高一英语人教修订版上学期期末试题试题

高一英语人教修订版上学期期末试题试题
2011年08月18日
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　　　　高一英语上学期期末考试试题
　　本试卷共四部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。
　　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，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．Why couldn’t the woman give the man some help?
　　A. She is quite busy now.      B. She doesn’t like grammar.
　　C. She is poor in grammar, too.
　　2．What did the woman think of the exam?
　　A. It wasn’t too difficult.   B. It’s about languages.  C. It’s very difficult.
　　3．What does the woman mean?
　　A. She didn’t get along well at the party.
　　B. She’s learned a lot of western customs and languages.
　　C. She had a good time with more customs and languages.
　　4．Why haven’t the woman copied the main points?
　　A. Professor Black used too many British words.
　　B. The woman got used to British words.
　　C. The professor’s lecture has no main points.
　　5．What do we know from the conversation?
　　A. Both of the speakers understand Peter well. B. Peter uses too much American English.
　　C. One of the speakers is from America.
　　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，每小题将给出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、7题。
　　6．Why did the woman agree to have some coffee?
　　A. Coffee has been made already.    B. Coffee can make her clearer.
　　C. Coffee can make her healthier.
　　7．What does the woman think about too much sugar?
　　A. It’ll make coffee less bitter.     B. It’ll make us less sleepy.
　　C. It’ll do harm to our health.
　　听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
　　8．What will the woman do after graduation?
　　A. To go abroad.    B. To teach English.  C. To learn more English.
　　9．What will the speakers get at the English Corner?
　　A. Some knowledge for English examinations.
　　B. Skills of English listening and speaking.
　　C. English skills and knowledge.
　　10．How can the woman prepare for the examinations mainly?
　　A. Talking with native speakers.    B. Attending more classes.
　　C. Practicing some skills.
　　听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
　　11．What was the man doing in the past few days?
　　A. Staying at home.    B. Working on programs. C. Visiting London.
　　12．How many famous places were introduced?
　　A. 5.       B. 3.      C. 2.
　　13．When did the man hear the sound of the Big Ben?
　　A. At the end of his visit in London.   B. In many TV and radio programs.
　　C. At any time throughout the nation.
　　听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
　　14．What does the woman come for?
　　A. Learning French.   B. Learning Chinese.  C. Learning German.
　　15．How much does the woman know French?
　　A. She can’t write it.   B. She can write it only.  C. She can speak and write it.
　　16．What does the man think of Chinese?
　　A. It’s difficult.    B. It’s easy.    C. It’s the same as German.
　　听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
　　17．What is the main purpose of this talk?
　　A. To improve your intellect (智力).   B. To give advice on study.
　　C. To give you a lesson on test.
　　18．How many tips does the speaker give?
　　A. Three.      B. Four.     C. Five.
　　19．Why can tests help us study?
　　A. It provides good grades.     B. It can double our reading speed.
　　C. It helps us find out our weak points.
　　20．Which is NOT mentioned in the talk?
　　A. Listen carefully in class.     B. Make a good plan on studying.
　　C. Find a good place for your study.
　　第二部分：英语语言知识运用（共三节，满分55分）
　　第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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 three sisters decided to hold a family party to _______ their parents’ silver wedding.
　　A. celebrate    B. memorize    C. congratulate   D. welcome
　　22．The speech he made _______ all the latest development in this subject.
　　A. took off    B. took on     C. took down     D. took in
　　23．After receiving the Oscar Award, she felt that it was a great _______ to receive it.
　　A. reward     B. honor    C. price      D. fame
　　24．Last week he was caught robbing the bank opposite the station. _______ his youth, the police have decided not to charge him.
　　A. In spite of    B. In view of    C. In charge of    D. In case of
　　25．― You’ll have to use the stairs. I’m sure the lift is out of _______.
　　― Is it under repair?
　　― Yes.
　　A. control    B. use     C. work      D. order
　　26．Wait till you are more _______. It’s better to be sure than sorry.
　　A. inspired    B. satisfied    C. calm      D. certain
　　27．While referring to the money, the official avoided the attention ______ on how to make use of it.
　　A. drew      B. paid     C. focused     D. attracted
　　28．― It is said that most of us have passed the job interview. What about you?
　　― I _______ the written papers but failed the oral test.
　　A. looked through   B. read through   C. pulled through     D. got through
　　29．Mary was in hospital for three days. She felt as if she was _______ from the outside world for a long time.
