:高三英语第一学期期末统一考试试卷
（考试时间120分钟，满分150分）
第一卷（三部分，共115分）
注意事项：
答第二卷前，考生务必将学校、班级、姓名写在密封线内。
第一部分：听力理解（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 . When will the speakers
meet?
A. At 8 oclock.
B. At 7 oclock. C. At
7:30.
2 . To whom is the woman
speaking?
A. Her boss.
B. Her husband.
C. A policeman.
3 . Where did Paul plan to
go on his way home?
A. To tile office. B.
To the bank. C.
To the shop.
4 . How does the woman
usually go shopping?
A. She goes by car. B. She
walks.
C. She shops by phone.
5 . Where does the
conversation take place?
A. In a coffeehouse. B. In a restaurant. C. In a hotel.
第二节 (共15小题，每小题 1.5分，满分22.分)
听下面6段对话或对白。每段对话或对白后有几个小题，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。每段话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6 . How much does it cost
for the couple to go to Madrid in April?
A. $1050
B. $ 920.
C. $ 960.
7 . What can you learn from
the conversation?
A. Fewer people go to Madrid
in July.
B. The man has decided to go
to Madrid in April.
C. The price goes up and
down in different months.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8 . Who is Frank Stone?
A. A patient of Dr.
Miltons.
B. A friend of the womans.
C. A visitor to the clinic.
9 . When is the clinic open
in a week?
A. From Monday to Friday.
B. During the whole week.
C. On weekdays except
Thursday.
10. What time has finally
been fixed for Mr. Stone to come?
A. 5:30 p. m. ,Wednesday.
B. 6:15 p.m. , Wednesday.
C. 6:15 p.m. ,Thursday.
听第8段材料，回答第11至12题。
ll. On which day will the
mans party be held?
A. On Chinese National Day.
B. On the Chinese Spring
Festival.
C. On Christmas Eve.
12. What language is Lily
learning?
A. Chinese.
B. English.
C. French.
听第9段材料，回答第13至14题。
13. Where is this
conversation taking place?
A. At the department store.
B. In the shelf factory.
C. In the biologists
laboratory.
14. How did the woman learn
about the shelf?
A. She saw an advertisement
of it.
B. Her friend has one.
C. She bought one before.
听第10段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. When will the man leave?
A. On Monday.
B. On Tuesday.
C. On Sunday.
16. Who told the man the
news?
A. His sister.
B. His father.
C. His mother.
17. How long will the man
stay at home at most?
A. Two days.
B. Three days.
C. Four days.
听第11段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. How will late arrivals
be treated?
A. They will be allowed to
enter the class and the teacher will repeat information for them.
B. They will not be given any
special consideration.
C. They will be dropped from
the class if they are late three times.
19. What happens if a
student misses three classes?
A. He can make up the
classes.
B. He will be dropped from
the class.
C. He may be allowed to
remain if he has a good excuse.
20. What should be done if
long hair is worn?
A. It must be fastened
tightly.
B. It will be cut.
C. The students will be
asked to leave the class.
21. We stood at the top of
the mountain east of the city, watching burning sun
rising.
A. 不填; a B.
the; a
C. the; the
D. 不填; the
22. Jane hopes to become a
friend of _______shares her interests.
A. whomever B.
anyone
C. whoever D. no
matter who
23. Light, ______ everybody
knows, travels much faster than sound.
A. as
B. which
C. this
D. that
24. If the horse wins today, he
______ thirty races in the last five years.
A. will win B. will have won C.
would have won D. had won
25. They have no idea at all
_______________.
A. which place he has
gone
B. where has he gone
C. where he has gone
D. which place has he gone to
26. I asked all my teachers the
same question, and they _______ gave me a different answer.
A. each
B. all
C. every D.
both
27. The joke made by Tom made us
_______, so the teacher couldnt make himself
A. to laugh; hearing
B. laugh;
heard
C. laughing; hear
D. laughed; heard
28. The shop manager always says to
his assistants, We can never be ______ polite to our customers.
A. more
B. so
C. that
D. too
29. --That was a green
dinner. ______
--Thanks. But it really only took an hour.
A. I have never had it before.
B. I enjoyed it very much.
C. You must have spent all
day cooking. D. You must be
tired.
30. The houses ______ are for the
teachers and the construction work will begin soon.
A. built B. having been
built C. to be built D. being built
31. If you want to see a doctor,
you fix a date with him ahead of time. That is a common in the USA.
