湖北省武汉市部分重点中学2022-2023学年高二英语下学期期中联考试题（Word版附答案）

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命题学校：武汉市第三中学 命题教师： 审题教师：
考试时间：2023年4月19日 14:00-16:00 试卷满分： 150
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。
（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 csts the mst accrding t the wman?
A. The car. B. The repairs. C. The driving lessns.
2.What did the man d yesterday?
A. He cut wd. B. He cked a meal. C. He watched mvies.
3.What will the weather be like tmrrw prbably?
A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C.Windy.
4.When will the man meet Tm?
A. 8:00 a.m. B. 9:00 a.m. C.5:00 p.m.
5.What is the wman?
A.Wrking in sales.B.Wrking with peple. C.Wrking with numbers.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至7题。
6. What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A.Teacher and student. B.Father and daughter. C. Teammates.
7. What des the wman think f science in the end?
A. It is dangerus. B. It is strange. C.It is great.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Hw did Lucy first acquire the bike?
A.She bught it. B. She brrwed it. C. She was given it.
9. Wh wned the bike befre Lucy?
A. Her sister. B. Her friend. C. Her brther.
10. What cncerns Lucy mst abut a bike?
A. The price. B. The safety. C. The clr.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Where are the speakers?
A.In a htel. B.In a cave. C.In a university.
12. Hw ld are the paintings?
A. Arund 500 years ld. B. Arund 1000 years ld. C.Arund 17,000 years ld.
13. Wh is the man?
A.A prfessr. B.A painter. C.A htel wner.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
What d we knw abut Stuart?
A.He's a tur guide. B.He's a travel lver. C. He's a delivery man.
15. What des Stuart recmmend getting?
A. A map f the area. B.A cell phne. C.A htel card.
16. What des Stuart say travelers shuld d?
A. Try nt t travel alne.
B.Write dwn cntact infrmatin.
C. Ask different peple fr directins.
17. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. Suggestins abut getting lst.
B.Advice n staying safe utside.
C.Tips fr chsing a travel destinatin.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
18. What time did the examiner leave?
A.At 10:55. B.At 11:00. C.At 11:05.
19. Why did the examiner leave?
A. He had frgtten the paperwrk.
B. He had t g smewhere else.
C. He had finished his wrk.
20. What des the speaker intend t tell the listeners t d?
A. Be prepared. B. Try t be n time. C. Never fear failure.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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
Whether yu want a snwy r sunny winter getaway, these htels are ht n ur list f places t stay this winter.
Dive Mtel &Swim Club: Nashville, TN
A frmer’50s mtr inn, the new Dive Mtel & Swim Club has been fully updated t lk like the 70s. Chse t stay in ne f 23 uniquely decrated rms, each equipped with a disc ball and party switch. Bk the Penthuse Suite fr a private deck verlking the pl, r becme a Swim Club member and enjy pl benefits anytime.
Htel Jaquin: Orange Cuntry, CA
A newcmer t castal Orange Cunty, Htel Jaquin is a high-end htel. This small-sized accmmdatin feels like a private beachside huse, but with perfect service, well-prepared activities, fine dining and a relaxing pl. Restaurant Saline(fr guests nly)serves Mediterranean cuisine with a fcus n fresh seafd. Even better, the htel will pack a picnic t take t the beach—which is just steps away.
Htel Orania: Berlin, Germany
Htel Orania, lcated in the creative center f Kreuzberg, ffers guests a five-star stay in recently-decrated rms that are light and cheerful with warm wd accents and Asian influence. The restaurant specializes in a fur-curse meal featuring duck in each curse. Catch a free cncert in the htel’s “saln” r sip a hand-crafted ccktail at the bar.
Snwpine Ldge: Alta, UT
The ski-in/ski-ut Snwpine Ldge, lcated n the slpes f Alta Ski Resrt just 40 minutes suth f Salt Lake City, ffers an excellent, czy retreat. Having undergne a $50-millin dllar decratin, the ldge nw ffers incmparable luxury and impressive facilities such as ski bt warmers, a fully stcked game rm, and farm-t-table dining featuring slpe views.
