新疆兵团第二师华山中学2022学年高二英语上学期期末考试试卷

新疆兵团第二师华山中学2022-2022学年高二英语上学期期末考试试卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节：（共5小题；第小题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答案，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。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.￡19.15.B.￡9.15.C.￡9.18.答案是B。1.Whatwillthemanprobablydo?A.ComeintwentyminutesB.HavedinnerC.Goshopping2.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Hewentmountainclimbinglastyear.B.Hedoesn’twanttogomountainclimbingatall.C.Hehasn’ttraveledaroundtheworldyet.3.WhycanLouisespeakEnglishwell?A.HerfamilyspeakEnglish.B.ShespentherearlyyearsinAmerica.C.She’sanAmericannative.4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Themanshouldwearhisnewshirt.B.Thisshirtneedstobewashedfirst.C.Thisshirtisnotsuitablefortoday.5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Themanwillreceivehisordertoday.B.Themancancallheragainthisafternoon.C.Themancancometopickitupifhewants.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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍.-14-\n听第6段材料，回答第6和7题。6.Whatiswrongwiththepatientaccordingtothedoctor?A.Shehasahighfever.B.Sheisingoodhealth.C.Shehascaughtacold.7.Whatisthepatientsupposedtodo?A.Takeagoodrest.B.Stopworryingaboutherproblem.C.Takesomemedicine.听第7段材料，回答第8和9题。8.HowdoesthewomangotoworkinLondon?A.Onfoot.B.Byunderground.C.Bybus.9.Whatdoesthemanthinkofgoingtoworkbybus?A.Cheapandinteresting.B.Cheapbutboring.C.Interestingbutexpensive.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatdayisittoday?A.Thewoman’sbirthday.B.Mother’sDayandthewoman’sbirthday.C.Mother’sDayandthebirthdayoftheman’smother.11.Howmuchdoesthemanspendonredroses?A.$9B.$12C.$2112.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemanputinthewater?A.SaltandvitaminAB.SugarandvitaminCC.SaltandvitaminC.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.WheredidTomgo?A.CaliforniaB.LosAngelesC.SanFrancisco.14.WhatdidTomdothere?A.Cookedseafoodforhisfriends.B.Sawmanykindsoffishes.C.Playednewballgames.15.WhatdoesTomsayaboutthegirlhelikes?A.Sheattractshimbecauseshetalksalot.B.Sheisnotbeautifulbutsheattractshim.-14-\nC.Sheisbeautifulandsharesthesameinterestswithhim.16.What’sgoingonbetweenTomandthegirlhelikes?A.Theycalleachothereveryday.B.Hehasvisitedheratherplace.C.Sheiscomingtovisithimthisweekend.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.WhathappenedtotheLondonundergroundrailwayin1969?A.Theworkersontheundergroundplatformswerereplacedbymachines.B.Itbecamethefirstcompletelyself-controlrailwayintheworld.C.Acompletelyself-controllinewasaddedtoitsnetwork.18.OntheVictoriaLine,whodoesallthecheckingandcollectingoftickets?A.Aplatformworker.B.Acomputer.C.Amachine.19.WhatistheusualtaskoftheoneworkerontheVictoriaLinetrain?A.Todrivethetrainafteritisstarted.B.Tostartthetrainandtodriveitwhennecessary.C.Totakecareofthepassengersonthetrain.20.Ifeachtrainmovesasitsownspeed,whatwillhappenontheline?A.Thereisadangerofaccidentsontheline.B.Thereisnodangerofaccidentsontheline.C.Onetrainwillkeepasafedistancefromtheothers.第二部分：阅读理解（满分40分）第一节(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。