江苏省南通市通州高级中学2024-2025学年高一上学期第一次月考英语试卷

这是一份江苏省南通市通州高级中学2024-2025学年高一上学期第一次月考英语试卷，共13页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分7， Wh fund Mrs等内容，欢迎下载使用。

命题人：张琦 审题人：包建忠 制题人：福佑崇文阁
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 are the speakers talking abut?
A. A sprt game.B. A mvie ticket.C. A TV prgram.
2. Wh might have made a mistake abut the cup?
A. Cathy.B. Mm.C. Dad.
3. Where are the speakers?
A. In a department stre.B. In a htel.C. In a restaurant.
4. What des the man think f his rmmate?
A. Tidy.B. Dishnest.C. Undependable.
5. What discunt des the wman get fr the new shes?
A. 30%.B. 63%.C. 70%.
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 happened t Mrs. Hill last weekend?
A. She lst her directin.B. She was badly injured.C. Her phne was stlen.
7. Wh fund Mrs. Hill?
A. Her husband.B. Her best friend.C. A hiker.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why is the wman getting a ticket?
A. She didn’t pay fr parking.
B. She parked in the wrng place.
C. She entered a park withut a ticket.
9. What excuse des the wman make?
A. She was in a hurry.
B. She didn’t see the sign.
C. She didn’t knw the rules.
10. Hw des the man sund?
A. Angry.B. Helpful.C. Strict.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What did the wman d after receiving a text message?
A. She sent a message back.
B. She visited her bank’s website.
C. She checked it with her bank manager.
12. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. Bank service.B. Text cheat.C. Website safety.
13. Hw des the man feel abut surfing websites nline?
A. Scared.B. Upset.C. Safe.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. Hw des the man say abut his wn spken English?
A. Very fluent.B. Very weak.C. Nt impressive.
15. What attracted the man mst abut the jb ffer?
A. The regular pay rise.
B. The paid vacatins.
C. The chances f prmtin.
16. What’s the relatinship between the tw speakers?
A. Cwrkers.B. Mm and sn.C. Friends.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When was Easter Island first fund?
A. In 1100.B. In 1722.C. In 1987.
18. What caused the big fall f the ppulatin n the island?
A. War.B. Disease.C. Earthquakes.
19. Hw many statues are n the island?
A. 887.B. 788.C. 700.
20. What has been prved abut the stne statues?
A. They were frm anther planet.
B. They are the biggest stne statues in the wrld.
C. They were built by ancient peple and mved here.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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
Students t Cmpete in 34th Natinal Science Bwl®
Thusands f students frm middle and high schls acrss the cuntry have devted themselves t extra study hurs as they prepare t cmpete in the Department f Energy’s (DOE’s) 34th Natinal Science Bwl® (NSB). These students are hard at wrk nw t win their reginal(区域的) cmpetitins, hping t advance t the final cmpetitin.
The first reginal event will take place n January 13th with high schls frm the D. C. Maryland area. Teams will face ff in a fast-paced, questin-and-answer frmat, and their knwledge in all areas f science and mathematics will be tested. Reginals will cntinue weekly until mid-March.
The winning team frm each qualifying reginal cmpetitin will be qualified t cmpete in the Natinal Finals t be held in Washingtn, D. C., frm April 25-29, 2024, with all csts paid by DOE. The natinal event cnsists f several days f science activities and sightseeing, alng with the cmpetitins.
In the Natinal Finals, the tp tw teams will earn $5,000 fr their schls’ math and science departments. Schls ranking in the tp 16 will receive $1,000 fr their science departments. But t many, the final prize is simply the hnr f winning the Natinal Champinship.
Tday, the NSB annually draws mre than 10,000 middle and high schl cmpetitrs. Since the first cmpetitin in 1991, apprximately 344, 000 students have faced ff in the NSB Finals. The 2024 cmpetitrs will fllw in the ftsteps f previus NSB cntestants and will blaze a trail fr students in science, math, and engineering. Fr mre infrmatin, please visit the Office f Science website.
