2022届河南省洛阳市第一高级中学高三数学终极猜题卷 英语试卷及答案

2022届高考英语终极猜题卷

全国卷 参考答案

第一部分  听力

1—5: ABABA  6—10: CBABB  11—15: CACAB  16—20: BACAB

第二部分  阅读理解

第一节

A

答案：21-23 CBD
解析：

21. 细节理解题。根据Eleven Mile State Park中的"Even in winter, Eleven Mile is big for fishing. It hosts an annual, statewide ice fishing tournament. (即使在冬天，Eleven Mile也很适合捕鱼。它每年举办一次全州范围的冰上钓鱼比赛。)"可知，在冬季，钓鱼是Eleven Mile State Park最有名的。故选C。
22. 推理判断题。根据State Forest State Park中的"Moose aren't the only attraction in this large, adventure-filled park. It's also home to black bears and elk(麋鹿). (驼鹿并不是这个充满冒险的大型公园里唯一吸引人的地方。这里也是黑熊和麋鹿的家园。)"可知，State Forest State Park中有很多动物。由此可推断，动物爱好者最有可能去这里。故选B。
23. 细节理解题。根据Eldorado Canyon State Park中的"Eldorado Canyon is a super popular rock-climbing destination just outside of the city of Boulder. This mountainous state park features 1,000 different technical climbing routes. It's well-known in the climbing community. (Eldorado Canyon是一个非常受欢迎的攀岩目的地，就在Boulder城外。这个多山的州立公园以1000条不同的技术攀岩路线为特色。这在攀岩界很有名。)"可知，Eldorado Canyon State Park是攀岩的好地方。故选D。

B

答案：24-27 DBDC

解析：

24. 细节理解题。根据第二段的"According to the company, the stolen data included names, birth dates, Social Security numbers and driver's license information. (据该公司称，被盗数据包括姓名、出生日期、社会安全号码和驾照信息。)"可知，在最近的入侵中，被盗数据涉及重要的私人信息。故选D。
25. 细节理解题。根据第三段的"Those whose data was exposed face greater risks of identity theft and various forms of fraud(诈骗), Krebs warned. (克雷布斯警告说，那些数据被泄露的人面临更大的身份盗窃和各种形式的诈骗风险。)"可知，数据暴露的人会面临不同形式的诈骗。故选B。
26. 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的"The single best thing to do is put a freeze on your credit files, which will prevent anyone from opening a new account. (最好的办法就是冻结你的信用档案，这将阻止任何人开立新账户。)"可知，建议冻结你的信用档案是为了阻止新账户的开立。故选D。
27. 推理判断题。根据最后一段的"Meanwhile, T-Mobile has set up a website suggesting more steps people can take to guard against fraud. (与此同时，T-Mobile已经建立了一个网站，建议人们可以采取更多措施来防范诈骗。)"可知，接下来可能会讨论打击诈骗的详细步骤，即Detailed steps against fraud。故选C。

C

答案：28-31 ADBD

解析：

28. 推理判断题。根据文章第一段的首句"You may not know it, but your brain is already an amazing vocabulary learning machine. (你可能不知道，但是你的大脑已经是一个很好的词汇学习机器。)"及下文的举例可知，第一段的目的是陈述我们的大脑是词汇学习机器的这个事实。故选A。
29. 细节理解题。根据文章第三段的"The N400 is relatively small for expected word combinations, like coffee and cream, and increases in height for unexpected word combinations, like coffee and cap. (对于预料中的单词组合，比如说咖啡和冰淇淋，N400相对来说比较低；但是对于预料之外的单词组合，比如说咖啡和帽子，N400就会增加。)"可知，如果N400上升的话，那就意味着我们遇到了预料之外的单词组合。故选D。
30. 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段的"To get better at this, we need to flood our brains with loads of natural content, so we can build up a picture of which kinds of words usually appear together. (为了更擅长这点，我们需要让我们大脑充满大量的自然语言内容，这样的话，我们就能在大脑里构建一副图片，图片里是哪些单词通常一起出现)"可知，如果我们想要和本土人一样的N400模式，我们需要读很多的自然语言内容。故选B。
31. 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的"Graded readers, which are books adapted to make them easier to understand at lower levels, are perfect for learners of foreign languages. (分级读本对于外语学习者来说是最好的选择，因为它们是改编读本，主要是为了较低水平的阅读者能更容易理解。)"可知，在选择阅读读本时，我们应该根据自己的水平选择适合的读本，这样的话才有利于学习。故选D。

