09年高考英语考前训练题

09年高考英语考前训练题（一）第I卷(选择题三部分共85分)第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）做题时，先将 答案 八年级地理上册填图题岩土工程勘察试题省略号的作用及举例应急救援安全知识车间5s试题及答案 标在试卷上。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。第一部分：听力部分（共两节，满分20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，从题中说给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，标在试题的相应位置。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.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?A.Outsideabookstore.B.Infrontofalibrary.C.Atabusstation.2.Whydoesthewomanexchangethedress?A.It’stoobig.B.It’stoodark.C.It’stoosmall.3.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?A.Heisfondoffishing.B.He’llgofishingnextweekend.C.Heknowsthewoman’sparentswell.4.Whendoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Beforeclass.B.Duringclass.C.Afterclass.5.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofherholidayhotel?A.Itwastooexpensive.B.Itcostherextramoney.C.Itwastoofarfromthesea.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。每段对话和独白后都有几个小题，从题中说给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话和独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出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.Howdidthemangenerallygetthestamps?A.Hegotthemfromhisfather.B.Hetookthemoffletterenvelops.C.Hebroughtthemfromforeigntravels.7.Whatdoesthemanthinkofsomeofthestamps?A.Theyareallunusual.B.Theyarequiteuseful.C.Theyareveryvaluable.听第7段材料，回答第8~10题。8.Whereisthewomanprobablygoingthisafternoon?A.Tothelibrary.B.Toaswimmingpool.C.Toaprofessor’sclass.9.Whatwillthemanhavetodothisafternoon?A.Studyhistory.B.WriteapoemC.Finishapaper.10.WhatdoesProf.Lowellprobablyteach?A.Literature.B.History.C.Maths.听第8段材料，回答第11~13题。11.HowwillthewomangotoNewYorkCity?A.Byair.B.Bycar.C.Byrail.12.WheredidthewomanandLaurameetlastsummer?A.Onatrain.B.Atacamp.C.Inamusichall.13.WhatdothewomanandLaurahaveincommon?A.Theybothenjoycamping.B.TheyarebothfromCalifornia.C.They’rebothinterestedinmusic.听第9段材料，回答第14~16题。14.Whatwilltheweatherbelikeifdistantobjectslookclear?A.It’sgoingtorain.B.It’sgoingtopour.C.It’sgoingtoshower.15.Whatseemstohappentotheman’ssenseofsmellbeforetheweatherchanges?A.Itbecomessharper.B.Itstopsworking.C.Itgetsweaker.16.Whatproblemdothespeakershavenow?A.Theyaretootiredtowalkanyfurther.B.Theybothhaveachesintheirknees.C.Theyhavenoumbrellawiththem.听第10段材料，回答第17~20题。17.Wheredoesthespeakergivethetalk?A.Onabus.B.Inauniversity.C.AtBridgetonCastle.18.HowoldistheGrange?A.125years.B.200years.C.325years.19.Howmanypointsofinteresthasthespeakermentioned?A.2.B.3.C.4.20.WhatdoweknowaboutSirHenry?A.Helovedhisyoungwifeverymuch.B.Hediedbeforethecastlewasfinished.C.HehadthecastlebuiltinEngland.第二部分英语知识运用（共两节,满分35分）第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.Generallyspeaking,_______graduatefrom________famousuniversityismorelikelytofindajob.A.a;aB.a;theC.the;aD.the;the22.—Whowasatthedoor?—Itwasasalesmanor_______wantingtosellhisnewproducts.A.everybodyB.anybodyC.somebodyD.nobody23.—HowcanIusethisdigitalcamera?—Well,justrefertothe________.A.explanationsB.expressionsC.introductionsD.directions24.Nobodywouldstandoutadmittingthefact,forsomereason,_______theylostthegame.A.thatB.whichC.whatD.why25.Theemployeecouldn’t_______thepressureofthework,sothathechosetoleavethecompany.A.getridofB.putupwithC.keepawaywithD.makeupfor26.EversinceDollythesheepwasclonedin1997,Westhusin’sphone_______withpeoplecallinginhopesofmakingthecopiesoftheirpets.A.hasrungB.rangC.wasringingD.hasbeenringing27.