2021-2022学年湖南省岳阳市高二下学期期末教学质量监测英语含答案

这是一份2021-2022学年湖南省岳阳市高二下学期期末教学质量监测英语含答案，共21页。试卷主要包含了本试卷分为四部分，共12页等内容，欢迎下载使用。


时量：120分钟；满分：150分。
注意事项：
1．本试卷分为四部分，共12页。
2．答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号与校名填写在答题卡的相应位置。
3．全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。
第一部分：听力（共两小节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5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。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。
例：Hw much is the shirt?
A．￡19.15．B．￡9.18． C．￡9.15．
答案是C。
1．Hw will the wman cntact the man next？
A．By e-mail．B．With a phne call．C．By text message．
2．Wh is the wman prbably talking with?
A．A cach.B．A dctr.C．A manager.
3．Where des the cnversatin mst prbably take place?
A．At hme.B．At a canteen.C．At a drug stre.
4．Which sprt did the wman d best in this year's cmpetitin?
A．Bicycle race.B．Pingpng.C．Badmintn.
5．What des the man prbably think f the party?
A．It's interesting.B．It's crwded.C．It's dull.
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．When is the man’s flight leaving?
A．Next Friday.B．Next Saturday.C．Next Sunday
7．Hw much will the man have t pay fr all tickets?
A．$ 580.B．S1,160.C．$1,740.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．What can peple enjy in Richmnd?
A．Lcal fds.B．Lcal artwrks.C．Lcal shpping centers.
9．Hw far away is Sun Valley frm Richmnd?
A．5 minutes’ walk.B．10 minutes’ walk.C．15 minutes’ bike ride.
10．Where d the speakers decide t sleep?
A．In a tent.B．In a htel.C．In a villager’s huse.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．What kind f restaurant des the man recmmend?
A．Greek.B．Bulgarian.C．Turkish.
12．What is the salad made f in the restaurant?
A．Vegetables and cheese.
B．Vegetables and live il.
C．Meat and cheese.
13．What des the wman like fr dessert?
A．Sweets.B．Cakes.C．Cheese.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14．What des Carl d when she vlunteers?
A．She perfrms fr children. B．She picks up trash.C．She serves dinner.
15．Hw ften des Carl vlunteer?
A．Once a week.B．Twice a week.C．Three times a week.
16．What des Jim wrry abut if he jins Carl?
A．Knwing little abut the stry.
B．Chsing a bring bk.
C．Reading fr hurs.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．Where can peple find public bkshelves in Germany?
A．On street crners.B．In the cinema.C．In the church.
18．Fr whm is the prject set up?
A．The ld. B．The children.C．Everyne.
19．Wh take care f the public bkshelves?
A．Lcal librarians. B．The plice.C．Lcal vlunteers.
20．Where are they ging t put up future bkshelves next?
A．In rich neighbrhds. B．In pr neighbrhds.C．In lcal supermarkets.
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
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2. Babbel
As well as being a great skill t shw ff n hliday, learning a new language can have prfund effects n the way yu apprach prblem-slving and might even give yu a leg-up in yur career.
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Blinkist is the perfect app t assist yu this summer, prviding the key highlights frm nn-fictin bks in bth audi and text frm.
Whether yu want t start a new business, imprve yur management skills, r achieve a better wrk/life balance, micr-learning app Blinkist takes key ideas frm nn-fictin texts and transfrm them int easy-t-cnsume 15-minute digests.
4. Remente
Stress is smething that mst f us face n a daily basis—be it at wrk r at hme—and cntinual wrry and stress can be harmful t ur health.
Tday, there are tls that can help yu, like the mental health app Remente. Whether the aim is t imprve mental wellbeing, stress r persnal r prfessinal relatinships, Remente guides a user thrugh every step in rder t make their gals a reality.
In which app can almst everything be learned?
Quizlet. B. Babbel. C. Blinkist. D. Remente.
What can yu find in Blinkist?