D

答案：32-35 DCAD

解析：

32. 细节理解题。根据第二段的"The smartwatch-like systems contain sensors. These collect data—lots and lots of them—that can point to health or disease. (这种类似智能手表的系统包含传感器。这些传感器收集了大量的数据，其中很多可以指向健康或疾病。)"可知，预警基于数据分析。故选D。
33. 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的"This early warning, says Dunn, can head off severe symptoms that otherwise would send patients into hospitals. And knowing you're sick before you have symptoms can reduce the chance of spreading your disease. (邓恩说，这种早期预警可以预防严重的症状，不然会把病人送进医院。你在出现症状之前就知道自己生病了，可以减少疾病传播的机会。)"可知，智能系统可以预防疾病传播。故选C。
34. 主旨大意题。根据全文尤其是第一段的"Yet knowing early that we may get the flu or COVID-19 could be greatly helpful. The good news: Wearable technology, such as smartwatches, is beginning to provide just such early warnings. (然而，我们早点知道我们可能会感染流感或新冠肺炎可能是很有帮助的。好消息是：智能手表等可穿戴技术正开始提供这样的早期预警。)"可知，本文主要介绍的是可以预测近期身体健康状况的智能手表等可穿戴设备，因此最好的题目是A项"Telling You Are Ill in Advance(提前告诉你生病了)"。故选A。
35. 推理判断题。根据第一段的"The good news: Wearable technology, such as smartwatches, is beginning to provide just such early warnings. (好消息是：智能手表等可穿戴技术正开始提供这样的早期预警。)"可知，本文主要介绍的是可以预测近期的身体健康状况的智能手表等可穿戴设备，因此本文是关于健康的，可能在报纸的健康部分出现。故选D。

第二节

答案：36-40 CFADG

解析：

本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了记笔记的几种技巧。

36. 根据上文的"Good note-taking can be very important to academic success. Notes can help you finish projects properly and pass tests. (记好笔记对于学业成功是非常重要的。笔记可以帮助你妥善地完成计划并通过考试)"可知，上文讲述了记笔记的重要性，根据下文的"To do so, use note-taking techniques for written text or verbal presentations such as lectures and meetings. (要做到这一点，可以使用记笔记的技巧来做书面文本或口头报告，如讲座和会议。)"可知，下文提到了记笔记的技巧，由此推断空处承接上文提出如何记好笔记的问题，下文给出的解决办法是使用一些记笔记的技巧，C项"然而，你可能不确定如何记笔记"符合语境。故选C。

37. 根据段落的首句"Note details at the top of your paper. (在纸张的顶端记录一些细节)"可知，本段讲述了关于记录细节的问题，根据该段第二句"Keep your notes organized by writing important details at the top of each page including the date, and page number of your notes. (在每一页的顶端写上重要的细节，包括日期和页码，让你的笔记有条理)"可知，该句讲述了记录细节可以让笔记有条理，与F项中的" Noting details"话题一致，F项"记录细节可以让你更容易地返回到你的笔记中"符合语境。故选F。

38. 根据文章结构可知，空处为段落主旨。根据下文的"Write down key facts, ideas, and details in your own words. Taking notes in your own words actively engages your brain, helps you better understand the text, and makes you more likely to remember the information. (用你自己的话写下关键的事实、想法和细节。用你自己的话记笔记，积极地调动你的大脑，帮助你更好地理解文本，并使你更有可能记住信息)"可知，本段讲述了用自己的语言记笔记，A项"用你自己的语言"符合语境。故选A。

39. 根据段落首句"Write keywords instead of full sentences. (写关键词而不是完整的句子)"可知，本段主要讲述了用关键词记笔记，根据上文的"It is impossible to take all the information down. (把所有的信息都记下来是不可能的)"可知，上文说明了不可能记下所有的信息，D项中的"using full sentences"与之话题一致，D项"在记笔记时，避免使用完整的句子"符合语境。故选D。

40. 根据段落首句"Skip lines on the paper for later review. (在纸上空出几行，用于以后复习)"可知，本段讲述了在页面上留白，以便复习时使用，根据上文的"Having extra room allows you to make additional notes. (有额外的空间可以让你记额外的笔记。)"可知，上文讲述了额外的空间的作用，可以用来补充额外的信息，G项中的"the relevant material"与"additional notes"呼应，"this"指代上文提到的内容。G项"这有助于你快速获得所有与该关键字或想法相关的材料"符合语境。故选G。

