吉林油田高中2015-2016学年度第一学期期末考试
高二英语试卷
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，考试时间为120分钟。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。考试结束后，只交答题卡。
第Ⅰ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卡上。
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. What is the man looking for?
A. His bag. B. His notebook. C. His pen.
2. What does the man think will happen?
A. It will get drier.
B. A storm will come soon.
C. The bad smell will get worse.
3. How many hot dogs does the man want?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
4. What does the woman want to do?
A. Sing a song. B. Listen to a song. C. Find out the name of a song.
5. When will the plane probably be here?
A. In an hour. B. In two hours. C. In three hours.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. How much does an argument cost?
A. $5 for the first five minutes.
B. $5 for the first ten minutes.
C. $10 for the first five minutes.
7. What is happening in the end?
A. The man is telling the truth.
B. The speakers are having an argument.
C. The woman is saying something wrong.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Why doesn’t the woman want to close the curtains?
A. She likes feeling the wind.
B. She enjoys the view outside.
C. She likes having the lights off.
9. Who will benefit from the rule?
A. The planet. B. Some animals. C. The speakers.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
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10. What is the boat probably used for, according to the man?
A. Government business. B. Traveling for pleasure. C. Selling things worldwide.
11. What kind of work does the Russian man do?
A. A banker. B. A fisherman. C. A writer.
12. How much does gas cost for the boat?
A. 300 million dollars. B. 500 thousand dollars. C. 300 thousand dollars.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What did the man write?
A. A book. B. A newspaper article. C. A short story for children.
14. What happened in the story?
A. A man fought against robots.
B. A man wrote a computer program.
C. Some people traveled to another world.
15. What’s wrong with the man’s story?
A. It isn’t very exciting.
B. It isn’t based on a true story.
C. It’s the same as a famous movie.
16. What does the man think of the story?
A. It will be a huge success.
B. Someone else stole his idea.
C. The woman is lying about her opinion.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What did Shakespeare mostly write?
A. Poems. B. Plays. C. Novels.
18. When was Shakespeare born?
A. In 1593. B. In 1598. C. In 1564.
19. Why were the theaters closed in 1593?
A. A terrible disease came. B. Poems were more popular. C. The ruler didn’t like plays.
20. What do many people think about Shakespeare?
A. He’s very funny.
B. He’s one of the best actors ever.
C. He’s one of the greatest English writers.
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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
"Tear'em apart ! ""Kill the fool! Murder the referee（裁判）！”
These are common remarks one may hear at various sporting events. At the time they are made, they may seem innocent enough. But let's not kid ourselves. They have been known to influence behavior in such a way as to lead to real bloodshed. Volumes have been written about the way words affect us. It has been shown that words having certain connotation(涵义)may cause us to react in ways quite foreign to what we consider to
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be our usual humanistic behavior. I see the term “opponent” as one of those words. Perhaps the time has come to delete（删除） it from sports terrors.
The dictionary meaning of the term "opponent" is "enemy"; "one who opposes your interests." Thus, when a player meets an opponent, he or she may tend to treat that opponent as an enemy. At such times, winning may be the most important, and every action, no matter how rude, may be considered acceptable. I remember an incident in a handball game when a referee refused a player's request for a time out for a glove change because he did not consider them wet enough. The player started to rub his gloves across his wet T-shirt and then shouted, "Are they wet enough now?"
In the heat of battle players have been observed to throw themselves across the court without considering the consequences(后果) that such a move might have on anyone in their way. I have also seen a player reacting to his opponent's intentional and illegal blocking by deliberately(故意地) hitting him with the ball as hard as he could during the play. Off the court, they are good friends. Does that make any sense? It certainly gives proof of a court attitude which goes against normal behavior.
Therefore, I believe it is time we elevated(提升)the game to the level where it belongs, thereby setting an example to the rest of the sporting world. Replacing the term "opponent" with "associate" could be an ideal way to start.
The dictionary meaning of the term "associate" is" colleague", "friend", "companion". Think about it! You may soon see and possibly feel the difference in your reaction to the term "associate" rather than "opponent".
