高 一 英 语 2015.6
咸宁市教育科学研究院命制
考生注意：1、本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分，考 试时间120分钟。
2、考生答题时，请将自己的学校、姓名、考号填写在答题卷指定的位置，同时 认真阅读答题卷上的注意事项。
3、考生答题时，请按照题号顺序在答题卷上各题目的答题区域内作答，写在试 题卷上无效。考试结束时，只交答题卷。
第一卷
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卷上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. When is the game due to be finished? A. At 3:40. B. At 3:50. C. At 4:00. 2. What will the man do next?
A. Leave right away. B. Stay for dinner. C. Catch an early bus. 3. What are the two speakers doing?
A. Walking down a hill. B. Climbing stairs. C. Discussing a trip. 4. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In an office. B. In a library. C. In a bookstore. 5. What’s the possible relationship between the two speakers? A. Mother and son. B. Classmates. C. Husband and wife.
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。 听第6段材料，回答第6至第7题。 6. How old can the actress be? A. She is not more than 29. B. She is no more than 29. C. She is at least 40.
7. What did the woman’s answer mean? A. She was still very young.
B. She was older than the actress. C. She wanted to be an actress.
听第7段材料，回答第8至第10题。 8. What was the weather forecasted to be?
A. Hot. B. Cool. C. Cloudy.9. How is the summer here generally? A. Hot and rainy. B. Cool and dry. C. Cool and rainy. 10. What will the man and the woman do this weekend? A. Go swimming. B. Go hiking. C. Have a party. 听第8段材料，回答第11至第13题。 11. What’s the man’s most important online activity? A. Surfing the net. B. Shopping. C. Chatting. 12. How does the man feel about talking online?
A. Easier. B. Cheaper. C. Safer.13. What can we infer about the woman? A. She won’t chat online. B. She will try chatting online.
C. She’ll be still scared of chatting on line. 听第9段材料，回答第14至第16题。 14. What’s the relationship between the speakers?
A. Strangers. B. Teacher and student. C. Mother and son. 15. Where was the woman born?
A. Germany. B. America. C. England. 16. What will the woman do next Monday? A. Work in college. B. Have dinner with friends. C. Visit a painting exhibition.
听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。 17. When did the agent come to their house?
A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening. 18. Why did the speaker sell the house? A. Her husband had got a higher position. B. Her husband had lost his job. C. She wanted to have a bigger one.
19. Why did the agent call on the speaker so early? A. His telephone went out of order. B. The buyers had to leave soon. C. He began to work at 7:00 am.
20. Why did the couple laugh in the speaker’s house? A. They saw something familiar to them. B. They saw something they had never seen. C. They considered her silly.
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，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
A
Some people make you feel comfortable. You can easily spend an hour with them and feel
asif you have known them your whole life. These people, who can make others feel relaxed, havegreat people skills and if we observe them we can learn a lot.
How do they do it? Here are several ways to put others at ease so you can make friendsquickly.
First of all, good talkers ask lots of questions. Almost anyone, no matter how shy he or she is,will answer a question put to him or her. One well-known businesswoman says: “At businesslunches, I always ask people what they did that morning. It’s a common question, but it will getthings going.” From there you can move on to other matters – sometimes even to really personalquestions. How he or she answers will let you know how far you can go.
Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers. This point seemsobvious, but it is important to remember that your questions should have a point and help youunderstand what sort of person you are talking to. In order to find this out, you really have to listencarefully.
Real listening means not changing the subject of conversation. If someone sticks to one topic,you can take it as a fact that he or she is really interested in it. Real listening also means not justlistening to the words, but also to how the person is speaking. What is their tone of voice? If theysound bored then it might be time for you to change the subject.
Finally, good talkers know how to end a conversation. If you’re saying goodbye to someone,shake his or her hand and say: “I’ve really enjoyed meeting you.” And if you want to see thatperson again, don’t keep it a secret. Let them know, and they will walk away feeling as if they’veknown you their whole life.
