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·1·河北武邑中学2019-2020学年高三年级下学期期中考试英语试题(4月2日)第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每
段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatdoesthewomanneedtodo?A.Ordersomeredwine.B.Buysomewoolpants.C.Haveherclothescleaned.2.Whatrowar
ethespeakersin?A.Row23.B.Row13.C.Row11.3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Arestaurant.B.Ajob.C.Fastfood.4.Howmanystudentsarethereint
hespeakers'class?A.21.B.20.C.18.5.WhichplaceimpressedthemanmostinBeijing?A.TheGreatWall.B.TheForbiddenCity.C.TheNational
GrandTheater.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答
时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话,回答第6和第7两个小题。6.Whereisthewoman’sscarf?A.Onthebed.B.Onthesofa.C.Inthebag.7.Whatdidthewomanforgettopack?A.Hergloves.B.Her
hat.C.Hercoat.·2·听下面一段对话,回答第8和第9两个小题。8.Whydoesthewomanwanttoreplacethesofa?A.Itisreallyold.B.Itisuncomfortable.C.Itdoesn’tmatchthetable.9.
Whatdothespeakersagreetodo?A.Changethetable.B.Buyareadinglamp.C.Movealampontothetable.听下面一段对话,回答第10至第12三个小题。10.Whydoesthewomanmakethecall?A.S
hewaschargedtwice.B.Herbillhasnotyetarrived.C.Hertelevisiondoesn’tworkproperly.11.Whatiswrongwiththeshop?A.Itdoesn’tacceptcreditca
rds.B.Theshopassistantsarealwayscareless.C.Thereissomethingwrongwiththecomputersystem.12.Whatwillthewomandonext?A.Getawrittenapology.
B.Offerherreceiptnumber.C.Havehertelevisionfixed.听下面一段对话,回答第13至第16四个小题。13.Howdoesthemanfindhisjob?A.Boring.B.T
iring.C.Satisfactory.14.Whatdoesthemandonow?A.Hewritesarticlesforthemagazine.B.Hetakesphotographsofthemo
dels.C.Hecarriesthephotographicequipment.15.Wheredoesthewomanworknow?A.Inahotel.B.Inabookshop.C.Inarestaurant.16.Whatdoesthewomanask
themantodo?A.Helpherwithphotography.B.GetherajobinSpringStreet.C.Recommendhertohiscompany.听下面一段独白,回答第17至第20
四个小题。17.WhatmadeT-shirtspopular?A.Hollywoodfilms.B.Anewspaper.C.Americansoldiers.·3·18.WhendidbigcompaniesuseT-shirtsas“walkingadvertisements”?A.Inth
e1950s.B.Inthemid-1960s.C.Inthe1970s.19.ForwhomdidpeoplewearT-shirtsin1970?A.AngelaDavis.B.YvesSaintLaurent.C.JeanSeberg.20.WhatcolorT-shirtdidYve
sSaintLaurentdesign?A.White.B.Black.C.Blue.第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。ALook
ingforconfirmedreviewsofTravelocityinMexico?Well?looknofurtherandyoucanfindTravelocityreviewsin2019fromlike-min
dedtravelerstofindoutmoreaboutthebesttravelagencythatyoucantrust.SignatureTacoDayTourToavoidtouristtrapsanddivedeepe
rintoMexicanculture,ourSignatureTacoTourisforyou!OurFoodieGuideswillshowyouthebestMexicancuisine,tellyouthebeststories,an
ddotheirverybesttokeepyoueatinguntilyouexplode.Notonlywillyougo“behindthescenes"andseethedeliciousnessmadefortourists,you'llalsolear
naboutMexicancultureandhistory,plusextraslike.LasCaletasBeachHideawaySpendarelaxingdayatLasCaletasBeach.Theuseofdivinggear,canoe,
andstand-uppaddleboardsisallavailable,aswellasascenicnaturewalkandadmissiontoKids'AdventureParkfortheyoungones.Awayfromthebeach,youcan
seekoutplentyofotherfunactivitiesincludingcookingclassesandjunglewalks.JungleZipline(索道)TourCheerandscreamasyouzipacrosstheRioCualean
dabovethejunglealong11linesthatrunfromtreetoptotreetop.Theziplinesgetprogressivelylongerandallowplentyoftimetotakeinthet
