江苏省扬州中学2018-2019学年第一学期期中考试
高一英语试题 2018.11
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷(选择题 共105分)
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 will the woman be doing this afternoon?
A. Stay at home. B. Go to visit her friends.
C. Go to the Olympic Games.
2. What happened to the boy today at school?
A. He fought with someone. B. He didn’t join in the fight.
C. He made a big fire.
3. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. Inside a cinema. B. In a ticket office. C. Outside a cinema.
4. What is true about the woman?
A. She likes math now. B. She is very good at English.
C. She thinks the man is funny.
5. What happened to the woman?
A. She wanted to take the 6:00 flight. B. She misunderstood the man.
C. She changed the reservation to 7:00.
第二节 (共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. How many times has the man made dumplings?
A. Twice. B. Once. C. Never.
7. What does it need to make good dumplings according to the woman?
A. Practice. B. A secret recipe. C. Talent.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Why didn’t the woman see all of the collections at the museum?
A. The museum is too large. B. Only the jade exhibit was open.
C. She spent too much time at one exhibit.
9. What did the woman like the most?
A. The primitive tools of Peking Man.
B. The jade collection from the earliest time period.
C. The artistic works from the Qing Dynasty.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What did the man do last night?
A. He watched a sports program on TV.
B. He invited the woman to see a show.
C. He went to the stadium to watch an NBA game.
11. How did the woman describe basketball?
A. A very fast game. B. A dull game. C. Too complicated.
12. Why did the man ask the woman the last question?
A. He wanted to take her to a movie.
B. He wanted to take her to an NBA game.
C. He wanted to change the topic of their discussion.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Why did the man stop the woman?
A. To ask her for directions. B. To give her a ticket for speeding.
C. To warn her about the kids in the street.
14. What was the speed limit where the woman was driving?
A. 40 mph. B. 35 mph. C. 25 mph.
15. What will happen if the woman goes to traffic school?
A. She won’t have to pay a fine. B. She won’t have to go to court.
C. Her insurance won’t become more expensive.
16. What do we know about school zones?
A. They are more dangerous than other areas.
B. People are more likely to get tickets there.
C. There are sometimes children there even on weekends.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the main focus of the study?
A. How to eat chocolate without gaining weight.
B. The health benefits of eating chocolate.
C. The effects of eating chocolate on happiness.
18. Who reported the best results?
A. People who ate no chocolate at all.
B. People who ate a lot of chocolate every day.
C. People who ate a moderate amount of chocolate every day.
19. What did the researchers say about the study?
A. There is still a lot of work to be done.
B. Milk chocolate was used in the experiment.
C. Eating too much chocolate had no positive impact on health.
20. Who might appreciate this news report most?
A. People who want to change their diet.
B. People who exercise regularly.
C. People who already eat chocolate fairly often.
第二部分：英语基础知识运用(共两节，满分35分)
第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
21. They are talking so excitedly as if they ________ friends before, while in fact they have known each other for only two hours.
A. are B. were C. have been D. had been
22. John received an invitation to dinner, and with his work _______, he gladly accepted it.
A. finished B. finishing C. having finished D. was finished
23. This computer stores_______information, which are of great use to your current research.
A. a large number of B. a large amount of
C. lots of D. large quantities of
24. Such people ______you mentioned just now are rare to find in today’s China.
A. as B. that C. whom D. who
25. I ________there with my friends every morning, since the opening of a new sports park near my community,
A. have jogged B. jog C. are jogging D. have been jogging
26. I didn’t expect much of this project but it ________quite well.
A. turned out B. figured out C. worked out D. went out
27. It was the typhoon _____was called Tiange______hit Guangdong the other day.
A. which; that B. what; which C. that; who D. that; which
28. Many cars on this exhibition are too expensive for a(n)________family.
A. usual B. average C. normal D. general
29. The pupils who are seated at the back of the hall, please keep quiet, ______?
A. do you B. aren’t you C. will you D. don’t they
30. Little Johnny felt the bag, curious to know what it ______.
A. collected B. contained C. loaded D. saved
31.— Ted hadn’t passed the exam and was afraid of being scolded by his parents.
