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湖北省黄冈中学2022届高三第二次模拟考试
英语试卷
命题教师：郭朝霞 秦 鹏 朱冉冉 审题教师：祁 珊
考试时间：2022年5月18日上午8:00-10:00 试卷满分：150分
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，卸载本试卷上无效。
3. 考试结束后，被试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例:How much is the shirt?
A. ￡19.15. B.￡9. 18. C.￡9.15.
答案是C。
1. Whatdoes the man offer to do?
A. Pay forthe bill. B. Do thecooking. C.Get something to eat.
2. Whydoesn’t the man want to go to the beach?
A. He hates hot weather.
B. He has no interest in the beach.
C. He is waiting for the footballmatch.
3. Whatdoes the woman mean?
A. The man is annoying.
B. Her homework is too hard.
C. The man is absent-minded.
4. How didthe woman know the place?
A. On theInternet. B. On her wayto work. C.From her colleague.
5. Whomight have made the reservation?
A.David. B.Mary. C.Burton.
第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22. 5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. Whatdoes the man like about his hometown?
A. It’s really very big.
B. It has colorful nightlife.
C. It’s not expensive to live there
7. What isthe weather like in the fall in the man’s hometown?
A.Cold. B.Sunny. C.Wet.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8. Whenwill the plane take off?
A. At 4:50. B. At 6:30. C.At 7:30.
9. Howwill the speakers go to the airport?
A.By taxi. B.By underground. C.By bus.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10. Whereis the man?
A. At atheater. B. At ahotel. C.At a snack bar.
11. Whatwill the man probably do at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow?
A. Spend his 20th birthday.
B. Attend a wedding ceremony.
C. Celebrate their wedding anniversary.
12. Howmuch should the man pay?
A.$100. B.$200. C.$300.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. Whatencouraged the man and his wife to go to the Antarctic?
A. Anarticle. B. A TVprogram. C.A training course.
14. Whatwas the worst danger according to the man?
A. Living in extreme climate.
B. Falling into ice holes.
C. Coming across a terrible wind.
15. Whatcaused the funny noise?
A. Theequipment. B. The wind. C.The plane.
16. Whatwas a surprise for the man and his wife?
A. They got some fresh food.
B. They could leave the Antarctic earlier.
C. Someone was living out therenear them.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. Whatis the purpose of setting up the project?
A. To help students be ready for reallife.
B. To teach students to writeapplication letters.
C. To let students know about some typicaljobs.
18. Whatis the headmaster expected to do?
A. Recommend jobs to students.
B. Ask the teacher to explain theproject.
C. Announce the news of the projectclearly.
19. Whowill help students to write application letters?
A. The headmaster.
B. A teacher.
C. A memberof the committee.
20. Whatis the last step of doing the project?
A. Gather students’ opinions.
B. Make a list of suitable jobs.
C. Ask students to take onresponsibility.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分,满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Chinese elements highlighted at Olympic closing ceremony
The curtainscame down on the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic GamesSunday night at Bird’s Nest in Beijing. During the ceremony, many Chinesecultural elements were put into the design of the grand show, expressing someChinese romance. They became the highlights of the closing ceremony and let’stake a look.
Festival lanterns
The closingceremony began with a large snowflake torch appearing in the sky, echoing themoment from the opening ceremony. Then accompanied by cheerful music, childrenhung traditional Chinese festive lanterns, lighting up the emblem (象征) of the Winter Olympics, which originated from the Chinesecharacter for winter, “dong”.
Chinese knot
The 12Chinese zodiac (生肖)-themed ice cars created anoutline of a Chinese knot with its wheel trails. And then it was enlarged, andan enormous “Chinese knot” was presented using digital AR technology. Eachribbon could be clearly seen, and all of the ribbons twisted together,symbolizing unity and a good fortune.
Fish and riches
During theclosing ceremony, the Malanhua Children’s Choir from a mountainous area ofFuping county in Hebei province performed again, this time with different clothes.The Chinese paper-cut of double fish was seen on their clothes, meaning “richand have a surplus in the next year” in Chinese culture.
Willow (柳树) branch for farewell
In ancient times, Chinese people broke a willow branch and gave itto their friends, family or relatives when seeing them off, as willow soundslike “stay” in Mandarin. Willow branches appeared in the closing ceremony,expressing Chinese people’s hospitality and bidding farewell to the worldguests.
