2024-2025学年四川省仁寿县高二下学期7月期末英语质量检测试题（含答案）

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第I卷(共95分)
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)
1. Where did the wman live in Paris?
A. In a hst family.B. In a rented flat.C. In a drmitry.
2. Hw will the speakers g t the library frm Central Park?
A. By taxi.B. On ft.C. By subway.
3. What was the weather like last Saturday afternn?
A. Cludy.B. Sunny.C. Rainy.
4. What is the wman ding?
A. Driving a car.B. Ging shpping.C. Drawing a map.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. A teaching building. B. A histric event.C. A nice statue.
第二节(共15小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分 22.5分)
6. What will the speakers d tmrrw night?
A. G t a cncert.B. Read sme nvels.C. Attend a birthday party.
7. Where are the speakers?
A. At a library.B. At their hme.C. At a clthing stre.
听第7段材料, 回答第 8、9题。
8. What des Lily prbably d?
A. A teacher.B. A dctr. C. A lawyer.
9. Why is Lisa mentined?
A. She might pick up Tm. B. She is Tm’s clse friend. C. She can help Lily with exercise.
听第8段材料, 回答第10至13题。
10.Wh is James speaking t?
A. His wrkmate.B. His wife. C. His bss.
11.Why did Mr. White want t change the marketing strategy?
A. T get mre custmers. B. T meet the needs f kids. C. T save mney fr advertising.
12. What is the new deadline?
A. May 5th.B. May 10th.C. May 15th.
13. Hw des James prbably feel abut the new deadline?
A. Wrried.B. Relieved.C. Satisfied.
听第9段材料, 回答第14至17题。
14. Why des the man greet the wman?
A. T advertise.B. T shp.C. T rent.
15. What is the key feature f the Grup Gatherer series?
A. It's easy t set up. B. It's suitable fr summer. C. It's designed fr tw peple.
16. Hw much will be paid fr a tent and fur sleeping bags?
A. $200.B. $400.C. $360.
17. What can we learn abut the discunt?
A. It cmes with a stre's pening. B. It lasts fr tw weeks. C. It is a 20% discunt.
听第10段材料, 回答第 18 至20题。
18. What was difficult fr Emily at Tsinghua University?
language.C. a new scial circle. B. Learning the Chinese language.C. Cmprehending lcal custms.
19. What help did Lisa ffer t Emily?
A. Intrducing new friends. B. Lending mney. C. Giving guidance.
20. What was Emily like in terms f jb selectin?
A. Dependent. B. Cmpetitive. C. Purpseful.
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)
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The Best Bike Turs in Barcelna
Street Art Tur
Duratin:3 hurs
Yur ride fr the day is a beautiful handmade bamb bicycle that will make yu stand ut amng ther cyclists! Yu can explre the clrful legacy f street art and graffiti (涂鸦) in the Catalan capital, mst f which can be fund in the frmer industrial district f Pblenu.
Intimate E-Bike Tur with Tapas & Wine
Duratin: 2.5 hurs
Fancy a glass f wine in the very bar where Picass staged his first art exhibitin and the nish pet Federic Garcia Lrca hung ut with his friends? On this small-grup tur, yu'll nt nly enjy a wnderful bike ride arund Barcelna's Old Twn but als get t stp fr wine tasting at the famus Els 4Gats café restaurant, which first pened in 1897!
Hidden Parks & Playas Tur
Duratin:3 hurs
The Hidden Parks & Playas Tur is a relaxed trip thrugh the fashinable and relaxing district in Barcelna, which is full f urban parks and enjys a lng stretch f glden beaches. It is perfect fr a cl afternn cycle.
Gaudi E-Bike Tur
Duratin: 4 hurs
Yu can’t leave Barcelna withut visiting Gaudi’s Park Gűell. S why nt jump n the nly bike tur that takes yu there? The park is packed with interesting features and the views ver the city are exciting. That's just the tip f the iceberg f this Gaudi Life & Legacy Tur that takes yu t all f the architect's greatest wrks, frm his unfinished masterpiece, the Sagrada Família (unmissable!), t the UNESCO-listed skyscrapers Casa Milà and Casa Batlló.
21.What is special abut the Street Art Tur?
A. It has the shrtest duratin. B. It cntains tw different tur ptins.
C. It ffers wnderful natural landscapes. D. It prvides handmade bicycles fr riders.
22.What can yu d during the Intimate E-Bike Tur with Tapas & Wine?
