重庆高 2020 级高考模拟考试
英 语 2020.6
注意事项
1.本试都由司个部分组成, 其中第一、二部分和第三分的第一节为选择题, 第三都分的第三节和四部分为非选
择题。共 150 分,共 12 页。
2.全部答案在答题卡上相应区域内完成, 在本试卷上作答无效。选择题请使用 2B 铅笔填涂,非选择是请使用
0.5 毫来黑色签字笔作答。要求字体工整、笔迹清晰。
3.请在答题卡规定的地方填写好个人信息, 并认真核对答题卡上所粘贴的条形码是否与本人的信息一致。
4.考试结束后, 将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分 30 分)
做题时先将答案标在试卷上,录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上
第一节 (共 5 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 7.5 分)
听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的
相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. When will the lecture be given?
A. On June 10. B. On C. On June 12.
2. What caused the company sales to increase?
A. The online marketing campaign.
B. The extra salespeople.
C The discount prices.
3. What is Jimmy doing?
A. Reading a storybook. B Doing his homework. C. Playing computer games
4. What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. Forgive the player. B. Kick the player out. C. Apologize to the player
5. Where does the woman usually get the book?
A In the shop. B In the supermarket. C On the Internet
第二节 (共 15 小题; 每小题 1.5 分, 满分 2.5 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。
听下面一段对话,回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题。
6. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. The preparations for camping.
B. The changeable weather.
C. Their favorite food.
7. What will the man take?
A. Bread B. Hamburgers C. Cards
听下面一段对话, 回答第 8 至第 10 三个小题。
8. What is wrong with the woman?
A. She has a fever.
B. She has a headache.
C. She has a sleeping problem.
9. What did the woman do last night?
A. She prepared for a meeting.
B. She attended a meeting.
C. She went to bed early.
10. What does the man ask the woman to do?
A. Quit the job B. Take some medicine C. Have a rest
听下面一段对话, 回答第 11 至第 13 三个小题。
11. Where does the conversation take place?
A. At a theater. B On the phone. C. At a snack bar
12. What will the man probably do at 6 p.m. tomorrow?
A. Celebrate his wedding anniversary.
B Attend a wedding ceremony.
C. Spend his 20th birthday.
13. How much should the man pay?
A. $100 B. $200. C. $300
听下面一段对话, 回答第 13 至第 17 四个小题。
14. What is the most probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Colleagues. B. Schoolmates. C. Teacher and student
15. What is the woman's problem?
A. Her brother is disturbing her.
B. She has no dictionary to use.
C. Her parents can’t give her any advice
16. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Tell her brother to stop
B Go to the library to study.
C. Ask her parents for help.
17. What is the woman embarrassed at?
A Remembering little from history.
B Reviewing by singing her notes.
C. Writing down what she has read.
听下面一段独白, 回答第 18 至第 20 三个小题。
18. What was the main meal for people in Prussia in the 18th century?
A. Rice. B. Potatoes C. Bread
19. How did people feel about the potatoes in the palace garden?
A. Disappointed B. Curious C. Anxious
20. What can we learn about the king?
A. He was very smart.
B. He liked making jokes.
C. He was crazy about potatoes.
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)
一阅读下列短文,从所给的四个选项 (A、B、C、D) 中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。
A
Museums are cathedrals to science and understanding, but not all science museums are equal. The following 4
examples are all well worth visiting in the future.
The Natural History Museum in London
It is one of the best science museums in the world. With exceptional exhibits all wrapped up in a masterpiece of
architectural design, this museum is a must visit for anyone who travels to London. As the name suggests the main
theme of the museum is natural history and it features collections about animals, plants, human biology, minerals,
and natural resources.
The Exploratorium in San Francisco
The museum, full of engaging and educational exhibits, truly lives up to its nickname" The Scientific Fun
House" and offers a very different museum visiting experience. The design team challenged themselves to create a
space to display the strangest, most amazing and most exciting aspects of science possible to amaze and inspire
young minds. Its main mission is to create young scientists by letting them see just how exciting science can be.
The Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne
It is located in Lucerne in Switzerland and is filled with different modes of transport. Most of the
exhibits are Swiss car models from the early 1900s onwards but it also includes planes, trains, shops,
and some communication technology. It's not all about science and technology - there is also a large
collection of the works of Hans Erni, a well-respected local artist.
The National Air and Space Museum in Washington D. C.
The museums in the world. Exhibits within the museum take you on a visual feast of a tour, from the first
attempt to fly right through to the incredible achievements of the explorations into space.
21. Which city are you most likely to visit if you're into dinosaurs?
A. Lucerne B. San Francisco. C. Washington D. London
22. Which museum offers works of an artist?
A. The Exploratorium in San Francisco.
B The Natural History Museum in London.
C The Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne.
D. The National Air and Space Museum in Washington D. C.
23. The Exploratorium in San Francisco is mainly designed to _________.
A. introduce the human flight history
B. present the wonder of science
C. display different car models
D. show great architecture worldwide
B
Andrea Yoch loves her adult sons, but would also love to not live with them. This is especially true in the 2,
200-square-foot rental in St. Paul, where she and her husband moved after the boys left their childhood home (a
5,000-square-foot property with a pool). But now Ben, 20, and Ryan, 23 are crammed with their parents in a house
where a movie playing in one room can be heard in almost any other.
After her sons showed up due to the lockdown after the Coronavirus crisis struck- Ben from Boston, where he is
a college student, and Ryan from New York, where he was starting out as an assistant advertising account executive-
Ms. Yoch rushed to set up temporary offices in a bedroom and a basement that now also functions as a super crowded
gym. "I would give anything for them to restart their lives, "she said.
As the pandemic (流 行 病) continues, Wall Street bankers, Uber drivers, academics, artists and many other
adults have given up their independent lives and migrated home. Some fled heavily populated cities for the rural
suburban houses where they grew up and the promise of home-cooked meals and free laundry. Others ended up in
downsized spaces designed for empty nesters or in apartments already shared with other family members, such as
grandparents or teenage siblings.
Parents caught by the increase of layoffs and canceled contracts found themselves feeding grown children who
were in the same position. Mothers who had grown accustomed to freedom were suddenly expected to go back to
cooking and cleaning.
“Some parents see this as a welcome surprise, but it can also add a lot of financial stress," said Lindsey Piegza,
chief economist at the investment bank Stifel. You can't assume that parents are necessarily in a better-off position
than their adult children: a lot of Americans live paycheck to paycheck and don, t have enough savings to
accommodate extra people living in their households.”
24. Which word best describes Ms. Yoch's life with her two sons?
A. Exciting B. Inconvenient C. Satisfying D Disappointing
25. What does the underlined phrase "empty nesters" in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. People without jobs.
B. Children staying abroad.
C Grown-ups with no houses.
D. Parents with no children around.
26. Why do some parents unwillingly welcome their children back home?
A. Because they want their kids to be independent.
B. Because they don’t like to do all the laundry.
C. Because they are in no better financial situation.
D Because they have sold or rented out their houses
27. What is the text mainly about?
A. The generation gap between parents and their children.
B. The life young people used to live before going to college.
C. The parents' life being affected by children in the lockdown
D. The economic crisis brought about by the deadly coronavirus.
C
The African Continent has various habitat types, but savanna (热带草原) ecosystems cover approximately half.
And where there is savanna, there is fire. "It's an important part of the ecology of the system," says University of
Liverpool ecologist James R Probert. Burning allows grasses to take the lead by keeping taller bushes from
occupying the land, Loss of grasses could push out species such as wildebeest (牛 羚 ), which are famous for their
splendid annual migration.
