山东省文登市2022届高三英语第二次统考试题

英语本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。共150分。考试时间120分钟。第Ⅰ卷　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A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置上。听完每段对话后，你有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.Aboutwhatarethetwospeakerstalking？A.Anewbook.B.Anewfilm.C.Anewcraftwork.2.Whatdoesthemanmean？A.Hewouldlockthelanguagelabatthemoment.B.Thelanguagelabwillbeusedlater.C.Letthewomancheckthelab.3.Howcanthemangettothebusstop？A.Toturntotheleft.B.Toturnleft，thenright.C.Toturnlefttwice.4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE？A.Themandidn’tattendtheconference.B.Thewomandidthespeech.C.Themanwantedtomakethespeech.5.Whatcanwelearnfromthedialogue？A.Thewomanisgoingtohaveatripthissummervacation.B.Thewomanisgoingtostayathomethissummervacation.C.Thewomanhasn’tdecidedhowtospendthesummervacation.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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。听第6段材料，回答第6、7两个小题。6.Whatarethepeopledoinginthehouse？A.Theyarehavingdinner.B.Theyarehavingaparty.C.Theyarehavingadiscussion.7.WhatisMikeSmith？A.Heisalawyer.B.Heisthewoman’sboyfriend.C.Heisacollegestudent.听第7段材料，回答第8、9两个小题。-12-8.What’stherelationshipofthetwospeakers？A.Teacherandstudent.B.Interviewerandinterviewee.C.Fellow-workers.9.Onwhichdaydoestheconversationprobablytakeplace？A.OnWednesday.B.OnThursday.C.OnTuesday.听第8段材料，回答第10~12三个小题。10.What’sTony’stelephonenumber？A.80661680.B.66801680.C.66081680.11.Howmanylanguagesdoestheschooloffertoteach？A.2.B.3.C.Atleast4.12.WhereisTonygoingtolearnGerman？A.IntheLakeDistrict.B.IntheNewCentury.C.IntheCentralPark.听第9段材料，回答第13~16四个小题。13.HowisthewomangoingtoParis？A.Bybus.B.Byair.C.Bycar.14.Howmanypeoplewillgotoseeheroff？A.4.B.3.C.2.15.Whatcanweconcludefromthedialogue？A.ThemanwantstomeetThomasGrossinParis.B.ThemanandThomasGrossstudiedinthesamecollege.C.Themandon’tknowmuchaboutThomasGross.16.HowlongwillthemanbewiththewomannextFriday？A.Thewholeafternoon.B.Morethan45minutes.C.Lessthan45minutes.听第10段材料，回答第17~20四个小题。17.Whydoesthemansaythatvacationsareasuniqueasthepeoplewhotakethem？A.Becauseofthedifferentspotsandsightseeing.B.Becauseofdifferentpeoplegroupchoosingdifferentvisitingplaces.C.Becauseofthedifferenthomeincomes.18.Whatdodaringsoulsliketodofromthepassage？A.Theyliketogofishing，skiingorwhite-waterrafting.B.Theyliketoseekoutfamoushistoricalsitesandmuseums.C.Theyliketotrekexpeditionsandsafaris（徒步旅行）inremoteplaces.19.Whathavecreatedaworldofglobetrotters(游历很广的人）？A.Internationalbusinessandmasscommunications.B.Internationalbusinessandjetairplanes.C.BothAandB.20.WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？A.Americansaretheonlypeopleintheworldwholiketotravel.B.Peopleallovertheworlddogoing-abroadtravel.C.AlmosteveryAmericanisatouristsometime.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)-12-阅读下面的短文，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。AAnimalscanbeextremelyprotectiveoftheiryoung.Butwhenhardtimescome,animalfatherscanbereallyadangertotheirownkids.DaddyLionAcombinationoflaziness,pride,cruelandangermakestheliononeofthemostfearsomeandworstdadsoftheanimalkingdom.Whennotwalkingproudlyacrossthejungle,thefatherlionjustlazesaroundunderthesun,orwaitsforoneofitslioness(母狮子）partnerstobringbackfood.Oncethelionessgetshomethefood,thelioneatsupmostofit,andleaveslittleornothingatallforthekids.Thefatherdoesn’teventrainthekidsforhuntingandsurviving,itisthelionesswhoteachesthemhowtofendforthemselves.ThePolarFatherCute,pureandsoft.Protectivetoyoungonesandfamily?Sure.Butwhatmakesthepolarbearsoneoftheworstdadsoftheanimalkingdom?Theydon’ttakecareoftheyoungones,theywon’ttakeuptheresponsibilityoffeedingthem,theywon’ttakecareofthemlikeafathershould.Theyjustleavethattothemotherbear.TheAssassinBug(猪蝽）Sizematters,yousay?Thislittlebugwouldeatitsowneggstostaystrongandfulfillitshungerneeds.Themaleassassinbugisactuallyresponsibleforguardingtheeggs.Thefemaleassassinbuglayseggsinlargenumbers.Themalebugeatstheweakereggs.DaddyBass(岩鲈鱼）Usually,watercalmsyoudown.Notsomuchforthisunderwaterspecies.Themalebassisknowntoeatupeggsfromitsownspawn(子，卵）.Itguardsthespawnlaidbyitsfemaleparter.However,whenhungryandunalbetohuntforfood,thefatherwon’tthinktwicebeforeeatinguptheeggs.Anddoyouthinkyourfatherwasstrictandhard?Afterreadingthisarticle,I’msureyouthinkyourdadisthebestinthewholewideworldfornoteatingyouup!Theanimalfathersmentionedinthisarticle________.A.areratherbadtotheirkidsB.arerespectedbytheiryoungC.areprotectiveoftheiryoungD.aredangeroustotheirwholefamilyTheunderlinedphrase“fendfor”(Para2)probablymeans________.fightforB.learnfromC.lookforD.lookafterThelionandthepolarbearsaresimilarin________.searchingfoodallbythemselveswantingtotrainthekidstobecruellettingthemotherstoeatupthefoodlettingthemotherstotakecareofthekidsBCitizenReportersMaketheNewsIntheWest,peoplewithajournalistictrendturntoweblogstoexercisetheurgetopublishnewsorcommentoneventsoftheday.ButinSouthKorea,thepublishinginstinctisdirectedtowardabig,collaborative(合作的）onlinenewspaperthatappearedasoneofthecountry’smostinfluentialmediaoutlets.OhmyNewsisauniqueexperimentin“citizenjournalism”:Anyonewhoregisterswiththesitecanbecomeapaidreporter.-12-“WithOhmyNews,wewantedtosaygoodbyeto20th-centuryjournalismwherepeopleonlysawthingsthroughtheeyesofthemainstream,conservativemedia,”saideditorandfounder,OhYeonho,“Ourmainconceptiseverycitizencanbeareporter.Weputeverythingoutthereandpeoplejudgethetruthbythemselves.”Launchedthreeyearsago,OhmyNewshasgrownfromastaffoffourtomorethan40editorsandreporterswhopublishabout200storiesaday.Thevastmajorityofthenews,however,iswrittenbymorethan26,000registeredcitizenjournalists,whocomefromallwalksoflife.Thesiteattractsanestimated2milliondailyreaders,andhasbeenwidelytrustedwithhelpingtoelectSouthKorea’snewprogressivepresident,RohMoo-hyun.TheGuardiannewspapercalledOhmyNews“theworld’smostdomesticallypowerfulnewssite”.OhmyNewswasfoundedin2000byajournalist,inreactiontothecountry’sfirmconservativemedia.Itsintentionwastopublishmaterialthatwouldmakereaderssitupinexclamation,thusitsname--aplayon“ItmyGod!”Itdidn’thaveanymoney.Awebsitewrittenbyamateurswasitsonlyoption.OhmyNewstendstobeanti-governmentandanti-American.Thesitecoverseverythingatraditionalnewspapercovers---fromsportstointernationalpolitics---butdoesitwithpersonality.OhmyNewsisa(an)________.webblogB.onlinenewspaperC.reportD.companyDifferentfromtraditionalmedia,OhmyNews________.A.paysreportersforthearticlesB.onlytellstruthinthenewspaperC.ispublishedwidelyD.letsordinarypeoplebecomereportersTheunderlinedword“walks”inthefifthparagraphmeans________.roadsB.classesC.sidewaysD.aspectsOhmyNewswinsawidetrustsoithelps________.A.RohMoo-hyunbecomepresidentB.peoplewithdailydealC.businessesagreatdealD.peoplefindjobsCIn1939twobrothers,MacandDickMcDonald,startedadrive-inrestaurantinSanBernadino,California.Theycarefullychooseabusycornerfortheirlocation.Theyhadruntheirownbusinessforyears,firstatheater