江苏省泰州中学2023-2024学年高二下学期4月月考英语试题（Word版附答案）

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英语试题
(考试时间：120分钟；总分：150分)
命题人：王芸 杨嘉琪 审题人：王芸 2024.4.7
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. What des the wman imply?
A. The team has first becme the league champin.
B. The team did a gd jb again this time.
C. The team has little chance t win this time.
2. What prgram des the man generally listen t?
A. News. B. Talk shws. C. Educatin prgram.
3. Where is the cnversatin taking place?
A. In a park. B. In a museum. C. In a pet stre.
4. Hw des Mike feel?
A. Satisfied. B. Puzzled. C. Wrried.
5. What des the wman mean?
A. She desn’t understand the man.
B. She gave the change t smene else.
C. She’s unable t help the man.
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. Why is the wman talking t the man?
A. Because f the pr quality f the gds she bught.
B. Because f nt getting the prmised discunt.
C. Because f the implite attitude f the salesgirl.
7. What will the man give t the wman?
A. Sme mney. B. A letter f aplgy. C. A new prduct.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Which place wuld the man like t g?
A. An exciting mdern city. B. A ppular turist attractin.
C. A quiet and far-away place.
9. What des the wman wrry abut?
A. The weather. B. The fd and water. C. The language.
10. What des the wman plan t d nw?
A. Travel with the man. B. D sme gardening.
C. G t the travel agency.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Hw ften des the man cntact his aunt?
A. Once a mnth. B. Once a week. C. Seldm.
12. Why didn’t his aunt chat with him nline?
A. Her kids keep her busy all the time.
B. She des nt have a cmputer in her huse.
C. She’s nt interested in using the cmputer.
13. What will he d next?
A. Ask his cusins fr help.
B. Teach his aunt himself.
C. Ask his uncle fr help.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Wh is the wman?
A. A plice fficer.
B. An immigratin fficial.
C. An air hstess.
15. Which line is fr the residents?
A. The line n the man’s right.
B. The line n the wman’s left.
C. The line n the wman’s right.
16. Hw lng will the man study in the UK?
A. Fr a few mnths. B. Fr a year. C. Fr tw years.
17. Hw will the man pay fr living csts and tuitin fees?
A. His father has paid fr that in advance.
B. He has wn a schlarship.
C. He will take a part-time jb t pay fr that.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What is the talk mainly abut?
A. Hw t keep yung.
B. Hw t imprve memry.
C. Hw t pen ur mind.
19. What is the key t achieving this gal?
A. Ging back t schl.
B. Paying n attentin t age.
C. Using the mind as much as pssible.
20. What did the man wh entered schl at 70 becme later?
A. An active lawyer. B. A successful dctr. C. A highly paid artist.
第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分42.5)
第一节(共12小题；每小题2.5分，共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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Christ Mcked, by the Flrentine master Cimabue, was sld at auctin (拍卖) fr €24 millin in 2019. But the Chilean buyers never gt t include the wrk in their cllectin because the French gvernment refused t give it an exprt licence.
Ministers declared the painting a natinal treasure, fficially giving the Luvre 30 mnths t raise the funds fr its purchase. The Luvre recently reached an agreement with the wners.
Laurence des Cars, the president f the Luvre, said it was a “great jy” t have acquired the painting, which “cnstitutes a crucial landmark in the histry f art”. The museum did nt say hw much it had paid, nr wh had sld the painting, which will be exhibited in 2025.
The painting was sptted fur years ag by Philmene Wlf, an auctineer, when she was asked t assess the cntents f a huse that was being cleared. The wner, in her nineties, thught it was a painting frm Russia f n value and was preparing t put it in the dustbin.
Wlf was struck by its quality and guessed that it culd be Italian. Experts using mdern technlgy cnfirmed that it was by Cimabue, wh is widely regarded as having pened the gateway t Renaissance art. It is believed t date frm 1280. Christ Mcked is ne f abut 15 knwn Cimabue’s wrks.
The Luvre launched an appeal n Tuesday fr dnatins t buy anther painting, The Basket f Wild Strawberries by Jean Simen Chardin, the 18th-century French still life (静物画) master. The wrk, which was first exhibited in 1761, was in a private cllectin frm the 19th century until last year, when it was sld fr €24.3 millin t an American art museum at an auctin in Paris.