21. Which wrd can best describe the reginal cmpetitins?
A. Fair.B. Interesting.C. Special.D. Challenging
22. What can we learn abut the Natinal Finals?
A. The champinship victry is highly valued.
B. The event nly includes fierce cmpetitins.
C. Mst f the csts will be paid by DOE.
D. The prize mney will be awarded t individuals.
23. What is the text?
A. A news reprt.B. A survey reprt.
C. A learning prject.D. A scientific review.
B
We see a wman swimming at night in a dark sea. Suddenly, she is pulled underwater. She surfaces, cries in fear, then disappears frever. This is the pening scene frm the 1975 film Jaws, shwing a shark attack. It was a great success, attracting huge audiences and winning many awards. It als strengthened peple’s lng-held idea f the great white shark.
Peple have always been scared f sharks, but Jaws made things wrse. Many peple wh saw the film started t believe that sharks were dangerus animals that ate humans. Sme started fishing fr sharks, killing as many as they culd. At that time, nbdy cared if sharks were killed, r hw many were killed.
After 1975, the number f large sharks fell quickly. This was nt nly due t fear f sharks, but als finning. Finning is a type f fishing where sharks are caught and their fins(鳍) cut ff t be used in shark fin sup. Finning kills millins f sharks a year.
Finning wuld have an unexpected effect upn Peter Benchley, the man wh wrte the bk the film Jaws was based n. In 1980, Benchley came acrss an awful sight in an area where fishermen were finning, leaving the sea flr cvered with dead sharks. Benchley saw sharks being killed and this caused a deep change in him. He came t see peple as a danger t sharks, rather than the ther way rund. Frm that day n, he fught t prtect sharks. He admitted that his bk was wrng abut sharks’ behavir. “Sharks dn’t target humans,” he said.
Frtunately, nt everyne wh watched the film Jaws became afraid f sharks—sme became interested in understanding them. Tday, as we learn mre abut sharks, mre peple than ever want t prtect them frm extinctin.
24. The passage begins with a scene f the film Jaws t ________.
A. intrduce the tpic f sharksB. shw the success f the film
C. describe hw evil the shark isD. attract peple t watch the film
25. What can we learn frm paragraph 2?
A. Sharks were believed t be endangered animals.
B. Sharks wuldn’t have been killed withut the film Jaws.
C. Peple had n idea hw scary sharks were withut the film.
D. Misunderstanding twards sharks was deepened due t the film.
26. What influence did finning have n Peter Benchley?
A. He became mre interested in shark mvies.
B. He n lnger saw sharks as a danger t humans.
C. He decided t prtect sharks by rewriting his bk.
D. He admitted being respnsible fr the deaths f sharks.
27. What is the authr’s attitude twards the future f shark prtectin?
A. Hpeful.B. Unsure.C. Mixed.D. Uncncerned.
C
Extremely lifelike prsthetic(假体的) eyes can nw be 3D-printed in a fractin f the time it wuld nrmally take t prduce the eyes by hand, scientists shw in a new study.
The new technlgy can create a prsthetic eye in just 90 minutes, cmpared with the eight hurs it wuld nrmally take a skilled technician, r cularist (假眼制造工), t prduce ne by hand. The 3D-printed eyes require five times less wrk t make than traditinal methds, the scientists behind the technlgy wrte in a new paper published in the jurnal Nature Cmmunicatins.
The 3D-printed eyes als lk mre natural than traditinal prstheses; this culd help imprve a patient’s self-cnfidence in using the devices. “Patients are very cnscius abut wearing a prsthesis, and they dn’t want thers t ntice,” Jhann Reinhard, lead study authr and a researcher at the Fraunhfer Institute fr Cmputer Graphics Research in Germany, tld us. “With these mre realistic eyes, it might help them t participate mre in sciety,” he said.
