吉林省长春市实验中学2019-2020学年高一上学期期中考试英语试卷 18页

www.ks5u.com 长春市实验中学 ‎2019-2020学年上学期期中考试 高一英语试卷 ‎ ‎ 考试时间 120分钟 分值150分 第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共100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. How many classes does the woman have on Wednesday? ‎ A. 2. B. 4. C. 5.‎ ‎2. Where did Jane grow up?‎ A. In Sweden. B. In Switzerland. C. In the US.‎ ‎3. What time is the man’s flight?‎ A. 9:00 a.m. B. 9:50 a.m. C. 10:40 a.m.‎ ‎4. What is the woman hunting for?‎ A. A good movie. B. A nice magazine. C. A fortune list.‎ ‎5. What did the woman do last night?‎ A. Attended a lecture. B. Went to the hospital. C. Made a speech on education.‎ 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出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 probable relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Strangers. B. Boss and clerk. C. Colleagues.‎ ‎7. What is the man trying to do?‎ A. Complain about work. B.Comfort the woman. C. Comment on letters.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。‎ ‎8.What was the woman doing between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.？‎ A. Making a call. B. Watching TV. C. Sleeping.‎ ‎9. Who spent a lot of time on the phone?‎ A. The woman’s brother. B. The woman. C. The woman’s sister.‎ ‎10.Why did the man try to get the woman？‎ A. To ask for help. B.To help her with math. C. To make an appointment.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。‎ ‎11. How did the woman travel to the south of England?‎ A. By ship. B. By train. C. By air.‎ ‎12. What did the woman do in England?‎ A. She visited her friends. B. She did much shopping. C. She visited many places.‎ ‎13. Why did the woman go to Paris in 1993?‎ A. For shopping. B. For business. C. For sightseeing.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。‎ ‎14. Where does the conversation probably take place?‎ A. In an auditorium. B. In a bookstore. C. In an library.‎ ‎15. What has the woman been doing at night?‎ A. Watching the sky. B. Reading astronomy. C. Working night shift.‎ ‎16. What does the woman major in?‎ A. Physics. B. Drama. C. Chemistry.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. Where was Frost born?‎ A. In New England. B. In Boston. C. In San Francisco.‎ ‎18. When did Frost become friendly with Edward Thomas?‎ A. Between 1924 and 1943. ‎ B. Between 1912 and 1915. ‎ C. Between 1943 and 1963.‎ ‎19. Which was published in 1914?‎ A. Steeple. B. A Boy’s Will. C. North of Boston.‎ ‎20. What does the speaker ask the listeners t do next?‎ A. Read a poem. B. Study a novel. C. Write a letter.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40） ‎ 第一节 ‎ （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。‎ A ‎ Interesting Exhibitions Held in Four Different Museums Name: The British Museum Phone: 020-7323-8000‎ Website: www.britishmuseum.org Opening hours: daily 10 a.m.—5:30 p.m.‎ Price: Free ‎ This exhibition aims to show the mysteries of mummification(干尸化). From a king’s daughter to a temple doorkeeper, the displays explore the identities(身份) of eight people, using their bodies to discover clues about how they lived. By using new methods, such as CT scanning and 3D visualization(可视化), the British Museum has been able to build up a picture of life in the Nile valley over 4,000 years.‎ ‎ Name: The Fashion and Textile (纺织) Museum Phone: 020-7407-8664‎ Website: www.ftmlondon.org Opening hours: daily 11 a.m.—5:30p.m.‎ Price: £8.80 adults, £5.50 students This Fashion and Textile Museum is housing the first-ever exhibition on classic Mexican shawl(披肩), which became famous in the 20th century. Mexican artists, photographers and fashion and textile designers will be exhibiting their color1ful works there.‎ ‎ Name: The Victoria and Albert Museum Phone: 020-7907-7073‎ Website: www.vam.ac.uk Opening hours: Mon, Thur., Sat, Sun, 10 a.m.—5:30 p.m.; Fri. 10 a.m.—10 p.m.‎ Price: Free The Victoria and Albert Museum has dug out some of their most charming(迷人的) wedding dresses to record their history during the past two centuries. White wedding dresses were made popular by Queen Victoria in the nineteenth century. See beautiful wedding dresses made by famous designers.‎ Name: The Science Museum Phone: 0870-870-4868‎ Website: www.sciencemuseum.org.uk Opening hours: daily 10 a.m.—6 p.m.