2013-2014学年高三第一次月考英语试卷 本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分共150分考试时间120分钟第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分30分)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. What does the man mean? A. Nobody can be the best.B. The woman should do the job as well as she can.C. It’s difficult to do something important.2. What’s the relationship between the woman and the man?A. She is his wife.B. She is his secretary.C. She is his girlfriend.3. What are the two speakers going to do?A. Move on to the next item without a rest.B. Wait another minute.C. Have a rest.4. How will the woman most probably go to work?A. By bus. B. By bike. C. On foot.5. What is Mr. White most probably? A. A repairman. B. A salesman. C. A shop assistant.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。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. How much does it cost to go to Madrid in July?A. $ 480.B. $ 525.C. $ 418.7. What can we learn from the conversation? A. Fewer people go to Madrid in July.B. The man can’t decide where to go.C. The ticket price goes up and down in different months.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What do the two speakers think of the weather?A. It’s very common at this time of year.B. It’s wonderful.C. It’s unusual and terrible.9. What are the three years the man mentions?A. 2004, 2006 and 2008.B. 2006, 2008 and 2010.C. 2008, 2006 and 2005.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What will the man do tonight?A. He will call the hotel.B. He will mail a letter.C. He will pick up some shoes.11. When are the two speakers going to meet Howard?A. At 12:30.B. A little earlier before 13:00.C. At 13:30 .12. Why is it easy to talk to Howard?A. He is very quiet.B. He knows a lot.C. He often has a lot to talk about.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What happened to the woman?A. She lost her handbag.B. Somebody took her purse.C. She found her bag missing.14. What can we know about the robber? A. He was tall.B. He had short hair.C. He was old.15. What clothes was the robber wearing?A. Pants and a shirt.B. Jeans and a shirt.C. Jeans and a T?shirt.16. What is the purse made of?A. Cloth. B. Leather. C. Plastic.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What was Annie Oakley famous for?A. Her perfect shooting skills.B. Her good performance in the film.C. Her adventure in traveling.18. What can we learn about Annie Oakley?A. She grew up in the American Wild West.B. She ever fought in a battle.C. She acted in a traveling show.19. Why did Annie Oakley begin to learn hunting?A. To support her family.B. To teach herself living skills.C. To make her dream come true.20. At what age did Annie Oakley die?A. 46. B. 56. C. 66.
第二部分 英语知识运用第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. Culture shock often comes as _____surprise to most people the first time they experience it in one form or ..A. /; other B. /; another C. a; another D. a; others22.—The poor weather was _________ responsible for the crash.—I’m with you on that. Carelessness was also to blame. A. equally B. increasingly C. badly D. partly 23. —Kobe Bryant, the King of the Court, has suffered ______ he calls the worst ankle injury in his 16-year career. —Will he rise again? A. which B. that C. what D. when24.Every year，nearly 270 million pounds of grapes arrive in California，most of them _______ from Chile to the Port of Los Angeles. A. are shipped B. is shipped C. shipping D. shipped 25. Today’s consumer is clearly not interested in saving for a rainy day, _____ was the case in the past. A. as B. when C. about which D. it 26. English songs are fun. But ________ that, they’ll help you improve your English skills.A. other than B. more than C. rather than D. regardless of27. —The door is still open.—How come? I mean, I _________ to lock it then.A. remembered B. would remember C. remember D. had remembered28. As a good speaker, it is important that you get your message to listeners. A. through B. across C. toward D. forward 29. We'll carry on the work ______ we can get the machines we need. After all, it's the determination that really counts. A. unless B. before C. whether D. while30.—Wayne, you have been busy with your project, haven’t you?—Yes. Now that it’s over, I’m going to _______ myself to the Champions League Final match on TV this Saturday. A. treat B. serve C. behave D. reward 31. In the weeks ________, we will say good bye to our dear teachers and friends at this great school. A. following B. followed C. to follow D. that followed32. He ________ all his aims. But his efforts in the past few years have been praise-worthy. A. could have achieved B. wouldn’t have achieved C. must have achieved D. may not have achieved33. For more information about Britain’s most successful football manager—Sir Alex Ferguson, ________ the book 25 years at Manchester United. A. check out B. account for C. turn in D. keep on34. To deliver a "Chinese dream", we need to push ahead with reforms and ensure economic growth and people's well-being, ______? A. mustn't we B. don't we C. needn't we D. won't we35. —This is a really awful movie.