云南省昆明市2024-2025学年高一上册12月月考英语质量检测试卷（附答案）

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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。听每段对话前，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。每段对话读一遍。
1. What des the man want t be?
A. A ck. B. A teacher. C. A gardener.
2. What will the wman d this weekend?
A. Visit Amy. B. Watch a mvie. C. Be busy with her wrk.
3. Hw much shuld the man pay?
A. $1.25. B. $2.25. C. $2.50.
4. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. In the street. B. In a schl. C. In a bank.
5. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. A cure fr flu. B. A kind f drink. C. A kind f medicine.
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. Where will Jhnny g next?
A. T the schl. B. T the cinema. C. T his huse.
7. What’s the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Schlmates. B. Brther and sister. C. Byfriend and girlfriend.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. When will Jude give a presentatin?
A. In a shrt time. B. Tmrrw mrning. C. As sn as pssible.
9. What will the wman d next?
A. Play a game. B. Practice her lecture. C. Help the man practice.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Hw did the family prbably feel abut the questins?
A. Annyed. B. Satisfied. C. Embarrassed.
11. Why did the man ask the questins?
A. He was curius. B. He was nervus. C. He was implite.
12. What des the wman advise the man t d?
A. Send them an email and aplgize.
B. Dn’t be nervus anymre.
C. Lk fr answers nline.
听第9段材料，回答13至16题。
13. When did the man buy his electrnic dictinary?
A. Last Sunday. B. Last Saturday. C. Last Wednesday.
14. Why did the wman fail t buy an electrnic dictinary?
A. She didn’t like the type.
B. She didn’t take enugh mney.
C. She thught it rather expensive.
15. What des the man think f the department stre?
A. Things are expensive there.
B. Fewer prducts are fr sale.
C. The electrnic dictinaries there are ut f date.
16. Where will the wman prbably buy her electrnic dictinary?
A. At a department stre.B. At an electrnic mall.C. At an nline shp.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What makes sme pr cuntries even prer?
A. Pr schling. B. Learning crisis. C. N help frm develped cuntries.
18. Hw can the UN deal with the glbal “learning crisis”?
A. By frcing girls t g t schl.
B. By imprving the primary teachers.
C. By training the girls frm pr cuntries.
19. What percent f girls can read and write in Yemen?
A. 25%. B. 36%. C. 75%.
20. What makes the UN relieve（缓减） the glbal “learning crisis”?
A. Mre girls drp ut f schl.
B. Schl teachers are well trained.
C. Mre children g t schl in sme cuntries.
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，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Banks in Wuhan University
Currency (货币) in China is Renminbi (RMB). The basic unit is yuan. RMB has different kinds f mney frms f value such as 100 yuan, 50 yuan, 20 yuan, 10 yuan, 5 yuan, 2 yuan, 1 yuan. There are several banks n campus. All thse banks ffer depsit (存款) and withdrawal services in RMB and Freign Currencies f varius kinds. Passprt and residence permit are needed t pen an accunt.
Bank f China
Service Phne;
Lcatin: Oppsite Tianyuan Restaurant, 2nd campus (Faculty f Engineering), Wuhan University
time: 8: 30 a.m. -16: 30 p.m, Mnday t Friday.
Depsit and withdrawal services f GBP (Great British pund), HKD (Hng Kng dllar), USD (USA dllar), EUR (eur), JPY (Japanese yen), CAD (Canadian dllar), AUD (Australian dllar) and CHF (Swiss franc).
Bank f China ffers services f currency exchange (including traveler’s cheque and etc.) and depsit f RMB and freign currencies. Passprt and Residence Permit need t be prvided fr currency exchange. Fr mre details, please cnsult with banks.
Industrial and Cmmercial Bank f China
Service phne:
Lcatin: Beside Ziqiang supermarket, 2nd campus (Faculty f Engineering), Wuhan University.
: 8:30 :30 p.m., Tuesday t Sunday.
Depsit and withdrawal services f USD, HKD and JPY.
China Cnstructin Bank
Service Phne:
Lcatin: n the left f the gate f Chagang, 2nd campus (Faculty f Engineering). Wuhan University.
: 8:30 a.m. -16:30 p.m., Mnday t Sunday.
Services fr freign currencies are nt available and nly ATM is available.