A decade ago researchers put decreasing fires within Tanzania's Serengeti National Park down to the recovery
of wildebeest population following an epidemic of rinderpest, a viral disease. When millions of wildebeest feed on
grass, they remove fuel from the land, making fire less frequent and less severe.
But Probert and his colleagues found that even after wildebeest populations had stabilized by the mid-1990s,
fires continued to decrease in the same area. Their analysis of satellite data showed that the region experienced a 40
percent reduction in wildfires between 2001 and 2014- in line with dramatic increases in farm animals in the area.
If you have lots of farm animals eating the grass, then you have less fire. That’s well known Probert says. "But I
don’t think anybody had realized the degree of the decline in fire and linked it to farm animals before.”
This is a really interesting pattern, "says University of Guelph biologist John Fryxell, who was not involved in
the study. He cautions, however, that 15 years' worth of data is still a fairly small amount of information from which
to draw final conclusions. "What a short-term connection like that suggests is that there's something interesting here
that could provide the grounds for a deeper experimental analysis, "he adds. That research could include artificially
controlling fire frequency or grazing intensity (放牧强度) in certain areas and then monitoring the land's response
over time.
28. What do we know about fires in savanna?
A. They only happen once in a decade.
B. They are harmful to the growth of grasses.
C. They help keep the balance of the ecosystem.
D. They guarantee the leading position of taller bushes.
29. According to Probert, what led to decreasing fires?
A. The spread of a disease. B. The increase in farm animals
C. The change of the climate. D. The stability of wildebeest population.
30. What does John think of Probert's study?
A. It might help recover the land in savanna.
B. It could lead to further studies on savanna fire.
C. It has proven the link between fires and grasses.
D. It offers enough information for final conclusions.
31. What is the best title for the text?
A Savanna Ecosystem. B. No More Farm Animals
C. Eating Away Fire. D. Controlling Wildfires
D
More than a billion people around the world have smartphones, almost all of which come with avigation (导航)
apps such as Google or Apple Maps. This raises the questions we meet with any technology: What skills are we
losing? What abilities are we gaining?
Talking with people who're good at finding their way around or using paper maps, I often hear lots of frustration
with digital maps. North/South direction gets messed up, and you can see only a small section at a time.
But consider what digital navigation aids have meant for someone like me. Despite being a frequent traveler, I'm
so terrible at finding my way that I still use Google Maps every day in the small town where I have lived for many
years. What looks like an imperfect product to some has been a significant expansion of my own abilities.
Part of the problem is that reading paper maps requires specific skills. There is nothing natural about them. In
many developed nations, including the U. S., one expects street names and house numbers to be meaningful
references, and instructions such as "go north for three blocks and then west" make sense. In Istanbul, in contrast,
where I grew up, none of those hold true. For one thing, the locals rarely use street names. Why bother when a
government or a military group might change them again? Besides, the city is full of winding, ancient alleys that meet
newer avenues at many
angles. Instructions as simple as “go north" would require a helicopter or a bulldozer (推士机).
Let's come back to my original questions. While we often lose some skills after leaving the work to technology,
it may also allow us to expand our abilities. Consider the calculator: I don't doubt that our arithmetic skills might have
dropped a bit as the little machines became common, but calculations that were once boring and tricky are now much
more straightforward and one can certainly do more complex calculations more confidently.
32. What is the drawback of digital maps?
A. They aren't connected to smartphones.
B. They cost too much to download.
C. They leave some users frustrated.
D. They mix up the south and the north.
33. What's the author’s attitude toward digital maps?
A. Doubtful B. Supportive C. ambiguous D. Uncaring.
34. What's the fourth paragraph mainly about?
A. The differences between Istanbul and the U. S.
B. The miserable life of people in Istanbul.
C. The necessity of using digital maps in Istanbul.
D. The ancient alleys and new avenues in Istanbul.
35. What does the author suggest in the last paragraph?
A. When technology closes a door, it opens one as well.
B. Two paper maps are better than a digital one.
C. Technology is not developed in a day.
D No calculators, no digital maps.