21.Which of the following is inspired by a Chinese character?
A. Festive lanterns.
B. A snowflake torch.
C. The emblem.
D. Cheerful music.
22. What characteristic did“Chinese knot” and “Fish and riches” share?
A. Bothemployed AR technology.
B. Bothsymbolized a wealthy life.
C.Both were created by ice cars.
D. Both wereperformed by children.
23. Which one can be adoptedas a symbol of departure?
A.Festive lanterns.
B. Chinese knot.
C. Fish and riches.
D. Willow branch.
B
Architectureis amazing. It has changed the way I look and interact with the world and myenvironment. It has trained me to be hyper-sensitive to the built environment,to recognize problems and find solutions that an untrained eye would nevernotice.
Asmuch as I love this profession, it is very easy to get lost in architecture. Iget so focused that I have forgotten about everything else. Luckily my passionfor cycling kept me sane (清醒的)while I was becoming an architect. I faced a lot of obstacles and challengestaking a bicycle ride across the United States. Looking back, cycling acrossthe America was actually one of the smartest things I ever did.
Ihave actually bicycled across the continental USA twice. East to west, AtlanticOcean to Pacific Ocean, both times. Bicycling across America isn’t as hard asyou think.
Irode alone on my first trip in 2005 from Virginia Beach to the coast ofFlorence, Oregon. In the end it was 4, 547 miles over the course of 77 days.
Ileft for the second trip in 2007 with my two best friends from Bar Harbor,Maine to Portland, Oregon, which was a 4,886 mile ride over 90 days. At thattime, I fell in love with the idea of leaving the east coast behind, starting awhole new life and career in a new city. I ended up in Portland. After arrivingin town on a bike, I eventually found a job, a place to live and an amazingdog.
Ishare all this not to convince anyone to go biking across America, but only toshare how doing this has changed my life. Architecture has given me a wonderfullife and career but it isn’t everything. Thankfully I have also been verypassionate about: my friends, traveling, bicycles, punk rock, technology, theInternet, my dog, and even yoga. My architecture background has definitelysweetened my relationship with all those things.
Becomingan architect is a noble pursuit, but you should keep pursuing everything elsethat you are passionate about. It will enhance your architecture career andultimately make you a more interesting person, which in my opinion is reallymore important than being another silly architect.
24.What’s the advantage of cycling according to the author?
A. Changing his negative attitudeto architecture.
B.Keeping himself focused on his career all the time.
C.Enabling him to find solutions without training.
D.Making him a much better architect and person.
25.What did the author think of his two cross-country bike trips?
A.They were harder than what he expected before.
B.They showed the benefits of riding with friends.
C.They gave him some extraordinary experiences.
D.They guaranteed him a new life and career in Portland.
26.What can be inferred from Paragraph 6?
A.Don’t get completely lost in your hobbies.
B.Don’t abandon hobbies for your profession.
C.Don’t feel ashamed of stopping your hobbies.
D. Don’tweigh your family against your profession.
27.In the last paragraph, the author reminds us to ________.
A.take up the pursuit of becoming an architect
B.find what we are really passionate about
C.appreciate other people’s good intentions
D.avoid our career taking over other pursuits
C
If you are aperfectionist, you are probably familiar with the feeling of wanting to geteverything just right. You may struggle with handing in papers, agonize overprojects at work, and even worry about small errors from the past. Highstandards are one thing, but perfectionism is quite another. And as someresearchers have discovered, pursuing perfection can have serious consequencesto both mental and physical well-being.
According toresearchers, perfectionists hold themselves to unrealistically high standardsand become self-critical if they believe they haven’t met these standards.Perfectionists are also likely to feel guilt and shame if they experiencefailures, which often leads them to avoid situations where they are worriedthey might fail.
In one study,researchers looked at a total of 284 studies (with over 57,000 participants)and found that perfectionism was associated with symptoms of depression,anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and eating disorders. They also foundthat people higher in perfectionism (i.e. participants who more stronglyidentified with perfectionist traits) also reported higher levels of overallpsychological distress.
In an articlepublished in 2016, researchers looked at how perfectionism and depression wererelated over time. They found that people higher in perfectionism tended tohave increases in depression symptoms, which suggests that perfectionism may bea risk factor for developing depression. In other words, although people maythink of their perfectionism as something that helps them succeed, it appearsthat their perfectionism may actually be harmful for their mental health.
