试卷类型：A卷
河北冀州市中学
2017--2017学年上学期期中
高一英语试卷
出题人 李延霞
第Ⅰ卷（共15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 do the speakers need to buy?
A. A fridge
B. A dinner table
C. A few chairs
2. Where are the speakers?
A. In a restaurant.
B. In a hotel
C. In a school.
3. What does the woman mean?
A. Cathy will be at the party. B. Cathy is too busy to come.
C. Cathy is going to be invited
4. Why does the woman plan to go to town?
A. To pay her bills in the bank.
B. To buy books in a bookstore.
C. To get some money from the bank
5. What is the woman trying to do?
A. Finish some writing.
B. Print an article.
C. Find a newspaper.
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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the man doing?
A. Changing seats on the plane B. Asking for a window seat
C. Trying to find his seat
7. What is the woman’s seat number?
A.
6A
B. 7A
C. 8A
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Why doesn’t the woman take the green T-shirt?
A. It’s too small B. It’s too dark
C. It’s to expensive
9. What does the woman buy in the end?
A. A yellow T-shirt
B. A blue T-shirt
C. A pink T-shirt
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. How long has the man been in London?
A. One year. B. A few years
C. A couple of months
11. Why did the woman leave her hometown?
A. To lend a city life.
B. To open a restaurant.
C. To find a job
12. Where did the woman come from?
A. London.
B. Arnside
C. Lancaster.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is a daypack?
A. A box B. A bag
C. A lock
14. What surprise the girl at school?
A. A lot of discussions in class
B. Teachers giving little homework
C. Few students asking questions in class.
15. At what time of the school term does the conversation most probably take place?
A. At the end of it.
B. In the middle of it
C. At the beginning of it
16. What do we know about the girl?
A. She is new to the school
B. She writes for the school newspaper.
C. She seldom asks questions in class.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Where does Mr. Henry Stone do?
A. A bank clerk
B. A teacher
C. A writer
18. What does Henry like doing at airport?
A. Watching people
B. Telling stories
C. Reading magazines.
19. What did Henry learn from the newspaper the day?
A. A valuable suitcase was missing
B. A man stole money from a bank
C. A woman ran away from home
20. Why was the woman at the airport?
A. She was traveling on business
B. She was seeing the man off.
C. She was leaving for Greece
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.Sarah looked at______finished painting with______satisfaction.
A．/；a
B．a；the
C．the；/
D．the；a
22.—Sorry I’m late.I got stuck in traffic.
—______.You’re here now.Come in and sit down.
A．You are welcome
B．That’s rightC．I have no idea
D．Never mind
23.I insisted he______ back the wallet to the lady, but he insisted he______it.
A．handed; didn’t steal
B．hand; hadn’t stolen
C．hand; not steal
D．handed; hadn’t stolen
24.I can well remember that there was a time _____ a deep blue sky,
the song of the birds,
moonlight and flowers could never have kept me spellbound.
A. which
B. where
C. when
D. that
25.She devoted herself ______ to her research and it earned her a good reputation in her field.
A. strongly
B. freely
C. entirely
D. extremely
26.----- A number of people _______learning English nowadays.
-----Yes. The number of people who are learning English _______increasing.
A. is;is
B. are; are
C. are;is
D. is; are
27.---Where was the film The Warring State made?
--- It was in the very Movie& Television Base
I visited last week
the film was made.
A. where; that
B. what; that
C. that; that
D. which; where
28.I thought her nice and honest
I met her.
A．first time
B．for the first time
C．the first time
D．by the first time
29.
the deadline approaching, we found ourselves
a loss about what to do.
A. With; at
B. As; about
C. As; for
D. With; by
30.It is the second time that I____ in Beijing
A. am
B. was
C. have been
D. had been
31.Can you imagine the trouble that they had ___ the orphan in the terrible years?
A. bring up
B. to bring up
C. bringing up
D. brought up
32.Time is limited and let's come______ to the point.
