河北省石家庄市2018届高三模拟考试(二)英语试卷【附答案】

河北省石家庄市2018届高中毕业班模拟考试（二）

英语试题

第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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。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。

例：How much is the shirt?

A. ￡19.15.

B. ￡9.15.

C. ￡9.18.

答案是B。

1. How long does the woman have to wait?

A. About 20 minutes.

B. About 30 minutes.

C. About 45 minutes.

2. What will the woman probably do?

A. Lend her book to the man.

B. Visit the man this weekend.

C. Help the man write an essay.

3. Where is Mary?

A. In the manager’s office.

B. In the meeting room.

C. In her office.

4. What did the woman buy from the shop?

A. CDs.

B. A handbag.

C. Chocolates.

5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. A camera.

B. A photo.

C. A festival.

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。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，各小题给出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. Where are the speakers?

A. In a lecture hall.

B. In the woman’s office.

C. In a meeting room.

7. What will the man do tomorrow?

A. Attend a meeting.

B. Listen to a lecture.

C. Prepare the sales figures. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What is Tom worried about?

A. Which tutor to ask for advice.

B. How to prepare for a presentation.

C. Where to get useful information.

9. How does the woman suggest Tom get the senior students’ help?

A. By e-mailing them.

B. By making telephone calls.

C. By asking questions on the school network.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What does the man think of his cycling speed?

A. A little fast.

B. A bit slow.

C. Normal.

11. How did the accident happen?

A. The businessman stopped suddenly.

B. The car went through the red light.

C. The man fell off his bike.

12. Who was badly hurt?

A. The man.

B. The businessman.

C. The car driver.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Interviewer and interviewee.

B. Boss and employee.

C. Fellow workers.

14. What is the woman doing right now?

A. Marketing products.

B. Studying a foreign language.

C. Developing teaching programs.

15. What advantage does the woman have?

A. Work experience.

B. Social background.

C. Wide knowledge.

16. Where would the woman like to work?

A. In Japan.

B. In Chile.

C. In Korea.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the typical weather like in Cork?

A. Rainy.

B. Sunny.

C. Windy.

18. What do we know about Cork?

A. It’s convenient to visit Cork by car.

B. There are lots of bridges in Cork.

C. Cork is the second largest island in Ireland.

19. What can tourists find on St. Patrick Street?

A. A gallery.

B. A cafe.

C. Churches.

20. What does the speaker say about the cafe?

A. It looks like a museum.

B. It lies in a university.

C. It provides good food.

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

International Competitions in 2018

The HG Wells Short Story Competition

Founded by BBC reporter Reg Turnill and his wife to celebrate the life and works of HG Wells and encourage creative writing, this

16th Annual https://www.360docs.net/doc/3318760040.html, Photo Contest The contest is organized by https://www.360docs.net/doc/3318760040.html, magazine. It can range from a picture of a family member, to a scene, to a movement at just the right

competition has the theme of “peace” this year. Entries must be in English and must be entirely your own work.

Deadline 23rd July, 2018

Who may enter Open to anyone

Entry fees Free (21 and under);

￡10 (over 21)

Prizes The Margaret and Reg Turnill Prize:

￡ l,000 (21 and under);

The Grand Prize: ￡250 (over 21) time. There are 6 categories: Natural World; Travel; People; The American Experience;

Altered Images; Mobile.

Deadline 30th November, 2018

Who may enter Open to photographers who are 18 years old or older

Entry fees Free

Prizes Grand Prize: $ 2,500;

Readers’ Choice winner: $ 500

Embracing Our Differences

Artists, professionals, amateurs, students may submit art images on the theme “enriching lives through diversity”. This competition invites you to participate in creating a society where diversity is accepted. Your original art may be any size. However, you must create or scan and submit it as a digital file.

