【英语】福建省永泰县第一中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试 17页

福建省永泰县第一中学2019-2020学年 高二下学期期末考试 第I卷 选择题(共95分)‎ 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）‎ 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1. What does Simon plan to do on the weekend?‎ A. Go camping. B. Watch a match. C. Play football.‎ ‎2. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Colleagues. B. Teacher and student. C. Husband and wife.‎ ‎3. Where will Jason probably go first?‎ A. The party hall. B. The barber's. C. Jennifer's home. ‎ ‎4. What does the woman mean?‎ A. She doesn't like the movie.‎ B. She won't sit next to Alan.‎ C. She enjoys talking to Alan.‎ ‎5. Why does the man talk to the woman?‎ A. To have a driving lesson. B. To get a train ticket. C. To report his loss.‎ 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。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、7题。‎ ‎6. What are the speakers mainly talking about?‎ A. Jeff’s family. B. Jeff’s daily life. C. Jeff’s school activities.‎ ‎7. What does Jeff usually do right after he gets home?‎ A. Do his homework. B. Watch TV. C. Have a snack.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. How does Mark usually get news?‎ A. By watching TV. ‎ B. By visiting news sites. ‎ C. By reading newspapers.‎ ‎9. Who is to blame for the spread of fake news according to the woman?‎ A. Reporters. B. Technology companies. C. The government.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. What time will the speakers set out?‎ A. At 8:45. B. At 9:15. C. At 9:30.‎ ‎11. How many people will go for the shopping trip?‎ A. 2. B. 3. C. 4.‎ ‎12. What does the man expect the woman to do?‎ A. Give him a ride. B. Bring some food. C. Buy a bathing suit.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. What does George think of the exhibition?‎ A. Expensive. B. Boring. C. Excellent.‎ ‎14. What does George like best?‎ A. Portraits. B. Oil paintings. C. Watercolors.‎ ‎15. What does George say about himself? ‎ A. He is a good painter.‎ B. He has artistic ability.‎ C. He loves art very much.‎ ‎16. What is Mary going to do now?‎ A. Get a ticket. B. Buy a picture. C. Go to the exhibition.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. Who can go on a free tour in Windsor Castle?‎ A. The blind. B. The poor. C. The old.‎ ‎18. What are especially offered to those visiting with children?‎ A. Expert guides.‎ B. A special family tour.‎ C. Some adventurous activities.‎ ‎19. Where do the tours end?‎ A. At the Courtyard.‎ B. At St. George's Chapel.（教堂）‎ C. At the entrance to the State Apartments.‎ ‎20. When can visitors get ice cream in the shops?‎ A. In March. B. In June. C. In October.‎ 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分 ）‎ 第一节 ‎（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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 IPSWICH FESTIVAL 2018‎ April 12-22‎ FIESTA, FOOD, FUN&FLA VOURS!‎ Join us for an impressive evening of live music, dance, and activities for people of all ages.‎ Be entertained by foreign Belly Dancers, traditional South Pacific Island Fire Dancers and energetic Bollywood Dancers.‎ Main stage entertainment includes the beautiful singing of a Celtic band, the African rhythm of Joe Tee and Afrodisa, and the infectious Latin party experience of Izalco.‎ DATE: Friday 20 April LOCATION: Queens Park, Goleby Avenue, Ipswich Central FESTIVAL GALA Ipswich City Symphony(交响乐团) delivers an unforgettable show of music and songs from the great musicals.‎ Internationally well-known singer Silvie Paladino sings for the first time with Ipswich City Symphony and we welcome back one of the world’s leading bass(男低音) singers, David Hibbard, and the award-winning singer, Tim McCallum.‎ DATE: Saturday 21 April LOCATION: Ipswich Civic Centre, Nicholas Street, Ipswich Central JAZZ, WINE& BLUES Take a chair and sit back to enjoy fine wines, delicious food and an exciting line-up of both local and nationally known jazz and blues artists.‎ This event features the dynamic rhythms of Australia’s long-standing touring bands, Joe Camilleri and the Black Sorrows, the award-winning Elly Hoyt, Devils Kiosk and the Ipswich City Big Band.