荆州中学高二元月期末考
英 语 试 题
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。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。
例：How much is the shirt?
A. ￡19.15.
B. ￡9.15.
C. ￡9.18.
答案是B。
1. What time is it now?
A. 8:40. B. 8:55. C. 9:00.
2. What happened to Nancy?
A. She tried out but failed.
B. She was chosen for the lead role.
C. She missed the chance of trying out.
3. What does the man want to do?
A. Play golf next Tuesday. B. Visit his parents. C. Take a day off.
4. How will the woman deal with her bicycle?
A. She will leave it in the apartment.
B. She will give it to the man for free.
C. She will sell it to the man at a low price.
5. What does the woman mean?
A. She will help the man.
B. She won’t finish the paper.
C. The man should depend on himself.
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。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. What is the man?
A. A policeman. B. A reporter. C. A salesman.
7. What did the teenager look like?
A. He was in a brown shirt.
B. He was of medium height.
C. He was thin with red hair.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. At a station. B. At a theatre. C. At a shop.
9. What does the woman tell the man to do?
A. Add his name to the mailing list.
B. Book the tickets in advance.
C. Get the headphones tomorrow.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. What are the speakers mainly discussing?
A. The effects of stress.
B. The ways of relaxation.
C. The ideas of healthy life.
11. What does the woman say about computer games?
A. It’s no good playing them long.
B. She feels it hard to play them.
C. Sometimes they’re relaxing.
12. What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. Keep a pet dog. B. Have a good rest. C. Do outdoor activities.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Cartoon characters.
B. Climate change.
C. Pollution control agreements.
14. What encouraged the man to create Mr. Carbon?
A. His dream of making a movie.
B. His concern about industrial pollution.
C. His disappointment at some governments’ inactivity.
15. What has Mr. Carbon done?
A. He has aroused people’s concern about climate change.
B. He has played a role in a disaster movie.
C. He has made a box office success.
16. What kind of person is Mrs. Green?
A. She is climate-ignorant. B. She is an energy saver. C. She is wealthy.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. Why is Bettina living with the speaker’s family in Porchester?
A. She has a job there.
B. She is studying there.
C. Her father is in hospital there.
18. How did the speaker feel when Bettina first arrived?
A. She was happy to have Bettina stay.
B. She envied Bettina’s good looks.
C. She thought Bettina was hard-working.
19. What do we know about Bettina?
A. She takes care of her father.
B. She often helps in Jade’s house.
C. She works part-time in a cinema.
20. What worries the speaker?
A. Bettina’s dad is badly ill.
B. Her parents disbelieve her.
C. She can’t get along with Bettina.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
Planning to get away? Think passport first
If you’re planning to get away from it all this year, you should think passport first. Checking you have a valid passport before you book your trip takes minutes but could save you the trouble and cost of not being able to go.
Renewing (更新) your passport before it runs out
You can renew your passport up to 9 months before it can no
longer be legally used. So take the time now and save the tears later.
Applying for a passport for the first time
Our eligibility (资格) checks mean that it takes a minimum of one week to issue (颁发) a passport. So make sure you don’t leave it to the last minute, and apply in plenty of time.
Help with your application is just around the corner
Selected Post Office branches and Worldchoice travel agents offer a Check and Send service that helps you with your application. It’s convenient and you should receive your passport within 2
weeks.
If you need to apply for or renew a passport, you can either:
Pick up a Passport Application Form at Selected Post Office branches and Worldchoice travel agents.
Or call the Application Form Request line on 0901 4700 100 or visit www.passport.gov.uk
If your need is urgent, call 0870 521 0410 for an appointment at one of our offices. We can’t guarantee to see customers without an appointment.
From 14th January a guaranteed same day (passport renewals only) or one week service will be available from passport public counters.
*Calls will be charged 60p per minute and the cost per call should not normally be more than 90p.
*Calls are charged at national rates.