　　A. cut off     B. cut down    C. cut up     D. cut in
　　30．The tourists screamed their _______ down to a safe landing when they were sitting in a car that “fell” through the air from a tall tower.
　　A. direction    B. road     C. way      D. voice
　　第二节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
　　阅读下列各小题, 根据括号内的汉语提示, 用句末括号里的英语单词完成句子。
　　31．He _____________________________________________ (不可能看电视) last night, for he knew he would have an exam the next day. (watch)
　　32．You must try your best to _________________________ (避免碰到他) in that street. (avoid)
　　33．Not only ____________________________ (他许下承诺), but he also carried it out. (promise)
　　34．This year the number of students in the computer class _____________________________ (被限定为) ten. (limit)
　　35．_____________________________________________ (直到回家) that she remembered her appointment with the doctor. (it)
　　36．Many old houses _______________________________ (拆除) to make way for new roads so far. (tear)
　　37．The car ran into a crowd of people, __________________________ (其中好几个人) were sent to hospital immediately. (several)
　　38．Excuse me. Is this the road _________________________ (通往) Windsor Castle? (lead)
　　39．______________________________ (我突然想到) that I hadn’t seen Peter all day. (occur)
　　40．Can you tell me _______________________________ (事先) if you’ re coming? (ahead)
　　第三节： 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
　　阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。
　　Sneaker is a kind of shoe worn by many people all over the world. Some say that the word “sneaker” is another word for tennis shoe,   41   no one really knows where the word came from.   42   say it came from the old English verb “sneak”, which   43   to move silently and quickly. The only thing we are   44   is that when you put on a pair of sneakers, you   45   light-hearted, light-footed and ready to play.
　　Sneakers of some kind are used by   46   who play tennis, basketball, and other sports. New design has been made   47   for people who run slowly. But perhaps sneakers are   48   used by children in the United States. In fact American children of   49   ages would much rather  play in sneakers than anything else, except perhaps   50   at all.
　　　　New York City once held a poetry contest (诗歌比赛) for children. The subject was only “sneaker”. Thousands of children sent in their   51   and praised the sneakers they love. One prize winner called   52   poem “The Sneaker and the World Peace”. “When everyone is wearing sneakers,” she said, “it will be impossible to   53  .”
　　　　American school children can be seen every day   54   sneakers of all colours. They put them on in the morning and take them off   55  . Sneakers are   56   washed. In fact the older and dirtier they are, the   57   loveable they are. When their sneakers wear out (穿破), children hate to throw them off. How do you explain the closeness between   58  ? Perhaps another young   59   in the New York Poetry Contest said it best. “A shoe is just a shoe,” he said. “But a sneaker is a   60  .”
　　41．A. however   B. but    C. or    D. and
　　42．A. All    B. Some    C. People    D. The others
　　43．A. appears   B. remains    C. means    D. wants
　　44．A. excited about  B. sure of    C. surprised at   D. pleased with
　　45．A. think    B. feel     C. consider   D. suggest
　　46．A. men    B. women   C. those    D. these
　　47．A. lovely    B. specially    C. lively    D. cheaply
　　48．A. only    B. greatly    C. hardly    D. finally
　　49．A. all    B. some    C. little    D. old
　　50．A. some shoes   B. no shoes   C. no children   D. some sneakers
　　51．A. photos    B. compositions   C. poems    D. drawings
　　52．A. her    B. his    C. its    D. their
　　53．A. explain   B. guide    C. hate    D. love
　　54．A. dressing   B. wearing   C. putting on   D. having
　　55．A. the next day  B. at noon   C. at bedtime   D. in the evening
　　56．A. forever   B. always    C. seldom   D. sometimes
　　57．A. much    B. many    C. most    D. more
　　58．A. sneakers and other shoes     B. boys and girls
　　C. children and sneakers      D. winners and sneakers
　　59．A. girl    B. man    C. woman   D. winner
　　60．A. sneaker   B. friend    C. poem    D. shoe
　　第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
　　A
　　Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii, Italy. They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for ― its stadium (运动场) and theatres, its shops and restaurants. The tourists do not, however, see Pompeii’s people. They do not see them because Pompeii has no people. No one has lived in Pompeii for almost 2,000 years.
　　Once, Pompeii was a busy city of 22,000 people. It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, a grass-covered volcano. Mount Vesuvius had not erupted (喷发) for centuries, so the people of Pompeii felt safe. But they were not.
