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广东省广州市普通高中学校2018届高考高三3月月考模拟考试 英语(03)‎ 第一部分:听力(共两节,满分20分)‎ 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。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 is Vincent’s nationality?‎ ‎ A. French. B. Spanish. C. Italian.‎ ‎2. What will the speakers move?‎ ‎ A. The television. B. The cupboard. C. The picture.‎ ‎3. What do we know about the woman?‎ ‎ A. She just gave up her apartment.‎ B. She has been looking for an apartment.‎ C. She has just bought a reasonably priced house.‎ ‎4. What might the weather be like tomorrow afternoon?‎ ‎ A. Cloudy. B. Rainy. C. Fine.‎ ‎5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?‎ ‎ A. A butterfly. B. A painting. C. An argument.‎ 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。听每段对话戒独白前,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 is the man’s destination?‎ ‎ A. Helsinki. B. New York. C. Salt Lake City.‎ ‎7. How many hours will it take the man to his destination?‎ ‎ A. 18 hours. B. 22 hours. C. 23 hours.‎ 听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. Why did the man get home late yesterday?‎ ‎ A. He missed the train. B. He had an accident. C. The train was cancelled.‎ ‎9. How did the man get home yesterday?‎ ‎ A. He took a bus and walked a long way home.‎ B. He took a train for two hours.‎ C. He walked home all the way.‎ 听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. What is one of the purposes of the centre?‎ ‎ A. To provide work opportunities for graduating students.‎ B. To teach students how to use English in their daily lives.‎ C. To help international students prepare to enter institutions abroad.‎ ‎11. When should one apply to the program if the fall term begins on August 30th?‎ ‎ A. By May 30th. B. By June 30th. C. By July 30th.‎ ‎12. How can one apply for the courses?‎ ‎ A. By phoning the center. ‎ B. By filling in the application online. ‎ C. By faxing the application to the center.‎ 听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. What is the matter with the man?‎ ‎ A. He has a cold. B. He has the flu. C. He has a high fever.‎ ‎14. How long has the man been sick?‎ ‎ A. Since Friday. B. Since Saturday. C. Since Sunday.‎ ‎15. How does the man react to the woman’s suggestion at first?‎ ‎ A. He refuses it. B. He is pleased with it. C. He doesn’t care about it.‎ ‎16. How often will the man drink the special tea?‎ ‎ A. Twice a day. B. Three times a day. C. Four times a day.‎ 听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. What is the first prize?‎ ‎ A. A two-week holiday. B. A 500-dollar camera. C. Two plain tickets to Jamaica.‎ ‎18. When will the result of the competition come out?‎ ‎ A. In a week. B. In half a month. C. In a month.‎ ‎19. What requirement do the photos need to meet?‎ ‎ A. They must be in color.‎ B. They must be taken on holiday.‎ C. They must be sent to the radio station by the end of August.‎ ‎20. What does the speaker remind the competitors to do?‎ ‎ A. Put their information down on the back of the photos.‎ B. Take part in next month’s sports competition.‎ C. Get their photos back after the competition.‎ 第二部分: 英语知识运用(共两节,满分35分)‎ 第一节 单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)‎ 请认真阅读下面各题,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ ‎21. The color green in ancient Egypt symbolized spring, which is the time of _______ year when things in nature start to grow after _______ long winter.‎ ‎ A. /; a B. the; the C. /; the D. the; a ‎22. China needs to strike a balance between maintaining a ______ fast and stable development and economic structural adjustment. ‎ A. relatively B. seemingly C. approximately D. environmentally ‎23. The first thing you must remember is that in order to succeed, it is almost compulsory that you ______ be optimistic.‎ ‎ A. must B. will C. need D. should ‎24. — Do you know why Michael resigned from the board?‎ ‎ — He held out for higher wages, but was _______ in the end.‎ ‎ A. put down B. broke down C. cut down D. turned down ‎25. — How about buying Tim a mobile phone ? After all, he isn’t a boy any more.‎ ‎ — I think it’s necessary, for we sometimes want to make sure if he _____ home for dinner.‎ ‎ A. will come B. comes C. has come D. would come ‎26. — Do you have anything to say for yourselves?‎ ‎— Yes, there is one point ________ we must insist on.‎ ‎ A. why B. where C. how D. /‎ ‎27. It was not until the subprime loan crisis(次贷危机)____ great damage to the American financial system that Americans ____ the severity of the situation. ‎ A. caused, realized B. had caused, realized ‎ C. caused, had realized D. was causing, had realized ‎28. We need a (n) _______ team leader who can really motivate the members to work harder.