福建省福州市 2011 届高三上学期期末质量检查
英 语 试 题
（满分：150 分；完卷时间：120 分钟）
本试卷分为第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分.答案一律填写在答题卷上。
第 I 卷（共两部分，共 115 分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节 （共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）
听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳
选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅
读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．Where does this conversation most probably take place?
A．In the hospital. B．At a nursery. C．In a library.
2．When are Jenny’s parents coming?
A．In April. B．In June. C．In July.
3．What will the woman probably do?
A．Go visit the writer.
B．Buy the writer’s new book.
C．Write book review.
4．What does the man mean?
A．The lady’s room is a long way from here.
B．She has to sign up for using the lady’s room.
C．She is not able to use the lady’s room right now.
5．Why won’t the woman eat any more?
A．She is losing weight. B．She isn’t feeling well. C．She has had enough.
第二节（共 15 小题；每题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）
听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A，B，C 三个选
项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小
题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出 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 至 7 题。
6．What do we know about Kate?
A．The doctor’s advice does her no good.
B．She hasn’t got well though she has seen a doctor.
C．She’s too busy to see a doctor.
7．Who will go to see Kate?
A．The woman. B．The man. C．Both of them.
听下面一段材料，回答 8 至 10 题。
8．What does the man want?
A．Less work. B．More fun. C．A holiday.
9．How does the man feel?
A．Dissatisfied. B．Excited. C．Tired.
10．What is the man’s attitude towards his older generation?
A．Hate. B．Dislike. C．Envy.
听下面一段材料，回答 11 至 13 题。
11．Why does the man hire some likes?
A．To visit the island with his friend.
B．To go to visit the bicycle rental（出租）shop.
C．To go graveling abroad.
12．What does the woman suggest?
A．See her tomorrow. B．Go to the beach. C．Hire a motorbike.
13．Where is the man staying?
A．At Burt’s Bicycle Rental.
B．At the Holiday Sun Hotel.
C．At No. 100 Tcekman Street.
听下面一段材料，回答 14 至 16 题。
14．When did Meg hand in the report?
A．On September 3rd. B．On September 5th. C．On September 1st
15．What is the most important to Starbucks’ success?
A．The taste of its coffee.
B．Its selections of stores and service.
C．Its management.
16．What does the professor advise Meg to do?
A．To leave out some figures.
B．To change a new topic.
C．To do more research.
听下面一段材料，回答 17 至 20 题。
17．How many American rivers are seriously polluted?
A．One-sixth of them. B．One-third of them. C．Half of them.
18．When did Susan start the work of cleaning the river?
A．Three years ago. B．Last August. C．A few weeks ago.
19．What did the students find when they came to the river this year?
A．There was no garbage left to clean up.
B．The river had become to clean that a lot of water-bids came back.
C．The river was much cleaner and they had to search for garbage.
20．What was the expected reaction of the local people into the river.
A．Most of them would keep on throwing garbage into the river.
B．They would join the students in changing the situation.
C．They would become more aware of the pollution problem.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分 45 分）
第一节：单项填空（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）
从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，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。
21．—The terrible flood in August brought about $10 million in losses to the island country.
— .
A．Quite OK. B．Certainly C．That’s the case D．I agree
22．As is knows to all, opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games held on November 12th
in Guangzhou was great success.
A．/; a B．the; a C．the; / D．a; /
23．—Children hold the bottle with your right hand.
—Tommy, you are not correct. Please use your hand.
A．other B．the other C．another D．the another
24 ． They are still very cautious about side effect the new medicine will bring about,
although the experts have tried it on about 2,000 patients.
A．which B．that C．where D．what
25．It was a long time the miners in Chile were rescued from under the mine.
A．until B．when C．before D．since
26．Foreign teachers would like students to ask questions, submit theories, or to debate any
required reading material.
A．hopefully B．gradually C．truly D．eagerly
27．This photo of mine was taken stood the famous twin-tower before the 9.11 event.
A．which B．in which C．where D．there
28．Through the efforts of the countries concerned, the South China Sea can, , be a sea of
peace, cooperation and friendship.
A．under no circumstance B．in all directions
C．by all means D．at no time
29．The couple have decided to buying a car until their economic condition becomes much
better.
A．hold off B．hold on C．hold up D．hold back
30．—Hello, Peter. Do you enjoy your stay in Hainan?
—I in Hainan. The flood there stopped me from going there. So I came to Shanghai.
