本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）。第Ⅰ卷1至10页．第Ⅱ卷11至1 3页。满分为150分。考试用肘120分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第Ⅰ卷（共105分）

注重事项：

1．答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。

2．每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，不能答在试卷上。

第一部分：听力（共两节。满分30分}

该部分分为第一、第二两节。注重：回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。

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秒钟的时问往返答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．How will the man get to the ski field?

A．By bus． B．By train． C．By plane．

2．At what time will the speakers probably reach the stadium?

A．6:45． B．6:15． C．7：00

3．What’s the weather like now?

A．Snowy． B．．Fine C．Cloudy

4．Why doesn’t the mail go t0 work by bus?

A．It’s too crowded． B．The bus is too slow．

C．To avoid the rush hour．

5．When will the patient get the result?

A．Before the doctor leaves the office． B．Before she gets examined

C．Shortly after the examination

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。每段对话或独自后有几个小题，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。听每段对话或独自前，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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8三个小题。

6．What is the woman

A．Lawyer B．Office staff． C．Student

7．How long will the woman work altogether?

A．3months B．3months and a half C．Just 4 months

8．What can we learn from the end of the interview?

A．The woman will fail to get the Job．

B．The woman has to take another interview

C．The woman will work full—time．

听下面一段对话，回答第9至第1l三个小题。

9．What are 1hey talking about?

A．Visiting the museum B．Sightseeing．

C．Collecting coins．

10．Why doesn’t the man want to go to the museum?

A．Because he isn’t interested in the museum． B．Because he isn’t interested in birds．

C．Because he isn’t interested in coins

11．Who I do the man want to see most on the island?

A．Some plants B．Some birds C．Some flowers

听下面一段对话，回答第12至第14三个小题。

12．What’s the charge of the room with a membership?

A．22 dollars B．25 dollars C．28dollars

13．How can one have a membership?

A．Pay 22 dollars to an international hostel

B．Stay in an international hostel for a week．

C．Just apply for it free

14．Where are the tourists’ brochures?

A．Next to the kitchen． B．On the third floor．

C．Above the kitchen．

听下面一段对话，回答第15至第17三个小题。

15．What are the speakers going to do?

A．Watch a play B．Go to the concert C．See a film

l 6．When will they meet?

A．At 8：00． B．At 8：30． C．At 8：13．

17．Where will they meet?

A．By the clock lower near the cinema． B．At the entrance to the movie theatre．

C．At the woman’s home

听下面一段独自．回答第18至第20三个小题。

18．Why did the lecturer make this speech?

A．To introduce the World Environment Day

B．To remind people of serious greenhouse effect

C．To forecast the future human development

19．What are scientists worried about according to the text?

A．Global warming B．Desertification C．Water shortage．

20．What’s the most urgent thing for people to do to help reverse the terrible trend?

A．Recycling of waste materials． B．The use of natural materials．

C．The reduction of the use of fossil fuels．

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：语法和词汇知识（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21．My new apartment is very _________ as I can get to the office in five minutes

A．necessary B．comfortable C．convenient D．considerate

22．China is a great country which will host __________ may be called the most impressive Olympic Games ever this summer．

A．what B．that C．which D．as

23．The central finance has handed out 6．3 billion yuan to help local governments ease capital shortages ________________ the snow disaster

A．resulting in B．in spite of C．due to D．in terms of

24．__________, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor

A．Were other things equal B．Other things being equal

C．To be equal to other things D．Other things to be equal

21．_________ earlier online survey showed that ____________ majority of Chinese believe Yuan Longping deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to fighting world hunger．

A．The；the B．The；a C．An；不填 D．An；the

26．Airbus has begun taking orders from Chinese customers on the mainland and ________more this year．

A．is expecting B．expected C．will expect D．is expected

27．They won top awards at the Hong Kong Dance Award in 2007, The group，________, faced problems in arranging funds in its early days

A．therefore B．otherwise C．meanwhile D．however

28．________and you’ll pass the entrance test to be held this June

A．Making a bit more effort B．A bit more effort

C．Given a hit more effort D．If you make a hit more effort

29．Every year，CCTV holds a special on Lunar New Year’s Eve，________ dances, songs and short comedies．

A．futures B．to feature C．featuring D．being featured

30．After the adjustment of national holidays．many people put up Internet postings，90 percent_______ voiced support．

A．of which B．of whom C．of them D．among them

3l．一What suggestion did Thomson give you?