21. What is the article mainly about? A. The skills needed to be a good talker. B. What to do when making friends.
C. How to be a good listener.
D. How to start a conversation with a stranger.
22. Why is it important to listen when talking to others? a. To decide how far your conversation can go. b. To find out more about the person you are talking to. c. To show the person how much you like him or her. d. To make sure that the person agrees with your point. A. a, b B. a, c C. a, d D. b, d
23. To be a good talker, you are advised NOT to __________. A. ask many common questions B. change the subject frequently C. listen to the answers carefully D. ask any personal questions
B
Have you ever been stuck for hours on a hard math problem? If you sat there for some timeyou might eventually solve it, but scientists say that daydreaming might be a much better way totackle difficult tasks.
In fact, daydreaming has long been misunderstood. It’s considered to be a bad thing and oftenassociated with laziness. “We’re harsh (严厉的) on ourselves if we catch ourselves mindwandering,” says Professor Kalina Christoff from the University of British Columbia in Canada.
But the truth is that some of the most important scientific discoveries came about becausescientists allowed their minds to wander. For example, Albert Einstein began his theory ofrelativity (相对论) when he daydreamed about riding a beam (束) of sunlight to the edge of theuniverse. And now, research has shown that normal people can also improve their
problem-solving ability in the same way, reported The Telegraph.
In a study, 145 people aged between 19 and 32 were asked to list as many unusual uses aspossible for everyday objects. Some of them were given a 12-minute break while the others werenot allowed any break from the task. People on the break did not simply relax – some of themwere told to carry out a tiring memory task while others did an easier task.
Scientists found that people who did the easier task were daydreaming a lot. They thoughtabout personal issues (问题) in the past or in the future because their mind was at ease (放松的).
After the break, all participants were asked to return once again to the task of listing unusualuses for everyday objects. It was found that daydreamers improved their performance by 40percent, while all the other people, including those who didn’t have a break and who did tiringtasks during the break, performed the same as before.
“People assume that when the mind wanders away it just gets turned off – but we show theopposite,” explained Christoff. “A more playful attitude might allow you to call in more resources(解决办法).” So when you are struggling to solve complicated problems, it might be better off ifyou switch to a simpler task and let your mind
According to Christoff, people typically (通常地) spend one-third of their waking timedaydreaming. “It’s a big part of our lives, but it’s been largely ignored by science.”
24. It was believed that daydreaming _______. A. was a good way to relax and solve problems B. had something to do with imagination C. had been misunderstood for a long time D. was a waste of time when the mind was shut off
25. What is the main purpose of Paragraph 3? A. To inform us that daydreaming has its benefits. B. To show that great scientists daydream a lot. C. To prove people can daydream whenever they like. D. To introduce new experiments on daydreaming.
26. What did the scientists discover in the experiment? A. People’s minds turned off as they daydreamed.
B. The group that were given hard memory tasks performed best. C. Daydreaming could improve people’s problem-solving abilities. D. People who had a break showed improvement in the task.
27. How did the scientists get their conclusion?
A. By comparing the performances of different groups. B. By studying brain scan (扫描) results of the groups. C. By asking and observing people in different groups. D. By analyzing (分析) the amount of tasks each participant did.
C
In the children’s story Pinocchio, the wooden boy’s nose grows longer when he doesn’t tellthe truth. The story has since been used as a warning by parents to stop their children from lying.
But believe it or not, this old fairy tale has some truth in it, because a new study shows thatyour nose can give you away if you lie. However, instead of growing longer, researchers say ournoses heat up if we tell tall tales.
Live Science reported that while the change of body temperature is difficult to see with thenaked eye, heat cameras can help us identify it. Researchers from the University of Granada
inSpain introduced thermographic (热感成像的) cameras into their experiment. These kind ofcameras were first used in wars to search for people because it can detect (探测) the heat comingfrom human bodies. This is the first time that it has been used in psychological (心理学的)research.