A．haven’t stayed B．am not staying C．didn’t stay D．do not stay
31．The actor still remembers the excitement in his class when a female classmate for a key
role in a Zhang Yimou film.
A．is chosen B．chose C．had been chosen D．was chosen
32．a new tax law, the use of smaller engines in vehicles to reduce pollution and oil
dependence, is under consideration.
A．encourages B．to encourage C．encouraged D．encourage
33．During the Shanghai World Expo, he took many photos, soon have been downloaded
by lots of Intermit users.
A．of them B．of which C．from which D．among them
34 ． What’s your opinion of Mr. Ling’s request that we senior students read English
newspapers every day?
A．would B．should C．must D．could
35．So suddenly that people had no time to escape.
A．did the earthquake happen B．the earthquake happened
C．was the earthquake happened D．the earthquakes was happened
第二节 完型填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）[来源:学.科.网 Z.X.X.K]
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 36—55 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，
选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As a hospital volunteer, I call on each assigned AIDS
patient at least once a day. I 36 most patients with a
gentle hug and a kiss on the cheek. I can usually 37
whether or not a patient is comfortable with this 38 .
After my third 39 to Mary, I asked politely.
“Would you like a hug and a kiss on your cheek?”
Mary smiled, “Yes, I’d love one.” 40 I drew back. I noticed a tear working its 41 down
one cheek. “What’s wrong?” I asked.
“That’s the first time anyone has 42 me this way since I was attacked by AIDS. The medical
staff touch me, but…” she said between sobs. I simply sat beside her. 43 in silence.
A few days later, when I went to see Mary 44 , one of her sons and his wife were visiting.
“Good evening, Mary. I see you have 45 , so I’ll stop back later,” I said, giving her a gentle bug
and a kiss. Mary grabbed my right wrist as I turned to 46 . “What’ a minute, Mack. I want you to
meet my son ,John, and daughter-in-law, Sarah.” During the 47 , her anxious family sat clear
across the room 48 Mary’s bed.
Later, when I looked in on her, her visitors were still maintaining their 49 distance.
The 50 evening, John and Sarah were back again, and the s cene 51 itself like a
familiar rerun on television. I went in, gave Mary a hug and a kiss, 52 to come back later.
When I re turned, 53 had changed, John and Sarah were seated in chairs-one on ea ch
side of Marry’s 54 —and they were holding hands.
Obviously moved, John said, “I guess nothing to 55 if a stranger can hug and kiss my
mother.”
36．A．see B．greet C．visit D．help
37．A．expect B．ask C．sense D．doubt
38．A．gesture B．fashion C．hope D．idea
39．A．greeting B．visit C．apology D．explanation
40．A．Because B．Where C．Although D．As
41．A．face B．eye C．nose D．way
42．A．visited B．pitied C．eared D．touched
43．A．listening B．sobbing C．waiting D．staring
44．A．again B．late C．last D．first
45．A．interviews B．roommates C．affairs D．guests
46．A． speak B．leave C．sit D．stay
47．A．days B．introductions C．greetings D．visits
48．A．to B．beside C．on D．from
49．A．dangerous B．near C．safe D．different
50．A．following B．final C．previous D．usual
51．A．expressed B．discovered C．searched D．repeated
52．A．getting B．trying C．promising D．managing
53．A．something B．nothing C．somebody D．nobody
54．A．room B．bed C．son D．daughter-in-law
55．A．take care of B．speak well of C．be afraid of D．be proud of
第三部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题，每题 2 分，满分 40 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
Some years ago I took on a task in a southern county to work with people on public welfare.
What I wanted to do was to show that everybody has the capacity to be self sufficient and all we
have to do is to activate（激励）them. I asked the country to pick up a group of people who were on
public welfare, people from different racial groups and different family groups. I would then see
them as a group for three hours every Friday. I also asked for a little petty cash to work with, as I
needed it.
The first thing I said after I shook hands with everybody was, “I’d like to know what your
dreams are.” Everyone looked at me as if I were kind of fool.
One woman said to me, “I don’t know what you can do with dreams. The rats are eating up my
kids.”
“Oh,” I said, “That’s terrible. No, of cours e, you are very much involved with the rats and your
kids. How can that be helped?”
“Well, I could use a new screen door because there are holes in my screen door.” I asked, “Is
there anybody around here who know how to fix a screen door?”
There was a man in the group and he said, “A long time ago I used to do things like that but
now I have a terribly bad back, but I’ll try.”
I told him I had some money if he would go to the store and but some screening and go and fix
the lady’s screen door. “Do you think you can do that?”
