:高三英语同步测试—（4）
本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。
第一卷（三部分，共115分）
第一部分：听力（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。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.Where are they most
possibly？
A. At the post office. B.
At the bookstore. C. At the bank.
2.What’s the man doing?
A. Borrowing a book. B.
Buying a book. C.
Reading a book.
3.Where are they？
A. At a restaurant. B.
In a museum. C.
In a zoo.
4.What is the total cost for
them？
A.100 yuan. B.50
yuan. C.150
yuan.
5.Where is Mr Black now？
A. He is at the Friendship Hotel.
B. He is in the office.
C. He is at lunch.
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。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。
听第6段对话，回答第6~7题。
6.What are they talking
about？
A. The weather of London. B.
Travelling in Britain. C.
The traffic of London.
7.What does the woman think
of the London buses？
A. Rather slow. B.
Very good. C.
Too expensive.
听第7段对话，回答第8~10题。
8.Why was the boy a bit nervous？
A. He was a newcomer to the school.
B. He was afraid of getting up early.
C. He didn’t prepare for the exams.
9.What must the students do
before morning reading？
A. Do morning exercises. B. Turn in homework. C. Copy
words and expressions.
10.What can they do if they
feel hungry？
A. Have something to eat in class.
B. Buy something to eat during the break.
C. Ask the teacher for some food.
听第8段对话，回答第11~13题。
11.What did the woman go to
the office for？
A. To ask for a job. B. To see her friend. C. To make fun of the man.
12.Which place did the woman
want to go？
A. A larger country. B. A nearer
country. C. A new and different country.
13.Why did the woman dislike
working in the Middle East？
A. She hated living
there. B. It was far from home. C.
She’d lived there four years.
听第9段对话，回答第14~16题。
14.Who do you think the man
is？
A. A travel guide. B. The woman’s
husband. C. A history
teacher.
15.When was the Great Wall
first built？
A. In the 3rd century
BC. B. More than 2000 years ago. C. More than 2500
years ago.
16.How wide is the Great
Wall at the base？
A.6.5 metres. B.6.4
metres. C.5.8
metres.
听第10段独白，回答第17~20题。
17. How old was Miss Jenkins？
A. Less than twenty. B.
Thirty. C.
More than thirty.
18. Why did Miss Jenkins get
fatter？
A. Because something was wrong with her.
B. Because she liked fat and sugar very much.
C. Because she never had any sports.
19. Why couldn’t Miss
Jenkins get on well with her workmates？
A. Because she was richer than her workmates.
B. Because she was fatter than any of her workmates.
C. Because she was often laughed at.
20. With whom did Miss
Jenkins go to the restaurant？
A. With her servants. B.
By herself. C.
With her friends.
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节: 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
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. The
little boy got _______ rice to feed
the chickens in the yard.
A. a handful of B.
a loaf of C. a piece of D. a number of
22. Present
at the APEC conference in Shanghai ___ President George Bush, together with
heads of more than ten states.
A. were B.
was C.
will be D.
are
23. —What do
you think of Tokyo Disneyland?
—It’s a beautiful place _______.
A. worthy to visit B.
worthy of visiting
C. worth being visited D.
worth visiting
24. I wonder
what will _________ the man if he is out of work again.
A. become of B. take place C. change into D.
turn into
25. When you
do fine, close work you should raise your eyes _______ and look into the
distance.
A. once upon a time B.
once at a time
C. once in a while D.
once again
26. Will you
see to ______ that the luggage is brought back as soon as possible?
A. me
B.
yourself
C. it D. them
27. The book
has nothing to do with my subject, so I will _______ for a change.
A. dip into it B. check it out C. refer to it D. look it up
28. What you said just now _______ me of that American professor,
who gave us a wonderful lecture last month.
A. mentioned B. informed C. reminded D.
warned
29. —I feel
the house shaking.
