福建省泉州第一中学2017-2017学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题

　　本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)部分。第一卷至页第二卷页。共150分。考试时间120分钟。 第一卷(选择题，三部分，共115分)

　　第一部分：听力测试（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 does the man think the building will be？

　　A. A market. B. A hotel.

　　C. A department store.

　　2．What can we learn from this conversation？

　　A．The wind has stopped but it’s still raining．

　　B．The raid stopped.

　　C．it’s still raining and the wind is blowing.

　　3．Where did Suzanne spend her childhood？

　　A. America. B．England. C．Spain.

　　4．Why do the peasants like the officer？

　　A．They are honest．

　　B．They think he is honest and stands for them.

　　C．They are friendly enough．

　　5．Why do most people go to the coast in summer?

　　A．The coast is one of the best places for swimming during hot days．

　　B．All of people want to get sun as much as possible.

　　C．Both A and B．

　　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，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独自前，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5秒钟的作答时间母段对话或独白读两遍。

　　听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

　　6．What is Jack going to do？

　　A. To attend a lecture. B．To repair his bicycle. C．To go to school.

　　7．Why does Jack have to wait for a bus`?

　　ABecause he will be late for the 10：00’s class．

　　BBecause he always goes by bus．

　　CBecause there was something wrong with his bicycle．

　　听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

　　8．What’s Charlie doing when the conversation takes place？

　　A．Sleeping. B. Dressing up.

　　C. Having breakfast.

　　9．What time does school begin？

　　AAt 7:00．B. At 7：15．C. At 7：30.

　　10．What food won’t Charlie have for his breakfast？

　　A．Rice. B．Milk．C．Bread．

　　听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

　　11．Why is the girl calling?

　　A．She wants to go to Mr. Ward’s school.

　　B．She expects to see Mr. Ward．

　　C．She wants to attend Mr. Ward’s lecture．

　　12．Why does the girl want to take the course？

　　A．Because he finds it easy for her．

　　B．Because she is a science student．

　　C．Because she can’t study it in her own school．

　　13．What is the problem?

　　A．The class is already full．

　　B．The course is too difficult for Mary．

　　C．Mary lives far away．

　　听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

　　14．Where does the conversation probably take place？

　　AIn the school office．B. In a classroom．C. At the student’s home.

　　15．How long is one course？

　　ATwenty-three weeks．B. Fourteen weeks.

　　C. Three weeks.

　　16．When is the first course，

　　A．In June. B．In July. C．In August.

　　听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

　　17．What made the road dangerous in the past？

　　AWild animals．B. Cars，trucks and buses. C. Old people and children.

　　18．Why are old people often killed？

　　A．They are careless．

　　B．They forgot to look and listen before crossing the road．

　　C．They often can’t see or hear well．

　　19．Which of the following is TRUE according to the speaker

　　A．Walking person can realize how fast a car is．

　　B．Fast bus can stop at any time．

　　C．It takes longer time for a faster bus to stop．

　　20．Which is the RIGHT way to cross the road？

　　AWalking slowly． B. Walking quickly．C. Running．

　　从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. What are you doing out of bed,Tom?You are _______to be asleep.

　　A. supposed

　　B. known

　　C. thought

　　D. considered

　　22. I ________playing basketball with my friends_______chatting online in the room.

　　A. like; instead

　　B. would rather; than

　　C. prefer; to

　　D. prefer; than

　　23. Hurry up! Mark and Carol _______ us.

　　A. expect

　　B. are expecting

　　C. have expected

　　D. will expect

　　24. I don’t remember the exact date of the earthquake, but I know it was _____ Sunday when most people were not at ____ work.

　　A. 不填; the

　　B. a; 不填

　　C. 不填; a

　　D. the; 不填

　　25. It _____the children more than 3 hours to do their homework every day.

　　A. costs

　　B. spends

　　C. takes

　　D. pays

　　26. The cost of living in the town is among the lowest in the country, _____ the quality of life is probably one of the highest.

