静安、杨浦、青浦、宝山区2013届高三4月高考模拟
英语试卷
考生注意：
1、本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分。全卷共11页。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。
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第I卷（共105分）
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions:In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. 8:15. B. 8:45. C. 9:13. D. 9:30.
2. A. Terrible. B. Regretful. C. Exhausted. D. Satisfied.
3. A. Its quality. B. Its space. C. Its design. D. Its price.
4. A. Husband and wife. B. Doctor and patient.
C. Customer and waitress.
D. Boss and employee.
5. A. At a nursery school. B. At a studio. C. In a cinema. D. In a store.
6. A. He doesn’t like living in the suburbs.
B. The suburbs make lots of noise.
C. He can’t afford to stay there.
D. He has to pay a lot to take a taxi.
7. A. He gave the woman the wrong information.
B. He added salt to the coffee.
C. He put the sugar in the black container.
D. He broke the two containers.
8. A. Take some medicine. B. Stay in hospital.
C. Take his temperature.
D. Have some soft drink.
9. A. The woman is good at maths. B. The man has problem with maths.
C. The man is the cheerleader in school.
D. The woman is a trouble maker.
10. A. Sam applied for the job first.
B. Christina is supposed to be in charge of the department.
C. Sam is capable enough of taking the responsibility.
D. Christina is the right person for the job vacancy.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. In the middle of the hall. B. At the back of the room.
C. Next to the gate.
D. At the information desk.
12. A. Speak without permission. B. Note down the agenda (议程).
C. Read the agenda carefully.
D. Fill out a “Speaker Card”.
13. A. Just share the ideas with the partner in the meeting room.
B. Interrupt the speaker whenever he just talks nonsense.
C. Keep quiet when somebody else is giving his opinions.
D. Talk on the cell phone in a low voice during the meeting.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. 6a.m.-8a.m., 9p.m.-11p.m.. B. 5a.m.-7a.m., 5p.m.-7p.m..
C. 5a.m.-6a.m., 5p.m.-6p.m..
D. 6a.m.-7a.m., 8p.m.-9p.m..
15. A. To make the town cleaner and better the environment.
B. To reduce the amount of the waste.
C. To introduce a new resource-recycling company.
D. To try some new way out to decrease its negative effects.
16. A. They have to help clean the streets for a whole day.
B. They have reached an agreement with the local residents.
C. They travel a lot to look after family businesses.
D. They come back home late and miss the waste collection time.
Section C
Directions:In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
II. Grammar and vocabulary
Section A
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
25. The start of a new year brings hope —hope _____ better health, more happiness
and greater success.
A. among
B. for
C. over
D. on
26. –What is the man, actually?
–I don’t know for sure. But I think he can be _____ but a policeman.
A. nothing
B. something
C. everything
D. anything
27. –Do you know where David is? I couldn’t find him anywhere.
– Well. He _____ have gone far — his glasses are still here.
A. shouldn’t
B. mustn’t
C. can’t
D. wouldn’t
28. I suppose you are unwilling to change your idea, _____?
A. aren’t you
B. do I
C. don’t I
D. are you
29. At the moment of the car accident, Jason’s life _____ in the blink of an eye.
A. changes
B. had changed
C. was changing
D. changed
30. The law says that all public buildings must be accessible to people who have trouble _____.
A. walking
B. walk
C. to walk
D. walked
31. Many students apply for a position at that company, but only a few _____.
A. are being accepted
B. are accepted
C. have accepted
D. accept
32. Desserts made from apples, such as pies, apple pancakes and apples _____ in sugar
are available for sampling.
A. dipping
B. dip
C. dipped
D. to dip
33. Tom’s resolution _____ up drinking alcohol lasted only two days.
A. given
B. giving
C. give
D. to give
34. The boy, one of the so-called rich second generation, forced his parents to buy
a new car _____ it might cost.
A. no matter how
B. however high
C. no matter how much
D. how much
35. A business plan should be a strategic outline of _____ you are going to do, why
and how you are going to do it.
A. what
B. which
C. how
D. that
36. The teacher left word with our monitor _____ she would explain the problem again
next time.
A. who
B. which
C. as
D. that
37. They will pay a visit to Europe in a couple of years _____ they have enough money.
A. for fear that
B. on condition that
C. even though
D. as well as
38. Every time Gina catches her employees _____ time, she reminds them that time is money.
A. to waste
B. wasting
C. wasted
D. waste
39. Not until 2012 _____ to a Chinese writer for the first time.
A. the Nobel Prize in literature was awarded
B. was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature
C. was the Nobel Prize in literature awarded
D. the Nobel Prize was awarded in literature
40. BrainPOP is an educational program consisting of brief animated videos _____
a man named Tim and his robot friend Moby discuss various subjects.