ropicalsceneryfromtheair.WhenyoureachtheTomandJerrylines,preparetoraceagainstafriendasyouwillbeabletoflyatspeedsupto60mi
lesperhour(96km/h).RhythmsoftheNight-SunsetCruise(游船)·4·Asablanketofstarscoversthesky,enjoyauthenticMexicancuisinebycandlelight.Thebuffet-stylemen
uoffersawide-varietyofitemssuchasfreshlygrilledsteak,tenderchicken,grilledfish,pastasalad,andamixtureoffreshfruitandve
getables.Andmoreimportantly,watchthelivelyperformanceofancientceremonyandlearnhistoricalandreligiousstories.Bookaplaceinadvance
andenjoyyournight.21.Inwhichtourcanthetouristsexperienceasenseofflying?A.SignatureTacoDayTour.B.LasCaletasBeach
Hideaway.C.JungleZiplineTourD.RhythmsoftheNight-SunsetCruise.22.WhatisthefeatureofSignatureTacoDayTour?A
.ServinglargegroupsB.EnjoyingMexicanfood.C.Visitingtheindustryarea.D.LearningruralMexicanculture.23.HowdoesRhy
thmsoftheNight-SunsetCruisedifferfromtheothertours?A.Itneedsreservation.B.ItprovidesMexicanfood.C.Itofferssomehistoryclass
es.D.Itallowsvisitorstotakepartintheplay.BTherapy(治疗)Appointment“Youwantoutagain,Marmalade?Youwerejustout.What,notthebackdoor,youwantoutthe
front?”Iwasverysurprisedthatourbeautifulcatwantedoutagain.Severaldayslater,Irealizedthatalmosteverydays
hehadbeenaskingtobeletoutat1:00p.m.andalwayswantedthefrontdoorinsteadofthebackdoorshenormallyusedtogototh
eyard.Ihadn’tbeenpayingmuchattention,butIrealizedthishadbeengoingonforawhile,andIhadnoideawhy.Therefore,thenextt
imeithappened,IwatchedoutthefrontroomwindowtoseewhatMarmaladewasdoingeveryday.Marmwentdownthefrontstairsandouttothecitysidewalkthenjustsatthere.
Aboutthreeminuteslater,sheflopped(跳)downandrolledoversoherbelly(肚子)wasshowing.Thisisunusual.Sheneverdoesthatunlessshewantstobepetted—
butthereisnoonethere.Wait—onthesidewalkjustcrossingablockdownfromourhousewasagroupofaboutfifteenyoungadultsfromthenearb
ygrouphomeforyoungadultswithDownsyndrome(唐氏综合症).Theywereoutforawalk.Astheyapproached,Icouldhear,“There’sthekitty,ther
e’sthekitty,”comingfromtheirmouths.·5·WhentheywerecloseenoughtotouchMarm,shelayquietlywhileeachpersontookaturnpettingher.This
tookquiteawhile,andobviouslytheseteenswereverycomfortablepettingher.WheneveryonehadgivenMarmapetting,sheturnedover,stoodupandgaveherselfasha
ke,thenwalkedbackupthesidewalktothefrontdoortobeletin.Ithadbeenabreathtakingexperiencetosee.Thenextday,atthesam
etime,Iwatchedithappenagain.Afterafewmoredaysofthis,Iwonderedhowlongthishadbeenlasting,soIwentoutandaskedtheadults.W
hatIwastoldwasbothinterestingandhumbling.Ourwonderfulcathadbeendoingthiseveryweekdayformonths,andthesey
oungadultsthoughtitwasthehighlightofthewalktobeabletohaveachancetopether.Howhadshecometounderstandthattheseyoungpeoplewouldenjoypet
tingherandcouldtrustthem?Howcouldshecomfortpeoplewhentheyfeltsad,andhowwouldshelickawaythetearsuntilshehadmadethemf
eelbetter?24.Marm’sownerwaspuzzledbecauseMarmalways_____.A.desiredtothefrontyardB.wentoutfromthefrontdoorC.rolledovertoshowherbellyD.wantedout
fromthewindow25.Marmfloppeddownandrolledoveronthesidewalkto________.A.playwithothercatsB.maketheteen
spetherC.waitforpassers-bytofeedherD.havearestandenjoythesunshine26.WhatdoesthewriterthinkofMarm?A.Lovi
