辽宁师大附中2023届高三英语下学期5月精品卷（Word版附答案）

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辽宁师大附中2023届精品卷考试
英语试题

考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分

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 is the woman probably doing?
A. Watching TV. B. Changing the curtain. C. Reading a book.
2. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a store. B. At home. C. In a hotel.
3. What will the woman do next?
A Call Mr. Wilson. B. Have an interview. C. Make an appointment.
4. How does the man probably feel this week?
A. Surprised. B. Excited. C. Stressed.
5. Why did the man start to learn a musical instrument?
A. He had a music class at school.
B. He wanted to start a new hobby.
C. He was asked to do it by his parents.
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至7题。
6. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Preparing a meal.
B. Doing grocery shopping.
C. Visiting countries in Asia.
7. What will the man do next?
A. Visit his mother. B. Tidy the kitchen. C. Have some soup.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8 What’s the relationship between the speakers?
A. Co-workers. B. Neighbors. C. A couple.
9. What is the man’s major probably?
A. Law. B. Medicine. C. Art.
10. What does the man say about Los Angeles?
A. It’s very busy.
B. It’s too cold in winter.
C. It’s the most fun place to live in.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What are the speakers going to do tonight?
A. Play sports. B. Watch a game. C. Finish a report.
12. What time will the man get off work today?
A. At 5:45. B. At 6:00. C. At 6:15.
13. What will the speakers eat tonight?
A. Italian food. B. Chinese food. C. Mexican food.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. When did Julie leave for Mexico?
A. In June. B. In July. C. In August.
15. What did Julie like best about Mexico?
A. The food. B. The people. C. The events.
16. Which language does Tom speak besides English?
A. Spanish. B. French. C. Chinese.
17. Why doesn’t Tom leave his country now?
A. He doesn’t have a passport.
B. He doesn’t know where to travel.
C. He can’t afford to visit other countries.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What is the main reason for people to go back to school?
A. They want to learn new knowledge.
B. They want to experience school life again.
C. They are not satisfied with their present careers.
19. What challenge will older students face?
A. Having to quit their present jobs.
B. Studying together with teenagers.
C. Spending a lot of money and energy.
20. How do most people balance their work and study?
A. They take night classes.
B. They have fewer classes.
C. They don’t study after class.
第二部分 阅读理解(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
Here’re the discovery tours organized by our journal New Scientist. Book now for our October adventures.
Morocco and the science of how to get more from your time
4 October 2023/ 6 days
Experience an adventure in the Atlas Mountains designed to be challenging, educational and transformational. Experience a world where local culture is mixed with African and European influence, as crowds form around storytellers in the square. Breathe in the air on top of the Atlas Mountains as the sun rises.
Ancient caves, human origins: northern Spain
8 October or 15 October 2023/ 7 days
Discover some of the world’s oldest known cave paintings in Spain. Travel back 40,000 years to explore the wonders of caves full of art from before the dawn of civilization in small groups by torchlight, accompanied by New Scientist editor Emily, who will share insight on the dawn of human culture and civilization.
The Rockies and the Badlands
23 October 2023/ 7 days
This tour of the Rocky Mountains in America explores the surprising scenery and geology(地质学) of southern Alberta and brings to life the history of settlements in this remote but beautiful land. You will explore the geographic structure of the Kananaskis valley and visit the Lake Louise area, surrounded by mountains originally formed in ancient warm seas.
Neanderthal origins: southern France
25 October or 27 October 2023/10 days
Step back in time on a journey to the sites of southern France with archaeologist Dr. Rebecca. She shows our understanding of these ancient ancestors. As stone carpenters and inventors, Neanderthals pioneered new technologies, and they lived not just through ice ages but in warm woodland worlds too.
Find out more online at newscientist. com/tours.
