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高考英語模擬試題4

第I卷(共110分)

I.ListeningComprehension

PartA.ShortConversations

Directions:InPartA,youwi11heartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheen

dofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandt

hequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionabouti

t,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswerto

thequestionyouhaveheard.

1.

(A)Sheplanstosendoutalltheinvitations.

(B)She*sanewstudent.

(C)Shethinksthemanisright.

(D)Sheinvitedthemantoaparty.

2.

(A)hedidn,tknowwhathospitalBillwasin

(B)hetookBilltothehospital.

(C)He'ssorrythewomanhurtherself.

(D)Heforgottocallthewoman.

3.

(A)Shehasn*theardfromtheprofessorinaweek.

(B)Theclasshasextratimetocompletetheassignment.

(C)Sheonlyjustfoundoutabouttheeconomicspaper.

(D)Shewon，tseetheprofessoruntilnextweek.

4.

(A)Thedoctorhasstoppedseeingnewpatients.

(B)Thedoctor*soncewi11beclosedtomorrow.

(C)Thedoctor*sscheduleisfilledtomorrow.

(D)Thedoctorcanseethemantomorrow.

5.

(A)Wherethemeetingisbeingheld.

(B)WhereJoewillmeether.

(C)Whatthetopicofthemeetingis.

(D)WhatJoewaswearing.

6.

(A)Shedoesn，tknowthepersoncalhug.

(B)She'llpayforthecall.

(C)She,11chargethepurchase.

(D)She,11callMikeback.

7.

(A)Gotothelibrary.

(B)Checkhercalendar

(C)Attendtheperformance

(D)Getexercise.

8.

(A)They'reextremelynoisy.

(B)Theyshouldhavearrivedbynow.

(C)Theyshouldbeallowedtoflythere.

(D)They*renotonadefiniteschedule.

9.

(A)She'sveryinterestedintheidea.

(B)Shethinkstheyshouldinvitemorepeople.

(C)Shecan'taffordaholidayinJune.

(D)She'sdoubtfulabouttheweatherinJune.

10.

(A)Sheboughtthewomansomechocolates.

(B)Hewillgetangrysoon.

(C)He'salsoreadyfordinner.

(D)Hewantstobuysomecandy.

PartBLongerconversations

Directions:InPartB,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Aftereachconversationyouw

illbeaskedtwoquestions.Theconversationswillbereadtwice,butthequestionwillbes

pokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourpaperand

decidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11and12arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

11.

(A)Toimprovehisskatingtechniques.

(B)Totakeavacation.

(C)Totakeacourse.

(D)Tolearntoski.

12.

(A)hersisterlivesthere.

(B)Sheattendedcollegethere.

(C)Shelivesthirtyminutesfromthere.

(D)Shevisitedtherelastyear.

Questions13and14arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

13.

(A)Allstudentspaythesameamountperyear.

(B)Studentschoosehowmanymealsaweektheywi11payfor.

(C)Studentsgetmoneybackformealstheydon,teat.

(D)Somestudentsgetfreemeals.

14.

(A)Whentheygetthemeal.

(B)Atthebeginningoftheweek.

(C)Atthebeginningoftheyear.

(D)Attheendoftheyear.

PartCPassages

Directions:InPartC,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestio

nsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwicebutthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourpaperanddecid

ewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions15through17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

15.

(A)Sheworksforamuseum.

(B)She'saLincolnscholar.

(C)Shedoesitasahobby.

(D)Sheteachesacourseoncurrencyexchange.

16.

(A)Theyidentifythecitywherethepennywasminted.

(B)Theyaretheinitialsofafamouscoincollector.

(C)Theystandforthegovernmentagencythatmintscoins.

(D)Theyaretheinitialsofthepersonwhocreatedthepenny'sdesign.

17.

(A)Allofherfriendscollectedthem.

(B)Pennieswerecheaptocollect.

(C)Someonegaveherararepenny

(D)Sheneededthemoney.

Questions18through20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

18.

(A)Themaleandfemalewaspstogether.