21．Which place best suits peple wh prefer Mediterranean cuisine?
A. Dive Mtel & Swim Club. B. Htel Jaquin.
C. Htel Orania. D. Snwpine Ldge.
22．What can yu d bth in Dive Mtel & Swim Club and in Snwpine Ldge?
A. Warm yur ski bts.
B. Enjy pl benefits anytime.
C. Enjy a view frm a specific perspective.
D. Enjy farm-t-table fd.
23．Wh is the text intended fr?
A.Htel managers. B. Diners. C. Sprtsmen. D. Travel lvers.
B
If yu have ever seen the art f Jnathan Green, it is nt likely that yu will sn frget it. His paintings are bld and clrful, lively and cheerful. Green depicts a way f life that is rapidly disappearing. It is a way f life that he remembers with fndness frm his childhd in the Suth Carlina Sea Islands.
Jnathan Green was brn in 1955 in Gardens Crner, Suth Carlina, a regin f the state knwn as the Lw Cuntry. The secnd f seven children, Green was raised by his maternal grandmther, Elise Stewart Jhnsn. As he grew up, he was immersed in Gullah culture--a culture that placed great value n traditin, family, and cmmunity. Althugh Green had t travel t ther parts f the wrld befre he culd fully appreciate his rich heritage, the basic elements f his culture eventually fund their way int his unique frm f artistic expressin.
After Green graduated frm high schl, he jined the military. It seemed like a gd pprtunity fr him t see the wrld and t receive an educatin. When he cmpleted his military service, Green attended the Art Institute f Chicag. While he was in schl, he wrked part-time as a security guard at an art museum. This allwed him t study the wrk f the masters. He imitated their wrk at first, learning what made them s well respected. Then, Green fund his wn style and directin and began painting Suth Carlina's Gullah Islands, the wrld he knew best.
Jnathan Green's artwrk is filled with everyday images f Gullah life as he remembered it grwing up. His paintings shw peple hanging laundry ut t dry, picking ysters, telling stries, and attending weddings and funerals. Water is fund in many f his paintings because it plays an imprtant rle in the lives f peple wh live alng the cast and n the islands.
Human beings are als fund in nearly all f Green's wrk, indicating the imprtance f family and cmmunity t the culture. The faces f the peple in his paintings are usually withut features. This can be interpreted as Green's way f shwing hw the everyday lives and experiences f peple are universal.The Gullah way f life is changing as children grw up and mve away t larger twns and cities. Jnathan Green knws that his artwrk cannt change what is happening t the area where he grew up. But his paintings can raise awareness f what is in danger f being lst and preserve the memries f a rich and clrful way f life.
24.What can we learn frm the passage?
A. Green’s way f depicting is rapidly disappearing.
B. Jining the army bradened Green’s hrizns.
C. Green’s artwrk raised the awareness f changing the area .
D. Green imitated the masterpiece t shw respect fr the masters.
25. What are yu mst likely t see in Green’s paintings?
A landscape f a beautiful village.
A realistic prtrait f a mther telling stry.
A fisherman casting a net.
A cute dg biting a bne.
26.What des the underlined wrd “immerse” mean ?
Participate. B. Devte. C. Cntribute. D. Expse.
27. This passage is ___________.
a prfile B. an aut-bigraphy C. a review D. an initiative
C
A gd night's sleep can make yu feel better. Researchers say that quality sleep may even add years t peple's lives.
Men wh sleep well culd live almst five years lnger than thse wh d nt. Wmen culd benefit by tw years. Researchers als fund that yung peple wh had better sleep habits were less likely t die early. But quantity f sleep was nt in itself enugh t achieve the pssible health benefits. Quality f sleep is als imprtant.