The new printing apprach invlves taking a specialized image f a patient’s empty eye scket(窝) and f their healthy eye. These images are then prcessed and used t draft blueprints that can be sent t be 3D-printed in the lab. These 3D-printed eyes clsely cpy the clr, size and structure f the patient’s health y eye and are particularly gd at capturing the clred part f the eye, knwn as the iris, and the white part f the eye, called the sclera. Once finished, the eyes take15 t 30 minutes t be installed(安装) by an cularist, Reinhard said.
“Abut 80% f adults in need f prsthetic eyes culd theretically(理论上) have ne made this way, either due t a birth defect that causes an eye t be small r missing r because they’ve lst an eye,” the team said. “Hwever, this wuldn’t be pssible fr all patients, such as thse wh have a very cmplex eye scket, as the sftware wuldn’t be able t find a matching shape fr the prsthetic eye,” Reinhard said.
“Mre data are needed t see if this technique culd als be used t make prsthetic eyes fr children, which wuld require mre regulatin,” Reinhard said.
28. Which f the fllwing wrds can be best used t describe the 3D-printed eyes?
A. Ec-friendly.B. Time-wasting.C. Fit-f-all.D. Realistic-lking.
29. Hw des the authr develp his idea mainly in Paragraph 2?
A. By raising questins.B. By giving examples.
C. By listing causes.D. By making a cmparisn.
30. Which statement is true abut a 3D-printed eye?
A. The patients are mre likely t shw ff their prsthetic eyes.
B. Nt every adult in need f a prsthetic eye can pssibly have ne.
C. It nrmally takes a skilled technician, r cularist, t prduce ne.
D. The installment f ne is 5 times faster than a traditinal prsthetic eye.
31. Which f the fllwing wuld be the best title fr the text?
A. 3D-printed Eyes—a Better Optin
B. 3D Printing—a Prmising Technlgy
C. 3D-printed Eyes—a Surce f Cnfidence
D. Prsthetic Eyes—the Hpe fr all Blind Peple
D
Tiny, black-capped chickadees(北美山雀) have big memries. They stre fd in hundreds t thusands f different lcatins in the wild—and then cme back t these places when ther fd surces are lw.
Scientists have knwn that chickadees have unbelievable memry skills. That memry can be a matter f life r death fr these birds when there are n enugh fd resurces in clder mnths.
Sme researchers thught that neurns called place cells (细胞) wuld explain these birds’ ability t remember where their fd is stred. These cells are knwn t include infrmatin abut where things are in space. But recently, Selmaan Chettih and his team fund that each time a chickadee hides a seed (种子) in a specific lcatin, a unique brain pattern appears—separate frm place cells.
T bserve this, Chettih and his team created special areas with lts f feeders filled with sunflwer seeds. They put small flaps(片状下垂物) where birds culd hide seeds.
The scientists tracked the activity in their brains. Each time a bird hid a seed under a flap, researchers saw a brief unique brain pattern appear—what they called the bar cde. Different patterns appeared even if the birds hid many seeds in the same lcatin. When the birds revisited these sites and retrieved the hidden seeds, the same bar cde-like pattern appeared again, as thugh all the infrmatin abut each lcatin and seed were related t a unique brain pattern.
The researchers cmpared these memries t episdic memries in humans, which are memries f specific events r persnal experiences. They’re imprtant t hw humans cnnect time, peple, places and sensry infrmatin tgether.
Chettih says that this seed-hiding behavir has a clear pattern f activity, which may help researchers build a structure fr hw the brain creates and stres memries.
