上海市嘉定区封浜高级中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷

2024学年封浜高中第一学期高二英语期中考试试卷(2024.11) 满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟 考生注意： 1.本场考试设试卷和答题纸两部分，试卷包括试题与答题要求，所有答题必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题)在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。 2.答题前，务必在答题纸上填写姓名、学校、考号等信息。 3.答题纸与试卷在试题编号上是一一对应的，答题时应特别注意，不能错位。 I. Listening comprehension(25') Section A(10') Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a comversation and the question about it,read the four possible answers on your paper,and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. Bargaining with a sales girl. B. Shopping with his girl. C. Promoting a new product. D. Choosing a novel for his child. 2.A. Its facilities. B. Its location. C. Its comfort. D. Its price. 3. A. Fashionable pants in bright colours. B. Something to match her brown pants. C. 100% cotton pants in dark blue. D. Grey pants made from pure cotton. 4.A. Listening to some loud music. B. Practicing for a speech contest. C. Preparing for an oral examination. D. Talking loudly on the telephone. 5.A.The man needn't go shopping every week. B. She can pick the man up at the grocery store. C. She will drive the man to the supermarket. D. The man should buy a car of his own. 6.A.The teacher is just following the regulations. B. The woman should have gone on the field trip. C. He has gone through a similar experience. D. He understands the woman's feeling. 7.A.Have someone repair the refrigerator. B. Switch off the refrigerator for a while. C. Ask the man to fix the refrigerator. D Buy a refrigerator of better quality. 8 A.She stayed away from work for a few days. B. She is black and blue all over. C. She got hurt in an accident yesterday. D. She has to go to see a doctor. 9.A. Her brother can help the man find a cheaper hotel. B. The man can stay in her brother's apartment. C. The man should have booked a less expensive hotel. D. Her brother can find an apartment for the man. 10. A. She is currently caught in a traffic jam. B. She wants to take the most direct way .C. She may be late for the football game. D . She is worried about missing her flight. Section B(15') Directions: In Section B, you wil hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you wil be asked questions on each of them. The passages and conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11.A. It is a resting place. B. It is a strange place. C. It is a scenic spot. D. It is a famous garden. 12. A. Buildings of different shapes and styles. B. Different kinds of birds of al colours. C. School teachers and the pupils. D. Many kinds of animals in the park. 13. A. For a quarter. B. For less than half an hour. C. For two hours. D. For more than one hour. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14.A. Because both his parents did what they realy didn't like. B. Because his father couldn't plant cucumbers any longer. C. Because his mother wouldn't like to make pickles(泡菜) any longer. D. Because nobody cared for their garden any longer. 15. A. To eat sweet pickles. B.To watch cabbages grow. C. To plant cabbages very much. D. To do all to make his wife happy. 16.A.They led a very hard life. B. They love eating cucumbers. C. They loved each other very much. D. They knew what each other liked doing. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A.Their washing machine. B. The electricity C. The lights. D. The bedroom. 18. A. Doctor and patient. B. Secretary and boss. C. Wife and husband. D. Waitress and customer. 19. A. One hundred dollars. B. Two hundred dollars. C. One thousand dollars. D. One thousand and one hundred dollars. 20. A. Because he wanted to buy a car. B. Because he didn't have a good job. C. Because their car needed repairing. D. Because they want to repair their house .II. Grammar and Vocabulary(35') Section A(10') Dlrections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. (A) Are you on 21 diet? Then maybe you should consider 22 (sit) by the window the next time you eat out. A new book claims that 23 you sit in a restaurant can affect how much you consume. A new research found that people sitting farthest from the front door ate the fewest salads and were 73 percent 24 (likely) to order dessert. The diners 25 (seat) at dark table ate heavier food and ordered more of it, 26 those sitting at bright bar tables ordered more salads and fewer desserts. According to the researchers, the darker it is, the more invisible you 27 feel, the less easy it is to see how much you're eating and the less guilty you are when you eat more.In contrast, 28 (expose) yourself to the sunlight, people or trees outside might make you more aware 29 you look, might make you think about walking or might make you want a green salad.The researchers also noted that slim diners chewed around 15 times per mouthful, three chews more than heavier diners. By eating more slowly, the diner consumes less in the time 30 takes for the brain to register satisfaction. Section B(10') Directions: For each blank in the following questions there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Choose the best answer to the question. 