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高三年级第一学期期末练习
英 语
2005．1
学校________ 班级________ 姓名________
本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。第一卷1—10页。第二卷11—12页。共150分。考试时间120分钟。
注意事项：1．答卷前将学校、班级、姓名填写清楚。
2．第一卷每小题选出答案后，用铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
第二卷各小题用钢笔或圆珠笔将答案直接写在试卷上。
第一卷（三部分，共115分）
第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。
1．Where does the conversation take place?
A. At a school. B. At home. C. In a hospital.
2．How does the woman like eating out?
A. She enjoys it. B. She doesn’t care. C. She dislikes it.
3．What will the weather probably be like on Thursday?
A. Fine. B. Foggy. C. Rainy.
4．What is the woman doing?
A. Making an apology. B. Asking the way. C. Asking for advice.
5．What happened to the man?
A. He lost his car. B. He called his girlfriend. C. He left his keys in the car.
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道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟时间阅读每小题，听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6．How did the woman feel?
A. Surprised. B. Excited. C. Delighted.
7．What do we know about the man?
A. He works very hard.
B. He doesn’t wake up easily.
C. He is fond of clocks.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8．What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The woman can’t sleep well at night.
B. The woman can’t be friendly to her roommate.
C. The woman makes rude remarks to her roommate.
9．What does the man suggest the woman do at last?
A. Tell her roommate not to make loud noises again.
B. Ask the manager to talk with her roommate.
C. Have a heart-to-heart talk with her roommate.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．Why does the man decide not to go downtown at first?
A. He has to do his lessons.
B. He thinks it is too far away.
C. He doesn’t want to go with Cathy.
11．What is Gilson’s?
A. A big supermarket. B. A watch repair shop. C. A large parking lot.
12．Who is the woman speaking to?
A. A teacher. B. A repairman. C. A friend.
听第9段材料，回答第13至14题。
13．What does the speaker think of the concert?
A. Very enjoyable. B. Too noisy. C. Not worthwhile.
14．Why does she say the salesman cheated her?
A. He sold her a blank disk.
B. The CD damaged her computer.
C. There weren’t enough photos on the CD.
听第10段材料，回答第15至17题。
15．What are the speakers doing?
A. Reading a newspaper. B. Preparing for a picnic. C. Unloading the car.
16．What does the man have in the car?
A. Some food. B. Some raincoats. C. Some folding chairs.
17．What will the speakers most probably do next?
A. Go to a restaurant.
B. Drive back home.
C. Listen to the weather forecast.
听第11段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．Who was murdered?
A. Mr James Marsham. B. Sir Roderick Marsham. C. PC Higgins.
19．When did the murder probably happen?
A. Between 10:05 and 10:20 p.m.
B. Between 9: 30 and 10: 05 p. m.
C. Between 9: 15 and 9: 30 p.m.
20．Where did they find the murder weapon?
A. Underneath the wall safe.
B. Beside the Farminster Road.
C. Near the door.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
例：
It is generally considered unwise to give a child ________ he or she wants.
A . however B. whatever C. whichever D. whenever
答案是B。
21．— My best friend’s in a bad mood.
— How about ________ her some flowers?
A. giving B. given C. to give D. give
22．On my birthday I got a watch from my uncle, ________ was made in Japan.
A. who B. that C. which D. what
23．The news came as no surprise to me, for I ________ of it earlier.
A. hear B. heard C. have heard D. had heard
24．— Why are they pulling down the houses?
— ________ a new parking lot.
A. Build B. To build C. Building D. Built
25．I ________ on a sofa because my parents have come for the weekend.
A. slept B. was sleeping C. have slept D. am sleeping
26．The Chinese are good at table tennis ________ the English are interested in football.
A. if B. as C. while D. since
27．Since you don’t like ________ you don’t have to go skiing.
A. it B. this C. that D. them
28．You can never play the piano better if you don’t practise ________.
A. much B. more C. less D. most
29．Was it in front of the market ________ the road accident happened yesterday?
A. where B. that C. which D. why
30．You ________ be hungry yet; you had a big cake only an hour ago.
A. may not B. mustn’t C. can’t D. needn’t
31．The most popular food for foreigners ________ on any menu in Beijing is roast duck.
A. include B. including C. to include D. included
32．The mother, along with her two daughters, ________ from the sinking aircraft by a passing ship.
