四川省泸县第五中学2023-2024学年高三英语上学期10月月考试题（Word版附答案）

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第 = 1 \* ROMAN \* MERGEFORMAT I卷 选择题（100分）
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．Which name did the man’s wife suggest?
A．Allisn. B．James. C．Ze.
2．What des the wman want the man t d?
A．Buy lunch. B．G t a bank. C．Buy a bx.
3．What’s the man’s decisin?
A．Waiting fr the bus. B．Walking t the next stp. C．Meeting the wman 30 minutes later.
4．What des Brwn always remind everyne?
A．He always fails t ck. B．He desn’t like cking. C．He is a gd ck.
5．What des the wman intend t d?
A．G t the 11th Street. B．Take a bus t Jacksnville. C．Put up a sign at the bus stp.
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段对话，回答以下6-7小题。
6．When will the phne calls be cheaper?
A．In the mrning. B．In the afternn.C．In the evening.
7．Hw des the man sund at last?
A．Interested. B．Unhappy.C．Excited.
听第7段对话，回答以下8-9小题。
8．What will take up the mst in the financial budget?
A．Transprtatin fee. B．Htel bills.C．Fd cst.
9．What will the speakers d t limit the expense?
A．Take public transprt. B．Chse cheaper htels. C．Eat at less expensive places.
听第8段对话，回答以下10-12小题。
10．What is the cnversatin mainly abut?
A．A watch. B．A camera.C．A crime.
11．What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A．Plicewman and citizen. B．Neighbrs.C．Friends.
12．What did the man ntice?
A．A lud nise.B．A white car.C．A piece f jewelry.
听第9段对话，回答以下13-16小题。
13．Wh is Mr. Timms?
A．The head f the cmpany.
B．The vlunteer rganizer.
C．A True Blue Neighbrs representative.
14．Accrding t the wman, which grup has the biggest need?
A．The sup kitchen.B．The elementary schl.C．The shelter.
15．What will happen if the emplyees jin the tutring prgram?
A．They will be paid fur hurs each week.
B．They will receive training.
C．They will need t sign up.
16．What will the emplyees prbably d after the cnversatin?
A．Ask mre questins.
B．Get sme dinner tgether.
C．Read sme mre infrmatin.
听下面一段独白，回答以下17-20小题。
17．Hw many presidents are there befre Lincln?
A．15.B．16.C．17.
18．What d yu think f Lincln’s family when he was yung?
A．Rich.B．Pr.C．Large.
19．What led t the American Civil War?
A．Lincln was elected t the president f the U.S.
B．Sme suthern states wanted t break ff.
C．Sme slaves began t fight fr their rights.
20．What did Lincln cntribute mst t his cuntry?
A．He was ne f the greatest lawyers in the U.S.
B．He gave ne f the mst famus speeches.
C．He managed t keep his cuntry tgether.
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
Ever find yurself wndering what it might be like t live in sme f TV's mst famus hmes? Famus hmes can becme part f the reasn yu fall in lve with a series, s here are sme f ur favrites.
Big Little Lies: Madeline’s huse
By far the mst beautiful beach nest in the series is Madeline's huse, which is actually lcated in Malibu. The real huse basts seven bedrms, eight bathrms, and a balcny surrunded by walls prviding sme unreal cean views. The huse is said t have its fair share f celebrity guests t. It's n wnder why!
Mdern Family: Jay’s huse
The tw-stry cntemprary hme is bursting with bld clrs and animal prints, with many guessing that the decratin channels Glria's strng persnality. But it's the back yard that makes the huse s appealing. The huge pl that's frequently sptted in varius episdes is a strng reminder that we need t mve t destinatin with mre sunshine n ffer.
American Hrrr Stry: The Cven huse
Althugh taken ver by witches in the series and called “Miss Rbichaux's Academy fr Exceptinal Yung Ladies”, the elegant huse is actually called Buckner Mansin. The famus hme is cmplete with tall ceilings, impressive chandeliers, and stairs that g n frever. Yu can't actually visit the mansin, but yu can strll by it.
