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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1
0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.Haveher
clothescleaned.2.Whatrowarethespeakersin?A.Row23.B.Row13.C.Row11.3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Arestaurant.B.Ajob.C.Fastfood.4.Howmanys
tudentsarethereinthespeakers'class?A.21.B.20.C.18.5.WhichplaceimpressedthemanmostinBeijing?A.TheGreatWal
l.B.TheForbiddenCity.C.TheNationalGrandTheater.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.Herhat.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.Shewaschargedtwice.B.Herbillhasnotyetarrived.C.Hertelevisiondoesn’tworkproperly.11.Whatiswrongwit
htheshop?A.Itdoesn’tacceptcreditcards.B.Theshopassistantsarealwayscareless.C.Thereissomethingwrongwiththecomputersystem.12.Whatwillthewomandonext?A.G
etawrittenapology.B.Offerherreceiptnumber.C.Havehertelevisionfixed.听下面一段对话,回答第13至第16四个小题。13.Howdoesthe
manfindhisjob?A.Boring.B.Tiring.C.Satisfactory.14.Whatdoesthemandonow?A.Hewritesarticlesforthemagazine.B.H
etakesphotographsofthemodels.C.Hecarriesthephotographicequipment.15.Wheredoesthewomanworknow?A.Inahotel.B.Inabookshop.C.Inarestauran
t.16.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?A.Helpherwithphotography.B.GetherajobinSpringStreet.C.Recommendhertohiscompany.听下面一段独白,回答第17至第20四个小题。1
7.WhatmadeT-shirtspopular?A.Hollywoodfilms.B.Anewspaper.C.Americansoldiers.·3·18.WhendidbigcompaniesuseT-shirtsas“walkingadvertis
ements”?A.Inthe1950s.B.Inthemid-1960s.C.Inthe1970s.19.ForwhomdidpeoplewearT-shirtsin1970?A.AngelaDav
is.B.YvesSaintLaurent.C.JeanSeberg.20.WhatcolorT-shirtdidYvesSaintLaurentdesign?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。ALookingforconfirmedreviewsofTravelocityinMexico?Well?looknofurtherandyoucanf
indTravelocityreviewsin2019fromlike-mindedtravelerstofindoutmoreaboutthebesttravelagencythatyoucantrust.SignatureTacoDayTourToavoidto
uristtrapsanddivedeeperintoMexicanculture,ourSignatureTacoTourisforyou!OurFoodieGuideswillshowyouthebestMexicancuisine,tellyouth
ebeststories,anddotheirverybesttokeepyoueatinguntilyouexplode.Notonlywillyougo“behindthescenes"andseethedeliciousnessmadefort
ourists,you'llalsolearnaboutMexicancultureandhistory,plusextraslike.LasCaletasBeachHideawaySpendarelaxingdayatLasCa
letasBeach.Theuseofdivinggear,canoe,andstand-uppaddleboardsisallavailable,aswellasascenicnaturewalkandadmission
toKids'AdventureParkfortheyoungones.Awayfromthebeach,youcanseekoutplentyofotherfunactivitiesincludingcookingclassesandjunglewalks.Jung
leZipline(索道)TourCheerandscreamasyouzipacrosstheRioCualeandabovethejunglealong11linesthatrunfromtreetoptotreetop.Theziplinesgetprogressivelylongera
ndallowplentyoftimetotakeinthetropicalsceneryfromtheair.WhenyoureachtheTomandJerrylines,preparetorac
eagainstafriendasyouwillbeabletoflyatspeedsupto60milesperhour(96km/h).RhythmsoftheNight-SunsetCruise(游船)·4·Asablanketofstarscoversthesky,enjoya
uthenticMexicancuisinebycandlelight.Thebuffet-stylemenuoffersawide-varietyofitemssuchasfreshlygrilledsteak,tend
erchicken,grilledfish,pastasalad,andamixtureoffreshfruitandvegetables.Andmoreimportantly,watchthelivelyperformanceofancientceremonyandlearnh