A. have rescued B. have been rescued
C. has rescued D. has been rescued
33．________ every mistake you make, you’ll lose half a mark.
A. For B. At C. To D. By
34．This painting is splendid, but ________ we actually need it is a different matter.
A. that B. what C. whether D. how
35．Thank you, but I’ll have to ________ your offer.
A. turn away B. turn down C. turn back D. turn off
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My first marathon!
Last year, my boyfriend suggested that I should run the London marathon, and I laughed. He laughed too, 36 he laughed too long and too loud. That made me think. I 37 that he didn’t believe that I could do it. That made me angry, but 38 .
On the day of the race in London, I 39 up with about 30,000 other runners. The faster runners were at the 40 , while slower runners like me were 41 further back. In that way, the professional runners and club runners were not 42 down by the amateurs （业余者）.
At first, there were so many 43 close together that we were almost falling 44
each other. We could 45 run very slowly but that was a good thing because it meant that we didn’t rush off too quickly. Gradually the runners 46 out and there was more space. There were thousands of people watching us along the route and they 47 and clapped everyone, even the slowest runner. It was wonderful !
For the first 10km I felt very happy and my legs felt very 48 . However, at 15km I got a pain in my 49 and running became difficult, but I kept going and the pain disappeared. At the 30km 50 , I felt extremely tired, and wanted to stop, but I kept on going. I 51
another 3km and then I began to feel better again.
When I finished 35km, I knew I was going to get to the end of the course. Somehow that
52 made me feel lighter and faster and it seemed as if my legs 53 over the last few kilometers. Finally I came round the last 54 and saw the finishing line. I finished the race in just under four hours. The winner had completed the race in 2 hours and 10 minutes, but I didn’t
55 ! I had run 42km and completed my first marathon!
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36．A. so |
B. or |
C. but |
D. and |
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37．A. hoped |
B. feared |
C. hated |
D. realized |
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38．A. disappointed |
B. determined |
C. encouraged |
D. surprised |
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39．A. lined |
B. got |
C. kept |
D. made |
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40．A. back |
B. side |
C. front |
D. end |
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41．A. taken |
B. prevented |
C. placed |
D. forced |
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42．A. fell |
B. slowed |
C. looked |
D. pulled |
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43．A. judges |
B. viewers |
C. trainers |
D. runners |
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44．A. down |
B. over |
C. off |
D. behind |
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45．A. only |
B. even |
C. also |
D. still |
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46．A. held |
B. broke |
C. gave |
D. spread |
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47．A. delighted |
B. calmed |
C. cheered |
D. comforted |
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48．A. heavy |
B. tense |
C. comfortable |
D. weak |
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49．A. side |
B. mind |
C. face |
D. arm |
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50．A. leg |
B. stop |
C. mark |
D. break |
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51．A. took |
B. covered |
C. gained |
D. went |
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52．A. pride |
B. satisfaction |
C. success |
D. confidence |
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53．A. rolled |
B. jumped |
C. flew |
D. turned |
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54．A. bend |
B. route |
C. part |
D. course |
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55．A. complain |
B. lose |
C. win |
D. care |
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 ________ 、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
（A）
A bout ten years ago, a young and very successful businessman named Josh was traveling down a Chicago neighborhood street. He was going a bit too fast in his shiny, black, 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE, which was only two months old.
He was watching for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no child came out, but a brick sailed out and-WHUMP!-it hit the Jag’s shiny black side door! SCREECH... !!!! Immediately Josh stopped the car, jumped out, seized the kid and pushed him up against a parked car. He shouted at the kid, “What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing?!” Building up a head of steam, he went on.“That’s my new Jag, that brick you threw is gonna cost you a lot of money. Why did you throw it?”
“Please, mister, please... I’m sorry! I didn’t know what else to do!” begged the youngster. “I threw the brick because no one else would stop!” tears were streaming down the boy’s face as he pointed around the parked car. “It’s my brother, mister,” he said. “He rolled of the curb （路沿）and fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t lift him up.” Sobbing, the boy asked the businessman, “Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair?” he’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me.”
Moved beyond words, the young businessman tried hard to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. Straining, he lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the scrapers and cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be OK. He then watched the younger brother push him down the sidewalk toward their home.
It was a long walk back to the black, shining, 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE — a long and slow walk. Josh never did fix the side door of his Jaguar. He kept the dent （凹痕）to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at him to get his attention. Feel for the bricks of life coming at you.