　　A. since

　　B. when

　　C. unless

　　D. while

　　27. Do you know the young man _________ into the lake to save the pupil?

　　A. jumps

　　B. jumped

　　C. jumping

　　D. has jumped

　　28. A fire broke out in the building last night; luckily he ____ escape from it.

　　A. had to

　　B. would

　　C. could

　　D. was able to

　　29. ---Have you finished your homework?

　　---_______, I would be on the playground now.

　　A. If so

　　B. If not

　　C. If any

　　D. If no

　　30. ---You’d better buy a car so that it will be convenient for you to go to work.

　　---________, but I’m short of money now.

　　A. You are joking

　　B. Come off it

　　C. I don’t believe it

　　D. You are dead right

　　31. Look out! Don’t get too close to the house________roof is under repair.

　　A. which

　　B. its

　　C. whose

　　D. who

　　32. We must believe in ourselves,_______, I think, is the most important in our life.

　　A. where

　　B. what

　　C. which

　　D. that

　　33. I can’t finish the expeiment by myself,so the honor____to all the members in our team.

　　A. is belonged

　　B. belongs

　　C. is belonging

　　D. belonged

　　34. This book _____ ten units, ______ three mainly revision.

　　A. contains; including

　　B. includes; containing

　　C. contains; containing

　　D .includes; including

　　35. He waited at he gate of the hotel all the time, ____to run into his favorite pop singer.

　　A. hoping

　　B. to hope

　　C. having hoped

　　D. hoped

　　第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分)

　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　It was an afternoon in the winter, some friends and I were talking at a restaurant. We talked and talked and soon swimming became the

　　36 . Suddenly I hit upon an idea. “Wouldn’t it be

　　37

　　if we went swimming? Others went swimming in winter, and

　　38

　　couldn’t we? Besides, we could be

　　39

　　if we did.” I told them about this and they all said it was a good idea indeed.

　　Early in the morning, three days

　　40 , we four were standing at the bus stop, with bags in our hands,

　　41

　　for a bus to take us to the

　　42 . The sky was clear, the sun was shining, but all the same, it was very cold,

　　43

　　our heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us

　　44 . We all felt that we should go back, but no one wanted to

　　45 .

　　We soon reached the sands. There was nobody there, but we were not to be discouraged.

　　46 we were proud that we were the

　　47

　　ones that dared to challenge the weather. Besides, the sun could keep us warm. So we

　　48

　　ourselves quickly.

　　But things were not going to be so nice as we thought. The sea wind was blowing, we felt

　　49

　　cold and we shook from head to feet. At last we decided to

　　50

　　the sea water. We put our feet in first, only to take them back

　　51 . The water was unbelievably cold.

　　52

　　I suggested that we should all jump in at the same time. We all went back ten steps. I gave the order and we all rushed forward. We jumped. That feeling I had when I was in the water I shall never

　　53 . I was up and rushed again to the seaside. So

　　54

　　my friends. We put on our clothes as quickly as possible and went home.

　　We four did not go to school the next three days, for we all

　　55

　　a bad cold. We missed the lessons, but we had this unforgettable experience.

　　36. A. object B. topic C. opinion D. center

　　37. A. lucky B. happy C. surprising D. interesting

　　38. A. that B. what C. why D. how

　　39. A. health B. good C. better D. stronger

　　40. A. past B. later C. before D. ago

　　41. A. searching B. waiting C. looking D. asking

　　42. A. sands B. swimming pool C. river D. lake

　　43. A. even though B. as though C. even D. since

　　44. A. warm B. hot C. cool D. cold

　　45. A. talk about B. speak out C. think over D. shout out

　　46. A. Unless B. For C. Instead D. Sometimes

　　47. A. lucky B. youngest C. happy D. only

　　48. A. enjoyed B. helped C. changed D. dressed

　　49. A. a little B. a bit C. very D. enough

　　50. A. go into B. jump into C. send into D. put into

　　51. A. bravely B. carefully C. finally D. quickly

　　52. A. Then B. Last C. Next D. When

　　53. A. remember B. forget C. tell D. believe

　　54. A. do B. did C. had D. were

　　55. A. became B. felt C. caught D. turned

　　第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

　　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

　　Cara Lang is 13. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts, in the U. S. Last Thursday, she didn't go to school. She went to work with her father instead. Every year, on the fourth Thursday in April, millions of young girls go to work. This is Take Our Daughters to Work Day. The girls are between the ages of 9 and 15. They spend the day at work with an adult, usually a mother, father, aunt, or uncle. They go to offices, police stations, laboratories, and other places where their parents or other family members work. Next year, the day will include sons, too.