—So do I. It ______ be a sign of an
earthquake most probably. Let’s hurry to leave here.
A. ought to B. must
C. can D. might
30. When I
arrived at the company, the manager _____, so we had only time for a few words.
A. just went away B.
had gone away
C. was just going
away D.
has just gone away
31. Lily is
clever, polite and well-behaved. ______, she is well worth praising.
A. In other words B. In a word C. With the words D. In so many words
32. _______
rapidly by the body, sugar provides a quick energy source.
A. Digested B. Digesting C. To digest D.
Having digested
33. —What a
terrible rain we are having!
—Yes. We are asked to pay more
attention to the information about the rain _____ flood.
A. in case of B.
as well as
C. instead of D. in control of
34. —What is
that newly-built building?
— the students have out-of-class activities, such as drawing and
singing.
A. It is the building
that B.
That’s where
C. It is in which
D.
The building that
35. —Did you
see Tom? He said he would come back for supper at six o’ clock
—He seems with
Bob in the lake.
A. to swim B.
to be swimming C. to have
swim D. swimming
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。
When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often
want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article on
the 36 side is as much
interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to 37 in good health, or 38 about how to behave and
conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is
likely to 39 damage,
leaving out half of it or keeping the text 40 the title. Therefore, the
scissors (剪刀) would 41 before they start, 42 halfway done when I find out the 43 result.
Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth
your 44 . You can only take up one of them,
the other has to wait or be 45 up.
But you know the future is unpredictable (不可预料) — the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left 46 . Thus you are 47 in a difficult position and
feel sad. How 48 that
nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may
happen that your life 49 greatly
on your preference of one choice to the other.
In fact that is what 50 is like: we are often 51 with the two opposite sides of a thing
which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our
attention is drawn to one thing only 52 we get into another. The 53 may be more important than
the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I _ 54 remember a
philosopher’s remarks: “When one door shuts, another opens in life.”So a casual
(不经意) 55 may not be a bad one.
36. A.
front
B.
same C. either
D. opposite
37. A.
get
B.
keep
C. lead
D. bring
38. A.
advice
B.
news C. a theory D. a report
39. A. suffer
B.
reduce
C. prevent D. cause
40. A.
on
B.
for
C. without D. off
41. A.
use
B.
handle
C. prepare D. stay
42. A.
or
B.
but
C. so
D. for
43. A.
satisfying B. regretful C. surprising D. impossible
44. A.
courage
B.
strength C. attention D. patience
45. A.
given
B.
held
C. made D. picked
46. A. near
B.
alone C. about
D. behind
47. A. filled
B.
attracted C. caught
D. struck
48. A. dares
B.
comes C. deals
D. does
49. A.
improves B. changes C. progresses D. goes
50. A. study
B.
society
C. nature D. life
51. A. faced B.
supplied
C. connected D. fixed
52. A. before B. after
C. until
D.
as
53. A. following B.
next C. above D. former
54. A. still
B.
also C. once D.
almost
55. A. treatment B.
action
C. choice D. remark
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。
For
Jennifer, the word ceramics (制陶术)
usually reminded her about pottery (陶器).
Today as she listened to Dr. Kramer, the word took on a new sense. “Your aunt
has broken the bone in her hip, Jennifer. Age has taken its tax on her bone
structure, so we need to replace her hip with a new one made out of ceramics
and metal. I’ve described the program to your aunt, and now she must decide if
she wants to undergo surgery (接受手术).” Jennifer
was unsettled by Dr. Kramer’s advice. However, her mind was set at ease when
she heard her aunt say, “A ceramic hip is no big deal, Jennifer! Why, there are
people who’ve lost arms and legs and now have artificial (人造的)
limbs (肢) that work nearly as well as the natural
ones. There are artificial hearts for people whose hearts have failed to work
properly. All these advances offer new life for folks like me.” “Aunt Nancy, you
sound like a medical advertisement,” Jennifer interrupted. “From now on, I’ll
call you my robot-aunt!” “I like that!” Aunt Nancy said, “Never doubt that your
robot-aunt would prefer having a natural hip, but if it’s a choice between a
useless hip and a useful one, then I’ll take the artificial one.”
