新余市2013届高三第二次模拟考试
英语 试 题
注意事项：
1. 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。
2. 答第 I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。
3. 每小题选出答案后， 用 2B 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，再涂其他答案标号。不能答在试卷上。
第Ⅰ卷 （共115分）
第一部分 听力（共两节， 满分30分）
该部分分为第一、第二两节。注意：回答听力部分时， 请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前， 你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。
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. Where does the conversation take place？
A. In a fruit store. B. In a supermarket. C. In a restaurant.
2. How much will the woman pay？
A. $1. B. $5. C. $5.2.
3. What is the woman doing？
A. Buying a ticket. B. Driving a car. C. Looking at a sign.
4. What did the speakers do together last summer？
A. They went to school. B. They looked for jobs. C. They did exercise at the gym.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about？
A. Whether to go to a bookstore. B. How to get a book.
C. What their teacher is like.
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、7 题。
6. How did the woman lose weight？
A. She went on a healthy diet. B. She ate fruits before meals.
C. She did a lot of exercise.
7. What does the man suggest doing？
A. Buying cheaper food. B. Bringing food from home.
C. Setting up a healthy food club.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8. Why does the man look upset？
A. He can’t take his dog on the trip.
B. He doesn’t get on well with his neighbors.
C. He can’t go on a trip through the western states.
9. What will the man do next？
A. Watch TV. B. Surf the Internet. C. Talk with his father.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. How did the woman get her tea set？
A. She picked it up in a supermarket. B. She bought it in a tea house.
C. She got it from a friend.
11. What does the woman think of the neighborhood？
A. It is exciting. B. It is convenient. C. It is noisy.#p#分页标题#e#
12. What will the speakers do this afternoon？
A. Visit a bookstore. B. Do some exercise. C. Eat in a restaurant.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. What is the relationship between the speakers？
A. Co-workers. B. Teacher and student. C. Interviewer and interviewee.
14. What does the man say about the school？
A. It is old. B. It offers the best equipment.
C. It is owned by a large company.
15. What does the man teach？
A. Math. B. English. C. Geography.
16. What do we know about the man？
A. He respects the culture of every class.
B. He wants to teach different subjects.
C. He doesn’t get on well with every class.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. Where is Celine Dion from？
A. Australia. B. Canada. C. France.
18. In which year did Celine Dion win an international singing award in Japan？
A. 1982. B. 1983. C. 1990.
19. When did Celine Dion become an international superstar？
A. When she won an international singing award.
B. When she had a best-selling record in France.
C. When she began singing English songs.
20. What does the speaker say about Celine Dion？
A. She is a very kind person. B. She cares much about her voice.
C. She benefits much from her star power.
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21. Mrs. Jane， who comes from ________ European country， has formed the habit of attending ________church on Sundays.
A. an; 不填 B. an; the C. 不填; 不填 D. a; 不填
22. —Do you mind if I leave my car here for a minute？
—________.
A. Great ！ Never mind B. Of course not. It’s not allowed here
C. No， you can’t D. I’d rather you didn’t， actually
23. He slowed the bleeding by _______ pressure to the wounds until the ambulance arrived.
A. assessing B. approving C. applying D. appointing
24. In the past several weeks， many cities in Northern China ________ from heavy fogs and severe cold， causing great inconvenience to people.
A. had been suffered B. have been suffering C. were suffered D. suffered
25. If the wound ________ become infected， do not hesitate to call me.
A. shall B. must C. should D. would
26. Military helicopters dropped food and medicine to the earthquake survivors that remained ________ in remote mountain villages.
A. cut off B. paid off C. put off D. laid off
27. All the neighbors admire the family ________ the parents are treating their child like a friend.
A. Why B. where C. that D. Which
28. Had it been possible， I would have gone to attend Monica in the hospital， but I________ fully occupied last month.#p#分页标题#e#
A. had been B. was C. am D. have been
29. There is no doubt that the Diaoyu Islands are part of China and what some Japanese have done recently is actually an ________against Chinese people.