　　The Ms. Foundation, an organization for women, started the program about ten years ago. In the U.S., many women work outside the home. The Ms. Foundation wanted girls to find out about many different kinds of jobs. Then, when the girls grow up, they can choose a job they like.

　　Cara's father is a film director. Cara says, “It was very exciting for me to go to the studio with my dad. I saw a lot of people doing different jobs.” Many businesses have special activities for girls on this day. Last year, Cara went to work with her aunt at the University of Massachusetts. In the engineering department, the girls learned to build a bridge with toothpicks(牙签) and candy. In the chemistry department, they learned to use scales(天平). They learned about many other kinds of jobs, too.

　　Right now, Cara does not know what job she will have when she grows up. But because of Take Our Daughters to Work Day, she knows she has many choices.

　　56. What is Cara's father?

　　A. An engineer.

　　B. An official.

　　C. A moviemaker.

　　D. A professor.

　　57. According to the passage, Take our Daughters to work Day is ______.

　　A. on every Thursday in April

　　B. a holiday for girls of all ages

　　C. a day for girls to know about jobs

　　D. a day for girls to get a job easily

　　58. On this special day, Cara has done all the following EXCEPT that ____.

　　A. she learned to use scales

　　B. she worked as an actress

　　C. she went to work with her aunt

　　D. she used toothpicks and candy to build a bridge

　　59. What is probably the best title for the passage?

　　A. Cara Lang, a Fortunate Girl

　　B. Take Our Daughters to Work Day

　　C. Children's Day and Work Day

　　D. Ms. Foundation, an Organization for Women

　　B

　　At the age of sixteen, I joined a volunteer group with my dad. I went on my first volunteer project in West Virginia. On the night we arrived, we discovered that “our family” was living in a trailer(拖车) that was in poor condition. A crew had been working on it for two weeks, but every time they finished one problem, another surfaced.

　　We decided the only reasonable solution was to build a new house – something unusual but necessary under these circumstances. The family was overjoyed with their new house that was twenty by thirty feet with three bedrooms, a bath and a kitchen.

　　On Tuesday of that week, while we ate lunch together, I asked the family’s three boys, Josh, Eric and Ryan, "What do you want for your new room?" Expecting toys and other gadgets that children usually ask for, we were surprised when Josh responded, "I just want a bed."

　　The boys had never slept in a bed! They were accustomed to plastic mats. That night we had a meeting and decided that beds would be the perfect gift. On Thursday night, a few adults in our group drove to the nearest city and bought beds and new bedding.

　　When we saw the delivery truck coming, we told the family about the surprise. We could hardly contain ourselves. It was like watching excited children on Christmas morning.

　　That afternoon, as we fitted the frames of the beds together, Eric ran into the house to watch us. Too dirty to enter his room, he observed with wide-eyed enthusiasm from the doorway.

　　As my father slipped a pillowcase onto one of the pillows, Eric asked, "What is that?"

　　"A pillow," she replied.

　　"What do you do with it?" Eric continued to ask.

　　"When you go to sleep, you put your head on it,” I answered softly. Tears came to our eyes as he handed Eric the pillow.

　　"Oh . . . that's soft," he said, hugging it tightly.

　　Now, when my sister or I start to ask for something that seems urgent, my Dad gently asks, "Do you have a pillow?"

　　We know exactly what he means.

　　60．The writer’s first volunteer project was

　　.

　　A．working on a poor trailer

　　B．helping a poor family

　　C．donating beds and bedding D．dealing with a housing problem

　　61．On hearing Josh’s answer, the writer was shocked because

　　.

　　A．the family lived in a trailer

　　B．he expected to get some toys

　　C．he didn’t know what a bed was D．the boys had no bed to sleep in

　　62．From the passage, we can learn that Eric had never seen

　　before.