56．The boy threw a brick at the businessman’s car because ________.
A. the businessman drove at a high speed
B. he envied the brand-new car very much
C. he wanted to ask for some money
D. he wanted to get help from the driver
57．Which of the following is the right order of the story?
a．The younger brother threw a brick at Josh’s car.
b．The elder brother fell out of his wheelchair.
c．The younger brother begged Josh for help.
d．Josh lifted the elder brother back into his wheelchair.
e．Josh shouted at the younger brother.
A. b, a, e, c, d B. a, c, d, b, e C. b, a, c, e, d D. a, c, b, e, d
58．What can we learn from the passage?
A. Josh would accept the money from the kids.
B. The two kids were Josh’s neighbors.
C. Josh was a kind-hearted man.
D. Josh’s new car broke down easily.
59．According to the passage, the last sentence means ________.
A. trying to get ready for the trouble in your future life
B. driving fast in a neighborhood street is dangerous
C. trying to be more understanding seeing others in trouble
D. protecting oneself from being hurt
（B）
Children are our future, and it’s up to us to arm them with the tools to succeed. Sadly, today’s children are being armed with more dangerous toolslike weapons （武器）, drugs and gangs. Once a relatively peaceful environment, many schoolyards of today are becoming unsafe for both students and teachers.
Home schools are available to give you choices. Home schooling provides top-quality education, flexibility, and freedom to create your own schedule（日程表）. At Heritage Home School we believe the choice should be yours.
Thanks in part to modern technology, home schooling information is becoming readily available across our nation. A recent study by the ITBS （Iowa Tests of Basic Skills） and T AP （Tests of Achievement and Proficiency） shows us that students of home schools do particularly well when compared with the nationwide average. In every subject at every grade level, students of home schooling scored obviously higher than those in public and private schools.
If you’re new to home schooling, you may be asking yourself, “Will home schools really work for my children?”
Fact: A nationwide study using a random（任意）selection of 1,516 families found students of home schooling to be scoring, on average, at or above the 80th percentile in all areas on standardized achievement test.
Note: The national average on standardized achievement tests is the 50th percentile.
Collectively, the staff at Heritage Home School brings 65 years of experience in home schooling curriculum. We’ve placed students in the top 2 % of the nation in math and many are successfully moving on to college.
One study found that of the home schooled adults, 0% were unemployed, 0% were on welfare and 94% said home education prepared them to be independent persons.
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60．We can learn from the first paragraph that ________.
A. many schools armed their students with weapons
B. violence and crime exist in many schoolyards
C. students use weapons to defend their schoolyards
D. weapons are more dangerous than drugs
61．All of the following are true of home schools EXCEPT that ________.
A. students are free to choose their courses
B. students do well in important national tests
C. they help students find jobs
D. they help students to be independent
62．What is the purpose of the text?
A. To give information about different schools.
B. To compare home schools with other schools.
C. To suggest a new method of school education.
D. To persuade people to choose home schools.
63．The advertisement is mainly aimed at ________.
A. students B. parents C. teachers D. adults
（C）
The vitamins necessary for a healthy body are normally supplied by a good mixed diet, including a variety of fruits and green vegetables. It is only when people try to live on a very restricted diet, say that when trying to lose weight, that it is necessary to make special provisions to supply the missing vitamins.
An example of the dangers of a restricted diet may be seen in the disease known as “beri-beri”,which used to make large numbers of Eastern people who lived mainly on rice suffer. In the early years of last century, a Dutch scientist named Eijkman was trying to discover the cause of beri-beri. At first he thought it was transmitted（传播）by a germ（病菌）. He was working in a Japanese hospital, where the patients were fed on polished rice which had had the outer coverings removed from the grain, it was thought this would be easier for weak and sick people to digest.
Eijkman thought his germ theory was proved when he noticed the chickens in the hospital yard, which were fed on remains from the patients’plates, were also showing signs of the disease. He then tried to separate the germ, which he thought was causing the disease, but his experiments were interrupted by a hospital official, who ordered that the rice without coverings, even though left over by the patients, was too good for chickens. It should be recooked for the patients, and the chickens should be fed on cheap, rough rice with the outer coverings still on the grain.
