广州市广雅中学2007届高三英语3月模拟考试.doc

1、 广州市广雅中学2007届高三英语3月模拟考试注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的校名、姓名、考号填写在答题卡的密封线内。2选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案；不能答在试卷上。3非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在另发的答题卷各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液.不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将答题卷和答题卡一并收回。I听力（共两节，满分35分） 做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音结

2、束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节：听独白或对话(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 请听下面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。在听完每段对话或独白前，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1段对话，回答13题。1. What did the woman do on Friday?A. She prepared for the exam.B. She attended a class activity.C. She had a

3、history lesson.2. What is the weather in the desert like at night?A. Hot and dry.B. Hot and wet.C. Cool and dry.3. Why is it easy to see different rocks in the desert?A. There are very few plants.B. There are too many rocks.C. There are different colors of rocks.听第2段对话，回答45题。4. What course is John s

4、tudying at the college?A. Medicine.B. Basic Programming.C. Advanced Programming.5. How many students are there at the college?A. 500 B. 550 C. 6006. Which club will John probably join?A. The Table Tennis Club.B. The Tennis Club.C. The Film Club.听第3段对话，回答69题。7. Where was the match played?A. In South

5、Africa.B. In England.C. In America.8. Who is Nelson Mandela?A. The former South African President.B. A famous football player.C. A famous football coach.9. When did the host team get its goal?A. In the first half.B. In the second half.C. Near the end of the first half.听第4段对话，回答1012题。10. Where does t

6、he conversation probably take place?A. At an airport.B. At home.C. At the office.11. What will the man miss?A. His job in London.B. Local shops and cinemas.C. His life in the town.12. How does the woman think of the mans wearing a suit?A. He should wear a suit on the first day.B. He neednt wear a su

7、it.C. He must wear a suit all the time.听第5段独白，回答1315题。13. When did the woman dream of becoming a singer?A. When she was 12.B. When she was 5.C. When she met Rene.14. What do we know about the womans parents?A. They were singers.B. They discovered Rene.C. They ran a piano bar.15. How did Rene feel wh

8、en he first heard the woman singing?A. He was moved.B. He was surprised.C. He was disappointed.第二节：听取信息(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)请听下面1段独白。根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答卷纸标号为1620的空格中。你将有2分钟的作答时间。本段独白读两遍。TimeEvent _ (16) King George I announced the opening of the first International Olympic Games. _ (17)Coubertin

9、held _ (18) in Paris. 1924The first _ (19) held. _, _ and _ (20)The Olympic Games were not held.II 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-30各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Leaving HomeWhen I told my mother, she looked at me as if I had _21_her face. What? Live in London? she said. I

10、just feel its time I saw a little more of the world. After all, mum, Im twenty-two!” Just then, my father came downstairs, looking _22_as he always did after his Sunday afternoon nap. I had chosen the moment carefully. Clive wants to leave home. He doesnt want to live with us any more, she told him

11、in a trembling voice. My fathers expression changed. What? You arent serious, are you, son? he asked. He sat down at the table opposite me.Perhaps my parents wouldnt have reacted this way if they hadnt spent all their lives in a small village in Wales. And perhaps my mother in particular wouldnt hav

12、e been so possessive if her only other child hadnt died as a baby. I tried to explain to them that the bank I worked _23_ had offered me a chance to take a job in their head office. But I didnt dare tell them I had already accepted the job.Londons a long way away. Well hardly see you any more, my fa

13、ther said.l can come back at _24_, dad. He shook his head, looking more and more like someone who had just been given a few months to _25_ by his doctor. I dont know, son. I dont know. He shook his head again and then got up and walked _26_ into the garden.My mother and I sat there at the table. In

14、the _27_, I could hear the old clock ticking away in the hall. There were tears in my mothers eyes. I knew she was going to put pressure on me to give up the idea, and I wondered if I could stand up to it. I even began to wonder if it was wrong _28_ me to want to leave my family, the village and the

15、 people I had known all my life to live among the English in their cold, strange capital.She put her hand over mine.Your father _29_ lately. Neither have I. You know that. But we wont stand in your way if its _30_you really want, she said.21. A. washed B. slapped C. kissed D. changed22. A. relaxed B

