出卷：施国华 审卷：谭宏
2010-2-22
I. Listening Comprehension
Part A Short Conversation (10分)
(17～24 写在第二卷答题纸上 其余选择题,请按题号涂在相应的答题卡上)
1.A. They weren't able to see the movie last night.
B. They bought two tickets for today's movie.
C. They enjoyed the beach more.
D. They didn't go to the beach, but rented a video at home.
2. A. Child and parent. B. Student and teacher.
C. Parent and teacher. D. Secretary and boss.
3. A. A customer. B. A waiter. C. A secretary. D. A waitress.
4. A. Stay inside and read it. B. Look in it for advertisements for umbrellas.
C. Cover her head with it. D. Throw it away.
5. A. He needs the insurance no matter how much it costs.
B. There are other types of insurance he should buy.
C. The man doesn't have enough money to buy insurance.
D. The cost of insurance is becoming more reasonable.
6. A. At a car shop. B. At a garage. C. In a parking area. D.In a car showroom.
7. A. He can't read the sign. B. He didn't make the sign.
C. He didn't sign his name. D. He doesn't like the sign.
8. A. He intends to see Michelle. B. Michelle may visit him anytime.
C. He has to return some money to Michelle. D. Michelle owes him some money.
9. A. Finish putting her book away. B. Finish her work elsewhere.
C. Stop what she is doing. D. Help the man a little later.
10.A. To tell him they are busy. B. To cancel an appointment.
C. To invite him to go to a film. D. To ask him a question about a movie.
Part B Passage (12分)
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11.A. They are thirsty now. B. They drink a lot of water.
C. They lack fresh water. D. They have enough fresh water.
12.A. By using rainwater. B. By taking steps.
C. By using sea water. D. By using underground water.
13.A. With chemicals. B. By using salt.
C. By removing the salt. D. By heating it.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. In Spain. B. In Italy. C. In France. D. In Sweden.
15.A. that they lie in the sun. B. that they have their lessons outdoors.
C. that they wear very little in winter. D. that they do quite a lot of exercise.
16.A. To treat diseases. B. To cure children's cold.
C. To make people look brown. D. To avoid the danger of too much sunshine.
Part C Longer Conversations (8分)
Numbered blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
| The man’s main problem is that he can’t find his (17)__________. |
| At present he can’t find it (18) _______________.
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| The woman suggested the man should call (19) ________ . |
| The man will have to do (20) __________it until tomorrow. |
Numbered blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
| What is the customer’s name ? | (21) Mr.________________. |
| What does the man want to do ? | (22)Arrange a _________________. |
| Who is wanted to awake the man in the morning? | (23) ________________. |
| How will the man like to be woken? | (24)_________________. |
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentences.
25. Many people catch a cold in the spring time or fall. It makes us wonder if scientists can send a man to the moon, why they can’t find a cure ________ the common cold.
A. for B. in C. with D. about
26. ---There are only nine copies! I’m afraid we will have to share.
--- What do you mean? There________ be eighteen.
A. shall B. would C. will D. should
27. Tom, you play football skillfully, but I ________ you played so well.
A. wouldn’t expect B. haven’t expected C. didn’t expect D. hadn’t expected
28. Since we’ve settled our problem, are people happy with the measures ________?
A. to take B. taken C. taking D. take
29. One of the most urgent issues we have to consider is ________ of preventing the virus from spreading.
A. that B. this C. what D. which
30. More and more people are beginning to realize the importance of recycling and separate their waste to make it easier for it ________.
A. reused B. reusing C. to be reused D. reuses
31. Joan, my best friend, showed me around her campus, ________ was kind of her.
A. that B. where C. it D. which
32. The students love sports and they enjoy basketball ________.
A. little B. most C. more D. less
33. We still remember ________ to the Great Wall and what we saw there.
A. being taken B. to be taken C. taken D. taking
34. We like these folk songs, which ________ many times on TV.
A. taught B have been taught C. have taught D. are taught
35. Many young people in the West are expected to leave ________ could be life’s most important decision — marriage — almost entirely up to luck.
A. as B. that C. what D. which
36. A small car is big enough for a family of three ________ you need more space for baggage.
A. once B. because C. if D. unless
37. The old couple have been married for 40 years and never once ________ with each other.
A. have they quarreled C. they had quarreled
C. they have quarreled D. had they quarreled
38 --- If you want a dictionary, I’ll buy one for you at once.
