2016届福建省福州格致中学校内高一第一学期期中考试
英语试卷
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第Ⅰ卷
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节
听下面5段对话,每段对话后有一个小题,从 题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Policeman and driver. B. Salesman and customer. C. Employer and employee.
2. What do we know about Charlene?
A. She made an excuse.
B. She had a good reason.
C. She was willing to take the woman’s advice.
3. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?
A. Boss and employee. B. Teacher and student. C. Father and son
4. Who do you think the woman is talking to?
A. A bus conductor. B. A clerk at the airport. C. A taxi driver.
5. How long will the man spend his holiday in Hong Kong?
A. Three weeks. B. One month. C. Two weeks.
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
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听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。
6. Where does the Dr. Green stay?
A. At the Blackboot Hotel.
B. At t he Blackwood Hotel.
C. At the Blacksmith Hotel.
7. What is the information telephone number?
A. 114. B. 141. C. 411.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8. When will the radio station start operating?
A. In September. B. Today. C. This week.
9. Which program does the man care about most?
A. Teaching. B. Music. C. Sports.
10. What can we learn about the radio station?
A. Only music will be broadcast.
B. Only teaching programs will be broadcast.
C. It will be on for 24 hours every day.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11. What is the man?
A. A manager. B. A teacher. C. A student.
12. What is the kids’ attitude towards the boy from Brazil?
A. They excuse him. B. They hate him. C. They welcome him.
13. What is rewarding according to the woman?
A. Her students’ praises for her.
B. The progress her students have made.
C. The efforts her students have made to catch up.
听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。
14. If a B is not a bad grade, why is the man so upset?
A. It took him weeks to finish the project.
B. The woman doesn’t understand his problem.
C. Ames got an A with less work.
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15 .What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. Get his grade changed.
B. Speak to the teacher.
C. Forget about the whole thing.
16. What does the woman think of the man’s grade?
A. It is not a bad grade.
B. It is unfair to the man.
C. She has no opinion.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17. What can we learn about the school?
A. It was being built.
B. It was near a construction site.
C. It was beside a famous hospital.
18. Where did the students buy their breakfast?
A. From a soy bean milk shop.
B. From their school cafeteria.
C. From a grocery near the construction site.
19. What did the girl eat on her way to school?
A. A glass of milk. B. A cup of soy bean milk. C. Two rice cakes.
20. Who are looking into the case now?
A. The school. B. The police. C. The hospital.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Maybe you don’t think animals have certain mental powers which human beings do not have. But the truth is that some of them have instincts, and besides this, I am sure they can feel certain things we humans cannot. A personal experience showed me this.
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Some years ago, I had a dog named Howard. From the time when he was a puppy, he was timid, so we named him Howard, sounding like “coward”! He was especially afraid of thunderstorms. At the first flash of lightning or crash of thunder, he would run whining into his house and hide under a table.
I often went for a walk with Howard. Once, as we were walking along a road, it began to rain. I quickly ran to a bus stop for shelter. The bus stop had a roof supported by metal poles. Soon after I had got there, Howard caught my trousers in his teeth and tried to pull me away. At first I was puzzled and a little angry at his behavior. But I decided to humor him and walked away from the shelter into the rain and started to go home.
When I was about two hundred metres from the shelter, there came a flash of lightning and soon after, there was thunder which nearly deafened me. Howard stopped walking and began whining. Thinking he was afraid, I bent to pick him up. As I straightened up, I glanced at the bus shelter we had just left. I was shocked to see that two of the poles were bent and the roof was lying on the ground, broken. The shelter had been struck by the bolt of lightning!
21. The author named his dog Howard mainly because of_______.
A. his timid characteristic B. one of the author’s friends Howard
C. his loud sound D. his strange behaviors
22. The reason why the author was puzzled and angry with the dog was that .
A. Howard had a strange behavior
B. Howard should be afraid of the metal poles
C. Howard should know the approaching of the terrible lightning
D. Howard bit his trousers in his teeth
23. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Dogs are cleverer and better than men.
B. Dogs are usually afraid of thunderstorms.
C. Some animals can feel certain things humans cannot.
D. Dogs are naturally born heroes.
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24. What can be inferred about the bus shelter from the passage?
A. It was about 200 meters from the author’s home.
B. It was destroyed in a rainy day.
C. Its roof was supported by wood poles.
D. It could produce blinding flash of lightning.
B
With a large part of the world's population living close to the oceans, rising sea levels bring the potential for destructive (破坏性的)results. But scientists are still unable to make predictions exact enough for people to plan to handle the loss of land and the threat to coastal communities expected over this century.
