2009上海各区高考金山英语二模

2009上海各区高考金山英语二模 www.gaokao.com 2009 2008 20093 105 I. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. In a supermarket. B. In a learning center. C. At school. D. On a train. 2. A. The teacher and the student. B. The father and the son. C. The shop assistant and the customer. D. The bank clerk and the customer. 3. A. He will look for ―Shanghai Daily‖ at the newsstand on campus. B. He will get ―Shanghai Daily‖ for the woman. C. The woman should look for ―Shanghai Daily‖ at the newsstand on campus. D. The news about the campus was carried in ―Shanghai Daily‖. 4. A. He has to go to another party first. B. He might lose his way in the crowd. C. He won‘t make a speech at the party. D. He doesn‘t like to share his view with others. 5. A. He invites the woman to go sightseeing in Shanghai. B. The man will stay in Shanghai not only on business, but also on a tour. C. The woman envies the man, for he can both work and travel. D. He doesn‘t like working but traveling. 6. A. The man always looks ugly. B. The woman doesn‘t like the man‘s appearance. C. The woman asks the man to wear glasses. D. The woman praises the man‘s appearance. 7. A. A best writer. B. A recent book. C. A good sailor. D. An old record. 8. A. 2:05. B. 2:00. C. 1:50. D. 1:55. 9. A. Discussing a trip. B. Taking some pictures. C. Reading in the reading room. D. Looking at some photos. 10. A. Fine her for breaking the traffic regulation. B. Teach her how to drive in the one-way street. C. Show her the way to the police station. D. Let her go without any punishment. Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. All kinds of climbing. B. Adventures. C. Traveling . D. Exciting sports. 12. A. Clothes. B. Expensive equipment. C. Time and money. D. Jobs. 13. A. They have enough money for an adventure. B. They are tired of working together. C. They need some rest. D. They want to find new jobs. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. The boss. B. The supervisor. C. The president. D. The manager. 15. A. Having to come to work earlier. B. Having no light. C. Not being able to wear the clothes they want. D. Having their offices cleaned while they are working. 16. A. If they have energy saving suggestions. B. If their offices become too cold. C. If someone doesn‘t cooperate with the new program. D. If they have a complaint. Section C Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet. Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. RESTAURANT BOOKING FORM Name Betty 17 Work No. 63322646 Telephone — 2 — Home No. 18 Number of Guests 8 in total Type of Booked Room 19 Booked Time for Meal About 7: 00 20 Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer. Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation. Where was the package going? It was going to 21 . How much did it cost to send the package by It cost 22 to send the surface mail? package by surface mail. How did the woman decide to send the package The woman decided to send the package at last? 23 at last. What else did the woman buy? She also bought six 80-fen 24 . II. Grammar and Vocabulary Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Section A Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. 25. Those who are potential customers will certainly be reassured to learn that a case covered in rubies and diamonds is included free ________ charge. A. from B. to C. in D. of 26. – We are very impressed by your fluent English. I suppose your parents must speak very good English as well. – Thank you. But ________ of them knows a single word of the language. I learned it all by myself. A. either B. both C. neither D. none 27. Do you realize that I ________ some very important people to dine with me tonight? Your mistake could cost me an important contract. A. invited B. have invited C. had invited D. have been invited 28. The new secretary works very well indeed, but surely not ________ Jennifer, the former secretary of the company. A. so efficiently as B. as efficient as C. more efficient than D. much efficiently than 29. Why don‘t you call directory enquiries and ask them? It ________ a new number if it‘s not in the book. A. can be B. could be C. must have been D. must be 30. Do we think we‘re slow to adapt to change ________ we‘re not smart enough to cope with a new challenge? A. or B. and C. or that D. or but 31. Only when it can be made available and practical ________. A. knowledge is power B. is knowledge power B. is a knowledge a power D. can knowledge be a power 32. ________ melamine（三聚氰胺）to milk makes the protein level appear higher, which brings a quick profit to some greedy companies. — 3 — A. Added B. Having added C. Being added D. Adding 33. Fashion designers take advantage of ________ will put up with any amount of discomfort, providing they look right. A. the fact that women B. the fact to that women C. fact that women D. the fact of women‘s 34. ________ , the port will have an annual handing volume of 10 million