—______.
A. Neither had Jim, his classmate B. So was Jim, his classmate
C. It’s the same as Jim D. So it was with Jim
32. Whom do you prefer to have ______on behalf of you when you are away?
A. speak B. to speak C. speaking D. spoken
33. Wisdom has it that everything ________ doing is _________to be done well.
A. worth; worthwhile B. worthy; worth
C. worth; worthy D. worthwhile; worthy
34. Judging from his recent behavior, I felt he was________ abnormal.
A. somehow B. anyhow C. somewhat D. sometime
35. –Sorry, Bill. I can’t go straight on and spend more time with you in this resort.
--___________.
A. It is like you. B. You are really a wet blanket.
C. Accidents will happen. D. Isn’t it bad as that?
第二节： 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I met a man yesterday but I didn’t get his name. I’m 36 that I’ll probably never see him again. But that’s OK. The 37 of our meeting was fulfilled in 10 minutes.
He was an elderly man. I didn’t see him at first. I had to 38 for him, the owner of a very worn and old wooden walking stick, which was 39 and was half hanging outside of a shopping cart.
After some 40 , I finally found the man, who seemed to lose something and was walking very 41 . I knew it was his and called out to him. He returned slowly to get it and thanked me. I was in a friendly mood and we chatted with each other. That’s when this man 42 me with his story and he was not a stranger any more.
I stood outside the 43 with him for 10 minutes, just listening. And that’s all he 44 . I stood there, listening to this man share his 45 after losing his wife during childbirth to his only son. And then later he shared his joy of 46 this son on his own. We talked freely, just like 47 .
At the end of our 48 this elderly man clasped (紧握) both of my hands, raised them up to his heart, looked 49 my eyes and thanked me so 50 . He thanked me for listening and 51 him to share his story. And then he turned around and 52 .
He was out of my sight and I thought this dear man had just provided me with such a(n) 53 gift — trust. Strangers are never strangers if you open your 54 . Often they are angels in
disguise (伪装的). 55 with others. Listen. Share. These are what we are all here for.
36. A. delighted B. confident C. doubtful D. embarrassed
37. A. task B. process C. hope D. purpose
38. A. search B. wait C. care D. pay
39. A. sold out B. given up C. left behind D. broken down
40. A. measures B. researches C. experiences D. efforts
41. A. anxiously B. powerfully C. regretfully D. horribly
42. A. amused B. treated C. impressed D. comforted
43. A. cart B. hospital C. restaurant D. supermarket
44. A. shared B. desired C. insisted D. believed
45. A. feeling B. attitude C. sense D. pain
46. A. picking up B. bringing up C. turning up D. taking up
47. A. elders B. parents C. friends D. children
48. A. discussion B. conversation C. debate D. argument
49. A. into B. through C. upon D. over
50. A. awkwardly B. peacefully C. cheerfully D. sincerely
51. A. expecting B. inviting C. allowing D. persuading
52. A. returned B. disappeared C. slipped D. shouted
53. A. ordinary B. expensive C. precious D. original
54. A. body B. heart C. memory D. imagination
55. A. Compete B. Cope C. Compare D.Communicate
第三部分： 阅读理解 (共两小节，满分40分)
第一节：（共15题，每题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
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56. With help from a Mr.H, you can .
A. stop using batteries. B. remember your teacher’s instructions.
C. finish your homework on time. D. get your room tidied on your way home.
57. A PENGO WATCH CONTROL can help you to .
A. repair your TV B. organize your homework
C. be a James Bond D. know what the weather is like
58. Where would you be most likely to find the two texts?
A. On a notice board B. In a company brochure.
C. On a teenage website D. In a college newspaper.
B
American researchers found females are the more talkative sex because of a special “language protein” in the brain.