“We know sea level is going to rise, but how much, and how fast, and where, we really still don’t know," said Josh Willis, a climate scientist.
The ocean isn't like water in a bathtub. It doesn’t rise all the same as more water pours in. As global warming raises sea levels, some places are expected to see higher-than-average increases, and a few places, may even see decreases.
It’s reported that over the course of this century, sea levels will rise between 8 inches and 6.6 feet around the planet. Scientists know this increase will be driven by the expansion of water as it warms—warmer water takes up more space—and the melting of ice. But the effects of warming water and melting ice on sea-level rise are expected to vary from area to area. And the melting of ice of the Antarctic and Greenland presents the largest uncertainty for the future, but air, land and water also play roles in changes to sea level. For example, sea level near the ice getting melt actually decreases, because the ground under the melting ice rises as the heavy ice disappears.
Climate change is expected to change ocean currents and the winds that help drive ocean currents. These changes will affect the distribution of heat within the oceans, and, as a result, affect changes in sea level.
Nowadays, scientists use two types of models to make predictions about the future of sea levels, but the two don’t agree. If scientists can't accurately predict sea-level increase for the coming years, the least we can do is measure what happening
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today with the help of the satellite, Jason-2, but it’s reaching the end of its operational life.
25. The first paragraph implies that_______ .
A. the rising sea levels mainly happens near the coast
B. people living in coastal communities have to move
C. scientists have ways to handle the rising sea levels
D. coastal cities are easily affected by the rising sea levels
26. What does the writer mean by saying "The ocean isn’t like water in a bathtub" in the third paragraph?
A. The rising sea level is hard to tell.
B. The ocean can be easily controlled.
C The ocean isn’t equal to a bathtub in size.
D. There is too much water for us to control.
27. According to the text, which of the following shows the right cause and effect?
①climate change; ②ocean currents; ③the winds; ④changes in sea level; ⑤the distribution of heat
A. ①→⑤→③→④→② B. ①→③→②→⑤→④
C. ③→④→⑤→②→① D. ①→⑤→③→②→④
28. What problems will scientists meet with in predicting future climate changes?
A. It's too difficult to measure what's happening.
B. Types of models for prediction are difficult to set up.
C. There will probably be no satellites to help the scientists.
D. There aren’t enough scientists studying the changes of sea levels.
C
When Major Mary Jennings Hegar was serving as a captain in Afghanistan, her aircraft was shot down by enemy fire while she and her crew were taking back injured soldiers. Though injured, she completed the rescue mission (任务) while under fire on the ground and received the Purple Heart and the Distinguished Flying Cross for “outstanding heroism and selfless devotion to duty.”
However, Hegar did not get prizes for serving in combat (战斗), for it is illegal
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for women to be in official combat(作战) positions and to get the benefits that come with them. Hegar and three other service women filed a lawsuit(诉讼) in federal court in San Fransico on Nov. 27 in a long-overdue challenge to the Pentagon's (五角大楼) ban.
Many military women who constitute 14% of the 1.4 million active members of the military object to the policy because it stops them from applying for some 238,000 jobs and excludes (排除) them from certain promotions. It is particularly unfair because it doesn't protect women in service. Fully 85% of women, who have served since Sept.11, report having served in a combat zone or an area where they were faced with combat or immediate danger according to the lawsuit, and half reported being involved in combat operations. At least 860 female troops have been wounded and 144 killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
The ban does another bad thing: drive talented women out of service. Hegar says she is asked to leave the Air National Guard for a Reserve Liaison position because she is excluded(不包括,排除) from jobs she would like to apply for. Another woman who is suing, Captain Alexandra Zoe Bedell who was sent twice to Afghanistan, left active duty last year, because of the combat exclusion policy.
It is hard to see how the Pentagon could meet this burden. Clearly, women are capable of taking challenging, dangerous combat assignment, because as the careers of Hegar and others like her have shown they are doing it now. The Pentagon's policy is based on “outdated idea of women”, just the sort of thing the Constitution forbids.
But the Pentagon should not wait for the courts to order it to treat female service members equally. There can be little doubt that a court will eventually do just that and little doubt that, in the very near future, the no-combat rule, like the racial segregation (隔离) of troops and “Don't ask, don’t tell,” will seem like an ancient relic (遗物) of unenlightened (愚昧无知的) times.
29. What can we know about Major Mary Jennings Hegar from the first paragraph?
A. She failed in the rescue mission.
B. Her deeds were awarded by authorities
C. While taking back the injured soldiers some crew died.
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D. When she was serving as a captain her aircraft crashed.
