广西桂林市、崇左市、防城港市2013届高考第一次联合模拟考试
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。本试卷共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）
请听下面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. What are the speakers talking about？
A. A film. B. A painting. C. An artist.
2. What is the possible relationship between the speakers？
A. Customer and shop assistant.
B. Doctor and patient.
C. Father and daughter.
3. Where is Mr. Black probably now？
A. At the Friendship Hotel.
B. At home.
C. At a restaurant.
4. How long has the woman been in the army？
A. Five years. B Seven years. C. Twenty-five years.
5. When will the headmaster come back？
A. At 11:45. B. At 9:30. C. At 12:40.
第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
请听下面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。在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。
请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. When was the library opened？
A. Last Tuesday. B. Last Thursday. C. Last Friday.
7. How many photographs are on show in the library？
A. About 80 million. B. About 75，000. C. About 2 million.
请听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What’s the matter with the man？
A. He lost the woman’s book.
B. He had a traffic accident.
C. He spilled some coffee on the woman’s book.
9. Where does the conversation probably take place？
A. In the woman’s office. B. At the man’s home. C. In a coffee shop.
10. What can we know about the woman from the conversation？
A. She will get a new book.
B. She has read the book.
C. She will buy a book for the man.
请听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is the woman’s problem？
A. She didn’t pass the math exam.
B. She is looking for a proper place to study.
C. She doesn’t get along well with her roommates.
12. Why can’t the woman use the classroom？
A. It is closed for repairs.
B. It is a little far.
C. Some club is having a meeting there.
13. Where will the woman probably go？
A. To the city library. B. To the man’s house. C. To the reading room.
请听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. When does the conversation probably take place？
#p#分页标题#e#A. In the morning. B. At noon. C. In the afternoon.
15. What did the woman do at first when she couldn’t find her handbag？
A. She went to the police station.
B. She went back to the restaurant.
C. She called her friend.
16. Who does the man suggest the woman should phone now？
A. Her friend. B. Her boss. C. The manager of the restaurant.
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What’s the talk mainly about？
A. An electronic art museum in Miami， USA.
B. Art exhibitions in Florida International University.
C. Latest development of computer art.
18. Which of the following is needed to see the art in FIU museum？
A. A computer and a printer.
B. Pictures and drawings on paper.
C. A computer connected to the museum by a telephone line.
19. Why did Robert Shostak start the computer museum？
A. To do something for computer scientists.
B. To help computer artists to show their work.
C. To collect more pictures and drawings.
20. Why does Robert Shostak say artists enjoy their work much more？
A. They can earn more money.
B. They are computer owners.
C. More people can see it.
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21. —I am thinking of the test tomorrow. I am afraid I cannot pass this time.
—______！ I am sure you will make it.
A. Go ahead B. Good luck C. No problem D. Cheer up
22. If you get paid by ____ day， you must fill out the daily rate and total hours at _____ bottom of the sheel.
A. a; the B. the;不填 C. the; the D. an; the
23. —Do you think the weather will be all right this summer？
—No， ____ we are lucky. The newspaper says it’ll be very hot anyway.
A. if B. though C. unless D. as
24. Pratt failed many times but he finally ____ to find a successful way to solve the problem.
A. broke out B. broke up C. broke down D. broke through
25. Bungee is an adventurous sport， popular with young guys， _____ courage matters more than strength.
A. where B. that C. which D. whose
26. Good news！ The price of all those second-hand goods is ______ before.
A. 30% as lower as B. 30% lower than
C. lower 30% than D. as 30% low as
27. I would appreciate ______ very much if you could give me some suggestions.
A. this B. it C. that D. you
28. Though the novel had a happy ending， the readers were left ____.
A. to be satisfying B. unsatisfying
C. unsatisfied D. being satisfied
29. A good teacher must be able to hold his students’ attention ____ he reaches the end of the class.
A. when B. after C. until D. unless#p#分页标题#e#
30. “The interest ____ be divided into five parts， according to the agreement made by both sides.” declared the judge.
