2006年佛山市高考模拟考试
英语试题
试卷类型：A
本模拟试题分选择题和非选择题两部分，共11页，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：
1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号填写在答题卡上。
用2B铅笔将答题卡试卷类型(A)填涂在答题卡上，并在答题卡右上角的“试室号”和“座位号”栏填写试室号、座位号，将相应的试室号、座位号信息点涂黑。
2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。
3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案：不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。
I．听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节：听独白或对话(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1段材料，回答第l-3题。
1. What are the two speakers talking about
A. A mobile phone. B. A healthy diet. C. Fast food restaurants.
2. What is the woman doing with the mobile phone
A. Sending a message. B. Counting calories. C. Making a phone call.
3. How many pieces of bread does a woman need one day if she only eats bread
A. 20. B. 2,000. C. 100.
听第2段材料，回答第4、5题。
4. When is Alice's birthday
A. Today. B. The day after tomorrow. C. Tomorrow.
5. What will the man and the woman buy for Alice
A. A record. B. Some flowers. C. A box of chocolates.
听第3段材料，回答第6-8题。
6. Where did Sue spend the nights in the country
A. in a farm house. B. In the open. C. At a hotel.
7. What was the weather like in the country
A. It snowed a lot.
B. It mined nearly every day.
C. There was a lot of sunshine.
8. What does Sue think of the people in the country
A. They are tall. B. They are strange. C. They are friendly.
听第4段材料，回答第9—12题。
9. Where are Kate and Tom
A. In Kate's office. B. In Tom's house. C. In a classroom.
10. Why did Tom come into the room
A. He worked them.
B. He wanted to talk to Kate.
C. He wanted to have a letter typed.
11. What was Jane doing at that time
A. She was taking a rest.
B. She was preparing for an exam.
C. She was taking an exam.
12. What will Kate do next year
A. Go to Japan. B. Change her job.. C. Go to night school.
听第5段独白，回答第13—15题。
13. Whose voice is this
A. Wang Gang's. B. Alexander Philip's. C. Andrew Fells'.
14. What do we know about the caller's flight
A. It's NW2 from the USA to China.
B. Its number is NA2 to Beijing.
C. It belongs to Northern Airline.
15. Why does the caller want Wang Gang to meet him
A. He has never been to China.
B. The arriving time is too early.
C. He has got a lot of baggage with him.
第二节：听取信息(共5小题；每小题1．5分，满分7．5分)
听—卜面一段独白。请根据题目要求，从所给的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为16—20的空格中。录音读两遍。你有90秒钟的作答时间。
Earrings Choose 16 but be sure that they don't drop below the jaw.
Necklines Pick v- necks, 17 . or open collars.
Clothing Choose clothing all 18 , avoid shapeless clothing, loose,oversized clothes and 19
Posture Stand up 20
II．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. --Mike, look at the clock! The train is leaving in five minutes. We got in the wrong line.
-- ______ Let's rush to the platform.
A. My god! B. Never mind.
C. Not really. D. My pleasure.
22. A message can easily be whistled over a couple of miles, _____ to travel the same distance
on foot might take an hour.
A. as B. when C. while D. if
23. Having received ______ training of the pany, he was offered ____important
position in management.
A. the; an B. 不填; an C. the; 不填 D. a; a
24. Believe it or not, last year Matt earned __ his brother, who had a better position in a big
company.
A. twice as much as B. as much as twice
C. as twice much as D. as much twice as
25. Worse still, Dad ______ a step and fell, sending my new suitcase rolling down the stairs.
A. took B. minded C. missed D. picked
26. Mary couldn't help ______ her friends when she saw them open the taps almost to their
fullest.
A. correct B. to correct C. correcting D. corrected
27. --This tie doesn't match the suit well.
--What about ______ next to it
A. one B. it C. the one D. another
28. Now children like to go to the fast food restaurant ______ as the name says, eating doesn't take much time.
A. which B. that C. where D. when
29. --1 hear Jane has gone to the Holy Island for her holiday.
--Oh, no! Do you know when she ____
A. was leaving B. had left C. has left D. left
30. --The prison was on fire last night.
--Someone must have set fire ______ it.