Since perfectionism is associated with negative outcomes, what cansomeone with perfectionist tendencies do to change their behavior? Althoughpeople are sometimes hesitant to give up their perfectionist tendencies,psychologists point out that giving up on perfection doesn’t mean being lesssuccessful. In fact, because mistakes are an important part of learning andgrowing, embracing imperfection can actually help us in the long run.
28. Why does the authordescribe the scene in the first paragraph?
A. Tointroduce the topic.
B. To provideexamples.
C. To supportthe author’s argument.
D. To definea concept.
29. Who can be defined as aperfectionist?
A. A personwho is determined to achieve high goals.
B. A personwho tends to feel sorry for what he has done.
C. A personwho blames himself for not being that successful.
D. A personwho holds high standards for themselves.
30. How can perfectionism beharmful?
A. It maylower one’s mental health.
B. Itreflects one’s psychological level.
C. It resultsin depression immediately.
D. It stopsone from recovering from depression.
31. What will be discussedin the following paragraph?
A. A call fornot being a perfectionist.
B. Anotherside-effect of perfectionism.
C. Whyperfectionism is harmful.
D. How to avoid perfectionism.
D
Suppose thereare some coins on the table in front of you. If the number is small, you cantell right away exactly how many there are. You don’t even have to count them –a single glance is enough. Cichlids and stingrays, two kinds of fish, areastonishingly similar to us in this respect: they can detect small quantitiesprecisely – and presumably without counting. For example, they can be trainedto reliably distinguish quantities of three from quantities of four.
But how doyou ask a cichlid for the result of “2+1” or “5-1”? The researchers showed thefish a collection of geometric shapes – for example, four squares. If theseobjects were colored blue, this meant “add one” for the followingdiscrimination. Yellow, on the other hand, meant “subtract one.”
After showingthe original stimulus (刺激物) (e.g. four squares), theanimals were shown two new pictures – one with five and one with three squares.If they swam to the correct picture (i.e. to the five squares in the “blue”arithmetic task), they were rewarded with food. If they gave the wrong answer,they went away empty-handed. Over time, they learned to associate the bluecolor with an increase of one in the amount shown at the beginning, and theyellow number with a decrease.
“We deliberately left out some calculations during training,”Schluessel explains. “Namely, 3+1 and 3-1.” After the learning phase, theanimals got to see these two tasks for the first time. But even in those tests,they significantly often chose the correct answer.” This was true even whenthey had to decide between choosing four or five objects after being shown ablue 3 – that is, two outcomes that were both greater than the initial value.In this case, the fish chose four over five, indicating they had not learnedthe rule “chose the largest (or smallest) amount presented” but the rule“always add or subtract one”.
32. How did the researcherstell the fish what to do?
A. They useddifferent colors to represent different calculations.
B. Theyshowed different numbers by various shapes.
C. They askedthe fish for the result after showing geometric shapes.
D. Theyassociated geometric shapes with colors.
33. What did the researchersintend to teach the fish in the training?
A. They canget food when swimming to the correct picture.
B. Blue means“add one,” and yellow means “subtract one”.
C. Math playsan important role in one’s life.
D. Fivesquares in the blue means food.
34. Why did the researchersleft out some calculations during the training?
A. To provethat the fish finish the task by memorizing numbers.
B. Toindicate the fish can do complicated tasks.
C. To show animportant rule the fish had not learned.
D. To checkwhether the fish can apply this knowledge to new tasks.
35. What is the majorfinding of the research?
A. Some fishcan perform math tasks by memory.
B. Cichlidsand stingrays have simple math abilities.
C. All fishare smarter than we used to think.
D. Scientific training is the key to math.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分; 满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Keep it secure
Allapps collect data as you use them. Following these four steps will help ensureyou’re not oversharing.
Forstarters, download apps only from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, notfrom random websites. 36
Beforeyou accept an app’s terms and conditions, look at what information it’splanning to collect and think twice if it’s asking for too many permissions. 37 Also, most apps don’t need to know yourlocation, but for those that do, you can choose to enable location servicesonly when using the particular app, another smart privacy safeguard.
Signup using an e-mail address you’ve set up just for things like app permissionsand e-mail newsletters. 38 This way, if there is a security breach (缺口), your exposure is contained to things connected to that address.
