江苏省南通市、泰州市2020届高三上学期第一次调研考试英语试题含答案

2020届高三第一次调研测试)

英　　语2020.1

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。满分120分，考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷(选择题　共85分)

第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分)

第一节(共5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 will the man probably drink?

A. Real coffee.  B. Instant coffee.  C. Hot chocolate.

(　　)2. What will the man do first?

A. Pick up lunch.  B. Visit the bank.  C. Go to the post office.

(　　)3. What did the woman fail to see?

A. A disabled person.  B. A sign.  C. A parking lot.

(　　)4. Why does the boy like sharks?

A. They are great swimmers.  B. They make funny sounds.  C. They are very smart.

(　　)5. What is the time?

A. 6：00 p．m.  B. 9：00 p．m.  C. 10：00 p．m.

第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，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. What kind of coffee does the man usually have?

A. Italian.  B. Brazilian.  C. French.

(　　)7. Where are the speakers?

A. In an office.  B. In a restaurant.  C. In a coffee shop.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

(　　)8. What was the girl's most recent purchase?

A. A dog toy.  B. Some clothes.  C. An ice cream maker.

(　　)9. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Teacher and student.  B. Father and daughter.

C. Shopkeeper and customer.

(　　)10. Which word can describe the girl's attitude to money?

A. Irresponsible.  B. Wise.  C. Greedy.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

(　　)11. Where does the woman's mother live?

A. In Spain.  B. In Mexico.  C. In America.

(　　)12. What do the speakers plan to do on November 2nd?

A. Travel to Madrid.  B. Visit some friends.  C. Attend a holiday event.

(　　)13. When will the speakers leave New York?

A. On October 22nd.  B. On October 28th.  C. On November 22nd.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

(　　)14. Where will the speakers most likely go swimming?

A. In the pool.  B. In the ocean.  C. In the lake.

(　　)15. Why can't the speakers meet up this coming Sunday?

A. There will be a football game.  　　　　B. There will be a family party.

C. There will be bad weather.

(　　)16. What will the speakers most likely watch?

A. An action movie.  B. A comedy.  C. A war movie.

(　　)17. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Friends.  B. Teammates.  C. Family members.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

(　　)18. How did Whittle first learn about engineering?

A. From school.  B. From work.  C. From his father.

(　　)19. What did Whittle do after having his idea for an engine?

A. He joined the Air Force.  　　　　B. He gained the legal right of ownership.

C. He decided to study further in college.

(　　)20. Where was Whittle's last home?

A. Maryland.  B. Coventry.  C. Cambridge.

第二部分：英语基础知识运用(共两节，满分35分)

第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

(　　)21. When we Chinese need help in a foreign land, at our back ________ a strong motherland.

A. will stand  B. stands  C. is standing  D. stood

(　　)22. When I am faced with any illegal behaviour, my ________ will not allow me to sit there in silence.

A. conscience  B. assessment  C. dilemma  D. privilege

(　　)23. The scientist found a cure for the disease, ________ approximately 600 clinical cases.

A. studying  B. to study  C. having studied  D. to have studied

(　　)24. New employees, ________ they are skilled, will get more opportunities for personal development.

A. though  B. since  C. once  D. unless

(　　)25. Although there are many uncertainties in our life ahead, our pioneering spirit will help us ________．

A. pull through  B. catch on  C. fold up  D. split off

(　　)26. A range of green campaigns have been launched globally ________ the gravity of the climate crisis.

A. in contrast to  B. in terms of  C. in defence of  D. in response to

(　　)27. —Did you watch the news about the success story of a farmer in Longhu last night?

—Yes. By using an e­commerce platform, his fruit business ________ nationwide.

A. is expanding  B. has expanded  C. would expand  D. was expanding

(　　)28. The new graduate has started several micro­enterprises with his friends, all of ________ are well managed and organized.

A. whom  B. those  C. which  D. them

(　　)29. Pity that I missed the Women's Volleyball Match on Thursday. If only I ________ the ticket in advance!

A. booked  B. had booked  C. would book  D. have booked

(　　)30. ________ with global vision and the spirit of innovation is crucial to China's young generation.

