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名校高考英语模拟试题 最新
英 语 试 题
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分,满分150分。考试时间120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷(三部分,共105分)
注意事项:
1.答第I卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。
2.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。如需动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试卷上。
3.考试结束后,考生将本试卷和答题卡一并交回
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
该部分分为第一、第二两节。注意:回答听力部分时,请先答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前你将有两分钟的时间净你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题l.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。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。
例:How much is the shirt?
A.£19.15. B.£9.15. C.£9.18.
答案是B。
1.What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?
A.Saleswoman and customer.
B.Customer and waiter.
C.Boss and employee.
2.When did the movie actually start?
A.At 8:00. B.At 8:30. C.At 7:30.
3.What can we learn about the woman from the conversation?
A.She hates snakes.
B.She likes swimming most.
C.She is just back from a tour.
4.What do the speakers think of Jim?
A.He is an inexperienced speaker.
B.He gets nervous very easily.
C.He hasn’t prepared his speech well.
5.Why will Ted be invited to the party?
A.Because the woman likes him.
B.Because the man’s mother wants him to come.
C.Because he is the man’s good friend.
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。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—8题。
6.Where are the two speakers talking?
A.In the kitchen. B.On the phone. C.In the street.
7.What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?
A.Friends. B.Brother and sister. C.Doctor and patient.
8.What does the man want the woman to do?
A.To prepare supper for him.
B.To meet his girlfriend.
C.To teach his girlfriend to cook.
听第7段材料,回答第9—11题。
9.Where does the conversation take place?
A.In a hospital. B.In an office. C.At home.
10.What will the two speakers have in a Chinese restaurant?
A.Breakfast. B.Brunch. C.Lunch.
11.What is the weather like now?
A.Cold. B.Cool. C.Warm.
听第8段材料,回答第12—14题。
12.How does the woman like fishing?
A.Interesting. B.Special. C.Dull.
13.What are the man’s hobbies?
A.Fishing and collecting stamps.
B.Reading, fishing and watching TV.
C.Watching TV and collecting stamps.
14.Where does the conversation probably take place?
A.In a restaurant. B.By a lake C.In the woman’s house.
听第9段材料,回答第15—17题。
15.Who is the woman?
A.Tom’s mother. B.Tom’s teacher. C.Tom’s friend.
16.What happened to Tom?
A.He hurt his left foot.
B.He met with a traffic accident.
C.He was badly hurt when training.
17.Where is Tom now?
A.In the school.
B.On the way to the hospital.
C.In the emergency room.
听第10段材料,回答第18—20题。
18.What's the topic of the conversation?
A.Agriculture science. B.The improved food. C.Food and out health.
19.Why do farmers give medicines to their animals according to the talk?
A.To make the meat delicious.
B.To fatten the animal.
C.To make animals healthy.
20.How many human illnesses are related to food.
A.About 40%. B.About 60%. C.About 80%.
第二部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分35分)
第一节:语法和词汇知识(共l5小题;每小题l分,满分l5分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
例:Mr. Smith owns collection of coins than anyone else I have ever met.
A.larger B.a larger C.the larger D.a large
答案是B。
21.The driver was at ______ loss when word came that he was forbidden to drive after drinking alcohol.
A.a; the B.不填; 不填 C.the; the D.a; 不填
22.It's said that within five years cars will be a lot in our country.
A.cheaper B.cheapest C.cheap D.more cheap
23.Do come here on Monday,______ we, as planned, will take part in the gathering of AIDS prevention volunteers.
A.then B.and C.therefore D.or
24.My father insisted that every minute made full use of the work well.
A.be, to do B.has been, doing
C.be, doing D.has been, to do
25.—How much did the guy _____ you to fix your 3G mobile phone?
— Idon't remember, but it was quite a lot.
A.cost B.spend C.charge D.take
26.—Mum, where is my lunch pack?
—Just _____ it was.
A.as B.how C.what D.where
27.The president was on a tight ______ so he didn’t visit the Forbiddern City entirely.
A.budget B.program C.schedule D.deadline
28.The National Day Parade for the 60th anniversary of the founding of China is so grand that it certainly doesn't _____ the whole nation.
A.let down B.calm down C.break down D.set down
29.Miss Li as a secretary for five years in the company, and now she is general manager of it.