32. Why are memry skills necessary fr chickadees?
A. Memry skills shw their intelligence and learning abilities.
B. Memry skills can help them survive in clder mnths.
C. They need memry skills t identify different types f fd.
D. They use memry skills t avid being attacked by ther animals.
33. What did Chettih and his team find?
A. Unique brain patterns appeared when chickadees hid seeds.
B. Chickadees’ memries were cntrlled by place cells.
C. Chickadees preferred hiding sunflwer seeds.
D. Chickadees ften hid many seeds in the same lcatin.
34. What des the underlined wrd “retrieved” mean in paragraph 5?
A. gt back. B. gave up. C. repaired. D. designed
35. What is the purpse f the text?
A. T cmpare chickadees and human memry skills.
B. T present a detailed descriptin f chickadees.
C. T intrduce a study n chickadees’ memry.
D. T prvide readers with a way t imprve memry skills.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
It is never t late t develp great study habits. Hwever, starting making sme changes is hard. Even if yu want t d well enugh in schl and imprve yur grades, yu’re prbably having truble getting started in the first place! 36 .
Plan yur time carefully. Make a list f yur weekly tasks. Make a schedule f yur time. Then decide n gd, regular time fr studying. 37 , but it will make yu mre aware f hw yu spend yur time.
Find a gd place t study. Chse ne place fr yur study area. It may be a desk r a chair at hme r in the schl library, but it shuld be cmfrtable and quiet. When yu begin t wrk, yu shuld be able t cncentrate n the subject.
Skim(浏览) befre yu read. 38 . As yu preview the material yu get sme idea f the passage and hw it is rganized.
39 . Listening t what the teacher says in class means less wrk later. Taking ntes helps yu remember what the teacher says.
Develp a gd attitude t tests. The purpse f a test is t shw what yu have learned abut a subject. 40 . Tests prvide grades, but they als let yu knw that yu need t spend mre time studying.
There are ther skills that might help yu with yur study. Share with yur classmates sme f the skills yu have fund t be helpful.
A. Study regularly
B. Make gd use f yur time in class
C. There are several ways that can help yu
D. Develp a psitive attitude by setting realistic gals
E. This weekly schedule may nt slve all f yur prblems
F. The wrld wn’t end if yu dn’t pass a test, s dn’t wrry t much abut a test
G. This means lking ver a passage quickly befre yu begin t read it mre carefully
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
On Mndays, my children get ready fr schl in an unusual way. Each packs (打包) a large plastic bin(塑料箱) with tw 41 f clthes, plenty f fd and water, a pair f rubber bts, hats, and smetimes a bttle f ht chclate. Then, 42 walking them t schl as I d n the ther days, I 43 them ff at a nearby park where they spend the entire day utside at a certified(获得资质的) “frest schl”.
When I first 44 them up, I lved the idea f giving my children an utdr educatin, but was als 45 f a few things: Wuld they be cmfrtable utside fr that lng? Wuld they stay 46 fr that many hurs? Wuld the teachers let them act freely?
My 47 quickly disappeared as I watched hw jyful they were when I picked them up at the end f the afternn. I was relieved(感到宽慰的) t learn that their teachers’ rle is 48 t help when smething ges wrng. The kids direct their wn play, 49 it’s dne in a public space where a teacher can see. There is n 50 meal time. Smetimes my kids were s fcused n their games that they frgt t 51 . They are learning t bserve(观察) nature up clse. Their cnfidence is 52 as they cmplete physical tasks that nrmal schls wuld never 53 .
They are als making scial 54 acrss different age grups. My bys describe 55 a special bnd(联结) t “frest schl kids” that they meet elsewhere in ur small twn.
