安徽省六安第一中学2024-2025学年高三上学期第三次月考（11月）英语试题（含答案）

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这是一份安徽省六安第一中学2024-2025学年高三上学期第三次月考（11月）英语试题（含答案），共17页。试卷主要包含了 5分，满分7等内容，欢迎下载使用。
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 impressed by?
A. The kids' shps. B. The bkshp. C. The charity shp.
2. Hw will the man save mney?
A. By cycling t wrk. B. By wrking frm hme. C. By sharing the cst f driving.
3. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Neighbrs. B. C- wrkers. C. Husband and wife.
4. What animal des the wman think the man shuld have?
A. A dg. B. A cat. C. A bird.
5. What is the man's suggestin?
A. They learn singing tgether. B. They perfrm tgether. C. They practice guitar tgether.
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. Which curse will Alice take?
A. A fitness curse. B. A prgramming curse. C. A writing curse.
7. When culd Alice attend her first class?
A. In mid- September. B. In late September. C. In early Octber.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What d we knw abut Alana?
A. She specializes in il painting. B. She excels at using clrs.
C. She draws inspiratin frm art galleries.
9. Why did the wman buy the cpy?
A. She's afraid f damaging the riginal. B. It's mre affrdable than the riginal.
C. The riginal has been purchased.
听第8段材料，回答第10至 12题。
10. What will the wman d fr marketing?
A. Cperate with ther candle dealers. B. Shw the candles in the market.
C. Develp a website.
11. What will the wman fcus n?
A. Unique packaging designs. B. Advanced technlgy in candle- making.
C. Tailred prducts fr special ccasins.
12. Hw will the wman start her business?
A. By fcusing n lcal custmers. B. By targeting glbal markets.
C. By partnering with bigger cmpanies.
听第9段材料，回答第13 至 16题。
13. What subjects did Sarah teach?
A. English. B. Literature. C. Math.
14. What will Paul switch t?
A. Mre tests. B. Mre lectures. C. Mre practical activities.
15. What des Paul think f Sarah's idea?
A. Creative. B. Cmplex. C. Traditinal.
16. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. Students' perfrmance. B. Technlgy- centered lessns. C. New teaching strategies.
听第10段材料，回答第17至 20题。
17. At what age did Jhn becme serius abut glf?
A. 12. B. 16. C. 18.
18. What was the teachers' attitude tward Jhn's dream?
A. Indifferent. B. Supprtive. C. Disapprving.
19. What can we learn abut Jhn in his teens?
A. He came frm a wrking- class family. B. He gt training in glf frm his father.
C. He went abrad t watch internatinal games.
20. What has made glf mre ppular amng yunger peple?
A. Increased incme f athletes. B. Inspiratin frm yung successful glfers.
C. Quality and affrdable equipment.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
A
This year has witnessed many new prducts hitting the market, and we have runded up the mst inviting prduct launches that yu may have missed.
Wdfire Outdr Oven
One f the newest, the mst exciting prducts is the Wdfire Outdr Oven, which can make nt nly pizza in three minutes, but plenty f ther delicius dishes. It can als rast, bake r even keep items warm if yur backyard party guests are running late. Our reviewer lves the ven because it cks fd evenly withut yu even needing t turn it.
Hatch Rest G
It is ne f the mst unique in a lng time. It's a prtable device yu can take with yu t prvide cmfrting sleep sunds fr yur baby, which features ten sunds like white nise, heartbeat and the sund f the cean. It runs n a rechargeable battery that lasts all day.
Mate Bluetth Tracker
Built fr attaching things like keys and backpacks via a key ring, it cnnects t yur phne thrugh Bluetth fr easy tracking. Yu dn't necessarily have t be clse t whatever yu've lst t find it; even when yu're ut f Bluetth range, yu can pen the accmpanying app t see where n a map yur thing is.
