:2020高考英语仿真试题(三)

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高考英语仿真试题(三)

本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。第一卷1至10页，第二卷11至12页。共150分，考试时间120分钟。

第一卷(三部分，共115分)

注意事项：

1、答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。

2、每小题选出答案后，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。不能答在试卷上。

3、考试结束后，考生将本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，先将答案划在试卷上。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，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。Wherearethetwospeakers?

A。Atahospital。B。Intheclassroom。C。Inanoffice。

2。Whattimeisitnow?

A。8∶35。B。8∶05。C。8∶15。

3。Whatdoesthemansuggesttothewoman?

A。Tobuyanewcar。

B。Tosavehermoneyforalongtime。

C。Togetasecond-handcar。

4。WhatisJohndoing?

A。Heiswaitingforthephonetoring。

B。Heistravelingbybus。

C。Heisdrivingacar。

5。WhenwillDickarrive?

A。Duringtheweekend。B。Tomorrow。C。Withintwodays。

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。

听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。

6。Wheredidtheconversationtakeplace?

A。Inarestaurant。B。Inanairplane。C。Onaship。

7。Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A。Themantraveledalotonbusinessbefore。

B。Themanwasateacher。

C。ThemanwasperhapsasoldierduringtheSecondWorldWar。

8。Whatisthemangoingtodo?

A。Visithisgrandson。

B。Fetchhiswife。

C。Travelaroundtheworld。

听第7段材料，回答第9~11题。

9。Accordingtotheconversation，whatkindofweatherisusualforMarch?

A。Cool。B。Veryhot。C。Dry。

10。Howoftenshouldthebuscometotheirstop?

A。Everytwentyminutes。B。Everyhalfhour。C。Onceaday。

11。Wherehasthemanlivedfortenyears?

A。InFlorida。B。InNewYork。C。InCalifornia。

听第8段材料，回答第12~14题。

12。Whatwillthegirldoinwinterholidays?

A。ShewillgoandvisittheAswanDam。

B。ShewillhavetostayathometostudyEnglish。

C。ShewillgotoanAfricancountry。

13。Whatdoyousupposetheboy’ssisteris?

A。Sheisapassengerontheplane。

B。Sheisatraveler，too。

C。Shemaybeasteward(空姐）。

14。Whatdoyouthinkofthegirl’sfeeling?

A。Shemaybehurtbytheboy’spride。

B。Shemaybefeelingsorryforherfailureintheexam。

C。Shemaybeuninterestedintheboy’stravelplan。

听第9段材料，回答第15~17题。

15。What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthewomanandtheman?

A。Classmates。

B。Studentsfromdifferentcolleges。

C。Friends。

16。Wheredoesthemanmeetthewoman?

A。Nearthecollegewherethewomanstudies。

B。Intheshopwherethemanworks。

C。Inthecollegewherethewomansudies。

17。Howlongdoesthewomanstayinthecollegeeveryday?

A。9hours。B。7hours。C。6hours。

听第10段材料，回答第18~20题。

18。WhatisthespeedlimitonhighwayinAmerica?

A。25milesanhour。B。35milesanhour。C。55milesanhour。

19。Whatwillhappenifadriverreceivestoomanytraffictickets?

A。Hewillbeputinprison。

B。Hecan’tdriveforever。

C。Hecan’tdriveforsometime。

20。Howisthetrafficduringtherushhour?

A。Quiteheavy。B。Verylight。C。Notraffic。

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21。—_____，youngman！Letmeseeyourticket。

—Sorry。Hereitis。

A。Don’tworryB。Notsofast

C。HelloD。Bequick

22。ThousandsofhousesfelldownintheearthquakeinTaiwan。Itseemedthateverythinghappened_____。

A。inawhileB。innotime

C。ingoodtimeD。inaflash

23。Wouldn’titbe_____wonderfulworldifallnationslivein_____peacewithoneanother?

A。a；不填B。the；不填C。a；theD。the；the

24。BeforeTomlefthome，hismotherkepttellinghimto_____hismannersatparty。

A。careB。mindC。watchD。notice

25。TheBritisharenotsofamiliarwithdifferentculturesandotherwaysofdoingthings，_____isoftenthecaseinothercountries。

A。asB。whatC。soD。that

26。Allvisitorsarewaitingoutside，DoctorWhite，_____theycomeintogetherorseparately?