31.-Why so serious, dear? -Nothing. I'm just thinking about the problem_____tomorrow. A. discussed B. will be discussed C. to be discussed D. being discussed 32.While shopping, people sometimes can't help _____into buying something they don't really need. A. to persuade B. persuading C. being persuaded D. be persuaded 33.It is the third time that she has won the race, _____ has surprised us all. A. that B. where C. which D. What 34.I wish to thank Professor Smith, without _____ help I would never have got this far. A. who B. whose C. whom D. which 35.If the population of the Earth goes on increasing at its present rate, by the end of the 21st century, we _____the oil that drives our cars. A. will use up B. will have been using up C. will have used up D. have used up 36. When he was alive, the old sclentist used to say that knowledge _____ from practice and he gained his experience by doing a lot of practical work. A. was coming B. had come C.comes D. would come 37. _____ I always felt I would pass the exam, I never thought I would get an A. A.Although B.Once C.If D.Until 38. _____ hard you try, it is difficult to lose weight without cuting down the amount you eat. A. However B.Whatever C.Whichever D. Whenever 39.The possibility _____ the majority of the labour force will work at home is often discussed. A.which B.as C.that D.what 40.I know nothing about her except _____ you told me. A.what B.that C.how D.where Section B(15') Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A.exposed B.containing C.conditions D.based E.style F.data G.enhancing H.resist L.definitely J.frequently K.complete In an experiment that 41 healthy volunteers to a cold or flu virus, researchers found that people with a generally sunny temper were less likely to fall ill.The findings were built on evidence that a “positive emotional style" can help to 42 the common cold and other illness. "Researchers believe the reasons may be both objective as in happiness 43 immune function and subjective as in happy people being less disturbed by a sore throat or running nose." "People with a positive emotional style may have active immune responses to the virus,"explained lead study author Dr. Sheldon Cohen of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. "And when they do get a cold, they may interpret their ilness as being less severe." Actually, 44 on the previous study results, Cohen and his colleagues have been 45 certain that pleasant people are, for most cases, less likely to catch a cold, but some questions remained as to whether a person's character itself brings about the effect. For the new study, the researchers had 193 healthy adults 46 standard measures of personality tendency, self-conscious health and emotional "style". Those who tend to be happy, energetic and easy-going were judged as having a positive emotional 47 while those who were often unhappy, tense and opposed had a negative style. The researchers gave them nasal(鼻子的)drops 48 either a cold virus or a particular flu virus. Over the next six years, the researchers collected 49 like daily mucus(唾液) protection. Cohen and his colleagues found that based on objective analysis of nose 50 , happy people were less likely to develop a cold. Il. Reading Comprehension(45') Section A(15') Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fts the context. Why girls do better at school than boys? For centuries, boys were top of the class. But these days, that's no longer the case. A new study by the OECD, a club of mostly 51 countries in Europe and North America, examined how 15-year-old boys and girls performed at reading, mathematics and science. Boys stil get somewhat better 52 at maths and physics, and in other science courses the genders are roughly 53 . But when it comes to the students who really struggle and suffer at school, the difference is 54 : boys are 50% more likely than girls to fall short of basic standards in all three areas. 55 ,why are girls performing better at school than their male classmates? First, girls read more than boys. Reading proficiency(熟练) is the basis upon which all other learning is built.When boys don't do well in reading, their 56 in other school subjects suffers too. Second, girls spend much more time on their homework and out-of-class learning. 