The study, conducted by neuroscientists and psychologist from the University of Maryland, concluded that women talked more because they had more of the Foxp2 protein. The research, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, found that higher levels were found among humans that were women but in rats that were males. Their findings came after it was previously claimed that ladies speak about 20,000 words a day — over 13,000 more than men. “This study is one of the first to report a sex difference in the expression of a language-associated protein in humans or animals,” said Prof Margaret McCarthy, who led the study. In their study, the researchers attempted to determine what might make male rats more vocal than their female friends.
They separated four-day-old rats from their mothers and then counted the number of times they cried out in the “ultrasonic (超声波的) range”, the frequencies higher than humans can hear, over five minutes. While both sexes called out hundreds of cries, the males called out twice as often, they found. But when the pups were returned to their mother’s cage, she cared for her sons first. Tests conducted on the parts of the brain known to be associated with vocal calls showed the male pups have up to twice as much Foxp2 protein as the females. The researchers then increased the production in the brains of female pups and reduced it in males. This led to the female rats crying out more often and their mothers showing more interest in them. In contrast, males became less “talkative”.
The researchers then tested samples from ten children, aged between three and five, which showed that females had up to 30 per cent more of the Foxp2 protein than males, in a brain area key to language in humans.
“Based on our observations, we assume higher levels of Foxp2 in girls and higher levels of Foxp2 in male rats is an indication that Foxp2 protein levels are associated with the more communicative sex,” said Prof McCarthy.
“Our results imply Foxp2 as a component of the neurobiological basis of sex differences in vocal communication in mammals.”
59. From the second paragraph, we can learn that ________.
A. women always speak more words than men
B. McCarthy isn’t the first to find females more talkative
C. women and male rats have similar levels of Foxp2
D. men and male rats have low levels of language protein
60. The researchers carried out the experiments on rats in order to ________.
A. test which part of the brain is key to language in rats and humans
B. prove the levels of Foxp2 protein in humans and rats are different
C. determine the reason why female rats are more talkative than male rats
D. discover the link between Foxp2 protein and vocal communication
61. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Tests on humans and rats B. Why women are the talkative sex
C. Sex differences in Foxp2 protein D. Foxp2 protein determines oral ability
C
Mountain regions are not just playgrounds for the richer citizens on the planet, however. The disappearing snows of Mount Kilimanjaro are a worrying sign that nowhere is safe from the adverse effects of human actions. The United Nations has identified three main areas that need to be addressed to ensure the future safety of the world’s mountains. These are: the protection of mountain ecosystems, the encouragement of peace and stability in mountain regions, and assistance for mountain people to maintain their ways of life.
From the busy cities of India to the farmlands of California, more than half the world’s population is dependent on mountains for their fresh water supply. Global warming, deforestation, mining and heavy farming seriously damage breakable mountain ecosystems and put vital fresh water sources at risk.
Mountain regions host a large proportion of the world’s wars. From Afghanistan to the Balkans and the Andes to many parts of Africa, territorial and drug-related conflicts have damaging effects on the local environment and the lives of the local people. Fighting makes essential tasks such as farming impossible. Land mines make large areas of potential farming ground unusable. Also schools, roads, bridges and other important infrastructure（基础设施）are left in ruins.
Mountain people are among the poorest, least represented groups on the earth. They face many hardships and each day can be, “a test of survival”. Damage to mountain ecosystems worsens their situation and leaves them even more unprotected to disease and ‘natural’ disasters such as floods and landslides. It’s been recommended that forest profit should be reinvested in mountain communities and the people living there should be given a stronger political voice. Their fate is in many ways directly connected with that of people living at sea level.
There is an old motto for visitors to the countryside which advises them to leave nothing but footprints. It is still as relevant today as it always was. Unfortunately, the size of our footprints seems to be getting larger.
