2023-2024学年度湖北省黄冈市鄂州市鄂州市高级中学高二上学期12月月考英语测试试卷含答案

这是一份2023-2024学年度湖北省黄冈市鄂州市鄂州市高级中学高二上学期12月月考英语测试试卷含答案，共24页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分7等内容，欢迎下载使用。


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。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 did he man prbably get here?
A. By taxi. B. On ftC.By car.
2. What will the wman d next?
A. G t anther airprt. B. Call a taxi.C. Get her luggage.
3. Hw many peple n the bus escaped unhurt in the accident?
A. 6.B. 5C. 4
4. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. In the man's huse.B. On a bat.C. In a restaurant.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. A bk.B. A mvie.C. A sng.
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6-7题。
6. Why did the man refuse the jb?
A. His wife didn't want him t take it.
B. It wasn't special enugh.
C. He culdn't handle it.
7. What des the wman ffer t d at the end?
A. Ask arund fr a babysitter.
B. Lk after the children.
C. Help the man find anther jb.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why did the man stp ging t the gym?
A. He was t busy.
B. He disliked the exercise machines.
C. He fund it mre cnvenient t exercise at hme.
9. Hw des the man make himself run faster?
A. By reading magazines. B. By timing himself.C. By watching great vides.
10. Hw ften des the man run?
A. Daily B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Wh kncked ver the vase?
A. The cat.B. The wman.C. The man.
12. Wh did the vase belng t at first?
A. The wman's mtherB. The wman's grandma.C. The wman's friend.
13. What did the speakers decide t d?
A. Fix the vase themselves.
B. Buy a new vase at an antique stre.
C. Have the vase repaired smewhere.
听第9段材料，回答第 14 至16题。
14. What des the man learn t d in his spare time?
A. Write sngs.B. Play the guitarC. Study three languages.
15. Wh inspires the wman t have a hbby?
A. Her friend. B. Her cusin.C. Her teacher.
16. Hw will the wman get green paint?
A. She will buy it.B. She will make it.C. She will brrw it.
听第10 段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When did Ggle cme ut with Ggle Hme?
A. In 2016.B. In 2015.C. In 2017.
18. Hw many sngs des Ggle's prduct have?
A. 35 millin.B. 2 millin.C. 2.5 millin.
19. Which prduct is aimed at yung children?
A. Amazn Ech.B. Ggle Hme.C. Mattel's Aristtle.
20. What is typical f the Mattel's Aristtle?
A. The lwest price.B. The earliest prduct.C. The best interactin
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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Dg Walkers, Cat sitters, and Dg Barders Wanted
Dg Dt Cat is a family wned dg walking and cat sitting service. This pprtunity allws fr flexible wrking hurs, gives yu exercise n the jb and ffers a friendly wrk envirnment. Meanwhile, yu can get plenty f experience getting t meet and wrk with new pets.
If interested, cntact: (202) 468-2837.
21. What is a must f being a dg barder?
A. Being physically strng.B. Getting related experience.
C. Being available frm 11 am-3 pm.D. Having dg-friendly living cnditins.
22. Hw much can a dg walker earn at mst a day?
A. $40.B. $60.C. $80.D. $112.
23. In which part can this text prbably be fund in a newspaper?
A. Feature.B. Advertisement.
C. Sciety.D. Business.
B
A United Natins grup f experts predicted that glbal warming wuld reach extreme levels by the early 2030s. The likely result: ever-wrsening weather disasters and related events—hunger, extinctin f sme plant and wildlife species and the spread f infectius diseases.
There is still time t avid these disasters, but the windw fr actin is clsing quickly. Yet the reality is, few cuntries are n track t meet their existing gals t address climate change. Luckily, there is ne bright nte in this therwise black picture: individual innvatrs are stepping up t try t find slutins t fight climate crisis using technlgy in new and creative ways.
When Beth began wrking in the fashin industry, she was disappinted t find that many makers tended t largely guess what peple wuld actually buy. As a result, cmpanies verprduced clthes, creating needless waste and envirnmental pllutin.
T reduce unsld prducts and material waste in the fashin industry, in 2015, Beth began her wn cmpany, Unspun, which seeks slutins by making n-demand custm clthing tailred t a buyer’s bdy using a 3D-bdy scan. “We will never make clthes befre they have a hme.” said Beth. Its self-develped 3D-weaving(编织) machine enables custmisatin using a bdy scanner.
