2015-2016学年河北武邑中学高二期中考试英语试题
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共10页。考试结束后，只交答题卡。保存好试卷。
第Ⅰ卷
注意事项：
1. 答题前，考生在答题卡上务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的班级、姓名、学号、考试顺序号填写清楚
2. 各小题选出答案后，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，再选涂其他答案标号，在试题卷上作答无效。
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 (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 is the man going to do tonight？
A. To a birthday party.B. To visit Jane.C. To the theatre.
2. Why does the woman want to buy a clock?
A. She has trouble waking up.B. She wants to buy someone a gift.C. Her watch is broken.
3. Where did the woman stay while she was in Brighton?
A. She stayed in her friend’s house.B. She stayed in a hotel with her friends.
C. She camped near the mountains.
4. What does Alice ask the man to do?
A. Borrow some magazines for her.B. Return some magazines to the library.
C. Give some magazines back to her.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about？
A. A novel. B. A film. C. A writer.
第二节
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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. When did the woman’s license stop being valid?
A. 2 days ago. B. 4 days ago. C. 7 days ago.
7. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In the police station. B. In the garage. C. In a bank.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. How often will the girl attend African Music?
A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week.
9. What else is the girl going to take this term?
A. Basic Spanish. B. Business classes. C. Spanish Composition.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Where was George yesterday?
A. At his usual place. B. In the newspaper office. C. At home.
11. Why did the woman call George?
A. To ask him to a concert. B. To go on a holiday with him.C. To invite him to dinner at home.
12. Where did George see Mary?
A. At the office. B. At the concert. C. In his sister’s home.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. How does the man kill time?
A. By eating potato chips.B. By watching TV.C. By taking a walk.
14. What does the woman dislike?
A. The square. B. The parks. C. The city.
15. What does the man think is the most important?
A. Entertainment. B. Income. C. Quietness.
16. What do the man and woman disagree on?
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A. Whether the city needs a symbol.
B. Whether the amusement park should be built.
C. Whether the square is a good place for a walk.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What did Nicholas do at eighteen months？
A. He began to learn French. B. He read the newspaper. C. He took telephone messages.
18. Why was Nicholas bored and unhappy at the two schools?
A. He had too much homework. B. He almost couldn’t learn anything special.
C. His teachers often corrected his spelling.
19. Who offered to help Nicholas finally?
A. His classmates. B. His parents. C. A college.
20. What is Nicholas’life like now?
A. Busy without any social life. B. Full but boring.
C. Busy at college and free at home.
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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
As you move around your home, take a good look at the things you have. It is likely that your living room will have a television set and a video, and your kitchen a washing machine and a microwave oven. Your bedroom drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as you need. You almost certainly own a car and possibly a home computer, holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once a week.
Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for. Seeking material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world. They feel that the long hours work culture to make more money is eating up their lives, leaving them very little time or energy for family or pastimes. Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting is one of them.
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Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year.
One couple who downshifted is Daniel and Liz. They used to work in central London. He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work for an international bank. They would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs, leaving their two children with a nanny. Most evenings Daniel wouldn’t get home until eight or nine o’clock and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings. They both earned a large amount of money but began to feel that life was passing them by.
Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of Wales. “I always wanted to have a farm then,” says Daniel, “and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift. It’s taken some getting used to, but it’s been worth it. We have to think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any holidays. However, I think it’s made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier.
Liz, however, is not quite sure. “I used to enjoy my job, even though it was hard work and long hours. I’m not really a country girl, but I suppose I’m gradually getting used to looking after the animals. One thing I do like, though, is being able to see more of my children. My advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all.”
21．The passage tells us that .
A．people seldom work long hours to make money
B．people hardly buy more things than necessary
C．people are sure everything they own is in the right place
D．people realize there is more to life than just making money
22．When Daniel was a reporter he ___.
A．lived in central London B．disliked his job
C．missed his children D．was well paid
23．What does the author mean by saying “the long hours work culture to make more money is eating up their lives” in the second paragraph ?
A．People work long hours to earn their living.
B．To make more money through hard work is the aim of people’s life.
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C．Long hours of hard work occupy too much of people’s life.
D．People spent too much time and money eating meals.
24．The underlined word “downshifting” in the second paragraph refers to _________.
A．repairing your car by yourself B．spending money carefully
C．moving out to the countryside to live a simpler and better life
D．living in a big house in the suburbs and dining out once a week
B.
