2023届安徽省高三上学期开学摸底考英语试卷word版含答案

这是一份2023届安徽省高三上学期开学摸底考英语试卷word版含答案，共13页。试卷主要包含了 5分，满分7， Wh is David?， B等内容，欢迎下载使用。

英语试题
本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。请在答题卡上作答。
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
1. What des the man's sister like?
A. Clubs. B. Museums. C. Cncerts.
2. What des the wman like best abut the mvie?
A. The plt. B. The acting. C. The sund effects.
3. Wh is David?
A. Achef. B. A player. C. A reprter
4. Where is the article prbably frm?
A. In a textbk. B. On a website. C. In a new magazine.
5. What will the tw speakers watch tgether?
A. A flk cncert. B. A jazz band playing. C. A rck band Buzz.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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，各小题将给出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 is prbably the wman's seat?
A. In 14A. B. In 14B. C. In 15A.
7. What's the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Clleagues. B. Strangers. C. Relatives.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. When will the wman attend the staff meeting tmrrw?
A. At 10: 30. B. At 11: 00. C. At 11: 30.
9. What will be discussed tmrrw?
A. The marketing reprt. B. The budget reprt. C. The sales reprt.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What did the man enjy at the ld huse?
A. Listening t stries. B. Playing games. C. Lking at the night sky.
11. What was the wman mst interested in abut the huse?
A. The ld paintings. B. The decratin style. C. The previus huse wners.
12. What des the man expect the huse t be?
A. A hliday hme. B. A htel. C. A museum.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Why des the man ask Mrs. Brmley t cme?
A. T check Billy's hmewrk.
B. T talk abut Billy's exam results.
C. T discuss Billy's changed behavir.
14. What relatin is David t Billy?
A. His father: B. His brther. C. His teacher.
15. What might be Billy's prblem?
A. He lacks sleep. B. He dislikes reading. C. He has few friends.
16. Hw des the man feel abut finding a slutin t Billy's prblem?
A. Anxius. B. Cnfused. C. Optimistic.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What was the speaker's father?
A. A bank clerk. B. A fruit seller. C. A lawyer.
18. What did the speaker d after he sld his she business?
A. He had hlidays. B. He started farming. C. He mved t a village.
19. Hw lng has the speaker been financing charitable prjects?
A. Fr tw years. B. Fr five years. C. Fr seven years.
20. What was the speaker's first finished prject abut?
A. Building a hspital. B. Opening a schl. C. Imprving water quality.
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）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
If yu're lking fr sme thrills, Britain's theme parks are great places t spend asummer's day. Here's ur guide t fur best theme parks in the UK and the reasnsyu'll lve them.
Thrpe Park, Surrey
Thrpe Park is prbably Britain's scariest theme park. Built n an island in anartificial lake, it ffers several aquatic-themed rides including Tidal Wave, Clssusand Nemesis Infern. Anther big attractin is Derren Brwn's Ghst Train, ahigh-tech versin f the fairgrund rides that terrified generatins f British children.
Cst: Tickets start frm £30
Crealy Adventure Park, Devn
Beautiful English cuntryside and sme fun rides: what's nt t like? CrealyAdventure Park is hme t the 12-metre high Twister rllercaster ffering 310 metresf twists and turns. It als ffers mre wet and sft thrills in the frm f the TidalWave lg flume, which drps yu and yur fellw riders 40 feet int a pl f water.
Cst: Tickets start at £16
Blackpl Pleasure Beach, Blackpl
This theme park is hme t the UK’s tallest rllercaster,lping(环形)caster and suspended lping caster—s if yu are an adrenaline junkie then thisne is fr yu.
Cst: Tickets start at £27
Chessingtn Wrld f Adventures, Chessingtn
Yu can cmbine a visit t this theme park with a visit t Chessingtn's famusz (hme t mre than 1, 000 animals)—but the thing t d at Chessingtn is tchallenge yurself t g n the Dragn's Fury spinning caster that has a vertical turn.
