2024届江苏省南通市海安高级中学高三下学期第二次模拟考试英语试题

这是一份2024届江苏省南通市海安高级中学高三下学期第二次模拟考试英语试题，共13页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分7等内容，欢迎下载使用。

（考试时间：120分钟；总分：150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. What is the wman ding?
A. Cmplaining f t much hmewrk.
B. Grading papers fr her prfessr.
C. Reading cmplicated chapters.
2. What is the girl lking fr?
A. A backpack.B. Schl papers.C. A jacket.
3. What did the speakers think f the lecture?
A. Fun.B. Bring.C. Infrmative.
4. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. In the wman’s huse.B. In a supermarket.C. In a restaurant
5. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. Industrial prductin.B. Autmated machinery.C. Their wrk.
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. What is the weather like?
A. Rainy.B. Cludy.C. Sunny.
7. What d the speakers decide t d?
A. Watch TV.B. Play sprts.C. Plant trees
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why des the man talk t the wman?
A. T cnfirm the address f the bank.
B. T ask abut the perating hurs.
C. T get an identificatin frm
9. When des the bank clse at weekdays?
A. At 3 p.m.B. At 4:30 p.m.C. At 5 p.m.
10. Hw can the man save time?
A. By making a reservatin.
B. By filling ut a frm in advance.
C. By pening the bank accunt nline.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Wh did Sam g t the fashin shw with?
A. A family member.B. Sme friends.C. A designer.
12. Which shw did Emma miss?
A. The sprts clthes shw.
B. The children’s fashin shw.
C. The cstumes hw.
13. Wh disliked the sprts clthes shw?
A. Sam and Anna.B. Sam and Melissa.C. Emma and Anna.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What stimulated the wman’s interest in lighting?
A. The lighting in a play.
B. A light shw at a rck cncert.
C. A firewrks display at an event.
15. What des the wman say abut her jb?
A. It’s simple t perate.
B. It’s highly thught f by many peple.
C. It’s imprtant fr peple t understand a play.
16. What did the wman d at schl?
A. She acted n a dark stage.
B. She made a lighting plan fr a play
C. She assisted the teacher t write a play
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Why des the speaker give this talk?
A. T intrduce the guests.
B. T explain the change t the plan.
C. T make the prcedure clear t the listeners.
18. Hw lng will the questin-part last?
A. Abut ne hur and a half.
B. Abut ne hur.
C. Abut half an hur.
19. Wh will talk abut the future f the ty industry?
A. Sarah Smith.B. Rbert Price.C. Kenji Nakamura.
20. What can we learn frm the talk?
A. Lunch will be served in Victria Hall.
B. Peple can enjy tea and juice after 6 p.m.
C. Sally Cnnr will make a cnclusin f the cnference.
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
Pets are part f ur family s it’s imprtant t factr them in when planning a trip that yu’re nt taking them with yu n. Pet charity BlueCrss advises planning well in advance s yu knw that yur pet will be cmfrtable.
Family and friends
Leaving yur pet in the care f a trusted friend r neighbur will give yu peace f mind that it will be well cared fr. Yur pet will be able t stay with them in their hme.
Things t cnsider if yur pet is staying in anther huse：
●D they have anther dg r pet and will they get n with yur pet?
D they have a garden? Is the garden secure s yur pet can’t escape?
Pet sitter
Pet sitters stay in r visit yur hme t lk after yur pet while yu’re away fr a fee. This is a gd ptin which allws yur pet t stay in a familiar envirnment and yu will receive regular updates.
Hw t find a gd pet sitter：
●Ask friends and family fr recmmendatins fr pet sitters.
●Pet sitters dn’t need a license t wrk, but reputable nes will be able t shw yu training and insurance certificates.
●Check reviews nline frm independent review sites.
Hme barder
Hme barders are peple that take pets int their wn hmes t lk after fr a fee.
Hw t find a gd hme barder：
●Check their hme has n bvius dangers, like expsed wires, txic substances and unsecured fences.