The Sprans: Tny's huse
The spacius New Jersey hme has a huge dining area, fur bedrms, an utside pl, and that famus curved driveway featured in the pening credits. It's n wnder the famus huse has just gne n the market fr 3.4 millin! Research shws that the mansin may have mre than dubled in value since the shw. It's still n the market s yu t culd live like a TV star!
21．What can we learn abut Madeline’s huse?
A．It has a huge dining area.B．It is a three-stry beach huse.
C．It is ften visited by celebrities.D．It basts authentic cean views.
22．What makes Jay’s huse attractive t the audience?
A．Its bld clrs. B．Its back yard. C．The huge pl. D．Glria's persnality.
23．Which huse has been put up fr sale?
A．Madeline's huse. B．Jay's huse. C．The Cven huse.D．Tny's huse.
B
I first came t Berwickshire fr a jb-t be the Ranger fr the Berwickshire Marine Reserve.I was then Senir Ranger fr St Abb’s Head Natinal Nature Reserve and I set up my wn business, In Our Nature, ffering wildlife jurneys,walks,talks and curses in 2020. There’s s much I lve abut Berwickshire.Its stunning scenery. Its variety f landscapes and habitats and range f amazing wildlife, bth abve and belw the water. Its friendly peple. In places yu can feel like yu are a millin miles frm anywhere, when in reality yu’re just an hur’s drive frm Edinburgh.
The thing that supprts everything n the Berwickshire Cast is its varied and fascinating gelgy(地质).The jewel in the crwn is Siccar Pint. With its wrld-famus nn-cnfrmity(均变)，it’s cnsidered the birthplace f mdern gelgy. The gelgy nt nly shapes the landscape, but it als impacts n the wildlife, frming varied habitats frm steep sheltered valleys and twering cliffs t sheltered sandy bays.
There’s nthing I like mre than being ut in nature and sharing my passin with thers, s starting up In Our Nature was a n brainer. In the warmer mnths I ffer turs n land and sea t help flk enjy the amazing wildlife and scenery f the Berwickshire Cast. In the darker mnths my nline curses help peple learn abut wildlife in the hpe that it will increase their enjyment f the marine and castal envirnments they spend time in.
My favurite spt n the Berwickshire Cast has gt t be a place called Petticwick. The views up the cast and inland t the Mire Lch are secnd t nne. It’s a place where yu can marvel at gelgy which cvers unimaginable perids f time. Yu can listen t and watch thusands f seabirds that return t the cliffs t breed each spring. Or witness all the amazing activity f the breeding seal clny n the beach belw during the early winter.
24．Why did the authr g t Berwickshire?
A．T d sightseeing.B．T make friends.
C．T wrk in a reserve.D．T study wildlife.
25．What d the underlined wrds “The jewel in the crwn" mean?
A．The highest part.B．The mst attractive part.
C．The valueless part.D．The advanced part.
26．Hw des the authr help peple get t knw wildlife in darker mnths?
A．By prviding nline curses.B．By sharing her experiences.
C．By ffering turs n land.D．By rganizing trips t the sea.
27．What can we learn frm the text?
A．Mdern gelgy needs further study.
B．Petticwick shuld be well preserved.
C．Peple shuld nt take advantage f nature.
D．The authr is enthusiastic abut Berwickshire.
C
The term “plant blindness” was first used in 1998 t describe ur general tendency, as humans, nt t see the plant life that surrunds us. The prblem has understandable rts: the human brain can detect differences, and then divides thse differences int threats r nn-threats. Plants, being unlikely t attack, are gruped tgether and treated as backgrund. Cmbined with the general mve t cities, and then t screen-based life indrs, this has resulted in, fr example, up t half f British children being unable t recgnize an ak leaf.
We becme mre emtinally invlved in what we can cmprehend. “Plants,” as David Attenbrugh reminds us in his new BBC series, The Green Planet, “are the basis f all life, including urselves.” And yet the beauty and pwer f the plar bear, the snw lepard, and the rangutan mean many mre will campaign t save them than cw-wheat.
