2023-2024学年度湖北省荆州市洪湖市第一中学高二上学期11月英语月考测试试卷含答案

这是一份2023-2024学年度湖北省荆州市洪湖市第一中学高二上学期11月英语月考测试试卷含答案，共22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）
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. Why was the man late fr wrk?
A. He was stuck in traffic,
B. He had a traffic accident.
C. His car brke dwn n the rad.
2. Where is the wman prbably frm?
A. Peru.B. Britain.C. Mexic.
3. What is the man ding?
A. Placing an rder,
B. Cmplaining abut an item.
C. Inquiring abut a delivery service.
4. What d we knw abut Jim?
A. He has a leg injury.
B. He withdrew frm the ftball team.
C. He spent his hliday with his teammates.
5. Wh might Lily be?
A. The wman’s babysitter.B. The wman’s bss.C. The wman’s child.
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秒钟的作答吋间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What was the wman ding when it started raining?
A. She was walking hme.B. She was playing ftball,C. She was chatting with a friend.
7. What did the wman fail t d?
A. Find a shelterB. Cntact her mm,C. See the lightning.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. When des the cnversatin take place?
A. In the mrning.B. At nn.C. In the afternn.
9. Why desn’t the man g t the cnference rm nw?
A. He needs t meet the clients.
B. He is wrking n anther task.
C. He has checked the heater befre.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What is the wman ding?
A. Brrwing a tent.B. Packing a tent.C. Returning a tent.
11. What is the wman’s mtivatin fr climbing?
A. T have fun.B. T imprve her fitness.C. T get clse t nature.
12. Where will the speakers d rck climbing tgether?
A. At a gym.B. In the wildC. At a climbing center.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What happened t the wman at the beginning?
A. She lst her phne.
B. She culdn’t find the way.
C. She was trapped in heavy snw.
14. Why did the wman turn ff the engine?
A. The car was running ut f gas,
B. She stpped t answer a call.
C. The engine culdn’t wrk prperly.
15. Hw did the wman keep warm?
A. By drinking ht tea.B. By using the car heater.C. By having mre clthes n.
16. What did the emergency services d?
A. They called an ambulance,
B. They led the wman t her hme.
C. They helped the wman g t the main rad.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Which requirement is first mentined?
A. The age limit.B. Plice recrds.C. References.
18. Wh can be a reference fr the applicants?
A. Plice fficers.B. Their frmer bsses.C. Their relatives.
19. What shuld the reference be abut?
A. Wrk perfrmance.B. Wrk habits.C. Wrk experience.
20. What will be at the vlunteers1 wn expense?
A. Dinners.B. Phne calls.C. Transprtatin.
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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
D yu knw smene wh has a hard time pening bttles r jars at hme? Eighth-grade students in Mark Blt’s engineering class were tasked with making changes t a prduct t make it easier fr peple with challenges t use.
Rather than requiring step-by-step directins fr creating their prjects, Mr. Blt preferred t leave students’ creative paths pen. Let’s see sme f the students’ prducts.
A Device That Easily Opens Bttles
T find a slutin fr her grandmther wh had difficulty in pening bttles, Alana lked at existing bttle peners and then she created her wn.
She used a piece f wd shaped like a cellphne. Next, she made three hles f different sizes in the wd s that they culd match cmmn bttle cap sizes. Each hle als had a layer f dried, sticky ht glue, which prvided a firm grip fr the bttle caps. With a simple twist f the device, her grandmther culd pen bttles withut help.
A Cffee Cup With A Supprtive “Thumb”
Due t arthritis, a disease that causes pain in r arund the jints, Rbert’s grandfather had truble hlding a cffee cup. Rbert simplified a rbtic “third thumb” device created by a Lndn designer. He used rubber bands and a 3D-printed plastic frm t make the extra “thumb” which can firmly supprt the bttm f a cup.
A Reading Tl
Michael nticed hw dyslexia——a cmmn reading disrder, made it difficult fr a friend t fllw alng n pages full f text. It is a language-prcessing cnditin. The brain tends t cnfuse the rder f numbers, letters and ther images.
S, Michael created a small adjustable windw-blind-style device. “My friend culd islate small sectins f text while reading,” he said.
