浙江十校联合体2013届高三上学期期初联考英语试题

 

  选择题部分（共110分）

第一部分：听力测试（本题有2节，共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 does the man usually have for breakfast?

A. Fried cakes.                       B. Fried rice-noodles.          C. Noodles.

2. What will the woman do first?

      A. Withdraw some money.       B. See the dentist.               C. Go to the history class.

3. What is the time by Sandra’s watch?

      A. 2:55.                                  B. 3:00.                             C. 3:05.

4. What does the woman mean?

      A. Filling out the forms is no easy thing to do.

      B. She forgot to fill out the forms.

      C. She’ll remind the man about the forms.

5. What is the conversation mainly about?

      A. Differences between meat and fruit.

      B. Different ideas about meat and vegetables.

      C. Different kinds of meat.

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2-4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题，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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。

6. Why can’t the woman have the party on the twenty-ninth?

      A. She will attend a meeting.   

    B. She will travel to another city. 

    C. She will see her doctor.

7. How long will the party run?

      A. Four hours.                       B. Three hours.                   C. Two hours.    

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。

8. Where did the man see the ad for the bike sale?

      A. On TV                               B. In a department store        C. In the newspaper.

9. Which bike is the latest model?

      A. The Curzon.                      B. The Aderson.                  C. The Instant.

10. What does the man decide to do in the end?

      A. Buy the cheapest one.         

      B. Go to the shop to look at the bikes first.

      C. Buy the one recommended by the woman.

听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13题。

11. What’s the man doing?

      A. Making a phone call.

      B. Explaining how to use the phone.

      C. Charging the woman for using the phone.

12. What’s good about the card?

      A. It saves money.                  B. It’s much safer.                 C. It’s convenient.

13. What will the woman probably do next?

      A. Ask someone for change.    B. Call the information office. C. Use the man’s phone card.

听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16题。

14. What’s the relationship between the speakers?

      A. Librarian and student.       B. Classmates.                           C. Teacher and student.

15. What did the man think of the psychology lesson?

      A. Boring.                           B. Exciting.                              C. Interesting.

16. What do we know about Prof. Rivers?

      A. He asked his students a difficult question.

      B. He named six famous women in American Revolution.

      C. He was unable to answer a student’s challenge.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20题。

17. What is the speaker doing?

      A. Complaining about something.

      B. Warning the bus manager.

      C. Making suggestions.

18. How often is the Number 16 bus supposed to travel to the airport?

      A. Every 5 minutes.              B. Every 10 minutes.             C. Every 15 minutes.

19. How many passengers should a bus carry at the most?

      A. 40.                                 B. 60.                                   C. 129.

20. What did the speaker find out on Saturday morning?

      A. The bus was speeding.     B. The bus was overloaded.    C. The bus didn’t come on time.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：单项填空(共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分)

从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项

21. ---What do you say to a weekend in New York?

---­________.

      A. Sounds like fun    B. I think so                 C. It doesn’t matter        D. I really envy you

22. ---Have you heard of ________ death of Steven Jobs?

--- Yes. It must be________ shock to Apple fans.

A. the; the                   B. a; the                     C. the; a                        D. a; /

23. Tom took a taxi to the airport, only ________ his plane high up in the sky.

   A. finding                    B. to find                    C. being found               D. to have found

24. The moment ________ Leo will never forget is________ Mr. Smith gave him a lot of valuable advice on how to improve his writing.

A. that; when               B. that; that                 C. when; that                 D. when; /

25. I prefer to work here because salaries are higher here than ________ in my country.

A. that                        B. those                      C. the ones                    D. one

26. “How could you lose so much money?” John asked his wife, eyeing her angrily from ________ the kitchen table.  