A. in which
B. which
C. as
D. in that
Section B
Directions:Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
More than two million people in Europe now have fiber broadband（光纤宽带）direct to their home, suggests a survey. The latest __41__ on superfast broadband delivered by fiber to the home (FTTH) show 18% growth over the last survey compiled in late 2008.
The continued growth suggests that the __42__ economic decline has not hit plans to build fiber networks. Sweden __43__ the list of nations applying the technology, with 10.9% of its broadband customers using fiber. Karel Helsen, president of Europe’s Fiber-To-The-Home Council, said the growth matched predictions that were __44__ when the credit crisis started to make itself felt. “The numbers in 2009 are in line with the latest forecasts,” said Mr. Helsen.
By 2012, the FTTH Council expects that 13 million people across 35 European nations will have their broadband delivered by fiber. Such services would start at a speed of 100 megabits per second (mbps), said Mr. Helsen. Around Europe more than 233 projects were underway to lay the fibers that would __45__ homes or buildings to the net, said Mr. Helsen. Many of those, he said, were being operated by local governments or smaller net firms. Local governments were interested in FTTH because of the economic and social __46__ it brought in its wake, said Mr. Helsen.
The low delay in high-speed fiber networks made __47__ new uses of broadband, he said. “No delay is very important,” he said, “specifically if you talk about __48__ that are time-dependent such as personal communications, conference calls
or video calls where delays cause a lot of trouble.” While early FTTH services were __49__ in cities, said Mr. Helsen, many more were reaching out to rural areas for e-health and e-learning projects.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Large companies need a way to reach the savings of the public at large. The same problem, on a smaller__50__, faces practically every company trying to __51__ new products and create new jobs. There can be little prospect of raising the sort of sums needed from friends and people we know. While banks may agree to provide short-term finance, they are generally __52__ to provide money on a permanent basis for long-term projects. So companies turn to public, inviting people to lend them money, or take a share in the business in __53__ for a share in future profits. This they do by __54__ stocks and shares in the business through the Stock Exchange. By doing so they can put into circulation the savings of __55__ and organizations, both at home and overseas.
When the saver needs his money back, he does not have to go to the company with whom he originally placed it. __56__, he sells his shares through a stockbroker to some other saver who is seeking to __57__ his money.
Many of the __58__ needed both by industry and by each of us are provided by the government or by local authorities. Without hospitals, electricity, telephones, railways, this country could not __59__. All these require __60__ spending on new equipment and new development if they are to serve us properly, requiring more money than is raised through taxes alone. The government, local authorities, and nationalized industries __61__ frequently need to borrow money to finance major capital spending, and they, too, come to the Stock Exchange.
There is __62__ a man or woman in this country whose job or whose standard of living does not __63__ the ability of his or her employers to raise money to finance new development. In one way or another this new money must come from the savings of the country. The Stock Exchange __64__ to provide a channel through which these savings can reach those who need finance.
50. A. level B. extent C. scale D. basis
51. A. programme B. provide C. develop D. prepare
52. A. unexpected B. unwilling C. unbelievable D. uncertain
53. A. search B. exchange C. value D. comfort
54. A. issuing B. allowing C. producing D. acquiring
55. A. immigrants B. investigators C. inheritors D. individuals
56. A. Indeed B. In fact C. In addition D. Instead
57. A. eliminate B. reflect C. invest D. profit
58. A. properties B. appliances C. foundations D. services
59. A. function B. experience C. share D. launch
60. A. invisible B. continuous C. limited D. economical
61. A. therefore B. however C. nevertheless D. otherwise
62. A. definitely B. almost C. hardly D. probably
63. A. turn down B. depend on C. take over D. put off
64. A. releases B. forces C. leaves D. exists
Section B
Directions:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men aboard were able to swim to a small, desert-like island. Not knowing what else to do, the two survivors agreed that they had no alternativethan to pray to God.
However, to find out whose prayers were more powerful, they agreed to divide the territory between them and stay on opposite sides of the island.
The first thing they prayed for was food. The next morning, the first man saw a fruit-bearing tree on his side of the island, and he was able to eat its fruit. But the other man’s parcel of land remained barren.
After a week, the first man became lonely and decided to pray for a wife. The next day, another ship was wrecked and the only survivor was a woman who swam to his side of the island. But on the other side of the island, there was nothing.
Soon thereafter the first man prayed for a house, clothes and more food. The next day, like magic, all of these things were given to him. However, the second man still had nothing.