30. The underlined word “constitute” in the fourth paragraph means_______ .
A. take up B. make up C. set up D. build up
31. Many military women objected to the policy mainly because _______ .
A. it had an effect on women’s rights
B. it was unfair to protect women in service
C. it prevented them from some jobs and promotions
D. it was opposed to women’s volunteering for combat
32. What does the writer want to tell us in the last two paragraphs?
A. Pentagon should stop the ban immediately.
B. Pentagon will not obey the court's decision.
C. Pentagon should have more women soldiers.
D. The public should be patient with the Pentagon.
D
As we know, many teen celebrities(名人) feel and think that having a slimmer figure can do great good to them. But, does size really matter? Are teenage fans trying hard to become like their celebrity idols(偶像)? Do celebrities really have the power to influence people, especially teenagers?
For the longest time, many parents blame teen idols for influencing the way their kids act. Have you noticed how teens idolize the celebrities these days? Even, their personal affairs are being followed by kids these days. Take for example the case of Lindsay Lohan of Mary Kate Ashley. They are definitely famous teen stars. But, since they are trying to project an image to satisfy a lot of people in show business, their health and body suffer. Many kids are aware of this problem. But they are easily influenced by these celebrities to exercise and eat less.
It is a fact that the media, and especially famous teen celebrities, can influence people powerfully. But teenagers are easily influenced because teenage years are the period when our personality and identity developments take place. Teens watching TV shows and reading magazines are easily pulled into the dieting and harmful eating habits because the media have some ways to pull these acts. They use thin models
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and celebrities to endorse(做广告宣传) products or to star in an up-and –coming shows or movies. With fierce competition, celebrities are forced to eat less and do extreme exercise routines to get the roles or offers that come their way.
Living in today’s time and generation is a bit disturbing to a lot of parents. Media, especially as well as the celebrities, have a very powerful influence to drive teenagers to good or bad. It’s good that we can control ourselves to avoid bad things from happening. If not, parents should really be aware and guide their teens to determine what’s in ad what’s out.
33. From the passage we can find Lindsay Lohan .
A. lives an unhealthy lifestyle B. lives a rich and happy life
C. doesn’t get any exercise D. sets a good example for teenagers
34. According to the writer, why are teenagers easily influenced by some TV shows?
A. They are tired of school.
B. Their celebrity idols appear in many TV shows.
C. They’re in their development period.
D. They have nothing to do in their spare time
35. What’s the title of the passage?
A. Parents’ responsibilities. B. Advice on self-control.
C. Bad influences of celebrities. D. Media’s bad influences.
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。(E涂AB, F涂AC, G涂AD)
I know that something you get that sense from TV that you can be rich and successful without any hard work---your ticket to success is through rapping or basketball or being a reality TV star. 36 .
The truth is, being successful is hard. You won’t love every subject that you study. 37 Not every homework assignment will seem completely relevant to your life right at this minute. And you won’t necessarily succeed at everything the first time your try.
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That’s okay. 38 JK Rowling---- who wrote Harry Potter---her first Harry Potter book was rejected 12 times before it was finally published. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team. He lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career. But he once said, “I have failed over and over again in my life. And that’s why I succeed.”
These people succeeded because they understood the secret of success ---you can’t let your failures define you. 39 You have to let them show you what to do differently the next time. So if you get into trouble, that doesn’t mean you are a troublemaker, it means you need to try harder to act right. 40
A. If you get a bad grade, that doesn’t mean you’re stupid, it just means you need to spend more time studying.
B. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who have had the most failures.
C. You have to let your failures teach you.
D. You won’t get along well with every teacher that you have.
E. So many of you dream of being successful by hard work.
F. Failures can lead you to success.
G. Chances are you’re not going to be any of those things.
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,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important 41 : giving-away makes life so much more exciting. You needn’t worry if you 42 money.
This is how I 43 with giving-away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store 44 in my mind, I step in and make the 45 to the storekeeper. If an accident takes place, the 46 of which I think the local police could use, I 47 him up and tell him about it, though I am not in 48 here. I found a rule about this world is to give 49 getting something back, though the 50
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often comes in an unexpected form.
One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important special letter to my home, though it was 51 to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of 52 . More than a year later I needed a post-office box for a new business I was 53 . I was told at the window that there were 54 boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long 55 list. As I was about to be 56 , the postmaster appeared in the 57 . “Wasn’t it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering an 58__ delivery to your home?” I said it was. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office 59 we make one specifically for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get 60 but complaints.”