A．straight
B．strangely
C．immediately
D．clearly
33．The antigovernment army____ the entrance with big stones in order to stop the government army marching in.
A．stood
B．dug
C．buried
D．blocked
34.It was ______ that we wanted to stay here for another two days.
A．such a fine weather
B．such fine weather
C．so fine weather
D．so fine a weather
35.Provide your doctor with a detailed medical history______he can give you the accurate treatment.
A．even if
B．in caseC．so that
D．as though
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A．B．C和D）中，选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Then I
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my eyes and prepared myself for his burst of
44
. Instead, he said “It’s OK” to
45
me before he disappeared into washroom.
Still shaky and unsure
46
to do next, my friends and I went to a table and sat there, trying our best to look
47
. A moment later, the man came out of the washroom and
48
our table. My heart almost stopped
49 . I though he was going to ask for my father’ s
50
and call him.
To my surprise, he merely smiled at us, handed us some cash and said, “
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yourself new hamburgers.” He then walked
52
without even finishing his food.
He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation worse,
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he chose a different way and gave us a reason to believe that there is still
54
in this world. I’ll never
55
his actions.
36.
A. made
B. ordered
C. arranged
D. demanded
37. A. food
B. turn
C. bill
D. menu
38. A. fixed
B. cut
C. tied
D. caught
39. A. out
B. by
C. in
D. from
40. A. knocked
B. fell
C. stood
D. hung
41. A. taste
B. take
C. swallow
D. chew
42. A. discouraged
B. disappointed
C. shocked
D. annoyed
43. A. rolled
B. rubbed
C. narrowed
D. closed
44. A. bitterness
B. anxiety
C. anger
D. sorrow
45. A. satisfy
B. comfort
C. encourage
D. praise
46.A. what
B. how
C. who
D. which
47. A. mild
B. honest
C. calm
D. modest
48. A. approached
B. pushed
C. drew
D. laid
49. A. breaking
B. sinking
C. trembling
D. beating
50. A. help
B. position
C. number
D. job
51. A. Prepare
B. Buy
C. Find
D. Cook
52. A. away
B. on
C. around
D. up
53. A. so
B. since
C. although
D. but
54. A. kindness
B. happiness
C. politeness
D. brightness
55. A. refuse
B. forget
C. oppose
D. ignore
第三部分
阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A．B．C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The garden city was largely the invention of Ebenezer Howard (1850 – 1928). After immigrating from England to the USA, and an unsuccessful attempt to make a living as a farmer, he moved to Chicago, where he saw the reconstruction of the city after the disastrous fire of 1871. In those days, it was nicknamed "the Garden City", almost certainly the source of Howard's name for his later building plan of towns．Returning to London, Howard developed his design in the 1880s and 1890s, drawing on ideas that were popular at the time, but creating a unique combination of designs．
The nineteenth-century poor city was in many ways a terrible place, dirty and crowded; but it offered economic and social opportunities．At the same time, the British countryside was in fact equally unattractive: though it promised fresh air and nature, it suffered from agricultural depression（萧条）and it offered neither enough work and wages, nor much social life．Howard's idea was to combine the best of town and country in a new kind of settlement, the garden city．Howard's idea was that a group of people should set up a company, borrowing money to establish a garden city in the depressed countryside; far enough from existing cities to make sure that the land was bought at the bottom price．
Garden cities would provide a central public open space, radial avenues and connecting industries．They would be surrounded by a much larger area of green belt, also owned by the company, containing not merely farms but also some industrial institutions．As more and more people moved in, the garden city would reach its planned limit-Howard suggested 32,000 people; then, another would be started a short distance away．Thus, over time, there would develop a vast planned house collection, extending almost without limit; within it, each garden city would offer a wide rang of jobs and services, but each would also be connected to the others by a rapid transportation system, thus giving all the economic and social opportunities of a big city．
56．How did Howard get the name for his building plan of garden cities?