21. Which of the following statements best expresses the author's view?
A. Aggressive behavior in sports can have serious consequences.
B. The words people use can influence their behavior.
C. Unpleasant words in Sports are often used by foreign athletes.
D. Unfair judgments by referees will lead to violence on the sports field.
22. Harsh words are spoken during games because the players _______.
A. are too eager to win
B. are usually short-tempered and easily offended
C. cannot afford to be polite in fierce competition
D. treat their rivals(对手) as enemies
23. What did the handball player do when he was not allowed a time out to change his gloves?
A. He refused to continue the game.
B. He angrily hit the referee with a ball.
C. He claimed that the referee was unfair.
D. He wet his gloves by rubbing them across his T-shirt.
24. The author hopes to have the current situation in sports improved by _______.
A. calling on players to use clean language on the court
B. raising the referee's sense of responsibility
C. changing the attitude of players on the sports field
D. regulating the relationship between players and referees
B
Our plan was to drive into Cambridge, catch the 7:34 train to Liverpool Street Station, then to separate and meet again for lunch. We should have arrived at Liverpool at 9:19, but due to a typical London fog, the train had to move along so slowly that it was not until 10:30 that it got there. In spite of our late arrival, Joan, my wife’s
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sister, decided that she would go to see the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London while we went shopping. It was only after her sister had disappeared into the fog that my wife realized that we hadn’t decided where we should meet for lunch. Since I had our three tickets for the concert in my pocket, this was indeed a problem. There seemed to be nothing we could do except taking a taxi to the Tower of London, and try to find her there. Needless to say, we didn’t find her.
It was now one o’clock, and the concert began at 2:30. “Perhaps she will think of waiting outside the concert hall,” suggested my wife hopefully. By this time the fog was so thick that road traffic had to stop, and the only way to get there was by underground railway. Hand in hand we felt our way along the road to where we thought the nearest station should be. An hour later we were still trying to find it. Just as I was about to lose my temper completely when we met a blind man tapping his way confidently through the fog. With his help we found Tower Hill tube station just fifty yards down the road.
By now it was far too late even to try to get to the concert hall before the performance began at 2:30, so we decided to return to Cambridge. It took seven long hours instead of the usual two to make that journey. Nor were we able to get any food and drink on the train. Tired and hungry we finally reached home at ten, opening the door to the sound of the telephone bell. It was Joan; she had seen the Crown Jewels, had managed to get another ticket for concert, and had had a wonderful dinner at a restaurant near the hotel where she decided to stay for the night. Now she was ringing to discover whether we had had an equally successful day.
25. Why was Joan separated from her sister and her brother-in-law?
A. they could not see each other because of the fog.
B. Joan had not seen Crown Jewels.
C. They planned to do different things until lunch time.
D. The writer didn’t want to go to the concert.
26. What did the writer plan to do in the afternoon?
A. Go to the concert. B. See the Crown Jewels.
C. Return to Cambridge. D. Go shopping.
27. The reason why they didn’t all meet for lunch was that _______.
A. They lost their way in the fog
B. they forgot to make necessary arrangement
C. they waited at different places and didn’t meet each other
D. the couple couldn’t find the underground station
28. It’s quite clear that for Joan the trip to London had been ________.
A. spilt by the fog B. quite tiring
C. rather disappointing D. very enjoyable
C
The scientist from the Lockheed Space Company work in Felton, California, with the help of a computer. But the computer is placed in Sunnyside, about 80 kilometers away. What scientists input (输入) is sent by telephone lines to the computer, and after a time, copies of the designs are needed back in Felton as quickly as possible Lockheed people have tried several ways of sending the prints, but the most effective seems to be by pigeon. Are pigeons really used to carry messages in these days? They are, and they send the prints faster and cheaper than any other way.
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Human messengers are much more expensive and slower than the pigeons. The road to Felton goes through the mountains, and the driving is not easy. An electronic printout (电子打印输出) system could do the work in Felton, but at a cost of 10 dollars a print. Pigeons carry the designs for about 1 dollar each.
Now Lockheed people have ten pigeon messengers. The pigeons do the work, and they have made Lockheed more famous. You can often read the news about pigeons in the newspapers around the world.
29. The passage is mainly about ___________________.
A. Felton, California B. the scientists
C. how to work with computers D. sending prints by pigeon
30. This story is unusual because pigeons ____________________.
A. don’t like carrying things B. are often expensive to keep
C. seem out of place in the space age D. aren’t friendly to the scientists
31. Something that’s effective ________________________.
A. usually costs more B. is something that works
C. is often unhappy D. is often done by animals
D
You surely want to take a good school yearbook photo, for you only get to do it once, and it’s what people remember you by for the whole school year. Learn how to look good and look natural in your yearbook photo with these simple tips.