Watching the participants through the thermographic camera, researchers soon noticed thetemperature change on their faces – when they told a lie, their nose started to heat up, as well asthe muscles around the inner corner of their eyes. They also found that people’s faces got hotterwhen they were feeling anxious, and cooler when they did difficult mental tasks.
This change in temperature all comes from a part of the brain called the insula (脑岛). Here’show it works: The insula controls both our emotion (情绪) and body temperature. When we lieabout our feelings, the insula is activated (激活), causing our face temperature to rise, especiallyaround our nose.
In fact, the “Pinocchio effect”, as it has been called, is just a part of the researchers’ studyabout how our body temperature changes with our mental states. Empathy (移情作用), forexample, can also be detected this way.
In the experiment, researchers showed a video of a person getting an electric shock in the arm.Among all the people who watched this video, researchers found that those who were highlyempathic would get hotter in their arms. This means that they were feeling the other person’s pain.
28. What is main purpose of the research mentioned in the article? A. To test the “Pinocchio effect”.
B. To find out the link between lying and face temperature. C. To see how anxiety affects body temperature.
D. To find out the link between body temperature and mental states.
29. What does the underlined phrase “give you away” mean?
A. show the truth B. give a warning
C. hide your feeling D. change its temperature
30. According to the study, when people tell a lie, __________. A. they must feel anxious B. they must feel ashamed C. their noses change size D. their insula becomes active
31. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Thermographic cameras are often used in psychological researches. B. When a person feels worried, his or her face temperature drops. C. The insula is activated when we start doing hard mental tasks.
D. Highly empathetic people’s body temperature changes when they see others’ pain.
D
A small, white envelope has peeked (偷看) through the branches of our Christmas tree for thepast 10 years. It has no name, no identification, no inscription (字迹).
My husband Mike hated Christmas. He hated the overspending and the crazy running aroundat the last minute for the gifts given in desperation because you couldn’t think of anything else.
So one year I searched for something special to give Mike. The inspiration came in anunusual way.
Our son Kevin was 12 and was on the school wrestling team. Shortly before Christmas, therewas a non-league match against a team of poor kids. They were dressed in ragged sneakers, andpresented a sharp contrast (对比) to our boys in their golden uniforms and sparkling (闪亮的) new
As the match began, I was alarmed to see that the other team was wrestling without helmets(头盔). Their team obviously could not afford them.
We beat them hands down (轻松地). Mike shook his head sadly. “I wish just one of themcould have won,” he said. Mike loved kids and enjoyed coaching football and baseball. That’swhen the idea for his present came.
That afternoon, I went to a sports store and bought a load of wrestling headgear and shoes. Isent them anonymously (匿名地) to the poor team. On Christmas Eve, I placed a small, whiteenvelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his gift fromme.
Mike’s smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year. In the years that followed, Isent a group of mentally handicapped (智障的) youngsters to a hockey game, and a check to a pairof elderly brothers whose home had burned to the ground the week before Christmas. The whiteenvelope became the highlight (亮点) of Christmas.
Mike died last year, but on Christmas Eve I still placed an envelope on the tree. The nextmorning it was joined by three more. Each of our three children had placed a white envelope onthe tree for their dad. Mike’s spirit, like the Christmas spirit, will always be with us.
By Nancy W. Gavin
32. Why did Mike hate Christmas?
A. He found each Christmas was just the same as another.
B. He felt Christmas was ruined by constantly having to rush around. C. He couldn’t see the point in exchanging expensive gifts.
D. He felt the Christmas spirit was lost in commercialized gift buying.
33. From the description of the non-league match, we can learn that ______. A. the author was proud of her son’s win B. the match was unfair from the start
C. with helmets, some of the other teams could have won D. the author felt ashamed of the gold uniforms and new shoes
34. When Mike said those words after the match, he meant that ______.
A. there was a big contrast in skills in the two teams B. defeat was always a hard lesson to take for kids C. dress and shoes could affect a sports players’ confidence D. the defeat might cause the poor kids to lose faith in themselves
35. What does the white envelope mean to the three kids?
A. Their united family spirit. B. The helpful spirit of their father. C. Their generosity to the poor. D. Their mother’s love for their father. 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。
In many countries of the world people do what is called house sitting. It means that if ownersof the house are going away, they want someone to come into their home and look after the houseand maybe pets while they are away.