A．Science fictin in audi frms. B．Shrt stries by famus authrs.
C．The best part f a news article. D．A cmplete versin f a best-seller.
If yu’re stressed with yur new business, yu can chse _____?
Babbel & Quizlet B. Remente & Quizlet
Blinkist & Babbel D. Blinkist & Remente
B
Getting t Antarctica is nt easy. The few wh are lucky enugh t visit this mst mysterius cntinent d s by ships. T reach Antarctica, ships must pass thrugh a ntriusly vilent area f cean called the Drake Passage, cnsidered t be the rughest stretch f sea n the planet.
Walls f water thirty, smetimes frty feet high cntinually crashed abut ur ship fr tw slid days. We wuld hld n t a rpe inside the ship while being vilently tipped t ne extreme side, then t the ther, and then back again. My daughter Claire and I were as mentally prepared as we culd be.
Abut tw and a half days after entering the Drake Passage, the waters calmed. Sn, we nticed small black spts n nearby pieces f flating ice. Emperr penguins! Then, we began the tw-mile hike ver the ice t the penguin clny. Within several hundred yards, little clusters f emperrs, perhaps ten r s at a time, greeted us, sliding n their bellies and making their wnderful nises, srt f a nasally squeal.
One day tw adult emperrs with their three chicks in tw apprached Claire, wh was resting n the ice. They left the chicks with her, as if she were the babysitter. Twenty minutes later they returned t cllect the chicks. And I will never frget the penguin that, when I jkingly asked which way back t the helicpters, pinted a wing in the crrect directin.Every night abard ur safe and warm ship, we thught abut what it takes t survive in Antarctica, an incredibly harsh place.
But each day n the ice, we als thught abut the Drake passage, that mnstrus bdy f water we had t endure t get where we were. Over the curse f ur visit, we came t respect the pwer f that sea. We still talk abut the penguins, as I’m sure we always will. But we talk abut the Drake t. Bth experiences were unfrgettable, and ne wuld nt have been pssible withut the ther.
What des the wrd ntriusly mean in paragraph 1 ?
A. Frequently traveled. B. Hard t lcate.
C. Recgnized negatively. D. Aimlessly sailed.
25. Which f the fllwing best describe the vyage in the Drake passage?
A. Bring. B.Cmfrtable. C. Smth. D. Difficult.
26. What des the authr mstly fcuses n penguins when describing them?
A. Dependence n ne anther.
B. Cllecting their baby chicks in time.
C. Friendly and entertaining behavir.
D. Ability t survive in their envirnment.
What did the authr mst likely gain frm his experience?
A. An increased respect fr the pwer f nature.
B. An understanding f hw animals survive in cld climates.
C. An awareness f the types f activities his daughter enjys.
D. An interest in ther jurneys that invlve physical challenges.
C
Black histry museums and histric sites are thriving r grwing frcefully acrss the Suth. They're riding a wave f interest in African-American histry that's made a stunning success f the 2-year-ld Natinal Museum f African American Histry and Culture in the natin's capital.
Attendance at sme large museums is decreasing. Twelve f the 20 biggest U.S. museums saw flat r lwer attendance frm 2016 t 2017. In cmparisn, varius activities invlving black histry stand ut.
In Church Creek, Maryland, fr example, a 1-year-ld, 17-acre state-natinal park memrializes the place where Harriet Tubman was brn and enslaved. Tubman escaped slavery and later helped many thers escape, t. The park was expected t draw 75,000 visitrs its first year. Hwever, it attracted 100,000.
Histry prfessinals cite several factrs fr the phenmenn. The Black Lives Matter mvement, cnflicts ver Cnfederate mnuments, prtests by NFL players and last year's vilence in Charlttesville, Virginia, als have made a difference. These activities have caused mre Americans t cnsider hw race affects them.