‎ DATE: Saturday 21 April LOCATION: Brisbane Street, Top of Town, Ipswich Central IPSWICH ART AWARDS The Ipswich Art Awards is a major art exhibition. Over 200 artwork entries in a range of artwork categories from photography, painting, sculpture, drawing and printmaking will be on display, with all of the artworks available for purchase during the exhibition.‎ DATE: 12 April to 22 April LOCATION: Ipswich Art Gallery, d’Arcy Doyle Place. Nicholas Street, Ipswich Central ‎21. On which day can you watch different types of dancing?‎ A. 12 April. B. 20 April. ‎ C. 21 April. D. 22 April.‎ ‎22. If you are a fan of Silvie Paladino, which event would you go to?‎ A. FESTIVAL GALA. ‎ B. JAZZ, WINE& BlUES.‎ C. IPSWICH ART AWARDS. ‎ D FIESTA, FOOD, &FUN FLAVOURS!‎ ‎23. Where should you go to buy some artworks?‎ A. Queens Park. ‎ B. Brisbane Street. ‎ C. Ipswich Art Gallery. ‎ D. Ipswich Civic Centre.‎ B My 7-year- old daughter Leeny always has her nose in a book. She even took to reading in ‎ the car on the long drive to summer camp, which was where she lost the book. This is the first lost library book in my life. My family has always been overeducated, but we were poor. I didn’t own books. I borrowed books. However, my daughters have more books now than I owned my whole childhood, and I knowingly contribute to it by adding to the stacks(堆). So it's probably my fault that when Leeny realized she had lost the book, she shrugged (耸肩). “Sorry. I can't find it.” she said. “It’s only $20, right? What’s the big deal?” ‎ I felt the need to make her feel responsible for the book. She agreed to help me clean the chicken coop (笼子) in trade for my paying the library fine. I thought this idea was very clever because cleaning the coop is some work I had been avoiding for months. It was summertime, and dust floated in the dry air.‎ But my girl, my animal-loving mini-me, thought shoveling chicken poop (铲鸡粪) was the most fun she’d had on a Saturday morning in a long time. She did not feel any of the emotions that punishment is supposed to introduce. In fact, she looked as if she might lose another book on purpose in order to clean the coop again. I stood, somewhat dumbfounded (发愣的), watching her.‎ It took me a while to realize what had happened, why my punishment had failed so completely and why I didn't care. The fact is that I had Leeny help me clean the chicken coop. I was there, too, shoveling chicken poop, fetching the clean straw and feed. Leeny’s little sister, Vicki, was inside watching a cartoon while my husband paid bills. Only Leeny and I were outside. She had me all to herself for the first time since Vicki was born, and she was enjoying all the attention for once. I don't know what she learned about responsibility, but I found that I didn't care about the book anymore. We bonded over that unpleasant job and spent quality time together: mother, daughter, and chicken poop.‎ ‎24 How does Leeny find reading?‎ A. It is very challenging.‎ B. It is full of enjoyment.‎ C. It inspires her to be a camper.‎ D. It teaches her to love her family.‎ ‎25. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph1 refers to the fact that________.‎ A. the author could never have enough books to read B. the author’s daughters often lost library books C. the author’s daughters own too many books D. the author didn’t own any books ‎26. What’s the best title for the text?‎ A. What I owe to Leeny: more attention B. My punishment failed, but I didn’t care C. My daughter drove me crazy, but I felt grateful ‎ D. Surprise: my daughter loves cleaning chicken coops C U.K. astronomer Martin Rees says that in future, some people may decide to leave Earth in order to live on other worlds. Finally, he added, they might use high technologies to change themselves to adapt to their new environment.‎ ‎“They will find themselves ill-adapted to conditions there, so they will redesign themselves using powerful genetic engineering (基因工程) technologies,” Rees says. “These techniques will, I hope, be kept under control on Earth; but those on other planets will be freer to try.” ‎ ‎“We should surely wish them luck in changing their children to adapt to outer planets. This may be the first step towards the development of a new species,” says Rees. He says that these “post-humans” could one day turn into “fully inorganic intelligences” which may not even need an atmosphere to live and may grow well in zero-gravity environments, which ordinary people are not adapted to. “So it is in deep space, not on Earth, that ‘brains’ may develop powers that humans can’t even imagine,” says Rees.