广西钦州市钦州港经济技术开发区中学高二英语12月月考试题

2022年秋季学期钦州港经济技术开发区中学12月份考试试题高二英语试卷本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1．答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷和答题卡相应位置上。2．选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。3．答第II卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效.第I卷（选择题，共100分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一卷客观题：共四部分第一部分听力（20分）第一节（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。每段对话仅读一遍。1.WhereisBillnow?A.AttheofficeB.AwayonvacationC.Athomeinbed2.Whattimewillthegamebefinished?A.4:30p.mB.3:40p.mC.4:00p.m3.HowwillthemangotoNewYork?A.ByboatB.ByplaneC.Bytrain4.Whoparkedthecarinthespace?A.ThemanB.ThewomanC.Neitherthemannorthewoman5.Howoldwashisgrandpawhenhedied?A.56.B.76.C.38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。听完每段对话或独白前，你都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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。请听第6段对话，回答第6至8题。6．WhatdoyouthinkLucyis?A.Aboss.B.Asecretary.C.Areporter.7.HowwillBillactuallygotoNewYorkandwhy?ABytrainbecauseitiscomfortableB.ByplanebecauseitisfastC.Bycarbecauseitischeap8.WhenwillBillleaveforNewYork?A.Earlyonthe15thB.AtnoononTuesdayC.Atnoononthe14th请听第7段对话，回答第9至11题。9.WhywillthemangotoLondon?A.Forsightseeing.B.Seeinghismother.C.Joininawedding.10.Howisthemangoinghome?A.Bybus.B.ByplaneC.Bytrain11.What’sthewomangoingtodoaftertheconversation?14A.HavecoffeewiththemanB.MeethermotheratthestationC.GotoLondonwiththeman请听第8段对话，回答第12至14题。12.Whathasthewomangot?A.Asign.B.AmovieticketC.Atrafficticket13.Whydidshegettheticket?A.Sheisalwayscareless.B.Shedidn’tseethesign.C.Shewasnotfamiliarwiththeroad.14.Whatdoyouthinkofthewoman?A.Shewascareful.B.Shewillbemorecarefulll.C.Bothoftheabove请听第9段对话，回答第15至17题。15.Wheredoestheconversationmostlikelytakeplace?A.InacarB.Atagasstation.Atabusstation16.Whydoesthecarseemtobepullingtotheright?A.BecausethecarisoutofgasB.BecausethestreetisverybadC.Becauseatireofthecarneedsalittleair17.Whatwilltheydowhentheyfindsomethingwrong?A.Gotoagasstation.B.GohomeassoonaspossibleC.Gobacktoarepairfactory请听第10段对话，回答第18至20题。18.HowoldisMrs.Brownnow?A.40B.39C.4119.HowmuchdidMr.Brownborrowfromhisfriend?A.120.B.580.C.16020.Whydoesn’tMrs.Brownthinkit’sarealdiamondnecklace?A.Becauseitisn’tlikearealdiamondnecklace.B.Becauseit’stoocheap.CBecauseshedoesn’ttrustherhusband.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中（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ALouvreNewchangeshavetakenplaceinParisinrecentyears.ParisusedtobeamongEurope’sbusiestcities.Trafficjamscouldbeseenallthetime.Butnowthereisanew2.5kilometer-longcar-freeareainsidethecity.TheLouvre(卢浮宫)attractsworldtourists.Peoplevisittherenotjustfortheartworks,butalsoenjoytheroofofthebuildingwhichislikeaflyingcarpet.Theworld’smostbeautifulcityisnowevenmorebeautiful.LijiangRiverNationalPark,China.LijiangRiverisinGuilin.Itiswell-knownforitsclearwater,limestone(石灰岩洞)andgreenhills.Thehillshavebeautifulnamesdependingondifferent14shapes,suchas“ElephantTrunk”.TheseattractmanyChinesepoetsandartists.ThebestwaytoenjoyLijaingRiveristotakean83kmboattripfromGuilintoYangshuoinsummer.Zurich,SwitzerlandWhatdoyouthinkZurichisfamousfor?Greatbanks?Yes.PeoplecanfindmanySwissbanksandforeignbankshere.Butthecityisofgreatinteresttomanypeopleforanotherreason.ZurichhostsEurope’slargeststreetpartyeachyear.ItsStreetParadehasovertakenLondon’sNotingHillCarnival.What’shotinthecityin2022?InAugust,ZurichwillhosttheEuropeanAthleticChampionships.Thisgivestouristsachancetoseetheworld’stopathletesmakingnewrecords.Adelaide,AustraliaManypeoplemayknowSydneyorMelbourne.TheyarebigcitiesinAustralia.ButAdelaidewinspeople’sheartswithgreatfestivalsandtastyfood.AdelaideFringeFestivalisthelargestartfestivalinAustralia.EveryFebruaryandMarch,peoplecelebratewithoutdoorartworks,danceperformancesandlivemusic.Adelaidehasmanykindsofforeignfoods.Britishfishandchips,ItalianpizzaandGermanporkcanbefoundinmostrestaurants.21.Touristsenjoytheartworksaswellas_______oftheLouvre. A.thebusystreet      B.theshapeofitsroof     C.thecar-freearea       D.theflyingcarpetlimestonecaves22.ComparedwithLondon’sNotingHillCarnival,theStreetParadeinZurichis_______. A.evenworse       B.exactlythesame       C.muchbetter       D.lesspopular23.Bettyisstudyingartatcollege.She’stravellingtosomeplacetoenjoyartworkandtasteforeignfoods.Shecouldgoto_____ A.Adelaide        B.LijiangRiverNationalPark      C.ZurichandParis         D.theLouvreBOnethingthetourbooksdon’ttellyouaboutLondonisthat2,000ofitsresidents(居民)arefoxes.Theyranawayfromthecityaboutcenturiesagoafterdevelopersandpollutionmovedin.Butnowthattheenvironmentiscleaner,thefoxeshavecomehome,.“Thenumberandvarietyofwildanimalsinurban(城市的)areasisincreasing,”saysCornerJones.AsurveyofthewildlifeinNewYork’sCentral14Parklastyearcounted14speciesofmammals.Asimilarsurveyconductedinthe1890’scountedonlyfivespecies.Severalchangeshavebroughtwildanimalstothecities.Foremostisthatairandwaterqualityinmanycitieshasimprovedasaresultofthe1970spollution-controlefforts.Meanwhile,ruralareashavebeenbuiltup,leavingmanyanimalsontheedgesofsuburbs.Inaddition,urbanwildliferefuges(避难处)havebeencreated.TheGreaterLondonCouncillastyearspent$750,000tobuylandandbuild10permanent(永久性的)wildliferefugesinthecity.Asaresult,manybirdsarenowlivinginthecity.By1970thebirdshaddiedouteastoftheMississippibecausetheDDThadmadetheireggstoothintosupportlife.Thatyear,scientistTomCadeofCornellUniversitybeganraisingthebirdsforreleaseincities,forcitiesaffordedabundantfood.Citiescanattractwildanimalswithoutturningthemharmful.Thetrickistocreatehabitatswheretheycanbeself-sufficientbutstillbeseenandappreciated.Suchhabitatscanevenbefunctional.InSanFrancisco,thelocalgovernmentistestingdifferentkindsofrainwatercontrolbasinstoseenotonlywhichoneskeepthecleanestwaterbutwhichwillattractthemostbirds.24.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Wildlifereturningtolargecities.B．FoxesreturningtoLondon.C．Wildanimalslivinginzoos.D．AsurveyofwildlifeinNewYork.25:Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A．LondonersareputtingmoreandmorewildanimalsintotheirzoosB．LondonersarehappytoseewildanimalsreturntotheircityC．LondonersaretryingtomovewildanimalsbacktothecountrysideD．Londonershavewelcomedthewildbirds,butfoundfoxesaproblem26.Accordingtothepassage,thenumberofspeciesofwildlifeinNewYork’spark________.A．isslowlydecreasingB．isthesameasthatinothercitiesC．isonthesamelevelasbeforeD．