Silent Electric Cffee Grinder（研磨机）
It is an electric cffee grinder, perfect fr whever lves delicius cffee withut all the nise. This wnderful device helps cut dwn n nise, s let this machine grind cffee beans withut waking everyne up in the huse.
21. Why des the critic recmmend the ven?
A. It makes pizza quickly.B. It meets varius needs.
C. It helps free the hands. D. It is cnvenient t carry.
22. Which may be the mst exciting item fr new parents?
A. Wdfire Outdr Oven. B. Hatch Rest G.
C. Mate Bluetth Tracker. D. Silent Electric Cffee Grinder.
23. What is special abut Mate Bluetth Tracker?
A. Its peratin style. B. Its cnnectin way.
C. Its lcatin functin. D. Its guidance service.
B
I used t believe that nly wrds culd catch the essence（本质） f the human sul. The literary wrks cntained such distinct stries that they shaped the way we saw the wrld. Wrds were what cmpsed the questins we sught t uncver and the answers t thse questins themselves. Wrds were everything.
That belief changed.
In an rdinary math class, my teacher psed a simple questin: What's 0. 99 runded t the nearest whle number? Easy. When runded t the nearest whle number, 0. 99=1. Smehw, I thught even thugh 0. 99 is nly 0. 01 away frm 1, there's still a 0. 01 difference. That means even if tw things are nly a little different, they are still different, s desn't that make them cmpletely different?
My teacher answered my questin by presenting anther equatin（等式）: 1= 0. 9, which culd als be expressed as 1=0. 99999… repeating itself withut ever ending.
There was smething mysterius but attractive abut the equatin. The left side was unchangeable, bjective: it cntained a number that ended. On the right was smething endless, number repeating itself limitless times. Yet, smehw, these tw ppsed things were cnnected by an equal sign.
Lying in bed, I thught abut hw much the equatin paralleled ur existence. The left side f the equatin represents that smetimes life itself is s unchangeable and s clear. The cncrete, whle number f the day when yu were brn and the day when yu wuld die. But then there is that gap in between life and death. The right side means a time and space full f limitless pssibilities, and endless pprtunities int the pen future.
S that's what life is. Objective but imaginative. Unchangeable but limitless. Life is an equatin with tw sides that balances itself ut. Still, we can't ever truly seem t put the perfect wrds t it. S pssibly numbers can express ideas as equally well as wrds can. Fr nw, let's leave it at that: 1= 0. 99999… and live a life like it.
24. What des the authr emphasize abut wrds in paragraph 1?
A. Their wide variety. B. Their literary rigins.
C. Their different sunds. D. Their expressive pwer.
25. What made the authr find the equatin attractive?
A. The repetitin f a number. B. The difference between the tw numbers.
C. The questin the teacher raised. D. The way tw different numbers are equal.
26. Which f the fllwing can replace the underlined wrd “paralleled” in paragraph 6?
A. Measured. B. Mirrred. C. Cmpsed. D. Influenced.
27. What is a suitable title fr the text?
A. The Perfect Equatin. B. Numbers Build Equatins.
C. An Attractive Questin. D. Wrds Outperfrm Numbers.
C
The United Kingdm is hsting the AI Safety Summit, bringing pliticians, cmputer scientists and big AI cmpany leaders t a site chsen fr its symblism: Bletchley Park, the birthplace f cmputing and cde- breaking（密码破译）.
During Wrld War II, a grup f mathematicians, chess masters and ther experts gathered at the Victrian cuntry huse 72 kilmeters nrthwest f Lndn t start a secret war against Nazi Germany. Their gal was t break a set f cnstantly changing cdes prduced by Nazi Germany's Enigma machine. T d it, Bletchley Park's wartime scientists—building n wrk dne by Plish cde- breakers—develped Clssus, the first prgrammable digital cmputer. Sme histrians say cracking the cde helped shrten the war by up t tw years.