　　A．a trailer

　　B．a truck C．a pillow D．a house

　　63．By saying “Do you have a pillow?”, the writer’s father means that

　　.

　　A．what they want to get may be unnecessary

　　B．they should not waste money on small things

　　C．they should do more volunteer work for the poor

　　D．what he will buy is not what they want but a pillow

　　C

　　If you take a look at the best-selling books in the UK these days, it is almost certain that there will be a lot of autobiographies in that list. Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela and actor Michael J Fox have all written them.

　　An autobiography is the story of a person’s life, written by that person. It is usually a very famous person who might tell us all about their childhood, how they became famous and any other interesting things that have happened in their lives.

　　Traditionally, someone would write an autobiography when they were older because they had had a long, successful life. However, these days there are many magazines with stories and photos of the stars which sell very well. Reality TV shows are extremely popular and lots of people become famous very easily just from being on the TV rather than being able to sing or act well. As a result, people become famous very quickly and as soon as they are famous, a lot of money can be made from writing an autobiography, even if they are very young.

　　So now you can find an autobiography from almost everyone who is in the public eye. Even though we can follow the lives of the stars very closely on TV or in magazines nowadays, we maybe don’t know how they live their lives from day to day. Autobiographies often give the information we never knew about the stars. The British public are very curious to find out more so they are very eager to read autobiographies.

　　Not every star wants to write though. Sometimes stars employ writers to write their life stories for them. The writer will interview the star, listen to everything they want to say, record interviews and then write the book based on their words. David Beckham did this with his book My Side.

　　Not everyone likes to read books regularly but they might like to read about the lives of stars. Autobiographies are helping to get more British people reading books. About 100 million autobiographies are sold in Britain every year. More stars depend on them for extra income and as more of these books appear in the shops, more people are sure to keep buying them.

　　64．An autobiography is

　　.

　　A．always a best-seller in the UK

　　B．someone’s life story normally written by themselves

　　C．a magazine with stories and photos of a star

　　D．a program that tells us the lives of the stars nowadays

　　65．Traditionally, someone would write his autobiography when .

　　A．they became famous

　　B．they wanted to make money

　　C. they were older and had achieved a lot

　　D. they wanted to share their childhood with the readers

　　66．The writer probably would agree that autobiographies are good in that .

　　A．they tell us a lot about the everyday life of famous people

　　B．famous people earn a lot of money by selling them

　　C．they encourage people to read

　　D．we can learn a lot from them

　　67. The underlined phrase in the para 3 has the same meaning with ___________

　　A. other than

　　B. as well as

　　C. instead of

　　D. aside from

　　D

　　Doctors say anger can be an extremely harmful emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that angry feeling can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer.

　　Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time. Some people express anger openly in a calm, reasonable way. Others burst with anger, losing control of themselves. But still other people control their anger. They cannot or will not express it.

　　For years many doctors thought that controlling one’s anger was more dangerous to a person’s health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain lets out the same hormones that are produced during tense situations. They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, and narrow the blood vessels. In general, the person feels excited and ready to act.

　　Doctors said that controlling these feelings only makes the feelings continue. And this can lead to many medical problems. Doctors thought a person could prevent these problems by letting the anger out by expressing it freely. But recently some doctors held a different view. They said that people who express anger too often and violently did become, in fact, more and not less angry. They said this, too, can cause medical problems.

　　Some doctors say that both controlling and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger strongly may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep their anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.

　　Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger. They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, “Do not express your anger while angry. Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.”

　　68. Which of the following is the more recent view about the expression of anger?

　　A. It is dangerous both to express anger violently and to control one’s anger.

　　B. One can avoid his medical problems by expressing his anger freely.

　　C. One’s heart rate will not change if his anger is kept unexpressed.

　　D. One is likely to suffer from high blood pressure in a fit of great anger.

　　69. When you get angry, which of the following should you do for the sake of health?

　　A. Controlling your anger and then studying its cause.

　　B. Letting out your anger freely and then studying its cause.

　　C. Studying its cause and waiting till it cools down.

　　D. Waiting till it has cooled down and then studying its cause.

　　70. Which of the following can best replace the title of the passage?

　　A. Different Ways of Dealing with Anger

　　B. The Danger of Anger and Its Solution

　　C. New Medical Discoveries about Anger

　　D. An Argument between the New and Old Views about Anger

　　E

　　Many American presidents in the 19th century were born in poor families. They spent their childhood in little wooden rooms. They got little education. Washington and Lincoln, for example, never went to school and they taught themselves. Lincoln once did jobs for a worker, shop-keeper and post-master in his early years.

