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....西城區(qū)高三英語9-10綜合練習一第Ⅰ卷（選擇題共115分）第一部分：聽力理解（共三節(jié)，30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每題1.5分，共7.5分）聽下面5段對話，每段對話后有一道小題，從每題所給的A，B，C三個選項中選出最正確選項。聽完每段對話后，你將有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話你將聽一遍。1．WhatgiftwillthewomanprobablygetforMary?A．Aschoolbag.B．Arecord．C．Atheaterticket.2．Whatwillthewomantelltheman?A．Hercompany'sname.B．Hernewaddress.C．Herphonenumber.3．Whencanthewomangetthecomputer?A．OnTuesday.B．OnWednesday.C．OnThursday.4．WhereisMarygoing?A．Home.B．Tothepark.C．Tothebusstop.5．Wherearethemanandthewomanprobablytalking?A．Insideabookstore.B．Outsideanartmuseum.C．Outsideasportscenter.第二節(jié)（共10小題；每題1.5分，滿分15分）聽下面4段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最正確選項，并標在試卷的相應地址。聽完每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話讀兩遍。聽第6段資料，回答第6、7題。6．Whatsportsdoesthemanliketoplayafterwork?A．Tabletennis,runningandgolf.B．Tennis,joggingandgolf.C．Tennis,runningandgolf.7．Howoftendoesthemanplaygolf?A．Aboutoncesevendays.B．Aboutoncethirtydays.C．Aboutonceayear.聽第7段資料，回答第8、9題。8．Whatdoesthesentence“Behindeverysuccessfulmanthereisawoman”mean?A．Thereisawomanstandingbehindeverysuccessfulman.B．Women'ssupporttomenisamostimportantfactorofmen'ssuccess.C．Everysuccessdependsonwomen.9．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Mensupportwomeninthewomen'sliberationmovement.B．Thegovernmentsupportswomenthewomen'sliberationmovement.C．Womenwanttohavethesamechanceforsuccess.聽第8段資料，回答第10至12題。10．Wheredoyouthinkthedialoguetakesplace?A．Inashop.B．Athome.C．Inthestreet.11．WhatwilltheybuyforAnne?A．Somechocolate.B．Abook.C．Atoy.12．WhatwilltheybuyforDick?A．Somerecords.B．Atoysuit.聽第9段資料，回答第13至15題。13．Whyisthewomanhere?A．TomeetJack.B．Tohaveatest.C14．Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutthetest?A．Sheisnotsureaboutthetest.B．Sheisnotworriedaboutit.C．Sheissureitwillbetoohard.

C．Aspacesuit.Toseeherschooloncemore.1/10....15．Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A．Thisisthewoman'sfirsttermofschool.B．Shehasfailedinatest.C．Shehasstudiedhardallweek.第三節(jié)（共5小題；每題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽第10段資料，填出所缺單詞，每空一詞：Whathappenedtomethatdayisjust16.Thefirstthingtogowrongwasthatalltheparkingspacesweretaken,soIhadtoparkonthegrassandhopedthatIwouldnotgetaparkingticket.WhenIgottotheAdmissionsOffice,therewasalreadyalonglineofstudentswaiting.Bythetimeitwasmyturn,twoofthecourses

Ineededwerefilled,andIhadtogobacktomy17andmakeoutawholenewtimetable.AlthoughIdid18upforallmycourses,Imissedlunch.Thenextthingtogowrongwasthatthebookstorehadsoldoutofoneofthetextbooks19AsIwasleavingI20whatelsecouldpossiblyhappen,thenIsawapolicemanstandingbesidemycarand