A. offence B. opportunity C. overweight D. operation
30.The students started their exciting journey in balloons_________ by jets of hot gas.
A. drove B. to drive C. driven D. driving
31. Recently stock prices have been falling ________ because of the influence of the global financial crisis．
A. sharply B. absolutely C. narrowly D. universally
32. After months of a discouraging voyage on the rough sea， they eventually came to ________
they called their “promised land”。
A. where B. what C. how D. which
33. ________ private cars are bringing us convenience， they may also cause more traffic accidents and pollution.
A. While B. As C. If D. Since
34. We’ll never forget this terrible accident and the damage_______ has caused to the area.
A. that B. what C. it D. one
35. The officer gave orders that anyone________ a gun should be reported to the police station.
A. sees take B. see taken C. seeing take D. seen taking
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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A gentleman hired a taxi outside the railway station．The taxi had a woolen carpet with
36 lace（蕾丝）edges．On the glass partition（隔离物） that 37 the driver‘s seat was a copy of a famous painting．Its windows were all clean．The customer was very much 38 and said to the driver，“I’ve never seen a nicer 39 。” “Thank you for your praise，” the driver answered 40 。
“How did it occur to you to decorate your car？” asked the customer.
“The car isn‘t mine，” said the driver. “It belongs to the company．I used to be a 41 of taxis．When they returned， all of them were as 42 as garbage cans with cigarette butts and rubbish 43 here and there. On the seats and door-handles could be found something 44
like peanut sauce or， chewing gum. Why so？ I thought if the car itself were very clean the passengers would most 45 be considerate and avoid littering.”
“So when I got a 46 to be a taxi-driver， I began to 47 my idea into practice—to tidy and 48 the car. Now before a new passenger gets on my car，I’d make a check and be sure it is in good order. When my car 49 after a day‘s work， it always remains 50 。”
When doing a thing， one makes efforts and wants to see the result. To change others， one has to make twice the 51 but get half the result. To change oneself is the other way round—more fruit with less effort. One had better ask oneself why one makes 52 on others much more than on oneself. 53 you take enough care to do as best as you can for other people’s sake， your efforts will naturally pay off. If you 54 the inner world of your own， examine yourself and wipe out the dust and dirt， instead of fixing your eyes on other people， you will find a cheerful 55 for yourself and create a pleasant environment for others.#p#分页标题#e#
36．A．brilliant B．exciting C．ugly D．favorite
37．A．protected B．covered C．separated D．prevented
38．A．moved B．surprised C．disappointed D．annoyed
39．A．seat B．taxi C．garage D．carpet
40．A．naturally B．firmly C．hopefully D．smilingly
41．A．driver B．customer C．repairer D．cleaner
42．A．dirty B．pleasant C．attractive D．clean
43．A．spread B．1eft C．dotted D．extended
44．A．sticky B．busy C．funny D．clumsy
45．A．extremely B．willingly C．likely D．regularly
46．A．permit B．passport C．certificate D．1icense
47．A．make B．take C．put D．get
48．A．decorate B．drive C． provide D．describe
49．A．speeds B．returns C．arrives D．leaves
50．A．shameful B．bright C．spotless D．dirty
51．A．progress B．trial C．attempt D．effort
52．A．demands B．comments C．suggestions D．decisions
53．A．Though B．If C．As D．While
54．A．look up B．look for C．look into D．look through
55．A．spirit B．sense C．mind D．mood
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
In the United States， when one becomes rich， he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich， he wants people to think that he is. That is what ‘keeping up with the Joneses’ is about， It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.
The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses， Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants， Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.
It was like a race， but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.
Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich life—style of their neighbours. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories， He called it ‘Keeping up with the Joneses’ because ‘Jones’ is a very common name in the United States.’ Keeping up with the Joneses’ came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are ‘Joneses’ in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does， Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.#p#分页标题#e#
56. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ___________.