“It has versimpli fied its true cntributin by describing Bletchley Park as a playgrund fr Turing and ther scientists. ” said histrian Chris Smith, authr f The Hidden Histry f Bletchley Park. “Althugh it fits int the rmantic idea that a grup f smart men with a bit f wl and sme yards f wire can win the war. In fact, almst 10, 000 peple wrked at Bletchley Park during the war. Three quarters f them were wmen. It's basically a factry. . . Twenty- fur hurs a day, seven days a week. When peace came, the cde- breakers returned t civilian life and prmised t keep secret abut their wartime wrk. It was nt until the 1970s that the wrk at Bletchley Park became widely knwn in Britain. ”
In 1994, the site pened as a museum, after lcal histrians banded tgether t prevent it frm being pulled dwn t build a supermarket. It was restred t its 1940s appearance, cmplete with ld typewriters, phnes and cups—including the ne tied t a heater in Hut 8, where Turing led the Enigma team.
28. What can we learn abut Clssus?
A. It was invented by Nazi Germany.
B. Plish cde- breakers als made a cntributin t it.
C. It was designed t send secret messages.
D. The prject's gal was t prduce the first cmputer.
29. What did Chris Smith mst prbably imply?
A. Wmen's hard wrk was ignred. B. The secret shuld nt be kept fr s lng.
C. The cmputer ught t be mre pwerful. D. It is silly t say the machine shrtened the war.
30. Why is the cup mentined in the last paragraph?
A. T highlight the gvernment's supprt. B. T stress Turing's imprtant rle in the prject.
C. T shw the perfect restratin f the site. D. T tell the difficulty in cllecting the lst items.
31. What is the authr's purpse in writing the text?
A. T advcate wmen's equal rights with men.
B. T advertise a newly restred cmputer museum.
C. T shw the significance f an imprtant meeting.
D. T add sme backgrund t the AI safety meeting.
D
Lking up at the sky during early spring, yu may see grups f birds mving as they migrate （迁徙） nrth. But hw d these creatures fly in such a cperative and seemingly effrtless fashin?
“The answer lies in aerdynamics（空气动力学）,” reprts a team f scientists frm New Yrk University（NYU） in a newly published study. They als fund that the impact f aerdynamics depends n the size f the flying grup—benefiting small grups and disturbing large nes.
T mimic（模仿） the flying patterns f birds in which they line up ne directly behind the ther, the researchers created mechanized（机械化的） wings. They were 3D- printed frm plastic and driven by mtrs t mve in water, which shwed hw air flws arund bird wings and hw they interact during flight. Fr smaller grups, the researchers discvered an effect by which each member gets help frm the aerdynamics in hlding its psitin relative t its neighbrs. Fr larger grups, hwever, these flying interactins cause later members t be thrwn ut f psitin, causing a breakdwn f the flying patterns due t crashes amng members.
The researchers then used mathematical mdeling t better understand the underlying frces. It indicates that the interactins between neighbrs are spring- like frces. Hwever, these “springs” act in nly ne directin—a lead bird can apply frce n its fllwers, but nt the ther way arund. “The spring- like frces mve the members back and frth and then travel dwn the grup and increase in intensity, causing later members t crash tgether, explains Leif Ristrph, an assciate prfessr at New Yrk University.
“This area f research is imprtant since animals are knwn t take advantage f the flws t save n the energy r t reduce drag r resistance, ” explains Leif Ristrph. “ Our wrk may als have applicatins in transprtatin—like efficient speeding thrugh air r water—and energy, such as mre effectively harvesting pwer frm wind r waves. ”
