武汉市武钢名校2023-2024学年高一上学期10月月考
英语
（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。
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第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话仅读一遍。
例: How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. How long has the woman been in hospital
A. For 4 days. B. For 5 days. C. For 6 days.
2. What does the woman want to do
A. Stop the TV. B. Look for her watch. C. Watch a TV program.
3. Where does the conversation most probably take place
A. In a bookstore. B. In a post office. C. In a hospital.
4. Who will probably pick up Anne tonight
A. Michael. B. Jenny. C. John.
5. What is the matter with the man
A. He is not interested in his English class.
B. He is not satisfied with his English.
C. He fails to pass the English test.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. What does the agent want Lily to do today
A. Act in an advertisement. B. Perform in a song. C. Dance for a movie.
7. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers
A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient. C. Husband and wife.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. What is the problem with the man
A. He feels cold. B. He has a headache. C. He drinks too much.
9. What is the man doing
A. Lying in the bed. B. Drinking water. C. Smoking.
10. Where are the speakers
A. At a clinic. B. At home. C. At a cafe.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11. Why does the man feel surprised about Betty
A. She went to the concert late. B. She didn’t enjoy the concerts. C. She hardly argues with others.
12. What did the boy do in the concert
A. He kicked the seat. B. He threw the rubbish everywhere. C. He argued with Betty.
13. What would the man have done if he was there
A. Turn to the security. B. Talk to the boy C. Argued with the woman.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14. When will the first course end
A. On July 3. B. On July 20. C. On August 10.
15. Where is the man from
A. England. B. France. C. Finland.
16. How much is the second course
A. 50. B. 500. C. 550.
17. How should the man pay
A. In cash. B. In a bank. C. Through the website.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
18. How long has the woman been riding the New York Subway
A. For 55 years B. For 110 years C. For 60 years
19. What did the subway mean to the speaker’s childhood
A. Tiring journeys. B. Great adventures. C. Frightening experience
20. What do we know about Rosie Ruiz during the New York marathon
A. She won the first prize. B. She ran through tunnels. C. She cheated by taking a subway.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Here, our selection of Britain’s strangest museums has something for everyone.
Glasgow Riverside Transport Museum
The museum houses steam engines, motorbikes, Glasgow buses and just about anything else that has a set of wheels, wrings or sails. One of the last tall ships in existence is moored (停泊) outside, and you can take a boat there from Govan. For those not in love with transport, there’s a copy of a 19th-century Glasgow street with traditional shops and an old subway station.
Entrance is free and for children of all ages.
The Natural History Museum, Hertfordshire
The Victorians were mad about collecting, and this is essentially the personal collection of just one home-educated boy, which began when he was 5 years old. But as a member of the Rothschild family, Walter took 40 years to do it. There’s just about every stuffed animal you could ever imagine, and quite a few you couldn’t: a polar bear; George, a mandrill (山魈) from London Zoo and a four-ton elephant seal.
Entrance is free.
The Pencil Museum 1, Cumbria
It is a museum all about the history of the everyday pencil. There are free daily artists’ demonstrations and workshops, so you can enter from one end of the museum and go out with a drawing from another end. The lovely Lake District location adds to the experience and the wonderful shop is especially enjoyable for stationery (文具) lovers.
Entrance: adults 8, children 6.
The Time Machine Museum of Science Fiction, Hertfordshire
This is the result of 30 years of crazy collecting by Andy Glazzard. There are artworks from sci-fi classics, but most of the museum artworks center on Doctor Who.
Entrance: adults 4.25, children 3.25.
21. What can visitors see in Glasgow Riverside Transport Museum
A. Stuffed animals. B. Various vehicles. C. Old bus stations. D. Some modern shops.
22. How much would a couple with two children pay for admission to The Pencil Museum
A. 14 B. 20 C. 28 D. 32
23. Where is this text probably taken from
A. A news report. B. A science fiction. C. A history textbook. D. A travel guidebook.
B
Bill Gates doesn’t pretend he lives in an egalitarian household. When it comes to parenting his three children, the billionaire says his wife Melinda has done more than her share of the work raising the kids. “My wife does 80%,” Gates told a crowd of Harvard students. He said he and his wife have been quite careful about the model they’ve used to raise their three children, who are now 15, 18, and 22 years old.
They followed a 1970s “Love and Logic” parenting model. It’s a formula that was created by a group of three men. The core idea of their philosophy is centered on the idea of emotional control, mainly reducing emotional reactions like shouting or reprimanding (训斥) kids. Aside from controlling parent tempers, the model also stresses the importance of not providing rewards for kids, but instead showing unconditional love and admiring kids for who they are, not what they do (or don’t) achieve. “Many highly successful people struggled with grades as children,” co-founder of this model, Charles Fay wrote on his site. “What’s most important is that our children develop good character, curiosity, and problem-solving skills.”