Cst: Tickets start at £28
21. Which item has existed fr decades?
A. Tidal Wave. B. Nemesis Infern.
C. Dragn's Fury spinning caster. D. Derren Brwn's Ghst Train.
22. Hw much shuld a cuple pay if they are t visit Blackpl Pleasure Beach?
A. £32. B. £54. C. £56. D. £ 60.
23. Which park will an animal lver prbably chse?
A. Thrpe Park, Surrey. B. Crealy Adventure Park, Devn.
C. Blackpl Pleasure Beach, Blackpl. D. Chessingtn Wrld f Adventures, Chessingtn.
B
Sharn Hlland and her husband, Jer, are travelling arund the wrld and savingmney at the same time—by swapping huses with strangers t keep the bills lw. They nly have t pay fr their flights, meaning they save hundreds f punds n theirhlidays each year.
The cuple's ccupatin allws them t enjy lng perids f schl hlidays. Bth wrk as schl Deputy Principals, which allws them t take their children, Cian, 23, Miah, 13, and Faye, 11, abrad up t fur timesper year. On average, they pay£1, 250 per year fr flights.
Sharn, frm Crk, Ireland, has exchanged her hme with a stranger 40 times inthe last 13 years and says she's never lked back. She said: “I culdn't imaginetravelling any ther way nw. Swapping ur Irish Gergian farmhuse fr antherhuse abrad is amazing. There are hme-style huses, mdern city apartments andbeautiful architectural perid huses t. Every hliday is different and staying insmene else's huse makes ur experience mre rewarding and enjyable. We areable t meet mre lcals and understand the culture mre than we wuld if we were tstay at a htel. We bring ur laptps during the summer weeks as we are bthrespnsible fr timetabling and schl planning but this can be dne at a distance”.
Sharn has visited varius cities in America, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, the U. K and their hme cuntry f Ireland. “But ur favuriteplace is Italy. We have been lucky enugh t visit there six times. Over the years, everyexperience has been great—frm taking in the architecture t the fd. We have madesme wnderful happy memries fr less”, adds she.
24. Why d the cuple travel by swapping huses with strangers?
A. T avid taking flights. B. T spread lcal culture.
C. T imprve their living cnditins. D. T cut dwn their travel csts.
25. What can we knw abut Sharn frm the text?
A. She cmes frm England and likes Italy. B. She never lives in a htel when traveling.
C. She is keen n the way f swapping huses. D. She plans t pen a schl with her husband.
26. What des Sharn think f swapping huses with strangers?
A. Unacceptable. B. Fantastic. C. Ridiculus. D. Traditinal.
27. What's the main purpse f the text?
A. T share a cuple's special way f travelling. B. T advise mre peple t travel wrldwide.
C. T intrduce ways f exchanging huses. D. T teach us hw t save mney while traveling.
C
A simple gel (凝胶) cllects water ut f thin air! This innvatin wrks well indry climates, prmising drinking water t thse living with water shrtage.
The gel was invented by a team f scientists and engineers at the University fTexas. Cmbining tw simple ingredients, the gel is inexpensive t prduce. Just nekilgram f gel can absrb up t six liters f water in a dry climate. Fr thse living ina climate with relative humidity (湿度), ne kilgram f gel can cllect up t 13 litersf water a day.
“This new wrk is abut practical slutins that peple can use t get water inthe httest, driest places n Earth,” said Prfessr Guihua Yu. “This culd allwmillins f peple withut easy access t drinking water t have water prducingequipment at hme that they can easily perate.”
Cuntries are currently using available bdies f water t create drinking water, accrding t the study. These include remving salt frm cean water and using waterpurificatin technlgies. Yet there are plenty f small water drps in theatmspherethat can be harnessed as a reliable resurce.
Researchers have cllected fresh water frm fg and dew (露水), but that nlyserves areas with high humidity. With ne third f the ppulatin living in dry placeswith very lw humidity, a wrkable slutin is f great imprtance. Scientists havebeen able t btain water frm desert air, but these methds have lw yields (产量) anduse lts f energy. In fact, this gel is a great imprvement frm previus waterharvesting technlgies. The maximum water harvested has been 5. 87 liters in placeswith relative humidity.