62. What the writer discussed in the previous sections is most probably about _______.
A. mountain ecosystems B. mountain regions
C. mountain people D. mountain sports
63. The underlined word “adverse”(para.1) is closest in meaning to “______”.
A. harmful B. positive C. direct D. powerful
64. Wars have directly brought the following effects EXCEPT __________.
A. mountain people’s poor living condition B. impossible farming
C. inadequate supply of fresh water D. ruined infrastructure
65. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Mountain people have enough political voice to protect themselves.
B. Worsened ecosystems put mountain people’s lives under threat.
C. More money should be raised to establish mountain communities.
D. Visitors to mountains have left nothing but large footprints.
D
Tang Xianzu and William Shakespeare were contemporaries (同代人) , who coincidentally died in the same year.
Japanese scholar Aoki Masarut was the first to draw a link between the two in his 1943 book A History of Chinese Literary Thought. Yet, dying in the same year, 1616, is not reason enough to put them together.
Scholars who specialize either in Tang or Shakespeare are looking for similarities between the two as the anniversaries of their deaths are marked in the United Kingdom, China and around the globe.
“Tang Xianzu was not China’s Shakespeare,” said Chen Guohua, a professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University, striking a rare discordant(不和谐的) note. “He was just China’s Tang Xianzu. Nobody in the English-speaking world can hold a candle to Shakespeare, and Tang was just one of the greats of Chinese drama. Guan Hanqing and Wang Shifu were equally skillful.”
Both Tang’s and Shakespeare’s plays were meant for the stage, but they served different audiences. Shakespeare was a professional dramatist while Tang was a civil servant who happened to pen a few plays and thousands of poems. Tang’s lines were sung mostly at family theaters at a time when noblemen and retired officials were patrons (赞助人) of the arts who owned and ran their own entertainment troupes. Shakespeare, the English Bard (吟游诗人) had to sell tickets to whoever would buy them.
That probably affected their writing styles. While Tang’s language is extremely difficult and the rhymes (韵律) come on like hurricanes, it is a wonder that Shakespeare’s vast vocabulary could be understood by those in the Globe Theatre back then. And given that the Bard’s subject matter runs such a wide range, most people, whatever their tastes, could take away something.
Though no one can touch the Bard in range and richness, there is one area where Tang shines,
and that is in the use of dreams, not only as a plot device but also a philosophical tool. His quartet of plays (四梦) all built on dreams, often indicating that life is empty and all the demand for power eventually amounts to nothing.
In The Peony Pavilion (牡丹亭), his most famous play, Tang raised the dream to a higher level that Sigmund Freud would have recognized. It is the subconscious world of the major characters, especially Du Liniang, the noble young lady who whiles away her youth in a gilded cage. It is not a traditional love story because she had not seen or known the young man.
Of all Shakespeare’s works, the dream features in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The forest near Athens is similar to the family garden in The Peony Pavilion, a neighboring quarter that sets free the desires of the young.
For the ending, Pavilion brings sadness that is absent from Shakespeare’s Dream. But lyricism and earthy humor are present in both plays. And both tales can be sung or danced because they lend themselves to other forms of performing arts. Pavilion, intended as an opera, has also been changed into plays but has been less successful.
They both represent peaks in culture, but we should stop from measuring which peak is higher and focus on what’s unique about each of them instead. And the comparison of Tang and Shakespeare can serve as a point of departure for meaningful conversations about art, literature and cultural inspirations, rather than being an end in itself.