The website "FarmersOnly. com" calls itself an online dating and friendship finder. The idea started in the mind of a man, Jerry Miller in Ohio. He wondered how farmers could meet new people who understand the life of a farmer. Jerry Miller is not a farmer but he represents a lot of farmers.
As he tells it, the idea for the site was planted when a farmer told him one day that she was recently divorced and would like to date. But someone would invite her to meet for coffee at nine o’clock at night, when she had to start her day at five the next morning.
So, in 2005, Jerry Miller launched his website. "You don’t have to be a farmer to be on "FarmersOnly. com". But you do have to have the good old-fashioned traditional values of America’s heartland. "
You also have to live in the United States or Canada to be a member of the site. Some services are free, but a full membership costs fifty dollars for a year. As of last week the site listed more than 58,000 members. Many of them are farmers in the United States. Others are students or workers involved in some way with agriculture. Jerry Miller tells us about thirty marriages in the last year have resulted from his website.
Some farmers have also found love through a group, Singles in Agriculture, which was formed as a nonprofit organization in 1986.It organizes gatherings that usually end with a dance, but is not a dating service. The purpose is to support educational and social activities that offer people a chance for friendship. Its
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website, "singlesinag.org", says there are more than l,000 members across the nation and as far away as France.
25. Jerry Miller started "FarmersOnly.com" in order to_____________.
A. help farmers B. support traditions
C. understand farmers D. represent farmers
26. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 indicate?
A. She dislikes city lifestyle. B. She prefers late night coffee.
C. Country life isn’t well understood. D. It’s tiring to get up early.
27. Which of the following is true of"singlesinag.org"?
A. Its services are free. B. It provides dating services.
C. Only farmers can become its members. D. Farmers in France can’t benefit from it.
28. It can be inferred from the text that______________________.
A. all farmers desire marriage
B. farmers are easy to meet new people
C. more farmers get divorced in the USA
D. the Internet helps improve farmers’ social life
D
A green roof is a roof of a building that is covered with vegetation over a waterproof membrane (防水膜). It is a proper method of growing plants on the roof and does not refer to the mere green color of the roof. People benefit a lot from these green roofing systems, and they are gaining popularity day by day.
Human beings have occupied major areas of land and transformed them into huge buildings, which has severely affected the environment and the natural habitat of bird and insects. Green roofing compensates for that. It creates a natural habitat for creatures like bees, grasshoppers and other insects.
Modern roofs need a lot of energy to control the temperatures in winter and summer. However, green roofs reduce the amount of energy required for controlling temperatures, thus making them energy-efficient. As green roofing is highly energy-efficient, it can act as a encouragement for people who are interested in green roofing systems
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and their benefits. It will increase the market value of the building and fetch the owner a great share of profit.
As the vegetation requires a water supply, there is a inbuilt water preservation layer in the green roof system. This layer helps to keep the rainwater. It makes full use of the rainwater and prevents wastage. During heavy rains, the water runs off the flat roof. The green roof prevents this overflow by slowing down the volume of running water.
Green roofs can compensate for the lost greenery in urban areas and increase the artistic value of an area. Your building will look beautiful, coated with green vegetation. Green roofs can serve as local community garden and create a natural atmosphere, giving physical and psychological benefits like reducing stress levels in people and keeping them physically fit. Besides, people can start their own small-scale cultivation (栽培)and experience the pleasure of gardening.
29．What do we know about a green roof?
A. It is painted green for a specific purpose
B. It uses solar energy to produce electricity
C. it is designed for kids to enjoy themselves
D. it is covered with grass, flowers or other plants
30．Mr. Black who owns two buildings is interested in the green roofing system probably because_____.
A. it can solve the problem of air pollution
B. it produces more energy to power the buildings
C. it creates natural habitats for birds and insects
D. it can save him spending a lot of money on energy
31．How do the plants on green roofs get watered?
A .Rainwater is often kept in the green roof system for later use
B. They mainly make use of the wasted water in people’s lives
C .The plants on green roofs usually need little water
D .People have to water the plants from time to time
32．According to the last paragraph, a green roof is a place _____.
