河北衡水中学2017-2017学年高一上学期期中考试 英语试题 Word版含答案

　　衡水中学英语试卷

　　(非选择题)两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。

　　第一卷（选择题 共10分）

　　第一部分 听力(共两节，满分分) 第一节（共5个小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

　　听下面的5段对话。每段对话后都有一个小题，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。

　　’s the matter with the woman?

　　A. She has no friends.

　　B. She did something wrong.

　　C. She doesn’t like the man.

　　2. How much should the man pay if he buys two bottles?

　　A.$20

　　B$35

　　C.$40

　　3. Where is Kelly?

　　A. In the restaurant.

　　B. In her house.

　　C. In a meeting.

　　4. Why do the speakers dislike the library?

　　A. It is too small.

　　B. There are no new books there.

　　C. There aren’t many people there.

　　5. What does the man mean?

　　A. Sarah isn’t the best student.

　　B. Sarah has been successful.

　　C. Sarah should try harder.

　　第二节：（共15个小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

　　听下面的5段对话。每段对话后都有几个小题，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。听完每段对话后，你都有时间来阅读各个小题。每段对话读两遍。

　　听第6材料，回答第6、7题。

　　’s mother.

　　B. Susan.

　　C. Mr. Brown.

　　7. What does Tom want Susan to do?

　　A. Lend him a book.

　　B. Go to school with him.

　　C. Return the book she borrowed from him.

　　听第7段材料，回答第8题。

　　’s chemistry teacher ask his students to call him?

　　A. Jim.

　　B. Mr. Black.

　　C. James.

　　9. How does the girl feel about her chemistry class?

　　A. She thinks it is boring.

　　B. She thinks it is easy.

　　C. She thinks it is interesting.

　　10. What is most important for students according to James Black?

　　A. Being quiet in class.

　　B. Watching carefully.

　　C. Doing things by themselves.

　　听第8段材料，回答第1至1题。

　　’s a policeman.

　　B. He’s a street cleaner.

　　C. He’s an engineer.

　　听第9段材料，回答第1至1题。

　　’s tie.

　　B. Drive the car.

　　C. Bring the dog inside.

　　听第10段材料，回答第至20题。

　　C. 30.

　　19. What did the study find about babies between six and nine months of age?

　　A. They can speak many simple words.

　　B. They understand some spoken words.

　　C. They show great interest in numbers.

　　20. Why was the truck parked along the road?

　　A. The driver was waiting for the bus to pass by.

　　B. It was stopped by the policeman.

　　C. It needed repairing.

　　第二部分：英语知识运用 (共二节，满分45分)

　　第一节: 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

　　21.—My daughter came first in the English speech contest.

　　--- Did she?______

　　A. Cheer up

　　B. Good luck

　　C. Best wishes

　　D. Congratulations

　　22. It was ____terrible earthquake and _____number of people who were killed reached more than 20,000.

　　.

　　A. a; the

　　B. the; a

　　C. the; the

　　D. a; a

　　23. Rather than _______ in the crowded bus, they preferred _____ home

　　A. to ride , walk

　　B. riding , walking

　　C. ride , walk

　　D. ride, to walk

　　24．Last night I came across the man ____ you think is pleasant to ________.

　　A．who; get along

　　B．whom; get along

　　C．who; get along with

　　D．whom; get along with

　　25．My English teacher insisted that the exercises ____very difficult and that we ____them carefully.

　　A. were; must finish

　　B. be; finish

　　C. were; finish

　　D. be; finished

　　26．They are talking excitedly about the writers and their books ________ interest them.

　　A．who

　　B．whom

　　C．that

　　D．which

　　27. Tim’s house in NY is much smaller than ours, but it's three times ______ expensive．

　　A．very

　　B．so

　　C．too

　　D．as

　　28. The work was difficult, but Tom’s ____expression showed that he would finish it in time.

　　A. stubborn

　　B. determined

　　C. concerned

　　D. surprised

　　29. Only when he got there _____how much damage had been caused.

　　A. be realized

　　B. he had realized

　　C. had he realized

　　D. did he realize

　　30.--Oh, Kate! Glad to see you again. It ____my pleasure to see you here.