A. sense B. practice C.
rule
D. reality
32. She is an easy- going
person. It _______ easy to get her
to agree.
A. should be fairly
B. may be fairly
C. must be rather
D. would be rather
33. Washington, a state in the United
States, was named ______ one of the greatest American presidents.
A. in favor of
B. in support of
C. in place of
D. in honour of
34. --There are some mistakes in
this composition.
--If______, please correct them.
A. finding
B. having been found
C. found
D. find
35. Unfortunately, when we dropped
in, Doctor Li ______for Beijing to join in the fight against SARS, so we only
had time for a few words.
A. has just left
B. was just leaving
C. is just leaving
D. just left
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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Several years ago, while
attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The
instructor asked us to list 36 in our past that we felt 37 of, regretted, or incomplete about and
read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very 38 process, but theres always some 39 soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The
instructor then 40 that we find ways to 4l people, or take some action to
right any wrongdoings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever 42 my communication.
Then the man next to me
raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my 43 , I remembered an incident
from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff 44 of us kids liked. One night, my two
buddies and I decided to play a 45 on him.”
“After drinking a few beers,
we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank
in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s. o. b. The next day, almost the whole
town saw our glorious 46 . Within two hours, Sheriff
Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one 47 found out.”
Nearly 20 years later,
Sheriff Brown’s name 48 on my list. I didnt even know if he was
still 49 . Last weekend, I dialed the
information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few 50 , I heard,, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff
Brown?” Paused “Yes”. “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”
“And I want you to know that
I did it.” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a 51 discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy,
I always felt bad for you 52 your buddies got it off their chest, but
you were, carrying it 53 all these years. I want to thank you for
calling me … for
your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to 54 all 101 items on my list within two
years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: Its never too
late to 55 the past wrongdoings.
36. A. something B. anything
C. somebody
D. anybody
37. A. ashamed B.
afraid
C. sure
D. proud
38. A. private B.
secret
C. interesting
D. funny
39. A. foolish B.
polite
C. simple
D. brave
40. A. expected B. suggested
C. ordered
D. demanded
41. A. connect with B. depend on C. make an apology to D. get along with
42. A. improve B.
continue
C. realize
D. keep
43. A. notes
B. list
C. plan
D. stories
44. A. any
B. most
C. none
D. all
45. A. part
B. game
C. trick
D. record
46. A. view
B. sign
C. attention
D. remark
47. A. also
B. even
C. still
D. ever
48. A. appears B.
considers
C. presents
D. remembers
49. A. angry B.
happy
C. doubtful
D. alive
50. A. words B.
rings
C. repeats
D. calls
51. A. cold
B. plain
C.
nervous
D. lively
52. A. in case B. so long
as C. unless
D. because
53. A. around B.
out
C. on
D. away
54. A. build up B. make up C.
clear up
D. give up
55. A. regret B.
forgive C.
right
D. punish
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
The 12 - year- old CEO (首席执行官) of a Web site design
company will be one of 300 business and political leaders accompanying Canadian
Prime Minister Jean Chretien on a trade visit to China in March.
Keith Peiris, who founded
Cyberteks Design in June 1999 and now has 25 clients (客户) in North America,
insisted in an interview that he is “just like any other kid”.
He and his father will spend nine
days on the Team Canada trip to Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, where Chretien
aims to showcase the best of Canadian business in the most populous country in
the world.
A glance at the complex, elegant
animations (动画)
on his www. cyberteks, com site shows the extent of Peiris talent. “He doesnt
want to be No.2,” his father Deepal said proudly.
His father, who is now vice
president of operations at Cyberteks, said “I am teaching my son what I know.
We make decisions together. I havent done anything my son disagreed with. He
makes the final decision.”
The company has seven
offices in the United States and five part - time employees who, like the
Peiris family, work from their London homes.
Keith Peiris admitted some
potential clients change their minds when they learn his age, but the well-
informed teenager tries to ignore them.
“suddenly, I’ve been called
a whiz kid or geek, which I am not too happy about. A few people have asked if
they should call me ‘mister’, but I stay casual, I am still a kid.”
56. Keith Peiris insisted
that he is “just like and other kid”, which shows he is______.
A. proud B.
modest C.
honest
D. excited
57. Who makes the final
decision on operations at Cyberteks Design?
A. Keith Peiris B. Deepal Peiris
C. Jean Chretien D. Both A and B.
58. According to the
information in the passage, which is the best and fastest way to know more
about the Web giant?
A. We can go to Canada to
pay him a visit.