A. where people can get close to nature B. where people can relax and enjoy gardening
C. where people can hold all kinds of activities D. where people can stay away
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from the city life
C
Students who date(约会) in middle school have significantly worse study skills. They are four times more likely to drop out of school and report twice as much alcohol and tobacco use as their single classmates, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
“Romantic relationships are a trademark of adolescence, but very few studies have examined how adolescents differ in the development of these relationships,” said Pamela Orpinas, study author and professor in the College of Public Health and head of the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior.
Orpinas followed a group of 624 students over a seven-year period from 6th to 12th grade.
Each year, the group of students completed a survey indicating whether they had dated and reported the frequency of different behaviors, including the use of drugs and alcohol. Their teachers completed questionnaires about the students’ academic(学术的) efforts. He found that some students never or hardly ever reported dating from middle to high school, and these students always had the best study skills according to their teachers. Other students dated infrequently in middle school but increased the frequency of dating in high school.
“At all points in time, teachers considered the students who reported the lowest frequency of dating as having the best study skills and the students with the highest dating as having the worst study skills,” according to the journal article. Study skills refer to behaviors that lead to academic success such as doing work for extra credit (学分), being well organized, finishing homework, working hard and reading assigned chapters.
“Dating a classmate may be as complicated as dating a co-worker,” Orpinas said, “when the couple break up, they have to continue to see each other in class and perhaps see the ex-partner dating someone else. It is reasonable to think this could be linked to depression and could divert (转移) attention from studying.”
“Dating should not be considered a ceremony of growth in middle school,” Orpinas concluded.
33. According to the passage, students who date in middle school may_____
A. have poorer academic performances
B. be more likely to hurt others
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C. enjoy better school lives
D. be less likely to use alcohol and tobacco
34. When doing his study, Orpinas ________________.
A. followed a group of students of 6th and 12th grade
B. completed a survey and a report each year
C. found that the students’ study skills have connection with their frequency of dating
D. completed questionnaires about the students’ academic efforts
35. What can possibly happen to the school couples after they break up?
A. They don’t want to see each other any longer.
B. They will think it’s reasonable to get depressed.
C. They will miss their ex-partners sometimes.
D. Their attention to studying will be affected.
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。选项中有两项为多于选项。
You are finally in college living on your own. It’s an exciting time. ___55____.
As is known, moving away from everything familiar can be difficult and lonely. If you’re feeling blue, don’t be hard on yourself. The biggest challenge is to learn to deal with classmate competition.
You suddenly find yourself in a class of more “excellent students” who score higher grades, speak better English, or have better social skills. ___56___
Why not talk with others, such as family, teachers or older students. Don’t let your pride stop you from getting help. You will feel better.
Another important skill is to learn to find your own strong points. Everyone does better in certain aspects. ___57___
Admit the fact that you are not perfect and just try to be a better self, not No 1 in every aspect. Some may speak better English, but you may show better leadership. Learn to take pride in yourself.
Advice on managing academic stress:
(1) When you feel down, ask yourself: “___58___”
(2) Say these useful statements to yourself:
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“I can only do the best I can.”
“I refuse to get stressed out about this.”
“This is not the end of the world.”
“I’ll try to do better next time.”
(3) Have a good support network.
(4) ___59___ It will help you have a sense of control over what you need to achieve in a day.
(5) Take part in campus activities that interest you.
(6) Don’t try to please others and live up to their expectations.
If you have trouble handling stress on your own, be willing to get help from your professor, advisor, and friends on campus or from the college counseling centre.
A. Find your own strong points and be proud of them.
B. Map out your day.
C. But the transition to college can be stressful.
D. Is this really worth worrying about?
E. Just be yourself.
F. Many can suffer a loss of confidence.
G. How to get to your college is a problem.
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。
In an old city of Hungary, there used to be a boy who was very rich and clever but nothing could make him feel happy．He had almost everything a boy could ever want，so he was only 41 in the most rare objects. One day his parents bought him a very strange 42 ．When the boy went to see his reflection(映像)in it，he looked very 43 ．He tried smiling， 44 his reflection continued with its sad expression
45 ，the boy went off to buy sweets and lots of toys．He came home as happy as he could be，but he 46 looked sad in that mirror,
“What a(n) 47 mirror! It’s the first time I’ve seen a mirror that didn’t 48 properly!”
