江苏省扬大附中2012-2013学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

江苏省扬大附中2012-2013学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 扬大附中2012--2013学年度第一学期期中考试 高 二 英 语 试 卷 第一卷(选择题共85分) 第一部分 听力 (共两节，每小题1分，满分20分) 第一部分 听力 (共两节，每小题1分，满分20分) 第一节 (共5小题;每小题1分，满分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 probably take place? A. In a hospital. B. In a friend?s house. C. In the man?s house. 2. What is the woman going to buy? A. A book on planes. B. Pictures of ships. C.A book on ships. 3. What kind of music does the man like? A. Folk music. B. Pop music. C. Classical music. 4. Why doesn?t the woman buy the coat? A. It is expensive. B. There isn?t her size. C. She doesn?t like the color. 5. What is the man doing? A. Finishing his homework. B. Doing physical exercise. C. Smoking on the upper floor. 第二节(共15小题) 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。 听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。 6. What?s the matter with Hudson?s mother? A. She was ill, but she felt much better. B. She was seriously ill. C. She went to see him. 7. What kind of person is Mr. Hudson according to the dialogue? A. A very good worker. B. A person who often gets angry. C. A person who cares nothing. 8. Which may be the reason why Mr. Hudson is so sad? A. His mother?s illness. B. Maybe his son has brought him some trouble. C. His manager wants to fire him. 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。 9. What are the two speakers generally talking about? A. People served in shops. B. Goods in various qualities. C. Shopping in different places. 10. What is the man? A. A salesman in a small shop. B. A manager of a supermarket. C. A staff of a department store. 11. What might the woman think of supermarket staff? A. They?re unfriendly. B. They?re very nice. C. They?re well paid. 听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。 12. Why is it difficult for the woman to lose weight? A. She enjoys delicious dishes too much. B. She works too long. C. She has no time for exercise. 13. Who is Michael? A. John?s manager. B. Julia?s husband. C. Kate?s friend. 14. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Change her job. B. Stop working and spend more time with her family. C. Eat less and do more exercise. 听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。 15. Where does Mike work? A. In a grocery. B. In a language school. C. In an art school. 16. What does the woman want to do for a change? A. Learn to dance. B. Learn a new song. C. Learn to draw. 17. What is most difficult for the woman about learning Arabic? A. Grammar. B. Pronunciation. C. Idioms. 听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。 18. What kind of clothes does the speaker?s sister like? A. Cheap clothes. B. Ordinary clothes. C. Clothes of new design. 19. What do the twin sisters have in common? A. They enjoy loud music. B. They enjoy friendship. C .They want to have their children. 20. Why doesn?t the speaker like living in the same room with her twin sister? A. The speaker likes to keep things neat while her sister doesn?t. B. Her twin sister often brings friends home and makes too much noise. C. They can?t agree on the color of the room. 第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节, 满分35分) 第一节 单项选择(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分) 请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡 上将该项涂黑。 21. It can?t be denied that Diaoyu Islands are _______ part of China and what some Japanese have done recently is actually an offence against _______ Chinese people. A. a; / B. a; the C. the; / D. / ; the 22. The government has promised to do _____ lies in its power to ease the pressure of affordable housing for average-income household. A. that B. which C. what D. something 23. ---Why didn?t you call me this morning? ---I _____call you. I called you all the morning, but I couldn?t______. A. did; get over B. do; get it C. didn?t; get together D. did; get through 24.The building_______ now is our school library，one_______ in 1980. A. repaired; built B. being repaired; built C. being repaired; build D. be repaired; was built 25. The poor man was found several hours later, ________ the streets, ________. A. wandering; losing B. wandered; losing C. wandering; lost D. wandered; lost 26. _________, I think, and the problems could be solved A. A bit more efforts B. If you double your efforts C. Making greater efforts D. On condition that you