‎ Rees also warns that human beings shouldn’t fall back on the idea that they can avoid disaster on Earth by heading deeper into space. “It’s dangerous to think that space offers an escape from Earth’s problems,” he says. “We must solve them here. Dealing with climate change is a doddle compared with changing other planets; there’s no environment in our solar system as mild as even the top of Qomolangma.”‎ This isn't the first time Rees has made interesting predictions. Last year, Rees predicted possible dangers of nuclear physics （核物理学）tests taking place on Earth. “Maybe a black hole could form, and then take in everything around it,” he said. However, some scientists were not worried about this prediction. Stefan, a physicist, said he wouldn't be “losing any sleep” over that prediction.‎ ‎27. What might be Rees’s prediction?‎ A. People might live on other planets soon.‎ B. Space technologies might be improved greatly.‎ C. People might avoid using genetic technology in outer space.‎ D. Space exploration might lead to genetically--changed humans.‎ ‎28. Which of the following might be a description of “post-humans”?‎ A. They have better survivability.‎ B. They are sensitive to zero gravity.‎ C. They are as smart as ordinary people.‎ D. They cannot adapt to the global environment.‎ ‎29. What might the underlined part “a doddle” Paragraph 4 mean?‎ A. The top dog. B. A hot potato.‎ C. A piece of cake. D. A white elephant.‎ ‎30. What did Stefan think of Rees’s prediction?‎ A. It was doubtful.‎ B. It made great sense.‎ C. It required special attention.‎ D. It questioned many popular beliefs.‎ 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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ Surprising uses for lemons Lemons are tasty and healthy, but they are simply so much more than for making lemonade. 31 ‎ ‎1. Lemons are used to refresh and clean a cutting board.‎ With garlic and onions being used widely in cooking, the struggle of washing the unpleasant smell out of a cutting board is something many people can relate to. But not only that, the cutting board can be home to all sorts of harmful bacteria.‎ ‎32 Cut one in half and press the fruit against the board, wipe hard until the juices flow over the board, wash and enjoy your lemon-fresh cutting board.‎ ‎2. Lemons are used to unclog a drain (疏通排水管).‎ First, several lemons are squeezed for their juices into a cup. Then the drain is washed with boiling water before being filled with half a box of baking soda. Lemon juice is poured over the baking soda, causing it to bubble. 33‎ ‎3. Another part of your kitchen you can clean with lemons is your microwave.‎ Putting some lemon juice into a cup of water and microwaving for 5 minutes not only loosens up stains in the microwave so they are easily wiped away, but leaves a fresh smell behind.‎ ‎4. 34 ‎ If you are lucky enough to have a dishwasher in your house, you can freshen things up by putting a few lemon slices into your dishwasher.‎ ‎5. Lemons can be used to create a homemade fасе scrub (磨砂膏).‎ First, you need three tablespoons of olive oil, the juice of a lemon, two tablespoons of honey and half a cup of sugar. 35 After the time is up, wash to brighten your skin.‎ A. Luckily, life has brought us lemons. B. After 15 minutes, water flows smoothly. C. Here are some different uses for the fruit. D. Then combine, apply and leave on for 15 minutes.‎ E. Lemons can get rid of unpleasant smells in the kitchen. F. Lemons can be put into your dishwasher to freshen things up. G. Cut a lemon and squeeze it over the rubbish before throwing it away.‎ 第三部分：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。‎ Praveen and I had set off into the air at last. The 36 was just one part of our plan to fly around the world. ‎ When we were flying over a mountain, our plane suddenly began to 37 and was in flames, but its body with both of us 38 fell to the earth. Soon we found that it was an empty 39 with sea water around it. ‎ We 40 to search a place for shelter since we 41 knew when we could be rescued. We went up a hill and began to 42 a place with fresh water and some fruit trees nearby. Suddenly, ‎ we heard a(n) 43 cry. I said to Praveen, “What 44 can be calling so strangely?” He said, “It might not be a bird. It may be a huge animal. Who 45 ?” The cry was heard again and we saw a shadow coming closer. “Look out, Praveen!” I said. He was 46 and shouted loudly like a 47 man. I was also afraid but I tried to catch the shadowy figure, To our 48 , it was a sheep. It almost frightened us to death.