高二上学期10-11学年同步测试英语：选修6（module4-6）（外研版）

2010—2011学年度上学期单元测试
高二英语试题【外研版】
命题范围：选修六（Module4-6）
（时间：120分钟;满分：150分）
第I卷（选择题 共105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．What is Andy?
A．A student. B．A parent. C．A school teacher.
2．Where was the man last weekend?
A．In his sister’s. B．At home. C．On 4th Street.
3．What will the boy most probably be in the future?
A．A lawyer. B．A professor． C．A businessman.
4．Which of the following sentences about Tom is true?
A．He is working in Canada now.
B．He has come back from Canada.
C．He went to Japan a few months ago.
5．What did the man tell the woman?
A．There is another cat like him.
B．She has mistaken it for his dog.
C．He never loosens his dog at all.
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6~8题。
6．Who are the speakers?
A．A passer-by and a driver.
B．A passer-by and a policeman.
C．A passenger and a taxi-driver.
7．What is the woman’s house number?
A．1323. B．3023. C．4023.
8．Why can’t the man turn left?
A．It is rush hour.
B．The street is narrow.
C．It is a one-way street.
听第7段材料，回答第9~11题。
9．Where did the man go this morning?
A．His own garden. B．A playground. C．A park.
10．What time did the man get up this morning?
A．5:30. B．6:30. C．7:30
11．What do we know about the man?
A．He is a Chinese.
B．He is a foreigner.
C．He is from another city in China.
听第8段材料，回答第12~14题。
12．What are the speakers going to do in the coming new year?
A．To save money. B．To work harder． C．To lose weight．
13．What did Henry do last year?
A．He got a good job.
B．He stopped smoking.
C．He joined a health club.
14．Who wants to have a nice vacation?
A．Henry． B．Alice. C．Jeff.
听第9段材料，回答第15~17题。
15．What is NOT true about the man?
A．Water is running down his leg.
B．He cannot breathe well after a walk.
C．He hasn’t been sleeping well because of the pain.
16．What has caused the trouble?
A．The man doesn’t know yet.
B．He was burnt by boiling water.
C．He has been losing sleep.
17．What’s the woman speaker’s name?
A．Doctor Cook. B．Doctor Martin. C．Not told.
听第10段材料，回答第18~20题。
18．Who do you think the listeners might be?
A．Nurses. B．Doctors. C．Patients.
19．Which is NOT allowed in the wards?
A．Having soft drinks.
B．No visiting in the morning.
C．Smoking in certain areas.
20．What program will follow this radio talk?
A．A music program. B．A medical report. C．Hospital rules.
第二部分：英语知识运用 （共两节， 满分45分）
第一节： 单项填空 （共15小题, 每小题1分,满分15分）
从A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21．They haven’t ____ each other since they had a quarrel two weeks ago.
A．made contact with B．made touch with
C．contacted with D．got touch with
22．The crazy fans ____ for two hours, and they would wait till the movie star arrived.
A．were waiting B．had been waiting C．had waited D．would wait
23．---- I am good at English but poor at math.
---- _____________.
A．It is the same with my cousin B．So does my cousin
C．Neither does my cousin D．My cousin too
24．It isn’t ____ that the little didn’t feel afraid at all at the ____ snake.
A．surprising; frightened B．surprised; frightening
C．surprised; frightened D．surprising; frightening
25．---- I like this kind of clothes, and I always do not feel better on Fridays.
---- Oh, my dear, ______ I only want to know why you are absent from class this morning.
A．you’re missing the point B．I think it’s wonderful
C．it’s ridiculous D．it makes me feel very happy.
26．Bill Robinson is on trial for ______.
A．murderer B．murderess C．murder D．murderous
27．Without air or water, what ______?
A．will man rely on B．would man rely on
C．man would rely on D．man will rely on
28．______ here, he would attend the lecture.
A．Had he been B．If he was C．Were he D．Was he
29．He coughed seriously yesterday．It seemed as if he ____.
A．were ill B．has been ill C．caught a cold D．had caught a cold
30．While reading a novel, _______.
A．the book was taken away by her head teacher
B．her head teacher came in
C．tears came to her eyes
D．she found her head teacher came in
31．He tried to save the ____ girl in the river, but unfortunately he was ____.
A．drowned; drowned B．drowning; drowning
C．drowning; drowned D．drowned; drowning
32．____ all her teacher had said, she could not help crying at the bad news that she failed to pass the exam.