AOncetherewasamanwholikedtoeatmangoes.Onedayhedecidedtogetthesweetestmangofromtheverytopofthetree.Mangoeswhichareexposedtothesunthemostarethesweetest.Soheclimbeduptothetop,wherethebrancheswerethin.Hemanagedtopickupafewsweetreddishfruits,but,inanattempttoclimbdown,heslippedandstartedfallingtowardstheground.Fortunately,hecaughtthebranchashewasfallingandremainedhelplesslyhangingonthetree.Thenhestartedtocallnearbyvillagersforhelp.Theyimmediatelycamewithaladderandsticks,butcoulddolittletohelphim.Thenaftersometimeonecalmandthoughtfulpersonarrived–awell-knownsagewholivedinasimplehutnearby.Peoplewereverycurioustoseewhathewoulddo,ashewasfamousinsolvingmanypeople’sproblemsintheareaandsometimesvery-14-\ncomplicatedones.Hewassilentforaminuteandthenpickedupastoneandthrewitatthehangingman.Everybodywassurprised.Thehangingmangoloverstartedtoshout,“Whatareyoudoing?!Areyoucrazy?Doyouwantmetobreakmyneck?”Thesagewassilent.Thenhetookanotherstoneandthrewitattheman.Themanwasveryangry,“IfIcouldjustcomedown,Iwouldshowyou!”That’swhateverybodywanted–thathecamedown.Buthow?Noweverybodywastense,astowhatwouldhappennext!Somewantedtochastisethesage,buttheydidn’t.Thesagepickedanotherstoneandthrewitagainattheman,evenmoreforcefully.Nowthemanonthetreewasenragedanddevelopedagreatdeterminationtocomedownandtakerevenge（复仇）.Hethenusedallhisskillandstrengthandsomehowreachedthebrancheswhichweresafetostartgoingdown.Andhemadeit!Everybodywasamazed.However,therescuedmanfoundthesagegone.Hestoodthere,realizingthatthemanreallysavedhimbecauseheinduced（引诱）himtotryhisbestandsavehimself.“Ishouldbethankfulandnotangry.”21．Fromthestoryweknowthatthesweetestmangomustbetheone.A．ontheverytopofthetreeB．hiddeninthemiddleofatreeC．onthetreeforthelongesttimeD．exposedtosunlightlessoften22．Whathappenedafterhehadpickedafewsweetreddishmangoes?A．Heslippedandfelltothegroundsuddenly.B．Hewasclimbingdownquicklybutcarefully.C．Heremainedhanginghelplesslyonthetree.D．Heshoutedloudlyforhelpbutnoonehelped.23．Howdidthemanfeelwhenthesagehithimwithastone?A．Hewasnervous.B．Hekeptsilent.C．Hefeltsurprised.D．Hewasangry.24．Whatdoyouthinkmotivatedthemantoclimbdown?A．Courage.B．Revenge.C．Carefulness.D．Assistance.25．Whatdoesthestoryimply?A．Angersavesone’slife.B．Wisdomdoescount.C．Skillandstrengthcount.D．Angeristhebiggestenemy.BWilltherebeatimeinourliveswhencarsdon’tcrash?Whenwecanjustsitbackandrelaxandourcarswilldrivethemselves.Autotechnologyexpertssay“yes”.Andtheysaythatsomeofthoseadvancesmayhappenquickerthanyoumightthink.Theywillrequiretheuserstoinputthenameofthedestinationorthecomplete-14-\naddressofthelocationthattheywanttogoandthecars’artificialintelligencetakesthemthereautomaticallywithoutadriver.Theywillrunonsolarpowerinthedaytimeandethanolfuel(乙醇燃料)atnight.Toyota,BMWandHondawillcompletelycontrolthetradeofdriverlesscarbusinesstogetherandwillhavethecheapestdriverlesscars.Fossilfuelswillbecompletelyincompatible(不相配的)withthesecars.Driverlesscarswillnotrequireadriver’slicenseofanygradetooperate.Anyonewithbasicliteracyandcomputerskillswhoareatleast16yearsofagewillbelegallyallowedtooperatethevehiclewithabsolutelynorestrictions.Thiswouldgivetheyounguserspermissiontooperatethedriverlesscarsonmajorhighwaysaswellassecondaryroadswithoutneedingaseparateclassification.Inadditiontoallthis,drunkenpeoplewillbeabletousetheirownautomobilestoreturnhomebecausetheyarenot“driving”thevehicle.What’smore,carinsurancewillbecomeobsoletebecausetherewillbenomoreautomobileaccidentsaftertheyear2025.Thisisbecausethedriverlesscarwillhaveallsafetymethodsinplacebythecar’sartificialintelligencetopreventautomobileaccidents.Globalpositioningsystemswillbecomemandatory(强制的)inallnewly-manufacturedcarsafter2022,andwillbethemostimportantpartinthedriverlesscar.26．Whowillnotbeabletousedriverlesscars?A.Adultswithbasicliteracyandcomputerskills.B.Adultswhoaredrunk.C.Adultswithoutcomputerskills.D.Adultswithoutadriver’slicense.27．Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthatdriverlesscars.A.willneedfewerfossilfuelsB.willnotneedahuman’sinstructionsC.willrunonsolarpoweronlyD.willbeenvironmentallyfriendly28．Whatwillpreventthedriverlesscarfromcrashing?A.Artificialintelligence.B.Globalpositioningsystems.C.Thepeopleinside.D.Carinsurance.29．Theunderlinedword“obsolete”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans“_____”.A.difficulttogetB.quiteimportantC.dangerousD.outofbusiness30．Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Carsafety.B.Driverlesscars.C.Thefuturecars.D.Newtechnologyincars.CHORSERACINGYEARROUND100YEARSOFPICTURESTHENANDNOW(PhotoShow)-14-\n3pm,everySundayCityStadiumNochildrenallowedFebruary1~April30CityArtMuseumat750HighStreet10am~5pm,TuesdaytoSundayWEEKENDSALES2pm~6pm,thisSundayEVERYTHING20%~50%OFFVisitusatBlockG,GrandviewMallDANCEPARTYCelebrateanimportantdayBringsyourfriends7pm~10pm,SundaynightCountryClub￥10,anadult;￥2,achild31．Janecangototocelebrateherbirthdaywithherfriends.A.CityStadiumB.CountryClubC.GrandviewMallD.CityArtMuseum32．Allpeoplecanbeallowedtowatchthehorseracesexcept.A.adultsB.womenC.childrenD.oldmen33．Whenwillyounotbeabletoseethephotoshow?A.March8thB.April10thC.February1stD.May1st34．Whatcanyoudoifyouonlyhavetimebetween5pmto6pmonSunday?A.Gototheweekendsales.B.Gotoseethephotoshow.C.Gotothedanceparty.D.Gotowatchthehorseracing.35．HowmuchwillMr.Smithpayifhetakeshistwodaughterstothedanceparty?A.￥12B.￥14C.￥30D.￥6DHavingagreatcollectionofbooksathomedoesn’treallymeanthatyouareapersonwhohasapassionforliteratureandreading．Itcanbeafamilyinheritanceoritcanbejusttoimpresspeoplearoundyoubythefactthatyouareapersonofculture．Ontheotherhand,therearemanypersonswhocannotaffordtobuybooks,becausesomeofthemarequiteexpensive,butwhousuallygotolibrariesandspendhoursreadingsomethingthatintereststhemalot,orjustborrowbookstohome．Frommypointofview,literatureisveryimportantinourlife．Forexample,readingisameansofgainingcultureandenrichingourknowledgeindifferentareas．Itcanhelpushaveagreatimaginationanditmakesthingseasierwhenitcomestomakecompositionsondifferentthemes．Itgivesyouthepossibilitytospeakaboutscience,evenifyoudon’tworkinthisdomain,oryoucanexpressyouropinionaboutapoliticalaspect,justbecauseyouhavereadsomethingconnectedtothat．Secondly,literatureoffersusthepossibilitytoentertheworldofimagination,andtoleavetherealoneforacoupleofhours．Wecometomeetkingsandqueensmanyyearsago,dreamofbeingintheworldoftherichorimaginehowlifewillbeinthefuture．Sometimes,weidentifyourselveswiththecharactersinthestories-14-\nwereadandtheycangiveussomecluestosolveourproblemsandhowtoreactincertaincircumstances．Inconclusion,Iwouldliketosaythatliteratureistheperfectmeanstoenrichourculture,toexpressourselvescorrectly,tohavearichvocabulary,tobeabletointerfereinconversationsindifferentfieldsofinterestandtoreallybeconsideredaneruditeperson．36．Peoplewhoarefondofliteraturearethosethat________．A．havemuchinterestinreadingB．keepmanybooksC．gotolibrarieseverydayD．buyexpensivebooksinthebookstore37．Accordingtotheauthorwecanbroadenourknowledgeby________．A．composingB．imaginingC．communicatingD．reading38．Wecanknowfromthethirdparagraphthat___________．A．wecanbringkingsandqueensbacktolifeB．itisverygoodforustostayaloneforsomehoursC．whatwereadcanbeusefulinourdailylifeD．wecanmakefriendswithpeopleinthestories39．Theunderlineword“erudite”inParagraph4probablymeans“_______”．A．learnedB．enthusiasticC．smartD．creative40．Whatistheauthor’spurposebywritingthepassage?A．Tosharehisownreadingexperience．B．Todistinguishthetruereaders．C．Toattractpeopletoliterature．D．Tostresstheimportanceofimagination．