21. Alana’s grandmther culd pen bttles easily by______.
A. sticking bttle caps t the device
B. cnnecting the device t a cellphne
C. twisting the device that has hles in it
D. cutting hles f different sizes in wd
22. What did Rbert d t help his grandfather?
A. He refrmed a prcess t frm a metal “thumb”.
B. He created a simpler “thumb” device in the cup.
C. He added plastic materials t the “thumb” device.
D. He used bands and a 3D-printed frm t make a “thumb”.
23. Which f the fllwing wrds can best describe the students in the passage?
A. Independent and patient.B. Creative and cnsiderate.
C. Ambitius and hardwrking.D. Open-minded and generus.
B
Tw years ag, my friend Terry and I were living in ur drmitry at ur university. With his birthday appraching, he came t me with an unusual request. Instead f receiving presents and getting drunk (like mst every ther 21-year-ld wuld), he wanted t d sme acts f kindness. I was struck with such an idea. He tld me abut a TED talk he had watched nline, which had inspired him.
Our university is nt lcated in the safest area in Ls Angeles. In fact, its lcatin is s unsafe that the schl emplys the secnd largest private legal militia (民兵队伍) in the United States t prtect its students. They have t wrk arund the clck, standing n street crners thrughut the university keeping watch. It’s a thankless jb as mst students grw used t seeing fficers all arund and finally hardly even ntice their presence.
Hw culd we shw them ur appreciatin? We rented a truck and asked its driver t drive us arund the place where we knew the fficers wuld be and we pured them each a cup f ht chclate. The truck driver was a bit hesitant (犹豫的) abut ur plan at first but after a while he was helping us spt fficers and ur lively spirits had spread t him as well. Smiles and appreciative wrds frm the fficers impressed us a lt. Sn they were talking abut us ver their radi and we were the nes being sptted and called ver. Finally, the ht chclate seemed secndary (次要的) t their interest in meeting us, the tw bys that went arund with ht chclate expecting t share sme late-night laughter. It was amazing t see hw a small simple act can lift everyne’s spirits.
24. What inspired Terry t celebrate his birthday in a different way?
A. A radi speech. B. An nline vide.
C. His cncern fr ther peple. D. Other 21-year-ld’s birthday celebratins.
25. What d mst students think f the fficers?
A. They dn’t think the fficers perfrm their duty well.
B. They feel frightened t see the fficers arund.
C. They are nt used t being watched by the fficers.
D. They seldm appreciate the fficers’ hard wrk.
26. Hw did the truck driver respnd t the idea at first?
A. He was unwilling t accept the idea.
B. He culdn’t wait t jin the tw bys.
C. He was strngly against the idea.
D. He was struck with the idea.
27. What wuld be the best title fr the text?
A. Lvely fficers arund the schl
B. Imprtance f schl safety
C. A unique birthday request
D. Late-night laughter
C
Astrnauts culd be able t find drinking water inside tiny glass beads(玻璃珠) that are scattered (散落) acrss the surface f the Mn, accrding t researchers. The glass beads were fund by scientists frm the UK’s Open University while they were studying samples taken by China’s Chang’e-5 spacecraft during a missin in 2020.
Water is made up f tw elements—hydrgen and xygen. The beads are created when meterids—small rcks r irn rbiting the Sun—hit the Mn. The crash causes small drps f melting(融化的) rck t rain dwn. When they mix with Mn dust they becme beads that cntain xygen. When slar wind reaches the Mn, hydrgen and xygen meet. This creates water that is lcked inside the beads when they cl.
This isn’t the first time that scientists have fund evidence f water n the Mn. Research has shwn that there is frzen water inside dark craters (陨石坑) at the Mn’s nrth and suth ples. Hwever, researchers believe that the glass beads must be scattered all ver the Mn because it is ften hit by meterids. They think there culd be as much as 300 millin tnnes f water stred in beads.
Getting water ut f the beads shuld be much easier than getting it frm craters. Astrnauts will just need t heat them up. The water cmes ut as a gas, which becmes liquid when it cls. This research is really imprtant fr future Mn missins. It means that astrnaut s living there fr a lng time t carry ut research culd have a natural surce f water.
NASA plans t land peple n the Mn in 2025 and the Eurpean Space Agency plans t build astrnaut s a Mn village. Prfessr Mahesh Anand, wh was invlved in the study, tld The Guardian newspaper, “This is ne f the mst exciting discveries we’ve made.”
