高三英语模拟试卷
第一卷（三部分，共 95 分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 20 分）
第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 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阅读下一
小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Did the woman accept the invitation to have dinner with the man?
A. She accepted willingly.
B. She refused to go out with him.
C. She will let him know the next morning.
2. What drink does the woman prefer?
A. Tea.
B. Coffee.
C. Cold water.
3. What does the professor mean?
A. She could ask a different person.
B. The paper must be handed in on time.
C. Her request was made too late.
4. What does the man usually do on Sunday evening?
A. Go to church.
B. Work in the garden.
C. Read the newspaper.
5. What does the man do to get to the state highway?
A. Turn right immediately.
B. Go forward and jump up into the air.
C. Go forward and turn right.
第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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。每段对话或读白读两遍。
听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 8 题。
6. Where can they have meals during the trip?
A. In the bus.
B. At fast-food shops.
C. In hotels.
7. What does the woman suggest the man?
A. Take a bath in the bus if the weather permits.
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B. Bring suitable clothes and some other things.
C. Come to the service for more information.
8. What information does the man forget to ask about?
A. Where to leave from.
B. The time to book.
C. The cost of the journey.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 题
9. What’s wrong with Mr. Wanda’s trousers?
A. A dirty spot on the pants.
B. A button is loose on the pants.
C. Some stains on the pants.
10. What do the woman get from the man?
A. Trousers, pants and a vest.
B. Pants and a vest.
C. Pants, slippers and a vest.
11. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. At a laundry shop.
B. At a clothing mending shop.
C. At a clothing shop.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至 14 题。
12. Which train is through?
A. Both are through.
B. The 2:40 one is through.
C. The 10:30 one is through.
13. How much will the man pay if he takes a Pullman seat to San Diego?
A. $7.
B. $12.
C. $10.
14. What train will then man take at last?
A. The 10:30 one.
B. The 11:50 one.
C. The 2:40 one.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。
15. What does the man ask the woman to do?
A. To cut off a little hair over his ear and on top.
B. To cut off a bit of hair just over ear.
C. To cut off a little hair only on top.
16. What kind of hair cream does the man prefer?
A. Quite oily.
B. Not too oily.
C. Oily.
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17. How much does the man pay for his haircut?
A. $15.15
B. $50.15
C. $15.50
听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。
18. Where will the present and First Lady pay a visit?
A. Africa.
B. Asia.
C. Europe.
19. Where are the Chinese scientists going to visit?
A. The US only.
B. The western Europe only.
C. The US and western Europe.
20. Where is this passage probably taken from?
A. The radio.
B. The television.
C. The newspapers.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节满分 35 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. My friend Mary is _______ beautiful girl and _______ girl that you would like to work with.
A．a; a
B．the; a
C．the; the
D．a
22. ____ his food ____ , the man had to come out of his hiding place.
A．Since; runs out
B．Because; run out
C．With; running out
D．For; running out
23. he met with the difficulty did he realize the importance of our help.
A．Even though
B．Never until
C．Only before
D．Ever since
24. —If our parents would listen more to us, they would understand us better.
—
. They just expect us to listen.
A．I believe not
B．No problem
C．Good idea
D．I can’t agree more
25. You can’t take her promises ___: she never keeps her word.
A. seriously
B. carefully
C. serious
D. careful
26. Because of bad weather, we have to postpone ___ the football match.
A. holding
B. to hold
C. hold
D. held
27. We delayed our departure ___ the bad weather.
A. by means of
B. on account of
C. regardless of
D. in spite of
28. It’s obvious that her painting has been ___ by Picasso.
A. affected
B. effect
C. reflected
D. influenced
29. ___ such a good chance, how could I give it up?
A. Having given
B. Given
C. Having been given
D. Being given
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30. ___ the rain, we would have had a nice weekend.
A. If only
B. Only if
C. But for
D. As long as
31. —The war against Taiwan is very likely to break out in the near future.
—I
A．hope so
32. We are only
A．too; to help
if the situation goes as it is.
B．hope not
C．am afraid not
glad to do anything we can
B．very; help
C．too; help
D．am afraid so
her.
D．very; helping
33. —Each of the students, working hard at their lessons,
the book.
—So have I.