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。
Many people can't imagine life without dogs. 36 . However, dogs and people are very different animals.
To make the most of your relationship with your dog, you need to teach her some important skills. Here are three
essential principles to keep in mind while teaching.
37 .
One of the most frequent complaints of pet parents is that their dogs "just won't listen". But put yourself in your
dog's shoes for a moment. If someone was constantly speaking in a foreign language how long would you pay
attention? Probably not for very long because you simply couldn't understand what the foreign speaker was trying to
communicate. Thus, you need to understand how.
If you like the behavior, reward it.
Some training methods use punishment, like scolding, to discourage dogs from doing everything except what you
want them to do. 38. While both strategies can work, the latter is usually the more effective approach, and it's also
much more enjoyable for you and your dog.
Control consequences effectively
As you teach your dog dos and don'ts, bear the following two guideline in mind;
Consequences must be immediate. Dogs live in the present. Unlike us, they can't make connections between
events and experiences that are separated in time. For your dog to connect something she does with the consequences
of that behavior, the consequences must be immediate 39 , you have to catch her messing around in the kitchen
and punish her on the spot.
40 . When training your dog, you should respond the same way to things she does every time she does
them. For example, if you sometimes touch your dog when she jumps up to greet you but sometimes yell at her
instead, she'll definitely get confused. How can she know when it's okay to jump up and when it's not?
A Consequences must be consistent
B Understand how your dog learns
C. If you want to keep your dog safe
D. If you want to discourage your dog from doing something
E. We adore them for their loyalty, unconditional affection, and passion for life
F. Training your dog well will improve your life and hers, enhancing the bond
G. Other methods mainly focus on teaching dogs what you want them to do
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 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。
Rob is a commercial diver in Louisiana. He performs 41 repairs on facilities. Below is an e-mail he sent to
his sister.
Hi Sue,
I know you've been feeling 42 lately about your job, so I thought I would share my 43 with you to
make you realize it's not so 44 after all.
As you know, I 45 a diving suit to the sea. This time of year the water is quite cool. To keep water
46 , we have a powered water heater which sucks the sea water and 47 it to a delightful temperature. It then
48 the water down to the diver through a hose (软管). Now, this all sounds like a good plan, and I've used it several
times with no 49 .
This time the water heater 50 my whole suit with warm water. It's fantastic… it's like working in a bathtub.
But 51 , my bottom started to itch and I scratched it. Within a few seconds my bottom started to feel a fierce
burning. I 52 the hose out from my back, thinking that maybe the water was too hot, but the 53 was done.
The hot water machine had sucked up a jellyfish (水 母) and pumped it 54 into my suit. All of its poisonous,
sharp pain-causing tentacles (触 须) went into the narrow opening of my bottom!
I informed the dive director of what happened over the communicator. His 55 were unclear due to the fact
that he, along with five other divers, was all laughing heartily. Needless to say I 56 the dive. When I arrived at
the surface, the director, with tears of 57 running down his face, handed me a tube of cream and told me to
58 it on my bottom. The cream 59 the fire, but I couldn’t go to the toilet for two days because my bottom
was swollen shut.
So, next time you're having a bad day at work, think about how much worse it would be if you had a 60 push
up your bottom. Whenever you have a bad day, ask yourself, is this a jellyfish bad day?
