英 语 试 题

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分, 满分150分。考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题 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秒钟的时间往返答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例：What is the man going to read?

A. A newspaper. B. A magazine. C. A book.

答案中A。

1. Where does the conversation take place?

A. At an airport. B. In a post office. C. In a café.

2. What do we know about Bob?

A. Bob is taking photos.

B. Bob has many cameras.

C. Bob is crazy.

3. What does the girl mean?

A. She is preparing for the test right now.

B. She has got ready for the test by then.

C. She will learn the words later.

4. What is the woman trying to do?

A. Blame the girl.

B. Complain to the man.

C. stopped the man being angry.

5. How much does the man need to add for the blue sweater?

A. $7.2 B. $16.8 C. $27.2

第二节 （共15小题; 每题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。

6. What’s the relationship between the boy and Steve?

A. Close friends. B. Strangers, C. Brothers.

7. What do the boy and Steve NOT have in common?

A. Chess playing. B. Water-skiing. C. Stamp collecting.

听第7段材料, 回答第8-9题。

8. What does the man say about the days?

A. Bright but cold. B. Nice and cool. C. Bright and sunny.

9. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. Things are expensive in Australia.

B. It doesn’t rain much in winter in Australia.

C. The man likes summer very much.

听第8段材料, 回答第10-11题。

10. How did Julia feel about the tour?

A. Satisfied. B. Angry. C. Excited.

11. What can we learn about the hotel?

A. It was great with a nice view of the sea.

B. It was comfortable.

C. It was on a noisy street.

听第9段材料, 回答第12-13题。

12. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. A raise in pay. B. A new job. C. A vacation plan.

13. What does the woman think of her job?

A. Dull. B. Special. C. Interesting.

听第10段材料, 回答第14-16题。

14. Who is on an apple diet?

A. The man’s sister. B. The man’s friend. C. The man’s cousin.

15. What does the woman say about egg diet?

A. It does good to health.

B. It doesn’t help lose weight.

C. It does harm to heart.

16. What does the woman think of steak diet?

A. It’s expensive. B. It does harm to teeth. C. It’s bad for heart.

听第11段材料, 回答第17-20题。

17. When is the news broadcast?

A. In the morning. B. At noon. C. In the evening.

18. What is the first piece of news about?

A. A strike. B. An air crash. C. A talk.

19. Why did the workers go on strike?

A. For a higher pay.

B. For fewer working hours.

C. For better working conditions.

20. What will be the weather like towards late afternoon?

A. Cold. B. Sunny. C. Rainy.

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, 并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

21. Some of the exercises appear to be ones that you have done, but after taking second look, you will find that they are different.

A. 不填; the B. the; the C. the; a D. the; 不填

22. In the 2008 Olympic Games, Argentina beat Nigeria men’s football by 1:0.

A. for B. with C. in D. on

23. After visiting China, most of the foreign friends said they would never forget the time

they had spent in China.

A. that B. what C. when D. at which

24. With the college entrance examination near, both the parents and the students are more and more anxious.

A. draws B. drawn C. drawing D. is drawing

25. I admit that there are problems, I don’t agree that they cannot be solved.

A. While B. When C. As D. For

26. In the earthquake, parents were willing to do they could their children.

A. whatever; save B. whatever; to save C. what; saving D. what; to save

27. Faced with the exams, we should work as hard as we can. , we shouldn’t do it at the cost of our health.

A. Therefore B. However C. Moreover D. Furthermore

28. was in this research I collected Sufficient data for my report.

A. It：which B. What; where C. 1t：that D. That; where

29. Obama was elected president of the USA is a big success for the blacks in America.

A. 不填 B. That C. What D. As

30. in a red skirt in the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games, the little girl Lin Miaoke won the hearts of the people all over the world.

A. Dressed B. Worn C. Dressing D. Wearing

31. The number of people, who have access to their own cars, sharply in the past decade.

A. rose B. is rising C. have risen D. has risen

32. ——Can I help you. sir?

——I if you tell me the way to the Grand Hotel.

A. wonder; can B. have wondered; could C. am wondering; can D. wondered; could

33. ——Will you come to my office when you your work?

——Sure.

A. finished B. are finishing C. have finished D. will finish

34. The problems at the meeting tomorrow are really hard to solve.

A. discussed B. to discuss C. to be discussed D. discussing

35. After the bell rings, which indicates the ending of the exam, you stay where you are until all your papers are collected.