A. Being equipped  B. Equipping  C. Equipped  D. Having equipped

(　　)31. —I hope we have opportunities to see each other in the future.

—Is it a ________ way of telling us you are to leave?

A. controversial  B. roundabout  C. confidential  D. ridiculous

(　　)32. In the New Year speech ________ by our headmaster, he summarized the progress we made in 2019.

A. clarified  B. restored  C. underlined  D. delivered

(　　)33. ________ volunteer service at the museum can better cater to visitors in future will be discussed at the seminar.

A. That  B. Why  C. When  D. How

(　　)34. —What about your trip to Nantong Printed Blue Nankeen Museum?

—It displays traditional Chinese art and craft and we ________ a great time there.

A. had  B. have  C. would have  D. had had

(　　)35. —The development of gene­editing has released huge innovation potential.

—But if used illegally, such a promising technology could become ________．

A. a Pandora's box  B. a dark horse

C. a child's play  D. a Herculean task

第二节： 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

I had a rocky start to life. My mum brought me up as a single parent. School was a __36__ experience. I was troublesome and __37__ teachers in lessons.

At 14, I was __38__ out of school. My mum took me to the Caribbean, where my grandparents lived. It turned out to be a good experience for me: I returned to school and became __39__. It was a kick up the backside(警醒) to see a different culture. I returned to the UK after two years and __40__ applied to study in a college.

It was then that I knew I really had to __41__ and avoid getting into trouble. One day, a college tutor told me he felt I had __42__ and told me not to waste it. He was the first teacher to __43__ me. He gave me a self­development book that explored __44__. From there I started reading all sorts of self­development books and watching __45__ speakers.

I __46__ studying business and marketing at Manchester Metropolitan University. I realised I could stay out of __47__ and make money, and it made me __48__ to start my own business.

I received a __49__ of ￡2，000 and business support from the Prince's Trust to help me set up a sportswear business. I also __50__ We Shine Together, a social enterprise that provides training programmes to help people from __51__ communities gain qualifications. I'm also a motivational speaker and regularly __52__ my story at schools and colleges around Birmingham.

I like to __53__ in myself and regularly buy self­development books and go on courses. I feel like I've __54__ my life massively. __55__ I was kicked out of school, I knew what I wanted in life. I always had that kind of courage and determination in me.

(　　)36. A. pleasant  B. shared  C. negative  D. rewarding

(　　)37. A. assisted  B. challenged  C. defended  D. monitored

(　　)38. A. kicked  B. helped  C. freed  D. scared

(　　)39. A. arbitrary  B. intelligent  C. aggressive  D. disciplined

(　　)40. A. successfully  B. temporarily  C. previously  D. unrealistically

(　　)41. A. relax  B. focus  C. hide  D. suffer

(　　)42. A. money  B. time  C. sympathy  D. potential

(　　)43. A. doubt  B. trust  C. bless  D. warn

(　　)44. A. nature  B. culture  C. business  D. education

(　　)45. A. fragile  B. desperate  C. tricky  D. inspiring

(　　)46. A. ended up  B. gave up  C. objected to  D. stuck to

(　　)47. A. order  B. sight  C. trouble  D. hand

(　　)48. A. hesitant  B. disappointed  C. determined  D. reluctant

(　　)49. A. deposit  B. pension  C. revenue  D. grant

(　　)50. A. praise  B. avoid  C. run  D. shut

(　　)51. A. wealthy  B. civilized  C. disadvantaged  D. harmonious

(　　)52. A. publish  B. share  C. read  D. invent

(　　)53. A. invest  B. take  C. trade  D. interfere

(　　)54. A. shrank from  B. turned around  C. broke down  D. messed up

(　　)55. A. Before  B. Unless  C. As if  D. Even though

第三部分： 阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

About The Postal Museum

There's nothing ordinary about the story of the post. From five­wheeled cycles and rockets to a lioness and flintlock pistols(手枪), the award­winning Postal Museum offers a surprising and entertaining half day out for all ages.