16、. tired C. anxious D. pleased23. A. for B. / C. at D. in24. A. weekends B. weekdays C. night D. daytime25 .A. live B. play C. work D. spare26. A. away B. out C. quickly D. slowly27. A. noise B. silence C. darkness D. meantime28. A. for B. of C. with D. to29. A. has been well B. hasnt been good C. ha

17、snt been well D. has been good30. A. something B. everything C. that D. what语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为31-40的相应位置。Why did the chicken go _31_ the road? To get to the other side.Most people know this joke. But recently, some people _32_ (be) much more

18、concerned with how the grizzly bear and mountain lion can cross the road. Millions of animals die each year _33_ U.S. roads, the Federal Highway Administration reports. In fact, only about 80 ocelots, _34_ endangered wild cat, exist in the U.S. today. The main reason? Roadkill. Ecopassages may help

19、animals cross the road without _35_ (hit) by cars. They are paths both over and under roads. These ecopassages can be extremely useful, so that wildlife can avoid human conflicts, said Jodi Hilty of the Wildlife Conservation Society. _36_ do animals actually use the ecopassages? The answer is yes. P

20、aul Beier of Northern Arizona University found foot marks left by mountain lions on an ecopassage that went under a highway, _37_showed that the lion used the passage. Builders of some ecopassages try to make them look like a _38_ part of an area _39_ planting trees on and around them. Animals seem

21、to be catching on. Animals _40_ salamanders and grizzly bears are using the bridges and underpasses. The next time you visit a park or drive through an area with a lot of wildlife, look around. You might see an animal overpass!III. 阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节：阅读理解（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项中，选出最佳选

22、项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(A)Have you ever wondered what you would look like if you were an Asian, Middle Eastern, black, white or Indian person? By stepping into the Human Race Machine, you can find out. When you sit inside it, the machine creates a digital image of your face. After pushing certain buttons, th

23、e machine uses various photos of people of a certain ethnic group mixed with your own facial features. From this, it can come up with an image showing how you would look as a member of a different race.The machine is part of a traveling retrospective (回顾展) called “ Seeing and Believing: The Art of N

24、ancy Burson.” Burson is a famous American photographer and inventor. The show of 100 photos and multimedia works was on view at the Grey Art Gallery in New York on April 20.“ It is a strange feeling, just like stepping into someone elses skin.” said Hathy Zajchenko, a museum visitor from Pennsylvani

25、a, US. As soon as she sat down, she tried out a range of ethnic groups. “ The Middle Eastern image worked pretty well for me,” she said with a smile.According to Burson, the machine is a prayer for unity. It is about seeing through differences to find the things we all share in common. Burson added

26、the database of Middle Eastern faces, both Arab and Jewish, after the terrorist attacks on September 11. “ I have always wanted to allow people to see differently. I am a photographer. I am recording the unseen, because what we can not see is so much more interesting than what we can see,” Burson sa

27、id.For those who missed the show, the Human Race machine will be on view at the New York Hall of Science in the Queens district full-time as of June.41 The Human Race Machine can _.A. tell you what you would look like if you were a member of another ethnic groupB. create a digital image of your face

28、 and change itC. turn your pray into realityD. let people step into someone elses skin42 The phrase “ come up with” in the first paragraph means _.A. get nearerB. produceC. come outD. change43 When Kathy Zajchenko said that the Middle Eastern image worked well for her, she meant that _.A. she would

29、like to change her faceB. she had a strange feelingC. she was satisfied with what she looked like as a Middle Eastern personD. she could buy the Human Race machine44 The underlined sentence “ The machine is a pray for unity.” means _ .A. the Human Race machine can unite the facial feather of a diffe

30、rent ethnic group with your ownB. the machine shows that no matter what race people are, there are some things we all have in commonC. one can pray before the machineD. if you want, the machine can change your face45 Burson added the database of Middle Eastern faces after the September 11 attack bec