‎ Price: Free This four-day festival displays the latest exciting gadgets(小机械) and introduces their inventors. Visitors can explore electronics(电子产品), build robots, get hands-on(亲自动手) with new technologies and have a go (尝试) at 3D printing. There will be displays taking place throughout the festival, which is suitable for anyone aged ten and over.‎ ‎21. Which number would you call if you’re interested in exploring history with modern technology?‎ A. 020-7323-8000. B. 020-7407-8664. C. 020-7907-7073. D. 0870-870-4868.‎ ‎22. Which museum can you visit if you are free at 8 p.m. on Friday?‎ A. The Fashion and textile Museum.    ‎ B. The Victoria and Albert Museum.‎ C. The Science Museum.    ‎ D. The British Museum.‎ ‎23. What can we learn about the Science Museum?‎ A. It displays CT scanning technology.‎ B. More information can be found at www.vam.ac.uk.‎ C. The exhibition will last a week.‎ D. Visitors themselves can try new technologies.‎ B Each year on December 10, the Alfred Nobel Foundation (诺贝尔基金) presents six prizes. These prizes are named after Alfred Nobel, the man who invented dynamite (火药). It was Mr. Nobel’s idea to create the prizes. During his life, Mr. Nobel made a lot of money from his invention. He put his money in a bank, and the money earned more money through interest (利息) from the bank. The money grew to be a very large amount.‎ Mr. Nobel decided to use his money to help scientists, artists, and people who worked to help others around the world. He created the Nobel Prizes to do this.‎ The prizes set up by Mr. Noble include physics, medicine, chemistry, literature, and peace. These five Nobel Prizes were first given out in 1901. Later, the Central Bank of Sweden(瑞典) made the Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic (经济) Science in1968 to celebrate the bank’s 300th year of business. All of the prizes are handed out in Stockholm (斯德哥尔摩) except for the Peace Prize, which is presented in Oslo (奥斯陆).‎ Each person who receives a Nobel Prize is given a cash prize, a medal, and a special paper which explains the prize the person won. The amount of money that each person receive is calculated from the interest earned from all of Me Nobel’s money which is still in the bank. This interest is divided equally between the five prize winners in physics, medicine, chemistry, literature, and peace. The Central Bank of Sweden then pays an equal amount to the winner of the prize in economics.‎ ‎24. The Nobel Prizes are presented ___________.‎ ‎ A. at different time B. In December C. Every two years D. Every six years ‎25. Mr Nobel set up ______prizes at first.‎ ‎ A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. we don’t know ‎26. The Nobel Prize of ______are made and paid by Central Bank of Sweden.‎ ‎ A. Economics B. Medicine C. Literature D. Physics ‎27. The winners of the Nobel Prize will receive these except_______‎ ‎ A. A medal B. Money C. An invention D. A special paper ‎ ‎ C ‎ What is your most memorable(难忘的) Thanksgiving? For me, it was on the eve of the day. ‎ The church had the names of ten families with more children and less pay planned to receive food baskets. As we packed the boxes in the fellowship hall, these families were excited over the food they were taking home. It would be the best meal many hadn’t enjoyed for months. As they were picking up their boxes happily, another family arrived. Father, mother and three children got off an old pickup truck and came inside the hall. This was a new family, not on ‎ our list. They had just heard there was food being given by a church.‎ I explained that we did not have enough for an extra family. And as I tried to make them sure that I would do what I could, an amazing thing happened. Without a word, a woman put down the box she was carrying and quickly found an empty box to place beside it. She began moving items from her box to share. Soon others followed her lead, and these poor people made an eleventh box for the new family.‎ ‎28. The story happened on ________.‎ A. Thanksgiving Day Eve B. Christmas Eve ‎ C. New Year’ Eve D. a church party ‎29. “ a new family ” here means________.‎ A. they were new here ‎ B. they came the church for the first time C. they hadn’t lived here long ‎ D. their family name was out of the list ‎ ‎30. At last, _________families got the Thanksgiving Day presents.‎ A. 11 B. 10 C. 12 D. no ‎31. What’s the best title for the passage ?