A. Visit Picass’s art exhibitin at any time. B. Tur the beautiful nish cuntryside.
C. Stp at a histric restaurant fr wine tasting. D. Attend the event hnring pet Federic.
23.Which tur may appeal t peple crazy abut impressive buildings?
A. Street Art Tur. B. Gaudi E-Bike Tur.
C. Hidden Parks & Playas Tur. D. Intimate E-Bike Tur with Tapas & Wine.
B
Cai Lei used t be the vice president f a leading e-cmmerce cmpany in China, but things are different nw fr him.
Last year, he had n truble hlding a micrphne t give talks n ALS(运动神经元病), a rare disease that leads t lss f muscle cntrl. But nw, within nly ne year, he cannt even hld a tthbrush. “After I was first diagnsed, I culd still wrk as nrmal. Nw, I can't take care f myself — eating, getting dressed, r ging t the tilet — I need help with all these things," he said.
Right after that, Cai went t as many experts as he culd fr treatment, nly t hear that death was just a matter f time fr patients like him. But he refused t wait fr that day.
“After the diagnsis, I decided t d smething fr ALS treatment. I started t read papers, lk fr scientists and frm research teams. Thrugh this prcess, I feel that it's nt a hpeless disease,” said Cai.
S far, he has gathered abut 10 researchers t specifically study the disease and is lking fr mre t jin the team. Over the past few years, they have facilitated (促进) dzens f drug develpment pipelines. Cai has als established a research fund, a base fr drug trials n animals, and an nline platfrm fr ALS patients t share their medical recrds s that his team can establish a database fr scientists.
Cai understands the disease better than mst patients. He knws t well that grwing signs f muscle atrphy (萎缩) are als a sign that his days are numbered. Despite that, he said, “Did yu see the lily in my curtyard? Last night, when I checked, it had nt blmed yet. But this mrning, I fund it cvered with many flwers!”
24. What can be knwn abut the disease Cai suffers frm?
A. It gets wrse very fast. B. It causes lss f all senses.
C. It hasn't stpped Cai frm living nrmally. D. It is a cmmn disease with many sufferers.
25. What did Cai learn frm the experts in his initial treatment?
A. It tk t much time t recver. B. There was n cure fr the disease.
C. Cai had t wait fr treatment patiently. D. A strng will was the key t his recvery.
26.What has Cai dne in the past few years?
A. He has helped send mre patients t hspital.
B. He has launched actins t d related research.
C. He has persuaded scientists t build a database.
D. He has enabled patients t cnsult experts nline.
27. What kind f persn is Cai?
A. Passive but merciful.B. Suspicius but generus.
C. Adventurus and mdest.D. Determined and ptimistic.
C
Phnetic (语音的) infrmatin — the smallest sund elements f speech, typically represented by the alphabet (字母) — is cnsidered by many linguists (语音学家) t be the fundatin f language. Infants (婴儿) are thught t learn these small sund elements and add them tgether t make wrds. But a new study suggests that phnetic infrmatin is learnt t late and slwly fr this t be the case. Instead, rhythmic (节奏的) infrmatin helps babies learn language by emphasizing the bundaries f individual wrds and is effective even in the first few mnths f life.
Researchers frm the University f Cambridge and Trinity Cllege Dublin investigated babies’ ability t prcess phnetic infrmatin during their first year. The study fund that phnetic infrmatin wasn't successfully encded (编码) until babies were seven mnths ld, and was still rare fr babies at 11 mnths ld when they began t say their first wrds. A sister study has shwn that rhythmic infrmatin was prcessed by babies at tw mnths ld — and individual differences predicted later language utcmes.
Prfessr Givanni Di Libert said, “This is the first evidence we have f hw brain activity relates t phnetic infrmatin changes ver time in respnse t cntinuus speech.” Previusly, studies have relied n cmparing the respnses t nnsense syllables, like “ bif ” and “ bf ” instead.
“We believe that rhythmic infrmatin is the hidden glue underpinning(巩固) the develpment f a well-functining language system,” said Cambridge neurscientist, Prfessr Gswami. “Infants can use rhythmic infrmatin like a scaffld r skeletn t add phnetic infrmatin n t. Fr example, they might learn that the rhythm pattern f English wrds is typically strng-weak, as in ‘daddy’ r ‘mummy’, with the stress n the first syllable. They can use this rhythm pattern t guess where ne wrd ends and anther begins when listening t natural speech.”
Gswami says that there is a lng histry in trying t explain dyslexia(阅读障碍) and develpmental language disrder in terms f phnetic prblems, but the evidence desn’t add up. She believes that individual differences in children's language riginate with rhythm.