A. shall B. should C. must D. may
31. —I thought he hated TV.
—You are right， ______. he still watches the program.
A. besides B. also C. then D. yet
32. —When did you come back？
—Half an hour ago. You ____ to music.
A. have been listening B. were listening
C. had listened D. listened
33. ______， his mother has to take care of him at home.
A. Being ill B. He being ill C. He is ill D. His to be ill
34. The new movie ____ to be one of the biggest money-makers of all time.
A. promises B. agrees C. pretends D. intends
35. If Joe knew anything about car mechanics， I’m sure he would help us fix the car， but he ______ even less than we do.
A. had known B. would know C. knew D. knows
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The purpose of a letter of application（求职信） is to help you to “sell” yourself. It should state 36 the job you want， and should tell what your abilities are and what you have 37 。 It should be simple， human， personal and brief without 38 out any necessary facts.
In writing a letter of application， keep in 39 that the things a possible employer is most 40 to want to know about are your qualifications（条件）， your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. 41 the first few sentences fail to 42 the reader’s attention， the rest of the letter may not be 43 at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not 44 your own need or desires. For example， instead of beginning with “I saw your 45 in today’s newspaper，” you might say “I have made a careful 46 of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives 47 your product and why they like it.”
Try to 48 generalities（概述）。 Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now 49 。 College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “What can I 50 in a letter？ Employers want experience—which， naturally， no 51 has.” The answer is that everything you have ever done is 52 。
It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter. 53 a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent 54 is to enclose（内附） a stamped， self-addressed envelope with your letter. That makes it 55 for a possible employer to get in touch with you.
36. A. easily B. carefully C. obviously D. clearly
37. A. done B. found C. known D. heard
#p#分页标题#e#38. A. sending B. leaving C. taking D. picking
39. A. brain B. sight C. mind D. order
40. A. probable B. possible C. able D. likely
41. A. While B. Although C. If D. As
42. A. win B. pay C. show D. fix
43. A. kept B. read C. written D. continued
44. A. from B. for C. into D. to
45. A. article B. report C. advertisement D. introduction
46. A. watch B. study C. search D. discussion
47. A. use B. make C. sell D. change
48. A. gain B. remember C. protect D. avoid
49. A. applying B. losing C. preparing D. fitting
50. A. offer B. supply C. provide D. mean
51. A. worker B. manager C. owner D. beginner
52. A. success B. experience C. practice D. development
53. A. State B. Ask C. Make D. Get
54. A. result B. idea C. promise D. decision
55. A. easier B. happier C. cheaper D. safer
第三部分 阅读理解（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。
A
London taxis， with their friendly drivers who actually know where they are going， are ranked best in the world， according to an annual taxi poll（调查）。
The survey by travel website hotels.com found London taxis， despite being the most expensive， beat rivals across the globe to head the list for the third consecutive years， scoring a total of 59 percent in votes on several categories by travellers.
London taxi drivers were voted both friendliest and most knowledgeable. Drivers in the English capital must pass a rigorous examination called The Knowledge to earn their taxi licence.
New York’s yellow taxis came second in the list， scoring 27 percent which was up 10 percentage points from last year even though Manhattan’s cab drivers tied with Parisian taxi drivers as the rudest.
Travellers said New York had the most available taxis.
Cabbies in Rome were voted the worst drivers in the world with almost one in 10 travellers thinking the Italian capital had the world’s worst taxi drivers when it came to the quality of driving.
“Travelling by taxi is one of the first experiences that many travellers have upon arrival in a new city. In fact， the research found that cabs are by far the most popular method of travelling from the airport to their hotel，” a spokesman for hotels.com said in a statement.
The global poll scored city based taxis for their levels of cleanliness， value， quality of driving， knowledge of the area， friendliness， safety and availability.
Rounding out the top five were Tokyo with a total score of 26 percent， Berlin with 17 percent， and Bangkok famed for its tuk-tuks scoring 14 percent.