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That afternoon he went out to buy some toys and on his way he saw a little girl who was 49 ．The boy went over to see what had 50 to her. The little girl said that she couldn’t find her parents
Together the two children set off 51 them. As the little girl wouldn't stop crying，the boy spent all of his money buying her sweets to 52 her up．After much walking，they 53 her parents who were looking for her，very worried
Then the boy said 54 to the family．When seeing the time， he 55 to head for home．without toys and without 56 ．In his room，to his great surprise，he found a(n) 57 face in the mirror. And so he understood the 58 of that mirror. The mirror could only reflect the 59 feelings of its owner. He felt really happy at having 60 that little girl．
41．A．confident B．interested C．skilled D．rich
41．A．mirror B．book C．sweet D．toy
43．A．shy B．excited C．sad D．beautiful
44．A ．for B．or C．and D．but
45．A ．Proud B．Hungry C．Surprised D．Satisfied
46．A．already B．still C．once D．never
47．A ．terrible B．nice C．big D．expensive
48．A．work B．move C．change D．appear
49．A．studying B．playing C．sleeping D．crying
50．A．devoted B．referred C．happened D．turned
51．A．in need of B．in honor of C．in search of D．in charge of
52．A．put B．cheer C．dress D．bring
53．A．found B．recognized C．1eft D．accepted
54．A．goodbye B．hello C．sorry D．no
55．A．refused B．agreed C．pretended D．decided
56．A．effort B．hope C．money D．doubt
57．A．red B．dark C．angry D．happy
58．A．meaning B．wonder C．game D．reason
59．A．true B．strange C．general D．good
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60．A．introduced B．helped C．invited D．saved
第一节 ：单词拼写：（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
01. ________( expose) to nuclear radiation,even for a short time, may produce variants (变异) of genes in human bodies.
02. He ___________(submit) his proposal for urban development to the city council.
03. He made a _________(concentrate) effort to improve his work.
04. The rescue team ________(consist) of five doctors and ten nurses has come.
05. She lives in a pleasant neighborhood and enjoys her _________(surround).
06. It was __________(bear) hot in the car, so we went out for a breath.
07. The big room in the house was _____________(temporary) used as a schoolroom.
08. These students came from the UK and they should make some ________(adjust) to the
new school.
09. It was much more _______(enjoy) than I had expected.
10. I am ready to do all these things which are more ________(challenge).
第二节：语法填空(共10小题；每小题l.5分．满分l5分)
阅读下面短文．按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为61—70的相应位置上。
Sometimes Chinese English teachers are puzzled by 11 questions, “Have you got any skills in reading comprehension?” Actually, many of the teachers can’t give students 12 efficient way to deal with reading. Anyway, 13 often simply say, “Read more and practise more, and you 14 (get) more experience in reading comprehension.” Frankly, these teachers’ good 15 (suggest) are only helpful to arouse students’ interest in reading 16 not helpful to deal with the questions in the examinations of reading comprehension. Personally, I think the skill for reading comprehension should be based on the knowledge of English writing. 17 the English passages are written under some rules or principles, the science of reading and understanding may have a close relationship with writing. Reading comprehension can’t be independent from the knowledge of writing. So 18 (do) better in reading comprehension, we should learn the knowledge of writing, study 19
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questions are designed and the relationship 20 questions and the reading materials.
第Ⅱ卷
第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每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：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，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处起）不计分。
Two years ago, I was in greatly depression. I worked hard at piano learning and devoted all my spare time to practice it. But I failed to pass the B Level Test, that made me quite disappointed. So I turned to my grandpa on advice when I got home. Hearing of what I told him, he smiled, “Test result sometimes can not show your real ability and level. Thus, my progress should not be judged only by one test.” He encouraged me to work hard for the next year’s B Level Test. I take my grandpa’s advice. Now the certificates of B Level is in front of me, but I’ve realized that the process of learning is much important.