28. What is the key t babies language learning accrding t the new study?
A. Nnsense syllables. B. Phnetic infrmatin.
C. Rhythmic infrmatin. D. Parent-kid interactin.
29. What des the underlined phrase “add up” in the last paragraph prbably mean?
A. Exist. B. Expand.C. Seem reasnable. D. Seem frmal.
30. What des Givanni Di Libert think f the new study?
A. It is meaningful. B. It missed adult participants ut.
C. It needs further investigatin. D. Its result prved the previus assumptin.
31. What can be cncluded frm the study?
A. It's better fr parents t use baby talk.
B. Singing t babies may help them learn a language.
C. It's essential fr babies t be expsed t phnetic infrmatin.
D. Dyslexia results frm pr respnse t cntinuus speech.
D
Despite lacking a central brain, jellyfish (水母) learned t spt and avid bstacles in a new study, which is the first evidence that these animals can d smething called assciative learning. “Maybe learning desn’t need a very cmplicated nervus system,” says Jan Bielecki frm Kiel University in Germany. Maybe any creature with even a simple nervus system can learn.
Caribbean bx jellyfish include fur rhpalia (感觉棍) hanging ff a jellyfish’s bdy. Each rhpalium has six “eyes” and has abut 1,000 neurns (神经元) t prcess what thse eyes see. T hunt fd, these jellyfish must mve between trees’ rts. They judge a rt’s distance based n hw dark it lks cmpared t the water. In clear waters, nearby rts have high cntrast. Only distant rts fade int the backgrund. But in dark waters, even nearby rts can blend int their surrundings and have lw cntrast. S the researchers wndered if Caribbean bx jellyfish culd learn that lw-cntrast bjects — which might at first seem distant — were actually clse by.
T find it ut, the team put 12 jellyfish int a rund water tank surrunded by lw-cntrast gray and white stripes (条). Such stripes might appear t a jellyfish like distant rts in the clear water. Initially, the animals seemed t see the gray stripes as distant rt and swam int the tank wall. But thse cllisins seemed t lead the jellyfish t recnsider the tripes. Sn, the creatures knew hw t avid them,
Next the researchers cut rhpalia ff jellyfish and placed them in frnt f a screen that shwed lw-cntrast, light gray bars. Meanwhile, the rhpalia were given a weak electrical pulse. This cpied the nerve (神经) signal rhpalia wuld get if a jellyfish bumped int smething. At first, the rhpalia ignred lw-cntrast bars. But receiving “bump” signals when they saw thse bars made them start paying attentin. Their nerves started sending ut the types f signals they emit when a jellyfish mves away frm smething.
This suggests the rhpalia alne can learn that seemingly distant, lw-cntrast bjects are in fact clse enugh t avid. That, in turn, hints that these nerve centers are behind Caribbean bx jellyfish learning.
32. What is the fcus f the research?
A. The methd f hw jellyfish learn. B. The thery f assciative learning.
C. The cmpsitin f a nervus system. D. The special living habit f jellyfish.
33. Hw d jellyfish judge a rt's distance?
A. By judging its size. B. By lking at its cntrast.
C. By cmparing its features.D. By analyzing its surrundings.
34. Hw did the researchers cnduct their research?
A. They clured smething t attract jellyfish.
B. They expsed jellyfish t natural surrundings.
C. They adjusted the distance between bjects.
D. They created jellyfish’s similar living cnditins.
35. What can rhpalia be described as fr jellyfish?
A. A driving frce. B. A learning center. C. A special inspiratin. D. A surce f knwledge.
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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Imagine being able t update yur wardrbe (衣橱) withut spending a dllar. This seemingly t-gd-t-be-true idea is entirely pssible if yu hst a clthing swap (交换) party with friends. Here’s hw t g abut ding it.
Send ut an invitatin
Invite the right number f peple f mre than 10 and less than 20. 36 Yu can set minimum and maximum numbers f pieces guests need t bring if yu want. Be clear abut what makes a swap wrthy, i.e. n stains, washed, irned. 37 They can be wmen’s, children’s clthing, ftwear, etc. Remind guests t bring a bag r bx t carry their new finds hme and t wear undergarments that facilitate changing.
Set up yur living rm fr the swap
It's mre fun if the ce lks like a stre, s grup like items with like. Fld jeans in a neat pile, clear a table and make a clthing rack (支架) using a lng curtain bar. 38
Make snacks and ccktails
I recently read abut a grup f mthers in British Clumbia wh drink Dirty Mmma ccktails while swapping clthing n a regular basis. 39 But stay away frm red wine; yu dn’t want thse stains all ver yur newfund treasures.
