新版人教必修二Unit1Culturalheritage單元過關(guān)檢測(含答案及聽力材料)

UNIT1單元過關(guān)檢測卷考試時間：120分鐘滿分：150分選擇題部分第一部分聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分(共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀30分)第一節(jié)聽下面下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1．Whatwillthemandonext?A．Attendameeting.B．Seeanengineer.C．TalkwithMrBlack.2．Whatwillthewomanprobablyeat?A．Somenuts.B．Somecookies.C．Somefruit.3．WhatdidthemanaskJustintodo?A．Bringsomemagazines.B．Designamagazinecover.C．Readthemagazinesonhistable.4．Whendidthemangethomelastnight?A．At11：30.B．At11：20.B．Toarepairshop.C．At12：00.5．Whereisthewomangoing?A．Toalampfactory.C．Toagarage.第二節(jié)5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，5秒鐘；聽出5秒鐘的6段材料，6、7題。(共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分)聽下面項(xiàng)中選出最佳選你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題完后，各小題將給作答時間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽第回答第-1-

6．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A．Anexam.B．Acourse.C．Alecture.7．Whattopicdidtheessayquestioncover?A．WaltWhitman'spoems.B．MarkTwain'snovels.C．ArthurMiller'splays.聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。8．WhenwillMrGreencometoTokyo?A．AtthebeginningofDecember.B．InthemiddleofNovember.C．InthelastweekofOctober.9．Howlongwilltheconferencelast?A．Aweek.B．5days.C．3days.10．WhenwillMrGreenvisitthefactory?A．Beforetheconference.B．Duringtheconference.C．Aftertheconference.聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。11．Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A．Atagasstation.B．Atagarage.B．Theradiator.B．Bycreditcard.C．Atacarfactory.12．Whichpartofthecarexistspotentialrisk?A．Thetire.C．Thewindshield.13．Howdoesthewomanpay?A．Incash.C．Bycheck.聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。-2-

14．Whatwasthewoman'sfirstjob?A．Ateacher.B．Anactress.C．Anartist.15．Howdidthechildrenreacttowardstheplayaboutalion?A．Theywerefrightened.B．Theylaughedaboutit.C．Theycomplainedtotheirparents.16．Whorecordedthemusicfortheplaying?A．Lena.B．Lena'sneighbour.C．Lena'shusband.17．Howdoesthewoman'sdaughterhelpher?A．Performintheshows.B．Recordthemusicfortheshows.C．Giveopinionsonthenewstories.聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。18．WhenwerethebuildingsoftheForbiddenCitychangedintoamuseum?A．In1420.C．In1925.B．In1949.19．WherewasthewoodforbuildingfrominMingDynasty?A．HunanandSichuan.B．NortheastofChina.C．ShanxiandGansu.20．WhatdopeopledowiththePalaceMuseum?A．Specialmeasuresaremadetorebuildit.B．It'sunderspecialpreservationbytheChinesegovernment.C．It'sopentoonlyforeigners.第二部分閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)(共10小題；每小題2.5分，滿分25分)A、B、C和D四個選項(xiàng)中，第一節(jié)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的選出最佳選項(xiàng)。A-3-

