沈阳二中2022—2022学年度上学期期中考试高二(17届)英语试题说明：1.测试时间：120分钟总分150分2.客观题答案涂在答题纸上，主观题答在答题纸的相应位置上。第Ⅰ卷客观题试卷(共三部分，满分115分)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.What’sthecorrecttime?A.8:20.B.8:25.C.8:15.2.Wherearethetwospeakers?A.Onaship.B.Onatrain.C.Onaplane.3.Whereisthewomangoingnow?A.Herbrother’soffice.B.Herownhouse.C.Themarket.4.Whycan’tthewomangototheparty?A.Sheissick.B.Shehastonursethepatients.C.Shehastostayathome.5.WhatistheproblemwithherEnglish?A.Herspellingisverypoor.B.Herspeakingisnotgood.C.Herpronunciationisnotgood.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。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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6-8题。6.Wherearethetwospeakers?A.Inthelibrary.B.Inadepartmentstore.C.Inthestreet.7.Whoarethetwospeakers?-14-\nA.Awomanandhishusband.B.Awomanandapasser-by.C.Awomanandherfriend.8.Wherewillthewomanchangebuses?A.Atthezoo.B.Atthetrafficlights.C.AttheendoftheNo.9bus.听第7段材料，回答第9-11题。9.WhyisthemangoingtotheStates?A.Visitplacesofinterest.B.Visithisfriends.C.Attendaconference.10.Howlongwilltheconferencelast?A.Onemonth.B.Twoweeks.C.Sevendays.11.Whatistheman?A.Ascientist.B.Awriter.C.Atraveler.听第8段材料，回答第12-14题。12.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?A.Atschool.B.Inthestreet.C.Onthephone.13.Whyisthewomangoingtoborrowsomeoldexampapers?A.Shewantstolookthroughthem.B.Hersaremissing.C.Shewantstocheckthem.14.Whenwillthetwomeeteachother?A.Atbreakfasttime.B.Atlunchtime.C.Atsuppertime.听第9段材料，回答第15-17题。15.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inalibrary.B.Inaclassroom.C.Inabookstore.16.Whatisthemandoing?A.Returningsomebooks.B.Lookingforabook.C.Writingaresearchpaper.-14-\n17.Whatdoesthewomantellthemantodo?A.Toreturntheduebooks.B.Torefertothecardlist.C.Tomakeuseofthecomputer.听第10段材料，回答第18-20题。18.Whodoesthespeakertalkto?A.Afriendofhis.B.Agroupofnewstudents.C.Agroupofvisitors.19.Whatisthetotalnumberofdepartmentsinthecollege?A.Six.B.Five.C.Four.20.WheredotheteachersintheEnglishdepartmentmainlycomefrom?A.EnglandandAmerica.B.AmericaandAustralia.C.AmericaandCanada.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AItwasawintermorning,justacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas2022.Whilemostpeoplewerewarminguptheircars,Trevor,myhusband,hadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefourkilometersawayfromhometowork.Onarrival,heparkedhisbikeoutsidethebackdoorasheusuallydoes.Afterputtingin10hoursoflabor,hereturnedtofindhisbikegone.Thebike,ablackKona18speed,wasouronlytransport.Trevorusedittogettowork,puttingin60-hourweekstosupporthisyoungfamily.Andthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceries(食品杂货)，savingusfromhavingtowalklongdistancesfromwherewelive.IwassosadthatsomeonewouldstealourbikethatIwrotetothenewspaperandtoldthemourstory.Shortlyafterthat,severalpeopleinourareaofferedtohelp.Onewonderfulstrangerevenboughtabike,andthencalledmyhusbandtopickitup.Onceagainmyhusbandhadawaytogettoandfromhisjob.Itreallyisanhonorthatacompletestrangerwouldgooutoftheirwayforsomeonetheyhavenevermetbefore.Peoplesaythatasmilecanbepassedfromonepersontoanother,butactsofkindnessfromstrangersareevenmoreso.Thisexperiencehashadaspreadingeffectinourlivesbecauseitstrengthenedourfaithinhumanityasawhole.Andithasinfluencedustobemoremindfulofwayswe,too,cansharewithothers.Nomatter-14-\nhowbigorhowsmall,anactofkindnessshowsthatsomeonecares.Andtheresultscanbeeverlasting.21.Whywasthebikesoimportanttothecouple?A.Theman’sjobwasbikeracing.B.Itwastheironlypossession.C.ItwasaniceKona18speed.D.Theyuseditforworkanddailylife.22.Wecaninferfromthetextthat________.A.thecoupleworked60hoursaweekB.peoplewerebusybeforeChristmasC.thestrangerbroughtoverthebikeD.lifewashardfortheyoungfamily23.Howdidpeoplegettoknowthecouple’sproblem?A.Fromradiobroadcasts.B.Fromanewspaper.C.FromTVnews.D.Fromastranger.24.Whatdothecouplelearnfromtheirexperience?A.Strangersareusuallyoflittlehelp.B.Oneshouldtakecareoftheirbike.C.Newsreportsmakepeoplefamous.D.Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.BAnewwordhassuddenlybecomewildlypopularinChina—“tuhao”—whichlooselymeans“nouveauriche”.Therehavebeenmorethan100millionreferencestotheword“tuhao”onsocialmediasinceearlySeptember.It’sbeingusedtodescribeeverythingfromthenewpeople’sdailybuilding,toexpensivecelebrityweddingsfullofmillionaires,andthenewgold-colorediPhone.InChinese“tu”meansearthand“hao”meansrich.Tosaysomeoneistuhaoistoimplytheycomefromapoorpeasantbackground,andhavemadeitrichquickly—butdon’tquitehavethemannerstogoalongwithit.“It’sliketheterm‘nouveauriche’”,saysProfessorSteveTsangattheSchoolofContemporaryChineseStudiesinNottingham,“buthasevenmorenegativemeanings,suggestingacertainvulgarity(粗俗).”“Tuhao”isactuallyanoldword,datingbackperhapsasfarastheSouthernDynasty—1,500yearsago,butithasalwaysmeantsomethingratherdifferent.Duringthecommunistrevolution,fromthe1920stoearly1950s,itwaswidelyusedtorefertolandholdersandgentry(乡绅)whowouldoftendobadthingstothosebeneaththem.ThisnewusageofthetermtookoffinSeptemberafterawidely-sharedjokeaboutarich,butunhappyman,whogoestoaBuddhistmonkforadvice,expectingtobetoldtoliveamoresimplelife.Themonkrepliesinsteadwithasentence,“Tuhao,let’s-14-\nbefriends!”ChineseInternetusersarehighlycreativeintheiruseoflanguage,andareconstantlyinventing,andre-inventingwordsasawayofgettingpastcensorship(审查)rules.Butinthiscase,itspopularityseemstobedowntothefactthatitexpressesChina’schangingsocietysowell—manypeoplesneeratthosewithwealth,butaresecretlyjealous.25.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Tuhao,anewlypopularwordinChinaB.ThelonghistoryofTuhaoC.ThenewusageofTuhaoD.Tuhao,anewly-inventedChineseword26.WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbeconsidered“tuhao”?A.Avulgarnouveauriche.B.Alandholder.C.Aquick-richpeasantwithoutpropermanners.D.ABuddhistmonk.27.Thelastbutoneparagraphmainlytellsus________.A.whatthenewusageofthewordisB.howthewordbecomespopularagainC.whytheunhappymanwenttotheBuddhistmonkD.whatadvicethemonkgavetheunhappyman28.