高考英语模拟（四）

2006人教新版高考英语模拟（四）

说明：本套试卷分第I卷和第n卷两部分，满分150分。考试时间：120分钟。

第I卷（三部分，共115分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的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.Whattimeisitnow?

A.7：15B,6：40C.7：45

2.Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthewoman'shat?

A.It'sverygood.

B.Itdoesn'tgowellwithherdress.

C.Helikesthestyleofit.

3.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hedoesn'tknowthepark.

B.Theparkisnearby.

C.Thereisnoparkinghere.

4.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Thewomanshouldgoaway.

B.Hewillgetclosertoher.

C.Hecanhearherverywell.

5.Whatistheproblem?

A.Thewomandoesn'tlikeorangejuice.

B.Themanwaslookingfororangejuice.

C.Themanbrokethecontainerofjuice.

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6-8题。

6.Whatisthemandoingnow?

A.Heisfishing.

B.Heispreparingforfishing.

C.Heistakingphotos.

7.What'sthewoman'shobby?

A.Shelikesmakinghomemovies.

B.Shelikesfishing.

C.Shelikestakingphotos.

8.Whatwillthewomanprobablydointhefuture?

A.Tobuyamoviecamera.

B.Tolearntofish.

C.Tochangeherhobby.

听第7段材料，回答第9-11题。

9.Whatisthe21stcentury?

A.Itisamagazine.

B.Itisabook.

C.ItisaTVprogram.

10.Whatcanweknowaboutthe21stcenturyfromthisconversation?

A.Itsellswell.

B.Notsomanypeopleknowaboutit.

C.Itcannothelpstudentsworkhard.

11.Whatwillthewomanprobablydoaftertheconversation?

A.Buythe21'centuryfromabookstore.

B.Borrowitfromtheman.

C.Shewon'treadit.

听第8段材料，回答第12-14题。

12.Wheredoesthisconversationmostlikelytakeplace?

A.Inthestreet.B.Atthewoman'shome.

C.Overthephone.

13.Whatisthewomangoingtodotonight?

A.HelphersisterwithEnglish.

B.Meetherfriendatthestation.

C.Gotoanexhibitionwithherparents.

14.Whencanthewomanmostprobablygotoseeafilmwiththeman?

A.Tonight.B.Thisweekend.

C.Sometimenextweek.

听第9段材料，回答第15-17题。

15.Howdoesthewomanfeelatthebeginningoftheconversation?

A.Happy.B.Sad.C.Tired.

16.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A.Havearest.B.Haveacigarette.

C.Haveatalkwithhim.

17.What'stheprobableresultoftheconversation?

A.Themanwillgiveupsmoking.

B.Themanwillcontinuetosmoke.

C.Themanwilllistentothewoman'sadvice.

听第10段材料，回答第18-20题。

18.Wherearemillionsof“Cokes”soldeveryday?

A.Almosteverywhereintheworld.

B.InmostEuropeancountries.

C.Somepartsoftheworld.

19.WhatdotheAmericansthinkofCoke?

A.It'sadrinkforyoungpeople.

B.AlmosteveryonelikesitintheUSA.

C.Itisonlydrunkoncertainoccasions.

20.WhendidthefirstsupermarketappearintheUSA?

A.Inthe1930s.B.Inthe1920s.

C.In1930.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

21.—Wherehaveyoubeenrecently?

一IinHangzhouonbusinessforaweeklastmonth.

A.havebeenB.was

C.hadbeenD.hadgone

22.Thebig-eyedgirlcamein,acakewithtwocandlesonit.

A.bring;litB.brought;lighted

C.carrying;lightedD.taking;lighting

23.BeforeTomlefthome,hismotherkepttellinghimtohismannersattheparty.

A.mindB.noticeC.watchD.care

24.一Excuseme,couldyoutellmethetime,please?

——Sorry,Idon'thaveawatchwithme.

A.ThanksalotB.Whatapity

C.TmsorrytohearthatD.Thanksanyway

25.Dadisusedtosmokinganddrinking.There'snochanceFmabletotalkhiminto

A.whether;givingitup

B.ofwhether;givingthemup

C.that;gettingridofthem

D.which;stoppingit

26.amobilephonecanyouringyouwanttotalkwithanywhere.