A。WillB。CanC。ShallD。Would

27。Ipreferastreetinasmalltownto_____insuchalargecity_____Shanghai。

A。that；asB。one；as

C。one；likeD。that；like

28。Tomydelight，therewasmypurse，inthebackseatoftaxi，_____thedrivercouldn’tpossiblyseeitbefore。

A。thatB。whichC。whereD。when

29。—Doyouthinktheweatherisgoodenoughforapicnic?

—Yes。Youcouldn’thopefor_____atthistimeoftheyear。

A。anicedayB。theniceday

C。anicerdayD。thenicestday

30。—I’llthankyou_____myaffairsalone。

—Iwill。It’snoneofmybusiness。

A。leavingB。nottoleave

C。forhavingleftD。toleave

31。—HasTomfinishedhiscompositionyet?

—Ihavenoidea；he_____itthismorning。

A。wroteB。hadwrittenC。haswrittenD。waswriting

32。—Doyouthinkhe’llfinishthejobbeforefive?

—Hewillsurelyfinishitontime_____he’slefttodoitinhisownway。

A。inthatB。solongasC。incaseD。asfaras

33。YoucanneverimaginewhatgreatdifficultyIhad_____yourhouseallbymyself。

A。foundB。findingC。tofindD。forfinding

34。SomefriendstriedtosettlethequarrelbetweenMrandMrsBrownwithouthurtingthefeelingof_____，butfailed。

A。noneB。eitherC。allD。neither

35。—Howisbusiness?

—Soso，youknowinwarmweather，fruit_____long。

A。can’tbekeptB。isnotkeptC。isnotkeepingD。doesn’tkeep

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面的短文，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。

Itwas11：30intheevening。A36AmericanladyofaboutseventywasstandingonthesideofanAlabama37tryingtobearapouringrainstorm。Hercarhad38andatthemomentshe39neededaride。Wettotheskin，shedecidedtoflagdownthenext40。Ayoungwhitemanstoppedtohelpher—generallyunheard41inthoseconflict-filled(矛盾冲突的)1960s。Theman42hertosafetyinhiscar，and43ataxicab(akindofcar)forher。Sheseemedtobeinagreat44。Shewrotedownhis45，thankedhimanddroveaway。Severaldayswentbyanda46cameontheman’sdoor。Tohis47，averybigcolorTVwasdeliveredtohishome。Aspecialnotewas48toit。Itread：“Dearsir，thankyousomuchforassistinga(an)49coloredwomanonthefreeway50night。Therain51wetallovernotonlymyclothes52myspirits。Thenyou53along。Becauseofyou，Iwas54tomakeittomydyinghusband’sbedside55beforehepassedaway。Godblessyouforhelpingmeandkindlyservingothers。Sincerely，MrsNatKingCole。”

36。A。blackB。whiteC。poorD。sick

37。A。railwayB。freewayC。streetD。avenue

38。A。brokenupB。speededup

C。brokendownD。sloweddown

39。A。seriouslyB。badlyC。fairlyD。probably

40。A。busB。truckC。taxiD。car

41。A。fromB。byC。beforeD。of

42。A。putB。ledC。fetchedD。took

43。A。hiredB。tookC。sentD。asked

44。A。needB。helpC。hurryD。trouble

45。A。addressB。numberC。nameD。words

46。A。ladyB。salesmanC。letterD。knock

47。A。surpriseB。delightC。joyD。satisfaction

48。A。offeredB。givenC。fastenedD。written

49。A。agedB。darkC。luckyD。unhappy

50。A。anotherB。theotherC。someotherD。one

51。A。letB。madeC。hadD。turned

52。A。andB。butC。orD。otherwise

53。A。gotB。wentC。ranD。came

54。A。ableB。readyC。likelyD。willing

55。A。onlyB。justC。longD。almost

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Moscow，Russia(Spacenews)—“Thecomputerisabetterchessplayer，”insistedViktorProzorov，theloser。“Itseemedasifitwerelaughingaftereverygoodmove。IknowIshouldhavebeatenitforthesakeofmankind(为人类着想），butIjustcouldn’twin，”heannouncedandshookhisheadsadly。