●Yur pet is invited rund t get t knw the hme and meet the family it’ll be staying with.
●Yu can easily find and view their license t hme bard pets frm the lcal cuncil as well as their insurance details and training.
Barding kennels
Kennels are an ptin, but it depends whether yur pet is cmfrtable being left alne in a kennel envirnment arund ther pets.
Hw t find a barding kennel：
●Get a persnal recmmendatin, and check the kennel is licensed.
●Ask if yu can visit befre yu bk.
●Ask abut insurance cver and the prcedure fr cntacting a vet(兽医).
21. If yu prefer yur pet t stay in a familiar envirnment, yu can leave it with .
A. a trusted friend B. a barding kennel C. a hme barder D. a pet sitter
22. Hw can ne find a suitable hme barder?
A. Call the insurance cmpany.
B. Check reviews frm independent review sites.
C. Check the license frm the lcal cuncil.
D. Invite him ver t yur hme and meet yur family
23. Wh may find this passage mst useful?
A. A vet wh desires t change his jb.
B. A pet wner wh will take a business trip.
C. A man wh is cnsidering adpting a dg.
D.A cuple wh are planning t rent a huse
B
Even nw, I have vivid memries f my last day f high schl. In my mind’s eye, I’m cleaning ut my lcker, and then staring at the emptiness fr a few extra beats befre slamming it shut fr the last time. I’m wandering arund the halls with my best friend, blissfully ignring the bells ging ff every 50 minutes n schedule because, just tday, we’re allwed t break the rules. I’m sitting n my desk, swinging my feet, and shting the breeze (闲聊) with my English teacher, Mr. Carr, in a way that makes me feel almst grwn up.
It was maybe my favrite day f the whle year. Like the final layer f waterclr, the freedm and lightness I feel seeps(渗透) int the rest f my memries f that day and turns them just a shade rsier.
If the schl year hasn’t yet ended fr yu, cnsider what yu can d t make the finale cunt. Why? Because when it cmes t human memry, nt all mments are created equal. Instead, ur remembered experiences are disprprtinately(不成比例地) influenced by peaks(the best mments as well as the wrst) and endings(the last mments) .Nbel Prize winner Danny Kahneman, wh discvered this phenmenn, called this the peak-end rule. It suggests that ur judgment f a past experience is largely based n its mst extreme pint and its endpint.
I tk advantage f the peak-end rule years ag, when my girls were yung enugh t want a bedtime stry each night. I remember thinking that whatever disagreement and stress had ccurred that day, I culd make the last mments cunt. I culd end n a nte f calm and act like the patient mm I hadn’t quite managed t be just hurs befre.
Dn’t mistake all mments as equal insignificance. There’s a reasn why yga classes end with savasana(挺卧式). There’s a reasn we eat dessert last D rganize endings carefully. As Seattle Seahawks cach Pete Carrll might say: Finish strng. Last impressins are especially lasting.
24. What can the authr suggest ding t make the end f a schl year memrable?
A. Planning a special event fr the last day
B. Reflecting n the entire academic year
C. Ignring schl regulatins
D. Fcusing n the final exam
25. Which statement is true abut the peak-end rule?
A. The last mments matter the mst in ur memries
B. Peaks in life can be remembered better than endings
C. The peaks and ends f experiences are easier t remember.
D. Our judgment f the past is determined by first impressins.
26. What is paragraph 4 mainly abut?
A. What struggles the authr had in life.
B. Hw the authr treated her daughters.
C. Why the authr read stries t her kids.
D. Hw the authr applied the rule t daily life.
27. Why is Pete Carrll mentined in the last paragraph?
A. T shw the imprtance f ding sprts.
B. T explain why last impressins are lasting.
C. T prve the peak-end rule can be used in sprts
D. T encurage readers t value the last mments f an experience.
C
A bat and a ball cst $1.10 in ttal. The bat csts $1.00 mre than the ball. Hw much des the ball cst?