—____________. I was bored to tears, too.A. I told you so B. You can say that again. C. Not a bit D. No wonder. 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Rule 1When responding to any adult, you must answer by saying “Yes ma’am” or “No, sir.” Just nodding your head is not acceptable. Because I grew up in rural North Carolina, this rule comes 36 to me, and it seems the obvious choice to come first. If you want children to respect you, you have to let them know 37 . Simply telling them you want them to address you by saying “sir” lets them know 38 you expect them to treat you. I also tell my students it’s a very useful tool when 39 with adults, and furthermore it also 40 handy for any adult interacting with another adult. Case in point: I was 41 the phone recently with the phone company discussing the inaccuracies(差错) of my 42 . The lady I spoke to was not 43 and seemed annoyed. 44 , in the midst of the conversation, I threw in a “yes, ma’am,” and her entire 45 changed. She became far more helpful and 46 to deal with, and she 47 cutting my bill in half.Some of my students in Harlem were to be 48 for a chance to attend a high-rated junior high school. The school only had thirty openings for the following year, and twelve of my students were 49 the many kids across the city who applied for the spots. I practiced what the interview would be 50 with my students, and one main thing I stressed was, “ 51 you say ‘yes ma’am’ or ‘no sir’ no matter what!” Weeks after the interviews, I was delighted to hear that all twelve of my students had been 52 . When I talked with the admissions director at the school, the main 53 he made over and over was how 54 my students were in their interviews. It seemed like just such a simple thing to do, but it gets 55 .36. A. frequently B. eagerly C. constantly D. naturally37. A. you B. it C. themselves D. why38. A. the way B. the wish C. the method D. the reason39. A. disagreeing B. debating C. dealing D. discussing40. A. comes in B. gets on C. goes out D. brings in41. A. on B. in C. by D. with42. A. record B. phone call C. message D. bill43. A. useful B. hopeful C. optimistic D. helpful44. A. Instead B. Then C. Moreover D. Otherwise45. A. method B. thinking C. attitude D. feeling46. A. interesting B. easy C. close D. different47. A. took up B. came up C. picked up D. ended up48. A. introduced B. demanded C. intended D. interviewed49. A. among B. above C. over D. with50. A. popular B. familiar C. like D. successful51. A. Make sure B. By no means C. Make a promise D. Be cautious52. A. received B. allowed C. appreciated D. accepted53. A. contribution B. comment C. impression D. reason54. A. considerate B. confident C. polite D. clever55. A. results B. responsibility C. relief D. reforms第三部分 阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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, 并在答题卡将该项涂黑。 AI entered high school having read hundreds of books. But I was not a good reader. Merely bookish, I lacked a point of view when I read. Rather, I read in order to get a point of view. I searched books for good expressions and sayings, pieces of information, ideas, themes—anything to enrich my thought and make me feel educated. When one of my teachers suggested to his sleepy tenth-grade English class that a person could not have a "complicated idea" until he had read at least two thousand books, I heard the words without recognizing either its irony (嘲讽) or its very complicated truth. I merely determined to make a list of all the books I had ever read. Strict with myself, I included only once a title I might have read several times. (How, after all, could one read a book more than once?) And I included only those books over a hundred pages in length. (Could anything shorter be a book?)There was yet another high school list I made. One day I came across a newspaper article about an English professor at a nearby state college. The article had a list of the "hundred most important books of Western Civilization." "More than anything else in my life," the professor told the reporter with finality , " these books have made me all that I am ." That was the kind of words I couldn’t ignore. I kept the list for the several months it took me to read all of the titles. Most books, of course, I hardly understood. While reading Plato's The Republic, for example, I needed to keep looking at the introduction of the book to remind myself what the text was about. However, with the special patience and superstition (迷信) of a schoolboy, I looked at every word of the text. And by the time I reached the last word, pleased, I persuaded myself that I had read The Republic, and seriously crossed Plato off my list.56. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The writer thought it was impossible for one to read two thousand books. B. While at high school, the writer had plans for reading. C. The writer only read books no more than 100 pages. D. The writer thought the teacher was not being serious about the suggestion of reading. 