(B)Themalewasp.

(C)Thefemalewasp.

(D)Thenewoffspring.

19.

(A)Onlyfemalewaspstransmitdiseases.

(B)Malewaspsdonotleavethenest.

(C)Femalewaspsarebiggerthanmales.

(D)Onlyfemalewaspshavestingers.

20.

(A)Toprotectthenest.

(B)Tolayeggs.

(C)Togatherfood.

(D)Toreplacenestcells.

二、語法從下列各題的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出一個最佳答案。

21.ItistwomonthsIcameheretoteachyouChinese.

A.when

B.that

C.until

D.since

22.lieisanewstudent,attheteachers,officejustnow.

A.wemet

B.whowemet

C.whomwemet

D.thatwemet

23.Isthisbookyouwantedtoborrowlasttime?

A.which

B.that

C.theone

D.then

24.Chinahashundredsofislands,thelargestisTaiwan.

A.inwhich

B.atwhich

C.ofwhich

D.which

25.ItwasatMrsLi's______Ifoundsomethingstrangeonthewall.

A.where

B.that

C.when

D.atwhich

26.Wouldhe___toourhelpifheknewwhatishappeninghere?

A.havecome

B.becoming

C.comes

D.come

27.Iwasverybusyyesterday.OtherwiseI___mycomposition.

A.wouldfinish

B.hadfinish

C.finished

D.wouldhavefinished

28.Heinsistedthatshetherealone.

A.shouldn'tgo

B.doesn，tgo

C.didn*tgo

D.hadn,tgone

29.Theteachersuggestedthateveryonetherebybike.

A.went

B.wouldgo

C.go

D.goes

30.ofthemwantstohaveachancetotry.

A.Every

B.Each

C.All

D.Both

31.Tedcouldn,tremembertheexactdateofthestorm,butheknewitwasSundaybeca

useeverybodywasatchurch.

A./,the

B.a,/

C./,a

D.the,/

32.MyScottishfriendsaysthereismonsterinLochNess.

A.nosuchthingas

B.nosuchthingasa

C.nosuchathingas

D.nosuchathingasa

33.Themeeting'sbeencancelled.Annallthatwork.

A.needtodo

B.needhave

C.needn*thavedone

D.neednottodo

34.theAtlanticOceancrossestheequator,thetradewindscauseaflowofwater

tothewest.

A.That

B.When

C.Where

D.Though

35.Noteverythingmustbeready,?

A.isit

B.isn'tit

C.mustit

D.uiustn*tit

36.Ifyoudon'tcometotheoffice,toyourhouseandfindoutwhyyouatwo

rk.

A.Igo;wonttbe

B.I)11go;won'tbe

C.Igo;arenot

D.r11go;arenot

37.Unti1shewasmarried,sheanynewclothes.

A.hasnothad

B.doesnothave

C.hasnot

D.didnothave

38.-Haveyouseenpen?Ileftitherethismorning.

-Isitblackone?IthinkIsawitsomewhere.

A.a;the

B.the;the

C.the;a

D.a;a

39.Sleepingsoundlyisbetterforyour.

A.visitingthedoctor

B.visitingthechemist*s

C.illnessthantakingmedicine

D.illnesstotakemedicine

40.Iagreewithmostofwhatyousaid,butIdon*tagreewith.

A.everything

B.anything

C.something

D.nothing

三、詞匯從下列各題的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出?個最佳答案。

41.Thoughheisblindanddeaf,yetheisa.

A.person

B.man

C.people

D.creature

42.Mostpeopleliketothinktheyaresoatthejobthattheywouldbeimpossibletor

eplace.

A.efficient

B.sufficient

C.inefficient

D.insufficient

43.Electricity,likeotherformsof,hasgreatlyincreasedinprice.

A.pressure

B.force

C.strength

D.energy

44.Thechildwastoldto____forbeingrudetohisuncle.

A.excused

B.apologize

C.punish

D.pardon

45.Thedentisthisdecayedtoothagain.

A.filled

B.repaired

C.mended

D.healed

46.Whathesaidis___nothingworthlisteningto.