,thenabarbecuerestaurant,thenanotherdrive-in.Butintheirnewoperation,theyofferedanew,shortenedmenu:Frenchfries,hamburgers,andsodas.Tothisminimalselectiontheyaddedonenewconcept:quickservice,nowaitersorwaitess,andnotips.Theirhamburgerssoldforfifteencents.Cheesewasanotherfourcents.TheirFrenchfriesandhamburgershadaremarkableuniformity,forthebrothershaddevelopedastrictroutine.Theirnewdrive-inbecameincrediblepopular,particularlyforlunch.Peopledroveupbythehundredsduringthebusynoontime.Theself-servicerestaurantwassopopularthatthebrothershadallowedtencopiesoftheirrestauranttobeopened.TheywerecontentwiththemodestsuccessuntiltheymetRayKroc.KrocwasasalesmanwhomettheMcDonaldbrothersin1954,whenhewassellingmilkshake-mixingmachines.Hequicklysawtheuniqueappealofthebrothersfastfoodrestaurantsandboughtrighttofranchise（赋予许权）othercopiesoftheirrestaurants.Theagreementstruckincludedtherighttoduplicated（复制）themenu,theequipment,eventheirredwhitebuilding-12-withthegoldenarches.TodayMcDonald’sisliterallyahouseholdname.ItsnameforitssandwicheshavecometomeanhamburgerinthedecadessincethedayRayKrocwatchedpeoplerushuptoorderfifteen-centhamburgers.In1976,McDonald’shadover$1billionintotalsales.Itsfirsttwenty-twoyearsisoneofthemostincrediblesuccessstoriesinmodernAmericanbusinesshistory.Thispassageismainlyabout________.thebusinesscareersofMacandDickMcDonaldhowMcDonald’sbecameabillion-dollarbusinessBayKroc’sbusinessabilitiesthedevelopmentoffast-foodservicesMacandDickMcDonaldhadexperienceinmanagingallofthefollowingbusinessexcept________.abarbecuerestaurantB.adrive-inC.anice-creamparlorD.atheaterWecanconcludefromthispassagethat________.MacandDickMcDonaldneverbecamewealthybecausetheysoldtheirideatoKrocRayKrocwasagoodbusinessmanthelocationtheMcDonaldchosenwastheonlysourceoftheirdrive-infortyyearsagotherewerenumerousfast-foodrestaurantsThepassagesuggeststhat________.creativityisanimportantelementofsuccessRayKrocspentlongtimeworkinginthefirstMcDonald’stheMcDonaldssoldonlyfreshhomegrownvegetablesCaliforniaisthebestplacetogointobusinessDSomepessimistic(悲观主义的）expertsfeelthattheautomobileisboundtofallintodisuse.Theyseeadayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenallautoswillbeabandonedandallowedtorust.Othersauthorities,however,thinktheautoisheretostay.Theyholdthatthecarwillremainaleadingmeansofurbantravelintheforeseeablefuture.Themotorcarwillundoubtedlychangesignificantlyoverthenext30years.Itshouldbecomesmaller,safer,andmoreeconomical,andshouldnotbepoweredbythegasolineengine.Thecarofthefutureshouldbefarmorepollution-freethanpresenttypes.Regardlessofitspowersources,theautointhefuturewillstillbethemainprobleminurbantrafficcongestion(拥挤).Oneproposedsolutiontothisproblemistheautomatedhighwaysystem.Whentheautoentersthehighwaysystem,aretractable(可伸缩的）armwilldropfromtheautoandmakecontactwitharail,whichissimilartothosepoweringsubwaytrainselectrically.Onceattachedtotherail,thecarwillbecomeelectricallypoweredfromthesystem,andcontrolofthevehiclewillpasstoacentralcomputer.Thecomputerwillthenmonitorallofthecar’smovements.Thedriverwilluseatelephonetodialinstructionsabouthisdestinationintothesystem.Thecomputerwillcalculatethebestroute,andreservespaceforthecarallthewaytothecorrectexitfromthehighway.Thedriverwillthenbefreetorelaxandwaitforthebuzzer(蜂鸣器）thatwillwarnhimofhiscomingexit.Itisestimatedthatanautomatedhighwaywillbeabletohandle10,000vehiclesperhour,comparedwiththe1,500to2,000vehiclesthatcanbecarriedbyapresent-dayhighway.