Prozorov’sdisappointmentwassharedbyseveralgrandmasterswhowerepresent，someofwhomweresoupsetthattheyshoutedatthemachine。Manychessplayerssaidthatthismeanttheendofchesschampionships(锦标赛）aroundtheworld，sincethefunhadbeentakenoutofthegame。

Thecomputerwalked－orrather，rolled—awaywith5，000dollarsinprizemoneyandlimiteditsremarkstoasetofnoisesandlight。

56。Whichofthefollowingbestgivesthemainideaofthisnewspaperarticle?

A。5，000dollarsgoestoacomputer！

B。Newinventionalaughingcomputer！

C。World’sbestchessplayerbeaten！

D。Computerdefeatsmaninchess！

57。HowdidsomeofthegrandmastersfeelaboutthechessgamebetweenProzorovandthecomputer?

A。Theythoughtthatthegamewasnofun。

B。Theythoughtthatthegamewasn’tfair。

C。TheyagreedthatProzorovdidn’tplaywell。

D。Theywereunhappythatthecomputerhadwon。

58。WhatwasitthatProzorovfeltmostbitter(懊恼)about?

A。Thathedidn’twinthe$5，000。

B。Thathehadn’ttriedhisbest。

C。Thathehadlosttoamachine。

D。Thatthiswastheendofthechessgame。

59。Afterwinningthegame，thecomputer_____。

A。laughed

B。walkedaway

C。madesomeremarks

D。gaveoutsomelightsandsounds

60。Manychessplayersfeltthatplayingwithacomputerwould_____。

A。makethegametougher

B。makethegamelessinteresting

C。makemanappearfoolish

D。makemanloselotsof

B

Extract1

Acomputer

Acomputerisan“informationprocessor”。Itisgiveninformation，called“data”，instructedtodocertainthingsandthenshowustheresults。Thedataputintothecomputeriscalledthe“input”andtheresultswhichcomeoutarethe“output”。SomepeoplesaythecircleoflargestandingstonesatStonechengeisakindofcomputer。Prehistorypeopleworkedouttheircalendarfromthepositionoftheshadowsmadebythesunshiningonthestones。

Extract2

Teachyourselfnewsubjectsandskillsatyourownpacewithahomecomputer。Useittohelpwithschoolwork，forself-improvement，eventoimproveyourcareerskills。Learntouchtyping。

Foreignlanguagesorcomputerprogramming。Ahomecomputercanhelpchildrenofallageslearnclassroomsubjectssuchasspelling，geographyandothers。Infactitmakeslearningfun。Soifyouwanttoteachyourself，orhelpyourchildrenteachthemselves—getahomecomputer。Itcanalsohelpyoumanageyourpersonalfinances(经济）orhelpyoutoworktaxesandplanhouseholdbudgets(预算）。Youcanmakebusinessapleasurewithahomecomputer。

61。Thewriterintroducesthewordssuchas“input”and“output”inorderto_____。

A。introducepeopletocomputerlanguage

B。showcomputerlanguageisthesameasEnglish

C。helppeoplesomescientificlanguage

D。givepeoplesomescientificlanguage

62。WhydoesthewritertalkaboutStonechengeinExtract1?

A。Togiveanexampleoftheveryfirstcomputer。

B。Toshowthatcomputersareolderthanmankind。

C。Totellthedifferencebetweenthepastandthepresent。

D。Togiveanotherveryofexplainingcomputers。

63。Ifyouthinkofthecircleoflargestandingstonesasacomputer，_____。

A。theshadowistheinputandthepositionistheoutput

B。thesunlightistheinputandthecalendaristheoutput

C。thepositionistheinputandthesunlightistheoutput

D。thecalendaristheinputandtheshadowistheoutput

64。Extract2isprobablytakenfrom_____。

A。acomputertextbook

B。acompany’sadvertisement

C。ateach-yourselfcomputerbook

D。achildren’sguidetocomputers

C

Whendidyoulastseeapolarbear(北极熊）?Onatriptoazoo，perhaps?IfyouhadattendedawinteractivityinNewYorkafewyearsago，youwouldhaveseenawholepolarbearclub。These“PolarBears”arepeoplewhomeetfrequentlyinthewintertoswiminfreezingcoldwater。Thatday，theairtemperaturewas3℃，andthewatertemperaturewasalittlehigher。ThemembersofthePolarBearClubatConeyIsland，NewYorkareusuallyabouttheageof60。Membersmustsatisfytworequirements。First，theymustgetalongwellwitheveryoneelseinthegroup；thisisveryimportantbecausetherearesomanydifferentkindsofpeopleintheclub。PolarBearsmustalsoagreetoswimoutdoorsatleasttwiceamonthfromNovemberthroughFebruary。

Dcotorsdon’tagreeaboutthemedicaleffectsofcold-winterswimming。Someareworriedaboutthedangersofaconditioninwhichthebody’stemperaturedropssolowthatfinallytheheartstops。Otherdoctors，however，pointoutthatthereismoredangerofaheartattackduringsummerswimmingbecausethedifferencebetweentheairtemperatureandwatertemperatureismuchgreaterinsummerthaninwinter。

ThePolarBearsthemselvesaresatisfiedwiththebenefitsofcold-waterswimming。Theysaythattheirfavoriteformofexerciseisverygoodforthecirculatorysystem(循环系统）becauseitforcesthebloodtomovefasttokeepthebodywarm。Cold-waterswimmersusuallyturnbrightredafterafewminutesinthewater。Apersonwhoturnsblueprobablyhasaverypoorcirculatorysystemandshouldnottrycold-waterswimming。

Themainbenefitsofcold-waterswimmingareprobablymental。ThePolarBearslovetoswimallyearround；theyfinditfunandrelaxing。Asone70-year-oldwomansays，“WhenIgointowater，Ipourmytroublesintotheoceanandletthemfloataway。”

65。ThemembersofthePolarBearClubmustmeetthefollowingrequirementsexceptthat_____。

A。theymustswimoutdoorsatleast8timesinthefourcoldmonths

B。theymustreachtheageof60

C。theyshouldbeeasytomakefriendswith

D。theymustagreetoswimoutdoorsfromNovemberthroughFebruary

66。Accordingtothepassage，somedoctorsbelieveitistruethat_____。

A。PolarBearsarebearsswimminginfreezingwater

B。cold-waterswimmingcanmakethebodytemperaturedangerouslyhigh

C。youarehealthyifcold-waterswimmingturnsyourskincolorblue

D。cold-waterswimmingcausesmoreheartattacksinsummerthaninwinter

67。ThePolarBearsliketoswimyear-round，for_____。

A。itisaneasywayotkeepthebodywarminwinter

B。theycanremainyoung

C。theyfinditenjoyableandinteresting

D。theymightmeetfewertroublesinlife

68。Thepassageismainlyabout_____。

A。therequirementsofthePolarBearClub

B。agroupofcold-water-swimminglivers

C。thePolarBears’lifeinNewYork

D。doctors’ideasaboutcold-waterswimming

D

Swimmingisoneofthoseactivitiesthatcanbelearnedearlyinlife。Littlechildrencanlearntoswimassoonastheywalk。Infact，youneedthesameskillsinwalkingasinswimming。However，Ibelievethatfiveisthebestagetolearn。Byfiveorsix，achildknowsfearofwater，averyimportantthingtoknow。It’swisetobeafraid，torecognizetruedanger。Youngonesunderstandthatthewatercansometimesbeverydangerous。

Toreallybenefitfromswimming，everyswimmershouldlearn，assoonaspossible，thesefourbasicstrokes；butterfly，backstroke，breastroke，andcrawl。Ifeelthatoneofthese—thebreaststroke—isdifferentfromtheothers，sincesomeyoungswimmersusethisstrokenaturally，withoutanytraining。

Inswimmingtherearecertainruleseveryswimmershouldfollow：

1。Neverswimalone！Nomatterhowgoodyouareinthewater，don’triskdrowningbyswimmingalone。Ifyouswimbyyourself，withnolifeguardsorfriendswithyou，youmaygetintotrouble。