一 He said he would ________ me to Professor Macrae as his postgraduate student．

A．comment B．select C．command D．recommend

32．一How much do you charge for the MP4?

一Well，it cost me ￡50，but I’ll _________ 20% as it’s no longer New．

A．reduce to B．knock off C．decrease to D．cut down

33．In Afghanistan there’s been an emergency ___________ for $77 million worth of food because they simply cannot import the food t0 fill the shelves

A．aid B．reward C．appeal D．budget

34．They are still discussing whether I ___________ to the meeting yesterday，which I think was not necessary at all．

A．could come B．should have come

C．should come D．must have come

35．一Jim，you are not coming back to our class Next term?

一________

A．No．All my courses have been completed

B．Yes．I’m going to study in a university in Zurich

C．Yes．And 1 hate the present courses

D．No．Much remains to he done in our subjects

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

“I love you，Bob” “I love you，too，Nancy” My parents’ loving reassurances were sweet ,touching and surprising

They married on September 14，1940，after several 36．She was 37 30 and knew it was time to start a（n） 38 The handsome，The handsome ,well-educated man who came by her office was 39 by her figure，her blue eyes

The 40 didn’t last long

Seeds of 41 started to grow almost immediately．She liked to travel；he 42 the thought He loved golf；she did not．He was a Republican；she a Democrat．They 43 at the bridge table，at the dinner table，over money，and so on．44, they owned a business together and the 45 frustrations（挫折）of life at the office come to cause trouble at home．

There was a hope that they would 46 once they retired，and the angry winds did calm somewhat，47 what remained made itself bright，hard bitterness “I always thought we’d ……”my mother 48 begin，before launching 49 a long list of my father’s faults，which I can still recite today．50 he listened，my father would murmur angry threats and curses（辱骂）．

It wasn’t the happiest marriage，but as their 60th anniversary 51 ，my sister and 1 decided to throw a party．Sixty years was a long time, 52；why not try to make the best of things? We’d provide the cake, the balloons, the toasts，and they’d abide by one rule：no 53

The agreement was honored．We had a wonderful 54．It was an important celebration，because 55，things began to change for my parents．As debilitating dementia（老年痴呆症）settled in，their marriage was about the only thing they wouldn’t lose

36．A．talks B．dates C．interviews D．visits

37．A．drawing B．getting C．nearing D．becoming

38．A．family B．firm C．business D．occupation

39．A．astonished B．moved C．affected D．struck

40．A．story B．relationship C．romance D．marriage

41．A．anger B．difference C．confusion D．betrayal

42．A．hated B．welcomed C．encouraged D．avoided

43．A．beat B．hit C．struggled D．fought

44．A．As a result B．To make matters worse

C．To everyone’s surprise D．At the same time

45．A．everyday B．major C．regular D．normal

46．A．distinguish B．change C．continue D．turn

47．A．though B．and C．while D．but

48．A．might B．would C．could D．should

49．A．for B．by C．with D．into

50．A．As B．After C．Before D．once

51．A passed B．approved C．approached D．arrived

52．A．all m all B．at all C．after all D．as a whole

53．A．fighting B．attacking C．blaming D．scolding

54．A．beginning B．life C．try D．day

55．A．day after day B．soon after C．now and then D．never before

第二部分：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

56．What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Dining Out B．Enjoying Yourselves in the City

C．Travelling Abroad D．Newly opened Restaurants

57．If you want to eat where there is enough parking space，you should call______．

A．9784 1234 B．9763 3501 C．9753 5544 D．9860 5678

58．You can enjoy Italian food at____________．

A．Aboyne and Riviera Cruising Boat Club

B．Great Canyon and Riviera Cruising Boat Club

C．Aboyne and Mermaids

D．Mermaids and Great Canyon

59．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Every restaurant provides breakfast