第三部分  语言知识运用

第一节

答案：41-45 CDABD  46-50 CBACB  51-55 DACBA  56-60 DBCAD

解析：

41. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他发现他的弟弟Joel正在找他的解压玩具。A. admitted 承认；B. showed 表明；C. found 发现；D. regretted 后悔。根据下文的"that his little brother Joel was searching for his fidget toy"可知，Rodriguez发现弟弟正在找自己的解压玩具。故选C。

42. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这对患有自闭症的Joel来说很重要，他喜欢玩解压玩具来放松。A. easy 容易的；B. dangerous 危险的；C. convenient 方便的；D. important 重要的。根据下文的"who has autism(自闭症), and likes to play with it to    43   ."可知，Joel患有自闭症，解压玩具可以使他放松，所以对他来说很重要。故选D。

43. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这对患有自闭症的Joel来说很重要，他喜欢玩解压玩具来放松。A. relax 放松；B. behave 表现；C. perform 表演；D. survive 生存。根据上文的"who has autism"可知，Joel患有自闭症，所以他玩解压玩具是为了放松。故选A。

44. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：就在那时，Rodriguez产生了一个想法：如果他能为Joel和其他自闭症患者找到更好的方法来追踪他们的解压玩具呢？A. toy 玩具；B. idea 想法；C. disease 疾病；D. vehicle 车辆。根据下文的"What if he could find a better way for Joel and others with autism to    45    their fidget toys?"可知，Rodriguez产生了一个想法。故选B。

45. 考查动词短语辨析。句意：就在那时，Rodriguez产生了一个想法：如果他能为Joel和其他自闭症患者找到更好的方法来追踪他们的解压玩具呢？A. pay attention to 注意；B. make up for 弥补；C. put up with 容忍；D. keep track of 追踪。根据上文的"He    41    that his little brother Joel was searching for his fidget toy"可知，Rodriguez在发现弟弟找解压玩具时产生了一个想法：找到更好的办法帮助他们追踪自己的解压玩具。故选D。

46. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：不久，Rodriguez创建了Tasium，一家生产不同寻常的T恤的公司。A. colorful 鲜艳的；B. trendy 时髦的；C. unusual 不同寻常的；D. expensive 昂贵的。根据下文的"There is a fidget toy tied to the bottom corner of each shirt"可知，每件T恤的底角都绑着一个解压玩具，这是不同寻常的，所以此处表示这家公司生产不同寻常的T恤。故选C。

47. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：每件T恤的底角都绑着一个解压玩具，以确保玩具不会远离穿着T恤的人。A. warns 警告；B. ensures 确保；C. reports 报告；D. assumes 假设。根据上文的"There is a fidget toy tied to the bottom corner of each shirt"可知，解压玩具是绑在T恤上的，可以确保玩具不会远离穿着T恤的人。故选B。

48. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：对于自闭症患者来说，解压玩具已经被证明是有帮助的。A. helpful 有帮助的；B. popular 受欢迎的；C. educational 教育的；D. eco-friendly 生态友好的。根据下文的"they are really there to help."可知，解压玩具对于自闭症患者是有帮助的。故选A。

49. 考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，它们确实是有帮助的。A. Besides 此外；B. Otherwise 否则；C. However 然而；D. Therefore 因此。根据上文的"Many people think that fidget toys are a distraction"可知，许多人认为解压玩具会使人分心，但是它们的确对自闭症患者有帮助，前后是转折关系。故选C。

50. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：Rodriguez参加了NFTE的课程，NFTE是一家为年轻人提供培训的非营利组织。A. note 注释；B. course 课程；C. test 测试；D. prize 奖励。根据下文的"provides training for young people"以及"classes held around the world"可知，Rodriguez参加了NFTE的课程。故选B。

51. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：最后，NFTE举办了一场比赛。A. trip 旅行；B. meeting 会议；C. campaign 运动；D. competition 比赛。根据下文的"From classes held around the world, NFTE    52    three students per class and nominated(提名) their ideas for an international contest."可知，NFTE举办了一场比赛。故选D。

52. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：NFTE从世界各地举办的班级中，每班选出三名学生，并提名他们的想法参加国际比赛。A. selected 选择；B. refused 拒绝；C. discovered 发现；D. blamed 指责。根据下文的"three students per class and nominated(提名) their ideas"可知，NFTE从每班选出三名学生提名他们的想法。故选A。

53. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：令他惊讶的是，去年Rodriguez赢得了比赛。A. sorrow 悲伤；B. shame 羞愧；C. surprise 惊讶；D. admiration 钦佩。根据语境可知，Rodriguez赢得了比赛，这是令他惊讶的。故选C。

54. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这场比赛胜利的奖金是12000美元，使得Rodriguez开办Tasium成为可能。A. expected 预期；B. allowed 使可能；C. taught 教；D. required 要求。根据上文的"The win came with $12,000"可知，Rodriguez赢得了比赛，获得了12000美元的奖金，这使得Rodriguez开办Tasium成为可能。故选B。

55. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：Rodriguez用这笔资金建立了一个网站，这笔钱还使他能够生产首批可供出售的衬衫。A. funds 资金；B. force 暴力；C. skills 技能；D. trade 贸易。根据下文的"and the money also gave him the    56    to make the first batches(批次) of shirts available for sale."可知，此处指的是Rodriguez用这笔资金建立了网站。故选A。

56. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：Rodriguez用这笔资金建立了一个网站，这笔钱还使他能够生产首批可供出售的衬衫。A. luck 运气；B. right 权利；C. courage 勇气；D. ability 能力。根据下文的"to make the first batches(批次) of shirts available for sale."可知，此处表示这笔钱使得Rodriguez有能力生产首批可供出售的衬衫。故选D。

57. 考查副词词义辨析。句意：以前，Rodriguez在学校用热压机制作衬衫，但现在他改用丝网印刷，这样T恤上的图案就不容易洗掉了。A. Suddenly 突然；B. Previously 以前；C. Eventually 最终；D. Occasionally 偶尔。根据下文的"but now he's switched to screen-printing"可知，以前Rodriguez在学校用热压机制作衬衫。故选B。

58. 考查连词短语辨析。句意：以前，Rodriguez在学校用热压机制作衬衫，但现在他改用丝网印刷，这样T恤上的图案就不容易洗掉了。A. as if 好像；B. in case 以防；C. so that 以便；D. even though 即使。根据上文的"but now he's switched to screen-printing"可知，Rodriguez改用丝网印刷是为了让T恤上的图案不容易洗掉。故选C。

59. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：Rodriguez说，他计划继续从大学开始的生意，并将Tasium扩展到夹克、帽子、连衣裙等等，并且每件衣服都绑上某种解压玩具。A. business 生意；B. studies 研究；C. relationship 关系；D. games 游戏。根据上文的"The win came with $12,000 and    54    Rodriguez to start Tasium."可知，Rodriguez开办了Tasium，所以此处表示他计划继续做生意。故选A。

60. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：Rodriguez说，他计划继续从大学开始的生意，并将Tasium扩展到夹克、帽子、连衣裙等等，并且每件衣服都绑上某种解压玩具。A. hidden 隐藏；B. repaired 修复；C. distributed 分发；D. attached 绑上。根据上文的"There is a fidget toy tied to the bottom corner of each shirt"可知，Rodriguez生产的T恤都绑上解压玩具，所以此处表示扩展到其他服装种类时，每件衣服都绑上解压玩具。故选D。

第二节

答案：61. whom  62. a  63. variety  64. themselves  65. were taken/have been taken 

66. While/ Although/ Though  67. What  68. worse  69. to hold  70. concentrating

解析：

本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过老教授请同学们喝咖啡的故事，说明了一个人生道理：我们不能过度关注工作、钱财或职位，而要关注生活本身。

61. 考查关系代词。句意：一群计算机工程师聚在一起看望他们的大学教授，他们的职业生涯都很成功。分析句子结构可知，本句是定语从句，先行词是engineers，指人，从句缺少of的介词宾语。故填whom。

62. 考查冠词。句意：教授给客人端上咖啡，走进厨房，拿着一大壶咖啡和各种各样的杯子回来，有些看起来普通，有些昂贵，有些精致。pot是可数名词单数，前面需加冠词，且large是发音以辅音音素开头的单词。故填a。

63. 考查名词。句意：教授给客人端上咖啡，走进厨房，拿着一大壶咖啡和各种各样的杯子回来，有些看起来普通，有些昂贵，有些精致。固定短语a variety of意为"各种各样的"。故填variety。

64. 考查代词。句意：他告诉学生们自取热咖啡。根据句意可知，学生们自己给自己倒了咖啡，help oneself表示"自取所需"。故填themselves。

65. 考查时态语态。句意：如果你们注意到了，所有好看昂贵的杯子都被拿走了，只剩下那些看起来朴素便宜的杯子。分析句子结构可知，"拿走杯子"可以指过去发生的动作；也可以指过去已经发生的动作，导致现在只剩下朴素便宜的杯子，因此可用一般过去时或现在完成时；主语cups是复数，与谓语take up为被动关系。故填were taken/ have been taken。