hasmorethandoubledinthelastcentury27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonthatwildlifeisreturningtothecities?A．Foodisplentifulinthecities.B．Wildlifeisappreciatedinthecities.C．Wildliferefugeshavebeenbuiltinthecities.D．Airandwaterqualityhasimprovedinthecities.14CManypeoplethinkcomputergamesareonlygoodforwastingtime.Studentswhoplaycomputergamesarealwaysthoughttobebadstudents,spendingalltheirtimedoingnothingmeaningful.Toparents,computergamesmeanlowexammarksandalotofmoney.ButIthinkelectronicgameshavethesamevalueascourseswetakeinschool.They’reallman-madeproblems----waitingtobesolved.Aboveall,they’redemandingandchallenging.Differentgamesmayhavedifferenteffects.Ifyouplaywell,itcouldbesomehelpinyourstudies.Takemeasanexample.IplayedaDOS-rungamecalled“GreatEraOfNavigation”forfouryears.EverytimeIplayedadifferentroleinthegame,enjoyingtheextremelyrealisticfeelingofbeingasailor,alookoutoracaptainonashipsailingtoEurope,America,orevenancientAsiainthe16thcentury.Icansaythere’snobettergamethanthat.Theshiptookmeallaroundtheworld.Itcarriedmetothetopoftwosubjects---geographyandeconomics.Byleadingtheship,Igottoknowfamoussites,rareanimalsandarchitectureallovertheworld.ThankstothegameIknowthemapoftheworldverywell.IhavealsoinvestigatedmostimportantseaportsinEuropeanddiscoverednewplacesintheworldtouseasports.What’smore,whilediscoveringthepotentialofthegame,Ialsoimprovedmycourageandself-confidence.Thisiswhatarealgameralwaysdoes.Theychoosethebestgameandexploredeeplyallthatagamecanoffer.Theymakethemostofthechancetousetheirskillsandknowledge.Also,realgamersarenotalone.Theygettoknoweachotherbycompetingandcommunicatingtheirskillsinthegame.Besidestheknowledgeandfriendshiptheygain,realgamerscangetalittlesurpriseiftheywriteabouttheirvaluableexperiencetoonlinemagazines---theywillbepaid!Inarealgamers’opinion,playinggamesisawaytokillseveralbirdswithonestone.Everygamecanbehelpfulineveryaspect,whetherit’sgoodornottoplaygamesdependsonhowyoudealwithit.28.Thepassageiswrittento______.A.discussthetwosidesofplayingcomputergamesB.argueforthebenefitsofplayingcomputergamesC.introducewaystobecomearealgamerD.explainhowtoplaythegame“GreatEraOfNavigation”29.Howdidtheauthorstarthisarticle?A.ByraisingaseriousexistingproblemB.BystatinghispersonalviewsC.Byraisingtheoppositeview14A.Bygivingexamplestoclarifyhisopinion30.Intheauthor’sopinion,arealgamergainsthefollowingbenefitsEXCEPT_____.A.earningmoneybywritingabouttheirexperiencesB.makingmoreandmorefriendswithotherplayersC.applyingtheirandknowledgeinthegamesD.enjoyingcompetingandbeingdefeated31.Theunderlinedphraseprobablysuggeststhatplayingcomputergames_____.A.ishelpfulinmanywaysatthesametimeB.doesgreatharmtothewildlifeC.isverycostlyandtiringD.canserveasagoodwaytorestDDidAmericansreallywalkontheMoonover30yearsago?Thequestionsoundsridiculous?MostpeopleacceptthatUSastronautsfirstwalkedonthemoonaboardtheApolloIImissiononJuly20,1969.Butthosewhodon’tbelievethishavecreatedalotofdoubt.SotheNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)willproduceamini-booktoshowthatyes,indeed,AmericansdidlandontheMoon.ThosedoubttheApollomoonlandingsinsistthattheUSlackedtechnologytheMoonatthattime.TheysaythattheUSwassodesperate(不顾一切的)towinthespaceraceagainsttheformerSovietUnionthatitfaked(伪装)themoonlandingonmoviesets.Thedoubterssaythefakewasdonesobadlythereisobviousevidencethatitdidn’tactuallyhappen.ThefilmshowsastronautsplantingtheAmericanflagontheMoon,Itshowstheflagripplinginthewind.Criticssaythatasthereisnowindonthemoon,thepicturemusthavebeenfaked.Theyalsosaythatthefilmdoesn’tincludestarsinthenightsky.AndthefirstmentostepontheMoon---astronautsNeilArmstrongandBuzzAldrinhaveneverspokenabouttheirlunaradventures.NASAexplainedthattheastronautsstruggledtoplanttheUSflagonthesurfaceoftheMoon.Theytwisteditaroundabitbeforeitstuckandthiscreatedtheripplesintheflag.TherippleswouldhavedisappearedwithinsecondsonEarth,wheretheatmospherewouldhavestoopedthem.ButontheMoon,wherethereisnoatmosphere,theripplingcarriedon,makingitlooklikewind.Themissingstarsareeasilyexplained.ThepicturesinquestionalsoshowEarth,whichlooksverybright.Itissobrightthatitoutshinesthestarsmakingthemlookinvisible.AsforArmstrongandAldrin,theybothhavespokenaboutthemission.NASAsaystheydonothopetochangeeverycritic’smindwiththelook,buttheywantittobeaneducationalaidforteacherstoprovethecriticswrong.Anengineerwillwritethebookanditwillanswerthecriticspointbypoint.32.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.SomepeopledoubtwhetherAmericanslandedontheMoon14A.NASAwillpublishabookonAmericans’Moonlandingin1969B.CriticshadlotsofquestionsaboutApollo’sMoonlandingsC.AmericanlandingontheMoonisnothingbutalie.33.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheevidencecriticslistedtoarguethatAmericanastronautshadn’treallylandedontheMoon?A.Theflagrippledinthewindthoughtherewasnowindinspace.B.AmericanastronautslandingontheMoonnevermentionedtheirexperiencesC.Fromthefilm,nostarscouldbeseeninthenightsky.D.TheUSAhasn’tdevelopedthetechnologytosendhumanstotheMoon34.Theunderlinedword“invisible”means_____.A.muchdarkerB.abitmysteriousC.NottobeseenD.Nottobevisited35.Thepurposeofthebookisto____.A.showwhysomepeopledon’tbelievetheMoonlandingstoryB.changethecritics’mindC.emphasizetheMoonlandingwastrueD.providesomereferenceforeducators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处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Onthefirstdayofmynewhighschool,Ialmosthadanervousbreakdown.Everythingabouttheschoolseemedsodifficult.WhenIgothome,myparentssaid,“You’renervousandthat’sokay.Everyoneisafraidofhighschool.”36Iwantedtobestrong,soIrefusedtoletanyoneknowaboutmyfear,evenmyclosestfriends.OnthefirstdayIwaslateforeveryclassandwasconstantlylost.37Wasthishowthewholeyearwasgoingtobe?Ididn’tthinkIcouldrisetothischallenge,especiallycarryingahugebackpackthatIcouldhardlylift.ItwassobigthatIcouldknocksomeoneoutwithit!Theschoolmatesseemedtoregardmeasafool,andtheywereprobablyright.38Withtheexceptionoffallingupanddownthestairsacoupleoftimesandgettinglaughedat,highschoolwasturningouttobenotsobad.Itwasactuallymuchbetterthanmiddleschoolandmuchmorechallenging.Sincethen,I’vebeenelectedvicepresidentofmyclass,whichwasn’tmuchofavictorysinceonlythreepeopleranforthefourpositions.Itisnormaltobescaredaboutanewschool.Takeadeepbreathandrelax.39Makesureyou14participateinsomeout-of-classactivitiesbecauseyou’llfinditeasiertomakefriends.Trytodoyourbest,evenifitisn’tstraightA’s.Mostimportantofall,bewhoyouare,whetheryou’rea“fool”,anathlete,oralowergrader.40Nowyouknowthetruesecretsofhighschool.A.Ideniedit.B.Ididn’tgetanyschoolschedule.C.Don’ttrytopretendtobesomeoneyou’renot.D.Myschoolbagwasreallytooheavyformetocarry.E.Highschoolissomethingthatanystudentcanovercome.F.TheschoolseemedlikeapuzzlethatIcouldn’tfigureout.G.Despitemyfears,afterthefirstweekIfinallyhadmyschedulefiguredout.