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aticket.16．_________17．_________18．_________19．_________20．_________第二部分：知識運用（共兩節(jié)，45分）第一節(jié)單項填空（共15小題：每題1分，共15分）從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最正確選項，并在答題卡大將該項涂黑。21．Waysmustbefoundtoprohibitteenagers________.A．tobeaffectedB．a(chǎn)ffectingC．frombeingaffectedD．a(chǎn)ffected22．Mymoney________.ImustgotothebanktodrawsomeofmysavingsoutbeforeI'venoneinhand.A．hasrunoutB．isrunningoutC．hasbeenrunoutD．isbeingrunout23．Jack,Ishouldtellyouthatthisisthethirdtimeyou________meformytwinsister.A．havemistakenB．mistakenC．a(chǎn)remistakingD．hadmistaken.24．Ihearthey'vepromotedTom,buthedidn'tmention________whenwetalkedonthephone.A．topromoteB．havingbeenpromotedC．havingpromotedD．tobepromoted25．________inthequeenforhalfanhour,theoldmansuddenlyrealizedhehadleftthechequeinthecar.A．WaitingB．TowaitC．HavingwaitedD．Tohavewaited26．Iknow________thatyouaretomakeit.A．ofsureB．forsureC．insureD．sureenough27．Inhisspeechaboutbuildingaharmoniousworld,PresidentHuJintaopointedoutthat“thericharebecomingricher,and________”,andthatwemustdosomethingaboutit.A．poorpoorB．poorpoorerC．thepoorpoorD．thepoorpoorer28．Didyourspeech________tothecrowd?A．getthroughB．getacrossC．getoverD．getdown29．-Christmasisdrawingnear.Areyougoinghomefortheholiday?-Ihaven'tdecidedyet.I________gohome,butitdependsontheweather.A．mustB．mayC．needD．will30．TomorrowisTom'sbirthday.Haveyougotanyidea________thepartyistobeheld.A．whatB．whichC．thatD．where31．Dollywantstocycleroundthewordandsheisreallykeen________theidea.A．onB．forC．a(chǎn)tD．with32．Duringthetestweweresupposedtostayinourseats,keepoureyesonourwork,toanyone.A．butcouldnottalkB．insteadofspeakingC．ratherthanspeakD．a(chǎn)ndnotspeak33．Idon'tknowthereason________youwereabsentfromthemeeting,butI'msurethatsomeonewilltellmethereason________youhaven'ttoldme.A．why;whyB．why;thatC．that;whyD．which;that34．TheWTOcannotliveuptoname________itdoesnotincludeacountrythatishometoonefifthofmankind.A．unlessB．whileC．ifD．eventhough35．Ihadhopedtogettothemeeting,butIfoundatthelastminutethatIcouldn'tA．makeitB．takeitC．reachitD．getit2/

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..第二節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每題1.5分，共30分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其馬虎，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最正確選項，并在答題卡大將該項涂黑。Thetriptothatcitywaseye-openingforeveryone,andnearitsend,alltheyoungpeopleinourgroupbegantoreflectonwhatithadmeant.We36thefirstnightwehadarrived.Wehadallgoneintothemarketsofthecity37theyoungpeoplecouldexperienceitsenergy.Butwhatweactuallysawsimply38usall—therundownhouses,thechildreninrags,thepeoplebeggingformoneyWalkinghome,39underalowbridge,wecameacross40familiesofhomelesspeopleseekingabitofdrygroundtosleepon41thenight.Wehadtostepoverbodiesaswefoundourwaythroughthedarkness.Thepoverty（貧困）was42thananythingmyyoungcompanionshadeverimagined.Backinthehotel,anairofsadnesssettledoverthegroup.Many43andcried.Spendingtimeinthis44movesapersontocareabouthumanity.Thatevening,ourgroupspenthourstalkingaboutwhatwehad45Gently,Iencouragedeveryonetotalkaboutthedifficult46thatday'sdiscoverieshadinspired.Sittingtogether47acircleaseveryonehadachancetospeak,weallbegantorealizethat48ofuswasaloneinourstruggletocopewithourreactions.Basedonmy49inpoverty-strickenareas,Isuggestedthat50theemotionswehadwerepainful,theycouldalsobeimportantinhelpingustomoveforward.Weall51thatwehadseenthingsthatshouldneverbeallowedtohappen.,whatcouldwedoaboutit?Together,webegantobrainstormwayswecouldhelptoeasethe53wehadseen.AsIencouragedgroupmemberstofocuson54theycoulddo,asenseofdetermination55theprevioussadness,Insteadofdespair,theseyoungpeoplebegantofeelacalltoaction.36．A．putupwithB．gotbacktoC．lookedbackonD．madeupfor37．A．nowthatB．sothatC．a(chǎn)sifD．evenif38．A．puzzledB．a(chǎn)nnoyedC．embarrassedD．shocked39．A．marchingB．runningC．passingD．moving40．A．entireB．normalC．a(chǎn)verageD．general41．A．beyondB．withC．tillD．for42．A．strongerB．deeperC．worseD．less43．A．gaveupB．brokedownC．setoffD．heldon44．A．environmentB．hotelC．houseD．background45．A．inspectedB．a(chǎn)ttemptedC．witnessedD．challenged46．A．feelingsB．decisionsC．thoughtsD．impressions47．A．a(chǎn)longB．a(chǎn)roundC．byD．in48．A．neitherB．eitherC．noneD．each49．A．experiencesB．schedulesC．dataD．position50．A．onceB．whileC．sinceD．unless51．A．supposedB．a(chǎn)dvisedC．confirmedD．a(chǎn)greed52．A．SurelyB．RatherC．NowD．Indeed53．A．burdenB．sufferingC．a(chǎn)nxietyD．difficulty54．A．howB．whereC．whatD．when55．A．replacedB．changedC．coveredD．improved第三部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，40分）第一節(jié)（共15題；每題2分，滿分30分）閱讀以下短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最正確選項，并在答題卡大將該項涂黑。WhenIwasachild,IoftendreamedofthetimewhenIcouldleavehomeandescapetothecity.Welivedonafarm,inthewinterespecially,wewerequiteoutofffromtheoutsideworld.AssoonasIleftschool,Ipackedmybagsandmovedtothecapital.However,Isoondiscoveredthatcitylifehasitsproblemstoo.Onebigdisadvantageismoney.Itcostssomuchtogoout,nottomentionbasicslikefoodandhousing.Anotherdisadvantageispollution.Isufferfromasthma（哮喘）,andtheairissobadthatIamafraidtogooutside.Thenthereistheproblemoftravelinground.AlthoughIhaveacar,Iseldomuseitbecameofthetrafficjams.Onechoiceistogobybicycle,butthatcanbequitedangerous.entertainment（娛樂活動）.Besides,therearewonderfuljobsandgreaterchancesofmovingtoamoreimportantjoborposition.Finally,ifyoulikeshopping,thevarietyofgoodsisverysurprising—and,whatismore,shopsareoftenonlyashortwalkaway.3/