This new gel dubles this amunt, uses n energy and is simple t perate and itcan be mlded int a shape r size that best suits the user. Scientists are planning nmaking a thicker gel that will increase the yield, which is mst imprtant in makingthis technlgy a practical slutin t drught (干旱). Easy-t-use and inexpensive, thehpe is that this super gel will ffer access t clean drinking water t dry places arundthe wrld.
28. What can we infer frm Prfessr Guihua Yu's wrds?
A. He is in charge f the research. B. He is prmting this achievement wrldwide.
C. He has been cncerned abut drinking water safety. D. He speaks highly f the new technlgy.
29. What des the underlined wrd “harnessed” in Paragraph 4 prbably mean?
A. Used. B. Enjyed. C. Cnsidered. D. Shared.
30. What d researchers think f getting fresh water frm fg?
A. It is wrkable. B. It has limitatins.
C. It is f great imprtance. D. It has a bright future.
31. What is the key t making this new technlgy wrkable?
A. Sufficient funds. B. Experienced researchers. C. Increased utput. D. Easy peratin.
D
The wrld's first named heat wave hit Seville, Spain, pushing temperatures past 110degrees Fahrenheit and earning the mst severe tier (级别) in the city’s new heat waveranking system. Heat wave “Ze” has brught burning temperatures t the suthern partf the cuntry fr the last few days, particularly the area where Seville is lcated.
Ze is the first named heat wave t hit Seville since it fficially used a new systemlast mnth t name and rank heat waves, similar t hurricanes (Climatewire, June 22). Only the mst severe heat waves get names, named this year in reverse (颠倒的) alphabetical rder. After Ze cme Yag, Xenia, Wencesla and Vega. The wrst f theheat is expected t begin tapering ff (减弱) tday, but it has already psed a significantrisk t human health.
Seville's new ranking system takes a three-tiered apprach t categrizing heatwaves, with Categry 1 as the lwest ranking and Categry 3 as the mst severe. Thesystem has specific criteria fr each categry, invlving nt nly daytime temperatures, but als nighttime lws, humidity and the heat's expected effects n human health.
Spain has been struggling with extreme temperatures fr much f the summeralready. High heat brke lcal recrds arund the cuntry last mnth, and the first twweeks f June were the httest n recrd in the cuntry. Acrss the cntinent, this yearwas Eurpe's secnd httest June n recrd. Extreme heat returned again earlier thismnth. Cities acrss Spain brke mnthly temperature recrds and wildfires brke utn the landscape.
Climate change is causing heat waves t becme mre frequent, mre severe andlnger-lasting all ver the wrld, increasing the risks t human health. Seville's newnaming and ranking system is intended t raise public awareness abut the dangers fextreme heat.
32. What can we knw abut Ze?
A. It's the mst severe heat wave in the wrld. B. Its pwer is similar t the hurricane n June 22.
C. It has had a negative influence n human health. D. It's the first heat wave hitting Seville, Spain.
33. What des Paragraph 3 mainly talk abut?
A. The effect f heat waves n human health. B. The way and standard f srting heat waves. ism
C. The appraches t dealing with heat waves. D. The present situatin f extreme heat in Spain.
34. Why are heat waves named and ranked in Seville?
A. T distinguish their different types.B. T raise ur awareness f gd health.
C. T remind us t get ready fr them. D. T help the public knw abut their dangers.
35. What can be the best title fr the text?
A. Ze—the Wrld's First Named Heat Wave
B. The Mst Severe Tier Heat Wave Hitting Seville
C. Climate Change—the Majr Cntributr t Heat Waves
D. Reasns fr Mre and Mre Frequent Extreme Heat Waves
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。
I left Denmark fr the United States fr a research abrad experience during myPh. D. I hadn't made any friends by that pint s I decided t ask anther Ph. D studentin my ffice whether they'd meet up utside wrk. He lked at me, smiled, and thenuttered“Yes.”36 I had finally cnquered my shyness and dared t step ut f mycmfrt zne.