Morethan2,000yearsago,whenthelastshovelful(一鏟)ofdirtfellontheTerracottaWarriors,itwasthoughtthattheywouldneverseethesunlightagainandwouldspendtherestoftheir“l(fā)ives”guardingandprotectingthefirstChineseemperor,QinShiHuang,whodiedin210BC.Butthingsgotbetterfortheseclaysoldiers.EversincetheywerediscoveredinXi'anin1974,byagroupoffarmers;they'vebeenabletoseethebiggerworld—travelingfromonemuseumtothenext.TheyarenowondisplayinNewYorkatDiscoveryTimesSquare,reportedTheNewYorkTimes.However,thestorydoesn'tendhere.The2,000soldiersfoundsofarareestimated(估計(jì))tobeonlyonequarterofthetotalnumber.Moreover,scientistshaven'tyetdaredtotouchthecentraltomb,whichisbelievedtocontainthebodyoftheemperorhimself.“Partlyit'soutofrespectfortheelders，”explainedKristinRomey,consultantfortheexhibition.“Buttheyalsorealizethatnobodyintheworldrightnowhasthetechnologytoproperlygoinandexcavateit.”Thisistrue.Accordingtoancientwritings,theemperor'stombiscircledbyriversofliquidmercurywhichisdeadlyharmfultopeoplebutcankeepthebodyingoodcondition.Studiesofthesoilaroundthetombalsofoundalargeamountofmercury.Thismakesexploringthetombverydangerous.Theotherreasonisthattheyareafraidofthedamagetheymightcausebyopeningthetomb.“Whenwebeganexcavating‘thesoldiers’，theminutetheyfacedtheairandsunlight,thepaintjustwentoff，”RomeytoldtheFoxNews.Buthebelievesthatthesolutionwillcomewhensciencehighlydevelops.Perhapsarobotcanbesentintothetombfirsttoinvestigateandhelpfindoutthebestwaytoprotectit.Intheend,scientistsandhistoriansmustthinktwiceabouthowtofindthewayagainstthedamagetheirdiggingmightcause.Romeysaid,“Youhavetodestroystuffinordertolearnaboutit.”21．Whatisthepointofthepassage?A．TotellaboutthemysteriesofQinShiHuang'stomb.B．Toanalyzewhyarchaeologyisadestructivescience.-4-C．TointroducetheTerracottaWarriorsexhibitioninNewYork.D．ToexplaintherisksoffurtherexcavatingQinShiHuang'stomb.22．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Itisestimatedthatabout10,000claysoldierswereburiedwithQinShiHuanginhistomb.B．Thedecisionwhethertoopenthetombislikelytodependontechnologicalprogress.C．ThedeadlyharmfulmercurywasusedbyQinShiHuangtokeepgraverobbersaway.D．Scientistswon'texcavateQinShiHuang'stombuntiltheyfindgoodwaystokeepthebodyingoodcondition.23．Theunderlinedword“investigate”inthelastbutoneparagraphprobablymeans________.A．exploreB．a(chǎn)rrangeC．takeoverD．settledownBFamousartmuseumshaveoneofthelargestcollectionsofartunderoneroof.LocatedinNewYorkCity'sMuseumMilearea,theMetropolitanMuseumofArthasovertwomillionworksofartwithinitspermanentcollection,whichisdividedinto19sectionsofinterest.TheMet'sAmericanpaintingssectionalsohasoneoftheirearliestsculpturesfrom1870ondisplay.HiramPower'sCaliforniawasoneofthefirstpiecesthatinspiredthemtofocusonbuildingthemuseumaroundAmericanart.TheirartsectionfeaturespaintingsbyMichelangelo,RembrandtandVanGoghamongits11,000paintingsonhand.TheJ.PaulGettyMuseuminLosAngelesisaprivately-runmuseumthathasawidecollectionofEuropeanart,GreekandRomansculptures,andclassicdrawings.ThemuseumalsohasanextensivecollectionofAmericanphotographycollection,whichisoneoftheonlyareaswithinitsmuseumthatfocusesonAmericanareasofinterest.Thereisalsoaresearchcenterthatwasopenedin1985,wherestaffresearchesinformationabouttheartifactsthatexistandmakessurethattheinformationbeingpresentedcanbeusedinpublicationsandworkshopsforpresentationpurposes.TheMuseeduLouvreinParis,France,isoneoftheoldest,famousandmost-5-