Gd sleep was based n five different factrs. These were: ideal sleep duratin f seven t eight hurs a night; difficulty falling asleep n mre than tw times a week; truble staying asleep n mre than tw times a week; nt using any sleep medicatin; and feeling well rested after waking up at least five days a week.
The findings suggested that abut 8% f deaths frm any cause culd be attributed t pr sleep patterns. Dr Frank Qian is an internal medicine resident physician at Beth Israel Deacness Medical Center in Bstn, America. He said: "We saw a clear dse-respnse relatinship. S the mre beneficial factrs smene has in terms f having higher quality f sleep, they als have a stepwise lwering f all causes. "
The researchers included data frm 172,321 peple. They had an average age f 50. 54% f them were wmen. They participated in the Natinal Health Interview Survey between 2013 and 2018. The survey lked at the health f the US ppulatin. It included questins abut sleep and sleep habits.
Peple were fllwed fr an average f 4.3 years. During this time, 8,681 died. Of these deaths, 2,610 (30%) were frm cardivascular disease. 2,052 (24%) was frm cancer. And 4,019 (46%) were due t ther causes. Amng men and wmen wh reprted having all five quality sleep measures (a scre f five), life expectancy was 4.7 years greater fr men. And it was 2.4% greater fr wmen. This was cmpared with thse wh had nne r nly ne f the factrs.
Mre research is needed t determine why men had duble the increase in life expectancy cmpared with wmen wh had the same quality sleep.
There is a limitatin f the study. The sleep habits were self-reprted and nt bjectively measured r checked.
28.Wh is mst likely t have a gd sleep?
Alice, wh falls asleep as sn as she tuches the pillw after taking a
sleeping pill every day.
Betty, wh falls asleep quickly and has a nightmare at least 3 times a week.
Candy, wh feels refreshed after sleeping tight weekdays.
David, wh cunts sheep and has a sund sleep every day.
29.What can we learn frm the passage?
The sleep habits in the study were reprted by the test subjects.
Quantity f sleep was enugh t achieve the health benefits.
Men had duble the life span cmpared with wmen.
Pr sleep pattern caused 8% f deaths frm all causes f cancer.
30.Hw did the researchers cme t their findings ?
By referring t anther study.
By cnsulting the authritative agencies.
By interviewing the prfessinals.
By cnducting data analysis.
31.What is the writer’s attitude t the the finding f the study?
Ambiguus B. Objective C. Indifferent D. Dubtful
D
Nwadays sme cmpanies are attempting t grw seafd frm cells in a labratry rather than harvesting it frm the ceans.
With massive prblems with verfishing wrldwide and grwing demand fr shrinking supplies f seafd, the way fish currently makes its way t ur plates isn't a lng-term viable ptin. Between 1961 and 2016, the average annual increase in glbal fd fish cnsumptin utpaced ppulatin grwth. Thse are figures nt sustainable fr us, the fish r the envirnment as a whle.
Cellular seafd culd be the answer. Just dn't make the mistake f calling it lab-grwn fish. ''Nne f us in the industry wuld call it lab-grwn seafd, '' says Mike Selden, CEO f Finless Fds. ''Finless Fds isn’t lab-grwn. We experiment and create ur science in the lab, but dn't prduce there. Our prducts cme frm a prductin base much like a farm as a prductin base fr animals.''
Finless Fds is a tech cmpany in San Francisc. Beginning in 2017, it's been wrking t bring t market a species f cultured bluefin tuna (蓝鳍金枪鱼) created using cellular technlgy. Shrtly after that, the cmpany prduced its first pund f bluefin tuna meat fr a cst f abut $19,000. Since then, hwever, it's been the first battle t bring that price dwn.
