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2013年高考英语（湖北卷）模拟试题

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湖北省武昌区
2011届高三11月调研测试
英语 试 题

注意事项：
1．本卷第一至第三部分为选择题，共110分；第四部分为非选择题，共40分，全卷共12页，考试结束，监考人员将试题卷和答题卷一并收回。
2．答题前，考生务必将自己的学校、班级、姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卷指定位置。
3．选择题的作答：选出答案后，用2B铅笔把机读卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。答在试题卷上无效。
4．非选择题的作答：用0.5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔直接答在答题卷上的每题所对应的
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第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答
案转涂到答题卡上。
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?
A．Employer and employee.
B．Next door neighbors.
C．Two good friends．
2．How old is Carl now?
A．26. . B．25. C．23.
3．What does the woman say about Mary?
A．She hasn't gone camping for weeks.
B．She likes long camping trips.
C．It takes her a long time to plan her camping. .
4．When can the woman get the computer?
A．On Friday. B．On Thursday. C．Half an hour later.


5．Where did the man put his camera?
A．On the steps. B．By the tower. C．In his car.
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。并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；昕完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。
听第六段材料，回答6-7题。
6．Where was the man speeding?
A．In a store zone. B．On the highway. C．In a school zone.
7．Which description of the following is NOT true?
A．The man failed to come to a complete stop.
B．The man is wearing a seat belt.
C．The man’s driver's license can't be used.
听第七段材料，回答8-9题。
8．What does the man major in?
A．Literature. B．Education. C．Psychology.
9．What does the man say about reading those stories now?
A．It’s great fun.
B．It's uninteresting,
C．It helps form. an idea of children's thoughts.
听第八段材料,回答 10-12题。
10．What are the two speakers talking about?
A．Computers in the future.
B．People's imagination.
C． Possible changes in the future.
11．What will be the greatest change according to the man?
A．The differences between humans and machines.
B．The differences between computers and human brains.
C．The differences between humans.
12．What can we learn from the conversation? .
A．The woman imagines the computer can recognize one's feelings.
B．The man imagines humans can come back to life after they die.
C．The man imagines humans willlive as long as they wish to.
听第九段材料，回答13-16题。
13．What has the man given up?
A．Fishing. B．Sailing. C．Singing.