‎ A. considerable B. cautious C. dynamic D. conventional ‎ ‎29. The Chinese government has made it clear _______ it strives to achieve in space science in the next 5 years.‎ ‎ A. what B. that C. how D. which ‎30. According to some studies, EQ is important, if not more important than IQ.‎ A. so B. very C. even D. as ‎31. The government work report by Premier Wen conveys a variety of issues, and social justice _____.‎ ‎ A. in common B. in general C. in particular D. in practice ‎32. I can not understand why the issue of Syria has become so complicated _____ I learn more from the media.‎ ‎ A. after B. before C. while D. when ‎33. For me, Gone with the Wind is a very happy discovery, _____ I shall return frequently.‎ ‎ A. on which B. by which C. to which D. from which ‎ ‎34. _____, they dived into a taxi and headed for the airport.‎ A. Goodbye was said B. Goodbye had been said ‎ C. Goodbye said D. When goodbye said ‎ ‎35. David got well-prepared for the university interview, for he couldn’t risk the good opportunity ________. ‎ A. to lose B. losing C. to be lost D. being lost 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A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ Could the Internet be totally free and should it be? Should the Internet be regulated? The recent disorder in the Arab world 36 by a disputed video damaging the image of Prophet Muhammad shows the United States, which is busy 37 global Internet freedom, has paid a huge price 38 the lives of its diplomats. ‎ In an unregulated internet world, cheating, violence or rumors can 39 serious consequences. Many countries across the world are periodically suffering from “rumors” 40 by the Internet and social media. ‎ The US-led West always promotes Internet freedom and 41 any regulation as investigation, but it should think twice if it calculates the heavy price that has been and has to be paid for “ 42 Internet”. Moreover, 43 the Internet in the West 44 to be free, with no obvious 45 and no limited sites, isn’t the structure of the main pages already hand-controlled, with selected press agencies and 46 occupying clearly dominating(显著的)positions? ‎ The Internet has helped fight injustice, 47 corruption in places so far apart as Indonesia, India and Latin America. But the Internet could be extremely 48 as well. Various racist or separatist organizations are using their Internet sites to 49 strong feelings. Those who are spreading hate are frequently using the Internet as their tool. No country can 50 to make the Internet absolutely free. ‎ The question is how to keep free flow of information 51 while protecting children from unhealthy works, common citizens from 52 rumors and countries from unfair and damaging propaganda (宣传) attacks. And who sets the limits? ‎ The 53 is that there will never be a perfect system. Every country will have to 54 its own system, based on its culture, social 55 and the degree of danger it’s facing. ‎ ‎36. A. led B. caused C. damaged D. attacked ‎37. A. helping B. processing C. promoting D. improving ‎38. A. for B. at C. with D. off ‎39. A. bring B. reach C. fetch D. take ‎ ‎40. A. spread B. exposed C. delivered D. passed ‎41. A. supports B. follows C. opposes D. dislikes ‎42. A. free B. accessible C. available D. healthy ‎43. A. as if B. even if C. so that D. in that ‎44. A. happens B. intends C. offers D. appears ‎45. A. interruption B. interference C. defence D. preference ‎46. A. programs B. substances C. channels D. sources ‎47. A. uncover B. strike C. prevent D. avoid ‎48. A. beneficial B. useful C. sensitive D. destructive ‎49. A. increase B. decrease C. upset D. strengthen ‎50. A. refuse B. afford C. fail D. attempt ‎51. A. unpolluted B. unskilled C. unoccupied D. uninterrupted ‎52. A. evil B. meaningful C. untrue D. effective ‎53. A. importance B. conclusion C. description D. possibility ‎54. A. develop B. invent C. change D. study ‎55. A. trends B. structures C. surroundings D. factors 第三部分:阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)‎ ‎ 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Three English dictionaries published recently all lay claim to possessing a “new” feature. The BBC English Dictionary contains background information on 1,000 people and places prominent in the news since 1988; the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary: Encyclopedic Edition is the OALD plus encyclopedic entries; the Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture is the LDOCE plus cultural information.