Madrid’s taxis were ranked sixth in the poll， followed by Copenhagen and Dublin with 11 percent and Frankfurt and Paris with 10 percent.#p#分页标题#e#
Taxis in Sydney fell short of the top 10， scoring badly in the areas of value for money， availability and knowledge of the area.
The survey for hotels.com， part of the Expedia group， was conducted among over 1，900 travellers between May 11-28 this year.
56. What does the underlined word “rigorous” in the third paragraph mean _______？
A. official B. lawful C. strict D. important
57. The writer introduced the result of the survey by _____.
A. listing the ranks of the taxi service of the European cities
B. listing the ranks of the taxi service of the cities concerned
C. different kinds of reading forms and famous travel websites
D. interviewing the taxi drivers and travellers of the cities
58. Rome’s taxi drivers are lack of _______.
A. driving skills B. good manners
C. the sense of cleanliness D. the sense of safety
59. What does the writer want to tell us？
A. The global taxi drivers should be trained strictly.
B. The global taxi drivers should be given an exam.
C. The global taxi drivers have different driving skills.
D. The global big cities’taxis service is scored by a travel website.
B
Founded in 1764 by French traders， St. Louis today is the fifteenth largest urban area in the United States. There are many attractive destinations for touists．
★American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog
Dog lovers who visit St. Louis won’t want to miss this 14，000-square-foot museum. Inside are over 500 paintings，prints， watercolors，and a variety of other dog art objects.
The Museum is open year round，Tuesday through Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM， and Sunday 1 PM to 5 PM. Admission is ＄5 for adults，＄2.50 for seniors， and ＄1 for children up to 14.
★Anheuser Busch Brewery
The Anheuser Buxch Brewery tour is not just for beer lovers．The tour includes the historic Brew House．Then the tour continues to the modern Bevo Packaging Plant. The best will be the Budweiser Clydesdale stables. The tours are always free．
★Gateway Arch
Designed by Eero Sarinen and Hannskari Bandel， it took over two years and 900 tons of stainless steel to build. It is the tallest of the country’s National Monuments. The Arch is part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. About one milion people per year come to the top of the Arch， where there is an observation platform providing a great view of the city.
★The St. Louis Zoo
First version of the St. Louis Zoo opened in 1904 at the St. Louis World’s Fair， but in the century since it has grown into one of the chief zoos in the world. The passenger train takes visitors around the Zoo，which contains over 9，000 animals of over 800 species.
The Zoo is open every day but Christmas and New Year，with summer hours of 8 AM to 7 PM，and hours the rest of the year of 9 AM to 5 PM．Admission to the Zoo is free．#p#分页标题#e#
60. If a senior high school student plans to visit American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog with his parents and his five-year-old brother，he has to pay ______．
A. ＄8.5 B. ＄12 C. ＄13.5 D. ＄16
61. If you are interested in how to make beer，you can visit ________．
A. The St. Louis Zoo
B．Anheuser Busch Brewery
C．Gateway Arch
D．American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog
62. Which of the following statements about Gateway Arch is TRUE？
A. People can see the city clearly on the top of the Arch.
B. It was designed by two famous Italian architects.
C. It took 900 tons of stainless steel and cement to build.
D. It is the largest of the country ‘s National Monuments.
63. If you plan to visit the St. Louis Zoo， you can go there _____.
A. on New Year ‘Day
B. on Christmas Day
C. at 5:30 p.m. in winter
D. at 8:30 a.m. in summer
C
When you learn reading， nlath， and other subjects taught in school from your parents or teaehers who come to your house， it’s called homeschooling. A kid may be the only one， or he may be taught with brothers， sisters， or kids from the neighborhood.
Parents choose to homeschool their children for many different reasons. Sometimes a kid is sick and can’t go to regular school. But more often， kids are homeschooled beeause their parents feel they can give their children a better education than the local school can. Patents also may choose homeschooling because they want their children’s education to include religious （宗教的） instruction， which isn’t offered at puhlie schools.