　　In August of AD 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted. The entire top of the mountain exploded (爆炸), and a huge black cloud rose into the air. Soon stones and hot ash (灰烬) began to fall on Pompeii. When the eruption ended two days later, Pompeii was buried under 20 feet of stones and ashes. Almost all of its people were dead.
　　For centuries, Pompeii lay buried under stone and ash. Then, in the year 1861, an Italian scientist named Ginseppe began to uncover Pompeii. Slowly, carefully, Ginseppe and his men dug. The city looked almost the same as it had looked in AD 79. There were streets and fountains (喷泉), houses and shops. There was a stadium with 20,000 seats. Perhaps the most important of all, there were everyday objects, which tell us a great deal about the people who lived in Pompeii. Many glasses and jars had some dark blue colour in the bottom, so we know that the people of Pompeii liked wine. They liked bread, too, metal bread pans were in every bakery (面包店). In one bakery there were 81 round, flat loaves of bread ― a type of bread that is still sold in Italy today. Tiny boxes filled with a dark, shiny powder tell (粉末) us that women liked to wear eye-makeup.
　　Ginseppe has died, but his work continues. One-fourth has not been uncovered yet. Scientists are still digging, still making discoveries that draw the tourists to Pompeii.
　　61．Why do large numbers of people come to Pompeii each year?
　　A. To visit the volcano.      B. To shop and eat there.
　　C. To watch sports and plays.     D. To see how Pompeiians lived.
　　62．Why had so many Pompeiians remained by volcanic Mount Vesuvius?
　　A. The city nearby offered all kinds of fun.
　　B. The area produced the finest wine in Italy.
　　C. Few people expected the volcano to erupt again.
　　D. The mountain was beautiful and covered with grass.　
　　63．Why did the city uncovered look almost the same as it had looked in AD 79?
　　A. Because Ginseppe and his men dug it slowly and carefully.
　　B. Because the city was buried alive and remained untouched.
　　C. Because scientists successfully rebuilt the city with everyday objects.
　　D. Because nobody had lived in the city ever since the volcano erupted.
　　64．What do we know about the Pompeiians who lived 2000 years ago?
　　A. They lived more or less the same as Italians now do.
　　B. They liked women wearing all kinds of makeup.
　　C. They enjoyed a lazy life with drinking and eating.
　　D. They went back to Pompeii after the eruption in AD 79.
　　B
　　When I was a boy, I belonged to the Boy Scouts (童子军), so I used to go camping every summer, and once something happened which I have never been able to explain.
　　We were camping in a place above a river. After arriving, we all rushed down to the river and had a swim. Standing by the river, we noticed that it was surrounded by cliffs (悬崖). If someone wanted to reach the river at this point, he had to walk past our camp.
　　Several days later, the scoutmaster had to be away for a day. That afternoon, we had supper early. We were sitting round the fire, eating and talking, when a man walked past and went down towards the river. We all felt that this man looked very strange, but, because each of us was afraid of looking very stupid, no one said anything.
　　We ate rather slowly, taking as long as possible. After finishing, we collected our plates together so that we could take them to the river where we always washed them. But no one moved towards the river ― we stood looking at each other ashamed (感到不好意思的). Then all shouting at once, we began talking about the man who had walked past us. We agreed how strange he looked and we wondered what he could be doing by the river. We knew that he could only return by passing through our camp.
　　An hour passed. Then one of the boys suggested we should creep (悄悄移动) down by the river so that we could see what the man was doing. Moving very slowly and keeping in the shadow (阴暗), we crept down towards the bank. One boy climbed a tree so that he could see everything clearly. He called to us that there was no one there, so we ran down to the bank, looking everywhere carefully. We could not understand where the man had gone.
　　When it got dark, we went back to our camp feeling bewildered. We told the scoutmaster what had happened in the evening. Smiling, he doubted that we had seen the man, but finally suggested we go and look again. We did, but there was no one there.
　　Many years have passed, but I still remember it as if it were yesterday. What did we see? I do not know.
　　65．The writer in the text mainly tells us ________.
　　A. the story of his childhood     B. a strange camping experience
　　C. about a stranger by the river    D. about a good place for camping
　　66．Why did the boys eat their supper slowly?
　　A. They wanted to go to the river bank at a later time.
　　B. They were waiting for their scoutmaster.
　　C. They had a supper earlier than usual.
　　D. They were talking while eating.
　　67．The word “bewildered” in the text probably means ________.