57 , girls spend five and a half hours per week doing homework while boys spend a little less than four and a half hours. Researchers suggest that doing homework 58 by teachers is linked to better accomplishment in maths, reading and science. Boys, it appears, spend more of their free time in the 59 world; they are 17% more likely to play cooperative online games than girls every day. They also use the intermet more. Third, peer 60 plays a role. A lot of boys decide early on that they are just too cool for school.They adopt a so-called concept of masculinity(男子气概) that includes a disregard for 61, which means they're more likely to be rude and noisy in class. Teachers mark them down for this. In anonymous(匿名的) tests, boys perform better. In fact, the gender gap in reading 62 by a third when teachers don't know the gender of the pupil they are marking. So what can be done to close this gap? Getting boys to do more homework and cut down on screen-time would help. And offering boys a 63 to read non-fiction would help too: they're keener on comics and newspapers. But most of all, abandoning gender stereotypes(旧模式) would 64 all students. Thus, boys in all countries with the best schools read much better than girls. As we know, girls in Shanghai, Singapore and Seoul are good at mathematics, and they 65 boys from anywhere else in the world. 51.A.awkward B.wealthy C.patriotic D.rotten 52.A.scores B.database C.shelter D.wisdom 53. A. fashionable B.reliable C.relevant D.equal 54.A.stable B.vague C.obvious D.logical 55. A.However B.In addition C.Similarly D.Instead 56.A.intention B.comment C.preparation D.performance 57.A. In brief B.On average C. On the contrary D.In addition 58.A. researched B.designed C.assigned D.assumed 59.A.virtual B.realistic C.reusable D.artificial 60.A.process B.disaster C. responsibility D.pressure 61.A. experts B authorities C.adults D.peers 62.A.develops B.widens C.narrows D.forms 63.A.chance B.volunteer C.favour D.resource 64.A.melt B.survive C.threaten D.benefit 65.A.purchase B.overtake C.hire D.challenge Section B(22') Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four cholces marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) It was 1961 and I was in the fifth grade. My marks in school were miserable and, the thing was, I didn't know enough to really care. My older brother and I lived with Mom in a humble house in Detroit. We watched TV every night. But one day Mom changed our world forever. She turned off the TV. Our mother had only been able to get through third grade. But, she was much brighter and smarter than we boys knew at the time. She had noticed something in the suburban houses she cleaned---books. So she came home one day, snapped off the TV, sat us down and explained that her sons were going to make something of themselves. "You boys are going to read two books every week," she said. "And you're going to write a report on what you read."We complained about how unfair it was. Besides, we didn't have any books in the house other than Mom's Bible. But she explained that we would go where the books were regardles of how unwilling or even angry we were: "I'll drive you to the library." So pretty soon there were these two peevish boys siting in her car on their way to Detroit Public Library. I wandered reluctantly among the children's books. I loved animals, so when I saw some books that seemed to be about animals, I started leafing through them.The first book I read clear through was Chip the Dam Builder. It was about beavers(海狸). For the first time in my life I was lost in another world. No television program had ever taken me so far away from my surroundings as did this verbal visit to a cold stream in a forest and these animals building a home. It didn't dawn on me at the time, but the experience was quite different from watching TV. There were images forming in my mind instead of before my eyes. And I could returm to them again and again with the flip of a page. Soon I began to look forward to visiting this quiet refuge from my other world. Now my older brother is an engineer and I am a doctor. Sometimes I still can't believe my life's journey, from a failing and indiferent student in a Detroit public school to this position, which takes me all over the world to teach and perform critical surgery. But I know when the journey began the day Mom snapped off the TV set and put us in her car for that drive to the library. 66.We can learn from the beginning of the passnge that_ A. the author and his brother had done well in school B. the author had been very concerned about his school work C. the author had spent much time watching TV after school D. the author had realized how important schooling was 67.According to the passage, which of the following words can best describe the author's mother? A. Tolerant and decisive. B. Aggressive and open-minded. C. Determined and farsighted. D. Persistent and literate. 68. The underlined word "peevish"in the passage can be replaced by___ A.clever B.bad-tempered C.patient D.cute 69. The author began to love books for the following reasons EXCEPT that A. he could constantly review the plots in the books B. he could visualize what he read in his mind. C. he could get many rewards from his mother. D. he realized that books offered him new experience (B) Travelling Brochure Travelling Information in Melbourne, Australia Tour Name: Phillip Island, Penguins, Koalas and Kangaroos Price: Starting from AUD $115 per person Tour Highlights 1.Visit Warrook, a working cattle farm. Enjoy the opportunity to pat and feed kangaroos, wallabies and host of farm animals. 