When the natinal museum pened, "We thught that might have the impact f gaining the public sptlight. Just the ppsite," said Mre, president f Charlestn, Suth Carlina's Internatinal African American Museum. It has jump-started mre presentatins f black histry. "There are art museums everywhere, and there are histry museums everywhere. I see it as really healthy that there will be African-American museums everywhere."
States als are spending mney t prmte civil rights turism. 14 Suthern state turism agencies in January launched a website detailing stps n what they are calling the U.S. Civil Rights Trail.The Suth Carlina African American Heritage Cmmissin last year created a "Green Bk" mbile app. It includes 300 histric African-American sites in Suth Carlina.
"Cultural turism, r heritage turism, is ne f the fastest grwing markets in the cuntry," said Jannie Harrit. She is the vice chairpersn f the Suth Carlina cmmissin."(But) nthing that we d is limited t black peple. Smetimes I think white peple are mre interested in ur histry than we are."
Why des the authr mentin the example state-natinal park in paragraph 3?
T reflect the develpment f the park.
T intrduce the life f Tubman.
T present the attractin f large museums.
T shw the increased interest in black histry.
What is the Mre’s attitude t the pen f natinal museum?
Favrable. B. Indifferent. C. Dubtful. D. Unclear.
What can we learn abut civil rights turism?
An increased amunt f mney has mainly helped t preserve histric sites.
Actins have been taken nly by black peple t prmte civil rights turism.
Effrts have been made t increase turism and attentin t histric sites.
Cmmissin has dne nthing t aruse the interest f black peple in histry.
Which f the fllwing is a suitable title fr the passage?
Activities Invlving Black Histry Standing Out.
Reasns fr the Increased Interest in Black Histry.
The Increased Awareness f Preserving Black Histry.
Black Histry Turism and Museums Attracting Attentin.
D
There are many intercnnected links between Earth and space explratin. The Earth and Space Fundatin(基金会), was funded fr the purpses f develping such links by field research and direct practical actin.
Prjects that have been supprted by the Fundatin include envirnmental prjects using technlgies f space explratin: satellite cmmunicatins, GPS, remte sensing, advanced materials and pwer surces. Fr example, the peple f Guatemala are faced with the lss f the frests n which their livelihd depends. Rather than ppsing ecnmic prgress and trying t save the frests n their wn strengths, ne new apprach is t imprve the value f the frests. The Fundatin has previusly given a fund t a grup f explrers that used remte sensing t plan ec-turism rutes in the frests f Guatemala, thus bringing incme t the lcal ppulatins thrugh turism. This nvel apprach is nw making the prtectin f the frests a reasnable ecnmic decisin.
The Fundatin funds many archaelgical(考古学的) field prjects, which reflect the cntributins f the early civilizatin t astrnmy(天文学) and space sciences. The Fundatin helped fund a large archaelgy prject by the Sciety fr Syrian Archaelgy at the University f Califrnia, Ls Angeles. It wrked with the Syrian gvernment and used GPS and satellite imagery t lcate banks f earth, r ‘tels’, cntaining treasures and relics f ancient civilizatins. These cllectins are being used t build a better picture f the nature f the civilizatins that gave birth t astrnmy.
Field research als applies the Earth’s envirnmental and bilgical resurces t the human explratin and settlement f space. This may include the use f remte envirnments n Earth, as well as physilgical and psychlgical studies in harsh envirnments. In ne research prject, the Fundatin gave financial supprt t an internatinal caving expeditin t study the psychlgy f explrers in caves in Mexic fr a perid f time. The results f the tests were used by the NASA Jhnsn Space Center t imprve US astrnaut selectin standard. Besides, a Mars-like prgramme has been launched in ne area in the the Arctic, whse envirnment is similar t the Mars’, t test cmmunicatins and explratin technlgies in preparatin fr the human explratin f Mars.
What d we knw abut the nvel apprach in the Guatemala prject?
A. It ppsed the develpment f ecnmy.
B. It reduced the impact f turists n the frests.
C. It shwed that preserving the frests can be prfitable.
D. It gave the Fundatin greater cntrl ver the frests.
Why were GPS and satellite imagery used in the Syrian prject ?