Selden terms what Finless Fds is ding as ''cell-based seafd''. ''We're grwing seafd frm real seafd cells,'' Selden explained. ''We take cells frm a fish nce, and then grw them endlessly frm that. We d the same prcess that happens inside f a fish and make it happen utside f a fish. ''
The gal f cellular seafd isn't t entirely destry the current seafd industry. Instead, it's intended t augment it—and perhaps t help reduce sme f the mre harmful aspects f current fishing practices like verfishing and illegal fishing. And when it cmes t certain sea species, this labratry-based apprach culd help create a plentiful supply f certain fish withut endangering the survival f certain verfished species as a whle.
32.What is the main functin f the secnd paragraph?
A. Warning us f the shrinking seafd supplies.
B. Stressing the significance f cellular seafd.
C . Analyzing the reasns fr glbal verfishing.
D. Shwing the envirnmental effect f seafd.
33.What is the tp pririty f prducing cellular seafd ?
A. Cutting dwn the high cst f prductin .
B. Enriching the nutrient cntent.
C. Reducing harmful health effect.
D. Simplifying the prductin prcess.
34.What can we learn frm the passage?
A. Cellular seafd isn’t lab-grwn fd because it is prcessed in a prductin base whlly.
B. Finless Fds des the same prcess inside a fish as a fish des.
C. Finless Fds can create a new range f fish.
D. Cellular seafd can strengthen the current seafd industry.
35. What is the best title fr the text?
A. Seafd in Cells. B.Cheaper Seafd.
C.Insufficient Seafd Supplies. D.Current Seafd Industry.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Hw t Chse the Right Career?
Chsing the right career can be difficult, and cnsequently yu will find many f us can hardly find a suitable jb in ur daily life. ____36____
Evaluating yur interests
Assess yur hbbies. It is very easy t turn yur hbbies r smething yu lve ding int a future career. Many hbbies are related t real wrld needs and psitins. Cnsider what yu like t d and hw that might fit int a career. Remain humble as yu wrk tward yur gal.
____37____
Cnsider what skills yu are gd at. If yu are particularly gd at certain skills, such as fixing things r making things, this can prvide yu with a great future career, since skilled labr is ften in demand and yu will find it fairly easy t find wrk. ____38____ Peple wh interact with thers well can easily get careers as scial wrkers r in marketing and similar business psitins.
Cnsidering yur current state
Explre yurself. Figuring ut what yu shuld d with yur life may smetimes require yu t get t knw yurself better. If yu want a career that will really make yu happy, yu have t have an impressive awareness f what yu want and what yu enjy. ____39____
Thinking abut yur future
Examine yur future financial security. One f the mst imprtant things t cnsider is if the career path yu're chsing will prvide yu with an acceptable level f financial security. In ther wrds, will yu be able t make enugh mney t supprt yurself and yur family? Meanwhile, yu are suppsed t pay special attentin t yur future jb stability, ____40____ Accrdingly, yu will need t cnsider if the career yu chse is stable enugh fr yu and yur desires fr the future.
Admittedly, the cmbinatin f the abve fur steps prved extremely effective when chsing the future career. Once yu get started, yu'll find it quite beneficial and even enjyable!
A．Assessing yur skills
B．Assessing yur persnality
C．Therefre, having a defined career directin will help yu achieve yur gal.
D．Jb markets changes a lt as sciety needs different things at different times.
E．Fr sme peple, this means taking sme time ff t decide what's vital t them.
F．If yu have a gd cmmand f cmmunicating with thers, there are jbs fr yu as well.
G．Hwever, with serius self-planning and self-reflectin, yu can set yurself n path twards a fulfilling career.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
After a tearless farewell with my daughter, we left her new drm rm. But sn in the campus we saw her running against the August heat. I quickly 41._____ dwn the car windw and Sarina didn’t miss a step as she turned and happily waved gdbye. I was in 42.______ why the tears hadn't cme when we parted n her first day in university.
Our first 43. ______, the day she left my bdy, was a nightmare f pain and suffering. 44.______, ur tgetherness fllwing the birth was s sweet that I felt her small bdy still seemed t be 45._____ t mine. In the years t cme, the sund f her feet running arund ur huse was like the gentle 46. _____ that reminded me that my little girl was here and that smeday she wuld run the 47. ______ I culdn't fllw.