‎ We 49 a place in between the fruit trees and the fresh water spring for 50 a camp. We brought wood, dried grass and leaves from the nearby trees. In case of 51 , we could go to the caves nearby. The cliffs could help us in 52 the attention of any rescuing party.‎ Soon after two days, a helicopter 53 us and we were rescued. This adventure was simply a brush with death but our 54 , fearlessness and knowledge of islands kept us 55 . We came to know that this island was called Topo.‎ ‎36. A. trip B. meeting C. task D. visit ‎37. A. fly B. burn C. land D. turn ‎38. A. safe B. asleep C. free D. strong ‎39. A. village B. hill C. cave D. island ‎40. A. promised B. happened C. needed D. continued ‎41. A. never B. still C. always D. also ‎42. A. depend on B. look for C. describe D. imagine ‎43. A. warning B. small C. strange D. angry ‎44. A. baby B. bird C. sheep D. rescuer ‎45. A. cares B. hears C. wants D. knows ‎46. A. quiet B. brave C. frightened D. worried ‎47. A. stupid B. shy C. mad D. nervous ‎48. A. surprise B. excitement C. sadness D. expectation ‎49. A. shared B chose C. saw D. took ‎50. A. showing off B. picking out C. giving out D. setting up ‎51. A. danger B. injury C. sickness D. failure ‎52. A. paying B. keeping C. attracting D. avoiding ‎53. A. saved B. caught C. passed D. found ‎54. A. chance B. help C. kindness D. courage ‎55. A. awake B. busy C. alive D. lucky 第II卷 (非选择题共55分)‎ 注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。‎ 第四部分：语法填空 （共10小题；每题1.5分，共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。 ‎ For a child fighting a serious 56 (ill), the days can be frightening, filled with hospitals and doctors. Make-A-Wish® Canada works 57 (give) each child the thing they want most. ‎ ‎“Wishes realized can give a child hope. It helps 58 (they) feel stronger,” says Megan Van Woezik, officer, at Make-A-Wish® Canada. The organization 59 (get) its start in Arizona in 1980. After 7-year-old Chris Greicius learned he had cancer, he worried that he wouldn’t realize his dream 60 becoming a police officer. On April 29, 1980, friends arranged for Chris to ride in a police helicopter.‎ After 61 (see) the happiness that the ride brought to Chris and his family, the friends decided to do the same for others and created the foundation. Three years later, a group of Canadians helped 62 young girl with leukemia (白血病) and started Make-A-Wish® Canada.‎ According to Van Woezik, wishes from kids 63 (usual) include: “to be”, “ to go”, “to have”, and “to meet”.‎ ‎“The influence of the wish is really 64 they get to feel special for something that isn’t about a medical condition,” Van Woezik says.‎ Young people often raise money for the foundation. “Even if kids raise $100 in a year, or on their birthday, it' s really 65 (help),” Van Woezik says. “It all adds up.”‎ 第五部分：书面表达（共两节；满分40分）‎ 第一节 应用文写作 (满分15分)‎ 假定你是李华，你打算暑假期间找一份兼职工作，请给笔友Mike 写一封信，告诉他这一计划，并请他给出建议。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1．词数80左右；‎ ‎2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ 第二节 读后续写（25分）‎ 阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。‎ In 2000, when I was around seven years old, my parents, sister, brother, and I were coming back from a picnic. That was our usual weekend adventure, but unlike every other weekend, a surprise was waiting for us in our driveway. There, we saw two adult geese (鹅) and a young goose. The adults were surprised by our return and flew away, but their baby was still too young to fly and couldn’t follow. We are no strangers to the ways of wildlife, so we knew to avoid physical contact with the young goose out of fear that it would stay with us and be lost to its family forever.‎ Hours passed, and night fell. With it came the coldness. The tiny little thing was walking around our yard and it was clear that the goose needed protection and warmth. At that point, we knew we had to help, аnd wе brоught hіm іntо оur bасk роrсh (门廊).