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthelastparagraphmean?A.Respect.B.Envy.C.Laugh.D.Disbelieve.CNoonecanfailtostandinawed(令人敬畏的)admirationofthegreatdiscoveriesofhistory—Newton’slawsofmotion,Kepler’sprincipleofplanetarymovement,Einstein’sgeneraltheoryofrelativity.Equallyawe-inspiringareartisticcreationsinpainting,theatre,music,andliterature,whichhavealsobeenbroughtaboutbydiscoverythroughpersonalefforts.Whatdotheseextraordinaryachievementsofwell-knownscientistsandartistshavetodowithproblemsolving?Agreatscientificdiscoveryoragreatworkofartissurelytheresultofproblem-solvingactivity.Thesolutiontoaproblem,wearetold,oftencomestothinkersina“flashofinsight(顿悟)”,althoughtheymayhavebeenturningtheproblemoverintheirmindsforsometime.Asaparticularformofproblemsolving,thesecreativeactsarebasedonthebroadknowledgegainedinthepast,whetherthisisofthe“public”sortknowntoscience,orofthe“private”sortknowntotheartist.Manycreativethinkersstatethattheyhavecompletelydevotedthemselvestothesubjectmatteroftheproblem,oftenoverfairlylongperiodsoftime.Indeed,itwouldbestrangeiftheyhadnotdonethis.Nothinginsuchstatementssupportsthe-14-\nideathatthereisanythingverydifferentabouttheproblemsolvingthatleadstodiscoveriesofthegreatcontributionstothesociety.Theactofdiscovery,evenintherelativelypredictablesensethatitoccursineverydaylearning,involvesa“suddeninsight”whichchangestheproblemsituationintoasolutionsituation.Aswehaveseen,everydaydiscoveryalsorequiresthatthelearnerhavetheknowledgeoftherulesgainedinthepast,whichisinvolvedinthesolution.29.Newton,KeplerandEinsteinarementionedinthefirstparagraphto________.A.bringaboutthesubjectofthediscussionB.explainthatscientistsaremorecreativeC.showthedifferencebetweenscienceandartsD.provethatartsrequiremorepersonalefforts30.Whileknowledgefromthepastplaysanimportantroleintheirachievements,thinkerssometimesalsodependontheir________.A.artistictastesB.suddeninsightC.admirationofdiscoveriesD.scientificexperiments31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”referto?A.Greatcontributionstothesociety.B.Long-timestudyofthesubjectmatter.C.Variousstatementsaboutproblemsolving.D.Completedevotiontoartisticcreation.32.Wemayconcludefromthepassagethat________.A.itismorelikelytomakescientificandartisticdiscoveriesineverydaylearningB.scientificdiscoveriesorartisticcreationsareusuallyunpredictableinnatureC.asuddeninsightandknowledgefromthepastarerequiredinmakingdiscoveriesD.knowledgeoftheruleinthepastisoftendevelopedinthechangesofsituationDPeoplehavebeendreaminguphorriblemonstersandscaryspiritsforcenturies.Thevampire,an“undead”creaturethirstyforblood,isoneofthemostinventiveandattractivecreaturesofall.It’salsooneofthemostlasting.Vampire-likecreaturesdatebacktothousandsofyearsago,andpopupindozensofdifferentcultures.Inthisarticle,we’llseewherethevariouselementsofthevampirelegendcomefrom.We’llalsolookatthepsychologicalsignificanceofthesecreaturesandfindoutaboutsomereal-lifepeopleorthingsthatareremarkablysimilartothesupernaturalvampire.Thevampiresintoday’sbooks,moviesandtelevisionshowsareincrediblycomplicatedcreatures.Accordingtothemythology(神话),everyvampirewasonceahuman,who,afterbeingbittenbyavampire,diedandrosefromthegraveasamonster.