14．Why is the man now more interested in surfing ?
A． Because it is a water sport.
B． Because his friend is good at surfing.
C． Because it is more challenging than sailing.
15．How many sports items are mentioned?
A．4 B．5 C．6
16.How long is it since the man began to learn surfing?
A. One year: B．Two years. C．Three years.
听第十段材料，回答 17-20题。
17．When was the Great Barrier. Reef Marine Park established?
A．In1975. B．In1985. C．In1995.
18．How long does it stretch?
A．1.500km. B．More than l.800km. C．More than 2.300km.
19．Which statement of the following is TRUE?
A． It is possible to visit the park in winter.
B．It is possible to visit the park all the year round.
C． About l.18 million people visit the park each year.
20．How many species of dolphins and whales are there? '
A．17. B．30. C．6.
第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21．Consumer Reports engineers have just completed testing the iPhone 4, and have that there is a problem with its reception.
A．confirmed B．approved C．declined D．advocated
22．I just got to a position that was created for me, and many of my former peers have
stopped talking to me.
A．accumulated B．promoted C．discounted D．campaigned
23．---May I have these nice cookies?
---You'd better not．If' you eat them before a meal, they may take away your
A．attraction B．appreciation C．appetite D．favourite
24．A Christmas is paid in early December each year to people getting certain long-term
social welfare payments in USA.
A．allowance B．salary C．bonus D．budget
25．With farmers markets growing increasingly popular and successful, it's an especially
time for a conversation with the Executive.
A．conscious B．convenient C．secure D．appropriate
26．Do you have those moments where you go out somewhere but are so bored that you
need something to do?
A．frequently B．illegally C．deeps, rarely D．constantly
27．Analysts point out that, since the last serious crisis_ _ , Europe has done very little to avoid shortages.
A．broke off B．broke away C．broke down D．broke out
28．The old road has now been since the highway was open to public use.
A．rounded up B．closed up C．opened up D．tied up
29．China is beginning to pay close attention to rural villages, many of which feel in the country's rapid development.
A．left behind B．got across C．held back D．laid off
30． various pavilions representing different nationalities 2010 Shanghai World Expo, there are also pavilions focusing on the past, present, and future of the people and the cities they live m.
A．Regardless of B．Apart from C．According to D．But for
第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town declaring that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley．A large crowd gathered, and they all 31 his heart for it was perfect.
32 , an old man appeared and said, 'Why, your heart is not nearly as beautiful as mine.'
The crowd and the young man looked at the old man's heart. It was full of 33 It had places where pieces had been 34 and other pieces put in, but they didn't fit quite right, and there were several jagged（锯齿状的）edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gouges(孔) where whole pieces were missing.
The young man laughed. 'Comparing your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a 36 of scars.' 　　
'Yes,' said the old man, 'Yours looks perfect but I would never trade with you. You see, every scar 37 a person to whom I have given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they give me a piece of their heart that 38 into the empty place in my heart.
'But because the pieces aren't exact, I have some 39 edges, which I cherish, because they remind me of the love we 40 .
'Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away, and the other person hasn't 41 a piece of his or her heart to me. These are the empty gouges — giving love is 42 a chance.
Although these gouges are painful, they stay 43 , reminding me of the love I have for those people too, and I hope someday they may return and fill the space I've been waiting. So now do you see what true 45 is?'
　　The young man walked up to the old man, 46 into his perfect heart, and ripped a piece out. He offered it to the old man.
The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the 47 in the young man's heart. It fit, but not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges.
The young man 49 at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man's heart 50 into his.
　　They embraced and walked away side by side. How sad it must be to go through life with a whole untouched heart!
31．A．observed B．agreed C．praised D．admired
32．A．Eventually B．Finally C．Fortunately D．Suddenly
33．A．scars B．points C．marks D．spots
34．A．removed B．brought C．left D．shaped
35．A．By the way B．As a result C．In fact D．On the contrary
36．A．piece B．scale C．mess D．block
37．A．offers B．supplies C．represents D．provides
38．A．places B．fits C．fills D．falls
39．A．smooth B．rough C．different D．beautiful
40．A．shared B．showed C．owned D．experienced
41．A．passed B．returned C．sent D．lent
42．A．getting B．having C．giving D．taking
43．A．shallow B．deep C．unclear D．open
44．A．missing B．needing C．remaining D．waiting
45．A．friendship B．love C．heart D．beauty
46．A．came B．looked C．fit D．reached
47．A．wound B．bottom C．top D．edge
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选
项，并在答题书上将该项涂黑。
A
In order to tell what I believe, I must briefly sketch something of my personal history.
The turning point of my life was my decision to give up a promising business career and study music. My parents, although sympathetic, and sharing my love of music, disapproved of it as a profession. This was understandable in view of the family background. My grandfather had taught music for nearly forty years at Springhill College in Mobile and, though much beloved and respected in the community, earned barely enough to provide for his large family. My father often said it was only the hardheaded thriftiness of my grandmother that kept the wolf at bay. As a consequence of this example in the family, the very mention of music as a profession carried with it a picture of a precarious existence with uncertain financial rewards. My parents insisted upon college instead of a conservatory of music, and to college I went.
Before my graduation form. Columbia, the family met with severe financial reverses and I felt it my duty to leave college and take a job. Thus was I launched upon a business career – which I always think of as the wasted years.
Now I do not for a moment mean to disparage business. My whole point I is that it was not for me. I went into it for money, and aside from the satisfaction of being able to help the family, money is all I got out of it. It was not enough. I felt that life was passing me by. From being merely discontented I became acutely miserable. My one ambition was to save enough to quit and go to Europe to study music. I continued to make money, and finally, bit by bit, accumulated enough to enable me to go abroad. The family being once more solvent, and my help no longer necessary, I resigned from my position and, feeling like a man released from jail, sailed for Europe. I stayed four years, worked harder than I had ever dreamed of working before and enjoyed every minute of it. I was a free man and I was doing what I loved to do.
If I had stayed in business, I might be a comparatively wealthy man today, but I do not believe I would have made a success of living. I would have given up all those intangibles, those inner satisfactions, that money can never buy, and that are too often sacrificed when a man’s primary goal is financial success. Money is a wonderful thing, but it is possible to pay too high a price on it.
51．The author's parents discouraged him from studying music chiefly because .
A．they didn't understand why music was so important to him.
B．they didn't know whether h．e would be a successful musician.
C．they didn't believe any conservatory was as good as Columbia.
D．thy didn't think as a music teacher he would make much money.
52．For what did the author leave Columbia before he graduated?
A．He received a good iob offer．
B．He cruldn’t wait to studv music．
C．Hefelthe should helphisfamily．
D．He was dissatisfied with Columbia．
53．Which of the following statements about the author’s business career is true?
A．He made a large amount of money．
B．He didn’t enjoy his career in business．
C．He worked very hard as a businessperson．
D．He didn’t think his profession was a noble one．
54．From the passage we know that the author believes
A．one shouldn’t sacrifice his inner satisfactions for the sake of money
B．a person’s primary goal in life shouldn’t be financial Success
C．parents should not always tell their children what to do
D．not everyone can have a successful career in business