28. What d we knw abut the glass beads?
A. They were fund during a missin in 2020.
B. They are made up f xygen and hydrgen.
C. They are small rcks rbiting the sun.
D. They are evidence f water n the mn.
29. Hw can the astrnauts get a natural surce f water n the mn?
A. By heating the beads up.B. By mixing up Mn dust.
C. By cling the ht rcks.D. By freezing the dark craters.
30. What des the underlined wrd “they” in paragraph 2 refer t?
A. Elements.B. Beads.
C. Drps f melting rck.D. Crashes f irn.
31. What is the best title fr the text?
A. Explratin f the Mn B. NASA Studies Water n the Mn
C. Frmatin f Mn Water D. Glass Beads Hld Mn Water

D
Eating ut in the United States is nt much different than eating ut in ther parts f the wrlds. There are still fast-fd chains such as McDnalds and KFC fr thse hamburgers. Hwever, what makes the restaurants in the US unique is that there is a cultural diversity f restaurants serving fd frm almst every part f the wrld. When yu arrive in Irvine, and travel arund the city, yu will find many restaurants f many different cultures, ranging frm Eurpean, t the Middle East and Asia. S, when yu first arrived, there are always restaurants clse by that ffers the fd yu prefer.
Nw hw d yu find thse restaurants and knw if they are gd r nt? The mst cmmn way is thrugh the Internet. In the US, mst restaurants can be fund thrugh a smartphne app called Yelp. It is a cmmnly used search engine fr restaurants and it is very cnvenient t use! All yu need is t enter the cuisine yu want such as “Indian, Sichuan, Sushi, Vegetarian, etc.” In additin, each restaurant n there is als rated and reviewed by sme f their past custmers. At sme restaurants, yu can als sign up fr the waiting list thrugh the app t save time!
If yu dn’t have access t a car r dn’t have time t g ut and eat, there are fd delivery services available. Traditinally, pizza is the mst cmmn fd fr delivery. Sme delivery services yu can try are DrDash, UberEats, r Pstmates. All yu wuld need t d is just make free accunt, select the restaurants n their webpage, rder frm the menu, and enter yur address t have the fd delivered t yur hme. They usually have a delivery discunt the first time yu sign up fr an accunt, s make sure t take advantage f that!
32. What’s special abut American restaurants?
A. They ffer fd delivery service.
B. They are mainly fast -fd chains.
C. They are rated and reviewed by past custmers.
D. They ffer different fds frm diverse cultures.
33. Which f the fllwing best describes the fd delivery in the US?
A. Varius.B. Particular.
C. Cnvenient.D. Histrical.
34. What can be inferred frm the last paragraph?
A. Buying meals is incnvenient in the US.
B. The delivery charge will be reduced fr the first sign-up.
C. Yu will be charged fr pening a delivery accunt.
D. Delivering hamburgers is the mst cmmn in the US.
35. What is the text mainly abut?
A. American traditinal fd.B. American diverse culture.
C. Guide t eating ut in the US.D. Delivery service in the US.
第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5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。
Space is where ur future is — trips t the Mn, Mars and beynd. Mst peple wuld think that apart frm cmets (彗星) and stars, there is little else ut there. _____36_____ Scientists are nw cncerned that if we dn’t clean it up, we may all be in great danger.
The first piece f space junk was created in the year f 1964, when the American satellite Vanguard I stpped perating.____37____ Hwever, since it kept rbiting arund the Earth withut any results, scientists became increasingly cmfrtable abandning things that n lnger served any useful purpse in space.
_____38_____ The junk varies frm tiny pieces f paint chipped ff rckets t cameras, huge fuel tanks, and even dd items like the millin-dllar tl kit that astrnaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn Piper lst during a spacewalk.
The majr prblem with the space trash is that it may hit wrking satellites and damage travelling spaceship. In additin t this, many pieces f junk may crash with each ther and break int pieces which fall back t the Earth. _____39_____ Grund statins have been built t mnitr larger pieces f space trash t prevent them frm crashing int wrking satellites r space shuttles. ______40______ They will stp littering in space and t clean up the trash already there.
A. It lst its cnnectin with the grund centre.
B. T avid this, scientists have invented several ways fr clearing the sky.
C. The junk flats slwly arund the Earth.
D. Hwever, since ur space jurney started, we have left much trash in space.
E. It is said that there are nw ver 500,000 pieces f man-made trash rbiting the Earth at speeds f up t 17,500 miles per hur.
F. Future plans include a cperative effrt amng many natins.
G. It hasn’t resulted in any serius prblems up t nw.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
As nline schling tk effect in the US, parents nted many children lacked learning space at hme. S, they gt ___41___. They built, cllected, and dnated desks, ___42___ remte learning fr kids in need.