tons of cargo. A. When it will be completed B. When is completed C. When it is completed D. When being completed 35. It is because of the frequent exposure to strong sunlight ________ Australian women are likely to suffer from skin cancer. A. that B. why C. when D. which 36. We‘re conducting a nationwide survey of people‘s reading habits. Would you have five minutes ________ a few questions? A. answering B. to answer C. to have answered D. having answered 37. ________ he notices some differences between Britain and America, he is not negative about these. A. Since B. Although C. In case D. As if 38. Thousands of African-Americans cheered Obama‘s being elected American President in the streets on November 4th 2008, many of ________ even cried with joy. A. those B. them C. whom D. which 39. This product was launched in 2006 and sales rose steadily over the following two years period, ________ a total of 40,000 in 2008. A. reached B. to reach C. and reaching D. reaching 40. Chinese Premier Wen‘s speech, ________"See China in the light of her development", was warmly welcomed by a packed and receptive international audience of more than 500 staff and students in the university A. entitled B. entitling C. having entitled D. being entitled Section B Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. experience B. celebrate C. surrounding D. support E. actually F. society G. lonely H. positive I. mean J. alone Do you ever feel like no one understands you? It may seem like everyone else has lots of friends, and is getting invited to fun parties and outings while you are at home by yourself. But in fact, you‘re not the only one who feels like this. In today‘s 41 , with so many people all crowded together in such big cities, lots of people feel alone, even when there are many people 42 them. But being alone doesn‘t 43 that you have to be lonely. Whenever I‘m reading a book, exercising, or doing other things that I love, I don‘t feel lonely at all. I 44 feel quite happy when I‘m busy. But when I focus on all of the things that I‘m lacking, I get lonely and feel unhappy. — 4 — Everyone feels lonely at one point or another — even the happiest people can feel lonely sometimes. That you may feel lonely doesn‘t mean it has to be a painful 45 . You can actually enjoy your time 46 by doing things that make you happy — give some 47 attention to yourself and to your hobbies. Reading a good book, going on a walk, or keeping a diary can give you some time to think about yourself and your feelings. Sometimes, it‘s even more fun to do things on your own without anyone else to think about. Since November 11th is ―Bachelor’s Day‖（单身汉节）why not 48 your independence and treat yourself to something special. Enjoy the quiet time by yourself. If your friends are feeling lonely, make sure that you 49 them by being there during hard times. And remember, one doesn‘t have to be the loneliest number! III. Reading Comprehension Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Cash is no longer king as far as most Australians and South Koreans are concerned as more than eight in ten pay less often in cash today than they did five years ago, according to a survey released on Monday. 50 , 69 percent of Americans surveyed use less cash than five years ago, 51 in Asia the figures were generally 52 , with Singapore at 45 percent, said MasterCard Worldwide. Shuan Ghaidan, MasterCard‘s Asia Pacific head of product sales and delivery, said one 53 for the 54 use of cash in Australia was the growing 55 of debit cards (借 记卡), while in South Korea contactless payment on mobile phones had been popular. Credit cards 56 be used for higher value transactions, he said. Besides young people, for whom 57 cards are usually their first card, he said the debit card is also 58 by some older people ―who don‘t want credit any more, don‘t want to 59 debt any more.‖ The global 60 has been rocked in the past year by a credit crisis 61 US mortgage loan defaults (次级房贷问题). The 62 noted that nearly nine in ten Australians and New Zealanders said they 63 carrying large amounts of cash, compared with six in ten Singaporeans or 80 percent of Americans. MasterCard said it 64 7,000 interviews across 12 countries, including Malaysia, China, South Korea, Canada, Italy, France and Germany. 