‎ A. A New Family. B. A Thanksgiving Day. C. The eleventh Box. D. Delicious Food.‎ D Americans spend their free time in various ways.‎ America is a country of sports—of hunting, fishing and swimming，and of team ‎ sports like baseball and football. Millions of Americans watch their favorite sports on television. They also like to play in community orchestras(管弦乐队)，make their own films or recordings, go camping, visit museums, attend lectures, travel，garden, read and join in hundreds of other activities. The people also enjoy building things for their homes, sewing their own clothes, even making their own photographs. They do these things for fun as well as for economy.‎ But as much as Americans enjoy their free time, the country is at the same time a “self-improvement” country. More than 25 million adults continue their education, chiefly by going to school in the evening, during their own free time, at their own expense(消费). Added to the time spent on personal activities, Americans a1so devote a great amount of their time to the varied needs of their communities. Many hospitals, schools, libraries, museums, parks, community centers, and organizations that assist the poor depend on the many hours citizens devote to these activities, often without any Pay. ‎ Why do they do it? There are several answers. The idea of cooperating(合作) and sharing responsibility with one another for the benefit of all is as old as the country itself.‎ When the country was first founded in 1776, it was necessary for the settlers to work together to live. They had crossed dangerous seas and risked all they had in their struggle for political and religious freedom. There remains among many Americans a distrust of central government. People still prefer to do things themselves within their communities, rather than give the government more control.‎ Sometimes people offer their time because they wish to accomplish something for which no money is paid, to do something that will be of benefit to the entire community. It is true that some people use their leisure because they are truly interested in the work; or they are learning from the experience.‎ No matter what the reason is, hundreds of thousands of so called leisure hours are put into hard, unpaid work on one or another community need. ‎ ‎32. This passage is mainly about _________ .‎ A. why America is a country of sports B. how Americans spend their free time C. why America is a “self-improvement” country D. how Americans are devoted to their community activities ‎33. The writer mentions the foundation of the country in order to indicate ________.‎ A. the early history of America B. the American people’s determination to live C. the reason for Americans’ willingness to cooperate and share responsibility D. the American people’s love for freedom ‎34. Which of the following best explains the meaning of the underlined word“leisure”?‎ A. work time B. energy C. effort D. spare time ‎35. What can we infer from the text?‎ A. The first settlers left their hometown for political and religious reasons.‎ B. Many Americans don′t trust the central government.‎ C. American people enjoy building things for their homes just for fun.‎ D. Americans continue their education at their own expense.‎ 第一节 ‎ 七选五 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多与选项。‎ Some Ways to Deal With Hardships and Pain in Life Regardless of(不管) the difficulties you may face, it’s getting support and moving ‎ forward that counts (重要) the most when you need to deal with hardships. 36 Write or talk about how you feel Keeping my feelings to myself used to make me feel lonely, but when I found someone who actually cared about me, it became natural to share how I felt with him and that contributed to (带来) my ability to overcome troublesome situation. 37 . Although talking to strangers about your problems may seem crazy, it actually isn't.