A. at                           B. across                    C. through              D. on

27. The fact that she told a lie had a great influence on her ________.   

A. ambition                B. status                   C. reputation                 D. assessment

28. English is difficult________. Nobody can learn to use it in a few minutes.

A. learning                   B. to be learned           C. learned                      D. to learn

29. Never before________ seen a girl who can swim as fast as Ye Shiwen.

     A. had we                   B. we had                   C. have we                D. we have

30. When Helen saw his tutor nod ________ to her, she calmed down and went on with her performance.

A. encouragingly          B. amazingly               C. interestingly               D. astonishingly

31. Do you know how much time and effort they devoted________ such a complicated project?  

A. to complete             B. completed               C. completing                D. to completing

32. Words failed to ________ my feelings the moment I saw my long-lost sister.

A. control                   B. convey                  C. exchange                  D. affect

33. ---Do you know the timetable of the school bus?

   ---Sure, the first trip________ at 6:30 a.m. and usually continues until 4 p.m. on weekdays. 

A. will start                 B. starts                     C. is starting                  D. started

34. China has been pushing the reform of public hospitals________ all its citizens.   

A. in charge of           B. for the purpose of         C. in honor of               D. for the benefit of

35. The two friends had a quarrel about money, but shortly afterwards they shook hands and ________. 

      A. took up                 B. made up                C. put up                      D. brought up

36. The past two years ________ a sharp rise in oil price, which adds to the burden of auto transportation industry.   

A. witnessed               B. has witnessed         C. is witnessing             D. witnesses

37. After the storm in Beijing, people were suffering in that area, ________ urgently needed clean water, medicine and shelter to survive.

A. which                   B. who                  C. where             D. what

38. My parents lent me the money. ________, I couldn’t have afforded the trip.   

      A. Therefore              B. Meanwhile             C. Otherwise                 D. Nevertheless

39. ________ more energy to my study instead of being crazy about Internet games, I would be sitting in a comfortable office now.     

A. If I devoted        B. Had I devoted        C. Would I be devoted          D. Should I be devoted

40. ---A stranger gave me an umbrella when I was caught in the rain.

---________.

      A. First impression is half the battle              

      B. A friend without faults will never be found 

      C. There is kindness to be found everywhere 

      D. Two heads are better than one

第二节. 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

I believe that families are not only blood relatives, but sometimes people who show up and love you when no one else will.

In May 1977, I was living in a Howard Johnson’s motel off Interstate 10 in Houston. My dad and I  41  a room with two double beds and a bathroom was too  42  for a 15-year-old girl and her father. Dad’s second marriage was   43   and my stepmother had   44   us both out of the house the previous week. Dad had no   45_   what to do with me. And that’s when my other family   46  .

Barbara and Roland Beach took me into their home   47   their only daughter, Su, my best friend, asked them to. I   48   with them for the next seven years.

Barb washed my skirts the same as Su’s. She   49   I had lunch money, doctors’ appointments, help with homework and nightly hugs. Barbara and Roland attended every football game where Su and I were being cheerleaders.  50  I could tell, for the Beaches there was no  51  between Su and me; I was their daughter, too.

When Su and I  52  college they kept my room the same for the entire four years I attended school. Recently, Barb presented me with an insurance policy they bought when I first moved in with them and had continued to pay on for 23 years.

The Beaches knew  53  about me when they took me in – they had heard the whole story from Su. When I was seven, my mother died and from then on my father relied on other people to _54  his kids. Before I went to live with the Beaches I had believed that life was entirely   55__ and that love was shaky and untrustworthy. I had believed that the only person who would take care of me was me.

 56  the Beaches, I would have become a bitter, cynical (愤世嫉俗的) woman. They gave me a(n)  57  that allowed me to grow and change. They kept me from being paralyzed by my _58  , and they gave me the confidence to open my heart.

I   59  family. For me, it wasn’t the family that was there on the day I was  60  , but the one that was there for me when I was living in a Howard Johnson’s on Interstate 10.

