A. Disaster-proof building
29、s are worth any cost. B Architects should create user-friendly buildings C Growing plants on tall buildings is really practical. D. A technologically controlled version of nature is a must.C They may have text, email, Facebook and Twitter, but young people are still lonelier than any other age group
30、. The Loneliness in New Zealand report, published by Statistics New Zealand, shows under 30s are more likely to feel lonely than older people because loneliness decreases with age. Loneliness and poor mental health were strongly related across all ages. Young people were not as likely to feel lonely
31、 because of financial hardship, but among older people, lack of money was a significant influence on loneliness. Women were more likely to feel lonely than men. Philip Walker, spokesman for the General Social Survey, said because it was relatively new, it was hard to know whether loneliness among yo
32、ung people was a new trend. But overseas research had found that levels of loneliness in youth today are growing. Mr. Walker said the finding needed more exploration, including looking at the role of technology and social media. “It could be that peoples expectations of connection have gone up, so w
33、e expect increased levels of connection,” he said. “While technology like cell phones could help young people stay connected, on the other hand for those who do get bullied, especially bullied online, its quite isolating. A lot of the time potentially it is a big contributor to loneliness.”Figures f
34、rom online dating website “Find someone” also confirmed more young people were looking for love. Manager Rick Davies, said younger dating hopefuls were the fastest growing group on the site. Mr. Davies noted that since the report data was collected in 2010, there had been huge growth in smart phones
35、, which meant people were online even more. He believed online tools, such as Skype, could help people stay connected. “People can keep in touch with a wide range of friends from all over the world much more easily now. Its like youre sitting in your living room having a chat with them.” Bemardine R
36、eid, operations committee chairwoman for Samaritans, which operates a free helpline, said many of their calls came from people who were lonely. “It might be that theyve got some problem, just like all the things people would normally talk to a friend about, but people who are alone lack those normal
37、 contacts.” The Statistics New Zealand report also showed people who didnt have face-to-face contact with family and friends were more likely to feel lonely, as were those who lived alone. 29Which of the following may Mr. Walker agree with? AHigh technology may become a reason for loneliness. BSocia
38、l media should play an important role in helping lonely people. CIts hard for people to get enough connection online as expected. DPeople shouldnt use the Internet to get to know strangers.30It can be inferred from the passage that _ Ahigh technology results in the older being lonely B“Find someone”
39、 is a website where you can find old friends Cwithout technology, young people would not feel lonely Dthose cheated or hurt online tend to feel lonely31Form the last two paragraphs, we can conclude that_. Apeople living alone have more connection online Bpeople chatting a lot online tend to be optim
40、istic Cpeople communicating less in the real world risk loneliness DInternet can keep people free from loneliness 32What is the best title of the passage? AYoung people online BLoneliness around you CTechnology and young people DYoung but lonelyD Would it surprise you to learn that, like animals, tr
41、ees communicate with each other and pass on their wealth to the next generation? UBC Professor Simard explains how trees are much more complex than most of us ever imagined. Although Charles Darwin thought that trees are competing for survival of the fittest, Simard shows just how wrong he was. In f
42、act, the opposite is true: trees survive through their co-operation and support, passing around necessary nutrition depending on who needs it. Nitrogen (氮) and carbon are shared through miles of underground fungi (真菌) networks, making sure that all trees in the forest ecological system give and rece
43、ive just the right amount to keep them all healthy. This hidden system works in a very similar way to the networks of neurons (神经元) in our brains, and when one tree is destroyed, it affects all. Simard talks about mother trees, usually the largest and oldest plants on which all other trees depend. S
44、he explains how dying trees pass on the wealth to the next generation, transporting important minerals to young trees so they may continue to grow. When humans cut down mother trees with no awareness of these highly complex tree societies or the networks on which they feed, we are reducing the chanc
