湖南省五市十校2018-2019学年高一下学期期末考试 英语(含听力文字材料无音频）

湖南省五市十校2018-2019学年高一下学期期末考试 英语
命题单位:株洲市南方中学
本试卷共8页。全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
考试范围：模块一、模块二、模块三、模块四。
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后.用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试题和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分听力（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（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，从题屮所给的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秒钟的时间来冋答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Why can the man speak German?
A. He is German.
B. His teacher taught him.
C. He used to live in Germany.
2. What did the man do?
A. He acted in a movie.
B. He had a fight with others.
C. He communicated with children.
3. What happened in the cafeteria?
A. The man met his teacher.
B. Someone took the man’s chair.
C. The man didn’t take any money.
4. Why doesn't the woman go to Europe?
A.She is terrified.
B. She doesn't like Europe.
C. She has. been there before.
5. What are the two speakers talking about?
A.The gift. B. The class. C.The new professor.
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至7题。
6. What did the two speakers intend to do?
A. See a movie. B. Get married. C. Attend a wedding.
7. Who’s Mark?
A. The man’s friend.
B. The woman's brother.
C. The mate of the woman’s sister.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. What is Dr Smith s job?
A. An officer. B. A school guard. C. A chemistry teacher.
9. How long does Dr. Smith work in the office this afternoon?
A. One hour. B. Two hours. C.Three hours.
听第8段材料，冋答第10至12题:
10. What did Mary buy?
A. Jeans. B. Shoes. C. Socks.
11. How does the man like Mary?
A. She’s popular.B. She's traditional.C She's fashionable.
12. What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Friends. B. Strangers. C. Expert and assistant.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What brand of shoes does the woman want?
A. Nike. B. Adidas. C. New Balance.
14. Why does the woman need running shoes?
A. Because she's a runner.
B. For exercise at the club.
C.Because it’s comfortable.
15. What size of shoes does the woman wear?
A. Size six. B. Size five. C. Size eight.
16. How much are the shoes?
A. $ 150. B, $ 200. C. $137.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题：
17. What’s the discussion about?
A. Children’s independence.
B. Teachers’ medical treatment.
C. Parents' accompanying(陪伴)their children at school.
18. How many students are against the opinion?
A. About 30%. B. About 50%. C. About 70%.
19. In some students’ opinion, what can parents help them to do at school?
A.Set up goals. B.Do the housework. C.Finish their homework.
20. Which opinion does the girl prefer?
A.Neither. B.The first one. C.The second one.
第二部分阅读现解(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,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
A
Book：No Looking Back
Author： Shivani Gupta
Shivani had thrown a party one evening and awoke the next morning in hospital because of a car crash. It took Shivani years of pain .struggle and determination to regain control of her life and her body. Then tragedy (悲剧）struck again. As the newly-married Shivani drove to Manali with her family,a truck crashed into her car. Shivani refused to give in—'she wouldn’t let her injury keep her from achieving her ambitions.
Book ： Courage Beyond Compare
Author： San jay Sharma
The 10 sports persons in the book are champions in diverse fields like athletics, swimming, and badminton，who have brought glory to the country. They overcame their physical limitations to reach the top of their chosen fields.
Book ： Face to Face
Author： Ved Mehta
Blind since the age of four, the author led a lonely childhood in India until he was accepted to the Arkansas School for the Blind*to which he flew alone at 15. America and the school changed his life,leading him to degrees at Oxford and Harvard and a fruitful writing career.
Book： This Star WonV Go Out
Author： Lori and Wayne Earl
Diagnosed(诊断）with cancer at 12, Esther Earl was a bright and talented，but very normal teenager. She lived a hope-filled and generous life. A cheerful,positive and encouraging daughter, sister and friend,Esther died in 2010,shortly after turning 16， but not before inspiring thousands through her growing online presence.