第三部分：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。Iwasasingleparentoffoursmallchildren,workingatalow-paidjob.Moneywasalwaystight,butwehada  41     overourheads,foodonthetable,clothesonourbacks,andifnotalot,always   42   .Notknowingwewerepoor,mykidsjustthoughtIwas  43 .I’vealwaysbeengladaboutthat.ItwasChristmastime,andalthoughthereweren’t   44   foralotofgifts,weplannedtocelebratewithafamilyparty.Butthebig   45   forthekidswasthefunofChristmas 46   .Theyplannedweeksaheadoftime,asking   47      whattheywantedforChristmas.Fortunately,Ihadsaved＄120for   48      tosharebyallfiveofus.Thebig    49      arrived.Igaveeachkidatwenty-dollarbilland    50     themtolookforgiftsofaboutfourdollarseach.Then-14-\neveryonescattered（散开）.Wehadtwohourstoshop;thenwewould    51    backatthe“Santa’sWorkshop”.Drivinghome,everyonewasinhighChristmasspirits,   52       myyoungerdaughter,Ginger,whowasunusually   53      .Shehadonlyonesmall,flatbagwithafewcandies—fifty-centcandies!Iwassoangry,butIdidn’tsayanything   54       wegothome.Icalledherintomybedroomandclosedthedoor,   55       tobeangryagain.Thisiswhatshetoldme:“Iwaslooking    56     thinkingofwhattobuy,andI   57      toreadthelittlecardsonthe‘GivingTrees.’Onewasforalittlegirl,fouryearsold,andallshe   58    forChristmaswasadoll.SoItookthecardoffthetreeand     59     thedollforher.Wehavesomuchandshedoesn’thaveanything.”Ineverfeltso    60      asIdidthatday.                                                                                                                                                        1.A.roof B.hat C.skyD.star2.A.little B.lessC.enoughD.more3.A.busyB.seriousC.strictD.kind4.A.effort B.room C.timeD.money5.A.improvement B.problemC.surpriseD.excitement6.A.shoppingB.travelingC.partiesD.greetings7.A.theother  B.eachotherC.onebyoneD.everyotherone8.A.toys B.clothesC.presentsD.bills9.A.dayB.chanceC.cheque D.tree10.A.forced B.remindedC.invitedD.begged11.A.drawB.stayC.move D.meet12.A.includingB.besidesC.exceptD.regarding13.A.quiet B.excitedC.happyD.ashamed14.A.since B.afterC.while D.until15.A.waiting B.ready C.hopingD.afraid16.A.outB.overC.forwardD.around17.A.forgot B.stoppedC.failedD.hated18.A.wanted B.didC.gotD.played19.A.madeB.searchedC.boughtD.fetched20.A.angryB.richC.patientD.bitter                        -14-\nII卷（共计60分）第四部分：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（每空只限一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Wehighschoolstudentsdohavesomegrowingpains,butwecangetridofthemcorrectlyandwisely61,someofusareupset62theirbodystylesandlooks.63matters.Second,wesometimesseemtobemisunderstood64ourteachers,parentsandclassmates65(face)withthis,wecanfindapropertimetohaveaheart-to-hearttalkwiththem,tryingtoremovethe66(understand).Someofushavefewerfriends.Ithinkbeingopen-mindedandfriendlywilldoyougood.Third,wemayfallbehindothers,67makesusstressed.Actuallywecanencourage68toworkefficiently,fullof69(determine).Atlast,someofusdon’thavemuchpocketmoney,sotheyfeelunhappy.Isn’titstrange?Solongaswehavesome,that’senough.Andwecanlearn__70tospendmoney第五部分：单词拼写（共10分，每题1分，共10题）根据句意和所给单词的正确形式填空。1、Being__________（暴露）tosunlightfortoomuchtimewilldoharmtoone’sskin.2、ItisMaryratherthanyouwhoisto_________（责备）fortheaccident.3、Irememberyoumentionedthesamethingona_____________(以前的)occasion.4、Weshould___________（应用）ourbookknowledgetopractice.5、There'sstillonemorestepinthe___________(过程).6、Youmust____________(通知)everyoneinthecompanyofthenewsassoonasyoucan7、Therearetwokindsofpeopleinourworld,the____________(乐观的)andthepessimistic.8、3Asyouknow,fashionis________（不断地）changing.9、Theofficer___________(要求)thathismenshouldsetoffatonce.10、Totheir__________(高兴),theirsonwasadmittedintoafamousuniversity.