41.  A. lived                            B. shared                      C. possessed                 D. bought

42. A. cheap                           B. noisy                        C. small                        D. limited

43. A. in trouble                      B. in sight                     C. in place                    D. in parts

44. A. struck                          B. removed                    C. kicked                      D. knocked

45. A. plan                             B. choice                      C. chance                     D. idea

46. A. looked after                  B. showed up                C. turned over               D. came across

47. A. so                                B. because                    C. until                         D. while

48. A. worked                        B. traveled                    C. lived                         D. learned

49. A. worked out                   B. called up                   C. watched out              D. made sure

50. A. As long as                    B. As far as                    C. As soon as                D. As many as

51. A. change                         B. problem                    C. conflict                    D. difference

52. A. set off                          B. left for                      C. entered into               D. admitted into

53. A. all                                B. little                          C. something                 D. nothing

54. A. supply                          B. teach                        C. encourage                 D. raise

55. A. different                       B. unfair                       C. easy                         D. hopeful

56. A. Thanks to                     B. In spite of                 C. Except for                D. But for

57. A. home                           B. house                       C. ability                       D. lesson

58. A. choice                          B. failure                       C. past                         D. present

59. A. doubt about                  B. call on                      C. center on                  D. believe in

60. A. born                            B. accepted                   C. educated                   D. deserted

第三部分：阅读理解 (第一小节20小题，第二小节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分)

第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

    A few months ago as I wandered through my parents’ house, the same house I grew up in, I had a sudden, scary realization. When my parents bought the house, in 1982, they were only two years older than I am now. I tried to imagine myself in two years, ready to settle down and buy the house I’d still be living in almost 30 years later.

    It seemed ridiculous. On a practical level, there’s no way I could afford to buy a house anytime soon. More importantly, I wouldn’t want to. I’m not sure where I’ll be living in two years, or what kind of job I’ll have. And I don’t think I’ll be ready to settle down and stay in one place.

    So this is probably the generation gap that divides my friends and me from our parents. When our parents were our age, they’d gotten their education, chosen a career, and were starting to settle into responsible adult lives.

    My friends and I – “Generation Y” – still aren’t sure what we want to do with our lives. Whatever we end up doing, we want to make sure we’re happy doing it. We’d rather take risks first, try out different jobs, and move from one city to another until we find our favorite place. We’d rather spend our money on travel than put it in a savings account.

    This casual attitude toward responsibility has caused some critics to call my generation “arrogant”, “impatient”, and “overprotected”. Some of these complaints have a point. As children we were encouraged to succeed in school, but also to have fun. We grew up in a world full of technological innovation: cellphones, the Internet, instant messaging, and video games.

    Our parents looked to rise vertically(垂直的)--starting at the bottom of the ladder and slowly making their way to the top, on the same track, often for the same company. That doesn’t apply to my generation.

    Because of that, it may take us longer than our parents to arrive at responsible, stable adulthood. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. In our desire to find satisfaction, we will work harder, strive for ways to keep life interesting, and gain a broader set of experiences and knowledge than our parents’ generation did.                                                                              

By Ariel Lewiton

61. When the author walked through her parents’ house, she _______.

   A. was frightened that she had no idea what she wanted from life
   B. started to think about her own life
   C. realized I should buy a house.
   D. wondered why her parents had settled down early
62. What is the main “generation gap” between the author and her friends and their parents according to the article?
   A. Their attitude toward high technology.
   B. Their ways of making their way to the top.
   C. Their attitude towards responsibility.
   D. Their ways of gaining experience.

63. Which of the following might the author agree with?
   A. It’s all right to try more before settling down.
   B. It’s better to take adult responsibility earlier.
   C. It involves too much effort to rise vertically.
   D. It’s ridiculous to call her generation “arrogant”.
64. What can we conclude from the article?
   A. The author is envious of her parents enjoying a big house at her age.
   B. Growing up in a hi-tech world makes “Generation Y” feel insecure about relationships.
   C. “Generation Y” people don’t want to grow up and love to be taken care of by their parents.
   D. The author wrote this article so that others would be able to understand her generation better.
65. What is the main theme of the article?
   A. The sudden realization of growing up.
   B. A comparison between lifestyles of generations.
   C. Criticisms of the young generation.
   D. The factors that have changed the young generation.

