1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家鄂南高中、华师一附中、黄冈中学、黄石二中、荆州中学、襄 阳 四中、襄阳五中、孝感高中湖北省八校2012届高三第一次联考英 语 试 题考试时间：2011年12月16日下午15：0017：00试卷满分：150分注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上指定位置2选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如要改动，用豫皮擦干净后。再选涂其它答案标号，答在试题卷上无效3非选择题用05毫米的黑色墨水签字笔答在答题卡上每题对应的答题区域内，答在试题卷上无效第一部分：听力（共两节，满分3
2、0分） 做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题l.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。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。 例：How much is the shirt?A19.15.B9.15.C9.18.答案是B。1How much should the woman pay for the car?A200 dollars B180 dollars C150 dollars
3、2Whats the most probable relationship between the two speakers?ABoss and secretary BNurse and patient CInterviewer and interviewee3Where is the womans mother now?AAt home BIn hospital CIn operation4What do you judge from what the man says?AThe man is anxious to begin his studiesBThe man regrets that
4、 he was not a good studentCThe man thinks study is not important.5Why would the woman rather stay at the hotel?AIt costs less money BIt saves much labor CIt feels more comfortable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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。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
5、将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第68三个小题。6Who came out the first in the chess match?ACarl BDavid CJohn7How many players did John defeat during the chess match?A3 B12 C158What can we learn from the conversation?ACarl came out the fifthBDavid played the worstCCarl and David are usually competitive听下面
6、一段对话，回答第911三个小题。9Where did the dialogue happen most probably?AIn the presidents office. BIn the student library CIn the student service office.10Which kind of flat did the man want to take?AA flat near the university BA flat which was cheapCA flat near the Sunshine Bookstore11Why dont they live on t
7、he campus this year?AThey have to experience real lifeBThey dont enjoy living thereCNo flats are available on the campus听下面一段对话，回答第1214三个小题。12Where are the two speakers?AIn a restaurant BAt home CIn the street13What do we know about the man?AHe hates fast food restaurants.BHe feels too sick to eatCH
8、e thinks fast food is convenient14How many hamburgers have the fast food restaurants sold?AMore than 100 million BMore than 100 billion CMore than 200 billion听下面一段对话，回答第1517三个小题。15What are the speakers going to do in the coming new year?ATo stop smoking BTo make some resolutionsCTo lose weight16What
9、 did Daniel do last year?AHe got a good job BHe stopped smokingCHe joined a health club17Who wants to have a nice vacation?AHenry BDaniel CSophia听下面一段独白，回答第1820三个小题。18How many students were there in each group?AAbout 12 or 13 studentsBAbout 10 studentsCAbout 300 students19Who had the most difficulty
10、 in the competition?AFire-makers BWashers CCooks20Why has the school been organizing such activities?AThey want the students to learn how to cook by themselvesBThey want the students to learn how to cooperate through practiceCThey want the students to live a colorful life and have fun第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节
11、，满分40分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。例：To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their_ and weaknessesAstrengths Bbenefits Ctechniques Dvalues 答案：A21Young people use more web language in their conversations, such as Geili be
12、cause such language gives them a sense of _Aunity Bidentity Cresponsibility Dsecurity22Thanksgiving Day offers the Americans an opportunity to join in a spirit of fellowship and express_ for the years bonuses and blessingsAconsideration Bresolution Cappreciation Dreflecti on23The pioneers who settle
13、d the west in the 1860s had to handle _ living condition, and severe weatherAprimitive Bsensitive Cunique Dfundamental24Tom feared to go home after his failure in the exam because the _ stream of discontent from his parents would drive him crazyAactual Bgradual Cefficient Dconstant25Im terribly sorr
14、y to have caused you painBut it was _ doneWill you be so generous as to forgive me?Aunconsciously Bunwillingly Csincerely Dnormally26Family violence against women hasnt caused widespread concern because it is not the Chinese tradition to _ the family conflicts to outsidersAexpress Bexpose Cenquire D