41. A. changesB. stylesC. cllectinsD. types
42. A. in spite fB. instead fC. in additin tD. as fr
43. A. putB. pushC. drpD. see
44. A. brughtB. signedC. cheeredD. picked
45. A. unawareB. cnfidentC. uncertainD. prud
46. A. unchangedB. alarmedC. unnticedD. fcused
47. A. prblemsB. cnsideratinC. stressD. cncerns
48. A. simplyB. trulyC. nearlyD. finally
49. A. even ifB. as lng asC. in caseD. as sn as
50. A. fixedB. limitedC. specialD. flexible
51. A. playB. drinkC. eatD. rest
52. A. disappearingB. returningC. grwingD. reducing
53. A. acquireB. apprachC. ignreD. allw
54. A. advancesB. cnnectinsC. achievementsD. cntributins
55. A. feelingB. expectingC. attractingD. seeking
第二节：课文语法填空。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
56. Put simply, ptential is yur natural ability that can ________ (develp) when yu try hard enugh.
57. In the ________ (begin), hwever, it was still tugh fr me t remember everyne’s name!
58. I made a clck t take hme. I like it s much that I still use it ________ my alarm!
59. The ne ________ attracted me mst was the Rugby Club.
60. I can’t wait ________ Daniel t visit China!
61. ________ smetimes it may seem impssible t get alng as a family, yu can take actin t imprve the situatin.
62. When yu are struggling t cntrl yur feelings, yu wish they culd be mre ________ (care) and patient.
63. Every Saturday night Mama wuld sit dwn by the kitchen table and cunt ut the mney Papa ________ (bring) hme.
64. I can’t wait t describe t yu ________ senir high schl life is like.
65. Yu enter a strange middle grund—n lnger a small child ________ nt quite an adult.
66. Yu may feel anxius that yu are develping ________ a different rate t yur friends, shting up in height r getting left far behind.
67. Mama wuld put ne r tw cins t the side. We wuld watch ________ anxius interest.
68. It was used fr sudden emergencies, such as the time ________ Christine brke her arm and had t be taken t a dctr.
69. Whatever happened, we always knew we still had the Bank ________ (depend) upn.
70. I nticed fr the first time ________ ld Mama and Papa lked.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
假如你是校英文报Prblem& Advice栏目的编辑，收到一个学生的求助信，信中他说近期学习压力大，与父母关系很紧张，请你回信给予建议，内容包括：
1.表示理解和安慰；2.给出建议；3.表达祝愿。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右。2.可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
Dear Wrried Friend,
I’m srry t knw that yu are ging thrugh a tugh time. _________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Lving Editr
第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
My tw-year-ld daughter was lvingly squished(挤) between a stack f grceries in ne f my tw shpping carts(购物车). Shpping nce a mnth was a well-planned prcess. My list was rganized s that I wuldn’t miss even ne item(一件物品).
A gentleman in a suit std behind me with three items. He lked up at his watch, then at me and smiled. I’d already let tw peple ahead f me with single items. While my daughter was behaving well, I knew I’d pushed her lnger than her endurance(忍耐力) prmised t last. Still, I felt fr the man; he bviusly had t be smewhere, and he’d be behind me a gd lng time.
“Why dn’t yu g ahead f me?” I said turning the car t backwards. “Yu nly have a cuple f items.”
“Thank yu,” He replied appreciatively stepping ahead f me.
My daughter gave him a brad smile. “Heh w,” she said in her sweetest vice.
“Hell,” he replied, taken ff guard by her friendliness. His face lit with pleasure.
As the belt mved frward ,I started unlading(卸，取下) my cart. His few items were ahead f mine separated by a red marker with the stre name n it. I was nly halfway finished unlading the first cart when a realizatin hit me. My husband had brrwed my bank card the night befre and I culdn’t recall him putting it back in my wallet. I hurriedly tk ut my purse and pened my wallet. My heart drpped. He hadn’t returned it.
The gentleman in frnt f me had paid and was picking up his grceries.
“I’ve frgtten my bank card. Culd I pay with my phne ?” I asked the cashier(收银员) hpefully.
“I’m srry. We nly accept credit card r cash.” The cashier lked dwn the lane, disgusted(厌恶的) at the amunt f grceries. I’m sure she was thinking she’d have t put items back n the shelves.