My university encurages Ph. D students t spend time abrad, s I planned frmthe beginning t wrk at a U. S. university fr six mnths. 37But I was alsafraid that my shy self wuld keep me frm getting t knw peple, leading t a levelf sadness and lneliness that wuld eventually frce me t abandn the adventure andg back t Denmark.
38Finding myself in a freign cuntry withut my habitual life terrified me. My sister advised me t g t campus every day. S later, every weekend, I wuld planutings with at least ne persn, whether it be ging ut fr a meal, visiting a museum, traveling t anther city, r ging n a hike. 39I suddenly felt much less lnely. Even little interactins at wrk helped me feel part f a cmmunity. By the end f mytime in Atlanta, I felt s cmfrtable that I actually had mixed feelings abut ginghme.
I returned t Denmark last May, feeling fulfilled by my time abrad. I was able ttravel t new places, meet interesting peple, and learn new prfessinal skills. 40I encurage every yung scientist t d a research stay abrad—and t have thecurage t pen up t peple while yu're there.
A. The advice made a huge difference.
B. It was a little thing, but it was a victry.
C. The initial few mnths in America were difficult.
D. I had wanted t make mre effrts t get t knw peple.
E. I built up a small grup f friends—frm bth within and utside the ffice
F. I als came t appreciate the benefits f stepping utside my cmfrt zne.
G. I was excited t travel, imprve my English, and expand my scientific netwrk.
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。
A baby giraffe brn with a leg abnrmality has been fitted with specialleg braces(支架) t help her walk.
The giraffe is named Msituni. She41frm a cnditin called carpalhypertensin(腕骨高血压). It 42the yung animal's frnt legs, which wasespecially43t a giraffe. The abnrmality was putting a lt f44n herjints and bnes. Z wrkers45that she culd die if they did nt quicklycrrect the46 .This is because it culd47the giraffe frm getting fd andfrm being able t walk arund.
Z fficials48experts t treat the giraffe. The medical team had a lt f49fitting peple with braces t crrect leg prblems. But they had50treated an animal befre. Ara Mirzaian was a member f the medical team. He fundthe situatin strange and51went nline t start learning as much as pssibleabut giraffes.
The team52mdels f the giraffe's legs. It tk the team abut a week t53the braces, which were made f a54called carbn graphite(碳石墨). After 10 days in the special brace, the prblem was55. In ttal, Msituni was inbraces fr 39 days frm the day she was brn. She56 in the animal hspital thewhle time.
Mirzaian said he planned t57a picture in his ffice f the baby giraffewearing her special brace s that the children he treats might be58 t wear theirwn braces. “It was the 59thing t see an animal like that walk in a brace,” hesaid. “It feels60t knw we saved a giraffe's life.”
41. A. heardB. sufferedC. recveredD. graduated
42. A. strengthenedB. benefitedC. replacedD. affected
43. A. familiarB. urgentC. dangerusD. natural
44. A. energyB. pressureC. medicineD. equipment
45. A. fearedB. cmplainedC. prmisedD. suggested
46. A. mistakeB. cnditinC. habitD. judgement
47. A. separateB. prtectC. preventD. save
48. A. called inB. shwed arundC. turned awayD. brught up
49. A. expectatinB. affectinC. experienceD. preference
50. A. ftenB. neverC. nlyD. almst
51. A. actuallyB. graduallyC. luckilyD. immediately
52. A. createdB. purchasedC. measuredD. displayed
53. A. findB. matchC. evaluateD. prduce
54. A. materialB. slidC. cubeD. prduct
55. A. discveredB. raisedC. fixedD. hidden
56. A. screamedB. jggedC. perfrmedD. stayed
57. A. pick utB. make way frC. get hld fD. put up
58. A. allwedB. frcedC. inspiredD. invited
59. A. latestB. clestC. biggestD. easiest
60. A. greatB. frtunateC. enthusiasticD. regretful
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。
Xiechi Lake, als knwn as Yuncheng Salt Lake in China's Shanxi Prvince, 61(becme)ppular n scial media websites in the past few years.