15、distribute27Drinking water, having a healthy snack and taking exercise are all positive ways to you when you are working on a tight scheduleArelieve Brefresh Cliberate Dcomfort28While our city tries impatiently to change its appearance by tearing down old buildings, more andmore citizens are suggest
16、ing ways to _ the historically important architectureAdecorate Bdevelop Cpreserve Dadvocate29I am afraid we cannot include me item you suggest, as it does not _ with the rest of the programmeAcome down Bkeep up Cget on Dfit in30Janes always nervous when she has to make a speech; she must accustom he
17、rself to be when she is with peopleAat ease Bin disguise Cat risk Din relief第二节完形填空（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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A 12-year-old boy saw something in a shop window that set his heart racingBut the pricefive dollarswas far beyond Reuben Earles wealthFive
18、 dollars would buy almost a weeks groceries for his familyBut hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, Reuben had an ideaHe ran towards the 31 and stopped at a construction sitePeople built their own homes in Bay Roberts, using nails _32_ in hessian sacks（麻袋）from a local factorySometimes t
19、he sacks were _33_, and Reuben knew he could sell them back to the 34_ for five cents a pieceBack home, he looked at his mother Dora and _35_Sunlight from the window gilded her shoulder-length blonde hairSlim and beautiful, she was the center of the home, the glue that held it togetherEvery day afte
20、r school, Reuben walked down the town, _36_ the hessian nail bagsOn the day the school closed for the summer, no student was more 37 than ReubenNow he would have more time for his _38_Then one day the _39_ had comeReuben ran down Water Street to the storePlease, MisterI have to sell the sacks nowThe
21、 man took the sacks, 40 his pocket and put four coins in Reubens handReuben murmured （小声说）a thank you and 41 , homeWhen he got homeReuben _42_ the tin canHe poured the coins out and began to 43 . He had enoughThen, he headed for the shop, I have the _44_, he told the ownerThe man went to the window
22、and took out Reubens 45 He wiped the dust off and gently wrapped it in brown paperThen he placed it in Reubens handsRacing home, Reuben _46_ the front doorHere, Mum! Here He placed a small box in her work-roughened handsShe 47 it carefullyA jewel box appearedDora lifted the cover, 48 beginning to bl
23、ur （模糊）her visionDora had never received such a 49 ; she had no jewellery except her wedding ring. 50 ,she smiled and gathered her son into her arms31AwindowBSoundCstoreDschool32ApurchasedBproducedCdeliveredDpacked33Ataken apartBseta sideCsorted outDthrown away34ApeopleBsiteCfactoryDshop35AweptBhesi
24、tatedCsmiledDmurmured36AcollectingBsellingCrecyclingDcarrying37AdisappointedBdelightedCdeterminedDdevoted38AmotherBscheduleCburdenDmission39AchallengeBpossibilityCtimeDopportunity40Asearched forBreached intoCglanced throughDstared at41AranBwalkedCleftDarrived42AsoughtBburiedCbrokeDuncovered43AlaughB
25、countCjudgeDobserve44AjewelBboxCmoneyDring45AtreasureBcoinsCpresentDsacks46Agot inBslid intoCsqueezed outDburst through47AopenedBunwrappedCunfoldedDfastened48AtearsBfogCdustDsunlight49AcelebrationBwishCgiftDblessing50AThankfulBBreathlessCUnexpectedDSpeechless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
26、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。AId been thinking of it so long; it seemed like the only thing to do-to show my baby, who had eyes as green as water and whose name means the sea, the oceanBabies are supposed to instinctually know who they daddy is, Gerald, Dooriyas daddy, said, holding Dooriya be
27、fore himBut she dont recognize nothingEverybody had something to say about raising my baby, but none of them actually did any raisingTaking Dooriya to see the ocean had become the only thing that kept me from feeling like my life was an everlasting losing race, this vision of what could be for my li
28、ttle girlWhen I told Momma about my plans to visit the lighthouse（灯塔）at Cape Hatteras, she just spun her broken recordThat baby11 never understand a thing of what shes seeingMy baby book says I should treat her just like any other childIts good to show her beautiful things even if she dont know what
29、 shes seeingIt helps her brain developHows her brain gonna develop if all she ever sees is the walls inside this crummy house?That childs brain aint never gonna developWe love her, but its not like shes ever gonna not be a Mongoloid（先天愚型患者）I had read a half-dozen books about Down Syndrome that said