A．By using the nickname of the reconstructed Chicago．
B．Through his observation of the country life．
C．Through the combination of different ideas．
D．By taking other people's advice．
57．The underlined phrase "drawing on "in Paragraph 1 probably means______．
A．making comments on
B．giving an explanation of
C．giving a description of
D．making use of
58．What can we learn about garden cities from the last paragraph?
A．Each one would continue to become larger
B．People would live and work in the same place
C．Their number would continue to rise
D．Each one would contain a certain type of business
59．What could be the best title for the passage?
A．City and Countryside
B．The Invention of the Garden City
C．A New City in Chicago
D．A Famous Garden City in England
B
One sunny day last September, Tim heard some shouting. Looking out to the sea carefully, he saw a couple of kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea.
Two 12-year-old boys, Christian and Jack, rowed out a boat to search for a football. Once they'd rowed beyond the calm waters, a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water. The pair panicked and tried to row back to shore. But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.
Tim knew it would soon be swallowed by the waves. "Everything went quiet in my head," Tim recalls(回忆). "I was trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line."
Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water. Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress. "At one point, I considered turning back," he says. "I wondered if I was putting my life at risk." After 30 minutes of struggling, he was close enough to yell to the boys, "Take down the umbrella!"
Christian made much effort to take down the umbrella. Then Tim was able to catch up and climb aboard the boat. He took over rowing, but the waves were almost too strong for him.
"Let's aim for the pier(码头)," Jack said. Tim turned the boat toward it. Soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat, and it began to sink. "Can you guys swim?" he cried. "A little bit," the boys said.
Once the were in the water, Tim decided it would he safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier. Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs. Tim swan toward land as water washed over the boys' faces.
“Are we almost there?" they asked again and again. "Yes," Tim told them each time.
After 30minutes, they reached the pier. 60. What does "it"in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. The beach. B. The water.
C. The wind.
D. The boat.
61. Why did Tim raise his head regularly? A. To take in enough fresh air.
B. To consider turning back or not. C. To check his distance from the boys.
D. To ask the boys to take down the umbrella. 62. How did the two boys finally reach the pier?
A. They swam to the pier all by themselves. B. They were washed to the pier by the waves. C. They were carried to the pier by Tim on his back. D. They were dragged to the pier by Tim.
C
In 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five fays off from duty. Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I’d hitch a ride (搭便车).
I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn’t give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me standing for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured （使…放心）me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.
Twenty-five years later, in 2003, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour I’d been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.
After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “You haven’t changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.” I couldn’t remember where I’d met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.
63. The author had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because_______.
A. she missed the only train back home
B. she was going home for her holidays
C. the town was far away from Sydney
D. her work delayed her trip to Sydney
64. Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2?
A. He gave the girl a ride back home.
B. He helped the girl find a ride.
C. He bought sandwiches for the girl.
D. He watched the girl for three hours.
65. The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that_________.
A. she realized he was Gordon
B. she had known him for decades
C. she wanted to repay the favour she once got
D. she was going to the nearby town
66. What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?
A. Those who give rides will be rapid.
B. Good manners bring about happiness.
C. People should offer free rides to others.
D. Giving sometimes produces nice results.
D
Winners Club
You choose to be a winner!
The Winners Club is a bank account specially designed for teenagers. It has been made to help you better manage your money. The Winners Club is a transaction account (交易账户) where you receive a key – card so you can get to your money 24/7 – that’s 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!
It’s a club with impressive features for teenagers:
●No account keeping fees!
You’re no millionaire so we don’t expect you to pay large fees. In fact, there are no account keeping or transaction fees!
●Excellent interest rates!
You want your money to grow. The Winners Club has a good rate of interest which gets even better if you make at least two deposits (储蓄) without taking them out in a month.
●Convenient
Teenagers are busy – we get that. You may never need to come to a bank at all. With the Winners Club you can choose to use handy tellers and to bank from home using the phone and the Internet … You can have money directly deposited into your Winners Club account. This could be your pocket money or your pay from your part – time job!
●Mega magazine included
Along with your regular report, you will receive a FREE magazine full of good ideas to make even more of your money. There are also fantastic offers and competitions only for Winners Club members.