A.nearly

B.almost

C.most

D.near

47.Thenatural_ofthemountainsisbeautiful.

A.scene

B.scenery

C.sceneries

D.scenes

48.Asitwasalmosttimefortheflight,allthepassengersgottheplane.

A.around

B.abroad

C.aboard

D.ahead

49.Weareallastonishedtolearnthattheapparentlyprofessorwasreallyaspy.

A.respectful

B.respective

C.respectable

D.respected

50.Uisvocabularyofthebasicstructureisgoodbuthisvocabularyislimited.

A.hold

B.grip

C.grasp

D.seize

四、綜合運用下面短文中每個空格有A、B、C、D四個選項，根據(jù)上下文選擇一個最佳答案。

<1>

Duringthefirstsixmonths,thenewstudentsattendaspecialcatch-upclass,wheretheybe

ginwithfirst-gradeChinese.Theylearnquicklyandareusuallyabletojumpbackintothei

rnormalChineseclassinaboutsixmonths.Thechildrencomefromallovertheworld,butt

hecommonlanguagefor_51isEnglish."52learningChinese,mybrotherandIalsoh

adtoobeytheChineseclassroomdisciplines-muchstricterthanintheAmericanschoolswe

hadcome_53_.Studentswereexpectedtosit_54andlistentotheteacher_55_tai

king.Ifyouwantedtoansweraquestion,youhadtoraiseyourhandandthenstanduptosp

eak_56calledupon.

Studentswhodidsomethingwrongwerecriticizedinfrontof_57_theclass.Thesebrought

order,whichhelpedtheteachercovermoregroundinlesstime,unlikeinmanyAmericansch

ools,_58_muchtimeiswasted_59_controlthestudents._60_this,themathinthet

hirdandfourthgradeinChina'sprimaryschoolwasroughlycomparabletothefifthandsixt

h-grademathclassesinourowncountry,ifnotslightlymoreadvanced.Bythemiddleofthe

fourthgrade,myclasshadbeguntostudyAlgebra,asubjectwhichwasbegunintheseventh

grade,attheveryearliest,inourAmericanschools.

51.

A.al1them

B.allofthem

C.theyal1

D.theirall

52.

A.Except

B.But

C.Beside

D.Besides

53.

A.from

B.to

C.out

D.over

54.

A.quickly

B.quite

C.quietly

D.silence

55.

A.to

B.without

C.with

D.but

56.

A.because

B.when

C.though

D.whether

57.

A.theother

B.theotherof

C.therestof

D.otherof

58.

A.and

B.where

C.that

D.onwhich

59.

A.try

B.andtried

C.tryingto

D.andtry

60.

A.Because

B.As

C.Besides

D.Becauseof

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Insportthesexesare61___.Womenandmendonotrunorswiminthesameraces.Womena

re___62___strongthanmen.Thatatleastiswhatpeoplesay.Womenarecalled"theweaker

sex“orifmenwanttoplease63___,“thefairsex”.Butboysandgirlsaretaught64

_atschoolsanduniversities.TherearewomenwhoarefamousPrimeMinisters（首相），scien

tistsandwriters.Andwomenlive65thanmen.AEuropeanwomancanexpecttoliveunt

iltheageof74,whileamanonlyuntil68.Arewomen'sbodiesreallyweaker?

Thefastestmanrunamileinunder4minutes.Thebestwomenneed4-5minutes.Women*stime

sarealwaysslowerthanmen*s,butsomefactsare__66___surprise.Someofthefastestwo

menswimmerstodayareteenagegirls.Oneofthemswam400metresin4minutes21.1seconds

whenshewasonly16.Thefirst“Tzrzan”傣山）infilmswasan_67___swimmer,JohnnyWe

issmuller.Hisfastest400metreswas4minutes59.1seconds,whichis39.9secondsslower

thanagirl50years__68___!Thisdoesnotmeanthatwomenarecatchingmenup.Conditions

areverydifferentnow,andsportismuchmoreserious.Itissoseriousthatsomewomenat

hletesaregivenhormoneinjections（荷爾蒙注射）.AttheOlympicsadoctorhastocheckwhet

herthewomenathletesare__69__womenornot.Itseemssadthatsporthassuchproblems.