A．Despite B．Although C．Even if D．Since
33．Charles did what he could ____ the servant, although he himself was ____.
A．rescue; dangerous B．to rescue; in danger
C．to rescue; dangerous D．rescue; in danger
34．The train has just left．If you have arrived a few minutes earlier, you ____ it.
A．could catch B．could have caught
C．would catch D．will have caught
35．---- We haven’t heard from Jane for a long time.
---- What do you suppose ____ to her?
A．was happened B．has happened C．to happen D．having happened
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As time goes on, I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away． I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers?? 36?? it was too late to tell them．I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive．I?? 37?? her more each day．My mother does not change, but I?? 3?8 ．As I grow older and wiser, I realize?? 39?? an extraordinary' person she is．How?? 40?? that I am unable to speak these words in her?? 41? , but they flow easily from my pen.??? As a daughter, how to thank her mother for life itself?? For the love, patience and just?? 42?? hard work that go into?? 43??a child? For running after a toddler （学走步的小孩）, for understanding a?? 44?? teenager, for tolerating a college student who knows?? 45? ? For waiting for the day when a daughter?? 46?? how wise her mother really is???? How does a?? 47?? woman thank a mother for?? 48?? to be a mother? For being ready?? 49?? advice when asked or remaining?? 50?? when it is most appreciated? For not saying, “I told you so,” when she could have said these words??__51? ? For being??___52?? herself-loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving? I don' t know how, dear God, except to ask you to bless her as richly as she?? 53? and to help me live up to the example she has?? 54? ．I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother?? 55?? in mine．
36．A．as B．that C．until D．when
37．A．approve B．appreciate C．need D．resemble
38．A．do B．have C．did D．will
39．A．how B．that C．who D．what
40．A．sad B．glad C．comic D tragic
41．A．absence B．presence C．appearance D．existence
42．A．common B．plain C．normal D．usual
43．A．raising B．rising C．developing D．training
44．A．childish B．energetic C．fearless D．moody
45．A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
46．A．detects B．discovers C．recognizes D．realizes
47．A．pretty B．foolish C．green D．grown
48．A．failing B．intending C．continuing D．keeping
49．A．by B．with C．for D．on
50．A．silent B．quiet C．cool D．noiseless
51．A．dozen times B．a dozen of times C．dozens of times D．dozen of time
52．A．valuably B．essentially C．naturally D．actually
53．A．devotes B．deserts C．deserves D．desires
54．A．set B．settled C．placed D．fixed
55．A．sees B．finds C．is D．looks
第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40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
Volleyball has become a worldwide sport that is popular with all age groups, but when did this fun sport start? The history of volleyball dates back to 1895 when William G．Morgan met a Canadian James Naismith, inventor of basketball and was influenced by him and basketball．Then he wanted to invent a new game that was fit for middle-aged men．
Morgan enjoyed the game of basketball, but soon he realized that it was too fast paced for some of the older men．So, he decided to invent a game that was still played on a court, but the players were not required to run up and down—he created the game of “mintonette.” Volleyball history shows that the original game of mintonette was played on a full court with a net in the middle．Two teams tossed（抛）the ball back and forth over the net, similar to the game of badminton．In order to cut down the equipment costs, the players played the ball with their hands．
The game quickly became popular, and everyone wanted to learn how to play volleyball．It quickly spread to other areas, across the United States, and even to other countries．Several changes were made to the game．
Then specific volleyball rules were set into place．Some of the rules of volleyball included the court size, number of players, and number of hits per team．The rules also stated that players must rotate（轮换） around the court so that everyone had a turn to serve the ball．Also, a standard volleyball size and shape were decided within a few years．The rules continued to change and adjust throughout the history of volleyball, until the game became what we have today．
Even though volleyball history says that the game was originally created for middle-aged men, the game has become so popular among all kinds of people．Today there are many different kinds of competitive volleyball teams: high school volleyball, college volleyball, women volleyball, men, children, mixed teams, etc．There is an endless amount of possibilities with this game because it is easy to learn, many people can play together, and it can by played indoors or outside．
56．Morgan invented volleyball to ____．
A．make people more interested in sports
B．find a game that is very easy to play
C．give everyone a chance to exercise
D．create a game for middle-aged men
57．What did Morgan think of basketball?
A．It shouldn’t be played on a full court．
B．It was similar to badminton.
C．It was too fast for some people.
D．It was too complex for people.