2。Don’tgobeyondyourabilities。Mostswimmersknowenoughnottoswimtoofarfromthebankorthebeach，Showingoffbydoingdangeroustricksisnogood。

Swimsafelyandyouwillcontinuetoswimandalive。

3。Don’tsmoke。Swimmingdependsonahealthybody；goodlungsarepartofit。

4。Workatanyactivitythatbuildsmuscles。

69。Littlechildrencanlearntoswimassoonas_____。

A。theycantalk

B。theystartwalking

C。theyhavenofearofthewater

D。theyarefiveorsixyearsold

70。Theauthorbelievesthatfearofwateris_____。

A。stupidB。sensibleC。dangerousD。notsmart

71。Thestrokethatsomeyoungswimmersusefirstis_____。

A。Picture(1)B。Picture(2)C。Picture(3)D。Picture(4)

72。Accordingtothepassage，youshouldnotswimalonebecause_____。

A。thewateristoocold

B。yourparentswouldnotbehappy

C。somethinginthewatermightattack

D。youmightdrown

E

Isthereadifferenceinmeaningbetween“It’stoolatetomakeatelephone。Maryisasleepnow。”and“It’stoolatetotelephone。Marywillbeasleepnow？”

Yes。Thedifferenceisinthereasongivenforitbeingtoolatetotelephone。Inthefirstsentence“Maryisasleepnow”，thespeakerisstatingafact。Inthesecondsentence“Marywillbeasleepnow，”thespeakerissayingwhatMaryusuallydoes。Infact，it’spossiblethatMaryisn’tasleep，butsheisusuallyasleepatthistime。

Solet’staketwosituations。Inthefirstcase，imagineMary’smotheranswersthetelephone。

You：“MayIspeaktoMary，please?”

Mother：“No。It’stoolate。Maryisasleepnow。”

You：“Areyousure?It’sonly10o’clock。”

Mother：“Yes。Iwenttoherroomandshewasasleep。”

ThemotherknowsthatMaryisasleepbecauseshewentintoherroomandsawher。

Hereisanothercase。TwofriendsdecidetotelephoneMary。

Jack：“Let’stelephoneMary。It’s10o’clock。”

Jill：“No，It’stoolate。Shewillbeasleepnow。”

JillknowsthatMaryalwaysgoestobedbefore10o’clock，sonowshe’llprobablybeasleep。Butitisalsopossiblethatsheisstayinguplate。

73。Inthefirstsituation，Mary’smother_____。

A。wantstotellyouthatsheknowsMaryisasleep

B。knowsthatMarywasasleep

C。hasnoideawhetherMaryisasleepornot

D。wantstoknowifshecantakeamessageforMary

74。Inthesecondsituation，Jill_____。

A。knowsthatMaryhasgonetobed

B。doesn’tknowthatMaryisasleep

C。thinksit’slikelythatMarycannotanswerthetelephone

D。issurethatMarycannotanswerthetelephone

75。Accordingtotheteacher，inwhichsituationdoyouthinktheword“will”isusedinthesamewayJillusesit?

A。It’stooheavy，Ithink。I’llhelpyou。

B。Don’tgetintohisoffice。Hewillbeangrynow。

C。Youwon’thavetocometomyoffice。Iwillsendittoyou。

D。Willyoupleasedomeafavor?

高考英语仿真试题(三)

第二卷(共35分)

注意事项：

1、第二卷第11至12页，用钢笔或圆珠笔直接答在试卷上。

2、答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。

题号

第一节

第二节

总分

分数

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中的错误。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。