第二节 书面表达
近期，中学聘请外教之风愈演愈烈，请你结合下表对其利弊发表自己的观点。
好处
1. 提高学校的知名度。
2. 提高学习英语的兴趣，口语表达能力增强。
3. 更好地了解外国文化。
弊端
1. 花费高。
2. 一些外国人难以适应我国的生活方式，甚至担心自己的安全。
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3. 外国人不了解中国学生的特点。
自己的观点
Nowadays many middle schools prefer to employ foreign teachers.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Keys
听力
1~5 CACBB 6~10 ACCAC 11~15 ABBAC 16~20 BCBCA
阅读理解
21-24 DDCC 25-28 ACAD 29-32 DDAB 33-35 ADB
七选五 CFADB
完形填空
【文章大意】 一个男孩儿几乎可以拥有他想要的一切东西，可一面神奇的镜子告诉他，他并不快乐。有一天男孩儿帮助一位小女孩儿找到父母后，他在镜子里看到了快乐的自己。 3. 答案 C 解析 根据下文中的__4__ his reflection continued with its sad expression可知，此处表示当他照镜子时，里面的影像显示他很难过，故选C项。 4. 答案 D 解析 他尝试着笑，但是他的影像仍然是难过的表情。根据语境可知，前后表示转折关系，故用but。 5. 答案 C 解析 使人吃惊的是，他回家尽力地表现得很快乐，但是在那面镜子中，他仍然看上去很难过。surprisingly意为“惊人地；吃惊地”，符合语境。proudly意为“自豪地”；hungrily意为“饥饿地”；gratefully意为“感激地”。 6. 答案 B 解析 参见上题解析。根据语境可知，此处用still“仍然”，故选B项。 7. 答案 A 解析 多么可怕的镜子啊!terrible意为“可怕的”，符合语境。 8. 答案 A 解析 这是“我”第一次见不能正确起作用的镜子。此处用work意为“有效；起作用”。 9. 答案 D 解析 根据下文中的The little girl said that she couldn't find her parents可推断，此处表示小女孩儿在哭，故选D项。下文中的As the little girl wouldn't stop crying也是提示。 10. 答案 C 解析 男孩儿过去看小女孩儿发生了什么事。根据语境可知，选C项。 11. 答案 C
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解析 两个小孩儿一起出发去找女孩的父母。in search of意为“寻找”，符合语境。in need of意为“需要”；in honor of意为“为向„„表示敬意”；in charge of意为“负责；主管”。 12. 答案 B 解析 小女孩儿还在哭，男孩儿花了他所有的钱买糖让小女孩儿高兴。cheer sb. up“使某人高兴起来；使某人振作起来”，符合语境。 13. 答案 A 解析 走了很久后，他们发现小女孩儿的父母也正在焦急地找小女孩儿。根据语境可知，选A项。recognize意为“认出”；leave意为“离开”；accept意为“接受”。 14. 答案 A 解析 后来男孩儿和这家人告别了。say goodbye to sb.“和某人告别”，为固定短语，故选A项。 15. 答案 D 解析 看了一下时间，男孩儿决定回家。decide to do sth.“决定做某事”，符合语境。refuse意为“拒绝”；agree意为“同意”；pretend意为“假装”。 16. 答案 C 解析 根据上文中的“the boy spent all of his money buying her sweets可知，此处表示没有钱，故选C项。 17. 答案 D 解析 在房间里，令他惊讶的是，他在镜子里发现了一张快乐的脸。根据great surprise可知，选D项。 18. 答案 B 解析 他明白了那面镜子的神奇之处。wonder“奇妙之处”，符合语境。 19. 答案 A 解析 这面镜子只能反映它的主人的真实感觉。true意为“真实的”，符合语境。 20. 答案 B 解析 帮助那个小女孩儿让他感到真的很开心。help意为“帮助”，符合语境。
单词拼写：
01. Being exposed 02. submitted 03. concentrated 04. consisting
05. surroundings 06. unbearable 07. temporarily 08. Adjustments
09. enjoyable 10. Challenging
语法填空
11. such 12. an 13. they 14. will get 15. suggestions 16. but 17. Since/ as/ because 18. to do 19. how 20. between
短文改错
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书面表达
Nowadays many middle schools prefer to employ foreign teachers. Generally, its advantages can be seen as follows. First, schools will be better known. Besides / What’s more, it’s good for students to develop interest in English study as well as learn more about foreign cultures. Meanwhile, their oral English will be improved a lot.
On the other hand,/ However, some foreigners, though well paid, find it difficult to get used to the way of life in a foreign country and they sometimes worry about their safety. The most important thing is that they are not quite familiar with the students. As a result, many students can’t benefit from them.
From the comparison between these positive and negative effects of employing
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foreign teachers, we should take it reasonably and do it according to the circumstances we are in. Only by this way can students learn English well.
听力材料
Text 1
W: We’re having a birthday party for Sarah tonight. Would you like to join us？
M: I’d love to, but I’m going to see a play with Jane.
Text 2
W: Hello! I am interested in purchasing that clock. I have been late to work almost every day this week.
