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选择题
第一：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．Where will the woman go first?
A．To her house.
B．To a bank. C．To a telephone booth.
2．What does the woman advise the man to do?
A．To choose a proper color. B．To dress professionally. the style.
3．What are the speakers doing?
A．Enjoying the scenery. B．Commenting on a novel. C．Watching a movie.
C．To reconsider
4．Why was the woman late?
A．Her roommate told her a wrong time． B．She wasn't informed of the time change． C．She forgot the time change．
5．What does the man mean?
A．He doesn't know the contents of the note． B．He didn't notice anything． C．He is in the dark room．
第二节 （共15小题；每题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，并标在试卷的相位置。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，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．What is wrong with the girl's mother?
A．She has got some heart problems． B．She has put on too much weight． C．She feels sick after doing housework．
7．Why doesn't Peter do exercises?
A．He is too tired after work． B．He is too lazy． C．He can't spare the time．
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．When does the conversation probably take place?
A．At the beginning of a term. B．In the middle of a term. C．At the end of a term.
9．What makes the woman worried?
A．She failed her French exam． B．She may get a poor score in French． C．Her grade point average isn't satisfactory．
10．What will the woman probably do?
A．Do a lot of practice with the man． B．Make a call to her French teacher． C．Ask the man's friend for help．
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A．Old people's work.
B．The staffs living conditions． C．The features of a department store．
12．Why don't old people in the Reynolds want to retire?
A．They have to support themselves． B．They are interested in their work． C．They enjoy working with young people．
13．What is said about Reynolds?
A．It is the largest department store in the city． B．It respects the staffs willingness in some aspects． C．It provides everything people want for the office．
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14．Where are the speakers probably?
A．In the hospital
B．In a gym C15．According to the man, how can people reduce stress?
A．By trying a new way of life．
B ．By taking some sleeping pills．
C．By changing the way of dong exercise.
16．What does the man advise people to do? A．To have a rest during the day． B．To run down the stairs.
C．To take a 5 - minute walk at lunchtime．
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．Which was important in Egyptian religion?
A．God
B．Love 18．What do we know about Bast? A．She was an animal. B．She was in charge of love.
C．She had the body of a cat.
19．Why did the Egyptians preserve a dead person's body?
．In a studio.C．Nature
A．They did it in memory of the person． B．They wished the person to come back home． C．They believed the person could live another life．
20．What did the Egyptians do before they buried a dead person?
A．They wrapped him in quilt．
B．They put something he had used with him．
C．They placed a mask made of jewellery over his face．
第二：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。 21．In order to protect the environment, people are greatly encouraged to travel by public .
A．transport B．service
C．means D．traffic
22．A sense of ______ is the basic requirement for people working in the service industry, such as education and health care．
A．agreement B．attention
C．carefulness D．devotion
23．Getting more information on how to use these tools can ______ your chances of success．
A．raise
B．multiply
C．add D．gain
24．After three weeks' adjustment to the new environment, he managed to accustom himself to be
more _____with people．
A．in relief B．at ease
C．in peace
D．at stake
25．The chairman asked me to ______ the report, because he didn't want to speak for too long at
this meeting．
A．cut out B．cut away C．cut off
D．cut down
26．Pollution has reached ______ high levels in some urban areas, which is quite worrying．
A．disturbingly
B．slightly C．exactly
D．flexibly
27．His contribution to the boy's welfare was to ______ him for the world in which he would live．
A．intend B．make C．equip D．provide
28．The government needs to ______ the interests of different groups of people to avoid conflicts
and see to it that people live safe and happy lives．
A．seek
B．balance C．identify
D．combine
29．Poor preparations and shortage of equipment ______ their failure of climbing to the top of
the mountain．
A．resulted from B．brought out
C．accounted for D．approved of
30．In my opinion, he is a（n） _____ person, that is, he says exactly what he thinks．
A．modest B．honest C．outspoken D．easy – going
第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31—50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the course of our lives, someone with whom we got acquainted （结识） by accident often inspires us．
Early one morning, I opened the window to find that the sun was splashed 31 .The sunshine warmed my face, making it comfortable．I started to play my beloved violin．My mind was quite 32 , my spirit firm, and my mood entirely free of 33 When I was playing the climax to the piece, a 34 from next door 35 my attention．
I was enchanted （着迷的） and had a 36 idea: \"How wonderful if we played together!'' I began to play 37 by Beethoven with my neighbor, one piece after another．
We played together so well that I was 38 about how she or he looked．I 39 a kind of facial tic（痉挛）．Each time I thought about our 40 together, I would move my lip, completely inadvertently （不经意地）.