Dearsir，

Thankyouverymuchforyourletter。Ipleasedtohear76。_____

aboutyourholidayandthepeopleyoumeetinRome。It77。_____

soundedgreatfunandhowIwishIcouldhavebeenwith78。_____

you。Thankyoualsoforthestampsyousentthemtome79。_____

formycollection。MostofthemwerethosewhatIhad80。_____

beenexpectingforlong。Yousaidbyyourletterthat81。_____

youwishtohavesomephotosofme。Sorrytotellyou，82。_____

Ihavelittlephotosgoodenoughtosendtoothers。83。_____

YetIwillsnedyouaphotoofyourfamily。Please84。_____

writesoonandtellmewhatyouaregettingonwith85。_____

yourcollegelife。

Bestwishes。

Yours，

Jason

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

星期天Jenny计划完成下列几件事：上午买花及水果后去看望住院的朋友，中午在餐馆吃饭，下午打网球、喝茶。假定你是Mary，因Jenny对该地区不熟悉，请你根据下图用英语写一封短信，告诉她如何便捷地完成要做的事情。

注意：1。词数：120~2002。开头语已为你写好。

April5th

DearJenny，

Thankyouforyourletter，Hereishowyoucandothethingstaasily…

高考英语仿真试题(三)参考答案

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11~15ABCAC16~20ABCCA

21~25BDABA26~30CBCCD

31~35DBBBD36~40ABCBD

41~45DDACA46~50DACAB

51~55BBDAB56~60DDCDB

61~65ADBBB66~70DCBBB

71~75ADACB

76。I后加am

77。meet→met

78、√

79。去掉them

80。what→that或去掉those

81。by→in

82。wish→wished

83。little→few

84。your→my

85。what→how

Onepossibleversion：

April5th

DearJenny，

Thankyouforyourletter。Hereishowyoucandothethingseasily。Afteryouleaveyourhotel，walkstraightalongHighStreettillyoucometoaflowershopontheright，whereyoucanbuysomeflowers。Oppositetheflowershopisafruitshop。Thereyoucangetdifferentkindsoffruits。Thenturnrightandyou’llseeParkStreet。Walkalongthestreetnorthwardforawhile，andyou’llgettothehospital。Youcanhavelunchinarestaurantnexttothehospital。CrossBushStreetandyoucanplaytennisinthetennisclub。ThengosouthwardalongGreatStreetandyou’llfindateahouseandhavesometeathere。I’msureyou’llhavenotroubledoingthesethings。

Yours，

Mary

听力部分录音稿

第一节

（Text1)

W：Cometotheblackboardandwritedownyouranswers。

M：I’msorryIhaven’tworkedouttheproblem。

(Text2)

W：Theplaneleavesat8∶35。Dowehavetimetoeatfirst?

M：No。We’vegotonly30minutesleft。

(Text3)

W：Ican’tdecidewhethertobuyanewcarortrytofindasecond-handone。

M：Ifyoubuyanewcar，you’llprobablysavemoneyinthelongrun。

(Text4)

M：I’vebeenwaitingforthephonetoringsince5�o’clock。�

W：Idon’tthinkyoushouldworryaboutJohn。Heisnotonlyaskilleddriver，buthealsoknowstheroadverywell。

(Text5)

W：DidLouistellyouthatDickiscomingtovisittomorrow?

W：Yes，shetoldmeyesterdaythathe’dbeherebytheweekend。

第二节

（Text6)

W：Yes，sir。Yourang?

M：Yes，Iwonderifyoucouldbringmeanotherbottleofbear。

W：Certainly。Wouldyoulikeanythingelse?

M：Well，mygrandsonissupposedtomeetmeinLondonattheairport。Doyouthinkhe’llbeabletofindme?

W：I’msurehewill。Youdon’thavetoworryaboutthat。Areyougoingtobevisitinghim?

M：Yes，I’veneverseenmygrandson。

W：Ithinkyou’llhaveawonderfultimeinLondon。It’sbeautiful。Isthisyourfirsttimeabroad?

M：No，IhaveseenquiteabitofEuropebefore，Rome，Berlin，Paris，placeslikethat，butneverLondon。

W：Oh，thenyouhaveflownbeforetoo。

M：No，thatwasduringtheSecondWorldWarandIwentonalargeshipcarryingsoldiers。

W：ThingsarequitedifferentinEuropenowadays。

M：I’msuretheyare。I’mreallyeagertogothere。

W：Well，it’s4∶00nowandwe’llbethereat6∶00。Willyoubestayinglong?