Finally, the first man prayed for a ship so that he and his wife could leave the island, and in the morning he found a ship docked at his side of the island.
The first man boarded the ship with his wife and decided to leave the second man on the island, considering the other man unworthy to receive God’s blessings since none of his prayers had been answered.
As the ship was about to leave, the first man heard a voice from Heaven booming, “Why are you leaving your companion on the island?”
“My blessings are mine alone since I was the one who prayed for them,” the first man answered. “His prayers were all unanswered and so he doesn’t deserve anything.”
“You are mistaken!” the voice rebuked him. “He had only one prayer, which I answered. If not for that, you would not have received any of my blessings.”
“Tell me,” the first man asked the voice, “what di d he pray for that I should owe him anything?”
“He prayed that all your prayers would be answered.”
For all we know, our blessings are not the fruits of our prayers alone, but those of another praying for us. So what you do for others is more important than what you do for yourself.
65.The first man’s wife is _____.
A. a swimmer who got to the island by accident
B. an angel sent by God to keep him company
C. a survivor from another wrecked ship
D. a native person on the desert-like island
66. The underlined word “barren”in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. isolated
B. unproductive
C. fertile
D. dry
67. Which of the following is true about the second man?
A. He didn’t deserve any blessing from God.
B. None of his prayers was answered by God.
C. He is not brave enough to tell God his needs.
D. His prayer helped his companion get out of trouble.
68. What’s the moral of the story?
A. Never judge a person by appearance.
B. Don’t lose heart in trouble.
C. Helping others is helping ourselves.
D. Greed is the root of all evil.
(B)
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69. If leaving a car at Bluff, a traveler had better _____.
A. refer to the handouts first
B. use wheelchair access
C. make a reservation
D. park it 30 minutes before departure time
70. John, who went to Stewart Island on Dec. 28th, got to the ferry dock at 7:55am.
When did he most probably leave Bluff?
A. At 8:00a.m..
B. At 9:30a.m..
C. At 11:00a.m..
D. At 3:00p.m..
71. Which of the following is false about the ferry services?
A. Tea and coffee are free for passengers.
B. Children go free for travel for about 15 days.
C. Travelers are sure to see some seabirds during the crossing.
D. Passengers have to pay extra cost for extra pieces of luggage.
(C)
Barack Obama urged congressional leaders on Monday to act quickly to pass a huge stimulus package for the U.S. economy. He met with a bipartisan (concerning or involving two different political parties) group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Later he met individually with Democratic and Republican House and Senate leaders and spoke to a bipartisan leadership gathering. In comments to reporters early on Monday, he emphasized the urgency of finalizing economic legislation (立法). “We have got an extraordinary economic challenge ahead of us,” he said, “We are expecting a sobering job report at the end of the week. Nancy Pelosi and her staff have been extraordinarily helpful in working with our team so that we can shape an econo mic recovery and reinvestment plan that starts putting people back to work.”
Mr. Obama wants tax cuts for individual Americans and businesses to make up a significant portion of expected legislation. This could involve as much as $300 billion of a bill that is likely to go beyond $700 billion and include aid to cash-poor U.S. states, and money for alternative energy and a range of infrastructure (基础设施) projects. Later, Mr. Obama said he expects to be able to sign legislation as soon as the end of this month, adding that quick action is necessary to “break the drive of the U.S. economic depression”.
Emerging later from bipartisan talks with Mr. Obama, Nancy Pelosi said lawmakers discussed with the president how to pass a stimulus package as quickly as possible. “An economic recovery package that will create jobs immediately and will grow the economy and that is what we talked about today,” said Nancy Pelosi. “How we could do this fast, deliberatively and to act upon it soon.” Just how soon that would be, Pelosi would not say.
How much support Democrats can obtain from Republicans will depend on the details. But the severity of the U.S. economic depression has created considerable bipartisan backing for quick action. Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid said: “There are investments that we need to make on behalf of the American people to turn around this economy. We felt very good about the meeting; we are confident that we can do this and we have to do this.”
“I think the best thing I can do is to decline to comment on what they are going to do going forward,” said Dana Perino. “Obviously, we think that tax cuts were the right way to help our economy get out of the economic depression that this president inherited and we know that tax cuts can stimulate innovation.” Asked by reporters how large the economic stimulus package might be, Senate Majority Leader Reid said Obama indicated that all but one of some 28 economists advising him had said it should range from $800 billion to $1.3 trillion.