A. shall B. would C. will D. can

第二节 完型填空（共20小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分30分）

阅读下面短文, 把握其大意, 然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上涂黑。

I have never learned as much math in my life as I did 1ast year. It was because of Ms. Pam 36 I truly understood what I was learning. It might not seem 37 a big deal to some, but to me it is.I have never met a woman so caring and so determined to teach her 38 .

I never really wanted to work for good 39 in math class. I never knew how to study math and never understood some of the concepts. I can remember trying to sneak out of the classroom 40 Ms. Pam caught me and yelled across the 41 , “Lauren, are you coming to extra help during lunch?”It was a nightmare…she would always 42 me with one foot out of the door, it never 43 . Even then l just thought of it as a thing I had to do. It was funny to see how everyone would be in her room during lunch and then again after schoo1. She would 44 everyone to come every day, just so we could do our homework in 45 .

Many of the students thought of her as a bit of nag, but 46 they knew that she was right and 47 for it. Many of her tests were hard at first, but as the year progressed, so did I. I knew that it was because of her.

Even outside class, she was 48 as ever. She always wanted to know what was going on in my(and everyone else’s)life, and she was always looking out for everyone’s best interest.

Ms. Pam is a sweet woman with a sense of 49 that you just have to laugh at. When regents were approaching, she was more concerned than ever about everyone doing well. Many of her precious students 50 high, and so she 51 the same from us. Day after day there were students in the classroom 52 problems. When it was time for our big test, I knew I was ready. I walked out of that test with my head 53 . I knew that I was a 54 and Ms. Pam had made me that way. I appreciated all the hard work that she put into helping me and my fellow students. I knew that I would 55 her.

36. A. how B. what C. why D. that

37. A. as B. 1ike C. so D. as if

38. A. students B. children C. classmates D. family

39. A. grades B. salary C. 1ife D. subjects

40. A. while B. until C. before D. unless

41. A. seat B. classroom C. yard D. kitchen

42. A. see B. help C. catch D. beat

43. A. succeeded B. stopped C. worked D. failed

44. A. forbid B. 1et C. encourage D. hope

45. A. peace B. confusion C. surprise D. home

46. A. inside B. outside C. almost D. hardly

47. A. praised B. scolded C. blamed D. respected

48. A. frightened B. caring C. hard D. right

49. A. duty B. time C. foolishness D. humour

50. A. jumped B. grew C. scored D. drank

51. A. expected B. received C. wished D. hoped

52. A. previewing B. reviewing C. 1earning D. making

53. A. high B. hanging C. low D. down

54. A. failure B. student C. success D. hero

55. A. hate B. miss C. forget D. marry

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题, 每题2分, 满分40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。

A

Isn’t it cool to surf in summer? You catch a wave and enjoy the ride. Surfing is not only our favorite sport, though. A group of penguins enjoy the sport as much as we do. And they show their excitement and skills in the new animated film Surfs Up, which came out on June 6, in the US.

Cody, a surfer loves the sport. Cody’s idol is Big Z, a great penguin surfing king. Cody doesn’t like his brother and his mother who are not supportive. He really wants to get away. Cody believes that winning a surfing competition will bring him admiration and respect. When Mikey Abromowitz, a talent scout, comes to Antarctica to look

really excited, but during his show there are no waves

and he doesn’t make it. But he knows he can’t give up.

He runs after Mikey’s whale and begs until Mikey agrees

to take him.

There Cody meets Lani, the island’s beautiful lifeguard,

as well as his main rival, the surfing champion Evans. The

cocky Evans shows no respect for Big Z, which makes

Cody angry. For this, he challenges Evans to a surfing match,

only to suffer terrible defeat.

Lani takes Cody to the island doctor. As they spend

time together, Cody realizes that this doctor is really Big

Z himself. When he learns this, Cody begs him to train him

and make him a better surfer.

Cody begins to find his own way. He improves his skills with the help of Big Z and discovers that a true winner isn’t always the one who comes in first.

56. The passage mainly tells us .

A . about a new animated film---Surf’s Up

B . about the life of a teenage penguin called Cody

C . that winning can bring you good luck and respect

D . how a penguin can be a good surfer

57 . Which of the following statements about Big Z is NOT true?

A. He is a great penguin surfing king

B. He works as a doctor after he gives up surfing

C. He is loved by the penguin Cody.

D. He doesn’t help Cody with surfing although Cody begs him

58 . From the story we can infer that the film wants to tell us that .