B．Children can have dinner free of charge at Aboyne

C．You can enjoy delicious seafood at Great Canyon

D．You can have dinner on Monday in 2 restaurants

60．People…enjoy beautiful dances while eating at——

A．Aboyne B．Mermaids

C．Riviera Cruising Boat Club D．Great Canyon

B

In the latest past years a lot of people migrated（迁移）from one country to another in Europe．They had to leave their countries with their traditions，their culture and sometimes also their families．People migrate because they think chat they will have a better life，that they will find a job, they will make a lot of money for their families to survive．Sometimes it’s true，and they find a job，they make a lot of money and then they go back to their families to help them．But sometimes they are Rot that lucky

The problem that those people create is that a lot of people from Europe are unemployed and they don’t have jobs because immigrants have taken so many jobs．But the question is also：Would European people want a job such as cleaning and hard labor? I think that most of them wouldn’t．So we should stop criticizing for a moment and think We would then maybe realize that it’s not that bad to have immigrants at home．

The only problem．is that it’s not right that immigrants want to impose（强加于） their religion in other countries by leading and building mosques（清真寺）．Because if we had done that in their countries we would have caused trouble, Phenomena like these happened a few years ago in Great Britain: it was forbidden to switch on Christmas Lights outside, because Christmas is a Catholic （天主教的） recurrent and it was offensive for the Islamic people who lived there．That is not right The country that gives hospitality to immigrants has the task to allow them to enter society，to be free to believe in their religion and in their religion and in their culture，but every country does not have to forget its tradition and culture，This is one of the many facts which happened in the past years，and I think that many others are going to happen because this phenomenon is everyday more and more．

61．The first paragraph is mainly about________．

A．what a life Europeans lived B．why some Europeans migrated

C．how Europeans migrated D．what migration caused

62．What’s the main problem between the immigrants and the native people according to the passage?

A．Native people and immigrants fight for the same job opportunities．

B．Native people always leave the worst jobs to the immigrants

C．Different religions and cultures often result in some conflicts．

D．Native people refuse the immigrants to enter their country．

63．What does the author think of the European immigrants?

A．It takes them too much trouble to migrate．

B．They have made contributions to the host country．

C．They are offered hard Jobs but paid less．

D．They are trouble—makers in the host country．

64．We may learn from the passage that________．

A．some people reject foreigners’ immigrating to their own country

B．the author thinks immigrating can help mix different cultures together

C．immigrants to Great Britain are all Islamic people

D．immigrants can only find hard and dirty Jobs in other countries

65．It can be inferred from the last paragraph that __________．

A．people with different religions won’t be allowed to migrate to another country

B．immigrants are not free to believe in their own culture

C．no other European countries but Great Britain have conflicts

D．problems caused by different religions and cultures will exist long

C

The most exciting kind of education is also the most personal．Nothing can exceed the joy of discovering for yourself something that is important to you! It may be an idea or a bit of information or working through a problem, Such personal encounters are the “payoff” in education, A teacher may direct you to learning and even encourage you in it—but no teacher can make the excitement or the joy happen．That’s up to you．

A research paper, assigned in a course and perhaps checked at various stages by an instructor leads you beyond classrooms，beyond the texts for classes and into a process where the joy of discovery and learning can come to you many times．Preparing the research paper is an active and individual process, and an ideal learning process．It provides a structure within which you can make exciting discoveries, of knowledge and of self，which are basic to education．The research paper also gives you a chance to individualize a school assignment，to suit a piece of work to your own interests and abilities，to show others what you can do．Writing a research paper is more than a classroom exercise．It is an experience in searching out，understanding and synthesizing，which forms the basis of many skills applicable to both academic and nonacademic tasks．It is, in the fullest sense，a discovering, an education．So，to produce a good research paper is both a full and a thoroughly satisfying experience!