istoricalandreligiousstories.Bookaplaceinadvanceandenjoyyournight.21.Inwhichtourcanthetouristsexperienceasenseoffly
ing?A.SignatureTacoDayTour.B.LasCaletasBeachHideaway.C.JungleZiplineTourD.RhythmsoftheNight-SunsetCruise.22.WhatisthefeatureofSignatureTac
oDayTour?A.ServinglargegroupsB.EnjoyingMexicanfood.C.Visitingtheindustryarea.D.LearningruralMexicanculture.23.HowdoesRhythmsoftheNight-SunsetCr
uisedifferfromtheothertours?A.Itneedsreservation.B.ItprovidesMexicanfood.C.Itofferssomehistoryclasses.D.Itallowsvisitorstota
kepartintheplay.BTherapy(治疗)Appointment“Youwantoutagain,Marmalade?Youwerejustout.What,notthebackdoor,youwantoutthefront?”Iwasverysurpr
isedthatourbeautifulcatwantedoutagain.Severaldayslater,Irealizedthatalmosteverydayshehadbeenaskingtobeletoutat1:00p.m.andalwayswantedthefront
doorinsteadofthebackdoorshenormallyusedtogototheyard.Ihadn’tbeenpayingmuchattention,butIrealizedthishadbeengoingonforawhile,
andIhadnoideawhy.Therefore,thenexttimeithappened,IwatchedoutthefrontroomwindowtoseewhatMarmaladewasdoingeveryday.Marmwentdownthefro
ntstairsandouttothecitysidewalkthenjustsatthere.Aboutthreeminuteslater,sheflopped(跳)downandrolledoversoherbelly(肚子)wasshowing.Thisisunusual.S
heneverdoesthatunlessshewantstobepetted—butthereisnoonethere.Wait—onthesidewalkjustcrossingablockdownfromourhousewasagroupofaboutfifteen
youngadultsfromthenearbygrouphomeforyoungadultswithDownsyndrome(唐氏综合症).Theywereoutforawalk.Astheyapproached,Icouldhear,“There’sthekitty,t
here’sthekitty,”comingfromtheirmouths.·5·WhentheywerecloseenoughtotouchMarm,shelayquietlywhileeachpersontookaturnpettingher.Thistookquiteawhile,andob
viouslytheseteenswereverycomfortablepettingher.WheneveryonehadgivenMarmapetting,sheturnedover,stoodupandgaveherselfashake,thenwalkedbackupthes
idewalktothefrontdoortobeletin.Ithadbeenabreathtakingexperiencetosee.Thenextday,atthesametime,Iwatchedithappenagain.Afterafewmoredaysofthis,I
wonderedhowlongthishadbeenlasting,soIwentoutandaskedtheadults.WhatIwastoldwasbothinterestingandhumbling.Ourwonderfulca
thadbeendoingthiseveryweekdayformonths,andtheseyoungadultsthoughtitwasthehighlightofthewalktobeabletohaveachancet
opether.Howhadshecometounderstandthattheseyoungpeoplewouldenjoypettingherandcouldtrustthem?Howcouldshecomfortpeople
whentheyfeltsad,andhowwouldshelickawaythetearsuntilshehadmadethemfeelbetter?24.Marm’sownerwaspuzzledbecauseMarmalways_____.A.desiredtothefron
tyardB.wentoutfromthefrontdoorC.rolledovertoshowherbellyD.wantedoutfromthewindow25.Marmfloppeddownandrolledoveronthesidewalkto________.A.playwi
thothercatsB.maketheteenspetherC.waitforpassers-bytofeedherD.havearestandenjoythesunshine26.WhatdoesthewriterthinkofMarm?A.Lovingandcaring.B.F
unnyandhelpful.C.Mysteriousandweird.D.Vulnerableandpuzzling.27.WhatcanwelearnfromMarm’sstory?A.Noonecanbeneglected.B.Catscanunderstandeach
other.C.Peopleneedgivepetsmorepetting.D.Animalscanbelieveandsupporthuman.CMicroplasticsareeverywhereinourenvironment.It'shardlysurprisingthatthetiny
fragmentshavealsobeenfoundinhumans.AnewstudyshowsthatAmericansareconsumingasmanyas121,000particleseachyear.Measuring50to500micronsinl