A. T explre land that is hard t reach.
B. T find ancient items buried under the earth.
C. T limit the impact f archaelgical activity
D. T rebuild the picture f all the civilizatins.
34. What can we infer frm the last paragraph?
A. The space envirnment is as tugh as the envirnment n Earth.
B. It is unlikely t test the technlgies needed t explre Mars n Earth.
C. The length f time in caves certainly leads t the best astrnaut selectin standard.
D. Space-like envirnments n Earth may help us understand hw t perate in the space.
35. What is the writer’s purpse in the passage?
A. T encurage peple t explre the space.
B. T intrduce the functin f the Fundatin.
C. T persuade peple t study the caves.
D. T shw the imprtance f space explratin.
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。
Active listening is a way f cmmunicating that can increase understanding between a speaker and a listener. Its gal is t have an pen sharing f ideas and feelings. It shws respect and cnsideratin fr the persn speaking.
Active listening is very useful fr family members. Family members ften develp bad listening habits. They react t each ther based n what they expect the ther persn t say rather than n what is actually said. 36
37 Miscmmunicatin r lack f understanding between c-wrkers can lead t hurt feelings, which in turn can make it difficult fr peple t wrk tgether. Active listening can slve such issues and create greater understanding and team spirit amng c-wrkers.
Fr example, smene is unexpectedly rude t their c-wrker, r seems incnsiderate f their needs. The c-wrker might feel hurt, r they might becme angry and begin t dislike that persn. Active listening can help reslve such prblems. 38 Meanwhile the c-wrker is given a chance t explain and maybe even aplgize.
It culd be that the rude c-wrker was ging thrugh a difficult time at hme r n the jb and was unaware f hw bad his r her behavir was. By listening respectfully, anther persn might learn mre abut that c-wrker's situatin. 39 In this way, situatins that culd turn int majr cnflicts instead lead t greater understanding.
Smetimes peple d nt cmmunicate with thse they are clse t because they fear the ther persn's reactin. Rather than saying, fr example, "It really hurts my feelings when yu behave like that way" ,the partner might say nthing at all in rder t avid a fight. 40 If the partners actively listen t each ther, thugh, they can fully explain hw they feel, and this can help avid any hurt feelings.
Active listening can als be useful in the wrkplace.
Active listening prvides a way t break this pattern.
Hwever, the hurt feelings remain and can build up ver time.
S the family can be expected t be harmnius.
Yu can be sure that c-wrker’s prblems must all be slved.
It allws a persn t say hw they feel abut their c-wrker's behavir.
And he als gains that c-wrker's appreciatin fr their willingness t listen.
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。
The definitin f cmmunity has evlved (升华) fr me frm childhd t the yung adult I am nw. My mm was brn in America but bth her parents were frm the Bahamas. It was their 41 t take care f the elderly and the sick. And my mm has 42 me t be caring t thse arund us because we're all a part f the "cmmunity" , an 43 f family.
When I was 9 years ld, my family mved t Cape Cral, Flrida. Bth mm and dad wrked full-time, s they registered me t 44 in an after-schl prgram at the Yuth Center. Yuth cunselrs (辅导员) wuld help me with my hmewrk and play games with me and this was where my 45 tk rt. Cmmunity service started with me 46 at the Yuth Center.
Then 47 struck at hme. My grandmther had t have heart surgery and needed hspital treatment. This experience brught me t 48 at Cape Cral Hspital. I asked if I culd learn frm the 49 hw t give my grandma her medicine and it started here.
I lved being at Cape Cral Hspital. I wuld bring paperwrk t ther dctrs, bring fd t the patients, and make sure the patients were 50 . I wuld help direct visitrs t see patients. I wuld always tell what wuld 51 the patients up because I had built a relatinship with them and their lved nes. I grew t feel the hspital was a part f my 52 .