Gates says the “Love and Logic” method is a far cry from the way he grew up, but he knew he wanted to do things differently with his own kids. It wasn’t the only way he set boundaries (界线) for his children. None of his kids owned a cell phone until they were 14 years old. The children also attended Catholic church regularly with their parents. And they will each get about $10 million of their parents fortune as inheritance (遗产), a me re small part of roughly $90 billion net worth. “We want to strike a balance where they have the freedom to do anything, but not a lot of money showered on them so they could go out and do nothing,” Gates once told TED.
24. What does the underlined word “egalitarian” in paragraph 1 mean
A. Believing in wealth. B. Having a lot of knowledge.
C. Believing in equality. D. Having an interest in kids.
25. What do we know about “Love and Logic” parenting model
A. It is not a good choice for Bill Gates. B. It focuses on emotional control.
C. It stresses the importance of rewarding kids. D. It was created by a group of three women.
26. Which of the following does Charles Fay agree with
A. Shaping good character is more important than problem-solving skills.
B. Showing unconditional love is always the most effective way.
C. Many highly successful people had good grades as children.
D. Shouting at kids is not a wise choice for parents.
27. What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A. Bill Gates is strict with his kids. B. Bill Gates’ kids will get about 10 million.
C. Bill Gates doesn’t love his children. D. Bill Gates’ kids hate “Love and Logic” method.
C
Crocodiles today look very similar to ones from 200 million years ago. There are also very few species alive today--just 25. Other animals such as lizards (蜥蜴) and birds have achieved a diversity of many thousands of species in the same amount of time or less.
Prehistory also saw types of crocodile we don’t see today, including giants as big as dinosaurs, plant-eaters, fast runners and snake-like forms that lived in the sea. The rate of their evolution (进化) is generally slow, but occasionally they evolve more quickly because the environment has changed. In particular, their evolution speeds up when the climate is warmer, and their body size increases.
The body size of crocodiles is important because it interacts with how fast animals grow, how much food they need, how big their populations are and how likely they are to become extinct. The limited diversity of crocodiles and their obvious lack of evolution is a result of a slow evolutionary rate. It seems the crocodiles arrived at a body plan that was very efficient and perfect enough that they didn’t need to change it in order to survive. This perfection could be one explanation why crocodiles survived Cretaceous period (白垩纪), in which the dinosaurs died out.
Crocodiles generally develop better in warm conditions because they cannot control their body temperature and require warmth from the environment. The climate during the age of dinosaurs was warmer than it is today, and that may explain why there were many more varieties of crocodiles than we see now. Being able to draw energy from the sun means they do not need to eat as much as a warm-blooded animal like a bird or a mammal (哺乳动物).
28. What influenced the evolution of crocodiles most
A. Their number. B. The climate. C. Their habits. D. Food resources.
29. Why did crocodiles go slowly in evolution
A. As a result of their good appetite. B. Because of their perfect body type.
C. Owing to so many dinosaurs around. D. Due to their limited ability to reproduce.
30. We can infer from the last paragraph that crocodiles ________.
A. are warm-blooded animals B. like cold living conditions
C. eat less than mammals D. are fiercer than dinosaurs
31. What is the text mainly about
A. The history of crocodiles.
B. Ancient animals’ evolution.
C. Residents of the Cretaceous period,
D. The “stop-start” pattern of crocodiles’ evolution.
D
It’s late in the evening, time to close the book and turn off the computer. You’re done for the day. What you may not realize, however, is that the learning process actually continues in your dreams.
It might sound like science fiction, but researchers are increasingly focusing on the relationship between the knowledge and skills our brains absorb during the day and the often strange imaginings they generate at night. Scientists have found that dreaming about a task we’ve learned improves performance in that activity (suggesting that there’s some truth to the popular idea that we’re “getting” a foreign language once we begin dreaming in it). What’s more, dreaming may be a necessary part of understanding, organizing and retaining what we learn.
While we sleep, research indicates, the brain replays the patterns of activity it experienced during waking hours, allowing. us to enter what one psychologist calls a neural (神经的) virtual reality. A vivid example of such replay can be seen in a video researchers made recently about sleep disorders. They taught a series of dance moves to patients suffering from sleepwalking and related conditions. They then videotaped the subjects as they slept. Lying in bed, eyes closed, one female patient on the tape performs the dance moves she learned earlier.