In Australia, many people travel. After people retire, they might buy a van(房车) and travelall over the country. 36. _______________
So if someone wants to travel or go away for some reason, they might want someone in theirhome to care for it and keep the gardens tidy. House sitters might have to care for pets. Also, quitea few people have swimming pools in their back yard and they need cleaning. 37._______________ I feel it is a great way of seeing the country, because you go and stay in a newcity, get to meet new people, and have time to go sightseeing in a new area.
38. _______________ There are websites where you find the advertisements by people whowant to travel, and by replying to the advertisement, you can make arrangements to go and lookafter their home.
There are some requirements to be a house sitter. You must be a trusted person, so that thehome owner knows you will not steal anything. You must be able to go when the house ownerwants you to go, so you need lots of free time. 39. _______________ You need to be good withpets, able to care for cats and dogs, or other pets they may have.
Some house sitting jobs are just for a few days or a couple of weeks while the house ownerhave a short holiday. Sometimes it is for much longer. We have had one house sit for six months,while the home owner travelled to Europe.
40. _______________ Then you can travel to many different countries and stay there. One ofthe important things to get are references from the home owners where you have stayed. Areference is a written letter to say that you are trustworthy and have looked after their home well.You can show these letters to possible house sitting jobs and they know you will do a good job.
A. I have done house sitting many times. B. Thousands of people do this all the time.
C. It is also possible to do house sitting in other countries.
D. Generally you have many opportunities to get a house sitting job. E. You must take a little care over what your description says about you. F. This is an international house sitting service for all city and country areas. G. You must have a good car, so you can travel to different parts of the country.
第三部分：英语知识运用 （共两节，满分35分） 第一节（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空
白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
I was flying to New York the other day. I knew it was going to be a 41 day when on theway to the airport, the taxi driver told me he was lost.
I had 42 my flight over the telephone, so when we arrived, I had to 43 to thereservations desk (服务台) to pay for my ticket. The clerk told me my 44 was not on thepassenger list. It took fifteen minutes for her to 45 that she spelled my name incorrectly. Shegave me my ticket and told me I’d better 46 my luggage quickly or I’d miss my flight. I wasthe last person to get on the plane.
I 47 flying, especially take-off, but the plane took off and everything seemed to be OK.Suddenly there was a funny noise and everything started to 48 . I looked out of the window andsmoke was coming out of the wing. 49 I could think of was “The engine is on fire. We’re goingto 50 . I’m too young to die.”
Immediately the captain spoke to us in a very calm 51 . “Ladies and gentlemen. This iscaptain 52 . We are having a small technical 53 with one of our engines. We will have toreturn to the airport. Please remain 54 and keep your seat belts fastened.”
You can 55 how frightened I was, but the 56 was excellent. The flight attendants (空乘人员) were really calm. They told us to 57 and said everything would be all right. A fewminutes later, we were coming into 58 . The pilot made a perfect landing on the runway. Wewere 59 .
That day I decided not to fly again, I caught another 60 to go home. But as I closed thefront door I looked down. Somehow I picked up the wrong suitcase.