If yu answered 10 cents, yu’re nt alne mst peple give the same answer(the crrect answer is 5 cents) .It’s an example f hw we ften rely n intuitive(直觉的)respnses—answers we feel are true. Peple give answers that “pp int their mind,” says Steven Slman. We dn’t spend much time “reflecting and checking whether the answer is right r wrng.”
The bat and ball questin helps explain why we ften believe in fake news. It is part f human nature t believe, says Slman. But “the trick with fake news is t knw t verify”—in ther wrds, t stp and questin what yu knw. In ne experiment, Slman and a clleague invented a discvery called helium rain. They tld a grup f vlunteers abut it, but admitted they culd nt fully explain what it was. They then asked the vlunteers t rate their wn understanding f helium rain. Mst vlunteers rated themselves 1 ut f 7, meaning they did nt understand the cncept.
The researchers then tld anther grup f vlunteers abut the discvery. This time, they said that scientists culd fully explain hw it wrks. When asked t rate their understanding, the vlunteers gave an average answer f 2. The scientists’ cnfidence gave the vlunteers an increased sense f their wn understanding, Slman says.
Accrding t Slman, studies shw that knwledge spreads like a cntagin(传染病). This idea can be seen in many fields, including plitics. “If everyne arund yu is saying they understand why a plitician is dishnest,” Slman says, “then yu’re ging t start thinking that yu understand, t.”
Anther explanatin fr the spread f fake news is “mtivated reasning,” writes Adam Wyatz, an American management prfessr, “we are naturally mre likely t believe things that cnfirm ur existing pinins.”
S in a wrld where misleading infrmatin is cmmn, training peple t care abut fact-checking is imprtant, especially in nline cmmunities. “We shuld check things and nt just take them at face value,” Slman says. “Verify befre yu believe.”
28. Why des the authr use the example f the bat and ball questin?
A. T shw that there are varius answers t a questin.
B. T illustrate that peple tend t rush t a cnclusin.
C. T aruse peple’s interest in playing guessing games.
D. T warn that peple ften ignre skills that they learned
29. In paragraph 3, what des the underlined wrd “verify” mean?
A. T prve smething exists r is true.
B. T fllw yur intuitive respnse
C. T express an pinin abut smething.
D. T think abut smething fr lng.
30. When d mre vlunteers claim t understand helium rain?
A. When they have mre cnfidence in themselves.
B. When they believed that scientists understd it.
C. When sme f the vlunteers explained it t them.
D. When Slman and his clleagues shwed them hw it wrks.
31. Which f the fllwing is an example f “mtivated reasning”?
A. Yu think a university prfessr dishnest when everybdy arund yu say s.
B. Yu search nline fr mre infrmatin abut a dubtful stry n scial media.
C. Yu trust a damaging stry abut smene wh yu always judge negatively.
D. Yu pst a message nline that gives yur persnal pinin abut a news stry.
D
Scientists have fund a way t decde(解码) a stream f wrds in the brain using MRI scans and artificial intelligence. The system recnstructs the main pint f what a persn hears r imagines, rather than trying t cpy each wrd, a team reprts. “It’s getting at the ideas behind the wrds, the meaning, says Alexander Huth, an authr f the study.”
Previus effrts t decde language have relied n sensrs placed directly n the surface f the brain. The sensrs detect signals in areas invlved in expressing wrds. But the Texas team’s apprach is an attempt t “decde mre freefrm thught,” says Marcel Just, a prfessr f psychlgy at Carnegie Melln University.
The new study came abut as part f an effrt t understand hw the brain prcesses language. Researchers had three peple spend up t16 hurs each in a functinal MRI scanner which detects signs f activity acrss the brain. Participants wre headphnes that streamed audi frm the Internet. Thse streams f wrds prduced activity all ver the brain, nt just in areas assciated with speech and language. After participants listened t hurs f stries in the scanner, the MRI data was sent t a cmputer. It learned t match specific patterns f brain activity with certain streams f wrds. Then came a paraphrased versin f what a participant heard.