41. A. road B. medical C. underwater D. housing
42. A. upset B. cheerful C. nervous D. satisfied
43. A dream B. story C. duty D. agenda
44.A. amusing B. alarming C. awful D. appealing
45. A deliver B. produce C. order D. wear
46. A. warm B. clean C. icy D. calm
47.A. boils B. increases C. heats D. releases
48.A. drives B. mops up C. pumps D. pollutes
49. A. control B. complaints C information D. comments
50. A. cooled B. flooded C. faded D. shrank
51. A sooner or later B. once in a while C. all of a sudden D. in a short term
52. A. cut B. slid C. passed D. pulled
53. A.. deed B. justice C. favor D. damage
54. A. directly B. regularly C. stably D. securely
55. A. feelings B. actions C. excuses D. instructions
56. A. started B. stopped C. practiced D. enjoyed
57. A disappointment B. curiosity C. laughter D. panic
58.A. apply B. burn C. remove D. hide
59. A kept up B. put out C. built up D. blew on
60. A hose B. heater C. diver D. jellyfish
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 (1 个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。
Most Americans love Chinese food. However, the Chinese food 61 (serve) in most American restaurants
is very different from the authentic cuisine enjoyed by people in China.
The history of westernized Chinese food started in the mid-1800s, 62 many Chinese immigrants had
trouble landing a job in America. To make a living, some of them opened restaurants. Over the past years, Chinese
cuisine 63(make) its way into the mainstream.
One of the main differences between authentic and westernized Chinese food lies 64 the ingredients that
are used. 65 (feature) vegetables that are common in Western cuisines westernized Chinese food prefers
broccoli, carrots, onions, tomatoes and dairy products. In addition 66 you can find some Western cuisines that
use strange meats, most Western cultures are pretty conservative about the meats they consume. Authentic Chinese
food, in contrast, uses a wider 67 (vary) of protein sources, including tofu, chicken 68 (foot), duck blood
and many more that Westerners generally wouldn't choose to eat. The cuisine also has a stronger taste.
Indeed, there are numerous differences between authentic and westernized Chinese cuisine, but Western palates
(味 觉) adapt to new flavors 69 (easy). Therefore, it may only be 70 matter of time before authentic
Chinese food becomes popular in America!
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学们交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处语言错
误, 每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线 (\) 划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词
2.只允许修改 10 处, 多者(从第 11 处起)不计分。
Dear Terry,
Glad to receive your last letter! I was willing to tell you what customs you should pay attention when visiting a
friend. Here is some tips.
First of all, bear in mind that you have better arrive punctually or some time earlier than the appointing time.
This is of great significant to show your politeness. But you may as well bring an appropriate gift, like some fruits.
Above all, you should mind your table manner. For instance, never speak with your mouth full of food, that may be
similar to your own customs.
In brief, do as the Chinese do when in China. I do hope you will have a great fun at your friend's home.
第二节 书面表达 (满分 25 分)
假定你是李华,高考来临之际,你写信给美国的也即将高中毕业并面临考试压力的笔友 John。要点如
1.表达问候和理解
2.憧憬大学生活;
3.考前鼓励
注意:1.词数 100 左右
2.可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。
Dear John,
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Yours,
Li Hua
重庆高 2020 级高考模拟考试·英语
参考答案、提示及评分细则
第一部分 听力
1-5 CABAC 6-10 ABBAC 11-15 BACBA 16-20 CBCBA
第二部分 阅读理解
21-23DCB 24-27 BDCC 28-31 CBBC 32-35 CBCA 36-40 EBGDA
第三部分 英语知识运用
第一节 完形填空
41-45 CABCD 46-50 ACCBB 51-55 CDDAD 56-60 BCABD
第二节 语法填空
61. Served 62. when 63. has made 64. in 65. Featuring
66. although/though/while 67.variety 68. feet 69. easily 70.a
第四部分 写作
第一节 短文改错
71. was→am 72.when 前加 to 73. is→are
74. Have→had 75. appointing→appointcd 76. significant→significanee
77.But→And 78. manner→manners 79. that→which 80.去掉 a
第二节 书面表达
参考范文
Dcar John,
How are you lately? With graduation drawing near, you are undoubtedly under massive stress. At this critical
moment, I just want to let you know you are not alone.