Luckily, many grups and individuals dnated tw-thirds f the sum. The museum must pay the remaining € 8 millin and is hping that members f the public will help t ease the burden by respnding t its appeal, which aims t raise € 1.3 millin.
21. What can we knw abut Christ Mcked?
A. It is a painting frm Russia.
B. It was discvered by Cimabue.
C. It is seen as a treasure f France.
D. It was taken away by Chilean buyers.
22. Which can replace the underlined wrd “cnstitutes” in paragraph 3?
A. Sums up. B. Acts as. C. Finds ut. D. Pints ut.
23. Hw did Wlf get Christ Mcked?
A. She purchased it at auctin. B. Cimabue sent it t her.
C. She gt it frm an ld wman. D. She fund it when she cleaned up.
24. Which can be the best title fr the text?
A. The Painting Christ Mcked Was Sld
B. The Luvre Was Appealing fr Dnatin
C. French Gvernment Takes Back Its Wrds
D. Painting Saved Frm Bin Was t Hang in the Luvre
B
Twenty years ag, I was invited t jin a pker game made up f all middle-aged men. That game became an essential part f my life. and it evlved with the grup. We used t start at 7 p. m. with wine and play until 2 a. m. Nw there is n wine, and we quit befre midnight. The smke f cigarettes is lng gne. The fd is better—ver tw decades we’ve gne frm chips t hmemade vegetable salad. All f these win favr with my wife when I g t play pker.
When the pandemic(疫情) arrived, we switched t nline games. We dwnladed a pker app n ur phnes and lked at thse nine bxes cntaining ur heads n ur cmputer screens. The app dealt with all nine players at the same time, s the nline versin was much faster. Despite the efficiency, the app presented prblems. It tk all ur cncentratin t keep track, n multiple screens, f what was ging n with the game. The cnversatin didn’t really happen. It felt like any nline pker game, the kind played with strangers. S I hated this way f playing.
When we finally met each ther fr ur live game after a tw-year break, we were excited. Hwever, at ur pker game, we learned ne f ur guys died f cancer withut telling any f us he was sick. Actually, we nce fund Bert lked a bit thin and a bit tired. Then he was gne. Accrding t Rbin Dunbar, an evlutinary psychlgist at Oxfrd University, men are less likely t discuss their persnal affairs and pinins directly and hnestly. It’s the reasn why men are mre likely t have mental prblems.
S friendships with wmen are the perfect cmplement t male friendships. I have a wife t cnfide in (向……透露秘密), and a few female friends I regularly meet fr lunch. I’m just really glad t have bth types f friendships. I can meet my female friends fr a nice lunch and a glass f wine. Then head ff t pker.
25. Why des the authr’s wife supprt him in playing pker?
A. It can make the authr mre intelligent.
B. It can make the authr mre relaxed.
C. The authr’s lifestyle becmes healthier.
D. The authr’s scial skills becme better.
26. Why did the authr hate playing pker nline?
A. The prcess f playing was slw.
B. Players always faced technical prblems.
C. Players seldm interacted with each ther.
D. The game was ften interrupted by strangers.
27. Why are men mre likely t have mental prblems?
A. Men are less sciable. B. Men are less pen-minded.
C. Men are less emtinal. D. Men are less utspken.
28. Hw des the authr feel abut his scial relatinships?
A. Cnfused. B. Disappinted. C. Upset. D. Satisfied.
C
The wheel is believed t be arund 5,500 years ld. The inventin came abut lng after the advent f ther, arguably mre cmplex technlgies, like bats, wven clth, and agriculture. The inventin f the wheel greatly speeded up the develpment f civilizatin by making it easier t trade. Twns and cities grew crwded, their ppulatins sustained by the increased prductivity f wheel-assisted farming.
Hwever, the Aztecs, Incas, Maya, and Native Americans which were regarded as relatively advanced civilizatins did nt use the wheel until after the arrival f Eurpean clnists (殖民者) during the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
It had lng been assumed that ancient Americans didn’t knw hw t make them. That turned ut t be false. In 1880, as archaelgist Désiré Charnay unearthed the tmb f an Aztec child in Mexic City, he came acrss a small figurine (雕像) munted n an even smaller set f wheels. Since then, ther wheeled tys have been fund acrss the cuntry.
Current explanatins f why the Aztecs, Incas, Maya, and Native Americans lacked wheels fcus nt n the knwledge f hw t create them—which they clearly pssessed—but n practicality. One majr reasn is that the cntinent lacks creatures strng enugh t pull them. After all, hrses and cws crssed the Atlantic alng with the wheel itself.