Unspun launched its first 3D wven items using the innvative tech last year. Since then the cmpany has prduced thusands f pairs f pants, hats, bags in a test run fr a large Eurpean retailer(零售商).
Unspun desn’t intend t keep its nvel prductin technique t itself. The cmpany is in the prcess f building micrsites arund the wrld t lcalize 3D weaving prductin. Fr example, the cmpany has set up its ffice in Hng Kng with a fcus n business develpment, marketing and custmer services. “Our gal is t reduce the glbal human carbn ftprint by 1 percent, and the nly way t realistically get there is t becme a platfrm, wrking with frward-thinking brands (品牌) t cllectively cleanup the industry,” says Beth.
24. What des the underlined wrds “bright nte” in paragraph 2 refer t?
A. Experts’ predictin.B. Individual cntributin.
C. The windw fr actin.D. A new technlgy.
25. The cmpany “Unspun” was setup t________.
A. avid blind prductinB. prmte the sales f clthing
C. prduce 3D-weaving machinesD. take the lead in the fashin industry
26. What is the authr’s purpse in mentining Hng Kng?
A. T test ut3D-weaving machine.
B. T stress its cmmercial advantages.
C. T shw an applicatin f Beth’s idea.
D. T illustrate the significance f teamwrk.
27. What can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. Beth: Rising t Fame Overnight
B. Unspun: Weaving Clthes With Zer Waste
C. Glbal Warming: Issuing a Warning t Earth
D. 3D-weaving Machine: Hitting the Market Sn
C
Mars is truly a fascinating planet fr thse f us here n Earth. It is abut half f the size f Earth and is ften referred t as the “Red Planet” because f its red surface.
Mars has seasns like Earth, but the seasns there are twice as lng as the seasns n Earth. Mars als has an atmsphere, but it is very thin and made up mstly f carbn dixide. Because f its thin atmsphere and greater distance frm the Sun, Mars is much clder than Earth. Hwever, Mars des have weather, with cluds and winds. The ples n Mars are a lt like Antarctica, capped by ice, but much f Mars’s ice is made frm carbn dixide, nt water.
Many scientists believe that studying Mars can help us answer sme f the key questins abut ur planet Earth, r even the universe. But missins t Mars have never been easy. Facing great challenges, many cuntries will still cntinue their explratins. Launching the first Mars prbe (探测器) frm Wenchang arund 2020 is China’s first step t explre the “Red Planet”
The Chinese Mars prbe is made up f three parts: the rbiter, the lander, and the rver. Entering the Earth-Mars transfer rbit, the Mars prbe separates frm the launch vehicle. Then the space-t-grund cmmunicatins link is created. Cntrllers n Earth guide it int the rbit arund Mars. After cllecting detailed infrmatin abut the landing area, the prbe is ready fr the landing. The rbiter and the lander separate. The rbiter stays in the rbit fr at least a year t phtgraph key areas and mnitr the planet’s envirnment, while the lander heads dwn t the surface f Mars.
Nine kilmetres abve the planet, a large parachute(降落伞) pens t slw the landing craft as it falls. After remving the parachute, the lander chses a safe place t land, where the Martian rver can start peratins, cllecting and transmitting data back t Earth. After receiving its rders frm Earth, the rver leaves the landing pint and begins t explre the surface f Mars.
28. Hw des the writer develp paragraph 2?
A. By making a list.B. By giving examples.
C. By making cmparisns.D. By analyzing cause and effect.
29. What can we learn abut Mars explratin accrding t the text?
A. China has been explring Mars fr many years.
B. Mars explratin is nt s difficult fr sme cuntries.
C. Sme cuntries will stp Mars explratin due t great difficulties.
D. Mars explratin can help us better understand the earth and universe.
30. Abut the flight f the Mars prbe, which is the crrect rder?
① The prbe is ready fr the landing.
② The Mars prbe separates frm the launch vehicle.
③ Cntrllers n Earth guide it int the rbit arund Mars.
④ The prbe cllects detailed infrmatin abut the landing area.
A. ①②③④B. ④③①②
C. ②③④①D. ②③①④
31. What’s the functin f the rver?
A. It slws the landing craft as it falls.
B. It cllects and transmits data back t Earth.
C. It helps the lander t find a safe place t land.
D. It guides the prbe int the rbit arund Mars.
D
In 1991 the American band The Dispsable Heres f Hiphprisy called televisin “the drug (毒品) f the natin.” But mre than 30 years later, mre and mre peple are turning away frm their televisins. S, has the wrld kicked the TV habit?
