四川省成都市郫都区2021-2022学年高三下学期第三次阶段考试英语试题（扫描版含答案，无听力音频，有文字材料）

郫都区 2021—2022 学年度下期高三年级三阶考试
英 语
（时间：120分钟 满分：150分）
注意事项：
1. 答题前, 务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卷规定的位置上。
2. 选择题使用 2B铅笔填涂在答题卡上对应题目标号的位置上, 如需改动, 用橡皮擦擦干
净后再填涂其它答案；非选择题用 0.5毫米黑色签字笔在答题卡的对应区域内作答, 超出
答题区域答题的答案无效；在草稿纸上、试卷上答题无效。
第 I 卷 选择题（共 100 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.How often will the woman take the piano lessons
A.Once a week. B.Twice a week. C.Three times a week.
2.What is the woman looking for
A.A key. B.A car. C.A bag.
3.What did the woman feed the birds on
A.Potato chips. B.Ice cream. C.Bread.
4.Where does this conversation take place
A.At a wine store. B.In a restaurant. C.In the man’s house.
5.What is the man going to do
A.Take a shower. B.See a doctor. C.Feed the cats and dogs.
第二节 (共 15 小题；每小题 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，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、7 题。
6.What’s the woman’s major
A.Computer science. B.Math. C.Engineering.
7.What does the man say about Professor Murphy
A.He is scary. B.He is very big. C.He is not tall.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
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8.Where is the school guard
A.Under a big tree. B.Near a small house. C.In the classroom building.
9.What does the woman advise the man to do
A.Report it to the school guard.
B.Check the classroom again.
C.Go to the Lost & Found office.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10.What kind of research paper is required
A.A report. B.A book review. C.A study.
11.What can we learn about the examination
A.It has at least five pages.
B.There are 100 questions to answer.
C.It covers the lectures and outside readings.
12.What will Jane take
A.The examination. B.The research paper. C.We don’t know.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13.Why is the woman worried about the exam
A.She thinks it’s difficult.
B.She isn’t good at history.
C.There is too much information.
14.What does the man think of the woman’s notes
A.Too simple. B.Too detailed. C.Too boring.
15.What does the man advise the woman to do
A.Try to write as much as possible.
B.Use pictures while taking notes.
C.Make good use of numbers.
16.How many pages do the woman’s notes have
A.Two. B.Three. C.Six.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17.When did the man start smoking
A.Two months ago. B.One year ago. C.Fourteen years ago.
18.What made the man decide to quit smoking
A.His lung cancer. B.His brother’s death. C.His bad cough.
19.How did the man quit smoking
A.On his own. B.By joining a program. C.With the help of his parents.
20.Why does the man make the speech
A.To tell his children not to smoke. B.To tell us how he started smoking.
C.To tell his children to quit smoking.
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第二部分 阅读理解(共两节, 满分 40分)
第一节 (共 15小题；每小题 2分, 满分 30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C和 D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
The climate change and environmental crises are now closely connected with our daily
lives. We've collected a small selection of our favourite documentaries, charting the history and
future of the challenges we face.
KISS THE GROUND
The documentary adopts a light voice when exploring the power of the
worlds soils to draw in carbon from the air. The film begins by examining how
farming and pesticides have led to soil loss, tracking the damage done to
ecology, health and climate. The solution is found through regenerative farming
—a field receiving more and more attention.
ICE ON FIRE
Dramatically titled, Leonardo DiCaprio's 2019 documentary focuses on
the melting polar ice caps of the Arctic. The documentary explores the
planetary impact of melting ice, but intelligently includes solutions.
DiCaprio explores renewable energy technologies and sustainable
economies to put forward a vision for a cleaner future.
CHASING CORAL
It can be difficult to really understand what climate breakdown looks like.
In 2017, Chasing Coral brought the very real impacts of climate change into
sharp focus. The insight into the world's corals suffering from ocean
acidification and temperature rise is impressive.
REBUILDNG PARADISE
Wildfires — once a natural regulator of ecosystems, now an increasing
phenomenon thrown out of rhythm by climate change — are so frequent that
many hardly consider the consequence. While it's one thing to deal with the
financial loss and restoration, it's something quite different to repair the broken
spirit of a community. In Rebuilding Paradise, we follow the journey of the
citizens of Paradise, California, as they attempt to restart their lives from the
ashes of the destructive 2018 wildfires.