ngandcaring.B.Funnyandhelpful.C.Mysteriousandweird.D.Vulnerableandpuzzling.27.WhatcanwelearnfromMarm’sstory?A.Nooneca
nbeneglected.B.Catscanunderstandeachother.C.Peopleneedgivepetsmorepetting.D.Animalscanbelieveandsupporthuman.CMicr
oplasticsareeverywhereinourenvironment.It'shardlysurprisingthatthetinyfragmentshavealsobeenfoundinhumans.AnewstudyshowsthatAmericansareconsum
ingasmanyas121,000particleseachyear.Measuring50to500micronsinlength,microplasticscomefromavarietyofsources,includinglarge·6·plasticst
hatbreakdownintosmallerandsmallerpieces.Therefore,muchremainsunknownaboutthecommonexistenceofthesematerialswithinthehuman
body,aswellastheirimpactonhumanhealth.Hopingtofillinsomeofthesegaps,aresearchteamledbyKieranCox,aPhDcandidateattheUniversityofVict
oria,lookedat26papersassessingtheamountofmicroplasticsincommonlyconsumedfooditems,amongwhichareseafood,sugars,salts,honey,alcoholandwater.T
heteamalsoevaluatedthepotentialconsumptionofmicroplasticsthroughinhalation(吸入)usingpreviouslyreporteddataonmicroplasticconcentrationsinthe
airandtheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency'sreportedrespirationrates.Basedonthesedata,theresearcherscalculatedthatourannualconsumptionofmicroplasticsvia
foodanddrinkrangesfrom39,000to52,000particles.Whenmicroplasticstakeninthroughinhalationaretakenintoaccoun
t,therangejumpstobetween74,000and121,000particlesperyear.Theauthorsofthestudyfoundthatpeoplewhodrinkexclusivelyfromplasticwaterb
ottlesabsorbanadditional90,000microplasticseachyear,comparedto4,000amongthosewhoonlyconsumetapwater."Thisshowsthatsmalldecisions,
overthecourseofayear,reallymatterandhaveanimpact."Coxsays.Thenewstudy,accordingtoitsauthors,wasthefirs
ttoinvestigate"theaccumulativehumanexposure"tomicroplastics.Butinalllikelihood,theresearchtellsonlyasmallpartoftheentirestory.Coll
ectively,thefoodanddrinkthattheresearchersanalyzedrepresent15percentofAmericans'caloricintake.Theteamcouldnotaccountforfoodgroupslike
fruits,vegetablesandgrainsbecausetheresimplyisnotenoughdataontheirmicroplasticcontent.Forthoseworriedaboutmicroplasticconsumption,cuttingdownbottledw
aterisagoodplacetostart.Buttotheheartoftheproblem,wehavetostopproducingandusingsomuchplastic.28.Whatmakesitdifficu
lttoknowmicroplasticscommonlyexistinthehumanbody?A.Thequality.B.Thequantity.C.Theshape.D.Thesize.29.HowdidKieranCox'ste
amcalculatethepotentialconsumptionofmicroplastics?A.Bystudyingpapers.B.Bycomparingtheimpacts.C.Byanalyzingthedata.D.Bycond
uctingexperiments.30.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Drinkinglessplasticbottledwaterhelpstotakeinf
ewermicroplastics.·7·B.Thestudyisamongtheearliesttoinvestigatehumanexposuretomicroplastics.C.Cox'steamgainedcomprehensiveinf
ormationofmicroplasticstakeninbyhumans.D.Peopleconsume74,000to121,000particlesofmicroplasticsperyearfromfoodanddrink.31.Whatisthebesttitlefo
rthetext?A.ThePotentialProblemsofMicroplasticsB.MicroplasticsComingFromVariousSourcesC.MicroplasticsFoundWithinHumanBodiesD.TheImpactofMicroplast
icsonHumanHealthDAdrugusedtotreatseverebleedingcouldsavethousandsoflivesformothersgivingbirth.Aglobaltr
ialofthedrugfounditreducedtheriskofbleedingdeathsduringchildbirthbynearlyone-third.Thestudyinvolved20,000womenin21countries,mainlyinAfricaand