　　A large number of American presidents had experiences in the army. The two best known were Ulysses Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Grant was a general in the American Civil War and Eisenhower was hero in the Second World War. It happened that they graduated from the same school--West Point Military Academy(西点军校).One may be surprised to learn that both of them didn't do well in the school. Eisenhower, for example, was once fined(punished to pay money) because he broke the rules of the school.

　　The jobs of the U.S. presidents are tiring. He must keep an eye on anything important that happens both at home and abroad. Every day, a lot of work waits for him to do and he has to make many important decisions. When Franklin Roosevelt was a child, he was once brought to visit President Taft. The old president said to him," When you grow up, you should not be president. It's a tiring job."

　　71． How many American presidents are mentioned in this passage?

　　A． 4

　　B．5

　　C．6

　　D．7

　　72．Who regard the jobs of the U.S. presidents as the tiring ones?

　　A．Grant

　　B．Taft

　　C．Eisenhower

　　D．Roosevelt

　　73．In this passage, "keep an eye on" means _______.

　　A．take care of

　　B．see

　　C．look at fixedly

　　D．stare at

　　74．The second paragraph mainly tells us ______.

　　A．that Eisenhower became famous in the Second World War

　　B．how Grant became a general

　　C．that Grant and Eisenhower were both schoolmates

　　D．that many of the U.S. presidents had served in the army

　　75．Which of the following is true?

　　A．F. Roosevelt was one of the U.S. presidents before Grant.

　　B．Lincoln was elected the U.S. president after Grant.

　　C．West Point Military Academy was founded in the Second World War.

　　D．Washington was born in a very poor family.

　　第二卷（非选择题，共35分）

　　第一节 短文填词 （满分10分）

　　阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：(1)汉语提示；(2)首字母提示；(3)语境提示。在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。

　　Last weekend we went mountain climbing. Even the

　　heavy rain in the morning could not ____( 阻止) us going. Setting

　　.______

　　off very early, we went a______ an extremely narrow road, all

　　77._______

　　in high spirits. On each ___

　　of the road were green fields

　　78._______

　　and some farm houses. We could h_____ the sound of the

　　79.________

　　rain and our footsteps ____(混合) with our laughter. At noon

　　.________

　　we ____(到达) the top of the mountain. What surprised us

　　.________

　　most there was the beauty of the scenes. _____ having a short

　　82.________

　　rest there and ________(分享) food we brought, we

　　.________

　　started going down. It rained even h___

　　. We were

　　84.________

　　wet to the skin, _______ we still sang and laughed happily.

　　85._______

　　第二节 完成句子（满分25）

　　根据汉语意思完成句子（共9小题，25个空格；每个空格只能填入一个单词；每空1分，满分25分）

　　1.中国的第一艘载人宇宙飞船于2003年10月15日星期三的上午9点钟发射。

　　China’s first manned spaceship

　　at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, October 15th, 2003.

　　2.这部车对于我来说太贵了,因此我不会买。

　　This car is

　　expensive for me, so I can’t buy it.

　　3.通常,我们的英语老师在课堂上对我们要求很严格。

　　Usually our English teacher _______ ______________ _______ us in class.

　　4.她们在网球职业结束之后,对设计工作表现出很浓的兴趣。

　　They have expressed a keen interest in working in design after their tennis careers

　　.

　　5.这就是我如何从事我的慈善工作来改善所有残疾人生活质量的。

　　This is how I got

　　_____

　　my charity work to improve the quality of life for all disabled people.

　　6.谁会料想到事情会变成这个样子呢?

　　Who’d have thought things would ________ _______ this?

　　7.你能把这些生苹果和熟苹果分开吗?

　　Could you

　　______ the green apples __

　　the ripe ones?