When you are really mentally and physically exhausted, picture the wonderful university life ahead of you. By
doing so, you can have a moment of peace and gel your anxiety dissolved. In class, we will be sitting in a huge
fully-packed hall, enjoying the pleasure of being enlightened by world-class professors. After class, a large amount
of Lime will be at our disposal. Club acclivities, social life, workout and reading will be squeezed into our schedule
as long as we have energy to spare.
Difficulties will in Lime pass away, and all we need to do is hold fast to our dreams and Trust ourselves. Hope
fully, we will both be admitted to our ideal universities. Best wishes.
Yours
Liu Hua
书面表达评分细则
一:评分原则
1.本题总分为 25 分,按 5 个档次给分。
2.评分时,先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次,然后以该档次的要求来衡量,确定或调整档次,
最后给分。
3.词数少于 80 和多于 120 的,从总分中减去 2 分。
4.评分时,应注意的内容为:内容要点,应用词汇和语汰结构的数量和准确性及下文的连贯性。
5.拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面,评分时,应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。英美拼写及词汇
用法均可接受。
6.如书写较差以致影响交际,可将分数降低个档次。
二:各个档次的给分范围及标准(满分 25 分)
A.第五档(很好):(21-25 分)
1.完全完成了试题规定的任务。
2.覆盖所有内容要点。
3.应用了较多的语法结构和词汇。
4.语法结构或词汇方而有些许错误,但为尽力使用较复杂结构或较高级词汇所致;只备较强的语言运用能力。
5.有效地使用了语句问的连接成分,使全文结构紧凑。
6.完全达到了预期的写作目的。
B.第四档(好):(16-20 分)
1.完全完成了试题规定的任务。
2.虽漏掉 1、2 个次重点,但覆盖所主要内容。
3.应用的语法结构和词能满足任务的要求。
4.语法结构或词汇方面应用基本准确,些许错误主要是因尝试较复杂语法结构或词所致。
5.应用简单的语句间的连接成分,使全文结构紧凑。
6.达到了预期的写作目的。
C.第三档(适当):(11-15 分)
1.基本完成了试题规定的任务。
2.虽漏掉一些内容,但覆盖所有主要内容。
3.应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。
4.有些语法结构或词汇方面的错误,但不影响理解。
5.应用简单的语句向的连按成分,使全文内容连贯。
6.整体而言,基本达到了预期的写作目的。
D.第二档(较差):(6-10 分)
1.未恰当完成试题规定的任务。
2.漏掉或未描述清楚一些主要内容,写了一些无关内容
3.语法结构单调、词汇项目有限。
有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误影响了对写作内容的理解。
5.较少使用语句间的连接成分,内容缺少连贯性。
6.信息未能清楚地传达给读者。
E.第一档(差):(1-5 分)
1.未完成试题规定的任务。
2.明显遗漏主要内容,写了一些无关内容,原因可能是未理解试题要求。
3.语法结构单调、词汇项目有限
4.较多语法结构或词汇方面的错误,影响对写作内容的理解。
5 缺乏语句间的连接成分,内容不连贯
6.信息未能传达给读者。
F.不得分:(0 分)
未能传达给读者任何信息:内容太少,无法评判;写的内容均与所要求内容无关或所写内容无法看清。
听力原文
(Text 1)
W: Is today the10th of June? How time flies!
M: Yes, and I have one more lecture: to give the day after tomorrow.
(Text 2)
M: How arc the sales figures looking?
W: They're great! We had a sharp rise after the online marketing campaign began. It's better than hiring extra
sales-people.
M. Good! Now I'm thinking of offering some discount next season.
(Text 3)
W: Why don’t you go to bed, Jimmy? Are you reading that storybook?
M: Oh, I just remembered I hadn't done my science homework yet. I'm searching online for some information about
that.
(Text 4)
M: I kicked a player out of our team for his misbehavior last week.
W: I heard he apologized and promised not to do that again. Why not give him a second chance?
M: Maybe you are right.