45、es of survival for the entire forest. We didnt take any notice of it Simard says sadly. Dying trees move nutrition into the young trees before dying, but we never give them chance. If we could put across the message to the forestry industry, we could make a huge difference towards our environmental
46、protection efforts for the future.33.The underlined sentence the opposite is true in Paragraph 2 probably means that trees . Acompete for survivalBprotect their own wealth Cdepend on each otherDprovide support for dying trees34:The underlined word it in the last paragraph refers to . Ahow tree socie
47、ties workBhow trees grow old Chow forestry industry developsDhow young trees survive35.What would be the best title for the passage? AOld Trees Communicate Like Humans BYoung Trees Are In Need Of Protection CTrees Are More Awesome Than You Think DTrees Contribute To Our Society 第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分
48、） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 News reports warn us that the smog is expected to stay with us for a couple of months. Air quality is 10 times worse than the World Health Organizaions recommended levels.You may think that there is nothing you can do about the air you breathe. _36_Wear an
49、 N95 maskSurgical masks wont do, my friends. You need a proper N95 mask. _37_The purpose is to filter out the little particles(颗粒)in the air that can be very unhealthy if breathed in. Its not attractive, but our health is more important than looking attractive.Drink lots of water and stay hydratedHo
50、t temperature and high humidity are often connected with high smog levels. This makes it important to stay in the shade and drink lots of water to stay hydrated, especially before, during, and after exercise. _38_Stay indoorsIf possible, stay indoors. While you might want to visit your favourite ope
51、n-air hawker stall(小贩摊档),now its not the time to do so. _39_Better still, for those at work, pack your own lunch. Whats more important, avoid exercise outdoors, especially from mid-morinnig to early evening, when smog levels are higher._40_Often neighbors or family members smoke in the hallways or j
52、ust outside of apartment buildings, which makes the air much worse. And this air still comes into the apartments. So keep the windows closed and use air purifiers to protect your home.When your citys smog gets bad, mow you have the tips to keep on trucking. Best of luck.A. Protect your home.B. Keep
53、the windows closed.C. If you want to go out, go to malls, and eat in enclosed spaces.D. Consider exercising indoors in a smoke-free, air conditioned environment.E. However, there are easy ways to protect yourself against smog and air pollution.F. Besides, water will not only solve your thirst, but h
54、elp clear your breathing passages.G. Its straps should be securely fastened behind your head, to hold the mask against your face. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 It was my sister Sandras first Christmas without her husband
55、. Last Thursday, she was in the store 41 for an ideal card for her two sons and daughter. Time passed by quickly as she 42 the many choices. She wanted a card that sent something 43 to each of them, as she knew they would have a(n) 44 place in their heart this holiday season.Finally, she found the o
56、ne that expressed the 45 feeling. 46 , a sharp pain pierced (穿透) her heart when she realized that the card was 47 “mom and dad”. She stood, holding it close for a long time, unable to move from the spot. 48 began to run over her cheeks.“Is there something I can do for you?” a 49 voice asked. She 50
57、to face a stranger, a woman. “Uh.oh.OH!” Sandra 51 , “I cant give this card to my children becausebecause my husband died and this is the 52 card.”The strangers face softened with 53 and love. She reached out and 54 my sister into her arms, giving her unspoken 55 to cry in the protection of her embr
58、ace (拥抱). She 56 held my sister until her 57 returned.During her telling of this event I was feeling 58 that I hadnt been there. My sister needed me and a stranger had to do my 59 . “You know,” she went on, “a friend suggested that it was like meeting with an Angel.” My guilt 60 in an instant. My si
59、ster required an Angel, and I think that is exactly what she got.41. A. payingB. caringC. callingD. looking42. A. leftB. offeredC. readD. discovered43. A. attractiveB. specialC. traditionalD. wealthy44. A. unknownB. emptyC. safeD. different45. A. sadB. strangeC. amazingD. perfect46. A. HoweverB. The