2.Watch koalas in their natural habitat at the Koala Conservation Centre. 3.View impressive coastal scenery at Nobbies. From the walkway, see Australia's largest population of fur seals living along the southem coastline. 4.Visit the educational and interesting Phillip Island Visitors Information Centre. 5. Viewing Platform Penguin Plus--More personalized wildlife viewing limited to 130 people, providing closer viewing of the penguin arrival than the main viewing stand. Additional info 1.This tour must be booked at least 24 hours in advance of your travel date. 2.Confirmation for this product will be received within 24 hours, subject to availability. 3. Please remember to bring warm, waterproof clothing on this tour. You may also wish to bring a towel or a rug to sit on at the Penguin Parade viewing platform. Pricing Policy Children aged between 3 and 14 years inclusive qualify for child rate. Kids aged 2 years and under travel free of charge, providing they are not occupy a coach seat. Phillip Island, Penguins, Konlas and Kangaroos Per person Season Aug.1, 2015 to Mar 31, 2016 Tour Code Days of Week Adult Child Tour only Mon...Sun $115.00 $58.00 Tour including Viewing Platform Penguin Plus Mon...Sun $140.00 $83.00 Travel Voucher(凭据) Please download Travel Voucher from this website. For every confirmed booking you will be required to print a voucher which is presented at the destination. You will receive a link to your voucher by email once your booking is confirmed. 70.The visitor will go to all the following places EXCEPT A. Warrook Cattle farm. B. Australian Eastern coastline. C. Koala Conservation Center. D. Phillip Island Visitors Information Centre. 71. Which of the following group need only pay $58 per person? A. Adult tourists. B.2-year-old kids C. Kids between 3 and 14. D. Babies in arms 72.Tourists are reminded to bring a towel or a rug because A.they will lie on the coast C.it makes them warm B. they may want to sit on the platform D. they will swim during the tour (C) Are you worried about money? If so, I have some good news for you. Someone once said, "If all your problems can be solved with money, then you don't have any. "I get the point. Unless you are on the edge of losing everything and living in your car(which is a very sad thing that happens to people every day), your perceptions of your problems may not be serving you well. Let's take a look. Can you pay your living expenses and support your family? If so, you are OK. Even if you are a family that just barely breaks even every month, you have to count that as a blessing. Most of us also have those terrible, surprising unexpected bills. But unless you lose your job or your mind, don't you always find away to take care of those expenses? PERTINENT(切中要害的) QUESTIONS To see if you worry too much about finances, ask yourself a couple of questions. Do you wake up worried about money? Do you check your bank balance and look at upcoming bills more than once every few days or even multiple times a day? If so, then you may have a little financial insecurity going on. Let's look at getting it under control. If it's making you crazy, it can make your family a little crazy too. This type of anxiousness is passed on to others, which is important to remember whenever you have the urge to share your fears. TOO MUCH INFORMATION TMI (too much information) happens because it seems that by releasing pent-up(压抑的) feelings of anxiety you will feel better and hopefully more supported. And this can happen, but not with your loved ones because they will take on your fear and magnify it. Talk instead with your financial advisor, your bank manager or your therapist. Laying your financial fears at the feet of your family is not good for them or for you. Yes, be honest about any problems, but if you get emotional, so will those closest to you. POSITIVE ACTION It's hard to be dispassionate about money, but honestly, it's really the best way to get this issue solved. You have to look at it from a practical standpoint. Go over your debts, look closely at your assets and determine the best thing for you to do with your time right now. Maybe you need to use this time to get your books in order on your computer or use it to job hunt or to promote your business. Then again, you may need to hire an accountant and go on some interviews. The point is simple: the only way to relieve yourself of the uncomfortable feeling of financial pressure is to take some kind of positive action. 73. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Financial problems are not vital ones in everyone's daily life B. You'd better calm down when you have financial problems. C. You needn't worry about unexpected bills even if you're out of work. D. When you have financial fears, remember to share feelings with others 74. The passage implies that A. the best way to deal with money problem is to take positive action B. as long as we share feelings with others, money fear will disappear C. we should have an optimistic attitude toward financial fears D. any problem we meet can be solved with the help of money 75. The unerlined phrase in the fourth paragraph probably means A. to solve financial fears caused by your family B. to help your family smartly avoid financial fears C. to make your family responsible for financial fears D. to encourage your family to face financial fears bravely. 76. The best title of the passage is A. Perceptions of money and value B. Passion, money and family C. Keeping balance of psychology D. Dealing with money worries Section C(8') Dlrections: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. A. Pick your fights wisely. B. Be thankful for what you have C.Tell yourself you can make it through just one more day. D. You can find strengths in bettering someone else's life. E. It's enough to make you find out how strangely unlucky you are. F.Remember when you were a child, you could get excited by the simplest wonders of life. Develop Your Mental Strength Mentally(精神上) strong people are able to deal with and recover from even the most terrible conditions.To develop your mental strength, here are some suggestions. Believe in yourself You've made it this far. 77 Hold on to it even one more moment, and you can survive whatever you're going through. It won't be easy, so when you feel like you're about to fall apart, close your eyes, take a deep breath and remind yourself you can do it. Rediscover your interest in life Emotionally strong people view each day as a gift. They try to structure themselves so that the gift is taken advantage of fully. 78 --playing with leaves in the fall, drawing a small animal, or eating a sweet. Find that inner child. Be that inner child. Your ability to be mentally and emotionally strong depends on it. 79 Does every little thing anger you? Ask yourself why and whether these little things matter. Try cutting your life down to a few key values that mean the world to you, and don't worry about anything else. As Sylvia Robinson once said, "Some people think it's holding on that makes one strong--sometimes it's letting go." Reach out to those who mean the most to you Spend time with friends and family, along with others who are supportive and positive. If no one is available, make new friends. And if there are no friends to be found, help others who are in greater need. 80 V. Translation(15') Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 81.交友时勿以貌取人。(base) 82.玛丽迫不及待地要使用刚下载的软件。(make use of) 83.这本杂志不仅会影响青少年对时尚的看法，还会开启健康饮食的新潮流。(difference) 84.对志愿者来说，重要的不是能为别人做多少，而是能从中获得帮助他人的快感。(not..but..) VI. Guided Writing (30') Directions: Write an English composition in 100-120 words according to the instructions given below inChinese. 85.假设你是明启中学的高二学生李华。你家所在的社区图书馆正在招募暑期志愿者。你对此很感兴趣，希望能在高二寒假里有一份难忘的经历。写一封申请信给图书馆的负责人，内容包括： 1.你希望申请这份工作： 2.你申请的理由（可以从能力，经验，个性等方面阐述） 参考答案 1—5 DBDAC 6—10 DACBD 11—15 CABAD 16—20 CBCCC 21．a 22．sitting 23．where 24．more likely 25．seated 26．while 27．may 28．exposing 29．how 30．it 31-40 CCCBC CAACA 41-45 AHGDI 46-50 KEBFC 51-65 BADCA DBCAD BCADB 66-69 CCBC 70-72 .BCB 73-76 BCCD 77~80 C F A D 81. 交友时勿以貌取人。(base) Don’t judge a person based on his appearance when making friends. 82. .玛丽迫不及待地要使用刚下载的软件。（make use of） Mary can’t wait to make use of the software downloaded just now. 83. 这本杂志不仅会影响青少年对时尚的看法，还会开启健康饮食的新潮流。(difference) The magazine will not only make a difference to teenager's opinions on fashion, but also it will start a new trend towards a healthy diet. 84. 对志愿者来说，重要的不是能为别人做多少，而是能从中获得帮助他人的快感。( not...but....) What matters to volunteers is not how much they can do for others but that they can gain the joy of helping other people. 85.略 听力Scripts Listening Comprehension Section A 1. M: Can you recommend something that a school girl of nine or ten would like to read? W: I’d suggest this novel sir. It’s very popular all over the world these days. Q: What’s the man doing? 2. W: From here, the mountains look as if you could just reach out and touch them. M: That’s why I chose this house. It has one of the best views in this area. Q: What’s the man’s chief consideration in choosing the house? 3. M: Would you like to see those pants in brown and blue? These two colours are coming in this season. W: Oh, actually, grey is my favourite colour, but I prefer something made from cotton. 100% cotton I mean. Q: What’s the woman looking for? 4. W: Hey, if you can’t enjoy the music at a sensible volume, why not use your earphones? I’m preparing for the speech contest. M: Oh, sorry. I didn’t realise I’ve been bothering you all this time. Q: What’s the man probably doing? 