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江苏省扬州中学高三年级十二月质量检测
英语试卷 2019.12.14
第 I 卷（选择题 共 85 分）
第一部分 听力（共两节；满分 20 分）
第一节 （共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）
1. What does the woman want to do?
A. Find a place. B. Buy a map. C. Get an address.
2. What will the man do for the woman?
A. Repair her car. B. Give her a ride. C. Pick up her aunt.
3. Who might Mr. Peterson be?
A. A new professor. B. A department head. C. A company director.
4. What does the man think of the book?
A. Quite difficult. B. Very interesting. C. Too simple.
5. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Weather. B. Clothes. C. News.
第二节 （共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）
听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。
6. Why is Harry unwilling to join the woman?
A. He has a pain in his knee. B. He wants to watch TV. C. He is too lazy.
7. What will the woman probably do next?
A. Stay at home. B. Take Harry to hospital. C. Do some exercise.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8. When will the man be home from work?
A. At 5:45. B. At 6:15. C. At 6:50.
9. Where will the speakers go?
A. The Green House Cinema. B. The New State Cinema. C. The UME Cinema.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. How will the speakers go to New York?
A. By air. B. By taxi. C. By bus.
11. Why are the speakers making the trip?
A. For business. B. For shopping. C. For holiday.
12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Driver and passenger. B. Husband and wife. C. Fellow workers.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. Where does this conversation probably take place?
A. In a restaurant. B. In an office. C. In a classroom.2
14. What does John do now?
A. He’s a trainer. B. He’s a tour guide. C. He’s a college student.
15. How much can a new person earn for the first year?
A. ＄10,500. B. ＄12,000. C. ＄15,000.
16. How many people will the woman hire?
A. Four. B. Three. C. Two.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. How long has the speaker lived in a big city?
A. One year. B. Ten years. C. Eighteen years.
18. What is the speaker’s opinion on public transport?
A. It’s comfortable. B. It’s time-saving. C. It’s cheap.
19. What is good about living in a small town?
A. It’s safer. B. It’s healthier. C. It’s more convenient.
20. What kind of life does the speaker seem to like most?
A. Busy. B. Colourful. C. Quiet.
第二部分: 英语知识运用 （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）
21. Julia has got a pretty ____ deal — she was laid off just for being late once!
A. rough B. tough C. illegal D. mean
22. --- Haven’t I told you that you should be home earlier?
--- Yes, but I ____ home earlier than I usually do.
A. was coming B. have come C. came D. had come
23. Located ____ the Belt meets the Road, Jiangsu will contribute more to the Belt and Road
construction.
A. why B. when C. which D. where
24. In that severe flooding, many major roads ____ north, towards the areas worst affected by
the flooding, were largely impassable.
A. to lead B. leading C. led D. to be led
25. --- Did you attend the meeting for the experiment project yesterday?
---Yes, but I don’t think I ____ because my director was there.
A. need to have B. need to C. needed to D. need have
26. Membership of this club is open to those who are ____ its aim.
A. in salute to B. in sympathy with C. in honor of D. in line with
27. What parents do will cast a ____ for the children and help them to see what they will be
and what they will do in the future.
A. glance B. doubt C. vision D. shadow
28. How long do you think ____ the conflict between Japan and China comes to an end?
A. it will be since B. will it be until C. it will be before D. will it be when
29. The afternoon sun provided the clouds shifting colors: pink and salmon, crimson and ivory, 3
all ____ against a royal blue sky.
A. given off B. set off C. broken off D. turned off
30. Scientists have obtained more evidence ____ plastic is finding its way into the human body.
A. what B. that C. which D. where
31. ---The hurricane ____ to reach the coast tomorrow morning.
--- If so, we’d better make full preparations for it.
A. will be predicted B. is predicting C. has predicted D. is predicted
32. Much disappointed as he is ____ in the job interview, he still keeps his confidence.
A. to have failed B. to fail C. having failed D. failing
33. You must ____ the mail in person and take along some form of identification.
A. attach B. select C. collect D. observe
34. Take-off and landing procedures have been tightened after two jets ____ escaped disaster.
A. hopefully B. narrowly C. suddenly D. practically
35. I cleaned my room today and Mum said I do it only _____.
A. once in a blue moon B. once and for all C. one after another D. at all times
第二节: 完形填空 (共 20 小题; 每小题 1 分, 满分 20 分)
When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could to discourage me from becoming
a brewer. He’d spent his life in local breweries, 36 making a living, as had his father and
grandfather before him.