50. A. On the contrary B. In comparison C. In addition D. By turn 51. A. as B. yet C. while D. when 52. A. higher B. lower C. shocking D. notable 53. A. reason B. cause C. result D. case 54. A. declining B. sensible C. full D. good 55. A. development B. involvement C. recycling D. popularity 56. A. designed to B. used to C. were used to D. tended to 57. A. post B. ID C. debit D. credit — 5 — 58. A. agreed B. proved C. honored D. preferred 59. A. fall into B. take into C. break into D. put into 60. A. economy B. weather C. population D. environment 61. A. leading to B. resulting from C. bringing about D. resulting in 62. A. experiment B. survey C. examination D. competition 63. A. disliked B. preferred C. favored D. enjoyed 64. A. invented B. published C. conducted D. carried Section B Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. ( A ) In the depths of my memory, many things I did with my father still live. These things come to represent, in fact, what I call joy and love. I don‘t remember my father ever getting into a swimming pool. But he did love the water. Any kind of boat ride seemed to give him pleasure. And he loved to fish; sometimes he took me along. But I never really liked being on the water, the way my father did. I liked being in the water, moving through it, having it all around me. I was not a strong swimmer, or one who learned to swim early, for I had my fears. But I loved being in the swimming pool close to my father‘s office and spending those summer days with my father, who would come by on a break. I needed him to see what I could do. My father would stand there in his suit, the only person not in swimsuit. After swimming, I would go inside his office and sit on the wooden chair in front of his big desk, where he let me play with anything I found in his top desk drawer. Sometimes, if I was left alone at his desk while he worked in the lab, an assistant or a student might come in and tell me perhaps I shouldn‘t be playing with his office things. But my father always showed up and said easily, ―Oh, no, it‘s fine.‖ Sometimes he handed me coins and told me to get myself an ice cream… A poet once said, ―We look at life once, in childhood; the rest is memory.‖ And I think it is not only what we ―look at once, in childhood‖ that decides our memories, but who, in that childhood, looks at us. 65. What was probably the author‘s father? A. A poet. B. A professor. C. A fisherman. D. An ice-cream man. 66. The author loved being in the swimming pool close to her father‘s office mainly because ________. A. she was interested in her father‘s office things B. she wanted her father to buy her some ice-cream C. she loved showing her progress in swimming to her father D. she wanted others to know how much her father loved her 67. Which of the following statement is not true according to the passage? A. The author loved her father deeply. B. The author‘s father was quite fond of fishing. C. The author didn‘t start to swim very young. D. The author‘s father was very strict with her. 68. Which of the following is probably the best title of the passage? — 6 — A. Swimming, my favorite sport B. Father, source of joy and love C. Memories of past days D. Interesting summer activities ( B ) (You may read the questions first) Fall TV Schedule: What's On, When and Against What! WINTER & MIDSEASON PLANS • ABC will bring back Lost, According to Jim, Scrubs (formerly of NBC) and The Bachelor. • CBS brings back Rules of Engagement and premieres (首映) the murder mystery Harper's Island. • The CW brings Reaper back for Season 2. • Fox in January brings back 24 (Mondays at 9), American Idol and Hell's Kitchen, and premieres Joss Whedon's Dollhouse (Mondays at 8), Secret Millionaire and the animated series Sit Down, Shut Up and The Cleveland Show (a spin-off of Family Guy). • NBC will bring back Law & Order (Tuesdays at 10 pm/ET) and Kings (Mondays, 10). 69. What‘s on ABC at 10:00pm on Monday in this autumn? A. Lost B. My Own Worst Enemy C. Boston Legal D. Samantha Who? 70. If you want to watch series Prison Break on Monday, which channel can you choose? A. FOX B. CBS C. THE CW D. NBC 71. Which program will still be on the Winter TV Schedule according to the plans? A. Without a Trace B. Harper‘s Island C. Prison Break D. Law & Order ( C ) — 7 — Winter is a great time to experiment with new sports. The key is to find one that matches your interests and natural abilities. If you like to walk, keep walking — on snowshoes. If you want to try an endurance sport, go for cross-country skiing. Besides, snowboarding is just great fun. Not satisfied with these? Try downhill skiing, then. Downhill skiing is not as hard as it used to be — shorter, lightweight, curved skis make any beginner feel like an Olympic winner. These newer skis — along with another type of equipment called skiboards, which are even shorter than skis — help you control your speed and body movements. Consider testing the latest high-tech skis or snowboards？Check with your local sports shops or the rental places at the ski mountains about sample programs. You could also try sledding. Use a wood-framed sled with steel runners or a plastic sled to head down a snowy hill. If you prefer ice to snow, think hockey or figure skating. Runners can also train during the winter in spite of wet or slippery roads. One of the easiest sports around, snowshoeing can be excellent cold-weather cross-training for runners and cyclists — or anyone wanting to take a wintry walk in the woods. Snowshoes are smaller, lighter, and better than ever. If you want to try them out, you may be able to rent a pair for a day at many of the larger outdoor or sporting goods stores. Whatever sport you choose, don‘t rely on a friend for instruction. You wouldn’t let an inexperienced doctor perform a brain operation on you, but why let one teach you to ski or skate? That‘s what instructors are for — to help newcomers start out right. Instructors can give you advice about equipment, techniques, safety, and dealing with injuries if they do happen to you. Above all, if you want to progress, invest your time in learning the basic skills thoroughly. Everything else you do as a skier, boarder, or skater will be built on these first skills. 