江西省四校联考2023-2024学年高二上学期11月考试英语试题（Word版附答案）

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2023.11.3
本试卷满分150分，考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：
1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。
2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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，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. Hw sn will the meeting begin?
A. In 20 minutes.B. In 30 minutes.C. In 40 minutes.
2. What sprt is the girl ding lately?
A. Badmintn.B. Ftball.C. Tennis.
3. Wh is the man?
A. A hairdresser.B. A tailr.C. A salesman.
4. What did the wman think f her hliday?
A. Exciting.B. Inspiring.C. Disappinting.
5. What will the wman d this weekend?
A. G shpping.B. G fr a picnic.C. G t the man’s huse.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. Fr what was the ftball match put ff?
A. The playgrund.B. The weather.C. Sme players.
7. What des the wman invite the man t d this evening?
A. Eat ut with her.
B. Meet her Chinese friends.
C. Visit sme ftball players.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. On a plane.B. In a supermarket.C. At a camping site.
9. What did the speakers frget t bring?
A. The cups.B. The plates.C. The frying pan.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. Arranging a weekend trip.
B. Buying sme wrks f art.
C. Writing a paper n museums.
11. Which is the mst famus art museum in the wrld?
A. Center Gerges Pmpidu.
B. Musée du Luvre.
C. Musée d’Orsay.
12. Hw much shuld the wman pay?
A. $350.B. $200.C. $120.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. When is Steve ging ut with Jennifer?
A. On Friday.B. On Saturday.C. On Mnday.
14. Where is the mvie theater?
A. On 1st Street.B. On 2nd Street.C. On Pine Street.
15. What time des the restaurant clse n Sundays?
A. At 10:30 pm.B. At 11:30 pm.C. At 12:00 pm.
16. What des Steve ask abut at last?
A. A flwer shp.B. A stadium.C. A church.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. What is the speaker?
A. A researcher.B. A reprter.C. An fficial.
18. Hw many pilts were surveyed?
A. 200.B. 300.C. 500.
19. What are the air rule changes prpsed by the Eurpean gvernments?
A. Lengthening the wrking hurs f the pilts.
B. Punishing the pilts sleeping during wrk.
C. Shrtening the pilts’ night flying time.
20. Hw d mst peple find the changes?
A. Wise.B. Useless.C. Unscientific.
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
Featured August Prgrams in the Natinal Prtrait Gallery
Kinship: An Artist Talk with Sedrick Huckaby
Jin us fr an artist talk with Sedrick Huckaby, whse life-size paintings and sculptures refer t universal human cnnectins and hnr figures central t his life — his family members and thse clse t him. The artist will discuss the imprtance f cmmunity and kin (亲属) t his practice. This event will take place in Sedrick Huckaby’s Kinship gallery space frm 1 p.m. t 2 p.m. n Aug. 5.
Weekend Wrkshp: Mindfulness in the Museum
Jin Art Educatr Sean Murphy fr an interactive wrkshp in mindfulness and art. Inspired by the exhibitin, Kinship, participants will be guided thrugh breathing exercises, and a mindfulness activity befre visiting the galleries and creating their wn mindfulness bks. This wrkshp will take place in G Street Lbby frm 10 a.m. t 11:30 a.m. n Aug. 12.
Expressive Arts Wrkshp: Family Memry Bx
Family memries can cnnect us t thse imprtant in ur lives. Jin us in this interactive art making wrkshp t create “family memry bxes” t hld special phts, items, and memries f lved nes. N previus art making experience is required. This wrkshp will take place in G Street Lbby frm 10 a.m. t 12 p.m. n Aug. 19.
Virtual Prtrait Signs: A Tur in ASL
Jin us fr a virtual tur f 1898: Imperial Visin and Revisins, which is the first majr Smithsnian museum exhibitin t examine the War f 1898 and the legacy f this cntrversial chapter in histry. This deaf-led presentatin will include vice interpretatin. This exhibitin will take place frm 5 p.m. t 6 p.m. n Aug. 19. The Zm link will be emailed n the mrning f the prgram. Questins? Please email Jnesve@si.edu.