66. What can we learn from the first three paragraphs?
A. Tang and Shakespeare died for the same reason.
B. Tang and Shakespeare were born in the same year.
C. The four hundredth anniversary of their deaths is in 2016.
D. Scholars first put Tang and Shakespeare together in 1616.
67. Tang and Shakespeare served different audiences because ______.
A. their plays were meant for the stage
B. they were in different countries
C. the prices of the tickets were different
D. they had different cultural backgrounds and status
68. According to the passage, which of the following is Tang’s writing style?
A. His plays are full of philosophy.
B. His language is easy to understand.
C. His plays have a wide range of themes.
D. The vocabulary in his plays is vast.
69. What can we learn about The Peony Pavilion and A Midsummer Night’s Dream?
A. They were both intended as operas.
B. They got the same success as plays.
C. Sadness was present in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
D. The forest and the family garden played the same role.
70. By writing the passage, the writer mainly ______.
A. compares Tang’s life with Shakespeare’s
B. introduces the works of Tang and Shakespeare
C. draws readers’ attention to the features of Tang and Shakespeare
D. calls on people to read the works of Tang and Shakespeare
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项。
Have you ever wished you didn’t have to wake up early and go all the way to school? For 700,000 American kids, this wish comes true. 71 This kind of learning has different names: online learning or distance learning. Regardless of what it is called, this idea may create an impression of a lonely kid reading pages of information on a computer screen rather than from a book or an image of another kid spending the day playing video games instead of learning mathematics or reading a book. Where online education is concerned, both of these are false! Actually, online learning simply means learning differently.
72 Flexibility is the main advantage. Students can attend school wherever and whenever they desire. Homework can be turned in from anywhere the student has Internet access. Additionally, many online schools will allow students to work at their own pace.
Another advantage of online schooling is with the variety of courses. Most online schools teach the same basic classes like English, math, science, and history. 73 However, traditional schools are often unable to offer these types of classes if there are not enough students.
Online schools also have different types of learning tools for kids to use. For example, many online schools have special Web sites where only students registered in online classes can watch videos, see lessons presented, or chat with teachers and other students. Some online schools have live class times where students can call and talk with the teacher directly. 74
Computer technology is amazing, and we use computers for chatting with our friends, listening to music, and playing games. 75 Since 2012, at least 38 states either have had their own online schools or made rules for students attending them. It looks like online schools are here to stay, but only you can decide if this type of learning is right for you.
A. Online schools offer many benefits for the learners.
B. Of course, there are some disadvantages of going to school online.
C. Almost every part of our lives is affected by it, and school is no exception.
D. They attend school over the Internet using ordinary home or library computers.
E. Other online schools even have online clubs where kids can talk about their hobbies.
F. Some online schools also offer specialized classes in subjects such as space science, French, or zoology.
G. For some students, online school may be ideal, but for others, traditional school may better meet their needs.
第Ⅱ卷(非选择题 共45分)
第四部分：单词拼写 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
注意：76-80题考查课本词汇，81-85题考查新概念英语3词汇
76. The children had an a___________ about what game to play, but they reached an agreement in the end.
77. Even though the teacher explained the rules to the children again and again, it seemed that her e__________ didn’t work.
78. Unfortunately, no signs of an economic r_________ in that country are seen.
79. A deadly flu has a__________ many in the community, causing several deaths.
80. I regret to say that your writing is far from s____________, so you need to rewrite it.
81. A man who c__________ to be a policeman took the recording away.
82. Wilde fell and s___________ his head on the stone floor.
83. We devoted several days to the e___________ of the ancient Maya sites.
84. It is a p__________ for me to be invited and share my experiences with you.
85. You’d better take pills as the doctor i____________ you.
第五部分：语法填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面文章，在空白处填入1个适当的单词，或括号内单词的正确形式。
There are always some people spreading negativity in the work place. For them, the temperature is never right, the boss is always a fool, the canteen food is awful, and they feel they are treated (86) ______ (fair).
Career experts say such habitual complainers are highly contagious(会蔓延的), (87) ______ attitudes can easily affect an entire team in a company. “While some complaints might be reasonable, (88) ______ are taken from thin air.” said Li Ming, HR manager at Wal-Mart (China).