‎ ‎ 38 ‎ It is said that running away from your problems will never help, and though that is partially(部分地) true, it doesn’t mean that you need to go so deeply in a situation ‎ that you run out of air to breathe and lose the ability to make your choices. It is why it’s important to separate yourself from a situation long enough to think clearly. Remind yourself that you are not alone Regardless of who or what you depend on, you need to remind yourself that you are not alone; you have people who do care. 39 Sometimes it’s strangers who may share the same feeling as you do. Think about it----you may not know any readers personally but they could be in the exact same situation as you, so in fact, no one is truly alone. Accept the results and get support again 40 Whether the results of your choices proved to be helpful or not, it’s time for you to accept them and get support. This time you have a new experience go add to your book of life so the next time something tries to knock you down, it won’t be easy because you will be strong and determined to push forward. A. Tell yourself to accept the hardship. B. Finally, it’s time to accept what has happened. C. Here are some things I’ve tried just to help me believe in a brighter future and get over a tough situation. D. Separate yourself from the situation. E. All in all, remember that life is short. F. Not only did I speak to him about how I felt, but I decided to blog (写博客) about it. G. Even if it’s just one person, that’s enough to give you reasons to remind yourself that ‎ you will never truly be alone.‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面的短文，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。‎ John was repairing his motorcycle in the yard while his mom was cooking in the kitchen. Suddenly the motorcycle ran through the glass door while John was still 41 on it. So he was 42 to the floor inside the house. His mom, hearing the 43 , ran out and found John badly 44 lying on the floor, the motorcycle lying next to him and the glass door 45 . The mom called an ambulance (救护车) quickly. After the ambulance arrived and took John to the 46 , the mom pushed the motorcycle outside. Seeing the 47 on the floor, the mom got some paper towels to clean it, and threw the towels in the 48 . After John’s wound was 49 , he left the hospital. After arriving home, he 50 at the broken door and the damage done to his motorcycle and felt very 51 . So he went to the bathroom, sat on the toilet and 52 a cigarette. After finishing the cigarette, he threw it into the toilet bowl. The 53 in the kitchen heard a loud explosion (爆炸声). She ran into the bathroom and found John lying on the floor again and his clothes 54 away. The fire was caused by the towels covered with gas in the toilet bowl. The mom had to call an ambulance again. The 55 ambulance crew (工作人员) came again. They were 56 to see John was seriously hurt again. When they carried John to the ambulance, one of them 57 the mom how John had burned himself. So she told them what 58 to John after he was taken to the hospital last time. One of them couldn’t help laughing so 59 that John fell to the ground. Then John got a(an) 60 arm. ‎ ‎41. A. repairing B. running C. getting D. riding 42. A. moved B. thrown C. hit D. invited 43. A. sound B. story C. news D. word 44. A. affected B. stuck C. beaten D. hurt 45. A. painted B. damaged C. repaired D. closed 46. A. hospital B. company C. yard D. school 47. A. water B. gas C. paper D. glass 48. A. street B. kitchen C. toilet D. bedroom 49. A. discovered B. received C. changed D. covered ‎ ‎50. A. looked B. shouted C. knocked D. laughed 51. A. excited B. sad C. interested D. safe 52. A. lit B. bought C. dropped D. expected 53. A. doctor B. mom C. nurse D. son 54. A. washed B. put C. taken D. burned 55. A. honest B. different C. careless D. same 56. A. unwilling B. surprised C. ready D. sure 57. A. asked B. showed C. taught D. advised 58. A. happened B. belonged C. devoted D. turned 59. A. hard B. easily C. freely D. politely 60. A. long B. open C. strong D. broken ‎ 第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共50分）‎ 注意：将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。‎ 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并将 答案填写在答题卡标号为61-70的相应位置上。‎ Mrs. Wilson, the wife of a rich man, 61. _________ (invite) some of her friends to lunch. She was trying a new way to cook fish and she was very pleased with 62. ________(she)‎ when the fish was ready. As the fish was very hot, she put it near the open window 63._________(cool) for a few minutes. Five minutes later, when she 64. ________(come) back for it, she was 65. _________ (surprise) to find the neighbor’s cat at the fish. She was in time to stop the cat before it was too 66.________. That afternoon every one enjoyed the fish. They talked laughed until four o’clock.