A. on B. to C. with D. over
31. -- Dr. Smith, together with his wife and his two sons, _____ to arrive on the evening flight.
-- Really How nice!
A. were B. are C. was D. is
32. The question came up at the meeting _______ we had enough money for our research.
A. that B. what C. which D. whether
33. -- Did you have a good time
-- Of course. To tell you the truth, it is the only party I ______ in my life.
A. ever really enjoy B. have ever really enjoyed
C. had ever really enjoyed D. will ever really enjoy
34. Her little forced smile puzzled Tom, so he felt too ashamed to question her
A. further B. faster C. earlier D. better
35.--May I use your phone for a local call
-- _____, sir!
A. Ask me another B. Certainly, by no means
C. It's out of the question D. As you wish
Ⅲ．完形填空(共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分)
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，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
It was snowing heavily, and the wind was blowing the snow into great piles against the fences at the sides of the road. In some places the 36 were so big that they were beginning to 37 right across the road, but as long as cars could keep moving rather fast, they were still
managing to get 38
There was one point, however, 39 there was a sharp bend in the road. There the snow
had piled up on both sides, and as cars had to 40 to get round the corner 41 , their drivers had to be very skillful to avoid getting 42
At last, of course, there was one who was not skillful enough and who let this car 43 on the corner. When he tried to start it again, the wheels 44 and the car finished up deep in the snow and blocked the road.
The next car to reach the corner was in 45 too. The driver had been trying to keep up a
good 46 to avoid getting stuck, and he did not 47 the car blocking the road in front of him until he was almost on top of it. He put his brakes(刹车) on hard, the 48 of his car
locked, and it slid sideways into deep snow.
It was not the 49 to do this. Car after car came round the corner too 50 to stop
properly, and finished up in the 51 snow at the side of the road. Before long, there were five cars stuck as the snow continued to 52
Finally, a neighbour saw what had happened and telephoned the garage nearby, which sent a 53 to pull the cars out of the snow. The neighbour watched as the garage men pulled them out one by one. When they 54 the car which had started all the trouble by getting stuck across the road, the neighbour Said to them, "You aren't going to 55 that one, are you That's the one that had brought you all the business today!"
36. A. cars B. holes C. piles D. crowds
37. A. reach B. float C. blow D. spread
38. A. off B. through C. up D. back
39. A. which B. if C. where D. as
40. A. slow down B. speed up C. wait D. turn
41. A. quickly B. slowly C. soon D. safely
42. A. broken B. stuck C. struck D. buried
43. A. stop B. stay C. rush D. rest
44. A. fell off B. slipped C. fixed D. got flat
45. A. sight B. a hurry C. trouble D. time
46. A. way B. motor C. temperature D. speed
47. A. notice B. observe C. prevent D. avoid
48. A. wheels B. windows C. doors D. roofs
49. A. first B. best C. last D. worst
50. A. far B. slow C. smoothly D. fast
51. A. white B. deep C. heavy D. neat
52. A. fall B. exist C. drop D. add
53. A. policeman B. truck C. worker D. cart
54. A. threw B. dug C. started D. reached
55. A. charge B. sell C. move D. push
IV阅读理解(共20小题；每小题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
I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother's who owned a bookshop hired me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very proud to earn my own pocket money and my parents never interfered with how I spent it, even when I spent it foolishly. They believed that by earning money, spending it, and learning from my mistakes, I would become more mature and responsible about how to handle work, relationships with others, and money.
Like many American parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they worried a great deal. When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I entered university, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around Europe. My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great experience for me. In the end, my father won the argument on condition that I limited my traveling to France, my mother's home, where I had many uncles, aunts 'and cousins spread out through the country who could provide shelter and help if I needed it.
Three years later, when he was eighteen, my younger brother decided to take a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my mother was very worried and not eager to see my brother leave school, but my father encouraged him and my brother had a fascinating year working his way on trains and ships to earn passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people.
These kinds of experiences are probably rare for children in many countries but in the US
they are fairly common. Most parents start pushing their children at a young age to do small things by themselves. By the time they have finished high school, many American kids have already had part-time jobs, traveled around the US or other countries on their own, have selected the university they plan to attend and maybe even decided on their future career, and so on.