Asia.ThetrialwascarriedoutbyLondon'sSchoolofHygieneandTropicalMedicine.Thedrugiscalleddtranexamicacid(氨甲环酸).Itislow-costandresearcher
ssaiditdoesnotcauseserioussideeffectsformothersorbabies.Thedrugisusedtotreatmothersforseverebleeding
duringchildbirth,alsoknownaspostpartumhemorrhage(产后出血).Itistheleadingcauseofmother’sdeathworldwide,accordingtotheWor
ldHealthOrganization.HaleemaShakuristheprojectdirectorofthetrial.Shesaysdespitemedicaladvancesinmanycountries,severebleedingafterchildbirthrema
insabigprobleminsomepartsoftheworld.“It'soneofthebiggestkillersofmothers.InAfricaandAsia.about10percentofwomenwillendupwithseverebleeding."Thed
rugworksbystoppingbloodclots(血凝块)frombreakingdownafteramothergivesbirth.Thetreatmentcanpreventtheneedfordoctorstoperformsurgerytofindthesourceofbl
eeding.Shakursaidthebestresultswerereportedwhenthedrugwasgiventowomenassoonaspossibleafterchildbirth,“Theearlieryougiveit-sowithinthefirstthr
eehoursofgivingbirth—thebettertheeffectis.”Thenextstepwillbetogetthedrugwhereitisneededprovidetrainingfordoctorsandnursesonhow
touseit.Duringthetrial,womenweregiventhedruginahospital.Butresearchersarelookingforeasierwaystoadministerthedrugsoi
tcanbemorewidelyusedinsmallclinicsandruralareas.32.Tranexamicacidisadrugthat________.A.shouldbeusedforeverymotherB.helpsmothe
rsbeforegivingbirthC.ensuresmostnew-bornbabies’healthD.canhelpmothersgivingbirthstopbleeding·8·33.Whatisthereachers’nextplan?A.Toknowhowmucht
hedrugis.B.Togetpermissiontousethedrug.C.Toletmorepeopleknowthedrug.D.Tomakemedicalstaffknowhowtousethed
rug.34.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Themoremothersusethedrug,thebetteritseffectis.B.AfricanandAsiancountriesmadegreatprogressinmedicine.C.Th
ereisalongwaytogobeforethedrugcanbeusedmorewidely.D.Postpartumhemorrhageistheleadingcauseofwomen’sdeath
.35.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.CarefortheHealthofMothersB.HowCanWeUseTranexamicAcidWell?C.ChildbirthDrugGreatlyReducesBleeding
DeathsD.What'stheBiggestKillerofMothers?第二节(共5小题:每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Whatdoesitmeantobeintelligent?Itseemsthat
everyonegoestocollegenow,whetherornottheyfindthemselvesinterestedinstudyingsomethinglongterm.EventhoughIknowther
earedifferentwaystobeintelligent,Istruggleduetosociety’sinfluence,whichmaintainsthatintelligenceisquantifiable(可量化
的)andthatacademicintelligenceisoneandtheonly.WheredoIQtestscomeintoplaywhenoneconsidersintelligence?Dotheyfallclosesttopriority
whenconsideringthisunquantifiableconcept?IntelligencesimplycannotbereducedtoanIQtest,whicharenoteffective.Whiledesignedtomeasure“intelligence,”
alltheymeasurearebiologicaldevelopmentsthatcanchangeasonegrows.36.Therearemanyfactorsthatcanindicateanintelligentbeing,suchasacademicintelligence
,emotionalintelligence,andworldlyintelligence.Forinstance,ifastudentrealizesthattheyhaven’tstudiedappropriatelyfor
anexam,heorshewouldhavetheabilitytoacknowledgethat,andthenmakerevisionstohisorherstudyhabitsaccordingly.37.Emotionalintelligenceisthein
telligencethatfostersself-awareness,·9·self-reflection,andself-improvement.38.Wecannotfunctionwithoutformingrelationshipsandcommunication.Thisprov