visitedmuseumsintheworld,knownasaplacewhereartistswereallowedtoshowcasetheirartsincetheearlydaysinthe1700s.Themuseumwasformallyopenedin1750,andmuchofFrance'smuchneglectedartistswereallowedtopresenttheirworksinthismuseum.TheyhaveownedcollectionsoffamousartistslikeRembrandtandDaVinciforyearsandhavethemupondisplaytothepublic.Visitorscanviewsomeofthefavoritefamouspieces,liketheVenusdeMiloandtheMonaLisa,whichhascalledtheLouvrehomeforcenturies.24．Accordingtothepassage,________.A．theJ．PaulGettyMuseumhas11,000paintingsinstoreB．theMuseeduLouvreisthehometoMonaLisaforcenturiesC．theMetropolitanMuseumopenedaresearchcenterin1985D．worksofRembrandtwereonlyexhibitedintheJ．PaulGettyMuseum25．Whatisthetitleofthepassage?A．TheBestArtMuseumintheWorldB．FamousWorksofArtAroundtheWorldC．FamousArtMuseumsAroundtheWorldD．MostPopularArtistsAroundtheWorld26．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They”refertointhelastparagraph?A．France'sneglectedartists.B．TheMuseeduLouvre.C．Worksbytheartistswhowerenotfamous.D．Visitors.CLookaroundthewallsofyourclassroom.Doyouseepicturesorpaintings?Mostoftheartonshowwasprobablycreatedbyyourselfandyourclassmates,usingimaginationandyourownhands.EachyearinTorontothousandsofschoolchildrenmakethebestuseoftheirimaginationsandtheircreativeabilitiesinworkshopsprovidedbyanorganizationcalledtheInnerCityAngels.Thesechildrenworkdirectlywithprofessional(專業(yè)的)artistsondifferentartprograms.NatalieMcHaffieisoneofthemanyprofessionalartistswhoworkwiththeInner-6-CityAngels.“Mypurposeistoteachthechildrenaboutdesign，”shesays.“Oncetheylearnhowtoputthingstogether,theycanusethatknowledgeforotherthingstheymaywanttodo,suchasmakingakiteordesigningahouse.”RecentlyMsMcHaffieworkedwith16childrenatSt.BernardSchooltocreateawallpaintinginthehallwayleadingtothekindergartenclassroom.Togethertheydesignedanddidthewallpaintingduringoneschoolweek.WhenMsMcHaffiefirstmetthestudentartists,shetoldthem,“Wemustdoapaintingthatwillnotonlypleasethekindergartenkidsbutwillalsooffertheminformation.”Eachofthe16studentswasaskedtoimagineanddrawideasforthepainting.Afterdiscussingthedifferentideastogether,theychosethetheme(主題)“TheFourSeasons.”Finishingthepainting,fourofthestudentartistshadsomethingtosayabouttheirexperience.Alfea：“Youlearnmorewhenyoudoityourself.Asyougoalongyoukeepfindingoutthingsyoudidn'tknowbefore.”Mauro：“Ilikeworkinginagroupbecauseyougetmoredonethanifyouworkalone.”Paolo：“It'sbeenfunworkinginagroup,notthesamekindofexcitingfunaswhenyou'replayingbasketball.Whenyoudoart,itmakesyoufeelpeaceful.”Paulina：“Youcanlearnfromworkingwiththeotherkids.Bytalkingtoeachotheryoucanfindwaystodothings.”27．Eachyear,thousandsofschoolchildreninToronto________.A．jointheInnerCityAngelsB．takepartinthecity'sartprogramsC．takeartclassesindifferentworkshopsD．createpaintingsonthewallsoftheirclassrooms28．MsMcHaffiehopesthechildren________.A．willunderstandtheimportanceofdesignB．candesignahouseoftheirownsomedayC．willstartlearningeasythingssuchasmakingakiteD．canspreadknowledgeofhowtoputthingstogether-7-