--- Oh, no. A dictionary is not ________ that I need most.
A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything
39. Now, one of the arguments in favor of the new park _______ that it will bring a lot of jobs to the area.
A. is B. are C. will be D. were
40. Tom’s hardly eaten anything because of serious injury in the accident, _______?
A. hasn’t he B. has he C. isn’t he D. is he
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. products B. speaking C. particularly D. substance AB. exaggerated
| AC. disappear AD. vital BC. vegetables BD. keep CD. fortunately |
Why are these small, fuzzy insects so 44 to the world? Bees do something that no other insects can do---they make honey. Honey contains everything needed to sustain life---including water! But this sweet 45 is just one of the many products given to us by bees. Most bee species also produce beewax, which is found in hundreds of 46 such as candles, soaps and some skin creams.
When 47 of how people are dependent on bees for survival, we aren’t talking about honey or beewax. Apiarists, people who raise bees, 48 them for more than just their honey. They contract their bees out to farmers to pollinate (授花粉) their crops. In fact, without bees, we would not be able to eat many fruits and 49 , including almonds, onions, melons and pumpkins.
So the next time you see a bee buzzing around, remember that it’s doing more than just making life a little sweeter.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrases that best fits the context.
Email has had a good run as king of communications. But its leading position is over. In its place, a new 50 of services is starting to take hold -- services like Twitter and and countless others competing for a piece of the new world.
Years ago, we were 51 if it took a few days for a letter to arrive. A couple of years ago, we'd complain about a half-hour 52 in getting an email. Today, we make complaints about it taking an extra few seconds for a text message to 53 . In a few months, we may be complaining that our cell phones aren't automatically able to send 54 to friends within a certain distance, letting them know we're nearby. (A number of services already do this.)
These new services also make communicating more 55 and informal -- more like a blog comment or a throwaway aside, rather than a crafted email sent to one person. No need to spend time
56 a long email to your half-dozen closest friends about how your vacation went. Now those friends, if they're interested, can watch it unfold in real time online. 57 sending a few emails a week to a handful of friends, you can send dozens of messages a day to hundreds of people who know you, or just 58 do.
But the 59 and ease of communication cut both ways. While making communication more frequent, they can also make it less 60 and intimate. Communicating is becoming so easy that the recipient knows how little time and thought was required of the sender. Yes, your half-dozen closest friends can read your vacation updates. But so can your 500 other friends. And if you know all these people are 61 your updates, you might say a lot less than you would otherwise.
That can make it harder to determine the 62 of various messages. In the new messaging world, you have a lot of personal information, packed with data you want to share and possibly some you don't. Such information has its pluses and minuses. It can 63 the people communicating closer, allowing them to exchange not only text but also all sorts of personal information, even facial cues. You know a lot about the person you are talking to, even before you've ever a single word.
50. A. competition B. generation C. comparison D. revolution
51. A. satisfied B. overjoyed C. relieved D. frustrated
52. A. delay B. advance C. access D. composition
53. A. lead to B. refer to C. go through D. look through
54. A. messages B. parcels C. copies D. essays
55. A. convenient B. frequent C. remote D. public
56. A. deleting B. receiving C. obtaining D. writing
57. A. In spite of B. Because of C. Instead of D. Regardless of
58. A. barely B. simply C. normally D. completely
59. A. worry B. anxiety C. speed D. comfort
60. A. public B. personal C. close D. distant
61. A. downloading B. surfing C. previewing D. reading
62. A. importance B. convenience C. reaction D. attitude
63. A. arouse B. draw C. prevent D. oppose
. A. spoken B. talked C. exchanged D. expressed
Section B
Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
A four-year-old boy has become pen pals with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth. Tom Stancombe started exchanging letters with the queen after he set free a balloon, carrying his name and address, at a school party and it landed in the grounds of Windsor Castle.
The queen spotted the balloon and asked her personal assistant, Angela Kelly, to write a letter on her behalf.
She wrote, “The queen was delighted to find that your balloon had traveled all the way to the gardens at Windsor Castle.”
Tom, who proudly put the letter on his wall, wrote back to say that his great, great grandfather, the artist Petrus Johannes Arundzen, had been commissioned to copy Dutch masters’ on display at Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace.
Angela at once replied that she would contact the Royal Collection to find out what had happened to the art works. She kept her word and two weeks later wrote to Tom to tell him what had happened to the etchings, explaining they now form part of the print collection in the Print Library.