Deadline 15th October, 2018

Who may enter Open to anyone

Entry fees Free

Prizes $ 1,000 each for “Best-in-Show Adult” and “Best-in-Show Student”16th Annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry

Contest

The contest is organized by Winning Writers. You may submit poems on any theme, up to 250 lines each. You may submit the same poem at the same time to this contest and to others, and you may submit poems that have been published or won prizes elsewhere.

Deadline 30th September, 2018

Who may enter Open to anyone

Entry fee $ 12 per poem

Prizes The Tom Howard Prize: $ 1,500 for a poem in any style or genre;

The Margaret Reid Prize: $ 1,500 for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style

21. What is required in the story-writing competition?

A. Creating the story in English.

B. Having the work scanned.

C. Paying money for the entry.

D. Submitting the work by July.

22. What is sp ecial about “16th Annual Smithsonian.c om Photo Contest”?

A. It gives a theme.

B. It offers a grand prize.

C. It has an age limit.

D. It has two categories.

23. Which competition asks for entries in electronic form?

A. The HG Wells Short Story Competition.

B. 16th Annual https://www.360docs.net/doc/3318760040.html, Photo Contest.

C. Embracing Our Differences.

D. 16th Annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest.

24. Who may get The Margaret Reid Prize after winning the contest?

A. Short story writers.

B. Photographers.

C. Art designers.

D. Poem writers.

B

As a teenager, I terrorized my mother. We often quarreled about whether or not I would empty the dishwasher, take out the trash, or clear the dinner plates. My brothers referred to these infamous screaming matches as World War III every time a battle began. The fights lasted as long as my mother could put up with my sharp tongue and snide remarks, after which I was sent to my room without dinner.

Now we don’t argue anymore. It’s not because I’v e matured, gotten married, and left my parents, house, but because my mother cannot utter (发出) enough words to form sentences. Her brain is a mess that cannot communicate like a room full of people speaking different languages with no interpreter.

At fifty-four, she was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease and now, four years later, she is completely dependent on my family and me to function. We feed her, dress her, bathe her, drive her around, and pray that the disease progresses slowly.

Alzheime r’s has chan ged both the relationship we share as a mother and daughter and the fundamental beliefs that guide my life. I now believe that I am fortunate to have the opportunity to give back to my mother with the same love and devotion she always shared with me.

I visit her as often as my schedule permits, Sometimes I share stories with her, reducing any details to basic terms that she can understand. Sometimes we sit in silence and comment every now and then about how good the coffee is. “Makes you feel good,” she tel ls me, talking about the coffee, and I want to say the same thing about the

time spent with her. I am so grateful for these moments, for the experiences we share, and for the chance to make up for the way I treated her years earlier. The funny thing is that she may never remember those arguments.

25. What does the underlined word “matches” probably refer to?

A. Games.

B. Remarks.

C. Arguments.

D. Moments.

26. What changed the relationship between the author and her mother?

A. Her basic beliefs.

B. Her mother’s disease.

C. Her being mature.

D. Her mother’s devotion.

27. How does the author feel when telling the story?

A. Sad.

B. Funny.

C. Anxious.

D. Thankful.

C

In most situations, bystanders’ responses like disa pproving glares, uninvited comments or pieces of advice to a child’s angry behavior can add to the stress of the situation. But sometimes bystanders truly understand, and sometimes their words or actions can make a positive difference. One mom experienced this firsthand.

This mom was noticeably pregnant and traveling alone with her young son at a Los Angeles airport. Then things had taken a turn for the worse.

The boy, about 18 months old, was in the midst of what Beth, a Facebook user, referred to as a “to tal meltdown.” He was running all over the place, kicking, screaming, and flopping down (趴) on the floor, dead set on not getting aboard the plane. His mom did her best to calm him down, but, according to Beth, “she couldn’t pick him up because he was so upset. He kept running away from her, then lying down on the ground, kicking and screaming again.” Finally, the mom came to her wit’s end. She sat down on the floor next to her son, buried her face in her hands, and began to cry.

Then the most amazing thing happened.