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..Islifebetterthen,inthecity?Perhapsitis,whenyouareinyourteens（十幾歲）ortwenties.However,asyougetolder,andespeciallyifyouhavesmallchildren,thepeaceofthecountrysidemayseempreferable.Icertainlyhopetomovebacktheresoon.56．Whatwasthewriteralwaysthinkingaboutwhenhewasachild?A．Stayingonthefarm.B．Movingtothecountryside.C．Leavinghomeforthecity.D．Runningawayfromtheschool.57．Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthewriter?A．Heisveryoldnow.B．Heisingoodhealth.C．Heprefersdrivingacar.D．Helivesinthecitynow.58．Inthepassage,thewritertriestoA．expresshisopinionsaboutwayoflifeB．describehislifeinthecountrysideC．showaninterestintheoutsideworldD．persuadethereadertoliveinthecity59．Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?A．Byinferring.B．Bycomparing.C．Bylistingexamples.D．Bygivingexplanations.BHonestycomesinmanyforms.Firstthere'sself-honesty.Iswhatpeopleseetherealarticleordoyouappearthroughsmokeandmirrors?IfindthatifItrytobesomethingI'mnot,IfeelunsureofmyselfandtakeoutapartfrommyPBA（personalbankaccount）.IlovehowsingerJudyGarlandputit,“Alwaysbeafirst-classversion（版本）ofyourself,insteadofasecondclassversionofsomebodyelse.”Thenthere'shonestyinouractions.Areyouhonestatschool,withyourparents,andwithyourboss?Ifyou'veeverbeendishonest,Ithinkweallhave,trybeinghonest,andnoticehowwholeitmakesyoufeel.Remember,youcan'tdowrongandfeelright.ThisstorybyJeffisagoodexampleofthat:Inmysecondyearofstudy,therewerethreekidsinmymathclasswhodidn'tdowell.Iwasreallygoodatit.IwouldchargethemthreedollarsforeachtestthatIhelpedthempass.I'dwriteonalittlepieceofpaperalltherightanswers,andhandthemoff.AtfirstIfeltlikeIwasmakingmoney,kindofanicejob.Iwasn'tthinkingabouthowitcouldhurtallofus.AfterawhileIrealizedIshouldn'tdothatanymore,becauseIwasn'treallyhelpingthem.Theyweren'tlearninganything,anditwouldonlygetharderdowntheroad.Cheatingcertainlywasn'thelpingme.Ittakescouragetobehonestwhenpeopleallaroundyouaregettingawaywithcheatingontests,lyingtotheirparents,andstealingatwork.But,remember,everyactofhonestyisadeposit（存儲）intoyourPBAandwillbuildstrength.60．Theunderlinedpart“appearthroughsmokeandmirrors”inthefirstparagraphmeans“________.”A．tobehonestB．tobeunrealC．tobecomeclearD．tocomefromanimaginedworld61．WhichofthefollowingcanbestexplainJudyGarland'swords?A．Beyourtrueselfratherthanfollowothers.B．Don'tcopyothersoryoucan'tbethefirstclass.C．Makeeffortstobethefirstinsteadofthesecond.D．Don'tlearnfromothersunlessthey'reexcellent.62．WhatdoestheauthorexpecttoshowbyJeffsstory?A．honestycanbeofgreathelp.B．Abadthingcanbeturnedintoagoodone.C．Helpingotherscheatcandogoodtonobody.D．Oneshouldrealizethewronginhisbaddeeds.63．InthelastparagraphtheauthormainlywantstoexpressA．onemustbebravetobehonestB．it'sdifficulttobehonestwhenothersarenotC．oneshouldbehonestwhenmakingadepositD．honestyinone'sactionscanhelphiminthefutureSuccessfulpeoplepracticesindifferent