21. When applying for a passport for the first time, you need to know that ______.
A. passports can be legally used forever
B. passports are issued at the last minute
C. application checks take at least one week
D. applications are selected by post office branches
22. According to the passage, you can meet your urgent need by ______.
A. going to the offices directly
B. making a call for an appointment
C. visiting www.passport.gov.uk for a guarantee
D. getting in touch with Worldchoice travel agents
23. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Certain types of passports.
B. Different functions of passports.
C. Advantages of holding passports.
D. Instructions on applying for passports.
B
We Brits love the idea of a real Christmas tree—but not so many of us like the realities of dragging (拖拽) a 7ft Norway Spruce through the house and leaving needles all over the place.
If you count yourself among the reluctant group, then it may be time to go fake (假的) . After all, buying an artificial Christmas tree needn’t mean accepting defeat. There’s a huge range of choices and sizes, including pre-lit trees, which will save you the frustration of trying to string your own lights.
Another big advantage of choosing an artificial Christmas tree is cost: artificial trees can last for decades, so they work out cheaper than paying for a real tree every year. Like now retailers (零售商) are offering great deals at the moment: at Tesco, there’s 25 percent off artificial Christmas trees.
Meanwhile, you can take advantage of the current 3 for 2 offer at Argos to fill your house with not one, not two, but three. You may perhaps partner up with friends who are also looking to invest.
Of course, keep your tree for years and years and it will start to pay you back in terms of carbon footprint; however, a “ real” one will always have to be transported, used and dealt with every year.
Are there any downsides? Yes. You might think you’re saving the planet, but a fake tree is actually not an environmentally friendly option. Most are made in factories in Asia, resulting in some serious air miles to reach the UK. They’re made from metal and plastic, and many end their lives in landfill (垃圾填埋).
Another problem with a fake tree is that they don’t look very natural—and of course you won’t get that lovely pine smell either. You’ll also need to find space for storage.
24. What does the underlined word “reluctant” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Inactive. B. Related. C. Unwilling. D. Supportive.
25. Which is the benefit of buying an artificial Christmas tree?
A. Enough choices. B. The lovely pine smell.
C. Cheaper than a real one. D. Free for transportation.
26. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Fake Christmas trees are environmentally friendly.
B. British people like to drag a real Christmas tree home.
C. People need to find space to store a fake Christmas tree.
D. People may get 3 more if they buy two fake Christmas trees.
27. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Different reasons for choosing fake Christmas trees.
B. Valuable suggestions on choosing fake Christmas trees.
C. Efficient ways of saving money on choosing Christmas trees.
D. Advantages and disadvantages of choosing fake Christmas trees.
C
Times are a little tough at our house right now. Neither of us makes a lot of money, but years of experience have taught us how to walk between the raindrops and make it from one month to the next with a fair amount of grace. I cook a lot at home, more when we’re facing difficult times. When I know that I have to keep us fed on not much money, I fall back on my grandmother’s recipes. She taught me to cook.
When I was a kid, my twin brother and I spent long summer weeks and Christmas vacations with my mother’s parents in the mountains of North Carolina. Rather than go hunting with my grandfather on mornings, I found myself more and more in the kitchen with my grandmother, watching her making a lemon cheese pie with her soft hands.
My great-grandmother died when my grandmother was 11 years old. As the eldest daughter, she was expected to take on all of the housework while attending school. Throughout the Great
Depression, she learned how to make a little food go a long way. Vegetables were cheap, so she cooked a lot of them, mostly only using small amounts of meat for seasoning. Roast beef was a twice-a-month luxury, but there was nothing she couldn’t do with a chicken, every part of it. Nothing went to waste.
Now I understand that her food was sacred (神圣的). I feel connected to my grandmother and to hundreds of years of family when I’m in my kitchen making country food. In the delicious smells is a long tale of victory over hard times, of conquering starvation — of not just surviving, but finding joy and pleasure in every meal of every day.