21. Which prgrams share the same theme?
A. Family Memry Bx and A Tur in ASL.
B. Mindfulness in the Museum and Family Memry Bx.
C. An Artist Talk with Sedrick Huckaby and Family Memry Bx.
D. An Artist Talk with Sedrick Huckaby and Mindfulness in the Museum.
22. What d yu knw abut the exhibitin A Tur in ASL?
A. It is an in-gallery tur led by the deaf.B. Its presentatin will be emailed t visitrs.
C. It is friendly t hearing challenged peple.D. It is the first majr Smithsnian museum exhibitin.
23. What is the purpse f this text?
A. T invite mre peple t visit the gallery.
B. T invlve mre peple in the prgrams.
C. T train mre peple t becme artists.
D. T intrduce the gallery t visitrs.
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。
B
Fr me, nthing is mre satisfying than discvering hidden precius stnes in secndhand shps. After all, ne persn’s garbage may be anther persn’s treasure, I can spend hurs srting thrugh bxes f ld phtgraphy.
Tw years ag, I came acrss a cllectin f lse, dusty phts. I lked t see if there were any names n the backs, I thught that if these were mine r my family’s, I’d want smene t return them t me. S I made it my gal t d s fr thers.
Since then, I’ve visited secndhand shps weekly, and have cllected mre than 50,000 f these items. I rganize them in big bxes all ver my huse in New Yrk.
I’ve als set up a scial media accunt t help reunite items with their wners r ther family members. The first item I psted was a vide tape f a family hliday and I digitized (数字化) it. It was a vide f tw parents and a sn f university age n a trip in the 1990s-the sn was wearing a T-shirt with the wrds “Wesleyan swimming” n it.
My fans n scial media cntacted the sprts departments in universities acrss the US and asked swimming caches frm the 1990s if they recgnized the student, At last, the family was fund. They culdn’t believe it and was verjyed t be reunited with the tape. Then, the family revisited sme f the memries tgether.
Peple are ften quite emtinal when seeing the items again—mst f these items are lst after a huse mve r a family death, because they thught they wuld never see these items again. I have sme rules, including nt sharing sensitive phtgraphs and remving psts if the family des nt want their memries nline. I want t encurage peple t prtect their wn family histry s that they dn’t get lst.
24.Why did the authr return ld phts tw years ag?
A. T discver mre stries behind them.B. T exchange them fr mre valuable items.
C. T d what he thught was wrth ding.D. T avid mre rubbish arund in cmmunity.
25. Hw did the family reunite with the videtape?
A. With the help f the authr and his fans.B. By seeing the digitized tape n a pster.
C. By recalling the past.D. Thrugh a T-shirt with the family names.
26. What’s the prbable reactin f peple seeing the lst items again?
A. They feel a lss.B. They clean them again.
C. They tend t remve them.D. They’re filled with strng feelings.
27. What is a rule bserved by the authr?
A. Thrwing the items int the rubbish.
B. Deleting the nline psts if nt permitted.
C. Returning lst items t scial rganizatins.
D.Giving up scial media as much as pssible.
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。
C
Ireland has had a very difficult histry.The prblems started in the 16th century when English rulers tried t cnquer (征服) Ireland.Fr hundreds f years,the Irish peple fught against the English．Finally, in 1921,the British gvernment was frced t give independence t the suth f Ireland.The result is that tday there are tw “Irelands”.Nrthern Ireland,in the nrth,is part f the United Kingdm．The Republic f Ireland，in the suth,is an independent cuntry.
In the 1840s the main crp,ptates,was affected by disease and abut 750,000 peple died f hunger．This，and a shrtage f wrk，frced many peple t leave Ireland and live in the USA，the UK, Australia and Canada.As a result f these prblems,the ppulatin fell frm 8.2 millin in 1841 t 6.6 millin in 1851.
Fr many years,the majrity f Irish peple earned their living as farmers.Tday,many peple still wrk n the land but mre and mre peple are mving t the cities t wrk in factries and ffices.Life in the cities is very different frm life in the cuntryside,where things mve at a quieter and slwer pace．
The Irish are famus fr being warm-hearted and friendly.Oscar Wilde，a famus Irish writer,nce said that the Irish were “the greatest talkers since the Greeks”.Since independence,Ireland has revived (复兴) its wn culture f music,language,literature and singing.Different areas have different styles f ld Irish sngs which are sung withut instruments.Other kinds f Irish music use many different instruments such as the vilin,whistles,etc.
28.What des the authr tell us in Paragraph l ?
