2012年普通高等學(xué)校招生全國(guó)統(tǒng)一考試（湖南卷）模擬卷

2012年普通高等學(xué)校招生全國(guó)統(tǒng)一考試（湖南卷）模擬卷（1）

PARTTWOLANGUAGEKNOWLEDGE

SectionA

21.Isupportanymovetogetyoungpeopleintotheatre,andespeciallythataimstodoitallover

England,notjustinLondon.A.oneB.theoneC.thatD.those

22.ThelawinalmostallstatesusedtorequirestorestocloseonSunday,butnowinmoststates,itnolonger

.A.isB.doesC.didD.has

23.Thousandsofyearsago,peoplekilledthewildhorsethatlivedaroundfbod.time,people

begantocatchandraiseanimals.A.fbr;ThroughB.as;DuringC.fbr;OverD.on;Over

24.Thefiist6shortenedclassicnovelswillgoonsalenextmonth,withplansfor50or100more.

A.followingB.tofollowC.followedD.tobefollowed

25.Therearealsothosehuntinginfactoffersachancetoprovethemselvesandriskdeathonpurpose.

A.whoB.fromwhomC./D.forwhom

26.Thedriversaboutwhowastoblameforthecrashforover2hourswhenthepolicearrivedonthe

scene.A.havebeenarguingB.werearguingC.arguedD.hadbeenarguing

27.TheSATisanexcellentmeansoftestingstudents.,itshouldn'tbeonlyoneofthemanymethods

used.A.ThereforeB.AndC.HoweverD.Besides

28.ThismorningMs.Greenenteredourclassroom,andussomethingimpoitantaboutthecoming

exam,left.A.havingtoldB.toldC.tellingD.totell

29.agirl'sbrainisbetterorganizedtosendandreceivespeech,wegenerallytalktothemmore.

A.Althou^iB.SinceC.ForD.When

30.HaditnotbeenforthefoctthatIabsent,Iwouldhaveaskedyoutodothisrightnow.

A.hadbeenB.wereC.shouldbeD.was

31.一Idaresayyouwilldefinitelymissyourflightifyoudon'thurry.—Oh,.It'salmostthetime.

A.sowillIB.IdosoC.soIwillD.sowillyou

32.Amongtheproblemsistheyoftenfailedtotakeintoaccountthatthosepeoplearemorelikelyto

usesunscreen.A.thatB.whatC.whenD.where

33.teachersarerequiredtotakepartinthisrelayrace.

A.AnothertenyoungChineseB.TenanotheryoungChinese

C.TenyounganotherChineseD.AnothertenChineseyoung

34.Hi,Susan,areyouinterestedinbuyingsomeusedbooksforschool?Ybureallysavesomemoney

thatwayA.needB.canC.mustD.should

35.LockedinhisownstudyTonywasannoyedforthechan弟earlier

A.havingnotinformedB.nothavinginformedof

C.notbeinginfbnnedD.nothavingbeeninformedof

SectionB

IhavebeentoldinChina,havingapet,paiticularlyadog,isoftenconsideredtobeastatussymbol

becauseitshowsthefamilycan36tohaveananimal.Itisdiflerenthere.

InCanadaitis37forpeopletohavepets.Manypeoplehavedogs.Manyothershavecatsand

therearepeoplewhokeepfish,birdsorrabbits.Somekeepwhatwecallexoticpets.Thesemigjhtbeferrets,

snakesoralmostanyotheranimalyoucanthinkalthoughkeeping38petsisoftendifficultand

becauseitcanalsobehardontheanimal.Thekeepingofsomeexoticanimalsisnotallowedbylaw.

Now,mywifeandIliveinasmalltown.Wenolongerhavea39—weliveinanapartment.We

haveacatnamedCallieandshenevergoesout40ontothebalconysocarsanenolongeranissue.

She'saboutsixteenyearsoldandwillprobablylivetobetwentyormore.The41willcomewhenshe

diesandwenolongerhaveapet.Wehavehadapetforsolongitseemslikeanaturalpartofourlivesand

withoutacataroundthehouseitwillseemsomehow42.Ontheotherhand,weare葬t(yī)tingolderand

giventhatacatcanliveabouttwentyyearswewonderifwewilleverhaveanotherafterCalliegoes.Catsaie

cutest,ofcourse,whentheyaresmallkittensbutakittenis43foralongertimethanwemayhaveleft

Ithinkhavingapetisverygoodforanumberofreasons.Ithelpstoteachdiildrenhowtolookaftera

44creature,makesthemrealizethatanimalshavefeelingsjustlikewedoandthat,inmanyways,we

dependoneachotherForolderpeoplelikemeananimalisa45andacomforttohavearound,apet,

properlytreated,returnsthefavorby46unconditionallove.Wouldn'tthisworldbeagreatplaceif

peoplecouldlearnhowtodothat.