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..misconceptions-mistakenideas.Onecauseofmisconceptionsisethnocentrism,thebeliefthatone'sownculture'swayofdoingthingsisbetterthanthewayofothercultures.It'sethnocentrismthatleadstofailureininternationalbusiness.Toavoidethnocentrism,it'snecessarytostudythedifferentelements（組成部分）ofcultureandattitudes,andcustomsandmanners.LanguageAknowledgeofthelocallanguagecanhelpinternationalbusinesspeopleinfourways.First,peopledirectly.Second,peopleareusuallymoreopenintheircommunicationwithsomeonewhospeakstheirlanguage.Third,anunderstandingofthelanguageallowspeopletoinfermeaningsthatarenotsaiddirectly.Finally,knowingthelanguagehelpspeopletounderstandtheculturebetter.ValuesandAttitudesValuesarepeople'sbasicbeliefsaboutthedifferencebetweenrightandwrong,goodandbad.Anattitudeiswayofthinkingoracting.Valuesandattitudesinfluenceinternationalbusiness.Forexample,manypeopleintheUnitedStatesbelievethatchocolatefromSwitzerlandisbetterthanchocolatefromothercountries,andtheybuyalotofit.

language,valuescancommunicatesCustomsandMannersCustomsarecommonsocialpractices.MheUnitedStates,itiscustomtohavesalad（色拉）beforethemaincourseatdinner,notafter.It'stotalkwithfoodinmouthattable.Failuretounderstandthecustomsandmannersofothercountrieswillbringdifficultysellingtheirproducts.OrangejuiceasabreakfastdrinkofanAmericancompanyinFrancedoesn'tsellwellbecausetheFrenchdon'tusuallydrinkjuicewithbreakfast.64．Aknowledgeofthelocallanguageallowsinternationalbusinesspeople________.A．tobemoreopenwiththeircustomersB．tocommunicatewithoutoutsidehelpC．toexpresstheirthoughtsindirectlyD．tohaveabetterideaoftheirownculture65．TheactofmanypeoplebuyingchocolateofSwitzerlandshowstheroleof________.A．mannersB．valuesC．a(chǎn)ttitudesD．customs

Forexample,notacceptable66．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．MisconceptionsinBusinessB．BasicBeliefsinBusinessC．InternationalBusinessCultureD．SuccessfulInternationalBusiness67．Theauthor'spurposeofwritingthisarticleistotellpeopleA．howtotakearightattitudeinbusinessB．howtoavoidmisunderstandingsinbusinessC．howtousealocallanguageinbusinessD．howtoactpolitelyandproperlyinbusinessDSunday,October5Clear,69°FMywife,Eleanor,andItookthetrainfromParistoStrasbourg,whereweweremetbyourdriverandguide,andtheminibuswhichgoesalongwiththeboat.WestoppedoffinBarnforanhourontheway.ThenweweretakentoNancywheretheboatwaskept.Aftertheotherpassengersarrived,wehadourfirstdinnerontheboat.AfterdinnerwewalkedintodowntownNancy,avillagewithalargesquareandwoodenhouses.Monday,October6Rainedlastnight,cloudyinthemorning,69°FWespentabouttwohoursinNancy,thensailedontheCanaldelaMarneauRhine.Kindoflunch,anddinner.AfterdinnerwewatchedatapeonBaccarat,wherewewillvisittomorrow.Itwaspleasanttositoutondeck（甲板）andwatchthescenerygobyatabout3mph.Tuesday,October7Lightrain,64°F