A. don’t want others to know they are rich
B. want others to know or to think that they are rich
C. want to be as rich as their neighbors D. want to be happy
57. It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to ___________.
A. live in apartments B. live in New York City
C. live outside New York City D. have many neighbors
58. The underlined word “neighborhood” in the second paragraph means ___________.
A. a person who lives near another B. an area near the place referred to
C. an area in another town or city D. people living in an area
59. Arthur Momand used the name ‘Jones’ in his series of short stories because’ Jones’ is ___________.
A. an important name B. not a good name
C. his neighbor’s name D. a popular name in the United States
60. According to the writer， it is ___________to keep up with the Joneses.
A. Good B. correct C. interesting D. impossible
B
Many people influenced various aspects of my life， based on their personal characteristics， accomplishments， and values. I have been fortunate to have had numerous teachers and professors who I respect for their patience and intelligence. There are artists that have inspired me by their natural talents and original creativity. I value many political leaders， who have inspired me by their contributions to society， and their ability to change our futures. But of all the people I have known in my life， the person I admire most is my father.
As the youngest girl in my family， I always considered myself to be “Daddy’s little girl”。 While I grew up， it always made me sad to see so many of my friends and neighbors without a father or father-like figure around. This helped me appreciate how my father always takes an interest in his children’s lives. In every aspect of my life my father continuously pushes me to excel， so I could accomplish my work outstandingly among my people. Whenever I feel like giving up， or have a question or a concern， I know I can always call on him for advice. From him I have also learned that sometimes you have to put others’ needs ahead of your own， but you should make sure you are not taken advantage of by others. His strength seems to be unbreakable during hard times， and he is extremely determined to accomplish anything he sets his mind on， no matter how tiny it is. I highly respect him for how he stands up for what he believes in， and will never back down. I have always admired his open mind， compassion for people， and sense of understanding. He is a very reserved man， but to everybody’s surprise， he has a great sense of humor， and always knows how to put a smile on the faces of his wife， his children and his friends.
Living in his affection and instruction， I am very proud of my father. He also professes how proud he is of his children， and is still there to support us in whatever we are involved in.#p#分页标题#e#
61. What is the best title for the passage？
A. How my father loved me
B. My father—the one who influenced me most
C. I am the apple on my father’s palm D. My father—the person I admire most
62. Which of the following could not be used to describe the author’s father？
A. Knowledgeable and sociable B. Affectionate and open-minded
C. Considerate and humorous D. Energetic and helpful
63. Which of the following can best explain the underlined word “excel”？
A. Be cleverer than others. B. Show off.
C. Do better than others. D. Keep healthy
64. According to the underlined part， the father was telling the author to ___________.
A. try to be good to those who were worth making friends with
B. think about others and help them， but not to be made use of in a negative way
C. think about others and help them， so that she could make them serve her
D. try to take advantage of those who were friendly to her
65. What can we infer about the author？
A. She had sympathy for the fatherless.
B. She considered her father humorous and was often made to laugh by him.
C. She appreciated her father because he solved all the problems for her.
D. She was outstanding in work because her father pushed her hard.
C
Archaeology， like many academic words， comes from Greek and means， more or less， “the study of old things”。 So， it is really a part of the study of history. However， most historians use paper evidence， such as letters， paintings and photographs， but archaeologists learn from the objects left behind by the humans of long ago. Normally， these are the hard materials that don’t break down or disappear very quickly—things like human bones and objects made from stone and metal.
It is very unusual to find anything more than the hard evidence of history—normally， the bacteria in the air eat away at soft materials， like bodies， clothes and things made of wood. Occasionally， things are different.
In 1984， two men made an amazing discovery while working in a bog called Lindow Moss， in the north of England. A bog is a very wet area of earth， with a lot of plants growing in it. It can be like a very big and very thick vegetable soup—walk in the wrong place and you can sink and disappear forever. The men were working when one of them saw something sticking out—a human foot！ Naturally， the men called the police， who then found the rest of the body. Was it a case of murder？ Possibly—but it was a death nearly two thousand years old. The two men had found a body from the time of the Roman invasion of Britain. Despite being so old， this body had skin， muscles， hair and internal organs—the scientists who examined him were able to look inside the man’s stomach and find the food that he had eaten for his last meal！#p#分页标题#e#
Why was this man so well preserved？ It was because he was in a very watery environment， safe from the bacteria that need oxygen to live. Also， the water in the bog was very acidic. The acid preserved the man’s skin in the way that animal skin is preserved for leather coats and shoes.