A group of six or seven women, Beth included, circled around the mother-son pair and did something to help. Beth sang him “The Itsy-Bitsy Spider.” Another offered an orange. Another gave him a toy she had on hand. Another helped get his cup out of Mom’s bag. Yet another tended to Mom by offering her a water bottle. With the help of these incredible women, the kid and his mother calmed down and were able to board the plane.

And then life moved on. All of the strangers went their separate ways without speaking of what had happened. But Beth said it was something she’d never forget. “We were strangers, gathering to solve something,” she wrote.

“It occurred to me that a circle of women, with a mission, can save the world.”

28. What reaction of the bystanders is p roper to a child’s angry behavior?

A. Understanding and trying to help.

B. Offering parents some advice.

C. Commenting on the situation.

D. Stopping the child by glaring.

29. What does the underlined part “came to her wit’s end” probab ly mean?

A. Burst into tears.

B. Felt totally at a loss.

C. Gave in to her kid.

D. Ran away from her kid.

30. What were the group of women like?

A. Professional.

B. Courageous.

C. Calm.

D. Considerate.

31. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A. To describe a great volunteer Beth.

B. To introduce some incredible women.

C. To show how strangers can help out.

D. To appeal to people to care for children.

D

Though the harmful effects of plastic on wildlife and human health are well-documented, this material is hard to avoid. Nearly everything we touch, from grocery bags to drink bottles, to food packaging, contains plastic. Now, Amsterdam’s Ekoplaza supermarket is making it a little easier for consumers to reduce consu mption of single-use plastic bags and containers, which are blocking our landfills at alarming rates, with a special plastic-free aisle (通道). Believed to be the world’s first, the aisle has 700 products on sale including rice, beans, yogurt, chocolate milk, cereal, snacks and meat.

While items still require packaging, everything is housed inside reusable or recyclable containers made of glass, metal or cardboard. The unique idea was given to the grocery-chain officials by UK-based environmental group A Plastic Planet, which takes the lead to advocate for at least one plastic-free aisle in supermarkets around the globe. The non-profit has even created a signature “plastic-free” mark to help consumers identify eco-friendly packaging. “This is a consumer-led ca mpaign,” sai d a group co-founder Sian Sutherland. “We’re a grassroots organization. So obviously we’re working with industry and the government, but most importantly, we represent the public.”

Ekoplaza, which plans to roll out the plastic-free aisles across its 74 stores by the end of the year, is not the only company trying to reduce plastic waste. In Berlin, the Original Unverpackt grocery store has been trying to

change customer habits since 2014 by selling everything, from grains to produce and even soaps without plastic packaging. The supermarket, which requires customers to bring their own reusable containers, even sells chewable toothpaste that needs no tubes.

Though it is encouraging to see companies trying to make a difference, for real change to happen, consumers have to avoid products encased in plastics, even if it means giving up their favorite food or drink. As Sutherland put it, “Plastic food and drink packaging remains useful and yet a destructive presence on the earth for centuries afterwards.”

32. What does Ekoplaza want to do by setting up a plastic-free aisle?

A. Cut down managing cost.

B. Reduce plastic-packaging.

C. Make shopping much easier.

D. Increase the amount of sales.

33. Which of the following can make a real difference?

A. Consumers.

B. Supermarkets.

C. Organizations.

D. Companies.

34. What does Sutherland think of plastic packaging in the future?

A. It will be of no use to consumers.

B. It will exist for a long time.

C. It will disappear in this century.

D. It will replace other containers.

35. What might be the title of the passage?

A. Plastics are Harmful to the Environment.

B. Non-profits Can Help the Supermarkets.

C. Consumers Should Change Shopping Habits.

D. Supermarkets Take Action for a Cleaner Planet.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

You only get 24 hours every day and you should be thinking about how to get better at time management.

? Organize your free time.

According to a research, if we don’t organize our free time, we either spend it on pointless stuff or just let time pass without much care or focus. Sunday at noon is the “unhappiest hour” because that’s the time when people are the least productive. 36 Organizing your time proves to make you more motivated, focused, and happier.

