河北省衡水中学2017届高三上学期期中考试英语试题(www.xue-ba.org学霸网)

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2016～2017学年度上学期高三年级期中考试
英语试卷

本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分, 共150分。考试时间120分钟。
第I卷 (共90分)
注意事项：
1．答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。
2．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，再选涂其它答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。[来源:ZXXK]
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节（共5个小题；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，从每题所给的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. Where is the woman going now?
A. To the library. B. To a coffee shop. C. To the supermarket.
2. What does the man care about most?
A. Earning some extra money.
B. Keeping the environment clean.
C. Helping out the corner shop.
3. When is the woman’s birthday?
A. In May. B. In April. C. In March.
4. What is the man doing?
A. Playing with his daughter.
B. Playing a joke on the woman.
C. Playing a game on his smartphone.
5. Why is the woman’s French so good?
A. She has been studying for ten years. B. She was born in France. C. She works hard at it.
第二节： 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. Who is the woman?
A. A student. B. A professor. C. A secretary.
7. How does the man feel about sitting in front of the computer?
A. He enjoys it. B. He finds it hard. C. He never does it.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where are the speakers going?
A. To a concert. B. To a campsite. C. To the seaside.
9. What does the woman want?
A. A guitar to play. B. Extra rooms. C. Some music to pass the time.
10. What might the speakers have to leave behind?
A. The guitar. B. The tents. C. The sleeping bags.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What type of food does the restaurant serve?
A. Indian food. B. Japanese food. C. Italian food.
12. Who might Sara be?
A. A restaurant worker. B. The man’s wife. C. A friend of the speakers.
13. When will the man make a reservation for?
A. Monday evening. B. Tuesday afternoon. C. Saturday evening.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What did the woman do after getting her master’s degree?
A. She got a PhD at Yale University.
B. She worked at Bank of the West.
C. She worked at First Savings Bank.
15. What is the woman especially good at?
A. Strong accounting skills. B. Investing money wisely. C. Making deals with others.
16. What can we learn at the end of the conversation?
A. The man will not match the offer.
B. The man will offer the woman a job.
C. The woman will have another interview.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Why was the Palace of Fine Arts built?
A. For the military.
B. For the Panama-Pacific International Expo.
C. For the National Park Service.
18. According to the talk, who loves to take photos at the palace?
A. Bird lovers. B. People studying architecture. C. People getting married.
19. How big is the Palace of Fine Arts?
A. 17 acres in total. B. 33 acres in total. C. 15 acres in total.
20. What was once stored in the palace during World War II?
A. Paintings. B. Military vehicles. C. Food for animals.
第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分, 满分40分）
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
It is good to get in touch with your inner child from time to time，and obviously some people are willing to pay big money for the chance to do so in a proper environment．A Brooklyn-based adult preschool is charging customers between $333 and $999 for the chance to act like a kid again．
At Preschool Mastermind in New York adults get to participate in show—and—tell，arts—and—crafts such as finger paint，games like musical chairs and even take naps．The month-long course also has class picture day where the adults are expected to have a field trip and a parent day．
30-year-old Michelle Joni Lapidos，the brain behind the adult preschool，studied childhood education and has always wanted to be a preschool teacher．She’s always on the lookout for new ways to get people in touch with the freedom of childhood．A friend encouraged her to start the mastermind course instead．
According to Candice，her blogger friend，Preschool Mastermind gives adults a chance to relearn and master the things that they failed to understand as children．“I realized all the significances of what we learn in preschool，”said founder Michelle Joni，“People come here and get in touch with their inner child．It’s magical．We are bringing ourselves back to another place，another time with ourselves when we are more believing in ourselves，more confident and ready to take on the world.”
“One person’s here because they want to learn not to be so serious．”Michelle said．“Another's here to learn to be more confident.” She explained that most of the classes were planned．However，Joni added that while the planned activities were fun，it was often the spontaneous(自发的)moments that attracted students．“It’s the things you don’t plan for，the sharing between friends and learning from each other.’’
21．What is the purpose of Preschool Mastermind?
