2021-2022学年四川省绵阳南山中学高二下学期期末统考热身考试英语Word版含答案

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2022 年 6 月
绵阳南山中学 2022年春季高二学年统考热身考试
英 语 试 题
命题人：
注意事项：1、本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两大部分，共 150 分。考试时间 120 分钟。
2、答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、准考证号等信息填写在答题卡上相应的位置。
3、回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，
再选涂其答案标号。
4、全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。
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答案，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 color skirt does the woman want?
A. Brown.
B. Yellow.
C. Pink.
2. Where is the train station?
A. On Market Road.
B. On First Street.
C. On Church Street.
C. At 5 o’clock.
3. When did the man see Jim?
A. At 3 o’clock.
B. At 4 o’clock.
4. What does the woman mean?
A. Miss Green is very like her last neighbor.
B. Miss Green opens a dancing hall.
C. Miss Green is noisy.
5. What are the speakers discussing?
A. Whether the girl likes math or not.
B. Who broke the window of the classroom.
C. Why the girl didn’t come to the math class.
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 is the man like?
A. He is shy.
7. What does the man think will probably make Sarah’s parents shocked?
A. His clothes. B. His hair style. C. His job.
B. He is sociable.
C. He is confident.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。
8. What relation is Jack to the woman?
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A. Her colleague.
B. Her neighbor.
C. Her husband.
9. What do we know about Jack?
A. He cannot cook at all.
B. He does lots of housework.
C. His office is far from home.
C. She does some cleaning.
10. What does the woman help do at home?
A. She does some cooking. B. She does some washing.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。
11. What is the man doing?
A. Checking in.
12. Why does the man come to New York?
A. To have a meeting. B. To visit museums.
13. What will the man probably do later?
A. Buy a map. B. Have dinner.
B. Booking rooms.
C. Asking about the hotel.
C. To enjoy himself at the seaside.
C. Go to a museum.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。
14. What do storm hunters do?
A. They follow tornadoes and study them.
B. They save people in stormy weather.
C. They collect pictures about tornadoes.
15. What does Dr. Roberts usually do to study tornadoes?
A. Read magazines about tornadoes.
B. Measure tornadoes closely in his car.
C. Invent instruments to forecast tornadoes.
16. What does Dr. Roberts plan to do in the future?
A. Publish an article on tornadoes in a magazine.
B. Get more people interested in tornadoes.
C. Record the inside of a tornado.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. How often is the quiz show for children broadcast?
A. Daily.
18. What are the questions about?
A. Science. B. Sports.
B. Weekly.
C. Monthly.
C. Entertainment.
19. What will the winners get next week?
A. A camera. B. A computer. C. A mobile phone.
20. What should children do to join the show?
A. Provide their personal information.
B. Send a photo to the TV station.
C. Fill in an application form.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 40 分)
第一节 (共 15小题；每小题 2分，满分 30分)
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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
PRINT PRODUCTION MANAGER WANTED
A famous printing company, now well established in the UK and in the Far East, wishes to set up a
manufacturing base in Europe. An experienced manager, responsible to the Production Director, is required
to assist in setting up the department and will then take charge of the day-to-day work.
The successful applicant will have had experience of modern methods and machines especially in the
printing, multicolour work and finishing processes. He / She will have had at least three years’ experience in
cost-effective management. A good working knowledge of English is essential.
We offer excellent pay and prospects, with 4 weeks’ holiday a year plus public holidays, a company car,
and a company pension scheme(养老金制度).
Interviews will be arranged in the nearest city to the applicant’s home.
Write, with CV, to the Personnel Manager, Box 32507, Daily News, Kemsworth Street, Comston.
United Kingdom SG186 37AH.
ASSISTANT PRINT PRODUCTION MANAGER
An internationally recognized printing company is seeking to set up a manufacturing plant in Europe.
We are appointing an assistant (male or female) to our Print Production Manager.
The job-holder will carry out duties involving the buying of paper and of finishing equipment, will
liaise (联络) with the supervisors of the various production lines, and will assist the Production Manager.