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breakfast,ThismorningwedroveovertoBaccaratandtoureditsmuseumandthechurch,whichhas5/10....thisunbelievablelampthatisgoingonaworldtourthenextday.Wedidlotsofshopping,thenwalkedacrossthebridgetoseeavery,verymodemCatholicchurchwithspecialBaccaratwindows.WedrovetothetopoftheVogesMountainsandstarteddowntheeasternside.LaterwedrovetoSorrenbourgtoseethe13thcenturychurchattheCordeliers.ItcontainsthelargestwindowbyMarcChagall-24feetwideby40feethigh.Wednesday,October8Cloudy,65°FTodaywesailedfromSchneckenhushtoSaverne.Wewentthroughtwocaves,anextremelyunusualpartofthejourney.Thisriversceneryisverydifferent.Wewereinamountainvalleywithgrasslandononesideandaforestbeginningtoshowsomecolorontheother.Thursday,October9Cloudy,66°FOurdependableminibuswaswaitingtoloadtheluggageandtakeustothehotelwhereeveryonewenttheirseparateways.Ourboatingdaysareoveruntilnexttime.68．Onwhichdaysdidthetouristsspendmostoftheirtimeontheboat?A．MondayandTuesday.B．TuesdayandWednesday.C．WednesdayandThursday.D．MondayandWednesday.69．Fromthetext,welearnthatBaccaratandSorrenbourgarethenamesof________.A．townsB．churchesC．museumsD．mountains70．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthetour?A．Tiring.B．Expensive.C．Enjoyable.D．Quick.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每題2分，滿分10分）依照短文容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最正確選項。選項中有兩項為節(jié)余選項。71Homecanbeagreatplaceforchildrentostudy.It'simportanttoprovideaworkspaceoftheirownwheretheycanreadbooksorjustwritealettertotheirfriends.Location（地址）72Kitchenanddiningroomarenotsowellsuiteforregularstudy,sincebooksandpensgetinthewayoftheday-to-dayusesofthoseareas.Setupaplacewhereachildcansettleinandleavepapersandpensathandwithouthavingtocleareverythingawayeachnight.Forachildthatlikesbeingalone,setasideacornerofhisbedroom,butkeepitseparatefromthingslikegames,musicandotherhobbiesnotrelatedtostudying.·KeepingThingsinOrderParentsshouldencouragetheirchildtospreadout,buttoleaveitneatandorderlywhenheisn'tusinghisworkspace.Ownershipisveryimportantforself-respect.73Theworkplaceshouldbepersonal,butnotanotherpartoftheplayroom.·74Encouragethewholefamilytohelpbuildasupportiveenvironmentthatchildrenneedforsuccessinschool.Givethemagoodexampleofhowtodealwithproblems,howtomanagetimeandgetthingsdoneintherightway.74Studywillbemoreenjoyableandeffectivewhensupportedbythewholefamily.A．AttitudeIsEverythingB．BringOrganizationintoYourHomeC．Hereareseveralwaystochoosealocation.D．BuildingaGoodHomeLearningEnvironmentE．Holdacan-doattitudeandyourchildwillfollowyourexample.F．Settingupaspaceinacommonareaofyourhomecanbeagoodideaforchildren.G．Achildwholearnstoorganizehisspacewillcarryorganizationintoeverycornerofhislife.第Ⅱ卷第四部分：書面表達（共兩節(jié)，35分）第一節(jié)情況作文（20分）Grown-upPostat18-5-200920:081#6/10....Hi,everyone,I'm17yearsoldandIamgoingtouniversitythisautumn.Butmymothercontinuestotreatmeasaseven-year-old.WhatshouldIdo?Newbie☆TOP（LastTopicNextTopic