ength,microplasticscomefromavarietyofsources,includinglarge·6·plasticsthatbreakdownintosmallerandsmallerpieces.Therefo
re,muchremainsunknownaboutthecommonexistenceofthesematerialswithinthehumanbody,aswellastheirimpactonhumanheal
th.Hopingtofillinsomeofthesegaps,aresearchteamledbyKieranCox,aPhDcandidateattheUniversityofVictoria,lookedat26papersassessingtheamountofmic
roplasticsincommonlyconsumedfooditems,amongwhichareseafood,sugars,salts,honey,alcoholandwater.Theteamalsoevaluatedthepotentialconsumptionofmicropl
asticsthroughinhalation(吸入)usingpreviouslyreporteddataonmicroplasticconcentrationsintheairandtheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency'sreportedrespirationrat
es.Basedonthesedata,theresearcherscalculatedthatourannualconsumptionofmicroplasticsviafoodanddrinkrangesfrom3
9,000to52,000particles.Whenmicroplasticstakeninthroughinhalationaretakenintoaccount,therangejumpstobetween74,000and121,000particlesp
eryear.Theauthorsofthestudyfoundthatpeoplewhodrinkexclusivelyfromplasticwaterbottlesabsorbanadditional90,000microplasticseachyear,comparedto4
,000amongthosewhoonlyconsumetapwater."Thisshowsthatsmalldecisions,overthecourseofayear,reallymatterandhaveanimpact."Coxsays.Then
ewstudy,accordingtoitsauthors,wasthefirsttoinvestigate"theaccumulativehumanexposure"tomicroplastics.Butina
lllikelihood,theresearchtellsonlyasmallpartoftheentirestory.Collectively,thefoodanddrinkthattheresearchersanalyzedrepresent15percentofAmericans
'caloricintake.Theteamcouldnotaccountforfoodgroupslikefruits,vegetablesandgrainsbecausetheresimplyisnotenoughdataontheirmicr
oplasticcontent.Forthoseworriedaboutmicroplasticconsumption,cuttingdownbottledwaterisagoodplacetostart.Buttotheh
eartoftheproblem,wehavetostopproducingandusingsomuchplastic.28.Whatmakesitdifficulttoknowmicroplasticscommonlyex
istinthehumanbody?A.Thequality.B.Thequantity.C.Theshape.D.Thesize.29.HowdidKieranCox'steamcalculatethepot
entialconsumptionofmicroplastics?A.Bystudyingpapers.B.Bycomparingtheimpacts.C.Byanalyzingthedata.D.Bycon
ductingexperiments.30.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Drinkinglessplasticbottledwaterhelpstotakeinfewermicroplastics.·7·B.T
hestudyisamongtheearliesttoinvestigatehumanexposuretomicroplastics.C.Cox'steamgainedcomprehensiveinformationofmicroplasticstakeninbyhumans.D.Peopleco
nsume74,000to121,000particlesofmicroplasticsperyearfromfoodanddrink.31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.ThePotentialProblemsofMicroplasticsB.Mic
roplasticsComingFromVariousSourcesC.MicroplasticsFoundWithinHumanBodiesD.TheImpactofMicroplasticsonHumanHealthDAdruguse
dtotreatseverebleedingcouldsavethousandsoflivesformothersgivingbirth.Aglobaltrialofthedrugfounditreducedtheriskofbleedingdeaths
duringchildbirthbynearlyone-third.Thestudyinvolved20,000womenin21countries,mainlyinAfricaandAsia.Thetrialwa
scarriedoutbyLondon'sSchoolofHygieneandTropicalMedicine.Thedrugiscalleddtranexamicacid(氨甲环酸).Itislow-costandresearcherssaidi
tdoesnotcauseserioussideeffectsformothersorbabies.Thedrugisusedtotreatmothersforseverebleedingduringchildbirth,alsoknownaspostpartumhemorrha