The MRI apprach is currently slwer and less accurate than an experimental cmmunicatin system being develped fr paralyzed peple, where peple get a sheet f electrical sensrs implanted directly n the surface f the brain. With an MRI-based system, n ne has t get surgery.
But future versins f MRI scans culd raise mral questins. “What if yu can read ut the wrd that smebdy is just thinking in their head? That’s ptentially a harmful thing.” Huth says. This technlgy can’t really read minds uncntrllably, thugh. It nly wrks when a participant is actively cperating with scientists. Still, systems that decde language culd smeday supprt peple wh are unable t speak because f a brain injury r disease. They are als assisting scientists in understanding hw the brain prcesses wrds and thughts.
32. What is special abut the Texas team’s study?
A. Brain can be recnstructed.B. Expressin can be perfected.
C. Meanings can be cmprehended.C. Sensr signals can be imprved.
33. What is paragraph 3 mainly abut?
A. The prcess f an experiment.B. Patterns f brain activity.
C. Steps f wrd matching.D. The way f speech decding.
34. What can be implied abut MRI scans frm the last paragraph?
A. They are a duble-edged swrd.B. They are ptentially harmful t life.
C. They are helpful t treat brain disease.D. They are well wrth researching.
35. Which can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. A Decder That Can Read Yur Mind B. MRI Scanner: Bridge Message Gap
C. MRI Scanner: Still a Lng Way t G D. A Decder That Can Cnvey Meaning
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。
Hp n the Silent Walking Trend
Silent walking invlves walking utdrs withut distractins like music r cnversatins, fcusing n the mind-bdy-nature cnnectin. 36 That’s as lwer lwer-impact way t relax and is great fr fitness. Here’s everything yu need t knw abut the trend.
Select a natural setting and fully engage yur senses. Fr reaping the mental health benefits, it is recmmended t find a quiet and peaceful natural lcatin. 37 Meanwhile, cnsciusly bserving the sights, sunds, smells, and physical sensatins during the walk can significantly impact cgnitive and emtinal well-being.
T stimulate the mind, cnsider explring different rutes than usual. Withut yur favurite pdcast r playlist, yu might slip int bredm n yur walk. 38 And it might even be gd fr yur brain. Scientists applaud the virtues f bredm fr brain health, believing that it bsts creativity and imprves scial cnnectins. And if yu d get bred, rest assured that it shws yu’ve discnnected frm external distractins. G with it, and make sure yu take a different rute each time-it’ll keep yu mtivated.
Start ff with five-minute silent walks and eventually buildup t thirty minutes. If yu’re usually a headphne wearer, it will feel super weird t walk withut yur g-t tunes, but give yurself a secnd t adjust. Chances are, nce yu’re a few minutes int yur silent walk, yu’ll feel the magic kick in. 39
Regular reflectin and nging dcumentatin are essential. After cmpleting a silent walk, take time t reflect upn any emerging thughts, feelings, r insights. 40 Jurnaling abut the experience can als slidify cnnectins between thughts and ideas, prviding a valuable tl fr self-reflectin and grwth.
A. But being bred wn’t hurt yu.
B. Taking different paths can lead t exciting discveries.
C. Adjusting the rutine gradually can help ease int the experience.
D. Yu’ll als start nticing the little things arund yu mre clearly.
E. They can deepen understanding and serve as a recrd f persnal grwth
F. Unlike exercise-riented walking, it isn’t abut reaching certain speed r steps
G. In such an envirnment yu can immerse yurself in the natural sundscape (音景).
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
On the mrning f September 11th, my clsest friend, Kevin Bwser, died in the Wrld Trade Center. The srrw was s awful, but I was determined t channel it int smething with
41 .