At least three years’ experience on one or more lines as well as supervisory experience is needed.
A working knowledge of English is required to communicate with colleagues in the UK.
We offer excellent pay, prospects, holidays, pension scheme, sick pay, etc.
Write to the Manager, Box 3526. Broad Street, Northby, Millshire BK 57PX.
21 What do the two printing companies have in common?
A. They are well-known all over the world
B. They offer excellent pay and sick pay
C. They require at least three years’ experience
D. They prefer to hire a man manager
22. According to the first advertisement, what will the applicant living in a small village do?
A. write to Box 3526 to get more information about this job
B. get the result on TV
C. be interviewed in a city
D. get in touch with the Personnel Manager by telephone
23. What can we infer from the two advertisements?
A. The companies want to do business in Europe and the Far East.
B. Applicants should write to the company first.
C. The companies haven’t got telephones to save money.
D. Cars are necessary for the successful applicants.
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B
As we all know, doctors are terrible pilots. They don’t listen because they already know it all. I was
lucky: I became a pilot in 1970, almost ten years before I graduated from medical school. I didn’t realize
then, but becoming a pilot makes me a better surgeon. I loved flying. As I flew bigger, faster planes, and in
worse weather, I learned about crew resource management(机组资源管理), or CRM, a new idea to make
flying safer. It means that crew members should listen and speak up for a good result, regardless of
positions.
I first read about CRM in 1980. Not long after that, an attending doctor and I were flying in bad
weather. The controller had us turn too late to get our landing ready. The attending doctor was flying; I was
safety pilot. He was so busy because of the bad turn, he had forgotten to put the landing gear (起落架) down.
He was a better pilot — and my boss — so it felt unusual to speak up. But I had to: Our lives were in danger.
I put aside my uneasiness and said, "We need to put the landing gear down now!" That was my first real
lesson in the power of CRM, and I’ve used it in the operating room ever since.
CRM requires that the pilot/surgeon encourage others to speak up. It further requires that when
opinions are from the opposite, the doctor doesn’t overreact, which might prevent fellow doctors from
voicing opinions again. So when I’m in the operating room, I ask for ideas and help from others. Sometimes
they’re not willing to speak up. But I hope that if I continue to encourage them, someday someone will keep
me from “landing gear up”.
24. What does the author say about doctors in general?
A. They pretend to be good pilots.
C. They like flying by themselves.
B. They are unwilling to take advice.
D. They are quick learners of CRM.
25. When did the author deepen his understanding of the power of CRM?
A. when he saved the plane by speaking up
C. when his boss landed the plane too late
B. when his boss operated on a patient
D. when he was in charge of a flying task
26. What does “landing gear up” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A. Listening to what fellow doctors say
B. Overreacting to different opinions
C. Following flying requirements
D. Making a mistake that may cost lives
27. Which of the following can best summarize the main idea of this passage?
A. The Making of a Good Pilot
B. CRM: A New Way to Make Flying Safe
C. A Pilot-Turned Doctor
D. Flying Makes Me a Better Doctor
C
The world's largest iceberg is floating toward South Georgia in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Scientists
fear the iceberg could crash into the island and block major feeding areas for a large population of penguins
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and seals. If the iceberg hits the island, it could prevent the penguins and seals from reaching food supplies.
The huge iceberg is named A68a. It broke away from Antarctica's Larsen C Ice Shelf in 2017. Satellite
images show the iceberg has remained in one piece. It is estimated to be about 150 kilometers long and 48
kilometers wide. It is traveling at one kilometer per hour and is on a path to hit South Georgiain around 30
days.
This is the time of year when seals and penguins spend a lot of time caring for their young. The
distance that parents have to travel to find food is crucial. That means they have to go a lot further or go
around the iceberg to find sources of food.
Ecologists say an iceberg crash would also disturb materials settled on the seabed, possibly polluting
the surrounding seas. As the iceberg melts, it would also release large amounts of fresh water into the ocean.