Last year Sarina turned 16 and decided t 48. ______ art in cllege: She was 49.______ abut cllege life with s much t expect, but I was uneasy because it wuld be a lng plane ride away frm hme. I tried t imagine what separatin wuld be like, but I culdn't. Separatin, althugh n the 50. ______,still felt distant.
Until the next mrning when I awke in a huse 51._____ f her ftsteps, the tears 52. ______ came and wuldn't stp. I understd that Sarina had left the huse, and I 53.______ the memry f her running. When the tears stpped, I was 54. _____ that with ur lve and supprt, she had the 55._______ t run t an unfamiliar distance, t glance back, yet t keep mving frward.
第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
_______ (misunderstand)as a big enemy f health fr years, fatty fd isn’t the real driver f pr health . In recent years, quantities f evidence 57._______ (supprt)that peple wh take excessive sugar are mre likely t suffer frm pr health than 58. _______taking it prperly. S the recmmendatin f the American Heart Assciatin is that we 59. _______ (limit)urselves t a prper amunt f sugar 60.________(cnsume). Besides, keeping a balanced diet tgether with cnsuming 61._______(mderate) is a key t health, which prvides us 62._______ necessary nutritin. Apart frm eating slwly, a 63. ________(cnsist) eating habit als plays
64. ______ imprtant rle in health. All in all, we are 65. ______we eat！
第四部分 写作(共两节;满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
66. 上周末你参加了学校组织的“认识我们身边的植物”活动。请为校英文报写篇报道，内容包括：
1．活动的过程(先分班集中学习观测常识然后实地考察)；
2．收获与感想。
实地考察：a field trip
注意：
1．写作词数应为80左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
第二节 (满分25分)
67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
My teenage sn, Jrdan, always cmplained abut having t be hme earlier than all his friends. He wuld tell me that he was already seventeen, but still had a curfew(宵禁). He believed he was practically an adult. I pinted ut that he was nt an adult as he was still in high schl.
"Yu dn't trust me!" he yelled. Befre I cntinued, he rlled his eyes, slammed the dr and walked away. I sighed. Hw culd I make Jrdan see that I nly wanted t keep him safe?
I decided t g fr a walk, hping the December air wuld clear my head. I pened the frnt dr and nearly stepped n her: a small black cat, just like a meatball. "Hi, Meatball," I said, bringing her int my arms. I walked back in, tuching her neck gently. Meatball seemed happy enugh t cme in the huse, but after an hur r tw, she sat by the dr, mewing t g back utside.
"Why wn't she just stay in with us all the time?" Nathan, my yungest sn asked.
I explained t him that she was happy here but she liked being able t cme and g as she pleased.
"That must be nice"，Jrdan muttered frm the ther rm, cmplaining why the cat, nt him, culd cme and g. He even asked me t give Meatball a curfew.
Meatball became a regular.
One night, temperatures were unusually lw. Meatball std at the dr, mewing t g utside.
I shk my head at her, afraid that she might freeze t death. She stared at me and mewed again. I patted her head, "I knw yu're nt happy, but it's fr yur wn gd."
"Mm's nt being mean t yu," Nathan tld the cat. "She's just trying t keep yu frm turning int a frzen meatball." We bth laughed at his jke.
The next mrning, I culdn't find Meatball. I asked the kids if anyne had seen her.