21. Which documentary shows the role of soil in dealing with climate change
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A. KISS THE GROUND B. ICE ON FIRE
C. CHASING CORAL D. REBUILDING PARADISE
22. What can be learned from REBUILDNG PARADISE
A. Wildfires nowadays break out as frequently as before.
B. Wildfires have both physical and psychological impacts.
C. The damage caused by wildfires can never be recovered.
D. Wildfires do more harm to economy than to the environment.
23. What do the four documentaries have in common
A. They focus on the speed of the global warming.
B. They relate to the global issue of climate change.
C. They analyze the frequency of the natural disasters.
D. They present solutions to dealing with the challenges.
B
In my mind, the effect that experience had on me lasted forever. I was determined to learn
swimming at the age of ten. There was a pool, at the K.P.L.B., offering the opportunity. My
mother constantly warned against it, and bore fresh in my mind the details of each drowning in
the river. But the K.P.L.B. pool was safe.
My fear of water started from childhood. It began when I was four years old and father took
me to the beach. There the huge waves knocked me down and swept over me.
The K.P.L.B. pool was quiet. I was afraid of going in all alone, so I sat on the side of the
pool to wait for others. Then came a big boy. He yelled, "Hi, Skinny! How'd you like to be
ducked " With that he picked me up and threw me into the deep end. I landed in a sitting
position, and swallowed water. But I was not frightened out of my wits — when my feet hit the
bottom, I would make a big jump, and come out of the surface. It seemed a long way down. I
gathered all my strength when I landed and made what I thought was a great spring upwards.
Then I opened my eyes and saw nothing but water. I tried to yell but no sound came out. I went
down, down, endlessly.
When I came to consciousness, I found myself on the bed in hospital.
I never went back to the pool. I avoided water whenever I could. This misadventure stayed
with me as the years rolled by. It deprived me of the joy of boating and swimming. Finally, I
decided to get an instructor. Piece by piece, I practiced hard and finally he built a swimmer.
Several months later, the instructor was finished, but I was not. Sometimes the terror would
return.
This went on till July. I swam across the Lake Wentworth. Only once did the terror return.
When I was in the middle of the lake, I put my face under and saw nothing but bottomless water.
I laughed and said, "Well, Mr. Terror, what do you think you can do to me "
I had conquered my fear of water.
24．Why was the author frightened of water originally
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A. His skill in swimming was very poor.
B. An experience of an outing to the beach affected him.
C. He had an unpleasant memory of the pool at the age of four.
D. His mother warned him about the danger of being drowned.
25．Which of the following is right about the author's experience in the K.P.L.B. pool
A. The experience made him aware that the pool was safe.
B. While he lacked skills in swimming, he struggled to go upwards.
C. When he was thrown into water, he knew someone would save him.
D. The big boy eagerly wanted to help him to conquer the fear of water.
26．Which of the following can be used to describe the author
A. Determined and cautious. B. Coward and far-sighted.
C. Dependable and adaptable. D. Demanding and courageous.
27．What does the author try to tell us
A. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
B. Do one thing at a time, and do well.
C. Deed divides beings into lower and higher ones.
D. Success always comes from daring to challenge.
C
A decade ago biologists identified a remote protected area in northern Laos, called Nam
Et-Phou Louey, as the country’s probable last heaven for wild tigers. To formally test this
assumption, researchers set up 300 camera stations in 2013 and quickly confirmed two tigers’
presence. But the success was short-lived: over their four-year study, they never saw those or
any other tigers again.
This result, reported last October in Global Ecology and Conservation, confirms that tigers
are now functionally extinct in Laos. The researchers also found that leopards, formerly believed
to still live in the park, have vanished as well. “For the remaining protected areas in Southeast
Asia for tigers, this was an important one—maybe even a potential jewel in the crown,” says
senior author David Macdonald, a wildlife expert at the University of Oxford. “To find that
jewel has been dull is destructive.”