41. A. difference B. research C. speech D. discovery
42. A. earn B. lack C. spend D. steal
43. A. experienced B. connected C. cooperated D. experimented
44. A. strikes B. flashes C. happens D. attempts
45. A. appeal B. request C. suggestion D. demand
46. A. story B. damage C. challenge D. material
47. A. call B. hold C. cheer D. pick
48. A. possession B. trouble C. place D. charge
49. A. plus B. without C. for D. before
50. A. process B. goal C. return D. concern
51. A. replied B. addressed C. driven D. brought
52. A. invitation B. apology C. complaint D. appreciation
53. A. discussing B. providing C. applying D. starting
54. A. enough B. extra C. no D. other
55. A. admitting B. relating C. buying D. waiting
56. A. positive B. shocked C. discouraged D. optimistic
57. A. doorway B. window C. home D. yard
58. A. unfamiliar B. unexpected C. unknown D. uncertain
59 A. in case B. now that C. even if D. rather
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60. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
第Ⅱ卷
注意:将答案写在答题纸上,写在本试卷上无效。
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。
One day, an old monk named Wisdom, followed by two young monks, was walking from one town to another__61__ they caught sight of a lake. Tired and thirsty, they stopped to have a rest. __62__old monk, pointing to the lake, asked the __63__ (young) one to get him some water.
When the little monk reached the lake, a cart__64__ (draw) by an ox started crossing the lake, ___65___made the water very muddy. The little monk thought, “How can I give this muddy water to my master to drink!” So he came back__66___ any water, saying, “The water is very muddy. I don’t think__67__is suitable to drink.”
After a while, the same monk ___68___(ask)to get water again. When he went back to the lake, he found that the mud _69__ (settle) down already, so he collected back a pot of water. Wisdom looked at the water happily and then up at the monk, “To make the water clean, __70__you need to do is just to let it be and the mud would settle down on its own.”
It is also the same with your mind. When it is disturbed, just let it be. Give it a little time and it will settle down itself.
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,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧),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。
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Rowena and Billy Wrangler are model high school students and do extreme well in achievement tests. And next year, Rowena will attend Harvard University. Billy, her younger brother, hope to go to Cornell. That makes Rowena and Billy different from most students are that they don’t go to school . In fact, they've never been school . Since a kindergarten, they have studied at home. Neither Rowena or Billy feels as if they have missed out on nothing by being taught at home. As many of the more than one million people who receive home schooling in the United States, they feel that we have gotten a good education.
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
为了向全世界展示绿色中国,学生会倡议每位同学围绕“如何进行低碳生活”与“低碳生活”的意义(节约能源,有利减少污染,改善环境),写一篇英语文章介绍自己如何从身边小事做起,尝试进行低碳生活。
要求:1.表达清楚,语法正确,上下文连贯;
2.短文必须包括提示的所有要点,并作适当发挥;
3.词数:100左右(文章开头已给,不计入总词数);
提示:低碳生活的措施(添加至少1条个人观点)
(1)外出时,最好步行或骑自行车代替乘公交或地铁
(2)每张纸都双面打印,
(3)用环保袋代替塑料袋
(4)多种树
(5)离开教室前,应该关电灯、电视机和电脑
(6)请少用纸巾,多用手帕
How to Live a Low-Carbon Life
As we all know, having a low-carbon life will be very important to us. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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参考答案
听力 1~5.ACBBC 6~10.BCABC 11~15.BCBCB 16~20.ABACB
阅读21—24 AACB 25—28 DABC 29-32 BBCA 33—35 ACC
七选五 36-40GDBCA
完形填空 41-45 DBABC 46-50 AADBC 51-55 BDDCD 56-60 CABCA
语篇填空
61. when 62. the 63. younger 64. drawn 65. which
66. without 67. it 68. was asked 69. had settled 70. what
短文改错:
Rowena and Billy Wrangler are model high school
Students and do extreme well in achievement tests.
extremely (词性干扰)
And next year, Rowena will attend Harvard University.
Billy, her younger brother, hope to go to Cornell. That
hopes(主谓一致) What (主语从句)
makes Rowena and Billy different from most students
are that they don’t go to school . In fact, they've never
is (主谓一致)
been ____school . Since a kindergarten, they have studied at
∧ to(成分缺失) / (零冠词用法)
home. Neither Rowena or Billy feels as if they have missed
nor(固定词组)
out on nothing by being taught at home. As many of the more
anything(逻辑语义) Like(介词)
than one million people who receive home schooling in the
United States, they feel that we have gotten a good education.
they(人称一致)
写作:
How to Live a Low-Carbon Life(低碳生活)
As we all know, having a low-carbon life will be very important to us. We can save
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energy. It’s also good for reducing pollution and improving our environment.