36.A.buyB.affordC.supplyD.provide

37.A.commonB.unusualC.particularD.public

38.A.aboaidB.domesticC.excitedD.exotic

39.A.dormitoryB.homeC.familyD.house

40.A.exceptB.besidesC.exceptforD.beside

41.A.demandB.dilemmaC.decisionD.matter

42.A.puzzledB.confusedC.emptyD.alone

43.A.commitmentB.committeeC.friendD.follower

44.A.livelyB.aliveCliveD.living

45.A.companyB.competitorC.companionD.co-worker

46.A.givingoutB.givinginC.givingbackD.givingoff

47.A.badB.greatC.messyD.poor

SectionC

AccordingtoTheNewOxfordDictionaryofEnglish,frustration,bydefinition,means48.

feelingofbeingupsetorannoyed,especiallybecauseofinabilitytochangeorachievesomething.Since

frustrationseemsto49.anegativefeeling,somepeoplemaybetempedtothinkthatfrustrationisbad

forpeople.50.,however,holdadifferentview.Theybelievethatitisbeneficialtopeople.Theysay

frustrationgoesside51.sidewithsuccessandthatitinspirespeopletoovercomehardshipsand

difficultiesand52.thefinalsuccess.Itisthuspartofourlifeexperience.SofarasI'm53.,it

is54.completelygoodnorcompletelybad.Inourprocessofgrowingup,wemayinevitably

experienceit.Itisatestofourcourage.Ifweletitcontrolus,wemayfallintotheabyss（深湃I）ofserious

psychologicalproblems.55.ifweharness（禾ll用）itandtakeitasourinspiration,wemayfinally

enjoythegloryofsuccess.

PARTTHREEREADINGCOMPREHENSION

A

Swayingpalmtrees,turquoise-bluewaterandsugarwhitesandmakebeachloverssighwithdelight.But

notallbeacheshavethoseingredients.Themostinterestingbeachescomeindifferentshapes,sizesand

colore.

ThosewhowantbeautyandsomethinguniquecangototheSeychelles,LaDigueIsland.Largegranite

（花崗巖）rockibnnationsoverlookbeautiful,white-sandbeaches.Thepinkish-greyrockslooklikesculptures

thathavebeenforgottenonthebeach.TouriststravelingtoLaDigueIslandtoseetheuniquerockswillalso

discoveroneoftheworld'smostbeautifulislands.

Hawaii'sBigIslandhasoneoftherarestbeachesofall—abeachmadeupentirelyofgreensand.The

sand,whichisformedbydarkgreencrystalscalledolivine（橄欖石）,isdeposited（堆積）byvolcanicactivity.

GreenSandBeachliesontheslopesoftheworldslargestactivevolcano,MaunaLoa.

Oneoftheworld'smostunusualbeachesliesontheislandofSantorini,Greece.ThesandonRedBeach

getsitsreddishcolorfromtheredvolcanicrocksthatmakeupthecliffis（懸崖）aroundthebeach.Tourists

flock（蜂擁）toseetheredsand,makingRedBeachoneofSantorini'smostpopularbeachdestinations.

BlacksandmakesupthehugebeachofKarakare.Throughtheyears,volcanicsandm僅edwithironash

toformthisblackbeachonNewZealand'swild,westcoast.Withallthebeautifulbeachesintheworld,

beachlovershavelotsofchoices.Butforthosereadyforsomethingdifferent,auniquebeachvacationmight

bejusttheticket!

56.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Oneoftheworld'smostunusualbeachesB.Beachlovershavingmorechoices

C.AuniquebeachvacationD.Uniquebeachesaroundtheworld

57.Accordingtothetext,wouldberegardedasthegeneralcharacteristicsofbeautifulbeaches.

A.swayingpalmtrees,turquoise-bluewater,sugar_whilesand

B.rocks,whitesand,pinkish-greyrocks,sculptures

C.greensand,slopesofanactivevolcanoD.blacksand,ironash,wildcoast

58.BeachesontheislandofSantoriniareredbecauseof.

A.thecliffsaroundthebeachB.thelaigegraniterocks

C.theredvolcanicrocksD.crystalscalledolivine

59.Ifyouwanttoseepinkish-greyrocks,thengoto.