56.
Jennifer describes Aunt Nancy as sounding “like a medical advertisement” because
Aunt Nancy ___.
A.
knew much about the replacement of body parts
B.
sold medical products
C.
praised the hospital doctor
D.
wrote an article about replacement surgery
57. The
author of the story seems to __________.
A.
oppose the use of artificial body parts B. take pity on Jennifer
C.
support the use of artificial body parts
D. be anxious for surgical
patients
58. The
term “robot-aunt” suggests that Aunt Nancy __________.
A.
will have the ability to walk again
B.
will have a nonhuman part, as does a robot
C.
has a natural hip
D.
will have strength beyond that of most humans
59. What
will probably happen next?
A.
Jennifer will ask Aunt Nancy to reconsider her decision.
B.
Dr. Kramer will refuse to perform the operation.
C.
Aunt Nancy will be operated on by Dr. Kramer.
D.
Jennifer will persuade her aunt to put off the operation.
In
many developing countries, it is difficult to keep food cool. Most areas do not
have electricity to operate the devices, called refrigerators, to keep food
cold. Within days, food often spoils or becomes unsafe to eat. This can cause
disease and loss of money for farmers. However, in Nigeria, one man is working
to change this.
Mohammed
Bah Abba, a teacher, invented a cooling device using two round containers made
of clay. Mr. Abba’s invention is called a Pot-in-Pot Preservation Cooling
System. A small spot is placed inside a larger one. The space between the two
pots is filled with wet sand. The inner pot can be filled with fruit, vegetables
or drinks. A wet cloth covers the whole cooling system. The device keeps some
foods fresh for several weeks.
Food
stored in the small pot is kept from spoiling through a simple evaporation
process (过程).Water
in the sand between the two pots evaporates through the surface of the
larger pot where drier outside air is moving. The evaporation process causes a
drop in temperature of several degrees. This cools the inner container and
helps destroy harmful bacteria found in food.
Mr.
Abba started producing his cooling device in 1997.Since then, he has given more
than 20,000 devices to people in villages in Nigeria. He expects that within
five years, people all over the country will be using his invention. Mr. Abba
also hopes to export his Pot-in-Pot cooling system to other hot, dry nations
facing similar problems.
The
Rolex Watch Company of Switzerland has also recognized the value of this
cooling system. Two years ago, Mr. Abba received the Rolex Award(奖赏)
for Enterprise. This award is given every two years. It awards people trying to
develop projects aimed at improving human knowledge and well-being. Winners
receive financial assistance to help develop their projects.
60. We
can conclude from the passage that Mr. Abba__________.
A.
altogether invented 20,000 devices
B.
didn’t spend much money on his invention
C.
has exported his invention to many hot, dry countries
D.
has helped many Nigerian villagers in many different ways
61. According
to the passage, the device invented by Mr Abba__________.
A.
is being used by many African villagers to keep food from going bad
B.
is popular with those who cannot afford to buy cool food
C.
is a device, called a refrigerator, to keep food cold
D.
is a cooling system which received an award immediately after it was invented
62.The
word “evaporate” in the third paragraph can be replaced by __________.
A.
disappear
B. boil C.
flow D.
pour
63. Which
of the following is inferred from the passage?
A.
The cooling system invented by Mr. Abba is selling well in the world market.
B.
Sooner or later Mr. Abba will be able to export his invention to some other
countries.
C. Now
that Mr. Abba has received the award, the whole country of Nigeria will be
using the cooling system soon.
D. Every
two years, Mr. Abba will receive money from the Rolex Watch Company of
Switzerland.
“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 taught that it was all
right to be parents who take a let-alone policy. We stopped making our children
do homework. We gave them calculators, turned on the television, left the
teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.