“Yes, I’ll try.”
The next week, when the group was seated. I said to the woman, “Well, is your screen door
fixed?”
“Oh, yes.” she said.
“Then we can start dreaming, can’t we?” she sort of smiled at me.
I said to the man who did the work, “How do you feel?”
He said, “Well, you know, it’s very funny thing. I’m beginning to feel a lot better.”
That helped the group to begin to dream. These seemingly small successes allowed the group
to see that dreams were not insane. These small steps began to get people to see and feel that
something really could happen.
Everyone found something. The man who put in the screen door became a handyman. In 12
weeks, I had all those people off public welfare. I’ve not only done that once, I’ve done that in many
times.
56．What’s the opinion the author had when he took on the work?
A．People need to be activated by others to make a living.
B．Everyone should not have depended on public welfare.
C．Everyone has the ability to live on without getting public welfare.
D．The county should gather people from different racial groups together.
57．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The author did the work at his own expense.
B．The people the author worked with were very wealthy.
C．The author usually met the people four times a month.
D．The people the author worked with had no dreams at all.
58．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 mean?
A．The rats are so big that they eat the children.
B．The rats are crazy ad have the children as food.
C．The rats are giving the kids and the mother much trouble.
D．The kids are too weak and even are nearly eaten by the rats.
59．What are the last two paragraphs mainly about?
A．Anything in the would is difficult.
B．Small success can be parts of your dream.
C．I have had those people off public welfare.
D．Your dream comes before it becomes a reality.
B
Well, more and more companies are beginning to create
products and services for tweenagers. The Disney company
sells the Hannah Montans television show, music, film and
merchandise to tweenagers and their parents. You can get
everything from branded lunchboxes and mobile phone covers, to monthly fan magazines and
clothing. The High School Musical series of films is also intended for a tweenage audience. So, it’s
all about sales, which tells us twccnagers must have more money, freedom and influence upon their
parcnts than they’ve ever had before.
UK tweenagers never used to be worried about spending money on clothes and fashion
accessories. That’s changed. Now, they are much more fashion conscious and concerned about
their image. In a world of television programmes that promise overnight success and fame at a
young age (for example, the shows Britain’s Got Talent and American Idol), some people think it’s
extremely important to look fashionable.
So what does tweenage fashion look like? Well, it’s quite horrible really, but then I’m a bit too
old to appreciate it, I suppose. It’s lots of brightly coloured materials, pa rticularly pink, and usually
plain, not patterned. There are plenty of bows, necklaces and bracelets, too. It’s all very cute, if
that’s your taste.
Surely none of the above is a good thing, is it? Can it really be healthy for us to encourage kids
to be like adults at such a young age? Are we stealing childhoods in return for a bit of profit? Well,
the UK government is certainly concerned, and for that reason has strict laws preventing companies
from explicitly marketing their products and services at children.
Even the rest of UK society is concerned. Now that people are aware of the problem, there is a
popular backlash against the exploitation of children by commercial marketing.
60．The passage is mainly about .
A．British tweenagers who are coneemed about fashions
B．UK companies targeting products at children
C．a social problem conceming tweenagers in the UK
D．products that attract young people in England
61．From the passage, we can see that tweenagers are most probably .
A．children aged between 10 and 12
B．young people who are their twenties
C．adults who are studying in high schools
D．teenagers who are richer and look fashionable
62．It can be inferred from the passage that the tweenagers nowadays .
A．are content with their life and are carefree
B．often get their parents to buy things for them
C．never worry about spendin g money on their clothes
D．are losing their childhood to get a bit of profit
63．The author of the passage .
A．is obviously in favor of tweenage fahsion
B．is fond of brightly colored materials that are to his taste
C．opposes marketing products and services at children
D．thinks it impossible to make profits by selling things to kids
C
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Sourcing assistant needed
Posted On: Sunday, 28 March, 2010, 17:27
Expires On: Monday, 27 September, 2010, 17:237
Indian company’s Shanghai office is now looking for a local Chinese girl, who can speak fluent
English, and has at le ast one year experience in trading business. Healthcare working experience
would be an advantage.
Main responsibilities are: sourcing for new suppliers, factory visiting, negotiating and orders
following up…
Interested candidates can email me you expected salary, resume and current photo to: sarah
@ gate. com, Miss Sarah Wang for more details. Thanks.