72. How many different types of sports are mentioned in the first two paragraphs? A. Six. B. Five. C. Four. D. Three. 73. What can we learn from the passage? A. Runners and cyclists cannot train because of the wet or slippery roads in winter. B. Downhill skiing used to be more difficult to learn because of the old-fashioned skis. C. People can rent snowshoes for a day at their local sports shops or the rental places. D. In general, first skills are more important in skiing than in snowboarding or skating. 74. What does the sentence ―You wouldn’t let an inexperienced doctor perform a brain operation on you, but why let one teach you to ski or skate?‖ imply? A. Don‘t let an inexperienced doctor perform an operation on you when injured. B. You may have a brain operation if you ski or skate with a newcomer. C. Instructors can give better advice on skiing and skating than your friends do. D. It‘s dangerous to have an inexpert person teach you to ski or skate. 75. Who are the most likely readers of the passage? A. High school students. B. Physical educators. C. Winter sports lovers. D. Professional athletes. ( D ) For most of us, the purpose of the holidays is to bring peace, love, and goodwill towards all. Yet, for many, the holiday season often means stress, fatigue, pressure, disappointment and loneliness. These feelings, often known as the ―holiday blues‖, may be even more prevalent, due to the emotional turmoil (波折) of the past few months, not to mention the unsteady economy. Experts say — 8 — even the more ritual tasks of shopping, decorating, late-night parties, cooking, planning and family reunions can be holiday stressors. In addition, the psychological phenomenon known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, may bring a specific type of depression related to winter‘s shorter days and longer nights. ―Certainly just because it‘s the holidays doesn‘t mean people are going to be happy,‖ says Dr. Doug Jacobs of Harvard University. ―And this will be a particularly hard holiday for some who are dealing with a lost job, debt, or even a lost loved one.‖ And with family reunions becoming less frequent events over the years, there is now the added pressure of getting just one chance to get it all right. ―Families are much more different now. The disappointment and sense of alienation that often results from family gatherings, is actually a realization that the fantasy is not met.‖ says John Stutesman, a clinical psychologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Still, say experts, the blues should be addressed. The most essential step, says Stutesman, is for the individual to acknowledge their feelings and the reason for their withdrawal. ―Denial will only compound the stress they‘re feeling.‖ Stutesman recommends people do things that are normally comforting in order to get a handle on the holiday stress. ―If they‘re feeling a little blue, they should try to do things personally satisfying for them. Maybe this is exercise, cooking, reading a book, or massage.‖ Stutesman also advises that sometimes ―avoidance is actually not such a bad idea.‖ In some situations, fulfilling social obligations may be self-destructive when the best thing may be to just stay home. The healthy choice has to do with taking care of oneself.‖ 76. What is the ―holiday blues‖? A. The feeling of disappointment and sense of alienation in family reunions. B. Feelings such as stress, fatigue, disappointment and alienation in holiday. C. Feelings such as peace, love, and goodwill in holiday. D. The psychological phenomenon known as seasonal affective disorder. 77. Which of the followings is not the reason that causes the ―holiday blues‖? A. Emotional turmoil of the past few months. B. Summer‘s longer days and shorter nights. C. Unsteady financial condition. D. Ritual tasks of daily life. 78. Who are more likely to feel blue in holiday according to the passage? A. Those who are fond of family reunions. B. Those who are dissatisfied with their relatives. C. Those who feel frustrated in their work. D. Those who feel hard to take care of themselves. 