—I’mthinkingoflosingweightthesedays.—Oh,you________beoutofmind.You’re50kilogramsatthemost!A.willB.shouldC.mayD.must28.YaoMingisveryfamousnow.However,hisbasketballcareer_______onlyaftermanyyearsofhardwork.A.tookonB.tookoffC.tookupD.tookout29.Ihavebeenworkingtherefor15years,andneverbefore_______mybosssoserious!A.IfoundB.IhavefoundC.didIfindD.haveIfound30.Afterthewar,anewschoolbuildingwasputup_______hadoncebeenatheatre.A.thatB.whereC.wherethereisD.whereit31.—Youdidn’tgethurtatallinthetrafficaccident?—________.Iwasaluckydog.A.NoproblemB.Idon’tthinksoC.IamafraidnotD.Goodheavens32.Thepurseslookbeautifulwhenthewomenwearthem,butIdon’tknowhow_______theyareoftheproblemscausedbythem.A.curiousB.fondC.awareD.conscious33.---Couldyoupossiblytellmewhattodowithsuchsortofsituation?----It’snogoodaskingmeallthetime,Ana.You’llhavetolearntothink_______yourself.A.ofB.toC.byD.for34.Shemayhavemissedthetrain,___________shewon’tarriveforanotherhour.A.inwhichcaseB.inhercaseC.inanycaseD.inthatcase35.—You’regoingtohavearisethismonth,aren’tyou?—Yes,only$100.—Well,_______.A.themore,thebetterB.easiersaidthandoneC.betterthanneverD.betterthannothing第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。EveryChinese-languagetextbookstartsoutwiththestandardphrasesforgreetingpeople;butasanAmerican,Ialwaysfoundmyself36tospeakfreelywhenitcametoseeingguestsoffatthedoor.Justagood-byewouldnotdo,yetthatwasallIhadeverlearnedfromthe37books.SoIwouldsmileandnod,bowinglikeaJapaneseandsearchingmadlyforwordsthatwould38overthevisitor'sleavingandmakethemfeeltheywouldbe39tocomeagain.Inmyunease,IoftenhidbehindtheskirtsofmyChinesehusband'skindness.Thenfinally,listeningtoothers,Ibegantopickupthephrasesthat40relationshipsandsentpeopleoffnotonlysuccessfullybutalsoskillfully.41fortheChineseincludesalotofnecessaryhabitualpractice.Althoughasa42,I'mnotexpectedtoobserveorevenknowalltherules,I'vehadtolearntheexpressionsofpolitenessand43ataleaving-taking.TheChinesefeelthey44seeaguestofftothefarthestpossiblepoint-downtheflightofstairstothestreetbeloworperhapsallthewaytothe45busstop.I'vesometimeswaitedhalfanhourormoreformyhusbandtoreturnfromseeingaguestoff,46he'sgonetothebusstopandwaitedforthe47bustoarrive.That'sverywell,butwhenI'mtheguestbeingseenoff,myprotestsarealways48.Myhostessorhost,orboth,insistson49medownthestairsandwellonmyway,withmyrepeatingthe“Don't50toseemeoffattheeverylanding”.IfItrytogofastto51themfromfollowing,theyaresimplyouttothediscomfortofhavingtorunafterme.Bettertoaccepttheinevitable(不可避免的).Besides,that’sgoingagainstChinese52,becausehaste(doingthingsquickly)istobeavoided.Whatdoyousaywhenyou53someone？Not“farewellorGodspeed(祝福)”,54“Goslowly”.TotheChineseitmeans“Takecare”or“Watchyour55”,orsomesuchcaution(谨慎),buttranslatedliterally(字面意思)itmeans“Goslowly”.36.A.easy   B.difficult  C.unable   D.effective37.A.useful  B.terrible  C.priceless  D.proper38.A.smooth  B.talk   C.calm   D.take39.A.content  B.ready   C.welcome  D.eager40.A.speeded  B.broke C.destroyed  D.eased41.A.Parting  B.Leaving C.Separating D.Interviewing42.A.wife   B.guest C.hostess  D.foreigner43.A.protest   B.refuse C.explain  D.state44.A.can   B.will C.may   D.must45.A.farthest  B.nearest C.easiest   