In Mitch Cuch’s hme in Califrnia, his daughter and sn kept ___43___ the kitchen table fr remte lessns r being bthered. This gave him an ___44___ —he wuld make them their wn desks. The desks were kid-size, simple and ___45___, made f wd. But they ___46___. Then he thught: Why nt prvide ther children with individual learning areas t ___47___ their supplies?
“I spent nly $20—significantly less than what stres charge fr desks that are suddenly in ___48___, ” Cuch said. “I decided t shw thers hw t build desks. S I made a vide abut desk-making t ___49___ fellw parents.”
A grcery stre saw Cuch’s ____50____ nline, ffering t fund materials if he wuld build mre. They als ____51____ lcal schl fficials t help identify thse in need. At first, there was an rder fr 20 desks, but it quickly ____52____ by at least 50. By nw Cuch is s ____53____ —he can knck ne ut in abut 15 minutes.
Cuch says the messages f ____54____ frm parents and students kept him ging, sharing thank-yu cards frm parents saying their kids were ‘‘ding better and ____55____ mre because they have their wn space”.
41. A. upsetB. busyC. nervus D. careful
42. A. enablingB. appintingC. prviding D. easing
43. A. leaving behindB. putting utC. taking up D. mving arund
44. A. pprtunityB. apprachC. ptin D. inspiratin
45. A. inexpensiveB. uncmmnC. sufficient D. recyclable
46. A. met the standardB. set an exampleC. take effect D. made a bet
47. A. shareB. streC. illustrate D. use
48. A. favurB. questinC. sight D. demand
49. A. attractB. guideC. cnvince D. remind
50. A. achievementsB. dnatinsC. children D. appeals
51. A. thankedB. infrmedC. rganized D. cntacted
52. A. sughtB. increasedC. decreased D. permitted
53. A. practicedB. devtedC. prud D. prepared
54. A. encuragementB. cncernC. appreciatin D. trust
55. A. expectingB. understandingC. fcusing D. explring
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。
Fr Greek phtgrapher Gerge Dupas, Beijing is hme nw. During the past decade, he has been phtgraphing the city, capturing its beauty ____56____ sharing these phts nline and in exhibitins.
“This ____57____ (true) represents Beijing — the ld and the new, nicely mixing tgether,” Dupas said while ____58____ (shw) his phtgraph f the Zhihua Temple, a delicate Ming Dynasty building. It ____59____ (lcate) in frnt f a mdern ffice building, Galaxy SOHO, which features weaving bridges and interlcking passageways.
With rich histrical heritage, Beijing has been an imprtant center f traditinal Chinese culture since the Ming Dynasty. Dupas ften gets ____60____ (lse) in the city’s splendid ancient architecture. Meanwhile, he is als amazed by the mdern city cmbining high-end businesses and varius ____61____ (industry). “It is fascinating ____62____ (see) a rapidly-develping city that invests s much effrt in preserving its past, ____63____ is why I decided t pursue my career here,” he said.
Dupas is determined t cntinue with his career in China, hping t serve ____64____ a bridge between China and the West. The displays that shw his phts abut Beijing have attracted a large audience in Greece and the Czech Republic.
“I call Beijing my hme nw,” he said, “I’ll keep sharing phts f China with ____65____ rest f the wrld.”
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是李华，校学生会主席。请你就本校学生缺乏体育锻炼的问题，在全校升旗仪式上做演讲，呼吁大家积极参加体育锻炼。内容包括：
1. 问题的严重性；
2. 发出倡议等。
注意：1. 词数80词左右；
2. 开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear teachers and fellw students,
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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。
A Secret Prmise Kept
When I was a little by, I lved t visit the fire statin where my father wrked. Smetimes Dad wuld give me a ten cents t buy a sda(汽水).
One day, I tk tw friends t the statin t shw my dad ff. I asked Dad if we culd each have a sda befre we went hme fr lunch. I sensed just the slightest hesitatin in my father’s vice. But he said “sure” and gave us each a dime(一毛钱). We each bught a sda and headed hme fr lunch and a summer afternn f swimming.
When I came hme, I heard my parents talking. Mm seemed upset with Dad, and then I heard my name mentined. “Yu shuld have just said yu didn’t have mney fr sdas. Brian wuld have understd. We dn’t have any extra mney, and yu need t have yur lunch.”