Angela then asked a favor of Tom, writing, “Would you be able to ask your Mummy and Daddy for me if they know anything more about your great, great grandfather. Royal Collection would love to know more about him.”
Along with his parents, Tom wrote back to fill in all the gaps about Petrus Johannes Arundzen.
Although Tom’s parents don’t think there will be any more letters exchanged between the pair, they were touched that she had taken time to contact them.
Tom’s father said, “I don’t expect we’ll get another one, but I think it’s incredible they bothered replying at all.”
65．Windsor Castle is ________.
A. a playing ground. B. the queen’s home.
C. a post office. D. a rose garden.
66．“etchings” in Paragraph 5 means ________.
A. photos. B. cartoons. C. postcards. D. paintings.
67．Tom’s parents ________.
A. feel very much shocked about the letters and refuse to answer them
B. try to deal with the friendship naturally but refuse to do anything about it
C. don’t take the matter very seriously
D. don’t think this friendship will last long but somehow feel good
68．Which would be the best title for the text?
A．A Boy’s Good Luck B．Tom’s Special Balloon
C．A Story at Windsor Castle D．Four-year-old Boy Becomes the Queen’s Pen Pal
(B)
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70. How can you send your entry?
A. By E-mail. B. By post.
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A. Those who dream of taking free flights around the world.
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C. Those who collect five coupons and send them with personal information.
D. Those who allow the South China Morning Post to use their information.
(C)
As companies have struggled to survive the economic downturn, corporate location as an incentive for attracting employees has been a low priority for many business leaders. Currently, when we hear about location, it's likely to mean the place overseas where a company is outsourcing jobs to reduce costs— as has occurred in manufacturing and more and more often is taking place in the service and technology sectors.
But in some instances the cost of location is less important than other factors, such as the need to attract and retain highly skilled knowledge workers. For example, although the technology sector is outsourcing some of its customer service and programming work to low-cost labor in developing countries, the sector's hubs remain in places with some of the highest living costs in the United States, such as California's Silicon Valley and the Route 128 area around Boston.
Businesses that choose to locate in such expensive places do so for an important reason. Their principal assets are their people — knowledge professionals who, more than most other types of workers, have a high degree of control over their employment conditions.
An important factor in both attracting such workers and stimulating innovation is industry clustering. Some clusters (集聚区) develop when businesses that rely on highly educated, highly skilled workers become concentrated around university research facilities. Other clusters take shape when firms become grouped around one or two large, key companies.
Knowledge workers are attracted to the ready access to networks and employment opportunities afforded by regional industry clusters.
In addition, a growing number of knowledge workers are single, and they may find the urban lifestyle and the leisure activities and cultural events offered by city living more to their liking than do workers with families.
Today, this convergence (会聚) of job opportunities and lifestyle preferences draws knowledge workers to megacities in the East and West, but the trend may be starting to change.
While the formation of huge metropolitan areas is accelerating across the developing world, industrialized countries such as the United States that are making the transition to a knowledge economy are seeing an increase in the appeal of midsize cities of 1 million to 2 million inhabitants. Midsize cities may offer the pluses of both major and smaller cities: large enough to support some clustering and an urban lifestyle attractive to many knowledge professionals, yet small enough to escape megacities' quality-of-life problems such as congestion and high housing costs.
In fact, there may already be some shift toward smaller cities. According to the U.S. Census (人口普查) Bureau, major cities on the East and West coasts are starting to lose population while midsize cities, many of them in warmer regions, are growing.
This apparent contradiction — knowledge workers continuing to live mainly in large cities on the East and West coasts while major growth is forecast for other areas of the country — makes it difficult to say for certain the kinds of places where most knowledge workers will be living decades from now.
But whatever trend develops, there will be implications for both business and society. And for HR practitioners, location may prove to be a powerful tool for attracting and retaining highly skilled workers.