From grandmother I learned to take real satisfaction in feeding people. My grandmother would beam with pleasure over a heavily laden table and say: “Do you know what this would cost at the restaurant?” I never knew what restaurant in particular she had in mind, but I knew that the question was totally not fair, because no restaurant anywhere can cook like a grandmother. But now, thanks to her guidance and years of practice, I can.
28. According to the passage, the author cooks a lot at home because _______.
A. she wants to try out her grandmother’s recipes B. she is quite particular about food
C. the food in restaurants is unhealthy D. she and her husband are embarrassed financially
29. According to the passage, the author’s grandmother _______.
A. learnt to cook because of the Great Depression
B. was good at cooking as well as careful in budgeting
C. preferred chicken to beef
D. had to walk a long way to learn cooking in a restaurant
30. It can be inferred from the passage that the author _______.
A. liked to compare her grandmother’s food with that in restaurants
B. learnt something more precious than cooking from her grandmother
C. hasn’t found the joy in cooking though she can cook like her grandmother
D. feels connected to her grandmother when making country food in the kitchen
31. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Cook like my grandmother B. My grandmother’s sacred food
C. My grandmother’s recipe D. Joy and pleasure in cooking
D
For years, there has been a prejudice against science among clinical psychologists (临床心理学家). In a two-year analysis to be published in November in Perspectives on Psychological Science, psychologists charge that many clinical psychologists fail to “provide the treatments which are given the strongest evidence of effectiveness” and “give more weight to their personal experiences than to science.” As a result, patients have no guarantee that their “treatment will be informed by science.” Walter Mischel of Columbia University is even crueler in his judgment. “The disconnect between what clinical psychologists do and what science has discovered is an extreme embarrassment,” he told me, and “there is a widening gap between clinical practice and science.”
The “widening” reflects the great progress that psychological research has made in identifying the most effective treatments. Thanks to strict clinical trials, we now know that teaching patients to think about their thoughts in new, healthier ways and to act on those new ways of thinking are effective against depression, panic disorder and other problems, with multiple trials showing that these treatments—the tools of psychology—bring more lasting benefits than drugs.
You wouldn’t know this if you sought help from a typical clinical psychologist. Although many treatments are effective, relatively few psychologists learn or practice them.
Why in the world not? For one thing, says Baker from the University of Wisconsin, clinical psychologists are “very doubtful about the role of science” and “lack solid science training”. Also, one third of patients get better no matter what treatment (if any) they have, “and psychologists remember these successes, believing, wrongly, that they are the result of the treatment.”
When faced with evidence that treatments they offer are not supported by science, clinical psychologists argue that they know better than some study that works. A 2008 study of 591 psychologists in private practice(诊所) found that they rely more on their own and colleagues’ experience than on science when deciding how to treat a patient. If they keep on this path despite the fact that insurance companies demand evidence-based medicine, warns Mischel, psychology will “discredit itself.”
32. Many clinical psychologists fail to provide the most effective treatments because ________.
A. they are unfamiliar with their patients B. they believe in science and evidence
C. they rely on their personal experiences D. they depend on their colleagues’ help
33. The widening gap between clinical practice and science is due to _______.
A. the cruel judgment by Walter Mischel
B. the great progress that has been made in psychological research
C. the fact that most patients get better after being treated
D. the fact that patients prefer to take drugs rather than have other treatments
34. How do clinical psychologists respond when accused that their treatments are not supported by science?
A. They feel embarrassed. B. They doubt their treatments.
C. They are disappointed. D. They try to defend themselves.
35. According to the passage, what is Mischel’s attitude towards psychology?
A. Negative. B. Neutral. C. Indifferent. D. Positive.
第二节 (共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Everyone makes mistakes. 36_ . Making a mistake at work, however, can be more serious. It may cause problems for your employer and even affect the company's bottom line Evil consequences will finally come down to you. Simply correcting your mistake and moving on may
not be an option. When you make a mistake at work your career may depend on what you do next.
Admit your mistake.
