河北省保定市高阳中学、定兴三中2014年高二下学期6月月考英语试卷 14页

河北省保定市高阳中学、定兴三中2014年高二下学期6月月考英语试卷（考试时间：120分钟分值：150分）第I卷（共90分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20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分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Wheredoesthemanwanttogo?A.Abank.B.Apark.C.Abusstop.2.WhenisPaul’sbirthdayparty?A.July11.B.July12.C.July13.3.WhereisthemangoingtospendhisChristmas?A.Inhisbrother’s.B.Inhismother’s.C.Inhissister’s.4.Howarethewoman’sparents?A.They’reillnow.B.They’reseldomill.C.They’reveryhealthy.5.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Classmates.B.Acouple.C.Colleagues.第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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.WhatdoesDavidliketodowhenheisonline?A.Tocommunicatewithhisfriends.B.Tolookforsomethinginteresting.C.Tolookupsomeusefulinformation.7.Whatdoesthewomando?A.Sheisaworker.B.Sheisaresearcher.C.Sheisateacher.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whydoesthewomanturntotheman?A.BecausesheisnotinterestedinEnglish.B.BecausesheisnotgoodatlearningEnglish.C.BecauseshehasnotimetodoEnglishexercises.9.HowdoesthewomanusuallylearnEnglish?A.Bydoinglotsofexercises.B.ByreadingEnglishnovels.C.Byrememberingbasicknowledge.n10.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?A.Tochangeherlearningmethod.B.TospendmoretimeonEnglish.C.Toreciteeachtextinhertextbook.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Inabar.B.Inastore.C.Inarestaurant.12.Whodoesthemanbuythefruitjuicefor?A.Hiswife.B.Hisson.C.Hisdaughter.13.Howmuchisakiloofapples?A.4yuan.B.8yuan.C.16yuan.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Doctorandpatient.B.Employerandemployee.C.Husbandandwife.15.What’sthewoman’sattitudetowardstheman’sidea?A.Positive.B.Indifferent.C.Negative.16.Whydoesthemanthinkheshouldjointhefootballteam?A.Becausehewasaprofessionalplayer.B.Becauseitisorganizedbyhiscompany.C.Becauseheusedtoplayfootballverywell.17.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?A.Insistonhisdiet.B.Domoreexercise.C.Jointhefootballteam.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.WhenwasEmperorNeroinpower?A.Before37AD.B.After68AD.C.Duringthefirstcentury.19.Around1600,whoownedmostofthecoffeeshopsinParis?A.Italians.B.Americans.C.Frenchmen.20.Whoinventedthehand-turnedice-creamfreezer?A.Francesco.B.NancyJohnson.C.JacobFlusell.第二部分：阅读理解（共2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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AChinaisalandofbicycles.Atleastitwasbackin1992whenItraveledthecountry.Backtheneveryoneseemedtoberidingabicycle.Millionsofthem,allblack.Carswererare.YetsincemyarrivalinBeijinglastyear,I'vefoundtheoppositeistrue.Therearemillionsofcars.However,peoplestillusetheirbicyclestogetaround.Formany,it'stheeasiestandcheapestwaytotraveltoday.Bicyclesalsocomeindifferentcolors—silver,green,red,blue,yellow,whateveryouwant.It'sfunwatchingpeoplebiking.Theyrushquicklythroughcrossroads,moveskillfullythroughtraffic,andrideevenonsidewalks．Bicyclesallowpeoplethefreedomtomoveaboutthatncarsjustcan'tprovide.EagertobepartofthisaspectofChineseculture,Idecidedtobuyabicycle.Greatweatheraccompaniedmygreatbuy.Iimmediatelyjumpeduponmybicycleseatandstartedhome.Myfirstridehomewasorderly．