‎ The key fact is that all three dictionaries can be seen to have a distinctly “cultural” as well as language learning content. That being said, the way in which they approach the cultural element is not identical, making direct comparisons between the three difficult.‎ While there is some common ground between the encyclopedic/cultural entries for the Oxford and Longman dictionaries, there is a clear difference. Oxford lays claim to being encyclopedic on content whereas Longman distinctly concentrates on the language and culture of the English speaking world. The Oxford dictionary can therefore stand more vigorous scrutiny (审查) for cultural bias than the Longman publication ‎ because the latter does not hesitate about viewing the rest of the world from the cultural perspectives of the English-speaking world. The cultural objectives of the BBC dictionary are in turn more distinct still. Based on an analysis of over 70 million words recorded from the BBC World Service and National Public Radio of Washington over a period of four years, their 1,000 brief encyclopedic entries are based on people and places that have featured in the news recently. The intended user they have in mind is a regular listener to the World Service who will have a reasonable standard of English and a developed skill in listening comprehension.‎ In reality, though, the BBC dictionary will be purchased by a far wider range of language learners, as will the other two dictionaries. We will be faced with a situation where many of the users of these dictionaries will at the very least have distinct socio-cultural perspectives and may have world views which are totally opposed and even hostile to those of the West. Advanced learners from this kind of background will not only evaluate a dictionary on how user-friendly it is but will also have definite views about the scope and appropriateness of the various socio-cultural entries. ‎56. What feature sets apart the three dictionaries discussed in the passage from traditional ones?‎ A. The combination of two dictionaries into one. ‎ B. The new approach to defining words. C. The inclusion of cultural content. ‎ D. The increase in the number of entries.  57. The Longman dictionary is more likely to be criticized for cultural prejudice because ____.‎ A. its scope of cultural entries goes beyond the culture of the English-speaking world B. it pays little attention to the cultural content of the non-English-speaking countries C. it views the world purely from the standpoint of the English-speaking people D. it fails to distinguish language from culture in its encyclopedic entries 58. It is implied in the last paragraph that, in approaching socio-cultural content in a dictionary, social thought should be given to _________.‎ A. the language levels of its users B. the number of its prospective purchasers C. the different tastes of its users D. the various cultural backgrounds of its users B Advertising means to draw people’s attention to something. It is a central feature of our lives. Sales depend upon it. So does our knowledge of what is available. Read the following adverts and see how much you understand them.‎ ‎59. About what they advertise, we can safely say that __________ .‎ A. Adverts(I)and(Ⅲ)advertise two products B. Adverts(Ⅲ)and(IV)advertise services C. Adverts(II)and(Ⅲ)advertise beliefs ‎ D. Adverts(I)and(IV)provide jobs ‎60. How many adverts are trying to be price competitive?‎ A. 1. B. 2. C. 3. D. 4.‎ ‎61. Which of the following statements about the adverts above is NOT true?‎ A. A newspaper uses one of them in its own newspaper.‎ B. All of them advertise for the largest number of customers.‎ C. All of them list the prices.‎ D. All of them have included contact information.‎ ‎62. From these examples of adverts, we can conclude that __________.‎ A. some adverts are provided by newspapers free of charge B. newspaper is the most common means of advertising C. advertising is an expensive business D. adverts should appeal to customers C I have been passionate about sewing and fashion design since I was 12. Two years ago, I designed and made a set of outfits from recyclable materials for a charity fashion show. Through this highly meaningful and profound experience, I became aware of the importance of protecting and preserving our environment when designing and making fashion items, resulting in my founding an organization to promote eco-friendly, design and fashion.