ge(产后出血).Itistheleadingcauseofmother’sdeathworldwide,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization.HaleemaShakuristheproject
directorofthetrial.Shesaysdespitemedicaladvancesinmanycountries,severebleedingafterchildbirthremainsabigprobleminsomepartsofthewo
rld.“It'soneofthebiggestkillersofmothers.InAfricaandAsia.about10percentofwomenwillendupwithseverebleeding."Thedrugwo
rksbystoppingbloodclots(血凝块)frombreakingdownafteramothergivesbirth.Thetreatmentcanpreventtheneedfordoctorstope
rformsurgerytofindthesourceofbleeding.Shakursaidthebestresultswerereportedwhenthedrugwasgiventowomenas
soonaspossibleafterchildbirth,“Theearlieryougiveit-sowithinthefirstthreehoursofgivingbirth—thebettertheeffectis.”Thenextstepwillbetogetthedrugw
hereitisneededprovidetrainingfordoctorsandnursesonhowtouseit.Duringthetrial,womenweregiventhedruginahospital.Butresea
rchersarelookingforeasierwaystoadministerthedrugsoitcanbemorewidelyusedinsmallclinicsandruralareas.32.Tranexamicacidisadrugtha
t________.A.shouldbeusedforeverymotherB.helpsmothersbeforegivingbirthC.ensuresmostnew-bornbabies’healthD.canhelpmothersgivingbirthstopbleeding·8
·33.Whatisthereachers’nextplan?A.Toknowhowmuchthedrugis.B.Togetpermissiontousethedrug.C.Toletmorepeopleknowthedrug.D.Tomakemedicalstaf
fknowhowtousethedrug.34.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Themoremothersusethedrug,thebetteritseffectis.B.AfricanandAsiancountriesmadegr
eatprogressinmedicine.C.Thereisalongwaytogobeforethedrugcanbeusedmorewidely.D.Postpartumhemorrhageistheleadingcauseofwomen’sdeath.35.Whatmaybethebe
sttitleforthetext?A.CarefortheHealthofMothersB.HowCanWeUseTranexamicAcidWell?C.ChildbirthDrugGreatlyReducesBleedingDeathsD.What'stheBiggestKillerofM
others?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?Itse
emsthateveryonegoestocollegenow,whetherornottheyfindthemselvesinterestedinstudyingsomethinglongterm.EventhoughIknowthere
aredifferentwaystobeintelligent,Istruggleduetosociety’sinfluence,whichmaintainsthatintelligenceisquantifiable
(可量化的)andthatacademicintelligenceisoneandtheonly.WheredoIQtestscomeintoplaywhenoneconsidersintelligence?Dotheyfal
lclosesttoprioritywhenconsideringthisunquantifiableconcept?IntelligencesimplycannotbereducedtoanIQtest,whicharenoteffective.Whiledesignedtomeasure“
intelligence,”alltheymeasurearebiologicaldevelopmentsthatcanchangeasonegrows.36.Therearemanyfactorsthatcanindicateanintelligentbeing,suchasacademic
intelligence,emotionalintelligence,andworldlyintelligence.Forinstance,ifastudentrealizesthattheyhaven’
tstudiedappropriatelyforanexam,heorshewouldhavetheabilitytoacknowledgethat,andthenmakerevisionstohisorh
erstudyhabitsaccordingly.37.Emotionalintelligenceistheintelligencethatfostersself-awareness,·9·self-reflection,and
self-improvement.38.Wecannotfunctionwithoutformingrelationshipsandcommunication.Thisprovesthatbeinga
wareofoneselfandreflectinginordertofurtherbettercommunicationskillsisanevidencetointelligence.Wherewouldyoubeifyouwereaterrib
lecommunicator,unaware,andunwillingtoimprove,butacademicallythriving?Emotionalintelligenceiswhatsurpasses(超越)thosewhoarehard-headed.Thosewho