M: Well, luckily, this one has an alarm clock. I use the same one every day myself, and it is very helpful.
Text 3
M: Did you enjoy your holidays in Brighton?
W: Yes, we had a good time. And we had some friends with us there.
M: Where did you stay? In a hotel?
W: No. We camped near the mountains.
Text 4
M: Who put these piles of magazines in my office?
W: Alice did. She said you are going to take them back to the library.
M: Oh, that’s right. She did ask me to take some magazines back to the library for
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her. I completely forgot.
Text 5
M: Gosh, I’m glad that’s over.
W: So you don’t like it? It’s based on a novel written by a famous writer.
M: No, I think the story, the dialogue and the whole thing about the war are hard to understand.
W: But the leading actor is my favorite.
Text 6
M: There’s just one problem, madam. Your driver’s license is no longer valid.
W: What?
M: Yes. It is the 19th today, and your driver’s license was valid through the 17th. I’m afraid it breaks the rule. Do you have another form of ID?
W: Not with me. My passport is at home, but that’s 30 minutes away.
M: I’m so sorry, but this is our rule. If you want to continue with your deposit, you might have to go home and get it.
W: That’s OK. I’ll just come back tomorrow with my passport. I need to try to get a new license now. Otherwise, I won’t be able to drive home!
Text 7
M: Hi, Julie. How’re you doing?
W: Well, pretty busy.
M: Did you register for the new term?
W: Yeah, I registered this morning.
M: Going to take any business classes?
W: No, I don’t think so. I’m going to take African Music. It meets three times a week.
M: Hmm... Well, any piano classes?
W: Yeah, I’m taking Advanced Piano. It meets on Monday.
M: How about the basic requirement courses?
W: I’m going to take English Composition and Basic Spanish.
M: Sounds like a full schedule!
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W: Yeah, I’m going to be really busy.
Text 8
W: Hello, George! I wanted to speak to you yesterday, but you weren’t at your usual place for lunch.
M: No, I had a free day from the newspaper office because I worked so much overtime last week.
W: Oh, I see. You had a holiday!
M: Well, I stayed at home and looked after the baby.
W: What? You took care of the baby? Whose baby?
M: My sister’s baby. She wanted to go shopping in the morning. So I stayed at home and did a lot of useful things.
W: About what?
M: I mended my radio, washed a shirt and some socks, and cleaned out the drawers of my desk.
W: I don’t call that a holiday. I wanted to ask you to a concert last night, the one at the Town Hall near where we live.
M:That’s funny! My office called me in the afternoon and asked me to go and write an article about the concert. I noticed that you weren’ t there; but your friend Mary was.
W:Was she indeed? That’s very strange.
Text 9
M: Hi, Wendy.
W: Oh, Jonny. How are you doing? Busy?
M: No, not at all. I’ve been a couch potato lately, killing time by watching TV. Oh, by the way, did you hear the news?
W: What news?
M: The government is going to turn the city square into an amusement park.
W: Wonderful. I am glad that the big and ugly thing will be gone.
M: Why? Don’t you think the square is 100 times better than any amusement park?
W: I don’t think so.
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M: The Square is a symbol of our city.
W: Well, I don’t know if that huge and boring thing can be our symbol, what I care is that the city has dozens of parks where you can take a nice walk.
M: You’re right, but don’t you think that we will no longer have a peaceful and quiet place once the amusement park opens?
W: Does that matter? More importantly, the amusement park means employment.
M: Why?
W: Income. If you have income, you have money to spend, and in turn, it will create more jobs.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题
Text 10
M: Good morning and welcome to the BBC news special.
Have you ever heard of a 4－year－old college student? But this is true of Nicholas MacMahon, who is now studying at college because he is too clever for school. Nicholas spoke well before he was one. At eighteen months he took telephone messages for his parents. At two, he began to learn French. The strange thing about Nicholas is that he taught himself to read before he could speak. His parents knew immediately that he could read. When he could speak, he corrected his spelling. He tried two different schools, but he was bored and unhappy and his parents decided that he couldn’t stay there. His parents did not have enough time to prepare special lessons for Nicholas. The MacMahons had no idea what to do with him. Then the West London Institute offered to help. Nicholas spends some of his time there, and also studies at home. He reads the newspaper every day, and he can play the violin well. He doesn’t have any social life in the school. Nicholas is a clever child and the teachers want to help him in every way.
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