56. Why did the writer's parents allow their children to do what they want
A. Because they thought that their children would become braver.
B. Because they believed that their two sons would earn some pocket money.
C. Because they thought that their children would find a job earlier.
D. Because they thought that it would be good to their children.
57. What did the writer think of his brother's travel
A. He thought his brother gained valuable experiences during the travel.
B. He thought his brother earned a lot of money by working.
C. He thought his brother didn't disappoint his father.
D. He thought his brother's travel was better than his to France.
58. Which of the following statements is TRUE
A. The author went to France in order to see his relatives.
B. The writer's mother managed to prevent the children doing what she thought was
dangerous.
C. The writer's brother gave up his university to travel through the USA and the
Caribbean.
D. American kids do things by themselves to make preparations for the future with the
encouragement of their parents.
59. The best title for the passage probably is
A. Part-time B. Independence
C. Pocket money D. Experiences
B
1 still can't believe it! Marian Carlson, the homecoming queen, was Egare's date at the ball
last night.
That is one for the books! Marian is one of the most beautiful girls in our school. I thought
for sure she would be going with Paul, the captain of our school's football team. Egare is such a
bookworm. What has she seen in him
Obviously Paul was taking Marian for granted and believed that she would go to the ball with him without his inviting her. Contrary to Paul's attitude, Egare sang high praise for her beauty as well as her wisdom and even gave her a large bouquet of flowers and a book of love poems, so she was persuaded to dance with him all through the ball. When Paul found out, he hit the ceiling!
This just goes to turn out that he who laughs last, laughs best.
Who would have ever believed it Paul has always been too sure of himself.
Yes, but Egare has really come out on top in this situation and won the last victory.
60. According to the tone of this account, the writer is most probably
A. a school teacher B. a headmaster
C. a naughty student D. a football player
61. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story
A. The writer looks down upon Egare and he still can't believe the fact of the date.
B. The writer looks up to Egare for his wisdom and knowledge.
C. The writer thinks poorly of Paul because of his arrogance ( 自大) .
D. The writer sings high praise for Paul because he is the captain of the football team.
62. The statement "That is one for the books!"(in Paragraph 2) means
A. Egare should become a character in a play based on this story
B. This account is an unusual incident that should be written about in stories
C. Books should reveal (反映) love stories everywhere
D. Everyone must do something for books
63. In the text, the underlined expression "he hit the ceiling"On Paragraph 3) means __
A. he broke the ceiling
B. he hit Egare
C. he got very tired
D. he was extremely angry
C
Despite their name, the Want Family don't want much. They want enough money for a nice house and a holiday every year. But they don't want to be millionaires. They want to do well at their jobs. But they don't want to be the big boss. They do want to spend time improving their
garden, visiting their families and taking their two kids, Nicolas and Leuan, to McDonald's for lunch. But they don't want to be famous.
The Wants just want to be normal. That's why they are famous. They have been selected as the most normal family in Britain. After a six-month search for the most ordinary family in Britain, the Wants were selected from hundreds of applicants.
John wants a job in marketing for a food company. Claire has a part-time job renting out children's play equipment. John doesn't tmderstand why they were chosen to represent ordinary
English families. How are they normal
That is not a bad question. Nearly everyone does some of the things that the Wants do. But very few people do all of them. There have been great changes in the social structure of British life. It is becoming more common for people to have children when they are older than the Wants, and to have one child instead of two. A household with two children may be headed by a single parent, usually the mother. Or perhaps dad and mum are still together, but not married. Or maybe dad and mum are married. Dad goes out to work and mum stays at home and looks after the kids. They have traditional values -- every weekend the whole family goes to church.
"What we have here is not an average family, but a traditional family," says Cary Cooper, professor of philosophy at Lancaster University. "There is no such thing as a normal family anymore, in the way there was 20 or 30 years ago. Of course the Wants exist, but for what do we need to celebrate them " Perhaps because we think normal families are an endangered species.
Examples of them have to be preserved (保护) to show future generations.