72. Why do some American companies arrange for overseas workers to do their jobs?
A. To make better known their products.
B. To attract greater number of employees.
C. To escape the economic crisis at home.
D. To cut down the costs of their business.
73. In regional industry clusters, one will see __________.
A. businesses of similar types concentrated in the same location
B. many factories and plants closed
C. one or two large companies dominating other businesses
D. many different companies crowded close together in a small area
74. We learn from the passage that __________.
A. there are more megacities in the U.S than anywhere else.
B. knowledge workers are now mainly living in midsize cities
C. the number of megacities is increasing in developing countries
D. workers with families appreciate the urban life style more than those who are single
75. What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?
A. To persuade companies to locate in midsize cities.
B. To make a comparison between megacities and midsize cities.
C. To determine where most knowledge workers would prefer to live.
D. To show that location may be a very important consideration in business.
Section C
Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
C
Directions: Read the text and choose the most suitable heading from the list A-F for each paragraph. There is one text heading which you don’t need.
A.Using expensive testing equipment
B.Staffing a modern hospital
C.Testing becoming a great help
D.Cost of medical accidents
AB. Cost of training medical workers
| AC. Measures of reducing medical costs |
76.______
Physicians’ fees are only one reason for rising health costs in the United States. Medical research has produced many tests to diagnose, or discover, patients’ illnesses. Physicians usually feel obliged to order enough tests to rule out all likely causes of a patient’s symptoms. A routine laboratory bill for blood tests can easily be more than $100.
77. ______
Sophisticated new machines have been developed to enable physicians to scan body organs with a clarity never before possible. One technique involves the use of ultrasound-sound waves beyond the frequencies that human beings can hear to produce images. Others use computers to capture and analyze images produced by X-rays or magnetic fields. These machines are extremely expensive: the price of a single machine can exceed one million dollars.
78.______
New technologies also mean new personnel. Physicians, nurses and orderlies can no longer staff a hospital alone. Hospitals now require a bewildering number of technical specialists to administer new tests and operate advanced medical equipment.
79. ______
Physicians and hospitals also must buy malpractice insurance to protect themselves should they be sued for negligence by patients who feel they have been mistreated or have received inadequate care. The rates for this insurance have been risen very steeply in the last ten years, as patients have become more medically knowledgeable, and as juries sometimes awarded very large amounts of money to injured patients.
80. ______
As a result, hospital costs and physicians’ fees rose steadily through the 1990s. government agencies became convinced that it was necessary to limit rising medical costs. One approach is to require hospitals to prove that a need exists for new buildings and services. Hospitals also have faced pressure to run their operations more efficiently, and to decrease the duration of hospital stays for patients receiving routine treatment or minor surgery.
Section D
Read the following passage and answer the questions. Write your answers in your answer sheet.
(E)
Consistent with evidence that physical attractiveness is related to obtaining employment and promotion, more attractive employees also have been found to enjoy more economic success in their careers. A recent study looked at the careers of 2,500 law students from a prestigious law school in the United States. An independent panel of raters rated the students' appearance on a scale from one to five. Five years after graduation, those of above-average attractiveness were earning eight to nine percent more than those of below-average attractiveness. After 15 years, those of above-average appearance were earning 12 to 13 percent more.
The research on attractiveness and salaries also suggests that attractiveness is more consistently related to economic success for men than for women. Roszell, Kennedy, and Grabb (19) examined the relationship of attractiveness to income attainment for over 1,000 Canadians. Attractive persons earned higher annual salaries than less attractive persons. With each increase in rated attractiveness on a five-point scale of attractiveness, the 1981 annual income of the respondent increased by $1,988. After controlling for respondent gender, the gender composition of the job, and 1979 salary, this figure dropped to 1,046 but was still statistically significant. This relationship was found for men, older employees, and those engaged in male-dominated occupations, but not for women, younger employees, and those in female-dominated occupations.
Two studies at the University of Pittsburgh have provided further evidence that good looks pay. In one study, Good, Olson, and Frieze (1986) used height, weight, and body mass (weight relative to height) as indicators of physical attractiveness. They surveyed over 2,000 M.B.A. graduates of the University of Pittsburgh who graduated between 1973 and 1982. For men, weight but not height was found to predict starting salary, and both height and weight predicted the current (1983) salary. However, neither of these variables predicted the starting and current salary of the women in the sample. For each one-inch increase in height, the salary of the men was $600 higher. Overweight men earned $4,000 less in salary than those of normal weight.
注意：该部分的答案请填写在答题纸的相应部分。
1. What is the advantage of an attractive person according to the first paragraph?
It is easier for an attractive person to __________________________________
2. In the research done by Roszell, Kennedy and Grabb, among what kinds of respondents can an attractive person enjoy more economic success?