D.shortest46.A.although  B.unless C.if    D.since47.A.fastest   B.first C.next   D.last48.A.effective  B.unnecessary C.useless  D.troublesome49.A.leading  B.seeing C.inviting  D.pushing50.A.trouble   B.have C.decide   D.walk51.A.protect   B.keep C.courage  D.dismiss52.A.rule   B.custom C.design   D.opinion53.A.meetwith  B.talkwith C.partfrom  D.callon54.A.and   B.or C.but   D.even55.A.foot   B.health C.shoe   D.step第三部分　阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIhavejustrecentlydiscoveredthatthereissuchathingasstockphotography.Ihavegonethroughtheinventoryofanumberofagenciesthatsellstockphotostoseewhattheirphotosarereallyof.    Basicallystockphotosarephotosthatyouhavestoredonyourcomputers.TheseagenciesthenacceptthesephotosandsellthemontheInternet.Thereisalsoabranchofthiscalledmicrostockphotography.Thesearesmallphotosthatsellforabout$1orless.   Thiscanbeaprofitablebusinessifyouknowwhatyou’regettingintoandifyouknowyourwayaround.Youcangetapercentageofthesalepriceifyourphotosaredownloaded.   MostofthepicturesthatIsawwerephotosofpeopledoingdifferentactivitiesorgoingabouttheirdailytasks.Neatpictureswithwhiteorblackbackgroundsareusuallythemostpopular.   Youareprobablywonderingwhythesesimplephotoswouldbedownloadedsooften.Thisisbecausethebuyersofstockphotosusethemontheirsiteoronmagazines.Thebuyersaremostlyweborpicturesdesignersthatdon’thavethetimetocreatetheirownpicturesforaproject.   Ifyouwishtogetintothis,youmusttakereallygoodphotosandyoumustknowclearlyhowthephotosaregoingtobeused.Ifyouknowthebuyersandwheretheywilluseyourphotos,you’llknowexactlywhatkindsofphotostotake.Itisalsorecommendedthatyousearchthroughstockphotositestoseewhatissellingandwhatisnotsothatyoudon’twasteyourtimetakingpicturesthatwon’tsell.56.Theauthorstartsthesecondparagraphwith_______.A.adefinitionB.anexplanationC.acomparisonD.adiscussion57.Howisthefifthparagraphmainlydeveloped?A.Byusingquestionandanswer.B.Byexpressingtheauthor’sopinionsdirectly.C.Bylistingexamples.D.Bygivingevidenceandargument.58.Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyby____________.A.givingexamplesB.showingthefactsandgivingtipsC.describingthechangesovertimeD.comparingsimilaritiesanddifferences59.Whatwouldtheauthorprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows?A.Otherkindsofstockphotos.B.Moretipsregardingstockphotos.C.ThepricesofpicturessoldontheInternet.D.Howstockphotoscanbedownloaded.BWhichslogandoyouwanttoseeonaChristmasadvertisement,“HappyHolidays”or“MerryChristmas”?AsurveyrevealedthatwhenAmericansgoChristmasshopping,manyprefertoseethetraditionalphrase“MerryChristmas”to“HappyHolidays”.    ThesurveywascarriedoutaftertheThanksgivingholiday.Itwasbasedonanationaltelephonesurveyof1,000adults.Itshowedthat67%ofAmericansliked“MerryChristmas”whileonly26%preferred“HappyHolidays.”Thesurveyresultswerethesameformenandwomen.Meanwhile,57%ofAmericanssaidtheywouldattendaChristianserviceonChristmasEveorChristmasDay.WomenweremorelikelytoattendaChristmasservicethanmen.Nearly30%ofrespondentssaidtheywouldn’tgotoaspecialservice.    Overtheyears,manybusinessmenhaveremovedthephrase“MerryChristmas”orthingsrelatedwithChristmasfromtheirstoresandnowinsteadhavesignsthatsay“HappyHolidays”.InanattempttoencouragestorestokeepthetraditionsoftheChristmasholiday,a"FriendorFoe”grouphaspublisheda“NaughtyorNice”listthatadvisesChristianswheretoshopforChristmas.IfthebusinessmenmentionChristmas,theyareplacedonthe“Nicelistandiftheyavoidcallingitthat,theywillappearonthe“Naughty”list.    