30、stimulation（刺激）might improve a childs chances of developing to her fullest potentialAnd whats more stimulating than a trip to see the ocean?Guidebooks described the area as the land of beginnings, which I liked the sound ofBut before I could map out a plan, I woke up one night when Dooriya hiccupped
31、 （打嗝）Then she just stopped breathingThe ER doctor gave me a pamphlet on SIDS （sudden infant death syndrome） and said, children with Down Syndrome are much more likely to be affected by this sort of thingI didnt remember much about driving to Cape Hatteras, especially taking Dooriya from the hospital
32、 But up on that lighthouse, with its broad spiral running up and around it like a black and white barbers pole, I saw my life twist into the airAs I climbed the winding stairs, I counted the steps, 268 in all, stopping on 77, Dooriyas very number of days on this planetAt the top, I held Dooriya up t
33、o the Atlantic, its cold air raising the thin soft hair on her headWith her eyes closed and her arms spread out, it looked like she was bathing in the warmth of the sun51From Geralds words But she dont recognize nothing we know _AThe baby was probably born with the eye problemBThe father thought the
34、 baby was abnormalCThe baby could recognize nothing except her fatherDThe father made up an excuse not to care for the baby52Did anybody else besides her mother actually take the responsibility to raise the baby?AThe father BThe grandma CNobody DThe doctor53The reason why the mother wanted to take h
35、er baby to see the ocean is that _AShe believed seeing the ocean could help cure her babys diseaseBShe wanted her baby to enjoy her remaining timeCShe believed the ocean was the land of beginningsDShe wanted her baby to enjoy nature54Which of the following is true according to the text?AThe doctor e
36、ventually saved the life of the babyBThe baby was disabled by her careless motherCThe baby enjoyed the sunshine while seeing the oceanDThe disease SIDS took away the life of the babyBSteve Jobs made technology funThe co-founder of Apple died last Wednesday at the age of fifty-six He had fought for y
37、ears against cancerMourners gathered outside his house in Palo Alto, California, and Apple stores around the worldTim Bajarin, president of a high-tech research and consulting company, said If you actually look at a tech leader, theyre really happy if they have one hit in their lifeSteve Jobs has th
38、e Apple II, the Mac, the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad and PixarSteve Jobs was a college dropoutHe was adopted by a machinist and his wife, an accountantThey supported his early interest in electronicsHe and his friend Steve Wozniak started Apple Computernow just called Applein nineteen seventy-sixThey
39、 stayed at the company until nineteen eighty-fiveThat year, Steve Wozniak returned to college and Steve Jobs left in a dispute（分歧）with the chief executiveMrJobs then formed his own company, called NeXT ComputerHe rejoined Apple in nineteen ninety-seven after it bought NeXTHe helped remake Apple from
40、 a business that was in bad shape then to one of the most valuable companies in the world todaySteve Wozniak, speaking on CNN, remembered his longtime friend as a great visionary and leader and a marketing genius（天才）President Obama said in a statement: By building one of the planets most successful
41、companies from his garage, he exemplified the spirit of American ingenuityBy making computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only accessible, but intuitive and funDavid Carroll is a professor at Parsons School of Design in New York CityHe say
42、s Steve Jobs not only revolutionized technology, he also revolutionized American businessThe fact that he was able to redesign American commerce lop to bottom and across is really stunning （令人惊奇的）He probably will be considered an industrial giant on the scale of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, so one
43、of the greats of all time David Carroll saidSteve Jobs stepped down as Apples chief executive in August because of his healthHe died a day after the company released a new iPhone version that met with limited excitementApples new chief, Tim Cook, will also have to deal with the new Kindle Fire table
44、t computer from AmazoncomIt costs less than half as much as an iPad but also does less55Why did people all over the world mourn Steve Jobs?AHe was very courageous in the face of cancerBHe became very rich though dropping out collegeCHe released a new iPhone version before deathDHe revolutionized tec