“It will take me an hur t run hme and an hur back. Can yu just put my stuff n the side please?” I was discuraged(沮丧的). All my careful planning hadn’t helped. The hur and a half f shpping left me exhausted(精疲力尽) and I wasn’t sure hw my daughter wuld handle anther tw hurs in the car.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1
Just then, the gentleman in frnt f me smiled at me. ______________________________________________
Paragraph 2
The next mrning, my family kncked at the gentleman’s dr. _____________________________________
江苏省通州高级中学2024--2025学年度
第一学期高一第一次阶段性测试英语试卷（答案）
听力：
1-5 AABCA 6-10 BCBAC 11-15 CBCAB 16-20 CBBAC
阅读
21-23 DAA 24-27 ADBA 28-31 DDBA 32-35 BAAC
七选五
36-40 CEGBF
完形填空
41-45 ABCBC 46-50 DDABA 51-55 CCDBA
语法填空
56. be develped 57. beginning 58. as 59. that 60. fr
61. Althugh/ Thugh/ While 62. caring 63. had brught 64. what 65. but
66. at 67. with 68. when 69. t depend 70. hw
应用文
Dear Wrried Friend,
I’m srry t knw that yu are ging thrugh a tugh time. It’s nrmal t face sme challenges in bth studies and family relatinships. Everyne will have ne f thse perids when things seem t be ging wrng, s dn’t wrry t much. Here are sme tips that may help yu.
T imprve yur learning efficiency, engaging yurself in class actively can help a lt because answering teachers’ questins; and thinking psitively leave little rm fr yu t be absent-minded. Organizing yur time and priritizing yur tasks are als imprtant. When it cmes t strengthening the relatinship with yur parents, it is advisable fr yu t be pen with them. Prmise t them that yu will be respnsible fr yur schlwrk. Try t understand their perspective and listen t their cncerns.
Hpefully, these suggestins will be f sme help t yu and wish yu the best f luck in vercming yur challenges.
Lving Editr
读后续写：
Just then, the gentleman in frnt f me smiled at me. His eyes were shining with kindness and empathy. Withut a secnd thught, he turned t the cashier and said, “I will cver her grceries.” I was surprised by his genersity and struggled t find wrds t express my gratitude. As he swiped his credit card, a wave f relief washed ver me. It was a small act f kindness, but it meant the wrld t me at that mment. With tears welling up in my eyes, I thanked him heartily and asked fr his address, feeling verwhelmed by the gdness f strangers.
The next mrning, my family kncked at the gentleman’s dr. We wanted t persnally express ur gratitude fr his selflessness and repay his kindness. As he pened the dr, we handed him a buquet f flwers and a heartfelt thank-yu nte. He was visibly tuched and invited us inside fr a cup f tea. Sitting in his czy living rm, we shared stries and laughter, realizing that this chance encunter had brught us tgether. At that mment, I realized that smetimes the greatest blessings cme in the frm f unexpected friendships.
听力原文：
【1】
W: This is s exciting! I can’t believe Lakers lst the game! This crwd is ging wild. This is s much better than watching it n TV!
M: I tld yu! And we gt tickets fr the entire seasn!
【2】
M: Wh’s been using my cup?
W: Nt me, Dad. I use the blue ne every mrning, and Mm uses the green ne.
M: I knew it! Cathy! Yurs is red, nt blue!
【3】
M: I’d like t check ut. I live in Rm 608. I stayed in the rm fr tw days, and asked fr rm service nce. They sent me sme fd and drinks.
W: OK. Let me see. It’s $458 in ttal. Hw wuld yu like t pay fr it? In cash r by credit card?
【4】W: S hw is yur new rmmate?
M: Well, he is just nt very reliable. He desn’t pay the rm rent n time, and seldm cleans the rm. Abve all, he always leaves the dr unlcked.
W: Oh, that must drive yu crazy!
M: Yeah. I’m thinking abut mving ut.
【5】
W: Yu knw what? The she stre we ften visited is giving a discunt tday.
M: S, did yu buy any new shes?
W: Yeah! Lk! This pair cst 90 dllars nrmally, but I paid nly 63 dllars tday.
M: Ww! That’s a real bargain.