-14-\nVampiresdesirethebloodoftheliving,whomtheyhuntduringthenight.Theybitetheirvictims’neckswiththeirtwosharpfrontteeth.Sincethey’reback-to-lifecorpses—thelivingremainsofadeadperson—vampiresareoftenreferredtoas“theundead”.Theycanstillpassashealthyhumans,however,andwillwalkundetectedamongtheliving.Infact,vampiresmaybeattractive,highlysexualbeings,seducing(引诱)theirpreybeforefeeding.Avampiremayalsotaketheformofananimal,usuallyabatorwolf,inordertolaunchasuddenattackonavictimbeforebeingdetected.Vampiresarepotentiallyimmortal(不死的),buttheydohaveafewweaknesses.Theycanbedestroyedbyafireordirectsunlight,andtheyareafraidofholywaterandgarlic.Vampiresdon’tcastareflection,andtheyhavesuperhumanstrength.Thisvampirefigure,withitsparticularcombinationofcharacteristicsandgoverningrules,isactuallyafairlyrecentinvention.BramStokermadeitupinhisl897novelDracula.Otherauthorsreinterpreted(重新解释)Draculainanumberofplays,moviesandbooks.Butwhilethemanydetailsarenew,mostoftheindividualelementsofthelegendhavedeeproots,extendingacrossmanyregionsandcultures.Inthenextfewsections,we’ll…33.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,wecanknowthat________.A.vampirestoriesonlyexistinEuropeanculturesB.vampireswilldiein3dayswithoutdrinkingbloodC.vampirestorieshaveexistedsincealongtimeagoD.vampiresactuallyexistinreallife34.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingbestmatchestheimageofavampire?A.awolfstandingstillbythelakestaringatitsownreflectioninthewaterB.astrongmanwithsunglassessunbathingonthebeachC.alonelyoldmansittingbythecampfirecrushinggarlicD.asexyyoungwomandressedinalongskirtsippingwineinanightclub35.Theunderlinedsentenceofthelastparagraphisnotcomplete.Whichofthefollowingshouldbethemissingpart？A.trytofindoutmoreabouttheeatinghabitsofvampiresB.lookatsomeofmorefamousvampireancestorsC.readsomeromanticlovestoriesinwhichvampiresfallinlovewithhumansD.startatourexploringsomeofthebestvampirefilmsofalltime第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。，选项中有两项为多余选项。Everyonesleeps.However,takingthetimetodevelopasleephabitisprobablythelastthingonyourmindandsomesleepadvicesimplycan’tbeforgotten.36.-14-\nWatchingTVuntilyoufallasleepIthasnothingtodowithwhatyouwatch—TVnewsisn’tabetterpre-sleepchoicethanTVseries.37.Thebrightlightkeepsyouawakeallthenight.Soevenifyounodoff(infrontoftheTV,forexample),youprobablywon’tstayasleepforlong.Sleepingwithpets38.Theygetcomfortable,andthentheymove.Thisgoesonallnight,andwhetheryouadmititornot,itinterruptsyourabilitytogetthelevelofsleepneededtofeelrested.Eatingfatty,heavyfoodstooclosetobedtimeHeartburn(烧心，胃痛)strikesanyoneofanyage,butit’sthemostcommonGIdisorderinolderadults.Ifyou’veevertriedtogotosleepaftereatingafattymeal,you’veprobablyfoundthediscomfortofstomachpreventingyoufromfallingasleeporstayingasleep.39.Rememberhowpoorlyyousleepwhenyouhaveafever—turningoverandoveragain,neverreallyfeelingrested?Well,heavyexercisetooclosetobedtimehasthesameeffect—itraisesyourbodytemperaturesothatyoursleepisdisturbeduntilyourbodytemperaturedropstonormal,whichmaytakeseveralhours.Acceptingsnoring(打呼噜)asnormalsleepbehaviorSnoringmayseemascommonasbreathing,butit’sconsideredthebiggestsleepkiller,andit’slinkedtoseveralcauses:sleepingonyourback,beingoverweight,havingacold,drinking,ortakingdrugs.40.Forthesnorer,itdisturbssleepbyawakeninghim/hereverysoofteninordertobreathenormally.Forthepartner,thenoisecanbeunbearable.A.ExercisingheavilytooclosetobedtimeB.Herearesomesuggestionsyou’llneedtofollowC.ReducingyourbodytemperaturebeforebedtimeD.Ratherit’stheTV’sbrightlightthatisthecriminalE.HerearesomebadhabitsyouneedtogetridofF.Mostseriously,it’scausedbyadangerousillnessG.Petssleepmostoftheday,andtheymovealotwhensleeping第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。