64. The Wants were selected as the most normal family in Britain because
A. they want to live a happy life
B. they don't want much
C. they don't want to be famous
D. they want to be normal
65. The following statements describe the great changes in British life EXCEPT that
A. people have kids later than 20 or 30 years ago
B. some children are brought up by a single parent
C. most families go to church every weekend
D. it's more common for families to have only one kid
66. We may infer from the passage that
A. most British families hold traditional values
B. traditional families are becoming fewer and fewer
C. future generations are expected to study traditional families
D. traditional families no longer exist in Britain
67. What might be the most suitable title for this passage
A. An Ordinary Family
B. Families of Future Generations
C. Celebration of a Family Competition
D. A Normal But Special Family
D
As you are soon on your way to Eastern Europe, here are a few tips on what you should pack. In general, pack lightly, with only the most basic clothes. People dress casually in .Eastern Europe, so you don't need to bring along your smartest clothing.
At the risk of going against our own advice by weighing down your luggage, we suggest you consider bringing along the following things, which we found particularly useful in Eastern
Europe.
Batteries: If your camera, flash light, or other appliances ( 电器) run on batteries, bring an enough supply along. Certain types of batteries don't exist in Eastern Europe, and those that do often don't last very long.
Calculators: Many travelers find it useful to figure out foreign exchange rates on a calculator. We suggest a credit-card calculator which fits into your wallet or purse.
Cash: We have found it good to have a supply of small-unit US bills ($1 and $5) to use in hard-currency (硬通货) stores, to buy international train tickets, etc. The hard-currency stores never seem to have the right change, and thus you may lose out without some "petty cash" on hand.
Electric Current Adapters: If you bring any appliances,' remember that the electricity in Eastern Europe uses 220 volts AC, not the standard 110 volts of'North America. A l I0-volt appliance will soon burn out when attached to an unchanged 220-volt plug. Get in touch with the
Franzus Company, 352 Park Ave. South. New York, NY 10010 (Tel.212/889-5850) , and ask for their booklet, "Foreign Electricity Is No Dark Secret".
Language Tools: One of Europe's big challenges is communicating with the local people, since their languages are so different from our own. To help overcome difficulties, you might buy phrase books before you go -- you won't find them once you are in Eastern Europe.
If you are interested in learning an Eastern European language in more detail, we recommend the tape course produced by Audio Forum. In each course you listen to native speakers on a tape and follow along in a textbook. You can ask Audio Forum for their catalog( 目录) at 96 Broad St., Guiford, CT 06437 (Tel. toll free 800/243-1234) .
Money Belts: A money belt is especially helpful when you have many documents to carry around. The best one we found is made by Eagle Greek Travel Gear, 143 Cedros Ave. (P.O. box 651 ), Solona Beach, CA 92075 (Tel.619/755-9399, or toll free 800/874-9925 ) outside California.
Traveler's Checks: These are necessary. Bring your traveler's checks in small to medium
unit ( $ 10, $20, or $50 ) to change a little bit at a time, so as not to be left with a lot of local money. To be on the safe side, be sure to copy down the check numbers in two places, just in case something happens to the checks.
68. Which of the following mentioned in the passage are about money matters
A. Cash and Traveler's Checks.
B. Money Belts and Language Tools.
C. Cash and Electric Adapters.
D. Batteries and other electric appliances.
69. Eagle Greek Travel Gear is a company producing __
A. calculators B. tapes
C. electric current adapters D. money belts
70. This passage is probably taken from __
A. a bank notice B. a holiday advertisement
C. a traveler's guide D. an electrical safety booklet
E
There's a television commercial that really annoys me. It begins with a man describing his
beautiful home and nice car, but he admits that in order to have those things, he's gotten in debt
"up to his eyeballs."
The premise (前提) is a common one: a family owning the good life through credit cards (信用卡) . It's the advertisement's conclusion that disturbs me, because it recommends consolidating debt to lower monthly payments. I suppose I can't blame the lender that created the ad. However, I do have a problem with the premise that lowering monthly payments is a sound way. It appears the government is becoming concerned as well.
Pressure from the government has also led some of the major credit-card issuers to increase their minimum ( 最小的 ) monthly payment requirements from around 2 percent per month to 4 percent. I welcome this move.
If you have a credit-card balance of $10,000 and make only the 2 percent minimum payment each month, your balance will not be paid off for about 58 years and you would have paid nearly $29,000 in interest. At a 4 percent monthly payment rate, your balance would be paid off in 15 years, and your interest expense would be a bit under $6,000.