79. If you are feeling blue, what can you do to relieve the stress according to the passage? A. Deny that you are in low spirits. B. Acknowledge the feeling and let it be. C. Stay at home and do nothing. D. Do exercise, cooking, reading or massage. Section C — 9 — Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need. A. The effects of flu and its symptoms B. Types of virus to cause flu C. People‘s attitudes toward flu D. The cause of flu E. The way that flu spreads F. The methods to fight flu 80. Flu (which is short for influenza) is a highly infectious disease, the cause of which is a very tiny organism known as a virus. Several types of flu are recognized, depending on the type of virus that causes the disease. 81. Flu can often cause problems in breathing, and general infection of the lung. With elderly and weak people, these added complications often produce serious results. The virus, if not properly treated, can weaken the body so that patient may develop more serious illnesses, such as pneumonia and bronchitis.When people catch flu, they often complain of a headache or a sore throat. They usually have a fever and their temperature rises from the normal 37? (98.6?) to about 39.5? (103?). Sometimes a person has a dry hacking cough and aching joints. 82. Today many doctors use drugs that fight the disease. And scientists have also developed vaccines that help to prevent it. If the patient has proper treatment, and complete rest in bed, the virus is normally beaten within a week to ten days. 83. How does flu spread so quickly? When the infected person breathes out, sneezes or coughs, he gives out droplets of moisture in the breath from his mouth or nose. These remain in the air for some time. Flu viruses are present in these droplets. If a person sneezes in a crowd or poorly ventilated place, such as a lift, viruses can easily be carried from an infected person to a healthy person. This is known as droplet infection. The healthy person will breathe in the viruses given out by the infected person. 84. There are three main types of virus that cause flu, which are called type A, B and C. type A is the most powerful of the three, and undergoes minor changes in its genetic material every few years. The new form of the virus is called a strain. The new strain is not affected by the current vaccines. It is said to be ―resistant‖ to them. So doctors must be continually producing new vaccines to combat the new strains of virus. II 45 I. Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. — 10 — 1. 没人注意到他离开了会议室。 （without） 2. 我没想到新来的人就是我们的英语老师。 （occur） 3. 很多失业的人在政府的帮助下又找到了工作。 (out of work) 4. 电视和网络能使我们很好地了解世界各地正在发生的事情。(inform) 5. 我们从不怀疑我们现在学习得越多，将来就能为国家工作得越好。(doubt, the more…, the more… ) 6. 在昨天的会议上，他没有提到他们是否将采取措施来解决空气污染问题。(mention, take II. Guided Writing measures) Directions: Write an English composition in 120 - 150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. Who is the hero of 2008? 2008年我们经历了无数的欢乐与忧伤，它又给你留下了哪些回 忆？请评选出你心目中的2008年度人物。 你的文章必须包括以下 内容 财务内部控制制度的内容财务内部控制制度的内容人员招聘与配置的内容项目成本控制的内容消防安全演练内容 ： ? 简要描述你所选人物的事例 ? 阐述你为何选他（他们）的具体理由 2009 . Section A 1. A 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. B 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. A Section B 11. B 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. D 16. A Section C 17. Barr 18. 64649966 19. private 20. Saturday 21. the U.S.A / the United States 22. 15.50 yuan / ￥ 15:50 23. by air (mail) 24. stamps . Section A 25. D 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. C 31. B 32. D 33. A 34. C 35. A 36. B 37. B 38. C 39. D 40. A Section B 41. F 42. C 43. I 44. E 45. A 46. J 47. H 48. B 49. D . Section A 50. B 51. C 52. B 53. A 54. A 55. D 56. D 57. C 58. D 59. A 60. A 61. B 62. B 63. A 64. C Section B (A) 65. B 66. C 67. D 68. B (B) 69. C 70. A 71. D (C) 72. C 73. B 74. D 75. C (D) 76. B 77. B 78. C 79. D Section C 80. D 81. A 82. F 83. E 84. B I. Translation 1. He left the meeting room without being noticed. 2. It didn‘t occur to me that the new comer was our English teacher. — 11 — 3. Many people who were out of work have found jobs again with the help of the government. 4. Television / TV and the Internet can help us well informed of what is happening throughout the world. 5. We never doubt that the more we study now, the better we will be able to work for our country. 6. He didn‘t mention if / whether they would take measures to solve the problem of air pollution at yesterday‘s meeting. II. Guided Writing （略） . Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. W: Honestly, this place is very convenient for us. M: But you didn‘t buy anything from it. Q: Where does this conversation probably take place? 2. W: I want to cash this check. M: Just step right over to the next window, please. Q: What‘s the relationship between the two speakers? 3. W: Where can I buy ―Shanghai Daily‖? M: Why not try the newsstand on campus? Q: What does the man mean? 4. W: Tom has so many good ideas. Do you think he will be coming to the party? M: Oh, I think he‘d be glad to come, but it is not easy to get him to speak before a large crowd. Q: What does the man imply about Tom? 5. W: Are you on a business trip to Shanghai? M: Well, yes and no. After doing some business in Shanghai, I‘m going to visit the Oriental Pearl TV Tower and the Bund. Q: What does the man mean? 6. W: You look handsome today as you haven‘t got your glasses on. M: Thank you. Q: Which of the following statements is true? 7. W: Have you read the writer‘s latest best seller? M: I‘ve just finished it. It‘s really wonderful. Q: What are the speakers discussing? 