58．Specific volleyball rules were formed probably because ____.
A．American wanted to learn how to play volleyball
B．volleyball was accepted in many countries
C．it became popular in all the countries
D．standard volleyballs were produced
59．What is included in the volleyball rules?
A．The volleyball shape is decided by both teams．
B．Players must choose good positions in the court．
C．Every player has a chance to serve the ball．
D．Each team must rotate around the court.
60．We can infer from the passage that ____．
A．volleyball develops from the game of “mintonette”
B．most of the competitive volleyball teams are in the college
C．the rules of volleyball continue to change as they are easy to learn
D．different rules have appeared to cut down the costs
B
Eunice Kennedy Shriver was a member of one of the most famous families in American politics．Though she never ran for office, she spent her life energetically working to improve the lives of people with developmental problems．
Eunice Shriver was best known for creating the Special Olympics, an athletic event for people with mental（精神上的）disabilities．Her efforts changed the way the world thinks about the mentally disabled．Mrs．Shriver officially became involved in helping people with developmental problems when she became the executive vice-president of a family organization in 1957．The Joseph P．Kennedy Junior Foundation was created in 1946 to honor her oldest brother, who died fighting in World War Two．
Under her guidance, the foundation turned its attention to studying the causes of mental disabilities．It also sought to improve the way the society treats people with such disabilities．The foundation also started centers for the study of medical ethics（医德） at Harvard University and Georgetown University．Eunice Shriver and her family had a personal reason to be interested in this issue．Her older sister, Rosemary Kennedy, was born mentally retarded（智力迟钝的）．As Rosemary grew older, she became increasingly difficult to live with and supervise（监督）．When she was in her twenties, her father arranged for her to have an operation on her brain（脑）to improve her mental condition．But the operation left her completely disabled．Her family later sent her to a care center where she lived until her death in 2005.
In the past, mental disability was generally treated as a shameful and hopeless disease．And, there were almost no community activities, resources or jobs for the mentally disabled．They were shut away with little respect．Eunice Shriver changed this．She showed the world that the mentally disabled could be useful citizens enjoying rich lives.
61．By saying “she never ran for office” in Paragraph 1, the author may probably mean ____.
A．Shriver was too poor to own an office at that time
B．Shriver didn’t want to be an official through her work
C．Shriver didn’t need to walk to her office then
D．Shriver always stayed at home working for the disabled
62．Eunice Shriver’s greatest contribution might be ____.
A．organizing an athletic event for the mentally disabled
B．devoting her life to improving people’s lives
C．honoring those who died fighting in World War Two
D．helping the mentally disabled to learn knowledge
63．According to the passage, the Joseph P．Kennedy Junior Foundation____.
A．tried to persuade the government to treat the disabled better
B．was considered as the center of Harvard University
C．once made some reforms with the help of Shriver
D．mainly studied what caused bad medical ethics
64．What caused Eunice Shriver to be interested in the mentally disabled?
A．Her parents’ encouragement．
B．Her oldest brother’s death．
C．Her own experiences．
D．Her mentally undeveloped sister．
65．What can we infer from the passage?
A．A large number of the disabled are used to living as good-for-nothing persons.
B．The human rights of the disabled are being protected better than ever.
C．People with mental disabilities must receive operations on the brain.
D．The mentally disabled may receive more respect nowadays.
C
One cause of the current food crisis is drought．Food prices are high in part because of dry weather in places as far distant as Spain and Australia．Around the world, the amount of land affected by drought has doubled in the past thirty years．And scientists concerned about climate change believe it will cause more drought in many areas in the future.
A lot of research is going into efforts to develop drought-resistant crops．One project involves tobacco plants genetically engineered to keep their leaves during water shortages．They chose tobacco because it has big leaves．Also, it grows fast and has structural similarities with some other plants.
The researchers did an experiment with two groups of tobacco plants．They worked with a set of normal plants and a set of transgenic plants．These had a gene added to interfere with the biological causes of leaf loss during drought.
The researchers put all the plants in a greenhouse to grow under normal conditions for forty days．Then, for fifteen days after that, the plants did not receive any water.
The normal plants lost their green color．Finally, they lost their leaves．But the researchers say the transgenic plants kept their leaves and their color.
After the fifteen dry days, all the plants were watered again for a week．The transgenic plants returned to normal growth, and their seed production was close to normal．But the other plants all died.