The Winners Club is a great choice for teenagers. And it is so easy to join. Simply fill in an application form. You will have to get permission from your parent or guardian (so we can organize that cool key – card) but it is easy. We can’t want to hear from you. It’s the best way to choose to be a winner!
67．Which of the following is TRUE about the Winners Club?
A．Special gifts are ready for parents.
B．The bank opens only on work days.
D．Fees are necessary for the account keeping.
C．Services are convenient for its members.
68．The Winners Club provides magazines which_______.
A．encourage spending
B．help to make more of your money
C．are free to all teenagers
D．are full of adventure stories
69．If you want to be a member of the Club, you must________.
A．be an Internet user
B．be permitted by your parent
C．have a big sum of money
D．be in your twenties
70．What is the purpose of this text?
A．To set up a club.
B．To provided part – time jobs.
C．To introduce a new banking service
D．To organize key – cards.
第二节（共5小题:每小题2分, 满分10分）
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
(2017·大庆质检)What makes one person more intelligent than another？What makes one person a genius，like the brilliant Albert Einstein，and another person a fool？Are people born intelligent or stupid，or is intelligence the result of where and how you live？__1__
We know，however，that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways，the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle.__2__Mental exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about.__73__If，on the other hand，children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do，they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.
__4__ According to some psychologists，if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot，then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive things to their children，such as “That was a very clever thing you did.”or“__5__”
A． A healthy body contributes to one’s intelligence.
B． Parents should also be careful about what they say to young children.
C． What people want to express is like this.
D． The children are then more likely to grow up brightly and intelligently.
E． It needs exercise.
F． You are such a smart child.
G． These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.
四、短文改错
假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Dear Mary，
I am Senior 3 student.I’m going to take part in this summer’s college entrance examination.In preparation for it，I am studying very hard.As a result，I often feel exhausting both physically and mentally.Therefore，my parents still put a lot of pressure to me.I know they have great expectations for me，but I feel the pressure is too heavy for me not to cope with.I attempted to communicating with them，but failed.
Now I quite upset about it.How can my parents understand us？I really don’t know how to do.Could you please give me some advices?
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours，
Li H第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
【答案】1-5 C B A C A
6-10 C B A C B
11-15 C B B C C
16-20 A C A B B
七选五71—75
G E D B F
Dear Mary，
I am
Senior 3 student.I’m going to take part in this summer’s college entrance examination.In preparation for it，I am studying very hard.As a result，I often feel
both physically and mentally. ，my parents still put a lot of pressure
me.I know they have great expectations for me，but I feel the pressure is too heavy for me notto cope with.I attempted to
with them，but failed.
Now
quite upset about it.How can my parents understand ？I really don’t know
to do.Could you please give me some advice？
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours，
Li Hua
Since we entered Grade Three, we students feel greater stress. Recently, we had a discussion about how we spend our weekends. We have different opinions.
Some of us say we should spend our weekends on our lessons because examinations are more and more frequent. If we work hard at our lessons, we are expected to get good scores in the exams.
However, others argue that we should try to relax ourselves at weekends because we are tired after studying hard for a week. It is obvious that a good rest makes us feel refreshed.
As far as I am concerned, it is necessary for us to relax at weekends. But working on our lessons is equally important.