Well, many f us might nt be watching regular TV, but instead we’re relaxing urselves frm streaming services and mbile devices (设备). In February 2023, Insider Intelligence fretld that in the US in 2023, fr the first time ever, peple will spend mre time watching digital vide than traditinal TV. S hw did we get here?
It was the Sctsman Jhn Lgie Baird wh built the first f all televisins in 1925. Prgress was quietly being made. Just after Wrld War II, arund 8,000 hmes in the US had a TV. By 1960, this number had risen t mre than 45 millin - and the televisin had vertaken the radi as the device t gather arund. TV watching became part f the family habit. And when chice was limited in its early days, millins f peple watched the same shws tgether - smething we might nw call “event televisin ” Cable (电缆) and digital TV, with hundreds f prgrams, began t change that, and event televisin is nw hard t find.
While the ppularity f streaming and shrt nline vides cmes recently, perhaps the mve away frm shared TV began when televisin sets became cheaper and families culd affrd t buy an extra ne fr the bedrm r the kitchen. There was n mre fighting abut what t watch - but als less watching tgether. Nw, with yunger generatins used t immediate access t cntent, televisin as we knew it shws little sign f making a return.
Will it die? N, but it will certainly change. Experts say TV has a future with sprts and news. But scripted (有剧本的) shws like talk shws and TV series will be seen mre n streaming services, and less n TV.
32. What can we infer frm the first tw paragraphs?
A. Digital vides will be mre ppular.
B. Peple are addicted t TV prgrams.
C. Peple have quitted the habit f watching TV.
D. Streaming services have taken the place f TV.
33. Which f the fllwing best explains “event televisin” underlined in paragraph 3?
A. Prgrams that attract much attentin.
B. Prgrams that are nt limited in number.
C. Televisin that bradcasts the same shws.
D. Televisin that is watched by many peple tgether.
34. Accrding t the writer, what’s the pssible future f televisin?
A. It will revive gradually.
B. It will fcus mre n certain prgrams.
C. It will disappear frm peple’s lives sn.
D. It will shw mre talk shws and TV series.
35. Which culd be the best title fr the passage?
A. Televisin: Harming the Generatin.
B. Televisin: Gathering Families Arund.
C. The Cming f an Age: Streaming Services Rise.
D. The End f an Age: Traditinal TV Viewing Drps.
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。
All f us are afraid f smething in life: mving t a new schl, thunderstrms, r even a trip t the dentist. There are many scary things ut there, and we shuld knw hw t vercme them.Here are sme necessary steps which will help yu vercme yur fear and anxiety.
Ntice Hw Yu Feel
Yu need t be able t talk abut yur emtins, n matter hw hard it is. ____36____D yu experience truble breathing, a sweaty bdy, r even a stmachache? Yu need t practice reading these physical clues, and dn’t let them carry yu away!
____37____
When yur fear and anxiety kick in, yu ften hear peple say,“Take a deep breath”. Althugh yu may nt want t hear it, this strategy actually wrks. Mindfulness, meditatin, breathing, and any ther relaxatin techniques help us calm dwn.
Challenge Yur Negative Thughts
Yu need t be able t challenge yur negative thughts. Ask yurself:“What am I afraid f really?” Make time t talk abut yur negative thughts and write abut what happened. ____38____
Find Value In Pain
Pain is the mst effective teacher that yu will cme acrss. ____39____ If yu accept that yur life and the effrts yu make tward yur gals will be painful and unbearable at times, then these painful experiences will allw yu t grw t expnential heights. When we let g f pain as a threat t ur survival, it lses its destructive pwer and becmes anther helpful tl fr us. ____40____ .When we are able t manage ur anxiety and fears, we will end up being happy and becme the best f urselves.
A. Breathe Prperly
B. Own Yur Fears
C. N ne likes it but pain is necessary.
D. Being afraid is ttally kay but we must learn t vercme it.
E. After all this, yu need t develp a respnse that will make yu feel better.
F. Yu need t be able t identify the feelings that clue yu int yur emtinal state.
G. Once yu d this, yu will knw whether yu are creating a gal fr yurself r nt.
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四个选项(A，B，C和D)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。
It was hard nt t ntice the 8-year-ld by acrss the street wh strmed in and ut f his wn huse. He did it s ften that a neighbr, William Dunn,___41___what was ging n in his life. S Dunn asked him.
“He tld me that he didn’t have a father,” says Dunn, nw 58, “and I___42___there might be smething I culd d fr him.”