29．Whatwasthetaskofthesixteenstudents?A．CollectingpaintingsatSt.BernardSchool.B．Playingwiththekindergartenkids.C．Designingaclassroom.D．Paintingonawall.30．Wecaninferfromthetextthatallthefourstudentartists________.A．enjoyedthepeaceoftheirworkB．learnedquitealotfromtheirworkC．saidsomethinggoodabouteachotherD．realizedtheadvantagesofgroupwork第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Internationaltourismisbecomingincreasinglypopular,andlargenumbersofpeoplefromallovertheworldcometovisitfamousplacessuchastheGreatWallofChinaandtheSistineChapel(西斯廷教堂)intheVatican.__31__They'vethrownrubbisheverywhere,broughtmoretrafficandevendoneseriousdamagetoancientrelics.Asforthedamage,therearemanydifferentcauses.Forexample,thepaintingsintheSistineChapelarebeingdamagedbypeoplebreathingontothemwhentheyvisit.__32__Thatmayraisethehumidity(濕氣)oftheairanddamagethepaintings.DamageinotherplacessuchastheGreatWallisbecauseoftouristsclimbingondelicate(脆弱的)areas.Besides,roadshavealsobeenbuilttohelpvisitorsclimbtheWalleasily.Theseactivitiescancausealotofdamagetothearea.__33__Firstly,wehavetocutdowntouristnumbers,becausefewervisitorswillresultinlessdamage.Secondly,weshouldmakestrictrulesaboutwhichareaspeoplecanvisitandwhattheycandowhentheygetthere.__34__Peoplewillnotbeallowedtowalkoffthepaths.Visitorstoindoorplacescanbeaskedtowearmasks(面罩)toprotectthepaintings.Inshort,itisnecessarytocontroltourismatfamousplaces.__35__Andpeoplewholivehundredsofyearslaterwillhavenochancetoseethesegreatplaces.-8-A．Forexample,specialpathscanbebuilt.B．Whatcanwedotodealwiththeseproblems?C．TheGreatWallwasbuiltover2,000yearsago.D．However,thesevisitorshavecausedmanyproblems.E．Travelingisthebestwayforustogettoknowtheworld.F．Ifwedonotdothis,theseplaceswilldisappearfromourplanet.G．Theirbreathcontainsverysmalldropsofwaterthatarepresentintheair.第三部分語言運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)A、B、C和D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填第一節(jié)完形填空閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Itwasnearlyhalfpastfiveintheafternoon.Noonewasleftinthemuseum,andJohnwaswalkingaroundto__36__ifeverythingwasallright.__37__hesawapaintinglyingonthefloor.Johndidn'tknowhowtodealwiththepainting,sohepickeditupand__38__ittothedirectorofthemuseum.Thedirectorknewtheyhadnosuchpaintingintheirmuseumandcalledseveralothersto__39__andseeifitwasastolenpainting,but__40__claimed(認(rèn)領(lǐng))it.Sothedirectordecidedto__41__itinthemuseum.Alltheexpertswere__42__tocometolookatthepainting.Eachonesaiditwas__43__andhadverydeepmeaning.Thedirectorwas__44__tohavesuchapaintinginhismuseumandcongratulatedJohnonhis__45__.Severalweeks__46__awomanandherlittlesoncametothemuseum.__47__theywerelookingatthenewpainting,thelittleboybeganto__48__.Thedirectorfelttheremustbesome__49__andwentoverto__50__askhim.