                                       B

    Searching for airfares (飞机票价) often seems like a game that passengers are bound to lose.

Prices change from day to day, even minute to minute. Looking through multiple websites for the best deal can be a big challenge. Even when you do book, there’s no guarantee that you are going to get the best price.
    “You just don’t know when to pull the trigger. It’s not like buying anything else I can think of,” said George Hobica, founder of Airfarewatchdog.com.
    Harriet Levy paid $179 for a recent round-trip flight on American Airlines between New York and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Sitting just one row behind her, Shirley Harrison paid $215. A few rows back, Ellis and Dianne Traub paid $317 each. There were at least 12 fares on the flight, ranging from $169 to $360.
    There’s no reason for it, Harrison said.
    Fares can fluctuate significantly in just a few hours. One Delta flight from New York to Los Angeles jumped from $755 to $1,143 from a Friday to Saturday in late April, then fell to $718 on Sunday.
    The flight was one of a dozen the Associated Press followed over three months for a vacation between July 16 and 22. The number one finding: avoid booking tickets on weekends. It’s the most expensive time to buy.
There’s no way to guarantee the best fare. But before booking, travelers should pay attention to this additional advice:
    • Book on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. That’s when airlines most often offer sales.
    • Buy in advance, but not too early. The best time is four to six weeks before traveling. In general, prices for any given flight are highest eight to 10 weeks and two to three weeks in advance.
    • Make use of social media. Airlines are giving more benefits like exclusive (独家) sales to travelers who interact (互动) with them on Twitter and Facebook. Those specials are often gone within hours.
    • The so-called discount (折扣) airlines – JetBlue, Air-Tran, Southwest and Frontier – adjust their fares less frequently than other airlines, so you can feel more confident that the price will stay the same. But their prices aren’t always the lowest. Researching multiple airlines’ fares is the only way to get a good deal.
66. What can we infer from the first sentence of the text?
   A. Passengers are unable to search for airfares.
   B. Airlines often play games with passengers.
   C. Airfares are set in different situations.
   D. It’s difficult for passengers to get the best price.
67. The underlined phrase “pull the trigger” in Paragraph 3 probably means _______.
   A. start searching                       B. get the highest price
   C. make a purchase                                     D. get on board the plane
68. By using a lot of figures, the author intends to _______.
   A. show there is standard price for every single airline
   B. discover the rules behind airfares
   C. guarantee passengers a low price
   D. prove airfares can vary widely
69. Passengers are advised to book flights _______.
   A. in the middle of the week
   B. on special websites
   C. several months before traveling
   D. with airlines which are famous for offering discount prices

C

It’s good to make mistakes, and here is why.