A．is reading
B．has read
C．reading
D．reads
34. One of the requirements for a fire is that the material ___ to its burning temperature.
A. is heated
B. will be heated
C. be heated
D. would be heated
35. This book will show the readers ___ can be used in other contexts.
A. how that they have observed
B. that how they have observed
C. how what they have observed
D. that they have observed
第二节：完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 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。
American’s latest strategy for single persons who don’t want to be single any longer has many
names: speed-dating, express-date, 10-minute-dating or simply mini-date.
The principle is the same: Why spend an 36 evening with a stranger 37 you realize after
only the first few minutes that you can’t 38 the person?
The solution: The men and women sit down 39 each other. A bell is sounded, and in the next 7
to 10 minutes each one tries to find out as much as possible about the 40 person. When the bell 41
off a second time, the men stand up and move 42 to the next female.
At such a meeting in San Francisco 43 , some 200 men and women between the ages of 30 and
60 had a 44 expression on their faces, in two long 45 opposite each other. The signal was given,
and then almost everybody started 46 away.
Richard Cosse, 47 of “American Singles,” says this is the fastest, most effective and at the
moment “ 48 ” way to search for a partner. Minute-dates have become a 49 everywhere from
computer fans in Silicon Valley to gays in San Francisco to the suburbs of Chicago. Cosse says the
quick method to get to know each other is helpful above all for 50 singles who are not brave enough
to speak to a stranger in a bar.
His 51 : Don’t talk about money, your weight or about your former partner, but 52 about
your dreams, desires and hobbies.
Most speed-dating meetings cost about US ＄25 per evening, 53 a person to get to know 15 to
20 people 54 the opposite sex. Speed-dating is so much in demand in America that most meetings
are 55 out weeks and months in advance.
36．A．exciting
B．entire
C．interesting
D．early
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37．A．if
38．A．know
39．A．watching
40．A．first
41．A．takes
42．A．on
43．A．long ago
44．A．calm
45．A．groups
46．A．laughing
47．A．boss
48．A．cleverest
49．A．practice
50．A．active
51．A．idea
52．A．still
53．A．forcing
54．A．of
55．A．attended
B．before
B．comfort
B．facing
B．next
B．sets
B．about
B．at first
B．hopeful
B．teams
B．walking
B．chairman
B．cheapest
B．training
B．attractive
B．tip
B．rather
B．persuading
B．from
B．booked
C．until
C．stand
C．noticing
C．last
C．goes
C．out
C．recently
C．serious
C．rows
C．running
C．official
C．best
C．tradition
C．shy
C．order
C．also
C．encouraging
C．for
C．reported
D．unless
D．meet
D．separating
D．other
D．falls
D．in
D．immediately
D．fearful
D．pairs
D．talking
D．trainer
D．hottest
D．custom
D．anxious
D．warning
D．even
D．allowing
D．among
D．announced
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，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
It gives me great pleasure today to say a few words in praise of man we will all miss very much. To
be honest, I can’t imagine what we will do without him when he’s gone.
Bill Masters almost single–handed built up our sales force in the Houston area and developed the
market position that we enjoy today. In only six years, he has brought the firm from a very low fifth
position in the area sales to the point where we now outsell all but one of our competitors. Not only
have we got 37 per cent of the market under Bill’s leadership; we are increasing our share with each
passing month.
As you know, the company has moved Bill to northern California to work his sales magic in one of
this company’s most competitive（竞争的）
areas. But we know that if anyone can do it, Bill Masters can,
and I know you all join me in wishing him the best of luck in his new work..
56.The speech was made _____.
A. at a welcome meeting
B. at the opening of a new school term
C. when somebody was leaving
D. when they had a new manager
57.How long did Masters worked there?
A.37 years
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B. less than 5 years
C. about six years
D. since he began to work
58.When Bill started to work in Houston area, he had _____ to help him.
A. many people
B. nobody
C. about 37 people
D. very few people
59.Bill increased the company’s sale _____.
A. by 37 per cent every month
B. to the second largest in the area
C. to be the fifth largest in the area
D. five times as much as before
B
Here are some advertisements taken from a newspaper.
(1)
Dear Drew Carter,
Your first year on this earth has been a pleasure ride for all of us. We love you!
Love,
Dad and Mom and many friends
(2)
Lawlis—Clarke
The Doctors Virgil and Marjorie Lawlis are pleased to announce the engagement（订婚）of their
daughter Diana Susan to Mr. Robert Brent Clarke, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Clarke of Herford, Texas.
A spring wedding is planned in Houston.
(3)
Isbell—Foss
Mr. And Mrs. Davis K. Isbell announce the marriage of their daughter Dang to Mr. Stanley Foss,
son of Mrs. John Sipe of Ada, Minnesota.