72. Barack Obama urged congressional leaders and met with bipartisan leaders to _____.
A. take over the White House
B. end economic decline
C. understand each other better
D. negotiate political issues
73. If the stimulus package is passed quickly and successfully, it can _____.
A. obtain support from Republicans
B. finalize economic legislation
C. enhance America’s international posi tion
D. provide job opportunities
74. What is the bipartisan leaders’ attitude towards this meeting?
A. Uncertain.
B. Hopeful.
C. Disappointed.
D. Indifferent.
75. What can we infer from the passage?
A. The best way out of the economic depression is tax cuts.
B. The Republic Party plays the key role in coping with the economic depression.
C. Democrats and Republicans will team up in the economic depression.
D. When the stimulus package will be passed is known to the lawmakers. Section C
Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
Most people are aware that outdoor air pollution can damage their health, but many do not know that indoor air pollution can also have significant health effects. Environmental Protection Agency studies indicate that indoor levels of pollutants may be 2-5 times, and occasionally more than 100 times, higher than outdoor levels. These levels of indoor air pollutants may be of particular concern because most people spend about 90％ of their time indoors.
77
There are many sources of indoor air pollution in any home. These include combustion sources such as oil, gas, coal, wood, and tobacco products; building materials and furnishings as diverse as deteriorated asbestos-containing insulation, wet or damp carpet, and cabinetry or furniture made of certain pressed wood products; products for household cleaning and maintenance, personal care, or hobbies; central heating and cooling systems and humidification devices; and outdoor sources such as rado n, pesticides, and outdoor air pollution.
78
Immediate effects may show up after a single exposure or repeated exposures. These include irritation of the eyes, nose, and throat, headaches, dizziness, and fatigue. Such immediate effects are usually short-term and treatable. Sometimes the treatment is simply eliminating the person's exposure to the source of the pollution, if it can be identified. Symptoms of some diseases, including asthma,
hypersensitivity and fever, may also show up soon after exposure to some indoor air pollutants.
79
The likelihood of immediate reactions to indoor air pollutants depends on several factors. Age and pre-existing medical conditions are two important influences. In other cases, whether a person reacts to a pollutant depends on individual sensitivity, which varies tremendously from person to person. Some people can become sensitized to biological pollutants after repeated exposures, and it appears that some people can become sensitized to chemical pollutants as well.
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Certain immediate effects are similar to those from colds or other viral diseases, so it is often difficult to determine if the symptoms are a result of exposure to indoor air pollution. For this reason, it is important to pay attention to the time and place the symptoms occur. If the symptoms fade or go away when a person is away from the home and return when the person returns, an effort should be made to identify indoor air sources that may be possible causes.
Section D
Directions:Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
Children and adolescents who watch a lot of television are more likely to have antisocial and criminal behavior when they become adults, according to a new University of Otago, New Zealand, study published online in the journal Pediatrics. The study followed a group of around 1,000 children born in the New Zealand city of Dunedin in 1972-1973. Every two years between the ages of 5 and 15, they were asked how much television they watched. Those who watched more television were more likely to have a criminal conviction and were also more likely to have antisocial personality traits in adulthood.
The study found that the risk of having a criminal behavior by early adulthood increased by about 30% with every hour that children spent watching TV on an average weeknight.
The study also found that watching more television in childhood was associated, in adulthood, with aggressive personality, an increased tendency to experience
negative emotions, and an increased risk of antisocial personality disorder; a psychiatric disorder characterised by persistent patterns of aggressive and antisocial behavior.
The researchers found that the relationship between TV viewing and antisocial behavior was not explained by socio-economic status, aggressive or antisocial behavior in early childhood, or parenting factors.
A study co-author, Lindsay Robertson, says it is not that children who were already antisocial watched more television. “Rather, children who watched a lot of television were likely to go on to manifest antisocial behavior and personality traits.”
Other studies have suggested a link between television viewing and antisocial behavior, though very few have been able to demonstrate a cause-and-effect sequence. This is the first ‘real-life’ study that has asked about TV viewing throughout the whole childhood period, and has looked at a range of antisocial outcomes in adulthood. As an observational study, it cannot prove that watching too much television caused the antisocial outcomes, but the findings are consistent with most of the research and provides further evidence that excessive television can have long-term consequences for behavior.
Antisocial behavior is a major problem for society. While we’re not saying that television causes all antisocial behavior, our findings do suggest that reducing TV viewing could go some way towards reducing rates of antisocial behavior in society,” says Associate Professor Hancox.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children should watch no more than 1 to 2 hours of quality television programming each day. The researchers say their findings support the idea that parents should try to limit their children's television use.
(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)
81. The aim of the study is to reveal
______________________________________________.
82. The researchers chose __________________________________________ as their
research subjects（研究对象）.