However, I couldn't 41 why the violinist next door never responded when I knocked on the door．I was _42_ disappointed．
A year later, I took part in a violin competition．At the event, I made a new friend, whose name was Rita．\"Let's welcome contestant number 10, Rita,\" the master of the ceremony 43 ．
This girl, who was my 44 , was deaf and dumb, but she had played the violin for eight years! I saw Rita 45 walk onto the stage．She put the violin 46 her neck and shoulder and began to perform．
\" The melody is so familiar I\" I said to myself．It was unbelievable that a girl who was deaf and dumb could play such marvelous music．The audience warmly 47 her．
What was even harder to believe was that the girl was my neighbor！ It was fate that we 48 meet and become friends!
Rita's story made me 49 that life is not always sunny or poetic; sometimes there are violent storms and setbacks．However, no matter 50 you suffer, believe in yourself and strive． You can succeed． 31．A．somewhere 32．A．focused 33．A．sorrow
B．anywhere C．everywhere D．nowhere B．determined C．absorbed D．settled B．worry C．doubt D．imagination
34．A．sound 35．A．paid 36．A．special 37．A．products 38．A．positive 39．A．suffered 40．A．playing 41．A．find out 42．A．eventually 43．A．declared 44．A．age 45．A．carefully 46．A．on 47．A．praised 48．A．must 49．A．convince 50．A．how
B．voice C．music D．noise B．got C．took D．came B．unique C．strange
D．crazy
D．accomplishments
B．pieces C．collections
B．anxious C．eager D．curious B．became
C．developed
D．transmitted
B．singing C．reading D．knocking B．figure out B．nearly
C．sort out D．pick out C．extremely
D．instantly
B．claimed C．stated D．announced B．neighbor C．friend D．idol B．quickly
C．slowly D．nervously
B．between C．over D．around B．embraced C．called D．applauded B．would C．might B．acquire
D．should
D．realize
C．suppose
B．whether C．what D．which
第三：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
A DECADE after terror struck America, we are starting to move forward．
It has been 10 years．In those awful days right after 9/11, I asked my colleague, Dave Barry,
if he thought he would ever write jokes again ．He was then the humor columnist for the Miami Herald．\"For the last week,\" he told me, \"I haven't even tried to write anything funny, and for a while I thought maybe I never would, or should．\"
He had it; we all had it—that feeling of being stuck, unable to find your way back to the life you had lived before．I wrote 10 columns in a row about what I had seen, the planes crashing, the ives lost．Finally, I had to force myself to write a column about something that was not terror．That last one column．Then I went right back to what was now normal．
That was a decade ago．Today's terrors become tomorrow's memories ．News becomes history． And I find myself remembering how I used to kill ants when I was a child．The thing that truck me was that they always came back．Even if you destroy their world a hundred times, they build it a hundred and one times．
There is something of that in people．It may be one of the best things about us．We always fight the curle things in life, bury our dead, rebuild, and find a way to move forward．We did it when fire burned down Chicago, after the earthquake in San Francisco, and after the floods in New Orleans．And we did it on September 11．
It is true that we have changed in ways that are not all good．We are at war on three fronts． We are running a strange prison on Cuba．The government may not tell you why．
Osama bin Laden is dead．Experts tell us the terror group he led is weakened．However, terrorism remains alive in American political thought, which is becoming more extreme．
There is reason to be worried about these changes．But I am still grateful that we moved away from the 9/11 nightmare at all．
51．Which phrase can be used to describe Dave Barry's feeling just after 9/11?
A．heartbroken and hopeless B．frightened but hopeful C．unable to care or focus
D．sad but confident
52．From Paragraph 3, we can conclude that .
A．the author was so shaken that he stopped writing completely B．there was no terrorism in America before 9/11
C．for some time Americans found it difficult to think about anything other than terror D．no one ever feels safe anymore
53．With the example of ants, the author aims to show that .