ALoveNotetoMyMomWhenIwasalittlegirl,Iwouldoftenaccompanyyouasyoumodeledforfashionphotographers.ItwasyearslaterthatIfinallyunderstoodwhatrolemodeling41inyourlife.LittledidIknowyouwere42everypennyyouearnedtogoto43school.Icannotthankyouenoughfor44youtoldmeoneautumnafternoonwhenIwasnine.Afterfinishingmyhomework,Iwanderedintothediningroomwhereyouwereburied45pilesoflawbooks.Iwas46.WhywereyoudoingwhatI-14-\ndo—memorizingtextbooksandstudyingfor47?Whenyousaidyouwereinlawschool,Iwasmorepuzzled.Ididn’tknowMoms48belawyerstoo.Yousmiledandsaid,“Inlife,youcandoanythingyouwanttodo.”AsyoungasIwas,thatstatementkept49inmyears.Iwatchedasyoufacedthe50ofcompletingyourstudies,startingcompanieswithDad,whilestillbeinga51andaMomoffivekids.Iwasexhaustedjustwatchingyou52.Withyourwordsofwisdominmy53mind,Isuddenlyfeltunlimitedfreedomtodream.Mywholeworld54.Isetouttolivemylifefilledwith55seeingendlesspossibilitiesforpersonalandprofessionalachievements.Yourwordsbecamemymotto.I56foundmyselfintheuniquepositionofbeingeitherthefirst(womandoctorinMarylandRotary)57oneofthefewwomen(chiefmedicalreporters)inmyfield.IgainedstrengtheverytimeIsaid,“Yes,I’lltrythat.”Encouragedbyyour58,Ihaveforgedahead(毅然前行)withmylife’sjourney,lessafraidtomakemistakes,and59meetingeachchallenge.Youdidit,andnowI’m60it.Sorry,gottorun.Somuchtodo,somanydreamstolive.41.A.foundB.playedC.keptD.provided42.A.savingB.makingC.donatingD.receiving43.A.businessB.fashionC.lawD.medical44.A.whatB.thatC.whichD.where45.A.atB.toC.uponD.under46.A.amusedB.worriedC.puzzledD.disappointed47.A.rolesB.testsC.positionsD.shows48.A.mustB.oughttoC.needD.could49.A.ringingB.blowingC.fallingD.beating50.A.choicesB.chancesC.challengesD.changes51.A.professorB.doctorC.reporterD.model52.A.indangerB.inactionC.introubleD.incharge53.A.weakB.powerfulC.youthfulD.empty54.A.camebackB.closeddownC.wentbyD.openedup55.A.hopeB.hardshipC.harmonyD.sadness56.A.constantlyB.shortlyC.hardlyD.nearly57.A.andB.butC.orD.for58.A.descriptionB.statementC.praiseD.introduction59.A.secretlyB.curiouslyC.carelesslyD.eagerly60.A.doingB.consideringC.correctingD.reading第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入合适的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Nowadays,manycitiesaresufferingfromsmog,theshortformofsmokeandfog.Itisespecially61(harm)tochildren,seniors,pregnantwomen,smokersandpeople 62lungorheartproblems.Animportantcomponent(成分)ofsmogisground-levelozone(地面臭氧).Actually,ozonethatisformednaturallyintheatmosphere 63(protect)lifefromthesun’sdamagingrays.Atgroundlevel,however,ozonehurtspeople’seyes,nose,andthroat,whichcanmake 64moredifficultforthebodytofight-14-\nagainstan 65(infect).Whentheamountofground-levelozoneincreases,sodoes 66numberofemergency-roomvisits.Theothercomponentisfineparticulatematter(细颗粒物).The 67(small)theparticle(particulatematter2.5,PM2.5)is,themoredangerousitcanbe.Whenpeopletakeinozoneandparticulatesfromtheair,boththebloodflow 68theoxygensupplytotheheartwillbereduced.Withsuchunhealthyairquality,somesimplewaysarerecommendedforyou 69(reduce)higherriskofhealthproblems.Onsmoggydays,spendlesstimeoutdoors.Ifyouhavetogetoutside,closeallyourwindows 70yougoout.Besides,rollupthewindowsofyourcarifyouaredriving.