A．To give adults a chance to return to childhood．
B．To help parents understand their children better．
C．To provide practical training courses for teachers．
D．To introduce some ways of playing with children．
22．What is mainly discussed about Preschool Mastermind in Paragraph 2 ?
A．Its customers．    B．Its activities．    C．Its environment． D．Its schedule.
23．According to Candice，people come to this program to________.
A．enjoy freedom of thinking B．realize their childhood dreams
C．discover their inner abilities D．figure out childhood puzzles
24．What do we know about Michelle Joni?
A．She used to be a preschool teacher． B．She likes to make plans in advance．
C．She founded Preschool Mastermind． D．She gained confidence by sharing．[来源:ZXXK]
B
Back in 2003 an 86-year-old man drove his Buick through a crowded farmers’ market. Nine people were killed. More than fifty-four people were hurt, fourteen with serious injuries. When he finally stopped, the 86-year-old man got out his car and screamed at people to get out of the way. No alcohol or drugs were found in his system. Apparently, he was just old and confused.
This is a frightening accident, and it is not a rare one. There are many examples of elderly drivers driving into swimming pools, houses, storefronts, or worse.
In our teenage years, we all heard “driving is not a right; it’s a privilege.” That is still true, and there comes an age when driving is no longer a privilege that can be allowed. After a certain age, eyesight and dementia(痴呆) are very serious concerns. Undoubtedly, these age-related problems affect some older adults’ driving ability. By the time a person is between eighty-five and ninety years old, his or her driving privilege should be examined.
Licensing laws vary greatly from state to state, and it’s time for a national law on the maximum age limit for driving. The motivation for this law is safety. Another option is to start with laws that ban anyone over the age of eighty-five from driving after sundown, because driving conditions are not as safe as daylight hours. Still another option that may allow elderly drivers to continue driving could be new technology like a voice warning system that cautions drivers on busy streets or at traffic lights. Finally, since there are laws against driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, shouldn’t some prescription drugs also be included? The average age of 85-year-old is undoubtedly taking at least one prescription drug daily.
The thought of an 86-year-old driver with failing eyesight running down the road in a two-ton piece of metal is unsettling to us all. Driving at an advanced age is not only challenging for the elderly drivers, but also it’s dangerous for the rest of us.
25. The first paragraph is written in order to show_________.
A. the harm of driving at an old age B. the importance of traffic safety
C. traffic accidents are on the rise D. many elderly drivers are careless
26. The author suggests that there should be new laws against driving __________.
A. over eighty-five B. between sunset and dawn
C. with the help of voice warning systems D. under the influence of prescription drugs
27. The underlined word “unsettling” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to “________”.
A. disappointing B. worrying C. touching D. interesting
28. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A. How to keep old people safe on the road?
B. Are drivers well protected by licensing laws?
C. Should there be an age limit for elderly drivers?
D. Is driving a right or a privilege for an old person?
C
I first came across the concept of pay-what-you-can cafes last summer in Boone, N.C., where I ate at F.A.R.M (Feed All Regardless of Means) Café. You can volunteer to earn your meal, pay the suggested price($10) or less, or you can overpay—paying it forward for a future customer’s meal. My only regret after eating there was not having a chance to give my time. So as soon as Healthy World Café opened in York in April, I signed up for a volunteer shift(轮班).
F.A.R.M and Healthy World are part of a growing trend of community cafés. In 2003, Denise Cerreta opened the first in Salt Lake City. Cerreta now runs the One World Everybody Eats Foundation, helping others copy her pay-what-you can model.
“I think the community café is truly a hand up, not a handout,” Cerreta said. She acknowledged that soup kitchens(施粥所) have a place in society, but people typically don’t feel good about going there.
“One of the values of the community café is that we have another approach,” she said. “Everyone eats here, no one needs to know whether you volunteered, overpaid or underpaid.”
The successful cafés not only address hunger and food insecurity but also become necessary parts of their neighborhood – whether it’s a place to learn skills or hear live music. Some teach cooking to seniors; some offer free used books. Eating or working there is a reminder that we are all in this world together.