B
A team of British engineers will announce a plan for the world’s first 1,000 mph car,a pencil-shaped vehicle designed to break the world land speed record．
The ￡12, 000, 000 car,known as Blo~thound SSC, is to be announced today by Paul Drayson．the science minister for the UK government．It would be able to reach 1, 050 mph, traveling faster than a speeding bullet．The Bloodhound team plans to have the car built within a year,with the record attempt expected in three years．
The project brings together fighter pilot Andy Green．who set me current land speed record of 763 mph with Trust SSC in 1 997 and Richard Noble, who directed that attempt．
The car will be the first to combine ajiet engine for a Euro fighter Typhoon with a rocket booster（助推器）．The task of driving the vchicle will fall on Andy Green, 46．He will use an accelerator（加速器）to power the jet engine up to speeds of around 350 mph and then fire the solid rocket booster．At that point, a V-1 2 racing Car engine will start pumping more than a ton of hydrogen peroxide（过氧化氢）into the booster,forcing the car to 1,000 mph in 20 seconds．
Team members are now visiting sites where the record attempt will be made．The current record was set at Black Rock Desert in Nevada, US．But that is impossible now as ground conditions there have become worse since 1997．In the next week or two, Green will visit a site in South Africa．Other possible places are the salt fiats of the US and Australia．John Piper, the lead engineer on the project, said the team would get started next month．
The plan was put forward by Drayson, a racing car enthusiast, as a project to inspire a new generation of scientists and engineers．Who are in desperately short supply in the UK．‘”We’don’t have enough young people taking science and maths．These are difficult subjects and we have to give the young a clear reason for study them,” said Drayson．
55．Which of the folowing is ture of Bloodhound SSC?
A．Itwillbeputonthemarketinthreeyears.
B．It can accelerate from 350 mph to 1,050 mph in 12 seconds．
C．n is powered only by a solid rocket booster．
D．It will beat the current record by more than 250 mph．
56．Where did Andy Green set the current WOrld land speed record?
A．InSouthAfrica．
B．In the United States．
C．In the United Kingdom．
D．IIl Australia．
57．Who will be the driver of Bloodhound SSC?
A．Paul Drayson． B．Richard Noble．
C．Andy Green． D．John Piper．