‎ We all pretty much slept with one eye open till morning came. And then another morning. And still another. Each morning, we would try to shoo (赶走) the goose to his parents, who kept coming back to our yard. He wouldn’t go to them, though, and they wouldn’t come close enough to take him. We kept this up for five days, but no luck. By then, the young goose had clearly decided we were his new family, so we had to give him a name. My sister Joanna called him Peeper, because he would follow us around the yard making a peeping noise, nonstop. We also decided that Peeper was a boy. I don’t know why; it just felt right.‎ Days turned into weeks, and weeks turned into months until almost a year passed. Peeper slept in our back porch each night. My dad would clean all the goose droppings daily. He would throw Peeper up into the air so he could fly a loop (圈) around the house, coming back again once ‎ the porch was clean.‎ 注意：‎ ‎1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；‎ ‎2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；‎ ‎3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；‎ ‎4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。‎ Paragraph 1: ‎ One evening, my dad threw Peeper up in the air as usual, but this time, Peeper just flew off._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Paragraph 2: ‎ It came as a total shock to me when, in 2019, an aging adult goose made his way back to my family home. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎【参考答案】‎ 听力 ‎1-5 BCBBC 6-10 BCCAC 11-15 CBCBC 16-20 AABCB 阅读四选一 ‎21-23 BAC 24-26 BCB 27-30 DACA 阅读七选五 ‎31-35 CABFD 完形填空 ‎36-40 ABADC 41-45ABCBD 46-50 CCABD 51-55 ACDDC 语法填空 ‎56. illness 57. to give 58. them 59. got 60. of ‎61. seeing 62. a 63. usually 64. that 65. helpful 应用文写作 Dear Mike,‎ How’s it going? I’ve just finished my final exams. I’ m going to get a part-time job during the summer holidays. However, I don’t know what job I should do. What do you think of me working as a waiter in a restaurant? As far as I know, you’ve done a lot of part-time jobs before, so I hope you can give me some advice on the possible jobs I can do and tell me what benefits I can gain from them.‎ Looking forward to your reply.‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua 读后续写 One evening, my dad threw Peeper up in the air as usual, but this time, Peeper just flew off. Everyone was very, very sad. It was dark, and we were worried. We looked for him for days, calling his name, but he didn’t come back. We hoped he went off on his natural way. Again, days turned into weeks and weeks turned into months, then years. I missed Peeper. I would call for him every time I saw a group of geese fly by in V-formation. Eighteen years passed, and Peeper became a happy memory for my family.‎ It came as a total shock to me when, in 2019, an aging adult goose made his way back to my family home. At first, I thought it was just another goose. And yet, something about him seemed strangely familiar to me. The goose came back repeatedly. He did all of the same things Peeper used to, like trying to come in through the front door and sleeping in our back porch. Besides, this goose also responded to the name Peeper. Much to my surprise, my old best friend had returned, 18 years later.‎ 录音原文：‎ Text 1‎ W: Do you have any plans for the weekend, Simon? Would you like to join us for a camping ‎ trip?‎ M: Thanks, but I’m going to watch a football match that I have been looking forward to. Harry Kane, the world’s most famous football star, will play in it.‎ Text 2‎ M: Welcome home, Jane!‎ W: Thank you, honey.‎ M: Did you enjoy your flight?‎ W: Yes. But I was scared at first. Luckily, my colleague had already traveled by plane before. He seemed very calm. He reduced my fear and I ended up having a great time.‎ Text 3‎ W: Jason, are you going to attend Jennifer’s party this afternoon?‎ M: Yes. It begins at 4:00 pm. I’m going out now.‎ W: Isn’t it a bit too early now?‎ M: Yes. But don’t you think my hair is a bit long?‎ Text 4‎ M: You go ahead and sit next to Alan. I don't want him to talk to me throughout the whole movie.‎ W: And I do? No way!‎ Text 5‎ W: Can I help you, sir?‎ M: Yes, I've been a bit careless and left my driver's license on a train.‎ W: Oh, dear. Well, let's take some details and see what we can do.‎ Text 6‎ W: Tell me about what you do every day, Jeff.