keep up your spirits 27. Tom ________ some French by playing with the native boys and girls when he traveled in France with his parents. A. made up B. turned up C. picked up D. added up 28. My money ________. I must go to the bank to draw some of my savings out before I?ve none in hand. A. has run out B. is running out C. has been run out D. is being run out 29. It is said that the Slender West Lake is worthy ________. A. to visit B. of visit C. a visit D. of being visited 30. The teacher didn?t know who ________ for the broken window because it happened while he was out. A. is to be blamed B. to be blamed C. blamed D. to blame 31(Little Tom admitted ______ in the examination, ______ that he wouldn?t do that in the future. A. to cheat; to promise B. cheating; promised C. having cheated; promising D. to have cheated; promised 32(In order to catch up with her classmates, _____. A. a lot of books were bought by Mary?s mother B. Mary?s father helped her with her lessons C. Mary worked hard at her lessons around the clock D. Mary?s classmates helped her a lot 33(He hurried to the booking office only______ that all the tickets had been sold out. A. to tell B. to be told C. telling D. told 34.The shy girl felt ____ and uncomfortable when she couldn?t answer her teacher?s questions. A. amazed B. awkward C. curious D. amused 35. --- I really like the new iPad you lent me last week. --- . --- And thank you very much for letting me keep it so long. A. I?m glad you like it B. That?s all right C. Don?t mention it D. I hope you like it 第二节 完型填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分) 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在 答题卡上将该项涂黑。 The day was Thankful Thursday, our “regular day” of service. It?s a __36__tradition that my two little girls and I began years ago. On this __37 Thursday, we had no idea exactly what we were going to do. __38__ along a busy road, we prayed for guidance in quest of __39__our weekly Act of Kindness. My girls were__40__, and started shouting “ McDonald?s” . Suddenly I realized that almost every crossing I__41__ was occupied by a beggar, and then it hit me! All these beggars must be hungry. Perfect! We were going to buy__42__for them. It was a great way to__43__. The Act of Kindness was anonymous(匿名的)，and we loved what we saw in the back view mirror: a__44__and delighted person holding up his lunch bag and just looking at us__45__we drove off. We had come to the end of our “route” where there was a small woman standing there, asking for__46__. We handed her our final lunch bag, and then made a U-turn to head back in the opposite direction for home. Unfortunately, the light stopped us. I was __47__and didn?t know how to behave. “No one has ever done anything like this for me before,” the woman said with__48__. I replied, “Well, I?m glad that we were the first one.”__49__ uneasy , and wanting to move the conversation along, I asked, “So, when do you think you?ll eat your lunch?” “Oh honey, I?m not going to__50__this lunch.” I was confused , and she continued , “I have a little girl of my own at home and she just __51__ McDonald?s , but I can never buy it for her because I just don?t have the __52__ . You know what… tonight she is going to have McDonald?s !” So many times I had__53__whether our Acts of Kindness were too small or insignificant to really__54__any difference. Yet in that moment, I recognized the__55__of Mother Teresa?s words, “We cannot do great things---only small things with great love.” 36. A. weekly B. monthly C. yearly D. daily 37. A. common B. particular C. ordinary D. usual 38. A. Walking B. Running C. Driving D. Wandering 39. A. finding B. meeting C. realizing D. fulfilling 40. A. hungry B. tired C. puzzled D. bored 41. A. talked about B. passed through C. turned down D. picked up 42. A. bread B. cloth C. lunch D. water 43. A. receive B. beg C. present D. give 44. A. surprised B. troubled C. pleased D. moved 45. A. because B. as C. but D. otherwise 46. A. trouble B. invitation C. change D. advice 47. A. worried B. frightened C. feared D.embarrassed 48. A. amazement B. excitement C. enjoyment D.disappointment 49. A. Keeping B. Feeling C. Sounding D.Seeming 50. A. accept B. refuse C. eat D. share 51. A. dislikes B. prefers C. sells D. loves 52. A. money B. courage C. honour D. choice 53. A. considered B. questioned C. determined D. imagined 54. A. make B. keep C. determine D. promote 55. A. importance B. value C. structure D. truth 第三部分 阅读理解(共15小题，每题2分，满分30分) 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后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。 