A.has served B.served C.had served D.serves
30.I admired the painting, and Ted said he would like me to have as a gift from him.
A.some B.this C.one D.it
31.Mr. Smith has two sons, one of working as a bus driver.
A.them B.who C.whom D.whose
32.Never before so highly successful in his attempts to forecast the weather accurately on a small scale.
A.man has been B.man is C.has man been D.will be man
33.She just couldn’t believe that her husband desert her after he became rich.
A.might B.must C.should D.shall
34. in the leg made it impossible for him to walk home.
A.Injured B.Being injured C.To be injured D.Having injured
35.—I am leaving for the States tomorrow, Caroline!
—
A.Take your time. B.All the best! C.Well done! D.That’s OK.
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,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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
At the end of my senior year of high school, I got a job working at a local coffee shop. I thought the job would be easy and stress-free. I 36 myself pouring the best coffees, making delicious doughnut (炸面包圈), and becoming friends with 37 customers.
But I wasn't 38 the people with enormous orders, the women who 39 that the coffee was much too creamy (全乳脂的), or the men who wanted their iced coffees 40 again and again until they reached perfection. I couldn't seem to 41 anyone.
One rainy day, one of my regular customers came in looking 42 . He said he felt like getting in bed,pulling the 43 up over his head, and staying there for a few years. I knew exactly how he felt.
44 he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee. He was 45 , since he hadn’t ordered anything but coffee, I had given him his favorite type of doughnut.
“It’s 46 me,” I told him. “have a nice day.”
He smiled and thanked me before heading back out into the 47 .
The next day, it was still raining. I 48 my afternoon hanging out the window, handing people their 49 . I was completely wet and freezing cold. 50 , no one was tipping that day. Every time I looked into our 51 tip jar, I grew more depressed.
In the evening, the customer fromm the day before drove up to the window. He handed me a pink rose and a 52 .He said that not many people took time to 53 others and he was glad there were still people like me in the world.With a friendly wave, he drove away.I ran to the back of the shop and read the note.It read:
Christine,
Thanks for being so sweet, kind and thoughtful yesterday.It's so nice to meet someone who’s genuinely (真诚地) nice.Please don ' t change your 54 ! Have a great day !——Hank
After that, whenever I felt depressed or sick of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness.Then I would smile, hold my head up high, 55 my throat and ask politely, "How can I help you?"
36.A.believed B.hoped C.pictured D.supposed
37.A.particular B.regular C.special D.common
38.A.thinking B.considering C.guessing D.expecting
39.A.complained B.praised C.doubted D.explained
40.A.repeated B.returned C.recovered D.remade
41.A.fit B.please C.suit D.meet
42.A.satisfied B.happy C.upset D.anxious
43.A.hat B.sheet C.coat D.pillow
44.A.Before B.After C.Until D.While
45.A.embarrassed B.angry C.surprised D.glad
46.A.on B.in C.for D.after
47.A.crowd B.street C.shop D.rain
48.A.spent B.took C.cost D.wasted
49.A.doughnuts B.coffees C.orders D.bags
50.A.Better B.Worse C.Further D.Later
51.A.old B.full C.broken D.empty
52.A.letter B.bill C.note D.gift
53.A.talk about B.care about C.hear about D.know about
54.A.way B.job C.mind D.product
55.A.cut B.force C.raise D.clear
第三部分 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
Sep.30
I moved into the dormitory today—an ugly building and near a busy main road too.My room is small but quite pleasant.I must get some posters for the walls, though.I met a few fellow students at supper (the food was awful!)They all look much younger than me.They are, of course!
Oct.07
Lectures began last Monday.So far they haven't been very interesting (except for the man who lectures on drama.He's first class).Personally, I'd much rather go to the library and read, but I have to attend ten lectures a week.Those are the "rules"! Well, at least you meet people there.
Oct.12
I realiy don't like life in the dormitory at all.The food is bad and the students are noisy.They stay up half the night and play games just outside my room.When on earth do they sleep? When do they work? Besides, I don't like my room.It's just like living in a box! It looks even smaller now, with the posters on the wall.I am wondering how long it will he before I can feel as comfortable as I did living in my high school dormitory.
Oct.26
I tried to explain some of my problems to my supervisor today.She listened—but that was about all."You have to go to lectures, you know, Ann," she lold me.''And the dormitory is cheap and convenient." "Cheap and convenient"! Well.il isn't "cheap" if you can't eat the food and it isn't "convenient" if you can't sleep at night!