45、hnology and made it enjoyable56Which of the following can easily prove that Jobs is a marketing genius?AAfter Apple, he founded NeXT ComputerBHe made Apple very valuable once again in the worldCHe developed a series of Apple productsDHe was considered the greatest industrial figure of all time57What
46、 does the underlined part in Paragraph 7 mean?AJobs was a typical example of American spirit of creationBJobs enriched the American spirit of science and freedomCJobs eventually realized his American dreamDAmerican people are good at inventing things58Which of the following is true according to the
47、text?AJobss parents discouraged him from working on electronicsBJobs stayed in Apple as chief executive for about 24 yearsCJobs started his career in his family garageDRun unsuccessfully, Apple was sold to NeXT ComputerCWe all, at one time or another, have pretended to be a rock star, singing and da
48、ncing along to our favorite songMost of us have done this in the privacy of our own room when we were kids and as adults, in the privacy of our homesMe? I love to do that when I drive! 1 turn on the radio, find a song that I can sing along too and pretty soon my arms are in the air and I am moving a
49、long to the rhythmMost of the time, I do this on my way to workYes, that is true, I will be in my nice work clothes, jamming while driving or stopped at a traffic light I get weird（古怪的）looks from some people and others laughPersonally, I love to get lost in the rhythm of a song which leads me to sha
50、re with you the importance of being silly!The definition for the word silly, according to the dictionary is: stupid, foolish and nonsensicalI know many people do not want to look foolishSo they walk around all serious, which in all honesty, is foolish!No one is perfect, I repeat: no one is perfectI
51、dont care how educated, how thin, how beautiful, how simple, how frugal （节俭的）, how rich, and so onNo one is perfect! So why pretend to be something you are not?Life is so shortYou never know when this beautiful journey will be over, so why waste a single second on being so full of rigidity（呆板）? Here
52、 is a quote by Souza, that I think says it all and is a great recipe for life:Dance as though no one is watching you,Love as though you have never been hurt before,Sing as though no one can hear you,Live as though heaven is on earthWhen we were kids, we had no idea of what limitations were and we ha
53、d no care in theworld so we could do things without worrying about how we appeared to othersHowever, as we grew up, we lost that childlike innocenceSo dont lose the child that still lives within youThe next time you feel down, go turn on your favorite song, and sing and dance along like there is no
54、tomorrowOr watch something that makes you laughLaughter is the best medicine to whatever ails （使痛苦） you and nothing is better than laughing so hard that your stomach hurtsTrust me, you will feel a whole lot better, and who doesnt want to feel good? 59According to the text, what does the writer usual
55、ly do?AHe repeats the words of songsBHe sings songs on his way to workCHe dances in his own home DHe shares music with other drivers60What does the writer think of the people who look very serious?AThey are honest BThey are educatedCThey are perfectDThey are silly61The writer quotes Souza to show th
56、at_Alife is a beautiful journey Blife is full of rigidityClife is to be treasured Dlife is a great recipe62Which of the following would be the best title for the text?AThe Innocence of Being a Child BThe Importance of Being SillyCNo One Is Perfect DLife Is ShortDNearly 28% of college Students plan t
57、o seek employment using Linkedin, up from 5% last year, according to a survey out today from employee recognition provider i Love Rewards and career-services network ExperienceSlightly more than 7% plan to use Facebook, up from 5%No longer do students just wait for visiting campus recruiters to lear
58、n about job possibilitiesInstead theyre using digital tools to find their dream jobs, says I Love Rewards CEO Razor SulemanCompanies need to know their online image, then update anything that is outdated, inaccurate or not inleractive（互动的）The recruited have now become the recruiters, Suleman saysThe