Senior Interior Designer
Posted On: Sunday, 10 January, 2010, 11:50
Expires On: Wednesday, 09 June, 2010, 11:50
Reply to: linette, killbourn @ rhdesign. Com. Cn
KHK Design is seeking a Senior Interior Designe r for our corporate projects. Your primary role
is to work closely with our American and European clients to deliver the intemational design
solution they require. You must have an ability to work with 8individual managers to negotiate
space needs and requirements, and communicate your designs to your design support team.
Indepth knowledge of interesting and innovative（创新的）materials is required. Travel throughout
China may be required.
Customer Service Assistant
Posted On: Monday, 01 February, 2010, 15:25
Expires On: Tuesday, 31 August, 2010, 15:25
Reply to: chinasemeste: @ gmail. Com
Compensation（报酬）: RMB 8-10K
Type of job: Full-time
Contract: One year contract or longer
Job Catcgory: Customer Service
Requirements:
—B.A, or B.S. degree; foreigners only:
—I year’s working experience desired, preferably in customer service or hospitality industry
—Responsible, pleasant personality and self-motivated.
—Customer-oriented with good communication and interpersonal skills
—Good command of both spoken and written English; Putonghua is an advantage but not a must
Work Load: 5-day-work; national holidays
Monthly Salary: Around RMB 8-10 K
Female English Tutor Needed
Posted On: Tuesday, 05 January, 2010, 03:38
Explres On: Friday, 01 October, 2010, 03:28
Reply to: zsj123@ 163. com
A girl is looking for an oral English tutor
Loeation: close to Metro Line Six
Time: twice a week , in the evening and weekend, 1.5 hrs at a time
Rate: 200/h
Student: 10 years old
Requirements: From America: female; experienced
64．We can know from the first two ads that .
A．RHK Design deals with business from European countries
B．to be a souring assistant, you need to be very persuasive
C．to work for RHK Design, you need to be very experienced in trading
D．a girl from Beijing is very likely to be employed by the Indian Company
65．If you are an American woman looking for a part-time job, you can contact .
A．sarah@ gste. com
B．linette. killboum@ rhkdesign. com. cn
C．zsj123@ 163. com
D．chieasemester@ gmail. com
66．For one who doesn’t mind traveling a lot, which of the positions above can be considered?
A．Senior Interior Designed.
B．Female English Tutor.
C．Sourcing assistant.
D．Customer Services Assitant.
67．Which of the following statements about the third position is TRUE?
A．Nationalities are not required for the position.
B．There’s a requirement of maximum service period.
C．The deadline for application is July the 31st.
D．Communication skills are requested a must.
D
Richard Cantillon (1680s-May 1734) was an lrish economist and author of Essay on the Nature
of Trade in General, a book considered by Willian Stanley Jevons to be the “cradle of political
economy”. Although little information exists on Cantillon’s life, it is known that be became a
successful banker and merchant at an early age. His success was largely gained from the political
and business connections he was largely gained from the politican and business connections he was
able to acquire through his family and through an early employer, James Brydges. During the late
1710s and early 1720s, Cantillon took a chance, and helped finance John Law’s Mississippi Company,
from which he acquired great wealth. His success. However, came at a cost to his debtors（债务
人）,who attempted to get him involed in criminal activities, and even murder plots un til his death
1734.
The Essay remains Cantillon’s only surviving contribution to economies. It was written around
1730 and circulated widely in manuseript form, but was not published until 1755. despite having
much influence on the early development of the physiocrat （重农主义者）and classical schools of
though, the Essay was largely forgotten until its rediscovery by Jevons in the late 19th century.
Cantillon was influenced by his experiences as a banker, and especially by the speculative bubble
（ 投 机 泡 沫 ） of John Law’s Mississippi Company. He was also heavily influenced by previous
economists, especially William Petty.
The Essay is considered the first complete essay on economies, with a great many
contributions to the science. These contributions include: his cause and effect methodology（方法
论）, monetary (relating to the money in a country) theories and the development of spatial（与空
间 有 关 的 ）economics. Canutillo’s Essay had significant influence on the early development of
political economy, including the works of David Hume, Adam Smith and Anne Turgot.
68．Which of the following about Cantillon is TRUE cording to the first paragraph?
A．He knew little about business though a successful banker.
B．He owed all his success to his family and an early employer.
C．John Law’s Mississippi a Company brought him a great deal of money.
D．His debtors tried to copy him by participating in some criminal activities.
69．Cantillon’s Essay .
