2014湖北武穴中学4月摸底考试英语试题答案(6)

W: Oh, no. Thank you very much.
M: I do apologize.
W: Don't worry about it. There is no need to apologize. Look!  Here comes the bus. You'll catch it if you run.
M: Oh, so I shall.
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M: Hello, Ms Thomas. What can I do for you?
W: Well, I've been having bad stomach pains lately, doctor.
M: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. How long have you been having them?
W: Just in the last few weeks. I get a very sharp pain about an hour after having meals.
M: I see. Do you get this after every meal?
W: Let me think. No, it's usually in the afternoon, after lunch.
M: Well, what do you have for lunch?
W: Oh, I mostly just have a quick hamburger and rush back to the office. We're very busy at the moment.
M: Well, I don't think it's a serious thing. Maybe you eat too quickly. It's bad for your health.
W: My husband is always telling me that.
M: Anyway, I'll give you something for it and see what happens. Take  the medicine three times a day.
W: After meals or before?
M: After eating.
W: Thank you, doctor.
M: You're welcome.
(Text 9)
W: Dad, what will we have for dinner?
M: I don't know. Maybe fried fish, chicken soup and...
W: Oh, no, I'm tired of such things now.
M: I'm sorry. But that is the only thing I can cook. What do you want  to have then?
W: I do wish Mom were at home. Why don't we go and eat out for a change?
M: Oh, that's a good idea. I like Kentucky fried chicken very much.
W: Dad, you always talk about fried chicken. Let's have something different. I'd like to go to McDonald's this time.
M: OK then. You'll drive, won't you?
W: No, I'm a bit tired today. You should drive.
M: OK, OK. I always do things like that. I hope your Mom will be back soon. Ah here we are.
W: Dad, what would you like to have? I'd like a hamburger.
M: I want one, too. And some French fries, Jill?
W: Please buy me some salad instead. And a glass of Coke. OK?
M: Hamburger, salad, and a glass of Coke. Is that all for you, Jill?
W: Right, and give me an ice cream, too. I'll go and find the seats.
M: And I'll get some vegetables for myself, and a coffee...
(Text 10)
Many years ago, Manhattan Island, which is a part of the great city of New York, was covered with forest. Along its shores were small Indian villages. In fact, Indians were the only people on the island until 1609. In the spring of that year, Henry Hudson, a famous sea captain, arrived there. He was trying to find a short way to the Far East for Dutch traders. His ship was very small. It was only about the size of one of the lifeboats you see on modern ocean liners today. Of course, Henry Hudson did not find a shorter way to the Far East. Instead he reached the shores of North America. He came to the mouth of the large waterway now called the Hudson River.
As he came near to the shore, he saw an Indian village. The Indians seemed friendly. They even came out to meet the ship and offered their furs to the Dutch sailor in exchange for glass beads and other small things. When Henry Hudson returned to Holland, he showed everyone the fine furs. He told of the rich soil, and the streams filled with fish. Later Dutch traders began to send many ships to the rich new world across the sea.