Thelist’spublishingwasjustapartofthegroup’scampaign.Thegroupispromisingtobea“Friend”tothosewhokeeptraditionsofChristmasanda“Foe”tothosethatdon’t.    MathewStaver,founderofthisgroup,commented,"Everyconsumershouldstopbuyingthingsfromthosewhichareonthe“Naughty”listandshopatthosewhicharenice.SomebusinessmenwanttomakeaprofitfromChristmas,butindoingsotheywanttochangethetradition.TheyhaveoffendedthevastmajorityofAmericanswhoenjoyChristmas.60.Thesecondparagraphismainlydevelopedbyusing__________.A.examplesB.comparisonC.timeorderD.spaceorder61.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthe“NaughtyorNice”list?A.interestingB.ridiculousC.meaningfulD.unclear62.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmightannoythe“FriendorFoe”groupduringtheChristmas?A.UniquegiftsforChristmas.B.“MerryChristmas”greeting.C.“HolidayGiftGuide”Website.D.StudentssingingChristmascarols.C“Ihavesuperpowers,”agirlnamedMeganwhisperstoherdoctorinarecentTVshow.That’sherexplanationforhowshe’sabletostandpainfulcutsandbeinghitwithabaseballbat—allwithoutfeelinganypain.Acrosstheworldaboutafewhundredpeoplesufferfromoneofmanydisorders(紊乱)thatmakethemcompletelyunabletofeelpainfromthetimetheyareborn.NowanewformofthisdisorderhasbeenrecognizedamongpeoplefromnorthernPakistan,andscientistshavetrackeddownthechangedgeneresponsibleforthecondition.Theirstudycouldhelpresearchersgainabetterunderstandingofhowpainworksandmayhelpthemdevelopnewmedicinethatmayreducepainwithfewersideeffects.ResearchersdiscoveredthelatestversionofthedisorderwhentheyfoundayoungstreetperformerinPakistan,stickingknivesthroughhisarms.Thentheyfoundsixotherpeoplefromthreefamiliesinthesameareawhoalsohadthedisease.Thesepeoplewereabletofeelhotandcold,sensepressure,andcouldtellsharpobjectstouchingtheirskinfrombluntones.Theywereallbelievedtobeofonlyaverageintelligence.Butnoneofthemfeltanypain.Surprisingly,thefamilieswereunrelated,butallofthesufferershadchangestothesamegene.Thechangedgenecausesaprotein(蛋白质)toformpartofachannelthatisundoubtedlyimportantforhumansenseofpain.Earlychildhoodcanbeawfulforpeoplewithoutfeelinganypain.Theycanbiteendlesslyontheirtonguesandfingersduringteething,sticktheirfingersintheireyes,orsuffermajorinjurieswithoutnoticing.ThesixpeoplestudiedfortheNaturepaperallhadinjuriestotheirlipsortonguesfrombitingthemselveswhentheywereyoung.63.Thestudyoffeelingnopainmightleadto_______.A.ourfeelingpityforthepatientsB.ourhelpingthepatientstorecoverC.ourremovingpainsinabetterwayD.ourcuringillnessesmoreeffectively64.Ifoneisbornpainless,hisparentsprobably_______.A.haveanormalsenseofpainB.haveaweaksenseofpainC.keepastrongsenseofpainD.lackanaturalsenseofpain65.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatit’s_______forchildrenwhofeelnopain.A.luckyB.naturalC.bitterD.dangerous66.Thepropertitleforthepassageis“FeelingNoPain:_______”.A.CauseoftheGeneDisorderStillUnknownB.NewDisorderFoundThroughouttheWorldC.WayofDealingwithItStudiedinPakistanD.NewFormofRareGeneDisorderDiscoveredDCANBEERA—Patients’carewouldnolongerbecompromisedaftertheACTGovernmentgaveuppaidparkingatpublichospitals.Visitorshadbeenpayingupto$5adaytoparkatCanberraandCalvaryhospitalsunderthescheme( 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)introducedinSeptember,2006.HealthMinisterKatyGallagherannouncedyesterdayvisitorswouldnolongerpaythesefeesbecausetheideahadprovedunworkableandunpopular.TheGovernmentwouldalsospend$29millionovertwoyearstobuildamulti-storeycarparkwith1400spacesatCanberraHospital.Butshecouldnotruleoutthatvisitorswouldbechargedtoparkinthenewstructure.MsGallaghersaidtheGovernmenthadlistenedtothepublicconcerns.