‎ After the guests left, Mrs. Wilson felt tired but happy. She was sitting down in a chair near the window she saw the neighbor’s cat 67. ________(die) in her garden. She was sure the fish was bad. 68._________ would happen to her friends? She at once telephoned the family doctor for help. The doctor wanted each guest to meet him. Once again Mrs. Wilson was alone in her chair still tired 69. ________ no longer happy. Just then the telephone rang. ‎ ‎70. _______ was her neighbor, “Oh, Mrs. Wilson,” he cried.” My cat is dead. She was killed by someone in a car and put it in your garden….” ‎ 第四部分 写作（共三节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 根据汉语提示写出单词。（每小题1分，满分5分）‎ ‎71. What the book ____________ (涉及) is how to develop teenagers’ qualities. ‎ ‎72. ___________(实际上) all languages change and develop when cultures meet and ‎ communicate with each other.‎ ‎73. An ______________ (态度) what a person thinks about something.‎ ‎74. Some of the rescue workers and doctors were __________(使陷入困境) under the ruins.‎ ‎75. All the students in the class took an __________ (积极的) part in the discussion.‎ 第二节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。‎ When talked about sports, I feel very excited. I like sports very much, and I love playing the tennis in particular. I remember one day when I got home after school, I turned off the TV and a tennis game was going on. I started to watch them, and I was attracted by the wonderful game gradual. I became a big fan of tennis from now on. I usually stay up late to watch tennis games. Li Na is my favorite players. I think she is one of the greater athletes in China. I sign up for a tennis training course several months ago, and my skills have improved a lot. In addition, I have some friends which also love tennis, and I often practise with them when I am free.‎ 第三节 书面表达（满分20分）‎ ‎ 为了让同学们远离疾病，保持身体健康，你班将举行一次英语班会， 主题为“How to be strong and healthy”。请你根据下面的提示写一篇发言稿。‎ 存在问题：部分学生身体素质差；‎ 解决办法：1. 充足的睡眠；2. 加强锻炼，增加户外活动；3. 按时吃饭，少吃零食；‎ 注意：1.词数100左右（开头已给出，但不计入总词数）；‎ ‎2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ How to be strong and healthy It is obvious that some students are neither in good health nor full of energy.‎ ‎_________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________‎ ‎__________‎ ‎_________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_________________________________________________________________________________‎ 长春市实验中学2019-2020学年上学期期中考试高一英语参考答案 ‎ 听力：1-5 ABCAB 6-10 CBBCA 11-15 BABCA 16-20 BCBCA 阅读理解：21-23 ABD 24-27 BAAC 28—31 ADAC  32-35 BCDA  36-40 CFDGB ‎ 完形填空41-45 DBADB 46-50ABCDA 51-55 BABDD 56-60 BAAAD 语法填空：61. invited  62. herself   63. to cool    64. came  65. surprised ‎ ‎66. late   67. dead  68. What     69. but       70. it   ‎ 单词拼写：71. concerns 72. Actually 73. attitude 74. trapped 75. active 短文改错 第一句：talked改为talking， 第二句：去掉playing后的the；第三句：off改为on；‎ 第四句：them改为it；gradual改为gradually；第五句：now改为then；‎ 第六句：没错；第七句：players改为player；第八句：greater改为greatest；‎ 第九句：sign改为signed；第十句：which改为who/that；‎ 书面表达：‎ How to be strong and healthy It is obvious that some students are neither in good health nor full of energy. Therefore, I’d like to offer some suggestions on how to keep healthy and energetic.‎ First of all, to get enough sleep, we’d better form the habit of early to go to bed and early to rise instead of staying up late. In addition, we ought to take more exercise and do more outdoor activities to strengthen our body. Last but not least, make sure we keep a balanced diet, which will be beneficial to us.‎ Follow these suggestions, and we will be strong and healthy and stay away from ‎ illnesses.‎ ‎ ‎ 听力录音稿 Text 1‎ M: Henry has four classes on Wednesday and Peter has three.‎ W: I have only two, but I have five on Thursday.‎ Text 2‎ M: Where did Jane come from?‎ W: She was born in Sweden and grew up in Switzerland, but now she is a citizen of the US.‎ Text 3‎ M: Ann, I need someone to take me to the airport tomorrow morning. My flight has changed, ‎ you know.‎ W: What time is it?‎ M: 10:40 a.m. And I’ll leave at around 9:00 a.m.‎ Text 4‎ W: I’d like to go to the movies this weekend. How can I find a good movie? M: Just check the Reader. Here. If you find one worthwhile, let me know. I might go along.‎ W: Oh! There’s a complete list of what’s playing... I didn’t know...‎ Text 5‎ M: Did you attend the lecture last night?