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、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。Iwillneverforgetthetwoimpressivethingsthathappenedlastwinter．OneofmyclassmatesandIwere　　41　　ourprojectworklateatnightonmyuniversity'scampusfarfromhome．Sincetherewas　　42　　intheforecast,Ihadwornawinter　　43　　toschoolthatdaywitharaincoatinmybag．　　Throughoutourworkontheproject,Icould　　44　　thatmyfriendwastiredfromaverylongdayworking．Aswesteppedoutsidetobeginthe　　45　　walkhome,I　　46　　shewasshivering(颤抖)．Thetemperaturehaddroppedtothelowthirties(Fahrenheit)andshe　　47　　hadasweateron．I　　48　　offeredhermywarmjacket．SheaccepteditandaskedmewhatI　　49　　wearthen．ItoldherIhadanotheroneandpretendedthatmy　　50　　wasajacket．Shesaidlaterthatshe　　51　　thenextmorningandthefirstthingonhermindwasfeelingmovedaboutmy　　52　　ofthejacket．　　Coincidentally(碰巧),thenextdayIwenttoanopen-airplayandIwasfreezing　　53　　Ididn’texpectittobeso　54　　．ApersonwhoIhardly　　55　　insistedthatIwearhisjacket．Iwas　　56　　touchedbythiswarmgesture．Hewassomatter-of-fact(讲究实际的)aboutme　　57　　hiscoat,too：hesimplytookitoffandhandedittometellingmethatIshould　　58　　it．Iusedtothinkthat14thisvastuniversewasacold　　59　　．Itturnsoutthatevenwhenthetemperaturedropslow,thepeoplenever　　60　　towarmeachother'shearts．41.A．startingB．destroyingC．showingD．doing42.A．rainB．fogC．snowD．cloud43.A．suitB．jacketC．capD．coat44.A．thinkB．guessC．seeD．check45.A．easyB．shortC．safeD．long46.A．heardB．believedC．noticedD．expected47.A．bravelyB．nearlyC．onlyD．usually48.A．suddenlyB．immediatelyC．madlyD．calmly49.A．wouldB．couldC．shouldD．might50.A．blouseB．sweaterC．dressD．raincoat51.A．ranawayB．wokeupC．fellillD．gothurt52.A．saleB．sizeC．colorD．offer53.A．thoughB．untilC．sinceD．if54.A．warmB．coldC．sunnyD．dark55.A．knewB．matteredC．lovedD．blamed56.A．deeplyB．wronglyC．finallyD．firmly57.A．envyingB．watchingC．holdingD．wearing58.A．keepB．buyC．borrowD．throw59.A．environmentB．placeC．windD．situation60.A．denyB．agreeC．helpD．stop第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Areyoufacingasituationthatlooksimpossibletofix?In1969,thepollutionisterriblealongtheCuyahogaRivernearCleveland,Ohio.It(61)______(be)unimaginablethatitcouldbeeverbecleanedup.Theriverwassopollutedthatit(62)______(actual)caughtfireandburned.Nowyearslater,thisriverisoneof(63)_______mostoutstandingexamplesofenvironmentalcleanup.Buttheriverwasn’tchangedinafewdays（64）_____evenafewmonths.Ittookyearsofwork（65）_______(reduce)industrialpollutionandcleanthewater.Finally,thathardworkpaidoffandnowthewaterintheriveris（66）______(clean)thanever.Maybeyouarefacinganimpossiblesituation.Maybeyouhaveahabit（67）_____isdrivingyourfamilycrazy.Possiblyyoudrinktoomuchordon’tknowhowto14controlyourcreditcarduse.Whenyoufacesuchanimpossiblesituation,don’tyouwantaquickfixandsomethingtochangeimmediately?Whilethereare（68）_______(amaze)storiesofinstanttransformation,formostofusthe（69）_______(change)aregradualandrequirealotofeffortandwork,likecleaningupapollutedriver.Justbe（70）_______(patience).