59、y are now going out and finding the companies they want to apply forStudents learn about employers by viewing their websites, reading Facehook and Twitter updates and perusing（精读）Linkedln profilesAnother information source: Comments by past and current employees on job-oriented websitesA strong digi
60、tal presence is one way for employers to stand out as the search for the best and brightest gets competitiveSlightly more than four in 10 employers say they will use different recruiting tactics（策略）to reach Generation Y, according to a survey by job-search site Monstercom to be released todayOf thos
61、e respondents, almost 60% say social-networking sites are popular tools to reach Gen Y candidatesOur reason for using social media is because thats where we think the candidates are, he saysThe company posts updates and videos on topics such as job opportunities and the benefits of being an employee
62、It also created a mobile-friendly site for those who want to apply via smart phoneYounger people want to attach to you in a different way than the past, Lavery saysThey want to interact with youThey want to learn about youThe updated recruitment techniques take effort, but they work, he saysIn 2010,
63、 UPS used those tactics to recruit 955 employeesThe year before, it hired 29 employees through those meansIts a time investment（投资）that you have to be willing to do, he saysYou cant just have a page up there and not have contentIn social media, you have to have a give and a take, or people wont be a
64、 part of your community63In order to find their dream jobs, more American graduates like to use _Anewspapers Bmagazines Cthe Internet Dradios64Why do many companies use social-networking sites to recruit graduates?ABecause they have no other way to get in touch with graduatesBBecause graduates tend
65、to learn about employers through social mediaCBecause companies want to post advertisements for their productsDBecause companies like to post videos and updates about their products65The underlined word recruit in Paragraph 11 probably means _Afire Battract Ccontact Demploy66From what Lavery says, w
66、e can conclude that _Ait is very easy for a company to hire graduates through social mediaBa company has to make great efforts to find the best graduatesCa company doesnt have to update the information about itDgraduates are afraid to communicate with the boss of the companyESquirrels often communic
67、ate with whistles, chirps and chucks, which sound like the word “chuck” Whistles and chirps are like the sounds that many birds makeNow scientists have translated some of their squirrel-speakHare, a professor of zoology at the University of Maniloha in Winnipeg, and his team managed to record squirr
68、els alarm callsThe researchers studied the sounds and then played them back to 60 wild squirrels, which the scientists approached individually with a video recorder to capture（抓拍）their reponsesSome squirrels lifted their heads up and becameAlert（警惕的）Creatures that were more frightened simply ran for
69、 their lives and dived into cavesIn effect then, whistles that mix with chucks say theres an enemy of average threat thats here, and whistles without chucks say theres an enemy of seemingly average threat around here somewhere, while pure chirps say, Im hiding here because theres an immediate danger
70、 Hare toldDiscovery NewsHare and some other researchers believe such sounds arc part of an advanced language that develops just as all other communication systemsAlthough squirrels risk their lives when they call out to warn others of threats, other squirrels might admire this behaviour, thus increa
71、singly the callers social status, like humans who look up to heroes. Hare added that other animals, such as birds, probably understand at least some squirrel language, since they also may benefit from the alarm calls.In fact, another Canadian study found that deep-voiced, black-capped chickadees hav
72、e their own language tooAccording to certain research, there are a lot of tidings in chickadees calls, such as directing fellows activities, keeping in contact between mates, and raising alarmsWhile chickadees and other birds are often welcomed into gardens by homeowners, squirrels are frequently vi
73、ewed as pests（害兽）. Hare wishes a greater understanding of the complex social lives and communication systems of squirrels will provide “hope that humans will gain a greater appreciation and stop doing harm to these animals”.67The text mainly talks about Athe study on the language of squirrelsBthe co