Life__70__verycomplicatedwhentherearetwosexes.

61.

A.natural

B.different

C.separate

D.separated

62.

A.more

B.less

C.much

D.no

63.

A.her

B.them

C.it

D.themselves

64.

A.together

B.differently

C.altogether

D.purposely

65.

A.longer

B.shorter

C.happier

D.stronger

66.

A.a

B.the

C.no

D./

67.

A.ancient

B.important

C.Olympic

D.Olympics

68.

A.before

B.later

C.ahead

D.behind

69.

A.probably

B.really

C.completely

D.possibly

70.

A.canbe

B.can,tbe

C.canhavebeen

D.can'thavebeen

五、語篇理解閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內容，從各題的四個選項中選擇一個最佳答案。

(A)

Thoughthehorsesgotofftoagoodstart,itwasnotlongbeforeoverhalfofthemwereout

oftherace.Aswasexpected,CollegeBoyandSweetSeventeenhadgotwellinfrontwithth

eremaininghorsesgroupedtogethersomewaybehind.Onasharpcorner,threeofthehorses

leadingthegroupfell,throwingtheridersbehind.Astheracewenton,thetrackbecamefu

11ofhorseswithoutriders.Towardstheend,therewereonlythreehorsesleft:CollegeBoy

andSweetSeventeenwerestillleadingwithanunknownhorse,TomThumb,averylongwaybe

hind.Thecrowdwasverydisappointedwhenonthelastjumpintherace,theridersofboth

horseswhichwereexpectedtowinfailedtokeepinthesaddle.Everyoneshoutedwithdeligh

twhenCollegeBoycontinuedbyhimselfand'win'therace-withouthisrider!TomThumbnow

tookhistimeandthecrowdcheeredashecrossedthefinishinglinewithoutarivalinsigh

t.

71.Halfofthehorseswereoutoftherace.

A.assoonastheracebegan

B.ontheirleavingthestartpost

C.whenthreehorsesgotofftoagoodstart

D.beforeCollegeBoyandSweetSeventeenwentahead

72.Onadangerousbend.

A.al1ofthehorsesgoingaheadfell

B.fewriderswerethrownbehind

C.mostofthehorsesfel1outoftherace

D.theremaininghorsesweregroupedtogetherandthenfell

73.Peoplehadexpectedtowintherace.

A.TomThumb

B.CollegeBoyandSweetSeventeen

C.TomThumb,CollegeBoyandSweetSeventeen

D.Noneoftheabove

74.Towardstheendoftherace.

A.TomThumbwentinfrontofCollegeBoyandSweetSeventeen

B.CollegeBoyandTomThumbwereaverylongwaybehind

C.TheridersofSweetSeventeenthandCollegeBoyfelltoo

D.Therewasnotanyhorseleft

75.Therealwinnerwas.

A.CollegeBoy

B.SweetSeventeen

C.TomThumb

D.Noneoftheabove

(B)

EachIndiantribehadadifferentlanguage.ManyIndiansneverlearnedanylanguageexceptt

heirown.DoyouknowhowIndiansfromdifferenttribestalkedtoeachother?Theyhadtwow

aystotalkwithoutsound.Onewaywasbysignlanguage;anotherwaybysignals.

Signlanguageisawayoftalkingbyusingsigns.Indiansusedsignlanguagewhentheymets

trangers.Inthisway,theycouldfindoutwhetherthestrangerwasafriendoranenemy.In

Indiansignlanguage,signsweremadewiththehands.Onesignmeant"man”.Anothermeant”

horse”.Totellthetimeofthedaywhensomethinghappened,anIndianpointedtothesky.H

eshowedwherethesunhadbeenatthetime.

Indiansusuallyusedsignalswhentheywantedtosendmessagestosomeonefaraway.Tomake

signals,anIndianmightuseahorse.Hemightuseablanket.Orhemightusesmoke,amirro

rorfirearrows.