It is especially hard to deal with complaints (89) ______ work as you can’t just walk away or put your colleagues’ words out of mind. If you do, it will hurt your co-workers and you might be isolated. In a team-based company you belong to a group and need to behave properly. But don’t show too much sympathy. Listening passively to others’ complaints could damage your image and give others the impression (90) ______ you agree with them. “Listen to the whiners actively,” said HR Li. “Help them find a solution, or see (91) ______ there are ways to improve the situation.”
Zhai Min, 24, a software engineer at Kingdee International Software Group in Shenzhen, found that three elderly workers liked to complain about everything, (92) ______extended working hours to cheap hotels on business trips. “I let them talk about their opinions,” she said, “They feel better when (93) ______ (tell) someone how they want things to be.”
But listening actively is far from enough. Wang Dianxue, 27, is an Internet engineer at Beijing Push Marcom Group. His co-workers always complain that their computer systems are not working properly. “I ask about the specifics and work together with them (94) ______ (handle) everything technically.” he said.
HR managers believe that when staffs complain, it is more a matter of recognition than an actual problem. “The real problem is that the whiners don’t feel they are being taken seriously,” said Xu Jun, HR manager at Guangqi Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. “(95) ______ (give) them advice and the problem will usually disappear.”
第六部分：写作（满分25分)
假设你校英语社团举办以“讲求文明，从我做起”为主题的征文活动，请你以“On the way to school”为题，写一篇英语短文。
内容主要包括：
1. 遵守交通法规
2. 注意举止文明
注意：
1. 词数120词左右
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
3. 短文中不能出现与本人相关的信息
On the way to school
_______________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
命题、审核：王嬿，窦青扬
Key
听力：
1-5 AACAB 6-10 BACBA 11-15BCBCC 16-20CBCAC
单选：
21-25 DADAD 26-30 CABCB 31-35 DACCB
完形：
36-40BDACD 41-45 ACDBD 46-50BCBAD 51-55CBCBD
阅读：
56-58CDC 59-61BDB 62-65DACB 66-70CDADC
71-75 DAFEC
单词拼写：
76-80 argument; explanation; recovery; affected; satisfactory/satisfaction
81-85 claimed; struck; exploration; privilege; instructed
语法填空：
86. unfairly 87. whose 88. others 89. at 90. that
91. whether (if) 92. from 93. telling 94. to handle 95. Give
写作：
One possible version：
On the way to school
These days, breaking traffic rules and littering are not uncommon, causing serious harm to life and the environment. Changing this situation requires considerable effort on the part of everyone. As for me, it should start on my way to school.
I will keep traffic rules in mind all the way. If I ride a bike, I’ll always keep to the right and never cross a road until the traffic light turns green. If I walk, I’ll never forget to use the pedestrian crossing. Meanwhile, I’ll regard it as my duty to help keep our environment clean and healthy. Not only will I keep from littering and spitting anywhere, I will also help clean up the roadside litter whenever possible. I hope my behavior will make a difference.
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M: You promised to go to the Olympic Games with me this afternoon. Are you ready to go now?
W: Oh, yes, I did say that. But, as you can see, I have some unexpected visitors now, so I am afraid I can’t go anymore.
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W: How was school today? Your teacher called me this afternoon.
M: The same as always, Mom. Oh, there was one thing. I got in a big fight.
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M: I’m afraid you can’t get into the cinema because you do not have a ticket.
W: Oh, I must have lost it, but I can find a person who can prove that I did have a ticket. Is that all right?
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W: What was your favorite subject in high school, Henry?
M: I used to love math, but now I can’t stand it. I’m much more into English now.
W: That’s so funny! I am just the opposite.
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M: Did you make a reservation onthe 7:00 flight?
W: I thought you wanted to take the 6:00 flight. It’s too late to change it now.
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W: Have you ever made dumplings before?
M: There was a party my first year in China where someone came and tried to teach us how to make dumplings. I didn’t do very well.
W: I’ll let you in on a secret. No one makes really good dumplings his or her first time![来源:Zxxk.Com]
M: Well, I’m not sure that I’ll do better the second time.