A China has become Volvo?s third largest market, with more of its car models to go on sale in the world?s largest auto market this year, Chief Executive Office (CEO) of Volvo Cars China said in Tianjin. Dr.Alexander Klose, CEO of Volvo Cars China, told Xinhua at the Ninth Tianjin International Automobile Trade Show, being held from Friday to Wednesday. Klose said Volvo Cars had entered a new time of fast development, adding that its sales volume in China roared in 2012. Up to the end of September, Volvo? s global sales volume was up 12.5 percent year on year(同年比), compared with 52 percent year-on-year rise in China, he said. Two new Volvo sales centers opened in Beijing within merely one week in early October, about two months after east China?s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co acquired the Swedish brand from the US auto giant Ford for $1.5 billion in early August. Klose said he was confident of seeing tremendous growth in China?s auto market in the next five years. “As the Chinese government has increased the tax rate for large displacement (排量) cars already, we now have a lot of cars below three liters, and I think we?ll stick to that strategy, as you can see now the XC60 which was introduced today is just two liters,” he said. “As the technology advances, we?ll probably even see 1.6 liter engines or 1.5 liter engines in the future,” he added. Volvo Cars is not the only automaker hoping to take advantage of China?s rapidly growing auto market. Bentley, the famous British luxury carmaker, will open a new sales center in China at Tianjin Thursday, which is the 11th one in China, according to a press release by Shanghai-based Zenith Integrated Communications Corp (Zenith) Saturday at the auto show. Zenith is the public relations agent of Bentley in China. The automaker has sold 421 limousines(大型豪华轿车) to China in 2011, and the goal for 2012 is 777, the release said. 56.The word underlined in the third paragraph would probably be___ . A. shouted loudly B. increased in large numbers C. reduced rapidly D. burned brightly 57.From this passage we can infer that ___. A. The Ninth Tianjin International Automobile Trade Show was held from Friday to Wednesday B. Volvo Cars is a world-famous carmaker in Britain C. Of all the auto sales volume Volvo sales volume is only number one in China D. Volvo sales centers are developing very fast in China recently 58.The text is mainly about____. A. China Becomes Volvo?s 3rd Largest Market B. Volvo Cars produced in China C. Volvo Sales Volume in China D. Carmakers in China 59.How many carmakers are mentioned in this passage which opened and will open new sales centers in China recently? A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four B Most people feel lonely sometimes，but it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours. This kind of loneliness is not serious(In fact，it is quite normal(For some people，though， loneliness can last for years. Now researchers say loneliness comes in three different types( The first kind of loneliness is temporary(This is the most common type(It usually disappears quickly and does not require any special attention(The second kind is situation，for example，family problem，the death of a loved one，or moving to a new place(Although this kind of loneliness can cause physical problems，such as headaches and sleeplessness，it usually does not last for more than a year(The third kind of loneliness is the most serious. Unlike the second type, chronic (the opposite of „temporary?) usually lasts more than two years and has no specific cause(People who experience habitual loneliness have problems socializing and becoming close to others(Unfortunately，many chronically lonely people think there is little or nothing they can do to improve their condition( Psychologists agree that one important factor in loneliness is a person?s social contacts，for example，friends，family members，co-workers，etc(We depend on various people for different reasons(For instance, our family give us emotional support，our parents and teachers give us guidance, and our friends share similar interests and activities( However，psychologists have found that, though lonely people may have many social contacts，they sometimes feel they should have