What can we do for the environment?There are many ways.We should close the door and windows before we go out. And we'd better walk to school or ride our bikes. We should use cloth bags when shopping instead of using plastic bags all the time.And planting more trees can make our environment become better. We should turn off the lights, the TV and the computer when we leave the classroom.When we go out, we’d better walk instead of taking a bus or car. What's more,it’s a good idea to reuse the books as possible as we can.
In fact,If everyone does something for the environment,I believe the earth will be a better place.And our world will be more beautiful.
【听力材料及答案】
(Text 1)
M:I think you need to do some sports. You have been sitting here and working on this problem since the beginning of the week.
W: Oh,I have been an indoor girl for five days. Let’s go out to play badminton tomorrow.
(Text 2)
M:Did you talk to Charlene?
W:Sure,I did.
M:What did she say when you suggested she not leave her books everywhere?
W:Oh,she was perfectly cooperative.
(Text 3)
W:Sorry,Mr Johnson.I forgot to bring my homework.
M:Did you do it?
W:Yes,but I left in a hurry this morning.
M:Do remember to bring it here tomorrow.
(Text 4)
W:Could you please tell me if the Beijing flight will be arriving on time?
M:Yes,Madam.It should be arriving in about ten minutes.
(Text 5)
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M:I’d like some information on Hong Kong.I’m thinking about spending two weeks there on my vacation.
W:Let’s see.We have these three brochures here.Can I give you flight information? It won’t take much time.
(Text 6)
W:Oh.Excuse me,Mr.Li.I almost forgot there is a phone message here for you. A Dr.Green called and asked you to call him back.
M:Where is he now,do you know?
W:He’s staying at the Blackwood Hotel,Room 707.
M:Thank you very much.Do you happen to have the number of the Blackwood?
W:I’m sorry,I don’t.But you can get it from information.Just dial 411.
M:Oh,and could I trouble you for changing a dollar?
W:All right.Here is your change.By the way,the public phones are over there on your right.
M:I see.Thank you.
(Text 7)
W:Hey,did you read the article in today’s school newspaper?
M:No,I’ve been studying all morning.What’s so exciting?
W:Well,this September,the school is going to have its own radio station.
M:Oh,really? I hope we’ll have more popular music to listen to.
W:The article said that there would be programs with all sorts of music as well as sports and teaching programs.
M:Too bad.It sounds as though there won’t be much time for good music.
W:The station is going to be on all day and night without stopping.So I’m sure it will satisfy all kinds of tastes.
M:I certainly hope so.At least it’s better than nothing.
(Text 8)
M:Stella,how’s the new student in your class doing?
W:The kid from Brazil? He’s having a rough time communicating since he doesn’t
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speak much English.However,the other kids seem to include him pretty well.
M:Our teachers are used to new kids who don’t speak much English since we have had so many new immigrant families in our school district.
W:That’s true.This year I have had a Cambodian,a Japanese,a Chinese and the kid from Brazil in my class.I spend a lot of time with them after class so that they can catch up.
M:It must be hard for you since you have to give them special attention in order to help them.
W:Nevertheless,it’s really rewarding to see them progress and make friends.
(Text 9)
M:I can’t believe it! I only got a B on my project.
W:Why are you complaining? That’s not a bad grade.
M:I worked on it for weeks.I spent hours in the library checking on things.I really thought I’d done a good job.I even gave up last week’s concert.
W:Well,getting a B is good.I just don’t see why you’re so upset.
M:But Ames didn’t spend half as much time on his project and he still got an A.
W:Ames always gets good grades on his projects.If you are truly dissatisfied,why don’t you speak to the teacher to find out why you only got a B?
M:I’m really not in the mood to speak to that teacher.
W:Maybe your grade can be changed.If that can’t be done,you can find out what was weak about it and try to improve on those points in your next project.
M:I suppose that’s the best thing to do.
(Text 10)
W:More than 200 people,mostly middleschool students and workers at a nearby construction site,fell violently after eating breakfast from a soy bean milk shop on Saturday in the city,and several dozens died.The shop supplies breakfast to the nearby boarding middle school,as well as selling food to walkin customers. Although it was the weekend,many students were taking additional courses,and boarders stayed on the campus.The victims were sent to 10 local hospitals for emergency treatment.“It is really unbearable to see the young children dying right
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before my eyes and their parents crying desperately,” said one doctor at the rescue site.Another doctor said that conditions of most patients were basically controlled.The father of a victim said that his daughter bought two rice cakes and ate most of them on her way to school.Soon she felt sick and collapsed.“Luckily,she vomited the stuff out on the way to hospital.So the doctors said she was not among the seriously poisoned,” the father said.More than 500 medical specialists are helping in the rescue work and the police are still looking into the case.
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