74、mparison between squirrels and chickadeesCthe calling for the protection of squirrelsDthe ways for squirrels to escape from their enemies68If a squirrel is in a very dangerous situation, it would probably make _Awhistles with chucks Bpure chirpsCwhistles without chucks Drepeated chucks69The underlin
75、ed word “tidings” in pardgmph 6 probably means _Adifficulties Bpoises Cmessages Dlanguages70What can be learned from this text?ASquirrels communicate with cach other as humans do.BSome squirrels understand the recorded alarm calls.COther animals also well understand the language of squirrelsDBirds s
76、uch as chickadees dont have their own language第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分40分）第一节：完成句子（共10小题，每小题 1.5分，满分15分）阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。71Im afraid I cant attend your birthday party at 5 PMnext MondayI （已乘飞机） to London long before then（fly）72The technology is reported _ （应用到）architecture
77、 in other countries for a long time, but it was not introduced into China until two years ago（apply）73He escaped _ （丧生） in the explosion because he had not gone to work（kill）74So _ （天气好） that all of us want to go on an outing. （day）75It was only when the accident took place _ （他才意识到） the importance
78、of careful driving（realize）76Jenny has been criticized by the teacher for using the cellphone in class. I would rather you (没借) it to her. (lend)77One more step backward, _ （你会掉进） the pool（fall）78English, as well as all other subjects, _ （很重要）So we must learn it well to be more competent（importance）
79、79I am proud of what I didBut I was just helping to do （他本该做的）（do）80Last week, only two people came to look at the house. （两个都不想） to buy it. (want)第二节：短文写作（共一题，满分25分）假设你叫李明，下面是你的一位外国笔友Kristie给你写的电子邮件，询问有关小悦悦事件的情况。Dear Li Ming,I learned from a news flash that a two-year-old baby girl was ignored by m
80、ore than a dozen passers-by after being run over twice in a south China townIm very shockedI used to think the Chinese were hardworking and kindhearted, and they really were when I was on a visit in China two years agoSo I doubt whether it was true newsCan you tell me what you learned about this inc
81、ident?Sincerely yours,Kristie请你给她回一封邮件，要点如下：1社会陷入自责和反思；2某些路人的冷漠或另有原因，可最终还是有一名拾荒婆婆挺身而出；3单个事件不能代表中国，助人为乐一直是中国传统美德。注意：1不能照抄原信件语句；2可自由发挥添加细节；3词数120左右；4回信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：伦理道德- ethical and moral （adj）; 美德- virtue （n）Dear Kristie,I was in very low spirits Believe me, Kristie, and believe in the Chine
82、se people!Sincerely yours,Li Ming参考答案1-5: CBBBB 6-10: CBCCA 11-15: ACABC 16-20: BAAAB21-25: BCADA 26-30: BBCDA31-35: BADCC 36-40: ABDCB 41-45: ADBCA 46-50: DBACD51-55: BCADD 56-60: BACBD 61-65: CBCBD 66-70: BABCB71will/shall have flown72to have been applied to73being killed74fine/good/nice a day is
83、it75that he realized76hadnt lent77and you will fall into78is of great/vital importance79what he should/ought to have done80neither of whom wanted/ and neither of them wanted/ neither of them wantingOne possible version:Dear Kristie,I was in very low spirits when hearing this shocking news, and so wa
84、s the whole nationAll the people have been undertaking a thoughtful review of the ethical and moral challenges we are faced withWhile we blame those hardhearted passers-by, there might be deep reasons behind the scenesFor various reasons there is a growing tendency for people to keep away from being
85、 involved in such accidentsHowever, on no account shall we tolerate this heartless behaviorLuckily in the story you mentioned, an old lady, who earned her life by collecting rubbish, came to the little girls aid and helped rush her to hospitalSo we have every reason to believe that the Chinese tradi
86、tional virtues of being ready to help others will remain foreverBelieve me, Kristie, and believe in the Chinese people!Sincerely yours,Li Ming2012届湖北省八校高三第一次联考英语听力录音稿Text 1M: HelloWhat can I do for you?W: I want to rent a carHow much is it?M: 30 dollars a day, and 200 dollars a weekHow long do you w
87、ant to keep it?W: 5 daysText 2W: Hello, this is Doctor Whites officeWere calling you to remind you of your 3:00 appointment for your medical examinationM: Oh, thanksIts a good thing that you calledI thought it was 3:30 todayText 3M: How is your mother feeling these days?W: Much betterThanksShe shoul
88、d be coming home in a few daysThe operation was a success and the doctor says shell recover in no timeText 4M: I wish I had studied harder when I was in the universityW: You always said you didnt think study was that importantM: Yes, I know, but now I realize I was wrong and its too lateText 5M: Why