‎ W: No. I visited my aunt in the hospital. What was it about?‎ M: It centered on parents’ role in the education of their children. According to the speaker, children tend to do their utmost when they see their parents making similar efforts.‎ Text 6‎ W: If that man gives me any more letters to type, I’ll scream. He’s given me ten already today, and there’ll be more when I get back from coffee break. I’ll be here till midnight.‎ M: Calm down, Franny. He can’t make you stay after 5 p.m. Finish what you can, and leave the rest for Mary.‎ W: But they’re important letters, Joe. They should go out tonight.‎ M: That’s not your worry. If they’re that urgent, he should have given them to you earlier.‎ Text 7‎ M: What were you doing last night?‎ W: What time last night?‎ M: Between eight and nine o’clock.‎ W: I was watching television.‎ M: Were you alone?‎ W: My brother and I were watching TV together.‎ M: You weren’t talking on the phone, were you?‎ W: Me? No I wasn’t.‎ M: Who was then?‎ W: Oh, my sister probably.‎ M: She was certainly talking for a long time.‎ W: Yes, she does spend a lot of time on the phone. Why were you trying to get me?‎ M: I needed some help with a math problem.‎ W: I’m sorry. Maybe I can help you next time.‎ Text 8‎ W: the last holiday I took was at Christmas when I went for a five-day break to Paris two weeks ago.‎ M: Mmm.‎ W: I travelled by train from London to the south of England and then to France. My holiday was only a week and I had to spent two days visiting some of my friends in England. We went for short tours in Paris and stayed in a hotel fairly near the center. And we did various things.‎ M: Was that your first time in Paris?‎ W: No, I went there twice in 1992 and then a year later I had a business trip there. But I didn’t see much at that time. So this time we went about to different museums and different places of interest.‎ M: Yeah. Did you do any shopping in Paris?‎ W: No, we spent most of the time visiting places.‎ Text 9‎ ‎ W: Hi, Greg. What a surprise to see you here!‎ M: Yeah, I’m working night shift today. What are you doing here?‎ W: Well, I’m trying to look for a book but it has been out for the last three weeks. I thought I would try my luck today, but it was all for naught. I know it’s overdue according to the computer. Just hope the borrower won’t hang on to the book for too long.‎ M: What kind of book is it that you wanted so much?‎ W: You might not believe this. But I’m into astronomy and the book I want to read is by Stephen Hawking, who writes about the creation of the universe. Did you notice my eyes? I have been staying up late at night to see the sky and stars.‎ M: When did you get involved with the universe? I never expected you of all people to have the patience to watch the sky, let alone staying up all night. No wonder you were dozing off during the lecture this morning.‎ W: I know it’s embarrassing. But I’m really interested in the mystery of the universe and I’m thinking perhaps I’m in the wrong major. I should switch to physics instead of taking drama.‎ Text 10‎ W: Today I’ll talk about Robert Frost. Robert Frost was born in San Francisco in ‎ ‎1875 and was sent at the age of ten to live in New England, an area which inspired almost all of his poetry. He was educated at Dartmouth College, New England, and Harvard University. He became a schoolmaster for a short time, and then a farm laborer. During this period he wrote poetry but with little recognition. From 1912 to 1915, he lived in New England, where he became friendly with several poets, including Edward Thomas, and published A Boy’s Will in 1913 and North of Boston in 1914. in America his poetry was soon admired, and he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize on four occasions between 1924 and 1943. he went on writing throughout his life, publishing Steeple Bush at the age of seventy-two. He died in 1963. Frost’s poems are revolutionary. Many of his lines and sentences are nothing in themselves. But they are put together and made beautiful by a calm eagerness of emotion. With his close observant eye and touch, we can feel the daily activities of farming and the landscape. These poems show a quiet concern and satisfaction in their rhythms. We learn to trust Robert Frost. Just to demonstrate, turn to Page 34 and look at A Boy’s Will for a moment.‎