My 10 am---1pm shift at World-Healthy-Café began with the café manager – one of the two paid staff members. Our volunteer crew wasn’t the most orderly, but we managed to prepare and serve meals with a lot of laughs in between. At the end of my shift, I ordered my earned meal at the counter, together with other volunteers. After lunch, I walked out the door, with a handful of new friends, music in my head and a satisfied belly and heart.
29. What did the author do at F.A.R.M Café last summer?
A. She enjoyed a meal. B. She ate free of charge.
C. She overpaid for the food. D. She worked as a volunteer.  
30. What is the advantage of community cafés compared with soup kitchens?
A. People can have free food. B. People can maintain their dignity.
C. People can stay as long as they like. D. People can find their places in society.
31. Why are community cafés becoming popular in the neighborhoods?
A. They bring people true friendships. B. They help to bring people together.
C. They create a lot of job opportunities. D. They support local economic development.[来源:学.科.网]
32. How did the author feel about working at Healthy World Café?
A. It paid well.            B. It changed her. C. It was beneficial.           D. It was easy for her.
D
We took a rare family road trip to the Adirondacks in late August，and it was as refreshing and exhausting as family vacations tend to be．Toward the end of our long drive home, even the kids were leaning forward in their seats urging my lead foot on．At that point in a road trip，even sixty-five miles per hour feels slow. We have become numb to our speed and numb to the road signs flashing by.
My family lives on the edge of Lancaster County. Only thirty miles from home，I hit the brakes，and we began to roll，slowly，behind a horse-drawn carriage. We began to open our eyes again．We saw familiar green hills and the farm with the best watermelons. I rolled down the windows, and we breathed again．Just-cut hay and a barn full of dairy cattle．
At five miles per hour，you remember what you forget at sixty-five．You are thinking about a place，even when you are moving from place to place．
I am a placemaker. A homemaker, too. I am a mother of a young kid at home，and also a writer and a gardener．But，for me，those roles are wrapped up with the one big thing I want to do with the rest of my life：I want to cultivate a place and share it with others．
The place I make with my family is a red-brick farmhouse built in l880. It has quite a few nineteenth-century bedrooms and a few acres of land，and we love nothing more than to fill them with neighbors and friends. We grow vegetables and flowers，keep a baker’s dozen of egg—laying chickens，and，since we moved in three years ago，we have planted many，many trees．
Living with my life’s purpose does not allow for much travel. I need to be here，feeding the chickens and watering the tomatoes. Any extra in the budget，and we spend it on trees．
But I learned something at the end of our family road trip．Travel can help me in the task of caring for my own place．When I slow down and pay attention to the road between here and there，travel tells me the connections between my place and all the other places．
33．What does the author try to express in the first paragraph?
A．The tiredness of her past family life． B．Her disappointment at the family road trip．
C．The family’s eagerness to return home．D．Kids’excitement at driving fast on the road．
34．Why did the author slow her car some miles from her home?
A．Because she made a way for a horse-drawn carriage．
B．Because she enjoyed the scenery along the road．
C．Because she needed a break after the long drive．
D．Because she wanted to get rid of a fast-paced life．[来源:]
35．What can be the best title of the passage?
A．On the Way Home B．Never Travel again
C．Escape from a Family Life D．Life on the Farm
第二节 根据短文内容,从文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。[来源:Zxxk.Com]
E
The book A Big Fat Crisis: The Hidden Forces Behind Obesity and How We Can End It by Deborah Cohen, a senior natural scientist, is very popular now. __36___ But according to this book, the following are some misunderstandings of obesity or being overweight.
1. If you're obese, blame your genes.
___37__ Yet, between 1980 and 2000, the number of Americans who are obese has doubled-----too quickly for genetic factors to be responsible. At restaurants, a dollar puts more calories on our plates than ever before, because restaurant meals usually have more calories than what we prepare at home, so people who eat out more frequently have higher rates of obesity than those who eat out less.
2. If you're obese, you lack self-control.
Research shows that if we are faced with too much information, we have a tendency to make poor choices on diet. ___38___ Even the most vigilant（警觉的）people may not be good controllers of themselves.
3. __39____
Although the US Department of Agriculture estimates that fewer than 5 percent of Americans live in the "food deserts", about 65 percent of the nation's population is obese. For most of us, obesity is not related to access to more fresh fruits and vegetables, but to the choices we make in supermarkets.
3. The problem is not that we eat too much, but that we don't exercise.
Michelle Obama's "Let’s Move" campaign is based on the idea that if kids exercise more, childhood obesity rates will decrease. __40___ In fact, although a drop in work-related physical activity may explain up to 100 fewer calories burned, leisure physical activity appears to have increased.
A. Lack of access to fresh fruits and vegetables is a cause of obesity.
B. Obesity rates have increased.
C. Fresh fruits and vegetables we choose in a supermarket are related to obesity.
D. But there was no obvious decrease in physical activity levels as obesity rates climbed in the 1980s and 1990s.
E. People hold different views on obesity.
F. People benefit a lot from physical activities.
G. Our world has become so rich in food that we can be led to consume too much in ways we can't understand.
第三部分 语言运用
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分）
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
In the week before Christmas, one Delta airlines pilot gave a sad Arizona family a gift that no one else could.
Father of three, Jay short died after a ___41_with lung cancer Dec, 16th. Three days later, his family was attempting to _42___to Tennessee for the funeral scheduled for the next morning. But a 90-munite _43__at the Phoenix airport __44__them only seven minutes to make their connecting flight in Minnesota. “This was our __45__chance to say goodbye to my dad, and if we hadn’t __46___the flight, we would have missed the ____47__.” Jay’s daughter said. But when they arrived at the gate, the last plane of the day to Memphis was __48__away from the gate.
“My son was ___49___his arms and pleading with the pilot through the floor-to ceiling windows.” said Marcia, “I was ___50__ and comforting my girls who were also in tears when the phone rang, ___51___us that the pilot was returning to the gate to let us ___52__the plane.” Captain Adam Cohen saw the _53____on their faces through the gate’s windows and decided to turn the plane around. Airline experts pointed out Cohen could have __54___gotten into trouble for the ___55__decision, but Delta ___56_the move instead. “This is __57____we’ll take with us, knowing we made a ____58____.” confirmed Adam.
This story is an __59___that we can bring humanity back to society. Show care and it may ___60___you how far that you go.
41. A. competition B. symptom C. connection D. battle
42. A ride B run C fly D. drive
43. A. wait B. delay C. interval D. sleep
44. A. spared B. offered C. brought D. left
45. A. last B. slight C. rare D. proper
46. A. followed B. caught C. booked D. confirmed
47. A. doctor B. meeting C. polite D. funeral
48. A. keeping B. bringing C. pulling D. taking
49. A. raising B. waving C folding D. crossing
50. A. struggling B. shouting C. crying D. praying
51. A. advising B. informing C. warning D. instructing
52. A. land B. guide C. change D. board
53. A. appreciation B. satisfaction C. desperation D. caution
54. A. easily B. merely C. optionally D. deliberately
55. A. careless B. unusual C. selfless D. unwise
56. A. resisted B. opposed C. praised D. sponsored
57. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
58. A. difference B. change C. promise D. deal
59. A. activity B. event C. incident D. evidence
60. A. surprise B. panic C. disappoint D. embarrass
第II卷（共60分）
注意：将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
第一节：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（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Once a farmer lost his watch in his barn, in which lots of grain was kept. The watch, 61 was a gift from his father, was very important to him and he was determined to find it.
After searching the barn for a long time, however, he gave up and asked for help from a group of children who were playing nearby. He promised to give a great reward to 62 found the watch.
63 (hear) this, the children hurried inside the barn immediately. 64 searched everywhere but still could not find the watch buried in the grain. The farmer was about to give up 65 a little boy went up to him and asked to be given 66 second chance.
The farmer looked at him and thought, “Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”
So the farmer sent the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out 67 the watch in his hand! The farmer, 68 (surprise) but happy, asked the boy how he succeeded where the rest had failed.
The boy replied, “I did nothing but 69 (sit) quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.”
This shows us that sometimes a peaceful mind can think 70 (well) than an excited one.