Tell your boss about your mistake immediately. The only exception is if you make an insignificant error that will not affect anyone. Otherwise, don't try to hide your mistake. 37 .
Present your boss with a plan to fix your mistake.
When you go to your boss to admit your mistake, you must have a plan for correcting it. Present your plan clearly. Tell your boss how long it will take to carry out your plan and if there are any costs involved.
Don't blame anyone else for your mistake.
__38 . Encourage those who may share responsibility to follow your lead in admitting to your boss.
__39_ _ .
There's a big difference between admitting your mistake and beating yourself up about it. Take responsibility but don't blame yourself for making it, especially in public.
Correct your mistake on your own time.
If you have to spend extra hours at work to correct your mistake, don't expect to be paid for that time. 40 .
A. Apologize for your mistake but don't beat yourself up
B. Usually you can correct your error or just forget about it and move on
C. You can use your lunch hour or come into work early
D. Pointing fingers at others won't help you if you make a mistake
E. Strengthen your friendship with your boss
F. You'll feel ashamed if your colleague takes the responsibility for you
G. You will look terrible if someone else discovers it
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：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。
Once upon a time, a group of businessmen were sailing on the Atlantic Ocean, 41 much American goods back to Paris, however, they 42 a terrible thunderstorm, both the men and ship 43 into the Atlantic Ocean 44 their goods.
The only survivor of the shipwreck was washed up on a small, 45 island. He prayed 46 for God to rescue him, and every day he 47 the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. 48 , he eventually managed to build a little hut(小木屋) out of driftwood to 49 him from bad weather, and to store his few 50 . But then one day, after searching for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened; everything was lost. He was shocked with 51 and anger. "God, how could you do this to me!"
he cried.
Early the next day, 52 , he was awakened by the 53 of a ship that was 54 the island. It had come to rescue him. "How did you know I was here?" asked the 55 man of his rescuers. "We saw your smoke 56 ," they replied. It is easy to get discouraged when things are going bad. But we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and 57 .
Remember, next time your little hut is 58 to the ground, it just may be a smoke signal that calls for the grace of God. For all the 59 things we have to say to ourselves, God has a positive 60 to it.
41. A. developing B. conveying C. raising D. transforming
42. A. resulted in B. broke through C. glance over D. came across
43. A. sinking B. sliding C. settling D. squeezing
44. A. in spite of B. in place of C. as well as D. in charge of
45. A. constructed B. deserted C. rejected D. defended
46. A. desperately B. deliberately C. directly D. modestly
47. A. scanned B. caught C. studied D. advocated
48. A. Astonished B. Excited C. Annoyed D. Exhausted
49. A. prevent B. take C. shelter D. remove
50. A. sections B. parcels C. possessions D. incomes
51. A. embarrassment B. sorrow C. risk D. hesitation
52. A. anyhow B. therefore C. besides D. however
53. A. scene B. sound C. light D. dream
54. A. approaching B. striking C. attacking D. leaving
55. A. imaginative B. aggressive C. weary D. enthusiastic
56. A. evidence B. display C. gesture D. signal
57. A. suffering B. peace C. disturbance D. existence
58. A. thundering B. burning C. moving D. falling
59. A. false B. different C. negative D. common
60. A. requirement B. command C. potential D. answer
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Do you Douyin？
Got a moment – or, perhaps, 15 seconds? In the age of fragmented (碎片化的) time, Douyin, which is a massive hit in China right now, can perfectly fill in the gaps when people have nothing 61 (good) to do between two events; its daily plays 62 (spread) over one billion in the past few years. The Meipai(美拍)-like app allows users to produce creative short videos that combine music with mouth shapes or body moves. They can dance, sing, cook or do 63 their hearts
desire.
Launched in September 2016, Douyin 64 (own) by Zhang Yiming, one of China's top tech leaders; he chairs ByteDance. Similar to how Meipai worked 65 a time-limited video platform (平台), Douyin is a 66 (collect) of brief 15-second music videos, mainly focused on young people, 67 it's certainly suitable for all ages.