To some，the thought of having to write an assigned number of pages，often more than ever produced before, is disconcerting．To others, the very idea of having to work independently is threatening．But there is no need to approach paper assignment with anxiety，and nobody should view the research paper as an obstacle to overcome．Instead，consider it a goal to accomplish, a goal within reach if you use the help this passage can give you

66．According to the writer，personal discoveries in study__________．

A．will give one encouragement and direction

B．are helpful in finding the right information

C．are the most valuable part of one’s personal education

D．will help one to successfully complete school assignments

67．It can be inferred from the passage that writing a research paper gives one chances

A．to fully develop one’s personal abilities

B．to practice the skills 1earnt in the classroom

C．to prove that one is a productive writer

D．to show how well one can accomplish school assignments

68．From the context, the word “encounter”（Para 1）most probably means ___________．

A．interest B．experiences C．entertainments D．abilities

69．The writer thinks that___________．

A．one should explore new areas in research

B．one should trust one’s ability to meet course requirements

C．one should use one‘s knowledge and skills when doing research

D．one should consider research paper writing a pleasure．not a burden

70．What will probably follow this passage?

A．How t0 write a research paper

B．The importance of research in education

C．How to make new discoveries for oneself

D．The skill of putting pieces of information together

D

Until recently，the “science of the future” was supposed to be electronics and artificial intelligence．Today it seems more and more likely that the next great breakthroughs in technology will be brought through a combination of those two sciences with organic chemistry and genetic engineering This combination is the science of biotechnology．

Organic chemistry enables us to produce excellent materials．However，it is still difficult to manufacture anything that has the capacity of wool to conserve heat and also to absorb moisture．Nothing that we have been able to produce so far comes anywhere near the combination of strength，lightness and flexibility that we find in the bodies of ordinary insects．

Nevertheless, scientists in the laboratory have already succeeded in “growing” a material that has many of the characteristics of human skin．The next step may well be “biotech hearts and eyes” which can replace diseased organs in human beings．These will not be rejected by the body, as is the case with organs from humans．

The application of biotechnology to energy production seem even more promising．In 1996 the famous science fiction writer，Arthur C．Clarke，many of whose previous predictions have come true, said that we may soon be able to develop remarkably cheap and renewable sources of energy．Some of these power sources will be biological．Clarke and others have warned us repeatedly that sooner or later we will have to give up our dependence on non renewable power sources．Coal，oil and gas are indeed convenient．However, using them also means creating dangerously high levels of pollution

It is attempting to think that biotechnology or some other “science of the future ”can solve our problems．Before we surrender to that temptation we should remember nuclear power．Only a few generations ago it seemed to promise limitless，cheap and safe energy．Today those promises lie buried in a concrete tomb in a place called Chernobyl（切尔诺贝利），in the Ukraine．Biotechnology is unlikely, however, to break its promises in quite the same or such a dangerous way．

71．The passage is mainly about_____________．

A．developing new power sources

B．solving our problems with the help of biotechnology

C．biotechnology and its applications

D．dangers caused by “science of the future”

72．Organic chemistry can now produce materials that ate ．

A．as good as wool B．as good as an insect’s body

C．not as good as natural materials D．better than natural materials

73．Which of the following statements is true?

A．Artificial intelligence plays an important role in biotechnology

B．The author thinks nowadays the world is quite satisfied with the development of science．

C．The application of biotechnology Io energy is absolutely safe．

D．In the neat future, biotechnology will provide organs accepted by human bodies

74．In 1996，Arthur C．Clarke predicted that

A．biological power sources would be put into use soon

B．oil, gas and coal could be repeatedly used in the future

C．dependence on non—renewable power sources would disappear soon

D．biological power is more convenient than oil, gas and coal

75．What do we learn from the last paragraph?

A．Biotechnology promises a limitless，cheap and safe energy forever．

B．Nuclear power is still considered a most satisfying power

C．Biological power has many advantages over nuclear power．

D．Biological power will surely keep all its promises

第Ⅱ卷（共45分）

注重事项：

1．第Ⅱ卷共4页，用黑色或蓝色钢笔、圆珠笔直接答在试卷上

2．答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分．满分15分）

阅读下面的短文，请根据短文后的要求答题（请注重问题后的字数要求）。

“Most experiences of absent-mindedness-forgetting where you left something or wondering why you just entered a room--are caused by a simple lack of attention,” says Schacter. “You’re supposed to remember something, but you haven’t encoded (编码) it deeply”.

Encoding, Schacter explains, is a special way of paying attention to an event that has a major impressions on recalling it later. Failure to encode properly can create troublesome situations. If you put your mobile phone in a pocket, for example, and don’t pay attention to what you did because you’re involved in a conversation, you’ll probably forget that the phone is in the jacket now hanging in your cupboard. “Your memory itself that” says Schacter, “Rather, you didn’t give your memory system the Lack of information it needed ”.