B. We can make an
international telephone call to him.
C. Wed better visit his web
site- www. cyberteks, com.
D. We can write to his
father for the kids information.
59. Which of the following
statements is NOT TRUE?
A. Keith Peiris is a
Canadian boy.
B. All the employees of the
childs company work at home.
C. The Canadian Prime
Minister means to show off Keiths success during his stay in China.
D. Keith always tries his
best to be the best in the field of web site designing.
B
Whatever our differences as
human beings are, we all think were more like the rest of the animal world
than we realize. It is said that we share 40 per cent of our genetic (遗传的)structure with the simple
worm.
But that fact has helped Sir
John Sulston win the 2002 Nobel Prize for Medicine. Sir John is the founder of
the Sanger Institute in Cambridge, which was set up in 1992 to get further
understanding of the human genome (染色体组).
To help them do this, they
turned to the worm. The nematode (线虫类的)worm is one of the earliest creatures on planet
earth. It is less than one millimeter long, completely transparent (透明的)and spends its entire life digging holes through sand. But it still
has lots to say about human life, and what can be done to make it better.
What the worm told Sir John
and his colleagues was that each of the cells in the human body is programmed
like a computer. They grow, develop and die according to a set of instructions
that are coded in our genetic make- up.
Many of the diseases that
humans suffer from happen when these instructions go wrong or are not obeyed.
When the cell refuses to die but carries on growing instead, this leads to
cancer. Heart attacks and diseases like AIDS cause more cell deaths than
normal, increasing the damage they do to the body. Sir John was the
first scientist to prove the existence of programmed cell death.
60. Sir John Sulston got a
Nobel Prize for Medicine because he has______.
A. found that human beings
are similar to the worm.
B. got the fact we share 40
per cent of our genetic structure with he simple worm.
C. found the computer which
controls each of the cells in the human body
D. proved that cell death is
programmed
61.
People might be seriously ill if the cells in their body______.
A.
grow without being instructed
B. die regularly
C.
fail to follow peoples instructions D. develop in the human body
62.
The underlined word “they”(in
paragraph 5) refers to______.
A. cell deaths B. diseases
C. instructions D.
cells
63.
What is the subject discussed in the text?
A. The theory of programmed
cell deaths.
B. A great scientist -- Sir
John Sulston.
C. The programmed human
life.
D. Dangerous diseases.
C
China National Acrobatics Circus
China National Acrobatic
Circus was the first state - level acrobatic troupe of New China and has won
lots of gold medals in various well - known international acrobatic contests in
places such as Monaco, France, Hungary, Russia and Italy. Now the star- studded
casts are exhibiting the charm and elegance of the most professional
comprehensive acrobatic art every night. Integrating superlative juggling,
unicycling, balancing and jumping through hoops with the finest ancient Chinese
dancing, the award - winning variety show will amaze you at every turn.
Time/Date:
19:15 - 20:30, every evening
Location: Universe Theatre, 10 Dongzhimen Nandajie, Dongcheng
District
(100 metres north of Poly Plaza)
Te1:6502
3984,6502 2649,6416 9893 Fax:6500- 2743
Kung Fu Show
The 70 - minute performance
displays dazzling skills of mysterious Chinese kung fu in a
hero- plus- beauty story. Fifty kung fu
masters amaze the audience with bare- handed practice, one- to- one competing
and weapons practice.
Presented by Beijing Detian
Shunyi Culture Development Co.
Venue: Xin Rong Theatre (Xuanwu
District)
Time/Date: 19: 30, nightly
Tel: 8354 -
0774,8354 - 0775 Hidden Dragon, Crouching Tiger
concerts
Light tunes: The Light
Music Troupe of the China National Song and Dance Ensemble is to stage a
concert. Programmes include the Japanese work “The
Spring of the Northern Nation”, Strauss “the Blue Danube Waltz”, as well as songs by
vocal soloists, “The Same Song”,
“Beautiful Spanish Maidens”, “Memories” and others.
Time: 2:30pm,
April 6
Place: Concert Hall of China National Library, Zhongguancun
Nandajie
Tel :8854 - 5731
Exhibition
Art Show: The Wanfung Art
Gallery is hosting a joint exhibition featuring about 50 realistic watercolour
works by artists Jiang Chun from Suzhou in Jiangsu Province, Huang Youwei from
Beijing and Yu Jiantao from Dalian, Liaoning Province. The exhibition runs
until April 8.