57. The underlined phrase "with finality" most probably means ____________. A. firmly B. immediately C. simply D. pleasantly58. The writer's purpose in mentioning The Republic is to________. A. explain why it was included in the list B. describe why he seriously crossed it off the list C. show that he read the books blindly though they were hard to understand D. prove that he understood most of it because he had looked at every word59. The writer provides two book lists to ________. A. show how he developed his point of view B. tell his reading experience at high schoolC. introduce the two persons' reading methods D. explain that he read many books at high school B As hand-held devices such as smartphones are becoming more common, users are reporting some new physical problems. Florida chiropractor Dean Fishman began noticing an increased number of patients talking about neck and shoulder pain. He discovered these symptoms were due to the overuse of hand-held devices, particularly the action of bending the neck, and then coined the term “Text Neck.” As if the painful symptoms weren’t bad enough, Fishman warns that an untreated case of Text Neck could lead to permanent spinal(脊椎) damage. Other doctors have warned about “iPad Hand,” a condition that occurs when people use tablets like the iPad for hours at a time. Most people use their left hand to support the tablet and their right hand to tap or scroll. Doing this for long periods without changing positions can result in severe joint pain. In order to avoid or reduce the possibility of getting Text Neck or iPad Hand, use the following basic ergonomic(人体工学的) principles: Avoid awkward positioning. Don’t strain your neck, and stay aware of how you are positioned in relation to the device. Make sure that both your neck and shoulders are relaxed and that you aren’t leaning over for a long period of time. Take frequent breaks when using any kind of mobile device. Many doctors recommend that users change their position every 15 minutes. When using a tablet, use a case that can support the device on a table or your lap at a comfortable viewing angle. Along with a case, use a separate keyboard with your tablet. This will be more comfortable since you’ll be resting both hands on the keyboard. And since you won’t be holding the tablet, you’ll be less likely to experience hand or arm pain.60. What kind of product for hand-held devices does the writer discuss? A. One for recording. B. One for charging. C. One for telephoning. D. One for typing.61. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “coined” (Para1)?A. cashed B. created C. changed D. completed62. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. If you are holding an iPad for long periods, it could cause spinal damage. B. Text Neck symptoms include long-term damage in the back. C. You are advised to lean over in relation to the device. D. You should rest your hands on the keyboard at times.63. In which magazine would you most likely find this article? A. Personal Finance B. Science Fiction Monthly C. Mind and Body D. Smartphone World C Serving only adults, Ramsey House offers you professional hotel standards of accommodation and food service coupled with the friendly, relaxed atmosphere of a high-class non-smoking guest house. Situated within walking distance of St David’s, the smallest city in Europe, the house stands in its own attractive gardens and has private off-road parking. In the opposite direction, there is easy access to the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, where you can see some of Britain’s most spectacular coastal scenery with its abundant bird life and wild flowers.We have three double and three twin rooms. Each is individually furnished and decorated to 4-star standard with comfortable beds, central heating, remote control color TV, hair dryers and plenty of mirrors. All the rooms have a modern, well-lit en-suite bathroom with WC, shaver socket and electric shower.All first-floor rooms have views of either the sea, the Cathedral or open country, and there are three ground-floor rooms with garden views, ideal for guests unable to climb stairs. Our full Welsh breakfast offers you a great start to the day with homemade bread, cookies and preserves. We can also prepare fresh picnic lunches for your day out walking the Coast Path or on the beaches.There is comfortable lounge with lots of books and leaflets about Pembrokeshire to help you plan your trips. Weather permitting, guests may enjoy the peace and quiet of our gardens and watch the birds feeding. Drinks are served in both the garden and lounge.We also have secure bicycle storage, a drying room and light laundry facilities.Nearby are some of the safest and cleanest beaches in Europe offering a variety of water sports including sailing, surfing, wind-surfing and sea angling. Visitors are welcome at St. David’s City Golf Club and several other Pembrokeshire clubs. We are also conveniently situated for easy access to the bird sanctuary islands of Ramsey, Skomer and Skokholm.A warm welcome awaits you at Ramsey House all year round. You will find it the ideal touring center in all seasons.House Owners: Ceri &Elaine Morgan01437 7202164. According to the passage, St. David’s is the name of _________________. A. a Bed & Breakfast hotel B. the Coast Path C. a Welsh town D. Ramsey House65. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Guests may come to this house by car or by bike without parking problems. B. Guests have to eat their lunches out on the Coast Path or the beaches. C. Guests staying in the lowest-level rooms have a good view of the sea. D. On the Coast Path guests can enjoy water sports and play golf. 66. Which of the following tourists may not be interested in this ad? A. Ana, a wheelchair user, who enjoys holidays by the coast. B. A married couple with two young children showing interest in Pembrokeshire. C. Tina, a Ph.D graduate, who attaches great importance to travel safety. D. Xavier, a bird-watching enthusiast, who knows little about the local area. DIt was an international drug dealing case, one that involved a lot of money and a lot of violence. Agents who had entered the organization had worn wires and collected evidence for years. A conviction(法庭判决) depended on an accurate translation of their tape recordings. “Five languages were involved, “says Liz Elting, 44, one of the owners of TransPerfect, the translation company chosen for the job. “The slightest mistake could mean the criminals would go free.”When Elting started her business 18 years ago with Phil Shawe, both were attending New York University’s Stern School of Business. Neither realized just how many situations would require their services. TransPerfect’s 4,000 linguists(通晓外语的人) cover more than 100 languages.Getting Ahead with Liz EltingWhat inspired you to start TransPerfect?When I was eight, my dad bought a KFC in Portugal. Unfortunately, the Portuguese didn’t want anything American. They thought my dad was a CIA spy! That taught me how fast things can change. I’ve studied in Spain and worked in Venezuela. This business is the perfect combination of my love for languages, cultures and business.Is the staff multilingual?Many are. I speak French and Spanish. My partner, Phil, who is American, likes to say he speaks English on a good day.What languages are requested most often?Spanish and Japanese. Chinese, Middle Eastern, Indic(South Asia), and Eastern Europeans are on the rise.How difficult is it to manage such a diverse workforce（员工团队）?Our challenge is to be culturally appropriate in every country. When we hand our year-end bonuses in the US, for example, we have to remember that in India, bonuses are given in the fall.Any advice for someone starting a business?Get started before you have kids. In the beginning, I didn’t know how to do this business on the side. I wasn’t married, didn’t have kids, and wasn’t concerned about balancing my work and personal life. Now, with strong managers in place, I can spend more time with my family (husband Michael Burlant and sons Zachary, nine and Jacob, seven), traveling and playing baseball.67. What is the purpose of the first paragraph? A. To report on an international drug dealing case. B. To encourage people to start a business before they have kids. C. To present the importance of learning foreign languages. D. To introduce Liz Elting and her company TransPerfect.68. What does the underlined word “wires” mean in the passage? A. A type of clothes costing a lot of money. B. A piece of equipment designed to record messages. C. Thin metal worn to protect yourself against violence. D. A organization symbol made of thin metal. 69. TransPerfect is ______________.A. a company that offers international legal servicesB. one which has branches in countries all over the worldC. one whose staff all have to speak several languages.D. a company whose services are in great demand. 70. It can be inferred that _______________.A. Liz learned that love is the answer to problems of cultural misunderstandingB. Liz started her company with a schoolmate at the age of 18.C. The success is simply a little beyond Liz and her partner’s expectationsD. Liz and Phil are now strong managers with rich experience. EAt the top of a three-storey brick house Sue and Johnsy had their studio. In November a cold, unseen stranger, whom the doctors called Pneumonia(肺炎), touched one here and there with its icy fingers. Johnsy was struck down, and she lay, hardly moving, on her bed looking through the window at the blank side of the next brick house. One morning the busy doctor invited Sue into the hallway(走廊).“She has one chance in ten,” he said, “And that chance is for her to want to live. She has made up her mind that she’s not going to get well. I will do all that I can. But whenever my patient begins to count the carriages in her funeral procession(队列), I subtract 50 percent from her chance to live.”After the doctor had gone, Sue went into the workroom and cried. Then she came into Johnsy’s room with her drawing board, whistling. Johnsy lay hardly moving with her face toward the window. Sue stopped whistling, thinking she was asleep.She arranged her board and began a drawing. As Sue was sketching, she heard a low sound. She went quickly to the bedside.Johnsy’s eyes were open wide. She was looking out the window and counting backward.