On the platform, childish and strange behaviors are 68 (total) acceptable. In high-pressure world, it is no surprise that Douyin has become so successful – all you need to do is pick up your phone and open the app to relieve some stress and have 69 laugh. The app pushes related videos and products based on users' preferences and consequently, Douyin can be quite addictive – many people just want to enjoy a few minutes at first, but end up 70 (consume) several hours' video time.
第四部分 写作（共两节；满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定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：在错的词下画一横线，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。
Dear Peter,
I am writing to tell you that the first English Week is to be held in our school the next month. I would feel much honoring if you could come to attend.
There would be many activities during the English Week, such as the English Calligraphy Show, the English Contest and so on, and the second one of them are my favorite. The activities will surely arouse your interest in learning English and improve our understanding in English. We can also meet different students and make friends as much as possible, that will be a win-win situation. So come on, and seize this preciously opportunity!
Looking forward to your early reply!
Yours,
LiHua
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，你在网站上看到英国留学生 Terry 发帖，希望找人辅导他学汉语，并且愿意教英语作为回报。请你给他写封邮件，内容包括：
（1）表示愿意帮助他学汉语；
（2）说明你能胜任辅导的理由；
（3）提出你学习英语的具体需求。
注意：1. 词数100 左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Terry,
_______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
答案
第一部分：听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. B
11. A 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. A 16. B 17. B 18. A 19. C 20. B第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，每小题2分，满分40分)
21-25: CBDCA 26-30: CDDBB 31-35: ACBDA 36-40: BGDAC
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分45分）
完形
41-45: BDACB, 46-50: AADCC 51-55: BDBAC 56-60: DABCD
填词
61. better
62. have spread
63. whatever/what/anything
64. is owned
65. as
66. collection
67. but/though/yet
68. totally
69. a
70. Consuming
第四部分 写作（共两节；满分35分）
第一节 短文改错 （共10小题, 每小题1分, 满分10分）
Dear Peter,
I am writing to tell you that the first English Week is to be held in our school the next month. I would feel much honoring if you could come to attend/\.
honored it
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There would be many activities during the English Week, such as the English Calligraphy Show, the English Contest and so on, and the second one of them are my favorite. The activities will surely arouse your interest in learning English and improve our understanding in English. We can also meet different students and make friends as much as possible, that will be a win-win situation. So come on, and seize this preciously opportunity!
Looking forward to your early reply!
Yours,
第二节 书面表达 （满分25分）
Dear Terry,
Hi! My name is Li Hua, a Chinese middle school student. I learned from your post that you want to find a Chinese tutor and you can teach English in return. I am quite interested in it.
I think I’m fit for it. Firstly, Chinese is my mother tongue, and speaking it is a must for me to
communicate with others in my daily life. Secondly, I tutored foreigners to learn Chinese last year. So I’ m quite confident that I can help you master the language.
In your post, you said you can help me with my English. It is just what I eagerly want. We can contact each other by video chat every night for half an hour in English and half an hour in Chinese. In this way, we can improve ourselves together.
I’m looking forward to your reply.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
听力录音稿
(Text 1)
W: Oh, no, I’m afraid we’ll miss the beginning of the lecture.
M: Don’t worry. We won’t. The lecture starts at 9:00. Look at the clock. It’s only 8:40.
W: But our clock is 15 minutes slow.
(Text 2)
W: Nancy didn’t try out for the play, and now they’ve given the lead role to someone else.
M: Actually, she did try out but didn’t make the cut.
(Text 3)
M: Do you think it would be possible for me to get next Thursday off?
W: Is it an emergency?
M: Not really, my parents are coming into town and I hope to play golf with my father that day.
(Text 4)
W: Do you want this bicycle?
M: Me? For free?
W: Yeah. I was going to sell it for cheap before I leave town, but I couldn’t find anyone to buy it. And I don’t want to just leave it here in the apartment.
M: Sure. That’d be great! I’ve wanted one for a while.