60、reforeC. AnyhowD. Otherwise47. A. forB. toC. fromD. by48. A. TearsB. SweatsC. LightsD. Smiles49. A. firmB. proudC. coldD. soft50. A. walkedB. turnedC. decidedD. woke51. A. respondedB. demandedC. askedD. explained52. A. delicateB. oldC. wrongD. decorative53. A. devotion B. respectC. sympathyD. respon
61、sibility54. A. pulledB. caught C. sentD. threw55.A. thoughtB. permissionC. sorrowD. suggestion56. A. quietlyB. tightlyC. eagerlyD. seriously57. A. confidenceB. courageC. happinessD. calmness58. A. shockedB. angryC. shyD. hopeless59. A. taskB. houseworkC. favorD. job60. A. struckB. returnedC. disappe
62、aredD. sank第II卷（50分）注意：将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 How can we do something for the environment? A Dutchman will tell you. Tommy Kleyn is an 61 (art) from Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Last year on his way to work, he would pass by a river bank where
63、 rubbish 62 _(collect). Seeing it, he made up his mind to start to pick up the rubbish. 63 he spent 30 minutes every day filling one garbage bag with rubbish. 64 (post) the pictures onto his Facebook , he got some help 65 his friends. On his Facebook page, Tommy said, Take 30 minutes out of your day
64、 66 (fill)a trash bag with litter. It really makes a difference and you will be amazed at 67 good you feel afterwards. Now Kleyn is receiving 68 (photo) and stories of people beginning to clean their waterways from places as far as Taiwan, China. And back along the river bank, Kleyn, gets a reward 6
65、9 (expect). Birds start nesting at the river-bank he 70 (clean). Every day is an Earth Day. What can you do for our planet?第四部分 写作（共两节， 满分35分）短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（）并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注
66、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。 Victor was traveling through a train for his parents. All the time he is glancing with joy at his new shoes what his father had bought for him. After some time, he removed his shoes to take him a nap. After waking up, he found one of her shoes missing. He
67、 started crying unhappy. His parents tried to comfort him. His father told him it was no use cry and promised that after reaching home, he would buy him a new pair of shoes.Victor got very excited on hearing his fathers words that he threw other shoe out of the train. Reaching the destination, he su
68、ddenly found his losing shoe in a basket. How he regretted it!第二节书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华，你最近做的一项调查显示有65%的中学生书写不佳。请你就此话题从以下几个方面以“Handwriting Matters Much”为题写一篇100词左右的英语短文向校报英语园地投稿。内容包括：1.分析造成这种情况的两个原因；2.你对书写重要性的认识；3.给出可采取的两个改进措施。注意：1.文章的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称。 Handwriting Ma
69、tters MuchAccording to the survey I have made recently, _I appeal all the middle school students to put handwriting first and spend more time on it every day.四川省双流中学2014级高三毕业班摸底测试参考答案I. 听力（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1-5 ABBCB 6-10 CCCAB 11-15 ACCBB 16-20 ABAABII. 阅读 (共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）21-24：ACAB 25-28：ACDB
70、 29-32：ADCD 33-35：CAC36-40 EGFCAIII.完型 (共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）41-45 DCBBD46-50 ACADB51-55 ACCAB56-60 BDBDCIV. 语法填空 61artist 62was collected 63so 64Having posted 65from 66to fill 67how 68photos 69unexpectedly 70.has cleanedV.短文改错1. for-with 2.is-was 3.what-that/which/去掉what 4.去掉him 5.her-his6.unhappy-u
71、nhappily 7.cry-crying 8.very-so 9.the other 10.losing-lostVI. 书面表达第二节 书面表达（满分25分）一、评分原则1. 本题总分为25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。3. 词数少于80和多于120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。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. 如书写较差，
72、以至影响交际，将分数降低一个档次。二、内容要点评分要点：1. 65%的学生书写差 (2分)2. 原因一 (4分)3. 原因二 (4分)4. 自己的认识 (5分)5.措施一 (5分)6. 措施二 (5分) 三、 各档次的给分范围和要求第五档 2125分完全完成了试题规定的任务。覆盖所有内容要点。应用了较多的语法结构和词汇。语法结构或词汇方面有些许错误，但为尽力使用较复杂结构或较高级词汇所致；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，使全文结构紧凑完全达到了预期的写作目的。第四档 1620分完成了试题规定的任务。虽漏掉一两个次重点，但覆盖所有主要内容.应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求
73、。语法结构或词汇方面应用基本准确，些许错误主要是因尝试较复杂语法结构或词汇所致。应用简单的语句间连接成分，使全文结构紧凑达到了预期的写作目的。第三档 1115分基本完成了试题规定的任务。虽漏掉一些内容，但覆盖所有主要内容.应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，但不影响理解。应用简单的语句间连接成分，使全文内容连贯整体而言，基本达到了预期的写作目的。第二档 610分未恰当完成试题规定的任务。漏掉或未描述清楚一些主要内容，写了一些无关内容.语法结构单调，词汇知识有限。有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响了对写作内容的理解。较少使用语句间的连接成分，内容缺少连贯性信息
74、未能清楚地传达给读者。第一档 15分未完成试题规定的任务。明显遗漏主要内容，写了一些无关内容，原因可能是未理解试题要求。语法结构单调，词汇项目有限。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 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内容无关或所写内容无法看清。四、One Possible VersionHandwriting Matters MuchAccording to the survey I have made recently, 65% of us middle school students ar