First of all, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things. It’s always good to try new things because when you are trying new things you are growing. If you never try anything new, how can you improve? How can you expand? The simple answer is “You can’t”. Look around you. With very few exceptions (例外), either everything you see in your physical world or every single detail of every single thing is the result of someone trying something new.
    Another good thing about mistakes is this: When you are making mistakes, you are learning. Consider this: Edison failed 10,000 times before he perfected the light bulb. When asked how it felt to fail that many times, he said that he hadn’t failed 10,000 times, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didn’t work.
    Finally, when you make a mistake you are much closer to success. Why?
    Because when all is said and done, you will have tried some number of things before you succeeded. Every time you make a mistake you eliminate one of those things and are one step closer.
    But this all doesn’t mean that you should go ahead without considering the consequences of a mistake. Quite the contrary, when you try something new you have to be willing to set some reasonable limits so that in the event that it doesn’t work out the way you want it to, you will be in a position to try again.
    We all have limited resources in the form of time and money so don’t blow them all on one approach to a problem. Realize that it probably won’t be perfect the first time and allocate (分配) these resources appropriately so you can learn, make corrections, and try it again. Only by accepting and using your mistakes in this way can you make significant advances in your business and your career.
    There is an old saying that goes, “If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not trying hard enough.”
    So go forth and make mistakes. And learn. And grow. And prosper(成功).
70. From the second paragraph, we can conclude that _______.
   A. mistakes are unnecessary for development
   B. we are afraid of trying new things
   C. it’s common for people to make mistakes
   D. mistakes are better than not trying
71. The underlined word “eliminate” means _______.
   A. avoid         B. dismiss             C. accept              D. solve
72. According to the article, one thing you should pay attention to about making mistakes is _______.
   A. avoiding making the same mistakes     B. accepting the punishment willingly
   C. taking consequences into account       D. trying things out one by one
73. The article is mainly about _______.
   A. how to deal with mistakes             B. what benefits mistakes bring
   C. how to achieve success               D. how to make use of your mistakes
74. What would the writer probably suggest we say to ourselves when we make a mistake?
   A. Never mind, I can always try again.     B. I’d better stay out of trouble.
   C. Great! Now I can learn something.      D. Look at this mess. Anyone would be upset.

D

In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition which she won last year.

As a writer, I know about winning contests – and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection letter from the publisher. I also know the pressure of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again? That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and destroyed hopes can resurface in our children.

A revelation (启示) came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again?” “No,” she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”

I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自发地) told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.

Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting my daughter’s experience.

While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.

75. What do we learn from the first paragraph?

A. A lot of amusements compete for children’s time nowadays.

B. Children have lots of fun doing mindless activities.

C. Rebecca is much too busy to enjoy her leisure time.

D. Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing.

76. What did the author say about her own writing experience?

A. She was constantly under pressure to write more.

B. Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.

C. She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.

D. Her road to success was full of pain and frustrations.

77. Why did Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest?

A. She believed she possessed real talent for writing.

B. She was sure of winning with her mother’s help.

C. She wanted to share her stories with readers.

D. She had won a prize in the previous contest.

78. The author took great pains to improve her daughter’s stories because _______.

A. she wanted to help Rebecca realize her dreams of becoming a writer

B. she was afraid Rebecca’s imagination might run wild while writing

C. she did not want to disappoint Rebecca who needed her help so much

D. she believed she had the knowledge and experience to offer guidance

79. The underlined sentence probably means that the author was _______.

A. trying not to let her daughter enjoy her own life

B. trying to get her daughter to do the thing as the author wished

C. making sure that her daughter would win the contest

D. helping her daughter develop real skills for writing

80. What’s the author’s advice for parents?

A. Children should be given every chance to voice their opinions.

B. Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in.

C. Children should be allowed freedom to grow through experience.

D. A writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue.

第二节：下面文章中有5处（第81~85题）需要添加小标题，请从以下选项中选出符合各段意思的小标题，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑,选项中一项为多余选项.

第一节                                                  Learn Everyday

第二节                                                  Agree to Disagree

第三节                                                  Respect Each Other

第四节                                                  Arrange Some Time to Go Out

第五节                                                  Develop Healthy Relationships

第六节                                                  Learn to Listen and Speak

                             Healthy Relationship Tips

   Healthy relationships are effortless, if both the people involved take equal effort to maintain it. Here are a few healthy relationship tips to help you build the dream of your life.

81. ________________

   Communication is an art of putting your thoughts into words, so that they are exactly understood by the opposite person. Communication does not mean going on talking unnecessarily. This is the first mistake that couples make. One person in the relationship assumes the role of talker and the other becomes the listener. Their roles remain so forever. The talker forgets to listen and the listener becomes used to listening and not reacting. If your partner takes time to open up, help them out by asking questions. So hear them out and give proper reactions. You will obtain the benefits of a healthy relationship through increased confidence in both of you to open up and hear things out.