83. What’s the shortcoming of most of the studies on this topic?
__________________________________________________________.
84. What do you suppose many parents will do after reading this passage?
__________________________________________________________.
第I I卷（共45分）
I. Translation
Directions:Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
85. 许多驾驶员对新的交通法规都感到不习惯。(use)
86. 传统的火车票购买方式已经被网络购买方式所取代了。(replace)
87. 过不了几天他们就会把面试结果寄给你的。(It)
88. 我们非常关心食品质量，因为它与每一个人的健康都息息相关。(concern)
89. 那些消防战士冒着生命危险把困在着火的屋子里的老人和小孩全部救了出来。（trap）
II. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
90. 最近许多城市常被雾霾（haze）所笼罩，请就这一话题谈谈你的看法。文章必须包括：
●描述雾霾天气的景象
●提出解决这一问题的建议
2013年高三四区听力文字材料及参考答案
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A Short conversations
Directions:In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. W: I have to catch my 9:30 flight.
M: Take it easy. You still have three quarters of an hour left.
Q: What is the time by the man’s watch? (B)
2. W: I heard you went camping.
M: Well, I did everything I wanted to do, walking, climbing and just sitting in the sun.
Q: How does the man feel about his experience? (D)
3. M: I like this house in such a good shape.
W: I agree, but I’m not sure we have enough savings.
Q: What might prevent the woman buying the house? (D)
4. M: Dinner’s nice, but I am afraid that you’ve given me the wrong change.
W: Sorry. Let me check the bill again.
Q: What’s the relationship between the two speakers? (C)
5. W: Good afternoon, Sir. May I help you?
M: I am looking for something for my newly born nephew.
Q: Where does the conversation probably take place? (D)
6. M: I love the suburbs, but I don’t have enough money to pay the high taxes.
W: I wish you could. It’s nice to live there.
Q: Why doesn’t the man move to the suburbs? (C)
7. W: You mistook the salt for sugar? I told you the sugar was in the glass container.
M: Sorry. I forgot and the coffee is terrible now!
Q: What can we learn from the conversation? (B)
8. M: I had a fever last night. I still don’t feel good.
W: Let me listen to your chest. Nothing serious. Taking some medicine may help though.
Q: What should the man do after the medical examination? (A)
9. M: Why don’t we go out for some coffee or some afternoon tea?
W: Cool. But please don’t complain about your maths. I want to have fun.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation? (B)
10. W: It will be nice if Sam decides to join us. I think he suits this job very much.
M: Sorry. I’m afraid the chance is for Christina.
Q: What does the man mean? (D)
Section B Passages
Directions:In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to our Neighborhood Council meeting. I am the president. During the meeting, we will be discussing the items that are listed on the meeting’s agenda. There are copies of the agenda for your use on the table at the back of the room.
Please understand that Neighborhood Councils will limit our discussion to the items listed on the agenda. However, please note that your concern may become the topic of discussion. If you have a general comment on an item, and you may provide us with your comment during the “Public Comments” portion of the meeting. In order for you to speak and be heard on any agenda item, you will be called by me when it is your turn to speak. In order for me to know that you want to speak, please fill out a “Speaker Card”.
When a person is speaking, there should not be any other discussion occurring in the room. We do not make noise when disagreeing with someone’s point of view. We will treat one another with respect during this meeting.
Last, please turn off your cell phones.
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Questions:
11. Where can people find the meeting’s agenda? (B)
12. What should people do if they want to present their opinions? (D)
13. What is the rule announced by the president? (C)
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
Residents in Dayton could be forced to rise from bed and put out their bins at 5am under proposals to keep streets tidier. They would only be able to leave waste on the public highway for collectio n during two-hour-long periods —from 5pm to 6pm, and from 5am to 6am. Collections of residentia l and commercial waste are then timed between 6am and 8am, and 6pm and 8pm. Those residents who fail to meet the restrictions will pay a fine.
The public committee says it hopes the move will “improve the cleanliness and overall street environment” by reducing the amount of time waste is left on the street for collection. In a statement the committee said: “To keep the town’s streets clean is taking another positive step with proposals to introduce a time-specific waste collection plan in Dayton.”
However with many working residents likely to arrive home from work after 6pm, homeowners will be forced to rise at 5am to put out their waste. The committee said: “It will help improve the cleanliness of our streets and make our town centres more pleasant and attractive for all.” An informal consultation on the proposals will take place over the coming weeks when officers will be speaking to businesses and residents about the plans.
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Questions:
14. When will the rubbish bin be allowed to put outdoors for collection? (C)
15. What is the purpose of the time-specific waste collection? (A)
16. Why do some people have to get up very early to put out their waste? (D)
Section C Longer conversations
Directions:In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in