During the lckdwn, when peple were frced t be still, r t g n daily walks, mre f us began t ntice plants, and t care fr them. A pre-existing rise in huseplant breeding became faster. There has als been an increase in interest in hw they intercnnect. Peter Whlleben’s bestseller The Hidden Life f Trees argues that they cmmunicate, care fr each ther and are part f a “wd-wide web”; btanists (植物学家) such as Stefan Mancus argue fr a kind f plant intelligence.
The Green Planet takes these trends, applies great new technlgy, and, f curse, adds Attenbrugh’s dramatic narrative (叙述): in the first part, abut the rainfrest, this was balsa leaves battling fr sunlight; leaf-cutter ants sent ut by an undergrund fungus; vine tendrils waving thrugh the air. The aim, says Attenbrugh, is t see the wrld frm the plants’ pint f view - which is, f curse, the definitin f empathy (共鸣).
28．What des the term “plant blindness” mean?
A．There are fewer plants in cities.B．Peple always ignre plants.
C．Green plants can relieve visual stress.D．Children knw very little abut plants.
29．Why may many peple nt chse t save cw-wheat?
A．They dn’t recgnize cw-wheat.B．Cw-wheat isn’t beneficial t humans.
C．Cw-wheat isn’t beautiful r pwerful.D．They understand mre abut sme animals.
30．What happened during the lckdwn?
A．Mre peple grew plants at hme.B．Btanists discvered intelligent plants.
C．There was an increase in plant diversity.D．Peple began t cmmunicate with plants.
31．What message des the authr seem t cnvey in the text?
A．Plants are mre imprtant than animals.
B．The Green Planet is wrthy t be watched.
C．Peple are suppsed t pay mre attentin t plants.
D．Plants are intelligent t cmmunicate with each ther freely.
D
China is ne f the first cuntries t breed a medical culture. In cmparisn with Western methds, traditinal Chinese medicine (TCM) adpts a vastly different apprach. Fr thusands f years, Chinese peple have accumulated rich experience in fighting all srts f diseases, therefre frming a unique medical thery under the guidance f ancient Chinese philsphies.
The cre behind TCM is that the human bdy's life is the cnsequence f the balance between yin and yang. Yang functins t safeguard us against uter harm, and yin is the inner base t stre and prvide energy. When the balance between the tw aspects is disturbed, peple fall ill.
One f the traditinal techniques f TCM, acupuncture (针刺疗法), means insertin f needles int superficial structures f the bdy — usually at acupints (穴位) —t restre the yin-yang balance. It is ften accmpanied by mxibustin (灸法), which invlves burning the mugwrt n r near the skin at an acupint.
The first knwn text that clearly talks abut smething like acupuncture and mxibustin as it is practiced tday is Yellw Emperr5s Inner Cann. It is the earliest and mst imprtant written wrk f TCM and is cnsidered the mst representative medical text in China.
Acupuncture and mxibustin have arused the interest f internatinal medical science circles. And TCM is gradually gaining wrldwide recgnitin. The WHO issued a dcument in 2002 that appealed t mre than 180 cuntries t adpt TCM as an alternative in their medical plicies. In 2010, acupuncture and mxibustin f traditinal Chinese medicine were added t the Representative List f the Intangible Cultural Heritage f Humanity by the UNESCO. Presently, TCM has been back in the news fr its effectiveness in imprving the cure rate f the COVID-19 since its utbreak in January 2020.
32．What des the underlined wrd "It" in Paragraph 3 refer t?
A．Acupuncture.B．TCM.C．Yin-yang balance.D．Mxibustin.
33．What can we learn abut Yellw Emperr's Inner Cann frm the text?
A．It distinguishes acupxincture frm mxibustin.
B．It greatly bsts the develpment f TCM.
C．It stresses the imprtance f using acupints.
D．It's a fundatin f wrld medical research.
34．What is the writer's attitude twards TCM?
A．Wrried.B．Skeptical.C．Prmising.D．Disapprving.
35．What might be talked abut in the paragraph fllwing the text?
A．Why TCM gets recgnitin frm WHO.B．Hw ther cuntries adpt TCM well.
C．Why TCM is gaining ppularity.D．Hw TCM helps in the present situatin.
