（湖南專用）高中英語 Unit 2 Language單元質(zhì)量評估（含解析） 牛津譯林版必修3

（湖南專用）高中英語Unit2Language單元質(zhì)量評估牛津譯林版必修3(120minutes150marks)PartⅠListeningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(22.5marks)Directions：Inthissection，youwillhearsixconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Foreachconversation，thereareseveralquestionsandeachquestionisfollowedbythreechoicesmarkedA，BandC.Listencarefullyandthenchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.YouwillheareachconversationTWICE.1.WhydoesMaryseemunhappy？A.Shecan’tbuyabeautifuldress.B.Shecan’tsatisfyherwishes.C.Shecan’tsavehermoneyforcamping.2.WhatdothetwospeakersthinkofMary？A.Sheispretty.B.Sheisalittlegreedy.C.Shelikestoeathercake.3.Whatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers？A.Wifeandhusband. B.Doctorandpatient.C.Employerandemployee.4.Whatdoesthewomanthinkabouttheman？A.Hesleepstoomuch.B.Heisnottellingthetruth.C.Heisnotkindtothechildren.5.What’stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers？A.Teacherandstudent.B.Driverandconductor.C.Conductorandpassenger.6.Whichbehaviorisnotallowedonthebus？A.Drinkingalcohol. B.Smoking. C.Gambling.7.Whydoesthewomancall？A.Toreportarobbery.B.Tomakeanapology.C.TobuysomeT-shirts.8.Whichisthemandescribedbythewoman？A.Themandressedinablackshirtandjeans.B.Themandressedinawhiteshirtandjeans.C.Themandressedinablackshirtandwhitejeans.9.Whendidthemangetthewoman’sbag？A.Whentalkingtothewoman.B.Whenfollowingthewoman.C.Whenknockingintothewoman.10.Whydothestudentswritetotheman？A.Theywanthisrecords.B.Theywanthimtoteachthem.C.Theyhopetotalktohimatschool.11.What’stheman？A.Asuccessfulreporter.B.Apopstar.C.Anexcellentathlete.12.Whydidnoneoftheteacherslikethemanwhenhewasatschool？A.Heoftenfailedtodowell.B.Hedidn’tliketheteachers.C.Hewasoftenlateforschool.13.WhatwasthemostunusualthingonEd’striptoAustralia？A.ThePinnacles.B.Theshark.C.TheGreatBarrierReef.14.WhatdidthewomanthinkofEd’sexperienceofscuba-diving？A.It’sexciting.B.It’sdangerous.C.It’samazing.15.WhatdidEdprobablydoinSydney？A.Hevisitedhisfriends.B.Hehadaswiminthesea.C.Heboughtsomesouvenirs.SectionB(7.5marks)Directions：Inthissection，youwillhearashortpassage.Listencarefullyandthenfillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.FillineachblankwithNOMORETHANTHREEWORDS.YouwillheartheshortpassageTWICE.Presentsituationofpollution?16isnowslowlypollutingthewholeworldDifferenttypesofpollution?17—themostserious?Waterpollution—killingfishandpolluting18

?Noisepollution—makingus19moreeasily20manycountriesaretakingtofightpollution?Stoppingpeoplefromburningcoalinthecity?StoppingpeoplefromputtingdirtysmokeintotheairPartⅡLanguageKnowledge(45marks)SectionA(15marks)Directions：ForeachofthefollowingunfinishedsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.21.Heisoneofmystudentsandalwayscometoseemewhenever.A.heisconvenientB.hewillbeconvenientC.itisconvenienttohimD.itwillbeconvenienttohim22.herselfwithroutineofficetasks，shehadnotimetoattendtoherchildren.A.Occupying B.OccupiedC.Beingoccupied D.Tobeoccupied23.allhisattentionwasfixedonthecomputergamehewasplaying，heevendidn’tnoticehismotherentertheroom.A.Although B.If C.Unless D.Because24.Pointingtothehouseonroofgrewlotsofbush，theoldmantoldmethatwasIwouldstay.A.its；what B.whose；whatC.whose；where D.its；where25.AterribleearthquakehitYa’anon20thApril，2013，manydeaths.A.leadingto B.ledtoC.leadto D.toleadto26.Thecommitteescientistsandengineershasbeensetup.A.makingupof B.consistingofC.tomakeupof D.consistedof27.Hisperformanceintheinterviewwasn’tgood.Idon’tsupposehewillbeofferedthejob，？