A . the competition in surfing is fierce

B . true winners don’t necessarily have to come in first

C. humans and animals should live together peacefully

D. if you decide to do anything, you should do it as well as you can

B

The Harvard Student-led Walking Tour

Let a student show you Harvard…on a free walking tour.

We welcome our neighbors to stop by the Harvard University Events & Information Centre, located in the Holyoke Centre Arcade at 1350 Massachusetts Avenue in the heart of Harvard Square in Cambridge.

Let a student take you and your family, school, or organization on a engaging, hour-long free historical tour of the Harvard campus. The tours leave from the Events & Information Centre. Not only will you discover the location of fascinating exhibitions and programmers on campus, you will also see Harvard’s rich sampling of American history and architecture from the Colonial

period to the present.

Schedule of Tours

Tours leave the Events & Information Centre at 1 0 a. m. and 2 p. m. Monday through Friday, and at 2 p. m. on Saturday through the academic year(February 4 through May 2; September 23 through December 16). Summer tours(June 24 through August 1 5)are offered at 10 a. m., 11：15 a. m., 2 p. m. , and 3：1 5 p. m.. Monday through Saturday. Reservations for special tours of 20 or more people may be made by calling the Events & Information Centre at(6 1 7)495—1 573 or emailing icenter @ camail. harvard,edu. Tours are suspended March 23 through April 2 for Spring Break, May 3 through June 23 for Spring intercession(祷告), and August 1 6 through September 22 for Summer intercession.

NOTE：Prospective(未来的)students may take tours originating at the Harvard Admissions Office, located at Byerly Hall on 8 Garden Street in Cambridge. From April through August, the Admissions staff conducts an information session at 10 a. m.. followed by an 11a. m. tour. Monday through Friday. On Saturdays. there is no information session but the 11 a. m. tour is still scheduled. Another session is held year-round at 2 p. m. with a 3 p. m. tour following. For more information on tours for prospective students, please call at(6 1 7)495一l 55 1.

Harvard University Events & Information Centre

Location：Holyoke Center Arcade. 1 350 Massachusetts Avenue. Cambridge MA 02 1 38

Phone：(617)495-1 573

59. A person can join in a tour at on Saturday.

A. 10 a. m.. B. 2 p. m. C. 11：15 a. m.. D. 3：15 p. m.

60. If you want to go for an information session, you can go on

A. May 2 B. June 23 C. August 20 D. September 1

61. A student who wants an information session may for more information.

A. call(617)495—1 573

B. call r617)495-1551

C. email icenter @ camail. harvard,edu

D. go to the Events & Information Centre

62. The above ad is mainly intended for .

A. foreign visitors B. freshmen

C. high school students D. those living near Harvard University

C

Compared to people with bad attitudes. people who are cheerful and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds, according to a new study. “It’s possible that being upbeat helps the body fight illnesses”, says Sheldon Cohen, the study’s lead researcher from Carnegie Mellon University

(CMU)in Pittsburgh.

In a previous study, Cohen and his colleagues put cold—causing viruses into the noses of 334 healthy adults. People who tended to be cheerful and lively were least likely to develop sniffles, coughs, and other cold symptoms. People who showed positive feelings were also less likely to mention symptoms to their doctors, even when medical tests detected those symptoms.

Those findings were interesting, but they didn’t prove that a person’s attitude affects whether he or she gets sick. Instead, it was still possible that a person’s underlying personality is what matters. Evidence suggests, for instance, that certain people are naturally more likely to be outgoing and optimistic, with high self-esteem and a sense of control over life. This would mean that who we are, not how we feel, ultimately decides our chances of catching colds.

To figure out which mattered more(personality or emotions), the CMU team interviewed 1 93 healthy adults. The researchers talked to each person over the phone every evening for 2 weeks. At the end of the interviewing period, people got nose drops that contained either cold or flu viruses. Then, each person stayed in an isolated room for 5 or 6 days. The results showed the everyone in the study was equally likely to get infected. Their symptoms, however, differed depending on the types of emotions that they had reported over the previous 2 weeks. Among those who reported good moods and had been infected with the flu virus, for example, 28 percent developed coughs and stuffy noses. On the other hand, those symptoms struck 4 1 percent of people who had been less upbeat.

63. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Smiles Turn Away Colds

B. An Interesting Way to Beat Colds

C. Be Outgoing and Optimistic to Fight Colds

D. What Matters More, Personality or Emotions?

64. In the previous study, people who showed positive feelings

A. didn’t catch colds as often

B. developed cold symptoms more slowly

C. were less likely to have cold symptoms detected

D. were less likely to feel cold symptoms

65. What mainly decides our chances of catching colds according to the new study?

A. Personality. B. Self-esteem. C. Emotions D. Attitudes

66. The underlined word “symptoms” probably means .

A. something that causes cold

B. something that results in cold

C. signs that something exists, especially something bad

D. changes in your body or mind that show that you are not healthy

D

Prince Charles yesterday pledged(承诺)to reduce the royal impact on the environment through sweeping changes to his personal lifestyle and official schedule. The prince will replace carbon—heavy private jets and helicopters with scheduled flights and train services

publish the environmental pact(协定)of their activities.

He said, “Few accountants and business decision-makers

ask, ‘How much of our critical natural resource is left?

How many miles of polar ice cap has our business helped

melt this year? By how many inches have we raised sea

levels? How many species have we put at risk? How

many homes will be flooded, how many people will

die of thirst or starvation because of our activities?’

These are not comfortable questions, but, by God, they

need to be asked.”

He added, “At the moment these costs do not appear in anyone’s books… Yet they are real, they are incurred now and in a relatively short time, the damage being caused may be beyond remedy.” He said the world was “running up the biggest global credit card debt in history, but with little or no thought for how the bill will ever be paid.”

Flanked by the prime minister and business and community leaders at St James’s Palace, the prince said his new “accounting for sustainability” project would give consumers the power to choose products that caused less damage to the planet.

Duchy Originals, the prince’s food company, is talking steps to work out how much carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas are emitted in growing, processing and distributing its products. The changes to the prince’s travel arrangements announced yesterday are part of a wider review of the carbon footprint associated with activities at all three of his residences. Clarence House in London, Highgrove and Birkhall on the Balmorals estate, as well as the activities of his 21 personal and 105 full-time staff. Measures include a review of electricity use, commuter and other staff travel and are intended to identify further reductions in carbon dioxide emissions. The review will report in June, when Clarence House will announce annual targets to reduce carbon emissions.

67. One of the moves Prince Charles will take to reduce the royal impact on the environment is .

A. taking private jets that are not carbon-heavy

B. taking helicopters instead of private jets

C. taking trains instead of scheduled flights

D. taking scheduled flights instead of helicopters

68. How does Prince Charles feel about business 1eaders in terms of environmental protection?

A. Dissatisfied B. Disappointed C. Doubtful D. Impatient

69. In response to Prince Charles’ calls, Duchy Originals will .

A. make as much green food as possible

B. cut down its cost

C. figure out its greenhouse gas emission

D. continue its greenhouse gas emission

70. The underlined phrase “the biggest global credit card debt” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to .

A. the great amount of waste produced by industry

B. the great damage caused to the environment

C. the great amount of debts of the royal family

D. the high cost of industry in their producing process

71. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Prince Charles Pledges Greener Royal Lifestyle

B. Better Late Than Never

C. Prince Charles and His Concern For Environment

D. The Royal Family Has a Role to Play in Environment Protection

E

Eight athletes sat in wheelchairs on a racing track. The starter fired the starting signal and the

race got under way. The athletes pushed their wheelchairs at amazing speeds along the track. The

crowd cheered and the winner raised his hands in victory.

This race is just one of the events that take place at the Paralympic Games. These games are an international sporting event for athletes who are physically disabled. They take place every four

years just after the Olympic Games and are usually held in the same place. The name “Paralympic” comes from the Latin word “para” meaning “with”. and the word “Olympic” which comes from the name of the Greek city where the first Olympic Games were held.

The idea of a sports competition for disabled people dates back to the Second World War. The British Stoke Mandeville Hospital, which looked after wounded soldiers and pilots with back problems, held a sports event in 1 948 as part of the treatment for their in juries, three years later, a group of competitors from Holland joined the Games and the idea of an international competition was born.

The first Paralympic Games were held in Rome in 1 960. Four hundred athletes from 23 countries took part. In 1 976, the first Winter Paralympics were held for disabled athletes in winter sports. In 2008, the largest Paralympics so far was held in Beijing, China. More than four thousand athletes from 1 47 countries competed in basketball, swimming, table tennis, wheelchair racing and some other 1 6 sports.

The main purpose of the Paralympics is to recognize the participants’athletic achievement rather than their disabilities. To win a medal at the Paralympics requires the same skill, dedication, and determination as at the Olympic Games.