more.They question their popularity( Psychologists are trying to find ways to help habitually lonely people for two reasons:they are unhappy and unable to socialize and there is a connection between chronic loneliness and serious illness such as heart disease，while temporary and situational loneliness can be a sad，and sometimes dangerous condition( 60(How would you treat temporary loneliness according to the passage? A. Talk to friends( Go to see a doctor( B. C. Just ignore it( D. Ask your teacher for guidance( 61(Why do psychologists want to help chronically lonely people? A. Chronic loneliness can cause family problems( B. Chronic loneliness is incurable( C. Chronic loneliness can not be overcome( D. Chronic loneliness call cause serious illness( 62(Loneliness is divided according to ________( A. the time it lasts B. the places where it appears C. different people it happen to D. different seasons when it appears C The young boy saw me, or rather, he saw the car and quickly ran up to me, eager to sell his bunches of bananas and bags of peanuts. Though he appeared to be about twelve, he seemed to have already known the bitterness of life. “Banana 300 naira. Peanuts 200 naira.” He said in a low voice. I bargained him down to 200 total for the fruit and nuts. When he agreed, I handed him a 500 naira bill. He didn?t have change, so I told him not to worry. He said thanks and smiled a row of perfect teeth. When, two weeks later, I saw the boy again, I was more aware of my position in a society where it?s not that uncommon to see a little boy who should be in school standing on the corner selling fruit in the burning sun. My parents had raised me to be aware of the advantage we had been afforded and the responsibility it brought to us. I pulled over and rolled down my window. He had a bunch of bananas and a bag of peanuts ready. I waved them away. “What's up?”, I asked him. “I...I don?t have money to buy books for school.” I reached into my pocket and handed him two fresh 500 naira bills. “Will this help?” I asked. He looked around nervously before taking the money. One thousand naira was a lot of money to someone whose family probably made about 5,000 naira or less each year. “Thank you, sir,” he said, “Thank you very much.” When driving home, I wondered if my little friend actually used the money for school-books. What if he?s a cheat? And then I wondered why I did it. Did I do it to make myself feel better? Was I using him? Later, I realized that I didn't know his name or the least bit about him, nor did I think to ask. Over the next six months, I was busy working in a news agency in northern Nigeria. Sometime after I returned, I went out for a drive. When I was about to pull over, the boy suddenly appeared by my window with a big smile ready on his face. “Oh, gosh! Long time.” “Are you in school now?” I asked. He nodded. “That?s good,” I said. A silence fell as we looked at each other, and then I realized what he wanted. “Here,” I held out a 500 naira bill. “Take this.” He shook his head and stepped back as if hurt. “What's wrong?” I asked. “It?s a gift.” He shook his head again and brought his hand from behind his back. His face shone with sweat. He dropped a bunch of bananas and a bag of peanuts in the front seat before he said, “I?ve been waiting to give these to you.” 63. What was the author?s first impression of the boy? A. He seemed to be poor and greedy. B. He seemed to have suffered a lot. C. He seemed younger than his age. D. He seemed good at bargaining. 64. The second time the author met the boy, the boy________. A. told him his purpose of selling fruit and nuts B. wanted to express his thanks C. asked him for money for his schoolbooks D. tried to take advantage of him 65. Why did the author give his money to the boy? A. Because he had enough money to do that. B. Because he had learnt to help others since childhood. C. Because he held a higher position in the society. D. Because he had been asked by the news agency to do so. 66. Which of the following best describes the boy? A. Brave and polite. B. Kind and smart. C. Honest and thankful D. Shy and nervous. D Some children are natural-born bosses. They have a strong need to make decisions, manage their environment，and lead rather than follow. Stephen Jackson，a Year One student, operates under the theory of what?s mine is mine and what?s yours is mine，” says his mother. “The other day I bought two new