Anther imprtant factr was gegraphy. Yes, the Incas built rads, but thse rads were mapped ut ver the hilly terrain (地形) f the Andes Muntains. They featured a structure f giant staircases in which there were tp, middle, and bttm levels. S wheeled vehicles wuld nt have been able t climb.
Ancient American scieties might nt have been built n wheels, but this in n way prevented them frm teaching levels f cmplexity cmparable t their Eurpean cunterparts. They als built impressive architecture with tcks. Hw their builders managed t mve thse rcks withut help frm the wheel. nbdy knws. But they did manage t d this. Of curse, the absence f the wheel still shaped these scieties in meaningful ways. Fr example, attempts t unite the different warring tribes repeatedly fell apart because f the amunt f time it tk t travel frm ne strnghld (据点) t anther.
“When the wheel did finally shw up in indigenus American scieties, a lt f things changed.But the change ccurred mre slwly. Even thugh indigenus Americans culd nw use the wheel fr transprt, weaving, and pttery, this new and mre efficient technlgy didn’t replace the familiar way f ding things vernight. Traditinal techniques cntinue t be passed dwn frm generatin t generatin, even t this day,”archaelgist Patrick Kirch said.
29. Why des the authr write the first paragraph?
A. T stress the difficulty in inventing the wheel.
B. T describe the prcess f the inventin f the wheel.
C. T explain the significance f the inventin f the wheel.
D. T intrduce the wide applicatins f the wheel in mdern times.
30. Why didn’t ancient Incas use wheels?
A. They lacked tls fr creating wheels.
B. They built rads with vertical structures.
C. They relied n animals fr transprtatin.
D. They lacked the knwledge f prducing wheels.
31. The absence f the wheel might blck _______.
A. the cmplexity f ancient American scieties
B. the frequency f wars in ancient American scieties
C. the impressive architecture in ancient American scieties
D. the unificatin f different tribes in ancient American scieties
32. What des Patrick Kirch think f intrducing the wheel int indigenus American scieties?
A. Easy but limited B. Nticeable but harmful.
C. Welcme but fruitless. D. Influential but gradual.
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。
Cake mulds are cake pans in fun r functinal shapes. Yu might ften see them referred t as cake frms r cake shapes. Cake mulds are especially designed t make it easier t bake a cake. 33
Generally, a cake muld is ften made ut f silicne (硅酮). 34 Als, it bends easily, making it easier t remve the cake frm the pan withut damaging it.
Cake mulds are sld in kitchen supply stres and baking stres. 35 A cake muld might als refer t a cake pan used fr a specific purpse, such as a muffin (松饼) pan. They are generally fairly inexpensive and last a lng time.
36 Yu might buy a cake in the shape f a castle fr a princess birthday party, r in the shape f a ftball fr a sprts enthusiast. Animal shapes are fun t make, and kids can help. Fr the hlidays, yu might make a pine tree-shaped cake, r fr graduatin, a cake in the shape f a graduatin cap.
It can be difficult t remve a cake frm a cake muld withut damaging it. Even if the pan is nn-stick, which mst are, yu shuld still grease (抹油) the pan well befre baking. 37 When yu are ready t remve the cake, place a plate underneath the pan and flip (翻动) it ver s the cake can slide ut neatly nt the plate.
A. Cake mulds vary in design and clr.
B. This kind f cake muld is a breeze t use and wash up.
C. There’re virtually limitless pssibilities tr cake mulds.
D. Yu can als rder specially r persnalized nes nline.
E. Allwing the cake t cl fully will als aid in the prcess.
F. Here are sme things t cnsider when chsing a cake muld.
G. S yu d nt have t d all f the shaping and designing yurself.
第三部分：语言运用(共三节，满分37.5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。
One spring evening, I was incredibly wrn after a lng day f schl. I wished fr 38 but I had t drag my heavy feet t the vilin studi.
I was playing Mldau t Kate, my teacher. I simply culdn’t play with 39 , thugh. While I fllwed all the 40 n the sheet music, I still 41 t make music describing spring with full-blwn flwers sund like flwers dying bitter deaths. Kate 42 attentively and then frwned (皱眉), asking me what the piece’s md was. I stared at her, 43 .
Pulling ut paper and a pencil, she asked, “Can yu 44 an image f what yu think a typical day in the frest during spring wuld lk like?” Hesitantly, I started t let my 45 fly. Sn a scenic frest full f life was 46 in my mind.