A.doI B.don’tIC.willhe D.won’the28.Everyboyandeverygirlthebookandtheyeachtobuyone.A.like；want B.likes；wantsC.likes；want D.like；wants29.Notuntilhismothercameintopreparehislessons.A.theboydidbegin B.theboybeganC.begantheboy D.didtheboybegin30.Ifhemyadvice，hewouldhavesucceeded.A.follows B.followedC.hadfollowed D.hasfollowed31.ItisJuliealwayskeepsupwiththelatestfashions.A.which B.who C.when D.whoever32.—IwishIcouldseethingsclearlyinthedark.—Eatingcarrotshelpyouseebetter.Youshouldeatsomeeveryday.A.must B.hastoC.oughtto D.need33.(2013·無錫高一檢測)I’mnotsureofwinningthematch，Iwillhaveatryanyway.A.While B.BeforeC.Once D.Since34.Iwouldhavehelpedyou，butIthewholeweek.A.wasreallyoccupiedB.reallyoccupiedC.havereallyoccupiedD.willbereallyoccupied35.Everyoneknowsthatisdangeroustoplaywithfire，butisdifficultistopreventchildrenfromdoingso.A.it；it B.it；whatC.what；what D.what；itSectionB(18marks)Directions：ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA，B，CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.(2013·長沙高一檢測)Onceuponatime，therewasabirdinacagewhosangforhermerchant(商人)owner.Hetookdelightinher36.Beforeheleftforabusinesstriponeday，heaskedifshehadawish，“Iwillgothroughtheforestwhereyouwereborn.What37shouldItakeforthebirdsthere？”Thebirdsaid，“TellthemIsitfullofsorrowinacagesingingmycaptive(被監(jiān)禁的)songandI’mcutofffromalloflife’ssweetthings.Ihopeitwon’tbelongbeforeIcanfly38throughthetreeswiththemagain.”Whenthemerchantreachedtheforest，hestoppedandsaid，“Dearbirds！39toyouallfrommyprettybirdlockedinhercage.Sheasksfora40fromyou.Shewantstojoinyou，butIwould41herbeautifulsongandcannotlethergo.”Suddenlyonebirdscreamedand42totheground.Nothingelsecouldbemoreshocking.Themerchantthoughtitwasdead.Hecontinuedontothecityand43hisgoods.Onreturninghome，themerchantsaid，“Idonotknowwhathappened.Itoldthemyourmessage.Then，oneofthemfelldowndead.”Suddenlythebird44aterriblescreamandfellonherheadtothebottomofthecage.Themerchantwasterrifiedandweptin45.Heopenedthecagedoorandtookherintohishandscarefully.Thebirdsuddenlyflewup，thenoutofthewindowand46onthenearesttree.Sheturnedtohimandsaidgratefully，“Ireallyappreciateyourdeliveringmymessage.Thatbirdinstructedmehowto47myfreedom.AllIhadtodowastopretendtobedead.”36.A.cry B.poem C.speech D.song37.A.report B.conversationC.message D.invitation38.A.carefully B.proudlyC.luckily D.freely39.A.Thanks B.RewardsC.Greetings D.Congratulations40.A.reply B.story C.joke D.letter41.A.avoid B.miss C.ignore D.quit42.A.flew B.ran C.fell D.jumped43.A.afforded B.served C.offered D.traded44.A.letout B.workedoutC.thoughtout D.foundout45.A.surprise B.interestC.hopelessness D.curiosity46.A.hid B.started C.hit D.landed47.A.fight B.treat C.win D.strikeSectionC(12marks)Directions：Completethefollowingpassagebyfillingineachblankwithonewordthatbestfitsthecontext.Whatshouldyoudowhenyoucatchacold？