The three artists have tried
in different ways to combine the concepts and techniques of traditional Chinese
paintings and those of watercolours.
Time:9 am- 5pm until April 8
Place: 136 Nanchizi Dajie, Dongcheng District
Tel :6523 - 3320
64. You are likely to have a
good morning if you go to_______.
A. Universe Theatre
B. Concert Hall of China National Library
C. Xin Rong Theatre
D. the Wanfung Art Gallery
65. If you like foreign
culture, you can______.
A. go to the art show
B. go to the concert
C. see the film
D. see the acrobatic show
66. Which of the following
is NOT true?
A. The film tells a love
story.
B. The art works are painted
with techniques of traditional Chinese painting.
C. Some programs of
Acrobatic Circus are first class in the world.
D. The Spring of Northern
Nation probably belongs to light music.
D
Beijing - Beijing is to
spend up to US $ 20 billion to change the Chinese capital into a 21st
century one for the 2008 Olympics.
The government managed to
host the 2008 games. The general aim is for Beijing to have the same
environmental standards as Paris, London or Washington by 2008.
Hundreds of millions of
dollars will be spent to pipe natural gas to the citys home, taking away dirty
coal burning gradually while 60,000 buses will be changed to liquefied gas.
The money also will be used
for relocating the polluting factories and building green belts. By 2008
around 90 percent of Beijing s waste will be treated, compared to only 40
percent at present.
Olympic officials realize
the city has a long way to go to match the environmental standards of such
cities as Paris, Toronto, Istanbul and Osaka.
City officials have already
announced that around 50 large projects are being dealt with to improve traffic
congestion and cut down pollution. They include construction of Beijings first
light railway, a 40.5 - kilometre line which is expected to be completed in
2005.
Beijing plans to build an
82.25 - kilometre - long subway to add to the existing 53 kilometres. Nine
major roads will be rebuilt or widened.
Beijing also plans to build
a 70 - metre - wide green belt along the waterways to protect water quality as
well as increase the green areas.
67. The government will pipe
natural gas to the citys home in groups to
A. solve the problem of being
short of fuel
B. bring down the cost of
daily life
C. reduce the pollution of
our capital
D. keep up with the
development of modern society
68. The underlined word
relocating in this report means
A. removing B. pulling
down C.
rebuilding
D. dealing with
69. From the last three
paragraphs we know the fact that
A. lengthening the existing
53 - kilometre subway is among the 50 large projects
B. a 40.5 -kilometre line
will be added to Beijings first light railway
C. the length of the subway
will be up to 135.25 kilometres in 2005
D. a 70 - metre- wide green
belt will supply us with enough water
70. Which of the following
is true according to the passage?
A. The environment of London
is better than Toronto.
B. In the first paragraph “a 21st century one” refers to a modern and
advanced capital.
C. Beijing is badly polluted
mainly by coal burning.
D. Liquefied gas is more
expensive than petrol.
E
“It
hurts me more than you. ”and “This
is for your own good.” These are the statements my
mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay
home and do homework.
That was before we entered
the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to
push our children to achieve their best in school.
The schools and the
educators made it easy for us. They thought that it was right to be parents who
take a let alone policy. We stopped
making our children do homework. We gave them calculators (计算器), turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and
went on vacation.
Now teachers, having taught
many children who have been developing at their own step for the past 15 years,
are realizing weve made a terrible mistake. Sharon Klompus is such a teacher
who thinks her students “so passive” and wonders what happened. Nothing was demanded of them. She
believes that Television contributes to childrens passivity. “We re not training kids to work any more,”
says Klompus. “We re talking about a generation of
kids whove never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always
do it for them. Instead of sayinggo and
look it up, you tell them the answer.
It takes greater energy to say no to a kid.”
Yes, it does. It takes
energy and it takes work. Its time for parents to end their vecation and come
back to work. Its time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to tell them
it hurts you more than them but its for their own good. Its time to start
telling them no again.
71. Children are becoming
more inactive in study because______.
A. they watch TV too often
B. they have done too much
homework
C. they have to fulfil too
many duties
D. teachers are too strict
with them
72. To such children as
described in the passage_______.
A.
it is easier to say no than to say yes
B.
neither is easy to say yes or to say no
C.
it is easier to say yes than to say no
D.
neither is difficult to say yes or to say no
73. We learn from the passage that
the authors mother used to play emphasis on______.
A. learning Latin
B. natural development
C. discipline
D. education at school
74. By permissive period
in education the author means a time______.