In addition, the researchers found that the plants could survive on only thirty percent of the normal amount of irrigation water．Yield loss was minor, they said.
The findings appeared late 2007 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences．The University of California has applied for patent protection for the technology.
The researchers expect to move forward with field testing of the transgenic tobacco in late August．They hope for similar results with crops like tomatoes, rice, wheat and cotton.
66．It can be inferred from Paragraph1 that _______
A．the amount of land affected by drought has doubled in the past thirty years in the world
B．drought is the only cause to lead to the current food crisis.
C．food prices will be higher in the future with the drought areas extending
D．food prices has nothing to do with the climate change in the world
67．One project chooses tobacco plants because __________
A．planting tobacco can bring in great profits．
B．tobacco plants have large leaves and structural similarities with some other plants
C．tobacco plants grows fast
D．Both B and C
68．From the beginning to the end, the experiment with two groups of tobacco plants lasts for at least _______ days
A．40 B．55 C．62 D．77
69．The conclusion they can draw in the experiment is that________
A．the two groups of tobacco plants are the same drought-resistant crops．
B．the transgenic plants can return to the normal tobacco plants
C．the transgenic plants need more water than the normal ones
D．the transgenic plants need less water and the decrease of production is small
70．The next aim of the experiment is ______
A．to apply for patent protection for the transgenic technology
B．to increase the production of the transgenic plants
C．to hope for similar results with other crops .
D．to move forward with field testing of the transgenic tobacco
D
The United Nations Children’s Fund （UNICEF） has declared October 15 as Global Handwashing Day in 2005．The first Global Handwashing Day is on October 15 of 2008 ．Activities are planned over twenty countries to get millions of people in the developing world to wash their hands with soap．Global Handwashing Day is the idea of the Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing with Soap．Partners include the UN Children's Fund, American government agencies, the World Bank and soap makers Unilever and Procter and Gamble．The goal is to create a culture of hand washing with soap.
Hand washing can prevent the spread of disease．Experts say people around the world wash their hands but very few use soap at so-called critical moments．These include after using the toilet, after cleaning a baby and before touching food.
When people get germs on their hands, they can infect themselves by touching their eyes, nose or mouth．Then they can infect others.
The organizers say all soaps are equally effective at removing disease-causing germs．The correct way to wash is to wet your hands with a small amount of water and cover them with soap．Rub it into all areas, including under the fingernails．Rub for at least twenty seconds．Then , rinse well under running water．Finally, dry your hands with a clean cloth or wave them in the air．Soap is important because it increases the time that people spend washing．It also helps to break up the grease and dirt that hold most of the germs．And it usually leaves a pleasant smell, which increases the likelihood that people will wash again.
Washing with soap before eating and after using the toilet could save more lives than any medicine．It could help reduce cases of diarrhea（痢疾） by almost half．And it could reduce deaths from pneumonia and other breathing infections by one-fourth．Diarrhea is the second leading cause of child deaths, killing more than one and a half million children a year．Pneumonia is the leading cause, killing about two million children under five each year．Hand washing can also prevent the spread of other diseases.
71．We can learn from Paragraph 1 that _______
A．the first Global Handwashing Day was held in 2005.
B．many originations support the idea of Global Handwashing Day
C．Global Handwashing Day was founded by many soap makers
D．the content of Global Handwashing Day is to wash your hand frequently
72．The underlined phrase “critical moments” in Paragraph 2 refers to _______
A．the turning points
B．schedules
C．the arrangement of a time
D．the necessary parts in health
73．The main purpose of the story is tell us ________
A．hand washing is very important
B．to create a culture of hand washing with soap
C．germs can infect ourselves and others
D．soaps play an important role in everyday life
74．The right order of washing hand is ________
① prepare a soap before washing
② wash the dirt off under stream
③ wash your hands with a bit of water
④ rub your hand with a clean towel
⑤ soap your hands with a soap
A．①③⑤②④ B．③①⑤②④ C．②③①⑤④ D．①③④⑤②
75．The last paragraph implies that ___________
A．a soap is a kind of medicine to prevent a disease
B．it is important for children to wash hands in a correct way
C．Pneumonia kills about two million children each year
D．Diarrhea is the second leading cause of child deaths.