This shows that while our bodies are at rest, our brains are drawing what’s important from the information and events we’ve recently encountered, then integrating that material into the vast store of what we already know. In a 2010 study, researchers reported that college students who dreamed about a computer maze (迷宫) task they had learned showed a 10-fold improvement in their ability to find their way through the maze compared with participants who did not dream about the task.
That study’s chief researcher Herbert Smith suggested that studying right before bedtime or taking a nap following a study session in the afternoon might increase the probability of dreaming about the material. Think about that as you go to sleep tonight.
32. What happens when one enters a dream state
A. The body continues to act as if the sleeper were awake.
B. The neural activity of the brain will become strengthened.
C. The brain once again experiences the learning activities of the day.
D. The brain behaves as if it were playing a virtual reality video game.
33. What does the brain do while we are sleeping
A. It replaces old information with new material.
B. It processes and absorbs newly acquired information.
C. It regroups information and places it in different files.
D. It systematizes all the information collected during the day.
34. How can learning be improved according to Herbert Smith
A. Staying up late before finally going to bed.
B. Having a period of sleep right after studying.
C. Having a dream about anything you are interested in.
D. Thinking about the chances of dreaming about the material.
35. What is the research discussed in the passage mainly about
A. How study affects people’s dreams.
B. Why people learn more after sleeping.
C. What time students should study and sleep.
D. How dreaming may lead to improved learning effects.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Helping Your Teen Understand the Value of Money
It seems that there are more things for teens to spend money on than ever. 36 If you aren’t made of money, it’s hard to give your kids everything they want. That’s why it’s important to help them understand the value of money.
Start teaching your children about money early. Starting around age 10, give them a few dollars every week for them to spend however they want. Make the pocket money dependent on doing housework. 37 Don’t set limits on what they can spend it on, and don’t continually buy them things they want. They’ll soon learn that if they spend all their money as soon as they get it, they won’t be able to afford more expensive things they want.
You should also start early introducing your children to budgets and how much things cost. 38 Soon they’ll realise how much some things really cost.
As your child gets older, about 13 or 14, increase their pocket money as you increase their responsibility. Once they’re more responsible, give them a budget for something bigger like clothes and make them stick to it.
Eventually, your child will probably get a job. Take this opportunity to teach them about savings. 39 , Let them use the rest as mad money to spend however they want. If you’re worried about what they’re buying, open them a checking account you can monitor.
Teaching your child the value of money will not happen overnight. 40 Remember that they will probably mess up along the way, but mistakes are how they learn.
A. It takes many small steps.
B. But let them choose what they want to do.
C. You should refuse them wisely if they ask you for money frequently.
D. Have them go to the store with you or watch you pay the bills.
E. There are expensive clothes, video games, phones and more.
F. Knowing how to save money can help children find a good job in the future.
G. Have them put some into a savings account to use for college or other pursuits.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A woman is volunteering in a shelter. It all started because she missed her own 41 .
Sandy was at a loss when her beloved Angus died last year—terribly lonely, yet not quite 42 for a new dog in her life. 43 , she decided to volunteer at the local animal shelter and spend some quality time with furry friends who, like her, were 44 their old buddies (伙伴).
Remembering that her dog had loved being read to, she brought along a 45 there.
It’s now been 18 months since Sandy first began 46 her chair beside the dog house. Shelter workers say it really calms down the dogs, but Sandy says it does more 47 to her than it does to the dogs.
Sandy was 48 that photos of her reading to dogs were spreading on the Internet until the media started calling. Kathleen, a fellow shelter volunteer was so touched by the sight of her 49 to an old dog that she took a photo and posted it on the Internet. “She was so 50 with the dogs—I watched her read to several— and they just loved being 51 by her,” Kathleen said.
Inspired by Sandy’s style of 52 , the shelter has announced that a reading marathon is being 53 for next September. The plan is to get kids in the neighborhood 54 in reading to the animals, with the added benefit of reading practice for the two-leggers, along with plenty of friendly 55 for the four-leggers.
41. A. husband B. kid C. dog D. animal
42. A. ready B. free C. sorry D. grateful
43. A. However B. Meanwhile C. Besides D. Therefore
44. A. comforting B. admiring C. missing D. helping
45. A. toy B. book C. camera D. photo
46. A. settling into B. stealing into C. heading for D. looking for
47. A. duty B, work C. good D. wrong
48. A. uneasy B. unsure C. unhappy D. unaware
49. A. reading B. attending C. waving D. whispering
50. A. content B. patient C. strict D. careful
51. A. interviewed B. trained C. petted D. photographed
52. A. teaching B. living C. thinking D. volunteering
53. A. accepted B. predicted C. recorded D. organized
54. A. involved B. experienced C. united D. relaxed
55. A. competition B. company C. service D. advice
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Liang Shi is 55 years old. He will be taking the Gaokao 56 the 26th time, hoping to score high enough to get admitted to Sichuan University.