A.Hw the Irish fught against the English．
B. Hw Ireland gained independence．
C. Hw English rulers tried t cnquer Ireland．
D. Hw tw “Ireland” came int being．
29.We learn frm the text that in Ireland ．
A. fd shrtages in the 1840s led t a decline in ppulatin
B. peple are mving t the cities fr lack f wrk in the cuntryside
C. it is harder t make a living as a farmer than as a factry wrker
D. different kinds f ld Irish sngs are all sung with instruments
30.The last paragraph is mainly abut .
A. the Irish characterB. Irish culture
C. Irish musical instrumentsD. a famus Irish writer
31. What can be the best title fr the text?
A. Life in Ireland B. A Very Difficult Histry
C. Ireland, Past and Present D. The Independence f Ireland
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。
D
When my students ask me hw t imprve themselves, I always recmmend persnality imitatin (模仿). I believe imitatin is ne f the fastest frms f learning.
Fr example, befre writing my first scientific paper, I made a small pile f published articles that were especially attractive and understandable. Then I reread them. And I made ntes n the side: A qute at the beginning. Shrt sentence at the end f paragraph. Big idea in the end. And then, withut delay, I sat dwn t imitate what I’d bserved.
It may see that cpying what ther peple d is cheating. Many f my students assume that they had better figure everything ut n their wn. But it turns ut that a great deal f human learning is imitatin. We were all brn t cpy-paste (复制粘贴).
A few years ag, I had a cnversatin with Tby Csgrve, the frmer chief executive f Cleveland Clinic. I asked him hw smene wh at the beginning f his career was tld he lacked talent later became the mst famus cardithracic surgen in the wrld. This was his respnse:
“I wrked and wrked and wrked at first. And then I changed the way I did things ver time. I went and watched ther peple d things. In fact, I used t call them my ‘innvatin trips’. I wuld g all ver the wrld, take my ntebk and watch ther surgens and varius techniques, and I wuld pick up things frm them and put them in my practice. It was a cnstant quest and I was always lking fr ways t d smething better.”
These stries are supprted by science. Sme experiments cnfirm that cpy-pasting the successful strategies f thers can help yu reach yur wn gals. Therefre, dn’t think that cpy-pasting what yu admire is by definitin cheating. Withut questin, it’s wrng t take smene else’s wrk and pass it ff as yur wn. But it’s right t find inspiratin in the way ther peple live their lives.
32. Hw des the authr supprt his pinin in the first tw paragraphs?
A. By making cmparisns.B. By analyzing cause and effect.
C. By sharing his wn experience.D. By listing helpful ways.
33. What d sme students think is the best way f learning?
A. Turning t teachers fr help.B. Cpying what ther peple d.
C. Cnducting experiments with thers.D. Wrking ut prblems by themselves.
34. Which is clsest in meaning t the underlined wrd “quest” in paragraph 5?
A. Explratin.B. Cmpetitin.C. Attentin.D. Entertainment.
35. What des the authr mainly stress in the text?
A. Imitating equals cheating.B. Imitatin prvides inspiratin.
C. Imitatin is a natural ability.D. Imitatin is a persnal chice.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
A sense f humr is the ability t sense, bserve, and practice humr. Simply, the ability t appreciate a jke is called a sense f humr. A persn wh can say funny things and can bserve the funny side f things is a persn with a gd sense f humr. 36
Share yur pint f view mre.
When answering the questin n hw t imprve humr skills, yu cannt be Luis C. K. , Gerge Carlin r Richard Pryr. It has t be the riginal yu. Take a mment and think abut the funniest peple yu have met in yur life. 37 Every persn has a different style and pinin when describing an event. S start sharing yur pint f view.
The imprtance f subject, target and its timing in humr.
Yu can’t be mre wrng in a situatin if yu ignre the subject, its target and its timing. Let’s say what happens when yu gift an adult magazine t a 6-year-ld kid n his birthday. 38 Hwever, the narratin (叙述) f the same incident 10 years frm then wuld be funny.
___39 __
The key t catching the minds f yur friends and clleagues is t be familiar with their preferences. Develping a gd sense f humr is nt just abut delivering fancy stuff but als abut understanding the perspective f the humr subject.
Want t be humrus? Laugh at yurself first.This is the greatest quality wned by a persn with a gd sense f humr. If yu can laugh at yurself, it means that yu have cme t terms with yur mistakes.40 After all, any embarrassing stry turns int a humrus stry if given sme time.