‎ My interest has led me to research areas of fashion that have environmental implications. For example, some popular clothing stores have announced marketing policies designed to improve the environment. For those of us who are eco-conscious, it is responsible for us to evaluate whether such policies are just a marketing promotion, or represent great efforts to protect our environment.‎ Three chain-stores, H&M, Urban Outfitters and Forever 21, have been promoting "green" items. After I examined their products, I have concluded that H&M and Urban Outfitters are truly helping the environment with their efforts, while Forever 21 seems to be using the "go green" trend as a way to sell more products, rather than genuinely help the environment.‎ Of these three stores, H&M has the most extensive eco -fashion plans. It is already well on its way to carrying out its plans by increasingly mixing organic cotton into their garments, as well as putting fully organic cotton items on the market. The store also belongs to the Organic Exchange Organization, which approves of growth of organic cotton. To reduce the harm from non - organic cotton production, H&M is involved with the Better Cotton Project. Mindful of the unfavorable effects of climate change, the store aims to minimize transportation and energy usage. H&M labels their eco -friendly products with an official symbol, the Flower, to represent a production system that is less harmful than most traditional processes. Because of these actions and policies, H&M is already well on its way to making a difference on the environment.‎ With its Urban Renewal brand, Urban Outfitter takes a different approach than H&M in promoting eco - friendly fashion. The brand features women's clothes made from strictly environmentally -friendly sources, such as vintage, dead stock, or surplus clothing. Urban Renewal produces fashionable garments, and embraces being eco - friendly through recycling.‎ Unlike the other two stores above, Forever 21 ' s eco-fashion efforts fall short; some people would say their message is thoroughly misleading. It promotes the "green" image, and yet many of their supposed eco -friendly products do not help the environment. For example, it sells a "Think Green Tote" that, according to the site, is meant to "send an environmentally friendly message." However it is made of 100% non - organic cotton which is one of the most damaging fabrics to the environment, mostly because it requires greater chemical intervention compared ‎ to organic cotton. Also, the "I Love My Planet Tote" is supposed to "make a positive statement," but is also made of 100% cotton that is not organic. The only tote that is environmentally - friendly is the "H81 Organic Cotton Tote" from Forever 21's Heritage brand, made from 100% organic cotton. Now that Forever 21 has portrayed itself as being "green," it should start "walking the walk."‎ ‎63. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means ____.‎ A. all the customers are trying not to walk into the Forever 21 to buy products ‎ B. the Forever 21 has already been on its way to transform its negative image ‎ C. the writer publicly urges the Forever 21 to put its campaign into practice ‎ D. the environmental problem is so serious that we should pay more attention ‎64. Which of the following supports the author's opinion?‎ A. The author's environmental awareness comes from his shopping experiences. ‎ B. None of the three stores makes a difference on the ecological protection. ‎ C. Someone uses the "go green" trend just as a trick to make more profit. ‎ D. It is still a very long way before we humans will use real green products.‎ ‎65. The passage is developed by ____. ‎ A. showing cause and effect B. giving concrete figures ‎ C. making comparison and contrast D. using time order ‎66. Which of the following statements can be the best title? ‎ A. Does the Trend of Eco - Friendly Help the Environment? ‎ B. Green Products Are Common in Fashion Stores. ‎ C. A Survey of Eco - Friendly Design on Fashion Markets. ‎ D. Are Chain Stores in Fashion Really Going Green?‎ D ‎ The next generation of smart phone could combine the date from its gyroscopes (陀螺仪) with a built-in compass to allow you to track your indoor movements even without GPS.‎ ‎ Research described it in the international Journal of Innovative Computing and Applications by Shahid Ayub of Lancaster University, and his colleagues there and at HW Communications, suggests that the embedded inertial sensors (嵌入式惯性传感器) in many smart phones have added the facility to be used for localization and tracking applications. The primary benefit of using smart phones is that no additional infrastructure would need to be installed for monitoring personnel movements in a wide variety of situations not least staff, equipment and inventory movements in warehouse facilities, shopping malls and factories. In contrast, other technology being proposed would require new equipment,such as RFID technologies.