Good afternoon, and welcome to England. We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one. Today, I would like to draw your attention to a few of our laws.

The first one is about drinking. Now, you may not buy wine in this country if you are under 18 years of age, nor may your friends buy it for you.

Secondly, noise. Enjoy yourselves by all means, but please don't make unnecessary noise, especially at night. We ask you to respect other people who may wish to be quiet.

Thirdly, crossing the road. Be careful. The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country. Use pedestrian crossings（人行道）and do not take any chances when crossing the road.

My next point is about rubbish. It isn't lawful to drop rubbish in the street. When you have something to throw away, please put it in your pocket and take it home, or put it in a dustbin.

Finally, as regards（至于）smoking, it is against the law to buy cigarettes or tobacco if you are under 16 years of age.

I'd like to finish by saying that if you require any sort of help or assistance（帮助）, you should contact the police, who will be pleased to help you. You can call, write or directly go to ask any policeman.                 

1.Who do you think is most likely to make the speech?

A. A guide（向导）   B. A person who makes laws

C. A teacher　　     D. An English officer

2.How many laws are there discussed in the speech?

A. Four　　 B. Three　　 C. Six　　 D. Five

3. The main purpose of this speech is to __________.

A. tell people that those above 18 can drink and smoke there

B. declare the different laws of England

C. give advice to travelers to the country

D. warn people against going to the country

4. The underlined word "contact" in the last paragraph means to __________.

A. keep in touch with（联系）   B. turn to　C. make a call to　　D. write to

I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone, “Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?”

At that time I didn’t realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone!” And she swept it into the wastebasket.

I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth…?

She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room – if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go!”

Then she turned to me, kissed me and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control.” With that, she left the room.

    After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that something in my mood(情绪) had changed. I was laughing. How would I have trouble with that phone? Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.

Why did the author shout at the telephone?

    A. He was mad at the telephone.      B. He was angry with his agent.

    C. He was anxious about his wife     D.He was impatient with the secretary.

What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?

    A. She said nothing                  B. She shouted at him.

    C. She called the agent                 D. She threw the phone away

What made the author laugh?

    A. His own behavior.                   B. His wife’s suggestion

    C. His changeable feelings                  D. His wife’s sweet kiss.

What does the underlined word “antics” refer to?

    A. Smart words                           B. Unusual actions

    C. Surprising Looks                 D. Anxious feelings

五、对话填空 (10分)

阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

J =" John      " R = Robert

J:  I hear that an important meeting is to be ( 76 ) h       in our    76.          

city. What’s it about?

R:  It’s said that its (77) g       is to make clean drinking         77.        

water available to all.

J:   Who do you know will (78) t        part in the meeting?      78.        

R:   Representatives from more than 80 countries, as is

(79) r       on TV.                                     79.      

J:   Could you tell me (80) m       ?                        80.       

R:   Sure! Three things will be (81) d        at the meeting       81.       

—ways of making good use of water, (82) r       water      82.        

pollution and saving water.

J:   That’s good news for people in this area. As you may know,

there are too (83) m       factories around here, which let     83.       

out plenty of poisonous gas and polluted water. So we eagerly

hope that strong (84) m        will be taken to stop the       84.       

water pollution.

R:   I quite agree with you. Let’s hope for the day to come as

soon as (85) p        .                                 85.        

根据对话内容，从对话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。(E 涂AB，F涂AC, G涂 AD)（5分）

— Hi, Mike. Haven’t seen you for ages! How are you doing?

— Can’t complain I’m busy with my experiments in the lab but after work I often play some sports.

—     61      

— Like tennis, running and golf.

— Golf? That’s also my favorite game.

— Oh, really?

—    62       

—  I usually play about once a month. What about you, Susan?

—I play every Sunday.

—Even when it rains?

—Yes, even when it rains. I never miss a game on Sunday.

—     63    

—The Country Club. Do you know it?

—     64   

—That’s great! So you know the place.

—Yes, of course. You’re going to play next Sunday, I suppose.

—Let me see…

—    65   

—Oh, I’d love to. What time shall we meet?

—Let’s meet at the clubhouse at 1:30 in the afternoon.

—Good. See you then.

A. For example?

B. How Often do you play it？

C. Who do you play for?

D. Like what?

E. we can play together.

F. Where do you go?

G. Yes, I was there once.

Good afternoon，and welcome to England. We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one. Today，I would like to draw your attention to a few of our laws.

The first one is about drinking. Now，you may  not buy alcohol (酒) in this country if you are under 18 years of age，nor may your friends buy it for you.

Secondly，noise. Enjoy yourselves by all means，but please don’t make unnecessary noise，particularly at night. We ask you to respect other people who may wish to be quiet.

Thirdly，crossing the road. Be careful！The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country. Use pedestrian crossings (人行横道) and do not take any chances when crossing the road.

My next point is about litter (throwing away waste material in a public place)．It is an offence (违法行为) to drop litter in the street. When you have something to throw away，please put it in your pocket and take it home，or put it in a litter bin.

Finally，as regards something，it is against the law to buy cigarettes or tobacco (烟草) if you are under 16 years of age.

I’d like to finish by saying that if you require any sort of help or assistance，you should contact your local police station，who will be pleased to help you.

Now，are there any questions?

1.The main purpose of this speech would be to________.

2.How many laws are there discussed in the speech?

3.The underlined word “contact” in the seventh paragraph means________.

4.From the speech we learn that________.

5.Who do you think is most likely to make the speech?