Eijkman noticed that the chickens began to recover on the new diet. He began to consider the possibility that eating unmilled rice（糙米）somehow prevented or cured beri-beri — even that a lack of some ingredient（成分）in the coverings may be the cause of the disease. Indeed this was the case. The element needed to prevent beri-beri was shortly afterwards separated from rice coverings and is now known as vitamin B. The milled rice, though more expensive, was in fact causing the disease the hospital was trying to cure. Nowadays, this terrible disease is much less common thanks to our knowledge of vitamins.
64．According to the passage, a good mixed diet ________.
A. is suitable for losing weight
B. should be only fruits and vegetables
C. normally contains enough vitamins
D. is often difficult to arrange
65．What do we know about the disease beri-beri?
A. It killed large numbers of people.
B. It resulted from lack of vitamins.
C. It was transmitted by milled rice.
D. It was caused by diseased chickens.
66．The ingredient missing from milled rice ________.
A. was vitamin B B. did not affect the chickens
C. did not result in beri-beri D. was named the Eijkman vitamin
67．What can be the best title of the passage?
A. A Good Mixed Diet B. ________ New Discovery
C. The Dangers of Beri-beri D. The Importance of Vitamins
（D）
BROOKSVILLE — It’s the time of year again, when young bears are on their own for the first time. And that means more sightings where bears usually aren’t supposed to be.
This weekend, a 258-pound black bear took a brief tour of Brooksville, with police and firefighters chasing.
Another black bear, weighing just 100 pounds, was spotted Saturday, crossing busy U. S. 19 near a retirement community in Spring Hill. Several other bear reports have come from Citrus County.
“It is really difficult for the younger bears to find their own land around here,” said Niki Everitt, bear hot line director for the Gulf Coast Conservancy.
Brooksville’s bear first was spotted late Thursday crossing State Road 50, headed toward Tom Varn Park. Police and firefighters tracked the bear through the park and the Brooksville Quarry golf course.
The bear then wound down the middle of Broad Street before being surrounded near Luigi’s Pizza. An official with the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission came with a tranquilizer spear （加入镇静的剂的矛）, planning to stick the bear by hand.
“The guy saw the size of the bear and figured that wasn’t a great idea,” said Capt. Frank Phillips of the Brooksville Fire Department.
Emergency officials waited until a tranquilizer gun was brought from Land O’Lakes. The bear then got a free ride to the Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area.
It is not unusual for bears to move into living areas this time of year, experts say. Mothers give their male baby bears the boot once the youngsters are 2 years old. With living areas growing, the young bears keep finding smaller and smaller areas in which they can set up their own land.
“They’re trying to find a land of their own, where they won’t get beat up,” said Lt. Rip Stalvey, a game commission spokesman.
Everitt said people should not be too concerned about the recent bear sightings, since “we have never had a bear attack in Florida.”
Black bears mainly eat the tender and fresh leaves of Sabal palms, as well as acorns and berries. Recent weeks of dry weather likely have reduced their food supply.
“If we don’t get some relief soon,” Everitt said, “we’re probably going to see a lot more of it.”
68．What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. Bear sightings in living areas worry people.
B. Policemen try hard to get the bears controlled.
C. People take up too much land from bears.
D. Bears come out to disturb people’s lives.
69．Which is true according to the passage?
A. The 100-pound bear was caught near Luigi’s Pizza.
B. The Gulf Coast Conservancy makes bears homeless.
C. Brooksville’s bear was too large to be caught by hand.
D. Bears frequently visit humans’living areas.
70．Bear sightings can usually be expected ________.
A. in the cold season B. in the warm season
C. near lakes or rivers D. near Luigi’s Pizza
71．The underlined phrase “give their male baby bears the boot”means“________”.
A. make them wear the boots B. find new homes for them
C. drove them away from home D. keep them in safe places
（E）
What does it mean to say that we live in a world of persuasion? It means that we live among competing interests. Your roommate’s need to study for an exam may take priority（优先）over pizza. Your instructor may have good reasons not to change your grade. And the object of your romantic interest may have other choices.
In such a world, persuasion is the art of getting others to give fair and favorable consideration to our point of view. When we persuade, we want to influence how others believe and behave. We may not always prevail — other points of view may be more persuasive, depending on the listener, the situation, and the merits of the case. But when we practice the art of persuasion, we try to ensure that our position receives the attention it deserves.