Star Wars light sabers (剑). Later，I saw Stephen with the two new ones while his brother was using the beat-up ones.” “Examine the extended family，and you?ll probably find a bossy grandparent，aunt，uncle or cousin in every generation. It?s an inheritable trait，” says Russell Barkley，a professor at the Medical University of South Carolina. Other children who may not be particularly bossy can gradually gain dominance (支配地位) when they sense their parents are weak，hesitant，or in disagreement with each other. Whether it?s inborn nature or developed character at work，too much control in the hands of the young isn?t healthy for children or the family. Fear is at the root of a lot of bossy behavior， says family psychologist John Taylor. Children，he says in his book From Defiance to Cooperation，“have secret feelings of weakness” and “a desire to feel safe.” It?s the parents? role to provide that protection. When a “boss child” doesn't learn limits at home，the stage is set for a host of troubles outside the family. The overly willful and unbending child may have trouble obeying teachers or coaches， for example，or trouble keeping friends. It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if no one likes your bossy ways. “I see more and more parents giving up their power，” says Barkley，who has studied bossy behavior for more than 30 years. “They bend too far because they don?t want to be as strict as their own parents were. But they also feel less confident about their parenting skills. Their kids，in turn， feel more anxious.” 67. Bossy children like Stephen Jackson_________. A. make good decisions B. show self-centeredness C. lack care from others D. have little sense of fear 68.The underlined phrase “inheritable trait” in Paragraph 2 means ___________. A. inborn nature B. developed character C. accepted theory D. particular environment 69. The study on bossy behavior implies that parents_________. A. should give more power to their children B. should be strict with their children C. should not be so anxious about their children D. should not set limits for their children 70. What is the passage mainly about, A. How bossy behavior can be controlled. B. How we can get along with bossy children. C. What leads to children?s bossy behavior. D. What effect bossy behavior brings about. 第?卷(共35分) 第四部分 书面 表 关于同志近三年现实表现材料材料类招标技术评分表图表与交易pdf视力表打印pdf用图表说话 pdf 达 第一节 任务型阅读 (共10小题, 每题1分，满分10分) 请认真阅读下列短文，根据所读内容在文后71,80的空格里填上适当的单词。(每空1词) The standard of living of any country means the average person?s share of the goods and services which the country produces. A country?s standard of living, therefore, depends first and foremost on its ability to produce wealth. “Wealth” in this sense is not money, for we do not live on money but on things that money can buy, “goods” such as food and clothing, and “services” such as transport and entertainment. A country?s ability to produce wealth depends upon many factors, most of which have an effect on one another. Wealth depends to a very large degree upon a country?s natural resources, such as coal, gold, and other minerals, water supply and so on. Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals, and have a fertile soil and a favorable climate; other regions possess perhaps only one of these things, and some regions possess none of them. The USA is one of the wealthiest regions of the world because she has vast natural resources within her borders, her soil is fertile, and her climate is of great variety. The Sahara Desert, on the other hand, is one of the least wealthy. Next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use. Sound and stable political conditions, and freedom from foreign invasion(侵略), enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily, and to produce more wealth than another country equally well served by nature but less well ordered. Another important factor is the technical efficiency of a country?s people. Old countries that have, through many centuries, trained up numerous skilled craftsmen and technicians are better placed to produce wealth than countries whose workers are largely unskilled. Wealth also produces wealth. As a country becomes wealthier, its people have a large margin(富余)for saving, and can put their savings into factories and machines which will help workers to turn out more goods in their working day. Title People?s (71)_____ standard The average share of the goods and services for