After vlunteering at the Yuth Center and at the Hspital, I've learned that peple becme srt f an extended family when yu 53 them. Nw I am mre 54 f thse clse t me, neighbrs and even 55 wh share my resurces.
41．A．ruleB．cultureC．civilizatinD．guidance
42．A．cnvincedB．assessedC．taughtD．blessed
43．A．extensinB．entryC．expsureD．utline
44．A．resignB．assignC．takeD．participate
45．A．creB．interestC．principleD．plan
46．A．giving awayB．giving up C．giving backD．giving in
47．A．burdenB．ruinC．illnessD．panic
48．A．wrkB．vlunteerC．cperateD．play
49．A．crewB．dentistC．peratrD．nurse
50．A．attendedB．preservedC．savedD．ccupied
51．A．mixB．lineC．jinD．cheer
52．A．schlB．cmmunityC．wardD．rm
53．A．depend nB．cme acrssC．care abutD．calm dwn
54．A．cnsiderateB．awareC．afraidD．fnd
55．A．friendsB．strangersC．patientsD．parents
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。
The Clay Figure Zhang is a famus flk art in Tianjin. The Clay Figure Zhang
56 (develp) during the Daguang Perid f the Qing Dynasty 57 (be) the mst famus and has a histry f 180 years.
The Clay Figure Zhang was created by Zhang Mingshan, 58 flk artist f Tianjin. He had been living his life by 59 (make) clay figures with his father since childhd because f the 60 (pr) f his family. Clever and imaginative, Zhang ften bserved peple frm all walks f life in the market and varius rles in the theatre, 61 then secretly kneaded（捏制）clay figures in his sleeves. His unique art earned 62 (he) wrldwide reputatin and husehld lve frm the cmmn peple wh kindly nicknamed him Clay Figure Zhang. The images f Clay Figure Zhang vary frm palace maids in cstume, histric figures, religius figures, and mdern figures 63 lcal custms. The painted sculptures are nt nly similar in shape, but als lifelike with their vivid frms. 64 (usual) it is displayed indrs, due t the small size. That is 65 it is als called shelf sculptures.
第四部分 写作(共两节， 满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
假设你是李华，你校下学期将开设中国传统艺术选修课，请用英文给本校交换生Mike写一封邮件来介绍相关信息，内容包括：
1.开课目的。
2.内容及安排。
3.选课建议。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Mike，
Hw’s everything ging? ________________________________________________________
Yurs,
Li Hua
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。
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。
I was sitting next t Missy in my ninth-grade wrld histry class when Mrs. Bartlett annunced a new prject. In grups, we were t create a newspaper arund the culture we were studying.
On a piece f paper, we wrte the names f three friends we wanted in ur grup. After cllecting all the requests, Mrs. B. infrmed us that she wuld take int cnsideratin the names we chse and wuld let us knw the results the next day. I had n dubt I wuld get the grup f my chice. Missy was ne f my friends. I knew we had chsen each ther.
The next day, I anxiusly expected the class. After the bell rang, Missy and I stpped talking as Mrs. B called fr ur attentin. She started t call ut names. When she reached grup three, Missy’s name was called. “S I’m in grup three,” I thught. The secnd, third and furth members f the grup were called. My name was nt included. There had t be sme mistake!
Then I heard it. The last grup: “Maur, Juliette, Rachel, Karina.” I culd feel the tears well in my eyes. Hw culd I face being in that grup—the by wh barely spke English, the ne girl wh was always cvered by skirts that went dwn t her ankles, and the ther girl wh wre weird (怪异的) clthes. Oh, hw badly I wanted t be with my friends.
I fught back tears as I walked up t Mrs. B. She lked at me and knew what I was there fr. I was determined t cnvince her I shuld be in the “gd” grup. “Why?” I started.
She gently placed a hand n my shulder. “I knw what yu want, Karina,” she said, “but yur grup needs yu. I need yu t help them get a passing grade n this task. Only yu can help them.”