Nw, China wants t transfrm that nline62(ppular) int real-lifeturism. “As the Chinese 'Dead Sea', flating here is63unfrgettableexperience, and ne yu can't find anywhere else,” reads a turism
advertisement64(spnsr) by the Yuncheng Salt Lake Turism Develpment Cmpany. Yuncheng Salt Lake is a sulfate(硫酸盐)lake. “If the sulfate in yur water isgreater than the calcium(钙), all the calcium is used up,65leaves yu with largeamunts f sulfate and yu have a sulfate lake,” explains gegraphy prfessr BernieOwen. Xiechi is als a “clsed basin” lake,66 (mean) it desn't flw ut t ariver rcean, which explains hw its salt cntent stays s high. It is pssible fr saltlakes t freeze ver, althugh nt as67(quick) as ther lakes—after all, thinkabut what happens when we spread salt ver icy rads. Saltwater freezes at68(lw)temperatures than fresh water.
In an effrt69(bst) Xiechi Lake's internatinal prfile, China isreprtedly taking steps t get it recgnized70a UNESCO Wrld Heritage site.
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。
Tday I'd like t sharing my vlunteering experience at the Olympic Games. Mymain task was t help the athletes cmmunicate reprters and medical staff. Thelanguages in the great need were Russian, German, Chinese and Japanese. I culdspeak all the fur language. During the cmpetitin I was free t watch the games, but I culd talk with ther vlunteers, sharing with them their jy f vlunteering. Befre the cmpetitin, the players were interviewed where we wrked. When theplayers entered the rm, everything gt crazily, especially when they win. Everynewanted t ask them questins. And I will never frget the days when I spent withthse kind peple.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
最近你校在开展“保护环境从身边小事做起”的主题活动，现请你结合以下要点为该活动写一篇英文倡议书，向学校英语广播站投稿。
1.提出倡议；
2.给出建议；
3.举例解释。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
2023届高三开学摸底考
英语参考答案
第一部分听力
1-5 BCACB6-10 CBCAB11-15 CACBA16-20 CBABA
第二部分阅读
第一节阅读理解
21-23 DBD24-27 DCBA28-31 DABC32-35 CBDA
第二节短文填空
36 40 BGCAF
第三部分英语知识运用
第一节完形填空
41-45 BDCBA46-50 BCACB51-55 DADAC56-60 DDCBA
第二节语法填空
61.has becme62.ppularity63.an64.spnsred65.which
66.meaning67.quickly68.lwer69.t bst70.as
第四部分写作
第一节短文改错
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第二节书面表达
One pssible versin:
In rder t help prtect the envirnment, we shuld start small and d ur part just by changing ur daily habits.
Sme simple acts d make a difference. Firstly, save energy and electricity. Turn ff lights, televisins, cmputers r printerseach time yu stp using them. Als, run yur dishwasher nly when it is cmpletely full.Secndly,give away yur ld things thatare still in gd cnditin s that smene else can reuse them. Thirdly, yu can turn useless junk int smething creative and cute.Fr example, an ld T-shirt can be cleverly turned int a shpping bag, and plastic bttles can serve as nice pts fr flwers,whilethrwing them away may be a pityfr yu.
附听力部分录音原文：
Text 1
M: My sister is cming t visit me this weekend. But I knw little abut the city.
W: I'd like t give yu a hand. What des yur sister like? Clubs? Bars? Cncerts?
M: Um,museums.
Text 2
M: Mary, yu saw a science fictin film last night, didn't yu?
W: Yes, I think everyne will like it, whatever their age-an exciting plt and great acting. Particularly, I want t give the sundeffects a rund f applause.
Text 3
W: David, yu gt thrugh t the natinal final as the yungest chef. What if yu win?
M: Well, the first prize is an intelligent fridge. The secnd prize is a tp-quality cking pan. And there's a set f kitchen knives freveryne wh gets as far as the natinal final.