【6】
W: Tm, did yu hear abut Mrs. Hill, wh went missing last weekend?
M: Yeah, she was walking her dgs in the frest, and didn’t cme back. Did she get lst?
W: N. She ften ges there and knws the frest well. She fell dwn a hill and brke her leg and her phne. She is in the hspital right nw.
M: Ww. Hw did she survive s lng?
W: Her tw dgs slept beside her t keep her warm.
M: That is amazing. I guess that’s why peple say dgs are “man’s best friend”.
W: Yeah A hiker discvered her after he heard the dgs barking.
M: Lk! I think that is her husband n TV right nw. Turn up the vlume.
【7】
W: N, n, n! Officer, I was nly in the stre fr a minute. Please dn’t give me a parking ticket!
M: I’m srry, ma’ am, but yu’re nt suppsed t park here. This sign says n parking is allwed alng the rad.
W: But I have a tight schedule and I have t hurry smewhere! Please, fficer!
M: Dn’t wrry, ma’ am. This will nly take a minute. Maybe next time yu will remember the rules.
W: I prmise I will. It will never happen again. I...
M: Here yu are, ma’ am. Yu can pay this at yur lcal traffic plice statin.
【8】
W: I just received a text message n my cellphne. It asked me t visit my bank’s website.
M: Did it give any reasn?
W: It said my accunt wuld be disabled if I didn’t d that.
M: Watch ut! It culd be cheating yu.
W: Yeah. S I reprted it t my bank manager and he tld me nt t believe it. But wh sent thse messages?
M: I have n idea. But I’ve heard many peple saying they’ve received such messages. I guess thse guys are rganized.
W: Why did they d this?
M: T steal persnal infrmatin and make mney. They culd get yur accunt number, credit card number, r even yur passwrd if yu visit a certain website with yur cellphne.
W: That’s s scary.
M: But dn’t wrry. Mst websites have prtectin measures like firewalls and s des yur cellphne. S it’s pretty safe t lg n there.
【9】
W: Hw did yur interview g?
M: I gt the jb! I did it!
W: Cngratulatins! Tell me abut it.
M: Well, at first I was a little nervus. But after I answered a few questins I began t feel cmfrtable. Then everything went as I’d expected.
W: Did they talk t yu in English?
M: Yes, but I had n prblems with that. They didn’t expect my English t be s fluent. They were als very satisfied with my wrk experience. I tried every means t cnvince them that I was the right persn fr the psitin. I think they were impressed.
W: Did yu talk abut yur pay and ther benefits?
M: Sure. The starting salary is gd. There will als be a regular pay rise each year. What impressed me mst is that there are tw paid vacatins each year.
W: That’s a wnderful ffer. What abut the chances fr prmtin?
M: There will be a lt. It’ll depend n hw I d there.
W: I’m sure yu’ll d great.
M: Thanks. Yu’re always very encuraging.
W: What are friends fr? I’m really prud f yu. Cme n. Let’s g fr a drink t celebrate.
【10】
Easter Island is an island in the sutheastern Pacific Ocean, 3,500 km ff the cast f Suth America. A Eurpean explrer discvered it n Easter Sunday n April 5th, 1722. It has als been called “The Belly Buttn f the Wrld”, because there are n ther islands near it. The earliest peple lived there frm 700 t 1100. Over the next 800 years, it develped int a cmplex sciety. The peple lived withut war, until sickness killed mst f the ppulatin. The mst interesting thing abut the island is the 887 stne statues that are fund there. The statues lk like huge faces, with big nses and lips. Mst f these stne statues are fur meters tall, but the biggest ne is ten meters tall. Sme culd have been twenty-ne meters high, but they were destryed in earthquakes. Until 1987, many peple thught it was impssible fr ancient peple t mve the heavy stnes. Sme peple said visitrs frm anther planet brught them there. The secret f Easter Island had finally been slved when sme peple prved the heavy stnes culd be mved with simple equipment.