The wedding will be early April at Abiding Love Lutheran Church.
(4)
Story—Kurio
Miss Stephanie Story and Mr. Warren Kurio married on February 5, at half past seven o’clock in
the evening at Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas. The bride（新娘）is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs, Herbert Brule Story Jr. of Dallas. The groom（新郎）is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Stanley Kurio of Austin.
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60. What would be the best title for the first advertisement?
A．We Love You
B．Happy 1st Birthday
C．One Year Old
D．Our One-Year-Old Son
61. Lawlis and Clarke are going to get married
.
A．in a church
B．where Clarke’s parents live
C．against their parents’ will
D．to Lawlis’s parents’ joy
62. Who got or will get married in spring?
A．Not only Lawlis and Clarke but also Isbell and Foss.
B．Neither Lawlis and Clarke nor Isbell and Foss.
C．Either Isbell and Foss or Story and Kurio.
D．Neither Lawlis and Clarke nor Story and Kurio.
63. Who are now a married couple?
A．Lawlis and Clarke.
B．Dand Isbell and Foss.
C．Story and Kurio.
D．The text doesn’t say.
C
Amy Tan , the American-born daughter of Chinese immigrants , received the Commonwealth
Club Gold Award in 1989 for her first work of fiction , the best selling Joy Luck Club . The sixteen
stories that make up the work alternate（交替）the tales of four Chinese immigrant mothers and their
Americanized daughters , in an exploration of the generational and cultural tensions experienced by
many first-generation daughters of immigrants .
Tan’s parents , like many immigrants , had high expectations for their children and often set
puzzling standards , expecting Amy and her two brothers to think like Chinese but to speak perfect
English , be excellent at school work , and take advantage of every situation that might lead to success .
Tan , however , rebelled （反叛）against her parents’ expectations and devoted herself to being
thoroughly American and dreaming of being a fiction writer .
Tan got a bachelor’s degree in English and linguistics（语言学）and a master’s degree in linguistics
and established herself as a highly successful business writer . Tan , however , was not satisfied in spite
of her material success . Turning to her life long dream , she wrote her first short story , “ Endgame,”
and then a second , “Waiting between the trees .” In 1987 Tan visited her half-sisters in China with her
mother , a trip that proved to be a turning point in her life and career . Tan felt a sense of completeness ,
a tie with the country and its culture that she had never expected . Returning from China , Tan was
surprised to learn that on the strength of her short stories she had received an advance from a publisher .
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Tan closed her business and wrote the remaining stories for the Joy Luck Club . It was a great success ,
well received by the public and appearing on the New York Times bestseller list . It has been translated
into seventeen languages , including Chinese , and was made into a movie in 1993 .
64. What is the writer’s main purpose in this passage ?
A．To analyze（分析）Amy Tan’s works
B．To support Amy Tan’s decision to become a fiction writer
C．To present Amy Tan’s personal information
D．To criticize Amy Tan’s rebellion against her parents
65. According to the passage , Amy Tan’s visit to China
.
A．was disappointing
B．had a great pushing effect on her
C．was not surprising in the least
D．was a trip she had always dreamed of taking
66. The underlined words “the work” in paragraph 1 refer to
A．stories
B．writing
C．Commonwealth Club Gold Award
D．Joy Luck Club
67. It can be concluded from this passage that
.
.
A．parents don’t know how to educate their children
B．Tan did not use personal experience in her writing
C．Tan made the right decision when she closed her business
D．Tan thinks and lives more in a American way than in Chinese .
D
All over the country these days, electronic mail messages are ending with this strange little mark:-)
or one of its many variants（变体）
，like :-（.
It was 20 years ago that Scott Fahlman taught the Net how to smile. The Carnegie Mellon
computer scientist has devoted his life to man-made intelligence, the practice of teaching computers
how to think like humans, but the bearded scientist is perhaps best known for a flash of inspiration that
helped to define Internet culture.
By the early 1980’s the Computer Science group at Carnegie Mellon was making heavy use of
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online bulletin boards or“boards”.A good many of the posts were humorous. The problem was that if
someone made a humorous remark, a few readers would fail to get the joke. This problem caused some
people to suggest（only half seriously）that maybe it would be a good idea to clearly mark posts that
were not to be taken seriously. After all, when using text-based online communication, we lack the
body language or the tone of voice that communicates this information when we talk in person or on
the phone.