I suddenly realized the sacrifice(牺牲) my father had made fr it. Fr the next twenty years, he wrked three jbs t supprt my big family.
One afternn Dad’s ld car brke dwn, and he asked me t take him t his dctr's appintment. As I pulled up t the firehuse, I saw Dad utside arund a brand-new pickup truck with the ther firemen. It was a beauty. Dad said, “Smeday, I’ll wn a truck like that.”
My brthers and I were ding well in business. We had ffered t buy him a truck, but he refused.
When Dad stepped ut f the dctr’s ffice, his face was pale. “Let’s g,” was all he said.
We drve by the ld huse, the lake and the crner stre, and Dad started talking abut the memries each place held and hw prud he was f us. That was when I knew he was dying, which ttally shcked me. He made me prmise that I wuld never tell anyne f his impending(迫近的) death. I agreed, knwing it was the tughest secret t keep.
At the time, I was just lking t buy a new truck, s I invited Dad t g t the lcal car dealer’s (经销商) shp with me.
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I walked t my father with the key t the brwn truck.
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参考答案
英语听力
1—5.ABCAC6—10.ACABC11—15.BCBAC16—20.CABBA
阅读理解
21-23. CDB 24-27. BDAC 28-31. AACD32-35. DCBC 36-40. DAEBF
完形填空
41-45. BDCDA 46-50. CBDBA 51-55. DBACC
语法填空
56. and 57. truly 58. shwing 59. is lcated 60. lst 61. industries 62. t see 63. which 64. as 65. the
应用文
Dear teachers and fellw students,
It’s my great hnr t stand here and present a speech abut the wrrying situatin in ur schl. Yu may have nticed that a large numbers f students dn’t like ding physical exercise, which bviusly has bad effects bth n ur health and study.
As a result, I strngly appeal t yu all t stick t the practice f physical exercise every mrning, which helps start a happy and pleasant day. Besides, yu’d better make full use f the PE class and ten-minute breaks t wrk ut s that yu will feel refreshed and mre energetic in class. Last f all, time permitting, yu can take part in the clrful after-schl activities, such as playing basketball and ding rpe skipping n the playgrund. I am sure yu will find them interesting and beneficial.
D take gd care f ur health, and yu’re bund t enjy a bright future.
That’s all! Thanks fr all yur attentin!
读后续写
At the time, I was lking t buy a new truck, s I invited Dad t g t the lcal car dealer’s(经销商) shp with me. As we entered the shwrm and I started talking with the salesman, I sptted Dad lking at a beautiful chclate-brwn pickup truck, running his hand ver it. I said t my father, “Dad, yu really like that brwn truck, dn’t yu?” Dad ndded smilingly. “Why dn’t yu g inside and see hw it feels？I’ll lk at the ther trucks.” Having lked arund, I decided n a blue truck. I tld the salesman I wuld take the brwn ne t, fr my dad, after which we made the deal.
I walked t my father with the key t the brwn truck t my father. “Dad, the brwn truck is yurs nw. A gift frm me.” “What?!” he exclaimed, “I can’t accept it.” “Yu have made t many sacrifices fr us. Yu deserve it.” Hearing what I said, Dad held my hands tightly, tears welling up in his eyes, saying “Thank yu, sn.” I asked him t prmise me nt t tell anyne I bught the truck fr him. Grinning frm ear t ear, he ndded a yes and gt int his dream car. We bth kept ur prmise, knwing it was a prmise f lve.
听力原材料：
Text 1
M: Getting t wrk in the mrning seems t take lnger each day. I was late again this mrning.
W: Are yu still driving in?
M: Yes. The traffic was s bad in the mrning. It’s just ne traffic jam after anther n the rad (1).
❖ a traffic jam 交通堵塞
Text 2
W: Have yu nticed that peple here in Mexic stand very clse tgether?
M: Yes. It’s the same in Peru t.
W: It’s the ppsite in Britain. I was a little uncmfrtable here at first (2). But after a few days, I’m gelling used t it.
Text 3
M: Hi, I rdered a bk frm Justin Lewis Iasi week. I was wndering if it has cme in yet (3). My name is Peter Schneider.
W: Lei me check it fr yu, Mr. Schneider. Yes, the bk has arrived this mrning and shuld be ready fr yu t pick up this afternn.
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W: Have yu seen Jim since it happened?