39 This means a long one (at least tencharacters) with a mixture of letters, numbers, and special characters – and,sorry, a unique password for each app. According to security experts, a goodtrick is to create a memorable “passphrase” by creating a series of randomwords, and then substitute numbers or special characters (i.e., @ for at) forsome of the letters. 40 Go ahead and write them down – juststore your cheat sheet in a secure location (not your wallet or phone case!).Or enlist a password manager such as 1Password or LastPass.
A. And, of course, use a secure password.
B. How will youever remember them all?
C. Just be sure tochoose your teams’ official apps
D. These appsmeet the major companies’ quality standards.
E. Do you have anold smartphone you’re not using anymore?
F. Don’t use yourmain e-mail address or social media account.
G. For example,why would a gaming app need access to your text messages?
第三部分 语言运用 (共两节, 满分30分)
第一节 (共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分)
阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I am Russian, but for the last five years, I’velived in Kansas. What 41 meto this country was my American husband, John. I work in a department store,where my coworkers pronounce my Russian name so 42 .Every time I 43 it, I feel as though my mom is embracing me.
In my 44 country, people believe that Americans alwayskeep big smiles on their faces even if they don’t have a(n) 45 reason to do so. The American smile, theRussians have decided, is not 46 .
Last year, John encouraged me to go see my momback in Russia. My manager even gave me a month 47 for the trip. I bought a plane ticket andpacked my suitcase. Then came COVID-19. My mood became 48 as I realized I couldn’t go see my mom.
A couple of weeks later, my sweet coworker, MissDonna, asked me, “So what’s happening with your trip to Russia?” I told herthat I had to 49 itand that I wouldn’t be able to see my mom this year.
Miss Donna didn’t say anything at first. Thenshe 50 abig American smile and said, “Well, you can come over and see my mom!”
Oh, my Lord! That’s what my husband always sayswhen he’s at a loss for words. Imagine, a mom for 51 ! I 52 don’t know whether I would offer the same tosomeone in need of a mother’s 54 , but my new people sure would do it forme. I know that because of the virus you shouldn’t hug friends, but you canstill 55 someone’sheart. That’s how my heart felt at that moment: 56 .So, yes, believe me, the American smile is genuine.
A. brushed B. brought C. depressed D. inquired
A. rudely B. bitterly C. correctly D.sweetly
A. see B. hear C.realize D. say
A. foreign B. native C. independent D. American
A. real B. abstract C.common D. favorite
A. fast B. genuine C.identical D. fake
A. up B. in C.off D. over
A. gray B. good C. violent D. nervous
A. perceive B. reject C. arrange D.cancel
A. managed B. gave C. hid D. forced
A. theory B. truth C. reality D. loan
A. eagerly B. particularly C. honestly D.slightly
A. flavor B. claim C.warmth D. integrity
A. steal B. embrace C.occupy D. rob
A. hurt B. frozen C.decorated D. hugged
第二节 (共10小题; 每小题1. 5分, 满分15分)
阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
After orbiting Earth for sixmonths, the three crew members of China’s Shenzhou XIII mission departed fromthe Tiangong space station and returned to the mother planet on Saturdaymorning, 56 (finish) the nation’s longest mannedspaceflight.
Major General Zhai Zhigang, 57 was the mission commander, Senior Colonel WangYaping and Senior Colonel Ye Guangfu 58 (breathe) fresh air for the first time afterthe half-year space journey as ground recovery personnel opened the hatch oftheir reentry capsule at 10:03 am.
They were then carried outone by one by ground workers and placed onto 59 (chair)in front of the capsule.
“I am feeling very good. Wewant to report to the motherland and the people that we have
60 (success) completed the Shenzhou XIII mission. Wethank all the Chinese people for their support and 61 (encourage).Our gratitude also goes to all of those 62 (involve)in our mission who accompanied us day and night,” Zhai told China CentralTelevision.
“It is the power and strengthof our country 63 built the high-flying space station. I amproud 64 mygreat motherland,” he said.
Wang, the first Chinesewoman 65 (live) in the Tiangong station told theState broadcaster that she is very happy to return to the motherland and wantsto tell her little daughter that “mom has returned after reaching for thestars”.