75、e poor in handwriting.As the survey shows, two reasons contribute to this problem. First, with the growing popularity of computers and mobile phones, we dont need to pay attention to our handwriting. Second, faced with so much homework, we have to do it in a hurry, ignoring the handwriting. In my op
76、inion, our handwriting matters much in our study and we should improve it by every means. So, put pens more on paper instead of using computers and mobile phones both in study and daily communications. Then, the school and all teachers should leave suitable homework so that we can do it tide and cle
77、ar. (112 words)I appeal all the middle school students to put handwriting first and spend more time on it every day. 【录音文字稿】Text 1W: Good morning, Hank. It is wonderful to be back in England.M: Im so glad to see you again. Its over ten years now since we left university.Text 2M: Can I help you?W: Id
78、 like to order the machines we talked about yesterday. Can I have them within two days?M: Sure. Ill send them by air.Text 3W: Where are you going to plant the tree? By the front door?M: No, that would be silly. Itll grow too big. Im going to put it at the back of the garage.W: I thought it would be
79、better right at the other end of the garden.M: Oh, no.Text 4W: Im really angry at John. He never listens to me.M: Take it easy, Alan. Things will work out.Text 5W; Bob, are you going straight home after school today?M: No, I have a class until one oclock, and after that Im going to spend a couple of
80、 hours at the library before going home.Text 6 M: Hey, Lets eat out tonight.W: Why? You won a big prize?M: Well, I only want to relax.W: Really? Its very nice of you.M: Ill take you anywhere you want to go.W: Wonderful!Text 7W: So, how did it go?M: Better than I had expected.W: Didnt I tell you that
81、 you were more fit for the job than others?M: My education is OK. But I dont have the experience of working on a project like this. My knowledge is mostly theoretical. That is why I am not so sure about getting this job.W: I think what matters is that you have the ability to use your knowledge in yo
82、ur work.M: I hope my interviewers feel that way.W: Dont you think they do?M: I dont know. All of them are experts in this field.W: Dont worry. I am sure they should call you.Text 8M: Did you see the list of books for this course?W: Yes, Dr. Downs said he expected us to have the first five on the lis
83、t. He is going to discuss them in detail.M: Are you going to buy them?W: I dont know. These books are expensive. And I dont have a lot of money with me.M: How about sharing them with me?W: Sounds good.M: Lets do this. I will buy three and you buy two of them.W: I would rather do it this way: We pay
84、fifty-fifty of the books now. And at the end of the course you can take the books you find more interesting and I will take the ones like.M: What if we both like the same books?W: Come on, we are not going to argue over that. Are we?M: I was just joking. Its definitely a better idea.W: Then lets get
85、 the books as soon as possible.Text 9M: Good morning, Lucy, Can I help you?W: Good morning, sir. Id like to talk with you about my studies for a minute, if you may.M: Certainly, come in and have a seat.W: Thank you. I have a record of my studies from last year. Would you like to see it?M: Yes, let m
86、e see now. You are studying mathematics, arent you?W: Yes, I am. But Id like to apply for their admission to the engineering college next year.M: I see. Have you asked your parents for their advice about this?W: Yes, I have. They think it is a good idea.M: Well, your record here has been very good.
87、I dont think you will have much trouble.W: I hope not. Anyway, I am going to apply. And Id like to ask you to write a recommendation for me, if it is not too much trouble.M: Not trouble at all. Id be glad to do it. Is there anything else?W: No, sir, I think that is all. Thank you very much.Text 10Ab
88、ove 3,000people swam across a river in Guangdong Province in a move to make people more aware of environmental protection for the major waterway in south China.The swimmers including teenagers and elders in their 60s, crossed the 450-meter-wide section of the Pearl River in Guangzhou。Local authoriti
89、es organized the swimming activity to show the pollution treatment achievement on the countrys third longest river, and make people more aware of environmental protection.A 62-year-old swimmer said the water quality had been improved in recent years and now could match the cleanness when he swam in
90、the river in his childhood.A mass crossing of the river was once held in the 1970s, but for many years since then, it had been impossible for a large group of people to swim across it because of heavy industrial pollution.Guangdong government has spent tens of millions of US dollars controlling the pollution by shutting down or moving heavily polluting factories.
