2019高考英语百天仿真冲刺卷(7) 13页

‎2019高考英语百天仿真冲刺卷(7)‎ 英 语 试 卷（七）‎ 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,从题中所给旳A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷旳相应位置.听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟旳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 did the man want?‎ ‎ A. A large note. B. Some stamps. C. Small change. ‎ 2. What does the woman look like?‎ ‎ A. She is tall. B. She is fat. C. She is thin.‎ 3. What is the woman likely to do at Christmas?‎ A. Meet some of her friends.‎ B. Help her mother do some cooking. ‎ ‎ C. Do anything she may come across.‎ 4. Why didn't John go home last weekend?‎ ‎ A. He was ill. B. He was busy. C. He went to New York.‎ 5. What time is it when the dialogue happens?‎ ‎ A. At 9:30. B. At 10:00. C. At 10:30‎ 第二节 （共15小题,每小题1.5分,共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,从题中所给旳A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷旳相应位置.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,每小题将给出5秒钟旳作答时间.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 would George rather do? ‎ ‎ A. Do the dishes. B. Clean the table. C. Take out the rubbish.‎ 7. What's the relationship between the two speakers?‎ ‎ A. Mother and son. B. Sister and brother. C. Teacher and student.‎ 听第7段材料,回答第8至9题.‎ 8. When will the party be held?‎ ‎ A. On May 2nd. B. On May 3rd. C. On May 4th.‎ 9. What will take place at the party?‎ ‎ A. Some speeches. B. A dance. C. A contest.‎ 听第8段材料,回答第10至12题. ‎ 10. Which museum will they go to?‎ ‎ A. The art museum. B. The children's museum. C. The history museum.‎ 11. Who is Henry?‎ ‎ A. Jim's brother. B. The woman's husband. C. The woman's father.‎ 12. How will they go to the museum?‎ ‎ A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By car.‎ 听第9段材料,回答第13至16题.‎ 13. What does the man want to do?‎ ‎ A. Buy a flat. B. Change a flat. C. Rent a flat.‎ 14. Why doesn't the man like the flat in Kingston Road?‎ ‎ A. It's too expensive. B. It's too small. C. It's far from downtown.‎ 1. How much will the man pay each year for the flat?‎ ‎ A. 2,400 dollars. B. 2,500 dollars. C. 3,000 dollars.‎ 2. Where is the bigger flat located?‎ ‎ A. In Kingston Road. B. In noisy downtown. C. Beside the park.‎ 听第10段材料,回答第17至20题.‎ 3. What is the man talking about?‎ ‎ A. The story of his name. B. His parent's names. C. His grandfather's name.‎ 4. What does the man know about the name "Evans"?‎ ‎ A. It has a lot of meanings. ‎ B. It's common in Wales and all around Britain.‎ ‎ C. It's very popular among farmers.‎ 5. Who was Itzhak Perlman?‎ ‎ A. A famous musician. B. The man's father. C. The man's grandfather.‎ 6. What does Isaac Evans do?‎ ‎ A. A violinist. B. A painter. C. A doctor.‎ 第二部分：英语知识运用 （满分35分）‎ 第一节 ‎ 单项填空 (共15小题, 满分15分)‎ ‎21.---Mr Black, this is our language lab. Would you like to go in and have a look?‎ ‎---OK. ________.‎ A. Help yourself B. This way, please C. Follow me D. After you ‎22.I admit I made a lot of mistakes in the work, and I will responsibility for them.‎ A. assume B. decline C. accept D. secure ‎23. The woman, who is said to have moved to America last year, ____ in China for almost twenty years.‎ A. lived B. has lived C. was living D. had lived ‎24. In my view, biology is ______ chemistry, but a little easier than mathematics.‎ ‎ A. a subject so difficult as B. as difficult a subject as ‎ C. as a difficult subject as D. difficult as a subject as ‎25. Passenger：Look out! There’s a kangaroo wandering on the road!‎ Driver：____ it! That was lucky. It can damage my car really badly.‎ A. Missing B. Missed C. To miss D. Miss ‎26. Most of the audience wondered what idea a man who’s deaf from birth can have ____ music.‎ A. with B. in C. of D. at ‎27. We were going to go out, but ___watching TV at home because of rain.‎ ‎ A. took up B. came out C. set out D. ended up ‎28. In __face of the global financial crisis, we must be all of __mind.‎ A. the; the B.不填; 不填 C. the; 不填 D. 不填;a ‎29. Please do me a favour---___my friend Mr Smith to Youth Theatre at 7:30 tonight.‎ A. to invite B. inviting C. invite D. invited ‎30. The train ___they were travelling was late. ‎ A. by which B. to which C. in which D. at which ‎31.Neither___the lady nor___ of her.‎ A.I have seen; have I heard B. have I seen; I have heard ‎ C. have I seen; have I heard D. I have seen; I have heard ‎32. ---Kate, look after your younger brother this afternoon.‎ ‎---______? Isn’t he old enough to look after himself? He’s twelve years old now.