Oct.30
I can’t believe it ! Three other students—I met them at a lecture and they' re all about my own age—have invited me to share a flat with them.It's in an old house and it has its own kitchen, so we can cook for ourselves.And my room—righy at the top of the house—is fantastic!
Nov.10
I moved into my new room last Sunday.I feel really happy.Life is going to be so much more fun from now on!
56.The above writing is diary entries of .
A.a high school student's spring semester
B.a high school student's fall semester
C.a college student's spring semester
D.a college student's fall semester
57.Which of the following is NOT the reason why the writer disliked the first dormitory?
A.It was messy. B.It was small.
C.It was noisy. D.The food was bad.
58.Which of the following statements about the writer's teachers and lectures is RIGHT?
A.She benefited a lot from the talk with the supervisor.
B.She didn't like any of the lectures there.
C.She liked the lectures by the drama teacher.
D.She found all the lectures were interesting.
59.The event happening on Oct.30 can be thought of as a ___.
A.nightmare B.turning point C.lesson D.disappointment
60.The writer likes the new room very much because ______.
A.she will have some seniors help with the studies
B.she won't have to bear terrible dormitory foods
C.she won't have to go a long way to attend lectures
D.she will pay less rent than she did living in the dorm
B
When I was an education official in Palo Alto, California.Polly Tyner, the president of our school board, wrote a letter that was printed in the Palo Alto Times.Polly's son, Jim.had great difficulty in school.He was classified as educationally disabled and required a great deal of patience on the part of his parents and teachers.But Jim was a happy kid with a great smile that lit up the room.His parents acknowledged his academic difficulties, but always tried to help him see his strengths so that he could walk with pride.Shortly after Jim finished high school, he was killed in a motorcycle accident.After his death, his mother submitted(提交)this letter to the newspaper.
Today we buried our 20-year-old son. He was killed instantly in a motorcycle accident on Friday night. How I wish I had known when I talked to him last that it would be the last time. If I had only known I would have said, “Jim, I love you and I’m very proud of you.”
I would have taken the time to count the many blessings he brought to the lives of the many who loved him. I would have taken the time to appreciate his beautiful smile, the sound of his laughter, his genuine love of people.
When you put all the good qualities on the scale and try to balance all the irritating phenomena such as the radio which was always too loud, the haircut that wasn’t to our liking, the dirty socks under the bed, etc., your angry feelings won’t amount to much.
I won’t get another chance to tell my son all that I would have wanted him to hear, but, other parents, you do have a chance. Tell your young people what you would want them to hear if you knew it would be your last conversation. The last time I talked to Jim was the day he died. He called me to say, “Hi, Mom! I just called to say I love you. Got to go to work. Bye.” He gave me something to treasure forever.
If there is any purpose at all for Jim’s death, maybe it is to make others appreciate more of life and to have people, especially family members, take the time to let each other know just how much we care.
61.According to the passage, we know that _______.
A.Jim kept to himself B.Jim did very well in his studies
C.Jim’s parents were patient with him D.Jim failed to finish his high school
62.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.Many people in the school loved him.
B.Jim’s smile cheered up his family.
C.Jim was killed in a motorcycle accident at the age of 20.
D.Jim wanted to be a motorcyclist after his graduation.
63.The underlined word “irritating” in Paragraph 4 means _______.
A.annoying B.aggressive C.impatient D.thrilling
64.By writing the letter printed in the Palo Alto Times, the author intends to _______.
A.mourn her son’s sudden death in a traffic accident
B.remind people to be cautious of motorcycles
C.advise people to take the chance to express their love in time
D.apreciate more of life than ever before
65.What can be the best title of the passage?
A.Love your Family. B.Do it Today.
C.Walk with Pride. D.Appreciate Smiles.
C
Imagine your body is like the house you live in.Every day, your family creates rubbish.The rubbish builds up until it is put out for the weekly garbage collection.
Now, say you put three bags of garbage out.but because one of the collectors was away sick, only two bags are collected.You take the leftover bag inside to be put out again next week.The following week you put on another three bags.plus the leftover bag from last week.But again, only two bags are collected.Imagine this cycle is repeated over the following weeks.