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。
Gd nte-taking can be very imprtant t academic success. Ntes can help yu finish prjects prperly and pass tests. 36 T d s, use nte-taking techniques fr written text r verbal presentatins such as lectures and meetings.
Nte details at the tp f yur paper. Keep yur ntes rganized by writing imprtant details at the tp f each page including the date, and page number f yur ntes. 37 And yu can get imprtant infrmatin even mre easily.
38 Write dwn key facts, ideas, and details in yur wn wrds. Taking ntes in yur wn wrds actively engages yur brain, helps yu better understand the text, and makes yu mre likely t remember the infrmatin.
Develp yur wn system f signs and symbls that can help yu mre quickly take ntes and review them. Fr example, “SM” fr “scientific methd”.
Write keywrds instead f full sentences. It is impssible t take all the infrmatin dwn. 39 Instead, use keywrds t say the same things in a shrt and manageable way that yu can easily and quickly review later.
Skip lines n the paper fr later review. As yu write yur keywrds and ideas dwn, leave space between each line. Having extra rm allws yu t make additinal ntes. 40
A．Use yur wn language.
B．Help yur brain with ntes.
C．Hwever, yu may nt be sure hw t take ntes.
D．Avid using full sentences while writing yur ntes.
E．Here are sme useful tips t help take ntes effectively.
F．Nting details can make it easier fr yu t return t yur ntes.
G．This helps yu quickly have all f the relevant material t that keywrd r idea.
第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节(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。
It was already dark. After the jetliner 41 safe and sund, it taxied t a stp at its parking slt in Dha’s airprt. A small grup f 42 peple gathered at the bttm f the gangway (舷梯) t 43 the passengers wh were just free frm the war. Amng thse 44 was 59-year-ld Ahmad Sarmast, directr f the Afghanistan Natinal Institute f Music.
He wanted t seem rganized and remain 45 . After all, the 46 f the last few mnths had taught the directr that nthing’s dne 47 it’s dne. But then13-year-ld Farida, he vilin case in hand, appeared at the 48 f the gangway; anther t-be 49 Zhra, als13, fllwed. They saw Sarmast, 50 dwn the steps and hugged him. “That’s when I 51 and started t cry.” he said. “We all were.”
With Farida and Zhra in Dha, the mnths-lng, tugh 52 t evacuaees (撤离人员) f the music schl was ver after the Taliban’s triumph (胜利) in Afghanistan. The flight’s 53 meant that all thse willing and able t leave the capital, Kabul—almst 300 students, faculty, staff and their families were 54 .
But the 55 was bitter-sweet fr Sarmast. “We’re excited, happy, and 56 that we gt ur cmmunity ut f Afghanistan, which gives them the pprtunity t chase their dreams and 57 musical traditin,” he said. “At the same time, it’s als very 58 .Yu see, everything in Afghanistan is 59 , everything fr which s many peple tk s many risks t make music 60 .
41．A．landedB．settledC．appearedD．flew
42．A．curiusB．anxiusC．depressedD．excited
43．A．prtectB．cmfrtC．meetD．invite
44．A．waitingB．cheeringC．laughingD．crying
45．A．seriusB．gentleC．kindD．calm
46．A．lessnB．experienceC．nightmareD．jurney
47．A．untilB．whenC．afterD．if
48．A．bttmB．tpC．endD．exit
49．A．hstessB．dancerC．singerD．musician
50．A．fellB．climbedC．ranD．rlled
51．A．brke awayB．std upC．lked dwnD．gave up
52．A．battleB．missinC．struggleD．task
53．A．arrivalB．departureC．stayD．delay
54．A．ffB．apartC．utD．away
55．A．flightB．memryC．sightD．mment
56．A．amazingB．luckyC．delightedD．hpeful
57．A．preserveB．serveC．appreciateD．lve
58．A．frtunateB．painfulC．sweetD．disappinting
59．A．happeningB．changingC．cmingD．cllapsing
60．A．favrableB．appealingC．accessibleD．ppular
第 = 2 \* ROMAN \* MERGEFORMAT II卷 非选择题（50分）
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Alfred Nbel was brn in Stckhlm in 1833. His father, a 61 (success) engineer and inventr, was able, in 1842, t bring his family t St. Petersburg, where Alfred was given the first-class educatin by private teachers. By the age f 17, Alfred was fluent in several 62 (language).