82. ________________

   Regular conversations take the form of heated arguments amongst many couples. Understand that not every statement needs a reaction. Maybe a certain reaction may lead to an argument with your partner. Just agree with whatever it is and there will be no harm done. Try and reach a mutual (相互的) agreement. If that’s not possible leave the topic for later. If you give it time, maybe both of you will be able to think about it rationally.

83. ________________

  Every single day is a blessing. Each moment with your partner is a moment to learn something new and discover the finer nuances (细微差别) of your relationships. Each one of us keep changing everyday, the circumstances around us change everyday and with that our attitude also needs to change. The same applies when you are living with a person. Learning everyday and taking everyday as a challenge will help you perfect healthy relationship tips.

84. ________________

  This tip is especially meant for couples with children to maintain healthy relationships. After a certain period, couples complain about romance being lost. To keep your relationship healthy, take some time out from your day-to-day routines to spend some quality time with your partner. This can be done as dinners, indulging in outdoor activities or just hanging out at a coffee shop like old times.

85. ________________

   Respect has to be earned. It can only be earned only if you learn to respect. Often, one of the partners plays the role of a dictator to give orders, while the other simply follows. Both sides involved are equally responsible for this mistake. Learn to respect each other and understand that both of you are equally responsible for the relationship.

    Creating a healthy relationship takes equal effort from both sides. Sharing, caring, being apologetic, forgiving and having realistic expectations are some of the important ingredients to the recipe of a healthy relationship.

非选择题部分（共40分）

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

例如：It was very nice to get your invitation to spend ∧ weekend with you. Luckily I was                                                                        am Completely free then, so I’ll to say “yes”. I’ll arrive in Bristol at around 8p.m. in Friday evening.              on

 

This morning on my way to school I was deep moved by what I saw outside a bank. An old man was counting his money in the front of the bank. Suddenly a young man came running and knocked him down. To make things bad, his money was lying in all direction. At once the people around rush to pick the money up, while the old man stood there, not know what to do. Surprisingly, everyone gave back the money they had just picked. The old man counted the money again and found that not a single bill was missed. To my great joy, there are now a lot of nice people in your life. It’s true what honesty is more important than money!

 

第二节：书面表达（满分30分）

请根据以下提示，结合你生活中的一个事例，写一篇英语短文。

“Good health is the foundation of a happy life．"

“Health is wealth （财富）!”

①无须写标题，不得照抄英语提示语；

②内容必须结合你生活中的一个事例；

③文中不得透漏个人姓名和学校名称；

④词数为1 20左右。

 

 

 

2012学年第一学期温州十校联合体高三学初联考英语试卷答案

 

 

 

 六、书面表达One Possible Version

【参考范文】

Which is more important, health or wealth? Not until I witnessed my uncle's real life did I realize that health is of more importance.

Devoted to his business, my uncle, a successful businessman, worked from morning till night everyday with no pare time to relax himself.  He often said: “I must earn much money so that I can get whatever I want.” As a consequence, he was seriously ill. Rich as he was, he could do nothing but lie in the hospital bed.

So I think health is more important than wealth. People can do nothing if they are always in poor health, let alone live happily. Whether we are rich or not, we can not ignore the importance of health. (121 words)

听力内容：

Text1

W: What do you usually have for breakfast?

M: Fried cakes. But sometimes I have fried rice-noodles for a change. What about you?

W: I often have noodles for breakfast.

Text2

W: I’m going to the dentist’s, then the bank, and after that I have to prepare a presentation for the history seminar.

M: You’ll have a busy afternoon.

Text3

M: Sandra, what’s the time by your watch? Mine is always fast. It’s already 3:00.

W: I’m afraid not. Yours is five minutes slow.

Text4

M: Have you filled out your financial aid forms yet?

W: Don’t remind me about them! They are so complicated.

Text5

M: You prefer meat to vegetables and fruit, don’t you?

W: Yeah. I think different kinds of meat taste better than vegetables, and they are more nutritious.

M: I don’t quite agree with you. Meat is more delicious than vegetables, but it is not more nutritious than vegetables. Eating too much meat will do harm to your health.