Therearesomegoodtipsabouthowtodowith48.Ifyou’restressed，you’re49likelytogetill，andlesslikelytorecoverquickly.Thefirstthingtodoisbrightenyourmood.Simplethings50goingforashortwalkwillrelaxthemindandhelpyourbodytorecoverfromacold.Avoideatingprocessed，fattyfoods.Focuson51plant-baseddiet，aimingtoeatsevenormoreportionsoffruitorvegetablesaday.Makesurethatyoudrinkalotofwater.You52toflushallthetoxins(毒素)outofyourbody，sodrinkeightglassesofwateraday.53youblowyournoseandtouchyourface，yourhandsarecoveredwiththevirus，andthereisagoodpossibility54youwillprolongthecold.Coughingintoyourelbowismuchbetterthancoughingontoyourhands，55it’sharderforthegermstoreachyourface.PartⅢReadingComprehension(30marks)Directions：Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.A(2013·嘉興高一檢測)AdvicetoEnglishlearnersLearnersofEnglish，especiallyself-taughtlearnersmayhavetroubleinunderstandingspeechesbynativespeakers.Thefollowingwaysmighthelpimproveyourability.Firstofall，dothingsstepbystep.Itisnotgoodtolistentosomethingbeyondyourlevel.Betterchooseasuitablecourseandstartwiththefirstbook.Goontothesecondbookonlyafteryouaresureyouunderstandthefirstone.Secondly，sticktoonecourseofstudy.Don’tchangebooksoften.Neverletyourattentionbeattractedbyanothercoursejustbecauseitseemstobemore“fashionable”(時髦的Thirdly，listentotheEnglishnewsprogrammeovertheradiofromtimetotime.BettergothroughthenewsstoriesintheChinese-languagenewspaperfirst.ThatwillmakeiteasyforyoutounderstandtheEnglishnewsontheradio.Fourthly，ifyouhavetime，listentosomeinterestingstoriesin“SpecialEnglish”fromtheVOAorotherlisteningmaterialsofthesamelevelasthatofyourtextbook.56.ThisisapieceofadvicetolearnersofEnglishinhowto.A.improveyourlisteningabilityB.readfastC.writebetterEnglishandreadfastD.speakcorrectly57.IfyouwanttounderstandtheEnglishnewsprogrammeontheradio，youshouldfirst.A.readtheChinese-languagenewspapercarefullyB.readagainandagaintheChinese-languagenewspaperC.gothroughtheChinese-languagenewspaperD.beabletorecitetheChinese-languagenewspaper58.Theunderlinedpart“beyondyourlevel”inParagraph2meanssomething.A.easyforyouB.toodifficultforyouC.nottooeasyandnottoodifficultforyouD.justallrightforyou59.Theauthoradvisedthatonceyouhavetakenupacourse，youshould.A.sticktoitB.beginwiththelastbookC.takeupothermorefashionablecoursesD.considerothercoursesaswell60.Inthispassage，“SpecialEnglish”standsfor.A.abook B.amagazineC.aprogramme D.aradiostationB(2013·昆明高一檢測)IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwords，difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciation，youarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage？AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity，learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.Thestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreater，theyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguage.AteamledbyDrAndreaMechelli，fromUniversityCollegeLondon，tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof“earlybilinguals”whohadlearnedasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive，aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity(密度)inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemastering(掌握)anewlanguage，thesmallerthedifferenceis.“Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructure(結(jié)構(gòu))ofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage，”saidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWales，hasstudiedthelink(聯(lián)系)betweenbilingualismandmathsskills.“Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible(靈活的)，”hesaid.“Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.”ThefindingswerejustthesameinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesof2and34.Reading，writing，andcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn，thebetter.“Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld，”explainedthescientists.61.Themainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageis.A.scienceonlearningasecondlanguageB.man’sabilityoflearningasecondlanguageC.languagecanhelpbrainpowerD.languagelearningandmathsstudy62.Inthesecondparagraph，thewritermentions“exercise”inorderto.A.saylanguageisalsoakindofphysicallaborB.provethatoneneedsmorepracticewhenlearningalanguageC.showtheimportanceofusingthelanguagewhenyoulearnthelanguageD.makepeoplebelievelanguagelearninghelpsgreymatterworkwell63.Wemayknowfromthescientificfindingsthat.A.theearlierwestarttolearnasecondlanguagethehigherthegreymatterdensityisB.thereisnodifferencebetweenalatersecondlanguagelearnerandonewhodoesn’tknowasecondlanguageC.theexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagehasbadeffectonpeople’sbrainD.theabilityoflearningasecondlanguageischangingallthetime64.Inthelasttwoparagraphs，theauthorwantstotellusthat.A.learningasecondlanguageisthesameasstudyingmathsB.earlylearningofasecondlanguagehelpsusagreatdealinstudyingothersubjectsC.ItalianisthebestchoiceasasecondlanguageD.we’dbetterchoosetheagesbetween2and34tolearnasecondlanguage65.Theunderlinedword“bilinguals”probablymeans.A.researchersonlanguagelearningB.peoplewhoaregoodatlearningforeignlanguagesC.peoplewhocanspeaktwolanguagesD.activelanguagelearnersC(原創(chuàng))Lukehasalwaysbeenmyclosestandconstantcompanionthesepastfiveyears.Infact，heisveryobedient(服從的)tomeespeciallywhenItakecareofotherfurryfriendsinourshelter.Asyoualreadyknow，therehavebeenalotofforestfiresduringthesummerseason.Manyforestsarebadlydamagedbyfireeachyear.Notfarfromourshelter，aforestcaughtfireduringthishotsummer.WeareinJuly，aheatwavewhichhasbeengoingonforthreedays.Lukerushedtowardstheforestwhereflamessentoutaninfernalheat.TherewasnolongeranyhopeatthemomenttowaitforLuketocomebacktotheshelter.Infact，Iwaswaitingforthefirebrigadetoannouncemehisdeathintheforest.Suddenly，afiremanburstintomyofficeandinformedmethatmydogLukesucceededinsavingfourkittenswhoweretrappedbytheflames.Accordingtothefireman，Lukeseizedthekittens，onebyonemovingthemtoasafeplace.Iimmediatelyaccompaniedthefiremantotheforesttopickuptherescuedkittens.Onceonthesceneoftheincident，Lukewasnotthere.Thenweheardthesoundofadogcomefromtheforestbarkingfuriously.IrecognizedthesoundofmydogLuke.Thefiremenfollowedthetracksofthedoguntiltheyfoundhimbarkingloudlybythesideofaninjuredfiremanwhowaslyingonthegroundanddesperatelywaitingforrescue.ThankstoLuke，fourkittensandafiremanweresaved.Thatday，IwasveryproudofLukeforhistwoheroicactions.Lukeshowedmuchcompassionforbothanimalslikehimandforahumanbeingwhowastryingtoputoutthefirewithhiscolleagues.Truthtotell，myhappinessisgreatandimmeasurable.IpaidavisittothefiremaninhishouseaccompaniedwithmyadorableLuke.WhatamemorablescenewhenthefiremanhuggedLuketightlytohischest！