Lack of interest can also 1ead to absent-mindedness, “A man who can recite sports statistics from 30 years ago,” says Zelinski, “may not remember to drop a letter in the mailbox.” Women have slightly better memories than man, possibly because they pay more attention to their environment, and memory relies on just that.

“Visual cues (视觉提示) can help prevent absent-mindedness.” says Schacter. “But be sure the cue is clear and available.” If you want to remember to take a medicine with lunch, put the pill bottle on the kitchen table-don’t leave it in the medicine box and write yourself a note that you keep in a pocket.

Another common experience of absent-mindedness: walking into a room and wondering why you’re there. Most likely, you were thinking about something else. “Everyone does this from time to time,” says Zelinski “The best thing to do is ___________________________________ before entering the room, and you’ll likely remember.”

76. Find a sentence closest in meaning to the following one from the passage. People get involved in troubles Just because they encode in the wrong way________________________________

77. What are the main causes of absent-mindedness? （within 10 words）

______________________

78. You come home every day but you may not remember the number of steps on the stairs．Why? （within 20 words）

____________________________________________________________

79. Complete the sentence in the last paragraph with proper words．（within 10 words）

_________________________________________________________________________

80. Translate the underlined sentence in the 2nd paragraph into Chinese．

第二节：写作（满分30分）

为进一步实施素质教育（quality-oriented education），促进青少年全面健康发展，山东省教育厅最近发布了一系列规定，要求所有学校“开全课程，减轻学生课业负担”。针对选一举措，有人赞成，有人反对。请你结台实际，用英语写一篇约120一150字的短文，谈谈你的观点。以便发表在某英文网站开辟的论坛上。

日照市2008年高三模拟考试

英语试题参考答案

第Ⅰ卷

1—5 CABAC 6—10 CBCBC 11—15 BABAC 16—20 AABAC 2l—25 CACBD

26—30 ADBCA 3l—35 DBCBA 36—40 BCADC 41—45 BADBA 46—50 BDBDA

51—55 CCADB 56—60 ABCDD 61—55 BCBAD 66—70 CABDA 71—75 CCDAC

第Ⅱ卷

第一节

76. Failure to encode properly can create troublesome situations

77. Failure in encoding．1aek of interest and visual cues

78. For the lack of interest／attention

79. to return to where you were

80. 斯坎特解释说：“这并非是你的记忆力在作怪，而是你并未给自己的记忆系统提供必要的信息。”

第二节One possible version：

Recently a series of documents on carrying out quality-oriented education in schools have been released by Shandong Education Department to meet the needs of curriculum changes and reform．

The requirement that all schools should offer all the courses issued by the Ministry of Education will help enrich our knowledge．The decision oil reducing the heavy burden of assignment for pupils and middle school students will free us from the heavy burden of endless homework．Therefore，we will have more time to develop our interests and special skills，and take part in social activities，which helps cultivate our creative spirit

Briefly．the new resolutions on quality-oriented education will surely create boundless space to enable every one of us to develop actively Thus，they cad lay a good foundation for our development and will also benefit our physical and mental health．

附：听力原文

第一节 听下面5段话。每段对话后有有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选处最佳选项，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段小题。每段对话仅读一遍

现在，你有5秒钟的时间阅读第1小题的有关内容。

Text1

W: Do you plan on flying to the ski field this evening, John．?

M: Yes，it cost a lot, but the buses and train don’t run this evening．I have to attend the competition to be held to be held tomorrow morning, so I simply have no choice

Text2

M: We’ll have to hurry if we’re going to the stadium on time．It’s 6:15．

W: Don’t worry．It only takes half half an get to the stadium．The match is supposed to start at 7 sharp I think we’ll make it if we leave right now．

Text 3

M: Lovely day，isn’t it?

W: Yes．It’s not like what the radio and TV forecasted at a1l

M: I wish it would stay this way for the weekend

W: As long as it doesn’t snow!

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W: How do you usually go to work every day?