8. W: Excuse me, does the express train leave at 2:05? M: No. At 1:55. You must hurry. There are 5 minutes left. Q: What time is it now? 9. W: Where did you take these pictures? They are quite good. M: Last year we went to the Summer Palace. Q: What are they doing? 10. W: Pardon me, officer, but I did not know this was a one-way street. M: I‘m sorry, but ignorance of the law is no excuse. Q: What would the man probably do to the woman after the conversation? Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 and 13 are based on the following passage. — 12 — Tom and Mike like climbing mountains. They like ice climbing, skiing, mountain biking, and other exciting sports. But these sports all need equipment, and the equipment is expensive. They also like to travel to foreign countries, and these trips are expensive. It isn‘t easy to get the time and money to go on an adventure, but they find ways to get these things. They find ways to do what they want to do. For example, Tom and Mike are very good at sports. They are excellent skiers. One day, a ski company asked Tom to test some of their new equipment. They gave him ski equipment and clothes to test. Tom didn‘t have to pay for these things. This saves him money. Because Tom and Mike are twins, they can both use the clothes and equipment. This is another way they can save money. But how do they find time? Sometimes they get tired of working together. It isn‘t easy working with a brother, but they have a reason for working. They must save money for an adventure. When they save enough money, Tom and Mike will leave their jobs. They will find new jobs when they come back. Questions: 11. What are Tom and Mike interested in? 12. What do they need most for their interests? 13. Why do they sometimes stop working? Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news. May I have your attention please. As you are aware, the nation is experiencing an energy shortage. The president has asked everyone to cooperate in making the best possible use of energy resources. In answer to the president‘s request, the Davis Company will take these actions: 1) During the winter months, the temperature in all offices will be no higher than 20 C. It is recommended that all employees wear warm clothing. 2) To save electricity every employee is asked to turn off the lights when leaving his or her office. 3) All offices and hallways will be cleaned during working hours rather than at night. Please cooperate with the cleaning staff in this matter. We are asking for everyone‘s cooperation in making this plan a success. If you have further suggestions for using energy wisely, please contact your supervisor. Thank you. 14. Whose request is the company answering? 15. Which will probably cause the greatest inconvenience to the workers? 16. In what event are the employees supposed to contact their supervisors? Section C Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet. Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. M: Good afternoon. Good Food Restaurant. W: Good afternoon. I‘d like to book a table please. M: Certainly madam. I just need to take down some details. Can I have your name please? W: Barr. Betty Barr. M: Is that one ?r‖ or ?two‖? W: Two. M: And your phone number please Mrs Barr? W: Work is 63322646, and my phone number is 64649966. M: And How many people will be attending? W: There will be six people, plus my husband and myself. Eight in total. M: Eight people. And would you like a private room or is the general restaurant suitable? W: Does the private room have a KTV? M: No, it doesn‘t. W: That‘s good. I‘ll have a private room then, please. — 13 — M: And would you like to book some wine with your meal? W: Yes, but let me see now. I know most people like red wine, and white wine is always a favorite. I know, put me down for three bottles of rose. M: Rose. OK. And when would you like the table for? W: Friday, please. About 7:00. M: I‘m afraid Friday is fully booked. How about the day after? W: That‘ll be fine. Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation. W: I like to mail this package, please. M: Where is it going? W: To the U.S.A. M: Let‘s see what it weighs first. One kilogram. W: What will that cost, please? M: How do you want it to go, Madam? W: By air. M: By air. Hmm, by air … that will be 60 yuan. W: That‘s kind of expensive. Is there a cheaper way to send it? M: By surface mail it will be 15.50 yuan. W: That sounds better. How long will it take to get there? M: One or two months. W: In that case I‘d rather send it by air. I‘d also like to have six 80-fen stamps. M: That comes to 64.80. — 14 —