Tosignalthathehadseenmanyanimals,anIndianrodehishorseinalargecircle.Sometim

estheIndiansgaveasignallikethisandthenwentawaytohide.Thismeantthattherewas

danger.

Theblanketsignalwasvisiblefromfaraway.AnIndianheldthecornersofablanketinhis

hands.Thenhebegantowavetheblanketfromsidetosideinfrontofhim.AnIndiancould

sendmanydifferentsignalswithhisblanket.

Hecouldalsosendmanysignalswithamirror.Heusuallyusedthemirrortowarnsomeoneof

danger.Orhetriedtogettheattentionofapersonfaraway.Buthealsousedittosend

messagesincode.Ofcourse,mirrorscouldbeusedonlywhenthesunwasshining.Atnight,

Indiansusedfirearrowsforsignaling.

AnIndianalsosentsignalswithsmoke.Hemadeasmallfireofdrywood.Thenheputgrass

orgreenbranchesonit.Heheldablanketoverthefireforaminute.Whenheremovedtheb

lanketfromthefire,therewasacloudofsmoke.Thenumberofcloudsofsmoketoldhismes

sageincode.

NowyoucanseethatIndiansdidn*tneedtolearneachother,slanguages.Theycouldtalkto

oneanotherbyusingsignalsorsignlanguage.

76.Thestorytellsabout.

A.tribeslivinginIndian

B.theIndianswhohadmanykindsoflanguages

C.theIndianswhodidn'tusetheirlanguages

D.howIndianscommunicatedbetweendifferenttribes

77.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Indianssentsignalswithdrywoodfiresatnight.

B.WhenIndianswantedtosay"sun”,hepointedtothesky.

C.Indiansusedsignlanguagetofindoutwhetherastrangerwasafriendoranenemy.

D.WhenanIndianmeanttherewasdanger,hedrewabigcircleontheground.

78.AnIndianusedamirrorto.

A.drawtheattentionofsomeoneinthedistance

B.sendtheirmessagesincode

C.warnsomeoneofdanger

D.al1oftheabove

79.ManyIndiansneverlearnedanylanguageexcepttheirownbecause.

A.theythoughtitwasnouselearningasecondlanguage

B.theycouldusesignalsorsignlanguage

C.theythoughttheycouldeasilymakethemselvesunderstoodwithoutlearninganewlanguage

D.theycouldcommunicatewitheachotherbywritingmessages

80.Themainideaofthispassageis.

A.talkingbysuchmeansassignalsandsigns

B.usingsignalstosendmessagestopeoplefaraway

C.sendingsecretcodesintheformofsignsandsignals

D.speakinginacertainlanguagewithouthavingtomakeanysound

(C)

WhenIwaswalkingdownthestreettheotherday,1happenedtonoticeasmal1brownwallet

lyingontheground.IpickeditupandopenedittoseeifIcouldfindouttheowner1snam

e.Therewasnothinginsideitexceptsomechangeandanoldphotograph-apictureofawoman

andayounggirlabouttwelveyearsold,wholookedlikethewoman*sdaughter.Iputtheph

otographbackandtookthewallettothepolicestation,whereIhandedittothedeskserge

ant.BeforeIleft,thesergeanttookdownmynameandaddressincasetheownermightwant

towriteandthankme.

ThateveningIwenttohavedinnerwithmyauntanduncle.Theyalsoinvitedayoungwomans

othattherewouldbefourpeopleatthetable.Herfacewasfamiliar.Iwasquitesurethat

wehadnotmetbefore,butIcouldnotrememberwhereIhadseenher.Whiletalking,howeve

r,theyoungwomanhappenedtomentionthatshehadlostherwalletthatafternoon.Allato

neeIrealizedwhereIhadseenher.Shewastheyounggirlinthephotograph,althoughshe

wasnowmucholder.Shewasverysurprised,ofcourse,whenIwasabletodescribeherwalle

ttoher.ThenIexplainedthatIhadrecognizedherfromthephotographIhadfoundinthe

wallet.Myuncleinsistedongoingtothepolicestationimmediatelytoclaimthewallet.As

thepolicesergeanthandeditover,hesaidthatitwasamazingthatIhadnotonlyfoundt

hewallet,butalsothepersonwhohadlostit.