This could affect kril（l 磷虾）populations that are a major source of food for the island's wildlife. The iceberg
could remain for up to 10 years and change the area's whole ecosystem. These are globally significant
populations of these species. If these species fail in this particular area, then the numbers globally are going
to go down quite dramatically.
Professor Geraint Tarling, an ecologist at the British Antarctic Survey, said, "The breaking off of
icebergs from Antarctica is a natural process. But the process is changing with climate change. What we're
seeing with models and some observations now is that this is happening at an increasing rate. And so, this
might become more of a usual thing in the future."
28. Why are the scientists worried about the coming iceberg crash?
A. It will bring extremely cold weather.
B. It will destroy the feeding areas of the animals.
C. It will prevent animals from moving to other places.
D. It will put wildlife on the island at risk of starving.
29. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?
A. The importance of the iceberg.
B. The characteristic of the iceberg.
C. The traveling speed of the iceberg.
D. The forming process of the iceberg.
30. What damage can an iceberg crash bring according to paragraph 4?
A. Using up much fresh water.
B. Polluting the surrounding farms.
C. Affecting the number of certain species.
D. Changing the world's ecosystem.
31. How does Tarling think of the breaking off of icebergs from Antarctica?
A. It may slow down in the near future.
B. It has a great influence on the climate.
C. It may become common in the future.
D. It helps scientists conduct a sea study.
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D
The last few months have seen record numbers of us working from home, which begs the question: are
offices still needed?
The likelihood is that you or a family member may have spent at least some time working from home
since lockdown began. According to Finder. com, a huge percent of us were working from home, which
has led commentators to name the last few months a mass-work-from-home experiment.
Many people soon noticed positives such as increased productivity as a result of no office distractions,
and more free time because there’s no need for commuting. For more, parents in particular, the ability to
work from home with flexible hours has been a huge positive. Home working also cuts pollution levels
due to fewer of us relying on the daily commute and would save companies the costs of renting office space.
Some argue the shift to remote working is long overdue, with broadband technology now widely
available and an ever-increasing number of people balancing working with childcare.
“Hopefully it will show employers who were resistant that it is possible to work effectively from home,”
says Mandy Garner, managing editor of Workingmums.co.uk. Mandy adds that flexible working was
regarded mainly as a bit of a favour done to mums. There was little research about it. Now we have
countless studies showing the benefits.
A key concern, however, is loneliness, with Finder. com reporting 19 percent of remote workers were
experiencing this. Even with video calls, it is difficult to recreate the buzzing dynamic of an office. Many
people also have a daily battle with poor Wi-Fi. And there’s the challenge of switching off once the
working day is over—an office creates a physical and mental line between work and home, which can be
easily blurred(变得模糊) when working from home.
The future of offices is uncertain but with the benefits—to employees and employers—of remote working,
it may be that a real shift has taken place and we won’t be going back to work in the same way again.
32. What do we know about working from home?
A. It was resisted by employees.
B. It can result in more distractions.
C. It may lead to higher efficiency.
D. It brings about broadband technology.
33. What advantage does working in offices have over working from home?
A. It will keep employees free from loneliness.
B. It may have the challenge of switching off.
C. It can balance working with childcare.
D. It can build a line between work and home.
34. What is the author’s attitude toward remote working?
A. Positive.
B. Sympathetic.
C. Disapproving.
D. Indifferent.
35. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. The Benefits of Remote working
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B. The End of the Office
C. A Mass-work-from-home Experiment
D. A Real Shift in Employment
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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Tips on Young Adult Life
As you grow rapidly through your teenage years, you will experience a lot of changes. The changes may
seem difficult.
With more responsibility, you will find more freedom to make your own choices. This is a time to be
well informed about making choices. In this way you can make healthy balanced decisions. 37 You
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Don’t panic! You will deal successfully with them! You are a young adult now!
may already know your career path or you may have no idea at all what you want to do. Both situations are
fine! Work hard and the right opportunity will present itself to you.
Young adulthood means greater freedom and more choices.