How did he die？ Understandably， archaeologists and other scientists wanted to know more about the person that they called “Lindow Man”。 His hands and fingernails suggested that he hadn’t done heavy manual work in his life—he could have been a rich man. They found that he hadn’t died by accident. The archaeologists believe that he was sacrificed to three different gods.
66. Which language does the word “archaeology” come from？
A. French. B. German C. Roman. D. Greek
67. The word “these” in the first paragraph refers to ___________.
A. letters B. photographs C. paintings D. Objects
68. Which of the following helped to preserve “Lindow Man”？
A. Soil and energy B. Bacteria and oxygen
C. Acid and water D. Ice and low temperature
69. According to the passage， which of the following statements is TRUE？
A. Historians usually use paper evidence， while archaeologists use hard evidence.
B. “Lindow Man” was named after the person who first found him.
C. “Lindow Man” was found by two archaeologists in the south of England.
D. “Lindow Man” was good at manual work.
70. Which is the best title for the passage？
A. An Amazing Archaeological Discovery B. Archaeology and History
C. What Is Archaeology？ D. The Death of “Lindow Man”
D
It was reported last week that developers could take photos from Apple mobile and Google Android devices without the phone owners knowing that the images were being taken. In Apple’s case， developers can also obtain the location information for each photo.
Senator（参议员） Charles Schumer said in a telephone interview that his office had spoken with officials at both Apple and Google on Monday.
“We asked them if they could find a way on their own to prevent Apple from having access to private information，” Mr. Schumer said. “They were friendly and open to the idea that this ought to be changed.”
On Sunday， Mr. Schumer said that he planned to send a letter to the Federal Trade Commission asking the agency to investigate Apple and Google after the privacy concerns came to light. Claudia Bourne Farrell， an F.T.C. spokeswoman， said the agency had received the letter but she could not comment further.
“It worries people to think that one’s personal photos， address book， and who knows what else can be obtained and even posted online without permission，” Mr. Schumer wrote in his letter to the F.T.C. “If the technology exists to open the door to this kind of privacy invasion（入侵）， then surely technology exists to close it， and that’s exactly what must happen.”#p#分页标题#e#
Mr. Schumer said if Apple and Google could not come to an agreement to fix the problem， then he would be forced to take the issue further.
He said other companies had been willing to work with his office to fix issues. “I’m optimistic that we can get this changed without any regulation，” he said. “If it’s not changed， then we’ll turn to the F.T.C.， and if that doesn’t work then we’llconsider legislative approach.”
The F.T.C. has warned companies to try to be more vigilant（警醒的） in their efforts to protect consumers when it comes to privacy.
71. The senators spoke with officials at both Apple and Google___________.
A. to discuss whether it is illegal to have access to private information.
B. to urge them not to invade consumers’ privacy.
C. to stop them from developing the technology of taking photos.
D. to keep them from obtaining the location information for each photo.
72. Which of the following statements is true？
A. Privacy invasion from Apple has existed for a long time.
B. Privacy invasion from Google has existed for a long time.
C. Mr. Schumer takes the privacy concerns caused by Apple and Google seriously.
D.Apple and Google have decided to make a change.
73. Mr. Schumer’s letter to the F.T.C. mainly shows that the technology to open the door to privacy invasion___________.
A. causes privacy invasion to happen frequently.
B. can be used if permitted.
C. causes personal information to be posted online without permission.
D. causes people to worry about the safety of their personal information 。
74. If the privacy concerns can’t be solved with the help of the F.T.C.， ___________.
A.The senators will turn to legislation.