See a restored Mail Coach that thundered across 1800s Britain, get up close to the only existing sheets of the world's first postage stamp, the Penny Black, and explore Mail Rail—one of London's hidden gems—with a 15­minute ride through the underground tunnels of the Post Office's own 100­year­old railway.

Forget what you think you know about the post and visit one of London's newest museums to discover just what it took to keep us all in touch.

Know Before You Go

Mail Rail is a miniature railway designed to carry post, not people. As such, it's not suitable for everyone and we're unfortunately unable to accommodate wheelchair users on the ride itself.

The Postal Museum is open 10am－5pm every day(closed at Christmas)．

Please ensure you arrive at least 15 minutes before the end of the one­hour Mail Rail timeslot shown on your ticket. Failure to arrive on time may result in being unable to ride Mail Rail.

Re­entry is permitted any time between 10am and 4：30pm on the date stated on the ticket.

(　　)56. A visitor to the Postal Museum will have the chance to ________．

A. take the restored Mail Coach  B. ride Mail Rail for 15 minutes

C. get a copy of the Penny Black  D. hear an unusual story of the post

(　　)57. From the advertisement, we can know that ________．

A. re­entry is not permitted during the opening hours

B. the museum reduces the opening hours at Christmas

C. unpunctual visitors may not get the most out of the tour

D. wheelchair users cannot ride Mail Rail without attendance

B

According to new health guidelines, even a minute or two of physical exercise is better than nothing: just walking upstairs and down again, before continuing your otherwise entirely sofa­based afternoon of crisps and television, makes for a healthier life than if you hadn't bothered. The previous recommendation was for a 10­minute minimum, but for years, the general direction of research has been toward the conclusion that there is no minimum at all. This doesn't just go for exercise, either. Five minutes in nature can boost your mental health; and while one daily serving of vegetables may be too few, it's definitely preferable to zero. If you are wondering whether or not some tiny but healthful activity is worth it, the answer, almost alway, is yes.

It's a little strange, actually, that this is even a topic of debate. Of course anything is better than nothing. For one thing, it's a good start for building habits. For another, tiny actions are valuable in themselves. Human bodies aren't digital devices, and health generally isn't a matter of reaching fixed thresholds(门槛); what is good for the organism in large quantities is usually good in smaller ones, too.

The real reason for the debate is not that the facts are in dispute(争议). It's that information is dangerous. When public bodies recommend, say, a 10­minute minimum, it's because they worry that if they don't, people who might otherwise have exercised for 10 minutes will stop after two.

Even this column risks making things worse. If you had truly been planning to spend all day on the sofa, perhaps I have inspired you to take a five­minute walk; but if there is a chance that you would have gone to the gym for an hour, reading these words might persuade you to settle for the stroll(散步) instead.

Ideally, we would stop thinking about healthy behaviours in terms of minimums: within reason, you should be doing as much exercise as you can，not as little as you can get away with—while remembering that nothing is too minor to be not worth the bother. This is a sensible approach to much of life, I would say, from being a good friend or paying attention to your kids, to saving money or reducing your environmental impact. However much you do, it will never be enough. But that is not a reason to do nothing—on the contrary, it's a reason to do something.

(　　)58. Tiny healthy actions are worthwhile because ________．

A. they contribute to good habits and health

B. they provide abundant choices for fitness

C. they add a new dimension to people's lives

D. they are easily conducted in people's daily lives

(　　)59. Why don't public bodies recommend a minimum time for exercise?

A. People have their own concept of time.

B. It contradicts with new health guidelines.

C. There is a lack of scientific research on it.

D. People may misinterpret its real intentions.

(　　)60. What does the writer want to stress in the passage?

A. Life lies in movement.  B. All roads lead to Rome.

C. Actions speak louder than words.  D. Anything is better than nothing.

C

We like to think that the human mind is special. One sign of our superiority is self­awareness, which is generally seen as the peak of consciousness. Only a select group of species has passed the test of being able to recognise themselves in a mirror. Most, including elephants, apes and dolphins, are smart. But now a little fish, the cleaner wrasse has become the first fish ever to pass the mirror test—a classic experiment used to judge self­awareness in animals. What are we to make of this?