38
But try not to shut your family
out of your life. You should learn to think of others even though you are old enough to look after yourself.
It is also perfectly natural at this time for you to spend more time with your friends than your family.
39
A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens.
This period is a part of the life cycle. There are some people who will be with you throughout life’s
journey. There will be some people with whom you part and go separate ways. Leaving school can be hard.
The reality is that you may not even see all of your classmates again.
You are a young adult. It is your life. No one can live it for you.
will be important to you. Life is for living. Enjoy your life wisely!
A. Choose your friends wisely.
40
So making the right choices
B. They may seem to happen quickly.
C. They will help shape the future.
D. You will probably want to be independent.
E. You may appreciate what you have in your own life.
F. Your family has been with you since you came into this world.
G.The choices that you make from now on will be your choices.
第二部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分 45 分)
第一节 (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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the
decades. So to 42 the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went a longer way than ever.
The 43 the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring in the fish. If the return trip 44 more
time, the fish were not fresh.
41
close to Japan have not held many fish for
To settle this 45 , fish companies installed(安装) freezers on their boats. They would catch the fish
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and freeze them at sea. Freezers
47 , the Japanese could taste the difference
like the taste of the frozen fish. The frozen fish brought a lower
46
the boats to go farther and stay longer.
48
the fresh and the frozen fish. And they did not
49 . So, the fishing companies installed
fish tanks. They would catch the fish and put them in the tanks, fin to fin. After struggling for some time,
they stopped moving and became 50 and dull. Days later, they lost their fresh-fish taste. The fishing
industry 51 a coming economic crisis!
But today, they get fresh-tasting fish to Japan. How did they
52 ? To keep the fish tasting fresh, the
put the fish in the tanks but with a small shark. The fish are challenged
. The challenger they face keeps them 55 and fresh!
Japanese fishing companies 53
and therefore are constantly on the 54
Have you
So we need
are steadily
success and enjoy it in a state of
56
57 , which, basically in our life, are new challenges, to keep us awake and moving. If you
58 challenges, you are happy. “Your challenges keep you 59 and fresh. Don’t create
60 . You have the resources, skills and abilities to make a difference.”
that some of us are also living in a pond but most of the time not active or awake?
41. A. islands
42. A. feed
B. waters
B. satisfy
B. longer
B. spent
C. towns
C. reduce
C. farther
C. took
D. tanks
D. increase
D. faster
43. A. slower
44. A. wasted
45. A. quarrel
46. A. encouraged
47. A. However
48. A. through
49. A. price
D. saved
B. problem
B. advised
B. Thus
C. conflict
C. forced
C. Besides
C. among
C. cost
D. argument
D. allowed
D. Otherwise
D. beyond
D. money
D. excited
D. faced
B. between
B. value
50. A. surprised
51. A. stopped
52. A. change
53. A. already
54. A. move
B. puzzled
B. avoided
B. follow
B. even
C. tired
C. built
C. manage
C. also
D. exist
D. still
B. march
B. sleepy
B. realized
B. lions
C. mend
C. alive
D. rise
55. A. alone
D. alike
56. A. promised
57. A. wolves
58. A. overcoming
59. A. curious
60. A. thankfulness
C. predicted
C. tigers
C. obeying
D. remembered
D. sharks
D. searching
D. gentle
D. weakness
B. collecting
B. independent C. energetic
B. sadness C. stillness
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共 50分）
第二节 (共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
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Percy Shelley, an English poet, was born on August 4th, 1792. He is___61_____(wide) thought of as
one of the most important ___62____(figure) of the Romantic Movement in English literature. Shelley
received early education at home and later, at the age of 12, ____63___(admit) to Eton College, which now
has a long history of nearly 600 years, ___64____(date) back to the 15th century. Then he attended Oxford
University shortly after he turned 18.
Shelley was __65____ romantic poet and some of his poems, like Ode to the West Wind and To a
Skylark, are among the most famous in English. __66____, in his time, Shelley was very unpopular for his
political and ___67___(religion) views. Fortunately, he successively (先后) met Byron and Keats and was
befriended by them during his tour in Europe after he married Mary Godwin, his second wife, ___68____
later became famous as Mary Shelley, the author of the novel Frankenstein.