M: Yes. He was hping t spend his hliday turing with his ftball team but he had t pull ut.
W: When will he be able t play again?
M: It takes mnths fr a brken leg l recver fully (4).
❖ pull ut从某事物中退出
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W: I wish I had mre time t spend with Lily. She has t g t a babysitter every mrning.
M: It’s tugh when yu wrk s much.
W: Well, smetimes I have t ask my bss fr a leave l lk after her (5).
❖ babysitter临时保姆：（居家）保姆
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M: Did yu see that thunderstrm yesterday afternn? The lightning was amazing.
W: I was walking hme frm ftball practice when the rain started (6).
M: It was really heavy.
W: Yeah. When it began I’d just left the sprts center, s I was able t g back and take cver inside. I called my mum t say I’d be hme late. Anyway, I met a friend wh was still there s we just chatted and waited till it was ver. Shame I missed seeing the lightning thugh (7). I heard ii was very impressive.
❖ shame遗憾
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W: Oh, Jeremy, there yu arc. Have yu had a chance t check ut the prblem I mentined yesterday? I think there’s an issue with the heater in the cnference rm.
M: Ah ... nt yet. I’ve been setting up the new wrkspaces fr the part-time wrkers we recently hired (9).
W: I’m planning t hst ur visiting clients in that rm this afternn, s I’ll change the lcatin if it’s still cld in there.
M: OK, I’ll get t the cnference rm as sn as I finish.
W: Great. And let me knw if it can’t be fixed by nn (8).
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W: Thanks fr letting me brrw the lent, Sam (10).
M: N prblem, Tara. I was wrried it’d be t small.
W: It was a little tight but we managed. We’ll have t get a big ne fr next time. Anyway, it was a great camping trip!
M: Are yu ging again sn?
W: N, we’re practicing ur rck climbing fr a little while t get int shape (11).
M: It’s great fr building strength! Me and Shelly d ii at the climbing center just ut f twn. It’s fun slving the puzzle f hw t get up, and exciting t!
W: True that! My gym has a practice wall but we’d like t d it in the wild ne day!
M: I have a guide I can recmmend. He’ll take yu t the best climbing spt and it has all the equipment t!
W: Great! D yu want t practice tgether?
M: Sure, I’m ging with Shelly at 6 pm tnight.
W: Excellent. I’ll meet yu at the center then! (12)
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M: S Olivia, tell us hw that happened.
W: Well, when I was driving in the muntain rad, I tk a wrng turning and gt cmpletely lst (13).
M: Was that frightening?
W: Yeah. While I was trying t decide hw t get back t the main rad, sme heavy snw started cming dwn.
M: I was quite certain it wuldn’t last lng. It was March in Italy.
W: I wasn’t wrried at first, but I didn’t have much petrl left s I switched ff the engine (14). I tried t phne fr help but culdn’t get thrugh.
M: Hw did yu stay warm? With the car heater?
W: That meant having the engine n s I nly used it a bit. Instead I gt all f my jumpers and trusers frm my suitcases and wre them all night (15). I was still frzen, thugh, and wished I had sme cffee r tea with me.
M: S yu spent the whle night inside the car?
W: Yes. I managed t cntact the emergency services finally. They knew my lcatin frm my phne signal. They’d called t ask if I needed an ambulance and luckily I didn’t need it, s they just cleared the snw and led me alng the rad back t the main rad (16).
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M: Cntinuing ur bradcast f public service annuncements, Wrldwide Helpers annunces upcming penings fr a number f vlunteer wrker psitins. All applicants must meet the fllwing requirements.
First f all, applicants must be ver 18 years f age (17). The cmpany aplgizes, but there can be n exceptins t this rule. Secnd, peple interested in these psitins may nt have plice recrds. A parking ticket and things like that are, f curse, n prblem. The emplyer will, f curse, check with the plice t cnfirm yur clean recrd.
In additin, applicants must supply references frm past r present emplyers r teachers alng with their recent CV (18). These references must be relevant t the applicant’s wrk habits (19). Remember, these are references frm emplyers r teachers. A nte frm yur dear ld Mum wn’t d. Wrldwide Helpers assures me that they will cntact these references t cnfirm they are genuine.
Althugh all psitins are vlunteers, the emplyer will cver sme f yur expenses. Fr example, they will pay fr transprtatin t and frm the jb site. Aside frm that, the cst f phne calls is cvered. But I’m srry t say that yu have t have dinner at yur wn hme (20).