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）追求幫助。請依照以下容、寫作要點和要求回帖。寫作要點：1．告訴Grown-up要理解母親。2．給Grown-up提出解決問題的詳盡建議。要求：1．短文字數(shù)很多于80（不含寫好的部分）。2．容充分，結(jié)構(gòu)完滿，語意連結(jié)。3．書寫清楚、工整。Hi，Grown-up，Asastudentofyourage,Iunderstandyoursituation.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Hopemyideaswillwork.第二節(jié)開放作文（15分）請依照下面提示，寫一篇短文，詞數(shù)很多于50。InyourspokenEnglishclass,yourteachershowsyouthefollowingpicture.Youareaskedtodescribethepictureandexplainhowyouunderstandit.Bequick綜合練習一參照答案第Ⅰ卷（選擇題共115分）第一部分：聽力理解（共兩節(jié)，30分）1．B2．C3．A4．B5．B6．C7．B8．B9．C10．B11．B12．B13．B14．A15．A16．unbelievable17．a(chǎn)dvisor18．sign19．required20．wondered第二部分：知識運用（共兩節(jié)，45分）第一節(jié)單項填空21．C22．B23．A24．B25．C26．B27．D28．B29．B30．D31．A32．D33．B34．C35．A第二節(jié)完形填空36．C37．B38．D39．C40．A41．D42．C43．B44．A45．C7/10....46．A47．D48．C49．A50．B51．D52．C53．B54．C55．A第三部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)；40分）第一節(jié)56．C57．D58．A59．B60．B61．A62．D63．D64．B65．C66．C67．B68．D69．A70．C第二節(jié)71．D72．F73．G74．A75．E第Ⅱ卷第四部分：書面表達（共兩節(jié)，35分）第一節(jié)：情況作文（20分）Hi,Grown-up,Asastudentofyourage,Iunderstandyoursituation.Theproblemyouarefacingiscommonamongusteenagers.However,itshouldbewisenottodoanythingthatmayhurtherfeelings.Hereareafewsuggestions:First,it'sadvisabletotalkmorewithyourmom.Hearttohearttalkshelpyouunderstandeachothersbetter.Therearealsoopportunitiestoletherknowofyourideasandattitudestowardmanythings.Second,youshouldlearntodoyourownthingswell,provingtoyourmomthatyouarealreadyaIt'sevenbetterifyoucouldsharemoreofthehousework,suchascleaning,washingandcooking.Hopemyideaswillwork.第二節(jié)：開放作文（15分）

“grown-up”.Fromthepicture,wecanseeamanridingasnail,beatingitwithawhip,wholooksmuchhurried.Asweknow,asnailinnowayrunsfasterthanahorse,letaloneacaroratrain.Incontrastwithothers,ridingasnailmeansthemanwillkillmoretime,whichiscontrarytohisexpectation.Perhaps,themanissoanxioustoreachhisdestinationthathegetssounwiseasnottochooseamoreconvenientmeansoftransport.Clearly,thepicturetellsus“Hastemakeswaste”andsuggeststhatweshouldkeepcalmandwisewhateverwedo.Otherwise,whatwedomayturnouttobeinvain.聽力原文Text1）W：Haveyougotanyideawhatyou'llbuyforMary'sbirthday?M：Well,I'llgetheraverynewschoolbag.AndIpromisedtotakehertoafilm.Whataboutyou?W：Oh,Ihaven'tdecidedyet.Iprobablybuyheranewmusicrecordasshelikesitsomuch.Text2）W：Don'tforgettowritetome,Jason.M：Iwon't.ButletmemakesureIhavetherightaddress.Isit42EastdriveBirmingham?W：That'sright.Bytheway,mytelephonenumberhaschangedsinceIbegantoworkatMorrison.M：Hasit?Andtellmewhatitis,then.Text3）W：Now,canwegetthecomputersbeforeWednesday?M：Well,itdepends.Ifitislessthan10kilometers,wecandeliverthemonTuesday.Butifit'sfartheraway,it'llbeonThursday.Whereisyouroffice?W：Justaroundthecorner.Text4）M：Hello,Mary,whyareyoustandinghereinthecoldwind?W：I'mwaitingforabus,butthebusesarefullatthistimeoftheday.M：Whereareyougoing?Thisisn'ttoyourhome.Youmusttakeabusfromtheothersideofthestreettogohome.W：I'mnotgoinghomenow.I'mgoingforawalkinthepark.Ialwayslikegoingforawalkbeforelunch.M：Thenaren'tyougoingthereonfoot?Itisn'tveryfar.W：Oh,no,Bill.Itisn'tveryinterestingtowalkthroughthestreets.Infact,it'sveryboring.SoIalwaystakebusNo.3.Text5）W：Theadmissionpriceofthegalleryistendollarsperperson.Ithinkthat'spettyexpensiveforasingleexhibit.M：Butifwehavestudentcards,wecangetinfortwo.8/10....W：Really?Let'shaveatry.Text6）W：Let'smeetattheclubhouseat1︰30intheafternoon.M：Good.Seeyouthen.（Text7）Peopleusedtosay：“Behindeverysuccessfulmanthere'sawoman.”Somewomenstilllikemakingtheirhusbandsandsonssuccessful.Butsomewomenwantmoreforthemselves.Theywantgoodjobs,whentheywork.Theywanttobepaidequallyasmen.Todaythebestjobsaresillgiventomen.Evenwhenwo