Take turns shpping
40 Limit the number f items t three per turn t keep it fair and mving fast. Everybdy ges hme with the same number f items that they brught. If tw friends have their eye n the same thing, let the grup decide wh wears it best. If yu're afraid f hurt feelings, flip a cin instead.
A. Draw lts t pick wh shps first.
B. Take all the clthing yu bught hme.
C. It is a cmmn practice t invite guests in Britain.
D. Decide which categries f clthing will be swapped.
E. Establish a changing rm and prvide full-length mirrrs.
F. Give guests at least tw weeks t prepare clthing they want t swap.
G.Whether r nt yur grup has an established drink, a ccktail makes the experience mrefun.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
I was heading hme after giving my clleague a lift. I tk a 41 as the snwstrm was appraching.
Then the snw started and was cming dwn 42 . Within minutes I was in a whiteut. The windws were getting cvered with snw, s I 43 and rlled dwn my driver’s side windw, thinking I culd better 44 the rad edge and keep t a straight line. But really, I had n 45 where I was. I stpped and kept the car running t stay 46 . I called 911. The peratr tld me t wait things ut fr the night.
The call left me in 47 . Breathe, I tld myself. An idea ccurred t me. I 48 my lcatin nline and explained what I was 49 , wishing fr anyne t cme t my rescue. Sn enugh, peple started chiming in n my pst. I gt a 50 frm smene wh was ging t put me in tuch with peple nearby. I had never been mre 51 .
Then I saw a big 52 in the dark. He had walked abut 500 metres t get me, 53 the wind and snw each step f the way. “Yu’ll be OK. Fllw me.” He turned arund and started t trudge thrugh the snw, sure f the 54 . I drve slwly behind him. When we reached his huse, I burst int tears f 55 .
41．A．turnB．shrtcutC．lkD．risk
42．A．snB．lightlyC．fastD．suddenly
43．A．shut dwnB．pulled upC．speeded upD．slwed dwn
44．A．cverB．fllwC．markD．remember
45．A．planB．dubtC．clueD．prblem
46．A．awakeB．calmC．stillD．warm
47．A．panicB．trubleC．embarrassmentD．cnfusin
48．A．cnfirmedB．fundC．checkedD．psted
49．A．lking atB．searching frC．ging thrughD．carrying ut
50．A．messageB．cmmentC．likeD．tip
51．A．inspiredB．cnvincedC．relievedD．amazed
52．A．figureB．creatureC．shadwD．pliceman
53．A．avidingB．fightingC．checkingD．reprting
54．A．directinB．dangerC．depthD．gal
55．A．hpeB．lveC．prideD．gratitude
第Ⅱ卷（共55分）
第二节 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。(共10题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)
Dr Jian Zhu was a mlecular bilgist and virlgist wh wrked with Prfessr Ian Frazer 56 (develp) the technlgy tward the Gardasil and Cervarix vaccines (疫苗), 57 prtect against viruses that cause cervical cancer.
Brn in Hangzhu, China, Dr Zhu graduated frm Wenzhu Medical Cllege and went n t btain a Master’s degree frm Zhejiang Medical University. He studied fr a PhD at Henan Medical University, 58 (cmplete) this in 1987. He received a Dctr f Medicine frm the University f Queensland in 1994. Dr Zhu’s interest in human papillmavirus (HPV) 59 (bring) him t Australia in 1990 t jin Prfessr Ian Frazer’s Centre fr Immunlgy and Cancer Research at the University f Queensland. Nearly all cervical cancers were caused by HPV and it 60 (believe) that a vaccine 61 HPV might wrk. 62 vaccine required a particle that wuld stimulate an immune (免疫的) respnse t the virus, but withut causing an infectin. This was a 63 (significance) fcus f Dr Zhu’s wrk with Prfessr Frazer and in 1990, wrking als with his wife, he succeeded in creating a virus-like particle that was nw the basis fr the Gardasil and Cervarix vaccines.