‎ A. May I B. Can I C. Must I D. Should I ‎33. But for the Party, he___ of hunger fifteen years ago. ‎ A. may have died B. must have died C. would have died D. can have died ‎ ‎34.It was______ creative thinking that I took the course, not to get high marks in examinations.‎ A. developing B. to develop C. develop D. to have developed ‎35. We should do what we have to do ______ we can do what we want to do in the future. ‎ ‎ A. so that 　 B. in case C. for fear that D. now that 第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分, 满分30分)‎ 阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给旳四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出可以填入空白处旳最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.‎ Certainly dustmen prefer to be known as "Reuse Collection and Disposal Officers". You may think that this is rather   36 , and it is better to call a spade a spade. But dustmen can be as   37 as people of any other occupation, though we must   38   that their job is not a   39   one in the world. We often take dustmen for granted. Perhaps because they usually come very early in the morning, before most people are   40  .We are likely to forget their   41  .Our dustbins are 42  regularly, but we 43   stop to think about the men who do this. However, it is one of the most important jobs in the world, and when there are no dustmen to  44  the rubbish, the general  45  soon becomes aware that something is wrong. Recently, the dustmen of England went on strike for higher wages. ‎ During the first few days it was regarded as a  46 .But when the first two weeks had passed, and the dustbins were overflowing in nearly every backyard in the country, the joke did not seem so  47  any more. 48  the strike continued, people could not  49 the hills of rubbish around their dustbins, and they looked for other places in which to  50 it. Even Leicester Square, in the heart of West End of London, was 51  high with plastic bags full of smelly rubbish. This was a（n）  52 attraction that the people of London were not at all   53  to see. Even when the strike was over, it took several weeks for the country to get cleaned up completely. Perhaps now the English people appreciate the work of 54 dustmen rather more 55  and won't take them for granted any more.‎ ‎36.  A.silly    B.clever            C.interesting     D.reasonable ‎ ‎37. A.sensitive      B.careless        C.hopeful          D.shy ‎ ‎38. A.realize         B.believe       C.know            D.admit ‎ ‎39. A.necessary     B.difficult        C.heavy      D.romantic ‎ ‎40. A.away          B.up            C.down            D.in ‎ ‎41. A.existence      B.presence      C.absence          D.performance ‎ ‎42. A.cleaned       B.filled          ‎ ‎ C.emptied         D.burned ‎ ‎43. A.generally     B.seldom C.frequently      D.sometimes     ‎ ‎44. A.take away    B.take off       C.take up         D.take on ‎ ‎45. A.society       B.citizen         C.public         D.community ‎ ‎46. A.trick          B.trouble C.joke         D.show ‎ ‎47. A.pleasing      B.excited     C.stupid           D.funny ‎ ‎48. A.When        B.While             C.As            D.Because ‎ ‎49. A.bear         B.contain       C.manage        D.control ‎ ‎50. A.get rid of B.give up       C.take care of  D.keep off ‎51. A.crowded      B.piled          C.fixed           D.put ‎ ‎52. A.business       B.industrial      C.tourist          D.agricultural ‎ ‎53. A.disappointed   B.serious       C.happy D.nervous         ‎ ‎54. A.its          B.her     C.his            D.their ‎55. A.highly        B.eagerly        C.lowly       D.entirely 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,从每题所给旳四个选项（A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑. ‎ A I heard many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling. I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own two feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching (紧握) at one another’s hands for reassurance.‎ They claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But somehow they all end up huddled (聚在一起) round listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon (蚕茧) into a larger cocoon.‎ It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market. These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be. And many of today’s parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds up to a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path. ‎ But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don’t care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come — with the people who respect you for who you are. That is the only kind of popularity that really counts. ‎ ‎56. In this passage, the author wants to tell _______.