89、 dont we stay in one of the flats for our holiday, Molly? They sound just as good as the hotel, and it would be much cheaperW: But they are quite different, you knowThe hotel would be less work!Text 6M: Hello, JuliaHave you heard about the chess match?W: Not yet, anything special ?M: Well, I suppose
90、 you would never be able to guess who came out firstW: Is it Carl, or David? Those two are very competitiveM: Im afraid you got the wrong onesThe champion was JohnIt is a real surprise to everybodyHe beat 12 other players, lost only 3, and played no drawsW: John is a lucky horseHow about Carl and Da
91、vid?M: Well, Carl only played seventh, and David was betterHe played fifthW: Anyway, Im still wondering how John could be so successfulM: I dont know eitherBut I heard that both Carl and David were suffering from the flu at the timeText 7W: Good morningM: Good morning, erIm looking for a place to re
92、nt near the universityW: What do you look for? A house, a flat or a room?M: Well, we want a flat if thats possibleThere are three of us all togetherWe thought we might share if we can find something suitableW: So something near the university?M: Yes, if thats all possibleWe are all students, so it w
93、ould be good if we could find something within walking distance of the campusNone of us has a car and we dont want to have to take a busW: Yes, well, everybody wants that of courseAre you here for the first year?M: No, Ive been here for a year alreadyLast year we all lived on the campusWe had a lot
94、of fun there, but in the second year they kick you out entering the real worldW: OK, so let me have a look and consider what we have gotWell, theres a three-bedroom flat in the new townIts 4 hundred dollars a week, reasonable, I thinkM: Oh, thats too expensiveW: Oh, Ill try, here is another one near
95、 the Sunshine BookstoreIts a quiet placeOnly a hundred and fifty dollars a weekIts quite cheapAre you going to have a look?M: Oh, Im afraid its too far away from the universityW: And what about this one?Text 8M: Lily, its so cold in this streetLets go and get something to eatW: Oh, Im starving tooHe
96、y, there is a fast food restaurant aheadM: Theres always a fast food restaurant aheadEverywhere you turn, theres another new oneW: Whats wrong with that? Its convenientM: Anything would be convenient if it could be found on every street cornerIm just sick of seeing itW: I like fast foodM: You know t
97、hat therere many restaurants worldwideBy the year 2020, everyone will eat at a fast food restaurant every day!W: They are definitely everywhereBut they must be doing something rightTheyve sold more than 100 billion hamburgersDid you know they even put special Chinese sauce on some of their hamburger
98、s?M: Whatever, I just dont think their food is all that greatText 9M: Hi, Sophia, have you made any New Years resolution?W: Just the usualId like to lose some weight, and I want to save some moneyM: Come on! Everybody makes these resolutionsW: I know, DanielWell, I hope Ill get a good job after I gr
99、aduate this summer, but thats not a resolutionIm going to work harderHow about you?M: HmmI stopped smoking last JulyThat was last years promise to myselfW: So what do you want to do this year?M: I want to start getting more exerciseI have to lose weight, so Id like to join a health clubW: Id like to
100、, tooHenry told me hed like to treat himself to a really nice vacationM: Oh, really? Thats a good ideaText 10The students at Beijing No4 Middle School had a “King of Cooking” competitionEarlier this month, about 300 students at the school went to a suburb of Beijing to have the contestThey were divi
101、ded into 24 groupsEach group had buyers, slicers, fire-makers, washers and cooksFire-makers faced the most problems during the timeSome of them had no idea how to keep fire burningWhen the fires were finally made, the cooks became the busiest people Huang Lanye made fried celery and ham, pickled cab
102、bage and tomato soupShe was proud of her work“My group members said they were as delicious as what their parents made!” Finally over ten students were titled “King of Cooking”Beijing No4 Middle School has been organizing similar fun activities for six years“We want to give students a chance to get real life experiences and learn how to work as a team” Said Jia Dong, who works for the schools student affairs office高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！