‎ M: Well, I usually wake up at 8 o'clock. Then I have a shower and have breakfast. I leave home at 8:45 and I walk to school with my friends. School starts at 9 o'clock and if we're late, the teacher gets angry.‎ W: Really? Do you have lunch at school?‎ M: Yes, I do. We have lunch at 1:20.‎ W: What do you do after school?‎ M: School finishes at 3:45 and I get home at 4 o'clock. I usually have a snack like a piece of bread or some biscuits and then I do my homework. We have dinner when my parents get home and then at 8 o'clock we all watch TV together.‎ W: What time do you go to bed?‎ M: My sister goes to bed at 9 o'clock and I go to bed at 9:30.‎ Text 7‎ W: Mark, do you like reading news on the Internet?‎ M: Not really. I used to like watching news on TV. But now I usually read USA Today and The New York Times to learn about important events around the world.‎ W: Why don't you read news online? Don't you think it's more convenient?‎ M: Well, there are just too many untrue news stories on the Internet. So do you like reading online news stories?‎ W: Yes. But I just use the major news sites. I dislike untrue news stories, too. I do think reporters have the biggest responsibility to reduce made-up stories.‎ M: Really? Don't you think news reporting has its limits in its ability to prevent the spread of fake news?‎ W: So what's your opinion?‎ M: I think technology companies such as Facebook and Google and the government should be responsible.‎ Text 8‎ M: Hello, is Susan there?‎ W: Yes, this is Susan.‎ M: This is Robbie. It's about the shopping trip tomorrow. We're going at half past nine instead of a quarter to nine.‎ W: OK. I've got that.‎ M: And would you mind my sister and her friend going with us? My sister's going to drive us there in her car. She'll bring us back too.‎ W: Of course not! Anything else?‎ M: Yes. You need to bring your bathing suit because there's a really good pool next to the shopping center. And could you bring some food? Because we won't have time to have lunch in a ‎ restaurant. But we can get a drink while we're walking around the shopping center.‎ W: No problem. See you.‎ M: See you tomorrow.‎ Text 9‎ W: Hey, George! Where are you heading?‎ M: Hey, it’s you, Mary. I just came back from an exhibition.‎ W: A what?‎ M: An exhibition. To be exact, a fine art exhibition.‎ W: Really? Is it good?‎ M: Yeah, pretty good, I should say. You know, I don’t have any artistic ability, but I can appreciate the stuff there. There are portraits, oil paintings and watercolors. It’s really amazing. Sometimes they can fool your eyes — you have to look really closely to see that’s not a photo or something real. It’s a great exhibition.‎ W: What paintings do you like best?‎ M: I would have to say the oil paintings. They’re just so colorful and alive.‎ W: Yeah, that’s one thing that I like about oil paintings. But I can’t stand the traditional style. I find it so boring.‎ M: Yeah, I’m a little tired of that style, too. I’m crazy about art, and I wish that I were able to paint as well as these artists. You should go and have a look at this exhibition if you can afford a day. It’s really great.‎ W: Well, I was just thinking about what to do for the weekend. Now you’ve given me a good idea. I’m really looking forward to it!‎ M: Trust me, it’s worthwhile and the ticket is not expensive.‎ W: OK. I’ve got to go and get the tickets now. See you.‎ Text 10‎ M: Welcome to Windsor Castle, one of the world’s oldest and largest castles. Windsor is one of the official houses of the Queen, who sometimes stays here. We offer free tours for blind and poor-sighted visitors. We also provide guided tours. Visitors can explore the history of the castle with an expert guide. For those visiting with children, a special family tour and various safe activities are offered during school holidays and at weekends. Tours start throughout the day from ‎ the Courtyard and finish at the entrance to the State Apartments. However, visitors arriving at the castle after 3:00 pm from March to October are advised to visit St. George’s Chapel (小教堂) first before it closes. Shops offer many kinds of souvenirs, including books, postcards, jewelry and children’s toys. Please ask at the Middle Ward shops about our home delivery service. Bottled water can be bought from the Courtyard and Middle Ward shops. From April to September, ice cream is also available.‎