31、ause _.A. she wanted to show people what terrorists look likeB. she wanted to record what people cannot seeC. she wanted to be famous as a photographerD. she wanted to let people see the foreign people (B)A few years ago a young mother watched her husband diaper(给换尿布) their firstborn son. “You do no

32、t have to be unhappy about it,” she protested. “You can talk to him and smile a little.” The father, who happened to be a psychologist, answered firmly, “He has nothing to say to me, and I have nothing to say to him.”Psychologist now know how wrong that father was. From the moment of birth, a baby h

33、as a great deal to say to his parent and they to him. But a decade or so ago, these experts were describing the newborn as a primitive creature who reacted only by reflex, a helpless victim of its environment without capacity to influence it. And mothers accepted the truth. Most thought (and some st

34、ill do) that a new infant could see only blurry(模糊的) shadows, that his other senses were undeveloped, and that all he required was nourishment, clean diapers, and a warm bassinet.Today university laboratories across the country are studying newborns in their first month of life. As a result, psychol

35、ogists now describe the new baby as perceptive (理解力强的), with remarkable learning abilities and an even more remarkable capacity to shape his or her environment including the attitudes and actions of his parents. Some researchers believe that the neonatal period may even be the most significant four

36、weeks in an entire lifetime.Far from being helpless, the newborn knows what he likes and rejects what he doesnt. He shut out unpleasant sensations by closing his eyes or averting his face. He is a glutton for novelty. He prefers animate(living) things over inanimate and likes people more than anythi

37、ng.When a more nine minutes out, an infant prefers a human face to a head-shaped outline. He makes the choice despite the fact that, with delivery room attendants masked and gowned, he has never seen a human face before. By the time hes twelve hours old, his entire body moves in precise synchrony (同

38、时发生) to the sound of a human voice, as if he were dancing. A non-human sound, such as a tapping noise, brings no such response.46The author points out that the father diapering his first-born son was wrong because_.A. he believed the baby was not able to hear himB. he thought the baby didnt have the

39、 power of speechC. he was a psychologist unworthy of his professionD. he thought the baby was not capable of any response47 According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. A new infant can see only blurry shadows.B. A new infants senses are undevelopedC. All a new infant requires is nour

40、ishment, clean diapers, and a warm bassinet.D. A new infant is actually able to influence his or her environment48 What does the underlined sentence “He is a glutton for novelty” probably mean?A. The newborn is greedy for new foodB. The newborn tends to overeatC. The newborn always loves things that

41、 are new to himD. The newborns appetite is a constant topic in novels49According to the passage, its groundless (wrong) to think that newborns prefer_.A. a human face to a head-shaped outlineB. animate things to inanimate onesC. human voice to non-human soundsD. nourishment to a warm bassinet50 What

42、 is the passage mainly discussing about?A. What people know about newbornsB. How wrong parents are when they handle their babiesC. How much newborns have progressed in about a decades timeD. Why the first month of life is the most significant four weeks in a lifetime (C)The two things snow and mount

43、ains which are needed for a ski area are the two things that cause avalanches, large mass of snow and ice crushing down the side of a mountainoften called White Death. It was the threat of the avalanche and its record as a killer of man in the western mountains that created the snow ranger. He first

44、 started on avalanche control work in the winter of 1937 38 at Alta, Utah, in Wasatch National Forest. This mountain valley was becoming well known to skiers. It was dangerous. In fact, more than 120 persons had lost their lives in 1936 and another 200 died in 1937 as a result of avalanches before i

45、t became a major ski area. Thus, development of Alta and other major ski resorts in the west was dependent upon controlling the avalanche. The Forest Service set out to do it, and did, with its corps of snow rangers. It takes many things to make a snow ranger. The snow ranger must be in excellent ph

46、ysical condition. He must be a good skier and a skilled mountain climber He should have at least a high school education, and the more college courses in geology, physics, and related fields he has, the better. He studies snow, terrain, wind, and weather. He learns the conditions that produce avalan

47、ches. He learns to forecast avalanches and to bring them roaring on down the mountainsides to reduce their killing strength.The snow ranger learns to do this by using artillery, by blasting with TNT, and by the difficult and skillful art of skiing avalanches down. The snow ranger, dressed in a green