M: By car

W: If I were you, I’d take the bus to work．Driving in that rush-hour traffic is terrible．

M: But by the time the bus gets to my stop，there aren’t any seats left

Text5

W: What do you think? Am I OK?

M: Well, your blood pressure is a bit higher．I want to do some tests．

W: How soon can I get the results?

M: Oh, you’ll have the results before leaving the office．

第二节 听下面5短对白或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项钟选出最佳选项，并表在试卷的相应位置，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，没小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给处5秒钟的作答时间。每段对白或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8小题，现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题

Text6

M: Well, Mary, I see from your resume that you’ve had a lot of experience in the law field．

W: Yes, I used to work during my break to get more experience．

M: How long are you able to work for us?

W: Not more than 4 months．

M: When does the semester end and when does next semester begin?

W: We will end on May 14th and September 1st will be the starting date for the next semester．

M: I see．Are you able to work full-time or only part-time?

W: I would prefer full-time．

M: When would you like to start?

W: Will May 16th suit you?

M: OK．I’m looking forward to your joining our office staff．

Text7

M: Hello, Jack speaking．

W: This is Helen．Listen, Jack, I won’t have to work tomorrow．I can take you to do some sightseeing．

M: That’s very kind of you．It’s my first time here, I’d like that．Where are we going then?

W: We could start with Seashore Park．There you’ll be able to see the view of the sea．

M: Wonderful! I’ve never seen the sea in my life．

W: Then we could visit the museum in the park．

M: What’s on show there?

W: We’ll go to the top of the hill in the park．There you’ll be able to see the view of the sea．

M: Wonderful! I’ve never seen the sea in my life．

W: Then we could visit the museum in the park．

M: What’s on show there?

W: Coins．There are coins from all times．

M: Oh, no．I’m afraid that coins don’t interest me．

W: Then, how about going to Bird Island? There are all kinds of birds there, and lots of plants and flowers, too．

M: That sounds interesting．I love birds．Let’s do that．

Text8

M: Hi, do you have a bed available for tonight?

W: Let me check．Which room would you prefer? A single room or a double one?

M: I want a single room．What’s the rate?

W: Do you have a membership?

M: No, I don’t．

W: Then it’s 25dollars．You can save 3 dollars if you have a membership．

M: How can I get a membership?

W: You can apply for it．The application fee is 32 dollars．Or if you stay in an international hostel for six nights, you’ll automatically get a membership card．

M: I see, Thanks．

W: Here’s your key and your sheets．

M: Oh yes, is there a kitchen in here?

W: Sure there is, it’s on the first floor．The lounge is next door．

M: Where are the tourists’ brochures?

W: In the lounge．

Text 9

M: Hello, Anne, John speaking．Are you doing anything tonight?

W: Gee, I’m sorry, but I’m afraid I’m busy tonight．

M: Well, how about tomorrow? Maybe we could go to a movie．

W: That sounds good．What do you want to see?

M: I was thinking we could see “Bread and Chocolate”．It’s playing on Main Street．

W: Super．

M: I guess we should meet about eight o’clock then I think the movie starts about eight-thirty．Where would be a good place to meet?

W: There’s a clock tower near the movie theater, We could meet there at about eight．

M: OK．That sounds good, See you tomorrow, then．

W: See you．

M: Bye!

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Today is the twelfth annual World Environment Day, and scientists all over the world are taking advantage of the occasion to warn us against the dangers of the so-called greenhouse effect．Scientists forecast an increase in the carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, which they say is causing a steady rise in world temperatures．If this trend isn’t reversed, the end result could be the melting of the polar ice caps．If that should happen, it would temperatures．If that should happen, it would cause the seas and oceans to rise by as much as two feet, and many low-lying areas would wind up permanently under water．Scientists agree that the greenhouse problem should be tackled now, and they offer some tips on what we each can do to help reverse this frightening trend．The most important thing is to cut down on your use of fossil fuels．Instead of using your car, walk or ride a bicycle whenever you can．Turn off the light when you aren’t using them, and take the stairs instead of the elevator．Recycle plastic bags and bottles, for example by taking your own bags to stores when you go shopping．And if you have a choice, buy glass, wood or other natural materials instead of plastic．Scientists say that if each of us makes just one small effort like this every day, we can make a substantial difference in the global warming trend．