Some people, however, object to the very idea of persuasion. They may regard it as an unwelcome interruption into their lives. Just the opposite, we believe that persuasion is unavoidable — to live is to persuade. Persuasion may be ethical（合乎道义的）or unethical, selfless or selfish, inspiring or degrading. Persuaders may enlighten our minds or prey on our vulnerability. Ethical persuasion, however, calls on sound reasoning and is sensitive to the feelings and needs of listeners. Such persuasion can help us apply the wisdom of the past to the decisions we now must make. Therefore, the most basic part of education is learning to resist the one kind of persuasion and to encourage and practice the other.
Beyond its personal importance to us, persuasion is necessary to society. The right to persuade and be persuaded is the bedrock of the American political system, guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution（美国宪法）
72．According to the passage, persuasion means ________.
A. changing others’point of view
B. exercising power over other people
C. getting other people to consider your point of view
D. getting people to agree with you and do what you want
73．The underlined word in the second paragraph “prevail” means“________”.
A. win B. fail C. speak D. listen
74．The passage states that some people object to persuasion because they think it is ________.
A. a danger to society B. difficult to do well
C. unwelcome behavior D. never successful
75．The passage mainly discusses ________.
A. how people persuade
B. why people persuade
C. that persuasion is both good and bad
D. that persuasion is important and it is all around us
第二卷（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）
你班李明和王英同学在高三阶段有不同的学习方法，请描述下列各图，适当增加细节使文章连贯，并谈谈你的看法。
注意：1、短文开头已给出。2、词数不少于60。
Li Ming and Wang Ying are two students of Senior Three. They both work hard but they have different learning methods.
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第二节 开放作文（满分15分）
根据下面提供的情景，写一段接续文字。词数不少于50。
Zhang Lin is a newcomer to your class. But he is in low spirits and feels lonely in class. What will you do to help him fit in? （give two or three examples）
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参考答案
第一、二、三部分（Key to 1—75）
1．B 2．C 3．A 4．B 5．C 6．A 7．B 8．A 9．B 10．A
11．B 12．C 13．A 14．A 15．B 16．C 17．A 18．B 19．C 20．B
21．A 22．C 23．D 24．B 25．D 26．C 27．A 28．B 29．B 30．C
31．D 32．D 33．A 34．C 35．B 36．C 37．D 38．B 39．A 40．C
41．C 42．B 43．D 44．B 45．A 46．D 47．C 48．C 49．A 50．C
51．B 52．D 53．C 54．A 55．D 56．D 57．A 58．C 59．C 60．B
61．C 62．D 63．B 64．C 65．B 66．A 67．D 68．A 69．C 70．B
71．C 72．C 73．A 74．C 75．D
第四部分：书面表达
第一小题：情景作文
一、内容要点
1．李明上课睡觉
2．李明熬夜做作业
3．王英专心听讲
4．王英按时作息
二、Possible Version:
Li Ming and Wang Ying are two students of Senior Three. They both work hard but they have different learning methods.
Li Ming often sleeps in class instead of listening to the teacher. As a result, he misses lots of points that the teacher makes and it usually takes him more time to finish his homework. So he has to stay up late and doesn’t get enough sleep.
However, Wang Ying has quite a different way of learning. She listens attentively and tries to catch everything that the teacher says in class. Because of this, she spends less time doing her homework, which makes it possible for her to go to bed early.
In my opinion, Wang Ying learns more effectively in class and has more free time to enjoy herself, so I prefer her learning method. （116）
第二小题：开放作文
Possible Version:
I will try my best to help him. For example, I will show him around our school and tell him some interesting stories about our classmates and our teachers. I will take him to the dining hall at lunch time. If he doesn’t have some books that we are using, I am willing to share mine with him. When he knows more about our school, I am sure he will get along well with us. （75）
附：听力材料
第一节
Text 1
W: Mike, it’s time to get up or you’ll have no time for breakfast.
M: Oh, Mom, I’m not feeling well.
W: What’s wrong with you?
Text 2
M: How often do you eat out, Shelly?
W: Well, very often. I eat out almost five times a week.
M: Wow, I really envy you.
W: Don’t envy me. It’s for business. In fact, I’m sick and tired of restaurant food. Sometimes I just want a home-cooked meal.
Text 3
M: It’s been raining since Monday, but clear weather is forecast for tomorrow.
W: I’m too glad to hear that because I always go on a hike on Thursday and I like to have good weather.