So I did as he asked. I went to business school and got a highly paid job at a
business-consulting firm. 37 , after working there five years, I was obsessed by 38 .
Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?
I remembered that some time before, my dad had been cleaning out the attic and 39
some old beer 40 . “Today’s beer is 41 water that can hold a head,” he’d told me.
I agreed. Americans pay good money for 42 beer, I thought. Why not make good
beer for Americans using my family way?
I decided to quit my job to become a brewer. When I told Dad, I was hoping he’d put his
arm around me and get 43 about continuing tradition. Instead he said, “Jim, that is the
44 thing I’ve ever heard!”
45 Dad objected, in the end he became my new company’s first 46 , coughing
up $40,000 when I opened the Boston Beer Company in 1984. Going from my fancy office to
being a brewer was like mountain climbing: exciting, liberating but 47 . All my safety nets
were gone.
Once the beer was made, I faced my biggest 48 yet: no one had ever heard of it. I
needed a name that was 49 and elegant, so I called my beer Samuel Adams, 50 the
brewer and patriot who helped to found the Boston Tea Party.
The only way to get the word out, I realized, was to sell direct. I filled my briefcase with
beer and 51 every bar in Boston. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival,
Sam Adams Boston Lager won the top prize for American beer. The rest is history. It wasn’t 4
supposed to 52 this way — what ever does? — but in the end I was 53 to be a
brewer.
My advice to all young enterprisers is simple: life is very long, so don’t 54 to make
decisions. Life doesn’t let you 55 .
36. A. easily B. barely C. readily D. adequately
37. A. Still B. Otherwise C. Though D. Anyhow
38. A. fear B. desire C. regret D. doubt
39. A. brought about B. picked out C. put down D. came across
40. A. receipts B. cans C. recipes D. labels
41. A. basically B. particularly C. roughly D. exactly
42. A. inferior B. superb C. fake D. sour
43. A. miserable B. amused C. thrilled D. concerned
44. A. smartest B. stupidest C. toughest D. rudest
45. A. As soon as B. As much as C. As far as D. As long as
46. A. employer B. customer C. salesman D. investor
47. A. inspiring B. relaxing C. frightening D. pushing
48. A. opportunity B. decision C. obstacle D. defeat
49. A. understandable B. recognizable C. honorable D. respectable
50. A. after B. by C. as D. for
51. A. hit B. got C. called D. promoted
52. A. make out B. reach out C. work out D. set out
53. A. appointed B. considered C. destined D. intended
54. A. hesitate B. need C. wait D. rush
55. A. delay B. plan C. dream D. prepare
第三部分: 阅读理解 (共 15 小题; 每小题 2 分, 满分 30 分)
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B
What I used to find attractive about journalism was that it brought you into contact with a
huge range of interesting people, or at least people to whom interesting things had happened.
But is that true? If I were coming in now, would I find journalism as attractive a job as when I
first earned my pay- cheque 30 years ago?
The problem is the impact of the internet on how we write our stories. We all know the
benefits that the web has provided. It has enabled journalists, along with everyone else, to find
instant answers to almost any question, no matter how unusual. It has hugely quickened the
gathering and spreading of news. And if the appearance of informed and readable amateur
“bloggers” has forced journalists — the supposed professionals — to sharpen up our act, so
much the better.
But the revolution has brought one huge negative pressure on journalists. Because the
internet seems to include everything, we are deeply addicted to it. Now we spend most of our
working hours in our offices, staring at screen. Oral contact with people in the outside world is
heavily reduced. Face-to-face communication seems so 20th-century, such a waste of time.
This attitude not only limits the journalist’s ability to understand the complexities of the
world. It also leads to what I call “hall of mirrors” reporting, in which the media village chews
and chews on the same few subjects, which are often of far more interest to media staff than 6
ordinary people.
This isn’t a cry for the days when journalists spent half their week talking to people. But
it’s a request for those who claim to report the world’s affairs to get out more — to experience
life at first hand, or at least to talk regularly with those who do. What many journalists report
now is not reality, but virtual reality: human existence as known through a computer screen.