Laos’s tiger loss is part of an alarming sign across Southeast Asia; the animals have already
disappeared from Vietnam and Cambodia. In almost every study site Macdonald and his
colleagues have surveyed, wild tigers — which number fewer than 4,000 worldwide — are in
steep decline or completely absent. So are once common leopards. Habitat loss is partly to blame,
but Macdonald says that the main driver is “the astonishing trend of poaching. Leading
international nonprofit groups support anti-poaching efforts in Laos’s main protected areas, but
as in many other countries, poachers still find ways to kill wildlife. Without protections against
people doing large-scale hunting, the wildlife will go.”
Tigers can live in human-dominated landscapes: India has the world’s second highest
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population, but it has favourable tiger conservation and now hosts two thirds of the planet’s
remaining wild tigers. Macdonald says the respective examples of India and Laos offer lessons
for countries such as Thailand, which still has about 200 wild tigers; protecting habitat is critical
but so is fighting against poaching and reducing demand for big cat parts. “One way or another,”
he adds, “people have to change.”
28. What’s David Macdonald’s attitude towards the research result
A. Indifferent B. Pessimistic C. Positive D. Objective
29. What can we learn about the study from paragraph 3
A. Leopards have been extinct in southeast Asia.
B. Poaching is the only cause of tiger loss in southeast Asia.
C. It’s urgent to take measures against poaching in many Asian countries.
D. Anti-poaching efforts in Laos’main protected areas has achieved a huge success.
30. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “host” in paragraph 4
A. absorbs B. defends C. holds D. exposes
31. It can be inferred from the passage that______________
A. The future of wild tigers in Thailand is uncertain.
B. India is faced with a tough task in protecting wild tigers.
C. Macdonald thinks that the main reason for tiger loss is habitat decrease.
D. After 2013, biologists never identified any presence of tigers again in northern Laos.
D
“I am convinced that humans need to leave Earth.” These are the words of the famous
scientist Stephen Hawking, spoken at a science festival in Norway in 2017, a year before his
death.
Hawking was not alone in this view. Many experts feel that the only way for humanity to
last far into the future is to colonize(移民 ) other planets. That way, if an asteroid(小行星 ), a
terrible disease, nuclear war, or some other disaster strikes Earth, civilization would still have a
chance. Mars is one of the ideal destinations. NASA, SpaceX, and Mars One all have plans to
send humans there. “Either we spread Earth to other planets, or we risk going extinct,” SpaceX
founder Elon Musk said at a conference in 2013.
But not everyone agrees that colonizing Mars or any other planet is such a great plan. The
most common argument against going is that it’s just too expensive or dangerous. It will take
huge amounts of money and other resources just to get people there, let alone set up a place for
them to live. It’s not even clear if humans could survive on Mars.
Maybe all the time and money people would pour into a Mars mission would be better
spent on more urgent projects here on Earth, like dealing with poverty or climate change. Some
experts argue that handling a problem like an asteroid strike or disease outbreak while staying
here on Earth would be much easier and less expensive than surviving on a new planet.
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In addition, moving to a new planet could harm or destroy anything that already lives there.
Human visitors change or damage the Martian environment. Some feel that’s too much of a risk
to take.
32. What is Stephen Hawking’s view according to paragraph 1
A. The earth is likely to blow up.
B. Humans are using up natural resources on Earth.
C. It is necessary to spread out to other planets.
D. We should explore our world to save ourselves.
33. Why are many experts in favor of leaving Earth
A. Because there will be a nuclear war in the near future.
B. Because human can live better on Mars.
C. Because it is a way for earth civilization to last.
D. Because it is a way to test our space technology.
34. Which of the following may those who are against colonizing Mars agree
A. It is wiser to deal with problems on Earth.
B. It is easy to stop a disease outbreak.
C. Human will not survive on Mars.
D. It is impossible to set up a place for people to live on Mars.
35. What is the best title of passage
A. Leaving Earth for Mars B. Should We Colonize other Planets
C. New Home on New Planet D. AMars Mission Is on the Way
第二节 (共 5小题；每小题 2分, 满分 10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余
选项。
What is the best sport for your body type
Just because someone has dreamt of playing football from childhood does not mean it is the
best sport for him or her. Finding the sport your body is best suited to can make a big difference
to how much you enjoy it and how good at it you are.