(Text 5)
M: I can’t believe I’ll have to spend the whole weekend working on this paper.
W: Yeah, it’s pretty tight.
M: Maybe you could write mine for me, too.
W: Not a chance. You won’t learn anything if you don’t do your own work.
(Text 6)
M: Have a seat please. Now let’s start with clothes. What was the teenager wearing?
W: I think it was a blue shirt. And maybe brown pants.
M: How about the height?
W: I’m pretty sure he was tall. I remember he was thin and his hair was red and curly, about medium-length.
M: OK. Thank you for the information. We’ll try our best to catch him and get back your handbag.
(Text 7)
W: So here are your four tickets, sir. Is there anything else I can do for you?
M: Yes. I was wondering if I could get regular information about what’s on.
W: Certainly. I can add your name to our mailing list. Would that be OK?
M: That would be very good. Yes, please. Oh, and there is something else, sorry. One of our group is hard of hearing and I’ve heard that you can supply special headphones.
W: That’s right. As long as you tell us in advance, we can always do that. I’ll book those for you now, and you can just collect them here tomorrow before the show.
M: Thanks very much for your help.
W: No problem.
(Text 8)
W: I think it’s very important to relax because if you don’t you can get too stressed. What do you think?
M: Yes, I think so. Once I even got ill because I was too stressed out studying for exams! But what do you do to relax?
W: Well, sometimes I go to my room and lie down and listen to my favorite music, or read a book. What about you?
M: If I want to relax I often play computer games.
W: I don’t think computer games are relaxing — they can be so exciting and then it’s difficult to stop playing.
M: It’s not a problem for me. It’s good fun. I sometimes play until midnight.
W: Really? It’s too bad for your health. You’d better not stay up for it again. Going out is a better way. I sometimes like to take my dog for a long walk in the country or a park. That makes me feel healthy and relaxed.
M: I agree with you.
(Text 9)
W: Why did you decide to publicize climate change in this way?
M: Well, I was really upset about some countries’ failure to sign up pollution control agreements; it felt like the science wasn’t getting understood by the politicians, so I decided to look into what I personally could do. That led me to dream up a cartoon character called Mr. Carbon — we all know somebody like him — he’s climate-ignorant and makes no effort to save energy. Of course, factories are the obvious bad character in the real world, but I couldn’t do much about them.
W: So are we going to see him in scenes like we get in disaster movies?
M: That’s pretty unlikely — it’s hard to make a box office success. But he certainly gives cause for concern. People are becoming more aware of the climate change.
W: So you came up with the idea of another cartoon character, Mrs. Green.
M: Yes. Now she pays attention to little things, uses low-energy light bulbs, doesn’t leave the TV on standby, goes in for recycling. As well as making a contribution to the climate, she’ll save 150,000 dollars over her lifetime.
(Text 10)
W: My name’s Jade. I’m fifteen and an only child living with my parents in Porchester. Last autumn my cousin Bettina came to live in our house. She’s nineteen, and very pretty. She’s staying with us while she’s a student at the university in Porchester. At first, I was very pleased to have another teenager in our house, because most of my friends don’t live near me, but recently my feelings have changed.
I have lots of homework because I’m studying for school exams, but I have to clean my room and help with the washing-up. Bettina doesn’t have exams this year so she doesn’t have to work so hard. She has more money than me. She earns a bit because my dad helped her get a part-time job at the local cinema. She doesn’t pay the full price for tickets to see films there. And although she doesn’t pay my parents to live in our house, they don’t make her help in the house like I have to.
When I mentioned this to my parents they reminded me that we have to be kind to Bettina because her dad hasn’t been well for a long time. I agree with that but there is a problem. I know Bettina tells lies to my parents. Two days ago she asked my mum to lend her some money. She said she needed to buy some books, but she spent it all on CDs.
I asked my parents if they knew what she had done, but they didn’t believe me. This worries me a lot. I don’t know what I should do now.
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