Now
teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for
the past 15 years, are realizing we’ve made a terrible mistake. One such
teacher is Sharon Klompus who says of her students—“so passive”—and wonders what has happened.
Nothing is demanded of them, she believes. Television, says Klompus,
contributes to children’s passivity. “We’re talking about a generation of kids
who’ve never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it
for them, instead of saying ‘go 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. It’ s time for
parents to end their vacation and come back to work. It’s time to take the car
away, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it’s for
their own good. It’s s time to start telling them no again.
64. 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
65. We learn
from the passage that the author’s mother used to lay emphasis on .
A. learning Latin B.
discipline
C. natural development D.
education at school
66. By
“permissive period in education”(L.1,Para.2)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
67. The main
idea of the passage is that
.
A. parents should leave their children alone
B. kids should have more activities at school
C. it’s time to be more strict with our kids
D. parents should always set a good example to their kids
Take care about those who
use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something that is true,
but leaves out important information that should be included, he can make a
false impression. For example, someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars
on the lottery. It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and
turned it in for one hundred dollars!”
This guy is a winner, right?
Maybe, maybe not. We then discovered that he bought two hundred tickets, and
only one was a winner. He is really a big loser! He didn’t say anything that
was false, but he intentionally left out important information. That’s called a
half-truth. Half truths are not technically lies, but they are just as
dishonest.
Untrustworthy candidates (候选人) in political
campaigns often use this trick. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last
term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she
seeks another term. One of her opponents (对手.) runs an ad, saying,
“During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true.
However an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the
state had a net gain of two million jobs.”
Advertisers will sometimes
use half-truths. It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to
mislead you with the truth. An ad might boast (吹嘘), “Nine out of ten doctors
recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples. It fails to mention that they only
asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.”
This kind of trick happens
too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can
lie as well.
68. Which of the
statements is true according to the article?
A. All advertisements are
lies.
B. You can’t trust anyone
who tells the truth.
C. The truth can be used in
dishonest ways.
D. Whenever people tell the
truth, they are really lying.
69. What does the
underlined word “deceive” probably mean?
A. tell B.
explain C.
fool
D.
win
70. The writer
suggests in this article that people should ________.
A. believe in
nobody
B. vote for
female candidates
C. stay away from
political campaigns
D. think
carefully about what they read and hear
71. What is the
best title for this article?
A. Everyone Lies
at Present
B. Lying with the
Truth
C. Try to Be
Honest to the People
D. Don’t
Believe People Who Tell the Truth
Here
is a poster on a middle school web site. Read the web-site poster. Then do
Numbers 72 to 75.
Going,
Going, Gone!
The
Haynes Middle School Parent-Teacher Organization
invites
you to attend our latest fund(基金)-raiser,
The
Fourth Annual(每年一次的)
Haynes School Auction(拍卖)！
Saturday,
May 10
6:00
p.m.~11:00 p.m.
in
the school hall
6:00
p.m.~6:30 p.m.: All items for auction are previewed.
6:30
p.m.~7:00 p.m.: Silent auction begins.
7:00
p.m.~7:30 p.m.: Highest bidders (出价人)
from silent auction are determined.
7:30
p.m.~11:00 p.m. Main auction begins.
Items
up for bid in the silent auction range in value from 5.00 to 30.00.
Items
up for bid in the main auction include the following:
●Airline
tickets to a place of your choice
●Weekend
getaways at first-class hotels
●Season
tickets to the Chicago Bears football game
●50
gift tickets to local gift shops, restaurants, and salons
●Theater
tickets to The Merchant of Venice
Don’t
miss the boat! Book your tickets today.
Last
year, tickets sold out in five days!
Tickets
are sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
＄15.00
per person
All
the money from the auction will be given to the Haynes School computer lab.
72. Which
of the following is not mentioned as being up for bid at the auction?