66. 考查连词。句意：虽然只想要最好的东西对你来说是正常的，但这就是你问题和压力的来源。分析句子结构可知，本句是让步状语从句，空处意为"尽管，虽然"，且该空位于句首，首字母需大写。故填While/ Although/ Though。

67. 考查连接词。句意：你真正想要的是咖啡，而不是杯子，但你有意识地选择最好的杯子，更糟糕的是，你还盯着对方的杯子。分析句子结构可知，本句为主语从句，句中缺少wanted的动词宾语，且该空位于句首，首字母需大写。故填What。

68. 考查形容词比较级。句意：你真正想要的是咖啡，而不是杯子，但你有意识地选择最好的杯子，更糟糕的是，你还盯着对方的杯子。根据句意可知，此处应用bad的比较级。故填worse。

69. 考查非谓语动词。句意：它们只是维持和容纳生活的工具，但生活质量不会改变。句中hold与tools是主谓关系，因此用不定式作定语，tools to hold and contain life意为"维持和容纳生活的工具"。故填to hold。

70. 考查非谓语动词。句意：有时，我们只专注于杯子，却无法享受其中的咖啡。句中concentrate是动词，作介词by的宾语应用doing形式。故填concentrating。

第四部分  写作

第一节

答案：

Last Saturday, my classmates and I went to the Nanshan Community. The community we participated in a volunteer activity organized by our school is about three kilometers from our school.

We got there at nine. Divided into three groups, we began to work. Group One searched old furniture which was in the corridor and dealt with it. Group Two picked up litter cleaned public areas to create more comfortable environment. My group was for cleaning all the in the community. I devoted to my task, just like everyone else.

At about half past eleven, we returned to school. Though tired, we were happy.

解析：

第一处：when → where 考查定语从句。句意：我们参加学校组织的志愿者活动的社区距离学校约三公里。此处为定语从句修饰先行词community，关系词在从句中作地点状语，应用关系副词where。
第二处：去掉has 考查非谓语动词。句意：我们参加学校组织的志愿者活动的社区距离学校约三公里。此处为过去分词作后置定语修饰activity，应用过去分词organized。
第三处：在searched后加for 考查介词。句意：第一组寻找遗弃在走廊里的旧家具并进行处理。根据句意可知，此处表示"寻找"，应用固定短语search for。
第四处：abandoning → abandoned 考查语态。句意：第一组寻找遗弃在走廊里的旧家具并进行处理。此处abandon与主语构成被动关系，根据上文的was可知，此处为一般过去时的被动语态，应用过去分词abandoned。
第五处：but → and 考查连词。句意：第二组捡拾垃圾，清洁公共场所，营造更舒适的环境。根据语境可知，上下文为并列关系，应用连词and。
第六处：the → a 考查冠词。句意：第二组捡拾垃圾，清洁公共场所，营造更舒适的环境。此处environment为泛指，且more是发音以辅音音素开头的单词，应用不定冠词a。
第七处：responsibly → responsible 考查形容词。句意：我所在的小组负责清洁社区里的所有设备。此处作表语，应用形容词responsible。
第八处：equipments → equipment 考查名词。句意：我所在的小组负责清洁社区里的所有设备。equipment为不可数名词，没有复数形式，应用不可数名词equipment。
第九处：me → myself 考查反身代词。句意：我全身心投入到我的任务中，就像其他人一样。根据句意可知，此处表示"全身心投入……"，短语为devote oneself to，主语为I，应用反身代词myself。
第十处：feel → feeling 考查非谓语动词。句意：虽然感到疲倦，但是我们很高兴。分析句子结构可知，此处feel与逻辑主语we构成主动关系，应用现在分词feeling。

第二节  书面表达

答案：

Dear Peter,

How is everything going? You know I'm going to graduate from senior high school. As for the future career, in fact, I dream of becoming a doctor.

The idea of being a doctor was born when I witnessed my sick grandfather being treated and being attended to by a caring medical team. It's the doctors' strong sense of responsibility and their excellent medical skills that impress me most.

My dream to be a doctor is firmly confirmed because of the contributions those white angels have made in the fight against the epidemic COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020. Fearless of death, they rushed to the front, fulfilling their duty of healing the wounded and rescuing the dying. I'm very much inspired by their selflessness, determined to follow their example.