Tobesafe,Istayedwitha“pack”ofbikerswhilecarsonthestreetscamerunningswiftlyoutofnowhereattimes.Ididn'twanttogethit.SoItooktheridecarefully.Crossingthestreetswasthebiggestproblem.ItwasalotlikecrossingamajorhighwaybackintheUnitedStates.Thestreetsherewerewide,socrossingtooktime，skillandalittlebitofluck.Ifinallymadeithome.Thefeelingonthebicyclewasamazing.Theairhittingmyfaceandgoingthroughmyhairwaswonderful.IwassittingontopoftheworldasIpassedbyplacesandpeople.Bikingmademefeelalive.21.Accordingtotheauthor,whyarebicyclesstillpopularinChinatoday?A．Becausetheyaretraditionalandsafe.B．Becausetheyareconvenientandinexpensive.C．Becausetheyarecolorfulandavailable.D．Becausetheyarefastandenvironmentfriendly.22.Theauthordecidedtobuyabicyclebecauseheintended________．A．torideitforfunB．touseitfortransportC．toexperiencelocalcultureD．toimprovehisridingskills23.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisstreetcrossing?A．Itwasboring.B．Itwasdifficult.C．Itwaslively.D．Itwaswonderful.24.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sbikingexperience?A．Theauthorenjoyedshowingoffhisbikingskills.B．Theauthorwasannoyedbytheairwhileriding.C．Theauthorwaspraisedbytheotherbikers.D．Theauthortookgreatpleasureinbiking.BApopularsayinggoes,“Sticksandstonemaybreakmybones,butwordswillneverhurtme.”However,that'snotreallytrue.Wordshavethepowertobuildusuportearusdown.Itdoesn'tmatterifthewordscomefromsomeoneelseorourselves-thepositiveandnegativeeffectsarejustaslasting.Wealltalktoourselvessometimes.We'reusuallytooembarrassedtoadmitit,though.Butwereallyshouldn'tbe,becausemoreandmoreexpertsbelievetalkingtoourselvesoutloudisahealthyhabit.Thisself-talkhelpsusmotivateourselves,rememberthings,solveproblems,andcalmourselvesdown.Beware,though,thatasmuchas77%ofself-talktendstobenegative.Soinordertostaypositive,weshouldonlyspeakwordsofencouragementtoourselves.Weshouldalsobequicktogiveourselvesapatontheback.Thenexttimeyoufinishaproject,dowellinatest,norfinallycleanyourroom,joinmeinsaying,“Goodjob!”Often,wordscomeoutofourmouthswithoutourthinkingabouttheeffectstheywillhave;butweshouldbeawarethatourwordscausecertainresponsestoothers.Forexample,whenreturninganitemtoastore,wemightusewarmfriendlylanguageduringtheexchange.Andtheclerkwillprobablyrespondinasimilarmanner.Orwecanuseharsh,criticallanguage,whichwillmostlikelycausetheclerktobedefensive.Wordspossesspowerbecauseoftheirlastingeffects.Manyofusregretsomethingweoncesaid.Andwerememberunkindwordssaidtous!Beforespeaking,weshouldalwaysaskourselves：Isittrue?Isitloving?Isitneeded?Ifwhatwewanttosaydoesn'tpassthistest,thenit'sbetterleftunsaid.Wordspossesspowerbothpositiveandnegative.Thosearoundusreceiveencouragementwhenwespeakpositively.Wecanofferhope,buildself-esteem(自尊)andmotivateotherstodotheirbest.Negativewordsdestroyallthosethings.Willweuseourwordstohurtortoheal？Thechoiceisours.25.Theauthorarguesinthefirstparagraphthat.A.wordshavelastingeffectsonusB.wordswillneverhurtusatallC.positiveeffectslastlongerthannegativeeffectsD.negativewordsmayletusdown26.Whyshouldwenotfeelembarrassedwhentalkingtoourselves？A.Almosteverybodyhasthehabitoftalkingtooneself.B.Talkingtoourselvesisbelievedtobegoodforourhealth.C.Talkingtoourselveshelpsustosolvealltheproblems.D.Itdoesharmtohave"self-talk"whenwearealone.27.