This is a simple description of what happens to your body when your kidneys (肾脏) don't work efficiently.Your body is nol thoroughly emptied of waste products.Other areas of the bodv such as blood pressure and red blood cell production are affected and the insidious process that may lead to kidney failure begins.
It's not uncommon for people to lose up to 90% of their kidney function before deveoping any symptoms.There may be no warning signs. This makes early detection (诊查)difficult.
Kidney's main job is to remote toxins(毒素) and unwanted water from our blood.Every day our kidneys clean an average of 200 litres of blood.Kidney failure may be a gradual and silent process, going unnoticed because there is no apparent pain.
Research shows that more than 35% of the patients requiring dialysis (透析)do not see a kidney specialist before they have to do so.Some risk factors for kidney disease such as age and genetic make up are out of our control; however, some changes in lifestyle may help prevent kidney damage.Two major risk factors for kidney disease, diabetes (糖尿病)and high blood pressure, have been on the rise over the last few decades.Both conditions are chiefly affected by being overweight and not getting enough exercises, which are the potential risk factors for the kidney disease.
66.The author gives the example of the house we live in to indicate that ______.
A.it doesn't matter much if the waste in our body is not emptied in time
B.our body will not produce any waste if our kidneys work efficiently
C.it's important for our body to empty the waste in time every day
D.it's safe and harmless for our body to keep some waste
67.The underlined word “insidious” in Paragrap 3 means .
A.smooth and safe B.apparent and fast
C.gradual and unnoticed D.long and painful
68.We can infer that when we find some symptoms related to our kidneys, .
A.the kidney failure begins
B.the kidneys can still work properly
C.we have lost about 10% of kidney function
D.the kidneys may have been seriously damaged
69.How many risk factors of kidney disease are mentioned in the passage?
A.Six. B.Five. C.Four. D.Two.
70.Which of the following helps prevent kidney damage most effectively?
A.Go to see a kidney specialist shortly before dialysis starts.
B.Take enough exercise and make early detection of kidney disease.
C.Try to keep low blood pressure and a stable lifestyle.
D.Go to hospital whenever you find any warning signs.
D
Man’s best friend could be one of the environment’s worst enemies, according to a new study that says that your pet dog’s carbon pawprint(碳足迹) is more than double that of a sports car.
Yet this point of view, made by New Zealanders Robert and Brenda Vale, has angered pet owners who feel they are being picked out as troublemakers.
The Vales, researchers in sustainable(可持续的) living, looked at popular brands of pet food and calculated that a medium-sized dog eats about 164 kilos of meat and 95 kilos of grain a year.
Combining that with the energy needed to produce that food, it means a medium-sized dog has an annual footprint of 0.84 hectares(公顷), about twice the 0.41 hectares required by a sports car driving 10,000 kilometers a year, including energy to build the car.
“Owning a dog really is quite an extravagance(奢侈), mainly because of the carbon footprint of mean. Other animals aren’t better for the environment,” the Vales say.
Cats have an eco-footprint of about 0.15 hectares a year, while two hamsters(仓鼠) are the same as a television and even the goldfish burns energy equal to two cellphones.
However, Reha Huttin, president of France’s 30 Million Friends animal rights foundation says pets are too important to human life to be got rid of.
“Everyone should work out their own environmental effect,” Huttin argude. “I should be allowed to say that I walk instead of using my car and that I don’t eat meat, so why souldn’t I be allowed to have a little cat to reduce my loneliness?”
The Vales give some solutions to reduce pets’ environmental effect, including reducing pets’ meat intake. But they said that, as with buying a car ,humans should take the environmental effect of their future compainon into account.
71.The best title of the article is "______".
A.Work out our carbon emissions B.Reduce our pets’ meat intake
C.Be careful of keeping our pets D.Mind our pets’ carbon footprint
72.Reha Huttin’s remark really means that ______.
A.pets should not be kept as a result of consuming much food
B pets are doing no harm to the environment at all
C.people can keep pets by reducing their environmental effect
D.he prefers walking to driving to reduce his loneliness
73.We know from the article that ______.
A.a medium-sized dog eats around 95 kilos of grain and meat a year
B.a medium-sized dog has an annual footprint 5.6 times that of a cat
C.two hamsters burn the same energy as two televisions
D.a sports car running 10,000 kilometers requires 0.41 hectares of footprint
74.Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?
A.The Vales insist that pets should be got rid of.