第二节：基础知识测试（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
注意：1-5题为单词拼写（每空一词）
1. Nobody can go out of school on workday without the teachers’ ______(许可).
2. It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some ____________ (量起来) over 90 meters.
3. He accepted the job without__________. (犹豫)
4.The hostess had the_____________(请柬) delivered a week before the party.
5. Read the __________(说明书) on the medicine thoroughly.
6-10题为完成句子 (不限词数)。
6. He thought his marketing plan was perfect, but _____________(正相反), it was not and it failed.
7. 有了科学的农业生产方法，他们的土地产量更高。
_______________ scientific farming methods, they have been able to use less farmland to produce more.
(用equip短语表达)
8.________________(令我满意的是)， I have passed the examination.
9. The workers in the factory are paid _______________. 这个工厂的工人按小时计酬。
10. The manager was delighted to see so many new products _________ (develop) after great effort.
第三节：短文改错（共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分）
短文中共有10处语言错误，每行中最多两处错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在此处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出增加的词; 删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉;
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在其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（从十一处起）不计分。
My parents decided try a new Western restaurant last weekend, so I went with them. The evening started well and the menu looks good. I had soup with my starter but the waiter didn't bring a spoon so it was getting a bit cold after I could eat it. Then, for our main course, I had a piece of beef. Besides, I couldn't cut the beef because of my knife wasn't very good. For my dessert I had a apple pie but I didn't have a fork or a spoon so I ate them with my fingers! What a terribly experience!
第四节：书面表达 (满分25分)
假定你是李华，你的外教Mr. Pick回国前向你推荐了American School Life网站，希望你借此提高英语水平。请你用英语给他写一封电子邮件，告诉他你的收获，要点如下：
1. 表达思念；
2. 上网收获；
3. 表示感激。
注意：1. 词数100词左右；
2. 可适当发挥，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Mr. Pick,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua




2016～2017学年度上学期高三年级期中考试
英语参考答案
听力：1—5 ABAAC 6—10 ABBCA 11—15 CCABC 16—20 BBCAB
阅读21-24 ABDC 25-28 ADBC 29-32 ABBC 33-35 CBA 36-40 EBGAD
完形：DCBDA BDCBC BDCAB CBADA
语法填空 61.which 62.whoever 63.Hearing 64.They 65 when
66 a 67 with 68 surprised 69. sit 70 better
基础知识测试Keys: 1. permission 2. measuring 3.hesitation 4. invitations 5. instructions/directions
6. on the contrary 7.Equipped with 8. To my satisfaction 9. by the hour 10. developed
短文改错1.try前面加to 2.looks →looked 3.with →for 4. after →before5.our →my 6.besides →However 7.去掉of 8.a →an 9.them →it10.terribly →terrible
Dear Mr. Pick,
It's a fairly long time since you left our school. I miss you very much. Is everything going well?
The website you’ve recommended to me is very beneficial to my English study. It has abundant reading materials that I need most, greatly broadening my horizon. Now I has become more interested in English. Besides, I’ve made many new friends and we communicate a lot about school life, cultures, science, and so on. Now I can express myself much better than ever.
Thanks to your kindness and consideration, I’ve made rapid progress in English study. I owe all my achievements to you. I’m looking forward to more advice from you!
Yours,
Li Hua
Text 1
W: Where are you going?
M: To the supermarket. You want to go with me?
W: No, I have to go to the library. (1)But let’s get coffee later.
M: OK, sounds good!
Text 2
M: Give me those bottles. I’ll go to the corner shop to recycle them.
W: All right. But you probably won’t get much for them.
M: That’s OK. Protecting the environment is the most important thing. (2)
Text 3
M: How old is your son, Carrie?
W: He just turned two in April. His sister was born the month before, and I was born the month after. (3)
M: That’s a lot of spring birthdays!
Text 4
W: Could you play a different game with our daughter, please?
M: But she likes it.(4)See? She’s smiling and laughing.
W: Yes, but cell phones aren’t toys, and she shouldn’t put it in her mouth.