people Meaning (72) _____ by the country. ? Wealth depends (74) _____ upon a country?s natural resources such as coal, gold, other minerals, water supply and a fertile soil Some factors that and a favorable climate. (73) _____ the ? Next to natural resources comes the ability to turn (75) _____ standard of living resources to use. of any country ? The (76) _____ efficiency of a country?s people is another important factor. The comparison ? The USA has vast natural resources, her soil is fertile, and it has between the (77) _____ climate. USA and the ? The Sahara Desert, on the other hand, is one of the (78) _____. Sahara Desert ? Wealth also produces wealth. The (79) _____ ? Savings invested in industry (80) _____ the output of goods in of wealth factories. 第二节(单词拼写(共10分,每题1分,满分10分) 81.The _______( 大多数) of students are for the idea that we should do our best to achieve our goals. 82. She seemed totally ____________(专注于)in her book and didn?t notice my coming. 83. He rushed into the classroom, _________(道歉) for being late. 84. As a teacher, it is my _________(职责)to make the students devoted to study. 85. Almost all the Chinese people were shocked at the _____(残忍) of the Japanese invaders. 86. Some questions were put forward at the meeting c______ social welfare. 87. George felt very g______ about forgetting to post the letter for his teacher. 88. Some people think that human cloning is totally immoral, if we interfere with nature, we will have to deal with the c__________. 89. With the Christmas a____________, we must think about buying some new clothes and gifts. 90. Scientists say they are beginning to make a b__________ in the fight against cancer. 第三节 作文(20分) 假如你是李华，请根据下列图片和表格内容，用英文给你校校长写一封150词左右的建议信。 现状 吃饭时人太多，要排很长时间的队;还有不少同学插队与占位， 这使很多同学没有吃饭的座位; 措施 禁止插队与占位; 各年级轮流吃饭，如:可以让高年级的同学晚十分钟去吃饭; 有条件的话，再建一个食堂; ……. 可适当增加细节，以使文章连贯、通顺。 开头已写好，不记入总词数。 Dear Headmaster, I?m writing to make some suggestions for improving the dining conditions of our school.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, 扬大附中2012--2013学年度第一学期期中考试 高二英语参考答案 听力 1-5.AACBB 6-10.AABCB 11-15.ACBAB 16-20.CBCBA 单项选择 21-25.DCDBC 26-30. ACBDD 31-35. CCBBA 完形填空 36-40.ABCDA 41-45.BCDAB 46-50.CDABC 51-55.DABAD 阅读理解 56-59.BDAB 60-62.CDA 63-66. BABC 67-70. BABC 任务型阅读 71.living 72.produced 73.affect/influence 74.largely 75.natural 76.technical 77 various/varied 78.poorest 79.effect(s) 80.increase 单词拼写 81.majority 82.absorded 83.apologizing 84.responsibility 85.cruelty 86.concerning 87.guilty 88.consequence(s) 89. approaching 90.breakthrough 参考作文 Dear Headmaster, I?m writing to make some suggestions for improving the dining conditions of our school. Because too many students have lunch in the dining room and therefore it takes quite a long time to queue. Worse still, some even occupy seats for their friends or classmates or just jump the queue, which makes quite a few students unable to find tables to sit at. Immediate measures must be taken to solve the problem. First, it must be forbidden to occupy seats and jump the queue. Second, students in different grades can take turns to have lunch. For example, those in higher grades can have lunch 10 minutes late. Anyway, the best way is to build a new dining room, if possible. There are my suggestions and I hope they could mean something for better future of our dining conditions. Looking forward to your reply. Yours Li Hua 【听力材料】 (Text 1) M: I want to see about getting a private room as soon as possible. Also please put a “No Visitors” sign on my door. W: I?ll take care of both things, but first put this in your mouth so that I can take your temperature. (Text 2) M: Are you buying that book on ships? I didn?t know you were interested in ships. W: I?m not. I?ve just been looking at the pictures. No, this is the one I?m buying—on modern aircraft. M: I thought you hated flying. W: I do, but I love watching planes. (Text 3) W: There?s a folk music concert tomorrow evening. Do you want to go? M: I don?t like folk music very much. W: What kind of music do you like then? M: Classical music. What about you? (Text 4) M: Don?t you like the coat you just tried on? W: Well, I like the color and fabric. M: And it is really nice and reasonably priced. W: Yes. I would have bought it right away if they had had it in my size. (Text 5) W: Are you ready to start working out now? M: No. First I need to warm up for ten minutes. W: So which part are you going to be exercising