48、 parka which has a bright yellow shoulder patch, means safety for people on ski slopes. He pulls the trigger on a 75 mm. Recoilless rifle, skis waist deep in powder testing snow stability, or talks with the ski areas operator as he goes about his work to protect the public from the hazards of deep s

49、now on steep mountain slopes. 51. The snow rangers are employees of _. A. the Forest Service. B. the Resource Bureau. C. the Tourist Board. D. the Sports Bureau. 52. A snow ranger himself must be _.A. a college graduate. B. a physicist. C. a geologist. D. a mountaineer. 53. A snow ranger uses very p

50、owerful guns _.A. to warn skiers of an approaching avalanche. B. to signal for help in an emergency. C. to create an avalanche. D. to communicate with the ski area operator. 54. The primary duty of the snow ranger is _. A. To make sure ski area operators are following safety rules. B. To predict and

51、 control avalanches in mountainous areas. C. To check skis and repair them. D. To forecast the weather. 55.The passage implies that a snow ranger _.A. knows how to use a pistol. B. must write lengthy reports on his work. C. may travel many miles when he is on duty. D. has a long working day. 第二节 信息匹

52、配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）You are going to read a text about the tips on resume writing, followed by a list of examples. Choose the best example from the list A-F for each numbered subheading(15).There is one extra example which you do not need to use.What follows are tips on writing a functional resume th

53、at will get reada resume that makes you come alive and look interesting to employers.56. Put yourself first:In order to write a resume others will read with enthusiasm, you have to feel important about yourself.57. Sell what you can do, not who you are :Practise translating your personality traits,

54、character, accomplishments and achievements into skill areas. There are at least five thousand skill areas in the world of work .Many people are at a loss when asked to think about their abilities, some think they have none at all! But everyone does, and one of yours may just be the ticket an employ

55、er would be glad to punchif only you show it .58. Be specific, be concrete, and be brief!Remember that “brevity is the best policy.”59. Turn bad news into good :Everybody has had disappointments in work. If you have to mention yours, look for the positive side.60. Never apologize :If youre returning

56、 to the work force after fifteen years as a parent, simply write a short paragraph (summary of background ) in place of a chronology of experience. Dont apologize for working at being a mother; its the hardest job of all. If you have no special training or higher education, just dont mention educati

57、on. The secret is to think about the self before you start writing about yourself. Take four or five hours off, not necessarily consecutive, and simply write down every accomplishment in your life, on or off the job , that made you feel effective. When youre satisfied, send it to a printer. It shows

58、 an employer that you regard job hunting as serious work ,worth doing right .Isnt that the kind of person youd want working for you?AA woman who lost her job as a teachers aide due to a cutback(缩减) in government funding wrote :“principal of elementary school said I would be the first teacher they wo

59、uld rehire if government funds became available.”BOne resume I received included the following :“Invited by my superior to straighten out our organizations accounts receivable(应收款的). Set up orderly repayment schedule, reconciled (调和，和解) accounts weekly, and improved cash flow 100 per cent . Rewarded

60、 with raise and promotion.” Notice how this woman focuses on results, specifies how she accomplished them, and mentions her rewardall in 34 words.CFor example ,if you have a flair for saving, managing and investing money, you have money management skills.D An acquaintance complained of being biased

61、when losing an opportunity due to the statement“Ready to learn though not so well educated”.E One of my former colleagues, for example, wrote three resumes in three different styles in order to find out which was more preferred. The result is, of course, the one that highlights skills and education

62、background.FA woman once told me about a cash flow crisis her employer had faced. Shed agreed to work without pay for three months until business improved. Her reward was her back pay plus a 20 percent bonus. I asked why that marvelous story wasnt in her resume. She answered ,“It wasnt important.” W