Rund-the-clck service f ATM is available fr all the banks abve.
21. Where shuld yu g if yu want t exchange a traveler’s cheque?
A. Bank f China．
B. China Cnstructin Bank．
C. Industrial and Cmmercial Bank f China．
D. Agricultural Bank f China．
22. What can we knw abut China Cnstructin Bank in Wuhan University?
A. It ffers 24-hur service f ATM．
B. It ffers frnt cunter services daily．
C. It ffers free drinks daily．
D. Cramming schls t imprve children's exam results．
23. Wh are the text mst likely written t?．
A. Teachers.B. Lcal citizens.
C. Freign students. D. Bank clerks.
B
UN climate talks this year in Bnn have cncluded with prgress n technical issues, but with bigger questins abut cutting carbn emissins (碳排放量) unreslved.
Delegates (代表) say they are pleased that the rule bk fr the Paris Climate Agreement is finally cming tgether. But these technical discussins tk place against the backgrund f a larger battle abut cal, il and gas. It means that next year’s cnference in Pland is set fr a majr shwdwn (最后的决战) n the future f fssil fuels.
This meeting, knwn as COP23, was tasked with clarifying cmplex peratinal issues arund the wrkings (工作方式，运动方式) f the Paris Climate Agreement. One f the mst imprtant elements was the develpment f a prcess that wuld help cuntries t review and increase their prmises t cut carbn. Fiji, hlding the presidency f this meeting, prpsed what’s being called the Talana Dialgue.
Over the next year, a series f discussins will take place t help cuntries lk at the prmises they have made under the Paris Pact (巴黎协定).
“A key part in Pland is this Talana Dialgue, t make sure it desn’t result in just a talk shw,” said Yamide Dagnet with the Wrld Resurces Institute. “In Pland, ministers say they will increase their actins, s that we end up with natinal plans that will be a much mre ambitius set f climate actins.”
Threatening ver these discussins in Bnn was the questin f cal, il and gas. US cal and nuclear cmpanies rganised a presentatin here arguing that fssil fuels shuld be a key part f the slutin t rising temperatures.
24. Where was the meeting held this year?
A. In Bnn.B. In Pland.C. In Paris.D. In China.
25. What shuld be discussed in Pland next year?
A. Technical prblems. B. Cutting dwn fssil fuels.
C. The Paris Climate Agreement. D. Dealing with natural disasters.
26. What can we learn abut the Talana Dialgue?
A. It has been ignred in Pland. B. Ministers was against the dialgue.
C. Yamide Dagnet supprts the dialgue. D. It was clsely related t Paris Pact.
27.What is the passage mainly abut?
A. An annuncement.B. A news reprt.C. A shw review.D. A magazine.
C
Livestreaming (直播) thrugh channels such as Amazn Live and QVC is an increasingly ppular way t sell gds nline. It usually lasts between 5 and 10 minutes, and smene prmtes a prduct. Viewers can then readily buy it by clicking n a link.
We analyzed (分析) 99,451 sales cases n a livestream selling platfrm and matched them with actual sales cases. In terms f time, that is equal t ver 2 millin 30-secnd televisin advertisements.
T determine the emtinal expressin f the salespersn, we used tw deep learning mdels: a face mdel and an emtin mdel. The face mdel discvers the presence r absence f a face in a frame f a vide stream. The emtin mdel then determines the prbability that a face is exhibiting any f the six basic human emtins: happiness, sadness, surprise, anger, fear r disgust. Fr example, smiling signals a high prbability f happiness, while an ff-putting expressin usually pints tward anger.
We wanted t see the effect f emtins expressed at different times in the sales cases s we cunted prbabilities fr each emtin fr all 62 millin frames in ur database. We then cmbined these prbabilities with ther pssible aspects that might drive sales—such as price and prduct characteristics—t judge the effect f emtin.
We fund that, perhaps unsurprisingly, when salespeple shw mre negative emtins—such as anger and disgust—the vlume f sales went dwn. But we als fund that a similar thing happened when the salespeple shw high levels f psitive emtins, such as happiness r surprise.
A likely explanatin, based n ur research, is that smiling can be disgusting because it lacks true feelings and can reduce trust in the seller. A seller’s happiness may be taken as a sign that the seller is gaining interests at the custmer’s expense.