The success of the Paralympics has made sport popular among many people with disabilities. Taking part in sport provides many benefits to disabled people. Better muscle coordination, increased physical strength and enhanced self-confidence result from the athletes taking part in.

72. From the text we learn the Paralympic Games have been held times so far

A. seven B. ten C. eleven D. twelve

73. Who most likely came up with the idea of a sports competition for disabled people?

A. A doctor. B. An athlete. C. A pilot. D. A patient.

74. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. The Paralympics is an international sporting event for athletes who are disabled.

B. Disabled Athletes competed in 1 6 sports in the 2008 Beijing Paralympics.

C. Wheelchair athletes take part in races at the Paralympic Games.

D. Disabled people get over by taking part in sports.

75. The last paragraph is mainly about .

A. the success of the Paralympic Games

B. the benefits of sport for the disabled

C. the popularity of the Paralympic Games

D. the purpose of the Paralympic Games

第Ⅱ卷（共35分）

第四部分：书面表达（共两节, 满分35分）

第一节 情景作文（满分20分）

假设你是美国中学生Tom, 请根据下图提示, 给你一个朋友写一封信, 讲述一次你在北京观看奥运赛事的经历及感受。

注重：

1. 词数不少于60。

2. 参考词汇：水立 方：Water Cube

3. 开头已给。

Dear Linda,

How’s everything going?

Yours,

Tom

第二节 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。

In an English class, you are asked to describe the following picture and explain how you understand it.

参考答案

第一部分：听力理解(共两节, 满分30分)

1—5 ABBCC 6—7 AB 8—9 CB l0一11BC 12—13 BA 14—16 BCA

17—20 ABBC

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, 共1 5分)

21—25 CCACA 26—30 BBCBA 31—35 DDCCA

第二节完形填空(共20小题; 每小题1. 5分, 共30分)

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题; 每小题2分, 共40分)

56—58 ADB 59—62BABD 63—66 ADCD 67—7 1 DACBA 72—75 DACB

第四部分：书面表达(共两节, 满分35分)

第一节情景作文(满分20分)

一、内容要点：

1. 去水立方看跳水比赛

细节：一手拿着国旗, 另一手拿着相机

2. 观看颁奖

细节：欢呼, 相机掉落

3. 志愿者把相机交到失物招领处

细节：失物招领处还有其他物品

4. 感谢志愿者

细节：取回相机, 拿钱感谢志愿者, 志愿者谢绝

二、说明：

内容要点可用不同方式表达。

三、One possible version：

Dear Linda,

How’s everything going? I’m having an enjoyable time in Beijing now and 1 would like to share with you my experience of watching the Olympic Games. Yesterday, I, along with my friends went to the Water Cube to cheer for the American athletes in the diving competition. I waved the flag with efforts and took lots of photos of the wonderful moment. While watching them receiving the gold medal. I acclaimed excitedly without noticing my camera drop to the ground. On my way back to the hotel. I realized my camera was gone, so I immediately rushed to the Lost and Found in Water Cube to try my luck. Fortunately, I saw my camera there as well as some other items that were returned by volunteers. With the help of the staff working there, I found the volunteer and offered him some cash in return. To my surprise, he turned me down, saying that it was his duty to do so.

I was moved by their hospitality and sincerity. I felt grateful for their help.

Yours.

Tom

第二节开放作文(满分15分)

One possible version：

In the picture, we can see a giraffe making a great effort to reach for the leaves from a tall tree, sweating. No matter how hard it tries, it still cannot get any leaf. Around the giraffe, there are some small trees which are much easier for it to approach.

Admittedly, the short. sighted giraffe concentrates all its attention on the tall tree. However, it neglects other small trees around it. As long as it moves a little backward or forward, it can reach any leaf from the small trees. In other words, the giraffe fails to make all-sided analysis.

In reality, we may face a similar situation. When we fail after making attempts, we need to consider other ways to solve the problem; otherwise. we will find ourselves in a blind alley(死胡同)just like the giraffe in the picture.

Other possible viewpoints：

*Reach for what is beyond one’s grasp

(好高骛远, 定的目标过高, 超出自身能力范围)

*Keep trying and never give up for one’s goals

（达到目标前不能放弃, 要继续尝试）

附：听力录音稿

Text 1

M：Thank you for seeing me off.

W：It’s my pleasure. I hope we will meet again in Paris

M：I hope so.