That smething was fishing, a ___43___Dunn’s father had shared with him. “Fishing always brught me peace and taught me hw t be ___44___. When yu’re n the water, yu can frget abut yur prblems and just ___45___the mment,” Dunn, wh has three children f his wn, gt___46___frm the by’s mther t take him fishing.
One Saturday afternn n the water led t anther, and sn he was teaching ther kids in their ___47___hw t rig a line, hld a ple, and reel in a big catch. That was 16 years ag.
Since then, Dunn has taken grups f kids ut almst every weekend t fish. Mst didn’t have father ___48___in their lives and had never fished befre. Sme were adpted kids wh had___49___frm ne hme t the next.
“They’d been thrugh a lt, and they’d seen a lt, and their lives were ____50____,” Dunn says. “But when they were fishing, all f that ____51____.They’d be laughing and smiling and making new friends ut n the ____52____.I knew I was n t smething.”
In the beginning, Dunn—“Big Will” t the kids—spent a gd chunk f his ____53____frm his jb renting bats fr the kids. Then, in 2018, he____54____the nnprfit Take a Kid Fishing Inc. He and a small grup f vlunteers have intrduced mre than 2, 500 kids—mst withut fathers arund—t the inner ____55____fund n the water and the excitement f catching a fish.
41. A. wnderedB. imaginedC. claimed D. witnessed
42. A. hesitatedB. rememberedC. realized D. researched
43. A. jbB. passinC. culture D. challenge
44. A. reasnableB. energeticC. cnsiderate D. patient
45. A. recmmendB. appreciateC. analyse D. ignre
46. A. instrcutinB. permissinC. explanatin D. preparatin
47. A. neighbrhdB. familyC. schl D. grup
48. A. pininsB. stylesC. figures D. dreams
49. A. arguedB. wrkedC. escaped D. mved
50. A. difficultB. inspiringC. familiar D. funny
51. A. gave ffB. ended upC. faded away D. fllwed in
52. A. riskB. pictureC. training D. bat
53. A. mmentB. discveryC. paycheck D. wisdm
54. A. fundedB. changedC. bught D. filmed
55. A. wrryB. peaceC. srrw D. hnr
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在题后空白处填入适当的内容(每空一词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
The recrd f the___56___(tall) tree in Asia has been refreshed this week, as a team f Chinese researchers annunced ___57___(recent) that they discvered a giant cypress(柏树)measuring 102.3 meters in Tibet.
The recrd-breaking high tree, called Cupressus trulsa(西藏柏木),___58___(find) at the natinal nature reserve f the Yarlung Zangb Grand Canyn in Bme cunty, Nyingchi city, during a scientific investigatin led by Peking University in May.
___59___(use) drnes and laser radar t map the lcal cypress aggregatin area, the team members cnfirmed the ___60___(present) f the 102.3-meter tree. Besides, they detected a large number f trees ver 85 meters high, including 25 ver 90 meters. The findings have als cntributed___61___the regin having the highest density f giant trees in China and Asia after precisin measurement, said Ren Yu,___62___is a team member frm Peking University.
Mainly distributed in sutheastern Tibet, Cupressus, trulsa has a narrw distributin area and ___63___small ppulatin. Therefre, it has been listed___64___a natinal first-class prtected plant.
The previus China tree height recrd ____65____(hld) was an evergreen fir(常绿冷杉) measured at 83.4 meters by scientists in Tibet last year.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)
假定你受学生会委托为校宣传栏“英语天地”写一篇短文，题目为：Stay safe nline。内容包括：
1.上网存在风险；
2.上网时如何保护个人隐私。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Stay safe nline
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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。
Hw far wuld yu g t help a friend? When yu and yur friend are in truble, what will yu d? Will yu leave him alne r face the danger tgether with him? Jeremy Savage, aged 17, and Ian Marshall, aged 16, bth frm Canada, had their friendship tested t the limit n a recent trip t the Rcky Muntains with their parents.
On Saturday mrning, the tw bys decided t climb Cathedral Muntain by themselves while their parents relaxed at the campsite. Jeremy filled his backpack with sme fd, tw bttles f water and an extra shirt. Ian tld Jeremy that it was unnecessary, but Jeremy insisted. After three hurs, they reached the tp and enjyed the beautiful view frm the muntaintp.