This is my dream job. I just wish I could make it come true through my hard work. How about your ideal job option? Looking forward to your sharing next time!

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

附：听力录音材料

Text 1

M: Can you tell me where you were born?

W: I was born in England, but I spent most of my childhood in India, where I was brought up by my grandparents. Believe it or not, I'm leaving for China for further study.

Text 2

W: As far as I'm concerned, I'm never going to see another movie like that again.

M: Well, as far as the plot is concerned, I think it's an interesting movie.

W: Yes, but some of the scenes were too scary.

Text 3

W: We have been looking for Lucy. Do you still remember when Lucy got to school this afternoon?

M: Yeah. She was supposed to be here at a quarter past two. But the clock on the tower struck two when she arrived.

Text 4

W: I'm sick and tired of restaurants. Everything there is expensive, and nothing is to my satisfaction.

M: I can't agree more. I have been eating out almost every day recently. Let's just eat at home today.

Text 5

W: I heard you wanted to get out of this company and find another job?

M: I'm just wasting my time here—there is no chance to get a pay raise, much less a promotion.

Text 6

W: Why can't we grow our hair long at school? I don't think there is any difference between long and short hair.

M: I agree with you! I don't think long hair is bad, especially for girls.

W: When do you think our school is going to let us have any hairstyle we want?

M: Maybe soon. Who knows?

W: Why not get rid of the regulation on hair?

M: Not every teacher and every student agrees.

W: I think most students agree. Our opinion is just as important as the opinion of others.

M: You may be right.

Text 7

M: Excuse me, I'm looking for my son Frank Smith. He was brought here with a fever.

W: Er, I don't see any patient named Frank on the board. Are you sure it is this hospital?

M: Well, yes. My wife sent a message to me. I was at work. The machine was too noisy, so I just got it. She said she was driving our 4-year-old son to your hospital and he was having a high fever.

W: Oh, wait. I find it. He is in Room 302.

M: Oh, thank God.

Text 8

W: I'm trying to decide who to invite to a barbecue.

M: A barbecue? Will I be invited, Susan?

W: Yeah, of course! My parents are having a barbecue on Saturday. They said I can invite some friends.

M: Great!

W: But it's complicated, Tom.

M: Why? What's the problem?

W: Well, I'm only allowed to invite five people.

M: Ah, OK. What are you thinking? Who's on your list?

W: Well, I've got you, Jack, obviously, and Leah, so that's three. Sam can't come so I can invite two more, but I'm not sure who to ask.

M: Hmm, right. Why don't you ask Marco?

Text 9

W: Can you tell us a little bit about your current project? What are you working on now?

M: I'm writing a book about some of the most important technological inventions of the 19th and early 20th centuries. It's about how things like the typewriter or the fax machine were developed, and so on.

W: That sounds really interesting.

M: Yes, it is. It's fascinating. It is particularly fun to read about the personalities behind the inventions, like a lot of inventors were amateurs, and some of them were considered to be crazy! But they had this incredible determination. They absolutely believed in what they were doing.

W: Um.

M: Take George Eastman for example. He was a photographer and he was about to go on vacation in the Caribbean, to take pictures. But then on the night before he was supposed to leave, he looked at all that he had to take, and in the 1870s if you wanted to take a photo, you know, you had to carry glass plates, chemicals, equipment and so on and he said to himself, "I'm not carrying all the stuff. There's going to be an easier way to take photographs!" So he canceled his vacation, quit his job, stayed home and invented film instead.

W: That's great.

Text 10

M: Imagine a kind of new chocolate that keeps you looking younger. It seems too good to be true, but some scientists believe they have invented anti-aging chocolate. A laboratory working with the UK's Cambridge University has been working on a method to keep away wrinkles and keep the skin looking younger. The new product is called Cambridge Beauty Chocolate. The makers will start selling it from next month. The laboratory has not said anything about the price yet, but it is likely to be quite expensive. The laboratory used a special chemical in the chocolate. The chemical they used is one that gives food the pink color. The scientists said that the chemical can bring parts of the skin of a 50 to 60-year-old person back to the level of a 20 to 30-year-old person. They said people who eat the chocolate can see changes in their skin within just three weeks. A spokesman for the laboratory said it took a decade of research and trials with more than 3,000 volunteers to produce the chocolate. The chocolate bar will only be sold in boxes of 21 bars—one a day for three weeks. Other scientists said more research is needed for people to know whether or not the chocolate actually works.