If you don’t like school， homeschooling might seem like the perfect solution. But it’s better for everyone if homeschooling isn’t chosen just as an escape from school or prohlems there. Finding solutions to the problem should be the first step.
Kids who are homeschooled may benefit from the one-on-one attention. For example， if you don’t understand something in math， the whole class won’t he moving on without you. You might be the whole class！ It’s also possible that you might learn more than you would in a regular classroom， because if you really good at something， you can keep learning more at your own pace.
Kids who are homeschooled also may get out in their communities more than other kids. They may get to experience hands-on education at museums， libraries， businesses and other community resources. They also might volunteer or take part in “service learning” where they take on local projects.
No matter where a child goes to school， the key to learning is listening to the teacher and asking for help when you need it. A homeschooled child might feel more comfortable with his teacher （a parent）， but the child still needs to pay attention and cooperate. Just like in a traditional school， teachers and students need to work together to achieve goals in the classroom.#p#分页标题#e#
64. The passage mainly tells us ____.
A. every kid should be taught at home
B. what homeschooling is and how it works
C. the advantages and disadvantages of homeschooling
D. homeschooled kids should go out to do volunteer work
65. What does the author think of homeschooling？
A. It shouldn’t be encouraged at all.
B. It is not a good way to get educated.
C. It can offer kids what suits their needs.
D. It is only good for the kids who can’t go to school.
66. The similarity of homeschooling and learning at school is that ____.
A. students all should cooperate with their teachers
B. students don’t feel lonely
C. students all have many classmates
D. studenls all have more opportunities to get out
67. Which of the following should NOT belong to the reasons why kids get homeschooled？
A. They can get more benefits from homeschooling.
B. They can’t go to school because of their bad health.
C. They can learn something that is not taught in school.
D. They escape from school because they hate going to school
D
Why do men die earlier than women？ The latest research makes it known that the reason could be that men’s hearts go into rapid decline when they reach middle age.
The largest study of the effects of ageing on the heart has found that women’s longevity may be linked to the fact that their hearts hardly lose their pumping power with age.
“We have found that the power of the male heart falls by 20-25 percent between 18 and 70 years of age.” said the head of the study， David Goldspink of Liverpool John Moores University in the UK. “Within the heart there are millions of cells that enable it to beat. Between the age of 20 and 70. one-third of those cells die and are not replaced in men，” said Goldspink. “This is part of the ageing process.”
What surprises scientists is that the female heart sees very little loss of these cells. A healthy 70-year-old woman’s heart could perform almost as well as a 20-year-old one’s.
“This gender（性别）difference might just explain why women live longer than men，” said Goldspink.
They studied more than 250 healthy men and women between the ages of 18 and 80， focusing on heahhy persons to remove the confusing influence of disease.
The team has yet to find why ageing takes a greater loss on the male heart， said Goldspink.
The good news is that men can improve the health of their heart with regular exercise. Goldspink stressed that women also need regular exercise to prevent their leg muscles becoming smaller and weaker as they age.
68. The underlined word “longevity” in the second paragraph probably refers to _____.
A. health B. long life C. ageing D. effect#p#分页标题#e#
69. The text mainly talks about ______.
A. men’s heart cells B. women’s ageing process
C. the gender difference D. hearts and long life
70. According to the text， the UK scientists have known that _____.
A. women have more cells than men when they are born
B. women can replace the cells that enable the heart to beat
C. the female heart loses few of the cells with age
D. women never lose their pumping power with age
71. We can know from the passage that ______.
A. scientists are on the way to finding out why the male heart loses more of the cells
B. the reason why ageing takes a greater loss on the male heart has been found out
C. the team has done something to prevent the male from suffering the greater loss
D. wome over 70 could lose more heart cells than those at the age of 20
E
Poor families in some countries spend as much as eighty percent of their money on food. Rising prices in recent months have created the worst food crisis（危机） in more than thirty years. The United Nations World Food Program says high food prices could push one hundred million people into hunger.
Nathan Childs is an expert on rice markets. He notes that the harvest for the latest growing season was the largest on record. But India， Vietnam and others have restricted exports（限制出口） to keep prices down at home and protect supplies.