Text 4
W: Excuse me, could you please tell me where the nearest Bank of China is?
M: Sorry, I’m a stranger here, too. Well, you may ask that policeman for help.
W: Okay, thanks !
Text 5
W: Why are you so late?
M: I locked my keys in the car.
W: You locked them in the car?
M: That’s right.
W: How did you get the door open?
M: Fortunately, my girlfriend has a spare key.
Text 6
W: Hey, you have so many clocks in your bedroom!
M: Yeah, I want to make sure I can wake up in the morning.
W: But is there something wrong with your clocks? None of them has the same time.
M: I do it on purpose. I set this clock ahead ten minutes, and this one back ten minutes, but I always set that one to the right time.
W: So the alarms ring every ten minutes?
M: Yeah.
W: Are you crazy or what?
M: No, I am a heavy sleeper. I need thunder to wake me up.
Text 7
M: So, how is your new roommate?
W: She really turns me off.
M: What happened?
W: She’s always making loud noises at midnight while I’m trying to sleep and when I ask her to stop, she always makes rude remarks.
M: Why don’t you have a heart-to-heart talk with her?
W: I tried, but it didn’t work.
M: But how many times did you try?
W: At least three times. I don’t know what to do with her.
M: You may go to the manager and ask him to have a talk with her. I guess that may work.
Text 8
W: Julia and I are driving downtown this afternoon. Want to come, Tom?
M: Thanks, Cathy. But I’ve got to study. I’m behind in chemistry.
W: Well, in that case, is there anything we can get for you?
M: Gee, I left my watch to be fixed at Gilson’s the other day. It should be ready by now.
W: If you’ve got the claim check, I’d be glad to pick it up.
M: Well, Cathy, now that I think about it, I’ve got something else to do downtown. I have to buy something at the supermarket. Maybe I’d better go with you.
W: We’ll be leaving from the parking lot. I’m behind with my work so we’ll only be there a couple of hours.
M: Oh. If it’s only a couple of hours, I can certainly go.
W: Great! See you in a few minutes.
Text 9
Hello, Nana? I have to tell you about last night’s Jay Chau concert. It was so wonderful. He is so talented. He plays the piano and sings. But you know, after the concert, I went to buy those photo sets from the stalls outside the stadium and guess what? The salesman cheated me. He said there were more than 300 photos on the CD, which came with the set. So, I bought it without thinking about it. That was stupid, because when I inserted the disk into my computer to view the photo files, it was blank. He gave me a BLANK disk! That salesman tricked me. Poor me.
Text 10
W: Did you know it was going to rain today?
M: Absolutely not. This comes as a total shock to me especially since the paper said mostly sunny.
W: Well, I guess the paper must have meant mostly sunny somewhere else. But since we’ve come all this way, why don’t we just move the blanket under that tree?
M: That’s a good idea. It looks like it’s still dry there as long as it doesn’t start to come down any harder.
W: You didn’t happen to bring a spare blanket, did you? This one is all wet now.
M: No. But I have got some folding chairs in the car. Will they do?
W: They’ll be just fine. I’m really hungry, so while you are there, how about bringing me the food?
M: I thought you were bringing the food.
W: This is unbelievable. If I weren’t so hungry, it would be really funny. So what now?
M: What is the name of that restaurant you like so much again?
Text 11
At 10:05 p. m. on the night of October 17th, Mrs Susan Long telephoned Farminster Police to report the murder of her father, Sir Roderick Marsham, at Oak Manor, Farminster Road. The officer on duty immediately called me and I arrived at 10:20 p. m. with PC Higgins.
Sir Roderick’s body was lying on the floor in his study underneath the wall safe near the door. The safe was open. The French windows were also open but the door was locked. The murderer evidently struck Sir Roderick from behind with a heavy blunt instrument, and Sir Roderick fell forwards, facing the door. The doctor’s report says the murder took place between 9:15 and 9:30 p.m.
I examined the safe. There was no sign of anything missing. There were some legal documents there and three hundred pounds in bank notes.
I made a plan of the house, and then interviewed the four people there: Sir Roderick’s son, Mr James Marsham; his daughter, Susan, and her husband, Mr Barry Long; and the housekeeper, Mrs Parker.
While I was interviewing them PC Higgins found the murder weapon beside the Farminster Road. It was a heavy marble ornament.
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