A.Santorini,GreeceB.Seychelles'LaDigueIslandC.Hawaii'sBigIslandD.NewZealand

60.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Differentbeacheshavedifferentcolors.B.Differentplaceshavedifferentbeaches.

C.Whitesandandbluewaterarethemaincharacteristicsofbeaches.

D.Peoplehavemanychoicesforbeachvacations.

B

Facedwithatoughjobmarket,freshgraduatesaredreamingofrunningtheirownbusinessesinstead.

Butarecentsurveyhasshowedthatsuchambitionslacktherequiredsupportandremainjustthat-

dreams.

TheShanghaiMunicipalEmploymentPromotionCenterpollof1,276graduatesinseveraluniversities

andcollegesinthecityreleasedlastFridayshowed59.78percentofrespondentsconsideredthepossibilityof

settingupacompanyoratleastasmallstore."Buttheyjuststopatthe'thinking1stagp/'itstated.

Respondentsputthetopreasonsfbrnotgoingitalonedowntoashortageofinvestmentandalackof

businessopportunity.Theyalsolistedlackofbusinessexperienceandsocialnetworks,theneedforadvanced

studyandobjectionsfromfamilymembersasfactorsthatstoodintheirway

Morethan90percentoftheintervieweessaidtheywouldrathertakeupajobaftergraduatingandthen

considerstartingtheirownbusinesstwoorthreeyearsdowntheroad.

GuoBing,aseniorstudentinShanghaiInternationalStudiesUniversitymajoringinEnglish,decidedhe

wantedtobehisownbosslastyearButheislookingforajobfirst."IfIfailtofindasatisfyingjob,Iwould

liketoestablishacompanyinexhibitionservices,"Guosaid.

TheShan曲ainativehassomerelativesworkinginalocalprintingplant.Withtheirhelp,Guohopesto

produceexhibitionbrochuresatarelativelylowprice.HeisalsoconfidentthathisEnglishlanguageskillscan

helphimdowellintheindustry.

"Socialnetworidngisanimportantfactorleadingtobusinesssuccess,"Guosaid.

Guosaidthattheshorta^ofgraduatejobsisthemainreasondrivingmoreuniversitystudentstosetupa

businessrightaftertheirgraduation.

Jiangsaidtheuniversitysetsupabusinessguideteammadeofgovernmentofficialsandprofessionals.

Theyregularlygivetrainingcoursestostudentswhoshowaninterestinhavingtheirownbusiness.The

parentsofuniversitygraduatesaremorewillingtohelptheirchildrenstartupalone,thesurveyshowed"Once

youwinthesupportofyourfamily,youhavewonhalfthebattle,"Guoadded.

61.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?

A.AToughJobMarketB.GraduatesWhoCanOnlyDreamofBeingBoss

C.TheAmbitiousFreshGraduatesD.TheStoryofGuoBing

62.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTstopfreshgraduatesrealizingtheirdreamsofbeingbosses?

A.Thelackofbusinessopportunityandinvestment.B.Theshortageofbusinessexperience.

C.LessskilledEnglishlanguage.D.Theirfomilymembers'objections.

63.IntheviewofGuoBing,whatisthekeyfactorthatmakesfeshgraduatesdreamofbeingbosssoon

aftergraduation?

A.Theirfamilydon'tsupportthem.B.Theirsocialnetworidngisnotgood.

C.Therearenotenoughgraduatejobs.D.Theywanttoachievegreatersuccess.

64.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutGuoBing?

A.Hehasstartedhisownbusinesswiththehelpofhisrelatives.

B.Englishishismajorintheuniversity

C.Heistiyingtofindajobwhichcansatisfieshim.D.HeisaShan助ainative.

65.Whoisthisarticlemostlyintendedfor?

A.Theparentswhosechildgraduatesfromuniversitysoon.

B.Thosewhowillgraduatefromuniversity

C.Thosewhowanttobebosses.D.Theofficialswhoworkinthegovernment.

C

Avilla（另lj墅）designedtoresistearthquakeswith”sei任healing'cracksinitswalls,thanksto

nanotechnology（納米技術(shù)）applicationswithself-healingpolymers（聚合物，istobebuiltonaGreek

mountainside.Thevilla'swallswillincludespecialparticlesthattumintoaliquidwhensqueezed（壓榆

underpressure,flowintocracks,andthenhardentofonnasolidmaterial.