For years, we have been encouraged to buy now, pay later. College students are given credit cards with credit limits too attractive to pass up. The availability of easy credit and very low repayment requirements has helped to create a generation of people who have been encouraged to buy whatever we want without having to save or wait for it. The result is a society with heavy debt.
If I could redesign that TV ad, I'd have an announcer talk about the problem with debt
consolidation that is likely to happen, although it would not.
71. The television commercial annoys the writer because
A. a man is describing his beautiful home and nice car
B. it implies that the good life is based on heavy debt
C. it is cheating those who are watching TV
D. it doesn't talk about the problem with credit cards
72. According to the passage, the advertisement suggests people
A. turning to the government for help
B. choosing credit cards with low interest
C. living a good life through credit cards
D. reducing their minimum monthly payment
73. The example in the fourth paragraph intends to show that
A. the more money you borrow, the better
B. it's right to increase the minimum payment requirements
C. the 4 percent monthly payment rate is the best one
D. there is no need for credit-card holders to pay interest
74. The underlined phrase "pass up" (in Paragraph 5) probably means
A. refuse to accept sth. B. give sth. to sb. else
C. become a part of sth. D. choose to make use of sth.
75. What would be the best title for the passage
A. Credit Easy to Get but Hard to Pay
B. Discussion on a Television Commercial
C. Credit Cards Won't Buy the Good Life
D. The Problem with Debt Consolidation Happens
V、短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边的横线上画一个勾(√)：如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线(＼)划掉。
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(^)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
I'll never forget the story happened on a bus the other 76.______________________
day. It was a windy day. I got on a bus after school. A 77.______________________
young lady was standing next to me. In a flash, the strong 78. _____________________
wind blew inside the windows. The lady's false hair has 79. _____________________
blown away. To our surprises, she was hairless. While she was 80. _____________________
wondering what to do, when many passengers laughed loudly. 81. _____________________
She managed to hold back her tears. Saw this, I 82. _____________________
picked up his false hair and said, "Don't be sad, Miss. I'm 83. _____________________
sure your hair will grow again." When I glanced to the 84. _____________________
other passengers, they all quick bent their heads with shame. 85. _____________________
VI．书面表达(满分25分)
根据下面四幅图画用英语写一篇短文，描述布郎先生情绪变化的过程并简单发表你的感想。
patient, test report, looks sad has a lot of pills, writes a will
makes a mistake, tennis racket(网球拍),
can't believe his eyes, tennis court,
looks happy energetic again
注意：1．短文需包括所有图画内容；每幅图画下的词汇供参考
2．词数：100左右，开头已为你写好(不计入词数)
This is a story of a man who thinks he has cancer….
2006佛山市高考模拟考试（英语） 第1 页 共12 页2006年佛山市高考模拟考试英语答案
〔参考答案〕
I．听力
第一节：听对话或独白(每小题1．5分，满分22．5分)
1-5BBABA 6-10BCCAC 11-15BCBAC
第二节：听取信息(每小题1．5分，满分7．5分)
16．drop earrings 17．low necks 18．in one color
19．tight clothing 20．straight
评分说明：考生必须提供与标准答案一致地答案，才能给满分；凡有拼写错误的都不
给分，大小写不正确每个扣0．5。
16．两个单词只写出一个的，给0．5分，若写出第二个单词，但没有加-S的，不给分。
17．两个单词只写出一个的，给0．5分，若写出第二个单词，但没有加-S的，不给分。
18．三个单词每写出一个的，给0．5分。
19．两个单词只写出一个的，给0．5分，clothing没加ing或其它形式的，不给分。
Ⅱ．单项填空(每小题1分，满分15分)
21-25ACAAC 26-30CCCDB 31-35DDBAD
Ⅲ．完形填空(共20小题，每小题1．5分，满分30分)
36-40CDBCA 41-45DBABC 46-50DAACD 51-55BABDC
Ⅳ。阅读理解(每小题2分，满分40分)
56-60DADBC 61-65CBDDC 66-70BAADC 71-75BDBAC
V．短文该错(每小题1分，满分10分)
76．story后加that／which 77．√ 78．the→a 79．has→was
80．surprises→surprise 81．去掉when 82．Saw→Seeing
83．his→her 84．to→at 85．quick→quickly
Ⅵ．书面表达(满分25分)
One possible version:
This is a story of a man who thinks he has cancer. Everything around him looks discouraging.