A person with an ectomorph body type is tall and slim with little fat or muscle. This person
has narrow shoulders and hips, and thin arms and legs. Ectomorphs have difficulty putting on
weight because of a fast metabolism(新陈代谢). 36 . What suits ectomorphs is endurance
sports. Marathon running, swimming, and football are excellent choices for them. 37 ,
basketball may also be a great option.
Mesomorph body types are the typical image of an athlete. Their arms and legs are
muscular and they have broad shoulders and narrow hips. Mesomorphs can put on or lose weight
easily and build muscle quickly. 38 . Possibilities range from weightlifting and boxing to
cycling for shorter distances.
A person who is an endomorph naturally carries more body fat. They are often short, with a
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high waist, and well developed upper arms and thighs. 39 , they can be very good at power
sports because of their larger mass. This body type is not suited for agility (敏捷) and speed, but
strength activities like wresting or powerlifting can be a great fit.
It is important to note that the three body types are extremes. No one is 100% ectomorph or
completely endomorph. 40 . Another key point is that diet and environment also contribute
to athletic ability and genetics plays a large part. And the most important thing is to choose a
sport you enjoy.
A. Everyone is a bit of a mix
B. If you want to be a world champion
C. If a person with this body type is very tall
D. A person with this body type has more choices of sports
E. For the same reason, it takes them longer to build muscle
F. While it may seem that an endomorph will not be very athletic
G. Endomorphs must work a little harder to maintain a perfect body weight
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节, 满分 45分）
第一节 (共 20 题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A,B,C和 D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处
的最佳选项。
At age 30, Liapierre discovered crack cocaine. Within months, he went from living in an
apartment to sleeping under a bridge, a bridge 41 be on the 42 of the Chicago
Marathon. Liapierre would watch the runners speed past, 43 to join them and pull his life
together. Marathons became a symbol and a（an) 44 — about two decades ago, Liapierre
started running marathons,and his most recent race was the most 45 .
One morning last fall , he 46 the Blue Line L to head to the Chicago Marathon.
Before long, Liapierre noticed a man moving from passenger to passenger, asking for spare
47 . His behavior 48 Liapierre as “really odd,” especially the way he stared down
anyone who hadn’t given him enough.At the Cumberland station, most passengers suddenly fled
the train. Liapierre, 49 , rushed out to see what was happening, only to hear 50 people
shouting that the man asking for money was armed and 51 people. The man was standing
in the middle of the train 52 he turned and saw Liapierre , his head down, bull-rushing him
and 53 him against the closed doors. The two men fought for the gun. The man tried
pushing past him, but Liapierre muscled him back 54 the door, 55 the gun and
handing it to a passenger. “Let me go!” the man 56 . Then the police came, and Liapierre
let them 57 . He had a marathon to run.
Liapierre knows there’s more to why he did so. “I’ve lived a 58 life,” he says. “But I
believe 59 starts within yourself. For the last 25 years, I’ve tried to make myself into a(an)
60 man.
41. A. agreed to B. wished to C. managed to D. happened to
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42. A. route B. side C. expansion D. document
43. A. appealing B, trying C. longing D. refusing
44. A. cooperation B. inspiration C. excuse D. cruelty
45. A. memorable B. reasonable C. awful D. powerful
46. A. boarded B. got C. recommended D. spotted
47. A. time B. effort C. room D. change
48. A. occurred B. struck C. persuaded D. comforted
49. A. bored B. frightened C. shocked D. exhausted
50. A. panicked B. depressed C. delighted D. amused
51. A. shouting B. responding C. annoying D. robbing
52. A. while B. when C. as D. though
53. A. pinning B. warning C. turning D. pulling
54. A. behind B. off C. against D. with
55. A. holding B. grabbing C. delivering D. handling
56. A. stressed B. replied C. denied D. begged
57. A. take in B. take over C. take on D. take apart
58. A. hard B . doubtful C. peaceful D. precious
59. A. influence B. change C. mystery D. dream
60. A. intelligent B. energetic C. generous D. good
第 II 卷(非选择题，共 50 分)
第三部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分 45分)
第二节（共 10小题；每小题 1.5分, 满分 15分）
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A recent survey reported that by 2023, China’s hanfu fans 61 (reach) 6.89 million.