Hwever, truble began when they started the climb dwn. On ne very dangerus part f the muntain, Ian fell three metres ff the side f the path. Jeremy climbed dwn t where Ian was and fund him badly injured and nt able t mve. Jeremy had t decide what t d. He needed help but he did nt want t leave his friend. He cleaned the dirt and bld frm Ian’s face and hands, and then tried t help Ian stand up, but Ian’s right leg was hurting t much. They had t wait and hpe that help wuld cme.
Meanwhile, as darkness started t fall, their parents back at the campsite became very wrried that the bys had nt returned. They gt in tuch with park wrkers and began searching fr the bys. Sn mre than 20 peple were lking fr them n Cathedral Muntain.
续写要求：
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。
Paragraph 1:
While they waited fr help, Jeremy gave Ian his fd and water and let him lie n his jacket.
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Paragraph 2:
At sunrise, Jeremy decided that the nly way t help his friend was t carry him dwn the muntain.
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参考答案
英语听力
1-5.CCAAB6-10.ABCBA11-15.ABABA16-20.BAACC
阅读理解
21-23.DCB 24-27.BACB 28-31. CDCB 32-35.AABD 36-40. FAECD
完形填空
41-45. ACBDB 46-50. BACDA 51-55. CDCAB
语法填空
56. tallest 57. recently 58. was fund 59. Using 60. presence 61. t 62. wh 63. a 64. as65. hlder
应用文
Nwadays, it is cmmn fr peple t g nline everyday. Hwever, ptential risks are als present when peple brwse the internet. T ensure nline safety, there are sme measures yu might find helpful.
Firstly, never give ut persnal infrmatin, such as yur name, phne number, hme address r any ther sensitive infrmatin t strangers. Secndly, be careful when dwnlading attachments, r clicking n links sent by thers. Make sure yu nly pen attachments r links frm trusted surces t avid viruses r malicius prgrams. Thirdly, it is als very imprtant t use secure passwrds and t change them peridically.
By fllwing these security measures, yu will be safe nline and be able t surf the internet freely with an ease f mind.
读后续写
While they waited fr help, Jeremy gave Ian his fd and water and let him lie n his jacket. As the evening grew darker and the temperature drpped, Ian tld Jeremy t leave him and g back t their parents but Jeremy still did nt leave. He thught it was t dangerus fr Ian t be alne n such a cld, windy night. Jeremy used his jacket and an extra shirt t keep Ian warm and they rested tgether thrugh the night.
At sunrise, Jeremy decided that the nly way t help his friend was t carry him dwn the muntain. S, they started the lng climb back t the campsite. Smetimes Jeremy carried Ian n his back. Smetimes he carried him in his arms. Finally, after fur lng and tiring hurs, they came acrss their parents, wh were relieved t see them. “I will always remember what Jeremy did fr me,” said Ian afterwards. “He saved my life. That is the greatest thing that a persn can d fr his friend.”
听力原文：
Text 1
W: Hw did yu get here s quickly? Yu tld me yur car brke dwn.
M: Yeah, it did. I wanted t take a taxi, but my neighbr saw me walking and ffered me a ride.
Text 2
W: I still haven’t seen my luggage cme ut yet. It's in a hard guitar case. D yu think it was sent t the wrng airprt?
M: G t the ver-sized luggage cunter. It wn't cme ut here. After yu get it, I will call a taxi.
Text 3
W: Did yu hear abut the bus accident n TV? Fur peple died and five thers were taken t hspital.
M: It was terrible. There were fifteen peple in ttal n that bus.
Text 4
W: Ww, that was a great meal! I didn’t knw yu were such a gd ck.
M: I'm glad yu liked it. I just wanted t say thank yu fr taking me sailing last weekend.
Text 5
M: That was s gd! I'm s glad I read the bk first, therwise I wuldn't have understd mst f the stry.
W: I agree. The music was als really gd, and the acting, t.
Text 6
W: Jasn, dn't yu think the jb ffer frm Mrgan Stanley is special? Why didn't yu take it?
M: I knw it was ging t be a great jb, but my wife didn’t want me t mve t anther city fr wrk.
W: Why nt?
M: She's wrried that trying t handle tw small kids by herself wuld be t much fr her in a new city.
W: Is there anyne else wh culd help her?
M: Nt really. We had a bad experience with a lady wh helped with the cking and cleaning.She just quit ne day. She said she didn't like being arund dgs, but she had never said anything befre. Ever since then, my wife says she desn't want t hire anther persn.
W: Well, it sunds like it was fr the best. Yu yu ever need a babysitter, I’d be happy t d it.
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W: I dn’t see yu at the gym anymre.Have yu been busy lately?