TheNanoManufacturingInstitute（NMI）,basedinLeedsUniversity,willplayakeyroleinanEU

projecttoconstructthehomebyDecember2010.Theproject,called'Intelli^ntSafeandSecureBuildings^^

（ISSB）isfundedundertheEU'sSixthFrameworkprogram.Thispotentiallylife-savingschemeisledby

GermanbuildingmanufacturerKnaufThevillawillbebuiltinAmphilochia,inwesternGreece,where

Knaufcurrentlyrunsamanufacturingplant.Iftheexperimentissuccessful,moretremor-resistant（防震）

homescouldbebuiltinearthquakezonesacrosstheglobe.NMIchiefexecutiveProfessorTerryWilkinssaid,

fc"Whatwe'retryingtoachievehereisveryexciting.We'relookingtousepolymersinmuchtougher

situationsthaneverbeforeonalargerscale."Monitorscontainedinthevilla'swallswillbeabletocollectvast

amountsofdataaboutthebuildingovertime.Wirelesssensorswillrecordanystressesandvibrations,aswell

astemperature,humidityandgaslevels.

Thewallsaretobebuiltfromnewload-bearingsteelframesandhi澳-strengthgypsum（石膏）board.

ProfWilkinssaid,'Ifthereareanyproblems,theintelligentsensornetworkwillbeabletoalertresidents

imniediatelysotheyhavetimetoescape.^^Ifwholegroupsofhousesaresoconstructed,wecouldusealarger

networicofsensoretogetevenmoreinformation.4<Ifthehousefallsdown,wehavegothand-helddevices

thatcanbeusedoverthenibbletopickoutwheretheembedded（IMA的）sensorsarehiddentogetsome

informationabouthowthevillacollapsed.^^Also,wecan弟tinfbnnationaboutanyonewhomaybearound,

soitpotentiallybecomesatoolforrescue.

66.Theaimofthepassageisto.

A.reportapieceofinterestingnewsB.promotetremor-resistanthomes

C.informusofthenanotechnologydevelopmentD.tellusaboutatremor-resistanthome

67.Thevillacanresisteaithquakesbecause.

A.itwillbebuiltonaspecialplaceB.thecracksinitswallscanbehealedbythepolymers

C.thespecialparticlescanmakeitswallsstronger

D.theintelligentsensornetworkcantellpeoplewherethereisacrack

68.Ifthetremor-resistanthomefallsdown,.

A.rescueworkcanbedonemorequicklyandaccurately

B.theintelligentsensornetworkwillstopworking

C.noonecanbehurtintheearthquakeD.awarningsignalwillbegiventootherresidents

69.WhatProfWilkinssaidsuggeststhat.

A.heisdoubtfulabouttheprojectB.hethinksthetremor-resistanthomeisperfectlydesigned

C.heisconfidentinthetremor-resistanthome

D.thetremor-resistanthomestillneedstobetestedinarealsituation

70.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattremor-resistanthome.

A.isstillbeingtriedoutB.isalreadyunderconstruction

C.hasbeeninwideuseD.willbeputintowideusesoon

PARTFOURWRITING

SectionA

FredericChopinisoneofthemostromanticfiguresinmusicalbiography.Hewasdreamyand

tender（溫柔的）.ChopinwasbomatavillagenearWarsaw,inPoland,onthe22ndofFebruary1810.

InhisearlyyearsChopinshowedhimselfveryinterestedinmusic.Hewasonlyninewhenhemadehis

firstpublicappearance.ChopinhadbeenstudyingwithElsner,thedirectorofWarsawConservatoire,for

sometimewhenhisfatherthoughtitwouldbegoodforhimtohavealittletourbeforesettlingdowntothe

practiceofhisprofession.Thusatourwasarranged,Berlinwasthefirstplacevisitedwhereheheardalotof

music.Andthencameanimportantvisitto'thebeautifulmusicalVienna?'Therehewassurroundedwith

requeststoplayinpublic.AfterVienna,hevisitedPragueandDresden,wherehemetmoremusical

celebrities.

ItwasPariswherehedecidedtoperfecthistechniquethatChopinfinallysettledin.Theperformance

cameoffin1832,andthou澳theaudiencewassmalltheartisticsuccesswasgreat.PiinceRadziwilltookhim

toapartyattheRothsehilds.Hewasaskedtoplayandheplayedsobeautifullythathewasdrownedwith

praise.ThuswastheyoungPole（波蘭人）launchedonhiscareerofpopularityinParis.