64 (frtunate), Dr Zhu died in 1999, at the age f 42. His wrk has had a huge impact n human health glbally. The Australian Academy f Health and Medical Sciences is therefre delighted t establish an award in 65 (recgnize) f Dr Zhu. The Jian Zhu Medal was made pssible by a generus dnatin frm the Frazer Family Fundatin.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
假定你是学生会的李华，你的外教Jim老师打算在学校举行一次英文诗歌创作大赛，他希望你能写一份公开信号召各位同学踊跃参加，内容包括：
1. 举行英文诗歌大赛的目的；
2. 参加比赛的好处；
3. 期待大家的踊跃参与。
注意: 1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear fellw students,
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The Student Unin
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。
One day, sme yung peple frm a lcal rehabilitatin (康复) center visited a wildlife park. Tippi, a guide, std befre a cheetah (猎豹). “Her name is Subira. She’s a three-year-ld cheetah,” she tld the audience.
All the visitrs sitting in the chairs were amazed by the cheetah’s beauty, except a teenage by, Cry. He pulled a lng face and made nises, shwing his bredm.
Tippi cntinued, “The cheetah is the fastest animal n earth.” “Aren’t yu, hney?” She asked in a cheerful tne, lking at the cheetah lying atp a tree. Giving Subira a dirty lk, Cry replied, “Oh, just a skinny cat. Next! Bring ut the stupid tigers r whatever s we can get this ver with!” Hwever, the cheetah gently lked at Cry and make a happy sund. “I think she likes yu,” Tippi tld Cry. “I dn’t care,” the by just replied.
What had happened t Cry? Why was he s angry? The by had dreamed f smeday playing Majr League Baseball and having many fans. He knew he had a prmising future. That was befre the car accident. In it, he lst his leg and als lst his hpe, jy and spirit. He felt useless and hpeless.
Nw he sat in a wheelchair, angry at the wrld. He was here tday n anther “bring field trip” frm the rehabilitatin prgram. Suddenly, the creature jumped dwn. Seeming t shw her skills, she immediately ran fast frward. “Oh, she’s s beautiful,” the crwd said.
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。
surprised.____________________________denly said, surprised.____________________________
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At last, Cry smiled, with his eyes shining with hpe and cnfidence in his prfessinal future.
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英语答案
听力
1-5 BBCAC6-10 CBCAA11-15 ACABA16-20 CABCC
阅读理解
21-23 DCB24-27 ABBD28-31 CCAB32-35 ABDB
七选五
36-40 FDEGA
完形填空
41-45 BCDBC46-50 DADCA51-55 CABAD
语法填空
56. t develp57. which58. cmpleting59. brught
60. was believed61. against62. The63. significant 64. Unfrtunately65. recgnitin
写作
第一节
Dear fellw students,
Our English teacher, Jim, is rganizing an exciting petry cntest at schl. It’s an pprtunity t express urselves thrugh pems and shwcase ur creativity.
Participating in this cntest will help us imprve ur English language skills and gain recgnitin fr ur talents. It will als bring us clser tgether as a cmmunity thrugh ur lve fr literature. Whether yu’re an experienced pet r just starting ut, I encurage all f yu t jin.
Let’s unleash ur imaginatins, pur ur hearts int ur pems, and create smething beautiful. Let’s make this cntest a success and witness the magic f petry.
Best regards!
The Student Unin
第二节
“She nly has three legs!” smene suddenly said, surprised. The ther yung peple lked at the cheetah in silence, als surprised, but n ne was mre surprised than Cry. Lking at this amazing animal running at full speed, with his face breaking int a smile, Cry had admiratin and asked hw she culd run that fast with three legs. Tippi replied, “Subira was brn disabled, and n ne thught she culd run. But she lves running and has kept practicing ...” The by silently listened with interest as Tippi cntinued telling Subira’s inspiring life stry.
At last, Cry smiled, with his eyes shining with hpe and cnfidence in his prfessinal future. After that tur, Cpy practiced playing baseball, sitting in his wheelchair. But it prved challenging. Hwever, every time Cry wanted t give up, the image f that three-legged cheetah running rapidly hit his mind and encuraged him. S he kept n and his skills imprved ver time. Eventually, Cry jined the natinal baseball league fr the disabled and inspired many unfrtunate peple. And he was s prud and grateful t Subira wh encuraged him t reach his gals.
听力原文
Text 1
M: Did yu live in a hst family in Paris?
W: N. I culdn't find a hst family, and the schl didn't prvide drmitries.My friend ffered me a rm in her rented flat.
Text 2
M: Hw shuld we g t the library?
W: We culd take a taxi.
M: But that's expensive. Hw abut taking the subway t Central Park and then walking t the library? It's just a 5-minute walk.
W: That sunds like a budget-friendly ptin. Let 's d that!
Text 3
M: Hw was yur last weekend in the park?