maintainacademicintelligencemaystillbeabitdullandunawareofthemselves.39.Evenasacollegestudent,therearecertainskillssuchasteamworkandcommunication
thatrequireawarenessandanopenmindinordertofurthertheirgrowth.40.Academiaisnotonlypicturedandtaughtunfairly,orevenclosetowhatintellige
nceisifyouweretoquantifyit.Ifyouwanttostriveformentalgrowth,andmaintainself-awarenessthroughself-reflection,youcanapplyth
attoanyintelligencecategory.A.Alloflifeiscommunicatory.B.Specifically,thisisemotionalintelligence.C.Intelligenceisdeterminedbyma
nyfactors.D.Stubbornnessisabarriertowardscommunication.E.Infact,therearemanywithlowIQscoresthatareintelligent.F.Some
connectionsexistbetweenintelligenceandcommunication.G.Sothereisacademicintelligence,emotionalintelligence,andworldlyintellig
ence.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,Iparticipated
inModelUnitedNations(MUN)heldbytheEducationDepartment,whichwasamock(模拟的)UNactivity.Duringthetwodays,studentsareseparatedindifferentgr
oupswhich41differentcountriestodebateandtrytosolveproblems.MUNhas42awards:bestdelegates(代表),honorarymention
s,andverbalmentions.EachtimeIparticipateinMUN,Imadegood43andundoubtedlygotafewawards.ButIoftenfelt·10·asifI'd44becauseIhad
neverwonthebestdelegateaward.I45thosewhodidn'tdeservetowintheawardbutwonitvarioustimes,andIwasjustfilledwith46attheirsuccess.Ithoughtaboutwhyth
eyshouldn'thavewonandwhyIshouldhave.This47metoaskthedirector.48thedirector,hehelpedmepatientlyand49myweakness.LaterIrealize
dthatitwasalso50nottogettheawardbecauseIcouldactually51something,andthatIshouldn't52thebestdelegateawarduntilIwasthebestdelegateIcouldbe.Itmademe53th
atifIhadwonthebestdelegateawardeasily,Iwouldn'thavelearnedhowtobecomeabetterdelegateandIwouldn'thave54myshort-comingsandturnedf
ailuresintovictories.Failuresarecompletelysubjective—wecanlookataresultasafailureora55Anyfailurecanberegardedasa(n)56becauseyoucanalwayslearnsome
thingfromitanddo57nexttime.ThisissupportedbyJohnLocke'stheorythatwearebornwithblankviews;knowledgeandabilityar
elearnedfromour58.That'strue.IfImakeamistakeinthelifepractice,thenIprobablywon't59thatnexttime.Ibeliev
ethisis60thebestwaytobecomebetter.41.A.strengthenB.condemnC.inspireD.represent42.A.variousB.temporaryC.
identicalD.false43.A.appointmentsB.preparationsC.predictionsD.explanations44.A.acceleratedB.exitedC.failedD.succeeded45.A.approachedB.trainedC.exp
ectedD.witnessed46.A.reliefB.envyC.satisfactionD.delight47.A.stoppedB.refusedC.invitedD.led48.A.ThankstoB.NexttoC.InhonorofD.Ins
piteof49.A.lostsightofB.pointedoutC.gaveupD.lookeddownon50.A.annoyedB.ashamedC.goodD.terrible51.A.learnB.desertC.deleteD.display52.A.m
issB.winC.deliverD.value53.A.regretB.misguideC.doubtD.understand54.A.overcomeB.judgedC.neglectedD.forgotten55.A.bondB.betC.victoryD.los
s·11·56.A.aimB.benefitC.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。An
imalsmayalsobecomeextinctthroughdirectdestruction.Thisincludesthehuntingandcapturingofanimals.Humanshavealwayshuntedandkilled
wildlife61earlyhumanslivedmoreinharmonywithnature,62killedanimalsforessentialslikefoodandclothing.Whenguns63(invent),massdestructionofspecieswaspo
ssible.Animalshavebeen,andstillare,killed64meat,clothing,medicines,feathers,eggs,trophies(战利品),touristsouvenirs—andso