“__51__areyoucrying,youngman？”Hearingthewords,theboystoppedcrying,__52__tothepaintingandsaid,“ThepaintingonthewallismineandIwantit__53__.”Thedirectorfeltverystrangeandalittleembarrassed,buthedidn'tbelievewhattheboyhadsaid.“Yes，”saidtheboy'smother.“Itwasindeedmysonwhopaintedit,andheleftitonthefloorafewweeksago.Ifyoulook__54__，youcanseehis__55__onthepainting.”-9-D．doubt37．A.FinallyC．SurelyB．SuddenlyD．NearlyB．soldD．sharedB．discussD．checkC．reported39．A.visitC．a(chǎn)ppreciate40．A.nobodyC．somebody41．A.hideC．hangB．a(chǎn)nybodyD．everybodyB．decorateD．destroyB．invitedD．forcedB．fancy42．A.orderedC．refused43．A.childishC．valuable44．A.amazedC．pitifulD．uselessB．worriedD．proud45．A.achievementC．discovery46．A.longC．beforeB．successD．progressB．laterD．a(chǎn)go47．A.WhileC．Although48．A.leaveC．cryB．BecauseD．UnlessB．smileD．shout49．A.chanceC．hopeB．a(chǎn)nswerD．reasonB．curiously50．A.angrilyC．unwillingly51．A.HowC．WhyD．coldlyB．WhetherD．What52．A.pointedC．repliedB．referredD．rushed53．A.burnedC．thrownB．shownD．returnedB．quickly54．A.frequentlyC．carefully55．A.faceC．a(chǎn)geD．slowlyB．nameD．a(chǎn)ddress非選擇題部分第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。(2019·寧波市高一期末)Switzerlandisfamous__56__itswatches.However,thiscountrydidn'tinventthewatch.ItwastheBritishwhodidit.Hereisastoryofhowthewatch__57__(bring)toSwitzerland.Manyyearsago,__58__EnglishmantravelledtoItalyandonhiswayhestoppedinasmalltown__59__(call)GenevainSwitzerland.ThisEnglishmantravelledinacarriageinside__60__therewasacarriagewatch.Thiswastheearliestkindofwatch.Anativeshopassistant(售貨員)happenedtoseethewatch.Hewonderedwhatitwas__61__askedtheEnglishmanaboutit.“Itisacarriagewatch，”answeredtheman.“Thismachinecantellthetimebutnow__62__isn'tworking.”Atoncethemanofferedtotryrepairingit.Sothe__63__(travel)handedhimthewatch.Themanwasveryclever.Itwaseasyforhim__64__(repair)it.Heevenrememberedhowitwasmade.Andhemadeawatchof__65__(exact)thesametype.56．________57.________58.________59.________60．________61.________62.________63.________64．________65.________第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)應(yīng)用文寫作(滿分15分)-11-現(xiàn)在的人們用照相機(jī)來記錄一些重大事件和重要時刻。但在沒有照相機(jī)以前美國有個拉科塔族(Lakota)用他們古老的方者，進(jìn)行了實(shí)地采訪，寫了一篇報道，呢？人們怎樣記錄發(fā)生的事情呢？在式記錄他們自己的歷史。你作為光明日報記披露此事，并作簡要介紹。[寫作內(nèi)容]采訪對象NativeAmericans—theLakotatribe記事方式名稱makingspecialdrawingswintercounts(eachyear'spicturewasdecidedonduringthewinter)tohelpthemrecallimportantmoments目的1.decidedthemostimportantevents2．a(chǎn)Lakotaartisttodrawaspecialpictureofthateventonanimalskins,later,onpaper實(shí)施過程3．newwintercountswereaddedtotheoldones1.helpedpeoplekeeptrackoftheyears2．culturalheritageprotection意義要求：1.詞數(shù)80～120；2．開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；3．不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名及校名。WintercountsoftheLakotaTribe,stillaliveoldrecordingpicturing,GuangmingNews,10January,2019.NorthDakota,US—Howdidpeoplerecordimportantmomentswithoutcameraslongago?