So on Sept. 19, 1982, Fahlman typed :-) in an online message. “I had no idea I was starting
something that would soon pollute all the world’s communications channels,” he wrote later. The
“smiley face”has since become common in online communication, allowing 12-year-old girls and
corporate lawyers alike to mark their messages with a quick symbol that says, “Hey, I’m only joking.”
This creation caught on quickly around Carnegie Mellon, and soon spread to other universities and
research labs by means of the computer networks of the day. Since then, the smiling icons（marks）have
taken the e-mail world by storm. Now called emoticons, short for emotive icons, Fahlman’s smiley face
encouraged the creation of thousands of variants.
Yahoo, Microsoft and America Online all put emoticons into their instant-messaging systems,
while telecom companies, jewelry makers and online merchants have sent in trademark applications（申
请）for products and ads that include Fahlman’s smiley face.
But Fahlman has never seen a cent from his creation. “If it cost people a cent to use it, nobody
would have used it. This is my little gift to the world, for better or worse,”he said.
68. What do the underlined words this information in paragraph 3 refer to?
A．the body language.
B．the suggestion of marking posts
C．the tone of voice
D．the humors behind the words
69. The purpose of Fahlman in typing the first smiley face was
.
A．to explain to others that he didn’t take his message seriously.
B．to fill all the world’s communication channels with smiley faces.
C．to make money out of telecom companies and online merchants.
D．to show his happy feelings and to help to define Internet culture.
70. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A．Internet culture
B．Electronic mail message.
C．Fahlman’s creation.
D．Online smiley face.
E
In the 1920s demand for American farm products fell, as European countries began to recover
from World War I and instituted austerity (紧缩) programs to reduce their imports. The result was a
sharp drop in farm prices. This period was more disastrous for farmers than earlier times had been,
because farmers were no longer self-sufficient. They were paying for machinery, seed, and fertilizer,
and they were also buying consumer goods. The prices of the items farmers bought remained constant,
while prices they received for their products fell. These developments were made worse by the Great
Depression, which began in 1929 and extended throughout the 1939s.
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In 1929, under President Herbert Hoover, the Federal Farm Board was organized. It established
the principle of direct interference with supply and demand, and it represented the first national
commitment to provide greater economic stability for farmers.
President Hoover's successor attached even more importance to this problem. One of the first
measures proposed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt when he took office in 1933 was the
Agricultural Adjustment Act, which was subsequently passed by Congress. This law gave the Secretary
of Agriculture the power to reduce production through voluntary agreements with farmers who were
paid to take their land out of use. A deliberate scarcity of farm products was planned in an effort to raise
prices. This law was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court on the grounds that general taxes
were being collected to pay one special group of people. However, new laws were passed immediately
that achieved the same result of resting soil and providing flood-control measures, but which were
based on the principle of soil conservation. The Roosevelt Administration believed that rebuilding the
nation's soil was in the national interest and was not simply a plan to help farmers at the expense of
other citizens. Later the government guaranteed loans to farmers so that they could buy farm machinery,
hybrid (杂交) grain, and fertilizers.
71. What brought about the decline in the demand for American farm products?
A. The impact of the Great Depression.
B. The shrinking of overseas markets.
C. The destruction caused by the First World War.
D. The increased exports of European countries.
72. The chief concern of the American government in the area of agriculture in the 1920s was
______ .
A. to increase farm production
B. to establish agricultural laws
C. to prevent farmers from going bankrupt D. to promote the mechanization of agriculture
73. The Agricultural Adjustment Act encouraged American farmers to ______.
A. reduce their scale of production
B. make full use of their land
C. adjust the prices of their farm products
D. be self-sufficient in agricultural production
74. The Supreme Court rejected the Agricultural Adjustment Act because it believed that the
Act ______.
A. might cause greater scarcity of farm products
B. didn't give the Secretary of Agriculture enough power
C. would benefit neither the government nor the farmers
D. benefited one group of citizens at the expense of others
75. It was claimed that the new laws passed during the Roosevelt Administration were aimed at ______.
A. reducing the cost of farming
B. conserving soil in the long-term interest of the nation
C. lowering the burden of farmers
D. helping farmers without shifting the burden onto other taxpayers
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第二卷（两部分，共 25 分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分 25 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
线上画一个勾（√）
；如有错误（每行只有一个错误）
，则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：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。
此行缺一个词：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。
此行错一个词：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。
Books play an important role in our lives. They give us
plenty of foods for thought; that is , they make us think a lot.