“Itisclearthat,inspiteofagenerouspolicy,manyvisitorstothehospitalsdon’tsupportthepresentsystem,”shesaid.Thepublicwouldhaveaccesstotwo-hourandthree-hourparkingspacesfrom8.30amto5.30pmweekdays.OppositionspokesmanonurbanservicesStevePrattcongratulatedtheGovernmentfor“adopting”Liberalpolicytoputanendtopaidparking.“Finally,theStanhopeGovernmenthasbeenforcedtoreducetheunfairburdenthattheyputonACTresidents,”MrPrattsaid.“WhywasitsonecessarytoputsomanyACTresidentsparticularlythosewhohavetovisitlovedonesfrequentlyorcouldhardlyafforditthroughsomuchinconvenienceandforsolongbeforefinallycomingtotheirsense?”MrMcGowansaidtheGovernmentmustcomeupwithotherwaystodealwithproblemssuchaspeopleparkingatthehospitaltoavoidfeesinWodenandBelconnen.67.Afteramulti-storeycarparkiscompleted,visitorstoCanberraHospitalare_____topayforparkingthere.A.unableB.likelyC.freeD.sure68.Theformerschemebeinggivenupshowsthat_______.A.themajorityarenotasrichasexpectedB.newthingsarehardtobecomepopularC.theGovernmentacceptspublicviewsD.peopleparkfarawayfromthehospitals69.Theunderlinedword“compromised”inParagraph1means“_______”.A.hardlyreceivedB.freelyprovidedC.badlyinfluencedD.slowlydeveloped70.InMrPratt’sopinion,_______.A.theGovernmentshouldhavegivenuptheparkingpolicymuchearlierB.theproblemwithhospitalparkingshouldalsobesolvedinotherplacesC.thepaidparkingpolicyhasnotbeensupportedbymosthospitalvisitorsD.theGovernment’slatestdecisionissupposedtobestillfurtherimproved第Ⅱ卷（非选择题两部分共35分）第四部分任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空格1个单词。 第五部分　书面表达（满分25分）假设你是李华.你将代表学校参加国际中学生论坛，就你所在城市的教育状况发表演讲。请根据以下两幅图表,介绍你市高中学生构成情况及毕业去向的选择，并针对两幅图表中的数据所反映的情况发表你自己的看法。注意：1．文章开头和结尾已经给出；2．词数100左右(不包括已给部分)3.参考词汇:图表:chart职业学校:vocationalschool外来务工人员:non-localworkers  参考答案及听力录音材料1~5ACABB6~10ACBCA11~15CBCBA16~20CABBA21-25ACDAB26-30DDBDC31-35DCDAD36-40BACBC41-45ADBAD46-50CDADC51-55BCADB56-60AABBB61-65DCCAD66-70DBCCAOnepossibleversion:Ladiesandgentlemen,I'mLiHua.Today,I'mgreatlyhonoredtospeakhereonbehalfofmyschool.I'mgoingtotalkaboutthehighschooleducationofmycity.FromChart1,wecanseehighschoolstudentsarefromdifferentfamilybackgrounds.Besideslocalstudents,whomakeup91percent,eightpercentofthestudentsarethechildrenofnon-localworkers.Another1percentareforeignerstudents.Asisshowninchart2,sixtypercentofthemintendtogotouniversity,whichisdoublethenumberofthosewhowillattendvocationalschools.Besides,theothertenpercentchoosetogoabroadforfurtherstudy.Inconclusion,itseemsclearthatourcitygovernmenthasmademoreeffortstohelpthenon-localworkers,whosechildrencanenjoytheequalrightofagoodeducationwiththecitystudents.Alsowiththeeconomicdevelopmentofourcity,moreforeignersareattractedtosetupbusinesseshereandtheyarehappytosendtheirchildrentolocalschoolstolearnmoreaboutChinaandChineseculture.Inaddition,wehavemorefreedomtochoosewhatwewouldliketodoaftergraduation.Goingtocollegeisnolongertheonlychoiceformostofusasitwasyearsago.Ibelievethefutureoftheeducationinourcityispromising!That'sall.Thankyou.Text1M:Stopforaminute.Iwanttolookatthethingsinthewindow.W:Iseesomebooksareonsale.Let’sgoinsideandseeifwecanfindsomethingweneed.Text2M:CanIhelpyou?W:IwonderifIcanexchangethisblackdressforoneasizelarger.Text3W:Hey,Dan.Ihearyou’remeeting?Susan’sparentsforthefirsttime.M:Yeah,nextweekend.Fortunatelyherfatherlikesfishingsowe’llhavesomethingtotalkabout.Text4M:Couldyouexplainthehomeworkfortoday,MissSmith?W:Certainly.Readthenextunitinyourtextbookafterclassandcometoclasspreparedtodiscusswhatyou’veread.Text5M:CanIhelpyou?W:Yes,youcanactually.Ijustcamebackfromtheholidaytrip.M:Didyouhaveagoodtime?W:No.Myroomdidn’thaveaseaview.IpaidextraforaseaviewbutallIgotwasaviewoftheparkatthebackofthehotel.Text6W:James,youhavealargecollectionofstamps,haven’tyou?M:Yes,I’mreallyproudofit.Ihavethousandsofstampsfrommostcountriesoftheworld.W:Wow,that’sgreat.Howdidyougetallofthem?M:SometimesItookusedstampsoffenvelopes,butmostlymydadbroughtthembackfromhistravels.Someofthestampsinmycollectionareofgreatvalue.DropoversometimesandI’llshowyoumycollection.W:Thanks,Iwill.Text7W:Hi,Dick.Wouldyouliketogoswimmingthisafternoon?M:IwishIcould,butIhavetospendtherestofthedayinthelibrary.Ihaveaten-pagepaperdurtomorrow.W:Oh,isthatforProf.Lowell’sclass?M:Yes,Ihavetowriteaboutapoemwereadinclass.W:That’shard.Howisitgoingsofar?M:Notverywell.AndIalsohavetostudyalotformathsandhistory.Idon’tknowwhattodoatall.W:Youknow,I’vebeendoingwellinmaths,soI’dbehappytohelpyou.Ifyoulike,wecanstarttomorrow.Text8M:HI,Kate.Haveanyplansfortheweekend?W:Yeah,I’mreallyexcited.I’mgoingtoNewYorkCityforacoupleofdays.M:Oh,myroommate’sgoingtheretoo.Areyoudriving?Maybeyoutwocouldridetogether.W:No.I’vealreadygotmytrainticket.I’mvisitingafriendImetlastsummer.RememberIwenttoamusiccamp?IsharedaroomwithLauraandnowshe’sjustmovedtoanewplace.M:No,I’mfromCalifornia.I’veneverbeentoNewYorkCitybefore.GuesswhatwearegoingtodoonSaturdaynight.M:Somethingtodowithmusic,Ibet.W:Right,wearegoingtoaconcert.M:Wow,IwishIweregoingwithyou.Text9W:Itlookslikewearegoingtohaveashoweranyminutenow.M:Ithinksotoo.Isn’titstrangethatyoucansenseit?W:Lookatthecloudsinthesky.Whenevertheyseemdarkandlowlikethis,youknowit’sgoingtorain.Orlookatthefarawayobjects.Iftheyseemcleartoyou,it’sprobablygoingtopour.M:Yes.Andeverythingseemstohaveastrongersmelltomethen.W:Iknow,andpeopleoftensayit’sgoingtorainwhentheyhaveachesandpainsincertainpartsoftheirbody.Mymotheralwayssaysthatherkneehurtsjustbeforeastorm.M:Yeah,butwithallthesesigns,howcomewearen’tcarryinganumbrellawithus?Text10Good,morning,ladiesandgentlemen,andwelcometoourtour.Nowwe’reonthewaytosomepointsofhistoricalinterestinthecity.Ifyoulookoutofthewindowonyourright,you’llseetheGrange,oneoftheoldestbuildingsinthecity.Itwasbuilt200yearsago,andstillhasmostoftheoldfurniture.PerhapsthemostinterestingthingisthateverySaturdayafternoon,youcancomeandwatchthembakebreadthewayitwasdone200yearsago.Onyourleftisauniversitybuilding.Thisuniversitybuildingisjust125yearsold.We’llbestoppinginaquarteratBridgetonCastle.ItwasbuiltbySirHenryPellatforhisyoungwife.HebroughtalmostallofthebuildingmaterialsfromEngland.Noticethebeautifulglasswindows.Unfortunately,SirHenry’syoungwifebecameillanddiedbeforethecastlewascompleted.SirHenrybecamesounhappythatheleftthecastleandreturnedtoEngland.Nofamilymemberseverlivedthere.