A.Using;whoeverB.Onlyon;whomever

C.By;whateverD.With;anyone

27.一Howdoyoulikethecurtains?

——Well,Fmafraidtheydon'tverywellwiththewallpaper.

A.goB.matchC.suitD.fit

28.Beingabletospeakanotherlanguagefluentlyisagreatwhenyour'relookingforajob.

A.chanceB.importance

C.assistantD.advantage

29.Hewassuddenlywithastrangeillnesswhenhewasabouttofinishhiswork.

A.seizedB.caughtC.hitD.controlled

30.—Whatdoyouthinkofthemanagerofyourcompany?

——Oh,heismanagerwho'spleasanttoworkwith.

It'spleasuretoworkwithhim.

A.the;aB.a;aC.a;theD.不填；a

31.-It'swrongforastudenttofollowhisteacherssay.

一It'strue.Ican'tagree.

A.nomatterwhat;tomuchB.whatever;much

C.nomatterwhat;moreD.whatever;more

32.theplanhasbeenmade,let'sgetdowntoitout.

A.Nowthat;carryB.Because;carry

C.Since;carryingD.Now;putting

33.Somethingwrongwiththecar,anditnotstart.

A.being;couldB.going;should

C.was;mightD.went;would

34.TheGrandTheatreislocatedononecornerofiscalledthePeople'sSquare.

A.whichB.whatC.theplaceD.that

35.AssoonasIenteredEvan'scompanyIsawaboard"toEvans”.

A.reads;WelcomedB.written;toWelcome

C.reading;WelcomeD.printed;Welcame

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题L5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳

选项。

Atrueapologyismorethanjustacknowledgement（承认）ofamistake.It'srecognitionthatsomething

you'vesaidor36hasdamagedarelationship-andthatyou37enoughaboutthatrelationshipto

wantit38.

It'snever39toacknowledgeyonareinthewrong.Beinghuman,weallneedtheartofapology.

Lookhackandthinkhow40you'vejudgedroughly（草率），said41things,pushedyourself42

attheexpense（在使某人受损的情况下）ofafriend.Somedeepthoughtinusknowthatwhen43a

smallmistakehasbeenmade,your44willstayoutofbalanceuntilthemistakeisacknowledgedand

yourregretis45.

Irememberadoctorfriend,46meaboutamanwhocametohimwith47illnesses:headache,

insomnia（失眠）stomachachesandsoon.Nophysical48couldbefound.Finallythedoctorsaidtothe

man,“49youtellmewhat'sonyourconscience（良心）,1can'thelpyou.”

Afterashortsilence,themantoldthedoctorthathe50allthemoneythathisfathergavetohis

brother,whowas51Hisfatherhaddied,soonlyhehimselfknewthematter.Theolddoctormadethe

manwritetohisbrothermakingan52andenclosing（附寄）a53.Inthepostoffice,themandropped

theletterintothemailbox.Astheletterdisappeared,theman54intoteam."Thankyou,doctor,vhe

said,“IthinkI'ma11rightnow.”Andhe55.

36.A.doneB.thoughtC.announcedD.expected

37.A.lostB.careC.adviseD.heard

38.A.builtB.formedC.repairedD.damaged

39.A.difficultB.easyC.foolishD.shy

40.A.longB.oftenC.muchD.soon

41.A.unusualB.harmfulC.preciousD.unkind

42.A.aheadB.awayC.downDoff

43.A.stillB.evenC.onlyD.such

44.A.senseB.brainC.weightD.feeling

45.A.shownB.explaninedC.offeredD.axpressed

46.A.askingB.tellingC.requiringD.setting

47.A.strangeB.seriousC.variousD.much

48.A.signsB.reasonC.causeD.marks

49.A.WheneverB.UnlessC.SupposeD.Although

50.A.stoleB.acceptedC.seizedD.wasted

51.A.madB.lostC.abroadD.dead

52.A.orderB.excuseC.agreementD.apology

53.A.noteB.cardC.checkD.photo

54.A.joyedB.burstC.laughedD.cried

55.A.shouldB.didC.hadD.was

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Sometimeago,1discoveredthatoneofmychairshadabrokenleg.Ididn'tthinktherewouldbeany

difficultyingettingitmended,asthereareawholelotofantique（占董）shopsnearmyhome.SoIlefthome

onemorningcarryingthechairwithme.Iwentintothefirstshopexpectingafriendlyreception（接待）.Iwas

quitewrong.Themanwouldn'tovenlookatmychair.