　　---Me, too.

　　A. adds in

　　B. adds to

　　C. adds up

　　D. adds up to

　　31. The engineers are so busy that they have zero time for outdoor sports activities, _____they have the interest.

　　A. wherever

　　B. whenever

　　C. even if

　　D. as if

　　32. It is this kind of exciting trip _____most of my classmates only dream about.

　　A. when

　　B. while

　　C. as

　　D. that

　　33. Frank, with his two sisters, _____London by train which _____at 8:30 next morning.

　　A. is leaving for; will leave

　　B. are leaving for; leaves

　　C. is leaving for; leaves

　　D. will leave for; will leave

　　34. Livemocha.com is a free site ______visitors can not just learn various languages but also chat online.

　　A. where

　　B. which

　　C. that

　　D. what

　　35. The doctor came up and asked me _____the day before.

　　A. what I had eaten

　　B. what had I eaten

　　C. that what I had eaten

　　D. that what had I eaten

　　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，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago and suddenly her husband died of a heart attack. One day, about a week after her husband’s

　　36

　　, the teacher said, “Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you a (n)

　　37

　　in life that is unrelated to this class, but I feel it is very

　　38

　　.”

　　“Each of us is put here on

　　39

　　to learn, share, love and appreciate. None of us knows when this fantastic

　　40

　　will end. It can be

　　41

　　at any moment. Perhaps we must make the most out of every single

　　42

　　.” Her eyes beginning to

　　43

　　, she went on, “So I would like you all to make me a(n)

　　44

　　. From now on, on your way, find something beautiful to

　　45

　　. It doesn’t have to be something you see—it could be a sweet smell or it could be the sound of the

　　46

　　leaves. Please look for these things, and cherish (珍视) them.”

　　The class was completely quiet. We all

　　47

　　our books and got out of the classroom

　　48

　　. That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from

　　49

　　than I had that whole term. Every once in a while, I think of that teacher and

　　50

　　what she had said, and I try to appreciate all of those things that

　　51

　　we all ignore.

　　Take notice of something special you see on your lunch hour today.

　　52

　　on the beach at sunset. Stop off on the way home tonight to

　　53

　　an ice cream. For as we get

　　54

　　, it is not the things we did that we often feel

　　55

　　, but the things we didn’t do.

　　36. A. death B. illness

　　C. news

　　D. birthday

　　37. A. plan B.answer

　　C. lesson

　　D. suggestion

　　38.A. clear

　　B.sweet

　　C. different

　　D. important

　　39. A. foot

　　B.earth

　　C. business

　　D. holiday

　　40. A. game

　　B.experience

　　C. story

　　D. party

　　41. A. taken away

　　B.worked out

　　C. put off

　　D. held up

　　42. A. place

　　B.word

　　C. bill

　　D. day

　　43.A.dry

　　B.open C. water

　　D. roll

　　44 A.exam B.promise C. date

　　D. trip

　　45. A.notice

　　B.eat C. learn

　　D. carry

　　46. A.dead

　　B.dirty C. growing

　　D. falling

　　47. A. turned over

　　B.brought in

　　C. picked up

　　D. passed on

　　48. A. carefully

　　B.quietly

　　C. patiently

　　D. happily

　　49. A. school

　　B.hospital

　　C. factory

　　D. church

　　50. A. hear

　　B. write

　　C. remember

　　D. understand

　　51. A. finally

　　B. never

　　C. unusually

　　D. sometimes

　　52. A. Walk

　　B. Live C. Work

　　D. Study

　　53. A. spare

　　B. get C. make

　　D. smell

　　54. A. closer

　　B. taller C. older

　　D. stronger

　　55. A.excited

　　B. surprised

　　C. proud

　　D. sorry

　　第三部分

　　阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。

　　A

　　I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz（爵士音乐） concert last FridayThe advertisement（广告） in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00.Since I work from 9:00 to 5:30, the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unluckily, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round（往返的） trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes waiting for the bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip. So I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again the next day. On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and headed back（奔回） across the town. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi. It was expensive, but I felt it would be worth it to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, however, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold all the tickets.

　　56. The man learned that there would be a concert last Friday ________.

　　A. from his friends

　　B. from one of his workmates

　　C. over the radio

　　D. from the newspaper

　　57. One day the man took________ to get to the theatre by bus.

　　A. forty-five minutes

　　B. fifteen minutes

　　C. just twenty minutes

　　D. over an hour

　　58 The underlined word “relieved” may best be replaced by“________”.

　　A. worried

　　B. pleased

　　C. puzzled

　　D. sorry

　　59. The writer mainly shows us his________.

　　A. enjoyment of the concert

　　B. anger for buying the ticket

　　C. efforts to buy the ticket

　　D. disappointment at the concert

　　B

　　Trip 1

　　Black Bear Count

　　There have been fires in this area in the last few years and the Office of the National Park is not sure how many black bears are still living. Some bears have been seen since the fires, and the Office has asked for young people to help count them.

　　The entire trip will last three hours. Bookings necessary.

　　Cost: Free

　　When: May 8

　　Trip 2

　　Garland Valley

　　Bring your drink and lunch for this walk in a beautiful area of the Blue Mountains. Garland Valley is close to the town of Garland but is part of the National Park. Many wild animals live in this area, including many rare birds. This is a great walk for bird-lovers. The trip lasts four hours. Bookings necessary.

　　Cost: ＄ 15

　　When: May 8, May 15

　　Trip 3

　　Flashlight Adventure

　　Put on your warm clothes, bring a flashlight and a pair of glasses, and come for a night walk along the Dungog Valley. A guide will lead the tour. Many of the animals you will see on this trip can only be seen at night. The guide will tell you about the lives of the animals you see. Numbers are strictly limited on night trips, so be sure to book early. This walk lasts two and a half hours.

　　Cost: ＄ 12

　　When: May 8, May 15, May 22

　　Equipment to be needed:

　　·

　　Please bring enough water and food for all walks.

　　·

　　Wear good walking shoes--no high heels.

　　·

　　Wear a hat for day walks.

　　·

　　Dress warmly for night walks.

　　·

　　Children must be with an adult.

　　·

　　Make sure your flashlight works well and bring extra batteries for night walks.

　　·

　　Follow all instructions from guides during the walks. The mountains are a dangerous place.

　　Bookings:

　　Bookings for the above trips can be done by telephone (893 - 4847) or on the Internet at (www. Bluemountaintour.com)

　　60. Where are these trips?

　　A. In a large city.

　　B. In a park in the mountains.

　　C. In a special zoo.

　　D. In three different countries.

　　61. Which of the following is NOT necessary for the three trips?

　　A.A sleeping bag.

　　B. A pair of glasses.

　　C. Food and water.

　　D. Good walking shoes.

　　62. What is the best title for the passage?

　　A. Adventure Travel in America

　　B. Hunting around the Great Mountains

　　C. Discovery Trips in the Blue Mountains

　　D. Interesting Trips in the East of the USA

　　C

　　Never go into a supermarket hungry! This is a good piece of advice. If you go shopping for food before lunchtime, you’ll probably buy more than you plan to. Unfortunately, however, just this advice isn’t enough for consumers (消费者) these days. Modern shoppers need an education in how and how not to buy things at the store. First, you check the weekly newspaper ads. Find out the items that are on sale and decide if you really need these things. In other words, don’t buy anything just because it’s cheaper than usual! “New and Improved!” or “All Natural” on the front of a package influence you. Instead, read the list of ingredients (配方) on the back. Third, compare prices: that is, you should examine the prices of both different brands and different sizes of the same brand.