M: I'm always busy, but that's nt the reasn. I just fund that it was easier t d it at hme.
W: I understand. S what d yu d instead?
M: I purchased an exercise machine that allws me t d everything I need. It als came with an instructinal vide and a magazine I can subscribe t.
W: D yu still run?
M: Of curse. I have started t recrd hw fast I run arund the park. Every day, I try t imprve by at least ne secnd. It is a great way t push myself.
W: D yu wrk ut mre r less than befre?
M: I used t g t the gym twice a week. Nw I run every day, and lift weights three times a week.
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W: Oh, n! Yu brke my favrite vase! What did yu d?
M: When I sat dwn n yur sfa, it must have scared yur cat. She jumped nt the table and kncked it ver.
W: It's OK. Just help me clean everything up. Is there any way we can fix it? My mm will be very upset. Her mther gave it t me befre she died.
M: Well, it lks like there are nly tw big pieces that brke ff. Maybe we can use sme really strng glue t put it back tgether.
W: What if it desn't lk gd? D yu think I shuld just buy ne like it?
M: That is an antique. It might be hard t find in a regular stre.
W: Yu're right. We wuld never find the exact ne. Hld n. My friend gave me sme super glue a while ag. I think I still have it.. d!
M: We can take it t an antique stre. There are skilled wrkers wh can repair it fr yu.
W: I dn't have the time. My mther is cming ver tnight.
M: Then let's try that super glue and see if it wrks.
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W: I've always wanted t have a special talent.
M: Yu mean like being really gd at sprts?
W: Nt really. I mean smething that I culd d in my spare time.
M: I knw exactly what yu mean. My cusin cnvinced me t learn the guitar. It's been a mnth nw, and I can already play a few sngs.
W: Gd fr yu. I have a friend frm Switzerland wh can speak three languages. Isn't that amazing? She makes me want t challenge myself mre.
M: Learning a new language is always a gd idea, but if yu' 're nt ging t use it, then what's the pint?
W: I agree. That's why I've asked the art teacher at schl abut hw t start il painting.
M: It must be expensive. Yu need t buy all thse clrs t paint with.
W: That's what I thught, t, but yu can mix mst f the clrs yurself. I nly need t buy red, blue, yellw and white.
M: Gd. S, when can I see yur first wrk f art?
W: Well, I shuld have my supplies by Friday. I'll shw yu a few the fllwing week. Yu just have t prmise me ne thing.
M: What's that?
W: Dn't laugh.
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In 2014, Amazn released the wrld's first vice-cntrlled "smart assistant, called the Ech. It perfrmed a variety f functins, including setting alarms, creating t-d lists, and prviding real-time infrmatin such as weather, traffic and ther news. Tw years later, Ggle came ut with the $180 Ggle Hme. In 2017, the ty cmpany Mattel came ut with Aristtle, their idea f a persnal assistant, aimed at kids. If yu are in the market fr ne f these smart assistants, there are a number f things t cnsider. Fr instance, Ggle Hme can answer a wide variety f questins and has a music library f 35 millin sngs. It als has many functins that wrk well with the TV, and is $50 cheaper than Amazn Ech. Ech can all be perated just by vice cmmand. It has a music library f 2 millin sngs. Mattel's Aristtle can d mst f what the ther tw can, but is meant t be mre f a persnal cmpanin t children. It can be used as a baby camera in yur child's early years, and still be useful until arund middle schl. It plays interactive games with them, reads t them, and serves as an instructinal resurce as the children grw up. In summary, all three have their benefits.
We are especially in need f
· Dg Walkers wh are available all weekdays frm 11:00 am-3:00 pm and able t be n yur feet fr lng hurs. Dg walking is nt a New Yrk City marathn but it is a physically demanding jb.
·Dg Barders wh can ffer cmfrtable living space fr dgs and enjy hsting them vernight frm their huse.
·Cat Sitters wh stay vernight in clients’ hmes and have additinal respnsibilities, such as keeping clients’ hmes clean and tidy.
Requirements
·Must be 18 years r lder
·High schl level r abve
·Have gd prblem-slving and time management skills
·Have a smartphne with text message and picture functins and knw hw t navigate (导航) MTA subway system and streets
·Previus pet sitting experience, a dg friendly car, r reliable bicycle area PLUS Pay
·Dg walkers: 15 t 20 per hur
·Dg barders: 40 per night fr hsting a furry friend
·Cat sitters:14 t 28 per hur