Minutes later, I cmpleted my drawing. “Nw, play the piece again with this 47 imagery in yur mind,” Kate said. I clsed my eyes and began t play, just as its theme was intrduced, with 48 expressin I had never dne befre.
As I 49 the piece, there fllwed a shrt silence befre Kate said, “That’s the best playing I’ve ever heard frm yu.” Her eyes were shining. “Wh knew painting ut the scenery wuld help yu better 50 the music? Smetimes all we need is t use ur creativity and try different methds when facing difficulties.”
The 51 vilin lessn taught me mre than just music. I als learned a valuable 52 skill, which I applied t my daily life.
38. A. care B. relaxatin C. freedm D. mtivatin
39. A. curage B. cncern C. wisdm D. emtin
40. A. numbers B. standards C. ntes D. lines
41. A. failed B. desired C. managed D. ffered
42. A. watched B. listened C. perfrmed D. prayed
43. A. blankly B. angrily C. enviusly D. gratefully
44. A. sht B. evaluate C. sculpt D. draw
45. A. persnality B. imaginatin C. ambitin D. curisity
46. A. pictured B. replaced C. identified D. explred
47. A. messy B. amusing C. vivid D. strange
48. A. cmmn B. brief C. childish D. exceptinal
49. A. wrapped up B. nted dwn C. reflected n D. set abut
50. A. preserve B. spread C. interpret D. cmpse
51. A. inspiring B. cnfusing C. shameful D. adventurus
52. A. infrmatin-srting B. prblem-slving
C. critical-thinking D. decisin-making
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。
In a fast-paced wrld, 53. ______ stress and mental fatigue (疲劳) seem cmmnplace, we are 54. ______ (cnstant) lking fr new ways t relax. Sme peple d things like taking a ht bath r listening t music t relax. But what abut birds’ singing r ther nature sunds? Culd they als help peple let g 55. ______ the tensins f mdern life?
Accrding t a study by King’s Cllege Lndn in 2022, seeing r hearing birds culd help t bst peple’s mental wellbeing. And it’s nt just birds 56. ______ (inhabit) in trees that culd have a psitive effect n ur mds. Anther study cmmissined (委托) by the Natinal Trust cmpared the effects f wdland sunds with viced meditatin (冥想) apps and 57. ______ (find) listening t birdsng and ther wdland sunds bsted feelings f relaxatin 30% mre than 58. ______ apps. Other sunds which may help peple relax 59. ______ (be) waves lapping n the shre, gentle breezes, and light rainfalls.
Hwever, nt all f us live in rural surrundings. S here cmes a questin: culd the nature sunds that riginate there still help remve yur 60. ______ (anxius)? Accrding t research by Califrnia Plytechnic State University, even a recrding f birds’ sunds tends t be 61. ______ (benefit) t peple’s md. Therefre, wherever yu live, yu can access the wnderful sunds f birds and nature, 62. ______ it is during a walk in the wds r thrugh a pair f headphnes.
第三节 单词拼写(共15小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5分)
根据首字母或中文提示，用选择性必修四单词表中单词的适当形式完成句子，每空一词。
63. Just phne in yur rder three r mre days p______ t departure.
64. We were really d______ by the htel when we gt there-it was nthing like the descriptin in the brchure.
65. There is a grwing t______ amng emplyers t hire casual staff.
66. We have t a______ fr every penny we spend n business trips.
67. Teenagers shuld be taught t take initiative and s______ pprtunities.
68. Enterprises give p______ t applicants with sme experience when hiring new wrkers.
69. My mst e______ mment was trying t intrduce a man whse name I culdn’t remember.
70. Buildings are left t decay at the m______ f bad weather.
71. Laws against racial ______ (偏见) must be strictly enfrced.
72. She spke with great ______ (强烈情感) abut the plight f the refugees.
73. A link between the tw cnditins can be ______ (推断) frm the previus studies.
74. The city was filled with ______ (期待) in the weeks befre the festival.
75. He has a very ______ (宽容的) attitude twards ther religins.
76. They appeared surprisingly ______ (悲观的) abut their chances f winning.
77. Silent, they lafed n the edge f the wharf, ______ (晃动) their legs abve the water.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 应用文(满分15分)
假如你是学生会主席李华，你校近期将举办“中华传统美食节(Chinese Fd Culture Festival)”活动，请你写一则通知向学生征集活动创意。
内容包括：1.活动介绍2.征集要求3.鼓励参与。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
第二节(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。
Mre than 20 hurs earlier, my friend Emma and I had std at the entrance t the cave. We laughed and jked as I climbed dwn the steep muth and she fllwed. Six f us had gne n that camping trip, but after a full day f explring caves, the thers had gne back t the campsite t eat. Emma and I decided t explre ne mre cave.