About a month before his 30th birthday, Shelley sailed to Livorno__69____(welcome) his friend Leigh
Hunt. During the stormy return voyage, his small boat sank and he drowned. It was not until a few days
later _____70___ his body was washed ashore.
第三部分 写作(共两节，满分 35 分)
第一节 短文改错(共 10 小题；每小题 l 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。
Dear Eric:
How is everything going these days? The annual “Campus Culture Week” activity held in our school
playground last week. So wonderfully and unforgettable was this event that I couldn’t wait to share it with
you.
During the activity, all teachers and student were in high spirits, enjoying all kinds of calligraphy works
full with Chinese classical charm and oil paintings with western romantic characteristics, which become a
feast for our eyes. Beside the exhibition, our school held a lecture about the traditional culture in the hall as
well, which not only made us to feel the long history of Chinese culture, but also have a better understanding
of the splendid foreign culture. That excited me most was the tasting food activity. I tasted different kinds of
snacks with cultural stories behind it, such as Dongpo Meat. Through this activity, I benefited a lot, get
much joy and relaxation after my stressful study.
Looking forward to your early reply.
第二节 书面表达(满分 25 分)
假定你是南山中学的高二学生李华，学校将为高一新生举办主题为 “What to learn in senior high school”的英语
沙龙活动，特邀请你作为学长/学姐，结合自身经历谈谈自己的体会。请根据以下提示准备一份英语发言稿。
1. 学会学习：方法，习惯等；
2. 学会做人：真诚，友善；
3. 学会...
注意：
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1. 词数 100 左右；
2. 发言稿的开头和结尾已经给出。
Good morning, everyone. __________________________________________________________
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That’s all. Thank you.
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南山中学高二下统考热身考试英语答案
听力
1. C
2. B
3. A 4. C
5. A 6. A 7. B
8. C
9. B 10. C
11. A 12. A 13. B 14. A 15. B 16. C 17. B 18. C 19. B 20. A
阅读
A: CCB
B: BADD
C: DBCC
D: CDAB
七选五： 36-40 BCDAG
完形填空
41-45 BACCB
46-50 DABAC
51-55 DCDAC 56-60 BDACC
语法填空
61. widely 62. figures 63. was admitted 64. dating
68. who 69. to welcome 70. that
改错
65. a 66. However
67. religious
held 前 加 was; wonderfully 改 为 wonderful; student 改 为 students
with 改 为 of; become 改 为 became; Beside 改 为 Besides ; 去 掉 to; That 改 为
What; it 改 为 them; get 改 为 getting
参考范文：
Good morning, everyone! It is my honor to be here to share with you my opinions on what to
learn in senior high school.
In the coming three years, your school life will be challenging. First, you should learn to
learn efficiently. Personally, I used to try effective methods to achieve my academic goals.
Developing a good habit is also of importance. It really benefited me a lot to preview lessons, get
actively involved in class, and review what had been taught after class. In addition, you should
learn how to get along well with others. In school, I respected teachers and was friendly to
classmates.
Finally, you should take part in sports and outdoor activities frequently. They were really
helpful to build up my body ad enrich my school life.
No pains, no gains. I am sure that with great efforts, you will enjoy a colorful and fruitful life
here. Thank you!
听力原文
(Text 1)
W:Hello. Can I try on the skirt over there?
M:Certainly. Do you mean the brown skirt with yellow flowers?
W:No, the pink one with white flowers.
(Text 2)
W:Excuse me. Could you tell me how to get to the train station?
M:Just go down Market Road for two blocks and turn left. It’s next to a church, on First Street.
W:I see. Thanks.
(Text 3)
M:Two hours ago, I saw Jim in his office. Is he home yet?
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W:No, he said he would be back at 4, but it’s already 5 o’clock.
(Text 4)
M:Hi Jane. How is your new neighbor Miss Green? Is she quieter than your last neighbor?