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthoragreeto?A.Unkindwordsaremorelikelytobeforgotten.B.Itisbettertothinktwicebeforetalkingtoothers.C.Wordsalwayspossesslongpositiveeffects.D.Kindwordsaresometimesnotneededatall.28.Whyshouldwetalkinafriendlywaywhenreturninganitemtoastore?A.Becausekindwordsbuildupcomplexrelationships.B.Becausetheclerkinastoreishardtodealwith.C.Becausefriendlywordscausepositiveresponses.D.Becausecriticallanguagemayhurtyourfeelings.CIfyouplanonvisitingtoFiji,youareprobablylookingforsomefunthingstodo.Belowarefourunusualplaces.ThePoseidonResortThePoseidonresortisanunderwaterresortthatgivesvisitorsabeautifulviewofsealife.Thisresortcovers255acres.It’scoveredandsurroundedbyalagoon(咸水湖)thatcovers5,000acresandisabout90feetunderwater,givingyouabeautifulviewofsealiferightbeforeyoureyes.Thisresortevenhasahotelforthosewhowouldprefertohavetheunusualexperienceofsleepingandwakinguptothebeautifulsceneryallaroundthem.nTheSabetoMudPoolIfyou’relookingforsomethingunusualtodo,youcan’tpassupthemudpoolatSabeto.ItislocatedinamountainrangewithahugegroupofGeothermal(地热的)poolsfullofnice,warmmud.Gettingdownandintothemudinthepoolisbelievedtohavebenefitsforhealthyskin.Thisisunusual,butadultsandespeciallykidswillloveit.FireWalkingFirewalkinginFijiisbelievedtohaveoriginatedontheislandofBeau.Firewalkingiswhenyouwalkonwhite-hotstonesbarefoot.Todothis,youhavetobementallypreparedforit.Trustme;thereisalotofpreparationandstrictrulesthattravelersfollowinordertodothissafely.TheFijiMuseumTheFijimuseumisunusualduetoalltheamazingartifactsyou’llseedatingback3,000-4,000years.Thismuseumhasacertainattractionthatmakesitfunny—ashoe.It’sbeensaidthatamannamedThomasBakerwaseatenbythelocalsseveralcenturiesagoandtheonlythingleftwashisshoe.ThisunusualmuseumisagreatideaifyoubringthewholefamilytoFiji.29.VisitorswhohavetheunusualexperienceofsleepingatthePoseidonresortcan_________.A.enjoytheexcellentserviceinthehotelB.openwindowstoseesealifeswimmingC.seesealifearoundthemintheroomD.onlywatchvideosaboutsealife30.Whydoadultsliketogetdownintothemudpool?A.TofloatonthewarmmudB.TomakethemstrongC.ToplaywiththewarmmudD.Tokeeptheirskinhealthy31.Whichofthefollowingthingsneedsmorecourageandstricterrules?A.TryingfirewalkingB.VisitingthePoseidonresortC.GettingintotheSabetoMudPoolD.VisitingtheFijimuseum32.Theunderlinedword“artifacts”inParagraph5means__________.A.historicthingsmadebymanB.thingsinventednotlongagoC.thingsthatlookverystrangeD.usefulthingsinpeople’sdailylifeDAnnaCraig,11,hasapaperdollcoveredwithstickers（标签）.Eachstickerislabeledwithawordsuchascreative,cheerful,smartorkind.“Wechoosestickersthatbestdescribeusandputthemonourdolls,"explainsAnna."Allthesewordsarewhatmakesmebeautiful!"TheactivityispartofaprogramcalledBeautifulMe.TheHanceFamilyFoundation,whichwascreatedtohonorthreesisterskilledinacaraccident,offerstheprogramforfreetoschools.Theprogram’sgoalsaretohelpgirlsandyoungwomenbuildhealthylevelsofself-esteemanddevelopskillsforhandlingproblemsandrelationshipswithothers.BeautifulMeexplainsthatself-esteemmeanshowyoufeelaboutyourselfandwhatyouthinkyourvalueisasaperson."Girlsofallagesbenefitfromrecognizingwhatmakeseachofusvaluableanddifferent,"saysKateTuffy,whohelpedcreateBeautifulMe."OurgoalistooffertheprogramtoasmanygirlsaspossibleacrosstheUnitedStates."About6,000girlshavebenefitedfromitduetoherefforts.nBeautifulMeorganizerstrainteacherstopresenttheprogrammaterialtosmallgroupsofgirls.Itincludeshands-onartactivities,role-playinggamesaboutunderstandingbodylanguageanddiscussionsonhowtobuildfriendships.Schoolsandgroupspresenttheprogramwhentheyareready."TheBeautifulMeprogramhelpsgirlsunderstandtheirfeelings,solveproblemsandgetalongbetterinandoutofschool.Girlsandwomenwhohavebuilthealthylevelsofself-esteemaremorelikelytobebetterfriendstoothersandknowhowtosolveconflicts,"saysTuffy.Annasaysshehaslearnedallofthatfromtheprogram.Butmostimportantly,shehaslearnedtoappreciatethespecialqualitiesinpeopleandthatit’simportanttofeelgoodaboutyourself."Whenyoufeelgoodaboutyourself,"Annasays,"itiseasytomakeothersfeelgood,too!33.InAnnaCraig'seyes,beautyis_______．A.somethingthatcanbetouchedB.thebeautifulthingsfoundinnatureC.thegoodqualitiesinsideofsomeoneD.theattractiveappearancesomeonehas34.BeautifulMeisaprogramthat_______．A.helpsgirlsfeelgoodaboutthemselvesB.triestomakegirlslookmorebeautifulC.showsyoungwomenhowtokeephealthyD.honorsbeautifulgirlskilledincaraccidents35.Forwhatpurposeisthetextwritten?A.Tointroduceaprogramonbeauty.B.TopraisegirlslikeAnnaCraig.C.Toshowseveraloutdooractivities.D.Todiscussifbeautylastsforever.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。（注意：此题36-40的答案要涂到卡上71-75）NeverTooLatetoChangeYourLifeItisn'ttoolateforyoutoimprovesomething,yourlifethatyoureallywanttochange.Nomatterwhatageyouareat.36Startthere.Fourstepswillmakeiteasierforyoutogetstarted_37Maybeyoualreadyknowit.Itcouldbeyoursociallife,yourhealthormoneysituation.Taketimetofocusonthisbecauseifyoureallywantsomethingthenitbecomesaloteasiertokeepgoing.Chooseonethingorhabittofocusonfornow.Ifyouhavefoundseveralthingsorhabitsyouwouldliketofocuson,thenchoosetofocusonjustoneatatime.38You'llprobablynothavethetimeandenergytochangethreethingsatonceeventhoughyoureallyhopeandthinkyoucan.Takesmallsteps.Thisisveryimportant.Thefeelingthatsomethingistoobigordifficultisoneofthemostcommonthingstoholdpeoplebackfromtakingaction.39Theplansoundssogoodinyourhead.Butwhenyoucarryitoutthenyoucan'treallytakemuchactionornmoveasfastasyouthought.40Don'tgetstuckinplanning.Orthinkthatyouwillgetstartedtomorrowornextweek.Gettheballrollinginstead.Dothattodaybyjusttakingonesmallandpracticalsteptowardswhatyouwant.A.WhyamItellingyouthis?B.Makeasmallchangeifpossible.C.Thinkaboutwhatyoureallywanttochange.D.Youcandowhatyoucanwithwhatyouhaverightnow.E.Ontheotherhand,peoplealsotendtothinkhighlyoftheirownpower.F.Askyourself:whatisonesmallstepIcantakerightnowtogettheballrolling?G.Spreadingyourselftoomuchalwaysleadstofailurebecauselifetendstogetintheway.第三部分：英语知识运用（满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。MywifewasshoutingatSinduagain．Ithrewthepaperawayandrushedtothescene．MydaughterSindulooked41__．Hereyeswerewetwithtears．Infrontofherwasabowl42___withbittermelon．Sinduparticularlyhatedbittermelon,butmywifebelieved43__inthe“coolingeffects”ofbittermelon.Itriedto44__Sindutotakeafewmouthfuls．She45__downabitandwipedhertears．Thenshesaidshewouldeatthe46__bowlofbittermelononconditionthatIgaveherwhateversheaskedfor．Iagreed．Slowlyand47__,shefinishedthewholebowl．Afterthat,Sinducametomewithhereyeswidewith48__.Tooursurprise,shewantedtohaveherhead49__.“Impossible!”shoutedmywife．However,IknewthatifI50__mypromise,Sinduwouldneverlearntohonorherown．SoIdecidedtokeepmypromise．