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，每句最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除和修改。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。NevershallIforgetthefirstEnglishlessongivingbyMissLiu.OneMondaymorning,whensheenteredintheclassroom,wefoundthatshewasyoungandbeautifullady.Thensheintroducedherselfandsaidtheyshouldn’tcallherTeacherLiubutMissLiu．Late,sheletusgototheblackboardandsaidsomethingaboutourselveswithEnglishinturn.Whenitwasmyturn,IfelttooshythatIdidn’tdaretosayanythingbeforetheclass.Shewentuptomeandsaidkind,“Don’tbeafraid.Ibelieveyoucandoitwell.”Atlast,Iwenttotheblackboard.ShepraisedmeforthatIhaddone.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，几天前收到美国朋友Jack的Email，他略懂中文，最近听说在中国流行一种名叫“光盘行动”的活动，询问“光盘”是否就是音乐CD之类？请根据以下提示，用英语给他回复一封电子邮件，做简要解释，要点如下：1.“光盘行动”和音乐CD无关；142.解释“光盘行动”；3.自己对这项活动的看法。注意：1.词数100左右；2.开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearJack,Gladtoreceiveyoure-mail.Yours,LiHua14高二英语答案与解析【Keys:】第一部分听力1-10CABCA6-10CBBCC11-15ABBAC16-20BAACA21—23BCA24-27ABDB28-31BCDA32-35BDCD36-40AFGEC41-45DABCD46-50CCBAD51-55BDCBA56-60ADABD61.was      62.actually       63.the       64.and        65.toreduce66.cleaner    67.which/that    68.amazing   69.changes    70.patient第四部分第一节NevershallIforgetthefirstEnglishlessongivingbyMissLiu.OneMondaymorning,givenwhensheenteredintheclassroom,wefoundthatshewas∧youngandbeautifullady.Thensheaintroducedherselfandsaidtheyshouldn’tcallherTeacherLiubutMissLiu.Late,sheletusweLatergototheblackboardandsaidsomethingaboutourselveswithEnglishinturn.Whenitwasmysayinturn,IfelttooshythatIdidn’tdaretosayanythingbeforetheclass.Shewentuptomeandsosaidkind,“Don’tbeafraid.Ibelieveyoucandoitwell.”Atlast,Iwenttotheblackboard.kindlyShepraisedmeforthatIhaddone.what第二节DearJack,Gladtoreceiveyoure-mail.Actually,GuangpanCampaign,whichmeans“clearyourplate”,hasnothingtodowithmusicCDs.Itisacampaigntopromotethespiritofsavingandstoppingwastingatdinnertable.Manypeopleorderbigmealsbutcannoteatupallthefoodeventually,onlytoshowtheirgenerosity.Thisalsoaffectsalotofschoolstudents.Theyoftenbuysomefood,finditnotsodeliciousandleavethefooduntouchedintheplatewhentheyfinishtheirmeals!Whataterriblewaste!Manypeoplearegoinghungryforlackoffood.Bynomeanscanwewasteagrain!SoI’lljoininthecampaign,orderwhatIcanfinisheverydinnerandmakeclear!Yours,LiHua听力录音稿Text1Man:Excuseme,Madam?Woman:Yes?Man:HowlongcanIkeepthebook?Woman:Foronemonth.Pleasemakesureyoureturnthebookbeforeit’sdue.Text214Man:Hurryup,Jenny.It’salreadyseven.We’llbelateforthefilm.Woman:Don’tworrydear,westillhavetwentyminutes.Andittakesusonlyfifteenminutestogetthere.We’llbetherejustintime.Text3Man:Iheardontheradiothatit’llbesunnyduringtheholidayweekend.MaybewecantakeatriptoBoston.Woman:Thatsoundsgreat.I’llcallJeantoseeifshelikestojoinus.Text4Woman:It’snearlyeight.Ifyouwanttocatchthenineo’clocktrain,you’dbettergonow.Man:Don’tworry.I’lldrivetothestation.Woman:Inthatcase,letmegowithyou.Andyoudropmeoffatthecitycenter.I’llgototheopenmarket.Text5Woman:I’msorry,thecakeislate.We’lldobetternexttime,Ipromise.Man:Well,I’msorrytoo.Youhavetotakeitback.Thebirthdaypartyisoverandwedon’tneedthecakeanymore.Text6Woman:Oh,it’sbroken!Jackyisnotgoingtobehappywhenheseesthis.It’shisfavoriteCD!He’lltellmum.Man:PleaseKathy,canIborrowtendollars?I’llbuyhimanewoneandIwillcleanupyourroom.Text7Woman:Howdidyoulikethedishes,Sir?Man:Delicious.Everythingwasexcellenthere.Thankyou!Woman:Doyouwantsomecoffee,tea,Sir?Man:No.thanks,I’mfine.Ah,justhavethebill,please.Howmuchisyourservicecharge?Woman:Fifteenpercentandit’sincludedinyourbill.Thankyouverymuch,sir.Welookforwardtoseeingyouagain.Man:Sure,goodnight.Text8Woman:CanIhelpyou?Man:Yes.Mydaughterboughtthiscamerahereformywife’sbirthday.Butitdoesn’twork.SoI’dliketochangeitforanotherone.Woman:Isee.Letmehavealook.Well,we’llbehappytochangeitforyou.ButIamafraidwedon’thaveanotherpinkone.Man:Oh?WhatwillIdothen?Woman:Wouldyouliketochooseadifferentcolor?Wedohavethiscamerainblackandorange.Man:Mywifedoesn’tlikeeitherofthosecolors.Woman:Ifyouwant,wecanorderanothercamerajustlikethisone.Therewouldn’tbeanyextrachargeforit.Man:Thatsoundsfine.Wouldyoupleasegoaheadanddothat?Woman:We’dbeveryhappytobutit’lltakeatleastaweek.Maybetendays.We’llcallyouwhenitcomesin.Man:Thankyouverymuch.Woman:Youarewelcome.Text9Woman:Hi,Joe!ManypeopleinourdepartmentareleavingforThanksgiving.Whatareyougoingtodo?Man:IthinkI’lljuststayathome.ImayseesomefriendsandwatchafewDVDs.AndIprobablywouldgototheOttawaCarShow.Whataboutyou,Ariel?What’syourplan?Woman:Iamgoingtodosometravelingwithmyfamily.Man:Oh,whereto?14Woman:Toronto.Andonourway,we’regoingtovisitmyaunt,Valley,inKingston.Man:That’sexciting.Howlongdoyouplantostay?Woman:Twodays.Ihaveaget-togetherpartywithmycollegefriendsonthetenthinToronto.Oh,I’mafraidI’vegottogonow.Myhusbandiswaitingforme.Andwe’llhavetopickupDanielfromschool.Haveaniceholiday,Joe!Man:Thankyou.Youtoo!Text10Wherecanyoulookifyouwanttoknowhowtallthetallestpersonintheworldis,orwhotheoldestpersonintheworldis?Thereisonlyoneplacewhereyou’llfindalltheseinformation,andthat’sintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords.ThismorningwehavesomeonefromtheGuinnessCompanythatproducedthatfamousbook,ThomasManning.“Welcometotheprogram,Thomas!”“Thanks,Sue.It’sapleasuretobehere.”“Perhapsyoucouldstartbytellinguswheretheideaforthebookcamefrom.”“Well,itwasfirstsuggestedintheearly1950s.SirHughBeaver,themanagingdirectorofGuinness,wasoutshootingbirdswithsomefriends.Abirdflewawaysoquicklythatnoonewasabletoshootit.SirHughwonderedwhetherthisbirdwasthefastestbirdinEurope,andifitwasn’tthefastest,hewonderedwhatwas.”“SoIsupposehewenttothenearestlibrarytolookfortheinformationandhecouldn’tfindit?”“Yes,that’sexactlywhathappened.AndthismadeSirHughthinktheremustbeotherpeopleinthesamesituationwhowantedthiskindofinformation.Hethoughtthat,likehimself,peoplewouldbeinterestedinfindingfactsofallrecordstosatisfytheircuriosity.”“Sotheideaforabookofrecordswasborn.Andwhendidthefirstbookcomeout?”“Afewyearslater,in1955.So,toaskyourfirstquestion:thetallestpersonintheworldis231.7cmtall.AndtheoldestpersonisJeanne.L.Calment,whowasborninFebruary,1875.”“Therearealsosomeratherstrangerecords,aren’tthere,Thomas?”“Yes,that’sright.Didyouknow,Sue,thattheshortesttimeitistaken…”14