? 37

Keeping track of how exactly you spend your time throughout the day is one of the most powerful ways to discover how you can better use your time. When you stick to it, it’s much easier to make changes to how you spend your time.

? D o less.

Apple is one of the largest and most successful companies in the world for one big reason: they have only four main product lines. 38 When you do fewer things, you spread your time over less, and so you have much more of yourself to give to everything you do.

? Think about what matters most to you.

Everyone spends their time differently: one person may invest (投入) a lot of time into developing a successful career, while another may care more about investing their time into building a rewarding family life. Take the time to think about what you truly care the most about. 39

? Know how l ittle time you have and live accordingly.

According to a survey, each workday you’ll spend 7.6 hours sleeping, 8.8 hours working, 1.1 hours eating, and 1.1 hours doing chores around the house. And these figures don’t include investing time into your relati onships, caring for others, or any other commitments you have already. When you constantly remind yourself how little time you have, you light a fire under yourself to make the most out of your time. 40 You become more defensive of your free time, and make the most of it.

A. Keep a time diary.

B. Allow time for planning to avoid repetition.

C. Then spend your time on what’s truly important to you.

D. People are more concentrated and determined on weekdays.

E. Have time to relax and spend time with friends and family.

F. You start to say “no” to whatever doesn’t mean much to you.

G. Taking a similar approach with your life is also incredibly powerful.

第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I got on the plane for a long flight to New York. After settling down, I spent a few minutes talking to a young

41 . While talking, I 42 on the back of his hand a tattoo (纹身) -“Lost”.

For some reason, that 43 me in the same way as “Help Wanted”44 in store windows did sometimes. I wondered what he was 45 .

This passenger told me 46 there’s a lot you can do in New York, there’s a lot that you can’t do when you’re penniless. And now he was learning how to do video editing. Then we 47 the topic of documentary (纪实) film-making and the beauty of working creatively with 48 . I told him about a documentary I made and pulled out a copy from my 49 to show him. He looked at it in silence and then asked 50 , “Can I buy this from you?”

“No.” I said. “But you can 51 it.”

Even though I didn’t usually give my works away,52 in me really wanted to share this story with this random stranger. He was surprised and touched by the 53 .

Before landing, I prepared three Smile Cards as the “54 ” for the documentary, with a note telling him how to use them creatively.

As the flight 55 , I asked, “what is that about?”, pointing to th e back of his 56 . “Oh, that. That’s the 57 of a TV series my girlfriend wanted me to pick up. I just wrote it to 58 myself.”

Before he left, I handed him his “bill”. He was 59 and shot me a big smile before putting it into his pocket. “By the way my name is Mark,” We shook hands and he left. And I am 60 smiling.

41. A. pilot B. hostess C. passenger D. writer

42. A. sensed B. noticed C. wrote D. felt

43. A. influenced B. encouraged C. puzzled D. touched

44. A. signals B. signs C. marks D. symbols

45. A. looking into B. holding on to C. going through D. making up for

46. A. although B. before C. because D. if

47. A. ignored B. worked on C. changed D. turned to

48. A. fiction B. reality C. science D. invention

49. A. cupboard B. lounge C. drawer D. luggage

50. A. gratefully B. hesitantly C. impatiently D. repeatedly

51. A. copy B. swap C. evaluate D. keep

52. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything

53. A. spirit B. courage C. gesture D. confidence

54. A. bill B. reward C. award D. charge

55. A. took off B. touched down C. sped up D. set out

56. A. note B. card C. hand D. seat

57. A. content B. program C. broadcast D. title

58. A. remind B. decorate C. instruct D. entertain

59. A. relieved B. embarrassed C. surprised D. disappointed

60. A. still B. once C. even D. just

第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分）

第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Great Wall was listed as a World Heritage by UNESCO in 1987. Just like a dragon, it winds up and down across deserts, grasslands and mountains, 61 (run) approximately 21, 196 kilometers from east to west.