The next summer, I set ff n a tw-mnth bicycle tur t Philadelphia t 42 him. The whle natin was in deep srrw and, as I travelled and 43 new peple, we wuld inevitably(不可避免地) hug. I didn’t ntice the 44 they brught at the time, but when I returned, a friend said that I ften spke abut the hugs I shared with 45 .The bike ride and the 46 I made enriched me, s I planned a secnd. I call it “Big Dave’shug”.
Between 2002 and 2015, I 47 the stretches f Nrth America three times. My Big Dave’s hug banner(横幅) intrduced me and my 48 .Sme peple were 49 abut hugging me when they didn’t knw the first thing abut me. But when they saw my intentin was 50 and I wasn’t asking fr anything, they 51 .Yung peple wuld reveal their childhd secrets and affairs, while elders always had great stries t 52 . Every city wuld warn me that the next was less 54 , but they never were.
It generated enrmus jy. It was nt just a hug, but als 55 and mments. Peple ask why I’m ding it and I say it 55 me, makes me smile and prvides perspective.
41. A. regret B. prfit C. reputatin D. purpse
42. A. amuse B. hnur C. check D. trick
43. A. met B. hired C. avided D. treated
44. A. pride B. emptiness C. cmfrtD. srrw
45. A. vlunteers B. strangers C. victims D. cnsultants
46. A. dnatins B. schedules C. cnnectins D. prmises
47. A. cycled B. studied C. charted D. secured
48. A. destinatin B. achievement C. backgrund D. missin
49. A. particular B. curius C. hesitant D. psitive
50. A. strange B. unclear C. sincere D. awful
51. A. pened up B. gt away C. gave in D. lked ut
52. A. cllect B. type C. edit D. share
53. A. friendly B. ambitius C. civilized D. knwn
54. A. tensins B. challenges C. cnversatins D. tlerances
55. A. beautifies B. enriches C. publicizes D. shelters
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。
A freight(货运) train laded with grain frm Kazakhstan arrived in Zhangjiaku n Dec 13. It came after a jurney 56 .passed thrugh the Hrgs railway prt in Nrthwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autnmus regin.
It was the first freight train frm verseas 57 (arrive) in Zhangjiaku after the launch f the China-Eurpe(Central Asia) rute at the end f August, and t k 10 days t travel mre than 4, 000 kilmeters.
The gvernment said the train’s arrival represented the 58 (f ice) pening f the Zhangjiaku sectin f the rute in bth directins, enabling tw-way trade and establishing an imprtant 59 (fund) fr the develpment f Zhangjiaku 60 a multimdal transprtatin. It als marked 61 significant step frward in cnstructing a cmprehensive internatinal trade crridr in Zhangjiaku, enhancing its level f penness
62 expanding the lgistics netwrk arund Beijing.
The name f the trains, “Jingzhang”, 63 (cmbine) characters representing the cities f Beijing and Zhangjiaku. The train t depart frm Zhangjiaku left the freight railway statin in Xiahuayuan district n Aug 29, carrying 59 cntainers with 1, 322 tns f gds.
As the train netwrk cntinues t expand, mre cities in Hebei, Shijiazhuang, Hand an, Lang fang and Zhangjiaku 64 (include), are jining the crss-brder railway transprtatin system. Zhangjiaku is becming part f a cmprehensive internatinal trade crridr 65 (fllw) the pening f the railway rute t Eurpe and Central Asia.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是学生会主席李华。请为校英文报写一则招新启事，欢迎同学们加入到学校英语社团，启事内容包括：
1.介绍社团的活动；2.参加社团的好处；3.加入社团的方式。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。
Welcme t Our English Club
April 20, 2024
Welcme t ur English club!

English Club
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。
The easy way ut isn’t always easiest. I learned that lessn when I decided t treat my father t a special meal. I glanced thrugh the ckbk and chse a menu which included hmemade bread. Knwing the bread wuld take time, I started n it as sn a she left fr wrk.