Admittedly, the mirror test is a questionable way of probing(探究) the minds of other animals. But the finding does fit with a new idea that the ability to recognise oneself is more related to an animal's lifestyle than to its brain size. Self­awareness is likely to occur in creatures whose survival is dependent on reading the minds of others. In fact, by this way of thinking, it is nothing more than an accidental by­product of evolution, a simulation(模拟) created by the brain, or even just a hall of mirrors giving the illusion of complexity.

The cleaner wrasse lives on coral reefs and provides a service by biting parasites(寄生虫) off the scales of bigger fish gently, a delicate relationship that may require insight into the minds of its clients. Such “theory of mind” has long been seen as another cornerstone of human mental superiority. The possibility that fish possess it is not, however, the only threat to our human exceptionalism(例外). It may not be long before computers give__us__a__run__for__our__money,__too.

Researchers have created a set of tests to look for theory of mind in artificial intelligence—and some systems are on the point of passing. No AIs have passed the tests yet, but one got extremely close. We probably don't need to worry about robots that can recognise themselves in mirrors. But we might want to be more open to the idea that human intelligence isn't quite as special as we like to think.

(　　)61. What can we learn from the mirror test?

A. Mammals have a more adaptive body system.

B. A species of fish is capable of self­recognition.

C. The human mind is just as special as expected.

D. Humans have reached the peak of consciousness.

(　　)62. According to the passage, self­awareness ________．

A. is formed during evolution by chance  B. corresponds with the size of the brain

C. isn't a hall of mirrors but a simulation  D. reflects the typical mental complexity

(　　)63. The underlined part in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”．

A. bring us huge profits  B. cost us a lot of money

C. have great control over us  D. challenge our exceptionalism

(　　)64. What's the main idea of the passage?

A. Fish possess no level of intelligence.

B. Humans are not unique in intelligence.

C. AIs will be able to understand our thoughts.

D. Self­awareness is a big mystery of the mind.

D

For me, Christmas was always complicated. As a child, it was joyful, yet a bit bittersweet. On the one hand, there was my Scottish mother, who went all­out for tradition. On the other hand, there was my Bengali(孟加拉) father. He was a reluctant participant in our Christmas celebration.

To five­year­old me, the idea that someone might not love Christmas was unbelievable. It was years before I realised that my father's own childhood had been a Santa­free zone. I was vaguely aware of the Bengali equivalent(等同物) to Christmas. Every September or October, airmail parcels would arrive, and ambitious plans were hatched to acquire syrupy cottage—cheese dumplings. But for me this was an addition to 25 December, not a substitution.

Matters were further complicated by my father's job. After going to medical school in Kolkata, he had got a posting as a junior doctor at a hospital in Glasgow, where he met my mother, a nurse.(She gave up work after having children.) He often had to work on Christmas Day, which would make Mum angry. My sister and I were largely unaware of this tension, thrilled to go to work with Dad and see actual Santa visiting sick children on the wards.

As the years went by, though, my father began to accept Christmas. He was promoted to consultant, so he didn't have to work on the day. Everyone was joyful. Somehow, the more Dad engaged with Christmas, the more I disliked it. It was as if happy atmosphere was one of the infectious diseases he specialised in—I had caught a terminal case, while he had gone on to make a full recovery.

Things probably became worse in adulthood by the fact that bad events had a habit of happening to me at Christmas: losing a job, a breakup, a health emergency. My symptoms worsened and I gave up on sending cards or putting up decorations.

But then, one day everything changed. In October 2012, my father died. He had been in good health; nothing could have prepared us for such a loss. I have no memory of Christmas that year, except that it was the worst of my life.

During that period, one of the only things that kept me sane(理智的) was weekly choir(唱诗班) practice. However, as anyone who has ever been in a choir knows, Christmas__is__non­negotiable．

So I dragged myself out on that freezing night. The lights were sparkling; London had never looked so beautiful, I was totally lost in the music, so I started dancing, laughing and doing jazz hands, carrying on like the naughty 15­year­old chorister I had been at school.