Thailand’s agriculture minister says his country will never restrict rice exports. He told the Reuters news agency Thursday that Thailand has enough supplies to meet demand at home and for export.
Thailand is the world’s largest rice exporter. Recent signs of an increase in supplies have helped ease record prices for Thai rice. Prices rose last week above one thousand dollars a ton.
Vietnam， the second biggest exporter， has banned（禁止） exports until June. And Vietnamese officials have now warned that non-food traders who buy rice for speculation（投机活动）will be severely punished.
Some experts say speculation is a necessary part of market activity. But the head of the U.N. Environment Program blames it for the high food prices. “We have enough food on this planet today to feed everyone.” Achim Steiner told the Associated Press.
Earlier， a member of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission didn’t accept the idea that speculators are the main cause. Bart Chilton blamed reduced harvests and grain supplies and the falling value of the dollar.
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called heads of major international agencies to a meeting this week in the Swiss capital， Bern. He says high food prices could harm world trade， economic growth， social progress and political security.
72. What is the main idea of the passage？
A. Vietnam has banned rice exports to other countries.#p#分页标题#e#
B. Thailand is the largest rice exporter in the world.
C. Some families are too poor to afford enough food.
D. Rising prices of food have led to the world food crisis.
73. Which country restricted food exports according to the passage？
A. Thailand. B. Switzerland. C. Vietnam. D. The USA.
74. All of the following are the results of rising prices of food EXCEPT ____.
A. the worst food crisis
B. reduced harvests and grain supplies
C. people spending more money on food
D. pushing one hundred million people into hunger
75. What is the reason for the speculation according to the head of the U.N. Environment Program？
A. High food prices.
B. The falling value of the dollar.
C. Enough rice supplies in some countries.
D. Restricted food exports in some countries.
第Ⅱ卷
第四部分 写作（共二节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：
如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个（√）
如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词
该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词
注意：原行没有错的不要改
During the weekend I traveled by air the first time 76. ______
in my life. I generally travel by train and bus. It is 77. ______
both cheaper and safer. But this was the short journey. 78. ______
In the beginning I did not feel very happily， but this 79. ______
feeling does not last long. The journey was very exciting. 80. ______
I was soon high up in the sky among the clouds. The views 81. ______
of mountains， fields and river were very interesting. 82. ______
I enjoyed your short and comfortable journey very much. 83. ______
This experience has shown what traveling by plane is 84. ______
actually the safest way of make a journey. 85. ______
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，将去英国某学校短期学习，被安排住在Smith先生家。请你写封短信与其取得联系并询问以下情况：
1. 住宿条件； 2. 膳食安排； 3. 交通情况。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头语已为你写好。
Dear Mr. Smith
I’m Li Hua from China， writing to ask about my stay with your family.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________#p#分页标题#e#
Yours，
Li Hua
【试卷答案】
听力部分：
1～5 BCCBA 6～10 BCCAB 11～15 BCACC 16～20 CACBC
单项选择：
21～25 DCCDA 26～30 BBCCA 31～35 DBBAD
完形填空：
36～40 DABCD 41～45 CABDC 46～50 BADAC 51～55 DBCBA
阅读理解：
56～59 CBAD 60～63 CBAD 64～67 BCAD 68～71 BDCA 72～75 DCBA
短文改错：
76. 在the first time前加for 77. and—or 78. the—a
79. happily—happy 80. does—did 81. √
82. river—rivers 83. your—my
84. 去掉what，或者把what改为that
85. make—making
书面表达：
Dear Mr. Smith，
I’m Li Hua from China， writing to ask about my stay with your family.
First， I’d like to express my thanks for your kindness of having me. To better prepare for my life in Britain， I’d like to know if I’ll have a room for myself and if there is a computer I can use. I plan to have lunch at school， and it would be great if I could join you for breakfast and supper. Finally， could you tell me how far your place is from the school？ Is it within walking distance or do I need to take a bus？
I’m so excited about my visit to the UK. I’m looking forward to seeing you soon.