5. M: Do you think I could borrow your car to go grocery shopping? The supermarkets outside the city are so much cheaper. I’d also be happy to pick up anything you need. W: Well. I don’t like to let anyone else drive my car. Tell you what, why don’t we go together? Q: What does the woman mean? 6. W: I was so angry yesterday! My biology teacher did not even let me explain why I missed the field trip. He just wouldn’t let me pass. M: That doesn’t seem fair, I’d feel that way too if I were you. Q: What does the man imply? 7. M: I’m no expert, but that noise in your refrigerator doesn’t sound right. Maybe you should have it fixed. W: You’re right. And I suppose I’ve put it off long enough. Q: What will the woman probably do? 8. W: My hand still hurts from the fall on the ice yesterday. I wonder if I broke something. M: I’m no doctor, but it’s not black and blue or anything. Maybe you just need to rest it for a few days. Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation? 9. M: I’m going to Beijing next week, but the hotel I booked is really expensive. W: Why book a hotel? My brother has two spare rooms in his apartment. Q: What does the woman mean? 10. W: Airport, please. I’m coming a little late. So just take the fastest way even if it’s not the most direct. M: Sure, but there’s a lot of traffic everywhere today because of the football game. Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation? Section B Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. Ladies and gentlemen, your attention, please. Our bus will arrive at Lake Park in a few minutes. You can feel the comfortable cool air coming from the lake. This is the favourite place for tourists in the summer, especially on a hot summer afternoon like today. This lake is one of the great wonders of nature. No one knows when and how it was formed. But people began to build houses around the lake a hundred years ago, so in this park you can have a special view of houses of all shapes and styles and colours. It is like an architecture show. In late autumn and winter, this park is the best place for bird watching. School teachers like to bring children here and they just love it. Now our bus is driving around the lake. You can sit back and enjoy the beauty of everything here. The bus will take us to a good spot, where you can take the most wonderful photos you have ever taken. Here we are. Please get off and watch your step. Return to the bus in twenty minutes. Thank you! Questions: 11. What do we know about Lake Park? 12. What special view will the tourists see in the park? 13. How long will they stay here? Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. There lived a happy family, the father, the mother and their cute children. The happy couple had always grown cucumbers and made sweet pickles together. The husband just loved to watch things grow. The whole family enjoyed preparing the field, planting and caring for the plants. His wife loved to make sweet pickles. She studied the best methods of preparing and preserving them. They were such a happy family and all their visitors went home with a jar of their famous pickles. People were surprised that this family had found a project to do together. Finally, the man died. The next spring all the children returned home. They said to their mother, “We know how much you love making pickles, so we are going to prepare the garden and plant them for you.” The mother smiled and said, “Thanks a lot, children, but you don’t have to do any planting for I really don’t enjoy making pickles. I did that only because your father loved to grow the cucumbers so much.” The children were all surprised, but the youngest son was upset, because the father had told him that he really didn’t like growing cucumbers, but only did it to please his wife! Questions: 14. Why was the youngest son upset? 15. What did the father like to do in fact? 16. What can we infer about the couple? Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. W: Please turn off the lights, Harry. M: Why? What’s the matter? I want to read the paper. W: If we turn on too many lights, all the electricity in the house will go off. M: Now who told you that? W: Our new neighbour Mr. Smith. M: Mr. Smith? When did he come to our home? W: I had to go to his home and ask for help today. M: What was wrong? W: When I turned on the washing machine, all the lights went out. M: Well, did he take care of it for you? W: Yes, but he said it would take a lot more work to do a really good job. M: What does he mean by a really good job? W: He said we need new electric wires throughout the house and a lot of other things. M: Did he tell you how much it would cost? W: Yes, about a thousand dollars. M: A thousand dollars? That’s a lot of money. And just when we need to get some work done on our car, too. Questions: 17. What had gone wrong in the speakers’ house? 18. What’s the relationship between the two speakers? 19. How much will the new electric wires and other things cost? 20. Why did the man think it would cost him dearly? 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$