B. The companies will be closed.
C. The companies will be fined.
D. The senators will force the companies not to invade privacy.
75. Where can we read about the passage？
A. In a science report. B. In a magazine
C. In a newspaper. D. In a textbook.
第二卷（非选择题，共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节；满分35分）
第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题，然后将答案填入相应的位置上。（请注意答题后的词数要求）。
［1］At the beginning of the twentieth century， many people thought that the American family was falling apart. A century later， we know that this was not the case. However， although the family is still alive in the United States， its size and shape were very different 100 years ago.
［2］In the late 1800s and early 1900s， there were mainly two types of families in the United States： the extended and the nuclear. The extended family usually includes grandparents， parents， and children living under the same roof. The nuclear family consists of only parents and children.#p#分页标题#e#
Today there are many different kinds of families. Some people live in “traditional” families， that is， a stay-home mother， a working father， and their own biological children. Others live in two-paycheck families， single-parent families， adoptive or foster families and so on.
［3］What caused the structure of the family to change？ In the 1930s and 1940s， many families faced serious financial problems during the Great Depression and women were choosing to go to college and take jobs outside the home. As a result， the birthrate began to fall and the divorce rate began to rise. During World War II （1939-1945），5 million women were left alone to take care of their homes and their children. ___________________， thousands of their wives had to go to work outside their home.
［4］During the next ten years， the situation changed. There were fewer divorces， and people married at a younger age and had more children than the previous generation. It was unusual for a mother to work outside the home during the years when her children were growing up. The traditional family seemed to be returning.
［5］In the years between 1960s and 1990s， there were many important changes in the structure of the family. The divorce rate doubled and the birthrate fell by half. The number of single-parent families doubled， and the number of couples living together without being married doubled again. If we can judge from history， however， this will probably change again in the twenty-first century.
76．What is the title of the passage ？ （ no more than 8 words）
____________________________________________________________________
77．What were the two main types of families in the past？（ no more than 8 words）
____________________________________________________________________________
78．What caused the fall of birthrate and the rise of divorce rate ？ （ no more than 15 words）
____________________________________________________________________________
79．Please fill in the blank in paragraph 3 with proper words 。（ no more than 8 words）
_____________________________________________________________________
80．What does the word “ this ” （ line 4 ， paragraph 5） probably refer to ？ （ no more than 7 words） _____________________________________________________________________
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
请品读下面谚语，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. （不犯错的人必将一事无成。）
注意： ①无须写标题；
②除诗歌外，文体不限;
③文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；
④词数为120左右。
（请把所有答案写在答题卡上！）
参考答案
01-05 CCBCB 06-10 ACABA 11-15 BBAA B 16-20 CBACA
21-25 DDCBC 26-30 ABBAC 31-35 ABACD
36-40 ACBBD 41-45 DABAC 46-50 DCABC 51-55 DABCD
56-60 BCBDD 61-65 DACBA 66-70 DDCAA 71-75 BCDAC#p#分页标题#e#
76. The Changes of the American Family
77. the extended and the nuclear 或the extended family and the nuclear family
78. women chose to go to college and took jobs outside the home
79. Because many men were at war
80. the structure of the family 或 the family structure
书面表达
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.
Many people around us are afraid of making mistakes. They even feel it a shame to make a
mistake. That’s completely wrong. Other people， however， think that making mistakes is an
essential part of growing. They don‘t care about making mistakes， they just want to experiment
and obtain experience.
As a matter of fact， no one never makes any mistakes. Children would fall down many times
before they can walk and no one could become an expert until he has failed over and over again.
As far as I am concerned， being afraid of making mistakes is a mistake itself. Only through mistakes can there be discovery or progress. Thomas Edison could not have become a scientist if he had not made thousands of mistakes. Making mistakes for pursuing truth is much better than doing nothing. That is， he who makes no mistakes makes nothing.
录音稿
（Text 1）
W： What are your specials today？
M： We have our usual soup and fruit salad. The soup choices are tomato soup and mushroom soup.
（Text 2）
W： I’d like a dozen of eggs and a bottle of water， please.
M： That’s $5， please. Would you like a bag？ That’s $0.2. W： Yes， please.
（Text 3）
M： Did you notice the sign back there？ It says the speed limit is down to 45 miles per hour.