Liang, 57 owns a company (公司) in Chengdu, has been taking the Gaokao since 1983. “My grades 58 (are) low at the time, but my wish to attend college was strong,” Liang said.
After learning 59 (he) score in late June last year, Liang decided 60 (study) art and human sciences this year. Many people told him his “failing memory” 61 (cause) by his age would hold him back from memorizing 62 (textbook).
“I just turned 55, and I’m still young,” Liang said. “And I am having no trouble 63 (learn) history and geography so far.”
While some people find it silly, many others would 64 (encourage) by Liang’s spirit of never giving up. “Although I am not as old 65 he is, he did what I always wanted to do but did not have the courage to do.”, someone said.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
66.假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Chris要私下存钱购买智能手机，用于打游戏。请你给他写封信，指出他的错误并提出建议。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Chris,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
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Yours
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
67.阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
There I was stuck AGAIN. This was the same feeling that overwhelms me every year. But this year it was different, because if I failed this exam I would not graduate. I sat there, panic stricken, unable to move. Pressure crushed in on me. What if I could not go to high school Would Dad and Mum kick me out of their house
I took two deep breaths and looked up. I could see the teacher pacing up and down. The classroom was dead silent except for the clock. Tick Tock. Tick Tock. I checked the clock for the third time. Ten minutes left! I clenched (握紧) and unclenched my fist in an attempt to calm myself. Think! I told myself. I knew I could do this. My hand couldn’t help trembling. Then I scribbled (胡乱写下) the first few words that hit me.
“It isn’t my fault...”
I stared blankly at those words. At the corner of my eye, I could see my teacher walking towards me. She was checking on our progress! Dread built up within me. Then, I glanced at the four words again. Without any warning, my hand moved to write.
Hair on my arms stood as the teacher leaned in and started to read my work. I peered over to see my teacher’s expression, praying that my work had not brought in disappointment. To my astonishment, she displayed a clear satisfaction! That was good, wasn’t it I hurriedly looked down at my essay.
I skimmed it through. I felt proud. Now, there’s something I was still worried about. I checked the clock. Two minutes left! I was still writing!
I bit my lip, took a deep breath, and concentrated on writing. I heard the teacher leave.
“There’s one minute left. Please check your work.” the teacher reminded us.
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
“One minute left ” I cried. ___________________________________________________________________
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A week later, the teacher handed the papers back to us. ____________________________________________
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英语·答案及评分标准
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
1-5 BAACB 6-10 ACBCB 11-15 CAABB 16-20 CCABC
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
21-25 BCDCB 26-30 DABBC 31-35 DCBBD
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
36-40 EBDGA
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
41-45 CADCB 46-50 ACDAB 51-55 CDDAB
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56. for 57. Who 58. Were 59. His
60. to study 61. Caused 62. Textbooks 63. Learning
64. be encouraged 65. as
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
【参考范文】
Dear Chris,
Hearing that you want to save money secretly to buy a phone for gaming, I am extremely anxious. I think it’s not a good idea. It’s important to make wise decisions. Spending all your money on gaming may not be beneficial to you in the long run.
Instead, I recommend considering other options. You could save money for something that can contribute to your personal development, such as educational materials or a hobby that can provide valuable skills. It’s also important to strike a balance between leisure activities and your responsibilities. I encourage you to explore different forms of entertainment that don’t rely solely on technology. Engaging in outdoor activities, sports, or joining clubs can provide enjoyment and help you develop new skills. It’s also a great way to expand your social circle.
I think if you can be a little bit smarter now, your will have a brighter future. Good luck.
Yours
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
【参考范文】
“One minute left ” I cried. Everybody looked at me weirdly. I looked down feeling ashamed. But I had to finish the paper. I tried to ignore everything and continue writing. One more word, I said to myself, come on. Just like this, I forced myself to concentrate and willed my hand to scribble whatever that popped up on my mind. “Time’s up! Put your pens down. Please hand in your test paper to me in the front.” the teacher announced. I finished! I put down my pen, breathing a sigh of relief, and then I stood up and limped towards the teacher to hand it in-my legs felt like noodles, thanks to the extreme tension.
A week later, the teacher handed the papers back to us. It was the time for truth! I folded my paper and held it tightly in my hands, shilly-shallying about whether to check the result in front of my classmates. Finally I decided I should face my fate bravely and unfolded it. It was an “A”! I could not believe my eyes. How could it be It was the first time in my life that I had got an “A”. I turned to look at my teacher. Our eyes met. She nodded and gave me a big smile! At that point, I made a firm resolution: I’d be more hard-working and more confident, so that I wouldn’t be stuck and panic like this again in high school.