58．Paul Drayson hopes that Bloodhound SSC will .
A．inspire more young people to study science and technology
B．attract more attention from other scientists and engineers
C．break the wor、ld land speed record as soon as possible
D．bring more job opportunities to the young generation
C
“I was rich, if not in money,in sunny hours and summer days．”一Henry David Thoreau．
When Thoreau wrote that line, he was thinking of the Walden Pond he knew as a boy．
Woodchoppers（伐木者）and the Iron Horse had not yet greatly damaged the beauty of its surroundings．A boy could go to the pond and lie on his back against the seat of a boat, lazily floating from shore to shore while birds dipped around him．Thoreau loved to think back to such sunny hours and summer days“when idleness was the most attractive and productive business．’’
I too was a boy in love with a pond, rich in sunny hours and summer days. Sun and summer are still what they always were, but the boy and the pond changed．The boy, who is nOw a man．no longer finds much time for idle drifting．The pond has been occupied by a great city．The swamps（沼泽地）where eagles once hunted has disappeared and 1S now nUed with houses．The bay where water lilies（睡莲）quietly floated is now a harbor for motor boats．In short, everything that the boy loved no longer exists---except in the man’s memory of it．
Some Deople insist that Only today and tomorrow matter．But how much poorer we would be if we really lived by that rule!So much of what we do today is foolish and worthless and soon forgotten．So much of what we hope tO do tomorrow never happens.
The past is the bank in which we store our most valuable possession：the memorles that give meaning and depth to our lives．
Those who truly treasure the past will not regret the passing of the good old days, because days protected in memory are never lost．Death itself is powerless to still a remembered voice or erase a remembered smile．And for one boy who is now a man, there is a pond which neither time nor tide can change, where he can still spend a quiet hour in the sun．
59．The underlined phrase“Iron Horse”（in Paragraph 3）probably refers to .
A．a means of transport B．a type of animal
C．a kind offactory D．a mud - rock flow
60．In what way was the author similar to Thoreau?
A．Both of them tried to stop woodchoppers from cutting the trees．
B．Both of them enjoyed playing at a pond in summer．
C．Both of them were good at rowing boats．
D．Both of them were from rich families．
61．The author tNnks that it iS wrong to ．
A．forgetthepast B．damage the forests
C．ruin natural beauty D．havehopeforthefuture
62．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A．Neither Today nor Tomorrow Matters
B．Memories of the Past tO Be Treasured
C．Sunny Hours and Summer Days
D．In Love withAPond
D
Real Christmas trees On farms Would not exist if people stopped buying them．Just one acre of growing Christmas trees produces the daily oxygen requirements for at least e’ghteen people．
Christmas tree farms protect water supplies, stabilize soil, and help protect wildlife The forests of Nonh America spread over roughly the saIlle area of land as they did a century ago and in the past ten years have in fact expanded by almost ten million acres. Furthermore, to guarantee a steady supply, one to three new seedlings are planted for every tree they harvest.
With global warnling being such a major concern, developing woodlands is an essennal part of the fight．While potted trees are a better alternative than artificial（人工的）, they require a certain amount of care. But it would be a better choice than a plastic tree which will remain mder the ground for centuries once it’s discanded.
On average, it takes a Chrismas tree five to sixteen years to become mature. Before the Christmas tree industry appeared, people used to cut trees from forests, sometimes unlawfully.
and usually with no concem for the possible harm to the forest. But today. Christmas trivet growers plant as many as fifty million trees ere year.
Several districts have recycling programs that turn Christmas trees into mulch （覆盖物）For a small fee, the Boy Scouts will deal with it. fake Christmas trees can’t be recycled, while read Christmas trees support life. We shouldn’t add more position to our earth.
If you know a needy family in need of a Christmas tree, but them a real one. Give a live Christmas tree to someone this Christmas and what you do will help protect the environment.
63．The underlined word “discarded ” (in Paragraph 3) can be replaced by .
A．planted B．moved C．transported D．deserted
64．According to the passage, real Christmas trees .
A．can’t be recycled B．need much care
C．will stay under the ground D．make the global warming worse
65．We may infer form. the passage that the Boy Scouts will .
A．but artificial Christmas trees
B．sell real Christmas trees
C．make artificial Christmas trees
D．recycle real Christmas trees
66．The purpose of the passage is to call on people to .
A．plant real Christmas trees
B．stop cutting down Christmas trees
C．stop buy8ng fake Christmas trees
D．deal with plastic Christmas trees
E
The govemment may control prices when there is a problem such as rapidly increasing rents or a rise in the cost of living. When the govemment controls prices, there is no longer a nomal relationship between the price of a product and the quantity consumers will buy. Covemment controls may help in an emergency. However, some economists believe that controls can have negative effects over a long period of time.
In cities with rent control, they city govemment sets the maximum rent that a landlord can charge for an apartment. Supporters of rent control argue that is protests people who are living in apartments. Their rent cannot increase; therefore, they are not in danger of losing their homes. However, the critics say that after long time, rent control may have negative effects. Landlords know that they cannot increase their profits. Therefore, they invest in other businesses where they can increase their profits. They do not invest in new buildings which would also be rent controlled. As a result, new apartments are not built. Many people who need apartments cannot find any. According to the critics, the end result of rent control is a shortage of apartments in the city.
Some theorists argue that the minimum wage law can cause problems in the same way. the federal govemment sets the minimum that an employer must pay workers. The minimum helps people who generally look for unskilled, low paying jobs. However, if the minimum is high, employers may hire fewer workers. They will replace workers with machinery. The price, which in the wage that employers what decreases. Thus, critics chime, an increase in the minimum wage may cause unemployment. Some poor people may find themselves without jobs instead of with jobs at the minimum wage.
Supporters of the minimum wage say that it helps people keep their dignity. Because of the law, workers cannot sell their services for less than the minimum. Furthermore, employers cannot force workers to accept jobs at unfair wages.
Economic theory predicts the results of economic decisions such as secessions about farm production, rent control, and the minimum wage. The predictions may be correct only if “other things are equal”. Economists do not agree on some of the predictions. They also do not agree on the value of different decisions. Some economists support a particular decision while others criticize it. Economists do agree, however, that there are no simple answers to economic questions.
67．There is the possibility that setting maximum rent may .
A．cause a shortage of apartments
B．increase the profits of landlords
C．increase the profits of landlords
D．encourage landlords to invest in building apartment