A．was not much recognized until the late 19th century
B．was highly thought of by the economists around 1730
C．had great influence on the economist, William Petty
D．helped Jevons to make some discoveries in science
70．What does the underlined word “manuscript” in paragraph 2 mean?
A．story-telling
B．written by hand
C．reciation
D．by sork of mouth
71．What can be the best title for the passage?
A．Cantillon and his life.
B．Cantillon and his business.
C．Cantillon and his Essay.[来源:学#科#网 Z#X#X#K]
D．Cantillon and his contribution.
E
Google on Tuesday said it reached a settlement in a group action
suit（诉讼）against the search giant over privacy breakings related
to its Buzz socials networking program.
In the settlement, Google agreed to pay $ 8.5 million into a fund（基 金）for privacy education
the company made clear that the agreement did not include cash payments to users.
Buzz, started last February as an application within Gmai l, in some cases exposed the lists of
persons touched and other data of users to other Gmail users.
How did the company warn users that they were included in the settlement? By Gmail of
course.
“Google rarely inform Gmail users via email, but this time we let you know that we’ve reached
a settlement regarding Google Buzz,” the firm said in messages sent to its U. S. users. Some analysts
think the company has 170 million Gmail users worldwide.
“The settlement acknowledges that we quickly changed the service to address users’
concems,” Google wrote.
Google said that everyone in the United States who uses Gmail was incl uded in the settlement
unless they decide to take no party before December 6, 2010. On January 31, 2011 the U. S. distriet
Court for the Northem District of California in San Jose will hold a fairness hearing on the
settlement.
Google is under increasing pressure from federal regulators ( 监 管 者 ) for privacy problem
involving Buzz and its Street View mapping service. Last week, the FTC closed its looking into
Google’s collection of Wi – Fi data with Street View mapping cars, saying the company had made
sufficient promises to get rid of data it collected and strengthen its privacy training among
employees.
72．“the search giant” in the first paragraph refers to .
A．Buzz B．Gmail C．Google D．Street View[来源:Z.xx.k.Com]
73．We can know from the passage that Buzz .
A．is a program for people to share their secrets
B．is aimed to expose the data of users
C．is a new social network developed by Google
D．can be used by all Internet users
74．What will Google do to protect its users’ privacy?
A．Further educate its staff. B．Pay cash to its users.
C．Hold a fairness hearing. D．Stop collecting its users’ data.
75．According to the passage, .
A．Google was accused of cheating its users.
B．Google users are all affected by the settlement
C．Google often sent a message to its users throughout the world
D．Googles’ Street View mapping service is questioned by federal regulators
第 II 卷（非选择题，共 35 分）
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 35 分）
第一节 短文填词（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示；2）首字母提示；3）语境提示，在每个空
格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意
义准确，拼写正确。
Dear Manager,
I am writing to you to e the quality of the computer 76
that I b from your online store on December 5,2010. 77
The computer occasionally switches i off automatically 78
Ten minutes it has been powered up. This has already 79
happened three since I got it home. I have taken good 80
of it. I always leave it on my desk and I have never had 81
any o problems with it. I am very disappointed by this fault. 82
I have (决定) to return it to you and get my money back. 83
I really hope that you will take this matter (严肃). 84
I am looking forward to your early r . 85
Yours sincerely,
第二节 书面表达（满分 25 分）
随着高考的临近，越来越多的学生开始焦虑，他们的健康 问题引起越来越多人的关注。
请你根据以下内容，以“青少年心理健康问题大家谈”为话题，给 21 世纪英文服务投稿。
注意：
1．短文必须包括所有要点，可以适当发挥，行文连贯；
2．短文开头已为你写好，不计入总词数；
3．词数 120 左右。
参考词汇：psychological 心理（上）的 consultant 提供咨询的专家
With the national entrance examination coming on, more and more gradating students suffer
from various kinds of anxieties.
参考答案
1—5 BBBCA 6—10 BBBAC 11—15 ACBBA 16—20 CBACC
21—25 CBADC 26—30 DCCAB 31—35 DBBBA
36—40 BCABD 41—45 DDAAD 46—50 BBDCA 51—55 DCABC
56—60 CCCDC 61—65 ABCBC 66—70 ADCAB 71—75 CCCAD
76. complain 77. bought 78. itself 79. after 80. times 81. care
82. other 83. decided 84. seriously 85. reply
书面表达
听力材料
Text 1
M: Miss Richardson. My daughter didn’t sleep well last night. Will you give her some extra attention
today?
W: Don’t worry, Mr. Cruise. All the kids will be taken good care of here.