Yours，
Li Hua
英语听力材料
Text 1
W： What a nice painting！ Do you know who paintede it？
M： Of course I do. It was painted by a very famous artist — Leonardo da Vinci.
Text 2
M： Oh， dear！ It’s snowing. Get up and get dressed quickly or you’ll be late for school.
W： No， I won’t. It is Sunday.
Text 3
M： Good afternoon. This is Mr. White at the Friendship Hotel. Is Mr. Black in？
W： No， he is out to lunch. I’ll be glad to take a message.
Text 4
W： How long have you been in the army？
M： Twenty-five years. I joined up right after college.
W： I have only been in the army for seven years.
M： Looks like you have a while to go until retirement.
Text 5
M： Do you think the headmaster could see me tomorrow before 9:30？
W： He won’t be in until 11:45.
M： Is 12:40 any good？
W： Yes， I’ll write down the time.
Text 6
M： Bill Clinton， former US President， opened a library in his hometown last Thursday.
W： Then it is the 12th presidential library in US history. Is this library large？
M： Of course. It is a five-storey building， where you can find lots of notes， letters and other papers he collected while he was President.
W： It is indeed large. Are there any other interesting things in it？
M： About 80 million items， 75，000 museum artifacts and nearly 2 million photographs are on show.#p#分页标题#e#
W： I think the public will benefit from the library.
Text 7
W:Come in.
M： I’ve brought your book back， Mrs. Gao.
W： Oh， thank you. Just put it on the table. Would you like some coffee？
M： Coffee？ Oh， yes. Yes， please…。 I’m sorry， but something terrible happened with your book.
W： Oh？
M： Yes， I’m afraid I spilled some coffee on it. It was very careless of me.
W： Let me look at it. Oh，dear！ You seem to have spilled a whole cup of coffee on it. Oh， well！ These things happen. It doesn’t matter， Robert.
M： But it does matter. I’ll get you another copy.
W： No， forget it. I’ve read it anyway.
M： Well， if you are sure.
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M： Why do you look so upset， Ella？
W： Well. I’ve got a math exam tomorrow and ［ really have to study. But my roommate has several friends visiting from her hometown and I can’t concentrate with them in the room.
M： How about the school reading room？ It’s very quiet there.
W： Yes. I know， but the reading room is closed this weekend for repairs.
M： That’s right. Did you try the classroom？ It’s open 24 hours a day.
W： Some club is haying a meeting there and I was asked to leave this afternoon.
M： Well， there’s always the city library， It’s only a 10-minute walk.
W： Oh. I guess that is the only place I can go if I want to get any studying done. I’d better hurry. Bye！
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W： Sorry， I’m late， Tom.
M： It’s all fight， Rita. Where have you been？
W： At the police station， I lost my handbag. Perhaps someone took it.
M： Oh， no. What happened？
W： After I had lunch with a friend， I went shopping. And when I wanted to buy something， I couldn’t find my wallet. Then I remembered that it was in my handbag. And my handbag was in my car. So I went back to my car， but I didn’t find it.
M： And you went to the police station？
W： Not immediately. Before I went to the police station， I called my friend’s office.
M： You should go to tbe restaurant where you had lunch and look for it.
W： Oh， yes， you are right.
M： Now you’d better telephone the manager right away.
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Florida International University （FIU） in Miami shows art for people to see without a building， or even a wall for its drawings and paintings.
FIU has opened what it says is the first computer art museum in the United States. You don’t have to visit the university to see the art. You just need a computer linked to a telephone. You can call the telephone number of a university’ computer and connect your own computer to it. It is computer art produced electronically by artists on their own computers. In only a few minutes， your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings.#p#分页标题#e#
Robert Shostak is director of the computer museum. He says he started the museum because computer artists had no place to show their work.
A computer artist can only record his pictures electronically and send the records， or floppy discs， to others to see on their computers. He can also put his pictures on paper. He says artists enjoy their work much more because they have an audience.
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