B.Some pet owners are against the Vales’ point of view.
C.Keeping pets does have a bad effect on the environment.
D.Pets’ carbon footprint should not be neglected.
75.Which of the following can help reduce pets’ environmental effect based on the text?
A.Feeding pets on less meat.
B.Working out eco-footprints of pets.
C.Keeping the goldfish instead of dogs.
D.Getting rid of pets from human life.
第Ⅱ卷(共45分)
注意事项:
1.第Ⅱ卷用钢笔或圆珠笔直接答在试卷上。
2.答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。
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,共15分)
阅读下面的短文,并根据要求回答后面的问题。(注意字数要求)
[1] If you are applying for an American higher education, you probably dream of getting into an Ivy League (常青藤联盟) university.The eight schools with the best reputations attract top students from the United States and many other countries. However, on average, the Ivy League schools accept less than 15 percent of applicants.And with the applicants growing in size year on year, it is becoming more and more difficult _________.
[2] So how can you give yourself the best chance of admission?
[3]Having a high school grade point average (GPA) in the top 10 percent of your class and being ranked among the top few students dramatically betters your chances.But although GPA and SAT scores are important, they only tell admission deans(主任) part of the story.
[4] The whole admissions process will single out (挑选出) from a large pool of academically strong applicants the unique individuals.They stand out because they have shown in their interviews a range of virtues (优点) expected of these universities.Take Harvard for example.Although there is no guarantee of admission, the school judges applicants based on 15 additional criteria.
[5] Intellectual curiosity (求知欲) comes first tor almost all admission deans.Schools look to such students because they believe their peers find them slimulaling(激励人的)inside and outside the
classroom.
[6] Leadership also weighs heavily.The school would rather see an applicant who takes on additional responsibility in one or two areas where he or she is good at, rather than one who is merely "very good" academically.This can mean the class presidencv(主席职务), leading the cheerleading team or being the officer of a student union.
[7] Whether a person has personal warmth and cares about others counts a lot with the admission deans.Writing an essay on a personal experience, like a summer spent raising funds for the earthquake victims or teaching in a local school, can show that a person has qualities in addition to academic experience.
76.What is the purpose of the passage? (no more than 15 words)
77.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
The universities pay attention to the students with this virtue in that they can inspire their fellow students at school.
78.Fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (no more than 5 words)
79.Based on the passage, list three additional criteria for admission besides academic performance.(no more than 10 words)
①_________________ ②_______________ ③____________________
80.Translate the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph into Chinese.
第二节:书面表达(满分30分)
随着高考的临近,部分住校生要求搬出学生宿舍,在学校附近租房子住。请你根据下表提供的内容,写一篇英语短文,阐述学生和 家长的观点,并表达自己的看法。
现象
观点
高三部分住校生搬离学生宿舍,在学校附近租房住
多数学生
1.宿舍吵闹,影响学习和休息
2.熄灯制度限定了学习时间
许多家长
1.提供好的学习环境
2.方便照顾饮食起居
你的看法
……
注意:
1.陈述所有要点,可适当发挥,不要简单翻译。
2.词数120—150(开头已写好,不计入总词数)。
3.参考词汇:熄灯制度—blackout rule
With the college entrance examination approaching day by day, some senior three students are moving out from their dorms and living in a rented apartment near their schools.
参考答案
第一、二、三部分
1—5ABCAB 6—10BACCB 11—15CCABA 16—20ABCBC
21—25DABAC 26—30DCABD 31—35ACCBB 36—40CBDAD
41—45BCBAC 46—50ADACB 51—55DCBAD 56—60DACBB
61—65CDACB 66—70CCDAB 71—75DCBAA
第四部分
第一节:阅读表达
76.To tell applicants how to get into an lvy / To introduce the criteria by which an lvy admits students / To show applicants how to give themselves the best chance of admission to an lvy
77.Schools look to such students because they believe their peers find them stimulating inside and outside the classroom.
78.to get a place / to be admitted / to enter an Ivy / to become a student there
79.①Intellectual curiosity ②Leadership ③Personal warmth and caring attitude
80.因为在大幅度过程中表现出了这些大学所希望看到的一系列优点,他们脱颖而出。
第二节:写作
With the college entrance examination approaching day by day, some senior three students are moving out from their dorms and living in a rented apartment near their schools.