　　A. ashamed        B. nervous (紧张的)
　　C. unable to understand       D. eager (渴望的) to know something
　　68．The writer still remembers the event because  ________.
　　A. the boys acted foolishly
　　B. the camping place is beautiful
　　C. there has been no explanation for the event
　　D. he particularly enjoyed his camping that summer
　　C
　　I’m seventeen. I had worked as a box boy at a supermarket in Los Angeles. People came to the counter (柜台) and you put things in their bags for them. And carried things to their cars. It was hard work.
　　While working, you wear a plate with your name on it. I once met someone I knew years ago. I remembered his name and said, “Mr Castle, how are you?” We talked about this and that. As he left, he said, “It was nice talking to you, Brett.” I felt great, he remembered me. Then I looked down at my name plate. Oh, no. He didn’t remember me at all, he just read the name plate. I wish I had put “Irving” down on my name plate. If he’d have said, “Oh yes, Irving, how could I forget you?” I’d have been ready for him. There’s nothing personal here.
　　The manager and everyone else who were a step above the box boys often shouted orders. One of these was: you couldn’t accept tips. Okay, I’m outside and I put the bags in the car. For a lot of people, the natural reaction (反应) is to take a quarter and give it to me. I’d say, “I’m sorry, I can’t.” They’d get angry. When you give someone a tip, you’re sort of being polite. You take a quarter and you put it in their hand and you expect them to say, “Oh, thanks a lot.” When you say, “I’m sorry, I can’t.” they feel a little put down. They say, “No one will know.” And they put it in your pocket. You say, “I really can’t.” It gets to a point where you almost have to hurt a person physically (身体上) to prevent him from tipping you. It was not in agreement with the store’s belief in being friendly. Accepting tips was a friendly thing and made the customer feel good. I just couldn’t understand the strangeness of some people’s ideas. One lady actually put it in my pocket, got in the car, and drove away. I would have had to throw the quarter at her or eaten it or something.
　　I had decided that one year was enough. Some people needed the job to stay alive and fed. I guess I had the means and could afford to hate it and give it up.
　　69．What can be the best title for this text?
　　A. How Hard Life Is for Box Boys    B. Getting along with Customers
　　C. Why I Gave up My Job     D. The Art of Taking Tips
　　70．From the second paragraph, we can infer (推断) that ________.
　　A. the writer didn’t like the impersonal part of his job
　　B. with a name plate, people can easily start talking
　　C. Mr Castle mistook Irving for Brett
　　D. Irving was the writer’s real name
　　71．The box boy refused to accept tips because ________.
　　A. customers only gave small tips
　　B. some customers had strange ideas about tipping
　　C. the store didn’t allow the box boys to take tips
　　D. he didn’t want to fight with the customers
　　72．The underlined phrase “put down” in the third paragraph probably means ________.
　　A. misunderstood  B. defeated   C. hateful    D. hurt
　　D
　　James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves. His family moved to Cleveland when he was 9. There, a school teacher asked the youth his name.
　　　　“J. C.,” he replied.
　　　　She thought he had said “Jesse”, and he had a new name.
　　　　Owens ran his first race at age 13. After high school, he went to Ohio State University. He had to work part time so as to pay for his education. As a second-year student, in the Big Ten games in 1935, he set even more records than he would in the Olympic Games a year later.
　　　　A week before the Big Ten meet, Owens accidentally fell down a flight of stairs. His back hurt so much that he could not exercise all week, and he had to be helped in and out of the car that drove him to the meet. He refused to listen to the suggestions that he give up and said he would try, event by event. He did try, and the results are in the record book.
　　　　The stage was set for Owens’ victory (胜利) at the Olympic Games in Berlin the next year, and his success would come to be regarded as not only athletic (体育的) but also political. Hitler did not congratulate any of the African-American winners.
　　　　“It was all right with me,” he said years later. “I didn’t go to Berlin to shake hands with him, anyway.”
　　　　Having returned from Berlin, he received no telephone calls from the president of his own country, either. In fact, he was not honored by the United States until 1976, four years before his death.
　　　　Owens’ Olympic victories made little difference to him. He earned his living by looking after a school playground, and accepted money to race against cars, trucks, motorcycles, and dogs.
　　　　“Sure, it bothered me,” he said later. “But at least it was an honest living. I had to eat.”
　　　　In time, however, his gold medals changed his life. “They have kept me alive over the years,” he once said. “Time has stood still for me. That golden moment dies hard.”