63、hat she was really saying of course was “Im not important.”请根据以上内容，给那5个建议选出最匹配的，最能说明情况的例子。56._ A57. _ B58._ C59. _ D60. _ E FIV、写作（共两节，满分为40分）第一节：基础写作：（共1小题，满分15分）北京奥组委在全国中学生中为2008奥运会招募志愿者,要求报名者提交英语个人简介。假设你是王婷婷，请按下面信息写一份个人简介。姓名：王婷婷 性别：女 年龄：18 学校：广州西湾路中学爱好：音乐，摄影，打羽毛球性格：善于交际，乐于助人 渴望成为志愿者，为社会尽一份力，为奥运，为

64、祖国贡献力量。第二节：读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文（包括短文概括和议论文）。有人认为21世纪是一个“e-时代”，电子读物将代替传统的读物，认真阅读下面短文，请完成下面的任务。About a decade ago, some publishers were predicting that books would soon be a thing of the past, and that we would all be reading downloadable texts on portable hand-held screens, ei

65、ther on an MP3, an ipad or a mobile phone screen. Wishful thinking, it turns out. The book is still with us, while the various book-replacement devices have mostly been dumped on the recycling heap. They were too hard to read, people complained, and also too heavy, using so much battery power that t

66、hey quickly grew hot in the hand. When it comes to reading in bed, e-book and the traditional book work equally poorly. And when you are reading along an e-book, its hard to know exactly where you are in a book. And you cant skim or flip through easily, nor can you search or make notes. The whole ex

67、perience is a little like floating through cyberspace. By far the best things about the e-book are its capacity it can hold about 80 books or more if you use a memory card and portability. You can cram yours with both recreational reading and stuff for work, and it all fits in your pocket. 1.概括短文要点，

68、字数为30词左右；2.就这一主题自由发表你的看法，至少包括以下内容要点，字数为120词左右。(1)你更喜欢阅读电子书籍还是传统书籍， 谈谈你的理由。(2)你认为电子读物将逐渐取代传统书籍吗？为什么？班别_姓名_学号 密 封 线 内 不 要 答 题2007届高三英语模拟考试英语答卷听取信息： 16. _ 17. _ 18. _ 19. _ 20. _语言结构: 31._ 32._ 33._ 34._ 35._ 36._ 37._ 38._ 39._ 40._信息匹配: 56._ 57._ 58._ 59._ 60._小作文：_任务型作文：_2007届高三英语模拟考试Key:听力: 1-5 BCA

69、CA 6-10 CAABB 11-15 CABCA16. April 6, 1896 17. 1894 18. an international meeting 19. Winter Olympics 20. 1916, 1940, 1944完型填空：2130 BAAAA BBBCD21. 答案：B。根据上下文，他妈妈的心情应该是好象给人打了似的。孩子要离家出走，对妈妈来说，洗、吻和改变都不合题意。22. 答案：A。父亲刚睡完午觉，应该不是累，也不存在高兴或担忧。23. 答案：A。work是不及物动词，为谁work，介词应为for。24. 答案：A。根据上下文逻辑关系，离家很远，不可能晚上回来

70、，白天和上班时间不可能回家，所以，只有周末最有可能回来。25. 答案：A。医生给病人判的应该是还能活多久的结果。其他选项都不合题意。26. 答案：B。根据上下文，话题应该是在屋里客厅展开的。所以，父亲站起来，应该是走出去到花园。27. 答案：B。能听到闹钟声的氛围应该是寂静的时候。28. 答案：B。这是一个it + be + 形容词+ OF + sb. To do sth.句型。所以，选择of。在表示人的个性特征如：wrong , right, clever, stupid, nice, kind 等形容词后跟of搭配，其他如：necessary, important等形容词后用for。29.

71、 答案：C。根据后边的neither可以肯定是否定式。再根据上下文时态，应该是现在完成式。另外，身体好坏用well，而不用good。Good修饰名词。30. 答案：D。want the way 所以用what 代表way。What 引导表语从句。在从句中做宾。That不代表意思，不充当句子成分。Something，everything不全面。语言结构：31. across 32.have been 33.on 34.an 35.being hit36.But 37.which 38.natural 39.by 40.like阅读理解：4145 ABCBB 4650 DDCDA 51-55 AD