Text 2
M: Hey Jenny. It’s already April. Aren’t your parents coming to visit this month?
W: Yes, they have planned to but then an emergency turned up and they have postponed their visit
for two months.
Text 3
M: A new book of J.K. Rowling has been released. You must be a fan of hers?
W: I haven’t heard about the news. But you’re right. I am crazy about her works.
Text 4
W: Excuse me.
M: Yes?
W: Is there a lady’s room around here?
M: There is. But unlucky for you. It has a big “out of use” sign on it.
Text 5
M: Another piece of meat pie?
W: No, thanks really. I’m on a diet.
M: Please do. You’ve hardly eaten anything.
W: It’s delicious, but I don’t think I ought to.
Text 6
M: Have you seen Kate recently, Vicky?
W: Yes, I have. I saw her a couple of days ago. She hasn’t been very well in the last couple of weeks.
M: Has she seen a doctor since she’s been ill?
W: Yes, she has. The doctor told her to take it easy for a while, but she hasn ’t been taking his advice.
She’s as busy as usual.
M: Do you think it useful for me to ask her to have a rest when I go to see her? Or shall we go
together?
W: I think you can go yourself and show your concern to her since she sometimes would take your
advice. So it’s unnecessary for me to go with you. What’s more, I’ve got some other things to
do at the moment.
Text 7
W: You are not looking very cheerful. What’s the matter with you?
M: Oh, nothing special. I’m just thinking a lot.
W: About the job?
M: About everything, about catching the same train every morning, sitting in the same office all day,
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W: You need a holiday.
M: It wasn’t always like this, you know.
W: What do you mean?
M: Well, our great-great-grandfathers had more fun, didn’t they? I mean, they hunted for their
food and grew their own vegetables and did things for themselves. We do the same sort of job
for years and years. There’s no variety in our lives.
W: You need a holiday. That’s what the matter is with you.
Text 8
W: Good morning. This is Burt’s Bicycle Rental.
M: Good morning. A friend of mine suggested I call up to hire some bikes.
W: Oh, yes, a lot of people do so these days.
M: Yes, we’re just on holiday here for a few days and they said it would be a good idea to see the
island by bike.
W: Well, it certainly is. And most people rent a motorbike because you can get around faster and
even go to the beach if you like
M: If I wanted to hire two motorbikes tomorrow morning for two days, would there be any
problem?
W: None at all. May I have your name, please?
M: It’s Green, Arthur Green.
W: And your telephone number?
M: I’m at the Holiday Sun Hotel. My number is 0708112.I’m in room 1203. By the way, is your bike
rental shop at No. 100 Teckman Street?
W: That’s right.
M: Thank you. Bye.
Text 9
W: Professor Hopkins. May I have a word with you?
M: Sure, Meg. What’s up?
W: I got a C for my report. I am wondering what I have done wrong. You know I have put a lot of
time and energy to the report.
M: Well, Meg. I understand you have made much effort on the report. Maybe that’s why you are
two days late to hand in the report. The due day is September 3rd.
W: Yes, Professor. I am sorry about that.
M: And this report is about the success of the Starbucks Coffee. In your report, you have mentioned
the company’s management, selections of stores and service. But I a m surprised that you didn’t
mention anything about its coffee. It’s a coffee shop, Meg. Isn’t the taste of its coffee the most
important thing to its success?
W: Yeah, I guess I have made a mistake by leaving it out.
M: And figures are important too. You also need to add an actual figure such as the monthly sales.
W: You are quite right professor.
M: And why not do more research, look for some figures and write the report again.
W: Are you giving me another chance, professor?
M: Seems like I am.
Text 10
Last August Susan and forty-two other students got wet and dirty while removing six tons of
garbage from the river running across their city. They cleaned up the river as part of a weeklong
environmental camp. Like one in three American rivers, this river is so polluted that it’s unsafe for
swimming and fishing. Still, Susan, who has just completed her third summer on the river cleanup,
sees a change in this river. Environmental scientists praise the teenagers for removing garbage that
can harm wild life. Water birds, for example, can choke on plastic bottle rings and get cut by scrap
metal. When the cleanup started, garbage was everywhere. But this year the teenagers had to hunt
for it in their boats. By the end of the six-hour shift, they had removed enough garbage to fill more
than two large trucks. “Garbage in the river makes people begin to care about environmental
issues,” Susan says. She hopes that when others read that she and her peers care enough to clean
it up, maybe they would think twice before they throw garbage into the river.
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