A.
A movie pass to the local cinema. B. A
weekend stay at a hotel.
C.
A ticket to a restaurant.
D.
Airline tickets.
73. The
more items that are given or bought for auction,__________.
A.
the less money that will be charged for the tickets to the auction
B.
the more money that can be raised to support the computer lab
C.
the faster the ticket will be sold to the auction
D.
the higher the value that will be placed on the items in the silent auction
74. Which
of the following is most likely to happen at the year’s auction?
A.
The airline tickets will receive higher bids than any other item.
B.
All items up for bid will be sold for at least twice their value.
C.
More money will be raised this year than in any other year before.
D.
Tickets for the event will be sold out in less than one week.
75. The
phrase “first-come, first-served” tells you that __________.
A.
people can buy the tickets on the first day only
B.
the person who is first to arrive will receive a ticket at no charge
C.
food and drinks will be served at the auction
D.
tickets are sold in the order of who arrives first to buy them
第二卷（共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
The Huaihe River has been serious polluted. Day and night 76.
millions of
tons of waste water is being poured down to it from 77.
�
hundreds of
factories. The waste water is harmful. At present 78.
�
there is no
fish in it. The river water cannot be drunk. People in 79.
either bank
have to dig wells to take drinking water. The Huaihe 80.
River is
such dirty and poisonous that people don’t dare swim 81.
�
in it.
Something must be done to stopping the pollution. The 82.
�
government and
the people near the river must try to clear water 83.
as soon as
possible. Now special attention has paid to the
84.
pollution by
the government and more scientists. The pollution 85.
will be
prevented in the near future.�
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
请你根据以下图表和提示写一篇关于我国手机拥有量变化的报导，并阐述手机给人们生活所带来的利与弊。
1．方便,随时，随地联系
2．许多功能满足不同要求，如发短信，上网等
3．接到打错的电话并为之付费
4．电磁辅射(radiation)有害健康
注意：1、词数100左右；
2、开头已为你写好。
As can be seen from the
chart, great changes have been taking place in the ownership of mobile phones
in China.
参考答案及听力材料
1—5 AACCC 6—10 CAABB 11—15 ACCAC 16—20
ACBCB
21—25 ABDAC 26—30 CACDC 31—35 BAABB
36—40 DBAAC 41—45 DABCA 46—50 DCBBD 51—55 ABDAC
56—60 ACBCB 61—65 AABAB 66—70ACCCD 71—75 BBACD
76. serious→seriously 77. to→into 78. √
79. in→on
80. take→get
81. such→so
82. stopping→stop 83. water前加the
84. paid前加been 85. 去掉more
One possible
version:
As can be seen from the
chart, great changes have been taking place in the ownership of mobile phones
in China. At the end of 2002, there were 20 million mobile users. By the year
2005, the number will reach up to 30 million.
People have found mobile
phones very convenient. They can get in touch with each other whenever and
wherever they like. There are many different functions for different needs,
such as sending short messages and surfing the Internet. However, it may also
bring us some trouble. For example, you will have to pay for a wrong number,
and the radiation from the phone may do harm to our health. In spite of this,
the number of people having mobile phones is still increasing steadily.
听力材料录音稿
Text 1
M: Good morning, madam. What can I do for
you？
W: Good morning. How much should I pay for
these books to be sent to New York？
M: Hm, twenty dollars.
Text 2
M: What can I do if I can’t finish reading
it in a week?
W: You may come and renew it.
Text 3
W: Look at those monkeys running around the
rock hill. See that mother monkey, she is carrying her baby in her arms.
M: Yes, isn’t it interesting？
Text 4
W: How much will it cost for my daughter
and me to go to Wuhan？
M: It’s 100 yuan for you and half of
the price for your daughter, as she is below one meter.
Text 5
M: Good afternoon. This is Mr. White at the
Friendship Hotel. Is Mr. Black there？
W: No, he is out to lunch. I’ll be glad to
take a message.