‎ However, smart phones do not yet have the ability to pinpoint their location without recourse to the GPS system, which is not accessible indoors and has the added disadvantage of using up battery power very quickly even if it could be used. Inertial navigation only provides the necessary information relative to a specified starting point the team says. This is useful for anyone with a non-GPS smart phone who wishes to track the route they take when walking or jogging if they specify their starting point. The team suggests that pedestrians indoors could be positioned using a combination of the smart phone accelerometer (加速器) and an built-in digital compass, something that will become available in future smart phones.‎ They have now investigated the potential of three different smart phone placement modes: idle, hand held and listening, which could be used with pedestrian dead reckoning (PDR) techniques to allow users to record the path they follow or for various kinds of workplace or other monitoring requirements.‎ ‎"The technique could be used in underground tube stations, airports , train stations where there is no infrastructure installed for tracking or navigation," Ayub explains, "It can also be used for location-based service applications. In big shopping malls it becomes easier to navigate to a target shop or meeting place, while in large offices and across industry it could be used to track employees and control movements of workers in restricted areas."‎ ‎67. What is the primary benefit of using smart phones with embedded inertial sensors?‎ ‎ A. They require new equipment, such as RFID technologies.‎ ‎ B. They can track pedestrian movement indoors with GPS.‎ ‎ C. No additional infrastructure would be needed.‎ ‎ D. No additional money would be spent.‎ ‎68. What can we know from the third paragraph?‎ ‎ A. pedestrians indoors cannot be positioned using GPS.‎ ‎ B. GPS can be used to locate pedestrians indoors.‎ ‎ C. Smart phones with embedded inertial sensors can save a lot of energy.‎ ‎ D. The current GPS system is perfect in many ways.‎ ‎69. We can learn from the passage that the recent studies of smart phones .‎ ‎ A. were conducted by Shahid Ayub alone ‎ B. were supported by GPS ‎ C. have no connection with everyday needs ‎ D. can be applied to underground tube stations ‎70. What would be the best title for the text?‎ ‎ A. Tracking Pedestrians Indoors Using Their Smart Phones ‎ B. GPS Found to Have Defects ‎ C. Additional Infrastructure Should Be Constructed in Airports ‎ D. People Need to Replace Their Current Smart Phones 第四部分:任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)‎ 请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意:每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。 ‎ Back to School: Why Grit (毅力) Is More Important than Good Grades?‎ The back-to-school season is upon us, and once again, parents all over the country have loaded their kids’ backpacks up with snack packs and school supplies. It’s a good moment to reflect on what else we should be giving our kids as they head off to school.‎ American parents are feeling particularly anxious about that question this year. The educational process feels more than ever like a race, one that starts in pre-preschool and doesn’t end until your child is admitted to the perfect college. Most parents are more worried than they need to be about their children’s grades, test scores and IQ. And what we don’t think about enough is how to help our children build their character—how to help them develop skills like ‎ perseverance, grit, optimism, conscientiousness, and self-control, which together do more to determine success than S.A.T. scores or I.Q.[来源:学科网]‎ There is growing evidence that our anxiety about our children’s school performance may actually be holding them back from learning some of these valuable skills. If you’re concerned only with a child’s G.P.A., then you will likely choose to minimize the challenges the child faces in school. With real challenge comes the risk of real failure. And in a competitive academic environment, the idea of failure can be very scary, to students and parents alike.