But perhaps that’s the way humanity in general is going. It would be funny if the
communication revolution of the past 20 years ended up killing the greatest form of
communication ever developed. “We should start a Campaign for Real Conversation,” I said to
a colleague the other morning. “Good idea,” he replied. “Send me an e-mail.”
58. What benefits has the internet brought to journalism according to the article?
① a variety of information
② fast speed of collecting and spreading news
③ appearance of bloggers
④ better written news stories
A. ①② B. ②③ C. ②④ D. ①④
59. The underlined phrase “the greatest form of communication” refers to ____.
A. using the internet for news reporting
B. communicating with people by e-mail
C. talking to people face to face
D. “hall of mirrors” reporting
60. The author thinks ____ in the future.
A. the internet will promote the journalism industry
B. more and more journalists will go out to experience life
C. journalists will do the same as they do now
D. the internet will put an end to the journalism industry
C
Just how much does the Constitution protect your digital data? The Supreme Court will
now consider whether police can search the contents of a mobile phone without a warrant（执
行令）if the phone is on or around a person during an arrest.
California has asked the justices to restore the practice that the police may search through
the possessions of suspects at the time of their arrest. It is hard, the state argues, for judges to
assess the implications of new and rapidly changing technologies.
The court would be careless if it followed California's advice. Enough of the implications
are recognizable, even obvious, so that the justice can and should provide updated guidelines to
police, lawyers and defendants.
They should start by casting away California's lame argument that exploring the contents
of a smartphone-- a vast storehouse of digital information is similar to say, going through a
suspect's purse .The court has ruled that police don't violate the Fourth Amendment when they 7
go through the wallet or pocketbook, of an arrestee without a warrant. But exploring one's
smartphone is more like entering his or her home. A smartphone may contain an arrestee's
reading history, financial history, medical history and comprehensive records of recent
correspondence. The development of "cloud computing," meanwhile, has made that exploration
so much the easier.
Americans should take steps to protect their digital privacy. But keeping sensitive
information on these devices is increasingly a requirement of normal life. Citizens still have a
right to expect private documents to remain private and protected by the Constitution’s
prohibition on unreasonable searches.
As so often is the case, stating that principle doesn’t ease the challenge of line-drawing. In
many cases, it would not be very difficult for authorities to obtain a warrant to search through
phone contents. They could still ignore Fourth Amendment protections when facing severe,
urgent circumstances, and they could take reasonable measures to ensure that phone data are
not erased or altered while a warrant is pending. The court, though, may want to allow room for
police to cite situations where they are entitled to more freedom.
But the justices should not swallow California's argument whole. New, destructive
technology sometimes demands novel applications of the Constitution's protections. Orin Kerr,
a law professor, compares the explosion and accessibility of digital information in the 21st
century with the establishment of automobile use as a virtual necessity of life in the 20th: The
justices had to specify novel rules for the new personal domain of cars; similarly, they must
sort out how the Fourth Amendment applies to digital information now.
61. The Supreme Court, will work out whether, during an arrest, it is legal to ____.
A. search for suspects' mobile phones without a warrant
B. check suspects' phone contents without being authorized
C. prevent suspects from deleting their phone contents
D. prohibit suspects from using their mobile phones
62. The author's attitude toward California's argument is one of ____.
A. tolerance. B. indifference C. disapproval D. cautiousness
63. In Paragraph 5 and 6, the author shows his concern that ____.
A. principles are hard to be clearly expressed
B. the court is giving police less room for action
C. phones are used to store sensitive information
D. citizens' privacy is not effective protected
64. Orin Kerr's comparison is quoted to indicate that ____.
A. the Constitution should be carried out flexibly
B. New technology requires reinterpretation of the Constitution
C. California's argument violates principles of the Constitution
D. Principles of the Constitution should never be changed8
D
One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself
transformed in his bed into a horrible insect. He lay on his armor-like back, and if he lifted his
head a little he could see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff
sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to slide off any moment.
His many legs, pitifully thin compared with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly
as he looked.
“What’s happened to me?” he thought. It wasn’t a dream. His room, a proper human room
although a little too small, lay peacefully between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile
samples lay spread out on the table—Samsa was a travelling salesman—and above it there
hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an illustrated magazine and housed in a nice,
gilded frame. It showed a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur scarf who sat upright, raising a
heavy fur muff（暖手筒）that covered the whole of her lower arm towards the viewer.
Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Drops of rain could be
heard hitting the window, which made him feel quite sad. “How about if I sleep a little bit
longer and forget all this nonsense,” he thought, but that was something he was unable to do
because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present state couldn’t get into that
position. However hard he threw himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was.
He must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he wouldn’t have to look at the
floundering legs, and only stopped when he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had
never felt before.
He thought, “What a heavy career it is that I’ve chosen! Travelling day in and day out.
Doing business like this takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on
top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making train connections, bad and
irregular food, contact with different people all the time so that you can never get to know
anyone or become friendly with them.” He felt a slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself
slowly up on his back towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found where
the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little white spots which he didn’t know
what to make of; and when he tried to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly
back because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold tremble.
He slid back into his former position. “Getting up early all the time,” he thought, “it
makes you stupid. You’ve got to get enough sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of
luxury. For instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning to copy out the
contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try
that with my boss; I’d get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that would be the best
thing for me. If I didn’t have my parents to think about I’d have given in my notice a long time
ago, I’d have gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him everything I would, let
him know just what I feel. He’d fall right off his desk! And it’s a funny sort of business to be 9
sitting up there at your desk, talking down at your inferiors from up there, especially when you
have to go right up close because the boss is hard of hearing. Well, there’s still some hope;
once I’ve got the money together to pay off my parents’ debt to him—another five or six years
I suppose—that’s definitely what I’ll do. That’s when I’ll make the big change. First of all
though, I’ve got to get up, my train leaves at five.”
65. According to the passage, Gregor initially believes his transformation is a ____.
A. curse B. disease C. nightmare D. fraud
66. The word “floundering” in paragraph most nearly means ____.
A. struggling B. painful C. pitiful D. trembling
67. The author most likely includes a description of Gregor’s itch in paragraph 4 to ____.
A. remind the reader that Gregor has already turned into an insect
B. stress the disconnection between Gregors’ thoughts and his actual situation
C. present important details about what Gregor’s new body looks like
D. show that Gregor’s thoughts are focused on the changes to his body
68. The passage most strongly suggests which of the following about Gregor’s attitude toward
his profession?
A. He is angry. B. He is eager to please.
C. He is depressed. D. He is diligent.
69. What central idea does the excerpt（节选）communicate through Gregor’s experiences?
A. Imagination is a dangerous thing. B. People are fearful of change.
C. Dreams become our reality. D. Man is a slave to work.
70. The main rhetorical（修辞的）effect of the final sentence of the excerpt (“First of all
though, I've got to get up, my train leaves at five”) is to ____.
A. provide a solution to the conflict Gregor faces
B. foretell the conflict between Gregor and his boss
C. illustrate Gregor’s flexibility and ability to move on
D. emphasize Gregor’s extreme sense of duty
第Ⅱ卷（共 35 分）
第四部分 任务型阅读（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
A great many parents send their children to pre-schools — educational programs for
children under the age of five. It has been said that this is the time period when the brain does
over fifty percent of its growing. This could mean that the learning process should be
introduced during these years.
However, the views that different societies hold regarding the purpose of early childhood
education are not same. Whereas Chinese parents tend to see preschools primarily as a way of
giving children a good start academically, parents in the United States regard the primary
purpose of preschools as making children more independent and self-reliant.10
Preschools can operate under a guiding philosophy of play-based or academic learning.
Play-based programs are guided by the central belief that children learn best through play. Play
is thought to build children’s interest and love of learning. Academic programs emphasize
reading, math and science, and use structured, teacher-directed activities to promote
foundational skills in these areas. In the United States, the best-known program designed to
promote future academic success is Head Start. The program, which stresses parental
involvement, was designed to serve the “whole child”, including children’s physical health,
self-confidence, social responsibility, and social and emotional development.
A recent evaluation suggests that preschoolers who participate in Head Start are less likely
to repeat grades, and more likely to complete school in future. Furthermore, graduates of Head
Start programs show higher academic performance at the end of high school, although the
gains are modest. In addition, results from other types of preschool readiness programs indicate
that for every dollar spent on the program, taxpayers saved seven dollars by the time the
graduates reached the age of 27.