“Twelve,” she said, and a little later “eleven”; and then “ten”, and “nine”; and then “eight” and “seven”, almost together.Sue looked out the window. What was there to count? There was only the blank side of the brick house twenty feet away. An old ivy vine(常春藤) climbed halfway up the brick wall. Its branches clung(紧紧缠着), almost bare, to the bricks.“What is it, dear?” asked Sue.“Six,” said Johnsy, in almost a whisper. “They’re falling faster now. Three days ago there were almost a hundred. There goes another one. There are only five left now”. “Five what, dear? Tell me.” “Leaves. On the ivy vine. When the last one falls, I must go, too. Didn’t the doctor tell you?” “Oh, I never heard of such nonsense,” said Sue. “What have old ivy vine leaves to do with your getting well? Why, the doctor told me this morning that your chances for getting well real soon were ten to one! Try to take some soup now.” “There goes another. No, I don’t want any soup. I want to see the last one fall before it gets dark. Then I’ll go , too.” “Johnsy, dear,” said Sue, bending over her, “will you promise me to keep your eyes closed, and not look out the window until I’m done working? I need the light or I would draw the shade down.”“Tell me as soon as you have finished,” said Johnsy, closing her eyes, “because I want to see the last one fall. I’m tired of waiting. I want to turn loose my hold on everything and go sailing down, down, just like one of those poor, tired leaves.”71.By saying “Pneumonia touched one here and there” (in the first paragraph), the author means that _________.A. some people were affected by the illnesses of othersB. pneumonia caused damage to the ivy vineC. two people became illD. many people came down with the illness72. How did Johnsy feel about the situation during the passage?A. confident B. hopeless C. tired D. curious73.We can learn from the passage that _____________.A. Sue came into the room whistling perhaps because she thought Johnsy might like the music.B. Johnsy’s life was compared to the carriages in a funeral processionC. Sue told a lie to Johnsy about the doctor’s wordsD. Johnsy wanted to know about the falling ivy leaves to meet her own curiosity74.The underlined word “subtract” in the third paragraph probably means “________”.A. reduce B. hope C. add D. doubt75.The passage is probably taken out of ______________.A. a newspaper B. a novel C. a medical report D. a girl’s diary第二卷 非选择题（满分35分）注意事项：用0.5毫米黑色签字笔在答题卡上作答。在试卷上作答，答案无效。第一节 短文填词（共10题小题，每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，根据以下要求：1）汉语提示, 2）首字母提示, 3）语境提示, 在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上，所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。Hello, everyone. My name is water. I’m one of the most important (自然) resources in the world. I’m very 76.______proud of because almost no everyday tasks can be 77.______performed w me. My nickname is liquid gold because I’m 78.______precious. People in some areas are always ________(埋怨) about 79.______not having enough of me. W still, only 5 per cent of the 80.______fresh water is ___________(可用的) in rivers and lakes. So protect me 81.______and save as of me as possible!. Remember: don’t leave 82.______the tap r when you brush your teeth. Don’t throw rubbish 83.______into rivers, . Nor pour me into them when I’m dirty. 84.______Never waste even a drop, o you’ll run out of me in the near future. 85.______第二节：书面表达（满分25分）在高中即将毕业之际，请你用英语准备一篇“国旗下讲话”的演讲稿。内容要求：1. 高中三年的收获和遗憾；2. 展望大学生活所面临的挑战；3．对高一，高二学生的建议。注意：1. 可适当发挥，使文章内容充实、连贯；2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；3. 文中不得出现考生的具体信息；4. 词数120左右。
Dear schoolmates, Good morning!As I am graduating, I’d like to ____________________________________________
答 案 卷姓名 班级 座号 总分第一节 短文填词（共10题小题，每小题1分，满分10分）Hello, everyone. My name is water. I’m one of the most important (自然) resources in the world. I’m very 76.______proud of because almost no everyday tasks can be 77.______performed w me. My nickname is liquid gold because I’m 78.______precious. People in some areas are always ________(埋怨) about 79.______not having enough of me. W still, only 5 per cent of the 80.______fresh water is ___________(可用的) in rivers and lakes. So protect me 81.______and save as of me as possible!. Remember: don’t leave 82.______the tap r when you brush your teeth. Don’t throw rubbish 83.______into rivers, . Nor pour me into them when I’m dirty. 84.______Never waste even a drop, o you’ll run out of me in the near future. 85.______第二节：书面表达（满分25分）在高中即将毕业之际，请你用英语准备一篇“国旗下讲话”的演讲稿。内容要求：1. 高中生活的收获和遗憾；2. 展望大学生活所面临的挑战；3．对高一，高二学生的建议。Dear schoolmates, Good morning!As I am graduating, I’d like to ______________________________________________ YoursLi Hua