注意：
1．续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
41.A. wund
B. put
C. turned
D. brught
42.A. disappintment
B. disrder
C. disbelief
D. discuragement
43.A. meeting
B. cperatin
C. assciatin
D.separatin
44.A. Hwever
B. Therefre
C. Hence
D. Furthermre
45.A. addicted
B. attached
C. devted
D. meant
46.A. pace
B.exercise
C. ray
D. beat
47.A. rms
B. schls
C. paths
D. sprts
B. pursue
C. purchase
D. anticipate
49.A. serius
B. cautius
C. thrilled
D. cncerned
50.A. cllapse
B. urgency
C. mtin
D. hrizn
51.A. full
B. absent
C. tired
D. afraid

B.eventually
C. clearly
D. specially
53.A. hld up
B. hld back
C. hld n t
D. hld ut
54.A. relieved
B. astnished
C. ashamed
D. grateful

B. energy
C. spirit
D. curage
Getting t Knw the Plants Arund Us
Jrdan ndded, "I let her ut last night."
As I drve t the animal hspital, Jrdan sat in the back, hlding Meatball inside his cat.
武汉市部分重点中学2022—2023学年度下学期期中联考
英语答案
1—5 BACCB 6—10 ACBAB11—15 BCABA 16—20 CACBA
21-23 BCD 24-27 BCDA 28-31 CADB 32-35 BADA
36-40 G A F E D
41-45 ACDAB 46-50 DCBCD 51-55 BBCAD
56. Having been misunderstd 57. have supprted 58. thse 59. (shuld)limit
60. cnsumptin 61. mderately 62. with 63. cnsistent 64. an 65. what
66.
Getting t Knw the Plants Arund Us
Last week, with the purpse f learning mre abut the imprtance f eclgical balance, all students in ur schl participated in the field trip themed as Getting t Knw the Plants arund Us .
The meaningful activity began with a 30-minute instructin in each classrm, where students were instructed abut basic principles f scientific bservatin. Then, the enthusiastic participants were led t a tiny frest t identify different kinds f tree species. Observing plants attentively, each student eagerly shared their findings .
The activity prved an incredibly great success as nt nly did it facilitate students' develpment but als it deepened their insight int the plant wrld.
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Jrdan ndded, "I let her ut last night." My muth drpped pen. "She was utside all night?" I was s furius, "It was freezing and she culd die!" Jrdan chked back his wrds, stunned. I grabbed my cat and rushed utside. Jrdan fllwed, fear welling up in his eyes. Several minutes later, the pr thing was fund, shaking and curling int a tiny ball. I picked her up, unsure whether she was alive r dead. Jrdan was scared, "We need a vet! Nw!"
As I drve t the animal hspital, Jrdan sat in the back, hlding Meatball inside his cat. I culd hear him talking t the cat, aplgizing repeatedly. Luckily, the vet saved Meatball Seeing her eyes pen, Jrdan strked her head, all tears. Then, surprisingly, he turned t me. He aplgized fr what he had dne. "I knw yu just want t keep me safe," he murmured. I felt a lump in my thrat. He rubbed Meatball's back, "Lks like we are bth ging t bserve the curfew. It's fr ur wn gd."
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Text 1
M: I have finally passed my driving exam! The driving lessns cst s much mney! It cst mre than the ld car I bught.
W: Cngratulatins! Yes, ld cars are quite cheap — it’s the cst f repairs that is the mst expensive thing.
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W: Hw d yu feel tday after cutting all that wd?
M: My shulder aches. I think I did t much yesterday.
W: Take it easy tday. Watch sme mvies and I’ll ck a nice meal fr yu.
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M: It’s ging t rain all day accrding t the weather frecast.
W: Well, and it’s t windy tmrrw, s that ruins ur plan t g hiking. I was hping tday wuld be sunny!
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M: I believe Tm is hme frm university tmrrw. I’d like t see him.
W: He’ll arrive at abut 8:00 r 9:00 a.m., but he needs t rest. We’ll have dinner at 5:00 p.m. Wuld yu like t jin us?
M: Great.
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M: I think I’d be an excellent candidate fr the jb. I’ve had lts f experience wrking in sales — and I’m really gd with peple, like yu.
W: I’m nt gd with numbers thugh, which is a big part f the jb. But that is ne f yur strengths.
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M: OK, take the liquid and carefully pur it int the test tube. Yu must be very careful in case it burns a hle in the table.