1. Practice smiling in a mirror. It sounds crazy, but figuring out how to make a natural looking smile for the camera does need a little preparation. Don’t be shy! Just imagine you are in front of a camera —hold your head high, look straight into the mirror and smile. Keep practicing until you find out your most attractive smiling face.
2. Choose your color wisely. In yearbook photos, lots of people look good in darker colors because they draw attention to the face. Generally, white often isn’t the best choice because it can make your skin look a bit gray, especially if you’re pale. Besides, stay away from super(超级的)-bright colors ( bright yellow, bright blue) unless you’re really sure they make you look perfect.
3. Avoid unnecessary details. Busy patterns draw attention to themselves in yearbook photos, not to your face and smile. Save them for your everyday fashion experiments. Besides, have your clothes prepared for the day when the yearbook photo is taken. The last thing you want to do is pick out the perfect thing to wear, only to find that it’s in the laundry.
4. Avoid big changes to your appearance. Big changes may not turn out the way you hope. Leave some time to do your hair, such as combing(梳头) it up right before the yearbook photo is taken. Don’t overdo it, since you want your hair to stay in one place and your face to draw all the attention, but go for the "less is more" approach.
32. The best title of this passage is ______.
A. How to Make Yourself Look Good
B. How to Do When Taking a School Photo
C. How to Get Ready for Your School Photo-taking
D. How to Make a Good School Photo Book
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33. A bright yellow shirt is not a good choice for taking photos because _______.
A. it reflects light with the brightness
B. it makes people look gray and pale
C. it draws more attention than the face
D. it suits nobody in front of a camera
34. The underlined part "less is more" in the last paragraph means _______.
A. common hair style is more attractive than the over-done
B. simple hair style makes your face more attractive
C. spending less time on hair makes you look more attractive
D. combing the hair up right costs less time but means more
35. During the preparation for photo-taking ______.
A. a camera is needed B. clothes should be in the laundry
C. fashion should be perfectly showed D. big changes are not needed
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。House Sitting
In many countries of the world people do what is called house sitting. It means that if owners of the house are going away, they want someone to come into their home and look after the house and maybe pets while they are away.
In Australia, many people travel. After people retire, they might buy a van and travel all over the country. 36
So if someone wants to travel or go away for some reason, they might want someone in their home to care for it and keep the gardens tidy. House sitters might have to care for pets. Also, quite a 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 new city, 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 who want to travel, and by replying to the advertisement, you can make arrangements to go and look after their home.
There are some requirements to be a house sitter. You must be a trusted person, so that the home owner knows you will not steal anything. You must be able to go when the house owner wants you to go, so you need lots of free time. 39 You need to be good with pets, 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 owners have 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 of the important things to get is references from the home owners where you have stayed. A reference 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.
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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.
第二部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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。
A Different View
At age 14, 15 and 16, the way we looked was the most important thing in the world to us. My friends and I wanted nothing less than perfection.
In high school, we joined the gymnastics team, and our 41 became even more important to us. We had no fat, only muscle. On the weekends, we would go to the beach, 42 of our flat stomachs.
One summer day, all my friends were at my house 43 . At one point, I was running back to the pool. I 44 on a bee, and while it was dying under my foot, it stung (蛰) me. I instantly started to feel 45 . That night, I began to run a high fever and my leg and foot were red, hot and swollen. I couldn’t walk. I could barely 46 .
When my foot started to go numb, everyone became more 47 . My foot was not getting enough blood. I had to go to the 48 , and my leg hurt as if it were badly broken. I couldn’t move. All I could do was think about how soft my middle was becoming. That 49_ me more than any concern over my leg.
That would all 50 when I heard the doctors mention possibly cutting off my foot. It was still not getting the 51 supply it needed. The doctors would have to speed up their treatment.
Never before did I have such great 52 for my foot. And walking seemed like a 53__ from the gods. Less and less would I want to hear my friends talk about 54 and who was wearing what. More and more I expected visits from other kids in the hospital, who were quickly becoming my friends.
One girl came to visit me 55 . Every time she came, she brought flowers. She was recovering from cancer and felt she should come back and 56 the other patients.
She still had no hair, and she was swollen from medications she had been taking. I would not have given this girl a second 57 before. I now loved every inch of her and looked forward to her 58 .
Finally, I was improving and soon I went home. My leg was still swollen, 59 I was walking, and I had my foot! When I would go back to the hospital, I often saw my friend. She was still visiting people and 60 good cheer. I thought if ever there was an angel on this earth, it had to be her.