68．The problem of unemployment will arise .
A．if the minimum wage is set too high
B．if the minimum wage is set too low
C．if the workers are unskilled
D．if the maximum wage is set
69．The passage tells us .
A．the relationship between supply and demand
B．the possible results of govemment controls
C．the necessity of govemment control
D．the urgency of getting rid of govemment controls
70．The attitude of the author to price control is .
A．subjective B．objective C．indifferent D．supportive
第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
1． （已经证明）that this way of treating the disease is the most effective so far.(prove)
2．Even in those most difficult times we still believed that our goal （会实现的）.(achieve)
3．“Bill, keep secret the things （现在讨论的）.won’t you?” asked the manager at the meeting.(discuss)
4．When I opened the door, I found him sitting in the sofa, completely （专心于）a novel(absorb)
5．Our town has developed into a bit modern city and is （两倍于）what it use to be.(size)
6．The teacher was trying her best to clarify （使学生们困惑的）(confuse)
7．We have been told that under no circumstances （我们可以使用电话）in the office for personal use.(use)
8．The factory produces half a million airs of shoes every year, 80% （产品销往国外）.(sell)
9．—Why didn’t you tell him about the meeting?
—He rushed out of the room （我来不及开口）.(word)
10．We missed the early bus in the morning otherwise we （能够到达这里）here before lunch time.(arrive)
第二节：短文写作（共1题，满分25分）
上海世博会结束后，建造精美的各个国家馆何去何从备受关注。有媒体报道称，卢林堡馆将落户武汉。请用英文写一篇120词左右的短文，就武汉将接纳卢森堡国家馆的搬迁谈谈你的赞成与否的观点。
词汇提示：世博会World Expo 国家馆national pavilion 卢森堡Luxembourg

参考答案
听力
1-20 ABBCA CBCCC ACBCB AACBB

多项选择
21-30 ABCCD CDBAB

完形填空
31—50 D D A A C C C B B A B D D D D D A C B A

阅读理解
51-54 DCBA 55-58 DBCA 59-62 ABCB 63-66 DBDC 67-70 AABB

完成句子
1．It has been proved/proven
2．would be achieved
3．being discussed; that/which are being discussed
4．absorbed in
5．twice the size of
6．what had confused the students/what confused the students
7．can we use the telephone
8．of which are sold abroad
9．before I could say a word
10．could have arrived/would have been able to arrive
第二节：短文写作（共1题, 满分25分）
Possible version
It is reported that after the World Expo closes, the Luxembourg National Pavilion is likely to be moved to Wuhan. In fact, many other Chinese cities want to make themselves the home of those national pavilions. While some people are happy about this, others are worried that the move would be too expensive and would cause cities to try to keep up with the Joneses.
As for me, I warmly welcome the Luxembourg Pavilion to Wuhan. In my opinion, it would be a huge waste if it were simply to be torn down, but would not cost much to move it to Wuhan. Besides, more people would be able to visit the pavilion, a symbol of the friendship between the two countries.
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W：I'm sorry，sir．I didn't finish the job as required．
M：Oh，no，Shally，don't say sorry．Anyway you've tried your best.