28. What can we knw abut the livestreaming t sell gds nline?
A. It challenges the physical ecnmy. B. It helps big cmpany sell all gds.
C. It is very cnvenient fr the buyers. D. It helps the sellers develp fixed expressins.
29. What des the underlined wrd “ff-putting” mean in paragraph 3?
A. Unhappy.B. Awkward.
C. Surprised.D. Frightened.
30. Hw d custmers feel abut the seller’s smiling?
A. They feel thankful.B. They feel delighted.
C. They feel cheated. D. They feel s tired.
31. Which f the fllwing culd be the best title fr the text?
A. Live streamers Sell Prducts Successfully.B. Smiling Can Increase the Sales in Reality.
C. Emtins and Faces: What’s the Difference. D. Expressins Affect Selling Prducts Online.
D
When we are yung, we learn that tigers and sharks are dangerus animals. We might be scared f them because they are big and pwerful. As we get lder, hwever, we learn that smetimes the mst dangerus animals are als the smallest animals. In fact, the animal that kills the mst peple is ne that yu are familiar with: the msquit.
While it may seem that all msquites are biters, this is nt actually the case. Male msquites eat plant nectar. On the ther hand, female msquites feed n animal bld. When a female msquit bites a human being, it transmits (传
播) saliva int the bld. This saliva may r may nt cntain a deadly disease. The result f the bite can be minr r as serius as death.
Because a msquit can bite many peple in its life, it can carry deadly diseases frm ne persn t anther very easily. Mre than 700 millin peple becme sick frm these diseases every year. At least 2 millin f these peple will die frm these diseases.
In sme husehlds, msquit nets are placed ver beds t prtect peple against being bitten. Msquites have many natural enemies like bats, birds, dragnflies, and certain kinds f fish. Bringing mre f these animals int places where msquites live might help t cut dwn the number f msquites in that area. This is a natural slutin, but it des nt always wrk very well. Msquites can als be killed with pisns r sprays. But these sprays may als harm ther plants r animals.
Althugh msquites may nt seem as scary as larger, mre pwerful animals, they are far mre dangerus t human beings. But things are changing. It is highly likely that ne day scientists will find a way t keep everyne safe frm msquites and the diseases they carry.
32. Why des the passage mentin dangerus animals like tigers and sharks?
A. T cmpare different animals.
B. T lead int the tpic abut msquites.
C. T shw hw dangerus tigers and sharks are.
D. T shw peple’s misunderstanding f dangerus animals.
33. What can we learn abut msquites?
A. Female msquites might transmit diseases t humans.
B. The saliva f female msquites cntains deadly diseases.
C. Male msquites and female msquites have the same eating habits.
D. Mre than 700 millin peple die frm the diseases carried by the msquites.
34. What can be inferred frm Paragraph 4 abut the cntrl f msquites?
A. Only natural enemies are effective in reducing msquit ppulatins.
B. Scientists have already fund a perfect way t eliminate msquites cmpletely.
C. Althugh multiple methds exist, a definitive slutin t the msquit prblem remains uncertain.
D. The use f pisns r sprays is the mst effective and widely used methd t cntrl msquites.
35.What's the authr's attitude twards the tw parenting mdes mentined in the passage?
A. Dubtful.B. Unclear.C. Psitive.D. Negative.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下列短文，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。
Stress is unavidable in life. We all face it daily, whether it is a small incnvenience r a majr life challenge. Stress negatively affects all aspects f ur lives bth persnally and prfessinally. 36 S what can we d abut it? Here are sme helpful tips t fight stress, defeat it and mve n.
1．Priritize
37 The lnger yu let smething sit, the mre it will weigh n yu and take up valuable brain ce.
2．Practice self-care
Here are the key aspects t self-care that s ften get frgtten:
· Drink water. Prevent tiredness, help digestin, yur skin and yur sleep.
· Stretch. Get xygen flwing int yur muscles befre r during a stressful situatin.
· Exercise regularly. Dn’t let yur busy schedule take pririty ver yur health.
· 38 Read, take a bath, g fr a run, listen t music, r phne a friend.