The mud f the cave flr was sft and sticky as we snaked ur way thrugh the tunnel. The air was damp and heavy. As the passage twisted thrugh the earth, it became smaller. Then, suddenly, after a tight squeeze, I came int a larger rm.
“Once yu make it past this narrw spt yu can almst stand,” I tld Emma, as I stretched ut my arms and legs and enjyed the big space. “Alright, I’m almst th...” Emma’s sentence was cut shrt. I turned arund. “Are yu alright?” I asked. All I culd see was her face, and her eyes were full f fear. “I dn’t think s,” she said. “I’m stuck.”
Emma and I tried everything we culd t free her. But it became apparent that we needed help. I tk ut my cell phne t call my ther fur friends, but there was n signal. I culdn’t g t seek help because Emma was stuck between me and the cave muth. That was why we were s relieved when we heard vices behind us. A beam f light sht dwn the tunnel.
“What’s ging n here?” rang a yung man’s vice. “We need help,” I shuted. “She’s stuck.” “I’ve gt tw buddies with me,” he said. “They can g t find a park ranger (公园管理员), but I’ll stay here and see if I can help frm this side.”
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。
The next several hurs were lng and arduus (艰难的). __________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Almst five hurs after we had entered the cave, the rescue team arrived. _____________________________
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高二英语第一次质量检测参考答案
听力：1-5BACCC 6-10BACBB 11-15ACABC 16-20BAACB
阅读理解：CBCD CCDD CBDD
七选五： GBDCE
完形填空： BDCCB ADBAC DACAB
语法填空：
53. where 54. cnstantly 55. f 56. inhabiting 57. fund
58. the 59. are 60. anxiety 61. beneficial 62. whether
单词拼写
63. prir 64. disappinted 65. tendency 66. accunt 67. seize
68. preference 69. embarrassing 70. mercy 71. prejudice 72. passin
73. inferred 74. anticipatin 75. tlerant 76. pessimistic 77. swinging
应用文
Ntice
With the purpse f facilitating students’ better understanding f Chinese fd culture, a Chinese Fd Culture Festival will be arranged by the Students’ Unin recently. Here, we are calling fr yur cntributins t help us make the festival mre creative.
Any spellbinding activity planning t shwcase Chinese fd culture is welcme. Yur scheme is expected t be riginal with a detailed implementatin plan. All submissins shuld be addressed t studentsunin@htmail.cm within the deadline f March 1st. Thse whse ideas are adpted will be awarded.
We are eagerly awaiting yur thught-prvking perspectives and inspiring ideas.
The Students’ Unin
读后续写
The next several hurs were lng and arduus. Even with the stranger’s help, we weren’t able t mve Emma a little. N matter what we did r hw Emma mved, the rck squeezed tighter. Eventually a park ranger came dwn. The fire department was n its way, but a rescue wuld take time. Emma was exhausted, cld, hungry and terrified. I gave Emma my shirt t cver her cld legs and tried t keep her calm.
Almst five hurs after we had entered the cave, the rescue team arrived. Our rescuer slwly chiseled away the ancient cave wall, and then wrked very hard t mve Emma. “Let’s get yu ut f here,” the firefighter tld her as he gave a sign f relief. They wriggled their way ut f the cave, and I fllwed behind. Frtunately, Emma eventually escaped frm the cave and cried tears f jy. That day, I learned a big lessn abut being mre careful during explratin.
听力原文
1.【原文】M: Our ftball team has just wn the champinship match!
W: Ww, we have becme the league champin fr the furth time!
M: Cheers!
2.【原文】W: D yu ften listen t the radi?
M: Yeah. I listen t the radi every mrning.
W: What prgrams d yu usually listen t?
M: Prgrams abut what happened at hme and abrad.
3.【原文】W: Lk at thse clrful birds ver there. I think yu can teach them t sing.
M: But lk at the price! I’d rather have a cat.
4.【原文】W: Mike, hw are yu getting alng with yur hmewrk?