听力材料
第一节 Text 1 W: What do you think we need to buy for our new kitchen? M: We’ve got a fridge and a dinner table already. We need some chairs. Text 2 M: I like to stay two nights, please. W: Do you want full board or half board? M: What’s the difference? W: Full board includes all meals, and half board includes just breakfast and dinner. Text 3 M: Shouldn’t we invite Cathy to the party tonight? W: Invite Cathy? She is the one who is planning the whole thing. Text 4 M: Did you say you were driving to town this morning? W: Yes. I have to draw some money from the bank to pay my bookstore bills. Text 5 M: What are you working on so hard? W: An article for the newspaper. If I’m late, it won’t get printed until next week. 第二节 Text 6 M: Excuse me. I think you are in my seat. W: Sorry, but it says 7A on my boarding card. M: Oh, um… right. I asked for a window seat, you see. W: Yeah, so did I. What’s your seat number? M: Let’s see. Oh, it’s 8A. W: So I guess you are in the seat behind me. M: Oh, yes. Sorry about that. Text 7 M: Can I help you? W: Yes. How much are these T-shirts? M: They are 12 dollars 50 cents each. W: I like the green one, but it isn’t big enough. Have you got a larger size? M: Just a minute. No, I’m sorry, we haven’t. What about the black one? W: No, it’s too dark. I prefer something lighter, yellow or pink. M: How about the pink one? W: Yes. That’s nice. I’ll take it. M: That’s 12 dollars 50 cents then, please. W: Here you are. Text 8 W: So how long have you been living in London? M: Umm… a couple of years. How long have you been working here? W: Only a few months. I moved down here for the job. There was no work for me where I came from. M: Where did you come from then? W: I came from a small village called Arnside, near Lancaster a year ago. Umm… there was nothing to do there, so I moved to London. M: Do you enjoy working here in this restaurant? W: Very much so. Text 9 M: I’m sure you’ve noticed a lot of things that are different about our school. W: Oh, yes. In the United States, we don’t have to carry a big school bag with us like you do. M: Why is that? W: We have a locker of our own which is a small box with a lock. We keep textbooks and our personal things in it. I just bring a daypack to school. M: A daypack? W: Yes. It’s a small bag that you carry on your back. M: What do you carry in it? W: My notebooks or a few books for homework. M: That’s convenient. Is there anything else you’ve noticed about our school? W: Yes. I am surprised that everyone is so silent in class. M: What do you mean? W: Well, we usually ask questions about exams, homework or textbooks on the first day of
the school year. The teacher likes such questions. M: So you felt it different? W: Yes. I expected to see a lot of discussions in class because we learn that way in the United States. M: I see. That will be a good topic for our school newspaper for the first month of the term. Nice talking with you. See you around. Bye! W: Bye! Text 10 W: Good morning, everybody! Today for our writing class, we are glad to have Mr. Henry Stone with us, a well-known writer in this country. He is going to share with us his writing experiences. Now, Henry, please tell us how you find so many interesting things for your stories? M: Okay. I watch people a lot. I do that when I travel. I’ve been to many countries such as Britain, Italy and Sweden, so I spend a lot of time at airports. While waiting for my flights, I watch people passing by and start my imagination. For example, the other day when I was waiting for my flight to Greece, I saw a couple. They were buying magazines at that moment. They were not wearing business clothes but the man was carrying a suitcase. Every few seconds the woman looked around. I wondered if someone was following them. Perhaps they were running away and…. You know, this reminded me of a story in the newspaper that day. Abank clerk stole one million pounds a week before and disappeared with his wife.
There was a picture of them in the paper. The couple really looked like the thieves. Maybe I should stop them. Just then, I saw them say goodbye to each other, and the woman walked away. Well, sometimes I make mistakes like that. But I find things like that very useful
高一英语期中试题答案
A卷参考答案
听力【答案】1-5 C B A C A
6-10 C B A C B
11-15 C B B C C
16-20 A C A B B
七选五71—75
G E D B F
Dear Mary，
I am
Senior 3 student.I’m going to take part in this summer’s college entrance examination.In preparation for it，I am studying very hard.As a result，I often feel
both physically and mentally. ，my parents still put a lot of pressure
me.I know they have great expectations for me，but I feel the pressure is too heavy for me notto cope with.I attempted to
with them，but failed.
Now
quite upset about it.How can my parents understand ？I really don’t know
to do.Could you please give me some advice？
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours，
Li Hua
Since we entered Grade Three, we students feel greater stress. Recently, we had a discussion about how we spend our weekends. We have different opinions.
Some of us say we should spend our weekends on our lessons because examinations are more and more frequent. If we work hard at our lessons, we are expected to get good scores in the exams.