21. The book No Looking Back mainly talks about .
A. an inspiring teenager who died of cancer
B. an unlucky girl who experienced two car accidents
C. 10 disabled athletes who are champions in sports field
D. a successful author who was blind during his childhood
22. In which book does the author tell of himself?
A. Face to Face. B. No Looking Back.
C.This Star Won't Go Out. D. Courage Beyond Compare.
23. Which word can best describe the characters of all the four books?
A.Inspiring. B.Intelligent. C.Enthusiastic. D.Negative.
B
Dear Dad,
Today,I spent a lot of time selecting and reading the Father’s Day cards at the shopping mall. They all had a special message that in some way or another reflected how I feel about you. Yet it occurred to me that not a single card said what I really wanted to say to you.
You'll soon be 84 years old. Dad，and you and I will have had 55 Father's Days together. I haven’t always been with you on Father’s Day，but I’ve always been with you in my heart.
You know，Dad，there was a time when we were separated by the generation gap(代沟）.You stood on one side of the Great Divide and I on the other.
The Father-Daughter Conflict shifted into high gear(档位）when you taught me to drive the old Dodge while I decided I would drive the Chevy whether you liked it or not. To my surprise.when the police officer sent me home after you reported the Chevy stolen,you were so tolerant(宽容的）about it because I had thought that would probably be the worst night of my life.
Our relationship greatly improved when 1 married a man you liked,and things really turned around when we began making babies right and left. Somewhere along the line，the generation gap disappeared. I suppose I saw us and our relationship as aging together,rather like a fine wine.
But the strangest thing happened last week. I was at a stop sign and I watched as you turned the corner in your car. It didn’t immediately occur to me that it was you because the man driving looked so elderly and weak behind the wheel of that huge car. Perhaps I saw your age for the first time that day.
I guess what I’m trying to say,Dad,is what every son and daughter wants to say to their Dad today. Honoring a father on Father’s Day is about respect and sharing and acceptance and tolerance and giving and taking. It’s about loving someone more than words can say，and it's my wish that it never had to end.
I love you,Dad.
Love,
Jenny
24. How did Jenny probably feel on the night she was sent home by the police?
A.Guilty. B. Nervous. C. Frightened. D. Disappointed.
25. We can learn from the text that Jenny and her father .
A.have been getting along very well
B.kept in touch by writing to each other
C.are separated due to the generation gap
D.had a hard time understanding each other
26. Why did Jenny feel strange when she saw her father last week?
A. She didn’t expect to meet with him there.
B. She seldom saw him driving that huge car.
C. She had never realized his being old and weak.
D. She had never seen him driving so slowly before.
27. Jenny wrote his father this letter to .
A.express her gratitude to him
B.tell him about their conflicts
C.say sorry for her being stubborn
D.remind him of the early incident
C
The Forbidden City is well known for being full of Chinese cultural and historical relics. But Masters in the Forbidden City (《我在故宫修文物》）does not just focus on the stories of the past.
Instead，the documentary movie，which came out in Chinese cinemas on Dec. 16, focuses on ordinary people—the restorers(修 复者）of relics and antiquities(古董）.
The stories are told at a slow and relaxed pace,reflecting the restorers’ work. Restoration of cultural relics and antiques can be time-consuming, and sometimes boring. Yet these restorers’ patience and peace of mind are especially precious in a society where everything is changing so fast.
“If you choose this job，you have to stand hours of work sitting on a chair. You need to be quiet and get used to being quiet,”says Wang Jin'an ancient clock repair expert.
A touching part of the documentary is the spirit of craftsmanship (工艺）in the restorers.“Years of humdrum work requires not only skill，but also faith and spirit, China Daily commented. Looking for preciseness and perfection, devoting yourself to work, patience, endurance(忍耐），loneliness... All these qualities come from the craftsman spirit.”
But unlike the popular idea of serious experts who sit around being serious,the documentary shows off the enthusiasm of the restorers. They play their guitars and make jokes about each other after a long day of restoration work.