As I was nt experienced in cking, I thught if a dzen was gd, tw dzen wuld be better, s I dubled everything. As Dad lved ranges, I als pened a can f range and pured it all int the bwl. Sn there was sticky dugh(面团) cvered with ugly yellwish marks. Realizing I had been defeated, I put the dugh in the rubbish bin utside s I wuldn’t have t face him laughing at my wrk.
I went n preparing the rest f the meal, and, when Dad gt hme, we sat dwn t Crnish chicken with rice. He tried t enjy the meal but seemed disturbed. Twice he gt up and went utside, saying he thught he heard a nise. The third time he left, I went t the windws t see what he was ding
Lking ut, I saw Dad standing abut three feet frm the rubbish bin, hlding the lid up with a stick and lking int the cntainer. When I came ut f the huse, he drpped the stick and explained that there was smething alive in the rubbish bin. Picking up the stick again, he held the lid up enugh fr me t see. I felt cld. But I stepped clser and lked harder.
Withut dubt it was my wrk. The ht sun had caused the dugh t duble in size and the fermenting yeast(酵母) made the surface shake and sig has thugh it were breathing. I had t admit what the “living thing” was and why it was there. I dn’t knw wh was mre embarrassed by the whle thing, Dad r me.
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。
My dad tapped me gently n the shulder, and we went inside.


At a party three mnths later, everyne wanted t try my bread.


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应用文：
Welcme t Our English Club
April 20.2024
Welcme t ur English Chub. It culd serve as a platfrm t shw yur utstanding abilities and help yu develp a range f great skills.
Yu can participate in a variety f activities including staging musical dramas, hlding grup discussins, watching Oscar-winning mvies, and sn. These after-class activities culd ffer yu abundant pprtunities. First, yur active participatin is helpful in strengthening the sense f respnsibility and managing interpersnal relatins. Secnd, varius activities rganized by us culd raise yur level f prficiency in English. A gd cmmand f English will undubtedly give yu a cmpetitive advantage ver yur peers.
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My dad tapped me gently n the shulder and we went inside. Sitting back t ur Crnish chicken, Dad, smilingly, updated me n recent events at his wrk withut a mere mentin f the crazy dugh wildly dancing utside, which served wnderfully as a gentle embarrassment reliever. Hwever, while ding the dishes after dinner, Dad said t me with firmness in his vice, “Yu dn’t have t be an expert t make bread but yu d have t d yur research befre taking actins. There is n such thing as an easy way ut.” And that was the starting pint f my jurney with making the perfect bread.
At a party three mnths later ever v ne wanted t try my bread. The rest f the night slipped away, filled with inquiries abut my secret recipe. Yet, hardly was there a different answer ther than, “Beauty cmes frm balance and patience.” T be frank that was exactly what I’d learnt during my numerus experiments. An amazing laf f bread required suitable balance f ingredients t mix as well as enrmus patience f waiting fr the dugh t rise. Cuntless were my failures t make tasty bread, every single mment f it was cherished. Alng the jurney, I’ve develped frm the man whse dugh sighs in a dustbin t the man whse bread makes yur taste but dance.
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(Text 1)
W: I can’t keep up with all this wrk.
M: What’s the prblem?
W: My prfessr keeps giving us mre and mre chapters t read. I can’t pssibly get thrugh it and d the assignments
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M: Please, dn’t carry yur backpack rund the museum
W: Oh, srry. I left all my schl papers smewhere in a blue bx. And I can’t find them.
M: Which rms have yu been in?
W: Well, first, I went t that ne where all the jackets and things , that’s where it is!
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M: What did yu think f the speaker’s tpic?
W: Persnally, I thught it was rather dry. It was like listening t smene read frm a textbk.
M: Yu’re right. I hpe the next lecture wn’t be as dull.
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M: Well, thanks fr a pleasant evening. I really enjyed the chicken.
W: I’m glad yu like it. It’s my mther’s special recipe.
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M: D yu realize that autmated machinery accunts fr 34% f all industrial labr?
W: I hadn’t the slightest idea.
M: I’m serius. I wnder if we will need t d any wrk at all smeday.