32. What is the majr fcus f the NYU researchers' study n birds?
A. The migratin patterns f birds. B. The aerdynamic effects n bird grups.
C. The benefits f smaller bird gruping. D. The flying rutes in early spring.
33. Hw d flying interactins affect smaller grups f birds?
A. They lead t a breakdwn. B. They disturb the frmatin.
C. They help each member in psitin. D. They cause crashes amng members.
34. Why des the authr mentin “springs” in paragraph 4?
A. T make a cntrast. B. T present new evidence.
C. T put frward a thery. D. T explain a principle.
35. Accrding t Leif Ristrph, what might be a ptential applicatin f this research?
A. Relieving public traffic jams. B. Imprving harvest f slar energy.
C. Changing migratin rutes f birds. D. Decreasing air resistance f planes.
第二节七选五（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。
When we are faced with a crisis, r if we have an imprtant decisin t make, many f us fall int the trap f ver- thinking. We may keep thinking abut smething cnstantly and t lng. 36 Hw can we stp urselves frm ver- thinking?
Ding smething t distract yurself is a gd idea. Yu can find wrking with yur hands is especially gd. 37 Yur brain simply desn't have the resurces t split itself int a third activity, fr example ver- thinking.
38 Studies have shwn that when smene views smething in excitement and anxiety, the brain is frced t becme stuck in the present because all f yur senses are cmpletely engaged. Yu d nt have time t fcus n smething different because yur mind is fcused n what is stimulating yu right nw.
Cnstant wishing, hping and praying d nt give yu any relief. They just keep yu stuck in ne place. But taking the smallest step ff the crisis really matters. It will set things in mtin, making yu like a snwball. 39
The traps are things that cause yur natural ability t react withut realizing that there is a cnnect in between the tw. Thus, aviding relevant traps is als a gd idea. 40 Fr example, if ne f yur clleagues is s negative that she always drags yu dwn, stp hanging ut with her by having lunch alne at a nearby restaurant.
A. Put simply, ut f sight, ut f mind.
B. This mindset tends t ruin ur day.
C. Just as a saying ges, nce bitten, twice shy.
D. Yu are really getting yur brain wrking fr yu.
E. Try watching a suspenseful（悬疑的） mvie.
F. It invlves yur mtr（动作的） skills as well as yur thinking prcess.
G. Thus, yu will gradually mve yurself ut f the feeling.
第三部分语言知识运用（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）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Fr a little girl grwing up in Clmbia in the 1980s, a science career with NASA may have seemed like setting ft n a faraway planet. 41 , Diana Trujill has made it—she is a（n） 42 nw, leading a 45- persn team that's respnsible fr the rbtic arm f the latest Mars rver. Brn in 1983, even as a yung girl, Diana was certain f her passin fr science. When she was 17, her dad ffered t send her t Miami, Flrida t study Aerspace Engineering. Withut any 43 , she fllwed her dad's 44 . Arriving in the U. S. with just $300, Trujill had t 45 thrugh schl by ding a series f husekeeping jbs. The 46 was definitely nt easy, but Trujill never cmplained.
Then came anther 47 mment fr Trujill. One f her prfessrs casually mentined an astrnaut they were acquainted with. 48 she was “just ne persn away frm knwing an astrnaut” was all it tk t 49 Trujill's career gals. S she 50 her studies in space science and 51 became the first Hispanic（拉丁裔的） wman t be admitted t the NASA Academy in 2007. Since then, Trujill has wrn many hats at America's space agency.
But Diana hasn't 52 there. She als leads by example, 53 wmen t pursue careers in STEM fields. Her wn stry is a 54 that just beynd that barrier lies an entire universe f pprtunities waiting fr anyne willing t wrk hard enugh t 55 the stars.