Text 2
M：Do you think you can recognize Carl when you see him?
W：Not sure．I haven't seen him since he was 16．Time flies．Now 9 years have passed．

Text 3
M：Mary is fond of camping，isn't she?
W：Yes，she usually goes for weeks at a time．

Text4
W：Can we get the computers before Friday?
M：It depends．If it is less than 10 kilometers，we can deliver them on Thursday．
W：But my office is just at the corner of the street．
M：OK．I am sure you call get it in half an hour then．

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M：Oh，no，I haven't got my camera．
W：But you used it just now to take a photograph at the tower．
M：Oh，I remembered．I put it on the stairs while I put on my coat.
W：OK，let's draw it back quickly．It might still be there．

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W：Okay．May I see your driver's license please?
M：What? Did I do anything wrong?
W：License，please．And your car registration．
M：Oh, yeah．It's here somewhere...Yeah, here it is．
W：Sir，did you realize you were speeding in a school zone?
M：What? No, I didn't，but that's probably because my odometer is broken, I mean, malfunctioning．
W：Yes．you were going 50 miles per hour in a 20 mile per hour zone．And you failed to come to a complete stop at the intersection back there．
M：Rolling stops don't count?
W：And, one of your break lights is out，[Huh?]，you're not wearing a seat belt．And your driver's license expired six months ago．Okay, then. Here's your ticket. You can either appear in court to pay the fine or mail it in．Have a nice day．

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M：Hi，Irene．What do you think of our class in Children's Literature?
W：It looks pretty good．I was surprised to see you in there．Are you also majoring in Elementary Education?
M：No, I'm not．But as a psychology major，I call use this to fulfill the requirement in Developmental Psychology.
W：Have you finished the first assignment yet?
M：Not yet. I just bought the books today．How about you?
W：I started this afternoon．It's great fun reading those wonderful children's stories by Dr.Suess．
M：Dr．Suess? I don't remember seeing his name on the reading list.
W：His full name is Theodore Suess Gysel．That's how he is listed．
M：I loved reading those stories as a child．It'll be interesting to read them now．I guess they'll give me a good idea of how children think．

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W：What changes do you think will take place in the next 50 years?
M：I imagine that the greatest change will be the difference between humans and machines．
W：What do you mean?
M：I mean it will be harder to tell the difference between the human and machine.
W：Can you describe it more clearly?
M：As science develops, it will be possible for all parts of one's body to be replaced. A computer will work like the human brain. The computer can recognize one's feelings, act in a feeling way.
W：You mean man - made human beings will be produced? Come on! That's out of the question!
M：Don't get excited, please. That's only my personal imagination!
W：Go on, please. I won't take it seriously.
M：We will then be able to create a machine that is a copy of ourselves. We'll appear to be alive long after we are dead.
W：What a ridiculous idea!
M：It's possible that a way will be found to put our spirit into a new body. Then, we can choose to live as long as we want.
W：In that case, the world would be a hopeless mess!

Text 9
W：I hear you've given up sailing.
M：Not completely. I still go every now and then, but I'm much more interested in surfing nowadays. It's more of a challenge, but I still go out in a boat occasionally.
W：When did you begin to show interest in surfing?
M：It was last summer. My friend invited me to go with him. He is an expert in surfing. At first I just watched. But he kept encouraging me to have a try. So I did it. I felt it was fantastic. Always up and down with the waves, and it was just one race after another between the surf rider and the waves. I like the sport. Because it can always keep me in high spirits.
W：Do you like any other sport? Like football?
M：I have no interest in ball games or any other sports. But I like all water sports. Besides sailing, surfing, in the future, I may try water skiing, windsurfing or something else.
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In the blue waters off the northeast coast of Australia lies the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. The park was established in 1975 to manage tourist activity on the Great Barrier Reef, one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Stretching for more than 2 300 km, it's the most extensive coral reef system in the world. It can even be seen from space!
Approximately 1.8 million people visit the park each year -- and for good reason. Swimming, snorkeling and scuba diving in the park take visitors to a breathtaking underwater world, full of multicolored marine life. The warm waters in the park make it possible to visit year round. Watersports and boating are also popular activities in the park.
The Great Barrier Reef supports a diversity of animal life. More than 1 500 species of fish have been found in and around the reef. The reef is also home to six species of sea turtles, 17 species of sea snakes, and 30 species of dolphins and whales. Visitors can join tour groups to go whale watching and even swim with whales!

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