第II卷第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出改正后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Peoplelikemallsinmanyreasons.Theyfeelsafesomallshavesecurityguards.Parkingisusualfree,andtheweatherininsideisalwaysfine.ThefirstindoormallintheUnitedStateswasbuiltin1965inEdina.Peoplelovedoingalltheirshoppinginoneplaceandsoonmoremallswerebuiltallovercountry.Nowmallsareliketowncenterswhichpeoplecometodomanythings.Theyshopping,ofcourse.Theyalsoeatinfoodhousesthathasfoodfromallovertheworld.Somepeopleevengetherdailyexercisebydoingthenewsportofmallwalking.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华，刚刚完成高中阶段对文理分科的选择。请你用英语写一封信给你的美国好友John，向他介绍你所做的选择，并说明你选择的理由。注意：1.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；2.词数120左右；3.短文中不能出现与本人相关的信息。参考词汇：文科arts，理科scienceDearJohn,Howiseverythinggoing-14-\n?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua沈阳二中2022—2022学年度上学期期中考试高二(17届)英语试题听力部分1-5BCCBA6-10CBACB11-15ACABA16-20BCBBC阅读理解21-24DDBD25-28ADBC29-32ABBC33-35CDB36-40EDGAF完形填空41-45BACAD46-50CBDAC51-55DBCDA56-60ACBDA语法填空61.harmful62.with63.protects64.it65.infection66.the67.smaller68.and69.toreduce70.before短文改错71.第一句in改成for72.第二句so改成because73.第三句usual改成usually74.第三句weather后面的in去掉75.第五句love改成loved76.第五句country前面加the77.第六句which改成where；或者前面加in78.第七句shopping改成shop79.第八句has改成have80.第九句her改成their写作范文DearTom,Howiseverythinggoing?Highschoolstudentsarefacedwithachoicebetweenartsandscience.Itwasnotaneasychoiceformetomake.Aftercarefulconsideration,though,Idecidedonscienceasmymainsubjectofstudy.Thereasonsareasfollows.First,sciencegraduatesareingreaterdemandthanartsonesinChina.Second,thesciencemajorcanhelpmeachievemychildhooddreamofbecomingascientist.Third,myparentswishmetostudyscienceatcollegebecausetheybelieveIwillhaveabrighterfutureasasciencestudent.Lastbutnotleast,myphysicsteacherismyrolemodel,whoseinfluenceonmehadalottodowithmydecision.ItisforthesereasonsthatIfinallymademychoice.Whichchoicewillyoumake?Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.DearTom,Howiseverythinggoing?Highschoolstudentsarefacedwithachoicebetween-14-\nartsandscience.Itwasnotaneasychoiceformetomake.Aftercarefulconsideration,though,Idecidedonartsasmymainsubjectofstudy.Thereasonsareasfollows.First,thenumberofartsgraduatesismuchsmallerthanthatofscienceones,whichmeanstherewillbemorejobsavailabletoartsgraduates.Second,theartsmajorcanhelpmeachievemychildhooddreamofbecomingareporter.Third,myparentswishmetostudyartsatcollegebecausetheybelieveIwillhaveabrighterfutureasanartsstudent.Lastbutnotleast,myEnglishteacherismyrolemodel,whoseinfluenceonmehadalottodowithmydecision.ItisforthesereasonsthatIfinallymademychoice.Whichchoicewillyoumake?Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.Yourssincerely,LiHua听力文稿(Text1)W:What'sthetimebyyourwatch?M:8:20.Butit’s5minutesslow.(Text2)W:You’dbetterfastenyourseatbelt,sir.We'llbecomingontolandsoon.M:Oh,thankyou.Landingisthebestpartoftheflight.(Text3)M:Canyoustayforsupper?W:I'dliketo,butIhavetobuysomemeatandvegetablesbeforemybrothercomeshomefromhisoffice.