W:Well, I feel like I am living next to a dancing hall now.
(Text 5)
M:Why do you always look out of the window during the math class, Meg? Maybe you don’t like
math.
W:I just don’t know what you’re talking about.
M:Then why do you look out of the window? Do you think math is boring?
W:No, I don’t. I like math a lot.
(Text 6)
W:How do you feel about meeting Sarah’s parents?
M:I’m worried about making a bad impression. I find it difficult to get along with people straight
away.
W:But you’re a DJ, aren’t you?
M:Yeah, but it’s easy for me to hide behind my music desk at work. I’m not very good at making
conversations in public.
W:What are you most nervous about?
M:Well, I gave up studying to become a DJ, and I don’t think Sarah’s parents will be satisfied with
that. Also, I changed my hair style last week, and they’ll probably be shocked by that.
W:How are you going to try and make a good impression?
M:Well, I’m going to wear smart clothes. And I’ll take her mom some flowers.
(Text 7)
M:This is a wonderful pie. Is it homemade?
W:Yes, it is. But I didn’t make it. Jack did.
M:I didn’t know your husband cooked.
W:Every week he makes something wonderful. He makes great fresh bread. Sometimes we give
some to our neighbors.
M:What else does your amazing husband do?
W:He makes the dinner every night.
M:Really?! I don’t even know how to fry an egg!
W:Jack even does the washing. I spend longer hours traveling from my home to my office and
spend fewer hours at home, so he doesn’t mind.
M:Yes, our company is a little far from your home. Who does the cleaning?
W:We both do. That way it only takes a small part of Saturday.
(Text 8)
W:Can I help you?
M:Hi. I think there should be two rooms booked for us in the names of John Smith and May Hunter.
W:Umm, just a moment. Yes, two single rooms?
M:That’s right. We’re attending the “Sun, Sea and Sand” meeting. Does that mean we get a discount?
W:Yes. People for the meeting will get a ten percent discount here and in some museums. OK. Here
are your room keys. Ms. Hunter is in Room 1101 and Mr. Smith, you are in Room 1106.
M:Thank you. By the way, do you have a map of New York? We want to go out for dinner later.
W:Yes, here you are.
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M:And do you know any good places to eat?
W:Well, do you like Italian food? There are some Italian restaurants.
M:Sounds great. Italian food is my favorite.
(Text 9)
W:Hello and welcome to Amazing Adventures. Today we have a scientist Dr. Ken Roberts, who
studies storms with us. Now, Dr. Roberts, you’re what some people call a “storm hunter”. Can
you tell us what that is?
M:Yes. A storm hunter’s someone who follows storms like tornadoes to study them.
W:Interesting. Can you tell us more about what sort of things you do?
M:Certainly. Well, for example, if I want to study tornadoes, then I usually follow them in my car.
That way, I can get close enough to get measurements with my instruments.
W:Do you have any studies planned for the future?
M:Well, if I get a chance, I’ll try to film the inside of a tornado and publish the pictures in a magazine
so that people can know it.
(Text 10)
Now, listen carefully! I want to tell you about a new TV quiz show for children. It’s called
Answer That, and it will be on channel five at 4:00 every Thursday. It will be just like the popular
adult quiz show on the same channel on Monday afternoon. I’m sure you’ve all seen that. Every
week there will be 48 children on the program. They will be in 8 teams, and each team will have
6 children. The questions will be easy at the beginning of the quiz and then they will get more
difficult. They will all be about films, music and TV. So it has nothing to do with your science
knowledge or whether you’re good at sports or not. In the end there will only be one team left —
the winners. There will be some great prizes. Last week, the winners got a mobile phone. This
week the winners will all get a new camera. Everyone loves taking photos. Next week the first
prize is a computer for everyone. If you would like to be on Answer That, then call 05735 789
655. Just give your name, age and school address, so that we can fill in the application form for
you. And maybe you will be on TV soon. OK, that’s all for me. Thank you for listening. And I
wish you all a good night.
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