41. A. Therefre B. Hwever C. Instead D. Mrever
42. A. astrnaut B. pilt C. engineer D. dctr
43. A. hesitatin B. cmplaint C. expectatin D. prmise
44. A. cmmand B. ftstep C. suggestin D. request
45. A. g B. pass C. push D. struggle
46. A. missin B. career C. adventure D. prcess
47. A. risk- taking B. life- changing C. time- cnsuming D. energy- saving
48. A. Realizing B. Remembering C. Imagining D. Assuming
49. A. recrd B. share C. inspire D. finish
50. A. started B. cntinued C. suspended D. abandned
51. A. immediately B. suddenlyC. gradually D. eventually
52. A. left B. succeeded C. stpped D. reached
53. A. persuading B. prmising C. allwing D. encuraging
54. A. symbl B. ntice C. warning D. reminder
55. A. stare at B. reach fr C. lng fr D. cme after
第二节语法填空（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。
Ramie（苎麻）, the main clthing material fr Chinese peple since ancient times, is als knwn as “Chinese grass” in the wrld. The ramie utput in China 56 （accunt） fr mre than 90% that f the wrld. The linen （亚麻布） wven with ramie is 57 （cnsequent） called “Grass Clth（夏布）”. Since ramie raw material has a thick gum and is irregular in texture, each step f prcedure is purely manual. In that case, the weavers shuld cmplete mre than a dzen steps 58 they finish making the clthes.
Right nw, in the spacius exhibitin hall are placed ancient pure wden lms （织布机）, alng with many grass clth prducts, all lking s 59 （fascinate） t the eyes.
In ld times, n a farmhuse engaged 60 the prductin f grass clth, yu culd always see a busy scene 61 wrkers rinsed （清洗） the thin fibers between the ramie skin and the straw, and gt the ramie silk as the raw material f grass clth. Tday, nly sme farmers are making grass clth, with mst f them 62 （wrk） in family- run wrkshps.
Huang Xiuying, 63 nly seventh- generatin inheritr（继承者） f the family business, has carried ut bld （大胆自信的） 64 （innvatin）, integrating the aesthetics f the times, and using ppular art design and cultural packaging 65 （give） grass clth mre sense f the times.
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，你报名参加了学校以 “Be Sprty, Be Healthy” 为主题的演讲比赛。请你写一份演讲稿。内容包括：
1. 存在的问题；2. 合理建议。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右； 2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Be Sprty, Be Healthy
Hell, everyne!
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
That's all. Thanks fr yur listening.
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。
Three years ag I was arranged t wrk fr a few weeks as a dentist in a new dental clinic（牙科诊所） at Victr Harbr, t the suth f Adelaide and an hur further away than my usual wrk- place. My first day there was a rush- driving t a new and unfamiliar clinic and getting used t the different rules and clinical envirnment.
In my wrry and anxiety, and feeling a little unfamiliar in the new envirnment, I remved my three rings: my wedding ring, a ring that belnged t my mther and ne that was anniversary（周年纪念日） gift frm my husband. I wrapped them in a tissue （纸巾） and placed them beside my cmputer.
During my lunch break I nticed the wrinkled tissue and thught that it did nt lk very neat and drpped it int the rubbish bin. I went abut my duties and my day went n well; I met new patients and felt that I had been prductive and efficient.
Driving hme at the end f the day, just mments befre I reached my huse, I nticed that I was missing my rings. I felt the heat in my bdy rise, my cheeks burning red. I went inside and tried t calm dwn. I felt sick t my stmach and I had that sinking feeling in my heart. I spent an hur r s making calls, trying t fllw the track f my rings. The first peple I called were my manager and clinical leader and they gave me a few cntact numbers fr cleaners. I gt in tuch with a lady wh managed the cleaning services fr the clinic, and she infrmed me that the bins had already been cllected.
Heartbrken, I knew nthing culd be dne nw. I had lst my wedding ring and ne f my mst treasured rings—my mther's wedding ring. Had it nt been fr my carelessness, all this wuld nt have happened. With great srrw and regret, I just sat there rted in my chair, praying t Gd fr my unfrgivable guilt.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为 150 个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
After tw r s hurs, I received a mst amazing phne call. __________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
I decided t thank the wnderful persn face t face. ________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
六安一中2025届高三年级第三次月考
英语试卷参考答案
1~5 BCBCB 6~10CBBBC 11~15 CACCA 16~20 CBCAB
21. C 22. B 23. C
24. D 25. D 26. B 27. A
28. B 29. A 30. C 31. D
32. B 33. C 34. D 35. D
36. B 37. F 38. E 39. G 40. A
41. B 42. C 43. A 44. C 45. D 46. D 47. B 48. A 49. C 50. B
51. D 52. C 53. D 54. D 55. B
56. accunts 57. cnsequently 58. befre 59. fascinating 60. in
61. where 62. wrking 63. the 64. innvatins 65. t give
Be Sprty, Be Healthy
Hell, everyne!