However, others argue that we should try to relax ourselves at weekends because we are tired after studying hard for a week. It is obvious that a good rest makes us feel refreshed.
As far as I am concerned, it is necessary for us to relax at weekends. But working on our lessons is equally important.
听力材料
第一节 Text 1 W: What do you think we need to buy for our new kitchen? M: We’ve got a fridge and a dinner table already. We need some chairs. Text 2 M: I like to stay two nights, please. W: Do you want full board or half board? M: What’s the difference? W: Full board includes all meals, and half board includes just breakfast and dinner. Text 3 M: Shouldn’t we invite Cathy to the party tonight? W: Invite Cathy? She is the one who is planning the whole thing. Text 4 M: Did you say you were driving to town this morning? W: Yes. I have to draw some money from the bank to pay my bookstore bills. Text 5 M: What are you working on so hard? W: An article for the newspaper. If I’m late, it won’t get printed until next week. 第二节 Text 6 M: Excuse me. I think you are in my seat. W: Sorry, but it says 7A on my boarding card. M: Oh, um… right. I asked for a window seat, you see. W: Yeah, so did I. What’s your seat number? M: Let’s see. Oh, it’s 8A. W: So I guess you are in the seat behind me. M: Oh, yes. Sorry about that. Text 7 M: Can I help you? W: Yes. How much are these T-shirts? M: They are 12 dollars 50 cents each. W: I like the green one, but it isn’t big enough. Have you got a larger size? M: Just a minute. No, I’m sorry, we haven’t. What about the black one? W: No, it’s too dark. I prefer something lighter, yellow or pink. M: How about the pink one? W: Yes. That’s nice. I’ll take it. M: That’s 12 dollars 50 cents then, please. W: Here you are. Text 8 W: So how long have you been living in London? M: Umm… a couple of years. How long have you been working here? W: Only a few months. I moved down here for the job. There was no work for me where I came from. M: Where did you come from then? W: I came from a small village called Arnside, near Lancaster a year ago. Umm… there was nothing to do there, so I moved to London. M: Do you enjoy working here in this restaurant? W: Very much so. Text 9 M: I’m sure you’ve noticed a lot of things that are different about our school. W: Oh, yes. In the United States, we don’t have to carry a big school bag with us like you do. M: Why is that? W: We have a locker of our own which is a small box with a lock. We keep textbooks and our personal things in it. I just bring a daypack to school. M: A daypack? W: Yes. It’s a small bag that you carry on your back. M: What do you carry in it? W: My notebooks or a few books for homework. M: That’s convenient. Is there anything else you’ve noticed about our school? W: Yes. I am surprised that everyone is so silent in class. M: What do you mean? W: Well, we usually ask questions about exams, homework or textbooks on the first day of
the school year. The teacher likes such questions. M: So you felt it different? W: Yes. I expected to see a lot of discussions in class because we learn that way in the United States. M: I see. That will be a good topic for our school newspaper for the first month of the term. Nice talking with you. See you around. Bye! W: Bye! Text 10 W: Good morning, everybody! Today for our writing class, we are glad to have Mr. Henry Stone with us, a well-known writer in this country. He is going to share with us his writing experiences. Now, Henry, please tell us how you find so many interesting things for your stories? M: Okay. I watch people a lot. I do that when I travel. I’ve been to many countries such as Britain, Italy and Sweden, so I spend a lot of time at airports. While waiting for my flights, I watch people passing by and start my imagination. For example, the other day when I was waiting for my flight to Greece, I saw a couple. They were buying magazines at that moment. They were not wearing business clothes but the man was carrying a suitcase. Every few seconds the woman looked around. I wondered if someone was following them. Perhaps they were running away and…. You know, this reminded me of a story in the newspaper that day. Abank clerk stole one million pounds a week before and disappeared with his wife.
There was a picture of them in the paper. The couple really looked like the thieves. Maybe I should stop them. Just then, I saw them say goodbye to each other, and the woman walked away. Well, sometimes I make mistakes like that. But I find things like that very useful