‎ A. teenagers to try to pursue their real selves B. readers to try to be popular with people around C. parents to try to control and guide their children D. people to try to understand and respect each other ‎57. The author disapproves of rebelling teenagers _______.‎ A. growing away from their parents B. following the popularity trend ‎ C. walking a new way on their own D. turning to their friends for help ‎58. The phrase “ larger cocoon” at the end of the second paragraph refers to _______.‎ A. the distractive and variable society B. the dazzling music world C. the parental care and love D. the popularity wave in the society ‎ ‎59. What does the author think of advertisements?‎ A. Convincing. B. Instructive. C. Influential. D. Authoritative.‎ ‎60. According to the author, what might happen when a teenager stands up against the popularity wave and follows his/her own path?‎ A. He/She falls behind the time. B. He/She loses good friends.‎ C. He/She faces all kinds of criticism. D. He/She gains valuable popularity.‎ B ‎“Dr Papaderos, what is the meaning of life?”‎ The usual laughter followed, and people stirred(骚动)to go. Papaderos held up his hand and stilled the room and looked at me for a long time, asking with his eyes if I was serious and seeing from my eyes that I was.‎ ‎“I will answer your question.”‎ Taking his wallet out of his hip pocket, he fished into a leather billfold and brought out a very small round mirror, about the size of a quarter. And what he said went like this:‎ ‎“When I was a small child, during the war, we were very poor and we lived in a remote village. One day, on the road, I found the broken pieces of a mirror. A German motorcycle had been wrecked in that place.‎ I tried to find all the pieces and put them together, but it was not possible, so I kept only the largest piece. This one and by scratching it on a stone, I made it round. I began to play with it as a toy and became fascinated by the fact that I could reflect light into dark places where the sun would never shine in deep holes and crevices(裂缝)and dark closets. It became a game for me to get light into the most inaccessible places I could find.‎ I kept the little mirror and as I went about my growing up, I would take it out in idle moments and continue the challenge of the game. As I became a man, I grew to understand that this was not just a child’s game but a metaphor for what I might do with my life. I came to understand that I am not the light or the source of light. But light truth, understanding, knowledge is there, and it will shine in many dark places only if I reflect it.‎ I am a fragment(碎片)of a mirror whose whole design and shape l do not know. Nevertheless, with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this world into the black places in the hearts of men and change some things in some people. Perhaps others may see and do likewise. This is what I am about. This is the meaning of my life.”‎ ‎61. On hearing the author’s question, Dr. Papedotes at first.‎ A. laughed at his foolishness B. doubted his seriousness ‎ C. wasn’t sure of the answer D. wasn’t interested at all ‎62. How did Dr Papaderos get the small round mirror when he was a child?‎ A. He found it on the road and made it round.‎ B. A dying German soldier gave him as a present.‎ C. He chanced to find it in the street while playing.‎ D. He put the broken pieces together and made it.‎ ‎63. Why did Dr Papaderos like the small round mirror so much as a child?‎ A. Because it could shine the places where the sun couldn’t reach.‎ B. Because he was too poor to afford other toys.‎ C. Because he believed it would bring good luck to him.‎ D. Because it told him a lot about what life really meant to him.‎ ‎64. The underlined “metaphor” in the 7th paragraph most probably means .‎ A. purpose B. source C. light D. symbol ‎ ‎65. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?‎ A. The Meaning of Life B. A Broken Piece of Mirror C. Dr Papaderos’ Experience D. A Special Game in the Childhood C ‎“Our aim is to take our art to the world and make people understand what it is to move,” said David Belle, the founder of parkour(跑酷).