I feel hnred t be here t give a speech n fitness and exercise.
We students are heavily burdened with schlwrk, and thus can't spare sufficient time fr regular physical exercise. Hwever, exercise can help keep ur bdies in gd shape and reduce ur stress. S I strngly recmmend we fit exercise int ur schedule, striking a balance between it and study. Busy as we are, we are suppsed t put dwn ur bks t stretch ur arms and legs nw and then. In additin, we can d sme jgging every day and g cycling in cmpany with friends n weekends. Exercise will make a big difference t us, s never give up exercising.
That's all. Thanks fr yur listening.
Paragraph 1: After tw r s hurs, I received a mst amazing phne call. It was a call frm the dental clinic leader（照应原文所给首句1）, saying an elderly cleaner in the rubbish center had accidentally fund a wrinkled tissue with three rings inside and immediately returned them t the clinic（照应原文特定情节）. Never befre in my life had I been s verwhelmed with excitement that I was clse t tears（照应原文情感细节）. After a ne- hur driving distance, I came rushing int the clinic, nly t be tld that the kind lady had already left. Hwever, with the three treasured rings lying n my sweaty palms（照应原文高频词）, I felt a surge f luck spreading thrugh my mind, every cell in my bdy cming t alive again. Mre luckily, the clinical leader happened t knw the very persn's address as they used t be neighbrs（照应原文所给首句 2）.
Paragraph 2: I decided t thank the wnderful persn face t face. With a thankful gift in my hand, I wasted n time arriving at the wnderful persn's hme. Kncking at the dr, I was greeted with a kind and gracius lady, wh had just helped me find the mst treasured rings in my life（照应原文高频词）. After a brief intrductin f myself, I expressed my ver- whelming gratitude t her. Much t my surprise, she beamed a cmfrting smile and said it was nthing. I hugged her in arms tightly and uttered “thanks” frm the bttm f my heart（照应原文结尾）. Just at that mment, the previus wrry and anxiety disappeared instantly and a strng feeling f warmth and gratitude was flating in my sul（照应原文情感细节）. It suddenly hit me what I shuld d in my later life. After this experience, the new dental clinic was nt un- familiar t me, but gave me numerus reasns t fall in lve with it（照应原文首段和主题）.
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M: I went t the new shpping center yesterday. It's huge!
w: Yes! 1 went there last week. I nticed it when dnating sme clthes t a charity shp near it. They've gt the best bkstre I've ever seen!
M: 1 heard they als have a whle flr fr kids' stres!
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M: I can't believe the price f petrl has gne up again.
W: I knw! I've started biking t wrk t save mney.
M: That's smart. When I'm nt wrking frm hme, I feel my jb is just paying fr my car. I'm gnna see if my neighbrs want t carpl with me.
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W: Have yu tried the new bakery acrss the street?
M: N, but the baker is my neighbr Why, Anna?
W: Well, I'm ging t bring sme treats int wrk tmrrw. They make the best strawberry pies, yur favrite. I've gt yu srted, but what abut everyne else?
M: Definitely get sme cupcakes. They're always winners.
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W: I hear yu are cnsidering anther animal.
M: Yeah, as I've already gt dgs and cats, I'm trn between anther cat and a bird. I've always wanted a bird, but cats seem easier t manage.
W: Well, that's quite a cmmitment. But it wn't hurt t try smething new.
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W: Hw's yur guitar practice cming alng?
M: Challenging, but I'm enjying it. Hw abut yu?