第二節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫(滿分25分)閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所給情節(jié)進(jìn)行續(xù)寫，使之構(gòu)成一個完整的故事。Therehavebeenmanygreatinventions,whichhavechangedthewaywelive.-12-Thefirstgreatinventionwasonethatisstillveryimportanttoday—thewheel.Thismadeiteasiertocarryheavythingsandtotravellongdistances.Forhundredsofyearsafterthattherewerefewinventionsthathadasmucheffectasthewheel.Thenintheearly1800'stheworldstartedtochange.Therewaslittleunknownlandintheworld.Peopledidnothavetoexploreanymore.Theybegantoworksoastomakelifebetter.Inthesecondhalfofthe19thcenturymanygreatinventionsweremade.Amongthemwerethecamera,theelectriclightandthe_radio.Theseallbecameabigpartofour_lifetoday.Thefirstpartofthe20thcenturysawmoregreatinventions:thehelicopterin1909;movieswithsoundin1926;thecomputerin1928;andjetplanesin1930.Thiswasalsoatimewhenanewmaterialwasfirstmade.Nyloncameoutin1935.Itchangedthekindofclothespeoplehadbeenwearing.Themiddlepartofthe_20th_centurybroughtnewwaystohelppeoplegetoverdiseases.Theyworkedverywell.Theymadepeoplehealthierandletthemlivelongerlives.Bythe1960'smostpeoplecouldexpecttoliveatleast60.Bythistimemostpeoplehadaverygoodlife.Ofcoursenewinventionscontinuedtobemade.Butmannowhadadesiretoexploreagain.Theworldwasknowntohuman_beingsbutthestarswerenot.Manbegantolookforwaystogointospace.Russiamadethefirststep.ThentheUnitedStatestookastep.Sincethenothercountries,includingChinaandJapan,havemadetheirstepsintospace.In1969mantookhisbiggeststepawayfromtheearth.Americansfirstwalkedonthemoon.Thisiscertainlyjustabeginningthough.Newinventionsin_the_futurewillallowustodothingswehaveneverdreamtof.注意：1．所續(xù)寫短文的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；2．至少使用3．續(xù)寫部分分為兩段，每段的開頭語已為你寫好；4．續(xù)寫完成后，請用下劃線標(biāo)出你所使用的關(guān)鍵詞語5個短文中標(biāo)有下劃線的關(guān)鍵詞語；。Paragraph1：Inthe20thcentury,theinventionofthespacecrafthasmadetheworldsmaller,-13-Paragraph2：The21stcenturyisknownastheInternetera.參考答案【聽力材料】Text1W：Excuseme,MrSmith.M：What'sthematter?Idon'twanttobedisturbedwhileI'mtalkingtoMrBlack.W：Butyouhaveameetingscheduledwiththeengineer.M：Callhim,please,andputoffourmeeting.Text2W：I'mhungry.Doyouhaveanycookies?Iatemylastonethismorning.M：No.Buttherearesomenutsinthelivingroom.Text3M：Somanymagazinesonmydesk.Whodidthis?W：MaybeitwasJustin.Hesaidyouweregoingtorefertothemtofinishyourdesign.M：Oh,that'sright.Ididaskhimtobringthelatestmagazinestome.Icompletelyforgot.Text4W：Whenonearthdidyougethomelastnight?11：30or12o'clock?-14-M：Notreally,mywatchtoldmeitwasonly11：20whenIopenedthedoor.Text5M：Whathaveyougotthere?W：It'smysunlamp.I'mtakingitdowntotheelectricalrepairshoptobefixed.There'ssomethingwrongwiththewiring.Text6M：Howdidyoudoontheexam,Nancy?W：Ipassed,butIdidn'tdosowell.Theessayquestionwastheworstpartforme.Howaboutyou?M：Ididallrightoneverythingexceptfortheessayquestion,too.Iwasn'treallypreparedtowriteaboutArthurMiller'splays.Westudiedhisplaysforonlyafewdays.Ididn'tthinkitwouldbeonthetest.W：Me,either.IthoughtMrGreenwouldaskussomethingaboutMarkTwain'snovelsormaybeWaltWhitman'spoems.Istudiedmostofthematerialonthesetwowritersanddidn'tspendmuchtimeonArthurMiller'splays.Text7M：Hello.CouldIspeaktoMrSmith'ssecretary,please?W：Yes.It'sMrSmith'ssecretaryspeaking.M：Oh,hello,thisisMrGreen'sServiceinLondon.W：WhatcanIdoforyou?M：Well,mybossMrGreeniscomingouttoTokyointhefirstweekofDecemberandIwanttocheckwhetheryouknowheiscoming.W：Ididalreadyknowaboutit.He'scomingfortheconference.M：That'sright,andhewouldreallyliketotakeupMrSmith'soffertovisitthefactory.W：Whenwoulditsuityou?TheconferencewillberunningfromTuesdaytoThursday.M：Er,well,eitherMondayorFridaywouldbegood.WhichdaydoyouthinkwouldbebetterforMrSmith?W：Er,asfarashe'sconcerned,Mondaywillbefine.M：Oh,that'sgreat.-15-

Text8W：Couldyoucheckmytires,sir?Ithinktheyneedair.M：Noproblem,madam.Well,theyarejustallright.ShouldIchecktheairinthesparetireaswell?W：Idon'tthinkso.It'sbrandnew.M：ShouldIcleanthewindshield(擋風(fēng)玻璃)foryou?W：Yes,please.Ialsowantyoutochecktheradiator(散熱器)．M：Allright,madam.Gosh,thereishardlyanywaterintheradiator.That'sdangerous,madam.Youcouldbreakdownbecauseoftheheat,youknow.W：Pleasefillitupwithwaterthen.M：OK,madam.W：Doyoutakecreditcardsorchecks?M：Sorry,wedon't.It'stendollarsintotal.W：OK.Hereyouare.M：Thankyou.Haveanicedrive.Text9M：Soyoustudiedartatcollege?W：Right.ButIgaveupmyjobasapainterwhenmydaughterwasborn.Ithoughtaboutteachingartclassespart-time,butinsteadIstartedmakingdollsformydaughter.Iloveacting,soIofteninventedplaysforthedolls.Ionceusedthedollstogiveashowatmydaughter'sparty.Thechildrenlovedit.Asaresult,otherparentsaskedmetodotheshowattheirchildren'sparties.M：Itmustbealotofworkforyou.W：Yes.Ilovemakingthedolls,butIdecidedthatIneededsomeonetohelpmewiththeshows.LuckilymyneighborLenawaswillingtoperformwithme.Herhusbandrecordedthemusictogowiththeshows.Itwouldbeimpossibletodoeverythingonmyown.M：Haveyoueverhadanyproblems?W：Onlyonce.Iwroteastoryaboutalion.Thechildrenwereafraidofthelionandcried.Iwasworriedtheparentsmightcomplain,butinfacttheylaughedaboutit.Afterthat,wheneverI'veinventedanewstory,Ishowittomydaughter.Shealwaystellsme-16-

exactlywhatshethinksofit.M：Andtheshowscontinuetobesuccessful?W：Yes,Ihaveawiderangeofdifferentshows.TheybecomesosuccessfulthatIcoulddooneeveryday,butIdon'twanttodothat.ThereasontheshowshavebecomepopularisthatIloveeveryminuteofeveryshow,andsootherpeoplelovethemtoo.Text10M：ThePalaceMuseum,knownastheForbiddenCity,wasthepalaceoftheMingandQingdynasties.Intheearly15thcentury,large-sizeconstructioncaused100,000commonpeopletoleadahardlife.Theconstructiontook14yearsandwasfinishedin1420.Inthefollowingyear,thecapitalofMingDynastywasmovedfromNanjingtoBeijing.Twenty-fouremperorsoftheMingandtheQingdynastiesruledfromtheForbiddenCity.Thelastdynastyfellin1911,butEmperorPuyistilllivedintheinnercourt.Itwasnotuntil1925thatthebuildingswerechangedintoamuseum.Sincethen,thePalacehasbeenopenedtothepublic.ThePalaceMuseumisabout960meterslongfromnorthtosouthand750meterswidefromwesttoeast,witha10-meter-highwallaround.IntheMingDynasty,thewoodneeded