76．
They give us a lot of knowledge .Thus, there are
77．
different kinds of books for different kinds of people;
78．
therefore, we must much carefully choose the books that we read.
79．
As far as I am concerning, books are my best friends.
80．
During my childhood, my father always bought for me
81．
many books and encourages me to read them. No matter how
82．
busy I am, I always find time to read. You can find
83．
something you want from books. Since books are so important
84．
to you, why not cultivate（培养）the good habit of reading?
85．
第二节：书面表达（满分 15 分）
Directions: You are asked to write a composition on the topic. You should write about 80 to 120 words
and base your composition on the situation given in English below:
You win a prize of 20,000 RMB in a competition. Please tell your friend what you’re going to do with
this sum of money.
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
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英语试题参考答案及评分标准
第一、二、三部分（Key to 1-75）
1——5：CABCC
6——10：ACCAB 11——15：ACCBA 16——20：BCACA
21——25：ACBDA 26——30：ABDCC 31——35：DABCC 36——40：BACBD
41——45：CACBC 46——50：DBDAC 51——55：BBDAB 56——60：CCDBB
61——65：DACCB 66——70：DDDAD 71——75：BCDDD
第四部分：
第一节：
Books play an important role in our lives. They give us
plenty of foods for thought; that is , they make us think a lot.
76． food
They give us a lot of knowledge Thus, there are
77． However
different kinds of books for different kinds of people;
78． √
therefore, we must much carefully choose the books that we read.
79． 去掉 much /very
As far as I am concerning, books are my best friends.
80． concerned
During my childhood, my father always bought for me
81． 去掉 for
many books and encourages me to read them. No matter how
82． encouraged
busy I am, I always find ^ time to read. You can find
83． the
something you want from books. Since books are so important
84． anything
to you, why not cultivate（培养）the good habit of reading?
85． us
第二节：
一、评分原则：
1．本题总分为 15 分，按 4 个档次给分。
2．评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，
确定或调整档次，最后给分。
3．评分时，应注意：1）文章是否扣题；2）内容是否充实、新颖、健康；3）逻辑是否清晰；
4）交际是否得体；5）语言是否准确; 6) 词数不得少于 80 或多于 150，从总分中扣除 2
分。
4．拼写及标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面，评分时，应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。
英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。
5．如书写较差，以致影响交际，将分数降低一个档次。
二、各档次的给分范围和要求：
第四档（11—15 分）
完全完成了试题规定的任务。
* 内容充实，体现了活跃的思维和清晰的逻辑
* 交际得体，表达完全与规定语境中交际对象的需求相吻合。
* 语法结构或词汇方面有个别错误，但为尽可能使用较复杂表达方式所致；具备较强的语言应
用能力，完全达到了预期的写作目的。
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第三档（6—10 分）
基本完成了试题规定的任务。
* 内容、逻辑、交际等方面基本符合要求。
* 应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。
* 有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，但不影响理解，整体而言，基本达到了预期的写作目的。
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*
*
*
第二档（2—5 分）
末恰当完成试题规定的任务
表达未能切题，写了一些无关内容。
未能满足在规定语境中交际的基本要求。
语法结构简单、词汇项目有限。
有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响了对写作内容的理解。信息未能清楚地传达给交际
对象。
第一档（0—1 分）
未完成试题规定的任务。
* 写了无关内容或未能传达给读者任何信息。
* 未能满足在规定语境中交际的基本要求。
* 语法结构单调、词汇项目有限。
* 较多语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响对写作内容的理解，信息未能传达给交际对象。
四、One possible version:
Last year I visited a middle school in the mountainous area of Hunan Province. The children there were
eager to know the outside world. But to my surprise, there wasn’t even a computer in the school. Since
then, I have been thinking about what I can do to help them one day. Now I have 20,000 RMB, so I will
buy several computers for the school.
附：听力录音材料：
Text 1
M: Would you like to have dinner with me tomorrow?
W: Well, I don’t know. Would you mind if I let you know tomorrow morning?
Text 2
W: I prefer tea to coffee, but whenever we visit Harry, he always gives us coffee.
M: I don’t like coffee either. All I really want is a glass of cold water.
Text 3
W: Professor Thomas, did you say that we could hand in the paper two weeks late?
M: I’m afraid that’s out of the question.
Text 4
W: What do you usually do on Sunday?
M: I go to church in the morning, work in the garden in the afternoon and read the paper after supper.