-12-Whatistheauthor’smainconcern?Howtoprovideautomobilespollution-free.HowtomakesmallerandsaferautomobilesHowtosolvetheproblemoftrafficjams.Howtodevelopanautomatedsubwaysystem.Whatprovidesautoswithelectricpowerinanautomatedhighwaysystem?A.Arail.B.Anengine.C.Aretractablearm.D.Acomputercontroller.Inanautomatedhighwaysystem,allthedriversneedstodois________.keepingintherightlanewaitingtoarriveathisdestinationkeepinginconstanttouchwiththecomputercenterinformingthesystemofhisdestinationbyphoneWhatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthefutureofautos?A.Disappointed.B.Pessimistic.C.Optimistic.D.Cautious.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。Parentshaveagoldenopportunitytoteachtheirchildrenhowtosingsongs.Youdon’tevenhavetobemusicallyinclined(倾向于）toteachyourownchildrenhowtosing.Beginasearlyasyoucanandmakeitafunexperience.36Childrenwillamazeyoubyimitatingasongtheyhearwhilewatchingtelevision.Trytokeepthesongshort,andfun.37_Andeasyforyourpreschoolers.SongssuchasRow,Row,RowYourboat,ABC’s,YouAreMySunshine,MaryHadaLittleLambandothernurserysongsworkwell.Adjustthesongcategoriesaschildrengetolder.Introducethesongbysingingorplayingarecordingfirst.Playthe“EchoGame”byhavingthechildrepeatbacktoyou.Onelineatatimecopyingwhatyouhavesungorplayedtothem.Onlysingonelineatatime,followedbyanother,etc.untilthesongisfinished38__Thisisnotthetimetobeaimingforperfection.Evenifhesingsthewrongtuneorwordshemustbegivencreditfortrying.39The“missingword”gameisfunandafastwaytolearnwords,especiallyifthechildkeepsmissingaword.Yousimplysingalineofthesong,intentionallyleavingoutONEword.Whenyoupauseforthemissingword,thechildsingsjustthatoneword.Ifhestillmissesit,DONOTyellathim.Saysomethinglike“Yahknowwhat?That’stheexactsamewordthatIkeepforgetting.Let’ssingthislineagaintogetherandthemissingword”.40Selectsongsthatareshort,simple.Giveyourchildapositiveexperience.Teachthemeasysongsthatyoucansingtogether.Thenpraisehimwhenhedoessingtherightword.Clapthebeatwhichwillhelphimtofeeltherhythm.Praiseyourchildashetriestosingeachlinebacktoyou.ChoosesongsthatarestillpopularontheradiooronTV.第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)　完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分）-12-Abusinesswomangotintoataxiinmidtown.Asitwastherushhourandshewasina41tocatchatrain,she42aquickwaytoreachit.“Ihavebeenataxidriverfor15years!”thedriversaid43.“Youdon’tthinkIknowthebestwaytogo?”Thewomantriedtoexplainthatshehadn’t44toannoyhim,butthedriverkept45.Shefinallyrealizedthathewastooannoyedtobe46,soshechangedher47.“Youknow,youareright,”shetoldhim.“Itmustseem48formenottothinkyouknowthebestway49thecity.”50,thedriverglancedathis51intherearviewmirror,turneddownthestreetshewantedandgothertothetrainontime.“Hedidn’tsayanotherwordtherestoftheride,”shesaid,“52Igotoutandpaidhim.Thenhethankedme.”Whenyoufindyourself53withpeoplelikethetaxidriver,youwillalwaystryto54youridea.Itcanleadtolongerarguments,losejobchancesor55marriage.Ihavediscoveredonesimple56extremelyunlikelymethodthatcanpreventthedisagreementorotherdifficultsituationsfrom57inadisaster.The58istoputyourselfintheotherperson’sshoesandlookforthe59inwhatthatpersonissaying.Findawayto60,andtheresultmaysurpriseyou.A.hurryB.rushC.momentD.wayA.choseB.madeC.foundD.suggestedA.jokinglyB.angrilyC.anxiouslyD.curiouslyA.supposedB.expectedC.meantD.decidedA.apologizingB.drivingC.askingD.shoutingA.reasonableB.thoughtfulC.normalD.practicalA.roadB.mindC.directionD.mannerA.strangeB.wrongC.terribleD.stupidA.acrossB.inC.throughD.alongA.SurprisedB.WorriedC.AnnoyedD.DisappointedA.riderB.speakerC.helperD.comerA.untilB.afterC.becauseD.sinceA.satisfiedB.concernedC.crowdedD.facedA.giveupB.turndownC.sticktoD.pointtoA.combineB.destroyC.sufferD.divideA.andB.thatC.butD.thoughA.lyingB.resultingC.settingD.leadingA.problemB.importanceC.keyD.replyA.factB.meaningC.expressionD.truthA.agreeB.argueC.explainD.escape第Ⅱ卷　