A. But hw d yu becme ne?
B. Share ther peple’s funny stries.
C. Yu’ll realize that n ne is the same.
D. Be aware f the interests f yur listeners.
E. Avid making fun f thers’ weaknesses.
F. When yu share yur mistakes, it makes yu cmplete.
G. This is nt a humrus curse f actin but a stupid ne.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Derby is a cute little disabled dg. His frnt legs are seriusly defrmed. This makes getting arund fr the little guy pretty 41 . He jumped arund with his back legs, having cnstant 42 and ft infectins (感染). Tara Andersn culdn’t 43 the pprtunity t help Derby ut when she fund his 44 n the animal rescue website. S, she did what many f us wuld have wanted t d. She brught Derby hme t 45 him.
Tara, wh wrks fr a 3D printing cmpany, decided t use her 46 t help this little dg. With the help f her team, Tara successfully created prsthetic (假肢的) frnt legs fr this 47 dg! The gift was specially designed t allw Derby t 48 and play like any ther dg, withut sinking int the grund. The wheel-like design was such a 49 !
Derby, wh is nw living with his adptive parents, 50 the prsthetics immediately. His new dad said it was “ 51 ” t see him running fr the first time.
Tara and her team designed the first set f prsthetics t be shrter s that it wuldn’t be a(n) 52 t Derby. As he 53 the new legs, thugh, they will cntinue t imprve the prsthetics t give Derby the best pssible 54 . Nthing is ging t 55 Derby nw. He is already well n his way t that gal.
41. A. impssibleB. difficultC. cmpetitiveD. Necessary
42. A. regretB. grwthC. angerD. pain
43. A. switchB. fferC. missD. affrd
44. A. ptentialB. perfrmanceC. stryD. advertisement
45. A. dubtB. trainC. bserveD. tend
46. A. knwledgeB. rightC. ppularityD. passin
47. A. faithfulB. smartC. funnyD. lucky
48. A. sleepB. runC. seeD. sit
49. A. challengeB. messC. successD. bargain
50. A. remvedB. returnedC. appreciatedD. hid
51. A. amazingB. tiringC. cnfusingD. embarrassing
52. A. advantageB. shckC. rewardD. dream
53. A. gives in tB. makes up frC. lks frward tD. gets used t
54. A. dutyB. cnnectinC. experienceD. advice
55. A. prhibitB. questinC. attractD. Label
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，并将答案填写在答题卡上。
City stries frm streets f inspiratin
Wahed Ahmadzai has lived in Beijing’s Chayang district fr nine years. The man in his 56 （twenty）frm Afghanistan usually starts his day with a mrning run alng the Liangma River. After the mrning rutine, he ges t Sanlitun, a famus place 57 he runs his business.
The daily mments f Ahmadzai made their way int a shrt vide recently that 58 （stand）ut at the 100 Reasns t Lve Beijing Shrt Vide Cmpetitin at the end f last mnth. The event 59 （hst）by the Infrmatin Office f Beijing has been held annually since 2020.
“100 Reasns t Lve Beijing is nt just a shrt vide cmpetitin but a platfrm fr 60 （share）stries,” says Xu Hejian, 61 （direct）f the Beijing Infrmatin Office.
At the awards ceremny, Xu was tuched by the participants’ wrks, ranging frm a Swedish artist wh dreamed f cming back t Beijing t learn abut flk art 62 a Mexican wman wh expressed her lnging fr Beijing in a perfrmance f a Tang pem.
63 （surprising）, the cmpetitin has attracted mre than 3,000 participants frm arund the glbe and nearly 5,000 shrt vide entries since the first editin. In the future, mre effrts will 64 （make）t adapt t the trends f mbile, scial and visual internatinal cmmunicatin 65 （tell）the stries f the city better.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
假定你是李华，你校将举办一年一度的校园科技展（Schl Science Fair），请给邻校的留学生朋友Tm写封邮件，邀请他参加。内容包括：
1. 发出邀请；
2. 活动时间和地点；
3. 活动内容。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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。
It was a privilege fr Elise t have her grandsn Jsh living with her while he was attending cllege away frm hme. Elise had struggled t keep herself busy since her husband’s death three years ag. But having Jsh arund was the mtivatin fr Elise t stay active. Nw mst f her days were spent baking bread and ckies r with friends and neighbrs.