　　73．In the Big Ten meet, Owens _________.
　　A. hurt himself in the back     B. succeeded in setting many records
　　C. tried every sports event but failed   D. had to give up some events
　　74．We can infer from the text that Owens was treated unfairly in the US at that time because _________.
　　A. he was not of the right race (人种)
　　B. he was the son of a poor farmer
　　C. he didn’t shake hands with Hitler
　　D. he didn’t talk to the US president on the phone
　　75．When Owens says “They have kept me alive over the years,” he means that the medals _________.
　　A. have been changed for money to help him live on
　　B. have made him famous in the US
　　C. have encouraged him to overcome difficulties in life
　　D. have kept him busy with all kinds of jobs
　　76．Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
　　A. Jesse Owens, a Great American Athlete  B. Golden Moment ― a Life-time Struggle
　　C. Making a Living as a Sportsman   D. How to Be a Successful Athlete
　　E
　　Fish have ears. Really. They’re quite small and have no opening to the outside world carrying sound through the body. For the past seven years, Simon Thorrold, a university professor, has been examining fish ears, small round ear bones called otoliths.
　　As fish grow, so do their otoliths. Each day, their otoliths gain a ring of calcium carbonate (碳酸钙). By looking through a microscope (显微镜) and counting (数) these rings, Thorrold can determine the exact age of a young fish. As a fish gets older, its otoliths no longer get daily rings. Instead, they get yearly rings, which can also be counted, giving information about the fish’s age, just like the growth rings of a tree.
　　Ring counting is nothing new to fish scientists. But Thorrold has turned to a new direction. They’re examining the chemical elements (元素) of each otolith ring.
　　The daily ring gives us the time, but chemistry tells us about the environment in which the fish swam on any given day. These elements tell us about the chemistry of the water that the fish was in. It also says something about water temperature, which determines how much of these elements will gather within each otolith ring.
　　Thorrold can tell, for example, if a fish spent time in the open ocean before entering the less salty water of coastal areas. He can basically tell where fish are spending their time at any given stage of history.
　　In the case of the Atlantic croaker, a popular saltwater food fish, Thorrold and his assistant have successfully followed the travelling of young fish from mid-ocean to the coast, a journey of many hundreds of miles.
　　This is important to managers in the fish industry, who know nearly nothing about the whereabouts (行踪) of the young fish for most food fish in the ocean. Eager to learn about his technology, fish scientists are now lending Thorrold their ears.
　　77．What can we learn about fish ears from the text?
　　A. They are small soft rings.     B. They are not seen from the outside.
　　C. They are openings only on food fish.   D. They are not used to receive sound.
　　78．Why does the writer compare the fish to trees?
　　A. Trees gain a growth ring each day.
　　B. Trees also have otoliths.
　　C. Their growth rings are very small.
　　D. They both have growth rings.
　　79．Why is it important to study the chemistry of otolith rings?
　　A. The elements of the otoliths can tell the history of the sea.
　　B. Chemical contents (含量) of otoliths can tell how fast fish can swim.
　　C. We can know more about fish and their living environment.
　　D. Scientists can know exactly how old a fish is.
　　80．How would you understand “fish scientists are now lending their ears”?
　　A. They are very interested in Thorrold’s research findings.
　　B. They want to know where they can find fish.
　　C. They lend their fish for chemical studies.
　　D. They wonder if Thorrold can find growth rings from their ears.
　　第四部分：书面表达（满分25分）
　　假设你是李明，刚从学校安排的“澳大利亚行”返回北京。请给在澳大利亚时借住的家庭写一封信，信的内容主要包括：
　　1．你已安全返回北京
　　2．感谢他们的热情接待
　　1）去机场迎接
　　2）Jenny陪伴游览名胜古迹
　　3．希望他们有时间来北京游览
　　Dear Mr and Mrs Johnson,                                                          
　　听力录音稿及参考答案
　　Text 1
　　M: I’m really worried about my grammar exam tomorrow. Grace, could you spare me sometime?
　　W: I’d like to help you, Peter, but I don’t think I can. I don’t know much about grammar myself.
　　Text 2
　　M: Did you pass the English exam?
　　W: Yes, but I’ve never had such a difficult exam in my life. It’s all about differences between languages.
　　Text 3
　　M: Hi, Cathy, did you enjoy yourself at the party last night?
　　W: I’d have had a better time at the party if I’d known more western customs and their languages.
　　Text 4
　　M: Have you copied main points of the lecture made by Professor Black?