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
I was amazed after hearing what she said. _________________________________________
Finally the result f assignment came ut. _________________________________________
岳阳市2022年高二教学质量监测
英语参考答案
第一部分 听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
第一节（共5题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
1．C 2．A 3．C 4．B 5．C
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
6．A 7．C 8．B 9．B 10．A
11．B 12．A 13．B 14．A 15．C
16．A 17．A 18．C 19．C 20．B
第二部分 阅读理解（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）
21-23：ACD 24-27：CDCA
28-31：DACD 32-35：CBDB
第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
36-40 BAFGC
第三部分 语言知识运用 （共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
41-45BCADB 46-50 CCBDA 51-55 DBCAB
第二节（共10个小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56.develped 57. is 58.a 59. making 60.pverty 61.and
62.him 63.t 64.Usually 65.why
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
One pssible versin
Dear Mike,
Hw ’s everything ging? Wrd came that ur schl is ging t intrduce new selective curse regarding traditinal Chinese art next term. I am writing t prvide relevant infrmatin fr yu.
First, with the aim f helping the students have a better understanding f the Chinese culture
and feeling the beauty f the Chinese art, three curses are scheduled t be set up, which are Chinese chess, calligraphy and Chinese painting respectively. Additinally, it’s wrth mentining that they are arranged frm 7 t 9 n Friday evening each week. Amng all the curses, it is Chinese painting that I recmmend mst. Because yu can get a a genuine taste f the fabulus and marvelus Chinese art.
Hpe my suggestins can be accepted and I am lking frward t yur cming and jining
us next term.
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节 （满分25分）
One pssible versin
I was amazed after hearing what she said. She had seen smething in me I hadn't seen. “Will yu help them?” she asked. I std straighter. “Yes,” I replied. I culdn't believe it came ut f my muth, but it did. I bravely walked t my grup and sat dwn. Different newspaper clumns were assigned accrding t interests. We did research. Halfway thrugh the week, I felt myself enjying the cmpany f these three partners. I grew sincerely interested in learning smething abut them.
Finally the result f assignment came ut. T ur surprise, we gt the first prize. After that semester ended, I always received a friendly hell frm my grup. And I was always happy t see them. I dn’t recall what the newspaper’s headline was r even the culture we wrte abut, but I did learn smething that week. I was given a chance t see ther peple in a new light. They weren't misfits, just peple that n ne cared enugh abut t try t understand except Mrs. Bartlett. She gave us an A n that assignment. We shuld have handed it right back, fr she was the ne wh truly deserved it.
听力材料
【Text 1】
M: Thanks fr calling custmer service. I have t take anther call, s please e-mail us.
W: Srry, it's urgent. I dn't have time t wait fr e-mail respnses. Can I send yu a Text message?
M: OK, that als wrks fr us. We'll respnd immediately.
【Text 2】
W: I’m really tired. I dn’t think I can d 15 minutes’ weightlifting.
M: Stick with it. I prmise yu will imprve yur bdy shape if yu can hang n. I have instructed many peple and they have made it!
W: OK, I’ll keep ging.
【Text 3】
M: Excuse me, I’m lking fr smething fr a stmachache.
W: I see, sir. Hw lng have yu had this prblem? M: Fr a few days. W: Yu culd try this medicine. It may help. But I think yu shuld see a dctr.
【Text 4】
W: Did yu g t the sprts cmpetitin this year?
M: Yes. I saw yu came first in Pingpng. But yur best sprts are bicycle race and badmintn, aren’t they?
W: Yes, but I was fifth in bth f them. I had never expected that.
【Text 5】
M: Hw d yu like the party?
W: Oh,I am having s much fun. I hpe it will last lnger.
M: Actually, I was cming ver t tell yu I am ging t leave nw. I dn’t knw anybdy here but yu.
W: Oh. I am srry. I shuld have intrduced yu t mre peple here.
【Text 6】
W: May I help yu?