“Onethousandthanks，Luke，forsavingmylife，”thefiremansaid.Thistruestoryofloveandcompassionshowsusthatpetsareloving，caringandcompassionate.Weshouldloveandprotectthem.Don’tbelittle(輕視)them.Littleanimalscanmakeenormousthingsforhumans.66.Whydidtheauthorsaythatwasnohopetowaitforhisdog？A.Becausehethoughthisdogwoulddieinthebigforestfire.B.Becausehisdogwascertaintocomeback.C.Becausehewasn’tworriedabouthisdogD.Becausehewasinformedthathisdoghadsavedfourkittens.67.WhydidLukebarkfuriously？A.Becausehewasexcitedtofindhisowner.B.Becausehefoundaninjuredfireman.C.Becausehefoundfourkittens.D.Becausehewashurtbythefire.68.Whichonecanreplacetheunderlinedword“compassion”inParagraph5？A.Unconcern. B.Sympathy.C.Coldness. D.Cruelty.69.Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE？A.Lukeobeyedhisownerexceptwhenhelookedafterotherfurryfriends.B.Afiremanenteredtheauthor’sofficetotellthatLukesucceededinsavingfourkittensandafireman.C.Peopleshouldloveandprotectthepetsbecausetheyarelovingandcaring.D.Thefiremanhuggedtheauthortightlytohischest.70.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage？A.FourKittens B.ForestFiresC.Firemen D.TheTaleofaHeroicDogPartⅣWriting(45marks)SectionA(10marks)Directions：Readthefollowingpassage.Fillinthenumberedblanksbyusingtheinformationfromthepassage.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.(2013·長沙高一檢測)It’snevereasytowakeupearlyinthemorning.Sometimes，youjustfeellikesleepingthewholeday.Kidsalwayshavethisdifficultywakingupearlyinthemorning，eveniftheyknowtheyhavetowakeup.Therearealwaysexcusesthattheymake.Kidsneedtowakeupearlytogotoschool.Alarmclockswillsurelyhelpyourkids.Therearesomethingsthatyouneedtoteachyourkidsaboutthismethod.Itisveryimportantthatyouknowhowtousetheclockwithkids.Thesekidsneedtobetrainedwiththealarmsoundsthattheycanhearearlyinthemorning.Youneedtohaveaclockthatcanringforashortperiodoftime.Thenyouneedtowakethemup.Thealarmsoundwillbeheardearlyinthemorningbyyourkids.Eveniftheywillnotbeabletowakeupatonce，thesoundwilltraintheminthenearfuture.Itisveryimportantthatyouwillteachyourkidsaboutthefunctionsoftheclocksothatlaterontheywillknowhowtouseiteveniftheyareleftaloneathome.Showthemhowtousetheclock.Youwillonlybecomesuccessfulintrainingyourkidstowakeupearlyinthemorningwithalarmclocksbydoingitonaregularbasis.Keepinmindthattheywillnotbeabletolearnnewskillsinstantly.Youneedtoteachthemfromtimetotime.Trytoteachyourkidsbyfollowingthetipsmentioned.Thesewillsurelyhelpyoualot.Title：TeachkidstowakeupwithⅠ.Reasons?Findit72towakeupearlyinthemorning?73eventhoughtheyneedtogotoschoolⅡ.74

?Startslowly※maketheclockringforashortperiodoftime7576inthenearfuture?77thekidsabouttheclock※theuseand78oftheclock?Doit79