听力录音
1.【答案】B
【原文】
W: When do you think that I can go home, Doctor Smith
M: Well, you came in on Monday and today is Friday. I’d say that you could probably leave tomorrow, but I don’t want you to go back to work in several weeks.
2.【答案】A
【原文】
W: Shall I turn off the TV since you are not watching anything
M: Wait! I’m going to watch a special program in a minute.
3.【答案】A
【原文】
M: I’m looking for an English-Chinese dictionary. Do you have any
W: Yes, we do. You’ll find them in the dictionary section on the top shelf.
4.【答案】C
【原文】
M: Hi, Anne. I’m not going to see the performance tonight, but John is. Do you need a ride
W: Yeah. But Michael, do you suppose he’d mind picking me up
M: I don’t think so.
5.【答案】B
【原文】
W: Jason, you look unhappy today!
M: Yes. However hard I try, my English is still not good enough.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
【答案】6. A 7. C
【原文】
M: Do you remember the agent we met, the one who said Lily might be the child actress they are looking for
W: Oh, I remember. He gave us his card, and I threw it away.
M: I picked it out of the trash. They’re shooting a children’s-furniture-store advertisement today. And they want Lily!
W: Look, I threw away that card for a reason.
M: Come on, it’ll be fun, and Lily will be on TV, and we can put the money in her college account.
W: No, let’s just give our daughter a normal childhood, huh
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
【答案】8. B 9. C 10. B
【原文】
W: Shall I phone and tell your boss you’re not going today
M: Yes, please, dear. Tell her I’ve got a cold and a headache. You’d better say I’m staying in bed.
W: But you’re not in bed! Do you want me to tell a lie
M: Oh, it’s only a very little one, dear. I’m not making a false excuse. I really have a bad headache.
W: Then put the cigarette out.
M: Well, dear. You’re quite right.
W: Look, here’s some boiling water. Do as I tell you now. I’ve put something in the water. That’ll do you a lot of good. Put your nose over the water. That’s right. Breathe in deeply.
M: It smells nice.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
【答案】11. C 12. A 13. A
【原文】
M: Betty, how was the concert last night
W: It was fine. But I didn’t enjoy it because I had an argument with a person.
M: You It’s unbelievable that you could have an argument with anybody. What happened
W: It was a woman, with her son, about 6 years old. They sat behind me and talked all the way through the concert. It was so annoying.
M: So you argued with them
W: No. I just told them not to talk and they nodded. But a minute later, they began talking again. The boy even kicked my seat. I felt quite uncomfortable so I turned my head and stared at them. Guess what The woman said I should be nice to kids. Then we started to argue. What would you have done
M: I wouldn’t have argued with her. I would have asked the security guard to remove her.
W: You’re right.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
【答案】14. B 15. B 16. C 17. C
【原文】
M: Hi, I’d like to have some information about the summer courses at Swan School.
W: Certainly, Sir. We have two full-time summer courses. The first course begins on July 3 and lasts until July 20, and the second from July 24 till August 10.
M: What about the fees for each course
W: The former course costs 500, and the latter costs 50 higher.
M: I see. Do we have to find our own accommodation
W: No, we have a lady who arranges the accommodation for you with Oxford families here.
M: Good, how much does it cost
W: 140 a week.
M: OK. I’d like to choose the second course, please.
W: Sure, Sir. Can I have your name and nationality, please
M: Dominick Dobuwa. DO-B-U-W-A. I’m from France.
W: OK, Mr. Dobuwa, you choose the second course from July 24 to August 10. Please pay before July 15 through our official website.
M: OK, I’m looking forward to going to your school in person.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
【答案】18. A 19. B 20. C
【原文】
W: Study the faces of the subway riders, and you’ll see what it means to live in a city. They are all traveling in a busy world that exists under another busy world. The New York subway is one of the oldest public transportation systems in the world. It has been underneath this city for 110 years now, and I’ve been riding it for half that time. When I was a kid, there wasn’t any fear, only adventure. I would stand at the window of the front car and dream through the great network of tunnels, watching the red and green lights go by. A subway is like a secret, a child’s game. You go in one hole and you come out another. You move fast, much faster than a taxi, or walking or running. Years ago, a woman named Rosie Ruiz tried to steal a victory in the New York marathon by taking a subway to the finish line. Rosie was right. The subway was faster. I think what people like most about the subway, apart from the basic transportation, still comes from the magic feeling of rushing around fast in a train underground.