Thesecondshop,thoughslightlymorepolite,wasjustthesame,andthethirdandthefourth-soI

decidedthatmyapproachmustbewrong.

Iwentintothefifthshopwithaplaninmymind.Iplacedthechaironthefloorandsaidtothe

shopkeeper,“Wouldyouliketobuyachair?”Helookeditovercarefullyandsaid,“Yes,notabadchair.

Howmuchdoyouwantforit,sir?”uTwentypounds,"Isaid."OK,”hesaid,'Tilgiveyoutwenty

pounds.""It'sgotaslightlybrokenleg,“Isaid.Yes,Isawthat,it'snothing.”

EverythingwasgoingaccordingtoplanandIwasgettingexcited."Whatwillyoudowithit?”Iasked.

“Oh,itwillbeeasytoselloncetherepairisdone.buyit,"Isaid."Whatdoyoumean?You'vejust

soldittome,“hesaid."Yes,IknowbutFvechangedmymind.I'msorry,Filgiveyoutwenty-sevenpounds

forit.”“Yourmustbecrazy,”hesaid.Then,suddenlythepennydropped."Iknowwhatyouwant.You

wantmetorepairyourchair."“You'reright,“Isaid."AndwhatwouldyouhavedoneifIhadwalkedin

andsaid/WouldyoumendthischairformeIwouldn'thaveagreedtodoit,“hesaid."Wedon'tdorepairs,

notenoughmoneyinitandtoomuchtrouble.ButFilmendthisforyou,shallwesayforafiver?”Hewasa

verynicemanandwasgreatlyamused（感至U有趣）bythewholething.

56.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefirstshopthewriter.

A.wasratherimpolite

B.waswarmlyreceived

C.askedtheshopkeepertobuyhischair

D.askedtheshopkeepertorepairhischair

57.Theexpression“thepennydropped“inthelastparagraphmeanstheshopkeeper.

A.changedhismindB.acceptedtheoffer

C.sawthewriter'spurposeD.decidedtohelpthewriter

58.Howmuchdidthewriterpay?

A.£5.B.£7.C.£20.D.£27.

59.Fromthetext,wecanlearnthatthewriterwas

A.hanestB.carefulC.smartD.funny

B

Lifeonlandprobablybeganabout430millionyearsago,thoughithasexistedinthewaterforperhaps

asmuchas3,000millionyears.Whenwethinkofthefirstthingonland,weprobablythinkofstrangeanimals

comingoutoftheoceans,butinfactnoanimalscouldhavebeenlivingifplantshadnotbeenonlandfirst.

Plantshadtobeonlandbeforeanimalsarrived.Theysuppliedthefirstlandanimalswiththesurroundingand

foodnecessity,sincethey,theplants,aretheonlyformoflifethatisabletogetandstoreenergy.

Thefirstplantstoexistoutofthewaterwereprobablycertainkindsofalgae（海藻）whichwerefollowed

byotherplantsthatgrewclosetothegroundandneededwaterinwhichtoreproduce.Oncethemovetoland

hadbeenmade,however,evolution（进化）tookplacequickly.Bytheendof100millionyears,plantshad

developedtheirroots（根）,andsomehadgottree-likeformssinceheightwasveryimportantingaining

sunlight.About300millionyearsago,muchoftheworldwascoveredwithforestsofhugetrees.Inmost

waystheywerelikemodemtrees.Theyhadroots,leaves,wood,butmostlytheyhadnotdevelopedseeds.

60.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphis.

A.lifeonlandprobablybegan430yearsago

B.thefirstanimalonlandcamefromoceans

C.therewouldn'tbeanimalswithoutplants

D.plantsaretheonlyformoflifethatisabletogetandstoreenergy

61.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Algaehasexistedformorethan430millionyears.

B.Itisimpossiblethatalgaemightbetheearliestplantonland.

C.Plantsgetfoodfromanimalsintheoceans.

D.Evolutionbeganafteranimalsappearedonland.

62.Plantswithrootsappearedaboutmillionyearsago.

A.430B.300C.330D.100

63.Accordingtothepassage,appearedearlierthan.