________________________________________________________________
3. How did the researchers rate physical attractiveness in the studies at the University of Pittsburgh?
________________________________________________________________
4. According to the survey by Good and his collaborators, if two men both graduated in 1980, and one man with the height of six feet three earned $5,000 in 1983, how much would the other man with the height of six feet earn in the same year?
________________________________________________________________
第II卷 （共45分）
I. Translation
1. 许多学生对篮球很狂热。 (crazy）
2. 他对学习的态度深深打动了我。(attitude)
3. 他到家做的第一件事就是看电视新闻。(on doing…)
4. 这位科学家的突然离世使全国处于悲痛之中。(leave)
5. 医学专家警告我们，这种疾病可能会很快就爆发。(warn)
6. 这位演员很出名，不仅因为他的才能，还因为他心地善良。(not only…but also...)
II. Guided Writing:
你的笔友王蒙现为高三年级的学生。他的语文，英语、数学三个学科成绩较弱，几次考试成绩均不理想，因而闷闷不乐。他在电子邮件中请求你给予帮助。现请你以他的笔友马明的名义，回一封电子邮件，内容包括以下两点：
1.给予精神安慰；
2.结合你的学习经验对其中你最擅长的一个学科提出合理的建议。
注：信中不可出现你的真实姓名；信的格式已给出。
2009学年第二学期七宝中学高三英语返校考试
英语答题卷
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Reading Comprehension
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Translation
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Guided Writing
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Yours sincerely
Ma Ming
答案
I . Listening Comprehension
I．（10分+12分+8分）
1. A 2. B 3.D 4.C 5.A 6.B 7.A 8.A 9.D 10.C 11.C 12.B 13.A 14.D 15.A 16.A
听力17～24写在第二卷上
III．听力填空:
17. calculator 18. anywhere 19. Robert 20. without
21. Henry 22. morning call 23. An operator 24. By phone
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A:
25~29 A D C B A 30~34 C D B A B 35~40 C D A B A B
Section B:
41. AB 42. AC 43. C 44.AD 45. D 46.A 47.B 48. BD 49. BC
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
50~54 B D A C A 55~59 B D C A C 60~ B D A B C
Section B
65~68 B D D D 69~71 D B C 72~75 D A C D
76. C 77.A 78.B 79.D 80.AC
第二卷
I． Answer the questions:
1. obtain employment and promotion / enjoy more economic success
2. Man, old employees, and those engaged in male-dominated occupations
3. By using height, weight, and body mass as indicators
4. $ 3,200
II. Translation
1. Many students are crazy about basketball.
2. His attitude to his studies impressed me deeply.
3. The first thing （he does） on getting home is to watch the TV news.
4. The scientist’s sudden death left the whole country sad.
（35） Many young people in the West are expected to leave _what___ could be life’s most important decision — marriage — almost entirely up to luck.
Mary left school last year and is working in a shop.
He left his watch in the hotel.遗留
Leave your address, please.留下
Don’t leave me behind.带走、留下
Leave the door open.听任，让，使。。处于某种状态
leave something/somebody done/doing/+adj 使…处于…状态
Leave the cell phone on.
I’ll leave it to you to buy tickets.委托
He left for the station at 10:00.动身到。
There are no books left in the room.
a.剩余的
leave out漏掉、省略
leave off 停止、中断
leave alone别管，让独自呆着
5. Medical experts warn us that the disease may break out pretty soon.
6. This actor is famous not only for his talent but also for his kindness.
录 音 文 字
第一部分 听力
I. Listening Comprehension
Part A Short Conversations
Direction: In part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Each conversation and question will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. W: Did you enjoy the movie last night?
M: We couldn't get any tickets, so we went to the beach instead.
Q: What does the man mean?
2. W: Could you please explain the assignment for Friday, Mr. Tom?
M: Certainly. Read the next chapter in your text-book and do exercise 4 on page 15.
Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
3. W: How would you like your steak, sir? Well-done or medium?
M: Rare, please. Oh, I'd like to see the wine list.
Q: What's the woman's job?
4. W: It is going to rain. You don't happen to have an umbrella I can borrow, do you?
M: No, but here's a newspaper.
Q: What does the man imply the woman should do with the newspaper?
5. M: This insurance policy has got so expensive. I can hardly afford it.
W: Yeah, but you can't really afford not to have it, can you?
Q: What does the woman tell the man?
6. W: Could you please have my car ready at five o'clock?
M: Sure. The damage is not that serious.