M：Iplantostayfiveweeks。IwasateacherbutIhavestoppedworking。MywifeisdeadandsoIcangowhereIwant。

W：Ithinkyou’llhaveagoodtime。I’llgoandgetyourbeerforyou。I’llbebackinaminute。

(Text7)

M：Excuseme。Haveyoubeenwaitinglong?

W：Abouttenminutes。

M：DidyounoticewhethertheNumberSevenbushasgoneby?

W：NotwhileI’vebeenstandinghere。I’mwaitingfortheNumberSevenmyself。

M：Good。Hotday，isn’tit?

W：Yes，itis。Iwishthatitwouldrainandcooloff。

M：Me，too。ThisisunusualforMarch。Idon’trememberiteverbeingsohotanddryinMarchbefore。

W：YouwereborninFloridathen。

M：No。IwasborninNewYork，butI’velivedherefortenyearsnow。

W：MymotherandIhavejustmovedherefromIndiana。

M：PrettycoldinIndiana，isn’tit?

W：Yes。That’swhywemoved，butwedidn’tknowthatitwouldbesohothere。WeshouldhavegonetoCalifornia。Doyouthinkwe’vemissedthebus?I’vebeenherefortwentyminutesalready。

M：Don’tworry。Itnevercomesexactlyonthehalf-hourlikeitshould。

(Text8)

M：Howtimeflies！Winterholidaysarecomingnextweek。

W：Yes，doyouhaveanyplan?

M：Certainly。IwanttogotoEgypt。Whataboutyou?

W：I’mafraidIcangonowhere。IfailedmyEnglishexam。Youknowmyparentsaresostrictwithme。

M：Badluck！

W：Isay，isEgyptanAsiancountry?Isitfar?

M：Yes，quitefar。Andit’snotinAsia，it’sanAfricancountry。

W：Oh，yes。I’veheardofnotonlythePyramidsbuttheAswanDam。Doyouwanttosee?

M：Ofcourse。I’llgotherebyboatintheNile。

W：That’llbewonderfulandinteresting。Howwillyougetthere?

M：Byair-byflightNo。CA808！Mysisterworksonit！AndthenI’llbetreatedasaking！

W：Don’tbesoproud。I’llbeoffnow。Iwishyouagoodtrip。

M：Oh，sorry。Idon’tmeanthat。Idon’twanttohurtyou…

(Text9)

M：Hello，Marian。

W：Hi，Peter！Hownicetoseeyouagain！Whatareyoudoinghere?

M：Oh，I’mjustpassingby。OurshopshutsthisafternoonandIhaveahalf-dayoff。Wouldyouliketocomeforarideinmycar?

W：I’dloveto，butnotnow。It’sneartentotwo。I’vegotclassesfromtwotofour。I’matthistechnicalcollege。Wouldyouliketocomeinandletmeshowyouaround?

M：No，thankyou。Doyoualwayscomeonyourbicycle?

W：No，notalways。WhentheweatherisbadIcomebybus。

M：Doyouandyourfriendsworkveryhardhere?

W：Yes，wedo。Westarteveryatnine，andfinishatfour。Andwehaveanhourforlunchfromonetotwo。Goodheavens！It’saftertwo。Imusthurry。

I’mgoingtobelateformyclassGoodbye。

M：Goodbye，Marian。Seeyouagainsoon。

(Text10)

ManyrulesgoverndriversonAmericanstreetsandhighways。Themostcommononeisthespeedlimit。Thespeedlimitcontrolshowfastacarmaygo。Onstreetsinthecity，thespeedlimitisusually25or35milesperhour。Onthehighwaysbetweencities，thespeedlimitisusually55milesperhour。Whenpeopledrivefasterthanthespeedlimit，apolicemancanstopthem。Thepolicemangivesthempiecesofpaperwhichpeoplecalltraffictickets。Trafficticketstellthedrivershowmuchmoneytheymustpay。Whendriversreceivetoomanytickets，theyprobablycannotdriveforawhile。Therushhouriswhenpeoplearegoingtoworkorgoinghomefromwork。Attherushhourtherearemanycarsonthestreetsandtrafficmovesveryslowly。NearlyallAmericancitieshaverushhours。Driversdonotgetticketsveryoftenforspeedingduringtherushhoursbecausetheycannotdrivefast。