When Elise returned frm a get-tgether with her friends ne evening, Jsh pinted t a black-and-white picture lying n the table, and said, “Hi, Grandma. I fund this in my clset. Is that yu and Granddad?” Elise lked at the picture and laughed quietly. “Oh, that was a lng time ag. I must have verlked it when I was cleaning t make rm fr yur things.”
“That’s yur granddad and me befre we were married. We met at a party. I lved t dance, and he was a gd dancer,” Elise smiled, enjying the memries that came flding back.
“After we gt married, we rarely had time t g dancing. But every nce in a while, after the children went t bed, we’d pull ut the recrd player and dance in the backyard under the stars.”
Leaning back in his chair, Jsh appeared t be enjying the stry. “Ww, Granddad was quite a rmantic guy!”
“Yeah. He was very rmantic. I still miss him dearly.” Elise shk her head, attempting t get rid f the lnely feeling that was beginning t frm. “Well, it’s getting late nw. Let’s get sme sleep.” “I’ve really enjyed hearing the stry abut yu and Granddad,” Jsh hugged his grandma. Then he went back t his rm.
Tw hurs ag, Mm called t tell him that the next day wuld be Grandma’s birthday. He eagerly wanted t give a special present t Grandma, but he was shrt f mney. After hearing Grandma’s wrds and knwing their stry, he gt a brilliant idea in his mind.
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。
The next mrning， Jsh started t prepare his “present frm the past” secretly．________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
After finishing dinner that night, Jsh invited and led his grandma t the backyard. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2023-2024学年度江西省四所重点中学联合测评
高二年级英语试题参考答案
1—5 BAACB
6—10 BACCA
11—15 BCBCC
16—20 ABCAC
21—23 BAB
24--27 DABC
28—31 DBCD
32—35 CDAB
36—40 ACGDF
41—45 BDCCD
46—50 ADBCC
51—55 ABDCA
56. twenties
57. where
58. std
59. hsted
60. sharing61. Directr
62. T
63. Surprisingly
64. be made
65. t tell
第四部分 写作
第一节 应用文
参考范文：
Dear Tm,
Hw is everything ging? Learning that yu are a great enthusiast fr science and technlgy, I’m writing t invite yu t attend ur annual Schl Science Fair.
The fair, which aims t mtivate us students t put ur knwledge f science int practice, is scheduled t be held in ur Science Exhibitin Hall frm 9:00 am next Saturday. It is a precius pprtunity fr us t shw ur talents fr prblem-slving. Many students will attend it and present their special science prjects and amazing inventins. Mre imprtantly, the winner will be awarded 2,000 yuan fr the creative thinking.
I’m sure yu will be verwhelmed by this visual feast. Lking frward t yur participatin!
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写
参考范文：
Paragraph 1:
The next mrning, Jsh started t prepare his “present frm the past” secretly. Picturing the scene where Granddad and Grandma nce spent time tgether under the stars in his mind, Jsh gt dwn t carrying ut his plans in the backyard. T his great delight, he managed t brrw several paper lanterns, a small TV tray and an ld recrd player frm neighbrs. Sngs t Grandma’s taste and a vase f wild flwers were als prepared. With everything ready, all he had t d was wait fr the starry night t cme.
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After finishing dinner that night, Jsh invited and led his grandma t the backyard. Elise gasped in astnishment at what came int view — paper lanterns glwing against the sky, a small TV tray hlding an ld-fashined recrd player and a vase f handpicked flwers — and her thughts flew back t the past days when her husband was alive. Hearing Jsh’s “Happy Birthday, Grandma!”, she came ut f her trance (出神，恍惚) and hugged him. Then Jsh held ut his hand and asked gently, “Wuld yu like t dance, Elise?” With bleary (视力模糊的) eyes, Elise replied, “I’d lve t, Jsh.”
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听力材料
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M: It’s already six ’clck. The meeting will begin in ten minutes. Hw can we get there in time?
W: Dn’t wrry. I put the clck twenty minutes frward.
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W: I’m training every day at the mment. I really want t get int the schl badmintn team. I’ve even given up playing tennis n Saturdays.
M: I’m sure yu’ll succeed.
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M: Wuld yu like it shrt r lng at the back?
W: Quite shrt.
M: And…uh…desn’t it bther yu having s much grey hair at yur age?
W: N, I like it.
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M: S, hw was yur hliday, Jane?