Currently, there were more than 3,000 registered hanfu-related businesses in china, 60% of
62 were registered in the past five years. Minghuatang, known as the “King of hanfu”, is a
hanfu business. Data from Minghuatang’s official website on May 17 showed the customer
service is busy 63 (handle) orders submitted on May17, and the tailoring period has been
scheduled to mid-March 2023. Apart from high-end markets, 64 (expensive) hanfu are
also popular. Data from Taobo’s platform showed that hanfu priced 65 100 yuan and 300
yuan 66 (take) up over 60 percent of sales, while those over 500 yuan accounted for 67
(rough) 30 percent of sales only.
Expert analyzed that the 68 (popular) of hanfu was mainly driven by young people
who often shared their hobbies with others online. Additionally, hit Chinese dramas on TV also
accelerated the development of hanfu-ralated businesses. Key leaders’ reactions to characters
69 (wear) hanfu draw millions of online audience members into the sector.
Hanfu eventually became 70 mass fashion because it is a carrier of traditional culture,
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not merely a clothing.
第四部分 写作（共两节,满分 35分）
第一节 短文改错（共 10小题；每小题 1分,满分 10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共
有 10 处语言错误, 每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧), 并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改 10处, 多者(从第 11处起)不计分。
Perhaps your teachers or parents have told you that when playing video games is bad many
times. It hurts your sleep and make you do poorly in school. It appears that there’s nothing good
about it. Besides, it might not be truly. It turns out that video games may be good for your brain.
In a study, people played video games for half hour each day. And scientists found that some
parts of their brains get bigger. They are the areas where help people solve problems. It will be
excited when teenagers hear this news. You can tell their parents video games make them much
smarter. However, run for 15 minutes a day also makes the same parts of the brain bigger.
第二节 书面表达(满分 25分)
近日，某报社开展了以“Sports Make Me Happy”为主题的征文大赛，请你根据主题
及以下内容投稿：
1.强调运动的重要性；
2.简述你最喜欢的一项运动；
3.号召大家积极参加运动；
注意：1. 词数 100字左右
2. 标题已给出,文中不得透漏个人信息和学校名称。
Sports Make Me Happy
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2019级高三三阶英语考试答案
一、听力
1-5. CAABA 6-10. CCACA 11-15. CBCBB 16-20. CCBBA
二、阅读理解
21-23. ABB 24-27. BBAD 28-31. BCCA 32-35. CCAB
36-40. ECDFA
三、完型填空
41-45. DACBA 46-50. ADBCA 51-55. DBACB 56-60.DBABD
四、语法填空
61.will reach /will have reached 62.which 63.handling 64.inexpensive 65.between
66. took 67. roughly 68. popularity 69. wearing 70. a
五、改错题
第一处：删除 when
第二处：make改为 makes
第三处：Besides改为 However
第四处：truly改为 true
第五处：half 后增添 an 或者 half前增添 a
第六处：get改为 got
第七处：where改为 that/which
第八处：excited改为 exciting
第九处：You改为 They
第十处：run改为 running
第二节 书面表达评分标准（满分 25分）
一、各档次语言要点配分参考标准
第 5档：（21-25分）；语言基本无误，行文连贯，完成预期写作目的。
第 4档：（16-20分）；有个别语言错误，行文基本连贯，但表达基本清楚。
第 3档：（11-15分）语言有一些错误，虽不流畅，尚能表达。
第 2档：（6-10分）语言错误很多，影响表达。
第 1档：（0-5分）只写出要求内容有关的一些单词。
二、内容要点认定及评分标准
1.合适的开头；（计 4分）
2.强调运动的重要性；（阐述清楚，表达正确，计 7分）
3.简述你最喜欢的一项运动；（阐述清楚，表达正确，计 7分）
4.号召大家积极参加运动；（阐述清楚，表达正确，计 7分）
听力原文：
Text 1
M: You have made much progress in playing the piano. Do you attend any piano classes
W: Yes, I take piano lessons twice a week, but from next week on, I will go to the class on
Saturday evenings too. (1)
Text 2
M: Think it over carefully，Since it isn’t in your bag, you must have left it somewhere else.