M: I have been ding it fr tw hurs. I dn’t knw if I’ll be able t get it finished.
W: Take it easy.
5.【原文】M: Pardn me, Miss. D yu have change fr a dllar?
W: I’m afraid nt, yu’ll have t ask smene else.
6.【原文】W: Excuse me, I’m lking fr the …are yu the manager?
M: Yes, I am. What can I d fr yu?
W: I bught this yesterday, but I didn’t lk at the receipt until tday—and I’m shcked that I didn’t get the discunt that yu were advertising. I thught that this item wuld be 25% ff!
M: May I have a lk? Hmm... it says it was checked ut n register fur-that’s Heather. She is new n staff, s she prbably didn’t knw abut the sale. I’m very srry abut that. I’ll fix the prblem right away and get yu sme cash.
W: Thanks very much. I’ll just be waiting ver there.
7.【原文】M: Oh, dear, I suppse it’s time t start thinking abut the summer hlidays again. The papers are full f travel articles.
W: They always are at this time f year. D yu have smewhere in mind?
M: I just think it wuld be nice t g smewhere different, fr example, Tibet.
W: Where? Tibet? But it is quite far away. It will cst a lt.
M: But I’d like t g smewhere ut-f-the-way. Smewhere where there aren’t many turists. I haven’t been t Tibet, but sme peple I knw tld me it’s a wnderful place fr a hliday.
W: Yu might have truble with fd and water.
M: Oh, that wn’t be a prblem. I can get sme infrmatin frm the travel agency and see what they are ffering. Are yu cming with me?
W: I’d be quite happy t stay at hme and wrk in the garden. I want t build a path.
8.【原文】W: D yu keep in tuch with yur aunt in America?
M: Sure, I usually call her nce a mnth.
W: That sunds kind f expensive.
M: Yeah, a little, I guess.
W: D yu ever have the desire t chat nline?
M: Sure. But my aunt is a little lder and nt really int using the cmputer.
W: But surely she wuld want t save a little mney. Yu said she has kids. They must have a cmputer in the huse. Yu culd get ne f her kids t teach her hw t use the Internet.
M: Yeah, I guess I never really thught abut it. I kind f like hearing the sund f her vice. It feels a little clser and mre persnal.
W: Yeah, I understand. I like hearing my parents’ vices t, but I dn’t feel like I need t hear them every time we talk.
M: Hmm. Maybe I will get her kids t help. It’s a gd idea.
9.【原文】W: Can I see yur passprt, please?
M: Is this line fr nn-residents?
W: Yes it is. Residents can queue up in the lines t my right.
M: OK. Here’s my passprt.
W: What’s the expiratin date n yur passprt?
M: I think it’s cming up, maybe in a few mnths. It was renewed in Beijing, s the new expiratin date is n the last page.
W: I see. Yes, yu’ll need t renew yur passprt in a few mnths. Make sure yu dn’t let it expire while yu are in the UK.
M: I wn’t.
W: D yu have anything t declare?
M: N, I dn’t have anything t declare.
W: Hw lng will yu be staying in the UK?
M: I’ll be here abut a year.
W: What is the purpse f yur stay?
M: I’ll be studying. I’m ding an MBA at Nttingham University.
W: Where will yu be staying?
M: I have a husing cntract with the university. I’ll be in a drm rm n campus.
W: Hw d yu plan n paying fr yur living csts and tuitin fees while yu are here?
M: My father has already paid fr that in advance. Here are the receipts.
W: OK. Have a gd stay. Here’s yur passprt and yur dcuments.
M: Thank yu very much.
10.【原文】My way t stay yung is simple: Give full attentin t the part f yu that’s yung and grwing-yur brain. Keep yur mind active and yur bdy will stay yung, t. These are exciting times. Take an interest in the wrld arund yu, and make a pint f learning ne new thing every day.
Never think abut yur age, it’s nt t late t make yur life mre interesting. I knw a huse wife wh became a famus industrial designer; I knw a retired electrical engineer wh has becme a highly paid artist.
Get ver the idea that yu are t ld t g back t cllege. I knw I man wh entered medical schl at 70. He gt his degree with hnrs and became a tp dctr. Anther man went t law schl at 71 and is nw an active lawyer.
Even if yu are getting n in years, staying yung is easy fr thse wh live fr the future. Yu can d it if yu care enugh t try. Keep yur mind alive and active; this is the key t staying yung, and it will certainly wrk.