41. A. grades B. brains C. bodies D. clothes
42. A. ashamed B. proud C. sure D. tired
43. A. dancing B. chatting C. jogging D. swimming
44. A. stepped B. focused C. held D. took
45. A. upset B. fearful C. sick D. anxious
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46. A. jump B. run C. stand D. rest
47. A. concerned B. relieved C. surprised D. interested
48. A. beach B. hospital C. gym D. school
49. A. blamed B. impressed C. shocked D. troubled
50. A. change B. bother C. help D. happen
51. A. nutrition B. blood C. time D. air
52. A. observation B. devotion C. appreciation D. evaluation
53. A. gift B. hand C. promise D. treat
54. A. homework B. appointment C. movies D. gymnastics
55. A. suddenly B. regularly C. eventually D. recently
56. A. advise B. encourage C. serve D. instruct
57. A. choice B. thought C. glance D. chance
58. A. words B. ideas C. flowers D. visits
59. A. but B. then C. so D. for
60. A. enjoying B. gaining C. discovering D. spreading
第II卷 (非选择题)
注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
第一节： 语法填空（共10小题；每题1.5分，共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(不多于3个单词)。
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to India’s Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai for their struggles _61___________ the suppression（压迫）of children and for young people's rights, _62_____________(include) the right to education.
Yousafzai came to _63___________ (globe) attention after she _64___________(shoot) in the head by the Taliban two years ago for her efforts _65___________(promote) education for girls in Pakistan.
Through her heroic struggle, Yousafzai has become a leading spokeswoman for girls’ rights to education. According to the Nobel committee, at 17 she’s the _66__________(young) ever peace prize winner. “I’m proud that I’m the first Pakistani and the first young woman or the first young person _67___________ gets this award,” she said in Birmingham, England.
She doesn’t believe that she deserves the award but considers _68__________ an encouragement to continue her campaign and to know that she isn’t _69____________.
Awarding the Peace Prize to a Pakistani Muslim and an Indian Hindu _70___________(give) a message to people of love between Pakistan and India, and between different religions.
第二节： 短文改错（共10小题；每题1分，共10分）
假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。
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增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号∧，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线＼划掉。
修改：在错词下面划一横线，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处不计分
All parents wish their children, especially senior high students, can go to top universities and have a bright future. So they always expects their children to make fully use of their time to study. They don’t allow them watch TV, play computer games or go out to play with their friends. Some students just complained that their parents are only concerned about their grades but not their other need.
To my opinion, how our parents are doing is out of nothing but the love. The most important thing, I think, is that they should learn to communicate with our parents, telling them that we’ll never let them down and will work harder to earn trust and respect from them.
第三节 书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是中学生李华，你校外教Mary女士近期准备回英国度假，为此，你班同学准备开一个晚会为她送行。请你根据以下提示，用英语写一封e-mail，通知她相关情况。
1. 对她的辛勤教学工作表示感谢。
2. 晚会本周日晚上7：30开始，预计持续1个小时。
3. 地点：高三10班教室
4. 活动：同学们一起唱英文歌，班长代表全班赠送她鲜花和亲手制作的礼物。
注意：
1. 词数100左右。
2. 开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mary,
We hear that you’ll return to the United Kingdom on a holiday soon. All the class will miss you very much during your absence!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours truly,
Li Hua
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吉林油田高中2015-2016学年度第一学期期末考试
高二英语试卷
1. 听力：1—5 BBCCA 6—10BBABB 11—15 ABAAC 16—20 BBCAC
2. 阅读理解 21.B 22.D 23.D 24.C 25.C 26.A 27.B 28.D 29.D 30.C 31.B 32.C 33.C 34.B 35.D
（七选五）BADGC
3. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
41. C 42. B 43. D 44. A 45. C 46. C 47. A 48. B 49. D 50. A
51. B 52. C 53. A 54. D 55. B 56. B 57. C 58. D 59. A 60. D
4. 语法填空： 61. against 62.including 63. global 64. was shot
65. to promote 66. youngest 67. that/who 68. it 69. alone 70.gives
5. 短文改错
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6. 书面表达One possible version:
Dear Mary,
We hear that you’ll return to the United Kingdom on a holiday soon. All the class will miss you very much during your absence!
Firstly, I’d like to express our gratitude for your excellent teaching in our school and your care and love for our class! So we’ve decided to have a farewell party this Sunday for you. The party will start at 7:30 on Sunday evening in the classroom of Class 10, Grade III and will probably last about an hour. All of the class hope that you can come to join us singing some English songs and have a good
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time together. At the end of the party, the monitor will present you some flowers and gifts, which are mostly made by ourselves.