W: But the problem is that I have to have it now. I need it to start my car. (2)
Text3
M: Stop feeding those birds on our potato chips! (3)
W: I don't think they want our ice cream! Look, they stopped. Now they are asking those
people for their bread!
Text 4
M: I’ll have a glass of wine please, and my friend will have a beer.
W:Would you like them now or during your meal (4)
M: Bring them to us now, please.
Text 5
W:Wow. you are all wet! Didn't you know there would be a thunderstorm today
M: I knew there would be a shower, but I didn't realize it would rain cats and dogs today. I’d
better take a hot shower right now.（5）I don't want to get sick and then see a doctor.
Text 6
W: Excuse me, is this seat taken
M: No, please help yourself. I haven't seen you here before,Are you new in engineering
W: Yeah. l just switched from computer science. (6) There's too much math!
M: Well, don't expect it to be any better here!
W: Oh, here comes the professor. What's his name, by the way Scary, or something like that
M: James Murphy. But we call him " Big Jim” because he’s so short. (7)
Text 7
M: Excuse me, Miss., My camera is missing. Could you tell me where to report the loss
W: You may report it to the school guard if you aren't more where exactly it disappeared.
M: Could you tell me where the school guard is I’m a manger here, you know.
W: Well, walk down this road till see that big tree. The school guard is in a small house
just in its shadow. (8)You can't miss it.
M: Thanks a lot. One other word. Please. I’m sure I’ve left my camera in classroom 109 or
that building, and it must have been there.
W: In that case. why don't you check the Lost & Found office first Maybe someone has
turned it in. (9)
M: That's a good idea. Thank you.
Text 8
W: Dr, Anderson, some of us are a little bit confused about the final examination.
M: Well, you have two options in this course. You can either take a final examination or you
can write a research paper.
W: What kind of research paper did you have in mind A study, a book review or a
report
M: A report. (10)A summary really. based upon current research in the field.
W: How long should the report be
M: At least five pages. You should finish it in three days Are you considering writing a paper.
Jane
W: I’m not sure. I think I’d like to know a little bit more about the examination.
M: All right. It will be one hundred multiple-choice questions covering both the lectures
and the outside readings. (11)
W: Didn't you say that you would give us one hour to finish it
M: Yes, l did.
W: That must be difficult. I’m going to do the research paper. (12)
Text 9
M:What's the matter
W: I’ve got a history exam on Friday and I’m worried I’ll fail it.
M: Why You’re brilliant at history.
W: It isn't difficult but have to remember much information. (13) These are my notes
from today.
M: Oh, these aren't notes! They are a full text! (14)
W:What do you mean
M: You don't have to copy everything! "Notes” are just a few words. You have to write the
important words. Look. King Henry the Eighth was married six times.
W: That's important information.
M: But you don't need to write all of those words. You can draw little pictures too. Pictures
can help you remember things and then you don't need to write so many words. (15)
Look.
W: That's good! The crown is for ‘King’ and the ‘H’ is for Henry. That's cool. Then the heart
is “love” and a number six ... well that is ... six.
M: Yes. Write notes like this, Clare. Then you won't have six pages of notes, (16) you'll only
have two or three.
W: Wow! It seems to work well. Thanks.
Text 10
(M) I started smoking in high school. At that time, my parents smoked and so did my
friends. It seemed to be a natural “adult” thing to do. But later, we all started to hear about the
bad effects of smoking. I began coughing, too. But I still didn't care. Because I thought I was
looking after myself well.
Then something happened. My brother got lung cancer and died. (18) My brother
and I smoked our first cigarettes together fourteen years ago, (17) and we smoked our last
cigarettes together one year ago. I decided to quit. I tried several times, but failed. Then I
tried the “Stop Smoking” program at a hospital. (19) For the first two months I thought
about cigarettes all the time. I didn't sleep well at night. I was nervous, even my hands shook.
I became angry easily.
Gradually, I started to lose my need for cigarettes. My cough disappeared. I became
calmer and energetic. Now, I do feel the need for one sometimes, but I can control myself. I
hope my children keep themselves healthy. They’d better not smoke. (20)