21. What can one explore in the Atlas Mountains?
A. Cave paintings before human civilization.
B. The geographic structure of a river valley.
C. The stone inventions of ancient ancestors.
D. European cultural influence on the locals.
22. In which discovery tour will one meet Dr. Rebecca?
A. A tour of the Rocky Mountains in America.
B. A travel to ancient caves in nor them Spain
C. The journey to the sites of southern France.
D. The trip to see sunrise in the Atlas Mountains.
23. Which event lasts the longest?
A. The Rockies and the Badlands.
B. Neanderthal origins: southern France.
C. Ancient caves, human origins: northern Spain.
D. Morocco and the science of how to get more from your time.
B
My son’s seventh birthday is approaching, so conversation at my house has naturally turned to organizing his party.
For his sixth birthday, we booked the local trampoline(蹦床) park. This worked out well. But the whole event cost us hundreds of pounds. This year, I’m trying to convince him that the dinosaur-themed park down the road offers just as much fun—and you don’t even need to wear special socks! This will be cheaper, because we aren’t required to hire a space—we can simply buy tickets for his mates.
But I still keep pondering over one thing—party bags. Why should a bunch of seven-year-olds, who have already been treated to a day out and a mountain of sugar, also be handed a bag full of pound-shop gifts for simply bothering to show up?
Party bags are an environmental disaster. I reckon my son attends 20 parties per year, and at each party there are 20 kids in attendance, which means 400 plastic bags in total. Within these 400 bags are perhaps 800 plastic toys, almost all of which fall apart on the journey home and then get binned instantly. The waste is shocking, and I don’t want to be part of it.
I know there are some party bag alternatives: one couple I know covered a table with Mr. Men books and got the kids to choose one each. At another party, I saw the hosts fill a bucket with soft toys and crumpled newspaper, and do a lucky dip (抽奖). Admirable efforts.
Even if that is a nice try, and even if the contents in the party bags don’t fall apart, so what? Will our guests think more highly of our child because of the party bags from our party? Will my child’s ability to make and keep friends be improved?
Well, the tradition for kid’s party bags ends with me, and it ends here, and it ends now. Who’s with me?
24．Why does the author recommend the dinosaur-themed park?
A．Because it’s more enjoyable. B．Because it provides socks.
C．Because it can reduce cost. D．Because it offers free tickets.
25．What may be put in party bags?
A．Gifts brought by guests. B．Gifts prepared by hosts.
C．Gifts distributed by parks. D．Gift a donated by charities.
26．What is the author’s attitude towards party bags?
A．Intolerant. B．Objective. C．Favorable. D．In different.
27．What do the underlined words “get binned” mean in paragraph 4?
A．Be recycled. B．Be repaired. C．Be thrown away. D．Be given away.
C
In 2000, famed evolutionary theorist Stephen Jay Gould said,“There's been no biological change in humans in 40,000 or 50,000 years. We’ve built everything we call culture and civilization with the same body and brain.” Now, 22 years later, most evolutionary biologists beg to differ. Natural selection is still operating on humans, they say---and they have evidence to back up the claim.
Sarah Tishkoff, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Pennsylvania, cites an example of natural selection still going on today. Some people have a genetic variant that protects them from malaria(疟疾), which infects and kills millions of people every day. These people will be more likely to live and pass on that variant to their children.
Scientists have been able to discover many examples of ongoing natural selection thanks to a technology: the ability to sequence(测定序列)the human genome quickly and inexpensively. But not all the tools that uncover such evidence are so high tech. Church records that list births, marriages, and deaths offer a unique window into evolution on a population.
Scott Solomon, an evolutionary biologist at Rice University, dug into this type of data and found that natural selection favors an earlier start to reproduction---in other words, more time to have children. The more children, the more chances are for evolution.
There’s another important actor in this evolutionary play: culture. When people move from one population to another, they take their genes with them, and that changes the genes in both the populations they leave and the ones they join. “That is actually one of the most important systems for modern human evolution,” Scott says. “In the last couple of hundred years, and certainly in the last century, human populations have been mixing like never before.”