A．he misses his happy childhood
B．people can rebuild and recover, just like ants C．he is sorry that he killed the ants D．rebuilding is more important than sadness
54．According to the last part of the article, the author's main point is that
A．terrorism has influenced the government too much B．people should look on the bright side C．terrorism will continue to exist D．no changes are ever completely good
B
Question: My ninth grade art teacher doesn't give any grade above 94% because, she says, \"There is always room for improvement．\" In previous years, I earned a 99 % and a 100%．The 94 I received this term does not reflect the hard work that I put into this course．Because of her improvement theory, I got a lower grade than I deserve．Is her grading philosophy ethical?
Answer; Your teachers grading system may be unwise, but it is not unethical．A teacher deserves wide latitude in selecting the method of grading that best promotes learning in her classroom , that is, after all, the prime function of grades．It is she who has the training and experience to make this decision．Assuming that your teacher is neither biased （有偏见的） nor corrupt and that her system conforms （J顺） to school rules, you can't fault her ethics．
You can criticize her methodology．A 100 need not imply that there is no possibility of improvement, only that a student successfully completes the course work．A ninth grader could get a well-earned 100 in English class but still have a way to go before she writes as well as Jane Austen．What's more, grades are not only an educational device but are also part of a screening system to help assign kids to their next class or program．By capping her grades at 94 while most other teachers grade on a scale that tops out at 100, your teacher could jeopardize a student's chance of getting a scholarship or getting into a top college．
What it is wrong to condemn her for is overlooking your hard work．Your diligence is worthy of encouragement, but effort does not equal accomplishment．If scholars suddenly discovered that Rembrandt had dashed off \" The Night Watch\" in an afternoon, it would still be \" The Night Watch\"．I could spend months sweating over my own paintings, but I'd produce something you wouldn't want to hang in your living room．Or your garage．
55．The ninth-grader thought that his art teacher should .
A．have given him a 100 B．have given him a grade above 94 C．have been more ethical D．have been fairer．
56．According to the answer, a teacher has the freedom
A．to give students any grade he/she wants
B．to give students lower grades C．to give students reasonable grades D．to select the method of grading
57．We learn from the answer that a student who gets a 100 .
A．won't improve any more
B．must successfully complete the course work． C．should still work hard and keep improving D．can write as i．ell as Jane Austen
58．The example of Rembrandt's painting suggests that
A．A distinction should be made between diligence and accomplishment B．Rembrandt was a good painter
C．The Night Watch was carelessly painted D．We should learn from Rembrandt
C
A new book about Chinese-style tough parenting has caused debate in the US．
Amy Chua, the author of the book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, is a Chinese-American
professor at Yale Law School．She is also a mother of two．
Chua describes the child-rearing methods she used with her daughters．She said they would
seem unimaginable to Westerners．
Chua set strict standards for her daughters．For example, in school they weren't allowed to make grades lower than As．They had to play piano or violin and practice hours a day．There were no sleepovers, play dates or TV．
There has been wide criticism of Chua's book in the US．\" It is kind of extreme,\" Jeffrey Seinfeld, a professor at New York University, told the Los Angles Times．\"．．．standards of parenting need to be realistic and tailored to each child．Children need parents who can guide them, not force them to do things they are probably not interested in．\"
Now the criticism seems to have spread to China．Sun Yunxiao, an expert from the China Youth and Children Research Center spoke to The Beijing News about his concerns．He argued that Chua's method of parenting would limit children from reaching their full potential．
\"Some Chinese parents do focus on test scores and good degrees,\" Sun said．\"but what gets sacrificed along the way is their kids' capacity fully to develop and to enjoy life．\"
While critics might sympathize with kids who experience this parenting style, some young people quite appreciate it．\" I think anyone can do well if they work hard enough,\" said 17-year-old Li Ao, a Senior 3 student at Qingdao No2 High School．\"A tiger mother is there to halp her kids work hard．\"
Others think that Chua has a point when it comes to setting challenging goals for kids．
\"It's crucial for children,\" according to Abigail Gewirtz, a professor of family science at the University of Minnesota．She told CNN: \" Honestly, kids need to be pushed sometimes．If you push a kid to do well, and they're good at it, they benefit．It's good to have high expectations．\" 59．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?