第六部分：短语填空（共10分，每题1分，共10题）请从11个短语中选择10个短语根据下列句意的正确形式填空。consistofapart from concentrateonmakesenseputforwardinplacebreakdowndependontakeupleaveoutmakenodifference1.Itdoesn't_____________tobuythatexpensivecoatwhenthesecheaperonesarejustasgood.-14-\n2.He________________averygoodsuggestionatthemeeting.3.Whatapity!You____________thepartsofthestorythatareveryinteresting.4.China_____________23provinces,4municipalities,5autonomousregionsand2specialadministrativeregions.5.Playingcomputergameshas_____________allhistimeandattention.6.______________ the house in Washington，he hasavillainLondon.7.It____________________tomewhetherhewillcomeornot．8.Alllivingthings________________thesunfortheirgrowth.9.Shelikeseverythingtobe_________beforeshestartswork.10.Yourhealthwill_______________ifyouworktoohead.第七部分：写作（共两节，满分30分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号∧，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线＼划掉。修改：在错词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。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。3、按要求格式改错，格式不对不给分。Firemenhavebeenfrightingtheforecastfirefornearlythreeweeksaftertheycouldgetitundercontrol.Ashorttimebefore,greattreeshadcoveredthecountrysideformilesaround.Now,smokestillraisedupfromthewarmgroundoverthedesolatehills.Winterwascomingonbutthehillsthreatenedthesurroundingvillageswithdestruction,forheavyrainwouldnotonlywashawaythesoilbutwouldcauseseriousfloodsaswell.Whenthefirehadatlastputout,theforestauthoritiesorderedseveraltonsofaspecialtypeofgrassseedwhichwouldgrowquick.Theseedwassprayedoverthegroundinhugequantitybyaeroplanes.Theplaneshadbeenplantingseedfornearlyamonthwhenitbegantorain.Bythen,besides,inmanyplacesthegrasshadalreadytakenroot.Intheplaceofthegreattreeswhichhadbeengrowingthereforcenturies,patchesofgreenhadbeguntoappearintheblackensoil.第二节：书面表达（满分20分）目前，学校存在少数学生考试作弊现象。某英文杂志社对此现象向中学生征文，标题是“Myopiniononcheatinginexaminations”。请根据下列提示用英语写一篇征文稿。内容要点如下：主要原因考试偏多、偏难不用功、懒惰-14-\n取悦父母、老师个人看法作弊不对、违反校规要诚实、努力学习……(其它看法)注意：1.短文必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥；2.短文标题与开头已为你写好，不计入总词数；3.词数：100左右。4.参考词汇：作弊cheat(v.)MyOpiniononCheatinginExaminationsItisknowntousallthatsomestudentscheatinexaminationsatschool.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________答案（共150分）第一卷（共90分）第一部分：听力（共20分）第二卷（共60分）第四部分：语法填空（共10分）61．First62．about63．that64．by65．faced66．misunderstanding67．which68．ourselves69．determination70．how-14-\n第五部分：单词拼写（共10分）1.exposed2.blame3.previous4.apply5.process6.inform7.optimistic8.constantly9.demand10.delight第六部分：短语填空（共10分，每题1分，共10题）第二节：书面表达（满分20分）MyOpiniononCheatinginExaminationsItisknowntousallthatsomestudentscheatinexaminationsatschool.Asstudents,weoftentakeexaminationsatschool,butsometimeswehavetoomanyexaminations,whicharetoodifficultforus.Ontheotherhand,someofusarelazyanddon'tworkhardattheirlessons.Sowhentakingexaminations,theysometimescheatinordertogetbetterresultstopleasetheirparentsandteachers.Inmyopinion,itiswrongtocheatinexaminationsbecauseitbreakstherulesofschools.Westudentsshouldbehonestandtrytogetgoodresultsbystudyinghardinsteadofcheatinginexaminations.What’smore,weshouldimproveourstudymethodsandgetwellpreparedforexaminations.