W: Of course you will. Practice makes perfect! Come on, I’ll teach you.
M: Hmm, I suppose it couldn’t hurt. Who knows? Maybe they’ll be edible this time!
W: Mine always taste good! But you can’t eat any of mine if you don’t at least try to make some yourself.
M: All right. So, what kind shall we make? How about pork with green onions?
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W: Have you been to the National Museum since it reopened?
M: No, have you?
W: Yes, I went yesterday with some friends who were visiting from out of town. It was wonderful! We were only able to see a few of the exhibits because we spent so much time looking at the jade exhibit. It was amazing. The jade was simply amazing. The collection includes pieces from around the time of Peking Man through the Qing Dynasty. Although the artistry of the later pieces is superb, I think I enjoyed the early ones best. The stones were so beautiful, the carved patterns were simple yet elegant, and they were all done with such primitive tools — truly astonishing!
M: That sounds like it’s worth a visit. My wife would probably enjoy it, too. How much is the entrance fee?
W: That’s the best part. Like most museums in Beijing, admission is free!
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M: Did you watch the NBA game last night?
W: No, I didn’t see it. In fact, I almost never watch NBA games.
M: What? You’ve got to be kidding! Basketball is the best thing on TV.
W: All it is a bunch of men in shorts running around with a ball. What’s so great about that?
M: What’s so great about it? Why, it’s the greatest sport ever, that’s what! To play basketball professionally requires a lot of athletic ability, physical determination, and speed. It’s a very fast game, and it’s very exciting to watch.
W: Well, I think it’s silly. All the players do is bounce the ball, throw the ball, run around trying to take the ball from each other... I just don’t understand it. I’d much rather watch a movie, a talk show, or even a game show than a basketball game!
M: Well, I can see that we are never going to agree on this. Let’s change the subject. So, what do you want to do this weekend?
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M: Madam, do you know how fast you were going just now?
W: Uh, well, no, I didn’t think I was going that fast...
M: This is a 25 mph zone, Madam. You see that school over there? You were going 35 mph.
W: But today is Sunday, sir. There is no school today.
M: That doesn’t matter, Madam. There are signs that say what the speed limit is. Besides, children often come to school on the weekends to play sports. You see all those kids over there? What if you hit one of them by accident?
W: I’m sorry, officer, I won’t do it again. Could you please let me off with a warning?
M: I’m afraid I can’t do that, Madam. In school zones, I’m required to give tickets to all drivers who break the rules. It’s the law in this county.
W: Oh, dear! What is this going to cost me?
M: I don’t know, Madam. Usually, these things can be taken care of for less than ＄100. Now please sign here at the bottom.
W: OK... is that all?
M: One more thing, if you go to traffic school, your insurance won’t go up. Have you been to traffic school before, Madam?
W: No, I haven’t.
M: There are many cheap options online. It’s definitely better than paying more for insurance.
W: OK, thank you.
M: My pleasure.
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And now for today’s health news. A new study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania suggests that eating chocolate every day might actually be good for you. Researchers gave people different amounts of chocolate, from none at all to several servings, every day for six weeks and measured their blood pressure, body fat, and emotional condition. What they found may surprise you. It turns out that eating a small amount of chocolate every day is better than eating none at all! People who ate a small amount of chocolate regularly had lower blood pressure and reported feeling happier than people who didn’t eat any chocolate. Eating a lot of chocolate every day resulted in increased weight gain and higher blood pressure, but it actually had a positive impact on mood. The scientists were quick to point out that the chocolate under investigation was dark chocolate, which has less fat, less sugar, and fewer calories than milk chocolate. They also said that adding chocolate to one’s diet should be combined with a balanced diet and plenty of exercise. Although the researchers said that there is still a lot of work to be done in this field, the initial findings are no doubt great news for all you chocolate lovers out there!
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