28. Why does the author mention genetic variant in the second paragraph?
A. To explain a biological phenomenon.
B. To prove an evolutionary theory.
C. To stress the seriousness of malaria.
D. To highlight efforts by scientists.
29. What may contribute to the discovery of ongoing natural selection?
A. Rapid genetic changes. B. Increasing research budget.
C. Birth records from the government. D. Advancement in technology.
30. What can we infer from Scott Solomon's study?
A. Church records show a trend of early reproduction.
B. Population movement has reached the peak.
C. More children will benefit the whole society.
D. Culture influences evolution greater than technology.
31. What is the purpose of this text?
A. To present a new point of view. B. To argue against natural selection.
C. To defend Stephen Jay Gould. D. To explore a new method.
D
People who frequently eat fruit are more likely to report greater positive mental wellbeing and are less likely to report symptoms of depression than those who do not, according to new research from the College of Health and Life Sciences, Aston University. The team also found that people who eat savoury (咸味的) snacks such as crisps , which are low in nutrients, are more likely to report greater levels of anxiety.
Published in the British Journal of Nutrition, the study surveyed 428 adults from across the UK and looked at the relationship between their consumption of fruit, vegetables, sweet and savoury snacks, and their psychological health. The research found that both nutrient rich fruit and nutrient poor savoury snacks appeared to be linked to psychological health. They also found that there was no direct association between eating vegetables and psychological health. Based on the survey, the more often people ate fruit, the lower they scored for depression and the higher for mental wellbeing, independent of the overall quantity of fruit intake. By contrast, there was no link between these everyday memory lapses (差错) and fruit and vegetables intake or sweet snacks, suggesting a unique relationship between these nutrient poor savoury snacks, everyday mental lapses, and psychological health.
Lead author, PhD student Nicola-Jayne Tuck commented, “Very little is known about how diet may affect mental health and wellbeing, and while we did not directly examine causality here, our findings could suggest that frequently snacking on nutrient-poor savoury foods may increase everyday mental lapses, which in turn reduces psychological health.”
“It is possible that changing what we snack on could be a really simple way to improve our mental wellbeing. Conversely, it is also possible that the forthcoming restriction of processed snacks at checkouts, due to come in this October, could not only improve the country’s physical health, but mental health too.”
“Overall, it’s definitely worth trying to get into the habit of reaching for the fruit bowl.”
32. Which may lead to greater level of anxiety?
A. Vegetables. B. Fruit C. Savoury snacks. D. Grain.
33. What can we learn from paragraph 2?
A. There is a relation between the nutrient poor snacks and mental health.
B. The more fruit people eat, the lower they scored for depression.
C. Rich fruit appear not to be linked to psychological health.
D. There was a direct link between eating vegetables and psychological health.
34. What does the underlined word “causality” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. The relation between fruit and vegetables.
B. The close relation between exercise and health.
C. The relation between snacks and mental health.
D. The relation between diet and mental health and wellbeing.
35. Which is the most suitable title for the text?
A. Eating habits can prevent disease
B. Eating unhealthy snacks often is harmful to health
C. Eating vegetables often can improve mental health
D. Eating fruit often may contribute to positive mental wellbeing
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。
People are always denying their pain. They don't want to recognize it because they want to be sensed as okay, especially at this age. People are so concerned with being cool that they don't want to be the person with problems. 36
Talking about matters will help you deal with what is bringing you down. Figuring out what makes you feel painful can be very beneficial because a lot of the time we are so mixed up with our emotions that we need to sort them out with others' help. 37 Find someone you trust and open your heart to them. Talk to an adult, a tutor or your parent. You'd be surprised to learn how kind people will be. 38 They are willing to make sure you are okay and if you're not, they want to do whatever they can to help you.
39 It's always okay to have secrets and things you simply want to keep to yourself.However, if something is really disturbing, meaning that you can't stop thinking about it, and that it is really bothering you, then you have to try to open up and talk about it. If you really don't want anyone to know, but still feel the need to talk about the issue and get help, there are hot lines in your area that you can call. The worst thing is to suffer alone. 40 Remember that you deserve to be heard and you deserve to be helped.
A. Your silence is not making you stronger
B. A calm heart allows you to think logically.
C. It's not always possible to just rely on ourselves.
D. You don't have to share everything in your heart.
E. They worry about you and they just want the best for you.
F. People like to talk to you and share with you their inner world.
G. However, what you choose to run away from will finally catch up with you.
第三部分 语言知识运用（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。
Until a few years ago, I was a calm person. If you were going to offend me or verbally 41 me, I almost never lost temper 42 ; of course I felt hurt, but I didn’t show it.