He goes to bed, takes his medicine and writes his will because he is sure that the test results will
indicate that he has cancer.
He goes back to the hospital but has good news. The doctor has told the man that he does not
have cancer after all. So suddenly he feels happy, healthy and full of energy again and goes to play
tennis.
From the pictures we conclude that our psychology or mental state plays an important role in
many aspects of our daily life. Our feelings and attitudes color the way we behave.
录音原稿
{Text 1)
M: What are you doing with your mobile Sending a message
W: No, I'm counting calories.
M: What Why are you being so health conscious
W: I'm gaining weight. I want to keep my body healthy.
M: How do you do that
W: Well, first, I am careful about what I eat.
M: What about KFC and McDonald's
W: No, that is not considered being healthy.
M: Okay, so what do you do
W: I use the calculator on my mobile to keep track of my calories.
M: Yes, a growing girl needs about 2,000 calories a day.
W: I am eating a piece of bread so that is 100 calories.
M: Wow! What a good idea.
(Text 2)
M: It's Alice's birthday tomorrow.
W: Are you sure I think it should be the day after tomorrow.
M: Well, let me see. Oh, I'm sorry. You're right. It is the day after tomorrow. Shall
we buy her a present
W: Yes, of course. Shall we give her some flowers
M: Flowers are lovely. But I think it's better to buy her a nice box of chocolates.
W: Alice doesn't like sweet things. Don't you know that
M: You're right. Er ... I know. We can give her a record. She loves music.
W: That's a good idea. Let's go to the music shop and choose one for her.
(Text 3)
M: Morning, Sue. Did you enjoy your holiday in the country
W: Yes, thanks. We had a great time. And some friends went with us.
M: Where did you stay In a hotel
W: No. We camped in the mountains, near Snowdow. We cooked all our meals
over an open fire.
M: Sounds wonderful. Was the weather good
W: The sun shone nearly every day and it didn't rain at all.
M: Do you like the people there
W: Yes, they are great. We met some farmers and had tea in their houses.
M: When did you get back Last night
W: No. This morning. You]l think we were mad. We got up at 4:30, left at 5 and
arrived here at 9. I'm so tired. What about you Did you have a good weekend
M: Yes, but I didn't do much. I just stayed at home. The weather was terrible.
(Text 4)
(a knock at the door)
W: Come in, please.
M: Hello, Kate. Where's Jane I want her to type this letter for me.
W: I'm afraid she can't, Tom. She isn't working today.
M: Oh, why Is she iii
W: No. She's studying for an exam.
M: An exam. Is she going to school
W: Yes, she is. She's learning Japanese in night school.
M: I see. Are you going to night school, too
W: No, I'm not, not this year. But I'm thinking about taking a course next year.
M: That's a good idea. Is it expensive
W: No, not very. Anyway, it's worth the money.
{Text 5)
Hello. Here is a message for Mr. Wang Gang, and my name is Alexander Philip
- that is spelled a P-H-I-L-I-P. Mr. Wang, I have fixed a flight from the USA to
Beijing, NW2 of Northwest Airline. It arrives at 10:25 your time. Could you meet
me at the airport I have two big suitcases and lots of books. Also I wonder if you
could book me a hotel room for the first time. I would like to have the hotel nearby
Tian' an Men Square, if possible. Thanks very much. See you Monday. Bye.
(Text 6}
(W) We ail know that a healthy diet and regular exercise are the keys to staying in
shape. But why try so hard to lose that extra fat when you can actually look 3-5
kilograms slimmer with a few fashion tricks Here are some style secrets from
fashion experts:
* To make your face appear slimmer, choose drop earrings, but be sure that
they don't drop below the jaw. Necklines can be very important. Pick v- necks, low
necks or open collars. They create a slimming image.
* Choose clothing all in one color to give yourself a long, lean look. Avoid
shapeless clothing; loose, oversized clothes make you appear wider and heavier.
Avoid tight clothing that will emphasize your heavy areas.
* Stand up straight. Good posture always makes you look better.