PautersaystrulythatChopinneverinhislifewroteabarofmusicthatcontainedaninferioridea.And

therewasnothingvulgar（粗俗的）abouthimself.NobodyknewhimbetterthanGeorgeSand.Shesays,

'Gentle,sensitive,andverylovelyheunitedthecharmofadolescencewithsincerityofamorematureage.”

Title:71.___,

theRomantic

Poetofthe-

Piano

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Pauter:

Judgmentsof?noinferiorideainhismusic

OtherPeople?nothing79.abouthimself

80.:

?gentle,sensitiveandlovely

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandanswerthequestionsaccordingtotheinfi)nnation

giveninthepassageandtherequiredwordslimit.Writeyouransweronyouranswersheet.

Everywomanworriesaboutthedaywhensheglimpsesthefirstwrinkle(皺緲inherotherwisesmooth

skin.Butformany,thatdayisainvingevenearlierthantheyexpected.

Sunandcigarettesinadolescenceandearlyadulthoodarethesinner(罪魁禍笥behindagespots,

brokenbloodvesselsandirregularpigmentation(色素沉著)bythetimeyou'reinyour30's.Avoidingthose

twoisthebestwaytokeepskinlookyoungaslongaspossible.Butifdamageisdone,don?tlosehope.You

cantakeadvantageofalotofskin-careproducts.

Whatcanyouexpectfromtheseandotherskin-careproducts?Here'ssomeadvicefromtheexperts:

Sunblock

Itseemsobvious,butdermatologists(皮膚科醫(yī)的saymanypeoplestillwronglyassumethatsun

protectionisrequiredonlyforadayatpoolorbeach.Infoct,youneediteveiyday.Wonderwhatyourskin

wouldlikeifyou'dkeptitprotectedfromthesun?"Lookatvourbutt(臀部)JsaysDr.StevenCohen,chief

ofthedermatologydepartmentatMontefioreMedicalCenterinNewYork."It'ssmooth,withoutwrinkle.,,

Spotremovers

lbspecificallytarget44sunspots"andevenoutskincolor,dermatologistsrecommendproductswith

hydroquinone(氫醍;對(duì)苯二酚),whichgraduallywhitenstheskin.Sideeffectsincluderednessandirritation.

Avoidtheseproductsifyou'iepregnantbecausetheycanhurtadevelopingfetus(IJfiJL).

Onemorepoint:you'renevertoolatetoprotectyourskin.Ybumayfeellikegivingupwhenyousee

theconsequencesofteenagetans(darkcolorspot)inyourmirror,butthat'snoexcuseforskippingdaily

sunblock.Sundamageisaccumulative—andthatmeanseveryday'sraysdoalittlemorehann.Sokeepon

doingit,andyoumaygetabigsurpriseaftertenormoreyears.

81.Whatdotheunderlinedwords‘thosetwo"inParagraphTworeferto?(Nomorethan3wonds)

82.Howshouldapregnantwomandealwithskin-caneproducts?(Nomorethan3words)

83.Whydoestheauthorusetheexampleof"Lookatyourbutt”?(Nomorethan11words)

84.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?(Nomorethan13words)

答

姓名_______________________

52.53.54.55.

71.72.73.

74.75.76.

77.78.79.

80.___________________________

81._____________________________________________________________________________________

82._____________________________________________________________________________________

83._____________________________________________________________________________________

84.

高考模擬題參考答案

I.Listeningcomprehension（J420小題，每小題L5分,滿分30分）

SectionA（共15小題，每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

1-5:CABCA6-10:CBABC11-15:BACAB

SectionB（共5小題，每小題15分，滿分75分）

16.CultureShock17.Number18.HumorandHome

19.people'svalues20.Enjoyingliving

II.Languageknowledge（共35小題，滿分45分）

SectionA（共15小題,每小題1分，滿分15分）

21-25:ABCBD26-30:DCABD31-35:CAABD

SectionB（共12小題,每小題L5分，滿分18分）

3640:BADDA41-45:BCADC46-47:CB

SectionC（共8小題，每小題15分，滿分12分）

48.the49.be50.Others51.by

52.achieve/gain53.concerned54.neither55.But

III.Readingcomprehension（共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分）

56-60:DACBD61-65:BCCAB66-70:DBACA

IV.Guidedwriting（共3部分，滿分45分）

SectionA（共10小題，每小題1分,滿分10分）

71.FredericChopin72.Introduction

73.Dateofbirth74.Nationality

75.dreamyandtender76.interest

77.Routetftour78.Paris

79.vulgar80.GeorgeSand

SectionB（共4小題,滿分10分）

81.Sunandcigarettes.（2分）

82.Avoiding（using）them.（2分）

83.lbshowtheeffectofprotectingtheskinfromthesun./Tbshowhoweffectiveprotectingtheskin

fromthesunis.（3分）

84.Introducingthereasonsofskindamageandsomeadvicetosolveskinproblems.（3分）

SectionC（滿分25分）

Dearteacher,

We^sopleasedthatyouarewillingtoshareourviews.InordertoimproveourEnglish,wejusthada

surveyabouttherevisionamongusstudentsyesterdayIhavecollectedsomeinformation.