One scene that has been very popular with Internet users features a young female restorer riding a bicycle through the empty Forbidden City on a Monday. While she is doing this, a narrator says/4The last person to do this was Puyi,the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty.”
Masters in the Forbidden City has proved wrong many people’s ideas about antique restorers,allowing them to realize that they are not old, dull professors, but people in their 40s, 30s and even 20s who can be quite pleasing to the eye.
28. According to the text，what’s the main purpose of the documentary Masters in the Forbidden City?
A. To show people how antiques are restored.
B. To display relics seldom seen by ordinary people.
C. To draw attention to Chinese antique restorers' lives.
D. To praise the craftsmanship of Chinese antique restorers.
29. According to Wang Jin,we can learn that .
A. he often gets tired with his work
B. there is no need to do restoration work fast
C. antique restorers need to be patient and peaceful
D. it takes years of hard work to adapt to antique restoration
30. The underlined word “humdrum” probably means .
A.boring B. different C. relaxing D. unusual
31. The bicycle-riding scene in the documentary is used to .
A. remind the audience of the last Qing emperor
B. show the strange hobbies of young antique restorers
C. encourage the young to consider a career in antique restoration in the future
D. show that the documentary breaks from the old，dull image of antique restorers
D
Like a tired marriage.the relationship between libraries and publishers has long been dull. E- books, however，are causing heartache. Libraries know they need digital wares, but many publishers are too cautious about piracy(盗版）and lost sales to co-operate. Among the big six, only Random House and Harper Collins license e-books with most libraries.
Publishers are wise to be nervous. Owners of e-readers (电子阅读器）are exactly the customers they need： book-lovers with money. If these people switch to borrowing e-books instead of buying them, what then? Electronic borrowing is awfully convenient. Unlike printed books, which must be checked out and returned to a physical library miles from where you live， book files can be downloaded at home. The files disappear from the device when they are due.
E-lending is not simple, however. There are lots of different and often incompatible(不兼容的）e-book formats, devices and licenses. Most libraries use a company called OverDrive, which secures rights from publishers and provides e-books and audio files in every format. Yet publishers and libraries are worried by OverDrive s global market dominance (优势），as the company can control fees and conditions. Publishers were annoyed when OverDrive cooperated with Amazon, the world's biggest online bookseller，last year. Owners of Amazon’s Kindle e- reader who want to borrow e-books from libraries are now redirected to Amazon’s website, where they must use their Amazon account to secure a loan.
According to Pew,an opinion researcher, library users are a perfect market for Amazon. Late last year Amazon introduced its Kindle Owners' Lending Library, which lets its best customers borrow free one of thousands of popular books each month.
Library supporters argue that book borrowers are also book buyers and that libraries are vital spaces for readers to discover new works. Many were cheered by a recent Pew survey?which found that more than half of Americans with library cards say they prefer to buy their e-books.
So publishers keep adjusting their lending arrangements in search of the right balance.
Random House raised its licensing price's earlier this year,and Harper Collins limits libraries to lending its titles 26 times.
32. It can be inferred from Paragraph 1 that .
A. several big publishers have sold e-books to libraries
B. most publishers are hesitant to cooperate with libraries
C.libraries are eager to keep strong relationship with publishers
D.libraries and publishers face the same problem of e-books’ piracy
33. Why are publishers worried that people will switch to electronic borrowing?
A. E-books must be checked out and returned to libraries regularly.
B. There is no time limit for the book files downloaded on the device.
C. There are lots of different and incompatible e-book formats available.
D. Book sales may drop sharply because of convenient electronic borrowing.
34. We can learn from the text that .
A. Amazon is adopting measures to win more customers
B. e-books can be lent at libraries as many times as you like
C. OverDrive distributes e-books and audio files to publishers
D. over half of Americans are borrowing e-boo from libraries
35. What is the best title for the text?
A. The Hopeful Future of Publishing Business
B. The Uncertain Economics of Lending E-books
C. The Dull Relationship between Libraries and Publishers
D. The Close Cooperation between OverDrive and Amazon
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。
Inventions are always coming to make our lives easier,greener and more interesting. 36 What will inventors dream up next?