today? M: I?ll do work on my upper body. (Text 6) M: I think something is wrong with Mr. Hudson. He?s not as cheerful as usual. W: I don?t know what it could be. M: I heard last week that his mother had been ill. I wonder if that?s the trouble. W: I doubt that. Yesterday he told me his mother felt much better. M: Maybe he has a problem here at work. W: I don?t think that he has any problems with his job. It?s well known that Mr. Hudson is the best worker among us. M: Perhaps there is some trouble in his home. W: Well. The headmaster phoned this morning. M: That must be the problem. He?s worried about his son. (Text 7) M: Hello, Louise. Have you seen my new supermarket yet? W: Yes. I?ve heard of it actually. I suppose you must like it. M: Yes, I mean it?s marvelous. W: Oh, Jeff. I really can?t agree. I don?t like it at all. My shop is much better. M: You must be mad. I think it?s really...you know...so easy to buy everything in one place. W: Yes, it?s easy. But don?t you think the food isn?t...I mean small shops usually have much fresher food. M: Maybe, but you pay for it. Small shops are more expensive, aren?t they? W: Yes, I agree with you, but supermarket staff are badly paid and they are really...but you get better service in small shops. They are much more friendly. M: No, everyone in my supermarket is very nice. (Text 8) W: Hi, John! Long time no see. M: Julia! It must be over two years. The last time we met was at Kate?s birthday party, wasn?t it? W: Oh, yes. That?s right. How is life with you? M: Not too bad. You?re getting a little fat. Your husband must be feeding you too much. W: Yeah. He enjoys cooking and the dishes he cooks are very delicious. But that?s not the reason. The only trouble is I have no time for exercise. Anyway I should lose weight from now on. M: Are you still working in that factory? You ought to have taken the job at our place when the manager offered the job to you. We have a strict five day week and you?re free at weekends. W: I ought to have. Michael often complains about my working too long. Often when I come back home from work, my children have already fallen asleep. M: Michael is right. You should spend more time with your family. Think it over, Julia. I could ask our manager; maybe he?ll offer you a job. (Text 9) M: So, how long have you been living here? W: About six months now. M: Why did you choose Beirut? W: Because, Mike—my husband—and I have always loved Arab culture and the language. Mike?s an English teacher and he got a job here in a language school. M: Why did you want to take a year off? W: Basically I wanted a break from teaching. I love teaching children but I needed a change. Also I?ve been drawing and painting since I was little but I?ve never really had the chance to study drawing. So this seemed like the perfect opportunity to have a change and learn to draw properly. M: Well, I found a fantastic art teacher, called Omayma, and I?ve been having classes with her since October. She?s great and she speaks English, which is lucky, because I don?t know much Arabic yet. But I? m learning the language as quickly as I can. W: Is Arabic a difficult language to learn? M: Incredibly difficult! Especially the pronunciation. You have to learn to make a lot of new sounds. (Text 10) Twin sisters are supposed to be very much alike, are they not? Well, my twin sister Jane and I do look alike. However, we are different in many ways. I care little about clothes. T shirts and blue jeans are my favorite clothes. My sister often dresses like a model. We have very similar characters in most ways. I don?t get angry and enjoy being with friends. In this respect, my twin sister feels the same. But she likes loud music and modern dances while I find that nightclubs give me a headache. She is always with friends, is the favorite of our teachers and never wants to have children. I prefer to be alone at times, don?t really try to please my teachers and want some day to have a family of my own. We have tried to live in the same room several times and even agreed on the color we like best and the kind of furniture we want. But I like to keep things neat and orderly while my twin sister acts as if there were a servant around to pick up all the things that get thrown on the floor. I like to go to bed early and get up early. She often goes to bed very late and then sleeps late next day. 精品资料 好雨知时节，当春乃发生。随风潜入夜，润物细无声。野径云俱黑，江船火独明。晓看红 湿处，花重锦官城。 精品资料