It was then that a woman approached me. “Hi，” she faltered(支吾), “You were wonderful up there—I wanted to thank you.” I made a joke about how we didn't sound as out of tune as normal, but she shook her head. “No, I wanted to thank you.” I couldn't think what she meant. “Things aren't so good for me at the moment，” she told me.

I looked at her more closely. What I saw in the woman's watery blue eyes was grief. It dawned on me then that while I missed my father very much, the loss had come after 48 years of his devoted attention. What I had was a rare gift. Because of it, I would find my way back to myself. Not everyone was that lucky.

But the woman was still talking. “Seeing you up there having such a good time, it made me realise I've forgotten how to enjoy myself.” She made a show of jazz hands：“I'm going to remember to do this.”

Six years on, I am the one buying wrapping paper in July and making my own Christmas cards. It might sound strange, but that generous conversation somehow gave me permission to get back to the serious business of enjoying life—and Christmas. Not only was it what my father would have wanted, but doing so could have a positive impact on others—even perfect strangers.

(　　)65. Christmas was complicated for the author as a child because ________．

A. it was celebrated at a different time

B. her parents couldn't afford decorations

C. her parents had their own social customs

D. it was reduced to being abandoned in his family

(　　)66. What was to blame for the author's tense parental relationship at Christmas?

A. Mum's loss of job.  B. A junior doctor's workload

C. Dad's absence from Christmas.  D. Children's curiosity about Santa.

(　　)67. Why did the author have a negative feeling towards Christmas in her youth?

A. Her father's change touched her.

B. She matured and lost interest in it.

C. She was infected with an incurable disease.

D. Her misfortunes always came with Christmas.

(　　)68. What does the author mean by saying “Christmas is non­negotiable” in Paragraph 7?

A. She changed her attitude towards Christmas.

B. She was fascinated with the merry atmosphere.

C. Her father's sudden death was a heavy blow to her.

D. She had to join in the celebration as a choir member.

(　　)69. Why was the woman grateful to the author?

A. She was inspired by the author.

B. The author made her feel lucky.

C. The author taught her how to dance.

D. They were both in the same situation.

(　　)70. What can be learned from the last paragraph?

A. The woman's remarks helped the author regain passion for life.

B. The author makes Christmas gifts with paper to make a living.

C. The author fails to live up to her father's high expectations.

D. Positive mind made little difference to people's well­being.

第Ⅱ卷(非选择题　共35分)

第四部分：任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。

The things we can really learn from books

It's believed that everything you need to know you can find in a book. People have always received life­guiding wisdom from certain types of non­fiction, often from “self­help” books. But actually all sorts of books can carry this kind of wisdom. A random sentence in a thriller will give you unexpected insight.

It is also believed that there is no book so bad that you can't find something of interest in it. That, actually, is a paraphrase(释义) from the Roman lawyer Pliny the Younger, a viewpoint later adopted by Miguel de Cervantes in Don Quixote. Admittedly, neither Pliny nor Cervantes were subject to some of the weakest “sex and shopping” books from the 1980s, but people still think it mostly holds true. You can learn something from the very worst books—even if it is just how crass(粗鲁的) and base, or boring and petty(琐碎的), or cruel and intolerant the human race can be.

There is a proud tradition of extracting(摘录) lines from poetry and songs and using them in this way. But not everyone is a fan of cherry­picking odd passages from random books and using them to direct your life. Some people argue that lines from novels and plays are dependent on what surrounds them—that it's improper and self­serving to grab the odd line here and there. Others don't buy this. It ignores the way that your brain collects, refracts, sorts and combines information. We can find meaning in everything—and everything is fair game.

We overschedule our days and complain constantly about being too busy; we keep up with hundreds of acquaintances but rarely see our best friends; we bombard ourselves with video clips and emails and instant messages; we even interrupt our interruptions.

Books are uniquely suited to helping us change our relationship to the rhythms and habits of daily life in this world. We cant't interrupt them; we can only interrupt ourselves while reading them. They speak to us thoughtfully, one at a time. They demand attention—they demand that we briefly put aside our work at hand and listen to someone else. You can rant(咆哮) against a book, scribble(涂鸦) in the margin, or even throw it out the window. Still, you won't change the words on the page.