‎ But experiencing failure is a critical part of building character. Recent research by a team of psychologists found that adults who had experienced little or no failure growing up were actually less happy and confident than those who had experienced a few significant setbacks in childhood. “Overcoming those obstacles,” the researchers assumed, “could teach effective coping skills, help engage social support networks, create a sense of mastery over past adversity, and foster beliefs in the ability to cope successfully in the future.”‎ By contrast, when we protect our children from every possible failure—when we call their teachers to get an extension on a paper; when we urge them to choose only those subjects they’re good at—we are denying them those same character-building experiences. As the psychologists Madeline Levine and Dan Kindlon have written, that can lead to difficulties in adolescence and young adulthood, when overprotected young people finally confront real problems on their own and don’t know how to overcome them.‎ In the classroom and outside of it, American parents need to encourage children to take chances, to challenge themselves, to risk failure. In the meantime, giving our kids room to fail may be one of the best ways we can help them succeeded.‎ ‎ Back to School: Why Grit Is More Important than Good Grades?‎ Common phenomena ‎◆Parents (71) ▲ America load their kids’ backpacks up with snacks and school supplies.‎ ‎◆Many American parents don’t (72) ▲ enough importance to their kids’ character building.‎ The writer’s (73) ▲‎ ‎◆Parents should pay more attention to their kids’ character building.‎ Evidence and (74) ▲ findings ‎◆Parents’ anxiety about their kids’ performance may (75) ▲ them from learning some valuable skills.‎ ‎◆Parents concerned only with a kid’s G.P.A. have a (76) ▲ to minimize the challenges the child faces.‎ ‎◆Adults who have experienced a few significant setbacks in childhood are (77) ▲ and more confident than those who haven’t.‎ ‎◆Denying kids character-building experiences can (78) ▲ in difficulties in adolescence and young adulthood.‎ The writer’s suggestions ‎◆(79) ▲ kids to be risk-takers.‎ ‎◆Give kids room to experience (80) ▲ .‎ 第五部分:书面表达 (满分25分)‎ 近来,校车事故频发。请你结合此图,并根据以下提示,用英语写一篇短文,向学校英文报“news and issues”专栏投稿。‎ 简要描述事情引起广泛关注 政府,学校,家长等 分析原因 ‎1. 超载 2. 质量差 3. 缺乏管理 4. ……‎ 谈谈解决办法 ‎(请根据自己的经历或感想,提出至少三种做法)‎ 注意:1. 对要点逐一陈述,适当发挥,不要简单翻译;‎ ‎2. 词数150 左右。开头已经写好,不计入总词数。‎ 参考答案 听力1—5 CABCB 6—10 ABCAC 11—15 BBACA 16—20 CABCA 选择21-25AADDA 26-30 DBCAD 31 -35 CBCCD 完型36-40 BCCAA 41-45 CABDB 46-50 DAACB 51-55 DABAC 阅读56-58 CCD 59-62 BBCD 63-66 CCCD 67-70 CADA 任务型阅读 ‎71. throughout/across/around 72. attach 73. view/opinion/viewpoint 74. research ‎ ‎75. discourage/prevent/hinder/stop/keep 76. tendency 77. happier 78. result ‎79. Encourage/Inspire 80. failures ‎ 书面表达 One possible version:‎ It is reported that some overcrowded school buses crashed now and then, causing many deaths and injuries, both children and teachers included. The issue has highlighted unsafe transport conditions and has aroused a widespread concern among the government, schools and parents as well.‎ ‎ We also have had a discussion about it in class. The following are the reasons we have thought of. First of all, overcrowding on school buses is common in China. For example, one bus, originally a nine-seat van, was carrying 62 children and two adults when it crashed. Secondly, school buses are not up to safety standards. Many passenger seats had been removed to make ‎ more space to overload. Usually, school buses are of poor quality and are not strong enough to bear any accidents. Thirdly, some of the drivers are not skilled and experienced. Last but not least, lack of strict management of school buses is also one of the main reasons.‎ In my opinion, School buses are meant to provide safe and convenient transportation to schoolchildren, but now they have become killers. Therefore it’s high time we should do something to stop it. Severely overloaded van should be forbidden. Once found, the driver should be seriously punished. The government should perform its duties to issue bus-safety regulations, conduct bus safety inspections and strengthen management of school buses. They should also allocate more funds to buy better school buses for children Drivers would also be required to conduct safety checks of buses daily. Only by joining forces can we solve the problem.‎ 听力原文 Text 1‎ M: The way Vincent speaks French, you would think he was a native, not Spanish.‎ W: Well, he is actually an Italian.‎ Text 2‎ M: Why don’t we put the television on top of this cupboard? Then we can hide the picture behind it.‎ W: Good idea.‎ Text 3‎ M: I have good news. Someone just told me about a one-bedroom place for you, with very reasonable rent.