Text 5
M: Your French is so good. Your accent sounds like you were born in Paris. I’ve been studying French for a decade, and I can barely hold a conversation. What’s your secret?
W: Practice, practice, practice! (5)
Text 6
M: How on earth did you manage to write a 30-page term paper in three days? It took me two weeks to write mine.
W: I worked around the clock.
M: My goodness! I could never do that. Sitting in front of the computer even for three hours is a painful thing for me. (7)
W: I had no choice. I’m taking five courses this semester. The exams and term papers are driving me crazy. (6)
Text 7
M: We have to find a way to pack all the things for the campingtripbefore we leave tomorrow.(8)
W: We have our car and George’s truck. We should be able to fit everything in the two vehicles.
M: Yeah, I think we should put the tents in his truck and the sleeping bags in our car.
W: We could put the sleeping bags in the truck too. That way, we’ll have room to take the stereo. If we are going to be in the mountains for a week, we’ll need some music to listen to! (9)
M: Yeah, but if we can’t take the stereo, I’ll take my guitar. I’m looking forward to playing!
W: Um, but Brian broke your guitar yesterday. Sorry.(10)
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M: Have you tried that new restaurant downtown? It looks fancy.
W: No, I haven’t been there yet. What type of food do they serve?
M: I think it’s Italian. (11)
W: I don’t like Italian food very much. I prefer Japanese or Indian food. But I guess I could give it a try.
M: I can call and make a reservation for some night this week.
W: Okay. Monday and Wednesday work best for me because I’m off work early on those days.
M: I’ll see if they can take us either of those days. What about Friday or Saturday?
W: Saturday could work, but I thought we had Sara’s party to go to this weekend. We haven’t seen her in a long time — not since her wedding!(12)Isn’t her party on Saturday?
M: Yeah, you’re right. Then Monday is probably the best because I have an early work meeting and will be home by the afternoon. (13)
W: Yeah, Monday is the best for me too, actually.(13)I like to go to the gym on Tuesdays after work, anyway.
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M: Welcome to Blue Ribbon Corporation, Ms. Wilson.Did you have any trouble finding us?
W: No, Mr. Bradley. I used to work at First Savings Bank across the street, so I’m very familiar with the area.
M: Wonderful. So, I can see from your résumé that you have a lot of experience in the banking sector. Before First Savings, you were at Bank of the West, right? (14)
W: Yes, that was right after I graduated from Yale University with a master’s degree in finance. (14)I learned a lot there, but I was offered a higher position with a better salary at First Savings.
M: And now, why are you here? I mean, it seems like you have a great position and a good salary. What do you think you will add to the Blue Ribbon family?
W: My particular skills have more to do with negotiating deals rather than accounting,(15)and there’s only so much room for that at a bank. Money is not the issue, as I’m already quite wealthy. Rather, I’m looking for a different set of challenges and a new set of partners.
M: I think the business environment here would suit you very well, Ms. Wilson. When can you start? (16)


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The Palace of Fine Arts: 艺术宫位于美国加州旧金山海港区，是一座建于1915年的纪念性建筑物，最初是为了在巴拿马太平洋万国博览会中展示艺术作品而建造的。这是博览会少数仅存且唯一保留于原址的建筑物。
The Palace of Fine Arts was one of the 10 palaces built in 1915 for the Panama-Pacific International Expo.(17)Set within a park, the Roman-style architecture draws many tourists, especially wedding parties who use it as a backdrop for their photos. (18) While sitting on a bench or lying on a blanket on the grass, picnicking is possible. But you’ll have to share your space with those who live there, namely, ducks, seagulls, pigeons, and swans. Even from a short distance away from the palace itself, you’ll be able to see its tall columns and round tower that look like nothing else in the city. Located on 17 acres at 3301 Lyon Street in San Francisco,(19)the palace is within walking distance to the former military base of the Presidio. Oddly enough, during World War II, the U.S. Army used the palace to store military trucks and jeeps.(20) In 1994, the Presidio was transferred to the National Park Service, marking the final chapter in the area’s use as a military facility. The happy tourists and even happier birds seem to appreciate this!