　　Another suggestion for consumers is to buy ordinary items instead of famous brands. Ordinary items in supermarkets come in plain packages (普通包装). These products are cheaper because producers don’t spend much money on packing or advertising. The quality, however, is usually as good as the quality of well-known name brands. In the same way, in buying clothes, you can often find high quality and low prices in brands that are not famous. Shopping in discount clothing stores can help you save a lot of money. Although these stores aren’t very attractive, and they usually do not have individual dressing rooms, not only are the prices low, but you can often find the same famous brands that you find in high-priced department stores. Wise consumers read magazine ads and watch TV commercials, but they do this with one advantage: knowledge of the psychology (心理) behind the ads. In other words, well-informed consumers watch for information and check for misinformation. They ask themselves questions: Is the advertiser hiding something in small print at the bottom (底部) of the page? Is there any real information in the commercial, or is the advertiser simply showing an attractive image? With the answers to these questions, consumers can make a wise choice.

　　63. All the following statements are true about the phrase “ordinary items” in Paragraph 2 except ________.

　　A. ordinary products are usually cheaper than famous brands

　　B. producers spend less money on packaging of ordinary items

　　C. ordinary items never say “New and Improved” or “All Natural”

　　D. the quality of ordinary items is usually as good as that of famous brands

　　64. What does the writer think about ads?

　　A. They are believable.

　　B. They are attractive.

　　C. They are helpful to consumers.

　　D. They are full of misinformation.

　　65. One of the author’s suggestions to consumers is ________.

　　A. to make use of ads

　　B. to buy only ordinary items instead of famous brands

　　C. to buy high quality items such as famous brands after lunch

　　D. not to buy items with words like “New and Improved” or “All Natural”

　　66. The author implies(暗示) that ____.

　　A. ads sometimes don’t tell the truth

　　B. discount clothing stores are good places to go to

　　C. going into the supermarket hungry, you may buy less than you plan to

　　D. the quality of ordinary items is usually higher and the prices are relatively lower.

　　D

　　America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flow more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.

　　Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily. Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.

　　For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!

　　67. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.

　　B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.

　　C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.

　　D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.

　　68 From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ______.

　　A. warmly welcomed at the airport

　　B. offered a ride to his home

　　C. treated hospitably at his home

　　D. treated to dinner in a restaurant

　　69. The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______.

　　A. strict with time

　　B. willing to spend time

　　C. careful with time

　　D. serious with time

　　70. A suitable title for this passage would probably be “______”.

　　A. Friendships between Chinese

　　B. Friendships between Americans

　　C. Americans’ hospitality

　　D. Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendship

　　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的选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

　　All children want to have pocket money（零用钱）. Why do their parents just give them a certain amount?

　　71

　　The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs（不同）from family to family.

　　72

　　Some children get weekly pocket money. Others get monthly pocket money.

　　First of all, children are expected to make a choice between spending and saving. Then parents should make the children understand what is expected to pay for with the money. At first, some young children may spend all of the money soon after they receive it. Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until it is the right time.

　　73

　　In order to encourage their children to do some housework, some parents give pocket money if the children help around the home. Some experts think it not wise to pay the children for doing that.

　　74

　　Pocket money can give children a chance to experience the three things they can do with the money. They can spend it by giving it to a good cause. They can spend it by buying things they want.

　　75

　　Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice（牺牲）. Saving can also open the door to future saving and investing（投资） for children.

　　A One main purpose（目的） is to let kids learn how to manage their own money.

　　B They can save it for future use.

　　C Timing is another consideration.

　　D As helping at home is a normal（正常的） part of family life.

　　E Some children are not good at managing their pocket money.

　　F Learning how to get money is very important for every child.