Iron Man Suit,XS 2
Dream no more. There’s a real Iron Man suit. XS 2. which instantly changes the person wearing it. The suit provides the power to lift 200 pounds with ease. It was designed to help the military with heavy lifting. One person in the suit could do the work of three soldiers.
A Flying Jet
Now Glen Martin's invention is ready to take off. The Martin Jet allows its operator to fly 8000 feet into the air. Unfortunately,you can’t fly through the skies too long. The jet holds only 30 minutes’ worth of oil fuel.
38
The EMIEW 2 robot is the perfect office helper. Need a document delivered? No problem! It can also guide visitors to their destinations. The three-foot-tall robot can identify different human voices and respond to commands.
Green Machine
Say goodbye to gasoline(汽油）！ The AirPod car runs on air power. 39 A high-pressure air tank can fill the car in minutes. The three-wheeler can travel about 130 miles between fill-ups.
Beef Power
All aboard the beef train] The train runs partly on fuel that is made from cow fat. The goal is to reduce carbon emissions(碳排放）by 10%. The train travels between Oklahoma and Texas.
Robot-Guard
EMILY is a robot. She can swim through riptides(激流）at up to 24 miles per hour. 40 EMILY is operated by the water power.
A. Hardworking Robot
B. Environmentally-friendly Robot
C. Have you ever dreamed of becoming a superhero?
D. That means this car won't pollute the environment.
E. The EMIEW 2 robot may be popular with moderns companies.
F.Her inventor,Tony,says that's 15 times as fast as human lifeguards!
G. Take a look at the following breakthroughs in science and technology.
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It is 27 years since my last conversation with my mother,who didn’t finish school like many of her contemporary girls. She often told me，“I never got my 41 but one day you will. ”
Pointing to a tree or cow，she asked me to 42 their English names after her. Feeling 43 ,1 asked，“Mama，why do I have to learn these foreign 44 ?”She held her pen right before my eyes. “Hold it firmly，”she 45 me，“for this pen and the new foreign language will be your compass to 46 around the world. ” Sadly, my mother died of breast cancer when I was six.
Turning seven.I 47 30 miles to live closer to my school. But“closer”is a 48 term in Uganda，which means I had to get up as the 49 sun rose and then ran 8.8 miles barefoot to 50 Also,I needed to carry a stick to 51 snakes and dogs. During the 52 season,the path to school was 53 daily and I'd swim with one hand，using the other hand to hold the book bag on my 54.
Research shows 70 percent of poor children don’t 55 primary school in Uganda. Reasons for this high dropout rate(辍学率）includes the long 56 some children must 57 among many other reasons.
Fortunately，I’ve made it. Whenever I see the sun rise, I am reminded of the 58 of my mother, who 59 me to dream big and to use the 60 of the pen to make my dream come true.
41. A. degree E. scholarship C. recommendation D. admission
42. A. recite B. use C. repeat D. guess
43. A. anxious B. cautious C. disappointed D. annoyed
44. A. sentences B. languages C. phrases D, texts
45. A. encouraged B. consulted C. blamed D. frightened
46. A. look B. turn C. hang D. sail
47. A. traveled B. drove C. rode D. climbed
48. A. relative B. real C. simple D. technical
49. A. warm B. early C. bright D. hot
50. A. work B. school C. lessons D. my mom
51. A.seek for B.make use of C.look after D.look out for
52.A. hot B. cold C. rainy D. dry
53. A. damaged B. repaired C. blocked D. flooded
54. A. hand B. head C. arm D. finger
55. A. attend B. enter C. complete D. continue
56. A. lists B. periods C. distances D. experiments
57. A. measure B. consider C. judge D. cover
58. A. love B. support C. wisdom D. kindness
59. A. enabled B. inspired C. commanded D. trained
60. A. value B. power C. symbol D. length
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Last week, our school 61. (hold) a basketball match against another school. Near the end of the match,they only had an advantage over us. When our captain got the ball,one of
them pretended 62. (knock) into by him. Upon seeing that,our captain tried to help him up .but the match was over and they won. We lost the game. 63. ，we were all satisfied
with the result because we went all out.