Text 4
W: This is a really interesting article, Ben. It's full f great facts.
M: Thanks. I went t the library, but I culdn't find any gd textbks. S I had a quick lk n the Internet, but then my friendSimn suggested I lk at sme new histry magazines, and that's what I used.
Text 5
M: There're lts f gd things n at the music festival. I've gt a ticket fr a flk cncert.
W: I'm ging t see the rck band Buzz. D yu fancy seeing smething tgether? There's a jazz band playing n the last day. Weculd try that.
M: Fine with me.
Text 6
W: Excuse me, sir. I think yu might be sitting in my seat. My ticket says I'm suppsed t be in Seat A by the windw.
M: I'm sure I'm in 14A. Let's lk at yur barding pass. Hmm, I see the prblem. Yu're seated right behind me.
W: Oh, thanks, but... wuld yu mind changing places with me? My clleague's ging t be sitting in 14B, and we have smebusiness t discuss n the trip.
M: Sure, that's fine.
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W: I'm ging t be a little late fr the weekly staff meeting tmrrw. I have a custmer appintment at nine thirty.
M: The meeting desn't start till eleven. Yu can't be there by then?
W: Srry, I dn't think s. But I'll nly be 30 minutes late, and n mre, s just plan t start withut me. By the way, is the salesreprt n the agenda?
M: I'm afraid nt. We're just ging t have the marketing reprt, that's all. Mind yu, the budget reprt is put ff till next week.
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W: That really ld huse in Wales is fr sale—where we had that hliday—d yu remember? Lk, it's cmpletely unchanged.
M: Yes, f curse. It was great fr playing hide-and-seek. Mum was always cmplaining there was never any ht water frshwering. Dad used t make up scary stries abut the peple in the ld paintings.
W: Yes. What I mainly remember is lying awake at night thinking abut the peple wh had lived there befre.
M: I hpe the persn wh buys wn't change it. I'd hate t see it lse its character.
W: It's bund t have a preservatin rder n it because it's ld. It wn't be turned int a htel.
M: I expect yu're right. It's awful t think f all the furniture and paintings being sld ff r ending upin a museum. I hpe itremains the same and wecan g there n hliday again.
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M: Thanks fr cming in tday, Mrs. Brmley. We've been rather cncerned abut Billy recently and I need t discuss his behavirwith yu.
W: Is he misbehaving in class?
M: Until this term, Billy's always been a mdel student. But he's becme lazy these days—he hardly ever des his hmewrk. Hasthere been a change in his persnal life recently?
W: Well, his brther left hme t g t university six mnths ag and Billy misses him a lt. He says he wants t g t university justlike David.
M: Des he have his wn cmputer in his rm?
W: Yes, he's always watching films n it lately.
M: That culd be the reasn. He may be staying up t late. He never wants t jin in grup activities. He prefers t g t the library, sit in a crner and pretend t read. But usually he's caught there sleeping!
W: Oh, n. What shuld I d?
M: This is a cmmn situatin with teenagers. I'm cnvinced that a prfessinal advisr can srt Billy ut.
W: Thank yu s much. Yu've made me feel s much better abut this.
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M: I've always been interested in making mney and I always believed I'd be successful. My father was very prud that I'dbeen t university—the first in my family t d s. He hped I'd becme a banker r a lawyer, and nt a fruit seller like him. Butinstead, I saw an pprtunity t make mney frm sprts shes. Frm a humble start in a small shp, my business grew rapidly. Justbefre I sld the business, I had tw hundred and fifty shps. I decided t take time ut and enjy myself. I spent lads f mney nhlidays but I didn't find this lifestyle satisfying. Then I started thinking and realized that the £700 I wuld spend n a suit culdmake a huge difference t smene's life. S five years ag, I started being invlved in develpment prjects that help villagecmmunities in Africa. We've been able t build new schls, imprve access t water and invest in farm machinery. The first fthese prjects t have been cmpleted was a hspital in a small twn. Seeing that finished and peratinal was the mst satisfyingexperience f my life.