A．Most children don't need strict standards to do well． B．Chua's educating method is widely accepted in China． C．Supporters of Amy Chua believe in high expectations． D ．Most children welcome challenging goals．
60．The underlined word crucial could be replaced by .
A．helpful
B．cruel C．unfair
D．important
61．Which of the following statements might Jeffrey Seinfeld agree with?
A．Children need to be pushed to succeed．
B．The tiger mother is no longer popular in American society．
C．Parents should take their children into account when they give them guidance． D．Extreme parenting produces children who do not know themselves when grown up．
62．What is the main point of the article?
A．An unreasonable parenting style．
B．A debate on Chinese-style tough parenting． C．Book reviews of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother． D．The strict standards that should be set for children．
D
A shopkeeper sent his son to learn about the secret of happiness from the wisest man in the world．The boy walked a long way, and finally came upon a beautiful castle where the wise man lived．
Rather than finding a saintly man, though, our hero, on entering the main room of the castle , saw a hive of activity: tradesmen came and went, people were chatting in the corners and a small orchestra was playing soft music．The wise man talked with everyone, and the boy had to wait for two hours before it was his turn．
The wise man listened carefully to the boy's explanation of why he had come, but told him that he didn't have time just then to explain the secret of happiness．He suggested the boy look
a-round the palace and return in two hours．
\" Meanwhile, I want to ask you to do something,\" said the wise man,, handing the boy a teaspoon that held two drops of oil ．\" As you wander around, carry this spoon with you without allowing the oil to spill．\"
The boy began to walk up and down stairs in the palace, keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon． After two hours, he returned．
\"Well,\" asked the wise man．\"Did you see the Persian tapestries hanging in my dining hall? Did you see the garden that it took the master gardener 10 years to create?\"
The boy was embarrassed, and replied that he had observed nothing．His only concern had been not to spill the oil．
\"Then go back and observe the marvels of my world,\" said the wise man．The boy picked up spoon and returned to his exploration of the palace, this time observing all of the works of art on the ceilings and the walls．He saw the gardens and the mountains all around him．When he returned, he described in detail everything he had seen．
\"But where are the drops of oil I entrusted to you?\" asked the wise man．Looking down at the spoon he held, the boy saw that the oil was gone．
\"Well, there is the only one piece of advice I can give you,\" said the wise man．\"The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon．\"
63．When the shopkeeper's son arrived at the castle, he ______．
A．received warm welcome from the wise man
B．had already missed his chance to talk to the wise man
C．was shown around the palace by the local people D．didn't expect to see so many people around
64．The wise man gave the boy two tasks in order to .
A．let the boy enjoy his palace and garden B．make him learn from his mistakes C．teach him the secret of happiness
D．show him how to observe the marvels in the world
65．We can infer from the article that \"the drops of the oil on the spoon \"probably refer
to .
A．the beauty of nature
B．the fortune a person possesses
C．the responsibilities every person has to take on D．the great opportunities in life
66．What would be the best title for the article?
A．A lesson about happiness. B．Learning about happiness. C．The secret of happiness.
E
Will there ever be another Einstein? This is the undercurrent of conversation at Einstein memorial meetings throughout the year．A new Einstein will emerge, scientists say．But it may take a long time．After all, more than 200 years separated Einstein from his nearest rival （对手）, Isaac Newton．
Many physicists say the next Einstein hasn't been born yet, or is a baby now．That is because
D．Searching for happiness.
the quest （探求）for a unified （统一的） theory that would account for all the forces of nature has pushed current mathematics to its limits．New math must be created before the problem cam be solved．But researchers say there are many other factors working against another Einstein emerging anytime soon．
For one thing, physics is a much different field today．In Einstein's day, there were only a few thousand physicists worldwide, and the theoreticians who could intellectually rival Einstein probably would fit into a streetcar with seats to spare．
Einstein is different, too．One crucial aspect of Einstein's training that is overlooked is the years of philosophy he read as a teenager—Kant, Schopenhauer and Spinoza, among others．It taught him how to think independently and abstractly about space and time, and it wasn't long before he became a philosopher himself．
And he was an accomplished musician．The interplay （相互作用） between music and math is well known．Einstein would furiously play his violin as a way to think through a knotty physics problem．
Today, universities have produced millions of physicists．There aren't many jobs in science for them, so they go to Wall Street and Silicon Valley to apply their analytical skills to more practical and rewarding efforts．
\"Maybe there is an Einstein out there today,\" said Columbia University physicist Brian Greene, \"but it would be a lot harder for him to be heard．\" Especially considering what Einstein was proposing．
\"The actual fabric of space and time curving? My God, what an ideal \"Greene said at a recent gathering at the Aspen Institute．It takes a certain type of person who will bang his head against
the wall because you believe you'll find the solution．Perhaps the best examples are the five scientific papers Einstein wrote in 1905．These thought experiments were pages of calculations signed and submitted to the prestigious （赫赫有名） journal Annalen der Physik by a virtual unknown ．There were no footnotes or citations （引文）.