　　G By doing so, these children will learn that spending must be done with a budget（预算）

　　第二卷（共45分）(请把答案写在上)

　　第一节

　　单词（共小题；每小题1分，满分分）

　　根据下列句子所给汉语意思，写出空缺处单词的正确形式。

　　She has _____(投入) all her energy to the care of homeless people.

　　3. One of her good ______(品质) is that she is honest.

　　4. People usually show an unfriendly______(态度) towards new things.

　　5. He's still _____(恢复) from his operation.

　　第二节：根据内容提示完成句子（共小题；每小题1分，满分分）for so many years，the scientist succeeded at last. She started singing to the baby and was__________(报以微笑).

　　5. When he heard about the bad news he _________(大哭起来).

　　第三节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

　　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：在错的词下划一横线，并在其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。

　　I often read English aloud and trying to learn something importance by heart. It help me remember what I have learned and form a good habit of thinking in English. I listen a lot and communicate with others English. By this way, I have been improved both my listening ability and my speaking English. I keep a diary in English every day and my written English is becoming better and better. I also try my best learn the necessary grammar knowledges. And gradually, I can express myself correct. That’s what I have been learning English.

　　第四节.书面表达：（分）假定你是张峰，一家英文报社邀请你调查一下中学生对网络使用的情况，并依据调查写一篇报道。请根据下表提供的信息，对你的调查作简要介绍，发给报社。

　　主要用途： 1阅读国内外资讯， 学习英语。

　　2、发e-mail，欣赏音乐，看电影，玩游戏等

　　3、网上购物

　　出现的问题1、过多的在网上玩游戏，浪费了时间，影响了学业

　　2浏览不健康信息，对身心有害

　　注意：1、词数：100左右

　　2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

　　3、文章开头已给出As we all know, the Internet is playing an important part in our daily life._______

　　______________________________________________________________________

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　　衡水中学2017-2017学年度第一学期期中考试高一年级英语试卷答案

　　1—5 ABCBB

　　6—10 ACACB

　　11—15 ABCBB

　　16—20 CCABC

　　单选：—25.DADCC

　　26—30.CDBDB.

　　31—35.CDCAA

　　完形填空：36-40. ACDBB

　　41-45. ADCBA

　　46-50. DCBAC

　　51-55. DABCD

　　阅读：(A) DCBC

　　(B) BAC

　　(C) CCAA

　　(D) DCBD

　　(E) ACGDB

　　单词：1. sentenced

　　2. devoted

　　3. qualities

　　4.attitude

　　5. recovering

　　完成句子：1.were rescued from

　　2.Buried in his work

　　3.achieverealize our dream of

　　4. rewarded with a smile

　　5. burst out cryingburst into tears

　　改错：

　　I often read English aloud and trying to learn something. mportance by heart. It help me

　　try

　　important

　　helps

　　remember what I have learned and form a good habit of thinking in English. I listen a lot and

　　communicate with others in English. By this way, I have been improved both my listening ability

　　In

　　and my speaking English. I keep a diary in English every day and my written English is becoming

　　spoken

　　better and better. I also try my best∧ learn the necessary grammar knowledges. And gradually,

　　to

　　knowledge

　　I can express myself correct. That’s what I have been learning English.

　　correctly

　　how

　　书面表达： One possible version:

　　As we all know, the Internet is playing an important part in our daily life. We often read news at home and abroad and learn foreign languages by ourselves on the Internet. Sometimes we send e-mails to our families as well as friends. Besides, we listen to music, enjoy films and play computer games on it. We can even do shopping without leaving our homes.

　　However, it has its disadvantages. Many students waste too much time playing computer games, which has a bad effect on their studies. What’s worse, the bad information on the Internet does great harm to them. I hope every student can make use of the Internet properly for their studies.

　　附: 听力原文

　　Text 1

　　M’s wrong, Jane?

　　W: I feel lonely. No one likes me.

　　Text 2

　　M: How much does each bottle cost?

　　W: One bottle is $20, but two bottles are $35.