T widen Alfred’s hrizns, his father sent him abrad fr further 63 (train) in the chemical engineering. In Paris, he met the yung Italian chemist Ascani Sbrer, 64 invented nitrglycerine (硝化甘油) three years earlier, a highly explsive liquid. 65 (interest) in nitrglycerine, ver the years, Alfred himself perfrmed s many experiments t make sure it culd 66 (put) int practical use in cnstructin wrk. Eventually, he 67 (fund) factries and labs in 90 different places in mre than 20 cuntries. Thugh he lived in Paris much f his life, he was 68 (cnstant) traveling. When he was nt traveling, he fcused n the develpment f explsive technlgy and ther chemical inventins. By the time 69 his death in 1896, he had 355 patents (专利).
Alfred Nbel died in Sanrem, Italy, n December, 1896. When his will (遗嘱) was pened, it came as 70 surprise that his frtune was t be used fr Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physilgy r Medicine, Literature and Peace.
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。
We all like hnest peple, but nt all peple are hnest with us. S it must be great that there is the day t ask everybdy be hnest. M. Hirsh Gldberg, a write, started Hnesty Day. He chse the last day f April like Hnesty Day because the first day was April Fl Day.
Be hnesty. That’s all yu have t d n Hnesty Day. On this day, anyne can ask fr yu any questin and yu shuld give a true answer. Every Hnesty Day, Mr. Gldberg gives prize t hnest grups and peple t praise his hnesty.
Mr. Gldberg wrte a bk n telling lies. He said actual everyne tells lies. That is why he set up Hnesty Day.
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
72．假定你是李华，你和留学生Jhnsn组队报名参加本周末的排球比赛。比赛在即，但自己因故无法参赛。根据以下要点，请你用英语给Jhnsn写一封邮件：
1．向他致歉；2．说明原因；3．提出补救的两种方法。
注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jhnsn,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes!
Yurs,
泸县五中高2021级高三上期第二月考试
英语试题参考答案：
一．听力部分
1．A 2．A 3．B 4．C 5．B 6．C 7．B 8．A 9．C 10．C 11．A 12．B
13．A 14．B 15．B 16．C 17．A 18．B 19．B 20．C
二．阅读理解
21．C 22．B 23．D 24．C 25．B 26．A 27．D 28．B 29．C 30．A 31．C
32．A 33．B 34．C 35．D 36．C 37．F 38．A 39．D 40．G
三．完形填空
41．A 42．B 43．C 44．A 45．D 46．B 47．A 48．B 49．D 50．C 51．D 52．C
53．A 54．C 55．D 56．B 57．A 58．B 59．D 60．C
四．语法填空
61．successful 62．languages 63．training 64．wh 65．Interested 66．be put 67．funded 68．cnstantly 69．f 70．a
五．短文改错
1. the→a 2. be前加t 3. write→writer 4. like→as 5. was→is
6. hnesty→hnest 7. ask后去 fr 8. prize→prizes 9. his→their 10. actual→actually
六．书面表达
72．Dear Jhnsn,
I am srry t tell yu that I can’t take part in the vlleyball game with yu this weekend.
This mrning I gt a stmachache after drinking sme milk which was nt fresh, and even nw I’m still feeling weak. My dctr suggested that I avid t much exercise and have a gd rest. S I can’t play the game with yu.
But if yu agree, I can invite anther classmate wh plays vlleyball very well t jin yu. Or I can take part in the vlleyball game with yu next time. Please cnsider my suggestin seriusly! Lking frward t yur reply.
Best wishes!
Yurs,
Li Hua
听力原文
Text1：
W: Hi, James, hw is yur little Ze tday? Yu have a cute name fr yur daughter.
M: Oh, yu are flattering me. My wife said we shuld call her Allisn, after her mther, but I thught it sunded ut-f-date.
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M: I’m ging t visit the bank. D yu need cash?
W: N, but can yu drp ff this bx at the pst ffice and buy smething t eat?