W: Machines will never replace manpwer cmpletely.
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M: Isn’t it a lvely day tday?
W: Yu think s? The sun is blinding! I wish there were a few cluds in the sky
M: D yu knw what wuld really cl things dwn? A little rain!
W: But then we’d be stuck inside!
M: There’re lts f things yu can d n a rainy day. Watch TV, play cmputer games, cards, bard , it’s gd fr the trees and grass.
W: I want t be utside! On a clear day yu can play sprts, g shpping, r have a picnic.
M: That des sund like fun. Why dn’t we g play badmintn?
W: Yeah, let’s g!
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M: Hi, I want t knw yur business hurs. Des the bank pen n weekends, as well?
W: We’re clsed n Sundays. But n Saturdays, clse at 3 p.m., which is 2 hurs earlier than weekdays
M: Oh, kay. If I arrive at arund 4: 30 tmrrw afternn, can I pen a new bank accunt?
W: Of curse. Smetimes, it’s very crwded thugh.
M: And des it usually take lng t pen a new accunt?
W: It depends. Usually it takes abut thirty minutes, but if yu bring a dwnladed applicatin frm all filled ut befre the visit, it can save smetime. Yu can dwnlad it frm ur website. Oh, and yu must bring sme identificatin.
(Text 8)
W: Hi Sam. Did yu g t the cllege fashin shw last week?
M: Hi, Emma! Yes, I did! Did yu?
W: Yes, I went with sme friends, but I didn’t see yu there. Did yu gal ne?
M: I was ging t g with a friend frm cllege, but he was busy, s I went with my cusin Anna. She’s studying fashin design at university
W: When did yu g? We were there n Sunday
M: We actually went twice, nce n Friday afternn and then again n Saturday fr the cstumes hw
W: I missed that ne. The children’s fashin shw was interesting, but I didn’t like the sprts clthes ne. My friend Melissa didn’t like it, either. She said it was bring
M: That was Anna’s pinin, t, but I thught all the shws were brilliant.
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M: I’m with Ella Fletcher, wh’s currently wrking as a lighting technician at a theatre. Ella, welcme. What attracted yu t this jb?
W: Well, I’ve always been interested in brightly-clred light shws, like the nes yu see at rck cncerts. I’ve always been keen n firewrks displays t. But I think a play I went t ages ag was the riginal inspiratin-the memry f the amazing lighting they used has stayed with me
M: S what d theatre lighting technicians d, exactly?
W: Well ur theatre directr nce said many peple think we just turn the lights n and ff at the beginning and end f a perfrmance. In fact, lighting technician really help the audience t get what’s happening n the stage during a play.
M: Yu started getting invlved with stage lighting at schl, didn’t yu?
W: I did. Fr the first play I helped with, I drew up a really detailed plan fr the play lighting. My teacher was impressed—but then plitely pinted ut the play was actually set during the day, s n darkness was required!
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M: Gd mrning and welcme t ur cnference n the ty industry. I’d like t start by saying a few wrds abut what yu can expect frm the cnference, since sme f the details n the riginal plan have changed. After the intrductin by Sally Cnnr, Kenji Nakamura will give a talk.That’sfrm10 a.m. t 11:30 a.m. He will tell yu abut the mst recent develpments in the ty industry in Japan and will shw a shrt film. This will be fllwed by the questin part. Then at 12: 00, we’ll have a break fr lunch. This will be a buffet meal, served in Victria Hall which is n the ppsite side f the building, next t the library. After lunch, we’ll return here fr Tys in Britain: Success and Failure. This talk will be given by Rbert Price wh, as yu knw, is the wner f a chain f ver 200 ty shps in the UK. The next talk What’s Next fr Tys? will take place immediately after this, at 3:30. This will be given by Sarah Smith, wh is, f curse, ur Sales Manager Sarah’s talk will finish at 5p.m. After that, tea and juice will be served in the Green Rm, which is n the first flr. Please jin us there and.