The 62 (construct) of the Great Wall was not that easy, 63 drew heavily on the local resources for building materials. The walls were 64 (original) built in the Spring & Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Emperor Qin Shi Huang succeeded in his effort to have them joined together. Since then, the Wall 65 (serve) as a monument of the Chinese nation throughout history.

With 66 history of about 2,700 years, some parts of the Great Wall are now 67 ruins or have disappeared. However, the Great Wall of China is still one of the most appealing 68 (attraction) all around the world owing to its historical significance. The best-known part of the Great Wall of China, Badaling, 69 (locate) 43 miles northwest of Beijing, attracts thousands of national and foreign tourists every day.

Today, the Great Wall 70 (recognize) as one of the most impressive architectural achievements in history.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last Sunday, I went on a hike with one of my best friend, Kevin. I got up early that morning and prepare lots of food in my lunchbox and then I went Kevin’s home to pick him up. On the way to the mountain, we enjoyed at seeing many beautiful flowers along the ro ad. After we arrived at the mountain, all of us couldn’t help admire the natural scenery. Then he advised that we had a race between us, what made me excited too. But I agreed immediately. In a hurry, Kevin tripped on a stone and fell all the way down. Fortunate, he got stuck on a tree and I pulled him up at last. What a day!

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，你校周末将在本地开展“游古城，学历史”活动。请写一封邮件，邀请英国交换生Peter一起参加。要点如下：

1. 出游时间和地点；

2. 提前查阅古城历史。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter,

Yours,

Li Hua

河北省石家庄市2018届高中毕业班模拟考试（二）

英语试题答案

听力（20×1.5=30）：1—5 CAABB 6—10 BABCC 11—15 ABACA 16—20 BABCC

阅读理解（15×2=30）：21—24 ACCD 25—27 CBD 28—31 ABDC 32—35 BABD

七选五阅读填空（5×2=10）：36—40 DAGCF

完形填空（20×1.5=30）：41—45 CBDBC 46—50 ADBDB 51—55 DACAB 56—60 CDACA

语法填空（10×1.5=15）：61. running 62. construction 63. which 64. originally 65. has served

66. a 67. in 68. attractions 69. located 70. is recognized

短文改错（10×1=10）：

Last Sunday, I went on a hike with one of my best friend, Kevin. I got up early that morning and prepare lots of

friends prepared food in my lunchbox and then I went ∧Kevin’s home to pick him up. On the way to the mountain, we enjoyed at

to 删除at seeing many beautiful flowers along the road. After we arrived at the mountain, all of us couldn’t help admire the

both admiring (或help ∧but )

natural scenery. Then he advised that we had a race between us, what made me excited too. But I agreed

have which So

immediately. In a hurry, Kevin tripped on a stone and fell all the way down. Fortunate, he got stuck on a tree and I

Fortunately

pulled him up at last. What a day!

书面表达(满分25分)：

参考范文：

Dear Peter,

How is everything going? I’m Li Hua, writing to invite you to attend an activity held by our school “Visiting an Old Town & Learning History”.

There’s an ol d town near our city, located 15 miles north of the city center, and we intend to visit it next Sunday. We’ll be leaving at 8:00 sharp in the morning and a school bus is available for us at the school gate. All the participants are supposed to check the history of the old town online ahead of time, making it easier to truly understand its history. If you’re interested in this acti vity, I can sign up for you.

Looking forward to your early reply. (113 words)

Yours,

Li Hua 听力原文：

(Text 1)

W: How long will I wait?

M: It may be twenty or thirty minutes during weekdays. But today is the weekend, there are so many patients waiting outside. Maybe you need to wait for about 45 minutes.

(Text 2)

M: Can you lend me your biology book? I’ll give it back to you on Friday.

W: Good, because I’m writing my essay at the weekend.

(Text 3)

M: Have you seen Mary? I have a meeting with her today.

W: Sh e’s off to Italy for a one-day meeting, isn’t she?