(Text4)M:WearegoingtohaveadancepartyatTom's.Canyoucome?W:IwishIcould,butIhavetonursethepatientsonweekends.(Text5)M:Haveyouanydifficultywiththepronunciation,Sara?W:No,Ihaven'tmuchdifficultywiththepronunciation.IcanpronounceEnglishwell,butIcannotspellit.(Text6)W:Excuseme.CanyoutellmethewaytothePublicLibrary?M:ThePublicLibrary?ButtherearesomanypubliclibrariesinLondon.Whichonedoyouwanttogoto?W:Thenearestone.M:That'sratherfaraway,too.You'dbettertakeabus.TaketheNo.7bustothezoo,thenchangetotheNo.9busandgetoffattheend.W:Andwhere'stheNo.7bus-stop,please?M:Gostraightdownthestreet,andturnleftatthetrafficlights.Thentakethesecondturningontheright,andyou'llfindthebus-stopnearthecorner.Youcan'tmissit.W:Thankyouverymuch.M:Notatall.-14-\n(Text7)W:Whydon'tyousitdown?Now,thereareseveralquestionsImustaskyouifyoudon’tmind.M:Notatall.Goahead.W:WhatisthepurposeofyourvisittotheStates?M:I'mgoingtoattendaconferenceonairpollution.W:Whenandwhereisthisconferencebeingheld?M:It'sbeingheldinthefirsttwoweeksofFebruaryattheUniversityofStanfordinCalifornia.W:Whowillpayyourexpenses?M:TheUniversityofStanford.Hereistheofficialletterofinvitation.W:Isee.Fine.Whendoyouwanttogo?M:I'dliketoleaveinmid-Januaryifmypassportisreadybythen.W.Thatshouldn'tbedifficult.Whydon'tyouphonemeaboutJanuary10th?Ishouldbeabletogiveyouananswerthen.M:Thankyou.(Text8)W:Hi,Martin.Howareyou?W:Iknowhowmuchworkdidyoudolastnight?M:Fine,butbusy.We'vegotsomeexamsnextweek,remember?M:None.Iwenttothecinema.Whataboutyou?W:Ihadnotimelastnight.Itwasmysister'sbirthday,soweallwentouttodinner.M:Haveyoudoneanyworkthismorning?W:Some,butnotalot.Anyway,Irangtoaskyousomething.Doyouknowwheremyphysicsbookis?M:I'vegotnoidea,butyoucanborrowmineifyouwant.W:Thanks.M:Let'smeetoutsideNatbankinHighStreetatlunchtime.I'llbringmyphysicsbooktoyou.W:Goodidea.I'mveryworriedaboutthephysicsexam.Haveyougotanyoldexampapers?I'dreallyliketolookthroughthem.M:Ihaven't,butmybrother'sgotsome.I'llbringthemwithmeatlunchtime.W:Wonderful!Seeyouat12:30.OK?(Text9)W:Areyouhavingaproblem?M:Yes.Ihavetodoaresearchpaperforhistory.There'samajorbookthatIneed,butIcan'tfindit.W:Didyoutrythecardlist?M:Yes,butit'snotthere.W:Well,ifit'sarecentbook,itwon'tbeinthecardlist.Allinformationaboutbookssince1995isinthecomputer.Iadviseyoutotrythat.M:Nowonder!Thisbookispublishedin1998.W:Allyouhavetodoistotypeinthetitleorthewriter'sname.M:Doyoumeanitwilltellmewhetherthebookisoutornot?-14-\nW:Yes,itwill.Itwillalsogiveyoutheduedate(还书日期)ifitisout.Ifthebookisinthelibrary,itwilltellyouwhereyoucanfindthebook.(Text10)Oursisaninternationallanguagecollege.Asyoucansee,therearealotofbuildingsinthecollege.Itcanbedifficultfornewstudentstofindtheirwayaround,sowe'retakingyouonthisquickwalkaround.Thecollegeusedtohavefourdepartments,English,French,GermanandRussian.ButthereisnowalsoaChinesedepartment.Atthemomentwe'reoutsideyourdepartment,theEnglishdepartmentwhichisthelargestdepartmentinthecollege.Theseareover75studentsineachgradeandwehave35teachers,including15professors.Theteachersarefromdifferentcountries,mainlyfromtheUSAandCanada,withafewfromEnglandandAustralia.You'llhaveallyourclasseshereinthisbuilding.Now,let'swalkovertothemainlibrarywhichisthelargestbuildinginthecollegejustnexttotheEnglishdepartmentbuilding.-14-