First,allofuswouldliketoslowdowntheourEnglishrevisionsothatwecandobetterAsstudents,weonly

haveasmallvocabularyafterall.Ontheotherhand,wouldyoupleasegiveuslessassignmentbecausewe

findittoohardtofinishpilesofexerciseswithintheclass?Inmyopinion,it'sastep-by-steppmcesstohavea

goodgraspofEnglishandmorefreetimeisgreatlyneededforself-studySecond,mostofthestudentshold

theideathattheyareweakinlistening,andhopethatyoucanhelpusimproveitbypractisingmore.Lastly

it'shopedthatyoucancommunicatewithusmore.PersonallyIbelieveitisyourencouragementthatcan

makeuslesstensebutmoreconfident.

Inshort,let\workhardtogethertogoforit!

錄音原文

SectionA

Conversation1

M:Oh,lookatthoseearrings,Maria.They'reperfectforyou.

W:Theseredones?I'mnotsure.

M:No,theyellowones.

W:Oh,these?Hmm.Yellowisn*ta^x)dcolorforme.

M:Well,thatnecklaceisn'tbad.

W:Whichone?

M:Thatblueonerightthere.Howmuchisit?

W:It's$42!That'sexpensive!

M:Hey,letme除titforyou.Itsourmania除anniversarypresent.

Conversation2

W:Hey,youhavesomanyclocksinyourbedroom.

M:Yeah,IwanttomakesureIcanwakeupinthemorning.

W:Butistheresomethingwrongwithyourclocks?Noneofthemhasthesametime.

M:Idoitonpurpose.Isetthisclockaheadtenminutes,andthisonebacktenminutes,butIalwayssetthat

onetotherighttime.

W:Sothealarmsringeverytenminutes?

M:Yeah.

W:Areyourcrazyorwhat?

M:No,Iamaheavysleeper.Ineedthundertowakemeup.

Conversation3

W:Wouldyoulikeacupoftea?

M:I'dloveone.Allthatshoppinghasmademeexhausted.Withtwospoonfulsofsugartoday.Ineedthe

energy.

W:Poorthing!

M:Givemeoneofthosedou^inuts.

W:Youllgetfat.

M:No,IwontYouworkmetoohard.

W:Theydolookgood,don'tthey?

M:Mmm!Lotsofjaminthemtoo.

W:Myfingersaresticky.Hlgetsometissuesandsomeforks.

M:You'dbetterhurryortheyllallbegone.

W:Coming!Hereyouare.Youcanwashthedishes.

M:Asmallpricetopay.Afterall,youmakeagreatcupoftea.

Conversation4

M:Alex,howcanwesavetheenvironment?

W:Bysavingwater.

M:Well,howcanwedothat?

W:Bynotusingtoomuchwaterwhenwewashdishes,takeabath,andwhenwedootherthings,like

wateringtheplantsoutside.

M:Oh,IthinkIcandothat.Whatelse?

W:Whendrinkingoreatingsomethingoutside,youshouldkeepthegarbageuntilyoufindatrashcantoputit

inbecauselitteringmakesourplanetdirty.Doyoulikeseeingtrashallovertheground?

M:No,Idon't.Doyouhaveanyfinalsuggestions?

W:Yes.Weshouldn'twastepaperbecausetreesarebeingcutdowntomakethepaper.Byrecyclingpaper,

wesavetheforestswhereanimalslive.

M:So,howcanchildrenrecyclepaper,Imean,everyday?

W:Well,Iusedtomakethingsoutofthenewspapers,likepapertrees,insteadofjustthrowingthemaway.

Now,thechildreninourneighborhoodcollectnewspapersonceamonthtotakethemtoarecycling

center.

M:That'sgreat.WellthanksAlexforyourideas.

Conversation5

M:Hello.

W:Goodevening,Sir.IsthisMr.CharlesPhilips?

M:Yes,itis.