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?Tipsmentionedinthepassagewillsurelyhelpyoualot.SectionB(10marks)Directions：Readthefollowingpassage.Answerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.(2013·長沙高一檢測)I’veseenpeopledoallkindsofthingstorelieveanxiety.Somehaveaglassofwineatdinner.Othersshoporeat.Butthesearetroublingtimeswithhurricanes，tsunamis，war，andactsofterrorism—andifdrinking，eating，orhittingthemallisyourwayoffendingoffanxietyoverthestateoftheworld，youshouldknowthatthebillwilleventuallycomedue.AndIdon’tmeanjustthecreditcardstatement.Suchcopingmethodsdonothingtobuildyourinnerstrengthandresilience(彈性).Fortunately，therearewaystonurture(培養(yǎng))trueinnerpeacewhenouterpeaceisn’tanoption.Afewmonthsago，awomancalledNancyattendedoneofmyseminars.Nancyhadbeenthroughhardtimes.Threeyearsearlierherhousehadburneddown；thenherhusband’sNationalGuardunitshippedouttoIraq，andwhenhereturnedhewasangry，depressed，andshocked.Thecouplegottreatmentyetgrewfurtherapartuntil，finally，herhusbandaskedforadivorce.Nancyrealizedshehadachoice：Shecoulddrowninself-pityormoveforward.Afterseeinghowthetrauma(心靈創(chuàng)傷)ofwarhadtornupherhusband，shewantedtomakeadifferencewithherlife.So，at35，sheenrolled(注冊學(xué)習(xí))inanursingschool.IthinkevenNancywassurprisedbyherresilience.Butherleapintoalifeofgreatermeaningcamefromasimplechangeinoutlook.Sheshiftedherfocusfromherownproblemstothedifficultiesofothers.Andthatonechangebroughtherclarityandpeace.Thistimeofglobaluncertaintychallengeseachofustocreateourownsenseofsecurity.Thatdoesn’tmeanyouneedtofollowNancy’sleadintoanursingcareer，butkeepinganeyeonwhatreallymatterswillhelpyoumaintainyourbalancewhenthingsaroundyouseemtofallapart.81.Listatleastthreecommoncopingmethodswhenpeoplecomedownwithanxiety.(Nomorethan7words)____________________________________________________________________82.HowdidNancy’shusbandfeelwhenhereturned？(Nomorethan6words)____________________________________________________________________83.WhatchoicedidNancymakeafterherhusbandaskedforadivorce？(Nomorethan13words)____________________________________________________________________84.Howshouldwerelieveouranxietyaccordingtothewriter？(Nomorethan15words)____________________________________________________________________SectionC(25marks)Directions：WriteanEnglishcompositionaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelow.假設(shè)你是某中學(xué)學(xué)生英文報的小記者，對中學(xué)生課外上網(wǎng)的利弊進行調(diào)查采訪。以下是學(xué)生們對上網(wǎng)的看法。請你根據(jù)他們的觀點寫一篇簡要的調(diào)查報告，并呼吁正確使用互聯(lián)網(wǎng)。使用互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的益處使用互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的弊端1.資源豐富2.節(jié)省時間3.方便交流和溝通1.內(nèi)容良莠兼有2.沉迷網(wǎng)絡(luò)游戲會影響學(xué)業(yè)3.過多使用會影響健康注意：1.文章的開頭已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。2.詞數(shù)120個左右。3.參考詞匯：方便的convenientWiththedevelopmentofcomputertechnology，theInternethasbecomemoreandmorepopular._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________答案解析【聽力材料】SectionAConversation1M：ItseemsthatMaryisinlowspirits，why？W：Shewantstobuyabeautifuldressshesawatthestore.M：Oh，thenshebuysit，OK？Nobody，Ithink，willstopherdoingsuchathing.W：①Theproblemisthatshealsowantstosavehermoneyforcamping.M：MyGod，①shewantstoeathercakeandhaveittoo.W：Yeah.