We wish you a plain journey back home! We are also expecting you to come back to China again soon.
Yours truly,
Li Hua
听力原文
Text 1
M: Did you see my notebook? (1)I need it for school tomorrow.
W: I put it in your room. It’s on your bed, right next to your schoolbag.
Text 2
M: I think I smell a storm coming. (2)
W: I hope so. It’s been so dry these days.
Text 3
M: I’ll take three hot dogs and two beers, please. (3) And one apple.
W: I’ve never had someone order an apple with hot dogs!
M: I like to eat healthily.
Text 4
W: What song is this? I know I’ve heard it before.
M: I don’t know. It’s my first time hearing it.
W: I like this song. I want to find out the name of it. (4)
Text 5
M: When will the plane leave?
W: It isn’t even at the airport yet. It should be here in an hour. (5)So, your flight will probably leave at two o’clock.
M: That’s three hours late!
Text 6
W: Hello, I’m here to have an argument.
M: Oh, well, you’ve come to the right place! This is the Argument Office. It’ll be five dollars for the first ten minutes. (6)
W: Here’s the money. How do we start?
M: Start what?
W: An argument!
M: Oh! You have to pay five dollars first.
W: But I just paid you! (7)
M: No, you didn’t. (7)
W: Yes, I did! (7)
M: I never got five dollars from you. (7)
W: But I just put it in your hand! (7)
M: You certainly did not. (7)
Text 7
M: Hey! Close those curtains! (8)
W: Why? There’s a nice wind coming through the apartment. (8)
M: Well…then turn off the lights.
W: But then I won’t be able to see what I’m cooking. What’s the problem?
威廉•莎士比亚（William Shakespeare）是欧洲文艺复兴时期英国最重要的作家、杰出的戏剧家和诗人，主要作品包括《奥赛罗》、《哈姆雷特》、《李尔王》和《麦克白》。
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M: Don’t you remember? We aren’t allowed to let our lights shine on the beach. Everyone who lives along the beach has to follow the rule.
W: I hate that rule. What’s the reason for it, anyway?
M: The sea turtles are attracted to the light. It’s bad for them if they come onto the beach at this time of year. (9) Don’t worry.It’s only for a few months.
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W: Do you see that boat?
M: You mean that strange-looking one?
W: Yeah. I’ve never seen one like it before. It’s too nice to be a shipping boat. And it’s definitely not one of those large fishing boats. It looks like it could belong to the government.
M: Or…a very rich person. Now I know whose boat it is! I remember reading about it in the paper. It belongs to a very rich Russian man.He’s a banker. (11) He has been traveling around here in his big boat. (10)
W: So that is his boat!
M: I guess he travels around the world in it. I heard he paid 300 million dollars for it! And it costs 500 thousand dollars to fill it up with gas! (12)
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W: I’ve looked over your book, Mr. Draper. (13)We can’t print this.
M: Why not? It’s a great story! It’s very exciting.
W: That’s true…
M: Well, what’s wrong with it? It’s all about a man who finds out something strange about his world. He finds out that it’s really a computer program. The minds of all people are really being controlled by robots. Some other people know the truth, too. They help the man try to save the world. He fights the robots with them. (14)He becomes so powerful that he can’t get hurt…
W: Sir, I don’t think you understand. It’s a very good story. It would make a very good movie, too. The only thing is, it has already been done.
M: What do you mean?
W: Mr. Draper, you just wrote down the story for The Matrix. That movie came out years ago. It was a huge success. (15)There’s no way you haven’t heard about it.
M: Someone must have stolen my idea! (16)
Text 10 William Shakespeare is one of the world’s greatest writers. He mostly wrote plays for the theater. (17) He wrote some poems, too. Shakespeare was born in England in 1564, (18)during the time of Queen Elizabeth I. When he was older, he went to London to be an actor. But he became most famous for writing plays. In 1593, a terrible disease went through London. (19) Thousands of people got sick and died. The theaters shut their doors. (19) For a time, Shakespeare turned to writing poems instead of plays. By 1598, Shakespeare was rich and famous. Between 1600 and 1608, Shakespeare wrote some of his greatest plays. King Lear and Macbeth are two of them. Shakespeare’s friends said he was the best writer of his time. Many people now think he is one of the best writers in the English language. (20) Students often study Shakespeare’s writings in school. Shakespeare lived more than 400 years ago, but people still go to see his plays today.
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