M: That’s next week.

W: Then she must be in the manager’s office then. That’s right, it’s computer training.

(Text 4)

M: Did you get anything from the duty-free shop?

W: Well, I looked for the CDs I’d promised I’d get for Tony. Unfortunately, they’d sold all of them, so I had enough money for a handbag for myself. But I forgot about the chocolates for Mary.

(Text 5)

W: Hey, is this really you?

M: Yes. I really love it.

W: When did you take it?

M: At Christmas when I was ten. I got a new camera from my parents. And I took this picture with it.

(Text 6)

W: Morning, Alan.

M: Hi, Jane. I’m on my way to the department meeting now, so as I was passing your office, I thought I’d ask for

those sales figures I need.

W: What? The ones for your lecture on Friday?

M: That’s right. I’m in the conference tomorrow, so I’ll take them with me n ow if I can.

W: Fine. Here they are.

M: Thanks.

(Text 7)

W: Hi, Tom. You look unhappy. What happened?

M: I’m worried about the presentation which I have to give next Friday evening. I don’t know how to prepare for it. W: Oh, maybe you can ask for some advice from our tutor or senior students who have given a presentation before. M: But how can I get in touch with a senior student?

W: You can look for some useful information on our school network, https://www.360docs.net/doc/3318760040.html,.

M: Really? Can I get all the answers on the web?

W: Of course. You can ask questions on the web, and then wait for someone to answer. Or you can also keep in touch with our tutor by e-mail or telephone.

(Text 8)

W: What were you doing when the car crash happened?

M: I was cycling home from school with my friend.

W: Were you going fast?

M: I don’t think so. That’s a medium speed for my bicycle. I usually cycle like th is and nothing has ever happened. W: What color were the traffic lights?

M: They had turned green for us.

W: So how do you remember the accident?

M: The businessman was walking across when his phone rang. He stopped to answer it, I guess. It was still ringing when we were already sitting on the ground.

W: Did you see the car crash?

M: Yes. The driver didn’t stop the car until it was too late. The businessman was knocked over. I fell off my bike and my legs were hurt here, but I was worried about the businessman. He was unconscious when the ambulance came.

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M: Ms. Fischer. I see you are now working at the university in teaching program development.

W: Yes.

M: It says here that you are developing language lessons for the computer. So why are you interested in our company?

W: Well, the project that I’m working on is going to end in a few months, but I have become very intereste d in the field and would like to continue it.

M: But right now you are developing software. If you worked for us, you would be selling software.

W: Yes, I understand that. I’ve been working recently on testing the programs on students, and I’ve learned a g reat deal from that process. That means then that I can explain the product in a convincing manner.

M: Yes, that certainly would be an advantage. Do you have a lot of international travel experience? For this job, we would be sending you abroad.

W: Well, I’ve traveled to Asia twice. I went to Japan once and Korea the other time. I have always wanted to go to South America.

M: Chile might be your choice then.

W: That sounds fascinating.

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M: OK. Welcome, everybody. We’re lucky with the weather today. It is unusual for it to be sunny with the gentle wind here at this time of year —we’re more used to rain, which is why everything’s so green. Now, Cork is Ireland’s second city. The city center is actually on an island surrounded by the river. When peop le arrive in the city by car, they often get very confused by all the bridges they keep crossing as they go from one part of the city to another.

As we walk down St. Patrick Street, you’ll see on one side old buildings going back to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. On the other side are mainly modern offices and shops. You may want to come back and spend some time looking at the older buildings and churches we pass. After that, we will visit the famous food market. If you want to stop and buy someth ing, I suggest the bread, which they bake several times a day, but it’s a bit hot to carry that around today. In the Grand Para de we’ll go past some very pretty buildings, and then we’ll stop in the café in the art gallery for a drink. This is an excellent place to have lunch if you want to come back another

day. We can’t visit the university and the public museum on this walk but I recommend that you go there another day. Now, if you’re ready, we’ll set off.