W: It was disappinting. Saturday mrning started with a clear sky. In the afternn, as we were playing in the park, the weather changed and it began puring, s we ended up getting cmpletely wet.
Text 4
M: The map shws we're appraching a market. It might be crwded at the entrance, s please be careful.
W: Get it. I'll slw dwn. Safety is essential.
M: Abslutely. The map als shws the parking lt is abut 200 meters frm the market.
W: Alright.
Text 5
M: Have yu seen the new sculpture f Albert Einstein in frnt f ur teaching building? It's amazing, isn't it?
W: Yes. It's quite impressive. Wh's the artist creating it?
M: Oh, it was created by a lcal sculptr, Jhn Smith.
Text 6
M: Hw abut ging t a cncert tmrrw night?
W: A cncert? Yu must frget that Bb has invited us t his birthday party tmrrw night.
M: Oh, I cmpletely frgt it. Then we can attend a cncert anther time. Have yu prepared a gift fr Bb?
W: Nt yet. He lves reading nvels. Hw abut buying him a gd nvel?
M: That's a great idea. There's a new bk-stre dwnstairs. Let's g t take a lk nw.
W: OK. Give me a minute t change my clthes. Oh, where did I put my cat?
M: It’s in the cupbard. I'll wait fr yu.
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W: Hi, Jasn. This is Lily. I'm calling t tell yu that I'll return hme late tnight.
M: What's ging n?
W: I have sme urgent legal dcuments t prepare fr a curt case f my client, and I need t finish them tnight. I can't pick up Tm frm schl. Can yu d it?
M: Oh, I'm srry, Lily. I can't make it either. I have surgery t perfrm in the afternn, and I might nt finish it until late tnight.
W: S, what shuld we d with Tm?
M: Well, hw abut asking Lisa fr help? She ften babysits fr thers.
W: That's a gd idea. We need t ask her if she's free tday.
M: I'll get in tuch with her after hanging up.
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W: James, have yu heard abut the recent change in ur prject?
M: N, I haven't. What is it?
W: Well, Mr. White requested a change in the marketing strategy. He wanted us t fcus mre n digital advertising and less n traditinal advertising.
M: That’s surprising. Did he give any reasns fr the change?
W: Yes, he said his cmpany’s target users are mre active nline, and he believed the change wuld allw mre peple t learn abut their prducts and finally becme actual custmers.
M: I see. S, what is ur bss’s plan?
W: He and Mr. White reached an agreement n this yesterday. Yu knw, ur riginal deadline is May 10th. They’ve decided t delay it fr 5 days.
M: Just a 5-day delay? We seem t be racing against time. Changing ur riginal draft requires much mre time.
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M: Gd afternn. I’m lking fr sme camping equipment. I plan t take a camping trip this summer.
W: We ffer a wide variety f camping equipment. What kinds are yu lking fr?
M: I need a tent fr fur peple and fur sleeping bags.
W: Then I wuld recmmend this large tent frm the Grup Gatherer series. It's priced at $200. It's large, and the key feature f this series is its easy setup. A single persn can make it ready fr use in just a few steps.
M: Sunds gd. Any recmmendatins fr sleeping bags?
W: I'd recmmend the ABC Sleeping Bag priced at $50 each. It' s perfect fr camping in summer.
M: I'll take the tent and fur sleeping bags.
W: The ttal is $400, but here's great news. Yu can enjy a 10% discunt.
M: Thank yu. I'm pleased abut the discunt.
W: Yu're lucky. It's ffered this week t celebrate ur pening.
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W: British student Emily started her life in China because she was admitted t Tsinghua University, where she wuld majr in Chinese Language and Literature.
Emily was in a learning envirnment that stressed discipline and creativity. It pushed her t d better in her studies. Hwever, learning Chinese was a demanding task fr her. She had t spend much time remembering Chinese characters and cmprehending the grammatical structures.
Emily made many friends at the university. She said she was frtunate t encunter Lisa, wh was always ready t lend a helping hand. Lisa guided Emily thrugh many challenges in her studies and daily life. Emily was grateful fr Lisa's patient guidance and supprt.
Emily tk part in a vlunteer teaching prgram in China. She visited a rural schl and saw the difficulties the kids faced in their educatin and hw eager they were t learn. This experience greatly inspired her. She had planned t return t the UK after graduatin t assist in her family's internatinal business. But after careful cnsideratin, she finally decided t stay in China after graduatin t teach at a rural schl, aiming t prvide pr children with hpe fr a brighter future.