‎ W: Thank goodness. I was just about to give up.‎ Text 4‎ W: What’s the forecast for tomorrow?‎ M: I think it said it’s going to be quite dull and cloudy in the morning, but it might brighten up later.‎ W: Well, so long as it doesn’t rain, I’m going on a picnic tomorrow with Judith and Peter.‎ Text 5‎ W: I see a butterfly in this picture.‎ M: No kidding. Where?‎ W: Here. This looks like the wings of a butterfly. So, what do you see?‎ M: I see two human figures arguing with each other. These are human heads and hands.‎ 第二节 Text 6‎ W: OK. That’s Flight 1070 from Salt Lake City to New York, Kennedy Airport, transferring to Flight 90 from Kennedy to Helsinki.‎ M: And what are the departure and arrival times for each of those flights?‎ W: It leaves Salt Lake City at 10:00 am, arriving in New York at 4:30 pm, then transferring to Flight 90 at 5:30 pm, and arriving in Helsinki at 8 am the next day.‎ M: Alright.‎ Text 7‎ M: It took me three hours to get home yesterday. I was exhausted.‎ W: Oh no. what happened?‎ M: There was an accident and the train was cancelled.‎ W: And what did you do then?‎ M: I waited first for another train. But then I learnt no train would come until two hours later. So I had to switch to a bus and walked about half an hour.‎ W: Terrible. Not again.‎ Text 8‎ W: English Language Center. May I help you?‎ M: Yes. I’m calling to find out more information about your program. For example, what kind of courses do you offer?‎ W: Well, first of all, the purpose of our program is to provide language learning opportunities to this area’s community, whether a student’s goal is to master basic functional language skills, let’s say, for his or her job, or to study to enter a US college or university.‎ M: Great. What are you application deadlines for the next term?‎ W: Well, we ask applicants to apply no later than two months before the term begins. This gives us time to process the application.‎ M: Alright. What is the tuition for a full-time student?‎ W: It’s $2030.‎ M: And how does one apply?‎ W: Well, we can send you an application and you can mail it back to us, or you can fill out our application that’s online at our web site.‎ M: Great. Thank you for help.‎ Text 9‎ W: So, how are thinks going?‎ M: Well, to be honest, I was feeling great on Saturday, but I started to feel sick Sunday afternoon. And I’m really worried because I’m scheduled to give a presentation at work on Friday.‎ W: Well, what seems to be the problem?‎ M: I thought I had the flu, but the doctor said it was just a bad cold. He gave me some medicine to take care of my stuffy nose. I’m supposed to take the medicine three times a day after eating, but it doesn’t seem to help.‎ W: Listen, forget about that medicine! I have just the thing to get rid of bad colds. You see, my mum is really into herbal medicine. ‎ M: Oh, no thanks.‎ W: Ah, come on! Give it a try. You just take some of my mum’s herbal tea and drink it four times a day. Believe me. You’ll be up and dancing around in no time.‎ M: Dancing around in no time, right? Well, I guess. Nothing else seems to be doing the job.‎ W: Great. I’ll come by your place at 2:30.‎ Text 10‎ M: And now here’s news about our latest competition. You won’t believe what we’re offering you this month. As this is International Year of the Family, you have the chance to win a wonderful family holiday in Jamaica. All you have to do is take a photograph which shows family life. It could be children with their parents or their grandparents or whatever you wish. You don’‎ t have to have taken it on holiday of course. Now, the lucky winner has the chance to spend two weeks at Silver Sands Bay in Jamaica. Two weeks of beautiful beaches, sunshine, plenty for everyone to do. There are watersports, children’s entertainments and everything is included. That’s everything—food as well. Now, the second prize is a camera worth £500 and that’s certainly worth having for any holidays coming up. So send us your photograph—in colour or black and white—by 31 August—that’s the closing date for entries……and listen to this programme to hear if you’ve won or not. We will be announcing the winners on 15 September. Now, you must be over 18 years of age. I’m sorry kids, but you’ll have a chance next month in your super sports competition! Send your lucky photograph to us at DCM Radio, 25 East Hill, Brighton, Sussex. And don’t forget to write your name and address on the back of the photo. We can’t return any photos, I’m afraid, so make sure that you’ve got another copy if it’s your favourite