3．Cmmunicate
Find a netwrk f peple wh yu can vent (宣泄) t. This is a fantastic way t reduce bringing wrk trubles and stress hme with yu. Yu have the pprtunity t blw ff the first build-up f steam (积攒起来的负面情绪). 39
4．Breathe
Breathing deeply brings mre xygen int yur bdy, prducing endrphins (内啡肽). They fight with crtisl, a chemical which is a result f anxiety r stress. Did yu knw breathing is respnsible fr mst f yur bdy’s detxificatin (排毒)? 40 This imprtant part f calming yurself dwn allws yu the ce and time t fcus n the prblem at hand and have a quiet mind t deal with what’s ahead f yu.
A. Find time fr yu.
B. Read and practice mre.
C. Deal with the mst stressful tasks first.
D. S yu can g hme a bit mre calm and sensible.
E. In this way yu can cmmunicate with whever yu like t.
F. It can harm ur bdies, ur relatinships and ur verall quality f life.
G. It als increases energy, lwers bld pressure and slws yur heartbeat.
语言知识运用（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）
阅读下列短文，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
I was having a hard time trying t find wrk. The ecnmy in ur area was in pretty 41 shape. And I was 42 fr what t d next when I answered the nline 43 .
NEEDED: smene t cut and split (使裂开) wd.
I drve t the address and there n the frnt field was a huge ___44___ elm tree blwn by strng winds. An ld lady was sitting 45 at the dr. We 46 n $150 t d the jb.
The ld elm tree was tugher than I had 47 . My chainsaw (链锯) cut it fine, but when I tried t split it, my chainsaw was 48 . S I had t brrw a wd splitter frm her neighbur.
I managed t finish the task at dusk. As she lked at the huge pile f wd n the lawn, an ___49___ expressin wrked its way acrss her face. She invited me in fr ___50___. With tears building up in her eyes, she 51 me a sandwich and said, “ the $150 I prmised t pay yu is ging 52 . I had it in my purse but it is nwhere t be fund. That is the 53 mney I have saved fr half a year.”
Seeing her hme was nt 54 , I realized she was having a hardship wrse than I. I cmfrted her and then ___55___ what wuld fit int her wd strage rm.
On the way hme I thught t myself, “It Is What It Is.”
41. A. tughB. uniqueC. differentD. active
42. A. at a timeB. at a lssC. in a wayD. in the md
43. A. curseB. platfrmC. advertisementD. activity
44. A. grwingB. upstandingC. beautifulD. fallen
45. A. helplesslyB. happilyC. thughtfullyD. directly
46. A. insistedB. agreedC. lkedD. depended
47. A. expectedB. mentined
C. rememberedD. experienced
48. A. unusualB. sharpC. uselessD. faultless
49. A. astnishedB. annyedC. unhappyD. anxius
50. A. breathB. dinnerC. teaD. mney
51. A. servedB. returnedC. wedD. bught
52. A. fastB. shrtC. missingD. shpping
53. A. extraB. remainingC. muchD. little
54. A. attractiveB. ld-fashinedC. wealthyD. secure
55. A. piledB. changedC. backedD. brke
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下列短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Chinese astrnauts in Tiangng ce statin hsted a science lecture 56 December 9th, 2021 as they travelled arund the Earth. As ne f the wrld's largest and 57 (advance) cecraft, Tiangng ce prvided 58 unique platfrm fr this educatinal utreach (社区服务).
There was a lecture and sme inspiring activities n that exciting day. First, Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu, all members f the Shenzhu Ⅷ missin crew, 59 (greet) students, teachers and s n as the lecture began. They then shwed viewers the place where they live and wrk. The astrnauts carried ut experiments 60 (shw) interesting physical phenmena in ce, 61 (explain) the special physical effects that happen in ce withut gravity. At last, befre the end f the live streamed activities, they 62 (happy) answered questins frm students. 63 (millin) f students acrss China watched the 60-minute televised (电视转播的) event, 64 was the first lecture f the Tiangng Class. The event marked a significant milestne in China's ce explratin jurney, shwing the cuntry's cmmitment t prmting scientific literacy 65 fstering a new generatin f ce enthusiasts.