W: It didn’t live up t ur expectatins at all. Everyne had tld us it was really an exciting place, but we fund it rather bring.
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M: This is Jhn speaking.
W: What is it, Jhn?
M: We’ll have a picnic this weekend. I wnder if yu can jin us.
W: Let me see. I’ll call ff ging shpping this weekend. All right, I will.
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W: Ted, are we still ging t the ftball game this afternn?
M: There’ll be shwers this afternn, s the ftball match has been put ff till tmrrw.
W: D yu have any plans fr this afternn then?
M: N. I may just read abut sme ftball players at hme.
W: I’ve arranged t g t a new Chinese restaurant dwntwn with a friend this evening. Hw abut jining us?
M: Sure, I’d lve t. I haven’t had Chinese fd fr weeks and I really miss it.
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W: Nw that we’ve put the tent up, let’s make smething t drink. I’ll get the cups. They’re in the plastic bag in the back f the car, aren’t they?
M: N, that’s gt the new frying pan in it. Yu’ve packed the cups in the bx with the plates.
W: Oh, yes. Here they are. But I can’t see the plastic bag anywhere.
M: Oh dear, we’ve left it behind, s we can’t ck anything. Well, we can still have a cup f tea.
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W: Hell, I’m ging t visit sme galleries this weekend. Can yu plan a rute fr me?
M: Of curse. We can start frm the natinal museum — Center Gerges Pmpidu, Paris. It is a cntemprary (当代的) building.
W: OK! Hw lng des it take t visit it?
M: Abut the whle mrning. And in the afternn, we will g t Musée d’Orsay, Paris. It is a museum which hlds mainly French art dating frm 1848 t 1915.
W: Gd! S hw abut tmrrw?
M: Tmrrw we will g t Musée du Luvre, Paris.
W: Musée du Luvre, Paris? Oh, the famus ne.
M: Yes. It is widely regarded as the mst famus art museum in the wrld. It huses 35,000 wrks f art, including the Mna Lisa and the Venus de Mil.
W: Ww, a gd plan. But hw much will it cst?
M: Since yu are an art student, yu nly need 120 dllars.
W: Oh, gd. I’m lking frward t the visit. Thank yu.
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M: Hey, Jane. D yu happen t knw where the mvie theater is dwntwn? The ne near the hspital.
W: Yeah. Why d yu want t knw, Steve?
M: Well, n Mnday, I asked Jennifer ut n a date fr this cming Saturday night.
W: Ww. Sunds great. OK, write dwn these directins s yu dn’t get lst.
M: OK, g ahead.
W: First, drive dwn 1st Street ging west, crss the river, and keep ging straight until Pine Street.
M: Until Pine Street, right?
W: Right. The mvie theater is the secnd building n the right. It’s next t the church.
M: Secnd building n the right. Gt it. Nw, can yu recmmend any nice restaurants?
W: Yeah. The Pink Flaming serves excellent Spanish fd. It’s pen n weekdays frm 10:30 in the mrning t 11:30 at night, but it stays pen until midnight n weekends.
M: OK, I think I’ve driven by there befre. Oh, last thing. Where can I buy sme flwers? We’re ging ut t celebrate Jennifer’s birthday.
W: Well, the ne I knw is in frnt f the stadium n 2nd Street.
M: Great. Thanks a lt.
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M: This is the lcal daily news. Mre than half f British airline pilts say they have fallen asleep during flight, a survey said yesterday.
Accrding t BALPA, the British Airline Pilts’ Assciatin, 300 ut f 500 pilts surveyed admitted being asleep during wrk. And ne third f these sleeping pilts said that they had wken up t find their c-pilt als asleep.
Pilt exhaustin became the headlines and arused public cncern this week when a newspaper reprted tw pilts n a British flight fell asleep, leaving the full plane traveling autmatically in the air. The survey came befre the Eurpean gvernments decide n the air rule changes.
The rule changes wuld mean that pilts culd wrk a ttal f 110 hurs in a tw-week perid, mre than the 95-hur limit under the current regulatins and at night pilts culd be expected t fly fr up t 11 hurs, against a current 10-hur limit.
Many peple are wrried abut the changes. Tiredness is already a majr challenge fr pilts wh are deeply cncerned that the new EU rules will increase levels f tiredness, which is believed t be the leading cause fr air accidents, beating mechanical faults and natural threats such as strms r fgs.