A.apples;orangesB.oranges;apples

C.oranges;rosesD.algae;wheat

C

Thedreamofflyingintoouterspace,cherishedbytheChinesepeopleforcenturies,willsooncometrue.

Chinalauncheditsfourthunmannedspacecraft（《船）"ShenzhouIV“onDecember30attheJiuquan

SatelliteLaunchCentreinGansuProvince.Itwasthe27thconsecutive（连续的）andsuccessfullaunchof

China-maderocketssinceOctober1996.ThislaunchhasmadeitmorerealisticforChinatosendaperson

intospaceonitsownfollowingRussiaandtheUSA.

QiFaren,leadingdesignerofthespacecraftsystem,saidallthefunctions（功能）designedformanned

flightshavewithstood（经受住）thetestofthreeprevious,successfullaunchesandreturnlandingsofthe

“Shenzhou“spaceships.

ChinalaunchedtheuShenzhouI"，uShenzhouII"andaShenzhouIII^spacecraftsin1999,2001

and2002respectively.

“ShouzhouIV”wastomakeitamorecomfortableplaceinwhichastronautscanliveandwork.All

partsoftheapplicationsystemformannedflightareaboardtheuShenzhouIV“craftinalltestflights.

China'smannedflightprogrammebeganin1992.Anumberofunmannedtestflightswillbelaunched

beforeChineseastronautsaresentintospace.

LeadingscientistsinchargeofChina'smannedspaceprogrammesaidthesuccessfullaunchofthe

“ShenzhouIV“laidasolidfoundationforthecountry'sfuturetaskofsendingChineseastronautstoouter

space.

ThespacecraftreturnedtotheearthonJanuary5,aftercompletingsevenexperimentsinspace.

Officialsatthecentresaidthat“ShenzhouV”,amannedspacecraft,isexpectedtobelaunchedlater

thisyear.

64.Howmanycountriescansendapersonintospaceonitsownbynow?

A.2.B.3.

C.4.D.Notmentioned.

65.China'smannedflightprogrammebeganin.

A.1992B.October1996.

C.1999D.January2003

66.Asamatteroffact,.

A.”ShenzhouV“hasbeenlaunched

B.“ShenzhouIV“wasamannedspacecraft

C."Shenzhou111“and“ShenzhouIV“werenotlaunchedinthesameyear

D.thedreamofmanflyingintoouterspacehascometrueinChina

67.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.TheSuccessfulLaunchingof“ShenzhouIV”.

B.TheLandingof"ShenzhouIV”.

C.China'sMannedFlightProgramme.

D.TheThirdCountrySendingaPersonintoOuterSpace.

D

Moresurprising,perhaps,thanthecurrentdifficultiesoftraditionalmarriageisthefactthatmarriage

itselfisaliveandthriving（旺盛的）.AsSkolnichnotes,Americansareamarryingpeople:relativeto

Europeans,moreofusmarryandwemarryatayoungerage.Moreover,afteradecline（衰退）intheearly

1970s,therateofmarriageintheUnitedStatesisnowincreasing.Eventhedivorce（离婚）rateneedstobe

takeninthispro-marriagecontext:some80percentofdivorcedindividualsremarry.Thus,marriageremains

byfarthepreferredwayoflifeforthevastmajorityofthepeopleinoursociety.

Whathaschangedmorethanmarriageisthenuclearfamily.Twenty-fiveyearsago,thetypicalAmerican

familyconsistedofthehusband,thewife,andtwoorthreechildren.Now,therearemanymarriagesinwhich

coupleshavedecidednottohaveanychildren,andtherearemanymarriageswhereatleastsomeofthe

childrenarefromthewife'spreviousmarriage,orthehusband's,orboth.Sometimesthesechildrenspendall

oftheirtimewithoneparentfromthefomermarriage;sometimestheyaresharedbetweenthetwoformer

spouses（配偶）.

Thus,onecanfindeverytypeoftamelyarrangement.Therearemarriageswithoutchildren;marriages

withchildrenfromonlythepresentmarriages;marriageswith“full-time“childrenfromboththepresent

andformermarriages;marriageswith“full-time,,childrenfromthepresentmarriageand“part-time“children

fromformermarriages.Therearestepfathers,stepmothers,half-brothersandhalf-sisters.Itisnotallthat

unusualforachildtohavefourparentsandeightgrandparents!Theseareenormouschangesfromthe

traditionalnuclearfamily.Butevenso,eveninthemidstofallthis,thereremainsoneconstant:most

AmericansspendmostoftheiradultlivesmaiTied.

68.BycallingAmericansamarryingpeoplethewritermeansthat.

A.AmericansaremoretraditionalthanEuropeans

B.AmericansexpectmoreoutofmarriagethanEuropeans

C.therearemoremarriedcouplesintheUSAthaninEurope

D.moreofAmericans,ascomparedwithEuropeans,prefermarriageandtheyacceptitatayoungerage

69.DivorcedAmericans.

A.preferthewaytheylive

B.willmostlikelyremarry

C.havelostinterestinmarriage

D.arethemajorityofpeopleinthesociety

70.Whichofthefollowingcanbepresentedasthepictureoftoday'sAmericanfamilies?

A.Whichtypesoffamilyarrangementshavebecomesociallyacceptable.

B.AtypicalAmericanfamilyconsistsofonlyahusbandandawife.

C.Americansprefertohavemorekidsthanbefore.

D.Therearenonuclearfamiliesanymore.

71.ThoughgreatchangeshavetakenplaceinthestructureofAmericanfamilies,.

A.themajorityofAmericansstillhavefaithinmarriage

B.thefunctionsofmarriageremainunchanged

C.mostAmericanspreferasecondmarriage

D.mostAmericansprefertobesingle

Manypeoplebelievetheglare（炫目的光）fromsnowcausessnowblindness.Yet,withdarkglassesornot,

theyfindthemselvessufferingfromheadachesandwateringeyes,andevensnowblindness,whenexposedto

severalhoursof“snowlight”.

TheUnitedStatesarmyhasnowdeterminedthatglarefromsnowdoesnotcausesnowblindnessin

troopsinasnow-coveredcountry.Rather,aman'seyesfrequentlyfindnothingtofocuson（聚集）ina

broadspaceofsnow-coveredwithout-grassland.Sohisgazecontinuallymovesandjumpsbackandforth

overtheentirelandscapeinsearchofsomethingtolookat.Findingsomething,hourafterhour,theeyesnever

stopsearchingandtheeyeballsbecometiredandtheeyemusclesache.Naturemakesupforthisdiscomfort

byproducingmoreandmorefluid（流体）whichcoverstheeyeball.Thefluidcoverstheeyeballin

increasingquantityuntilitmakeseyesdifficulttoseedearly,andtheresultistotal,eventhoughforashort

time,snowblindness.

ExperimentsledtheArmytoasimplemethodofovercomingthisproblem.Scouts（侦察兵）aheadofthe

troopsaretrainedtoshakesnowfromevergreenbushes,creatingadottedlineastheycrosscompletelysnow-

coveredlandscape.Eventhescoutsthemselvesthrowlightweight,dark-coloredobjectsaheadonwhichthey

canfocustoo.Themenfollowingcanthenseesomething.Theirgazeisarrested.Theireyesfocusonabush

andhavingfoundsomethingtosee,stopsearchingthesnow-blanketedlandscape.Byfocusingtheirattention

ononeobjectatatime,themencancrossthesnowwithoutbecominghopelesslysnowblindorlost.Inthis

waytheproblemofcrossingacontinuouswhitelandisovercome.

72.Topreventsnowblindnesscausedbythestronglightfromsnow,wearingglassesornot.

A.dependsonwhetherthesnowiswhiteenough

B.makesnodifference

C.makesmuchdifference

D.dependsonwhetherthesnowisthick

73.Whentheeyesaretired,tearsflowout.

A.toclearthevision

B.tomaketheeyesstopsearching

C.tomakethevisionunclear

D.toproducemoreandmoreliquid

74.Snowblindnesscanbeavoided.

A.bymovingone'sgazebackandforth

B.bywalkingaheadandkeepinglookingaround

C.bymakingupforthediscomfortofone,seyes

D.byprovidingtheeyeswithsomethingtofocuson

75.WhatistheprobablemeaningoftheunderlinedpartuTheirgazeisarrestedn（inparagraph3）?

A.Theygetsomethingtolookat.

B.Theycanonlylookatonespot.

C.Theireyesareclear.

D.Theycan'tseefreely.