OnMondaymorning,I51__heroffatschool．Justthen，aboyshouted,“Sindu,waitforme!”52struckmewashishairlesshead．Iwasabouttoleavewhenaladycametomeandsaid,“Sir,your53__isgreatindeed!”Ididn't54__.Shecontinued,“Thatboyismyson．Heis55__fromLeukemia（白血病）．Helostallhishair_56__thesideeffectsofthechemotherapy（化疗）．He57__tocomebacktoschoolbecausehewasafraidthatthekidsatschoolwouldmakefunofhim．Sinduvisitedhimlastweekandpromisedtohelphim,butI58__imaginedthatshewouldsacrifice(牺牲)herlovely59forthesakeofmyson!Sir,youandyourwifeareblessedtohavesucha（n）60__soulforachild.”Ididn'tknowwhattosay．ItwasthenthatIknewwhatlovereallywas．41．A．excitedB．frightenedC．movedD．disappointed42．A．providedB．coveredC．filledD．equipped43．A．firmlyB．angrilyC．heavilyD．happily44．A．permitB．forbidC．persuadeD．order45．A．wentB．calmedC．cameD．fought46．A．sweetB．entireC．bitterD．little47．A．angrilyB．worriedlyC．painfullyD．sadly48．A．expectationB．happinessC．satisfactionD．pride49．A．noddedB．cutC．washedD．shavedn50．A．tookB．brokeC．madeD．lost51A．droppedB．sentC．tookD．picked52．A．ItB．SomethingC．WhatD．That53．A．wifeB．daughterC．viewD．life54．A．insistB．requestC．moveD．understand55．A．dyingB．escapingC．sufferingD．recovering56．A．accordingtoB．insteadofC．regardlessofD．becauseof57．A．tendedB．promisedC．refusedD．determined58．A．nearlyB．neverC．everD．seldom59．A.headB.hairC.melonD.dress60．A．abstractB．simpleC．nobleD．horrible第Ⅱ卷（共60分）第三部分：英语知识运用第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空（不多于3个词），并将答案填写在答题纸的相应位置上。61weallknow,lifeisfullofdreamsandhavingagooddreamisofgreatimportanceinourdailylife.62agooddream,peoplecan’tmakeprogressandcountriescan’tdevelop.AndIholdthestrongbelief63everyone,whetherheisoldoryoung,poororrich,juniororsenior,doeshaveagooddream!Afterall,dreamingiscertainlyapositivepartofourlife,and64(wish)forgoodthings,however,costsnothing!What’smore,itisimportanttoflyourdreams,especiallyforthose65areseniorhighschoolstudents.Itishightimeforthemtoflytheirdreams.Iftheycan’tletoutdreamsfly,thedreamwouldjustbe66dream,notreality!Therefore,67isnowonderthatsomanypeoplehaveadreamsincetheirchildhood.Withanicedream,Chinasucceededinhostingthe29thOlympicGamesin2008;withanicedream,HongKong68(return)tothemotherlandpeacefullyin1997;withanicedream,YuanLongPingridstheworldofhunger;withanicedream,MichaelJordonbecomesthemostpopularbasketballstar;withanicedreamIcanstandonthisstagetocompeteinthefinalEnglishspeechcontest.Andwithanaimofachievingsuccess,Imustdothebest!Somygoodfriends,ifyouwanttorealizeyourdream,pleasedonotbeafraidinfaceofdifficultiesorgiveupinfaceoffailure69loseyourdreaminfaceofpains.Youmustkeepgoingforward70(brave)!Justflyyourdreamhighlyabovethesky!第四部分：写作（共三节，满分45分）第一节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）71.Mr.Smithearnedagreatdealofpraiseforhishumorous__________(话语).72.Don’t_______(打断)mewhileIamspeaking.73.Myparentslentmethemoney._________(否则),Icouldn'thaveaffordedthetrip.n74.Thelittleboycouldn’tcarrythechair,sohe______(拖动)ittothewindowandsatonit.75.Themanagerspokeatthemeetingtothankthe________(全体员工)fortheirgoodwork..76.The_________(改革)inteachingmethodsiswarmlywelcomedbystudents.77.Whenyoulookforajob,whatreallymattersis________(相关的)experience.78.IhadforgottenallaboutitbecauseIhadbeenso________(占用，忙于)withotherthings.79.Pushthefire________(警报)incaseofafireinthebuilding.80.Oneshould_______(使…适应)oneselftothechangedconditions.