M: I’ll deal with the mail and buy lunch n my way back.
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W: The bus isn’t suppsed t arrive at this stp fr anther 30 minutes. I guess we’ll just have t wait until it cmes.
M: Nrmally I’d agree with yu, but I’m nly ging t the next stp, and I feel like having a walk.
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W: Brwn says he is gd at cking. Is that true?
M: Well, he is always saying that and never fails t remind everyne f it.
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W: I’m srry t bther yu, but I can’t read the sign at this bus stp. D yu knw if the bus t Jacksnville stps here?
M: Oh, srry, it desn’t. Yu have t take the N.11 bus acrss the street.
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M: There’s a letter here fr yu, Mum.
W: Thanks, Nelsn. Oh, n, nt anther telephne bill. Hw can it be s much? Yu must have been using the phne all the time.
M: I’m srry. Only t speak t my friends.
W: Well, why can’t yu call them after 6 pm when it is cheaper? Yu’ll have t pay half f this bill ut f yur wages frm yur Saturday jb.
M: But Mum, that’s nt fair.
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M: Have yu figured ut hw much mney we shall spend?
W: Oh, yeah. The ttal amunt is n less than 13,000 RMB, accrding t ur rute.
M: What? That’s t much.
W: Sit dwn. I’ll shw yu the list f ur financial budget. First f all, it is nearly 8,000 RMB that we shuld spend n transprtatin.
M: Ah, the transprtatin fee always takes a great part in the budget.
W: Then we must pay a large amunt f mney fr the htel. But if we want t save mney, we can chse a htel which is nt s gd.
M: Hmm, what I’m fearful f is that the living cnditin will be terrible nce we chse a cheaper htel.
W: Then we can limit the cst f fd.
M: I agree. We can chse less expensive restaurants.
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W: Srry t bther yu, sir, but we’re lking int a reprt cncerning the huse ppsite being brken int last night. We are speaking t everyne wh lives in the neighbrhd t investigate(调查) what happened.
M: Gdness me, they’re friends f mine! Are they OK? Did they take anything?
W: Everyne is fine, sir. A watch and sme pieces f jewelry are missing, which has been upsetting, but thankfully n ne was hurt.
M: Hw awful, but I’m glad they are kay.
W: May I ask yu a few questins, sir?
M: Of curse.
W: Did yu see anything unusual arund eleven ’clck last night? Smething ut f the rdinary, lud nises perhaps, r activity that yu wuldn’t nrmally see utside?
M: Nw that yu cme t mentin it, I did ntice sme flashing lights frm the huse ppsite arund that time. I remember thinking it was strange because they are an ld cuple and their lights are usually ut by arund ten ’clck.
W: Did yu see anyne?
M: I did take a lk as it happened. There was a white car parked utside their huse. Oh, I’m s stupid — I shuld have realized smething was happening!W: Is there anything else yu can remember? Anything at all? Even if yu dn’t think it is imprtant?
M: Wait a minute!
W: What is it?
M: I frgt t say I have an utside security camera! It must have recrded everything!
W: Excellent, sir! It may slve the case! Let’s take a lk immediately!
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M: Hell, everyne. I’d like t intrduce Sally Reacher, wh is here tday representing ur True Blue Neighbrs prgram. I want ur cmpany t give back t the cmmunity, s I’m giving each emplyee fur hurs ff a week t help ne rganizatin. Sally will be intrducing the pprtunities.
W: Thanks, Mr. Timms. Our biggest need is fr tutring vlunteers at the lcal elementary schl. We will prvide training, f curse, and all yu have t d is give yur time.
M: I understand there are ther pprtunities besides the tutring prgram at the elementary schl. Can yu tell us abut sme f them?
W: We have grups that g t the lcal sup kitchen t help serve meals every week. And we als have teams that gather husehld items and take them t shelters.
M: S, d my emplyees have t sign up?
W: Of curse nt. It’s vlunteer wrk, with “vluntary” being an imprtant aspect f it.
M: And hw d we get invlved?
W: There’s a table at the back f the rm with infrmatin sheets. Yu can lk at all ur rganizatins and chse where yu’ll put yur energy.
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