第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)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(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。答案写在答题卡相应空白处。Hello,andwelcometoourprogramofsuccessfulbusinesswomen.Today,wearelookingatthestoryofMariaSilvers,the61(found)ofachainofcoffeebars.ShecomesfromSingapore,62latermovedtoLondonwithherfamily.Herfather,63-12-wasafactorymanager,filledherwitha64(believe)inhardwork.Mariastudiedpoliticalscienceatuniversity.After65(leave)university,shebecameateacher.Whenherfatherdied,shewenttoNewYorkforabreak.Everymorning,she’dgotoacoffeebar.WhenshegotbacktoLondon,sherealizedthatthere66(be)nothinglikethosecoffeebars.Soshedecided67(give)upherjobanddosomethingaboutit.Sheopenedthefirstcoffeebarin1995,andher68(success)wasquick.Sheopenedtenmorethe69(follow)year.Nowsheisproudofhersuccessandplanstoopeneightymore70theeighty-fiveshealreadyhas.AndMariaisonly33yearsold.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。每处错误仅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，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。IhaveabicyclethatcametomeasbirthdaypresentfrommymumanddadwhenIwas12.Itcostabout1200yuan,thatwashalfofmyfather’smonthlysalary.ThebicyclewasmadeinShanghaiandit’scolorisred,myfavorite.Whichisimportantisthatmybicycleplaysanimportantpartonmyschoollife.Italsorepresentthedeeplovefrommyparents.ButIrideittoschooleveryday.IhavemadeupmymindtoworkhardlysothatIcanrepaytheminthefuture.IwillbuyacartodrivethemtowherevertheywantwhenIgrowupbecausethecarisfasterandveryconvenientthanthebike,especiallywhenitrains.　书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，是新华中学的一名高三学生。请根据图画提示，给你的美国朋友Smith写一封信，介绍你的寒假生活（共20天）。注意：1.词数100左右。2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3.开头与结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。DearSmith,Howareyou?Howtimeflies!NowthewintervacationwasoverandIhavecomebacktoschoolagain.Yours,LiHua-12--12-高三英语质量检测参考答案2022.03第一部分　听力　（共20小题。每小题1.5分，满分30分）01-05ABCAC06-10BABCC11-15CBBCB16-20BBCCC第二部分　阅读理解　（共20小题。每小题2分，满分40分）21-25ADDBD26-30BAACB31-35ACADC36-40CAFBD第三部分　英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）　完形填空　（共20小题。每小题1.5分，满分30分）41-45ADBCD46-50ABBCA51-55AADCB56-60DBCDA　短文填空　（共10小题。每小题1.5分，满分15分）61.founder62.but63.who64.belief65.leaving66.was67.togive68.success69.following70.besides第四部分　写作　（共两节，满分35分）　短文改错　（共10小题。每小题1分，满分10分）IhaveabicyclethatcametomeasbirthdaypresentfrommymumanddadwhenIwas12.Itcostabout1200ayuan,thatwashalfofmyfather’smonthlysalary.ThebicyclewasmadeinShanghaiandit’scolorisred,mywhichitsfavorite.Whichisimportantisthatmybicycleplaysanimportantpartonmyschoollife.ItalsorepresenttheWhatinrepresentsdeeplovefrommyparents.ButIrideittoschooleveryday.IhavemadeupmymindtoworkhardlysothatSohardIcanrepaytheminthefuture.IwillbuyacartodrivethemtowherevertheywantwhenIgrowupbecause去掉tothecarisfasterandveryconvenientthanthebike,especiallywhenitrains.more听力材料Text1M：HaveyouseenJ.K.Rowling’slatestbestseller？W：Yeah，I’vejustfinishedit.Ireallyappreciatedit.Text2W：ShallIlockthelanguagelabbeforeIgohome？