第四部分写作 (共两节, 满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
假如你是你校英文报记者李华，校图书馆新开设了英语原著（Englishoriginal books）阅览室，请你写一篇公开信向同学们推荐这个阅览室，内容包括：
1. 览室的具体位置和开放时间；
2. 推荐的理由；
3. 表达期待。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear students,
Yours,
LiHua
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段话，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Myhusband has been out of town for work this past week. When he travels, hetypically is only gone for a day or two, but this time it was a few dayslonger. He was set to come home last night, but as he boarded the plane his flightwas announced canceled and he had to return to the hotel to wait for the nextfight. He learned very quickly the city was struggling due to high crime rate.He was not able to get a Uber or taxi at 4:30 a.m. to get to the airport forhis flight due to workers being fearful of their lives. When I told my kids dadwas not going to be home that night, they were both upset.
Myhusband was the head coach of my 5-year old’s baseball team. They had a gamethe next morning and my husband was trying so badly to make it home in time.The thought of possibly missing our son’s game really made him mad. He wantedto be there because this was their thing and he didn’t want to let him or theother boys down.
Ayoung man by the name of Asher, who worked at the hotel my husband stayed at,overheard my husband’s dilemma. He realized he was not able to gettransportation to the airport. This young man offeredto wake up and get my husband to the airport at 4:30 a.m. My husband was in shock — a completestranger would offer to do such a big act of kindness. When he called me totell me the possible ride, he was so hopeful. This young man honored his wordand brought my husband to the airport safely.
Ididn’t want to get my son’s hopes up, so I told him, “Dad is trying to get homefor your game but I am not sure whether he will make it.” That morning, on theway to the baseball field, both my kids looked up in the sky the entire ride tothe field and pointed at planes in the sky saying, “Maybe that’s dad’s plane.”
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150词左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
As we reached the baseball field, we were a few minutes late.
I saw a familiar figure and my son walked towards me.
湖北省黄冈中学2022届第二次模拟考试英语答案
第一部分 听力：
1-5 CBACB 6-10 BBCAB 11-15 CCABC16-20 AACBA
第二部分阅读：
21-23 CBD 24-27 DCBD28-31 ACAD 32-35 ABDB 36-40 DGFAB
第三部分语言知识运用
第一节完形填空：
41-45BDBBA 46-50BCADB 51-55DCCBD
第二节语法填空：
题目来源：http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202204/16/WS625a3368a310fd2b29e575bc_1.html
56.finishing. 考查ing形式做结果状语。
57.who. 考查who引导非限制性定语从句，指代人，并在从句中做主语。
58.breathed. 考查时态。根据后半句可以判断该句为一般过去时。
59. chairs. 考查名词复数形式。3名宇航员逐一被抬出，各自坐自己的椅子，故用复数。
60. successfully. 考查副词用法。修饰动词用副词。
61. encouragement. 考查词性转换。
62. involved. 考查过去分词在句中作后置定语用法。
63. that. 考查强调句结构。
64. of. 考查固定短语搭配。
65. to live. woman前有序数词修饰，故woman后接不定式做定语。
应用文范文
Dear students,
The readingroom for English original books in school library is now open to the public.Here I will tell you something detailed about it.
First of all, it islocated on the third floor and opens from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm on weekdays and9:00 am to 4:00 pm at weekends. I strongly recommend you go there in your sparetime because it provides English materials in the original you can never findanywhere else. Besides, it is likely that you will meet people who areinterested in or skilled at English there and you can make friends with them.
I stronglybelieve that you will make great progress in English in the end through hardwork. Looking forward to seeing you there.
Yours,
Lihua
读后续写范文
Para. 1:
As we reached the baseball field,we were a few minutes late. The field was crowded with parents who came to watch their children’sgame. Some were encouraging their children and some were telling them tactics.My two children hung their heads and walked reluctantly to the field. At thistime, I also felt sad. How I wished their father had come, and unconsciouslyturned my head to look at the entrance.
Para. 2:
I saw a familiar figure and my sonwalked towards me.Gradually, he changed from walking to running. It turned out that the familiarfigure was my husband-the father of my two children. He successfully came backin time. We were all overjoyed to see him back. He encouraged the children toperform well and said he would always watch them play. At this time, thechildren ran to the field happily.
录音原文
Text1
M: OK. It's almost one o'clock. I'mgoing out to get a sandwich. I can get one for you too if you like.
W: That's very kind of you. Could youget me a ham and cheese?
M: OK.
W: Thanks. Wait a minute and I’ll giveyou the money.