esthatbeingawareofoneselfandreflectinginordertofurtherbettercommunicationskillsisanevidencetointelligence
.Wherewouldyoubeifyouwereaterriblecommunicator,unaware,andunwillingtoimprove,butacademicallythriving?Emotionali
ntelligenceiswhatsurpasses(超越)thosewhoarehard-headed.Thosewhomaintainacademicintelligencemaystillbeabitdullandunawareofthemselves.39.Evenasaco
llegestudent,therearecertainskillssuchasteamworkandcommunicationthatrequireawarenessandanopenmindinordertofurthertheirgrowth.40.Academiaisno
tonlypicturedandtaughtunfairly,orevenclosetowhatintelligenceisifyouweretoquantifyit.Ifyouwanttostrivef
ormentalgrowth,andmaintainself-awarenessthroughself-reflection,youcanapplythattoanyintelligencecategory.A.Alloflifeis
communicatory.B.Specifically,thisisemotionalintelligence.C.Intelligenceisdeterminedbymanyfactors.D.Stubbornnessisabarrier
towardscommunication.E.Infact,therearemanywithlowIQscoresthatareintelligent.F.Someconnectionsexistbetweenintelligenceandc
ommunication.G.Sothereisacademicintelligence,emotionalintelligence,andworldlyintelligence.第三部分语言知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Threeyearsago,IparticipatedinModelUnitedNations(MUN)heldbytheEducationDepartment
,whichwasamock(模拟的)UNactivity.Duringthetwodays,studentsareseparatedindifferentgroupswhich41differentcountriestodebateandtrytosolveproblems.MUNhas42aw
ards:bestdelegates(代表),honorarymentions,andverbalmentions.EachtimeIparticipateinMUN,Imadegood43andundoubtedlygotafe
wawards.ButIoftenfelt·10·asifI'd44becauseIhadneverwonthebestdelegateaward.I45thosewhodidn'tdeservetowintheawardbutwonitvarioustimes,andIwasjus
tfilledwith46attheirsuccess.Ithoughtaboutwhytheyshouldn'thavewonandwhyIshouldhave.This47metoaskthedirector.48thedirector,hehelpedmepatientlyand4
9myweakness.LaterIrealizedthatitwasalso50nottogettheawardbecauseIcouldactually51something,andthatIshouldn't52thebestdelegateawarduntilIwa
sthebestdelegateIcouldbe.Itmademe53thatifIhadwonthebestdelegateawardeasily,Iwouldn'thavelearnedhowtobecom
eabetterdelegateandIwouldn'thave54myshort-comingsandturnedfailuresintovictories.Failuresarecompletelysubjective—we
canlookataresultasafailureora55Anyfailurecanberegardedasa(n)56becauseyoucanalwayslearnsomethingfromitanddo57
nexttime.ThisissupportedbyJohnLocke'stheorythatwearebornwithblankviews;knowledgeandabilityarelearnedfromour58.That'strue.IfImakeamistakeint
helifepractice,thenIprobablywon't59thatnexttime.Ibelievethisis60thebestwaytobecomebetter.41.A.strengthenB.condem
nC.inspireD.represent42.A.variousB.temporaryC.identicalD.false43.A.appointmentsB.preparationsC.predictionsD.explanations44.A.acceleratedB.
exitedC.failedD.succeeded45.A.approachedB.trainedC.expectedD.witnessed46.A.reliefB.envyC.satisfactionD.del
ight47.A.stoppedB.refusedC.invitedD.led48.A.ThankstoB.NexttoC.InhonorofD.Inspiteof49.A.lostsightofB.pointedoutC.gaveupD.
lookeddownon50.A.annoyedB.ashamedC.goodD.terrible51.A.learnB.desertC.deleteD.display52.A.missB.winC.deliverD.value53.A.regretB.misguideC.do
ubtD.understand54.A.overcomeB.judgedC.neglectedD.forgotten55.A.bondB.betC.victoryD.loss·11·56.A.aimB.benef
itC.burdenD.limit57.A.funnierB.worseC.betterD.slower58.A.decisionsB.attitudesC.positionsD.experiences59.A.repeatB.admitC.acceptD.notice60.