Then, one day, I met my husband and I fell in love with him, a proud 43 who loudly discusses things even with himself when he’s not happy. Things, however, got worse for me when we started 44 on things. He seemed really angry while I seemed polite. Truth is that I was
45 too, but I was used to not showing it on the outside. Fight after fight, he always acted as if nothing had happened a few minutes after each quarrel, while my moments of 46 discontent started to expand until they became hours, sometimes even days.
I felt this had to change and the conversation went 47 like this:
Me: “Either you change your 48 when we fight or I will start avoiding any discussion, otherwise this will 49 our relationship.”
Him: “Did you 50 the Mpemba Effect? If you put two 51 containers filled with the same amount of the same water into the freezer except that one has boiling water in it while the other one has water at ambient (周围的) 52 , the boiling water will 53 faster than the ambient water. Baby, you got to boil first, to cool down faster. That’s why the Italians live longer than Canadians.”
The connection he suggested is to be 54 , but I have learned a fact I didn’t know, one that has inspired me to understand that if I’m angry about something or someone, for that anger to disappear, it has to be towards the outside or otherwise it is like hiding 55 under the carpet: your house might look clean, but it is not.
41．A．praise B．impress C．attack D．defend
42．A．in turn B．in public C．in secret D．in time
43．A．Chinese B．American C．Canadian D．Italian
44．A．disagreeing B．operating C．working D．trying
45．A．boiling B．struggling C．controlling D．preparing
46．A．inner B．outer C．extra D．distinct
47．A．up and down B．by and by C．sooner or later D．more or less
48．A．vision B．viewpoint C．attitude D．attention
49．A．improve B．affect C．mend D．clarify
50．A．learn from B．worry about C．hear about D．hear from
51．A．mobile B．relevant C．solid D．similar
52．A．temperature B．sound C．level D．environment
53．A．explode B．burst C．freeze D．flow
54．A．suspected B．proven C．inspected D．created
55．A．money B．water C．treasure D．dust
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 Beijing Daxing International Airport is located 46 kilometers directly south of Tian'anmen Square in Beijing. It looks ___56____ a phoenix(凤凰), and is in the list of Seven Wonders of the Modern World by the Guardian (《卫报》). From 2015 to 2019, it ____57__ (take) only four years for this great project ____58___ (complete) , ____59__ demonstrates the amazing "Chinese speed".
The airport covers an area of about 150 square kilometers, ___60____ the terminal building （候机楼）alone covering 780,000 square meters, equivalent to 100 standard football fields. It is worth ____61___ (mention) that the clever design takes passengers ___62__ (little) than eight minutes to walk to any gate from the center of the terminal.
The airport is also an "intelligent airport", with thousands of intelligent devices and tens of thousands of sensors. The airport ___63___ (inform) center is run with cutting-edge technologies including cloud computing and 5G, contributing to passenger comfort and ____64__ (convenient).
With the help of face check-in, self-service check-in, mobile phone query luggage location... in Beijing Daxing International Airport, you can feel the new travel experience __65____ (bring) by high technology. More Chinese miracles are happening in this land.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假如你叫李华，你所在的学校将组织大家参观中国传统艺术展。请你代表学生会向全体同学发布一则书面通知，内容包括：
1. 参观的时间和地点
2. 艺术展的内容介绍
3. 注意事项
注意：1. 词数80个左右
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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第二节(满分25分)
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。
续写的词数应为150左右。
Aram and Rossi’s Bakery
Walking along the narrow brick sidewalk, Aram took a deep breath. The air smelled of lemons and baked bread and coffee, coming from Rossi’s Italian Bakery. He was almost there.
Aram still couldn’t believe his luck. All his friends were working boring summer jobs — waiting tables and babysitting. And here he was about to start as an actual baker’s assistant, doing what he loved. It was all thanks to his Aunt Rita. She knew Mrs. Rossi and had arranged everything. It would be a perfect experience for his future career. Rossi’s Bakery, he was sure, would one day be known as the place where he got his start.