　　8.科学家们将不得不提出增加世界粮食供应的新方法。

　　Scientists will have to _______ _______ ________ new methods of ______________ the world’s food supply.

　　9.他取得这么大的进步以致所有的老师都很高兴。

　　He has _________ _____ _________ ______________ that all the teachers are pleased.

　　Text 1

　　W：Have you seen that huge new building going up near the market？

　　M：Yes．I can’t figure out what it’s going to be．Not an apartment building. Not a hotel．Probably a department store．

　　Text 2

　　M：Is it still raining outside？

　　W：No，but the wind is still blowing．

　　Text 3

　　M：Where did Suzanne come from？

　　W：She was born in Switzerland and grew up in Spain but now she’s a citizen of England．

　　Text 4

　　M: It seems the officer is liked by the peasants.

　　W: Certainly. He's considered honest and they think he stands for them.

　　Text 5

　　M: We can see a lot of people on the coast in summer.

　　W: Most people like swimming when it's hot. And the sea is one of the best places for swimming. Some of them try to get as much sun as possible.

　　Text 6

　　W: I just saw Jack at the bus station. Why is he waiting for a bus?

　　M: He has to go to a lecture at 10: 00 this morning.

　　W: I know that. But why did he have to wait for a bus? You always go to school by bicycle together, don't you?

　　M: That's right. But his bicycle broke down, and he had it repaired this morning.

　　W: Well, I see.

　　Text 7

　　W: Why are you still in bed, Charlie? Get up right away, or you will be late for school.

　　M: Let me sleep a little longer. I' m too tired.

　　W: No, you can't sleep any more. It's too late.

　　M: Too late? What time is it now?

　　W: It's seven now. You have only thirty minutes left to get to school.

　　M: Oh, what shall I do? How can I get to school so soon

　　W: Dress yourself quickly. And here is a bottle of milk and some bread for your breakfast. I' 11 take you to school in my car.

　　M: Oh, thank you, mom.

　　Text 8

　　M: Hello. Mr. Ward speaking.

　　W: Hello, my name is Mary Brown. I'd like to take your course on American geography.

　　M: I' m sorry, there're already so many students in my class.

　　W: I know, but I' m a student from another school, and I'll be here only half a year. We don't have this course in our school, and I think it would be interesting.

　　M: I see. But it might be difficult for you. It's for science students only.

　　W: I think I can manage it, though I' m not a science student.

　　Text 9

　　W: Good morning, can I help you?

　　M: Yes, please. I would like to know about the courses at this evening school.

　　W: Is that a summer course that you are interested in?

　　M: Yes.

　　W: Well, we have short full-time courses during the summer.

　　M: Mm-mm. I would like to know how long one course lasts.

　　W: Yes, each course lasts for three weeks.

　　M: How many hours per week, please?

　　W: It's about twenty-three hours a week. Usually four and a half days each week.

　　M: You must have a lot of students in your class, haven't you?

　　W: We have a lot of students in the school, but in one class only between twelve and fourteen students.

　　M: Could you please give me the dates of the first and second course?

　　W: Yes, certainly. The first course begins on July 3rd and lasts until July 20th and the second course is from July 24th until August 10th.

　　M: OK. Thank you very much.

　　W: You're welcome.

　　Text 10

　　At one time the only danger on the roads was from wild animals. Now the roads are full of cars, trucks and buses. They are as dangerous as the wildest animal. There are also many more of them.

　　Every day people are killed while crossing the road, most of these people are old people and children. Old people are often killed because they usually cannot see or hear very well. Children are killed because they are careless. They forget to look and listen before they cross the road.

　　A car, truck or bus cannot stop very quickly. If the car is going very fast it will travel many meters before it stops. A person who travels on foot in a street does not always understand this. They think a car can stop within a few meters. The faster a car is traveling, the longer it takes to stop. It is very difficult for a walking person to know how fast a car is traveling. He may think it is going slowly when it is going very quickly.

　　The only safe way to cross the road is to look both ways, right and left and right again. Then if the road is clear, it is safe to cross. The correct way to cross the road is to walk quickly. It is not safe to run. If people run across the road, they may fall down.