41. A. memorial B. usual C. lucky D. terrible 42. A. booked B. chose C. completed D. asked
43. A. walk B. enter C. rush D. aim 44. A. address B. suitcase C. ticket D. name 45. A. remember B. remind C. repeat D. realize 46. A. treat B. examine C. check D. inspect 47. A. appreciate B. hate C. allow D. avoid 48. A. fall B. break C. shake D. disturb 49. A. All B. That C. Why D. Whether 50. A. land B. crash C. disappear D. fail 51. A. sound B. voice C. noise D. throat 52. A. ordering B. telling C. shouting D. speaking 53. A. question B. accident C. problem D. mistake 54. A. to seat B. seated C. seating D. to be seated 55. A. think B. imagine C. create D. describe 56. A. crew B. passenger C. pilot D. crowd 57. A. rest B. rely C. lie D. relax 58. A. move B. land C. fly D. speed 59. A. nervous B. safe C. satisfied D. peaceful 60. A. flight B. turn C. plane D. taxi
第二卷
注意事项：
第二卷3页，须用黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上书写作答。如在试题卷上作答，答案无效。 第三部分：英语知识运用 （共两节，满分35分） 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
There’s one award that no one would ever want to receive: the Golden Raspberry Award,also 61. __________(know) as a Razzies. It’s an awards ceremony to 62. reco______ the worst infilm.
The Razzies were created in 1980 63. __________ author John Wilson. He 64.__________(gather) his friends in his living room and began the ceremony, giving the 65.f__________ award to the worst movie of that year. Then he let the 66. lo__________ press knowabout his awards. By the 4th Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony, CNN and two major wireservices 67. __________(cover) the event. Today, it makes its “awards” announcement a day 68.b__________ the Academy Awards Oscars are handed out. Prizes are 69. det__________ byonline votes from Golden Raspberry Award Foundation members and RottenTomatoes.com users.Will and Jaden Smith took home a 70. to__________ of three Razzies for their work in the sci-fiepic After Earth.
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I’d love to telling you something about my vacation. I’ve been looking forward to visit the EastLake for a long time. Yesterday, with my friends, I paid a visit it. We set off at 7:00 am by bus. It’s8 kilometers far away from our city, and when we got there, it was 7:20 am. There we have awonderful time. We spent the whole morning boating and fished on the lake. Then we had a picnicin the lake. In the afternoon, we climbed the Snake Island, picking the beautiful flowers and took alot of pictures. Time passed very quick. Before we knew it, it was already 16:00, but we had to goback. How about your vacation? Please write me as soon as possible.
第二节 书面表达(满分30分)
请根据以下提示，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文
Parents are always ready to shelter us, which, unfortunately, mightn’t really help us grow.After all, birds can fly high only because they have enough chance to try.
注意：①无须写标题，不得照抄英语提示语；
②除诗歌外，文体不限；
③词数为100左右。
湖北省咸宁市2014—2015学年度下学期期末考试
高一英语参考答案
第一部分：听力（每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1—5 BABCB
第二部分：阅读理解（每小题2分，满分40分） 21—25 AABDA
第三部分：英语知识运用（满分35分） 第一节（每小题1分，满分20分） 41—45 DACDD
46—50 CBCAB
51—55 BDCBB
56—60 ADBBD
26—30 CADAD
31－35 DDCDB
36—40 BADGC
6—10 CABAA
11—15 CBBAA
16—20 CABBA
第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分） 61. known 66. local
第四部分：写作（满分45分） 第一节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）
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64. gathered 69. determined
65. first 70. total
68. before
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fishing
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back. How about your vacation? Please write me as soon as possible.
第二节（满分30分）(one possible version)
Though my mom always spares no effort to help remove any obstacle in my way, personally, I think the fastest way to grow up is to allow me to struggle by myself.
One Friday, we were informed that an oral English contest would be held in our city. The news thrilled me greatly. I was very eager to win, so I felt very nervous. Then my mom told me one of the judges was her schoolmate and that she could call him up. I knew it might be easier for me to win with just a phone call, but it was just unfair. I might come across some difficulties but if I couldn’t overcome them by myself, I wouldn’t deserve the success. I persuaded my mom not to do so and took up the challenge bravely. After careful preparation and countless practice, I finally made it. At that moment I felt so proud of myself.
附：听力录音稿 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。现在，你有5秒钟的时间阅读第1小题的有关内容。 Text 1
W: This game is so exciting. What is the time?
M: It’s 3:30. There are only 20 minutes before it’s finished. Text 2
W: What’s the hurry? We’d like you to stay for dinner.