We all ask each other a lot of questions：“How did you sleep？”“Where did you go on your holidays？” But there's one question we should ask of one another a lot more often, and that is：“What are you reading？” When we ask one another that, we sometimes discover the ways we are similar; sometimes the ways that we are different. “What are you reading？” isn't a simple question when asked with genuine curiosity; it's really a way of finding out, “Who are you now and who are you becoming？”

第五部分：书面表达(满分25分)

请认真阅读下面短文，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

Is youth lingo ruining the Chinese language?

Young people often create their own language that goes beyond rigid linguistic rules. This year's latest slang(俚语) terms add a further simplification: the use of pinyin acronyms(首字母缩略词). “Awsl，” in pinyin, for instance, means “Ah, wo si le”(Oh, I'm gonna die), and is used if something is too cute or adorable to bear. “Pyq” stands for “pengyou quan”， the social feed on the popular Chinese social media app WeChat, and “nsdd” stands for “ni shuo de dui”(you're right)．

Teens want to be different from their parents, so it's natural for them to create and use their own linguistic terms to show that. In doing so, young people are indeed driving linguistic change. They aren't the only factor influencing language development, but they can indeed transform how future generations communicate.

Critics fear that Chinese internet slang will have the potential to negatively influence broader linguistic trends of Mandarin Chinese, in particular, the gradual taking over of pinyin. As pinyin gets widely used when texting or writing on mobile phone or computer, while less and less people write characters by hand, people gradually forget how to write them. The phenomenon has got a name in China：“Character amnesia(健忘症)．”

【写作内容】 1. 用约30个单词概述上文年轻人使用网络语言的现象；2. 用约120个单词发表你的观点，内容包括：谈谈你的看法，并用2～3个理由或论据支撑你的看法。

【写作要求】 1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；3. 不必写标题。

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2020届高三模拟考试试卷(南通、泰州)

英语参考答案及听力材料

听力

1～5　ABBAC　6～10　BCCBA　11～15　BCAAC　16～20　BACBA

单项填空

21～25　BACCA　26～30　DBCBA　31～35　BDDAA

完形填空

36～40　CBADA　41～45　BDBCD　46～50　ACCDC　51～55　CBABD

阅读理解

56～57　BC　58～60　ADD　61～64　BADB　65～70　CCDDAA

任务型阅读

71. source(s)/fountain(s)　72. interests/benefits/profits/helps/attracts　73. attitudes/responses/reactions　74. context(s)　75. process/handle/analyze/analyse　76. engaged/involved/buried/occupied/lost　77. Advantages/Benefits/Features/Characteristics/Strengths　78. focused/concentrated/attentive　79. treat/handle　80. identity/identities

书面表达

One possible version：

Young internet users are always coming up with new slang to differentiate themselves. But with the rapidly developing internet lingo, some people are concerned that it's ruining the Chinese language.

In my opinion, it's unnecessary for older generations to fear the use of slang is weakening the people's capability to write and remember Chinese characters. For one thing, new terms add variety to a language as they give a group of people a sense of belonging. For another, youth lingo, which is a source of identity for young people, has existed long before the internet. As a matter of fact, youth lingo has not made the Chinese language disappear but has impacted the language.

To conclude, while language development is unavoidable, Chinese internet lingo is unlikely to replace the existing use of Mandarin Chinese, but will rather be enriching it by adding another layer.

听力材料

Text 1

W: We have no real coffee. Will instant coffee be OK?

M: It's not my favorite drink. Do you have tea?

W: We have hot chocolate. Oh, wait a minute. I've found the proper coffee.

Text 2

M: I'm going to visit the bank. Do you need cash?

W: No, but can you drop off this box at the post office and pick up something to eat?

M: I'll get rid of the mail and pick up lunch on my way back.

Text 3

M: What are you doing? You can't park there. That is for disabled people.

W: Oh. I didn't even see that. All right, all right, I'll go find somewhere else to park.

Text 4

W: My favorite animal is the dolphin. They make such funny sounds, and they are very smart.