‎ Do you love running? It is a good exercise, yet many people find it boring. But what if making your morning jog a creative one? Like jumping from walls and over gaps, and ground rolls? Just like the ‎ James Bond in the movie Casino Royale? Bond jumps down from a roof to a windowsill and then runs several blocks over obstacles on the way. It is just because of Bond’s wonderful performances that the sport has become popular worldwide. ‎ Yes, that’s parkour, an extreme street sport aimed at moving from one point to another as quickly as possible, getting over all the obstacles in the path using only the abilities of the human body. Parkour is considered an extreme sport. As its participants dash around a city, they may jump over fences, run up walls and even move from rooftop to rooftop. ‎ Parkour can be just as exciting and charming as it sounds, but its participants see parkour much more than that.‎ Overcome all the obstacles on the course and in life it is part of the philosophy(理念) behind parkour. This is the same as life. You must determine your destination, go straight, jump over all the barriers as if in parkour and never fall back from them in your life to reach the destination successfully. A parkour lover said, “I love parkour because its philosophy has become my life, my way to do everything.”‎ Another philosophy we’ve learnt from parkour is freedom. It can be done by anyone, at any time, anywhere in the world. It is a kind of expression of trust in yourself that you earn energy and confidence. ‎ ‎66. Parkour has become popular throughout the world because of .‎ A. its founder, David Belle B. the film, Casino Royale C. its risks and tricks D. the varieties of participants ‎67. The underlined word “obstacles” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “ ”.‎ A. streets B. objects C. barriers D. roofs ‎68. Which of the following is true of parkour?‎ A. It challenges human abilities. B. It is a good but boring sport.‎ C. It needs special training. D. It is a team sport.‎ ‎69. As its participants move around a city, .‎ A. they can ask for help B. they may choose to escape C. they should run to extremes D. they must learn to survive ‎70. Which of the following is the philosophy of parkour?‎ A. Sports and extremes. B. Excitement and freedom.‎ C. Dreams and success. D. Determination and freedom.‎ D A person named Bernard Jackson today is a free man, but he has many bitter memories. He spent five years in prison after a jury (陪审团) wrongly convicted (判处……有罪) him of raping two women. At Jackson’s trial, although two witnesses testified that Jackson was with them in another location at the time of the crime, he was convicted anyway. Why? The jury believed the testimony (证词) of the two victims, who positively identified Jackson as the man who had attacked them. The court eventually freed Jackson after the police found the real criminal.‎ Many factors influence the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. For instance, witnesses sometimes see photographs of several suspects before they try to identify the person they saw in a group of people. They can become confused by seeing many photographs of similar faces. The number of people in the group, and whether it is a person or a photograph, may also affect a witness’s decision. People sometimes have difficulty identifying people of other races. The questions the police ask witnesses also have an effect on them.‎ Many people believe that police officers are more reliable than ordinary people. Psychologists decided to test this idea, and they discovered that it is not true. Two psychologists showed a film of crimes to both police officers and civilians. The psychologists found no difference between the police and the civilians in correctly remembering the details of the crimes.‎ Despite all the possibilities for inaccuracy, courts cannot omit eyewitness testimony from a trial. American courts depend almost completely on eyewitness testimony to resolve (决定) court cases. Sometimes it is the only evidence to a crime, such as rape. Furthermore, eyewitness testimony is often correct. Although people do sometimes make mistakes, and convict innocent people, more importantly, eyewitness testimony has rightly convicted a larger number of guilty people.‎ American courts depend on the ability of the twelve jurors, and not the judges, to determine the accuracy of the witness’s testimony. It is their responsibility to decide if a certain witness could actually see, hear and remember what happened.‎ ‎71. Bernard Jackson was found guilty and sentenced 5 years’ prison because .‎ ‎ A. the police discovered evidence leading to his guilt ‎ B. the admitted the crime of raping two women ‎ C. the victims insisted that he was the attacker ‎ ‎ D. the eyewitness proved the victims’ testimony ‎72. The following statements may be the reasons for why sometimes the eyewitness’ testimony is not accurate EXCEPT .