-14-\nM:Woulditbeoktolookatyourspareroomnow?W:Wouldyoucomeherein20minutes?We’rerightinthemiddleofdinner.1.W:Wouldyouliketogomountainclimbingwithus?M:That’sthelastthingintheworldIeverwanttodo.2.W:LouisespeaksEnglishasifshewereanAmerican.M:HerfamilylivedintheUnitedStatesuntilshewastwelveyearsold.ShehasneverforgottenherEnglish.3.W:John,youcan’twearthatshirt.M:What’swrongwithmynewshirt?W:Letmewashitfirst.Youcanwearittomorrow.4.W:Hello?M:Hi,pleasecheckanorderforme.Theordernumberis669-0033-5986.W:Holdonplease.Ourworkerissendingittoyou.Hecanbeatyourplaceanyminutethisafternoon.M:Thankyou.5.M:What’sthematterwithyou?W:Oh,doctorIhadafeverlastnight.M.Sorrytohearthat.Didyoutakeyourtemperature?W:No.ButIknewitasaveryhighfever.M:Butnowyoudon’tseemtohaveafever.Yourtemperatureisnormal.Areyoutakinganymedication?W:No.M:OK,letmelistentoyourheartandlungs.Pleasetakeadeepbreath.W:Anythingserious？M:No.Don’tworry.It’sonlyacold.YouwillbeOKsoon.W:Thanksalot.6.M:Mary,doyoureallylikeLondon?W:Well,yes,Ido.Icomefromasmalltown.YoucomefromManchester,suchabigcity,solifeinLondonisn’tverydifferentforyou.M:Yes.Isupposeitmustbequitdifferentinasmalltown.Isn’titmoredifficulttogotoyourofficeinLondon.W:Oh,yes.It’seasierathome.ThereIcanalwaysgotoworkonfoot,butinLondonIhavetogobyunderground.Takingtheundergroundisthefastestway,butit’salsothedearest.M:Iusuallygobybus.It’scheaperthantakingtheunderground.Andit’smoreinterestingtolookoutofthewindowofaLondonbus.ItiscertainlythecheapestwaytoseethemostinterestingthingsinLondon.Text8M:Howmucharethecarnationsandtheroses?W:Onedollarforeachcarnationandoneandahalfforeachredrose.M:ThenI’dlikeadozenredcarnationsandhalfadozenredroses.W:Ibetthey’reforyourmother,asit’sMother’sDaytoday.M:Well,notcompletelytrue.Ithappenstobeherbirthday.W;Oh,really?Iguessshemustbeveryhappytoreceivethesebeautifulcarnations-14-\nfromyou.M:Yeah,shewill.Shereallylikesflowers.SoIbuyhersomeeveryyear.I’djustwishtheywouldstayfreshlongerthantheydo.W:PutalittlesugarandvitaminCinthewater.They’llstayfreshfordays.M:Really?I’lltellmymother.Andthanksforyourtip.W:That’sallright.Happybirthdaytoyourmother!Text9W:Hi,Tom,haven’tseenyouforages.M:Actually,I’vejustcomebackfromCalifornia.W;Really?Howexciting!SOhowdidyoulikeCalifornia?M:Icouldn’tlikeitmore.Ilikethesea,thebeach,thesunshine,thepeopleandthenightlife.W:Oh,great.Whatdidyoudothen?M:Weenjoyedtheseafoodatthepartyonthebeacheveryevening.Yousee,therewerealwaysnewfacestoseeandnewballgamestoplay.W:Haveyoumadeanynewfriends?M:Oh,yes,I’llshowyousomephotoslater.NowthereisagirlfromLosAngl=eles.IthinkI’mgoingtofallinlovewithher.W:really?Howdoesshelook?M:She’sabeauty,prettytall,withgoldenhairandgreeneyes,butthat’snotthepoint.Sheattractedmewithsomethingelse.Yousee,wesharethesameinterests.Wecantalkforhours.W:Hmm,soundsperfect.Sodidshegiveyouherphonenumber?M:Yeah,ofcourse.Icalledherjustthismorning.Shesaidshe’scomingtovisitmethisweekend.I’mdyingtoseeher.Text10Theworld’sfirstcompletelyself-controlrailwayhasbeenbuiltunderthebusystreetsofLondon.TherailwayiscalledtheVictoriaLine,anditispartofthecompleteLondonundergroundrailway.ThenewVictoriaLinewasopenedin1969.Thisnewlinewasverydifferentfromothers.Thestationsontheotherlinesneedalotofworkerstoselltickets,andtocheckandcollectthemwhenpeopleleavethetrains.ThisisalldifferentontheVictoriaLine.Hereamachinechecksandcollectsthetickets,andtherearenoworkersontheplatforms.Onthetrain,thereisonlyoneworker.Ifnecessary,thismancandrivethetrain.Butusuallyhejuststartsit;itrunsandstopsbyitself.Thetrainsarecontrolledbyelectricalsignals.Thetrainalwaysmovesatthespeedthatthecomputerallows.Itthecomputersendnosignals,thetrainwillstop.Othermachinesmakesurethatthetrainsarealwaysatasafedistance.Onetrainmaystaytoolongatastation;theothertrainswillthenmoveslowr.Sothereisnodangerofaccidentsontheline.-14-