Text2
W: The weather forecast says it will besunny and hot this Saturday. How about going to the beach?
M: Sorry. The beach never appeals tome. I prefer staying at home and watching the football all day.
Text3
M: What are you thinking right now,Lucy?
W: Can't you see? I'm thinking that ifyou were quiet, I could get my homework done. But it is difficult for me toconcentrate on it since you are always talking.
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M: Did you read about us online?
W: No. I work on Albert Street, not faraway.
M: So you saw our sign?
W: Actually I didn't notice it untilthis evening. A woman at work comes here and swims every lunchtime. So I'mhoping to join her.
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M: Hello. This is David Maynard. I’mcalling to confirm my reservation for tonight.
W: I’m sorry, Mr. Maynard, but I don’thave a room reserved here in your name.
M: Oh, my secretary Mary might haveused the company name. Is there anything for Burton Electronics?
W: Oh, yes.
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W: Where in Canada are you from, Ken?
M: I’m from Toronto.
W: Oh, I’ve never been there. What’s itlike?
M: It’s a big city, but it’s not toobig. The nightlife is colorful. I enjoy it.
W: Is it expensive there?
M: Yeah, a little bit.
W: And what’s the weather like inToronto?
M: Well, it’s pretty cold in thewinter, and very hot and wet in the summer. It’s nice in the spring and fall,though. You can always see the clear sky then.
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W: Shall we take a taxi to the airport?
M: Uh .…. if we go there by taxi itmight be quite expensive. We still have a lot of time. Let's use theunderground.
W: But it will take at least 15 minutesto go to the underground station by bus. And there is only an hour left. Wewill be late for the plane
M: What time is your watch now?
W: It is already six thirty.
M: Why? My watch is only ten to five.Oh, it might have stopped last night.
W: It seems that the taxi is the wisechoice for us now.
M: Now, hurry up, or we'll miss theplane.
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W: Good morning. Movie Center. How mayI help you?
M: Good morning. This is Vinson fromRoom 808. I’d like to know something about your theater.
W: Very well, Mr. Vinson. We have threetheaters—one publictheater, and two private theaters for five people and two people respectively.
M: Emm ... how do you charge for theprivate one?
W: The charge for private theater is$50 per hour per person. Drinks and snacks are extra.
M: Very well. I’d like to reserve theone for two people from 6: 00 to 9: 00 tomorrow evening. Tomorrow is the 20thanniversary of our marriage. We want a celebration.
W: What exciting news! Congratulations,Mr. Vinson!
M: Thank you very much.
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W: Good evening, Nick Robertson. Youand your wife spent the whole of last year in the Antarctic. What gave you theidea of doing such a thing?
M: I saw an article in a magazine aboutsome couples who had been there. Both of us got interested.
W: Weren't you scared?
M: A bit, but before we left we had atraining course. It was tough but taught us about surviving in sub-zeroconditions. The worst danger we discovered was falling into holes in ice.
W: Could you get in touch with theoutside world there?
M: There was satellite communicationequipment.
W: So didn't you see anyone else for awhole year?
M: Well, there was that time when wewere having the usual canned food and there was a funny noise. Jill thought itwas the wind but it was getting closer. Suddenly the room was flooded withlight from the window. I opened the door and found a box in the snow. I lookedup and saw a plane flying away. They were passing nearby and someone told themthat we were out there. They dropped us a box with some fresh fruit andvegetables. It was a lovely surprise.
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W: Welcome to Student Life! Today we'regoing to talk about setting up a project of student jobs in your school. Havingstudents do different jobs around the school is a great way to prepare them forlife in the real world. It encourages them to be responsible and also helpsthem learn new tasks and gain experience. However, it's important to getstudents excited about the project, so the first thing you should do is letstudents know this project. Get the headmaster to make an announcementexplaining the project. OK? Then decide on the jobs you want and write out thedescriptions of the skills and responsibilities needed for each position. Sometypical jobs are Classroom Assistants. Recycling Officers and ComputerAssistants. Next, ask students to apply for the jobs. Students should beencouraged to write letters of application for the job they are interested in.This is a great way to practice letter writing skills! And don't forget, youshould make sure that students are guided by a teacher so that they take theirresponsibilities seriously. A committee then reviews all the applications andgives jobs to the most suitable applicants. Finally, it's important to get opinions from the students about the project, to find out which jobs are successful andwhich don't go so well.