From this match,I learn that being 64. winner doesn’t mean gaining while a loser doesn’t mean 65. (lose) everything. What really counts 66. (be) the spirit,not the result. As long as we try 67. (we) best, there is no need in regretting. In reality, a true loser is even more precious than a false winner. Without that match, I 68. have learned the importance of spirit.
To sum up,a true winner is to a match what water is to a fish. It is not the result but the
process 69. matters. Life without spirit Is like sailing without a compass, so be a true winner and you will find its 70. (important).
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。
Recently, our school has been taken a tough measure to forbid students to bring mobile phones to school. Howeversome students break this rule and even play with their mobile phones in class,that makes their parents and teachers frustrating. The disadvantages of students bringing mobile phones to school are as follow. First，mobile phones can distract(分散）students attention. Second. some students must visit some unhealthy websites which are bad their development. What’s worse,some students are likely to compare their mobile phones with their classmates’.
Personally,! consider that reasonable to ban mobile phones in schools, but I am strongly in support of the school rule. Only in this way can we devote yourselves to our study and achieve our goals.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，想邀请英国交换生David下周一参加你校举办的“科技节”，并观赏学生们的 “科技小发明”。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1.写信意图；
2.活动时间和地点；
3.活动目的和内容；
4.表达希望。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：科技小发明：technology gadgets
Dear David,
I’m glad to invite you to the Science Festival



Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案、评分细则及听力录音材料
第I卷
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
1-5 CBBAC 6-10 CCCBA 11-15 CACBA 16-20 CCCAB
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）
21-23 BAA 24-27 ADCA 28-31 CCAD 32-35 BDAB
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
36-40 GCADF
第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
41-45 ACDCA 46-50 DAABB 51-55 DCDBC 56-60 CDCBB
第II卷
第三部分 英语知识运用
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
61. held 62. to be knocked 63. However 64. a 65. losing
66. is 67. our 68. couldn’t/can’t/wouldn’t 69. that 70. importance
61. 时态 62. 不定式 63. 副词 64. 冠词 65. V-ing
66. 时态、主谓一致 67. 物主代词 68. 情态动词 69. 强调句型 70. 不可数名词
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）
Recently, our school has been taken a tough measure to forbid students to bring mobile phones to
school. However, some students break this rule and even play with their mobile phones in class, that makes
which
their parents and teachers frustrating. The disadvantages of students bringing mobile phones to school are
frustrated
as follow. First, mobile phones can distract（分散）students attention. Second, some students must visit
follows students’ may/might/can
some unhealthy websites, which are bad∧their development. What’s worse, some students are likely to
for
compare their mobile phones with their classmates’.
Personally, I consider that reasonable to ban mobile phones in schools, but I am strongly in support of
it so/and
the school rule. Only in this way can we devote yourselves to our study and achieve our goals.
ourselves
1. 语态 2. 定语从句 3. 过去分词 4. 名词复数 5. 名词所有格
6. 情态动词 7. 介词 8. 形式宾语 9. 并列连词 10. 反身代词
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
Sample:
Dear?David,? I’m glad to invite you to the Science Festival to be held in our school next Monday to enjoy the students’ technology gadgets.
The Science Festival is scheduled to take place on the playground from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., lasting three hours. Its purpose is to encourage us students to think creatively as well as share our works with others. At this festival, you can enjoy various gadgets which are of great use in our daily life. What’s more, some excellent student inventors will introduce the functions of their technology gadgets and perform them on the spot, which I think will be the most exciting part.