81.Thewalletwhichthewriterfound.

A.wasempty

B.hadsomemoneyinit

C.hadnothingbutanoldphotographinit

D.hadafewcoinsandaphotographinit

82.Thewriterrecognizedtheyoungwomanbecause.

A.hehadmethersomewherebefore

B.shewasthewomaninthephotograph

C.sheoftenhaddinnerwithhisauntanduncle

D.shelooked1ikethegirlinthephotograph

83.“Herfacewasfamiliar."Theunderlinedwordmeans.

A.common

B.known

C.famous

D.ordinary

84.”…toclaimthewallet.*Theunderlinedwordmeans_______.

A.pretend

B.takeaway

C.see

D.askfor

85.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.LostandFound

B.AnHonestMan

C.WomanorGirl?

D.AnAmazingStory

第II卷(共40分)

六、翻譯：根據(jù)括號內提供的英語單詞或詞組，把下列句子翻譯成英語。

86.作為一名高三學生，我已經(jīng)習慣于刻苦學習。(accustom)

87.今天上午校長提醒我們，如果天氣不好，學校運動會將延期舉行。(remind,putoff)

88.這所學校請了那位被認為是最勇敢的婦女來作報告。(regard…as)

89.你必須留在這兒別離開，等我回來。(staywhere)

90.希望你能改掉睡懶覺的壞習慣。(getridof)

七、寫作：根據(jù)提示的情景用英語寫出一段120詞以上的通順恰當?shù)亩涛?。不必根?jù)中文逐字逐句翻譯。

寫一篇日記，記敘你在上學的路上，看到馬路上出了車禍，一個女孩傷得很重，你與警察一起把她送往醫(yī)

院。雖然上學遲到了，但仍感到做了件應該做的事。

答案：

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.B

14.C

15.C

16.D

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.B

21.D

22.C

23.C

24.C

25.B

26.D

27.D

28.A

29.C

30.B

31.B

32.B

33.C

34.C

35.A

36.D

37.D

38.D

39.C

40.A

41.D

42.A

43.D

44.B

45.A

46.B

47.B

48.C

49.C

50.C

51.B

52.D

53.A

54.C

55.B

56.B

57.C

58.B

59.C

60.D

61.C

62.B

63.B

64.A

65.A

66.A

67.C

68.B

69.B

70.A

71.D

72.C

73.B

74.C

75.C

76.D

77.C

78.D

79.B

80.A

81.D

82.D

83.B

84.D

85.A

86.BeingaSeniorThreestudent,Ihavebeenaccustomedtohardwork..

87.Thismorningtheheadmasterremindedusthattheschoolsportsmeetingwouldbeputoff

iftheweatherwasbad.

88.Thisschoolhasinvitedthewomanwhoisregardedasthebravestwomantogiveareport.

89.YoumuststaywhereyouaretillIreturn.

90.Ihopethatyouwillgetridofyourbadhabitofgettinguplate.

91.Mar.3,Friday,CloudyThismorning,Igotupveryearlyandlefthomeat7o*clockasu

sual.Butonmywaytoschool,somethingunusualhappened.AsIwasabouttocrossthestree

t,acarwhichwasataveryhighspeedpassedbyandknockeddownalittlegirlinfrontof

me.Thegirlbegantocryloudlyatoncebecauseherfeetwasbadlyhurtandshecouldn'tw

alkproperly.Iruntoher,tryingtohelpher.Justthen,apolicemancame.Hestoppedata

xiandwetogethersentthelittlegirltoanearbyhospital.AlthoughIwaslateforschool,

IfeltveryproudofmyselfbecauseI'vedonewhatIshoulddo.(119words),,,,,

答案分析:

題解

AShortdialogues

1.

M:Idon'tthinkyouhavetimetosendouttheinvitationstoal1thestudents.