第II卷 （共45分）
第四部分 书面表达（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的字数要求）。
〔1〕Every year in the first week of English class, some students inform me that writing is too hard．They never write, unless homework requires it．They find the writing process painful and difficult．
〔2〕How awful it is to be able to speak in a language but not to write in it, especially English, with its rich vocabulary．Being able to speak but not write is like living in an enormous house and never leaving one small room．When I meet students who think they can’t write, I know as a teacher my duty is to show them ________．My task is to build fluency and accuracy while providing the opportunity in any writing activity to enrich the moral and emotional development of my students．One great way to do this is by having students write in a journal in class every day.
〔3〕Writing ability is like strength training．Writing needs to be done daily , just like exercise; just as muscles grow stronger with exercise, writing skills improve quickly with writing practice daily．I often see a rise in student confidence and performance after only a few weeks of journal writing.
〔4〕Expressing oneself in writing is one of the most important skills I teach to strengthen the whole student．When my students practice journal writing, they are practicing for their future academic, political, and profession lives．They build skills so that some say they might write a great novel, a piece of news , or the perfect love letter．Every day that they write in their journals puts them a step closer to fluency, eloquence（雄辩）and command of the language.
1．What does the author’s purpose of the passage? （within 8 words）
2．Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?
Since English has a very large words and expressions , we’re supposed to write in it as well as speak in it ．
3．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words.（within 5 words）

4．List at least three advantages students benefit from the journal writing according to the text.（within 10 words）
① ② ③
5．Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 Chinese.

第二节 写作（满分30分）
假如你是山东的李华，你的笔友Dr．Smith 专门收集“世界文化与自然遗产”的相关资料，请你根据下表相关信息向他介绍山东两处已被联合国教科文组织世界遗产委员会正式列入世界自然文化遗产目录的地方,并邀请他到山东来旅游考察。
泰山
泰山是中国传统名山的典型代表，是一座历史悠久、千古不衰、具有特殊历史地位的名山。1987年被联合国教科文组织世界遗产委员会正式列入世界自然文化遗产目录，成为全人类的珍贵遗产。
三孔
曲阜的孔府、孔庙、孔林，统称“三孔”，是中国历代纪念孔子，推崇儒学的表征,于1994年被列入世界遗产名录。????
注意：
1、词数130左右，信的开头和结尾已写好；
2、可根据内容适当增加细节。
3、参考词汇：孔府、孔庙、孔林 （the Mansion, Temple and Cemetery of Confucius?）
Dear Dr．Smith ,
From your last letter, I know you are great interested in collecting information about "World Cultural and Natural Heritage"．If you have a chance , why not come to Shandong Province ?
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I’m looking forward to your coming．
Your sincerely
Li Hua

参考答案
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21-25 ABADA 26-30 CBCDD 31-35CABBB
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阅读表达；
1．To introduce an effective way of improving students’ writing/ How to improve students’ writing ability/ The benefit of journal writing 关键词为：writing
2．How awful it is to be able to speak in a language but not to write in it, especially English, with its rich vocabulary
3．the rest of the rooms/ the other rooms （根据前面前文比喻Being able to speak but not write is like living in an enormous house and never leaving one small room.）
4．students’ future career/ writing ability / confidence/ fluency and accuracy （以上答案中选择其中3个即可）
5．经过仅仅几周的每天写作， 我经常看到学生在自信和表现方面都有一个大的提高/进步/提升。
书面表达：
Dear Dr．Smith ,
From your last letter, I know you are great interested in collecting information about "World Cultural and Natural Heritage"．If you have a chance , I suggest you should come to Shandong Province．Two sites in Shandong are on the world’s Cultural Heritage List ．
Taishan Mountain, listed at the top of the five famous mountains of China, has long been enjoying the reputation of a typical representative of the Chinese famous traditional mountains and a mountain with a long history and a special historic status．It was formally listed in the directory of World Natural and Cultural Heritage in 1987．It becomes a precious heritage of human being．Touring the Taishan Mountain is really exciting and rewarding.
Located in Qufu, Confucius’ home town , the Mansion, Temple and Cemetery of Confucius are cultural sites and attract tourists from both China and abroad．In 1994, they were listed as world cultural heritage sites．Confucius is a philosopher and Chinese society was influenced by his ideas for more than 2,000 years．
I’m looking forward to your coming．
Your sincerely
听力材料：
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M: Mary, Andy has sent us an E-mail.
W: Really? When will he be back for a holiday?
M: Well, he hasn’t mentioned it yet, but he says he will have finished all the exams by next weekend．Right now he is getting ready fro them.
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W: I thought you were going to see your sister on 4th Street last weekend before you left for London.