W: I started learning singing skills. I entered the singing cntest next mnth.
M: Great! Maybe I can accmpany yu n the guitar.
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M: Alice, did yu see the new wrkshp curses at the cmmunity center? They're ffering a series f curses.
W: Oh, what kind f things are they ding?
M: They're ffering multiple ptins n tp f the usual fitness curse, such as a six- week prgramming curse and an eight- week creative writing curse.
W: Great! I'm interested in creative expressin thrugh written wrk. Are they beginning n September 15th as usual?
M: N, they're giving the first class ten days later. And the deadline fr registratin is Octber 1st.
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M: That's a beautiful painting! Wh's the artist?
W: It's by Alana Mreau, an up- and- cming artist frm France. She's knwn fr her abstract landscapes. 1 came acrss her wrk at an art gallery.
M: Hw des she create these effects?
W: Alana uses a mix f il paints and waterclrs. She applies multiple layers f clrs and then emplys a clth patting technique. I've read she's inspired by nature and emtins.
M: It lks expensive . . .
W: Actually, this is a cpy! She sells riginal wrks, but they g ver my budget. The cpy is still remarkably breathtaking, thugh.
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M: Sally, I can't believe yu finally left the cmpany. What are yur plans nw?
W: I'm thinking abut selling handmade candles.
M: Sunds like a great idea! In the market, the dealers sell plenty f candles, except fr handmade nes.
W: I'm planning t set up a website t prmte them. I'll use ec- friendly and natural materials t stand ut.
M: Gd plan. Maybe yu can als ffer tailr- made candles? That culd attract mre custmers.
W: That's exactly what I've been thinking. I can create special editins fr glbal hlidays r events. I'll need t research mre n packaging, because my current system isn't the mst advanced technlgically.
M: Dn't frget abut things like shipping and handling. Maybe start lcally, then expand as yu grw and maybe yu'll be able t wrk with sme glbal partners in the future.
W: Yes, that's sensible. Using bigger cmpanies when expanding seems like the way t g.
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W: Oh. I've finally finished grading all the papers! What a term! What are yur plans fr next term, Paul?
M: Yu're right, Sarah. This term was tugh. Thse English essays f my students were a Shakespearean tragedy. Next term, I'm thinking abut mre hands- n activities. maybe sme field trips. I think they will leave the students with a strnger impressin than lectures.
W: Sunds like a gd strategy. I'm cnsidering adding mre technlgy int my math lessns.
M: Ww, yu have a talent fr bringing fresh ideas t the table. Maybe yu culd even lead a tech initiative in educatinal methds.
W: Nw, that's an exciting thught! It's abut explring new ways t imprve student perfrmance.
M: Definitely. It's abut keeping the students engaged and making the subject matter mre understandable. We shuld cperate in sme f these ideas, and see where it takes us.
W: Agreed. Let's brainstrm and see hw we can cmbine these cncepts.
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M: Gd afternn, everyne, I'm Jhn and I'm glad t be here tday. I started playing glf abut 18 years ag—when I was 12, thugh I didn't really take it seriusly until fur years later. My Dad was crazy abut glf. He'd always watch the internatinal cmpetitins n TV and he'd ask me t watch them with him. Lking back, when I tld my teachers that I wanted t becme a prfessinal glfer, they all tried t put me ff. I wish they’d given me supprt. That wasn't particularly surprising, I suppse, especially a few years ag—everyne thught glf was just a game fr the rich while my parents were just blue- cllar wrkers. I think it's a little different tday, but nt much. Fr example, I think the gvernment shuld d smething fr yung peple wh play glf, like allwing them t hire gd quality equipment at a reasnable price. Having said that, what really seems t be making a difference amng yunger peple is the huge success f sme yung British players these days. I'm in this sprt because I like it and I can make a reasnable incme frm it. It hasn't made me enrmusly wealthy, but it's given me huge enjyment ver the years.