　　W: No, I haven’t got used to his lecture yet. There are so many British words.
　　Text 5
　　M: I couldn’t catch what Peter said in our English lessons.
　　W: Me, neither. Perhaps that is because he is a new comer.
　　M: Besides, he uses too much different English.
　　W: Yes, he is from the US.
　　Text 6
　　M: Shall we make some coffee, Jane?
　　W: That’s a good idea, I am a little sleepy.
　　M: It’s ready. Do you want any milk?
　　W: Just a 1ittle, please. Or it will be too bitter.
　　M: What about some sugar? Two teaspoonfuls?
　　W: No, less than that. One teaspoonful is enough. Too much sugar isn’t good for our health.
　　M: That’s right.
　　Text 7
　　M: Hi, Mary! Is this seat free?
　　W: Yes, it is. You’re a lucky dog. There are so many people attending the class.
　　M: Surprised to see you here. I knew you had little interest in English.
　　W: But that changed! I need to learn more for living abroad after graduation.
　　M: Yeah. There will be an English Corner tonight. Shall we go together?
　　W: What for?
　　M: Practicing your listening and speaking of English. You will need them while going abroad.
　　W: Sounds good. But I need some knowledge of England to pass the examinations first.
　　M: Not just in classes. You can even get more by talking with English native speaker.
　　W: Really? I’ll try later for sure.
　　Text 8
　　W: Hi! Haven’t seen you for a few days. Where have you been?
　　M: I just came back from a visit to London.
　　W: Why not tell something about your visit?
　　M: Yes. Let’s share some of the most famous places of interest in England, such as Big Ben, the Tower of London, the River Thames and so on.
　　W: Good! The most interesting one first, please.
　　M: Big Ben, of course. The clock tower of Big Ben has become one of the main symbols of London. It rises up nearly 100 meters to a golden point above the clock and a thirteen ton bell.
　　W: Did you hear the sound of Big Ben in London?
　　M: No, I am not so lucky. But the sound of the bell, which we can hear at the beginning of many television and radio programs, has become well known throughout the nation.
　　Text 9
　　M: Grace, how many languages do you speak besides English?
　　W: I speak French.
　　M: Ah. How well do you speak it?
　　W: Very well. I can write it, too.
　　M: Any other languages?
　　W: I can speak a little German. But I can’t write it at all.
　　M: A little German. Can’t write. That’s it?
　　W: Yes.
　　M: And you want to join our beginners’ class on Chinese?
　　W: Yes, very much.
　　M: Well, it’s not going to be easy, you know. It’s very different from English, French or German.
　　W: I know, but I want to try it.
　　Text 10
　　W: Maybe you are just an average student with an average intellect, but you can become a better scholar if you want to, here’s how:
　　Firstly, plan your time carefully. Make a list of things that you have to do, then make a schedule of your time, deciding on a good, regular time for studying and relaxing.
　　Secondly, scan before you read. Look a passage over quickly but thoroughly before carefully reading. Scanning may help you double your reading speed.
　　Thirdly, make good use of your time in class. Listen carefully to everything that is taught.
　　Last but not the least, develop a good attitude about tests. Tests do more than just provide grades; they let you know what you need to study more, and they help make your new knowledge permanent.
　　1―5  CCAAB    6―10 BCACB    11―15 CBBBC   16―20 ABBCC
　　21―25 ADBBD   26―30 DCDAC
　　31．can’t / couldn’t have watched TV     36．have been torn down
　　32．avoid meeting him       37．several of whom或of whom several
　　33．did he make a promise       38．leading to或which / that leads to
　　34．is limited to         39．It (suddenly) occurred to me
　　35．It was not until she arrived / got / returned home  40．ahead of time
　　41―45 BBCBB   46―50 CBBAB   51―55 CACBC   56―60 CDCDB
　　61―65 DCBAB   66―70 ACCCA   71―75 CDBAC   76―80 ABDCA
　　One possible version：
　　Dear Mr and Mrs Johnson,
　　I’m writing to tell you that I had a safe journey back to Beijing. Thanks to your hospitality, I had a wonderful time in Australia. It was my first time to go abroad and I was naturally a bit nervous when I first arrived. When I saw you at the airport, however, I knew from your warm smile of welcome that everything would be all right. With Jenny’s help, I visited so many places of interest in Australia, which leaves me quite a good memory. I hope some day you will come to visit Beijing and I can return your kindness.
　　Best wishes,