第二节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧)，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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。LastSunday,IwentsightseeingwithmyfriendsintheFairyLakePark.Theparkwasfullwithfreshnessandbeautyofspring,withthesunshiningandbirdssing.WhenIwasenjoyingthefantasticsceneryaround,somethingunpleasantcaughtmyeyes.Ayoungcoupleinaboatareeating,talkingandlaughingloudlyasifweweretheonlypeopleintheworld.Whatwasworse,theyspatandeventhrewrubbishintothelake,totalignoringthenoticeablesign“NoLittering”nearby.Whatshame!Suchbehaviorleftmedeepinthought.BecauseallvisitorstotheFairyLakeParkdoasthecoupledidso,thelakewillbeseriouslypollutedorsoonturnedintoahugedustbin.第三节书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华，你的外籍英语教师Mr.Smith一个月前回国到家乡一所学校教学。你给他发一封电子邮件询问他的近况以及他所在学校和学生的情况。内容包括：1.老师近况2.学校情况（学校规模，师资等）3.学生在校生活及学习情况（学习时间，科目，课外活动等）n注意：1、词数100左右2、可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯3、开头语已为你写好,不计入总词数。DearMr.Smith,Howtimeflies!You’vebeenbacktoyourcountryforamonth,and_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________I’mlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.YoursLiHuan高二年级英语试题参考答案听力:1-5CCBAA6-10ACBCA11-15BCBCC16-20CBCAB阅读理解:21-24BCBD25-28ABBC29-32CDAA33-35CAA36--40DCGEF完形填空：41-45BCACB46-50BCADB51-55ACBDC56-60DCBBC语法填空:61.As62.without63.that64.wishing65.who66.a67.it68.returned69.or70.bravely单词拼写：71-75remarksinterruptOtherwisedraggedstaff76-80reformrelevantoccupiedalarmadapt短文改错：LastSunday,IwentsightseeingwithmyfriendsintheFairyLakePark.Theparkwasfullwithfreshnessandbeautyofspring,withthesunshiningandbirdssing.WhenIwasfilled或ofsingingenjoyingthefantasticsceneryaround,somethingunpleasantcaughtmyeyes.Ayoungeyecoupleinaboatareeating,talkingandlaughingloudlyasifweweretheonlypeopleintheweretheyworld.Whatwasworse,theyspatandeventhrewrubbishintothelake,totalignoringthetotallynoticeablesign“NoLittering”nearby.What∧shame!aSuchbehaviorleftmedeepinthought.BecauseallvisitorstotheFairyLakeParkdoastheIfcoupledidso,thelakewillbeseverelypollutedorsoonturnedintoahugedustbin.andPossibleversionDearMr.Smith,Howtimeflies!You’vebeenbacktoyourcountryforamonth,andImissyouverymuch.Howareyou?Howiseverythinggoing?Iknowyouareteachinginamiddleschoolinyourhometown.Iamcurioustoknowsomethingaboutyournewschoolandstudents.Istheschoolaslargeasours?Howmanyteachersandclassesarethereintheschool?Whataboutyournewstudents?Dotheyliveintheschoolaswell?Dotheystudyashardaswedo?Howmanyhoursdotheystudyeveryday?Whatsubjectsaretheyrequiredtolearn?AsChineseisbecomingpopularinyourcountry,aretheyalsolearningChineseaswearelearningEnglish?Anddotheyhavealotofout-of-classactivities?I’mlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.YoursLiHuan附：听力录音材料Text1M:Canyoutellmehowtogettothebusstop?W:Ok,godownthestreetandtakethesecondturningontheright.Itisbetweenabankandapark.Text2W:Oh,Paul,whenisyourbirthdayparty?M:Well,youknow,thefinalexamisonJuly12.Andit’sthedayafterthat.Areyoufreethen?Text3W:WhereareyougoingthisChristmas?M:Ithoughtaboutgoingtomybrother’s,butnowI’dliketogotomymother’s.Whataboutyou?W:Well,maybeI’llgotomysister’s.Text4W:Doyouhaveanywish?M:Yes,Iwanttobuyacarformywife,becauseshehastopickupourdaughtereveryday.Whataboutyou?W:Iwishmyparentscanstayhealthy.AndIdon