M: I intended to, but at the last minute she called me to say that last weekend was inconvenient．So I stayed at home together with my family.
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M: My father does a lot of business and travels a lot．I like his job.
W: Are you going to study International Business at university, then?
M: I have not made up my mind yet, but very probably, yes.
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W: Is that you, Tom? We haven’t seen each other for ages．What have you been doing all these years?
M: Oh, it’s you, Lucy．I haven’t seen you in a million years．I actually worked abroad for a few months and I’ve just returned from Canada．How are things with you?
W: Everything is fine, except that we have been missing you.
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W: Is that your dog? He’s been digging up my flowers and chasing my cat.
M: It is my dog, but you must be mistaken．We keep it in the house all the time, except when we walk him in the park．There must be another dog that looks like him.
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W: Excuse me, but I think you’ve made a wrong turn．You were supposed to turn left on Wilson Boulevard.
M: Oh, I am sorry．Didn’t you say 1323 Wilson?
W: No, 3023．It is OK though．You don’t have to take me there．I can walk from here.
M: Why don’t I just make a U-turn there? It’s a one-way street; see the sign up ahead．Maybe if I turn left here, I can come down the next street.
W: We can’t do that during rush hour really, though it won’t be much trouble．Sometimes one can wait 30 minutes for a taxi, so I’m happy to get this close.
M: 30 minutes! I’ve been riding around all day looking for passengers.
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M: Guess where I went this morning．I went to the park at 5:30.
W: You got up so early．Did you have a good time?
M: Yes．It was the first time for me to go to the park early in the morning．And I saw many people, especially old people doing morning exercises.
W: What exercises were they doing?
M: They call it Taijiquan.
W: Oh, it’s a national sport.
M: Yes．Every day a lot of people practice it in the early morning in a park, on a playground by a river or along the roadside．In my country, jogging is the most popular sport.
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M: Hi, Alice, have you made any New Year’s resolution?
W: Just the usual．I’d like to lose some weight, and I want to save some money.
M: Come on! Everybody makes these resolutions.
W: I know, Henry．Well, I hope I’ll get a good job after I graduate this summer, but that’s not a resolution．I’m going to work harder．How about you?
M: Hmm．I stopped smoking last June．That was last year’s promise to myself.
W: So what do you want to do this year?
M: I want to start getting more exercises．I have to lose weight, so I’d like to join a health club.
W: I’d like to, too．Jeff told me he’d like to treat himself to a really nice vacation.
M: Oh? Where did he think he would go?
W: He might go to a quiet beach in Mexico, or go fishing in Canada．He hasn’t made up his mind yet.
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W: Now, Mr．Martin．I’ve just read your own doctor’s report．So you haven’t been feeling very well lately? Is that right?
M: It’s like … like boiling water running down my leg．It’s been getting worse lately, too．I’ve been losing sleep.
W: You mean the pain’s been keeping you awake?
M: Yes, that’s right．It’s been keeping me awake.
W: Now, tell me, how long have you had this trouble?
M: The pain? For about a year now.
W: Hmm… Have you been getting tired lately after you have a walk? For example, have you been getting a bit short of breath, perhaps?
M: Why, yes! Yes, I have, doctor!
W: Hmm… I think we’d better give you a few tests here in hospital.
M: Do you think it’s serious, doctor?
W: Probably not.
M: But … Doctor Cook, my local doctor, thinks it’s only that I’ve been working too hard lately.
W: That could be the reason．Don’t worry．We’ll find out soon.
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Hello, listeners．Welcome to Hengtong Hospital Radio．Before our music program at four, I’m going to repeat some of our hospital rules.
The hospital can sleep 800 patients．There are on average 8 beds in one ward．The visiting hours are in the afternoon from 2:30 to 3:30 and in the evening from 7:00 to 8:00．But remember only two people can see you at the same time．Sorry about that, but you can imagine what would happen if we didn’t have these rules.
The other rules are about our hours．We start pretty early; you might not be used to that．We wake you at 6 o’clock, and breakfast is at 8 o’clock, lunch is at noon; there’s tea at 3:30 and supper is at 6 o’clock.
You can see the no smoking sign—we don’t allow smoking in the wards, and the same goes for alcoholic drinks．I’m sure you understand why．However, if you do need to smoke, there are special areas where it is allowed．You will find the radio switch on the wall near your bed, with your own headphones, if you want to listen．It is our hospital radio wishing you a speedy recovery.