Text 6
M: Have you traveled much in Britain？
W: No, not much. But I travel quite a lot
in London every day.
M: What do you think of London traffic？
W: I think the London underground is OK
because it’s fast and comfortable. But I also like your London buses, especially
for short journeys.
M: But don’t you think the buses are rather
slow？
W: Yes, I do. Particularly in rush hours.
M: What about London taxis？
W: Taxis often get us in traffic jams, and
besides, they’re too expensive.
M: Well ,what do you think is the best way
to travel in London？
W: The London undergrounds, I think.
Text 7
W: Hello, Ben. You’re getting ready for
tomorrow’s lessons ,aren’t you？
M: Yes. I’m a bit nervous. I have no idea
what’ll happen in class and how I’ll get along with my classmates.
W: I understand how you’re feeling. Just
take it easy. You’ll make a lot of new friends very soon.
M: Thank you. I’ll try my best to get used
to my new school life as soon as possible. By the way, what time does the first
class begin？
W: At 8 o’clock. But before that we have 10
minutes to hand in homework and then 20 minutes for morning reading.
M: So we must get to school before
7:30.Right？
W: Right.
M: How long does each class last？
W: 45 minutes, I think, with a 10 or 15
minutes’ break.
M: Well, I hear that lunchtime is nearly 12
o’clock and I’ll be starving by then.
W: Don’t worry. During the break after the
second class, we can buy something to eat.
M: That’s good.
Text 8
M: Mrs Smith, we’re very pleased that you
want to work for our company. I wonder if you’d be interested in working in
India.
W: India？But I’ve
lived there. I was there for four years.
M: How about Brazil？
W: Brazil？No, I’ve worked there.
M: Well ,would you consider the Middle East？
W: Certainly not. I’ve worked there, too. I
spent three years there.
M: Well, there’s China, perhaps.
W: No, not China. I’ve seen China.
M: It’s a big country.
W: Yes, and I’ve lived there for a long
time. Can’t you find any other country？
M: Well, there’s this island in the
Pacific.
W: Island？Which island？I’ve lived there.
M: But, Mrs Smith, there are thousands of
islands, as we all know.
W: Well, I’ve seen them all. Really, can’t
you let me go to a different country from those you’ve mentioned？
Text 9
M: Well, this is it! What do you think of
it？
W: I can hardly believe it’s real. I’ve
dreamed of seeing it ever since I saw it in books when I was a child. Just
think of all this being built by hand more than 2000 years ago! No wonder it’s
one of the wonders of the world.
M: Actually it was started more than 2500
years ago, when China was divided into various states. Three of the northern
states built defensive walls along the borders to keep off the enemies.
W: But I thought the wall had always been
built by Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China.
M: Well, yes. You see he united the whole
country in the third century BC, and one of the things he did was to join the
departed walls into one wall and built more walls from the East Coast right
across the length of north China to the west.
W: It is certainly something any nation
could be proud of. I hear this is the only human construction on earth that can
be seen from the moon. By the way, how high is the wall？
M: The average height is 7 meters, the
average width is 6.5 meters at the base and 5.8 at the top. Would you like to
go to the top？
W: Yes！I’d
like to have a look from the top.
Text 10
Miss Jenkins was born in a
rich family. She liked all the foods which were rich in fat and sugar. So she
got fatter and fatter. Her workmates often laughed at her for it. She was angry
with them and couldn’t get on well with them. But her weight brought her some
trouble. No young man liked a fat girl like her and now she was more than
thirty, she had to live alone. She went to see the doctors. They gave her a
list of the healthy diets and advised her to lose weight and of course it was
difficult for her to do so. For example, it was her birthday one day. She went
to a restaurant and bought a nice cake. The waiter asked her how many pieces
she wanted him to cut it into. She thought for a while and said she was losing
her weight so the cake would be cut only into two, not into six.