’twanttoseetheirpresentsituationanymore.M:Wishyourparentsgoodhealth.Text5M:Hi,Julie,whatdidyoudointhesummerholiday?W:Nothingspecial.Isurfedtheweb,readafewbooks,anddidphysicalexercise.Howaboutyou?M:ItraveledtoHawaii.W:That’sreallyagoodplace.Buttheholidayisalreadyoverandwehavetostudyhardagain.Text6W:David,doyouoftengetontotheInternet?M:Ah,notveryoften.YouknowI’mverybusy.W:Yeah,butwhenyou’reonline,whatdoyouliketodo?M:Isendsomee-mailstomyfriendsorcolleagues.W:Oh,good.Inthepast,weusedtowriteletterswithpenandpaper.Butnowwesende-mails.It’sfast,convenientandfree.M:Yes.Whataboutyou?W:Well,Ispend2or3hourssurfingtheneteveryday.Youknow,tomakemylessonsmoreinteresting,Ihavetolookupmoreinformation.Text7W:Goodmorning,Mr.Wang,IhavesometroubleinlearningEnglish.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?M:Sure.W:I’vespentalotoftimeonEnglish,butmyEnglishisstillverypoor.M:Oh.HowdoyouusuallystudyEnglish?nW:Ireadtexts,rememberwordsandgrammarrules.M:Don’tyoudoanyexercises?W:Seldom.Ihavenotimeforit.M:OK.You’dbetterlearnEnglishthroughexercises.Also,youcantrytoreadsomeEnglishnovelsorwatchEnglishmovies.Text8W:WhatcanIdoforyou,sir?M:I’dliketobuyaboxoffruitjuice?W:OK.Wehavedoughandmastcorn.Whichkindwouldyoulike?M:Mastcornplease?Mydaughterlikesitverymuch.W:Allright!Anythingelse?M:Letmesee.Oh,yes.Iwanttobuysomefruit.Doyouhaveanyoranges?Mywifeandsonlikeoranges.W:I’msorry.Orangeshavesoldout.Butwehavegoodapplesandtheyareverydelicious.M:That’sgood.I’lltaketwokilos,please.Howmuchisthetotal?W:Justamomentplease.45yuanforthefruitjuiceand16yuanfortheapples.Thatwillbe61yuaninall.Butjustgiveme60yuanplease.M:Thankyou,hereyouare.Text9M:Honey,what’sthetimenow?W:It’s7.M:Oh,thefootballmatchisabouttostart.CouldyoubringmesomeFrenchfriesandabowloficecream?W:Ok,anythingelse?M:No,that’sall,thankyou.Hey,dear,mycompanyisorganizingafootballteamandI’dliketojoinitverymuch.Whatdoyouthinkofit?W:Tobehonest,you’dbetternot.M:Why?Afterall,Iwasagoodfootballplayerinuniversity.W:Hmm!Thatwastenyearsago.Andithasbeenatleast6yearssinceyouplayedlast.M:Sowhat?W:Idon’twantyoutohaveaheartattackrunningupanddownthefield.M:YoumeanIshouldgiveitup?W:Well,you’veputonweightandareinpoorhealthnow,soatleastyoushouldhaveaphysicalexaminationbeforeyoubegin.M:Well,Ok,but…W:Andyoushouldchangeyourdiet,reducefattyfoods,andeatmorefruitandvegetables.Alsodomoreexercisefromnowon.M:Yeah,you’reright.Text10Doyouknowwhenandwhereicecreambegan?It’saninternationalfavoritewithalongandninterestinghistory.TheearliesticeswereeateninChinamanyyearsago.Thepeoplewouldputorangejuiceonice.LaterthisideatraveledtoItaly.Nero,theemperorofRomebetween37and68ADlikedtoeaticeasaspecialtreatbetweenviolinlessons.Heorderedrunnerstoruntothemountains,getsnowandquicklyranbacktothepalace.Thesnowwasmixedwithfruitjuicesandnuts.Around1660,coffeeshopsservingicecreamwereverypopularinParis.Italiansownedmostofthecoffeeshops.AmanfromSicily,namedFrancesco,openedthefirstsuccessfulone.Beforeicecreamwassoldinstores,itwasmadeandfrozenathome.Ittookalotofworktomakethecream,eggs,fruit,iceandsaltandthentofreezeit.NancyJohnson,anAmericanwomanwhowasgoodatmachinesinventedthehand-turnedice-creamfreezerin1846.Fiveyearslater,JacobFlusellopenedthefirsticecreambusinessinMaryland,US.Hisbusinessquicklyspreadtootherstates.Today,intheUS,icecreamisnotonlyanicefood,butawayoflife.