Not everyone agrees that programs that seek to enhance academic skills during the
preschool years are a good thing. In fact, according to developmental psychologist David
Elkind, United States society tends to push children so rapidly that they begin to feel stress and
pressure at a young age. Elkind argues that academic success is largely dependent upon factors
such as inherited abilities and a child’s rate of maturation, which parents can do nothing about.
Consequently, children of a particular age cannot be expected to master educational material
without taking into account their current level of cognitive development. In short, children
require development appropriate educational practice, which is education that is based on both
typical development and the unique characteristics of a given child.
Early Childhood Education
Reasons for attending
preschools
•The (71) ▲ of the brain matures under the age of five.
•Parents’ expectations of preschools (72) ▲ greatly.
(73) ▲ of
preschools
•Some programs (74) ▲ on play activities while others on
academic activities.
•Parents are (75) ▲ in some preschool programs.
Benefits of attending
preschools
•Graduates are better (76) ▲ for future schooling.
•Graduates may achieve higher grades at high school.
•It can be (77) ▲ for households in the long term.
(78) ▲ about
preschools
•Children feel pressured at a young age.
•Factors determining academic success are (79) ▲ parents’
control.
•Early childhood education must be (80) ▲ with children’s
development and characteristics.11
第五部分: 书面表达 (满分 25 分)
阅读下面材料，然后按要求写一篇 150 词左右的英语短文。
A set of textbooks designed to help high school students learn about traditional Chinese
culture is to be published soon Beijing Times reported on Monday.
The books are the first national-level works of their kind and have been developed by a
working group that promotes traditional culture. They will be used by students from autumn
this year the report said.
The set contains four classics from ancient times. Two of the works Confucian Analects
and Mencius are for 10 th -grade students while the other two Great Learning and Dao De Jing
will be used by 11 th graders.
The initiative follows a series of steps the authorities have taken in recent years to spread
and promote traditional Chinese culture on campus.
Last April the Ministry of Education released a series of guidelines requiring the inclusion
of more information about traditional culture in primary and middle school textbooks
especially those used for subjects such as Chinese language history art and physical education.
The guidelines said students’ knowledge of traditional culture will be tested in the senior
high school entrance examination and the gaokao --- the college entrance exam.
【写作内容】
1. 用约 30 个单词写出上文概要；
2. 用约 120 个单词就“高中生学国学”这一主题发表你的观点，内容包括：
⑴ 国学入高中的缘由；
⑵ 你对这一举动的看法。
【写作要求】
1. 阐述观点或提供论据时，不能直接引用原文语句；
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
3. 不必写标题。
【评分标准】内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。
2019-12-15 月考答案
听力12
1-5 ABCBA 6-10 BCACA 11-15 ACBCA 16-20 CBCAB
单选
21—25 ACDBD 26—30 BCCBB 31—35 DACBA
完型
36—40 BADDC 41—45 AACBB 46—50 DCCBA 51—55 ACCDB
阅读
56—57 CA 58—60 ACC 61—64 BCDB 65—70 CABADD
任务型
71. majority 72. differ/vary 73. Mechanisms/Functions/Operation
74. focus/concentrate 75. involved 76. prepared
77. economical/cheap 78. Doubt(s) 79. beyond 80. consistent
书面表达
Possible version:
From this autumn new schoolbooks highlighting the traditional Chinese culture will be
used by senior students whose knowledge of the country’s ancient traditions will also be tested
in the gaokao.
There’re several factors accounting for the move. The set of books are the significant
component of traditional Chinese culture and provide teenagers with internal codes of conduct
and thus they will play a positive role in their process of growth. Besides the basic education
system hasn’t attached enough importance to the learning of traditional culture for quite a long
time and the textbooks are a beneficial effort to reverse that situation. In addition, learning
traditional culture is not solely about reciting texts—it’s about utilizing ancient wisdom to
solve current problems.
Personally speaking, I strongly support and welcome the move in that it is an initiative to
bring Chinese traditional culture back. However, considering individual differences between
students I am not in complete agreement with the practice that they will be tested in the
gaokao.
录音原文
Text 1
W: Excuse me. This is the address. How do I find it?
M: Right. You’ll need a street map. Here’s one, and I’ll show you where it is.