W: Isn’t this a bit risky, sir? My dad is als a teacher and he says science can be dangerus.
M: Nt if we take care and d it crrectly. Nw, nce yu have pured all f the liquid in, wait fr it t react.
W: That’s strange — there’s a lt f smke cming ut f the tube!
M: Dn’t wrry — that’s suppsed t happen. Just keep watching with yur teammates. What else d yu ntice?
W: The clr is changing! I lve science!
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M: Is that a new bike, Lucy? It lks nice with a bright clr.
W: Well, my sister bught it frm a friend, but she hardly ever used it. I brrwed it s ften that last mnth she just said I culd keep it.
M: That was very generus f her. My brther wuld never lend me anything, let alne give a bike t me.
W: My sister desn’t value t much f such thing.
M: That’s a gd way t be. The less yu wn, the less yu have t tie yu dwn and wrry abut.
W: That’s right. Hw lng have yu kept yur bike?
M: A cuple f years nw. It’s always been a gd ne. It never gives me any truble.
W: That is the main thing yu want frm a bike. Yu need it t be reliable.
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M: This French cave is ne f the best in the wrld in terms f ancient histry.
W: When yu say “ancient”, hw far back in time are we talking? 500 years?
M: Try again.
W: 1000 years?
M: Mst experts believe the cave paintings yu see n the wall are arund 17,000 years ld.
W: What?! Are yu serius? That’s incredible. I’m s glad we came t visit this cave. Staying at the htel all day was becming a bit bring, t be hnest. I lve getting clse t histry in this way.
M: Me t. As sn as I heard we were staying in this area, I immediately thught f these caves.
W: I didn’t realize yu had heard f it. What else d yu knw?
M: Well, the cave was first discvered in 1940, pened t the public in 1948, then clsed again in 1963. Because I’m a university prfessr, the staff here allw us t get in.
W: Ww! Thank yu fr taking me.
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W: Yu’ve traveled a lt, haven’t yu, Stuart? I’m abut t g traveling myself fr the first time. What advice wuld yu give me?
M: Well, there are lts f things I can tell yu. Is there anything specific yu want t knw?
W: I d wrry abut getting lst. If I land in anther city, in anther part f the wrld, hw can I find my way arund?
M: When I arrive smewhere fr the first time, I always try t get a map f the area frm the airprt r the htel I’m staying at. And I get smene t write dwn where I am staying, s I can shw it t peple if I’m lst.
W: Have yu ever fund yurself smewhere strange, with n map r directins?
M: Oh, many a time. The thing t d then is ask fr directins. But dn’t just ask ne persn, because sme peple dn’t like t admit they dn’t knw. Ask several peple.
W: Wh are the best peple t ask?
M: It depends. Obviusly, turists might nt be familiar with the area, and children might nt knw sme places. Delivery peple are gd, because they drive arund different places all the time.
W: What if there’s n ne arund?
M: Try t remember places like twers r tall buildings, near where yu want t g. They can help yu find yur way.
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Tday I want t talk abut the imprtance f being prepared. There is a famus saying that ges: “If yu fail t prepare, prepare t fail.” It’s famus because it is s true. Let me share with yu a stry that happened t me recently that prves this.
Over the summer, I had t get the main bedrm f my huse rebuilt. Last week, I rganized fr a building examinatin fr 11:00 n Mnday. Well, at 10:55, I was still in the shwer. I had frgtten all abut it! When the examiner kncked n the dr, I rushed ut f the shwer. Hwever, I hadn’t taken the time t upgrade all the paperwrk. I was ttally unprepared — nt t mentin cmpletely embarrassed! By 11:05, the examiner had left. He culdn’t wait arund fr me t get ready as he was scheduled fr anther jb smewhere else. I made him angry by wasting his time. Unfrtunately, I had t bk anther appintment — and I had t pay twice!
The pint I am trying t make is, please, whatever yu d in life, always be prepared!