英语试卷答案听力 1-5BCCAA 6-10BCCCA 11-15BCBAC 16-20BACAC单项选择：21-25CDCDA 26-30 BABCA 31-35 CDABB完形填空：36-40 DBACA 41-45 ADDBC 46-50 BDDAC 51-55 ADBCA阅读理解：BACB DBBC CAB DBDC DBCAB 书面表达：As I am graduating, I’d like to look back on my unforgettable years here.In the past two years, I’ve benefited a lot from my school education, which helps me grow into an independent thinker and an efficient learner, as well as preparing for the future.However, during this period, I was too concerned about my academic performance to get actively involved in the extra-curriculum activities. That left me a little regret and will always remind me to better myself in an all-round way. Looking ahead, I think the biggest challenge in my college life will be adapting to a life away from my parents and taking care of myself. But I’m full of confidence that I’ll get used to it soon and move on.I also want to make some suggestions to you, Senior 1 and 2 students. Time and tide wait for no man. We teenagers should make the most of our valuable time at high school and realize our full potential. Good luck to all of you! Yours Li Hua听力材料Text 1W: I don’t think the job has to be done perfectly.M: Maybe not, but it’s important that you do your best.Text 2M: Did you have a good time with my parents last night?W: I certainly enjoyed meeting your parents. I hope they liked me. M: Don’t worry. My parents would accept any girl I liked.W: I hope so.Text 3M: I think we’ve covered everything. What about a cup of coffee before we move on to the next item? W: Good idea. I really can’t wait another minute.Text 4M: If I were you, I’d ride a bike to work. Taking a crowded bus during the rush hour is really terrible.W: Thank you for your advice. But my bike has got a flat tyre.Text 5M: What’s wrong with you?W: The lock on my front door is broken.M: Why don’t you have Mr. White fix a new one? He’s good at the job.W: Yes, but he is not at home.Text 6M: We’d like some information, please. We want to go to Spain. W: OK, what do you want to know? M: Well, first of all, we want to know the price of the ticket to Madrid.W: When do you want to go? M: We don’t really know. In June, or maybe in July. W: I see. Well, in May and June the price is $480. But it’s low in March and April.M: And what about July?W: It’s high in July.M: High? How much is it then? W: It’s $ 525.M: OK! Thank you!Text 7W: Bad day, isn’t it? M: Isn’t it terrible? W: The rain...I hate the rain. Do you?M: I don’t like it, either. W: Strange such a day in July. Rain in the morning, then rain, rain, all day long. M: I remember exactly the same July day in 2005. W: Yes, I remember, too.M: Or was it in 2006?W: Yes, it was. M: Or in 2008?W: Yes, that’s right. Text 8W: Have you done everything on the list? M: Let’s see—bank, post office, shoes. We haven’t asked for the information about the hotel, but I’ll do that by telephone tonight. W: We have to look for another chair for the living room. But I’m too tired to think about that now. Let’s have lunch. M: What time is it? It’s only 12:30. I told Howard we’d meet him a little earlier before 13:00.W: Oh, I’d forgotten about Howard. Shall we have lunch with him? M: You said you wouldn’t mind. I’m sure you’ll like him. W: Well, it’s just that I’m too tired to do much talking after all that walking around town. M: Don’t worry. Howard has no difficulty in conversation. He always has plenty to talk about. W: That’s good.Text 9W: Officer! Officer! Somebody just took my purse! Everything is gone.M: Just calm down for a minute...OK. Now what did the person look like? W: He was tall.M: About how old was he? W: And about how old was he? Oh, he was quite young. I think... sixteen or seventeen. M: And what color was his hair? W: Blond, and it was long. M: What was he wearing? W: Jeans and a T-shirt. M: Fine, and now tell me about your purse. What did it look like? W: Well, it was dark brown. It’s made of leather.M: OK, now I’ll need your name and address.Text 10Annie Oakley was a woman who became famous for her ability to shoot a gun and hit very small objects. There are hundreds of stories about her. Many of the stories involve her adventures in the American Wild West. Others tell about her travels with native Americans. However, most of the stories are not true. She did not grow up in the Wild West, nor did she fight in any battles. Annie Oakley was a performer in a traveling Wild West show. She used her skills at shooting a gun to become one of the most famous sharpshooters in American history.Annie Oakley was born in 1860 in Ohio. Her family was very poor. At the age of 8, she decided to help them earn money. She taught herself how to shoot her grandfather’s gun and began hunting animals for food and then sold the animals to the people in her town. When she was 15, she had made enough money to pay for her family’s farm. Soon her ability to shoot a gun became well known in her town. She got the name “Little Sure Shot” because of her shooting ability and because she was only 1.5 meters tall. However, she left the people who loved her on November 3, 1926.
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