M: Yes. I’d like t bk three seats t Calgary Canada n a flight leaving smetime befre next Sunday.
W: Ecnmy class?
M: Yes.
W: One-way r rund trip?
M: One-way.
W: There aren’t any direct flights, sir. Yu will have t change in Vancuver.
M: That’s all right.
W: There is a Canadian Airlines Flight 30 leaving Beijing next Friday at 10:00 am. It has three seats available.
M: Will that be all right?
M: That’s fine.
W: Yur name, please?
M: B-a-s-i-l, Basil. Hw much is the ticket?
W: $580 fr ne.
【Text 7】
M: Let’s plan a trip fr the summer break.
W: All right. I heard there are sme little villages with beautiful scenery and interesting shps.
M: Oh n. We dn’t have that much mney t d sme shpping.
W: Yu’re right. Anyway, I’d like t have a lk. I just heard there are sme really nice arts in the villages. The best place t find a gd variety f lcal artwrks such as paintings and handmade jewelry is Richmnd. The nly truble is that there aren’t any places t eat. Luckily, there are sme great restaurants and cafés in Rsemunt 15 minutes by bike away frm it. And Sun Valley, which is a ten-minute walk frm Richmnd is als famus fr its lcal fds.
M: Great! Are there any yuth htels arund there?
W: Yes, there’s ne in Richmnd.But what abut sleeping in a tent? We haven’t dne that fr ages and we dn’t have much mney t stay in a htel.
M: Sunds fun.
【Text 8】
W: It’s Michael’s twenty-fifth birthday next week. I’d like t invite him t a restaurant he hasn’t been t yet. Culd yu recmmend anywhere?
M: Actually, yes. There is a great Bulgarian restaurant near where I live.
W: Bulgarian? I dn’t think I’ve ever tried Bulgarian fd.
M: Well, it’s really gd. It’s a bit like Greek fd — lts f vegetables, live il, very gd cheese. There is als a fantastic salad, which is made f fresh vegetables with a very special kind f cheese.
W: That sunds lvely, but Michael likes meat as well.
M: Oh, they d serve meat t, very gd rast meat and fish and fr dessert they’ve gt cakes that are a bit like Turkish nes.
W: I like Turkish nes!
M: But that’s sweet and rich in fat. I can feel myself putting n weight already.
【Text 9】
W: Srry, Jim. I wn't be able t make it t the dinner tmrrw night. I'll be busy vlunteering at the library during that time.
M: That's interesting, Carl. Mst peple I knw vlunteer by cllecting garbage r smething. What d yu d at the library when yu vlunteer? Are they shrt n emplyees wh put away bks?
W: Nthing like that. I just read the children's bks and act ut sme f the stries fr them. It's very fun and it desn't take lng, maybe ne r tw hurs.
M: Hw ften d yu d that?
W: I d it n Mnday, Wednesday and Friday every week. Yu shuld cme help me with it ne time.
M: That sunds like fun. Can I pick the stries I want t read? I hate t try and act ut a stry I never read.
W: Yu can read any bk as lng as it's n the library's list.
【Text 10】
When yu walk n the streets f Germany, yu feel yu are surrunded by bks. In Germany, public bkshelves are lined acrss the natin n street crners, city squares and in supermarkets. In the free-fr-all libraries, peple can take whatever they want t read, and leave behind anything they want t leave fr thers. There’s n need t register, n due date, and yu can take r give as many as yu want. This prject is aimed at everyne wh likes t read — withut regard t age r educatin. It is pen t everyne. Each shelf hlds arund 200 bks and it takes abut six weeks fr a cmplete turnver, with all the ld titles replaced by new nes. The public bkshelves are usually cared fr by lcal vlunteer grups. Germans think they shuld make it easy fr everyne t enjy reading in this reading culture n the street — frm ld readers t kids. While mst f the shelves have s far been put in rich neighbrhds, they are planning t put up future shelves in pr neighbrhds, where peple ften dn’t have easy access t literature.