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浙江省杭州市2016-2017年英语中考英语模拟试卷(十九)
A. Use business recordings
B. Speak slowly and clearly
C. Learn telephone manners
D. Practice often with a friend
E. Try your best to listen to the other person
F. Make sure you understand the other speaker
Some people are afraid of answering the telephone call. Here are some tips to help you when you are answering the call.
Listening to someone speaking in a second language over the telephone can be very challenging because you cannot see the person you are trying to hear. You may not realize that your pronunciation isn't clear. So pay special attention to your pronunciation and speak as slowly as possible
Don't pretend to understand everything you hear over the telephone. Don't be afraid to remind the person to slow down more than once. .
Ask another student to practice talking on the phone with you.Try to talk for at least fifteen minutes. The most important thing about practicing telephone English is that you are not able to see others' mouths. .
There are many ways to get free telephone English practice. After business hours, you can call and listen to recorded messages. Write down what you hear the first time, and then call back and check if your notes are right. . Many speakers make the mistake of being too direct on the telephone. Sometimes just one word such as could or may is necessary in order to sound polite. Take the time to learn how to answer the phone in a polite manner.
{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Some people climbed the highest mountains, some traveled to unknown parts of the world, and some sailed small boats across the largest sea. Now some people begin to look for new excitement(刺激).
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Bungee jumping only lasts a few minutes or even seconds. You jump from a high place, 200 meters above the ground, and there is a rubber band tied to your legs. When you jump down, the rubber band pulls you up. About 2,000,000 people around the world have tried bungee jumping.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} Some scientists (科学家) say that it is because modem life has become safe and it is not interesting. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} They had to go out and look for food, and life was like a fight but was interesting.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} They live and work in safe places, buy food in shops, and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill.
A. Why do people take part in these dangerous sports? B. In the past, people lived in danger. C. Many people think that there is little excitement in life. D. More and more people around the world are taking part in dangerous sports. E. Bungee jumping is a dangerous sport. |
In China, not everybody follows the traffic lights when they cross the road. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}Chinese people "cross roads without thinking about traffic lights, as long as they are part of a crowed", said a host from CCTV.
A CCTV news program showed that in only an hour, more than 600 people jumped red lights when crossing a road at a crossing in Chengdu. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Such an opinion is supported by a research team at Tongji University. They found that Chinese people would wait for 70 to 90 seconds before they lost their patience.
However, a survey suggests that half of respondents (调查对象)believe that people jaywalk mainly because they pay no attention to traffic rules at all. A person wrote on microblog (微博), "I always obey traffic rules. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}"
Many countries give out punishments(惩罚) to jaywalkers. In Singapore, the maximum (最大量)can be three months in prison (监狱). {#blank#}4{#/blank#} For example, the first three people in a jaywalking group will be fined 50 yuan in Shijiazhuang. But calling on people to follow rules is more important. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
A. Many people say that they jaywalk (乱闯马路) because the red light lasts too long. B. People should wait for the traffic lights to turn green before crossing a road. C. Only in this way can we solve the problem completely. D. "Chinese Style Road Crossing" has become a hot expression recently. E. Some Chinese cities have started taking some actions, too. F. Time is important but safety should come first. |
Tom and Tim are twins(双胞胎). They are four years old. It's very difficult for people to tell(辨别) who is Tom and who is Tim.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}The two boys like to jump, draw pictures and play ball games.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}But they don't like to take a shower(淋浴).
Today, Tom and Tim come back from outside(外面).{#blank#}3{#/blank#}.After twenty minutes, Tom goes out.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Their mother takes Tim into the bathroom(浴室). But the boy doesn't want to go in.
"No! No! Mom, I'm Tom.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}”
"Shut up(闭嘴)! I know you are Tim.”
At that time, the boy out of the bathroom is so happy, because he doesn't need to take a shower today.
A. I don't want to take a shower again(再). B. It's Tim's turn(轮到)to take a shower. C. Sometimes(有时)their parents can't tell ,either(也). D. The twins like taking showers very much. E. Tim likes playing basketball but Tom doesn't. F. And they often make themselves dirty(脏的). G. Their mother takes Tom into the bathroom. |
Alice: Hi, Frank! Are you free on Saturday?
Frank: Yes.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}
Alice: I heard a baby panda was born in the zoo. Let's go and have a look.
Frank: Oh, I have been there twice. I think you'd better learn something about pandas before you go to the zoo.
Alice: I know a little.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}There are about 2,000 pandas living in the forests.
Frank: That's true. They are in danger now.
Alice: Why? Is it because they don't have babies very often?
Frank:{#blank#}3{#/blank#} Another main reason is that humans cut down lots of bamboo forests, and pandas don't have enough food to eat.
Alice: That's too bad !{#blank#}4{#/blank#}
Frank: We can make some posters to tell people to save pandas.
Alice: I will take some photos of the pandas first when I visit the zoo.
Frank:{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Have a good time!
Alice: Thank you.
A.Don't forget to show me the photos when you come back. B.A mother panda has only one baby every two years. C.What can we do to help them? D.This is one of the reasons. E.Is it very cute? F.I will have a quite relaxing day tomorrow. |
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