写作（共两节，满分 40分）
第一节 应用文（满分15分）
66. 假定你是高中生李华，上周参加了学校组织的“生态一日游”。请你给英国好友Jack写一封邮件分享此次特别的旅行，内容包括：
1. 旅行见闻；
2. 旅行感悟。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：ec-travel 生态游
Dear Jack,

​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​ ​
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
67.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整的短文。
36-year-ld Mary was a single mther living in a small twn in Cleveland, Ohi with her 3-year-ld twin sns, Jack and James. She wrked hard t prvide fr her children, ding a few part-time jbs t make ends meet. In spite f the challenges, Mary managed t give them a happy and stable (稳定的) childhd.
One Saturday mrning, Mary was at hme with her children, preparing breakfast fr them. Jack was beside her while James was playing alne in the bedrm next t the kitchen. It was a typical weekend, filled with laughter and warmth. Little did they knw smething unexpected was just arund the cmer.
As Mary was busy with the fd, a fire brke ut in the kitchen. Panicked, Mary tk hld f Jack and rushed twards the frnt dr. They made it t safety nly t find James remained stuck inside. Mary put Jack dwn and turned back t get James ut, but in such a hurry and panic, she missed a step and fell n the grund. Her right ankle gt sprained (扭伤) s seriusly that she culdn’t stand up. Mary sat n the grund helplessly, her tears mixed with screams, “My kid is still in the huse. Smebdy, help me!”
At that very mment, Simn, 52, a frmer army sldier in the same cmmunity as Mary, happened t pass her huse and saw the terrible scene. He immediately ran acrss the yard t ask the crying mther where her kid exactly was. In a shaking vice, Mary respnded, “In the bedrm next t the kitchen.” The fire spread quickly and the huse was filled with thick smke. Simn lked arund and saw a blanket hanging beside a pl full f water in the middle f the yard.
注意：
1. 续写部分的词数应为150左右；
2. 续写两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1:
Withut hesitatin, Simn tk actin.
_________________________________________________________________________________
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Paragraph 2:
Simn rushed ut f the burning huse with James in his arms.
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高一英语试题解析
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
1-5 ABCAA 6-10 BABCC 11-15 BAACA 16-20 BABBC
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
21-25 AACAB 26-30 CBCAC 31-35 DBACC 36-40 FCADG
第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）
完形填空
41-45 ABCDA 46-50 BACDB 51-55 ACDCA
语法填空
56. n 57. mst advanced 58. a 59. greeted 60. t shw
61. explaining 62. happily 63. Millins 64. which 65. and
第四部分 书面表达（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用（满分15分）
One pssible versin:
Dear Jack,
I’m writing t share ne f my wnderful experiences with yu.
Last Friday ur schl went n a day trip t a hill surrunded by trees in the suburb. All the way we admired the scenery. The air was fresh, and the rlling hill was amazing. Frm the travel, I find ut the real meaning f ec-travel: It nt nly helps us cme t lve nature, but aruses ur sense f respnsibility. That is, as we enjy the beauty f nature, we shuld maintain the harmny between humans and nature. All in all, ec-travel shuld be like this: take nthing away but yur gd memry; leave nthing behind but a clean envirnment.
I have cme t lve ec-travel and hpe I can enjy ec-travel tgether with yu.
All the best,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
Withut hesitatin, Simn tk actin. After dipping the blanket in the water pl and cvering his head with it fr necessary prtectin, he rushed int the huse. Unable t see things clearly thrugh the smke and fire, Simn lwered himself t the
grund, stretched his hands and felt his way frward until he reached the bedrm. Just then, a faint vice f a child caught his attentin. Fllwing the sund, he finally fund James lying in a crner, frightened and helpless. He grabbed James, wrapped him in the blanket and made his way back twards the pen dr.
Simn rushed ut f the burning huse with James in his arms. Seeing James carried t safety, Mary breathed a sigh f relief. At that mment, firefighters arrived at the scene and put ut the fire. Then Simn, Mary and her children were all sent t a nearby hspital, where they received timely medical care. Simn’s heric act saved James’ life. Mary culdn’t thank him enugh fr his selflessness and bravery. But Simn said smilingly, “It was n big deal. I just did what I was suppsed t d.” This experience brught the cmmunity clser, and Simn’s curageus act inspired thers t cnsider what they wuld d in similar situatins.
听力原文：
Text 1
W: What’s yur dream jb?
M: Frm junir high schl days, I knew hw t make things taste gd and I am really gd at it. S I think that’s what I’d like t d when I graduate.
