模拟卷湖北省黄冈中学2010届高三11月月考英语试题

W: What was on?

M: It was an exciting football match. France against Germany. When France was about to win…So,

I got up late and didn’t have breakfast and left home in a hurry.

W: Did you catch the train?

M: No, I called for a taxi. There were a lot of cars and buses on the highway. Unfortunately an

accident happened. Then, there was a traffic jam. I was very anxious.

W: What happened after that?

M: The police came and solved the problem. I waited for a long time. When I got to the office, it

was already 10 o’clock.

W: I hope that you won’t be late again. Otherwise I will fire you.

M: Sure, I’ll never be late again.

(Text 9)

W: Hello, Mike. I hear you are doing some part-time job.

M: Yes. I’m working two nights at a cafe restaurant.

W: Do they give you decent wages?

M: Not too bad.

W: Well, I’ve been accepted for a part-time job at the post office.

M: Have you? That’s good. So you’ll be earning some extra money, too.

W: Yeah, that’s exactly what I want to ask you about.

M: Go ahead.

W: May I ask a personal question?

M: It depends. What do you want to know?

W: What do you do with the money you earn? Do you spend it immediately or do you save it? M: Well, I spend some of it on books; entertainment and I also save some for trips.

W: Do you deposit money in a bank?

M: Yes.

W: Which one?

M: The one by the university.

W: Is it any good?

M: Not bad. Very friendly, but a bit slow at times.

(Text 10)

Back to the news. Last Friday a storm hit two villages destroying fourteen houses. Seven others were so badly damaged that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows. One person was killed, and nine were badly injured and taken to the hospital. A number of other people received small injuries. Altogether over two hundred were left homeless as a result of the storm.

A farmer said the storm began early in the morning and lasted over an hour. He was in the kitchen with his wife and his children when they heard a loud noise. A few minutes later their house fell down on top of them.

They managed to climb out but then he saw that one of his children was missing. He went back inside and found him safe but very frightened.

A woman said that her husband had just left for work when she noticed that her house was