A.wronglyB.scarcelyC.trulyD.narrowly第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Animalsmayalsobecomeextinctthroughdirectdestr
uction.Thisincludesthehuntingandcapturingofanimals.Humanshavealwayshuntedandkilledwildlife61earlyhumanslivedmoreinharmonywithnature,6
2killedanimalsforessentialslikefoodandclothing.Whenguns63(invent),massdestructionofspecieswaspossible.Animalshaveb
een,andstillare,killed64meat,clothing,medicines,feathers,eggs,trophies(战利品),touristsouvenirs—andsometimesjustforamusement.Somespeciesarestillcap
turedinthewildforthelivepettrade,eventhough65(they)numbersaredecreasing.The66(extinct)ofatleast500speciesofanimalsha
sbeencausedbyman,mostoftheminthiscentury.Todaythereareabout5,000endangeredanimalsandatleastonespeciesdiesouteveryyear.Thereareprobablymanymorewhich
becomeextinct67anyoneknowing.68mainthreatstospeciesthencanbecitedasillegalhunting,habitatlossandclimatechange.TheInternationalUnionforConservation
ofNaturehasitsown“redlist”ofendangeredspecies69(range)from“leastconcern”throughto“criticallyendangered”.Itistheiras
sessment70wewillrefertohere.第二节:书面表达:假如你是李华,你校将开展中国传统文化展示系列活动。你的英国笔友Jonah写信询问相关情况。请你给他回一封信:注意:1.词数100左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;参考词汇:·12·1.中国书画展a
nexhibitionOfChinesepaintingandcalligraphy2.诗歌朗诵比赛apoetryrecitingcompetition高三英语期中考试二卷(2020.4.2)班级________姓名_________IV
.语法填空61____________62____________63____________64____________65____________66____________67____________
68____________69____________70____________V.短文改错YesterdaywasMonday.MyfriendLiHuawenttoschoolwithouthishomeworkfi
nishing.Heplayedonlinegamesallovertheweekend.Itwastoolatewhenhefoundedhehadhomeworktodo.Toavoidpunished,hetoldhi
steacherthatadogeatshishomework.Obviously,itwasjustanexcusehemadetocoverthefactwhichhehadn’tdonehishomework.Theteachercertain
lyknewaboutthatandmadethemstayafterschool.Sometimeswethinkwecanavoidtroublebymakingexcusewhenwedosomethingwrongly.However,wearereallymak
ingproblemsworseinsteadof.VII.书面表达·13·1~5CABAC6~10CAACA11~15CBCCB16~20CABAC21—25CBABB26—30ADDCA31—35CDDCC36--40EB
ADG41~45DABCD46~50BDABC51~55ABDAC56~60BCDAC语法填空butwhowereinventedfortheirextinctionwithoutTherangingthat第一节短文改错(共10小题:每小题1分
,满分10分)【答案】finishing→finishedover→throughfounded→foundavoid后面加上beingeats→atewhich→thatthem→himexcuse→excuseswrongly→wrong去掉ofDearJonah,I’mgladtor
eceiveyourletteraskingabouttheactivitiesoncampus.NowI’mwritingtotellyousomethingaboutit.Recently,aseriesofactivitiesaretobeheldinourschoolaspart
oftheprogramaimedatshowingChinesetraditionalculture.Asscheduled,anexhibitionofChinesepaintingandcalligraphyasbellasapoetryrecitingcompeti
tionwillbeheldinMaysuccessively.Whoeverisinterestedcanparticipatesincethe;areintendedinstudentsofallgrades.Hopefully,throughthe
seactivities,notonlycanparticipantsstrengthentheirunderstandingof'Chineseculture,butalsotheycanenhancetheirpatriotism.Astheorganiz
eroftheseactivities,theStudents'Unionisstillconsideringmoredetailstoensurethattheygosmoothly.Doyouhaveanyideasoradvice.'?I
fso,pleasewritetomeassoonaspossible.(126words)I'mlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply!Yours,LiHua·14·Text1M:Goo
dmorning,ma'am.CanIhelpyou?W:Yes.Ihavesomewoolpantsthatneedtobecleaned.Ispilledredwineonthematarestauran
t.Ireallyhopetheyarenotruined.Text2W:Theloudspeakersaysthefirst-classpassengersinrows11through20canboardnow.That'sus.We'rei
nrow13.M:No.Thisisgate13.Here'sourrownumber,23.Text3M:Sohowaboutthis?They'relookingforsomeoneatthehamburgerplace.W:Ic
an'tstandfast-foodplaces.Canyouimaginemakinghamburgersalldaylong?M:Butlookatthemoney.It'sgood.Text4M:Hello,Kate.Doyoukno