M: Dolphins are cool, but sharks are way better. They are so fast in the water and they can grow to be some of the biggest fish in the world.

Text 5

M: Hi, I've just checked in. Is food still being served?

W: I'm sorry sir, the restaurant is just closing. It is open from 6：00 p．m. to 10：00 p．m. However, room service is available until 11：00 p．m., so you have an hour to order.

Text 6

W: Good morning. I'm afraid we don't have your favorite today. Our supplier didn't deliver any.

M: What other types do you recommend?

W: Well, the lady sitting over there used to order the same Brazilian coffee you have. Then one day she tried Italian and she's been having it every day since.

M: Hmm, I'll try that then, but I don't think I'll be changing permanently. It's my weekly treat after a tough morning at the office.

W: It's good to try different things. I went to a French restaurant once and tried snails. I didn't think I'd like them but they were great.

Text 7

M: What was the last thing you bought?

W: Let me think—was it a Superman toy for my dog? No, it was an ice cream maker.

M: Do you ever save money?

W: No. I'm always overdrawn at the bank.

M: Your mom and I have always taught you to manage your money wisely. Has none of that sunk in?

W: Live for today. That's what I say. Who knows what will happen tomorrow?

M: We know—simply because we have lived longer. You should save up and use money wisely instead of wasting too much on clothes and things you don't need.

W: Maybe you're right... but the shopkeepers can be so persuasive.

M: Of course, it's their job. It is your responsibility to look after your own interests.

Text 8

W: I really miss my mother's roasted chicken.

M: Why don't we go visit her?

W: I wish we could. It's been five years since we went to Mexico City for Christmas.

M: Well, I have a surprise. I bought plane tickets for October 28th. We'll be there for a week.

W: Really?

M: Yes, dear.

W: I can't believe it! We'll be there for the Day of the Dead on November 2nd, too! That's a very important holiday for my family, you know. We visit the tombs of my grandparents and then have a family dinner in honor of our ancestors.

M: I remember. You've told me about it many times.

W: But you haven't experienced it yet. I'm so happy that you'll be there, too. Oh, Paul, thank you!

M: Well, pack your bags. We're flying to Mexico City from Madrid on the 28th, but we leave New York on the 22nd.

W: Wonderful! We can visit our college friends there.

M: Exactly.

Text 9

W: Where is the best place to learn how to swim? I am afraid of the ocean, and there are no lakes around for me to practice in.

M: Why don't you just come over to my house? I swim in my backyard all the time.

W: That sounds great! Which day do you want me to come over? I am busy with a family party this weekend, but I am free on Sunday afternoon. I also have Wednesday and Thursday free.

M: I have football team practice on Wednesday and a game the next day. I don't know about Sunday though. Isn't it supposed to be a thunderstorm then?

W: I think I heard about that bad weather coming this way. Maybe we should plan to go swimming sometime next week instead. If it is going to rain on Sunday, would you want to come to my house and watch a movie instead? My parents have a large collection of films.

M: That sounds fun. Do they have anything funny or action­filled to watch?

W: They have a lot of history movies, but there are ones to make you laugh too. I'm sure we will find something that we both can enjoy.

M: OK, well, I will send you a message later this week about it.

Text 10

M: Frank Whittle was a British Royal Air Force air officer who invented the jet engine. He was born in a humble house in Coventry, England, on June 1st, 1907. His father was a clever engineer who passed on his skills to his son. Whittle became adventurous, developing an early interest in planes. He joined the Air Force and was taugh about aircraft engines, gaining experience in the engineering workshops. He was excellent in his studies and became a pilot. During study time, he had the ideas that led to the creation of the jet engine, and he was given the legal right of ownership of his design in 1930. His studies earned him a place on a further course at Cambridge University, where he graduated with a first class degree. His first engine was tested in 1937. Official interest grew but it was many years before it came into use. Whittle's invention was of great importance. It increased the speed of planes dramatically and jet engines are now used by nearly every airline in the world. Whittle held many important jobs and became a hero in his country. He later married an American woman and moved to the United States, where he became a professor. He died at his home in Maryland on August 9th, 1996.