Ah, here he was — the bakery. A faded wooden sign over the door read “Rossi’s Bakery”. Aram straightened his shoulders and entered. Mrs. Rossi was sitting at the counter: looking old and wise. Aram greeted her and stuck out his hand. Mrs. Rossi looked at it for a second before turning around and waving him inside. “I’m ready to learn everything,” Aram said.
“Great. Let’s start with the cash register (收银机),” Mrs. Rossi said, “because that’s what you’ll be doing.” She showed him how to use the cash register. It wasn’t hard. The cakes and bread were all marked by price, and there weren’t that many choices anyway. “That’s it?” Aram said, his heart sinking! “But when do we bake?”
“Bake? I order wholesale (批量购买) now. No more baking. I’m too old.” Then Mrs. Rossi silently held up her hands. Aram saw her swollen (肿胀的) fingers, and he understood. A wave of disappointment struck him. Sadness washed over him so suddenly that he couldn’t think of a word to say.
He sighed, and Mrs. Rossi sighed, too. “I used to bake it all. Bread and cakes. And no one did it better than me. But that was when these things worked,” said Mrs. Rossi holding up her hands once more and glancing across the shelves filled with empty bottles labeled with names of the various ingredients(配料) she once used. Suddenly she came alive, waving her arthritic (关节炎的) hands. “People used to line up around the corner. Everyone wanted my baked bread.”
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。
Then a thought occurred to Aram that he could ask Mrs. Rossi to teach him.
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Mrs. Rossi finally said, “Let’s buy the ingredients first.”
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辽宁师大附中2023届精品卷考试
英语试题答案
1-5 CCBCB 6-10 ABBAC 11-15 AABAB 16-20 BACCA
21-23D C B
24-27C B A C
28-31 BDBA
32-35 C A D D
36-40 GCEDA
41．C 42．B 43．D 44．A 45．A 46．A 47．D 48．C 49．B 50．C 51．D 52．A 53．C 54．B 55．D
66. One possible version:
Notice
Aiming to shed new light on traditional Chinese art, our school will organize students to pay a visit to the Traditional Chinese Art Exhibition held in the city museum at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The exhibition well displays the masterpieces of Chinese paintings, calligraphy and carvings produced by artists from different dynasties in history, from which you will learn more about each historical period. Additionally, craftsmanship of folk art, including paper-cutting and shadow play, are also on the show.
Please remember to take your visit orderly and quietly, and no photos are allowed.
The Student Union
67. A possible version:

Then a thought occurred to Aram that he could ask Mrs. Rossi to teach him. Hesitating for a while, he plucked up his courage to speak to Mrs. Rossi, “Mrs. Rossi, I’m not here to be a cashier. I am here to learn to be a baker. Could you please teach me?” Raising her eyebrows in surprise, Mrs. Rossi froze, as if rooted on the ground. Scratching her knotted, swollen fingers, she sighed, “I am too old to do this now. Look at my hands!” “But I can be your hands!” Aram replied with a trembling but determined voice. Moved by his words, Mrs. Rossi nodded her head slowly.
Mrs. Rossi finally said, “Let’s buy the ingredients first.” Aram jumped up in happiness, with his eyes sparkling like shining stars. With all the ingredients prepared, Mrs. Rossi taught Aram how to make a cake step by step. When the cake was taken out of the oven, the shop was flooded with the sweet fragrance. Aram said, “Mrs. Rossi, thank you for teaching me how to make a cake.” Mrs. Rossi said, “It is you who teach me how to stick to my dream.”
Text 1
M: Honey, you see, I want to watch TV, but the sun is shining on the screen.
W: Oh, you can draw the curtain. I can read with the light on.
Text 2
W: Wait, I left my sunglasses in the room. Do you mind if I go back up and get them?
M: Sure. You have our room card, right?
W: Yes.
M: All right. See you on the ground floor, then.
Text 3
W: Good morning. I’m Mickey Huang. I have an appointment with Mr. Wilson.