②Don’tyoufindthatsheisalittlegreedy？Conversation2W：③Morning，Bob.Lateagain？M：Oh，I’msosorry.Ican’ttellyouhowsorryIam.W：④Mm，what’stheexcusethistime？M：Ah，Imusthaveturnedtheclockoffandgonebacktosleepagain.I...W：④Yeah，andlastweek，oneofthechildrenwasn’twell.M：Yes，Iknow.I’mreallysorry.Ipromiseitwon’thappenagain.Conversation3M：IsthistherightbusforSanFrancisco？W：Itsureis.⑤CanIseeyourticket？OK，fine.M：When’sthefirststop？W：AbouttwohoursoutofLosAngeles.Givemethebags.I’llputthemonthebus.Here’syourclaimtag.Don’tloseit.Whenyougetoffthebus，giveittome.M：Thankyou.Isitallrighttosmokeonthebus？W：Sure，butonlyintherear，andonlycigarettes.⑥Andalcoholisnotallowed.M：Isee.ThankyouConversation4W：Hello.⑦Isthatthepolice？M：Yes.HowcanIhelpyou？W：⑦I’vebeenrobbed！IwasjustwalkingthroughCentralMTRstationwhenayoungmanwalkingintheoppositedirectionknockedintome.HeapologizedatonceandaskedifIwasallright.ItoldhimIwasfineandsmiledathim.M：Canyoudescribetheman，please？W：Hewasatallyoungman.⑧Hewasdressedinawhiteshirtandjeans.Andhewaswearingapairofblackglasses，Iremember.M：OK.Whathappenednext？W：Hesmiledatme，thenhurriedaway.ItwasonlyafewsecondslaterthatIrealizedmyhandbagwasgone.⑨Hemusthavetakenitwhenheknockedintome.Allmykeys，moneyandcreditcardsareinthatbag.Pleasehelpme！M：Pleasestaycalm.We’llbewithyouassoonaspossible.Conversation5W：Whatareyouthinkingaboutnow，Martin？M：WhenIgotbackhomelastnight，IfoundaletterfromthestudentsattheschoolIusedtogoto.⑩Theywantmetogobackandtalktothem.W：Oh，really？Andareyougoing？M：Idon’tknow.Iusedtohateschool，soIdon’twanttogobackverymuch.W：Butit’sdifferentnow.M：Yes，Iknow.Butit’sadifficultdecision.Yousee，QUOTE

??whenIwasatschool，Iusedtobeabadboyandnoneoftheteacherslikedmeverymuch.W：Well，Ithinkyoushouldgo.QUOTE.??WhenIwasyoung，howIwishedtomeetafamouspopstar！Youcan’tmakethemdisappointed.M：You’reright，Helen.OK.Iwillgo.Conversation6W：Ed！Haven’tseenyouforalongtime.Iheardthatyoutookatrip.M：Oh，Joanne，itwasamazing.Iwonatwo-weektourfrom“theMillionaireChallenge”andwenttoAustralia.W：Thatsoundsgreat！Wheredidyougo？M：WestartedoffbyflyingtoPerthonthewestcoastanddrivingacrossthedeserttothePinnacles.W：?WhatarethePinnacles？M：Oh，it’sagroupoflimestonepillarsstickingupoutofthesand.W：Thatsoundsinteresting.M：Itsurewas.?ItwasdefinitelythemostunusualthingIsawonthetrip.W：Yeah？Wheredidyougothen？M：WetookaplaneandflewtoNorthQueenslandandwentoutonaboattotheGreatBarrierReefW：Wow！Didyougoscuba-diving？M：Yeah，itwasreallyexciting.Ievensawashark.W：You’rekidding!?Thatmusthavebeenscary.Andthen，whatdidyoudo？M：Well，afterafewdaystherewetookanotherplane，thistimedowntoSydney，andIspentafewdaysthere,?shoppingintheday，andgoingoutatnight.W：Howwasthat？M：Oh，itwassomuchfun.IlovedSydney.Therewassomuchtodo.W：Itsoundslikeyouhadagreatholiday.M：Ireallydid.SectionBTheworlditselfisbecomingmuchsmallerbyusingmoderntrafficandmoderncommunicationmeans.Lifetodayismucheasierthanitwashundredsofyearsago，butithasbroughtnewproblems.Oneofthebiggestproblemsispollution.Topollutemeanstomakethingsdirty.Pollutioncomesinmanyways.Weseeit，smellit，drinkitandevenhearit.Manhasbeenpollutingtheearth.Themorepeople，themorepollution.Manyyearsago，theproblemwasnotsoseriousbe