A. when children are allowed
to do what they wish to
B. when everything can be
taught at school
C. when every child can be
educated
D. when children are
permitted to receive education
75. The main idea of the
passage is that______.
A. parents should leave
their children alone
B. kids should have more
activities at school
C. its time to be more
strict with our kids
D. parents should always set
a good example to their kids
第二卷
第一卷得分
情景作文得分
开放作文得分
合计得分
第四部分：书面表达（共2小题，满分35分）
第一小题：情景作文（满分20分）
假如你叫李华。你在美国读书时认识了Baker。他对中国的教育很感兴趣，希望有一天能到中国来教书。现在得知你的母校需要一名外籍教师。请你给负责此项工作的王老师写一封100词左右的信，介绍Baker的情况。
Name: Mark Baker
Sex: male
Nationality: us
Work: teacher in Washington
Birthplace: New York
Date of birth: April, 1967
Health: Excellent
Degree: Doctor of History
Foreign language: Chinese
Education: 1974-1986 Julliard primary School; Sidwell Friends Secondary School
1986-1992 History, Columbia University
注：信的开头和结尾已给出。
第二小题：开放作文（满分15分）
根据下面提供的情景，写一段接续文字。
注意：词数不少于30。
When you were taking a walk
after lunch, you saw a foreigner with a big bag on his shoulder
and a map in his hand at the crossroads.
He seemed worried.
Please tell us what you did
after seeing that.
Dear Mr. Wang,
I have learnt that our
school now needs a
foreign teacher badly.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely yours,
Li Hua
第二小题：
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高三期末英语试卷参考答案及评分标准
第一卷
第一、二、三部分（Key to 1-75）
1 A 2
C 3 C 4 B 5
C 6 B
7 C 8
A 9 A
10 C
11 A 12 A 13 A 14 B 15 B 16 A
17 C 18 B 19 B 20 A
21 A 22 C 23 A 24 B 25 C 26 A
27 B 28 D 29 C 30
C
31 A 32 A 33 D 34 C 35 B 36 B
37 A 38 A 39 D 40
B
41 C 42 A 43 B 44 C 45 C 46 B
47 D 48 A 49 D 50
B
51 D 52 D 53 A 54 C 55 C 56 B
57 A 58 C 59 C 60
D
61 A 62 B 63 A 64 D 65 B 66 B
67 C 68 A 69 A 70
B
71 A 72 C 73 C 74 A 75 C
第二卷
第一小题
（一）内容要点：
1.表内所列全部内容；
2.Baker
对中国的教育感兴趣；
3.Baker
希望来中国教书。
(二 ) One possible version:
Dear Mr. Wang,
I have learnt that our
school now needs a foreign teacher badly. I would like to introduce my friend
Mark Baker to you. He is now teaching history in Washington University.
He was born in New York in
April, 1967. He began his study in Julliard Primary School in 1974 and
graduated from Sidwell Friends Secondary School in 1986. Then he entered
Columbia University. where he studied for more than six years and got a
doctors degree of history Meanwhile, he studied Chinese as his foreign
language.
He has much interest in
Chinas education and has always dreamt of coming to China to teach Chinese
students. Of course he is in good health. He would be most grateful if you
would give him the chance.
Looking forward to hearing
from you.
Sincerely
yours,
Li Hua
（三）说明：
1.内容要点可用不同方式表达：
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第二小题
One
possible version:
I went up to him and asked
what I could do. for him. When he found I could speak English, he became
delighted. He told me that he couldnt find his way to his hotel. Since the
hotel was not far, I decided to take him back. On the way, we talked a lot,
which I thought was helpful to my English.
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Text 1
M: Can you meet me at 7 oclock on
Friday?
W: No. I wont finish work until
7:30.
M: Well, what about 8:00?
W: That only gives me half an hour,
but ... OK, Ill see you at 8 oclock at the usual place.
Text 2
M: Where did you leave your bike?
W: At the station. I left it right
here this morning, but when I came back it was gone.
M: Today7 At what time?
W: Yes, today, at 8:30 in the
morning.
M: OK, Mrs. Richardson. Well keep
an eye out, and if the bike turns up, well let you know.
W: Thank you.
Text 3
M: Hello, Mary, this is John Smith
from the bank. Is Paul there?
W: Not yet, John. He phoned me from
the office 5 minutes ago to say that he was going to look for a birthday
present on his way home.
Text 4
W: I hardly ever go shopping by car
now. The shopping center is within walking distance.
M: Well, youre lucky. The nearest
store I can go to is about two miles away.