I would appreciate it if you could join in the coming Science Festival. Looking forward to your reply and expecting your?coming. Yours, Li?Hua
附1: 评分细则：
【语法填空分步计分标准】
1. 大小写错误不扣分；
2. 词形错误不计分。
【短文改错分步计分标准】
1. 大小写错误不扣分；
2. 记号和答案须同时正确才计分。
【书面表达分步计分标准】
1. 要点齐全，主次分明；
（1）写信意图；（3分）
（2）活动时间和地点；（6分）
（3）活动目的和内容；（8分）
（4）表达希望。（3分）
2. 层次清晰，行文连贯（2分）；
3. 卷面整洁，书写工整，字数合理（3分）。
附2：听力录音材料：
Text 1
W: You can speak German? Where did you learn it?
M: I used to live in Germany with my mother when I was little.
Text 2
W: John, what you did will make kids think fighting is a good thing! You’re acting like a baby.
M: You’re right. I’ll talk to them that fighting is not the best way to solve problems.
Text 3
W: Sit down! Tell me exactly what happened?
M: I was sitting in the cafeteria eating my sandwich when someone put me out of my chair. So I gave him a lesson.
Text 4
M: Have you ever been to Europe?
W: I really want to go there some day. But I’m scared of the terrorists. I mean you’ve watched the news, right?
Text 5
W: What do you think of the new professor?
M: Quite good. He has the gift of making his class interesting.
Text 6
M: Hi, Jen, you look pale.
W: I got terrible news. The wedding is off.
M: Why?
W: My sister didn’t want to marry her mate Mark. So she called off the wedding.
M: I'm sorry to hear that.
Text 7
W: Hello.
M: Hello. Is this Dr Smith’s office in the chemistry department?
W: Yes, it is. Can I help you?
M: Yes. Is Dr Smith in?
W: No. He’s in class at the moment.
M: Do you know what time I can see him?
W: He has office hours between one and three this afternoon. You can see him then.
M: That’s fine. Thank you very much.
W: Goodbye.
M: Goodbye.
Text 8
W: Mike, how do I look in the blue jeans?
M: Wow, great! They really suit you, Mary!
W: Thanks. You know, this kind of jeans is in style now.
M: What do you mean?
W: I mean they are very popular these days. Everyone is wearing them!
M: You are great at keeping up with fashions.
W: Well, after all I am a girl.
M: Perhaps you can help me pick out a pair of jeans now, since you are an expert.
W: No problem! I would be happy to help you.
M: Thank you so much!
Text 9
W: I want to buy some running shoes. Maybe New Balance.
M: Why do you need running shoes? You aren’t a runner.
W: But I exercise at the club. And I use the treadmill. So I need good running shoes.
M: There are different kinds of New Balance shoes though. You don’t have to buy the most expensive one.
W: I want the best. My sister said good shoes are very important. They support your feet.
M: Yes, that’s it.
W: I wonder if they have my size.
M: Well, we can wait for the assistant to help us, or we can look through the boxes down here. What is your size?
W: Here in America, it’s six.
M: Well, here you are. Size six. Woman’s. 137 dollars. Wow, what a waste of money!
W: It’s none of your business. Let me try them on.
Text 10
W: Recently we’ve had a discussion about whether our parents should accompany us at school. Opinions differ as follows.
About 70% of my classmates think our parents should not accompany us at school because it makes us fall into the habit of dependence, so that we won’t form the good habit of studying. What’s more, it is harmful for us to form the habit of controlling ourselves. In the meanwhile, it affects our parents’ work and rest.
About 30% of my classmates think it is necessary because on the one hand, it can allow us to have more time to spend on our studies. On the other hand, our parents can help us set up our aims, urge us to finish our tasks, encourage us to overcome difficulties and get us into the good habit of studying. Besides, we shall be healthier owing to their care.
As for me, I prefer the former.