metimesjustforamusement.Somespeciesarestillcapturedinthewildforthelivepettrade,eventhough65(they)number
saredecreasing.The66(extinct)ofatleast500speciesofanimalshasbeencausedbyman,mostoftheminthiscentury.Todaythereareabout5,000endangeredanimalsa
ndatleastonespeciesdiesouteveryyear.Thereareprobablymanymorewhichbecomeextinct67anyoneknowing.68mainthreatstospeciesthencanbecitedasillegalhunting,ha
bitatlossandclimatechange.TheInternationalUnionforConservationofNaturehasitsown“redlist”ofendangeredspecies69(range)from“leas
tconcern”throughto“criticallyendangered”.Itistheirassessment70wewillrefertohere.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anexhibitionOfChinesepaintingandcalligraphy2.诗歌朗诵比赛apoetryrecitingcompe
tition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.MyfriendLiHuawenttoschoolwithouthishomeworkfinish
ing.Heplayedonlinegamesallovertheweekend.Itwastoolatewhenhefoundedhehadhomeworktodo.Toavoidpunished,hetoldhisteacherthatadogeatshishomework.Obvio
usly,itwasjustanexcusehemadetocoverthefactwhichhehadn’tdonehishomework.Theteachercertainlyknewaboutthatandmadethe
mstayafterschool.Sometimeswethinkwecanavoidtroublebymakingexcusewhenwedosomethingwrongly.However,wearereallymakingproblemsw
orseinsteadof.VII.书面表达·13·1~5CABAC6~10CAACA11~15CBCCB16~20CABAC21—25CBABB26—30ADDCA31—35CDDCC36--40EBADG41~45DABCD46
~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’
mgladtoreceiveyourletteraskingabouttheactivitiesoncampus.NowI’mwritingtotellyousomethingaboutit.Recently,aseriesofactivitiesaretobeheldi
nourschoolaspartoftheprogramaimedatshowingChinesetraditionalculture.Asscheduled,anexhibitionofChinesepaintingandcalligraphyasbellasapoetryreci
tingcompetitionwillbeheldinMaysuccessively.Whoeverisinterestedcanparticipatesincethe;areintendedinstudentsofallgrades.Hopefully,through
theseactivities,notonlycanparticipantsstrengthentheirunderstandingof'Chineseculture,butalsotheycanenhancetheirpatriotism.A
stheorganizeroftheseactivities,theStudents'Unionisstillconsideringmoredetailstoensurethattheygosmoothly.Doyouh
aveanyideasoradvice.'?Ifso,pleasewritetomeassoonaspossible.(126words)I'mlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply!Yours,LiHua·14·Text1M:Goodmorning,ma'am.
CanIhelpyou?W:Yes.Ihavesomewoolpantsthatneedtobecleaned.Ispilledredwineonthematarestaurant.Ireallyhopethey
arenotruined.Text2W:Theloudspeakersaysthefirst-classpassengersinrows11through20canboardnow.That'sus.We'reinrow13.M:N
o.Thisisgate13.Here'sourrownumber,23.Text3M:Sohowaboutthis?They'relookingforsomeoneatthehamburgerplace.W:Ican'tstandfast-foodplaces.Canyouimagin
emakinghamburgersalldaylong?M:Butlookatthemoney.It'sgood.Text4M:Hello,Kate.Doyouknowhowmanystudentswillgotothemountains?W:Ourmon
itorsaidthatthewholeclasswillgoexceptTom.Hehassomethingurgenttodo.Sothat'llbe20students.M:Oh,18stude
ntshavebeentherebynow.Text5W:SowhatwasyourmostunforgettableexperiencetravelinginBeijing?M:I'dsayitwaswatchingaPekingoperaattheNation
alGrandTheater.Itwasreallyastonishing.W:Iwasexpectingyou'dsayitwasyourtimeontheGreatWallorintheForbidde
nCity.M:Therewerejusttoomanypeople.Text6W:Ohno!Ican'tfindmyscarf!Imayleaveitonthesofaathome.M:No,⑥youputitinthebag.Reme