What might happen to such a submission today? We all get papers like those in the mail． Greene said．We put them in the junk file．
67．What do scientists seem to agree upon, judging from the first two paragraphs?
A．Einstein pushed mathematics almost to its limits． B．It will take another Einstein to build a unified theory． C．No physicist is likely to surpass Einstein in the next 200 years． D．It will be some time before a new Einstein emerges．
68．What does the author tell us about physicists today?
A．They tend to neglect training in analytical skills． B．They are very good at solving scientific problems． C．They attach great importance to publishing academic papers． D．They often go into fields producing greater financial benefits
69．What does Brian Greene imply by saying\" it would be a lot harder for him to be heard\"';
A．People have to compete in order to get their papers published． B．It is hard for a scientist to have his papers published today． C．Papers like Einstein's would unlikely get published today． D．Nobody will read papers on apparently ridiculous theories．
70．When he submitted his papers in 1905 , Einstein .
A．forgot to make footnotes and citations B．was little known in academic circles
C．was known as a young genius in math calculations D．knew nothing about the format of academic papers
非选择题
第四：写作（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）
阅读下列各题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相题号后。
71．We've been wailing for you! You _______________(该到) ten minutes earlier. (turn)
72．An idea suddenly came to her _______________(她可以算出) the answer in another way. (work)
73．Don't tell me you always escape _______________(罚款) because you have a fast sports car. (fine)
74．I heard that it was ten years later, in 2010, _______________(他们的婚姻破裂). (break)
75．Every teacher and every student _______________( 做出了贡献) the development of our school in the past five years, (contribution)
76．All the officials ______________( 已经到了), the meeting was declared open. (arrive) 77．In the neighborhood, everyone knows the young man ______________(被称作) \"that nice man\
78．In many countries people can ______________(让人送货) to their home. (deliver)
79．The tourists climbed up to the top of the tower, ______________(从那里他们看见) the full extent
of the town.. ( see)
80．_______________(得到证实的事) in the investigation was a great shock to everybody
related.(confirm) 第二节：短文写作（满分25分）
Some students prefer to study alone. Others prefer to study with a group of students. Which do you prefer? Now, write an article based on two or three specific reasons and examples supporting your answer.
中学高三11月 高三英语参考答案
1----5 CABBA 6----10 ACABC 11----15 CBBCA 16----20 ACBCB 21----25 ADBBD 26----30 ACBCC
31----35 CABAB 36----40 ABDCA 41----45 BCDAA 46----50 BDDDC
51----54 ACBB 55----58 BDCA 59----62 CDCB 63----66 DCCC 67----70DDCB 71. should have turned up 72. that she could work out 73. being fined
74. that their marriage broke up 75. has made contributions to 76. having arrived
77. (who/that is) referred to as
78. have/get goods delivered 79. from where they saw
80. What was / had been confirmed One possible version
Students have many different ways to study. Some prefer to study alone whereas others prefer to study in a group. Personally, I have a preference for studying alone because it keeps me focused, saves precious time and helps me to cultivate the ability of independent thinking.
When studying alone, I can be more concentrated because I’m in a peaceful study environment. Furthermore, studying alone can save my time. Working with other students, I will have to discuss with them, or I might be regarded as unfriendly, which, undoubtedly, will waste my time. So comparatively speaking, studying alone proves better to me.
In addition, I can cultivate my independent thinking by studying alone. In a group, on the other hand, I might relay on others, By and by, I will become quite dependent, and such dependency may be harmful to my further development.
All in all, I think studying alone is an excellent way to help me study better as well as the best way for me to become an independent person. 听力录音稿 （Text1） M: What’s wrong?