Text 2

w：Bob just bought a new camera.

M：Another one? Doesn’t he have over a dozen of them already? He must be crazy.

Text 3

M：You are going to have a test next week. Learn all these words by heart.

W：All right. I’11 have learned them by then.

Text 4

M：Excuse me. I have waiting here half an hour already. I’ve booked a room and 1 want it

immediately.

W：Calm down. dear. The poor girl is doing her best. It’s because the other guests have not left yet.

Text 5

M：Excuse me. Can I exchange this green sweater l bought this morning for a blue one?

W：Yes. the blue sweater is 37 dollars 20 cents. and the green one is only 10 dollars.

Text 6

W：You and Steve seem pretty tight.

M：Yeah. We’re like brothers.

W：Really? How long have you known each other?

M：I have known him since Kindergarten.

W：Do you often play sports together?

M：Sure we do. We play basketball every Saturday. Neither of us is very good, though.

W：That doesn’t matter. What really counts is that you have a good time together.

M：We do. and then we go out for dinners and drinks after a game. That’s really fun.

W：Besides ball games. what other interest do you have in common?

M：Well, a lot. Stamp collecting, chess playing and drawing. We both love drawing.

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w：Did you enjoy your vacation in Australia?

M：Yes. It was fantastic. I am glad I went in July. I don’t like hot weather very much and the

Australian winter temperatures were just right.

W：Was it cold?

M：Well, the night was cold, but the days were bright and sunny.

W：Did it rain?

M：Yes, once or twice, but winter is generally dry there. The wet season is in summer actually.

W：Were things expensive in Australia?

M：Some were expensive, but the exchange rate was really good, so most things seemed cheap.

W：Where did you go?

M：I started with a week in Melbourne with friends and then I took the train to Sydney. And I also

went to Uluru.

W：So amazing!

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W：Hello Tony. I heard from Betty that you. Julia and your two kids went on a package holiday.

How did you like it?

M：Hello. Mary. well, we just came back last night. But we didn’t enjoy it at all. Especially Julia

felt so cross about it.

W：How come? Where did you go?

M：Jersey. It’s the Happy tour that arranged it.

W：Oh. is it? I remembered reading their brochure not long ago. It said that the hotel they arranged

was a comfortable one with a wonderful view of the sea.

M：That’s their story. In fact the hotel we stayed in was half a mile away from the sea. What’s

More, our rooms overlooked a street. It's really noisy.

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W：How much will we be getting?

M：Twenty-five dollars an hour.

W：That’s not bad. not bad at a11. How did you hear about it?

M：One of the union officials told me.

W：Why haven’t they announced it yet?

M：They are still talking to management about some more benefits.

W：What are they asking for?

M：Extra vacation time. I think.

W：That’s fine, but when are they going to talk about making our work more interesting?

M：That’s a good question.

W：I get tired of doing the same thing all day every day. I, d like to be doing something different

sometimes. 1 may be looking for another job soon if they don’t give me something new to do.

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W：Everyone seems to be on a diet. Have you noticed that?

M：At least. everyone is talking about it. A friend of mine is on an apple diet. She eats an apple for

breakfast, one for lunch, and two for dinner

W：That’s not good for health. Has she lost any weight?

M：I haven’t seen any results. My sister has eggs to lose weight-nothing but eggs for breakfast, for

lunch and for dinner.

W：That’ s bad for the heart! Although something contained in the eggs helps with losing weight,

too many of them will do harm to the heart.

M：I’ve read about that, too. Then what about a steak diet? One of my cousins doesn’t eat anything

but steak, even for breakfast.

W：That’s bad for the bank account.

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M：The time is 7 o’ clock. and this is Amely Brown with the news. Investigators are being sent to

discover the cause of the plane crash late yesterday on the island of Tenerifd(西班牙一岛屿). The plane, a Boeing 727 taking German holiday makers to the island crashed into a hill side as it circled for preparing to land. The plane was carrying 1 80 passengers. It is thought there were no survivors. Rescue workers are at the scene.

The 500 UK motor workers who had been on strike in High Town for the past 3 weeks went back to work this morning. This follows successful talks between management and union representatives, which resulted in a new agreement on working hours. A spokesman for the management said that they hoped they could now go back to producing cars and they had lost a lot of money and orders.

And finally, the weather：After a cold start, most of the country will be warm and sunny. But towards late afternoon, rain will spread from Scotland to cover most places by midnight.