W:Oh,yes.Iwill.

Q：Whatdowelearnaboutthewomanfromthisconversation?

2.

W:NobodytoldmethatBillwasinthehospital.

Sorry.ImeanttogiveyouacallwhenIfoundoutbutitslippedmymind.

Q：Whatdoesthemanmean?

3.

Idon,tknowifIwillbeabletoturninmyeconomicspaperontime.

W:Haveyouheardthattheprofessorgaveusaweekofextensiononit.

Q：Whatdoesthewomanmean?

4.

M:I*dliketomakeanappointmentwiththedoctorfortomorrow.

W:Unfortunatelyheiscompletelybooked.

Q：Whatdoesthewomanmean?

5.

M:Joejustwentdowntotheengineeringmeeting.

W:Whereisit?

Q：Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?

6.

IhaveacollectcallfromMikePeterson.

W:Iwillacceptthecharges.

Q：Whatdoesthewomanmean?

7.

W:I*dlikereallytogototheconcerttonight,butIdon*tknowifIcouldsparethetime.

MMusicisalwaysrelaxingme.Itmightbeworthitinalongrun.

Q：Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

8.

M:Thoseairplanesarecertainlyloud.

W:Aren*ttheythough?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheairplanes?

9.

M:HelenandIarethinkingofrentingahouseatthebeachinJune.Areyouinterested?

W:You?Iguessitischeaperthen,butdoyoureallythinkitwillbewarmenough?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

10.

M:I*mgettinghungry.Ithinkweshouldgotothedinnersoon.

W:Metoo.AllIhaveforlunchwasachocolatebar.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

BLongerconversation

(1)

M:Ihavebeenstudyingtoomuchandneedachange.SoIamjustmakingplanstogoawaydur

ingJanuarybreak.

W:Really?Whereareyougoing?

M:I*mplanningtovisitNewMexico.

W:MysisterandIhadthevacationtherelastyearandwehadagreattime.

M:DidyougetintoAlbuquerque?

W:Sure.Wheneverwewereskating.

M:Isitfarfromthemountains?

W:Notatall.ThereareevenAlbuquerqueonthehighplateaus.Thereareevenhighermounta

insnearit.Justhalfanhourawayfromthecitythereisasnow-coveredslope.

M:Well.Asthemountainsarejustthirtyminutesaway,IguessIshouldtakemyiceskatea

ndmyski's.

W:Definitely.

M:Iheardthattheweatherthereisgreat.

W:Itis.Nohumidity,moderatetemperatures,butyoudoneedtobecarefulabouthighaltit

ude.

M:WhatshouldIdoaboutthat?

W:Oh,justtakeiteasyforafewdays.Don*tgohikinguptothemountainsorexercisetoo

vigorously.Justdoeverythinggradually.

M:rmsureIwillbefine.AndIwillletknowallaboutmytripwhenIcomeback.

Questions11to12arebasedontheconversationyou'vejustheard.

11.What'sthemainpurposeoftheman'strip?

12.WhydoesthewomanknowsomuchaboutAlbuquerque?

(2)

M:HeyLinda,doyougetthatletteraboutthenewoptionsforfoodservicenextyear?

W:Notyet.Aretherealotofchanges?

M:Theresureare.Insteadofpayingonefeetocoverallmealsforthewholeschoolyear,w

earenowabletochoosebyseven,ten,fourteenortwenty-onemealsperweek.Theygiveyou

acardwiththenumberofmealsyougetforaweekmarkedonit.

W:That*sabigchangeTom.Andacomplicatedsystem.

M:Yeah.Butitwillbemuchbetterforpeoplewhodon，teatthreemealsaday,sevendaysa

weekinthecafeteriabecausetheydon'thavetopaymealstheydon'teat.

W:Sowhat?sthedealforthosewhodoeatatschoolallthetime?

M:It'sbetterforthemtoo.Becausethemealyoucontract,thecheapereachoneis.

W:Isee.Itisstillsoundrathercomplicated.

M:True.Ittookmeseveralhourstofigureitout.Id