Text 5
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M: Can you tell me how to get to the state highway?
W: Keep going for about a mile. The entrances is coming up on your right.
Text 6
M: Hello, I’d like some information about the trips to Katmandu.
W: Yes, of course. How can I help you?
M: Well, how do we travel?
W: It’s a special kind of bus with room for sleeping.
M: And how many people in a group?
W: Well, the bus sleeps ten. Usually there are eight travelers and two drivers, and a girl to look after
you.
M: So, we sleep normally in the bus.
W: Yes. And it’s fully equipped for cooking. And it’s got a shower system that we put up every evening
if the weather permits.
M: We leave from London?
W: Yes, and return to London.
M: Is there anything special we need to bring?
W: Oh, we give everyone a list of suitable clothes and all the things to bring. Of course, space is
limited.
M: Oh, yes. I understand that. Now can you tell me about the time to book?
W: Well, it depends. Usually six or eight months before your travel. Could you come in and we can go
over the details if you’re interested?
M: OK. I’ll come and see you next Wednesday.
W: Yes, thanks for ringing.
Text 7
W: Er…What’s your name again, please? Could you spell it out? I’ll write it down.
M: W-A-N-D-A, Wanda. Did you get it this time?
W: Yes, sir. Mr. Wanda. Is that correct?
M: Yes. By the way there is a stain on my trousers. Can you remove it.
W: Let me see. This one on the pants? Yes, I believe we can get this spot out all right.
M: And one button on the vest is loose. Could you sew it on tightly?
W: OK, sir. Here’s your slip, sir.
M: Good. And when can I get my laundry back?
W: Are you in a hurry for it?
M: Yes, since I expect to check out tomorrow morning, I want it ready by 10 tomorrow at the latest.
W: My goodness, you certainly are in a hurry. But don’t worry. We’ll do our best and have it ready
before you leave.
M: Thank goodness! I’ll be back at about 10:30 tomorrow morning, then.
W: All right, sir.
Text 8
M: What’s the fare to San Diego, please?
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W: It’s seven dollars one way; twelve dollars and a quarter round trip.
M: When does the next train leave?
W: There is a train at 10:30, another at 2:40 in the afternoon.
M: Are they both through trains?
W: The 10:30 is an express, but the second is a local.
M: Is there a dining car on both trains?
W: There’s dinner on the 10:30 train. The 2:40 has just a club car in which they serve sandwiches,
coffee, drinks, etc.
M: What’s the cost of a Pullman seat to San Diego?
W: The cost of a Pullman seat is three dollars in addition to the regular fare. However, there is no
Pullman on the 2:40, only day coaches. The 10:30 has a Pullman, but I doubt if there are any seats
available on today’s train…unless you have a reservation.
M: Do you mind finding out if I have a chance of obtaining a seat?
W: Let me check. Oh, I’m sorry. There isn’t any available for today, but there might be some last
minute cancellations. You can always inquire just before train time.
M: If there a train here at night with a sleeper?
W: There is a sleeper you can take, which leaves here at 11:50.
M: I suppose it’s necessary to make a reservation before-hand.
W: It’s customary to make a reservation at least a day in advance. But I have one vacant seat just now
because someone cancelled it a couple of minutes ago.
M: Say, I’m lucky. In that case I’d better make up my mind to take it. How much is it all together?
W: The fare to San Diego, including your berth runs just ten dollars.
Text 9
M: Would you cut off a bit more there, above the ear?
W: Don’t you think it needs a little taken-off on top, too?
M: I guess it would be better.
W: About like this?
M: No, not that much. Now, yes, that’s fine.
W: Slave also, sir?
M: Yes.
W: How do you want your mustache cut?
M: Just straighten the edges a bit.
W: Is Mennen’s aftershave all right?
M: Don’t you have any Bay Rum?
W: Oh yes.
M: I prefer that, then.
W: How about hair tonic?
M: Something not too oily.
W: Vitalis?
M: Yes, that’s fine. How much does it cost in all?
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W: Fifteen dollars fifty cents, sir.
Text 10
This is News on the Hour. Ed Wilson is reporting. The president and First Lady will visit Africa on
a goodwill tour in May. They plan to visit eight African countries.
Reports from China say that the Chinese want closer ties between China and the US and western
Europe. A group of top Chinese scientists start its ten-nation tour next month. In sports, the Charges
beat the Riffles 7 to 3. It was their first win in their last five matches. That’s the news of the Hour. And
now back to some light music.
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