72、CBC信息匹配：56.F Put yourself first意为把自己放在第一位。在本文中的意思是“要想让自己的简历使读的人充满热情，那么你首先就要觉得自己是个人物”。F就论证了这个观点。作者举例说明，不要认为自己做过的事情不值一提，如果连你都看不起自己，那么别人又怎么会看重你呢？57.C Sell what you can do, not who you are重要的是你能做什么，而不是你是谁。下文则详细说明“要学会把自己的个性和成就诠释成具体的技能，世界上有至少5000种技能”(你总能找出一种自己拥有的技能)。C项“例如，如果你有节约、投资、管理钱财的天份，那么你就拥有理财的能力。”最贴

73、切。58.B Be specific, be concrete, and briefly! 言语简洁。B项的例子说明了这点，一位女士仅用了34个词就把重点说明白了。59.A Turn bad news into good将坏就得消息变成好消息。下文解释道“每个人在工作中总有不尽如人意的地方。如果要提到这些事，那么从积极的角度去看。”A项就是一个例子。一个女助教因为政府缩减资金而被解雇。这似乎不大光彩，但是这位女士谈起此事时却说：“校长说了，如果政府的资金够的话，她第一个重聘的就是我”，言语充满了自信。60.D Never apologize不要道歉。每个人都有短处，要扬长避短，没有必要为自己的

74、短处羞愧。求职就是要让雇主看到自己的闪光点，个人简历不是进行道歉的地方。D项说明了这一点：作者的一位朋友说他求职时遭到了歧视。基础写作： My name is Wang Tingting, an 18-year old girl in Guangzhou Xiwan road High School. Im outgoing and helpful, besides, Im good at communicating with others. During my spare time, I like listening to music, photographing and playing b

75、adminton. Im eager to be a volunteer to devote myself to our country and the 2008 Olympics. If I have the opportunity, Ill fulfill my duty devotedly.任务型写作：Despite its popularity and development, E-books, surprisingly has not replaced traditional books because they lack the convenience and experience

76、 that readers can enjoy when reading paper books although their capacity is astonishing. Though e-book has not completely replace traditional books, yet it is extremely popular among teenagers with me as an exception. I am still fond of paper book for rich reasons. On one hand, e-book, to a large de

77、gree, will distract me from my studies because I would often read downloaded novels or just surf on the Internet to read with my advanced mobile phone in class. On the other hand, when reading e-books, I seem to read just for the sake of skimming through the electronic screen and getting information

78、, without communication with the writer, not to mention the joy to see a delicately designed book. In the long run, my interest in reading will disappear and do not want to read at all. Though I adore traditional reading, there are still possibilities that e-book will gradually replace traditional b

79、ook. E-reading these days is extremely popular among children, a generation accustomed to fast-culture and fashion and new technology. And they will decide the future reading habit. Whats more, with scientific and technological breakthrough, e-book will be more convenient and comfortable for people

80、to use. What distinguish it most is that e-book is environment-friendly. Paperless e-book will save our natural resource and protect our disappearing forests. So one day our reading will become e-reading. 听力材料：Text 1:M: Welcome back! I didnt see you in the history class on Friday.W: I wasnt here on

81、Friday. My geography class went on a field trip to look at some of thedifferent rocks. In fact, we slept there last night. M: Really? That sounds excellent! Where did you go?W: A desert. It gets hot during the day, but it cools off very quickly at night. It is very dry there after the sun goes down.

82、M: Well, did you enjoy the trip?W: Of course I did. The desert is nicer than you might think. Since there are so few plants growing there, its very easy to see different rocks. And the natural colors of the rocks shine in the sun. You really should go there to have a look.M: I really want to go ther

83、e. You must call me if you have the chance to go there again.W: No problem. I will be your guide next time.Text 2:W: John, how many years have you been studying at this college?M: I started erwell, one year ago.W: Tell me again. What is it that youre studying? Computers, isnt it? Basic Programming?M

84、: Yes, I worked as a computer programmer after I graduated from high school.W: So why are you doing Basic Programmer now?M: No, no, Advanced Programming.W: Right. Well, here we are at the Student Center.M: Oh, its huge!W: Yeah, well, it has to be. There are 500 students on campus and 50 staff.M: Oh,