Most students think although school dorms bring them fun and friendship, the blackout rule to guarantee students sleeping hours doesn't leave them enough time to finish homework.Worse still, the noise in the dorms not only influnces their studies but also ruins their rest.To many parents, they'd like to provide a better environment for their children so that they can study more effeciently.Besides, they can take care of their children's daily meals and laundry, so their children can eat better and have a comfortable life.
In my opinion, whether a student should rent a house outside his school depends on his need.I am in favor of renting a house for the sake of study.After all, time is pressing.But I strongly recommend that parents should care much about their children while they are outside school.
附:听力录音原文:
(Text 1)
W: Is there anything I can do for you?
M: Well, I'd like to buy some socks and a white shirt with short sleeves, please.
(Text 2)
W: Did you go to the cinema yesterday evening?
M: Yes.It was supposed to start at 8:00, but it was delayed half an hour.
(Text 3)
M: What did you do in Hainan?
W: Oh, quite a lot.I played tennis, went swimming, and even took pictures with a snake, which I once hated so much.
(Text 4)
M: Jim looks very nervous, doesn't he?
W: Yes, I'm afraid he is not used to making speeches.
(Text 5)
W: I really don't like the way Ted controls the conversation all the time.If he is going to be at the Christmas party, I won't come.
M: I'm sorry you feel that way.But my mother insists that he come.
(Text 6)
M: Hello, is that you, Cindy?
W: Oh, hello, Mike.How are you?
M: Quite well, thank you.I'm calling to ask if it would be all right to visit you this weekend.
W: Certainly.What time will you be coming?
M: Will 10 o'clock be convenient for you?
W: Yes, I guess so.
M: I wonder if I could bring my girlfriend along.
W: Yes, why not? I'd love to meet her.
M: I'd like to ask a favor of you, if I may.
W: Yes, what is it?
M: My girlfriend is quite interested in cooking.Would you mind teaching her?
W: Of course not.You know, I like cooking.I think it will be fun to show her how to cook.
(Text 7)
W: What time is it now?
M: Let me look at my watch.Oh, it's nine-thirty already.
W: Though today is Saturday, it's time for us to get up, or we'll have a real late breakfast.
M: We can have brunch in a Chinese restaurant for a change.
W: What is brunch?
M: It's a meal between breakfast and lunch.Many people prefer brunch on Saturdays.
W: All right.Come on.You don't have to wear that much.It's warm today, much warmer than yesterday.
M: How do you know?
W: I listened to the weather forecast on TV last night.
(Text 8)
W: Do you have any other pastime besides stamp collecting?
M: Yes, fishing.
W: That's very popular, too.Every time I pass the lake, I see many people sitting there with a rod in hand, but I've never seen anyone catch anything.
M: Maybe it's because you lack the patience.
W: I would break my rod if I sat about for hours getting nothing.
M: Oh, look at that man's pole.It's bent like a bow.There must be a huge fish on the end of the line.Let's go over and have a look.
W: OK.Wow, what a big fish!
M: So it is interesting to fish with a rod sitting at the lake.Say, what do you often do in your spare time?
W: Oh, nothing special.I read, watch TV and go to movies.
M: Don't you have any hobbies, like stamp collecting or things like that?
W: No, I don't have any hobbies.
(Text 9)
M: Hello, is that you, Mrs.Daniel? This is Mr.Smith, headmaster of the junior high school.
W: Oh, hello.Mr.Smith.What is it?
M: It's about Tom.He had a slight accident, but there is nothing to worry about.
W: An accident? Is he hurt? Where is he? How did it happen?
M: The coach says there is something wrong with his left foot.It's painful, of course, but nothing serious.
W: Has the doctor seen him?
M: Tom's on his way to King's Hospital right now.He should be in the emergency room within half an hour.
W: Oh, sorry to hear that.I'll drive there in no time.
(Text 10)
I suppose science has made big steps in making food more fit to eat.However, it has also made many foods unfit to eat.
Why? About 80% of human illnesses are related to food and 40% of cancer is related to food.That food is related to illness is a new discovery.For example, things commonly used to keep color in meat and other food additives cause cancer.
Also, farmers often give some medicine to their animals.So, the medicine can be found in the milk of treated cows.Some farmers try to fatten the animals in order to get a higher price on the market.Don’t you think it is terrible?
The government should do something to deal with such affairs.