Text 2
W: Have yu ever seen the mvie Nezha? I’m ging t see it this weekend.
M: N, nt yet. Wh are yu ging with?
W: With Amy, Yu can cme with us if yu want t.
M: I’d like t, but I have a few things t d n the weekend.
Text 3
M: Excuse me, I think yu charged me t much fr the tea.
W: Oh, let me see. Srry, it’s crrect.
M: But tea is nly $1.25.
W: Yu are right. Tea is $1.25, but yu drank tw.
Text 4
W: Excuse me, can yu tell me the way t the nearest bank please?
M: Yes. G alng this street and turn right. The bank is n the left, ppsite a schl.
W: Turn right and it’s n the left. Thank yu!
M: Yu’ re welcme!
Text 5
M: What d yu recmmend t me t ease my flu?
W: Try making a cmbinatin f hney, lemn, and a little cinnamn, and heat it slightly. A few spns f this will help yu feel better.
M: Ah, that sunds helpful! I shuld try it. Thank yu fr yur tip!
Text 6
W: Hi, Jhnny! Where are yu ging?
M: Hi, Drthy! I’m ging t the cinema.
W: Oh, really? With whm? Yur girlfriend? Anyne in yur class?
M: Hey, Drthy. I dn’t have a girlfriend. Dn’t upset me. I g alne.
W: Oh! Srry! I didn’t knw that. That’s t bad. I’ll g with yu.
M: N, thanks. Just leave me alne.
W: Hmm... Okay. Have a gd time, Jhnny.
M: Thanks. See yu tmrrw at schl.
Text 7
W: Hey, Jude. What are yu ding here?
M: Oh, thank gdness yu’ re here. I need yur help.
W: What’s the prblem?
M: Well, I have t give a presentatin in class tmrrw mrning and I really need t practice it befrehand.
W: S, yu need smene t help yu give it a try?
M: Bing! D yu have time t help me ut?
W: N prblem. When d yu want t practice?
M: Right away.
Text 8
W: Hw was yur trip?
M: It was really fun, but I dn’t think the family that I visited will invite me back.
W: Why nt?
M: Well, I guess I asked sme embarrassing questins while I was visiting.
W: What d yu mean? What did yu ask?
M: I asked the father hw much his car cst. And I asked the mther hw much mney she made in her jb.
W: Oh, yeah. That’s cnsidered t be persnal infrmatin.
M: I knw. I’m nt sure why I asked thse questins. I guess I was just nervus.
W: Why dn’t yu send them an email and explain that yu didn’t mean t ask inapprpriate questins, but that yu were nervus? And thank them fr letting yu stay with them.
M: That’s a gd idea. At least it will make me feel better.
Text 9
W: When studying English, dn’t yu think an electrnic dictinary is necessary?
M: I can’t agree mre. S I bught ne last Sunday.
W: Really? It is cnsiderably expensive.
M: Will yu buy ne, t?
W: Yes, I will. I went t a department stre last Saturday. But I didn’t buy ne, because it was t expensive fr me.
M: A department stre? Everything is expensive there.
W: Well, where shuld I g and buy ne then?
M: I bught mine at the Yung Electrnic Mall. That place ffers lw priced gds, and has varius srts f electrnic dictinaries t chse frm.
W: Well, then I culd make a careful cmparisn f them and see which ne is better. Hw abut ging shpping with me at the Yung Electrnic Mall?
M: Of curse, I will!
Text 10
W: The United Natins says ver 250 millin children f primary schl age cannt read, write r d basic maths. 120 millin children have spent little r n time n schl. Cuntries are prer when children d nt g t schl. Each year, cuntries lse up t $130 billin. The UN says there is a glbal “learning crisis”. In ne- third f cuntries, 75% f primary schl teachers d nt have enugh training. The UN says it is imprtant “t fcus n quality”.
Mst children nt ging t schl are girls. Cuntries get richer if girls g t schl—up t 25% richer in 40 years. Almst tw thirds f girls in Arab cuntries and parts f Africa may never g t schl. In Yemen, just 36% f girls can read and write. Reuters says prer girls in develping cuntries wn’t be able t read r write until 2072. The gd news is that in Las, Rwanda and Vietnam, the number f children nt ging t schl has fallen by 85% in the last five years.