M: Is it about the sales assistant position?
W: That’s right. My appointment is at 11 o’clock.
M: Mr. Wilson is on the phone right now. Please have a seat. He’ll be here soon.
Text 4
M: I can’t wait until this week is over. All these reports are driving me crazy.
W: You should do something that takes your mind off your work. What about holding a party to relax? That must be exciting.
Text 5
W: You are so good at piano. Did you start taking a course at school?
M: No. I learn it in my free time. I haven’t had much to do recently and wanted to do a new activity.
W: That’s great. Your parents must be so proud of you.
Text 6
M: We can start cooking our soup now. I cut the chicken and vegetables.
W: Great. This type of soup is from Thailand, so we’ll use coconut milk as the base.
M: I’ve heard the food in southern Asia is quite hot. Do you want to add pepper?
W: I’d like to make it sweet and sour instead.
M: Do you have any lemon juice we can add?
W: No. I’ll get some from my mom’s house now. Do we need anything else?
M: I have everything. I’ll start cleaning the kitchen. We’ll be ready to cook when you get back.
Text 7
W: Great to meet you, Mr. Jones. I live next door. I’ve heard so many great things about your company from your wife.
M: Thank you. We’ve worked hard to grow our lawyers’ group. Do you work at a law office?
W: Right now, I’m working at a movie theater. Meanwhile, I’m studying to become a nurse.
M: You must be very busy! Are you from Los Angeles?
W: I actually just moved here. My hometown is New York.
M: Oh, really? I grew up there, too! I moved here after finishing law school.
W: I love New York, but the weather here is so much better.
M: I’m glad I left the cold winters, too. Also, this is the most fun city I’ve ever lived in.
Text 8
W: Hi, Henry. What’s your plan tonight? Do you feel like playing a game of tennis?
M: That’s a good idea. I haven’t played tennis for ages.
W: Great! Is six o’clock all right?
M: Could we make it a little later? I have to work until a quarter to six today.
W: No problem. What time do you want to meet?
M: I can be at the tennis court by half past six, but how about having dinner together first? I had to finish an important report today, and I didn’t even have time for lunch.
W: Sure. I know a fantastic Mexican restaurant. Or do you want some Italian food?
M: I don’t really like Mexican food or Italian food. Could we go to a Chinese restaurant instead? I really want to eat dumplings or noodles.
W: Oh, me too. I know a famous restaurant which is close to the court. We could meet there.
M: Sounds great.
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M: Hi, Julie! How was your trip to Mexico? When did you get back?
W: Hi, Tom! I returned a few days ago, on July 1st. I’ve been there for two weeks. It was amazing!
M: Why do you say that? I’ve never been to Mexico, although I’d like to.
W: Well, the people there were very friendly. I think that was my favorite thing about the place. They helped me with directions and recommended places to visit. And they were patient with me, even though I spoke Spanish slowly.
M: That’s nice! I’d have a hard time getting around, because I can’t speak it at all. I learned French in high school. So what was Mexican culture like?
W: It was wonderful! The food was delicious and not expensive. There were always events happening, like parties and parades. The culture was very colorful. It was fun to participate.
M: That sounds great. I’ll have to travel there sometime. I have a trip planned to California in August. I can’t leave the U.S., because I don’t have a passport yet. If I had one, I would even like to visit China besides Mexico.
W: I recommend it. China is a great country.
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More and more people today are going back to school as older adults. Why are people doing this? The main reason is that they aren’t satisfied with their present careers. Maybe they are tired of their busy, stressful life in business and want to be a teacher — a job that helps others. Maybe they want to make more money. Or maybe they want to try something new. To make these changes in careers, they have to return to school to study a different major or get more education in the field they’re already in. But what are the difficulties of this decision? Well, firstly, it costs a lot of money to pay for school per year. They need work to pay for everyday costs of housing, food, clothing, and entertainments, so many people don’t have enough time. Most people cannot quit their jobs and give school their full attention, so they must take classes at night and find time to study when they can. Finally, going back to school after not being a student for so long might be more work than most people think. But to most of these students, it’s all worth it!