第n卷（共35分）

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

此题要求改正所给短文的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画

一个勾（J）;如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉；在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉；

该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（八）；在该行右边横线上写出该加的词；该行错一个词，在

错的词下划一个横线；在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Myauntlivesinavillagefarfrommytown.

Lastyearshecametovisitusbroughtmea76.

littledogformybirthdaypresent.Itwasalittleblack77.

dogwithwhitespotson.ItwassolovelythatI78.

likeditatonce.EverydayafterschoolIplayedthe79.

doganditgavememuchmorepleasure.Iwasglad80.

tohaveitasmycompany.Onedaythedogwentaway81.

andnevercamebackagain.Allmyfamilieswereoutsearching82.

foritbutitwasnowheretofound.HowIworried83.

aboutitallthosedays.Aweeklateralettercameabout84.

myauntsayingthatthelittledoghadreturned85.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

最近你们学校要举行一次“中学生该不该上网”的讨论。你是赞成者之一，认为我们不应该因噎

废食。请根据下表内容写一篇发言篇。

益处注意事项

1.看国内外新闻，获取信息。

发打电话。

e-mail,不要沉湎于（）上网以

上网络学校，阅读各种书籍，自学外语。1.begivento

3.影响生活和学习。

4.欣赏音乐，观看体育比赛，玩棋牌等游

戏，网上购物，丰富我们的生活。2.不要上不健康的网站。

5.提高我们操作电脑的能力

参考答案

1-5.ABACC6-10.BAABA11-15.BCBCC16-20.BBABA

Text1

M:Johnissupposedtocomehereathalfpastseven.

W:Yes,he'llbeherein15minutes.

Text2

M:Idon'tthinkyourhatmatchesyourdress.

W:ButIlikeitsstyle.

Text3

W:Excuseme,couldyoupleasetellmehowtogettothepark?

M:There'saparkaroundhere?

Text4

W:IfIspeakthisway,couldyouhearmeclearly?

M:Goahead.

Text5

W:IjustboughtsomeorangejuicebutnowIcan'tfindit.Doyouknowwhereitis?

M:Ibrokethebottle.Didn'tyouhearthecrash?

Text6

W:Whatareyoudoinghere?

M:Tmpreparingmyfishingtools.

W:Whatfor?

M:I'mgoingtofishwithsomeofmyfriends.

W:Areyoufondoffishing?

M:Yes.IlikefishingafterschoolandonSundays.

W:Whendidyougetsuchahobby?

M:Longago.Youknow,myfatherisfondofandverygoodatfishing.WhenIwasachild,hetookme

totheriver-sidetoseehimfishing.Ifoundfishingveryinterestingthen.Well,what'syourhobby?

W:I'mverykeenonmakinghomemovies.ButIhaven'tgotamoviecamera.

M:IalsoliketakingphotosandIhaveaJapanese-madecamera.

W:Itakealotofphotos,too.ButI'mmoreinterestedinthehistoryoffilm,soIreallyenjoyusingafilm

camera.P11buyoneofmyownsomeday.

Text7

W:Hi,Jim.What'reyoureading?

M:The21stcentury.

W:Thewhat?

M:The21stcentury.Haven'tyouheardaboutit?

W:No.Why?

M:Itsthebestsellerofthismonth.

W:Really?What'sitabout?

M:Fromthetitle,youcanhaveanideaofitscontents.It'saboutthenextcentury.

W:Isee.Thatmeansfromitwecangetanideaofwhatworldwe'llliveinthenextcentury.

M:Quiteright.Andaboveall,itcanmakeusknowhowimportantitistostudyhardnow.

W:Imustreadit.WherecanIgetone?

M:It'ssoldinalmosteverylargebookstore.Whydon'tyoureadmine?I'mfinishingitverysoon.

W:That'sagoodidea.

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M:IsthatAnn?

W:Yes.

M:ThisisMike.Howarethingswithyou?

W:Oh,verywell,butI'mverybusy.

M:Busy?Butyou'vefinishedallyourexams?

W:Yes,butIvelotsofotherthingstodo.Ihavetohelpmylittlesisterwithherforeignlanguage,

M:Howaboutcomingoutwithmethisevening?There'sanewfilmputon.

W:Fmsorry,butI'mafraidIjustcan'tgowi