Q: Where did the conversation probably take place?
7. W: What does that sign say?
M: Uh, I can't make it out, either.
Q: What does the man tell the woman?
8. W: So, Bob, what are you going to do with your free afternoon?
M: I think I'll pay Michelle a visit.
Q: What does Bob mean?
9. M: Can you help me put these things away?
W: In a minute. I'm almost through with this chapter.
Q: What will the woman do?
10. W: I've been calling David for the past half hour, but I keep getting a busy signal.
M: Well, if you don't get him soon, we'll have to go to the movies without him.
Q: Why are the two speakers trying to call David?
Part B Passages
Direction: In part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
(A)
The world is not only hungry but it is also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, for nearly 70 percent of the earth's surface is covered with water. But about 97 percent of that huge amount is sea water. Man can only drink and use the other three percent--the fresh water that comes from rivers, lakes, and underground, and we cannot even use all of it, because some of it has been polluted.
However, this small amount of fresh water, which is sometimes replaced by rainfall, is still enough for us. But our need for water is increasing rapidly almost day by day. Only by taking steps now can we deal with a serious water shortage in the future.
One of the first steps we should take is to develop ways of reusing water. Today, in most large cities, water is used only once and then sent into an underground system, from which it goes to the sea or runs into underground storage tanks. But it is necessary to treat used water with chemicals so that it can be used again. Another way is to make use of sea water by removing the salt. This way of water treating is already in use in many parts of the world.
Questions:
11. What is the problem that faces the people of the world?
12. How can we deal with a serious water shortage in the future?
13. How can we treat used water?
(B)
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
Many Northern Europeans like to spend their summer vacations in Spain, Italy or the south of France. When they get there, a lot of them will only want to lie in the sun. They want to look brown. They also know some amount of sunshine is good for their bodies and health.
A Swedish doctor made use of the sun in his hospital at a small village. He found that sunlight, fresh air and good food cure many diseases. He was successful in curing several diseases with his "sun-cure".
He decided to start a school so that the sick children could study while they were cured. Soon after he started his school, it was full of sick children.
In winter, after breakfast, the children wearing only shorts, socks and boots start on their skis. They carry desks and chairs as well as their books. Their teachers lead them over the snow until they reach a slope which faces the sun. There they set up their desks and chairs, and school begins. For a few hours they have their lessons in the sunshine. Before lunch they play games in the snow for half an hour. Of course the sunshine, fresh air and exercise make them hungry. When they go back for their meal they eat much more than healthy children.
Though his pupils wear few clothes, they seldom catch cold. That is because their bodies are full of energy which they get from the sun. But sunshine is sometimes dangerous. So they also avoid the danger of too much sunshine. Today "sun-cures" are used everywhere in the world.
Questions:
14. Where is the doctor's sick children's school located?
15．The kids at the sick children's school do all these things, except.
16．What is the purpose of the "sun-cure" according to the talk?
Part C Longer Conversations
Direction: In part C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After each conversation, you are required to fulfill the task by filling in the numbered blanks with the information you hear.
Blanks 17 through 20are based on the following conversation.
(A)
M: Has anyone seen my calculator?
W: Well, I haven't, what's the matter?
M: I can't find it anywhere.
W: When did you last have it?
M: Yesterday afternoon.
W: Are you sure? Didn't I see you with it this afternoon when your friend Robert was here?
M: Oh, yes. Now I remember. He said he wanted to borrow it for a while. He said just a while, but I never intended him to keep it so long.
W: You don't need it now, do you?
M: Of course I do. Why do you think I'm looking for it? I've told Robert to buy one himself instead of always using mine. Calculators are so cheap now.
W: Why not ring Robert up and tell him you want your calculator back?
M: Not at this time of night.
W: Well, then you'll have to do without it until tomorrow.
Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
(B)
M: Could you do me a favor?
W: Sure, Mr. Henry.
M: This is my first visit to China. I'm not used to the time difference yet. Could you arrange a morning call for me tomorrow?
W: Yes, but at what time would you like to get up, sir?
M: At half past five, please.
W: Would you like to be woken by phone or by a knock at the door?
M: By phone, please. I don't want to disturb the neighbors.
W: Very well, sir. I'll tell the operator to call you up at 5:30. Your room number is 908. Am I correct?
M: Yes, you are right.
W: Good night, sir. Sleep well and have pleasant dreams.
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