85、 look, theres some information about clubs.W: Im already a member of the Table Tennis Club and the Cinema Club. Do you want to play table tennis?M: Im not much good, Im afraid. What about the Film Club? How much is it to join?W: For second year students its cheaper. Only 10 pounds, but for first yea

86、r students, its 20 pounds, I think. Do you want to become a member?M: Why no?W: OK, lets go to the Student Information Office. Over there. Text 3:M: Hi, Linda, did you watch the soccer match yesterday evening?W: No, I was with some friends at a dinner party. Anything special about it?M: You know, th

87、e English Soccer Team came here for a friendly match against South Africa.W: Oh, I missed. Was there a large crowd there?M: Sure, the stadium was heavily packed, and the former President Nelson Mandela was also present.W: You mean the former President also watched it?M: Yeah, and before the game sta

88、rted, the English soccer team captain Beckham presented the old man with an England soccer shirt with the presidents name printed on it.W: Oh, really? It must have been a very exciting game.M: It surely was. The visiting team got a goal in the first half but got equalized near the end of match.W: It

89、s a graceful result for the soccer fans of our country, right?M: I suppose so.Text 4:W: So whats the matter with you?M: Oh, nothing. Im just a bit unhappy really.W: Whats that? I thought you were pleased about the new job and going to London.M: I am, I am. Its just that Ive been here for so long in

90、this town and its hard to think of anywhere else as home. You know the worst thing will be not being able to take a walk with the dog whenever I feel like it.W: Yes, I can understand that. But Im sure once you are settled in youll be fine.M: Sure but you know its not the same as being here. Ive stil

91、l got friends here. I know where the local shops and cinemas are and of course Ive got you to look after me?W: Well, Tim, is that all youll miss me for? Doing your washing and ironing?M: No, of course not, Mum. Theres your cooking as well!W: Thanks a lot, Tim! Anyway when are you leaving?M: Tomorrow

92、 evening. Ive got Simon to give me a lift with all my baggage. Its a pity hes not working in London.W: Thats good of your brother. And the job?M: I start on Monday. I dont know whether to wear a suit or not. What do you think?W: Probably a good idea on your first day. Anyway. its only a summer job.

93、Youll be back in a couple of months.Text 5:W: I started to dream seriously about being a singer when I was five years old. I did my first show when I was five years old in my brothers wedding. After my singing, everybody started to clap their hands. And I thought, “What a wonderful life!” I wanted t

94、hat. M: How did you meet Rene?W: Actually he says he discovered me, but its not true. I discovered him. What happened is he was a manager; he was a singer himself many years ago in Montreal. My parents at the time had a little piano bar. And on weekends, while people were drinking, I was singing. My

95、 mom sent the tape to Rene. We waited and he called to say he was very interested in meeting me. I was 12.M: And he was 26 years old, right?W: Exactly. And I went with my mom to his office. And he said, “Could you sing in front of me?” And I started to sing and then I looked at him, he had tears in

96、his eyes.第二节： April 6, 1896, was definitely a day to remember. King George I of Greece announced of the opening of the first International Olympic Games in Athens. A total of 245 athletes from 14 nations competed in the ancient Panathenaic stadium. In this first modern Games, the winter was awarded

97、a silver medal. The second athlete was given a bronze medal while the third athlete received nothing. The man who reintroduced the Olympic Games to the modern world was Baron Pierre de Coubertin of France. He was enthusiastic about the Games because he thought they were similar to the French educati

98、on system, which combined moral and social education in school games. Coubertin held an international meeting in Paris in 1894 and established the International Olympic Committee. Two years later his ideabringing together the youth of the world in a friendly competition-became a reality at the first

99、 celebration of the modern Olympic Games. From the start of the modern Olympics, male athletes of every race, religion, and nationality have been allowed to participate. Figure skating was part of the Winter Games of 1908 and 1920, and ice hockey was played in 1920. They then became part of the Winter Olympics, which was first held in 1924 in France. The Olympic Games were interrupted twice during the First and Second World Wars. The event was not held in 1916, 1940 and 1944.