Text 2
W: Oh my! My car broke down, and I have to meet my aunt at the railway station before noon.
M: You’re lucky. I can drop you off on my way.
Text 3
W: Did you hear that Mr. Peterson is coming next week, Gordon?13
M: Yes, so I called all the department heads to my office this morning. We need to give him
reports on our program.
Text 4
W: I hope you like the book I lent you. I wasn’t sure if you’d be interested.
M: I had the same doubt at first. But once I started, I simply couldn’t put it down.
Text 5
W: What is going on? It’s May, and we still have to wear warm clothes.
M: Well, there’s some good news on the radio. You probably can wear shorts tomorrow.
Text 6
W: Harry, let’s play some ping-pong today.
M: I’d love to play a set or two, but my right arm hurts. I’ve decided to stop playing ping-pong
until it feels better.
W: Well, how about going skating?
M: I’d like to, but my knee hurts, too.
W: Harry, stop making excuses! You’re just lazy.
M: No, I’m not! You know, there’s a basketball match on TV today. Let’s just stay home and
watch it.
W: OK. You stay, and I’ll play with Helen.
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W: What do you want to do tonight?
M: How about going to the cinema? I should be home from work at 5:45. Then we can go out
and eat before we see a film.
W: What do you want to see?
M: There’s a good art film at the Green House Cinema.
W: Let’s see…it starts at 6:15. I don’t think we can get there in time to see the beginning. How
about the action film at the New State Cinema? It starts at 6:50. Perhaps the 7:00 one at the
UME Cinema is even better. It stars Jackie Chan.
M: OK, that’s fine. I like him, too.
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M: Hey, Lucy. Do you have some time to talk about next week’s trip with me?
W: Sure, Dave.
M: OK. So, we’re leaving on Monday from Hartsfield International Airport, and returning on
Friday. Do we take ourselves to the airport? Maybe we need to book a taxi, or just go by bus.
W: No, we don’t have to. The company car will pick us up and take us there.
M: Oh, that’s good. When?
W: Our flight leaves at 11:00 a.m., so they should pick us up between 8:00 and 9:00 a.m.
Besides, the company pays for our trip, including hotel and food.
M: How much will that be?14
W: Well, New York is a pretty expensive city. So, each of us will get $200 a day.
M: Oh, OK. Thanks for telling me that.
W: You’re welcome.
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W: Please sit down. Let’s see…you’re Mr. Smith. Is that correct?
M: Yes. John Smith.
W: And you’re interested in this job?
M: Yes, I am. I’ll graduate from college the coming June. My major is Chinese.
W: I see. Have you ever done any work in this field?
M: Yes, I used to be a tour guide for Chinese travellers.
W: Good. Now, how much money do you expect to have for a year?
M: From what I’ve read, it seems that a starting pay would be around $12,000 a year.
W: Here, you would start at $10,500 for the first year…a kind of training period. Then you
would go to $15,000.
M: That sounds fair enough. What do you think are the chances for me to get a job here?
W: Well, I’m talking to three people today and four tomorrow. We’ll be hiring two people.
You’ll hear from us sometime next month. Good luck! And thanks for coming in today.
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M: Well, I’d love to share with you my personal opinions on city life and life in small towns. I
grew up in a small town until I was 18 and then moved to a big city, so I have experienced the
good and bad sides of both. I never thought that I would like living in a big city, but I was
wrong. After ten years of living in one, I can’t imagine ever living in a small town again.
Surely small towns and big cities both have some problems in terms of transport. In a small
town, you have to own a car to make life comfortable. You can’t get around without one
because there isn’t any kind of public transport. Big cities generally have heavy traffic and
expensive parking, but there you have a choice of taking public transport, which is cheaper
than driving. So, if you don’t have a car, you’d better live in the city. I also love the exciting
life in big cities. I can always enjoy a lot of films, concerts, and other wonderful shows.
However, these things are not common in small towns. The final thing I like about large cities
is that you can meet different kinds of people. However, you seldom find such a variety of
people in a smaller town. I think that living in an area where everyone was just like me would
quickly become dull. Of course, safety should be considered, and that’s one area where small
towns are better than big cities. Still, I would rather be a bit more careful and live in a large city
than to feel safe but dull.
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