M：Letitbe.Therewillbeonemoreclasslater.Text3M：HowcanIgettotheCentralSquare？Thereseemsnobusstopnearhere.W：Well，justturnleftonceagainatthestreetcorner.-12-Text4M：Didyoumakethespeechattheconferenceyesterday？W：Why，Ithoughtyouwerepresent.Text5M：Whatareyougoingtodothissummervacation？W：IwanttohaveatriptoKunmingbecauseIhaveneverbeenthere.ButmyparentswantmetostayathomeandstudymoresinceIamgoingtotaketheNationalEntranceExaminationnextyear.Text6W：Therearesomanypeopleinyourhouse.Whataretheydoing？M：Wearehavingaparty.Theyareallmyfriends.W：Whoisthatman？M：HeisProfessorLee.Heisachemistryteacher.Hiswifeisadoctor.Theirdaughterisacollegestudent.W：Who’sthatyoungman？M：Heisherboyfriend.Heisayounglawyer.HisnameisMikeSmith.Text7M：Youwantthisjob.OK？First，tellmeplease，canyoutype？W：Yes，Ican.M：Howmanywordsinaminute？W：Ninety.M：Canyouspeakanyforeignlanguages？W：Yes，IspeakEnglishandIcanalsospeakFrench.M：Really？That’sgood.CanyoualsospeakGerman？W：No，Ican’tspeakGerman.M：OK，canyoustarttomorrow？W：Tomorrow？M：Yes，Wednesday.W：YoumeanIhavethejob!Thankyou.Text8W：Hello.CompassLanguageTrainingCenter.CanIhelpyou？M：Yes.I’dliketoattendyourforeignlanguagecourse.CanIenrolloverthephone？W：Yes，ofcourse.MayIhaveyourname，please？M：Tony.MyfamilynameisBrown.W：OK.Doyouhaveatelephonenumber？M：Yeah.It’sdoublesixoeightsixteeneighty.W：66081680.Thankyou.Now，whichlanguagewouldyouliketolearn？WehaveEnglish，French，German，Japaneseand...M：Ah.I’dliketotakeGerman，please.W：OK.Ourcoursesaregivenindifferentplaces.Wheredoyoulive？M：IntheLakeDistrict.W：Well，inthatcase，yournearestclassroomisinourbranchschoolcalled“NewCentury”.It’snearCentralPark.Bytheway，haveyoulearnedGermanbefore？M：I’mafraidnot.W：Wedescribeourclassesbylevel.Yourclassiscalled“Elementary”.-12-M：Isee，Elementary.Text9M：Howareyougoingtotheairport，bycarorbyairportbus？W：Bycar.MybrotherJohniscomingwithmetotheairporttoseemeoff.M：WhereareyoustayinginParis？Ihearthatthehotelsthereareveryexpensive.W：I’mgoingtostaywithoneofmyfriends，LindaGross.Wewereclosefriendswhenwewereatcollege.M：LindaGross!IsherbrothernamedThomasGross？W：Yes.Hewasawonderfulbasketballplayeratuniversity.M：Iknowthem.Smallworld，isn’tit？IwasinthesameBasketballteamwithThomasatuniversity.Pleasedogivethemmyregards.W：OfcourseIwill.M：Whattimedoestheplanetakeoff？W：Itleavesat6：30p.m..M：I’llbefreenextFridayafternoon.Doyouwantmetoseeyouoff？W：That’sverykindofyou.ButIthinkitwillbemuchtroubleforyou.M：Nonsense!Wearegoodfriends.Bytheway，howlongdoesittaketogettotheairportfromhere？W：Aboutforty-fiveminutes.M：ThenI’llarriveatyourhouseathalfpastfournextFridayafternoon.Seeyouthen.Text10ManyAmericanvacationsareasuniqueasthepeoplewhotakethem.Familiesoftenplantheirtripswiththekidsinmind.Moreandmore“familyfriendly”vacationresortsofferspecialprogramsforchildren.Historybuffsseekourfamoushistoricalsitesandmuseums.Environmentalistsprefer“greenvacations”.Thesetripsallowthemtoobservefloraandfaunaup-closewithoutdisturbingthesensitivebalanceofnature.Somepeoplefindseacruisesrelaxingandrefreshing.Othershitthewatertogofishing，skiingorwhite-waterrafting.DaringsoulsgetthethrillofalifetimeontrekkingexpeditionsandsafarisinremoteplacesfromAfricatoAsia.Americansaren’ttheonlypeopleintheworldwhotravel.Internationalbusiness，masscommunicationandjetairplaneshavecreatedaworldofglobetrotters.Peopleallovertheworldenjoygoingabroadtotravel.Andnomatterwheretheylive，peopleenjoyvisitingscenicspotsintheirowncountry.ButbeingonthegomakesAmericanswhattheyare：peopleonthemove.InAmerica，almosteverybodyisatouristatsometime.-12-