　　Text 3

　　W: Hi Paul! I didn’t know you liked this restaurant!

　　M: Yes, I often get lunch here. Hey, have you seen Kelly?

　　W: No, but I’m going to see her after work. She’s in a meeting now.

　　Text 4

　　W: Man, I hate this dusty, dirty old library. There is nothing but old books in here.

　　M: Yeah, no wonder there are only two or three people here every day.

　　Text 5

　　W: Sarah’s the new class president, and she’s also one of the best students in the school.

　　M: She’s done all right for herself, hasn’t she?

　　Text 6

　　W: Hello?

　　M: Hello, could I speak to Susan?

　　W: I’m sorry, she is not in at the moment.

　　M: Is this Mrs. Brown?

　　W: Yes, this is Susan’s mother. Do you have something important to tell Susan? I can take a message for you if you’d like.

　　M: Great, thanks. This is Tom. I’m Susan’s classmate. Please tell here to bring the book she borrowed from me to school. I need to use it tomorrow.

　　W: Ok. Anything else?

　　M: No, that’s it. Thank you very much, Mrs. Brown.

　　W: You are welcome.

　　Text 7

　　M: Which class did you have this afternoon, Kate?

　　W: A chemistry class. We’ve got a new chemistry teacher this term.

　　M: Who is it?

　　W: James Black. He told us to call him Jim, not Mr. Black.

　　M: Oh, James Black. I know him. He’s short, thin man who smiles a lot.

　　W: Yes, but many of us are afraid of him.

　　M: Really? But I hear he’s a very good teacher.

　　W: Yes, he is. His classes are always lively and interesting. And we all pay attention and listen to him very carefully in class.

　　M: It’s important to watch carefully when you’re studying chemistry, I think.

　　W: Jim often says that too, so we are never allowed to do anything without watching him to do it first.

　　Text 8

　　W: Police station, can I help you?

　　M: Yes, I’m calling to tell you that I found a car near a bridge. I think it might be stolen.

　　W: I see. Where exactly did you find it?

　　M: Near the No. 8 Bridge along London Road.

　　W: Do you know the license number of the car?

　　M: Yes, I wrote it down. The number is BWE4586.

　　W: What kind of car is it?

　　M: A Mini Cooper. It’s yellow and almost new.

　　W: When did you find the car?

　　M: Wednesday.

　　W: Can you tell me your name and address, please?

　　M: Henry Roberts. I live at 51 Eaton Road.

　　W: What do you do, Mr. Roberts?

　　M: I’m an engineer.

　　W: Ok, thank you very much, Mr. Roberts.

　　Text 9

　　W: Hurry up and get dressed! We are supposed to be there in 10 minutes. John and Sally made the reservation for 8:00 pm.

　　M: Okay, just let me put my pants on. Hey, have you seen my red tie? The last time I wore it, we were going to the McMillan’s wedding, but I haven’t seen it around since then.

　　W: I think we took it to the dry cleaners last week along with your blue one. Just wear the black one; it looks nice with that suit.

　　M: Okay. Don’t forget to bring the dog inside. Last time, you forgot and he was in the rain for 5 hours. He got so sick after that, and we had to take him to the vet, remember?

　　W: Right. I’ll have Lindsey take him in when she gets home. That way, he’ll still have some time to play in the yard before he comes in.

　　M: Ok. Let’s go!

　　Text 10

　　Welcome back to the news.

　　A group wedding ceremony took place at the 28th International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin. The wedding was organized by the city government, and 18 couples from Nigeria, Russia, and China took part in the ceremony.

　　Babies between six and nine months of age understand some spoken words, according to a new study. This finding is different from many common beliefs about early learning.

　　Early Monday morning, a 70—seat bus ran into a truck parked on the side of a highway just outside Beijing. 20 people died, and another 30 were taken to the hospital. The police said the truck was parked along the side of the road because it had broken down, and the driver had left to find someone to fix it.