(Text 5)
M: I would enjoy looking around the bookshop. It's really enjoyable.
W: Me too. I always find the hook in the shop or the supermarket and then buy it online: It's often a lot cheaper.
(Text 6)
M: Hi, Silvia. Are you going camping with us?
W: Surely, yes.
M: Great. Tt should be good fun unless the weather gets bad.
W. What do I need to lake?
M: Well, when I get home, I'll text you the list I’ve made. You don't need to worry about food though. I've packed
enough hamburgers. That's the easiest thing to make
W: Fine. In case we run out of hamburgers, I'll take some tins and bread.
M: Good idea. If you want, bring some cards. We could play at night.
(Text 7)
What's wrong with you?
W: My head hurts badly.
M: Do you have a fever?
W: No.
M: How long has it been like this?
W: Since the night before yesterday.
M: Do you have a sleeping problem?
W: No. I always go to bed early and sleep sound, uh, except last night. I worked late into the: night preparing for a
meeting.
M: I think you'd better have a further exam, and before the result comes out, try to relax.
W: Do you have any medicine to kill the pain? I have to attend a meeting this afternoon.
M: Before the result comes out, I can't give you any medicine. I insist you have a good rest first.
(Text 8)
W: Cod morning, Movie: Center. How may I help you?
M: Good morning. This is Vinson from Room 808. I'd like to know something about your theater.
W: Very well, Mr. Vinson. We have three theaters, one public theater, and two private theaters for five people and
two people respectively.
M: Emm… how do you charge for the private one?
W: The charge for private: theater is $50 per hour per person Drinks and snacks are extra.
M: Very well. I'd like to reserve the one for Iwo people: from 6: 00 to 9: 00 tomorrow evening. Tomorrow is the:
20th anniversary of our marriage. We want a celebration.
W: What exciting news! Congratulations, Mr. Vinson!
M: Thank you very much.
(Text 9)
M: Hi, Georgia How are you?
W: Hi. Not so good. I'm gelling really annoyed with my little brother Jim at the moment. I'm trying to review for
my exams and he keeps slopping me from working. Sometimes he listens to music late at night with his radio on
loudly sometimes he borrows something from me that I need to use for studying, like my dictionary or computer I
can't concentrate on my work for more than a few minutes. It's terrible.
M: You should ask your parents lo deal with your brother. Your exams are more important. Your parents should
understand that.
W: That's a good idea, Matthew. I'll ask my dad for help tonight. My brother will listen to him. And I'll also think
about going to the library at the weekend. It's nice to have a change sometimes when you're studying. How’s your
review going, Matthew?
M: My problem is I just can't remember anything from History. I read a page and then ten minutes later I’ve
forgotten it.
W: That’s not unusual. You should try writing down what you've just read. It's amazing how much more you will
remember that way. Sometimes I even sing my notes. It's a bit embarrassing, but it will help to remember lots of
information.
M: Yes, I'll try those ideas.
(Text 10)
M: OK! So my talk tonight is called Psychology in Advertising, but I’m going to start with a little story. In the
18th century, hardly anyone in Prussia ale potatoes or rice, because the main meal for almost everyone: was bread.
But there was a problem with bread; in those days, sometimes the wheat didn't grow very well, people, especially
poor people, would have nothing to eat.
So when the king called Frederick heard about the potato, he immediately ordered everyone in the country to
start growing potatoes. But to his surprise, they refused. Frederick was a very clever man, and although there were
no psychologists in 1774, he certainly had a talent for understanding the psychology of his people. So he soon came
up with a very interesting plan. First, he planted potatoes in his palace garden. Next, he sent soldiers to guard it. As
soon as people saw the garden and the soldiers, they started asking each other "What could be: in that field that is
worth so much? And of course, as soon as they found out that the field was full of potatoes, they all wanted some.
You see, once people believed they were not allowed to eat potatoes, they immediately wanted to have them. And
that's a good psychology.