‎ ‎ A. the eyewitness lacks the professional help from police ‎ ‎ B. the eyewitness is shown photos of many similar faces ‎ C. the eyewitness is confused by the police’s questions ‎ D. the eyewitness can’t identify people of other races clearly ‎73. An inaccurate eyewitness testimony may lead to .‎ ‎ A. the misunderstanding of the case B. the conviction of an innocent person ‎ ‎ C. the disrespect for the eyewitness D. the disbelief in the court ‎74. Eyewitness testimony is important because .‎ ‎ A. it is sometimes the only way to resolve court cases.‎ ‎ B. it can be relied on to detect criminals in all cases.‎ ‎ C. it is sometimes the only clue for police investigation.‎ ‎ D. it is more reliable than physical evidences to a crime.‎ ‎75. According to the text, we can infer that .‎ ‎ A. the jury relies on the judge than the eyewitness for a decision ‎ B. police identification is more reliable than that of the ordinary people ‎ C. crime victims often fail to give positive identification of the suspects ‎ ‎ D. eyewitness testimony is valuable, though sometimes incorrect.‎ 第四部分 书面表达（共两节，35分）‎ 第一节 阅读表达：(共5小题；每小题2分,满分10分)‎ 阅读下面旳短文，并根据短文后旳要求答题（请注意问题后旳词数要求.答案写在答卷纸上）‎ ‎[1]It's safe, it's simple, and it works: Drinking right amounts of water really can help you lose weight, new research shows. ‎ ‎[2]In what researchers claim is the first-ever trial of the effect of water consumption on weight loss, scientists from Virginia Tech found that dieters who started each meal with two glasses of water lost nearly five pounds more, on average, than dieters who did not, over the course of 12 weeks. There's no shortage of clear evidence about how water might work to control your appetite (食欲). It ________________ so you don't eat so much; it keeps down your thirst so that you don't turn to calorie－rich sodas or juices. But until now, the researchers say, there has been no true evidence that water's appetite-controlling benefits ever translate into actual weight loss. Now there is. In the 12-week study period, dieters instructed to drink water with every meal lost an average of 15.5 pounds; dieters given no instructions lost, on average, just 11 pounds. ‎ ‎[3]Perhaps the most surprising thing about the finding is how little we still know about healthy water consumption in general. In fact, although doctors and public health authorities regularly remind us to drink more water, very few studies give any insight into what our ideal quantity may be. ‎ ‎[4]The new results today suggest that many people could indeed stand to drink a little more water than they do. But if you're looking to lose weight, be aware that it is actually possible to drink too much water, and you probably won't help matters any by drinking too much water at a time. In extreme cases, it can even be deadly. A couple of glasses with each meal, however, should be no problem at all for a healthy person.‎ ‎76. What is the main idea of the text？(no more than 8 words)‎ ‎________________________________________________________________‎ ‎77. Complete the following statement with proper words.(no more than 2 words)‎ Enough obvious evidence _______ how your appetite might be under the control of water. ‎ ‎________________________________________________________________‎ ‎78. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words.(no more than 3 words) ‎ ‎________________________________________________________________‎ ‎79. Why should we avoid drinking too much water at a time？(no more than 6 words)‎ ‎________________________________________________________________‎ ‎80. What does the word "it" (Line 1, Paragraph 1) probably refer to？(no more than 6‎ ‎ words)‎ ‎________________________________________________________________‎ 第二节 写作（共1小题；满分25分）‎ 请用英语对下图“人人抢过高考独木桥”旳现象加以描述，并说说你对这种现象旳认识和理解.词数：120左右.‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎2013高考百天仿真冲刺卷 英语试卷（七）参考答案 ‎1～5题：C B C A A 6～10题：C A B A A 11～15题： B C C B C 16～20题：C A B A B ‎21～25题：D A A B B 26～30题：C D D C C 31～35题：C C C B A 36～40题：A A D D B ‎41～45题：A C B A C 46～50题：C D C A A 51～55题：B C C D A 56～60题：A B D C D ‎61～65题：B A A D A 66～70题：B C A C D 71～75题：C A B A D ‎ 答案：76. Drinking water can help lose weight.‎ ‎ 77. has proved　 ‎ ‎78. fills you up ‎ ‎79. Because it might cause / lead to / result in death. ‎ ‎80. Drinking right amounts of water. ‎ Possible version：‎ In the cartoon, we can see a crowd of students are pushing their way through the single-log bridge leading to the college, which they think is the only way to success. The fact is that some succeed in the end, while some fall into the river, still trying hard to climb back to the bridge.