W： Uh oh！ I’d better slow down — I’m going 55.
M： I’m glad I mentioned it， then. We don’t want to get a ticket for speeding.
（Text 4）
W： Hi， Jim. Long time no see. Do you remember when we hung around at the gym？
M： Yeah， last summer. We had talked a lot about going to school. We even talked about our future jobs.
（Text 5）
M： Hi， Eve. I’m at the bookstore looking for the book the biology professor told us to read.
W： Good. Have you found it？ M： No， I can’t find it. I guess we will have to borrow the book from Rob.
W： If that doesn’t work out， I’ll ask the teacher tomorrow.
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W： Hi， John. How was your summer？
M： Great！ I did a lot of exercise. It seemed you lost a lot of weight. How did you do it？
W： Remember how we used to have fast food every day？ Well， I started replacing that with fruits， milk and vegetables. M： I could lose a few pounds. Would you help me？
W： Sure. First of all， you can bring almost everything from home， like an apple， some carrots and so on.#p#分页标题#e#
M： A lot cheaper than buying fast food. Why don’t we form a healthy food club？ W： Great idea.
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W： Hi， Peter. What’s up？ You look upset.
M： We’re planning a trip through the western states and want to take our dog with us. We have trouble finding a hotel that allows dogs， so we’ll probably have to leave the dog at our neighbor’s house.
W： I saw a program on TV that said there were more and more pet-friendly hotels now. If a hotel advertises as pet-friendly， it means you can bring your dog.
M： I don’t think my father knows about that. Where can we find more information？
W： Peter， everything can be found on the Internet. M： Oh， yeah！ I’ll do it right away.
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M： Hi， I’m Mike. I just moved in next door.
W： Oh， hi. Come on in. I’m Barbara. Would you like something to drink？
M： Thanks. Some tea would be nice. I really like your tea set. Where did you get it？
W： Oh， there’s a supermarket not far from her. I bought it on sale. But there is also a tea house around the corner.
M： It’s a nice neighborhood here.
W： Yeah. You can get to the bus and the underground train stations within ten minutes’ walk. There’s a bookstore， a gym and many restaurants along the street.
M： There’s a gym nearby？ I really want to go to gym as soon as possible.
W： Well， if you want， we can go together sometime. Actually I was thinking of going this afternoon， if you like， you can join me. M： That would be wonderful.
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W： Hello， Tom. How are you finding teaching here？
M： I get the feeling that somehow the school’s successful. The buildings and furniture are so old， yet amazingly， the students seem happy. These days you can’t compete unless you can really provide the best. That’s the trouble with these small family-owned schools. So many are taken over by large companies. They seem to offer a whole range of subjects， not just English and math.
W： I think that’s good， because they can bring together a mixture of teachers of different subjects. A geography teacher， say， might give you fresh ideas that you can apply in teaching English or math.
M： I’ve always found it a real eye-opener talking to other English teachers， because people’s methods of teaching the same subject can vary so much. Actually I sometimes feel that about classes. I feel it’s my role as the teacher to make sure we get on all right， but I can’t always do it.
W： Each class develops its own culture， and you may not be able to do anything about it. You just have to accept that you don’t get on with every class. I couldn’t get on with every class either.
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W： Celine Dion has always loved to sing， and she is good at it too. Her voice has been familiar to the people in her native land of Quebec for a long time. But she was not so well known internationally， because she sang in French. She began to get wider attention in 1982 when she won an international singing award in Japan. In 1983， she was the first Canadian to have a best-selling record in France. Because Celine sang in French， she was not well known outside of France and Canada. She became an international superstar when she began singing in English in 1990. You may know some of her English songs， such as Because You Loved Me and My Heart Will Go On. Celine is admired not only for her voice， but also for her personality. She has used her star power and musical gifts to benefit a foundation which provides help for children who received a kind of disease from their parents. As of now， there is no cure for this kind of disease. Celine hopes that she will be able to call attention to the disease so that scientists can find a cure for the disease in the future.#p#分页标题#e#