W: My bank card and mobile phone were stolen. I’d better go home to make the lost call first. M: Oh, my god. Why not go to the telephone booth to make the call? W: That’s right.
(Text2)
M: With this new job, I’ve got to start dressing more professionally. W: Maybe you need a suit.
M: Yes, I think so. What about this one?
W: Well, the style is fine. You might want to reconsider the choice of color. (Text3)
W: What do you think of it?
M: I particularly enjoyed the description of the scenery.. The characters were quite well developed.
W: Well, I think it was perhaps a bit long. I was a bit relieved when I finally finished it. M: Oh, I feel that way, too. (Text4)
W: I’m sorry I am late.
M: What’s wrong with you? I left a message with your roommate about the time change. W: She has a very short memory and it really gets on my nerves sometimes. M: Oh, I see. (Text5)
W: Do you have any idea what this notice about? M: I’m as in the dark as you are. (Text6)
M: Hi, up with you. It’s important to do some exercises. You mustn’t be too lazy. W. Oh. Daddy! Mum doesn’t do any exercises, either. I’m not the sporty type. I’m too fat to
do sport.
M: The doctor told her she had to rest because of the problem she has with her heart. W: But what about Peter?
M: He’s too busy. After all, he has to support this four-people family. He has to work very long hours and he couldn’t finish earlier. It’s impossible for him to do some exercises. W: I know, you and mummy prefer boys to girls. M: Come on, darling. Won’t you become a nice girl. (Text7)
M: Hi, Barbara! Did you have a nice break?
W: Hi! I sure did. I’m glad to be back…one more term to go. M: Yeah. How’s your course? M; Why?
W: I’d love to learn French, but I don’t want to ruin my grade point average.. If I don’t do well, how will it look on my record? Do you think I should drop the course?
M: That’s a tough decision. But, look. Just be sure to get a lot of practice. You know, I have a friend who’s French-speaking. Do you want her number? Maybe you could get together. W: Do you think she minds?
M: I bet she’d love to talk to you in French. W: That might be fun. (Text8)
W: Can you tell me what is so special about your department store?
M: Well, yes, it is special. Reynold’s is a large department sore and you can find everything
you want for the home here.
W: Yes, that’s right, but isn’t there something special about the staff—you know—has anybody retired recently?
M: No. Nobody has retired recently, and we never force anybody to retire here. W: How old is your employee?
M: Well, that would be Arthur. Arthur is our cleaner, and he’s 87. W: 87! And he cleans the store every day?
M: Well, not alone, no. He works with two other cleaners. They’re not so old—Mabel’s 70 and Ivy’s 75—76. That’s right, she just had her birthday. W: And they don’t want to retire?
M: No. I think they enjoy the work, and it keeps them young. (Text9)
W: Well, today on the health program we have a guest who may have some interesting advice. Dr John Squire, author of How to Beat Stress. Welcome, Dr Squire. M: Hello.
W: Obviously lots of people feel stressed, so what can we do once we suffer from stress? M: Stress is like smoking—if you really want to stop, you can. By changing the way you think and the way you behave, you can reduce the amount of stress that you feel. You don’t need to see a doctor and you don’t need sleeping pills! And exercise is one of the best things you can do for stress. Most people drive to work, take the lift to their offices, and sit there all day. Try running up the stairs, and take a ten-minute walk at lunchtime. It’s very important to take breaks during the day and do the things that you want.
(Text10)
M: The religion of the ancient Egyptians was based on nature. The sun, the wind and the animals which the Egyptians used on their land were all important in Egyptian religion. The chief god was Ra who represented the sun. But the Egyptians had many other gods, some of whom had the heads of animals. Bast was the soul of a man could live on if the body was preserved in a special way. The word “mummy” comes from an ancient Egyptian word meaning “tar”, and tar was one of the things which the ancient Egyptian used to preserve the body after death. The bodies were then wrapped in cloth, and dressed with jewels and necklaces. A mask was placed over the face of the dead person. And for the very important people, the mask was made of gold. The body of the dead person was buried together with things that the person had used during his life on earth, and things which he would need in the next life. Some of the tombs in which the bodies were kept were huge and beautiful structures. They were full of rare and expensive treasures.
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