M: Well, thank you, but Helen and I have to meet my parents at the railway station. Text 3
W: Oh, dear. I wish I had taken the lift.
M: If I had known it was so far up, I wouldn’t have suggested walking. Text 4
M: Excuse me. Is this dictionary available?
W: Ur … Oxford Learners Dictionary, the seventh edition? I am sorry. It’s sold out.
M: Oh, that’s too bad. Text 5
W: Hi, Tom. Come over here quickly. You see, it is raining. Let’s stay here for some time until the rain is over.
M: Don’t worry. I have an umbrella in my schoolbag. Let’s share it and go to school together. W: Thanks. 第一节到此结束。
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至第7两个小题。现在，你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。 Text 6
M: Can you recognize that woman, Mary?
W: I think I can, Henry. It must be jenny Brown, the actress. M: I thought so. She is so pretty, isn’t she? W: Yes, she is. She doesn’t look old at all.
M: I read she’s twenty-nine, but she must be at least forty.
W: I’m sure she is. She was a famous actress when I was still a school girl. M: That was a long time ago, wasn’t it?
W: Not that long ago! I’m not more than twenty-nine myself!
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。 Text 7
M: How is the weather today? W: It’s very hot and humid. M: Quite different from the forecast.
W: The weather changes often at this time of the year. It’s possible to cool down in the late afternoon.
M: How are the summers here generally?
W: They are usually hot and rainy.
M: I have been here for about a month. It’s very hot and humid. W: It’s just June now. the rainy season hasn’t arrived yet. M: What shall we do today? Good weekends shouldn’t be wasted. W: What about swimming? M: That’s a great idea.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。 Text 8
W: Bill, how long do you stay online daily? M: Three hours at least.
W: Three hours? What are you doing with them?
M: Thousands of things! I surf the net, check my e-mails, order interesting things, and most important of all I chat with my friends.
W: Chat over the Internet? I think it’s easier to talk on the phone. M: Well, my friends are living everywhere. It’s cheaper to chat online. W: It sure is. Do you meet new people in the chat rooms?
M: Of course. I’ve met many cool guys there. We share a lot in common.
W: I’d like to try, but my parents disagreed with the idea. They explained the dangers of hackers and bad guys who pretend to be people they are not.
M: That might be true. Of course online chatter isn’t always so harmless. But you can tell if you keep your senses about you.
W: I guess so. Anyway I was not born yesterday.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。 Text 9
M: Great party, isn’t it? By the way, I’m Tony.
W: Yes, it’s a fantastic party. I’m Lenore. Nice to meet you. M: You too. Are you from America?
W: Actually. I was born in Germany, but I grew up in New York. How about you?
M: Oh, I grew up here in Portland.
W: So you are local boy. I’m an art teacher at Grant High School.
M: Really? I’m an art student in college here. I’ll graduate this year. There’ll be an exhibition for my graduation next week. I have a couple of paintings in it. Would you like to come? W: I’d love to.
M: Great. The first day is on Monday. It’s at the Art College. Do you know here it is? W: Yes, in fact it’s near where I live.
M: So why don’t we meet at the main entrance of the college at seven? W: Sure. I look forward to it.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。现在，你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。 Text 10
When my husband was out of work, we put our house up for sale. Three weeks later, it was still on the market. I became a busy housekeeper. Every room had to be kept tidy, and dishes had to be washed and put away when used. Then one day the doorbell rang unexpectedly at 8 am. Sleepily, I opened the door and saw our agent standing there with a couple from New York. “There was no time to call”, he explained, “because the couple has to catch a plane home.”
The three people made their way past the dirty breakfast dishes on the kitchen table and into a bedroom with unmade beds. As I retreated into a bathroom to comb my hair, I heard the man saying something to his wife. Then they both laughed.
Two days later, the agent phoned me that the couple had bought the house. He repeated what the buyer had said when he handed over the check the following day. “That house was a warm, lived-in house, just like ours.” 第二节到此结束。
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