Text 5
M: Hello, room service?
W: Yes, Sir?
M: Id like to order breakfast in my room,
please. Shall I give you my order?
W: Yes.
M: Ill have a boiled egg, baked
beef and coffee. Oh, and can you tell me whether its safe to drink the water?
I mean water from the tap.
W: Well, we advise you to drink
boiled water, Sir. The water in your thermos boiled.
Text 6
W: Wed like some information,
please. We want to go to Spain.
M: OK. What do you want to know?
W: Well, first of all, we want to know the price of the ticket to
Madrid.
M: When do you want to go?
W: We really dont know. In June, or maybe in July.
M: I see. Well, in May and June, the price is $ 480. But its less
in March and April.-
W: And what about July?
M: Its more in July.
W: More? How much is it then?
M: Its $ 525.
Text 7
W: Clinic. Can I help you?
M: Good afternoon. This is Frank Stone. I want 1o make an
appointment with Dr. Milton, please.
W: Yes, of course, Mr. Stone, We have you on our records. Can you
manage this afternoon?
M: Im afraid not. I can manage tomorrow.
W: Im afraid Dr. Milton is not on duty tomorrow. Hell be here the
day after tomorrow. Thats Thursday, March 27th.
M: Fine.
W: Will 5:30 be all right?
M: Well, yes. But what time is the clinic closed?
W: We start from 9 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. on weekdays. We dont
work at the weekend.
M: Id prefer a later time so that I can come along after work.
W: Then what about 6:157
M: Well, thats fine.
Text 8
M: Hi, Lily. Ive been wanting to ask you if you have any plans for
Chinese National Day.
W: No, not really.
M: Well, I was planning to have a party at my house.
W: Sure Id like to come. Who are you inviting?
M: Some young teachers from the department and three of you American
students. That way you can practice your Chinese, too.
W: Thats a great idea. What can I bring?
M: Lets see. Ill prepare everything Chinese, and...
W: Why dont I make a potato salad? Also, Ill be seeing Bob and
Jane tomorrow. Do you want me to tell them to show up?
M: Well, I should let them know about the party, so they wont plan
anything else.
W. Right. When would you like us to come?
M: About five. Id like everybody to come early so that you can talk
before dinner. Oh, one other thing. Could you ask Bob to bring his records?
W: Sure.
M: Thanks. Bye-bye.
W: Bye.
Text 9
M: Hi, would you like some help?
W: Well, Im looking for something I saw at a friends houses few
days ago. He said he bought it here. Its a light metal shelf, almost a metre
long with a long handle so that I can tie it to a cabinet or a refrigerator.
Im a biologist. And I want to use it for slides and samples.
M: Youre in the right department, but we dont have them in stock
now.
W: oh, thats too bad. Are you going to be getting more?
M: Theyre on order, but I should warn you that the price has gone
up.
W: Just my luck!
M: They were $12.50, but the new one will be about three dollars
more. Come in next week. We should have them by then.
W: OK. Ill be back. Thank you.
Text 10
W: I hear youre going home, arent you?
M: I wanted to go on Monday, but I couldnt get a ticket for Monday.
I bought a ticket for Tuesday.
W: Why are you in such a hurry?
M: My mother is ill. She has been sent to hospital.
W: How did you get the news? Did your mother send you a letter?
M: My sister telephoned me this morning. She asked my father and me
to go back.
W: Then how long are you going to stay at home, two or three days?
M: At most four days. Ill be back for the meeting.
Text 11
Good morning. I am Professor
Armstrong, and I am your laboratory instructor. This class is intended as a
necessary part of the course, which Dr Smith will be in charge of. This class
will meet twice a week. This laboratory begins at nine. I expect you to be on
time. I do not intend to wait for the latecomers or repeat what has already
been covered if you miss the explanation. And do not arrive late and interrupt
your neighbor. You may as well not come if you cant be on time.
Attendance is equally
important. If you miss three lab classes, youre dropped from the labs -- no
excuses. You cant complete the course without completing the lab.
Besides, safety is key here.
Its very important to keep things neat and clean, dress properly, and be
careful. You may not eat, drink or smoke in the laboratory and you should
always clean the counter and wash your hands both before and after the class.
Long hair must be tied back. Large clothing must not be worn. Any laboratory
accident must be reported immediately.
I hope youll enjoy the
laboratory. Its a wonderful place, and all the requirements Ive just mentioned
are to be followed. We will begin today by learning about the microscope.