 

Text6

M: Mrs. Montgomery? I’ve been trying to figure out when we should have the New Year’s party. Could you take a look at these dates?

W: Sure. The twenty-ninth is out. I’ll be out of the office all day at a seminar. Either the twenty-eighth or the thirtieth is fine.

M: Well, why don’t we make it the thirtieth? We can have it from three to five. That way, everybody can just go home afterwards.

W: Sounds good to me. You make the invitations. I’ve got to run. I’ve got a meeting in five minutes.

Text7

W: Hello, February’s Department Store. Can I help you?

M: Yes. Your advertisement in the Daily Paper says you have some bicycles on sale. I’m really interested in buying one.

W: I see. But we have three different brands available, Curzon, Aderson, and Instant. Which one would you prefer?

M: I’m not quite familiar with those brands. Could you recommend one for me?

W: Well, that depends on what kind of bicycle you want. The Curzon is the cheapest one, only 60dollars; the Aderson bike is a 2011 model, the newest one; the Instant is more comfortable than the other two, but it is the most expensive of all, 85dollars.

M: Oh, yes, it is really hard to decide. I think I’ll come over and take a look at them. Thank you so much. See you later.

W: See you.

Text8

W:  Charles, do you know how this telephone works? The sign says you can use it for long-distance calls, but I don’t know where to put the money.

M: Oh, well, this kind of phone doesn’t take coins. You have to buy a special card to put it in down there at the bottom.

W: I’ve never heard of that before.

M: Here, I have one myself.

W: Where did you get it?

M: At the information office on campus. It costs ten dollars. I think you can get them directly from the phone company, too.

W: Do you save money by using the card?

M: No, not really. But it’s pretty convenient.

W: I guess I’ll go over to the office and get one now.

M: Here, just take mine.

W: Thanks. Are you sure you don’t mind?

M: It’s no problem.

Text9

W: Hey, John, rise and shine.

M: What time is it? Sheila? I have no idea how long I’ve been here.

W: Hmm….. The library is too quiet. You need a place that’s nice and noisy to study.

M: You have got a point. I always mean to study hard but I quickly nod off. It’s just too quiet here.

W: Maybe you were thinking of Carlson’s psychology lesson.

M: Yeah, he’s a nice guy, but he just can’t seem to come down to earth. The whole time he seemed to be talking to himself. That’s as good as a sleeping pill.

W: You should have been in my history class with Professor Rivers. What a trip! One student got up and challenged him to name six women who contributed to the American Revolution. He was speechless.

M: The class must have been buzzing.

W: Especially when the student started telling him over a dozen names. She was no fool and she wasn’t going to let him off the hook.

M: Seems like she gave Professor Rivers a good lecture.

W: Yeah, although I kind of felt that she should have given him a chance to save face. After all, I doubt whether many people can name even more.

M: That’s true. I sure can’t.

Text10

      Hi, I’d like to talk to the manager about something. I have to travel every day from Souk Road to the airport. Only the Number 16 bus travels along this road.

      Your timetable is there. It shows that there are buses from Souk Road to the airport every ten minutes. If this is so, why do I have to wait half an hour for a bus nearly every day?

      The rules say that if there are empty seats on a bus, they just stop at every stop where people are waiting. Why is it, therefore, that half-empty buses go straight past me when I am standing at the bus stop?

      The rules say that no bus may carry more than 40 seated passengers and 20 standing passengers. Yesterday I was the first to get off the bus when I reached the airport. I counted the other passengers as they got off. They were 129 0f them.

      Clearly printed on the back of every bus is a sign that says “Highest speed: 50mph.” The distance from Souk Road to Kai Tak is 12 miles. On Saturday morning a Number 49 bus traveled this distance in 10 minutes. At times, it must have done at least 80 or 90 mph.

      It is obvious that our bus companies have no respect for the rules or consideration for the passengers. Can nothing be done about this?