‎ ‎ Honestly speaking, to go to college is an ideal way for most of us to find a possible good job in the future, but we should know that what matters in finding a job is not just the college diploma, but what we learn in college. To gain a better future, we still have many other options, we should learn the way of learning, learn to be confident, and learn to cooperate with others. All roads lead to Rome. I think, all of us will surely realize our dreams in different ways.‎ 听力材料 Text 1‎ M: Could you give me some coins for the 100-dollar note, please?‎ W: Oh, I'm sorry. I'm rather short of coins myself.‎ Text 2‎ W: I always feel I'm out of breath.‎ M: I'm not surprised. You should try your best to lose some weight.‎ Text 3 ‎ M: What are you going to do for Christmas?‎ W: Nothing special. I might do anything.‎ M: I think you need to plan for it.‎ W: You know I always do things as they happen.‎ M: For me, I'll just stay home and help my mother with the cooking.‎ W: Fine!‎ Text 4‎ W: John, who was calling?‎ M: My mom. She wondered why I didn't go home last weekend, and asked if I was busy.‎ W: Did you tell her the truth that you were ill?‎ M: No. I lied that I went to New York on business.‎ Text 5‎ W: Oh, there're only thirty minutes to go. I'm meeting a friend in Jamestown at ten. I'm afraid I'll never make it!‎ M: I'm going into Jamestown. I'll give you a lift if you like.‎ Text 6‎ W: George, would you do the dishes after dinner?‎ M: Why me? Why not ask Betty?‎ W: She'll clean the table.‎ M: I hate doing dishes. It's boring. I'd rather take out the rubbish.‎ W: You naughty boy.‎ Text 7‎ W: We're going to have a party on the evening of May 3rd, next Thursday evening.‎ M: What for, if I may know?‎ W: To celebrate the May 4th Movement. We have also invited some famous people to come to the party.‎ M: I suppose some pop stars or sport stars will come.‎ W: No, I mean some famous writers will come.‎ M: I'm very glad to hear that. Then what shall we be doing?‎ W: Well, we'll just be sitting around a fire and listening to the speeches made by the winners of the speech contest.‎ M: Fine.‎ Text 8 ‎ W: It's Saturday tomorrow. We'll take Jim out. Where shall we go?‎ M: Well, how about going to the museum.‎ W: What kind of museum? History? Science? Art?‎ M: I like history museums. They're interesting.‎ W: Oh, Henry. History museums are boring. Let's go to a science museum.‎ M: Science? We always go to science museums. I don't like science museums.‎ W: Then let's go to the children's museum. They're more fun. Besides, Jim would like it too.‎ M: well, I'm too old for a children's museum. Why don't we go to an art museum?‎ W: That's a good idea. There is a lot of fun for children there. Let's to to the art museum.‎ M: By the way, the parking lot there is small. We have to get there earlier to park our car.‎ W: You're right. We have to leave before 8.‎ Text 9 ‎ W: Good morning. Can I help you? ‎ M: Yes, I want to rent a flat.‎ W: How much do you want to pay?‎ M: About two hundred dollars a month.‎ W: Well, I've got one here in Kingston Road. It's exactly two hundred dollars a month.‎ M: Kingston Road...that's fine. How big is it?‎ W: It has one bedroom, a kitchen and a bathroom.‎ M: I'm afraid it's not big enough. Besides, Kingston Road is in noisy downtown. I'd prefer something a bit bigger if possible.‎ W: Yes, I think so. Here is a quiet and interesting one. It's beside the park with two bedrooms, a sitting room, a kitchen and a bathroom. But the rent is different. It's two hundred and fifty dollars each month.‎ M: Well, it sounds to my taste.‎ W: That's great.‎ Text 10‎ ‎ My name is Isaac Evans. It's a very ordinary name and you wouldn't think it had a story to it, but I believe every name has a story to it. "Evans" is a very common Welsh name and I'm not sure exactly what it means, only that there are many "Evans" in Wales and all around Britain.‎ ‎ My grandfather was a farmer. He left his farm in northern Wales to look for work in Manchester. There's a lot of industry there. He experienced a lot of hardship all his life to provide a good future for his family and I'm grateful for that.‎ ‎ "Isaac" is a fairly common boy's name. My parents are doctors and they named me after a famous violinist called Itzhak Perlman. Itzhak Perlman was born in Israel in 1945. Itzhak is an Israeli name. The spelling is I-T-Z-H-A-K. Its pronunciation is similar to Isaac. My parents admired Itzhak Perlman because he was a great musician and he wasn't afraid to try out new ideas in his music. 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