whowmanystudentswillgotothemountains?W:OurmonitorsaidthatthewholeclasswillgoexceptTom.Hehassomethingurgenttodo.Sothat'llbe20students.M:Oh,18studentsh
avebeentherebynow.Text5W:SowhatwasyourmostunforgettableexperiencetravelinginBeijing?M:I'dsayitwaswatchingaPekingoperaatth
eNationalGrandTheater.Itwasreallyastonishing.W:Iwasexpectingyou'dsayitwasyourtimeontheGreatWallorintheForbiddenCity.M:Therewerejusttoomanyp
eople.Text6W:Ohno!Ican'tfindmyscarf!Imayleaveitonthesofaathome.M:No,⑥youputitinthebag.Remember?Here!W
:Ohyes!It'ssocoldhereandI'dbefreezingwithoutit.Nowwhere'smywarmcoatandhat?Haveyouseenthem?M:Trylookingonthebed.I'veunpackedthemalread
y.⑦Didyouremembertopackgloves?·15·W:⑦IknewIhadforgottensomething!CanIborrowyours?You'vegotthreepairs!Text7W:T
hedepartmentstorehasreducedallitspricesbyfortypercentduringthesale.⑧Don'tyouthinkit'stimetoreplaceoursofa?We'vehaditforalong
time!M:Doyouthinkso?⑨Whatwereallyneedisaproperlamptogoonthetablenexttothesofa.It'simpossibletositandreadthereatthemoment.W
:⑨Let'smoveoneofthelampsdownfromthebedroomthen.Theblueonewouldlookgoodonthattable.M:You'reright.Text8M:CustomerS
ervice,thisisRickspeaking.WhatcanIdoforyoutoday?W:Hi,Rick.ThisisBeckyMatthews.Iboughtatelevisionatyourshoplastweek.Today,mycred
itcardstatementcame,andIsawthatIhadbeenchargedtwiceforthesamepurchase.Iwouldliketohavetheextrachargeremovedfromm
ybill.M:Iapologizefortheerror,butitcan'tbetheshopassistant'scarelessnessthatmadetheerror.We'vebeenhavingsometroublewithour
computersystem.Youareactuallythethirdpersontocallwith.Ifyougivemeyourreceiptnumber,wecangettheprocessstartedrightaway.Thenyou'llreceivethemoneytomor
row.W:OK.Holdon,please.Myreceiptnumberisinmybag.I'lltellyourightaway.Text9W:Hi,Ihaven'tseenyouforages.AreyouOK?M:Yes,
I'vegotthisgreatjob,yousee.It'swhatI'vealwayswantedtodo.It'sbrilliant.Andit'sinthecenteroftown,nearwhereIlive.W:Sowhatdoyoudoexactly?M:Well,atthemom
entIgoalongwithaphotographerwhenhetakesphotographsofthemodelsforthemagazine.W:Soyou'reaphotographernow?M:W
ell,notyet.I'mdoingacourse.Ihelphimtocarrytheequipment.Whataboutyou?Areyoustill·16·workingintherestaurant?W:No,
Ihaveadreamofbecomingaphotographer,youknow.ButI'vegotanawfuljobinabookshopnow.M:What'swrongwiththat?Thoseshouldbeve
ryinterestingplaces.W:Notthisone.It'sextremelyboring,infact.M:Whydon'tyoutrytogetajobinthatnewhotel,youknow,inSpring
Street.Itopenedlastweek.Itlooksinteresting.W:Notinterestingenoughforme.Iwanttobecomeaphotographer.Socouldyouas
kifIcanhaveajobonyourmagazine?M:OK.I'lltry.Text10W:DoyoulikewearingT-shirtslikemebecauseitiscomfortable?Anddoyoukno
wthehistoryoftheT-shirt?Well,whitecottonT-shirtswerefirstwornbytheUSNavyintheWorldWarIIandby1948,everyAmericansoldierwaswearing
onetoo.ButitwasHollywoodfilmsthatmadetheT-shirtreallypopular:actorsMarlonBrandoandJamesDeanworeclassicwhiteT-shirtsintheirfilms.Afterthat,e
veryyoungmanwantedtowearone.Womendidn'tbegintowearT-shirtsuntiltheendofthe1950s.Inthe1959FrenchfilmAboutdesoufflé,Americanactress
JeanSebergworeaT-shirtadvertisinganEnglishlanguagenewspaper.ThisstartedanewfashioninT-shirtsforwomen,butitw
asn'tuntilthemid-1960sthatcompanieslikeBudweiserandCoca-ColastartedusingT-shirtsas“walkingadvertisements”.Later,theT-shirtbecameawayofsayi
ngsomethingimportant.Forexample,soonaftertheblackAmericanleaderAngelaDaviswenttoprisonin1970,peopleallaroundtheworldwere
wearingT-shirtswiththemessage“FreeAngela”.Inthe1970s,FrenchfashiondesignerYvesSaintLaurentdesignedafamousblueT-shirtwithhisn
ameinwhiteletters.GiorgioArmanihasalsousedT-shirtsinhisfashionshows.Andin2001,anumberofwhite“J'adoreDior”T-sh
irtssoldquicklyatover$100each!