mber?Here!W:Ohyes!It'ssocoldhereandI'dbefreezingwithoutit.Nowwhere'smywarmcoatandhat?Haveyouseenthem?M:Trylookingonthebed.I'veunpacke
dthemalready.⑦Didyouremembertopackgloves?·15·W:⑦IknewIhadforgottensomething!CanIborrowyours?You'vegotthreepairs!Text7W:Thedepartmentstorehasreduce
dallitspricesbyfortypercentduringthesale.⑧Don'tyouthinkit'stimetoreplaceoursofa?We'vehaditforalongtime!M:Doyouthin
kso?⑨Whatwereallyneedisaproperlamptogoonthetablenexttothesofa.It'simpossibletositandreadthereatthemoment.W:⑨Let'smoveoneo
fthelampsdownfromthebedroomthen.Theblueonewouldlookgoodonthattable.M:You'reright.Text8M:CustomerService,thisisRickspeaking.Wha
tcanIdoforyoutoday?W:Hi,Rick.ThisisBeckyMatthews.Iboughtatelevisionatyourshoplastweek.Today,mycreditcardstatementcame,andIsawthatIhadbeenchargedtw
iceforthesamepurchase.Iwouldliketohavetheextrachargeremovedfrommybill.M:Iapologizefortheerror,butitcan
'tbetheshopassistant'scarelessnessthatmadetheerror.We'vebeenhavingsometroublewithourcomputersystem.Youareactuallythethirdpersont
ocallwith.Ifyougivemeyourreceiptnumber,wecangettheprocessstartedrightaway.Thenyou'llreceivethemoneytomorrow.W:OK.Holdon,pl
ease.Myreceiptnumberisinmybag.I'lltellyourightaway.Text9W:Hi,Ihaven'tseenyouforages.AreyouOK?M:Yes,I'vegotthisgreatjob,yousee.It'swhatI'vealw
ayswantedtodo.It'sbrilliant.Andit'sinthecenteroftown,nearwhereIlive.W:Sowhatdoyoudoexactly?M:Well,atthemomentIgoal
ongwithaphotographerwhenhetakesphotographsofthemodelsforthemagazine.W:Soyou'reaphotographernow?M:Well,notye
t.I'mdoingacourse.Ihelphimtocarrytheequipment.Whataboutyou?Areyoustill·16·workingintherestaurant?W:No,Ihaveadreamofbecomingaphotog
rapher,youknow.ButI'vegotanawfuljobinabookshopnow.M:What'swrongwiththat?Thoseshouldbeveryinterestingplaces
.W:Notthisone.It'sextremelyboring,infact.M:Whydon'tyoutrytogetajobinthatnewhotel,youknow,inSpringStreet.Itopenedlastweek.Itlook
sinteresting.W:Notinterestingenoughforme.Iwanttobecomeaphotographer.SocouldyouaskifIcanhaveajobonyourmagazine?M:OK.I'lltry.
Text10W:DoyoulikewearingT-shirtslikemebecauseitiscomfortable?AnddoyouknowthehistoryoftheT-shirt?Well,whiteco
ttonT-shirtswerefirstwornbytheUSNavyintheWorldWarIIandby1948,everyAmericansoldierwaswearingonetoo.ButitwasHollywoodfilmsthatmadetheT-shirtreallypop
ular:actorsMarlonBrandoandJamesDeanworeclassicwhiteT-shirtsintheirfilms.Afterthat,everyyoungmanwantedtowearone.Womendidn'tbegintowearT
-shirtsuntiltheendofthe1950s.Inthe1959FrenchfilmAboutdesoufflé,AmericanactressJeanSebergworeaT-shirtadvertis
inganEnglishlanguagenewspaper.ThisstartedanewfashioninT-shirtsforwomen,butitwasn'tuntilthemid-1960sthatcompan
ieslikeBudweiserandCoca-ColastartedusingT-shirtsas“walkingadvertisements”.Later,theT-shirtbecameawayofsayingsomethingimportant.Forexample,soonaft
ertheblackAmericanleaderAngelaDaviswenttoprisonin1970,peopleallaroundtheworldwerewearingT-shirtswiththemessage“FreeAngela”.Inthe1970s,Frenchfash
iondesignerYvesSaintLaurentdesignedafamousblueT-shirtwithhisnameinwhiteletters.GiorgioArmanihasalsousedT-shirtsinhisfashionsho
ws.Andin2001,anumberofwhite“J'adoreDior”T-shirtssoldquicklyatover$100each!